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JUST ONE 5T0P! TMINI Encourage ca sending you THE NEW WHOLES/! NO Rl We make a specialt OATS, HAY, BRAN, Write or Wire for P We respectfully : your business prices an HAriES & Letter, Note Bill Hads Or any other kind of Job Work Neatly and promptly excuted at the Times Job Office. Beef, Mutton, Porf IN SEASON AT li. G. BAILEY'S BEEF MARKET I.also handle Fresh Vegetable an i full line of Heavy and Fancy Grc ceries. First Class Restauran With polite servants. When i 1 it j ? m a r?i I f 1 \ / ? ? w J ' X JL W J' . BACON, FLOUR, HAMS, CANNED GOODS and FRESH GARDEN VEGETABLES AT LOUIS D. SMITH, The Housekeeper^ Friend. IMtoMrloteresls I have a full line of heavy and fancy family groceries always on hand, I will not be undersold. My stock of Fancy and Plain Candies, Canned Goods, Fruits and Vegetables, Putter. For** ntn nrn , "? >-> ",V MHHIJCI "I select variety. I handle a full liue of harmonicas, also Conihs, Brushes and otherltoiletarticles. J. T. SEXTON. CONTRACTORS' ? ^BUILDERS'^ MILL SUPPLIES. OMdift, IIhI Bmiu, Oclniana and Ckta. 1 Belt*. Rods Watghta, Tanks, Towara, Ao. Staal w*ra and Manila Hopa, Hotattna IndDN sad Pinpt, Jaoka, Darrlaka, Oraba, Chats and lUaa Batata. B^Cut fNrv J>sy JTaAa Quid Detivry. LOMBARD IRON WORKSi SUPPLY CO. AVOUITA, OA. Dr. O. VT. ATJSTEIdlj, Physician and Surgeon, Orfets his Tprofcssional services to the people of Union. Office in Hank Building. Leave calls at Union Druj; Co. store or ring up Phone No 10 for prompt service. 15 41. * \ MOMENT. KM LISTENIH impetition by ir order to HE GROCERY FIRM. ETAIL. -r ^ f TTT.OTTR nO"R.lST MEAL ETC. Phone, Tices. solicit a share of and guarantee d quality. LIPSCOMB. fc?fo -jMvniit;!;: -v pj,y.*iciama lr TOO CAN NOT R?0 THIS SMALL TVPf AT It INCMlS OISTANC VOU Nt f 0 SPtCTACLl*. WC Ant PNCrARCO FOA ACCUAATILV TIMIN TMl (VIS AND GUtRANTEC ?A T 1ST AC T ION . EYES TESTED FREI At WILLIAMSON'S JEWELRY AND OPTICAL STORE J Teams and ' Hands Wanted Twenty teams wanted at once , $3.00 per day for good team . I wagon and driver. $2.50 <0 team and driver. r>0 hands a 75C tO $1.00 per day (l Cash every {Saturday nighl )- Apply to Hi. K. .LSKKIDUrlil &CO, [ At Buffalo Cotton Mill. fC/ClsTfs" Cabbage plants of the car lies and and best varieties. ii()0,0()( yet 011 hand to he sold at. 15C PER1O0 or $1.25 by the 1000. Alsc 100,OCX) Tomato, Beet and Bo jtato plants, Pepper, Egg Plant etc., at 5c per dozen. Tliesi plants can be shipped on orde or delivered at your door if ii , Union. Call on G. Wal ? Whitman, on Court House Square, general agent. These plants are grown in Col. T C. Duncan's truck farm within the corporate limits ofUnion, J. IKE HARRIS, i Gen. Mgr. J. CLOUGH WALLACE. ATORNEY AT LAW. Rooms 1 and 2 upstair', Foster I Bu'lding, opposite Hotel after ,Tanu ary 1 ^t. 1800. 11 25 08 iy. Land Fur Sale. I have a few choice building lots for sale. Also a two horse farm, suitable for Truck fanning, lying on both sides c>rporato line?will sell cheap or lease to good party. 11-lt L. (i. Young. FARMING LANDS For Sale. Easy Terms. Pri:cT\v>t> Fifteen IXdlas per aero. Sit rated dill'crei.t sections of South Carolina. K. K. PALMER, Culunrbi'. S <'. I', i \ IJ< x 288 1 7- G.'n FOR SALIi. We will fell ons or more horses ill price below their real Worth. We will swap a one-horse wagon for feeil. 80-tt Mii.i.ki: BitOTimtn. HIGHWAY PROGRESS. Fl*c Yearn* Work In New Jem Width of Tlren. Through state nhl there have l> bulit in Nov.