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7-'*^ 4 * * ^? . .-b * I \rL v Q m ?** "~ !,| TTTF l \in\ TT f FQ f~=r i kiiiuiiig unit uiiilci coiistiucl.un, 1 H wk/ r?o.000spindle mill muring c<m- I I | J ^ W W ^ VI I I Ji 1 t7. S. Census 1890 1,<V70 pletlou. -*-AJLi \^_y ? JL JL ? B B . W B B / Police Census 1895 2,W0 - ' Estimated now 3,509 VOL. XXV1I.--N0- 49. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1896. $1.00 A YEAR ?? IIIIMII I - -- 1 - --- - - L-U--.M- X. L.x? '.I , , II, II THB COTTON SEED INDUSTRY. Tho Many Uses Of Tho Hulls. Edwin I.. Johnson in Scientific American. Tlio magnificent opportunities which exist at the Sontli for making and building of homes by immigrants, for the profitable investment of capital and the practical application of the arts and sciences are now so well known to reading and observant men that it is almost a waiste of time to call attention to detailed conditions in the South. Ifnnvoneis skeptical on the subject lw need only look at the small i>opula u,.,,mild the lVrtilitv of the blUll |AI , lands, the climate. thy small cost of living aid the numerous natural advantages aiul resources of the South to aw that a condition must luvf'ssari'y exist there more favorable for comfortable living for the frugal and industrious poor, for accumulation of wealth for the intelligent small capitalist and for the doubling of the fortunes for those already wealthy, than any other part of the United States today, llistcad of dealing, therefore, with the general subject, I wish to g've a practical illustration of the one of the lines of future development of the South which is characteristically Southern and with which I happen to Ihi very familiar from a long business connection. Ill short, I wish to point out where a practically incxhaustable source of wealth exists in a product of which the general public outside the South knows almost nothing. I allude to what is familiarly known in the South by the namn of cottonseed hulls. The name itself l>elittles the character and vaiue of the product to such an extent that one is almost tempted to turn away from it ill disappointment without investigation pa simply hearing it mentioned. J'JIulls" is a term we associate in our Pliuds \yith ljusksor the outer covering pf sopie valuable nut, fruit or grain, which seryptf the purpose nature intended it for, of protecting and prpserving the keniel, but which Ui itself, for all purposes i.f commerce,' is worthless. 1 Wl.il,, <11,..I. in 11.1 rl i<i flip ili'lillit id!) such is not tlio Caara.'ter of 1-cotton seed hulls." It bears more relation of bran to wheat than of bu.-k to kernel, but oven this description -s not adequate, for ttfC bull Ml' tin; cotton seed, lx>t!i in ly^ight and vainbears a much more jnij>ortant relation to the kernel of the seed than bran does to wheat. I'lso hull comprises -b". to r,v) jter e.-nl. pf thp weight o.l the seed. As turned put by the oil mill, this article consists of little cai>sule.", more or le-s brogc:* n:>. of which the outer of '.',.:oc\ pail consist of a clftsely ad beared short liber, comprising ulxntl ? *> to .'111 l-.'l per eeiit. of the weight; and the inner or <;;v.;?vive part of a tough. luown shell of mucilaginous matter rest mbling the tf?vering ef apple seeds. This is not quite all, for the liber covered pud broken capsules ypntuw and lotnin. (iijring the oil null process of bulling ai.d separation, however well performed a portion of the kernel in a lincly divided state. The proportion of the kernal thus caught, and forming a real |v>rtion of the hulls as marketed varies from 1 l-? to " po.ieent. and is rieh in oil and nitrogenous matter. In the dry, Icore ami scmcwhnt matted condition in wlii?