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The herald., 1895-08-14
COWBOYS BECOMING EXTINCT

The cowboy, like the buffalo. is fast be-
coming extinct. In the dawn OF the new
century now approaching he will be re-
gardeG as a curiosity. Ten years hence
he will almost have attained the dignity
of tradition. History, which embalms
the man in armor and eXalts the pioneer,
holds a place for him. The niche may be
. modest one. but he has his part in con-
quering new country and no impartial
record of western evolution can omit his
picturesque figure. Before civilization
devours his identity let US try to detain
It a moment in its real likeness and garb.
Dwellers in the long settled commun-
tiles scarcely realize how great change
has come over the far west during the
last decade.
Ranchers there will always be-ranches
for grain, hay, fruit and blooded live
stock-but not for the rearing OF range
cattle. Yet the time is in easy memory
when there was a craze over the cattle
business, when the cowboy was king at
Dodge City, when hundreds of educated
Young men went west to share the hard.
ship of herders. Today the cattle ranches
are deserted or mortgaged or turned into
farms. A more advanced Intelligence has
penetrated tho possibilities OF irrigation
and water is retaining the wilderness
once given over TO the long horn steer.
The decline of the range cattle industry
has been as amazing and rapid as its
rise. The business is not simply suffer
ing from stagnatlon; it has ceased to ex-
ist. Early , the eighties beef steer
running on the range represented $40; ;
one-iourth that sum would pay for h m
now. Thirty dollars was the average
price for cow with a calf at her side ::
now whole herds are disposed of at $6 a
head. d.-LippIncott' Magazine.
The herald., 1895-08-14
Improvement In Field Cannon,

The improvement in field cannon has
kept pace with that in small arms. 1t is
doubtful whether troops can be held in
column or mass formation within two
miles of an enemy firing the present mod
ern breechloading field guns. The ex
treme range of these 3.2 and g. 6 inch cali
Der field guns is over five miles, and when
suitable smokeless powder is found they
may throw a projectile eight miles. Had
Mcclellan had these guns when his lines
were five miles from Richmond he could
have ruined the city. No troops can live
in front of them when they are rapidly dis
charging shrapnel 200 bullets to the case,
and they can defend themselves without
infantry support and can be captured only
by surprise Or when their ammunition is
exhausted. The Future Of War;" by
General Fltz-Hugh Lee, in Century.
The herald., 1895-08-14

fixed oils. When exposed to light and air,
these oils are disposed to oxidize. Wher
undergoing oxidization, they rapidly alb
sorb oxygen and give off carbonic acid gas
and hydrogen, which soon fires any in
f1ammable substance through which the
oil may be diffused.
Fires of this character may be illustrated
by reference to cotton waste and tow,
mixed with oil, used in lubricating ma.
chinery, and which, If allowed to accumu-
late in heaps, is as dangerous as lighted
cigar in a powder mill. The larger the
heap of such rubbish the greater the dan.
ger incurred, on account of the extra liza.
bility to accumulate heat. Packages OF
silks which have been charged d'-oiled
to increase weight-often cause mysterious
railway, steamship and warehouse fires by
oxidization of the oils with which they
have been saturated. Fire in waste heaps
at coal mines is another form of spontane-
Gus combustion, the cause in this case to
be looked for in the oxidization Of the iron
and sulphur particles found In the COAL
ST. Louis Republic.
The herald., 1895-08-14
UNITED STATES PRISONERS
Family Arrested For Fraudulently Using
the Tails

