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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-09-03

ANOTHER HYDRoPnoBIC UoRRoR.-
Fort Worth, Texas, August 26.--On the
farm of W. X. Candy, near this city, Au.
gust 6, rabid dog bit Walter Candy,
four years old, in the face Several of the
animals teeth cutered the flesh in the
cheek above the eye. The little boy did
not suffer except from the laceration, but
his parents at once took him TO Denton,
whore q maidstone was applied. 1t would
not adhere, and it was said no virus had
entered the system. Not satisfied, the fa-
ther took the boy to Mansfield, where a
second maidstone was applied. 1t also re-
fused to adhere.
On Saturday the little fellow said his
throat was sore, and refused to eat. He
would CRY when water was brought near
him, and soon became frantic. Physicians
went out from Fort Worth and exhausted
their skills, but the boy grew worse, and a
greonish foam issued from his mouth. His
piteous cries and contortions were simply
horrible.
A little playmate came to see him yes
terday, and Walter snapped at bin, biting
him slightly in the face. The physicians
fear this boy has also been inoculated with
the poison.
Last evening the sufferer became quiet
for while aad slept for few moments.
He awoke with a trcmor, barked like dog,
bent himself nearly double, aud gpashea
his teetb, blood and foam gushcd from his
mouth, and he was dead.
Mrs. Candy, tho mother of the boy, is
prostrated with grief, aud it is feared she
will die from the shock.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-09-03

dot brudder Of mine in Chicago vhas
no good, said Moses, as he busted pair
of secondhand pants at the door, He
close his sthore der older day and puts on a
sign dot his wife was deadt, und he doan
keep open Cor two days
Wasn't that right?'
1T vas all right to shut oop but why
doap' he say ON der sign-'On dis account
l haf to dispose of dis mammoth shtock,
und all goods shall be sold at ten per cent.
below cost When pcesness mans wife
dies it Was chance to advertise dot aoan'
como once iu twenty years. VAL Stree,
Ne,os.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-09-03

Green corn is usually cooked too long.
1t should be put into unsalted, rapidly
boiling water and keep boiling ten inmates
then take it out and place it in the folds OF
napkin until it is to be eaten. If it is
boiled longer than ton minutes the milk ia,
the kernel becomes hard, and the whole.
grows moro indigestiblc the longer it is
boiled. If cut from tho cob before il is
c,oked, FIVE minutes is sufficient.
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Backwoods School Teacher Ito boy.
"How far have you gomez
Boy "Ain't never been very fur;
bout ten miles from home, reck-
on
Teacher. II mean how far have
you advanced in your book?"
Boy. cover ter this here pictur."
Teacher. "Why, that's where the
first lessons begins. You can't spell
can your"
Boy. "Ken spell dog an dam, but
amt no great shakes on bird an boss
| hy."
Teacher. "You little rascal, you
must not talk that way. Did you
father ever hear you talk that way?"
Boy. "Nome.'
Teacher. "Then I'm glad tina
there's some one whom you respect"
Boy. "No use'n talk'n that befC
dad, fur he's deel Eff er boss wus te
fling dad he couldn't hear hisse'f hi
the ground
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Happy is that people whose God
is the Lord" and "Rejoice in the Lord
always, and again say rejoice" And
yet in spite of such statements you
are gloomy and said Oh, if you knew
how much harm you have done, how
you have discouraged others, you
would repent OF your past sadness and
cheer up. Has not our God done
enough to shame us out OF our gloomy
fears. Has He not atoned for our
sins, have we not through him hope
of forgiveness? Is there anything III
it to make you feel SO sad? Was il
not for us death was abolished, hell
conquered and heaven purchased
Does this make you melancholy? All
by our unhappiness we are wrongine
our Savior, our religion, ourselves and
the world. Is it not time to take oul
harps down from the willows and com
mence the transporting songg Let us
henceforth come up to our duty ane
right privilege, and make full proof o
the blissful power Of the gospel. Die
you ever think how much might b'
done to spread our Lords Empire, il
every protesting Christian did il
Will you try?- Wdtchmdn.
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The first Association i'll America
was organized at Montreal, in 1851 (;
the first in the United States, at Bos-
ton, q few months later. The year fol-
lowing, Associations were established
atNew York, Washington, Buffalo and
Baltimore.
There are now in the United States
and Canada 1,O66 Associations with
an aggregate membership Of about
$4,000. These Associations own .
total net property of $5,O40,17S. 80 OF
them own the buildings they occupy
366 have libraries aggregating 272,OOC
volumes. 444 have reading rooms
727 Bible classes, and over 1900 pray
err and gospel meetings are held reg
ularly.
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,The VYay 10 sIle Nest.
fContiiaaed fr0M Ist Paqe.l

