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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-08

KIDNAPPING IN FLoRiDA.-President Hayes
having received information to the effect that
-colored men, citizens of Florida, had been kid
mapped and transported across the Gulf of Mex
leo into Cuba, and there sold as slaves, has ap-
pointed sn agent to proceed to Cuba and inquire
into the matter. It would not surprise the
country much if it should be ascertained that
these "Cifizcns Of Florida have been carried
Ito Cuba In Yankee bottoms, such as were used
ito transport their ancestors from Green
sp;lie Neps
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Fine Furniture for Sale.
T OFFER for sale the household and Kitchen
l. Furniture of the late NJ. b. Freidberpe. con-
sisting Of one set of
HANDSOME PARLOR FURNITURE,
and oil other necessary Furniture for House or
Kitchen.
JOS STRAUSS,
at p. M. Cohsn's.
Morch I'm.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-08
Last Notice,

A LII persous indebted to the late firm Of Rice
"A MoLure & Co., are hereby notified tbat
their Indebtedness must be paid ut an early
date. We are unable TO give longer indulgence.
RICE q McLURB.
March O. = 81
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Notice of Final Discharge.

pY permission of Hon. Jos. F. Gist, Judge of
- Probate, will, on the 30th day of March
next, make my final return and settlement as
Administrator of the estate Of William Hum
phries, deceased, and at the same time apply for
letters dismissary.
All persons having demands against the said
estate must present them to me, properly attes-
ted, on or before that day or they will be forever
barred. Il. B. BATES, Admir-
Feb. l5, 1878. 4tx
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THE New PoPE.-The general feeling through
out Europe respecting the new Pope appears to
be that he Is o man Of decided ability, Of no
small prudence, and not likely to act in an ag.
gressive manner, and, If not actually progress
sive, not inclined to 20 into the opposite ex-
treme. The fact that the late Cardinal An
tonelli, who, rs Secretary of State, was decided
ly intolerant, thought him too liberal, and that
the late Pope had q high regard for him, are
circumstances in favor of Leo KILL
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21
The Foot and the Pound.

The foot and the pound are found
in every coustrv. and have evidently
been derived directly from ia" Romans
But they can claim a far higher antiqui-
", for Mr.. Chisholm traces their on
gin To the Babylonians ar t~haldcan~.
who, as unit, Of length. used b"th the
cubit and the foot. These were Sub,.-
q%uently adopted by the Egyptians. who
introduced considerable variety. so that
there il NO little confusion between the
different kinds Of cubit and foot. The
natural cubit. of about II inches and
the foot. which was two-thirds of this
length. was transferred Ia Greece. aud.
he cubit having fallen into di-n-". the
foot became ia" ordinary standard "f
the Romans. At the same tim" til"
cubit. which was equivalent to three
feet. would appear To HAY" survived IN
the form of the ell of MEDIEVAL Europe.
and i'll that of our own ward. ~ all
these measures were originally derived
from the proportions ot the human
body. omc caution J. necessary IN refer
ring their origin To remote antiquity
rather than directly To- the length uf the
forearm or of the foot. IL must d. al
mitted, however. that the coincidence ui
length among all civilized nations !,
very striking. The derivation Of the
pound weight j. more complicated
The earlier Tower pound appears t."
nave been of Roman origin, being pre-
sumably identical with the Grcek-Asi-
attic nina. while the hundredweight cor
responded to the talent ar weight of a
cubic foot of water. Subsequently th.
Troy pound was substituted. and. for
commercial transactions. the pound
avoirdupois, from the old French pound
of 10 ounces. IL j. evident. however.
that our weights and measures in the
dark ages were in an unsettled state.
and subject To arbitrary alterations at
the will Of the monarch.-Thc Saturday
Rsrtsu.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21
Josh Billings Tells about the Goslin.

The goslin Is the old goose's young
child. They are yellow all over and
as soft ~ a ball Of worsted. Their foot
liz woye whole. and they kan swim a.
easy az a drop Of castor oil ON water.
They are born annually about the 18th
of Nav. and never vas known To die
naturally. II n man should tell me he
saw a goose die a natural death,
wouldn't believe him on his oath after
that. not wen il he swore he had lied
about seeing a goose die.
The goose are different in one respec,
from the human family, who are sed
to grow weaker and wizer. whereas a
gozlin alwus grows tuifer and more
%phoolish.
l have seen n goose that they sed was
SO years old last June, and didn't look
an hour older than that was only
IL.
The goslin waddles when he walks
and paddles when he swims, but never
dives like a duck, out Of sight in the
water, but only changes ends.
The food NV the goslin IL rye. corn.
oats, barley. sweet apples. hasty pud-
ding. succotash, and billed cabbage,
cooked patatoze, raw meat. wine. Jelly.
and ternips, stale bread. kold hash, and
buckwheat cakes hat are left over.
They amt so particular az SUM
pholks what they eat, won't get mad
and quit If they kant have wet toast
and lam chops every morning for brak-
fast.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21
BY Your Company You are knovs.

