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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24

PhospNxSssf and Senator o.
cessor The Exciting Topic u
Discussion.
Discussion.

TALLAHAssEE, FLA, Especial. Tho
Senate and House organized at noon by
the election of tho officers nominated in
the Democratic caucus.
Governor Flcming's biennial message
was submitted fho next morning. II Is
an exhaustive document. He recon-
mcnds radical changes in the jury laws,
so ns to make convictions for murder
more speedy and sure, liberal appro-
priation for tho Worlds Fair, tho assign
mcnt of property at its full market value,
liberal appropriation for inducing
immigration, continued support of the
states policy for the prevention Of in
tcctious diseases and the creation of n
Stat" board of phosphate commissioners
and OF tho new Office of phosphate in-
.<rs>~s~>-- t->-l->sa-
IN the phosphate deposits in tho beds OF
navigablc streams with the view of tho
collection of royalty on all phosphate
mines
A Democratic caucus will probably be
called in few days on tho Senatorial
question. Ii the caucus is called tho rules
will require two-third vote in making
nominations. Senator Calls supporters
are IN II large majority, but the opposi-
tion claim that he cannot secure two
thirds vote i, joint caucus. Some of
Cars supporters prefer that no caucus DO
called, thus throwing the election into
the Legislature direct, where majority
ot both houses would elect
Senator Il. +. Rodgers, president of
the state Farmers Alliance, is working
hard to get IN Alliance caucus called for
the purpos" of passing an Anti-Call
resolution. The Call men in the Alliance
"rc opposing Rodgers vigorously.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
Che Patent Centennial.

On the 10Th of April, A. d., 1791,
President George Washington signed the
act Of Congress that gave birth to the
American patent system. Friday, tho
one-hundrcdth anniversary of that event,
was celebrateda at Mount Vernon by largo
number of American inventors, who had
been in session at Washington for the
preceding two days. An address, made
up in large measure of extracts from
Washington's diary, was delivered by DR..
J. NJ. Toner, of the capitol city which
was "of historical interest in showing
how a mind broad enough to frame a con.
stitution could also apply itself to deter
mining the relative value Of tallow and
Spcrmaccti in giving light at least cost. "
1t also showed from Washington's frank
entries in his diary how he had tried to
improve his plows, and how he had con-
structed machine to facilitate the SOW
ing Of grain, this consisting Of barrel
into which many holes were drilled.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
Killed More Than Bushel of Snakes

NORWICH, Conn, Especial IA month
ago workmen killed forty-tivc black
snakes on the farm of David A. johnson
at Montville Center, six miles southwest
OF this city. The reptiles were all IN q
bunch and dormant, and it was easy for
the men to despatch them. After the
Dattio inc men gathered n bushel basket
full of dead snakes, some Of which were
six feet long.
Yesterday, workmen who were cleaning
out an old we'll on the same farm came
on another nest of snakes, and OH occount
of the warm weather the men had a
lively fight with them. In fifteen min
utes they killed thirty snakes, fourteen
of which were milk snakes, which are
rare in Connecticut. The snakes were in
length from two TO six feet. Newell
Johnson commanded the snake killing
squad, and the bodies of the snakes more
than filled bushcl basket.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
Minnesota's Anti-Tights Bills.

