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." ? x) *v-= DAJJUU) I WTO KBWUlITT. , JJD An R. ft D. Train Got* WreUeA an Atmi*? Engineer Germany and Aria**- Urnry Killed?The Wreck, Etc. R. ] With the elements in a ferment, the rain pouring in terrente, the wind blowing, amid ??impenetrable darkoeee, Jack Gorman/, on* SUi of (be moat reliableNengineers in the 6tale, = sits on the box of bis favorite locomotive, with bis trusted fireman oloee by, thinking Tl no doubt of a happy return to hie heme in fr?n a short hour's It is the midway -jperiod between midnight and the dawn. opol The wet rails glisten undor the light of the gj leoometive aa he watohe* them. On the j train rolls. Jack haa gu<?lod trnlns under ^ L.?.. like condition for twenty-four years; he g g< knows that the storm threatens iojary to ' >j the track, hut he has no fear. He has his jg , train moving not faster than seventeen ^ mtUa an hour, for in hie pookot are the ( 0 ardors from beadqunrters tolling him act to exceed thstspeed end to be careful. IIif watchful eye keeps u sharp lockout and his train enters a cut. The grade was steep, j and ka lots <bo iraia run dowu of its owa 1 momentum. As it oomes from a cut, and jw| the eye of the engineer glances down the A rails on the embankment he can detect noth- j ing wrong. ,.h Suddenly the engine begios to drop. In one instant the engineer realizes that what 001 he supposed wna n great solid embankment, is au abyss. He bnro'y realizes the situation. lu one moment more the engine his '1 struck thirty i'eel below, ond the engineer n* and firetnan have been burled into eternity. The sleeping passengers are awakened by a tharp shock, followed by a fearful crash Ji 'lli^re Is nnV a sound save tho continued roar of the rain and wind, and the hissing of escaping steam. 8om tho nostrils of the pssscngers detect tho suic\l of humnn llesh " burning. ?J Tlie above is in brief thes'ory of the hor- < liblo railroad accident by which cngincor Innlf (Inrnidnv nnil lircilllin Tllolnua I). Henry, of tlic Richmond fi Danville mil | road lost ilicit* lives at U:>r?B o'c'eek yesterday morning, at a point just two miles and ' a half on this side of Itidgcwny, only twouly-ono inilos from Columbia. J The end intelligence of the death of the popular Jack Germany and It in gentlemanly fireman spreud over the entire ci>y and it wok not long before crowds wore going towards the itichmnnd k Danville ollices to ask for details. Mr. Germany won very popular with all classes of people. It was 10:10 before the special returned to the city, bringing the passengers of tbo ill-fated train, who had been transferred, and the remains of tbo engineer nnd firomnti. There was an immense crowd at the dopot to meet litem. ROASTKIt noniKA. Mr. Germany was fearfully scalded. lint lie had been dead before the steam touched hire, ns wips shown by a large wound in the forehead and the bruised condition oT the body. An examination showed, too, that the vertebral column bad been broken. The fireman's body was badly mutilated, if anything. even woihc man mm ? ' cnginoer. There was a holo through the heid as large as one s linger am about t wo iochrs in depth, where a bolt hnil gone through. The skull was broken in several - i other places. , The railroad shops wore shut down ami the employes showed their high regard for the two men who had lost their lives by (he maimer in which they assisted when they were permitted to do so. The death of no man in the service could have allotted thcin more than that of Jack Germany. . , now TIIK noniKH WKllE k.xtllic ATKI>. ^-...iocer Gerirauy was fouud pinned *"* m %4*1 tlic l)"ilel" wil^ j . , """^^^^morraiid lie was under lAvim. He HOW IT IIAPPKXBO. The wreck occurred at u spot where the aulhorities have never had any trouble with water before, uud expected none A culvert allowed the water accumulating thurc to How through ami go down into the low place on tliu other stdo and had washed the embankment entirety away for a distance cf 100 feet. The tone of the water was so great that it swept this earth about two hundred feet down the hill ami the track had been left suspended. tiuv. TlI.I.MAN AT TIIK Willi K. Superintendent Mcllee and Governor Til Imtii, by u strange ceineidence mot at the wteck, ond watched the cleiriug process fiuui under a tree. Tin* (.'. ?W,V,?V|, Willi IIIU members of I lie I n<llist rial school boftl'J, hud conic down from liock Hill nud hud lo stop oil" ill ilio wreck. Col. McUce had tho bodies sent on l<> Columbia us soon ?s possible, nmwithstanding the coroner of Fairfield was tliorc an I wanted lo delay I'm an inquest. Commissioner hiiuctin went all over tlie scene #1' the wreck. lingine No. -I'm. running special to Charlotte, crossed this place iu safety only uboul an hour before the wreck occurred. The financial condition ? > y--vuc# uiuor Uu Im'iIi t- i*cfionf? and in nil i'igli schools. We are ueuring a liuutir ill crisis. We owe Ikirope, having iinport 1 uioro than we exported : the balance is "I inuiided in gold. The government has now I HI millions of gold on ban,!. J; i? bvliuvc.! that in three months -10 millions more will te culled for; possibly there may be u j premium on gold. People tear they may be f reed to take silver dollars, which me worth only iiiconts; n man who is owed $1,000 fears ho may only get $700. Ilia evasions dislruct. In this state of thiugs t lie hanks <lo not like lo lead money; this occasions failures. This government is haying silver lo coin into dollars, paying for it with gold ! The Kuropenus laugh at us as they bring over their silver. They have already taken away 100 millions of our gold ; the only hope is that, Hading no use tor ft when they got it, they will stop. The government now lias d7<> millions of dollars and bullion slacked away with no use for it ; is still buying more silver bars and coining them into dollars. And yet it is hound to keep the si ver dollar and the gold dollar at an equality of value. Some fintnirt?a?,? .... ? .....vis oajr uic government w i 1 have to I issue 160 millions in bonds, take flictn to Europe, sell them lor gold (they will m l ! there, for wo psy a higher interest than < money louder.