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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

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SPLENDID PORTRAITS OF GORDON AND VANCE.
We are in receipt of two magnificent Line En-
cravings of the statesmen whose names head this
article. They form part of series, embracing
the portraits of the distinguished Living South
ern Statesmen, which is being published by that
leading Southern House, our friends Walker
Evans Cogswel. They truthful Likeness
cs-speaking images Of the great originals, and
executed in the highest style of engraving
They are both splendid works of art, and des-
tined to take their PLACES in the homes of our
people, beside Stuart's Washington aud other
masterpieces.
The manly, noble, generous features of South
Cardinals friend, Gordon, stand out as if en-
dued with life. The fire of the undaunted grey
| eye, the intellect of the massive brow the bat
| tlc-scarrcd check, all show the gallant man who
has led his people in and in pcace-thc
| prominent statesman who cspouscd the cause
Of Carolina, am.l in the hour Of our trouble came
nobly TO assistance.
| The Vance Portrait is n remarkable likeness,
an artistic portrait, and portrays to perfection
the cordial, friendly, but decisive features of
this great man of ia" people, who, possessing
the iendcres sympathics is the friend of every
man, and giant intellect is the leader and con-
! trollcr of great commonwealth. His sss-
tance in the Hampton Campaign can never be
forgotten by the people of Carolina. These two
pictures should be placed side by side with that
Of Hampton.
| Our cutcrprising friends, Walker. Evans 4
Cogswcn arc publishing series Of splendid
EngravingS, embracing the distinguished Living
Southern Statesmen, anu have on their list
! Hampton, Gordon, Vance, and B. II. Hill
Canvassns Agents wanlc cd in every town in
South Carolina, to introduce these works Of art.
Some Of the many patriots who ous 10
serve their country, and cannot because too
many are likewise disposed, will find remu-
nera'ivc employment in introducing these por-.
| traits. Apply to Walker, Evans & Crgswcl-
Charleston, S. {. Price, each Engraving, $500.
D:EA- Hon. S. S. Cox, has recently been on an
extended tour Of observation through the South
ern States, and gives pretty truthful statement
Of the feelings Of the Democratic people here.
lie says:
"The idea, however, which was being so wide
~ spread by Republicans, that members Of the
Democratic party in the South were going over
to the Republicans, because man in the par.
| iy had at this late hour made showing of JUS
tlcc towards them was utter nonsense. The.
South, hc said, will stand by the Democratic
party, and members will go into the Democratic
caucus without hesitation, and in full force
The idea that Hayes policy would draw from
the Democratic ranks was false one, but
would rather strengthen the party, by causinsc q
split in the Republican faction.
In speaking of the rrcsde..tia question Mr..
Cox hints broadly at an early rc-opcning of the
. p.l,,n, cto. 81 a.
says the matter would never be definitely set
tied until dc tdcto is ended
THE CHESTER ELECTIuN.-M the election for
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

RlG We are informed that few nights ago
some malicious persons went into the Female
School House and vanished the black boards,
wrote indecent sentences upon the wallis and in
the books and did other acts very indecent and
unbccoming gentlemen. Such indeccncy should
be severely punished, and we hope the Perpcrra-
tors will be discovered and dealt with according
10 law.
No gentlemen would thus insult either Mr..
and Mir. Clifford or the young Ladies Of the
school. the act is severely condemned by every
respectable person in the community, and we
cannot think that those who did il thought of
the indecent and unmonly act they wer" com
mittiug.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

Btb~ The thermometer is getting to be q very
unreliable concern, and it is impossible for Edi-
tors to keep up with its changes. Wednesday
noon--it stood at 9lo, but the next morning it
fell below 20. How, in the name of goodness,
can n man or women know how to dress to suit
such changenblc weather.?
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

bia3" Our champion hen is whipped. \ hen
in this town last week brought forth eleven
chickens from ten Eggs That lays in the shade
the theory that an egg with double yolk won't
hatch. We can't see why there should not he
twin chickens as well as twins Of any other ami
NAL.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

