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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-08-25

Not only Dewey, but the "men be-
hind the guns" ut the battle ofManila,
will be honored by the two days cele-
bration in Washington in October.
~.
The persistence on the part Of the
Canadians to secure an outlet on the
Pacific coast direct from the klondike,
is more important to American inter
ests than has been generally sup
posed. American prestige is threatened
and this country must look to its in
terests in the Pacific if it intends
to hold the paramount position there.
= :;
There are some individuals who are
constantly harping on the heartless-
ness OF corporations, bat the recent
action Of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
in providing 4 pension list for its en-
ployees, will probably cause cesSa-
ton Of such talk
-
The activity displayed by the War
Department these days is in strong
contrast to the passivity that prevail
ed several weeks ago. Mr.. Root j.
showing the army officers how !
civilian can conduct n war, who has
no axes to grind and no scores to pay
Off. The change should have been
made months ago. 1t came none too
soon.
William l.. Elkins, who is at tie
head OF the great Syndicate controlling
the street railway and gas privileges OF Il
large number of cities, began life as an
errand boy in grocer's store. Mr.. FL
knS is a native of West Virginia and
was born in 1892.
~
Gov. McSweeney has cut off most
OF the expensive constabnlary force
and has ordered al municipalities in
the State to suppress Illicit sale OF
intoXicants or forfeit enough OF their
share OF dispcnsary profits to thor
oughly police the city or town.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-08-25
Buying to the
Best Advantages

Is q most important feature with us We
are continually on the watch for the best things,
and having been identified for so many years,
with :he best markets. where SPOT CASH has
telling effect puts in closest touch with
the leading manufacturers: who always make
us as close prices as can be named for
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-08-25
Reputable Merchandise.

We are daily getting things in shape for a
busy Fall, a store full Of clean, up-to date de.
srab'e and reliable goods. Owing to the con-
tinued growth of our business, we have been
compelled t. make more room. This we have
recently done, by adding new shelving, which
more than doubles former capacity for
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-08-25

Early TO bed and early to rise,
Never get drunk and advertise.
This is Just stuck in" to fill out
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-08-25

The Dreyfus trial is still or at
Rcnncs. 1t seems 10 be hard mat
ter TO tell what the result will be,
some think he will be found guilty
while others are positive that his in.
noccncc will be established beyond
doubt. Sensational evidence is be,
ing brought out, and some Of the
witnesses for the prosecution are be-
ing made TO slurm like worm in
hot ashes By the cross examination.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-08-25
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

Not only Dewey, but the "men be
hind the guns" ut the battle of Marila,
will be honored by the two days cele-
bration in Washington in October.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
oANo-NEEDLE MACHINES.
One of the Many Varieties of Sewing
 Machines Made Nowadays.

Machines Made Nowadays.
 It is a more or less familiar fact that sewing machines are used nowadays for sewing many different materials, as leather, paper. canvas, carpets, rub Der. They are used for making but tonheles and sewing on buttons. They are made Of many types and in simply hundreds of varieties for special uses. But 1t may not be known so eommon- ly that there are many sewing ma chimes now made with more than one needle. The first of these, a two- needle machine, was made in the early eighties, about fifteen years ago. It was used by manufacturers of heavy clothing, perhaps first of all by the overall manufacturers, making seams stronger by putting in two rows of stitching. The utility and economy of the two-needle machine soon became apparent and it came into widespread and diversified use. Whenever two rows of stitching were to be made, a two-needle machine was used. A ia mliiar illustration of the work is seen in the two parallel lines of stitching running with perfect exactness around the top of a shoe yamp. Shirt sleeves are stitched into the body of the shirt on double needle machine, the two rows being made in the same time that 1t would take to make one. Collars and cuffs were stitched on two-needle machines, as were q great variety of these things, and later there were pro- dueed machines with more than two needles, the first of these coming into use within five or six years. There are now made sewing machines with as many as twelve needles A twelve needle sewing machine simply has twelve needles where the ordinary sewing machine would have one h. stead of a single spool of thread on the top of the machine there appears there rack of twelve spooIs. There are twelve tension disks. The thread from each spool runs through it's own ten, sion disk to it's own needle. There are below twelve shuttIes. one for each needle. When this machine is oper- ated, it makes twelve rows of stitch ing, just as an ordinary machine would make one The twelve-needle machines are used chiefly in the manufacture of corsets.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
cURFEW IS UPHELD.
One Town Which Finds the Evening
 Bell a Success.


