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SuBsriTUTB kou A Horse.? Chamber* Journal mentions a gentleman who, being prevented, by physical disqualifiuatioo, from continuing the exorcise on horseback which had always been so beoefioial to his health, was possessed with tho singular notion that it would be possible to construct a machine which, when seated upon, could be made to cvolvo the same action as a galloping horse. Tho inventor made his niachino ; it answered its purpose to his complete satisfaction ; and tbo tie* vice having been patented, it has recently been manufactured and brought bofore the public. Whimsical as is the purpose of the machine, it has, upon trial, bceu commended by many medical authorities, and won no little favor. The 'rider' seats himself upon an ordinary leather saddle, his feet being in fixed stirrups, and his hands graspiug a handle attached to a metal projection. The saddle is firmly attached to a small wooden platlorni below by uicaus of metal connections. This platform is suspended by leather strap-? from tho topmost extremities of four semicircular stool springs, which are firmly attuchcd at the bottom to the uictal foundation of tho machine. Seated upon the saddle, the operator cau be swayjd about Hi an uirccuous. Dencath tlie plutfurm arc four padded buffers?corresponding to tho horse's feet? and by the weight and motion of tho operator's body these buffers strike or buinpat each depression, upon the foundation below, so that, with a Siltlc practice, an automatic imitation of horse e^iCcTn be' produced. ^ The o^oufeut cau bo uiadc J cither very easy or very violent. l>y the full use of the handle, a good muscular action is given to tho cheat and lungs. For invalids aud all of a weak bodily constitution, the machine is strongly recommended. It is adjustable for the use ot persons of differeut stature aud weight; and for those condemned to sedentary employment, its daily use is said to be attended with bencticial results.?>Scientific American. Immense Destruction oeTexa-: cattI.e.?The storm which swept over Texas, last Thursday and contiuued with but little abatement up to Wednesday is without a parallel in the history of Texas in its exteut severity aud duratiou. Intelligence from the cattle regions of the State arc of the gloomiest aud most depressing character. The loss lu cattle will be groat and can not be approximated until the full extent of the damage inflicted by the iuteuse cold upou the stock interests is fully kuowu. From the southwest aud west ue.rs is received that the cattle are driven against fences and arc rapidly dying from cold. The loss will be unusually heavy. Froui llulesville iu the uorthwest, news comes that great prairie fires have occurred iu that section of the country, and /hat cattic are lying by the hundreds, from the cold carcasses strewing tho prairies, and that the loss will be enormous, no provision having been made for the care of cattle in those bleak districts, which aro devoid of everythiug except grass. The less of cattle in the Pan Handle trill be very great, although uo reliable reports have been received from that remote district. All the water pools and streams throughout heavy cattle growing districts of the State are frozen over hard, and adding to the gravity of the situation a heavy soovr storm set in Sunday night. Tex is, from the Sabine to the ltio Graudo, nud from lted rivv,r to the Gulf, is covered to a depth varying froui two iuchcs to one foot of snow. The death rate among the stock froui cold will reach frightful proportious and enter the millions. Weather Signals.?Shut the door! It is uo longer popular to kick the bed clothes off. Mosquitoes havo quit presenting their bills. 