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The age-herald., 1900-12-07
IS MAKING MANY
 IMPROVEMENTS Tennessee Company EnIarging Its Plant at EnSley TO MOVE LINN IRON WORKS New Battery of Gas Producers Added. Two Open Hearth Furnaces Con-
 verted-other Items of
 Interest.
TO MOVE LINN IRON WORKS

Ensley, December 6.-(specdal.)-The Ten- nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company continues to improve and enlarge its va rious departments here. Extensions will be added to the machine, foundry and pat tern shop buildings in order to take care of the increasing volume of work in each of these departments. The extension to the machine shop wild probably be occupied by the Linn Iron Works, which 1t is stated will soon be transferred from Birmingham to Ensley. This will give that department by far the largest and best equipped ma chine shops south of the Ohio river. The steel and iron foundries, together with the machine and blacksmith shops, are now working day and night turning out and fit- ting up the materials for the rail mill and soaking pit buildings, which will be erect ed wholly by that company.
 New Battery of Gas Producers.
 A new and improved battery of gas pro- ducers is being added to the present pro- ducer plant, which will furnish continual supply of gas, while any number of the other producers may be off for repairs. A new and separate producer plantis also being installed, from which the soaking pits which are nearing completion, will draw the supply of gas that will be re- quired in heating the steel ingots prepara- tory to their being rolled into slabs and bilets.
 Two of the ten open-hearth furnaces have been converted into mixers, which will re- ceive the melted pig iron as fast as the five blast furnaces can furnish It. The metal is being conveyed to the steel mill from the furnaces in ladies and poured into the mixers and drawn out as the other eight furnaces are ready to receive and boil 1t down to the desired analysis.
 IL Is not now difficult for one to see a few months ahead when the steel plant will be turning out more than a thousand tons of finished product per day
 Other Items.
 One of the most delightful social events of the season was the reception held at the hospitable home of MT. and Mrs c. w. Mills on last evening by the ladies of the Pres byterian Church. During the evening re- treatments were served and it was with re- gret that at late hour the guests bade their host and hostess goodnight.
 A number of Masons, who have been at tending the meeting of their grand lodge in Montgomery this week, returned this after noon very much elated over their trip.
 A "Conundrum Supper will be given by the Ladies' Aid Socey of the Baptist Church on next Tuesday evening in the vacant store room next to Byrum & Butch CTS hardware store in Nineteenth street, for the benefit of their church.
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dropping. She was so absorbed that she did not brush them away. The scepe reached its continuation when the mother discovers that her son is an evesdropper, and has listened to every word of his act. Then the mother, tormented, agonized, her heart breaking with passion that is more regret than anger, turns on the son who has disgraced her. and, with words sharp as poignard, tells him how low he has fallen in her eyes and in the eyes of the girl who has loved him. The elderly wo- mans escort, evidently her husband, leaped toward her and whispered something. It was plain that he was. warning her that the people were observing her emotions. His voice broke the spell that had held her silently weeping and watching. Her lorgnette dropped into her lap, and with a low, choking sob, she raised her handker- chief to her eyes. while her shoulders trembled with emotion she was trying to conquer. The incident was actually pain ful to those who witnessed 1t, and for
 moment 1t distracted her composure, but her whole face was quiverins as. leaning on her escorts arm, she left the theatre after the final curtain, leaving men and women with thoughtful faces, wondering
The age-herald., 1900-12-07
The Railway Trackmen,

St. Louis. Mo-, December 6-The Broth- erhood of Railway Trackmen today con- cluded their third biennial convention with the installation of grand lodge officers as follows: Maj. John T. Wilson of St. Louis, grand president reelected; F. B. Lowe of Kingston, Ont, first vice-president; J. W. Davenport of sandifer. N. O., second vice. president; w. W. Haygood of Atlanta, third vice-president and national orgahizeh Grand President Wilson will also act as secretary and treasurer.
The age-herald., 1900-12-07
MORRISON TRIAL.
Prisoner Showed Signs of Mental and
 Physical Collapse.

