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WMMH n Hiwibh ?i THE UNION TIMES Published livery Friday. ?hv the? i UNION TIMES COMPANY Rooms 1, 3, 5 ami 7, Bank Building. L. G. Young, Manager. Registered at the I'ostoffice in Union, S. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ------- ?1.(mi Six month < ------ .*>0 cents Three months - - - - - 25 cents. ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first insertion - - $1.00. Every subsequent insert iou - .10 cents. Contracts for three months or Ion get Kill be made at reduced rates. Rejected manuscript will not be returned. Obituaries and tributes of resist will be charged for at half ratis. UNION, S. C.. NOVEMBER 10, 1800, Another homicide is reported from tl.e upper section of Greenville, George Johnson shot and killed hi* uncle Jesse Johnson Tuesday mornon account of a family row. Young Johnson was badly battered up. It is now stated that th -re an three of the Philippine islands >til the property of Spain, they hnviru been overlooked by the Commission ers of tho Spanish-American pea n treaty. They are the two Batenone: and Catalian, north of Luzon. For tho information of our correspondents wo will say nvoi?l tho use use of "wo" none but an editor has i right to use that word in hi* writing Try Rtul avoid the personal pronor.i r.s much as possible in articles. V? are not censuring, simply trying b help our correspondents. Uf whoti yvo have an up-to-date corps. The dispensary row in Columbia i getting to bo a bore to the public and many valuable columns are be!it taken up which might be utilized t one affidavit and tlion ditto the ot lmr with signatures. The Artistic Advertiser is the titl of a new paper just start e<l in Chicago 111. It is published by Ibirnhar Bros, and Spindler, the popular print ing material supply house of tha city. It is a neatly printed shee and keeps up with the newspnpe business of the country. This is j reliable concern and their shipmentof supplies go all over tho continent The big tight between Sharkey tie .sailor, and Jeffries the boiler maker was pulled otf in New York on tlu night of the iird insl. It was said t< be the greatest heavy weight b-ittl. ever witnessed in this country. liotli m?ti fought like tigers, and it was n close tight. Neither man was knocked out the gong sounded for ti close in lho.-2.1*h round with both men f 1 i.l t ( [ n/v I . - ?.g..v>>i? n.iiii ami apparent ly good for a number m.>re rounds. Jeffries lost his glove in the 'doth round and S!mrkey trieil to tii!;?? advantage, bui was forced back receiving a hard upjv r cur from JetTries g! .ved hand. The referee decided that .Ji-lJYus was tlio winner, and lie pocketed t . <A>., Hoth nan claim.- 1 that they could have done heller li.diti; under different circumstances. iiiniinMimnin I I 3 ^rm 1 S ^^AUKfcC^M 55 3 I im S!ilf set fine The " Rest' Tonic, ?nd ? ?ic >ny lurmcr stau ment ns lo i'-i \? ns (!i. '" ** If every one could know if as I uo.youn mid ~ he unable to supply t!.e dennd. I believe IS B it saved mv wife s life.'' Joseph H. Lute, S P Druggist, Bridgeport, Conn. ? Ejj At all druj store'*. f|IIIUIlKlIUIIUSllli?kikl?122*2illlUUi:iUlllK ( i ri Mak; r;/V;.vg r. vlovernor Sweeney lias issued a re-iiie ! to the . ti/oris of South Caro- . t 1 linn t!i i* the/ observe Thursday, No- , i vemher Jl'hh as the day of thanksgiv! ing ami prayer. Tills is one day that ! is set apart as u day for the cessation ' of all im sines*, by the entire people . of tliesc United States, a day whieh ( should he wholly spent- in thanksgiving and praise to the Urea tor and preserver of our being. NVe aro prone to grumble at the ups and downs of life, while we lose sight of the many blessings wo daily enjoy. Lit us stop for one day at least, in the Jliib and remember the things of whieh we should return thanks to the Killer of the universe. It is true some of us have met with reverses and feel >>oro over thorn but put them in the ! balances ar.d weigh them withnum ' berless blessings wo have rec-iveu ; and it