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The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07

there is nc young man in the coun-
ty among soldiers or civilians who
enjoys such universal popularity.
Mr.. ]. S. Roberts of Moscow, Ky.
Is a capitalist, and is the capable
vice-president of this institution in
which he has been an officer since
its organization, and the bank has
no more loyal friend than he.
We have mentioned the person el
of the bank, as this after all is
what makes an institution-the
people who run it. The following
figures will give an idea of the sue
cess of the bank.
1t has earned net during the ele-
ven years of its existence over ST., :
600; it has paid to its shareholders
in dividends over $50, 900, and today
its stock is worth on the market
considerably above par. The bank
has $4,000 surplus, and something
like $4,000 undivided profits. 1t has
the largest surplus of any bank in
the county, it is the oldest bank in
the county, and the only national
bank in the county, and by reason
of its being d national bank it is
subjected to rigid examinations by
experts sent out from Washington
twice year, and is required by law
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07
II. e. WALLACE.

Mr.. II +. Wallace, our expert pho
tographer, came to Union City
about three years ago from Mobile.
where, according to notice i'll the
Mobile Herald, lie was recognized
as the finest photographer in the
city, where for p years he had
been carrying on an extensive pho
tographic business. As an artist,
Mr.. Wallace has sustained is repu-
tation since coming to Union City,
as hundreds of his patrons testify
by their approval of his work.
While in Mobile he also ran a
branch business at Selma, Ala,
and Photographic car, visiting the
principal towns III Alabama, Geor-
gia aud Mississippi, giving the
highest satisfaction at every point.
Mr.. Wallace has always catered
TO the better class of trade. Shod-
DIV work lie does not do at any
price. The view of almost every
picture in this paper was made by
him, and all who have seen the pho
tographs pronounce them the most
superb works of art in that line
they have ever seen.
He does all kinds of enlarged
work, and patrons in this line are
sure to lie satisfied and also to get
back their original picture.
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07

role in your pocket he will stand
you up and order a squad out and
shoot you full of holes.
Il can't help that" answered In
gerso1l. THE facts are as l told
you"
Cox said that he believed HIM,
and would smuggle him through,
and so he did. Forrest never knew
of it. Cox said it would have been
Just like Forrest to have Ingersoll
shot and investigated afterwards.
A good story is told of how In-
gersoll's wit saved his life when he
was first captured. A great big
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07

him, and the contest was hot until
the polls closed in November. but
Mcdowell won. and the good wo-
men of Union City. at the close of
the canvass presented him with
gold-headed cane. The amendment
again passed the Legislature and
received III, 900 votes in the state,
lacking few thousand of the nee
essary majority. Senator Mcdowell
then entered the newspaper frater-
nifty, first editing the Union City
Chronicle, Democratic paper.
After remaining in the editorial
harness for six years he returned
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07

appropriately inscribed. He also
at that session introduced and
passed bill to wipe out an old
court house debt of over $40, 900
held by the State of Tennessee
against Obion county for the
money furnished to build the first
court house at Troy, in the ear
settlement of Obion county. 81
1884 he was nominated by acclawS>
ton by the Democrats of ObHfH
Dyer and Lake COMMITTEES to reP&, !
sent them in the State Senate, a.
was elected by an overwhelming
majority. During this term he in =
troduced and fought through the.
Legislature the celebrated consti-
tutional amendment prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors as a
beverage, only permitting its use
for medical purposes. This fight
of Senotor Mcdowell to remove
from the rising generation-this
temptation of social treating and
drinking, which has caused the
downfall and ruin of so many men,
and blighted the peace, hopes and
happiness of so many homes =
opened up fight on him all over
the state by liquor dealers and
drinkers. Most any other man
would have given up the fight
rather than withstood the abuse
that was heaped upon his head by
the anti-temperance press of the
state and by individuals. But it is
characteristic of the man, that
when he thinks he is right in the
advocacy of any measure or princi'
pie he fights for it with all the en-.
..ergy he possesses, regardless OF
opposition. AS all amendments tC
the constitution have to pass two
sessions of the Legislature before
they are submitted to a vote of the
people, Mr.. Mcdowell asked to be
sent back to the State Senate IL
1886 to carry his amendment
through. He had the fight of his
life to get back, as the liquor ele
ment was organized against him
The good women of Obion ant
Dyer counties took up the fight TO
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07
SPANS Greatest Need.

