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Errglrs o. TIE XAR-orI,

When the dose given is very large in
quantity, the course of the symptoms is as
follows: The patient, If an adult quickly
becomes conscious of a fuluess in the head,
which seems To commence at the nape of
the neck and spread therefrom, and after
the ,apse Of few minutes, feels great and
increasing drowSinesS, and sensation OF
general heat, which increases to an intoler
able degree and is then accompanied by
Sp eating. The drowSineSS passes into
SemiConciOus condition. The patient un
less aroused lies unconscious snS is heed
less OF everything around him; but ii
roughly spoken 10 and shaken can still he
induced, though the speech is thick and
hesitatIng, 10 answer a question, and even
get up and walk about, though if left to
himself he will relapse into his former
stupor. The evil effects Of the habit the
physlCl an stated, was this: Ii was one OF
the easiest habits 20 form and yet one that
j. impossible to break after becoming per
fectly euSlaved. Tie Germ Of the matter
With the enslaYed opium eater lies right
here: II is certain death TO stop. and yet
certain death To continue.
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CREAMS and ices OF all fiaVoFs are sssyed
in elegant style at The Brunswick"
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THE OPIUM MANIA.
Large Quantities Of the Drug Used
In wheeling.
Ladies the Most Firmly fetered Slaves
of the Habit-Startling Stat
ment Of a Druggist

A REGTsrER reporter dropped into one OF
our leading drug houses yesterday, ana In
the course Of conversation with the pro-
prietor ventured a question as to whether
the use of opium as a drug in its different
phases was as prevalent in Wheeling IN
comparison with the amount used IN our
Eastern cities. The proprietor, IN answer
10 this interrogation stated that he coald
only speak for himself, but that he hada
LARGE AND CONSTANTLY INCREASING
trade in the dangerous drug. He stated
that his custom in this particular was not
confined to any class OF society; that the
rich and the poor were equal purchasers
of the drug. The majority OF his trade
was. however, confined to the fair sex, be-
ing ladies who were affected with a chronic
disease or sorrowing widows who had lost
their earthly support, together with mum.
Der Of our fiy society bellies who allowed
themselves to be enslaved by this danger
Gus habit in order to enjoy the delicious
and dreamy languor that follows the
taking of the drug. He also stated that the
ladies were kept in countenance by num-
Der of the sterner sex, who were for the
most part
LOVE SICK IogIHs
that had been disappointed in their atfec-
lion, together with a number OF inebriates
who had abandoned the bottle TO take up
the product of the poppy plant. Such,
too, is their morbid taste that they imagine
they absolutely require the sporitic inhu'
euce of the drug in order to fill up the
measure Of their LIES enjoyment, ust as
the drunkard is welded to his cups or the
smoker to his weed. He also stated that
when the unfortunates were not under the
influence of the drug it WAS noticeable by
a great degree of restlessnesS and nervous
irritability, amounting almost 20 spasms.
The popular form Of the drug among the
ladies was that Of
SAILS Of NORraIA,
Or opium in the crude state, and OF HypO'
dermic injections of morphine. The latter
form was also in high favor with those OF
the sterner sex, who were afflicted with
chronic diseases. Persons who have been
addicted TO the use of ardent spirits are,
perhaps more apt, to use laudanum in
preference to the crude drug or salts Of
mOrphia the CheapneSS OF this tinCture
over the salts being a strong reason With
many.
After this engthy conversation the re-
porter made a short tour OF the leading
drug stores and met with in most cases
substantially the same statement OF facts,
the majority OF the druggists having a
large and growing trade in this commodity,
in many cases giving examples of the large
quantities that could be taken by the
habitual users OF the lrug. The reporter
later in the day, in interviewing one OF
our prominent physi .ians elicted the fol
lowing answers 10 questions IN regard 20
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IT is 4 MEDICINE I

Tha, should be on the shelf In every h0's'
There Is no telling the tins wneos rem
edy Of this character Is no. In immediss
demand. The argument, therefore, na'af
ally follows: buy bottle Of this rnsshD
cent medicine at once aad keep. in J'r
house.
In testimony OF is value read tho u"
lowing
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or bananas, or something Ike that.
"llow much candy does Wheeling ami
ally consume;'
That's hard to tell, but the total must
be enormous. The trade, especially whole
sale, has grown to immense proportions Of
late wears, chiefly through the demands
made upon city manufacturers by retsile-s
in the surrounding country and out the ;.
4 O. road. over lUJ tons are annually con-
sumed in this city and neighhOrinP towns.
most of which is made here, and thor.
sands of boxes are shipped to outside deal
ers, making the trade one OF our lead Ing
industries, and adding nOsmall sum 10 the
total of the Nail City's business"
"Hsvpn't
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THE FAIRFOREsT UNION.

