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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-06-28
A PLEA FOR THE MOLE.


In one of my accustomed walks about
the city, writes Herman Haupt, Jr., in
the Farm, Field and Stockmdn, I last
Saturday came across specimen of the
long -nosed shrew or mole, aud secured 1t
for examination, the result of which has
convinced the writer that it is mistake
to destroy these animals from an economic
point of view. Being connected with the
patent Office as solicitor, have read of
and seen tho hundreds of patented appli-
ances for destroying moles, and of course
should for client prosecute an applica-
ton for new device. At the same time
1 feel that it is mistake to destroy the
mole.
When I picked up the specimen re.
ferred to, noticed the prominent incisor
teeth, and had my investigation gone no
further, should have set this animal down
as a rodent, and as such destructive of
vegetation. But on the dissccting table,
the specimen revealed other attributes.
l find as a matter of fact, that the incisor
teeth, two in number, are confined to the
upper maxillary region, no such teeth ex-
isting In the lower jaw. say no such
teeth. Imean no incisor teeth indicating
that the animal was or is rodent, The
incisors of the lower jaw are all small the
two in the median line being very small
indeed, like those of the cat, and the two
adjoining these being larger and of a
conical shape, and not chiscl shaped rs
the rodents have them.
Furthermore, the molar teeth all have
angular cusps which are more or less
conical, and so constructed that when the
jaws are closed the molars are locked and
allow of no fore and aft motion, but do
permit of slight side play like that of
the ruminants generally.
Again the articulation of the lower jaw
with the skull Is by gingleform joint,
the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone
being longest laterally; hence there is no
play to the jaw iii u forward and back
ward direction, but there is a slight play
from side to side. Now from the auatom-
ical structure of this animals dental
asmature, think it must be conceded
that he is not n vegetarian in the strict
sense. That he may masticatc vegetable
food is very likely, but am convinced
that his food is mainly animal, and that
he destroys in the course of his subter-
ranean travelling more bugs, worms and
larve of insects, that arc destructive to
the crops, than the farmer can calculate,
and fully believe that thu existence of
the mole and his benefit to many far
mer is beyond calculation. Therefore
why destroy him9 am fully aware that
it has been the custom TO consider moles
n nuisance and to vow their extermina-
tion, and "custom makes law" but would
it not be just to look into the matter care
fully before we thavc gone too far2 We
want to rid ourselves aud neighbors of
all kinds of pests, but with our present
hold that no one is hardly
justified in denouncing the molo as a
pest.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTER LESSON FOR
JUNE 30.
The Quarterly Review Golden Text:
Mark xvi q.

From bethany TO Calvary-The twelve les
sons now coming under rcview begin with
tho Triumphal Entry and end with the Res
direction. They may be arranged in three
gr9TTps- Tns l. The sSingiy Coming Les. II; r.:
Rcdccmer's Triumph. Less. Ola. The royal
rido from Bethany to Jerusalem was followed
by tho rejection Of the heir and divine Son,
and giving a summary of tho command
dangers threatening tho disciples called for
tho command to watch. A true friend
nnointcd the Lord ut Bethany, and He APP
pointed the Lords Supper rs q memorial Of
Himself: IL Then passing through the the agony %
friend. His own people condemned Jesus;
and then brought Him to the Roman COVER
nor to bo sentenced; He suffered on the cruel
cross for our sins, and rose for our justiiica-
ton.
QUESTIONS. -
Introductory-Withw what great event does
this rcvicw begin? With what end? Into
how many groups may tho lessons be d.
viled? State tho three.
l. The Kiugly Coning-From what place
cured tho beast on which Jesus rode2 How
was it covered? How was tho way strewna
Who greeted Jesus? By what cryf Into
what sacred building did He enterp To whom
did Jesus speak i'm parallels? Who planted
vineyard2 To whom did the man let it?
What did he ask in roturnp Whom did ho
send To get the fruit? How were they
treated? How was the hair put away2 Who
asked Jesus which was the first or greatest
commandment? What did He say was tho
greatest command? What was the second9
Who called Jcsuss attention to the mag
niiicencc of the temple? What did He say
Of il? What pcrils to disciples did He fore
tell2
=. Tho Saviour's Sorrow-What signs Of
coming trials did Jesus describe? What were
all to do? At what feast did woman aloint
JeSuS'S head? In whose house? In what
town? How did some disciples speak of her
act? How did Jesus commend hcr2 Where
was the Passover prepared for Jesus? How
lid the disciples find the place? What
memorial did He appoint at that time?
Whittier did Jesus go after the Supper? By
whom was Jesus betrayed? In what garden2
BY whom arrested? Whose car was cut Off
Whittier was Jesus taken by the officers?
3. Tho Retecmcr's triumph-Who sought
to put Jesus to death? BY what kind of wit
ncsscs? How did the high priest require Him
to answer? What answer did Jesus make?
What was tho verdict of the Jewish council?
Before what governor was Jesus next taken?
What did Pilatc ask jesus? Whom was Plate
willing TO rclcasc9 Whom did the people
choose? How was Jesus treated by the sol
iicrs? Where was lie crucified? Who were
crucified with Himy How many classes of
persons rcviled Him? What did Jesus say OH
say? Who came to tho scpulclrc OF Jesus on
Sunday morning? What did they see rolled
away? Who SIT within the sepulchrc? How
lid lie greet the women? What woman saw
Jesus early that morning? Who saw Hin,
toward evening Of that day? To whom did
ihcy bring tho good news? How was il re-
ccivCd?-- lesson Helper.
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THE WASH OF HnLLsrpEs.

