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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-20
Occupations for the Blind.

English commissioners Of education do
not recommend music ns an occupation
for the blind. Although it is II favoritc
pursuit among blind persons, competition
III England is so keen amonm even seeing
musicians that only exceptionally good
training con commend success and many,
ndiIT"rcntiy taught, relapse into playing
IN public houses or in the streets, and, not
unfrcquently, into sheer bcGgary. The
commissioners point out that for the
larger number industrial occupations,
such MS Discriminating, brushmaking can
ming and cane work, mat and mattress
making, rope aud twinc spinning, wcav-
ing and other minor trades, must always
prove more useful.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-20
EyAPoRATING FRUIT,

? An authority advises that with small
fflaAtSnns ea2 or rcfaHia BfHisc. hn MiHshy
fruit viii not evaporate in as good con
dition as that which is more solid. The
heat should be given gradually, taking
care ut all times not to get too hot 1t is
an easy matter to burn the fruit, or dry
it so that the natural juices are all cx-
!tracted, and the fruit will be nearly or
quite all seed and almost tastclcss. After
securing the right temperature to dry
rapidly, keep it so as nearly as possible
The dampcr can be used to advantage
After start is made usually the lower
trays will dry faster, and it will be u
good plan to change, and then the trays
can be doubled up; that which is in two
trays can be put into one and the. empty
ionc be filled with fresh fruit, and in this
way "A system of emptying and filling can
be kept up, and with fair-sizcd cvapo-
rator it will require the steady work of
lone person at least to keep it going. A
good plau after it has dried is to put it
lin muslin sacks without starch and lay in
the sun for two or three days. The fruit
will keep better than if it is sorted in
boxes or barrels.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-20
KILLED BY ELECTRICITY

Darwin "A. Henry, an Expert. Finds
Death i'm u Touch of the Wire.
The mystery Of tn. electric power upon the
human physique is dfspened by the undoubt-
ed killing Of stalwara Nd robust Darwin A.
Henry. an electrical expsrt, "a years CT age,
~ sss WORKS G! the East River EIectrjs
stood on n step-ladder, and with a wire end
i'm one hand he reached out and took pair
Of nippers in the other hand from n work
man. In drawing his hand b ok the nippers
touched another wire and he b. came a con
ductor for q lO)J volt current. He was
killed instantly and without a sound, his
body dropping upon tho top Of tho switch.
board and resting there till taken down
Medical science has not discovered what
vital force it is that electricity kills, and
help was out Of tho question, though two
doctors injected brandy, applied galyanic
battery, tried artificial resp ration aud bled
the victim. Four hours hard work ,ht
no sign Of life.
Gu the other hand, Superintendent Leahy,
OF tho same concern, got u zoo ut shock a
few weeks agoI was knocked senseJess by
it; but recovered completely, and Henry
himself had suffered with d singiilarly weak
thigh, the effect Of shook received in Boston
four years ago.
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sALTING STOCK.

Too many farmers salt their stock on
the 'impulse, or spasmodic plan" That
bis, they give them an extra allowance one
day, and in perhaps week or fortnight,
according to the urgency of farm opera
ltions or the importance they attach to
this matter, deal out another supply.
This is certainly n wrong practice, as
stock should be salted at least twice n
week uun rrg~larly. am positive that
Eif the housewife knew what an importnn,
factor this sailing of cows is in butter.
making, some one would attend to 1t in q
more systematic manner.
This can be done by providing "salt
boxes" attached to fence, building or
post, provided either with hinge cover
or swinging door in front, in which is
kept supply of salt. In either case
leave the door open for several days, and
iwhcn closed you will he surprised to sec
how quickly cattle, horses and sheer
tlearn to open it. You will also learn
that by the old plan you have failed tc
give them an adequate supply. If pos,
Isible, have the cattle box separate from
that for the horses, rs the former are
rather dainty on this point.-Me'o YorA
Examiner.
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FERTILIzINa VALUE OF BONE.

