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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
Ck-ROOM JELJIES.

Arrowruot Jelly Wet two heapina
teaspoonfuls OF Bermuda arfowroot in
n little cold water and rub smooth.
Have on the stove boiling water and
in n cup of it melt two teaspooufulS
Of white sugar. Pour this boiling
water on to the nrrowroot. Boil until
clear, stirring nll the time. Add II
teaspoonful of lemon iuiceland mould
in cold cups. Serve cold with cream
and sugar.
Tapioca Jclly-Soak cup of tapioca
In throo cups of cold water for four
hours. Set it in saucepaa of boiling
water. Add little lukewarm water
to the tnpioca and heat, stirring fre-
little sugar, little grated lemon
peel and the juice of n lemon. Pour
into moulds md when cold eat with
cream and sugar.
Chicken Jelly--Pound half raw
chicken, bones and meat, until it forms
apulp; cover with cold water; sim
NOR gently in covered vessel until
tho meat is in shrcds and thc liqui1
reduced about one-haf. Strain an(
press through collunder; then strain
through II coarse bag; salt and add a
very little pepper; return to tho fire,
simmer for about five minutes; cool
and skim; keep on ice. Serve with
nnlenvcncd waters, or, in the conva.
lcscont stage, between thin slices OF
bread.
Iceland Moss Jelly-Wash hanI,
full of either Iceland or Irish moss in
several waters and soak for an hour.
Stir 1t into quart of boiling water
and allow it to simmer untH dissolved.
swectcn, flavor with tho j,fce Of two
lemons, q half teaspoonfussof oinna.
mon. Strain into mouldS
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
Pax Of Pariiamentsrians.

The Sriiisn Fariiament has not AZ
ways been filed by unpaid members.
In 1927, knights Of the shires were paid
four shilling (31) and burghers two
shillings (50c.) per day. Special bar
gains were sometimes made. Ipswich
beat down its representative from
chilling 70 nothing At all. Sir John
% SS.r.uxo, OF Uunwlcn, served Tor ssIp-
ulsted number Of herring. For nearly
q century no member was sent from
Lancashire on account Of the expense.
Payment gradually became obsolete.
The British sSl9Piias Paiis@iRs afasl {B day,
with $1,000 limit; New South Wales
and Victoria paying $500 IA year; Cape
Colony, S5 a day.
Continental deputies are generally
paid, except those of Spain and Italy,
who travel free on cars and boats.
France pays the highest, $4,000 and
$3.50; Dutch members get $3.50 and
expenses; Swedish and Grecian, $3.50 .
Portugal, S5 day, Norway, $3.50
German States, from 80 to $3.75
Belgium pays by the month, $S4.
Japan pays about $675 per annum.
The United States members, with $4,000
year, are almost at the top of the
ladder. The. Argentine Republic is
supposed to pay $4,000, but things are
mighty uncertain down there now
New York Recorder.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
RYE IN THE CORNFIELD.

There is ono plan that, if generally
adopted by the dairymcn, would add
measnrably to the pasturnro Of tho
larm md ct the Same timo bo benefit
to tho soil itself. and this i'll tho prac-
tice Of sowing rye in tho cornAcld
either nt the last working or III soon
rs the corn is cut up. In tho spring,
long before tho pastures are eft" for
turning tho stock upon thcm, the ryo
field is wealth of tino feed and excel
lent. BY this plan thcrc is no winter
washing of the land, which is, as n rule,
equal In exhaustion to II growing crop,
and by the middle of May this rye sod
can be turned undor for corn and is
next to clover sod In value For scv.
eral years the writcr has as nearly as
possible carried out this plan and finds
that, with what manure and clover sod
comes In in rotation, his fields nre got
ting better all the time. Two ways
present themselves to put in tho rvo-
sowing broadcast and cultivatinT in
with a light cultivGtor. setting teeth as
shallow as good work will allow, so ms
to disturb the corn roots as littlo as
possible and the other is to cut mp the
corn, having tho shocks regular, and
then sowing one and n-half bushels of
rye on broadcast and narrowing it in
with harrow or disc, tho looscning
up Of the ground covering tho seed Of
fectually without plowing. There is
nothing equal to keeping tho land at
work, filling the soil with n mass OF
roots to decay and furnish food for the
following crop, and if it can be done
between crops, as this plan with rye
offers, great gain has boon made not
only in the supplying of food to the
stock, but feeding tho land as well. -
Practical Farmer.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
1O0,OO0,O0O Pounds n Year.

