The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, August 23, 1878, Image 1
TEE WEEitl HIO! TIMES.
IKuotqd to ^fluiqnltui-c, iorticutturi;, goiMjBtiq a'conomij, aiut^tlic Ofurrenl glncs oj[ % faj.
"tot IX?New Series. <* ?
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lecturing on liberia. words of wi8dom and warning. i thick or thin sowing of whxjr.i 'j'lte ()at r*
walterboho,' august 7.?for several the triumph of tho democracy in this | col. j- k rt~:? " ~ "
days past it was announced in aud arouud state in the elr.n?;....?. ?r 1m"*
this nnnimi'"''- 1 -- -
U.uuiij, ujr posters and handbills,
that Rev. E. J. Adauis, of Libcriati notoriety,
would deliver a lecture at tho Court
House in our town, on the eveuing of tho
5th of August, on tho Exodus movement.
At an early hour tho dusky crowd begftn to
pour in town, and to asscmblo in groups and
knots at tbo corners about the Court llouse,
all engaged in discussing both 6idcs of the
qucstiou of to go or not to go to Liberia.?
At the appointed time the speaker arrived,
and was conducted to the stand and introduced
tn thn niJI?- u- m ^
?m?u?uv? uy x. u. JLtichardsou,
Esq.
Mr. Adams appears to be aboutjDfi years
venerable in appearance. About six feet
high, well built, aud dressed in a suit of
black cloth, he is withal 'a fine specimen of
the negro race. Ilis complexion is not a
deep black, but has somewhat of an ashy
shade about it. His lips arc not so thick
as is usual in the genuine African, which,
with his powerful lungs and splendid teeth,
enables him to speak in a clear and often
very musical tone.
The whole drift of his lecture was on the
negative side of the question, whether it is
wise or unwise for the negro to emigrate to
Liberia. His first argument was from his
own experience. He, too, was anxious to
go to Africa, and in 1863, as a missionary,
he gratified his ambition. Ho found i? no
yface to ruisc stock. That of the forty or
'fifty donkeys that were sent out with hiui
fpr th^^oorcr emigrants, not one could be
found in two years' time. Even the wool
on the back of a sheep would turn to hair
in the course of a few years. He had no
desire to underrate the land of his forefathers
; that it presented as much beauty
and wealth as any other country on the
globe, but that it was not advisablo for i
those who had barely means sufficient to get i
there to make tho change. They should j
stay at home, for once tlicy arrived in Li- i
bcria, if they were disappointed, the gov- 1
ernmcnt would not help them to return to ]
their native soil. lie analyzed America, ]
its hcalthfulncss, its delightful climate, its <
governments, its schools and colleges, all of <
which tho negro enjoyed equally with tho <
white man. lie contrasted the present con- <
dition of tho negrQ with bis status in this t
country *' ? r jjLjy.
America then, why otmfiMioynoFliv^WW ^
*.ouj? Hid they wish to get rid of tho t
white man ? They need not expect it in i
Africa. Ho is found in thfc North, the j
East, in the South and on the west coast of t
Africa. lie disabused their minds of the o
idea of getting possession of the govern- o
ment over there. He had met one negro* t
from the South who had confessed that he s
had gone to Liberia with the expectation of t
becoming its Governor; that he had been c
waiting for it seventeen years and was not t
"Gubner" yet, nor was there any likelihood n
of it if ho remained seventeen years Ion- li
ger. Many who had gone there full of such I
notions had become destitute and were not t
ablo to return for lack of means. He does v
not believe that Africa can be Christianized j<
.vJI?Wo emigration. The religious advan- g
tages of the oolored people here were con- v
trasted with those of Afrioa, the ignorance u
and superstition there and the intelligence t
- and enlightenment here; the malarial dis- fl
w?^f[~i| fvor ready to strike death c
, into the I i ill m -inndnrf'l1 o
hcalthfulness of our glor ious^OUntry.
advised those who had labored to make tho t
country what it is to roinain here and enjoy ||
its riches and tho blessirgs of its govern- g
ment. If you must emigrate follow the y
march of empire and go West, whero you u
may still enjoy all the advantages of our o
government and raise everything that grows {
on tho face of the earth that ministers to t
the wants and gratifies the taste of man. 1
This is only a meagre sketch of his in- j
terestiuf feature. It was well received by 1
a majority of tba negroes. Some few ob- e
thflmsolvM c*Ued D?gro*> ?