Eldorado, Kan, December 6.-Testimony in favor of Jessie Morrison was taken to- day. The prisoner showed signs of physical and mental collapse, and 1t was only by great effort that she was able to remain in the court room. The defense succeeded in contradicting some of the prosecution's evil dence. The record of the preliminary trial was brought in to quote the testimony of Mrs Spangler, who first said she had not seen anything in Miss Monrison's hand on the day of the tragedy, and who, during the present trial testified that she had seen something resembling a knife in the pris- oner's hand.
The age-herald., 1900-12-07
kRuGER's RECEPTION.
Immense Crowds Greeted the Boer
 Statesman.

The Hague, December 6.-Mr, Kruger met with wonderful receptions everywhere He reached the frontier at Zevenar. Immense crowds gathered at all the stations, which were decorated with flags. The burgo- masters made speeches and the school children sang. MT. Kruger made many replies, in most of which he represented the Transvaal as a little child whom a bad man wished to kill. In one case he illustrated his point by drawing attention to fair-haired girl in the audience.
 "If that child was outraged" said he, "everybody would run to her rescue, but in my country children and women-are being daily outraged by an enemy ten times stronger than the Transvaal."
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$1oo,o00 FIRE.
Town of Nashville, Ark, Suffers a &c.,
 were Loss.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 6.-The town of Nashville, Ark, was visited by a destruct- I've confagration today, the losses exceed ing $lOOOOO The fire originated in the opera house. located In a block of frame build ings. The principal losers were M. F. Brock & Co.,, merchants, 5000, insurance 5000; J. H. Moore & Son. grocers. loss s25OO, insur- ance, $500; Dale & Hale, druggists, loss $125O fully insured; B. H. Hill, general merchan- dize, loss $l5O0, insurance $500. There is a lot of smaller losers in the list
The age-herald., 1900-12-07
THE SENATE.

Washington, December 6-The Senate to- day transacted no business of importance in open session. Throughout almost the entire afternoon it was in executive ses- sion. The. ship subsidy bill therefore re- ceived no consideration.
 MT. Carter of Montana gave notice that on Tuesday next he would call up the pending resolution relating to the contest ed Montana seat in the Senate claimed both by W. A. Clark andMartn Maginnis.
 The Senate then at 40 on motion of MT. Lodge of Massachusetts went into execu- tive session and at 4:30 dj'ourned.
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OF COLORED DRESS GOODS.
 PIPELINE PLAIDS, $1.50-7 yds., very pretty; worth 39c yd.
 ALL-WOOL SUITINGS, $250-6 yds., all colors; worth 59c yd.
 HANDSOME NOVELTY FABRICS, $3.00-6 yds., worth 9Sc yd.
 ENGLISH WHIPCORD, $3.50-6 yds., all-wool; worth l5c yd.
 HENRIETTA, $3.75-7 yds., all wool, all colors; great bargain.
 SURAH SERGE, $4.z5-6 yds., very fine, and a special bargain.
 STAPLE DRESS STUFFS, $4.75- This is a very opportune offering. Al most every known shade; worth $1.25 per yd.
 SILK FINISHED HENRIETTA, $5.50 All colors.
 BROADCLOTHS, $675-All import ed; all colors.
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Anna Eva Fay.

Anna Eva Fay, the wonderful little wo- man of occult powers, continues to draw large crowds to the Auditorium. The au- diences have incresed since the first nights performance and all are highly en- tertained. Aside from Miss Fay's per- formance, which is indeed remarkable, the specialties introduced are of a high order. Miss Fay and her company will appear at special matinees today and tomorrow for women only and the house will no doubt be crowded on both occasions.
The age-herald., 1900-12-07
BRIGHT BOY DEAL.
Son of Mir. and Mrs. Walden Taken
 Away.

