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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
A Brush Making Machine.

A simple-looking machine for brush
drawing, knot picking, and trimming
was shown yesterday in Parlor X Of the
Astor House. Hitherto brushes have
been made by hand, and the new machine
is calculated to save much time. It will
make brushes twice as fast as they can be
made by hand. A boy or girl fifteen
years old can run it., and IL is assorted The
brushes can be drawn more perfectly than
by hand. The machine rests on table.
A wheel containing the wire is run by q
treadle.
The wire is carried over to and through
a hollow needle worked by hand, which
is suspended from support in front Of
the wise iu which the block is placed. A
clamp in the haudle'cau be used to draw
in the material when small work is to be
done.
Back of tine wise are adjustable shears
which can be set for any length of brush.
The block is put in the wise. 1t remains
there till the brush is complete. The ma
chine was patented last February. -Nen
York Times.
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THE CROW AS A PET BIRD.
1T CAN BE TAUGHT TO TALK BET
TER THAN THE PARROT.
The Way to Train Them While They
are YounE-Amusing Creatures

The Way to Train Them While They
are YounE-Amusing Creatures
as They Got Older and Wiser.
Crows make very amusing pets tor any
one who can put up with their innate
spirit of devilgy, and besides that they
can be taught to talk more distinctly
than most parrots, says Natures Realm.
1t is common idea among the country
people that they will not talk unless
their tongues are cut at certain tender
age. Be that as it may, l have heard
crows talk excellontly that never had
their tongues cut, and some whose
tongues are cut never will talk at all. l
always take my chances without cutting,
and out of nearly dozen that have
owned only two proved void of bump
of language.
To be sure of having good, affec-
tionate crow, take him from the nest as
soon after Matching as you can find him.
II he is the first of the brood Matched, ,all
the better. How are you to tell that2
Why, if you find one baby crow
and tour eggs in the nest, does
not that settle the question beyond
dispute7 Name him as soon as you get
=f,ssu ontsvc q ramliy
consultation on the subject, for a re-
christening is fatal to the proper educa-
ton of your callow charge. Always call
him by name when you feed him. He
will learn his name before he knows
what feathers are, and respond to it
whenever he hears it uttered.
Feed until half fledged on meal aud
water-regular "chicken dough"--and
if any "chickeu sickness" comes on con-
suit the "chicken DOCTOR" In other
words, the young crow must be raised
On. Feed plenty and feed often. A
crows nest is the best thing to keep him
in during his infantile days. If you
haven't one make substitute. AS he
grows in strength and is able to travel
about little he needs more variety in
bis food, but be careful he does not
swallow anything that is very salt.
Dump a handful of gravel down his
mouth occasionally and give him min.
| nows and frogs once in while. Swal-
lowing his first live frog seems to give a
| young crow a most agreeable new sensa
tion. Do not be in a hurry.about max
ing him bathe.
He will wash himself whenever it is
necessary, and if taken and plunged int
cold water while the pinfeathers are full
of blood it may cause him to lterall.
"catch his death O. cold" AS soon a
he is we'll on the wing his language les
sons should begin. Shut him up in
darkened room when we'll fed, and begir
by whispering the word or phrase yo'
wish him to learn. If he seems to listen
repeat it little louder, and. continue
until he either grows restless or goes tt
sleep. 1t will be but a few minutes
Repeat the same lesson and nothin.
else every time you visit him or pass with
in hearing for a week or ten days, and i
Your crow doesn't talk in that time h
probably never will.
|, Generally they will begin to practic
to themselves the first or second day o
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tOr fiIiu, L naQ never Seeu u man cry De-
fore. And when he's cross and hard
with us people about the office, know
he amt really that way, but that the
pain drives him to it, and he is trying to
forget about everything"
The Office boy told all this ina grave
manner, and his quetness evidently i'm
pressed itself on the woman in his favor,
for she said nothing, and allowed him to
go on.
"Somctimes 1 would sec in the other
papers that Mrs. Griswold, wife of
Editor Griswold, of the Briggsvllc BIZ
gle, is in Santa Barbara for her health
and then you would be in Tacoma and
all sorts Of places; but he never spoke of
you in his paper, and you never came
here. / have heard talk, too, of quar-
rel you two had, and--of course have
have surmised that something was
wrong. don't know what separated
you, or why you left him, or he you, and
it isn't any of my business; but now You
have come back to him, hope yoN will
stay with him."