A. T. Willard, C. D. Willard, not the
secretary of the chamber of commerce,
Nita Willard and Justice Willard were ar
rested yesterday afternoon by United
States Marshal Covarrubias on warrant
charging them with having used the
United States mails for the purpose of
detrauding others. The prisoners were
taken to the federal building, where their
bond was fixed at $4,000 each. Mr.. Will
lard. who is a justice of the peace in the
Rosedale district, succeeded in getting
bondsmen SO as not to have to go to Jail.
but the others were not SO fortunate and
were incarcerated. They expect to secure
bondsmen today, however, and be re-
leased.
These are the same people who were in
dicted by the federal grand jury two
months ago. 1t is claimed that they sent
through the mails circulars advertising
some ointment for the face, and that this
is contrary to the United States statutes.
Shortly after this indictment the people
were located in Clearwater. Mich, and
the warrants we're sent to the marshal of
that district. For some reason, however,
the parties were not captured and the
warrants returned. A shor: while ago
they were found to be living on West
Washington street, where they were ar
rested yesterday.
The herald., 1895-08-14
A MISSING WOMAN
Her Friends Are Greatly Worried Over Her
Strange Disappearance

Her Friends Are Greatly Worried Over Her
Strange Disappearance
Mrs. Bessie Loveless has disappeared,
and although her friends IN this city
have endeavored to find trace of her their
efforts have not met with success and
some Of them hint at foul play.
Some months she was employed as o
domestic in the home OF DR.. Brainard on
West Ingraham street. While there she
seldom went out and received attention
from but one young man. He VISITED her
regularly. and those about the place ex.
pected to hear almost any moment the
announcement of their engagement, but
in this they wers doomed to disappoint-
ment, for it failed to materialize. Mrs.
Loveless finally left this place and took a
situation with Mrs. Jacob Schlesinger,
at 1911 South Hill street. Here she re-
mainej until the odd of June her gentle
man friend still continuing his visits.
On the morning in question she an
nounced to Mrs. Schlesinger that she was
going to leave and go to the beach. CIV
ing no reason for her action. Whether it
was due to quarrel with the young man
is not known, but at all events she did
not acquaint him with her address, for
whom he called several evenings later he
was greatly surprised TO learn OF the wo-
mans departure. She had not given her
address to Mrs. Schlesinger and had in.
structed the expressman who called for
her trunk not to tell where he WAS to
take it.
Since then nothing has been heard OF
her, although it was reported that she
had been seen at Redondo. Her friend,
who is a butcher, has been rendered very
unhappy by her strange actions and has
left nothing undone to find her, but all
to no effect. Some of her relations were
out here recently from the east and tried
to learn of her whereabouts, but could
find no trace of the woman.
The herald., 1895-08-14
CRANK DINNERS.
Bsnquets That Have Grotesque, Grewsome
and Eccentric Features.

hhu 1SSehtEAc
Most men experienced in dining out
have attended what might be aptly called
"crank dinners, !" where some hobby came
into play or an old cccentricity was gro
tesquely indicated. One of the queercst
banquets of this character took place few
years ago at fashionable Regent street res
taurant in London, where an acquaint-
ance engaged cabinet particulier to cele-
brate what he called the "burial Of his
bachelorhood.
The table was laid with black satin
cloth, the flowers In the epergnes were i'm
mortelles, the menu was written in dead
language on mimic tombstones, the name
of each guest was inscribed on cardboard
coffin which opened and contained a dark
cigar to represent a corpse, and the wine
appeared draped in Grape and was served
by mutes.
When the guests arrived, they came in
two mourning coaches drawn by huge
black horses with long tails, such as one
sees vending their way to the cemeteries.
The host was dressed in deep mourning,
with sables around each arm. He was evil
IDENTIFY in some respects a morbid man who
reveled in his mortuary wit, for when the
manager Of the restaurant knocked at the
door Gt was getting late) and desired to
know if the obsequies were quite over the
giver of the feast was reading the burial
service with mock solemnity over an emp
ty olaret bottle.
Ho addressed the manager as "potent,
grave and reverend seignior," requested
one of his guests to play him out to the
strains of the dead March In Saul' and
protested that the dinner could not be
completed "until it was half mourning"
This comedy or farce, interlude or what
ever one may call 1t, was kept up to the
very end by the convives departing as lu-
gubriously and solemnly as they had en-
tered.-Chicago News.
The herald., 1895-08-14
Spontaneous Combustion.