' wnitd^fcilft fteft disappointed in not hue. |
with them is to %oreii hole through the 1
bark. 1
By the by, the Walterboro' Dramatic '
Club still survives. As the long nights ap- j
proach they are making every preparation j
to entertain the public. They have sent to
York>od purchased necessary scenery, 1
which has already arrived. A new stage '
thai been erecthd in the Court House, and 1
rohevosalat are cow the order of the day.?
'The &*. entertainmefcts will bo on the eve>nings
of l?th ana 16th instant. With
the 'told goatjewao/' mth ail his life and ,
? jm MtJant. St Akonnrl t/t
"w""""
it** Minute puddino.-m-heat milk to
tbo boiling point, salt to taste, and stir in
gradually rya-flour to make * thick mush.
Cook about 15 miowtea, and eat with augar
and cream. [This ore know to be good,
and it recall* pleaaaut recollections of early
home life.?En.]
'?
Quioksilrer beaten np with the white of
an egg and applied with a feather to every
eraok in ft bedstead, is the beat hag proven*
tire.
a
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Wl
ui 101 o accomplished
a great deal towards its deliverauco from
the evils of misgovcrnmcnl. By this victory
the Stato got rid of the radical leaders,
the heads of the vandal horde of
thieves and robbers, who had, fluring loug
years, fastened themselves upon its vitals
and nearly 6uckcd out its life's blood. It
was hoped that this result and the honeit
administration of affairs which followed, the
wise and impartial legislation, and the administration
of justice with eveu hand to
all the people, would convince the colored
people that the future of the Staic had
li<aat?*?nni mat toil -in_.niiMjn sptvnuts who
would discharge their dutiealait hfully untT
land. It was hoped that this change would
restore harmony and confidence between the
two races; that the bitterness of feeling
which had been engendered by the arts of
political adveuturcrs would pass away ; that
the voice of discord would be silcuccd, and
a new era dawn upon the State, which would
revive its industry, business and trado, and
restore it to wealth and prosperity. It was
hoped that the good and true men of ?.tin
State, the virtue and intelligence, would
bo allowed to reuiaiu at the helm, without further
attempt to stir up strife and confusion,
until these great results were accomplished.
Rut if the course of the Radical Convention
lately held in Columbia, be a fair exponent
of the fecling^gnd purpose of that
party, i^s evident that the desperate game
for power which convulsed the State iy the
past is about to be rc-enact<^J; that tlic at*1*
tempt will again bo made-to bring on collisions
between tho two races, to provoke
acts of violeuce and, perhaps, bloodshed,
for the manufacture of political capital.?
Recent events show that the purpose of the
Radjcal leaders is to agaiu use the deluded
negro to accomplish their ambitious and scflish
schemes; to glut their greed for office
and the public plunder; uud that he is ready
to play the pari assigned hint?to be a willing
instrument?the tool and dupe of vile (
political gamblers, who would peril life and ,
property, the peace and good order of so- (
;iety, tho welfare and prosperity?even tho j
safety?of the State, upon the issue of this (
loutest. They know, that without their
tolored allies they have no hopo of success; (
hat they caunot form a corporal's guard of (
arhiu men in South Carolina. Their sole ,
Wftneo Toflticcen* ii%jJ8!MllColored vo-" *
ers. Iicnco the desperate effort has been ,
enewtd to inflame the minds of these peo- (
>lo against the white raco by appeals to |
heir -prejudices and passions. That this (
inempo win signally tail wc entertain no
loubt, if tbe Democracy will do their duy.
