The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, May 10, 1895, Image 2
Union imts.
UNION, S. C.
r The National music of Ireland has.
Tip to the present time, beeu much ueglected,
but a movement is now on
foot, the New York Post announces,
to put it on a more satisfactory basis,
ft is to take the form of a National
musical festival (on similar lines to
ii- i. i. i.e: i . l.ir . i s
VUD n t l^U LilSlUUUMHl I, >V II 11-11 li. 11*
intended to hold in Dublin.
The German Chancellor does not.
accept "conscience money'' us complacently
an the British (loverument.
Somebody in Frankfort recently sent
$750 marked in that way, and the
Treasury has issued a public notice
calling upon the offender to disclose
"himself, failing which he is warned
that he will have to pay over again if
he is discovered, besides rendering
himself liable to prosecution for defrauding
the revenue.
The decoration of the Congressional
Library at Washington, which is to
be when completed the finest and
most costly building of its kind in the
world will In- Iwirnn iw>Tt unmtnot
Those 111 charge of the building have
commissioned a number of artists to
mibuiit designs. Blaslilield, of New
York, has been commissioned to paint
n picture in the crown of the douic
and another on the crown of the lantern.
Ln Farge has been commissioned
to make two mural paintings.
Vcdder will do the work on the walls
in the main entrance hall. Carl Gutherz
will make seven pictures in the
ceiling of one of the reading rooms.
Gther artists who have received commissions
are Edwin Simmons, George
W. Maynard, William L. Dodge and
Kenyon Cox. Each artist is to select
his own designs.
y The private carrying of pistols iij
England appears to have reached the
proportions of a menace and a nuisance,
and Lord Carmarthen recently
introduced a bill in Parliament to regulate
the conditions under which that
jdangerous instrument may bo
and dehue those under which 'it may
be carried. The object of the bill was
to keep it out of the hands of roughs
and minors, and in a general way to
'discourage tho practice, except where
it wae manifestly necessary. It proTides
that the vender must take out a
lioense, and that the pistols must be
^consecutively numbered, so that they
can be at any time ideutitied. The
'buyer's name must be registered, an 1
he must not be a convict or a ticketof-leave
man, or under eighteen years
of age. It contains other rather
stringent interdictions, showing that
the abuse which it sought to rectify
had grown into considerable proportions.
TV. T. Harris, Fnited States Com
hilhnuitu'r t>l lAiiinuiou, hhvk in iiui
]per's Magu/in< that in nil tin schools
of the Unite.1 States, public and j?rirut*',
elementary, secondary, and
higher, there were enrolled in tin- year
IHl'-l about fifteen and on** hall millions
of pupils. This number includes
all *vlu? attended at any time in the
year for any period, however short.
But the actual average attendance fot
each pupil did not exceed ninety days
although the average length of tin
achool session was 187. Sixty-usm
pupils were enrolled out ol euch Jdll
of the ]io[>nlntion between the ages of
live and eighteen years. At this rate
of attendance the etitir* population is
receiving oil an average a little less
than four and one-half years' school
mg of 200 days each. In some States
this average falls as low as two years,
and in others it i ises to nearly seven
years 'as in Massachusetts . Out <>!
mis euuie uuiuiii'i (ii'tiuci uit priwiic
utnl parochial schools of nil kinds, elementary,
secondary, higher, and
schools for art industry, and business,
for defective classes and Indians,
ami there remain ovei thirteen and
one-half millions foi the public achool
enrolment, or nearly eighty-eight per
cent, of the whole. In the twentyfour
years since 1 h7o tiie attendance
on the public schools has increased
from less than seven millions to thirteen
aud one-halt millions. The expenditures
have increased somewhat
more, namely, from sixty three millions
to one hundred ami sixty-thrca
millions of dollars per annum, an increase
from SI t>l pel capita to $'4 47
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
TT.L.- rRI> OOWfi.
