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[Front t lit' t'uluiull* Kkoutkb.) THE PRESENT AGE(in TUB U. 8.) Ill this great age for meaningless free lighting, I own I've caught tlie mania.for writing, And if ray scriblings get into the press They're good as many others there I gucs9. This I may say, nnd not be thought to boast, For surely coining in among the host Of poetasters, who admittaticc gain. Is not cnoogh'to make a scribler vain. My subject is a wide, extended field, And needs u nobler pen than this I wield, l$ut. notwithstanding, let tne have my "say," As every dog. you know, must have his day. So let mo iu, hear u e and let me die? A short-lived creature as the butterfly? A fcrri lilili ntr 4*hn htilo." Ibicn fti liiirvt. U'lttMi seen, lie this iny epitaph, "The nmn was green." "O (empora !"?hut I'll not blame the limes, "O mores!" be the subject of my rhymes; lint times and maimers are the people's own. And from their sentiments these take their tuuo; To say the truth, then, if 1 speak my mind, Like many others, I've some fault to find ; Hut I would strike the root of all the evil? The heart of man, assisted l>y the Devil. Not of one man, nor set of men, I'd prate And hold titem answerable for the State; Its politics, its morals and its purse The people keep, and they alone disburse. In writing, therefore, you'll not think it strange If from the usual order 1 shall change And criticise in this, tuy brief address, The people, politicians aud the press. The people arc'the first that 1 would mention, Tor they, indeed demand our chief attention ; In litem the cause of all our trouble lies, Willi tbein tbe remedy if tlicy are wise. Their rulers are their servants, and they all Must move obedient to their n osier's call. As for the press, that we will ever find Is but tlic index of the public mind ; It shapes, indeed, (he ttnshaped sentiment, Jiut seldom varies from tlie people's bent, An?l frequently, while it pretends to lead, Its ideas from its followers proceed. First, of intolerance I would complain, Tlmt, least of all, our character should stain. We, who of our free institutions boast, Of real fredoin should possess the most ; Respect opinion, wherever found, .So it he held 11 post an holiest ground ; Allow to nil what each may claim himself, Nor persecute for place or power or pelf. Instead of this, the burden of our song Is, "tee arc right, and all who differ wrong ; I*own with the opposition, we alone Reserve the marrow of the national bone ; Wo arc the patriots, liberty is ours, And we will rest beneath her shady bowers ; We, ?fiu iuic niirdirrit In rfie goddess' tap, Alone deserve the governmental pap. Leave not to our opponents any room, For wc would start a patriotic "boom"' Anil lettliuui feel tlie power of our wrath, For reformation follows in our pnlli. 1!> only seek our glorious country's weal, While tin'/ desire to plundet and to steal." Kach party seems to have the same design, Itself to praise, the others to malign ; And in their zeal, they scent to lose the sight Of com moil good, of justice and of right. We who would see our common country thrive fan we subserve the purpose while we strive? Would not this precious time be better spent If to our country's service it were lent ? it.. i i? ?*: ? ? * *>j cuuii .u'li ii11 r ct" ti i.i |mri9 In agriculture, commerce, or the arts? In good works, let each with the other vie, Hut not to nbtise, malign and villify. Whene'er we cease tongue and pen war to wage Then wc uiay well expect a better "age." A check on eclfishticss, I think, we need, On love of power and avaricious greed ; For these vile passions seetr. to have gained con trol, And rule, indeed, our nation's very soul. Time was, when nobler passions herein stirred And "liberty forever" was the word. That was the one grand object paramount, And all things else wore deemed of small ac count. ^truc desire the country's good to serve, rrompted each thought and quickened everj nerve ; No selfish section's quibbles then arose, And none "to spite their face bit off their nose.' The love of country, liberty and truth. Filled every bosom