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DEADLY MOJAVE VALLEY. In the Heartof California Surrounded by Mines. There is a movement on foot among the Red Cross people to prevent the awful destruction of life which goes on every year in the Mojave desert. This is a great tract of land in the heart of the gold fields of California. All around it lio the richest veins of gold and silver, of borax and other useful minerals that have been found, and, |lying perilously within tliesi Eldorados of fortune and fame tin desert, across which prospectors must go to seek for wealth. If they take a circuitous path around the desert they traverse onh the well worn ways, and have les. hope of success. The recent loss o! Edgar Clark of New York and llenr; Stanford of Columbus, both member of the best families, has stirred uj into activity the much talked of relief If these men perished, what hope foi the less favored with money and in Hucncc? Last year the very most optimistic calculations of the Mojave's victims was 100. It is probable there won three times as many. Ninety-eight wnro fiillv i in li*n 11 fi m 1 mi/1 tin* 10( I was completed when a traveler can e "allowing into the settlement on tl c outskirts, and throwing himself down from his dying horse, gasped out tin awful peril he had been through am. told of tin* "two dead or dying out there now!"' No aid could be sent, for he had passed them two days before, and tin Mojove's victims became one hundre< good, strong men, made to cross tin desert by necessity, in order to pm. vide the things demanded by civilian lion. Jt is this awful traffic in live.1 that the lied Cross is trying to stop The great deserts of the world? Sahara, Arabia, I'liaran and Libya are pleasant spots compared to thb death valley which lies mcnaeingh in the heart of the fairest State ii the Union. Sahara has oases. Arabia 1 masts of thread like rivers, often dr\ in spots, hut still running above tin surface every few miles. And in the stony Pluirnn arc two spouting fountains that can he seen for miles away But the Mojavo, although small. i> hnre of anything to comfort tin travelor, Not a drop of water cat he found during tlie eighty tnile'? I ride across, and at this season then J is not a day when a sand storm doe- | not blow. The thenumieter daih rviehe.s Id* degrees, and on hot day.- j takes a jump tip to l.-,0. Never at night does it settle below 1-0. Tlii.deadly heat, without a trace of shad* vegetation, the terrible sand storm.- | H id the burning sun of the middh hours of the day are the elements thai deprive a traveler of all hope of get-! ting across alive. A ri<le of eighty miles is a short ' t .-ip Ibr a man mounted on horseback. In a friendly country :t man ran rid. it in a day. A ride of one hundred miles is not impossible with traine< riders. Hut in the desert the tri] takes a week, sometimes two weeks. And fi?ur miles an hour is the best progress a man ran liopo to make. When the sand storms come he nuisi dismount and rover his horse's head I and his own with bhmkets, and when the terrible heat oours (burn from flu I .<un he must improvise ;i shade ?n- hieyelids will Mister ami Mind his eves i making it iinpossiMe to keep tin slender trail. The eh a noes of finding "old near the Mojavc desert are as^reat :?sthe\ erer nere. fV?r California i< still the golden heart of the world. The ??nl\ obstacle is that much of the- "old lamb are already owned and to reach the unprnspoeted portions the secker.iu;i<t <ro into the dangerous place hitherto avoided by miner.-. It is e u I \ during the dry >eason that the Red <'ro-- will seek to re-train tracolors from venturing into tin desert. In the wet season they can do so with the greatest comfort. 'J lie air is then very sofi and clear and the jjrotind is eovi red witn tlie most beautiful flower-. I < visiting it then cannot i't ,/ ' < le.-olation <>' a few v. "k before, and path'-tn i-c.i tie.