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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-07-07
WHY Hair Does Not Curl.

That the curly wool OF the African
race Is extremely fine hair. instead OF
coarse, as has been supposed from the
reputation given # in former times, is
one Of the statements made by Arthuf
Thompson. He claims to have discay:
cred the mystery Of why hair curls or
does not eprl. On this subject he is
quoted in the New Orleans Picayqnle
as saying:
each hair folliclo Is provided with
q gland and q muscle. The size Of the
gland varies considerably in different
individuals, and from my observations
appears larger and better developed In
the negro races. The muscle. I may
state, has nm influence on the position
OF the hair, causing It's erection by pull.
ing forward the root Of the hair, thus
converting the shaft into lever.
"In pursuing my Investigations,
discovered that straight hair Is always
circular In section and Is usually thick.
er than curly hair. which Is ribbonlike
and fine, the finest human hair being
that met with In the Bush and Anda.
man races. These facts have q most
important bearing on the subject. In
order TINT the muscle, that have de.
scribed to you, may act as an erector
Of the hair, 1t is necessary that the hair
must be sufficiently strong to resist the
tendency to bend. II the hair Is SO
weak as to bend before the action of
the muscle. the leverlike tendency Is
nuliified. When the hair is fine and
ribbonlike, the action Of the muscle
bends 1t into a curve, and this Is the
reason why the hair assumes the curly
form Of the Bush scalp"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-07-07
Brief Mention.

Two interesting bulletins for sweet
potato growers are "Sweet Potato Inf
sects," bulletin No 80, and '-SomA
Diseases Of the Sweet Potato and How
to Treat Them, bulletin No. 90. issue4
BY the Maryland staticn n
One Of the most luscious, most CONS
monty grown and most neglected fruit&
commercially i'll Louisiana is the fixs
says T. II. Burnette. It grows in every
portion OF the state and seldom fails 10
produce an abundance Of fruit, yet very
little has been done to develop it as an
item Of commerce.
Cowpeas will follow oats all right
and will produce more peas If drilled
and cultivated. As soil renovator and;
for pasturipg hroadoasting 10 all right,
ADVISES Texas Farm and Ranch. ~ IL,
Broadcast sorghum can be moved and
saved like any other hay. J!
Experiments at Auburn, Ala, shoyt
that velvet beans should not 10 plantsdi
like cowpeas, between rows Of corn. n
the tangle Of vines will cause the corn
to rot and make 1t difficult to gather
the crop a.s"3'l
The only trouble In getting alfalfa
started on the uplands Is to carrysskI
through season Of dryness. Once tn
alfalfa roots are well grounded, 1t VA
grow and increase In yield. Asa sto6&,
food 1t has no equal. Alfalfa II rs6idIyl
solving the western Nehxasks pse(p9s
says o. ssehangA ~
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-07-07

noyances Of business life. They have
had enough meanness practiced upon
them to set their whole nervous sys-
tenn a-twitch.
The Meanest Talebenrer.
think among the worst OF the whis-
pcrers are those who gather up all
the harsh things that have been said
about YOU and bring them to you-an
the things said against you. or against
your family. or against your style or
business. They gather them oil up and
they bring them to you, they bring
them to you I'm the very worst shape.
they bring them to you without any OF
the extenuating circumstances, and
after they have made your feelings all
raw. very raw, they take this brine.
this turpcntine, this aqua fortis, and
rub 1t In with coarse towel and rub
It in until 1t sinks to the bone. They
make you the pincushion In which they
thrust all the sharp things they
have ever heard about you. "Now,
don't bring me into a scrapc. Now.
don't tell anybody told you. Let it be
between you and me. Don't involve
Inc In 1t at Gli." They nggravatc you
to the point of profanity, and then they
wonder YOU cannot sing psalm tunes!
They turn you on spit before hot
fire and wonder why you arc not alb
sorbed in gratitude to them because
they turn you on spit. Peddlers OF
night shade. Peddlers OF Canada this
tie. Peddlcrs Of nuN vomica. Sometimes
they get you in corner where you
cannot very well escape without being
rude. and then they tell YOU all about
this one, and all about that one, and
all about the other one, and they talk,
talk, talk, talk, talk. After awhile they
so away leaving the place. looking like
barnyard after the foxes and the
weascls have been around; here n
wing, and there claw, and yonder an
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-07-07

