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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24
HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.

LAMp-snADEs Of ground glass should be
washed with soda and water, which will not
liScolor them.
To RESTORE VELvETs. Hold over q
basin Of boiling water, back down. 1t takes
Il long time, but the nap will rise.
LEMON IEsT Rub loai,sugar over the
surface Of lemons. The friction breaks the
ol-ducts and the sugar abSorbs the OIL
Put into fruit jars in the lump, or pound
fine. Keep tightly corkcd. Thi. is very
fine Tor favoring custards, creams, etc.
COFFEE.-Thc best coffee is made by US.
ing Il mixture Of two>thirds Java and one
third Mocha. Dclmonco is said to allow
one and onc-half pound of coffee to gallon
Of water. The water is filtered through the
coiec-it is not boiled.
FRIED MUsm.-This simple breakfast
dish is much improved, if the slices of
mush arc first dipped in beaten egg and
then in cracker crumbs, frying in a mixture
Of lard and butter to light brown The
meal should be thoroughly cooked and
the mush allowed to become cold before slc-
ing.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

JUTE.-Onc Of the most promising new
fields for farming in the Southern States is
the cultivation Of jutc. AS a fiber it is
largely taking the place Of flax aud hemp
in coarse products, and it is also said to be
much used in much iiucr goods, some Of the
handsomcst carpets being partly Of jutc.-
There is no doubt but the demand is to be
large AMI to steadily increase.
Jutc is as easily raised as corn, and plan
ted in March or April, it may be harvested
in June, July and August, after cotton has
been laid, and at a time when there is no
special call upon the farm force. The labor
Of cultivation is light, as its growth is so
rank as to oversladow everything else in
the field, and its yield is simply enormous.
There is a very wide field of industry in
jutc cultivation, and one which will eventu-
ally Lccomc very profitable. The importa-
tiong Of jutc during the year ending Juno
80, 1880, were over 5000 ,000, ali of which
can easily be produced at homc.-Itural
NDv lorhcr,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

PoisoNa. IF a person swallows any poi
son whatever, or has fallen into commissions
from having overloaded the stomach, an in
stantancous remedy, most efficient and ap-
plicabl5 in large number Of cases, is n
hcapipg tcaspoonful of common salt, and as
much ground mustard, stirred rapidly in q
tcacupiul of water, warm or cold, and swal
lowed instantly. 1t is scarcely down before
it begins to come up, bringing with it the
remaining contents Of the stomach. aud lest
there be any remnant Of the poison, howev-
or small, let the white cf an egg or tea
spoonful Of strong coffee be swallowed rs
soon as the stomach is quiet, because, thcss
very common articles nuliiy large number
Of virucnt poisons.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

IMMIGRANTS FOR ADMINISTRATIONS
families of German immigrants, number
ing sixteen in all, brought under the aus
pices Of the Atlanta and Charlotte Air
Line via Baltimore, reached Seneca City on
Thursday morning. Three of the families
left for the plantations of b. L. Crayton e.
Sons, and one to the place of Major j. w.
Provost, near Anderson.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

ALpuABETs.-The English Alphabet
has 26 letters, the French 25, the Italian
20, Spanish 27, German &c, Slavonic AZ,
Russian 35, Latin 23, Greek "a (16 until
403 b. c., when the 24 Ionic characters
were introduccd). the Hebrew %, the Ara
bic 29, Persian 32, Turkish 20, Sanscrit
II, Chinese PA.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

81 a "WALLAcE HOUSE, South Carolinian
would have felt at home in the Ohio Scu-
ate Chamber at Columbus on "Wednesday.
The body has nineteen Democrats aud nine
teen Republicans, and thcreSwas dead
lock 0Sor the Organization. The State Au,
ditor assumed the right to call the Senate
to order and voted with the Republicans.
Thercupon the Democrats elected another
set of officers, and the two chairmeh, two
clerks and double set of scrgeants at arms,
kept matters lively for several hours ora
tors of the twosidcs speaking simultaneously.
A compromise and division of spoils was
finally effected.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

When a man asks Il favor at newspaper
Office and states that he has been subscr:-
ber for number of years, denial becomes
an impossibility. The argument is cliuch-
ed, and he can have the entire establishment
for the asking.-OH CITY Derrick.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

