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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-05-06

Notes from Star Farm.

AS you have hal no report from these parts
lately will scrapc up what may be circulating
Of interest. 1t is hard to see any one these days
oft Of the field Farmers are all busy putting
in guano anI planting cotton. The area i'll
cotton this year is considerably iii excess OF
what it was last year, and i'll all probability
ule price will be considerably less. think
peaches will be only a thing Of remembrance
this year, "A there are 80 near none in the or
charGs that one hccl not fix his mouth for them.
Apples and cherries may come in il the predic-
ted frost fails to come to time. At any rate we
hope by the help of the United States Senate
aud IA good blackberry crop to get through the
summer, if it is not too hot.
Mr.. Jno Spencer was stricken with paralysis
in his left side Monday aud has not been able
to move since. II is hoped that he will recover
soon. The cause is supposed to be ovcrwork
as we never saw u harder working man. Dc
not let some of our young frcnls say they will
not work at all hereafter for fear of the same
fate, for such cases are rare.
Two negro boys got into difficulty Sunday
knife drawn, one boy stabbed, other gone. 1--WE
unfortunate results from the above the stabbed
negro will not die, the stabbing negro will MOI
be hung.
! There arc petitions to the Legislature on foo
! asking that body to pass the Prohibition Law
We horc it may be 50. We extend our congrat
ulations to the good people of loncsyillc for tn
stand they have taken, and have no doubt til
business of the place will he increased, as tn
amount of whiskcy consumed there had the ten
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Practical Suggestions for Farmers.

NH EplruR Continuing my line of thought.
| still insist that we are raising more cotton hy
onc-thirl than it is to the interest of the cotton
States to prolucc The low price of the staple
| at present would seem to be conclusive evidence
| of this theory. but take into the count the wear
and tear of all cotton sections, as compared ith
corn, grain and grass growing sections, and the
argument is surely in favor Of Il limited supply
of cotton The readers of the TIMES will re-
member numbers Of planters in the best colt III
belts Of the West blowing up their corn when
il was .>.hy for the first working and chang
at lists, and WAS brought about 10y the great
rise III the price Of cotton which took Place
! men tailcl hy conGing in the all.cotton system
! than mado money. or all classes ot men, farm
crs are the least able to enter into spcenIation'
and yet the history oI the past - m cvlrnce
OF the reckless manner III which Farmers nave
stance the date have gwen from l0"N I" IN'-,
cotton selling at E""d prices, All the W!iIc, ana
VINO grew rich III It's production hl' All o' "s
! WI! long remember the hiI'ncia pane Io'''W-
ing this hi&h rilcc Tor cotton ana wh'ch cause"
ventures that terminated III the ruin oil many o'
the best men "i Tie country. repeat that Il
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MG. EDITOR Ill your corresponding More
Anon" had heard rs many good speeches and
read as many practical essays upon the subject
Of farm Improvement as your humble servant
and seen as little gool come from 1t, he would
not feel very much encouraged in the hope Of fu-
turc improvement. There is \ great deal of our
Agricultural progress done in circle.
y few days ago | picked up one of the best
Agricultural Magazines published i'll the Coum
try, and wis amused to see how many Hcc IDEAS
being advanced That had seen ventiatci |
and abandoned years ago. The same old hum
bugs come up every now and Il en- under some
new NAME have Il run and die out, to come iii N
the next generation.
The greatest defect in the main in ow farm
ing operations is the want of reliable statistics.
\ man tells you that he makes II OF 20 bales OF
cotton to mule but he does not .cll YOU
whether he makes any thing clsc-what his la
Dor costs him. his supplies, his rent taxes, in
ttrest and the number of labcrcrs.
The profits OF farming do not depend upon
what n man makes, but what his balance sheet
shows. There are millions Of bushels Of corn
coming daily from Chicago for the Of the
cotton planters Of South Carolina They will bc
apt to pay one dollar a Lushcl for it and haul
it from the depot with n poor mule when hc
! ought to be plowing or resting. The Cotton
! crop of last year will foot up ut least six and
! half million bales. The next crop has been al
! sold in futures two or three times already
yet every body is planting just as much cot
/ ton as he can cultivate, never thinking for mo
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"BLACK-DRAUGHT cures coStivc-
ness and Sick-IIcadachc.
Sold by j. VI. GiEBES. & Go.

