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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30
SEIECTING a HOME

In the matter of deciding where to
select farm and make II home there
are few things which should have
careful consideration. Among these
are climate, rainfall. length of growing
season. quality of soil, present AMI
prospective markets, general character
of the settlers aS to nationality, rpl-
giOn and politics. Many men 80 1t blind
as to all these things in choosing IA To-
cation, only later OH to realize that they
have made Il bad mistake. Tempted
by the low price of the land and the
spccious representations of railway
literature and land agents. scores of
mon are this season buying farms in
the semiarid belt, only to realize later
on that while they have the most fer
tile soil on earth the deficient rainfall
and the hot winds viii porSiStcntly and
uniformly paralyzc their best efforts.
Others similarly tempted will locate I'm
the south country, where the rainfall is
ample, but the soil so sterile that i
crop is only possible whcn the value
of 1t is expended in artificial fertilizers
to produce it. Now, here are n few
rules which 1t will pay to heed In
selecting farm: Where clover, corn
after year, there the questions OF fer
tility, rainfall and climate may be said
to he all right for the pursuit Of Il di-
vcrSificd agriculture. for where these
will grow there will stock Of all kinds
thrive, and where stock can he we'll
kept there will follow prosperity.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

Not one person III q thousand knew
OF the existence of such hidcous in
sect as the now well known electric
light beetle until electric lights came
into general use. Now so plentiful an,l
common Lave these bugs become that
recently it was necessary to remove
them by the bushcl from beneath the
arc lights on one of the bridges I'm q
western city.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

We noticed field of rape the other
day &ontaining about three acres into
which had been turned 10 shotcs ana
about 80 sheep. The rape was Is
inches high and compared with the
burned UP pasture lot adjoining it
seemed as If both hogs and sheep had
truck very soft snap. Why not more
of just such fields?
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

friend writes inquirinS how to got
rid Of Scrrcl from field which became
infected as the result OF sowing i'm.
pure clover seed. If such field were
summer fallowcd. giving il. say. three
or four plowiIgs or liSkingS between
tic middle Of Juno and the middle of
September. or, If p!cwcd in June and
sowcd to rape or sorghum, 1t would
finish up the Sorrcl.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

Quail are increasing very rapidly all
over tln west. Legislation which pro
tccts these birds and the determined
stand taken by so many farmers not
to have them shot ut any season have
much to do with this Increase There
Is no more valuable bird Op the farm
than the quail, as he is all The year
round weed seed eater and insect de-
stroycr.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

sun Eist week as he was tending q
mason how much he earned and was
told that he got $1.75 per day for eight
hours work. This son of Ham has no
kick coming
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

The southeastern fourth Of the state
Of Iowa has largely substituted bar
ley for oats as Il rotation crop In con
ncctiOn with clover and corn. 1t is
found that barley is less liable to
blight, ripens earlier, Is a far better
crop to seed down with and where n
crop of 35 or 40 bushels can be grown
than oats.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30
WHY

We spent several hours in a dense
ana heavy tract of timber not long
since and were surprised to note how
very few birds 1t contained, willie the
groves around the adjacent farmhOuses
ana all through the gardens and
orchards of the country town nearby
the robin, Jays. brown thraShers,
WrcnS, orioles. grOShcakS. doves, cat
birds and woodpcckcrs fairly swarmcd.
The big woods were silent, willie the
groves and orchards were full of bird
melody. An owl, a pair of hawks, n
VIRGO and Il solitary wood thrush were
the only tenants OF the big woods. Is
1t because the birds find they arc safer
In the vicinity of man. or that they find
better supply of food? Or may they
not be moved by the same impulse
which attracts people from the coun-
try 10 the city? We cannot tell.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

If you have IL cows. it will pay to
look Up the farm separator proposition.
In doing 1t. however. regard must be
had as to the disposal of your cream.
If one of the members OF cooperative
creamery working under the creamery
separator plan. 1t may be best to let
the farm separator alone until such
time rs 1t can be generally used by the
patrons of such creamery. But if you
are selling cream to n gathered cream
creamery. or make your own butter. or
supply milk and cream for town Gus
toners. there Is not the least doubt as
to the economy of the farm separator
even If you have not more than II
COWS.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

Forty years ago his father worked
II hours day in the Alabama cotton
fields and got for his labor ration OF
bacon, corn pone and, like enough,
good thrashing. We asked this mans
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

We watched few days since Il cock
sparrow tuSS!ing away with sDrang-
ly weed stalk which he had found in
his effort to so arrange it that he could
fly away with it to the nest under the
caves of the barn. He could not got II
in right shape somehow, and after
making numerous efforts he was going
to abandon his job. lust then down
flew the hen sparrow, and the first
thing she did was To- light into her lord
and master and give him q good maui
Ing. After driving him off she seized
the weed, gave it n shake or two ana
carried it off trlumphantly to tho nest.
We have seen things very like this
among married folks.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

