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* POPPING COBN. Ami there tlicy sat a popping corn, i John Stiles and Susan Cutter ; Jvbn Stiles as Tat as any ox, And Susan fat as butter, * t An there they sat, and shelled the corn, ] And raked nud stirred the fire, t Aud talked of different kind of cars, . And hitched their chairs up niglier. Then Susan she the popper shook, ' Then John he shook the popper, 1 Till boil^thcir faces grew as red . As sauce-pans made of copper. . t A11U U1CI1 i iu\V siiuiicu, miu |>u|'|ium, uiiu uiv, All kinds of fun n poking, ' And lie liaw-hawcd at her remarks, j And she laughed at his joking. | And still they popped, on l still they ate, John's mouth was like a hopper, And stirred the fire and sprinkled salt, And shook and shook the popper. j i The elock struck nine, and then struck ten, And still the corn kept popping ; It struck eleven?then struck twalvc, And still no sign of stopping, Ami Jnlm he ate. and Susan thought? Tlio corn did pop and patter ; Till John cried out, "The corn's n fire ! , Whjr, Sus.in, what's the matter? Satd ,??> ,-?vl<lhn ^tiTcs, it's ono o'clock1?~" You'll die of indigestion ; I'm sick of all this popping cornWhy don't you pop the question ?" Cask of Petrification.?It is a fact not generally known that the cemetery of the Mcthodut Church in Ilcndcrsonville, N. C., contains a petrified human body.? About the year 183(5 Miss Adeline Uyers lived with her father, Francis C. Myers, fifteen miles south of this place, in Henderson county. She was a bright sweet girl, much beloved by all who knew her, and her band was sought in marriage even before she was of marriageable age. At last she was won by William Pinkncy Murray, whom she had known long and well. Soon the nuptials were celebrated, and the bride and bridegroom set out in search of a ne.v .... 4'..lt,if.,, vitlliuir Willi 1,1 I lin Mississippi Valley. Tlierc thoy located and be^nii the journey of life together in real earnest. Prosperity and happiness catne to them, until at an unexpected moment, death cut down Mrs. Murray in the very prime of life. The disconsolate widower, consigning the body of his deceased wife to the dust, as lie supp >sed, sought "surcease of sorrow" iu the wilds of Texas. A few years afterward Dr. Johnston, intending to return to North Carolina, whence lie had removed with his brother-in-law. Mr. Murray, disinterred the body of Mrs. Murray for the purpose of carrying it back with hiui.? Imagine how amazed he was to lind it in the coffin just as he had seen it there years before. The same features?almost the very same expression. Hut what he saw was not flesh?it was solid stone. The whole body had petrified. In that condiIton lto oavviod it tv? tUo iutUor, Mr. iiyers, who could hardly doubt that his daughter had come houic to him asleep.? The news spread that Ad slinc's body had been turned into a rock, and great was the desire to see it. Attempts were made, it is said, to s'.eal it out of thu cellar where the old gentleman had carefully concealed it, but they were unsuccessful. All through the war it was guarded by the father as the most sacred trust, but few persons being allowed to see it. About six years ago, however, it was <|itictly buried in the Methodist O'lncterv at ilendersi nville. where it is hoped it will bo permitted to rest until the "rossurrcction morn." A CoWHIDINd UV WuMKN.?On Monday, says a late issue of a Salt Lake (Utah) paper, one of the young ladies employed at Mr. (Jolebrook's millinery establishment received an endearing note from W. A. Hooks, who is well known in this city, inviting her to meet him yesterday evening near St. Mary's school. The girl, knowing his propensities, plotted with four others of her companions to go and give him a dose of '-black snake." They went, but it was near the American Hotel where they found their man. Four of the girls, armed each with a cowhide-whip, secreted themselves in the alley near by, to witness the meeting. 