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i, ? i j__. i .mi? .mi THEFLR8T CLIENT. [A Legal Ditty to i~ Swijf Without Choi us to th< Air of "The King' a Old Courier."] ?o? John Smith, a young attorney, just admitted to the bar, Was solemn aud sagacious as?as youg attorneys are; And a frown of deep abstraction held tho seizin of his face, The result of contemplation of the rule in Shelley's case. One day In term-time Mr. Smith was sitting in the Court, When some good men and true of the body of the county did oil their oath report. That hcretot'o.e, to wit: upon the second day of May, A. 1). 1877, about the hour of noon, in the county and State aforesaid, one Joseph Scruggs, late of said county, did then and thcro feloniously take, steal and carry away One bay horse, of tkcvuluuof fifty dollars, more or less, (The same then aud there being of the property, goods aud chattels of one llezckiah Hess); Contrary to the statute in such case expressly umdc And provided ; aud against the peace and digIlltV nf tlm S?n?? ? ? ' .. . ..vivnt iiiv venue uau been laid. Tho prisoner, Joseidi Scroggs, wnn. then-arraigned upon ibis charge And plead not guMty, and of this lie threw himself upon ihe couuty atlavgo; And said Joseph being poor, the Court did gra, , ciously appoint Mr. Smith to defend hint-tnuch on (he same principle that obtains in every charily hospital, where a youug medical student is often set to rectify a serious injury to an organ or a joint. The witnesses scented prejudiced against poor Mr. Scroggs; And the District Attorney tr.nde a thrilling speech, in which he told the jury thai if they didn't lind for the State lie reckoned he'd have to "walk tlieir logs Then Mr. Stuith arose and made his speech for the defense, Wherein he quoted Shskspcarc, Rlnckstoiir, f'hitty, Afcltbo'd, Joaquin Miller, Story, Kent, Tapper, Stnedes and Marshall, and many other writers, and everybody said ] they "never liccrcd stch a bu.t of clo- ' quenee." And lie said : "On thin bypothessis, my clieut ntnsl go free And: "Again, on this hypothesis, it's morally ^ impossible thai he could be guilty, don't you rJ SCO?" * jj And : "Then, on (hishypothesis, you really can't convict And so ou with forty-six more hypotheses, upon none of which, Mr. Smith ably demonstra- . ted, could Scroggs be derelict. s Rut the jury, never Stirl ing from the box where- ^ in they sat, returned a verdict of "jruiliv:" r.u'i ins nonor straightway sentenced Scroggs to a three year term in the penitentiary, in n heavy fine, nnd the coats on top of that; And the prisoner, in wild delight, got up and danced aud sung ; And when they asked him the reason of his strange behavior, he said: "It's because I got off so easy, for if there'd ha' been a few moroof them darned hypotheses I should certainly bave been bung." ^ ?Jrtcin Jtuisc'l ,'n Serilner. " A MOTHER'S DIARY. URARTU A SCR ANTON t'OO!.. Morning!?Baby on the floor, Making for the fender ; Sunlight seems to make him sncc/o, Baby "en the bender." All the spools upset and gone. Chairs drawn into file, Harnessed strings all strung across, Ought to make ono smile. Apron clean, curls smooth, oyes bluo, (How theso charms will dwindle !) For I rather think don't you ? Baby is "a swindlo." Noon I?A tangled silken tloss, T< Getting in blue eyes; Apron that will not koep clean, If n i-: tries I One blue shoe untied, and one Underneath the table ; Chairs gone mad, and blocks and toys, Well as they aro able, Baby in a high-chair, loo, Yelling for his dinner. Spoon in mouth ; I think, don't you ? Baby is a sinner. Night!?chairs all set back again, Blocks nnd spools in order, One blue shoe beneath tho mat, Tolls of the maurauder. Apron folded on a chair, I'laid dress torn and wrinkled ; J Two pink feet kicked pretty bare, Little fat knees crinkled ; tint Iu his crib, and conquered, too, By sleep, blest evangel; Now, I surely think, don't you? Baby is an angel! T J IIow Leslie Did It.?While the immaculate C. P. Leslio was Land Commissioner, ^ a resolution calling for au inspection of his , 1 books was adopted. Tho books ,'cru produced in d.to time, and lo and