The high cost OF the modern thrash
ing machine has proved good thin.
for many n young man. and older one.
too. for that matter. in that ii proves
q barrier to their going into the thrash
ing machine business. AS between Il
thraShcr and ten drinks of whisky
day. the average man will keep his
farm longer with the whisky than lie
will with the machine.
when the Lord wanted 10 plague and
punish the Egyptians, he sont small
things in vast numbers to do 1.-THE
plaques OF lice, OF flies, of frogs-and
just so today the farmers worst enc
mics are the periodical raids of small
things in countless multitudcs-chinch
bugs. grasshoppcrs, the Hcssian fly,
potato bugs and all the numbcrlcss
species of crawling. biting, sucking and
singing things which in few short
hours fall upon him just as they did
upon the Egyptians Of old, and blast
and wither his crop.
While little late to be Of use for
this seasons cherry crop, we give the
following plan for keeping the birds
away, sent us by Il lady reader OF these
notes: Tie long strips of newspaper.
say foot wide and the length Of the
paper, near the end with strong twine
and fasten a number OF them to the
outer twigs of the tree. The birds are
afraid of this arrangement and will
let the cherries alone. Our friend says
that she has saved her crop Of cher
rcs for several years in this manner.
This can be remembered for use next
season.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30

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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12
Influence of Food

What do you think of the theory that
food has potent influence in determining
character" asked Mr.. Smithfeld, as he put
three Jumps of sugar in his coffee
i guess it's all right" replied Mr.. Wood
as as he severed a portion of his beefsteak
when YOU order lobster"
We'll" retorted Mr.. Smithfield, good
humoredly, Il ought to have known it was
dangerous to lend you money after discov-
cred your fondness for beets. But, serious
ly, II there were anything in the theory,
mutton"
1T would, and prize fighters ought to
restrict themselves to a diet of scraps."-
Pittsburg Gazette.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12
CHINA'S CREDIT.
Citizens of the Empire LOnth to Len d
Their Money to the Gov
ernment.

The following is an English trans
lation in the Shanghai Mercury from
the Chinese paper, Shen PaC:
The Shen Pao laments the fact that
the Chinese people are not as ready
as people in the west to lend money
TO the government. In China the
rulers look upon the empire as a fam
lily to be administered for their pri-
vate advantage. In western lands the
people are the kingdom and the rulers
act according to that principle.
For example, if wealthy land
owner wishes to borrow money and
applies to his children and servants
they are all willing to help him accord
ing to their ability, for they know the
land owner has property enough to
make repayment sure. Now, the en-
peror is the father and mother of his
people. Why cannot he, on the same
principles. borrow money from his
people? 1t must be because they do
not trust him.
All foreign countries have national
debts, which they owe to their own
people chiefly and only to other coun-
tries in a small degree. The govern
ments have no difficulty in floating
loans, which are at once covered by
their own people, who have such con-
fidence in their governments that they
lend money freely. There is mutual
trust and love between upper and
lower classes. Even if the time for re-
payment is hundreds of years off they
do not mind, for they know they will
get their interest as long as the king
dom lasts.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12
Thrown from His Cab an d
Killed.

The following is most interesting and, in
one respect, pathetic tale:-
Mr.. j. Pope, AZ Ferrar Road, Streatham,
said:
Yes, poor chap, he is gone, dead--horse
boted, thrown off his seat on his cab he was
driving and klled-poor chap, and good
sort, too, mate. 1t was him, you see, who
gave me the half-bottle of St. Jacobs Oil
that made a new man of me. Twas like
this: me and Bowman were great friends.
Some gentleman had given him bottle of
st. Jacobs Oil which had done him a Got
of good; he only used half the bottle, and
remembering that | had been a martyr to
rheumatism and sciatica for years, that
had literally tried everything, had doc
tors, and all without benefit, | became dis
couraged, and looked upon it that there was
no help for me. Well" said Pope. on
may not believe me, for it is miracle, but
before | had used the contents of the half
bottle of st. Jacobs Oil which poor Bow
man gave me, | was well man. There it is,
you see, after years of pain, after using rem
edies, oils, cmbrocations, horse liniments,
and spent money on doctors without get
ting any better, | was completely cured in
few days. bought another bottle, think
ing the pain might come back, but it did
not so l gave the bottle away to friend
who had a lame back l can't speak too
highly of this wonderful pain-killer."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12

