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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Arrange to avoid land washing as
much rs possible.
Ducks when properly handled pay
even better than chickens.
When you wcau the lambs give them
Il rich grass or clover pasture.
The farmer is harvesting his wheat
and oats. The hens will help him clean
up stray grain.
Land plaster is a cheap absorbent,
and renders the stable much purcr and
the manure much more valuable.
Lice and Kerosene oil fail to harmon
izc. IF you notice the former apply the
latter vigorously over roosts and nests.
There is no advantage i'm sowing the
seed unless there is sufficient moisture in
the soil to induce a quick termination.
Get ready for carly lambs. Oxford or
Southdown make u good cross. What
ever breed you use, it will pay to Use a
pure bred ram.
A seed bed three inches deep, made
thoroughly fine, will be much better
than six inches of loose soil not thor
oughly prepared.
Incubators are now made so perfect
that even the hens look on them with
wonder and ainazcmrnt. Pretty hard To
lose ones trade, isn't it,
The time for sowing must he dc
tcrinincd 10y tn" season, the condition
of the soil, and the daugcr from grass
hoppcrs, flies and chiuch bugs.
DO not invest too largely in new, I'M
tried varieties. There is no harm in test
ing them on small scale, but use Il
standard variety for tire main crop.
BE sure that the seed wheat docs not
contain cheat, rye, cookie, or other fine
seeds. There IS usually a sufficient
Tic custom followed by great many
farmers of using spring pig in November
and December to sire their next spring
crop of pigs is not to be commended.
,Th" day of stnckcrs, kept on the farm
as auch, is gone by, or at least should be;
tr"H the trit io the sla'nblcS every Iig
should he considered II fattcning animal
10 produce good wool, the sheep must
have the proper food. There is no better
hay than clever for sheep, and no better
-liil 'iil' ''NIN 'it'I ''lui Nllu II Illllt OH
meal.
Poultry culture is one of the most
healthy employment, that amy one can
be engaged in. Ii you want exercise
and PLEASURE combined, try tlocI; IF nice
fowls.
The quantity Of seed should he gaumcd
by til" tim" OF sowing, the fertility and
condition of the soil and the quality of
the seed used, rs well as the way it is
SOwn.
Corn land that has been well cultiva-
ted during the growing season can often
be properly fitted for wheat without
plowin%, if care bc taken to harrow
thoroughly.
Owners of horses and cattle are realiz-
ing more than ever before the necessity
of Keeping their stalls clean and healthy.
Land plaster makes one Of the very best
absorbcnts.
Don't forget the calves during hot
weather. They wOuld like the privilege
"f having 4 drink of water once in u
while through the day, as well rs milk
night and morning.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
1T IS A INDUSTRIOUS EVIL.

The evils of intemperaHce are so manifest
and so mOnstrous that the State is compelled
torecognize them, and to take action against
them in its own defense The State is con-
cerned in the welfare not only of it's own
communities, but of every family and indi-
vidual under its dominion. The influences
which tend to undermine health and shorten
life, to cripple labor and prevent thrift, to
produce paupers and increase criminals, arc
clearly hostile to the State, and it is the duty
of tina State to -silppress them rs far rs poSsi-
sacred as that of it's most honored citizen,
and the State is under obligation to provide
all possible safeguards not only against all
attempts to destroy ii, but against all cpl
denies and plaques and sources of disease.
The State has tho same solicitude for tho
moral welfare of the citizen. In short tho
State not only has tho power to provide for
the public safety, tho public health,
and tho public morals, but it can
not as we have already shown
by citations from decisions of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, ''divest ITSELF of
that power. The very purpose for which
government is organized is to exercise it.
prohibits the sale of impure and unwhole-
some articles of food. Unripe or decayed
fruit, diseased meat, ndulterated milk, are
seized and destroyed and the dealers punished.
The sale of articles dangerous to life or limb
or health is regulated or prohibited. Boards
Of health arc established to investigate cont
mon sources of disease, and to abate them as
nusances, and may exercise extraordinary
powers in tho prevention suppression of
contagious diseases The necessity for pre-
serving the public health is so clearly rccog-
nized under our Government that the States
may despite the constitutional rightOf Con-
gress exclusively to regulate interstate COM
merce prevent the importation of infected
articles and establish quarantine regulation.
-Ne,U York Independent.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
Conscience Begot OF Ssssess.