No farmer can afford to permit the
rain that falls on his newly-plowed fields
to run off in muddy torrents to the near
est river and bear with it the richest part
of the soil. AS general rule, our cult
waited fields are more rapidly cx-
hausted by surface drainage than by their
annual Contribution to growing crops.
And again, when the frozen ground has
thawed a few inches on top and heavy
rain occurs, the soil is carried away in
large quantities, though the inclination
be but slightly I have often known it to
be swept off BY Che ton just us deep as it
had thawed. And no amount of under
draining would prevent such a result. A
copious rain under the circumstances is
always dreaded by our farmers. Hillsides
should mostly be used for pasture or
meadow, and only plowed occasionally
when good bluegrass sod can be turned
under. It,may then be cultivated in corn
one season, followed by wheat or oats,
and again seeded to grass.-Lndiana
Farmer.
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WORK AND WORKERS.


Vienna car drivers gets GO cents for oigh,
teen hours
Tho Illinois Nyonon,s Press Association
will orect a hall at Chicago.
Tho St pm, and Omah, Railway Conn
pnnv will no longer employ Italians'
I.,,d,, s,-o,,t -.or dr,va,s work fourtoen
ho,o, .,r 20. sE.t, sS ,saak
a., nr,
C,nnd, th. Sir., S,aaLA - SentsnI,er =
,--,.
In emma tue ron-workers lcons,oerea sne
''Ss III 'ue "V''uI 'ha6eSttSons' P0f uoy
Inc Aberdeen packets beve stopped, run
niuB' o"inS W suo S'iiAo o''0oOiou oueA
"'en'
Tho Electric Gas Generator Company, OF
'"o"S''''u iee''
The brotherhood OF Carp enters and. join
crs gave $1,000 for tho relief OF tho sufferers
at Johnstown' IN.
r.. The wages OF tho 100 girl shoe workers OF
Cincinnati have been cut 80 per cent during
the past year.
The tailors are the best orgoD3zed workers
In Eng land, and arc able to earmgood wages
In the large cities.
Massachusetts illiterates form eight per
cent. OF tho population, tho worst average in
the United States.
Tho productive powcr OF the machinery of
tho United States ia more than equal to tho
labor OF 5OO, ,OOO, 600 men.
The annual convention OF the American
Fliut- Glass Workers. Union will be held in
tho monti. OF July at BaIlairc, Ohio.
TIN, BOSTON Uranite- cutters, scale has been
signed for another wear Ten DOR cent ad-
ynuc, ON Westerly Granite.
w,r., mr., crnudino man comnos,,o-. T.,
~ .r,, s,', 81, i w., ~ 800 ~,
tle mems. nIthouyh the women work as fast.
!, -o, r,,,,,,,;,, ~ m r,r go. r..
& n, -, ,i', ,.,o,,o. ~ f,r,,ncn 20 ',y,,,as ma
,%,.n,, .%',,,, ,ha shaS"nun Waiiav ppJ,,
vnn;, e''
u,nta ~, nmnynnr;ati ion tn cnxsr tho axnarso, w ,
mf th, ",rsn,, or insrectors which r. estaH'
ii.hcJ
"A h"moer OF npor organILasiohs OF Now
ni,'n, ,,"ss @ ,,,nt;ny. in S,vnr nr tho a;ni,t
inSr 49, " 0' 'A' ''s"'
~,
Inc strike oil the stonemasons OF Pittsourg
anu AueSneny mas oeen settled ny an agree
@ n,vna 10 aroitratsi Mean''he Tue mon haVo
resumed aC tue OH wages.
Eleven foliaueiPnia plumbers VINO were
taken 20 omaha ny the master plumbers re-
turned nome a1 the expense oil the union
"heh 'ney heard tho mems story.
Tho Pattern Makers League Of North
America, in session ut Pittsburg, adopte l
| resolutions indo-snG the eight hour duy. 1t
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DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

