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TOLD BY (JEN. GORDON. ; < \ REMINISCENT?.* ni- T!!T CONFEDrutACY 1 AS NARRATED ?Y ONE OF < ITS LEADERS. (loo. ( ordoo, who locturoil >it the Wheeliog Opera House Thursday evening, is not only eloquent and interest- < ing on the platform, but even uiore so. perhaps, in conversation. At Major Mitchell's dinner table that day he eu- ' tjrtaincd the guests present with a nuui- 1 her of reminiscences that were uot so much as touched upon in his lecture. ! 1? . r T J in ivopuu:? m ?i rcijUnsi I rum j uugc 1 Melvio be told of an cxpcricuoe he \reut < through in tho Shenandoah Valley at n ' time that CJeu. Karly ordered hiui to ( storm a Federal fort in their frout. 1 ' I uovcr was more indignant in my < lifo," said (jcii. (ionlon, ''than when 1 [ heard that order. 1 knew it was a per- 1 foctly unnecessary thing to do, and ex- ' plained to Gen. Karly that we could ac- ' cotnplish our plau of campaign without t slaughtering my command by this at- < tempt to storm a strong position, a posi- t tion that would fall of itself when wo i should utake our proper movement. < Karly took no other uotiee of my ex- ' plauatiou than to send me word that > if I did not care to execute tho order he i would delegate its execution to some ono t else. Vou uiay guess this reply made < ' mo boil with fresh indignation. 1 felt it I to. be au insult, but inaaoauch as it was J _ ? imj f ? .? ?u upoj um UlUUfB, fegaruicaa of consequences, I issued tho necessary instruction for a movement at daylight next morning. J ' I began oil my own account making every preparation for death, for I had a ( presentiment that I would this time meet f my end. So I wrote a farewell letter to 1 my wife, told her what to do about my n affairs, handed over mtl wsiloli linrl rUtmr t personal effects to a friend, and then t walked up and dowu jjuartori waiting c lor day to break and uiy comuiaud to j move. That was a solemn night to uic, ^ for I had this firm presentment that it was my last night ou earth. I felt q1- 1 most as certain of this as a man condemned to death, and can uow pretty S well understand how a mnu feels when > ho is to bo executed iu a few hours. 1 1 always had, in every battle of my life, a ( sense of tho danger to which I was ex- 1 posed. I never knew what it was to forgot it; but this time 1 felt as 1 never hal before, that my time had come, and no mistake. "So at daylight 1 took up uiy line of march to my death, as I fully expected. ()o wo wont, closer and closer to the fort, until at last we were within close rango of its guns. I wondered that Ajoy did tKjt, open on us, and evory second I expected to sco them belch forth shot and sholl and play havoc in ( A our ranks. On we went j my eyes were W fixed on the guns aud my mind excited L to i's highest tension with wonderment why they did not open fire. On we went until OUl advance struck the fnrt nnil rushed upon its defences, when, to our ujAcr amazement, we discovorod that it ^ \ been evacuated and not a Federal ^ i? ?.n.z my whoro in eight, iuside or out. s Y jU can imagine my sense of relief as 1 v i saw my boys in possession of the fort 1 I without so much as a scratch. So jou 1 see what a presontitneni is worth. 1 f | have never much believed in them since a I that, night." c M Col. Robott McEldowuey, who was I preseut, referred to the attack on Fort ( I iStodman, at Petersburg, just before the ( iso of the war (where, by tho way, he [ was wounded,) which attack was made by Geu. Gordon's command. "Tell us 1 H about that, Genera!/' said genial Col. ^ M| Gob, and so the General proceeded to 1 VBflp answer another demand ou him for '*'* po?vencc*. (All the dining party agi'tfbd t ^^thatthey copld listen to him for a ( WvekG "That attack," said the Gencr* , ftl*rwrs made Lu February, 1SG.">, when c w;e were in our last gasp aud very des- , \* -^eratc. Geu: Leo had scut for uio in ^ the uight?after midnight?to conic to ^ ? his quarters. It was a bitter cold night, * i and I set out ou a gallop to get out of i tbo intenso cold as soon as possiblo. Lee occupied a little brick house iu the en- ] virons of Petcrsborg, and as I opened Ltlie door of his room, al'tcr lie bad an- ( swcred uiy knock, I found hiin standing by an open fireplace, resting bis head on 1 bis arm ou a high-up mantle, and appar- ' ently in a deep aud sad study over the Situation. " '1 have sent for you," said be,'to 1 look over these reports from our various commands. 