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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-20

OMAHA, Neb., April 1Sth.-Dr.
George st. Louis, who was to
have been taken from Fremont to
Wahoe to.doy to be executed for
poisoni ng his wife, fatally shot
himself In his cell early this morn
ing. at Fremont, and is momentar.
ily expected to dieg He committed
.Sa dead In spite Of the efforts ol
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-20
Coming South Going North

Both steamships call at Port Hartford
(San anLuisObispo)an santa Barbara.
ExJ- Passengers Tor san Francis take
the train ioI Wilmington that leaves
Los Angeles at 34o o'clock T.. NJ, Los An
geles time.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-20
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DAMIANA, from which the BITTERS
are made, is Mexican herb, and is In
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the inhabitants OF Lower California for
the past thirty years as A GENERAL
INVIGORATOR OF THE SYSTEM, l.
GREAT REMEDY FOR DISEASE OF
THE KIDNEYS AND BLADDER, A
POSITIVE CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA.
and A GREAT STOMACH REGULA-
TOR.
The BitteIs are so preparedthat in
their manufacture we do not use any
chemicals, drugs or spirits that are In any
manner injurious to the system.
Any man, woman or child can drink
them and derive beneficial results.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-20
HOMESTEAD FOR SALE.
GREAT ACRIFICE IN IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE,

REAL ESTATE,
In most desirable location, viz: Sixth
street, second lot from Pearl street;
beautiful cottage house; four rooms;
hard finished; cost $500; stable, carriage
and wood house; "a ten-year-old orange
trees, full of fruit; trees fine and healthy.
This property can be bought at figures
that will defy competition. Size Of lot,
ssxl25 feet For particulars call on J. G..
DeTURK, No. Market st. dl5tf
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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07


Too MUCu LAND.-We knew farmer
who, ten years ago, owned one hundred and
fifty acres, and was doing well; he now
owns five hundred, and is worse off than
before. And why because this large
farm is great bill of expense to him; he
cannot afford to keep it up in good condi-
tion, and it hangs milestone of care about
his neck. His wife and children, both
sons and daughters, are obliged to work
hard to keep the great machine running
We presume his boys deolara they will
leave home as they are old enough; and
the girls say they will die before they will
marry farmers Neither sons nor daugh-
ters are educated as they deserve to be !;
they cannot be spared for this from work
on the big farm. Now we declare that
such farm is curse to its possessor and
his family, and an injury to the whole ag-
ricultural interest. If that man wants to
save himself and his household, he should
sell at least one half of his land, improve
the remainder to make it more productive,
release his children from bondage, and try
to make his home u comfort He will live
longer, lay up as good a property, and will
train up more intelligent aud a happier
tamily.-American A.yricuhuist.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07

A DEFINITION OF AN EDIToH.-We
have seen many definitions of many names,
words and phrases, but the following of an
editor, given by Josh Billings, is about the
best we ever yet encountered:
An editor is male being whose buziness
is tonavigate nuzc paper. He writes
editorials, grinds out poetry, inserts dcths
and weddings, sorts out manuscripts keeps
a waste basket. blows up the ''devil," steals
matter, ftes other peoples battles, sells his
papers for two dollars and fifty cents a year,
takes white beans and apple sass for pay,
when he kan git it, RACES a large family,
works 10 hours out ov every "a, knows no
Sunday, gifts damned bi every body, and
once in while whipt bi sumbody, lives
poor, dies middle aged, and often broken
hearted, leaves no money, iz rewarded for
a life ov toll with short but free obituary
puff in the Duzpapcrs.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07
UNION G. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY !. 1870

reader, and verify this statement, and if
found correct, be an advocate of a higher
education for the farmer. The struggle to
accumulate money swiftly by raising expen-
slve crops on extensive areas by inferior In.
Dor, is an inevitable failure. 4. the rothor
hart up old "colored lady" said when she
went to tho commissary for rations, "If I
don get no meat, but all the Goo. blessed
freedom l has" So with grass farmers.
IL 'Iey don't handle much money, there is
blessed quantity of comfort and peace of
mind in 1.-THE wind works it, the ar
feeds it, the dews and rains water it, and
the stock gathers and manures it. Now,
in conclusion, would advise farmers to
make their supplies at hons, make cot
ton their surplus crop. It is easy to
prove on paper that grain cannot be raised
for its selling price, that no animal can be
raised on the farm for its market value; yet
we find that those VINO pursue that course
DO not house their crops in barns covered
in mortgage deeds, nor live from year to
year the slave Of necessity. Therefore
burst these bonds that bind you, and arise
to freedom and independence. Look only
to your fields and your energies for your
supplies. IF you are in debt, surrender
your property don't undertake to borrow
money at trenty per cent until you learn to
make four per cent. on that you have al
ready got invested l heard a conversation
the other day between a farmer and a
shrcwd mechanic, which is worthy of note.
The mechanic contendcd he could not take
less for the buggy without selling the ma
terial for less than it cost him ; The farmer
could not pay for it without taking less for
his produce than it cost him to make it ::
therefore no trade. Deny yourselves and
get out of debt, then we will TO the hap
piest people under the sun.-A. j. HEATH
an Southern Planter and Farmer.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07

