Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A $">0,000 Tl".AN.? Fntnk Siddall, of Philadelphia. has been breaking the tenth commandment all sommer over J. M. Hill's pacing horses, Weetniont find Lorene. He aaw them travel in Chicago recently, and he became more desirous than ever to possess them, lie tried to induce Mr. Hill to put n price upon them, but without success. In New York lute Saturday afternoon Mr. Ilill dropped into Nusli & Crook's restaurant for luncheon and ran into a party of friends, among whom wasSiddAll. and remarked that he never knew Mr. Ilill to be guilty of unbusinesslike conduct hut once. "When was that?" asked Mr. Ilill. "When you refused to name a price for Westmoat and Lorene," said Mr. Siddnll,."and 1*11 bet you the wine for the party that you don't dare to name your price now." Y'ou'U certainly lose if you bet with me oil that sort of thing." "Well, it's a go, anyway." "All right, my price is $*>0,000," said Mr. Hill. Mr. Siddall whipped out a check hook, drew a check for that sum. handed it to Mr. Ilill, Mild proceeded to pny his bet before the nstonislicd theatrical nnuiiiger realized thai the pacers were no longer his properly. Mr. Hill purchased Wcetniont and Lorcneabout a yenr and a half ago, paying $20,000 for the former and $5,000 for the latter. Wealmont is one of the most famous f acing horses ercr on the American turf, ami has a record in double harness of 2 11J. I.orene is a six yenr old mare, with a record of 2 lojj, and has paced a quarter of a mile in priratc in 0 81 J. She won 21 out of 2o rac.oa iiui vadium, and has won esery race she lias started in this season. Mr. Hill wits offered $87,000 for the pair in Boston last winter, but <lid not care to sell, lie had no idea that Mr. Siddall would take htm up and only named what he considered to he a big figure, because he would not take n "bluff."? New York Times. To Get KioofCockuoaciies. ? A correspondent writes as follows*; '1 beg to forward you an easy, clean, and certain method of eradicating these loathsome insects from dwelling houses. A few years ago my house was infested with cockroaches (or clocks, as they arc called here), and I was recommended to try cucumber peeling as a remedy. 1 accordingly, immediately hefore hedti e. strewed the floor of those parts of the house most infested with the vermin with the green peel, cut not very thin, from the cucumber, and sat up half an hour later than usual to watch the effect. Before the expiration of that time the floor where the peel lay was completely covered with cockroaches, so much so that the vegctnble could not be seen, so voraciously were they engaged in sucking the poisonous moisture from it. 1 adopted the same plan the following night, but n y visitors were n<>t nearly so numerous ? I should think not more than a fourth of the previous night. On the thir l night I did not discover one ; but anxious to ascertain whether the house was quite clear oft hem. 1 examined the peel after 1 laid it down about half an hour, and perceived that it was covered with myriads of minute cockroaches, about the size of a flea. 1 therefore allowed the peel to remain till inoriug, and front tint moment 1 have not seen a cockroach in the hutiae. It is a very oli building, and I enn assure you that the above remedy only requires to be lie persevered in for three or font nights to cotnple ely eradicate the pest. Ol course it should he fresh etieu tn her peel evert It igltt.' ? Confectioner'* Journal. ? - - Newspaper Business ani> Failures.?Tn Reporter, a i ooil and well edited weekly, es tnblishcd at Prosperity, Newberry County, sii inonthsago. announces its own suspension. \\t are sorry for it, tint expected nothing else. I is a law as unchangeable and irresistible n< fate that no amount of genius, talent and bar* work will make a newspaper succeed when there is not actual need for it, and tbnt no news paper can be successfully conducted when i exceeds the journalistic calibre of its commit than they have, and they usually find news paper men who will agree with Ihein until tin actual receipts and disbursements present s *ivid and instructive contrast. That is win every livo and growing community has tin memory of many wrecked newspapers. Bu usually the effort to found a newspaper is con tinued until the right man and the right con difions meet, and then the one success arise: from among the remnants of many failures. The Xews may be regamed by some as an ex ception to this rule, but it is not. It wa< founded at tho time when Greenville wns or her first great boom and there was a political and commercial need for it. But fourteen attempts to force a second daily newspaper here in advance of the demand and an effort tc make the AVtr.t enough of a newspaper for a city of 2.1,000 people have