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I Tl" And Extra i just as ofter ' J Nice Smooth Api 2. I owels for 5c. 4 Extra Heavy Yai Bargains in (the WE IIAVI A for Menz ''Ease shoes advertised 1 paper this montt over?it will pay ; worker like yourself, for all sorts of service m in all sorts of weather. No shoe can be built M better, stronger, or to wear longer. Also fit like a glove, ana the most comfortable every- fl day shoe you ever walked in. Name on yellow label protects you against imitations. M.a. * _ ?n Mh uaiaiug no. ic v illustrates all Up heights Mens Y f^YWI * % "Ease", also the .y ,Aw/: I\ "American Boy" t ?Mrr / \ built to give the fl 3K. I 1 strong, sturdy, I . Jr* / .1 out-door boy hon- It vl/id t tlf est service. Bend ffl "Ease" Special Ji Elk. Unusually W * iWflgtrong, yet a oft # J///11 as glove leather # ? "'/& and never seta I Sz%//yr hard and full of J. uncomfortable Bk - wrinkles. Sole ? leather la aelected w^==^ar Oak. Countere and heela absolutely solid end made in our own factory. A shoe throughout that you can take apart and and no laull with. FOR CATALOG No. 12 containing a sample of this wonderful leather. We have ^Vdeilers all over your state. If we cant refer Hyou to one near you, we can introduce Mem Ease" and "American Boy" shoes direct to ^Vyou from the factory, regular retail prices, delivery prepaid. JWenzlea Shoe Co., Makers. Detroit, Mich, MKNZ "EASE" and "AMERICAN BOY" shoes length of service, nor to repell water, and thes they iire GOOD shoes worth considering the YOURS FOR Union J ~ NO. 3 MAII Ginner's Report. Total number of bales of cotton ginned, counting round bales as half bales, and excluding linters, for the crops of 1909 to 1911, inclusive. County 1911 1916 1909. Abbeville .21,162 32,804 24,854 Aiken _.51,361 36,160 37,500 Anderson _ 80,382 63,175 49,501 Bamberg ..28,019 16,572 21,396 Barnwell, _.67,601 42,658 43,248 Beaufort __ 7,040 9,904 7,744 Berkeley ..17,118 12,465 12,406 Calhoun 31,730 21,441 23,244 Charleston .11,586 14,169 13,436 Cherokee ..16,542 14,793 12,131 Chester 36,012 28,384 21,931 Chesterfield 36,418 29,384 21,931 Clarendon .54,222 $6,060 31,832 Colleton .21,916 15,571 10,844 Darlington .75,700 40,369 42,547 Dillon _. _.50,576 40,376 40,340 Dorchester .19,295 14,188 11,530 Edgefield ..40,356 26,430 27,611 Fairfield ...33,486 25,682 21,179 Florence ...58,902 33,916 37,411 Georgetown 5,935 3,464 3,946 Greenville .54,442 37,369 29,488 Greenwood .45,546 29,744 28,073 ll'imntnn OK Tn Iff ffio ..u...|?vii i i iu,oi? ii>,oo;> Horry 16,104 8486 8,293 Kershaw .36,193 23,063 1^19 Lancaster .31,137 34,656 20,735 Laurens 54,080 42,512 32,321 Lee 47,713 28,459 32,246 Lexington .34,011 24,177 21,632 Marion ... 29,436 17,810 18,041 ^ Marlboro ..75,942 60,413 67,842 Newberry _ 46.420 33 89fi 9Q Oconee *___ .22,824 15,196 13,714 < Orangeburg 87,976 56,596 62,412 Pickens 22,520 15,163 13,081 ] Richland -.22,613 15,249 16,382 Saluda 30,470 19,437 19,706 1 Spartanburg 78,145 59,711 46,206 ' Sumter 50,613 33,535 29,205 J Union __ __23,029 18,167 13,945 J 4AAAAAA A i iE B A specials for Sai 1 as you can, v ron Qinghams at the yard , Oil Cloth 15c yard. Win<] d wide Sheeting 5c yard . Glothinsr, Sho COMB, j : ba S THE " and "American Boy"^^^^^^ n your state agricultural i. Gome in and look them pou?these letters prove It. a New Providence S. C. "Since putting on your Menz 'Ease' shoe* I have realized more comfort than from any other work shoe I have ever worn. I believe it ia the shoe to please the people." THOS. W. McINTOSH* Ebenezer, S. C. "I bousht a pair of your Menz 'Ease' shoes. In the light weight, and have given them a severe test for ninety days or more. I am delighted with the service and comfort they have given me, and in fact I cannot say too much about the good qualities of this shoe." m W. V. McCOLL. Ashland. S. C. "I never expect to wear any other shoe as long as Menz 'Ease' holds the wearing qualities it has in the past. It wears as long as you want It, and besides stays soft and con* fortable aU the time?: BASCOMB BESTT Auburn, S. C. "Your Menz 'Ease' shoe is the best I have ever worn.?never want anything else. They will stay soft even <lf worn In water." * LIDE McINTOSH. Swift Creek, S. C. "The Menz 'Ease' shoes I bought from you have worn out two half soles and are perfectly good yet and as soft as they ever were." J. H. McFARLAND. Kellytown, S. JE. "The Mcnz 'Ease* shoes I bought from you will last me twice as long as any shoe I have ever worn, and Is the softest and most comfortable shoe I have ever seen." HENRY KELLY. Santuck. S. C. "The 'American Boy' shoe is the best shoe I have ever bought for boys." J. T. JETER. Union, S. C. " 'American Boy' shoes give entire satisfaction. The uppeni are the softest and best wearing of any shoe that I have ever worn, and were ali O. K. after the bottoms had worn out. I can recommend the shoe to any one who desires a shoe for rough usage." B. H. BETENBAUGH. i are not