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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-06-29

Crr,r DISASTER 81 I.UuIs, Junc-2:i.-Fish
Lake lcvcc, which protects about fifteen square
miles of rich farming lani in the American bot
tom. on the Illinois side of the river below Ens,
CcrOndolet, broke at l O clock lnat night and
about ten thousand acres of fine farms are now
under water The damage in crops and other
property Is estimated At SlUC,0UO. What i,
known rs Isabella Bridge. on the Missouri pacii-
ic, Halfway, over Shauning Creek, about ten
miles this side Of Jefferson City. wa carried
away to day.
ST. LoUIs, June - The Madison Dyke,
between here and Alton, on the Illinois side of
the river broke about u clock this morn NJ in
ten places. One broke near Mitchell about
twelve miles from Fast st Louis. and another
further north, near the head o! the IT. ykc not lrr
from Alton. The cr,v9sscs mc not very wide
yet. but arc growing rapidly, aud the water is
rushing through them at fearful rate 1t is
expected that the entire hu,tom North Of East
~ Louis embracing fifty to sixty square miles
Will be flooded. Farmers are leaving their
homes rs rapidly as possible many of them
going to Alton and others 10 different points
Of the bluffs, five or six miles back OF the
river. The destruction of the crops and the
damage 10 farm property will he very great.
POST D'2"tch Alton, H., special suys The
pane among the People when the lcvee broke
was very grea, and universal They fled tow
ards The bluffs, carrying with them whatever
live stock and household goods they could save.
is fast rise GAMING lawn rio ivor n,l ,i,;,
VIII n, douLt ougmcni rho snnl ',,ii ,Lo a,n'
reocLrs tLn hrrr, .ovo,, ,,;r, , ~, ~. M.'.
All the country between Mitchell and NcniCc IS
or soon will be oyertlowcd and the destruction
to cro,,s viii cou.o,I,. - I,i, y, W ''''
souly r lnll,rs y,l I $50 :. '.'''
I'm, tLc rorcr nf, ,hc nyorH, ,',o
,iccns N, "', ~ " '"c S"'' :"
,Lo ,,,,.n - c,',i,' i',', '"r ,I'''E "'' ''"'
press on Chicago and Alton haiiropl G!l not
Soulb of NljIch.n
S,rrr (, ,,.,.,,,,.,.,.,, 80. H..
most s,ri,im,, iIIn.tra,;,,,. va, - i'' INV
law in his Si,tc ;s IrmrL, c,.,.arI -. ~"
pbilin Schifr IF ,Li. ci,v 'I,, r,,.a,.,,
ed in the shrp, ,,,i ,,, H. iny,rr 49,! i'ai
his Cor,. NOM. ,I,c enc, ,,.;,r n; rI r,I"t.
the venture. hut he rcchonci without hi. host
The dogs came in the uielt i;n,c and Waved
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-06-29

TuE CRADLE OF Observation-Disclosures
Hill, Maryland. claims to have been the cradle
of the Presbyterian Church in America. 1t is
claimed that Rev, Francis Makcmic founded the
first Presbyterian Church on the continent at
that placc in 1888 or 1854. Snow Hill is one of
the oldest settlements in Maryland. 1t was
laid out by Act of Assembly early rs 1885,,
forty-three years before Baltimore was known
organized village. Parson Mackenzie organ
lied five congregations IN Somerset County, and
it seems to DC we'll attested that Snow Hill is
the parent spot of Presby ytcransm in America.
The surviving congregation, that has an unbro-
ken history for two centuries, proposes to-
celebrate the two hundrclth anniversary by the
erection of Mackenzie Memorial Church. and
the enterprise is not only cminently commend
able but il should receive the generous cour-
agcmcnt of Presbyterians throughout the
country.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-06-29

Cora aad cotton crors ia Ha,uycN arc rrow.
i"g h,rvcly. ana wish i,ir ,, ,i, s.. 40 ,.o tu,.
a. goyh H5 lcy we're '"., y,.y
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-06-29

a Notable REcNloN.-Gcn. Thomas F. Dray-
ton has returned to the city from West Point
where he attended Il reunion Of the association
of graduates. Gen. Drayton graduated in tho
class of 1928, and there are but five of his
fellow graduates living and but one, Ivcns Il.
Austin. of Boston, besides Gen. Drayton atten,
dcd the reunion. One is absent in Europe and.
is laid up hy W, ,unds received long ago in
the battle Of Shiloh Mr.. jefferson Davis is
the fifth member of the class. AT the banquet
was n 30 year old cadet. Joshua Baker, of
Ccn;rcviile, La, who graduated in the class Of
1919. Gen. DrAyton says the reunion was
magnificent affair AMI was greatly enjoyed by
him, though there were few comrades present
whom he knew. Politics were not spoken of
and all seemed tC forget that they had once becn'
arraycl against each other, and they found time
to talk about or think of nothing else except
the days when they cadets togcther.--
Charlotte OjScrrcr, 23d inst.
[Gcn. Drayton is father oil Mrs. J. d. Pope,
jr., now living in this town Ed. TINES.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-06-29