 Elmira IS trying 4he virtue of a eurs few ordinance. Its express purpose is to keep out of the streets the children who have been permitted to frequent them in the evening without restraint heretofore, says the Elmira Advertiser. It takes effect at 5 o'clock in the sum mer and at s o'clock during the win ter. The effect of the rule has been watched with interest. and no one can doubt that the new rule will be as faithfully enforced hereafteg as it has been during the first week. Only one arrest has been made. but that was sufficient to show the intention of the police department to enforce the ofdi- nance in q fair and reasonable man her. According tu all the testimony at hand 1t aecomplishes the purpose for which il was passed. Children, and young girls ia particular. are no long CT seen promenading the streets in groups CT singlys and the gain for or der is plainly noticeable There is disposition shown in the press of other cities to poke fun at the course pur- sued here, but our citizens care nothing for that. They are trying honestly an experiment from which much good is hoped, and their expectations have met no d,sappointments up to today. Instead of laughing at our village" similarly afflicted communities would do well to adopt the same course of treatment for what is everywhere ac- knoWledged to be g serious evil. If large numbers of the young can be kept out of temptation and from evil courses by so simple a device it is far wiser to try 1t than to jeer at it. It is not a laughing matter at all, but one of grave moment to the welfare of nearly all large towns. Our experi- ment is worthy of general imitation, for 1t $ a great success in it's begin hing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
JUSTICE IN CHINA.
4 Story of Ii Hung Chang and Would
 Re Prisoners.

Story Of Ii Hung Chang and Would
 Be Prisoners.
 - Of Ii Hung Chang numberless sto- fies are told in Chinese society. Now and then one reaches this country through our e8nsuIs in China On one occasion when the premier was having bitter fight with some of the more conservative men bers= of the tsun8-li= yamen= he received as a present mag nifeent cake which be had reason to suspect contained poison. ;. He put the cake aside and get all his powerful machinery to work to find out who was af the bottom of the plot. The investigation was partly successful, the crime being traced to three men, of whom one, at least, was absolutely guilty, Ii had the trio arrested and brought to his yamen. When they ar rived they were ushered into his pres ence and were received in his eouftli- sst manner. The cake was produced, with the remark that "politeness for aade his tasting it until the three generous donors had had an opportan@ ity to enjoy it's excellence. Li cut the cake and one of his =servttors handed it to the unwilling guests Each took a piece and ate, or pre- tended to eat it. One crumbled the pieces and let them fall upon the floor, but the other two ate calmly, without aanifesting any emotion. Ten minu- Hees and the two men began to show symptoms of suffering. ii smiled be-
 igHantly and said 10 the man who dad not eaten: Your wisdom is so great that am compelled to pre- serxe your head as q souvenir to uanseendent genius. The man was removed and promptly deeapitated. To the other two the premier remarked: The cake that you are eating is not the one you sent me. but one which Ihad my cock initiate. The poison from which you are suffering exists only in your imagination I know of no way to eure your present pain ex- cept by letting yoH share the same fate as your friend who has just left the room" As they were led away the statesman said to his fetiHue: 1t is pity that man who can eat 2 deadly corrosive poison with an un- moved countenance should so misapply the talent wherewith heaven has en- d0wed him. :"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
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AT THE PARIS MoRouE.
subiecting Criminals to B Terrible
 Ordeal.