Mr. Il. u. Olivia. of Barcelona,
Spain, Spands his winters at Aiken,
$ c. Weak nerves had caused severe
pains in The back 81 his head On us
inc Electric BitterS. Americas great
est blood and nerve remedy. all pain
soon left him. He says this grand
medicine is what his country needs.
All America knows that it cures liver
and kidney trouble, purities the blood,
tones up the stomach. strengths the
nerves. puts vim, vigor and new life
into every muscle, nerve and organ of
the body. Ii weak, tired or ailing you
need it. Every bottle guaranteed,
only 80 cents. Sold by w. A. Mailing,
druggist.
Gov JOS ID. Sayers of Texas owns
the first Federal flag captured by the
Confederates in the war of the rebel
lion. He intends presenting it to the
State Historical society.
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07
JOHN HUGH MCDOWELL.

John Hugh Mcdowell was born
Dec. u, 1843, near Trenton, Gibson
county, Tenn. He was raised on a
farm, working in crop time, and go
ing to school at Andrew College
during the fall and winter months.
until, at the age of seventeen years,
when. on May 10, 1861, he entered
the Confederate States army, serv-
ing four years to Gay, surrender
ing at GAINESVILLE. Ala, under Gen.
Forrest at the close of the war.
His ancestors were Scotch-Irish,
and came to America in 1929. His
great grand-fathers John Mcdowell
and Gen. Robert Irwin, fought i'll
the Revolutionary War for the lib
critics of American freemen. Gen.
Irwin was one of the twenty-four
signers of the first declaration of
independence, known as the Meek
lenburg Declaration of Indepen-
dence. issued at Charlotte, Meek
lenburg county, n. G., May 20,
ITS.
John Hugh Mcdowell moved to
Obion county twenty-five years ago,
settling on a farm three miles west
of Union City, where he now re,
sides In 1882 he was nominated
against his protest by the the De
mocracy OF Obion county to repre-
sent them in the General Assembly
of the State of Tennessee, when he
soon went to the front as a worker
in moral reform legislation, secur
ing that session the passage of al
anti-gambling bill. making it :
felony to keep gambling house
for the playing of certain games
for which the ladies Davidson coun
ty presented him at the close of TIL,
session with a $3.50 silver service
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07
A Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
f. Hart, of Groton, S. ID. "Was taken
with bad cold which settled on my
lungs; coughs set in and finally termi-
mated in consumption. Four doctors
gave me up, saying | could live but
short time. gave up myself to my
Savior, determined if could not stay
with my friends on earth, | would
meet my absent ones above. My hus-
band WIS advised to get DR.. Kings
New Discovery for colds, consump-
lion, cough. gave it a trial, took in
all eight bottles. 1t has cured me,
and thank God, am saved and now a
well and healthy woman" Trial bot
ties free at w A. Mailing drug store.
Regular size SOC, and 81, guaranteed
or price refunded.
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07
AN INTERESTING SRORY.
IngersoIl's Life Saved by Congressman n.
N. Cox During the Late War.

Robert G. Ingersoll, when in
Washington some years ago, sought
out Hon. N. N. Cox, of Tennessee,
and'expressed his gratitude for the
preservation of his life by that gen.
tleman thirty-odd years before. 1t
is quite an interesting story, a
thrilling episode of the great war
between the States.
One morning, the winter of 1862
90, Gen. Forrest had ordered Mai.
Cox to take $50 men and go into
Trenton, Tenn, Ito see what he
could find there" There had been
a rain the day before, followed by
a severe frost. The roads were in
wretched condition, and Cox
made rather slow progress in his
journey of fifteen miles. When he
had gone about half the distance
he met a countryman who had just
come from Trenton. Cox at once
discovered that he was a Southern
man, aud placed implicit reliance in
what he said The countryman
represented to him that there was
a full regiment of Federal infantry
in the stockade around the railroad
depot, and that they could whip a
thousand men.
Cox sent an orderly back to For
rest with a note explaining the sit
uation, and proceeded slowly on his
march To Trenton. Wen about
mile frGlln toprn he heard a great
of horses hoofs behind. and
| up rode Forrest like a thuuderbolt
at the head Of sixty men. I'm
show Au blow to take This damned
fVn, lIe45s4ared, and SO they bolt
9 ITO Trenton at a Gilpen pace,
and Yelled like mad. They charged
in front and were repulsed, For
rest then made flank movement,
charged again and the Federal
commander surrendered. Forrest,
Cox, and half dozen other Confed-
crates entered the stockade, and
the Federal soldiers proceeded to
ground their arms. They were
sullen about t and let go their guns
with much reluctance. They felt
that it was a most unnecessary
surrender and that honor, too, had
been sacrificed. 1t came into For
rests mind that they might renew
the fight and take him prisoner.
Turning to Cox, he said;
Mai. Cox, order Gen. Buford to
march into town with his division. Z"
Cox knew that Buford was fifteen
miles away but he saluted and
started to execute the order. The
Federals were bluffed, and in a
very few minutes they were with
out arms.
Among the prisoners Cox found
Robert G. Ingersoll. He walked up
to him and said: care you not the
Yankee Colonel we captured the
day before yesterday"
Il am" was the reply.
What are you doing here?" ask
ed Cox.
Il came here to take the trair
for the north to await my ex
change"
"Great God!" said Cox, ''if For
rest finds you in here with his pa
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07

