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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-01-08

PER cENTAGE.-Thc reckoning of per-
centagcs, like the minus sign in algebra, is
a constant stumbling block to the novice
Even experienced newspaper writer's of.c II
become muddls3 wh"n they attempt to
H"""k, Of it. The ascendiar -SaalA -i.-.--'
per cent; given any sum of figures, tho
doubling Of it is an addition Of 100 per
cont. But the moment the change is a
decreasing calculation tho inexperienced
mathematician betrays himself, and even
the expert is apt to stumble or go astray.
An advance from 20 to 25 is an increase
of 25 per cent; but the reverse Of this, that
is, decline from % to 20, is a decrease OF
only 20 per cent. There are many per-
sons, otherwise intelligent, who cannot see
why the reduction of 100 to so is not a
decrease Of 100 per cent, if an
advance from 80 to 100 is an in
crease of 100 per cent. The other
day an article of merchandise which had
been purchased at 10 cents pound was
rcsold at 80 cclts a pound, profit of 200
per cent; whcreupon writer in chroni>
cling the sale, said that at the beginning OF
t. recent depression several invoices OF
the same class Of goods which had cos
over 80 cents per pound had been finally
sold at 10 cents per pound, loss Of owe,
200 per cent. OF cours" there cannot be
decrease or loss Of more than 100 per cent
because this wipes out the whole Of the in
vcstmcnt. An advance of from 10 to 81
is gain of 200 per cent; but decline
from 80 to 10 is a loss of only G6S pei
cent.-Ncw York Journdl Of Commerce.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-01-08

SEAsONABLE DUTIES OF FARMERS
Those who have families Of children shoult
interest themselves in the district schoo
and see that it is we'll taught aud sustain
cd. No farmer who is parent can afford
to neglect his duty in this matter, or fai
to manifest a lively interest in the school
where his own ncishbors' children receive
their rudimentary, if not principal, educa
ton. Able school trustees and oommis.
siouors, with capable and efficient teachers
are important requisites, and it is the in
cumbcnt duty Of every parent t. aid in Sc
curing these desirable auxilaries to public
and home education. TO tSis end, attend
the school meeting, vote for the besr men
for school trustees, and aid in making lib
oral provision for first class school in
your district And do not fail to visit the
same occasionally and encourage the teach
er. In this and other ways you can do
much to improve the school, and every
judicious effort in that direction will re-
dound to the benefit OF all Interested
parents, pupils and teachers.
Good officers and teachers eau best be
secured through the personal attention and
influence Of parents who manifest lively
interest in their selection and mau uagemeut.
Furthermore, provide your family with pure
and useful books and periodicals. Money
invested in reading matter Of the right
quality pays large dividends. The rule
should be to get only the best"-only
such publications rs arc instructive, useful
and elevating. Avoid all trashy story pa
pers, and other reading of a scnseless and
sensational character-of the nickel novel
and love-and-murdcr genera. They are
demoralizing and worse than poison for
young people. Instead Of such useless
trash secure s,anderd books pertaining to
rural and domestic affairs, as we'll as histo-
ry, science and literature.-Am. 4igrtcuhu-
rist.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-01-08

Eli PAso, Texas, December 29.--it be-
came known here yesterday that a bold at
tempt was made on the night Of the 23rd
inst. to blow up the bridge Of the South.
eru Pacific Railroad across the Rio Grandc
river, several miles above this city.
Dynamite was placed on the track and the
bri dgo bolts were looscDcd. A dozen or
more men, speaking English, seized bridge.
keeper Melvin about midnight, bound and
blindiiIdcd him, and then marched him to
his cabin.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-01-08
ANOTHER EXODuS nothcr