guaranteed to give any certain s letters are only offered as evidence that next time you need an every-day pair. . Business ?hoe Co. V STREET Williamsb'g 38,701 24,790 31,144 York 49,403 41,608 34,790 The State 1,692,146 1,210,968 1,137,382 Floyd Allen Jury Sworn. Wythevilje, Va., May 1.?A jury was sworn tonight to try Floyd Allen, indicted for Ave murders in the Carroll county court house on March | 14 last. For four hours counsel interrogated a string of veniremen and it was long after dusk when sixteenth talisman was found satisfactorily as to cause. The defense then exercised its four peremtory challenges allotted aud court adjourned. Nine farmers and three merchants compose the jury. The defense moved to require the commonwealth to consolidate the five Indictments against Floyd Allen to .^bviate the possibility of five separate trials, but , Judge Staples overruled the motion. The eharce In the inru nn/1 opening statements in the case by counsel will be made tomorrow. Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE* EXAMINATION. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will be held ?t the C.niintv Court House on Friday, Juiy 5, at 9 a. m. Applicants must be not less than fifteen years of age. When Hcholj^sbifus are vacant after July 6, iney will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson before the examination for Scholarship examination nlanks. * ' Scholarships are worth $100 and free trution. The next session will men September 18, 1912. For furner information and catalogue, adircss Prof J). B. Johnson, Rock Hill, 3. C, ^ Pd-E.O..W. to July 6. kAAAAAAAAAAAAAA TTER turday atici M 0 ' s /e're are goinj 3\c [For Saturday and Mondi Irvim? CI?0/Ia? IO/* %/?*? ivw buiauiis iyv vawn> lar Figured Curtain Goods, es and Hats. WE V TTEF ^ AAAJlAAA AAAAAAA w FLOODED STREAM CRASHES THROUGH. Water is too Strong for Levee?Bank Giyes Way at Torras, La.?May Add Great Damage to Heavy Toll New Orleans, May 1.?Another serious break occurred late this afternoon in the Mississippi levee at Torras, La.? on the west Bide of the sv/ollen stream, where the flood waters from the disastrous Dogtail ci evasse find reentry into the big river. The break at Torras occurred at 5:30 and within two hours 300 feet of the 18-foot embankment had been carried away. A large force of workmen and material were immediately ordered to the scene by Capt. C. O. Sherrill, chief of the United States engineers, and an effort is being made to check the crevasse by "cribbing" the ends. Unless the Torras crevasse can be closed, which appeared doubtfdB tonight, great damage will be added to the already heavy tolls in property destruction and devastation of farms wrought by"the flood waters of the lower Mississippi river daring the last six weeks. A permanent, crevasse at Torras means the inundation the west JninkB of. ih^ -w^YC". distance of perhaps 60 miles. Rich Territory. The territory which lies in the path of the Torras crevasse is vastly richer than the several millions b /acres which were Inundated'by the Dogtail crevasse of three weeks ago, neat Alsatia, La., and is more densely populated. While the Torras break will give some relief from the'enormous pressure against the levees south of thai point, the flood waters tonight are from half a foot to two feet above the previous high record marks from Baton Rouge south, and prospects ol other crevasses are extremely grave. Hundreds Homeless. Several hundred more in West Feliciana parish were renorted in need of supplies/ and frOm the Atchalalaya and Bayou Des Galise territory reports were received of still other hundreds of poor people who have Bhen driven from their homes. It is estimated that the. United States government is now furnishing for for 120,000 homeless people in Louisiana and Mississippi, and tonight the prospects are that this number will be) increased by 00,000 within another week. The federal engineers have already expended more than 0100,000 in the past three weeks in their efforts to save the levees from Vicksburg south, but the responsibilities came to them too late in many instances, and the height and force of the flood waters have far exceeded the expectations of everyone The engineers are continuing to spend thousands of dollars a day, trying to prevent further Di eaks, but where the flght is hardest they say they are experiencing great difficulty in securing labor.