A law that has recently come into operation gives prisoners tbe right of communicating with counsel within twenty-four hours after their arrest, says 8 Paris correspondent of the Lon don Standard One of the immediate consequences Of this measure may be to put stop to those "confrontations" at the morgue, which are so dramatic a feature of French criminal proceed ure. With a view to bringing mur- derer to confess. he is taken to the morgue, and there brought face to face with the body of his victim. Every artifiee is used to make the confronta- tion as impressive as possible, as it is hoped that the terrible sight he is com- pelled to gaze on will so trouble the murderer that he will lose command over himself and make Q clean breast of his crime in his agitation. When he enters the room he can see nothing, as the stone bench on which the body is exposed is concealed by a curtain
 The examining magistrate presses him with questions. and then, at what he considers the opportune moment, gives the signal for the curtain to be pulled back. The murderers who have stood this ordeal without finchiDg have been comparatively few The majority of them exhibit the utmost terror, and implore to be taken out Of sight of the corpse. There is a chair fa the room where the eonfrontations take place. in which the majority of the most no- torioHs mufdefers of the last thirty years have been seated. Their names are inscribed on it's back. one of them being Troppman. who, jast=Before the Franco German war, butchered an en- tire family. French criminal counsel have found that these eonfrontations almost always result in the confusion of their clients. have looked into the matter, and believe they have discoy- cred that the examining magistrate has no legal right to subject a prisoner to this ordeal. For the future they are going to advise their clients to refuse to allow themselves to be taken to the morgue. and it seems that it is a moot point whether the authorities will be able to convey them thither by force.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
CLIMATE SHOWS FEW CHANGES
Weather Conditions Now About the
 Same as in Ages Past.

o"AAS aS All kASSS
 From Popular Science. This subject is of extreme interest and merits a most thorough study. We find the "early" and the eIatter" rain today in Palestine precisely as described $500 years ago. Jordan oyerAows all it's banks in February today exactly as it did in Joshua's time, thirty-three cen turies ago. Plants taken from mummy cases in Egypt, which must have been gathered more than 5000 years since, are practically of the same size and have the same appearance as those growing today Records of vintages in France over TOO years ago show prac- tieally the same dates as today. Actual observations of rainfall for over 200 years in France show no change. Ob serYations of temperature for almost 200 years at St. Petersburg show no change appreeiable to us, though, of course, the earliest observations were extremely crude and somewhat unrel- able Facts of this kind might be ad- duced to fill small volume. On the other hand, we have records of most extraordinary cold weather in ancient time One winter light wine in France ffeze Another winter the River Pc froze= over so as to bear teams, an un- heard-of phenomenon today In this journal for June 1t is stated that Par nassus and Socrate, now free from snow. were covered with 1t in classic antiquity Also the name Greenland, which strikes us as so singuiarly in- appropriate, was not inapplieable at the time it was named, in the four teenth century" Tt is entirely proba- ble that descriptions of the cold in an cient times were much exaggerated. Parnassus and Socrate have snow at times, and, in earlier days, when pro- teetion against the cold and snow was much less than now, little snow would go a long way. The earlier voyagers= from Iceland, more than a thousand years ago, leaving a land of almost perpetual ice and snow, and reaching a land in summer with it's beautiful green color to their unae- GuSIQIlGQ= G4 SSs HOu1Al HtA15 give the name of Greenland to it. At the summer time it is said that Green land presents most beautiful green near the Danish settlements to this day. Our oldest inhabitants, who have been wont to describe the terri ble cold and deep snows of their boy hood days as incomparably greater than anything which does or can oe= cur today, have completely lost their reckoning the last winter when reading of ship that had sunk in New York harbor by the weight of the ice upon it; also that Washington had had thir- ty-four inches of snow on 3 level and the lowest temperature ever noted ia that fair city. I am sure a careful study will show no appreeiable change in the climate of this earth since the early historic times. Of course nothing here addueed touches climatic changes In glacial times or in prehistoric times, which changes have been established beyond question.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
WONDERFUL GEYsER AT WORK
California spouter That Throws Water
 300 Feet in the Air.