AMERICAS iIousus WlN.--Thc race fnr the
StccHhrdgc cup was won yesterday 10y Lorril-
lard's lr"qu"is, nominated Ly the Prince of
Wales, Scohcl second. Tee race rrr i:!, John
si"n plate, hhniicaP. was won ty =. Lorr;linrr.
Ararzn, Duke second, Wellington third. rhs
Bcautor hHrdivHr race ~. Won hv Sglhprs,c
T. iGrril'ar1s : iacA@m -cc,ii 2;,,,gu, llirl.
Eigh; starters,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
A Paper FOR THE TIMES.

The CHICAGO DAILY NEWS the pioneer cheap journalism the West
founded Dec co. 1875 evening with editions
sand clock complete newspaper in the one essential feature
OF American journalism presenting all the on the street aany
innovation journal
and like all the eap paper had contend with long
custom
and deserved At the end of the 1876 it achieved daily sale
ranging from 5000 1000 cores From this time forward
2037 1894 1879 % $780,
News
circulation before daily the United
eates, within corresponding time
respectively MORNING News
Noon News The combined circulation of the
To
ate the exceptional extent of this circulation it only state
times circulation other daily Chicago
or ne Vest while Its circulation IN the cay OF Cdgo GREATER than ALL
other Chicago daily Being independent papthe organ
of class is the universally read Chicago The
subscription price of the DAILY News either ISSUE
$500 $500 for four months, postage included
Posi-
consolidated daily issue with the DAILY News and continued its weekly
of
therefore old,
though consecutive weekly its twentieth The
CHICAGO WEEKLY corresponding field weekly
world condensed complete Its Chicago
peciay trustworthy
of the of class of readers of the
weekly evidenced by the circulation which aggregated
Immediately preceding date of writing 2O2
weekly 5Q53 The subscription of the WEEKLY
is but postage included.
the CHICAGO News both its and
been achieved by observing that fundamental principle of
article lowest
News only The of
It's of the Western Associated Press and
Milwaukee ST. Paul
North Giving all the through pooal and teeaphc fat
surpassed other Chicago commends itself all classes
community alike that offers absolutely
record of the the concise without the needless
WEAKNESS to the flesh while its brings within the reach Of oil csa
Its paper for the times
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
STRIKING
Head Lines

Are used to call attention to the fact that
this is an advertisement OF the CHICA.
GO. MIL WAUKEE AND ST. PAUL
RAILWAY
It's EIGHT Trunk Lines traverse the
best portions of NORTHERN ILLINOIS,
WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, DAKO-
Ia and IOWA.
Located directly on its lines are the
cities of CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE,
LA CROSSE, WINoNA, ST. PAUL, MIN
NEAPOLIS, MADISON, PRAIRIE DU
CHEN, MASON CITY, Sioux CITY, YANK-
TON, ALBERT LEA ABERDEEN, DU-
BUQUE, ROCK ISLAND, CEDAR
R APIDS, and COUNCIL BLUFFS. as
we'll as innumerable other principal bus
mess centers and favorite resorts; and
passengers going West, North, South or
East are able to use the CHICAGO,
MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAIL
WAY to the best advantage.
Ticket Offices everywhere are supplied
with Maps and Time Tables which detail
the merits of the line, and agents stand
ready to furnish information and sell
tickets at cheapest rates over the CH1CA-
GO, MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL RAILWAY
S. s. MERRILL, Avn. CARPENTER.
General Manager. Gen. Pass. and Tkt. Agt
). L. CLARK, GEO. H. HEAFFORD,
NenI Sup't. Asst Gen. Pass. Agt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
How DYNAMITE Is MADE. Dynamite

