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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1888-12-07
Time the Bath Takes,

How long does it take to use the morn
ing 'tubT' Mr.. Chadwick says twenty
minutes, which is surely an excessive es-
innate. But for those who want to save
time over the operation, here is the latest
hint Of sanitary sciences: ga French
colonel ascertained ~, ,ha could wash
his men with tepid wauer for certime,
or one-renth Of q penny per head, soap
included. The man undresses, steps int
tray of tepid water, soaps himself,
when a jet from q two handed pun
plays upon him tepid water, and be drie.
and dresses himself In five minutes,
against twenty minutes in the bath, and
with five gallons of water against some
seventy in the usual bath. n-fall Mall
Gazette. --i 80.
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Coal in Ancient Times.

Plmy. in his natural history, describes
lnthracites found In Africa as Black
chistose useful in medicine, but no men,
ion is made Of its inflammability. Jet
ras called black amber-succinium
igrum. When Roman traders told of
he burning Of amber for fuel by the
natives on the shores Of the Black sea, it
S supposed the material was q variety of
ignite, and not amber as reported.
Coal was probably used in China as
:uel long before it was known in the
western world. About the middle of the
Thirteenth century Venetian traveller
and writer, Marcus Paulus Venetus, gives
he following account:
"Through the whole province os
Cathay, black stones are dug out of the
mountains, which being put in the fro
ourn like wood, and when kindled con-
inue to burn for long time. =
If lighted in the evening they keep alive
The whole night"
Tho ancient Britons made use OF Goa,
TO certain extent. Stone hammers
have been found in coal groupings, and
tho name-formerly" "cole''-is of British
origin. After the conquest the Romans
began to use it, for coal cinders have
been found in Roman walls, and Roman
coins in beds of cinders. But coal was
not brought into general use until the
reign Of Charles I, in 1G25.-Henry G..
Hanks in Overland Monthly.
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The colorcd brother lives and learns.
lie may be a little SLOW n science and
psychology, but when it Genes TO sharp
turn in business, he is an apt scholar.
The Atlanta Constitution gives the fol-
lowing case in point.
y saddlccolorcd negro claiming to be q
lawyer from New York came TO Powder
Springs few days ago, and on the
strength Of iIarrison's election told the
negroes that he was sent out to buy up
all the lands he could and sell them to
negroes on twenty years time at 6 per
cent. His charge inspecting farm was
from $40 to S12, which every one that
wanted TO buy bad to pay in advance,
and he was to meet them in Marietta
Saturday and make them deeds to the
farms. lie picked up few hundred
dollars and skipped by tho light of the
moon.
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NUMBER 40.

20
TnE PHANTOM SnIp.-oShtp aaay,
there! Ahoyl Alloy! Alloy! A tall, re-
markably well.propot,ioDed young man
standing by tho mast Of sloop
shouted out these warnius c,ies while
beating about the Col len Gate one even
ing this week, says the San Francisco
Post. He had three companiors, aud
the party had spent the day in fishing
near Line Point. Directly to The west
of them, apparently not more than fifty
yards away, was IL ful!-riegcd clipper
ship, her sails filed with the strong vest
wind. The tiaa was running food, aid
cd ~ sending her toward au anchorage
in port. No one on board seemed TO
notice the little sloop, which was d.
rectly N her road Alloy. Alloy! Ahoyr
rang OFT again from the tall young man,
his voicS almost shriekiug with despair.
And still the clipper came on, the look
out never noticing tho sloop of her light.
III thrsa aexcpasiounists C shouted. again
and again in the lew moments which
they expected would clapso before
the stem of the clipper would divide
their craft i'll two. Their voices was
echoed back again By the rugged bluffs
along the northern shore. Nearer, near
cr bore the clipper. with her flood of
canvass distendcl, the water boiling and
swashing about her cutwatcr and tho
dark, indistjct forms Of men could be
sean on her yards
Nearer, nearer, twenty yards, ten
yards, aud the jig clipper was gone.
Three thoroughly fri h,cncd men
stood on the sloops deck aud shiverod
FROM fear and the coll westerly wind
Not Il sail, not light was in sight.
Nothing could be beard but the gurg.
ling of toe water aud the dismal below
ing of the fog sirens The sloop put
about and fairly raced for thc wharvcs,
running with wind and tide The fish
crmen did not dare 20 land until they
got to Long bridge, and they told their
story to some boatmcn. They had seen
the ghost Of th, clipper Tennessee, which
on dark, rainy nights, outside the heads
the pilot boats occasionally speak but
never board, and which is the phantom
terror of the experienced navisators
Of the coast. She has been seen dozens
Of times, the sailors aver, from decks
and Telegraph Hill. She is always run
uing for ports with all canvass crowded
on, but she never gets fm;har in than
Lime Point. There she disappears, on
ly to reappcar far outside the whiStling
bouy prepared for another attempt to
| enter the port, which, a5 a punishment
to the captain, sho will never reach.
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qgEoN 6; e, souTH "a DOL
Adventure witk 5 forc1p sne.