Gfy" Col. Thomas of the Carolina Military
Institute, of Charlotte, has asked President
Hayes, through Senator Gordon, for the loan of
n small battery from the United States, for the
purpose of instructing the Cadets in that lnsti-
tutionin the Artillery Drill.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

EeIy" Jack Burgoync colored, who inhumanly
murdered Mr.. Alexander J. Gregg, in Marion
County, last November, was hung at Marion C..
II. on the 9Th inst. lie made no confession of
the crime, but stated that the verdict of the jury
was just.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

Gfay- It is reported in Charleston that W"r-
thngton has Icsigned the office of Collector OF
Customs at the Port of Charleston, and that
Dunn, cx-Comptroler-Gencr or Reuben Tom
lnsou will bc his successor. Not much improve
mcnt, but anybody to beat Worthington.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

gs2y" The following excellent Board of Trus-
tees of the State University was chosen by the
Legislature last Friday:
Rev. f. J. Meynariic, Il. W. Boyd, Esq, lion
B. +. Perry. Col. +. W. McMascr, Hon. G. II.
Simonton, Col. }. d. Banding and Col. J. II.
Rion.
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Boy" We thank our kind ncighbor, Mrs. II:
l.. Goss, for n large bowl full of remarkably fine
AMI most delicious Strawberries They were
truly Il treat and enjoyed hugely by we us and
f,mily. May her Strawberry patch be always
prolific.
Speaking of Strawberries, reminds us of
remedy to prevent the birds from troubling them:
Some years ago old man living in the Sand
Hills near Columbia, upon hearing us complain
of the birds eating our Cherries, told us that he
had stopped that by shooting a hawk. stutiug
il and ticing il to the top of n Cherry tree and
occasionally moving from tree to tree. AS long
as the stuffed hawk was to he seen the birds did
not trouble his Cherries. We believe the same
plan would save the Strawberries. Who will
bring us II dead hawk to try the experiment?
BIZ We regret that the extreme heat last
Friday prevented our attending the Picnic given
by the pupils Of Mrs. Testers School. Those
who were present inform us that it was very
delightful affair and well attended 10y persons Of
all ages. The tables groancd with Roast Pig,
Chickens and other meats, cooked in variety
of styles, Bread, Cakes, Pies, with Lemonade
and pure cold Spring Water TO wash it all down.
The girls looked pretty and behaved like Ladies,
and the boys played gallants TO pcrfection.--
From what we hear some Of the old folks
cat altogether too much, and found it irksome to
walk hcmc. All passed off in the best Of humor
and style.
Mrs Testers school is quite large and the
pupils are advancing rapidly in their studies.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

Ds.iy" Detective Kirkland, of the Revenue De-
partment, hauled up two or three Of our citizens
this week for obtaining some of the "oh-bc, joy
fur by the crooked line. They were taken to
Spartanburg for examination, but We see them
at home again in their usual health and SI,IritS
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

We have m;prmaiion of the fact that orders
nave been received for the dismamtling Of Fort
.!acon. Al the troops will bc removed, and the
curr isum lrii in charge of an ordnance sergeant.
The abandonment OF the post nj inr"nni"n has
also been ordered. 50 that North Carolina will bc
lCn without ,roors. - R"ic,Gh N, CD N"rs
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

WRIGHT REsrITEp.--Thc impeachment resolu-
tions directed agains, Associate Justice Wright
were to-day continued until the next session.
which will give the old sinner respite. Iris
not probable that they would have p~ssed even
if taken up this session, and il is not improba-
blestANSr;f the lithpn Justice will not take too
much ,harsp1rla and conduct himself respecta-
bic for the future, and not let 'thc boys get
him dunk and smugale him off TO Washington
again he will hc allowed to serve out his term
unless severe stroke of conscience in the ctcr
nal fitness of things should cause him to resign,
in which event he will in some measure regain
the respect Of respectable people.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25