Tue EVILS OF Hot BREAD.-There is
no law in this country to prevent the cun-
sumption Of hot bread but the law of COM
mon sense, and, unfortunately, that is Il
dead letter as Il governing principle. That
hot bread in nine cases out of ten will pro.
ducc dyspepsia is no newly discovered fact,
and especially is this terrible rcsut sure to fol-
low persistent Indulgence on the part ofthose
whose pursuits are quiet, indoors aud scd-
cntary. And yet the reformcrs, or men
that call themselves such-thc men and wo-
men who work themselves into Il white heat
over the sale of Il glass of cider-will 20 Oh
year after year, not only making no outcry
against this pcrnicious indulgence, but act
ually filling themselves up day by day with
the hot and poisonous gases of the oven.-
This servant of the house wife can be made
rs terrible Il stomach destroyer as the dislil.
lcry, and the sworn foes Of the latter are
apt to be its best patrons. Dyspepsia paints
the nose and spurs the temper as surely as
dram drinking, and many sufferers from the
former, though by their own wiltul acts, in
weigh the most loudy against the latter
y wcll-lciincd case of jim,iams is tho eli
max to Il course Of intcmpcrauce, and warns
immediate reformation. But the dyspepsia
that hot bread mince pie and Kindred abomi-
nations cause, has no sudden warnings. The
man who uses them goes on making both
himself and those around him wrctchcd, and
refuses to acknowledge that he is sinner
above those whose lighter faults he tierccly
condemns
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

COOP FARMING.-Our friends near PEN
dlcton seem to be good farmers and have good
land. On the Boscobee farm, near Pendlc-
ton, crop of G5 bales cotton is being gath
cred from about 80 acres upland, and on
the Woodburn farm 60 bales from S5 acres
with corn crop of 2,300 bushels. These
farms lately belonged to the Rev. DIR. Adger
and his brother.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

During one month last Summer the Phil
adelphia mint coined 100000, and how
they all got past us without our seeing Que
of them is what astonishcs us.-Burlington
Uu,cheyc:
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

WALKING ENDwAYS. - Political fovorit.
ism duriug the course. of the lat6 war made
some very interesting officers. Having 10.
turned from the front in June, 1862, bust
ness called inc to the town of Wabash, Ind, D.,
regiments in camp south OF the town.
Coloncl c. was. Commissioned for the
- Indiana Regiment Tho drum beat
for battalion drill. The Colonel rode out
with book in his hand, from which he
was reading tho commands. After the
adjutant had formed the companies in line,
the Colonel took his position near the CEN
ter and gave the commands: "Attention,
battalion . Forward march - lie forgot
the right face" and the regiment COM
mcnccd moving toward him. Then he
commanded halt and broke out in Il roar ::
What in thunder did you do that way for !?
| want you to get in two lines Of fight and
,cdH cm'lcayS like you did yesterday. We
are going over in the fat to drill, condemn
yc; [ don't want you marching out hcle
where | am. There ale too many rocks and
stumps here to drill aud you ought to know
/, yourselves
The same Colonel appointed the noncom-
missioncd officers, but he insisted that the
Governor Of tho State had to sign their
warrants, Ur they were not legal appoint
mcnts.
On one occasion, coming up the road
where 10 made Il square bend, he gave no
command Of file left" The file leader of
Company a kept on in straight line in
military style until he came up to the side
OF a barn. There of course he stopped
and marked time. The Colonel rode down
the line in hot haste and terrible anger
"lou ID long sergeant, haven't you got
sense enough to keep in the road ? What
in h-ll are yon trying to march through u
barn Cor p
Sometime in October, while in Kentucky,
he resigned for the good of the service
No doubt it was the most brilliant act of
his life, and many others could have aided
their country more than they did if they
had done the same. Detroit Free Press
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

n New Yorker is named Stealing aud he
hates the name but he took. the -eursc of
it for his daughter BY making her Christian
name "Worth"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

That fellow isjust like telescope said
dashing New York girl. You can draw
him out, see through him, and shut him W
again"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

\ Philadelphia man has perfected plan
for bringing coal out of the cellar without
exerting any of his muscles. lie makes his
wife cart it up.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

1t is cliamcd by some medical men that
smoking weakcns the eycsight. Maybe it
dces, but Just see how it strengthens the
breath
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

Sage advice is applicable when you think
of "stufing' somebody.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

Time docs not stop because a mans watch
runs down. Nos moro does newspaper
because one man lose his head and orders
the paper discontinued to his address. Fond
III: Loc Reporter.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-12-24

