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. Tribute of Lovo. ADKLLA C. JF.TKR. The following resolution) were often M. B. Kelly, and adopted by Kelly's C Sunday School: Whereat, it has pleased Almighty God disposer of all things, to remove among us Adclla C. Jeter, the faithful p true friend and affectionate Daughter, it, therefore, Retolved, 1st. That in the death of out loved little sister, while we bow in hui submission to the divine will, and rej that by divine grace her end was pcoc $and triumphant, yet we cat: but feel that HByUtkhsTl been beroaved of a kind little fric HS the Sunday School one of its brightest j .ale, and tbo church ono of its purest mi bers. 2nd That we extend to the immedi ?j family of our deceased fellow pupil a frisnd, our ohristinn condolence in th great bereavement. 8d, That, as a further token of our respc a copy of these resolutions bo transmitted her bereaved family, und that tbey also published in tbo Union Times aud Sonthc Chritdan Advocate. M. C. DSAVEU, J. G. RICH. Scct'y. Say A Tribute of Respect. k john w. lek. 1 At a meeting of the Salem Sabbath Schot held at Salem church, November -5th. 1S8 % tha following * ? rbuu resolution* wer '-w presented by tbo undersigned committe read by the Superintendent. Jauies L. Strain nnd unanimously adopted by the school: WAereas. death, the insatiate nrchvr, hti; chosen a shining mark in the person ot' oui beloved brother and oo-workor, JOHN i ^HfLI A and wafted his immortal spirit to that bourn from which no trnvolor returns. Therefore bo it, Resolved, That wo the members of Salem Sabbath School do most humbly how to the will of the Supreme ruler of the universe, knowing thai ho dooth all thing* well, and say: "Thy will bo done." Resolvsl, That wo extend to tlio wife and s family of our deceased brother, our heart-. felt sympathies, and will rcmcmoer them in our prayers, at a throne of grace nnd mercy, in this their hour of sore trial nnd bereave- I ment. Trusting that we may all meet him | 1" 'b.ft' ?Kore Jesus giveth Resolved, further, That it is tbv . the II mse tl< ? tl?- ceikclion ef sucll' i"h J? -w t>. ,vD9 eternai, >.uv. . his children rest. * ^ Resolved, That copies of these rcso/v tions be published in the Union Tutrs and Torkville Enquirier, nnd tlmt the same b< sent to the wife and family of the dccetsod brother. ROB'T. A. FOSTER "I WILLIE JONES I Wu. ESMARR j Committee. MILDRED L. STRAIN J A WiHNiNO.?A wagon load of singed cotton on Main street last week excited our curiosity. Upon making inquiry wc w? re ~~ informed that a few days beforo when the cotton was being driven to town, a nc^ro sitting on ono of the hales struck a match to light his pipo and fired the cotton. A creek was fortunately near by and the cotton was driven there and dumped into tho wator and saved, but was badly damaged.? Rock Hill Herald. A Presidential Prediction.?Richmond. Vn., December 3.?An occasional correspondent writing from Keysville, Va., hopefully dispwsscs Geu Harrison's probable policy a* regards the South, and closes his letlor with tho following verv nminmi. Hons: " " ..'7 was Par'iou'ftrly struck with a prediction made a few days ago by one of our Oldest citizcns, (hat Gen. Harrison would Dot lire out his term. He says that in the year when Gen. Harrison, the ancestor of the present President elect was elected, it ^r 811 n^u4*minii'lii t''? 1 diation. a? ... | \ would show that among tho gat" 3 pai(M^^^^v<2rs and farmers and old ^ .Mluus^wmle the boat among tho A lk.-ero the daughters of hotel keepers ?ai Milago merchants, and very often tho bull "o teacher was a mighty spry little vai g on her feet, for the reason tliat she of 1 Jdmost always such a great favorite nior ic? dancers of the other persuasion praj she couldn't avoid holding tho iloor, and was a dancer in spito of herself, look lances were usually kept up until 4 that en 0 o'clock in the morning, and of v , then closed with a stupendous ing ;fast, followed by an effort to get a can ition for tho fiddler. And theso gri; pioneer fiddlers were shockingly under- effo paid, Very often they wero not paid at ' all. They had tho gratitude and the ap- frie preciation of the time in which tl.ey lived, i die! But no more. They fiddled through two Pre: generations, but the second did for them little better than the first, and they passed down to tho grave miserably prior.? Z Toronto Globe. K'ni neg The Rich ReffgurA of Thrace. ^on Perhaps the most curious of nil guilds : a in an Oriental town and one which Hour- ' . islics exceedingly in Cavalla is the l>cg- ' 1 ls gars' guild. Like other guilds, they have 9as.