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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-11
COTTONFAMINE
.'.> " IHREA TIE NED.

There is in the minds Of many cot.
ton experts belief that the South
will not be able to supply the grow
ing demand for cotton.
Across the Mississippi the boil wee
vii threatens the fine cotton lands OF
Texas and Indian Territory, and on
this side the production per acre is
steadily decreasing.
The cause of this decrease is ex-
planned to be partly due to carless-
ness in selecting seed for planting.
Formerly farmers always saved seed
from their second picking, many tax
ing a pride in trying to improve their
cotton. Now, cotton is ginned at Il
public ginnery, and the farmer takes
the amount of seed due him from the
general pile-much Of it not fit to
plant.
Another cause Of lessening crops
is the decreasing fertility Of our soils.
Commercial fertilizer is q stimulant,
ohu Sooooo VIC Siop W grow well,
using up what fertility is naturally
in the soil, but not making perma-
nent Improvement Of the land. Clean
culture on rolling ground leaves it to
be spewed up in winter, and made
loose, so that the rains wash the top
off down to hard pan. The remedy
for this is to farm on the intensive
system, making not less than bale
Of cotton to the acre. Plant only
level spots in cotton, fertilizing high
ly with commercial fertilizers and
stable manure. But how shall we
get this stable manure? Let every
farmer keep milk COWS. Feed to
them all the small grain, roughness
and surplus cotton seed-this last in
the shape of cotton meal and huIls-
and save all the manure carefully.
To use this milk let these farmers
see that creamery or cheese factory
is established in their neighborhood.
They need not necessl lrily take any
STOCK in these factories, only guaran-
tee so much milk day, and parties
are now ready to erect the factory.
Better prices can be paid for milk
here than is paid by northern facto-
ries.
If above plan is followed, our lands
will soon regain more than their orig
inal fertility. Besides, milking anl |
caring for cows will give the women |
folks profitable employment, and
there will no fapger be tn necessity
for man with a1srge family Of girls
TO leave the farm and go to cotton
mill. |
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The Mourning Dove.

is there farmer in the country.
who, after q hard days work with
hoe or cultivator, has not wished that
some other means could be devised
to prevent the rapid growth of nox-
ious weeds, and at the same time
emancipate him from the sweating
brow, the blistered hands, and the
aching back?
There is one means Of weed de-
stroying that has been entirely over
looked by the a2riculturists, prob.
ably because they never seriously
considered the food habits OF the
dove.
Recent Investigations made by the
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-11

CharnFn J. W. Bailey, of the North
|alolIna Anti-Saloon League, has given
tie oilicial figures as to The prohibition
movement in that state Fif:y.thiee
C. unties ave under prohibition. There
are diSpensaric5 in i COUNTIES and in 2S
are s'IOCns. There are Saloon3 in less
than 90 cities and towns Mr. Bailey
says tie League will make determined
efforts to have the rext Legislature in
full sympathy with the temperance
iGOvemcI t.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-11

Under the terms of the will of J. *.
Gracie,- whose funeral President Roose-
velt attended in New York a few days
ago, the President receives 100000 ard
two of his children, Ethel and Kermit,
$1,000 each.
Mr.. Oracle was the President uncle
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-11

Hon.. w. J. Bryan is on European
tour. In England, Mr.. Choate. the
United States Ambassador, introduced
him to many prominent men, and gave
banquet in his honor, Mr.. Gryan's
ready wit, fine oratorical powers and
pleasing manners are much admired.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-11

An unusual number Of hunting ac-
cidents have happened this season.
Is this because there are more hunt
ora than ever before? If so, there is
warning Of the Audubon Society
against the destruction of all bird
life.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-11

Some of our exchanges are eNtollipg
the virtues of the persimmon as money
crop. During the war, we remember
hearing it said that a North Carolina
fortune consisted of 'possum dog and
'simmon orchard.
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UNION, s. c., DECEMBER II, 1908.

