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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-01-12

AN oNAssAILABLE POsirioN.-Thc resolut ON of
.ne Charleston meeting, recognizing Hampton
avs uovernor, and denouneing Chamberlain as an
usurper, are having their effect. Tho Vo,;on
sSs; "The Chamberlain government now res, q
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-01-12
The State of South Carpfina,
COUNTY OF UNION,
In thasG Gnsart Of Pr -
sspli F. Glsr, Rsouiro,5udae Of probate

~
ry JOSEPH F. GIsT, Esquiro,5 Judge Of probate.
TU Rep. Ea,rards, Nary r. Edoards. Joh .Jyl-
y, .NGrthG !. Joiiy, j. Benjum,in Tuckcr Nan
me 1. Twcker, lvGiiam Il. Lytes, Joha ". Lylcs
and xBs.Sggia +. Lyies, yrce'i"y:
WOU are hereby required to appear at the
Court of Probate, to bc holden ut Union
Cot House for Union County, on the second
isy&pf April, a. h. 1877, to show cause, if any
70 kcan, why the Heal Estate described in the
'etii6n of LETTA SPENCER. filed in my Office
said Cal state being situate in said County in
Santlo township, bounded by lands of ID. j.
FantpT.,B Bates, Charles T.. Sims and others
and{eonsnining about one hundred and twenty
acn@s, stoi Id not nc partitoned sold for par
BIN allo'ting to the petitioner, Ictta Spencer
d9moiety thereof, and the remaining moicty in
elnal portions TO the said Mary l.. Edwards
43171fa L. jolly, Mamie J. Tucker, Wiliam g.
6&84 John NJ. Iycs and benjamin f. Iylcs
fGtvel under my Hand and Seal this TWEEN "
seventh day Of December, in the year of
d our Lord one thousand eight hundred aud
- seventy six and in the onc-hundrcl an |
FIRST year Of American Independence.
- !. Is Is. JOSEPH p" F: cIsTr
(-- Probate Judge
TO The Defendants, JouN NJ. LYLEs .ml BExJA-
MIN +. LYLEs:
TAKE NOTICE that the summons in this ac-
lion of which the foregoing is II copy was fled
IN the Office of the Probate JUDGE for Union
County ut Union Court House in the County Of
Union in the State of South Carolina on the
2Ith day Of December, 1876.
MUNRO s. MUNRO,
+ Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Union, SC, - December, lS7G-S2l l Ct
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-01-12

A man went through the bankruptcy cor:t,
Us had Owned a fine horse and gig, and n
horse and gig were doing servc for tj.sI
er again. On being askcd what 'thisr Mi
man reply was: 81 went through '.t ~
ruptcy court, but the horse and gig We, ,und
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03
The Best Draft Horse in the World.

From the st. L3uis Globe Democrat
Iowa has made rapid strides within
the last five years in breeding cattle.
s 4lertt hheerrsas ar rre the favorites, and the
State can now show as fine herds as any
State in the Union, and it is little re.
markable that the most prominent and
successful breeder is woman, Mrs. E..
A. Kimberly, of West Liberty. Her
husband is horse fancier. Attention
is now being given to draft horses, and
during the past two years large NUM-
bers have been imported at enormous
prices. The Norman seems to have
the preference, though the Clydesdales
are in good favor. Some of the finest
specimens of these breeds to be found
in this country are now owned in Iowa;
Recently Donald Dinnie" was added
to the list Of Clydesdales. He was i'm
ported by Simon Beattie Of Toronto, in
1878, and sold by him for s., 600 in gold
to George Murray, Racine, Wis, who, a
few days ago, sold him to parties in
Keokuk county, Iowa. He was exhib-
tied at the Centennial, and there uniyer-
sally pronounced the best draft horse
in the world. He has never failed to
sweep the board wherever exhibited,
ever since he landed in this country.
1t will be only few years before Iowa
will produce the finest draft horses in
the Union.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03
FARM AND HOME.
How to Protect Vines.

