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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

hogony log from Mexico AZ inches
square and Al feet in length, which,
considering both length and thickness,
is very remarkable. II the wood were
figured instead of hsving straight
grain the one log would have value
Of over $50, 900.
The largest plank in existence is
that of finely finished piece of Cali
fornia redwood sixteen feet five inches
wide. twelve feet nine inches long, and
five inches thick. It is very doubtful
if tree will be found to yield suoh an
other. A cross-section of o California
redwoad tree exhibited, fourteen feet
in diameter, shows from its rings that
it was already six feet six inches In
thickness when Columbus discovered
America.
In the Krupp exhibit, which has o
building to itself, is the much-talked-
of greatest gun of the age, 120-ton
rihed gun, sixteen-inch calibre and
forty-six feet in length. The gun is
for land fortification and is reputed to
be destined ultimately for Italy. 1t is
said to be able to throw a proiectle
weighing one ton distance OF twenty
miles. In the castle of Dover isan old
gun bearing the legend: "Swab me
out and keep me clean, and I'll carry a
ball to Calais green" Modern war
engines are realizing the bravado OF
ancient times.
At the end of the Plaisance near the
Fifty-ninth street exit is the Ferris
wheel, the gigantic iron circle which
supplies the place of the Eiffel Tower.
Hero the wheel of the country fair has
developed into vast metal structure
$50 feet in diameter. To its rim great
cars are attached, and in them one
seems to sweep through the heavens.
Leaving the wheel one goes home op'
pressed and exhausted by the great
things he has seen, the leagues he has
wearily wandered, and dreams perhaps
that he is chained under tho mighty
hammer, or hides trembling from
hideous Cyclops, whose one terrible
eye is the colossal search light. New
York Post.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28
A Salt Lake In Mexico.

The Laguna de Jaco is salt lake in
Mexico, for the development Of which
a British company is now constructing
a railroad, says the Two Republics.
The waters of the lake are intensely
salt, carrying from twenty 1.-TWO to thirty
per cent. of that material in n state of
purity ranging from ninety eight per
cent. to chemically pure chloride of
sodium. The depth of water of the
lake ranges from three to thirty feet,
and bears on top a tough crust from
three to ten feet in thickness, composed
of silt, salt, soda, the various alkalies
and other impuritics-th surface OF
this crust being, in wet weather, q
mushy mass, and in the long dry sea-
sons carrying few inches of dry,
white, spongy material, resembling
snow. Along the eastern shore of the
lake (the prevailing winds being from
the high Fraile mountains in close
proximity on the wesD are many long
ridges and mounds of almost pure salt,
resembling ridges and dunes of white
sand, while the lake itself can readily
be made to yield 500 tons per day Of
salt as pure as the very best made from
sea water. The bottom of the lake is
of finely comminuted mud, beneath
which is n great bed of rock salt, the
thickness of which is yet unknown.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28
AN INDEFAT1GABnE INsEcT1c1pE.

A crow had nest in the woods just
before my door, and drew his mates and
young ones food from my pasture,
writes E. S. Gilbert. He would walk
along picking up insects or something
right and left, often having to make
quite an effort to swallow them. A few
minutes, and he spread his wings for
home and the squawinS OF his mate
showed that she was being fed. Then
back he came for more. How many
trips he made per day do not know,
but good many. ] often tried to see
what he was picking up, and he allowed
me to come within three rods; but he
was so quick 1 couldn't see and my big,
shiny telescope was just as bad as n gun
in his opinion; he started for the
woods the moment he saw it coming.
Thus he worked steadily day after day,
and though it seems incredible that
his big mouthfuls were all cut worms
or white grubs, do not know what
else they could have been. New York
Tribune.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28
Too Many Dogs.