,, The fertilizing value of fine bone is
tsiuch greater than that Of coarse bone.
The latter may lie in the ground for
years while very fine bone is readily de-
composed and taken up by plants. The
improved condition and increased value
'of our bone manures is to some extent
result of the action of this station,
which in the year 1879 first carried into
effect the method of valuation based on
the mechanical MS well as the chemical
analysis. Nitrogcn;in the fq,est Douo /,
now sixteen and one-half cents per
tpound, while that in the coarsest bone
lis valued only at eight and ono-half
cents, and phosphoric acid is valued mt
seven and four cents in the two grades
respectively. Very finely ground bone
lis at present one of the cheapest sources
Eof quickly available nitrogen and phos-
phoric acid. Connecticut Experiment Sta
tion. =.
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OF the English bench of bishops twelve are
pledged sbstainCrs.
"Ails Sold Here" is suggested aS an honest
sign for saioon-kcapcrs
New Zealand spent for drink last year
Sl1G50OO), the lowest amount for eighteen
years.
OF 500 men released from tho Birmingham,
England, workhOuse OH a recent hoils =, not
more than fifty went back sober.
Although in many places in Germany other
English words aro comparatively unknown,
the various English names OF liquors are in
telhgiblc everywhere, and American
Drinks are universally ADVERTISED.
1t was Il young man who discovered pearls
in Sugar River, says the Milwaukn' Sentinel
Then he did the Cleopatra act of drinking
pearls though i'll roundabout way. lie
transmute'l his pearls into grrcnhn"lS and the
grccnbackS into liquor. and wh"n the liquor
did it,, business with his head, hO revealed
his secret
\ Loyal Temperance legion n South Fran
ingham, Mass. f"w months oh has n
pledged membership Of over ~ and an OF.
crli"nt plan for holding ih" INT rest of the
children. The name, nf all m"mh,r, are to
hc piaccl in u bank vault and left lnrrc I'M
disturbed for ten v"ar'. They viii ihrn ia
brought forth To CommNnl ard coHlcnm their
pledged owners. .... ~
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MARKETS.

BALTIMORE -Flour-City Mills. extra 81 70
,Si.S5. Wheat Southern EultZ, SI,sL:
Corn--Southern White, 4Oa4i cts, Yellow
fIai3 cts. Oats Southern and PcnusyIyania
2la2I cts. Rye-Maryland g. Pennsylvania
50a52cts Hay-Maryland and Pennsylvania
l:i hOaS adr:cStraw- " heat, =. .OOas sS so Butter
Eastern Creamery, l6 5a2Oc. near by rcceipts
iGalIcts; Cheese Eastern Fancy Cream. D,
a9lj cts. Western, SaSi, cts; Egps-i3
a2D; Tobacco Leaf-Inferior, IaSo. 90. Good
Common, ) O0asi 90, Mddling, 5a$6. OJ Cool
to fine red, iaS9; Fancy, lOasi3.
NEW K-Flour-Southern Common to
fair extra, 81 Pa ) i.2j:W Wheat-N MOL Whit. 50 :,
m~I, :; Ry,-State. 5iSa52I ;; Corn Southern
Yellow, i311ai31I. Osts-W White, State 2j1s sa@Gl .
cts. Buttcr-SLate Hale cts. Cheese STATE,
b12ao1acts.; s--lSal9ls cts
PHILADELPHIA = Flour - Pennsylvania
fancy, i.25at75; Wheat PENNSYLVANIA ami
southern Red, S3aSi; Rye-Peuns,lvania
i2a5Scts cts:Corn-SoutherE elbow, 4I3 iaI2l &C.
Oats "Sa?SiI cts; Butter State, ISaly cts. !,
Checse-N. Y. Factory, 9a9J5 cts. Eggs--
State. lSai9 cts.
CATTLE.
BALTIMoRE-Beef, I l2ai 35; Sheep--s2 Oo
AZ 90. Hn1s-Si !JI4 40
NEW ToRX-Eeef-Si 75a5 2j; Sheep-$3 -
n5 p; Hogs-SIJ0 a as.
EAST LIBERTY, Bccf-S4 40a4 90; Sheep
S3 5Oa4 70; Hogsl ~ 25a4 ~
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HOW MANY SHEEP PER ACRE2