The woman looked at Swipesey's in
tclligent freckled face, and saw the
brightness of his small gray eyes. She
was impressed with his red hair and his
snu6- nose. And she humored him by
asking, ''Is that what you would advise
me TO do!'
"Certainly," answered the boy, with
| out hesitation. "That's what / would
advise you to do"
"But suppose he wants me to come
more than half way' Suppose, after all,
| he doesn't want me to stay"
"That's all right. I'll fix that. can
manage it. He's been waiting for you
long time, guess, but he's too proud to
tell you to come back to him. He's up
stairs now, writing a letter, and"-here
Swipesey looked at her brightly-"I
think it is to you. Sometimes he has
started letters, which I have found in
tbs .wastees ,h"slh9' ttesti sc '@rtd,i hBut L
don't think he has ever sent them.
However, that is none of my business.
But o-day what do you think lie did2
He sent everybody home in order to be
alone that he might write. 1t was moth
ing connected with the paper, know,
for the copy is all in. think he is
writing to you upstairs to come back,
and he doesn't know you are here al
ready"
''If he will only say he was wrong,
and ask my forgiveness" the woman
muttered, looking out of the window at
the pattering rain. Then she started up,
seemingly unaware of the boys pres.
ence. 'But | mustn't ask too much.
was in the wrong as much as he"
"Now tell you what to do" said
Swipesey, with eagerness "If you put
this into my hands, well fix it up all
right His eyes shonc, and he took
Jew steps forward, with his small hands
clasped together and his face raised hope
fully toward the woman. "You let
% not saw Who Wants - ss ss
but I'll just give him a hint. And then
you go up and surprise him; and il you
look at him and smile, and il you tell him
You are sorry, don't think he would
SEND you away; now, do youl"
The woman looked down at the lad.
ana smiled sadly at him. She could not
help being amused at his eagerness to
hcip her and the lonely man upstairs.
lie seemed to divine what che was
thinking Of, for he said, ooh, YOU
mustn't think i am dipping my finger in.
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woman standing there, She had a very
pale face, but was very handsome. She
looked at the boy wearily.
''Is the editor in?' she asked.
"Well, that depends" said Swipesey,
still scribbling vigorously, and looking
up between dabs at the white paper be-
fore him. (which one do you want to
seea"
The woman sighed YEARLY, and then
said, with an effort, "Mr. Griswold."
81 am very sorry" began the boy,
hitching his stool little forward, and
grabbing his cap off, and laying 1t care
fully down before him, "but he is very
busy-vcry 3,isy indeed-and gave orders
that he was rot to DC disturbed. If there
is anything can do" and he paused
expectantly.
"Nothing," she replied, aud sat down
in a chair near the window. "Will you
please tell him lady is waiting to see
him when he is at liberty9"
Now the office-boy scarcely knew
what to do. He did not exactly care to
go up. stairs on an errand like that; it
would ruin his dignity, after the re,
marks he had already made. Besides, the
editor was in nasty temper, and might
| throw an ink bottle at him, or something.
| il disturbed. The speaking -tube-there
was his salvation! He jumped from the
high stool and yelled the message up.
There was no reply, but it answered
every purpose, and he turned to the lady
and said: every good; he will see you
when he is not busy, but You mNs heNa
| to wait"
This was the first time that Swlpesey
had seen the lady face to face, and he
started a little, and looked at her again.
Then he put his hands behind him and
stared at the floor for a moment. "I
know who you arc he said presently.
"You are his wife"
The woman looked up quickly and
raised one of her hands to her forehead.
She seemed bit dazed, and asked, in q
way that convinced Swipesey that she
scarcely knew what she said, "How did
you know"
s'I knewl guessed! put two and
two together, and I know more about
the old man than the rest of the people
and do you know, if you will let me say
it, 1 think you haven't treated him
right"
The woman flushed, and looked at tn,
boy augrily.