Spontaneou: combustion may be defined
as the ignition of infammable substances
without the application of fire or without
obvious cause of increase of temperature.
Occurrences Of this sort, formerly consid-
cred as being very mysterious, are now ex-
planned by the we'll understood Inability of
certain substances to undergo chemical
changes which develop sufficient heat to
set them on fire. One of the great causes
of the spontaneous origin Of fires in fac
tories, drug stores, ETC., is tho exposure OF
The herald., 1895-08-14
Good Enough For Art, Not For Fashion.

Good Enough For Art, Not For Fashion.
1t is generally understood that art and
fashion sometimes differ in their ideals Of
beauty. A poor girl recently found it out
for herself when she tried to exchange a
calling which she did not like for one
which she hoped she might like better.
She posed as model for some Of the
most prominent New York artists, and
they all regarded her form as remarkably
beautiful. But she did not like the busi-
ness and wanted to find something else to
do. The wife of one of the artists who en-
ployed her said that she ought to make a
good model for trying on garments in a
shop for the purpose of exhibiting them
to customers. 1t seemed as If this would
be the very occupation for her, and the
artists wife gave her a letter of recon-
mendation to one Of the best shops in the
city. In few days she came back and
said: "It was no use; they measured me
and said I wouldn't do. was 4 inches
too large in the waist and inches too
small in the bust. New York Tribune
The herald., 1895-08-14
Queer Pool playinI.

"There are many ways of playing pool,
but the queerest way ever saw the game
played was at the Louisville hotel the 9th.
er night,' said rounder. "He was a
young man and was the admired of every
pool player in the room. He played with
two cues, but never struck a ball with his
cue. He held cue in each hand, with the
points touching. He picked his cue ball
up with the cues and rolled it back into
the groove formed by holding the cues
nearly together Then he took aim, and
slanting his cues down let the cue ball
shoot down the improvised groove. He
rarely missed running from five to ten
balls every time his turn to shoot came. u
louisville Courier-J Journal.
The herald., 1895-08-14
He Was EQUAL to 1t.

An Irish car driver was called upon to
settle wager which turned upon his
ability to answer any question that was
put to him without stopping to think. The
circumstances having been explained to
the man he said, "Be after askin me the
question, your 'onner."
"well, now, Pat, tell me what's moth
ing?"
"Arrah, now, shut your eyes and vel
see nothing Immediately" was the instant
and brilliant answer.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The herald., 1895-08-14
Not What He Meant.

A story is told Of certain committed
meeting In which the proceedings com
menced with noise and gradually became
uproarious. At last one of the disputants,
losing all control over his emotions, ex
claimed to his opponent, "Sir, you are, ]
think, the biggest ass that ever had the
misfortune to set eyes upon!" "Order,
order" said the chairman gravely. "You
seem to forget that I am in the room. -
Household Words.
The herald., 1895-08-14
Curiositics of Chance,

A profound reason frequently discloses
itself in things that men call chance-a
mysterious hand in events, indicating in
some manner the way and the purpose.
We talk loudly about the caprices of for.
tune the tricks of fate, and all of sudden
from this chaos arises an alarming light
ming flash or wonderful rays of light
Victor Hugo.
The herald., 1895-08-14
rarrjed While They Waited

New York World: Erie train No. 81
Tuesday night had on board delegates to
the Christian Endeavor convention.
There was change of cars and an hour s
wait at Port Jervis. Miss Musetta Brig
ham and the Rev. Albert A. c. Bracken-
berry, both of Galilee. Pa, who were pas
sengers. called on the Rev. Mr.. Collins
and were married at the parsonage OF the
Methodist church. After receiving con-
gratulations they continued the trip.
The herald., 1895-08-14
A Hen That Kills Mice