Icsus Chris> ~ N'll"J vYL
offer him, aG4 me >>adnoo ,s
drin..,t"e too 'niibh Rs i i
company. "a w." biDberra--x
felnnd of publicans and sinners. 'u
take the best man that ever lived and
put a detective on his track for ten
years, watching where he goes and
when he comes, and with q determlpa-
ton to misconstrue everything, and to
think he goes here for n bad purpose
and there for n bad purpose, with that
determination of destroying him. at the
end Of the ten years he Will be held
despicable in the sight Of great many
people.
II it is an outrageous thing to despOil
a mans character, how much worse Is
1t to damage n woman's reputation?
Yet that evil grows from century to
century, and it is all done by whisper
ers. A suspicion Is started. The next
whisperer who gets hold Of 1t states
the suspicion rs a proved fact, and
many n good woman, as honorable as
your wife or your mother, has been
whispered out Of all kindly assOcia-
tions and whispered into the grave.
Some people say there is no hell, but II
there be no hell for such q dcspoilcP OF
womanly character 1t Is high time that
some philanthroplst built one. But
there Is such n place established, and
what a time they will have when all
the whispercrs get down there together
rehearsing things! Everlasting aarni-
val Of mud. Were it not for the un-
comfortable surroundings, you might
suppose they would be glad to get
there. In that region where they are
all bad what opportunities for eXploita-
tion by these whisperers! On earth to
despoil their leighbors sometimes they
had to lie about them, but down there
they can sny the worst things possible
about their neighbors and tell the
truth. Jubilee Of whisperers. Grand
gala day Of backbiters. Semiheaven Of
scandal mongcrs stopping their gable
about their diabolical ncighbors only
long enough to go up to the iron gate
and ask some newcomer from the
earth, What is the last gossip in the
city on earth where we used to liver
Now, how are we to war against this
iniQulty which curses every community
on earth? First by refusing to listen
to or believe a whisper. Every court
Of the land has for n law, and all de-
cent communities have for a law, that
you must hold people innocent until
they are proved guilty. There Is only
one person worse than the whisperer,
and that Is the man or woman who lis.
tens without protest. The trouble is
you hold the sack while they fill 1t.
The receiver OF stolen goods Is just as
bad as the thief. An ancient writer de-
clares that n slanderer and q man who
receives the SANDER ought both to be
hanged-the one by the tongue and the
other by the ear. And I agree with
him.
Don't Retail Slander.
When you hear something bad about
your neighbors do not go all over and
ask about 1t, whether 1t La true, and
gaAtteg Il snd spsssa A.. Men. .saaxht -
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-07-07
ON RIDGES MANFRED IN THE ROW.

ON RIDGES MANFRED IN THE ROW.
the middle Of June until through the
first week or thereabouts of July. First,
furrpws are run across the field at AYe
feet apart, and manure is scattered
along the burrows "a In the fgure);
then two more burrows are plowed
around the first, forming the ridge over
the manure. After leveling down tho
top the hills are made four feet apart.
says correspondent Of Vick's Monthly.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-07-07

"ya5 s'I, 'npG' 50 s'n ssa1% o. 7ulns 10
Jesus Chriss ~ 1I"l oqL
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-07-07

DeWitt's Little Early Risers ben
eft permanently. They lend gentle
assistance to nature, causing no pains
o, weakness, permaps emily curing con-
stipation and liver ailments. Sold by
F. g, Duke.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-07-07
AN ANEXPLANATION.
"MR. l.. G. YoUNG,
Manage: THE TIMES,
Union, s. c..