1 have spent the night on ? them and on these maps,' pointing to a i long table covered with papers, ou which , a light was burning. 'You will see, he , -Baid**- ;hat .-hey are very discouraging. , k rhe uicn have scarcely anything to cat. aioglo ration is made to supply six , K\ aud the camps aro full of sick and ved soldiers. Our horses are also 1 dyit\J for food, and when wo lose a horse ' we practically lose h'.s rider, for wc can 1 make no further disposition of hiur' Of ' course I was more or less familiar with 1 the^Jtuation in my own cothmand, lut < did not know it was so had in all the i rest. So I said to Gen. Lee that of . couiee the situation was very desperate, ^ and that I supposed we would have to , do something very soon. 'Well,' said he, fixing his eyes very intently on me, 'what do you think we ought to do ?' I replied, '.One of three things, General, ( right away. Either to make the best f tjirma f. n 1' iuu nt vuii mii'i iirnni, or 10 rc ' ? ' ,.cat and try to unite with Gen. John f ston, or to fight.' 'And which would I you advise?' said he. 'I would first try 1 a fight,' I replied lie meditatively rc- j marked, as if to try my earnestness in 4 .the mutter (which was a habit ho had,) 'So you would advise fighting?' 'Yes,' 1 said, as a choice of three evils.' lie ! had been to Richmond and had laid the > situation before Mr. Davis, I asked ( him what the President thought, 'Oh,' ' /denu remarked, 'he is pertinacious as to , Kof holding out longcv and , fjrthcr. And as for the mem j?c rcss, they do not know nor 1 word situation at all. So 1 J tel. hoi'y thing left for us is to work. arrange for an I ttack ou Fort Stcduian ut oncc." "So I returned to 1113* quarters aud at )nce issued orders K) that effect. NVe xom ? > 10 uiovo insido the Federal fortified arcalhe next night, nud is soon ns we could sec iu the morning nc were to attempt to surprise Fort 5tcdman. Well, wo found many difli?u!ties in our way when tbo time came, riiere were the abbatis that we had to iut through with our nxuieu. who wont ihend of the eomtnaud to do this work. Tboy succeeded in cutting an opcoiug into the area, and through this wo marched in tho darkness as rapidly a*? possible. A good deal of delay occurred is day was brcakiug, and a part of the ;oaimaud became bowiblorod as to its ,'xact whereabouts, so much so that it ioou became upparcnt that wo were in lauger of bciug cut to pieces aud retreat .vas inevitable. The retreat was disas;rou?. We lost two thousand mou in getting out aud wc realized that Grant's position was practically impregnable. inus euaou, 1 may say, ono ol our iltoruative plans for bettering our posiion. As respects tho others, it was the )pinion of Mr. Davis that wo could get is good terms when tho worst came, or, u other ..words, at tor we had exhausted mrselves to tho uttermost. Therefore, is you kuow, wo finally proceeded with a urther experiment in tho wey of retreat, with the consequences of which the .vorld is familiar, and with all th? deads of which nobody can ever be auiiliar. '?