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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
A WaistcOat with a History.

Baron Minaldi, tho tonsorial hospo-
dar of the Astor house, created some
thing of sensation by appearing at
his place of business the other day
decked out in cancels hair waistcoat
of startling and unique pattern. This
garment was sent to Baron Minaldi
from Sicily somc fifteen years ago. 1t
was worn by one of his ancestors, tho
fourth Baron Giuseppe Minaldi, of
Palermo, and was constructed more
than eighty years ago. The fabric
came originally from Kashgar, in
Central Asia, and it is in as good state
today as it was the day it was stitched
together by bronzcd tailor under tho
shadow of Mount Etna At his family
dinner, over which Baron M. presided
in the evening, the waistcoat was
braced with one pound of chicken
fricasseed, two pounds of turkey and
roast pig and three pounds of maca-
roni. Not a button gave way. They
could sew in Sicily in the early part Of
this century. New York World.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
SfriIkinr n Iichf-

otriktnS Lenc
In the days before the invention of
friction matches tho difficulty of pro-
curing fire was so great that all pains
werc taken to prevent the fire on the
hearth from going out. All winter
long it was kept by covering the coal
and brands with ashes at night. This
was one of the domestic cares of our
forefathcrs, and Homer alludes to the
practice as common in his day, 5000
years ago.
But fire could not be kept with COM
fort in the summer, and there would
be times in the winter when the hearth
would become cold. Then some Goals
new fire must be kindled in the
house.
This latter process was usually ac-
complished by means of flint and Steel.
Most readers have no doubt seen q
spark of fire struck out from horses
shoe hitting stone in the road, or
from the shoes of a sleigh runner
grinding over rocks.
To obtain fire by this method piece
of steel, such as file or rasp, was
struck with flint, or bit of white
quartz from a granite ledge. and the
spark was caught in tindcr-charrcd
cotton rags. The old flint lock mus
ket, with few grains of powder and
some tinder in the pan, was looked
upon by our grandmothers as a do
meStic utensil Sometimes, on q clear
day, burning glass-a lens for col
lecting at one point the rays of the
sun-was used.
The method Of producing fire by
rubbinp tOpnther two flry cficl-s &c
known to most boys, but it Has not
been often adopted by civilized people.
II belongs to the ruder conditions of
life.
In Thibet Capt. William Gill found
practiced a moro scientific method
than any of these. The natives strike
a light by compressed air. The ap-
paratus used consists of q wooden
cylinder, two and half inches long
by three-quarters of an inch diameter.
This is closed at one end, the base be-
ing about the size of a quill pen; an
air tight piston fits into this with q
large, flat knob at the top. The other
end of the piston is slightly followed
out and q very small piece of tinder is
placed in tho cup thus formed.
To use this the cylinder is held in
one hand, the piston inserted and
pushed about half way down. A very
sharp blow is then given with the palm
of tho hand on tho top of the knob.
The hand must at the same time close
on the knob and instantly withdraw
the piston, when the tinder will be
found alight. 1t requires skill to use
the apparatus as we'll as science to in
vent it.-Youth's Companion.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
A Hospital BnS,t by Verdi.

The Gazzetta Musicale Of Milan gave
an interesting account of the hospital
at Nillanova, entirely built and sup
ported by Verdi, the composer. Vii
lanova is situated about twenty miles
from Piaccnza and in close vicinity to
the Villa di SAINT Agata, the country
seat which Verdi has made his home
and where he lives in the manner of q
farmer, abandoning all music from his
thought, and without so much as q
piano in his house. The now hospi-
tai, an unpretcntious but large build
ing, lies in commanding situation
overlooking the Po and with distant
view of the Apennines. There are two
wings-one for women, the other for
men, and separate ward is set aside for
contagious cases; there is also hydro
pathic establishment, and most elabor-
ate arrangements have been made, for
the disinfection of linen and other
sanitary purposes. An efficient staff
of nurses and attendants is also pro-
vided, and Signora Verdi has made the
housekeeping department her special
care. The large sums required have
been contributed by Verdi, who has
also deposited sufficient funds for tho
maintenance of the hospital Tho
muniiiccncc Of the great composer is
only equalcd by his modesty. The
opening ceremony, which took place
on the 9th inst, was of the simplest
kind, only Verdi and his family, the
physician, and the Sindaco of Villa
nova being present. No speechifying
was allowed, Verdi remarking that
the only Inauguration necessary was
the admission of the sick and ailing,
twelve of whom were received then
and there. The Sindaco proposed that
the new building should be called
Verdi hospital, but to this also the
donor objected, and the name Hospital
of Villanova was finally adopted.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15

