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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27

NJ. Marcy has succeeded in photo
graphing the movements of an animal
under water, taking proofs at the rate of
fifty in second, with exposures from
10000 to 10000 of second. A set Of
twelve photographs gives all III epkassS'
of the undulations which tho nSS7h,sa
impresses upon its umbrella Of . locomo.
tor apparatus, Another series exhibits
si,id leaping out of the water. "A raw
has been taken in profile while wavino
the edges Of its fiat body; and the
curious mode Of progression .of coma.
tula has been taken.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27
MEEf \ 5 fy s l
The Story Of the Truck Farms Of the
Country.
Where They are Situated, and the
Capital Invested and Labor Em.
ployed in the Industry.

| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Especial. THE
census office has made public the bull
'etin on truck farming, which for the
hrst time in the history of the country.
mas been made the subject of census in.
vestigation. The statistics are complied
from returns which had been received nm
TO January T., 1891:
Truck farming, as considered in this
report, is distinct from market garden
.ng. The former is carried on in favor
ed localities at distance from market,
water and rail transportation being nee.
fssa5s. .l>e latter in -cnndnctad rAar
local markets, the grower Of vegetables
using his own team for the transporta-
tion of his products direct to either re-
taller or consumer
upwards OF 800, 900, 900 are invest
ed in this industry, thu annual products
reaching value of $76, 5O7, 1856 for farms
after paying freights and commissions
and realized upon 534 IA acres of land
There are employed in this industry 216,-
765 men, 9,254 women and 14,S74, chill
dren, aided by as, horses aud mules
aud $s,071, 20G, 20 worth of implements.
The Norfolk district, embracing as
375 acres, shipped products valued at
1902, $50; the South Atlantic district,
,741 acres, products $18, 1873, SIG:
Mississippi Valley 80, 1sO acres, products
81: 079, 7Sj. Nearly rs per cent. of the
truck produced in the United States
comes from belt of country along the
Atlantic coast, lying east of a line drawn
from Augusta, Me-, to Macon, Ga, from
Southern Georgia, Alabama and Florida,
along the north and south lines OF roil.,
CTtsgo, st: Lotus and Kansas City. and
from the celery district of Michigan and
Ohio. More or less of truck, however. is
produced in all the States.
The following table shows the acreage
of leading vegetables grown upon the
tuck farms of the United States.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27

For many years it was behaved that
the atmosphere had great deal TO do
with thread-making, and that rood
thread could only. be made IN Scotland.
1t is now known that It Is all IN the
twist and nothing in the atmosphsrs.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27
PEANUT CULTURE .

The following letter from August ii.
Pcgan at Port Wallthall, Va. on the sub
ject of peanut culture will be interesting:
| was amused to read on the agricult-
ural page of the Commercial Gazette of
January z, in an article (selected of
course,) on the Couture of Peanuts, :" the
grave statement that the nuts will not
form unless the blossoms be covered with
earth as soon as they open. The daily
task as the writer styled it-may be in
tcr' sting to amateurs who plant for amuse
mcnt, but just what it would be here in
Virginia, where farmers have twenty acres
and upward in peanuts it is difficult to
imagine. The notion is as absurd as
planting things in the moon. When the
blossom falls off the slender stem bends
over and the little pod goes into the
ground, where the nut Is perfected.
Here in Virginia the planting is done
about the first of May on elevated rows
(similar to sweet potato ridges, but not
so high) three feet apart in the rows
Sandy land is the best peanut land. They
are cultivated similar to corn, ridging up
the rows some at the last working, so the
pegs, as the little pods are called, have
nice, mellow soil to sink into. They do
not require extra rich land, but must have
some lime to fill WELL
The last season here was good one,
and from fifty to nearly hundred bushels
per acre were raised; but generally fifty
to sixty bushels is considered good
crop. The vines make excellent cow feed,
and are selling for $40 ton. To prevent
mice or anything else from taking up the
seed, it is coated with coal tar. The same
is also done here with seed corn, and then
ashes are put on the seed to make it dry
to handle. Less than a pint of ashes
will cover bushel of corn or of peanuts,
either, and save lots of replanting.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27
sEMW NJ5SvB or a WEEK.
Southern Men And Measures
Photographed.