[/'Vow the Wheeling Jutcl'iVywtecrl ?? The Fear of ueath Familiarity with death is apt to liter one's earlier conceptions of it. L'wo ideas are very generally accepted, which experience shows to be 'also. One is that the dying usually ear death; and the other, that the ict of dying is accompanied by pain, [t is well known to all physicians hat when death is near its terrors lo not seem to be felt by the patient. [Jnless the immigration is stimulated >y the frightful portrayal of the sup>oscd "pangs of death," or of the lufferings which some believe the oul must endure after dissolution, it s rare indeed that the last days or lours of life are passed in dread. i ? i...? i?.i / ii 1 \ i Tl t llUt'll ILUIUIUQ AIMS ltXUl Ut'M lis protest against the custom of tellng a person who docs not actually isk to know, that he cannot recover. Vs that loving observer of mankind isscrts, so must every one who knows rhcreof he speaks assert that people ilmost always come to understand hat recovery is impossible; it is arcly needful to tell any one that his is the case. When nature gives the warning, loath appears to be as little feared is sleep. Mo3t sick persons are very cry tired; sloop?long, quiet sleep ?is what they want. I have seen nany people die. I have never seen me who seemed to fear death, except rlien it was, or seemed to be, rather ar away. Even those who are contantly haunted, while strong and veil, with a dread of the end of life, brgct their fear when that end is at land. As for the act of dying?the Inal passage from life to death?it is ibsolutely without evidence that the >tt repeated assertions of its painfulicss are made. Most people arc uulonscious for some hours before the)' ie; and in the rare cases where conciousncss is . retained unimpaired intil a few minutes before the end, lie last sensation must be of perfect iulm and rest. It is worse than '.ruel to add to the natural dronil of loath which oppresses the majority >f us while in good health, the dread >f dying. There is surely fear mough in this suffering world; let is not increase it by imaginary to eal causes.?Dr. J. West Roosevelt, n Scaibner's Magazine for October The Apple as Medicine. Dr. G. 11. Scarles, of Brooklyn, NT. V., thus discourses on the apple is medicine : ''The apple is such, common fruit that very few persons ire familiar with its remarkably eiliuicious medicinal properties. Everybody ought to know that the very jest thing they can do is to cat ap>les just before retiring for the night. Persons uniniutcd in the mysteries )f the fruit are liable to throw up their hands in horror at the visions )f dyspepsia which a suggestion may summon up, but no harm can come to even a delicate system bv the eating of ripe and juicy apples just bei.~ i.~!i 'in 4 i IUIV g<^"'g 10 uL-ii. im.' ji|?j)ie is .in excellent brain food, became it lias more phosphoric acid in easily digestible shape than any other vegetable known. It excites the action of the liver, promotes sound and healthy deep, and thoroughly disinfects the mouth. This is not all. The apple igglutinates the surplus acids of the stomach, helps the kidney secretions md prevents calculus growths, while it obviates indigestion and is one of the best preventatives known of diseases of the throat. Everybody Oiould be familiar with such knowledge, and I hope you will help disseminate it. In addition, next to :he orange and the lemon, it in the jest antidote for the thirst and cravng of the person addicted to the .l.V.u-i . .. .1-- ? ~? i i ?> iicuiiui ur inu opium intuit. W. A. McOuirc, a well known citizen of tlcKay, Ohio, is of the opinion Hint there is loMiing as good for children troubled with iolds or croup as Chamberlain's Cough Iteni;dy. lie lias used ii in his family for ieveral years with the best results and ilways keeps a bottle of it in tho house. \ftcr having la grippe he was himself rouble! with a severe cough, lie used other cniedies without bonctit nnd then concluded o try the children's medicine and to his lelight it soon effected a permanent cure. and 50 cent bottles lor sale by 1$. ! '. I'OSKY l>ruggist. Unwelcome Discoveries. Modern science ha* made many a wonderful discovery, but unfortunately not all of its discoveries arc weloomcr It has revealed the beautiful processes of nature, but it has also revealed her destroying agencies. The more closely man has studied, the more complicated has he found conditions and the more dangers has he recognized. Where all is outwardly lovely, he .has found inward harm. The microscope has disclosed \ minute horrors, none the less horrible because minute. The telescope, as