The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, December 08, 1899, Image 6
Letter, * Note
~H~1TTniTiiQr^'TTT*<li
Bill Hads
Or any other kind of
Job Work
Neatly and promptly excuted
at the
Times Job Office.
Beef, Mutton, Pork
?1\ S;A<on \T?
B.G.'BAILEI S4MEF*.!!AI!h '
I
I alaoihaudle'Fresli. Vegetal/
i full line of IF a y awlF\ncv i> ccriea.
First Class Restaurant
With polite Sevan's. Wh^iof
aoythii>i ^siti on
H. G. Bailey.
YMiQ noriiK
^ M T A.1 Jk. v, ;i
?I have just received a let
FANCY XMAS GOODS,
TOYS, FIREWORKS, E.c
Call and iusped my stock befoi^
1 bu^) ing elsewliere.
Claude C. Gregory,
SANTUC, S. C.
BACON,
FLOUR,
HAMS,
BANNED GOODS I
and
FRESH GARDEN
VEGETABLES
AT
LOUIS D. SMITH,
The Housekeeper's 'Friend
DR. J. GARNER,
Pli YSI'JIA. S WO Stft.OiClN
Will practice m ?'1icin^ii]*'3ll/' ?*!
bf*>chtM. OM.* mfiw to'-court horeddencfe
on South street. Phon. N...
W. 4-1 v.
SAY! LOOK HERE!!
My place is Headquarters for
Heavy aud Fancy Groceries,
JPruits, Vegetables, Pickles,
Fancy anil Plain Candies, Tobacco
and Cigars.
I Lave just added a handsome
line of line harps, also hair
brushes, tooth brushes and
combs. Also a full lide of Fire
Works. I will discontinue!
handling bread for the present.
J. T. SEXTON.
COME UP TOWN
JLnd ?uv? from 15 to 25 per cent,
on jour
DRVGOOU8, NOTIONS,
CLOTHING, SHOES, HAI'S,
CAPS, BR0CER1ES,
TBMCC'J, CIGARS,
MAADWA3E, ETC.
You can save^/noney by buying
from me.
GEO. W. GOING.
Rooms to Rent.
HILL HOUSE to rent for 1000? as a
whole or in apartments. Other
houses and rooms to rent.
fcf J. Cu>vn Wallace.
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HEAT FROM THE SUN.
HOW LITTLE OF tT WZ GET IS ALMOST
DEYOND CELIZF.
Scarcely One Snnlirnm In Two Thoo
und >1111 loi.a AIIkIiIx I'poll This
Uorlb?A I'cu Picture of (he Actual
Condition of the Fiery Orb.
The sun is for tlie most part simply
wasting bis beat?flinging uway tbe
golden rays tbat are tbe life of tbe
world witb a recklessness beside wblcb
all butnan waste is mere parsimony.
It is almost beyond belief. Scarcely
one sunbeam In 2,000,000,000 alights
upon tbe earth, and allowing for the
wbole solar system not more tbau one
In 100,000,000 ever bits anything, so far
us wo I'uu usivnuiu.
Sir Itobcrt Ball's comment on this
waste of the sun's beat is: Suppose a
uiau with nu Income of $1,000,000 a
year. He spends for useful purposes
1 eeut and throws the rest away. Ills
wastefuluess is no greater than that
which this old prodigal the sun has
practiced for untold ages.
The untold amount of heat which
thus leaks away through the cracks in
the sky cannot be expressed by llgures.
It is only by considering what it might
do that we can get any conception of
It. This is probably the most striking
Illustration, and is given by an eminent
astronomer:
Suppose a solid shaft of ice two miles
square to be extended like n bridge
across the gulf which separates the
earth from the sun. If a track were
laid on its surface an express train
running at full speed would require 1
more than 150 years to traverse It. Yet,
if the whole heat of the sun were turned
upon it for a single second it would
be melted, and in a few seconds mora
all, even to the railroad iron, would 1
drift away ax yapor.