The city council, Of Greenvi!le, has
very properly prohibited turkey rafiies
There were four different places III
that city engaged exclusively III the RAT
fling of turkeys, a most demoraiz'ng
business
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Evening journal., 1903-09-07
TROLLEY WRECKED
BY MISCREAN IS
Deliberately Place a Stone on
the Track at Curve Near
Wilkesbarre
.OHE KILLED AND ELEVEN INJURED

Wi.kesbarre, Pa, Sept. 7.-One or
the large trolley cars on the Wilkes
barre and Harvey's Lake railroad, re-
turning from the lake, was wrecked in
q mountain gorge fye miles from this
city and plunged down u 30-foot en-
bankment, killing one passenger and
injuring II others. The wreck was
caused by a stone being placed on the
track at a sharp curve by some un-
known miscreant, who so far mas made
good his escape.
The forward end Of the car rested
in a creek below, and the passengers
were injured by jumping out Of the
car when it went sover the embank-
ment.
Mrs. Michael Wolfe. who was killed,
was thrown out of the car, falling on
her head, and her death was almost in.
stantaneous. The motorman and con
ductor escaped with a few slight
bnuises. Detectives were hurried to
the scene where the accident took
place. and efforts are being made to
locate the perpetrators of the fendish
deed.
The dead: Srs. Michael Wolfe. ol
Luzerne borolc7'..
The injured are: William Epstein
Scranton, seriously injured on side;
Frank Rogall, Wilkesbarre, scalT
wound. arm and leg seriously injured
back injured; Thomas Haley, Ole
Forge, Pa, cut on head.
The following were slightly injured
bruised and suffering from shock;
Morris Epstein, Scranton; w. B
Poust. Wilkesbarre; Fred. Matthews
Scranton; c. E. Moore, Wilkesbarrei
J. r. Little. Wilkesbarre; Mrs. ]. R
J Williams. Westmoor, Pa; Mrs. L. F
Prodhome. Annapolis, Nd; John Rey
+ nolds. Towanda.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
WORST WRECK IN YEARS
ON THE pennsylvania
Three Men Badly Injured and
Forty Cars Scattered Over
the Tracks

Altoona, Pa, Sept. 7.-One Of the
worst wrecks on the middle division.
Pennsylvania Railroad. in years oc-
Surred at Ryde, 81 miles east OF here.
One east-bound freight train ran into
another, and 40 cars were scattered
over the tracks with their contents.
Three men were niured-Brakeman
Maywalt. of Duncannan. Leg crushed
and amputated body bruises; Engi-
neer Buck. of Harrisburg, cut and
bruised. and Fireman Welsh, of Har-
risburg. cut and bruised.
The two trains were following each
other closely. Engine 2474 was haul
ing the first and 223O the second. From
all accounts the first train stopped for
water. and the second. going rapidly.
smashed into the rear. Engine 1880
went straight up in the air and top
pied over on her side. Engineer Buck
and Fireman Welsh remained on her
and their escape from death was
miraculous. as the wrecked cars were
piled all around the wrecked engine
The property loss will agsiSgate $780,,
OO0
Brakeman Maywalt was caught be
tween two steel cars and his leg was
crushed. He may not recover.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
BULGARIA DECLINES
TO DECLARE War
That Country Resolves to
Maintain Neutral Position
in Macedonian Question
WANT POWERS TO INTERVENE

