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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-18
MAXIMS ON THE HORSE.

l.. Let your colt be domcsticated and live
with you from his tendercst age, and, when
horse he will be simple, docile, faithful.
and Injured to hafdsaips and fatigue.
-iaT=-Er~ z5.sy aIv,tzlEl NC. st.Sus> w
them in loud tone of voice; do not get
angry with them, but kindly rcprovc their
faults; they will do better thereafter, for
they understand the language of man and
its meaning.
B. If you have a long days journey be-
fore you, spare your horse at the start; let
him frequently walk to recover his Wind
Continue this until he has sweated and
dried three times, and you may ask of him
whatever yol please, he will not leave you
in difficulty.
4. Observe your horse when he is drink.
ing at brook. If in bringing down his
head he remains square, without bending
his limbs, he possesses sterling qualities,
and all parts OF his body are built symmc-
trically
5. Four things he. must liasS btoad-
front, chest, loins and limbs; four things
lonS-neck. forearm and Group; four things
short-pastcrns, back, cars and il.-lri.
Junc.
postmasters at other than letter carrier Off
ces to distribute local newspapers from the
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free Of postage, when the same are properly
dried, folded and addressed, one copy to
each actual subscriber residing in the county
where the papers arc printed, in whole or
in part, and published. Subscribers to such
papers arc not required to rent post office
boxes in order to have their papers delivered
free Of postage when called for
Postmasters are required to be always in
readiness, III person or by their assistants, to
receive the mail when it arrives, and when
the mail stops over night where there is a
post office it must be kept in the office.
Letters having one full rate-thrce cents
prepaid thcreon-must be forwarded in the
mails. Should they weigh more than one
half ounce the additional amount due for
postage should be rated up thereon, to be
collected on delivery. The postage on Sec
ond ard third class matter must be prepaid
in full, or not to be forwarded
Mail contractors must pay the postage
on their communications to postmasters and
the department with the ordinary stamps,
the same as private individuals.
| DPHTHERIA.-Wc feel it our duty to
give recipe for tho cure of diphthcria,
which we know from pcrsoal knowledge has
cured several severe cases. 1t is simply to
put some pure tar on plate and apply hot
Goals to it, not hot enough, however, to cre-
ate blaze. Then place funnel upside
down over the tar and let the patient in
hale the fumes arising from the burning tar
through the spout of the funnel 1t will
give instant relief, and may be repeated as
often as may be necessary. Tar spread on
I: piece of cloth and applied to the throa,
IN connection with the inhaling process is
also good, much better than old fitch and
liniments. 1t should not be removed unit
the throat is relieved of all soreness.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-18

PHOSPHATE FLOUR AND GERMAN KAI.
NIT.-Week before last VIC suggested to
farmers the economy of using the Phosphate
Flour, German Kainit and Land Plaster, in
compost, instead of buying the more costly
Super -Phosphatcs. The following, from
the Anderson Intelligencer, furnishes fur
ther information on this subject:
Farmers, now is the time to prepare to
make up your compost heaps. A Georgia
farmer says: DO not waste your cotton seed
by putting it upon your land in raw state,
when, by composing it with stable manure,
phosphate -four and small amount of Ger
man kainit, one pound will so as far as ten
pounds applied in green state The phos-
phate -four can be obtained from the man
ufactory in Charleston at about S165O per
ton, and is the basis of nearly all the super
phosphates now sold as fertilizers, and is
superior to the acid phosphate, and not near
so costly. A few farmers in this County
ordered car load last spring for compost
ing, and are we'll pleased with the expert
ment, and expect to try it again, when they
will have longer time for the compost
heap t. mature itself: One ton of phos.
phate flour, one ton cotton seed and orc ton
stable manure, with two hundred pounds OF
German kainit. properly composted, will
make three tons Of fertilizer at cost OF
Sl2 per ton not inferior to that which costs
you $40 per ton at the factory"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29
WISE SAWS AND MODERN INSTANCES

WISE SAWS AND MODERN INSTANCES
The only wages never reduced-the wa
ges of sin.
Ignorance has no light; error follows a
false one.
Some people look at everything, yet
really see nothing.
There is no grief like the grief which
does not speak.
lie who chatters to no purpose climbs q
tree to catch fish.
He who takes advice is sometimes su-
perior to the giver.
1t is better to need relief than to want
the heart TO give it.
Those who know the least of others
think the most of themselves.
The greatest truths are the simplest;
and SO are the greatest men.
Cast your nets in the right water, aud
they may take fish while you are sleep
ing.
A woman fascinates us quite as ofteu by
what she overlooks as by what she sees.
In character, in manners, in style, in
all things, the supreme excellence is SIM
plcity.
The true secret of living at peace with
all the world is to have an humble opinion
of ourselves. Y
People who do wrong seldom have an
difficulty in finding out excuses and justi-
fcation for it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29

