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SPARTA, GA, September %, 1851 saw
Mr.. Allen Grant when he was suffering with
epithelial cancer of underlip, and after using
the B. B. b. medicine as stated above, find
him almost, if not perfectly cured.
Signed, j. 7. ANDREWS, NJ. D.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16
Gen. Grants Daughter.

1t wae we'll known here, says a Wash.
ington letter, that President Grant was
greatly depressed at the time of his
daughters marriage and quite broken
down when he. babe her good bye CD
her wedding day. I know that Mrs.
Grant said within a week before the
marriage that she greatly regretted that
Nellie had chosen a foreigner for a hus-
band. and added that she had always
hoped that Nellie would marry some
nice young army or navy officer. 1 havc
heard more than once, first not long
after the wedding trip to England, md
again within the last few months, from
those who said they knew whereof they
spoke, that Mr.. Sartoris's neglect of his
bride on the Baltic, on which vessel
they left New York the third week in
May, 1S74-thc 23d of that month, I
think-excited the greatest Indignation
among the American travellers, II that
this Indignation came near being made
landing in England it was found that he
had made no arrangements to insure her
being made comfortable on their arrival,
not even having had rooms engaged in
the hotel. He was then about twenty
lllICc years olN, UuC SccUlcu tOtullN Oc-
void Of any idea of how to take care Of
any one but himself, and his poor little
bride, who was scasick all the time on
the voyage to England, must have had
a most unhappy honeymoon. Mr.. Sar-
toris's father, Mr.. Edward Sartoris, haa
been from the first devoted to her, and
has kept her with him as much as posi-
bic. He lives on his own property in
the country, near Southampton, Eng
land. He was a very talented man when
in his prime, having q good voice and
being a good amateur artist. He was
very VOL off at the time of his sons mar
riage and had previously been a member
of Parliament. His wife, Adelaide
Kemblc, as a singer was favorably
known all over Europe. Algcrnon's
only brother was older than he. His
name was Grcvillc, and he was killed by
a fall from his horse only a few months
before Algcrnon's maria e. The latter
had every advantage given him for a
good education in England and Ger
many, but never showed any evidence
when in society of having improved
these opportunities. He has recently
undertaken the charge of his fathers
estate in the country
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16
My Good Little Girl.

1 was called one day in October to the
family of a German who lived on a small
place three miles from town, says a ply
stefan who tells the story. He was
a poor man with many children, one of
whom, a boy of ten years. had diph-
liberia. I attended my patient faithfully,
and he recovered. He had a sister two
years older, called Sadie, who seemed
inexpressibly grateful to me "for saving
brother Jimmy's life" Always she spoke
of me as the ''good doctor who saved
brother Jimmy's lifc;" and I in turn,
won by her affcctionate words and ways,
fell into the habit of thinking and speak
ing of her as my 'sgood little girl"
Thus we be anne excellent friends.
Not long afterward Sadie herself had
diphtheria, for which she was every
sorry, because. it prevented her from
gathering a bushel of hickory nuts to
pay me tor saving brother Jimmy's life"
In all her sickness she never expressed
one regret for herself. Her disease ran
ominously, but at last she seemed con
valescent, and nj day her father called
to say that Sadie was very much better,
and that | need not trouble myself to
call again. But early the next morning
he reused me, and said he feared Sadie
was dying. I fastened to her bedside
and found that it was even so. She
knew me. Beside her in bed under the
ragged quilt she had a small bag of hick-
ory nuts gathered by her the day before,
at the expense of her life. "For saving
brother Jimmy" she gasped; and in a
few moments my good little girl was
6co6
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16
Heavy Ordnance.