The END aF THE DEhpLOCk. .-NaShingtOn !,
May 3.--Thc Republican caucus to-day, after
five hours session, finally agreed to adopt the
report Of the somisittcc OF safety. ! his ensure,
an cXcrutive Scssivn t?-mnrruw. Thus cndcth
the great struggle. It is understood that n warm
and wuriy fight occurred in Caucus before tbs
end was reached, bal Mr. Garhclds lcttc9
Knocked the bottoms cu: of ihc senatorial con-
Germ. The nominations Oh the Vice II cSidcnl >
table will be referred To committees, and the
treaties will be taken up rnuc'lirc.y. Euhcrr-
son will go over under tvMEli""9 uljccrions-
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A REQUEST.

- President of the State sun lay School Con.
vcntou beg that the superintendent or SccI eta.
ry of every Sabbath School Of any denomination
within the bounds Of this County send T. me. at
Union. : e.. u postal carl containing the namo
and denomination Of his school with the num-
Ter Of Scholars and teachers Please ic; this lie
done without delay. and ob.iIc.
Very Respectfully,
r. u SMART
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stock was worth 30 cents in augusta.
EeH- Mr. John X. DePa&s, amost exemplary
young man from Camden, died at Spartanburg
on the 18th ult.
rsn. \ special meeting Of the Knights orrhc
Golden Rule will be held next Thursday night
in their Hall.
Gsno The stores in this town will be closed at
6 = clock every evening except Saturday, until,
the lst Of September m"X;.
pf3. Our young friends, l.. +. Arthur and
Barlow Culp have gone to the roughkccpsic
College, in the State of New York.
G-iy" Gov. llagool has offered reward OF
$500 for the arrest amt coar,ction Of each one
OF the men wh, were engaged in the late lynch
ing OF negro woman III laurcms
nEa, Between Mr.. Grant, the Mason, and Mr..
Mitchell, the Carpenter, Mr.. Phillip Drnn's
building is in fair way Of getting flushed
1t will have a very handsome appearance when
it is completed.
Gsy" \ thief entered the dwelling of Robert
Quarlcs, n culorcd man, the 2lst u!t., ut Cam
den, while QuarlcS was attending funeral, and
stole : TOO in gol'l aud silver which had been lai
up for n rain day. We would like to see any one
rob us of tat amount.
prpr We are truly sorry to state that James,
Oldest son of MIR l. :. Gregory, dicl last Mn.
day morning, from pneumonia, agcl II years.
Mr.. Gregory is truly unfortunate, having now
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TEE,suS ~ EAsrEw EG':S.-St Petersburg,
April 2S.--On Easter day revolutionary procla-
nations from the iitnd and Liberty party were
found enclosed in Easter eggs diSiriiutcl in
the streets Of M,.sc"W. lbc prUclamniirnA urge
the rca>antry 10 seize the lnuds awl refuse to
pay taxes serve in Ike army tnnn, WalugcN
has resigned the presidency of tte committr"
of ministers. No successor VIII he appointed
rs thr cOmmitlec viii be ahNlishcA
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A Tribute of Respect.


At meeting held hy the students "i icoP'cS
Aca lcmy at West Springs the following pream-
hc , nj resolutions were aloptel ns ! tribute Of
i W.; r,rr,,
'tSPe'' ~ '''e' Vi o"' '"''''''
McIEAIf, FANNIE JEFEH anu .N"'LP"'" NNh"'s..
who recently died
WL.r,,e !, h,s plc,se, the lll,yisc and Benef-
iccut Father 10 send into our midst the dread
r,,..,,,,.r Dr,th who hos t,I;.n from us three
nf our ,uIcu,s the brightest and best of MS ALL
l.. !,
D,xoy,cy That we in This our sorrow ac-
L,n,yIrJ,e ,Lr yyisInm of ..IIim who du.th all
,Lircs xrI,', and bow with reverence to His
viii
Rcs,Ircd That our sympaihics are hereby cx-
,cn,,l !, tho hrrc,y.J families in their sors ar-
nir,inn.
RcxoyrcJ Tint n copy of these resolutions be
sent to each of the afflicted families, and that
,hrv bc pulIish.I in the UxIoy TINES
e. II GREEN Chairman
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The dwelling.

