Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?l)e Union iime?. ~~ UNION, 8. C. _ j Americans r.ro said to cat moo than P any other Nation. f< { i i , Belgium is the only Knropenn conn- ^ ?ry wuiqii mis no navy. ^ , C With ft population of hnrdly 2,500,- pi 000 Greece 1ms a debt of $1G4,000,000, S <or ftbout ?75 per capita. 1' ? j p The trolley has invaded the land of 8] thoPhftrftohs. Cairo, Egypt, is to have ^ ft system. j a Mr. Selous, the celebrated English p traveler and hunter, says that the n great curso of the British Empire in tl Africa is drink. meam street railways are more common in Italy than in any other country. There are now nearly '2000 miles of such lines. ? r' ?????? ii si Tn Mexico two substitute jurors sit 1. near the jury box in a trial. If one of the regulars falls ill a substitute takes H liis place and the trial proceeds. w It seems that many people ip ^ Francisco savo up their dea la . . w "week in order to havo the fine JBunday, and, according to tin 'jerk Tribuno, a ministers' im j^ras held the other day in order [ . .> ,l test against the practice. - tt , Miss Willard announces in a recenl w letter that the plan of a special round- tl tbe-world trip with the Polyglot Peti- w tion will probably be abandoned as it if is thought that taking up the work w more gradually will bo better suited A to the interest of the various conn- m tries to bo visited. The petition will k this summer be presented to the Gov- l> ernments of Great Britain, Norway ii and Sweden, and probably Denmark, h -- 5 _ a The New York Sun remarks: Therfc q fa no doubt that the population of the ci earth is far greater at the end of* onr ic century than it was in any other cen- t( <tury sinco the creation of man. It is tc probably more than twenty times .greater ttian it was at the beginning ?f the Christian era, though it has been kept down since then, in some j, measure, by war, famine, plague, and bad government. There are Frenchmen and Germans who like to take n pull in the dark at this question. There can be no harm in guessing how many / people may be in the world when it is E [1895 years older. There may possibly 1 bo between '2.009,000,000 and 3,00o . 000,000, with plenty of room for mortr : A number of prominent New York physicians were recently interviewed in regard to the use of hypnotism in their practice. Tiiov nil admitted ~ i -i that they re-sorted to hypnosis when tl other means failed, and that by this b raneans they often cured obstinate c cases of insomnia and of dipsomania. tl The euro ot the drink habit by hypno- it tisni is no new thing, but it is a nov? ti city to find leading physicians resort- w iug to it. In the same way some fa- tl motis surgeons hypnotize patients p who object to anesthetics, and in this b] way perform operations while the sub- i* ject in unconscious of pain. Tho sub- o ject ih a very interesting oue, and de- li spito tho stndy made of it by many w experts in medicine 110 one has yet p been ftblo to explain wliy one persoa is an easy subject and another a difli- n itult one. si 1 t A plea is being made for the observ- ^ flrico of a "bird day" in our schools, with tho hope that it will create an en- j thusiasw and lnvc for birds, and a . n lovo of nature which now has its beginning and ending in Arbor Day. Tf teachers are too busy to make that ^ preparation necessary for a successful ^ observance of such a day, why may not tho women's clubs, as a writer in tho ^ Outlook suggests, shed their sweetness ! and light on the school children occasionally, and end tho hour or two devoted to the work by a simple afternoon tea to their little gu<-st ? This surely would be a practical work, in tl i -sliiimtu>n of the New York I'osf, if quite worthy their effort?, ns well as < of tlio !wu:it\i\ schools, and an occnniona) sermon from tho ministers on J g. an important chapter of human con- j ducL 4 . I'i | h 4 FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. SNAILS IN THE OARDEN. "For some yenrs snails or slugs hare iven mo considerable trouble. Tho }linge of early peas and other plants as found badlv eaten in the mornag, always from tho ground up. At rst I could not imagino what animals ad done this damage. When I disovered that slugs were tho culprits I eon found means to get rid of them, alt is tho sovereign remedy for them, lit liruo is just as effective, and so in ood ashes and kainit and muriate ol otasli. 