in our nation's youth ; Hut now advanced in life a hundred years, Having grown strong, wc have dismissed al fea rs, Forgetting union is our only strength, Our human nature gaining ground, at length Kacli faction has its separate rights to assert And to abuse the rest, is on the alert ; And while for section's interests we tight, We cease to battle for the common right. Our highest purpose and our greatest care, Seems that each section scramble for its share Of power, and of money and of place, E'en if wc lose our honor in the race. 1'Uwn U V mp " ? wlvmivo 111 We grow more grasping, but are not so sage; And avaricious passi 111s overpower The force of knowledge?freedom's stronges tower. All jvejrulices we should far remove; They hurt the interest of "the land wc love." Helievc all seek the country's greatest weal, Think all men honest till you know they steal Think each nmn sensible, and may be wise, Think each man true, until j-ou know he lies ; Kxpect not anywhere to find n fool. Look for philosophy in every school; Think not that men in any single place Ifring hut dishonor to the human race, Nor that within the bounds of an}' Stale Is absence of the true, the good and great. .Imlge not a people by I lie few you know, Think not a present friend on ancient foe, Hut look upon the I otter side of all; Kx tract the sweet, leave undisturbed the gall. Think not a section's line, n party name. Hound all iliat's worthy honor, praise and fame Hoot out all prejudice from your mind, ]>e reasonable, charitable, kind. Our land's infested with crreal /? 1 demaenfiio* Which bellow out high-sounding lies, to lend Assistance to some present private end. Time-serving men, unscrupulous of might k'nve tiiat which love of filthy gain has taught W ho flatter prejudice, encourage hate, To help their purses, e'er insatiate; While all (lie time they lustily proclaim Their l?ve of honor and tiie country's fame. O ! for the spirit of n better day, That better principles n ay here hold sway : O! for the end of this distressing dearth Of leading men of sterling moral worth. i)li, give iis looters who will truly lend, And nol he lotd by prejudice and greed ; Oli, give us "statesmen" of (lie olden limes, I'nbouglit by dollars and unmoved by dimes; llrnvc men, whose only thought was to preserve Their country, nnd her interest but to serve. The press, loo, ponders lo the public tnste, And this has now become so much debased As to re?|uire blunder, spleen nnd spito To suit (lie cravings of the appetite. * All parly friends must need be eulogized, And nil opponents harshly criticised ; And this on "general principles," despite 'i Ho claims ot' truth, of justice and of right. So, oiio Uiiy shows some true man villijicd, The next some villain's villainy denied ; And thus ore hitler feelings mote diffused, And thus the "freedom of tlie press" abused. Tims with the public does the press keep pace, And thus its powers wilfully dohnsc. O ! for a press llinl will its "freedom" uso To give I lie public only truthful news, And not for policy, revenge or spile. Condone Iho evil or condemn the right; A piers Hint wisely wishes to infuse More generous feelings and more lilieral views, Seeking aright to lend the public mind, ' -d not to n?rtv's interests coufiued ; TT . I. L* 1 I- > - -L 1 n J- "1-, ? That censures only those who censure need, And none because of latitude or creed ; That credits good to those who good have done, And never gives false praise to any one. God send us soon that better slate of things Which higher purpose, better feeling brings, And give us ever true thanksgiving hearts For what His goodness constantly imparts. St. W. AlcB. HOUSEHOLD BEOIPES. "Beef Steak?If the steak is tough, pound it well and press it together. Wlieu everything else is ready for the table, build a quick fire with kindling-wood, have a thick, iron spider smoking hot, grease it and put in tho steak ; just boforo the blood starts, sprinkle with salt and turu; let it cook only a minute or two; cut a suiall place iu the centre and seo if it is raw; if not (that is if it uicr :ly looks quite red or pink) take it