been dismal failures. ? (JreinriUe Xens. What Doks it Mkan.?President Tahnnge ol tho South Carolina railway has for tho pasl two or three days been taking a trip over th? Columbia and Greenville railrond and part ol the Asheville an I Spartanburg road. Is the "Old Reliable" about to buy up or gel control of these roads?" It looks that way The acquisition of the?c lines would be a greai benefit to the South Carolina railway, and we aro told that the present company who own that road have nbundnnt means to make tlx p urchase if they find it to their interest to d( so. Colonel Talnuige cainc down ftom Spar, tanburg yesterday afternoon and went or through to Charleston. ? Columbia Rvcord, Mr. Robert Maxwell, died at Pendleton or the 17th inst., afier an illness of several months, which he bore most patiently. lie was borr on the 22nd day of July, 182-1, consequently was in his sixty second year. Before the wat he was a member of the S. C. house of rcprescn tatives from Pickens county for two terms, and a member of the senate for one year. He went into the army in company *K' 4th regiment, ol S. C. Infantry, and in the first battle of Manassas showed great courage and cool gallantry as the color bearer of the regiment. He was wounded in the battle of Seven Tines, where he also displayed gallantry. Uio Corns Tickiso.?Last week at Hugh Robinson's a race at cottoa picking came otf between William Robinson, white, who picked 418 pounds and John Brooks, colored, who picked 4lb pounds. l'erry Valentine, colored, picked 318 pounds in a day on It. C. Brownlcc's place, near L>uc West, and was running no race. Boss Robinson ami John Clinkscales, of I.evel Laud, picked 380 pounds in three and a half hours. John says this was his first day nnd that he can pick l,.r>00 pounds a day when he is in practice.?Abbeville Medium. An Entrbfrisixo, Rklia iilk Hot;sn.?J. W. I'otey & Bro.?can always bo relied upon, not only to carry in stock the best of everything, byt to secure the Agency for such articles ns have well-known merit, and are popular with the people, thereby sustaining the reputation of being always enterprising,and ever reliable. Having secured Hie Agency for the celebrated Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, will sell it on a positive guarantee. It will surely cure end every affection of Throat, Lungs, and Chest, and to show our confidence, we invite you to call and get a Trial Bottle Free. Some despicable rogue has stolen the pencii with which Gen. Grant wrote his last brief messages. Some thieves are mean enough to steal Grant's body if they could accomplish it without detection?hence thegnard that watches over his remains. #???? My daughter has taken the itedicine faithfully, according to directions, and her health and spirits are now perfect. The humor is all gone from Iter face. 1 wish every amious mother might know what a blessing Ayer's Sarsapnrilla Js in such cases. ?lic (?(ilrrlt!i) olnicrn ?imcs. B. M. STOKES, Editor. UNION, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 18Ro. SUBSCRIPTION?$2 00 PER ANNUM. Q?Su-All cotton picking is suspended. It lias.becti rniuiiig off nnd cn for two days. Mr. Jas. II. (joss, our former I'ostmaster, is lying seriously iil. from heart disease, nt his rcsidenco here. - ?- ? A short, Hal steel key was found in Mrs. Sharkey's store lust week and left at this office for the owner. We regret to state that Mr. D. C. Gist, our accomtuoduting l'os:must, had a cabin on his fartu destroyed by fiio Inst week. ag*_ An old-fushioued sight greeted us at the cotton platform lust Monday, in the shape of nino baies of eoltou on one wagon, from Newberry. var Among the numerous candidates put forth for positions on the Ftnte Ticket, we sec tIt0 mime ol our out menu, e?i x?. uan, in warmly spoken of for Lieut. Governor. Miss Lily W hillock will please nccopt ciur ihunks fur n bag of the last peaches in the ortjhnrd. They were very nice, and little Lily will long be remembered for her delightful treat. A horrible tragedy was committed in Austin, Texas, last Sunday night, in which n colored man and three colored women were brutally murdered by a negro biute named "Duo" Woods. He was captured iu n cotton Held. ? ? ?. Sufferers from the effects of quinine, used as a remedy for chills and lever, should try Ayer's Aguo Cure, a powerful tonic bitter, wholly vegetable, without a particle of any noxious drug. It acts promptly, brenkiug the chill, curing the fever, and expe lit g the poison, yel leaving no harmeful effect upon the patient. litif" At no time since we have been publish ing a newspaper have we feit the scarcity o money so much as we do now ; and at no litnt since we have been publishing the Union Times have so many of our subscribers been so greatly in arrears ns they are now. Of this we do no complain, fur we know that they have not beet able to pay this year as they wished, becausi , there bus been no money in. the county ; bu wc hope they will make an effort to help us n; curly as possible (h s Full and Winter, for wi 1 assure llieiu we are grea'.ly in need of mouey ! 