1 ile came and at a convenient time they also came from their hiding place and began a vigorous slashing and belaboring with the whips, lie was hit, we understand once, on t he head and once on the legs, when he drew a pretty little white-handled pocket pistol oj Iiis tciiiiitilie tormentors, lie didn't use it, ( however, but turned and fled, and the speed ^ at wliieli he ran would have shamed an an- ( tolopc. He tore down Second Hast and See- | ond South, thence west and into the office of ( our morning contemporary, there to tell , his straightforward tale, The excited and indignant ladies followed hi in into the news- j paper office and again insisted upon giving j him a thorough cowhiding; but he hud ta- ( ken refuge behind the counter, where ho j quietly submitted to the fearful touguc-lashing which was administered by one of the ( girls. She read him a list of his misdeeds, j and presented a pretty good indictment of Hooks in general. The girls assert that they had been insulted several times by the fellow, and they took this occasion to settle an old score against him. ? ' St Louis Journal: The color of a girl's 1 hair is regulated by the size of her father's ' pocket-book. If the latter be plethoric, \ I I... .m.-I'U lr^.,1. ... ....I...... II' (C b...v.v .. w. ." "? the oli] man's wallet is lean, we hear the daughter spoken-of as only "that red head- t dod gal." I I "Did you steal tho complainant's coat?" \ asked the magistrate of a seedy individual 1 who was arraigned before him. "I decline | to gratify the morbid curiosity of the pub- i lie by answering that question," responded s the seedy individual with a scornful glance c at the reporter. j A Year oe National siiamba-^hc rear which has just closed is altogether tho nost disgraceful in American nuunls, if dis- < ;racc is to bo measured by tho cxposuro i other than by tho perpotration of stupen- I lous breaches of trust. If .tho year of I 1877 has any competitor for this bad pro- ] miinancc, it is tho year *be j nonstrous robberies of.the T^ccd (Ring -id were drugged forth into publh:tj7 ?"d tho I rascalities of the infamous Credit Mobilicr i iVcre fastened by proofs upon their authors ind accomplices. But in thoso instauccs ] die villainy was not so widely diffused.? *i fherc was one great focus of corruption in this city, another great focus of corruption i it Washington, but thetainlaud rottcuness liad uot spread intp every kind of private iiul semi-public transaction. But aUprcssnt the whole atmosphere Bceuis rdcVmg with foulness. K/cry description of. fraud mid embezzlement is repeated in every part r.f" ?tw< nnioitru nnlil ixnrr. uitudo seem like Pelion piled upon Ossa in the ancient fiction. It is difficult to say whether frauds havo attained a .ranker growth hero in New Yorker in Philadelphia, or in Boston, or in Chicago, or in San Francisco, or in sonic of the smaller towns. In proportion to population and opportuuil acre is no conceivable vnrioty ofjlwina-"' ling which has not been ^iractmcd, but the most execrable of all is the widespread violations of sacred trusts by institutious and men charged with the care of property belonging to the unprotected and helpless.? There aro degrees in the .turpitude of tbeft, and none is so base as that which takes the broad from the mouth of the widow and the orphan, as so many false guardians and rotten savings banks and life insurance eompauies have done.?N. Ir. Herald. . Back to the Homes op Tiieir Daddies.?The fact that quite a number of persons have emigrated from this portion of North Carolina and the upper part of South Carolina, within the last month, to seek homes in Texas and other western and southwestern States, has been noted from tunc to time in this paper,*?lfwnyf* wittrthH"' prediction that they would return shortly, if they still had money enough tefc- return, and regret the step they had taken. They have begun to conic back already. A correspondent writes that several of the young I r. At it n o n uiL.il n nu n il .uanuoro v.ouiuy, r>. Kj., some weeks ago for Texas, have returned to the homes of