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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10

a COOP Cow.-A writer who says that
one good COW gives all the milk that was
needed in family of eight persons, and
from which cow was made 260 pounds of
butter last year, gives the following as his
treatment "lf you desire to get large
yield of rich milk, give your COW, every
day water slightly warm and slightly salted
in which bran has been stirred at the rate
of one quart to two gallons of water You
will find, if you have not tried this daily
practice, that yolr COW will give 25 per
cont more Immediately under the effects of
it, and she will become so attached to it
that she will refuse to drink clear water un-
less very thirsty; but this mess she will
drink most any time, and ask for moro
The amount Of the drink necessary is an
ordinary water pail full each time, morning,
noon and night Vermont Journal
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10

There used to be man-gone west now,
poor fellJw-in tho United States railroad
mail service, ran east of Burlington, whose
eyes were so crooked he could carom with
them. He could hold postal card out at
arms length before him, read the address
with one eye and look around the end and
read the message ON the other side with tho
other, and watch man trying to climb in
at the car door behind him, all at the same
time. He left the service because he al
ways had to go to the door ON the other
side of the car to see the station.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10

CLovER-Cut as soon as some of the
heads of the general crop of blooms turn
dark. IF cut by hand wait until the dew
dries, and just before night turn over all
cut previous to o'clock. Repeat this op-
Grafton the next day on the mornings cut
ting, and all cut the previous afternoon. If
the weather is open, put in cocks all that
has been cut 36 to AZ hours. These cocks
may be thrown into large ones as they cure,
or may be hauled directly to barn. Clover
hay is never so good if allowed to get per-
fectly dry before it is bulked. If cut with
mower, it is not thrown into "swaths,"
dries off much more rapidly, and can be
housed much sooner. This is one Of the
very great advantages of mower. As
soon as the plants begin to grow again, give
dressing of plaster, one bushcl per acre.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10
AaitMs, and thu qarrsat sems. of tie Rap
NUMBER 10.

WISHING FOR MoNEY.--"I wish that I
had his money" said a young, hearty. look
ing man as millionaire passed him in the
street. And so has wished many a youth
before him, who deyotes 20 much time to
wishing, that too little is Het to working
But never does one of these draw compar.
ison between their several fortunes. The
rich mans money looms up like q balloon
before them, hiding uncounted cares and
anxicties, from which they are free; keep.
ing out of sight those bodily ills that luxury
breeds, and all tie mental horrors of ennui
and safety, and the fear of death thas
wealth fosters, the jealousy of life and love
from which it is inscparablc
Let uoue wish for, unearned cold. Tho
sweat by which it ia gathered q, the only
sweat by which it is preserved fof enjoy1
ment Wish for no mans money The
health, strength, freshness, and sweet sleep
of youth are yours. Young love, by day
and night, encircles you. Hearts unsoilcd
by the deep sin of covetousness beat fondly
with your own. None, ghoul-Iike, listen
for the death.tick in your chamber; your
shoes have value in mems eyes onlv. when
you tread in them. The smiles no wealth
can purchase greet you-living; and tears
that rarely drop on rosewood coffins, will
fall from pitying eyes upon you-dying.-
You have to eat, to drink, to wear, enough
then you have all the rich man hath
What though he fares more sumptuously?
He shortens life, increases pains and aches,
impairs his health thereby What if his
raiment be more costly9 God loves him
none tho more, and mans respect in such
regard comes ever mingled with his envy.
Nature is yours In all her glory; her ever
varying and for ever beautiful face smiles
peace upon you. Hor hills and valleys,
fields and flowers, rocks and streams, and
holy places, know no dissertation in tho
step of poverty, but welcome ever to their
wealth of beauty, rich and poor alike.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17
Late Agricultural Items.

