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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
Yellow Dust Storm

Prof Milne, of Toxic, records a dense
storm Of yellow dust which suddenly
covered the decks Of vessel ninety five
miles from NagaSaki, Japan. which is
upwards o! 400 miles from the coast of
China. This dust was so fine that, though
composed OF tclspar, quartz, and lew
shreds Of plants, 1t did not att ,ct the
eyes, and had not the decks been COW
cred with it, it might have been mis-.
taken for n peculiarly yellow log. Yet
u seems to have extended for nearly
1000 miles, and to have come from the
"loess" plains Of China.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
-tIE SONG OF PEACE

A song is astir in the air,
And would drink it in
With tho scent of the roses rich and rare;
But still the battles din
Rings i'll my ears and deafens me:
cannot hear the strain
The noiss OF the world its misery
lhrobs like bitter pain.
But now and then, as in despair
| seek 10 rcnl toe bonds.
Comes burst of harmony on the air
To which my heart respon Is,
And then the echo of the fray
\ moment seems to cease
Though the wondrous harmony dies awav,
That moment brings me p,acs.
And then pray may retain
\ reacefulness of heart,
Though the warriors laurels fail to gain
or riches Of the mart
Fc. that sweet so"g will give me rest,
And tanish all distress
The 'owers Of God AMI the gold of the West
WI be my happiness
-Flavel Scott Mines, IN Harrars Basar
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
Drawn by the webfooted Cows.

The webfooted cows who inhabit the
marshes along the st. Johns River in
Florida-Iknow that they are webfooted,
for Captain Lund says so, and Captain
Lund never lies-are Of some use after
all, it seems, and this is the how and the
wherefore of it.
In the merry month OF April the water
in the st. Johns gets very low, aud the
two big steamboats,, Frederick De Barry
and City of Jacksonville, which go up
and down it during the winter season,
are sometimes hard put to it to get over
the numerous bars. If it were not for
the webfooters, Captain Lund says-and
Captain Lund never lies--they would
never get up to Sandford and Comfort
Cottage, and would have to come North
month or moro before they could be of
service.
The worst bar of all is Volusia Bar,
and here four times day, at the hours
when the steamboats, are due, a number
of Floridians put in an appearance with
from four to eight yoke of the gay and
festive kind, almost too thin to cast a
shadow, hitched up for business.
Then follows a scene such rs few steam
boat men have ever witnessed The COWS
are hitched to the boat by three stout
chains, the drivers raise shout, and
with all steam on and mighty tug-of.
war, the stout iron steamboat is dragged
through the mud and sand and landed in
deep water again.
Captain Lund says he has set of iron
tires which he puts on the paddle wheels
the first of May, which enable him to
take short cuts across the country, thus
shortening the distance by about one
half, and as Captain Lund was never
no, never-known 20 draw the long
bow or to tell story which was not
strictly according to Hoyle, down go the
tires across country and all.
And yet there are people who persist
in going to Europe strange sights for TO
see. 1t is one of the wonders which no
man, aud not very many hundreds of
women, can fathom. New York Herald.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
THE FAR&AND GARDEN.
MARKING SHEEP.

Marking sheep may be readily and
permanently done for a year, while the
fleece grows, by taking pinch Of
Venetian red in the fingers and pulling
through the wool. The Prussian blue
and common lampblack may be used to
designate different grades or classes.
The use of oil or turpentine is to be
avoided, as it cannot be removed from
the wool and is a waste.--Americau
Farmer.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
GROWING cUcUMBERs FOR PICKLES.

We do not suppose it would be pro-
fitable for the great majority of farmers
to undertake to grow cucumbers for
pickles. Immense quantities OF these
pickles are annually consumed, it is true;
but it doesn't require very large area
TO grow an immense lot of cucumbers.
Yet for farmers in locality favorable for
the purpose it might be worth while to
make the trial, for the crop is prof,a-
ble one when properly managed, yield
ing sometimes as high as SIS per acre
above all expenses.
The conditions most favorable to sue
cess in pickle gro wing are nearness to
large city, or facility for disposing Of
the product in fresh state to a factory
in which vegetables are picked either in
salt or vinegar; or, in default of these,
the necessary appliances for pickling on
the farm, for supplying the home OF dis. .
tant markets. A cucIrbcr grower
should be ir a goo apple country, where
abundance OF Ter could be obtained at
small cost FOR conversion into vinegar
Ihe cultivation of cucumbers for
pickles is very simple. warm, ricr
sandy loan Is the beat soil. II shoul%
well mapurcd and plowed deeply, II
der to hasten the growth SD as ~ SfE ~
the requisite tenderness and sw s,i,s 4
and allow the roots to penet' ..ee
to considerable depth ra
best suited for pickling
Prolific. The time Tor
is usually about the mi
in planting, the g
marked out four feet
inrrow being made 8,
for good shovelfuL
each intersection.
IN with the sna
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
August
Flower