One of the members of the Commit
tee on Artillery in the United States
Senate is Senator. Aldrich, Of Rhode
Island. He is deeply interested in the
Investigations That have been going ON
He said to "a party recently: cit is re-
inarkablc what advances have been
made in scientific means of warfare in
the last ten or even five years. The con-
test between ordnance and armor has
been definitely decided in favor of ord
nance. Of that there can be no ques-
ton. W. used to think that the old
Parrot and RodmaD guns were trcmend-
ously long. They are short, indeed,
compared with the big guns now made:
The length is now determined by the
diameter Of the bore. Thirty diameters
is the latest rule. Thus a twclve-inch
gun is thirty feet in length. They make
them forty odd feet long of the larger
borcs. Such n gun could not be handled
on board ship under the old muzzle>
loading process. hut it is easy enough
on the breech-loading plan. On tine
large English ships the gun carriages
arc operated by hydraulic power. Ono
man with his hand to the levers can do
all the work that it used to take a small
army of men to do. Power is used even
to handle the loads and elevate or de-
press the gun. Nothing can Withstand
these heavy guns. The only thing is to
get out of their way. The ship cannot
be made that will carry armor enough
to withstand them. They pierce thirty
inch armor plate like q she'll"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16

minute of awful suspense had drowned
out the light of reason, and SO changed
his every .ook that his own mother
could not hare identified him.-Detron
Free Press.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16

Ross WINANs MoDBED.--The action
of Mr.. Ross Winans, the Baltimore, mil
lionaire, who owns an extensive deer
park in northern Scotland, in closing a
roadway on his property at Guisachan,
so angered the people in that vicinity
that they mobhed and stoned him one
day lately. Mr.. Winans has offered
a reward of $4,000 for the capture OF
the culprits.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16

AFTER MANY YEARs.-Miss Anna
Pixley borrowed q baby for the play in
which she first appeared in Bangor, Me-,
day in the same city when tho sama
baby, now twenty-five years old applied
for an engagement In her company.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

JAY GOrLDs PRAYER.-Our father, who art
in England Hothchids be thy name: thy
financial kingdom in America thy will be done
i'll the United States as il is in England Give
uS this day our bonds in gold, hut no silver
give us plenty Of laboring men s votes to keep
the monopUliSts in Iower and their friends in
office. We know, our father, we have done
many things that were wrong we know il was
wrong TO refund the bonds and make them nay
able i'll corn we know il was wrong to demon
etiIc silver we know il was wrong to water
all our rairoa! stocks hut thou knowcst we
made money by that. Now, our father, thou
knowcst we arc above politics. 1t is the same
TO us whether the Democrats or the Republicans
rule, ior thou knowcst we are able to sway all
political Jobs III favor Lead uS not into
the way o: the strikers, but deliver US from the
hands Of the insane Knights of Labor. Thus
shall we have the Kingdom bonds, interest
power ami goll till Republic shall end. Amen.
(Sclahj
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

IMPORTANT veral month,
ago tho town council Of Laurens arrested.
tried and convicted gentleman of the
country, as he thought, in harsh, arbi-
trary and unjust manner, and he promptly
announced his attention to appeal to the
circuit court. Judge Hudson sustained
him, and ordered new trial on the
following grounds:
lst. That before any man can bo tried
before council be must be served with a
summons setting forth the timc, the place,
and the nature Of the offence, at least five
days before trial.
I'd. That the defendant was entitled to a
trial by jury
The council was represented by Solicitor
Duncan, assisted by Williamson Martin.
Col. lrby, the dciendcnt, was represented
by Lewis Simkins.-E:n
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

SOLICITOR ORR-The Ialmctto Post
published at Port Royal S. c., in comment.
ing on the result of the Ferguson trial
says:
We hear the jury did not know upon
which Solicitor Orr (or the prosecutiou)
was. lie must have handled tho case very
gingcrly. Bet this is election year. and
the Ferguson family and friends are very
influential they say in the country, and Orr
and Bcnct arc both candidates for political
honors"
This is 4 gross injustice to these gen.
'tlcmcn. To begin with, Mr.. Bcnet de
tended Ferguson, therefore ho had no fear
Of offending the family and friends of
Ferguson. Moreover, Mr.. Benct always
does his duty in any case he is employed
in without regard to outside influences. To
those who know Col. Orr any defence Of
him from such 4 charge is wholly uuneccs-
sary. TO those who heard his earnest,
strong and able conduct of this osecution
the utter absurdity of such a charge is
manifest. No truer, braver, frmer man
ever discharged a public duty than Solici-
tor Orr. lie knows no turning aside from
fear favor or affection. Moreover, if he
were man capable of being influenced in
any such way as the Palmetto Post insin-
yates, it would be unnecessary now Col
Orr's term Of Office does not expire for two
years yet. But it WAS work of supcrosation
to defend him against such charge. Ilc
stands too high as pure, honorable, con-
scientious man, to need it.-AJJcyiNc Ms-
scngcr.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

