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The record-union., 1891-08-14

Eurse for Fftzsfmmons and Pritchard.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-The Pacific
Athletic Club Of this city has offered a
purse of Sl2, 800 for finish fight between
Bob FitZsimmons and Ted Pritchard. the
English middleweight champion.
The record-union., 1891-08-14
Saw-Miu Burned

SUsANvILLE, Aug. 13.-Last night the
steam saw-mill of Lawrence IL Odett was
burned, with 10000 feet of lumber.
Loss, $4,000. 1t caught from the back of
the furnace. No insurance.
The record-union., 1891-08-14
Sudden Death of a Pionee-

DowNIEvILLE, Aug. 13.-James Gil
son, pioneer of 1850, and for thirty
seven years resident of this place, died
last night suddenly of heart disease.
The record-union., 1891-08-14
Warren and McCarthy Matched.

NORFOLK (Va.), Aug. 13.-Tommy War
rem. formerly of California, now of this
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15
BOOK SHELVES,

upholstered cover It could be home made.
Under the seat, and the full length of the
case, are recesses inelosed by DOORS One
or more of them could be arranged as
drawers, At the left of the window is a
place for bric-a-brac, if it is desired to use
the place this way. Otherwise it would be
convenient for large books.
The shelves should be made adjustable,
so as to accommodate them to the differ
ent sized books. On one side OF these
shelves is shown curtain, which may be
of silk or other light material, suspended
from the brass rod above. This will suffi-
GENTLY protect any of the books that one
may particularly value on account of their
external appearance. The woodwork is
best when made plain. Natural oak, sYc-
amore or gum is particularly nice.
These shelves can be fitted into any
house, old or new.
It is suggested that the part which forms
the lower receptacle with doors or draw
ers be projected six or eight inches beyond
the face Of the cases. It makes the seat
wider, and gives place to lay books on
when one is rearranging or dusting them.
This lower part of the case could be used
for holding unbound magazines, circulars
and newspapers
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15

Ten years ago the little tavern al
Emerson's Mills, in the Pine Run lum-
her region of Pennsylvania, was kept
by an odd character, Elias Benton. He
had q very pretty daughter named
Betty. Her mother was dead and she
looked after the household affairs of the
tavern. She was 16 years old, and Ed
ward Shott, bark contractor, your g
and we'll to do, was in love with her
and wanted to marry her. Betty
wanted to marry young Shott, but her
father had other plans and she was com
pelled to obey him. He chose for her
husband man three times her age, who
owned large pine tract in the neigh
Dcrhood, valuable property that Lam :
lord Benton was anxious to possess. g
compelled his daughter to marry this
man, Aulds by name. Aulds only lived
six months and left his young wido v
the pine land, which her father sold
and appropriated the proceeds to his
own use. Young Shott had in the
meantime closed out his contracts and
gone away. One year after the dea. a
of her husband young Mrs. Aulds mar
ried-entirely to spite her father
John Grover, sawyer. He was killed
In his employers mill one month late !.
The landlords daughter was now twice
q widow, although she was not yet
eighteen years old. Two months after
her second hu bands death Edw /
Shott returned to Emerson's Mills, aud
on her eighteenth birthday young
Widow Grover, who had grown defiant
Of her father, married her old-time
lover.
The couple lived happily for year
and one child was born. The child
was not two weeks old when the father
was crushed to death by falling tree
in the woods. Widowed now for third
time, the landlords daughter mourned
her third husband sincerely for two
years. Then her father died. At the
age of 81 she made what was regarded
as most fortunate marriage, her fourth
husband being Elmer James, young
Warren County lawyer. James turned
out to be 8 drunksrd. He abused his
wife and her child so shamefully that
she had no difficulty in obtaining q
divorce, which was granted four months
after she became Mrs. James. She re-
mained q widow until she was %,
when she married George Rhone, q
widower of fifty, prominent man in
the locality. Before they were married
year Rhone died with the smallpox.
His young wife nursed him all through
the course ofthe dreadful disease, escap-
ing without taking it herself. Rhone
left his widow $4,000 in cash. She
was then not yet "a years old. Not long
after her last husbands death she took
her child and went to Ohio, where she
had relatives living. This was one year
ago. She is now married in Covington,
KY, to a young man named Charles
Green, q farmer.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15