We passed the night on the witten-.
burg, sleeping on the moss, between two
decayed logs, with balsam boughs thrust
into the ground and meeting and form,
ing q canopy over us. In coming of the
mountain in the morning we ran upon q
huge porcupine, and I learned for the
first time that the tail of porcupine
goes with spring like trap. 1t seems
to be set lock, and you no sooner touch
with the weight Of hair one Of the
quills than the tail leaps up in the most
surprising manner, and the laugh is not
on your side. The beast cantered along
the path in my front, and I threw my
self upon him, shielded by my roll of
blankets. He submitted quietly to the
indignity, and lay very still under my.
blankets, with his broad tail pressed close
to the ground. This proceeded to in
vestigate, but had not fairly made a be-
ginning when it went Off like trap, and
my hand and wrist were full of auills.
This caused me to let up on the creature,
when it numbered away till it !tumbled
down precipice. s'7lss'
The quills were quickly removed from
my hand, and we gave chase. When
W" came up to him he had wedged him.
self in between the rocks SO that he pre-
sented only back bristling with quilts,
with the tail lying in ambush below. He
had chosen his position well, and seemed
to defy us. After amusing ourselves by
repeatedly springing his tail and receiv-
ing the quills in rotten stick, we made
slip moose out of q spruce root, and
after much maneuvering got it over his
head and led him forth. In what a
peevish, injured tone the creature did
complain of our unfair tactics! He pro-
tested and protested, and whimpered and
Brolded like some infirm old man tor
mented by boys. His game after we led
him forth was to keep himself as much
rs possible in the shape OF ball, but
with two sticks and the cord we finally
threw him over ON his back and exposed
his quilleSs and vulnerable under side,
when he fairly surrendered and seemed
to say, "Now you may do-with me as
you like" His great chisel like teeth,
which are quito as formidable as those Of
Tho woodchuck, he does not appear to use
1T all in his defense, but relies entirely
.pon his quilts, and when those fail
nim he is done for.--John Burroughs In
The Century.
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DOUBLE EXECUTION w itchita, Kan.
Nov. 21.-Jakc and Joe Tobicr (color-
ed) were executed in tho County Jail
this morning by the Federal authori-
ties, Deputy Marshal Howard supcrin-
tending. at the scaffold, in answer to
the question whether they had anything
to say, both replied No. cmphaticaly.
The trap was sprung at 1925. Jake
never moved muscle, while Joe, dur
ing the second minute, drew up his legs
twice. The crime for which they were
executed was the killing Of Casa and
Godykuntz, near the Sac and Fox Agen-
cy, in August, 1885.
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4 NOBLE GIFT TO \ BAPTIST IN
sTITUTIoN.-Louisvllc, Ky, Nov. 13.
"a fifty thousand dollar gift for Ii
brary building was an announcement
that made our hearts glad Mrs. j
Lawrence Smith, member Of the
Fourth and Walnut Church, was tho
donor Of this princely gift. And this is
not the first donation from her Last
summer SIC gave $1,000 t. the Broadus
Professorship At anothcr\ 20 she
gave $4,000 and several huudre~> yes
of land in the suburbs OF Louisville. y,
GrtenviWe NeWs.
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The SOLID SoUru NOT HURr.-Bal-
timore Md, Nov. 28.-Special reports
to the Manufacturers Record of the
activity of the industrial interests of the
South will show that this week has been
very busy one. Among the new enter
prises is So 100000 company compos
ed Of New England capitalists organ
lied at Forte Payne, Ala, to develop
mineral land, build furnaces, rollins e
mill, etc; at Knoxville, a S5, 900, 900
slate quarrying company, and 100000
improvement company, to build street
railroads, etc; at Ocala, Florida, $500,
600 general improvement company; Balti-
more 100000 agricultural imple-
ment company, FL Pnso a $3.50 900 irri-
CATION company; 100000 company
will build manufacturing town near
Ashevllle n. c.; cotton mills are being
projected at Gaifnoy City and Winns-
borro', S. c., and Ccdartown, Ga. and
at Macon, Ca, a 100000 spindle mill
will be built at once.
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AT THE TABLE.-Young people do
not always make as great an effort as
they should to be at the table promptly.
If bell is rung, begin to get ready
when it rings. They should be ready to
80 instantantly on the ringing of the bell
That is the only way-.o be ready before
the call is made. II is not only annoying
to others, but it is disrespcctlul to pa
rents, when the children are notprompt-
Iy IN their places at meal-tme. Be in
your place with clean hands, hair neatly
bruShe ed and clothes properly arranged
above all, with pleasant and kindly words.
One Of the mos trongly marked DIS
tInct.ons between gcs and civilized
people is found in table planners.
SaVages eat like ann ais; civilized people
meetat the table for pleasant intercourse
and not mercly to be ied.-ParIsh Visitor
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AN IMMIGRATION CONVENTION

