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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1889-04-25

boomers within the territory to take up
all the best claims before any law abiding
boomers had crossed into it.
There must have been at least 5000
people in Guthrie three hours after the
territory was legally open for settlement.
1t was wonderful the manner in which
disputes among the new corners were
settled In this early part Of the proceed
ings. Sometimes half a dozen men would
pounce on lot simultaneously, or very
nearly so. Each would commence TO
stake out, but after q little while gen.
eral agreement would be come to, and
every applicant but one would rush off
and secure an undisputed lot. There has
been, 80 far, no unpleasantness of any
kind.
Lawless Settlers Warned.
The number of soldiers present is large
enough to insure order, and the follow
ing official notice has had good effect:
General Merritt, in command of the
military department of which this terrific
ry constitutes part, wishes all law-abiding
people to know that United States troops
are here ~ for the protection of govern
mept property and the United States
mails; (2) to guard the people from law
lessness and disorder. He desires to i'm
press on the settlers the necessity of con-
Quoting their affairs In quiet and order
ly manner, deferring to the courts the
settlement of all controversies and con-
fiicting claims. 1t is hoped that wise
counsels and due respect for the law will
prevail, without the necessity of invok-
Ing it's power, civil or military, which is
ample for all purposes of protection to
law-abiding settlers and for the due con-
troll of those who seek to take the law
into their own hands"
Occasionally two determined minds
would clash, leading to temporary dis
comfort, but little firmress on the part
of the soldiers speedily nipped all dis
putes in the bud.
One man found that he had lost his
pocket-book, and complained to the Of
flcer in charge.
well, was the reply, eff it has been
stolen, and you can prove it, point out
the thief, and we will make terrible
example Of him."
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1889-04-25
Kicked to Death BY q Pony

DEFIANCE Ohio, April s4s-Adam
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1889-04-25


So far it was Just possible that every
boomer seen had waited until 12 o'clock
before he crossed the line, but sqatters
pure and simple now came in view.
There could be no pretense that any Of
these had obeyed the law, and the i'm
mense number who had eluded the vigi-
lance of the military, is scandal. The
officers have kept on announcing all
along that there were no boomers In the
country, that all newspaper reports to
the contrary were false, and that the
guard was ample to keep out all persist
ent ones; yet a conservative estimate
Slaces the number of squatters detected
from the train between the line and
Guthrie at 500. Considering that the
land passed through was of quite poor
character, far below the average Of Okta-
homaS : this points to the conclusion that
khars must have been nearly enough
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
1T CHALLENGES RESPECT.

The National Woman's Christian Temper-
oncc Union. which holds its sixteenth annual
convention in Chicago from the Sth to the
12th Of November. is an organization prob
ahly unique in history. II is e, nposed
wholly OF women. 1t has nothing to do
with politics, except as all social reforms are
IN thelr broader sense political The two
words "Christian' and ''Temperance' i'm its
title indicate the special lines of work within
"hich it eAerts its energies In the ramitl-
c"t'"nS ot these IL touches even such S,,hi.cIs
rs Pubnc sanitation and private hygiene. on
the theory that right conditions Of physical
llfe make the best basis for moral develop-
ment Total abstinence from traffic i'm. or
consumption of, alcoholic stimulants is q car
dinal principle of the society; and other de-
Inrtments of domestic morals receive a large
sometimes charged with too radical notl6ns
"f reform.an occasionally erring on the side
of haste in scrutinizng laws and pushing
Union is wholesome, and every good citizen
can afford to encourage its work with his
countenance and, where desired, with fDan-
cial aid. An organization which even at the
end of sixteen years. has by its own efforts
built up system Of 10 coo local auxiliary
branches, spread network Of juvenile So
cicties over the territory from Tampa Bay to
Puget Sound, established Il publishing house
with an annual issue of CO. 600. 900 pages and
Il newspaper organ of 60. 600 circulation chal-
lengeS universal respect for the business abil-
lty and force of character of the women who
havc had charge of its fortunes. - E'dsiiny-
ton ,SftT.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
LIGHT AND BRIGHT.

