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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-05-24
According 10 Contract.

House Owner1on didn't pay the
rent last month.
Tenant--Eo2 Well, suppose yon'n
hold me to your agreement
Owner - Agreement what agree
ment7
Tenant--Why, when ] rented yep
said / must pay In advance % moi o.
ALI Ohio State Journal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-05-24
I'm, nfnke Good clerl...

Many japanese clerks are being en-
ployed in London stores. They are
Clearly and courteous and give salts
faction. Many are also employed by
manufacturers, but these are not so
satisfactory to their employers, who
say they waste material and give more
time to studying English than they
do to learning their trades.-London
Mail
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-05-24
United Confederate Veteran Reun-
union, Memphis, May 1880.

For the above occasion the No
bile aud Ohio VIII sell tickets TO
Memphis, Tenn, aud return al
rate of Que cent per mile IN each
direction, which is S2.25.
Tickets will be on sale May q to
30. inclusive, final limit for return
passage June 4, 1901,
Close connection made at Hum
boldt leaving here at $40 a. M ar
irving in Memphis at $40 a. m.
II. c. GARTH Agent,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-05-24

OTIS and lxindling with which TO do
his bidding, ana a cry Of despair went
up from within the walls. Reeklessly
now Lanniop and his comrade opened
FIRE from the loopholes and shot down
two of the dancing furies without,
sending every other Indian 70 the
nearest cover. But the arrows that
came whistling speedily were fire.
brands. The besiegers gained In force
with every moment Poor old Fol-
som. slowly regainIng senses as he
lay bound and helpless down by the
The evening times., 1901-04-16
ADVICE TO PosTMAsTERs.
Mr.. Madden instructs Them as to- the
Care of Funds nnd stamps

Edwin c. Madden Third Assistant Post
master General has issued an or
der requesting postmasteTs 10 exercise
the greatest care and give the best pos
sibie protection TO Government funds and
stamp supplies in their custody
He advised that during business hours.
money, postage stamps. etc. be kept so as
to be inaccessible to the public and con
cealed from view. If the postoffice. when
unoccupied. is not such a safe place as TO
warrant the postmaster in leaving his
personal funds therein. all Government
moneys, postage stamps. etc. must be re-
moved thersfrom to a place of the great
est possible safety
Mr.. Madden said the law provides that
a postmaster may deposit funds in a ma
tloEal bank if there be one in his town.
city or county IT, however. there lee. no
national bank 50 located, and "A private
bank be accessible there will be no oh
lection to postmaster placing his Gov
ernment funds. postag stamps etc.
therein; provided, tina, they oe placed in
private receptacle. as his official Dr0p-
eTty- and subject To his exclusive control.
and that this be done at his own risk and
ExUeuSe-
The evening times., 1901-04-16

yarht- Especially in the case IF thc
Guards ard other crack regiments. The
work Of commissioned officers Is too
often Indifferent and Perfunctory. and
the real business OF the barrack. can
Jonment. OF camp is too frequently left
To the non-coms. In such circumstances
it is not surprising that there should
be carelessness throughout. and that
there has been and is the history Of the
South African war shows plainly
enough
The remedy. Of course. is fer the Brit
ish war authorities to engage in a
thorough reform of the service. What
the Empire needs is a body of thor
oughly trained and service hardened
officers and soldiers who equally shall
he held to a strict performance Of their
duties and not an army of dandtes
and vaIets
The evening times., 1901-04-16
The British Army.