Women have happily been preserved
by their tailors rather than by their
own good sense from tho otfenscs
against tastc which disfgure the mod
ern costume Of men, 1t is hardly pos
sible to imagine anything better in the
way of dress than the toilets which
have been created by the first Paris
houses for the adornmcnt of women
during tho last ten or fifteen years.
These costumes can be produced in
portraituro without alteration, and are
as picturesque on canvas as the soul
of any artist can desire. They are, it
Is true, chiefly combinations of the
costumes of the Frondc, of the Dircc-
toirc, and Of other cpochs, but they
arc thoroughly artistic combinations.
Dress is, in its essence, an artificial
thing. Nature has nothing to do with
dress; and the blanket of the savage
squaw Is every whit as artificial as the
court Hain of the European duchess.
When the human form is covered in
any way, art, moro or less elegant, more
or less clumsy, must be called in to
cover it.-Ouida in Chicago Tribune.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
A Story of Senator blackburn

Senator Blackburn is not only pep
perry in speech, but is also at times cX-
ceedingly grandiloqucnt, though he
is not now SO much given to this fail
ing as he was in the days of his youth,
as the following story shows:
One day, when he was only Capt.
Blackburn, he was engaged in arguing
a case III Lexington, and his speech
was SO full of highfalutin' that it rather
bored his legal opponent, who sought
relief from it by going out on the
green surrounding tho court house.
AS he stepped from tho door an old
hemp raiser who had followed him
out said:
"Cap'n Blackburn is making great
speech"
ooh, yes" sneercd the bored attor-
ney. "Capt. Blackburn always makes
a great speech. If you or 1 had occa-
sion TO announce that two and two
made four we'' lie just fools enough
to blurt it out. Not so, Capt. Black
burn. He would say: IF by that par
ticular arithmetical rule known as adj
dition we desired to arrive at the sum
OF two integers added to two into
gers we should Finland 1 assert this
boldly and, sir, without the fear Of
successful contradiction-wc, repeat,
would find by that particular rule of
arithmetic properly applied-and, sir,
L hold myself perfectly responsible for
tho assertion | am about to make
that the sum of the two given integers
added to tho other two integers would
be four '"-Ncw York Sun.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
Visiting Card Etiuuette.

Tho question of the propriety of
turning down the corners Of visiting
cards is debated now and then; and
most persons, whatever they think of
the custom, at least regard the trick
as q comparatively recent one. In q
book of etiquette published in this
country about half n century ago the
author remarks:
Ladies have fashion of pinching
down one corner of a card to denote
that the visit is to only one of two
parties in house, and two corners, or
one side of the card, when the visit is
to both; but this is transient modo
and of dubious rcspcctability.
The significance of turning the cor
ncrs is different today, except that the
end is doubled to denote that a call is
for all the members of family; but
who had supposed the custom to be
''of dubious respectabilityi yi"-Boston
Courier.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
Telephone yyhisperings.

The following is said to be simple
method by which telephoning can be
carried on i'll q whisper: Take n sheet
of thick MANILA brown paper, fold and
paste it into tho form of cone or
funnel, some fifteen inches m length,
the small end being just the size to fit
into the transmitter orifice, without
coming in contact with the diaphragm,
and the large end being about six
inches in diameter. With this mes
sagcs can be sent in q whisper New
York Telegram.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
Teaching Children.