Councilman Samuel Bel, horse I'M
porter of Wooster. o.. has Minorca pull
let that takes as much delight in catch
ing rats and mice as cat or dog The
hen was raised with litter of fox ter
Yiers, and from being associated with the
dogs has acquired their hatred for the
rodents. She will tackle the largest nd,
and while she has never killed large
one, will keep them at bay until the dogs
come to her relief. She has killed many
,half-grown ones. She seems to know
The herald., 1895-08-14

that tho big rats are too much for her. It
is In dispatching mice that she is at
home, and two to four picks from her
bill always lay the mouse out. A funny
part of the hens accomplishment is that
s hs will stand for hours on watch for
mice, and when one appears pounce on 1t
with the furv of n cat
The herald., 1895-08-14
Early Religion In Chicago.

Philo Carpenter, John Wright and Cap
tain johnson organized tho first Sunday
school and held the first religious meeting
in Chicago about 1882. In 1888 the Rev.
Jeremiah Porter, an army chaplain, locat-
ed at Fort Dearborn with troops, and he
was Chicago's first resident pastor.
The herald., 1895-08-14

oh, that you could turn your eyes toward
the napes of your necks and make but an
interior survey Of your good selyesi-
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-22
CHRISTIANS 'SSACEDED
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-22
BI-SINESS CONDITIONS.
The Cotton Crop Much Less Than last
Year. Prices Are DECLINING.

Dun, AMI Drais;rcct's commercial! -
vicws OF the past wHck are u, follows: The
volume or domestic trade appears from
clcariu:: hous" cxc c!iInGcS Il Ter coat. larger
than las; year. bat III per coat. smaller
than in 1872.
Their are 2.o business failures reported
throughout the Cuiccd states this week, COM
pared with 26O last week. $50 in tho week ono
year ago, ;tS "oIitr;l,tcd WITH only 2O3 IN the
corresponding week o: 1892. The increase
in the number OF failures this week over last
is more than accounted for by Southerh anu
New England States.
Other features inc;,ic very generally sat
isfactory mercantile collections, East west
and South, exceptions being conspicuous ny
their infroqucncy. Ifere Is u oL'poSili"h ii
the Gulf Stntc, t. -aarkot cotton more freely
and Texas cities r"por. L checked volume or
business. resulting from lower prices for
cotton.
Tho government monthly crop report has
caused rs usual rnthrr n.oco uncertainty ~
to its interpretation than previously existed
IL to crops. The cotton statement. lacking
account Of the i.g~"aI;' Un which 1t Is based,
was Ui only cruiat!Yr value. and the mrro
runlur that Mr.. Neil! had reduced his csts-
mate OF the crop actually weighed Moro than
the u:l,rial estimate. Receipts from ulanta-
tiCns % prr ,."a:. less than last year. il OF
value. wouN intricate Il cr"p Of over '.3o0.-
300 bales hut organizations to hCid hack th'
crop r'nt"r> ta' comparison ol i'S@ u'"'
Tie huttom IA: j. that even Il smaller "rop
than auyl.iy expects, with ;nc 3,OCo.HVO
bales carried OYER. will assured; prevent
any famin" in cotton. Meauwhi!" th" cX-
ports decrease }G pc. cent. in quantity.
Wheat prrpl"N''S The oldest inhabitants.
Tho wOo,"n manufacture has 10 i'l""t thiS
year with two Ljficuti"s: tho rc"tark@hio
dcMaud tor clay wOratcds, whir: las On
cDUrarrd IN advance OF 10 per cent III price.
and IL" hcayy Imports Of woolch goods. But
sales ot wool contnv" Ilrg', IL spite U: tn"
fact that part Os the works are closed or
working only part force. Tho cotton mills
az running we'll L"u find = good demand
fer produces. though IL l. no: OF late fully
sustained. rri". cloths have declined u
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-22
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

