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Illness Of MIS-. Manning T. Smith.

AS we 60 to press it pains us to state that
this estimable lady, the wife of one of our most
popular and courteous young physicians, lies
dangerously ill. At the last report she was ap-
parently on the verge of the grave. This is sad
indeed. 1t has not been many months since Dr..
and Mrs. Smith moved into their beautiful new
home, where everything looked bright before
them. Now death hovers near thcm and grief
dwells in that house. 1t is needless to say that
DR.. Smith, the kind and loving physician has
the full sympathy of this entire community
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Convention Of the Democratic party of
Union County will be held at Union c. II =, on
Monday, the 18th July, a. D., 1886. This
Convention will be composed of ten delegates
from each Township of the County.
Township meetings will be held OH Saturday
the 18th July, a. D., 1886, at tho following
places, to wit: Timber Ridge, Owens Ford
Joncsvillc, kelon, Gibbs, Cross Keys, Goshen
Hill, Fish Dam, Santuc and Union.
These meetings will be called to order by the
member of the Executive Committee from each
Township; and after permanent organization
will elect ten delegates to the County Conven.
ton, to meet on the 10Th July, as above stated
The continued domination Of the Democratic
party is essential to the good government of
the State. II is extremely important that there
should be full attendance Ut the seycral Town.
ship meetings, and all citizens who are interes-
ted in the unity of tlrc party, are earnestly re-
questcd to attend. BY order Of the County
Democratic Executive Committee.
DAVID JOHNSON, JR., Ch'm'n.
w. G.. WALLACE, Secretary.
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A Mosr REMARKABLE CAsE.-Durino tbo
summer of 1884, suffering from blood poisoning.
the result OF gun-shot would received during
the late unpleasantness, my attention was
called to the edy Of s. S. S. through the
public press, and wrote to tho nreprietors of
medicine, describing my case, which | repeat
for the benefit Of other sufferers The bali
struck the elbow joint apd went Though. 1t
completely crushed all tho articulatlve surface
OF the hameral so that both condyles and sav
four inches Of the shaft Of the bone were 70.
moved by the surgeon. 1t also served tho nina
nerve The operation left the arm much sbort.
ened and Timber, but it was very useful. same
time in the fall of 1879 it commenced TO swell
and inflsme below ths elboY, and soon after it
suppurated and discharged horribly offensive
matter. The bone spread until the entire fore
the back and palm of the hand. l was warned
ny the surgeons that this might happen in after
LIE from nerve and blood poverty below the
elbow. My condition may he imagined at that
time. The wound was so offensive that could
hardly remain in close room. | tried Inanv
remedies, external and internal but to no avail
In June, 1884, l saw the advertisement of
Swifts SPECIFIC in the city papers, and wrote
Immediately to the house in Atlanta, receiving
the follosing as reply
I'VE fear our s. s. will do you no good except
as tonic The very frankncss of the reply
induced me to try it. l was q good patieot and
rigidly followed the directions. The first bottle
nearly drove me crazy with symptoms | cannot
describe, but it (aud feel y lump IN my throat
as ! write it entirely removed TIE frightful
smell which had tormented me and ali who
came in contact with me for so long q time. I
continued the use Of the medicine, say in n
month or six weeks, marked improvement was
apparent, until. rs the winter set in, il had 4,
healed that cou and did wear q sleeve on nv
underp!othins, which had not done in three
years before The ulcer was very obstinate,
and II was not until tho middle of 1885 that il
was entirely WELL All redness and soreness
has disappeared. Hair is growing on the arm
as before, and ascribe all this to Swift's Spe
cihc. Had dreamed of such success | would
have had the arm photographed before taking
the medicine, that all might see the improve.
met, have lived here for forty yoars and am
well known, and am ready "a answer all in.
guiries from sufferers in reference 10 this case.
JnHN =. Smith Attorney at Law,
SO Carondelet Street.
New Orleans, Feb. %. 1886.
For sale by all druggist Treatise on Blood
and Skin Diseases mailed free.
The Swift Specific Co.. Drawer 3, Atlanta.
Ca, 157 w. 23d ST., MY.
July 2, 1886.
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GEA- The Editors Of the State are at Spartan
burg in abundance. The address of welcome
was delivered last Monday night in the Opera
House by Hon. s. Wilson and was responded
to by President McSweeny. The Association
meets ut $50 o'clock this morning. A big
time is expected.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE-The best salye in
the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped hands,
chilblains, Corns, and all skin eruptions and
positively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed TO give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 2!3 cents per box.
For sale by J. W. Posey. jly. ly.
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EAdirEMskr IN TExAs.-Great excitement has
gen caused In the vicinity Of Paris. Tex. by
the remarkable recovery Of Mr.. ]. r. Cor,cS
who was so helpless he could not turn in bed
or raise his head; everybody said he was
dying Of Consumption. A trial bottle of DR.
Kings New Discovery was sent him. Findino
relief, he bought large bottle and q box of Dr
Kings New Life Pills by The time he had taken
two boxes Of Pills and two bottles of the Dis,ov.
cry, he was well and had gained in flesh thirty
six pounds.
Trial Bottles OF this Great Discovery for Con-
sumption free att. W. Poseys.
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Many suffering people drag themselves about
with failing strength, feeling that they are
steadily sinking into the grave, when by using
Parker's Tonic they would find cure COM
mencing with the first dose, and vitality and
strength surely coming back to them.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