~0S0 3A8ASSo oAsNS0A SsSeeso
The sugar crop Of Louisiana is
reported Is per cent. better than last
year.
Quite a number Of Chicago men
are preparing to 60 to Texas to
engage in the sheep raising busi-
ness.
General Tilton, of Togus Farm, Me-,
has tried Chesters, Suffolks, Poland
Chinas and Berkshires, and discard
ed all but the Berkshires, as, for
the food eaten, they produce the larg-
est amount ofgood pork.
Professor Ingersol of the Michigan
Agricultural College, has begun in
vestigation of some experimental
plats of wheat, to determine, If posi-
BILE, whether the Hessian fly will at.
tack certain kinds with more severity
than others.
The raising, culture, spinning and
weaving of silk, and its preparation
and introduction into market as a
source of profit to the colored people
of the South, are among the ambi
tious objects for which Lowery's In,
dustrial Academy, in Huntsville, Al
ALBANIA, has been founded. Twenty
five acres of land, with buildings cost
ing, Originally, over 100000, hav,
been leased, and the owner, ex-Gov
Reuben Chapman, has offered to give
the cntire property to the founder'
if they will secure an endowmen
fund by which the academy cal
be firmly and permanently establish
ed.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17
An Undeuiable Truth.

You deserve to suffer, and ii you
lead . miserable, unsatisfactory life
In this beautiful world, it is entirely
your own fault, and there is only one
excuse for you-your unreasonable
prejudice and skepticism, which has
killed thousands. Personal knowl.
edge and common sense reasoning
will soon show you that Green's Au-
gust Flower will cure you of Liver
Complaint, or Dyspepsia, with oil its
effects, such ~ sick head
ache, palpitation of the heart, sour
habitusl costiveness, dizzi-
nsss of the head, nervous prostrstion,
low spirits, etc. Its sales now reach
every town on the western continent,
and not druggist but will tell you Of
its wonderful cures. You can buy .
sample bottle for ten cents. Three
doses will relieve you. Sold by J. L.
Taylor & Co., Ottumws Iowa.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17

The Island of Cyprus over which
Great Britain takes protectorate in
virtue of the secret treaty made by
that power with Turkey some days
ago, lies in the northeast angle of the
Mediterranean between Asia Minor
and Syria. 1t is the key to the gulf of
Iskanderon which washes the shores
of the Euphrates Valley, and is about
14O miles long by IS broad. 1t has
large forests of valuable building
timber, and when irrigation is en-
ployed is very productive. Its popu-
lation is about l25, 1000, one-half of
whom are Greeks. The Turks ac-
quired it by conquest in 1911, dispos.
sessing the Venetians. Like all coun-
tries under Moslem rule it has been
ignorantly and viciously governed,
and hence its moral and physical con-
dition is slow-Turk-iike. The British
protectorate will afford England oc-
casion for great pride and self-gratu-
lation, and it will unquestionably
contribute much toward strengthen
ing Britain's power in and about the
indies.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17

The State Leader (democratic)
asks:
GLOW do the Green hackers like to
be taught by Pomeroy2" ?"
1t may we'll ask the question when
that arrant blatherskite Eliminates
such stuff as the following:
"Organize Greenback clubs, with
"bsyoncts in reserve" "The sun of
1880 shall never rise on this Rcpub-
lie as it now stands." "We can
"unite and whip them into submis-
" sion we can clean them out; and
"ye deserve to have your banks bro
"ken open, your homes plundered,
"and your ill-gotten gains stolen, ye
" eastern money lords, and ye shall
shave this for your repast in the
near future" -
And still the Greenba ckers of lows
have invited this braggadocio te
canvass the State this fall in the in
terest of that party.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17
A Sermon to Girls on Cooking.

Cooking classes have been popular
among fashionable young ladies of
late years; but there is no cooking
class which quite equals in its oppor-
tunities for excellent information that
which you may find at home. Pre-
suming that l am talking to q girl
who has just left school, l advise you
to make use of your leisure in taking
lessons from your mother. There is
an absolute splendid feeling Of inde-
pendence in knowing how to make
perfectly light sweet, substantial
bread. Then try your hand at bis
cults, mullins, corn-bread, toast, and
all the different forms into which
breadstuf may be blended. Toast
seems q simple thing enough, but is
frequently SO i'll made that it does
not deserve the name. Cruel, ne
cessity in the sick room, is often q
mystery to women, who have no idea
of how it is evolved from the raw
material.
Amy bright girl who can compre-
hend an equation, or formulate a
syllogism, can overcome the difficult
LCe Wu1Cu DC0Ot A0I WHICH, l00l uluk =
to cook. Lucent syrups, golden cakes,
delicately Drowned bread, quivering
jellies, melting creams, and the whole
set Of material things glorified, be-
cause made for loves sake, and for
the good Of ones dear ones, are fiji
expressions for any woman. The
charm of this accomplishment lies in
the fact that it impsrts to its owner a
gratifying sense Of power it bestowi
on her, too, the power of resting and
blessing those she loves best. Wher-
ever the cook goes she takes her wei.
come along. One may tire of the
sweetest singing, the lovliest poetry,
or the finest painting, and Of the mosl
witty conversation, but Of good cook.
ing never. Yet / would be sorry tc
have you contented to be only . cook
only domestic machine. This is not
my meaning or intention. Be artist
poet, inventor, and well-bred woman
be the most and best that you can
and add, as matter of course, ability
to keep house well and to do all that
good housekeeping requires.-S. s.
Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17

