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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-11-10
NELL AND COTTON.

We publish a portion Of an editor
ial from the New York Sun Of Novem
her Bird regarding the Ncill estimate /
VS.. the Government estimate OF the /;
present cotton crop:
\ controversy is going on Just now
between Mr.. Henry Ncill, the famous
cotton expert Of New Orleans, and
Mr.. John Hyde, the chief statician Of
the Government Department Of
Agriculture Mr.. Neill has been ont
for several months with prediction
OF another enormous cotton crop,
based chiefly upon the favorable
weather which, he declares, the grow
ing crop has received. A long letter
has been published, written by Mr..
Hyde to firm Of cotton merchants
here, controverting in detail Mr..
Neill's statements. To this Mr.. Neill
has replied in second proclamation.
People in the cotton trade are nat
urally greatly interested in the dis
| putc. If the crop turns out to be q
short one there viii be big rise in
prices, while If there is another bum
per crop prices will probably recede.
From the fact that tho price OF cotton
has risen decidedly already we infer
that the general opinion Of the trade
leans in Mr.. Hyde favor. Mr.. Hyde
receives support also in the move
ment Of the crop from the p!@nta-
tions to the coast and interior cities,
it being much below that Of last year.
Al
ly aliude at this time to certain con-
victions that we have heretofore free
~ expressed concerning Mr.. Neill
and his prophecies. 1t is exceedingly
unfortunate for any ono business
that the views Of any one man have
come to exercise predominant in
huence over its various fluctuations
and vicissitudes. We do not think
we exaggerate in stating tSat such is
the influence exercised in tEc cottor
trade by Mr.. Neill. In some way
enormous weight is attached to Mr.
; Neiil's utterances. When it is known
that he is about to issue q circular
the trade in cotton is quieted anc
rumors rs to the probable charact"
of the circular become thick as snow
! flakes. Ii he predicts q small crol
there is an excited rush OF prices up
wards, and if he predicts a big croI
mere IS Il stump. Mi'ilohS ol ro'."'
.n.ne,hfNr .',,me TP" he hesides rortifr,tion
cclt when these words prove TO b
mistakes.
, II Mr.. Neill's guess had been ac
cepted bv the cotton mills OF III
, South the farmers would have u
ce;reI from ~ to Slo per bale les
,bon thew are now getting. vhic
: yyonlI have meant n loss Of some $95
, noD ooo TO the cotton producers, BIT
= the mills. being on the ground nm
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-11-10
L. G.. YoUNG, Manager.
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The times., 1899-02-12
CENTURY CYCLE CLUB.
Read Riding ON The Wanc IT. the
Result Of the Cold Weather.

Road riding in the ranks OF the Century
Cycle Club of late has been on the wane
as Il result of the weather but the boys
are on the move along other lines
The entertainment given last THURSDAY
evening was 4 success in every way ard
the boys are much pleased ami thankful
10 their many friends for bravilg the storm
in the hearty manner in which they did
At the last meeting of the cl,.: several
applications were acted upon and Edward
Henderson was elected a member. Maurv
foseys resignation was acted upon with
regret.
Charles H. Coons. the former popular
President Of the Centurions. was in the
city one day last week. and it is Hoped
that Charlie VIII be able to be with the
boys once again. as he thinks it NAV be
possible for him 10 locate himself in the
National Capital. lie is now located in
indianapolis, Ind.
Hasler Swift Billy O'ConUOr- Barg-
hausen. and Benner are now termed the
Big Four They have taken The places
OF Walthen. Monroe. Abel, and Posey
Little Tony Galeski. the once champion
iO0-mile racer of the District. seems To
have given up the wheel entirely as the
CenturiOns miss the Terrible Swede'
when it comes TO taking the pace But
Springtime brings all riders out. and Tony
will hardly be an exception to the rule.
Captain Byrnes has called no run for
today. owing TO the bad roads.
Captain Byrnes has appointed Joseph w
Beuner third lieutenant TO succeed II. c.
Chandlee. resigned.
The times., 1899-02-12
ECLIPSE CORONA
BICYCLES.
lASLEYS i4th and H