Tho number of pieces of metal, teeh-
nically known as brako-shoos, which
are used In the course Of year in stop
ping railway trains, is really aston
ishing. The Master Car Builders As.
sociation discussed tho matter and it
was found that on the roads repre-
sented in the association probably 3D..
D00, 900 pounds of metal wero used for
this purpose on cars AMI tenders,
while it was estimated that over 100,.
000, 900 pounds were used on all the
cars, locomotives aud tonders belong
ing to the roads represented Approx
imptely two-t thirds ot this metal was
worn ont in service and the other third
was returned rs scrap. Five-sixths OF
those shoes were cast iron nnl the
others were OF composito character,
partly harl aud partly soft. Detroit
FREQ Press.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
Shapes of Eggs.

Various attempts have been made to
account for the diversity i'll shape seen
in eggs. A recent study convinces
Doctor Nicolsky that the differences
may be all traced to gravity, and he
finds his idea confirmed by all the eggs
in the geological collection of the st.
Petersburg University. He supposes
that pressure by the sides of the ovary
tends to elongate the egg before the
shell has hardened. In birds which
keep vertical position while mt rest,
rs do the falcon and the owl, the soft
egg is made short by the action of the
weight of the body against the ovarian
pressure while in birds that, like the
Yrebe, are nearly always swimming,
the egg is heightened becauseth bird
weight acts with the compression by
the ovary. The egg is made more
pointed Mt one end thnn ut the other
in birds that, like the guillemot, are
frequently changing their position
sometimes winning and diving, some
times pcrching on tue rocks, etc. -
Scientific American.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort aud improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, whe I've bet
ter than others and enjoy life moro, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 70
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the purs liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Fig
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, tie refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect Lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feveru
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and It Is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by ell drug.
gists in 50c and 81 bottles, but 1t is mani
ufactured by the California Fig Syrnp
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
3ackage, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
Electricity on the Fnrr,.

An interesting example of electricity
nS applied to farm work il now III
operation mt II Scotch firm. The whole
of the usual farm machinery. such ne
thrrshlng, sowing, corn threshinS and
the like, are here driven by M electric
motor. The electricity is generated
by water power, the turbine wheel
which drives the dynamo being about
1000 yards from the farm. The electric
current liz conveyed by underground
wires To the house and farm, in each
of which II storage battery is placed.
These supply the electric current for
lighting and motive purposes when
tn" machinery is not working The
whole of the mansion il illuminated
by electric light, and an electric motor
is provided for pumping the water for
domestic purposes. New York World.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
CHARCOAL FOR FOWLS.

We have found charcoal 3 -c-y OK
cellent thing to furnish our poultry
with. 1t may be given i'll powdered
state, mixed with the soft meal feed,
and little pulverized sulphur mt tho
same time may be added with advan-
tage. But the very best way to sup
ply this is to burn an ear or two of
{. corn upon the cob, charring it to
bIackness and throwing it before them.
They will dovour every kernel, and
80 supply themselves with II grateful
and healthy substance TINT swcct"ns
the crop, and serves ns M admirable
tonic to tho stomach.
!, At this season of the year the above
.. Recommendation will be found vau.
able hint to porltrymen. Hens about
--re~<1y-to lay will darour- this -prapnrcd
charcoal eagerly, and the increased
freshness and 'redncss of their combs
'Rfterward cvinco the cflicncy of this
allowance. For II month or six weeks
in tho early breeding season nothing
il better than this for laying hens
given them daily. Poultry World.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
FARM AND GARDEN NOrEs.

