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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-26
Might Explain Memory.

A maker of test plates named Webb
many years ago made for the Army
Medical Museum at Washington a speci-
men of microscopic writing on glass.
This writing consists OF the words of the
Lords prayer and occupies a rectangular
space met suring 1-244x1-44t of an inch.
The lines Of this writing are about as
broad as those on the test plates, which
are 1. 80, 900 of an inch apart. They are,
therefore. about as wide as average light
waves. Now, then, TO get some idea of
the magnitude of minuteness of this
writing.
There are in the Lords Prayer 227 let
tcrs, and if, as here, this number occu-
pies the I.129,654 Of az inch, there
would be room in an entire square inch
for 2O,43l, ASS such letters similarly
placed.
Now, the entire Bible. Old and New
Testaments, contains but 8, 566, 480 let
ters, and there would, therefore, be room
enough to write the entire Bible eight
times ever oG one square inch OF glass,
in the same manner rs tue words of the
Lords Prayer have been written on this
specimen.
Such statement, without doubt, stag
gers the Imagination, but the figures are
easily verified and are certainly correct,
and the whole statement at least serves
to bring home to us the limite nature
Of our mental capacities as compared
with the facts of the universe
1t also furnishes an interesting sug-
gestion in very different subject.
1t has been often stated that II physical
basis Of memory may exist in permanent
structural modification of the brain mat
ter constituting the surface Of the fur
rows. II g highly developed brain this
surface amounts to $40 square inches,
and it would therefore appear that the
entire memories Of lifetime might b"
written out in the English language Oh
such surface in characters capable oi
mechanical execution, rs those of the
Webb plate at Washin :ton. Lens.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-26
Love Laughs at Locksmiths,' But
Not at Scythe Blades.

SHELBY, N. CA young citizen of
Castor county received serious wound
in peculiar manner recently. He was
engaged to girl in the ncighborhool
whose parents were opposed to his visits
'.nvc. however, is full of cxpcdients and
S'ra aGcma, and 'hc young man continued
to visit his sweathcart surrrptitiously at
night. The girls father dis, overcd that
boy we're meeting and made his arrange
mcnts TO stop IL When the young ma
faid his next visit and proceeded to
'Ghwl into the window, he came in )ntact
with a sharpcncd scythc blade which the
ol man had fixed in the window for him
a id received serious cut in the abdo
mn. lie had to walk four miles before
hc could receive medical attention. His
condition wss critical for some time but
h9 has recovered.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-26
New Southern enterprises.

In the list of new Southern enterprises
for the past week mentioned in the Man
ufacturcrs' Record Of August 10, arc the
following important items: A $50, 600
lumber manufacturing company ut El
Dorado. Ark. "A $500. 900 coal company
at Philippi, w. Va. "a 100000 wafer
works and improvement comDnny at Gray.
ton, w. Va a 100000 publishing com
pany at San Antonio, TcXms;a 800. 600
water, light and power company at Cak
Cliff, Tnxas; II 100000 dis illcry at
Louisville, Ky. n 5000, 900 brick works
company at Waterloo, Va; Il 500, 600
quarry company at Vicksbarg, Miss a; a
5000, 900 shoe manufacturing company
at Moundsvillc, w. Va. "a $75 600 ice,
light and water company at Marble Falls,
Texas; n $40, 600 manufacturing company
at Wcathcrford, Texas; a $50, 900 cotton
oil company at WhitcwriSht, Texas; a
5000, 900 electrical manufacturing com
pany at Brmln !ham. Ala II $25. coo
publishing company at Louisville, Ky.
and $40, ,O00 lumber mill company at
DAYTON, XIV.
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Some idea OF the growth of the coun-
try may be gained incidentally from a
study OF the census bulletin on the op-
Grafton of telephone companies. 1t ap-
pears that the total Investment in enter
prises Of this ktnd increased from $I4,-
sos, ,7s7 in 1880 to @72, ,34l 1886 in 1899.
The number of subscribers in 1880 was
4S,Sl4 and in 1890 there were 227,3
while the number OF conversations over
the wires in the latter year was 453,-
100000 In 1880 the mileage of wire
was 81 ,305, in 1899 it hal increased to
240, ,412 miles. There were 467,356
telephones and transalittcrs in use IN
1899, or more than double the number
in 1880. A record of this kinI shows
development which caunot be matchcd
by any oth,r country vn the Globe.
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CAUGHT THE DETECTIVES EYE.
He Saw Peculiar Chest and Found
In It Counterfeiting Outfit.