to make public statements in news
papers of its condition about every
seventy days.
The First National Bank is going
through one of It's most prosperous
years, and extends every accommo-
dation to its customers consistent
with sound banking.
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07
4 TENNESSEE INFIRM-
< OF OSTEOPATHY.

This inhrmary is presided over
by Drs. Clark and Martin, gradu-
ates of the Columbian School of
Osteopathy, of Kirksville, Mo.
They came to Union City a few
weeks ago and opened their inlirm-
AIRY in rooms over b. H. Whitley $
grocery. They came as strangers,
and their theory of practice while
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07

unknown to our people, but recog-
INzed by the greatest minds III the
country as one of the most sensible
and logical treatments of all dis
eases, has met with the unqualified
Endorsement of a large number of
people of this county. They give
no medicines but cure you by
rational and reasonable treatment
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07

English collectors Complain that the
prices of rare books on musical topics
are going up rapidly, largely on ac-
count of the increasing demand for
the libraries of rich Americans.
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07

unknown to the country practition-
er. They are not massage artists,
Christian science humbugs or faith
cure fakes. IfGod in His infinite
wisdom has afflicted you see Drs.
Clark and Martin and obtain re-
!, lief.
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07

rebel h.DI double Darreted shot
gun leyeled upon him less than ten
PAGES. Ingersoll threw up his
handSand exclaimed: Don't shoot
my friend; don't shoot. have been
anxious tn recognize the independ-
ence of your Confederacv for the
last half an hour
The rebel threw up his gun and
exploded i'll laughter. Ingersoll
surrendered to him, and lie was
known in FORESTS command as
"that Yankee Colonel whose wit
saved his life Washington Star.
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07

To eradicate worms from the sys-
TEN give the child plain, noulishing
food and Whites Cream Vermifuge.
The result will be, the worms will dis
appear and the child become healthy
and cheerful. Price 25c. Sold by j.
Il ,.I4ffaAapSon.
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07
VERH|NE
SELLING QUIT

we TO
both the public and competition alike We have decided
sacrifice sale for the next days Owing cum
carry from Hence this
offered Nothing held back Our
complete circumstances will be undersod
The commercial courier. (Union City, Tenn.) 1897-190?, 1899-09-07
d. L. HESTER.

ID. L. Hester is the polite and
courteous proprietor of well-con-
Quoted grocery on Main st. in the
old Scates stand, next door to w.
A. Nailling's drug store, where he
keeps everything in the staple and
fancy grocery line, at p rices that no
one in UnionCity can lower. He al
so keeps on hand all kinds of vege-
tables and country produce. Mr.,
Hester is an old Obion County boy
aud has not long been Iii llh business,
but his unitSrm courtesy, honesty
and gromptness in business has
him lucrative trade, which
onstantly increasing. When
heed anything in the grocery
k sure to call on Mr.. Hester
- treat YOU nicely ard sell
ut goods If ae low figures
,.fr in Union City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22
p4RENTS DESERT THREE CHfLDRtN'
r,,,.v MOVE AWAY. LEAVING THEM IN THE HAL
OF A HOUSE ~ cLGNToN-sT