There is safer method of protecting
vines in winter then in bending down
the canes and covering them with
earth. Before doing this they should
be pruned, leaving one or two buds
more upon each bearing cane than will
be required for fruiting, as the ter
minal bud is more liable to injury in
handling, either in layering Or taking
up in the spring, than the others, and if
they go safely through, it is very easy
matter to rub off the surplus shoots
when they appear. Three or four
inches in depth of earth is sufficient
protection even in the coolest localities.
But it often happens that vines IRE
trained upon-some system which pre-
vents or would make bending down to
the earth in order to give protection,
extremely difficult, consequently some
other plan must be adopted. Where
there is but small number of vines,
old sacks may be spread over both
sides of the trellis, or boughs from
evergreens set up against them, or
almost any material which affords
shade and protects the vines from cold
winds, may be used, where more pro.
lection is required.-Rawal Neau Yorker.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03
The Egyptian Judiciary.

The whole institution has nominal
Egyptian head-a sort Of Mikado, a
pasha out of ofhce-who is forbidden
TO take any part i'll either the judicial
or the administrative work of the tri-
bunals over which he nominslly pre-
sides. To each tribunal there is at
tached lesser pasha, who is equally
denied all real powers and duties. But
the actual presidency of the court of
appeal, which is fixed at Alexandria,
and next to him in rank and import
anee come the European presidents of
first instance. A fresh election to these
offices occurs Immediately after the
vacation, or, in other words, at the COM
mencement of each fiscal year. Al
though the position is accompanied by
no additional pay and much hard work,
it is an object of great desire, not so
much, however, to the judges them.
selves as to the various nationalities
which they represent. Internationa
rivalry takes every form of develop
ment in Egypt. The English nation
alone avoids all prominence, and con
tents itself with two-thirds of the whole
of the legitimate commerce of the
country and rapidly increasing rep.
resentation in the higher branches OF
every government administration. II
the new courts, however, both England
and the United States must for the
present content themselves with sec
ond place. Arabic, French and Ital
ian are the only languages now allow
ed, and all sbr;dgment Of the French
codes is the only law. The representa-
tiyes of English law have, therefore, t
learn u new system. 1t has been mat
ter of much comment that English Law
should be completely excluded in {
community SO much maintained by
English commerce.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03
p..rs Ger Future Operations.

plecs xc- FIXTURE Operations.
December is a suitable month for re-
viewing the transactions of the year and
laying plans for future operations.
When live stock of all kinds have been
well provided for, machines, implc-
ments and tools housed, fruit, potatoes,
roots and vegetables of all kinds secur-
ed from frost, produce marketed, and
an abundant supply Of fuel and water
provided, the farmer should take q
retrospect Of the past year and lay down
plansof improvements for the future
If his corn and potatoes have been over
run with grass aud weeds, he has prob
ably more land titled than he can Gull
tivate properly, and some of it should
be laid down to clover and grass in
spring. If his corn, oats, etc., have
been damaged by the cut-worm, the
wire-worm, or the larve of the May-bug
he will probably come tothe deter
mination Of applying 200 or 800 pounds
Of coarse salt per acre to his tillage land,
and banishing those pests. On reaec-
ton he will perhaps come to the con-
clusion that great Improvement may
be made in his live stock by procuring a
better class Of breeding animals; that
the agreeable yield of his tillage crops
may be greatly increased by selecting
the best seed, establishing rot alton OF
crops, and paying proper attention to
the removal of stagnant water, the
Punishment Of weeds, and the applica-
ton of weeds. s.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03
: SSagaoity Of q Yankee Get.
From the New York Times.

.
A few days ago, some parties had
spent the summer months in the beau
tiful village Of stratford, Conn.,, three
miles beyond Bridgeport, on their re-
turn to this city brought with them a
favorite cat. This cat was brought in
basket and by steamboat from STRAIT
ford to New York. A few days after
arriving in the city the cat was missed.
Search was made, but she was not to be
found. About three or four wseks af-
terward, however, as veracious CORES.
pondent asserts, the cat made her APP
pearance in Stratford one morning, at
the house from whence she had been
taken month before. She was mis-.
cradle living skeleton Of bones and fur.
Sixty miles she had travelled, and how
she found her way is . great mystery,
especially as she was without . scent to
travel by.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03
CREKATED.