WALHALLA. s. C.-Sccrct Service
Agent Forsyth noticed suspicious look
ing chest at Anderson, S. & several days
ago. The chest weighed 100 pounds.
and was addrc sed to G. IT, Baughman,
Walhalla, 8. c., consigned by }. II. S.
Of Mccormick. The secret service agent
opened the box, and after removing car.
penter and blacksmith tools, found in the
bottom Of the chest walnut cabinet. In
this were found six sets of mou DIS. over
one hundred coins, finished and untinsh.
cd, and a stick of "half and half" q
meta! used by ccunte.fci:crs. There
were two moulds for standard dollars,
one for Mexican dollars, two for quarters
and one for five cent nickcls. Baugh-
man is highly connected His wife is the
only daughter of highly respected citi-
zen, and his blothcr.in law is Govern
ment official.
Detective Forsyth took with him Dep.
uty United States Marshal W L Bailey.
and came here. Not receiving his trunk,
Baughman became suspicious and ran
away. Forsyth secured information of
his whereabouts. Baughman was arrest.
ed. He declared that while the chest
was his he knew nothing about the wal.
nut box. He fina " weakened aud made
a full conf sSion
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SELECT SIFrINGS,

The Amazon River is $500 ~. long
The mean height of land above tn
sea level is $3.50 feet.
The English Derby was est tablishei in
1850 by the twelfth Earl of Derby.
They have shot leopard in Benga
credited with destroying 15I persons.
The A1tecs of Copan used to wea,
jewels in their teeth; they had no den
| fists.
The regulation distance for planting
orange groves In Florida is twenty-ive
feet BY twenty-five This gives 25OJ
trees for each acre.
II there was but one potato in thu
world careful cultivator might produces
10, OO0, 900 FROM it in ten years, and that
would supply the world with seed
again. ..>- ~
NH proposed ia~ yRA.iadelphta 10 re-
strict bicyclists to speed of six miles an
hour, bar them from the pavements, CON
pei them to take out a liceuse aud to
carry On alarm bell.
Taney County, in Missouri, the home
of the turbulent Bald X robbers aud the
scene Of recsut lynching, is name
after Chief Justice Taney, aud its name
like his, is pronounced "tawny."
In the war between France aud Ger.
many, in 1871, France lost the greater
part of Alsace- Lorraine. The number
who fell in battle is estimated to have
been $50, 900, but many more died from
sickness.
Sweeping Of buildings use | as mints are
always very valuable, aud story comes
from Berlin that gold dust to value
of $25 was recently found in the
SCOT taken from the chimney of the royal
mint in that city.
One of tho features of the Fourth OF
July parade at Trinidad, Col, was a
Chinese band, consisting of twenty -oue
Chinese residents of that town, attired
in resplendent Oriental costumes and
performing, hardly playing, perhaps, on
fearful and wonderful instruments Of
sound.
The common school children of Ath-
ems are taught ancient aud modern
Greek, French aud common English.
Their "readers" are the classics of their
own country, and while they are still
children, they are familiar with Homer,
Aenophon, Herodotus and the dramatists
Their nursery tales are the myths of Hell
lenic literature.
The famous "Three Graces" of
Raphael, which most experts considered
to be the gem OF the Dudley collection,
was privately sold some time ago to the
DUO. d'Aumale for $t2o, aud it is
now. at Chautill The purchase OF, this;
ssrspec cuatfoa
for Lord Dudley, who '~as reported to
have paid only $25, 900 for it.
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To the London Lancet is due the su!

