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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08
Tho Many Climates OF Japan.

Japan is land of mountains and
valleys, and it has as many different
climates as the United States. You
may find your Minnesota in Yezo,
your Florida about Nagasaki, and over
nll you will find the green OF old Ire-
land. Surrounded by the sea, the air
is ever full of moisture, and even in
winter tho land is green. 1t is land
of flowers. saw camellia hedges like
trees near Yokohama. There arc
acres and quarter sections of water
about Toxic covered with lotus flowers
as big as a round S cent loaf Of Amert-
can bread and surrounded by green
discs, each of which is as big as q
palmleaf fan. The wisteria here grows
wild and Japan is the land OF tho
chrysanthemum. This flower forms
tho crest of the millado, and the poetic
nature of tho Japanese people IL
shown in their lovo for flowers. They
have their flower shows throe times Q
month and when the trees blossom the
whole nation goes wild. Flower ped
dlers are everywhere and Toxic Is s
city of gardens. s.-Frank G. Carpen
ter's Letter.
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Decline of Trotting in Kentucky.

\ dozen years ago tho trotter flour
ished like the green bay tree, and run
ming races, outside of those upon the
time honored course at Lexington,
were practically unknown in the state.
Every fair had its trots and everybody
was interested in the trottcr. Now the
thoroughbred rcigns supreme, and the
trotter has been rclegated To the rear.
Thousands can now be found who will
read the most trifling gossip about
Proctor Knott, while poll Of the state
would hardly disclose q dozen who
could name the sire of Maud S. or Jay
Eyc-Scc The kentucky stud farms
still breed trottcrs for tho outside mar
kct, but none for "home consump-
ton" The people here will have none
but running races, and nothing in the
shape of a thoroughbred bang-tail is too
rich for their blood This love for the
flyer however, is not solely response
bic for the decline of trotting in Ken
tucky. Before its dissolution, dozen
or more years ago, the trotting ring
had become rotten to the core, and ii
was this corruption moro than any
thing else that caused its death. The
efforts of the Louisville Driving Park
to revive the corpse and TO conduct
future races on an honorable basis
were praiseworthy enough, but they
came too late. The public taste had
changed, never, probably, to bo re-
claimed again in that direction
Louisville Post
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Nnrrow Escnpe for tho Child.

was the witness Of a street scene
the other day which might have re.
suited very badly for tho youngest
person concerned. Two women were
walking with a little girl between
thcm, each of them having her by the
hand. All three started to cross the
street, when hack came along at o
brisk pace, whoreupon one of tho
women hurried in front Of the horses
while the other held back, but both re-
tained their hold of the child, and tho
consequence was that for moment
sko was held in tho path Of destruction,
her feet scarcely touching the ground,
hor little arms extended and the pole Of
the carriage threatening to impalc her.
Fortunately, at last ono of these dan.
gcrous guardians let go her hold, and
tho small girl was hauled cut of dan
ger by the other. 1t would be well,
perhaps, if, whenever u child is thus
made to serve % u connecting link be-
tween two grown persons, the rcspon-
sibiliry OF guarding her should rest
with one alone.-Boston Post.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08
Planting WIN q Cannon.

Alexander Nasmyth, tho landscape
painter, was man fruitful in expcdi-
ents. To his mind, the fact that
thing could not be done in the ordi-
nary manner was no reason why 1t
should be given up. His son relates
the following interesting example of
his ingenuity:
The Duke of Athol consulted him as
to some Improvements which he de-
Sired to mako in his woodland scenery
near Dunkeld.
Among other things, q certain rocky
crag needed to be planted with trees,
to relieve the grim barrenness of its
appearance. The question was how to
do it, as 1t was impossible for any man
to climb the crag, in order to set seed
OF plants In the clefts of the rock.
A happy idea struck my father
Having observed in front of tho castle
pair of small cannon, used for firing
salutes on great days, it occurred to
him to turn them to account.
A tinsmith in the village was Or
dered to mako number of canisters
with covers. The canisters were filled
with all sorts Of suitable tree seeds.
Tho cannon was loaded, and tho cam
listers were fired up against tho high
face of the rock. They burst, and
scattered the seed in all directions.
/ Some years after, when my father
revisited the place, he was delighted
| to find that his scheme Of planting by
artillery had proved completely sue
cessful; tho trees were fourishing
luxuriantly In all the rccesses Of the
cliff.-Youth's Companion.
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wooINe OF AN AUTHOR.
Robert Louis Stevcnson's Rouantic Mar
riage to Divorced woman.

