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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-01-21

Burnt To DEIru IN 4 !irWNING lIOrsH.-IaSt
Thursday night, on the plantation Of MIR. Rcdn
Lewis. three miles North oI Florence, one Of
the laborcr 5 houses found to bc on fire luz /
before daylight, by Mr.. Staokiv VINO mas Il Store
just above Lcwis's mill. The flames rapidly
envclopcl and consumed the house, which was
occupied by aged colorcd mrn. The o!d
man wife hal gone to some of her people,
and he was in the house alone. MIR. Lewis had
only few days before had some wood hauled t"
him, rs the weather cold. After the flames
subsidcl, The liclcSs, charlcl trunk and head
nf the poor old mrh were found in one corner
oi the ruins. The verdict of the jury of inquest
Times.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-01-21

ErKGLNIY AND FIuE IN Ten ,S.-I.ibcrty, Jam =
aary lO.-The safe of J. ID. Kinncr II Bro. was
blown open last night and robbed of twelve
hundred dollars.
DALLAS, January lO.-A destructive fire is re-
borted from Wcatherford as having occurred last
night II included the loss of eleven bales of
cotton and block Of frame buildings. The to-
tai loss is S35O,OO0 Partially insured
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-01-21
THE RIGHT or nGWrR E!RREb.

ArpYoyUd hcaam.ucr -, 1850.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-01-21

This is the season Of the year when ven
cradle hens enter their second cEillhcol and
are brolcd for spring chickens.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-01-21

GARFIELD ANp THE NEGEOEs.-tlcvcand
OHM Jnnunru ~ "A, I"lnrni inu nf Ur""'""".
cbfUrcH men from AihhaiNa called upon general
Garfield last evening nj The ">ilcmI, or wilt
Edwards G.. W. Eraxlcll, OF Talladcga, and
T.. II. NJ. Watkins, If C"urtlauh. addressed, the
';rncra setting forth The condition of the col.
orcd people in the South, their lack of cluca-
Iion ~, aud asking that the coming admins
trai:on to wht ii to ail in the c,iucariun Of
the blacks Garfield responded that the cduca-
ton of their children was the foremost duty of
rii The american r"oTc and assuring th>'h 'h"'
what COULD ;,c done roUii nut i5,l 10 he done
JIc urge, ,!rr,a o. avoid raising The r"i"r line
AL not to separate themselves rs class from
.hc mass Of citizens.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-01-21
VOL. XII.-NEw SERIES.
DEFERRED NEWS ITEMS.

$3.50 DAY SQrANDEuEu roN WmIsKEY.-ThC
Rev. r. \. Pratt has been getting up statistics
of how much whiskey was sold in the town OF
Abbcvillc during the six days of Christmas and
found that the astonishing amount Of So, $50
worth was sold in town.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-01-21

\ GOVERNOR VINO CAN'T SwIM.-Ncry few
pco lc know how near General Kennedy came
to being Governor. Governor lIago"i was at
,,s Salula Old Town plantation the lst instant,
AMI while crossing the Salnia in II canoe Uhc
fcrrymnn being away,) II large body Of floating
ice struck the canoe and came near upscttng il
il the mid He of the river. The canoe dipped WA
tcc several times The river up and the GOV
crnor cant SWIM lick. \ sort Gf fatality
seems 10 pursue our Governors. Hampton was
taken from the Office to the United States Sen
ate ; Simpson was taken to the Supreme bench,
and llagood in the early part of his term came
near cn'ling his executive career in the murky
waters Of the Salu,a. .NcwL,rry UcrdN
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11
1SS1-37th YEAR.
Eclectic Magazine
EIono;nY3 T,forot7,re Scjpncs and Art
ENLARGED AND IMPROVED.