"MR. l.. u. YOUNG,
Manage: THE TIMES,
Union, s. c..
Dear Sir:
For reasons which would not inter
est you We have found it necessary
to discontinue handling the sermons
by DR.. Hills. We beg to inform
YOU that we still furnish by special
arrangem mt with DR.. Talmage his
sermons for newspaper publication.
These celebrated sermons We are
sure would be very acceptable to your
readers.
Very truly yours,
AMERICAN Press ASSOCIATION"
The above letter explains itself
al1 is the cause Of our change from
DIR. Hills sermons to those Of DIR.
TslmaGe.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-07-07
Planting Cuoumbers, Melons, Etc.

For h number of years my practice
has been; to plant eueumpefs,I meloAa
knd similar plants 6nnt nntrridges mahured
in the row. The results are better thar
with fat culture OF manuring In the
bill. We plant eucHmbers from abeHt
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
s-~A~- REPORT OF THE AUXILIARY BOARDs

To the Board of Directors of Forrest City School District:
 We. the ladies of the Auxiliary Board, wish to make our report for tho school year just ended,
 At the first meeting of the year, the President appointed commit tees for visiting the school weekly. This we have done, with various Interruptions, as best we could. We have found teachers and pu- | pills working harmoniously and have been we'll pleased with the progress of the school generally.
 In the High School Department, the continual change of teachers has retarded tho progress and hampcred the prlncipal 10 some extent. As usual, he has risen to the requirements, and has succeeded lin bringing order out chaos.
 We cannot pass on without mak- ing mention of the very efficient work of Prof. Williams. He as- sumed charge of the school when it was in most demoralized con 3ition and in two years of his gen. eral ship with the assistance of his 1"able" corps of teachers. has made il well graded school, one of which Forrest City may well be proud. He has given to us our first graduating class, for which we all give him honor and thanks.
 Now, let us not go backward, Forward, be our march.
 We feel compelled to urge upon .thc Board the great necessity of continuing tho Publlc School. while it is on q firm basis, ,-the best 1t has ever attained in the history of our town, realizing fully as we do, what an irreparable loss it will be 10 the children to lose the coming pine months, it will amount, at 'least, to the loss of two or three years or; you might better say, to twenty years, since it has taken that length of time, for it to attain unto It's present degree of excel fence.
 The Board have served the pco. plc faithfully and well and have proven themselves equal 10 any emergency Tn the past, that we can put trust, With perfect conti dcncc, in their ability to raise the required thirty-five hundred dol lars. (s3a0Q.0Ol or any amount that they deem necessary for the main- tainance of the school.
 We submit this report, feeling that at the first meeting of the "School Board" Tn October, we will be with you in body, for the purpose of coBgratulating you upon having given to Forrest City, Pubic School worthy of "The Board" the children, the Century.
 Respectfully submitted.
 MRS. N w. NORTON President.
 Mas. W. H. ALLEY !: Secretary. Forrest City, Ark, June 27, 1893.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
City Council.

Persuant to adjournment the City Coun cil met in session Thursday night, the ob ject being to hear the reports of the ell gineer and Improvement Commissioners on the water and sewer estimate.
 The following members answered to the calling of the roll; Mayor Tipton. Alder men Baugh. Mcdaniel. Gatling. German and Recorder Merwin
 Commissioners Russell and RoIlwage. Engineer Porter and Sec. Mann were aiso present.
 Engineer Portor read lis report and es. tihate on the waterworks alone-the cost being aboutsS25, 900 or S27 900.
 Mir Rolwage read majority report f the Commissioners, opposing the work on the ground that it would exceed the per cantage allowed by law.
 The question of whether the bonds could be issued for waterworks alone, under the publication creating the improvement dis. trict, which read for extention of water works and-sewer system, arose and much discussion ensued, which drifted away in. to the night without any definite result :. The council the adjourned subject to gall.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28