up quickly, sprinkle the upper side with salt, spread with butter, cat while red hot. Serve on hot platter aud have plates hot.? If you have coals and a broiler, use those instead. Never cook beef over a slow fire and let it "sizzle;" while all the juice runs out; it make it tough. Good Yeast.?In two quarts water boil three potatoes pared and cut tip, and a liaix.it ul oi lrosh hops lied 111 u cloth ; boil till tho potatoes are doue, take out aud mash, put back in the water, add one cup salt, one of while sugar; let come to a boil and, when milk-warm, add one cup or loss of baker's, or other good yeast. Set iu a moderately warm place to rise; when 1 i^ht, put r*o a jug or jar and set in the cellar iillEAD.?For Gvc small loaves, take oue quart wavui water or uiilk and water, twothirds cup vcast, two potatoes mashed line; make a thin batter and set where it will keep warm. Prepare this about bed-tiinoj in the morning knead with flour until quite stiff, put in the pan again aud let it get very light; kucad iuto loaves and puL iuto the baking pans; lot it rise and bake in a hot oven. It must not be allowed to get cold, or sit where the wind will blow upon it during the process. A wooden bowl is the best for rising it, and it shoud be wrapped aad covered with a woolen blanket in cold weather. If at any time it smells or tastes in (lie least sour, dissolve one-half teaspoon of soda in a cup of warm water aud uiix it in. Somk Things Ahoijt IIoksks.?The mora gentle aud kind wo are iu our buha- j vior to I he horse, the more he will vccoin- I pense us by faithfulness aud cndurauce.? The Arab treats his horse like a companion; he talks to him, caresses him and makes him so much of a pot that the horse ofteu shows \vm?i1r*rfii1 i n 1i?1! i?n?np^ (Ion. ])?7?, during the civil war, had a I valuable hor.se of which he was very fond. I During the battle of Gettysburg this horse ; was wounded so severely that the General ! was obliged to leave hiui upon the field | to die, and substitute another animal in! stead. Toward the close of tho day the General was himself wounded, and lay all night among the dead on the battle lield. When found next morning just alive, his own faithful horse was lying beside him, dead. Tin1 affectionate animal had revived during tho night, and hud searched the battle field for his master, and then creeping . as close to :iim as possible, had lain down beside him to die. It is wonderful bow much the horse trusts ' in man. Yeats ago, when the suspension bridge at Niagara was being built two friends - desired to cross it in a buggio over the frail structure. The bridge was uot nearly completed, but wagons passed to and from cu?, ployed upon the work. Tho horao, which [ was owned by one of the gcutlcuien, atop' pod on the edge of the bank, and could not i bo induced to go forward. It doubtless i looked like a perilous thing to him to at, | tempt to cross to the other cliff. Tho gen I tlcnian dcsccudcd fVoui the carriage and stroked and talked to the horse in hope of ; encouraging him. Hut with no e.iTcct.? Kiually it occurred <o the horse's owner to i eross the narrow bridge himself?which he ; did, the horse watching him closely. When 1 he returned and took hold ol the bit, the l horse walked forward w ithout further hosi| tatiou and crossed in safety. ] Marrikd Man's Indicator.?Edison is ' all very well in his way, says the Now York t I Ilbi'A/, but the inventor that will be r j uicuibered when all others are forgotten is ! a party named Mickley,of lJoston, who has jjust rcudercd his lellow-uicu an inestimable j service in producing an apparatus called ' the "Married Man's Indicator," or the paj tent "Domestic IJarometer." This ingenius | device is simply a wonderfully sensitivo arI rangemeut of the ordinary barometer, whicli ' infallibly detects the most minute altera| tions in the atmospheric conditions. The j married man returning late from the alI leged "lodge," or other locality contraband j of war, indulges in no fearful speculations j as tc his reception. He simply takes his indicator" from its case, and inserts its , projection, arranged for the purposo, through the key-hole. Instantly the doi incstie temperature within is recorded by the i ili.