will bo stun that our trials ami tribulations sink into utter insignificance. DUl you ever compare your trials with others, and think how much greater those of others must be? Then you are duo to return thanks to a merciful Providence for your light burden. Did you ever think. ' when you were fretful when you had not everything at hand that your , heart desire.1, that there were hundreds of starving human beings who i would consider a life like yours one . of atlluence, who would thankfully , receive the crumbs from your table. Then you are due thanks to tlie Supreme Being who has so far kept , you from actual want. Are you I aware that there are hundreds of litr i le ones without father or mother, . who are in charge of kind Christian people, who are dependent upon the . charitable contributions of the public for the actual necessities for the sustenance of the lives of those lilt!" . ones?you look around at your hop, py family of robust and rosy chocked , children, and you feel thankful that a merciful Father lias endowed y >u with the necessary' health, strength and brain to provide for the daily D wants of these little ones. This same . Father h is seen fit t > remove this protection from hundreds of litll ones possibly t > tost the sincerity of yuur thankfulness, hot your th-mkfulr.oss express itself in deeds of ?* it able eontribulions t> these lit.ie ones who tire s > much more nee ?\ ? . i,.,?< ~r>-11 loveut a clieerf.tl s g:ve.\" Vou are due to return tha: k-s ?r your health and that of your f i > ilv; that your ehildren have been spared to you while many h >:i? v. have been made desolate by tie- loss ' of loved ones ; t hut you have a earn for able home and a warm fireside, v.!. ! th jusands are homeless, and wan i-r, ing, amid the blasting storms of whiter. mayhap to freeze to death by t h?> way side without a helping hand. Yes, we all have mueli for which to be truly thankful. We aire none of us in sueli circumstances, but that we hear of hundreds in worse. L-'t us all observe the day, and return thanks for the blessings received and pray for a continuation of them during another year. Our country friends \s i 1 i remember our patrons who have boon advertising with us all through the summer and telling them what bargains they would have to olTer. Many of tlum with the ready money bought g> <is while they were low and they arc now going to let the purchasers have the advantage of this. You can now some things from our big advert icheaper tlmn tlie merchants here can now bll'? t lie Mo in/1 (re.1,1 j in V/..? { Rein<-mbor these things, fr;o::<i. ! , I patroni/e tin' merchants who |? ?: i-?, ni/o \o ir ] aner. i ? \\ ? haw upon several oc?-..*i >:.i receive 1 complaints fr?>::? our s i!>| soribers that their papers sir-.* Ji;i- hur ! fro<|Uont!y from their post oMie. s. , ' Wo have male jO!ne inquiries :.b >:11 the mat tor. knowing that that ih y leave here al! ri^ht. W e 'in 1 tliat at a number of the eoutitry post ofll-is persons are allowed to ??o bohin 1 t .he ! counter ami therefore have aeeo-s to th ? post oflieP, and piek up any j apt r they <co fit an 1 read it. The >!or keeper, unci postmaster no dowl t. i - . ; often l usy in another part of the 1 st ire, anil does not know if the paper ' is put back or taken oil, we will call no names. \ow l>ot >' ti.:-. ?* -- - f ,, , % ii i r? I f I J i I ( * emit inues we will certainly mak* , ( plaint to the proper authorities who! will soon put a stop to it. If our j post master cannot he trusted with) ' private mail others can he secured who can. We trust this word of warning; will he sufficient, and that tuehahit < f allowingt lie puhlie ae. ? to the privacy of the post office v i i , ' he immediately discontinued. XICILL AND COTTON. We publish u portion of an editor- ^ ai from the New York Sun of Novem- \ t ><*r 55rd regarding the Neill estimate , rs, (lie (Jovernnient estimate of the present cotton crop: I A controversy is going on just now j uetween Mr. Henry Neill, the famous ' otlon expert of New Orleuns, and