The Savannah News says that the
papers of Georgia and of the neighbor-
ing States are up in arms against
sheep-killing dogs, and are clamoring
for some efficient legislation on the
subject. There is no doubt, it says.
''that plague of worthless dogs exists
nil over the South, to the detriment
of everybody, even their owners. But
how are they to be got rid Of? Nine
men in ten who own dogs, no matter
how worthless, will fight for them, and
there have been numbers of tragedies
brought about through the kicking OF
shooting of dog too mean and worth.
less to let live. The plan of taxing
worthless dogs out of existence has
been tried in the South and found
wanting. The people who own dogs
will not endure such tax. They
guard their right to own dogs as ieal.
ously rs the right to own horses and
land, and the candidate for the Legis.
lature who would let it be known that
he was an enemy of hounds would
hardly secure an election. Then how
are they to be reached? The man who
solves the problem satisfactorily will
be benefactor to the South. Fol
there are in Virginia, the Carolinas,
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and
Mississippi thousands of acres OF
pasture lands that could, and would,
be devoted to sheep raising, if the
dogs were removed. Until they are
put out of tho way the wool industry
will not amount to much in either
State. New Orleans Picayune.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28
FOOD FOR POULTRY.

The most expensive of ali food VIC
lind to be barley, au naturcl. Not
only is considerable prpportion
thrown about antl wasted hSsHftte1
That is swallowed is never digcsted,
We therefore give it as II change and
Len indulgenSe, and by no means as the
staple of their food. Indian meal is
the best staple, according TO our ex.
perience. 1t is we'll scalded. that the
swelling maxebc done before eating,
instead of . 3ftcrS. thus Svoiding various
maladies and perusafrom overcating.
Broken rice, we'll boiled, is good to
certain extent.
Malt dust is valuable resource.
The demand is becoming so great that
probably it will soon cease to be a
cheap food; but while it remains so it
is a real boon both to the fowls and their
owners. They will eat almost any.
thing that is sprinkled with malt dust
( and six shiilings sack of it goes a
long way. A certain proportion OF
s green food, and also of animal food, is
indispensable. Lettuce leaves, turnir
tops, cabbage leaves, celery, should la
thrown to them. They should have
access to grass, to pick seeds and in
sects; and it is we'll to put fresh sod
into the poultry yard whenever such a
valuable thing may be spared,
All the worms and insects that come
in the gardeners way should be pre-
sented to them; and when insects are
4 scarce scraps of raw meat minced as
fine as pins heads should be given.
Add finely chopped eggs for infant
chicks and L think the bill of fare Is
complete. AS for the pepper corn,
which old wives recommend as the first
thing to be swallowed, we reprobate
the notion as we should in the case of
any other newborn creature In fact,
it irritates the crop very mischiev-
ously if it gives out its SAVIOR, and if it
does not dissolve it is nothing
American Poultry Yard.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28
A stickler for Etiquette.

Doctor Thompson, master of Trinity
College, Cambridge, was an exceedingly
cold and austere man, never taking
much notice Of the undergraduates un.
der his care. On zone occasion Trinity
man happened to be out walking and
was caught in a storm. He ran across
q field and took shelter beneath large
tree.
When he arrived he found to his hor-
ror that Doctor Thompson was beneath
it, seeking protection from the rain.
For some time both stood silent, watch.
ing the clouds, till at last the under.
graduate, growing desperate, ventured
to remark that he thought it was clear.
ing up little.
'sSir," said the doctor hsughtily.
frowning upon the wretched youth,
"alI communications to the master OF
Trinity must be made through the
tutors. Buffalo Quips.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28
ARElggg6g:]
ke@AcSHARDEl
CURING HORSE HAIR.

For the curled hair used for mat.
jtresses the following process is used !:
The hair is first washed in hot water
and softened, and it is then spun into
ropes while wet and warm and kept so
until it gets the required set and curl.
1t is prepared for use by picking il
apart. The ropes are hard twisted, so
that when they are taken apart the hair
curls up and becomes quite elastic. 1t
will hardly pay to curl ones own hair,
d, as it may be purchased more cheaply
than it can be gathered by any person
not in the business. Most of the
'horse" hair in the market is the pro
duct of horned cattle, the switch of the
tail being used for this purpose. New
York Times.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28
''Gepn1an
Syrup,

I simply State that I am Druggist
and Postmaster here and am there
fore in a position to judge. l have
tried many Cough Syrups but for
ten years past have found nothing
equal to Boschee's German Syrup.
l have given it to my baby for Group
with the most satisfactory results.
Every mother should have it. ]. H.
HOBBS, Druggist and Postmaster,
Moifat, Texas. We present facts,
living facts, of to-day Boschee's S
German Syrup gives strength to the
body. Take no substitute. q
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28
WHICH Is THE BEST COW?