ANOTHER EXoDUS.- Another largo
number of colored people left tho Halsell-
Vile neighborhood for Little Rock, Ark:
on last Monday. This makes over 200 that
have left that section within the past
month. There are agents sent among
then by railroad men, who tell golden tales
to them about Arkansas: The negroes arc
required to pay a sail sum of money before
starting and we understand they sign a
contract to work out the balance of their
expenses in Arkansas. We hear others
will leave this county soon for tho same
destination .-Chestc, Bulletin 25M.
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Souru CARoLINA'S PROSPERITY
Ncrs G"d CoUricr will print Tomorrow q
review Of the industrial growth and re-
sources Of South Carolina covering Il
period Of five years since the United States
census OF 1880. The review shows an in
crease Of $25 l42 ,SG5 in the value Of real
and personal property, of nearly 20 per
cent. decrease (morc than S500,OG0) in
the public debt Of the State during the
same period. In 1880 the value of the
products Of the State and agricultural ma,
chincry was S7,i, ,1S9.s79 in 1885 the
value is ST. ,90S ,G47--an increase Of $40, :
71S,79S, radc up as follows: increased
value of live stock 1901 $3.50, agricultu.
raj productions SS.629,221, agricultural
machinery Sl,405.97S, manufactured pro.
ducts S2l ,655, ,2l0.
Individual deposits in State and National
banks during the past year show an in
crease of $9l ,0S6. The commercial cap
ital is estimated at $iG:9S2.00 as CONS
pared with so, ,156 coo in 1880. There
are 1886 manufacturing establishments in
the State, as compared with 2,70S in 1880
The capital employed has increased from
81 ,205, ,S9l to S23,36T $40, while tn,
products have increased from Sl6,733, ,00S
to $38,l03,250. During the five year:
2lO miles of railroad have been built, at q
cost of 81 100000. In fine, the review
shows that the people have added in five
years SGG,3G0,OO0 to the total wealth O
| South CAROL ina
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|
country is opeI mnuthcd about making Q
proper appor;ioumant aa issue in the mex
campaign. This be ng the case, it is a:
well to see wat is the ground Of complaint
which arises in default Of an enumeration
and rcapportionment. As near as we car
approximate the i5urcs we find the follow
ing results: Charleston county is very
certainly uudcr 5000 population at this
period, Edge6eld and Barnwell together
possibly foot W $4,000 to-day; Abbeville
and Anderson s3, 900; Grccnville and Spar
tanburg 10000; Richland aud Oraugeburg
$4,000; Sumter and Marion $4,000. Now
thea, if Charleston county has II reprcsen-
tatives to say G0O0O people, this gives one
representative to every 5000. At this
rate Edgefcld aud Barnwell should have
10 representatives,, they h,vo only 10;
Abbovil!c aud Anderson should have 16,
they have only Q; Grccnvilc and Spartan
burg should have 1S they have only s;
Richland and Oranycburs should have Is,
they have only 10; Sumter and Marion
should have l5 they have only s.
Without going further these figures arc
sufficient to Indicate the gross wronp done in
postpopinp the enumeration and tho rom
nor,ionment upd.r il o> exnr,ss,v a;roo.ad
by the Constitution. At the next State
Convention, called for the nomination Of
State officers, which is ,autamoun, to an
,,oo,;,, ,b;. ;,,;,,, .n,
tclIin, wov Dorhl;,,, ,ho ,,,,, ,.,,.
tior in rho Laoisr,,,r. for ronroson,.,;o :.
tho Convention wb;I.t rh,r,,s,o .:uL
% d.Ioo,,os Edoo6oId ,,1 r,u
bipca will b,vo 2t ,l,bo,,.h ,h, ,wo ,,
,ics have over 3O 0oO mar, roor,o .h.n
Charleston county. Ahbov;)l, ,ra Al
dcrson will have but % ol,bou.b thou
have over % 600 mor. noon,. ,b,v
Charleston comfy. GrccnvilIc and s,,rt,n
buru will have bnt 3O ,bouob ,hov h,ro
some 30 900 more pcopl, than CharL.stou
couuty. This same ADVANTAGE will enurc
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Atlanta, Ga, December 29.-Jamcs
Turner, nephew Of United States Senator
Joseph +. Brown, was run over by a
freight engine in the Western and Atlantic
Railroad yards last night, and was ground
to death. Mr.. Turner was trying to cross
the track il front of the engine. Senator
Brown is President of the Western and
Atlantic Railroad.
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NUMBER l.