When our forefathers were using
torch and rush lights, and before there
was ever white man between Corn
wallis Island and Cape Horn, the Es-
quimaux mp in Alaska were using the
ulikoo or candle fsh, which is abun-
dant in Alaskan waters. The ulikoo is a
remarkable fish. 1t is about ten inches
long, slender and full of oil. Wise ma
ture, seeing that the Alaskan Esaui-
maux would be unable to get rushes,
pine knot torches, lard oil lamps, and
incandescent lights, invented the uki-
loo. In order that the ukiIoo
should be seryiceable to the Alas
kans it was necessary that this ami
mated candle should go where it is
most needed. Nature therefore gavo
it an instinct that sends it up the Alas
kan streams at certain seasons SO that il
may be caught and preserved for use,
for 1t must be dried in order to be use
full as candle. When dried ulikoo
is lighted at one end it doesn't go out,
but burns until the whole Is consumed,
giving light equal to three or four
candles Now what puzzles, or should
puzzle, scientific men is: How did the
Alaskans ever find out that they
could use the fish as o candle? In the
absence OF written information that
must ever remain mystery.
But natures efforts as an inventor
did not begin nor end with ulikoo. Her
patent office is full Of such things, on
which she draws no royalty. When
she made ulikoo for the Alaskans she
also constructed the gymnotus electri-
Gus, or electric eel, for the dwellers in
tropical South America.
This eel Is natural electric battery,
powerful enough under favorable con-
ditions to kill horse. It is calculated
that there are enough of these eels in
the marshes of Brazil and the Guianas
to furnish electric lights for these coun-
tries, or to run two or three lines of
electric railway from the Andes to the
Atlantic ocean. Yet, Brazil and other
South American countries are paying
large sums for dynamoes and electrical
machines made In this country. Instead
OF importing electrical machines they
should be exporting live electricity to
other countries.
There is eut little doubt that under
proper conditions of breeding the gym
notus could be made to thrive in cooler
latitudes and to furnish more electricity
than it does. A well.bred and pedi-
greed eel kept in the family would
serve as pet for the children during
the day and furnish light at night. A
small wire attached to it would run the
sewing machine. Connected with the
bath tub it would furnish electric baths
for the family. In fact, the mind grows
dazed at the bare thought of all the
practical uses to which the gymnotus
could be put. Will some enterprising
Yankees incorporate the international
Electric Eel Company, limited, or will
they wait until the shrewd Germans
forestau them p Chicago Herald.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15

covered with yellow wool mating, with
plenty of rugs, and the furniture is in
keeping with the woodwork.
The lacquers which hang upon the lower
fwo-thirds of the wall is an indistinct cur
tain Of pendant and ashen green leaves,
delicately cut, with white background.
The frieze is wide and contrasts well with
the wall below, but in tone is the same.
Huge loose flowers, pale, soft blue and
ashen rose in color, droop heavily among
broad curling yellow green leaves, pale yell
low palm branches just indicated beyond
giving rich subdued effect.
People who use books like to have them
where they can get at them. The incest
thing about q bookcase is the books. Elab-
crate detail in woodwork or decoration
counts for nothing. The book shelves in
this drawing are as plain as they can well
be. They are arranged on both sides Of
the window. Under the window is place
for seat. The sides of the bookcase form
rest for the back. If one cared to do so,
he could hang little fat cushions on the
ends Of the cases against which one could
rest, The seat, of course, should have an
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15
How to Cook an Old Hen.