This question has been asked us How
many sheep can be maintained per acre on
farm as a specialty' We have submit
ted the question to several persons having
some experience in keeping sheep. Those
who have answered have agreed generally
that large breeds require more food to
MAINTAIN them in good condition than the
smaller or Merino breed, which weigh only
about one hundred pounds. Two reply
that light, average sized sheep require
about the same amount to keep them that
one COW does. Another says that he has
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-20
DIPLOMATIC APPOIN TMEN rs
Men Chosen by th- President FOR Po-
sit ions in tn. EOr.ign Service.

Men Chosen by thr RESIDENT for Po-
sitions III til. Eor.ign Service.
The President has mad the folio wing ap-
point.ncnts:
Eiwin Dunn, to 10 secretary OF tho lega-
tion Of 'hs Unitcl States to Japan.
Arthur w. Barrett, of Massnchu'cttS, to
b" secretary of tn, le ;ation Of the United
States to V. nezu.l,
william r. Gardiner, Jr., OF Indiana, to be
second s'cretrry of tho legation Of the
United States to Japan.
:. isaGau ey, 81 wv y 5ss az MSRaSSsEuf, MSRaSSsE IL
Nicaragua. Aulck Pil!ner, OF the District OF
Columbia, ut Dres len: John ID. Delille, OF
Texas, ut Bristol.
Th,.nas II. Anderson, of Ohio, minister
resident and consul general OF the United
States To Bolivia.
Aui ok Palm'r, Of tho District OF Colum
bin, appointed United States Consul at Dres-
H'n. ~ sad ~ bS n very intimate fricud of
SC ctary Hume MIR. Palmer is very
wealthy rrs"ieit here and halls from Illinois.
Thomas II. Anderson, who was appointed
minISt T. rc'nieat and consul general to Rcli-
via, l. "A lawy, r r"sid ny Mt Cambridge Ohio,
anu ie time h"li ths oili ~ of prosecuting
attorney Of Guernsey county. IL has served
on the Stat", Central aud Executive Com
m tees ct tae Republican party of Ouio.
Hrrn irl Macauley, Of New York; ap-
point 1T consult at Managua, Nicaragua, is u
son OF General Dan M:ca,ilry, an ex mayor
hcct"i with the mana lem mt and constr uc
tion OF I'll" propoSel Nicaraguan Canal. His
son h ~ been more or less associated with him
III this work. Mana, u is said to be on the
line OF til" H. OpDS .d new canal. The appJin
Is quite II yCuig man.
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FAcM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Onions keep best in barn lofts, where
they freeze.
If mildew appears on the rose bushes
dust them with sulphur.
Chop up grass for the confined poultry,
and they'll thank You for it.
Dig nround the chickcnyarls rs often
rs you can possibly get time.
Rich soil is necessary to the production
of rich, succulcnt vegetables.
A community shows thrift by having
ornamental trees and shrubs well kept
about every dwelling.
Where it is desired to produce the best
possible results in gardening VIC would
advise Watering Just before sundown.
Geese prefer parsley nnd plantain to
grass, and their MD in killing these
weeds out is valuable in both garden and
pasture.
If you have any coal ashes, give the
currnnt patch good dressing, il will
keep down the weeds and save much
| hard work.
a farm horse we'll treated should be,
and really is, good for many more years
of full service than another. subject To
welt to remember that full Development
of the crop, if of corn, will insure great
est feeding value of the cnSilagc.
One advantage to he derived from
mulching small fruit, strawberries, etc.
is that it keeps them back in the spring
and there is less danger from fr"sts.
make hay while the sun Shines" Yes,
to bc sure; but the work is somewhat
difficult when sunshine and rain alternate
in quick succession every day in the
week.
Planting OF Young trees is to h2 urged,
because they grow more rapidly than old
ones, as their roots are comparatively
much less injured in taking up and re-
setting.
lIrifers coming In at two or there
| abouts, who were not fresh again for
year or more did as well as those which
came in at three or thcrcabouts, and were
fresh again inside of year
If you intend to build up dairy herd
il will pay you to feed your Young hcfcrI
something besides Corn-%irc them some
oats You will reap the good of it in
their progress rs well as in Churn.
Success in farming comes principally
from learning how to do everything and
the exact time when il should be done,
adding the not cXtravagant presumption
that the farmer is industrious and
frugal.
The importation of dairy breeds nf
cattle has been much better SUSTAINED in
the last few years, than that nf tho beef
breeds. lmp"rtations of all kinds have
fallen of, hut OF the latter more largely
than Of the former.
In starting what might Ic called an
ordinary dairy herd, "rc should begin
with hrifrrs or young crw,, or moderate
| size and good quality, with shapcIy bags,
and on thcS" should be put II wcl-brcd
bull from good milking strain.
In regard to the advisabilitv Of clip
ping the queens wing, some twenty
prominent bcrkc"pcrs, aS reported 10y
the Bee .LMIpW, seem pretty equally
divided in 0ninion, about half Of them
making practice Of doing so, the others
|
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RESULTS or PHYSICAL TRAINING.