So confident nre tue manufacturers Of that
world-famed remedy, DIR. Picrce's Golden
represent, I'm tho Gu o % liver. blood and lun':
diseases. that, after witnessing Its thousands
warranted In soliing It tas they nrc doing,
through druggistsl under positive guarantee
money paid for II will be refunded. No medi-
cine of ordinary merit cou bc sold under
such severe conditions with profit to Its pro-
prietors, and no other me iicine for the dis
eases for which IL Is recommended WAS ever
before sold under guarantee Of cure or no
pay. In all III 'od taints and impurities of
whatever name or nature, It is most positive
in it's curative effects. PiInplcs. blotChcs,
eruptions and all skin and scalp di:casrs aro
radically cured by his wonderful medicine.
Scrofulous disease may affect tho glands,
causing dwellings or tumors; tho bono caus-
ing 'fcvrr-Eorrs," white swel iugs" or
ship joint di 'casc;" or tho tissues Of the lungs
causing pulmonary consumpi ion. No matter
I'm which ono OF its myraid forms IL crops out,
or manifests itself, Golden Medical Discov-
cry" viii cure it IL used pe1sevcringly and in
time.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
STARVED AND DRIVEN INSANE
\ Story ofAtrocious Cruelty Of Parents
Toward Their Daughter

A horrible cise of Irental brutality is re-
portel from MIson City, W. Va. Miss Min
ME Offenheimer .was a beautiful young
woman of Is and the daughter of promi-
nent and wealthy man. A few months ago
sho mt Edward Shoemaker, a wcll-known
river operator, at picnic, and the two loved
at once. Shoemaker pressed his suit ard
was accepted. The parents of tho young
woman were furious when they learned Cf
her engagement to Shoemaker. Miss OHrn-
Ecimcr refused to- give him up, an sho was
sIhj"ctei to horrible cruelties. Neighbors
declare that she was locked i'm her room, half
starved aud beaten for weeks Finally the
ncighbors intcrfcred
Tho young woman was rescued, but her
reason had been dctbroned. The case has
excited groyt Indignation throughout the
county.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
HORSES TEETH NEED CARE.

Horses teeth, from the day of foaling
to tottering old age receive by far too
little attention. Many foals give up quite
discouraged, because they cannot pro-
duce sufficient suction to cause Il flow of
milk, and this from the fact that their
nippers are not yet through and their
gums are consequently too tender to bear
the pressure. Lancing, or generally,
simply passing the thumb across the
gums with sufficient pressure to cause
slight abrasion is enough to set matters
right. t.-Ndtiondl Horse B,eedcr.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES

Temperance NEWS AND NoTES.
Liverpool, England. has deaf and dumb
temperance league.
\ silver fish is the appropriate badge of
the Alaska w. G.. 4. u.
There are thirty temperance societies in
the Hawaiian Islands.
The census i'm England for 1857 shows ono
drinking place for every 250 people.
No man has right to plead for bread
with the smell Of liquor on his breath.
An observant traveller declares that French
wine drinkers look exactly like the brandy
and rum drinkers of America.
The Japanese Temperance Society, Of
Hawaii, fifteen months old, numbers 100
out of the 5000 japanese residents.
NJ. Lunier, an eminent French physician,
claims that alcohol from cider is more per
nicious than that from beet root or grain
The life of tho late John B. Finch is about
to bc published i'm German, to J." used i'm the
temperance work among the people of that
nationality.
According to the New Orleans Times, no
liquor has been sold for the last six years i'm
one of the wcalthicst and most prosprrou,
counties of Texas and consequently the Jail
is empty.
Ii doesn't pay to give one man for SIS
quarter license to sell liquor, and then
spend 5000 in trying another man Tor buy ing
that liquor and committing murder under its
influence.
Temperance is making h"adway in Switzer.
land. In two CantonS-Naud and Neuchatel
there are societies with u united member
ship of 3lOS, including fully 200 reclaimed
drunkards.
DR. Felix M. Oswald declares that "every
family of the United States has at present to
pay an average of s65 year to enjoy the
privilege of abundant facilities for being
poisoned.
In 1880 it required S35Oi of liquor money
to employ one man and pay him in wages
S447. The same amount Of money invested
i'll boots and shoes would employ eight or
nine men and pay them i'm wages $;I3S1
The only religion in India, says Mr. w. s.
Cainc, NJ. T., which did not prohibit the use
of Intoxicating liquors was the Christian re-
ligion. Yet wc had induced twenty per cent.
Of the Indian people to learn the habit Of
drinking.
Bechuanaland, n country in South Africa.
lying to the north of Cape Colony has no
diiStillerics or public houses and consequently
10 drunkenness Khama, the chief, has Of
ficially forbidden the traders to sell or give
strong drink to his people.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
A GOOD PORTABLE HOG PEN.