their daddies and are loud in denunciation of their folly in disbelieving the reports of the press and disregarding the advice of sensible people. These young men report Texas to be crowded with men seeking to gain money by any possible means, and that our Caroliuas are blessed with advantages foreign to Texas. These young men warn their former associates to avoid such mistakes as they have made.? Charlotte Observer. \\mnE with 31k;"?Tlie beautiful hymn, "Abide with Me," was writtcu by Henry Francis Lyto, an English clergyman who died at Nice some years ago. The manner in which it was composed is thus told in the Christian Weekly : "It was the autumn of 18-17 ; the glooiu of winter was already setting upon the coast, and the pomp of decay tinging the loaves. The pastor, who was now preparing to leave the parish, and who seemed already like one hovering over the verge of the grave, determined to speak to his dear people once more, perhaps for the last time, lie drag gcu iii2> aiicuuaieu iorm into ilic pulpit and delivered his discourse, while the great tears ran down tho hardy laces of the worshippers. lie then administered tho Lord's Supper to his spiritual children. Tired and exhausted, but with his heart swelling with emotion, he went home. The old poetic inspiration came over him, and ho wrote the words and music of his last song. lie had prayed that his last end might be spent 'swan like,' ? "In song that may not die." ' And this effort was to prove a literal answer to his prayer. "The poem composed under these interesting circumstances was the well-known chant beginning : "'Ahitlr with mi'; fast falls llic ovontldo ; Tlx* darkness I>?nl with im? nhhln? Wlicn other Ih'I|mth fail, an<l comforts lloo, Help of the helpless, oil, siliitlc with me.' " > Tkf.atmknt of the Aoei?.?A little thoughtful attention?how happy it makes the old ! 'J'hey have outlived most of the friends of their early youth. How lonely their hours! Often their partners in life !iave long filled silent graves; often their ;hildren they have followed to the tomb.? l'hcy stand solitary, bending on their staff, vaiting till the same call shall reach them. I low often they must think of absent, amcntcd faces, of the love which cherished hem, nnd their tears of sympathy which 'ell with theirs, now all gone! Why should lot the young cling around and comfort diem, cheering their glootn with songs and liappy smiles? An Ai'I'Uofhiate Hymn.?The KochcsLor Express says : 'The story is told, and it is said to be entirely true, that at the recent dedication of a Baptist Church in this county the ceremony of immersion was per lormeu lor the hrst time 111 that church by i well known Kuptist minister of this city. When he had entered the water, and while waiting for the candidate, the minister suggested that somebody should sing an approbate hymn. Ono of the deacons who itood near by heard the suggestion, and without thinking, struck up the familiar lymn, 'I'ull for tho shore, The hymn iroved to he so suggestive that neither tho ninistcr nor congregation could refrain from 1 in audible smile for somo time, nnd the 1 icrcinony had to be postponed until the ircnchcr could recover his gravity. jr ^ \V 4 A* I II 1 F !- I ' * ggg? An Accommodating Hotel Gi.euk.? Scene I.?French*8 Hotel. Time, midlay. Fttk hotel olede,* milling, nud brushing his diamond Sty# with a feather. Entor young man in a . hurry. lie writes on the register, "Jphn "ureen, Harrisburg, almlIntake a room this JfT bandies may be sent here ibrmVithis afternoon, If the charges are not inttaJthnn W, pay thcui. ExiFyoung man in a hurr^. Clerk stiffly bows, hnd continues to brush his diamond stud with a feather. Scene. 11.?Timo, one hour later. EnInr ii cinnll Knv willi linnvv nKlnntr naotneft ? " ~ ""J ? J e> r- o lie struggles up to the counter and says : "A budlc for Mr. Grecu. The charges arc 83.50." Clerk drops the feather and permits the dinuioud stud to dazzle tin small boy's eyes Then lie takes tho bundle and pays tho small boy 83.50. Scene II?Time, tho following day.? Fat clerk scratches his head with the feather, and thiiiksl#f*5Ir. Green and tho small boy and the 83.50. Then he opens the oblong bundle and discovers a brickbat in a paper box, with a note saying, "This is the best Russian clay I could find." proprietor of tho hotel debits him with 83.50.?New York Sun. .