But if from undue confidence in their
trcngth, if from iudiffercuec or apathy,
hey should fail to rally to the polls, in the
oming elections, all that was gained by '
ho victory of 187G may bo lost, and a still '
norc deplorable fate befall them than they
lave heretofore been subjected to. Every
)emocrat should feel that ho has bis pnft>-1
o perform in this contest, and begin the
rork now, and continue it until tho victory
j won. Let there be no laggards or straglcrs
in the Democratic ranks. Let. the
ratchword be'sounded far and near, "Close
p ! close up!" and when its line has been
ormed, it will provo as invincible as the
laccdonian phalaux. Wo have evorv
onfidcnco io the patriotism of the pcopfc 11
f South Carolina, and we mistake their S
^T"1? ;,T?s f,x\)y aroused bv 1
he groat crisis now upon tnem. -r?cf J
icvo they \vili meet this last effort to dc- j
;rade and ruin them, in a proper manner; j
nth a firm and determined spirit, without
indue excitement, but with the high resolve ^
if a people "who know their rights, and
mowing, dare maintain them;" that while
hey will not bo seducjd Into acts of viocnco
and revolution, they will defend their
ights under the constitution and the laws.
Nothing less can be expected of a brave
ind gallant people, and tbeir cause will be ]
luat&iucd by the lovers of constitutional ,
iberiy everywhere throughout this broad J
and.? Greenville New*.
Horse* RuN NIN
puns, do not be in too mueh hurry to leave
(he wagon. Unless a collision is imminent
it is generally best to stay on tho wagon if
possible, as long as it holds together. Hut
judgment mast be used in this respect.?
VVhonovor it seems necessary to lenvo the
wagon, it is best cither to drop oil' behind
or jump from the side. In any and every
case when leaving a runaway team, remember
and face the way the horse is going.?
When this is done a man has often times
left a wagon in safety, when if he had
jumped in tho opposite direction he would
havo been killed or dangerously injured.?
The only possible safety is in continuing in
the same direction in which the motion has
boen given until the ground is reached.?
When jumping is necessary, olwajw-txy to
strike on the toes or forward part of the
feet. Striking on tho heels involves much
danger.? Ohio Farmer.
The latest yarn about fast time is to tho
effect that on a certain road a young man
put his head out of oar window to kiss his
girl good bye, when the train palled out so
rapidly thai he kissed an old AfVican female
at the nest station.
uuwu oouuty, !^f C.,
I wrtes to tho Richmond Plunter and Farmer
thus: t \
'-As reports on thin and thick planting
and sowing are called for by some of your
correspondents, i will giro the<rcsult of
my observations for what they are worth.
1 am fully peraid^d tfcnt Messrs. Yarlo
and Knight are correct in their conclusions
as to the advantages of thin scediug. Tbe^
result of my experiments and observation
is substantially the same as theirs. I havej
experimented some with most plauts grown
in this latitude, and huvo conic to the con-'
elusion that it is better to givo everything,
wnrflcspm^nany comparative failures, conscrjuent
upon thick seeding, fanners will
persist iu this downward course, failing to
discern the lrnnon..-? ?< ?
muauuie. II WOUld |
bo difficult to estimate the loss resulting
from thick seeding. The extra amount of;
seed required by thick plauting and seed- !
iug is a heavy loss iu the aggregate, hut
lurgo as this is, it is small when compared .
with the partial failures of erops caused by '
sowiug too thick.
I usually sow about three peeks and frequently
less, and that quantity of seed will
produce better results iu this latitude than
a greater quantity, I aui sure. Thin planting
gives room for tillering, which is all
important, Us that is one of nature's fundamental
laws iu regard to grumimd plants;
therefore tilleriug is a physiologin^l ncocscereal
crops, and
if lroin thick seeding, "poor laud, unfavorable
seasons, or the want of underdrawing,
tillering is prevented, you violate oue of
the laws of nature, and must necessarily
suffer the penalty, as her laws ure inexorable
iu their deutunds.
I am iucliucd to think that rust, blasts
and all diseases to which the cereals are heir,
uiay be iucreased by thiek seeding. Anything
that tends to dwarf or retard the de- i
velopuieul of pluuts lends to bring on dis- j
ease. Thick seeding makes the straw thiu :
and soft and more liable to be blown |
dowu. Since storms have become more t
frequent, it is necessary to use every pro- 1
cautiou.
Thin seeding is preferable?First, Because
it makes more graiu and of better
quality. Second, Because it is loss^liable
LtuiilWMw and disaster. Thir^fk-H-v- H
Ijrows of uniform height, whicw umkes it 1
aiorc easily saved. (Thick seeding will
;ause many short heads and stocks, about
inlf the usual height, and in cutting and
laudling many of those will be lost.)?
fourth, When the proper quantity of seed
s planted, nature will determine for plants
irotty accurately the strength and quality
>f soil by putting up just about as many
talks as the land is capable of developing.