* Jersey about 450 in of linnl roads. Counties, boron* townships and other luuuiclpalii have constructed as many more. Iv year slnee 1XP5. when the state lies to ni?l in tliis matter, the mllcn of r< Improved have increased, and the ( look, according to the recent auu report of Ilenry I. IUidd. tlie coam siouer of public roads, is for a stem widening Interest, lu 1SD5 the < structlou Was 40 miles, in 1800 miles, in 1807 70, in 1808 So and 1800 about 110. while the total ai tioual mileage petitioned for is ! For the year ended in October Inst cost per mile was somewhat lat than in the previous year because the higher price of labor and st and delays in transportation due to shortage in cars. The increase In the state approp tlon from $100,000 to $150,000 enal J STUCK IN THK MUD. some of tlie more enterprising of counties to build ns ninny miles as limit of law?oue-fourtli of 1 per i tax on their ratables?would allow, this in many eases lias brought struction to the point where eontiui " hard roads over comparatively I distances are available. Thus tl is a continuous line from Newarl Lake Ilopateong, several from M< county to the Oranges and one betv % Camden and Trenton, while apprf applications provide for contim lines from New Brunswick and T ton to Long Branch and au iniprt '? highway all the way from New Br 1* wick to Trenton and thence to Je j City. Among the recommendations n by tlie commissioner, an important [. is for legislation to regulate the w of tiros. It passes ids coniprelien that the state, after expending at 1 C* I nun iiihl I.. .1 ..I. 111 1II11_'1U> t'U lUUUS, ?11' i uot guard tliom against dostructioi indifferent owners of freight vehie STATE AID IN NEW YOR ...mug attention paid to good construction of roads by 1 York state is probably known to I ? Massachusetts, Connecticut and I Jersey are far ahead of us, and it t fact that the lack of good roads is (] j iug people into other states, where t will have better advantages for c] ing. wheeling or automohiliug, if latter word is allowable," said A, | Shut tuck of the good roads eotuini of the Automobile club. "Two years ago the IIlgbie-A strong bill went into effect, and legislature has made two appror tions of .s.lO.OOO each. Of this atno up to October last. $88,000 had I " spent, and 1\'-< tulles of road were L' ished. while 17 miles are now in p j ess of construction. "It has been estimated that lie: " $3,C00,0C0 a year is spent lu the re| 3 of New York roads, but the us , methotl is to plow up a <1 itch on e side of the road and throw the gi and roots into the middle of the b way. It is easy enough to see t this does not insure a permanent g road. l.'nder the Ilighlc-Armstr law one-half of the cost is paid by counties in which the improved ro are constructed. The state engin reports that he has received 121 p tions for the improvement of highwr aggregating about <>7<! miles of road "In other words, the citizens tlx selves arc anxious to nav one imlf the cost for <">7t? miles of road just soon :is the state appropriates the ot half. Against this seven miles of g< road completed, partially at the xta expense, we have in Massachusi 270!i miles completed under aim similar laws. 200 miles iu Connect! and -litOVj miles in New Jersey. Mas chnsetts appropriate $500,000 a y< for good roads, white the best tl New York lias done thus far is <50,( a year." A of Keonomy. There is no <|Ucstioii of domes economy of wider praeticai interest an agricuiturai. a commercial or manufacturing peopVo than that good roads and liow to procure the It enters, directly or indirpctly, into t value of every commodity taken market, either through the cost transportation or its influence upon t time chosen for that purpose, and affects the interests of the producer the one hand and of the dealer or c< sutner on the other. Uotnl Motes. With muddy roads horses and wa ons should he included in tlie furuiei sinking fund. Turnpike toll roads before the invt