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"WINE OF cARDUI" makes rosy
cheeks and clear complexions.
Sold by j. NJ. GlBBES. & Co.
For the Times.
Honey Lost In tho Nail.

-VH0J AVsG NHtI.
CEDAR BLUFF, Feb. 18th, 1881.
MIR. EDITOR :-On the 9th of January last I
mailed two dollar bill very nicely in letter
directed to the Ne~s and Courier, Charleston, 8.
C.' and sent it to the Post Office The Postmas-
ter informs me that he received il, but I have
never heard from it nor received the paper 1
sent for. II looks strange. did not register it
rs 1t was small amount, and have sent hun
dreds OF letters to Charleston and never before
had one to fail. Something is wrong on one
end Of the route or the other, 1 am fully salts.
fed. Yours, &C..
& n RRIGQe
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SWINE OF cARDUI" for Ladies' only.
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DEATH OF DIR. SrEv ENsoN.- Aiken, February
H. DR.. Wellington Stevenson. former mer-
chant both Of Charleston and Augusta, died here
Mt 6 o'clock this morning. In 1873 whilst in
his Office at Augusta he had n sudden attack OF
severe cerebral affection, which was the com,
mencement of the disease which resulted in the
loss of his life. From time to time these attacks
have required, and although the most eminent
physicians were consulted, the end could not bo
nverted. tie leaves n wife and four children
livpg.-Cor. Nens and Courier.
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LiGHr IN DARKSEss.-A new invention Is re-
Per.ea from Turin. II consists in the application
es hgh*. giving materials to printing ink bv
which tho print becomes luminous In the dart
so that in future it. will DO possible to read nj
night in bed or during a journey, without the
assistance Of saadle OF lamp. A new dai'v
paper in which this luminous material viii 10
Turin. ."
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BLoonsusD IS TExAs.-Eagle Pass, Tex, Fsl-
ruary 2O.-ln dispute over game Of cards,
this evening, . colored man, named Reilly, was
shot and mortally wounded by man named
Tom Leaky.
MunpER OF A CATTLE DEALEn.-Dallns, Tex,
February 20.-About Q O'clock. this evening.
four shots were heard in the beighborhood Of
the Texas Pacific passenger depot, aud, upon
the arrival Of persons at the scene, the corpse
Of A. r. Strothers. wealthy cattle man OF
Ennis, Tex, was found. There is no clue to the
murderers.
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No headache or hack-acho for Il
who drink "WlNE OF CARDUl.n
.-.--s-,.a-A.-I---M--olnnRs-A-Ge

SAP SosSE.-Richmond, Va. February II.
-Needham l.. Freeman, of Dinwiddie County,
was indicted Ia the United States District Cont
here today IN two cases of forgery in eonnec-
tion With postal money orders. He WAS at once
put on trsi. pleaded guilty, and the Jury rem
dered a rer'ffct accordingly. He will be sen.
tenced 10. morrow. The prisoners wife was b,
count with their four little ei,ldren, two of them
'"h' oaolas' The scene was very affecting.
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For the Times.
Let Us Have Good Resds.
SKULL SHOALS, Feb. 20.


Ma. EorroR :--It is an old saying that lit Is
an III wind that blows nobody good" and !
shall think that the exceedingly cold and rainy
winter Just past with its usual accompaniment
bad roads-will not be without its benefit, II
Il will serve as an incentive to our people to de-
vote more attention aud ,ceH directed work to
the improvement Of our public roads. 1t Is to
be hoped that our new Board Of County Com
missioncrs will take tho matter in hani next
Summer, and see that the roads are put in such
condition that they will not again he impassa-
ble during The following Winter. admit that
the Commissioners can't do much, unless aided
by the appreciation and "good works" of all in
tersted but they can and should exercise more
care and judgment in the selection of Overseers.
The amount of work done under the direction
of On incompetent Captain has little to do with
the condition of o road unless 1t is for the
worse. Our present road law may have been
good enough when very little work was done on
roads, except in cutting out new ones, but 1t is
wholly inefficient now when SO much has to be
done by teams and plows.
