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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Nut culture is yearly growing more
popular.
The potato that sprouts the easiest
makes the poorest seed. Premature
sprouting is due to weakness.
Paris green and hellcborc will destroy
the asparagus beetle. Either should bc
used with Judgment and care.
A pair of brood mares, properly used,
can do good seasons work on a farm
and turn out a pair of fine colts.
Currants and gooscbcrries need one
good trimming out annually, cutting out
old wood and thinning the new.
II is not the largest seed that is always
vigorous and has been kept the best.
Which is the better, to expcnd your
money in making good roads or to lose it
in worn out horse flesh and wagons!
Spring is the time to prunn hardy
roses. They bloom ON the new growth.
Cut out all useless and weakly old
growth.
Some kinds oi seeds arc said TO b" bet
ter old than when new cucumber seeds,
for instance. But usually the older the
secds, the less the vitality.
If you think it cheaper to buy the
Injuries of the common kitchen garden
than tn grow them when You can, your
l., family may count on small supply.
fN.lf you have II timber lot cut the dead =
topped trees and crooked staddlcS for
fuel. Clear ont worthless undcr.rush,
=. bur spare all straight and thrifty timber.
As II rule raise your stock instead of
buying it. iou can generally have bet
ter stock. and you do not run the risk of
Introducing disease into your herds or
docks.
+. Chrysauthemums need all the light,
sun and air that they can get from the
time the cuttings ar" rooted until they
are ready t" cut again. They want n
rich, warm soil Of turfy loan.
Bloating is an evidence Of indigestion
and may easily occur when II cow is fed
on turnips in the winter. The feeding
should he changed, and the hay cut and
mixed with bran with some salt until the
food is properly digcsted. Salt is an aid
to digestion.
In transplanting deciduous trees there
must bc proper balance maintained be
tween the roots and the tops. If but few
roots are taken up with them the top
should be corrcspondingiy reduced. Care
IsiFJuld be taken that the roots are not CX-
posed 10 the air any longer than neccs-
'Sary tluring th" removal
For topdressing upon lawns where II
good thick turf is desired, we have found
nothing equal to skim milk. Where pigs
and chichcns are abundant is may b.
worth more for feeding than for fcr,il
izcr, especially when it is remembered
that neither pig nor chicken will take
more than half the manurial value of tho
milk
+" grow gooscbcrries to perfection, tn"
soil should he we'll enriched with stable
manure. about the same as for Strawberries
They like plenty Of food, and the more
they get the better they thrive We find
clay loan, we'll enriched, the best Of
: 4--'t---.A-- S--AL- r-~~--L---.-. h..t 49,,
soil wilt do when properly enriched and
} cultivated
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18
'Boyfs xN1J 'rHArES.

Those who ship vegetables and fruit to
city markets are well aware hoYG much
neat packages help the sale of their con.
tents. AS those who have tried it dc
'cIarc it is often more profitable to take
their truck and fruit to small place,
especially if it be IL manufacturing town,
than to New York or other large markets.
1t is often the case that farmer has a
bushel or two of peas or some other truck
or few quarts of currants or other small
fruits, which he purposes to take to the
nearby town to dispose Of. Not being
accustomed to market such articles rcgu.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