1t is far better to teach your chill
drcn all they can easily learn at homo,
until they arc 6 orr years Of age
then send them to school-unlcss the
mother has plenty of timo and is COM
pctent to continue their education. 1t
is simply cruel to keep young children
confined SO closely in the school room,
sitting upon hard benches, when they
ought to be exercising in tho open air
and gaining strength and muscle. /
havo known children treated in the
former manner to ovcrtakc and 90
ahead of those who had been kept in
school from early childhood. Then it
is mothers precious privilege to keep
her children with her as long as she
can.-Mrs. 3. in New York Mail and
Express.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
A LESSON IN GRAMMAR.

One night an owl was prowllng round
Looking for mice, when on the ground
He spied q cat, and straightway few
Quito close to 10. ''Tu whit, tn whooy"
Quoth he. may again no'er stir,
III here, dressed In q coat OF fur,
do not SEQ q four legged owl
o, what very funny fowl!
It makes me laugh. so droll-IIai ha!
Hat halt afe--hai hal hal hal
Itare, It arc, it really are
Tho drollcst thing I've seen by farI"
you're much mistaken. scornful SIR"
Tho cat said, as she ceased to purr;
"For though, like one, I often prowl
About at night, am no owl
And IL were, why, still would you
Do queerer creature OF the two;
For you look, there's no doubt of that,
Extremely like two legged cat
As for your grammar, pom my word
excuse this giggle), he-he-he-hc,
IL be, it be, It really DO
Tho very worst ever heard"
Margaret Eytinge in st. Nichola
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
To Cso tho Rheea Plant.

a Belfast machinist has discovered
q process by which the fibers of the
plant rheea can be readily Separated
from their woody and gummy cover
ing, thus producing fiber at low
price which will admit of being used
for the manufacture of rope, cordage
and woven goods. Rheea is q plant
grown very widely in southern and
eastern Asia, and one capable of cult
vation in tho temperate parts of Eu-
rope and America. 1t is the strongest
vegetable fiber that has yet been dis
covered, and is, besides, the smoothest
and most lustrous.-Cincinnati Com
mcrcial.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
Important Evidence.

A man in New York who was badly
mussed up and disfgured in o street
row had a photograph taken Of him
self while in that plight to present as
evidence before tho court. There is
no more vcracious witness than pho
tograph, and after scanning the pict-
ure of badly misused man it did not
take tho jury long to decide the case
in his favor. Photography is a useful
art, and it Ia constantly realizing new
possibilities.-Chicago Herald.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
Tho Cat HarIl Tn Train

A successful cat trainer says that
next to the goat, which is the most OBJ
stinate animal i'll the world to instill an
idea into, the cat is the most difficult
animal to train. They never take any
interest or pride in their work, like tho
horse or dog, and they have not q par
ficlo of affection. Old tabbies who are
the pets of the social corner would
probably object to this criticism -
Boston True tIag.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
Rather ExDensiyc.

A Swedish scientist claims to have
discovered the secret Of pctrifying
wood by artificial processes. He thinks
it will be possible ere long to construct
edifices of wood and convert them into
stone. AS it takes three months and
costs about $500 to petrify a block of
wood of the dimensions of one cubic
inch, it will probably bo some time
before his process will be generally
odODte1
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
4 Tilt with .Isjcl,elIcu,

rcnclon. who often bothered ni"r~-
lieu for subscriptions to charitable pur-
poses, was ono day telling him that
no had Just seen capital portrait Of
him. And / suppose you asked it
for n subscriptions" said Richclicu,
with o sneer. ''Oh, no; saw there
was no chance-it was too like you."
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
.s .yay 20 Ger n ,u

An unmarried man recently drew a
crisp, new $5 bill out Of the bank. a
happy though struck him and he wrote
an ardent love letter across tho face O.
1t in blue ink and signed his initials
and address Then he spent the S..
3le received fourteen answers, many
OF them inclosing photographs. He
will marry one of them mot the pho
tographs, but tho original of one of
them. Buffalo Courier.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15

A Michigandcr drove all the way to
Jasper, Ala, in his carriage, and he
says it was the longest, incest picnic
he ever had, rs roads and weather
were good. d.-Detroit Free Press.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15

Robbie's mamma put on, by mis-
take, n light stocking on ono foot, and
dark one on tho other, when ho re-
minded her that "they wcro not
twins"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15

The largest college in the world is
said to be a Mohammedan institution
at Cairo, which is credited with 300
teachers and 0,0O0 students.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-02-02
SENATE.