When cows eat the littor from horse
stables or drink the drainage from
manure heaps it in an indication of inj
digestion resulting in what is commonly
called a depraved appetite. The
Hame cause impels cows to eat rotten
wood or any other coarse stutT. The
treatment for this disease, which it
really is, is to give some raw linseed
oil, a piut is sufficient for one dose,
but it may be repeated if necessary iu
three davB. Then feed some bran mask
; or cut food wetted with hot water,
, with the matifa added, or any similar
easily digested food, adding to each
feed one dram eaoh of sulphate of iron,
gronnd ginger, and gentian root. The
want of salt i6 a very common cause of
indigestion, nnd provocative of this
unpleasant habit. ? New York Times.
MILI,ET ASP nnNUARl.VN HA7.
The hav from most varieties of millet
and Hungarian grass is so strong a
food that it should be fed with great
caution, especially to horses. It is
snfer and more palatable if cut before
the seed begins to ripen, but even then
it should be alternated with other fodder.
When grown on a good soil,
through a long season, the largeheaded
German millet is the best
variety, according to A. A. I rozier, <>1
the Michigan Agricultural College.
The pointed-hradod common millet if
adapted to poor soils or lute sowing.
On fertile soils the small, slenderheaded
Hungarian grass will yield a
large amount of good hay in moist seasons.
Millet can he sown as n catch
crop for hay when it is too late tr
plant coru. or when insects or a hard
winter have destroyed the clover, or
whenever a seeding of permanent
grasses fails For hay, plant half a
bushel per acre; if for seed, sow one
peck. It is especially adapted to newlands
and good, sandy soil. The thick
stems cause it to cure better if bunched
to the held when partly dried, like
clover. ? American Agriculturist.
A BARREL CIU'RN.
1 liv 11 I ll-? I I l?l 11?II IIU.U III I r.M'lIHML**
snows u favorite form of churn where
the work is all doue at home l?y ban 1.
Nobody who is auybody now uses the
old-fashioned dasher churn. It is too
back breaklup It expluins itself. ii
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THE I'AIIKFI HIIlM.
BwiuijH jui I (iii. 1 lir.ti^s tin
buttor. W lit >lit : <?u?- i> a I?* Ii?*v?. r ?>;
disholirvri in uu-iiiti^ 111111 i'. In- wo
Rtop clmrmil;: w !i n t i?- luii tor i* in t Iipi'iitiulul
state. t .i M.'.f <>! grains o'
wheat. 1 Iit-ii t ht i tut' nil11U ;-i tii i a i
cim-fully oil S..in- _ o o I lurter iinin:*
tlash wntt-r cm If I l i mi\ty t wo iI-: r.-. ?
upon tin- ^niiiis til butter mi i tiit .
turn tin- lmrrt i t hurn ov. i u <11.y
tuner inort- Although tin oh: i
nmiully do not provnlt- for it. it iwt-ll
to havt- ii Mtriiini i of soint auiut
ourae w .rt be m-uth tin- buttermilk
vent to oatoii tin iu-nps of butter tlnrt
woiil.l otherwise < < out with tbt- milk.
r.> km ami owmr.n \on>.
A well-broken liorst always I?r?njr*niore
money.
Everyth.ng points gi enter sta
bilitv iu ii? r-# breedin
The Arkansas -1??11? i. t ?>:iir ;? :i
the growing of pea fill t s id tlmt Stales
ft profitable crop tor market or us i
food for hogs.
Look at the harness now It is not
very profitable during plowing tiini
to have to spend two or three hourmending
a broken traee.
From nine to fifteen pounds of tiin
othy seed are sown to the acre when
nsed alone. Twelve poun Is is a good
ftverage it the seed is good.