- t.! J i i aiuon-r k -rs after lost frieud.. A lady. whose Uusbaud, a vetitui*V % i*0!nc traveler, was lost, presumably in ; the Mojave, starte 1 out to look for the body. The dry season had passed away and about a month of the wet s -ason had pro^rosso 1. Being a woman of means she obtained a stage and with extra mules for a long search in the desert she started out o Banning to cross to Yuma. The The entire desert was to be traversed foot by foot and the man's body was to be recovered if it took month? of search. UI shall know him," she kept asserting positively, an 1 I shall take his bones home with me." The ride across the desert was made in twenty nays, rive hours a <ia\ was all the time the}* traveled, for the hours were slow from eonstant constant hunting, ami it took many days. Many times the stage was nearly oveaturned hy the skulls projecting above the sand: and the hones of the horses, hidden now under the lovely verdure, tripped the coach animals ami sent them downward lying kicking ami struggling among the skeletons of their kin. In sight of houses the woman gave orders to recross the desert hy another path. "Follow every known trail." she said, "and we shall find him. 11 we do not, we will branch oft' and scour the desert, step hy step and foot hy foot. In vain they tried to dissuade her. The return was made hy a more Northern path, but unsuccessful; and (till searching, they turned to come hack again. The last few days ol the second return trip the devoted wife was out upon the ground most of the way, searching ami never tiring, among the gruesome objects along the trail. For miles at a time the stage would not halt, for the ground was smooth and fair: and then an ominous jolt, a stumbling of tin horses, and the stage would come to u standstill, weile the search was beinj. made in the new spot of death. At length, after crossing and rt crossing the desert as many times ns the drivers would consent to, and sending to the outskirts repeatedly for provisious, the search was aban doncd at Yuma. "lie is gone and I cannot fin* him." moaned the woman to the crow* of sympathizers gathered around tin station where the stage pulled up, lb all had heard of the str. ng% travelei ami her dismal se ireh. "You may be thankful he died out right, ma'am," blurted out one of tin roughest of the mem. '"Suppose In had been like this poor fellow w brought in one dav, when lie \vn blind from hurn ami head." As lie spoke lie pointed to a win low. harrod arel lowed, in an attic o tlie station, wliieli was also the taveri if the place. There, w ith face press >d against the irons, a distorted far ocercd out making the most idiotii grimaces. "My hushand. my husband, shrieked the woman, falling lorwan in a <le:id faint. And so it was. Driven insane, a so many by the s t fib ring of the des< r the poor fellow had wondered to th border : ml had 1 eon rescued, but to< lat to save his reason. Good sturdy travelers, used to Ion; rides and abundantly provided fo for money, boast that they can eros the Mojave with as little diseoinfor as others can follow a mountain Irai for a week. These travelers gi mounted upon mules to w hose saddle are hung water bags without number One solitary rider went with tore mules harnessed fa-t to his own iim eieh waseo\cre?l with great rilbhe bags, each of which held twenty-livi gallons of water. So great is the heal that the rnbbe has been known to soften, and pro vision must !>? made for this. At improperly finished piece of ruhbe will collapse when most wantnl namely, when the sun gets dri\ in; and thirst heeoii.es nnbearahle. These wealthy mine owner-, fo such they ar.' that cross the desor with Mich abundant provision f<> their canfort, r.ufurl great eanopir at midday and sit under iheni u'iil tlif beasts. At ni'.'lit they travel, an* a- the sun < >uk - <?:it th' , uiit'.u 1 tIn canopy again and, bathing the animal vith water, they rdiv.u tbemxehe and lie down to sleep away the first hot hours of the day. It is unsafe to sleep during the very strong heat, for the animals may become maddened by the sun and dish out their brains. Or the sun in ?y slant and creep under the canopy aid burn the sleeper hopelessly. Neither is it safe to bathe in the burning sun, for terrible water blisters will rise almost instantly upon the moist skin. Humanitarians who have at heart the follies as well