How MRs. Pullman TIAvri~.-Pittsburr
Pa, July 9.-Mrs. Geo. NJ. Pullman. wife of
the palace cu inventor, her four chillrcn,
servants five horses, family carriage and dog
cart, took up the room in too large Pullman
cars on the Fort Wayne ronl yesterday cycning.
The Pullman family is en- route to Long Hsanch
for the summer. The car for the horses an |
carriage has six stalls and rooms for three car
riagcs, besides the bcrths. io1kcrs AMI sitting
rooms of the grooms an hostlcrs The stalls
are models Of convenience and equine comfort
Separate compartments are also arrnn.cl for
the feed, hay, lamps aul other article, required
for the horses and carriages. The private car
in which Mrs. Pullman travels is in limitation
of a modern dwelling. Div,ns of more than
Turkish luxuriousncSs occupy the corners AMI
sides OF the main room in the centre Of the
car, while rechnin" chairs. oft omans AMI easy
chairs are scattered around. \ magnificent
cabinet organ is Cnc Of the han lsDmcst cYna-
mcnts Of the drawing room. The dinin- room
and sleeping and kitchen apartments are nttc.
up OH the same magnificent scale
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

n PLuCKr LITTLE GIRL.-Bc!mont, Mass,
July The dwelling house and stable of Ed
ward Barry, II day laborcr on the Fitchburg
Railroad, was burned to the ground carly yes
tcrday morning. When the fire broke forth
MIR. Barry was walking upon tho railroad track
in the direction of home somewhat under the
influence of liquor. In the house sleeping
quietly were five children, tho eldest Of whom
Nellie, had just reached her tenth year. Ever
since the death Of her mother, which happen.l
short time ago, the little girl has served a,
housekeeper for her father and aiken care OF
her smaller brothers and sisters. When the
rear part of the house was nearly consumed
Nellie was awakened by falling timber. With.
out waiting to dress ,hc caught up the baby
two years old, and ran through the thick smoke
with 1t out upon the green award. She then
haslcncd back to carry forth another, and &C
continued until she had the whole four se
| curcly nestled together in front Of the burnin,
| building. Just as the fire department arrived
| the room in which the children had been slecp
| ing fell through with crash, sending
shower Of sparks far into the heavens.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

AFTER EATING a GREAT VARIETY
Never have great variety at one meal,
bnt maxi the variety from one neal to the
next. Did you ever stop to think what a
conslomcratcd mass your stomach con
tanned after eating great variety at one
meal! II not, ust amagine all you have
eaten and drank nike! up in a bowl, and
thcn ask yourself the question whether it
is any wonder that people have dyspepsia.
- II'c@,rn UcoM .JDurnoL
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16
NUMBER 2S.

all known man or woman who was incapable
OF giving an answer, yes or no, to a direct
| question.
There arc such people. They are equally in
| capable Of being impertinent or tantalizing, hut
their habits of thought arc widcspreading AMI
their manner of speaking must he dfrusive.
Let such manor, to make matters worse,
woman-bc su bp~naed ss witness in court.
and the quickest witness lawyer known to the
b cnch is most often completely routed.
case in point was that of man who hal
been placed OH the stand with the expectation
of developing through him the character Of
| the prisoner at the bar.
The following was the result Of the rash
step:
"Do you know the prisoner we'll >" asked the
lawyer.
''Never know him." replied tho witness.
"No lcvity, stcrnly. Now, sir, did you
ever see the prisoner at the barr
''llad many a drink with him at the bar
ANSWER my question, SIR yelled the law
yer. GLOW long have you known tho prisoner ??
"From two feet up to five feet ten inches.
"Will the court mako tho"
II have, your HONOR said the witness, an
ticipating the lawyer; II have answered tho
question. knew the prisoner when he was n
boy two feet ten"
The lawyer arose, placed both hands OH tho
table in front Of him, spread his legs apart,
leaned over the table, and sail "Wil you
tell the court what you know about this case ?"
''Thut amt his name
"What aint his name? -
Case"
"who said it nas?"
"You did. You wanted to know what l
knew about this Case--his name is smith
"Your HONOR howled tho lawcr, rlucking
his beard out by the roots, "wil you make this
man answer?
Witness you must answer the questions
put TO YOU said the Jndgc.
"Lord o Goshen, your honor, hain't bin
doin it Let the council fire away I'm ready
"Then," said the lawyer don't beat about
tho bush anymore. You and this prisoner
have been friends ,"
Never
friend Of his ~
"No, sir, ] was summoned hero rs . prcsby-
| terian. Neither of us WAS ever Friends no
| Quaker about him..
''Stand down ~ yelled the lawyer in deep
| disgust.
| "iley?'
| "Stand down.
| "Cnnt do it, I'll sit down or stand up"
| "tshcr, remove that man from the box"
Witness rctircs, muttcring, "Wcll, if he
amt the thickheadedest lawyer I ever laid
eyes on
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