behold ! they wcro found to be iu the same condition as wheu received front tho binder?not a pen stroke iu any of them. IIo said the law rc- II quired the books to bo kept clean and ucat, and as he wroto a miserable hand, lie thought 11 Oil he would comply fullv with !?? ' >? -- 1 - -* v .... <av mrr t UUU llOC deface thcin. The committee were compelled to accept this condition of things, and as a consequence, for these and other reasons, no suits were entered against Charles, TT notwithstanding the notorious "Hell-hole _l7.JL Swanip" and other transactions. The a|1.. w ''High Joint" may, perhaps, find an open- .. ing for a suit. They will certainly try it. * * *.4. Jauici Tho hanging of the wretched negro, Cush Harris, is to take place on the last day Ma of this month. Sheriff Gaston informs us ?? that ho has not yet decided upon the spot for tho execution. In the meantime the coudemned man makes a confession to Mr. I Gaston that he alouc devised tho murder of "n_ . Mr. Ilolloway aud perpetrated it, no one .ooobuig mm, aud no one being privy to tbe deed. This, however, is clearly not true, us any sensible man may judge who heard the evidence upon the trial?partic- ? ularly Wiuce Coldwell's lJefore the fiual hour, Cush may probably tell another tale. ?Mdyeficld Advertiser. Msrct LYING IN BED WITH A COBPBE. It is said that Jordan, the Now York Greenwood dtumulcr, recently unit with tuo following rather auiusing cxpcrienco iu his extensive travels. On going to a hotel in one of our large cities ho was nssigucd to a room previously partly occupied. After being showu Che way by the polite aud accommodating .clerk, ho went to his apartment, iound the door open, a candle dimly burning on the ceutro table aud the only bed iu the room ocoupiod by tho strange* who was to bo his room-mate for the night. The uukuowu man secuied to be takiug his rest, aud notwishiug to disturb hiui, Jordau quietly disrobed himself, said his prayers, blew out the candle and went to bed. He lore lie had cjiiitc fallen to sleep be was somewhat startled by the entrance of a young gentleman and lady, who relighted tho candle and soberly seated themselves in a corner of the room in full view of the hero of this incident. The intruders chatted away in a suggestive and affectionate manner just as lovers always do. The novelty of tli: situation seemed to have its effect upon thorn, and after sundry comuieuts ou the weather, the latest gossip aud small society tall;, the pair settled down to ' business."? All of this time .Jordan was an iutercsted j listener, and ho was prepared for the kisses j which loll upon the willing lips of the inamorata, lie hunched his hediollow with his elbow, but the stranger slept ou. Then | followed a scone of affectionate demonstrations between the couple in the corner ? Jordan determined to wake his uukuowu friend, so that ho might see the fun. liaising his hand, lie laid it upon tho face of the unconscious sleeper, and then his hair, in holy horror, stood on cud. The face was cold and clammy?he was slerj>'mj icilh a rurj.se! Shooting up straight through his canopied couch .Jordan appeared before tho startled pair a veritable ghost. The young man and lady disappeared dowu the stairway in wild affright, closely followed by the unwitting author of this startling escapade.? The clerk of the hotel had perpetrated a practical joke on the "commercial traveller." i'he scone in the office is said to have bceu rery ludicrous when th i three parties ap- ^ roared before the bar. Jordan en drshubile! ] Jan y u fancy anything more sjnriltullc ? j Two liutidied and filly pounds avoirdupois ( nake up a tolerable vigorous ghost.?A'uLe- ; iile Medium. ( SO M E T III UNDER rAO STEW STORE AT T JAMES Hj I AVI NO purchased tlic entire iuterest of liia 1fl Store, respectfully cnuouncea to the old l.