Every once in while some dairy
man remarks that he does not need
tsst TO tell him which are the best
dairy COWS; he-can tell by looking at
+ them. He just sells the fat ones and
keeps the thin ones. Quite often this
is the standard by which COWS are
Judged the thinner they are when Civ
ing milk the better dairy COWS they are
considered. There is, of course, some
reason in this We know that COW
thatuses her food to put flesh on her
back, instead of putting milk and fat
into the pail, is not the most profit.
able COW for the dairy. But so Jump
Ito the conclusion that because COW
Pis poor in flesh she must of necessity
be n good dairy COW is drawing n con-
clusion that is not justified by facts.
There are some beef cows that will
eat n good ration every day md keep
In just fairly good condition, while
there are others in the same herd that
on the same feed keep their ribs
4 and backs nicely covered with flesh.
! The latter are good feeders and the
/ former poor feeders. The latter have
the natual ability to make better use
OF their feed than the former; they
have feeding quality.
1t is Just the same with dairy COWS,
some are good feeders and some are
poor feeders Some keep thin in flesh
because they are using the greater
part of their food to make milk and
fat while others stay in poor flesh sim.
ply because they have not the natural
4 feeding quality to nssimilatc and digest
+ their food. 1t is folly to judge of the
dairy qualities of Il COW by the amount
OF flesh she carries. There is but one
accurate way to determine the value
of COW fortho dairy, and that is to
ascertain the number Of pounds of
butter fat she yields in year from a
given amount Of feed.
The COW that yields the greatest
RRRunt of butter fat per year for the
cost per pound is the most valu-
COW for the dairyman, and it
hot matter whether she keeps fat
gh for the butcher or so thin that
bs can be counted. 1t does not
swlretifsf ssshsS Ss~eighs five hun
!. dfed pounds or IL ton; whether she
has the beef form or the so-called dairy
form; whether she is black or white.
spotted or fawn colored, red or brin.
died. Performance is the only reliable
standard. Rocky Mountain Husband
man,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28
The Ladies'.

The pleasant effect and perfect safety with
which ladies may use the California liquid lax
ative, Syrup of Figs, under all conditions
makes it their favorito remedy To get the
true and genuine article, look for the name of
ihc California Fig Syrup Co., printed near tho
bottom of the package.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

The first savings bank was instituted
at Ber ne, in Switzerland, in l7S7. II
was iatended for servants only. In
1872 another was opened at Basel for
persons of any class.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

Chauhcey NJ. Depew is authority for
the statement that a man forms few
friendships after the age of forty and
none at all after fifty.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

Missouri has 1901 school districts
11,744 school houses, 1857 school
teachers, S22, 430 persons ofschool age,
and 61O, $50 in the public schools.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28
Wo Cura Rupfura.

No matter of now long standing. Write
for free treatise, testimonials, etc, to 8. J..
Hollensworth g. Co, Owego, Tioga Co., n. Y.
Price 81; by mail Sl.l5
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28
THE BEST BEANS.

@. T.. HUM, of Geneva, N. Y, writ.
ing in Garden and Forest, says:
Few vegetables have been hybrid.
zed or selected with greater care than
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

Mornings-Beccham's Pills with drink OF
water. Bcccham's--no othors. y cents n box.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

Albert Burch, West Toledo, Ohio, says !:
Halls Catarrh Cure saved my life." Write
him for particulars. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

Malaria cured and eradicated from the sys-
tenn by Browns Iron Bitters. which enr:ches
the blood, tones the nerves, aids digesti on:
Acts like n charm on persons In genoral Ill
health, giving new energy and strength.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

CLEVELAND has won seven out OF the nine
games played between Cleveland and Pitts
burg.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

For Dyspepsia, indigestion and Stomach dis
orders, use Browns Iron Bitters-the Best
Tonic. 1t rcbuilds the Blood and strengthens
the muscles. A splendid medicine for weak
and debilitated persona.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