Trees should be made to send then
roots deep into the soil, in order ti
fortify themselves against drought
This is done by draining the soil and
, by plowing the orchard rather deep
A ton of grain or cottonseed men',
can only prodnoe a certain amount < )
manure, no matter to which Kind of
nimsl it may be fed, and while eom<
animals produce manure of less value
than others, yet they produce more o!
it, and the loHb in cue direction is n
gain in another.
Hay or grass, with roots, eusilage
and a variety of wheat, corn, oats and
barley ground together, furnishes the
I best elements of growth in the young
i horse, and maintains the matured aniniul
in the best condition. Oats and
corn oniy are not tne best to build un
VuiftP atkI irmgplp
Alfalfa prefers n deep, loose bed
; reaching down to water, but decidedly
obje< to surface water, but there
seems to bo exceptions, not that it
changes, but man is sometimes mistaken
in the kind and condition of
his soil; so it is well for many to cxi
periment a little on a small scale.
When feeding wheat to the c > vy noon!
one-half the bulk should he gi\?un i
i out into Hour for family . an i
the rest mixed with an equal ui.om i
j of bran ; certainly should the wan lu
added if the wheat is used < e ir? .
W heat is apt to founder i ! i i:i
quantities called lor. hut sin-. . - ^. v r
do.
Charcoal i" quite J;cross n r
fowls. Wool charcoal is in! . i
by fowls; it has no taste <>.' l'o > >. ii
I iiot attractive to them, ai.d . < i<Io.u
eaten. The best charcoal is made by
putting ears of corn in the fire and
roasting until the grains are charred.
This will be found very beneficial,
will tend to put fowls in a healthy
condition, and give a decided improvement
to their looks. Their pale
combs will become bright red. and the
yield of eggs be much increased.
norsanooD itt.vts.
j Rugs to be thoroughly cleansed
i from dirt should be beaten with that
I useful little article known as a wliipi
per, which forces from them all particles
of dust.
To keep cake and sandwiches fresh
j several days, wrap them up in a w'
I cloth and keep them frorr ?ue air.
' This method wil^p^o hold good for
buns and coffee cake.
To make a closet door novel und attractive
hung on it a good motto in
! brass or carved wood. A silk or 6atin
| banner screen will do if the words cm'
broidered thereon are appropriate.
Lamps are no longer always placed
upon the reading table. If wrought
iron they can be placed on brackets to
the wall. By the aid of a large hook
they supply light for a corner over a
cozy resting' place.
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Swallowed by a Snake.
Charley Hn-tt, a student of natnral
! history, last year when on a trip
through the mountains witnessed a
j contest between a water snake and a
1 toad. The suake had caught the toad
by In- hind leg', evidently intending
to make a meal. He seemed to let go
1 ?eeasionall% only to get u better hold,
and at last got the pool toad fairly in
his mouth. After quite a period hit?
toadship disappeared down tin throat
of the snake and could plainly be seen
some iuehe- below tie- bead.
Charley has an antipathy to snakes
and sprang from the bank three or
four feet high and landed soualelv on
t Li o >calv monster's back. He si ruck
jriht behind the swelling in the snake
and mncli 1" his surprise the toad shot
forth from the mouth of the reptile
j amt hopped oil as nimbly iih though
ho had not just escaped from death.?
Oroville (('al. Register.
Hair Raised to Order.
A dexterous French feat ift tknt of
growing hair along the foreheads of
women with whom nature has been
cruel in arranging for the hair to
grow, growing hair along the fore
jicruih oj mo tiinr springs iu un ugly,
irregular line. From other parts cf
the head, short, new, sprouting hairs
arc delicately extracted and replanted
along the top of an uncomely forehead.
This system of repotting hair
is dono according to the rules nature
observes in the management of her
hair crops, and after about three
months of careful, regular attendance
i daily at the office of u specialist, ? woman
conies forth brow'd like a Madonnu
or the glorious Greek Vonuses,
juet uo she may have selected.?Washington
Star.
LADIES' COLUMN
ursmnwe WOMRN'b RESTATOAW*.