To the London Lancet is due the sug-
gcstion that prizes should be Tered for
the best cup OF tea or coTee as much as
for the best show OF fruit and flowers.
Here is an idea for county fairs, cooking
school competitions and mission work.
There is scarcely a hamlet in Switzerland,
France, Austria or Italy where one can.
not find good cup of coffee. In this
country it is as rare as in England. Yet
there is nothing simpler or easier to
make. Perfect coffee can be made with
an old oyster can and a clean rag or a
horn of druggists filter paper. 1t should
be unnecessary to plead such a reason,
but the nerve sustaining power of black
coffee, particularly for people who lead
sedcntary lives, should make 1t at least
AZ accessible as bars and soda fountains.
In fact, as the Lancet says, in urging its
use: "To many Of the daily increasing
number of total abstainers a cup of
really good coffee is perhaps more
wholesome, as we'll as more palatable,
than too free use of acrated waters
while many who are moderate drinkeri
would prefer coffee in the middle of the
3 day, or at any other times when or
duty"
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GLADSTONE'S CABINET.
The "Grand Old Man" Selects His
Advisors and Lieutenants.

London Cablcgram: Following is an
official list of Mr.. Gladstonc's cabinet:
Secretary Of State for Foreign Affairs,
Earl Roscbcrry; Lord Chancellor, Baron
Herschell; Chancellor of the EXchcqucr,
Sir William Vernon Harcourt; Home
Secretcry, Herbert llcnry Asquith; Sec
retary of State for India, Earl Of Kim
bcrly; Secretary Of State for tho Col
onics, Marquis of RiWn; Secretary of
State for War, Right llon. II. Campbell
farr Spencer; Chief Secretary OF State
for IrclAnd, Right Hon. John Nor 'cy; T.;
secretary of State for Scotland, Right
Hon. Sir George Otto Trcvclyn; Pres
ident of the Board of Trade Right lIon.
II. ii. Fowler; Postmaster General, Ar
mold Morley; President of the Council of
Education, Arthur Herbert Dyke Aclnnd.
Lord IIoughton is Vice oy for Ireland.
Mr.. Gladstone is Prime Minister and
First Lord Of the Treasury.
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VIRGINIA ALLIANCE.
Third Days Observation-Disclosures of
Respect to Col. Polk.

RICuMoND, VA.-Thc third days scs
sion of the State Farmers Alliance con-
vcntion assembled at o o'clock. George
Jackson offered report for the go, Of
the order. 1t was unanimously adopted
J. b. Beverly offered a resolution of re.
spect to the late Col. Polk. 1t was unan
imoualy adopted. The special committee
on the lecturer system made its report
They recommended tha. The district lee
turcr be abolished; that one State and
three assistant lecturers be elected by the
State Alliance. This was also adopted
A business exchange system was adopted
and placed under the control of the cX.
ccutivc committee. The constitution was
amended and that part which says an Of.
ticcr shall hold Office only two terms was
stricken out Any officer is now eligible
for an unlimited number of terms The
body then went into The election of Off
GERS and the following were the unani
nous choice Of the body:
Maj. Mann Page was re elected prcsi-
dent DIR w. f. Quesenbury vice prcsi.
dent and J. J. Sivey re. elected secretary
and treasurer r. Y. Allen, Robert Bcv-
erly and T. II. Cooke were elected mem
bers Of the executive committee.
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N. c. THIRD PARTY CONVENTION.
They Nominate Foo Governor DIR.
Exum, Of WaYne.