AN IMMIGRATION CONVENTION
The immigration convcoiGT,' H. held
in Montgomery, Alabam: ''>'foo aMaol12,
nr9p, iia& to be big affaN W.
Invitations haSt ov4smAN wv \
local committee, and it is annouu .ga
that Texas alone will be represented byS
delegation Of several hundred, omhrac-
ing the most progressive men ofthc Lone
Star State. An effort is being made to
get the Governor OF all the Southern
States to attend, and come of tn cm have
already accepted the invitation to attend.
La this connection it may be mentioned
that the immegration statistics of the
port of New Orleans for the month of
October show the very respectable NUN
Der Of l ,O93 arrived, more than for over
three years past. These immigrants
have been satisfactory settled, aud have
found work from the very moment of
their arrival. Some have remained in
New Orleans; others have oeen dis
tributed through the South and west, or
sent even as far away as California.
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The constitutional amendment rs to
Office of Probatc Judge carried a vote Of
2G,80G to 205ll. The amendment
relative to the tffic, Of s;hool commits
sioncr was lost BY vote of SO .i57
against it to 1925 ia its favor.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-06
JOHN SCHNELL,
-TONSollIAL ARTIST

-ToNSol,IAL ARTIST
Shop on Main street, next door to Arnold &
Meyer grocery store,
STuRaIs, OAK.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-06
MINERAL RESOURCES.
The Richest and Most Varied Deposits Of
Minerals Known on the Entire Globe.

The Richest and Most Varied Deposits Of
Minerals Known on the Entire Globe.
The first mining in this county of any
Importance was begun in 1875. Crowds
of men were drawn from all over the
country; from the mining camps of the
Pacific slope, and even from the old
world. The excitement was caused by
the discovery of rich placer and quartz
diggings in Deadwood suica,a, w,hoso
Deadwood and Lead cities now stand.
From Deadwood and Lead the prospect
ors scattered over the surrounding
country and soon the stories Of the
wealth Of Deadwood gulch were rivaled
by the tales from other smaller and at
tho time unknown camps The influx
of people to tho new Ell Dorado was
enormous. New discoveries were made
every day. Camps were built up like
magic, and the wealth Of the Black
Hills soon became common talk in all
households of the land. Since those
halycon days of the Hills, everything
has settled down and gone along at a
normal rate. Rich properties discov-
cred by poor prospectors were sold to
wealthy corporations and are now OPP
Grated by them on a mammoth scale.
Instead of the prospector becoming a
thing Of the past and gone, he extended
his labor and research away from ssthe
belt" to other portions Of the Hills, to
the same ground that had been walked
over by the countless throngs who visit
ed the Hills on the news of the first dis
covery Of gold. Ground that had bsen
passed over as worthless was later on
found to contain ii an almost unlimited
quantity the richest Of ores Of different
minerals. At the opening Of the Hills
everyone looked for gold, nothing else
Nothing else would satisfy Judge Of
the establishment Of the country when
IT was found that the Black Hills con-
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-06

TERRITORIAL.