SIXTEEN baseballs were used IN that seven-
teen-inning game between New York and
Cincinnati.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

airs. James Lanier, of New York
City, is an expert whip, and drivessa
handsome pair of high stepping ponies.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

CANAvAN is playing left field better than
any Cincinnati player ever did.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

II afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp.
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c per bottle
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

"PErE" BROWNING, Of Louisville, is batting
well.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

STEIN and Kennedy have 80 far done abou
all OF Brooklyns' winning pitching.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

BosroN has not yet been shut out this
season.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30
TWO ESCAPED.
Prisoners at The st. Cloud Reform,
atory Succeed In Getting
Away.
They Had Considerable Start, and at
Last Reports Had Not Been
Captured.
Said to Have Looted John Kaufman's
House, Near Clearwater,
Mimi.

ST. CLOUD Mimi, Oct. 30.-At 4:3O
p. m. Friday, George J. Bell and Dam
iel Mcdonald, working in the yard,
made their escape through the fence at
the reformatory. Up to noon they had
not been caught. Officers are making
every effort to ecure them. Twenty
minutes after their escape an inmate
peached, but the prisoners had by this
time gotten a good start. They were
seen before dark crossing Freeman's
farm, three miles south, and again seen
by a farmer six miles from here. They
followed the Mississippi until near
Clearwater, going around the village.
A message to Superintendent Myers
states that the prisoners looted John
Kaufman's house, a mfle west of Clear
water, between II and 4. Twenty-one
dollars and 10 cents in money, two
coats and some other things were
taken. They will no doubt be caught
before night. One hundred dollars re-
ward is offered for the capture of each.
They were coatless when they escaped.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30
CHICAGO'S MUSEUM.
Marshall Field Snbscribes $1,O0O,-
600 on Certain Conditions.

Marshall Field S~ubscribes $1,000
600 on Certain Conditions.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, Oct. 3d.
One million dollars cold money will be
given by Marshall Field to the museum
which is to be the outcome of the
worlds fair. Mr.. Field names condi-
tons which will be easily complied
with. They are simply that $500, 900
more be subscribed and that the stock
holders of the worlds Columbian ex-
position subscribe to the fund So, O00.-
900 of their holdings, which represent
an investment of $4,000, 900, but are
worth much less. The biggest stock
holders never expected to realize any
thing on their investment and they
nave already expressed a willingness to
turn owe all the stock they have. The
trustees of the museum have no doubt
hat a majority of the stock will be
turned over to them. AS for the 5000,
600 to be raised before Mr.. Fields mu.
nificent offer is secured, 800, 900 of il
has been Internationally subscribed by
George NJ. Pullman. The balance, il
is said, will be raised in a few days.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30

The shooting Of Carter Harrison,
mayor of Chicago, Saturday evening, by
a disappointed ~oiice-seeker, is another
instance of the penalty great men pay
for office. While the deed is no doubt
the act of n irresponsible crank" yet
his mind may have been infiamed by the
extreme bitterness to which factional
strife has lately degenerated between
the adherents of the mayor and Gov.
Altgeld. The fellow shot to kill and
Chicago mourns the ,oss of it's chief ex-
e~cutiye. Board of trade is closed to-day
and business generally suspended.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30

The Admiral Admitted Having Sa~
lated Mello.

. &sS ~
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3~0.-Seccetary
Herbert has given out the following
statement and telegram in regard to
.he Stanton ello incide-t.
s'Inasmuch as there seems to he an
impression that the prcr..sa: acted In
the matter of remov aamlral stan
ton without hearing from him, it is
fair to state that before the order was
issued Secretary Herbert sent a tele-
gram of inquiry, and had received the
following reply:
"Rio Janeiro, Oct. %, 1898. -Secretary
of Navy, Washington: Before anchor
ing, saluted flag of Brazil, 81 guns.
Salute was returned by government
fort. After anchoring received visit
from aide-de-camp of Admiral Mello,
flying the Brazilian flag. Returned said
visit. Saluted Brazilian admiral aioat.
Salute was returned by same No call
received from any Brazilian official
from the shore. Next day called upon
Brazilian admiral. Visit returned.
Mello only Brazilian admiral afaat.
lSigned STANTON"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30
Arrived Too Late.