The Unvclling.
large number of persons from this vicinity
intcnl being nj Spnrtanburg next Wednesday
IL witness the uuvciing of the Morgan Monu-
rncmt oar friend SpcightS Of the Merchants
Hotel announces that he will be prepared to feed
well any number of hearty eaters, and at the
usual prices - day and - cents meal
The Colonel is not man To tax" advantage Of
such occasions 10 make cXtortionatc charges.
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Memorial Pamphlet


We have received very handsomely printed
pamphlet continuing the proceedings ct the 1 III
on Comfy Agricultural S,ticty, Tia" resolutions
adopted by the LADIES Of this town AMI other
matter that has appeared in the T,".2s relating
10 the death of DR.. \. ". Tho..SDD. The pam
Ihlct WAS COTTON up ~ few Of The friends Of
the deceased who wish to preserve in permanent
form the record Of the high esteem III which he
was held by the people of lis native Comfy.
Another matter should be attended 10 NJ once
The body Of Dr. Thomson lies in an almost open
and much neglected graycyarl-r thoroughflrc
for man air! beast While profess much
regard for the man when living. let us show suf,
hcicn, respect for his sacrcl h'ty TO protect the
spo, where i. LAYS from being lcscc'aicI hy van
uolism
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T.aIABI NOTICE.

Citations, Notices to Creditors and
Notices of Final Discharge must be
paid for before they will appear in
our columns.
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Meets Noxt Monday.
We are requested TO notify nll persons Ia in;;
business with the County Commissioners that
the monthly meeting for May will BIO held next
Monday instead of Tues lay.
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That Great Midland Route.

That Great Midland Route.
By the following which we take from report
Of n conference held ut Augusta on the 30th ult..
between Hon. :. J. Barbour, President of the
Virginia and North Gan oliua Midland Railroads,
Maj. J. T. N0orchcnI, cc-prcSident ofsthc \.
&. midland, Mr.. }. X. C"wan, Attorney Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroads, and the Presi-
dent of The Augusta and Knoxville railroad
arc compelled to believe that Union IS hot
thought Of aS beng the line Of :he great
Railroad route from Baltimore to the South:
MIR Barbour Said the object of his visit was
principally 10 obtain information in regard to
the feasibility Of obtaining permanent councc
ton with Augu<taby the way of the Augusta and
knoxville Railroad, and the disposition OF the
people of Augusta towards sucl. eonnection.-
There had been II number Of suggestions made
as to the route to bc pursued, but he inclined to
that hy way Of StatcSvlle, y. G., Spartaaburg
and GREENWOOD. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
ruad desired to reach Augusta and have II through
line under one management from Baltimore to
this city. 1t would be nearly an airline and
the nearest all-rail TO the East.
4 surveying party had arcady been sent out
To survey the route from Statcsvill to spartan
hmg. II the road was built from Greenwood o
n, -. D. I,J go "'' """'' ,"' NV
Mi,llnul ,woi,in,, II q, Snor,onlurv A. u;,Lt
meeting "t citizens was held, at which PrcSi-
inhi barbour amt others spoke. lie assured
,. ''''' - W. '0'r was o",,' ,,o''' H"B"s
NEE, i, at that r"int. A RESOLUTION wns aIlnn,
ted. declaring that it was the sense of the meet
ing mat the Augusta amt Knoxville Railroad
should be extended to Srartanburg ut the car
lest possible moment.
MIA,
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c,.,; ,I ,,
' Wv ~ '''"' 'F''"S' VI
s"'H' o'h'r P"'ht Oh the Augusta ana NhoNviilc
Railroad. We shall not be surprise |. when the
new road i buiIt if those vhn contrnl II slouIl
,:, -,
W " "'' '"' '"''''N' ~ o"'''
u hrHhch I" us
Ii i rumorcl that the tlv,lc Comnany is about
:, Invita- = T. {. - sal ,L - G ;,,
,c -,
u - We """'' 'Nc " S'' "n"' outlet 'h"rIc''
ton Will control.
~ %
'o"''o' ""oNoy eo''cst
vs. was ~ '' ''i'c''' '"c "e"'h o' hcpFe-
sentative . 'onnor at this time has Siv"n-,i,r H.
much speculation rs 10 the effect il will have
un,, ria. r,rtc., L,,,vo,, hin, ,,J No,n.,,. ,,r
Wv ''''' III ''"S'''' ~ ""'|" '''' v '""''
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EeD. On last Friday South Carolina Railroad
stock worth 30 cents in augusta.
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EsD. \ special meeting Of the Knights fthc
Golden Rule will be held next Thursday night
in their Hall
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TRYING TO MrzzrG THE PnrSS-M Mobile, Ala.
hpril 2S.-Thc Nc~S having rcprolucci. al
Iho"gh 9Th disciaimng comments, an attack in
New YORK journal on Postmaster ID. NJ Wyck
Sr,ham. wrts were Issued to-la for the arrest
at the c'litor aud rwh'ishsr anI rr H. Crampton.
thc alleged iHyriqa;Vy.
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Esn Mr.. John X. Deraas, amost exemplary
young man from Camden, died at Spartanburg
Oh the 9th ult.
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TIE FLoODSi% TIE WEST Washingt nj, Arrii
2?-Telcgrams from the West rcpor: the rivers
still rising and much damage TO property Thou
sands are being driven from their houses Ly the
floods. M Armoursdale near Kansas civ five
coIOrci persons were drowned.
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r,y,. The stores in this town will he closed at
6 : clock every evening except Saturday, until,
the lSt Of September ucX;.
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The Cold Snap.

