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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
UNION, SOUTH OABOlaGA. FRIDAY, APRIL % 1897

\ .s = M[-[ -
rying over IS per cent of SUI win s.
planted again for a seed crop. g |5ss f.I 81
ing fed to live stock. The See blyt1 =
from the planting will be soWH q s. +
lowing year, and the beet crop ~ Ia
from the second crop of mothe1 fe(;
will Then he ready forthe field.
Another industry arising from 3i,f
manufacture of sugar is the establish.
ment of creameries, dairies and cheese
factories. The beet pulp, the pri,icipaj
by product of IL sugar factory, constitutes
about 4O per cent of the beets worked.
Ii is a highly nutriors and fattenipg fooSl
lor hogs, sheep and cattle, but is par
tlcularlygood for milk stock and is the
cheapest food tibet can be procured any
Where. During 1896 the pulp was sold
| at fitty cents per ton, and the demanl far
eAceetled the supply. Some six hundlt Il
head OF cattle We're fed ut the factory
ana We're lattencd more quickly than by
any other cattle food known.
1he mol;lSses from tie sugar beet can
DE mace INTO good vinegar. and consid-
erlli. lhat no country produces more GU
cumbeiS to the acre than the western
plains of Texas and New Mexico. there
IS no good reason why this section OF
country should not supply the United
states and the rest OF the world with
pickles and canned goods. The orchards
OF the Pecos Valley planted from four
10 SIX years ago are now coming INTO
bearing. The fruit is there, the sugar
Is made at home and nothing more is
needed than few enterprsing men II
s'art creamerles, canning establishments
and picilling works.
Can the sugar beet be grown in Texas
Undoubtedly so, and fully three-rouril3
oi Tie area is suited for this crop. The
mann point is to get the factories and
lhcSc require great outlay of money.
which nowadays is hard to get. In Ger
many. France, Russia and Austria thcv
nave LID factories, and a farmer in any /,
OF these countries will mortgage his house |
and home, his Sunday overcoat and his !
W!te'S relations to secure an addit opaI !
factory. In the United States there are !
now seven beet sugar factories in npci;, |
tioh AMI three new ones under cons, IIrr-, /
non, anha dozen OF more under culaidcra- :
lIuh. y factory OF the same capociiy !
rs That now in operation at Eddy. New |
Mexico, will supply about O,UO6 pnupa
with the sugar they need. provided tlr
Factory runs at It's full capacity. 70
supply the demand in Texas alone FORTY
three factories would he needed. and
they would find 4 ready market for their
product NT
Dallas, Texas.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23

Is bWlinga nice residence Oh FISH Dam
4Ave5Re our Main street.
1t 3s through the efforts largely of
MI. ~. Gist and w. L. Gillian who
Ee',letf that generous and public
ESprite anager of the land and in
|yestmt pmpany Col. John l.. Young
shat w .indcbted for the prospects
OF Il phi kirk. The Colonel has been
tine best hd Our town has ever had.
and had daifen in his power when the
> Y. 70 railroad was built we would
long Since z1Ial a town of considerable
lmportlliee I'd no doubt county seat.
Watch opt{k u editor we are pulling
Tor yottl c0HPc prize and will run the
successful candidate close should we
not win.
Our agent at the Southern depot. HIr.
". -. Carlisle has been succeeded by
Abernathy OF y. G. While we had
learned 10 be fond of Mr.. Carlisle. and
miss his genial countenance, we are
exceedingly glad to welcome Mr.. Abcr
nathy and hope he will find it pleasant
to he with us. We do not hope to keep
hlM long however, for we have had a
nal! dozen agents ut this station i'm the
last six months. This place seems to be
IN line OF promotion, for we scarcely get
acquainted with them before they are
AeiiI ciScWheic. SEABOARD.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23