10 wing:
SENATE.
S. B. 40, by Aillett--An Act to aid
the Agricultural districts O! tho State.
Referred to Committee on Agricul
ture.
Seuats Memorial No. 10, by Gala
CHER Memorial to Congress for hydro
graphic surveys. Referred to Com. on
Federal Relations.
Senate Memorial No S, relative to
State land, amon.ied aud PASSED.
Assem- eLY.
A. B. No. 42-Relating to fees of
Witnesses aud jurors. Reported uu-
favorably,
The bill increases the pay of jurors
provides for the payment of witnesses,
Ill all criminal ases before any court.
Refused sugrossment.
A. E. No. SO; ny Coryell-Reported
favo rably from Committee Oh Internal
improvements. Create the Office of
Road Supervisor. County Commits
sioIters are to appoint until next cleo
ton. Renews the old law. An amendment
excluding the counties of Eureka, Lyon,
White Pine, Storey. Churchill, Wsshoe,
Lands, Lincoln aud Nye. Was adopted.
For time the amendments comiug
in 10y counties, nude it look as though
the bill would be amended ont of exis-
tence but tho stream finally stopped
and the bill was ordered engrossed.
Substitute for A. Bis. No Z aud 8
was adopted. This is the amendment
to the crimes and punishment Act that
refers to the age of consent, places tho
age at IA years. Passed.
Memorial and Joiut Resolution No. 81
-Relating to aid from Congress for
photographic surveys; requests larger
appropriation. Passed.
Assembly Joint Memorial Resolution
No. 10, requesting Congress to change
lines of Pyramid Reservation to leave
Wud-worth out. Passed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-02-02
AN ACT

To provide for the payment, by the
State Of Nevada. of the expenses Of the
special election to be held in this State
ON February eleventh, eighteen hun
dfod end eishty-nine.
(A~proVed. Jan. 23rd, 1897
The People of tie SioGe of Ncoada. rep
resented in Senate and assembly, do enact
as JoliC,os:
Sac 1. The sum of fifteen thousand
dollars is hereby set aside out of any
money now 10 the Staie Trensury of the
State OF Nevada, not otherwise APP
propristed. for the putposs of paying
the exposes Of tho various countess in
this State, of the special election to be
beld on February eleventh. eighteen
hnndi cd and sighty-nine.
eEc. 2. The Boards OF County Com
iAissioue-< in The respective Coun les in
this State, shalI, Immediately after as
cectain,ng the expense of said election,
certify the same TO the State Controller,
vino shalt upon Iscejpt OF such cer;ifi
o'te d sw his warrant upon the State
Treasurer, in favor of the Chairnlan of
each Board OF County Commissioners
for the amount no certified as being the
expenses of said special election in each
County.
SEQ 8. All Acts and parts Of Acts
in conflict with this Act are hereby re.
pealed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-02-02
SENATE.