it sweeps the heavens with its farseeing eye, has foretold stupendous catastrophe^. Much that .w a s thought beneficial has been proved dangerous, and much that was thought harmless has been proved I* i I1 T. 1 i ? litem, it iius been demonstrated that hand in hand with benefits stalk injuries. Great good is always attended by satclitos of little evils. Years ago people lived in calm confidence that whatever is, is right. They had faith in all things. ToJ O day people have faith in nothing. They are like pilgrims walking through the valley of the shadow of death, feeling thick about them horrors they could not see. They have learned that the very air, oucp cunatdnro/f n tlfn ~ * * , I ipled with ferocious microbes seeking whom they may devour. They imagine their insidious enemies perched on restaurant chairs, sitting atilt on the passing coin, flying from shoulder to shoulder in the jostling crowd They have learned that the water they drink swarms with life and carries germs of dread disease. They have learned that one article of food is bad for the nerves, another heats the blood, another is hard to digest and so on through all known jncnus. They have learned that imperfect sanitation and ventilation endanger health, and that proper conditions are, moreover, very rarely attained. Nor is it in everyday affairs alone,r that science has pointed out the dan govs that await man. Through all the realm of human interests it has conjured up evils. Its warning cry runs the gamut of calamities from the danger of not exercising eTTough up to the danger of the race multiplying too fast for the eartli to support it and the equally dramatic danger of the earth Hying from its orbit and rushing into the warm embrace of the sun. Sensitive souls are reduced to a state of abject terror when they think of the small chance man has of life, health and prosperity, in the face of these ogres of science. What shall they cat, wherewithal shall they be clothed, what can thev in safety do, when in ail things lurk death and disaster ? They dare not indulge their pet'weakness for coffee. They eschew their favorite dainties. They fear to come in contact with their fellows or to touch the railing, counter or car strap, touched alike by all sorts and conditions of men. They fear contagion in the doctor's office and blood poisoning from his knife. They fear a thousand things in daily life. Meanwhile they still live. Certainly science has evolved much truth, and its warnings are worth the heeding. Hut the warniliffQ of sfinnr?n lil-n .ill W. wv?vtiW) a IVV UU VIIIUI (IU V IWt'j should be referred ton judicious committee on common sense. Jt should be remembered that doctors sometimes disagree, and the verdict of one authority, or a half dozen, is not nccersarily the verdict of science. Moreover, a truth may be too swccpingly applied. Circumstances and individuals differ, and what will hold good in one ease needs modification in another. It seems to the hardened and incredulous that if life be really so beset with dangers, it is passing strange that generation after generation should have lived and thrived in their midst, and this also without a knowledge of their existence. If our ancestors, knowing nothing of these wonderful discoveries of hidden evil, managed to avoid the nitfalls. whv not u<>v A '1 ?J ~ Does mere knowledge of danger make one more susceptible to its effects? Where is the w isdom that should accompany increasing knowledge? Natural living and confidence in nature arc the best safeguards against such evils. Common sense is the best of disinfectants, and work the best of remedies.?Minneapulix Tim,>s Facts About the Tliormvell Orphanage. It began operation twenty years ago with a half dollar in the treasury. It is now supporting over one hundred and thirty orphans, annually, at a cost of one thousand dollars a month. The orphans arc from the Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopal, Lutheran, llaptistand six o'.her denominations ; from every Southern Stale, and some Northern ; from