Sofia. Bulgaria, Sept 7.--According
to reliable reports from Varna at the
recent council Of ministers presided
over by Prince Ferdinand at the pal
ace Of Eu-inograd, it was resolved
that Bulgaria should continue TO nain-
tain an attitude OF the strictest neu-
trality in the Macedonian question,
and further that the most stringent
measures should be adopted to pre-
vent anything likely to cause a dis
turbance in Bulgaria's relations with
Turkey. The war minister is reported
to have spoken strongly in the coun-
Gil against any thought of Bulgaria
declaring war on Turkey; first, on ac-
count of the enormous expenditure
that such a war would involve, and
secondly, because the great powers
would never permit Bulgaria TO reap
the advantage If she were victorious.
Should Turkey attack Bulgaria, de-
elared the minister, the present army
could hold the Turks in check for the
first few days, while the entire Bull
garian army could be modified with
in three to IL days. Bulgaria would
never declare war, he added, but if
war was declared against her she
would accept the challenge fearlessly.
As an evidence OF Bulgaria's s peace
full intentions the council decided that
upon the first symptoms of disorder
on the frontier martial law would be
proclaimed at Burgas, KOstendil, Phil
ippopolis and Sofia. The ministers
expressed the opinion that the powers
would soon reach the conviction that
the Macedonian question could not bo
decided without their Intervention.
The Autonomye publishes the names
Of 80 villages burned by the Turks in
the following districts: Resen, 80 vii
lagos; Kostur IA; Krushevo. six and
one monastery. The Turks burned
four villages in the district Of Strush-
kopolis and murdered the priest The
population fed to the mountains. The
Turks have destroyed all the flour
mills in the district of Rosen and also
every church A fight is reported to
have taken place at the village Of
Vctrsko, in the district OF Kumanovo,
between a body of insurgents and a
Turkish battalion. 1t lasted four
hours and the Turks lost heavily.
Reports have reached the revolu-
tionary headquarters here of atrocities
by the Turks in the village OF Vel
kosu. in the district of Debre. The
troops and bashi bazouks are said to
have surrounded the village and part
of them entered and began plunder
/ ing the houses and assaulting the
women The other soldiers remained
outside and killed those inhabitants
who tried to escape. The Turks ther
set fire to the village in four places
burning 12 women and children. One
child was hanged. Altogether SO
peasants were killed and their bodies
were left lying in the streets.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
Cow WreeIss q Train.

Goshen, Ind, Sept Z. - A south
bound Big Four passenger train was
wrecked here by hitting a COW. Tho
locomotive turned over and landed
half way down an embankment on its
side. The baggage car was derailed.
The engineer and fireman escaped un-
hurt While the wrecl5ing crew was
clearing the track chain broke. the
recoil hurting il into the crowd that
was watching the proceedings. Sam
uel oliver received a broken thigh and
is in a critical condition. Victor Kauf-
man, aged 13, was badly injured in
both legs, and Charles Alwine, aged
10. was seriously injured.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
MISS ARMOUR'S CURE COMPLETE
To Discard Her High-Heelsd shoe
Forever.

Chicago, H., Sept. loving to ru-
mors prevailing that the I.orenz oper-
alton on Lolita Armour was not a
complete success, Mrs. Armour made
this statement:
my little girl is now just like
other well, healthy children. She runs.
sl.ips. dances and does everything
that the normal child does. The high
shoe, which was the last appliance
she put on, is off forever and
a pair OF ordinary shoes with spring
heels substituted The right leg, which
was one inch and three-quarters short
or than the other when the cast was
removed in the spring, is row almost
Of equal length to that Of the left. The
muscles are. naturally, a trife stiff
but in a very short time both limbs
will be the same length. Lolita is
perfectly cured. She will take dane
ing lessons this winter She is happy
and so are we"
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
saw Drowned olrIa and pIed.

Lebanon, Pa, Sept. Earl. the g.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
B. Copenhaver. of this city, died OF
meningitis. superinduced by fright
Earl was visiting his grandparents at
Jamestown on August 13. when the
Bowman and Kerl girls were drowned
He was driving with his grandfather
past the scene of the accident, when
the bodies were recovered. and they
were conveyed 20 their homes in the
wagon of which the boy was an occu
pant. He was badly frightened and
became III as the result.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
KInq Peter Returns to seIqrade.

Belgrade, Servia, Sept. king Pc
ter and his family have returned here
after an absence of 10 days at Nish.
The papers report that n roconcilia-
tion between the opposing army fac
tions Is probable through the friendly
influence of Prince Arsene Kara
georgevitch King Peters brother. 1t
is officially announced that an inves-
tigation is proceeding, but any pun
ishment indicted on the regicides and
their co-conspirators in their conspir-
acy will be slight.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
LEGAL NOTICES.
Motto