1t j. 81 the utmost imporflnrr that
young men should bc careful iu the -s
lection 81 their companions. Nj ouIs
i. IL true that "cVIl -commuuIrafi .u>
corrupt good Manners bat 81 h. true
that the world fear q man Whose com
pany i. no; beyond question This is
a very reasonable feeling. The stan
dari of character which j. satisfied
with in hi. associates j. "A correct STAN
dard IL his own character. To msn
Of genieel breeding AMI chnsIr mini
the me words and lpDa- 81 fh"
coarse ~iil-mannered man D. frpul.Is~.
and be instinctiycly shrink- from cpH-
tact with such a one. The Sd" Ian
guage and coar-e slang If IA" ro~dF
makes the gentleman -huddrr. and b."
fclls oppressed Whenever thrown into
his company. The frequenfcrs 81 iae
baT-roOm are in-ufferabie 90 the man
or woman who il accustomed Ia noble
associates. whose thoughts aye emo
bling and whose language J. pure. To"
young man whom socie ) VIII 'rfi-t
and honor can find no pleasure ia the
language. society or habits If the low
bred II. therefore. we seek -lrh
companions. IL j. not wonderful. thai
sucn men and women -huu u. know
Ing that were our nature. sufficiently
morbid "a enjoy such association. ~
would avoid IL We cannDt ---ape the
scrutiny Of the world We ta..ong -
the world. and IL has a night - weigh
Us in the balance, for II. interests are
at stake. Our lives leave something 81
an impression upon society. and zi-
though il mas be- ~ Sigh; n scarcely to
be noticed Vet IL j. sufficien; "a leave
something Of an impression. That Our
habits. the characters OF our associates
and all Of our surrounding should D.
carefully looked into by our neizbbDr~.
Is Just and right But further than
this, there j. constant need of men IN
places Of honor and trust. aud when
such places are To b. filled. IL i reason
able that society should scrutinize the
life of him who MAY offer "a hi them.
and If everything j. no; clear to take
the benefit of the doubt Itself.
EFFICIENTLY. therefore. the selection Of
good companions j. the Young mans
important duty. Keep clear of rude
ness as much a. possible. II nec.s,a-
riiy thrown into contact with il. DO not
rub against il or associate with il more
than Is absolutely necessary. Evil
communications corrupt good man
nsr..
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21
AIDhOnSO and Mercedes.

The correspondent of the New York
World describes the King and Queen of
Spain. as they appeared on their we'd
ding day: The young King, though still
slight and boyish in appearance, has
filled out considerably since he rode on
his white charger, for the first time,
through the streets of Madrid in 1874.
He wore the uniform of . captain-gen-
eral of the Spanish army, with the col
lar of the Golden Fleece, not the one
Just lost, however, by his royal cousin,
the pretender Don Carlos.
The Princess. who, though not a beau
ty, has an Andalusian grace and full
ness of figure, sparkling, dark eyes,
black and abundant hair, and a lively,
spirituelle expression, wore a superb
bridal dress entirely of Spanish manu-
facture. Her train was six meters long.
of white velvet, starred with silver and
fringed with heavy silver bullion. The
skirt was of white satin, made in Val
encia and sOwn with pearls. She wOre
a superb lace veil, which floated over
her whole person, and was caught here
and there with brooches of diamonds
of incompatible brilliancy, the gift of
the Duchess of Galliera, who was made
famous in Paris years ago by her ro-
mantle affection for the Princess father
then the gay, dashing young Duke of
Montpensier-and who but the other
day insisted upon giving the Duke a
splendid residence and property lear
Bologna, valued at 10, 200, 900 francs,
which was . part of the immense for
tune left by her late husband. and re-
fused, as will be remembered. by her
eccentric but accomplished son.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21
4 New jersey Boy.