8?- By an oversight 011 our part, we dh I not read the proposition of our cotcmponiry, tin ' Marion Star, a few weeks ago, to put our towns man Maj. L>. A. Townsciul on the State ticke for Superintendent of Education. t o man ii ' the State has greater qualifications for that po l sition than Mnj. Townseiul, while his long ex i perience as n successful teacher and as Schoo 1 Commissioner of this county, has given him 1 | practical acquaintance with the school laws niu ? all the requirements necessary to make our Pub - lie School system effective and popular. I A Shooting Scrape. J On-A\ ednesuuy inoruing last an uufqrtunati " Tn tTTeVpper part of this county, between Mr j Farr and a young man by the name of Tob v Scott, in which the latter was shot and danger ' ouslv wounded in the breast by the former. Tli f , reports that have reached us, as to the causi . and circumstances of the difficulty, arc so con " flictiug that we think it prudent not to givi ' any of them. It is feared that Scott is fatallj wounded. ? ?. - - ? Court Next Week. The Fall term of Court for this county wil commence next Monday, Judge Witherspoon t< 1 preside. ' The sessions docket is pretty well crowdet with cases and our jail has about 2t> prisoners in it. Most of thcin arc awaiting trial, whih a few are serving short sentences. There nr< three cases of homicide on the docket, but a: j two of the principals have not been arrested; f only one of the cases will he tried, i. c., that ol Charles Jeter, constable, for killing a colored man, llobson, in attempting to arrest him. Railroad Banquet at Spartanburg. , We acknowledge the receipt of 1111 invitation ! to attend a hnnoucl i<> he sriven l?v the eiir/om ' of Spartanburg, on Tuesday evening. Octobci | 13tli, to celebrate the completion of the Greenwood Laurens and Spartanburg llailroad, which now connects Spartanburg and Augusta. 1 If possible we shnll be with our neighbors on | that important occasion to mingle our rejoicing , with theirs in the opening of n new avenue ol trade through the upper portion of the State, front which Spartanburg must draw new life and increasing prosperity. r New Advertisements. P. M. Colt en & llao, comes to the front this 1 week in our columns announcing to the people of the county that they have received their Pall and Winter Stock of goods and invite an inspection. This is one of the oldest and most reliable houses in town, and we feci not the least hesitancy in recommending the firm of Cohen k Bro. to our readers as being gentlomen well worthy their patronage and esteem. Their Stock is large, varied, and well selected, and their prices aro down to the wants of the present tight times. Call on them. Laurrns G. Youno. It is truly gratifying to us to know that this worthy and entorprising young Merchant is meeting the seccess that his merits entitle him to. His store has truly be come the headquarters for everything that is fresh, good and enticing in (lie lines of Family groceries and the delicacies of the table. No man deserves success more than Laurens G. Young does, and no man appreciates tho business favors of his fellow citizens more than he. M. G. Pattkuson, is a new candidate for the patronage of our citizens. He has come to Union with the intention of becoming identified with all the best interests of the citizens of the county, and only asks of the people a fair and honorable trial. Ilissloek is choice aud attractive, and our readers may find it greatly to their advantage to call on hiui. ItongnsoK & Grimhai.i.'h poetic advertisement will naturally attract attention, but their greatest attraction is inside tho store, among the elegant assortment of goods they arc rcceving. Perhaps they will make a more liberal show next week. % ? South Carolina's Exhibit. Tito magnificent exhibit of the resource* of South Caroliua, which attracted so much attenr 1 tion at tho World's Exposition at New Orleans, Itns been brought to the Stnte and, under the i cure and management of the Agricultural So- t ciety of South Carolina, will bo re-arranged and ] exhibited at the next annual Fair pf that Society, i in the city of Charleston, which will open on 1 the '23d day of November, next. t It is the wish of tho Society to make the November exhibit even more complete and attract- : ive than it was in New Orleans, and for that pur- i pose Commissioners have been appointed in overy t county to receive such additions to the exhibit 1 as the citizens, particularly the ladies, may i think would