1 would fill up my knapsack prayer with salt water or with limu rater, and then go to the patch where kuew theso slugs to be at work, usully at or after dusk, and givo the lauts a good spraying. That treatlent will kill every slug touched by lie spray. In the morning only grease pots are left of them.?Boston Culti ator. I5IC.TTT TIME TO FEEL. TREES. When to bexv timber that tho best esuits can be secured has been a vexlg question to lumbermen. "For trengtb, beauty and durability, 1 uvo found August, September and ctober the best, and February, March ud April the worst months to cut ood. A red maple eut in September ill keep in a round log perfectly bite and sound until the next August, lnle one cut in March will begin to laekcn and decay by the middle er ist of June. This is not copied from uy scientific work, but iH what I have >und to be a fact by many practical ;sts. Good birch cut in September ill keep in a good condition until ie next September, if left in the oods cut in four foot lengths, while cut m .March and lett m trie same ay it will be nearly worthless by ugust 1 ?at least such is tbo result on ly land. White pine, like red maple, eeps much longer if cut in Septemer than if cut in March, anil is not ljured by the worms so much. I ave found that wood dried Blowly in low, cool place is better than dried uiclily in the hot sun, ercn though nt in summer. May this not, in a leasure, account for wood being bet>r in autumn, it having eold winter i dry in?"?New York Dispatch. OXFORDSHIRES. This is a comparatively new variety, t originated about 1830 by crossing (' >'>' 01 :yAwr jj^ ^ ^ ^ I'ltizK o\for.r> nowv snRitv. ae Cotswold with tnc Hampshire1 ut not until 180'J did the breed soure recognition in the prize lists of ae leading shows. The Oxford is iter mediate as to length of wool bevpfn the Southdown and the Innn ools. The aim ot the originators oi le breed was to obtain an annual that ossessed the weight ot the long-wool [jeep with the quality and characteritics of the Downs, and the best types f the breed show how admirably they ave succeeded in producing a breed rhich can hardly be surpassed in the roduction of both mutton and wool. The Oxford Down is a woll-made, ound-bodied. short-legged sheep, in ize about equal to the Hampshire, he fleece is thick, but not too curly, ts weight is estimated at about seven ounds per sheep. They have the ark faces ot the Southdown and in ppeara.iee closely rest mblo the Shroplire, being, however, iarger. They re very hardv, bear confincim-nt well, itteu easily and produce excellent nit ton. The Oxford Downs may bo sed with great success in improving ic native stock of the country. TATA' AND GARDEN NOTES. Cut up your old turnips, cabbago, tc., for tho liens. Don'; blainr tin lioisc fol' balking Lis collar dot" not lit or if he is verloadcd. Tho hen that is weary with chasing rasshoppors tho ''live long summer ay" will enjoy a handful of com for er evening meah Posh tho pigs and market them when six to oight months old. If of good stock and properly handled they 1 should exceed 200 pounds at that age. The late Hiram Smith declared that i ho believed ho could reach tho point ! whero ho could keep a cow on every i aero of tillable laud. Ho succeodod in keeping hulf that number. Orchards nnd tho dairy go well together. Cows liko apples, and fed judiciously they muko a desirable change ; and there is always enough to fall to tho ground to furnish the supply i New England farmers have declared . that by tho administration of tuberculin their cows have been ruined. They sav that tho commilsorv use of the remedy in Massachusetts is an out rageous in justice. l household hints. Grease may he removed from woolen goods by sponging it with strong i cold coffee. Fine laces may be cleaned by being i packod in wheat flour and allowed to ; remain twenty-four hours. If a shirt bosom or any other article has been Bcorched in ironing iay it where the bright sunshiuo will fall directly on it. Two parts of crude oil and one part of turpentine removo white spots from . furniture ami make as good a polish as | one can desire to have. POPULAR SCIEKCh. Crabs can see and Binell, but cnnnot j henr. In a cubit meter of limestone Orbii guv found 3,000,000 sen. shells. Figures by exports iu vital statistics prove that not less than 4,847,500,000 human beings (lie on our globe each century. A curious fact has beeu noted by Arctic travelers?snow when nt a very low temperature absorbs moisture and dries garments. Samuel A. King, the aeronaut, says a man could get to tlio North Pole by balloon, but that, gotting back would be another thing. " A n?w fuel^iado in France is of | coal dust compressed into bricks and | soaked with chemicals, which make it | last a long time in a glow when once , alight. An English scientist ascribes tbo increase and frequent recurrence of typhoid and cholera epidemics to tho abnormal consumption of oysters on tho Old World shores. ^ According to the Electrical Review, i eopper wires are used for Mexican | telegraph lines so that they "will | hold