Fifth and last, but not least, because tbe
>oil or available plant food therciu is not
'xhausted in making so much straw, the
argostyauiount of plant food possible should
Jo held iff^'oserve for tho development of '
ruit. Grain is tho great desideratum of
lie fnrmcr, therefore Bo should see that 1
tolhing is wasted unnecessarily in the proluctiou
of straw.
1 speak for thioJatitade only ; in higher
atitudes, grain is more likely to bo winter
willed, and where the seasons arc shorter 1
md not affording time for tillering, heavier '
ccdiug than I advocate for this latitude 1
nay be best. 1
Wmilrl l!lr* l.-? r '
.^'1. Jivai 11WUI utllUl UUKTCS- I 1
mportant qu&trtfttf'tflflt. a^^/iijs Ji^^AveirjJ
ions in the item of 8cftQ^lo7i^3fcSr,!n '
field many millions."
Pottery Decorations.?The imitation
Japaucso work, now so uiuclijthe rage,
md very odd and foreign looking, is easily
lone with the embossed chromo pictures,
which come already cut out (as you know)
in almost every imaginable design, flowers,
birds, butterflies, animals, human figures,
ferns, tree-boughs. Japaucse figures, &c.,
ihd the many i bwb*.i??
which can be got in beantifnl designs*
Japanese Vase* and Jars.?Any of the
pottery vases, now to be bought everywhere,
look pretty decorated in this way, first being
painted from the bottom up three-quarters
its height, of some delicato tint, and the
other qnartor a vivid blue or dull red, and
decorate as above.
Ginger Jars.?Old preserved ginger jars
that your mother don't know what to do
with, loook very odd and .Japanese-)',
treated as above, and fitted with a cover
from the odds and ends of a crockery
store.
Small Vase.?Very pretty vases for
flowers or autumn bouquets can he made of
empty baking-powder boxes (small ones),
painted black, and decorated with the same
pictures. Only one picture in front is the
prettiest, MUth perhaps a horde* around the,
top.
"Whar was do sun dis morniu ?" asks
ltev. Mr. Jasper, of Virginia. "Why, dat
side o' my bouse. Whar is it now ? Why, <
din aide o' my house ; darfur do sun must
, ha' got roun' it, an' it couldn't do dat standin
still. Whorefur, de sun moves, salt."
| flow to remove woods?Marry the widow.
i
.? uuuur o<nUUcm (Jul*
i tivulur.?Never since I have been a farmer
do I recollect to have seen the oat crop liner
lu this section wo have just finished harvesting,
and the yield has been such as
amply to remunerate the husbandman for
his labor. 1 am one of those who hive
always tnaiutaiued that the out pays better
than any crop we can raise iu this latitude.
It solves the problem of cheap horse food,
1 aud in this couutry, where so much horse
power is required to cultivate our great
staplo, cotton, and so much coru, which is a
dear article geucrally, consumed iu feeding
them, the propriety of devoting more attentiou
to the oat crop, becomes a question
ininortanco. Tl\ev Uuiv
^ffoTFcticap, when no other crop is pressing
to be planted or cultivated, 'llicy may be
r, I... 1 1 1
, (MU.KUUIJ ^ruzuu uy siock through the win!
ler auu spring, if not allowed to trample
tlicui while the ground is wet, and wheu
harvested just before they are fully ripe,
make the best horse feed iu the world.?
They arc excellent as a change, even wheu j
corn is plentiful, as stock always improve as
soon as led partly on oats. They may be
led to stock and the corn sold, if desired.
Several years ago 1 ran out of corn iu June,
about the time of the oat harvest, and having
made a good oat crop, led mules entirety
ou this cereal until 1 had "laid hy" uiy crop.
The mules held up well and showed no signs
of declension. Even : s a money crop, the
oat occupies no moan position. They arc
always iu demand at remunerative prices.
By the cultivation of this crop, our lands
are put in good condition for resting and
accumulating humus?their level condition,
and the oat stubble, and grass and
weeds which spring up after harvest, preventing
washing, which is one of the great
bugbears of Southern laruiiug. This year
I have rai. cd two varieties of oats?the
Texas rust-proof and the Hurt rust proof.
