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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11
NUT. GRASS.

For long time complaint has been
made by farmers about the annoyance
caused by the growth and spread of
nut grass or coco" on their premises.
Inquiry has been made for remedy
against this nuisancc.-Thc following
extract from an article by Hon. George
ID. Tillman in The Botanist for 1899
may be Of interest and profit to any of
our farmers who may be annoyed by
this grass:
The plan OF campaign to cXtirpate
nut grass is simply to prevent it ma
turing seed above ground. Nearly
everybody thinks that the nuisance re-
produces itself from the nut alone,
whereas it propagate thousand times
more from the seed. Hence, to
eifectually and quickly destroy nut
grass on any land infested with it, the
soil should be frequently stirred during
the growing period OF summer SO as tt
stimu' ate each nut tubcr and seed to
sprout 1t is q waste of effort to attack
| COCO in winter, either by digging, or
plOwing. or turning hogs on it. The
best time for fighting it is between
midsummer and frost time. Although
| myriads Of the sprigs will show them
selves above ground in a day or two
after each working of the soil, even in
the spring months, yet 40 seed stem
will shoot up till late in the season,
and the secret of success, as before re-
marked, is merely to cut down every
TALL stem, white in the lowering stage
at the latest, and the sooner the bet
ter. The old method for destroying
COCO, by cutting iG OFF under the sur
face Of the ground cverytimc sprig
appears above the surface, is use
less expenditure OF labor. The
ground should be often stirred with
the plOw or hoe, from April to frost,
as before mentioned, to make every
nut and seed come up if possible, and
us soon as possible, but there is no ur-
guent necessity, as far as cradicating
the grass is concerned to kill its sprigs
until they begin to shoot up seed
stalks. For this purpose it is only re-
quisite to plOw or chop down the grass
at the regular intervals of working In
dian corn, collards or any crop. Still
it is advisable to plant the land in
some tall-gr0wing crop which shall
neither cover nor obscure the COCO
stems, and thus keep them from ;bcing
observed and destroyed. BY the
above method two years are ample
time in which to rid any ground of CO.
60. In fact, ono season is sufficient to
eradicate it, except that few scatter
ing sprigs will show themselves in sub
scqucnt years which can easily be pre-
vented from going To seed by close at
tcntion. Ono cause that has enabled
COCO SO long and so deliantly to hold
its sway in the South is that We have
so few crops which are hOcd or plowed
in the fall Of the year. This, together
with tho popular error that COCO pro-
pagatc from the nut alone, explains
the whole storp of its universal
triumph over the patience. sweat,
curses, and blows OF the millions who
have wTrrud on it.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11
Saving His Bacon.

1t was Christmas day of 1861, that
General Lee invited a number of Con-
federate generals to dine with him.
His servant Ephraim, who had been
his personal attendant for some time,
seemed less at his ease than usual.
The guests appeared, and dinner was
served in the Generals tent, on a rough
pine table, and consisted of boiled
cabbage, on the top of which rested a
piece of bacon about three inches
spare. AS General Lee helped each
guest, he asked him to have a slice of
bacon. AS the question Was asked,
Ephraim gave positive signs OF terror.
The dinner concluded with the piece
of bacon undiminishcd in size, each
guest having refused. AS the guests
left the tent, General Lee turned to
Ephraim, and said, In a low voice:
"Ephraim, we have another cabbage,
have we not ~
The answer was: Yes, sab, Marse
Bob. We got anuddcr cabbage, sab. -
"Thcn, Ephraim," said the General
save the piece of bacon to cook with
that cabbage"
The prompt and decisive reply was
No, sab, Marsc Bob, | can't do dat
jis' borrow dat piece of bacon for
reaSOnin' from friend obcr dar in
'tichmon', and done glib up my parole
OBJ honor dat I'll glib him back dat
same bacon what | borrow"
General Lee lett the tent without
comment. and the bacon was returned.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11