A1NitttWbNW IfNHN tNt WIZ
same parties were ready and DESTROYS
to contract for coking coal to which
reference has been made Gen. Wild
er, in writing recently to Col, R, A.
johnson, states the ono modern built
blast furnance, Of a capacity Of 100 to
1870 tons OF pig iroN per day uses six
hundred tons Of material per day to
produce it, employing from 1900 10
1900 men constantly, and such a fur
mace will give to a railroad more bus
mess than city of $4,000 inhabitants
located in an agricultural section. He
adds eWhen your railroad is conn
pleted there will unquestionably be at
least fifty or more successful furnace
plants erected and maintained on your
| line OF railway, and thisin addition to
the enormous traffic in coke and
/ iron to the furnace region on the Ohio
river Again, upon the line OF your
railroad are the largest and best forest
Of hardwpods on the American Cont
nent. The rivers Of that section are
pure clear streams, with sufficient fal
and volume to drive any kind Of fac
tory. The road passing southwark
runs at the base of Mitchell and Roar
Mountain, the two highest mountain
east of the Mississippi river, and com
manding the finest scenery in tn
world and giving 70 the world gran
sanitarium for health seekers, Char
lesion News &, Courier.
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Young man don't forget we should
confess to God every inward evil as
soon as it is discovered to us and il
we have tresspassed against our broth
or, to him also we should speedily
make confession. By so doing we
shall keep up the communion OF love
with God and with each other.-Sel.
John Hall, D. D., J.. L. D., OF New
York, says:
The Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION deserves support; first be
cause its work is for young men; sec
ond, because it takes advantage o
the social element in young men ant
third, because it is n Christian Asso
clan
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North Carolina Division.
WESTWARD
CONNECTIONS.

Ar CHATTANOOGA with railroad lines diverg-
ing, making direct close connection for all
points Northwest West and southwest
AT CLEVELAND with Georgia and Alabama Di-
vision for Atlanta, Calera, Montgomery, New
Orleans and all points South, Southeast and
Southwest,
AT KNOXVILLE with Ohio Division and Knox
vile Railroad and Main Line trains Nos. Il 4.
AT JUNCTION CITY with c., N. 0. & I. T. X. T..
North and South.
AT JELLIco with Louisville and Nashville x.
R. for Louisville and Northwestern points.
AT MoRRIsTowN with North Carolina Division
for Warm Springs, N. G. and all Western and
Middle North Carolina p'aits.
AT RoGERsvILLE June ION with Rogersville
and Jefferson Railroad.
AT JOHNSON CITY witt, East Tennessee and
Western North Carolina i.ailroad.
AT BRISTOL with Norfolk and Western Rail-
road, connecting loosely for all Virginia and
Eastern cities, via lynchburg, and all EasteIns.
Middle and Northern States, via Roanoke ana,
shenandoah Valley route
SLEEPING-CA SERVICE.
Nos / and 2 have Pullman Sleepers between,
Memphis and New York via Shenandoah Valley
rorth. Also Pullman Sleeping Cars betwecns
Cleveland an,i New Orleans, via Calera aud
Montgomery.
Cars between Chattanooga and New York, via
Shenandoah Valley route. Also Pullman Sleep
ing Cars between New Orleans and washington
via Atlanta, Cleveland and Lynehburg. Also
Sleepers betwecp knoxville and Louisville OH
we - "''' Z. ". WRENN, G. P.s&T.A.
HENRY FINK, Receiver.
FIX. HUuER, Supt.
c. W. DEslAUSSURE, A. G. !. A.,
Knoxville, Tenn.
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MAMMOTH CAVE!
Americas GreatN atu-
raj Wonder.