THE MICROSCOPE AND THE TELESCOPE.
The late DR.. Chalmers of Edinburgh.
thus eloqnently contrasts the relative pow
ers of these two instruments: The one
reveals to me n system in every star; the
other, a world in every atom. By the one.
am led to believe that this great globe
itself, with all the mighty burdens of its
oceans and continents. is but as single
grain of sand on the high fields of i'm
mensity; the other teaches me that every
grain of sand may harbor the tribes and
families of busy population. The one
tells me of the insignificance of the world
tread upon; the other redeems it from
all insignfcance, for it tells me that on
the leaves Of every forest, in the flowers
of every garden, and in the waters of
every rivulet there are worlds teeming with
life and numherless as the glories of the
armament. The one suggests that far be-
yond all that the telescope has revealed.
there. may be fields of creation which sweep
immeasurably along. and carry the impress
of the Almighty's hand to The remofest
shores ofihe universe. The other intimates
that within and beneath all that minute
ness disclosed by the microscope, there
may he region of invisibes, that could
we draw aside the mysterious curtain that
shrouds IL from our senses, we should see
theatre OF as many wonders as astrono-
my has unfolded universe within the
compass of Il point, where the wonder
working God could raise another rnechan-
ism of worlds, and fill and animate them
all with the evidences of His glory"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29

THE WHITE WATER LILY. If lovers of
flowers only knew how easily the fragrant
white water lily Nymph9t 0dorntn, could
be cultivated, we are quite snre these lilies
would be grown far more than other less
fragrant and beautiful flowers that take
more time and trouble to cultivate. These
lilies once planted in pond or small
stream Qhey will bloom moe profusely
in shallow wateD that does not entirely
dry up in summer, will need no further
care and will increase from year to year
People that have not the facilities for
growing them in ponds and streams can
have their lily gardens in tubs and aqua
RUINS, where they can admire and gather
the most fragrant flower that grows on
land or water.
For II tub, take strong barrel, free
from tar. oil or salt, saw it in two, fill this
one third full with fine black garden soil,
or meadow mud if handy, plant the roots
in this mixture, covering them two inches
deep, and water gently so us not to dis
turb the roots until the tub is full. This is
the only care needed-alwavs keep the
tub full of water. Set this on brick or
board platform in any place you desire
The tubs with their contents should be
placed in II cellar during the winter, kept
from frost and not allowed to entirely dry
up. For ponds and streams, tie stone
close to the roots large enough to sink
them, and d o. this . the pond Or stream
where you wish them to grow. For an
aquarium, put in five inches of fine black
loan, cover the roots one inch deep in this
and sift on fine sand enough to entirely
cover the loam.-B. Mtiln, IN Gardeners
MonkhLu.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29

with the unexpected bounty, and tried in
vain to coherently thank his beneEictors.
/ by this time it was ten O'Clock Mt night
and just then the overdue stage from
Quincy. Pumas county. drove up to the
door. There was the usual excitement
all hands rushed out to see the new arri.
walls; the hosller took the team; the pas
sengers crawled from the mule wagon and
entered the house. and mt last the driver
follow d. his bearskn coat and hat shining
with the rain caught in the shower.
Curly, of course, knew his brother Jehu.
and so sauntering up to him, said How
are you, pard? What's the news?
All right. Curly, was the response, and
no news much. except the boys mp above
are cussing awful about a fellow that
opened game on them and cleaned out
every spot in Quincy in one night. 1t was
Il dead open and shut steal. and when the
boys found it out they would have hung
him sure, hut he had lit out. He got three
thousand dollars out Of the boys in four
hours
And then the driver went on to explajn
that the rascal was but a mere boy; little
chap. pale and sick, and sentimental look
ing, more harmless lookin' than any gal
yon evSr seen
Every body turned to look at the youth
who had been entertaining them, but he
was gone; and II thorough search on the
premises failed to unearth MIN.
Next morning one of Poseys mules,
covered with mud and sweat, came into
camp just us the men were getting up
The poor beast was greatly disturbed, as
though just in from u cruel journey. To
he bride was tied the buckskin purse.
which Posey took off and opened, when
he found slip of paper on which was
written the following:
On THE lIoNICUT, 2: 30P.M.
DEAR PoSEY:-I could not exchange
your mule until reached this point. 1t |
S only eighteen miles. Your mule is not
| first-class animal, but will do in AL
Truly yours,
The "SON OF A CLERGYMAN"
P. ST. thank you for holding the
,ande and for the double eagle.
Posey read the letter aloud, looking
gain at his weary mule, and then said:
Boys, look at the old Buck and never
lgain trust II man who cannot sing, can.
lot tell story and don't drink !-Argo-
laut.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29