as the virtues ol mankind, their necessities as well u.thoir avarice, have seriously consider 0(1 the establishment ot stations where the Mojave travelors can get suppliesbefore starting out, stations where water and water hags, food and propet raiment are sold cheap, far below town prices. And this loookout foi t'teir eo.11 fort would be enough t< earn* thein safely across. In ti e hottest month they would be boarder until the weather had become more mild. It is a terrible pity that the bring ing out treasure should be so fatal t< hum in 1 ifThe argument is tha where one man polishes in tlic dcser a thousnn 1 live from the gold whirl he an ill bring out. But in so sniilinj a country as this, the ingenuity o man should conceive a way by whirl .nan might perish from adventure am hardihood and toil, rather from lac! of the very nectssbies of life, slielte and drink. Meanwhile the Mojave blooms lik x llowrr nourished by the blood am bones of those who die without th rest of the world knowing it.?Alber Cnmeroii, in Bynian Interview Syn dieate. i 5 Per Cent Per Mont) i OH? 60 Per Cent Per Yea: Guaranteed to all investors on t investments both large and smiU when made with ; The New York Investment C( I |BllOKE.lS IX : Stocks, Bonds, Grain and Cotto |TO and T2 Broadway, New York| Citv. l I'. S.?People who desire to have 1 steady and sure income on a small ( larue investment, send, l'or our cxplan tory circular, mailed free. 'J.'i?Gin l* THE MKTR0P0L1TA < .-MARKETr r s [S STILL IX THE LEAL f i l'or jjocd meats and piomj service. i* A GREAT CONTEST. Ten dollars in tfold. will I be awarded on the ist. day of September $Aoo for the best pan of rolls, $.vOO for the second best, t and $2.00 for the third 0 best pan of rolls in which n Eluschmans quick yeast is used. We <^et theyeast fresh twice a week, it is worth 2 1 j cts per cake or 1 doz. tickets ^ood for s 1 do/, cakes of yeast -2-'>c. ' Try it and you will be please 1 with it. Respectfully, .T. X- HARRIS .s Buy a ^ Smooth ffiBjjjfif White S'X. Skin For Your Face! 11 I? probably noorts renewing, for It Is ronjrh, rod, *recklod, blotched <ir pimpled, until It has become 1 repulsive Instead of attractive. Henlthy ikin la always beautiful. Tiie sun and wind, impure soaps and cosmetics injure tho skin. Viola Cream ' cler.nse.s, nourishes and restores thbsltln, making . it soft, white nnd lienutlful. It Is not a cosmetic I ?doe* not cover up, hut removes blemishes. It Is harmless end always does Just wlint we claim T for It. Th? only preparation Hint will positively remove Freesles, Itlnekherwla, Tan. Hunhtirn and , Pimples. Hundreds of testimonial* from promtuent ludlea I'rlce 50 cents a jar at druggist*. 1 0. C. BITTNGR CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. = Wanted-fln Idea > I'roieet your Ideas: thev n.uy l>rlnp* yotl we.ult Write JOHN WMillKHUUUN * CO.. Patent Att< < iievs WSshlnptoii, 1>. C .for their gl.HUO prise oil J ami llit of tv o LunOrtid iurcatlwna wauled. SUMMER CLOT In older to redace our sumnici Great Bargains in clothing for t these prices over and see if they c All $12 and $15.00 su " $10.00 suits " $7.50 suits Straw hats former prices 75c a Vll 5oc straw hats your choice fc New lot of neglegee shirts just > >f our shirts nnd you will wear in SMITH CLO' Up-to-Date Clothiers : GLENN SPRi: I NOW IS THE TIME TO TA1 Glenn S ) t is tlie place to spend it. The <!. S. It. { few steps of the Hotel. Water W ernge has been put in, with Baths, etc., i ' ITALIAN BAND FOR i For Board Apply to SimpSO , For Water Apply l\ FREE SILYI ' TEN SILVER i* EkTO BE GIVEN AW A 1 r How It Wi] We h ave hud made for us which will unlock a plate glass ) tion in our store. We have pi? Dollars, and ad persons holding box the The Last Saturday' The person whose key unlo< )! * v i. contents, without reserve or co: iHOW TO GE \ With every cash purchase oi or over will be giver, a key w free. There is but one key tha may get the one. Positively no havc any keys. This is nuniquc roods, shoes, hats, etc. It is not ) our store, but something new convinced that we aredoing a sqi Miss Tcxana Cudd drew the noon. The Purcell (MB Is now in the Xorthei