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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
Odd KOala Bear of Australia.

A firm in London, acting as special
agent for Australian wines, publishes
striking advertisement representing
koala or Australian tree bear, with a
cub upon her back. The firm, which
is one of thirty years standing, nm
nounces that it has in its possession
the only specimen Of tree bear in
England.
The koala is m interesting animal,
not because it helps to serve an Eng
lish wine merchant to advertise his
wares, but from the standpoint of the
zoologist. The koala is marsupial
Phalaugistidae, resembling the pha-
hangers in dentition, but possessing
much larger molar teeth. The koala
has hardly the rudiment Of n tail. 1t
resembles small bear. It's scientific
name comes from two Greek words
meaning respectively pouch and n
bear. Its forefeet have five toes, two
of which are opposed to the other
three. This peculiarly does not ex-
tend to the hind limbs.
In speaking of the koala an author
ity says that the animal olives much
on trees" The hasty reader should
not infer from this that the koala de-
yours trees in it's efforts to sustain life.
The idea meant to be conveyed is that
the tree bear spends a large part of its
lie in the branches of the Australian
trees. tThe name koala is Of Australian
origin, and seems to be an effort to put
into one word the peculiar sounds ut
tered by the tree bear. AS an adver-
tising feature the koala now leading n
lonely life with her cab in London is
n thorough success. Many people who
are not interested in Australian wines
have visited the tree bcar.-Ncw York
World.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
THE ACME OF TORTURE.
"The Bath" Once Used in Italy for
! Capital Punishment.

"Thc Bath" Once Used in Italy for
! Capital Punishment.
: The punishment Of the bagno Oath,
one of the most clevcrly cruel inflictions
ever devised by an official of the torture
chamber, was administered in Italy,
probably in Venice, where the water OF
the lagoons played so prominent part
In its penal system.
The prisoner was placed In vat, the
sides Of which We're slightly in excess
of the average height of man. In order
to hold In check the rising tide Of water,
which ran into the vat in constant
stream, the criminal was furnished
with scoop with which to bail out tho
water as fast as 1t came in. .
The respite from death by immersion
thus obtained was more or less prolong-
ed, according to the powers Of cndur-
nncc possessed by the victim. But, I'M
Hgine the awful torture, the eXhaustinS
and even that hidcouSly grotesQue Of
forts, the inccSsaDt and pltiless toll by
night and day. to stavc off the dread
moment fast approaching, when. over
come by sleep and fatigue, he was un-
able to struggle any longer against his
fate!
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
A New Lift-BOat.

Anything that bears upon life saw
ing Mt sea is OF great interest to hu-
name persons There have been many
inventions in the wGy OF life.boats,
but most Of them have many objec-
tions, and some have proven them.
selves in emergencies entirely worth
less. A new boat is divided into two
lenSthwise sections. There are water
tight compartments which are filed
with air.tight metallic tanks. These
are fastened to the floor of the boat,
and arc intended ns rcccptacles for
provisions, water, clothing and the
like, aud in cases OF emergency,
ammunition. 1t makes not the slight
est difference how tho boat comes in
contact with the whether she
be pitched in headforemost or dropped
backwards or sidewise-as she rights
herself almost instantly and is practi.
nally non.sinkable. The tanks for
food assist in keeping her aaoat, as. if
properly used, they alone would keep
the boat from swamping.
Those who have studied tho build Of
this boat declare it tho most sensible
anu practical article of its kind that
has as yet been produced. New York
Ledger.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
A Story OF Glnlafone.

The English press deems it an inter
fsting coincidence that President Krue-'
ger lost thumb by accident, while
Gladstone lost finger. 1t is recalled
that Gladstone, in describing the am
putation of his finger, once said: 1.-The
absence of pain sometimes amounts to
pleasure. 1t was once my fate to have
a finger cut Off, and rccollect peri
ifectly well that when the surgeons
ceased to hack me was more delighted
than can express. I thought l never
experienced so lively a pleasure"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
''Yet-if we live to tell the taie,"