Mr. John Hyde, tho chief statieian of the tlovernraent Department of Agriculture. Mr. Neill has been out for several months with a prediction ; of another enormous cotton crop, J based chiefly upon the favorable j weather which, he declares, the crow- ; ing crop has received. A lone letter ; has been published, written by Mr. ' Hyde to a firm of cotton merchants hero, controverting in detail Mr.; Xeill's st atements. TothisMr. Neill has replied in a second procliunatton. People in tho cotton trade are naturally greatly interested in the dispute. if the crop turns out to he a short one there will he a hig rise in prices, while if there is another bumper crop prices will probably recede. From the fact that tho price of cotton has risen decidedly already wo infer that the general opinion of the trade leans in Mr. Hyde's favor. Mr. Hyde 1 ;,, mn*n. SUl'UUlt UIDU All lilU in*' ? v meat of the erop from the p!:intntions to the const udcI interior cities, it being much below that of last year, i We feel that we may not itnproper ly allude at this time to certain eonI victions that we have heretofore freei ly expressed concerning Mr. Xeill I and his prophecies. It is exceedingly J unfortunate for any one business j that the views of any one man have | come to exercise a predominant int fluence over its various fluctuations I and vicissitudes. Wo do not think 1 wo exaggerate in stating t'^it such is j the influence exorcised in too cotton ; i r.ide by Mr. Neill. In some way ' enormous weight is attached to Mr. : Neill's utterances. When it is known ' that lie is about to issue a circular, j tlie trade in cotton is quieted and , rumors us to the probable character \ <>( the circular become thick as snowflakes. I f he predicts a small crop there i-? an excited rush of pries upi wards, and if ho predicts a l?ig crop there is a slump. Millions of dollars hang upon his words, and of eour-e something besides mortification is i felt when these words prove t i be | mistakes. If Mr. Neill's guess had been ac ceptcd by the cotton mills of tin Siuth the farmers would have received from $7 to $11* per bale los.thun they arc now getting, v.hicl | would have meant a loss of some rdO.OUO to tho cotton producers, out jibe mills, being on the ground an< estimate. We know of no law tshut Mr. Neil I's mouth but so mi means should bo instituted to Moj him. Several years ago ho tnado u lucky guess and thereby gained the notoriety of an expert and all his guesses are now accepted as estimates by tho cotton manipulators. If N'eill was out of the way the gov! ' ? . eminent report would be accepted , and cotton would bring a legitimate price on the basis of demand and supply but while this Knglish tool is I shaping the American cotton market the farmer is in a poor fix. Any man is willing to sell his product at a fair price but to have his year's work gobbled up by speculators, who influ! it. 'o prices by knowingly lying about J tho crop till they get possession of :t 1 is preposterous and their mouths should bo stopped by some act of Congress, State, Legislature or by ^ citizens witli a hemp rope. "Transforrnati ft J a < - . * a i i i ?. i < > .A. r< *- ;?1 At this foa-'it of the year 11. trt 1m ia biffi n nt (1 rin.-', ini} <.itri.ii " : upon their merits. etc. As a rule ?1 hue?claiming about the same J < ii?*.Wo have no desire to *d ore y> We sini]?ly :i>k you r<> nolo the f Howi our lino before you satisfy your wants: We are nut believes in trip's '. oiiiii^inir itiy 1 fostering competition pnj ers uiv, no doubt, uc;l aware ?!' 11: ne-s of this country i-> fast drifting in?< trust methods of doing busimss. !f u:etliot!s of Hjueezing out comj etki n f-sti-r and encourage the same. II _u keep their identity at d encotiiiige ' >?u identity and make a fair j voft en < ui und let live" policy that 1 as ! nil: u busintss hy fair and square hu.