^ricnds sind ? f llio former owner that lie will GROCERY) ] At llio Olc and will always keep a lull sto PLANTATION ible and other Cutlery, Plows and Plow Cajfta WOOl ALL BRANDS O F T ( which ho will PRICES TO 8 UIT I respectfully invite tlio old friendt 1 any number of new ones, to CALL AND foil will find two "Live young mec vait on you, and what we cannot s ing foil or having. * Call at the llodg( f you want good bargains, polite 4 1 ? TO THOSE INI AVING sold out my entire interest in th( anxious to settle up nil outstanding iudcbtcdr 'ay indebted to mo to come forward nud mala Hooks and Accounts aro still at the Store m i il. Kodgor, is empowered to make set lion i ch 2 8 yL ATTENTION OOTT^S You can save TIME, TROUEfc using the Celebrated "fA WEST'S GUANO DIE llALENTINF/W COT ; iliK'turoil by UOWKK, COX A S J W. A. NICHOLSON, Ag i i 16, 10 J ul ?-ra Maintaining the Flow ok Milk.? "What is (ho host milk prnduciug food thai can be fed to a heifer 21 months old, dan Short Horn, sire Jersey, with calf two weekt old?1 Cost of food not important so it pro duces plenty of good rich milk. Heifer it now giviug 12 to 14 quarts of milk per day and has all tho grass she can eat. Now what elso shall be given her ? She has wptct always before her. Milk is wanted Also, wheu should tho heifer bo allowed to tako the bull again?that is, to kcop up her milk producing qualities without injuiV ?" So long as the heifer has all the good \rosh grass she can eat it is not advisable to Vivo any extra feed, uor is it easy to find a f(\d which, fed in connection with grass, will Uucrcaso the flow. Meal, very finely grouill and scalded will, after a little, improve theflavor and richness of the milk, hut it will nif be likely to increase the quantity so long hp grass is plenty and fresh, nor will it pay in'tho long run to crowd a heifer so hard so enfly in her milking season. As soon as grass begins to fail, cither in quantity or freshness, it will contribute both to the milking capaoity of the heifer and to tho wellarc of her owner to give extra feed to keep up the flow produced by grass. Nothing further should be desired in a heifer, especially one less than two years old. pVrfitc flow of milk can be most readily and pjhcaply prolonged by supplementing the nil'.iiig grass with some goou soiling crop, I such as mown grass, green peas and oats, or green clover and fodder corn, used together; the soiling food always to be well wilted before feeding. But if expense is not to be counted, the same result can be obtniucd by feeding finely ground oat and corn ureal and bran, taking equal weights of each, nud mix'.n^ villi the day's feed a pint of oil uical. This will give a highly flavored and rich milk, and if fed as freely as it can ho without producing scouring the flow will keep up to an amount that will surprise those who have been in the habit of letting cows as well as heifers run down with tho failing grass; and it will prove an equal surprise to those who have been in the habit of feeding scajitily to note to what an extent the uiilkit>y capacity of heifers can bo cultivated by liberal lmt judicious feeding, lleifers thus Icd'fvill be in condition to mvo milt o iioaftly, ami may bo porinittcd to couie in :^ain at any time to suit the wishes of their wners.?P. of L. li. Arnold. NG NEW till! S(0)TV. HE OLD STAND. RODGER itlier, Mr. JOHN ROPGEIt, in lii? Grocery Customers . . t continue the BUSINESS 1 Stand, >ck of all kinds of Groceries, SUPPLIES, Steel, ad Fruits, Meats. Ovntni-n I , - J >->, OOU,, f WARE. J OB ACCO, &c., &c., I sell at ' TIIE TIMES. A i and customers of the house, THY M E. i," standing ready at all times how and sell you is not worth ? Til ir Old Ntand AV Aft ttent ion, and perfect satisfacJAMES H. RODGER. DEBTKD. j Grocer/ IJusiueBs, to my son, I am ,Aua T il " ,? ?. i, meruiore, call upon those in i scttlcuents immediately, ud if J nin not present my son, Mr. lonts/ / JOHN RODGER. You / ? r PT.ANTERH ! jE and money, RMERB" THITMTV *??j# Si 5TRIBUT0R, > TV PLANTER, IRHLEY, ilrccnvlllc, H. C. it, Union C. H. Cm* PAY ? ; STRAIGHTOUTISM ' ? ! : TRIUMPHANT. I i I Wude Hampton IS Our G-overnor! A Democratic Congress AND A ( Democratic Legislature; ] ADD THE UNION TIMES. t jjut Mm pun FOB 12 IN CLUBS, l" Feb will Keep Posted a Whole Year. Jj111*1 _I?t! m other F ngle Subscribers,42.50. April A OB A du any othi WHAT YOU OWE and KENEW April * , j TTU.I. GIVE '#? 