* get tlieiu) bring tin: gold , over, nnd have it ou hand. Watch the .-ituution.?School Journal. ills Ski'i.i. Was iti i.i.kt I'nom.? At e Davidson last week. John Torrance. ciloreJ. made a desperate attempt to kill another ^ negro named Mark Caldwell, lie shot three | times directly at Culdweli s head. Two J bullets passed through Caldwell's hat. Tor- I ol ranee's aim the third time was belt -r, but w Caldwell's skull was bullet ]?ro -f. The ball ^^ struck Caldwell sijuare in the forehead. The ball was tlattened like a nicklu against Caldwell's skull, it houn led upward, ran over his skull under the scalp, and came out Sa well down behind en a line between his f'l< ears.?Charlotte -\7ug. t.'li DisI'K.nsakv Dors.? All the machinciy at "J* the dispensary is now up and by the end of ( k,v' the week the force will be busy b(.tiling the c 'stock, and when the county dispensaries cad 1 for stock it will he ready fur them. Abbeville is (lie only county s> fur that A has selected a county dispenser. Mr. K. I., peoj 1Jill is the man. ? Coliintl..(u A-y can > A . 4 r . . Wcr 4L ie JDeefcfg Union <?ime8. " _ I ___ tl ML STOKER, Editor oi Friday, judo ?, 2???. |( iSCKII'TION\ t\ bO rER ANNUM e mm li POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. o lie 1'. O. will be opened for business i 8 A. M. to 0.00 P. M. he Money Order Department will be led for business from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. lail going 8outh will close proiupt'y 1 A. M. loll going North will close promptly at 1 P. M. 'he mn.il will be taken from the street box miuutes before closing each mail, iny inattention or irregularities should reported promptly to the P. M. J. 0. HUNTER. P. M. w Advertisements. Notice to Creditors.?C. II. l'uske. iVin'hrop Slate Nurinul College.?D. 11. mson. Znuf Wo have not seen or heard of a oard of control" unneunced for this inty. What's the cause ? ATWOOD doesu't make any sittings after ily 1st, but will finish and deliver all work i soon alter as possible. m-W" Mrs. Rebecca Kelly, wife of Mr. jb. Kelly and sister of Coli .1. G. MoKissiok, iiulLfclu.li iaaL Monday. IKif" This is a bail time for cutting au<l living oats and wheat. It has rained every lay since last Thursday, anil there's no sign if clearing off. o Mr. T. C. Duncan and Minn Iielvc Item bel t were called to attend tho funeral o a son of Mr, and Mrs. Humbert, brother o Miss Heinhcrt aud sister of Mr. Duucau, al Spartanburg last Saturday. tojr We see the name of our friend, J W. Swink among the caudidutcs for oftioc i one of the government departments t Washington. As a constant and persistci applicant for oflicc, our friend is entitled I a good paying position. AT WOOD'S is the place to get fuio Cablm Photos at bottom priues fur one nioro tnonll ending July 1st. As I said before, if don't do as I advvitised in giving you ll Arn-to (Pace fini*h \\> rk at bottom prices, will give you $10.01) a piece for euch o you liavc taken. K. JAY aTWOOD. We are requested to anuounce tl Rev. R. Alston will hold short religic services, with prayer, every Wcduesd evening, from 71 to DA o'clock, in tho ?t< on the N. K. corner of Main and Rachel streets. All ptrsous are cordially invited Notwiihslanimig mo u?. went Iter the pleasant cveniug teas' ? parties continue, uud Union a social oire arc kept in lively motion, l'hcve appear: he a general disposition """"g ,,"lids 1 matrons to keep tip the ?ociul gather, and make life in Union ...eny under lit influences. The heavy rains of last Thurs caused a washout ou the S. ^ U. It- 1U, -mr~ ? v?i Mln?w^M?*aa? furo (lie passenger train arrived, co..so<iu ly no damage was done, except to the tn It-jf Wo are re<|.iested to unnoui.cu the Sai.luc High Scl.oal will cloao its c ciscs next Friday, the 1 tltli. A picnic he given <>n thai day, to which the puhli cordially invited. Several speakers expected to address the assembly, ami good time generally is guaranteed to who attend. We l.opo the town of IJi; will he well represented, for we know good folk of Sautiio will give them a l.eii welcome, ami plenty of fried chicken. - ... l$r?t" It now appears that the Slate i: have more lawsuits on its hauls with railroads. The next suit will ho in coi <|i.c.u:o el" .lie railroad commission trying force the roads to reduce their rates ou i pe.isary whiskey. The arbitrary conduct the administration toward the railroad: beginning to smell strongly of vindict persecution and become so .<?