! SELF -CONFIDENCE.-IIave confidence in
! yourself. 1t is the grand steppingslone to
success. Don't cast your burdens on other
peoples shoulders. They have enough OF
their own to carry. DO the hard things
Yourself, and not call upon your friends to
help you. Never say 1" can t." unless
you are asked to do wrong, and then say
" won't and say it in n voice of thun-
der. too. if you like. When anything
right and necessary is to be done the man
who shirks the responsibility with IL weak
" | can't" is coward. No matter though
he may have marched up to the cannon's
mouth and have been the hero of hun
dred battles!
lie who does not feel within himself the
power to conquer fate, is not man in the
lrue sense of the word he is a puny apol-
ogy for Gods noblest work, and his moth
er would have been better employed in
making shirts for shilling" than in
rearing him. OF course it is u misfortune
for him, since he Can never be any benefit
TO himself or to anybody else. Heaven
help the woman who marries him!
Somebody says, "Oh, don't like these
self conveted folks" My friend, self
conceit and self.contidence are two quail
ties as different as light and darkness and
though the self conceited man may not be
the most agreeable of companions, we
infinitely prefer him to the creeping.
cringing, craven-sprited fellow who is
never ready for an emergency. and who,
like Uriah Heep, spends his life in trying
to be "'umble." The man who says
will do il" who says it from his heart and
means it, too-who bends his whole ener-
py 10 the work, almost always accom-
glishes it; and then people call him
lucky" " and successful" and all that
sort OF thing. when. in fact, his luck !"
has been brought about by his own perse-
vering efforts, and by his confidence in
himself
Fortune, tickle jade though she he. de-
tests laziness and cowardice; and the man
who sits down with his hands in his pock-
els, and II can't" standing out In big
letters from every angle of his b,dy, will
never share her favors, unless some rich
old aunt dies and leaves him legacy, and
in nine cases out of ten the old lady will
endow some other nephew who is true
man.
Young men, have confidence In your
selves, and in the capacities providence
has given you. Don't wait for your fa-
thpr, or your uncle, to give you start in
the world-start for yourselves! Depend
on nobody! The tree which leans against
it's neighbor cannot withstand the blasts
which leave the lone pine on the bleak
hilltop unscathed.
Never be discouraged at failures. Stick
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29

CONsCIENTIoUsNEss IN BUSINESS "A
correspondent of the United Presby
t,rian writes as follows: Conversing
lnely with young man of my acquaint
ance with reference to bis business (keep-
ing drug store), his success, prospects.
etc, he incidentally mentioned his hav-
ing discontinued the sale of tobacco and
cigars II short time before. On further
inquiry learned from him that while he
Was in company with partners he had
not felt right about this part of the bust
ness, not 80 much in selling TO good OH
people, with whom the use Of the weed
is Il supposed necessity, as in selling t.
boys and young men. But, being in
partnership, his hands were tied. Hav-
ing recently become sole proprietor of
the store, he began to close out this part
of his stock with little regard to cost. till
at last he cut the matter short by destroy
ing what WAS left. In surprise l asked
him how much he had destroyed, and he
replied, About twenty dollars worth.
With regard 10 this case two or three
things are worthy of mention. /. This
was case of real self-sacrifce. The
young man mentioned is in quite limited
circumstances, though economical, eau
ti6fis, and therefore safe; has small fam
10 support, and feels the stress of the
ha d times. twenty dollars with him
is as much MS hundred or more would
be with many IL man. 2. He made no
parade over it. His mentioning the mat
ter to me was with evident reluctance,
and he had mentioned it to but one other
before me No one who is in any meas
ure acq qIaintpd with him will think of
charging him with having trumpet to
sound or an AK to grind. He has long
been known rs one of our most valuable
and unassuming young men. This
course has already borne fruit. The lar
grst business establishment in town, in
huenced by one of the chief partners, who
is IL fellow laborer in tho same congregt-
tion and Sabbath school with the young
man mentioned. has removed tobacco
from its grocery department. And l do
not hesitate to believe that the work will
90 on till every where the merchandise of
tobacco will be as completely dssociated
from respectable merchandising rs that OF
whiskey has been. The history of the
latter, in its first small. unpopular, ridi,
culed beginnings. its gradual progress and
its ultimate triumph, leads me to be sure
of The former; though of course l do not
think tobacco as bad as whiskey. When
that day comes, those who now rdicule
the movement will be the first to ridicule
and wonder ut 1.-The old way people used
TO Just rs it has beeu with whiskey
and slavery.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29
ROKS.