The daughter of poor Philadelphia
gardener is the sole heir 10 an estate of
SIS, 100000
Fire destroyed the Lenz block at
Sherman, Tex, Saturday. Loss $780,
600, fully covered b. insurance.
The Legislature Of Georgia has
selected the first Tuesday in December
as the day for Secretary Hoke Smith
to address that body.
At St. Paul, MINI, Saturday Judge
Kelly filed decision in the Great
Northern Pacific case, granting the
injunction restraining the consolida-
tion Of the two roads.
The Iessrs. Cross, Of Charlotte, y.
c., says the Observer, have fallen heirs
to an estate valued at from enc to two
million dollars, part of which is il this
country and the rest in Brazil.
The proceedings Of the general AS
semhly of the Knights of Labor at
Washington were without interest
The effort T. :orm union between the
knights and the alliance is to be re
newGd.
Thl executive committce OF The Flor
ida Press association met at Jackson =
Vile Saturday, and arranged tho
itirrary for the National Editorial as
sociation which will visit Florida IN
JANUARY.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-22
ILLINOIS DAY.
Atlanta Gives che Visitors Hearty
Welcome and Chicago Weather.

Tic Atlatta Exposition CAV" the Illinois
visitors &"t .uiy = hearty welcome" hH: r"a!
CH"a-;" w"atn"r = Monday. 1T WA, Illinois
Day. and th movI.iaS,I:hia!i dawnyj cloudy,
developed a misty ran at 10 O'clock. Az
O'clock In" cook County n"mo"ra,.s CLUB
arrived ia a ,r'"ias;fa.n. Tic Iuun; Iea :
Democratic. i'a-:". Of Atlanta. :uc; :no
thir1co ~" a ;.,r lr;t'u. At 10 O'Clock the
two "lu''- made :.I";..!'. dHl til visitors
-r"'ivr! ""n,ia. -, .ril..,:>n 2loa: thu line
"f march ~" !.p;- .&:"" til. iirSt iiiiaUl4
Regiment tur.'i ,nI hUH c>ryrt'd ,ivTrr-
nor Alts"i. !l.ynr swift. ana tl";- party.
Governor Atkinson. Mayor King AMI tho
city and Exposition officials. - The Fair
Grounds. Tho E.r,. N"sIrrnt had SOS ,.,-n
in Iinr. commanded hy Io.,nr. Turner. The
regiment "!ad" q. striking i"raIr. and was
greeted ~ Ia '"r@ at every step.
military. \: tn" Grounds, tic >raCpa wrro
reviewed ~ Governor hiSycla
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-22
WINGS.

Wings that nutter in sunny air;
Wings that dive and dip and dare;
Wirys Of the humming-bird flashing bJ'
winss OF the lark in the purple sky;
WINS OF the eagle alo!t. aloof;
Wings Of the pigeon upon the roof;
Wings Of the storm-bird swift and free
With wild winds sweeping across the SER
Often and often a voice In me sings
O. for the freedom, tho freedom OF wings!
o, to winnow the air with wings
O. to uoat far above hurtrul things!
Things that weary and wear and fret
Deep in the azu re to fly and forget.
To touch in a moment tho mountains crest +,
Or haste to the valley for home and rest;
To rock With the pine tree az wild birds may,
To follow the sailor a summers day.
Over and over voice in mo sings
O, for the freedom. the freedom OF wings!
Softly responsive Il voice in me sings
Thou hast the freedom, the freedom OF wings,
Soon as the glass q second can coun.
Into the heavens thy heart may mount,
Hope may ny to tho topmost peak,
Lone is nest IL the vale may seek;
OutSpeedirg tho sailor Faiths's pinions MAJ
Touch ;ho eaIs Of tho earth in a summers
Jay.
Softly responsive q voice in me sings
Thou last the freedom, the freedom OF wings!
Mary F. Butts, in Youths Companion.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-22
LEGISLATURE MAY HE \ TIE.
Til" Death Of II Democratic Senator
Elect in maryland.