}t'^YIf/Vlvncc the ro?4f and feel the weight of ex pens litigation, and demand a more liberal coin and lesi expensive adjustment of dillicult t hat n.ay arise. Wo ...... ., ...i . ? ..... iii ilio Tillman-lrby r.s lienuldson-Shc Perry-Caughinnu-Hums coldest, but we ft considerable anxiety about the Al'ian will come out nt (lie eiul of ilio tight. Donaldson, SSlioll, Caiiglimiin, Perry hi Harris arc traitors to tlio Alliauce-nfoi cause, as the Tillinan-Irby papers churg I hey should be turned out. for the safety the or<ler : but if they nrc not traitors t' c principles of the order, then those wl charge Ilicut with treasou should he made ' walk out," for the peace, harmony aa l it tegrity of the order. It is really not our fight at all, hut In lieving in the social, educational and bene! icieut principles upon which the Alliine was founded we feel a deep and hones interest in its perpetuity, which can only l>i "coined by peace an I harmony in the ordei ind a spirit of honor that will protect tin jhar.ictcr of each individual member, ami through them the older, against the tongue if the slanderer and stirrer up ef strife. The fun of the mailer is in each and all . m?- |>]ii-iivs ? individuals ai?J ? billing their opponents wis It ofliee seeking. Iu?w us a prominent man in I lie reform parr ihat lias not g>t or is not seeking an lice, and if wo go to the World s Fair no ill take him along and n-tike a fortune l>y hihiting Itiin in a side show. bi l k l.l.N s A II MI A ?S.\ LV R.?TIlC best lve in the world for Cuts, bruises, Sores, vers, Salt Klicum, Fever Sores, Tetter, apped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all n eruptions, and positively cures Files, no pay required. It is guaranteed to >) perfect satisfaction, or money refund Trice To cents per box. For sale by F. To soy. - - - ?good way to bud out how much religion do have is to watch thorn when they i have ilieir own way. le lfunletpal Eleo ion. Cost The elect ivn for lnteodant au<l Wardens of He lit town waa held laat Tuesday, aod patted (bit < If without a ripple of excitement. Swat There was only one ticket io the field, and are i ? ?a- Am m >r >u? uiit ' i*r rfconrvnuu, ( ?. _ nodi dates nominated by publlo meeting VM fa I t audsomely.endorsed at the polls, by a Tote blesi f 216 out of a registered list of <'101. tori! The following gentlemen now compose tbe \t Town Council of Union : feui IvrcNDAST?John A. Funt. will Wakolkh.?TV. II. Sartor, Thus. B. But- imp Isr. J. D. Arthur and TV. T. Booty. all Wednesday morning tbe new administra. gio lion were sworn in nnd immediately toek tio charge of the affairs of tbe town At night I they held their first meeting, which was tin rather long, and ut which the interests of the pr town ?t large was discursed pro and con, bu and the following officers elected : pli Attorney-'J. C. Wallace. 1? Chief of I'oltce?John 1". Hose. pi Night I'oliceinuQ?J. Drayton Smith. I,amp Lighter?lien Neil. The rtyular meetings of the Council will ^ be held Tuesday night after fneb sa'.csday. li iany not bo generally known that (be d Clerk and Treasurer of the town was elected h for ono year, uccordiug to law, by the ? former Council, in January, therefore could ( uot be elected by the new Council. While t wo have no objection to Mr. Young ai Clerk I ---I Trim * ???? ? nMlitf out vC (lie J '"""""n order of thintrs for any officer, psr* ( ticularly the nioit important out of the town, to be elected by a Council just going out of office, to serve duiing the term of tlio incoming Council. If it is a g od arrange' inent tor t lerk and Treasurer, wliy not for f Marshal nn I all the oilier offices ? ' There may bo some sound reus 11 for it, 1 in ih it paiticulnr office, but wo coafess our inability to see wliy the present Council, for instance, is not i?s competent and as worthy to be trusted to select its own Cleric as the n retiring bond. . . it Local Laconics | ' Thorn nre several new industries in town. The factory Inn been tlie Ciuse of a new t interest in alluiis in old Union. The latest lj and most enjinj business Is a "cat brvk??1 age." 'I'llo first shipment of ten was made ,e on Monday evening last to Spartanburg. There seems to be a joint stock company here, but we don't know what becomes of the imhixlr?/ when llicy reach the other end ; but we learn that nil of last Monday's ship1118 moot made their escipo each taking a sepaay rate route to itself through the streets of ,rc busy Spartanburg with a dog and at least '0I* live boys after etch ca*. The (Iraded School closed its doors for t,|u the Spring term last Friday, and many ind were the yo'ls by tlio boys and expression} .]eM for a long vicitioti. i to Some of the y ung men of Unisu hav< and organized a gun club, and meet every favor tig, able afternoon near Mr. Perrin'e to shoot </ jnie clay pigeons, and the pigeons break spleu didly?when they hit the ground. Th score so far lias been very close and tb l'H^ sport promises to become quite popular nn< 10111 amusing to spectators. In former yeni rn+mmmm* lililniirfij enl* !" 8!?,lJi|y on at tlio factory, a muii^u mr. uougcr is Having ti bud tim milking brick, on uccount of tbo continue (but rains. which is n'so throwing tho farmot xcv- behind in their work and is very injuriou W\U to the grain. c is ('tinnier Thoinust has been carried to tli are penitentiary to begin the service of a lif I a lime seuteace : but that is better than bein; all hung. "on Today is the day of the cheap excursioi to Saluda, N. run by Mr. A. W. Oreene |r|J It. is a good chance to spend a pleasant da; iu Saluda. 4 Personals l'lC Mr. C. 1'. Sunders, of tho Spnrtanbur] ,sC" bar, was iu town Ibis week. Miss Anna Hello Johnson has reluvnei froiu the low country' where she has beer ol teaching. 