The Body Of Baron de Palm Reduced 20
A-hes In Two Hours and Eighteen
! Minutes-lnteresting Account Of the
| Process. IN
The process Of cremating the body
of the late Baron de Palm, at Dr..
LeMoyn's crematory, was successfully
accomplished at Pittsburg, Pa, We'd
nesday, Dec. 8. The body arrived at
the crematory, and was placed on the
catafalque in the reception room Of the
crematory. The body was taken from
the coffin and wrapped in white
cloth. It weighed % pounds, was Of a
chorate color, and perfectly odorless.
The viscera had been rem owed, the
cavities being filled with mixture of
crystalized carbolic acid and potter's
clay. At 1927 A. NJ, DR.. LeMoyne, Dr..
Aside, of Pittsburg, II. J. Newton and
Col. Olcott, the two latter, the Baron 8
executors, carried the body to the
mouth Of the retort. Col. Olcott put
on the body myrrh, cessna, franklin
cense and cinnamon, and the winding
sheet was saturated with a solution of
alum, Roses and evergreens we're
spread, immortelles we're strewn
upon tho body, and all was ready.
The body was on wire cradle, which,
when in the retort, raised it about two
inches from the bottom Of the retort.
The door was opened, and, as the body
slid in, a fume of smoke from the
burnt evergreens rose from the body;
fainter odor of burning flesh pervad-
ed the building, but no unpleasant fea-
ture appeared, and the process waspro-
nounced success in every particular.
Observations every ten minutes dis.
closed the fact that the remains very
rapidly shrunk in size, and passed
away in vapor and gases. At the end
of the first hour the bones crumbled,
and the outlines of the form we're lost
At the end of the second hour the body
was greatly reduced in size, the large
bones and ribs only being visible, and
would, apparently, crumble at the
slightest touch. At 1915 the crib was
moved back in the retort two inches,
and the whole mass crumbled. Col.
Olcottthen pronounced the incineration
en3ed and complete in two hours and
twenty minutes. After the retort had
,oled the ashes were collected and
placed in an urn, provided for that
purpose.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03
Turning Salt Water Into Fresh.

All who have read many narratives of
shipwrecks must have been struck by
the fearful sufferings to which boats
crews are exposed through the want of
fresh water. A boat cannot carry
water-tanks of any size, yet she cannot
make voyage without water, and Of
ten men escape from sinking vessel
only to die worse death for want of
fresh water, in an open boat under the
tropical sun. This danger can now be
avoided by fitting ships boats with a
very simple and compact condensing
apparatus which has just been invented
and patented by firm in Dublin. 1t
consists of small boiler heated by
paraffin lamp. The steam from the
boiler, which is filled with salt water, is
condensed in a worm-tube, which
passes through a receiver filed with
cold sea-water by a pipe passing through
the side of the boat; a second pipe al
lowing the heated water to escape, and
so keeping the supply always cool.
This apparatus will produce from pint
to a pint and half of pure water per
hour. There is a smaller tank for col
lecting and filtering the water, and a
second tank contains q supply OF oil
sufficient to keep the lamp burning ten
days. The whole is fitted in the bow of
the boat, where it is protected from the
wash of the sea by a little "forecastle"
built over it. Besides removing some
of the worst horrors of shipwreck, this
invention will be of service in other
ways-for instance, to boats navigating
and exploring brackish }agoons ard
arms of the sea, or making short voy=-
ages along the coast.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03
Household Matters,


To Fry FIsH.-Put in a pan half 8
dozen pieces of breakfast bacon, and
after the fat is somewhat fried out, pu
in a fish, with no other fat, and rs the
frying goes on turn over frequently un
til done. A fish should never be cook
ed brown, as that destroys the flavor
and Injuries them. They can be thor.
oughly cooked without getting brown,
The bacon must be dished with the fish,
and it is excellent to eat with it. There
is no fat at all equal to that of fried
bacon in which to fry fish.
DELMoNICo STEWED OYsTERs.-Take
one quart of liquid oysters, put the
liquor Ia teacupful for three) in a stew
pan, and add half as much more water;
salt; good bit Of pepper; a teaspoon
full of rolled cracker for each. Put on
the stove and let it boil; have your
oysters ready in bowl. The moment
the liquor begins to boil pour in all
your oysters, say ten for each person,
or six will do. Now watch. carefully,
and as soon as it begins to boil take out
your watch, count just thirty seconds,
and take your oysters from the stove.
You will have your dish ready with one
and y half tablespoonfuls Of cold milk
for each person. Pour your stew on
this milk and serve Immediately.
Never boil an oyster in milk if you wish
it to be good.
CHICKEN SALAD.-The fowls should
be young and fine, and may be either
boiled or roasted. Il prefer boiled
They must be quite cold. Disjoint the
fowls and reject al the skin and fat;
cut the meat from the bones in small
pieces about half an inch square; wash
and thread white celery, and cut up in
the same.sized pieces as the fowl. You
need to use nearly as much celery as
meat. Cut also in small pieces little
lettuce, and mix the three we'll togeth-
or. You can make the dressing by
taking the yolks of eight hard-boiled
eggs, one teaspoonful fine salt, the
same of cayenne, two tablespoons
of made French mustard, a gill of vim
egar or lemon juice, and ten table
spoonsful of sweet OIL. Mix these in
gradients thoroughly together with a
wooden spoon, until they are quite
smooth. The dressing should not be
put on until just before sending to Ia
BILE, as it willis the celery and lettuce
and toughens the meat. Pile the salad
smoothly in a salad dish, and cover
with . mayonnaise sauce; spread on
with knife; garnish with hard.boiled
eggs, each cut in eight pieces, and laid
on the edge of the salad. Put in the
center the heart Of young lettuce or
some tender leaves of celery, adding
according to your taste stoned olives
boiled red beets cut in fancy shapes, or
very thin slices of lemon; keep in a
very cold place until the moment you
wish to use it.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03