COMPLETE ist-Luorezius Borgers.
The rivers furnish the most current
news.
| EVERY fat man has theory on how
to dispose Of the surplus.
Has the horse who wins by bare
neck any advantage over q pretty girl
| at ballP
CHARLIE MITCHELL has gone back to
England. Thus we get rid of at least
one English @sparrer."
SHE-I wouldn't marry you for 800.
900. He-But have $4,000. She
o, well, that's different.
ONE reason that riches have wings is
that the government insists on putting
eagles on one side of the dollars.
A TEXAS farmer wants to know what
he ought to get for kicking cows"
Five years, if you do it habitually.
IT is good thing, sometimes, to trim
up tree, occasionally, and it helps o
boy, sometimes, to be trimmed down
OLD Maid-Don't toll such blood.
curdling stories; you make my teeth
chatter. Old Beau-Look out they
don't fall ont.
A FINANCIER--Dorothy, think yon
are dreadfully extravagant to buy all
those things. "But my dear Rufus,
had them charged"
LANDLADY-Be careful how you whip
that carpet. It's very fine piece of
goods. Tramp (working for his din
ner)-Yes'm. It's hard to beat.
Mrs. GABBLE (reading newspaper
In India the women are shut up. Mr..
Gabble-Thcy are, Ell? 1 didn't know
that it was possible to shut up woman
in any country.
l SEE that you are an enthusiastic
member of the American party" "Yes,
it is our only recourse against PERM
cious immigration" "How long have
you lived in this country" "Six
months"
CONVICTED Beggar y Your Honor,
couldn't you change my sentence of
imprisonment into q fine? "No; that
cannot do. And where would you get
tho money if did?" IL could beg O
little every day until I had enough"
MrNIsTI II to Johnny on his knecs)-
Who're do we find any mention of gam.
bling in the Bible? Johnny-In the
story of David. Minister y What!
When did David ever gamble. Johnny
When he took four kings from the
Philistines.
SURE preventive of mosquito bites
Take the cover off your cistern, crawl
into the cistern, replace the cover, and
duck under the water. AS long as you
remain there entirely submerged in
water We will stake our reputation foI
veracity that you'll not be bitten by q
mosquito.
Mrs. GoTHAM-Did YOU fiud the
Western people as hospitable as they
are reported to be, Mr. Travelle? Re
turned Tourist-Yes, indeed. All the
leading citizens took mo right into
their hearts, invited me TO dinner, in.
tIoduced me to their families, and sold
me corner lots.
PLEASE, sir, give me stamp" she
-saii-at the postoflice window, the
other day. "Here it is, little girl
said the clerk, as he raked in the two
pennies and passed it out. She tooB
it and walked directly to the mailing
boxes and dropped it into ono of the
Sits. "Here! what did you do thai
out any stamp on it, and that's to max,
mp for it,"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
Kew to Penmanship.

Handwriting has its characteristics,
and is study in itself to those who want
to become familiar with It's pcculiartics,
says the st. Louis Globe- Dem0crm. 1t
can very easily be told whether person
whose writing you want to identify is n
man or woman, minor or adult. 1t
is very seldom n handwriting assumes its
pcrmancncy before the writer is twenty
five years old. The age Of the writing
can approximately be determined by va
rious methods. If it has Spcnccrian
appearance you may know 1t is written
after 1882, as at that date the Spcnccrian
system WAS introduced. IL it is the black
aniiinc ink that is generally used every.
where now, You may know it was writ
ten after 1873 The Older inks hal iron
or some diluted dycstutf for basis, and
preceded the anilinc. An analysis of the
writing will most generally determine ths
date Of the writing.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
Intelligent Horses.

1t is great mistake to imagine that
all the best trained and most intelligent
horses are to be seen in crcuSCs. have
handled horses all my life. and never saw
anything very wonderful in an animal be-
inr taught tricks in II ring which is al
WAYS the same size. There are hundreds
of horses which know more and un-
dcrStand signs better than any circus horse
| ever saw; and, what is more, they will
obey anywhere and under any conditions,
which "A so called educated horse prOba-
bly, would nOI. The fire brigade horses,
Of course, are illustrations of this, and
many express wagon horses are only a de-
gree less intelligent. | make II round of
calls every day. At some places there is
nothing for MS three days out of four, and
when there is no card i'm the window the
horse keeps going. But if he sees the
card hc stops Of his own accord and backs
up, no matter how heavy the traffic is.
And at places where there is no card Inc
will stop and wait while go in to inquire.
If don't come out ut once he concludes
there is something and backs up. If that
isn't evidence Of reason and thought
would like to know what is GlObe
/ D,UyDrpUt
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