The London Lancet in its latest
Issue. says that General Sir Frederick
Maurice, Commanding at wcoIwich has
called the attention Of his officers. non
commissioned officers. and men to q
form Of blindness much worse than the
sort that an ophthalmic operation IS
able To treat Il Is the lack Of per
cepuon Of everyday objects and things
which. according to Sir Frederick. is
a constant danger To the British serv-
ice He says that . non-com. al Al
derskot may have charge Of a baIrack
room hung around with FIRE buckets for
months, and when an alarm comes not
knew anything about them
4 much more astonishing story IS
added. To The effect that on one oc-
casion the Boer General De Wet. escag-
ing from = close pursuit. marched his
little command a night straight
through the camp of his pursuers. an
swerinE questions in English and en-
Couaterins no opposition whatever save
from the members Of an officers mess
VINO srumbIed in true British fashion
because the dust raised by his passing
troops interfered with their festivities.
If such blindness is common thing
In his Majesyy's army we do not blame
Sir Frederick Maurice FOR finding faG:t
with H. Nothing Of the kind would be
apt to happen in the regular or voIun-
Teer service of the United states. badly
As the latter las been loaded down
with the Inefficient sons and relatives
q politicians The army that produces
men like Miles. Wheeler. Lawton. Fitz-
hugh lee, Chaffee. Wheaton. Bell. and
Funston is not likely 10 be troubled
with naarsishtedness in the presence
of an enemy. General Maurice thinks
that rigid discipline and the tendency
OF it To turn the enlisted man into
wooden autcmaton IS 10 blame for
much Of the evil, and recommends spe-
cial training and Ihe cultivation Of
habits q close perception in all ranks
The advice is doubtless good. but il
does not go 10 the root Of the matter
When not on field service the average
British officer regards his routine duty
As a bore. and his uniform and side
arms as an infiction His chief pur-
pose IN life Is 10 have as little 20 do
with 10Th as possible. When he is not
absent from the colors on leave. or
because of urgent private affairs.
which IS pretty often, he has pressing
social engagements. or IS compelled 20
hunt. play polo and golf, and take an
occasional run Oh his own or a friends
The evening times., 1901-04-16
GERMAN CUsToMs CHANGES.
Can Openers. Mouse Traps. and Hay
Forks Among Affected Items.

Forks Among Affected Items.
Frank H Mason the American Consul
General at Berlin. in a communication to
the State Department calls the attention
of American exporters to recent decisions
Of the Imperial German customs authori-
ties. changing the classification and rates
of duty on certain specified articles. He
enumerHtes the following.
can openers are now classified as tools.
dutiable at SIS per 100 Kilograms: ice
chests. classified as furniture dutiable at
$2.SS per 100 Kilograms; mouse and rap
traps. hitherto S2.sS, now dutiable at s.. Il
per 100 Kilograms; hay and manure forks
hitherto 22-E2, now dutiab!e at S51 per 100
kilograms; vegetable cutters hitherto
Ss5S. now dutiablc at S5.1 per 100 iliIu-
grams
In respect to the last TWO items. II is
stated that the change Of classification is
based on the fact that the handles of the
forks and knives are covered with an
opaque paint The German tariff is pc
culiar IN this respect. in that all fine or
udmcutati0u and decoration IS liable to
advance the grade and thereby increase
the rate of tariff JpnOlsterin-S. however
plain or limited in quantity. greatly in
cTFaScS the duty on vehicle. Ar in
St~uce is related by the consul general
wherein the import duty on an office safe
from "A Boston maker was doubled by the
fact that the door was decorated with 4
small decaIcomaine marine picture. which
raised the whole thing to the grade Of
decorated steel mauUfa ctures.
The principle is general. Consul General
Mason SAYS that the goods intended for
export tg Germany should bear no unuec-
CSsary outward decoration and that the
tools should be merely vanished or coy
cred with transparent oil finish.
The evening times., 1901-04-16
FRESHETS IN VIRGINIA RIVERS
High Water Causes DamaEe Along
the RaPpahannocL1.

FREDERICKSBURG. va. April 16--
The heavy rainfall of Saturday night.
Sunday and Sunday night caused ire
mendous freshet in the Rapidan and Rap
pahannock, doing considerable damage
along each river.
The Rapidan empties into the Rappa-
hammock about fourteen miles above this
city. and both rivers being high the vol
une Of water in the Rappahannoek at this
point is very large An immense quantity
of driftwoOd has hoated down the current
and great damage has been done TO crops
and IowIauds Many railroad ties which
had been piled along the river front for
shipment in barges were carried off by the
freshet, the largest losers being Major ".
5. F,mbrey and J. ". Masters The latter
lost over 2oe9 ties and the former over
so
All of the wharf property was sub
merged. and large quantity OF goods for
merchants here which arrived by steamer
Saturday night was moved TO the uppe-
floor of warehouses for safety The water
commenced to fan last evening. The fresh
ct reached eightesT feet above high tide
and was the highe~- since the year of the
Johnstown food. Fhe steamer Lancaster.
which was az her wharf here, anchored in
the middle of the river. Several barges
were washed on the dykes. and one Of
them. the Lewis Thompson. was dam
aged.
PETERSBURG Va, April 1.-THE
heaviest rains known for months fell
throughout this section Saturday night
and there Is a freShet in the river 4 tel
egram received her from FaTmville says
that the AppomattGX is six inches higher
there than it was during the freshet a few
weeks ago There are FIVE baTges and four
schoOnerS here loading with lumber for
Washington Philadelphia. and Baltimore
RICHMOND, Va, April t6-The unusJ5-
ally heavy rains have caused the river
here rise II X na hanks in
the lower part of the city. but il is not
expected that any damage will result.
The evening times., 1901-04-16
AN ACTRESS TO BRING SUIT.
Wants Twenty Thousand Dollars
Damages From "a Railroad