The most interesting curiosity and
largest cavern in the world. Its pits,
domes, and immense avenues are not
equaled the echo on Echo River is
grand. The coolest summer resort in
the United States, temperature only
80 deg in cave. Illustrated guide
books containing map Of cave sent on
receipt OF 25c in stamps. First-class
board and IL hop every week day night
For reduced rates to excursion parties
write to w. c. CoMsToCK,
Lessee Mammoth Cave Hotel
p o. Cave City, KY.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-28

"Here is book mentioned in this
paper entitled Hints on Husbandry,"
said Miss Smiggle. 81 think I'll go
down town and by me copy"
Her brother, to whom the remark
was addressed, smiled and said moth
ing.
That evening at the supper table he
inquired did you get the book you
spoke OF to-day, Miranda
"Ye-es," was the somewhat reluct-
ant reply.
and how did you enjoy it?"
'"Well, l reckon its good enough
book, but the title is kind o disap-
pointin'."
Benz. Butler says I'm clean out Of
politics" Well, cleanliness is next to
godliness, so you would do well to stay
out, Benjamin.
Secretary Mannlng's daughter Will
make her debut in Washington So
ciety in December. She was a great
favorite at Watch Hill this summer.
A hotel on the Isle of Wight. much
frequented by clergymen, is kept by a
man appropriately named Saint. The
liquors in the establishment are UNI
usually bad.
The firework programme Tor the
Statue of Liberty celebration is an.
nounced. The elaborate preparations
for the land and naval parades are
almost completed.
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Mrs. Parsons, wife ofthe condemned
anarchist, undertook TO lecture in a
hall at Orange, N. j., and small tu-
multi arose because the lessee refused
to open the rooms. She broke in the
door and lectured to a small audience
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A SENSATION.

Why is il that three bottles Of B B. b. are
sold in Atlanta 70 one OF any other blood REM
edy, and twice as much consumed in the state
Of Georgia as any other preparations No ont
need take our words, but simply ask the drug
gists Ask the people, They are competent
witnesses. six houses in Atlanta arc buying
B. b. b. in five and ten gross lots, and some Of
them buy as often as every two months. Why
these unprecedented sales here at home with
50 little advertising? Modesty forbids us max
ing reply Had i, B, Is. been before the
public quarter or half century, it would
not be necessary to be bolstered upwith crutchcs
of page advertisements now. Merit win con.
Quer and down money,
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have been troubled with a serious blood dis.
ease for six years, and have expended over
$4,000 for worthless remedies which did me- no
good. The use of 10 bottles of b, B. i, has about
cured NEEDING more good than all o'hsr r'n.
edies combined. 1t is quick and cheap blood
purifier.
O. H. RUDOLPn.
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Tall adega, Ala, April 20, 1886.
DEMONSTRATED MERIT.
Sparta. Ga. May. Is, 1856

Sparta, Ca, May, Is, 1856.
Blood Balm 60.
You viii please ship us per first freight onc
gross D. B. b.
1t gives us pleasure to report good trade Tor
this preparation. Indeed it has far eclipsed all
other blood remedies both in demonstrated
Merit aud rapid sale with us.
RozIER Il VARDENAN.
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TOPIC: for next Sunday---The re-
ward Of the faithful. Rev. 2: 10.


The next State Convention of Ten
nessee will meet in Memphis next
year.
Every Member Of the Association is
earnestly requested TO be present Mt
the meeting next Sunday evening
and at the business meeting next
Monday night. Remember Sunday
evening at Q o'clock and Monday
night. Be sure and come, and bring
o friend.
The Eighth Annual Convention
which met in Knoxville was the larg-
est convention of Y. NJ. G. A. workers
that ever assembled in the State Of
Tennessee.
One hundred and six delegates were
present representing thirty-fve OF the
sixty-seven Associations in the State.
Thirty nine OF these report a member
shipyof $685. The other twenty-elghl
sent in no report. Nearly two thou
sand dollars was raised for the State
Secretary, and one will be employed
as soon us a suitable person can bt
found. A large amount OF bushes
was transacted and much good wa
accomplished. Tennessee will sool
be in the front ranks Of Association
workers. Virginia being the banne
State and Georgia coming uext.
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.$1.OOWORTH$5OO.OO

For four years have been sufferer frola q
terrible form Of Rheumatism, which reduced me
so low that all hope OF recovery was given up,
| have suffered the most eXcruciding pain day
anu night, and often while writing in agony
have wished could die have tried every
thing known for that disease, but nothing did
me any good and have had some OF the finest
physicians of the State to work on me, but all to
no effect hyae spent over $500 without find
ing relief. l am now proud 10 say TINT after
using only one bottle Of d, u. b. J am enabled
to walk around and attend to business, and I
would not take $500 for the beuedt received
from one single bottle of Il. b. +. refer to all
merchants and business men OF this town.
Yours, most truly.
r. o. CARA.
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New Advertisements.