"Yet-if we live to tell the taie."
fremarke ed Janet.
Up et the ballroom they found q
dismal enough crowd. One stout Ger
man lady shook her head automati-
cally, and calculated ut intervals.
well never see our happy homes
again!" The children were fretful.
and their terrified mothers seemed to
have lost the art of soothing tLem.
Phil made heroic effort to cheer them
up-played with the children, joked
with the old folks and induced somc
OF the younger ones to gather around
the piano and sing; but after all it was
fictitious gayety he stimulated, md
1T soon fickered down again. There
was something too alarming to be
ignored in the fury of the clements
the rising water, the never ceasing
wind and rain. Janet noticed with
some surprise that Mr.. Van Dyne was
gloomy, and even snappish. He ans
wered shortly when spoken to, and
comfort than anything else. He
secured one Of tho few armchairs, and
ensconcing himself in it, relapscd into
sullen silence.
And still, as dark drew on, the storm
increased, wieh lashing rain and
screeching wind, and, above all other
sounds, the great hoarse roar of the
breakers. Phil and some OF tie other
men made what provision they could
for the comfort of the women aud
children; but Mr.. Van Dyne made no
move to give up his easy chair. Pres
emily there were people asleep on the
tables and benches-some even hud-
died upon the floor.
cit looks now like tramps' lodging
house." remarked Phil to Janet.
She turned and looked ut him. eve
are in great danger, are not we?" she
asked. 81 heard Captain Sanders say
fve may expect the worst. If the wind
Neers."
"Well, it hasn't vecrod yet, he ans
wered.
But it may"
eyes, it may. will tell you the
truth, because you have courage to
hear it. We are in great peril, ard
heavcn.knows how it will end"
There was silence between them for
moment, and then he took her cold
hand in his.
''Janet," he said, II must tell you
even here and now-how much love
you; even if you cannot love me, it
eases my heart to tell you"
"Rut I do, Phil" she answered,
looking up with her frank blue eyes.
The truth is, was afraid to let myself
love You until l learned, through this
storm, how kind and good and unset
fish you really are. You used to say
such hard things, but now ] seu you
are one Of those who practice but do
not preach"
And so they sat, side by side, hanl
in hand, happy in spite OF their peril
happy, as romantic youth can be,
even in the thought of dying together.
But no such poeti, climax WAS pos
sible. The storm subsided gradually,
the waters began to recede, and rs the
two watched, with tired eyes, the COM
ing of dawn, they knew that fate had
spared them for life and love.-New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
When Nature

Needs ass'stan;e It may be best to rcndc. 1t
promptly, but one shoull remember to uss
even the most perfect remedies only when
needed. The Lc,t and most silnrlo and gent!e
remedy is tho Syrup OF Figs, ''1aar cacturcd Sy
tho California Fig Syrup Company.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
Students CHASTITY Pr,nI

Some pranking students stole the hu-
man skeleton belonging to the high
school at Frecport, Me-. the other night.
and ran it up by the halyards to the
top of the flagpole on the public COM
mon.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

A Minnesota divine healer who per
forms miracles by the laying on OF
hands laid his hands on farmers
horse the other night and 1t will take
q Miracle to keep him out Of saltwater.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

"Why is it," the Cumminsville sage
inquired, with the air OF one pleased
with the sound of his own voice, why
is it that the man of 40 or therea bouts,
who can realize SO well how old he ia
when he Is talking to youth Of 1S,
seems to forget all about it when he
meets q girl Of that age?"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

Willie-I knew you were coming to-
night. Castleton-Why, Willie? Willie
Sister has been asleep all the after
noon.-Truth.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

We will give Slni re H.,r,i Inr ANY cas, or "a
tarrh That cannot b, cured with iiail's Catnrrn
Cure. Taken internally.
L. j. CHENEY IL Co.. Props, Toledo, q.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

FITS stopped free by DIR. kLINE's GREAT
NERVE ltESToRER. No tlts n cr first days use
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 3. 90 trial DO:
tic free. DIR. Kline. 93l Arch ST.. Philu., P;.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

More diseases are produced by using brown
soar than by anything else. Why run such ter
rible risks when you know that Dobbins' Floating
Corax Soap is absolutely pure: Your grocer ma,
Il will get il for YOU In red wrnppers only
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

A company recently bought 301. 900 acres
OF Expresses in Florida ut fifty cents to So an
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

