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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-14
Chalcedony.

"Here is something new and neat
and sure to be popular" said dealer
IN crockery ware and china to Mail
and Express man.
'It is called chalcedony, and is the
latest product of the kiln"
1t was beautiful piece of ware and
looked as if it was cut from agate.
There were the same pretty veinings,
fractures and seeming cracks with
gold moulding.
'The manufacturers are turning il
out In all sorts of shapes and for every
kind of use," continued the man, "and
1t is finding considerable favor.
"Here you see is a complete dinner
set from soup to coffee. These white
and gold pieces are for soup and meat
and then, of course, these plates with
the fish designs are for the fish. The
same idea, you see, is carried out with
the plates for game, all of them being
decorated with birds and things of that
kind, and then here we have the salad
dish like a cabbage lettuce leaf and
little lettuce leaf plates to match.
"Makes a very dainty set, doesn't
It'll Oh, there are constant novelties
IN our business as in all others and
changes occur continuously. Glass
ware is being decorated now, too, with
garlands and wreaths and other things,
but it will never crowd out cut glass.
That has field entirely it's own."-
Now York Mail and Express.
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How Parrots Shaped Americas Destiny.

A flight of birds, coupled with a
sailors superstition, robbed Columbus
tee faNr Ct disfN69HsriaRt tha thhafstofiHsaI ofHsiI
fact. When Columbus sailed westward
over the unknown Atlantic he expected
to reach Zipangu (Japan). After sev.
eral days sail from Gomera, one of the
Canary Islands, he became uneasy at
not discovering Zipangu, which, ac
cording to his reckoning, should have
been ZIG nautical miles more to the
east. After long discussion he yield
ed to the opinion of Martin Aonzo
Pinzon, the commander of the Pinta,
and steered to the southwest. Pinzon
was guided in his opinion solely by a
flight of parrots which took wing in
that direction. It was good luck to
follow in the wake of flock of birds
when engaged upon a voyage of dis
covery a widespread superstition
among Spanish seaman of that day
md this change in the great navi-
gators course curiousIy exemplifes
the influence Of small and apparently
trivial events in the worlds history.
If Columbus had held to his course he
would have entered the gulf stream,
have reached Florida, and then prob
ably have been carried to Cape Hat
teras and Virginia. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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at the first sight of @ mar, jump into
the ocean and disappear. So the
hunters conceal themselves in the
neighborhood until q favorable night
comes on-a night when the moon is
partially obscured by clouds and the
wind is blowing from the shore. When
the herd of sea-Gons are fast asleep
with only waking sentry here and
there, the hunters slip down to the
beach at low water and proceed to
crawl on all fours, Indian fashion, be.
tween the sea and the doing herd.
The sentries either do not see them OF
else in the dim light mistake them for
fellow seals. At oil events, they rarely
give the alarm. Slowly, cautiously
the hunters creep along until they
have completely Intercepted their
prey. Then ut a given signal from the
leader they leap to their feet, shout,
yell, brandish their arms, fire off pis-
tolls and create a regular pandmonium.
The startled sea-lions, reused suddenly
from their slumbers, answer with loud
ruars of dismay and alright and found
er off in all directions.
If their heads happen to be pointed
seaward at the moment of awaken
ing, off they go toward the sea; if
landward then they follow that course
Just ms blindly and desperately.
Nothing can turn them from the
straight course. 1t is the land-turned
animals whom the hunters pursue,
leaving the others to escape as they
please. They follow them with
hideous shouts and wild gesticulations,
until the poor terrified creatures fall
painting gasping prone upon the earth
and at the mercy of their cunning
~-r-A----r- nl--r-~.. ehoIn in In
closures made only of stakes with q
line or two of linen rope stretched in
circle from stake to stake. The
stupid sea-lions make no effort to
escape through their himsy bonds.
When a sufficient number have been
captured on successive nights the
whole lot are driven to the Aleut
village by means of constant proddin9
and kicking. There they are slain, a
few being reserved for such purchasers
as wish for live specimens.
Snakes of various kinds are caught
III India and in Africa. Here is how
the capture is effected in India. Dur
ing the dry season the jungle which
they infest is set on fire. The snakes
dart out in all directions and are
caught by the natives in large hand
nets, in shape not unlike the nets with
which Ame rican children catch butter
ilies. They are then cast into sacks
and carried to Calcutta on the
shoulders of the natives. At Calcutta
they arc packed in big boxes, from
two or three to fifteen in a box, nc.
cording to the size of the box and of
the snakes, and shipped off to Europe.
They need neither food nor drink on
the journey, but must be very care.
fully shielded from cold, which is sure
death to them. York World.
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HOW TO MAKE A SKIRT FORM,