Carroll the S-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. W. H. Walden. died last night at 1O:SO o'clock at the family residence, 14os Fourth avenue, from sudden attack of membranous, croup.
 The little fellow was a bright child and the sympathy of a large circle of friends is extended to the parents in their be- reavement
 The funeral will occur today at an hour yet to be named.
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ment The whisky-drinling army of the old days of the settler and post-trader had become temperate army under the canteen system. Desertions in the seven years be- fore the eanteen system were double those for the same period afterward. The same figures hold good for convictions for drunk enness
 MT. Littleheld defended prohibition in Maine, which he insist tied aided morality and temperance.
 The amendment was adopted-159 to 5S
 The w. c. T. U. AppIauded.
 Many members of the W. c. T. U. were in the gallery and loudly applauded the result.
 MT. Fitzgerald then proposed an amend ment to prohibit the sale of liquor in the Capitol building, but MT. Hull made the point of order that the amendment was not germane, and was sustained.
 Mir Williams. Mississippi, asked unani- nous consent that MT. Fitzgerald be al- lowed to offer his amendment.
 q object" said Mr. Shattuc of Ohio.
 MT. Klutz of South Carolina moved to strike out the section for the retirement of General Shafter as major-general. He was opposed, he said, to the promotion and retirement of officers.
 Mir Jett, Illinois, supported the motion.
 Mr. Hull reviewed General Shafter's ca- reer and contended that the proposition to retire him as a major-general was an act of meagre justice to distinguished of- ficer.
 The motion prevailed, 131 to 100.
 Mr Jett then moved to strike out the next section, which was designed to re- tire Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Gen. James II. Wilson as brigadier generals, and it also prevailed.
 This completed the bill, which was then reported to the house, where MT. Mcclellan of New York moved to recommit the bill, with instructions to report back a bill ex- tending the present law until July l, lsOS
 The motion to recommit was lost 6S to 24S' Two Republicans, MT. Mccall, Massachu- setts. and Mir Mann of Illinois, voted with sixty-six members of the opposition for this motion Many Democrats voted with the Republicans against the motion A roll call was demanded for the final passage or the bill. The bill was passed, 166 to lSS, and the House at 6:05, adjourned.
The age-herald., 1900-12-07
THE CHILD BILL.
Operators of Georgia Mills Will Stop
 the Practice.

Atlanta Ga, December 6.-As a result of bill presented in the present session of the Legislature to prohibit children un- der twelve years of age working in the cotton mills of the State. the mill-owners of Georgia have formed an association to stop the practice. Since the organization of the mill-owners the advocates of the bill have decided not to insist upon it's passage.
The age-herald., 1900-12-07

how close the story on the stage had some to some bitter experience in the life of the woman who sobbed when it was presented to her so realistically and sympathe ticary in ''The Greatest Thing in the World"
 This play and the same company which then portrayed 1t appear at the Jefferson Theater tonight.
The age-herald., 1900-12-07

VENETIANS, Y7.75-Sat1n hn1shed. NOVELTY GOODS, $9.00-Silk and wool; imported to sell at $3.75 per yd. PLAIN AND NOVELTY, $250-8 yds., all wool.
 HENRIETTA, $3.25-6 yds.
 OF BLACK DRESS GOODS. NOVELTY, $475-6 yds., very att tractive; worth $1.25 per yd. COSTUME CHEVIOT, $5.0O- yds., actual value SIPS per yd. BROADCLOTHS, $6.5O Fine im- ported.
 POPLlNS, $6.25 5- Fine imported; worth $1.25 per yd.
 CAMEL HAIR ZIBELINE, $750- worth $1.50 per yd.
 NOVELTIES, $9.00-Handsome i'm. ported goods; great bargains.
 Main Floor, Front, Center
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kEsCal and tell Santa Claus, the second oor what youWant for Christmas him your name and street and number. sEG
 $ s@s: $ 5;s: s LOVEMAN $ ;;; ; $ 5ssi; 5;?s
 JOSEPH & LOEB
Fine Umbrellas.

interesting display Umbrellas inspection Quality considered much reasonable than those of other stores. handles solid ivory with sterling
  UMBRELLAS 
  sterling m splendid 1000 1900 really quality workmanship considered
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The Album Department Here.

Is showing immense assortment of Leather and Albums for the holiday trade extremely moderate prices. Prices ranging from 59o to O.0O.
The age-herald., 1900-12-07
THE ARMY BILL HAS
 PASSED THE HOUSE

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Dress Patterns as Gifts.