the weight of the birds and 1 monkeys which crowd them at j night." In France a very good gac is mado from the fatty material contained in the soapsuds, after washing wools and yarns. The wash water of a woolen 1 j mill with 20,000 Rpindlos will annually j yield enough of this substance to pro* 1 | Jncc 1,000,000 feet of gas. In experiments suggested by the fant that in n photographic dark rootn with ruby-glass win lows a scarlet uniform will appear perfectly white, Herr IT. W. Vogel finds that where white light is rigidly excluded the eye loses all sense of color and sees only in 1 shades of black and white. For heavy land there are few bottor correctives or disintegrators than liine. Tt is also useful on light soils, but on clays and marls its effect is most markod. A moderate quantity sprinkled over tho clods of olav in trenching will crumble them np as nothing else will do except frosf. The theory that the moisture in tho 1 ' atmosphere lias an important relation I lo such nervous diseases as epilepsy iff broached with confidence. It does . seem to lie true that in comparatively ' dry climates the worut form- >: tho disease are rarer than in tho localities whero the air ia heavily charged with j water vapor. Monumeut to a Wrestler. Carl Abs, tho recently deceased clinmpion wrestler of the world, is to have a monument in Hamburg, tho city wliero lie spent most of his timo and money. The ntliletic clubs all : over Germany ftnd Austria ure now collecting funds for tho purpose. That's a queer fact, ovou in this land | of monuments. Imagine u monument j being erect oil in Boston to John L. 0uUit*D I?Chicago ileoord. LADIES' COLUMN TARASOI.S A DISTINCT CCIiT. Parasols this season have reachod a distinct cult. They nro essentially for sunshine, a threatening cloud bearing ominous import for their diaohanous beauty. Mnuv of guuzo or chiffon are rose lined. A symphony iu gray chiffon lias a blush pink liuing and a bunch oi wild roses on the outside. It is needless to add that such sunshades (?) are uot for indiscriminate or general use; they need a garden party costume and environment to fulfill their best and loveliest mission.?New York Times. A FAMOUS SET OF DISIIKS. I The most famous set of dishes iu the world is in the White House. Tho first, dish toward this famous set was selected by Martha Washington, and is an old-fashioned family soup tnrceu. livery lady in the White iioiiHO has . made additions. Some which will be appreci- j ated in years to come wero contributed j by Mrs. Harrison and are decorated j 1 by herself. During her first term as first lady in , the laud Mrs. Cloveland presented to j the White House a few very large pieces, which were given to her as wedding gifts. ? Now York Journal THE WOMEN OF ARMENIA. Tlio Armenian women are excellent ; housekeepers. Their houses are mod i I els of neatness and cleanliness. They are good eooks also. Besides tho i household work and the care of tho | family and domestic animals, tho manufacture of the family clothing ; devolves upon them. With tho help ; of the simplo instruments, needle and , I spindie, they make, with admirable ! | skill, fine woolen and cotton olotb, j l shawls, carpets and silk embroidery, j 1 In all tho public schools of Armenia i I manual training occupies au honorable ! j place. Armenian women, like all : I other Orientals, are fond of bright ' colors. Red and yellow aro common j in their costumes. They wear a long garment of rod, yellow or blue, an I apron of red or yellow, and yellow shoes without heels. Their hair lV m. in two braids on tlio breast, which is { adorued with gold anil silver jewelry and with pinks and other ilowors. They wear a cap embroidered with silk and silver. Tho forehead of a married woman is adorned with strings j of gold or silver coins. In some prov- I inces they wear on their arms a long row of silver pendants, which jingle ; when they walk. The beauty of the j Armenian women is praised through* 1 out the Orient.?The Jubberwock. THE YOCNQ HEAHT. There are some things to which time ] is the only guide, and in so momen| tous a step as the choice of tho com* panion of a lifetime "the unreasoning j madness of love" can, in extreme ' ] youth, rarely be trusted. A young girl has so many illusions, so little \ knowledge of human nature, so slight an acquaintance with her own heart, : as to mako the risk always a serious ' one. I If love is given unsought, jealousy ; i hides itself, but a mother's heart is ' j quick to feel tho tender troubles of j j her children, and her love and sym* i j pathy tactfully oxpressed, and, above i i all, giving no hint of blame, may be 1 ! unspeakably comforting to the poor j muo love-iorn raauien. Subsequently, bho may help her teu? ' derly "to