1...0 ~ A..i ,.r j ci^|/uaiivj uaa vui u? otjfic* The icicle has taken the place of the lawn mower. Shut the door! The garden spade has been knocked out by the snow shoval. The storm is couiiu^ to the front. The uiau with the red nose now blames the weather. The gate and the moonlight havechauged with the sofa and firelight. Shut the door! Mortgage your salary for a sleigh. Take a charcoal stove in swimming with you. Fans aro no loogcr de riyuer*. Shut the door!?Merchant Traveler. Hoped in.?Au Eastern young man returned homo a few days ago from a trip to Colorado for his health, and in narrating his adventures he told about buying a silver mine for 8.1,000. '1 kuew they'd rope you in'' exclaimed the old uiau. 'So you were as enough to buy a humbug mine?' 'Yes, but i didu't lose anything. I \ormcd a company und aold half tho stock to a Connecticut man for $7,000.' ?you did !' gatipcd tho old man, an lie turned white. 'I'll bet I'm the one ivho bought it.' 'I know you are/ coolly observed the young man, as ho orossed hia logs and tried ?o appear very much at home.? Wall Street 4*eto*. Found Dead at II kk Father's Door. ?Now Ringgold. IV, January 13.?This morning Mr*. Hetty Maurer Aud her twoyear-old child wore found on the roadside, two miles from Mrs. Maurer'a house and near the houso of her father, John Klingcr, in Kabn township, frozen to death. Mrs. Maurer had been a petted child. llcr mother died live years ago. In 1883 she ran away with Joseph Maurer, one of the farm hands, and her father sent tier word thut she should never darken his door, agaiu. A 3'ear ngo Maurer wont to Canada, aud for a while sent money to her, and with her own little earniugs and aid from au older sister she managed to exist. Her husband died during tho Montreal smallpox epidemic. She loarued his fate only two weeks ago. Thinking time had softened her father's heart, she went to his house yesterday to ask to be taken bnok with her child. Tho old man refused to hear her plea aud she left. When fouud to-day, the babe was wrapped in her shawl. Deputy Coroner llcagau has taken charge of tho rcuiaius and refuses to let old man iri:? a.i a i r ? i rwimgur unu mi'ui lur utiuai. Sensible Advice.?President White's farewell address to tlio students of Cornell University was replete with common sense, but there was one bit of udvioc which was preeminently souud. 'Do not try to be smart,' he said, 'but do everything that comes to your lot in a faithful and satisfactory manner.' The ambition to he smart t* tho curse of the ?efttIFatton. The smart n.au is uot willing to stop loug enough to do anythiug well, because ho wuyts to do everything in fifteen uiiuutcs, aud spend the rest of his life in adoring his owu won* dcrful interior. He starts with a series of kangaroo leaps, aud is more than likely to end ono of tbcui by lauding in au unexpected ditcb. There are a great many smart uieu in prison, and a very considerable number havo retreated to Cauada, they go up like rockets, and they couie dowu like charred sticks. (Jo slow, llecognizo the fact that you arc not a genius, and that consequently you must work hard for what you get. And above all thiugs do uot try to be smart. ? Gridt's Fruit Grower. Milk.?Wherever milk is used plentifully, there the children grow into robust 1 ~ ? wl -1 uiuu uuu nuuiuu. it iificvt'l 1(2) |)IUCC IS usurped by tea we have degeneracy swift and certain. Dr. Ferguson, a factory surgeon, who has devoted a largo sharo of attention to this subject, has ascertained, from careful uieasurments of numerous factory children, that between thirteen and fourteen years of age they grow nearly four times as fast on milk for breakfast and supper as on tea and coffee?a fact which shows the benefits of proper diet. No diet is so suitable for growing