increase its interest and more fully 1 display the industries and resources of tho State. i To give our readers a more conirrehca^vc idea of the aims and intentions of the Society, ? we give below extracts from a circular handed ' us by Mr. W. A. Nicholson, of this to^i, who 1 with Mr. R. S. Thomas, of Santuc, have been 1 appointed Commissioners for Union county: I " In order that tho people of South Carolina may more generally see tho grand exhibit of the resources of their State, which attracted so miK-li iiltrntion at the recent New ()rln?no K?,uv. sition. tlic State Doard of Agriculture lias allowed, and the Agricultural Society of South Carolina has undertaken, its re-arrangement and re-exhibition at Charleston. It will form the basis of the Annual Industrial Exhibition of the Society, and added to it, there will be a splendid exhibit of the handiwork of the women oDaAp*oliua, many South Carolina inventions nndnm>ductions, and a tine display of articles descriptive of life and habits of our people in the present, compared with those of one hundred years ago, showing the changes and improvements in that time. There will he allowed no display of mere shop goods, nor the peddlars and pop-corn men who crowd tho ordinary fairs of the country. No displays of any article manufactured or produced outside of South Carolina will be pcrmiti ted, except such articles as are in general use, 1 illustrative of the centennial progress referred to above. It is intended to make tho Exhibition one typical of South Carolina. i i The various transportation lines centering in Charleston, will make attractively low rates of t fare, to induce all to visit the exhibition. hor further particulars, address E. L. Roche, Secretary, Charleston, S. C. For the Roman's Department.?The exhibit nt " New Orleans was sadly deficient in a proper f representation of the handiwork of the women , of Carolina. To them we appeal to contribute their work, the evidences of their skill, taste and industry, in the parlor, in the pantry, and in the workshop. The Society proposes npprol printing the large annex to their building to the , Woman s Department, nnd hope that the fair hands of the duughtcrs of Carolina will ftU it to B its utmost capacity. 1 Inventions.?Models or drawings, if the nrtii clc cannot he exhibited, of South Carolina ine vent ions of all kinds, whether pntcntcd or nut. Fightecnth Century Relies.?To show the social * and industrial progress of the State in tlic last . hundred years, it is particularly desired to have loaned to the Society, and of which the greatest L' care will he taken, old articles of the iMthccn. ?> > D.?l. no . t?i.H,lt?>.l -?!.?I I implement.'*, mechanical tools, implements niul machines, carriages, w..gons and other vehicles, 1 articles of household use, articles of dress, articles of ornuiuent and art. A full history of - each article, and the name of its present owner, I is requested, that it may be attached to nitd exhibited with the article. II J'roducls.?In every county of the State, apeci1 mens of the products, minerals and manufactures, - and anything which is of special interest or advantage to the Stale?exhibiting or developing its resources. . - % Tobacco Culture- ^ publish ah Utile BIB *luiiipmiivu?n?k?**-jwstMo tWv the cultivation of Tobacco. It is taken ftjm the A'rictand Courier and was written for that paper by an intelligent practical tobacco ra/ik-r of long experience, and we ask our fnrmcrs.to ^ve it a careful perusal. The cultivation of tobacco has workod wonB dcrs in Western and middle North Carolina, and. unlike cotton planting in this county, has put money in the Farmers' pockets and made them independent. It is as sure a money crop ns cot1 ton, while the time of cultivation is just between > the times when ?*. t ton requires most urgent labor. T' rep- ;a from the Tobacco crops in I mark mnkr ii a far more profitable cr ,? than ' cotton. ' .ins done' more towards improving > the financial condition of the farmers and the i general improvement of Western and Middle i North Carolina than the cotton crop ever did or ' ever will in South Carolina. f We aro told that nearly the whole of Union county is admirably ndnptcd to the raising of first quality tobacco, and we nrc assured that if our fanners will make it a crop of suflicieiit importance a warehouse ami factory will he at once established here and a regular market opened for it. If it is possible to get our farmers <>ut of the old cotton rut now is the time for them to make the effort. Tobacco will command the cash, and more of it to the acre than cotton. In our next we shall give the mode of cutting 'f and curing the tobacco crop. .?. . The most reliable agent for destroying and i expelling worms from children arul adults is Shriner's Indian Vermifuge, 