The Northwestern Christian Adrocdfe,
from the late brutal priz"flSlt exhibition.
draws the following useful lcSsoii concerning
the value of non alcoholic physical training
THE 6nc thing that attracts uS i'll this in
stance is the result of Sullvan's training by
Professor Muldoon, who seems destined tn
fams because of his success hi training the biz.
druukard, whose profanity, quarralsomcneSS
and general dcbauchery are general dis
grace to even that profigat". After being
secthed in whisky for years danagel 10y ty-
phod fever and disabled by broken arm,
this Sullivan has submitted to severe train
ing, exercise, dieting and abstinence until lie
is pronounced n perfect specimen Of physicist
manhood. Ii all this Ire true. il suggests the
possibilities respecting any man whose bodily
fun ctions have been damaged by whatever
means. IL tho Muldoon can upiift such a
man. what may not other trained trainers
a. - .ir0 NuDtr. tuiiperate man who needs
corresponding q ttentions and relative rohuiid
ing? We have no doubt that proper train
ing can adJl very large fraction To the life
and efficiency Of many hundreds Of profes
sional men, and thus add 80 the sum total Of
tho worlds brain workers.
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found that with large Shropshire grades
that will average eight to nine pounds of
wool per fleece, and weighing one hun
dred and thirty to one hundred and fifty
pounds each, arc as seven TO eight to one
COW in the food to keep them. Now it is
estimated that the product of two acres
of what we call good land in Indiana
| will keep one cow under the rasturage
and dry feed methods of farming. So
by these statements it is seen that the pro-
duct Of one acre of good land will keep
four head of sheep per year. This is on
the assumption that the pasture season is
n fair average one. With these facts
one may readily estimate the profitable
ness of sheep farming on our fairly good
lands. Considering that focks of large
breeds may and do average seven pounds
to the fleece and that about ninety per
cent. of the increase is saved, it will be
found that there is profit in sheep hus
bandry. The value of sheep rs fcrtiliz
ers, of course, must be taken into aC-
count.
But new era has dawncd i'm live stock
farming, and its advantages are as great
in sheep husbandry as in ether stock. We
refer to the silo and cnsiagc feeding.
The noted dairyman of Wisconsin, Mr..
Hiram Smith, says he fully believes that
with this new method of stock farming
one acre of good land may be made To
keep a cow. If it will, then the products
of one acre may easily keep seven to
eight head of sheep, for it has been found
that ensilage may be fed to sheep with
most excellent results. a gentleman who
has tested this matter says "Thc effect
Of fcedinn onsilape to sheep is very graft
flying in the past few years, and feeding it
to ewes is as excellent as feeding cows
with it. They were in splendid condition
at lambing time, aud | never saw health
icr or more thrifty lambs. | fed all
my sheep corn ensilagc and some hay
daily, but very much preferred the silagc.
After over two years practice ! found
them more thrifty and healthy than my
flock was before, and think that can
keep nearly double the number of sheep
on the some quantity of land | could in
the old way Of feeding them. m."-Lndi""@
Farmer.
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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
SEPTEMBER 20.
Tho Quarterly Rcview-G oldcn Text:
Ps. cAviii., %.