children as well cooked oatmeal porridge and uiilk, long the staplo food in Scotch famlies, but now, in many instances, abandoned for diet very much inferior. Owing to its easy digestibility, it is of equal benefit to invalids, and more especially dyspeptics, who often regain health and pick up flesh at a wouderful rapid rate on milk, or uiilk and good bread. ? Chamber?' Journal. A $75,000 Fire in Macon.?Macon. Ga., January 13.?A tiro broke out in the Ralston Hall block early this morning, destroying the old threatre, and stores occupied by Rogers, Worsham & Co., wholesale grocers ; Home & Phillips, haberdashers ; J. Thouicr, dry goods and liquors; Felix Corput, ice, fish and fruit ; VV. 11. Chapman bar and restaurant, and Sam llear, retail grocer. The second story was occupied as offices. The total loss is 875,000. Insurance 837,000. The fire origiuatcd in the res' taurant kitchen. The extreme cold weather seriously retarded tho work of tho firemen. The heaviest losors are Goorgo 11. Turpiu, owner of tho building, the loss on which is 840,000, insured for 818,000, and Rodgers, Worsham it Co., whose loss is 812, 000, insured for 87,500. Dead Birds.?A remarkable fact about the recent cold snap is the wholesale destruction of small birds it has caused. Hunters report that they God hundreds of birds in the woods, dead on tho grounds, frozen to dcuth, while many arc found in tho groves around private rosideucesin aud about tho city. This is said to be unprecedented. the winter birds being generally tough enough to endure any kind of weather. ? Greenville News. A Common Delusion.?'Hero's a curious case, ma'am,' said the Superintendent of an insano asylum. 'This man imagines he is the raotivo power that runs tho world. He's perfectly harmless, though, but he thinks the world wouldn't move without him. Very queer notion, isn't it.' I don't know about that; my husband has got just the same notion in his head.' Family Discipline-? Colonel Fizzleiop was under the painful necessity of administering a severe eastigation to his son Johnny. After he bad completed his labors ha said stearnly to the suffering victim: ?\T _ ? It _ . t T a a si iNOWjicii me wny i purnsuea your 'That's it/ sobbed Johnny, 'you nearly pounded the life out of tue, and now you don't eren know why yon did it.' TO THE PUBLIC: The undersigned having determined to re duoo their stock, do not propooo to wtU niti! oil tbo money boo loft tho country , ond tber offer tbe nttroetion of low pricee, but RIGHT NOW, wbilo the bulk of tbe cotton ie on bond, w< offer to sell to CASH BUYERS At Price* Lower thnu ttiooe ol any other Store In Union County. WE EXCEPT NONE. This offer applies to every class of goods in our store?staple goods as well ts fancy. This is NOT MERE TALK, We mean exactly what we say, and it will give * C you very little trouble to Examine Our Goods and prices, to be convinced of the fact. J. 0. HUNTER & CO. Nov 18 45 tf REMOVAL :T. H. MANSON lias removed his Grocery Store To the building formerly occupied by W. R Davis, where ho keeps always on band GROCERIES, CONFECTIONERIES, CANNED GOODS, CIGARS and TQBA&JO, COUNTRY yROJHJCK And, in fact, '.everything kept in |a first elan Grocery Store. AluTQITO ^member,"Old Tom' 111 n Uj U not be undersold Nov 27 47 6m R. W. TIN SLE Y, WATOHMAKSR AND JEWELER, ; MAIN STREET, UNION, 8. C. SPECTACLES AND EYEULA9SES A SPECIALTY. FECIAL ORDERSISOLICITED ATIANY TIHU FOR FINE GOLD WATCHES, DlAMONl JUNGS, PINS, EAR-DROPS, ETC. BE3TQOOD9, LOWEST PRICES. April 10 14 9?. / * * I GUNS. \ QtJgflB. OxjivW. _ GUNS AND PISTOLS. Mr. Jas. II. Roger wiehes to cell attention of all those wlio are in want of a r? good No. 1 Shot Gun, that he has now in ? 