4 '* Mr. 11. P. MiI'her-on, the popular.gpl'M ,ve buyer.Cm-?0,Jii>Vrfoe, ,\V <;. Mr. F. 11. Weston, of the Columbia bar, ive was iu town this week. Miss Mamie lluiley, who has been teach,ey ing in Anderson county, is at home for the Summer. i Mr*. Jam, s Miinrc and Mrs. iTiiliaui jl_ Mttnro have reiurned ,m Charleston. ,cl Miss Minnie Walke". a music teacher oT ct. (lie Columbia Female College, is visiting the If family of l?r. M A. Moore. i,l .miss Jones, of KdgefeU, is visit sng m t!ic family of Kev. .1. N. I loot It. Attorney tSoiieral Towns-end came 'roin ,,1 Spurtaubog yesterday. whore lie had boon lo attending Ibo reference in ihe railroad tax io c i?es. lie will be in I'liiou two or litre* lo ?i ^ " i U) on v ' u ?> .^2-S? t j; a t o 2 . >. S -5 2 - s 3 - . .? V> C 5 ' a ? s ~ c-2 -< x - ??Mz* * - - C . V.^. 5 3 " to ^ e ? ? 5 a ? - 7 ? i? -3 '-C 1 t | ?:l ^ -f ? 't:Sf 3 ^ 1 i 2 * - ? _ to = .2 ? ~ay ? = 5 ? 5 A = J=2 35 I 4^; t 3 " " .^. -i 1 g ^ i *Jt if, - <- ^ .2 - s u L ; 0 ' Ji C 3 b -= -13 ~ ?r tC , 3 -r ? " "" * 2 > = ^ . 5 .= = - ? 2-3 3?- 3 '3 J' a -3 p. ? o ~ ?2 i v .o <o .? 3 ^..2 t; .s , ? ~ ~ 3 to" S*" "* 5 tt? - ^ u2 3 ? ' * 3 s s i ? -2 3. j ? ' Meeting of the Bible Sooicty The annual meeting of the I';.ion Ilii/c ' Society wiil be It el I in '.iio Methodist Church Iline IStli. Hotli ihe morning and evening l' hours for worship will b?- given tj this one j " | object, and a'l the congregations in town are i invited to be present. j 1 The services will l?c as fallows: j '" II a. in.? Sermon by llev. ('. A. 15 Jen- ! lings. or Keporls fi oin Depository and Treasurer. -^p Enrollment of members. " S:.'50 p in Kcligious services, fo'lowe 1 by diort addresse;. i ili-S i'lvciibu of otlicc.-j Collection. ] wc< WL to Ualom this kuir. radreds of individuals whirl through ielightful Iowa oa lb< railroad wry Ji nor, la qawt of health, comfort, pleasmd recroalioa la tbo mountains. Thsy ot se?m to know that hero, io this beao- crown aaa owpuauw wwu..-=!f j, 1 ling can bo m cheaply and as satiafao- w*' y secured a* aay place in the world. ^ni re hdVe as pare air and water as can be &n< id in the mountains, or anywhere else, 'nc Ix a delightful titptpejeture at all times, tailing health andv??r to tbo body, with the advantages of reflaad society, roll- |f us privileges and good hotoi aeoommodaM* . ol Uoiou is on rising ground. We are get- ( g out of the ruts of old fegyism sod ogre using in all things that go towards ilding up a prosperous and attractive ace for those seeking a good basins* s cation, or a Hummer retreat, where health, easure and heme comforts may he enjoyed. , Correspondence of the Tinas, be Weather, Crops and Lookhart Cetten ' Factory. " i?..? r.?We had an abun- i JUSK1VILI.I., uouv ... aoce of ram la.it wtok and on Thursday we ia<J a wind and hail storm that did considiiable damage to crops and timber. No louses were blown down that I hare heard if. The roiu continues to pour down occalionally. The land is badly washed and Tanners want to see their plows, hoes and |mm? wrrnliW mnviuf The crops were in I tine condition ten days ago, but the grass bos come since the raiDssct in and it will soon be tioublesowc. Work is what the farmer needs for a few week to cotne. A colored uisn named Sanson Wood, who lived near Joncsville, died last Sunday. He was rather prominent among his race and was considerably honored by a largo aliend'Uice at his Itinera! here yesterday. Mr. Asbury Motiowon is at Mr. Sam Li'llejohu's in a low state of consumption. The health of our community generally, | is good. ?Mr. David N. Baker and wife, of Shelby, N. C., visited their relatives in Joncsville a few days since. Mr. Sam'I T. Iteid, of Spartanburg, and B. L. Bison, of Union, visited Jonesvillc last Sunday. I visited Lockhart Shea's last week and found that it was a busy p'tic*, sure, enough. There aro several departments of work all going on, each one having a boss, while Mr. O- li. Faxrar, the president, was 011 the grouud overlooking the -whole affair. Mr. Aberuethy, who has chargo of the blasting and foundation department, was blowing up some large slum| s prepaiing for ttie foundation of the mills. To see the stump witl the dirt and rock go up in the air made tin think very much about the war. It wa more like tlio mortar shells than anything have seen since '03. I a'so visited factory hill, in Union, yes terday, and 1 find things aro moviug alon there in u hurry. While Union is far in ad vancc of I.ockhart in tho foundation of tb mill and in the building of operative: houses,Lockhart is alter t ol Union in makin ( buck, having already burnt several kiln: 1 predict that Union will spin the crop < '!?:{ and Leckhurt will be ready for the ere o of M.i4. Kcv. Mr. Tiller filled his pulpit here Sui day morning. The incthodist Church lie ' has bought from Harris & Foster a ne i- organ, one of the celebrated Estey's. Tin e paid cash for it. ?- o I-.-I... I understand a gentleman in. 5 u,entili"g?"l; ^rd^'in J lot .f Ic r8 Joncsvillo c*n spare him .a tew. ^ uiing the past ire j. worHmS;0)i>V?' ? great ileal of Jia rain, wasTTTti^*?.^"tnnil badly in places ai B causing creeks to overflow the bottoms. *1 Very little plowing could be done, ni s grass hns gained a "round" or two, in co B sequence. Tho rains were a great help oats, and they are doing belter than w expected. Many of the fall sowed oats we e killed out, but the few that survived u l( line. The prospect for wheat is very promisin ~ Reports come in of some fine fields of i The finest 1 have seen is that of Mr. 11. < u llobsoii's, of the full/, variety. It is tf with long, heavy heads. If there is nr ' better 1 have not henrd of it. The land d f voted to wheat this year could not have bee well worked without extra horse power nr other help. It will, therefore, bo almost clear crop, and by everyone continuing i , the good plan of sowing a few acres, it wi * benefit themselves and tlioir neighbors, toi by keeping the price of flour within tli I reach of all. i The seining season has fairly opened, an Neils shoals on Broad river, where (lie sha low water will permii is nljug-'vflrw'ds, an ' sonic tine chances of tho good eld cat-tis are caught. But this is the third year thn there has been a complete failure made i catching "red-horse" or mullets. The seem not to "bed" any. It is thought tlini tlii.v ?..