Newsy chit-Chat and Telegraphio
Dispatches From Many Points
In Our Own and Adjoin .
ing States.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27

One can appreciate tho perfection at
tanned by tho modern science of Wall
street rumor-mongering, soliloquizes the
New York Commercial Adeertiser, when
ne learns that the leading railroad
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27

The test Of every system, political OF
educational q the men 1t .fosms.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27

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the payof the "bear" combination, whose
duty IL was to telegraph his employers
any unfavorable news about the health of
the tourist.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27
Arrangements are being made in MINI

Arrangements are being made in Mimi
esota whereby a subtrust of the Farmers
National Trust will be organized. The
farming fraternity of the whole North
west, consisting of 60, 900 men, propose
to form this trust, and make their own
market. Shrewd men are at the head of
the scheme, and before the seed ripcns
for 1891 the farmer will know what he
is doing.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27

The Methodists of Danville are holding
interesting revival services.
Bessie, little daughter of DR.. r. M.
Davls, OF Buckingham county, was buru-
ed to death Thursday.
James F. Sheppard, charged with en-
pezziement, was found guilty by the Sa-
lem Criminal Court.
Ten thousand dollars of Danville city
bonds has been takeu up.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23

the Constitution, and we regret that
the discus sion of the same has been
thrust into the politics Of our state.
We regard IL as being not only undemo-
cratic but impracticabie and not calcu-
lated to furnish the relief claimed for IT.
IN MEMORY OF FEATHEBsToN AND PATTY
just before adjourniDg the convention
adopted the following complimentary
resolutions, offered by Mr.. Oglesby of
Tate, to the memory Of two well-known
and greatly beloved Mississippians:
"The Democracy of the Stase of Mis-
sissippi, since it last assembled in con-
yention, has been doubly bereft in the
loss by death Of two of its most distin-
guished leaders, Gen. w. s. Featherston
and the Hon. X. G. Patty. Gen. Feath-
erston was a man OF incOrruptible in
tegrity, and his long and useful life was
without spot or blemish. He filled
many official positions, and each Of them
in such a manner as to reflect credit
upon himself and honor upon the State.
AS citizen he discharged the full
measure of his duty to his fellowman;
as Judge he was fair, conscientious
and learned: as Democrat, one OF the
party's ablest advocates and most valued
advisers; as a soldier. he never wavered
in his devotion to the Southern cause,
and he evinced this by heroic and gal
liant conduct on the battlefelds in de-
fense Of tho South; as father and hus-
band he was tender and loving and true:
therefore be it
Resolved, That we extend to bis be-
reayed family our heartfelt sympathy
and assure them of the high esteem in
which he was held by the people of Mis-.
sippi; that a copy of these resolutions
be transmitted by the secretary of shis
convention TO his family.
Robert C. Patty, the presiding officer
of the last Democratic State Convention,
was bright, brainy and chivalric man.
lie had not reached the meridian of life,
but had fully attained the zenith OF
glory in the minds and hearts of all
Mississippians. BY his dignified and
/ gentlemanly conduct and his purity oi
character he was justly called the most
popular man in the State. AS an official
he was painstaking, just and honorable;
as a Democrat he was without guile;
true and steadfast, without variableness
| or shadow of turning; as father and
husband kind and devoted. Indeed all
in all he was q man, an honest man, the
| noblest work of God.
"Resolved, That in his untimely death
the State of Mississippi has lost one of
her most gifted sons, society one of its
brightest ornaments, and the Demo-
cratic party one of its precious jewels;
that VIC extend to his family our deepest
coincidence in this great affection, as
surfing them that his memory will al
WAYS live in the hearts of his people" "
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23
In Court seven Years.

WEST POINT, July 1.-THE famous
case of E. A. Moseley VS.. A. j. Jamison
for $4,000 damages for injuries sus-
tanned in a shooting affair in the court
room in Houston over seven years ago,
and which came to the Clay County Cir
cult Court on a change of venue, has
been on trial here for the past three
days and was concluded last night. The
case reached the jury at pm. and
they deliberated over 1t all night long,
finally bringing in a verdict at o'clock
this morning, finding for the plaintiff in
the sum of 5000 and costs
The verdict is great surprise to every
one, and is vigorously denounced by
many, no one thinking that the plaintiff
would cut any figure at all in the YER
dict. 1t is stated that eleven of the
jury were for giving the plaintiff dam
ages in the full amount asked, but one
man stood out for verdict for the de-
fendant, finally compromising on $1,000.
The defendant will now ask for new
trial, and IL that is refused will take
the case to the supreme court where it
has already been twice. In the trials
heretofore held the case was once de-
cided in favor of the defendant and
once the plaintiff received verdict for
SIS. AS exactly the same evidence used
on all other trials was presented here
the result is naturally much commented
upon, and the action of the jury
severely criticised.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23
Weather and Crops.