But what is tin* source of this lioat i
that flows into space fis the gulf !
stream pours Into the Atlantic, warm* 1
inar the earth and other planets like lit- i
lie Islauds in its course? What keeps
up the supply?
If the suu were merely a white hot
ball, gradually cooling, our grandchildren
would indeed get a chill; or,
rather, neither they nor we would ever
have seen the sun. The flnal frost
would have fallen long ago.
Nor can the heat be maintained by
fire, as we understand the word?such
Are as warms aud now and then
consumes our houses. If it were a
globe of flaming coal it could have lasted
but a few thousand years; it would
have been burned to ashes long before
we were born. All the coal on the
earth would hardly keep the sun going
for one-tenth of a second.
A falling meteor gives out great beat.
Just we a bullet Is heated when It
strikes the target. Some have eonjec
tureil that a vast stream of these little j
hailstones raining upon the sun supplies j
its fuel. But if the whole mass of the ,
moon tvere put into a stone crusher,
broken up and thrown ngalnst the sun,
if would barely furnish heat for a single
year. And no such weight could
possibly approach the sun without our
knowledge.
Yet, In Its own chosen way, the sun
really has its fires. With proper In- i
strumems we pi.ay see the red flames
spouting from Its edge, sometimes to a
height of 400,000 miles?higher than
the moon floats above the earth. To
some of them our world would be uo
more than a water drop falllug from a
fountain. '
To gain any idea of the almost lnex- '
hnustlble reservoir from which the sun I
draws Its bent we must first picture Its
actual condition, Matter there is In a
state tinlike anything ever seen upon
earth. -It1 is neither solid nor liquid
nor in any familiar sense gaseous. The 1
sun is a boUJug, seething, flaming mix- I
ture of the gases or vapors of all the <
elements condensed by the tremendous |
squeeze of solar gravity until it Is ;
thicker than pitch, and so hot that Its
vaporized iron nilgai ue usea lor steam
power if them were any boiler fit to >
hold it. It lias uo definite (surface, but I
almdcs away from this incandescent :
paste, through leaping flames of blood j
red hydrogen to the faint streamers of |
the corona. a? filmy as a comet's tall. |
This writhing mass, heavier on the
average than water and yet as uu- j
stable a3 air, does not even rotate like ;
oilier orbs, but swirls around Its axis. I
In the terrific tension of these gases 1
is stored up the energy of the sun. As j
this escapes in gushes of heat they do
not cool, but slowly contract. It Is
quite possible that they even grow hotter
as they thus settle downward and
compress themselves Into a denser
fluid.
A total shrinkage of 220 feet a year
will account for the whole expenditure,
and so small a change in the size of the
disk could not he detected until it had
been watched for thousands of years.
Tliis will go on until the substance of
the sun ceases to be essentially gaseous.
Then will come the beginning of
tbe end. for from that time forth the
actual temperature of the sun will decline.
This, however, will he in some far
distant (lay. for careful scientists assure
us that our race will enjoy undiminished
sunshine for at least 5,000
years, and perhaps for twice 6,000.
Then, while the sun slowly reddens
nnd darkens, our earth will die. After
that comes the night of ages.?Charles
Kclsey (James in New York World.
To Catch Him.
Paddy- I want to get acquainted
with Moskius. but I hardly know how
to go about it. he's such n queer ilsli.
Daddy?A queer tisli, eh? Why don't
you drop lilni a line??Boston Transcript.
The Persians In 516 B. C. Invented
a transparent glass varnish, which
they laid over sculptured rocks to preserve
them from bad weather. This
coating has lasted to our day, while
the rocks beneath are honeycombed.
A DANGEROUS TRADE.