A cheap, convenient hog pen that is
portable is built as follows: Take two
pieces of good, durable timber, three by
nine inches each, fifteen feet in length,
round off the ends in the form of a sled
rW.ner, then lay them parallel eight feet
apsrt, with the rounded edge on the
ground. Take four scantlings and halvc
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06

DocToR-But-dea mel You have
had three glasses of beer daily. only
allowed you one! Patient = It's all
right, Doctor. You're the third mcdi-
col man I've consuhed, and they each
allow mo one glass, SO that makes it
right, you see.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
TO PROHIBIT TREATING AT BARS.

The measure which is pendag in the Legis-
laturc of Il Western State to prohibit treat
ing at bars, is praiswcrthy one This treat
ing practice is something which should Ia,
broken up as soon as possible. There is no
intent on the part of the Trainer of the bill tn
stop drinking. The hill merely forbids treat
ing by the Wholesale This is, indeed, Il very
foolish custom. One or two men will cuter a
saloon. There they are introduced to four or
five more, then the treating begins and goes
the rounds. Each man has to pay for tho
drinks for all, and each man drinks more
than is good for him. The treating has to b.
done, because public opinion with it's iliotic
gauge brands the man who refuses to treat as
shabby fellow. There is no getting out of it
defiance to public opinion and to withstand
the contuncly of his associates. There is
nothing to be gained by this bibulous prnc-
tice. 1t is an expensive well as an iniuri.
Gus habit.-DctrOit Free Press.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
WHY MosLEMs ARE TEMPERATE.

"From one end Of tho Turkish Empire"
says tho Rev. G. +. Morse, ito the other,
there is not groS shop kept by Moham-
medan." Another writer, in speaking OF
India, says: Liquor shops, many and in
creosng, carry their curse more and more
i'll spite of Hindoo and NIoliammedan re-
ligious objections, into the homes and lives
of these people The blessings of Western
civilization are attended 10y curSings." The
reason why the Mohammcdans arc more
temperate than Christians is because tho
former make it Il part Of their religion.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
TIE OLD TYPOS ADVICE.

ut don't pay, young fellows. There's
beer down stairs and there's ice water in tho
pail in the corner. Ono costs money and the
tother's free; one makes tramp printers and
the other saves 'cm. Stick to the saloon i'm the
corner, fellows; drink at tho sign of tho tin
dipper, and you'll always have eyes and
nerves to stick type when you're seventy
Somehow tho boys always enjoyed the old
mans homely little tcmpcranc" lectures, and
in the forty years he stood at the case and
preached, if he wasn't quite SO eloquent rs
cough, every now and then he coazcd somo
typo away from the sign of the glass-mug to
the sign of the tin dpper. And sometimes
the old man used to stimulate little HIM
self. but that was long ago. He would DO
gone day or two, and come back quietly
penitent, and very oblivious to the occasional
remarks of a mysterious character which
would drift un and down the alleys. But
this didn't often happen, because the boys
liked the old man and felt sorry for him, and
they respected his penitence, and finally only
auUuS riitse iiiinuNf disappearances Ali tho
old man would ever say about them was that
he had "been up iii Inc country to bury his
uncle" His uncle died hard but he did die
at last, and the old man for many years
stood like n cHnGmc:cr at the iime-worn old
case with his enemy under his feet.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06