*!i the hulls are usually cen they present a very improm'sing appearance, but years of exjiorienco have demonstrated conclusively that they form a perfect and entire leul fc'or cattle. It is only for the purpose of rapidly fattening <*:it11?? that other more highly concentrated fcc?WulTs, generally cotton seed meah an' added to the hulls. There tire now imniutlly "crushed" in the oil mills of tlie South nlioiit l.oiiO,000 tons of cotton setd, gi\ing n product of 1.nils < f i.l out t">7t to 7d0, 000 tons. There are annually grown ami passed through power gins, to obtain the H.OOo^hhi to 10,000.0 m hales of cotton which are annually marketeil, an additional quant ity of -J.oIHI.Oim to 500,001) tons ot cot ton seed which are not as yet hauled out to the oil mills, which are generally located at some distance from the gins and plantations. The total seed crop is hy weight twice ?s great as the rot ton crop. li all these Seed were ipnmifni lured the weight of (lie IhiiIm might Ik- taken, speaking roughly, as e piivaleiit to tin- weight of (ho cotton, or il' put up into m?-j nui'I I-ales like ention, as s,o >:>,n 111 to to.0.11.(XH> hales of liuil- tin- same ntit v s.s tlio cotton crop. This givis tin- pro km it productive limit of this useful artiele ami makes it pretty certain that with such a largo seeil ami hull supply not now worked available as now mills are opened, no groat or rapid advance in the price of hulls need l>e oxpoi t<d. Urriric?, as aTftfVly ^atvd, to their tin. * . *. y ". ? . Y- ' *V promising looking appearanca and uu- i fortunate name, for long years no at-1 tempt was made to dispose of the hulls : . commercially; and until about ten years ago. when the experiment was made of ] feeding them to cattle, they were literal- i ly thrown away or burned for fuel at the < mills. 1 This article has had the hardest kind 1 of a 11 glit against ignorance and preju-1 dice to Unci its way into prolitahlc eonsumption; hut such intrinsic merit has , it that to-day out of .'100 or more oil mills in the South, I do not know of a , single one that is burning its hulls. A considerable supply of crude potash, in t which ilie mills arc rich, was taken away | when these ashes were no lunger obtainable. 11 II In many stales, particularly Texas, many Lhnusantl. head or cattle are an- j nually ied, and with the addition of cot- ^ ton seed meal are fattened upon cotton seed hulls. Much of the Chicago dressed l?eef shipped all over the country in ^ refrigerator <uw is simply concentrated cotton seed hulls, The price at which hulls sell is far below their intrinsic j; value as a fen I stuff and varies from s?2..*?() to $"? per t >11 at the mills, though T j o as high a? $10 per ton lias been paid for it in some eases when the demand unex- . ti peetcdly exceeded the supply, when the mills were not running, and this is about its real value. I Imliove that every dairy in or about the cities, like Memphis. At- ' [aula or New Orleans, is now feeding its . mileh cnws on cotton seed hulls. in Competent chemists figure that P.J per (,| cent, of the value of the hulls is availa- f, able for fertilizer after being used for (| feed. Hulls arc little known or used ,,, outside the South, hut there is a new en- .-4; terprise at Memphis, the 'Tennessee Fi- ^ her Company, working under letters 'e patent, that is sneeessfully taking the hulls from the oil mills and concentrating in more suitable form for ship.nan', to? tlj nutritious portion of the hulls, wlpch is termed -'cotton see;} bran," HU 1 separu- w ting the lint for use of namr makers and wltHili 1.1 tumjJ ,M compressed lv*'t0S> (H Having now shown wliut cott >:i seal si hulls really aro their vnhps, their erie.it m actual ami numerous possible produc- si Uoii, we are prepared to consider the tl merits of this article as a wealth pro liicer. *'i It will first lie nccessnvy to say some- in tiling in regard to the location of the *, c. ?itun oil mills. Though some of the n* luge cities, like Memphis, Atlanta, (> Houston and New Orleans, have nice en than one u\ill ?a !i. they are. as a rule, ci Vvrv widely distributed over theSou.iier.i In states and generally in the town* which W vary in imputation IWn "2.on > up. The siaverage juice at whieli cotton seed huils la win be obtained at the mills is nliout l'r $.'l.2~? per ton. Their intvicslo value as ei a fiH'ding stuff is about ?