There is a boy in New Jersey who. il
his life is spared, is destined to make
his mark. There NAV be more, but
there is one that we know of. He at
tends the district school near Port Jer-
Wis. Latterly tie bavS have been in the
habit Of tossing their base balls across
the room from one to another during
school hours. This was not found con-
ducive to study nor to that degree OF
mental diligence which is exacted in
New Jersey schools, and the teacher
accordingly forbade it. In order Il give
force to his order, he declared that he
would burn every ball he captured in
transit. That very day he did capture
n and threw it into the fire, hoping
that this summary cremation of the ar
ticle would have a salutary effect on the
future conduct of the school. The next
day a new base bail was rather cOnspic-
uously displayed by a nervy youth, who
seemed devOtedly attached to it. and
who, after fOndling it a short time. ac-
tually threw it across the room to an
other boy while the teacher was look
ing straight at him. OF course the
teacher captured the ball and fastened
to the stove with it. But just as he was
about to throw it in his quick eve dis
covered a peculiar expression in the
face of the n of the ball and a smile
Of serene triumph. The teacher had
been a boy himself once, and he knew
that expression meant mischief. So in
stead of throwing the ball into the stove
he threw it into his desk for further
consideration. The next day he devo-
ted the noon hour to such further con-
sideratiOn, and on removing the leather
cover and a thin wrapping of yarn he
found the interior a solid mass of pow
der, containing enough to have lifted
the roof off the house. and probably
most of the scholars into eternity. If
he had thrown the ball into the stove,
as he came near doing, the ingenious
lad who planned the novel torpedo
might not have survived to enjoy the
fruits of his invention. but thanks to the
timely caution of the teacher and an
everything Providence. the youth is
spared to pursue his experiments in a
broader field and on Il larger scale.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21
The New Horseshoe.
EpnliSh onriculfuYal


other presses are in raptures over
the Yates horseshoe, constructed of
cow-hide. 1t is composed of three
thickness of cow-hide, compressed in
to a steel mould, and then subjected to
a chemical preparation. 1t is claimed
for it that it lasts longer and weighs
only one-fourth as much as the COM
mon iron shoe; that it will eve cause
the hoof to split, nor have the least in
furious influence on the foot. 1t re-
quires no calks; W on asphalt the
horse never slips. The shoe is so elastic
that the horses step is lighter and
surer. 1t adheres so closely to the
foot that neither dust nor water can
penetrate between the shoe and hoof.
If all that is claimed for it be true, the
new hide shoe will prove a great inn
provement upon the old. The idea,
however, is by no e a new one. At
the time of the Roman and Carthage
MAN wars it was a frequent practice
among cavalry officers to bind the feet
of their horses with raw cow-hide to
protect them from injury during an en-
gagement. The inventor of the new
shoe. Mr.. Yates. of Manchester. Eng
land. is nevertheless entitled to every
consideration for utilizing, in practical
form, raw hide as q substitute for heavy
iron shoes,-1hr, Field, and Farm.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21

softest slippers. The wanderers had
done full Justice to a plentiful meal and
a jug Of fragrant punch now steaTued
upon the hob and was laid under fire.
1uent contributions, while Richard
Frav told the story of thirty years van
derfng. and the brothers found how IT
had come 10 pass that, each brother.
thinking the other dead they had lived
their lives. married, and buried their
dear ones. being sometimes but 4 few
miles apart. and vet as distant as tho
severed by the grim Divider himself.
And Lily sat on a cushion at her grand
fathers feet, a picture OF quiet happi-
ness. and sang weet songs To please
the two old men, while Michael loving
IL traced i'm her soft features fanciful
likenesses to his lost Nelly. the strange
similarity Of the sweet voice adding to
the tender illusion. And surely no hap
pier family party was gathered togath-
er in all England, on that Christmas
tide. than that little group around Mi
chael Trays quiet tireside.
well. grandfather, dear" said Lily,
after a pause, won't you believe in
miracles, nowy'
MY darling" said the old man, with
his voice broken with emotion, ..God
forgive me for w having doubted
Him.'-L0ndOn Society.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21
The Oldest Building in New England.

MedfOrd, Mass. claims t O have the
oldest building in New England. The
Boston Post thus describes it:
ut is known as the old fort or Gov.
Cradock'S Mansion,' and is a two story
brick house. and was built by Mr.. Grad
Ock, probably in 1854. 1t has been
called the Fort and the Garrison
House. because its walls were so thick
and because it had close outside shut
terS and PORTFOLIOS. 1t is well placed
for a house of defense. II is on land
slightly elevated. where no higher land
or rocks could be used by enemies to
assail it, and is Sc near the river as to
allow of endorsements from Boston.
Its walls are eighteen inches thick.
There were heavy iron bars across the
two large arched windows, which are
near the ground i'm the back of the
house; and there are several fire-prOOf
closets in the building. The house
stood in an open field for a century and
a half, and could be approached only
by a private road through gates.9 ,As
the outside door was cased with iron, it
is certain it was intended to he fire.
proof. There was pane of glass, set
in iron, placed in the back wall of the
western chimney SO as to afford a sight
of persons coming from the town. The
house has undergone few changes. Mr..
Francis Shedd, who bought it in the year
1905. found the east end SO decayed and
leaky that he took a part of it down and
rebuilt it. A movement is on foot now
to set aside the premises as a museum
for the deposit of anything of historical
interest in MedfOrd and its old limits"
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21