about enforcing the law. He answer
ed that SO far as he had heard they
are doing what they can to carry it out
to tho letter. "The towns which
have passed ordinances instructing
and giving their officers the power to
enforce the law will, as | have stated"
he continued, "bc allowed to enforce
the law in their own way. The towns
which do not pass ordinances to have
the law enforced within the next thirty
days will be aided and will have the
laws passed for them" While the
Governor did not say it in so many
words that he meant thatn the metro
poiitan police law would be put in op-
Grafton in the refractory towns.
Darlington is supposed To be one of
these towns. That town passed an or
'diuance instructiug tho police to en-
force the law before the Darlington
riot. After tho riot it is said that the
town council repealed the ordinance.
All the largo cities of the State,
Charleston. Columbia and Greenville,
arc enforcing the law. Grcenville's
mayor, James Il. Williams. visited
Governor Evans personally and
promised that the law should be car-
ried out. Sumter, Aiken and Florence
have passed ordinances, giving thcir
police power to enforce the law. Many
of tho smaller towns have done like
wise.
Governor Evans says that the rail
roads have promised that they will
hereafter aid in tho enforcement OF
the law by refusing to haul contra
band goods-that is, when they know
that the goods arc cOntraban So the
outlook is for quiet enforcement: OF
Ia.
ties.
IL Governor Evan finds that the
municipalities are not earnestly trying
to carry out the law he will take a
hand and metropolitan policemen will
decorate the streets OF u number OF
places. An earnest, honest effort on
the part of the municipal authorities
everywhere is all that the Governor
asks or expects.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11

Fire Insurance at n Smaller Cost Than
the Old Line Companies.
The Grcenville MountaineCr.

From The Greenville MountaineCr.
Q The entrance OF Lloyds Fire lnsur-
ancc into this State has created quite
Il ripple OF excitement in insurance cir
clcS. AS their success means decrease
premiums for the board companies, Il
bitter fight is being made against them
All sorts OF rumOrS are current, and
very few people being familiar with
this system many ridiculous and alb
surd stories are told.
The tight is on in this city, and the
agency established her g by MrSsrs
Thackston X Montcith is going right
along and receiving substantial en-
cOuragcmnnt.
The following extract from the New
York World gives complete history OF
this system OF insurance, and shows
how insurance can be safely and sue
cGsSfully written at lower rates than
are charged by the old line com panics :
I" INSURANCE and mercantile circles
in this city are grcatcly Interested in q
discussion OF the merits of the LlOyds
system OF insurance, which has been
successfully extended during the past
few years from purely marine to com
mcrcial insurance, and which has been
repeatedly made the subject OF attack
by the "Oid line " companies. whose al
legged expensive management and auto
cratic rulc have been threatened by the
new departure.
AS nearly everybody knows. the
l.lOyds system OF insurance originated
in England, but few arc aware that it
was begun rs far back as 1858. Another
surprising fact is that up to the present
time no Lioyds insurance association,
either in England on this country, haS
failed. AS matter of fact, Il company
Of this kind cannot fail because every
dollar Gf the assets OF the members is
available to pay u loss and not merely
the premium alone.
"From the little seed dropped by
Lidward Lloyd in London in lGSS has
grown "a gigantic Lloyds, whose inan-
cial cspunSiblity is never questioned
throughout the whole world. and
whose annual premium income is up
ward Of S2J, ,OOO.OOO. In transplrnting
the system to the United States it has
met with some alterations. Under the
mOdcrniZcd plan those who wish to
enter upon individual underwriting do
SO by appointing an attorney or attor-
ncys to act and sign for them, thus re-
lieving them Of the incidental work and
placing their interests in the hands of
those more experienced in the business.
a Lloyds is not IL cOrpOrtiOn nor
IL COpartncrShip, nor is one individual
member Of the Lloyds responsible with
or to any Of the others, but simplv
and solely himself agrees to iGcmnify
the loser by fire for Il certain named
proportion OF his loss. II the LlOyds
is composed Of twenty members the
only association between them is that
each gives II full power Of attorney
empowering one person or iirm to do
the business for them, and also APP
points Il committee from their number
To safely care for the money received
and to counsel, watch over and advise
their attorney.
If their attorney issues a policy for
81, 900 each member of the Lloyd is re-
sponsiblc for 800 only, the same as if
the attorney had written and delivered
twcnty different policies for $3.50 each.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11
LAST CHRISTMAS OF THE WAR.
Along the Battle Line.

