The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

In the Sweet, Bye and Bye, etc.
w. There'll be help for the poor bye and
bye,
But not till the toilers employ
Independence t, do and deny
Part in schemes, to let Others enjoy--
In the Sweet. Bye and Bye, etc.
V. There's land that is hotter than
this,
Where the old party leaders will stew,
And feast on the visions of bliss,
Which no more they'll hold up to our
view
In the Sweet, Bye and Bye,
We will vote as We necr did before,
In the sweet. byo and bye.
we WIFI suffer in silence no more.
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HON. l.. f. LIVINGSTON, OF GEORGIA, ON
THE sUb-TREAsURY
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-With view to
ascertaining bottom facts as to what has
or will be done for it this session by re-
form brethren, the presentcc Of the bill,
Colonel Livingston, of Georgia. was seen
at the Capitol.
1T is neither dead or slccpng," he
said. Just as soon as the Nov, g-Rock
well election case is finished the committee
on retirement have promised me hearing
before them, and have agreed with Mr..
Watson of Georgia, to each take an hour
in its advocacy"
"But you don't expect the committee to
give it favorable report?"
No adverse. But we shall have
favorable minority report; it will go on
the calendar, and no effort will be spared
TO get it before the House for soopsideras
s's,s'; 3 I. ~, 60 y,
sttiis Do effected when q single sfobiecf
lays it to sleep, unless q plurality vote for
it2"
81 am not prophesying, but if work will
get it up, if fight will get it up, you will
hear some of The best sub. treasury thunder
and lightning on the floor Of the Rous g
you ever listened to. Tell the Alliance
all over the Union that the sub-treasurv
lies next US and its standard bearers will
see ii takes no step backward, but on the
contrary, onward
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS.
Representative Oates Of Alabama has
introduced bill to provide for refund
ing the taxes laid and collected on raw
cotton, in event that the Supreme Court
holds than the laws providing Tor its col
lection are unconstitutional. The Pan
American Bureau reports .hat in several
places in Central America -four is now
made from bananas, ana contaius more
nutriment than rice, beans. or corn.
learn that the condition of winter wheat
is reported to be good in Kentucky, and
Michigan; and sS4 4naissT M ul5 ssss..l and
Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota
and the Dakotas During the first quar-
ter of this year 101 ,06O bags of American
flour were received at Havana as against
S5, 314 last year
A recent circular issued by the Agri.
cultural Department with respect to the
application OF insecticides, gives the fol
lowing as formula 10 be used against
true bugs, plant lice. and scale insects:
Kerosene . gal, water 1 cal common
soap or whale oil soap IT, For the
treatment Of the apple scab, it recon-
mends the following 10 be applied jus
as the flowers are opening, then 12 or IA
days later, and then twice more at similar
intervals: Dissolve foui pounds of copper
| sulphatc in ten or twelve gallons Of water
and stir in FIVE pounds of washing or sal
soda; then add thr,e plots of strong aqua
ammonia, dilute to As gallons. The cir
cular advises that for the curculio on the
plum, cherry, peach etc, two or three ap
plications be made during The latter part
of May for the purpose Of destroying the
adults before they lay their eggs. Ten
der-leaved plants. such as melons and
cucumbcrs, are injured by repeated an.
plications Of poison. while plants with
tirmer and smoothcr leaves, such AS tho
orange, are little affected. Root plants
such ms beets, turnips radishcs, etc arr
but little injured, whereas foliage plants
show what injury there is at once, an6
honey bees are liable to be killed by the
poison if applied while the plants are il
bloom. The poison should in all case,
be highly diluted, and following rair
another application should not be made
for several days. On the whole, the De
partment believes from its Investigations
that insecticides are not severely injuriou,
to vegetable life, aud il rccomends theil
use IN moderate quantities and with dis
cretiop.
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