2.r> cents a bottle. Try it. Every bottle guaranteed to give satisfaction. Mastor's SalesWe have transforreu .lie Master's Sales for next Monday to our first page, and call special attention to them. Beneath the Mas id Sales will lie fottnd the imperative order of the county comuiimtioijcrs to clean out the streams, to which we call special attention, as the commissioners are determined to enforce the law. ? Personal Mention. Miss Mary Jeter of Fish Darn, is visiting her Aunt, Mrs. J. T. Douglass. Miss Sallie Stringfellow is visiting friends in Chester. Mr. T. C. Duncan has returned from his wedding trip, leaving his bride with his father, in Spartanburg. Thomas looks like the happiest man in town, except the Captain, Bflju The vicinity of Jacksonville, Fl*, is deluged with rain, and railroad travel is almost suspended. Washouts are reported on n number of railroads. - - - Four negroes wero taken out of the Chatham Co., N. C., jail on the night of Ci?28th ult., and lynched. The negroes wero charged with murdering l he Gunter family, two agnd I - . . - - persons and one child, and the Finch family, two sgetl persons and a colored hoy. < * Udcklrh's Aknica "Sai.vb.?The best Me# in the world for Cuts, llruises, 8orrs, Uleet, Salt Rheum, Pever Sores, Tetter, Chapped finnds, Chilblain#, Corns, and all skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect aati# 1 'faction, or mouey refunded. Price '2b cent* pw bo*. For sale by J. W. Posey & Hro. July ly( ' ! * Interesting Notes From Asbury. Mr. Kditob : A fow words ftroin Asbury may MS rend with some degree of interest. We are now in earnest gathering cotton, as it s opening rapidly. The amount mado in this usction will be much less than the splendid prospect in July indicated. The drought in August o seriously damaged the cotton that the stalk is ess than it was in July, and is without any August crop. I am loth, Mr. Editor, to look upon the dark tide of the future, but the outlook for the niuchmposed-upon farmer is not very encouraging. Although liis corn is very good, yet his oats and sheat arc nearly consumed, and he is in debt for his fertilizers and supplies. Let us figure a ittlo for tho poor farmer. We will take our own market (GafTnoy) for illustration : The maximum amount shipped from GaflFncy in inc season (wo arc informed) is about 7,000bales. The Trough Shoals Factory will take at loast 1500 bales from the Gnffney market, leaving about 5,500 bales for Gaffnoy. There has been 28,000 bushels corn sold at GafTncy this year, which will take 700 bales of cotton ; 3,000 tons guano will tako 2,(MX) bales cotton to pay it, leaving not 2,000 bales to pay for the great amount of bacon, flour and sundries that lins been credited outhv the merchants. Besides, there is a great amount of these 2,000 bales will be sold by men who arc not indebted for their supplies. Now, Mr. Editor, if you can tell us how our country can prosper under such a system of farming, wo will proclaim you Solomon the Second. Capital is gravitating every year under tho power of the few. The small farmer, at a general thing, is becoming more and more straightened by every cotton crop lie tries to make, and unless we turn nhout our course, immediately, there will be a speedy crash. N. Keep the 8treama Clear. Friend Stokics :?I was well pleased to soc in your paper of the 18th, nu order from our faithful and energetic County Commissioners requiring every one who owns or manages lands through which there is a running strcum to clear it of all trash, brush, logs, trees, etc. This is right and just. It is a good move in the right direction, nnd if faithfully done and regularly kept up, as tho drainage law directs and requires, it will go a great way towards making higher and better banks to our streams, and consequently reclaim nnd put into cultivation a great deal of our river, creek and branch lands that arc now in swamp nnd marsh, and too low for planting purposes in an ordinarily seasonable year. But there is nuotlicr great evil that seems to be almost entirely overlooked on most of our plantations and farms ; that is, the washing of the sand into these streams from our hillsides and gullie*. You require me to clear the trash, brush, logs and trees front my stream, but you do not say n word to mo, although I send down into the same stream all the sand and dirt that I own, and fill it so full that it ruins not only my land by washing it nwny, but ruins also all the lauds lielow and uImivc me on the same stream. All 1 have to do is to keep out the trash, brush, logs and trees, and I do no linrm. Now, this evil ought to be remedied. If owners of lnnda can be made to keep the streams clear of brush, etc., is it not just as reasonable, just as fair, just as equitable, to require them to stop the gullies from