eleven Passengers Injured In an Acct
dent on the Lchigh Valley Road.
An accident occurred on the Lebigh Val
ley road In the morning botween Wilkes
barre and Sugar Notch, which resulted in
the injury Of eleven passengers
The passengers were principally residents
Of small towns below the city. Two of tho
most severely injured are McGroorty, De-
putty County Treasurer, Of Wilkssbarre, who
was badly cut upon the heal and face, and
Attorney Troutman who was thrown through
one Of the car windows and had his shoulder
broken.
The accident was to tho train due here
from IIaz!eton at o. 10 a. m. Ono Of tho
axlcs OF tho locomotive tender broke, and
instantly the smoker and one passenger car
were whirled from tho track One of tho
passenger coaches md tho smoker went over
into shallow ditch. Tho last passenger
coach spun round and was left standing at
right angles on tho track. Tbs fact that tho
passengers escaped with their lives Is ro-
mTkablo.
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prices. Many of our wide awake farmers
can make part of their productions an
actual necessity to one or more families in
our large cities at paying prices by sup
plying these products regularly, fresh,
experience, for my customers often tell
me that they prefer to purchase farm
products of the producer, especially eggs
and butter.
1t Is laudable for practical farmers to
experiment, investigate and produce
maximum crops, but it is more profitable
to produce the best and get good pay for
Agriculturist.
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Why should DIR; Pioro,'s medicines not dis
tance oil competitors In amount of sales, rs
they nre doing, snco they are tho only modi-
cines sold by druggists posscssed OF such won
derful curative properties rs to warrant their
manufacturers In guaranteeing thcm ., euro
tho diseases for which tn y aro Recommended.
, Yon get q cure or money paid for them re
covory'' cures all diseases caused by do ango.
meat of tho liver, n! biliousncss. indIgcsi N or
dyspopsin; also all blood, skin and sca d dis
cases, tottcr, salt-rh"um, scrofulous sores and
swollin&s and kindred oilments.
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Don't feed sloppy food to the little
chicks.
Land poor and poor land arc evils to
be avoided.
Feed often and very little at q time
to small chicks.
Hard workers arc usually honest. In
dustry lifts them above temptation.
Use the purest and best salt to be OBJ
tanned, as the best is none too good.
Heavy rains have assured splendid
crops in western and southern Oregon.
Use the eggs from old hens for hatch
ing. They produce stronger chicks than
eggs from pullets.
Never reply in kind to sharp OF
angry word; it is the second word that
makes the quarrel.
A good way to save money is to save
the means of making it-your imple.
ments, for instance.
To make good grating wax mix ono
part of tallow with two parts of beeswax
and four parts of rosin.
You will make, as n rule, more money,
to buy clean new tubs, instead of using
old ones, even if they be given you.
Get as nearly as possible the desired
number of hens set this month, for July
1st is pretty late for profitable chicks as
winter layers.
The silo, practically, is a substitute for
pasturage, so far as the succulencc of the
food and quick digestibility is concerned,
without its expense.
Usually the dairymen who succeed best
are those who have obtained good rep
utation for their butter, and can com
mand satisfactory price, year after year.
White Wyandottcs have taken a strong
hold upon many farmers and breeders,
displacing the Leghorn, Brahma and Ply
mouth Rock. They are without a doubt
an excellent fowl.
Persons owning bees and not located
near streams of water, should furnish
them fresh water daily, rs it will save
time, which, to the bee, means honey, as
it means money to us.
When a new nest is found do not put
its contents with the fresh-laid eggs; that
is, unless you know the eggs were laid
the day they were gathered. In this way
no risk is run of having poor eggs sold.
There are four essentials in the making
of money at the dairy business. First,
good cows. Second, to have them well
fed. Third, to have their milk we'll
manufactured; and fourth, to have the
product well sold.
Separate the layers from the others.
You cannot afford to keep old hens,
pullcts, fat hens and lean roosters to-
gether, any more than you can dry cows,
heifers not yet in milk and fresh cows
they do not require the same food.
We wish some one in each farm home
would be responsible for the daily gath
ering of the eggs. Then there would be
less complaint in the city markets of
"stalc eggs" When gathered, put in a
dry cool place, and sell at least once
week; that is If you do not pack.
Cleanliness is the best preventive of
poultry diseases. Rooms should be frc-
quently cleaned in the summer and
sprinkled occasionally with disinfectant.
Put a quarter of a pound of sulphuric
acid in three gallon pail of water and
sprinkle tho roosts, walls and floor,
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TEMPERANCE.