Prof. w. Mattieu Williams gives, in
knowledge, his practical experience
with elderly poultry as follows:
l killed superanuated kenmore
than six years old, but otherwise in very
good condition. Cooked in the ordinary
way she would have been uneatably
tough. Instead of being thus cooked,
she was gently stewed about four hours.
] can not guarantee to the maintenance
Of the theoretical temperature, having
suspicion of some simmering. After
this she was left in the. water until it
cooled, and on the following day was
roasted in the usual manner, j. e., in a
roasting oven. The result was excellent;
as tender as full-grown chicken
roasted in the ordinary way. and of
quite equal flavor, in spite of the very
good broth obtained by the preliminary
stewing. This surprised me. I antici-
pgted the softening Of the tendons and
ligaments, but supposed that the extrac-
tion Of juices would have spoiled the
davor. 1t must have diluted it, and
that 80 much remained was probably
due to the fact that an old fowl is more
fully favored than young chicken.
The usual farmhouse method of cook
ing old hens is to stew them simply;
the rule in the Midlands being one hour
in the pot for every year of age. The
feature Of the above experiment was
the supplementary roasting. As the
laying season is now coming to an end,
old hens will soon be drug in the
market, and those among my readers
who have not hen roost of their own
will oblige their poulterers by ordering
a hen that is warranted osbe four years
old or upward. If he deals fairly, he
will supply specimen upon which they
may repeat my experiment, very
cheaply. 1t offers the double economy
Of utilizing a nearly waste product and
obtaining chicken broth and roast fowl
simultaneously.
One Of the great advantages OF stew
ing is that it affords means CT obtain
ing savory and very wholesome dish
at minimum of cost A small piece Of
meat may be stewed with large guam
tity of vegetables, the juice Of Che meat
savoring the while. Besides this, it
costs far less fuel than roasting.
The wife of the French or Swiss
landed proprietor, l. e., the peasant,
cooks the family dinner with less than
tenth of the expenditure of fuel used
in England for the preparation of an in
ferior meal. A little charcoal under
her bainmarie does it all. The economy
Of time corresponds to the economy Of
fuel, for the mixture Of viands required
for the stew once put in, the pot is left
to itself until dinner, or at most an oc-
casional stirring Of fresh charcoal into
the embers is all that is demanded.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15

What is cold in the head? Medical
authorities say it is due to uneven
clothing of the body, rapid cooling
when In perspiration, etc. The i'm
portant point is, that cold In the head
is an Inflammation of the lining MEM
brane of the nose, which, when un-
checked, is certain to produce catar-
rhal condition-for catarrh is essential.
ly "cold" which nature is no longer
able to ''resolven or throw off. Ely's
Cream Balm has proved its superiority
and sufferers should resort to It before
that common ailment becomes seated
and ends In obstinate catarrh. 2t
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15
A CHINA CLosET.

A lady had an old fashioned china cup
board in her dining room. It was shut in
by common, solid wood door. In that
closet was some very pretty china As it
accumulated, the fact of its being hidden
from view became to her very serious
matter. This cut shows what she did. She
took out the old door and the old shelves.
The plastering was repointed and gone
over to make it smooth. Then it was paint
ed light chocolate brown. New hard
wood shelves were put in. Cup hooks were
screwed into some of them. Double glass
doors were provided, and the drawers and
doors of wood below.
The space between the glass doors above
and the shelf over the drawers is entirely
open. Thus one can set dishes in this
place and open the door above without dis
turbing anything.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15

You require great deal from your
wife in the way Of patience and tender
ness. Don't forget that she has equal
claims on you. Don't be gru6 and rude
at home. Had you been that sort Of
fellow before marriage the probabilities
are that you would be sewing on your
own buttons still. Don't make your
wife feel that she is an incumbrAnce on
you by giving grudgingly. What she
needs. give cheerfully, as if it were q
pleasure to do so. She viii feel bet
ter, and so will you. Don't NEEDLE in
the affairs of the house under her
charge. You have no more right to
be poking your nose into the kitchen
than she has TO walk into your place Of
business and give direction to your EN-.
ployers.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15
Bucklen's Arnicaalve.