BfD. \ Military Company has been organized
at Sparanburg, with about 100 Members, under
the name Of the Spartan Rifles, and the follow
ing officers elected
Captain-R. O. Sans.
lst Lieutcnant-ll l.. Farley.
81 Lcutcnaut--E. II. Bobo.
Sd Iicutcnant--J. B. Cleveland.
thaplain--Rcv. /. II. Law.
Surgeon DIR Jesse +. Cleveland.
E1y" The trial Of the white men accused of
all sorts Of crimes in suprrcssimg the negro riot
at I.lenton is now occupying the United States
Court at Charleston. The Witnesses for Corbin
are swearing awfully, and if they could be he
lievcd every man on trial would deserve hang
ing, while the negroes who tore up the railroad
track and threatened TO murder the whole Of the
white population Of that section, are as innocent
as sucking doves. But the other side of the
story is 10 bc told yet. Men Of character and
undoubted ycracity are to testify, which viii
change black into white. II is iorbn' : last kick
at the Democrats Of South tarolim, aud hc is
determined 10 Kick hard
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

The Street Railway is opening up new pros
pecs to our people. There is telling what
can be accomplish by an cntcrprising man.-
To-day we have the Two ends Of the city. more
than II milo and hall apart, so completely ono
locality that n man may have his boarding house
Al ono end and his business house M the other
without inconvcnienc, 49, Gr",UrN" Ncws.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

DSy" AS many inquiries are made of us as to
- ...... mat
the bill now before the Legislature provides,
that they will he required in two equal install
men;s-thc first between June and July |, the
second bctwcen October ] and October 81.
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ne" Our exchanges arc ahoni as dull as the
times, aud about ns bare Of news rs our p0cko,s
are Of money.
The Osceola times., 1877-06-09
Tltans ana Men.

"Blessed are the meek" exclaims the
voice Of inspiration, but can man be meek
with the sciousness that dreaded mon.
ster is consuming his vitals. We are not a
race of Titans. A Prometheus might stand
chained to the torturing rock with vulture
perpetually gnawing his liver, and his face
ever wear an expression OF heroic and even
meek endurance. But Prometheus has LETT
no descendants. With vultures disease
consuming his liver, the modern man makes
himself and every one around him miserable.
Fretful, gloomy, hypochrondriacal, he sees
the world and life ali on the wrong side-the
dark side whoever dares to assert that
there is sunny side, he regards as an en-
emy, or at best a mocker of his imaginary
woes. Unlike the mythical Titan, the victim
of disease is not succorless. There isan arm
to rescue-a balm to cleanse and heal. As
remedies for this most depressing of all dis.
eases" Liver Complaint, none are more
efficient or popular than DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative
Pellets. The Pellets effectuslly remove the
effete and poisonous matter, while the Med
ical Discovery imparts strength and health
10 the entire system. They are sold by
druggists.
The Osceola times., 1877-06-09

moval of the timber, the roots OF tTees
and decayed stumps and logs furnish fer
tilizing material for q long time. II
there be any truth in this notion favor
able 10 timbered land, then it behooves
western men to compensate by keep.
ing stock upon their farms from the
first, and TO husband the manure care
fully.
But few men know, because they have
not tried 1t, how much farm stock can
be well maintained upon farm having
plenty of meadow and pasture land, and
very few acres relatively of tillage
land. None but those who have tried it,
know how little labor will run large
farm, mainly in grass, and well stocked,
and none but those who have tried it,
and have carefully observed the growth
Of young stock, know how growth acca-
mulates, the stock being, so to speak,
selftenders in the meantime.
Those farmers who have changed over
from being large growers OF grain for
shipment to large growers of stock, on
farms formerly under a plow, but now
seeded down, do not need reminding Of
the diminished strain upon the muscle
OF both man and beast. The family, too,
furnish competent witnesses, and are
usually very ready to rejoice at the alb
sence OF harvest seasons and threshing
| days
The Osceola times., 1877-06-09
The Eye OF Man.