Will meet with the Padgett's Creek church
on Friday be ore the 9th Sunday in July inst,
at 10 o clock A. NJ.
PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS.
Introductory Sermon, by Bro. J. T. Jcter.
Missionary Sermon, Sunday by Bro. A. j.
HERS.
Essayists-- Bro. D. n. Wilburn and Bro. T.
d. G. Gregory.
]. Subject for dscussion-The educating in
fueuce of the Religious Press by J c p Jeter.
z. Suhject-The duty of church members to
the Sunday School, by }. H. Pucket.
). The Importance Of Home Missions, by W..
NJ. Foster.
4. What means can be used to develop the
strength IF the churches, so rs to give them
greater power and influence in the spread of
the Gospel? Opened by Z. 4. Scaife.
AS the existence of the Union depends upon
the interest taken in it by the churches it was
resolved at the last meeting that the following
Brethren be requested to call the attention of
their respective churches 10 their duty to elect
delegates.
Unionvilc--A. !. IIicrs. VIM. Eller.
Upper Fairforest IL =. McKssick, F. c..
Jetcr.
Sulphur Springs VIM. Smith f. Carroll.
lIebron-Lcv Smith John Crawford.
Padgctt's Creek-L. c. Eel, ID. n Wilburn.
Fairview-J. G. Humphries, T. d. G. Gregory
\ Union-Gordon Williams J. II. Williams.
New Prosrect-F. W. Dukes, c. B. Bobo.
Salem. r. Jeter, +. G. Jcter.
Jonesville-C. L. Scaifc, b. b. Foster.
Mt. Lcbanon.-J. w. McCravy, J. II. Puckctt.
Lower Fairforest-Y. S. Dobo, G. c. Greer.
Bc,hesda-F. J. Bobo, S. p. Lee.
c. b. BOBO, Sec'y
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NoTECtI or 1GLECTIoN
ON
RAILROAD SUBSCRIPTION.
In Pinokney Township.
o:riCE oF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,

Union, S. c., l3 June, 1882.
WhEREAS, Petition has been filed with
w the County Commissioners of Union
County, signed by a majority ofthe freeholders of
Pinckncy Township, of Union County, in accor-
dance with the provisions of an Act Of the
General Assembly of South Carolina approved
23d day of December, a. d. 1882, entitled ian
Act TO renew and amend an Act entitled an Act
to incorporate the Union, Gaffney City and Ruth
erforl Railroad Company, approved March 18th
1878, asking that the question of subscription
or no subscription of the sum of twenty thousand
dollars to the capital stock OF said Company,
payable in Bonds of said Town ship as provided
by said Act, be submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of said Township. And further that "the
funds realized on said bonds to be expended
exclusively in the construction of said Railroad
! within the limits of sid Township. Said
subscription to be made on condition that the
Railroad enter Pinckney township not more
than one mile and n half from Skull Shoals Ford
on Pacolet River and run through the township
on the most practicable route.
ind whercaS, the said County Commissioners
have, by a resolution of their B, ,ard, fxeL the
amount proposed to be subscribed, according to
the request of said Petition, at twenty thou
sand dollars, in seven per cent. Coupon Bonds
of said Township said bonds to be made pnya-
bic iu equal installments of sixteen, twenty,
twenty-four and twc.ty eight years after the
date thereof, as provided by said act.
II is hercby ordered, That an election be held
for saii purpose, on Saturday the 2Sth day of
July next; and that the polls be opened at the
various election precincts within the said
Township of Pinckuey from o'clock "A.
NJ, until o'clock p. NJ, of that day, at which
election all the qualified electors of said Town
ship shall be entitled TO vote that the ballots
shall hare written or printed threon the words
Subscription" or NO Subscription"
The Managers os the last general election for
the election precincts within said Township, are
hereby appointed Managers of the election here.
in ordered. Said managers shall make returns
and meet at the Court House of said County and
count the votes and declare the result of said
election and certify the same TO the Chairman
of the Board of County Commissioners of said
County, rs provided by law, or before Tues
day, the 3lst day Of July Il. D. 1888.
by order the Board.
c. C. SARTOR, C. d. &C.
C. GAGE, Clerk.
June ID a Ct
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JCISEE. TO THE PUBLIC.

