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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10
A CURIOUS COMBINATION.

Uncle Mike Lee showed us n curl
osity few days ago. While coming
TO town Wednesday, he noticed Il
very tall, and curious looking cotton
stalk in Mr.. T. G.. Duncan's cotton
field near Buffalo, he went to it and
found that it was a cross between a
cotton and an okra stalk. He cut
the top off and brought it in. There
are n number Of large okra leaves and
one okra bloom on the stalk, also
quite number Of cotton bnlls and
cotton blooms. While Mr.. w. :.
Key, of the low country can grow six
crops on the same land in one season,
Union county can grow two different
crops on the same stalk. 1t is hard tC
get ahead Of Union. One popularity OF
the stalk is that there are no cotton
, leaves, all the leaves being okra.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

Mr.. j. J.. M :Whlrter. of Jonesvill4.
Union county. raisei As bushels by meas
ure and 50 by weight of wheat on one
acre. What one has done another can
Union had htter look out next year o
She will bn left.-I.aurens County News.
And this was only a kim of expert
mental crop in Union this year, but il
has taught our farmers valuable lesson
that thy will not be slow to Utilize.
We are expecting much large wheat
crop next year, and more fine yields.
I.aurens will have to stir about to down
ns OH this crop next year. Watch
Union.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

The licst scrap oS the ctm?ligl or-
cuired ut Laurens 'a't Saturd ~ b'twct Ii
Patterson and Gary. Gary got tirad f
Pdttersun's continred nagging him about
local option and his Charleston spetcH.
The men faced each other, and when
Cay intimatcd that Patterson lied, both
men struck almost simultaneously.
II b!ooly M nth for Paterson, and s. 90
from each to help along the improve
ment of the town, and later rec )n"ilia
the fines by the couQcl.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

1t begins to look like the Legation at
Tien Tsn is safe after ali. H. port.
have been so conflicting that one hard Y
knows what to believe. The fullowin,
however has revived hope somewhat,
that the foreigners have not been mas
sacred:
New York, July 30.-A d.spt.ch to
The Herald from Che Foo, July ~, SAYS.
The Japanese consul at Tlen Tsn
sent runner to Pekih on July 10Th
On the 10Th the runner left Prkin, bring.
ing cipher telegram to the Jdpaupst.
government. 1t reads:
We are defending Ou' selves against
the Chinese very we'll but now the
attack has stopped.
We will keep up to the lat Of the
month, although il will be no easy task.
The Japanese casualties are: Killed.
BOssima, diplomatic aLtache, captain
and one student, and al 50 Il few ma, ines
Wounded, five or six; sii isllly wounded.
very many.
The Che Foo consul says that nJthing
was written abou. the other ministers. "
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

THE UNION TIMES, prog esSivc
up-to due all home pint pap has ,s;
ground Ia complain. Last week W..
credited Progress with ore of THE TIMES
articles, but it happened in this way:
friend, who saw the article. clipped tt.
and showed it to IT,; we asked hiIn',o lei
us have it, rs we wanted To publish it
lie is the blame for credit lping given
wrong. ."-Laurens County News.
We opposed it was some such unin.
tentioDal oversight, and that proper ac.
acknowledgement would be made by the
News, that is why we dd not shoot of
our mouth euitorially about it.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

We clip the following from the News
and Courier, which shows that there is
one farmer in the State, who is farming
for all the good there is in it. making
six erHps inaoe yeaE ap re lhe esasf saRfee ipf fs
reproduce it SO that our farmers cln Give
it try if they are SO inclined. Making
two blades of grass grow where only one
grew before isn't in it alongside of this
record. In speaking of the several fine
crops the editorial says:
''One example will suffice. Mr.. w
). Key. it is noted, favors a poor. liph,
piece OF land just outside of Beaufort
but after raising fine crop of oats
averaging 30 bushels to the acre. plant
ell 1t IN corn in May, making 30 tn 81
bushels to the acre, at the same time
growing Il fGll crop of peas, which
yielded 10 to II bushels per acre: AMI
now has growing ii second crop of COW
peas, which will I've harvested i'm time tn
make way for crops Of turnipS and cab
pages on the same ground-making six
crops grown on the same ground in one
year,
AS to the eight, poor landn Union
county has scads Of that kind. Our
farmers ought to get immensely rcr.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