( their own laws, their president and their ln council; this council gives a diploma to | those who wish to beg, and without permission 110 one durst seek alms at the churches, mosques or street doors; all the W(^J legitimate beggars would riso up in arms j iijrcUiisi iiiui uuu ins iuu wuuiu nut uu worth much. Friday is llio recognized . beggars' day, on which day they go i , round from door to door and get their wallets fdled with bread and "beans; these .. ' ftrp divided-by th? community; nothing ( is private property; it is against their n). * creed. "1JC The beggars' brotherhood is rich; they ? 11 possess house property, the iucomo of "} which is spent for the benefit of the com- ar niunity, and once a year?on the day of ..10 St. John tho Charitable?they have a | * 0 feast. They all go to church on this *7-^ day. It would be djjftlcult to recognize "1 tidily oressed itfbmbers of this hun- "?/ orable community in their best clothes; a IC E rags and tatters are only do rigueur for con f. them when thoy aro on their rounds. ? beggary pays very well. If a beggar's " rK daughter marries ehe is dowered by the |wd(>n)znunlty, tho president sees to tho bo^ rtrothal, and liis consent is essential. At SR>8okpiea Blind Demetrius is the prcsi- ^ K Bpit; ho is easily recognized as he paSAlai the streets,'singing his everlasting w'1' RHfrul: c night, day and night, I live In tho dark. J *'' tluvt Iaml I hear the word, but I cannot '110 ^ HB ECO it. of B9^Ht:d though vou know him to bo n nca man, that his wife is well dressed, i that his dauclitor will receive a Nui Iomo dower, his plea for alms is gro t irresistible.?Cornbill Magazine. G,0< I . earl Not a Chllil ?t All. it. [was a wco bit of a girl, with a cuti Learn est pair of eyes, and?a Very eevi Kitten. Questioned as to the name tlie jw?t, she answered simply: "Woso- ptO Asked further if sho was not "a pari fttJo child," alio drew herself up car display of small hauteur that was cliu enchanting, and said, severely: ?J?iu ot a child ut all. I'so a person, a v.cij pson. "?Pittsburg Bulletin. witi , rale Julia Bayless, of Charleston, Ind., jjestrses a wooden wine tray that was )C o. 'i ajp, . nrd by Hra-man Blennerhnssett, " J <onnected with (ho Aaron I'.err [r"' the beginning of then UK jgbo Mght colored wtxxl m stained p. Towssuii'Kaii.iioad IIonhs of so 1 ?Columbia, November CO.?The num pel br went to-day that the State Supreme Impel iwd decided sgninst the constitutional! the township railroad bonds created it !, the interest among the lawyers and tncmb from ti>e Legislature in Columbia and tele* upil, were sent nil over the Stuto aunouueiu jje fact. The action of tlio Court was t peeled to a large nuyority of the people be- 't'1? decision will probably develop nble I citicism than the famous married won oioe . ';t-s determination of the same body eful t? not doubted that unless sonio legists we remedy is ap- lied a number of miuor md, roa is oepcuuciit for progress on town ow- subs H; lions will stop short. 3m_ It bund utterly impossible du the en ; j nrt of the day to get an oppoi aie nity of .. >pyiug the opinions filed in the c ind < H0 fully did the lawyers monopolize tho ejr pcrs and<esgcrly read them. The follow brief synopsis in all that can lie given ,ctt night. The three opinions would probn t0 occupy a page and a half of The Mews i t,c Courier : r/i Floyd cl al is 1'trrin, Treasurer?Xo. 3,2 Tliho " * ' - ( i.iuuiiiy involves the constil tionaii'y of the Act of December 23, 18l and nn Act amending the same, passed 1 ceuiber 24, lSSf>, whereby power is given counties and townships to subscribo to t stock of the- railway company therol ,1 chartered, and for that purpose townshij 3 are declared to be todies politics and co o poratc, and with the