had been troubled five months
with Dyspepsia ! had a fullness
after eating, and heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. Sometimes
dca.!ily sickness would overtake
me. was working for Thomas
McHenry, Druggist, Allegheny City,
Pa, in whose employ had been for
seven years. fused August Flower
for two weeks. was relieved of all
trouble. l can now eat things I
dared not touch before. I have
gained twenty pounds since my re-
covery. ID. Cox Allegheny, Pa. o
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was temptation, and-I'm awful sor.
ry," said Mrs. Parfitt, pleadingly.
Where's my pocket-book" said
George. "You shall have that Jacket.
/ meant you to all the time. Pm over.
joycd and rejuvenated and cured,
and I'm going down to the Office. -
SATURDAY. Night
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12

When you eat too mach,
When you drink too much.
When you smoke too much,
When you work too much,
Rradycrotine. no Headache.
Fifty cents. at drug stores.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12

Browns Iron Bittere cures Dyspepsia, ,Mala-
fia, Biliousnsss and General Debility. Gives
efeates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers, weak women and children.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12

THE human system needs continuous an,
BeeCham's Pills act Ike magic
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12

CHrNAMEN have been imported into Be
Gfum to replace striking iron workers.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12

MALARIA cured and eradicated from the
system by Browns Iron Bitters, which en-
riches the blood, tones the nerves, aids diges-
Hpp Acts like charm on persons In gener al
Hh neaItn, 1INlns now onergY and atrenRth.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
Pure and wholesome Quality

Comments to public approval the California
liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs. 1t is
pleasant to the taste and BY acting gently on
the kidneys liver and bowels to cleanse tho
system effectuolly. it promotes the health and
conf ,rt of all who use it, and with millions it
Is the best and only remedy
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12

MAcHINERx makers are daily gaining In
0ctiyity
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CAN You YINp THE MnRn2

These is a 3 inch display advertisement In
this paper, this week, which has no two words
ahk except one word. The same is true of
each new one appearing each week. from The
Dr. Harter Medicine Co. This house places a
Crescent" on everything thev make and pub
ltsh. Look for II. send them the name Of the
word and they will return you BOOK. BEAUII-
FUL LIIHoGRAPHs or sAMPLFs FREE.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12

NEW OAXHANs, La, Ia to have Q now
courthouse and Jail to cost $3.50 00O.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12

STEEL will soon Be- down 10 one cent q
pound.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
The Only One Ever Printed.

Iowa has forwarded to the Eastegn 49,
board 81, OG0 tons Of corn and -four for the
relief of starYinp Rmssians
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HIS DAY AT HON E.
sy EMMA \ orpER.

'. | can t say 7 ENJOY
Georges sick lays at
home" said Mrs.
fit. Hes sure 70
be poking into things
and making himself
generally disagree.
able. Dear boy! he
isn't that way any
other time. III war
rant you, Conny'--
Mrs. Partitt shot a
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II amicted with sore eyes use DR. fsaac Thompl,
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at ESQ. per bottle
A pEEIcIT of over 81, 900 bales Is reportsd
IN the March movement of cotton as against
last
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PRAIAtB wolves are creating havoc among
stock near Elkhorn, VIA

#: J. Cheney & Co. Toledo o., Proprs "
Halls Catarrh Cure, offer sion reward for any
case 1f Satatrh that cannot he cured hy tax
ing Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for test stimoni-
ais, free. Sold ny Druggists, tic.
Oven 870O journeymen have graduated
during tho last ten years from che Now York
City Trade School, which at present has
about 900 pupils.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-04-21
Upper Crust Girls.