The Eclectic Magazine reproducesfrom
foreign periodicals all those articles which
are valuable to American readers. Its
field of selection embraces all the leading
Foreign reviews, Magazines, and Jour
nails, and the tastes of all classes of read
ers are consulted in the articles present
ed. It's plan includes Science, Essays.
Reviews, Sketches, Travels, Poetry,
Novels Short Stories, ETC., etc.
With the number for January, 1881 ,
the Eclectic Magazine will be enlarged
to such an extent as will give about
Two Hundred Pages of additional reading-matter
dRriug the year.
This increase OF space will afford the
opportunity not merely for an increased
quantity but for much greater variety
of reading matter; and the publisher
confidently promises that the opportunity
shall be so utilized that the Eclectic will
be more valua6le, more readable, and
more satisfactory than ever before. The
SAM pains will be taken as hitherto to
exclude articles which are trivial IN char
acter, or of'merely transient interest; but
larger space will be assigned to articles
of popular and entertaining cast, and
with ample materials of the best quality
at command, the ECLECTIC will be
made the ideal Family Magazine.
The following list of contributors to the
periodicals from which the Eclectic is
selected will give some idea of the value
of its contents: Ri. Hon. w. E. Glad
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Professor Tyndall, Richard A Proctor,
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BEG The English Periodicals are the
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FOR SALE.

I wish to sell my entire business which con-
sists of Soda Water bottling establishment and
retail Ice business. I have all the latest i'm,
praEements in the bottling establishment, and
all nearly new, AS wish to leave the city
cash customer can secure a bargain For furth-
er particulars call and see the.place
3. NJ, EATON.
Watertown, Wis, April 5, 1881.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11
Absolute Indemnity AgaI.s. Fi's.
Facts for the Consideration of
Property Owners.

The Insurance Company of North
America, of Philadelphia, was established
in 1894 and has had over 81 years ofprac-
teal experience, during all of which time
it has paid 100 cents on the dollar.
The Insurance Company of North
America, of Philadelphia, possesses &C
tual cash assets to the amount of 81, 3OO,-
o36 26, all of which is available for fire
losses.
The Insurance Company of North
America, of Philadelphia has net sur
plus over all liabilities Of $2,454, oo2.42 /;
that is, the company could reinsure all of
its risks, return its capital to stockholders
and have this amount left.
The Insurance Company of North
America, of Philadelphia. conducts it's i'm
mense business at an expense of less than
20 per cent on its income, being a lower
ratio than that of any of it's competitors,
the average being over 40 per cents.
The Insurance Company of North
America, of Philadelphia, has an income
of over 81 900, 900 90 per annum, being the
largest Of any similar institution, by over
81 100000.
America, of PhiIade phia, has paid for
iCooSo, oilISC vi Cl POO,UUU,OOO.
The Insurance Company of North
America, Of Philadelphia, issues a plain
and simple policy. containing no technical
conditions, and meets all honest losses in
spirit of commercial honor, promptness
and lberality.
The Insurance Company Of North
America, of Philadelphia is an agency
company. 1t has been in the field great
many years, and never abandons an agen-
cy where foothold is once obtained.
The Insurance Company Of North
America, of Philadelphia, insures none
but the best classes of property, making
specialities of Dwellings, Farm Property,
Public Buildings, Brick Stores, and Stocks,
and productive Manufacturing establish
ments.
The Insurance Company Of North
America. of Philadelphia, does an exclus-
lively cash business, receiving cash for its
contracts, and paying cash. when.lo &C.
cur.
Ask for Policy in this Old and Re
liable Company.
VIM. L. NORRIS,
Agent for the city of WATERFOWL and vicinity
Office in Coles New Building, I'd floor, corner
Main and I'd Streets.
Policies written in this old and reliable COM
pany on short notice and favorable terms.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11
AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFER

Until january LIST. 1881, We win send to any
reader of this paper splendid Imitation Gois
watch anS Chain for SS. A SO Seven Shot 6ei n1
shsEesnere's Works handsomely bound and illas-
fratei, for g. Four Sets Of beautiful lsnlsn
Jew slry (all differently for 65 cents. Or we VIII VIII
send all four for S12. This offer Will only las1
pose of introducing our goods. Order o. ehcc
Address, y. 3. NANUFACTURINe COMrANI, Hs
gnithhold st., Pittshurxh, Pa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11

course of this medicine will restore the lost fns
tons and procure health and happiness where
before was dependency and gloom. The Spe-
eiic Medicine is being used with wonderful SUE
cess.
Pamphlets sent free to all. Write for them and
get full particulars.
Price, Specific, 81 .oe per package, or six pack
ages for $500 Will be sent by mail on receipt
Of money. Address all orders,
T. b. SIMPSONS MEDICINE CO.,
Nos 1o4 and 10s Main St., Buffalo, d. Y
Sold in Watertown by r. Il, Burke, Druggist
and all druggists everywhere. 4sy1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11
For Sale.

On account Of removal from the eli. [ offe
my brick dwelling house, corner of 9th and
Spring streets, in the First ward, for sale cheap
". KRAUSE.
WATERFOWL, Wis. Dec. seth, 1889.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11

70 Nervous uffeferS-The Great European REM
cdy-Dr. j. Il, Simpsons Specific Medicine.

DR.. J. B. Simpsons Specific Medicine is posi-
tive cure fer Spermatorrhea, Impotency, weak
ness and all diseases resulting from self-abuse
as nervous debility, irritability mental anxiety,
languor, lassitude, depression of spirits and
functional arrangements of the nervous system
generally. Pein in the back or side, loss of
memory premature old age and diseases that
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11
MANI I I y =
How Lost, how Restored,

Just published, new edition of DIR Culver.
wells Essay on the radical cure of Sperma-
torrhoea or seminal weakness, involuntary SEM
inal losses impOtency, mental andsphysical in
capacity, impediments..t to marriage, ETC.; also,
consumption, epilepsy and fits Induced by self
indulgence or sexual extravaganza, &c.
The celebrated author, in this admirable Es-
successful practice, that the alarming conse-
quences OF self-abuse may be radically cured !;
pointing out q mode of cure at once simple, GER
tain and ehectual, by means of which every
sufferer no matter what his condition may be-
may cure himself cheaply, privately and radi-
cally.
THdTThis lecture should be in the hands Of
every youth and every man in the land.
Send under SEAL in plain envelope, to any
address post paid, on receipt six cents or two
postage stamps We have also q sure cure for
Tape Worm. Address
THE CULVERWELL MEDICAL co.
Al Ann st. New York, n. Y. Post Office Box 1886
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11
Still in the Field,

FORTY years Practical surveyor, 90 years in
this city, familiar with every grade, street, lot
entrusted to my care. TIE those whs are able to
pay, reasonable charges win be made. Ts those
whs cannot nay services are offered gratitueuM
kssidsnes y erth avenue 9Th ward, place Of bust
ass in the fel6.
j. PxIMTICK,
Deputy SONNY Surveyor. ex. dW 1nsiaser
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11
FOR SALE.

desire to sell nay Dwelling, corner OfSeventh
and Milwaukee streets, also Brick Dwelling on
First street opposite the Foundry, both in First
ward. LOUIS JANECK.
= 12tf
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11
FOR SALE.

The fine Brick residence of the late Ebenezs
". Cole situated on Clyman Street Terms cash
-possessien given lst October, 1880. Address
Mrs. Z. W. COLE, Shebeygan, wis.
1ex TIA "a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11

lead to con-
sumption, in
Early graye or or
both. No mat It
ter how shatter-
ed the system
may be from
excuses of any
bind a short
Democratic messenger., 1881-04-02
How TalIOw Butter is Made.