Science gives us interesting details
about what the human eye has been and
what il may become. The Nedas OF
India, which are the most ancient writ
ten documents, attest that in time the
most remote, but still recorded in his
tory, only two colors were known, black
and red. A very long time elapsed be-
fore the eve arrived at the perception OF
the color yellow, and still longer time
before green was distinguished and IT is
remarkable that in the most ancient
languages the terms which designated
yellow insensibly passed TO the significa-
ton of green. The Greeks had, accor'
ding to the received opinion now, the
perception of colors very well developed
and yet authors of a more recent data
assures us that in the time of Alexander,
Greek painters had for fundamental
colors only white, black, red and yellow.
The words to designate blue and violet
were wanting to the Greeks in the most
ancient times of their history; they
called these colors gray and black. u is
thus that the colors of the rainbow were
only distinguished gradually, and the
great Aristotle only knew four OF them.
1t is well known fact that when the
colors of the prism are photographed
there remains outside the limit OF the
blue and violet in the spectrum dis
tinct impression, which our eyes do not
recognize as color. According to ply
siologists, time will come when the
human eye will be perfect. so as to dis
Germ this color as well as the Others.
The Osceola times., 1877-06-09
ChecrfuIne.s the Onsprimx of Health.

That equable state of the mind which isun.
rufiled by trihing incidents, and looks on the
sunny side of things in general, is the result
Of healthful state OF the brain and stomach.
The dyspeptic and nervous invalid may-sl-
though this is rare iDdeed--feign cheerful.
ness, and may bear the harassing symptoms
which persecute him with an assumption of
heroic Indifference, but in reality he is the
victim OF dependency. To experience gen.
une cheerfulness OF mind, the stomach must
recover its lost tone, the thinking organ its
normal quietude. Hostetter's Stomach Bit.
ters are the best remedy for mental depres.
sion, since they overcome the nervous debil.
ity and indigestion which originate and fos-
ter it. Persons suffering from infrmlties pc.
culiarly incident to the decline Of life, ladies
in delicate health, and convalescents, derive
solace aud vigor from its use. Drive away
the blues and revive the dropping energies
with this grand stimulative tonic.
The Osceola times., 1877-06-09
FARM AND FIRESIDE,
StOck n u icing

There are few localities in which stock
growing OF some kind may not be made
profitable. First, make the pasture and
arrange for the winters feed, and then
get good stock, and there is money in it.
In the wide field of agriculture no
branch is 80 important, none 80 interest
ing, none 70 profitable as stock breeding.
1t is, indeed, the highest branch of farm.
ing; that upon which all others more or
less depend--to which all Others more or
less contribute. The English people. who
are unquestionably the best farmers in
the world, and have always been farm
ing people par excellence, have crystal
lied this truth into three sentences: No
cattle no manure. No manure no grass.
No grass no cattle. This Is the true doc
trine-the trinity Of good farming the
world over. Within the compass of these
three sentences. is expressed the whole
philosophy of mixed, husbandry-a phi.
iesoph, founded on facts and founded by
science. Let us look at the matter a
little more in detail. 1t is an indisputa.
BILE fact that all crops taken from the
ground remove more or less plant-food
from the soil, and that in time the most
fertile soil in the world will become ex.
hausted by continued cropping without
mannring. This being true, it is mani.
lest that manuring is absolutely neces-
sary to the preservation of the fertility
OF any and every farm. The question,
then. with every farmer should be, how
can best keep my land in heart? How
most easily restore the plant-food taken
away by each crop? For bv far the
greater majority OF farmers the answer to
these questions is, by keeping cattle ia
make manure. Farmers living near
cities may purchase manure enough To
do them, and can, in that case, devote
all their land, labor and capital to grow.
ing crops that will sell. But for farmers
at large the manure that is bought does
not pay, II 1t alone Is used. Homemade
manure Is the best, as well as the cheap.
est; and for home. made manure the
farmer must depend upon his ewn cattle.
Again, 1t ia with farm products as with
other things-the manufactured article
is worth more tnan the raw material.
Corn. oats, hay, ETC., are the raw mate.
risls Of the farm, while horses, mules,
cattle, sheep and hogs are the manuiac.
turcd articles. II is much more profiia.
BILE, then, ior the farmer to make his
corn and hay into meat than to sell it
raw. Again, the farmer who grows stock
may always have something to sell, while
he who only raises corn or any other crop
to sell Is in the market but once a year
And, finally, no branch OF farming re-
1uircs 80 little heavy work, while none
offers 30 inviting field for the Intelligent
labor OF the educated farmer. Hence 1t
Is that we place stock-breeding at the
art Of farming as the most important,
the most pleasant and the most proiita-
ble.-- The South.
The Osceola times., 1877-06-09
Outward DeMeanOr.