* A Striking Ex am rue.?The Stnto debt of New York, according to tlio Comptroller's report, was reduced during 1877 no less a sum than 812,000,<KH). Tlio bounty debt, 810,137.000, was paid in Aprji last, and since then $2,000,000 of the (renfMBife.. funded debt lias also been _ _ _ o y? ? paid. A large proportion, however, of this reduction or this tyvided debt was nominal, there being uioncj and securities in the sinking fund of the vnlue of over $14,(100,000 toward their payment. There was, however, a large actunl reduction of tho debt. The report shows the outstanding funded debt of the Slate at present to be n little more than $10,000 000. This remaining debt of the State can easily be paid during flie next decade, without raising the rate of taxation. The rate for the coming year will be two nnd three-quarter mills. Tho debt of New York in 1800 was $">1,753,082, showing a reduction in eleven yours of nearly $.42,000,000. N'",v jg pmj 0f tlio most prosperous States in tb?U*?onr?nMd presents a striking example of the fimtthnt the payment of just obligations is the best policy for Slute as well as individuals. * _ _ A War Anecdote.?Worn out myself, 1 crept into a fence corner to rest awhile. I'rescutly 1 saw a solitary straggler coming slowly up the road, lie seeincd almost completely exhausted?his shoes were gone, nnd his feet cut and bleeding. I was struck with his appearance, for through all its wretchedness shone the indomitable spirit of the Soutmirn soldier?the man would be at his post, or else die in the attempt to reach it- 1 watched him closely, and as lie dragged himself slowly past-, 1 heard him mutter to himself: 'D?u me if I ever love another country.' " A Ciiromo Goes With It.?Au earnest rftttniMu ph:Inn throphf.se of Edgnrtown, Massachusetts, offers a chromo as a premium to any person attending church in that place every Sunday lor six months. A more liberal inducement for the sinner to turn from his evil ways is seldom held out. Kven if there should turn out to he no hereafter, lie will find the chromo a handy thiug to have about the house. Prisoners Stauvinci to Death.?Bread ! bread ! bread ! This painful cry can be heard daily in passing the jail. The unfortunate inmates appear to be in a starving condition.? Merciful Heaven! shall men, criminals though they bo, be left to starve to death in a Christian land? Wo understand that the sheriff* has left his post, that the clerk of court maintains thnt it is none of his funeral, and so the inntter rests. In the meantime, however, the prisoners aro literally starving to death,?Georgetown Comet and Xjm. ? j- " Outlawry ani> Murder.?Cincinnati, January 10.?At Concord, Ky., Tuesday night, Deputy Sheriff Buggies, with a posse, overtook '.lie notorious Underwood brothers, who had been Stealing horses from fanners, anil ilnmanilnil III!.;* surrender. The Underwoods immediately fired at the party, instantly killing ltuggles, and the fire was returned and both the outlaws wounded. It is thought that the Underwoods will be lynched by the excited farmers. .?. A Columbia man had a cat which he cared no longer to possess. lie took the animal into the garden last Friday, struck it nine times on the head with a hammer, and, as it still moved, he boxed its cars with a spado and then buried it. Sunday morning that cat walked serenely into breakfast, willing to forgive tho past.? Register. What is tho difference between a grasswidow and a grasshoppor ? None at all.? They both jump at tho first chance (hey gcfc'Another similarity is often seen : A grasshopper always jumps at the greenest thing he can find. When a man without cash or credit attempts to leave a hotel, and lowers his valise out of a back window