ST. PAUL, MINI. When Senator Nc.
lialc's Anti-Tishts bill, which was pass
eel by the rousing majority of 81 to ~,
came up, Mr. McHale moved call of
The Senate, but made no speech. As the
| roll call on the measure proceeded sever
al Senators explained their votes, but
there was no genera! discussion Scna-
tor Keller talked about "art' and the
value of the property invested in the
atres III ST. Paul, and Senator Mavo
| claimed TO Ec in doubt us 30 the mean
ing of the expression "Dcther limbs"
used in tho bill. lie said that since the
bill had created so much talk he had
taken occasion to go to see the extrava-
ganZa now playing i'll the city to see
what there was so bad about the exhi-
bition. 81 was SO pleased" continued
Senator Mayo, "that / went second
time, and don't know but what shall
go again. am indebted TO Senator Nc
Hale for two very pleasant evenings"
Senator McIIalc interrupted him to
ask if, as a bald-hcadcd man, he occu-
pied the traditional front row.
mo, l was in the middle of the
house." replied DR.. Mayo; but he added,
THAT was because all the front seats
were taken before went in"
AS this bill has excited as much COM
ment as almost any other bill before the
Legislature, it is given herewith in full:
a bill for an act to define and punish
open and gross lcwdncss and lascivious
behavior of female persons in certain
cases.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
SECTION i. ANY female person who
shall. upon the the stage or platform, in
any theatre, opera house, concert hall. or
any public place whatever, where other
or limbs dressed only IN tights so:caIY.
ed, or dressed in any manner whatever
so that the shape AID form Of her neither
limb Ur limbs arc plainly visible to such
other persons present, shall be deemed
guilty Of an open and gross lcwdness and
lascivious behavior and guilty of mis-
demcanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less
than g nor more than 800, or by i'm
priSonmcnt in the county Jail not less
than five days nor more than ninety days.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and
bc in force from and after its passage.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
The Avenging Mule.

Pig sticking is n great sport in British
India, where the bold Briton is never
happy unless he is killing something.
Mounted on fine horses or mules, party
of gentlemen will sally forth, armed with
spears and accompanied by Eative SER
wants to chase the wild boar. A little
beating Of the bush soon starts up one or
two fine specimens of the bristly animal
with tho tusks, and away goes the party
in hot pursuit.
When the boars havo been caught and
impaicd, luncheon is spread in a con-
vcnient jungle where there arc no tigers
or snakes, and the Britishers return home
happy at the close Of day of British
'sport," divided in the usual way--viol-
cnt exercise, heavy maal, long rest.
On one occasion recently u British Of
hcer, who was mounted on fleet mulc,
was close to the wild boar when the unit
nal bolted 10 to the mules leg, bit her
savagely and then fed again.
The mule screamed. In minute she
had deposited the British officer on the
dirt; then kicking out vigorously five or
six times as if to see that she was '.all
there, she lit out after the unfortunate
pig at lightning speed, fury in her eye
and vengeance in the crook of her ear.
The race was not long. The unhappy
wild boar felt that he had exasperated O
relentless enemy. He was soon winded,
and the mule, coming up to him, caught
him by the backbone with her teeth,
crunched him, threw him over her head
and kicked viciously at him Us he fell
dead behind her. East Indian boars af-
ter this will probably fight shy of tho
mule.-Nep York Journal.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
According to London Truth the order

According to London Truth the order
against extravaganza in the German Army
has led to the resignation of nearly al.
the wealthy officers, and the Emperor
now has no regiment at Berlin or Pots
dam which can afford TO entertain eds
tiuguished foreigners" in the old fashion.
Formerly, foreign guest who had Wis.
tied the barracks Of crack regiment
was invariably invited by the officers to
dinner; but now there arc no entertain
ments, and the Emperor has tariily dis
covered that he had better not have
meddIcd in the matter, for an the Rus.
sian, Austrian and Italian visitors leave
Berlin exclaiming at the poverty of Prus.
sian officers, to the infinite modification
Of His Majesty.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
Southern Wit In War.

As we are reminded by the author of
-Four Years in Rebel Capitals, "the South,
rs Well as the North, says the Youths Com
panion, needed to exercise its sense of
humor, whenever that was possible, to
carry it through the terrible strain of war.
Some of the puns, burlesques and rapar-
tee OF that dreadful time have become
locally historic. Colonel Tom August, of
the First Virginia, was the Charles Lamb
of Confederate war wits, genial and very
gay.
Early in secession days bOmbastic
friend approached him with the question,
"Wcll, sir, presume your voice is still
for war2"
ooh yes" replied the wit, "perfectly
stillw
Always to be remembers, is General
Zebulon Vances apostrophc to the rabbit,
flying by him from heavy rifle fire: go
it, cotton-tail! If hadn't reputation,
I'd be with your
Equally forcible was shc protest of the
Western recruit, ordered; "a ,ssiaasSs at
$50 yander ter keep 'em Off! WV,
we-uns KEN hyar ter fight tn Yanks, an
# -sN,,saNs-slkee ,s4a.aff. haw,u thunder
City Point, Sa Sc James River, was
the landing for transports, with soldiers
released from Northern prisons on parole.
One day mCst woebegonc and enact
ated Johnny" sat swinging his shoclcss
feet from barrel, awaiting his turn,
when n pompous Federal major remark
ed, to no one in particular: ''It isn't far
to Richmond"
''Rcck'n cts near onto three thousn'
mile" drawled Johnny, weakly.
Nonsense! You must be razv!"
retorted the officer, staring.
'Wal, ent a-reck'nin' edZact." was
the slow reply. 'Jcst thought so,
kinder"
ooh, you did9 And why, pray?'
cause it's took'n you-uns nigh onto
foore year to git thar from Wash'n'ton,"
was the settling retort.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24