rolling the sand ruthlessly into the streams? Most of the streams in this county are what nre "cTcnflnfl to 'clear llicmse^c* ft'lbcy'AnTSftiSgl out. but have not the power to move the everconstantly accumulating sand from the thousands of ruinous gullies which pour the sand into them every time it rains. Where shall the help come from? Will farmers themselves do it? Will the Legislature look to it ? The sooner the better. X at Homk. For the Times. Spartanburg Dots. Quite a sensation was created here last Mon day, by the running away of a horse and wagor l>elonging to Mr. Kichnrd Blowers. The horse was frightened by an approaching train at tin Air I.ine Depot, and ran up Magnolia street, but was tinnlly stopped before much damage waj done. A supper was given to the Railroad linndt Inst Friday niglit, contributed by the citizens ol this place They enjoyed if much, uiul nftci supper strolled around (lie city until the lout whistle of the locomotive culled them to tin depot, where they ?U hoarded the train foi Woodruff, and left Saturday morning for Snvaiv nah Valley, where tlrcy will resume work. As the weather has now turned cool, tlx making of ice lias stopped nt the Palmetto let Factory. Mr. ilullett says he will have ship ped in a few days enough coal to supply tlx town. So, you see, he keeps us cool in summer and warm in winter. A large multitude of people from different parts of the county attended the Camp Mcetinj last Sunday. A very interesting sermon wat preached in the morning hy Rev. Mr. Arnold A number of converts were made during tlx meeting. Mr. L. G. Potter assumed the responsible duties of depot Agent at the G. L. & S. Hailroat last Monday. He is an energetic young man and worthy of the position. The first Passenger train on the G. L. & 8 Rond came up last Sunday evening, bringing n large crowd of visitors from along the lino. Cotton is rolling in very fast, but the average price is lather low at B.iKI. We have noticed the elegant sign of the No. 2 B. Hive store, painted by Mr. B. D. Glympli. It is neatly gotten up and shows well. We saw some fine job work last week that was done at the Union Timks Job Office. As this it a new enterprise added to the old Timkr Office, and under the management of Mr. L. II. Bosse, we wish for it all the success imaginable, for he is the right man in the right place. Will Murray, a white boy about 12 years old, was arrested Inst week, for tying and severely whipping a little t? year old boy. It is said that a bad beginning makes a good ending, but wo Uiink it will prove untrue in this instance. Crow. tgQu The llonea Path Plai*deaUr came to us this we'.c so much enlarged and improved in appearance that we had to take two looks at it before we could be satisfied that it was not one of those < mammoth weeklies' so common in the North. Mr. \V. 8. Gregory, an old typo of Union, ia the Kditor and Proprietor of the PlainHeaUr, and if liia luminous grows as rapidly as his paper lias in the post six months, William has urely strnck a rich gold rein. May you find your venture as profitable as it is capacious, neighbor Gregory. For the Time*. A Jaunt into the Mountains. Spartanbuno, S. I?., Sept. 2o. Mr. Editor.?I have just returned from a short summer jaunt into picturesque Western North Carolina. While it was not in the immediate vicinity of the mountains, for which that part of the State is so famous, it was in such close proximity to them, and from thi magnificent scenery scattered so proftisely around in all directions from those "eve lasting hills," 1 ifting their proud, blue heads nbove us, from the exhilinrnting air that wafted in refreshing breezes from their topmost peaks, we felt indeed, that we were once again in the midst of the dear old Blue Itulge. Such arc the surroundings of Lincolnton, North Carolina, one of tho most charming towns of that State?truly one of the most delightful places that I have visited in many long years. It is quite an antique town in appearance, and at one time partook much of the spirit of her State's representative, Rip Van Winkle ; but in IUIO ng? ui prugrc95 BIIO IIHB grnspcu mu means that were within her reaoh, ami has built faotories?bolhcoltou and woolen?paper miltsand railroads, and she is now on ths high roaii to prosperity. Her citizen* aro remarkable for their education, refinement and hospitality. Just two miles south east of Lincolnton, nestles in a luxuriant valley, one of the most charming rotreats in the world, formerly known as "Verdant Vale," but now more generally recognized as Burton Spring. Being a portion of Lincolnton, it partakes of all those charms belonging to the formpr place, with the great addition of one of the finest mineral springs in the United Stntes. This water is a sure specific for many of "the ills which flesh is