Danish women are the latest to start
a business women's restaurant and
reading room. In the heart of the
business centre of Copenhagen such a
place is to be established, which will
afford women engaged in office and
Bhop work comfortable quarters for
taking their luncheons. Good, nourishing
food is to be provided at reasonable
prices, and a reading room is
planned. It has been suggested that
a (!/>U t,.w .. .A?*.v..?
York was down town, among the
many big buildings, where scores of
women are employed. Many women
:ow carry their luncheons, and eat
them in the law or business office
where they are serving as typewriter
or stenographer, because they do not
, care to go to the restaurants whose
chief patronage is among men, and
which at the noon hour are apt to be
overcrowded.
If one of the women's exchanges
would etart a luncheon room of that
sort at or a little below the City Hall,
it is believed by many that it would
be of great mutual benefit, alike to its
patrons and its management.?NewYork
Times.
CAREER or A WOMAN LETTER ~ARTUF.R.
\r?., i..? rJ i ?ii. .1
<U1 r>. aim >> uu^t' tlt'JIUl 2bl
Cutskye, near Castleford, is announced,
had a remarkable cireer. S!n- was a
native of Pontelraot, and from the
time of the l^neeu's coronation, in
1837, till 1S89, she fulfilled the ollice
of town letter carrier, aud discharged
the duties single handed. She was
never known to be absent from tier
duties from sickness during the whole
of her period of service. Through
he interest of the late Lord Houghton
and Mr. Childers, who then represented
Poutefract in Parliament,
Mrs. Hawkins's services to the country
were brought before the notice of the
then Postmaster-General, aud for
about twenty-seven years past hIic lias
^ been in receipt of a well-earned penI
sion. Prior to the introduction of
railways into the district, letters were
, delivered in Pontefract by means of
postboys, meeting the mail coaches
proceeding north and south at Ferrybridge,
and some bags of letters and
newspapers, which contained as many
as fifty or sixty missives daily, were
considered a good average iu Mrs.
Hawkins's time. Mrs. Hawkins wore
a singular waterproof garb iu wet
weather, and carried the letters in a
small covered basket protected by
waterproof covering. She had delivered
many writs for Parliamentary
elections in her capacity as postwoman.?Yorkshire
'England) Post.
toti.pt Acrpssoiuns.
There are many things necessary
nowadays for the up-to-date toilet
table. One of tin requisites, which,
fortunately, can i>.- procured without
expense or trouble, is a jar <>f salt ?
common table salt, and it is a panacea
for many ills. A little of it dissolved
in warm water is sure to remove the
slight inflammation from eyelids reddened
l?y a lone drive ii. the wind. If
used for a garble it will allay any
slight irritation of the throat ; a little
should occasionally hej.it' the watet
in which one's teeth are brushed, as it
helps to harden the gums.
Tincture of camphor or tincture of
myrrh, dropped into water, is an excellent
wash tor the mouth unJ throat
when the breath is not sweet. When
the latter is used the proper proportions
arc ten drops of myrrh t.> u glass
of water.
Powdered alum is another important
adjunct ; a little should he thrown
into tin- water in which you bathe
your hands before putting on gloves
for u / ' /iiriliol ? <./ !.?? i/??. /.r <>.>11
there might he a lend'iiey To perspire
too freely.
It is said that u Jew drop' of sulphuric
acid in the hath water is alto a
preventive of the loo free perspiration
, of either hands or feet.
An equal mixture of lemon juice
and glyceriue is another ''aid to
beauty,*' necessary to the toilet table
1 ?it whitens as veil as softens the
hands. ? Detroit Free Press.
FASHION NOTTS.
I'luot, always a eohl, unbecoming
color, is no longer fashionable.
Ir. the trimmiug of skirts there
continues to be the greatest reserve,
j Made bnun of straw brAid and
fancy crowns were prominent at the
first openings.
