The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, January 16, 1880, Image 4
(I'rti'ti I'll* Columbia Itr.ot!?Ti;k.)
T1IE PItESENT AGE(IN
TIIK U. 8.)
Iii this great age for meaningless free lighting,
I own I've caught ilie mania Tor writing,
And if my scriblings get into I lie press
They're good ns many others there I guess.
This 1 may say, iimt not be tliouglit to boast,
For surely coining in among the host
Of poetasters, who admittance gain.
Is not cnoiigh'to make a scribler vain.
My subject is a wide, extended lield,
And needs a nobler pen than litis I wield,
Hut, notwithstanding, let me have tny "say,"
As every dog, you know, must have his day.
iSo let mo iu, hear ti e and let me die?
A short-lived creature as the butterfly ?
A scribbling "bubble," born to burst when
seen.
He this my epitaph, "The man was green."
"O Icmp'trn?but I'll not blame the times,
"(/ mum."' he the subject !' my rhymes;
Hut times and manners are the people's own,
A ltd froir t heir sentiments I liese laku their tone;
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I.ike many others, I've some fault to tind ;
1 ?i>t I would strike tlie root of all tlie evil ?
The heart of man, assisted l?y the Devil.
Not of one man, tmr vet of men, 1 *?l prate
And lioM iiii-m answerable lor the Stale;
It polities, its moials ami its purse
The people keep, ami they alone disburse.
In v. riling, therefore, you'll not think it .strange
If from the usual or?ler I shall change
,\:? I criticise in this, my hrief aihlress,
The people, politicians ami the press.
The people are the lit .I that I would mention,
for they, indeed leman>l our chief attention ;
in them the cause of all our trouble lies,
With them the remedy if they are wise.
Their rulers are their servants, ami tliey all
Must move ol.c.lieiit to their n aster's call.
As lor the press, that we will ever liml
is hut the index ot the puhlic miml;
It shapes, imleecl, |h<> utishupcd sentiment,
lint selilotn varies front the people's hent,
Ami fre<|iieuliy, while it pretends to lead,
lis ideas from its followers proceed.
I'irsl, of iiihth/ ?:??", I until I eomplain.
That, least, of all, our character should .slain.
We, who of our free institutions boast.
Of real fro 1 mi shottl I possess the most ;
Despoi l opinion, wherever I'otin 1,
it lie held upon an Innie-t ground ;
Allow to all what each may claim himself,
Nor persecute for plnee or power or pelf.
Instead of this, the burden of our song
Is, />( are right, and all who dili'cr wrong :
Down with the opposition, we ul >ne
Deserve the marrow of the national bone ;
?> < life the p:ltVI Us, liberty is olIl'S,
Ait'l we will rest beneath her slady bowers ;
Wo, ? h<> 11 v 1c irm fin e'f III I fir goddess" lap,
Alone deserve tliu governmental pap.
le ave not to our opponents any mom,
I'm- wo WutiM stal l a / iilri tir "Imam"
Ami lot them fool I lie power of our wrath,
l or reformation follows in our path.
IIV only seek our glorious country's weal,
W hilo (/ i t/ desire ! > |>111ii<I? i ii1111 t > steal. '
Knelt party seems to have tlio > ime design,
Itself In praise, the others to malign ;
And in their zeal, they seem to lose the sight
Of common good, of justice and of right.
Wo who won! I see our common country thrive,
i'an we subserve tin* purpose while we strive'.'
Would not this precious time ho hotter spent
If to our e uintry's service it were lent ?
Ky each well acting our several p irn
In agriculture, commerce, or the arts''
In good works, lot each with the other vie,
Hut not to nhu a, malign and villiIV.
W liuue'er we cease tongue and pen war to wage,
Then we may well expect a belli r ago.''
A check on Holfi-hiies?, I think, we need,
I'n love of power and avaricious greed :
I'or these vile passions seen to h ivogaiued control.
And rule, indeed, our nation's very soul.
Time \ra-\ when nohler pa^-dons herein stirred,
And liberty forever"' was the word.
That was the one grand object paramount.
And all things else were deemed of small accounr.
A true dnire the country's ?r I t > serve,
rrompted each thought and quickened every
nerve :
N?> selfish section's rjuihMes then arose,
.\ml none "to spite Iheir face 1 ii -df their nose."
The love of country, liberty and truth,
Filled every liosoin ill <>ui' nation's y mi i li ;
I * i s t now advanced in life a hundred years.
Having grown strong, we have dismissed all
fears,
Forgetting union i- our only strength.
Our liuiunn nature gaining ground, ai. length
F.arh fuel iuii lias its si | a rate right* to assert
And In ahuse the rest, is on the alert :
And while lor /"///?# ?.-.** we tight,
e cease to hat tie for the ( innfm rijh'.
Our highest purpose and our preate.-t care,
t-'eetus thai each section ser iinhle for its share
Of juiwer, and of money and of place,
K'eu if we lose our honor in the rare.
V\ o grow more grasping, hut are not so sage;
An 1 waririous pa- i ms overpower
'J'he force of knowledge freedom's strongest
tower.
Ml 4ii\/?i'.V.'. v we s 11",uhl far remove:
'fhev hurt the interest of the land we love."
lleliove all seek the country s greatest weal,
Thinl; all men honest till you knuw lliey steal,
'I liitiU eneh limn sem-ihle, and may he wi-o,
TliinU each man true, until y >u know lie lies :
I'.xnect not anywhere to lind a fool,
hook IV>r philosophy in every sell no!:
Think i.oi that men in any single place
I'.ring hot disliutior to the human r
Nor that within the hounds of any ."stale
h iih<enee of the true, the "ao l and great.