-P>, say i. Th ra average freight from the South to the le New Hi tglui id an 1 Middle Atlaiitie la Suites is about $ ? |>er ton. 1*, eould av hardly be passible, therefor.*, utiles* ai under exceptional circumstances, to use tr cotton seed hulls in their ordinary form ei outside the Smth. M From tin* fact that the oil mills are s\ located in the towns and cities, and that | 'K the lands near them have lieenciiittvaied | Sl longer and more closely than those at aj ' distance, t!:us being more in iced of 1 ' fertilizers. it is evident that the mod profitable use to be m:n\" oi the hulls is >< by farmers or ;,loek raise)s on 11 it* land* ' W.ai the oil mills, A fanner, therefore. 11 loeat 1 on land v.'hieli needs ft alilizitnj, near an oil mill, who also raises ratlin >' or kin*j?s a dairy, and who has a market ''' ready to his hand lor his farm pro lue!s, ^ is | repair 1 to make an a- tonishin;: prof;!, tip n this article. 1* st llstinnt itnr the eost of freighting! to st the farm at To cents per ton. the average I . coat of the hulls at the mills at -J '? per i j ton, and the intrinsic value of the hubs | . as eoiniKinvl with other feed stnlf or fnr- J j tili/ersas only#- p"r ton. tlie farmer t ( will make a prhtit of ?1 per ton on every ; toil of hulls lie eon. nines. If we add to this l?o |K*r cent. of tin* intrinsic vaiiio- ^ whieh jiereentane the chemist allows for |li it after fecdi/a;;, lie wotiM have I per j ^ ton as die total prol'd. or cd'.t'o per ion | as the net profit over and above feeding; siii 11 an<I terlili/.crs. it is iit*iiiMiit to , , . . ! h eoneetw of any situation m win.si a fanner eould l>" plneed ill populous i -; ritory in the 1"nit< ?I States where In*' starts on with renditions so favorable ( to success, or where lie his a liner op;> j t arts of producing; wealth froin a i mi- ' drrvalue I prod net which ran he 11: 11 in ; j practically unlini.t l i|ii.int if.. Add to ii this that such lands as have Icrn ' described can he had at a very low price. ,, lieeause of tln ir more or less worn con- j ditiori, and also 1 treatise of the present ' Mi neral depreciation in r? a! estate, the , J of a larn*e profit from the en- ; * riclnnent of the land and the unearned j increment from tho probably. rapid growth of ail Southern cities in the uear ? future, and it it scarcely possible to c point out any better illustration Which the Soulh offers of her many and great u jp|K>rtunities than is contained in this t long desposed and still greatly under- ^ ralucd article?cotton seed hulls. WHAT CUBA*COST3 SPAIN. t ' 1 The Heavy Expenao Which tho 11 Revolution Has Entailed. 11 S'ew York Tribune. j,' The well-informed and accurate Mad- a id correspondent of the London Stand- n ml. to whom the world is much in- Cl lebted for news of Spanish governmentil doings, gives a most interesting no- j,( omit of tho strain to which tliegovcm- ^ nent is subjected on behalf of the Cu- j;, an campaign. The war minister, (?en- M nil Azacarraga, hits displayed great )1( ncrgv in providing troops, but lie lias ci-n rmwl to resort to some extraordiary measures. At the outbreak of the rar lie called in some 1">,<X)0 men of the rst-elass reserve, und men* of the II lasses of JS'.U and isu.