-il If if tiinrlra S\ 10 .?col ftiir S2 A sleepy, he biin^s his propitiatory box of j fried oysters well to the front, chewsu clove ' and enters boldly. If, however, the faith' i fnl little instrument reports S. I>.?storm ! brewing; or V. S. L.?very squally, with j lightning, he doscn't loose any valuable ! time in warfare, but hies him to the nearest { hotel and sends an >;up all night with a sick | friend" note, with some matinee tickets and | a new bonnet home iu the morning. Truly, I if science keeps on in this way, this world will be quite a comfortable place to live in after u while. s A C'ONKI.AIIK ATION IV MKMI'III.S ? | Memphis, January 7.?A fire broke out hero last night, which destroyed buildings Nos. IJ83 1587 and 88!1 Main street.? It originated ill M. llerschberg <fc (Jo.'s picture frame inaiiuCactory. At 11 o'cleek the (iro was under control. The front walls of tilt* 111) . It) :iiira lt?1l ftllt on/1 lv.rtuwl l?i-..o "V . V,. . ?M,V VUI ?\ U l,"VI' firemen in I lie ruins, killing Peto Motz and seriously injuring Ed. Leonard and Anthony McCarthy. Leonard has his leg and arm broken. Tho buildings wore thu property of (L3 estate of tho late James T. heath, and were valued at abcut #(>,000, the insurance on which is not known. "How nicely this corn pops," said a young man who was sitting with his swcithcart before the lire. "Yes, she responded demurely ; "it's got over being grceu."?JV. Y. Star. I ' ??? I MASK TWAIN ON PRIVATE CLERKS. To the Editor of tlte llartfvrd Courant: hi A day or Uro_?go I received a formida- ^ bio etivclopo from Washington, iuclosing a letter and some printed matter. This en- *' velopc had certain peculiarities about it.? For iuCtance, iu its right hand upper corner nil oval black stamp was priutcd, bearing ' the words, "Uuited States Postal Service * in the upper Jeft.hijpd corner the following 1 words were printed iu largo, bold typo, in J1 throo separate lines?thus : Post Offico Department, rp Offico of the Postmaster General. ?p Official Business. t( Iu the lower left hand corner was priuted w the followiug words?thus : \ A penalty of ?300 is fixed by law for using a this envelope for other than Official h Business. 1c Nlcrn tnllnwq tlin lnhnr hf Tlic.mnR k Kirby, "Private Secretary to tbo Postuias- tl tor Goucral," to which Mr. Clcmcus ro- w plies)? b My Callow Kbiknd: When you shall 'I have outgrown the efforvcsceuccs of youth ri and ac(|uired a bit of worldly experience, a you will ceaso to make mistakes like that, n That is to say, you will refrain front uted- fi dliug in matters which do not concern you; h you will recognize the simple wisdom oi' u onfiniug yourself strictly to your own c business. There are persons who would re- o sent this innocent jywe of iuipertineucc of o yours, nttd say harsh things to you about it; but fortunately for you, I aui not that sort of person. Whatever elso I may lack, I I havo a good heart. Therefore, iu a hu- ''' aiauc and gentle spirit, I will try to set you h right upon certain small poiuts?not to hurt 1 you, but to do you good. You seeui to r think you have been ealled to account.? 1 This is a grave error. It is the Pustullico c Department of the United Places of <\uic* ' rica which has beeu called to account.? 1 There is a difference here, which you have b overlooked j 1 will point it out. You ?re c not the Postoflico Department, but only an ' irresponsible, incxpcnsiro and unnecessary b appendage to it. Grave, elderly mcu, pub- 0 lie instructors, like me, do not call private 11 Secretaries to account. Dear this in mind; ' it will bo a help to you. The mistake you 11 have made is. simple?you have imagined l1 yourself the dog, whereas you arc the tail. s You have cudeavored to wag the dog; this F was not judieioui. You should havo hung 11 quiescent until the dog wagged you. If 1 ;1 stopped on his tail?and we will grant, for 0 the sake of argument, that I did?it was c not to call the tail's attention to anythiug, l' but only to direct the attention of the main 1 noay ot mo nimmu