If your bicycle becomes Frightened and relieves itself ot sonr avnirdupois. apply Dr. Tichenors Antiseptic imme. diately-not to the bicycle to that part of your anatomy most feelingly affected by the law of gravitation. You'll be delighted with the result of the application. Keep a bottle in yonr kit y Tor personal repairs. Only 50 cts. For sale by all druggists.
 II. W. Lewis, local potato king. is affected with the expansion fever; hay Ing conquered all existing conditions. pro and con. within the scope of his home environments. he has extended his lines as far south as I.exia. in Phillips county. and will put in A full crop of 40acres on the Cooledge estate. at that point, preparatory to planting loo acres in the spring. Success 10 you II. W.
 tThe oldest is the best. We have whisky from 4 to s years old. T. c. Folbre & Co. Tryit.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Story of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years by the chains of disease is the worst form oi slavery. George D. Williams, of Man. chester. Mich. tells how such slave was made free. He says : My wife has been so helplesss for five years that she could not turn over in bed alone. After using two bottles of Electric Bitters she is wonderfully improved and able to do hei own work. :" This supreme remedy for female diseases quickly cures nervous ness. sleeplessness. melancholy. head. ache. backache, fainting and dizzy spells This miracle working medicine is god send to weak, sickly. run down people Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50 cents J. Il. Dunavant tS Co.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Misses Erma and Bessie Carter. of Memphis. are guests of Misses Lula and Lollie Davis this week.

A most horrible affair occurred at Goodwin last Sunday. The little 6- year-old son of Andy Stewart was dangerously and painfully bitten by a ferocious bull dog. while passino through the yard of W. J. Jordan. The cries ot the child brought some ladies from the house. who succpetled in heal. ing the dog off. but the hpas, oni,.tiv fastened its teeth in the boys shuu;der aud held on like grim death. all ina .r' forts of the ladies to get the doc loose proved futile. MT. Jordan. wlo w.s a,short distance away. at a store heard tiie shouts of the.!adifs. He ran imme- throat with his pocket knife. Fvsn then. the beasts jaws were SO tifmIv locked in the boys shoulder that its brains had to be beaten out befora if released the child. whose face neep, and shoulders are fearfully bitten.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Volcanic Eruptions

Are grand. but skin eruptions rob life ot lny. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, cures them. also old, running and fever sores u cerS. boils. !elons. curns, warts, cuts. bruises. burns, scalds, chapped hands. chiMainS. Best pie cure on earth, drives out pains and aches. Caly a5cts. e'tox J. u. Dunavant & Co,
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Bisnark s, Iron Nerve

Was iiie result of his sp'endid health h'dninitable will and tremendous energy arc not found where stomach. liver, kid hr,> and bowels are out of order. If you want these qualities and the success they bring. Use Dr. Kings New Life pills. They develop every power of brain and body, Only 25 cts. J. II. Dunayant X Go
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
spent a Good Farm Doctoring.

Mr. A. N. Noeil of Asherville, Kansas. says he spent good farm doctoring him. self for chronic diarrhoea but got no re. lief and was afraid that he must die, He ehanced 10 get bottle of Chamberlain, eolic, cholera and diarrhoea remedy and was permanently cured by it. Webb X Sanders.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28

fod can get d good novel or maga zine at the Newsstand for ten cents.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28

FOR SALE-40 acres of land within two-fniles of Forrest City. 15 acres cleared, log cabin, good water. Apply to l. Landvoigt, TIMES office.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-17
BEATEN BY TIE FAMILY
Patrick Lester's Encounter With
Hottie and His Relatives.

Yesterday morning Police Justice Potts
ordered John Holtze. of No. 239 Fifteenth
street, locked up until Patrick Lester,who
had made a charge of assault and bat
terry against him. appeared In court. Al
ter "A hours delay, Lester showed up this
morning. He was badly beaten His
eyes were blackened and his mouth and
nose were punched almost to a jelly. He
wanted to withdraw the complaint but
Justice Potts would not allow it.
Lester testified:-sAbout nine o'clock
Saturday night Heoftze came up stairs
and threatened to brain me. At II o'clock,
I went down stairs to see if the doors
were locked and the house secured
Hottie made a grab for me and punched
me in the face. He knocked me down and
kicked me several times. His mother and
sister also joined him in the assault
Mrs. Hottie said, / know Mr.. Lester
was truck, but do not know who hit him.
He was drunk ad started the fight him
self.
Mrs. Miner acknowledged that her
mother, brother and herself were the only
ones on the stoop at the time the assault
was committed.
'sThats enough said Justice Potts II
suppose Lester. got these bruises looking
at h three Of you. Guilty; $ and costs
Hottie was again locked up.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-17
STOLE HER PRESERVES.
Curious Charge Made by Wife
Against Her Husband.