*>, and even some 'u f the class of lS'J.'t, who, after a few p loiiths of training, had been dismissed nc > their homes in order to lessen army I) (iK'iiscs, Tiien be called for tha 8">,000 IIS mscripts of ISUo some months liefore j-0 ie usual t:in These were boys of less it inn twenty years of age, tine subjecti di< ?r an arduous foreign canqiaign in an JU: usmitary country! No wonder many ' those drafted were found to have lle<l ^ oni tlie country. No wonder, too, Ti i.it no less than 18,lqu of those who rcaincd chose to pay the government a irt'eit of S'liU eacli rather than to be ^01 nt to the Antillcau slaughter* p??. W his latter fact was, of eoupsp. i\ (pie ^' ling for Hij wulbpjgh Umkrupf Sjmu-. 1,a !i treasury. meruit a windfall to U 1"?U.0(JU, or enough to pny the co?> 1 the war for as much as > WfeH. ljutl.- ' .?1'? Mr ,hn? ?? meant a mditary Qf ..erior quality, the vacancies beinr :fill- jti| I with second-rate substitutes. j an This year there will probably be a l'el milar harvest of forfeit money. The j*' linister has called for the 181M3 con- VP ripts several months in advance, and sp lousuids of them will sack itdease from ity whicii means probable death. The libt.iry census shows this year 182.777 men"?all lads under twenty vears of * * - i..? l ?**- i '- * ' ;? ?iiitiut- in iro lllilllfll UltO SCl'VlCe. f these. -id.777 arc exempted for physid disability, 2.134 are teinporiallv exnpted. ii.litis are missing, (>.*>,tare I'm ill conditionally liable for service, and e: >,* 27 are actually summoned for active ;i|.' rvicc. The places of such of these j?j ttcr as purchase exemption?$300 from yo urn home service and S-l <>t) from st< ilonial service?will l?e filled from the nks of those conditionally drafted. No as than 10,0 M of these unseasonable ds, after two :?r three months of drill, th e to lie sent to ('aha, the first of them (.|| iiivin;: liel'ore Christmas. Sueh are oops with which We* ler hopes to tish the veteran legions of Gomez and [aero. llv such measures Spam has VJ veiled her army to ."?OO,dO0 men and |,c ys in two years. in nineteen months it ie has sent Ib.7,.7.71 of them to ('ulia. S!i here were already here some 12.d id and '*' sa >.ditn more volunteers, making a total 102,">.71. Tiiis numlK-r has now lieen nineeil to less than IMR"), showing a t!, avful loll of death and disabilities on S(. ? field and in the hospital. ca lie-sides this appalling drain up)nth> Ming manhood of the nation, there is a >rresponding drain upon the treasury, iineteeii months of war have cost fully hr ;iu,ni:d,(?dd. and the present rate of ex- Sl> use is $1 l,(MK>,(liK) a month. Am! '" 1" ill tiif end is nut in sijjlit. The inir^onls are actually stronger than over tii To;v, in spite of all the wealth and I'4' !<hm 1 pent for their subjection. They live, ss\s llie eorresjHimlent, an nninili'tl reernitinpground in the majority M' I" "the Creole population, whites and i d n'ored jH opie alike, and an inexhaustible l's apply of arms, money and animanition ! rem their friends and inpathizers in lie I'nitMl States. That is unite true, . nd I hey will doubtless continue to enjoy liese advantages until the waning retirees of Spain are completely ox- tr misted. til Froo Fills. Send to II. K. lhickleli A: Co., Ill hicago, and get a free sample 1h>x of Dr. ;i wind's New Life Fills. Atrial will eoniueeyoii of their merits, 'i'hese pill are ' asy in act ton and are particularly effect vi-ill (lie cure of constipation and sick . . For Miliaria and Liver Iron- 111 ilos iIcy have proved invaluable. They i:i re guaranteed to W' perfectly free from very ?li leterioiis substance and to Ik? titrely vegetable. They do not weaken >y tlieir iietioii, but by giving tone to 01 toinaeii and Imvvels greatly invigorate it lie system Regular size -Joe. per. l\>x. oM i* Y. C. l>ukv 'druggist, How to Prevent Pneumonia. At this time of the year a cold is very ? asily cot meted, and if left to run its 1 :ourse without the aid of some reliable ^ ough medicine is liable to result in that x [readdisease, peumonia. We