nccetsary power i 0 carry out the provisions of the Act. t Under the provisions of the Act to towi ship known as Ninety-Six, iu Abbevill j County, subscribed to the stork of the com pany, the (Jrciuvillo and l'ort ltoyal Hail road company, the county coinmis-nouers a the ageut of the township issuing the nec eseary bonds in payment of mid subscrip tion to meet the interest of which tux wai assessed and collected by the defendant, treasurer of tlie couuiy. This action was brought by the plaint ills, the taxpayers ol snid township, under Section 208 of the Ucneral Statutes to recover tho amount paid by them under protest, to.wit : s.ju.5 n.j. The case was triel at Abbeville, at the February term of the Court of Common l'leas for Abbeville county, Judge Morton I presiding, who rendered his decree on the 29th of February, 18?S, udjudciiig.that the aforesaid Acts arc un 'ifHOS. J and void so far ; l.aiups and Lautcrns. Tize I fcxt nilvi well selectod as a or 117,? 11 ui U o n^V k ,.s thoy purport to authV>? a- luv..winps to subscribo to the capital stoc 11 of said railroad company: and also so l'^r a ? it purports to incorporate any township o 1 townships and that the tax assessed an< collected to pay the interest on the bonds is sued in behalf of the township Ninety-Six i illegal and should bo refunded. ^ ^ 'The Supreme Court, the Chief livering the opinion, deci les tlK^jj)E5^Jul1? ,,1 t.'i.i;? ?-_ ? : ?uiv non uucod Stituiiounl on account oT lb a absence of ! covpoiatc purpose in the township incorpo witcd, ami the tox assessed and collected il local and should be refunded, should be uliirmcd. Judgment affirmed accordingly iMclvcr, A. J., concurs lully v.ith tin Chief Justice that the Act in question is uir constitutional for the reasons presented in his opinion and expresses his views at length in a separate opinion. McGowan, A. J.,'dissents, and files a dissenting opinion. Soud !?1 to J. W. & J. 11. TOLLESON, for one of tlio celebratey *:Gold Shins. -18-2t A tine assortment of Cross & lllnckwclls Jams and l'resorves at LAUllENS G. YOUNG'S. At Cose. TT1ILL January 1st. 1880, wo will sell our _L entire Stock of Hoots and Shoes and Dry Goods at Cost. ? S. MJMtT. ." tnnu out i j ffoHMy e very paragraph. home to meet me." eioi nd there was a father?ami a mother ity. nl brothers atul Bisters! Ami my the et would bring tears and solw and naj Is and mourning. And the sunshine CUI ifo would go out of many hearts for 0f iths and years?perhaps forever. 1 i]iu ped him over and over to forgive me, the as death canto nearer I daretl not for ; away from his pale face for fear exj ; I should meet the accusing glances un! ridow and orphans through the drift- ju] smoltc of battle. As death finallv I ..... -- " j MUI in ho clutched my hand with firmer j cor v, looked into my eyes with a last yG, rt and faintly whispered: ma It is war, liorriblo war! Let us be jlu nds! God bless Mary and the chil- y0 :)!" ? "Ex-ltebol" in Detroit Free ten ? tlu Tho Vnlno of Vaccination. urich, according to Tho Lancet, is be- jej. aing to suffer from tho effects of un. lect of vaccination. Until 1883 a r lpulsory vaccination Jaw was in force, ^ro in that year it was repealed; tho sue- ^ i of tho nnti-vaccinatloniste depending, i said, upon tho fact that not a singlo jn ) of smallpox occurred in 1883. Hut j ^ 883. in every 1,000 deaths,' two were BOr scd by smallpox; in 188-i thero wero j x> in every 1.000; in 18S.">, seventeen, i in tlie first quarter of 1880 thero noj o eighty-fivo deaths. p V'hile Europe is exhibiting folly by wing in some* localities opposition to j" cination, Japan is deriving benefits , ^ n tho recognition of its value. Naga- v|* i possesses a governor, named Kus.ika, | o is bent upon ridding the town of the j ?asos which formerly infested it. By uis of a system of compulsory vaccin>n, rigorously enforced by 1he govor, smallpox, long a familiar scourge ^ tho old town, has been nracticallv nped out. Germany, too, is showing : effects of re vaccination, and hitherto i j3 ^ freedom of German towns from small lias contrasted in a marked degrco h a larger prevalenco of thfs diseaso it her European towns where revaccinin is not enforced. Probably