to a curtain uiuiicr.? You perceive it was simply in the nature of ringing a boil, that is all; my business was uot with the bell itself, but with the * owner of it A bell is a useful thing, iu a 1 measure, but it should not keep on ringing 1 when one is done with it. I)o [ make my- a i self partially understood ? best there be :| ! any doubt, let me illustrate farther?by par- ' | able; for the parable is the simplest and sur- 1 j est vehicle for conveying information to the i immature uiind. You sccui to have gathered 1 the impression, somehow, that you urea utcm- 1 b*r of the Cabiuet. This is an error. You ' are ouly extraneous matter connected with a member of tho Cabinet. Your chief is 1 one of tho gnus <>f thut-batlery, but you are * uot. You are not tho gun or the load, or j c\ en the ramrod; neither do you supply f the ammunition. You only do up the car- ! tridgc and serve as a fire-slick to touch it i off. You ate uot the barrel of molasses, 1 j you are only the faucet through which the ; molasses is discharged. You are not the | boot, but tho boot-jack ; that is t > say, you I do uot furnish the idea, you only pull it oil'. | | You are not the lightning, hut only the j lightning-rod. Do you perceive ? The : thing I am trying to convey to you is, that1 i it does not bocouie you to assume functions j which do nut belon<? t> von. You inav ! ' , * . 7 j | think it strange that 1 am eloiing this note without saying anything upon the matter which you have broached. Overlook that, ' , drop it out of your mind?we do not disturb the repose of private secretaries with affairs with which they have nothing to do. The newspaper slip which you have enclosed to me will be returned (6 you by one of my j private secretaries. I keep eleven of these j things?not for use, but display. Although \ [ cannot couscut to talk public busiacss with 1 you, a benevolent impulse moves mc to call your attention to a matter which is ofrjuitc serious importance to you as an individual. : j You, an unofficial private citizen, have writ- ! I ten inc an entirely personal and unofficial 1 i letter, which you have had the temerity to ! inclose to me iu a department envelope, i bearing upon its surface in clear print this plaiu aid unmistakable Waroiug S "A penalty ot is fixed by law for Usiug this envelope for other tliuu official busiucss," j The servants of the Government's officers ought to be, for simple doconcy's sake, ftmorm tfia ia&l to break its laws. You have committed a serious offense?an offense which has none of tho elouicnts of a joke about it?and only plaiu and simple trench cry to ins duty 01; tlie part ol your superior 1 lie kindly and almost* ntfecliooate spirit which I have shown you is suQicieut evi- | donee that i do not wisli you any harm, but i indeed the reverse. So, if that treachery | shall intervene to shelter, you, I shall not < be sorry?as far as you individually are f concerned?but I should be unfaithful to j my citizenship if i did not at the same , time feel something of a pang to see a law < of tho land coolly ignored and degraded by t one ?f the very highest oflicers of the gov- ] eminent. As far as I am concerned you | are safe, unless you intrude upon me again, , in which case I may be tempted to bring < you before the courts myself Jor the violation of the law. There, now, receive my blessing. Go, and do not mix into other i people's affairs any more. Otherwise you i may pick up somebody who will feed disa- ; grecuolo words to you instead of sugar. 4 Mark Twain. 