Benjamin Hunter the Philadelphia mur,
derer, left an estate valued at $40 COO. His
expenses since he undertook to collect the
debt due him from John NJ. Armstrong
with hatchet, have amounted to about
$4,000. After deducting all this his family
will be left in very fair circumstances. 1t
seems from this that the incentive to MUIR
der Armstrong was one of revenge and
greed rather than necessity. DR.. Andrews,
who assisted at the execution of Hunter in
a medical capacity, says that the story of
the attempted suicide was greatly exage.
rated, and that the wretch would have
died from terror and cowardice if he had
not been strangled promptly by Sheriff
Calhoun's patent choking apparatus.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07

Children are quick to perceive the stap-
dard of integrity held by those around
them, and to catch the prevailing tone of mo-
raj feeling. When they hear injustice con-
demned in large things and paliated in small
ones; when their own childish depredations
arc treated with lcvity, or passed over with
indifference when deceitful practices are
tolcrablc and simply troublesome habits pun
ished, 1T is not strange that they learn to
measure the guilt of dishonesty only by the
material less or annoyance cntailed
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07

CABBAGE Worm REMEDY.-I will give
you sure remedy for the cabbage worm
Make strong solution of lime water, pour
1t over the cabbage in the evening; if the
limc-water is made strong there will be no
live worms left that the water touches
Last fall had nice patch of cabbage in
tested with the worms. After trying all
other remedies | could think of, 1 resortcd
to the limc-water, and to tell the truth, ex-
pected to find my cabbage cooked next
IN morning, but was agrceably disappointed
next morning to find tho cabbage green and
bright, and the worms laying all over the
patch dead as a door-nai.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07

Lime on land sown to wheat hastens the
maturity of the crop. Prof Johnston says
the same is true Of nearly all our cultivated
crops.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07

INcENDIARY WAsPs.-Wasps used to
be considered dangerous only on account
OF the excellent facilities they possess for
carrying on warfare, but it has been devel-
oped that they are dangerous in another
way. An exchange has discovered that
the frequent mysterious burning of hay
stacks and farmers buildings has led to the
discovery that they are set on fire by wasps'
nests, aud that the nests are ignitcd by
spontaneous combustion. This is said to
be produced by the chemical action of the
wax in contact with the paperlike substance
Of which the nest is composed, compar-
ativcly small excess of oxygen being sufI.
cicnt to make it burst forth in a blaze -
Therefore it remains for our citizens to seek
and destroy these Internal machines.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07

The immense number of worthless "cur
dogs" to be found in all parts of Virginia
is a disgrace to the people of the State and
a burden upon every productive interest.
let us al! work together to remove it
Start &" "bchion IN eccyY counH So.
Planter anil Farmer.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07

CHAMoMILE.-A decoction Of the leaves
Of common chamonlc will destroy every
species of insect, and nothing contributes
so much to the health of garden as a
number of chamomilc plants dispersed
through it. No green house or othousc
should ever be without it, in a green or
dricded state; either the stalks or flowers
will answer. 1t is singular fact that if a
plant is dropping and apparently dying in
nine cases out of ten it will recover if YOU
plant chamomilc near it.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07

"A MOTHERS INFLUENCE.-It is hard
tor young mother who has not vet over.
come the wayward tendencies of her own
youthful nature, to realize the influence she
excrts over her little ones. She is contin-
ually surrounded by critical imitators, who
copy both her moralsand her manners. As
the mother is, so are her sons and daughters
If family of children are blessed with an
intelligent mother, who is dainty and refined
in her manners, and does not consider it
necessary to be one woman in the parlor
and an entirely different person in her every
day life, but who is q true mother, and
always tender, charming woman, you will
invariably see her habits of speech and
pleasant manners repeated in her children.
Great rough men, aud noisy active boys will
always tone down their voices, and strive
to stay quietly, and to be more mannerly,
when she stops to give them kind word
or pleasant smile, for true mother will
never fail to do all the kind and pleasant
things she can that will in any way help to
lift up and cheer those whose lives are sha-
ded with toll and care. The mother of to-
day rules the world Of tomorrow. Think
OF it when you are tempted to be fretful and
impatient, and guard we'll your hch.o treas
ures.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07
WHITE LABOR.