The Cold Snap
our devil asks us il we not going To say
anything about the cold snap we are having.
Well. We supposed there was not much u>c in
Us telling our readers what they could not help
knowing already; but 10 satisfy his satanic
majesty we will state that wcarc afraid the pre-
sent cold snap is doing much mischief to the
cotton plant just coming up.
Tho Laws Must Bo Enforced.
We are truly pleased to find that the .Iurics III
Trial Justices courts, in cases under the Fence
Law, the Adultery Law. the Liquor Law, the
Laws against cmticimg away labprcrS and carry
ing Conceal Weapons, have lately shown strong
disposition TO rigijly enforce those laws. They
are all cntctmcntS tor the gpol of society aud
it it is established that iuricS will couvic; th sc
who are found guilty of violating them, lawsuits
will hc less frequent the morals Of our people
will be improved and good order will prevail
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DfA Our young friends, l.. +. Arthur an
Barlow tulp have gone to the Poughkccpsi
College, in the State of New York.
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PROGRESS OF PROHIBITION.

~ the Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-29
Value of Orchard Grass.

The Lancaster Farmer noting increas-
ing inquiry for orchard grass through
out the country, gives the following
information about its uses and its
history: 1t is quite as valuable a grass
as Timothy, and i'll some respects per
ferable to that grass, and should be
more generally known. Its botanical
name is Ddctylis glOmeratd, the general
name DactyIis, being nearly the Greek
word for "a fingers breadth" probably
applied to it on account of the size of
its clusters of spikelets. Though
called orchard grass with us, it is gen
orally known i'll England as Cock
foot" In some works it is given us a
native of this country, but while it is
generally introduced in all the other
states, it is nowhere native. Still,
singularly enough, the success that at
tended its cultivation in Virginia,
where it had been brought from Eng
land, in colonial times, caused it to he
returned to the mother country about
1864 as orchard grass, and of great
value thus an interest was created in
England in one of their own grasses,
which had not heretofore been highly
valued. Since orchard grass was thus
introduced into England, its culture
largely increased and it now properly
holds a high rank.
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KanSaCk.

A gifted lady who dcvOtes herself
to Bible study, and who has wonderful
power in unfolding the hidden treas
ures of the Word, tells how new light
came to her upon the word search. She
was III Sweden, and though she knew
but little of the language i'll that conn
try. vet she liked to read her chapter
in Swedish every day. One morning
she came upon the words which stand
in our translation, search the Scrip
lures and found that the first word in
the passage was one which we render
in English "ransack.n
Ransack is very strong word. 1t
means to search up and down, high and
low, from right to left, and i'll the corn
ers and by-places 1t means to search
with the purpose to find and he
who searches the Scriptures thus will
not fail of his reward.
That is what we all need to do-ran-
sack the Bible 1t is full of hidden
treasure. We shall not find it if we
search with a lazy, half-fOrmcd purpose;
but if we set ourselves i'll earnest to
ransack the Bible for our food of life,
O how it will open to us. and how
strong and courageous we shall become
Kind Words.
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Ours.