ST. Louis, Oct. ga Post Dispatch
special from Springfield, Ills, says:
The appeal bond in the William
Newby-Daniel- Benton pension fraud
case arrived one day too late, the time
for fling having expired. The bond is
for 81, Zoo and is signed by rs of the
best citizens of Fairfield, Ills. The
prosecuting attorney has entered an
objection to the court to the bond be-
ing accepted, especially as the prisoners
counsel We're allowed an extension of Is
days and then came in late.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30

The \. o. u. n. Celebrating Its 25rh
Anniversary.

The a. O.. u. ~. Celebrating Its 25th
Anniversary.
CHICAGO, Oct. 81. This Is the quar-
ter-century anniversary of the organi-
cation of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen, and the event is being
appropriately celebrated wherever
throughout the country a lodge
of this famous organization is
to be found. In this city the cele-
bration takes the form of a big dem
onstration at the worlds fair and
which was preceded by a grand parade
of all the local lodges, reinforced by
many from suburban points. After the
parade the participants rounded mp at
Festival hall, where addresses were de-
livered by ], G. Tate, of Nebraska; B.
Fl. Shields, the supreme master work.
man; w. w. Wilson, past supreme
master workman and G. c. Galloway,
grand master workman of Illinois.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30

A Washington dispatch of the 18th,
says that K. Z. Strand had been APP
pointed postmaster at Sedwlck, Hyde
county, =. d.; that John Conklin wants
to be receiver OF the Chamberlain land
office, and is in Washington for that
purpose; that Secretary Smith had
filed a decision denying the petition of
Mary 4. Braynton for a writ of certlorari
ia the matter of her homestead entry in
the Aberdeen IS d. land district; that
Senator Manderson's bill approprlating
1885 to pay John Palmer of Pine Ridge,
S. D., for the valGe OF his improvements
on government land, from which he was
driven by al order of the Indian office,
was reported favorably in the senate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30
LATEST MARkET PRICES.
St. Paul Union stock Yards.

SoCTH ST.. PAUL, Oct. ~, 1893.
H~OGS-Steady; yards cleared to packers.
CATTLE->teaay j; good demand for feeders,
good butte her COWS and fair butcher
steers; others slow.
Prime steers. Sa.000375; gool steers. $2.5OaD
$40: prime cows, s2.5UQ2. rs; good cows, ~. O0a q
Z.t0. Common to fair cows, $1.00d2.0O; light
veal calves. $3.5o@4.25; heavy calves, 81. 500
S.OO; stockers, 81. 40g2.25. feeders, S2.0002.75;
bulls, $l.25 Q12.25.
SHEEP-Weak; following Eastern decline.
Receipts: Cattle, 2,00J. hogs. l.bD. calves. 10
sheep, 81.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30
Barrett Captured.

GLENDALE, n. D., Oct. a0.-A DIS
patch received here states that II. o.
Barrett, who was released from Jail on
his own bond, was captured at Moor
head, Mimi, where he was waiting to
take a train for Winnipeg. Startling
developments are looked for when he
reaches here, and ~-those responsible for
his release are said to be very nervous
over the news that Barrett has been
CAPTURED,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30
Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO. Oct. "a. 1879
CLOSING PRICES.
Steady. Cash. 6IsSc: December,
66sSc;Msy. 1890.
c0RN-EAsy. Cash. 3S4c; December, $3.50:
May, 421<c.
OATS-steady. Cash, 2sAc; December, 2sNc;
May. azc.
~PORK-steady. Cash, si6.s5: january.
S14.47h.
LARD-Steady. Cash. Slo.121S: November,
$40; January. $S.45.
RYE-Quiet. 4skc.
SHORT ~RIBs-steady. Cash. sl7s Jana
airy, $7.I214t
FLAX SEED-StsAay. s1.0l.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30
Moors Opened Fire.

MADRID, Oct. 80. Minister of War
General Mayallo, received a telegraphic
message from Mellilla saying the Moors
opened fire in great force upon the
Spanish, who were working upon the
fort now in COURSE Of erection. The
dispatch from Mellilla add that the Ere
Of the Moors was 80 well directed that
the Spaniards were obliged to retreat,
however, in good order.