tho out- | y*|j 10 of tho experience of tho present oration will l>o tho enforcement of ; iCCination in tho majority of civilized ?. j ntrier.?Science. CTe - dm Am Old am tha F.udfli. , 11( i moat interesting experiment culml- fac the other day in tho raising of some am eat grown from seeds as old ns tho cei >dus. Tho experimenter is David tb< w, who last year received from n AL nd in Alexandria, Egypt, eomo groins At vhcat taken from n mummy cxliumcd arc v tho ruins of Memphis, and belong- Da , it is lxdieved, to tno period of tho with Dynasty, which would moko ic th< \vn about ?,000 Ii. C., or bo nearly of JO years old. Ho planted the seed jca ly in tho spring, and carefully nursed th< It grew rapidly, and at tho timo of arc mi? uiuuiacu iunu du. Hint u j Hill IV frc m feet high. The leaves alternate on sec stalk like common wheat, but tho til< luct of tho plant is the most singular.^ , L of it, for, instead of growing in tho like modern corn, there is a heavy j ;tor of Hiunll twigs in place of tho idlo which linngs downward from its ght, and each twig *s thickly studded ^ ? kernels, each of which is in a sepa- ^j1( i husk. From want is threshed a t)u! er crop will be grown next year, as t)lG result proves this gfound to exceed a^a juality anything that the modern n can grow.?Plymouth (Moss.) Cor. i dnnali Enquire'. * I j ' ing ird /urn iciB aay that tho voices of | mean bred canaries become hanlw* 1 Valv* saie 0f Valuable Propert court the Town of Union a >?y of . Vicinity. itCDSe era of HM1E utidorsigncd will soil at j 'rams sn|0> on Stlcsdnv in .January, K 1,10 at Court House door, (if not- sole atlj vately before that liuie,) the ' folio more valuable roal estate of L)r. J. 31. G lan'a deceased : . 11 1. The Drug Sloro and lot on I r"" S"M|8l,ip 2. Tho Homo placs in Union, ti divided into two lots, ring 3. Farm uear town, of ninety at tu~ more or less. Q86, mTm- ? ' _ l JiUiMS. rf^g One-third Cash balance in ono i to- two years, to be secured by a bond i bly mortgage of^premiscs, with iutcrest knd ten per ceutum per annum, from dnj Sale. Purchaser to pay for papers. 2"! JOHN T. SLOAN, JR. V. A. TOWNSEND, j ' Attorneys, to Dec 7 49 4t !'; F ARM EES r ECONOMIZE AND MAKE YOUR FE1 t0 TI LI ZEES AT HOME I ?- DIKECTI O N S for composting wit 0 "Long's Prepared Chemicals: " Stable Manure, ... 7AO lh< Cotton Seed 25 Bushels, , - 750 " s "Long's Prepared Chemicals" 2 Barrels, - 500 " 1 2,000 " 1 or 1 Ton. Fertilizers prepared according to above formula will cost but a littic over ouo-third the price of Ammoniated Fertilizers, and will give as good results. Now is the time to begin to put up your compost. For "Long's Prepared Chemicals," call on * B. F. ARTHUR. Dec 7 49 2m. TO CREDITORS OF I U. 11. GOING & BKO. TNI ENDING to make a change in our L husiness on the 1st of January next, it | necessary to close up the business of is "v!resent firm by that time, and wo therein wi ereby give notice to all persons iftI'.l'ro'V 'm': pacl m,,st uinde s Wt afltfrg was i^ia |y ^ ^ffhice, .in some way, or we shall bo colj pelled to place their indebtedness in otlie liauds to collect. 11. 13. GOING & IlltO., i Kollou. - Dec 7 49 4( ; CLOTHING! IN OltDER to get rid of our extra largi stock of Clothing, we arc now offering sodk SPECIAL bargains. s^lioes ! Hhoes ! ! We also have nn immense stock of Hoots and Shoes, which we will sell for the LOWEST CASH Prices. DRESS GOOODS. Call and examine our beautiful lino of Dress Fabrics. - rtlio euf a T-.-r .-m ^-r? n and should not bo forgotten by our uitizepi -j a?ow?0 ..??.? m;1t ,Lf a, impetuosity and, abovu'ali, , aro prominent factors In recruiting i army of suicides. Statistics of all m( ions show that occasionally there oc s what lias been called on epidemic &1* suicide; though whether this is an strut ion of tlio force of example, or ? i result of somo general impelling ce, such as temperature during the ? musting heat of summer, remains an settled question. Tliat the month of y has long been noted for the large ruber of its suicides favors the latter H* iclusiou. Of direct causes among . mg people, affairs of the heart, love . ttcrs that have taken on unfortunate . n, must bo reckoned the