The late Mr.. ArnOtt, commenting on
the words, They shall be abundantly
satisfied with the fairness of thy house,
says: | once heard father tell that
when he removed his family to IL new
residence. where the accommodation
was much more ample, the substance
much more rich and varied than that to
which they had previously been accus-
toned, his youngest son, yet llsplng
infant, ran round every room and scan
ned every article with ecstasy, calling
ont, in childish wonder, at every new
sight, as this ours, father? And Is
this ours The child did not say yours;
and | observed that the father, while
he told the story, was not offended with
the freedom You could read IN his
glistcming eye that the infants conf
dencc, III appropriating as his own all
that his father had, WAS an important
element in his satisfaction.
What beautiful comment this upon
the Apostles words, Il Cor. iii. 81, 23),
"All things are yours, and We are
Christ's, and Christ is Gods" The
child of God has no need to lingcr ON
his Fathers threshold, nor to knock
humbly. How differently child and
"A bcggar come to your Office or study.
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Life Saving Service.

One of the most beautiful illustra-
tons of applied Christianity is seen in
the work of the Life Saving Service"
an organized bureau OF the treasury
department. Formerly when a ship
was wrecked on almost any shore, the
passengers dreaded the murderOus
banditti of the coasts, who prayed up
on them in their helplessness, often
robbing and numbering those that had
escaped with their lives. To the per
lis of the sea We're added the perils
among wreckers. Now all along our
Atlantic coast stretches a Gordon of
life saving stations. manned with dar-
ing surfmen and splendidly equipped
with life boats, surf-boats, mOrtars for
throwing lines over the beached ship,
and all the appliances for saving life
which modern science has devised.
The coasts of our great lakes are also
to great extent provided with this
service. During the last year three
hundred disasters to vessels occurred
within the districts covered by the
service On board these vessels were
| $50 persons, of whom only nine were
lost. The report of the bureau for
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ct. Bloomsbury Galedoniarl.
PeaCeabIe Fruit.

WhA, shall thine 'aftervard be o Lord,
For this dark and suffering wight
Father. what shall thine after"ard be
Hast thou a morning Of Joy for me,
And a new and iOysus light
What shall thine 'AfterwArd" be, o Lord,
For the moan cannot stay
wilt thou turn it to some new song Of praise,
sweetar than sorrowless heart could raise,
when the night bss passed away
What shall thine 'nfterwKrd' be- o Lord,
For this helplsssness Of paint
A clearer view Of my home above,
Ofmy Fathers strength. and my Father love
Shall this be my lasting gAin'
Whist shall thine Aftsrvard' be, o, Lord,
How long must tay child endure
Thou knowest It's well know Is not
Thine aftervHrd" cometh, cannot tell what
But know that thy word 10 sure.
What shall thine 'aftsrward be. o Lord
wonder and wait 10 see,
While to thy Christening hand bow,
What 'pesoeable fruit may be ripeninE now
Ripeaing fast for me
-Frane.s RtdIe1 Hareygal
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Make Good Butter.

The dairy season is here again, and
we cannot too strongly urge upon farm
ers one and all, the propriety of max
ing good butter. 1t matters not how
many or how few cows there are on the
farm, make good butter. There is no
excuse for so much poor butter being
made in the state. The water is good
that the cows drink, the food is good
that they eat every facility abounds
that is necessary to make the very
best article. Neatness should be OBJ
served in all the operations of produc-
ing it. Whether at the milking of the
cows. or at the setting of the milk i'll
the pans, skimming the cream, churn-
ing observe every rule of neatness,
always remember that it costs no more
to make pound of good than it does
a pound of inferior, poor butter.
Market it while it is fresh. Good but
ter always sells at any season of the
year at good prices. There is no dan
ger about that, for the demand is al
ways in excess of the supply Chris
| tian at Work.
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RreVitiPS.

Four million pounds of maple sugar
is DR.. Hoskings' estimation of the
yield this year of Orleans Co., VT.
In raising chickens don't forget to
guard against lice and rats. OF the
two lice are the most dangerous.
For making fodder ties tarred Irvine
is said to be cheaper than to raise rye
or millet especially for this purpose.
A sixty-five- year-old tree on Bel
grade Hill, in Maine, is credited with
an aggregate yield of 600 bushels of
Baldwin apples.
How many farmers know how much
stable manure they can prOtitably
apply to an acre ? And yet that is
something they ought to know.