Liverpool England, has deaf and dumb
temperance league.
The Armenian church at Berlin has started
total abstinence society.
As many as 111.I4s, ,sj4 gallons of malt
liquor were consumed in the United States
last year. Nearly all of it was produced i'm
the Republic, only 300 600 gallons being inn
ported.
Mr.. Frank j. Sibley, who has an interest I'm
the new town of Drmorest, ia. says: 1--WE are
the only town builders who ever attempted
from tho beginning to- forever exclude the
three great vices"
There is not a brewery or dStillery or n bar
rel of bonded liquor in all the State of Kan
sas There is but one pauper in every 1858
of the population, and many of the city and
county jails are empty.
The Church Temperance Society. which
has its headquarters i'm New York city, pro-
poses tn establish coffee houso there at an
early date, with a view of giving the system
thorough and practical trial.
Simon Short nf Bristol England, is recoS-
nized aS tn" father of the Coffee Palace move
mcnt. He is as hale and hearty when, fifty
years ago, he was the only abstainer in u
gang of 300 workmcn in n dockyard.
! The cow-kccprrs of Bcnarcs, who number
! 3O,WD have decided to 'Xpcl liquor drinking
: from their caste; and other casteS are follow
ing the example. I'm this way 10000 of tiln
! hard working inhabitants have lately become
! total absainerS
| A leading worker makes the following for.
chile comparison: "Can you imagine beau
| tiful church with an elegant wine and tobacc,
| room attachment? And yet | knew n man
who said his body was the temple of tho
| Holy Ghost. who makes n tobacco store room
! of his cheek
! William GOoderham, a millionaire philan-
! thrOpist and temperance advocate, died sud-
denly on a recent night Of heart disease, while
attending prayer meeting at Toronto, Can
ada. He had just finished prayer and made
! way for Il clergyman to read portion of
Scripture, when he fell To the floor n corpse
He had always enjoyed the best of health.
Thousands of people are visiting the pa
vilion of the Woman's Christian Temperate,
Union at the Paris Exposition English leaf
Sons of all nationalities are taking away
translation and distribution. Great inter.
! u. work. Many visitors have signed the
pledge
London will before long bc able to declare
that IT, is q more temperate city than Paris
ns the number of existing drink licenses il
London have not been allowed to increase o
late years whilst the dram shops of Eari:
have risen from ~ 600 in lSSO Ia nearly 10
600 i'm the present year In thirty years tn,
consumption Of alcohol in France has tire
bled, and in ten years it has doubled, tn,
average consumption being twelve quarts fol
III male adult The most temperate part
Of France are the wine growing districts o
| the south
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11

Why is not the power of the wind more
often made available on farms for doing
light work2 asks the New York Times.
The windmill has long been useful and
in many localities has been synonymous
with corn or flour mill, chcaply grind
ing the farmers grain and adapting itself
automatically to the changcful brcczcs.
And now that these engines have been
greatly improved they seem to be vanish
ing out of use. This is to he dcplorcd.
For the light work of pumping water.
cutting fodder, grinding gram, shclliny
corn, thrashing, cutting up silage or cut
ting firewood, windmill may repay its
cost ut least once every year. and with
careful usage may last forty or fifty years,
OF he replaced Ff,iccrtnr;ri, us it wears, i'm
that time, and then be as good as new.
a windmill attached to Il barn or a silo is
an evidence of the good sense, thrift and
responsibility of the farmer who owns it.
Or d,iose' Jtmcr~c ~ch.mza,'J,Jf "...o.. ...-.,..
waste money usccssly.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
TEMPERANCE.
MOTHER AND Chilli