tion of railroads were common In tl country and even now in some dlstric are still to he found. Muddy roads are an invitation f you to stay away from a community. And are you speaking a good wo for wide tires wherever It will do goo< iRHEUM ties aeh Is <lue to an acid poison wliich gains ac< !?an organs to carry off and keep tjie system ch and through the general n,t- Rheumatism in tial active person helph l's t ~ developing, with sli M dency in such cases aH Like other l>loo< :ou- ^ UTGy/ food, insufficient clc CO Jt?gf . in early life, but mo /B acquired or ncildl I .r iTT yflr;. inherited, mWmW( f^Sl0;,' and no liniment or < lit *T" and mercury, and t ger Trt,in the digestion a \ of ^ the only safe ami cc ouc solvent, purifying properties, attacks the < the the acid and dissolves all jtoisottous de]>os of all unhealthy accutnillations. S. S. S. t n-|a- the blood in a jmir, healthy state. >lcd Mr I. (>. xlitllev, i ?; \Y\ i.Mlt Street. Ituiianap wilii Klicimt.it i?ns In- wn.t i;nnMe to feed or dress tried fiflvlxvo on-M'itjif ior.ri fist fricuda had j-iv S. S. S enrol iiini j>e'uiaueul'v, and lie lias tievei WV will send f"ce oitr special l>ook o a of evert .mf.eri i n\?: : this torturing disca: sis diseases a life stndv, tttid will give von an; fully and freely about your ease. We ma THE PENALTY OF MUSIC. ^ I'lnjrm Wlm Are t'urcoil lo Qolt B?en liNi- of Den I'll csk. "Few realize hew many musicians r are obliged to go out of the busiucss A on account of deafness," said tin old 10 musician ton reporter. "Only a few of IL. the thousninls of players in the couuJP; try become famous. 'J lie great mass zEl. of them plod along day after day in the IPr same old path. When one of us drops out, no one euros to inquire why, but **- many times the reason is deafness and nothing else. "Loss of hearing is particularly the afllictiou of those who play brass In.1C struinents. A coruetist who lias plny? ed in Kansas City orchestras for many ccu years has stopped playing now beaui cause he is losing liis faculty of liearcou" Ing. lie \\eiit out of the business bejous foro j, was too |at0- Many of the old ,ou^ players hang to their instruments until cJe the loudest strains of an orchestra or v ? clamor of a band sounds to them like a )rr s mere hum. Then they are forced to 'ectj stop. Their usefulness is gone. "The musician's deafness is undoubtcdly caused by the injurious effects of tlie constant vibration of musical notes )Vcd upon the delicate machinery of the ear. uus- tunu who blows a cornet or a tromrscy bone or a horn of any kind for several hours will notice a queer buzzing In his iade car8 When the playing |s kept tip eyonc u,.y day in the week and every week in ldtl' the year for a long number of years, s,ou It's no wonder tliat .deafness comes. cast Some musicians play without effort, ould Their skill Is natural. They pour out 1 ^ music as free as breath. Itut the skill 'es- of others is acquired only by hard and constant labor. In addition to their K. regular playing in band or orchestra uiiv.i mill mac I'urif iK-ul .. out of siglit unnoticed."?Kansas City , Star. few. *8a HE GOT NO MONEY. An Incident In tlie linyhood I.lf? of hey l.ottln .VIII of front'C. Iriv- ouC. day. when the dauphin, afterthat ward Louis XIII. was o years old, the Duke of Sully came out to St. Germain ttee well supplied from the treasury with pocket money for the dauphin, says riu* Mrs. Lucy Crump in The Atlantic. The the uews of the superintendent's arrival iria- SLq (|1P whole household astir, eager unt. for a share in the expected spoil. Mine, leeu (]e Monglat hurried the dauphin Into 1,u* the great courtyard of the castle to re roc- ceive Stilly with as much honor as if he had been