The Arizona Agricultural Experimental
Station has made successful experiments in
tho culture OF ramie.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

We have not been without Pso's Cure for
Consumption for 20 ycars.-I.IZZIE .FERREII,
Camp ST., Harrisburg, Pa, May I, "a.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

The passenger, embarked upon the
lugger with murmurs of, "Dear me !
how horrld !" "I wouldn't have come
if I'd known this" etc.
1t was dark, very dark, with only
the glimmer OF the lantern Mt tho
boats head to light their progress.
Two mon marched up and down on
the thwarts, polling the boat along
through the shoal water; and the
passengers shuddered as they heard
the cry, lizard off! hard off" for
they knew they were about to stick in
the mud. Three times they stuck.
and meanwhile the mosquitoes bit
ferociously.
'Even you, papa, must admit that
this is poor beginning" said Janet;
but Mr.. Dale only groaned and gave
vicious slap at M invisible but very
audible swarm OF mosquitoes.
at last they reached the wharf and
disembarked with some difficulty, but
it was SO dark that Janet began to fol-
low stray mule, under the impres.
sion that it was her father. She was
rescued from this vain pursuit by Phil,
who declared that her misapprehen-
sion was very unfilial.
"How dreadful it all is" she said,
"but at any rate it's something to be
on dry land once more"
The next morning, however, under
q bright blue sky, tho island put on
its prettiest face and Janet could not
help being pleased with it. The fresh
" ,-f H.
of trees looked very attractive, and
the old sugar house, which did duty
as II ball room, gave promise OF pleas.
urc to come.
The days passed lazily and pleasant
ly, for stiff breeze had swept away
the mosquitoes, and the air was
like daught from the Fountain of
Youth.
Mr.. Van Dyno was his own charm
ing self, and Janet could not help ow.
ing that there was something very
winning also in Phips good spirits,
though she was repelled by some of
the sentiments he uttered. v-
"He must have hard, selfish streak
in him." she thought, for she was still
young enough to judge people by their
words. !-.:'',s'''.
But presently tho bright weather
began to break up, and on the day set
for on excursion to the neighboring
lighthouse, the sky looked 80 threat.
ening that Mr.. Dalo would not allow
Janet to so with the party.
''Those long wisps of clouds mean
wind" he said.
Janet felt inclined to pout as the gay
party, headed by Phil, set forth on
their quest Of pleasure.
Darker and darker grew tho sky,
and toward afternoon it began to rain
In gusts, and tho wind piped shrilly.
Some anxiety was felt on behalf of the
absent ones, and Janet joined group
OF Watchers on the dining room gal
lery. Presently the lugger appeared,
her sail sometimes almost flat upon
the water rs fierce gust made her Ca
reen; but ut last she battled her way
to the wharf.
"What, are YOU among the watch.
crs?" said Phil to Janet.
"We feared you might have come to
HARM" she replied.
"You feared for me ?" he questioned,
eagerly and wistfully.
"You, who believe in tho duty Of
being selfish, can hardly imagine.
suppose, that one may feel interested
in tho safety of n fellow being" she
retorted, turning away from hun nnd
leaving him robulfed and battied.
All fhn Ooyt DIV tho rojp sal1 IN &or.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
McEE REEFS
WINE OF GARDU4

will bring girls safely through the crisis.
Taken Mt the first indication of weak
ness, it never fails. 1t regulates the
monthly periods with perfect precision.
Its action is direct upon the fc1nirine
organs that above all others, ought to
be strong and we'll.
Start the girl right. Don't expose her
to the dangers and tortures of dragging
weakness, bearing down p;A is, nervous
prostration and the dcbiiitating drains
SO common 20 women.
McEiree's Vino Of Cardui, is home
treatment. 1t does away entirely with
abhorrent "local exas-.inations."
Sold a. C1.o9 q Bottle by pealor, In Medicine.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. softens the gums, reduces infamma-
Uon. allays pain. cures wind collie. 2Jc. a bottle
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

II afiiCt ed with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye water. Druggists sell ut pc II bottle.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

