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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-11
A Garden I'm the Desert.

Maj. Mills is now stationed at Fort
Grant, A. IT,, and his engineering skill
has changed that post from desert
to q garden. He has put in system
of water works there. piping the wa
ter several miles with entire success.
Seven fountains and small lake adorn
the grounds and a luxuriant growth
of grass covers tho sand. One benefit
derived from tho water works system
Is q noticeable lowering of the tenn
perature. Eel Paso Nox.) Times.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-11
NUMBER 2.

COLD WEATHER RULEs.-Neye,
IL cold. '"a'
Never tegin jourosy until the break.
last has been eaten. =
Never take warm drinks and :ben inn.
mediateiy go out into the cold.
Keep the back especially between
tho shou!dcr-blades, we'll covered. al,o
the chest well protected. In sleenino
10 cold room establish habit ofbreatb'
ing through the nose and never With
tue mouth open.
feet. ""u'P
Never omit regular bathing, for un-
Loss the. ski ih-is- -ia---otivo -ountiirfpm rte
Cold viii close the pores and favor cor.
gestion and other diseases.
After exercise Of any kind pever
rae In an open carriage or near the
window of car for moment; it is dan
gerons to bealth or even life.
"hen hoarse, speak as little as posi-
Ole until the hoarseness is recovered from
else the voice may be permanent, lost
OF uif1lcultles OF the throat be produced
Merely warm the back by the fire and
ever continue keeping the back expos
ed to the heat after it has become com
iortaoiy warm. TO do otherwise is de-
bilitating.
when going from warm atmosphere
INTO cooler one, keep the mouth closed
SO that tho air may be warmed in IL,
passage through the nose ere it reaches
the lungs.
Never stand still in c I'D weather
after having taken a slight
uesree OF exercise, aud always avoid
standing Oh ice or snow. or whero tho
person is expo cd TO cold wind,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-11

ley, Peterson. Clay Co., Iowa, tells the fol-
lowing remarkable story, dhe truth of which
Of which is vouohed for by the resident of
the town. Il am rs years old, have been
troubled with kidney complaint and lame
ness for many years: could not dress myself
without help. Now am free from all pain
and soreness, and am able 60 do all my own
housework' i owe my thanks 10 Electric
Bitters for having renewed my youth, and
removed completely all discase aud pain
Try bottle, 500. and 81, at J. w. Posey Il
Bros. Drug Store.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-11
wild uorso of the Plains.

So much has been written Of the horse
of the plains, which, foaled upon the
dew kissed grass of the prairie, has never
Known halter or the touch Of n mans
hand, that descriptive reference to their
fleetness, wariness and oftentimes their
graceful beauty, particularly among the
stations, would at this day lack interest.
But one curious fact is known to but
few aside from those who have followed
them for hundreds Of miles and studied
their habits closely. R there are enough
in band these animals group by thir-
teens. With every stallion there are
twelve mares. What becomes of the
weaker males whom the stronger fight
away--whether they bide their time to
got the quota of females on, In tho des-
pondency Of equine bachelorhood, go OIL
alono and starve tbemsolves--is not
known. The matrimonial regulations of
ihe wild horse, however this may be,
allow to each male twelve consorts,
and, the remarkable feature Is, no moro.
They draw tho line at an even dozen.
Even when the bands that roamed These
great plains, then tenantless except By
other wild creatures, numbered In the
hundreds and more than o thousand thii
peculiar division into fanilieswas,pl plainly
noticeable. They kept o little apart and
never voluntarily mingled. Coloradt
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-11
THE MANUFACTURE OF aAa
a Simple Explanation OF the Way ulu-
minating Gas Ii Made.