Clean up the garden and SOW tur-
nips.
TO grow fine strawberries keep of
the runners.
Many colt is ruined by M impn-
ticnt driver.
Soil and location will change the mp
pcnrnnce of fruit.
Rndishrs for winter may be sown iii
tl,a lIita- -sIIninler----------
1t hos been proved many times over
thut speed follows blood lines.
An unsound stallion is menace to
the breed to which he belongs.
No poor man cnn afford TO buy ~
poor horse, nnl no rich nnn will.
Put on your best nature md your
most gentle manner when doing tho
, milking.
Turn the work horses out into II lot
on hot nights rather than confnc i'll
! hot stalls.
Whenever water is given to plnnts
enough should be used to wet the soil
thoroughly.
If seed are gathered, cnrc should bo
taken to dry them thoroughly before
storing AWAY.
Don't run COWS during hot weather.
let them go 60 and from the pasture
ut their own gait.
Horses have dispositions like mon.
Some nrc good, but more arc spoiled
| Sheet zinc cut into wedge shaped
strips make the best and most con.
venicnt labels for fruit trees.
The cleaner and ncntcr the fruit, tho
quicker they will catch the eye of tho
buyer and the rcndirr the snic.
With MI kinds of fruit trees it is
better to have one strong limb or
branch than several weak ones.
1t liz generally admitted to be easier
to change the pacing gnit to the trot-
ting than tho trotting to the pacing.
Cultivation of all young trees ut
least for some years after planting ont,
III essential to their vigorous growth.
1t costs but little to make II start
with grapes. They come into bearing
early and are productive and easily
managed.
Do not wait till tho oil is all gono
from the jug, then stop the mower
half II day while you ''go to town" to
have it filed.
1t is better to remove, with n rub Of
.ho hand, sprouts aud suckers whilo
young and tender than to wait till y
knife or saw liz needed.
A few carriage bolts costing few
cents may snvo IL trip 10 town in tn"
midst of hayinY. Have some Of vnrio''
sizes and lengths in the tool box.
Green stuff from the garden or or
chard that cannot be fed to the pigs or
COWS to advantage should hr gathered
mp and added to the compost heap.
Several Western agricultural so"ic-
ties have set apart liberal sums rs pre-
miums for the best exhibits at tho
fairs by farmers boys. This Is u s!"r
in the right direction.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
Water for Babies,

According to n doctor who numbers
many babies among his patients, tho
little folks, whether we'll or sick
babies, whether babies fed on the bot
tlo or fod naturally, may have water
to drink in moderation if they want
it. The water should DO boiled md
covered not very cold even warm, if
tho child prefcrs it SO. 80 thor
oughly,' he says, "havc | become con-
vinccd of the great benefit derived
from giving water to sick babies that
l now order it i'll nearly every case
with fever, and it is astonishing to SEQ
how the restlcssncss and many OF tho
symptoms we are apt to attribute to
tho pain and fever disappear when it
is freely given. BY freely mean from
ono-hnlf to two ounces Immediately
after or between the fccdings. IL
given Immediately after the feeding, u
smaller quantity will, Of course, be ro-
quircd. Time and again | have seen
infants with measles, scarlet fever or
pneumonia, after period Of great
rostlcssness. fall int" 4"iot sleep
when II couple of ounces of cool water
had been given.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Many email animals eat their own
weight IN food day.
By means Of the electrical current il
is now possible TO produce q higher
temperature than ever before.
A thousand millions Of tho animal
culse found In stagnant water do not
collectively equal the size OF grain
OF sand.
In severe peroxysms of coughing
from whatever cause, tablespoonful
Of glycerine In hot milk or cream will
give speedy relief.
Wool warehouses in Bradford, Eng
land, are being fitted with electric
is-aifsaiiA city mains. HaittRdiRs with dGiRsrspt dfSam tbs
formerly used.
F. q. Plummer, civil engineer, says
that Mount Tacoma is fifteen thousand
feet high, just one hundred and two
feet higher than Mount Whitney, sup
posed to DO the highest in the United
States.
An electrical engineer has suggested
to British Parliamentary Committee
that the marking of imported meat
should he done by tho electric cdrrent,
and submitted simple apparatus for
doing tho work.
The infusoria, ono of tho lowest
forms of animal life, can propagate
their species in three distinct ways.
First, by budding, somewhat after the
manner of plants; seconl, by the spon.
taneous division Of the animal into two
individuals, and third, from eggs.
Tho English town of Widnes pro.
poses to dispose Of it's refuse by iucin-
Grafton, and to utilize the heat thus
generated in operating IN engine for
running an electric lighting plant and
furnishing light to various public in
stitutions and some of the streets.
An automatic switch has been mp
piled to the electric lamps of guests
rooms Mt hotels, by which tho locking
of the room door from the outside,
but not from the inside, turns off the
lights. Mnny travellers leave the
tho lights turned on when they 20
away from tho rooms, and this, in the
aggregate, counts up to n considerable
expense to the hotel management.
1t il n familiar fact that persons borr
rao..f rrpuuffy fy--nrutv- not f-o..,-..ny
congonitul defect in the organs OF
speech, but from the fact that, never
having heard others speak, they cannot
initiate mrticuluto utternncc. 1t i.
probably true, too, that the source o
some current errors of speech among
those who are not esteemed deaf lies il
defect Of hearing. Many persona
who hubituulIy turL ,,n ihr s.r'' spu Al,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
REST RESULTS FROM TOMATOES.