A
PERILS THAT BESET THE MAKING OF
NITROGLYCERIN. j
6
Methodh I act! In (he Manufacture of \
Thin DmiKvrotiM Kxploaive ? The g
Care That Una (o lie Kxerclsed In g
the Paclorloa. (
Nitroglycerin and its peculiarities 1
are little known, even in localities ^
where it is made. People generally jj
give it n wide berth, and even a less r
number know how It is mauufnetured. c
Probably lu no place in the United c
States Is there such a great amount of $
the explosive used as in the ludlauu n
oilllelds. Iudinua has four nitroglycerin f
factories, and they are seldom visited t
by curious people. .. u
The explosive is made from a cotnpo- 11
sitiou of acids and glycerin. Itisgener- B
ally pale yellow in color, and quite col- ^
orless when pure. It is odorless, and e
has a sweet, pungent, aromatic llavor.
If touched by one's tongue, or even *
brought into contact with the sklu, it ^
will produce a severe heudache. A a
large tank, called an ugitator, Is where t
the fluid is mixed, and the mixture is
composed of equal parts of nitric and *
sulphuric nckls. Inside the tank are *
several paddles, like those of a churn, ?
and It is here that the real danger In a
llio mniinfn/.tiirn nvlsta Tim nnrldlcs
nre put In operatlou ?u<J a steady 8
stream of sweet glycerin is turned IntQ 8
11 vat until 250 pounds are tliorougiily n
mixed with the 1,500 pounds of acid. n
The chemicals coining In contact pro- ?
duce an Intense heat, and In order to
obviate tlie danger cold water Is run e
through pipes encircling ami running 0
through the vat. At 85 degrees 1?\ a 8
red vapor, almost like (Ire. arises. If 11
cutting pff the supply of glycerin in the ?
ngitator does not lower the temper- ?
Rture, it is time to say fu rowel J. Before ^
i)0 degrees are reached nothing but
ntotns of the structure and its contents a
are left.
In its ruanufacturo water is used to c
flood the workroom, slneo n drop falling
on the floor might lend to an explosion.
Xot a nail Is to he found in the j
floor of the factory, and the visitor Is
cautioned not to drag his feet. Those
who make the dangerous fluid say that j,
a jar will ppt eause an explosion; that ^
friction and lire are J hp ouly agencies <
by which it can he discharged. One v
may pour a barrel of nitroglycerin ?
from a high building (o g cemout walk j,
below and it will not explode, hut a a
small quantity or it dropped troni the 0
same height in a can will blow the n
building down. A sharp concussion In- ^
stantly touches it off. Factories be- q
come useless after a few years' operation
anil have to be destroyed. The
timber becomes saturated with nitroglycerin
and an explosion is imminent
at any time.
The average production of nitroglycerin
front 1,500 pounds of acid and 250
pounds of glycerh} Is about 150 > quarts.
About 100 quarts constitute- an average }
shot for an Iudiuua oil well. While g
magazine explosions are not rare, the g
real cause of the blowing up never bocomes
known. Titose who are close a
enough to see the cause always go up j
with tho building. The average time t
for a shooter or nitroglycerin maker to ^
remain in the business does exceed 0
live years. Death is instant, and no c
one has ever recovered from a nitro- 0
glyceriu nppjdent. Itodies are torn to t
atoms no larger lhaq b|ts of sausage. ^
The wages of employees of tbp ftic- i
tories range from $125 to $150 a mouth, t
Colonel Wlllium A. Myers of Bolivar, b
N. Y., was the man who made and ex
plodetl tlio first pound of nitroglycerin ^
in an oil well. He built the first fae- ^
tory in the United States near Titus- r
yilje, Pa.. In 1SG8. Up to that tluie ^
powder hud Jteen used to torpedo oil t
wells. It was tlien Uia/ i}U explosive f
that could bo discharged nuclei-'Valer ?
was found lu nitroglycerin- Colonel
Myers' father was a Philadelphia
chemist und taught his son how to
make it. a
The first well torpedoed was on Colo- r
ncl Mills' lease, near Tltusvlllo, and the t
pharge consisted of only two pounds. 1
Oil wus jvortb $0 a barrel tljcn, and a t
torpedo that would donlde the produc- e
tlon of a well was worth n)mopt what f
the maker chose to ask for it. Coloiiel }
Myers built 12 different factories in c
different parts of the oil regions from \
1S(?S to when lie retired from the f
business. Only one of the original fac- ?
torlcs stands Ifitact toduy. Myers made i
several fortunes and ?pcu,t ids niouey c
like a prince, but. fortunate^ f?jr J/iin, 1
he still has a sung sum InMjl .by, ?