Much Of the happiness of life depends
on our outward demeanor. We have
experienced the charm of gentle and
courteous conduct we have been drawn
irrestibly toward those who are obliging,
afiable and sympathetic in their demeanor
The friendly grasp, the warm welcome,
the CHEEKY tone, the encouraging word,
the respectful manner, bear no small
share in creating the joy of life, while
the austere tone, the stern rebuke, the
sharp and acrid remark, the cold and in.
different manner, the curt and disre-
spectful air, the supercilious and scorDful
bearing, are responsible for more of hu,
man distress, despair and woe than their
transient natures might seem to warrant,
The Osceola times., 1877-06-09
J. WILKES BOOTH.
The Absurd story abeat his Rems alas
COnsr ~ ersea- Particulars Of their
Identification ssd Delivery
TO his Friends.

to his Friends.
A number OF absured stories are going
the rounds OF the press as TO the disposi-
ton of the remains of J. Wilkes Booth.
The latest is by Captain Oliver 7. Leslie,
Of Pittsbnrg, who states that the body
was sunk in lake seven miles
below Alexandra, Virginia. The in
controvertible facts are as follows:
The remains were ordered to be
delivered to the friends of Booth by
President Andrew johnson. John II.
Weaver, the undertaken, of this city. was
sent to Washington by his family to
bring them home for interment. A box
was taken up from the arsenal building
and delivered to him. 1t was brought
by him to Baltimore, and was examined
by him and a reporter OF the Gazette at
his room on West Fayette street, near
Holiday. They found in it skeleton
wrapped in an army blanket. When the
blanket was taken of the skeleton was
covered with powder having the ap-
pearance of s0ap-stone, and on being
rubbed between the fingers it disap-
peared Just as soap-stone will do. On
open at the top its entire length, as If to
accommodate swollen foot. The other
was large cavalry boot. The reporter
of the Gazette examined the bones in and
above the shoe, and for some time could
find no injury. Believing the remains
u be those Of Booth, the reporter made
a persistent examination, and at last dis
covered the leg was fractured clean
through Just above the ankle. The frac-
ture was clearly marked, and the por-
tion below the fracture being lifted out
of the box, the ends of the bones were OF
a pure whitness, leaving no doubt as to
the fact that Booth in leaping from the
box has fractured his right leg and not
sprained it. Still, the identity Of the
remains were not satisfactorily estab-
li.hed, especially as there was no portion
of the spinal vertebre missing and no
mark of any bullet upon them. A
brother OF Booth was sent for, who was
told BY Mr.. Weaver as TO the doubts as
to the identity of his remains, and Mr..
Weaver requested him to think of some
popularity, II any existed, in the struc-
lure of his brother that would forever
remove any doubt. After thinking for a
brief while, the brother said that all he
could remember was that his brother
had .his tooth plugged with gold in a
peculiar manner. He described the To-
cation OF the tooth, and drew with a
pencil. the shape of the plug, which was
of unusual size. The teeth were taken
out, and the tooth was found plugged
Just as described by the brother, and
forever setting at rest any question OF
the identity of the remains. The re-
mains we've buried in Greenmount ceme-
tery, in the same lot with his grand
father, father, and other children of the
family.---Bah more Gazette.