IEAskSlltt1lIAA.
Governor. Louis X Church.
Secretary, NJ. Il. Mccormick.
Z Chief Justice, BARTLETT Tripp.
Assoeiate Justices Charles III Thomas, w. b.
Mcdonnell. J. 4. Garland. w. u. Francis, James
United States Attorney.
United States Marshal. d. W. Maratta.
Surveyor General, Maris Taylor.
Delegate to Congress, @. 8. Clifford.
Territorial Treasurer. j. ID! Lawler.
Territorial Auditor. James a. Ward.
Enperintend ent OF Public Instruction, Eugene
a. Dye Mellette; Assistant, Frank A. Wilson, Of
Attorney Gcncral, g. r. Telnpaetsn. Fargo,
Comnlissiener Of Immigration, 2. 4. Mcclure.
Territorial Veterinary Surgeon, j. o. Alloway,
Railroad fomnaissioncrs Abe Boynton, Lenox;
Alex. Griggs, Grand Forks; n. I. Smith, Huron;
Secretary.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Register, John r. Whiteside, Deadwood.
Receiver john LaFaber, Deadwood.
DISTRICT COURT.
Judge Charles M. Thomas.
Clerk. w. III. Jones.
COUNTY.
District Attorney, w. L, Mclaughlin.
Sheriff, A. J. Knight.
Register Of Deeds, John Baker.
Auditor, II. II. Driscoll.
Treasurer, J. G. Shurts.
Assessor, Il. g. Sparks.
Judge of Probate, Leonard Gordon.
Surveyor. George s. Hopkins.
Coroner, w. III. Wright.
Superintendent of Schools W. w. Giddings.
Commissioners, f. NJ Allen, Sturgis, chair
man; D. a. Mcpherson, Deadwood; S. B. Crist,
Central City.
STURGIS CITY.
Trustees, J. T. Potter. chairman; ]. g. Wenkc,
Charles Francis.
Clerk and Assessor. f. c.. Lane.
Treasurer, j. j: Davenport.
Marshal, Patrick Flavin.
Police Justice, b. +. Stephens.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-06

Our facilities for doing all kinds of
repairing in our line are second to none
In tho Hills. Good work guaranteed
ct reasonable prices. Shop on Maine
street, opposite Northwestern barn.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-06
sTURGIs PosToFrIcE.

geiow arc Ne hours a. when AK sae MANS arfe
ai6 4. M. Southern closes 40 p. m; arrives I'm
Honrs:-Daify, from a. III. to p. IN. Sunday
from 945 to 10:45 a. m. and 2a5 to 3:l5 p. m.
Money order window open from a. m. to 6 p IN.
on week days only. No registery business done
on Sunday. q. w. PRATT,
ii. p. ATWATER, Asst. Postmaster.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-06
LAWRENCE COUNTY
Leader In Population, Wealsh and
Intelligence Of the Black Hills.
Royal GARDEN on THE GODS.

The Finest Lands: the Richest Mines: the
Greatest Producer; Deepest Streams;
Grandest Climate; sublimest Scenery
and the Noblest Citizens Of All
the Territory Of the Dakotas.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-06
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
PRESBYTERIAN,

PRESBYTERIAN.
Services every Sabbath morning at II o'clock,
and o'clock in the evening Sunday school at
1g:a. m. w. a. EeHoLS, Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Services every Sunday evening at IFS. San
day school at o'clock. +. c. WARREN. Pastor.
GRACE MISSION (EP1SCOPAL).
ETensong with sermon every Sunday evening
in the Opera House at o'clock. Morning SER
All are cordially invited.
Il. J. Fl. VANDEERLIN,
Priest in Charge
CATHOLIC
High mass every Sunday morning at 1890
Sunday school ats p. IN. p. RosEN; Pastor
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-06
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
SECRET SOCIETIES.