Wv very impOrtant lesson that the result
or the Var has taught the Southern people
., that white men are capable of earning
their bread by manual labor in the field Of
we'll as the negro. Numbers of worth,
young men, reduced to the alternative o.
work or want, have resolutely taken hold
OF the plow or hco, aud have learned wha,
1T Is to do days work in all weather with
the best hand in the field. To-day man,
Of these men are Independent; they have
learned to work; more, they have learned
to manage their farms successfully; and
having learned this they are matters of tn.
situation by natural right and result. The
negro lpbsIsr aE1pt dp,se 4hcs rspss with !
sembiance and show Of work Which is only
half work, or hardly that and it i. found
too that labor does not debase the charac
ter OF true man or disfgure his mani,
form-that work is healthful and wonder
ful developer of muscle, strength, and ap
petite.
All this was known indeed to many 9
white man in the South before Cuffee's
emancipation, for thousands of men of An
glo Saxon descent were used to daily labo,
in the field before the war. And it was
men of this class, who, at Appomattox, lay
ing their weapons to rust on the field OF
carnage, returned to their desolated homes
and went at once to brighten the plow in
the field of labor, that taught the men OF
softer muscle who hesitatcd awhile that
they could work too, if they would but try.
Example is contagious, and the action o
Lees veterans, who returned to their homes
in April '65, and starting de novo, succeed
ed in making fair crop, inspired many
an idle young man to attempt the same thino
the following year, and the effort made in
general brought success. Every year since
then has added more and more to the mum,
Der of Southern farmers who are at the
same time their own overseer and laborer
Thus it came to be generally known thai
the white man ran no extraordinary risk
at labor in the open field at any season any.
where in the Southern country. And
this white labor has been gradually super.
ceeding colored labor, till now we should
not be surprised if the number of the for.
mcr who toll daily on the farm does not ex.
coed the number of the latter. We do not
mean that the white man is generally found
o. a hiroiip5 --..>4-I s-ysss-,
P'Cie, W III ou 'ieii o"h hook, auu we
lind them to be the most successful aud the
most thrifty Of all farmers.
The success of white labor in the South
will therefore no longer be a questionable
one. After thirteen years test the prob
lem is answered in the affirmative, never
more, we trust, to be subject to doubt
Let none now say he cannot farm because
he is a white man. He can If he will bu,
try.-RrM Messenger.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07

An ACT to require all Clerks of Courts
Shcrffs and Trial Justices TO make
monthly Reports of all Licenses, Fines
and Penalties collected by them to the
Auditor and Treasurer of their several
Counties:
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives Of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same
SECTION /. That all clerks of courts,
sheriffs and trial justices be, and they arc
hereby, required, on the frat Wednesday in
every month or within ten days thereafter
to make, in writing, to the respective audi
tors and treasurers of their several counties,
full and accurate statement of all moneys
collected by them ON account of licenses,
fines, penalties or forfcitures during the
past month; and, in default, thereof, upon
conviction thereof, shall be liable to fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars or i'm
prisonment in the common Jail not exceed
ing two months, or both, at the discretion
of the Court.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsis.
tent with this act are hereby repealed.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07

AN ACT to amend an Act to prevent Fishing
with Nets in the fresh water Streams Of
this State at certain seasons Of the year.
BE ii enacted, &c, That thi title of said
act be so amended as to read as follows:
can Act to prevent the capture and de-.
struction OF fish in the fresh water sire ans
of this State at certain seasons of the year."
and that then the lirstsccJion of the said act
be so amended as that it shall read "That it
shall not be Lawful! for any person in the
Counties Of Horny, Maricn, Darlington, Clar-
endon, Chesterfield, Georgetown, Marlboro
Williamsburg, Richland and Chester to fish
with nets or gigs, or set traps, or shoot fish
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07

We have now one dollar and twenty-five
cents to prepare the land, plant it, and cul-
tivate it, and taking into consideration the
more cotton made the less the price, would
it not be more profitable to have had haU'
aft IN broom sctiyc? Iscntcff four hun
drcd pound bale of wool which brought one
hundred dollars. | also sent off four
hundred pound bale Of cotton, made on one
acre which brought thirty dollars-tho
wool cost me the least to make il Stats
tics show that in the South during the last
three years, wool has paid 60 per cent for
growing, while cotton has not paid 5 per
cent; but somebody says, what if everybody
goes to raising grass and stock, what then
With the same propriety might be asked,
If everybody goes to Heaven what will be-
como Of tho dcvH?
We have the brain, and it is as necessary
to work it as it is to work the muscle, for
as intelligent application is used and less
actual labor, greater prosperity is found
We must think more, and as an aid to
better thinking, must read more, and
:. Ike our farms our constant study. Go,
Daily globe., 1879-01-27
AatOtNe1 Fire.