Justice, rs well rs good roads demand that
every wagon and team shall be made liable to
road duty without the right Of owners to claim
personal exemption therefor. 1t seems unac-
countable why our Legislators do not make the
| necessary changes but when we reflect that
the "dear people" have never made this subject
O matter of consideration in the selection Of can
didates, we can very readily understand why il
has been so long neglected. Just think Of thu
good roads we would have in few years If every
wagon and team in the County were put to haul
ing rock (where conveniently for few days eacl
year, to fill mud holes. know some will 50.
this is slow work, but, remember, it will be per
maient. In many localities the hauling of rool
to pave clayey roads would be more economical
if not more expeditions, than cutting and haul
ing timber for the same purpose. We ore liv
ing in n go-ahsai, progressive age, so let u
try to keep abreast with the balance of worlt
If your correspondents would devote less spac
to picnics, weddings and gossip generally, IN
more to suggestions as to the best methods {
working roads, making grain, cotton. &C.. pc
haps it would add much 10 the value Of thei
communications. Let us have an interchani
Of views on the subject Of good roads, for thin
they are tho next greatest blessing to the Stot
or No-fence Law, to the country at large.
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FIRE IN SUMTER ,--The fine manslon CT the
late X. B. Cain. seven miles from Susatsr, was
burned down soyer9l days ago. The house was
occupied by Mrs. Cain and her daughter, Mrs.
FRANK Miiist. Nearly every thing In th.lhouss
was destroyed by the Gre. There was no insur
nnce ON the properly.
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ANOTHER ssaw ASn BLooKAps, Chicago,
February ls.-A snow storm which began here
iast evening continued oil night, the fall being
from eight inches to one foot In depth. The
storm extended throughout Northsrn Illinois,
Iowa and Wisconsin. IL IL now ir;f,ius ba,IIv
and the prospect Is that the bl,ckadcs o., tL a
railroad lines, which have just bsen broken,
VIII DO established again frmsp Than ever.
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READY FOR TIN DAY or JUpGxEsr. Wa IA.
the following from the Edqe6ed 1dy,rfi,.r !.
"MT. j. r. Martin, Of Edge6sld. seventy years
OF age, was recently presented by his wife with
twins. We COPY this from the AAbepilts Iayes,
and Banner, and we hear that Mrs. Martin Ia
also aged seventy. SO now we are ready for
Mother shiptop and the day Of judgment.''
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High Prices Of Property and Rents In New Yorl

High Prices Of Property and Rents in New York.
10 US rural citizens, who think that So 600
or $4,000 is high price to pay for house with
enough ground around it for garden, an or.
chard and COW pasture, the following prices
for houses, with noe foot Of land more than
their walls cover, will appear the very extreme
Of ex'ortion and if we were asked to pay "S2,.
600 rent for two small rooms in the ffh story
of building" we would just say we couldn't
and wouldn't doit-we'd d rather live out of doors
than pay such exorbitant rents. But in the
great city Of New York they not only pay such
prices but get rich under them. A square foot
o"9 VIII re"uiiy command more money than
loo acres of the best land in Union County,
The following, taken from New York letter
to the Ne~s and Courier, will give our readers
faint idea Of what it costs to do business in
the great metropolis
ny consulting he tax registers il has recentlv y
been found that the Astors own ,l5O houses in
Ne" lork of IN average value of $50 600 and
renting value of $4,000. Therefore when The
Astors decide upon increasing their rent Il ian
per cent 1t means that more than n thousand or
New iorks well-to-do citizens will have to nav
S4OO apiece more than they did last year. or n
aggregate Of So, 900 instead of S4 GOO 600
which they paid last year. As the Astors have
an income OF several millions, beside that com.
ing from their real estate, aad invest their snr.
plus entirely in real estate, always buyinp and
never selling anything, it follows that their list
OF dwelling and houses, business goes on in.