Says the New Orleans NeD DeNa.
From all over the section OF Louisiana
which is devoted to the cultivation of
cotton comes the news that the planters
arc preparing to decrease the acreage of
that staple and diversity their crops to n
greater extent than heretofore. This de-
termination is the result of the low price
for the fleecy staple the present season.
This is wise move on the part of the
planters, as nothing tends more to keep
the farmer poorer than the one crop sys-
tenn. II the low price of cotton has had
the effect indicated above, it has at least
taught the plantera wholesome lesson.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
Strength OF Ice.

The following figures are taken from
Spon's Engineers Tables: ga thickness OF
two inches will! ALLOW the passage of men
in single file on linc>of plauks placed on
Inc ice. No other Ip , OF planks should
be placed nearer tina, six feet. A thick
ness of four inches will allow the passage
of cavalry, carts or light guns. with a
moderate interval between each. A
thickness of six inches will allow the
passage of wagons drawn by horses, etc.
A thickness OF ten TO twelve inches will
support the heaviest loads ever likely to
pass over ice"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
A Remarkable Induction.

Shortly after twelve o'clock on Satur.
day night party Of gentlemen were taxi.
ing lunch ut resort on Wabash street,
when their attention was attracted to q
peculiar clicking of the car6ons in one of
the electric light globe: overhead. Tho
sound was exactly akin to that OF q tele-
graph instrument aud was kept up in
ccssantly for fully fifteen minutes.
Comments were passed on tho unusual
phenomena, but ut last the novelty wore
of and the party proceeded to tho dis.
cussion of chicken sandwiches. A fcw
moments later new customer entered;
he was an operator from tho Western
Union office, aud rs he sat waiting for
his order to be filled tho clicking of the
carbuns was renewed.
The tclcgraphcr started, looked oil
around him and then ut the electric lights
above. After listening intently for n
moment to the sounds he drew u tab Of
paper and IL pencil from his pocket and
began to write. The others were watch
mIuutcs; ;wnnrrrrrcNcrcwrrf:ss.- s.s.ssfu-cousoSs
"Wcll," he said, drawing long
breath, 'that beats all the induction
over heard Of in my life"
"What is it," asked every one in
chorus.
"What is it' Why, it's a message OF
the Associated Press. Look here" and
the operator exhibited the paper on which
he had been writing. 1t read:
"Wcrc traced to the train on the North
Pennsylvania branch and the thofts To-
Gated rs taking place in Bucks County
from trains between New YORK and Phila-
dclphia. On Monday evening Lewis
lIanscll, William Coylc and Abraham
Kulp, brakcmcn, were arrested and taken
to Doyleston, given Il preliminary hear
ing and bound over for further hearing.
The value OF the goods taken will
amount to many thousands of dollars"
The only explanation that can be Of
fercd of the phenomena is that there was
a contact at some point between tele-
graph and electric hight wire.-St. Paul
PiOncer-I Press.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
Painted tho Statue Red.

