The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-05-02

mediately around here has gone t.
the reunion.
In Autumn we are all willing t,
stake our regulations as "knowers.
that there is nothing can equal au
tumn scenery, but in spring, with
birds singing, well what can surpas,
it.
/ Cotton seed planters have been
running a part of last week "gwirt
and comm" and considerable seed
was planted.
The potato bug has made its an.
pearance, and is ready to nip the
plants in the bud. They come near
going under the ground after them.
The signs the old people used to
60 by in planting, i. e. the whippoor-
will songs, the poplars budding, the
old twelve days, Good Friday, etc.
Will not do nowadays. The Younger
generation will have to hnnt others.
Almost every kind and size of
trogs1or toads are in the swamps
singing their songs. and there is a
perfect din.
The great horned owls are still
holding to their winter hooting, but
soon they will be "laughing" and
chatting and singing, Task done
or no done, sun down, 60 home"
This is good time to- make war
on crows. Their nests can be easilv
found now and n,young, at least.
destroyed. They My be a good
friend to the farmer, but every farm.
er will refuse to divide a stand of
corn with him.
Sometimes a. man has a terrible
fall. was thinking that everything
gravltates to the earth, and remarked
that nothing "never falls off the
ground" but a young man here said
that he fell off of it. He fell from
the ground into the house.
Wheat, where the hail was worst.
plainly shows the effect of the storm,
but it is recovering. There was some
fruit left, we notice.
Last Saturday was blustery day,
E5ta 5 Oh shRs oRsy rain aaads, & .haaa saat grain lands
that were packed by previous hard
rains.
Sunday was most beautiful day,
and considerably cooler than for sew
eral days. We have had only one
morning warm enough for cotton, 50
degrees.
Despite the week of almost 100
per cent. of sunshine, land dried
very slowly, and in many places
where land had been broken, was
"heavy" the end of the week. Farm
work has been retarded.
No kind of seed are bringing good
stands. Corn is not coming up and
gardens are doing badly. Even
some sorghum has had to be planted
over. Perhaps people in their hurry
and enthusiasm planted out of season.
There seems to be q Visitation"
of cut worms this spring. Conn
plants can be heard on every hand,
and gardens are being destroyed as
fast as few plants can be put out.
The weekly crop reports tell of them
cutting corn. This theory of hard
winter destroying such insects, here
by stands exploded.
have heard of hawks being very
destructive to young chickens in some
sections. This is annoying. Here
is a remedy. Enclose all chicks ex-
cept few, take a little strychnine,
put it in small bit Of molasses, and
put that on the head of each chick
that is at large. The chicks can't
get it in their mouths, but his hawk
ship has no other pick of chickens,
he takes one of these, and the poison
is seen to "put his light out.
The Lord knows just how to make
man 60 back on many of his own
resolutions. Man may resolve that
he is going to look on the bright side
of things, not grumble, be cheerful
and trust in God, but let bad weather
come. delay mans plans, hold him
back some and generally he has for
gotten his good resolutions, is all
wrong, and tries to do everything in
his own strength. Forgetful men we
are.
| The Democratic CLUB met here Sat.
urday evening, but large crowd
was not present. This does not mean
thonoh fhot they aro MT no,oo.u..,