All the next day the rain fell in tor
rents, and the wind ragged. Janet
slept little whom night came, for the
dark was full of strange noises.
Toward daylight she arose and went
to tho window. AS far rs the eye
could see the island was covered with
water. 1t had risen level with the
gallery floor, and was gurgling an1
gulping under the house. Still the
wind howlcd ana the rain dcluged the
earth. y terrified flock OF cows
stampeded through the water on their
way to tho high grounds of the ridge.
Presently n rocking chair came bob
blng along on the Hood then n wheel
barrow; then n chicken coop; then n
| barrel. Janet looked across the road
toward one OF the cottages and saw the
water flowing i'll at the front door,
under the bed, and out Of the back
door. She gave little shiver as she
turned away, and won't to knock at
her fathers door.
"Get up, papa" !" she cried, "evcry
thing is under water"
Mr.. Dale, after splashing forth on q
hasty tour OF investigation, found that
mos Of tho cottagers had alrea ly ad-
| journed to tho 'ball room"-tlat
being considered the safest place.
Phil was going around in skiff to
caI.y them thither; trying to revive
their dropping spirits with tho theory
that the whole thing was great lark
''This will be something to talk
about next winter" he said, as he
helped Janet into the skip. eff ever
you get short of subjects for converse
tion, you can always fall back on your
! perilous adventures.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
"A SEA CHANGE.

UT il is n proof of
weakness to be blind
ed by affection to tho
faults of those we love.
For my part, I make
no such distinctions.
Even my mother, to
me, is first of all an
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-22
A CHARGE WITH MAcHErE.
An American Describes the Fighting Tao
ties of the Cuhans.

An American Describes the Fighting Tao
ties of the Cuhans.
New York Mail and Express.
A detachment Of san Quint.n battalion,
under Colonel Constapte, was moving
alons the road from Teiar to Moire. There
were 400 men In the column. and their
weary shutting tramp raised n cloud OF
red dust, which a gentle breeze carried
over the cane fields Sometimes the dust
would rise high In the air, like huge
red plums. If the breeze freshened; but
in tho fitrul Gains It hung with the col
umnu. sufrocating binding. singing the
wearied fellows who had been On the
march since early morning.
The sun was near the meridian. II
glanced out of 4 lcaden sky upon the
parched land. shcddins ~ fierce heat OF
every man IL was an effort enough to keep
moving and to watch for the thQrns and
sharp stones in the road, which might
tear open the sores OF his bare and bruised
feet.
No halt had been made for three hours,
The cantccus were drained Of their last
drops. Longing eyes were raised occasion
ally for SONS signs OF a refreshing stream,
hut o,llv 10 drop again TO the beds Of tho
man In front, watching the pace and catch
ing the binding cloud OF dust they raised.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-22

Half n league ahead was n thicket Of
brush and stuuted verdurc Except a few
towering, solitary royal palms, brandish-
inS their huge, ostrich-liSe plumcs, as II
IN remonstrance TO the whitening south
wind this wooded strip through which the
rohd ran ior 200 meters was tho FIRST
grateful shade that had fallen on their
path. NN''
Half an hour after the column halted
within a few hundred meters of tho
WOODS. the advance guard approached
II cautiously, experimenting a possible am
bush. satisfied with the reconnoiter. the
column advanced, and within a few mo-
ulcntS the mon were resting in the delici-
Gus shadow Some dropped exhausted.
others sat and rubbed their aching foot
Canteens were again upturned for drops
thRt possibly remained. Few fen 10 talk
ms and then only OF the weary leagues
chat remained before Moire should In
lenchpd or of the absence Of the rcbels
Tor none had been seen all dav desplte
the ruinor that Delgld1's band of 500 hnd
the niRht before gone out from Gomez i'm
the drecrtcn Of TEAR.
we are going 10 Moiro empty-handed. \"
suld Lieutenant Martinez.
'And lucky to do that" grumbled SER
geant Guerra. Ten leagues As n ion,.
days march under such sun as mis- 80
And when Martinez did not renlv h.
added; TT Is hard enough on nissgse,s -
and II the men drag themselves tbers ~
lore n;dnight there won't be a hlnnket
1I MI Ielt IN the OUTFIT. Some Of those
fellows were loosening their eartncbos
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-22