The best salve In the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price rs cents per box. For Sale by d.
j. Humphrey. yr.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15

An admirable wax finish for furniture
woods is made by mixing about three
ounces OF tallow and three and quarter
pounds of wax with one pint Of turpentine,
which is constantly stirred while boiling
and until cold. Thepaste is rubbed in, the
superfiuous wax removed with wooden
cloths until it shines. Some workmen pre-
fer to let the wax dissolve in the turpen-
tine cold, as they fancy the heat diminishes
the polishing effect. If q coat OF French
polish is afterwari applied it deepens the
gloss. Decorator and Furnisher.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15

( Managers Of railroads centering at
Chicago are alreading combining to
make rates for the coming Worlds
Fair. It is expected that everybody
will attend this fair, and the trunk
lines expect to make fortunes while the
show is In session.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15

THINK how your own happiness filed
you with kindliness to your people, but
ask yourself at the same time: did
any such thought as this come up first
and foremost to my mind, and seem TO
me the most precious part of all my
blessing, that God had done this for me
Just to make me filter and more trans
parent medium, through which He
might send his comfort to other men?"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15
NEVER A FAILURE.

NEVER A FAILURE.
The Red River Valley of
Minnesota and
North Dakota
has
never
had failure
Of crops.
1t produced 50,000,00O
bushels of wheat
besides other cereals in 1890.
Farms can be had
on the
crop plan, or long time
cash payments.
It is not an uncommon thing
opay for farm
from the proceeds of
one crop.
1t has all of the advantages
ofan old country in
the shape of school, church,
market, postal and railway facilities,
and all the changes of
q new country In
the wayof
cheap lands, rich soil, and
increase in values.
1t Is one Of the most
fertile and promising
regions in America
not yet fully occupied.
In the rush to the far
west, however,
this rich valley has
been overlooked.
It has room for
million more people.
Write to
| FL. WHITNEY, st. Paul, Mimi,
| orparticulars.
Publications sent free.
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HoMsLIKE coNTRNANcEs.


An Ideal Chamoers Couvenient Book
Shelves and China Closet.
lcopyright BY American Press AssOciationl
A chamber should be decorated and fur
nished in such a way that it win Be rest
Sui, and void Of everything which might
trritate or excite the eye. Nothing stiff,
rigid or formal, brilliant IN coloror marked
design is desirable. Light, soft colors In
quiet combinations; hangings and draper
les with large, loose, indistiuct figures; fur
niture with delicate curves; soft fur rugs
and plenty OF cushions give delicacy and
softness Of tone required by the character
Of this room.
The accompanying sketch illustrates
what Is meant.
The woodwork is delicate In its carving
and painted an ivory white. The floor is
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You never really know a mans
disposition until you have eaten q de-
layed breakfast with him.
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For further information call on & Ticket
Agent, or address o. P. McCarty. Asst GEM Pass.
Agent, Cincinnati o.; L. =, Allen, Asst (ienl
Pass. Agent, Chicago, Ill.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-09-09
Low Prices in Manning.

In conversation with Mr. NJ Levi, the
oldest merchant in this place. we Were
pleased to hear him predict that the bust
ness of this fall, from force Of circum-
s:ances. will be conducted upon basis of
the strongest kind of competition, and that
this is one season the farmers will have no
cause to complain about high prices for their
winter supplies. As far as he is concerned,
he says that goods will have to be sold, and
the merchant that clings to old-time ideas
will have his goods left on his hands. He
further said that he would stake his repu-
tatioI as :. merchant that no other merchant
has bought a better stock of goods than his,
or is better prepared to meet competition.
Without doubt, Mr.. Lewis store presents
the appearance of having been carefully
stocked. His dress goods department is
filed with handsome line in everything
belonging to that department, and we be-
lieve that the most fastidious lady can be
suited there. He has an immense stock of
shoes from some of the best manufacturers
in the United States, and his clothing coun-
ters are piled with everything III the cloth
ing line. Mr.. Levi says these goods must
be sold, regardless Of the price of cotton,
and the people that give him an opportu-
nifty of supplying them with their winters
goods Will secure rare bargains.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-09-09
Advertising Indicates Success.