the king himself. To sp,y please the grent man the little prince pair j,U( his enfants d'lionneur and other lunl attendants through a drill with their a<"h toy arquebuses and swords. ass At the eud of the show M. de Sully Igh- gave the dauphin oO crowns, which liis l':,t mock soldiers seized out of his hands 0<>d so quickly that he had scarce time even 0.,g to feel them. At last but one piece reI'11' Uialned. which he held fast hold of in flds spite of the efforts of Mine, de M011leer flat's tailor to get it from him. lie? ieti- he?lie's trying to take it from me!" 1.vs. yhoutcd the child. Mine, de Monglat took It, gathered pm- together all the rest of the coins from the reluctant hands of their possessors ns and kept thetn all. The dauphin did her not complain, but soon after he said. Dod "But I, too, was a soldier, find I didn't le's g(>t any money." tts If croon rd always maintained that a ost certain reluctance to both spend and cut give, which characterized Louis in hit sa- or years, was the direct result of Mine. pnr de Monglnt's teaching and cxamnle. unt \ XX) A WnrnlDK to norrowtn. A ninn who was too economical to take this paper scut Ills little boy to tic borrow tlie copy taken by bis neighbor, o lu bi? baste the boy ran over a SI a stand of bees and in ten minutest lookof ed like a warty summer squash. Ilis m. cries reached bis father, who ran to lie his assistance and, failing to notice a to barbed wire fence, ran into that, of breaking it down, cutting a handful of be flesh from ids auatomy and ruining a ' so $1 pair of pants. The old cow took ndon vantage of tlie gap in the fence and in- got iuto the cornfield and killed herself eating green corn. Hearing the racket, the wife fan, upset a four gallon churn full of rich cream into a basket of 1 lK" kittens, drowning the whole flock. In 1 r'B the hurry she dropped a $7 set of false I teeth. The baby, left alone, crawled * )U- through the spilled milk and Into the | lis parlor, ruining a brand new $20 car- j , ds pet. During the excitement the oldest \ daughter ran away with tlie hired man, ! or the dog broke up 11 setting hens, und ' the calves got out and chewed the tails , ' rd off four fine shirts.?Kansas Cl'y Jour* j ' j? nal. ^ ^ "-I - lATISM :ess to the blond through failure of the propc ;ar of all morbid, effete matter. This poisoi circulation is deposited in the joints, muscle ay attack with such suddenness and severit *ss and bed-ridden, with distorted limbs ai ght wandering pains, just severe enough t is to grow worse, and finally l>econic cliron 1 diseases, Rheumatism is often inherited, ai thing, or anything calculated to impair the re often not until middle age or later. In eumatism is Strioti rthcr external treatment can reach the trou lie various mineral salts, which the doctor ml break down the constitution, i builds up the general health and at the i rtain cure for Rheumatism. S. S. S., mat lisease in the right way, and in the right p its, stimulates and reinforces the overwork! cures permanently and thoroughly, and kec olis, Intl., for eighteen months urns so terribly afflic himself. Doctors said his ease was hopeless. He 1 ett hint, without the slightest relief. A few Itottlei had a rheumatic jtaitt since. This was five years n n Rheumatism, which should he in the liar >e. Our physicians have made blood and si v information or advice wanted, so write tlv kc no charge whatever for this service. A? Photo< Made at the old Squire Gallery have the Gallery Well equipped fo date Photoj Of all sizes and styles. My p guaranteed. I also do enlarging of deliver the work in the most stylish latest mouldings. DON'T NEGL THIS OPPORTL To get good work cheap. Y01 way and you regret that you have i -^COME A Prompt attention N. K. McLAN! . - TJMIO DP GEO. DOUGLASS. Physician and Surgeon. Oilers his professional services tc the people of Union and vicinity. Office in Bank Building- Leave call? at Union Drug Co.'s Store or ring uf i'liono No. 71. 