One of the principal operations dur
ing the British naval maneuvers is to be
an attempted forcing of the Straits Of
Gibraltar,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06

The shoe dra'er will do work which is Lc-
meath other people,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06

Do5bins's Electric SoaD Is cheaper for you to
use, IL you fo'top directions, thai any other
soaps would he il gjrcn 10 you. for by its use
clothes are sdrcd. Clothes 60 { more than soap.
Ask your grocer for Dobbins's. Take no other
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06

The hest pane apnhilator--Tho street boy
with u base ball.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
A1 ,fvRAL.
<3Xs{NTEREST RELATIVE
FAR" AND GARDEN
HENS CAN'T CHEW.

IA matter-of fact writer advises poultry
.1aisers not to forget to remember that
Fall fowls between the ages of two days
and twenty-one years arc without teeth,
and must be supplied with sand and
gravel in order to carry 90 the work of
grinding the food. TIC felieve them of
thus work by feedins them exclusively
on cooked food is 1defeat one of their
natural faculties, Ad to give them the
grain without e means of grinding it,
is sure to resufV in discase.-Ncio York.
Witness.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06

JfanIictcd with sore eyes Use DrIsaac Thomp-
cons Ey eWater Druggists sell ut &c. pr 5Otto
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06

The blacksmith Yields iron with sealing
whGcks.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06

iUTS CUnI.i;UI.f .sT--rs ~,r,, In.'tkcs
lal or quick and comparatively easy. Sold by
all Druggists.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06

The American white man is the ptle OF
civilization.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06

The most prominent physicians In tho city
smoke and recommend ""ansilrs Punch"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06

Itsthousands OF cures arc tho best advertise
mrnts for DIR. Sago% Catarrh Remedy.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06

No one can b'ame whipped cream or turn
Ing sour.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-11-22
4 Cor fetierate Coloners Bluff.

just after the war there WAS Il crowd
of u> in the hilliar,l-room of "A hotel one
evening and among the 'touchy"
~outhcrnrr> was Col Gray of the
Tennessee troops. He was said 10 be
durli>, dead shot, fearless man.
and all that. and was therefore held in
awe. Among those present was
long, lean, typical Yankee. who hail
come down 10 SMELL out cotton. lie
looked humble and harmless. and had
been hustled around u good deal with
ont losing his temper. BY some acci-
dent in moving about he bumped the
colonel and the latter promptly wheeled
on him with:
Sir. YOU are as clumsy as an OK.
Don't get riled, kurnel; didn't
mean to" WAS the reply.
Ii Was good time TO hluf, and the
colonel drew himself up and replied:
Then apologize, ir-apo.ogize at
once"
Il said didn't mean it. and didn't,
but ain't going to crawl, You know"
Who are YOU, sir?'
We'll meow. I'm lsaac Williams, and
who might YOU be9"
my card"
Williams took the pastcboard, looked
1t all over, slowly read the name, and
turned to the colonel with:
Hey We got any cotton to sell, kur-
neP II So, I'm our huckleberry."
If YOU have friend let him con-
suit with the ma jor hcre." replied the
tireeater.
Some one explained to the Yankee
that he had been challenged, and he
scratched his head whistlcd his sur
prise. and following the colonel to the
bar he said
See here. kurnel l don't want this
blame thing hanging over me all night
and disturbing my sleep. Let's have
it out now"
He tished up a Remington from his
right hip pocket, II second from his
left, and harding one to the colonel he
advanced his right foot and said:
Toe to toe. kurnel and muZzle to
breast. That guarantees sure work
and no fooling. Somebody count five
and then we'll begin the skirmish. My
will has been made for two years and
reckon the papers will inform Ham
ner. how l turned up my toes"
The colonel took the revolver, start
ed to advance his foot drew it back.
turned as white as snow, and, laying
the weapon on the bar, walked out of
the place without Il word to any one.
The Yank had raised him out of the
game.-NeU York Su,l.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-11-22
A Telegrapher's Ruse.