OXFORD, July 19.-The following is
the State weatner-crop bulletin for the
week ending Saturday, July Is:
Rainfall for the week has been below
the average. A few places in the cen
trail portion of the State report heavy
showers on Wednesday and Thursday
Elsewhere only light showers or none
at all fell. The temperature was below
the normal, excepting on Monday and
Tuesday, when it reached mean of So
Western and northerly winds have pre-
vailed in the northern part of the State
The days were partly cloudy, but there
was abundant sunshine for the needs OF
growing crops. The weather has beer
quite favorable for giving needed culti
walton to cotton and corn. Where crops
have been kept clean a good growth has
been made.
Corn will need rain soon in many sec
tions, especially in the northern part ol
the State. Reports indicate that this
crop in the southern part of the State
has recovered somewhat from the injury
received from rain and wind on the 9th,
7th and sth instants. The loss will be
less than at first supposed.
The observer at Pearlington reports
that rain is needed for newly planted
potatoes. At Holmesville corn and
cotton have not recovered from the
storm of the sth inst. Cotton there is
commencing to shed, and worms are in
juring the ears of young corn.
At Flora cotton is reported as dam
aged by heavy rains on Wednesday and
Thursday, which overflowed lowlands
and washed badly. These rains are
likely to cause cotton to make too rapid
growth and to shed, while assuring a
fine crop of corn. At Walden all crops
are in fine condition, and promise a
large yield. At Fayette favorable
weather has caused a marked improve
ment in all crops. Cotton is fruiting
we'll. More rain will soon be needed
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23
Child Killed by Lightning.

Near Briar Creek, Ga, number of
children were going home from school.
1t was raining. with some lightning and
thunder. Seven of them were together
passing along the road, when the light
ming struck a tree about fifteen feet
from them, and portion of the electric
charge struck the children. Frank At
kins, aged about Is, SON of the late
DIR. Lucius Atkins, was instantly killed.
His younger brother. Lucius, and Carrie
Lee Anderson were dangerously
shocked. The others escaped serious
injury.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23

In a summary of the applications for
sugar bounty in Louisiana it is ascer-
tanned that the Caffrey Central Sugar
Refinery and Railroad Co. has made the
largest application, which was for H.
coo, 900 pounds, and the smallest that of
j. NJ. White. of Lincoln parish, who
proposes to make only 500 pounds. The
total number of applications is 704, ag-
gregating $50, ,611, 200 pounds, or an aver
age of TO-, $50 pounds to each planter
These are maximum estimates of the
amount to be raised Deputy Fontelieu
thinks that somewhere near 400, 0O0, 600
pounds will be the actual crop raised
The sugar bounty allowed by the gov
ernment is two cents a pound, and even
at the above estimate the amount to be
received by the planters of the state
will be IS, OOO,0 200.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23
Fell Against a FIy-wheeI.

Dave Prince. colored, IS years, was
accidentally killed at Princeton. KY.
in the engine-room of the Banner mill.
He went to the mill to convey the en-
gineer his breakfast, and was standing
near the wheel watching its revolutions.
when he stumbled against something
and fell on the wheel. one of the spolxes
striking him on the head, causing in
slant death.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23
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The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23
A DIsappearancs Explained.

The recent disappearance of +. L.
Reimschisel from San Antonio. Tex.
has been explained by the discovery Of
his body hanging to tree. Suicide
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23

Mrs. Davis, the widow of the late
jefferson Davis, who has been sojourn-
ing at the New York hotel, in New
York city, for some time past, in let
ter forwarded to the citizens of Rich
mond. states that after much delibera-
ton she has decided to give Virginia
the care of her husbands body. She
briefly reviews the claims of the various
states to her husbands remains, and
urges that ''in the fullness of fame he
did not belong to any part of the coun-
try, but that in Richmond he received
generous and unwavering support in
the darkest hours of the south's defeat"
She refers to her personal sacrifice in
giving up the hope of dwelling near her
husbands resting place, and expresses
the hope that 1.-The states of the con-
federacy will also relinIuish their
herished plans" for the sake of crafty
ing the majority of the veterans OF the
south who have urged Richmond as the
proper place.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23
adverse to the state.