live it down" if the love bo liopeloKH, giving her own affection in ! donble measure, find striving to niuko I the girl imppy by every inoaQN in her power. These heartaches are very real, 1 I hh the mother knows by the responsive | 1 echo in her own, but tliey must not bo j , iudulgod, or the suffering will hint tho longer. The child should bo left alone j j as rarely hp possible, and provided with congenial occupation that will : lcavo her little tiruo to brood and drcain. A mother, too, inny guard her j I (lAnn1ll/>r frun. inritr.uliiiv I>'1? fnnlln . I , r> '""""B", | which sometimes burst tho bonds of j i solf-control, and a lifelong eouho ol ' mortification remains for an impulsive , word or act.?Now York Advertiser. , PASIflON NOTES. Many novollios in jewelry are seen, j including the square-cut Italian rings. ' Broadcloths come in pretty shades of red and brown and green, and pinkish tans. i&mbioidcred Bwiae muslin dresses are to have a regular John Gilpin ran this summer. Plaid parasols are carried with plaidtrimmed gowns and are very fetching but rather gaudy. There are those who say that the "Napoleon curl!" hus beer, done to death by actresses. Sleeves and skirt?, though as voluminous as evor, have banished the crinoline lining. Stiffening is out ol' dato. JTor tailor-made dresses, when trimming is to be used at all, there are half-inch passementeries made with overlapping sequins and put on like braid. The jewelers rooommeud for style and good tusto the sets of plutiuum skirt studs aud cufflinks, often daintily incrusted with little rubies and sapphires. The demand by women of fashioc for real laces and sheer muslins of Oriental delicacy of weave has made line underwear moro costly than over before. There nre tiny watches not more luan a third of an inch in diameter, and set like a cud' button. They are to be worn m the lapel buttonhole of a jacket. A haircloth underskirt is noir u regular part of the outfit of a welldressed woman, and is necessary to hold the ^Viuo skirts ot tho hour i?.i place. A Bevy o< Biriii. a: .. Ho.el. A queer coincidence was the cause of considerable merriment in the lobby of the Grand Pacific yesterday. Early in the day 1). Sparrow, of New York, registered and was assigned to his room. Within an hour T. J. Quad, of Oloverdalp. Muss . unread his linma npon tlio register, and he, too, went to his room. In tho aftoruoou C. A. Partridge, of this city, registered for dinner, and remarked that if any notes came for him tho cierk should hold them. Saturday afternoon L. It. Forrest, of Albany, N. Y., registered at the hotol, and all mail that came lor the three men yesterday was put in his box. "It was the. most appropriate place for it," said Mr. Parker, adding: "This reminds me of an annual game dinner."?Chicago 1 nter-Ooeau. mm To Start a Balky Horse. An olhcer of the police detail said recently: "When I was a mounted policeman I learuod of a most humane and kind method of curing a balky horse. It not t*uly never fails, but it does not give the slightest pain to the animal. When the horse reiusos to go, take the front foot at the fetlock, and bend the leg at tho knee joint. Hold it thus .for three minutes, and let it down, and the horse will go. Tho only way in which I can account for this eflootivo mastery of the horse is that, ho can think of only one thing at n ticao, and having made up his mind not to go, my theory is that the bonding of tho log takes his mind from tho original thought. ?Farm and Fiold. uoots From Human Skin. In 187(1 the firm of Iluhreuholtz It rot hers, boot and shoo manufacturers, New York City, mado a pair of boots from humau skin, which they sent to the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia. Tlioy were nover put on exhibition, which nliows that thero was Homo humanity loft in tho exposition oflioials if not in tho maker of the ghnHtly footwoor. They wero afterward wont to tho Braithsonian Institution, but woro not allowed shelf room.?St. Louis Republic. A Unique Air-Stone. The aerolite which foil near Oxford Junction, Jowa, in April, 1894, has beon dug up by a syndicate which wajs formed for that purpose. It provod to bo something unique ia the line of air-stones, being almost as round as a cannon ball and only about ten inches in circumference. It is of somo unknown metal, which bears a strong rosemblanoo to bronze. It is evidently a fragment of a larnror bod v. which passed over the United aud fell in Canada at about the aaiuo time. ? New York Weekly. The New York Journal says *. "Temperance orutors claim that fully lifty per cent, of crime is caused by liquor, but statistics show that of tko 9600 murders in tko Unitod Htatos in 1894, only 776 were attributed to liquoT; about eight per oeqt.