DANGER OF THE BARBER-SuoP.-How
many prescriptions for sore taroats do you
suppose I've written in the last wceky' asked
Detroit doctor the other day.
oh, perhaps n Dozen
Nearly thirty, sir. And what do you
think the cause in every case WASP
Change Of weather, of course
Change of nothing! There were two cases
where the patients slept with open windows
and get cold, but iu all tho rest tho almont
could be traced directly to the barber
! What did the barber do?'
Cut their hair. tell you tho average
barber is n more dangerous foe to humanity
than cholera aud smallpox. While they
can be guarded against or stamped out,
he lives on, year after year.
is it dangerous to get the hair cut
| Outside Of the three summer months it
is. Take raw day like this and forty
nine out of every fifty men who get
into BARRIERS chair to have their hair trim
med will have cold or soro throat before
tomorrow night. would rather tako
| walk for two hours without my overcoat
than to have two ounces of hair shipped off
my hcad.'
But if people want their hair cut how
is the barber to bame?'
He is all to blame. No one should have
his hair cut moro than twice n yoar-May
and Scptember-andi it should be done only
on war M day.
boys continued the doctor. "a worl from
tho barber il sufficient to make them sub
NIT to haircut or shampoo. Those who
don't hear from the hair.cuting may certain
ly expect to from the shampoo. You walk
out of the shop into the cold air, and
within twen,y-four hours you can look for
neuralgia, too,hache, earachc, or sore
throat
Would you advise a law on the subject p
'Wc couldn't make law to cover tho
case. What I'd advise is for the people to
investigate the matter and exercise judy
ment and common sense. 1t is just as bad
to rob your head as your feet. You
wouldn't dare to take your socks off
boys. The risk is even greater than in pull
ing off an uudershirt. People should un-
derstand tits. 1 have seen dozen cases of
pneumonia brought on by hair.cuting on
q cold day. 1t is responsible for much of
the asthma, and perhaps for some of the
consumption
slow about shaving, doctor?'
1T is a dangerous habit. You can trace
nearly every case of toothache and facial
neuralgia in Il man to the habit of shaving.
If all men projected their throats by chin
whiskers, aud the nerves of the face by n
liberal growth, you wouldn't hear of half
the present ailments. When l MAS a boy
I never heard of case of neuralgia in tho
facial nerves. In these days it is as com~
mon as cases of the ague. Men used to
wear boards. The fashion of to-day is
meant to encourage ailments. Shaving
opens the pores OF the &C and invites
neuralgia to step in and twitch the nerves.
---Detron Free Press
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ARRESTED AFTER TwENTY-FIvl