nyx supplied To him consists Of two
tubes. one Of which goes downward Ia
the trachea and the other upward TO
the mouth.
The patient can talk in 4 whisper
without these tubes, when a reed plate
is slipped into a groove in the lower tube
a resonant sound is produced. which is
modulated into letters and words by
the mouth. The articulation with or
without reeds is perfect The reeds
are made Of metal, vulcanite. ivory.
horn, etc, and the patient himself i
fond Of making reeds which give his
voice new and surprising tones The
voice is q monotone. varying in tipsbre
according To the reed used. The sound
waves of the patients voice ON kenig's
mirror are similar to those of other
voices, as was shown BY Mr.. Ward with
the mirror lent by Mr.. Spotiiswoode a,
the meeting Of the Medical Society.
DIR. Geo. Buchanan. who was in the
chair ON that occasion, DIR. W. b. Rich
ardson, Prof. Lister and others spoke
very warmly of the results achieved
London Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21
An Old English Politician.

The political career of Sir Francis
Burdett, who vas the idol of the Eng
lish people in the reign of George ILL.,,
needs no special mention save his re-
markable bearing toward the House of
Commons in April, 1910. He was or
dered to the Tower for a libel on that
,Ody, and stood a siege of horse and
OOti in his house i'm Piccadilly for several
days before the warrant could be \
cuted. But the story of his death is a
strange one. 1t was the fortune of this
Fine Old English Gentleman to mar
ry Il daughter of W. Coutts, the bank
era relative Of the celebrated lady
philanthropist of that name-and the
pair lived together with singular attach
ment and harmony for upwards of fifty
years. Toward the close of 1913, Lady
Burdetts state of health excited great
alarm in the family. and she died Jan
uary 10. 1911. Her death sounded her
husbands kncll. She who had been
so long the partner and sharer of hi
joys and troubles, the mother Of his
children, the friend of his soul. being
now removed, from that instant life be-
came an insupportable burden to him.
Resolutely refusing food or nourish-
ment of any kind. he died on the 22d
of the same month-just thirty-four
years ago-and the man and wife were
buried side by side in the same vault AT
the same hour on the same day. in the
Church of Ramsbury, Wiltshirc.-St.
LOuiS Republican.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21
An Extraordinary Surgical Operation.

DIR. FOULS, of Glasgow, exhibited to
the Medical Society of London. at their
meeting on january IA. a remarkable
application by him of an artificial
larynx. James Houston, a cloth work
er, twenty-nine years of age, a native
of Campsea, near Glasgow, had a ma
lignant sarcOmatOus tumOr in his larnyx
which INSTRUCTED respiration. 1t had
twice been removed by opening the
larynx and taking it out, but it had re-
Cured. and from its malignant charac-
ter would have produced death, if the
operation which DR.. Fouls described
had not been performed. The larynx
has been entirely taken out and an ar
tificial one substituted. The patient
was produced a: the meeting of the
Medical Society. He %conversed with
the members. and read to the meeting
a passage from the prayer-book. The
operation of removing the larynx was
first performed by Billroth, of Vienna,
in 1873, and the first attempt at supply
ing q new larynx was made for Bill
roth's patient by GussenbOur, whose
original instrument now worn by James
Houston is an improvement of GuSsen-
bour's by DR.. Irvine, of Glasgow.
This is the first time the operation has
been performed in England. 1t has
been ten times tried on the continent,
with varying success. The present is
the most successful case, the patient be-
ing in better health than he experienced
for many months. The deliberate and
careful manner in which the operation
was performed in this case probably &C
counts for the successful result Care
was taken to introduce a tube into the
windpipe as o as it was cut across,
and below the seat of the disease, so
that no blood could get into the lungs
during the further steps of the opera
ton. DR.. Fouls thus had ample time
to thoroughly accomplish the removal
of the larynx. The whole operation oc-
two and a half hours. the pa
tent being under the influence of chic
reform. Recovery has been uninter-
and there is no appearance
whatever of recurrence. The man is
quite fit for light Office work. The lar
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21
USEFUL RECIPES