I'udjjc tod a people hy llie lew you know,
'I'hiiik not a present friend an ancient foe,
1'ut look upon the I < iter sale of all:
I'Mraet the sweet, leave undisturbed the pall.
Think not a section s line, a party name,
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>"11111 ill III.II nmilii ii i l -I. I : -I iii I mine
Ilnut out all prejudice li in Voiir nun I,
l!o reasonable, charitable, I.in 1.
Uuy land's in tested with t-'iral i ilonuu ..i/uos
V. Tin-'i I .oil i > \\ out li ijili- - >? i ii 1111; lies, to tend
Assistance to solae present ) riv.t'e on I.
Titiie-si'i'viiiix me n, unset npnl >im !' am/hl
h'nvo I It'll \\ llirli loV c i>l I. i 111 \ ' I i II li:l? laup.lit,
W lin tl.liter |?iojudirc. rue urajjc Into,
To liel|? llieir purses. e'er insatiate ;
While all the lime they lustily |>i?oelaiiii
Their l?ve I !i -to r an I tile i "iinlry s tame.
<?! for the spirit of a hotter 'lay.
That better | rinciplts r :iy lu re li'?bl ?m:iv :
<>! tor the etnl of lhi? disl rosin;; dearth
t'l lending tt.en f vtor!i?;r nimal u.>rth.
li. i;iv>' n- ! eli i - \. In> v. ill truly lead.
Anil n< t he Icil i i.y i rt jn lice ninl jjreod:
I'll, ;;ive us tali-meu of the olden times,
I iihnnoht by iii.liars ami unmoved hv .limes:
llraVC it. ll. wl.a e only thol'.oht wis t. >.re-ei ve
'liu'.i t unity, tunI her i . t? ?< -: but :* >ei\e.
The press, tort, panders to the pn'die taste.
A : >I I hi- I. i.i i. . w I . .'..iiie - . in.t. h leb.ise I
A- i.i leouirc sl..n !er, spleen ' ' spite
' 's. -nit ioe . i . arv? of the ii;.| i iiie. *
All parly tiiends iini.-t need be ? ulo'nze I,
/til'! nl! i | tiei is " :?My eritii 1 cl :
Ami ibis on "general j iiiieiples," despite
'i be claim of truth. f j'i tiee an i <ri/lit.
fi'ii, one day shows si u.e i ue n.-.n \ illit.e I,
The n? ".I some v:!1tin's villainy denied :
Ami ihu? a re I.liter li inoti dilli scd.
And thus the "freeduin of the pre#*" abuse).
Thus will. the | uh'.ie ib t's ilte pre. s heepjace.
An 1 thus its powers wilfully debit ?o.
t?l for It l i f si that will its freed.on" u-o
To {live I he public only truthlnl news,
Ami not for policy, vcvonjje or spite,
<' ; 1 ue the evil or condemn lite ritrlil :
\ pros that wisely w 1 lies t.. infuse
'I re ; enei..us |iolii;oe and more liberal views,
heel,in/ aright to lend the public mind,
l not to f-'tv's interests contined :
That censures only those whe censure uecd,
Au<l none because of latitude or creed ;
That credits good to those who good have done,
And never gives false praise to any one.
( ud send 11s soon that better slutc of things
Which higher purpose, better feeiing brings,
And give us ever true thanksgiving hearts
For what His goo incss constantly imparts.
It. W. Meli.
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HOUSEHOLD KEClPES.
Hki;k SiKAK?If the steak is tough,
pound it well and press it together. When
everything else is ready for the table, build
a (ptiek fire with kindling-wood, have a thick,
iron spider smoking hot, {grease it ami put
in the sto-ik ; just before tlio blood starts,
sprinkle with salt and turn; let it cook on|
!y a minute or two ; cut a small place in the
centre and see if it is raw; if not (that is
if it tner ly looks ipiito red or pink) t ike
it up quickly, sprinkle the upper side with
salt, spread with butter, eat while red hot.
Serve on hot platter and have plates hot.?
if you have coals and a broiler, use those
...i v i. i r i .
j IIIMIMU. *11 VU1 UHUtV IJCUl <1 P?IU\V 111 U
j ami let it "si/.sde while all the juice runs
! out; it make it tough.
<<?m11> Ykast.? In two ipiarts water boil
j three potatoes pared ami cut up, an I a
handful of fresh Imps li d in a cloth ; boil
till the potato s are done, take out ami mash,
put back in tin? water, add one cup salt, one
of white hii^.ir ; let conic to a boil and,
when milk-warm, add one cup or less of
baker's, or other gtrnd yeast. Set in a moderately
warm place to rise; when ILlit, put
into a jug or jar and sot in the cellar
liitKAli.? for live small loaves, take one
i ouart warm water or milk and water, two 1
thirds cup yeast, two potatoes mashed line;
I make a thin b..tter and set win re it will
' kep warm. Prepare this about bed-time;
: in t!i" morning kuead with flour until ipiite
i still, put in lit" pan no tin and let it got very
| light; knead into loaves and put into the
t baking pans; let it rise and bake in a hot
i oven. It in it-1 not be allowed to get cold,
or sit where the wind will blow upon it du
ring the process. A wooden bowl is the
best lor rising it, and it shorn! be wrapped
a :d covered with a woolen blanket in cold
weather. If at any time it smells or tastes
in the least sour, dissolve one?half teaspoon [
of soda in a cup of warm water and mix it
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SiiMI' 'I'll I Vlisi \ III II r 1 ll.li .i i 'I lli?