nlANn Beautiful Concert Grand npGAN
0uHUU p amos. cost 81 l600, only UNUNN
S255 Elegant Upright Pianos cost $500. only sl55.
New Style Upright Pianos, Sils So Organs s56.
Organs 12 stops, $3.50 Church Organs l6 stops.
cost $780, only $ll5, Elegsnt 1915 Mirror Top Or
gans only $IO5. Tremendous Sacrifice 10 clrse ont
present stack. New Steam Factory soon TO be
erected. Newspaper with much information obout
cost Of Pianos and organs sent ,ee. Please ad-
dress DANIEL BEATTY, Washington, NJ
d n Mixed Cards, Snowflake, Damask, ETC., NO
D U Q alike with name, 10 cts hinkler Co,
Nassau, N Y.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17
JoTT1N0s.

tits said that the bugs have utterly
destroyed the potato crop in Minnes-
sofa. y.4'
The Chicago Journal says: "There
is fee charged for admitance to the
Clear Lake Qowa) camp meeting,
and no getting religion outside is al
lowed"
DR.. Aver, the great patent medi-
cine proprietor, died on July Sd, at
Lowell, Mass, of softening of the
brain. He leaves an estate valued at
-, 100000.
Col. John A. Mcdowell has been
appointed superintendent Of con-
struction of the Chicago Custom
House. Col. Mcdowell is a citizen
of Keokuk.
Nose Folsom, formerly of the Char
iton Patriot, has been appointed Su-
perintendent of the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum at Council Bluffs. Nose we
congratulate you and the state.
On Saturday evening last, man
named VIM. Pate, aged 26, was run
over by q train Mt Homestead, Iowa
county, and.so severely injured that
he died in q short time. He was
from Huntsville, Alabama, and was
going to Msrshalltown.
The finest honey we have ever seer
in this country is for sale at Garner's
The bees have put it up in pound
rolls. Mr.. A. r. Harris owns the
educated bees that produced the hon.
ey. Bee raisers had better take les
sons from Mr.. Harris.
There never was q better time Il
build railroads than now, and t,
build them Of the best material, too
Iron is only $50 per ton, and steel cal
be bought for $45. As one steel raj
!. will outwear five Of iron, econom,
points to steel. These rates ar
cheaper than in '27, SO and 81
when it was thought iron was won
, derfully low. e.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17
Practical Experience With
Fowls.

l have paid attention to breeding
fowls for thirty years, and have also
paid for my knowledge: hence, if q
few facts will be Of service to any of
your readers, You are entirely
welcome to them and, not being an
adept at addressing the public, I
would prefer giving my facts by
numbers.
No. l. The large breeds, to come
to perfection in size, must be raised
on new ground, as it appears that the
bone producing properties become
exhausted by constant cropping on
the same lot.
No. 2. The best layers and most
thrifty chickens can always be OBJ
tanned by q cross between two dis
tinct breeds, the best by large with
smaller. OF course this is for quick
growing chickens for the table and
early laying pullets, but the breeding
should end right here, Is the prog
eny will run to the poor mongrels
and fade ont.
No. 8. One cock is ample for Q
yard of fifty hens, and 10 far better
than more. The eggs will not fail to
produce chickens, while the hens
will keep in better health and plum
age.
No. 4. A pure breed cannot be de-
pended ON if one hen of another
blood runs in the yard, no matter if
she does not lay, or if the eggs are
culled out. This is positive, and
ow ing to the fact that impregnation
is carried mixed by the male from
one hen to another.
No. 5. White feathers in colored
FOWLS do not always indicate impure
blood, as it will often happen that
growing feathers will be pulled out
or injured at moulting time and their
place supplied by white ones, SEEM
ing to indicate that the coloring
matter has become exhausted to sup
ply the first growth. This is espe-
cially the case with chickens raised
from fowls after long confinement.
No. 6. For winter coops, glass on
the south front is q great benefit dur
ing the day, but in extra cold weather
it should be covered at night, as the
inside air is rapidly cooled by COM
ing in contact with glass exposed to
outside atmosphere at or below zero.
No, Z. II fowls must run short of
food or water, let it be food. Water
they must have, and it should be as
clean as possible.
No. 8. Have . shelf under the roost
that the droppings may be saved dry.
They can be easily brushed of and
put into barrel, and sold, or taken
direct TO the compost heap.
No. 8. Whitewash 10 always in
order, especially ON the inside of the
coop.
No. 10. II your coop becomes in
tested with insects the best way is to
remove the fowls in the day time
(when the pests will have left the
fowls and taken possession of the
roosts), to some other coop for q few
days. This removal will alone do
much good, but, to make sure, fumi-
gate with sulphur, then whitewash,
put kerosene oil ON end of roosts and
in cracks near, where insects may
lodge in midsummer. The nests
should also have . sprinkling of sui
phur.
No. IL. Nests for summer use are
best made from old barrels saw one
or more slaves ont near the middle
Of the side Of the barrel, set the bar
rel on the ground, open head down.
BY moving occasionally It can always
be kept clean. This II good con.
trivance for setting hens also, - the
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17
Democratic Retrenchment.