every profession and station in society. They arc educated religiously and intellectually by the Institution; and in addition every hoy and girl is qualified by learning some trade, to support themselves. Their support comes from the vnlniiinrv gifts of God's people, Provisions and clotliing and money,?nil such gifts make up tlie sum annually needed. ^ es, help is needed now. On (he 1st. day of November, thero was not one dollar in (he treasury, and none r/peetcd save from the hand ot the Almighty Father. The Orphanage is located at Clinton, South Carolina. The town has three railroads to ctrry in gifts of provisions. Kcv. Wm. P. Jacobs, is its head, to whom gifts of money may be sent. This is the month for the thank offerings. Next month is for Christinas offerings : and the next for New Vear's offerings. Which shall it be ? Swiuc nosing ia odo of the moat important industries of the couulry. Its great value is well shown by the fact that, during the long poriod of depression through which wo havo been passing, enormous quantities of pork bayo been produced aud sold at a profit to the producer. This fact can hardly be asserted of any other branch of live stock or indeed of agriculture iu general. Tbo hog lus again stood betwecu the farmer and luiu. The estimated valuo of the hog crop igblSOl is less than that for 1803, but fitToots up lhe highly respectable sum of 8270,381,620. The industry is mainly WMtnm hnintf nnnfinnr? iKn wv,"n WUUUVX* vv ?>*V corn-growing States with Iowa at the head both for corn and pork. This is as it ought to bo. Plenty of coru means cheap pork production, but it does not mean, as many are apt to imagine, an exclusive cotn diet, fbo latter is of course tbo principal food factor in successful pork growing, but even for it there are plcutv of substitutes In tnany of the corn-growing Slates tho progressive farmers havo recently reversed all tradition by feeding their wheat to hogs and selling their coru. The explanation for this change is fouud iu tho faut thut wheat is bringing less per bushel than corn. As in uddilion a bushel of wheat contains much more nutrimont than a bushel of corn, the wisdom of the tnovo is apparent. While this is au auouialous condition nf nffitw t> tni-ci ?V*^ I the old theory that tho ability to grow pork is dopeudeut upon tbe ubility to grow corn olono. A varied diet ia necessary to keep the pigs in good health and produce the best pork. This is particularly important with young, growing pigs, which require a nitrogenous diet to build up their frames. Wheat and clover should form, with corn, the principal food, but othor articles, such as oats, barley, ryo, pumpkins and squashes, arc highly beneficial, Au Australian pig-grower reports that he raised fifty pigs in nu inclosuro where they were fed off an early crop of barley aud wers then fattened on melons, which bo found a profitable food for the purposo. IIo calculated that tho pigs, which wcio sold For a good price, cost him less 'han 12 conls each For feed, In spite oF tbiscxperioncc, it is not likely that melons or bananas, which arc employed in the West Indies, will ever dethrone corn ns the great Fattening food for hogt\ The trouble is that we arc apt to uso too much of it, particularly for youug animals, who cannot assimilate 6uch food. It is ouly mature, full-grown hogs that aro strong enough to digest a ration composed mainly of corn, and even for thorn a mixed ration will be found more healthy. It is important that foods be used in proper combination. Froui lack of knowledge iu rclcrcnco to this question, many jcrsons fail in feeding whose methods in other rot-peels are good.?D. Fi.orkns in N. lr. World. ILLINOIS." Everything Point* to a Complete Victory for the Republican*. Clrieagb, November 7.?Everything points to a complete victory for the republican forces, a largely increased vote for the populist, with little hope for the democrats anywhere. It is now reasonably certain that the republican state ticket will be elected by a big majority. Republican state central