:
, ijjoru gentle and kiml wo are in nui* bcha- j
1 vim' in iho hnr.se, this mole he will roouin- ]
I pcnse us by faitht'uln ss aud endurance.?
The Aral) trials bis horse like a companion;
j bo talks to liiui. caresses him uiul make* him
I so much of a pat that the bur.so oi'lcii shows
: wonderful intelligence.
I lion. 1>?:?, during thu civil war, bad a
valuiblo bor.-c of which lie was y.-ry fond. i
i hiring the battle id' (iotlysburg this horse i
was wounded sii severely that the lieiieral
! was obliged to leave hint upon the Hold
i to die, and substitute another animal in-;
stead. Toward the close of the day the
11eiii'i'al was liiniseil Wounded, aud lay all
j night among the dead on the battle Held, i
i When Inuiid next morning just alive, his
own faithful lior.se was lying b-.-ide him.
1 dead. The alloc!innate animal had revived
| during the night. and bad searched the battle-fioM
I"tx* Ids master, and then creeping i
j as eln.se to ini as pu-.-n\>lo, le.i 1 lain dowtl
b-sid biin to die.
It is wouderlul bow much the burse trusts
in man. Vcais ago, when the .suspension
! bridge at Niagara was being built two friends
desired to cross it in a budgie over the frail
1 structure. The bridge was not nearly completed.
but wagons p issed to and from employed
upon the Work. The borne, which
was owned by one of the gentlemen, stopp.
d on the cdoo of the bank, and could not
bo induced to go forward. It doubtless
looked like a perilous thing to bin to at'
tempt to ci'ii-s to the oilier elilt. '1 lie geoI
tlein in deseeinled from the carriage and
stroked and talked to the horse in hope of
encouraging him. Ilut with no filed.? '
finally it occur red in the horse's owner to
crn.ss the narrow bridge himself? which lie
did, the horse watching him el svly. \\ lieu
be returned and took bold ut the bit, ilie
horse walked l o w oft without further hesitation
and crossed in safety.
A1 aukii-:i? Man's I,\ntr.vnm.? Mdisou is
all very w> II in bis way. says the New York
' 11'o A/, but lii inventor that will be r .uietnbered
when all others are forgott oi is
a party named M icklcy, of Huston. who has
just reudered iiis t.llo\v siicu an iuestiuiable
service in producing an apparatus called
the "Married Mali's Indicator, or the patent
"Iheuesiie !i iroineter." 1 his tngeiuUdeviee
is simply a Woiid rfully sensitive ar
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! I ?? II iliUll I " ? 4. 11 I'lMltlill > Mil H/illLT V VI , I ? ? 11
inI;.t111'!V detects tin; must initiate alteraii
in- in ilm at nmsjiheric tMiidttiuiis. 1 li :
iiiarrii.il man returiiimj; lata lVmn the :ii*
i.'ifed til" utlicl' 1 1 lily I'llil inbalil
i I w.'if, iudul:;.** in n I : r S it I sjicerilaliotis
:> t' I.is ri?*ij.lii>i?. Ho simj'iy takes Is is
iM<li?f" JV.ilii iIc tso. ami in oils ii.-;
] i ji i'iiiin, attainted li?r the jHtriiosc,
tin null llio key-hole. liistaiilly the ?l->iii''>sio
11 hi| ratnre wit liin is p e >; dod1 v the
lial. 11' it marks S, l\?set lair ;.?h_A?~
I t'l'V. lie In in .! his jiifpit iitn!\ box t>i'
iVi 'i oysters \m II tu ill-' IV'ml, chew - a el -ve
ami ciilcrs boldly. II. however, liio JuithI'll
llllli III tl'lillli'llt l< |HI|I> S. !h --still! i
I :. ?\ i 11 lt ; V S ? vary .-ija ally. with
li. lilhiiio, ho thisi'ii't loose anv valnahl
lime in warfare, hut hit s l.iia to tho u a rest i
Imlcl ainl send? a.i "up all lii.ht W itli . ri k
IVii nil ' ii-'t-. Willi me matin-e lu kei-ami
a new h.min t hniim iu ilia morni:i_L I'rulv.
ii' si-ii hoo ki.; s u-i in thi> way. llii- wmld
' ill ho ij-r.te a < -uilolt ilile |>laec t'j liw i:i
alter u wl.il .
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('"Mi "!:\riii\ tv Mimi'IIis ?
.' I in|*1?i<. laiHin v 7 - \ liro hi'-.ko i nl
; iii-re i i<( niiiht. which d -irnvcl huii !m |
!?" .'isT ami Il-VI M tin fi\ ! ? i
ii "T 'mated hi !. I Icr.-clih iV (' > Mis"
- :rami> lie.i":iK I"i'v. Null n'cis/i-k the
i ii-.- wif under ? ! iitr.il. The iVimt wad- !
i" hu 1.1 jr. ( !i i at ntiil h n -1 ill- .- i
iiii-i.'i-.'ii in lh" i niii?. kiliin" I' ! M. ./. :.- I
j n ihm-ly injuring I'M laomr.d . I Anth .(
ny )!; I'arthv. Leonard has hi- 1.-^ and j
| aim l.-r.-ki n 'I'lic btrldiiiy w. i t!. | : > |
... r . I . . . e . I I - 1 ' '
i , i/i 111 ! ! >: ill* in in Ml" I .?:i-- I
t '.intli. iiihI wore v:ilii? -l :it :il?ont M,
the iiiMMMJicc I'M which n ( known.