The Mason & Hamlin Organ Co. have
sustained their we'll earned reputation
as best makers of instruments in their
line, ,.t the Centennial. Their organs
are the only ones at the exhibition de-
clared by the judges to belong to the
first rank, and this not merely because
of one or two qualities, but in "the
several requisites of such instruments;
which is equivalent to saying they were
unequaled by others IN any important
quality. We congratulate the company
on having added to their Paris, Vienna
and Santiago medals this emphatlcally
highest award at Philadelphia. Boston
Irr1HLer u.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03
Wood and Water.

In every locality where wood consti-
tutes the farmers fuel, a large wood
shed should be erected in such posi-
ton as to be accessible from the
dwelling house without involving the
necessity of going into the open air at
night or during storms. 1t often hap.
pens that farmers possessing large
tracts of woodland, neglect to provide
winter supply of stove wood for their
houses. They live from hand to mouth
in this particular, much to the discom-
fort of their families. This evil should
be guarded against by laying ia suf-
fcient stock of fuel before the rigora
of winter set in.
An abundant supply of water for do
mestic use and for stock is indispensa-
BILE. On every farm where unfaiIing
wells or springs do not exist, wells
should be sunk, cisterns constructed
and cutters and spouts attached to the
caves of the various farm buildings to
convey rainwater into the cisterns. On
many farms supply Of water for the
farmyard may be conveyed by pipe
from distant places to desirable loca-
ton where it will be accessible to stock
in summer and winter. During sea
sons of drought it often happens that
farmers have to drive their stock long
distances to water, and haul water in
barrels or tubs for domestic use. A
judicious outlay in sinking a we'll OF
constructing cistern would have saved
all this labor and inconvenience. -De.
toit Post. sz ga,s~rs
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03

case favoring small focks--they are
treated better than the larger ones.
First few, and, if successful, then
more; then the business will be under
stood. In sheep-keeping, as in all 9TH
er branches of business, the trade must
be learned. There are the lambs (of
the larger breeds of sheep) which will
sell always for large price, ready
cash, and at time Of the year-in the
summer-when little money is realized
from other sources. The wool has its
value; if the sneep are well kept and
good stock secured, it will be valuable
item. Then the mutton (of the
old Sheep to follow, in the fall
or late. summer, if it is wished to
dispose of them and purchase others
to repeat the same the year following.
The manure is probably not the least
item of advantage, q rich, unmistaka-
BILE fertilizer, which should be carefully
saved, all of it, during the winter.
Then sheep will pay; it can not be 9TH
erwise; We never knew it to fail; and
we think no one else ever did-only
make COOK selections in purchasing
and keep carefully and we'll; the better
kept the greater the profit.
There are scattered through the
country quite q number of larger or
smaller focks kept on the principal we
indicated, and they are all paying,
quietly doing their work for the benefit
of the flock owner. All through the
East there is q chance to do this, as
our railroads give US ready access to
market. Then there is the improve
ment of the land, some of which could
not well be improved any other way,
billy or broken land, just the thing cal
culated for sheep; and many farms
have it.
I know the present condition of the
sheep interest has discourag;ng look.
But it had this but few years ago,
when the encouragement was greater
than now. Yet it rallied and proved
success. So it will again, from neces-
sity. At present is but depressed in
common with other interests, scarcely
one escaping. But even at present
good sheep well kept, shearing heavy
aeeces of superior wool, producing
large lambs, well.conditioned, with
ready market where the best price is
obtained, are paying their keep (which
is also reduced), with fair profit over.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03
BEYOND THE STARS.