arly, they present a strange sight as ho
sets out, peck of peas at the bottom of
a bushcl basket that is none too clean; n
quart Of currants hidden in a five quart
pail that has seen better days; few early
beets, an aftcr-thougnt, arc thrown into
| the bottom of the wagon, without taking
the trouble to wash or bunch them. 1t
can be but little wonder that the stuff
taken in this miscellaneous manner is
slow Of sale. Farmers who live near
cities or villages will find Il to their in.
terest to work into "farm gar ieniug,"
and raise perishable crops, which bring
high prices, il they can find a near mar.
ket- Spircostis- uaesse~bp, that an
acre Of it, properly managed, brings more
ready cash than comes to the farmer dur.
ing the whole summer. Farmers who
own the land they till should plant an
asparagus bed, or rather field, which, in
the third year, aud every spring there.
after, will bring in a handsome cash re.
turn. But our object was to suggest that
those farmers who occasionally market
truck, should provide themselves with
sufficient number of crates and boxes. in
which to take their stuff in neat and
tucSc W W.
kept in good order, and to he used for no
other purpose whatever. The crate used
by those who shin truck to distance is
one that holds bushel; some of II barrel
capacity being also required. Fora long
distance, crates with Slated sides are pre-.
ferred on account of the ventilation they
afford to their contents; but, for markets
near by, boxes with entire sides will Gu-
swcr.
To Make Bushel Crate or Box-Two
ends and ono mIddle.piecc, eight by
fourteen inches. The sides are two feet
long, and if for crates, are of laths, and
from two inches in width to more or less.
Boxes made with entire sides will con
tain trie more than lega; bushcl.
The center pieces add to the strength,
and are convenient in measuring two
half bushels. Mark all crates and boxes
with the owners name. c.--Americm 1yri-
culturiSt.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18
Legal Descent Of Property,

Where husband and wife are lost at
sea, the law always assumes that he
,bcin" the stronger, survived her by some
minutes or hours. On this supposition
hc inhcritS her property during the few
moments that he survives herr, and on
his death his relatives inherit it from
him. In seven different cases, followed
up in the French courts within the last
ten years, it was found that tie wife out
lived her husband, and the practice Of
the law had 70 be reversed.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18
,r-rrnnN We NEWS r>U .,,,.rs.

Rhode Island now has an average Of one
saloon for every s!S inhabitants.
General Neal Dow, the temperance agita
tor. has just celebrated his eighty y-sixtl,
birthday, and is still hale, happy and hearty.
Hrlgium has 300 schools, bat li6. OnH
drinking shops. For publ: instruction il
spends lj.0)10o) francs for Intoxicating
liquor, l35, O)l,UOl.
The ShcnioIL d;nslan h C,fn Companv ha,
now twenty three houses, AMI during the
pas, year il has sold about 2.On,OJJ cups of
TIA, CoN"'. "pcrn and milk.
Mi'hlGiu weekly SAYS of n subscriber
who died tn other div: "!T1l hr main
tanned diti"r"At attitude toward wat"r, w'
have ~ douh' that II. wnul have livci un
f." Il s,'pr" of years to COM
At Tonlwan y. v, Joan Roach, an oil
pcnSi'u"r OF the British army, WON Il wager
10y drinking quart Of whisky III tw' AMI q
half minut = AMI was volunteering 10 drink
an additional pint wien he fell deal
II iS stated in TIL iUi,rL ~ that ln one "f
In" Lon Ion institutions which still maintain,
its quantity al alcphOl twcnty-t"ur per cent
OF the typhoid frvcr patients die; whereas in
Gins cow Fever Hospital whore milk is used
tho mortality Is only twelve per cont
The Frcnch Government is taxing action
aG 'inst the adultcratcl drinks So commonly
,isr by the masses. The lifc-inSu:anca com
pauies have discovered some startling facts
relating ~ the shortening OF life through
these beverages AMI tho knowledge is wak.
ing up people of many classes.
Insanity in Paris has inrrriScl thirty pei
cent. within the last sixteen wears. Drink
and extravaganza are the two chief causes ed
numbers of persons going mail from worry
caused hy living beyond their means
Women become insane much more frequent
ly than men, especially through drink.
Indirectly, says tho Voice, tho liquo;
traili" is becoming n more frequent dcmol
isher OF ministries in the old World than any
other one cauS" Glad>tOnc's last ministry
topplcI 10 lis fall over the becr-tax, aul noN
TirarTs ministry has broken 10 pieces in try
ms t. lower the duty on Turkish wines
Great Is Gambrinus!
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18
A KNOCK. Out,

