The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-02-05

And cling to hope,-this, 100, shat pass n""y :
Tempted art thou? In oil thine anguish lay
One truth to heart this, too, shall pass away .
DO rays of loniest glory round thee play?
King-likc art thou this, too, shall PASS away .
whatc er thou art. where or thy footsteps stray =.
Ueed he triSs ScOrd---this too, shall pass dtcdy
PAUL llAMILToS lIAYHE.
MANuRE roR CorroN.--l have piece Of land
which wish to plant in cotton the coming year
the land has been planted in cotton for several
successive years and produced on an average
offrom 5oJ u 600 pounds of seed cotton per
acre The stalks grow very tall and bushy.
am going to break the land broadcast with u
two horse Firmly pow about six inches deep,
thoroughly harrow it with Disc harrow and
check the rows of three feet ten inches each
way and plant the cotton down fiat, and culti-
vatc with 4 Browns cultvator. Now what
want TO know is, what commercial ingredient
would bc best 10 compost with cotton seed end
stable manure, and in what proportion should
they be mixed: also the best plan for distrbu-
ting, an how much should be Tut acre:
c. X. CHiab", .ih.
A>swFT.-Acid phosphate is the only thing
needed to compost with cotton seed nnl stable
manure for land like yours that produces fine
weed. 10 every ten bushels each of seci aud
manurs adI 100 pounds If the phosphate and dis
tribute compost 50 tLat from 200 to lOo pounds
of the mclucl phosphate shall be applied to an
acre The first namcl quantity would Lc a
fair average n.auuriny the last named n full
manuring. as much could Ic safely riskcI, if
put in hill or drill. You can apply compost i'll
drill. opening deep iurrow for the purpose
and then check lightly across it 50 as not to dis
turb the n.arurc.-- .Soa't"rn CHiiir0'or.
THE FINANCES or CHESTER tnrSrY. Mr..
John l.. Mci,ien, county treasurer Of Chester,
left fr his homo yesterday afternoon. lie
maize his hnal settle .cn: with the Comptroller
General ON Wednesday, getting through in
about half hour. This dispatch made
possible Icy the usual thorough nnl correct
mnuuvr in which Mr.. McFalden's books are
kept. 1t was remarked at the CJmptroilcrs
Office tia; Cnr-Irrs treasurer is not only the
first TO settle this year, but that he gives less
trouble :.l:.u any treasurer IN the State. He
hns nci h:s u..cc for five years, nnl during
that iim" ha. invariably been the first mnn TO
make = settlement, but the most rcmarkai'c
part about 1t is thtt during the five years he
has Sc ry,I there has not been single land
sale lpt ;nXr5. Fhi, i, ~ doubt due in u meas
urc to his diligence. but it speaks volumes for
the financial condition Of The people Of Chester
The items Of Mr. McFaldcn settlement on
Wednesday are AMOUNT paid on account Of
iSs:i-'i. 81 ,l,;g.33 amount f,r lS-I-'S1 So,
Gi2.7> Total S7G.SU5.I1. Ills books show n
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hand the following: For county purposes,
S'i,51 i.4%: Tor railroad purposes, Si,"'2, Tor
schoo purposes, 5 i,iui.:N.
NJ. Mcruidcn has made such II Inc record
that he has bcru. sv.HIss'"A
MusiC Is THE .tGE.-Sayannah. January D.
To-day an old business fcul Of ten years stand
ing between II. :. Schrcincr all }. 4. Eatcs,
of l.u,.dcn * EatG,. all music dealers. cumina-
ted ia n sEirmish near BnieS's residence. OH
Taylor street. Recently m article calculated
TO iLjurS la lea y Bttaji buiinciS appeared
in tnc .Hrs.W CoUr.p, anil Bates advertised
in this morning. paper ! rcwhrd for the nrnc
Of th, writer, threatening to cowhilc him, ani
nrimatiu. that %chrcincr VAS the m,n. The
latter saw tn. advertisements. lie bought
new c1Sh.lc AMI went t. hook for Bates. Wncn
they met there WAS music III the air The cow
hic ani i-'s were busy for some minutes AMI
quite - crowd, principally Liio', enjoyed the
entertainment. In the melee Bates got the
whip uui used it ciiccualy as it had hccu
used on Linn Tao parties were separated after
they nai almost exhausted themselves. No Sc
rivus damage hring done, il is supposed that
the gent, ,vincu will fight il out on the oil line