leading one. ry often, too, the circumstances atuling these cases are unspeakably pa- 9 'tic. Next como losses of money and J" siness, friends and health. Of crimIs who havo recourse to dagger, bul- SJ or rope to evade just penalty, it is necessary to speak. ; Thero is a moral cowardice in fleeing' __ in the battlo of life, Vvhich strikingly ^ i trusts with the patient, heroic endur- -SK ;o of multitudes of men ana women j J every land and in all sorts of hard ulitions. To tho tempted it might vo ns a tonic to read history on tbia nt, or better, to recall events. Think, example, of tho crew of tho Jeanto in their frozon fastnesses, and of pt. DeLong and liis men in the Lena , ' lta, dying of slow starvation, yet tvo to the last. But what need 10 go . rond tlio streets of a city, with Its | wi w.ioi pmcncu una naggara iacos ana . ling decrepitude, for heroes and hero- ' 3 that shall bo forever nameless?? vlnia ii. Goodwin in Boston Globe. on Tlio Petrolcnm I'roducmi; Strata. 3il producing strata do not always bog to tho same geological perioo. In ntucky and Tennessee tho petroleum tarnished by tho lower Silurian; that 40 by tho most ancient stratified rooks. (jj Upper Canada it i3 found in tho lower vonian, and in Pennsylvania in the wj Bcvouiun. Th? rpringaof .v/citcm ^ rginia flow from tho upper carbonifer- mj j strata. In Connecticut and North jj rolina coal oil is found in tho trios, in ^ic lorodo and Utah in tho lignites of the ^ taceoua formation, while tho oil pro- m, cing regions of California belong to y< ) tertiary period. It is a remarkable t that most of tlio deposits of the :uont world exist in comparatively reit tertiary formations, as for instance iti xe of tlio oil impregnated sands of on jace, of the south of France, and of rn iruzzia and Emilia in Italy. There, sc' > numerous deposits in G&licik and the in nubian provinces similarly placed, in, nlo the strata that contain those of sc! > Crimea, tho Caucasus and the island ua Toman are of nearly the same geolog- lit 1 Piwvh. Tt: la fi fflrl lift > oil* coming from the greatest depth ) of the best quality, those produced. , m nearer the surfaco of the earth - 1 raing to liavo lost some of their Tola- 1 ) elements.?San FranciscO Chronicle, A Nat tor Vegetarian*. /vjfl lero is a nut for rogetarians to croolcJj E Indian runner lives almost entirely dried meat and ho can stand morej Kj iguo than any other man in the worldJ ( ^ 3 Blackfoot runners do 800 miles oven y roughest country in four days and inl race tho horse strfnd* no chanos! unit thorn. ?Detroit Free Presft i A i'urioiia Coincidence. * J'VM ond Mother?My dear, nro you foel-^1^9 Jolly?I dunno* eyi tho Jell nUgohof 1 9 rond Mother -Yea, my (fear. JjjM ,, . New? Froir W* he,r ?m j.KV US town for A *Unic't the Ire- nor ia which / g-sto--ror 11V >n tl ~pT CliASH = ."*4 Dry Goods now g ip COME, KS JMUST HAVE MONEY. GAINS, BARGAINS. MMBBSES'? r- - Koul-,? TK-. I-.. 11. U..11 |,fc* Hill Jlerald eays, "1 ' ltion vrill bo circulated in m la a few days requesting v.M%k o a Way from the dru pell liquors of any kind 1 la dpon tbe prescript'.. - ?i? -iWr othervv >80. If whisk y jjj /(drug stores bo an e*il, t , ? ' j\eHere this would bo a jple of the town will ,n< T-n "T|t prepared to endorse )ubl'C J-XX J^Temont, 'strongly as we . s iXlrvg 'stokj barrooms Mastery town, and-mode fTSTl" I>*oscnt l*w" *n our 1 1 S * !l M-Jking the gi?ing of proper BARGaBBF^AR' ?nd ' ?' i J bi?nC-?^i./wsion is good for the slocked and wj?^ced to unload to nice quontly we;.wUl|?frbtn uow un.il the fir do the publio gopt w59(en whnB we toU y Calicoes for d and opwnrd. Goods worth 8Jo, ? 1 16 20o, 25c, 3 16?, 18c, 20c 2^? All wool Ilenrit - Our all wool Drtt* \ , Blp, , and 40c per yard.O? " ' abo.T >?'6? 