One of the.greatest social puzzles to
European strangers in San Francisco IS
to classify our women by their looks
and dress. The average globe trotier
fails utterly to distinguish the 400 from
the 400 900.
A startling case of this inability OF
the European tourist was related the
other night in 4 prominent club by
swell visitor from across the herring
pond, says the San Francisco Chronicle.
'Deucediy queer girls you have in
San Francisco" said the loyal subject
of Queen Victoria.
How sop
Il was out in pawk this morning, you
know. and saw two deucedly pretty
and modest looking girls riding
bicycles up a hill, YOU know. and they
looked so jolly and innocent that |
couldn't help remarking. Very hawd
work, ladies. and what do you think
was the reply?'
',What?"
Yes, bloody hard work, Gully, and
d poor pay"
DO you think they were respectable
girl>?n asked the puzzled tourist.
Oh. certainly. No doubt of it.
Regular upper crust. In fact, the
styIe that takes the whole bakery. as
you might say, when they GO out"
The observant lobe trotter made a
note of this incident and it will doubt
less appear in due time in book form
under The heading. '.Eccentricities OF
the San Francisco Arisiocracy."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-04-21
SEEGFR Bros. Fill teeth
without pain.
GENIUS IN A CAT TRADE,
Boy Who Made "A Double Deal In a
Feline Speculation.

y boy was heard telling his com
panions the other day about little
speculation he had succeeded in max
ing. SAYS the Utica Observer. A lady
hailed him and asked him if he knew
of any one who wanted cat. He
didn't at first recall family in need of
one. but when she suggested that a
quarter of a dollar would be given him
if he would find some nice pleasant
family that would give the animal
home he suddenly recollected a family
in a distant neighborhood, and put the
cat under his arm and the quarter in
his pocket He started off down the
street, and had walked several blocks
looking for a barn that offered induce
mcnts for cats, and finally met a couple
of young ladies. One of them noticed
the tabby's sleek coat, and they stop.
ped the boy and asked him whose it
was. OF course it was his and in less
than jiify he thought more of that
little animal than he ever did before
of a cat in his life. Would he sell it?
Well, he didn't care to, because he
wanted to carry it home to his little
sister, but he thought possibly he could
get another one. though probably ne
could never find such a nice cat as
that. Would he take half dollar for
it and carry it home for her? Yes. he
would, cause he wanted the money to
get him some new shoes. So he got
the halfdoIlar and the young lady got
the cat safely delivered at her home
1t is surmiScd that the boy had been
reading the record of some of the
county officers as brought out before
the investigating committee
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-04-21
Walt Whitman's Tomb.

The tomb which has been built for
the poet Walt Whitman. and which has
been constructed under his personal
supervision. is on the side of hill in
Harleigh cemetery on the outskirts of
Camden. overshadowed by gnarled
oak. 1t is designed after the wall of
King Solomon's temple. the structure
being of massive blocks of Quincy
granite. The front alone is said to
weigh over seventy tons. The door.
of granite is six inches thick. measur-
inc feet inches in width by feet 4
inches in height. No rods, bolts. or
other fastenings are used. the corners
being held together by morticing the
solid blocks. The entrance is feet 6
inches, the veStibule in front of the
eight catacombs is II feet inches
wide, feet deep, s feet high. The
catacombs are of marble unusually
thick. 1t will be closed by her.
metically sealed slabs of polished
marble. The roof is Of granite in
five pieces The approaches are of
rock based granite III semicircular
form All will be covered with ivy.
Phiiadei iphta Telegraph.
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I!is Heroine.

ut seems TO me, said the Young busi-
ness man 10 the successful writer, THAT
| see one character that runs through
your stories.
1t NAV be, :" said the writer dream
ilv as he studied The figures the flames
were making in the big open fireplace.
Il have some one in mind for every
character | draw. and elaborate or
modify pcculiariioS as the occasion
demands. Is this man or woman?"
"A woman = noble. patient, self
sacrificing. and all that"
The writer studied the fire more in
tentlv as lie REPLIED slowly:
Yes I've tried la portray several"
But little find certain traits in
some of the characters that remind me
one of the other. and | thought per-
haps one was really Il continuation of
the other"
at is possible" said the writer
thoughtfuly- The characters are?'
Generally the hcroineS."
The writer blew a Whit Of smoke
toward the ceiling an'i said:
You have guessed ii. One woman
has been tie heroine OF most of my
stories.
But where dill yoa find one who
has been through So mHci?
Il didn't. I've Simply sludiei one
and from what | have seen portrayed
think she'd 90 in different trying situa-
tions.
Who is size? Il like TO meet her. ~
Realty asked lhe writer.
'IndeeI wogl |"
Dine with me tonight. Shes ny
wife. Che 700 Day Tribune.
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MEAT Fer HlCHBINOERS.
rhey Believe That the FIesh of Ferooious
Animals Makes Them Fearless.