creasing at the rate Of about one hundred pieses
OF property year. Ohe building in Wall street
was bought last month by John Jacob Astor for
SoOO,O This year the Goelets, Stuyyesants
and other large holders of real estate have fol-
lowed the Astors' example and have put u D rents
from ten to fifteen per cenium, and in the brsi
ness part OF the city much more in many ,nstan-
ces All our newspapers are now engaged in
hnding out why rents, especially downtown.
should 60 up so rapidly. 1t was thought tbat
the neighborhood Of the Stock Exchange md
the Customhouse had seen its best days. but
within the last fortnight tenants who thought 40
have been rudely awakened. A friend of mine
who pays $4,000 q year for two small rooms on
the afih story Of building was Informed last
week that the rent would be $4,000 from the
tst Of May. the landlord concluding that IL
brokers could Pay$30. 900 for seats in The Stock
exchange matters must be doing well in Wall
street. In the neighborhood Of the Produce
and Cotton Exchange It is pretty much the same
story.
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A Worthy Compliment.

80
tel eonplim ent:
David johnson. Jr., Of the Union Bar, was
IN Newberry last week attending Court. lie,
together with Geo. Johnstone, ESQ, of the New.
perry Bar, defended Mr. James Thomas for the
k'liin OF Mr.. John l.. Lyles. Mr.. johnson is
one Of the most promising young LAWYERS Of Tho
State. lie inherits from his father. Ex.(;ov
johnson, fine intellect, which he has improved
by diligence and devotion to his profession
Our neghbor is in error ia representing Mr..
Johnson as the son Of Ex Gov johnson. He is
the grandson Of that illus,rious and pnre man
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WHAT THE CENSUS SHOWS -washington. Feb
rpary l8.--The Census Once announces the sol.
lowing approximate distribution of the total n, :,
nlation OF the country among the several elias.
ses; Males 25,520, ,582, females "a 4.6s2. $40 /.
natives OF the United States "a, All, sos foreign
barn 6.60f $50 whitea a., ,4O4. .877, ooiored e.,
OF. .lol: Chinese los, 400. The pumber OF col.
ored persons to eaoh hgndred thousand whites
V l6,t6a against II .528 In 1870.
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THE PHILADELrHIA ELECTION. Philadelphia :.
February 16.-In the municipal election vesIere
day Samuel g. King. Independent Democrat en-.
dorsed % the Independent Republicans, was
elected mayor by 5.53S majority. John Hunter,
Independent Republican endorsed by the Demo,
Gratis, was elected repeivsr Of taxes, aud VIM. M.
West, Republican, VIVA alsoA ed aily snlioiinr
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OUR nCoNGR=ssMES.-We learn that Republ-
cans high in political circles say that Aiken and
Evins will be seated, but the seats of O. Conner
II nnilman' and Richardson, will be given to their
Radical contestants. We are inolined r. onnan,
inns statement rs the true solution of the diff
cuiiies now besetting The South Carolina Con
gressmen-elect. Republican House Of Rem
resentatives will doubtlessy give place to many
OF the defeated Radicals. By unseatine Till
man. oConner and Richardson Sou.h Carolina
viii again have Republican majority of rep.
Banner 700 "'"
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Bea- First dirt was broken on the Savannah
Valley Road, on Monday last, at Anderson, by
Stephen McCully, the oldest citizen of the
County
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No WHisHEY AT NINErY-SIx.-A gentleman
from Ninety Six, Abbeville County, states that
the people Of that thriving little village have
determined to put down the whiskey ,ratfic, and
that they intend to select "dry' council as
the municipal election in April in spite of oil
opposition. The new departure in Laurens bids
fair to revouiionize that whole section. When
entire communities begin to move in the cause
of temperance the work must succeed.
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pEArH OF pAsIEL psusLAss. Esa.---Cheraw ].
February 2o.-Daniel Douglass, ESQ, member
me legislature from this county. died io.d,y y.
Mr., Douglass was shout Gs Years old. and ~
highiy estsemsd by the people ef the county.