The husk will turn into gold.
The old, old story, Billy.
Of pleasures that end in tears,
The frOth that foamS for an hour,
The dregS that are tasted for years.
Last night, us sat and pondered
On the end of my evil ways.
There arse, like 4 phantom. before me
The visions of boyhuod tavS.
thought of my oId home. Billy.
OF the school house that stood on Tie
hill
OF thr brook that flows through the
meadow:
can e'en near its music still.
Again | thought Of my mother.
OF the mother who taught ne to pray:
Whose love WAS Il precious treasure
That | hccd!csSly threw away.
saw again in my visions
The trcsl-lippcd, careless boy.
To whom the future was huund,CSS
And tie world but 4 mighty toy.
l thought of ;lll this as | sat here.
OF my ruined and wasted life.
And the pangS OF rc!nOTSe Were bitter
They pierced my heart like knife.
1t takes some courage. Hiiv.
To laugh in tie face OF fate.
When the young ambitions of manhood
Are blasted ut tWcnty-cight.
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vts :, ',l.d is. cash 9. rene waIss Sye x5I ANN
!, ~ s.Str1 gllesg. for e;A.h and cvs,.s,
sent in WNprr SrcvsrisssSsSSsll-
ilCncV IL nav Tor Samc.

IN ,"IV IHUIIVN 70 INIV TOT S'TIIV'
In addition tu the above To tie person
guessing nearest to the whole numuer OF
votes cast in the watch contest we Will
award 500 worth Of Goods To be pur-
chased from any merchant in Union ad>
Vrrts!n@ With HE TIMES.
AilNu,rs Ia he received by - o'clock
noon o. Jun" 10 lSJi. when they Will
- counted and name Of winner an-
n,uncnl in the "cXt days issue Of The
IIM.s.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23

Americans nae the most inventive
people ON cuth 10 them have been
issurd 500. 900, ratcnl@o OF more than one
third Of all the patents issued IN the
world. 30 discovery of modern SyInH
hls hpcn of grca,cr hcnc!lt To mankihd
,hJn Ch"m,~tiaiu's collie, cholera and
ugfrL2ca remedy. or has done more to
rAicy, pain and s"IlerinG. j. W:
l.ugimu, uf DahIon, Ky, says: Il
lave u.,i Chmnb"rlain's coiic, cholera
...a d,uTlr.ra remedy in my family 'oI
sryyra. ycus and sind it to he Che best
i.,diclH, cvsTus"d ion cramps in the
oma,h AMI bowels. For sale by J. {.
/ nUhr.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23

NdiItsSe III lillS Sli'iS. tliu Which, J" !N'"
now been proved is SpitnA;,ttH \ f..1',,17 So
portion ion -:glsz sztiH .rstate syitsf its ample
( wster 6oSi rs he'd . build q
ing cotton Hilis, the *y[t lover
S,yoftion Should look f0fssSUeif' new in'
sitistries az are suited for Their SurrounC-
ings. ;ni being heretofore Il "tSr'..
agricultural cCmmunity any hluu''N ~
,l.at will combine "IilIuliur ara MAJ
ufactmc is IN the right direction. l'-
laccu Icing Il money crop. Mi'ri' N'is. IN
readily for e.; Sh as cotton, h"S li"NtI -
,le past few years quite successful. E"i
the enclosed account O tie success g.
,Ia .;rst lcet sugar factory IN tie S"n'a
shows , u.,y resource tllat iS0pCn to a."
southern StutC.. u $i!ch of them ~ "i.
side enough awake l. tax" adT@nt%gc az
it.
To make plain the puSstIon ul tina "
Lustrv. in The wear $500 this country
o.o.lsn.ned 1.GA9.1l.i tens ot SUGAR. "i
Nhich onlv l,ItG tens were ih""r al,
Ipene, ana .'j!5. - tons were imported
tr,Nu abroad, .1A -! TINS large S!|!'
w,s Tho i,cct sugar IRON. ,-~.pp". D"!-
iu~ thc mast I-~.I tAc production - ,"''
sugar in Europe WAS y .'" -,,.n" - t',F' '','' :
Nf WNich Germany imUd, i.Ht,. '-''
France 6G7 .SJ3 tons. Austria ami Han
yary 7ol 100 tons. Russia IS3, iSH tons.
RcIgium, Holland, etc, making the H.
maiHder,
The new tarilI bill now in the Srnai
places u duty on sugars not alloy" i
Dutch standard IN color uf one cen; l,r
YOund, amt above that "t0nuArd q! "r.
and scvcn-cight cents. This viii @".N.
as Il bonus to ilHJ r%lvmt to al lsumc
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23