The latter is a new variety, which has been
improved and brought into notice within
the last live years. 1 began sowing thorn
on the 1st day of February last, on the
23d of April 1 first noticed thejy were
heading, and ou the 20lh of May I began
cutting them lbr feed. My farm journal
shows that the 4th of June was the earliest '
1 had ever begun harvesting oats before.? i
I began haivesting the 'IVxas rust-proof
oat, sowed at the same time as the Hurt,
on the 1st of this mouth, Juno. The latter
arc certainly a very early oat, uud grow
well even on^fhifi' rlund. Mr. Hurt, fii-i
noticed a few early heads, and gathered
them iu a match box. He has improved
them for five years, aud now has them in
abuudancc. Many planters who have tried
them claim that they mature from two five
weeks earlier than ordinary oats. Planted
in the fall or early winter, they will no
doubt mature much earlier than mine did.
CENTRAL ALABAMA.
Profits of Good Fkedinq.?A corrcspondutof
the Country Gentleman gives the
following details of his experience on this
subject :
Lost fall I had the offer of a cow on an
old debt, aud hesitated some as to whether
I had better lose the debt or take the cow,
as she wns old aud very thin, but finally
concluded to try and make something out
of her, though the chances looked very
small, and the boys made a good deal of
sport of her, aud said I would get nothing
but her hide. Sho was farrow, aud was
not giving more than one quart of milk
night and morning. I look her to the farm
rud told uiy mau to do the best he could for
**" ' 'f, ,..W?''i'"QJ'cad.Ji;ediog her apples,
wns some Lir e before
iu appearance; but after a while uw /
and care began to tell on her, and in three
months she was iu good condition, and gave j
twelve quarts of milk daily. One week 1
brought from there nino pounds of rt.ee
butter, which the wouutn assured me was
the product of nine day's milk, and at the
same time sold two quarts of milk daily,
and used what they needed in the family,
consisting of herself and husband. I expected
to feed her well, and turn out to grass
to fatten, but sho proved so good for milk I
concluded to keep her another year. She
has kept in good order all summer, anu
given about as much milk as any of the cows,
but we shall soon dry her off, as wo expect
to have her for a new milch cow this winter.
I also bought last fall a flock ol store
Rhcep, just as it wns time to turn in for winter
fed them till the 10th of March on hay
- ? ---> ??' ? 1
i'.uu u.it Bureuuiugs, mm sum uiuui <11 iiu uuvuuco
of 82.50 per head.
^Milking should be done regularly, as near
:Jrpossible at the same .hours every morning
and evning. It should be douo quietly
dhd kindly and thoroughly. If tho cow is
treated hurshly she becomes nervous, and
will not let down her milk freely, and thus
the of h* lowr, as tho richest
milk fsfnolast, or what is called tho "strippings."
Fur tbo sumo reason tho work
houid be thoroughly performed, for a good
oow may bo changed into a poor ono if sho
is not milked cldsely. In a largo herd it
will pay for the owner to go after tho milkers
and strip tho cows. Do not allow the
rows to be driven rapidly from tbo pastures;
| it heats the milk and injures the cows.
THE CHAMPION TROTTER.
Goldsmith Maid's Wonderful Time Ilea lea
at Jjdst?/lams (drowned Monarch of
the Turf World, after Trotting a Mile
, in the Unprecedented Time of 2. 131-4.
BUFFALO, N. Y., August 3.?It was a
great day for Buffalo and the trotting world,
that afternoon in August, 18(>7, eleven years
ago, when Dexter trotted a mile in harness
iu 2.171, eclipsing the 2.19] of Flora Temple,
which for eight years had stood at head
of the record, aud the only performance by
a trotter in harness better than 2.20. Today
was equally memorable, however, Rarus
having trotted a mile iu 2.131, the fastest
time cvc?*uiado in the world.
Eastern Itnd-Hanns, who had been entered
for the eveut, wore drawn. When, the
great flyer came out with Splan behind him,
he was greeted with round after round of
applause. A running horse was provided
to accompany and stimulate hiin.