heir to;'' its prominent qualities being chalybeate ? sulphur, magnesia, and other minerals in smaller proportion. It is light, soft, and digestible; in taste somewhnt resembling rain water; and after taking the largest draughts of it, there is no uncomfortable feeling in consequenco, as is often experienced in drinking other mineral water. It has received the highest endorsement from some of the most skilled physicians of North Carolina, who have* certified, without solicitation, that it is an antidote for dyspepsia, liver disorders, impure blood, and all thoso diseases arising therefrom. It has beon most especially beneficial to dyspeptics? and among them are the aged, decrepitbusiness men, many of whom spend their summers at Lincolnton, so as tc get the water fresh from the spring, and in the winter season it is shipped to their homes, where the effeots are the same, as it can be sent any distance, and, if properly corked, can be preserved pure any length of lime, retaining still that effervescent quality which rivals the inost sparkling cliampagoe. Some of the most prominent citizens of Col umbia, after using Buffalo Lythia and other noted water in the United States, found upon a fair trial, that the Burton Spring water was the proper antidote for them, producing in a complication of diseasos a sure and positive cure. These patients hnve never visited the spring, but had the water sent to them, evincing most clenrly it was tho water alone that possessed the virtue of a cure. In other instances there are relaxation from business, chauge of scene and climate, association with agreeable company, together with the whatever virtue there is in the water itseir to i bring about good results. i The spring is now owned by Ma}. H. W. > Burton, and with that generosity so characteristic of a Linolnite he has been allowing all to s come and partake freely and gratuitously of this healing fountain of pure health-giving water. With Lincolnton's railroad facilities this spring is mnde ,quite ncressihle from all - points. From what I know personally of this t water, and after reading hundreds of certificates i verifying as to the marvelous cures it has made, > in their various and respective instances, I felt constrained to impart my knowledge to * suffering buiunnity, hoping it may be the means of brluging light out of chaos, and life out of t death. f While a guest at Burton Spring 1 witnessed f a very singular phenomenon and one that puzI zled the brains of many scientific men, and in 3 which all failed to give a satisfactoy explanar lion. It was "the picture on the wall." In - the south-cast corner of Maj. Burton's residence is an antiquated little room, and while the res mainder of the house was renovated, this one 8 little nook remained the same, as it contained - "the picture on the wall." In the east window 3 there hangs an old time shutter of solid plank, . in which there is a small aperture, caused by the decay of a light wood knot ; into this small opening ihe rays of light penetrate, and diverg? ing from the top and bottom of the different ohs jects, cross eao.i other in passing through this aperture, while upon the opposite wall is cast i one of the most beautiful inverted pictures I ever saw, representing with great beauty and > distinctness whatever is in front of the apertI ure ,* all the objects having their proper rcla tions of light and shadow, and their respective colors. The rose bushes only a few feet distant assume the magnitude of trees, and their > blooms with all their gorgeous colors are vivi dly before you in this wonderful picture, varied i with nature's moving panorama of stalely horses, graceful fowls, and above them is portrayed the blue dome of heaven with the dappled clouds, presenting in all a picture as magnificent, grand and beautiful as the most i exquisite oil painting. i With the altrao'.ions of beautiful landscape, life giving water, soenery within and scenery from without, all surronnded with a noble hosi pitslity, do you wonder that 1 left Uurton Spring overflowing with enthusiasm, filled with appreciation, and rooognixing them as nature's gifts from "nature's Qod." K. As Answan Wastro.?Can any one bring us a case of Kidney or liver Complaint that Electric Sitters will not speedily oure? We say they can not, as thousands of oases already permanently cured and who are daily reoominendin* Klatrlo Iliti?r?a wilt Disease, Diabetes. Weak back, or any urinary ooruplaint quickly oured. They purify the blood, regulate the bowels, and not directly on the diseased parts. Every bottle guaranteed. For sale at 50o. a bottle by J. W. Posey & Bro. A child tossing in its sleep indicates worms. An army of them are at work eating the vitals away. One dose of Shrinsr's Indian Vermifuge will destroy them and save