The lac Carol -McAu!iffe pugilistic
encounter at San Francisco, under the
auspices the Athletic Club Of that city,
was one If the ficrcest prize fights on
record, aul the principals were terribly
punished. What surprised their friends,
who took an active part in the affair, was
the speed. recovery OF each of the men
from ther sprains and bruises. The
physical ocrgics and the rccuperativc
force Of swh men arc surprising, but they
arc alwayssupplicd with the ! st reiels; :;
some sIcR perhaps. as was used in the
f"ii~.-iNI case: Nh IL. As s-i--it--
trcgeT. >harmacist, Cleveland, Ohio,
write writes; &scos tam E,nenspergsr sr fsr, su
asprain, GssA,y ySSm y,Sc eybow and shoulder.
The sDran &is caused by clubbing
chcstnuts, and about eight or nine years
ago. was relieved by the use of n part Of
bottle OF St. Jacobs Oil, the wonderful
efficacy Of which is SO well known.
Poets must suffer before they can write"
says phi osopa,r. After Tat 1t is o'hcr
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS oFINTERESr RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
PRUNING LARGE LIMBS.

II trees arc properly and intelligently
managed, they will never need severe
pruning. Our most careful fruit grow
ers Prune with thumb and finger, pinch
ing back shoots that are certain to be in
way when they grow little fur
ther.s When it is necessary to prune
large limbs do it before the sap has
started, and at once cover the surface
with paint, tn protect the wound from
the air. After the sap has started the
paint will not adhere. If grating wax
is used it is still better, as this will ad-
here until the tree grows new bark en-
tirely over the wound.-American cult
gator.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

TIE British and Foreign Bible Society,
which has spent $50. 600, 600 in the dis
scmination of the Scriptures, recently
celebrated its cighty->iXth birthday hy a
great entertainment, in London for its
juvenile agents, who are chiefly young
girls. and for whom it had made, as one
Of the features of the occasion, a cake
that weighed eighty six pounds.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

In proportion to their size the smallest
insects arc the strongest. A horse can
scarcely bear two thirds of its weight,
but one small species of June beetle can
lift ninrty-ninc times It's own weight
Were the strength Of man in proportion
to the beetle. ne could play with weights
equal to ten times the weight of horse.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

HAVING imported lot of mummifcd
Egyptian cats foricrtilzing purposes, an
English firm is nov turning its attention
toward the vast numbers of cnbalmed
crocodiles that res in certain portions of
Egypt beneath tie soil. When the old
Egyptians carefully embalmcd and laid
away the cats ard crocodilcs that they
regTFS~4 rs ls,culiorla-sacrcd animals,
they liue thought TO what strange uses
their pet would eventually come.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18
WHEAT GAIN nY SPRING NARROWING.


We have made repeated trials with
narrowing wheat in spring with smooth.
ing harrow, the work being done first as
soon rs the ground was sufficiently hard
and dry, and again when about foot
high. Breaking the hardened crust and
making fine, mellow surface among the
plants had obviously an excellent effect :;
the heads of wheat were longer than us.
usl, aud the increase was estimated at
five bushels more per acre than unhar-
rowed wheat. The last narrowing was
accompanied with the sowing of clover
seed, which succeeded well and produced
good growth. At the last narrowing the
harroW was passed over the wheat twice,
The first before sowing the clover-seed,
the last after the operation. Any slant
tooth harrow, with numerous fine teeth,
will answer. The teeth need not be
sharp, provided they are sufficiently SO to
mellow the crust; generally, however,
the sharper the better. .--Ncw Hrk
Trbune.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

4 vIv.CIoUs woman lecturer has been
telling New York audience how to
spend mncy. 1t is a surprising reveal
ton tht anybody in the city needs the
slightcs, information on the subject.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease. and in order to
cure 1t you have 10 take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is no Quack medi-
cine. 1t was prescribed by one of the hest
physicians in this country for years, aud is a
regular proscripti n. 1t is compos d OF the
blood purifiers acting directly on the mucous
surfaces. The peri ct combination of the two
ingredients is what produces ,uch wonderful
als free.
+; J. CHENEY & Co. Props, Toledo O.
Sold by drug lists, price i5c.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