SENATE.
In compliance with \ resolution OF
the Senate. Surveyor-General Jones
cent in q report of the amount Of monies
paid into the State Land Office prior to
Jan. l, 1891. Referred to COMMITTEE
on Why's and Means.
Also a communication from Con-
troller Hallock, relative to money re-
ce.ved from the General School Fund,
Ola land sold prior to Jan. l. 1881.
Referred to Committee On Eduoa-
tion.
Messrs. Nichols, Noteware and La
Grave were appointed a. the Senate
repres entntives. on the Committee to
revise the Revenue laws.
S. b. No. 81; by Noteware-An Act
to mpportion certain monies collected OH
different payments on public lnuds.
Referred to Committee on Educa-
ton.
s. B. No. SO, by Sproule--An Act
relative to sWine aud goats. Referred
to Committee on County Boundaries.
ASSEMBLY.
By Nelson-A. B. 81, an Act to pro-
hibit the selling or giving away of
spirituous or matt liquor. Makes In-
dams competent Witnessed Referred
to Judiciary Committee.
BY Poujade-A. Is. %, An Act to re-
fund 10 commercial travellers unused
public money received oy che State for
licenses. Referred to Committee ON
Claims.
:. b. 5-An Act to repeal An Act to
provide for the destruction of noxious
animals. Referred to Committee on
Agriculture.
A. B. Am Act relnting to Cousti;u-
tional Amendments. Reud third time
and passed.
a. B. 45-An Act to provide for pleas-
ure of persons attending public places
of Amusement. Read third time and
passed. &c to IS.
A. B. lG-An Act to provide for
liga;inS ths Capitol building aud
gfor ads by electricity. Read third
t;re ? nd lost.
s. B. 10--An Act to amend an Act to
regulate pioceediuya in civil cnses in
Courts of Justice of the State. TE1-
tends time OF issuing execution or judy
ment from to 6 years.] Passed.
Assembly Joint Mem orIal aud R..sslu
ton No. 13, relative to sinking artesian
wells aud the improvement of arabic
land in the State. Read third time and
passed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-02-02

Extracts from tho Tribune's re.
port.
SENATE.
S. B. No. 28-An Act relating to
public schools. Amended aDd fur
thor consideration proposed until $50.
s. B, No. 33-Auihoriz' pg Ecva Ia
Peuitentiary to employ convict labor
for building soldiers monument. Passed
Nays none.
s. B. No. 24-Relstive to Agricul.
tural Districts. Amended snd ordered
ongrossed.
AsGEBBLY,
A. B. 33-An Act to create the Office
OF Road Supervisor in the several
counties Of the State. Read and
passed.
A. b. No. 48-An Act supplemental
to an ACT to restrict gaming. Makes
the carrying on OF stud horse poker
and hockey pokeJ criminal Act.l Read
and passed.
A message from the Governor an.
nouncing his approval OF A. b. IL.
can Act to exempt certain persons
from jury duty on account Of ago"
From the afternoons proceedings
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-02-02

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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-02-02
TWenty-fOurIh Day.

From the Legislative proceedings of
the tweuty foutth day We condensS the
following:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-02-02

Extracts from tho Tribune's re-
port.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-02-02

on the previous day We clip the fol-
10 wing:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-02-02

The finest stock Of Ladies' and Chill
dren's Hats In town, also an endless
variety Of Notions and Fancy Goods,
which Eauss DO sssn:to b. appreciated,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-14

In REPLY to communication from MIR.
Richard NJ. Smith of Randolph Macon Col
lege, who, with the assistance OF others,
proposes to make new effort TO settle the
State debt, the foreign owners Of Virginia
bonds cay they will make even more reason
able concessions than those they last pro-
posed, provided, however, they receive for
any Increased sacrifice Of their just claims
such Increased security for the payment OF
the mander a., in tbs light of experience,
they may consider absolutely Indispensable
for their protection. While any effort to
effect the settlement ofthe State debt should
receive the assistance of every we'll wisher
OF the State, "the light ofexperieuce" proves
that no such attempt can be successful IN
ill new legislature be elected. If debt
paying legislature be elected next fall, the
day OF election will indeed be red letter
day in the history Of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-14
Opening offhe Lnndtag.

BERLIN, Jan. 14.-The Landtag was
opened to-day. The Emperor in his Fpeech
opening the session declared that all the
foreign relations the country were friend
~. He said that during his recent visits to
friendly sove-eigns he gained the conviction
that Germany might confidently cherish
the hope of peace. The outinued blessings
of peace are shown in gratifying manner
by the improved economic situation OF ar
tisans. The financial position Of The c1un.
try is satisfactory.