BsS- Don't forget the Democratic meeting in
he Court House on July 17th Democrats of Tn.
ion Township should turn out en- masSe aud have
good meeting. And let the democrats through
ou, Union County remember that the County
Convention meets here on the 18th inst. and let
earnestly desired.
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BeA- We are requested to anounce that G..
Walton Whitman will address the Democrats of
Jonesville Township on Saturday next, and the
people of Union County at different points, the
time yet to be determined and duly announced.
Subject "The free tuition policy practiced
nj The South Carolina College,
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FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS

The many friends Of REV. W. NJ FOSTER hereby
nominate him Tor reelection to this important oil CO.
which he has filled acceptably. lie has proved hi.
competence; he has treated every ono with whom h.
has had dealings with manly courtesy and justice he
fits the oieo and The office its him. Let his friends,
and they are more numerous than they were IL isst
again rally to hi, support. Misv E,,,vnU
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NOTICE.

pY virtue Of authority conferred In a certain
ID Mortgage executed by B. W. Lee, the 18th
day Of November. 1873, and recorded in Book
A, No. |, page 230. in the Clerk Of Coarfs Office
for Union county, s. c., will offer for sale to
the highest bidder, at Union c. H., on Monday,
the I'd day Of August next, all that certain tract
Of land whereon the said ID. w. Lee now resides,
containing two hundred acres, more or less.
For full description Of said tract see record In
Clerks Office MS above stated.
Terms Of sale-CASH; purchaser 10 pay for
papers and incidental expences of sale.
GLENN d. PEAKE, Assignee.
July 10 70 3t
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BnS- Last Wednesday evening the upper
portion of this county was visited by q severe
cyclone blowing down houses, uprootng trees,
and damaging corn and cotton considerably, in
some places destroying it entirely.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

AN EaTERPRIsING, RELIABLE HousE.-J. W.
Posey & Bro. can always be relied upon, not
only to carry in stock the best Of everything,
but to secure the Agency for such articles as
have wel-kaown merit, and are popular with
the people, thereby sustaining the reputation OF
being a'ways enterppising, and ever reliable
Having secured Agency for the celebrated DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption, will
sell il on positive guarantee. IL will surely
cure any and every affection of Throat, Lungs,
and Chest, and to show our confidence, we
invite you to call and get Trial Bottle Free.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

Say Mrs. Sharkey will receive carload of
delicious Georgia melons to-day, some of which
will be served to the travelling public at he, cx-
celent dinner house.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

had to comb back the hair from my forehead
and omit the parting TO conceal my badness
Since then Parker's Hair Balm has made my
hair rs thick and glossy as ever. Ladies' whose
hair Is getting thin will find the Baisam Just
splendid. Mary Swanson, Chicago,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

neA- The Editorial Correspondence" al
exceedingly interesting article from the pen o.
the Senior Editor, will be read with great dea
of interest by our readers.
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Postomce Hours.