Plan Of Review--The facts of the past
| twelve lessons may be easily remembered II
they are arranged in the following three
| groups:
|. Samuel and Eli u.ess 10. g. Samuel
and Saul LESS. 5-TD. 8. Saul and David
| tLess. S-l2D We have then the call of three
persons in succession: Samuel. Saul and
David; the death of five noted persons: Eli,
Goliah, Samuel, Saul and Jonathan. Thus
history and biography unite to impress the
lesson, Obey God
Sketch Of Review-Hannah, the wife
of IA Hebrew of Mount EpIrairo asks the
Lord for son. Tho Lord gave her n son in
| answer to prayer. She called him Samuel
and gave him to the Lord I'm his childhood
He lived with Eli the priest The Lord
called Samuel one night, and told him that
Ellis sons were wicked, yet ELI had not cor
rccte'l them. So tho Lord said He would
punish Eli and his sons. The sons were slain
~ battle" and Eli fell over and died, when
he heard of their death.
Samuel told the people they must obey
God; but th" people asked for a king SO the
Lord had Samuel tell them what n king would
max" them do, and gave them Saul for n
king. Samuel then gave up his rule over the
people and made a fnrcwell address. But
Saul lisolcy"d God, and Samuel was told to
anoint David as the king of Israel. Goliath;
great Philistine giant, dared the army of
Israel to send men to fight with him; but
David sl"w Goliath. Saurs son Jonathan
loved David. but Saul was jealous of
him and tried to kill David, vet David nobly
spared Saul when he could have easily killed
INV" I" great battle with the Philistines
the army of f--.-I -.->--A-A-A,---n----- -
slain and Saul fell upon his own sword and
died.
QUESTIONS.
niroductory-What were the Hebrews
now founding! What organization had they
before this. Tribal
l. Samuel and Eli--What is tho namc of
Samuels motherr Who called Samuel? To
whom did Samuel go? How many times
What did the Lord say tn Samuel? What
caused the death nf Eli Who had captured
the Ark2 What did Samuel call on the peo-
pie to do 500 Lesson 3. What did they ask
"f the Lord in Lesson 4?
.! Samuel and Saul--Why did th"y want n
king Who was chosen king What did
Samuel say of tho conduct of their king =
! SGw. viii, l0-lS Who was witness for
Samuel | Sam. xii, > Who rejected Saul
Lesson z Why did the Lord reject him
Rccitc IT." Golden Text of Lesson Z.
3. Saul and David-Who was an"inted to
succeed Saul? Ry whom Where? What
giant dared the army of Israel to scud n war
ror to fight him? Who offered to goaGainst
Goliath Which one was slain? Who lovec
David "as his own snulY' Whose son wa:
Jonathan? How did Jonathan find out tina
| his father meant TO kill David? Where die
| David spare Sau'S life, l Sam. xiv,
What dill hc say to Saul after that? Sam
! Axiv., II. How were Saurs sons slain Ii
| what battle? Where? Who refused to xii
Saul? How did Saul die f-Lesson Helper.
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KILLED AN UMPIRE.
a Hot-hcadcd Ball Player in JaiI for
MnnSlaunh