RALEIGH, N. Cat 1890 w. II.
Lindsay, chairman Of The Third Pmty
State committee, called the Conv, ntion
to order in Metropolitan Hall. lie called
Marion Butler to the chair. j. w. Den
marx was made temporary secretary.
The committee on .pcrmancnt organ.
ization was then raised, composed of one
member OF each district. J he follow
ing were named: B. +. Scarborough,
w. NJ Smith, Y. Is. Smith, II. A. Cobb,
B Stillcy, A. j. Gordon, S. Ii. Swain,
J w. Parks, q. l.. Boggs.
The following were placed on tho
commit on platform: w. y. EXum,
A. J. Dalby, Marion Butler, j NJ. Bate
man, ID. III. Hill, III. B. Collier, j. l..
Kimcl, w. III. Malone, Il. a. Cobb
Col. Harry Skinner was nominal d for
Governor, but rs there was some dia-
satisfaction the nomination was with
drawn and the following State ticket
put up:
DR.. w. +. Exum, of Wayne, for Gov
ernOr.
r. A. Cobb, of Burke, for Lieut.. Gov
ernor.
W. II. Worth, for Treasurer of State.
DIR. l.. N. Durham. of Cleveland, for
Secretary.
Thomas b. Long, 0! Hunco.nLc, for
Auditor
II. II. Lyon, of Bladcn, for Attorney
General.
Rev. w. J. Woody, ofn.Guilford Col
leg, for Supt Of Public Instruction.
Marion Butler and Harry Skinner, for
Electors at Large.
w. A Guthrie, of Durham, for hsso-
ciatc Justice.
w. III. Malone, Of Buncombe. fer
Judge of the 18th District.
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ANOTHER BIG STRIKE.
Switchmsn on the Lehigh Valley
Road Go Out.
Firsss Follow the Strike and Care
Burned BY the Dozen.

BUFFALO, N. Y.-The switchmen,s
strike here has assumed alarming pro,
portions. At . o'clock Sunday morning
the Lehigh Valley yards, in East Buffalo,
were the scene OF series of incendiary
fires, and tho striking switchmen arc
suspected Of being the inceudiaries.
Three fires were discovered at va,i ious
points half mile apart. Eighteen
freight cars loaded with cotton, wool,
merchandise. aud hay, two passenger
coaches, and two watchmen's houses,
were burned.
A train Of ten coal cars, which were
ecss sa q iss dCsn Gsscs %SsS
crashed into the water tank, SMASHING 4
and wrecking an engine which was TAX
ing water.
Monday morning an Erie train consist.
Ing OF AZ cars lying on the main tracks.
was Get on fire ut midnight and in an
hour there were Is or 90 cars burned II
Is estimated that the loss will be $50.
900. At o'clock the fire had broken
out at the yards and indications were
that serious damage would be done as
the hre was burning ficrcely. Nothing
could be done by the engines attached to
the train, as the crews were driven from
their engines and threats were made if
the men attempted to move them. The
hre department was unable TO do any.
thing on account Of the hydrants in the
neighborhood. The Erie had two
STOCK trains already to leave for the
east at O'Clock but they were not NOV,
Cd, as the strikers threatened to kill the
crow II they left the wards
and county by the Lehigh Valley for
protection and tho Erie followed.
The strikers are applying the torch in
all directions. Both the Sixty filth and
Seventyfourth regiments national
guards, were ordered to go to the scene.
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ne-Cured-Acquitted- Insane
Again.

AsHEvILLE, N. C.-Two years ago,
in Madison county, Robert l. McPeetcrs
and Zcb w. Cady quarrclcd and McPee-
tcrs shot Cady, killing him instantly. A
court of inquiry examined McPcctcrs
with the result that nc was sent to the
asylum for the insane at MOrganton.
He remained there until Monday Of last
week when he was discharged as cured
and sent back to Marshall for trial for
murder. The trial began at once and
c'oscd Saturday. McPcctcrs made two
pleas: self defense and Insanity. The
jury returned a verdict "not guilty" and
the man was rclca ed. Within tao
hours, however, Of the time the verdict
was rendca d, McPeeters became raving
mad and had to be confined in Jail,
where he now awaits rc-commit tment tc
the asylum.
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Corsets Cause q Riot.