Having VIC friends the
outo'y @
Jan
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XXTHEREAS, ID. n. Townsend hath
w made suit to me to grant him letters
of administration on the estate and effects Of
THOMAS W. SMITH, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admOnSh all
and singular the kindred and creditors Of the
said THOMAS W. SMITH, deceased, that
they be and appear before me, in the court of
Probate. to be held at Union G. H., on the 23d
day of July next after publication hereof, at
IL o clock, a. NJ. to show cause ,irany they have,
why the said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand and Seal. this 9TH day
of July, Ammo Domni 1888, and iii the
lOSth year of American Independence
DAVID JOHNSON, JR.,
Judge of Probate.
July 6 % 2tK
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Furniture! FurliturGH!!
n
REDUCED In PRICES!
NOW is YOUR Time.

For the next two weeks we will sell the
following goods at extremely low riccs, in
order to make room for goods which arc TO
arrive in few weeks:
2 Parlor Suites, worth s65 aud S55 at
S56.75 and SAT.
These suits are made of handsomely
carved Walnut aud covered with Raw Silk
worth So per yard.
l Panied chamber set $40 ''for S36.75
l Ashc-natura color :; S35 " S31.25
Hall Racks, worth So, Sl1 and Sl4, at
S7.25 SO $3.50.
These prices will only last till July 1st.
All persons wishi 6 to buy will do well to
call at once.
Bed Springs worth So, at 50, 1926 and
50 90, and many other things too numerous
to mention.
PORTER & BAILEY.
June Is 25 3t
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List of Letters.

Remaining in the Post Office at Union, S. c.
for the wcet ending July IS, 1888
J ) Brntton, Mrs Mnrgret Pharoh. Miss Lucy
NJ Hughes, (2) John Harris, Mrs Sal!ie
Matthews, Willie Miller,
Held for Postage:
C r Long, Jouesville, S. c., Mrs jamie Smith.
West Springs, S. c., NJ Shines, Boston, J II
Mosley. Clifton, S. c., Mrs. ii Hayward Mani
gault, Brighton, England.
Persons calling for these letters will please
say they are advertised.
JAMES H. GOSS, M
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FOR SALE.

TINHE undersgne offers for sale, on easy terms
Il his Residence in the town Of Union. Tho
house contains 8 upright rooms, two large
Halls, front aud back piazzas, with kitchen, ser
want house and stable, attached. Fruit trees and
grape vines 1t is in easy walking distance from
Churches, Depot, Postof!ice and stores, and is
one of the most dcsiraole places in the up
country. Furniture can be bought with The house
NJ GIBlSES.
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Union, Gaffney City and Ruther-
fordton Railroad Company.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

NOTICE is hereby given that meeting of
N the stockholders of the Union. Gafney
City and Rutherforllon Railroad Company will
be held at GafIney City 5. c.. on Saturday the
DIST day ofJuly 1888, for the purpose of organ
izing said Company in accordance with the pre-
visions of the Act of the General Assembly of
South Carolina Incorporating said Company.
BY order Of the undersigned Corporators
! J Brown Chairman. + VI Farr.
: : Ross \ II Foster
WiIE,m Munro. j " Mci.urc.
William Jpfrcs. " w Gaffncy.
4 l. IIamCs a Wood.
JOHN = McKissick. Il VI GGiiney.
Juno ~ % 1T
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Administrators Notice.

4 LII persons having claims against the estate
~ of THOMAS b. JBTER, deceased, are re-
ducsted to present them. properly attested, to
the undersigned, rs carly as possible and those
indebted to the estate arc required TO make poy-
ment to me at once.
f. r. WALLACE,
admir- Esfate Of T. d. Jeter.
June 30 2G ~
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VTyfNT people are always on the look
w IN II, out for chances to increase
w 4A/AA their earnings, and in time
become wealthy; those who
do.not improve their opportunities remain in
poverty. We offer great chance to make money.
We wan: many men. women, boys and girls To
work for us right in their OWE localities. Any
one can do the work properly from the first
start. The business will pay more than ten times
ordinary wages. Expensive outfit furnished
free No one who engages fails to make money
RAPIDLY. You can devote your whole time TO
the work, or only yorr spare moments. Full
information and all that is needed seat free
Address STrNsoS 6 Co, Portland, Maine.
Feb 23 ly
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Will meet with the Padgett's Creek church
on Friday be ore the 9th Sunday in July inst,
at 10 clock A. Nj.
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The Public Schools.