At the corner of Sansome and Clay
streets one morning half dozen China
men were bidding for dead wildcat
in the hands Of Il quail peddler. The
beast was shot in Marin county the
dav before, and the eagerness OF the
Chinese, together with the spirited bid
ding. was source of much amusement
to tho crowd that collected. -
Representatives of the dreaded Chee
Kung Tong Society were there and so
also was a member of the Ping Ong.
Tong. and both sides were determined
to secure the cat.
Two dollars and a half was first
offered, aud from this the bids raised
to s..
The old man who had the cat mere
ly smiled.
A truce was declared while the body
of the feline was examined. Many
grunts of approval emanated from the
warriors when it was found that the
wildcat was fat.
ri dolla hap" said one OF the
Chinese.
Six dolla hap promptly came from
a member of the Pings.
The other side held a conference and
raised tie amount another dollar.
At the close of the contest the rep
resentaivc Of the Ping OngS marched
proudly away with the bob-tailed cat,
after having deposited $l5 in gold for
it.
That's nothing" said the quail ped
dler. Il sometimes get more than
that for 'em. They eat EN- SOS to get
brave"
One night about twenty members of
the Ping Ong Tong Society RECALLED
themselves on wildcat, and consequent
ly increased their bravery.
The custom of eating tigers. lions.
and other animals of a fierce nature by
the Chinese dates from the days of
Confucius.
Nov Sing one of the most intelligent
Cinnamon in San Francisco. thus gave
his opinion on the subject:
"A Chinaman believes that if he
eats a portion of a lion or tiger the
bravery and courage of the animal will
enter into his system and he will be-
come daring. In China the smallest
piece of tiger is valuable for this
reason. | have eaten lion meat. and
the effect is to make man very brave.
Here in California we eat wildcats and
foxes. and think whenever we eat oi
the flesh of either kind we become
brave or cunning like those animals.
| think the man who sold the wildcat
to those Cinnamon made them believe
that it was Young lion or they would
not have paid so much for it, because
the flesh of n wildcat is not of near rs
much value as that of lion.
Francisco Examiner.
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The Lesson Not Lost on Him.
He settled himself back in his chair

He settled himself back in his chair
with self-satisfied air and said:
Things have changed some since
we were married, haven't they, Mary?"
"A great deal, Joe," she replied
quietly.
'The first year was pretty hard" he
went on. Il didnt make any more
than enough TO pull us through. But
| Iii you then I'd get up. and l have. >
Yes, she admitted, 'you have,7
You've made it much easier for me IL
nanciallv."
And I've worked hard to do it.n he
said. with some pride. I've practical
ly worked night and day"
She nodded. aud he continues:
I'll do better yet. Mary. I'll have
You even more comfortable than now"
You will if YOU keep on working
as You have worked" she said "bnt
But what Mary?'
I've sometimes wondered Joe,"
with faint smile. IF you quite un'
dcrstood the clergyman"
"The-why, Marym
The clergyman who married u.s."
Why. what have | done?n he ask.
ed suddenly. Strengthening UP in his
chair.
Nothing wrong, | suppose. joe"
she replied in the same quiet way, "but
1t has seemed sometimes-just fancy
Of mine, perhaps-it has seemed rs
though yon had married the office.
Ii sees more of you than-than-"
She stopped. 1t wasn't necessary to
say more. 1t was only necessary to
kiss him to show that it was not in a
purely fau t-tinding spirit that she
spoke. and she did that. And the les
son that money-well, the lesson was
not lost on him-CticlgO Tribune.
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Shooting an Alligator.