 From the Scientific American: The peoDle of southern California have re- centlv been favored with one of the most extraordinary exhibitions of nat ural phenomena on reeord-one which has even astonished beyond measure ment all classes of community ia n1iliar already with instances of what nature can accomplish when it sets out to do something out of the common. Southern Californians are so used to shocks of earthquakes, inelpient Volea- noes, or threatened tidal waves that it takes something extremely eruptIye fo disturb their ordinary eomposure, but the successful effort of a rural raneher in his search for water with which to irrigate his fields, parched with lang drouth, has turned the gaze of the whole state toward the little town of Whittier, a hamlet located in the neigh borhood of Los Angeles. Some weeks ago g farmer named Myers. living at Santa Fe Springs began sinking an ar tesian well. Others in the neighborhood had successfully tapped a subterranean flow atdepths of from 300 to 400 feet, and MT Myers hoped for 9 successful issue to his enterprise. By slow stages the drills descended until 9 depth of 500 feet was attained. This was on Sun day, May 14 A drill weighing 200 pounds was employed and the prospect of tapping q good flow # water vas be- coming more and moro =cnGguEag gIng. 4 ten5ineh pipe had been sunk some dis tance, and the usual preparations made for controlling the flow when t 9id make Is expected appearance. The heavy drill was working with it's usual monotonous regularity, when, after one deep plunge, a loud roaring sound was heard coming from the well, aecam9a- nied by jets of muddy water and ont bursts Of heavy stones. Soon alter tAe drill itself made#ts= appearance f5s- lowed by a gran =z2 8nn e water. which forced =itsesf aer aa# higher until the top reaH an elevation of 600 feet, The flew WAS aceon panied by vast quantities of gas smelling of sulphur strongly and ignitiag when fire was applied, burning with a strong blue flame. oil ia considerable quan- titles was mixed with the flow The stones were thrown to an equal height with the water and the exhibition Of tremendous force was appalling t5 tHe last degree. No geysar= =ef the= Yellow stone eyer displayed such activity. The column of muddy water was Hke a great pillar, extending almost to the clouds andzfal1ing back to earth again in graceful festoons. The force ex- erted Was equal te q thousand powerful engines. For two weeks this phenema- non has been active, though some diminution of the force exefted is be- ginning to be apparent The flow of water is enormous. and, the country being flat, some difficulty is aBpfe- hended in it's control.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
ABOVE THE CLOUDS.
This Is the Field of Naturalist's
 Work.

Work
 Theodore Holm, a Dane, for many years botanist in the National Museum at Washington. concerns himself only with things above the clouds. He makes it his business to probe into the mysteries of nature in the remote heights of the earth. How plants and 1ichens grow in rigorous clines, on the windy rocks of the snow-capped mountains and in the arctic circle is the special object of his research, and the comparison between plants at the poles and these on the tops of peaks is his special delight. His search for in formation has carried him into all parts of the world. Three times he has gone into the arctic circle, many times to Greenland and Iceland, ana times without number to the North cape and the Lefoten islands. He has climbed the Norwegian mountains and has strange things to tell about the plants that grow on our own Pfke's peak. T have for a long time been studying the subject of arctic flora, :. said Mr. Holm at the Grand Central hotel, and during my studies have been in 3 great many parts of the globe. On several occasions I have been 9 member of polar expeditions. In 48S2-3 1 vas with the Danish ship Dymphna, which took part in tbe iu- ternationaI polar expedition, in which FGe will remember Gen. Greeley took part. Andre IIangaad was our captain and for two years We drifted about the polar seas, caught in the ice foes. The Dutch ship Varna. which We net kept us company, sank at the end of the second year. but we saved the crew. began then, as the agent of the Danish government, to pursue the studies of circumpolar botany, and since then I have followed the work in Greenland, Iceland ,8meriea-in fact. all over the world. What has most interested me has been the comparison of plants found in the polar regions with those found on the mountain tops. My work lies wholly above the timber line, and you will be surprised to see how many plants are to be found there. There are at least twenty species Of towering herbs on the rocky and snow covered peaks, some of wonderful beauty and color. None of them grow higher than an inch and most are only half an inch high, but they are perfect in their minuteness and of the most vivid hues. There is the Arctic pink and the Arctic dryas. both Of exquisite shade and form. The Arctic poppy is another flower worth hunting for on the trea1ess= slopes, and so is tbe Arctic willow The little 1yeap6d is q series Of plant that E found fn both high and low places. It is said by most bot anists not to grow higher than 5000 feet have found it on the top Of Pike's peak. 14.000 feet There 1t is half an inch high. In Florida it grows eight inches tall There is q miniature clover also to be found above the tim- Der line, and a flower resembling the forget-me-not, so you see that the rocks which you are used to consid- ar1ng barren are by no means so to one who has the eyes to look for the beauties that are there. Denver Re- publican
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31