-u e> m it :iih Tip trusts and monopolies h ive t' he millions of people, or rather their very time in the Ion# run. Special feature of Saturday's Pa kiekets at rock bottom prices. A Cap lay f>r - "> cents. We have some rare >oots and Shoes. Very ti W. T. I Joaesville Jottiugs. j * Jonesville, Nov. (>.?Although 11*1oween is as okl as the hills, the tirst >:uty ever had in .Touesvillo was on the list ..I October at (he residence of Oapt. i. K. I.Sialsey. Daily in the evening a ' :ho?f updated on the lawn in front of! he house with a head and a light within which commenced the hour for the j jrowd to assemble. They o.ete grac-: lonslv received l?y Ms. Idndsey i:i her' own charming manner, assisted by the Misses Littlejolms, Miss Addie Lemastei liassett and Mrs. Konnudsen. 1 J: ijil*? autumn leaves decked the stairway hail, j while the drawing room presented visions j of beauty and loveliness with pink and white roses, long streams of ivy with ph.k carnations and white crysanthemuuis added, made the dainty trimmings for the back ground of autumn leaves with festoons of full corn in the ear. Then followed the program as fellows: Decree of fates; decided by hocd-v.inking 11... cu..L-ui' -mwI iu:iitniir tin-in to the three plates, one empty ami another tided witli clear water which indicated it' louche i tliat lie should many a young gill; th third tiled with black wattr declared its viccitn should marry a widower. Many of the fair maidens were doomed t > spinsterhood. That amusing fc.it ?>t a young man silting on a jug with outstretched feci lighting a can 11." tv.is ;i Cvtinpli-hed by a number of lite young gents. Mr. C. 11. Uetsill was fuhy icpaid when h'w brought the apple ironi the pan of water for il had the initial >?! oi.e lie loves. Delightful music was i furnished by Mrs. Konmidsen. The committee so arranged that no one was without a partner at supper. The follow.tig were le t by King. Mr. llutsel Spinks; (>i;ei n, VissKlhi'. !1 mrx j I'rinco, Mr. Sarratf, of (?ii!'fur\; Primes-, .Mi-?sCarrie Littlejohn; Duke, Sir. < 'k.-ih s Uelsill. of Buffalo; I Inches'. Mi>s Cair.e I Southard; Dermis, Mr. lion llet-nl, 11 i Cross Keys; Ditnua, Miss Jen no 11 .millon; Punch. Lawyer Harm >:t, of Spirf tanburg; Judy, Mi<s Deri ha Ahuan; ' Anthony, Mr. \V. B. Fowler; Clcop.itia, Mi?s Cr.iee Litlhjohu; Joe, Mr. AI;ni.oi ; M Whiiter: Annie IP oik \\ M ss Yiigir i.it'lljohn; Pupil, Mr. Ueah.'ii Lindscv: Teacher, Miss K m Vrcher; I'.uil Datihv. Mr. W'l'iioii Malay; Florence, MiAddie LemnsUt; Koineo. Mr. Will Fair; Juliet. Mi-s Yirgio Hamilton; Br.-tlar. Mr. Dull ti.ilVury; i-?t< ;*, M.-s Dil> Littlejohn: Mister, Mr lloaehell K > tg.*r, ot (iaffntw: Miss. M -s Florence Me(iow.hu; Stags, Messrs. I). D. Five, Cliaiies 1 lames, .lames Kisoi), John A. lleekhain. W. L. Littlejohn. Tiie follow ing menu* was . v? d h\ t liefe Joe Hardy, of the Ponce Dele.?;>. ..I* l.'l . I... t iviif.vj n. - tatoes, thicken. salmon, ittvnh?l tvu-, piekh s, sardines. cake. chocolate, c> IT"", ti *.lits; orantrvs, beianas, '-pap's and o>nv. iiti.-ail and unconventional apples. Tl.t1 *11iiinvr room was tabletally d?-f.??:*tt d > and cveiythins pasrtd most phase tl. i 'until lla' we--snialI lours when t paitv sulj aimed, feeling 'hanktul thit ' th?-y had lived to see the 151 >t oi Oettar; I \\V l ava liiiil three wlute frosts out Seven ami a ?pnrtrr cants for cotton ntak'S llctiys much in.>10 lively. I.;e?i year al this date cotton wao only h.ii <? ( ill.* 1 -it cents. A sioivl iiiiiiiUt of oaf people sue 1 tfoinjr to attend the State fair this wick. ' M-ssis, 1.. ,1. lianas and Dutch I'.c. y, (f 1 nion, wet c in .Jnneaville y?s!? idnv. Messrs. Tom ami Karnes! I.itlh j >!ni, of I'iic >!c!, weie in town yevcrday. Mr. Albert Metiowan, of skull shoab, is in town today. Mrs. X. !?. Kison is vXitin; her (Unuhtcr, Mrs. IT it. Ajc?>ck, a'< union, j Messrs. \'. ! ] 1) Tas-i. \\\ \V. Dixon and .J. A. Savvy r, of flic I'nion liar, I we iv in our town h^i K; id ay o.i professional busmen. Mr. .John West, of (iletin Spunks. wa> in .lonesv ilie yeserday. Mr. Thai Fo-tb?r his boon btrcin^ I some wells in our town lately. tklkimioxk. Notice. All pi r-ons in'cited to us cilia rhy Bote or account nre earnestly imi ic.