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:, COLLISION ON ruE Am LIxg. -Spaytanburs,
FEBRUARY "a freight train ran into anot her
mere ih's evening, on Tho Air Line Railroad,
wrecking several cars, Nobody Was hurt
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A Chance for Farmers.
We call the attention of Farmers in want of
good Mules, Horses, Implements, &C., to the
Sale by J. I. Hill s Co. David Thomas planta.
ton, near Santuc
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Dds- Necessity will compel us to discontinue
senling the TIMES to those subscribers who are
in arrears and who do not pay up during this
month.
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mother wanted to have her twin children
onrislened 'Cheruoim and SeraPhin," because
''they continually 10 cry"
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REVELATIONS oP MISUNDERSTANDING Feb
rhary 1.-Two of the negroes implicated in
the Lapraic mnrler have turned States evi-
s"ee against the remaining five on the trial ut
Springfield day and testified that there wsrs
zen IN the party who went to murder Laprade
Tor money which he was supposed to have in his
possession Jack Bell was the lender of the
gang. " '"'
anthony Duffy gave most horrible account
OF Inc brutal treatment Of Lapra1e. whom they
eu'' slnshed and hanged. His teeth we're
Knocked out and bis skull broken Ianradn
begged for mercy but without avail
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D.ATH OF CAPTAIN II. s. KERR.-The print.
ing fraternity will he grieved to learn CT the
death Of Captain II. s. Kerr, which occurred at
n, MooeViIie last Friday morning, aged So years.
Inc deceased was we'll known ali over the coub.
Try, having worked at the cease" in great
many cities. I.atterly he worked on the State
printing in Columbia. lie was ALWAYS n stonnoh
member OF the craft, and the boys will miss the
honest, noble gentleman. whose stately. coute.
Gus bearing and imposing figure marked him n
Reyister. 'o''
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Our Public Reada.


One correspondent ..E' well states some palp-
able truths about our roads. We agree with
him that the road law should be so changed as
to make every wagon and team liable 10 road
duty; and It seems to us that as wagons and
teams use the roads more than individuals and,
consequently, are more injured by bad roads,
their owners are more interested in having good
roads and should be willing to assist in keeping
them in order. We see no justice in compelling
q man who does not own q vehicle, horse or
mule, to work the roads or pay csmmutatioh
tax for that purpose, while his neighbors. being
personally exempt from road duty. from what
ever causes, but whose teams travel the roads
continually, are notrequired. by law, to do their
share Of such necessary public work. AS good
roads are rs essential 10 the comfort and pros
perity Of the people rs good laws we hope the
matter of changing the road Inv will be made
prominent subject for discussion at the next
election.
AS to the manner of working the roads, we
do not feel that we are capable Of giving much
| reliable instruction. That must be left to the
superior skill and knowledge of our Board of
County Commissioners and the overseers they
appoint. The Board must work according to
the means at their command and we feel conf
dent they will do their duty fully and faith.
fully.
n.., .ftrr such remSfkao,,, r;-is;t ~ ws
have had, we think tho people in those paris Of
the County where the roads are now almost i'm
passable, should not depend altogether upon
the work required by law, but make q common
cause of it and help the Overseers, by all turn.
ing out at some appointed time, and mend the
worst parts of the roads, at least. We learr
that near Mr.. Mabry's Saw Mil, on the Howell,
Ferry road, wagons arc compelled to turn int,
the field, as the road is now impossible. A.
soon MS plowing commences the field route will
have to be abandoned md If something is no
done to the road oil passing will be stopped
We are told that there are slabs belonging L
citizens around and sawdust at the mill to max
the road passable. This is only one out Of
number Of cases lately brought to our attentio
in the County, and in most cases il would nc
, cost days work each If every one in the neigh
, borhood would do his fair share Of the work.
The fact is, everybody grumbles about tn
Q bad roads and everybody tries to shirk his hor
; est share of duty TO put them in order..l There
where the difficulty lies. Everybody knows no
road ought to be worked. and everybody tax,
precious good care to do little as possible, Q,
" | cent To prumble Mt what Ia or In M, ,,o,a
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BEAUTIFUL TR,BUrE TO Col W. NJ. SHANNON.