EDUCATING THE NEGRO.-"Comc hcah, chile,
and cite yo cog afy. Gimme dc book. Now,
den, whar am dc souf pole p
"Down souf, Of course
"Wot ribbOr empties into de Gulf oh Mcxco?
"Dunno.'
"Wot country was 20 bo'n in ??
"Dunno, nanny; ain got so fur as dnt."
"Whar am de. Sa'ay, chile, how yo'
git yo ha'r so full Of kinks %
"Tildy poured lasses on it,
d" Lasses, ch? Course yo couldn't git no
g g'og'afy lesson fru dem kinks. Now, den,
ignorus, if yo' wanter git lie prize in Sunday
school, quit cotchn flies in yo mouf nm 90
larn yo' kattykism. .'-Erom LDe.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

How liz COULD TAKE REvENuE.-
Life, said cynio -"lifc is not worth
living
Mo-? said the damsc at his side.
Why"
Life is bore Human nature is SO
tame insipid, ridiculous in all except tho
vicious classes. Society in tho accepted
sense does not live, my dear Miss Jones.
1t passes the time
and has lots Of fun sometimes
Never. 1t believes it has fun, but it's
very sorry, stupid, dull fun. | am a
cynic. People bore me to death. OF
course, there are exceptions. such as YOU
bw-othcrs They talk aud talk and talk
and II sit and listen, and think what
empty, brainess things men and women
are. They weary me.
well, why don't you take your re-
vengc?'
How
'Talk back to them
And tho cynic grinned sckly grin and
dropped the subject.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

\ COOP SHOT WITH A RIFLE.-Joc
Brown, one of tn" Georgia Senators, used
to be the best shot with a squirrel rifle in
the South. Ills father would give him
twelve bullets and tell him to bring in
twelve squirrels. And mind y", the old
man would add, let tho holes be through
their tarnal heads. = nH"nyo TJLunc.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

y Kansas rnpcr publishes fourteen
rules to b. observed Juring tornado.
Only one is nccessary-bc somewhere else.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

How GENERAL LEE CoURTEp DEArH.-Mr
Reagan gives me q new fact in General Lee )
| history which is not generally known in the
| North. lie said that towards the close of the
downfall of the Confederate Government there
was n very general impression among the high
| officials Of the Conlcderacy that General Lee
intended to lose his life on the field of battle
This impression was sharcd by officers of Ice S
| army. General Lee never lost an opportunity
Of placing himself in n position of danger.
| Mr.. Reagan says that he drove out from Rich
mond TO sec Lee upon the day the principal
up near where he could see Lee headquarters,
he saw the shells bursting continually around
his tent and ploughinS up the ground in front
| of him. Some of the officers asked Mr. Reagan
| to try and persuade General Lee to move his
headquarters behind piece of timber near by
All felt that he was exposing his life too much
| Mr. Reagan sail to General Lee: II do not
! presume to advise any general in the midst of
| Il battle, but are you not exposing yourself too
much? Ought you not To 20 back nearer your
reserve: General Lee sa i'll he had no reserve.
! lie had only one line of men. lie did not
| dare TO shorten his limo for fear il wouIi be
turned, and did not dare TO thin it for fear IT
would be broken. General Lee evidently
sought death many times during the closing
days of the war. That was the view Of the
Southern leaders then and is still believed by
many Washington Letter.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