Take block of wood two inches
thick and at least foot square. Bore
hole through the center and fit into
it a wooden rod little longer than
the dress skirt Then from a pine
board saw circle the size of your
waist Screw this securely to the other
end of rod; fasten seven dressreeds to
the board, placing them 60 that one
comes in the middle of the back. With
two reeds make ahoop that fits loosely
over the hips and place this under the
reeds five inches below the waist. Tie
firmly wherever the reeds cross. A
second and slightly larger hoop should
be placed five inches below the upper
one. Place over the reeds small
hoop-skirt from the bottom Of which
several rows of wire have been re.
moved. Fasten the skirt to the reeds.
sew tapes to edge of the skirt at regu.
lar intervals, draw them down and
tack to the block. This holds the skirt
in position. York Voice.
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oVtUnBef EAuurebbIhS m
layer)-"Uncle, who's building this
house?" "Mr. Hirsohbug, he build
de house, but Queen Anne she drawed
de plan. Reformed Messenger.
First Tramp--"I found this here
bottle O. spring bitters in barI this
mornin'." Second Tramp-"T'row it
away, Fitzey. Sposen dey was to cure
you of that tired feelins'l You might
want to work. Puck.
Officer Flynn-"Come, now, if yez
don't get away from there I'll run yez
in" Boy (peeping through fence)-
''Say, cap, if you'll le' me see dis
double play out I'll let ye take me to
de islam fer life. Puck.
els Diggins an old baseball PLAYER?
| see that he has mask hanging in his
library" "No. He puts that on when.
ever he wants to have talk with his
wife about cutting down household OK
penses. Detroit Free Press.
lis he young man of good ad.
dress?" aslsod the proprietor wiron TN,
applicant for position had left. "I
should say so, replied the bookkeeper;
he lives in one OF the swellest parts of
the city."-Washington Star.
Mrs. Neversee-''What made you tell
me he was the carver of his own for
tune, when he got every dollar he has
by marrying an heiress" Neversee-
Hump! He had 10 cut out half dozen
fellows to get her, didn't heP"-Buffalo
Courier.
Out of Place: 'Of course, You have
somebody to clean the boots and knives
and somebody to do the kitchen"
"Oh, of course, and I send the beds
out to be made. wanted somebody
only to be looked at-but you WONT
do. Good morning. Judy.
81 tell you," said the proud father
as he replaced letter in its envelope,
that younsster d faaanassraisl miaas i, roiRS 70
make n}so nyo4 mink soi" "He's onlv five
years old and he writes to me in
alaleet. ."-Washingbn Star.
Mrs. Hichurch (as she gazes out Of
the window on rany Sunday morn.
ing)-"Yes; it's tru{. Providence does
temper the wind to the shorn lamb y
MI; ,Hichurch--"What makes you saw
.iichurSn--Why, my new
bonnet didn't come homo last n;obt n"
Puck.
Fond Mother---fHere's something
about baby whose head measures
twenty-five inches in circumference. |
Is there any danger of our darling be.
ing 80 deformed?"t Skeptical Father
No, dear; not unless he could under.
ssaha and believe all the things you
say to him. "-Tit!Bits.
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Even the worm will turn. II given
time, into butterhy.-Puck.
A call to arms--"Come, John, and
take the baby. Troy Press.
Little dogs bark the most because
that is all they can do.-Texas Sift.
ings.
We don't envy the alligator, al
though he has a great snap. -Elmira
Gazette.
The perpetuslly irascible man is
known by his stsading choler. Boston
Courier -
How we all admire the wisdom of
those who come to us for advice
Rams Horn.
Luck may be defined as that which
enables our neighbors to surpass our.
selves.--Puck.
He-'Do you know, darling, have
never kissed any one before?" She
''Well, this is no kindergarten. -
Life.
Herdso-'Do you believe in the
faith cure?" Saidso-"Yes; one treat.
ment cured all the faith I had. -
Vogue.
There are more than a thousand diff.
ferent things made from petroleum,
including angels. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
with oil her money there is ono
thing Mrs. Oldgirl doesn't own. "
whats that?" ''Her age. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
"How about this new neighbor-is
she agreeable?" ''No; she had three
new dresses inside of month. -. Chi.
cago Inter-Ocean.
He-''Now, darling, what kind Of
an engagement ring shall I give you?"
She-"One that won't fit any other
girls finger. Detroit Free Press.
"Poor fellow. Did he lose his eyes
in the WARP" ooh, no. He tried to
pass a woman on the street when she
had her umbrella up Detroit Tri.
bune.
"Does you teacher get out of temper
easily?" Goodness gracious, no she
has enough to last her if she lives to
be 100 years old."-Chicago Inter.
Ocean.
''Why is it," she asked, "that stolen
kisses are always the sweetest?" 81
guess" he replied. cit is because they
are taken syrup-titiously." Boston
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Antics of the MuIlef