When pruncd and stakcd tomato
plants will bear much closer planting
in the field than if left to themselves.
Two feet by four is about the proper
distance Az soon ns set in the field
the plants ought to he tied. Set strong
stakes ut onch end of every row md
brace carefully. Smaller stakes may
bo set at intervals of two rods along
the rows. These stakes should bu
about three nud half feet high. Next
stretch two wires of about the size
used in bnling hny along the tops
of the stakes in each row. Take
ordinary laths oc small sticks of any
kind, of the same length nH lnth md
stiak eRs,, iqHtHt the ,SId8t%f, tlb}c. plPGG
upper ends of the stakes are held in
place by weaving tho wires around
the tops of the stakes or laths. This
makes II neat and substantial trcllis.
The plants arc trained to single stems
and tied to lnth supports.
OF course, tying must be done ut
successive intervals us the plants in
crease i'll height until the top of the
trcllis Is reached, after which nothing
further need be done in the way of
training. All side roots near the ground
and suckers must be pinchcd OF, rs
the object to be gained in stalking
would be lost otherwise. None of tho
blossoms are to b. removed, but
simply the lcafy shoots and suckers,
which bear no blossoms end come out
near the ground and at intervals along
the main stock. Pruning away these
IL. a
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
He Lives Ip n Tree.

IN Windham County, Connecticut,
lives Hulitt flazrwrll, who for twenty
five years hns made his home among
the branches of an ancient chestnut
tree on IL farm owned by him. He
has the reputation of being WILL of,
and his residence in the trrctup is the
result of n bet mndc III 1868 that IIor.
alto Seymour would be elected prcsi-
dent Hnzcwcll's house rests in thr
forks of several large limbs about
twenty feet from tn" ground. The
eccentric occupant has nude friends
with the birds and squirrels o; in
nei2hborhood, and in simmer Thry 60
III and out Of the tree dwelling al aiil
Atlanta Constitution,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
COLD POTATOES.

Cold potatoes are not pas&icularly
appetiziny rs such, but they may be
quickly converted into delicious break
fnst or luncheon dishes.
Potatoes nu Grntin--Slice Your cold
potatoes and stew gently in milk or
broth. Season with pepper and salt
Crate some cheese and some bread,
and sprinkle over the potatoes. Brown
in the oven.
Potato Hash-Hcat together table.
spoonful of butter aud cupsof milk.
Season with pepper and salt Hash
the cold potatoes, ndh to the milk,
cover and simmer gently until the mill;
is about absorbed.
Potato Provcncnl Cut cold potatoes
into balls with vegetahlc,sdsIp. Mel
some butter, add siire or a. ess-s.1ior
to it and fry the balls. Nh hashet
meat and hashed cold potaecn meister
with milk for stock, season, roll m,
bnkr in u huttercd dish in tle oven, -
| New York World.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
HOUSEHOLD HJNTs,