Mr.. George f.. Williams gives, in
the New York World, IL rcminisccncc
Of the siege OF Petersburg, illustrating
the pleasant way in which both
Unionists and COnfedcrates observed
the last Christmas day OF the war.
"Chris.mas day 1864" he says, found
the armies under Meade and Lee oc-
cupying the opposing lines of siege
works ut Petersburg, Va. | had ridden
over from General Warrcn's head
quarters to eat my holiday dinner with
my old cOmrade, Will Glider. who
aftcrward became famors as an Arctic
traveller in u bomb-proof near Fort
He'll, on tho Jerusalem planIi-road
and enjoyed hearty meal amid the
shrek Of shell and loud dctUnutions Of
artillery.
After dinner and peaceful pipe"
continues Mr.. Williams, Major Gil
der and paid visit to the outer line
OF pickcts, being obliged To crawl on
our hands and knees for two hundred
yards to avoid tho bullets which were
constantly whistling over our heads.
Finally We reached the picket
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11

line, having given to brother officer
portion of the good things We had
been discussing. AS the Captain
finished his dinner, there was per-
ceptible slackening in the artillery
and musketry fire, until deep silence
fell upon the long line of trenches.
1.-The Johnnies have hoisted flag,
sir said u sergeant, as he en- ,rged
from u pit near by.
"Whht for?" demanded tho Captain.
"'Well, they say it's Christmas dav,
and they think wc have wasted enough
ammunition"
Looking over the edge of our
br east-works, / saw the enemy's line
was scarcely a hundred yards away,
and along its ragged edge were ranged
thirty or forty heads of the Confed-
crate soldiers, our own line being
alive, owing to the implied truce.
Say Yanks, cried tall, sunburncd
Southerner, what did yer hev for yer
Christmas dinner?'
:. Turkey, apple-saucc, cake and
raisins, replied one OF the men at my
elbow.
That sounds like old times. |
didn't know there were any turkeys
nowadays. Say, Yanks, hov yer 20,
anything over?'
with one common impulse half u
dozen men sprang to tho top Of the
embankment, their hands full Of good
things.
Come over :" shouted u corporal.
who stood at the elbow OF the en-.
trenchment. Guess we've got enough
left to give some of you IL Christmas
dinner
Three men in butternut ciambercd
over their eartkworks. and met our
men as they advanced over the debat-
able ground between the lines. To our
surprise, the Federals came back with
u good supply of tobacco, which was
quickly distributed.
Say, Yanks, called the Confederate
who had opened tho conversation,
wc-uns wish yOu-uns a merry Christ
mas y
Same to you" we all shouted back
and there was no more shot or shell
along that part of tho line for the re.
maindcr of the day"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11
THEY MUST GO 1T ALONE.
CITY AUTHORITIES TO ENFORCE
THE DISPENSARS LAW.