1 - ? Five Men Lynched hy Mistake ? Greenville, Miss., January 7.?City Marshal McGoirc, of Luko Providence, while attempting to arrest a number of flatboat men, was shot and killed. Fire men wore t arrested on suspicion and placed under ) guard. A number of McGuirc's relatives r broke into the room, opened fire, aud uior- 1, tally wounded and crippt d the othor tlnc^* The jury of inquest discovered that thf J man who killed tho marshal was James Grown, who escaped in a skiff, aud that the fivo who were shot wcro innocn* b IIow a Soldier Died.?Writing of a rilliaiit woman of Touuesscc, a Courier i ournul correspondent says : < Her father, a Baptist minister near Nashille, was refugced because ho refused an ith to tho Federal government. With a rgo family, ho took shelter in tcnaut cains near my father's homestead, on Buffalo aver, Tenuessce. He, his wife, one duughir and ono sou, died from the effects oi naccustouied exposures. This girl and no sisters fecured "rustic" schools as a icaus of support, ouo near Tennessee lliver. heir only reuiaiuiug brother crossed over 'euucssec lliver from Forrest's command > see his sisters, while on a scout. Ho !is "ronr.rfi>il" nml t'li.is (1 liv n. nnrt? of ankees to tho river, whero unfortunately gunboat cut off bis retreat. Ho dropped is arms iuto tho rivor, and was shot and )ft lyiug partly in tho water. The Yanecs then wcut to tho school house and told licsc girls their d?d rebel brother was -ounded, and that they could go to him, ut refused to allow any ouo else to go.? 'h j girls walked tho two miles through iiiu and uiud, and found their brother still live. They held hiui in their arms all ight, dark, cold and rainy, gave him water roin a shoe, and nest day, as tho Yankees ad gone, ho was buried iu a rude gravo car where ho fell. Will tho time over ouic when wo may do justice to the memory f our loved and lost without raising a howl f the '-bloody shirt ?" One Cent Coins.-?An official of the 'hiladclphia Mint says that the demand ar cents is so great that tho orders canuot o promptly filled. "There are parts of lie country," ho addfc, "where they are as are us gold dollars are here. In tho South he cent is almost uukuowu, the smallest oin being a five-cent piece. Rcceutly, iowevcr, there has boon some demand for hem from merchants in Georgia and Alaaina. In the far West there is but little all for thcuj, but when one gets to St. iouis, or cast of that poiut, then the cent ecouies familiar. Wherever there arc six ent fares on the street cars there is a deland from that city. Now, Louisville solum, if over, calls upon us, while Ciuciniuti is continually crying for the ouc-cout lieoc. New York consumes a big lot, and o do the Eastern States. Tho two-cent liece was u good help to us for a time, but r?.. u<J all that arc redeemed are recoined into mo-cent pieces. Couipetitiou in trade inireascs the demand for cents. Whenever etnil trade is briskest, then the cjut is lccded most." Speaking ok Toast, comparatively few mow what really good toast is. A hasty ingc of one or both sides does not make oast; nor do thin slices of bread dried hrough. Cut slices of uniform thickness, i plump half inch or ?ths inch : move irouud over a brisk fire, to have all parts oasted alike ; keep only so ucar the coals hat the pieces will be heated through when loth sides arc well browned. If the slight st point is blackened or charred, scrape it iff, or it will spoil the flavor of the whole, if covered with an earthen bowl, it will ;ecp both warm an i moist. A clean towel ir napkin will answer if it is to go at oucc o t\ic table. But, nobody can make good oast out of poor bread. Stale bread may >e used for milk-toast; sour broad may be mprovod by toasting it through ; heavy jreud makes poor toast. Sweet, light bread, inlv a day old, or less, makes thcb.st toasl, ?Am. Agriculturist. SuiNU the IIailuoads.?The following isolation has been unanimously adopted jy the city council of Augusta : Whereas, it has been represented to the ail road committee of the cilv council and uayor that thcaChurlotte, Columbia and Au;usta Railroad have violated tho contract altered into with the city council of Ait;usia, not to discriminate in freights against he merchants and business of this city, aid contract entered into in 1807 ; be it hcrcforo Resolved. That the mayor of the city be, tud he is hereby, authorized to hayirocccmngs msntatcd against said Churultc, Columbia and Augusta Railroad in he sum of $100,000, it being the amount if stipulated damages agreed to be paid for violation of said couttuct. Tiie Ghouls in Richmond.?"It has transpired that grave robbers Lave been at work exhuming dead bodies by wholesale IrOlM Oak wood Cemetery, situated in the