Well shooters spin great ,yarns of ?
their cxperienees, and the stories are 1
of the biiir raining order. Well shooters
generally ore fatalists to a considerable
degree in their belief, and it Is
probably one reason wliy they do not t
fear the fluid. They state that when t
one would think it was tiie most dan- t
gcrous the explosive is tLilianfest. fl
The smallest drop can be placed on an ?
anvil aui) struck by tlie heaviest ?
sledge baminer, and the baminer will ^
bound back over tbe' shotildey of the x
striker, no matter how much be may 1
try to bold it. Some claim that it will 1
tear the arm off, but tlds is exnggeru- t
tiou. Transporting the explosive from t
a magazine to a well is not as danger- i
ous as tint id people think, according to ^
tbe shooters. It Is transported in
square cans such us urg pse^ for varnish.
In preparing for siiooting a well, ?
a long tin shell is suspended in the tub- (
Ing, and the shooter pours tbe fluid t
In as if it was water. It is not un- ^
usual for 2U0 quarts to be In a well
shooter's wagon on one trip. A slight j
leak In a can may l>o touched off by
friction and explode the eutlrp load.
If It should explode In the center of a
town, every building would be reduced (
instantly to debris.?Indianapolis Jour- ,
nal.
The word Asia is derived from the 1
Sanskrit (/alias, meaning JJie land of
the morning dawn. < ^
)
SHELVED HIS INVENTION.
in Kxprrlrnce Which YaKRlii (!if
Mrclianicnl Uxprrt n liriKim.
One of the best mechanical eugineers
a Now Orleans told an Interesting
tory apropos of the tribulations of Ineutors.
"About three years ago," lie
mid, "I got up a little device that
[reutly simplified the working or a
:ertalu type of pump. I took out
intents that cost me in the neighbor*
iood of $300, including attorney's fees,
ind finally submitted the thing to a
Ig manufacturing concern in the
lorth. The proprietors at once eon eded
the merit of the invention anil
iffered me $500 down nud a royalty of
125 on each one used. The cash pnvaent
amounted to nothiug, for it really
ell short of covering my time and oxtenses,
but the royalty was generous.
,ml I figured it out that It would yield
ue an income of $3,000 or $4,000 for
evernl years?perhaps longer, it delended
on how soon something better
utered the field.
"Accordingly, I accepted the proposllon
and transferred all my right. Now,
iow much do you think I actually reel
ved? Not a penny! No. I haven't
>een cuenieu; ai least, nil lue nceouuis
lave been perfectly straight. The
rouble is they never put tlie device ou
he market. They simply stuck the
atents and drawings In a pigeonhole
nd there they remain to this duy.
"Why did they do it, did you ask? To
ave money. The public la very well
uited with their pump us it stands,
nd it is doubtful If they could get any
nore for It with my Improvement addd.
Such a step woiilu merely cut down
he net profit, so they prefer to let well
nough alone. It was necessary, of
ourse, to get my invention safely
helved, or It might hove been taken
p by some enterprising rival, aud Hie
nly earthly reason for spending $o00
n the thing was to put it out of the '
ray. It was rather rough on mo, to
e sure, but the experience was valuble,
aud I won't get caught that way
gain." ?New Orleans Times-Demorat.
GLASSES FOR THE EYES.
'he Renaon Tliey Are Worn l?y So
Jliiuy Persona Nowmluya.
The question is often asked, part leulrly
by those who can recall the eusnma
nml nmniMmmna af vnnro ntr.i
Why do so ninny persons nowadays
rear glasses?" The answer Is easy.
The increase in the number of specacles
worn is pot to bo regarded as
n evidence of modern degeneration
f the eyes, but rather that a long felt
icccssity has been met." For it sliouid
?e remembered that within the past
luarter of a century much has been
earned about the value of glnsses, and
he range of their application and useulness
has been enormously extended.