A NICE LITTLE TIME
Isaw a little doggery
Upon little hill;
1saw n little ugly man
A-coming from the mill.
Andfn tho little doggery
The little man did go,
To take a little merry grog
With his little neighbor ice.
And when they took a little grog,
They felt n little big;
They laughed little hearty laugh
And danced a little jig.
They took IA little moro then
They got a little tight;
They disagreed on politics.
And had n little fight.
And when they hada little fight,
They felt as large as life;
Each staggered to his little homo
And whipped his little wife.
-1had. Olirer, in the Voice.
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ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

The Shah Of Persia will reach Buckingham
palace from Brussels on July l.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett has arrived
in Paris TO look over tho Exposition.
Charles Lauri, Sr., tho famous clown and
pantomimist, died I'm London recently.
Mrs. Harrison will give the ivy to be
planted hnring commencement by tho senior
class Of Princeton.
DIR. Amelia Is. Edwards has sent to the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts fine collec-
tion of ancient Egyptian textiles.
Tho birthday anniversary of John Wesley
is to be observed on June % by Christian
En!envor societies in New England.
Mrs. Cleveland is fond OF tho violin, and
has just been instructed In the use Of the
bow 10y Miss Louise Hood.
Miss Jane Golden, the first woman elected
n county councillor in Englanl is barely SIS
years old, but her hair Is snowy white.
The Prince Of Wales is said to be tho most
intelligent man In the English Royal Family
Rather hard OH the English Royal Family.
- Tho portrait of the pope, presented by him
to Bishop Keane for the Catholic University
at Washington, has arrived In good con-
dition.
Professor Huxley's third daughter, Mrs.
Albert Eckersly, has come over to Mexico to
live, her husband being engaged In railroad
building there.
Sir Julian Pauncefote visited the White
House the other day and strolied about it
for All hour or so. sightseeing, without call
ing on tho President.
At tho recent artists ball at the Paris
Opera House, Mime. Bernhardt was conduc-
tor OF the orchestra and the younger NJ.
Coquelin first violin player.
Queen Victoria has commissioned Mr.. w.
u. Bunce, tho we'll known American painter,
to paint her picture. She met him whilo on
her rcce"t visit to Biarritz.
Henry Matthews, home secretary of Eng
land, was thrown from his horse while rid
ing in Rotton Row, London. Outside of q
severe shaking no was not injured.
Talk of tho marriage of Prince Albert
Victor and Princess Victoria Of Tcck excr-
clses many a tongue I'm England. The Queen
Is said to Wow tho proposed union with dis
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS of &NTEnHsT RELaTIvE
TO FARM AND GARDEN. !.
yfoRsEs' rERru.

HORsEs' TEETH.
In horses the teeth are forty in number,
and In mares commonly thirty-six, be-
cause the Inter seldom have tusks. The
teeth are Of three kinds-the gatherers
OF incisors, the tnsks and the grinders.
When the .foal issten to twelve days old,
four front H$th appear, two in the upper
and two in the under jaw. In month
or six weeks after the middle teeth fol-
low, and the corner teeth about three or
four months afterward. These foal-teeth
continue in this state till the horse is
from two and half to three years old,
when the first. four or centre teeth are
shed, and replaced by others, called
horse teeth.-Noto York Dispatch.
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A CITY DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Ten Thousand Lives Reported Lost by
Fire in China.