by means of a rope, it makes charity seem cold to hear the voice of the landlord below, yelling out: "All right, I've got the valise; lot go tho rope. To Executors, Administrators Guardians, &c. Orren Junoc or Prorate. Union, Jan. 11, 1878. ALA, Xxecntors, Administrators, Guardians, Trustees and Committers of Lunatics, who have failed to make their annual returns te this f nice, are hereby notified that unless they comply with the law in that particular before the next annual period of accounting, the utmost penalty ?f the law will be rigidly enforced against all who havo neglected to perform their incred obligations to this Court. JOSEPH F. GIST, Judge of Probate. Jan 11 2 It HOME-MADE FERTILIZER. , LONG'S PREPARED CHEMICALS. TWO Barrels f?nrpo?ed with cotton seed or stable manure will mako a Ton of good Home Made Fertilizer, at less than, half the cost of ammoniated Phosphates. Call and gel a circular and seo certificates of Union County Farmers who used tho Chemicals the past Summer. The Chemicals are now in store and ready for delivery. Payments May 1st, or Nov. 1st, 1878. 01BBES & Co., Agents. CEItTI IICATES. ' Josksvii.i.k, Union Co., S. 0., Sept. 23, 1877. Mksshs Ginuuj & Co.?Having used "Long's Chemicals" I can with safety recommend them as a splendid Manure for Cotton, composted according to directions. The dry, hot, weather did not nffcct the growth of cotton where l used them ns it did whero 1 used other Fertilizers on tho same soil. Yours &c., * Til Alt. L. JI AMES. Notk.?Mr. llames informs us that the cotton never shed (ho squares in the dry spell, and tho Chemicals proved in his hands superior to the "Carolina Fertilizer" and another very popular standard Gu^iio. G1UHES & Co. Union C. II., S. C., Sept. 28, 1877. Mssstis. Giuhks & Co.?Gentlemen :?Long's Chemicals have proved a success, with me, comi. .iiftu > ine-jnrir. I appncu them to cotton at the rate of 200lhs. .'per acre. They are far superior to any other Fertilizer I ever used. Will uso them again for nezt crop. They stand the drought well. They do not make the cotton shed tho squares, ns all other Fertilizers do, in timo of dry spells. 1 have read Mr. ti.?.i i ii . ?i ?> . x iiuu. u. uuuivi} oi-iiuiiiuiit uiiu iiinv cnuorse 11. J. C SHETTLKWORTH. REFERENCES: We also take (lie liberty of referring to the following genllenicn in (his County who have used the Compost: O. 11. llognn, W. J. Tucker and David Lane. Nov. *23 4(1 if CHEAP GOODS! ?A?T THE? HOTEL * * * Wh ARE receiving a very large Stock of all kinds of Goods, which we are determined to Soli at tlie Lowest Prices. No store or town shall be able to sny they sell cheaper than we do, nud no firm keeps a better assorted Stock. OUift DRY GOODS C OXSIST OP Blenched and Ilrown Shirting nnd Sheeting, Plaid Osnaburgs, Piints, Ladies' Dress Goods, Domestic Ginghams, Kentucky nnd Columbus Mills Jeans, Fancy Cnssimcrcs, Water-Pioofs, Tickings, Flannels?Bed and White, Flannels?Shaker and Opera, Ulniikoti?Whitft nnri <'-nt^r?.l _ _J Ladies Shawls nnd Gloves, Notions and Hosiery, SHOES AND BOOTS, in Great Variety and Prioea. READY-MADE CLOTHING, Wool mid Fur lints, for Men and Boys. GROCERIES: Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Bacon, Flour, Bard, Molasses, Salt, Mackerel, Tobacco of all Brands. BAGGING AND TIES. Hardware, Crockeryware, Tinware, Woodenware, BRIDLES, SADDLES AND SADDLE BLANKETS. Speoialties, Ladies' Custom-Mode Shoes, Gent's llnnd-raado Shoes, Star Shirts. Feeling thnnkfu' for the patronago heretofore extended, we guarantee satisfaction in the future. CiEE A II UN? 1*11 It IKS. Oct 12 40 ~ if B. F. RAWLS & CO. Drugs and Medicines. A FULL supply at B. F. RAWLS & CO'S. No 1, Fast Union. July 20 28 If Patent Medicines. BUADFIELD'S Female Regulator, Simmons' Ilrpatic Compound, Sarsapnrilla and Yellow Dock, at B. F. RAWLS & U)*S. No. 1, Fast Union. July 20 ^ 18 tf Pure Medicinal Wines. AND Liquors, for sale at B. F. RAWLS & CO'S. No. 1, Kaat Union. July 20 28 If French Candies. AFRESH supply of Fancy Candies, at 11. F. RAWLS & CO'8. No. 1, East Union. July 20 28 If Cow Peas Wanted. WE will buy any quantity of Cow Peas. R. F. RAW 1.8 &C0., No. 1, East Union. Not 23 40 tf_ I>. A. TOWNSEND, Attorney at Law, UNION . II., N. C. March 2 8 tf Pioneer Paper Manufacturing Company. MANUFACTURERS of Hook, News and wrapping PAPER. John W NteholMOn, Agent, Athena, Ga. For sample of News, see this sheet. Not 22 V> It * J. E. ADGER & CO., 137 AND 139 MEETING- ST., CHARLESTON 8. C. JOBBEItS Of FOUKIRM AND DOMESTIC HARDWARE, Cutlery, Guns, Saddlery#. BAR IRON AND PLOW STEEL, CUCUMBER PUMPS, FAII11JANK8' SCALES, Agents for South Carolina for the Patent Steol llarbc Fencing, and -die celebrated Farmer's Friend Plow, one, two or three horse, at reduced prices. LIBERAL TERMS TO THE TRADE. I>argo assortment of Agricultural Implements.. Agricultural Steels a specialty. Dull Tongues, Turn Shovels, Scooters, Sweeps, Heol llolts, also rough St iel Shapes Ac. State agents for Tredegar Horse and Mule Shoes. Orders receive prompt and careful attention. J. E. ADG Ell & CO., 137 and 189 MEETING STREET, < -iL* cifiiiLEynw, b.T. ~ Jan 11 2 eom 8m TO THE LADIE ST * Mrs. Grant's GRAND OPENING! OF FALI. and winter MILLINERY. WILL take place next Monday. Her Stock is very large and Handsome, and came from first class establislimsts in Baltimore, New York and Charleston. IIEIt PRICES ARE CHE AFER THAN EVLiXv BEFORE, > *44902?/ CASH. ' 5 ; ,gl|e tn?UM TA^ies of ITbUp> * mxrak Le4wn|uc s>r ChemsHvee, as she is determined te help, In lier line, the good ennse of LOW PRICES, *" now becoming the rule of all business peoplj. Ladies living in the country should call and see the beautiful and tasty Hats that are now the fashion. Oct 19 41 tf ? ??sj^ SAMUEL S. STOKES, Attorney nt Lntv in d TRIAL JUSTICE, Union C. II., S. C., WILL practice in the Circuit and Probate Courts. All business in <lie jurisdiction of a Trial Justice attended to with promptness. Special attention given to collections, &c. Otticc for the present, third door to the left in the Court House. March 2 8 tf . TIMETABLE OF T11E ~5partandurg Asneviiie R. B. AMD * H.V.AC. RAILROAD. To Go Into Effect, Monday, Oct. 22, 1877 DOWN TRAIN. UP TRAIN. _ STATIONS, Leave. Leave. Arrive Try on City*. 4 30p m | 8 18a in* Land rums. 4 4 40 8 02 Campobella. 6 5 00 ,7 42 Inmnn 6 6 20 *7 22 Air-Line Jun'n 10 GOO jG f?0 Spartanburg^ 2 6 OOo m jG lf>a m 81Gp mj i'ncolette. 11 7 03 7 28 7 18 Jonesville. 6 7 40 6 04 6 44 Union. 10 0 01 6 04 6 24 Santuc. 0 0 40 4 48 4 43 Fish Dam. 0 10 18 4 10 Shelton. G 10 47 3 65 3 60 Lylesford. 8 11 04 8 38 Slrothcrs. f>jll 32 3 18 a in on f. |I2| ||2H0pm| JSupper. -(-Dinner * Breakfast. JA8. AWDER80N, Superintendent. No* 2^ 43_ tf Greenville and Columbia R. R, * * CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. BaiM Passenger Trains run daily, Sundays except* ed, connecting with Night Trains on Seuth Car* olina Railroad up and down.- On and afttr :'>f;s MONDAY, May 20th, the following will be thn schedule: op. Lcato Columbia at 7.46 a m ^ Leave Alston 0.80 a m Leave Newberry 10.60 am . . Leave Cokesbury 2.17 p Ax .'. Leave Helton... 4.00 p m> Arrive at Greenville r f- n* p, IK>WN. ' , ' i.eave ureenville at 8.05 a m Leave Helton 9.55 a to Leave Cokesbury 11.88 a m Leave Newberry 2.40 p m Leave Alston f. 4.20 p to Arrive at Columbia 5.55 p to ANDERSON BRANCH AND BLUE RIDGE: DIVISION. down. cp. Leave Wallialla....8.15 a m Arrive 7.15 p n> Leave l*erryville...7.00 a ni Arrivo 0.40 p to Lcnve l'cnillelon...7.50 a m Arrive 0.00 p to Lcavo Anderson,..8.50 a m Arrive.>....5.00 p to Arrive at BeIton...9.40 a in I>eavo 4.00 p to THOMAS DODAMEAD, Qeneral Superintendent. Jana* Norton, Jr., General Ticket Agent. June ft, 1870. 28 tf Ready-Made Olothing. A Vill i, linn 1" 1-1- i /. - - ?? MMV, ?H niiivu wo nro nuio IU UUCr jt\ allrnction*. 1UCE, McLURE & CO. * Oct 12 40 If Ood Liver Oil AND Lime, for sale nt. B. F. RAWL8 & CO'S. No. 1. Efiot Unicn. July 20 i.0 ; tf P??l^ts and Oils, PAINT Brushes, for snlo st B. F. BAWLS & CO'S. No. 1, Rust Union. July 20 28 if