MnnSIauSh' CT.
South Carolina, which was about tho Inst
state to take up professional bas, ball. has
the uncnviab!c notoricty of having kilIe,i the
first umpire. The killing occurred mt Oar
inGton, small - UNITY seat about $50 miles
from Charleston. On that day a hase bali
team from Wadesboro, n. c., went to Oar
lInGton to pliy gam, all ama,curs. Tho
North Carolina team carried with then,
youth named William Marshall, a son of
prominent citizen Of Wadcsboro.
NounS Marshall was a cS,leso b,v o,d
WAS, therefore, sIppNs,l TO be up in tba
points of IN" game. He was chosen for nm
iirc, 10th SIDES agree NJ thc:etD A. th.
game prog sssCh the ""'pfr, decision
that iii I not Giv' satisfaction to the DtrIin,
ton team. Hot words ware ti1ssh: on1 sni.
ny young Leon Oar an son OF Convresa
man DarSan, of South Carolina, rush"d nm
with II h nvy hat in his hand ana strpcL
Umpire Marsh I'll fearful blow across tho
head, knocking him inSenslblo Tho umniro
was tlkcn to NadcSboro Oh the first train
but during the trip did not recover hi rea
son lie l. vlry popular young mau Mt his
home, and he'd the po o,iiion OF teller in th"
bank at WadcSbo:o. Young Dirgan WINS
arrested but was subs 'q,cntiy released on
ban on information rec i've from W o,lcs-
bpro thnt th" umpire woul probably re-
cover. News WIS received that IN, u,nni,a
had died aud Dargan has again boon mr..
rested. "
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MINNEsoTA,S NEW LAW.

The now law in Minnesota which makes the
drunkard rather than the liquor seller the
criminal is reported to he working well As
will perhaps he remembered il makes com
pulsory upon the police magistrate to impose
a penalty Of thirty days Imprisonment upon
any one found guilty Of drunkenness for the
third time. In st. Paul the returns for tle
two months in which the Law has been in
force show a decrease in the number Of Ar
rests for drunkenness from ist last year tn
di6 this. Last year 10 record was kept nf
"repcntcrs" TiS year there have becn only
tw" cases whore any one has hran fol,lid
guilty of q third Offence. Tho principle If
this law isnnw in America, but is quit: COM
monty accepted in Europe. In Austria, for
example, whoever il punished three times
during d year for drunkenness can be pro-
hibito1 from entering places where liquors
are sold for year in tie place Of his rest
dcnce and in tho towns inimel lately sur
rounding it. ANY infringement Of this lew
is liable to n penalty OF one months imprison.
mcnt, or twenty dollars fine The same
penalties are imposed upon the dealer who
sells tho liquor.-Ne'o Yort Commercial
Advertiser.
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The ABANDONED SEAMEN.
thr Pr"S cuiion ot the Two Survivors
Who Killed a ComraIc. ;.

the Pros CuiiO at the Two Survivors
Who Killed n ComraIc. >,
Captain Kellogg, cOmman ling the Unit ID
states stcam'r O'sipee, now at Newport
N"ws, haS been ordered to release tho two
seaman whom ne rcscu d fr7r, Arenas Kav.
Hucatan. same weeks ago These men to-
gather with a third man, wcro abnndonel
on that islandby the schooner Anna. when
the OSspcc arrived ono of the mon was nd
and the surrounding circumstances pointed
~ n homicide
Upon the return Of the vessel TO New York
hf'pT' was A'nt To the Il 'part'nant AMI the
mn were h Id in custody pending action by
the authorities hers. Tn, captain OF tho
s'hopncr, an American, was cxon-ratcd from
al hlhm' and tn qu stion then arose wns
there sufficient grounds for prosecution OF
IN Survivors for homicide
IN" report was referred 10 thu Dcp,rturnt
nt justice Tor an opinion by the Attorney
''n'rhl. who declhed that no prosecution
conti follow. In th, first place there wns
evidence mat The man had h 'cn killed i'm self
'ct"n>e; aud then, az iin, whether or not n
muri"r had ben committed the United
states would have no jurisdiction over the
darIes.