How different it is in China. The
people will not lend their money to
the state, and no promises will move
them. The curious thing is that the
bigger the national debt of these for
eign countries the more prosperous is
the country. Thus, Japan is an in
stance in point. This is because the
money was borrowed for the benefit
of the people, that railways, etc,
might be built. Inasmuch as much
money has been loaned to Japan by
other states these are unwilling to
injure her by going to war with her.
Now, Turkey is loaded with debt and
seems an exception to the rule above
enumerated. But she only proves the
rule. Why is she so poor? Because
she borrowed money and wasted it,.
She did not use it to build public
works, which would bring in vast
profits. If China borrows for right
uses a national debt need be no him
drance to her prosperity; nay, it may
be an indispensable help on the path
of progress.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12
MAKING USE OF ASHES.
Coal Cinders Make Excellent Walks
and Wood Ashes Are an Excel
lent Fertilizer.

Many farmers door yard is made
unsightly by an ash heap, for such a
place soon becomes the dumping heap
for all trash. Many farmers, where
wood is burned, still have the leach log
or barrel and save the ashes for maxi
ing lye soap. If these ashes were used
judiciously as fertilizer we question
the economy of the home soap making.
especially where a farmers family
will purchase soap by the box. If one
family feels this is more than it is able
to do, surely several families NAV be
found who will gladly assist in pur-
chasing a whole box of soap. Then,
the thrifty housewife knows that soap
which has been stored for some
months will waste less, and this is an
economy that is not always fully ap-
precated.
But for those ash heaps. If coal is
burned, you will have material for ex-
cellent walks that will save much mud
from the house. The writer knows a
walk made of coal cinders that has
been used for several years without
any additional labor. The cinders and
coal ashes were piled up well, and the
walk was then much used
Put the wood ashes on the strawber-
ry bed and in the orchard. Ashes in
telligently used on the strawberry bed
Will purchase box of desirable soap
with much less work than making
them up into soap that is so hard on
the skin, and which, while it takes the
dirt out of the clothes, also takes
out the color and renders all mate
rial washed with it more tender. Keep
the ashes dry and use them as a fer
t1iiZer, and feed the charcoal to the
pigs. If managed in this way the ash
heap will disappear from the door
yard and the ashes be made of profit
able uSe.-Rural World
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12

feet, at which point the soil water or
water table is found in this case. 1t
will be noted that the roots reach
depth of 20 feet, and are then IL feet
above the water table or soil water
in the soil. 1t will also be noted that
the spread of the tree in nowise cor
responds to the spread of the roots in
the soil. 1t has been popular fancy
that the spread of the branches of
tree represents the spread of its roots.
This fallacy should have been eXplod-
ed without the use of diagrams, but
it has not been. We all know that
when trees are grown in tubs the
branches cover square area very
much greater than the surface of the
tub. The most important lesson to
be learned from this illustration is
that soil of proper texture is able to
support trees with very little surface
moisture. This explains why some of
our apple and peach orchards have
been little affected by the droughts
that have destroyed other economic
plants
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12
Public Protected

Hon. Judge Wing of the Federal Court
OF Cleveland has issued permanent injunc-
tion with costs and damages enjoining a
lawyer named Corey from the manufacture
and sale of an imitation of Cascarets. Corey
initiated the boxes, the shape of the tablet
and used a similar sounding name. Any
dealer who will offer a substitute or say
that something "is just as good" when Cas-
carets are called for, does it for the purpose
of making a few cents extra profit, which
must always be at the expense of the GUS
toner's health.
Cascarets have been advertised freely in
our columns and as the result of making
them known, Cascarets to-day have the
largest sale of any bowel medicine in the
world They are always packed in metal
boxes with the long tail "C' on the cover
and each tablet stamped G. G. C. They are
never sold in bulk or from jars. Readers
are warned aga inst limitations or substitutes
of this meritorous medicine, and if at any
time they have been offered a substitute
or an offer to sell something Gust as good"
when Cascarets have been asked for, write
direct to, the Sterling Remedy Company,
New York or Chicago.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12
MRS. e. G. SMITH,

Having found by personal expert
ence that Lydia E. PinlSham's
Vegetable Compound is medi-
cine of rare virtue, and having seen
dozens of cures where my suffering
sisters have been dragged back to life
and usefulness from an untimely grave
simply by the use of few bottles of
that Compound, 1 must proclaim its
virtues, or l should not be doing my
6uty to suffering mothers and dragged
out housekeepcrs.
Dear Sister, is your health poor,
do you feel worn out and used up,
especially do you have any of the
troubles which beset our sex, take my
advice let the doctors alone, try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound; it is better than any
and all doctors, for it cures and they
do not. ."-MEs. d. c. SMITH, 1912 Oak
St., Treasurer w. C. T. u, Kansas
City, Mo.-S50oo forfeit If aboUe testimonial Is
not genuine.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wo--
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12
Some Early Asphalt Roads