Fifteen contestants clad for tho FRAY
Armed with good steel and III laltle array
striving fol luCrc, rs brave Knights OF old
Str"ic Tor their honCrS and medals Of gold.
Driving each shining ren over the rapcr
Seeking TO sound, aS the mot | roucr csrer
The praises at remedies known the world
over
From Paris 10 Calais. from Calais TO Dover:
But each Knight Naiuly :trivC. language fails
in de: Cription
or the manifold virtues Of "Favorte Frcscrir.
tion.n
When i'll or depressed with that dragging
DOWN feeling, consequent uTon weakness, suf-
tCrnE from headache, weak or lame ack and
the many ills common Ia The weaker SEN take
DR. Picrccs Prescription, which is guaranteed
toIiNc satisfaction or price lsn returned. See
printed guarantee on bottle wrapper.
Dr. PicrCcs Pellets gently laxative or ac-
lively Cathartic according, 10 dose. Is cents.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18
xEE'rlNo roMEs.

1t is noteworthy fFt ahM the mctf
who have attained pronlineTrre, and been
most successful pccuninrily in poultry
breeding, commenced with one variety !;
and not till that was thoroughly mas
tered, and the fine points of mating and
matching or.:.rxhiK:.:on satisfactorily
adjusted, did they branch out intn- the
cultivation oI other varcties. 1t is aIl
very we'll to he known Ms breeder Of
several or many different varieties Of
fowls but it is far better To be well
known aS an cmincntly successful breeder
of one variety than IN indifferent breeder;
of many. No one cause has affected the
permanent retirement from the business
nf poultry hrccdnr of So many wiroshAvc
started with higa hopes and full conf
dcncc of success rs the mlna,for attempt
ing too much in the beginning. Whether
this is the result of the tendency to tali.f
expansion, SO prevalent in all American
business, or the cngrosSing nature Of the
pursuit, which leads is ,kvGters, par.
ticularly those who have i,iSt caught the
infection, and have not Scttlad down 10
steady WORK, to launch out into every
new branch which hits their taste. is
matter which affects the result in no way
The fact remains that too much poultry
work is overdonc aS t. quantity and un-
derdonc As TO quality. -- P"V!tJV Erv0.
trfr,'::::, !i-h1-.,
FiGuRE OF, snEEr FEEDING.
We put IN nincty-onc mature wcth,
ers"sSdighing seventy. one pounds each
feds,4er ssraiu:>corn and oats. mixed at
rate of four bushels corn to one huShcl
oats, fed part of the time cOrnStalliS and
nay alternately. and then bcanppaS and
stalks; always feed by daylight and only
q Iwicca.day. Keep clean water and salt
by them. and keep we'll bcddcd. Result
req! the same. cep.aighty days, drove
oyer tAfee,miles bcGor weighing; weight,
?l,atipounds, an avEtAy- gain Of ~ 2.3
pounds per head, and this, too, on "A
u $50 nAAAA3A s EL--r - Ia i-------L-.
:: hay,t tgiea.' fattcning sheep on straw and
% gtSfn *f6fe' do not get near the gain
ee.,8thers arouDd them gel.who do not feed
rrlk. The sheep require enough more
4: grain to offset the difference in value he.
tween straw and cor1IstalkS, hay and
.f,aaaiseas in tact, doubt wify much its
being profitable to feed clean straw under
{ fanY. eircpptstanccs Feeding timothy is
very Improbable, as sheep do much bet.
/; Stef ON clover, and the price 1882 per ton
's1css: Either one is unprotitablc ,tA .fsai
Exclusively, as cornStalks and i,eahf"ds
fed alternately arc much 'chcapcfr,' ana
Just as good is, if'Thot better than, clear
hays, Qne Ihem of profit feeders consider
important, namely, convcrtp: coarse
fodder, straw and grain Unto the best
manure. Sheep feeding to be profitable
.sh4yld bGoerQwdcd ro.:.its utlpa,st limit,
but sixtys5daysSis less.ttnG shan shnen.caa
~bG,~n,sdu.at for market, ,"unlessTthey arc
we'll. ON their grain and in thriving cbnh:
arisn, eighty or ninety days is usually
&shtft tnoGh time to feed for profit. -
Neto ,Yegk sI'sttlAsssa, Z a.. '"a.~ce
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