ara FAsFSE Its causes, and new and success
hhE NkhA full CURE at your own home, by
Hone who was deaftwenty-eighty years. Treat.
ed by most of the noted specialists without
benefit. Cured himself in three months
and since then hundreds of others. Full par
ticulars sent on application,
4. S. PAGE, No. Al West 3lst St., New York
City.
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All who desire full information about the
cause and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofnla and
Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores, Rheuma-
tism, Kidney Complaints, Catarrh, etc. can Sc
cure by mail, free, a copy OF our 32-page Illus
trated Book of Wonders, filed with the most
Wonderland startling proofever before known
Address, BLOOD BALM Co,
Sept. o. Atlanta, Ga.
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AN EXTEA0MEl.iAn'
To III waaanz E.rrl.. {, =.

TIC III Wanting E.upisT.4
We want Live, Eieegs5ic std Z ~, N-st,
in every county in the Untel ,.dtes -,r, }--'t...
da, 10 sell a patent article OF g!c4t % r..s uN
us MERITS. An article having . lag2 sa.~, l,?s-
inG over 100 per cent profit, having ~ coriE-.
triton, and on which the agent IS ltliac:ed IN
the exclusive sale by deed gysa TT elgh and
every county he may secure from ~, Wta, -
these advantages to Jnr agents and the i'ct th;t
Ii is an article that be sold 70 every house
owner, it mi ,h, not be necessary to make IN
Observation-Disclosures rFEE" 70 secure good agents
al once but wt have concluded TO make it TO
show, not only our confidence IN the merits OF
oar invention, but in its stability by anyagent
that will handle 1t with energy, Our agents
now at work are making from $50 10 5000
month clear and this fact makes 1t safe for us to
make our offer TO all who arc out OF employ
nent Any agent that will give our business
thirty DAYS trial and fail to clear at least yIoo
in this time, ABOVE ALL EXPENSES, can return
all goods unsold to Us and we will refund the
money paid for them. Amy agent or general
agent who would like ten or more couRties and
work them through sub-agents for ninety days
and fail to clear at least $3.50 ABOVE ALL tx
PrNsRs, can return all unsold and get their
money back Noother employer of agents ever
dared to make such offers, nor would we II we
did not know that We have agents now making
more than double the amount we guaranteed
and but two sales day would give profit oi
over Sr2s month, and that one Of our agents
took eighteen orders in one day. Our large de-
scrptye circulars explain our offer fully, and
these VIC wish to send to everyone out OF en-
ployment who will send us three one cent
stamps for postage Send at once and secure
the agency in time for the boouI, and go to work
on the terms named in our extraordinary offer.
We would like to have the address OF all the
agents, sewing machine solicitors and carpen-
tiers in the country, and ask any reader OF this
Ia de - ,lfp IN Canh tta n
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DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES IN THE Y. NJ. g.
A. ROOM EVERY SUNDAY AT2P. NJ.
STRANGERS MOST CORDIALLY INVITED.
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The next State Convention of Ten
nessee will meet in Memphis next
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wayerly. Walker county, Texas.
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GAS attained standard OF excellence which
tdmits of no superior.
It contains every improvement that inventive
lenius, skill and money can produce
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-13
The Age of Fishes,

It is not generally known that there
is hardly any limit to the ago Of n fish.
Prof. Baird, of the United States Fish
Commission, is the authority for the
statement that there is authentic evi.
dence to show that carp have attained
IN age Of 200 years. Prof. Baird also
says that there is a tradition that with
in fifty years q pike was living in
Russia whose age dated back to the
fifteenth century. "There is nothing"
he says, ito prevent a fish from living
indefinitely, and it has no period Of
maturity, but grows with each year OF
life" There are gold fish in this city
that have belonged to one family for
v fifty years. They do not appear
to lie much larger than when they
were originally placed in the aquarium.
and are every bit as lively as they
were when young. There are so many
fish stories in circulation that the or.
binary reader has almost made up his
mind that fish and truth do not 60 we'll
together. Probably some persons will
doubt what is said by Prof. Baird about
the age q fish can attain. II they do,
they are simply doubling the best
known authority on fish. The Russian
minister says that in the royal aquarium
in st. Petersburg there are fish to-day
that have been known by the records
to have been in them l40 years. Some
OF them are, he says, over five times as
large rs they were when first captured.
while others have not grown an inch
in length. An attacle Of the Chinese
legation corroborates this statement.
He says there are sacred fish kept in
some of the palaces in China that are
even older than any of those in Russia.
-UashingtOn Cor. Nem York Herald.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-13
Riiua,istic Mason.