Tourists visiting the Indian and
banana Rivers in Florida are aston
i"hed and amused at the antics of the
mullets OF thosestreams. These fish
grow TO be five or six pounds in weight
and are famous. jumpers. They lean
from the water, shoot three or fonr
Ieet through the air, come mp again
ana leap twice as far, and keep on for
nan a dozen OF leaps, each longer than
the other. Now and then a mullet
taxes leap of fifteen or twenty feet
and disappears. 1t happens not in
frequently that @ mullet falls into r.
passing boat. Chicago Herald,
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herman
Syrup"

Regis Leblanc is a French Cana
dian store keeper at Notre Dame de
Stanbridge, Quebec, Can, who was
cured of severe attack ofCongest-
ion of the Lungs by Boschee's Ger
man Syrup. He has sold many a
bottle of German Syrup on his per-
sonal recommendation. Ifyou drop
him line he'll give you the full
facts of the case direct, as he did us,
and that Boschee's German Syrup
brought him through nicely. It
always will. It is a good medicine
and thorough in its work. q
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who gets up the hunt.

ger who gets up the hunt.
A great party of negroes, armed
with assegais and long hunting swords,
or sometimes even with guns, collect
together. Men mounted on fast
horses go ahead to find the game.
When they have come across any large
animal, such as rhinoceros, an ele-
plant or giraffe, they give signal.
The hunters gradually close around the
animal in II circle and assail him on all
sides with assegais or gun shots. But
the game does not die without n strug-
gle. Elephants especially are often
very dangeroes and turning upon their
hunters with wild rage may kill or
wound several of them if they do not
turn and run.
Wild elephants are often captured
in large quantities by very simple
method, especially by the natives of
Burmah and Ceylon. First an inclo-
sure called keddah. or corral, is
formed by fencing in a Iares -r-aS Of
of trees. On one side only is there all
opening. 1t is the aim of the hunters
to drive the wild elephants through
this opening into the inclosure. But
this can be done only by the aid of
thousands of beaters, who make an ex.
tensive circuit around the haunts of
the elephant. Gradually but surely
they narrow the circle, driving the
animals before them, until compare
lively small area is completely sur
rounded by the beaters with the
hunted animals in the midst At last,
the beaters with general rush, scream
ing at the top of their voices and
brandishing lighted torches in their
hands, close in upon the elephants.
The affrighted creatures, seeing no
way clear except in the direction of
the corral, make for it with all speed
and enter the opening. Once they are
inside the entrance is barricaded. The
eatSeen9a se %ss6mfP1sstkelyy yia4i Exhausted. listed.
they huddle together in the centre oi
the corral, and there await motionless
the progress of events. A number of
tame elephants, each mounted bv
Keeper with another man following on
loot, are then ridden into the inclo.
sure: Mingling freely with the wild
eiePhants the tame ones put them off
ehelr guard, and thus an opportunity
is gwen to the attendant on foot to
pass the moose of rope around each
OF the four legs of every captive, who
Is then securely fastened to a tree,
lhe elephant is not as unruly or asun.
reasonable as the lion or the tiger. and
1t does not take very long to tame him.
ne can be transformed in a couple of
months or so from a wildroamer of tho
forests to patient and dociIe beast Of
burden. VI
Up in the frozen regions of Alaska
ne sea-llon is hunted in much the same
manner as the elephant in the eouato.
lal districts of Asia and Africa. The
are the native Aleutes q
pecles of Esquimaux who inhabit
Alaska. They first find one of tho
ookeries to which the sea-lions betake
themselves during the autumn season.
.hese are usually some narrow prom.
ntory or strip of land bordering the
ea, where the animals concrepate in
'rge quantities. The Aleuts well
now that their prey cannot be AN.
reached by day. They would simply,
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
A sBAsoNABIE RK1IsH.