10 THE TANrAyEEs OF CHRISTI
ANA HUNDRED.
viii be at the following named
places Jur'ns tho month OF September
to- receive county road voor capitation
cnd cog taN Tor The yeor 1903.
Centreville, Dalton's Store, Monday
September q 2e 90. fvom 10 q. ~. to
j. r..
William T. Purks, Toll Tage, Ken
nett Pike, wednesday, September o,
%. &c. frtin 10 a. m. TO 4 p. m.
Elsmcre, Lyrams Store, Tuesday,
day, September s, 22 20. from 10 q. m.
D. m.
NewPsrt, croomes' Store, Thursday.
September TO- n, "a from 10 g. IN. TO
p. m.
Marshallton, Ford's Store. Friday,
September II. %. from 10 to ~ m. and
$50 to z p. m.
Ycrklyn, Marshalrs Mill, Friday
September is. from 10 a. m. 10 4 p. m
Court House, Wilmington, saturday
September 10. 1e. 90, from 10 10 ~ m
and 7 10 g p. ni
a rebate OF per cent. viii be given
on taxes paid before October !. Post-
office. Aiarshalltcn. At home Tues
day and Thursday evenings
WALTER FANNING.
Collector
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
Saw Union LABEL Is BOGUS.

Pottsville. Pa. Sept. Levi Refo"
wich. a prominent business man Of
this place. was arraigned before JUS
tice Shaw and placed under heavy bail
for placing a counterfeit of the union
label upon clothing which he sold to a
number Of customers. Alexander Reid,
Of Philadelphia, secretary Of the Unit
ed Textile Workers Of America. is the
prosecutor of the case, which is the
first of the kind brought in the an
thracite region.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
FOUR KILLED IN COLLISION
7ron-y Care Gene Together Hcad-on
Near Pelham, N. n.


Pelham. N. Il, Sept. Through a
hcad-on collision between two electric
cars, each running it is said at a ratio
of more thcn 25 miles an hour four
persons were killed and 10 so seriously
injured that they ERE under physl-
clans care. and several Of these are
expected 70 dic. AS there were 20
passengers on tho two cars many
others received cuts and minor wounds
which did not prevent their going to
their homes
The collision was due, according to
the officials of the road, to a misunde--
standing Of the starters orders by the
motorman OF the car bound for Nashua.
The car starter endeavorcd to rectify
this mistake hg sending man to shut
or the power ard trying to recall the
Nashua bound car, but II failed.
Tho accident occurred on a curve,
on either side of which we're lcng
stretches of straight track.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
Pope Plus Wants Massaeres Stopped

Pope Plus Wants Massacres stopped.
Rome. Sept. 7.-Pius X has repre-
sented to the Austrian emperor the
advisability, especially on the part of
the Catholic powers, of coming to an
agreement as to the best way to stop
the massacres in Macedonia. Several
cardinals have expressed the opinion
that the pontifi should publicly de-
nounce the situation in Macedonia to
the civilized world without distinction
of religion, calling upon all the powers
to take common. action on humani-
tartan grounds.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
Western Rates Via. 3. 6 O. r. r.

Persons contemplating a trip to the
West. viz: Pittsburg. Cincinnati st.
Louis. Chicago and points west there
Of can save money by purchasing tick
cts via the b. & O. r. r.. Rates from
Wilmington are $500 to Pittsurg. 1910
D. m. train daily; $3.50 to Cincinnati,
S21.25 to St Louis S1700 TO Chicago.
Fast express trains equipped with
day coaches, Pullman Sleeping Parlor
and Dining Cars, leave Wilmington
daily for Pittsburg. Cincinnati, St
Louis and Chicago without change
and at those points connect in Union
depots for al Western points For de-
tailed information write or apply To
ticket agents or ii. A. Miller. +. p
Agent, city ticket Office, foot OF Market
street. Wilmington. Del mwi
Evening journal., 1903-09-07

If you do not receive your Copy of
EVENING JOURNAL regularly and
promptly telephone the office. D. 6 A.
o75, DelmarVia 40.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07

The average amount expended by
farmers for help last year was SIS a
farm-an Increase Of s11 over three
years ago.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
w. w. Astor Gives 10000.

W. w FNlNvI -lFN9 W-VINV0'
London, Sept. William Waldorf
Astor has contributed 100000 to a
fund to aid the research for a cure
for cancer.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE

A building lot in good location
OF will exchange tor horse aud
carriage. Address Lot, this
Office.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
Wright &
Davidson Go.
Eighth and Market SIS.

when a correspondent recently vis-
tied the Venetian home Of Cardinal
Sarto. now Pope Plus. he found the
only ornament 10 be a picture of the
gray-haired peasant woman in a Fus-
tian dress. the mother of the new head
of the Roman Catholic Church.
Evening journal., 1903-09-07

Stop That Leak
i'm your roof with CartmeIs roof paint
Evening journal., 1903-09-07
Help WkNTe0.-FEMRLE.