TIE DIAGEHEA or INFANTS During
ono Of the discussions on the alincntalion
and diseases Of infants, which occupy so
much attention in France, n jules Gucriu
stated that the addition oE little charcoal
(obout half tcaspoonful Of Bcllucs or
other finely powdered charcoal) to a nurs.
ing bottle ru.l Of milk oxerts most remark.
able curative effect upon the diarrhoa of in
iauts. lie has repeatedly seen children who
had become exhausted by seven or eight
days duration Of an obstinate diarrhao re-
gain all the appearance Of health in two or
three days. At the same time that the
charcoal is added, <hc milk should also be
diluted with hall OF "a third Of sugarcd
water, the children taking the mixture
with ut any rcpugnancc, and no vomiting
being induced.
fTirno looy nAf stn., hno.,co ~ ynon'c wntrh
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-25
tlTES.

The presence Of the red spider in a
hothouse is said to be sure indication
that the air is KEEP: too dry.
PasteboarJ boxes are becoming as pop
lar as those made OF wood for shipping
fruit, and are much cheaper.
Tie s.black rust" on verbenas, hello
tropes and petInias can be cured by slim
ulating the plants with liquid manure.
America has now nearly one hundred
varieties Of grapes mdor cultivation, and
mere than eight hundred varieties Of
pears.
The practice of chewing bones, sticks
and old pieces cf leather by cows is an
indication that their systems need some
thing n.i furnished IN their food, and
frequently bone dust fed III small quanti-
ties, at fist with meal, will supply the
need.
The Germans. vino for the last decade
have devoted great attention to horse and
cattle breeding, propose to hold an inter
national agricultural show, especially Ot
live stock. at Hmnhure in lSS2 The last
one at TIE samr place in 1865 was very
sa'ce ini.
\ good VA {, keep Cd. flowers fresh
is to lay them in wet cloths. Take them
oHt of the vase at night. sprinkle with
cold water, and wrap them with cloths
/ made very wet with cold water, The
/ weigh; OF the cloth VIII not crush tn,
mos! delicIi" flowers, while it keeps on.
the air AMI i.r,eutsthcir falling 10 pieces
or opening further.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-25
r29scTAL AID ToLTTicAL.


Grant At Cal,na 'Gcntlemcn, they have
,n. "..'il''''' '' ''''''''''' ''''''
P', .
fcpuh1".'A5 "l al s'l!i'' .i "i'n'', "'-
4uiesec IN thc convention "c'i'n. "'fH"9s
htPF'H''a-
The St I.nai5 G'' Uatav,d says That
Gen. Garfield will pull Il Republican Con
gresham cs iVn In ugh in Missouri.
Au4rs, p,llaoui paws 81 900 for three
d,vs ncrun,ocv of :: house in Cincinnati
convauicn,iy InciieI for the Democratic
Convention
The New York H3"d correspondent IN
Nashin%ton writes thai some ct The Demo
Gratis now talk Of arranging Gen: Grants lli-
turc for linn on permanent and honorable
basis by a bill which Wili probably he miro
duccd early IN December, creating the pace
for him OF general "l tl'c rctlrcd list, with n
handsome salary Tor lie.
7, ...,.u1 ,,..rf;.rxi. ,;.o ,,ir,,o ,I,i,s
,.rr,-,,r .,,' as.'ss;n ir i,ry and what moi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-25