1U,?lU1" "j 1 k ?r i"'" [ Jeatig and , , Market' In blankets, Coui^ Comfor, clothing, In this line wo sta.l ,Ld of t'ao I rices. Mo have suits 41 al T-.,- yjc rerprir Wo .la. of 0 mora. Itxamme our cloT^ ^forc bu>i0|, S,1,ir|t? e Tn this line wc are , . a. . town n.. ? v?f <t?c siiin is A>K>Bg * cieau swc good (hi1?, and qui B00%. A1N WE'LL GAT ther unrp^-Axin show you 0110 <fl I ' ""rMl rtL* PricM ajH'f 1,10 l?rgcst Stoc r South ^ _ iwM^ low as wytbrnlv's have just gouo through ourTmmen,?!??'J " some were carried over fron* last season", irh at cost and belovr cost- Wo will offor you ch Folkers, newstook, for 7">c worth SI anywh stock for $1 worth $1 26 anywhere. Our v every pair warranted. We have a lot of J. Faust & Sons, ham and $7, which we will offer at $5 per pair, misses shoes. lleniembor, we do^iot proposi ?only certain lots. They are ty bonanza fo : MILLINERY ! Ladies Hats in Great \ Than In this line of course we always tako th Call and see us and we will do you goo( huvo it, cveu if we have to sacritico goods to GRAHA Sept 14 HWIf "Jl' , I never was sick a week in all his life. No I l??g "go he had occasion to go to town oi ah-Ltaww. ??w?-?,v,i % tms imperturbable in tho faco of rho Wat ?t astounding transformations; if ani- and lis, and evon inanimate objects, become of 'ted with speech, he is not surprised; trul t he is likely to startled and terrified \ the most trifling things. If ho dreams ocr being pursued, it is not by a lion or do i ;er, but, perhaps, let ua say, by an in- tint itinct yellow blur, hovering near tho Sou Ound like a will-o'-tho-wisp?unspeak- for ly sinister to his fancy?darting from def ickets, and gliding in and out amoug dor 9 trees. ing It is 60'newhat disenchanting to realize the at dyspepsia is one of the prime factors sitt jnretun making. It matter? little me: fiber the conscience bo clear, if the anj jBktion be not in equally good case, la *1 Wt j>eonlo have experienced tlio excita- blet n, the eupcrsensitiveness of every tori :ulfcy, brought about by a febrile cc*i- tan ion of the blood?tho lightness of head que d limb, extending, as ono fancies, nos eo to the loss of gi-avity?the strange, dial familiar aspect assumed by well known Pai icpta about the room; for fover, like Sfgeetion, is a fertile breeder of phanims.?New Orleans Times-Democrat. ^ How to 8av? Clippings. After trying many ways of preserving wo faps and clippings of transient value. rich aro wanted for refcjcnco in writ- tjei, {any article. 1 have adopted this plau: pnu stead of putting them away in enlopes or lx>xes, where it would be hard no^ find them, I simply put them in order, jn g itb a letter clip at tho top to hold them * i ??? . - ma suicii x v?ni iiiuut'tiiiiwiy ri'HT lO ,|rl] j one of them, and when I liavo fin- ~|et ned with tliem I throw the worthless Jmi tin the scrap basket and paste the i in my book.?"C. E. E." in The n_ iw The Perls Exhibition Train. nn( An endless railway train, consisting of f<?r 0 platform cars, is to be one of tho at- Pia ictioos at tho Paris Exhibition. Tho Wc 10 will be sunk so that the platforms Jl be on a level with the surface, and ownm^riti run slowly enough to per- 'J it most people to step on and oil whilo clo b in motion; but for the accouuuoda- tho n of elderly people a stop of fifteen wli Bonds every minute will be made. Tho per otive jipwer will bo electricity.?Now *vil >rk Sun; ant ' ' 1 " clo Bln-j Tinea D?1 for the Eye*. For sometime past the school ruthorea have ltyCognizod the injurious effoct "i 1 tho vision of the use of writing paper eff< led with bluo lines. Tho grand ducal vill hool committee at Mnvence ia tho first ves Germany that has taken positivo steps am banishing $his paper from the public paj hoots. Fi<tn and after the 1st of Jan- Ing ry no m]edt paper is to be allowed with wh ies other than black.?Paris American Ev P** ? ?The rn*t?r tuaa the Klete.. the kick ris a developer; the croaker j tra inenbn* The kicker incites to im- 80 , tjemetit; the croaker to indignation {n't ? resentment. The kicker only is heard Kcfc harHtSs Kiveivono dollar accommoda- v,.., rcj id wee dollar rates; the croaker ?in, 'uJdVbc just as noisy if he was getting n ^^ pr accommodations and paying ^ Hp* Th? kicker is a lively, jovial, Tensive fellow; the croaker is a die* ?n(j nuisance, who hgs superfluous on ejRj tage.?Aogusta bin.) Chronicle. ,j.iy Bboy naturally wants to do every- ^ Band nothing very long. No mat- gtat Bow enjoyable a new job may 1m- it (grown old with a boy. lie is a nat- w0l Mberimi-nter?neo?