RALEIGH, n. c., Especial. f. Hon.
Kemp p. Battle, president of the State
University, passed here on his way from
Goldsboro, where he appeared in re-
markablc case. Two years ago at the
centennial commencement at the Univer-
sity, Kirby Smith, Of Goldsboro, was ar
rested, charged with having painted red
the monument to Dr.. Caldwell, the first
president Of the University. The matter
raised great stir. Smith some months
ago brought suit agai, st President Bat
tie and the trustees for $40, 600 for false
arrest. The jury in the case of President
Battle were unable to agree upon ver-
dict and were discla 'rcd
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24

An announcement by the Pennsylvania
Railroad mechanical department that all
brass work on their locomotives will
hereafter be painted black is a sad blow
to the artistic appearance of these ma
jestic iron horses, muses. the Nail and Er-
press. This move has been induced by
the fact that the labor required to keep tho
bright parts looking we'll makes serious
inroad upon the time of fremen. A few
years ago our locomotives were things Of
beauty, with their red wheels, gilded
carriages, steam chests, sand boxes and
headlights, but they have gradually de-
veloped into sombre and solemn looking
machines with q decided air of business
about them,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
The Blue and Gray Dine Together

n. \. CTY.--On Monday the 2lst the
thirt;cth anniversary Of the formation of
the Ninth New York Volunteers, Haw-
kins Iouavcs, was celebrated by Il ban
quct ut the Brunswick Hotel. Their
guests were survivors Of the third Geor-
gia Regiment, who arrived by the steam
er City of Augusta from Savannah
Three times ND those two regiments
come together in the war. At Frcder.
icksbnrg and Antictam the grays were
the victors, but at Roanoke Island
she ZOuavcs won decided yicinrv
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24

The subject of irrigation of the arid
lands in the far West is and will continue
to be one of importance. The publica-
tion Of the first census bulletin ever
issued on the subject, therefore, is inter
esting apart from the valuable informa-
tion it contains. The present acreage
under irrigation approaches the maximum
with the present supply of water and
method of using it. The irrigators look
to the adoption Of systems of storage for
the conservation Of flood water, such
large waste supplies Of which have with
in recent date destroyed some of the
most fourishing towns in the territory.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24

One OF the Prince of Wales's daughters
having married Duke, another is now
likely to marry an Earl, whose income ie
something like 81, 600, 900 a year. Tncse
marriages between royalty and peers,
muses. the st. Louis Star Sayings, arc
steps in the direction of the abolition of
both, especially when the fact is rcmeln.
bered that the prospective bridegroom is
''in trade" and ha. asde his fortune out
of iron and coal.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
OTHER STATES.

The Farmers Alliance of Kinds county,
Miss, has endorsed the Hon. Ethel
BarkSdalc for the United States
Senate. TO succeed Senator Walthall.
Seventeen Sub Alliances were represent.
cd in the Convention, which unanimo.s.
ly endorsed the Sub treasury bill and tho
Ocala platform. This action r. feTaided
as placing Mr.. Barksdale s1uarcly in the
field for United States Senator. He was
present and made speech, but did not
announce himself candidate.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
The telephone q put 10 49,

The telephone a put no 49,
hotel at Tampa. Instead of On electllc
press button, every room will have tel
ephone connected with the Office. Guests
vii! be able not only to communicate
with the office, but with their friends in
other rooms at will. The great orches-
iron, which was one Of the marvcls of
the Paris Exposition, is to be placed in
the music room of the hotel. 1t has been
arranged that any guest in his room can,
by merely telephoning to the office, be
connected with the orchestrion and have
the music transmitted to him in full vol.
ume.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24

Discourtesy often ranklcs deeply in a
sensitive soul, soliloquizcs the New York
World. 1t ranklcd 10 the tune Of $25,
600 worth In a Buffalo millionaire, who
revoked a bequest to that amount which
he had made to the Butfclo Fine Arts
Academy because it hri failed to ac
Iias Rlssss 81 ssssassx which Is
common art, but academies of fine arts
are dignii ID by its practise.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
Lumbermen al. :. oodworkers.

The North Carolina Lumbermcn and
Woodworkers' Association met in Green's
boro. Its object is to inaugurate new
era in the lumber interests of the State.
The membership Of the Association now
embraces all the principal finishing con-
Germs of the Piedmont section Of the State,
and it is the object of The Association to
extend its roll all over the State by taxi
ing in every manufacturer who will
join with them in II better system of con-
ducting :hc .inibcr business IN North
Carolina.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
Attained a Ripe Old Age.