Robert Louis Stevenson's Romantfo MA,
risge to \ Divorced Woman.
Robert Louis Stevenson first cam
here eight years ago to get married
When he was taking that trip that bor
fruit In his book, Tan Inland Wow
age" he met In Paris Mrs Samue
Osborne, Of San Francisco. She hat
married young Samuel Osborne, VIII,
was private secretary to Senator Stan
ford. She was u brilliant brunette
Her husband had gone with her on !,
vacation, but he had been recalled.
She and Stevenson fell in Low,
at first sight. Their literary ant
personal tastes ran in the same chan
: neis, and the author spent much time
In her company. Whom she left TO,
nome 1t was understood that she wa,
to get divorce from her husband by
means OF the easy processes of the
California courts, and when this wa,
accomplished Stevenson would come
out to the Golden State md p,ake no,
his wife. When Osborne was told oi
the desire Of his wife he made no OBJ.
lection, and even gave his wife all The
aid IN his power. The result was that
she obtained her freedom.
Then the tidings were sent to the
distant lover, and he prepared to come
out In the west for his inamorata
Stevenson engaged passage in the
ssteerage of one of the great ocean
lines, with the design of writing up
his experience. He had sorry time
among the emigrants. This experience.
however, didn't cure him, as he took
passage In an emigrant car and crossed
the plains In that fashion. This was
worse than the steerage trip, and the
Journey consumed two weeks.
When Stevenson reached San Fran
cisco he was sorry object. Foul air
and poor food had reduced his strength
and he was semi-invalid. He was
received, however, with open arms.
AS soon as he was cleaned ap byH
was held. e
osborne gave away the bride. his
eX-wlfe, with the heartiness of manner
that might have been expected in the
most disinterested person. while he
capped the climax by introducing to
the pride and groom q handsome and
dressed young woman as his
af1anced wife. The marriage feast
was very gay.
Soon after Stevenson went with his
bride to a deserted camp on Howell
M mountain to recuperate his health.
Ihere ne wrote the book which he
called The Silverada Squatters.
IL Is curious fact that Osborne. to
whose good nature Stevenson was in
aebted for his wife, disappeared shortly
after his second marriage, and no one
has ever heard of him since. The
aashlng young woman whom he
welded remained here several months
after Samuel deserted her, when she.
Neither Of them has evaf IA s',,1 .;cSS. !
Or heard of by their old friends.-San
Francisco Dispatch.
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Poverty OF Cambridge.

Many people imagine that the uni
versities of Oxford and Cambridge are
very wealthy corporations. This is a
mistake; they never were so, and In
these days, when they provide for the
teaching Of crowd Of subjects which
a hundred years ago lay practically or
wholly outside university education,
they have to observe the strictest econ
omy. This is especially the case at
Cambridge, where the university is
sadly crippled In discharging its pro
per functions through lack OF money.
There are scarcely any public lecture
rooms; the professors and other teach
ers of natural sciences are vainly la
menting the wretchedly insufficient
appliances provided for their work,
and the university library, and indeed
every institution needful for the ad'
vance of the studies OF the place, are
pinched for funds.-St. James Ga
zetta-
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DEATH OF THg Hon. Il. Y. MCADEN.-
Hon. Rufus Y. McAden. in his seth year,
died last night, at IL o'clock, at his resi-
dence in this city. His funeral will be
held tomorrow.
Mr. McAden leaves q wife, three sons,
and three daughters, all of whom were at
his bedside when he died. His oil lest living
child is Mrs. Virginia Baker, wife of Ashby
Baker, Of Baltimore. The other two daugh-
ters, Misses Mary and Lucy, reside in this
city. The three sons are George, Giles and
Henry. George resides in McAdenvills,
and the other two have not finished their
studies at College
In addition to his wife aul children, Mr..
McAden's aunt, Mrs. Geo. Swopson, and
his wife's father, DR.. Terry, were present
when he died.
Mr.. McAden was a maa who had played
| a conspicuous part in the finances and gen.
eral business Of this community. lie was
man whose acquaintance with the promine
men Of Charlotte was close. The news o
| his death was received last night, as late a
it occurred, with general expression O
kindness for the deceased. - Charlotte Chron
| icle, 25th.
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Berlin Apartments,