>?? !.? .!? ? -< ?-- ? - j ,?, ...v ...... v?? iiic eanai at Columbii going down stream and are unable to gc back, making an unwelcome scarcity u| lifM'O. lly tiie way, Mr. Editor, there ought tt be a cotton factorv at these shoals. Hut lit tie is known of them outside this immediate community, but ! intend to show their vahu for manufacturing purposes in the near fu tore, and, if possible, bring their advantages to the uoiice of capitalists. It is announced that an effort will be made here to organize a Woman's Mission i^ocie'y next Wednesday evening. My ewn, anil hroiher's, most sincere thanks arc due Miss ltcrnice Fant, of the Clifford .Seminary, at Union, and one of Santuc's most considcra'c, admirable and attractive young ladles, foe an especial invitation to attend the commencement exercises of that popular institution. Such tokens of thoughtful kindness are always highly appreciated by "we boys." Uev. W J. Soider. of Wofford College, preached at Suntuo last night. K. ?Y. J. - _ m - . Jesse lloper, who railed h:tn<iolf Wofford, was working for Alyuzo West, near West Springs, and had been there about three months. He was not wanted in (ieorgia for murder, hut for soino lighter crimes, lie killed Hie sheriff of Baxter ounty, Arkansas, anl is wanted in that Stato. John West and his brother-in-law, llol: unbe, attempted to arrest him aud lailel. IIc did not capture a pistol one of hem ha I. but he drew his knife while b>th if litem had hold of him arid caused them o leave, lloper intimida'cd the sheriff and old htm to keep out of his reach. The heriir knowing liis man did not attempt to nest him.?Spartan. The news Inst Wtdmmpy- indicates a sure ii ugh panic Crashes follow each other idi startling raj iJiiy. There is no end in glit. S i far the .South has | suffered litHc. I here have not been any very serious com- | eri i.il casualties in ilus section. We maw - " V ( cipe because of the absence of .speculare enierpr scs here during Iho la.sl iliree 1 li.ur years. Wherever (hero is a weak ii i l, however, we n?ay laok fer a collapse.? t ani'itle Xru3. o Mnti\ a man will fiybi j-ou. if you hi ok !: ilog, who lels hi.s wife cany in all the t o 1 nii'J make lires. II I TEACHERS' COLUMN. ~ Iff state JJ. U BTRAI*, Editor, EtU Jim, R. C. they ec MRS. B. C. CLIFFORD,1 ?od " r Assistants. thereb L. W. DICK. ) ' - ? work, "be aritbaaelicol problem* of the 2Gth oil., The re answered c>rr<so.ij ?/ iir. J. J. Wil ro, of Kiog'a Creek, to-wit: let, 12 calree wlicm 1 20 eheep ; 2ud, tbe walking alick ia 31 bring* :hea long^ lesson Arithmetical. ** 1. A printer usee one sheet of paper for in 89r try 16 pages ef an octave book ; how much iper will be necessary to print 500 opies Pr4c' 'a book containing 336 pages, allowing 2 Wor* lire* of wa*to paper to each ream. pupil 2. IIow asany times will .35 of 35 be con- r lined in .024 of 243. onl^ County Teachers' Aaaoeiation. thL" 1 The meeting of the County Teachers' As- adm /vaUiinn an l ist Saturday was well attended, ot,kc ini some pronounced it ilie inoat pleasant inni ind interesting of any held since Christmas. * President Ilice oalled ihe meeting to order, eacl and after devotional exercises a vocal quar- |)Ut telle was delightfully rendered by Mrs. W. 'n? E. Thomson, Miss Lily Dawkins, W. McLure w'" and L. W. Lick. tha The minutes of the last meeting were then read and approved.' an^ Mr. W. W. Drucc, of ftan'.uc, then read a fine pnper en "School Management," which ^ was well received, and gave'rise (o some ^ very iuleiciting discussion by several mem- th? bers of the Association. su' The next subject for discussion seemed to be one of very general interest, and when jn Miss Knight, in the course of her treatment es of it, asked f?r the experience of those who pt J had tried having school entertainments, several arose and testified to the fact that the HJ benefit derived from their school entertain- of mcnts by no means compensated for the loss of tirao to regular school work. M iss Knight proceeded to describe the I ? kind of school entertainment that might be c given without interfering with regular school ll work, and she succeeded in convincing some 0 of her hcarors that the kind of entertaiumeul ^ she advocated could be made both profitable (fat pupil? nml pleasant (0 the cotnnnt! nity. ? President ILec then took the floor and ^ ably defended '.lie cause of the school onter- , e tuiumenl such as generally finds favor with u our county communities. I Mcisrs. Wilson, liruce and Dick took part in tho discussion, nil of them siding with Miss Knight rather than Mr. ltice. f! Mr. J. L. Strain sent a letter, which was e read to the Association, expressing his rc' grot at being unable to atteud, owing to g sickness. af During the course of the meeting two ip beautiful vocal solos wero finely rendered by Mrs. W. E. Thomson. n" It was agreed that the meetings of tne ,w Association should be suspended during the sy rummer mouths ; so the adjournment was | until the first Saturday in September. rg p- Methods In Arithmetio n" Aside from tho disciplinary value of ^ ,il,n?.ionl lUa aoioaco i* ono of "* twW fc'hleh have an Important bearing off ek *' ? ??