War between two rival dry goods stores
at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Tuesday, led to a
mob of women taking possession of each
store, breaking showcases and counters
and compelling the propriators to close
their doors The rivalry has been going
on for weeks, and finally corsets were
advertised for Tuesday at five, and then
at one cent. Nearly 1000 women sur
rounded each store, and after the doors
closed, one dealer threw out corsets from
the second story window, and the wo-
men scrambled in the street, for them.
Several in the erswd tainted, but none
were seriously injur. d.
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rne new queen OF the rrotting Surf.

TERRE HAUTE, IND Nancy Hanks,
that won the title of queen of the trotting
turf at Chicago, going a mile 2:074, is a
bay mare, six We RS old, l54 hands high.
She was sired by Happy Medium out of
Dictator mare.
Abe Line In, the running horse who
helped Nancy along to glory, is bay
horse with something of history. He
was formerly the property Of Adam Fore
paugh. Jr., who used him for many years
about the circus, his good points being
his perfect gcntlcness and fondness for
the society OF elephants, OF which horses
in general and in mortal terror Be-
cause Of his level head, obedience and
thorough reliability he was taken by Budd
Doblc, her trainer, as II peacemakcr for
Nancy Hanks in her trials agains' time.
Nancy Hanks is owned by j. Malcolm
Forbes, of Boston, who purchased her
last year for $S5, He is a man of
great wealth and for that reason it is
doubtful il Mr.. Robert Bonner, the own
CT of Maud S. and Suno', will be able to
accomplish his well. known purpose of
purchasing every irotter which beats his
own.
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A Suma'ra newspaper tells of expert
lnent: m.H2 there last month to test the
value Of q local petroleum as compared
with American aud Russian oils, anil saws
the experiment. "proved conclusively that
1T is, ,upcrtor;in- brillsncy, in perinanencc.
uuvs -us,.euec ssdvii.'
to either American or Russian OIL"
With the cost of freight deducted it is
said that this Sumatra oil promises to bo
. formidable competitor with tho Ameri-
can products in Japan, China and tho for
eastern markets generally.
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POLITICAL PILLS.
Swallow and Assimilate Them
Quickly.

Quickly.
The Republicans Of Delaware nominal,
ed for Gov ernor Rev jonathan Willis.
OKLAHOMA CIrY.-N. A. Ward was
nominated to Congress by the Peoples
party in this city.
ATLANTA, GA.-Tho Fifth district
Democratic Convention rcnominatcd l..
F. Livingston for Congress.
MACON, GA. James ii.
Blount having declined denomination.
the SIKH district Democratic Convention
nominated Thomas B. Cabinis rs his sue
ccSsor.
The Wisconsin Republicans met at
Milwaukee "Wednesday In State Conven.
tioH. John 9. Spooncr was nominated
for Governor and John O. Koch of Mil.
waukeo for Lieut.. Governor.
The Third party has nominated A. C.
Shuford, of Newton, N. c., for Congress
7th District, and DR.. j. A. Wilcox, of
Jefferson, N, c., for Congress sth Dis.
trict, North Carolina.
BUzzARD's BAY, Mass. Grover Cleve.
land, Joseph jefferson, William Ii. Crane
aud Richard Watson Glider are fishing
in the waters Of Wakctcy and contiguous
po:uts down i'm the Indian settlement of
Mashpee. They are having fine sport.
Black bass, perch, aud pike arc biting
we'll.
Gov. Hogg was renominated at Hous.
ton, Texas. by the Democratic Convcn.
tim by an overwhelming majority. Their
platform advocates free and unlimited
coinage Of silver; opposes issue of iicli.
tious stocks and bonds; favors an income
tax and endorses the railway commission
law.
The Democrats of the seventh Kansas
81 aistr5Iee'i r5Ie'ry ysi simpsoh" f0r Cohgr IS.
platform adopted at the Democratic State
convention commencing Simpsons con.
gressional career was adopted without
dissenting vote.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.-While White
law Reid, Mrs. Reid, aud ID. .. Mills,
Mr.. Rcid's father in law, were on their
way from Ophir farm to catsh the TAB
train for New York the carriage collidcd
with an ice wagon Those in the carriage
narrowly escaped being thrown out.
They had good shaking up aud were
much excited over tho accident. After
the ice wagon and carriage were Olsen
'hhStSu lDhiNy o'oNS " thC Sthtioh
safety and caught the train for New York.
New ORLEANS, lathe Republican
League has elected Andrew Hero, Captain
General for Louisiana. 1t has announced
it's intention to place no Republican can
didatc in the field in the First, Fourth,
and Fifth districts, but to support the can
Il date of the Peoples party. 1t will sup.
Batvl Va T. J, ~ Gracc i9 the Fourth and any
Do ,tncr, tIiesftting mombor tiio Fiftb.
The Hon. J. Yoise will be nominated as
straight Republican candidate in the
sixth and supported by both factions of
tn Republicans, Judge Taylor Bcattic in
the Third, and Andrew Hero in the Sec
ond.
President Wcihc. Of the ANA lgama' cd
Association OF Pit.sburg, will Oppose
Dalzcll Tor Congress. Hugh O'Dopncll
viii! run for the Legislature as Demo
Crat
NASHVILLE, TrNN.--Gov. Buchanan
has nt last announced himself an indie
p,ndcnt candidate for: Governor. Mon.
day aftcrno IN he inscribed long card in
tho papers placing himself before the
people free from all classes. He says
he lows the Democracy but the citizens
have called OH him to run and he W.,
do SO.
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Gen. Field and Third Party Paper.