The oars were stopped, resting III
the water; the skiff half turned. drift
ing in the sluggish tide; the long beam
of the lantern. with its oval disk of dim
light resting far out on the surface,
swept slowly around over the waters
looking for the two lost lights. Ten
minutes or more thus passed, and sud-
denly the two lost sparks cleaned
back in a new direction. A gentle,
noiseless push on the port oar headed
tho olsilr toward thcs., again. "Douoc-
ment! whispered Paul. His associate
still more gently, guided the boat to
the left, Till only one light shone from
the obscure obj sct in the water. This
showed that he had got on its side. as
WAS desired, because a forward shot
always giances. Cautiously the silent
oarsman again turned his craft TO the
right. Paul raised his long rifle ready
to fire The disk of the lantern on the
water. contracting gradually, grew
proportionately more brilliant. AS it
contracted the solitary light shining
back on the water from its center be-
came larger and brighter, till at last
the eye Of the great saurian glittered
rs if he had the ',Koh-i-noorn itself in
his head. Slowly, silently, nearer the
boat moved, till within ten yards of
the reptile. The glow of the lantern
flashed along the barrel Of the rifle for
a few seconds; then came the ringing
report. The light on the water N
stantly went out. and the glow of the
lantern, now shining in a circle only a
few feet in diameter over the place
where it disappeared, showed only a
few foamy bubbles and little whirl-
pools. Thirty seconds passed in silence;
then an immense dark form bounded
from the depths below above the sur
face of the water, and, rolling over on
its back, showed the broad, yellow
white belly of an enormous alligator.
The shuddering reptile remained other
wise motionless for few minutes;
then, spasmodically stretching and
stitfening its ugly legs and feet, and
/ leaping half its length in the air. fell
back again, beating the water with its
tail in blows sounding as loud as the
report of tue weapon which had slain
him. Moi tue H." muttered Paul
in an accent of quiet triumph. His
associate. after few exclamatIons OF
/ more yoluble admiration, rolled
/ another cigarette. and quietly turned
his boat of in search of other game. In
/ few hours of this hunting five alliga-
/ tors were shot.--IHdTt1C Wilkinson, "a
! the Century.
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fered," said Miss Casey. ANY one who has been
in constant pain for four years can understand
what 1t was. but those who have only occasional M
years OF pain means. At times the pains would
increase so III severity that would roll around
the bed or OF the floor in my agony, and 1t would
have been a mercy to me to have killed me.
Il had pains all through my body, but tho worst
was seated In the stomach. and for the last year
and a halfit has So weakened that organ that /,
lost all appetite and what little did eat could
not Keep down. would vomit it almost immedi-
ately. | was worn to skeleton weighed only lcO
pounds and was steadily losing.
FELT SHE WOULD DIE.
81 knew if it went on much longer that there
were no hopes for me, and L had almost made up
fny mind for the worst when little hope Was
again kindled by Q notice | one day saw In the
papers of Or. Berry and a wonderful cure of neu-
ralgia he had made. Invent TO see him, told him
Of my suffering and how deSpondent was. Dr.
Berry told me that was foolish, that as long as
thcro was life there was hope, and that ne 1or one
never gave up the ship
CURED AT LAST.
"But. best of all, he told me he Was very posi-
tive he could cure me- and although l did not
more tnan half believe him then, still his contl,
me with helped me TO bear Up until his treatment
began TO take effect.
1t was not more than two weeks before Ieit
hat the pains were growing easier and IN two
months they had completely ceased. III ! had
stopped then | suppose they would have come
back again l kept up the treatment by DR..
Berrys advice two months more, and then felt
80 well and had not had pain for so long that both
the doctor and thought it perfectly safe to stop
all medicines.
:. Since that time have remained in the best
OF health, and whereas weighed only 100 pounds
when began Dr.. Berry'S treatment i now weigh
150 Words sound so cold and formal when try
TO express how l feel toward the doctor. He is
the best man. the most skilful physician and the
ksndeSt of kind friends to his patients. What the
poor owe to him none bat the poor know. What
he has accomplished for the rich and poor alike
all Chicago knows and it Is a glorious record
MR.. SOL. SIMMER, of 1866 Dearborn street,
Chicago. says: al suffered for eight years with a
most distressing form of nervous disease. with
neuralgia of the kidneys and bladder and was
completely broken down in health when 1went to
Dr. Berry It suffices to say that the doctor cured
mo rapidly and am now In perfect health"