know of f 10 better remedy to cure a comrli or cold ! han Chainherlaiu's Cough Remedy. Vo have used it quite extensively and t has always Riven entire satisfaction. -Olagh, Ind. Ter. Chief. This is the only remedy that te known ? D bo a certain preventive of pneumonia. Uiiong the many thousands who have ised it for colds and la < irippe, we I a re ever yet learned of a single case having . jsulted in pneumonia. Persons who ave weak lungs or have reason to" fear n attack of pneumonia, should keep the ?medy at hand. Tho 2"? cents and .r?o fa juts sizes for sale by P. C. Duke .? re The man who preaches softly for fear II e may stir up an interest and will not j. now what to do with it, has atiout as ttlo ground for his uneasiness as the be 1a 11 who does not want to die for fear I*1 o one can |l!l up tho gap he will leave j jliind lnni.?Baltimore Advocate. Tho Truo Remedy. j(), AV. M. Repine, islitor Tl-kilwa, 1., " Chief, " says:" AVe won't keep lin )use without Dr. King's New Diseov- als y for consumption. Coughs and eolds. xperiiuentcd with many others. but lin sver got the true remedy until we used AY r. King's New Discovery. No otiier medy can take its place in our home, in it we have a certain and sore cure r coughs,colds, whooping cough, etc." is idle to exjieriinent with other rvuie. mm M, even if they an' urgisl oil you a-s st sts g< hh! as Dr. King Si New Diseovf. Theyjare ^o? as good, lueanse tills medy his a record *?f cures and bcsidt$ guaranteed. It never fails to satisfy, rial bottles free at F. C. Duke's, A pale >misc? mmoaios. inul wcntl.ev * r the ensuing day, ;\h \\m\> ts then i icJi moisture in liie western sky, fixim dch direction a storm urn) >?* .nit,vj_ ted, !\n't be pursualied into buying iinimts without limitation or merit?Cliamrlain's Plain Balm cost no more, and i merits have l>een!pA>ven by a test uf any veal's. Such letteers as the folowg, from L. (J. Ihtgley, Iluiieme, jL'al., h constantly being received: ''The best medy for pain I have ever used .is Uhamrlain's Pain Balm, and I say so after iving used it is iny family for several ane*' It curesrhenmatizm, lame back 1 rains and swellings For sale by F. C. nke. Henry 1 of England was sunu.med .niuclerk. lie was one of the few ngs of his time who could read and """ rite. Goods are some! iines "evils.*1 ;is Franki wisely observed. A liver pillisg<?od for ctreuie eases of biliousness^but amildc r il equally effectual remedy in ail eases biliousness are Ramon's Tonic Liver T Us and Pellets. The Union Drug Co., Jl ur druggist, always carries them in )ck, and they cost but '2~> cents. This medy cures completely, but without e severity of the average liver pills. The trouble alxmt the critical habit is *li at it is apt. sooner or later, to bring on 1111 tills. One cannot handle cold iustruents always and expect to keepwann. Aft* v hearing some friends continually aising Chamberlain's Cold. (' >'.era and c iiirrhoca Remedy. Curtis Flock, of Anaim. t "alifornia, purchased a bottle of so for ltis own use and is now as put hitistie over its wonderful work as nn\one b ill"'. .The io and ">< cents sizes for le by F. C. Duke. Do today's duty, light today's tempta- C >11; do not awaken and distract yourIf by looking forward to things you nnot see and could not understand. " Buckleii's Arnica Savlo. & The l>est sidve in the world for cuts, u wises, .sores, ulcers, stilt rheum, fever res, tetter, chapped hands ehilhlains. rns, and all skin eruptions, ;md ?silively cures piles or no pay required, is guaranteed to give jierfiTt satisfacm or money refunded. Price *J."