Quite sensation was sprung in Able
vile last Saturday, by certain parties
stealing the ballots and election returns
of last weeks election from the clerks
office. They asked the clerk for certi-
fled copies of the voting lists of the pre-
cincts; the clerk refused. Some of the
party called the clerk on the outside.
While he was out, others OF the party
sole the returns. The theft was not
discovered until later in the day. 1t is
said the parties are prominent in politics.
Stringent measures should he adopted, il
necessary, to bring the parties guilty of
such conduct to the bar of justice. We
cannot imagine any circumstance tina,
would justify such an act.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

Tie God Democrats will not put out
a ticket. They have about concluded to
swallow Bryan, clcc silver and all to ac-
solnp,iSh the defeat Of the Republican
parry. Good for them, now with Il long
pull, strong pull AMI a pull together,
the next President will be a Democrat
with Il big ID. Speaking of tie situation
Bryan says:
several god standard opponents OF
impel eliali.m have already announced
their intention toSuppor5 the Democratic
ticket. In such Il ma ter each individual
is governed by his own views as to the
relative Importance of the issue. The
Democratic platform declares the qIeS-
ton of imperialism TO be the paramount
issue. If any opponent of imperialism
refuses to support the Democratic ticket,
because of the silver plank it must be
because h. considers the money question
more important than lhn Pml'pJine
question: that is, he prefers guiI stand
ard empire to bimrtallic republic.
When the test comes believe that thnse
who adhere To tine doctrine that
governments derive tlcir Just pow
els not from superior forces. but from
the consent If the governed, will sup
port cur ticket even though they do not
endorse the silver plank \ large ma.
jHity of tie Democrats believe that :,
,eS:ordiinn of bimetallSm would prove
Il blessing. hu. the anti.impeIilli>tS who
dispute This will admit that amy evils
that might arise from bimetalic could
be corrected more easily than the evils
which would follow from the deliberate
endorsement of miltarism and imperial
iSm.n
That is well spoken and jus. like Bry-
ans arguments. 1t covers the wh, IL
thing in a nut shell.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

An attempt was ma le TO assassinat.
inc Shah, OF Persia, by an unknown
party, the pistol was knocked from hi,
hand before he could use it, The Shal,
did not seem to be much disturbed bv
tie occurrence and proceeded upon hi4
pleasure trip. 1t is also rumored that
an attempt was made to kill Kiro Alex.
and1r the same day. A shot being liie |
at him while he was driving through th.
town of Belgrade. The OF missed IN.
mark. 1t seems that secret ,rsaniza-
ton has passed resolutions to thin ont
the crown heads. We wouldn't like + ,
be King just now, "Unelsy les the
head that wears the cyowi." seems TO iii
the present. time.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

1t seems that our contemporary,
Progress, got into somewhat Of tangle
last week. Friction arose between the
editor and the manager, and it began to
look like the affair was going into the
courts. We understand that the matter
has finally been arranged and ID. J.
Cater, the editor, has withdrawn, ard
severed his connection with the paper.
NJ. Carter has gone to Pickens, S. &.
One of his last acts before leaving town
was to subscribe for TIE TIMES. We
suppose he wants to keep up with the
news of the town and county. The fact
Of his subscribing for TIE TINES shows
he knows where to get it.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

The latest thing out is musical b'cy-
Gle. This will relieve the mOn0tonv, and
furnish deverti'eTe during long and
tedious rides. The inventor was also con-
siderate enough to arrange fDr throwing
the gear 80 as to stop the music when
the rider gets enough. The musical ap-
paratus is held between the frame tubes
Of the wheel. 1t can be attached to any
gsntleman'S wheel.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10
HAVING A GOOD TINE.
Orr CrOs, Keys Correspondent is
Having Big Time About Over
the Comfy, and Writes In
terestin4 Notes Taken
at Random.

