The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-08-04
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Our world fs spinning through space
st q speed Of over 1000 miles per min
ute,
There are moro deaths annually from
hydrophobis in Sweden than IN s .-s
S..o. country.
Each day some ten Thousand strang-
ers enter London, which is infested by
120, 900 paupers.
The total amount contributed to
Presbyterian churches during the past
year was over $14, 900, 900.
It is said that the "thirteen" super
stition extends away back to the time
OF King Arthur, 516 A. ID.
A Pottstown (Penn.) farmer keeps q
largo number of snakes on his place
for the purpose Of killing rats.
Mrs. James Pierce, of Wanatah, Ind. +,
owns Bible which is said to have been
used mt the marriage OF Pocahontas.
It is said that dew will not form on
some colors. While a yellow board
will be covered with dow, n red or q
black one beside it will be perfectly
dry.
The kudzu vine is probably tho most
rapid growing plant in the world. 1t
belongs to tho bean family, and will
easily grow sixty feet tall i'll thrce
months.
During the year 1892 3557 vessels
passed through tho Suez Canal. or
these among others 25S1 were British,
two American and there was ono
Siamcsc.
Tho largest gold nugget ever found
In Colorado weighed thirteen pounds;
the largest in the United States weighed
l5I pounds largest in the world, 223
pounds and four ounces.
An engaged couple Of Blucfield, w.
Va, recently ran IL footracc. The wo-
m,n won, and then refused to marry
her lover, on the ground that she did
not wish to we'd an inferior.
Right Mt the foet OF great glacier
in New Zealand there is n tropical
growth of plant life and hot spring,
with water issuing forth mt tempera-
turc of over one hundred degrees.
Whnt il called tho vegetable boa
coustrictnr," II species of climber
which, il is snid by romnnccrs, twincs
about great trees so tightly as to
strnnglc them to death, is claimed to
have been discovered in India.
Among the recent breeds of pigeons
is the pnrlor tumblcr, which has not
only lost the power of fight, but has
very nearly lost that of walking us
we'll. It's queer motions when it at
tempts to walk have given it its name,
the tumblcr.
Snoring isn't confined to sleep; por-
sons with some forms of nasal catnrrh
snorc continually. But healthy man
snorcs, as ~ rule, only when asleep, be-
cause he then does not control him
self He gets into somo position with
his mouth open and inhaks through
| his mouth. 1t the mouth were shut he
wouldn't snorc.
The Spaninrd, however courteous he
| may be, never invites II guest to dim
| ncr; i'll Italy. too, tho privacy OF tho
family is seldom invaded ut the dinner
| hour; the Frcnchman IL delighted to
| entertain, but prefers to do 1T Mt his
club, while tho Englishman is never so
! genial ns when seated ut his own tnblC
with company surrounding him.
Tho seal ring worn by tho Pope, and
used by him on official documents te
which his signature is attached, hn'
on il the cngravings of fish, with the
cipher of tho wcnror. Since the Thir-
tccnth Century overy Pope has worn q
ring Of this character, and it is shat
tered with hammer when tho wearol
| li,s tn prryrut its uSo on IL forged
| document.