hEAplNG.-Go'd reading seems to be
one OF the Fest arts. But few Of the pu-
plia IN our public schools eau read intclii-
gently. vi all the teachers, but few can
entertain an audience by reading. AS by
reading we obtain an idea Of all other sub
Jects, 1t should receive special attention in
the school room and at the tircsi lie. Moth
ing Is more dlSagrccablc than to hear q
child try to read in an unnatural tone Of
Voice. 1t destroys all the beauty of the
selection. we Ike th, ,,J. J.c,sl,;onol o,,,
, ..,.,I
=, I '''' "' '"' W '''o
'an'''y' IL ''aS many advantages over the
present custom Many persons can trace
their love for literature To the stories rcod
to them when thcv wcr, u,,hl, n ro,a
r.,a w,. I
:, - ''''e 10 o'' u
'"c i""'' perfect OF musical instruments.
1t can give forth tones OF the sweetest
or the most d;scorlant strains. All that il
needs is cultivati,, Tn, uun,,,r,l ,o,o
,sc1 hv m,,y ch;i,r,, :, .,.I;.
''''' >" ''''''o uo''
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

anybody can run newspaper, as no par
tlcular amount of braiu is required. All
you have to do is to sit around on a dry-
goods box when the weather is finc, and
talk politics with any other muttonhcal
who is foolish enough to spend his time iu
the same WY, and when the weather is too
rcchcrch, as 1t wtre, far that sort Of heavy
work you can occupy an upholstered chair
on the tropical side of coal fire and swap
lies with the county judge and rake in the
collateral on advertising and su6scripti ons
The newspaper man 5 life is Dutch pic
nic, ,hrcc-ringcd-circuS with four clowns
and trick mule all for one price of admis
sion, all the year round and no postpone
mont on account of bad weather Oh, the
editors life is rosy one he rides free on
the railroads and tpkHs cabbage subscrip.
tions he gets complimentary passes to all
the theatres, and gives five dollars worth of
advertising for a fifty cent tickc; to ten
cent show he tries to set up nine column
paper in thrcc-column town, and some
times he tries to pay his bills, but this lat
ter he doscn't always succeed in doing.
Newspaper men have been known to paw
their bills but the cases arc as seldom as
the Both day Of February The only in-
stance of the kind which can now call to
mind is fellow who used to run paper
in Wisconsin, but he don t do it any moro
he's in the pcnitcntiary. Speaking OF pcni-
tentiarlcs reminds me that this same fellows
Afterwards started a paper in the prison
honorcd by his prcSencc--conclusivc cvi-
dcncc that the only way to 70 form Il prin-
ter is to kill him.
One of the most pleasing experiences of
an editors life is the fact that everybody
clso knows so much better how to run the
paper than he docs himself. True, no two
people havo the same idea, but if he wishes
to succeed he must adopt them all. Wore
10 lay down q course Of training for the
young man who designs goiug down to his
doom by the dark and gruesomc path of
journalism l should suggest that at least
twenty or twenty-five years BE- spent in some
tirst-class circus acquiring the art Of riding
not less than six separate unbrid!cd, bare
5ac,i tiUrS.a at Unc and the sane time
Then | would recommend thirty or forty
years in roller rink to get good, healthy
callous upon the vulnerable parts Of his
anatomy, and to cultivate the necessary
stock of agility which he will need in
jumping from one side Of the political fence
to the other, and which is also useful in
lodging creditors
1t has been asserted that printing is not
a healthy business, and that one Of its chief
ailments is lead vi soning. can testify
to this from personal knowledge. y friend
of mine once started paper out in Arizo-
na some years ago aud he had not been
running SIX months before he died from
lead poisoning. 1t was il-calihcr Smith
NWc iii the hands OF miner which
caused the attack. 1t was fatal and he has
been dead ever sncc.-PGckS y SIN.
EEADING.-Go3d reading seems to be