Life in Berlin is essentially an apart
ment one. There arc no homes here
in our sense Of the word; that is, peo-
pie do not live In thoir own houses,
but in apartments. This Is tho uni
vcrsal custom in all tho largo cities Of
Europe. Berlin has many largo and
handsome apartment houses; In fact
nearly all the dwellings except the
palaces are on that plan, and the ronts
are not dear, considering that this 10
the capital and the metropolis Of the
empire. | know of nice apartment
in an excellent neighborhood that can
be had for $40 a month, completely
furnished 1t would cost two or three
times that sum in Now York.-San
francisco Chronicle.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

PRorIT IN CARROTS. Few root drops
are more profitable than carrots. They
are excellent food for horses and eolts;
they stimulate the flow Of milk 10 COWS,
and give delightful flavor and color 70
butter. Although there 10 usually net
much sale for them in rural communities,
in largo cities great quantities can be
readily disposed Of The price docs
not often 60 below fifty cents per bushsl
and we have known them to sell fer
more than double that price. On srai
nary land, and with rather less thsa or
dinary cultivation. We have grown a. ths
rate of 500 bushels per aoro.
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Running n Paper.

There was once, in Arkansaw, n
country editor who experienced much
trouble in meeting his bills-in paying
them, rather, for no met them on
nearly every corner. One week, In
order to attend Il press convention, he
did not get out an issue of his paper.
When he returned no discovered that
the suspended issue" was, OF the
whole year, the only one that had not
run him in debt. This discovery
opened his eyes to a new idea. Re
saw that the only way TO make money
on his paper was not TO print it
Arkansaw Traveller.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

TIE MISSISSIPPI OK A BooM.-New Orl cans.
Jan. ga special from Shreveport,
La, snys: The river is bank full and ris.
ing rapidly. Advices from a5ovo indicate
that all the lowlands are submerged. 1t is
feared that the river will rise higher than
it has ever been known to do since 1849.
The pl anters On the river below the city are
getting really TO move their stock to the
hills. To-day the levee, between the Ca
tron and Caldwell places, was cut by un-
known parties. This lcyee was being CON-
plsted by w. V. Robinson, who removed hi.
stock with great difficulty.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

How often do we hesr Of the suddsn
and fatal termination Of case Of srsIP,
when young life might have been saw
cd by the prompt use of Ayers Cherry
Pectoral. Ayers Almanac for the new
year is out. Get one:
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08
Creole Gunbo.

Northern visitors to New Orleans
are invariably interested to learn the
creole way of making bisque and
gumbo. They take back with thena
packages of flee and serve up at their
home tables a mess which they inform
their victims is New Orleans gumbo.
New Orleans Picayune.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

| FACTORY FAILUEs.-Qur Lsyrs.s
and Union Correspondents appear n ke
dissustod by the abundance OF talk ssi
tie scarcity Of results in the moysus.ts
for now manufacturing enterprises Il.
their respective communities. Bat ths
experience of Union and L.ureus 10 that
OF every other community. There uust
always be deal Of talk which fails -
mater'alizc in actual building and nashi..
cry and If any town obtains ose satsr.
PRISE OF live suggestod and discussed il
IS doing very well. Grsenvills is -.
day tho most important man lfassurius
community ip the State except OharIss.
ton, and in the last nine yssn more
capital has been invested iu such Inter.
prlses aud more now Enterprises have
been established hero than asy cen.
munity in the State. Yot ws can le.k
back over the files of The Necs s.A
lind records of scores promising sshs.ss
which have failed.
1t will not do for newspaper psspls
to to faassaar sriifamiy-rri iuu~ IsvN5-Sress,=
of enterprise and suggestion into aosivs
life, to lose no opportunity to induce
people to think and aot. That il oil w
can do, and it will always tell. There
is no use in holding back or haltisg Or
becoming diseusted because other nsu
will not see things through our eyes Or
use their money as we would like 10 have
them use it, GreenviNo Nesss.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