The character and process of the
manufacture of oleomargarine or tallow
butter are simple enough, but are not
generally understood on account of the
prejudice which very naturally exists
against the article. The oil and butter
are made out of beef fat. The fat is
taken from the slaughtered animals and
conveyed at once to the factory, where
it undergoes an overhauhng. The fat
is then submitted to two distinct pro-
cesses of melting and refining. 1t first
passes through machine in which an
auger-shaped shaft revolves, and from
this it is delivered, mashed to a paste.
into huge kettles. These kettles stand
in boiling water, which heats the fat to
blood heat and separates all substances
which are iusoluble at that temperature.
The oil is drawn from the first kettles
into barrels, and as it still contains
stearine, it soon hardens. II is then
put through the final process of rein
ing. Packed in white cloths, made for
the purpose, it is put in cakes or layers
into powerful hydraulic presses, by
which the pure oil is pressed ont into
receivers and conveyed through pipes
to an adjoining building, where it is de-
livered, tasteless and free from odor,
into barrels. The stearine remains in
the cloths. and is sold separately. As
the oil runs from the faucets it is of a
bright, clear amber color. This is the
substance which is exported, and some
idea may be formed of the extent of the
foreign demand from the fact that three
thousand barrels containing over one
million pounds of the oil, have been
shipped within the past week on an
order from single house in Holland.
When made into the butter the oil is
put into large tanks with fresh milk
and churned by machinery until i!
comes out substance similar in ap-
pearance to butter. The Dutch in Hol-
land will not buy the butter as made in
this country, but buy the oil and make
the butter themselves.
Democratic messenger., 1881-04-02
Hungry Passengers.
HOW THEY ARE TO BE FED PROPERLY ON
A NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD.

1t Is now semi-officially announced
that q scheme for the relief of hungry
passengers is soon to be set ON foot on
one of the principal railroads of New
England. Heretofore it has been the
custom ON that road, as on most others,
to make the passengers depend for re-
freshments while travelling on such
meals and lunches as could be hastily
swallowed Mt the wayside eating houses.
How many millions of dyspeptics all
over the country owe their sorrows and
sufferings to tins practice will never be
definitely known. It is one of the
worst methods OF eating, and must have
been devised in the interest of the quack
medicine men. The new scheme is sub
stantially that which has for long time
been practiced on most respectable
British and European railways. Ready
I packed lunch baskets are to be furnished
Mt certain designated stations containing
all the elements of picnic dinner. The
knives, forks and plates are to be left at
any convenient station after the lunch
has been eaten. Two bold announce
ments are made in connection with this
promised boon to the hungry. One is
fit to eat. The other is that they shall
be sold at reasonable prices. If either
of these promises shall be made good it
viii revolutionize the business of eating
on the rail. It is true that on many OF
our leading routes there are meal sta
stions where fair repast can be had
during the twenty minutes the train
waits for it. The price charged for such
a meal is from seventy-five cents to a
dollar, which is not unreasonable if the
meal is good. But the hurry and hustle
attendant on crowding a dollars worth
of food into the human stomach in ten
minutes-for that is all that most trav-
elers take-make this kind of feeding a
very unsatisfactory luxury. Besides, it
is not every traveller who is ready for his
wayside meals at the moment it is con-
venient to serve them. BY the lunch
basket system the traveller, whether
alone or gregariously, can eat at leisure
and enjoy what he eats far more than if
he is compelled to cram it down and
run. On few of our roads weak at
tempt has been made at the lunch bas-
ket system. Greasy oysters in paper
boxes are brought through the trains by
hurrying boys and men, who take away
peoples appetite by the way in which
they shout and yell. There is no GER
tainty as TO when the oysters thus
bought were fried, the only certainty
being that when the frying was being
done an abundance of not very nice
grease was used. A sad-looking pickle
is packed in with each oyster
fry, and by the time purchaser has
eaten one oyster and thrown its COM
panion out of the window, he is i'm
pressed with the worthlessness of the
railway lunch system as now conducted.
As to the travellers sandwich, its abomi-
nations have been sounded both in prose
and verse. Let the new system have n
fair show. It cannot be worse than the
old, and may be better.
Democratic messenger., 1881-04-02
Think While YOn Read.