- * ?v ?uc-nc37 rj affairs of an individual or community. From ud the very beginning pupils may be taught to see that the various processes Icirncl have a practical uso in life, rrohlctns should, to therefore, aim to iucludc actual busincs opas orations, such as would likely characterize re the community in which tho subject is ,e taught. Even the simplest operations of g the beginners may be of (his character, an-J it. the practical value of the study will bo at 3. once recognized. It is all important that children do not study arithmetic as a collece. tion of puzzles, on which they may give n themselves gymnastic training of an intellectual character. ASSIGN!NO LKSSONS. II At the closo of eacli recitation, the lesson o, for tho following day should be assigneJ, te and such iiints and explanations given as ( will aid pupils in getting proncrlv started 1- I w"fc?!lr. l^'liiiny of the prolixities as pos(1 sible, but at the same time it is a foolish '' waste of time for them to ba require! to spend an hour or two in solving the first y problem of a "case," when i lie teacher, b/ a t moment's explanation, ceuhl place the whole a class in a position enabling them to work j understanding^' from the start. RECITATIONS. ) The object of recitations is >o ascertain whether the pupi's have properly done the work assigned, to bring out all the points contained in the lessons, an I to correct any i or all erroneous ideas that may present themselves. Make it a point to require something of each pupil every diy. The ' black-board should be usod as much as pos- J sible, hut if it is impossible for all to work at the same time, do not a'low those at the 1 scut to sit idle : but have them reci'ing definitions, giving review work, or solving problems on slate or paper. Improve every |] moment, and the result will be proportional, c In reciting definitions and rules, accept a c clear and cinciso statement of the idea to ? be brought out in the pupil's o wn lvnguage fj rather than that of the author, for it is very i << c.-v?y lor one to commit lo memory an I g've 1 expression to sentences which hive no meaning, so for as we can see. in II'you have a good board, use it ; if a poor c one, make tlie best possible use of it. In mathematical work tho board is almost in- W] dispensable. All work should be dono with reference, (I) to neatness, (2) to accuracy, fit and (i?) to brevity. 15c neat in all your \e work aud require it of your pupils In- j( sure accuracy in all work by keeping a watchful eye on your own work aud that of ethers and requiring criticism. 3.Acqoiro brevity by requiring all problems j *^n to be stated in equations, ihus: K760; 1- ; "J*7*0. t)f course, in statements of that kind, am lnc pupil will first have to mike the ompu- wit ations, but after that is dono, ilie result of t.',e ach computation should be expressed by \ j| he use of the proper signs. Itesi lc^ being j ti,t. lester and occupying less space, the prac- I ice gives one a good drill in the application f the various signs, and leaves the problem ( ' J :: much more convenient forui for explana- ilJU1 ion. sooi 1 have vftcu assign# I examples to each j^ui <1 r :i '.K* ^ *nlred, nd proptr- J I, for the oert dij'trtcit-Uiin, ?h? ?uld be quickly copied oa the beard plained ; all the members of the class J getting the benefit of each oae's need i rains more work a pupil does, the mors ,U2 ?> in bis work, and ^r# , ne loses interest*he lo-e? the key which time, i to light the biJdeu secre's of hard are * of cot I fa sp your pupils interested in their work is ne way. Probably the best way is by pany )g their work, in cl*ss, thorough and mill, ical; taking a special interest in the ^ J' of etch sne, meting out deserve! g gU( e and witholding severe criticism. The Jr.. Is should bo allowed the privilege of He i easing an opinion, and to criticise, not the work of classmates but also that of t)te eacher, who should be as willing to colli it errors as lie is to point out thosa of out rs Give all needed assistance, but none can be acquired by a reasonable amount |jaT rork on the part of the pupil. Give hen i pupil his share of the work in class, oat do not follow a stereotyped order of ask 9111 u ? ,oe questions or assigning wjrk, lor pupi s jjC( 1 soou learn to study ouly those parts da; t are likely to come to them. lutroluce ^i' r and better methods wheuetcr possible I practicable. X. Y. Z. yj, if Honeaty of School Exhibits. h? Harty in the plan for the educational ex- n^' tit precautious were taken that the pupils itnselves should be rcprescuted. The re- ,0 t lias been that the exhibit, taken as a ide, i* a fair showing of children's work. ?* many cases the written exercises, bound 'l' books, arc marked "uncorrec ed" having ol caped any "retouching'' alter loaving the ipi's' liamls. Elsewhere, the pupils have * pied their original work and the result is * beled "copied." Likewise where certain '' ,nipies have been selected from the bulk ' the class-work, the^e arc tnarkei "ee- " clod. Much of the material exhibited in the Impe of courses of work, especially in the lanual training, and these scries of exor ises are presumably from the hands of the eacher. Hut everywhere there is coough : T what is unmistakable children's work t hown to give a very fair idea of what is >eing done in American schools today. < Correspondence of the Times. News from North PacoletEtt.v Jane, June 5.?"The wny of the iransgrossor is hard." This no one will dure to deny?ospccnlly newspaper correspondents. If they say some things they arc "cussed" and if they don't say theiu they are