IL. id, Il ihnt shaving i Il duty, says
TIA, London News ceremonial, rs among
E@vptians priests. or social merely, "a
among uursclvcs-is older than the lnvrn-
ti,,p q! steel oT even bronze Taeors. Moth
inc is more remarkable IN savage life than
the resolution of the braves who shave
With . shell or with a broken ileca "i
nlass. left hN Eurupc.m inarincra
warrior will throw himself un the ground,
rn,i while one friend holds his arms and
lrrNcnts him froin struggling, another
viii arral.a hi5 chin with the shell OF the
broken bottle till he rist's, hlcodin" but
b.Arullo.s. Mncaulay, il seems, must
h..v. shaved almost ;s badly with iio "a
2nr of modern lie. When It, wcnt to u
barber. and after an easy shave, ASKED
Wi.a hr owed. the fellow replied .IGs'
what Nuu generally give the man viii"
aha5o. vou sir Il Generally give him
two cuts on each check, SAID the hIstr-
ran Of En..lanI Shaving rcquirc1 Il
combination 81 qualities which rarely
m..t IN one arAaicur
I"u should have plenty "f rGor5, nn-
ike u Prus nam ambassador nf the slmgy
Frederick. This ambassador, according
+, No!tairc. cut his throat with the only
razor ne tA'c tNNttl. lh 'illil 81 lilf'a W
plamisi must have been unworthy alike
ui The court to which he WAS accredited
;ii.i uf that from which he cnmc The
exquisite shaver who would face The
world with smooth chin requires many
r.z pFs. many strors, many brushes, odd
soaps, a. light steady hand, and perhaps,
- certain %ai,iy of temper winch prevents
tigrl weapons from offering unhulN
4 t,nipiatiuus. Perhaps the shaver Is
| born, not made. like ti" poet: certainly
many men are born with an inability io
/ -lHvc. HIRE comes the need inr the kind
/ " race If harh,rs,n II race dear To lltcfl
! tine. The energy Of the British clinrIc-
/ .r. uur zral for individual enterprise
makes as - s-lf-sIaving race the Latin
/ peoples ar economical. bat they do not
| "iud"r payment for an easy shave. Amer
i.'rl., N this matter N" morr continental
/ linn English in their taste Was IT not
/ il Murs- HES that his friends introduced
/ Mark Twain TO he shaved 10y a barber
worthy uf the bottle glass or s'a shell
| s;ngr oi his profession? They pretended
! that his performances were equal to those
I Of the barber on board the ship that
/ brought them from America.
! t.uglishmcn rs II rule shave themselves
/ when they d. not wear boards. EaZpfS
are like Scotch sheep dogs u" one wonld
keep bad one or srllor give away II
good one No razor should lc condemn
ed till it has been ''siropprd' well and
carefully. Some say that soldiers old
buff belts inu!c the best stIups. the
Scotch pclsan,rl use Il peculiar hard
smooth funeaS which erows IN dccaylns
elm trees.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-25
AGRICULTURAL.

THE ENGLISH SPARROW AND SIALI fRII
This lively little fellow has elected
considerable discussion for two or three
years past. His family increases so rap
idly that most of our large towns and
cities are already quarterinS his progeny,
likewise his cousins. and his uncles and
his aunts.' and their descendants in large
numbers.
In regard to whether these birds are n
benefit or an injury, the weight of argu-
ment thus far has gone to prove that they
are not desirable acquisition. They are
exceedingly pugnacious, driving AWAY
almost every other bird that comes within
their reach. or attempts to build Its nest
in their vicinity. But the most serious
count in the indictment against them Is
the injury they do 10 fruit not so much
to the fruit itself. but to the bushes and
trees during the winter \ case in point
has recently come under observation.
Mr.. J. Ncwhall, of Toronto, Canada, has
hitherto been an advocate of the English
sparrows. and frequently defended them
in the public prints, but he has had ex-
periencc with them the past winter which
has cooled his admiration. He has red
current patch to which the sparrows paid
great attention. Curiosity led him to III
vestigate the matter when to his surprise
and CONSERVATION, he found every bush
entirely denuded of every fruit bud as
clean as if it had: been rubbed down with
leather-gloved hands. Not bud left.
Further investigation showed thnt h's
Glass seeding plums were nearly strip
ped Of every bud also, and his Mayduke
cherries were considerably damaged.
Mr. Newhall now thinks that ii these
sparrows increase in the same ratio for
tie next three years that they have the
past three, it will be useless to attempt to
grow small fruits in Toronto. He thinks
also that this matter is fit subject for
the consideration of the Fruit Growers
Associations. His suggestion Is proper
and timely. for these sparrows multiply
prodigiousiy and are spreading rapidly
Throughout the country. Forwarned Is
cftcniimgs forcarmed. .-Prairic Fdr"'cr.
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.sI!u oEIai. ar rIr QUEER rHElsr :ow 50
orrFS rsEp.
The ii.-l allGsion 10 eating crow was
made in the knjckcrbock-r NaGa-jHc II
Little more than a quarter Of century ago.
II Was story ola asGinlncr clearinghouse
keeper .n the Hudson and "e an mdig
ngnt patron. Whenever the latter ven
turcd +, suggest that the spring chicken
was ra;h r tough, or that the ruast beef
must have been cut from The COW 3 hOofs,
lac was directly told that he was entirely
'.too particke rIcr, and That the autocrat
nf the table and The house could cat any
thing = crow. This settled the
matter for the time being but the
boardvr, convinced against hls viii, was of
the same upinion still at nll events, III
regard to the quality Of the odibles piac-
ed before him. SO often WAS the ronark,
81 kin cat anything; kin cat crow,
brought down on ms devoted head that
he finally resolved TO try the old man.
He won't out cunning one day and sue
ceedcd in hagging q very fine fat, old black
crow. He went out into the kitchen, and
Of diut soft words and filthy lucrc, induc-
ed the cook ip allow him TO prepare that
crow Tor lbf lbplt- IL DplI'7u II hiOti Z,
and it wasn't such bad looking dish after
all His heart misgave him; the fliniy
old cuss would eat 1t after all. The cook
was Scotch woman nnd used snuff. He
borrowed all she had and sprinhlcd it
literally over the crow, gave it another
simmer. and thea taking 1T on q salvcr
brought il before his host, saying, ms he
set it down. New, my dear sir, you have
said it Il thousand times, ii you have said
/ it once, that you can cat crow. Hero Is
one very carefully cooked. 1t il sald
/ the old nan turned pale for moment,
/ but braccl himself against the back Of
/ his chair. and with II kin cat crow, he
/ began, cutting Il good mouthful. He
swallowed if, and then, and then, prepar-
ing for second onslaught, he looked his
/ boarder stnhight in the eye, while he
calculated. Eve eaten crow, and took
his second portion. He lifted his hands
mechanically, as if for third onslaught,
but dropped them quickly over the reg
ion Of his stomach, and, rising hurriedly
and unsteadily, retrcated for the door,
muttering as he went, 'but dang me if
banker artcr it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-25
Ts-.l- Ct Sa,u.a.ioEs.