a Simple Explanation OF the Way ulu,
| minating Gas Ii Made.
How few people can intelligibly explain
| some OF the most ordinary fhincs In
every day life. An official of the CITY
gas works was heard to say not long aro
that IL he might Judge by the number 81
times he was asked for information, not
more than two people In ten know
now common illuminating gas Is made.
ihey all seem to understand, he said,
That 1t comes out Of soft coal, but they
are ignorant of the process by which it Is
extracted. We do not doubt this at all.
tor 1t Is the common things that we ara
apt TO overlook In our search for infor.
nation.
{, Now, let us give you simple explana.
ton OF gas making. Break up q piece OF
bituminous coal into small fral .monts and
hll the bowl of clay tobacco pipe with
them. Cover the mouth of the bowl
with wet clay and then thoroughly dry
it. Put the bowl of the pipe into q fire
where it will get red hot, and you will
soon see yellowish smoke come out of
the stem, and if you touch light to the
smoke it will burn brightly, for it is
nothing moro or less than the gas from
the coal.
You can purify and collect this gas in
simple way. Fill "A bottle with water
and turn it upside down in a bowl of
water. You know the water will not
run out of the bottle because the air pres
sure on the water in the bowl will pre-
vent it. Put the end of the pipe stem
under the mouth of the bottle, and the
gas will bubble up through the water into
the bottle, gradually displacing the water.
ana II the pipe were large enough to
make great deal of gas the bottle would
be entirely filled with it.
You nave seen the immense quantities
OF coke which they have at the gas
works; that is what is left of the coal
after the gas has been burned out of it.
Coke is carbon, only small part of what
was in the coal having gone off with the
gas. Take the clay covering off your
pipe and you will find the bowl filled
with this coke.
Now, that is precisely the way gas is
made in large quantities at the gas works.
Instead of pipe bowls they use big re-
torts, and these are heated red hot by
furnace, for the fire must be outside of
tho retorts. Heating coal red hot In q
closed retort is different from burning 1t
In the open air. A large pipe from the
retort carries off the product Of the coal, ]
consisting of steam, tar, air and ammo
MIA, as well as gas. The ammonia and
the tar go into tanks, and the gas into
coolers, and then over lime, which takes
up the acids in it into the immense iron
gas holders which you have seen at the
works.
These holders are open at the bottom.
and stand, or rather swing, in tanks Of
water, being adjusted by means of
weights. AS the gas comes into them
1GtT ,isso ur out OF the water, but tho q
the gas cannot escape. The large gas
pipes, or mains as they are called, con-
meet with the holders and conduct the
gas through tho streets to the houses
where it is used. The pressure is given
to tho gas by the weight Of the iron hold
ers, which are always bearing down ON
the gas they contain.
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a TEnn1nLE EyENr RpcALLEp

!. A TERRIBLE EVENT RFcALLED.--
One Of the most .es.ible, as it is also one
Of the most .ariDling, yales that history
has to tell is recalled BY the announce
ment in the Scottish papers of Miss
Edith Brydon's marriage in Inverness
Cath edral. This lady's father was the
famous DR.. Brydcn Of the Afghan mas
sscGe of Janpssy, 1912, the ono surviy-
IN rho, Nohpded and faint and weary
II 81 q mbst perilous ride, reached Jelle
{eSbad to tell General Sale tho piteous
~ y Of what had taken place in the
gber Pass. There were 16,000--or,
Sting women aud children, 10000
we. ont from Csbul On that ill-star-
,nrney, and be was the only man
had escaped. Between the dark
Sof Jugdullak tho murderous AZ
had their GIL ef blood. The death
u with the gore ofsoldiers, camp.
lers, women and their children
DR.. Brydou alone escaped,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-11
a CoLoRED CLAIM ON THE CApINEr.