A seasonable relish is q stuffed Gu.
cumber. Remove the peel from q
large cucumber and cut it into piecei
about half an inch thick; place these
in a steamer and steam steadily until
they are thoroughly cooked-about
half an hour. Have ready in sauce.
pan q well-seasoned mince or force.
meat of any sort. Carefully scoop out
the seeds from the rounds of the GU.
cunhber and fiA them. with the minoe.
Garnish each with & ring Of csper,
placed near the edge and serve on Z
border of spinach surrounded by thick
tomato sauce. New York Times. ,,>-
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TO CLEAN WHITE SILK LACE.

There are two well-known recipes for
cleaning white silk lace. One is to
wind it around piece of wood, hike Q
piece of broom-handle, or o glass bot
tie, and to soak it all night in warm
CASTLE soapsuds and milk; rinse in
warm water, soak in soap and warm
water; rinse again without rubbing,
bleach in the sun and dry. The second
method recommends that the lace be
spread out upon white paper, covered
with oalcined magnesis; another sheet
of paper placed upon it, and laid away
for three days between the pages Of Q
largo book; then shake off the powder,
and the lace will be clean and white. -
New York World.
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TWILIGHT.
Slowly dies the long June day,
Softly rolls tho earth away,

Slowly dies the long June dayt
Softly rolls the earth away,
Lovelier light at length divininS
All dream ofmisty bloom,
Trembling stars, and golden gloom.
Larger heavens and sweeter shining
Which Is dearer, dusk or dsy2
Where the glory died the dark,
Lost in light the ruby spark,
Violet CLEAN, and saffron splendor,
Melt and mingle into one.
When the long June day is done.
All the depths 4hrob close and tender-
Is it day, or is it darkI h
Love. the long Inc day had ufe,rN .-;
silxa- -,--r--~sss sunny strife
Now its rosy wrath fades DER us,
Eds vast twilight llls our eyes
Yet what freedom Of the skies
Parts the staf-sS@n way before us
Is 1t death, or is itlife7
Harriet P. Spofrord, in Harper's Bazaar.
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Yermonps Mammoth Cave.

Vermont has mysterious cave which
for generations has been regarded by
the country folks as the headquarters
for hobgoblins or other residents of
spirit land. A newspaper man lately
explored its depths to limited extent
and says he found wonderful freak of
nature. The opening of the cave is q
large tissue in the side of the mountain
bordering on Maidstone Lake, in the
town of Maidstone. Achamber twenty
feet deep and ten feet high, encased in
solid walls of ice, leads to huge cham
Der in which is spring of unusual size,
bubblihg in little pond. The water
dnshes down steep incline through
tunnel, and then falls over precipice
80 high that the sound of the falling
water can not be heard. By following
. circuitous route down q steep incline
for q distance of 100 yards the explor-
ers reached the brook again in another
big chamber filed with level boulders
of granite apparently disloged from the
roof of the cave by earthquakes. The
explorers followed the course of the
brook apd emerged from the cave on
the opposite side of the mountain, q
distance of nearly two miles overland
from where they entered. The cave is
one of immense size, and contains
many chambers which the explorers
did not dare enter without tho proper
instruments for measuring distances
and apparatus for scaling the preci-
pices which are known to exist. New
York Mercury.
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SEASONARLE RECIpEa.

Palm Pancakes - Well beat three
tresh eggs, then mix three tablespoon
fnls of dry -four with pint Of new
milk. Pass it through sieve into the
eggs. Put one-half ounce of lard into
clean frying pan, and when it is quite
hot pour in a little batter rs thin as
possible. Scatter over it some finely
minced candied citron peel then cover
with batter as thin us before. Fry q
light brown; drain dish and serve very
hot with half lemons. The pancakes
must be not larger than the palm of
the hand
Liver-A very nice and tasty way OF
cooking liver is to out it in slices about
an eighth of sn inch thick, and to
make the dish look nicely stamp the
liver in roupds with q pastry-cutter
and season it with pepper and salt !;
Al - --A:--is- oover Win eggs and bread
crumbs and fry in clean hot grease nm.
til moe golden color. Fry some yery
thin slices of bacon and arrange them
between the liver, and pour a thick
brown sauce round the dish, and un.
less you prefer the sauce plain. Won
wall find the addition of alittle chopped
very much.
Peach Short Cake-Use oanned
peaches and prepared flower for this
DISH Chop quarter of pound of but.
ter into quart of prepared flour.
quickly stir into it enough sweet milk
to make a soft dough; put this into
Two round cakes upon buttered tin
plates and bake them in a hot oven
Meantime open a can of peaches re.
serve the finest for the two top LAYERS
and cut the rest in small quarters.
When the short cakes in the oven arc
done and cool enough to handle, tear
them open With the aid of fork. but-
ter the insides, divide the cut peaches
upon the two bottom layers, and ar.
range the fine ones on the ,others
'hickly dust all with .sifted powdered |
ugar, lay the tops upon both under
pieces and serve the short cakes with |
more sifted sugar and sweet cream.
he juice of the canned peaches, well
weetened with powdered sugar, can
70 used instead of cream.
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CAPTURING WILD ANIMALS,
MEN WHO MAKE THIS A REGULAR
BUSINESS.
Obtaining Young Lions and Tigers
Simple Methods OF Catching Wild
Elephants, Sea Lions and Snakes