WANTED Neat, strong ciiainLermaid.
ap?iy Al once, Gsard Urion Hotel.
aug IS-u
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01

dainty and fy-concealed ones that tempt
the coy trout to rise. The clam, able to
make for itself a habitation lined with
a substance so fine that 1t is named as
the material of heavens gates, is Of ON
nivorous appetite. He eats or tries to eat
whatever comes his way. When he feeds.
he stands on edge with his shell open
ing downward. Always we'll out Of the
current, he plows, as he moves very slowly
forward, a narrow groove in the soft mud
Of the river bed, which may be seen from
the surface of the water. In his blind
progress he seizes on anything IN his
way, and at once tightly closes his shell.
1t is the aim Of the clam fisher to drop
his lines along the little shelving irreg-
ularities formed by the action of the
water so that the clam In feeding comes
in contact with the hooks and seizes them
When they are biting we'll, the fisher
makes what he calls "a drag" in ten or
fifteen mintes That 1s he drops his
lines and In that length Of time draws
them in and places them on the stand
ards, with a clam dangling from nearly
every hook. This means a catch OF 800
or more. When he has taken the CLAIMS
from the hooks, and he must remove each
one separately, as they hold on. If not for
dear life, to the end Of life, he again
drops the bar. ..
= A big catch may not be very valuable,
since, has been said, certain kinds of
shells command a good price, others bring
q small price, and some are not salable,
tho these last often yield something Of
value in the pearl line. Each Of the many
different kinds Of CLAIMS has been given,
no one seems to know when or by whom.
an odd, characteristic name, by which 1t
is known to clam fishers, shell buyers and
button manufacturers.
The niggerhead. a big, thick shell with
a black outer surface, while 1t does not
command the highest price, Is one of the
most profitable shells, and is used In max
ing thick shank buttons, as well as the
more expensive kinds. 1t Is not difficult
to get together ton of these and others
Of similar value, and the button manu-
facturers are always ready to buy them.
A shell that always brings a high price
is the buckhorn, which Is long. narrow
and rough on the outer surface, as Is
the horn from which it takes Its name. 1t
| is not unusual to cut two dozen buttons
Of the finest quality from q single buck
horn shell, and the fishers sell them readl-
| ly for $40 ton. The butterfly. marked
with family colored dotted stripes OF va
rying length, is also one of the most valu-
able shells, and he who selects handsome
pearl buttons that do not lose their lus-
ter may be sure that theys<were made
| from these finer shells.
The round mucket, black sand, pigs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01

depth, over which great puffs of steam and
sulphur vapor are being emitted. showing
that the activity of the volcano is not yet
still. .l.. 5s
HOW THE oBELIsK IS MADE.
'The appearance of this obelisk or monu-
ment on the summit of the volcano, transfix-
Ing its cone and virtually blocking it, is no
less remarkable than the conditions which
are involved in its making There is no ques-
ton OF doubt that the entire mass, rising to
twice the height Of the Washington monu-
ment at Washington, with four times It's
thickness, is being pushed up bodily and has
been pushed out in this manner to its full
present height.
''The volcanic stress which has lifted it
flowing lava. but in this particular instance
the molten matter within the volcano has
hardened before 1t has left the lip of the
crater and comes out as a united solid. Hence
the lava instead Of oyerhowing, simply
mounts up higher and higher into space.
"To what extent this head may still be
carried in the future it is impossible to say.
The aspect that Is now presented is one that
is unique in the history Of volcanoes and it
Itself will tell in weeks or months to come
what the possibilities of this new form Of
construction or type of new activity may be-.
"This vast obelisk, which gives the appear
ance as seen from st. Pierre OF monument
arched or curved in the direction Of the de-
| stroyed city. On the opposite side it arises
| with well nigh vertical face and presents
| a perfectly smooth, almost polished surface,
mace so and grooved as the result of hard
pressure against the casing of the wall of
surface indeed recalls to the geologst the
appearance of horizontal rock masses that
| have been smoothed, polished and curved as
| the result of glacial action.