The following is an official tran
script from the testimony taken be.
fore the Glover committee:
WAsHINGToN, D, G., April IL, 1878.
The ub.Committee on Expendi-
lures in the Treasury Department
met pureuant to adjournment. Pres
ent the Hon. John M. Glover, chair
man, and Mr.. Jorgensen. Thomas L.
Hume sworn and examined. Wit
ness produced the blotter (being the
book of original entry) of Messrs.
Hall Il Hume, and by request of the
chairman turned to an entry under
under date of December Z. l776.
BY the Chairman-Plesse state
what that account is and then read
the items.-A. tits an account Of ar.
ticles purchased from Hall & Hume,
grocers, Of Washington City, Decem.
ber 7, 1876, by Mr.. 8. K. Donovan,
then messenger of the Sergeant-at'
Arms Of the House of Representa-.
tives. The items are as follows:
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17
The Boss.


Samuel Park, Of this city, one of
the most intelligent amateur fruit
growers in this country, in addition
to the many specimens of most excel
lent fruit of various kinds, furnished
US heretofore, has placed us under
obligations for sample of the Ear
ly Alexander" peach, q finer fruit
than which we never saw any where
at any time Of year. They are very
large, of q beautiful deep red color,
well shaped, thoroughly ripe and Of
q flavor that is in fact Incompatible.
The trees from which these peaches
were grown are only three years old,
and notwithstanding the cold winds
and late frosts, they have given good
evidence of being prolific bearers
This peach is the result of an expert
ment and Mr.. P. thinks that fruit
growers will find them the best fruit
to raise in this climate on account,
of their holding their fruit
age. Mr.. T. will give you oil the par-
ticulars in regard to the trees by call
ing on him, on Msrket street.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17

At1 A DAY to Agents canvassine for the Fire
side VbsltO1. Terms and outfit Free. Ad-
dfsss o viCKERY, Augusta, Maine.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17
how MUCH LIQUOR Is DRANK
Nearly $500, 100000 Worth
Consumed by the Citizens of
, the United States.

The Rochester Democrat says that
Professor Henry A. Ward, Of that
city, having been applied to by q
member Of the British Parliament for
statistics in regard to the liquor traf-
fic in this country, in turn applied to
the Commissioners of Internal Reve-
nue. and received from him the fol-
lowing letter:
WASHINGTON, June "a, 1878.
Sir Your letter of the 18th inst,
to the honorable the Secretary of the
Interior, asking for some statistics in
regard to the liquor traffic in the U.
8. for member of the English Par
Lament, was referred to this Office on
the 18th inst. In reply, l have the
honor to state that the only official
information I can give you on the
subject is derived from returns to the
Treasury Department Of the quantities
of domestic spirits and malt liquors
on which tax has been paid, and i'm.
ported liquors that have been with
drawn for consumption. The returns
for the fiscal year ending June 30th
1877, are as follows:
rials, gallons. 81, ,459, ,9s!
Ale, beer, lager beer and porter, bar ~ -,
Imported spirits Of all kinds gallons 1885, ,67'
Imported wines in casks and bottles, -,
gallons. o,'zo, 30
The following is statement of the
amounts of special or license taxei
paid to the government by dealers ir
liquors during the same year:
Retail dealers 10 spiaituous liquors, s25
each. t5,o4U, 50
| wholesale dealers IN spirituous liquors
500 each. 4s5, "a
Retail dealers in malt liquors exclusive
lily, SD each. Ia' "
Wholesale dealers in msltliquors exclu-
6lvely. $oO eacn.. ....................... 4Z,U
Thus it appears that there were up
wards of 1861 liquor dealers in thu
country that year.
From the above, and other data, tn,
Hon. Edward Young, Chief of tn
Bureau of Statistics, estimates tn,
amount of money annually expended
in the United States for liquors b,
consumers to be nearly 1886, ,OOO, ,OOC
Respectfully, GREEN B. BAUM,
| Commissioner.
Professor Henry. A. Ward, Roches
ter, New York.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17