says to his players: Il pay YOU big wages
Tor your services as ball players. and am
entitled to your best efforts Therefore |
require that You should keep yourself in
proper condition to faithfully and honest
ly discharge your duty. | believe that
drinking whisky. beer. or any other ex-
hilaratins spirits is detrimental to a good
physical condition. and during the playing
season you must refrain from all intoxi-
caHts- That is plain business propo-
sitiOn. and a Necessary protection for
maSnate whose interests are inToIved.
But, say some. that VIII only pro-
duce army OF secret "lushers"
Bottles will be carried in grips and kept
in sleeping rooms. and there viii be more
drinking than If they were allowed TO walk
up TO a bar and drink. We do not believe
it. or course natural born lush will
drink any and everywhere and under all
circumstances, but the average ball player
has some regard for his honor and Would
not willfully violate a Contract Just lGr
the glory OF being considered self-wiIIsd
and Independent. We are ted that one
glass of beer after hard game will not
hurt aLvone. IL may not but e one glass
of beer is all that he can or ought % drink
could he not get along without any. with
out detriment to his health or condition.
All players are not alike in this particu-
lar. About one. in 100 could stop at ore
glass, while with the others one glass fur
nishes an appetite for several more and
this Inspiration may lead him into tapsring
oil on mOonshine whishey, and result in 4
case of beaStly intoxication. Anyone
would hesitate to sign a man to contract
who would frankly say that Il don't agree
to Keep sober during the pla wing season
The times., 1899-02-12

San Francisco. CAL She says: My
husband was a hard driuker. There
never was a doubt in my mind but
what liquor had so worked upon his nerves
as 10 actually control his appetite. Like
most men who drink he was kind and gem
erous when sober but the rum demon usu-
ally had ths better CT him and his wife had
to suffer. One day l concluded to try a
remedy called Golden Specific. which it
was said would cure the liquor habit Sc
cretly. so | mixed some of it with Mr.
Lynch's food for a few days and put lit
tie in his coffee. could scarcely conceal
my agitation and fear lest he should sus-
picion me for ne had suddenly taken u
dislike TO liquor, said he despised the stun,
and was the most remarkably changed man
you ever saw. / kept bravely at 1t deter
mined to not wayer in my attempt to cure
him and / soon found out chat my mission
vas a complete success and that Golden
Specific had wrought almost a miracle
for me. ! want other women to profit BY
my example and am glad to learn that DIR.
Haines, who discovered Golden Specific.
Will generously send a trial package to
every woman who writes for it
Send your name and address 20 DR.. J.
W. tiaines. 1io9 Glenn Building, Cincin-
natl, Ohio. and if you wish you are at
liberty to refer TO me as having told YOU
about this marvellous remedy
The times., 1899-02-12

Gooding holds his own against all centres
in the league. and is in the game at all
times. Coilifower has been changed to
forward. and In the last two games landed
five goals. Bolger, Gallagher and Boyd are
fast, clever backs, and handle well every
thing that comes their way. AL Rouse
who has not played in any OF this seasons
games will shortly take up his old position.
The team is naturally very proud OF its
work so far. II has won FIVE games and
lost three. which is a splendid showing in
so strong League as the present one.
Queer EVheeImen Players.
The basketball players of the Queer
Wheemen won the last three games it play
ed, and is now holding down third place in
the League ranks. OF course the team is
proud of its showing
The piucky uphill fight the team made
on last Tuesday when IL defeated the crack
Corcorans in the second inning with the
score in the first inning standing against
the Queers TO the tune OF 10 to 0, shows
that the team is game. II had TO do all
this winning in ten minutes of play.
The players deserve the highest praise
for their excellent work
Tierney is being congratulated on all
sides for his one hand goal from deep cen
tire, which goal tied the score. 1t was 4
clever play.
The goaling of Campbell and Lotus was
also a feature of that memorable game
Buckley outplayed his opponent in the
second half AS backs" AbelI, Sears and
Schwinghammer have few equals in the
League and their accurate passing or re-
turn to the forwards is q feature of their
game
The Queers will miss the service of their
captain. Burgess, who met with a painful
accident last week which will keep him
out OF the game for some weeks. LOTUS
is acting captain and getting good work out
Of the team as shown in the Corcoran
game.
The next game scheduled for the Queers
is with the infantry on February 20.
Washington Athletic Club.
The bowling team of the Washington
Athletic Club has won about third of
the games it has played and it looks now
as If the team will be anchored in last
place in the League ranks.
The long string of defeats has been due
more to a run of hard luck than to poor
playing. Notwithstanding its poor show
ing the members of the team are keeping
up their work and pegging away as if they
were steady winners. This is truly sports
manlike, and the experience and practice
gained this year may prove profitable next
season. Miller the latest addition to the
team, is developing into steady player
and his ISL game was the highest single
score in the last set with the Columbias.
He is sixth in standing in League aver
ages Richards is keeping up his good
work. and with McCauley is helping to
keep the teams average.
The basketball team is developing some
good players who are making a very cred
liable showing against some of the best
players in the League. The Thompson
boys are playing specially strong game.
The team is scheduled for q League game
on Wednesday next, with Carroll Insti-
tute. o. p. SCHMIDT.
The times., 1899-02-12