\ 1nrriin. was held in New OIlcamS
3. week to further 4 PROJECT Tor the
erection U"vc Of Il monument 10 'C,,h
=. Audubon "'&m, st na,n"lst, VINO
,,a, i..ln ,n the vicinity ot that ciiy.
M,s. James l.. Bradford, who wrote Il
life Of Au0Nhon. is president OF the as
ar"i9tion hIing thr matter in charge.
'inr Rev. ~. Bachman, of Charleston,
| Audubon ~ Hllahorator, has no mcnu
u.,r. ou;.eh f. his own church.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23

/ leads Of sugar. II made available one
I oi the great resources of the country and
. C.m0mStiated leyond Il shadow of doubt
| that Tie great Southwest can and will
! produce its own sugar. 1t has used III
| the product OF some ECO to AGO acres
OF sugar Lcets; the first, and almost
purely experimental crop of 1896, and
when this supply was exhausted it shut
down to await the coming of the new
crop of 1897, which will begin TO mature
about the first vi September. 1t has
demonstrated that the sugar beet cln be
proll!aDly grown and manufactured into
sugar. During the first campaign it
afforded Il good home marker for il new
and profitable crop and turned out many
fc;rloatls of Eue white granuiated sweet
ness, for which the good people of Texas
OkyhOmL NeW Mexico and Arizona
cloertullI pAiI rs Good Il price rs they
oid for any other sugar.
The PccoS Valley Beet Sugar Factory
Is the SEVENTH OF its kind in the United
States, and is only small enterprise.
compared with the others. Its erection
aud successful! operation has bluzed the
Way forAGer enterprises of its kind. and
W!lh!n year "r two it will not he the
Only sugar factory between New Orleans
and C!.n", Gala. The factory at EDDY.
New Mexico. is capitalized ut 5000. 600.
uG which about three -c0uvthS is invested
in buildings and machinery. It's capacity
Is about sufficient TO work up 200 tons
ni SWT'r ICcts per day of twenty-four
hours. 1t iSnoW being enlarged 50 Us To use
-'0 IONS pcr day. and will run about $50
days each year. The extraction Of sugar
amounts 10 1913 per cent of the brcts
Wcrkyd, and about twcnty-fOur tons of
fine white gulnulatGd Sugagarc extracted
per day.
~ with I'll new beet sugar racto! les in |
tn~ lmicd states, more or less trouble |
was had ii ScgurimgN Suiliciency Of sugar |
hcCtS. 10 Yield Il fair profit on the in |
NcSu9"ht 4 factory must run ut its full |
capacity. and u shortage in the required |
Tonnage Of hcctS VIII soon reduce profit To
loss. The factory WAS fortunate in secl,-
Ing the crop irom .2O0-l 100 acres. The
nigar uyCt M.lS = new crop TO the farmers
Il. ,uC vCcOS Valley aud It's cultivation but
!,lt" understood. some farmers obtained
I.c.GaaS h.|i - twenty-five tons per acre.
while others ui,t with more OF less dis
II is 4 crop in which in
tciiI%cHl @l!I conscientious labor is richly
lrWMdra, m.i in which the lille and
,loTurlN agricultural drone meets with
lis just deserts. SO crop Yields more
10 intelligent cultivation and
more V!'r,iy r"suHlSMcglpc,. The avcr-
tgc east in labor ui' Il thoroughly worked
'vop oi b,"tS i|,r acre is iigurll III al4,,A l.
; V, II,,o ~ +l,,., l.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-23
VOL. XXVlII. mo. II.
SAD CHANGES IN TWELVE MONTHS.