committee claims Illinois lias gone republican by 70,000 plurality. Two hundred and five preeints give Clnggett 22,730; WullF,20,540; Randolph, 5,735. Congressman Springor, of Illinois, concedes liis defeut. Michigan. Dktroit. Mich., November 7.?Careful compilations of reports received by both state committees indicates the election of John T. Ilieh, republican, for-governor, over Fisher, democrat, by from .'10.000 to 50,000. The whole republican state ticket is elected and a solid republican delegation to congress. Delaware. Wilmington, Del., November 7.?It looks like the republicans will carry Newcastle and Sussex counties andloso Kent county. This would give the republicans the governor, congressmen and United States senator. In Poor Health > t | , 'moans so much more than ', , 'you imagine?serious and', /fatal diseases result from', , 'trilling ailments neglected.', ,' Don't play with Nature's', ,' greatest gift?health. ', i If you arc feeling ' , , out of sorts, weak , i ?J . and generally ex- . , rvrniIm g hausted, nervous,, ' UIOWIIS have no appetite , , antl cant work,, , begin at once tak- , a T ing the most retia- , a I ?t/\hie strengthening . IT# 111 naJlrtn* U,?.irh la I frown's iron Bit- \ \ ters. A few hot- / , i ties cure?benefit T i L< A A ? comes from the M IllTTLJ'PC very first dose-r/ \ U1 llvi J y'j " "? y r < , Urth, and It ! \ pleasant to take. , It Cures i ' i ? Dyspepsia, Kidney and Liver > " raisin, Troubles, ' ? ( ' Constipation, Bad Blood 1 , ? Malaria, Nervous ailments ' . Women's complaints. ' r.ct only the genuine?it lias crossed red ' ' lines on the wrapper. Allothers aiesuh- * ' stitutcs. on receipt of two 2c. stamps we ' * will .end set of Ten Beautiful World'* ' ' pair Views and book ?free. * ( * QROV/N CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, MO. ' , For sale by I). F. Posey And Tho Union l>rii^ Co. Til!'] BLIND TWADDLKS. AN OHIO FAMILY OF NINE, NONE OF WHOM COULD SEE. Tlieir HfDinrk?bln 1'owpri, tVhlcli Attrurtnl the Attention of Scientific Men Seventy Yenra Ago The ]>r:itli of the I-?*t One llrines Out the Story. 'Blind Andrew Twaddle" remained seated in his pew after the benediction, and his friends and neighbors passed down the aisles. With a calm smile upon his aged face, his large eves sightless no more now'than they had been hiring the three score years and four of his life, and turned toward the rude pulpit, he sat quiet and still in death. "Tho Blind Twaddles," as they were known in this neighborhood, was one of tho most remarkable families of this state, and perhaps of the United States, and this was the last one left. Sixty or seventy years ago this family attracted almost universal attention from 'physicians and scientific men generally throughout the civilized world. The parents, who have long years ago gone vn vi iu in*: juujwi iv v , liau nui iiiiil; (.mil v?i tho common to distinguish them from their neighltors. But there were born to them n large family of children, nine in all, and of these the first seven wero liorn entirely blind and the last two had but jmrtial eyesight. Scientific man wero utterly at a loss to account for this phenomenon. Tfa?r?-n * .... eyesight, and tho eyes of their children were largo Vrow? and bright, but sightless. They were without optic nerves. In all other respects they wero bright, healthy and intelligent children. The scientific journals and newspapers of that day had long accounts and various theories regarding this, but why it should have been so is j et a mystery. The state of Ohio, b>' a special act of its le'gislaturc, deeded to tho parents for tho support of their children a quarter of a section (100 acres) of tho liost of the agricultural lands of eastern Ohio, and tho farm is known to this da>- as the "Blind Twaddles section." Upon this farm the young men and women?thcro were seven boys and two girls?grew up in total darkness, becamo useful citizens, married and settled in tho surrounding community, and reared families in which no trace of blindness is shown. The blind people all