| MOTHER AND CHILD
Drunk and disorderly-so it was said.
Into the courtroom the culprit was led.
There on her dark and unwomanly face.
fingered the signs of her shame and disgrace
lain ''''N'
All the sweet instincts of modesty slain
| Standing SO boldly there,
Waiting so coldly there,
Hearing her sentence with sullen disdain.
Sternly tho justice looked down from his
Down at the woman who stood at his feet.
wondering how she had wandered so far
From the clear heights where the yirtuous
All, how unlovely she seemed in the gloom,
lhere In that dismal and crowded court
room,
Treading unthinkingly,
Going unshrinkingly
on TO the depths of her terrible t,ooml
Suddenly, strangely, his featur IS grew mild,
Ihere OH her breast lay pure little child,
Smiling at him with such Innocent ewes,
Diue IN their depths as the bonny blue skies.
over her shoulder 1t struggled to climb,
oweetly unconscious of sorrow or crime,
Laughing merrily,
Beautiful, verify
fair as lily-bud found in the slime.
Softly lie spoke to the woman and then
,Jut from that dim, noisy courtroom again
6ore she her baby, with faltering tread
freed for the sake of that innocent head
Just fora moment the bonny wee child
BACKWARD looked over her shoulder anil
smiled;
Lying so sweetly there
Cursed SO completely there.
by the foul touch of those fingers defiled.
Sadly the justice bent over his book,
Asking himself, as he thought of that look
lnrougn what dark pathways of sin and de-
Fortune would carry those small, winsome
feet.
Ah, that blossom so tender should rest
There on that hard and unwomanly breast,
One so undutiful
Crowned with the beautiful!
Bin by the glory of motherhood blest
Think of it, fathers, when sweet ewes Of
Watch thro' the window your coming from
town.
Plump little feet patter over the floor.
Eager 10 meet your warm kiss at tho door:
llny wee hands draw your chair to its
place
fairy-like forms Chamber up to your face
Cherished so carefully,
Nurtured SO prayerfully,
Kept from oil knowledge of shame or dis
grace.
Dream of it. mothers, when lullabics sung
over the cradle so tenderly swung
blend with the laugh of the baby that lies
Warm in the light Of your watchful blue
eyes.
Ah, but how proudly you guard her from
harm,
Keeping her safe from all thought of alarm
Kissing, caressing her,
Lovingly pressing her
Close to your heart i'm your shelterinc arm.
-Neuy u. Simmons, an Chicago Times.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11

In many parts of New England and
New York potato blight and rot have
played havoc with the potato crop, car
rylng disappointment to the farmer.
However, throughout the country an
average crop of potatoes is expected. In
Canada and the Provinces a large Weld is
reported. Hence, whatever may be the
scarcity in certain localities, and what
ever the hardship in individual cases, vet
we are not to have a potato famine or an
era of extraordinary prices. Just now,
In fact, potatoes are lower in price in
Boston, since the signs of rot are causing
farmers to send along their stock quite
rapidly. Later on prices will stiffcn,
and we may not expect so low range of
prices to prevail this fall as was the case
last year.-1merican CuHioator.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
COMPACT THE WHEAT GROUND.

Wheat succeeds best in compact seed
bed; one in which the PARTICLES are not
fused into masses, but in which they are
distinct and in close contact Hence, in
the preparation of ground for wheat, the
roller and narrower should he used as
much to compact the seed bed as to pull
veriZc the clOds. In such Il seed bed
there is greatest capillarity; moisture and
heat are most generally and cquably dii-
fused through the ground. Each grain
of seed is likely to find those conditions
essential to termination, and the plants
those favorable to growth. When the
wheat is sown there is often II deficiency
of moisture in the upper soil but if the
seed bed has great capillarity, moisture
will be lifted from it, In Il compact
sccd-bcd there arc no holes in which
atcr can collect, and the capillary CON
ditiCn prevents an excess of moisture
about the --Chn--,..l.-...h-- e.
-.-...I'uesS injured by stagnant water about
il came so,and this is also chiefly respon-
cron Uno,lc serious hcaving out Of wheat
-, ,;,;a,, In n compact seed bed the
"o get surcr hold than when
III III III 'Sst cling to the sides of holes on
hereiore' Finally, such seed bed most
o the coltyiclds plant food, and the plant
25 rAr make a stronger growth against frost
and insects, or more readily recover from
their attacks. -.1mericm IW'icpltWist.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
DON'T FEAR THE BEES.

v Just before swarming b"Ca fill
themselves with honey, which supports
them in their new home until they get To
work again. This is an exceedingly
fortunate thing for the hcck"cpCr, as it
makes them much more kindly and
easily handled than they otherwise would
he. With bees, aS with men, they arc
best naturcd when on full stomach. In
the colder portions Of the country pro
tccting the hives is Necessary, either by
placing them in cellars or packing in
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
APPLES FOR FEEDING STOCK.