Wiltcd roses can DO restored by
placing tho stems in hot water for a
minute.
Coffee stains on white goods should
DO washed in warm water before
placing i'll suds.
A dish or plato OF water set in the
oven when baking cake will provon,
scorchod edges.
Boil or roast lemon, fill with sugar
while hot and cat hot. It will otter
check your cold.
Don't clean brass articles with acids.
Use putty powder. with sweet oil.
Wash off with soapsuds and dry. 1t
will insure brightness.
Pink and blue ginghams of wash
able mako can be kept from fading by
washing In a weak solution of vinegar
and water. Rinse In the same way
and dry In the shade.
Ink stains on white goods can DO re-
moved by soaking in water and then
covering spot with pounded salts of
lemon. Bleach In sun for half hour,
wash in suds, rinse and dry.
Chloroform is useful for taking pain!
stains from black silks. Persistent
rubbing Unnecessary. is Chloroform viii
also restore faded plush goods by spong
ing goods carefully.
Handsome, so-callod "bearskin'
rugs are easily obtained by dycine
skins of sheep. Farmers sell long
wooled sheep-skins for very little
Good dyes Will tr"Hoform these int,
servicoable, cheap and handsome rug
for cottage and city homes alike.
Those annoyed and wearied by inso
mania on hot nights can relieve thei
sutfcrings by following few simpl,
instructions. First of nll, go to be,
clean. No dirty face, hands or feet
Wet the top of the head with col,
water wet the wrists, bathe tho fee
in warm or tepid water, i'll which som,
salt has been mixed. Dampen hand
kerchief or small piece of linen, fol,
lengthwise and place over eyes whol
reposing, Don't think of business oi
household cares; leave thoughts o
notes, mortgages, soups, puddings
etc. on the outside Of the mosquito
net, and sleep will come withnn, m;
wooing. Try it and be convinced.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
Something New In Banking.

Ono Of the curiosities Of banking
came to light the other day ut the Ennis
(Texas) National Bank. The teller's
cash book showed that ninety individ-
ual checks had been paid amounting
to $903O. 80, and that five deposits were
received aYgreyating like amount,
$9030.59. This is perhaps the only
case on record where tho debit and
credit totals on the individual ledger
of bank representing days business
Tailed exactly as it did in this case. =
Dallas News.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
FHRFls& g!
.N|yGARDM
AXLE GREASE.

Pure palm oil is as good grease for
sxles of heavy wagons as ANYTHING
visv. i tnIs cannot be procured and
tallow is to be used, this mixture will
be good The tsllow is melted and
mixed with ON equal quantity of COM
mon castor oil. Some fnely-pow-
dered black lead is then we'll mixed
In hy stfrrins
and until it cools This is excellent
for heavy and light vehicles. For
light buggies castor oil is tho best
grease. Now York Times.
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disease. New varieties are continu-
ally being introduced--not because
they are much better than the va
rieties that have preceded them
but on account Of the older varieties
going back In fact, no one will con-
tend that the strawberries Of to-day,
as rule, are even az good as they
were In former times. IL is thought
that the old method Of cultivation,
which moderns have laughed at, might
&C. a.vo uovn sucn Dad practice after
all. The practice was to grow the
strawberries in beds; as soon as the
crop was gathered the leaves were
mown off with the scythe and burnt,
and now crop OF leaves came up be-
fore winter. With the progress OF
TO be very bad practice. The argu.
inert was that leaves make food, and
the more leaves tho better. This
would bs true il the leaves were
healthy leaves but diseased leaves arc
worse than no leaves mt oil. No one
ever thought OF the strawberry spoti IL
those days; in fact specimen OF this
disease was rarely seen. 1T Is now he
iieved that the practice OF moving and
burning the leaves was advantageous
in this, that it destoyed all attempts
Of this fungus to propagate itself and
WAS therefore beneficial rather than
otherwise. 1t is an illustration Of n
point fequcntly made that though our
forefathers were not able to philoso-
phizo on their garden practices IA
closely as we may, they were able to
find ont great deal from nothing mt
all but practical experience. One thing
our strawberry amateurs might hs,
which is not done now, anil TINT ~ to
cut off during tn" scnson and burn
every leaf which shuws'a spot ns soou
as it is observed. This probably would
preserve their fuvoritc varieties from
lcgencrating. Mcehan's Monthly.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
CARE OF THE coLT's FOOT.

If colt shows tendency to walk
on the heel or frog, rasp the solo
towards the too to take away tho
thickness. If .!:c foot is worn ut the
toe and the heels have become too
high, they should be lowered with the
rasp. When the edges or rim of the
hoof has grown leaving the frog and
center hollow, the edges should be
rasped. The more frequently the foot
is put In proper shape tho moro likely
it is to grow into that shape. New
York World.