lived tho prophet's allotment of threescore and ten. They were a fine looking fniuily, and when it is considered that these people, who were born blind and lived out their long and useful lives in total darkness, became successful farmers, millers, distillers, etc., it must bo conceded that they were remarkable in more senses than that of be: 1.12 i tii? mum. They wore as able to go to any place upon their farms or to surrounding towns and perforin all their necessary farm work without attendance or help, as if they had perfect eyesight. They cut timber in tho woods, mado rails, built fences, plowed their lands, sowed and harvested their crops, ran their grist mill and a distillery, worked oxen and horses, and, in fact, learned all of that by intuition which is supposed impossible for people without sight. Many are the queer stories recited by old residents of Lee, London and Fox townships regarding feats performed by this family. Their lands were iutersected by numerous deep creeks, which were crossed by foot logs, and these people would go unhesitatingly anywliero along these farm paths, crossing the precarious foot bridges and treading the most intricate ways unerringly. They could name any tree in tho forests hv feeling of tho baric, select the best ones for any designed purpose, and "fell" them in the most convenient manner for working. Out of such timbei they would make rails and build fences when they desired, having them better and straighter than many farmers with eyes. They could take to pieces, repair and place again in working order any kind of machinery with which they were called upon to be familiar, and two of them successfully conducted a flouring mill for the farmers of the vicinity for years. But perhaps tho most remarkable as well as tho best authentieateil of their acquirements was the power of telling tho colors of animals by touch. They were all great lovers of horses, ami by placing their hands upon the coat of a liorsc they would instantly tell its color, and l>y feeling its head tell to which sex it belonged. They were excellent judge? of horses, and by a few slight touches here and there, and hearing it walk or trot, would pronounce an infallible opinion as to its merits. A good many years ago one of the ' Blind Twaddles" came to this country town on some business. At that time a famous hostelry was kept hero by James Patton, yet a resident, and Twaddles stopped ami quartered himself and horse at his tavern. His presence at tho hotel gave rise to a discussion of his wonderful powers regarding horses, and it waf agreed among some of tho parties to test it. The landlord had a splendid sorrel team, of which one, however, was a good deal better than the other. When Mr. Twaddle, who was riding a brown mare, called for his horse, the stableman placed the trappings upon one of the sorrels and led it forth. As Twaddle put his hand upon the animal's neck preparatory to mounting, be stopped and said: "You've made a mistake; this is not my horse." Tho hostler apologized and, changing the bridle and saddle, brought out the other of Mr. Pat ton's sorrels. Twaddle, perhaps suspecting a joke, its lie listened intently as tho other horse was led tip, went forward, placed his hand uj>on the horse's head and said at once: "This is another sorrel horse, a 'single footer,' and a much better one than you showed mo before. But please bring out my brown mare, as I am in a hurry to start home." This story, as well as many others equally remarkable as instancing the wonderful intuition of these people, is well vouched for. I3y tho death of Andrew the last of the family has vanished, and the "Jllind Twaddle section" is now occupied by |>eopIo with eyes.?Carrollton (O.) Cor. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. I.ong Lived Doctor*. rhysicians appear to conform quite generally to tho familiar injunction to heal themselves, stive where tho complaint is old age. The average ago of tho decedents of the Massachusetts Medical society during tho year 1889 reached tho high iiguro of sixty-eight years and a half, which comes very close to tho span of life allotted to man by the psalmist.?Boston Herald. EVERYBODY INVITED. HNUJN YOU WANT FUESII GOOD^ GO TO : JOHN HOSE'S. = I buy ii\_ small quantities, and order otten in order to keep a fresh clean stock of the best goods. Fancy ami Family Groceries. Fine Fruits and Candies. Frcsh Vegetables always on band. A fine line of Tobacco from five to fifty ? cents a plug. A nice bag of Smoking Tobacco for five cents, throw you in a pipe and give you a match. Call at my store and what you don't see ask for. Very Respectfully. ?- Jivu. ~r liUSh!. IF YOU WANT AN -EI\ G I i\ E ? YOU WANT THE BEST, THEN BUY A FANCY GROCERIES.! FLOUR, MEAL, MOLASSES, SUGAR, COFFEE, BACON LARD, AND SALT. Best Banquet Hams. KEROSENE Oil, MACHINE OIL, ETC. AND 'rilOH. FULL STOCK OF PLUG AND SMOKING TOBACCO. : PLANTATION HARDWARE.: Fresh supplies <>f everything in the Grocery line always on hand at rock bottom prices, at W. IX VSAKT()R'S. " Y A CORN Kit ? Sep 11 v ? T O Z E 3R. , ? And you will have the best cuginc built. I manufacture three styles, PORTABLE, SEM1PORTABLB AND STATIONERY. The TOZER has stood the test for years aud never failed to gi?e satisfaction. They use about J the fuel and water of other makes. Steam is easily raised in from 20 to DO minutes. Full line always io stock. Write for prices. ? REPAIR WORK PUOMPTI.Y EXECUTED ? JNO A. WILLIS, Columbia, S. C. Aug. 17 3D Dec. 1. OUR OFFICE has been overhauled and enlarged. We are now prepared to do JOB WORK SjfS? Vj f o IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRIES AND BRING YOUR JOB WORK TO ' THE UNION HUES CO HEAVY ? AND ? i _ FANT BROS. 1 HEADQUARTERS FOR CERIES. "p A LARGE STOCK OF MEAL, 1 FLOUR, I B A^ON, I AXI> OTHER 0K0CEU1E3 ALWAYfojj H HAND. ifl Tlie Peerless Magnolia IUs I AND BEST 100 PER CENT H FLOUR, I SUGAR, I COFFEE, ,1 -TEA^-I I FANCY" GROCERIES. BAGGING, TIES, ETC. BUY BEST MATERIAL TO YOUR ADVANTAGE FKOM FLEMING CEMENT & BRICK COMPANY. HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL MASONS ' SUP PLIES. 276 EAST BAY, Charleston, S. C. LIME, PLASTER, ROSENDALE, ENGLISH PORTLAND CEMENT, ALL, SIZES TERRA OOTTA PIPE. FIllE BRICK AND CLAY, IIAIR, BRICK, TILES, ETC?" MIXED LOTS. CAR LOAD LOTS i Agent for the Celebrated Rock Wall Plaster. LARGEST DEPOT IN THE SOUTH. WAREHOUSE ON R. R. TRACK. ? WRITE FOR PRICES ? BUILDING BRICK A SPECIALTY. Sept. 7 30 Cm. Don't Forget REW DRUG STORE, NEXT DOOR BELOW FA NT BROS. We have in stock a full line of DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES, TOILET ARTICLES. PERFUMES, LAMPS. LAMP CHIMNEYS, OILS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO. ami such thing* usually found in a -FIRST-CLASS DRUG STORE . GIVE U3 A CALL. Drs. Munro and doings hive moved their office to our store and will be found thero in ihc future. Sept. 21-38-dt. ^ Rtaht Arm Paralvzed - u - - W Saved from St. Vitus Dance. \ "Our daughter, Blanche, now fifteen years of age, had been terribly afflicted with nervousness, and had lost the entire use of her right arm. We feared Kt. Vitus dance, and tried the best physicians, with no benefit. She has taken three bottles of Dr. Miles' Nervine and has gained 31 pounds. Her nervousness and symptomsofSt. Vitus dance arc entirely gone, she attends school regularly, and has recovered complete use of her arm, her appetite is splendid." < MKS. It. K. BULLOCK, Ilrlghton, N. Y. Dr. Miles' Nervine Cures. Dr. Miles' Norvino Is wild on a positlm guarantee t hut tho first lxittln will benefit. A11 druggists sell It at tl, 0 bottles for |T>, or it will bo tent, prepaid, on roceint of price by tho Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, lnd. KllP sftll* llV 15 t' l'n??w ~ . .. - vuv^ , w Itucklciis Arnica Snbc Tub lU:bT Sai.vk in ilic world for Culs, liruiscs, Sores, Ulcer.-', Sii't Uhcuin, Fever Sorea, Teller, Chopped Hand* CVilb'ain*, (loWls anil all Skin I'.rnpi: lively cures Piles, or no i is giiftrar.leeil to give j?e- 1 " ^ - money refunde 1. Pri'* FOR SALE 11V 11. F \s V