The estimate of town is often made up
from the progress its merchants are max
ing, and there is no better way to show the
outside world the progress of its merchants
than by advertising their business in the
LEGAL papers.
Every progressive town attributes the
greater part of its success to thorough ad.
vertising. Every successful merchant ac-
knowledges that advertising pays, and there
is no better time to advertise than wher
your stores are full of goods. Let the peo-
pie know what You have for sale, and the
inducements you have to offer. Competi
ton is the life of trade, and by announcing
special and liberal inducements in the pa
pers that the people read, you attract them
to your stores The cousel uence is that
yonr stocks are sold, your sales increased,
and the people are satisfied.
The MANNING TINES claims to be first
class advertising medium, and has circu-
lation among the people that you expect
patronage from. Place your advertise
ments in its columns and let the readers
know that you are soliciting their patron
age Advertise
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-09-09
The Cotton Market.

The outlook for very low prices in cotton
is not so gloomy as it was two weeks ago. a
result Of the great damage TO the crop by
the heavy rains. The loss is put down at
one third. though this is probably overesti-
mated The market, anyway, is at present
firm, and tie better grades will bring fair
price. Inferior grades will bring low
price and should be sold at once as the
market is already overstocked with inferior
cotton, while the better grades are in de-
mand.
Two weeks ago, Aug. %. middling cotton
sold in Charleston for 7 62s one week ago,
Sept /, it sold for 7.GS&; and yesterday,
Sept. S, it sold for S125, 25,-showing gain
of fifty points IN two weeks.
Manning has now a regular cotton buyer
from one Of the largest export houses in the
South, besides all our merchants also buy
cotton, thus making this first class cotton
market, and we think our farmers Will
make money by bringing their cotton here.
Give this market trial anyway.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-09-09
Tom Asked to Explain.

EDITOR The MANNING TnIEs:-In
your issue of 26,h August last your
correspondent Tom" speaks of the suffer.
ing of Pamela section concerning a foul
deed that had been committed, etc. He
calls no names and I imagine that many
people in the county are at loss to know
who he has reference to. Now, Mr.. Editor,
write to ask if it is fair for Tom to
write from OR section in such general
terms. May there not be an object in this !?
Why not call names, and let the people
know all about it? l have been informed
that Tom" told reliable gentleman in
our section that he had been too hasty in
writing and intended to correct 1t in the next
issue of your paper. I find that he has not
corrected it. Now the question arises,
Why has he not done so? Is it not his du-
ty as fair reporter from our section to do
so when he finds he is mistaken? Let US
hope that he will do so at an early day.
CITIZEN.
1901
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-09-09
The County Commissioners Wi

The County Commissioners will
have meeting next Saturday.
Died in Manning last Sunday night,
an infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. j. 3.
King.
TIE supplement page of this issue
will be found full of good reading
matter.
We are informed that Mr.. T. G..
Thomas Will be married tomorrow IN
Texas. He will take a bride tour,
and arrive in Manning about the 18th
inst.
Rev. H. F. Chreitzberg and Mr..
Joel E. Brunson are expected to de-
liver public addresses tomorrow
night in the Methodist church. The
public are cordially invited.
The examination for the benefci-
ary scholarship in the Citadel Acad-
emy will be held tomorrow morning.
Messrs. S. A. Nettles, j. NJ. Knight,
and Dr.. W. E. Brown will conduct
the examination.
TIE Ne,cs and Courier publishes to-
dav an article from the Ne,o York S1n,
which is claimed to be complete
revelation Of the ritual and secret
work of the Alliance. 1t purports to
give the pass words, signs, grips, dis,
fress signs, etc. How these old-line
politicians would like to know the
secret work of the Alliance.
The Manning Guards will have a
drill next Friday night to prepare
themselves for the general inspection
which takes place on the 9th inst.
Every member of this company should
turn out at the meeting and receive
his instructions. When Adjutant
General Farley comes here on the
24th, do not let it be said that he was
forced to muster out Of service the
Manning Guards.