After a rough warming up, to satisfy
Splan, the horse cau.o down flying. Tho
word was nodded for and given, and off ho
started on his first limit
? ? Itv. uiitiU UIU IIOl
got out for hiui until ho was one hundred
yards froui the score, and when ho reached
the quarter pole, and watches marked 0 351,
it was evident that 2.14 would not be beaten
in that heat. The half was made in
1.09J, the three-quarter pole in 1.43, and
2.17 was hung out as the time of the mile.
This was fast enough to show that the
horse was at himself, hut left it an open
question whether he could beat 2.14 that
day. In the pools lie was the favorite at
about ?50 to ?35 agaiust time.
In about half an hour he came out again.
The mare started with him from the score,
and kept close up. On he flew, hut just
before reaching the quarter pole he left his
feet, lie was set going ngain, and when
he came home watches in the judges' stand
marked 2.50. The ?1,000, the main purse,
was lost, and it looked blue for the ?500,
conditioned on beating 2.14. Without
leaving the track, the horse again came
down,and got the word, but broke almost
immediately nud was turned before reaching
the draw gate, brought back aud blauketed
for a couple of minutes.
Again llarus came flying down, this time
as steady as clock work. The word was
given aud with tht: runner at his girth he
flew along. When the quarter .pole was - ,-a-passC&*h^,UflTHffl"W
a -V. ~ ?
2.14 gait, and the slowest quarter of the
track. Straight work of the back stretch
was now before him, where his mighty strido
could have its perfect work, aud along this
he flew at a terrible pace, reaching the half
i nr.n / . ?? ?
u i.?u4 yvv u -.Hi gait,) and trotting the
secoud quarter in 321 seconds (a 2.09 gate.)
Mis speed was slackened very little on the
third quarter, the gallant trotter never making
a skip or faltering, and when the
timers noted 1.38} at the three-quarter
pole thcexclamatiou "lle'll doit," was heard
all over the track.
Now thc>fecm<fa became precious, ^he
horse was tiring, as Splan could lcel, and as'
the wire was approached he gently touched
him with the whip on his hind quarters,
uud two minutes was recorded by watches,
and ho was nearly at the distanco stand;
2.10, and ho was within one huudrcd feet
of the score ; 2.11, 2.12, and he's only fifty
feet; 2.13, and he is hero, and "click !"
go scores of watches as he sweeps uuder tho
wire and index-hands point to tho hereafter
memorable figures, 2.131. Everybody knew
the horse had done it, but the shouting did
not begin uutil the board was hung out
from the judges' stand. Then the cheering
"^Neuiondous. The quarter stretch was
gloved and jewelled hands anu waved their^^^^^^^M
handkerchiefs, and the men hallooed themselves
hoarse. Directly Splan appeared in
the Judges' stand, and received ail ovation,
and was presented with a basket ol lovely
flowers. It was an occasion long to be
remembered.
Fhesidkst Tylkh's Son.?I met in Florida,
John Tyler, Jr., son of President Tyler, lie
must be nearly CO years of ngo, and resembles
to au extraordinary degree his father. Even in
the extreme poverty of his later years he preserves
a dignified carriage, a fondness for plush
vests, standing collars, and white neck tics. In
his conversation, which is very learned and at
times highly enjoyable, he never allows you to
I lorget two things, to wit. That he is a Virginian
and that his father was President of thu
United States. Although President Tyler's mother
was heiress to considerable wealth, ami the
President is said to have retired from tlio chair
of S'.atc rich, there was nothing for the children
after the father's dentil in 18li'J. Hubert Tyler,
the elder son, led a modest lift, in Montgomery,
Alabama, where, for many years, and to tlio
time of his dead), which occurred five or six
months ago, he was editor of a Democratic paper.
The only daughter has for years bcon an
inmate of the Louise Home in Washington, that t
charily founded by Mr. Corcoran for indigent
woman of refinement. John Tyler, Jr., wa9
private secretary to his father and the idol of a
brilliant coterie of, first Tory, Whigs, and afterward
Democrats, accordingly as his father faced.
For thelast twenty years, however, few have been
his friends, and great lias been his poverty.?
Rochester Express.
f Tests North and South.?The tcst^of
orthodox Domooracy in the South is to havo
Berfed in the rebel army.?Philadelphia
Prm.