lncus, England, has pcrmancnt
art gallery, containing mnSaun, co',E;;
and vestihulc. sculpture gallery, and
six we'll lighted rooms for pictures.
Its own collection Is atiil small bat
the exhibition is cnlsrEcd sy psc4uros
lent from other riuceuins
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SUICIDE OF Ex-CoSDucroR MoCooL.--
Jim" McCool, formerly we'll known ~ .
conductor on the Air Line, hanged himself
at his beautiful residence just euisids Of At
lanta on Thursday. He Was worth probably
$40, 900 or MORE. His suicide Was caused
by an impending loss Of $1,000 by the de-
falcatisn of County Treasurer Wilson, on
whose bond he was.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

A toilet luxury in every respect, Ay-
er's Hair Vigor never fails to restore
the youthful freshness and color to fad.
ed and gray hair. 1t also eradieates
dandruf aud prevents the hair from fall.
ing.
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AN EDITOR AssAssINATsp.-N

AN EDITOR AssAssINATBp.-Msunt
Horeb, Wis, Feb. 1.-G. G.. Mandt,
editor oftbe Mount Horeb Sun, was
awakened last night by a rapping at his
door, and when he opened the door
some miscreaDt fired at him, the bal !
pessing through the right lung aud
lodging in his back. II is thought thst
he is mortally wounded. There is Ne
clue TO the perpetrator Msndt has bees
taking an active part 10 the prohibsiss.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

The uses Of the cotton plant arc de-
vcloping rapidly. Formerly tho fiber
Of the blossom was tho only part uiil-
izcd Then the seed began TO supply a
large proportion of the 7'olive oil" and
''larA" in The country, ond now the
hul!s are found TO be cheaper and bet
ter Chan wood for paper pulp.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

The pews in Rev. DIR. Tslmase's BrooklyR
Tabernacle were Monday night let for the
year under the hammer. The first choice
pew wa, knocked down at $500. The en-
tire amount realized Was $6, 1894.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

White Gaps have appeared ia'Spsrtsa-
burg county, this State. A party ofnssksd
men severely whipped Wsllaoo Littlejohn. .
weak minded colorsd man, near Ravens
Monday night.
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SUMNER GARDENS in Tns Sourn. q

SUMMER GARDENS IN THH SourH. -
Late vegetables are BY no means !.
abundant in the South as they should b,
Our garducrs pride themselves on ssrlv
vegetables but with many OF 10 the esriv
ones arc abou, all We ever raise. The
complaint is often heard that our ,.,.
dens bum up as soon As tho hot ves.h.
er sets iu. The reason of this .lme,.
universal burning up" or firing Of
our late gardens 10 too much manure.
While it lie nearly impossible to have the
ground too rich for most of our early
vegetables, it is any easy matter to over.
do the thing with late ones. Very rich
and abundant manure 10 necessary for
early gardens, but in tho South q much
smaller dose of fertilizer must be ,,.
pied to the late plantings, il we would
nave any summer or autumn vegetables.
1t would be we'll for every farmer !,
have two gardens, or ono dsvided i,so
two parts; and upon tho ground dssiR..
ed for late paintings he should not an.
ply more than half as much manure a.
upon the early garden. It should be
spread in the fall Con both xsrdess).
and turned under thoroughly. Before
p'antlng-time the ground should be we'll
broken and narrowed; and tho manure
wlll thus DC completely mixed with The
son. Many farmers, in their zeal 10 en-
rich their gardens spread almost oil shs
stables thereon, to tho utter neglect Of
her heli crops, thus surfeisiug the oss
'nd starving the ether. The consequence
. poor crops in the fed, aud excepting
ho carly spring, fow or no vegetables IN
he gardcn.-American Agricwliwr;sS.
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Nothing suits my pride better tha..
to sec some proud man humble himself
in my prcsencc--to see him stoop to
things of low degree. Bar Homan.
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Dry rot in timber is said to be con-
tagious, saws and other tools carrying
St from tho infected wood to sound
timboe. 1.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-05
THE NEW SOUTH.
Frederick Taylor, the New YORK HankeF
says I'll IL Keeping Up with the Music OF
frog