The moon sends down her silver rays,
And here and there a star is seen
That sparkles Will, = dsszilng sheen;
With longing eyes ! upward gaze,
While Thought and Fancy ravsrse ways
Beyond the range of vision--fsr
Beyond yon farthest, brightest star.
heard In childhood 81 cline,
A sunny cline with shady bowers
A land Of fairest fruits and flowers,
OF sights and sounds and songs sublime;
Beyound the boundary Of Time
This land Of olden story lies;
- At times We call it Paradise.
In that far country, We are told,
A high, Eternal City stands
A city built not with the hands, :,
Whose gates and walls OF pearl and gold
With splendor glisten, as OF old
They looked and shone, ere man wa
made, Nv
Or esrth's foundation stones were laid.
Grand is the palace Of the King
Who sits upon "great white throne"
Auo Saa IA AuJoaGy dIOuo
While all his subjects tributes bring, =,
And Seraphim OF many wing
Before him, in the sacred place,
With reverence veil their feet and face.
There is the temple Of all lands,
Where prayer and praise, as sacrifice,
With smoke of incense do arise;
While clad in royal vestment stands
The great high priest, who in his hands
The Gems n holds; behold with awe
Priest, King and Prophet of the law!
0 clay-robed spirit, stay thy flight,
Nor dare, in thought, to enter now
Where yelled the shining seraphs bow
In presence of the Ring Of Light
Mid spendor not for mortal sight!
Thine eyes these glories shall behold
When times broad curtain back is rolled
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03

The editor takes pleasure in calling
the attention of sufferers from rheumatism
gout neuralgia and lumbago to Duraog's
Rheumatic Remedy. It has been before the
public for three years, and, it is said, has
never failed in a single case. It is taken in.
ternally, and cures at once. Sold by whole.
sale and retail druggists everywhere. Price
81. 90 bottle.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03

a STUDENT in a Tennessee academy
whose defamation was criticised by a
fellow-student, retaliated by shooting
the critic, killing him instantly. But
ne probably feels by this time, in the
lonely place to which he has fled to es-
cape arrest, that he is no nearer being
perfect orator than he was before.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03

MERCHANTS GARGLING OIL has be-
come one of the most popular lini-
ments for human flesh that is now pre-
pared, while for horses and cattle it
has no equal in the world. We are as
sured by those who have used it for the
piles one of whom is q distinguished
physician-that among all the various
pile remedies, none afforded such
speedy relief as tie Gargling OIL.
Louisville Ky Dairy Democrat, June 4,
1874.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03
K.en : Few sheep.

Keep q few because you can keep
them better; there is less risk; less e1-
pense to purchase and the profit in pro-
portion will be larger. Not that g
large number could not be kept with
equal profit tproportionately) if prop
erly managed; but this is the point in
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03

To HousEKEEPERs.-The attention Of
heads of families Is invited to the superior
quality of BuKsErT's FLAyoR1Ee EXTRACTS.
They are highly concentrated, have all the
freshness and delicacy OF the fruits from
which they are prepared and are less expen-
-
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03

Ar onr request Cragin 4 Co., of Phil.
adelphia, Pa, have promised to send
any Of our readers gratis ton receipt Of
fifteen cents to pay postagel q sample
Of Dobbitis Electric Soap to try. Send
vi once.-tC;om. 81
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03

WHAT q smell you have in your nose;
It's all stopped up; gst some of DR.. ]. IA.
McLean's Catarrh Snuff. 1t soothes, heals,
and will cure any disease in your nose or
throat. Trial boxes, so cts. by mail. Dr.
]. H, Mclean 3i4 Chestnut, st. Louis.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03

PUBLISH that which is good. Dr.. J..
II. McLean,s Strengthening Cordial end
Blood Pnriisr is a life.savisg remedy, i'm.
psrts vigor, health ard strength to the
system, purifias and enriches the blood.
Dr. j. Ii. s Il sl4 Chestnut, 81. Louis,
MO.