DAHGEeN rom HaIAEGaA-
POUG1IKEEPSIE. N Y, April I6-A1iss
Eta Kellogg Williams. a pretty actress
whose stage name is Eta Kellogg and
" hose home Is in this city. will appear in
the Supreme Court here this week as
plaintiff il an ac-son against the New
York Central and Hydson River Railroad
Company for s20.0Oo damages for alleged
personal injur -es-
Miss Williams has never been in court
She is looking forward to the ordeal of
going on the witness stand with greater
nervousness she says. than she felt on
her first appearance on the stage
Two years ago she began studying for
the stage and made her debut last Sep
tembcr iu When We Were T7enty-one -
She had = small part but showed talent
and was hoping for rapid advancement,
when she net with the accident which
forms the basis Of her lawsuit.
She was aiishtins from a train at Fon-
da, and vas on the car step when the car
il is alleged suddenly started threw
ing her backward 50 her back struck
against the iron railing on the side of
the step She did not at first think she
was badly hurt and took her part that
night although she suffered couside era bic
pain Next day at ElOyerSyIlle she had
To remain in bed and call physician.
She remained there in q hotel for d week.
then joined the company and continued
to play her part up to a fortnight ago.
when she was forced to give up and re-
turn home. She SAYS she has suffered
great pain ever since the accident. and
declares that doctors who have attended
her say that her spine is affected and Is
likely 10 produce permanent paralysis at
any time
Miss Williams is twenty-four years old.
= brunette, with a petite but wen-moIded
figure Her FIvar,ity and Wit make her
much sought after
The evening times., 1901-04-16
THE FILIPINos HosPIrABLE.
Always Eager tie Share Their Huts
With the Strangers.

A gentleman who has spent a long
tine IN the Philippines and who has re-
turned to this country and is spending d
few days in Washington. says too much
cannot be said Of the hospitality of the
Filipino people. Their hospitality he
declares may be called their great ra-
tional virtue The inspiration of this
trait may have come from the Spanish
but it fell on fruitful soil. for while the
Spanish resident of the Philippines. as
elsewhere, measures out his hospitality in
fine phrases only. the FfIipiHes say as
much and mean it
This trait is not confined to the upper
classes. OF those who can afford 10 make
some display in their homes and some ef-
fort at entertainment Il Is found among
the lowest and the poorest as well. These
people viii share with the stranger Who
comes to their little hut Of bamboo and
nipa their last bowl of rice and thelr last
little fish, and will make room for him
over night on the floor of their house
where all the family sleep side by side
The family may be inSurTectOS- and the
visitor NAV be an American but he i
under their roof. though a member of The
same family might SIady stick a boIo into
him afteTWard-
When travelling is safe in the Philip
pines one Is therefore always sure that
he can ind shelter for the night and a
share of the best that Il community af-
forcls- IN the houses of those who are
well 10 DO the best room viii be placed
al the disposal of the unexpected and un-
known: guest and he will be entertained
10y the various members OF the family to
the best of their ability If the daueh-
ters have been to one of the convent
schools and have learned to play upon
the piano they will play their most diff
cult pieces. and sometimes the Dfavfrg- il
really fine for the Fiiipinos are among
tht most natural musical peoples OF the
world and VIII often perform we'll iii
spite OF mediocre instruction \ piano Is
one of the first things that Il well to do
native family buys The singing is nor
likely to be as pleasant as the playing on
the piano, for few natives have good
voices"
The evening times., 1901-04-16
THE TAMMANY TIGER.
Emblem Of the WiEyyam said to
Have Come From 4 Tea Store.