NJ. Editor: II spent a while at
l. cShart t)wl, a mors hospjtaS.e,
kind people cannot be found any
where. / was entertained at the home
of that christian gentleman, w. w.
Finley. 1t vas his goJd wife that did
8, much f,r the building cf that new
Elptist church, that was to be ded:-
with he and Dr.. j. e. Brawley and
Others, it was agreed that they extend
an Invitation to the candidates on the
night Of the 24:h, after the speaking
at or near Mt. Tabor to come among
them and they would enteItaiA them
with cake and ics cream, etc, and
that the proceeds of said entertain
ment should 60 to the building com
mittee of the Presbyterian church,
the foundation Of which has been laid.
We had pleasant day at Orr's
Crossing, no whiskey, a splendid din
ncr, given by Eaves, Garner and
GAult, more like picnic than a bar
becus, everybody seemel t. ely
themselves Rain is much needed in
that SC ction.
Bro. l. +. Stanford, of West
Spriuga, remarked to good neighbor
f.w days ago that he had lst G i wed
II very fac breakfast, and NJ. Charlie
West seemed anxious to know what
he had, and he was told that h, hal a
candidate for hreakfas. that m,rninr.
Oar friend, r. w. Scott, Of Jones
vile, reports that one candidate came
around or through portion of the
towh of Jonesvi!le on Sunday event g
last, blck If the Methodist church,
AID had gone into hollow log Gin the
h 'llow) jlst below saiI church. |
that report be true some cand di.e is
missiog.
R'hert II ':c,mb AMI J. NJ. White
hea are expecting daily t. catch
candidate III II trap or bridg ge between
Rob RS house and D. C. G. std plan
ta:ion. Friend Gist warned one ,f
them of approaching danger aud che
turred his course another way" /
make tbs statemement in d tenae f
my crowd, dent want any Of nv
te hws hurt.
| have heen inf,rm, ri .cs cam,
home, that thero was quite a crow G.
the old Brick Mansion, Cr,ss Keys,
> {, "n Wednesday last, the 4 h lust.
t witness the marriage of ore f oar
flirest daughters, Mas Ella Briggs to
Mr.. A S. Crosby of your tow. II
extend t. them oar congratulations
| haze knowa the bride since her
childhood, she was a good child and
| know it WAS har,l for her father and
mother to give her up. bat su,h i.
life. we simply play our part on the
stage, an the loss Of h>r is ths gain
OF another; and Ulin COZ uaty does
not aftIrd more worthy MAJ or one
who hiss better heart thaa BIO.
Crosby, he has quite a number of lii.
tie motherless children, and for her to
volunteer t. take aud teach them the
way to God and heaven, is lust a.
solemn and important as it wpu'd
have been for her to have gone t. any
foreign field as a missionar, my
richest blessings follow you Ella.
THJMAs II. GORE,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

The Democrats Of North Carolina
won a great victory last week. They
carried the State by an overwhelming
majority. Many negroes voted '''e
Democratic ticket, and the Democrats
voted to Il man. The constitutional
amendment was carried by A., ,OlO maj "
ity. and white supremacy has been eS-
tablished in the Old North State. We
extend congratulations.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

The allied forces and the Chinese
forces fought hard battle lasting seven
hours, last Sunday at Peitsang, about
seven miles from Tien Tsin, enloute To
P.kin. The report says THAT the allies
Japanese. 80 account of British and
American losses. The Amor cans who
p 'rticipatel were the Ninth and Four
te ,nth Regiments.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10

"Inmah. 5. G.: Mr.. L. Z: duncan "l
Union. and Mr.. J. n. harmah are
promoting a movement for the eStan-
iishment Of Il cotton mill here.-Cor
Industrial News"
Well, all we have to say to OF rhiehdS
at Inman is: if you want mill there
and have GOT Tom Duncan aNoId OF Ia"
project, you aIe mighty apt to get your
mill
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10
UNION, S. c.. AUG 10, 1900

The Sprtanburg Herald is whooring
I'D the trolly line in that thriving ci'y'
This is right, and we like to read Of the
trolly parties and the happy participants
riding in the electric cars of Their own
,ity. It will not he long before yoH Will
hear something of the same KIND Tor
Union. Our electric car line is coming
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10
F arrnerS Save Hav!
Sut Your Grass and Pea Vines with a Mccormick
Mower and rake it with a Mccormick Rake.

those who know most about Moving Machines always
Duy the McCormcH and will their reasons the
following advantages the Mccormick has over all others
It's The first mower invented has stood at the head sr
SXty'Flve Years and gives satisfaction to everv pur.
chaser, 1T runs lighter, has side draft is evenly bal
anced, so simple any operate them. will last
life time.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19
RIipI.EsnN CnIfNrY