LINCoLNTnN, n. C.-Mrs. Sally Wcav-
er, who was born in this county 1856,
died four miles west Of Lncolnton last
Saturday at the age of 105 years. She
was remarkably stout woman and was
possessed Of good mind and memory
until the last. She was kindly attended
during her last illness by her oldest
daughter, Eva, the wife Of Numa Alex
andcr, who is vigorous woman at the
riDc old ape Of 70 years.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24

The extension Of the use Of the tyne.
writer is shown by the fact that i. ono
single building in New York City there
are 100 typewriter operators at work
from nine o'clock in the morning till fivo
In the afternoon. In the Office Of one
insurance company there are seventy.f,ve
young women employed as typewriters,
operators and clerks.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
The Condition of English Agriculture

LONDON Cablcgram The Standard
publishes an exhaustive review of the ag-
ricultural outlook in the course of which
it says the steady rise in wheat rcvivcs
the hopes of the English farmer. 1t adds
wheat will secure the best price obtained
in many years the principal cause Of the
rise being the failure of foreign crops.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24

According to the st. Louis Republic
the japanese Consul at San Francisco.
CAL, appeared before the Trades Council
to ask that no boycott be made on the
Japanese houses. He said that Japan.
csc workmcn would never affect Ameri-
can labor, and Chat instead OF sending
their earnings home they spent them
with Caucasians.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
FLORIDA.

A survey is being made for railroad
from Melrosc via Campbell to Micanopy.
Jacksonville parties incorporated the
Railway Water Supply Co. with capita!
stock of 500, 600 TO manufacture patent.
ed articles.
A collector OF relics at Tampa, has re.
ceived a halberd head which was lately
unearthed mt Memphis. There can be no
doubt Of tn" origin of this interesting
relic. The form with the battle axe on
one side, the HOOK opposi'e and The spike
termination, mark II as relic Of The nj
teenth century.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24

In America, Puns the Boston Tran.
serips. that family which is becoming
moro and more widely known is called
bacilli; in Paris, parasites; in Germany,
germs, and In Ireland, microbes.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24

A writer in the Southern Farm makes
strong argument in favor of female ply
sicians for women. He says that certain
specialties were in the hands of women
practitioners in all countries and all ages
until comparatively recent times. In
support of his position he Quotes from
the Old Testament.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
A Young Lady Burned to Death.

SPAETANEURG, $. C., Special. "A
young lady, eighteen years OF age, daugh-
ter Of Columbus Christopher, of Fair
mount i'll this county, while setting fire
to logs piled in new ground in the af-
tcrnoon, had her clothing to catch on
fire EciOrc assistance came she was
banned tcuiUIy aHd died IRON The effects.
She w"N lovely yJtmg 9,.l and highly
esteemed
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
A Physician Arrested for Grave Rob.
bing.

: WHEELING, Va, Special. = DIR. John
*. Pipes, one ni The best known physic
ians III thc ctN. and Taylor Foreman.
superintendent "i the county poor lurn.
was arrested inr .ravv robbcry.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
GEORGIA.

Savannah gets the negre agricultural
college.
The Pittsburg and Cleveland base ball
teams played exhibition games at Nacon.
Thursday and Friday.
Robert Thomas Summers and Mrs.
Matte j. Huffman, of ThOmasvillc. were
married Wednesday. The groom has
been blind since his birth, and consc-
quently has never seen the lady who is
now his wife.
Cardinal Gibbons and the Bishops Of
the province of Baltimore met at Savan.
nah few days ago in Conference. A new
see will be created, including n. C., S.
c., Ga. and Fla.
A letter from the Frni; Growers Asso.
citation ut Griffin to the agricultural de.
partment says there will be a half crop of
peaches, fair crop of plums and full
crop of apples and grapes. Bnt there
will be few pears.
The people of southwest Georgia must
have very fast horses, or the schedule of
the Blakely extension must be a very slow
and convenient one. This will illustrate
the point A citizen of Arlington ar
rived at the depot only TO find that the
train had gone. 1t was then four miles
ahead of him, but, procuring horse and
buggy. the citizen gave chase, ovcrtaking
! the train at Commissary Hill, distance
Of nearly five miles. lie then waved it
down, got aboard and arrested man who
owed him 81 and was '"yi"g to make his
escapc