Senator elect Hm"im'y J. Bennett. of Car
r"ti coInty, Md, died suddenly Wednesday
u:ght. Al tho late election Mr. Bennett was
r"-r."rt"h for Il third term "a, a Democrat.
Gov Brown will hr called upon 20 order
special election for Carroll COUNTY and upon
In" result 81 tina; election d"pru,is th" political
"1'uI!"NiDH Of the next Senate "t Maryland.
Win Mr. Brnn"ttS vo!" that BODY stood Il
D"m""rl.- ani II E"pdbIicaus. Should the
f'.H'.!,'HH- elect Il successor to Mr.. Bennett
The S"uat" would u" tie with Senator Brirn
-; Baltimore. acting in harmony with Tn"
Republicans, upon ail reform measures and
uutsn,' with jh"'n ia .uHiirmiE: the Republic
cans Governors nominations. Should ia"
> 'wp"ra,s "iH ~ situation viii remain The
~,.'.r :'- rrin" I" II. B'nn [, death.
Ii" r";'.I- Democrats "Ep"rt"i. hccaTsc
80 .Hrir "oM,r.i of III" Srart'. g. prevent
'.,'. changes proposed ia tEc rrgiS;rIt!ur,
%. .';!um and D-'."r laws oi the S!nl" ~ well
". - a"."; "nng "i thr E"pul !irpn Govern
"rt .u.r".w.ah-. In" special election in
'.ry3!. Ui,. 10 ."'Ipr". T." :: lF".y a!Eair. The
count, -ry" /. wnd"-. f., pGiii 'an. "a ma; n
.t. f"" Gny ro"r %. - ". g.@@rtt's H.a-
~ w"- !g. g..
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-22
a BIG EXPRESS ROBBERY.
100000 Taken from an Agent by
Two MnSikcd Men.

Tho express ofl.r, -; The San.r +, depot
in I"lOr;:CC Spri2-~, Co... was robbed Of
S2D 400 late Wednesday, night
The Well, Fargo Express Company has
l;vcH out the following onicia! statement re-
:,nrdInS the robbery:
Twenty Thousand dollars was sent from
DrET"r t. the FIr-l National Bani; al Color
ado springs rarly in the afternoon. This
money was in curr"n : of small drnumina-
tinuS a'.l was rc,'"iv e, about O'"iOrk, too
l&:c to l." delivered 90 the bank. Thr uurl-
age continuing I'll" !auA"E was placed Ia Ill"
depot safe and both doors locked. There
NaI nothing - ini at rs value. Evidently
tnr thieves knew Oi il, "Ni-trErr.
Vixen triin ~. . came in ahout 3.3S there
r" ether packages aboard with currency
10 thr amount "I - 900 consigned to the
to thr ag"nt AMI !!a"r'! il the safe with tn"
9th -. After III. trl:H hal departed, tn
agent, IcOry" kru"t, was met at the door hv
two HIa>k"i mo-. Win drawn revoly"rs. Th"
pH"sIg" containing tE' go. 900 was demand
cL ;.nh thr acD: - Sy;IS compelled t. Oprn tho
sal" and give i. mp. Tho agent said nothing
about the remaining packages. and TIE rob
hrr- left at once. pose with b!uoJhOund-
l. H. pursuit.
I'ht express "ompHny's official; believe
trHt III" robbery va, committed ty 4. }.
Gray. alias Sam Wells. and j. q. Stuart, alias
{. }. Starr. who wrr" arrested for the thcft
Of :IG 600 from tn" "Nrr">~ wagon at Grip
p!' Cr'"E. April II. and VIII" recently. in
CON puny with Tom Mccarthy escaped from
Jail in Iii, cIt;. J.. y. Mrat.;uHrrl vino was
II .riSu.c: =; i' t:!..' %. TIA. "srai,". notified
ti!,. rnIi,.. at i'r&y'' -'.'rIi 'iay, ago that
G.I, amt STUART =! .'..i when in Jail - rob
- .''"l any I"ii.'." ,h:.: the robt"rs haG an
4 l,lHt.r