How DYNAMITE Is MADE. Dynamite
is one of the many products or comblna-
ton of nitro -glycerine, and is about
thirteen times as powerful as gunpowder;;
The discovery of this dangerous and
potent explosive was made in 1916, by
Ascagne Sobrero, then a pupil i'll the
laboratory of Polouze, the eminent
French chemist, who devoted twenty
years of his life to the investigation OF
the chemistry of oils and fats. Dynamite
was patented in the United States May
&c, 1868, the patent being granted to
Alfred Noble, of Hamburg, Germany,
assignor to John Bandmam, of San
Francisco 1t consists of a combination
of nitro-glycerine with a substance OF
great Assortment power, such, for In
stance, as fuller's earth or rotten stone
By this composition the explosiveness OF
the nitro-glycerine is controlled, as II
we're, and the compound is capable Of
withstanding all the ordinary dangers Of
transportation, while at the same time
its explosive power is not lessened. The
process of manufacture is very simple
You take certain proportion of nitric
and sulphuric acid and mix them with &
certain portion of glycerine, which is the
essense Of fat, to make the nitro glycer
inc. TO make dynamite you only neeo
to mix nitro-glycerine, with some absorb
ent material-fuller's earth is the best
to have dynamite.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
0E'SRnRC IS Weakness

Immediately cured and full vigor restored. This
aff1iction-which renders life a burden and mar
rage impossible-is the penalty paid by the VIC
tim of improper indulgence. Young persons
are too apt to commit excuses from not being
aware of the terrible consequences that may en-
sue. Now who that understands this subject,
will deny that pro-creation is lost sooner by
those falling into improper habits than by the
prudent? Besides being deprived of the pleas
ure of healthy offspring the most serious and de-
structivc symptoms Of both mind and body
arise. The system becomes deranged, and phys
ical and mental functions weakened loss of pro
creative power, nervous irritability, dyspepsia,
palpi alton of the heart indigestion, constitu-
tional debility, wasting of the frame, cough,
consumption, decay and death.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30

"a - not, life sweeping by, go
aszg ~ and dare before you die
gKa an something mighty and sub
80 - leave behind to conquer
tine" $50 week IN your own town. So Outfit
free No risk. Everything new. Capital not
required. We will furnish you everything. Many
are making fortunes. Ladies make as much
IS men, and boys and girls make great pay.
Reader. If you want business al which you can
nlske great pay all the time write for particulars
Q H HALLETT b Co. Portland. Maine. l3Yl
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
Medical and Surgical

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, No 1877 First Avenue, two
doors west of Eighth Street, four blocks from the
Those who reside at a distance. desiring the
doctors services, and can not call, Will receive
prompt attention through the mail by writing
stating symptoms, etc., enclosing stamp Ad
dress.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
His Institution at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, requires. him most Of the
Time, which is Always
Crowded, and Many
Turned Away.
Some Remarkable Cures Which
he has Accomplished at
his own Home.
DIR. EESEEEBEATE'

Has discovered the greatest cure in the world for
weakness of the back and limbs, involuntary
discharges, Impotency, general debility nervous
ness. laugOr, confusion of ideas palpitatiOn of
the heart, timidity trembling dimness of sight
or giddiness, diseases of the throat nose or skin,
affections of the liver, lungs stomach Or bowels
those terrible disorders arising from solitary
practices more fatal to their victims than the
songs of the sirens to the Mariners of ULYSSES,
blighting their most radiant hopes or anticipa-
tion rendering marriage impossible.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30

&,g, 40 ga week made at home by the in
Edustrious. Best business now be-
an fore the public. Capital not need
~ B. g. ed. We will start you. Mens
,e1men, boys and girls wanted everywhere to
work for us Now is the time. You can work in
spare time, or give your whole time to the bust
ness No other business will pay you nearly as
we'll No one can fail to make enormous pay /,
by engaging at once. Costly outfit and terms
ifee. Money made fast, easily and honOrably
address TRUE & Co.. Aug sta, Name. I3yI.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
Take Particular Notice.

DIR. r. addresses all those who have injured
themselves by improper indulgence ana solitary
habits, which ruin both mind and body, unit
ting them for business, study, society or mar
riage. These are some of the sad and melan
youth viz Weakness in the back, and limbs,
pain in the head, dimness of sight, loss of mu-
steal power palpitation of the heart, dyspepsia
nervous irritability, arrangement OF the digest
i've functions. debility, consumption, etc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
YEA Rg HgHA&F g..