its life. fli.vcKuiNK in Aciitk NasalCatasbii ? Cotton saturated in glycerine and Introduced into ilia nares relieves the congestion at once. V OBITUARY. ~~ ASA PEARL, little daughter of Jasper aiul Francis E. Gibbs, two years four niontbs and fourteen days old, died of Tutrid sore throat September l'2th, 1885. A gloom is o'er the household A shadow dark and gray For death has crossed tho threshold And borne a flower away. It blossomed around the hearthstone In beauty pure and rare, It filled the home with gladness. Its presence was so fair. So mourn not heavy hearted, Nor question God's high will, Tho Master dootli all things right Though e'en we think them ill. And to each chastened spirit, O, God, do thou lie nigh, And whisper Father, Mother, Thy flower blooms on high. By a Fbiexd. Mrs. Milly E. Liltlejohn, wife of W. T. Littlejohn. died at the home of her husband, near Jonesville, 8. C., tho 2ith Augu t, 1886, aged 60 years 6 months and 22 days. Two mueh cannot be said in praise of this good woman, for it was really a great pleasure to know her. She had been a rnembor of the Baptist ohuroh fcr 33years, and duting all that time she enjoyed and manifested every day the religion site professed. She was a devoted wife, a kind and loving mother nnd a generous charitable neighbor, giving oflenco to none. Her last illness was of short duration, and while she suffered much, not a murmur or word of complaint escaped her lips. For several hours before her death she was consoious that tho end was near, but this did not excite her, for she could exclaim "I know tlint my redeemer livelh." She leaves a husband and four children ?two sons and two daughters?besides many other relatives and friends to mourn their irreparable loss. Well has her husband exclaimed since her death that "during my wife's life time my home was all sunshine, but now it is all darkness." Not long before she died she called her husband to her bedside, took him by the hand and requested him to meet her in heaven, then calling her oldest daughter, Miss Lula, told her she must take the place of mother in the household affairs, showing how cnlm and considerate she was in the dying hour. Then, confiding in a Saviour's love, she sweetly breathed her last. In the family burying ground near her home, on the same evening of her death, as the sun sank behind the western hills, her remains were deposited in the narrow tomb, there to remain until the judgment day, when she will take part in the first resurreotion. H. Cotton IVInrket. Union, October 1.?Hut little cotton coming in.and price* unchanged. ham 104 hales. l-ow middling k%; strictly low H]^(n H}?; middling R%@8-80; good middling 8>i(rti8.!K). Coi.i'MniA, September 29.?Market steady, Low middling 8%; middling 9; good middling 9*/?. Charleston, (September 29.?While the cotton market was quiet to-day tlie ton? wits "toady throughout, and holders obtained outside figures for nil grade*. The quotations of the Cotton Exchange were: Tinged 9; strict low middling, V'/fc middling, 'J'/i; strict middling 9%; good middling, 9 9-16; middling fnlr9%. Nkw Voiik, September 29.?Market steady. Sale* 674 bales. Upland, 10 1-16; Orleans, 10 S-16 ; new cotton offered at 6-16 under quotations. l.iVKRPOOf,, Scptemlier 29.?Noon?Cotton firm, wl th a fair demand; uplands, .l^yt; Orleans, 8 9-16d; sales 10,000 bales. BUSINESS LOCALS. Fresh soda and Graham crackers at Laubens O. Young's. For good and pure French candies go lo LaurensG. Youno'b. ????? Another lot of those fine Regal ' hams just received by Laurens G. Youno. Pw--? fcWrlj morn to stgawferfty , The people come iu crowds to see The Handsome Stock of R. & G. The Goods are Cheap, you must believe, When every township gives the praise. Cotton is low, the farmers' cry, Who will our Winter stock supply, At cheapest rales and honest goods? We cannot buy; no, not at all, Unless we buy from Kodebson & Griudall. We have on liend A Lot of New Moods, just from Market ROBERSON & GRIM BALL. Edisto Acid! Edisto Acid! ROBERSON & GRIMBALL. Go to J. O. HUNTER & GO'S For bargains in any and orery line. They will sell you GOOD GOODS AT BOTTOM PRICES. N NEW W PilBITlDlRIEffl New MaaSNew Goofls! Next Door to Poatoffice. #> I woultl inform (he citizens of Union oonot/ I lint I nm now receiving on J opening a full lino of Heavy and Fanoy Groceries. Confectioneries, Boots and Shoes, Dry Goods, Notions, TOBACCO AND CIGARS. All of wbioh I will aeli at * THE LOWEST CASH PRICES. ?# - My motto ia, "Quick salea and abort proMa." ???? MR. W. H. POOL, An obliging and courteoua gentleman, H ?(tb me, and will take great pleaaune in waiting en those who may call on as. All goods delivered within the corporate llmtlo FREE OF CHARGE. Call on ua before pnrehaaing elsewhere. N. CJ. IM TTIJINtiM. . Oct 2 * > ast ' I <