also "cussed," and so they are "cussed" and "discussed" all the time. Last week very little plowing was done and not a great deal of hoeing, and now we want dry weather about as bad as we wanted rain before. Early wheat is badly tangled by the wind in some place*. This week some of it will ha cut. Oats are good. They have been crc.tly beneGttol by the recent rams. We ate sorry wc couldti t attend the ex hlbit'on exercises of the Helton High School on the 5ititli ult. Wc congratulate the teachers pupils ami rnlrons uPou thc,r.succcss; The principal, Mr. S. M. llicc, Jr., is a man of pure and uwclBhh motives ami we ad Vise the patrons to keep him and Miss Wood 43Mrs l\ A. Duncan, who lias been spending soiue* time with tier grand-daughter, Mrs. G. H. Estes, returned home last Satui Amanua l'i Chester Roberts had a fiuc mule ba lly injured by a wire fence a few days ago. Dr. Rites has been called to see s me c?ses of sickness on Gilky's crock. Our county lias been unusually healthy this spring, but the sickly season is now at hand. Mrs. Jemima Mitchell, widow of the late Capt. .1. W. Mitchell, deceased, died suddenly at her home, in York county, last Tuesday evening, and was buried at Salem on Wednesday, :51st ult. Our brave old Colonel MoKissick and other survivors will doubtless remember her kindness to us in the army, and we know their geuerous hearts will go out in sympathy with ours for her family. The North l'acolct Alliance Union will incejul Klliuthe! oil the 21th inst. Notwithstanding some people and papers | express surprise at the appointment of Mr. R. W. Harris, as postmaster at Union, that surprise is not shared in by the people of this section, generally. Some cf them expected it, and are ready to say, ' ! told you so." rt great ileal o[ U'll '"i* miiJc in this " > ...Uuu uoout the maimer oF assessing and collecting the poll tax: A uumher of alleged polls agreed to te-t its validity in | emit; others paid up, tliiukiug it the cheapest and best way out ol' the trouble. Some c'aim they were not living in the county at the time tlie returns were made, and others say they were not 21 years old until after it was made, etc. One man has written to Gov. Tillman about it. How or where it will end is yet to bo seen. The following were elected as the executive committee of the Union county Interdenominational S. 8. Convention: 8. M. Ilice, Jr., ti. U., Chairman : K. W. Jeter, U. 15. Itobo, Eben l'ryor and II. IT. Gosscit ; and Foster's chapel wis chosen as the place for the next meeting of the Convention, in August. 189d. We are now luxuriating in almost all kiuds ?f garden vegetables. To the old Oman and Aunt Tildy is due our thanks for their paience and industry. Miss Oriie Kendrick, of Sutniyside, lias icon quite sick for a week. Farmers will hare to "hump" themselves ' his week if they keep ahead of the grass. I The teams froui Cock hart 8hoals arc now t aiding feed from this section. If the good ll'ect of building the factory can be fell this arly, what will be the result when there 1 re 1,000 or l,ulM) well paid opera" ives at rork there'.' We say let us have all the t ictorie? wc can get, and let our pcop'i* go , ,..iu m n?j)|'iy mem with nil the ucces-ncs of life, of which wo cm raise a super- v Iniudance, if we will only do so. 11 Wo are informo I thai Mr. A. A. Sarmtt itends pulling ilie Thomson iiu'ls in first n-s working order for this yeir's crop. , The acnon ot (Jov. Tillman in commuting 0 laroer 1 bunas to life impi-homiicm niceis it>i the geuer.il approval of our people. Our North 1'acolet friends will please ^ rnish us with any items of news from their ,j spoctive neighborhoods, or else wri e it up s< r the Ti ii.s and send it in for publication. ,| t us hear from you, friends. Vox. ' .i Tin-: Wonk ok L)i.vii,s.?Montreal. June c[ ?At an car y hour tiiis morn ig three tr lericans "lT?oks" passed over train Yer h: nl to the hamlet of Beech Ridge, in s.si(|iiji county, iu this province, and s.iot i kll.cd Mr. lidy. cut the throats of Irs sa 'e ami twenty year- old daughter, robbed Ti house of all the valuables they could th 1 and then set the house on tire The no nes attracted the neighbors, who found be family all dead. go no mun'erers h it signs behind which nui w that they fled over the bordci !,ito an inunt. I ly was a wcs' liy fanner and tlu iiiincnt mm ?? scighborlioo !. Tiie dcred daughter win b-auiifiil and wa^ ' i i i lie lot: i d ton prominent Moat'oal a n tulisl. a c I F?r Thi Timo. 91 Jottings u?fi ZLi^z Ridob, Jane 3.?I will ktUs^t 'SB ou a few lines front the Ridge. dens eed fields were beginning te S roin, but we bare bed tee muck beery lately. " * ) farmers are as well up with their as I ever saw them. They will all have iheir crops plewed over iheseroad if the rmio wilt permit, anuwwgL cry small. There is not a good stand ^ Jon on sandy land. ear that the Lookhart Shoals railroad d agaio, for the present, but the asm is going abend working on the option, j ie c'oeiog exercises of the Kelton High 4 ol cams off last Friday eveoiog. It was ccess, and showed that l'rof. 8. M. Kice, has been faithful in the school ro >n. is one of our bright youog men and wi 1 blessing to any community that may be unite enough ie obtain his services in school room. What a great b'essing the ?g*8 of our ojuntry are doing in sending such joung men and intelligent young nrn all over our c >untry to educate eur dren. I wish that Col. McKiaeick could e been present the other eteiing to base rd those little girls and b >ys of his old ire community. I guess he would hare 1 that th.