NEW YORK. April IG-WIlIam N
I'weed. according II W c. AIontanve. the
coffee and spice dealer OF this city got
ms inspiration for associating the rovaI
bengal tiger with Tamn1sny Hall from a
picture n his store IN referring 10 the
matter, Mr.. AontauEe said.
My father got the picture of a head Of
- royal Bengal tiger from Il man who had
obtained i from an artist in Paris 1t
re presents the animal with its mouth
open. ready to fight. Tweed used 10 pass
the store often, as the engine company to
y h;ch he belonged used TO lac located near
us in the old Seventh ward One dag. ear
i in the fifties, Tweed who happened 10
be in the store. saw the picture and at
once became greatly Interested in it. One
day he asked my father If he could have
an artist copy it. IS he wanted to adopt
It as an embIematic picture Tor the Amer
icIs Club Of the Seventh ward He got
the consent, and an artist reproduced it
in oil, as ! understand The tiger idea
became sort of popular fad with Tam
u.auy Democrats. and when Tweed fur
nished the AmeTIcus Club at Greenwich
he carried the idea there I understand
the picture was woven as q ceutrepiece
-rto the parlor carpet Thereafter Tam
many and the tiger seemed TO be insep-
ably connected"
Matthew p Brcen. who has written
much about Tammany Han history in
commenting on Mr.. Mpntanye's narrative
said.
quite likely Mr.. Montanyc's version Of
tho origin Of the tigers intimate associa-
tion with Tammany IS correct Many per
sons, however remember the tirst a ppear-
ance of the Tammauy tiger in connection
with Tweed FIRE engine company, Big
Six. This was q famous organization Of
the old Seventh ward and BIZ Tweed
was ITS foreman. Big Six had a greater
capacity as d hand fire engine than any
other machine in the city at the time and
hence its name. Tweed had tigers head
painted on the engine, and that was the
first that people generally began to notice
The evening times., 1901-04-16
THE EXPORT RECORD BROKEN
LnrEesf shipment OF American Goods
to Foreign Port.

Consul General Bray. in reporting to
the State Department the arrival of the
steamer Star Of Australia Of the Tvser
Line, - Melbourne. Australia. SAYS.
Tins steamer is said to have brought
TO Australia cne If the largest shipments
Of American manufactured goods thar
has ever left an American port Her car
go list covers 120 packages. in which is
included every variety Of manufactured
goods produced in the United States
There are 400 tons of sewing machines
alone. For Auckland. New Zealand the
vessel brought an entire gas plant
weighing 500 tons.
There are rifles. shotgGns. revoIvers.
anJ ammunition sufficient to srtDDlv =
brigade. while lawn mowers. reaparq
wagons, wheels, coffee mills, patent med
icIues. etc. are reCkGned by tons. Kero-
sepe to the extent of SO.Oy0 cases and 800
barrels, 1.o0U TONS uf wire J. 2GO tons of lar
iron, 100 tons Of roll paper, hundreds Of
pianos and organs, together with an eX-
teusive array of miscellaneous articles
comprise cargo which for size and
value. has probably not been exceeded IN
any vessel coming to Australia"
The evening times., 1901-04-16
Wild Mustard blossoms.

(Frou the Los Angeles Times)
The Wild mustard fields are now in fulI bloom
and in many places the f0OthilI, are gorgeous
IN their yellow drIperies. This Is particularly
true along the Hollywood route To Santa Monica
and for several days tourists have been return
IHg from their JTiUS 10 the sea bearing great
aimlo4d~ Of the bright yellow flowers
On Sunday many of the churches used il in
their decorations. and some OF them to the ex-
cluSIoE OF all other blooms. Notable among
these waz simpson Auditorium where immense
punches ot il hlled corners and stood about the
platform. AJ the First English Lutheran Church
also an elaborate scheme was carried out wiki
Wild mustard mass Of Il SIX feet tall SLED
th~ arChcd recess bach OF the ChlHCrI. and less
formidable ones at the hapti~snal font reading
desks and elsewhere The choir was almost hid
den By tail gauzy punches. the base of which
was formed by decoration OF oat clusters tIst-
,ned to tire railing
Ia private residences all about the city. the
same brilliant sheen OF yellow may be seen in
Railways and through open windows The lover
rf flowers las not seen one OF the most deco
Eative 0j southern tJiiiornia's wild gToWths UHo
has failed 10 note the beauty Of this plant
The evening times., 1901-04-16
a MEETING OF POLICE CHIEFS.
Their Annual Convention 10 He Held
in New York in May