Vice Chancellor Pitney yesterday alter-
non heard the case of Nina Mierop
against her husband John for divorce on
the ground of desertion. The parties were
married in Holland, December II, 1858 and
came to this country. They went to live
in Passaic county and the husband pc
ing a farmer worked on various farms IN
the neighborhood of Paterson. His wife
charges that of late years he has treated
her most cruelty and on one OCCASION,
Othello like, undertook to smother her
with a pillow. Finally on July %, 1888, he
left her and has not lived with her since.
TIL husband put in an answer denying
the desertion n declaring that the
trouble was his wife would not live with
him. He was placed on the stand yester-
day and he told an altogether different
story. He said that he was to be dis
possessed on July %, 1898, and on the
w~enty-third secured three rooms into
which to move his family. His wife. how
ever, refused to go with him and left
him. Previous to that she had treated
him cruelty. The day before the previous
Christmas she had him arrested for kill
ing an old rooster belonging to her sister
and when he was a~rraigned in court she
there accused of stealing preserves out OF
her closet. bu the court dismissed both
charges. The case went over for a week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-17
JUDGE POTTS CRATES.
He Says II VIII Hereafter Cost s.
to Withdrew a Complaint.

Justice Pots who for the present
month is sitting in the First Criminal
Court wishes the public to understand
that the practice of withdrawn com
plants after the defendant has been
brought to court must cease. This morn
ing from the bech Justice Potts an
nounced:-
Il want it understood that from and in
Guiding this morning, no person will be
allowed to withdraw a complaint after it
has once been made. The police depart
sment must and will be protected so long
as l am a magistrate. For the past two
years, | have not enforced the custom of
insisting on pressing complaints, but
since It has become so frequent 1t must
stop. Stop right where it is. I have adopt
ed the rule used in New York, a person
who makes a complaint against a man
and wants to Withdraw it. cannot do SO
unless either he or the man arrested must
pay So. The police cannot be made work
for onthing and we must try and help
support them"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-17
THE ANNUAL POLICE DRILL
Held Last Night in the Armory Un-
der the Chiefs Directions.

Chief of Police Murphy expressed him
self as being greatly pleased with the
commendable showing made by his men
at the first of a series of drills held yes
terday Afternoon at the Armory. The Chief
complimented all those who participated
in the various evolutions which were per-
formed with such precision that not a
break was perceptfble. The Chief has
always ben proud of the manner in which
the bluecoats paraded, and this is due ne
says, to the drills held each winter in the
Armory.
For one hour the men went through the
many movements under the Chiefs direc-
tion. About one hundred men partiei-
pated. All the precinct captains were
present. Three companies were formed in
different parts of the spacious floor. I'm
der the command of their captains they
showed up well in the various formations
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-17
is THE DETECTIVE THE GAMBLER 2
FinIey's Counsel Makes That Claim
and Potts Disagrees.

Robert Finley. a s~aloonkeeper. OF Coles
and Seventh streets. was arrested last
night by Detective Bumsted, of the Sew
enth street station, for keeping a resort
for gambling. Detective Bumsted walked
into Finley's saloon and seeing a slot ma
chime on the counter put a nickel into 1t.
Bumsted Immediately seized the machine
and placed Finley under arrest. Coun-
sellor Donelon represented Finley. He
said from the evidence given by Detective
Bumsted, the detective and not Finley
should be arrested for gambling. The
counsellor added.-.fBumsted was not
asked to put a nickel in the machine and
therefore he could not prove that -Finley's
place was a resort for gambling"
Justice Potts insisted that the machine
was a gambling device and could be made
nothing less. The case was adjourned
until Friday morning.