The following lines were Mrittea 10y =
convict in the Illinois State prison and
are published by request:
It's curious, isn't il, Billy,
The changes that twelve months may
bring?
Last year l WAS at Saratoga,
AS happy us king:
L was raking in pools on the l0ccs
And fleeing tie walters with ten"
And slipping mint iulcps by twilight.
And to-day am here in the pen"
What led me to do il? What always
Leads men to destruction or crime =!
The Prodigal Son, whom you've read or,
Has altered somewhat in his time. s
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-01
The Cause of Rheum.t,.m.

The cause Of rheumatism is Tactic acid in
the blood. To this acid are due the aches
and pains, the swollen joints, the sharp,
agonizing twinges. Rheumatism affects
the limbs, arms, back and hips, causing
misery. day and night; stiffness of the
joints, lameness, s%wellings, agony: Rheu-
mlatism can be cured only by purifying the
blood. Do MT waste time and money on
liniments or other applications. Do not
daily with unknown medicines. Cure
rheumatism at once. surely, safely,
promptly, permanently, by purifying
the blood With Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Thousands of cures Of this and other
blood diseases cOnclusively prove
that Hoods ~Sarsaparilla has wonderful
curative power. The great merit of Hoods
Sarsaparilla has given it the first place
among medicines. 1t is the reason for its
wonderful cures. 1t is the explanation of
Its. enormous sales. Hoods S%arsaparilla
stands not only upon its record of cures in
the past, though this is %uneQualled by any
other medicine, but it is today curing
thousands of eases of catarrh, rheumatism,
scrofrla, dyspepsia and many other blood
diseases. 1t is today the medicine which
the people take to give them health,
strength, pure blood, good appetite and
digestive power.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-01
A Market for ro.ds in England.

Toads are sold in London and , n
many other parts of England at six.
pence a dozen.
OF all the means of Kidding an in
Tested garden of slugs and other pests
there is nothing to touch a judicious
regiment of toads. They will keep the
worst garden clear Of insect enemies
for any length OF time; and, in view
of this. the toad trade has sprung up.
AT evening the toad catchers set out;
and along the banks of streams and
under Indigenous they find the little
brown slug killers, walking solemnly
in straight lines, on the prowl for
worms and beetles. The willy catcher
lifts them n by one, and slows them
in his sack; and. IL he knows anything
of the ways Of wild things, he will fill
all his .feceptacles in an hour. Three
or four dozen may be taken in an e
:ag almost anywhere-even on FIamp.
stead Heath. Florists and private peo.
pie with large gardens buy the toads
at sixpence a dozen.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-01
Jerry few persons are aware of
NJ the fact that after John Wilkes

few persons are aware OF
" tile fact that after John Wilkes
Booth shot President Lincoln
Edwin Booth was practically taken i'll
to custody by agents OF the Govern
ment. He was released as soon as IN
examination showed that he knew moth
ing of the conspiracy. This story of the
affair is related by Ivory NJ. Blood:
AT the time Mr.. Booth resided in
Last Fourteenth street. near Broadway.
I was in tie United States secret SER
vice of the War Department and had
been detailed by Chief Baker to take
Mr.. Booth into custody. 1t was after
the assassination OF President Lincoln.
and Mr.. Booths brother. John Wilkes
Booth, the assassin, had been appre-
hcnded by Bakers men and mortally
wounded by Sergeant Boston Corbett,
III Mr.. CARROTS barn in Virginia.
"Sccretary of War Stanton and Judge
Advocate General Holt, under whose
instructions l acted. wished to question
Mr.. kooth in regard to Iris knowledge. ii
any, OF the movements and
tions OF his brother. John Wilkes Booth.
Upon my going to Mr.. Booths residence
the door bell was answered by n colored
servant. l told him that l wished to
e Mr.. Booth. He went up stairs and
upon returning said that Mr.. Booth
wished to know if l would not tell him
the nature of my business.
NO. l replied, 4 must see him il
person. and I sent III my card.
"The servant returned to Mr.. BOOTHS
ROOF and shortly afterward that gem
tlcIoan came down and invited me into
the parlor. L shall never forget his ap-
pearance. He was pale and haggard.
greatly agitated and trembling from
head to foot. He had apparently an in
tuition that something serious was to
happen to him. When seated l I opened
the conversation by saying to MIR.
Booth:
"'You see by my card that l am in
the secret service, and am obliged to
take YOU to Washington, ID. @. If YOU
wish to see any other authority 1 have
my papers In my pocket
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-01
TRAGIC WINTER.
Memories of the Terrible Storm 4.
South Dakota Sixteen Years AGO.