The hershaw Gazette, in the Court proceedings
of last week. publishes the following beautiful
tribute, by Judge Aldrich, to the memory of the
lamented William NJ. Shannon, who was slain
in a duel with Colonel Cash. Atthe close of his
charge TO the grand jury the Judge said:
"Before sending you to your room, permit
me to pay feeble tribute TO the memory of my
ite-iong friend. IL makes Inc very sad to miss
the genial face AMI the hearty welcome Of the
good, Il brave, the gentle Shannon. knew him
from our early manhood. A truer friend, n
more patriotic citizen, nobler gentleman, never
adorned society.
AS a citizen, he was ever ali ;e to the we'll be-
ing OF the community; earnest and energetic in
every good work, whether to promote its moral,
intel ectual or material advancement.
As a legislator, watchful, alert and always
1aithful and punctual in the discharge of his
duties to his constituency and the State.
AS q lawyer, able, learned, conscientious and
pains-takng.
AS soldier, gallant. mindful of his duty,
preserving discipline without ha rshnesy, careful
Of his command, and devoted to the cause in
which he periled his life.
need not tell you, who met him continually
IN your daily walks, what gentleman he was,
so kind and courtly, so accomplished and digui-
ned, so mindful of all the amenities of life
An me! no one could have been taken from your
social circle who is so generally mourned and
leaves so great n void.
dare not speak Of him as Husband and Fa
ther Voice and words would both fail me dI
venture across that sacred threshold
lie has left you, gentlemen, bright example
which it will be well for you to teach your chill
h hran ta follow for --L-t .Ls et,.rrv C
and chances to arise in the future Kershav
county will hardly ever produce citizen who's,
example is moro worthy to be emulated thar
the bnmeless career of the lamented VIM. NJ
shannon, in all the relations of life-a ma,
whose memory will be loved and revcred whe,
we are forgotten in the dust.
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"HATGRANTisM MEANs.--Gen Grants friends
uo not take much trouble to conceal their plans.
~ ,he meeting held in New York to do honor
to Secretary Dorsey. il was claimed. before Ger
urnht face, that "the talking man of "destiny,"
as he has become, defeated the Democracy and
elected Garfield. The New York Tribune an
nv. nounces tnat drant is standing by ready to save
the Hepublic often rs necessary and hin,s
mat President Garfield will fly to him for help
II ne be in my difficulty. About half n million
dollars has been raised as private Grant char
10y iuhu. ihen he is President of the Exposi-
tion Commission, and Mt the head of n ne,y No.
tionai bank and Of the Mexican Railways
senator Logan wants to make him General in
the army again, and the special embassy to Mex
ico Is expected to give him another job What
is determined On is to elect Gen. Grant i'm 1884
anu every oppressive corporation, every toady,
ana every overgrown capitalist will be invited
10 Join hands with Conkling Logan. Cameron
nnu ', lhe rest Of the imperial clan 1t will be q
desperate struggle between Grantism and Lib.
erty.-NeWs and Courier
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noTbW oTWE- rpmILnX:AItLI.- ~ y: LI.-CAMrhIeN- Al
ps.y. ihey VIII be occupied by the operatives
OF the company. The shafting at the factory is
being put in place The work is going ON win
oil possible rapidity and will soon be finished.
The prospects Of building the l.andsfor,l cot.
ION , factory are Frightening. There are some
Northern parties who are thinking of Investing
some surplus capital in this enterprise.
work % on the Fishing Creek factory. on the
MS could be expected in the present condi,ion Of
the wea her. Workmen are now engaged layinp
the stone foundation. and il is the intention to
nave the building completed and the machinery
in OPERATION by next fall
IL Is the intention Of Mr.. J. A. Deal TO build
cotton factory, with capacity Of 5000 spin.
ules' on the site bought by him at the recent
sale Of the Kings Mountain Iron rropertv iJo
has already had the necessary survey made, and
~ i now In New England making observations for
the purpose Of perfecting his plans