? cents r box. For safe bv F. C. Duke. Honor is like the eye, which cannot (Tor the least impurity without damage is a priceless stone, the price of which lessened by the least llaw, ^ ? i MM . . us ? * ? ? - 1 * i in* jnunuuiie is likr the sea: it cither 11 *iirs yoti up or swallows you, neeording _ ' the wind. p When a woman Mops rising over ouHe and liogius to think, il is u sign mt slio is pe tting old. . . w i Statistics show that out of every one O uiilml women who threaten to r?i>ort (' street ear conduetor for nihility, ]| no of thein ever do it. |'t. Never marry a girl who thinks site 01 ay leant hi love you A little Iran.g is a dangerous thing. ? None can know what it means to sufi-*xcept those who also know what pieans to love. fcnWvrile for The Times. Wn. A. Nicholson & son, 1 BANKERS I TTNION1 O. C. ! Respectfully solicit your FIRE ISURANCK. REPRESENT COMPANIES WITH $40,000,000.00, OF ASSETS. DO YOU WANT \ : Home : In : Union ? On Main street we have for sate the; ? , ? ... ?.... Mowing- ! 1 e ' known an Alms lLiame One and one-half storv, l)rick, shingle | A of dwelling now occupied bv Mr. W. ; AVclwve for runt or side the following: . Sartor; also, " : Eight beautiful new four room cotTwo storv, frame, shingle roof dwe!- < tages in our Soutliorn addition. Ueuted ik now occupied by il. M. Grhnbull. | reasonably, or Hold on easy Um bos. One lot containing about two acres.! TWENTY EIGHT BUILDING twecn the iwidenw of Capt. J. T. J jyQTS adjacont to t.he above, 1 rave been nughiss and Mr. IV m. Monro. , 0ff on Church street, and otlrer wide One lot, contain;; about tour acres. ' j^raded streets opened up bv this Agency; tween the residences of Mrs. Ida \V. ;a]w, TWENTY-ONE L<)TS FOli jssaiul Bev. 11. G. Clifford. iCOLOHEI) PEOPLE, which will be On Church street we have the fol- ; offered at speciid inducements to those N'>ng:. ... ? ! wl?o coine lirst, or will contract to buikl. Ouo story, frame, shingle, nnif <lwel-J . virnv nr?xni ari i; bfrnup ???" * ? ? ? !Il??WK*F??R iHa'AXOTm Two story. fr.iino, Mhiiisle r..if ilwcl- J'J^rK '"\l!!?'\I)S 1K)T(.I1t Vn1_) g now occupied by Mi. A. P. H. j 5,\ri? iiul gu i alker. j Union Real Estate Agency, Inc., E. Xiciiolson, fxxy. ami Titus. J\ M. Gwtex, President. FACT. FACT. w * \ ' The election is over and we arc still celling CLOTHING, SHOES AND HATS At Rock Bottom Pi ices. Double Texture Mackintosh Goats that are Wool, No. 34 to 46, fV Yours for Trade, THE CANNON CO. A - BOMB - SHELL For Competitors BUT A BLESSING For the People. Our tii ii-os in 11 v start l? hn? tlir>T- ? i ? 1 - j J .....VO) imj nill ?"( 1 * .\ I UV-' LWIUUI WUY'.'I. A ? e lowest price any object to you ? Arc tho finest qualities any induccent'( If so, coine in ami see our splendid new stock of Men's and Boys Mothing, - Hats, - Caps, Furnishing Goods and Shoes?the banner assortment of the season, > great in assortment, so pleasing in style, so honest in quality, so loanable in price. JVE US A CHANCE AND WE WILL GIVE VOU A BENEFIT. SMITH CLOTHING CO. \ GREAT SHOW AT W. H. SARTOR'S STORE I Call and see my immense stock of Groceries and get my artling law figures. 1 can save you big money i'? Hour. 1 aught my immense stock of llour before the advance and ill sell you cheap. I keep in stock a nice line of Sugar. Cof;e, Meat, Lard, I lams, Rice, Corn, Oats, Salt and J/olasscs, Ish Potatoes. lest Gream Cheese, 15 cents oer lb. i 1 respectfully invite tha ladies ta call and aeo my complete ftook, such Ifuek wheat Flour and Motile Syrup, Fancy Cakoa and Crackers that ill plen?e you. lleintis delicious Pickles, both sweet, and sour ^Tr sh lives, Pure Olive Oil, Pine Apple. Raspberry and St raw heir/ Prosvcr urrent Jelly, Grated Pine Applr, Mcncc Meat, Gelatine < to., Dovi.cd am for panwichoe. Heady Made Salad Preying very fine. Canned nfict and any kind of Canned Meats jvi need. Canned fruits too *111 oris to mention. I can feel you a nice Cool ing Store cheap; also Terra Col .a Fip'ng r your well?, power.?, and store fine*. Thanking you for you lihcrnlpaticn;e in the past I remain Years far Groceries, W. H. SARTOR, TELEPHONE 34. \