Married persons, young men contemplating
provocative power impotency) nervous debility,
or any other disqualification speedily relieved.
He who places himself under the care OF Dr..
Fishblatt may religiOusly cOnfide in his horor
as a gentleman, and confidently rely upon his
skill as physician.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
DUNG YEEN

Who have become victims to solitary vice, that
dreadful and destructive habit, which annually
sweeps to an untimely grave thousands of young
men of exalted talent and brilliars intellect,
who might otherwise have entranccd listening
senates with the thunders of their eloQuence, or
walked to ectacy the living Tyre, may call with
full confidence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
DIR. FESMRLATT

A graduate of one of the most eminent Colleges
of the United States has effected some OF the
most astonishing cures that were ever known;
many troubled with ringing in the head and ears
when asleep, great nervousness, being alarmed
at certain sounds, with frequent blushing, at
tended sometime with arrangement ofthe mind,
were cured Immediately.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
Chicago & North Western
Railway is the
OLD ESTABLISHED SHORT LINE
And the
yH TEL G STATES EAST VAL R 10y
CH G a g =

trail, Eastern and Northwestern IOacG,
Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, Mime
sofa, Dakota, Manitoba, Central and
ing. Utah, Idaho, Montana. Nevada,
California, Oregon, Washington Terri
tory, Britisb Columbia, China, Japan,
the Sandwich Islands, australia, Net0
Zealand, and all principal points in the
NORTH, NORTHWEST and WEST.
With it's own lines it traverses North
IOWA, WISCONSIN, Northern MICHT-
GAN, MINNESOTA, and Central DAKO-
ia. 1t offers to the traveller all accom-
railroad. It's train service equals that
of any road; their speed Is as great as
comfort and safety will permit; they
make close connections in union depOts
at junction and terminal points WITH
the leading railroads of the West and
Northwest, and offer to those that use
them
SPEED, COMFORT AND SAFETY
At CHICAGO it makes close connec-
ton with all other railroads at that city.
1t runs PALACE SLEEPING CARS on
all through trains, PARLOR CARS on it's
principal routes, and NORTH w EtSTE ISN
DINING CARS on it's COUNCIL BLUFFS
and on it's ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS
through day express trains.
Ifyou wish the Best Travelling Accom-
nnodations you will buy your Tickets
by this route AND WILL TAKE NONE
For rates for single or round trip
tickets and for full information in re-
gard to all parts of the West, North and.
Northwest, write to General Passenger
All Coupon Ticket Agents sell Tickets
I'D. LAYING, MARVIN HUGHITT,
Gen. Sqpt. I'd Yice-Pres and Gen. Manager.
W. II. STENNETT,
Gen. Pass. Agt., Chicago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
a Cure Warranted

Persons ruined in health by unlearned pretend
ers who keep them tri1ing month after month,
taking poisonous and injurious compounds
should apply Immediately.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
REFoRm IN FAIR MANAGEMENT.

The last issue of the Kansas City
Indicator has the following: IAN ex-
hibition that will be well worth trav-
cling long distance TO see will be the
procession of about COO thoroughbred
cattle on the streets of Kansas City,
on Thursday, November LIST, the Open
ing day of the fat stock show. The
breeders of polled cattle promise TO
furnish about 800 head of this unpre-
cedented parade"
This is step in the right direction.
One of the needs of the hour in con-
nection with all American shows of
livestock is better facilities for public
inspection of the animals on exhi-
bition. All fair-goers are cognizant
of the difficulty of obtaining "good
look" especially in the horse and cat
tie classes. Stalls are either locked
up tight. or animals are so covered
with blankets as TO render q satisfac-
tory examination out of the question.
Of course exhibitors have some rights
in this regard which the public should
respect; but there is something rad
ically wrong in the system of fair man.
agement now in vogue. Unless one be
present at the time the various rings
are being judged, it is next to impossi-
bic 10 form any conception of the
stock on exhibition.
Why may we not copy with adyan-
tage from some Of the transatlantic
shows: AT the Royal, for example,
all the animals in the horse and cattle
classes must be brought out each day
and paraded around three or four
times in front Of the ampitheatrc, so
that every visitor can get good look
at them. In addition 10 this, a sign is
erected which tells plainly just what
class is being paraded; and then each
animal wears lis number on n large
card suspended by cord or ribbon
from the neck. The bystandcr, cata-
logue in hand, can then turn 10 il and
get all the information he may desire
about the name, age, ownership, breed
ing, etc, of any animal about which
he may desire 10 obtain such informa-
ton. This is certainly most desira-
bic feature. There is ample time after
the clo-ing of the entries for the pub
LEGATION of catalogue, and the sales of
such work would amply repay the
outlay, TO say nothing of the addition
al satisfaction which such n thing
would give TO visitors.
During the writer's visit TO the ROYAL
show at York, in July last, he was
more impressed with the value of this
cataloguing OF the animals, and the
daily parade, than with anything else
connected with the management. II
will be a long step in the right drec-
ton when our most important stock
shows or fairs shall close their entries
long enough in advance of the opening
day to enable them TO adopt this sys-
teW. Our exhibitors could soon be
educated up TO it, and all will be
pleased and interested by it,. IL
would happen here, as in Great Brit
ain, that animals would be catalogued
which, from various causes, might not
be shown; but this is only a trivial
objection, compared with the great
benefit TO be derived from the publica-
ton of n catalogue Breedey.'s Edzrtfe.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
TO TRANSPLANT TREES.