A. +. and A. n.
Olive Branch.lodge No. ~. A. r. and A. NJ.
Sturgis Regular communication first and third
Wednesdays of each month. Visiting brethren
cordially invited. J. T. POTTER, W. NJ.
A. won CLOSSMAN, Sec.
/. o. o. F.
Bare Butte lodge No. As, j. O. O. F., Sturgis,
meets SATURDAY. evenings. Visiting brethren cor
lliaIly invited. MAX BLATT, N. q.
JAS. A. HOWARD, Sec.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-06

livered.
In 1879 the town received it's first set
back On September % a fire broke out,
and before it was gotten under control
it had burned nearly the whole town.
The total loss was estimated at $780,
coo. Notwithstanding this severe blow
the people, who had their all swept
away, showed their grit and persever-
ance by Immediately rebuilding on a
more substantial scale. They rebuilt
the place and once again it became the
leading city of the Hills. The town was
incorporated in 1880 under the general
laws Of the territory. In 1883 the town
was again almost totally destroyed. This
time, however, by water. The White
wood and Deadwood creeks rising, car
ried nearly everything away with total
loss OF $4,000 Again the people
showed their rustling qualities and re-
built. Substantial brick blocks now
adorn the places formerly occupied by
the shack Of the prospector and the
cabin OF the merchant Today Dead
wood stands metropolitan city the
hub of the Hills. It has two daily
papers, two weeklies, electric light, sew
#eral banks, schools, churches, secret
orders, telegraph and telephone COM
munication with the outside world, fine
hotels, the finest fire department In the
Z 5iiln and hast m NIL Il fanfnllfsffv ff
live, rastling business men, who know d
good thing when they zee II and keep II
present about ten miles from the end Of
the railroad track, and has stage COM
mnnication not only With the terminus,
hut With al towns in the Hills
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-06
G. A. r..

Jack e. StuIEis post No II, G. A. R., meets the
first and third Saturday evenings in each month
Mt $50. at Library hall, Fl Meade, D. I.
VIM. HORTON, Commander.
J. JOHNSON. Adjutant
Western Kansas world., 1888-06-23
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.

A fair synopsis Of the proceedings
of the national Republican conven-
ton at Chicago up to 200 P. N. Fri
day is published in this pa
per. The convention then took an
adjournment until IL o'clock on
Friday.
The WORLD is issued on time, as
usual. This Office will continue to
issue bulletins as the news Of i'm
portant action is flashed over the
wires. We shall feel thankful to
have Trego county people generally
come in and learn our latest adyices.
We yet believe in the propriety OF
nominating Harrison and Hawley,
but would not be averse to seeing
the ticket read Depew and Harrison.
Western Kansas world., 1888-06-23
THE CREAMERY PROJECT.

Wa-Keeney needs creamery. Trego
county needs creamery. Manufacture
ing pays. 1t pays the manufacturer. 1t
pays the people of the community. The
manufacturing Of butter is no exception
to the rule. Butter made in private fam
lilies brings low average annual price.
Some of this butter is of excellent quail
ty, but this has to be mixed largely with
inferior grades. Good markets are with
in easier reach for creamery butter. Peo-
pie for miles around the creamery are en-
abled to sell milk at good figures. The
prosperity of the whole community is
thus enhanced materially. Attend the
meeting this afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
Display an interest in the matter. To use
a trite, but applicable expression. "Do
something for your country"
Western Kansas world., 1888-06-23
THE PRESENT OUTLOOK.

Our impression is that the deca-
dence Of the boom spirit in this Sec
ton of country has already produced
its worst results. If we are correct
in this estimate, there will hence
forth be steady revival Of dropping
spirits. Unfaltering courage is the
trait which marks the victor in
every prolonged contest of forces.
The realization that this region
doomed awhile back not to boom
perpetually was discouraging to
those who had invested their money
in that belief. But these people can
find new courage loftier one
by assimilating the regulation doc
trine of the WORLD. This doctine,
our readers need not be reminded,
is that Trego county is better devel-
oped to-day than it ever was before,
and that, as a consequence, it is
more desirable as place in which
to establish homes; that, while
this county offers better agricultural
possibilities than she ever could
offer before, boom prices in lands
have been departed from, and bar
gains are cropping out here and
there for judicious investors. Our
people know these statements to be
just so many truths. Then, why
should they be discouraged? Not
only should every one pick up cour-
age for his own protection, but he
should write to friends abroad, stat
ing these truths. We would have no
one lie in favor Of the country. The
truth is good enough, even if lying
did not have such powerful boone
rang qualities. What we need is a
steady, intelligent development Of
this region, accompanied by the cul-
tivation Of supreme contempt for
what is known as booming. We,
as people, are sick from the effect
of booming. Let us recover, and
sin no more in this foolish way!