Much might be written of the difference
between girls and boys. but have mad
up my mind that boy is from the first
most unaccountable beginning of a man
Let me Illustrate: ] send johnny to brns
me an article from another room. Ii,
draws up into position an imaginary
shooter of some kind. and takes aim at the
door. which after squirting at it long
enough to try your falth in HIM, he shoots
through, and you listen to The lhumps and
noise of his proceedings till he appears
empty handed.
Now, johnny, you've forgotten what
you went for"
Not much!" and he pulls it out from
his pocket. This is his usual style of try
ing your confidence; to seem to have fail.
ed, and then surprise you with the contents
in his pocket; and what this cannot hold,
money will not buy, l. G., his money. |
send him TO lay the fire. He is gone so
long | look TO see what he can be doing
He laughs queerly. He is building cob
house IN the stove TO see it burn down, and
when discovered, calls out, The great
American fire of the age"
Sometimes you think his short conings
and his long slayingS are willul disobedi
ence, and sometimes Indifference, until
you are forced TO some new explanation
by his missing IN invitation to tea and Il
Thanksgiving dinner, both within week
1t seemed for no more malicious reason
than to play II minute longer.
One trait most peculiar to boy, and
against which have used every secret oi
his nature. is the desire 10 beat. "IlI
dare you to do thls is challenge which
puts everything 10 flight. A company ol
boys make an appointment TO be at the
railroad when the cars are to pass by.
One has II piece of iron or an old coin to
lay on the track, TO see what will come OF
1t. Another has two pms he lays down
crosswise to have faltened into scissors
While waiting, boys are al disadvantage,
so they begin TO try one another, saying:
You wouldn't dare cross that track af-
ter the cars a'e in sight.
on no! he is too big a coward for
that!
So Johnny goes over at Il most danger
Gus nearness to show how brave he is.
Often when you would get the perform
ance Of an extra servi"e from him, you
must appeal to that kind of pride which
winces under shame, rather than to his
energy. For inslal.ce, he is troubled to
keep clean hands, and l say to him
"J hnny is getting big; he employs col
ored hands to dn his work, 10 turn over
leaves, to put victuals in his mouth. and to
rest his head upon" BY and-by, when he
thinks himself unobserved, he makes
turn which brings in black bands turned
of for white, with IL sly look of being
master of the occasion.
Again I've noticed in a boy some indi-
cations to confirm what | have often
thought of the different effects of disap-
trouble or intense occupation
and ambition upon men and women.
johnny sister went to distant city fol
II visit of some months. He did not mind
the going so much but began 10 show The
effects of the later, underlined loneliness,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29
ONLY A DOLL.


Dolly, my dolly why don't YOU grow2
Are you dwarf, my Polly7
I'm taller and taller every day;
How high the grass lido you see thst7
The how rs are growing like wee is, they say.
The kitten Is growing into a catI
Why don't you grow, my dolly9
Here Is mark upon the wall.
Look for yourself, my Pollyi
made II year ago, I think.
We measured you very often, dear,
Blu though you we plenty to eat and drink
You have MT grown a bit fir year.
Why don't you grow my dolly?
are you never going to try to talk?
iou''e such silent Pollyi
are you never gong to say word?
Ills MT hird; and ohi don't yon see
The parrot is only little bird,
But be can chatter SO easily,
Youhe quite Ounce, my Pollyi
Let Is go and play by the baby.house;
You are my dearest Pollyi
There are other things that do no, grow:
Kittens can't talk and why sh ,uld you?
You are the pretliest don know
You are a darling-that is tIuei
Just as you are, my DOLL
Sarah o. Je,cett. ST. Nicholas for June
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29
"Wbat will Won take. madam p, said

"What VIII you take, madamP7 said the
soda water drug clerk "A little straw
berry in mine." said she. Sand you,
sir?" to the husband "Let me see" (scan-
ming the row Of bottles which contained
syrups), "oh yes; II little spiritus frum-
etsti. if you please" And rs they went
off. after drinking their soda water, she
said softly: "Oh George. how much bet
ter that is than drinking nasty, ,horrid bran
dy. as you used to do before you Joined
the Murphy men, isn't itP' And he said
he rather guessed 1t was.''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29

A minister nigh to Boston had son
born to him and IA generous donation from
his church, the other Saturday, and in the
next days prayer he alluded with grati-
tude to !" the arrival of little succor."
After the service two students who sat be-
low solemnly asked him If he meant the
money or the baby. He was shocked.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29

to your object. If obstacles arise, trample
Them down, you will be the stronger for
it.. Be brave always to do right. Never
mind what people say. and keep peace
between yourself and yonr conscience.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29

A little boy in Sioux City Sunday
school mt a poser to his teacher. The
Iadv was telling her class how God pun
ished the Egyptians by causing Tue nrso- ms~
born in each household to be slain. the
little boy listened attcntively, and at inc
proper interval mildly inquired; "'.What
would God have done If thers had oesn
twinsp'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-29
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