'stock several fine Breech leaders ranging ^ & in price from $'25 to $40, and that he cam C order any particular make and guarantee 5 r* price on same. Muxzle Loaders from $3 J 1 .upwards ; and be would call special at- ' tention to a Muzzle Loader with oiled ' walnut stock, front action locks, fineLon, don twist barrels, No. 1*2 bore, that he is r? offering at only $13.50. J A Fall Line of Pistols J 2 from $1.*25 to $15. Gun Shells, Cart- {a l.s ridges, Powder, Shot, Wads, and all kinds ? W of Gun Material at lowest prices. No trouble to show guns, whether wou wish to buy or not. Give him a call if you want a good gun cheap. ?hiao T?kxio Emsiie mcnoison, Agi. We gladly recommend the Corbin Dick Her row to any of your customers. ALLEN & MILLER. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Oct. 23 42 Cm Oo to J. O. HUNTER & GO'S For bargains in any and erery Una. Thej will Mil you OOOD OOODS AT BOTTOM PRICES Emsiio Nicholson, Ag't. I am sure tbe Corbin Disk Uarrow will d< the work In one day, with one hand and tw good males that six hands and six males ooali do with ordinary plows. T. L. II AMES. ' A trial granted, and if not eatiefhetory th messy will be refunded. Oct 23 44 6m ATTE] . PURCE : That Expect to fin ? For first class goods and low prices, my tt of the State. I aiu well aware of the short ct determined to make a sweeping reduction in ni, ever before done in marking down goods. An strate the tiutlifulness of this bold assertion be; [ and hare not been carriod over from year to yci sell everything at New York cost and use the m and for bottom prices see and beat them if you 488 buttons for ft 3 papers needles for 5 3 papers pins for ....<"> 8 balls thread for 5 a r. -* w wuvv iicwivs iwi ? * tu Some people say, I think I can beat this Read on and you will be convinced : 30 yards calico, cut off the piece, for $1 0 25 yards very good calico 1 0 20 yards very best calico 1 0 20 yards checked homespun 1 0 16 yards very good checked homespun 1 0 22 yards bleaching 1 0 18 yards good bleaching 1 0 1 16 yards very good blenching 1 0 Shoes, Clothing, Home-made and Kentuck; all from the great forced auction sales in New i Ladies' coarse shoes, worth $1.26 for 00 1.16 80 " " 1.10 76 1.00 66 Ladies' fine shoes, worth 2.60jCot??. ..$1 9 .... ?* - if ? ?-if *{aQ0 1 4 " 1.60 1 1 Competitors tremble when they rend tlics irresistible prices, as they know well that Flyn will do just what he advertises, l'eoplc livin in and near the town will do mo a great favo by calling early or late in the day, and thercb avoid the great rush that throng the store froi 11 to 8 at the LEADER OF {'J FOR HARD TIMES! THE UNION TIMES ' and Demorest's ILLUSTRATED T MONTHLY I MAGAZINl With Twelve Cu4 Paper Patterns of You Own Selection and of Any Size. BOTH PUBLICATIONS 1 YEA! ?for? ' 93.50. 9330. . 93.SO. ' DEMOREST'S ?-THE BEffl , of at.t. t&b magazines. , Containing Stories, Poems and other Literal attractions, combining Artistic, Scientific an llouBchold mutters. Illustrated with Originnl Steel Engraving Photogravures, Oil Pictures and fine Woodcuts, making it tlic Model Magazine of America. Facli Magazine contains n COUPON ORDEI entitling the holder to the selection of AN PATTERN illustrated in that number, and i ANY 81ZE. DEMORESTS MONTHLY is justly entitle the World's Model Magazine. The Largest i Form, the Largest in Circulation, and the be TWO Dollar Magazine issued. 