*urily and is ys wanting to do th< prfc-bo thing but ?u't do.?Hamlin Gailand in Atnoi jK,,] ' s S * eRKAT 11JE OF SI is* ' S A ] We have Determined t |i and from this Date s We will > ^ SPECIAL INI r TO CASH PTJ We Mean >V1? 1TO ^ iat *? v Ml U UllUIJ U*CI t tho demands ?.s tliey come upon us, conse st day of January, some bargains tlint wil ou*Some of thorn : Dress Ginghams for 8Jo anil upward, Drcs 5c, 40o, marked down to 6]c, 8Jc, lGc, 12Jc ?ttas and other lino dress goods marked down palids, have beeu marked down from 50c t< great variotios, nt prices in proportion to ih< nd White Flannels which wo will sell verj Oassimeres. iggesl stocks of Jeans and Cnssimeres in the i. See our 25 cts. Jeans ; sho's n daisy, s, we oan beat the Town. CLOTHING. column, with the largest stock nt the lowest i liavo einglo pants from 05 cents up to ?8 hilds and Hoys Clothing nt prices to suit the , and eavc your money Jndershirts. op. Wo have the best 50c wbito shirt in r$l shirt is a world beater. D SHOES. ENOW, CERTAIN. ks of Boots and Shoes in the upper part of , (our customers will testify to that.) We id picked out several lots of shoes, of whioh [SIX? thrown them on oi.r bargain counters ildren'dthoes. from 25c per puir up. Women's oro. Mens Bro^DS' sojiil leather and whole roman's $2 shoes is a ch&9ngc 10 d>o world; I sewed and guaranteed goods, \?rth $6 50 Also some big bargains in womTiTs-?1)'* 3 to sell all haniisewed goods at thoso pricci7 r somebody. First come, first served. MILLINERY ! Varieties. Prices Lower Ever. c lead, both as to prices and styles. 1, ns we arc hard up for money and must get it. M & SPARKS. CHEAP CASH STORE. if 0 W9' h. L. Colempn, of Joneavil t killed this week two hogs of his own raisii 1 equal to the best drove ' -*Atid costi II to^Sril6^.&1lYo scrvlceclola bouoh? 08 1 tho wagons carrying tho belongings his imperial majesty, which were ?* ly impedimenta. Vlien tho Israelites were, under a the- es acy, nnd tho chief priest's sons ato as *n city of London aldermen, tho Philis?s routed them. Likewise Marshal de ibiso was immortalized by his sauco " mutton chops and disgraced by his eats. Tho old French monarchy was 10 for when Louis XVI, whether try- . to fly from France or a prisoner of It assembly in ono of its most 6tormy ings, could not do without a heavy T* al at tho usual hour. I never saw . 't liinr, (ir\ lwa/litviniio oa U,a baaaiaa A > ^ iTV UUl^tUUO UO illU OVI > 1VU UU jouche at tho Tuileries and Fontaine- ci ?u. The kitchens there wero vast fac- ^ iefi, and wero situated at a great disco from the court dining und hanging rooms out of respect for imperial trils. By tho time, therefore, tho lies got to tablo they wero spoiled.? is Cor. London Truth. d? Abont Undo Sam's Mnslrlans. tt )n a sign board in front of tho regular n ay recruiting station in Park row k ry day in tho year can bo seen tho rds, "Musicians wanted." Clarinets, re and snare drummers are always in and, l>ccauso skilled musicians can tc 1 more lucrative employment outside y, tho army and consequently they do j, enlist. Tho jay of an army musician 120 per month, mul no distinction is ^ do between a |>ounder of tho bass u im and a skillful clarinetist.* Another _ erring influence is that the army sicians nro not allowed to play outi of camp or barracks and thus earn extra honest dollar. Cornet players n as plentiful as sparrows in the park ^ 1 applications nro received every day positions. Tho clarinet player's M ce in tho l>and is tho hardest to 1111.? ^ sv York Evening Sun. ^ ? ' Tho Ilea Clorcr Crop. Tho failure of several cropo of red "~ ror in IT>w Zealand was explained by i absence of the fructifying insects icb aro requisite and necessary to tho fection of certain plants. A hundred 1 d bees wero imported from England ] 1 set free, and in that district the ver has begun to flourish.?New York X. rVhilo searching through Ids father's !Cts Ticket Agent Moffett, of KnoxIc, Teno., found a gourd over 100 LTS old. It eontain?