)f course the eyes need more help now
hau formerly, as the amount of work
hey are required to do is much greater
ban at any previous period In the
vorld's history. The sewing machine
ind many other inventions of Its cluss
aye the lubor of the hands only to
idd to that required of the eyes.
New employments, now amusements
md new fashions are continually beng
introduced to Increase the exneious
laid upon these sensitive and
lelieate organs. The steady decrease
f illiteracy, together with the general
heappess of literature and a spread
f a taste for it, the enortpous clrculuion
of novel, magazine and newspaier,
the ever increasing use of artificial
Humiliation, all combine to overtax
he eyas and to weaken or possibly detroy
the sight unless the required nld
11,1 ?l,v Oit.vnlhwl1'
mu iliu?;v.uuil Ut" OU|#|JllU'U llitUU&ll
(very tneous at our disposal. Thus It
mppeus that the some tltpc luxury of
>roperly adapted glasses has come to
>c recognized aud understood by very
nany of the present generation ns one
if the real necessities of their lives.?
ilpp|ucoit'?.
Pmrllih Officer* Wear Arnfpi^.
Many ottUwt'S of the British army
ire wearers of armor. As a general
ule the mall Is Inclosed in a leather
using, which Is sewed Inside the
uulc, so as to be Invisible unless the
garment Is picked to pieces. Aud the
tame with helmets?a similar device Is
lxed In the lining, so as to give nddlJp/inJ
protection In case of need. Some
ifflcers are not ifbovp wearing mall
rnutx lmiliM'iwn f ii tnfifi'd nttil n?i.
'ectly oblivion* of their comrades, who,
dtliough tliey may scoff In times of
>ence, would only be too glad to don
>ne themselves when In the middle of
lostilities. The majority of the makcustomers
are officers, because the
iults are vdty expensive, costlug about
.0 guineas each.?RegimentA
Cnrloua Ilnttle.
An interesting spectacle was wltlessed
the other day on the banks of
he river Soar, near Hathern. by a genleman
resident In the district. (Icing
ittracted by a peculiar cry^ie turned
inlde and came upon a young otter and
i huge eel engaged In a deadly strugtie.
The otter had evidently enucrht
lie col, which had retaliated l>y wlndng
tightly round *the former's
leek. The light lusted several mlnltes,
the otter eventually freeing Itself
ind making off with a part of the ee),
vliich It had bitten In two,?London
relegraph.
A Shook to Rnaton.
An English woman, n visitor, grieved
ill Boston by Irreverently asking a citzen,
as she walked through the Coniuon
and saw the cherished gilded
lome of the statehouse, "Beg pardon',
ilr, but what building Is that with the
irass top?"?New York Times.
Accommodated.
"Vou haven't any smokeless tobac?o,
huve you?" asked the smart young
nan.
"Lots of It," said the matter of fact
>erson behind the counter, producing a
mix of snuff. "How much do you
vaot?" (
?* > .
S. S. S. Is a Great Blessing to
Old People. It Gives Them ;SeP>
but i
New Blood and Life.
from which t
the remedy whioh will keep their syster
t thoroughly removing al
iug new strength and 1
the appetite, builds u]
giving blood throughou
" I am seventy years ol
for twenty years. I
addition, had Eczema
doctor said that on ac
well again. 1 took a do;
completely, and J am h
I feel as well as I ever
Mr. J. W. Loving, of Colquitt, CJa., saj
sen years I suffered tortures from a tie
my skin. I tried almost every known re
failed one by one, and I was told that tr
sixty six. was against me, and that I cc
to ye well again. I finally took 8. 8. 8..
my blood thoroughly, and now I am in
ft. ft. ft. FOR THE I
is the only remedy which can build up
old people, because it is the only one wluc
free from potash, niorcury, arsenic and <
minerals,# Jt is made from roots and he
In it. S. 6 S. cures the worst cases of Scr
Tetter, Open Bores. Chronic Ulcers, Boils, t
Books on these diseases will bo sent free 1
Photog
Made at the old Scjuirc Gallery lie
have the Gallery
Well equipped for
date Photogr
Of all sizes and styles/ My pric
guaranteed. I also do enlarging of all
deliver the work in the most stylish an*
latest mouldings.