THEY MOVE AWAY. LEAVING THEM N TIE HALL
OF HOUSE ~ cLlNToN-sT.
The police of the Delancey-st. sta"o"
,,formod last night that a man and woman WIN
had lived AZ No. 50 Clinton-st- had moved lo''
,boro Yesterday and deserted their three chI.-
ar., who were said to he sleeping IN the hd'-
u.av 4 policeman found the children Ihey
are Charles six years old Reuben iour yea
ola and BENJAMIN eighteen months ola. lhen
father Is william Koesack. Charles was ao'e
70 tell the police that his father had gone away
and would be gone a long time.
"Papa said him going to be gone long time
said the little fellow Then mamma cried ana
kissed us. and said she would come AFTER us.
The policeman took the two older children TO
the Gerry society and the baby was sent 70
bellevue. Tenants in the house at No. - GIN
ton-st. said the man had often talked about
my three brats" and declared he would be
better able 70 get along in the world without
them They say 1t is a cold booded case or de-
sortion The police are looking for the father'
and If found they say they Will make an eX-
ample Of him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22
MAD DOG BITES FOUR PERSONS
RIMS THROUGH JERSEY CITY sTkEhI9'
SWAPPING AND BITING Az
EVERY TURN.

mad dog bit four persons in Jersey city last
,,-b, They were Frank Lenck. six years old, Oh
No II Rowers-st.: Mrs Mary Hestic thirty years
old ~ No lei Palisadc-ave.; II. {. LudwlR' my
- ala ~ 80 o. Ogden-ave. and William 7.
novis fourteen years old. Of No 10 Hancock-aVe.
Mrs Hcstic and Davis were bitten on the leg the
others on the hand None Of the wounds are
sor,ous 90 far as can be determined at present
ludwig went to the Pasteur institute IN New
York city where his wound was cau'e''|eu' az
-, 49, ro,ur,od home The others were attend
~, o.. choir homes and their wounds were eau
,erizca nv Drs. Connen. Hornbower and Henry.
The dog. which was Of the bulldog breed ana
sooncd TO be a stray. ran through Bowers-s' anu
uorcock-avc swapping at every person J.. M" b,,,
. ,,.r, lurkv enough get out or inc Wy ~
~ Sonr named When the dog reached SUNNI he
az 49, drove II into a yard. and killed 1t win one
shot from his revolver
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22
F4RRAGUT VETERANS OOI
r15rv WITHDRAW FROM THE NATIONAL
.ssoCrATIoN TO FORM ANOTHER
,s -.xrx TO ORGANIZE THE UNITED STATES
VETERAN NAvY-THE SPLIT OVER SPAN
,st,.AvrRtcAN WAR vETERANs

A, a meeting Of Farragut Association OF 80 ,,
veterans No. 2 OF the Port OF New-forH n.y. 90,
ovorire at the rooms Of the association No %"
,aouerv the members adopted resolutions W.
dra,rng from the National Association Oh -'"'
Veterans with which the association mas iO'
long time been allied This action on the par 70
tho Farragut Association arose over dihe'e''
between # and the National body at 'he 4S"'
convention I'm Philadelphia on September D. "'''
thu majority refused TO admit TO membership III
the National body naval veterans OF the war VIZ
snain a measure warmly advocated by the New
york delegates and also by delegates from o'"''
State associations. It was the feeling Una. aug
naval veteran Of any war in which the tn'''"
States had been or might be engaged shou.u 10
aIioiblo 10 membership with the veterans ol lo0i
and 1876 The subject was discussed at length "'
the meeting last night. After the discuSS'o', .''
association voted 10 continue its existence ''"'
pendently Of tho National organizaton.
The resolutions say: "Our delegation, as wei as
tho delegates from other associations were by
resolution debarred from fair and dispAssionate
discussion Of the subject to admit TO mempeIshlP
the Spanish-American naval war veterans u
ire further directed the captain commanding
tho association TO surrender its charter, ana r.
solved to organize an ndepenhent nouy, ~ -,
known as the United States veteran Navy. pm
nnitfocs were appointed To complete the orsahzd
ton and report at future meeting. l., 80,
The action Of the Farragut Absorption - ~.
sdcrod important regards the future OF w
National association for II IS believed that several
STATE ORGANIZATIONS will follow its lead and WIN
draw from the National body to join the ne" 'e'-
ora
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22
GOODWIN SMITH SLURS DEWEY.
SAYS CANADA SHOULD NOT TAKE PART ~
THE CELEBRATION.