8 Omos UALl'II K. CARSON. II. L. SCAIFE ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Special attention given to real estate and collections. JAMES ML'NRO. D. R. DUNCAN. C. P. SANDERS. Munrr, Duncan and Sanders ATTORNEYS AT LAW.' Office No. 4 Law Range, Un'tn, S. C. 5-1 y Rooms to Rent. II1LL HOUSE to rent for 19CK>?as a whole or in apartments. Other houses and rooms to rent. tf Cl-OIJOH WAI.T.AOp. Mules For Sale. Three good tnules for sule ohean for cush or credit with gr od Hecurity. 8. Jason Norman. S. MEANS BEATY, ATTORNEY AT I.AW. Rooms 5To. 14 and 15 Fucter Building. 1-1-ly. For Sale Cheap. One 25 Horse Power Steam Boiler, full Hush front; with stack, insp ctor'nnd pipe connections COMPLETE. " Excelsior Knitino Mill, By J. H. Gault, Treas. and Manager. 8-0mo8 t s n To Road Overseers. You ?rn l.rrehy notified t> (alio it hands and work each of your n tion . Inrrrg this month. O ly an t th? roads gone over aid repaired some, until crops aro done w t'i. a'ter hich A tl I 1 11 n no wnnii ilium wuiirii noil. J) 06f[ain to grt r7fry delinquent Lai d in pour various sections mi I have tl em svork their full lirao hi the law re juires. They are r? quire?l t<? work rour days nt 10 hoars |*>r day, a^e rrom 21 to 50 )eare, t T. J. lii.iKNiMuoii, Qoy'r. Distorts Misctes, Shatters Nerves, r Sfltlens Joints. i s and nerves, causing the most intense pain. ;y as to make within ffcw days a healthy, ud shattered nerves ; or it may be alow in o make one feel uncomfortable ; the teuic. id exposure to damp or cold, want of proper health, will frequently cause it to develop whatever form, whether acute or chronic, y a Blood Dlsomso, ble. Neither do the preparations o? potash s always prescribe, cure Kneumst|ttn, .but same time rids the system of the poison is le of roots, herbs ami barks of wonderful lace ? the blood ? ami quickly neutralizes trd, worn-out organs, and clears the system ms _ lad WfcfcZ* i?r tefP em Idress, SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta, 6a. 3RAPHS next to new Bank Building. I m w >r the latest up-tojraph Work. rices arc reasonable and satisfaction all sizes and styles of finish, and can and durable frames, also handle the E C TII ? JNITYII 1 * ur friends and loved ones are passing io late photograph of them. l'f once.-^ given mail order?. E, Photographer, N, S. C. Ladies' Ready Made SKIRTS. > By au error 011 way part I I doubled upon my usual quantity ' | of Skirts. Double hustling 1 must be the result. A good Linen Duck Skirt that cost you ' t ...:n ,.rtn _ 50c or "i*; . reS,,1:,r *1.00 and #l._o Skirls will g0 at only 75c. Black Bniliantccn f..r only Si. II,gl. grade Serge or Brillia,,tecn worth nt $2 PRINTS, Good f-tandaru at only 4c per yard. Low quarter Ladies' Shoes at 75c. Iluiiiln <1* of other artic'es too numerous to mention. No trouble to show gooib, Pleaso give me n call. Yours for business, I pai ipkt j. ounLlN^ FANCY GROCERIES. I ask a part of your patronage. ! Send orders "by servant or ring up 'phone 84. All Goods Delivered Free. S. H. BROWN. 88-8 moa See Us 'Before Buying Your ic* the coming auua. HONEST WEIGHTS. Trices and satisfaction guaranteed. Union ice & Goal Go. T. E. BAILEY, Proprietor. CROWN TORRFNPF M n W..W wuiibaivii| m Illy PHYSICIAN AND 8UB0E0N. Office and apartments over Duke's Drug Store. 44-6m. Notice. Applications for Benellciariee will not be considered after tills notice. ^ T. J. BKtkndauoii. April lfith, 1900. Sup'r. U. C. l(Mt w 11 mmmrn ' -M