1880 will be tl Twenty-second year of its publication : it is coi tinually improved and so extensively as to pla< it in the front rank of Family Periodicals, an . equal to nny Magazine. It contains 72 page large quarto, 8}xll.) inches, elegantly printe and fully illustrated. Published by W. Jcnninj Demorcst, New York, And by Special Agreement Combined wit THE UNION TIMES, ' AT 83.SO PER YEAR. EMSLIE NICHOLSON, ?Agent for- ENGINES, GINS presses, _ ; THRESHERS, BINDER! Mowers, Ilay Rakes, Grain Drills, I PLANTERS, CULTIVATORS i | Harrows, and all kinds of Implements and Machincr Oct 23 42 Cm. I J^ILLINErY OPEN IN (j THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22,1. Ladies, call and examine my HANDSOME STOCK ? r_L.. -? You will find n?y goods cheaper than en before. MRS. JA8. ORANT. Oct 23 42 4m W.LDOUGLASLW/ , ISOOMmn eunr 1 8. M. HICK. Jm?& CO. ere sol* agents for (h* Shoes, in Union eonnty. Call and examine Ibet They ere the ehespeet Shoe ever offered in th t market. S. M. SICE, JR., Sc CO. So. 1 East Union. % Stion [ ASERS, ' 1VI Cash in Hani! ro stores stand to-day without a rival in tliis part -op and the low price of cotton, and I am therefore y entire stock that will eclipse anything that I have examination of my immense atock will dcmonynnd the shadow of doubt. My goods are all new, ar to get a profit on them. I have determined to oney for something else through the dull summer, can: c 2 boxes paper collars for 6e c 8 pocket handkerchiefs for .">c c 5 corset laccs for 5c c 10 long shoe lnces for 5c c 8 packs hairpins for Ac or that in price, but there are stumbliug blocks. 0 25c drees goods marked down to 15 e 0 20c ' ? " llje 0 18c " " 10 c 0 15c " " " 8Jc 0 BJack and colored casluncrcs, from auction, 0 marked 40c reduced to 27c; 60cto33ic| 66c 0 to 42Jc ; 75c to 60c ; $1.00 to 72c. 0 Y Jeans, Blankets and Flannels, lists and Caps, fork, at less than manufacturers' cost, c Clothing I have marked down to almost half price; c Men's suits from $ 8.00 to $ 4.76 c Men's suits from. 10.00 to 5.75 c Men's suits from 12.50 to 7.75 0 Mttl's suits from 15.00 to 10.50 5 Men's suits from 17.50 to 12.50 5 Men's suits from 20.00 to 14.76 c Overcoats from $ 3.60 to $ 2.25 n Overcoats from 5.00 to 3.50 g Overcoats from 7.50 to. 5.00 ir Overcoats from 0.00 to f, V5 y j Overcoats from 10.00 to 7.00 n Overcoats from 12.60 to 0.75 I Overcoats from 15.00 to 11.50 LOW PRICES, D. C. FLYNN. THE TIMES JOB ' Anting OF?1^IT :C<0: * My Elegant New JOB PRESS n hasamved,andisnow incomplete working order. I have also re5 ceived a large assortment of Job B Type, Borders, Ornaments and other materials of the Latest *, Styles, and am now prepared to n do all kinds of I Job Printing'. iIN THE BEST STYLE OF WORKMANSHIP, S, <1 AT THE 8HORTEST NOTICE, 5* AND UPON THE BEST STOCK. h -OKIY PRICE8 CShall be as low as those of Spar tauburg, Columbia, Charleston 01 Atlanta, and I am determined tc give ' AS GIPD WORK. i, i MR T. w unsure y. an excellent gentleman, and a - competent workman of man) years experience, has charge ol my Printing Office, and will superintend all Job Work done in the office. He is also authorized to contract for Job Work. R. M. STOKES. #r i0t M r ? * * r Madam Fnv'i JRHMHP Improved ?CORSET and est at/la of drasa and haa the andoraan<ant o eminent Physlciana. For Bala by POSTER ft WILKIN8, Union, 0. C ATLANTIC C0A8T LINE, PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Wilmington N. C., Nov. 15f/t, 1885. fast~line BETWKKS ? Charleston and Columbia and Upper South Carolina. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. GOING r~ GOING ~ WEST. I EAST. 7.20 A. M.jLT.|..CIi,l?lon,S.r...jAr.|0.10 P. M, V.U1 I .. I-HIII'.-I, " ...I MU " 9.83 ? ' ..Sumter, " ...' " (5.42 " 10.40 " Ar. ..Columbia, ' ...jLv. 5.27 4 3.02 P.M. ..Winnsb'o, ? ... 3.48 ? 4.16 ..Chester, ...i ? 2.42 " 6.05 ' ..Yorkvillo, 12.10 P.M. 7.21 ? ..Lancast'r,.? ... ? 7.00 A.M. 4.56 ?? ..Hock Itill 44 ...| 1.66 P.M. 6.05 " ..Chnrlo(tcN.C...| " 12.60 12.48 P. M. Ar.|..Newb'ry,S.C...|LT. 3.02 P.M 2.4 2 4 4 44 |..Grtenw'd' ...I" ,12.44 " 6.30 ? ?? I..Laufens, 44 ... ? 800A.M. 4.47 " " |..Andcrson11 ... 10.22 " 6.35 " " ..Greenv'le !