-re had been a great improvent in the last fifty or sixty years. 1 bare irJ old men s ?y tlia' away bick in thoee ys at tho close of a school, if the teacher I n t treat candy, etc., and semstiincs a 5 of good old corn whiskey, they would te him to the hruuch and duck him. Well, r. Edi'or, we are gaining in some things, we are losing in others ; and, after all, I lieve we are holding /juaa ' lh"n 1'lt yg,, I take ccurage and ^Aerwardl Nut long stnso L n /in your town and ok the opportunity to go where they ere nlding the cotton mill, and from what I iuld sec, 1 believe Mr. Uuucan is pushing is work as fast ns poss ble with the supply f hands that he has. .Mrs. S uiI and Visa Rodger, of Atlanta, ho have hem visiting their sister, Mrs. Dr. hampers, lor several days, returned home ist Saturday. Mr. Editor, mount a bicycle some of these ays and come out und sec the Uidge. Ridgf. Farmer. For the Timks. Asbury Notes. 1 Mr. Ej tor:?Since we have seen notlirg in the Timks recently from Asbury, I sill ?ry to f, ve you a few dots. J he farmers are pi ogressing finely. Their crops nre in good condition, and the seasons >iro now favorable. Cotton planted early was not a good stand on light soils but lias been replnutel nud about nil worked out. Fall oat*, that tho hard winter did not kili out, nvc very fine, and these splcnd d rains arc the makirg of those sowed in the spring. Whc it is thin but the heads seem to be well filled. Cardens are backward and the cut worms flayed havoc during the coal weather. They were the most numerous ever known. Some fields of cotton was badly damaged by them, hut their depredations n?*e ceising as the weather grows warmer. Wo have a splcnd d private schoo', taught , \t:?o'. i ni iho resideaco of 7. S^3oi:r"Sii U!^-?b I- a grad. I mite wUU the Inchest distinctions from the Cnop^Inetiuitc anil her pupils are making Ue*PMr! Olarkson preachol a most able ?er.non at A.oury lost Sabbath from the (ext. "Compel them to come m to my ?"P pc* " That love should si shape our lives and character ^ to compel the world to filling .V ?uJ pulp.l Snbbn.h b, Jj.ur former io?asman, .ho Kor. J. W. fbr IKfi SSilse* of* f*fio itla'Jler. ^0 betiero ho will make a fivthfr' and useful minister. We have a moil flourishing Sunday school at Asbury. N. 0. L't.lejohn, the Supcr'ntendent, has a consecrated corps of teachers. Who can cs.iau lie the silent but potent influence that the Sunday school uiay exert? It is truly gra?ify!ng to know that so many gi'led young men and nohle women, former pupils of Asbury Seminary and Sunday school, are taking such distinguished placs in tl.e world's broad field of bottle. Our young friend, W. N. Jefferies has recently been ofl'cod .lie position of Assistant 1'iofessor of Mathematics at Furtnm Unirersiiy. Fahmku. "There are twice as many names on the pension rolls now." says tl.e Washington Star, "as there were soldiers on tl.e Confederate side during the whole four yenrs of the war, with names enough still to be ndded, if the claims be allowed, to run the total annual expenditures up to $"50,000,000." And scarcely ono itt a thousand of the cxConfetlcrates is ia need of help from hia neighbors to enable him to support himself. It is a significant indieition of ilie differ-""" - ? '!.? <itiav*f>lnp nf I lit* nia'uri tl rf which the contending armies were composed. ^250,000.000! And about all of litis exAl'liifnnl - - ? lL .nun upon ine country goes into the banks ami families of Hie Nortli wes'ern Stiles, where the present financial eta?h upon crash is daily and hourly sounding in our cars. Is it not probable that the unloading of such un enormous amount nf money? a great portion ot' it obtained by fraud?so yiddenly among (be people of that section of the c uutry, caused a vast amount of ex'ravaganee and wild speculation, which collapsed with fearful results d.rcc ly an / honest adtninisir ui >ti was installed, and tpj * honest investigation into the pension fraud? is sure to he made ? The profligate pension appropriations made profligate pensioners, aud when serious re luction or t otal loss of pensions threatenid, it found them unprepared to meet the loss, and together with the Hanks and other :orforations involved with tlu>m _ ...v<u ??? 1IIIIJHCVI (peculations, were forced to tho wall at the irsl breath of financial danger. In onr liuinb'.c opinion, the pre ent meneary disasters in the West is a warning index f what would be the result throughout this ill >lc country under the opciations of an mduly inflated currency. ^itot "anus Dyinu or C'lioi.ktia ?Cuastaninople, .luno 5,?Reports from several cities t .\r>iatlo Turkey say that cholera has npcarcd in many districts and is spreading i, i lly. People are dying bv thousands, fliolc vi lagci have been deserted by those eeing from the pest. The panic litis been ) great that few families wilt to bury their end or even to nurse their sick, bit flee to le next towns to e-cape inf.c ion. Fugives from stricken towns nrc sprciding the identic with iippaldng rapidity. otn liassora city say that "0,000 |H ivc lie! fr 111 l'assora province nluie^fc^^ Won tiii: bnn'on.?The I'.ckcr.s Sentinel ^ ys that duriiig the campaign last year a >ilium man proposed to a Slfoppard man at if iilluiau wis elected and there was t belter nmcs and better laws than bail cn bef rc he would treat to a gadou of od corn juice. Not long since tlio Tillin man se .1 for the Shejipard man to come d get Ins treat: that he had given it up it tho I incs nor laws were any heiter m oil cin't always tell how much religi in inn has at home by the way he shoots at amp meeting.