J,afflicte,l with sore eyes use D~fSaac Thomn ~
toL Z EyeWater. Druggists sell at 25c.p.r bottle
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

SIR Nopels Free. sent by Cragin & Co, Phila..
Pa. to anv one in u. s. or Canada post paid
upon receipt of p Dobbins'S Electrical Soap
wrappers. See list OF novels on circulars around
each bar. This soap Tor sale by all grocers.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18
TEMPERANCE PROGRESS IN EUROPE.

Principal Bancroft. Of Phillips Academy,
Anduvcr, says III /i"H'S HcguId that temper
anrc principles are making great progress in
European countries. that there is n marked
increase III IN" number of enestS at hotels
who do rot take WINE and that the number
of students who do not usr beer is growing
while the number who do not u~c tobacco is
already large EVcrywher the cafe is gain.
Ing on th" saloon. and i'll the cafe tea, coffee,
chocolate" IL cream are more likely to be or
drred than wine OF brandy \ public water
supply ~ also being generally introduced SO
that travellers now very seldom have the ex.
cusc that they must drink wine, the water is
80 bad.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

III" switChmcn interest in tie railroads
they repres, nj s, ems to tvs Tagging.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

Silence is golden; hut IL is the OF her fellow
silence that is IN .ont.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

Mrs. GaZZam: I'll, ,re's an article about ar
organ W tn ffty stops" Gazz,m: "Um!
wish tnnt piano Nt door had even on
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

Better he good than great. You'll have less
,Ompct Sion. THE after hu .inrsS l. overdun
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18
TEMPERANCE WORN IN IruBrR CAMPS.

The iumhrr camps of Wisconsin have been
III" scene q: II r"markRhl" work this season.
The state W. e. +. L. has kept an itincrant
missionary constantly III tho field and the
camps have been supplied with the best of
ltcrai&rC. l'y III" various unions through.
out Tia" state. troakcr> are informed that
men 81" read with cagcrnc>S all that they r..
'eIv" and are grateful for the interest shown
Iii their MCilarc.-Ui. Z. J. L. Bulictin.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

Mystery lends charm TO most every
hug except ny mince pie.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

Poets must suffer before they can write"
says q phi osopatr. After Tat II is o'hcr
pcnr!p wi o suffer
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18

Dir. Picrcc's Pellets gently laxative or ac-
lively Cathartic according, 10 dose. IS cents
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-29
TWO STATE ELECTIONS.
ne Administrations Itchuked BY the Peo.
pie u Alabama aud X entnckx


pie u Alabama aud Kentucky.
The course OF the Republican marty q
Congress has thoroughly solidified the
Democratic party. II we may Judge bv
the elections held in Alabama and n
Kentucky the other day.
Reports from Alabama show In
creased Democratic majoritics from All
sections, with the Republicans con-
trolling scarcely q county in the State.
IN Kentucky tho Democratic majority
y lar ahead Of any thing known in re-
cent years The majority for General
Buckner three years ago is increased
Up per cent; that given for Cleveland
In isss Is increased so per cent Even
rock-ribbed Republican counties. ;ust
now penetrated by railroads and en-
iightened BY the Courier-J ournal. ioin
the Democratic ranks.
These returns indicate the feeling
aroused among the people BY the revo-
lutionary methods OF the Repu blican
leaders Men who have never voted
with the Democrats on any issue SEQ
that the Republican party is sec tional
organization. ready to sacrifice every
interest In the South to some tenn porary
party necessity They see tho hone.
essness Of trying to build up the Re-
publican party in the face OF such tao.
les. and 50 they cast In their lot with
heir neighbors and friends
This IS the first response OF the peo-
de TO the challenge OF Reed. Mckinley
md Davenport Now for the Congress.
onai clection&-Louisville Courier. 4
Journal.