The following will be the time for opening
and closing this office. The post Office will be
opened at i q. M, and close at q p. m, sharp.
Parties wishing their mail must be here by that
time. The mail for both East and West will
CLOSE at 130 p. m. The mail will be taken from
the street boxes at p. m, for both trains.
Mail for Horseback routes should be dropped
in the office before o'clock on the morning Of
departure to have prompt dispatch.
DAVID T.. GlST. =. NJ
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No child can be healthy if worms abound in
its stomach Send for Shrincr's Indian Verm-
fuge, the reliable remedy.
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as- We regret to learn that Mr.. Robert
Beatty, Sr., has been quite sick for the last Is
days, With dysentery, aud is quite feeble at the
present time.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

RAJ Hugh 5. Thomson was sworn in as AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury on last Mon
day, July II.
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w. C. WALLACE, Secretary.

During winter the blood gets thick and slug
gish. Now is the lime to purify It, to build up
your system and fit yourself for hard work, by
using DIR. J. II. McLean's Strengthening Cor
dial and Blood Purifier. For sale by all drug
gists. 20-3m.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

Gay We are glad to see Mr.. d. L. Black once
more on the streets lie has been quite sick
lately but now he is on his feet again.
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BARBECUE
AT
HAMMOND'S OLD
MUSTER GROUND.

ON Saturday, July 81, 1886, l will furnish q
~ frst-class Barbecue at Hammond old Mus
ter Grounl to which the citizens of the county
are invited. The cooking will be superintendent
by Mr.. VIM. Gallmnn. This will be
A Harvest Day for the Candidates.
B. W. WHITLOCK.
July 10 28 81
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pGA. Democrats, don't forget your Township
meeting tomorrow Saturday, at 3 o'clock r.
NJ.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16

Animals are often afflicted with disease
called the mango. The same disease in human
beings is called the itch, and is highly ooDta-
eious; to cure it. mix honr Of sulphur with
Dr. J. II. McLeans Volcanic Oil Liniment,
bath it thoroughly, and take DIR. J. II. Mclean =
Liver and Kidney Balm. For sale by all drug
gists. 2O'3m.
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Attention Democrats.
Attention Democrats.

Don't fail to be at your township meeting to.
morrow Saturday at o'clock =. NJ.
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JoSEsBono, Texas, Dec. 10Th, 1885.

To DR.. J. IT, Mclean. st. LOUIS, Mo-:
This certifes that my sister, Emily Crews,
was taken fifteen years ago with breast disease
in connection with menstrual arrangements
which produced severe cough and general
debility, rendering her helpless and unable for
sny kind of service and after battling the skill
of some of our best physicians and using sew
eral hundred dollars worth Of medicines on her
to no good, last June procured bottle Of DR..
}. II. McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm, which
at once began TO help her. Since then she has
used seven bottles. and to our great joy is
restored to good health, is gaining flesh and has
become strong and able to do her houscwork.
She is entirely relieved of her troubles, and We
would not be without the medicine under any
coBsideration. W. NJ. CREWS.
Fog ss!e by all druggists. 2O-3m
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thereoy announce myself as candidate for the po-
sition of Auditor of Union County subject to tho J
sion Of the Primary election. w. w. HUGHES
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''BFDRIDDEE FOR LIFE.''-These words were
spoken by Mrs. Anna Ramp of Belar, Ca, as
follows: :" i have been using DR.. Bradfeld's s
Female Regulator in my family for long time,
and would TO heaven that every afflicted wo,
man in our land knew Of its curative powers as
| do-there would be so much less suffering
among our sex. l am sure l would have been
'bedridden for life had it not been for the
Regulator. L earnestly recommend it TO every
woman suffering with womb complaint, no mat
ter of what description"
For sale by druggists. Write for book on
Female Diseases to
BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co., Atlantic, Ga.
July 2, 1886.
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FOR COUNTY 4UDITOR