< system regulator is q medicine that strengthens and stimulates u e liver, kid eys, stomach and bowels. Prickly Ash Ritters fs superior system regulator. 1t drives out all unhealthy conditions, promotes ae- fivlty Of body and brain. restores good appetite sound sleea and cheerful spirits. Sold by Walker Drug Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
TELEcRAPHfc BRIEFS.
whales, Teeth as Coinage.

Whales teeth form the coinage of fhe Fiji islands. They are painted white and red, the red teeth being worth about twenty times as much as Che white. The native carries his wealth round his neck. the red and white Of his coinage forming a bril- liant contrast to his black skin 4 common and curious sight in the Fiji islands is a newly married wife pre- eenting her husband with dowry of whales teeth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
Most Rapid Camera.

The Smithsonian institution at Washington will shortly possess the most rapid camera in the world It is designed to take successful negative with an exposure of one six hundredth of a second, and it is hoped that this may be increased Sso that negatiys may be obtaineda in-< Sone-thousandta
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
TelepI1one for inc Deaf.

\ miniature telephone to take the place of the ear trumpet for deaf peo= pie has just made its appearanee.. 4 4inv receiver is placed in the passage of inc ear and connected by fine wires with q transmitter worn on the breast and a battery carried in the pocket or other convenient par. of the dress.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
NeyvRanvav.

The Railway Age says that there is every indication that not less than 5000 miles of new railway will be built in the United States in 1899. repre- senting an investment of about s150.- eco 000
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31

NERVOUS troubles are cured by a VI Hoods Sarsaparilla. which en- riches and purities the blood. It is the best medicine for nervous PEOPLE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
COST OF THE CUP DEFENDER.
Racing Yacht Has Cost Handsome
 Fortune to Ills Owners


 Fortune to lis Owners.
 A correspondent of the Army and Navy Journal having applied to it for information on the subject, that paper answers that the cost of the building of the Columbia has been variously estimated at from SfQ0 ,000 to SI59,069, and for the Shamrock at from $15Q,Q00 to $200,0o0 It then adds: "A sum- mary of the cost of the Shamrock. based on estimates from various sources, is as follows: Construction and rig. $20o.0o0; pay roll officers and men, including safln1akefs and carpeu- ters feight mem, for four months at average of s40. SIP .8d8; provisions for men and officers, at $5 a week for eighteen weeks, 47,2o0: clothing for crew, $1,009s for dry-doebing twice, $G90; tender at $150 q day, for sixty days, $9000; tugboat at $66 q day for sixty days, $3,61o; derrick and lighter services, $500; lighter for storage of spars for six weeks, $60o freight for spars and sails by steamer, $506; pas sage for thirty Workmen. triggers, etc, S5060; total, $242 see. If the special services Of the designer, Mr. Fife, and of Sailmaker Ratsey. who came to this country, are charge against the ac- count. the sum would, of course, be so much augmented. Recapitalation shows that the Erin and Shamrock represent a first cost of $725,00o. The cost of running the Erin increases the ovne,,eac to QG75 OaQ
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-31
All Held Something

Ballard eWash.0 Union: A hot poker game was played in one of our saloons last night between a Ghinaman, cowboy and one of our leading doc. tors. The Chinaman held four aces, fhe cowboy held q gun and the doctor deld an inquest on the Ch#