FrIcass>s II CA,-scs Gu; The chick.
IN in small picc--. just cover wi'h A.
ter. s.a~nn highly. a,it f,W Sery srisi'
piece, II pork II \ fat chicken no' :
YER, large plcc- uf batter. aid = few
potatoes cut IN half trior- taking from
The IRE remove The lil and irr,lgs IN q
liiil. f'our.
H~irE0ry-saf C1ic-Twu cupiul- Il
sugar aui one of butler well rut}S~i 70
gviher; four eggs. ia. white and yuik"
beaten separately one cuptui II osii
water. ;hrr, cupiuls II >.fi,Si iotsr on
s.asv~sniul IT sois. tao "i cram TAR
tar. and two cupiuIs II kernels Il hicA-
ory nuts.
I,roaI Gfts-Tak- two pounds an.
a half IF prepared Hour, Sid unc pint
and n half II culi milk. a pound II iuIt-
ter. a pound of ,liIrd sugar. a pound 81;
~currani>, i quarter 81 a pound Of lem.
o and orangr peel. and a hiilc gra'r!
nutmeg. cinnamon and all>p!c" Put il
a round TIN and hak, an hour THIS
rich cake may Ia either icvi " urua-
msnted.
Tea Biscuit One pint If >our milk
or buttcrmilk. one t~ca>poouiul Il -u~la.
dissolved in a very little hot water. twu
tablespoonful, of melted butter. Hour
enough 10 make a soft dough. bat ,'lii
enough I" handle; mix, roll and cat out
rapidly and with ~ little handling aS
possible. bake in \ quick oven
F7o-fo Cakes.-onc pound If sugar.
one pound Il butter. righ; egg, one
pound and a quarter II flour. ~ "unc-
- If currant.. and half a nutmeg, miN
the butter with the sugar and spice.
then add half the eggs, and beat for =
few minutes. add the rest If ia" egg.
and work for five minutes longer, suT
in the -four and ~currant>, then bake In
to shapes.
Lobster BiSgus.- Boil six pounds ot
lobster, take out and chop fine, take =
quar-, Of milk. "A tablespoonful If butter
and tlour mixed together, Il little mace
and red pepper. one rgg well beaten.
let boil. then stir in the lobster; serve
Immediately. The same. amount "t lob
steer prepared - above. aud put IN seal
Top dishes with bread-crumb> ON top
and pieces Of butter. and baked in large
pans. sufficient Ia brown the top j, a
very delicate dish.
Scotch Fancy Cdkss.- Rub half pound
Of butter into pound and u half If Hour.
break four eggs into three-quartcr, of a
pound sugar. and whisk them i've min.
utcs; max. a print with the butter AMI
flour; pour in the eggs and sugar. and
add half a Gill of cream; mix all into 4
dough; then cut int" pieces about tw"
inches across, and an eighth of a inch
thick; cover the tins with buttcred pa
per; lay the cakes on and bake.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-21

Some persons have doubted whether
the Babylonians were guilty of such
extreme cruelty" as to cast persons
alive into q burning fiery furance. a.
in the case of Shadrach. Meshach. and
Abednego, mentioned by Daniel iii:
26.J They are strangely forgetful Of
innumberable fiery 1martyrdoms. very
much more slow in their fortune, and
therefore more cruz, than the even
times heated furNacAof Babylon. Mr..
II. +. Talbot has discovered ample
proof in the Assyrain writings that
both this punishment, and that Of cast
ing men alive into the den of lions. as
Daniel was treated, were in common
use at Babylon during the reign of As
s%urbanipal, who preceded Nebuchad-
nezzar on the throne by less than 20
years. Saulmugina, the younger broth
er of Assurbanipal. having risen in
rebellion against his sovereign, and
having failed in the attempt, was not
spared by his angry brother. The fol-
owing brief record is sufficient To tell
its own terrible tale: my rebellious
brother, Saulmugina, who made war
with me, was a into a burning. fiery
furnace" Many of Saulmugina's adj
herents were treated in the same man.
ner and the remainder were otherwise
disposed of in the following way, as
Assurbanipal very pithily says: THE
rest of the people l threw alive among
bulls and lions. as my grandfather.
Sennacherib used to act and L, follow
ing his example, have thus treatedthese
rebellious men" Truly may We eXclaim.
with the Psalmist, The dark places of
the earth are full of the habitations of
cruelty.'-7he London Quarterly Re
,vcm.