"Don't get mad about it," he advised
her, in a fatherly way. ''I mind my
own business. What you two peopl,
zant \. so,aoSis to make up aud stop al
this. He paused, WITH Judicial air
"How did you know this2" the wa
man asked. "Does Mr.. Griswold max
n contidant of an Office boy7"
Swipesey was all dignity then "Yo
are mistaken there. He never said
word to Inc about it. don't know yer
much about it, only have put two and tw
together. remember about six month
ago, when he bought the paper, that on
day some one was in the office and askei
him about you. He all to once bccam
very cool, and said, IN an uneasy way
that you were in Californy for you
health. And one day l was cleaning VI
his desk, and found picture there
your picture. l put it back where
found it; and ono night when had t.
come back to the office with some COP,
to leave for the compositors to begin OF
in the morning, 1 found him in tn
dark ut his desk, sitting there and cry
ing, with the picture in his hand-,H
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Ssp'i ~i!i be s's :. good :. as and they
He then explaineS he constant
with great frequency.
"Some sort of the electfo o.magnetic &C.
tion takes places in the metal, which has 8
tendency to bring into parallel lines all
the particles, aud in that condition a
razor cannot be made to hold edge, and
n pen is equally refractory.
''If the razor is laid aside for time
tho particles of metal gradually resume a
more or less confused arrangement aud
razor takes on and retains keen edge.
cit is the same way with gold pen.
Now, if when one of my pens gets to
acting bad lay it aside for a month or
so it will be all right again. That's why
said that pen was tired aud wanted
rest. San Francisco Post
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Musical Fish of CeylOn.

Every bay and inlet on the coast of
Ceylon abounds with musical fish. Their
song, if it can be called song, is not
one sustained note like birds, but q
multitude of tiny, soft, sweet sounds,
each clear and distinct in itself, some.
thing like the vibrations Of wineglass
when its rim is rubbed with the moist
ened finger. In the harbor at Bombay,
India, there is Il fish with song like the
sound produced by an Holian harp
st. Louis Republic.
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4 .uo,3op s.qa vi s,u!ulduoo aNIl as&sns o'
your crow appear to answer any oues-
tion. For instance, call his name
gently and add "What" in loud,
emphatic tone. Soon, when his name is
called, he will respond what with
just the same emphasis and infection
that he has heard you give. Then,
again, il you say, "It's dinner time"
whenever you feed him, some day he will
walk into the house hungry and gravely
announce "It's dinnertime."
AS he grows in years and knowledge
your crow will develop variety Of thiev-
ish and amusing tricks too numerous to
mention. He will cultivate the most
friendly acquaintance with some people
and show an unaccountable animosity
toward others. He will attend you part
way whenever you leave home, and if
your hours of return are regular, will
probably meet you at the same spot and
welcome you cxuberantly. Every time
he fails to do 80 look for him at once;
he will either be in some utterly entranc-
ing bit of mischief or else dead.
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sions 81 sliencS.Se had about two weGtore
knocking at the closed door; for when
the "old man" used his machine that way
it was an office maxim that he was in
bad temper.
And the sold mau" was in bad tenn
per when Mr.. Bernard Bergeois mustered
up enough courage to face him. His
eyes cleaned through pair of gold
bowed spcctacics, and his hair, which
was turning gray, was rumpled over his
forehead. lie gave the tardy foreman a
rcprimand for his slowness, aud then made
a remark that quite upset Mr.. Bernard
Bergcois. ''Send everybody home," he
sud.
~ don't think quite understand,
sir, faltercd the foreman. at is but a
little alter 4 o'clock"
THAT makes no difference. Can't you
hear: Send every one away from here
except my Office boy. That's plain
enough, isn't itl"
Every now and then the sold man.
would absently strike q kew with his
finger, and then look up and jerk out a
| few words.
"But there are FIVE columns to set"
began the bcwiIdering forman.
"COmc earlier in the morning, then.
don't want anybody around now.
| How can man write with those presses
out there making such an everlasting
noise, AMI you people in the composing
room giggling and making such a
racket: Why don't you have better dis
ciplinc out theref'
Mr.. Bernard Bergeois had no answer
ready. He was quite nonplussed
Never before in the course Of his profess
sional career had he received such an or.
der as this. "Scnd everybody homei"
Was the ''old man. going insane2 Did
ne not know that to. morrow was publ
Casion day?
"Thcrc are five columns" he began
nnni"---.J os.t HrUUUIurnus W lue ueuCe -
interrupted the other, furiously. "I
don't care whether there are five columns
or hity' so long as every one of you gets
out oi here. Send me my office-boy!'