South Dakota Sixteen Years Ago.
According to certain weather WISE
acres in the Northwest the coming
winter will be an unusually evere one
in that region. 1t is to be hoped. how.
ever. that no such winter as that of
1880 in South Dakota will ever again
visit that State. The story of that
time is full Of interest, especially tc
those unfamiliar with its details.
Wednesday, Oct. ID. 1850, was in
Southern Dakota a typical northwest.
ern fall day. Rain fell during the
day. The mex day the weather was
rather pleasant, but threatening. Fri.
day. the 18th, a change occurred. an6
snow began to fall. This continued
almost steadily until the following Sun
day night, when it cleared off. Mon.
day snow again fell, and from that
time on snow storms were Of frequent
occurrence during the whole winter.
On Nov. 10 the ice which had been
running for some time in the Missouri
river suddenly formed al ice bridge.
and became so solid during the night
that crossings could be made Will
safety the following day. AS the re.
suit of the almost constant fall OF
snow and high winds huge drifts were
formed. some of them from 20 to &c
feet deep. In many places fences and
trees were buried completely out OF
sight, and only the tops of telegraph
poles We're visible. This necessitatcd
In some Instances the propping up OF
the wires to keep them out of the snow
In the new portions Of the territory
there were few herds Of cattle. but in
the southern counties thousands of
animals persisted. Along the Mis-
souri, river hundreds of deer, antelope
and other wild game became foun.
dered in the vast drifts, and were kill
ed. clubs in many instances being the
instruments Of destruction. All the
railroads were blockaded and some of
them did not begin operations again
until the following June.
So great was the quantity of snow
and moisture that fell during the win.
ter that every lake bed was filed tc
the brim. The result was that crops
for several seasons following were
enormous. But the hardships expert.
enced by the settlers on the prairie
and the inhabitants Of the prairie
towns was insignificant compared with
the disasters which befen the resi-.
dents Of the towns along the Mis-.
souri, river when the foods came the
following spring. Since the spring of
1862 the spring ''break up" of the
Missouri river had not been attended
with any disaster save in isolated
cases, and 1t was therefore not strange
that the settlers on the bottoms had
been lulled into a false sense Of secur-
ity, and regarded the stories handed
down IN regard to great foundations
of the past as the mere ~vaporings of
chronic exaggerators. But It YVES a
terrible awakening, and for ten days
the Missouri river valley for hundreds
of miles vas covered with q seeth-
ing torrent Of water and ice which
brought ruin to thousands and death
to scores.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-01
HE FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN TO HIM.

and the lawyer. too, II he interfered
with the orders of the Government, if it
took all the soldiers at Governors ISL
and to do it.
"'Well, Mr.. Booth said the irnte
counsel, turning to him as he sat i'll Il
chair in the office, without taking part
whatever i'll the foregoing dialogue,
you had better go with this man to
Washington and if you need my SER
vices you can telegraph me-
ION being driven back to Mr.. Booths
residence luncheon was served to us.
after which he changed his costume
and had some things put into n satchel.
We vel in the carriage direct to Des-
brosses street ferry and took n train
for Washington.
upon arriving in Washington early
the next morning l turned Mr.. Booth
over to Col. Baker. after we had break
tasted at an all-night restaurant and
after we had waited several hours Mt
Wizards Hotel. He was put through
q course Of examination by Col. Baker
and afterward taken before the Judge
Advocate General. There were no dis
crepancies in his two statements. AZ
ter he had been examined by the Judge
Advocate General lie was discharged.
There was nothing whatever in his
statements to show that lie knew any
thing Mt all about his brothers terrible
net before it had been perpetrated.'-
New York Sun.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-01