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! ' i111w iiwi-IV Ui' ?_ ??i u ]' ?)> *. : i :i ymmj;
! mail wini w.is >i11i11Willi his w.,ih.nit
bul'.nv l!n! lire. "Vis. ,-h" n m ! . ilcrn,
inrcly; 1 ilV ;_"t t?v?*r bcin r r.v*ij."? X. j
filar.
HARK TWAIN ON PRIVATE CLERKS.
To the /Alitor uf the llartfurd Con rant: '
A day or two ago I receive 1 a formida- ?
bio envelope from Washington, inclosing a
letter and some printed matter. '1 bis en- v
velope had certain peculiarities about it.? ^
For instance, in its right hand upper corner ^
an oval black stamp was printed, bearing .
the words, "United States Postal Service
in the tipper Jeft hand corner the following \
words were printed in large, bold type, in '
three separate lines?thus :
1 i
Post Olfioo Department, 1
Office of the Postmaster Heneral. 'j
Official JJusinlss. ,
In the lower left hand corner was printed \
the following words?thus : ^
A )x na/tj/ o f .>!{()!) is fixed by law for nsivj a
this rni'topc j'or other than OFFICIAL I i
I'USINKSS. 1
. Here follows the letter of Thomas 11. 1
Kirliy, ' l'rivato Secretary to the i'ostmas- t
tor (ioucial," to which Mr. (Jlomeus 10- \
plies)? i
My Cai.i.oW Kkik.ni>: When you shall '
have outgrown I ho effervescences of youth i
and iic(|uired a bit of worldly experience, :
you will cease to make mistakes like that.
That is to say, you will refrain from mod- I
dliug in matters which do not concern you; 1
you will recognize the simple wisdom of ?
cMilining yourself strictly to your own c
business. There arc persons who would re- <scut
this innocent uprne of impertinence of i
yours, and say hnrsn things to you about it;
hut fortunately Ibr you, I am not that sort
of person. \\ hatevcr elso 1 may lack, 1 '
have a good heart. Therefore, in a liu- ?
aiaue and gentle spirit, 1 will try to set you '
right upon certain small points?not to hurt 1
you, but t> do you good. You seem to I 1
think you have been called to account.? | 1
This is a grave error. It is the I'ustolliee c
Department of the I uited States of Ame
rioa which has been called to account.? 1
There is a dillerenCe here, which you have ^
overlooked; I v. ili point it out. You ?ro | c
not the 1'ostoiUeo Department, but only an
irresponsible, inexpensive ami unnecessary i '
appendage to it. 11 rave, elderly men, pub- j 1
lie instructors, like me, do not, call private < 1
secretaries to account. Hear this in mind; 1 1
it will be a help to you. The mistake you !
have made is simple?you have imagined 1
yourself the dog, .vhereas you are the tail. *
You have endeavored to wag the dog ; this i
was not iudiciou*. You should have hung 1
ijuicscrut until tho dog wagged you. 11 1 :
i stepped on lii.s tail ? ami wo will grant, tor ! 1
the sake of argument. that I did?it was 1 '
i not to call tlio tail's attention to anything, 1
but only to direct the attention of tlio main , 1
[ body of tho animal to a certain matter.? j
Von perceive it was simply in tho nature !
! of ringing a bell, that i-> all ; my business '
was not with the bell itself, but with the |
owner of it A hell is a useful thine, in a ! 1
mcasiir \ but it should not ke-p on ringing I
when one is done with it. I>.? 1 make my- ' :
s<df partially understood? Lest there be '
any doubt, h t mo illustrate farther?by parable;
for the parable is the simplest and sur- j
est Vehicle for conveying information to the
immature mind. Vou seem to have gathered ' *
the impression, somehow, that you are a meinb-r
of the Cabinet. This is an error. Vou !
are only exltanoous matter eonue ted with
a ununber of tho Cabinet. Your eht-T is''
one of thi! uiioo ?r ilv?t bjtieiy. but you are ! 1
not. Vou are not tho gun or the haul, or '
e.en the ramrod ; neither do you supply .
the ammunition. Vou only do up the car- j !
tridge and serve as a lire- tick to touch it
oil. Vou are uot the barrel of molasses, '
you are only the faucet through which the 1
molasses is discharged. Vou are not the :
hoot, hut the boot jack ; that is t> say, y >u 1
do not furnish the idea, you only puil it ell". ,
You are not the lightning. hut only the
lightning-rod. Co you pere i.e? The'
tiling i am trying to convey to you i>, tli..t '
it does not become you to assume functions I
which do not belong t > you. \ ou may
think it strange that i am el i ig this note '
without saving anything upon the matter
which you have broached. Overlook that.
drop it out of your mind?we do not. di.->
*
turlj the rep >-e of private .secretaries with
ail iirs with which limy have notuing to do.
I lie newspaper slip which you hive uncli.vl '
to me wilt he returned to yo;; l?y one ol'iny ,
private secretaries. I keep eleven of these , (
things?not for use, but display. Although
I cannot consent to talk public business with
you, a benevolent impulse moves me to call
your attention to a matter which is ofijiiite j
serious imp rtaneo to you as an individual. t
Vou, an unofficial private citi/. :s. it ?ve writ- ,
ten me au entirely personal i.iul uiollicii!