Caldwell. Texas. august 17-The out
look for the cotton crop in tbia tBurlo-
SOM county is about as follows; The
greater part IF the crop IS very prom
Using; the weed is we'll nl;nred and is
fast putting on fruit; in a good man,
fields a fair crop Is assured. this Is espe-
elally the case with the ilder ION that
is in good condition. A large Isrt OF
the cotton was planted after the eScgssiy,
rains in the spring; some OF mis- 10 good
and come in bad condition TIE excss-
siye rains have delayed work IN the fields
and some OF the cotton got in such condi.
tion that e Hsned out and
had to be abandoned. 40 worius have
yet been reported; boil worms are IN the
cotton in some parts Of the county. but
the damage from them SO far mas been
slight. There has been teld sncy to run
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likely that a quarter crop will he made.
Columbia Texas. August Is - The con-
tinued rains IN this section nav1 caused
the cotton to grow very ralk, and as a
consequence the few bolls ti'at escaped
destruction by boil weevils are roiting.
The army worm is now beginning It's work
and no one can guess the iesult Tho
stalks were never tner, or me fruit
poorer The merchants ana tnrn ers mere
agree that Coumbiae 9sle Will not
reach here until September. az Il there Is
no guarantee as 70 that. Usual esti-
mates. one bale to ten 'cres ibil year
velasco. Texas, August .s.--5'he cotton
crop in this section ia practically ruined.
Tho continued rains nave .aused it to go
TO weed. covering the ground 50 that the
grown bolls have rotted. One farmer
brought in a stalk OF cotton about Ave
feet high and 1t had only twen'y-six bolls
on ii and eighteen Of them were rotten;
he claimed this as an average stalk. Since
The rains the weather has been so no.
az fo cause small bolls and forms TO TALL
al Reports from other sections are
FRAT II will take six acres 10 make bale
and wien II will begin 10 nove is uncer-
tain.
Alvin. Texas. August 1.-THE recent
contiuued rains have greatly Injured the
cotton crop .n this section. Farm ars re-
mort a fine weed but very little fruit.
Where there are grown POLLS many Of
them have begun TO rot instead Of OPEN
ing. There will be no cotton marketed
here before September 10. The crop WIN
he A. least 40 per cent short of last year.
ana s0 ner cent short OF what II should
have heen this year. owing 10 the sbsn-
aonmenf Of great many fields. On the
whole the prospects are very gloomy No
insects.
Brazoria, Texas. August is,-owing 10
excessive rains early in the season the
cotton crop is at least month late The
boil wecyii begun It's rAvages when the
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BELL COUNTY.

Troy. Texas August 16.-old cotton
fruitln9 very we'll. but young cotton, Of
which Is the greater acreage, is growing
too much TO weed and fraiting badly and
is beginning to sized what has been taken
on. Some complaint OF boil worms ami
snarpshooters. One large planter told me
that some of his cotton is shoulder high
and the boil worms have punctured nearly
every boil and square and IL it makes
anything il Will take on new forms from
now on. Very little cotton will be mar
keted before the 18th OF September. There
has none been picked vet. The acreage
ia not as much as last year, caused by
so much acreage having been abandoned
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aged greatly The plant has grown badly
to weed with very few bolis on It. Ieaf
worms have completely stripped the
stalk OF ali foliage The boil worm and
weeyil are doing considerable damage to
what few bolls are left on the stalk No
cotton has been ginned in this county yet.
1t will be two weeks before any will be
marketed at all and probably thirty days
before II will begin 20 move to any ex-
tent. Up to this date last year sixty
bales had been marketed. Not exceeding
with mos favorable conditions for the ball
ance Of the season. and crop will be fully
rs per cent short of last years crop.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

to weed and to throw off bolls and
squares; with good weather for two or
three weeks this will be checked. On
The whole with -s favorable
weather. there will be coed crop, mora
than Iaet year. No active movement VIII
be made before September 4 so far none
has been brought 90 market Some Of
the cotton is beginning to open. In tho
lower Brazos bottom the outlook is un-
favorable. The cotton IS small, a large
portion OF the best .n1d lying or, ard
that in cultivation is badly damaged BY
rain However. with n good sasEon from
THE time on II will greatly improve.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19
nAsTRop cnuNTY.