We place before values in choice Dress Patterns of which boxes neatly tied and ready holiday gifts. The prices from $50 to $500 for the pattern complete.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-02
UNION COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered from
Various Sections by our
Correspondents.
MORE ABOUT
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.
Miss Garner Seems Fully Cornpc-
tent to Hold up Her End of the
Argument. 1t is up to Mr..
Murphy.

Mr.. Editor: Il trust you vii please
allow me to continue my say through
your excellent paper with due con
alteration for Mr.. Murphy's forcefal
argument against woman's suffrage.
The sentence, which attracted my
attention most in the last reply, was
in sp; aking Of the Queen Of England
making war on the Beers, the writer
adds "just what other women officers
would do" I have read much history
and of many women otficar', yet, l
never remember reaiing of any wo
man making war on any other nation;
though women have rendered valuable
service in time of war. Queen Victoria,
during all her long and prosperous
reign, has never made war on any
nation. The oil gentleman, whom
she appointed over the Boer province,
seemed to think he could manage the
business better entirely independent
of the English government, and help
ed to incite these law.abiding liberty
loving people to rebellion, which the
brave, loyal English gentlemen walk
ed over, and tried to qaell es nicely
as possible; allowing the old ruler to
return unmolested back to his own
native land and mediate on the grea'
trouble and loss he had caused The
people he should have made happy
and prosperous by teaching thom 10y
atty to the proper sovereign. PROB
ably if a man was supreme ruler Owe
England, the old man would be 81
rested and imprisoned as is customar.
in such affairs.
Americans generally speak of IT,
Chinese as a low, ignorant, savag
class of people, because they neVc
come in contact with the irtelligen
educated class, who have ever bee
decidedly opposed to missionaries in
vadiDg their nation. If there is I'D
truth in history, there is much iHte
ligence, education and wealth anon
the better class OF these Mopgolian
They have many just and reasonab
laws, which they most strictly enfor'
by severe punishment. One OF 81
most prominent features of the Oh
nese religion is the excessive reve
ence, which is paid to parents. "
remember the commandment Of O
"Honor thy father and thy mothe
that thy days may be long in the la
which the Lord thy God giveth thee
The Chinese have long lived in the
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-02
do you WANT TO-
HOLD YOUR COTTON2
VIM. A. NICHOLSON & son, Bankers,
Store Cotton and Advance Money if Desired

the result for each office and sign the
same.
Within three days thereafter, the
Chairman of the Board. or scme one
designated by the Board, must de-
liver to the Commissioners of Election
the poll list, the boxes containing the
ballots and written, statements of the
result of the election.
One of ihe above named Managers
at each precinct must call upon the
Board of Commissioners at Union,
November Srd Saturday. 1900, to
receive ballot boxes, poll lists and in~
strnctions, and to be qualified.
G.. 0. HUGHEY. ! CONS
ASHORE VANDERFoRD, of State
Z. B. BoBo. Election
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FROM JONESVILLE.
A Drop in Cotton Seed. Free
School to Open Soon.

The weather holds good, and ali
kinds of work is moving on In good
shape. Farmers are finishing up
their last cotton and getting it ready
for the market. The drop in the
price of cotton has caused some farm
ers to hold their cotton for better
prices. Cotton seed has dropped from
27 to % cents. but really % cents is
a fancy price for them, and nine centa
is a paying price for cotton when an
average crop is made, but nine cents
will not make the crop Of 1900 pay
ing one; consequently it is working
hardship on the cotton growers OF this
country to take the present prices.
a good many OF our people are
getting ready for the State Fair, and
the crowd went Wednesday.
The school trustees have arranged
to open the free school in Jonesville
township next Monday, as the cotton
will nearly all be picked by that time.
1t will suit the people to open the fall
schools early.
Safe robbers have come into the
county again. They cut into tne saie
of Mr.. Brown, at Pacolet, last Satur.
day night and secured fifty dollars.
The safe didn't have the regular com.
bination lock. The robbers cut III
with cold chisel.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.: j. Hames, OF
Union, were in our town visiting rela
tives Sunday.
Mrs. E. II. Jeter is visiting rela
tives in Georgia.
In my communication last weef
; spoke of Mr.. N. r. Eison planting
some velvet beans last spring, bu
the type made nae say velvet pears
also said that Mrs. p. P. William
and children were visiting in Atlantis
but the type made me say Mrs. Z: L
Hamilton.
The whistle of the engine at tn
Alpha Cotton Mills has been hear
, this week. So it is safe to say ths
they have had steam up on Factor
, Hill. TELEPHONE.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
For State and County Offices and
for Amendments to State Con-
stitutiOn.