I Iter, which you have had the leuicrity to !
inclose to me in a department envelope, ;
hearing upon lis surface in clear print this
plain and unmistakable warning: ".V pen- (
alty ol >v?HU is lixod by law lot Using this
envelope Ibr ether than oOicial bu-io ss. ;
I'lso servants of the UovcrnUWat's officers | (
: ought to ho, Ibr simplo decency's sake,'!
rilimiio tbutasl to break its laws. Vou have ,
| eoiniuitted a serious offense?an offense
which has none ol the elements ol' a joke .
, about it?and only plain and simple treach- ,
cry to his duty on the part ol y >ur superior j
l!o kindly and almost" affectionate spirit
which I have shown you is sullicient cvi ,
d in-e th it i d ? u >l wish \..si any harm, but (
indeed the 1 vers". So, it that treachery : |
hall it ,rrvi lie to shelter, you, I shall n 't ,
he sorry?as lar as you individually at ,
, concerned - but I should be uiifaiil. 'ul t.
tny ritiz as'iip if I did not at the same i ,
liiiir feel > >niwiIiiiiLC <d :t pin:; t?? seu a law (
i'l" the I tit 1 coolly itttn ret I and do^r;.<lt d h. i
tie ?f the v> ;_) highest ollicer.s of the j
'*r111)if11f As far as 1 am (.oiicern d y a t
,i" s:i|f. it:.! .ws y. ii iitt Mlde up.ii uu- a i i?. ' ,
ill which case I may l?e Icinptcii to hrin : v
\ ii la-lorc lliv c urts inysell j??r the \ i i t i
i -ii iT the 1 >\v. I iiric, now. l- ei iw my
! -sin^. (> >, ami <1 i h i nex j ito alh*r ;
|n ople's ail'..ii - : 11y iimre Otherwise y..vs \
i. y pick UJ? s.>in<>l)oily who will f.vd ill: i
M'ocayle \\ ids to \'.il iiet. id <>1 minis'.
.Maisk Yv.JIN. i
1'ivr. Mi \ liVNi in.o lev .M* i vki: ?
? . ? !! vlil-:, Mis. ) . IIII! r\ 7. ? <' i I \ .M l'
!i il Melinite, ill' !'rn\i?l in:. . v. ilo
attempting t ? :?rv?^t a nuinl?"r of fl iili i.it- ,
i. it. w . >'iMl :in 1 killed. i I..- in ii v.o.
:is r -?? 1 in Mi.-mleion and ] i tc il 111: t ; '
p.aid. A iiiiiiili. ! i.r >!< (!iiiiv*.s ? !.:iv lilt
!*t? into t!:f r :n, uptMii'il liti'. ant! ' I.
t !!y v..un \ .1 and t i:pj t <1 the other 11.?' > . I rim
jury of in<|m -t discovered that the .1
in hi \\!m killed t!n> marshal was .laiiunl
ilr .wii wlio i ?. p, 1 in a skiff, ami tliat tU" j
five \siiu were .* hot were iiuioi""-' ' h
I low a Soldi Kit Dikd.?Writing of a
irilliant woman of Tonnessco, a Courier an
four mil correspondent says : (J
II or father, a Haptist minister near Nash- ?
ille, was refugced because ho refused an at
>jth to ihe Federal government. With a di
argo family, he look shelter in tenant ca- ut
>ius near my father's homestead,on 1'ulT.ilo w
liver. Touuessee. lie, his wife, one daugh- h:
er aud one sou, died from the effects ol hi
luaceuslouicd exposures. This girl ami or
wo sisters secured "rustic" schools as a d<
ucuus of support, one near Tennessee lliver. tli
['heir only reuiaiuiug brother crossed over gi
fennesooe itiver from Forrest's command =
0 see his siotcrs, while ou a scout, lie
vas "reported" aud chased by a party of
fankees to the river, where uuforluuately
1 gunboat cut off his retreat, lie dropped
lis aims into the river, and was shot aud Q
eft lying partly in the water. The Vantees
theu went to the school house and told
hesc girls their d?d rebel brother was
vounded, and that they could go to him,
jut refused to allow any one else to go.?
I'h j girl.- walked the two miles through
aiu and uiud, and found their brother still
dive. They held him in their arms all ^
iignt, uaiK, eoiu aim rainy, gave nun water |
Void a shoe, and next day, as the Yankees
lad gone, he was buried in a rude grave
tear where lie loll. Will the time ever
anno when we may do justice to the memory
?f our loved and lost w ithout raising a howl /
>1' the l,bloody shirt V' ^
? e> .
Oxk Cent Coins.--An oflieial of the a
Philadelphia Mint says that the detnand
or cents is so great that the orders cannot
je promptly tilled. There are parts of
lie country," he adifc, "where they are as
are as gold dollars are here. In the South
he cent is almost unknown, the smallest
oin being a live-cent piece. Recently,
lowevcr, there has been some demand for
hem from merchants in (J corgi a and A lamina.