Cartridge cases) until I caught them at
1t. Boys Boys That's what they are
sending here to fight these black devils
only gusts of wind. These palms are
noisy In the dry season When | was
here in the long war We had men, not
boys; and even then the trees seemed 10
pear two Cubans TO every one we killed
Nothing. nothing, only the wind--and
wa mad battles then. Now IL is only
marches. to MoiTe today, back to TEAR
tomOrrow--empty-Aa handed always: but
SOD knows Cubas graves are not A
hundred Spaniaros die in days like this
VINO haven shot Mambi. These days
are our Cuban battles, where we suffer
all the losses. The Mambis never fatigue
where they are at home. Why. I've
a tumult of voices drowned the rest
with the suddenness of lightning and
WIN an upToar q tornado the woods
seemed 70 beloh forth q mad, plunglng,
moving throng of horsemen. riding FL
rious!y upon tho PROSTATE men. What
orders were given were unheard 1t was
700 idte, Tor PREPARATION. and impulse
alone yea every man to throw himself
upon me ground and begin firing against
But It was too late
'Machete Machate, Machete'" shrieied.
as IL with tho voices of a thousand Inv.
enas' drowned almost the crack Of the
rifes as the overwhelming and resistless
pan" dashed onward firing not shot,
chete with a skin which only a Cuban, its
master. can exhibit.
IN one instant all was over. They had
ridden on 10 ths Spanish line. broken it
and gone oyer it, And as quickly as they
had come they were away: still screaming
with the voices of Indians:
"Machcto"
The enormous sword-likc knives had
done their work The dead and wounded
lay everywhere. Bodies had been cleft in
twain. Some had lost arms, some legs.
some were pierced through \ few had
TFfinNTtftI a h.-
When tho cries Of "Muchete!' had ceased.
II seemed as If the silence Of the dead had
! settled over the scene as suddenly as de-
struction had fallen. Then. from the di-
rection the Mambis had taken, came scat
tering shots. ], was evident they had made
q stand, and the Spanish line which had
been formed out Of the wreck prepared
10 charge upon them The firing quick
ened as the Spanish moved. hut hardly
ton PAGES had b en- taken when upon their
back came another band OF horsemen, and
the trap was sprung.
Voices giving command were drowned In
the panic that followed Tn sound that
filled tho air were the holpifying, blood
rurdlmc choruseS of "Nachctc" the thug
der Of boots and tho cracking of Spanish
But again tho line wns cut through and
n SPANISH square WAS hrnltsn. Then fleeing
as randy as they had come. the Mambis
band had taken
There was no effort mazda to follow them
SQUARES were form 1gpin and, for what
were LEFT waited for the expected attack
But the time Ind come when more blood
would have 10 be shed than Cubaus ever
GouIt on losing IN battle, and the attack
Hours after, when the burying of tho
ocad vas finished. Tho remnant of the San
Quinun battalion moved arain toward
Moiro--'lsot omptv-hamdcd. Thsro was one
were carried into the city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-22
NOusToN,s PROTEST.
An Analysis OF the Schedule Recently Pro
rnulgutpd


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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-22
REST

My feet arc weary and nv hands are tired
My soul oppressed
And desire, what have long desired
Rest-only rest.
lis hard to toll when toll is almost vain,
In barren ways:
AIS marc TO sow and never garner grain
In harvest days.
The burden OF my days is hard to bear.
But God knows best:
ana nave prayed, but vain has been nv
prayer,
For rest-sweet rest.
lis marc to plant In spring and never reap
The autumn Yield:
us nara 10 till and when it's titled to ween
Ger fruiless field.
ana so cry weak and human cry,
so henrt-oppressed:
ana so sigh weak and human Sigh,
FOR rest-for rest.
Any way was wound across the desert
And cares irfest
My path, and through the novinr or bot
tears
pine for rest.
an" am restless sim. twill soon DO DER,
For down the ives.
N'e sun Is setting. and see the shore
Where l shall rest.
Father Ryan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-22
M'AULIFFE AND LAVIGNE.
THEY ESTIMATE EACH OTHER.

| think Lavigne is a great
fighter, but he is not a jim
Carney. He is young, strong
and aggressive, and is the
best American lightweight |
ever met. / think if ] am in
good condition that / can
beat him in a finish contest.
! am still the champion, and
will defend the title.
JACK McAULIFFE.