Many think it cheaper and better TO
take up large trees from the woods
and transplant them to their grounds
or to the roadside than to buy nur-
sery trees. As rule, such trees die
they fail because proper precautions
have not been taken. In digging up
the tree, all the roots outside circle n
few feet in diameter are cut of. and
the tree is reset with its full head of
branches. Whoever has seen trees in
the forest that were upturned by a
tornado must have been struck by the
manner in which the roots run very
near to the surface, and To n great dis
lance. When the roots of these trees
are cut off at two or three feet from
the trunk, few or no fibrous or feed
ing roots are left; and If the mass of
tops is left, the expansion of the buds
in the spring will not be responded to
by supply of sap from the roots,
and death must follow. IL such trees
have the top completely removed, leav-
ing only bare pole, they will usually
grow when transplanted. The tree is
little more than an immense cutting !;
but there are roots enough left TO
meet the demand of the few shoots
that start from the top, and growth
above and below ground is well bal
anced. We have seen maple. elm and
Eastwood trees, fifteen feet high, or
more, transplanted in this manner
without failure. Some trees treated
In this manner were planted in our
neighborhood about ten years ago.
They have now as fine heads as one
would wish, and show no signs of
former rough treatment. Trees in
pastures, or on the edge of the woods,
are better furnished with roots.
These should be prepared for trans
planting by digging down TO the roots
and cutting or all that extend beyond
the desired distance. This will cause
the formation Of fibrors roots near the
tree. 1t win be safer to take two
years for the operation, cutting half
Of the roots each year. Such trees
may be removed in safety, especially
il q good share Of the top is removed
At Observation-Disclosures
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
TO CURE EG6-EATlNG.


Sometimes the habit is formed by
the carelessness of the kitchen maid
or housekeeper, in throwing the egg
shells into the pail and giving them
with the other waste to the hens.
This should never be done. if you want
the hens to respect their own eggs.
Understanding the cause of this I'M
thrifty habit, it is not very difficult TO
provide a remedy. From a recent ex-
periencc we have found that the habit
is very much broken by an abundant
supply of crushed shells. Ii had
grown so bad in a flock of twenty
Light Brahmas, owing TO neglect of
this ration, that they devoured every
egg, without the closest watching, at
the cackle of every laying hen. Upon
giving the shells every morning, the
craving ceased, and we found the eggs
remaining in the nests undisturbcd.
As an assistant to this remedy, we
manufactured an egg-trap from a
common nest-box. This is so simple
that any one accustomed TO the use of
tools can make il in an hour or two
A slight inclination of the board upon
which the nest-egg is fastened will
cause the new-laid egg to roll away
from under the hen beyond her reach
as soon as il is dropped. The rear
board has the same inclination toward
the center, and projects over the other
board far enough 10 protect the egg
when il has rolled away. The space
between the boards is just wide
enough to give free passage TO the
eggs. The egg-boX may be lined with
a handful of sawdust or chaif 70 pro-
tect the shells from cracking. IL the
back board be furnished with hinges.
it can be used as lid TO allow of the
removal of the eggs. Ii is complete
egg-trap, and, with the oyster shells,
in our case, abated the nuisance of
egg-eating. Many think that when
hen has contracted the habit of egg
eating the shortest way is the best,
and instead of eating she is put in a
condition TO be eaten. But a good |
layer is too valuable 10 be given up
without an effort to reform her bad
habit, often acquired through the neg
ligencc of the owner The egg-trap |
works admirably, and secures the end |
desired by placing il out of the power
of the hen TO do mischief.-Americaa
AgyIcnlfnyJd.