Oi the many forms Of salutation, the
custom of shaking hands is the most COM
mon among civilized nations 1t IN
doubleday comes from remote harharIsm.
when men meeting gave each other thcir
weapoued hands, Is security against
trJ,aahcrr or sudden attack On the Eu
r,poan continent it is usual for men who
are intimate friends TO kiss one another,
bat this custom prevails only among the
ladies' in this country and Great Britain.
Ia the greater part Of Germany 1t Is AN
act Il politcness TO kiss the hand OF a
lady: bat this privilege Is allowed IA
iiaiy oaiy (, near relatives while IN Rus
ria II /; extended Ia the forehead. In the
Eat and among the SclGvic nations the
character Of ,saiuiations Is quite different.
The cust6Ih Of throwing one 5 sell upon
the ground and kissing the feet Of the
monarch prevails among the Pcrslahs.
la China an inferior upsn horseback
meeting a superior dismounts and waits
till the latter has passed. In japan The
inferior removes hIa sandals when meet
ing H.; superior, crosses ms hands b.
p!acing the right hand III the lett sleeve
and with Il slow, rocking motion OF the
body. cries uat "Augh AuGh = do
not hurt me. In Siam the inferior
throws himself upon the ground before
his superior. the latter sends toward one
Of his slaves 30 see whether thc former
has been eating anything, or carries with
him any smell at all offensive. Ii lie
does, he is Immediately kicked out, with
out ceremony, hut if not the attendant
raises him up. In Ccy!on the inferior on
meeting superior throws himself upon
the GROUND, repeating the name and dig
nifty Of the latter, who appears to take
little notice OF the PROSTATE fOrm rs be
pGsses it. Among some tribes Of the
American Indian the custom Is to salute
by rubbing noses together. This custom
is also common in the Friendly and
Society island where it is returned by
each taking the hand OF the other and
rubbing it upon his own nose and mouth.
The Noors of Morocco ride at full speed
at a stranger, rs if they intended to run
him down, and, on arriving near. sudden-
IL stop and fire pistol over his head
In the Pelew islands the inhabitants
grasp either the hand or the foot of the
one they wish saltue, and rub their inccs
against it. The Arbians shake hands
six or eight times, but if persons Of dis
tinctioa, the embrace and kiss 81 Vcrnl
times, also kissing their owp hand.
Women persons of rank permit their
fingers 10 be kissed, after long refusal.
In Turkey it Is the custom to place the
hands upon the breast and bow to the
person saluted They are perhaps the
most aflectioua;e in Burnah fancy the
following 4 gentleman meets lady or
an other gentleman and applies hls month
and nose closely to their check and
draws in his breath strongly, as if smell
ing delightful perfume with both nose
and mouth. Hence IN saying GIVE mt
kiss Burmese would say Give me 8
smell. Chic0go Hfcr-rcca".