hereby announce myself candidate for re,elooton
10 the the Office Of Auditor ior Union County subject
the decision of the primary election.
MATT b. MORGAN
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Directory

or the Spartanburg District Conference, to bo
held at Jonesville, 8. c., July 81 to "a, 1886.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-06
Isy enas and Foxes I'm Palestine.
Edinburgh


The striped hyena (Hyd1d Stridtd) Is
common in every part OF Palestine; 1t hnds
a biding-pllce in old roek-hewn t0mbs and
in the numerous caves OF the country, " at
tgcks graves and burrows into them. even
in the close vicinity OF towns" Though
byenas were doubtless common IN Pales-
tine in ancient times, there il no definite
mention Of them in the Bible; they
NAV be referred to, however, in First
Samuel xiii, Is, under the word Ze-
holm. "yalley of hyenas," where there
il now wild gorge, called IN
Arabic Shuk-ed. DlIbbd, "ravine OF the
hyena." The passage in Jeremiah Kill, 9,
rendered by some commentators is my
heritage under me as speckled byena! "
is better translated "aS a speckled bird OF
prevr in the revised version: the sentence
which follows" Are the birds Of prey
against her round abouts "-appears to refer
TO the habit of the smaller birds mobbing"
hawks and other carniyorous birds. Wolves
are found in every part OF the country,
lurking among the rocks and prowling
about the sheepcOtes; they are larger and
stronger than European specimens; jack
ais (L'anis durOuS) are also very abundant
eyery where. hunting in packs, waiting and
NONIlHR every HlEut, uhuNi tiN h"
yhudl the jackal is more generally denoted
than the fox. Thus the Shudi!m Of Judges
xy.. 4, of which Samson is SAID to haYe
caught 800, must refer TO iackals which
hunt in packs, whereas the fox prowis
about singly. The revised version here
reads "foXes" in the text and "iackals y
in the margin; 1t had been better simply
to have given "jackals" in the text with
out any marginal alternative; similarly
In Psalms kill, 10, "Tbey shall be
a portion for iackals," which are
more decided carrion feeders than
foxes. Two varieties OF fox occur
in Palestine-the VulpeS n,EoIicd and
the yulpes fdueScenS, a muc.I larger ami
nal than the former. Of bright light vel
lowish color and very long fine fur, having
black ears and "a splendid brush" Ine
Pariaa dog L. the only race OF dogs COM
mon In Palestine; in size and appearance
il Is compared with our colley. There are
Pariah dogs OF the town which live on
ofial as best they can, and Pariah dogs OF
the country used for guarding the Hooks
BY the shepherds. They do not seem 70
meet with better treatment now than IN
Biblical times; for Dr.,fristram says: " NO
dog surpasses the Pariah in instinct and
intelligence, neglected and degraded
though it be-"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-06