In the far West there is but little
all for them, hut when one gets to St.
iOiii.s, or east of that point, then the cent
incomes familial*. Wherever there are six
out lares on the street cars there is a denaud
from that city. Now, Louisville sellom,
if ever, calls upon us, while Ciucinluti
is continually crying for the one-cent
lieee. New York consumes a log lot, and
o do the Ivislcru Slates. The two-cent ! ^
lieee was a good help to us for a time, but
lone of them have been coined for ten years,
m l all that are redeemed are roeoiiicd into (
me-eeiit pieces, Competition in trade increases
the demand for cents. Whenever ]
retail trade is briskest, tiieu the c.ut is
needed iuo.it. '
Spkakinu ok Toast, comparatively low
know what really good toast is. A hasty
dngc ol' one or both siilcs docs not make
Lua.-L ; nor do thin slic..s of bread dried -i
;h rough. Cut slices of uniform thickness, J
i plump half inch or .Sths inch : move
namnd ov rahii.sk lire, to have all parts
ousted alike ; keep only so near the coals
h:it the pieces will he heated through when
joth sides a?o Wei! hrowncd. 11'lite slight- J
st. point is blackened or charred, scrape it , t
dl. or it will spoil the flavor of the whole.
If covered with an earthen howl, it will
seep both warm an I moist. A clean towel '
tr napkin will answer if it is to go at once
? ?fe table. lint, nobody can make good
oast ,>iiL of poor broad. >Stalo bread may
jo used for ; j-??nr broad tiny bo
in proved by toasting it through; heavy
jiv id in ikes p lot'toast. Sweer. light broad,
jlilv a day old. or loss, makes the b.Jst tonsl, "
?Am. Ajri idturist. '
Si imi tiik Kmmm.\!>s.?The following
vsolmicii has boon unanimously ad 'plod
iy I ho city council of Augusta :
\\ heroas, it has boon rop resell tod to t lie
ailr iad ooinmiltoo ol" tin; city council and
uayor that t ho < 'harlottc. < 'olutnbia and Ail;u.-ta
llailroad have violated ttie contract
ntei'cd into with tiiy city coitnoil of Aujusla,
not to discriminate in 1 i cighls against
ho merchants and business o! this city,
:;d contract entered into in J S'J7 ; bo it i
a.Mvl'oro
J'<.?>,'> i/. Tiiat the mayor of the city bo. j
md lie i.s hereby, authn-. izgd to hyvo J d 1
n'oeoidiiiL's instituted against said Char?
otic, Columbia and Augusta llailroad in
ho miui "I eliiU.Otld, it being the amount
f stipulated damage's agreed to bo paid for
filiation of said co:it:act.
> e
Till: (llloll.S IN It It'll Mi?M>.?"It h..s |
taiispile 1 that grave robbers have been ;it
.. .1. ..i l.i ' a: ' '.
a m i* c.\iiuuuir; ikm'i wun'.- wmuesmc j
j'i'Iii Onkwoud Cemetery, situated in the i
astern suburbs nl I'ichim M'l. V a. It is I
xnown now licit ever I nly l?n!; >, unstlvi
I* colored people, have been .-t den since J
lie cool weather set in. aiul shipped i0 Hiedcal
iiisiitutiniis in ditl* rent pails nl' the
Jnuiiirv. The attci?ti??n of 11 s? 1,'nuijcii
.oiniiiiltee on Cemeteries was call, d to this
matter siinu time ago by the keener ui t hikwood
Cemetery, but to action Was taken.?
1 lie alhur has elvated great cXCilOlii lit
iiiioin* the |?eo|?lo living in the vicinity nl
:!te cent tery."
ll'ltlMti t* t \ \ i. t..?Co|. i,i. r
/ehii-ton. nl'this eity, lias received inlbrnatioii
li en <biv. .1 at vis tliit lie and Cent. 1
'. M t ' ><>!;, o!" h I'.inkliii, the nther memjcrs
nl the board nl'internal improvements. t.
iVtik uther invited guests, in??t!v prnmiiieut | s
' - nth-nieii lintii til.' eastern part i.f the | '
>'tate. .votild be in Ha!:-bury list night ? >i ''
utile to the head nl the \\ i stern .North ! "
'arolin i II lilrnad. to go on (ho fir-1 train
liianigli th S'.r nni iin i tunnel in tie- Hine j
,ii ? iiiitimiiiins. I li coiunlnli >n >!' (lit11111)
1 is an nvnt in tij' history of tin- ro;n!
vliitli ilrsfiVi's l'i l?- iii irkn) 1?v sour.' >|s.ii
i t*i* s it 11 v. - ( 'Imrl'tll' Oftftrv i
? i j
If j' li luairv llrnv." rxc'niim il ;m '
: iii- i'.iilu r to h..? ? ii. ! v. ill cut you i.i!
vitiiout ;t iviit. :.; >1 you w >n'l have s > mm !i
s :i 1 !* ?'f of 5>->l i; lo lioil in this int." t
. -i
' \\ ? !!." irj.l.i'il III yhiiio 111:111. (i liico l'>>. I
on .ii. .1." An I )|" ini'iH il: .1 !v :it in C
i?l a niiiiiik r. (Jtin'io '< '/ l
c. ! I"
'I'm two !" .tr.v.'il |ii?>< r.- i oil liavo the*
l.ifj'/.-t fircui iti'iii In tin- < unity," wliilo
lie "fhi-tijiL'st ] ; ! in tho Stiito i< jitib* i
!k<1 sit > Vit:.' iliii-rrii' ).!: Wo ilo
t lay i l.iis.i to . it'. : !" I! ,?i;ovo Hipor- i
iii\.->. luit ? ill's i- the A--7 j. ij>: i' p i! !;>'ii .1
in tho town of tloliii1 ni.? |
.