The fashionable thing at present is
to wear white linen collars with the
colore*! shirt waists.
The new crepou clialhes displayed
in the shops are ns pretty us silks anil
wear infinitely better.
The coat-ami-skirt style of tuilormaile
gown is as popular as ever this
spring, but in addition there are cloth
gowns with closely fitting bodicos and
elaborately trimmed.
The sale of hue grade but inexpensive
silks is bo great that one house
asserted last week that it had in less
thau six days sold fifty miles of silks
for gowns, skirts and fancy linings.
Hair, bonnets, hats, sleeves and
skirts have suddenly widened to an
almost grotesque extent, causing the
tallest woman to look short, while the
short ones are turned into veritable
caricatures.
All the new skirts aro from nine to
ten yards in circumference, while the
dressmakers assert confidently that
the width will go on increasing, and
predict that fifteen yards will be th?
measurement this summer.
Very pretty aro the lawu waists it
China blue, old rose, red or black
with an all-over pattern in white embroidery.
Striped and checked linens
make neat waists; they cost quite as
much us silk, but are more substantia1
The C:ir BiMcrn -nd the Kaqu.
\ cry iM'.u' na- no n iveorioti 01 tno
habits 01 the sun bitten:, it merely
having been stated that :t resorts to
the uudergiowth found along tho
muddy bunks <>i sluggish streams,
where it fee 1- upon insects and small
fishes.
Newton, who has observe 1 it in captivity.
at the gardens of the Zoological
Society of London, says: "It
soon becomes tame, and has several
times made its nest and reared ita
young." It has a plaintive, piping
note, and "it ordinarily walks with
slow and precise steps, keeping its
body in a horizontal position, but at
times, when exeited.it will go through
a series of fantastic performances,
spreading its broad wings and tail so
as to display tuoir beautiful markings."
These sun bitterns were known
fully three-quarters of a century or
iui'icr iu in'iurt' ?u\ iuiiij^ til tin
nkiu to them wns found; but when
the island of New Caledonia became
colonized, a bird there discovered,
and nowhere else, at last furnished an
ally. This was the kugu, now described
by ornithologists as Rhinoclietus
jubatus. Externally the kagu
bears but little resemblance to a sun
bittern, though its internal structure,
which has been carefully examined,
proves the relationship. Considerably
larger than Eurypygu, it has its head
grnamented by a hanging crest of
long and soft feathers. Roth its legs,
which arc rather long, au 1 its beak
are of a livid re I color. Its ample
wings are marke 1 something after the
pattern seen in the sun bittern, whilo
its chief body color is a pule slate,
shading lighter below. Numerous
transverse bars embellish the tail, and
these markings, though far less distinct,
are seen on the wing coverts al
so. Ordinarily it is a very passive
bin?, standing motionless fur several
minutes at a ti:ne, when it will step
off briskly b>r u short distance, only
to again assume its attitude of rest.
This is by no means, however, the invariable
behavior of this extraordinary
*
bird, for when aroused by excitement
it will even quite outdo a sun bittern
in its extravagant and fantastic "showjir.
' Holding one of its wings or the
! extremity of its tail in the most remarkable
manner, it will violently
spin uhout in giddv dance, the like of
l which is never pcrhtriuud by any other
known member of the class Avos. I'ni
fortunately, this extremely interesting
type, it is now said, is becoming
rapidly exterminated. ? 1'opular Sci,
euce Monthly.
He Fined Hark Twain.
Among tli<'recent deaths at San Francisco,
(al., wns that of Alfred lhiratow,
a pioneer lawyer, who, as a justice of
the ponce, once had "Mark Twain*'
before him for "painting the town
| red." "Murk ' was then a new-papoi
reporter, and liaratow remitted tbfl
! tine of SI0 on tho future huiuoriat'a
I showing that he posscaaed only a ping
: of tobacco aud a broken jackkuife.?
1 New York Tribune.
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