E1NIlE Fall Session of the Public Schools will
l. open on the 30th July.
The trustees are requested to NEE! with their
Clerk Friday the 10th, at 10 a. NJ, to re.
ceive application. for schools aud to discuss
other matters relating thereto.
ID. a. TOWNSEND.
School Commissioner
July 6 81 It
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Teacher Wanted.

w Public School at Union, S. c. A middle
aged lady preferred. Applications received up
TO 9th August, 1888. For further information,
n.ply to.
w. A. NICHOLSON, G. Of B.,
Union s. G.
July IL % 4t
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Notice to Creditors.

J. +. Norman as Administrator, Plaintiff,
Us.
Amanda Barnett and Louisa Barnett
DcJcHddRtS.
DURSUANT to an order of Honorable J. b.
i KE"SlIAW, Presiding Judge Of Seventh
Circuit, passed 18th June, 1888 all persons
having demands against the estate of Sarah A.
Barnett, licensed arr gcouircd to present and
establish them before me at my office on or be-
fore the lst day of October next.
= July 9th 1888.
JAMES MUNRO,
Master.
Ju!yG 81 2m
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READ AND DIGEST.

[ take this method Of return
ing thanks to my customers for
their liberal patronage bestowed
upon me sil &C | commenced bust
ness on my own account, and |
ilatter myself that the patronage
thus bestowed can be attributed
in a great measure to my desire
and aim to deal strictly upon the
Basis Of Fairness and Honesty to
one and all.
My goods are marked down at
the lowest figure and thereby COM
mend themselves to al who pur-
chase.
In these days Of close compcti-
tion [ make it a rule to keep
abreast of the times, andnot only
keep large and attractive stock
Of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-03-29
FROM RUSHYILLE.

Farmers are all very busy blowing
and making ready for spring work.
We see by the ''Inter-Ocean" that a
weather prophet, of Iowa, has predict
ed general failure of crops for this
state, Nebraska and Dakota this year.
OF course we are much obliged to him
and have as much faith in it as we had
in the great Virgins storm of the elev-
enth of March which never took
place.
But we have faith in the criminal car
lessness of persons letting prairie-fre
get away from them to the destruction
of all property in its range. About the
10th fire from the Tuley farm done not
less than one thousand dollars worth of
damage through our township.
On Monday last children were play
ing with fire and let it get away from
them. By hard fighting it was saved
from doing greater damage than to burn
prairie grass until it reached Mr.. Stock
mans place, where it took all in its
range, leaving him destitute of all but
! the shelter of his house.
Mr. Lovel was a sufferer from both
fires, the last injuring him 1ot less than
$500 in buildings, feed, and most to be
regretted, his young timber.
There is considerable sickness Just
now. John Vanhorn's youngest chill
dren are convalescent after severe i'll
ness.
The family of J. Scots moved back
to Marvin this week to reap the benefit
of their excellent school.
Will Gingles and I. Hargis are back
from Washington county.
Mrs Miserez is visiting her daughter
in Downs and the captain will be dis
consulate widower for month.
We subordinates of the Alliance wish
to know if our great chief (Adams) is
going to forsake US in our infancy and
before we have accomplished the good
they promised US. Come to the rescue
Mr.. Sec. or we perish.
All fall grain looks well and sh over
would do wonders for it.
Mr.. O.. Blenis has taken the Sam
Hudson claim. More Anon,
M. P. M.
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COMMUNICATED.
FROM PLAINvIEw.