The Constabulary Force to be Large.
ly Reduced and the Men tn he Sent
Into the COunty-TOwnS Must Come
to Time Within Thirty Days or They
Will Get Metropolitan Police.
Columbia Register.
The news-hungry reporters were
glad to find Governor Evans in his
Office yesterday because they felt
reasonably sure OF getting at least one
good item. They were not disap.
pointed.
Governor Evans was asked regarding
the Dispensary law and his projects
for its enforcement. He said
You can state that no applications
will hereafter be received for posi-
tions on the constabulary force. In
stead OF increasing the force we are
going to cut down and give the cities
and towns II chance to enforce the Dis
pcnsary law without the intcrfe renee
Of State officers. They will be allowed
to enforce it in their own way, and if
they do it thcrc will be no necessity
for return to the present plan or any
other plan"
10 low many men arc you going
to cut the force p"
We expect to cut it down to about
thirty-iive," he answered, "about one
from each county. We have already
cut four or five men off We now
have about eighty men employed"
Asked aS to what disposition will be
made Of the small force to be employed,
Governor Evans answered that they
will be, sent to the country and away
from the cities ard towns. a largo
number Of them, he said, will be placed
on the border of this State and North
Carolina, and bordering on this State,
are four prohibition counties. a great
deal Of whiskcy is made in these
counties and is run across into this
State and sold. The purpose OF Cover
nor Evans will be to have these men
watched and arrested. They will not
be tried in South Carolina, but will be
sent back into their own State for trial
on the charge of making whiskey.
The chances Of conviction will be
greater than in this State.
Governor Evans was asked rs t.
what the cities and towns arc doing
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11
REDMOND THE OUTLAW.
SKETt II ABOUT THE FAMOUS
MOONSHINIIIs.
An Interesting Talk About Making
Illicit kcy-Incidcnts of the
Great NIoOnshinc War in the Noun
tainS of South Carolina.
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
Major Lewis X. Redmond, IL scorce
OF years since the king OF the Carolina
mountains and the terror OF the re-
venue officials in Pickens and Oconec
counties, is in the city and is stopping
at the Darwin House, 64l King street
Mr.. Redmond, as is well known, now
resides on his farm near Seneca, and
does u good business in raising stock
and manufacturing lumber. He is in
Charleston ut present with IL shipment
of sheep and cattle, his own and a
ncighbor's from OcOncc County.
The cX-moonshincr greeted q re-
porter cordially last night, when called
on at the Darwin House, and said that
this WAS not the first time by a great
many that reporters had wanted him
to talk, and that he wasn't for saving
very much, and that he had often sent
them away faster than they came. He
Is line looking man, about six feet
high, with high forehead and wavy
black hair. He wears side whiskcrs
and mustachc and his dark eyes flash
with amusement or interest as memory
calls forth some scene. An impression
prevails that he is an old man, but far
from it: he is not yet forty. After
chatting while about his place, the
price Of cattle and his interesting
family, the Major was induced to say
something Of his old life.
" WAS but little more than boy
when | first made whiskcy," he said,
''and my first still was right close to the
wagon road and-that was before the
revenue officers got up our way la
OcOncC. We had heard about them
down around Columbia, but they hadn't
got further north much. Now as to the
making Of little whiskcy, of course
the people in that section couldn't see
the harm in it. You see corn grows
easy enough ON those side hill farms.
but getting it To Il market is different
matter. Very likely the farm was in
IL valley AMI the only exit was noun
tain path. The corn would have to be
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11

" You have a bad cold, he said. 81
have, she replied, huskily. " am so
so hoarsc that il you attempt to kiss me
| couldn't even scream.
Carpenter Bros, Grccnville, S G. Z,
Druggists, recommend JOhnson's Mag
nctc OIL the g:cat family pain-kilIcr,
internal and external.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11

a treasury expert declares that there
is enough Of silver now held by the
government To make u column one foot
squrac six and thrcc-quartcrs miles
high
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11

|. Pure Drugs.
2. Lowest prices consistent with the
quality OF our goods.
3. Accuracy and Competency COM
pounding Prescriptions.
4. We carry the largest line OF Pat
ent Medicines in the county
.. Our stock Of Medicines, Chemi-
Gals and Pharmaccnticals is immense,
and is purchased from the largest man
ufacturing and importing houses i'm the
country.
.. We carry a full stock OF the best
Paints, Oils, Putty, Whitewash and
Paint Paint Brushes.
!. We carry the finest line OF Spec
taclcs and Eye Glasses in the county.
TpIoo nn,,~ ~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

Chicago Chronicle: - The gramo-
phone, a talking machine much simp-
Ter and cheaper than the phono.
graph, invented by DR.. Berliner, the
famous electrician, will soon be put
upon the market. It's records of HUI
man speech and of music, it is said
are indestructible, and can be cheap
ly multiplied to an indefinite extent
by simple mechanical means. What
it has to say OIL sing can be heard all
over an ordinary sized house. So de-
void of complexity is it's construction
that the complete apparatus will
cost only eighteen dollars, and a
smaller edition, intended for the use
of children, Will be sold for five dol
lars.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27
Called on Secretary OIney.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Among
Secretary Olney's callers to day was
Sir Julian Paunceforte, British Am
bassador, accompanied by Sir Sander
son, British Consul General at New
York, a brother to Sir Sanderson, who
drew the "Sanderson Line" in the
British Guiana boundary dispute, and
addressed two notes to DR.. Pulado and
DR.. Urbancia OF Venezuela, which
are claimed by the Venezuelans to
have emanated from Lord Salisbury.
1t is stated officially that the call was
of a social nature. A strong impress
sion prevails as a result of the visit
to day, that Secretary Olney has Of
ficially notified the British represen
tative of the enactment of the law for
the creation of the Venezuelan Boun.
Diary Commission.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27
Chicago Stock Market.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Hogs, receipts,
1900. Market slow; prices firm &c
higher; light, s3.35@s3.52H; mixed,
1896 @s3.55; heavy, s3.3O@s3.6O
rough. S3.3O@S3S35.
Cattle receipts, 1,500; market steady
Beeves, S3.15@S4.15; COWS and heif-
ers, S1.6O@S4.75; Texans, 50. az rs;
Westerns, S2.9O@s3.90; stockers and
feeders, S2.3O@S3.5O
Sheep receipts, 1000. Market
strong to 10c higher.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27
500 Reward 300.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q
constitutional disease requires a con.
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting di.
rectly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroy.
ing the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build.
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The pro.
prletors have SO much faith in it's
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
rails to cure. Send for list OF testi.
monials. Address.
II. j. CHENEY 81 Co.,
Toledo, ..
ia" Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27
Not Appreciated.