* ... 0.45 " 6.33 ? ..Walhalla," ... I 8.S0 4.30 ? ? ..AbbeTillo44 ... 110.45 " 4.40 '? ..Spart'b'g' ... " 111.06 ? * ii i U'nds'villeN.C. 44 | 7.00 A.M. Solid Trains bet wcenChnrleston & Columbia, S.C and Columbia and llcndcrsonviUc. Special Parlor Cnrs attached to this train bes tween Charleston and Columbia. No extra charge for sent in these cars to pnssengutf ?^p| holding First Class tickets. J. F. DIVINE, T. M. EMERSON, Gcn'l Sup't. Oen'l Pass. Agent COLUMBIA AND GREENVILLE RAILROAD, PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Columbia, 3. C., Nor. 16, 1885. fifeMMMi MSMSB On and after Not. 16, 1885,Passenger Trains will run as herewith indicated upon this Road and its branches. DAILY, LXCEPT SUNDAYS. No. S3 ur PASSENGER. Leave S. C. Junction 10.20 a m Leave Columbia (C & G D) 10.45 a m Leave Alston 11.45 p m L.cave ;\ewuerry 12.48 p m Leave Ninety-Six D 2.03 p m Leave Hodges 3.05 p in Leave Helton 4.11 p ui Arrive at Greenville 0.30 p ni No. 62 DOWN FAS8EKOEU. Leave Greenville at 0.45 a m Leave Helton ..11.03 am Leave Hodges 12.17 p m Leavo Ninety-Six D 1.10 p ni Leave Newberry 3 02 p m Leave Alston 4.00 p n? Arrive at Columbia 5.10 p in SPARTANBUIIG. UNION & COLUMBIA 11. 11 No. 53 Up Passkxokr. Leaves Alston, 11 00 p w Strothors 12 37 p ni Shclton 1 08 p ni Santuc 1 00 p in Union JO Jonesville. 3 31 p m Arrive at Spartanburg ? 4 40 p m No. 52 Down Passenger. Leavo Spartanburg, It. A D. Depot .... 11 Oo a m Spartanburg, S. U. 4 C. Depot, 11 25 a in Jonesville. 12 31 p m Union D 1 12 p m Santuc 1 60 p m Sbelton 2 38 p m Strothers 3 O'J p ra Arrives at Alston 3 05 p in LAURENS RAILROAD. Leave Helena 3.32 p m Arrive at Clinton 6.30 p in Leave Clinton 0.40 p tu Arrive at Laurens C. 11 0.30 p m Leave Laurens C. 11 8.00 a in Arrive at Clinton 8.00 a in Leave Clinton 'J-Wni m ~" u Arrive at Helena ll.Oo am ABBEVILLE BRANCH. i Leive Hodges.*. 3.30 p m Arrive at Abbeville 4.30 p m Leave Abbeville 10.40 a m Arrive at Hodges 11.40 a m BLUE BlIXiE ItAlLUOAD and ANDKUSON BRA Nil Leave Helton 4.10 p ra ' Leave Anderson 4.47 p m Leave Pendleton u -'5 p m Leave Seneca C.GO p in Arrive at Walhalla 0 33 p m Leave Walhalla 8.30 am ^ Leave Seneca 8.50 a m Leave Pendleton 0.38 a in Leave Anderson 10.'.2 a m Arrivo at Helton 10.57 a m CONNECTIONS. Close Connection is now made at Seneca with R. Si 1), K. II. for Atlanta and beyond. A. With the South Carolina Railroad from Charleston. With Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad from Wilmington aud all poiute North thereof. With Charlotte, Columbia mid Augusta Rail* road from Clirrlotte and all poiuts North thereof 1). with Asheville and Spartanburg Railroad ' for points in Western North Carolina. c. With A. and C. Div., R. and D. R. II., from f all points South and West. D- With A. and C. Div., II. and D, R. 11.from Atlanta and eyond E. With A.andC. Div., R.audD. R. II. from all points South and West. 1 P. With South Carolina Railioad for Char lesion. i With Wilmington. Columbia and Augusta Railroad for Wilmington and the North. With Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail road for Charlotte and the North. (J. With Asheville and Spartanburg Rail' road from Hendersonville. H. With A. and C. Dir., R. and D. R. H from Charlotte and beyond. Eastern Standard Time. O. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent. r D. Cardwrll, Asst General rassengerAgt. April 16 14 if. i f DAVID JOHNSON, Jr., ^ ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR No. 8 Iaw Range, Union, 8. C. | 19" Will practice in State and Federal Courts r "Emslie Nicholson, Ag't. The Corbin Diak (Iarrow la adapted io mors f kinda of work thaa any othar harrow in uae. Would like to see it generally uaed. J. R. MINTER. Try One and be Convinced. o