ED. HERALD: 4 have seen reports
in the independent" that petitions
are being signed ali over the county
protesting against the Commissioners
issuing the proposed bonds. Probably
the people in other parts of the comfy
are like they are in this township. A
great many signed the petition on the
spur of the moment, but after thinking
the matter over, they are sorry they
signed it, and are decidedly in favor of
paying or per cent. on bonds and
have county orders worth 100 cents on
the dollar, instead of paying Z per cent.
on county orders and have them worth
only % or 80 cents, and also run the
risk of being sued on the orders and
have the costs to pay too. The people
are afraid of costs in this township, as
will be seen by our never having a law
suit in the township since its organiza-
ton; and we also are in favor of the low
est possible rate of interest, if it does
take bonds to get it. We are in favor
of funding the honest debt of the county
and trust the commissioners will see
that no illegal orders are funded.
notice by the papers that several other
counties had bills passed similar to ours.
Why do we not hear such a rucus in
other countiesP Would the debt be any
larger in bonds than it is in county
ordersP Scrip scalpers would not
make so much and 1 guess that is what
hurts the independently galloots.
Probably the editors of the ''Inde-
pendent are just blowing their bazoo
to get little two cent office next cleo
ton.
We need rain in this part of the coun-
try. Wheat will come out all righs if
we get rain soon. Rye looks well.
Farmers are busy blowing for corn.
Jas. A. Burnside is the owner of eight
pigs, seven months old, that will aver
age about 275 lbs. He will market
them in few days. Pigs will grow in
Kansas.
A preacher is needed badly at High
Prairie. There is room for a great deal
of good to be done in that direction.
If you have a preacher that you can
spare, send him over.
Cattle in this part of the country are
looking we'll Will Landfare has gone
east after cattle. BUCKsHOT.
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FROM WEST CEDAR,

Well, friend HERALD, L will try again
to give your many readers few words
from this part of the county. At West
Cedar spring wheat is about all sown,
and farmers are blowing for corn. Mrs.
j. E. Beedy has been down in the north
east part of Smith county visiting
friends. She returned the other day
and reports every body busy putting in
their spring crops.
There has been protracted meeting
in Free Mason School House for the
past two weeks under the charge of
Rev. j. w. Moore, from Iowa, of the
Christian Church. There were several
accessiOns to the church.
There is rattle among the dry bones
of the Greenbackers about bonds such
as the circulation of petitions to lay be-
fore the County Commissioners to stop
the issuing of bonds. There was one OF
these fellows to see me the other day.
To hear him tell it, one think it a
terrible imposition on the taxpayers.
l told him it was what every Taxpayer
wanted, for it would bring men like
him in to help pay our county debt. He
said the old settlers ought to pay it.
There is where it comes in, the non.
taxpayer will have to help pay the
bonds and the Greenbackers want tc
make political capital. The Lamb Of
the " Independent " is just snorting
around. I should think some one had
trod on his coat tail. If our friend Bis.
sell never does anything worse than the
funding bill, he is all right. One word
to taxpayers: Uphold the bond bill
In ten years there will be three times
the taxable property in our county.
OLD SETTLER.
West Cedar, March q, 1888.
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We have had two prairie fires to con-
tend with this spring. The first one
started west OF Goode post office OF e
mile and swept down the divide west of
Jack Greek to the Prairie Dog, burning
over strip about three miles wide, TAX
ing with it considerable hay and out
buildings and timber along the creek.
The second started three miles south of
Alma and went south to the Prairie
Dog, and west to Louisburg, and burn
ed tour stables and some twenty tons of
hay. SUBSCRIBER.
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NOTICE.

State of Kansas, Phillips county;
In the District Court for said County.
Alma E Smith, plaintiff, VS.. E A
Smith, defendant. Said defendant Z
A Smith will take notice that he has
been sued in the above named court
for a divorce on the grounds of aban-
dOnment. and must answer the petition
filed therein by said plaintiff on, or
before, the I2-day of May, a. D., 1888,
or said petition will be taken as true.
and judgment for plaintiff in said ac-
ton. for divorce from the defendant
and custody of minor child, and for
costs Of sult will be rendered accord
ingly. Ct. a. SPAULDING, Clerk.
TSEAT1 mar-29
Woodward & Davis, attorneys.
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FROM GooDE.

The farmers on Jack Creek are all
through sowing wheat. There has been
quite large amount sown.
The Free Methodist and United Breth-
rem intend to build union church on
Jack Greek this spring.
The Goodrich school district has voted
bonds to build new school house.
Miss Nettie Averal will begin teach
ing school in the Overton district, on
Monday, April I'd.
F. L. Rhamey has built a new house
on his claim.
There will be a spelling school at
Chas. Getchel's on next Friday night.
GOode post Office viii be removed from
j. Goodies to A. Goodies in a short
time.
There are a few settlers coming out
from Iowa this spring, and if the coun-
try suits them they intend to locate
among US.
There is considerable sickness around
here at present. Mrs. Caroline Parker
has been very sick, and is mending
/ slowly. Mrs. John Golf is sick, Mrs.
Poyser bed-fast, and the youngest child
| of Lon Barrett is quite low with fever.