lux vs.
BALTIMORE, MD, April 4--trcderick
TAYLOR, the New York banker who re-
Gently made tour OF investigation IN
the South with Hon. Abram ). Hewitt,
Hon. Edward c. Cooper and others, has,
in response TO request. reduced 10
writing for the NaHufdcturer'S Record
the impression made upon him with re
gard to the industrial conditions and
development Of that section.
Mr. Taylor says the trip was TO him q
revelation, for he had believed that the
New South was a fallacy.
ut seemed to me" he says, "tha, we
Travelled through a continuous and un-
broken strain Of what has been apty
termed the music Of progress.
Mr.. Taylor is eyidentally Republican,
for he SAYS that he discovered "the com
ing disiniegfalion OF the solid South and
the bringing about of a condition Of poll
ties that will be healthy" and goes on 10
say the most serious obstacle in the
way OF this consummaiion is tie race
problem. This question is one of
which we of the North have
but little understanding To MS
il involves nothing beyond fan
play TO the newly enfrancbised race
To the Southern people, however, | dis
covered that IL means keeping the con-
troll OF their focal affairs in the hands of
those who pay the taxes. held con
yersations with number of thoughtful,
conservative men, and they discussed IL
in a most catholic spirit; but con.
cluded that however the people OF the
South may be divided about other
things, they will continue a unit with
reference go this. Despite al theories as
TO colonization OF the negroes. etc.
elsewhere, they will continue, ! think, io
be scattered throughout the Southern
States. They can't be got rid OF, and
think IL would be a calamity for the
South 60 lose them. They constitute an
element of d0cif, p1fiebt and h1d '1lor
which is an important factor in the coun-
try's Development
Mr. Taylor believes there Is no qucs-
ton that pig-iron can be made cheaper
I'M the South than anywhere else, unless
a Cornwall. Pa As Mr. Carnegie SAYS
The South is Pennsylvania most for
midable industrial enemy but says Mr.
TAYLOR "In other industries, rather
than in iron, will be the future growth
and wealth of the South The cotton
factories, the factories for making
wagons, cars bricks, implements, ctc..
etc, are what viii bring peopl 10 the
South and make her independent
He believes thc South is only now on
Tie Threshold Of its boom, and sers
that while 10 is true the people there
have had some help In the way of cfpi-
tai, yet It's prosperous condition is due
10 The indomitable energy and hard
work of the Southern people themselves
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NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.

DriIlers strike ia. at a Depth OF Seven
Hundred Feet but the Gas in Turn
Strikes the Orillers.
PITTsBURG, Penn, April An East
Palestine, o., special TO the Tunes says /.
A natural-gas well Of terrific volume and
pressure was struck near this place to-
day at depth Of 700 feet The drillers
were not expecting the strike and were
entirely unprepared. The gas blew the
drilling tools high in the air, aud
ignited from the fire under the boiler.
The derrick and several small buildings
near by were totally consumed. ID. u.
Taylor, Simeon Early, Robert Tommins,
Jr.. and another man, name unknown,
were seriously and perhaps fatally
burned. The flame OF the burning gas
i over tifty feet high.
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rrRNING ATTENTI0N no THEPACIFIC.
\ Circular from the photographic Ohce
of the Navy Department


of the Navy Department
WAsHrSGToN, D. c., April 4.-The
following circular was issued to-day
from the photographic Office OF the
Navy Department. The recent wrecks
and loss o. life in the harbor Of Apia,
Samoan Islands, have strongly empha-
sized the importance of collecting and
publishing as much information as posi-
bic relative 10 the meteorology Of the
Pacific Ocean 1t is the intention Of
this office TO commence tie publication
al an early date of a monthly pilot chart
of the North and South Pacific Oceans
similar IN its general plan 10 the pilot
chart of the North Atlantic Ocean Issued
by this office
at Is earnestly requested that reliable
information relative 10 hurricanes i'm the
Pacific, especially the one about Samoa
March 10Th and 10Th, be forwarded 10
this office, to any Of It's branch offices or
TO any United States Consul for trans
mission to Washington. Officers in
charge of branch photographic offices
will give this circular as wide publica-
ton as possible, and make every effort
TO collect data.
"Islgnedl G.. J. DYER,
HVdrOrraDher