- In some instances negroes who are getting free government rations show no disposition to assist in the work of preventing additional crevasses from the ravages of the big flood. Prof. Hope Goes to Buffalo. Prof. J. H. Hope who has been principal of the Central Graded school for the past year, has resigned and accepted the principalship of the Buffalo graded school. Prof. Hope taught at Buffalo several years before taming to Union and has a warm place in the hearts of the people. He has been* closely identified with the business and religious life of JJnio'n and his going away is deeply regretted. Macbeth Young S. Means Beaty. YOUNG & BEATY. I Attorneys at Law. Office over M. & P. National Bank. YS SI onday and all i X to make the fi ay only.] Lace Curtains 39 d wide Taffeta Silk 49c vard worth 10c yard, for 5c. All the ] fOJV'T *Y. i A A A A A A A m I have 17lA acr T cottages, one 1 mile of Lockl Barnes now li X cantile Businei X considerable rr T a large estate c to say that this X where in this s | PRICI I E. F I THE LAND MA fp. ' ? III& I Are R j Here you'll find one of the > ^ and Sofi Hats you ever g r ^ which is a model for st Derbies . X Spring Neckwear, Spring' ? minute furnishings for mei if t>. ; | The I J 12 Main Street ? Death of Mrs. Elvira Wright. | j ) ' - / Mrs. Elvira Wright (nee Nance) died at the home of her neice, Mrs. B. F. Landrum, of Aiken, on Thursday evening, April 25th. She was not considered dangerously ill but a short time. Her throat became con- ( jested. Mrs. Wright was born in Union county, April 17th, 1817, and was , a remarkably well preserved woman in appearance and intelligence. She leaves one brother and many nephews and neices of the first, second and third generation. Sh? was a charter member of the first Presbyterian church that was built in Unibn, and after the death of Rev. A. A. James, she placed her membership 1 ftere in AiKen, wnere sne enjoyea me present pastor's visits. After the funeral shevwas laid to rest in Bethany cemetery. Mrs. Lizzie Hames left Thursday J morning for Columbia to visit her son, Mr/ Claude Graham. ( 1 St. George will have a system of I waterworks. An election held for i that purpose resulted in victory of i the proposed bond issue of |18,000 i aaaaaaaa4AAAA4A 3ECIAL next week. B ur fly. Read < c pair. Ladies Shirt Wai I Poe Mills Bleach, best < New Styles in yOU Jnion, jqnaK es of land with 2 ni arge ^frame storeroom hart Mills store, wl ves and conducts a su >s. Mr. Barnes has mnpv rirrhfr on/4 I' IV/IIVJf B B?^ B 1 V 1 1 1 V* C4 1 1 VI I ind wants to move to > is the best opening yf >ection of the country. E $2,500. TERMS E/ \ KEL N - - * JON1 Hats ? * eady ; smartest displays of StitY ;azed upon?everyone of yle workmanship and mater $1.25 Sl-48 Negligee Shirts, Spring Hose, i who are critical in their appf KASSLI Underselling ? Wheat Selection for Improving Both ' Yield and Quality Let any farmer walk through his field of wheat, and he will And that All the heads are not aliko, even if sown from the best standard varieties of seed wheat. He will find that some beads are longer than others, some broader, some with more grains to the head, and some tighter in the chaff, and so on. It has recently become fully known that most of these varieties, unless they are directly induced by a patch of richer soil, are strictly and fully inheritable and are transmitted to their progeny in full vigor and perfection. If farmers who are specially interested in Improvljtp the yields and quality of their wheats will go through their fields at harvest time, and pick out the host heads from their fields, and thresh and save them for stock seed, they will find that it will result in a considerable improvement in the yield, quality and uniformity of the crop produced another season. Even if the farmer only picks out enough heads to make a bushel to a bushel and a half of select : seed, this will give him enough to sow in acre of wheat for the next season, &nd that will produce a superior grade ftr S e on hand z on: | Ists 25c each^ T quality 8c ydV l Millinery | S. C. lAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 'WWWW^WWWWWWWWW t *y a t r/-V | ice thre room X within one T lere W. H. ccessful mer= X accumulated X las purchased x it. 1 venture Y its kind any \SY. I LY SSV1LLE, S. C. ^ ? *$1.98 && % $ Everything in up-to-the irel, at . T zr. i ^ A >iore | * of seed. The product of this should give him sufficient seed to give him a rood start towards his full seeding for the following year. We are following out this method of selection on our own farms, and we hope by this means to eventually increase the yield of different varieties or wneai wnich we offer, materially; but farmers can accomplish very generally the same results for themselves, if they follow out the practice as above indicated, and increase yields per acre of all wheats sown can very soon come to be realized, provided this method is generally practiced in the saving and selection of seed wheatWood's Crop Special, published by T. W, Wood & Soift, 8eedsmen,' Richmond, Va. iiuveruor u. u mease, wno was scheduled to be hero In the county several weeks ago, will deliver the graduating address at the closing of the Cross Key school on May 17th. On the night of the 17th Qov. Blease will deliver an address at Monarch Cotton Mills, on the morning of the 18th at 11 he will speak at West spring* ana mai same aay at l p. m. at Jonesvllle and at 7 p. m. at Lockhart. V Miss Hattie Belle Crooks of Lockhart spent Sunday in Union. *