YEARS..-~Sedala, Mo-, December 29.--
James l.. SiSmond, brother of one of the
most prominent citizens of this (Petis)
county, was brought here last night by a
detective and turned over to the Sheriff of
Rock Castle county, Ky, to which place he
will be taken to answer for murder conr
mitted twenty-five years ago,
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1t knocks all the gilt off the gingerbread
Of an editors life to know that when he
has written fiery and brilliant article de-
uouncng tyrauny, and exposing slavery,
he will have to go home and split kindling
wood for his wife, and shine his mother in
laws bcots.-FaU Rivcr Advancc.
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tho Western Uuion Telegraph receiver
yesterday 'Do you know that few peopl
outside the doctors and the telegraph re
cevers realize how many babies arc borr
in the world Why, there isn't a day
Sundays included, that don't handle from
| ID to % baby tolcgram5, as we call EN-
By these mean tclegraphc announce
mcnts Of the advent Of little strange )
There's good deal Of human nature il
these messages. OF course, they arc usually
sent to the little ones grandparents, and
they take on all shades of cxubcranco
from the wildly exalted ecstacy of u fir&,
born to the cold, formal, and not infr:,
quentiy disSuStcd announcement Of the
sixth. | will say, however, that after tie
second or third event of the kind the light.
ming is not drawn on so recklc, sly The
slower process of the mails is considered
enough for the emergency. The coming
of the first, however, is as sure to bring
out an exctcl telegram as the sun shines
1t is great fun to watch the senders of
these first baby dispatches as they prepare
them. y young father comes in with a
hurried step and an exultant, bcaming
lace. He grabs blank and dashes of
something like this Great news Mary
very i'll. Fiue boy Then he tears tha,
up. Somehow he doesn't want the rude
tcicSraphcr to know the name of the gcntll
but happy sufferer, and he tries it again ::
'EXpccted event realized a little yirl ::
wife doing we'll But, pshaw y he saws,
that's rather cold way to speak of her
to own father aud mother Wife, why of
course she's wife ; but do not like that
and lie tears it up. Then he starts again.
and this time he says: 'Conround the tel
eSraphcr, he shan't know anything about
it. and he writes 1t has comc-cirh:
pounds-femalc. Mother all right lie
looks at 1t a minute, and then tears it up.
with the remark; They won't know
whether that means a Jersey calf or
colt. by this time the
young man has got into sweat, and crab-
olng a pencil he dashcs off: It's girl
Mother Going nicely aud after looking Il.
that five or six minutes, and maybe with
pHRl~!ehttf'ss pHRl !!efhttf7's "i,h Tnvy arc ali about alike,
these first young fathers. They're proud
and happy and conscious, and yet they will
do almost anything to conceal their iden-
tity. Sometimes the young man comes in
showing signs that the great domestic
event has been too much for him, and then
| have to take the pencil and help him out,
and do it in q practical way. get the
address and simply write: The little
stranger is here. 1t is a girl Cor boy.)
Mother WE'LL And then the man pays
his halt.dollar and nearly pulls me through
the windoT in his fierce desire to have me
90 and give the baby a bath. There is
great fun in a telegraph Office when the
baby business has been particularly good,
can tell you Chicago HraM
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-01-08

McKenney, Texas, December 20.
Thomas IIinson, boy aged fourteen years,
euiccl the three little daughters Of John
Gallagher, residing at St. Paul, this county,
some distance from home yesterday cvrn>
ing about sunset. After getting them in
secluded spot he brutality assaulted
Laura, Il child Of seven or eight years Of
age. The other children fled. Deputy
Sheriff Brooks arrested Ilinson Inst night
and lodged him in Jail There IS some
doubt as to how long he will be permitted
to remain there.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-01-08
VOL. XVII.-NEw SERIES.