All of the big preliminary work has now
been done. The contract for the erection
of the stands has been let, and also the
contract for the electrical decorations of
the place. The musical contract was the
last thing attended to. and with this per-
formed The board OF management has done
everything possible up TO date with per-
haps few minor details that will not be
overlooked. OF course, the work of deco
rating the booths and the electrical display
of the same is a matter that is left en-
tirely within the discretion of the indiyid-
uals occupying the same.
The people of the city can look for the
best show OF its kind that has ever been
held in Washington. II will rival in point
OF decorations and display the exhibits in
the other leading cities. Everything is ex-
tremely favorable to this. During the week
a number of new exhibitors signed the
necessary papers and now only limited
number of stands remain unsold. The sa e
of the same will continue for several days
as yet, and may possibly extend up to
few days before the opening of the show
Up to the middle of the past week ariy
half of the twenty unsod booths were dis
posed OF, and applications are on hand for
the remainder.
The times., 1899-02-12
CURE DRUNKARDS
ELOQUENT WORDS FROM A WIFE
WHO RESCUED HER HUSBAND
FROM A TERRIBLE HaBlT.
Secretly Gave Him a Remedy in His
Coffee end He Now Rsjoices
With Her.

Who can doubt that there is cure for
drunkenness when we have such an eIo-
quent and emphatic statement from
Mrs. Katie Lynch, 329 Ellis Street,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-16
MAY NOT GO IN.
New school building may not be
entered on April first.

Members of the board are now consid-
ering the matter-Seyeral reasons
against going into the building Plas-
tering not dry and grounds are badly
torn up--Some Of the rooms will have
to suspend The High School will
run on as will the rest that can be
Accommodated.
The School board is now consider
ing the matter Of moving into the
new building. Some of the members
are opposed 60 going into 1t before fall
and the others are on the fence. 1t
has been suggested that there are
number OF reasons why the children
should not be placed In the building
until it is fully ready for them.
The plastering is not thoroughly
dry although fire has been going In 1t
for several weeks and by the first uf
next month when it was thought the
move would be made that it would be
all right. The board will meet and
take up the matter In a few days.
Besides the disadvantage of the
building being damp yet the grounds
are not in condition and cannot be
gotten into condition by the tirst OF
next month. The board wants to get
the ground in grass and the walks
laid before the children are allowed
on them. Ii they went on now they
would run over the ground and they
would carry nua into the building In
large quantities. This would injnrc
It terribly and the members don't
want anything of the kind to happen.
TN the other hand a number Of the
rooms will have to close down In case
the move cannot be made. The rooms
rented from Pickenpaugh have been
rented 10 other people and they can
not be secured. Some OF the others
may be, but how many OF them, is not
known.
Superintendent Brand Is of the opin-
ion that the High School cannot pos
sibly close down and that the rest OF
them that can secure quarters will be
run. The rest of course will have to
suspend but he does not see any rea-
son to stop those that can be accom0-
dated for the simple reason that
part Of the rest will have to stop.
Commencement will be held on
April twenty eighth and the High
School will be kept up until that time.
Is will be impossible to get ready for
it before that time.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-16
A NEW COMPANY.
Manager Sonneborn secures the Min
drop Metropolitan Comedians for a
weeks engagement.