eastern suburbs of Richmond, Va. It is known now that over forty bodies, mostly if colored people, have been stolen since the cool weather set in, and shipped to medical instilutiouu iu diflbrcut parts of the OOUniry. The attention of tliQ Council colli 111 1 f f <?A All AAlll A# ATI AC WflQ <> ?1114 > 11 t A flliu matter sguio time ago by the keeper of Oukwood Cemetery, but uo action was taken.? i'lie affair baa created great excitoui :nt among the people living in the viciuity ol the cenietery." ^ UN.NKL.?Col. Wui. Johnston, of this city, has received information from Gov. Jam* that he aud Ci'pt. 13. M. Cook, of Franklin, tho other mumpers of the board of internal improvements, wilk other invited guests, mostly prominent {Ontlcmcn from the eastern part of the State, .vonld he in Salisbury last night en route to the head of the Western North Carolina llailroad, to go on the first train hrough the Swnunanoa tunnel in the Rlue Uidgo mountains. Tlio completion of the uiiii d is an event in tlie history of the road tvhieh deseives to ho marked by somo spo;ial ceremony.? Charlotte Observer. ' If you marry Graco," exclaimed an rate father to his son, "I will cut you off vithout a cent, and you won't havo so much ;s a piece of pork to boil in the pot."? 'Well," replied the young man, '-Graco heore meat." And he immediately went in icarcli of a minister.? Cincinnati Saturday Niyht. The two Barnwell papers each have tlie 'largest circulation in tho county," while ho "cheapest paper in the State" is pubished at several different places. Wo do lot lay claim to either of the abovo superiitives. but ours is the ln*l paper published ? in tho town of .Johnston.? Edyrfield Monitor. ? ? A feminine proverb is: A bird on the outlet is worth two ou tho tenst. I Wont and I Will.?The iuiportaii ;?nd nstouibhing news is telegraphed from Gon. Grant's mysterious ''intimate friood" ?who has the information prudootly dated at Washington?that "while the ex-President will not do anything to cueourngo Ilia nomination for another term"?(ahem !j he will not object to the use of his name, ai d has told some of his friends as much." But he resolutely insists that he "will uot utter one word" on the subject, rfowevcr, he desires it to be added, that if he receives the nomination for a third term, "it will be gratefully accepted." William filler's GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE, EAST UNION, a HE LOW TIIE TOST OFFICE. I RESPECTFULLY invite the attention of the |j people of Union County to my GENERAL ASSORTMENT f< o AND LOW PRICES OF MERCHANDISE, Consisting of every article usually found in a well assorted stock of c n FAMILY GROCERIES, * AMONG WHICH ARE Sugars of nil grades, Tea and Coffee, lSncon and Lard, Flour and Fresh Meal, Fine Ilanis and Salt Fish, Crackers of nil varieties, Molasses of all kinds, AND THE FOLLOWING < t CANNED GOODS : Roust Ilccf. Minee Moat, Turkoj ami Duck. t hicken uml Hum. Gamo and Beof, Oysters and Sardines, Lobsters and Salmon Canned Fruits end Vegetables. .readies, Apples, Pears, Pino App^s, Tomatoes, Corn. Ready Made Clothing. Brogaii Shoes. Persons wishing to purchase arc invited to cnll and examine my gocds and prices, cs I know I can please them in belli. Don't forget the place?next store to the Baptist Church. WM. ELLER. Oct 24 43 ly Marble Work! I HAVE A LAftOE STOCK OF PLAIN MA11BLE WORK OX HAND, WHICH I WILL SELL AT YERY LOW PRICES, Hanging from OO to 00 per Sell. LKTTKHING ?:l PIT. 100 LKTTKKS. I am prepared at all times to Make On ^liort TVotieo, Larcc (lrauiln and MarUlft A FULL COLLECTION OF DESIGNS ON IIAND. W. A. XlClI0LS03i. Aug 22 *70 :14 Jy Cooking and Heating Stoves. f&HT +S*^ Til KUE is no aaltool lilt* ?>f>*ri?nee, iro sttniulus like success ; nnd for lmig and continued efforts to lighten and lessen the labors of the household, shorten the tiuie and reduce the cost of cooking, there has been given no grcntet evidence of the fact than the number of Stoves sold by tne in the |>ast year, resulting in {tart from the popularity of the Stoves en hand and to arrive, which are unrivaled in appearance, tineqnaled in operation, unsurpassed in efli> cicncy and unexcelled in economy of fuel. FOIt SALE BY J. II. RODGER. Oct 24 48 if Fur and Wool Hats. MEN'S & Hoys' Fur and Weal Hals of nil grades, for sale low by FOSTER & W1LKIN8. Dross Goods. 