/ .ItfOi'. j .
(
A f. '..iiiino jivovorb : : A hint on l!i l
onu l i- wi s ill two on tin- t> a t.
1 Wont and I Will.?The itnporiaii
id astonishing news is telegraphed from
on. (Jrant's mysterious ' intimate friend"
-who has the information prudently dated
Washington?that "while the cx-Presi;nt
will not do anything to cncourngo Irs
>u)ination lor another tcrui"?(ahem !) he
ill not object to the use of his name, ai d
is told some of his friends as much." Hut
i resolutely insists that ho "will not utter
10 word" on tho subject, ifowevcr, he
jsircs it to bo added, that if lie receives
ic nomination for a third term, "it will bo
ratofully accepted."
William Eiler's
ROCERY AND PROVISION
S T O II E ,
10 .V 8 T UNION,
moi.ow Tin: l'ost office.
RESPECTFULLY invite the attention of the
. people of I'niou County to my
general a.ssoi;tmi:nt
AXD LOW 1'RICES
) F M E 11 C II A N 1) I SE,
Consisting of every article usually found in
well assorted stock of
FATMIA tilSOCKKlES,
AMONG WHICH AUE
Sugars of all grades,
Tea and Coffee,
I'licou and Lurd,
Floor and Fresh Meal.
Fine llains ami Salt Fish,
<'raokers of all varieties,
Molasses of all kinds,
AND Till: FOLLOWING
CAIS'MiD GOODS:
loanl Heel'.
Jlinee jleal,
Ti:rii?\v and l>ticK.
Giicketi and Slam.
Jamo and Boof,
Oysters and Sardines,
Lobsters and Salmon
Panned fruits r.nd Vegetables.
Peaches,
Apples,
Pears,
Pino AppTes,
Tomatoes,
Corn.
Ready Made Clothing.
.Hroji'nii Allocs.
Ferrous wishing tr? purchase arc invited to
all ami examine my goods and prices, r.s I
mow 1 can please them in belli. Don't fojget
he place?next store to tlie JJaj list Church.
WM. ELLER.
Oct 24 10 ly
Marble Work!
I HAVE A LAftGK .STOCK OF
PLAIN MAltBLE WORK
OX 11AX D, WJUCll I WIJ.L SIH.Ij AT
VERY LOW PRICES,
'.urging from :^ S 1M> to 0?> JU'l' Soli.
I.KTTKIMNG -i IM'.i'. 100 LKTTKKS.
/ 'Hil JH'ij'/ir-'u' ill lit',' li:;ics to J/'l/.C
.ai'iro (irniiitc ami SturMi* ' j
.1 n/.l coi.lectiox or dcsjcxs
ox iiax/>.
W. t. M( HOIAOS. 1
Aug 00'70 i-4 Jy j
booking and Heating Stoves.
11 K!'i I" is no reloo.l li'.e s |>oi i -nt c, no slim
_ iilns liUo success : itii'l tor Ijiijj mil i:?iiiniicil
cH'orls to lighten ami !f-? * i> tin* I a lairs of
Iir hoiisrlioM, vliiirtrn I lit* lime ami re-luce (lie
-I of rooliin/. lliere lia.? I ron ;rivrii lio *r? i*s?l(. (
vitlrlicc of (III t'.lot llliill ill- null.!.it of S(o\..s
olil Ity nic in tin- pa?l yrar. rrsuliiii/ in pari
roin (In- popularity of lit" St.-vos i n luiiul ami
a arrive, wliirli an- iinriv iI ia iipprnriiiice.
itc<Iii.-i 11--1 in oprratioii, ir:-iirp:i-<ol in clli' 1
ioiiey ami uuexcrlleil in ecnnuiiiy of fuel.
i (?it s.\i.i: r.v
.1. ii. '.'<>!?<;ri:.
I let I I ! if
Fur and Wool Hats.
A I '-.VS I'o.v-' l'?ii" an 1 W. I Hats i.j :,!| ;
.? I. or.i'les, for sale low I v
11>s i r.i: \ W I I.I- INS.
Dress Goods.
J ^IIOM S veil Is lo ?! oli ) i i y .! !. mI
I'OS'JV. ll.KIXS".
VENT'S FUilKISFING GOODS,
' IT. IV |)n.-< .'-fills an. I 'all til's, llie rlieap '
X est afl't l.e.-t ill llie lo-. <1. Keep'* S'lirls. I
umlrii-il, Si. Very -aje.k.r Vmlcr-sliirls, |
rawejs, S'irkr, 11 an 11. r; , !.: Se.iri .\c., Xc.
lSH'K ti M? 11 KK.
< >. l Hi 51 tf
<>!?1 I'll pei'M (<? r
1:;I*. at tills t'.:".e?.
J
Gent's Shirts.
< i'VI's Merino an I all wool uii<icr*.*liii>F.?
H Soi.il l lio' we e .n . i i 11* 1 i
lih i; v Mi i'
Nov. HI 17 (? I
srooii COTTOfi
ESTABLISHED 1812. > 4B|
VCjJA MAR K /&] I
;
GEORGE A. CLARK,
SOLE AGENT,
400 BROADWAY, NEW YOKxi
Tlie distinctive features of this spool cotiou1
arc that it is made from the very liuest
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
It is finished soft as the cotton from which it"
is tniulc ; it has no waxing or artificial finish lo?
deceive tlie eyes ; it is the strongest, smoothest
and most clastic sewing thread in the market:
for machine sewing it lias 110 equal ; it is wouutfr
WHITE SPOOES. ^ Jk
The Clack is the mo3t perfect jjWtf
JET BLACK^ F
ever produced in spool cotton, being dyed by
system patented hy ourselves. The colors an**
dyed by tho !