NEW YORK. April 16-At the annual
meeting of chiefs Of police of all large cit
IS in the United States and Canada. which
viii he held in New York May 2S. papers
on police matters viii be read by Deputv
Commissioner Deyery. Chief Of Police
Benjamin Murphy. Of Jersey City: Super
intendent Harry N. Quirk. of PhiadeI-
phia: Superintendent Philip Deftsch. OF
Cincinnati; Chief of Police Farley. Of Den
Yer; Superintendent John Martin. of De-
troit: Superintendent Doyle of NinucaDo-
lis, Superintendent Benjamin f Howard
of Richmond; Superintendent r. r. Ba-
ker, Of Providence; Superintendent WI
ley VILLAINS. of Columbus and Superin-
teldeut J. J. Atkins. Of Knoxville
Officers Of the Chiefs Association are
y. II Lesle, Of Pittsburg. president:
Philip DeiISch. Of Cincinnati Vice PreSi-
idCuI. and Harvey .. Carr. Of Grand
R@Dids. Mich. secretary and treasurer on
tie Board of Directors are Deputy Conn
III ssigneT Dcvery. J. II Iaager. of Louis
Vile Ky: Richard Sylvester. Of Washing
ton, d. G, and Wiley Williams
T3e Association OF Chiefs of Police has
70 active members and y honorary mem
iJe~s
The evening times., 1901-04-16
A CUBAN EXHIBIT EXPECTED.
InsnIar Products Likely to BE Dis
nIaved 1T the ChnrIeston Fair.

CHARLESTON, S. G. April 16.-GeneraI
Wood. Military Governor Of Cuba. has
officially notified Commissioner knauff, Of
Havana that the Cuban exhibits from the
Pan-American Exposition viii be removed
to Charleston for the South Carolina In
terstate and West Indian Exposition. if
circumstances at that time permit
Secretary of Agriculture LaCoste has
been instructed by General Wood TO take
general supervision of the Cuban exhibit
and the exposition commissioners VIII
deal directly with him. General Wood
says the military government is anxious
TO give Cuba the fullest possible repre-
SentatiCn at both of these expOsitiOus
as he believes it viii do much 10 advance
the material interests of the island
The plan Of the exposition iS To give
great prominence to the Industries of
CuNa and Porto RicO
The evening times., 1901-04-16
Why They arc Excluded.


tfFeEl ite sew 1uTE hQTtG-5
II sc are 10 bc denied the spectacle ~ Cuban
uuat;oes aud iiliterate Porto Eiclns and veIIgr
FilipiHes voting lOF President and ~ittire, In
Congress. u will moi be due 10 ethical racial or
prudential reasons. Oh no They are to he shut
out aud governed not only outside the mon. but
outside the Constitution. because II really an
ne1ed ne cannot maintain q tariff against tIfeir
sugar tobacco and fFlIit in the int So 4F the
cane planters, beet growers and orciartiis:s WHOSE
votes nov constitute strong buiHark % Re
publican power
The evening times., 1901-04-16
Making Much of a Here's,

From tb4 Springfield, Mass. Republican,
Christian science got a grand boost in the New
York East Methodist Episcopal conference when
Rev. Dr. Buckley denunriation OF the Christian
Science doctrines ''as the NEST subtle form Of
heress which the ci Irch has encouut cred since
the third century Taa endorsed bV IN over
EhelmIng vote If religion j. a here,y
there's $50 better advertising than to be- branded
as the sGbtIeSt oue since the third century.
The evening times., 1901-04-16
SteeI-SprinS Lamb.

From the Baltimore American
This commented the 2rndigal son s- he sat
at the head ii the table and gJZcd around al the
assembled family. who were rejoicing over hi
return. this IS about the toughest veal ! ever
tried Go cat"
VT ell We thought You'd like a little touch of
sentiment, said his Happy Father. That is
the calf you used 70 play with before you r,n
away twenty years ago
The evening times., 1901-04-16

tFrom the NeW York Evening Pa-tl
The Russians TOO have ! En2ck Al fine phrases
10 cover uP ugly facts ''r5inless iudeuridcatiun
with KEssia'' Is the happy term which q Russian
prince las invented tor the process now raiuu on,
IN MaHohuTia. II viii DO 20 stand beside ..benevo-
lent assimilation" OF course il !, Dot iureys-
lion; nothing ~ brutal aggression or couaue-t
II is JUST the instructive rushing together If tv.,.
kImnrnd rlatiurlIitinS