t,te the lllumiuator, was starved out. II Is
.s..rtsbing how soon the art died out.
n,osr katherine had been o notable needle
,sar,sn' solaeing her loneliness by prac.
t,c,rr Tho art she had learned from her
,nnabcr " who always made her husbands
sh;,ssy Mary, Spanish in all her tastes,
snar, her weary yigils for Philip, who
liver came, In working "spanish stitch,
h,.ct and gold.v There Is good deal OF
FHysbetb's baudicraft still extant, but the
taste IN her day was getting depraved.
TIjzaheibisn needlework ~ perfect In work.
mansbip. but wholly wanting In natural
ress and beauty. In TIE next reign even
tho workmanship deleriorafed. Nothing
shows more clearly how the good old Eng.
lisb traditions bad died out than the
Mompesson business. We used To be
famous for our gold thread, II was so much
nurer than the spanish or Italian, but
when yilliers, Duke OF Buckingham, got
the monopoly and employed the French
men Nonpesson and Michael To get his
thread made, II was soon so scandalou ly
dsba.ed a. to corrode the workncn's
hands. and even the flesh Of the wedrers.
The yilliers- Mompesson patent empowered
the monopolists TO punish any one whom
ihey found making n better or cheaper
article: for they made the public pay ex-
orbiiantly for this scandalous stun
Tins II was that in James's day needle
work degenerated into simple crewel, 4
s,yle popular since the old Assy.
nan times. And here. where we
might have been helped 10y hints and pat.
forms from India, we were cut of by that
foolish legislation which even then was be.
ginning 10 destroy the Indian manufactures,
in the supposed interest Of the British
workman. The East India Company was
founded in Elizlbeth's reign; and, though
al fret other Indian manufactures were ad-
mitted, the broiderers- whom Elizabeth
had lust formed into a company-had sutii-
Gent influence to keep out Indian em-
broidery from the very first.
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.o,,. ..vec or e,rht years ago, TINT ns
ss,hsr called him a sdirty sucker !. ID pun
Sc s.'' considered him unit for any pm.'ness,
mi hat CONSEQUENT upon II Mr.. William
IT. avoided meeting his father 10 pressure
~ snv outsider. That was certainty
ouecr way for the most gracefu' person
=, New York 10 address his son. fneh,
as,.jn although business II business IN
rn.'ns country Ike this, and nobody DE.
y.,,,,s,os ! man N he deyiatcs 10 some extent
s,ar, he strictly legitimate path OF making
49, harnxt doIlar. there u q Iim'tto every
,h,,,s and one should certainly be drawn
. w. orivileees which q man enjoys In
sa,,,nga club. 'fhis most graceful and
d,stineu,shed person, when be went TO
Enrone. Joined the New York Yacht club
for inc sake Of avoidlng the payment OF
mort charges and other dues. aud resigned
Inc membership ~ soon Us his trip was
over. A.,
real nature Of the m'n, hut az all great
men are. this one Is subjected to series
Of posi.nOrtem considerations, and those
who want TO hurt his memory most VIII
praise hun most. To speak OF him A. the
Sun does is an absolute absurdity. To say
that Wall street doesn't sG,rd bis Ike
is silly. II the majority OF the mem
bcrs Of the Stock Exchange are not par
lcnIarly refined in their manner, there
is a large number OF them who, by
their social accomplishments and man,
ners, surpass anything that the late
omrodorc had any conception OF. To saV
that in the way Of elegance OF manners no
ran superior 10 the Commodore could DE
found Ia New York Is another absurdity.
MIR. harles A. DINA himself Is one, ex-
President Arthur Is another, Mr.. William
II. Trayers Il still another, and hundreds
Of other names could I've given here, inclu-
ding those OF his own grabdsons.
The recent requests which the Wander
bilt family made tor the public benefit IN
New York have changed public opinion IN
regard 10 them, and the Sun might possibly
have been influenced by the same motive.
But everything should have its limit. The
Wander bilts did actually give million or
so for the endowment OF mcdicai instltu-
tions. suppose that at different times tney
gave another million TO other CHARITIES
young Cornelius Vanderbilt is reputed 10
be very liberal in that way. what does
this amount to? II Is barely per cent. OF
the fortune which they made out OF this
country and this nation. To be sure,
this is not liberal repayment for iavors re-
ceived. Andrew Carnegie, who has pro-
baby not one tenth Of the Vanderbilt for
tune, has recently given S510.Oc0 to Pitts
burgh and s25O,O00 to Allegheny City Tor
establishing free libraries, and that besides
heavy disbursements which he constantly
does for similar purposes. Then, again,
lock at the donations which Peabody made
in his time. Where are the Vanderbilts
when compared with this class OF menf