*l innnv nlil imnerj one them a note from Davy Crockett, able to William Moffctt, for one eliill; and thrco ponce for a barrel of laky and a kffg of cidor.?New York ening World. No Scarcity of Salt. t is said on the best authority that 300,000 bushels of salt uro consumed his country. Thq average Americ:ui I away with fifty pounds of salt every r. The quantity takeu at a time ia oo ill that a porson hardly notices It, but car's consumption of salt by one j* ris almost a bushel. An Englishman \ along on twenty-two pounds a year, 1 in France an ordinary man swallows ltocn pounds between New Year's and December. If calculations sunt anything them J3 no danger of a city of the eaiino article, for a famous istician has declared that if nil tho in the ocean were .piled together, ic lid mako a bulk equal to 00,000,000 io miles. IIo nnver saw all this Kilt. I10 says it is there, and all (hat need Blow Y0UR I AID LET THE PE "I PROMISE has been the peath t thousa: Ho wli\)*^uld win the race must drin pcrity. I havered of the living wat( llow lies my Commerchk^^va^on' I am no longer in the mire*o\J0U^t n to place myself in the A&? A TVT T u r ll?? It seems sirango that this point lias never ug been carried lo the .Supreme Court before Dg now, but Mich is the fact. The opinion dctll&l.n M ?',al t',e ^on?*''ution is very clear on j et higi", ftSi'fi1 wJ&j*^ 1 tiog ot I ' tho town in 1412. In one huge hand A? t le giant holds a shield marked with an year, f iglo (that symbol of liberty in all ages), aabscr i tho other a naked sword. It was the n luntlet thrown down to all tho world I mt Bremen would be free,?Chicago erald. |-*y Silk from Wild Worms. W A curious method of silk manufacture . said to exist in tho Chinese Drovinco of 'wangtung, where aro founiwild silk With ornis feeding on tho conu|fl|^r ^ The ill grown caterpillar V BOT lk is taken out\ ltgut, subjected \ <t ail mode into 'fj * * v % Sharks and Convicts. ?^ b Thero (at Cayonno) when a convict ~" , ies tho body is borne to the sea and a cokti reat bell is tolled. And then is the vis- ai >us, glaucous sea surface furrowed sua- 11U only by fins innumerable, await, sharp, *ngu, iangular?tho legions of tho sharcf ft' 1 ishing to tho hideous funeral. Th$? now the bell!?Harper's. the ho _______________ in tho' Knowledge of Ilaman Nature. during "And so your nice clergyman is going > bo married, Mrs. Marigold). I hopfl LargeJ ou'll liko his wife as well as you like Family jm't fourth ' Well, ma'am, I'm suro I hopo so? laAe c ut wo generally find that when tho gon- f fu i.-w-uiv. ,i.. . Dwaoi v?u?i. IO Iiiumwiu, luti 44UJT a UU^UV/r . -Loudon Punch. Chiefs as Top Bpluners. DNIl An independent state in the Malay *Poinsula is Pahong. It has just been ex mined from tho outskirts by some Enliahmon, who report it capablo of sup- J1" orting a largo poulation if tho rulors L ould ceaso from spending tlieir time ! u thelly in top spinning.?Now York Sun* | [ The First Symptoms I Of all Lung diseases are much the same : . r| feverishncss, loss of appetite, sore Is throat, pains In tlio chost and back, 0? headache, etc. In a few days you may pj bo well, or, on the other hand, yon may l>e down with Pneumonia or " galloping ? < Consumption." Run no risks, but begin 1 Immediately to tako Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral. Several years ago, James Birchord, ot ? Darlen, Conn., was severely 111. The doctors said he was in Consumption, nw and that they could do nothing for him, but advised him, as a last resort, to try ^ Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. After taking ? this medicine, two or thr$e months, he m, was pronounced a woll man. Ills health "j remains good to the present day. J. 8. Bradley, Maiden, Mass., writes : " Throe winters ago I took a severe cold, Bu, which rapidly developed into Bronchitis Salvi and Consumption. I was so weak that Uleer I could not sit up, was much emaciated, Chspi and cougliod incessantly. I consulted several doctors, bnt they were power- no less, and all agreed that I was In Consumption. At last, a friend brought me ? pri a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. ?? From the Urst dose, I found relief. % Two bottles cured me, and ray health j ^ has since boon perfect." Ayer's i Cherry Pectoral, HKVARKD PT Lowell, Mas*. rm G IP%J CTION~ 7 1 "0 C K J LE. I o Reduce Onr Stocks, until January 1st., I HJCEMENTS I rchasersT | sit Wo Say^ 1 STKI2 vV WILKINS. 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