Gall and Winter g room for this large : Summer Goods at i and picg up some e trains that we are no\ MUN<; C; Your job lie >l? 11/ .r ( 111! I'liK.'Ea A HE a HING SALE." p stock we will offer soil e he next thirty days. Lock lon't mean business. its now $10.00. $7.60. $6.00. nd $1.00 going now for 50c. >r 25c. .1 l'r!.rfifl nnmn in nr>*1 rrnf rtnn 4(1 1 1 V \.U j VU11IV lil 1IAIVI ^v* 3 others. THING CO. and Furnishers. ISTGS HOTEL KK A VACATION AND prings R. now lands jpass-ngcrs within r. orks and complete system of sewon first and second floors, ENTIRE SEASON. n & Simpson. r to Paul Simpson. in orrnTii^ LK O 1 un.?i. i DOLLARS Y EACH MONTH. LI be Done. a number of keys, one of i money box now on exliibitceil in this box Ten Silver keys can try to unlock the j in Each Month. ^ksthe box will be given the nditioiis. ]T A KEY. :goods to the amount of 1.00 ith each purchase at one time t will unlock the box. You employees will be allowed to scheme to advertise our dry a humbug to draw people to to brin? them here and be tare upright business, ten dollars Saturday afterI Cash Co. TITER m Mnikcti buying oo'ls. To make stock avc oiler ail i sacrifice. Call f the many Burv offering. > vol It Printing ! REASON ABLK. !\ M. FARB, GEO. MUKRO . J Pre?ident. | ii Ml | l&mdh \' OF UNION. Capitil Slock $60,000. Surp'us fCO.OO stockholders liabilities $00,00?Total?$170.00.) Officers?F. M. Farr. Tres. A. II. Foster. Vice Pics. Geo. Muurr, Cosbier. J, D. Arthur, AssiMnnt CaahUr. bit colors?W. H. Wa'Ince, A. G. Rice Wm Jeffciiee.T. C. 0unc?i?, J. A. Fsnt. J T. Ponglns, I. G. McKisrick, A. II. Fist's We solicit your business*^ Sims & dixon, mmi Atlj'e at Law; All business )>1tccd in our bands sill receive prompt attention. Office No. 1 Lnw Ranpe. g CHUM PERT, BUTLER & McGOWAM, Attorneys at Law. At C. C. Cuip'b old Office. D. E. Uydrick J. A. Satvjer, Spartanburg, S. (J , Un:on, S. C | | 1 U IViV/ IV PL O .A I JD1V| Allori.eya at Luw Judge Townscnd's 0 d 8und. UL'MHI & MUNliO, Attorneys at Law, No. 2. Law Rouge. ^ S. STUKES, Attorney al Law a?.d Trial Justice, Oflicc llvar of Ct urt House. DENTISTRYJ^U. II. K. SMITH S Denial It-.oin over A, II. Foster & Co's store. Cocaine used in eztiacling ectli. DENTISTRY. QR. J. C. McCUBBINS, Office on the corner of Mnio and Judgement S<re< is near Ibe Court House. litidgennd Crown work done when da. sited. Call and see cue. UNION MARBll1 ^ .1 ?AND ? Granite W orks, GEORGE GEDUES. S. S> L1NDER, M. D., "Will practice Medicine and Surgery in ' all its brunches. Otllce in room over Smith Clothing Company; Hesidenee on Church street; Telephone, 47. Cm. BUILDING- LOTS FOR SALE. Having sulxliviricri the lot ofland, formerly owned and occupied by .1. Anderson Brown, we now offer for sale choice residence lots in this "Southern Addition'' to the city of Union, S. C. splendid streets have lieen graded, making tins one of the most desirsihle sections in which to live. Several commodious cottages w ill 1k? erect i d at once, and they, and also tl e lot -, will !* ofTeren for snip en the most re.isontdde terms, conAtiKS WII.I. P.K I:knti:I> OK SOI.J>. For plat of the pra|N*rty call on P. M, Conr.N, President, or K. Xk iiolson, Secretary. Union Barber Shopl'or a hair cut truly tonsorial, For a shave that will give you delight For a comb and brush ad in id the great crush ? For twolwu l?ers that will do you till right tio to Carson & Ilowcll. t Carson & Howell are artists "(Joed" work is ever their text Their chairs are easy and their lHuioifl sire hree/y, Now Ik* sun* you sue always the 4tnextV At the Union Barber shop. Who are Martin ami Thomson? They sue the liest lisirliers in town, For good work smd jK?lite sittention No 1 tetter can Ik- found. If you will hut give us si trial You will never go elsewhere, For those who have done so have never Let any one else cut their hair. Our razors are keen sual t V..? 4 ......-1 . - * 'iij IIIJII'I.I fin: rii'iiii. We w ill tiluivii you \vi(,h t'ip ^rcatast of COSC, For those wlio have tried i<s Alwius f'Dinc hack For we try very hard to j lease. BUGGIES SINGLE CS^?|) COUBLE BUGGY HARNESS AM) TENNESEE WAGONS ' >j hOK SALE LY 1 , FA>T i