The Charlton Patriot volunteers
this advice: "If you want to make
fortune by going into bankruptcy,
you must do it before September.
Buy ali you can on credit and turn it
into cash; borrow all the money you
hear of; sell everything you've got
and transfer your home property to
your wife and then break. The
friends that you defrauded may 60
back on you, perhaps, and question
your honesty and integrity, but that
don't matter, you come out good
deal ahead other friends will soon
flock around you as thick as tadpoles
in . mud puddle"
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17

Uncle Sam has two boys named aft.
er him-one is Sammy Tilden, and the
other Sammy Randall. One had q
barrel of money, while the stock in
trade of the other was hogshead OF
impudence. Neither investment il
paying a dividend, and boys born
next year will not be named Samuel
Tilden for luck, or Samuel Randall
for any purpose whatever.-Inter
0rpoD
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17
puh,ic 1Srk.


/. The Oskaloosa Herald, published
in town much smaller than this, has
taken up the question Of a public
park, of which it is strongly in favor,
but owing to their financial condi-
tion, advocates the measure rather as
money making private enterprise.
A public park of sufficient extent to
accommodate the largest public gath
erings, should be provided by every
city. either of the size Of Oskalooss
or this place. The necessities Of a
large public park during the hot
summer months is becoming painful
ly evident here, and coed shady
grove, provided with water foun-
tains, walks, drives, seats, swings,
croquet grounds ETC., as the Herald
suggests, would be very popular
measure, and any reasonable amount
of money expended for such grounds
could not fail in the end, of meeting
the appreciation of every resident in
the city. The cost at present in view
of the prospective advance of real es
tate would be but trife in compar.
ison with what it will be in q few
years hence, when such scheme viii
be absolutely necessary. To-da,
suitable grounds with but little need
ed repair can be had within the dis
tance of q short walk from the bust
ness part of tho city, perhaps, for |
Iprice that never can be reached again
In fact there are many handsOm
groves around the city that could b.
utilized at but small expense, com
paratively, and it seems to US tha
now would be a good time to agitat
the question little. We think j
would be money well expended OF
the part of the city, to purchase suit
able grounds for public park, an
to improve the same as fast as posi-
BILE. Our public square will, whe1
put in repair, be very pretty place
but entirely too small for genera
purposes, therefore put us down a
in favor Of public park big enougl
to turn around in.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17
OTTUMwA, July 10, 1878.

DR.. II. w. Roberts desires to Rn-
nounce to his patrons that he has en-
tered into partnership for the prac-
tice of medicine and surgery with
DR.. A. f. Rockey, formerly Resident
Surgeon at the Hahnemann hospital
of Chicago.
Our business will be conducted in
the rooms over the American Ex-
press Office on Market street, which
have been arranged with reference
to the convenience of our patrons and
to facility in the diagnosis and treat
ment of disease. My office hours
will be the same as heretofore. from
8 to 10 q. m. and from to and
z to s p. m. DR.. Rockey will be in at.
tendance from 10 to IL q. m. and
from 2 to 5 p. IN.
As q new set of books has been
opened l desire an early settlement
of old accounts. Thanking the pub.
lie for their former liberal patronage
and soliciting a continuance of the
same, l remain your obedient SER
want, III. w. ROBERTS.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17

Old Machines taken as part pay for New ones.
All kinds of Sewing Machines repaired on sbor
notice. April 15-d&waltm.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-17
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