to why the poor whito trash Of centra
North Carolina ate the clay that is foun,
In that part Of the country. 1t remained
for Philadelphia physician to solve tn,
mystery. n short time ago DR.. Frank II
Getchcll, Of 1882 Spruce street, went on
cunning expedition to North Carolina
His quest tor game led him into the wilG
country back of Salisbury, which is in.
habtSd, for the most part, bya miserable
race Of beings with only just enough en-
ergy to exc out Il wrctchcd cXistance
These creatures are nearly al veritable
living skeletons, and, with few exceptions,
are addicted to the habit of clay-oatiug.
While shooting wild turkey and other
game in this wild region, DR.. Getchcll
made au incidental study Of this peculiar
habit or vice among the inhabitants. 1t
isa mountainous country and in the spring
little rivulets start out from tho caps of
snow on the mountain, and, as the days
grow warmer, tho little rivulets become
torrents, and great wash-outs are made
along the mountain-side
The soil is Of a heavy, claycy nature,
but there arc strata OF clay that is heavier
than the rest. and tbe wotor rrsbos d,v,
this CLAW is formed into l;tt1o no,,o,s ,J
rolls and accumulates in heaps in the valley.
These little pellets and rolls are what the
clav-caters devour with ~ mucb ,,;d;tv
as toner swallows \ glass Of wb;slcv
..mono u, oon nao oc,:
..;d II. Co,ohau 81, -,
e,t;,c o,,v i o,r'os. ,n;voI T
r,,,, toaa,or. ..c.,:., =,
ona .ho ,nno,;,, ,
.;,,o WIn, ;..;.:
entcrca c,b;r occrn;od hv o, g ,,'
,oor c,,;,;os ,1 r..,
tho ankle 70 ,bo loo of , ,,h,o ~ .sL:UI
>v,s nl,c,d b;, di,h or huo,J
and nototocs with;n ., ~ r,,ch m. oh:I,
was kicl;np and orr;,,, ona .,.,,,
mother ,vhv sbo had tod hin, -. CL
nlcd thot shc wanted him :, a., son,a c.,
beforc bc wont ont to ,bo ol,r ,L
fused to do So Tb,. woman oonc,..o,
that she ate the CLAW herself but oxn,,;roa
that the child's health d,m,naed tb,, :,
cat some srbston,;al food before eating any |
earth.
Almost every one [ met in this section |
was addicted to this habit. They were |
all very thin, but their flesh seemed to be |
puifed out. This was particularly notice |
able about the eyes, which had a reddish |
hue.
'All Of tho clay-catcrs were excessively
lazy and indo!cnt, and all OF these condl-
tions combined led me to the conclusion
that there must be some sedative OF stlmu-
latlns qua'ltlcs' or Doth' III tho cIay' ana l
determined 70 nHd out "hcther 'hefo was
or not' cons'i ucn''y otous"1 io' "
the c'ay nome Win ne' anu rro'' l'e'"an
and myself "auo "h analysis OF 'ho s'un'
ana u'sco'ercu '''''' '"H'c'' VI o''y 'y-e"'c's'
the lnhao'tan'S OIL ccntra' Nor'h oaro''ha
shou'o u'o'o Pio9''S w 0"'''' "'''"'o-
eaters.
All u '"'s '''y oon'''"s ''"cn'c' ou' 'A>
actly IN wha' Pfopof''o'' We nave not ye'
discovered. ArSehic-ea'inS Is common I'D
many parts OF '"e "o''o' ana IS Pract'ceu
to greater or less extent 'hf"uSEout inc
world IL acts Us Soua'''o ana sa's' as
stlmniant. Inc mountainecrs Oh oyriR
AUSTRIA arc hac''a'' ''SeAlc-c"'c'S. lneN
hnlr tlr
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Vars, sir, she's seven-eights Jersey, an
yc may ask Squire Un'erwood, ur eny
'em round here, an they'll tell ye SO
'Scven-cighths Jersey. Wei
the other eighth 2
'Why-er-that's COW
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The residence Of "
of Fairfield, was
Saturday. II eau
the family was
fore aid cou'
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Uncle John, | thought your cows were
well bred -
'Of course they are, my dear. They
are Attorneys, and have their pedigrees
from " ay back.
Il don't care about that. They are not
well bred. One Of them just chased me
out Of the pasture lot, and think they
are just as rude as they can be .'-Ne',
ToyA GyoPhic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-12
A Valuable Dog Killed.

II vas valkin dot crowd by NIT mine
dawg ven vone of dem sayt: Barney,
you set.them up vonce? Isayt: 4 hafe
no money Den dey sayt: 'Ach. go
het voncer Und den mine dawg he bite
vone of dem"
This was the explanation of Barney
Brehm as to why his dog had bitten
Daniel Lasche Judge Fitzgerald fol-
lowed out his ironclad ruling in such
cases. and ordered the dog killed. A
rush of lawyers at once took place to
the mercy-seat to implore the leniency
of the court.
"What for?" asked the Judge.
"Why, I'll give thousand in cash
for him." said well known Senator. ''If
had dog who would bite every man
who tackled me for drink. would be
$500 richer year! Can't have him?"
But the court was infiexible. and the
death sentence was unchanged. Gin
cinndti Times Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-12
Dan Sickles Surprised the Dog.