DON'T N EGLE
THIS OPPORTUP"
To get good work cheap. You** I
tv ay and you regret that you havo no 1
^COME A']
Prompt attention g
N. K. McLANE
UNION
There I s
In overexerting yoursel
Ladies don't do it, use y
THE PARLQF
WIIEN YOXTNEEI
FINE EATABLES, CA
FRUITS, CAN VEGE
TEAS, COFFEES 5
A fresh lot of Uneec
* * i j , ? ,
Crown Cheese, Frc
and Bottled Soda wat<
Our up-to-date delivery w
We are anxious to serve you.
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THE PARLOR
"-COTTON 8j
Wo Lave a lot of PIANOS, ORG A?
out at pi ices thut are eo far below regular i
8J? CENTS FOR )
Some have l?een used a little, other
fresh from the factory. We have too man;
opportunity of a life tjqie,
OUR FURNITURE
Is full and cheap.. Wo will save y <u
t avly and get (1 est clioice. We also cai ry ti
COFFINS ANt
At (.lie lowest prices. A visit to our
QUICK SALES AND
our t
HARRIS &
JONJSSVII
CROWN TORRENCE, M. 0.,
A ,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. "
P
Ofrice and apartments over Duke%
Drug Store.
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I
0 OLD
E CURED.
*
Age docs not necessarily nau
feebleness and ill healtn, abd
nearly all of the sickness anoBt
people oan be avoided. Most elder]/
e are very susceptible to i lln?s&
t is wholly unnecessary. By keep*
d pure thev can fortify themeelvgS
ape three-fourths of the ailmsats
hey suffer so generally. 8. 8. 8. a
ns young, by purifying the blpefe
II waste accumulations, and impart*
ife to the wholo body. It increases
a tha energies, and sends new life,
t the entire system
77 Broadway, South Boston, writes S
d, and had not enjoyed good health
was sick in different ways, and Is
terribly on one of my legs. Tha
count of my age, I would never be
* a . t e n n n x t i. ^
ten Doilies 01 o. o. a. huu ?umi
7r v^that
BLOOD
ather^damaging
rt>s, and has ro chemicals vhatmrpf
ofula, Cancer. Eczema. Khcuwatwifc
>r any other disease pf the blond,
jy Swift Spociflo Co., Atlanta. Qa
iR A PHS
xt to new Bank Building. I now
the latest up-to*
aph Work,
es are reasonable and t.atisfaution
sizes and styles of finish, and can
l a i-i - r -1 i **
.i uurmue mimes, aiso nanaie lAt
%.*+
'nends and loved ones are passing
ate photograph of them.
r ONCE.^-;iven
mail order?.
, Photographer, .j. .
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Danger
If this hot weather,
our phone, call up 76,
? GROCERY
> ANYTHING IN^=
TVT
TABLES,
SYRUPS, ETC., ETC.
la Biscuits just in.
*sh Country Butter
er on ice.
rill deliver goods promptly*
Very truly,
ivnsend,
: GROCERY.
? CENTS.?*
*3 and SEWING MACHINES to cloee
uices that it gives you in round figure*
YOUR CQTTQN.
s are a llltlo slioy-wo n nnd|>ther* ere
y of them and need money. This is en
DEPARTMENT
money on anything iu our line. Coin*
f.ill line of
) CASKETS
f.ioio will confirm all wo claim.
SHORT PROFITS "
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TlOttO
FOSTER,
iL/Kt Sf C.
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HONEY!
To be had on long time and eaay
frms, secured by mortgage cn 1m
roved farms. Apply to
F. B. HOFFMAN, ^
4 Bowling Oroon, New York CUw 4
! SIMPSON A BARK8DALE,
1 7 6m. Laurens, 3. 0.
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