A CoLoRED CLAIM ON THE CABINET
s-indispapolis, Dec. 3O.-There arr
zo,OOO negro voters in Indiana-4. .00G
10 lnslanaPolis alone and thoy carry
the State in pockets, and, what's more
.ney know it. They want something
from tho Republican Reconsideration and
are going to say 50 very loudly.
ln the first place, they want ex-Sena.
tor Blanche X. Bruce, who married
his wife here and was formerly ros;-
dent OF the city: put into the cabinet
and Will make q row if it isn't done.
ahen they want . lot. of other Offices
prorortionater in number and value to
weight of tho colored element in the
party The negroes in Indiana have
siong been erumbiipg audibiy that their.
faithful following of the Republican
sssptfrd bore no fruit in Federal favor.
Their officies were few and far between
NOT more than fivo in this city, and
merely menial ones Mt that and
they had the additional torment
os Neiug one of their race who became
eocrat pumped into good fat
Now they are going to have
nf.A ofthe spoils or kick. The
leading race newspaper of the West,
the freeman, published here by Edward
=. Cooper, one of the most prominent
colored men in the country, asserts this
very plainly: 1t says in yesterdays issue:
At no time since the negro became
a citizen has his vote been eld so i'm
portant as it is to-day. Upon the ac-
elons OF the incoming administration will
depend the condition of the regro vote
y 4 sna ftho Rspablicans. face the
country four years hence with record
OF broken promises and unful6lled obliga.
it will not be so easy to explain
away the neglect as it has been in the
past, and IL will be impossible to pre-
vent an irreparable break i the ranks.
The colorcd man expects great things
OF this new regime, and it will not be
20 dissappoint him. His increased
kuowledge has taught him his strength |
and be is not disposed to continue SOW
ing benefits without prospect of reapinp |
some for himself. The negro vote saved |
The Republican party in the recent con-
est, and because of this fac. the colored
people will, and rightly, demand greater
.onors than have previously been con-
erred upon them. Democrats have ex-
pressed belief that the negro will be
yiven the cold shoulder in tho dis.
zibutipn of Offices. The. .Republica ms
'an Lo. afford to have this prediction
'erihsd. We maintain that il would
% but jyst and appropriate recognition
!. : ne q !. !. Ero's importance aa -ihA-...I
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UNCLE SAM Sues A RoBpER RAIL

UNCLE SAM SUES KOBBER RAIL-
ROADS,. Paul, MINI, jan, 4,-Suit
was entered in the United States Dis
trict Court yesterday on behalf of the
United States against the North Pacific
Railroad Company to recover the value
Of timber cut by the railroad company
from public lands without or authority
the suit involves about five million dol
lars. An injunction is sought to re-
strain the company from further 1epre-
dations, which still continue, The petit
tion is signed by a. HI. Garland, A,tor-
hey General oftho United States, George
N. Baxtcr, United States Attorney for
Minnes ota. and Henry s. Hobson spo-
cisl United States Attorney.
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oHE DIsaoRGED A SNAKE.-Phila
dsiph,a, Jan, Mrs. George Snyde
OF zOI2 Parrish street, wife of Police
man Snyder of the Ninth District. re-
Gently vomited reptile over two fact
long, which resembled a lizard. Sbt
nad been suffering for ten years, and
physicians have been unable to afford
her any relief.
During 1871 she came home from
party one evening almost overcome
with hect and feeling very thirsty
one went to the hydrant in the ward
ana drew cupful of water and began
70 drink, when suddenly she became
aware that something other than water
was passing down her. throat. As no
bad results followed, the incident was
almost forgotten until January, 1878.
One night she awoke with her mouth
vide open ard something creepipe ont
oft, but before her husband, who ha1
been awaked by her struggles, could
sleze the reptile, it had drawn itself back
into the throat and OUT of sight. Mrs.
Snyder at this time was healthy
woman and nearly 40 pounds, She
soon began to decline ia health and
lost daily until her weight was reduced
to ninety pounds. She had an epor-
nous appetite and no amount of food
however large could satisfy her cravings
Tor food. To eat bread or any doupbv
substance would make her deatbly sick
for several days.
For mounths she tasted potbino but
meat and milk. Her family physiciau.
DR.. Miller, thought that dyspepsia was
the cause OF her sickness, aud prescrib-
ed accordingly. The state Of affairs
continued tor ten years. The reptile
had grown to considerable size and
strength, and was still growing, and her
ueath was soon expected. She had
never tasted beer uutil the early part of
last month, when an uncomfortable dc.
sire for that beverage solved her. Off
Ger Snyder was surprised when he came
at night and his wife asked that beer
be procured for her. lie granted the
request and with happy results. The
sight OF the liquor made her sick, but
nevertheless, believing that should be
taken, she drank several glasses full,
and 10 few minutes, was seized with
violent hts of vomiting. Feeling faint
she turned very white and tainted.
Snyder placed her in bed, and in the
morning she felt wonderfully improved.
On looking in. the bowl in which she had
vomited the night boIore, she discov-
cred curious creature with the head
Of a lizard and Q body not unlike that of |
snake. She rapidly recovered go
Ln legained her fcrmer Weight
eSsssr,.qa eess,..Sss sqa 70 4ug eAoqu 5pI 81 al sg9l
pet.' DR.. Miller said that IN all his \
he has never met with q
parallel case. He has known of snakes
living in persons for months and even
years, but never for such long period.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-11