In referring to the Exchange street fire, the
writer advanced the theory of incendiarism,
which was predicated on the Egrounds by what
was termed singular coincidence The de-
partment had scarcely got the above named
tire under control, when bright light was OBJ
served to illuminate the vicinity of Tenth and
Fort streets, Enthusiastically indicating the ex-
istence of q second and apparently more ex-
tensive confagrat1on.
s3Without turning in an alarm, Chief Strong
detailed hose No. 2 and steamer No. 3 to visit
that locality, and leaving sufficient force to cx-
tingulsh the now quite deal fire, hastened
there himself.
Upon arriving at the scene of the fire, it was
found that barn belonging to Mr.. Frank
Schlick, and situated in the rear of No. Fort
Street, almost fronting on tenth, was partially
eenveloped in flames, the fire having originated
IN a corner Of the huy nao1U, in precisely the
same manner as the previous fire on Exchange
street The wind was blowing perfect gale,
and the efforts of the department were divided
between extinguishing the fire and preventing
its communication to the residence of Mr..
kerker, whose house fronts on Fort street, the
shed of which was within a span of the almost
unconquerable flames. After long seige, the
latter object was accomplished, the fire having
reached such headway that the almost impos-
slble task Of saving the barn was a secondary
object.
The dest' uction to the barn is almost total
practically considered but strange to say the
entire frame work, together with portion of
the charred sidings, remain in their original
position. The total loss is about 5000, which
includes the death of horse which is supposed
to have suffocated before the discovery of the
tire. The property was not insured.
AS to the theory Of incendiarism, the fact is
pretty well settled that both buildings were
fired by one and the same man. The motive
had in Wantonly setting fire to DrOpertv can of
course, only be conjectured, but it is to be
hoped that the work of the midnight craven
will be arrested ere his fendish diabolism re-
suits in something more serious.
Daily globe., 1879-01-27

receipts were also large and shipments are steadily
Gn %aa Ene increase mere Values were firm at quotations
paI Iana sales .9 Of No. wheat on the track
does not influence the regular quotations, which
main as follows: No. i, So bs 78c; No. g. 81 fbs.,
7oc No. Sc 1bs, CSC; No. 8, IS bs, Coo; No. 8, 81
FLouR-Patent process $6.7bl17 90; straight 500
500; clear 3.5O14.OO; xxx $50 q 500.
OATs.The receipts are liberal, and under good
demand prices rule steady at the subjoined quota
tons: No. 2, white, 23024c per bus; mixed, 22N
CSC per bus.
CoRNMarket fairly active at the subjoined quota
tlons: NO. 2, 2803Oc per bus.
BEANs-Fair to choice mediums $1.4001.50; navy
nand.plcked l:5o01.65; common stock 90c@$l.10.
BgTTER-Choce creamery 10000 per 10; fair to
good do 14dD1sc; common to good dairy b@15c.
PoUITRY-The offerings of choice stock con-
nnue light, and sales readily effected at lOQlllo
per D.; dressed chickens in good demand at 7@8c
per 1b.
EeasaFresh laid eggs l6@1so per dozen; picklsd
eggs 1OM12c.
caAsBEnn1Es- Cultivated $1.75@1.so; common
stock 1.50.
MILL sruFrs-Feed s12.5o01s.oo; bran 1900
800; shorts 6.0O@S.O0; corn meal 12.CO@12.5O per
ton.
BARLEx-Market dull and receipts light; No. q
10000.
HAY-Baled hay Timothy ss.5o@1ooo: wild hay
@s.5O. ~ '''i''' o''0
PRov1s1oNs-The market was active, and
under good demand prices ruled firm.
Mess pork $9.00@9.25. Lard, in barrels, $3.50 per
100 lbs; kegs TOO; pals 500 City cured hams Sc
per b; shoulders 4@5c; bacon sides 5@5hc.
DRESSED Hoas-Were in good demand, and values
were exceedingly firm. The stock for home con-
sumption is somewhat reduced by the increased
shipping demand which has been quite active. We
quote: Heavy shipping stock $3.1503.25; common
to good hogs, $3.50 @2.9O.
LIVE sTooK-The supply was good, but owing to
increased offerings for the past few days the market
was somewhat sluggish. Values firm at the an
nexed quotations: Choice smooth steers, $500
375; good feshey steers, $3.O0@3.5O; COWS and
heifers. $2.25@3.OO.