with him, and If any IL thought that
he had any connection whatever with
the tragedy.
81 would rather die than go to Wash
ington,' he said.
II replied that I knew of no n who
had intimated in the least that he had,
been in any way connected with the af-'
fair.
ION Introducing me to his counsel he
said to him:
"'Mr. Blood will tell you his business
with me- (.
~ told the lawyer that l was going to.
take Mr.. Booth to Washington by orr
der of the Washington authorities.
'Tle lawyer declared that l had no
right to take Mr.. Booth from the city.
and if there We're any charges against
him lie ought to be tried by the United
States court here.
"'The Government has authority I
replied. to send any person to Washing
ton, and MI. Booth is o the first pep
son I have taken there
81 don't care what you have done
with other people, the lawyer eXclaim-
ed in an angry tone. punctured with an
occasional oath. Il am here to defend
the rights of Mir. Booth
"'No IL objects to your doing that
l responded. but 1 shall obey the orders
Of the Government
81 want continued the lawyer, 't0
see Mr.. Booth alone
".YOu cannot do it, vas my ansyer.
"'What are the charges against, and
what does the Government want with
him?' asked the lawyer.
ITO examine him as to when lie snw
his brother last, and if his brother had
ever intimatcl to him anything about
the assassination. The Government is
not going to spare any pains or expense
to get ut the bottom facts of the affair."
off l should set forth Mr.. Booths
rights as II citizen under the c0nstitu-
ton you could not take him to Washing
ton said the lawyer, with much as
perlty of language and Il show Of I'M
pudence in his manner.
81 replied that l would take Mr. Booth
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-01
American Feet Are Growing.

1t Is a fact that the feet Of American
women are growing larger! Devotion
to athletic exercise is the cause. and
some one is daring enough to say that
the dainty, delicate, little Cinderella
feet that find ample room in No. 1 and
No. 9 slippers will be unknown twenty
years from now. Any exercise that
keeps n on the feet for any great
length Of time will surely broaden and
llatten the foot, and a years steady
course in q gymnasium will show q re.
markable increase in the size Of the
feet
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-01

with a tremulous voice he replied:
NO, l do not care about seeing Them
Several times during our conversation
he said: 1t is an awful thing 1T has
distressed me greatly 4 feel as IL l
was going to de- I cannot under
stand why my brother did the terrible
deed
MIR. Booth wished to know If he
could give bonds. and 1 replied i'll the
negative. Then he asked If he could
consult counsel, and l told him he could
under the following conditions: That lie
must not leave my presence; that he
could not have any conversation with
any person, including his counsel, ex-
.cept in my hearing, and that all such
conversation would be strictly c0nfiden-
tial on my part, giving him as a en-
son that the habeas corpus act was
then suspended and that the Govern
ment did not allow any conversation
where parties Were under arrest.
'Mr. Booth ut the time had on his
dressing gown. He returned to his room
and came down wearing n black suit
and silk hat, and said he was ready to
accompany me to his lawyer in Wall
street. whose name 1 do not at present
recollect. Before leaving the house I
said to him that l would not, MS was
customary, put the handouts OH him.
and that no one on the street would
know that he was under arrest, adding:
You cannot get away from me, because
I am armed
81 pledge myself as a gentleman
replied Mr.. Booth, that 1 will not try to
get away
81 asked him if he had a pistol, and
he answered:
81 have not
1.-The servant was dispatched for a
carriage, and upon it's arrival we were
driven to the office of Mr.. Booths coun-
sci in Wall street. Mr.. Booth asked me
II there was much excitement in Wash
angton. what I thought they would do