NASHVILLE, TENN 1t has been learn
cd here that tho Third partyitcs have de
cidcd to start n morning ncwsl aper in
Memphis OH or before the first of Sep
tembcr 1t is said that John III. Mcdowell
will le editor chief. 1t is undcrst ood
that Gen. Jas. G. Field, Peoples party
candidate for Vicc-Presidcnt, is now in
Memphis looEjca over the field and aid
ing his followers in making the neccs
sary arrangements to Start the paper.
Gov Buchanan announced himself as in
dependent candidate for Gov, rnol.
Buch ,uan will be endorsed by the Third
partyitcs and the Memphis organ will
support him. 1t is said that the new
paper will be called the Gazette.
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Five Children Burned to Death.

GRIFFIN, GA.-Five children, left at
home locked up by their parents, were
burned to death Wednesday night. Nath-
an Ellis and his wife, with his sister,
had gone TO chur b, leaving two children
Of dead sister of Ellis and three of the
other sisters childrci locked up in the
building. The house WAS discovered to
he on fire about 6 o'clock and the flames
had gained such Roadway that it was i'm.
possible to rescue the children, although
their cries for help were heard. 1t is
aid the house was set on fire by incen
diarics.e
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Too Many Oonvlcts for Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, TENN. The $50 convicts
released at Tracy City Saturday night
were brought here under guard on spc-
cial train and were marched to the pen
itentiary. Come of the convicts at
tempted to escape. Matt Wilson was
killed and John Smith was fatally
wounded; the other three were re capt.
ured. The convicts released at Inn :"
this morning arc now on their way to
Nashville and will arrive 10 night. The
pcnitcptiary is crowded with 1,400 CON
vic now aud the Governor says there is
no place to put them.
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London Public Opinion notes that the
centenary of the discovery of coal gas
has just passed. One hundred years ago
William MurdocN, a Cornish miner,
studying the coal which he handled
daily, filed au iron kettle with it and
set 1t on the fire, connecting an iron
pipe with the nozzle; when the gas be.
gan to flow from the pip, he applied a
light, aud the first gas light sprlag into
existence. Wide as his useful invention
has spread, and great as the blessings
that have resulted from it, how many
people ever heard the name of William
MurdOck2