In the suit by Kentucky against de-
faulting Treasurer Tate's bondsmen a
decision adverse to the state s>as REM
dered. Amount involved, sec, ,0o0.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23

If it is hard TO forgive an enemy an
intentional injury how much more diff
cult it must be TO pardon friend for
the same offense.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23

The Chesapeake & Ohio road win run
three regular lines of steamers from
Newport News, Va, to Liverpool, Lon
don and Glasgow.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23

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The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23
An Ex-President's Granddaughter.

The last granddaughter of the late
ex-President Andrew johnson, died
in Colorado few days ago. where she
had been staying for a few months
hoping to recover her health. During
',he johnson administration she was
Little Belle Patterson" and scarcely
less beloved by the president than was
her mother, his eldest daughter. The
White House was full of little
folk during President Johnson's ad-
ministration. but this graceful little
girl was his idol. Mrs. Patterson lived
with her parents, and his interest
in his granddaughter intensified itself
until his death. Sevevsl years ago con-
sumption seized Miss Patterson, and
after her marriage, three years ago, 1t
made rapid progress. She leaves
daughter not yet 2 years old. Presi-
dent Johnson's children are all dead
save Mrs. Patterson, and she and her
husband, ex-senator Patterson, live
alone at the old family homestead in
Greenville, Tenn. The remains OF her
daughter were taken to east Tennessee
and buried in the cemetery there.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-23
HOME EnTEspRIsE.
SOUTHERN GLEANINoS.
A sfIser's Estate.

"Uncle" Billy Bost an eccentric
character of Cabarras county, N. c., is
dead. He was a bachelor, about so
years old. and was known to be miser-
ly in his habits to a wonderful degree.
His only companions were two dogs
and an old negro woman who had been
living with him during his entire life.
Curious to say, in his will he left her
not even n penny nor shanty to cover
her head. His real estate, consisting
of 800 acres, and his home place
containing 500 acres, he left jointly to-
his two nephews, Allen and Peter
Bost. The balance was left to other
nephews in 1O0-acre lots. TO his nieces
he gave nothing but his dilapidated
homestead. His safe was thought to
hold thousands of dollars. When it
was opened the only money found was
a punched nickel. Further search was
instituted, and in an old bureau, cup
boards, pitchers, jars, old clothes
pockets old stockings and in cracks in
his miserable house were found $4,000
in gold, besides a large quantity OF
gold dust and bullion and n few hun
dred dollars in paper money. In the
search package from Charlotte bank
was found, containing 500, that had
never been opened at all. This was re-
ceived by him in 1880 He had corn and
bacon on hand four years old, and some
hay that has been stacked twenty-five
years. He eased his conscience by leav-
ing 500 of his hard earnings to
church. He made his will only three
weeks before he died, and there is
much talk of contesting it. for some of
his kin E.ve been left without anything.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1891-02-07
Address to the Elections Committee OF the
Kentucky Constitutional Convention
December H. 1890.

The dav has arrived when custom is being con-
stantly arraigned before the bar OF luSIlce anu
common sense. Custom no longer awes tne null
ttude. All nations, ranks and classes IN turn are
questioning and repudating his authority Gus
tom has always been tyrant; but since clVllza,
ton is wrestling his sceptre from his grasp, tlmo
woman, on whom he has riveted heavy shackieS'
comes to look him In the face, and to ask OF our
blows for liberty, if in the great changes That are
being wrought in our civilization women Shall no'
be Acknowledged as component part of a Com
monweaItb that proclaims government ''of, by
and for the people," and that Its 1gaeSO a - W.
deal out "equal rights to ALL exclusive privileges
to none" ,o.uono
We are one-half Of the people; we are persons
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1891-02-07
SeIf-Denial Fund.

DEAR SISTERS commend to your notice the
request contained in the following letter from our
dear National President. have sent my name as
one who will join, and am sure we can all find
that we can lay aside something, even though we
may feel that we live very plain. Either send to
Miss Pugh direct, or to Mrs. f. L. Sutton, marked
"Self-Denial Fund" who will send all she receives
thus marked to the National Treasurer.
LYDIA M. CHACE.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1891-02-07

States and Territories, some degree of suffrage
now exists, and in every legislature in the Union,
without an exception, the demand is being made
that some degree of suffrage be extended to wom-
en-, and the National Congress is Delayed with pc
titions for woman's enfranchisement.
JOSEPHINE X. HENRY.