History and tradition have fur
n!shed us with the basic information
which has guided us in building the
civilization of to-day. 1t S said that in
prehistoric times the Incas of Peru
built roads that extended from the
tropically heated valleys up the noun
tains to the regions of perpetual frost.
using the natural asphalt rock, and
these roads are in good condition to-
day. The discovery of large section
in Kentucky covered with aspbalt
rock, which scientists have pronounced
a perfect and natural combination of
asphalt and quartz sand, most valuable
for paving purposes and far superior
to any artificial combination that
could be made, is of vital Importance.
The day may not be far distant when
every city and village will have all
streets paved with asphalt rock, ma
terial which is not only the most dur
able but cleanly and noiseless.-Amer-
lean Asphalt Journal
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12


USUALLY THE HOME-WRECKER IS THE FRIEND OF
THE FAMILY Avoid themhese friends of the family They
dangerous 1t is the educated polite welbred
most dangerous OF all They beneath hypocres
who operate in the mask of friendship.
And the majority OF these home-wreckers parade
bers. CHURCHMEMBERS! GOD SAVE THE MARK. An
aye for the methods of the
home He begins his campaign for his friends stuousy
gallant polished SO sympahec CONFIDENTIAL
her counSel Then the veed
can he be from moment! What lucky
and OF the until his object accomplished
the woman tempted by haey succumbs after she has deserted
band home children he hauls the
the family SO that the law the of his upon
her
church-member! DO think could be the
influence OF church and at the peslang
to desert her children be left orphans, ophanso
Jects OF pity and ncue! DO suppose
church, who cody is wrecng
ting him to his children adr be guardians
and other sharks who have interest what they
get Of the poor little things
YET THESE PEOPLE USUALLY ARE SENSITIVE
ABOUT THEIR SOCIAL STANDING they get socetys sane
ton, they do not about the cfurchs
HOME-WRECKER SHOULD NOT BE RECEIVED IN
SOCIETY, the homes of the land The must
kept unsuled it noble will
idly as came into prominence and prosperity
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12
British Praise American Book. I'd

Commenting on the annual report
of the United States bureau of animal
industry, the London Times says that
though the work appears somewhat
late there can be nothing but praise
for this grand volume, which is wor-
thy of the greatest bureau of animal
industry in the world. The contents
show that the interests of American
stock breeders are well looked after
by the department of agriculture at
Washington. The numerous articles
in the volume, says the Times, are
all of high practical interest.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12
HORSE GUARDS vALUABLsS.
Dog Hides 10000 Worth of DIa-
monds tn Crcsceus' Stall in n Rail-
road Car.

monds tn Crcsceus' Stall in n Rail-
road Car.
The 100000 champion trotter Cres-
ceus was guardian the other day of a
bag of diamonds worth $4,000 all
through the prank of George H..
Ketcham's $4,000 dog, named Cresceus
after the horse. When Mr.. Ketcham
woke up in his berth he reached un-
der his pillow for the bag of diamonds
he had placed there on retiring. He
found no diamonds. After a frantic
search he hurried Tim Murnan to re-
port the loss to the police. Tim,
followed by the dog, went back to the
car in which Cresceus was stabbed.
Immediately the dog began burrow-
ing in the straw of the stall, and pres
emily came up with the missing bag
in his mouth.
"The dog took charge of those dia-
monds while / took charge of bur-
glar who was trying to steal them in
a Boston hotel" said Ketcham. HE
must have taken them from my bed.
They were perfectly safe, for Cresce-
us won't let anyone but the dog come
into his STALL"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12
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THE DEPTH OF ROOTS.
Soil of Proper Texture Is Able to Sup
port Trees with But Little Sur
face Moisture.

How deep will trees root? The an
as not sufficient data has been collect
ed to give the information desired
even for a single variety. But the
depth of roofing of most plants is
found on investigation to be far great
er than has been suspected. In the
accompanying illustration we show a
peach tree that was grown at the
Arizona experiment station. The soil
or earth is shown to the depth of "a
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-12
Very PODuIar PInu.

The route between New York and Chi
cago by way of the Lackawanna Railroad
is growing in popularity. 1t takes people
through some of the finest scenery in Amer
lea, over splendid roadbeds, in excellent
cars that are noted for their fine riding
qualities. The dining-car service is worked
on the principle of order what you want
very popular. You may have your meals
as cheap or as expensive as you please
Service is on the European plan Individual
club breakfasts or suppers, calculated to
please the most fastidious, are furnished at
a minimum cost of 35 cents.