There is a c'ass OF Freemasons who
are a. great sticklers for their rituals
as tho Episeopalians are for theirs.
Ono OF this sort, it is said, was Master
OF an Indiana lodge, and, by an over
exercise Of authority. came to grief.
He had trained his lodge to observe
his commands with absolute precision,
and among the rest eve to take their
seats in the lodge until the gayel fell.
One night he had them on tie rise,
performing the exerci o peculiar to the
craft, when accidentally he slipped,
stumbled backward, broke the window
sash, fell four stories 10 the ground,
broke his neck and died Instantly.
Next day the neighbors were Mortified
at the discovery OF his cadaver. They
had a grand funeral, only it vas noticed
that not a Mason was present. In fact
the Masons had disappeared. Their
estates we're settled. widows married
again, and in time all were forgotten.
A quafter century passed away, when
some boys monkeying round the upper
story OF the Court House, found a
skeleton. The alarmed population
broke open the doors, aad q sight was
presented that might have been appal-
ling, but for its whimsiealness. Thirty
skeletons we're standing. gazing in
tently at that broken sash, and waiting
for the Master to come back and give
that n knock which would enable
them to take their seats! The incident
may by some he reckoned incredible,
but ! have myself seen one Of the
skeletons--Dr. Norris. in Courier
Journal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-13
Clever Theories AbOut Olnas.

The mineralogists and biologists
have offered many very clever theories
to account for the splendor of the opal.
but no one has completely satisfied
everybody and perhaps never will. 1t
is coniectured that it is due either to
the presence OF water in its compost.
ton. or to the disintegration Of the
laminb or layers of stone, but even
this is not certainly known. Tho
Turks believe that the gem is of celes-
tial origin, and thus escape all difficult
ties at once. The ancient opal mines
have never been discovered, but there
were no doubt deposits OF the precious
stones in Arabia, Syria. and perhaps
other parts of Asia, from which the
ancients obtained their gems.
Central America and Mexico abound
in opal bearing districts, which are
much more abundant than might be
supposed; but perhaps the finest opals
in the present day are obtained in
Hungary, The fire opal is found in
the greatest perfection in the porphy-
rite rocks near Zimapan, in Mexico;
but while this variety is the most beau
tiful OF opals, it is also the most seusi-
tive, and is frequently ruined beyond
hope of repair by damp or exposure,
or even by a Sudden change in the
weather. There il probably no gem,
however, which is more subject to in.
jury than the opal. Exposure to the
light Injuries it very materially, though
there is not one thing strange about
this, the fact being true that also of
the amethyst, the garnet and almost
all other precious colored stones.
As stated, the finest opals ara now
found in Hungarian mines. When first
extracted from their matrix the gems
are soft, friable. tender, and easily
broken. The final thing to be done is
to expose them to the air and light for
q few days, until they have become
hard, and then their colors begin to APP
pear. At the same time this change
takes place in the gem it becomes also
reduced in size from the evaporation
OF the quarry water contained in its
veins. Cereal care must be exercised
in drying the stone or it will split anil
crack in o Thousand directions and be-
come thoroughly worthless. 1t il also
linble to another Calamity il exposed 10
o high temperature that is OF losing
iridescence, aud when this once hap
pens the stone is absolutely worthless.
ST Louis Globe Democrat.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-13

in disorder and discomfort BY the in.
diligence Of her whims and oddities
cannot always be sent upon long visits.
and for her too the retreat would afford
an excellent abiding place.
OF course much discretion would
have to be used in deciding what de.
gree of crankiness should be consid-
cred as emitting q person to the privi-
leges OF retreat. but there are enough
mild lunatics whose friends would be
unanimous in voting them proper sub
jects for retirement to make the sue.
cess OF the retreats assured from the
start. Capital and philanthropy might
undertake this admirable work to.
gether, and the result upon the welfare
OF society would be simply ~incalcula.
ble.-Bost0n Courier.