The use Of apples for feeding stock
was more general last year than ever be
fore, because there was no other way to
dispose Of them. Farmers have i'll most
cases believed that apples had little or no
feeding value, and thousands of bushels
have gone to waste on the ground when
tie owners had abundant stock to con
Suuc them There have been instances
RurSc, wncrc cows nave broken INTO
Nrds and gorgcd themselves with I'M
fruit, and the same is true Of grain
Is; but that does not prove that either
not useful when used in moderation.
man in town fed II colt all last fall
principally on apples. No grain was
used, and it was estimated that this colt
made gain of 100 pounds in weight.
other farmers found nothing increased
he flow of milk SO much as a moderate
supply of apples. One man says he made
gain Of ten quarts of milk per day by
feeding four and II half bushels Of apples
to eight cows, which makes Il gain OF
forty six quarts to the COW. DR.. GocSS-
, mann finds that the analysis of apple
pomaCc indicates Il feeding value nearly
equal to that of corn cnSilagC.
Has not the time arrived when apple
SDomacc will have Il value rs certain us any
thcr feeding material! To those who
ever fed their stock apples, | would say
" it and see if you cannot get aS gooC
suits as you can 10y carrying them tC
sc cider mills.-Nco Enyi0"d H,mc
o3ad.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
THE STATUE OF TIE SALOON.

Senator Colquitt, of Georgia. in recent
address is reported rs saying:
They have in New York harbor a statue Of
Liberty-American liberty - and a grand
conception it is. But what would it be if
modelled according to the idea of tne advo-
cate of tho liquor tratlic!-a reeling retl-eyed,
Slobberng, debauched man. and at his feet a
woman crouched with her hands uplifted to
tai ~ % re Olsr airI saiictneii pruUecI-
or her brow bleeding from blows inflicted
by his hands. That is the idea of liberty as
conceived by the men who advocate the sa-
lOcn.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
DANGERS FROM BEER DRINKING.

In appearance the beer drinker may be
the picture Of health, but in reality he is
injury, seysressob1, or a shock to the body
or mind will commonly provoke acute dis
ease, ending fatally. Compared with other
incbriates who use different kinds of alcohol,
he is more incurable and more generally dis
eased. IL is our observation that beer drink
ing i'm this country produces the very lowest
kind of inebriety, closely allied to criminal
insanity. Themost dangerous class Of ruilians
In our large cities are beer drinkers Iu-
tell"ctually stupor amounting almost to
paralysis arrests the reason, changing ali the
higher faculties into mere unimalism,
lcnsiIal, selfish, sluggish, varied only with
paroxysms Of anger, senseless and brutal -
Scientific american.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
PEAS AND POTATOES.

In some sections of Maine, where can
ming of vegetables is carried on to a con
siderable extent, the farmers drop pea
with each piece of potato us planted.
'Ihe two thrive well together; the peas
yield good crop for the Gamer, and do
not perceptibly interfere with the potato
yield. We regard thisa good plan, as
we do the planting of cucumbcrs among
early corn, securing good crop of each.
1gricuhurist.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
A COnfenied Child.

Fond Mother-How do you like your
new governess, Johnny2
Johnny-Oh, 1 like her ever SO
much.
I'm so glad my little boy has nice
teacher ut last"
oh, she's awful nice. She says
she don't care whether 1 learn any
thing or not so long as pop pays her
salary. ."-Ne,o York Weekly.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11

A GENTLEMAN meeting one of his
friends who was insolvent expressed
great concern for his embarrassment
You are mistaken, my dear sir" was
the reply. otis not I, tits my creditors
who are embarrassed"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11

Those vino nsI DObbi1s's Electric Soap each
Wee. (d"d ;he.r name Is ic.ion), save their
,l"th~- nEd strength, and let tine soap ito tho
work. Dii 2ou e"a- Try IL? If not. do 80 next
Monday 8rrc. Ask your grocer for II.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11

A man must tc pretty sick OF work when
he throws up his job.