General Daniel Z. Sickles, who, for
some reason or other, prefers crutches
and an empty trousers leg, was an OBJ
ject of especial regard during the pa
geantry. ooh, Dams hero, | guess, !"
SAID an old campaigner. land fit into
his division: but just the same I've got
somethin' ag'in him. See that dog?"
and he pointed to brute of particularly
mean aspect and Sinking manner.
"He amt got no spirit-you can see
that, Ell? OF course. Well, that Was
once the breeziest, sassiest, proudest dog
that ever gnawed bone. loved that
dog like a father Well, brought him
to town for Decoration Day. In Broad
way we met General Sickles. | stopped
to look at him for | hadn't seen him in
ten years. He was swinging along on
one leg and two crutches. The dog
scrutinized him a minute. and must
have thought to himself There amt
no danger in Il man with one leg,
cause he can't kick out with the only
foot he's got to stand on So he Civ
a yelp an snap at Sickles' heels-I
mean heel Good Lord! The General
Just swung himself on his crutches, like
the pendulum of Il clock-kicked plump
from his shoulders, as 'twere-and the
dog was knocked about half block.
He sneaked back to me, but didn't bring
a mite of his usual air. He amt come
to himself yet, an he never will. A
whole lifetime of establishment was
kicked into him in that one instant, and
his mind is all gone. | shall shoot him
when | get home if he don't die of soft
ening of the brain sooner. IN. T.
Letter in tie Albany Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-12


passed through town last Thursday. on
her way home from Madison.
Fred Roberts took a party of tourists
to Specht's Ferry Wednesday.
j. Alton James, of Hazel Green. ar
rived in Platteville Wednesday.
ID. w. Taylor was a visitor ut the Tay-
lor lumber yards last Thursday.
w. A. Johnson, of Livingston, was in
town Friday, on machine business.
p. ID. Baker. the great Snowman, was
at Cassville with his many attractions
James Mcbride and his wife and
daughter, of Elk Grove, were in the city
Wednesday.
Prof ID. f. Gardner returned Thurs
day evening from a trip in the northern
part of this state.
James Owens, the eloquent machine
man from Mineral Point, was a visitor
in town last Wednesday.
Prof. Z. A. Charlton, of Brodhead,
editor of the Independent, was Il visitor
in the city last Wednesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-12
The Governor of Georgia.

The governors mansion is a promi-
nent feature of Peachtree street. 1t is
more pretentious than some of the
houses that demand $4,000 q year
There is general impression that the
governor cannot live on the So, 600 that
he gets from the state. A man can live
at very low figure if necessity demands
it, but the truth of the whole business is
the governor does not. and probably
never will, live on the salary alone.
Gov. Mcdaniel came into office with an
income of about $4,000 from invest
ments, and that was supplemented by
about $1,000 of fees collected for SER
vices performed before the election. To
that was added the $4,000 paid by the
state, and the governor has thus had an
income of $4,000. He spends about
$4,000 a year, or double the salary. and
yet he is regarded by everybody as a
man of exceedingly modest and mex
peRsive habits.-Attanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-12

Dr. Munford, proprietor of the Kan
sas City Times. who was shot in q
street-car and badly wounded by an iu-
furiated lawyer, has had some ex-
perience in the same line. He entered
the Confederate army when youth,
and in one of the battles of the South
west was terribly wounded. For years
he was no better than a living skeleton.
but good nursing and surgery saved
him, and he finally took up journalism
in Kansas City He bought the Times
when it was in bad way financially,
and he has built it up TO a profitable
property.