No sufferer from any ssrofulous disease,
who will fairly try Aver 8 sarsaparilla, need
despair Of cure. This remedy purges The
blood Of all Impurities. destroys the germs
Of scrofala, aud infusos new life and yigor
throughoat tho physical organisation.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-11
Marriage Among Russian Peasants.

Marriage must bc failure among
tho Russian peasantry. Upon a con-
vict ship conveying women only to
Sagalien. rs per cent of the prisoners
had been convicted of killing their
husbands. New York Sun.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-11

Stop that cough, by the use Of Ayers
Cherry Pecteral-the best specific for ell
throat and lung diseases. II will allsy in
flammatiou, aid respiration, and strength
en- the vocal organs. Ayers Almanaos are
free to ell. Ask for one.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-11

Gail atJ.s W. PosEY & BROS Drug store
for pare stick and French cahdies, 49-3t
The Street boxes win be emptied at 1890
every day. A carrier will leave the offer
every day At I2:15A. NJ. and visit all the
business houses, for the collection Of mail
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-11

King Humbert's gift to Emperor
William was series Of models Of tbs
remains Of the men, women, children
and animals in the famous Pompeiian
museum. u
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-11

YThcre Is no nonsense sboutthis matter.
These nnlnrad nennla aDpreciate the i'm
iportance Of their services to tho party
Through their vote nearly every North
'ern State was carried for Harrison, and
without it hardly one in the Union could
have been. The colored people will not
be satisfied with servile appointments.
They expect al through the North to be
given recognition iu some degree equal
to their importance to the party. Gen
eral Harrison will be compelled to recog.
nize them by the appointment of a color.
ed man to the Cabinet. Nothing less
will give them satisfaction. Mr.. Bruce's
fitness for the position no one can ques'
tion.'-N. Y. World.
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MISSED FOR THEIR LIVES Wbon
MIR. Cole. the circus proprietor. sold his
STOCK in New Orleans, three dun rino-
horses that he had owned for wears wen,
with the Others by mistake. Mr.. Cole
at once bought them back, saying that
lie would never consent to have tho
horses become the property of any ono
who would make them " ork and he had
decided t. put them to painless death.
no proposed bleeding them todoatb. but
W. b. Leonard, liveryman, suggest
ed that the use of chloroform would be
better and less painful mode. This
was finally decided upon aud a reliable
man procured who was to have perform
ed the operation. They were ali coii.oi.
ed at the circus tept There was Cole
Leonard, tho riders and clowns. >tha'
fingmaster, the mblers snd the lssi,efs
nd tbe three duns .CsIF6t tEe'
n ~ ass by me he told her to kiss
they could stand and the sactlh60e
put of. Cole had no place to take them
to, so Mr.. Leonard promised to find some
ono who would assume charge Of them,
under them, under guarantee never
to work them, but to keep them in good
order until death should claim them for
the, e,erave.--,S. Louis Republic.
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New York city has 427 miles of
street sewers. s -
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esssss.ssuss sla 70 6uu eAoqu JpJ 81 -aI sr;
pet.' DR.. Miller said that in all his
experience he has naver met with O
parallel case. He has known of snakes
living in persons for months and even
years, but never for such long period.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-01