1* A Weekly Synopsis of llie Proceedings of g BOTH THESE BODIES. _ 1 Cit Bii We Now is the Time < at .; ( of loic TO SUBSCRIBE, i A Now is tlio Time tlcs o the M I'O ADVERTISE. " I <h Po. BOl NEW ERA HAS DAWNED UPON AMI THE No STATE AM) NATION! H * * along pleas. A 1 plies E NEWS WILL BE STIRRING mark. Fel \D INTERESTING TO ALL CLASSES OF THE PEOPLE. W Mai J S M- ' -1-- ' i-1 - - 11 - ? !' . j? Greenville and Columbia R. R. * CHANGE OF El'HEDULK. M 1 Passenger Trains run daily, Sunday* except- 1 cd, connecting with Night Trains on South Carolina Railroad up and down. On and after tIAVix ?" ** muiWAi, May 29th, (he following will be (he schedule: tr. Lute Columbia at 7.45 am i Leave Alston 9,80 am . j Leave Newberry 10.50 am Leave Cokesbury 2.17 pm <1 Leave Uelton 4.00 p m 1 Arrive at Greenville 6.85 p m down. ,] Leave Greenville at 8.06 a ra 4 Leave Helton 9.55 a m Leave Cokesbury 11.88 a m ; Leave Newberry 2.40 p m Leave Alston 4.20 p ro Arrive at Columbia 6.55 p in ANDERSON BRANCH AND BLUE RIDGE DIVISION. down. tr. Leave IVnlhalla 5.15 am Arrive 7.16 pm 4 Leave Perryvillo?7.00 a m Arrive 6.40 p m Leave l'endlcton...7.5t) a ra Arrive 6.00 pa J Leave Anderson...8.60 a m Arrive 5.00 pa 1 Arrive at Belton...9.-i0 a ra Leave 4.00 pa | THOMAS DODAMEAD, General Superintendent. J Jadke Norton, Jr., General Ticket Agent. | June 9, 1876. __ 23 tf HAMPTON HOUSE. #1 MAIN STREET, J SPARTANBURG, So. O a. 1 S. 33. Calcutt, Formerly of Palmetto House,) Proprietor SOUSE WELL VENTILATED, ? IOOMS NEWLf'TURNISHED AND CABrKT* ED?TABLES SUITLIED WITH THE BEST IN MARKET?ATTEN TIVE SERVANTS?OMNI- ^ BUS TO ALL TRAINS. ' ' TERMS #2.00 PER X>AY* Jan. 12, lg77 1 tf PAINTS AND OILS. Insfced Oil. Raw And Bolted. Machine Oil, Turpentine, Kerosene OilColors In Oil, Tarnishes, lndow Glass, Putty, Sand Paper and Glaaler's Paints* For Salo by A. IRWIN * COMarch 2 8 tf NO OUR AGE HOME PEOPLE AND Homo Enterprise. EORGE S. HACKER A SON S F AC TORY, Oharleaton, S. O. lllE only Door, Sash and Blind Factory . owned and managed by a Carolinian in this y. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Mwaya on hand a large Stock of Doors. Sash, nda. Mouldings, Brackets, Scroll and Turned irk of every description. Iloss, White Leads, and Builders' Hardware, Manufacturers' Prices. 3. & T. Flooring Boards, and dressed Lumber every description, delivered at Union at the eat fiyurta. ilarch 8, 1876. 0 ly SAMUEL S. ST-OKEST attorney at Law I AND I TRIAL JUSTICE, I Union . II., H. I [TILL, practice in the Circuit and Probate 1 V Courts. I ill business in tlia jurisdiction of a Trial Jus* . j. I attonded to with promptness. V pecial attention (iron to collections, &c. I Bice for the present, third door to the left in B Court House. g[ larch 2 8 tf l> M.ETTENOEB. H. T. BDMOKD. fl Ettenger & Edmond, 1 RICHMOND. VA. | lanu f a oturers of 1 rtable and Stationary Engl nee, 1 LERS OF ALL KINDS, M CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, ff GRIST MILLS, I MILL GEARING, I SHAFTING, PULLETS, &c- I 5RICAN TURBINE WATER WHEEL, | CAMERON'S SPECIAL STEAM PUMP8. I Send for Catalogue. 1 t. 10, 1870 46 ly I REMOVAL. I F.M.FiRB -* "" ? w w.? A I WE remoTcd their Steok of Groceries to 1 the Store opposite B. F. Bawls & Co., I side the Railroad, where they will always be I ed to meet their customers. I 'ull Stook of Oroceriea and Plantation sup* a will always be kept for sale at the lowest I st prices. a I >_2 4 tf ftScuppernong Wine. I IilTE Imperial Seuppernong Wine at 1 A. IRWIN * CO S. S ch 80 12 tf I tirupe Brandy. 1 IE Grape Brandy for medicinal purpose at A. IRWIN & CO'S. I oh 80 12 tf . I Pure Corn Whiskey. ( E Mountain Corn Whiskey, for medioind I rposes, for eale at I A. IRWIN, & CO'S. I 9 _ 6 tf I Teat* I Teae 11 I ! 11 luck and Greon Tea for sale at ? a. IRWIN k CO.'a. ) 6 it RJIlTrS?fe^f?SSS rVeWtenfM. 9 nit, Coceanut, Chocolate, Pm Nut, and all ? ancy Candles. A B. F. RAWL8 k CO., S No 1, East Union. 6 13 tf_ 9H Eggs Without Eggs. IB IE AT preparation for making Cakes Pudigs, Fritters, Batter Cakes, Muffins and ?r Pastry without Eggs. HB B. F. KAWLfl k CO. JH ^ No 1, East Union.