Toronto. Sept q DISQUALIFICATION Smith. writ
ing III "rhe Toronto Weekly Sum over his nom
dc plume "Bystander." says:
Nothing could show the extent 10 which the
head OF Columbia has been turned by the war more
than her alteration % the hero Dewey. VIVA, did
the hero Dewey and his comrades do? They sat in
almost perfect safety and destroyed at long range
line OF helpless tubs with hundfcds Of the
poor Spaniards who manned them and who alone
occasion 50 perfectly secure DID the Americans
feel that they adjourned 10 breakfast IN the middle
Of their sport. There was among them a single
casualty. and had they all gone tiger hurting one
casualty at least would probably have occurred
For this. however. Dewey IS declared m he the
equal Of the great seaman who conquered on the
terrible days Of Aboukir. Copenhagen and Tfafalzar
II he were 50 inclined he might probably be- elected
President OF the United States Canada cannot
possibly take part IN the celebration Of Dexey's
trinmphs without IN evident breach OF courtesy
toward Spain. friendly nation which has done
Canada wrong Spain. let IT be remembered
though deprived Of her possessions In this heni
sphere. IS still a Mediterranean Power. decayed ~.
present. but capable 81 restoration. The British
Government will hardly thank the Canadian Cow
eminent for making her mplacable enemy"
A copy OF Professor Goodwin Smiths rerarL.
shown to Rear Admiral Philip at the Navv
Yard last evening. The Admiral smiled and said.
i have nothing 70 say on the matter bat havs
no doubt that Professor Smith will be fully an.
s"ered before he Is much older"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22
TALK ABOUT A CONTEST.

The one hundred temporary clerks working on
the figures OF Tuesdays primary elections are
hard at work at Police Headquarters tabulating
them. They had not succeeded yesterday in nm
ishng any one district This was duo TO the
mistakes and the many mix-ups made by the IN
spectors This has entalled some difficulty in
making the tabulations and increased the work
OF the clerks. In some instances there Is such
tangle that the inspectors will have TO he called
TO Police Headquarters 10 make explanations Last
night u was said the official count up 10 that hour
showed Sheehan lli votes ahead There was a
report at Police headquarters that on the basis
OF the mix-up OF the inspectors the Goodwin
smith faction would contest the election In the
IXth District Ii was said that the clerks would
finish the tabulation in the seyenty-two hours al
lowed By law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22
BENT on FIGHTING UAZET
CITIZENS UNION WILL 60 ALONE ~ soNs
OF THE DISTRICTS.

OF THE DISTRICTS.
The declared intention OF some Of The Democrat,
in control Of the Citizens Union organization in b
XIXth Assembly District to nominate an 10
pendent candidate for the Assembly. in an efror, n
prevent the reelection OF Assemblyman Mazet. ha,
caused serious split in the Organization. Al A
meeting OF the committee at the Sherman Square
Hotel on Wednesday evening. resolutions were o.,
fered to prevent the nomination OF an independent,
candidate for the Assembly in the district. The
resolutions were defeated but II was evident tia,
there were some members Of the committee who
favored support for Mr. Mazet. After the defeat o,
the resolutions three OF the members ~ the com.
mittee resigned from the Citizens Union organiza
ton.
1t said yesterday that the committee no
longer represented the Independent vote Of ;hA
district. and IL doubtful II the committee could
ind any man of standing and character in the dis
trict to run independent candidate against
Mr. Mazet.
The Citizens Union organization OF the XXTXth
District met last evening in the Tuxedo Building
at Madison-ave and Flfty-ninth-st. and began ar.
rangements for the nomination 81 Homer Folks
for the Assembly Mr. Folks will be nominated a.
an independent candidate by petition in the usual
way. and he will be nominated also by the Ropub-
lican district convention as a union candidate
1t was practically decided at the meeting last
night TO run independent candidate for Alder
man Several available candidates consid-
cred. and among them were Cleveland A. Dunn. tho
manufacturing silversmith. OF Fourteenth-st;
Frederick ". Longlellow and Thomas J. Halowe,
two lawyers and Edward J. Lauer. Charles n
Strong. who presided at the meeting contradcted
report that there was 10 be coalition between
the Citizens Union and the labor organizations
The Citizens Union, IL was stated. would nominate
It's own candidates. and do this without uniting
with other organizations Mr.. Folks was said 70
be strong with the few labor organization voters Ia
the XXIXth Assembly District
An effort IS being made TO unite the Citizens
leans in the XXVIIth District for the nomination
Of r. W. c. yelling as a candidate for Assembly
man or Alderman The Citizens Union organization
In the XXVth District has decided nominate
Herbert Parsons for Assemblyman.