The Teachers Journal, in an article ON
methods of study, reminds the student
that the first essential to successful
study is the power of concentration of
thought This power is largely mat
ter of habit and cultivation. Read five
pages of history In lackadaisical man.
ner. Close the book and write out all
YOU can remember. Then compare
your production with the printed mat
ter, and you will be able to judge of
your proficiency. Read five pages more
with fixed attention and a resolution to
retain the subject, and compare as be-
fore. You will find marked improve
ment. If your memory is treacherous
read but very little, and always write
out the subject. When you hear a SER
mon or address, hedr it, and aiterward
reduce it to writing. Read no novels,
and do not read aloud to please others
unless you care (nothing) for the article
yourself A practiced reader can read
aloud for hours aud carry on an inde-
pendent train of thought all the time.
This ruins the faculty of study as well
as the memory. Dismiss all other SUBJ
iects but the one in hand. Let the ear
be dead to ali sounds, and the eye blind
to all sights. Let the sense of touch
sleep, and smell and taste be as though
they were not. A lesson learned in this
state of mind will stay with You, and
will not need to be "crammed" again
the night before examination. 1t will
be like lines carved deep into the rock,
or chiseled ON the Rosetta stone.
The other method is the dim tracing of
obscure letters i'll the sand, which the
next wave obliterates.
Democratic messenger., 1881-04-02
4 Change OF Climate.

Scientific men say that the mild eli
mate of England and France is due to
the heated waters of the Gulf Stream,
which add several degrees to the aver
age temperature, compared with the same
latitudes ON the eastern shore of Amer
lea.
Ii the course of the Gulf Stream
should be changed, so the scientists
say, these countries would have long
dreary winters. They enforce their
theory by a reference to Greenland.
The climate of this country was once
mild, its summers delightful, and its
surface covered with rich verdure,
from which its name was derived. But
it is now covered by huge glaciers, and
Is almost uninhabitable.
The change, they think, has been oc-
casioned by change in the current of
the Gulf Stream. 1t once flowed near
the coast, and diffused genial warmth.
But by the formation of the coral
reefs on the Florida shores, the waters
of the Gulf Stream were detected from
the Greenland coast, and its climate
became arctic A similar change may
happen to England from a similar
cause.
Democratic messenger., 1881-04-02
Women Plus and Minus.
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES FROM THE
CENSUS OFFICE.

One of the most curious and signifi-
cant points determined by the census is
the relation of the sexes as to numbers
in the different States and Territories.
In those Southern States from which
there IS little emigration, and where
life luns in the same grooves from
generation to generation, the numbers
of men and women are nearly equal.
In 1870 the slaughter of the war had
left the female population in these
States largely in excess of the male,
but nature has brought then by this
time almost to the proper equilibrium.
The three States in which the women
predominant most largely are Massachu-
sets, where their majority is &c, ,0G2
the District of Columbia, where it is
10, $50; and Rhode Island, where it is
10, ,462.
There are seventeen States in which
the women have the majority, coming
in order after the three which we have
named thus Connecticut, North
Carolina, New Hampshire, South
Carolina, New York, Virginia, Alabama,
Maryland, Georgia, New Jersey,
Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and
Maine. OF these i'll the District of
Columbia there are to every 100000
males 112, sol females in Maine, where
their majority is smallest, there are to
every 100000 males 100,23 females.
In Montana there is less of the saving
salt of womankind than in any other
State or Territory, the men numbering
%, $50, while the women only reach
1897. In Arizona, Idaho, Nevada and
Wyoming, there are more than double
the number of males to females. In
Utah, where every man can have his
harem if he chooses, the men are, oddly
enough, over 5000 in the majority, a
much larger preponderance than in
virtuous Ohio, which would indicate
that marriage is a luxury which pals
on the palate when made too cheap. In
Colorado the preponderance of males
is enormous in California, notwith-
standing the rapid progress toward a
settled civilization, they are still nearly
double the number of females. Although
in thirty States and Territories the men
outnumber the women, the aggregate
numbers of both sexes are so nearly
equal that in the total population,
30, 152, 500, the surplusage of men only
reaches 688,29S