Now the oifice-boy, who, blythe way,
was named Cox, but who was known to
his intimate friends as "Swipesey, was
much more pleased with tho orders he
had received than the worthy foreman.
lie went down into the lover office and
sat in IN casy-chair, with his feet on the
desk in front Of him. and watched the
other employees tilc out with lordly
air
Hope you have pleasant time" he
said politely, TO the fully haired COM
posltor. owe eau run this Office alone
this afternoon, we can. | write the
eddytorials and sets them up. The old
man he's writing important letters, and
cant Dc disturbed. Good afternoon. >"
Cox made himself comfortable in tbe
easiest chair he could find, and amused
himself by looking over a pile of ex.
changes on desk at hand. Presently
rummaging about tho room. IL wo.
seldom that he was in the lower off;ce
alone' and he amused himself bv climb.
ing up on high stool, and takino q non
ana ink and scribbling on some Of tb.
office paper. 'n'
VI can do this, when am one O, tbc
eddytors, he chmcklcd to himself
Just then he heard some one comioo
up the stairs slowly and turn in at tbe
door OF the Office. lie raised hjs Le.d
ard looked over the desk, and saw a
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4 s D..
to something that aiu't my business, for
should like to hear him laugh as he did
q long time aSp; and besides, it IS not
right for two beople to be apart the way
you and him 6ke.n
The womak laughed nervously. ~
don't think y(e bsttes meddIe, after
all,,' she sal u may be very
bright IS boy make him sagEZ
II never 10 be bright. .said
Swipesey. in an njured tone. .sIf was
an entire stranger he might not like II; /;
but being on the staff, why its entirely
different--see2" @ I
The woman laughed againA and then
asked, ''What do you propose to dot"
"Well, you sit right dowh in that
chair again, and I'll run upstairs. I'll
not be gone but minute, and then I'll
come back for YOU"
Before she could say word to stop
him, he had whisked out of Ae room,
and she heard him going up he stairs
two steps at time. She sighSd again,
and looked down and watched The peo-
pie passing.
Then Swipesey was back with a cor.
dial encouraging; s.Come along. I've
fixed it. He'll see you"
And they went up the stairs-hp into
the Office, which had become ouke dark
now, and was but cherries place a
best. A.
swipesey thrsx6 the door swing
Here ih.-is,
The old ~. eeie ha6
laid aside the Typ (lf for the pen
and he kept on for ment. Theri he
looked up in a bN, cred way, threw
down his pen, rubbed his eyes, sprana
, up, and! with bound was across the
room. "Grace was all he said.
And Swipesey smiled in u self.satis.
fed sort of way, and closing the door
left them alone. And when the editor
came down stairs into the lower office {
balf hour later, with shining, happy
look in his eyes, he found Swipesey sit
ting in the chair, with his feet high W
| on the desk aud his hat tilted on th'
back of his head, buried deep in th'
folds of newspaper.
"Come up stairs with me, Cox" h
said, joyously. 81 want to introduc
you to my wife. / want everybody or
the paper to know her"
~ suppose so,' said the boy, disoon
tentedly. But then, he added, in hi
imputent way 4'You needn't interduc
me to her. She and INC knows eac
other already. - Rarberf Weekly.
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Tired Gold Pens.

"Thcrc. that pen Is tired aad will
have to rest month or .so."
The speaker was the mortgage clerk
OF one of the principal savings banks in
this city, and as he spoke he carefully
wiped a large gold pen and put 1t away
in case.
A Post reporter, who had just entered
the bank to have some back dividends
entered in his book, overheard the re-
mark and smiled.
'Oh, you needn't laugh" said the
clerk, "for it is the true business I am
telling you. Gold pens have to rest now
and then. Here I hare, suppose, two
dozen gold pens. II 4;x;sss x;sss one for sev-
eral weeks or so find will not write
to my satisfaction. IS pes it is too
soft and sometimes it hard, or tho
ink does not seem to lk
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THE STAFF OF THE BRIGGS
VILE "BUGLE."
BY WILLIAM EARLE BALDWIN.