The steamer City Of Sydney. which has
just arrived at San Francisco from Yoko.
homa and Hong Kong, brings tldings that
the Shanghai Mercury Of May 10 published
news received from its corrcspon lent at
Chunk King, who writes that Luchow, city
Of some Importance i'm Szechuen, situated on
the upper Yank Tsze, is nearly completely
destroyed by fire. The conh,gration broke
out on the evening OF the eighth day of tho
third moon and burnt furiously till tho tenth,
Seven out of the eight gates OF the city aro
said to be destroyed, and the loss of life
burnt and trampled to death-is estimated
at not less than 10000
Lu Chom is city that receives large uuan-
Titles OF Manchester goods, under passes
and native merchants at Hankow anil Cbung
NipS will suffer much by this calamity,
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santuo:: Doings.

SAsTuc, June 24.-Ths Ssntuc D\
s. of 7. met here Thursday oveuinl
elected its officers for the next quarter )
as was not fortunate enough to be I
lean only give Tho names as they !
given me, rs follows:
w. P, ]. IL. Randolph; w. A., j.
Gregory; Il. s., J. G. sartor; Asst. r
!, Mics Maggie Fars; F.S., j, Jeter; TT
dv woqA 'eoLsJuJ ss!W 10Y STAT
q'!qA eH!ls!p 10 Su!IeeJ SmMoa
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Mr.. Labouchere says he has made ap his
mind that base ball is game not merely
inferior to cricket, but to foot ball, tennis,
rackets aud other games. The trouble with
truthful Henry is that he doesn't know.
Mr. Gladstone has again been compelled
to deny the report that he would visit the
United States this summer. This timo he
makes il over his own signature in the Lon
don Daily Ncms.
g The Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott wants tho
mayiiower adopted as our national flower.
und so DO MIR. James Parton, Admiral Por-
ter, Professor John Fiske and Mr. Larry"
Godkin.
Captain Murreli, tho Missouri hero, Is
worse of than a West Point cadet. He CANT
keep the buttons on his uniform. As fast as
they are sewed on some enthusiast cuts
them off
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Oregon, tho Paradise Of Farmers.
Mild, equablc climat, csrtain and abundant
try In the world. Full Information free. Ad-
dress Oregon Im'igratn Board. Portland. Orc.
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It is hardly possible to prepare medicine
which is pleasant to the palate arc Ham,
burg Figs, which is 90 ctiicacious in cases of
constipation, piles, torpid liver or sick-head-
ache. 70 cents. Dose ono Fig. Mack Drug
Co., N. Y.
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Can the sale Of an inferior article con tantly
increase for "a years? Dobbins's Elect ric Soa
has been on the market over since 1SfS and IL
to-day ever, the hes, and Turest family soap
made. Try IL. Your grocer will get It.
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Don't hawk, hawk, and blow, blow, disgust
Remedy and TO cured.
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Are you troubled wi, n q sluggish, inactive
laundce2 Has your complexion n sickly, yell
low tinRe2 The blood in it's passage through
the liver does not fu. pIsh the healthy action
which should result from II. The impurities
are stopped, nnd clogging up the duct, cause q
disordorcd condition, which will produce seri-
Gus results to your health, unless you take
Browns Iron Bittcrs mt once. IL will cure
your biliousness and jaundice, and incite to
healthy action the sluggish liver.
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1faf1licted with sore eyes use DrIsaac Thomp-
sons EyoWRtcr Druggist sell at PIC. per bottle
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The frontiersman who shot an Indian
corpse didn't know it was LC-,l, ad.
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Natures serial story-The spinal column.
continued In our necks.
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TORPID Liver.

A foul tip-Fecing the waiter with a lead
Quai ter.
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Fail fashions can never be popular with an
eronaut.
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a Fair Trial

We're the dead lnngua..cs talked 10 den
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Distanced in tho Racc.

Song OF the drysoods clerk: "swlnins in
deIainc.o
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X1S no $3.50 A MONTH can be niadS working
Wv for us. Agents gefcrrcl who can furnish
horse and give their whole timc to the business.
Spare moments may DO prontubly employed also.
few vacanctes In towns and elites. u. p. LpHN-
SON CO., 1909 Main st. Richmond, Va. ~ B.
Please stdte ogr and tHstnees experience. Neuer
mfnd n6om sending stamp for reply %. r. j. d Co.