-ieil to matte sett lr iii'Mit at one;*' as we are co i.pel'ci to collect to nc-er our ebli^sitio.:Kespeclfully. i lo-lt Fan a 1 >I:OS . J on Set In."! i? 11 iikS 'ro^oiM ions. ido is roeeivit'o numerous solicitations ; in to buy fr in their lines, eiilnroitio [ icsc supp'ic itions run ::l >n<* t!io same of superiority. ii with a lor.o 'ettcr about ourselves, n^ reasons why you should l-ok at : ar.d monopolies. We believe in on-j; in the tindc. Y it who read thei' ie faet hv this time that all the busi. \( u t!;o hands of trusN, in mrpdh'S and , y< u are a believer in tiusts and tru.-t J > ? then of course it is your duty to j ill are not, then patronize those who( i|-(titi<-m We propose to keep our i r <:onds and putsuo the same, "live p our business, and if wc cannot do] - thuds, ive pri-ft r not to do business i I uir millions of dollars, but we have , ; good will, and the oconle will win 1 - Vs will bo n big lot of Capes ami o well worth ")') cents will go that bargains to offer you next week in i iily. BEATY. rhere are M Many Good Reasons Why our trade increases as the days swing along towards winter?Why Busy Cash Buyers keep coining our way. The prices are right?they are such as ni"an siiiotest economy, and then the goods are the dependable kind. You secure here what best pleases you, at prices only made possible by cur splendid cash buying system and our close margin selling. In Millinery We are showing only the latest ideas in shapes, feathers, wings and new trimmings, all priced lower than you ordinarily find them at other places. 1 AN (i? O I AV VN AN 1 PJU YJcM OlgllCU Need be displayed. in our Sho3 Stock. We take no chances, and we never buy a shoe that is not made by reliable makers, while the prices swing right at the actual worth always. The faraoui Queen Qua'ity $3.00 Shoe is the favorite fine shoe for ladies. Capes and Jackets | I The kinds that fit and look well?that are strictly up-to-date. The prices are the least consideration. The Qld Reliable :1a. H. Foster & Co. SOME TO ^HEADQUARTERS Honey made by buying^here. Gents Four Ply Linen Collars at 5 Cents Each. Wo are offering one gross (icnts Linen Collars in all tlie latest stylos at the knock out price of Five Cents. These goods I are perfect in every respect and commend themselves to bargain I hunters, ' ' Plated Spoons and Forks at 25 Cents per Set. Having obtained the agency for the above celebrated goods ; we can offer you genuine bargains, and ask that you call and examine. - CLOTHING. -. I? . 1 ~ 1 ? " " ./uni inrnutl u Ulg SlOCJv 01 IMCHS' ftllll Boys' Clothing, | bought low down, which we are determined to sell. Your price is ours. - MILLINERY. - . . W'e are strictly in it on this line and are selling right along. ('all and see the display. McLURE'S. Final Discharge. MONEY TO LOAN. Notice *is hereby given that I.. .1. f Browning, administrator de tronis non Uu farming lands. hasy payments with uill annexed. of the estate of No commissions charged. Borrower I toiiiel II. Sheldon, deceased, has applied f aya actual cost of perfecting loan to Jason M (ireer, Judge of l'obato, in Itereat at 8 per cent u,d for the county or Union, for a final ,Jo, n B. Palmer <fc 80s. hscharge as such administrator. It is ordered, that tire 1 lth dav of I)c- Columbia, o.C. vinlier, A. I>. lS'.Kt, he tixed for hearing or r ... 1 " * .1 |>riMion, aim a linai sctiU'iiH'nt <?i J. C. Wallace, Atty. ,iiil estate. Union, 8. C. Jason M. Gkf.kr, 1 i 2."> 98 ly, I'rokitft Jmle, Union county, S. C. Published 10th of Nov. 1800. * l.V4t. AmerIoa> Try Grape Nuts ' For Breakfast Vv-J1 DSSIOM PATGNTO OOPVniQHTS, ?ic. 'or Irforrsniioa pv 1 ' <>(> JtiiniiSonV rr?Jfl to M! .v-J ,'t I;I>? :n CKHAIIWAY, AI.IV YoiiIC. 'IllI't', t>i11c.i11 rnr pit: : in ; pal.'ii'A In Akii'ii.-y Ii'-r/ intent taken i>.-.: i.j up ia l.roii,:lit f.pt. r-i . i;o ;inltin i y f. noti- a gi\ on fi i'? ul cU:ifi;o lu ia* Q t 'c/ ? * .'? t'"i ? OI '' * V < ' V ?' v V r' . / < ; i ^ -a v \ C*i " ] I "SiSiSfiipS ! H. F. SCAIFES. j J