DR.. j. Emmett O'Brien contributes .
paper to the Century entitled "Tele-
graphing in B..ttle," from which this
incident is quoted: .'On one occasion
an onerator started out from Fairfax
Station on h;.id-car propelled by
three contrabands to attempt to restore
the line 50 that Pope's operators could
communicate his whereabouts. Finding
the line cut beyOud Pohick Bridge, he
spliced it and got signals from both ,li-
rections. While SO engaged party OF
guerrillas emerged from the woods to
the track and surrounded him. Bidding
the negroes stand fast, he dictated y
swift message over the line, which wa,
being repeated back to him and copied
as the Confederate leader leaned over
his shoulder and read the significant
words: .BufOrd has sent back a regi.
ment of cavalry to meet the one from
here and guard the line. If you are
molested we wilhhang every citizen on
the route The instrument ceased
ticking as the operator firmly replied.
I. =. 30. K.) A painful pause
ensued. The Confederate might have
suspected ruse if at that moment
gleam Of sabers had not shone in the
direction of Fairfax Court House.
Hastily starting for the woods, the
leader exclaimed, Come home. boys:
these yere amt our niggers'; and they
disappeared, while the hand-car, rs il
driven by forty contraband power. sped
rapidly rearwald. Pope's wires were
not we'll guarded at any time"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-11-22
How an Industry Was Lost.

The Singer Sewing Machine COM
pany have been contemplating moving
one of their large factories further south.
so as to be more convenient to the raw
material. They wrote to their agent
at Danvihe Mr.. p. H. Idol, to select
new location for one of their factories.
He selected Danville, and the company
sent an agent to look at the place. He
was delighted with the town rs soon Us
he saw it, as well as its railroad facili-
ties, its surroundings ETC., and being
informed that he could get ground at
reasonable price he was on the point
of making Il favorable report to his
company recommending the town rs u
suitable location for the factory wheH
he inquired about its school facilities,
20, they are excellent" said Mr..
Idol. ''Danville has long been noted
for its fine schools"
Are they public or pay schools?"
asked the agent.
They are pay schools" replied Mr..
Idol.
But have you no public schools?"
again asked the agent.
Il am sorry to say that at present
we have not, y replied MIR. Idol. I'VE
have good private schools. and our peo-
PIE thought they We're sufficient"
Il am sorry 1 can't recommend Dan.
vile, them said the agent. .'Our
company cannot afford to come here,
where YOU have no public schools, and
not even L school building. Our EN-.
ployes have been used to good public
schols for their children, and if We We're
to bring them here they would demand
higher wages Oh the ground that they
would have to pay for the education Of
their children. and in the end our coni.
pany would practically have theiI
school bills 10 Somerset (ky.)
Re9ister.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-11-22
4 SCHOOLGIRL Romance.

A few weeks aTo girl, we will say
lived in Troy. WAS married there under
circumstances rather romantic for this
prostic aye. She was travelling in Ger
many studying art. and whatever else
pleased her sweet fancy. when she
lighted upon Heidelberg. One day
she was sitting in the cathedral there.
copying picture. when handsome
Young man strolled leisurely by. and
looked 81 hard at the Troy girl that he
could almost he accused of staring.
After about IN hour he came back.
and in passing the Young woman went
50 close that he acci,lently knocked
down an umbrella which was leaning
against her camp stool. He picked it
up and also several scraps and sketches
which had fallen To the floor from her
portfolio. After wofu>e apologies for
his awkwar,iucss, he complimepted the
maiden on the excellence of her copy
and respectfully expressed the hope
that he might see the work when 1t was
done. This was the end of act one.
The next day the girl was sitting, as be-
fore. At her pleasant task. and at about
the same hour the young man passed,
deferentially lifting his hat. The fol-
lowing day he managed to make the
acquaintance of the friends with whom
she was staying, and .hus he procured
an introduction to her. He proved to
be Young Englishman, well to do. Of
good family. 1t was a case Of love at
first sight with both of them. for with
in three weeks they were engaged to
be married. After the girl had finished
her studies she returned to her home
in Troy. A year later the young En-
glishman came over here with his
father to clail. his l'side. There was a
quiet wedding. short bridal tour
through Canada and the States, and
now the girl is mistress of u home in
London.-Atbany Express.