NEW ANILINE PROCESS. I
rendering them so perfect and brilliant that
dressmakers everywhere use them instead of
sowing silks.
A Gold Medal was awarded this spool cotton
at Paris, in 187H, for "great strength" and "gen-"
eral exccllencc," being the highest award given
for spool cotton.
We invite comparion and respectfully ask ladies
to give it a fair trial anil convince themselves
of its superiority over all others.
To he had at wholesale and retail at
FOSTER & WILKIN'S.
P. M. COHEN'S.
Oet. ft -It) C.m
FOit
AT NO. 1, EAST UNION.
the aieir cotton tie, :.v as?
$2 A .1 BUNDLE,
:K?0LBS. BLUE STONE,
MOLDS. CO El'Ell AS, l%
L UB111C- t TIN (J OILS
for all kind.i of machineri/?from a
LEVER WATCH TO A STEAM END INT,
LEA TUEll OIL,
LINSEED OIL?11A \V AND BOILED, M
K EE OS EN E OIL, # |
TUB EEN TINE, |
PAINTS OF ALL KINDS?D11)' AND IN I
OIL. 1
VAIINJSHES, I
PAINT BE US1IES, 1
W1XDO IK (,'I.ASS AM* I'L i T\\ J
aL UK or ALL KIXDS, J
15. F. 25 A V?7>- I I
<M. 17 r_> iL IJ
TITli; TAJS5I.1; OF iHF I]
j Spartanburg- & Aslievlle R. R .
S.I/. ?fc . It A lift OA?. I
']'? ? ? into l-HWt, Moiti'ny, .Ituit' 1*75) 1
DOWN Til AIX. 1 11* Til AIX.
I I ! *
Arivc. J Leave. .stations. , Arive. | Ia-iivc.
it 1.0 a hi i lciiil*'r* "uvilie.; '* -ii j
I i; in i tat i:?M-k. i I r. ( }
I I*. Jl'till'llluli.-i I "> l >
* (5 -Ml it iii I i> .V> I.Siliitlil : '<
, 7 III Mi-lniv ' !-"
i 7 in Trymi t'ity | l l'?
! 7 ."> ! 11IMI riim~ | I :'4'
i C> Ji? t';tiii|>.il*i'lla \ l I 1*?
j s :;t iIn 111:111 i 1 wi
! X III < ;n:i|,:"tl _ I ;; l> <"
1 !i ml ,.\ir-l.ini- .fiili;-'". 1 jj
i !l .'to ;i 111 S|i:il liilillllr< J I IV I
(10 11:1 IMj.'ijJi;!.... | , : i"l *|
111 .Mi 11 (hi 11" 11 ion j 2 0:! j 2 ll'l
II 'J7 saulii.- i hi
'II 17 il-'isli I'.iiii ! I I
!r_? 0". Slu-liiiii I ; 1 III
: I- l"i jl.vl.-.v 1'i.r.l t ! I HO
I.! .id 12 17 'St lutluTs |-.? |.">|im 12 -111
tl 1 lADinii i i 12 Io|.in
* Hreaklast. -J- Diniioi*
M ,
i- Irani* mi S. A A. Itnail will In- run liv A. I>^.inie
JAS. ANDERSON,
Superintendent.
LUBRICATING CASTOR OIL.
FOR (.< U EASING
ClRKI.liiKS, Ac
I'orSnlcl.y 1! F. I'AW I.S
No. 1, Kust Union.
Mny '2* i?_.
: SAMUEL S. STOKES,
T 13 S A B J1TW 'A11 ^ K ?
?'nl??si . *a., .? * '
.Ml IntsiiuMs in :lic jurisdiction of A 'I l ?*?
tice nttcmlnl io wit 11 ) roinj.l nrss. !
Ollicc over .Slccilinaii .k Kawls' law oflicc.
Jmii ."J 1 _ tf I
Ladies Cloaks and bliuwA g
\N attractive line of l.ailics cloaks, ami la I
lest novelties in shawls. j
i:k i; & Mii.um:.
Del. HI || ,p
SIMMONS' LIVER
| A J KM FINKS ami Fills,
| A* ? Fop Sale I,y |;.\WI.S,
Sole Ajrrni
No 1 F.asl Union.
Oct. 17 ,o tf
COW PEAS WANTED
'?.v II. F. I! AW I.S.
o.t. 17 12 if
t'iiK'sf Rfands OITOMM'.-O.
shi i.i. un |//, i
sill. 1.1. Mot //, 1
/ ' , ) iiix tox. I
OlfT O ? ' T 11 10 H 1*3 A* l
ao/ orx i..11;i./:, i
six r sot rn
n.\tt: city fix/: ct >\
Mt B. P. RAV/ljS',
No l I'.ast L'nion.
0r?. IT fJ
10,0001bs. Dry Hides WanU|t*
wliit J? t'tv hi-, hi'sl market prifO will lift
* I'} J. II. liOlKilifc.
Iiily : (? rf
WANTED.
f V'UN. m;\- \NJ) iil|)|>- firi- r ilicm lo
^ i I' I li \ " ! I "i i :t < -i j rite.
I'lv. -i'i (i