McDade. Texas, August 16.-The con-
diton of the cotton crop is enigmatical;
while the weed is large enough to make
a bale TO the acre. the bolls are rotting
on the early cotton and the late planting
has nothing matured on II yet. With
dry weather from now on there Is
probability OF making good crop but
II the wet weather continues the quantity
Will be small ana quality bad. We have
had no rain in three days. No Insects re-
ported.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

plant first begun fruiting and has kept
steadily at work ever since With the
exception of the last three days It has
rained almost every day for the past six
weeks, causing the plant to grow very
rapidly. throwing off most OF fhe farm
but It is hoped that with few days warm
clear weather it viii fruit again. I'm
def very favorable circumstances the
yield viii not exceed one-foarth OF a
bale per acre. but II the rains continue
the concensus OF opinion is that the crop
will not average more than bale 10
every ten acres. Another heavy shower
fell here today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

on account Of the excessive rains at plant
ing time. II has not Ialned here for the
last four days, bus we are having very
heavy nightly dews.
Pendletonyllle. Texas. August 16.--The
cotton is growing to weed in this section
80 much that farmers are topping all the
cotton. great deal Of complaint OF boil
Inns. Can't tell about the rea. late
60 ton. as 1t Is just now beginning 10
fruit.
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BRAZos COUNTY.

plar1 growing too fast and II Il not put
ting on fruit In the bottoms there is 10
more than half the land in cultivation.
There are no insects as yet. The eot-
ton is BOW commencing to open II the
rain should continue the bottom crop viii
rot and be a total loss The moving for
ward freely Of the cotton crop viii OF
eommeee before septemher 10.
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ANDERSON COUNTY.

feittfina m ~ ~ i
ties q 81 Texas, August I'm. oon
: sssd Ts. cotton crop in this vi,t GTn,
s's. have me ne effects OF the rains NV bary
sIss sssds not been very sood. sra n9 ,Ss
AZ, t0I nore sunshine. ire IN We a.
s,s9a 10 To- Ds not well ffui.ed T t,en. T. -
e shlpu sTr cent decrease N a acre % Is
~ bslss n, Ton here VIII rsacb ,ishs s',,
=! r dess an. .nis season. lie fo,I am
ssls s sTne damage to the sr g,r NS nm
September Is. iO
Eas,.,, sosoUE COUNTY
!. ilsues ,. Texas. August ls.-ow;1- =
~ sodla'rs very well fruitsS go r ingcn
~, n dsnse es Boil worms doinr soms
~ 81. ss9,emh Crop viii begin Il move move
y, ss't ear eo,,. Texas, August l7.-soms q,
d s ssssd greater PORTION c ss9p 81 OI i
ssr acre. ana hardly any fruit
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nnwIE cnIrNrY.

New Boston, Texas, August 15.--weath-
err here dry. The esrly cotton Will make
an average crop While the late PLAN
ing is damaging from rust and AIRY
weather and cant possibly make over
half crop; ths viii Average up three
fourths OF a crop over the county during
this year.
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BRAzoRIA COUNTY.

Pearland. Texas, August 17.--Co.ton is
badly damaged here by reason OF so much
rain; all weed and but title fruit; no
worms or other, insects reported.
Angleton, Texas, August 1s.-The rains
have had a very disastrous effect upon
cotton, causing Il TO shed nearly all the
frui; and grow 10 weeds. The boil weevi's
have been very troublesome. tni the
leaf worm has now put N an appearance.
The past week the weather has leon
bright and cotton ie commenting 10 fruit.
With a fair season from this date 1t Is
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MOSQUE COUNTY.

Meridian Texas. August 1.-THE cot
ton erop OF Bosque county has heen serl-
ously damaged by the excessive rain The
report is that the plant has gone to weed
instead Of maturing bolls. In some locall-
ties the plant has been attacked by some
insectiyerous enemy.
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BURNET COUNTY.

Bertram, Texas, August 1.-THE present
condition OF the cotton crop Is very favor
able for heavy yield rhe recent rains
made the plant rather rank, nut the
present fine weather is bringing Il around
nicely and unless some unlocked for
occurrence comes to damage f. the crop
will be fne.
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LAYACA COUNTY.

Moulton, Texas. August 16.--Prospects
for good cotton crop not SO fattering az
four weeks since. The recent rains cause
the cotton to make too much weed and
not boiling we'll. and shedding TO some
extent. We have some boil weevil, and
boil worms are doing considerable dam
age. Have a few bales on hand now. The
market will not open up brisk for two
weeks yet.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19
WNDlTION OF COTTON CROP.
~pOrts From Post Correspondents on the
Present Outlook for a Crop.

reports from
hese Will to
the zen heard of eight
FN "i be given The n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19
RoWIE COUNTY,.

New Boston, Texas, August 1.-THE dry
winds continue to burn up cotton. cut
thug 10 short OF a three-fourths crop.
Farmers hue over prospects.