8 cents to $1 fit) per yard, at ? FOSTER Jt Wll.K 1 VB? GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS^ KKKIW Ureas SliirlM ami Collars, the cheap eat and best in the mai ket. Keep's Shirts, laundried, $1. Very superior Under-shirts, Urawers, Socks, llandkerehirfs. Scarfs, Ac., Ac. HICK & McLUKK. Oct 10 11 tf Old PaporN loir Mule. jplNQUIKG at this cffice. Gent's Shirts. J GENT'S Merino and all wool under-ahir^.? Soinelhlng we can recommend. / j RICS ft McLtFR ' Not. 21 47 J * \w /^l (CEESSA* xgcco | GEORGE A. OLARK, j SOLE AGENT, 00 BROADWAY, >'EW Y0)KA Tlie distinctive features of this spool OoIomm re that it is made from the very finest 11 SEA ISLAND COTTON. M? Jg It is finished soft as the cotton from whs ffl 9 made ; it has no waxing or artificial fitiB tM ^9 eceivo the eyes ; it is the strongest, smuolcsfl uH nd most clastic sewing thread in the muAt M or machine sewing it lias no equal; it is una WHITE SPOOL^TW The Black is the most perfecj. JET BLAC^ Ms iter produced in spool cotton, being dyed Hdfl ystcm patented by ourselves. The colors NEW ANILINE PROCESS. ' endering them so perfect and brilliant thstH lressmakcrs everywhere use them instead sewing silks. | A Gold Medal was awarded this spool cotton H it l'nris. in 1878. for "crrcat strcnirth":nnd "aren-^l jralexccllence," being tho highest award given H for spool cotton. We invite couiparion and respectfully ask lalies to give it n fair trial and convince them- ! (elves of its superiority over all others. I ? To be had nt wholesale and retail at | FOSTER & WILKIN'S*"- P. M. COHEN'S. | Oct. .1 40 CnJ FOR SAlTE" | A. T NO. 1, EAST UNIOAj THE GRIP COTTON TIE, IlES'Mx t/SJll 52 J A BUNDLE, ? I * dOOLBS. BLUE STONE, 1 300EES. COPPERAS, LUBRICATING OILS for all kinds of machinery?from a LEVER WATCH TO A STEAM ENGINE, LEATHER OIL, LINSEED OIL?RAW AND BOILED, KEROSENE OIL, TURPENTINE, , PAINTS OF ALL KINDS?DRY AND IN OIL. VARNISHES, f PAINT BRUSHES, WINDOW GLASS AND l'LTTY, if GLUE OF ALL KINDS, ft II. F. ItiW LS. M Oct. 17 42 , JLt JL TIME TAIILE OI ITIE 11 Spartanburg & Aslieville R. R j asp 1 S.U. A . RAUKOAD. fiyaMgasgg^ _ | T? go Into Effect, Monday, June 2, IS70 * DOWN TRAIN. I , UP TRAIN. j Arlvc. J Leave. | STATIONS, j A rive. Leave. f. (iOiwn llvmlcsonville. 0 20 0 10 l-'lat Knelt. I> 03 n 25 t'olemana 5 45 6 40 a ill fi 55 Saluda 5 80 [ 7 10 Melrose 5 15 7 40 Tryon City 4 45 7 50 {Landrtima 4 :io I 8 JO jCampobella | 4 10 j 8 34 Human 4 00 8 40 |Camiit?n I a ooptn I 9 00 lAir-I.ilio Jllll? ni 3 30 I 9 30 am S|>nrlaiil>ur({ <J 30 10 u:j iJ'ucukt l id 10 50 III 00 iUuiou 2 03 2 ft? ;11 27 iSaiitue , 1 40 ill 47 Plah l>aiu 1 25 12 05 IShfllon 1 lO 12 15 LylosFord 1 00 12 30 12 47 St rut hers 12 45 pm 12 4fi S 7 1 >Hi I IAIBWU I H# ?wj"u * Breakfast. f Dinner Jtv~ Trains on S. A A. Road will Iks run by A. J AS? ANDERSON, " Superintendent. LUBRICATING CASTOR Oil? . FOR GREASING CAllllIA(<!F^ RIGGIEN, Ac, ) Fpr Sale by B. F. RAWLS No. 1, East Union. May 23 21 tf SAMUEL S. STOKES, , TRxAL justice, I t Villon , 11., *' All business in the jurisdiction of a 'lriJm /A tice attended lo will, promptness. Ollice over Slcedmun & Bawls' law Lad Ion Cloaks and AN attractive line of Indies cloakn^fudInfll test novelties iu shawls. II RICE & McLURE. flS Oct. 10 41 ,r,W? SIMMONS' LIVER ^fl Medicines and mis. j 1 Fop Sale by B". P. RAWES', '% fl Sole Agent. J| I ? No I East I.' ii ion. BBlI flpt 17 An ,e rl *r-s COW PBA8 WANTED T fl by U. F. BAWtS. J Oct. 17 42 | FliicM IkraiMld of YoIhicco. 1 su ell ho ad, m suel, l. jiov t>, iajcy urxroy, OUT OF TIIE HI'lAf ^9 a old en eagle, f sun r south, J ?B oa te city fine cut; fl H B. P. ftAWll' fl No 1 l.uat LJp?- V Oct. 17 42 flf in nnmu- t\? vu?. l ?VJVUV/1UB. 1/1 jr JUIU^O ? ^ J7U)R which the bigbeat market priee wUmK^1 - paid, b) J. H. RObdKU. July 95 SO If WAHTEfc, riORX. TEAS ASD IIIDKS, fcriup (hem to L/ D. K. ll.VWLS Mid gel '? g^J price. Dec 5 *a u ;