State ofSouth Carolina,
County of Union.
Notice is hereby given that an esec'
ton will be held at the several pre-
cincts established by law in Union
county, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1900,
for the following offices, to'wit: Gov
eruor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
of State, Attorney General, Comp
troller General, Adjuiant and in-
speclor General, State Treasurer,
State Superintendent of Education,
one Railroad Commissioner, one Cir
cult Solicitor, one Senator, two Rep
resentatives in the General Assembly,
Supervisor. Sheriff, Clerk of Court,
Coroner, County Superintendent OF
Education, Probate Judge and 80
licitor.
Pursuant t. the Constitution o.
South CAROLINA, and the terms of join
| Resolutions No. $40 and 341, ap
proved February 10Th. A. ID. 1900
TActs of South Carolina, PIP. $40 ant
SIT, an election will also be held a
the same time and place for amend
ments to the Constitution of Soutl
Carolina, as follows:
| Amend Section 7, of Article VIII
of the Constitution of South Caroline
as follows: Add at the end thereo
the following words: provided
That the limitation imposed by thi
} Section and by Section B, Article ~
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SOMETHING MORE
'iB ABOUT COTTON.
what This Little Girl Does not
Know About Cotton is not Nee
ccssary, to Raise a Fine Crop,
10 a GIRL IN BOSTON

U4;oa, S. c., Oct. 18Th 1900.
Dear Friends:
1 will write and tell you about
something you have never seen grow.
ing: that is cotton.
In tho Spring time the farmers
break up the ground with plow and
distribute guano on tho land, he then
plants the cotton seeds and covers them
with the soil. The rain comes, vets
and loosens the s>i'. After awhile the
seeds come up. Thc.planter then hoes
and p!ougss the cotton to keep the
grass from among it. The cotton
grows and the blossoms are white the
first day, the seconed day they become
red. After awhile boil forms and
grows to maturity, it then bursts open
Iandl G7Iatton 7Iaettto is disclosed to view and in
stalks die and the leaves all 1an v-.
When the cotton is picked from the
balls it is hauled to to the gin, where
tho seed is separated from the lint.
Let mo describe the cotton gin in the
town of Union: The house where the
engine stays is few yards from the
gin building. The steam with which
the gins are run is conveyed from the
engine to the gin through an iron
pipe. The name of the feeder which
feeds the cotton to the gin is Munger
feeder. A large, long pipe also runs
from the gin to the pess, this is called
the fume, and it conveys the ginned
cotton to the press for baling. This
plant can gin and pack 500 pound
bale in fifteen minutes. The inferior
coteon seed is thrown to one side
while the good seeds are carried to an
other building through another pipe,
by slipping q gate, which is usel also
to stop the seed at will. There is a
pretty little story about the first cotton
2 iE our land
It is said that when the fairies lived
in the South, they took trip North,
8 while there snow storm came and the
}, ground was covered with beautiful
white snow, they were charmed with
:, the sight. they had never seen snow
J. before. They prayed to the goddess
/ to send them snow in the South
:. The goddess told them that she woult
G not send snow, but she promised t.
). make their fields white as snow ant
she gave them the cotton seed and in
= structed them in the manner of it
7, planting and culture. The instruction
were followed and they were re
3, warded by the appearance of tn
beautiful snow white cotton. Thi
<, is said to be the Arst cotton eve
known. I enclose you sample
RS what we call lock of cottor
a This is from one department. of th
n pod or boil. There are four locks
IN the boil.
80 hope you will write and tell m
I'd something about your city.
Respectfully,
to ELoIsE SMITH.