The next engagement at the Opera
House will be the Mindrop Metropo-
Titan Comedians. The company is
a good one and is playing at Irwin,
Pa, this week Referring to them
the Standard OF that city says:
The Mindrop Metropolitan Come
deans opened their weeks engage.
ment Monday night to one OF the
largest Monday night audience
seen in the house this season. The
play for the initial performance was
the standard American melodrama
The Streets OF New York. The
play is an interesting one and action
is not allowed TO flag during the en-.
tire six acts.
Manager Mindrop has clever
company Of actors and actresses, I'M
dividually, perhaps the strongest
seen here in repertoire in several
seasons. Charles II. Perry was the
breezy Badger that the part calls
for and his work was excellent.
David Valencourt essayed the parts
of"Captain Fairweathero and mark
Livingstone" and both characters
were well handled w. B. Frederick
played the unsympathetic part of
Gideon Bloodgood,' in good style
and the same may be said Of Net
Scoville as paul Fairweather, .
while Lew Silver's Puffy was
made to stand out boldly. His
lrishman is a good one and it made
hit.
The ladies in the company are par
ticularly strong Miss Minnie Seward
an actress of years of experience, APP
peared as dan, street Arab. The
part gives the lady a good scope for
her talents and she made the most Of
it. 1t was clever performance and
altogether the most artistic part III
the cast. Trixie Lewis Mrs. Puffy, =
also was fine character study and
was funny without being vulgar. Ella
Leech as s'Alida Bloodgood, and
Kate Koth as Lucy Fairweather, =
were all the parts called for.
In costuming, the cast left nothing
to be desired. A big feature Of the
performance was the really excellent
specialties introduced between acts by
Little Helen. Trixy Lewis, Lew Sill
vers, Kate Ross and Nef Scoville
The Symphony Orchestra. too, added
much to the pleasure Of the perform
ance.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-16
We Don't Believe 1t.

A laughable and embarrassing in
cident is reported on a girl residing
in neighboring town. While out
walking one day she came across q
horseshoe and took it home and
placed it under her pillow for luck.
On going to bed she also put her
false teeth under the same pillow.
On arising in the morning she grab
bed the horseshoe instead of her
teeth and placed it in her mouth,
wearing it several hours before dis
covering her mistake.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-16
THE PIEDMONT PULP WILL CO.
Purshased Big Tract Of Land in Green
brier County.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, March TO-
Last week the pulp mill company
bought another tract OF timber land
in Greenbrier county, w. Va, for a
sum that is in the neighbour God of
100000. The tract of land is sup
posed to include thousands oil acres
of spruce timber on the Greenhrier
river. 1t is known as the Dewing
tract in Greenbrier county, and is
recognized by timber men as most
valuable property
1t is understood that N K. In
gals, noted capitalist and the pres
ident Of the Chesapeake, & Ohio
Railroad, which railroad runs
through the lands recently bought
by the Pulp Mill Company, has be-
come associated with the pulp mill
people
Persons who profess to know the
plans of the pulp mill people, say
that no matter how the case now on
trial at Hagerstown, Md, ends, the
pulp mill people will move their
pulp works into the heart of the
timber lands recently purchased. In
that event tne plant at Piedmont
might be used for the manufacture
of paper whilst the pulp would be
made at another place.
The land purchased is tract in
which Dewing and Sons were inter
ested.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-16
AN INJUNCTION.
Scale board people will have to
stop dumping sawdust.