Elephants, Sea Lions and Snakes.
THERE are men who make a
regular business of catching
animals, rearing and training
them and disposing of them to
whoever will buy. These men send
out special messengers to the hunting
grounds in Africa and elsewhere. They
take with them q lot of small coin to
distribute among the natives. In Nubia
a very little money will go long way.
On the arrival of the messenger the
Kauri negroes form themselves into
companies, go out to the ncighboring
deserts and there disperse in search of
the young lions. In order to find the
den in which they are succored and
nourished the Kauri aim is to find the
spoor or trail of the mother lioness.
AS she goes in and out of her lair she
gradually makes beaten track which
it is not difficult to detect 1t is not
often that more than one hunter hap
pens ul IN the same spoor, however, as
they are comparatively few and far be-
tween.
Having made his discovery, the hun.
ter crecps slowly and cautiously along
the bushes. He carries bundle of
assegais or javelins under his arm. AT
last he reaches the neighborhood OF
the lair. The lioness scents his ap.
proaeh and and ss stsfs it toS " ati NTH Beors wh wsha
she can spring, even before she has
caught full sight of the intruder, the
assegais, whirled with unerring aim,
have penetrated her body. She falls
to the ground, gasping, dead. The lit
tie lion whelps are too weak and small
to offer any defense the crucl-looking
fangs, the terrible claws are only Just
beginning to bud. They are gathered
up by the hunter, who takes them back
to his zereba. There they are brought
up on the milk of goats. The little
ones grow very fond of their foster
mothers, and jump and play around
them quite as if it were family party.
Young tigers are obtained in the
same way as lions. But leopards and
hyenas are frequently caught full grown.
They endure captivity a great deal
better than other members of the cat
family and, being less heavy and pow
ertul, are more readily managed even
in their most ferocious moods. In or.
der to catch them huge traps are set.
Sometimes these traps are made out of
wood, sometimes they are cut out of
the solid rock. They act much on the
principle Of the common mouse trap
that ls, they have hanging door in
front of the entrance which is raised
by lever held down by a baited hook.
The bait consists of meat. The ami.
NAL comes ill and seizes the bait, the
lever flies up, the door shuts down
upon him and he is held fast. Once
trapped, the hunters, after fierce,
struggle, tie his legs together, muzzle
MIN and bear him off in triumph to the
zereba.
Sometimes n great hunt ls got mp
and then everything which comes in
the way of the Kauri negroes is fair
game for slaughter, while all the lairs
that are discovered, whatever the
parent animal may be, are relieved of
heir voUpe. and the Young become
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x1f->s1ek--SR}e'ShImeuG Ieelb u i1ttl0
rough on the surface-when they are
neither damp nor dry-take down, fold
and roll. Unfold breath at time
and pat and pull it between your two
hands until it is almost dry. When
you have gone over the whole garment
sprinkle it lightly and roll tight. Leave
it for at least an hour, covering so
thickly that the outside cannot dry.
Sprinkle and roll in the same way
the thicker garments, which, however,
need great deal more water than the
muslins. But do not make them too
wet; above all, do not have wet
splotches on semi-dry ground. Any
fabric that will hiss under the iron IL
too wet for good results
DO your sprinkling with the atomi-
zer or fine rose-nosed watering pot, SO
gently that n mist, not thunder
shower, shall descend upon your gar
ments. that is, if you would escape
smears and sticky irons Atlanta Con-
stitution.