simply because she kaows o broad neck
band helps the lines Of her face and makes
her neck longer. Age always begins to show
itself in the neck, you know. The last time
that saw the Princess at o state concert
she was in mourning, with many diamond
stars on her black lace dress. On her neck
she wore band of velvet one inch wide,
edged with lace. On this was row Of
magnificent diamonds, while above and be-
low were smaller rivleres. and below all was
a very elaborate necklace of diamond fla
gree.
Neither the Emperor or the Empress Of
Russia resemble their predecessors. She is
faithful wife of simple family tastes,
while he is the only ruler
in Europe who is faithful
Catherine, who had 40 lovers at a time and
squandered over hundred millions of the
peoples money on them. She led her
armies in person, astride of her horse like
man, directed all the affairs Of State with
giants brain, was woman of great physical
power, yet for her lovers she liked dainty.
PINK AND WHITE MEN
of slender figure, and the most pronounced
poetic type. Her reign was one of the most
glorious periods Russia has ever known. 1
wonder if this newspaper age makes any
difference in the lives of great peoplel
WHAT mine of sensation Catherine would
have furnished the modern press! Perhaps
the reason that great lives seem more
hattened out now is because people fear to
be impulsiye when every deed of the night
will be flashed around the globe in the
morning.
Catherine would shoot man dead in his
tracks for offending her, or would seize the
sword of noble standing by and run him
through at the steps of the throne, herself
being splashed with his blood. A glorious
womanl The good old timesl
The Empress was betrothed to the Cars
brother, who died, when it was thought
best to have the match continued by the
present Emperor. The story of her arrival
in st. Petersburg and her coronation is well
known. She has wept for the dead, but she
has been good and faithful wife to the liv-
ing.
The Czarina did not at all de.
sire Ito ascend the throne, but
much preferred her domestic happiness.
1t isssaid that she feels the weight of the
court costumes a great drag upon her and
often has nervous attack after wearing
them. She prefers the simple English styles
and wears small cap-like bonnets; her
favorite dresses are soft silks and muslins in
delicate lilac, blue and gray.
When Lady Randolph Churchill went to
Russia with her pugnacious and pugnoesious
little husband she was amazed at the splen-
dor of the court. She had been accustomed
to think the court of England the grandest
in the world, and to thank her stars for be-
ing in it. The lavishness and generosity of
the Russians delighted her and she returned
loaded with splendid gifts. Catherine has
always been a heroine of hers and Randy
imagines he would like to whack the head
from Mr.. Gladstone and present it to Vic
toria on platter in the true ancient style
but mustn't mix up English politics in
Russian letter. OLIVE WESTON.
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THEY RIDE ON AN OMNIBUS.

Much Ado in London Over Democratic
Tendencies of Big Bugs.
From the Chicago Tribune.1
The London society papers are making
much ado about the fact that three mem
bers of Parliament, including a Cabinet
Minister, were seen riding penny bus
recently. And then the startling tale is
told of how Mr. Goschen rides home from
the House of Commons nights in cab
rather than have his coachman kept out Of
bed.
But all this is knocked into cooked hat
by the remembrance that before Lord Halls
bury sat upon the wool sack he was gener-
ally Monday morning passenger on the
Euston omnibus, and that Mr.. Gladstone,
too, may frequently be seen on the peoples
state coach. s'sss X
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POLITICIANS SHOULD MARRY.
Success Often Crowns the Man Who Has a
Sensible Wife.


In an interview with Colonel G. M.Wood-
cock, Nashville american reporter asked
if politician ought to marry.
'That is the very first thing he has got to
do" was the reply. "No man can hope to
fill one of the higher offices successfully
without the aid of wife. Take John A.
Logan for instance. He was one of these
good-hearted, clever sort of fellows, but he
didn't know everything. His wife did.
She was full of the social magnetism that
attracts. She was up on every point OF
diplomacy. Her information was thorough,
broad and at ready command. Logan's po-
litical success was more his wife's doing
than his own. Harrison is the same way.
All that austerity of demeanor which char
acterizes him in his official relations wears,
off in his wife's presence and he becomes
the most genial of men. Blaine is an ex-
ception. He has the social attractiveness
in himself. Yes, sir, the young politician
must have a wife. She will save him from
more expenses than when he has only the
expenses of one to pay, and besides she will
prove his best political ally in thousand
emergencies,