Mr.. Bernard Bsrgeois was startled. He
jumped visibly, and nearly dropped
'eaaRfiaaSs''tt 'eaaRfiaaSs' to the form on tho inpo";,a moan q
stone. 1t was Incompatible with the DIG.
nifty of the foreman of the mecbanica,
department of the Briggsvillc Bugle TO
lose his self control in this way, and he
looked around uneasily MS a fluffy haired
girl at case near by sniggcred and made
whispered remark to another composi-
tor; then they looked at him and
laughed.
What made the foreman iump was a
whistle from the speaking tube not far
from his ear. He did not immediately
obey the summons, and another whistle
more n ononnced and longer than the
first made him glue his mouth to the tube
and bawl back: "Hello"
Come into my room at once. Don't
you understands
MIR. Bernard Bergeois thought he un-
derstood, and taking off his apron, went
into the hallway. From au adjoining
room he heard the clickina of
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Extraordinary Cruelty to Horse.

The American Humane Associations
fourteenth report says that nine years
ago the horse pictured in the accompany
ing cut was valued at $500, and because
he ran away the owner, for revenge,
shut him up in his barn, and has never
permitted him to leave his stall. Strangers
were excluded from entering the barn.
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Mr.. d. G. Whitehead, agent Of the
Milwaukee Humane Society, found this
once beautiful sorrel horse, with fine
bony head, large hazel eyes, and intelli-
gence like man, covered with bed sores,
reduced to nothing but skin and bones,
and the hoofs grown long and rocker
shaped. When the animal wM united
for the first time in nine years he hob
bled out into the sunshine to nibble the
green grass, and showed his gratitude
by low whinuy. The owner Of this
cruelty treated animal was only fined
s25 aud costs; and again the defendant
sought revenge by suing Mr.. Whitehead
for retaining the feet, and the Judge
decided that the society should pay 500
and costs, which the society did, and
now own the feet. Such cruelty is
shocking, and such decisions are setting
a premium on cruelty. 81 Er1'
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AMERICAS BLACK DIAMONDS.
Census Statistics Of the Production
Of the Coal Mines of the South
orn States.

cIh 6thtcS.
y Washington, ID. G. Especial. The
census Office issued bulletin in relation
to the production of coal in the States Of
West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina
The total production Of coal in thee
Stres in 1889 is reported at ii, $40, ,266
short tons, valued at $40, ,943, ,0S9. The
p,oduction for tie same States in the
tenth census year was 3,469,336 short
tons, valued at 81, 110, 162.
The following comparative statemt mt
of the 10th and nth censuses, by States,
shows in det,il the remarkable increase
in production in 1880;
West Virginia-Tenth census year. L.
500, s44 short tons, valued at So, 013, 761;
eleventh census, 6. .2S1, $50 tons, valued
at $5,0S6, ,S44.
Kentucky Tenth census, 946, ,2ss
short tons, valued at 81, 1874, ,960; clev-
enth census, 2,399,755 tons, valued at
$2,374, ,339.
Tennessee-Tenth census, 495, ,131 short
tons, valued at $829, 1874 !; eleventh cen.
sus, I, 1875, $50 tons, valued at So, 33S, 800.
Virginia-Tenth census, 43,O79 tons,
valued at 500, 800; eleventh census, $685.
S04 tons valued at 1904. ATS.
Georgia and North Carolina Together
census, 154, 904 short to~s,
valued at 1885,, ,005; eleventh censu., 226,-.
sfSs Snort Tons, valued at $500, Ss2.
In West Virginia the total capital in
vested in coal production during the
census year was $40, $50; total num-
Der Of employees 0,995; total wage pay
ments So, S5S,712; total expenditure OF
all kinds 81, ,S41, 796.
In Tennessee the total capital invested
was S4, 362, iii; total number of employ
ecs a, 1903; total wage payments $780,
80; total expenditures 81, 49, 1872.
In Virginia the total capital investto
was 81, ,055, SIC; total number of employ
ecs 1 ,555; total wage payments S62l ,2GS :,
total expenditures $6S2, 40s. Ia that
part Of the State lying north of the James
River, in the Richmond coal Geld there
exits az unusual formation of natural
coke. which is found to be very good do
me tic fuel and strongly resembles ar
tificiai coke.
lii Georgia and North Carolina, the
statistics of which are combined in the
bulletin, the total capital invested was
1924, 500; to al number of employees TAO
total wegc payments S265, AGA; total ex
pc1diturcs of all kinds 1926, 065.
Tin PLATE MAKERS.