nave Deen using DeckerS creek for
that purpose Notice given them to
stop it-Dynamiters are being watch
ed-People should inform on them
and get the reward Sucker fishing
on tap-Severai good strings canght
Sample and Tory of Dellslow have
been putting the saw dust from their
mill at that place into Deckers Creek.
The game protective association is
after them for this and has instructed
the prosecuting attorney to notify
them to stop the practice In case it
is not stopped they will get an injunc-
tion served on them and be put to
a good deal OF expense and trouble.
The saw dust kills the fish in the
creek and the members of the associ-
alton have been complaining of it.
The practice has been condemned on
other grounds and those who are exer-
cised about the matter are determined
to stop it. What the scale board peo-
pie will do in the premises remains to
be SEEN
The association still has its eyes
open for dynamiters aud there is a
good reward open for those who catch
this brand of game hog at his work.
All that is needed is to get one or two
parties dead to rights and they will be
given the saltiest dose ever served out
in this county to law breakers. The
Pennsylvanians who come here and
not only kill all the larger fish but the
minnows as well will have case of
hard Shedding il any Of them happen
to run into the clutches of the officers
of the law
The idea is not to prosecute anyone
for fishing at any season of the year
with rod and line but is simply to stop
people from using dynamite which in
a few years must inevitably result in
the rivers and streams becoming de-
populated. Some people think that
there is law against catching suckers
at this season of the year. The Asso-
citation wants to notify them that this
is a mistaken idea and that they are
at liberty to pursue the festive sucker
until further orders.
A number of people have already
been fishing in the creek for this fish
and some fine strings have been taken.
The fish are biting freely and the
sportsmen are having very fine luck.
Its little early for fish lies however
and few have been brought to the Of
flee for publication.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-16
Musical Recital at Fairmont.
Fairmont Index.

Under the direction of Miss Fordyce
the pupils of her music class will give
recital in the Normal Auditorium,
Monday evening" March both, 1899.
An interesting programme is being
arranged, consisting OF piano solos,
duets, trios, and a number Of vocal
selections. 1t is unnecessary to speak
in advance of the high character Of
the treat in store for our people, but
it will be such that no one can afford
TO miss.
To add to the attractions Of the
evening, Miss Gilbert, whose singing
so charmed every one at the elocution-
airy entertainment a few evenings
since, has promised to be present.
Recital begins promptly at s p. III.
Admission free.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-16
In a Fix.

1t is learned that the postmaster at
Weston il In rather peculiar predic-
ament. Having misplaced or lost
the key to the inner lock Of registered
mail pouches, he is unable to open the
pouches coming into his Office, and
they are subjected TO rotary trans
mission between the Weston and
Clarksburg offices, to the inconven-
fence OF the Weston patrons The
matter will probably be remedied BY
the department issuing an order for
the postal clerks to handle all regis
tered matter.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-16
ROLLED DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.
An immense rock has damned Hughes
Riyer-Pr0yidential escape of fami-

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, March 10
Hughes Rivers, near Steeds landing,
is almost completely damned up by a
huge rock, weighing hundreds of tons
which became loosened from the top
Of the steep mountain and went crash
ing down, destroying everything before
it. Henry Cleg, miller, saw it fall,
from his mill. 1t was rolling rapidly
towards his house, nearby, in which
his wife and children were. Provi-
dentially the rock came in contact
with another and missed the house
only a few feet, the shock moving the
house on its foundation, and breaking
the windows and doors. The family
escaped uninjured.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-16
DIVORCE ASKED.
Oliver Ii. Littleton enters suit against
his wife The Grant case cansed 1t.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, March 16.
Oliver H. Littleton instituted suit
for divorce from his wife, Nora Little
ton, to-day. The suit grew out OF the
testimony given by Mrs. Littleton, in
defense OF the negro Wade Grant who
was found guilty and sentenced to flf-
teen years ia the penitentiary for the
assault on Mrs. A. j. Barry. On the
stand Mrs. Littleton said she thought
as much OF the negro as she did OF
her children, and that her heart had
run away with her brains.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-16
TRIAL BEGAN.
Karl Norcross now ON trial for conspir-
acy ITO poison his little baby brother
Mt UniOntOWn.

MARI NOfCToSS HOW on Trial IOT cDnSplT-
aey Ito poison his little baby brother
Mt UniOntOwn.
The trial of Karl Norcross at Union
town charged with conspiracy to kill
his little brother by means of poison
began on Wednesday. The witnesses
for the state have sworn to the state
ments they have already made at the
preliminary examination and the case
that is being made against the young
man is apparently a very strong one.
He wanted his little brother out Of
the way in order to get the money that
was coming to the latter and in order
to get rid Of him tried to get a couple
of men to poison the child with doc
tored candy.
NorcroSs was at one time very prom,
inent and inherited good sum of
money which he soon blew in and the
idea of getting more in order to keep
up mastered all his kindlier emotions.
The result of the trial at present APP
pears to be only one thing possible and
that is the conviction of the young
fellow and term of imprisonment for
him.