A young man recently wrote to his
newly acquired mother-in-la law as fol-
lows:
IL send you by express to-day one
OF Maud's first biscuits, that you may
note the effect of your culinary in.
struction. l would send it by mail,
that you may get it sooner, but the
postal regulations prohibit the send
ing Of articles weighing more than
four pounds"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

The New York Evening Post of the
Goth says: Several leading bankers
called on j. Pierepont Morgan and
August Belmont to-day. From one
of them it was learned that probably
by tomorrow or Saturday the public
would receive assurance that another
government loan could be successful
ly foated and the amount be 100000
OOO."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

If sufferers with piles, it will inter
est you to know that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve will cure them. This
medicine is a specific for all com.
plants Of this character, and if in.
structions are carried out a cure will
result. We have tested this in numer.
ous cases, and always with like re.
suits. For sale by +. F. Muller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

Wife-Here's an account of a man
who shot himself rather than suffer
with indigestion. Husband-The fool!
Why didn't he take DeWitt's Little
Early Risers? I used to suffer as bad
as he did before l commenced taking
these pills. For sale by f. +. Muller
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

No excuse for ~sleepless nights when
you a get One Minute Cough Cure.
This will relieve all annoy ances, cure
the most severe cough and give you
rest and health. Can you afford to do
withoutit For sale by T.. f. Muller
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

One Minute Cough Cure is rightly
named. 1t affords instant relief from
suffering when afflicted with a severe
cough or cold. 1t acts on the throat,
bronchial tubes and lungs, and never
fails to give immediate relief. For
sale by F. F. Muller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

Coughing initiates the delicate o.
gans and a~ggravates the disease. In
stead Of waiting, try One Minute
Cough Cure. 1t helps at once, max.
ing expectoration easy, reduces the
soreness and inflammation. Every one
likes it. For sale by F. F. Muller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27
NOTICE.

e. Osen has a fresh and complete
stock Of boots and shoes, clothing,
gents furnishing goods, underwear,
hosiery, hats, caps, men and boys suits,
etc., at prices to suit the times. Goods
new and of the latest styles. Also
samples of suits made to order. jy3O
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

When you are IN heed of letter
heads, bill heads, note heads, envel-
opes, statements, etc., remember that
you a have them printed at the In
DEPENDENT office at prices within the
reach of all.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

Piles of people have piles, but De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve will cure
them. When promptly applied it
cures scalds and burns without the
slightest pain. For sale by F. F.Mul-
Ter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

DeWltt's Little EARLY Risers for
biliousness, indigestion, constipation.
\ small pill, q prompt cure. For sale
by F.F. Muller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

Bargain and Sale Deeds, Chatte
Mortgages, Notary Public and Jus
tice of the Peace Acknowledgements
and other blanks for sale at the In
DEPENDENT office.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

SILVER Medal Flour" is the best in
the market. Try it. y
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

Good bread is the staff of life
SILVER Medal Flour" makes good
bread.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

Try Il sack of "Silver Medal Flour"
made at the Elko mill. 4
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

"Silver Medal Flour" is a home
production. Use it.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-27

Everybody usesE@S liver Medal
Flour" because it is the best. 4