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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
WHALE LAUGHS AT RIFLEMEN.
from the Bullets from Hun-
dreds of Guns.

Montreal's most recent and distin-
guished visitor, the whale, which has
been disporting himself about the port
for the past few days, is still IN the
harbor, apparently so taken with the
harbor commissioners recent inn
provements that he is unwilling to
leave. This, too, in spite Of the fact
that Invitation after invitation has
been sent after the poor brute in the
shape Of rifle bullets Of all shapes and
sizes.
From early morning until night the
Guard pier is filed with alleged sports
men, who wish to get shot at the
whale. So far the shots appeared to
have no great effect beyong making
him keep under water for abnormal
periods of time. Even Savage rifles
with nickel bullets have been expert
mented with; probably not less than
thousand pounds have been expended
upon him all told. OF course, il he
stays about the port long enough. some
one viii in time land shot in a vital
place, and then it will be all over with
the big visitor from the deep. Mean
time he appears to stand it fairly well.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
SAVED BY A DEER.
Woman Lost in AdirOndacks Kept
Alive by Friendly Beast.
Prevents Her from PerishIng with
Cold by warmth OF His BOdy
Only 20 he shot to Death In
Morning by n Hunter.

Miss Margaret Mcconnell. of Utica,
n. Y, who was lost for more than SO
hours recently in the Adirondack for
est, made friends with big deer and
was saved from death by the warmth
of the animal. She had wandered
about, following one trail and then am
other, aud finally waded waist deep
into brook to reach an abandoned
'.lean-to" or shack built by hunters.
Chilled through Miss Mcconnell
erouched in this shack all night and
erept out, cold and stiff, in the morn
ing. She had not dared to sleep for
fear that she would never awake, she
was SO wet and cold While wsnder-
ing about in he morning she heard
the screech Of a locomotive whistle
and tried to find the railroad track,
but was unable to do so.
THAT night" she said, Il could find
no other shelter than a large rock
leaning over a hollow in the ground.
l pulled some boughs into the open
ing and covered myself over with
them and lay quietly for at least an
hour. As / lay there a large buck
came near and appeared very tame. /
reached out my hand and touched his
head or neck. Soon he left me and in
moment returned with doe and
fawn. They were very much afraid
of me, but Che buck seemed not in the
least alarmed. Finally he came and
lay down beside me. This is without
doubt the one thing that saved my
life.
"The big deer remained with me all
night aud in the morning was in
sight most of the time. About noon,
as ] suppose, and while / was en-
gagged in rubbing my feet, heard
shot, saw the deer bound into the air
and falls | tried to rise, but could
not. shouted and finally saw man
coming my way. My first words were;
Have you shot my big deer
''The hunter, whose name / learned
was Fred Reber and who lives in
Boonville, and his companions carried
me to their camp.
Il am going to ask Mr.. Reber for
the head of the deer which gave its
life for me-"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
HEAVY GOLD WASTE.
Present Process of Extracting Metal
from Ore Loses 81 Per Cent.
50 Says Colorado Chemist who Has
Investigated the Merits Of New
Undiscovered Process which
Effects a Big saving.

A newly-diseovered process for eN-
tracing gold from ore publicly an
nounced at Denver the other day at
firms that the present system causes
the loss of about 81 per cent. of the
gold which might be extracted. The
scheme would not attract the atten-
ton It has done in the city were II
not for the fact that Willard Teller
brother OF United States Senator
Teller and Coiorado's greatest expert,
has announced himself satisfied that
the process is scientific and feasible
for the treatment of large bodies of
ore.
The invention is called the Wynn
process after Prof. Wynn, the alleged
discoyerer. Briefly, it consists of pull
gerizing the ore. treating it in tank
with chemicals and then extracting
the gold by fire. In all chemical
processes heretofore invented the
gold is precipitated or held in solu-
ton until extracted by other acids.
In the Wynn process the gold rises
with other matter as scum.
On the safe in the office of Mr..
Teller is a piece of ore which, accord
ing to skilled assayers of Denver,
carries one to three dollars in gold
to the ton. OF this ore 1000 pounds
were treated the other day. The re-
suit was the recovery of $50 worth Of
gold At this rate the ore carries
$3.50 to the ton. The fire test loses
$117 upon every ton.
II win say that have gone into
this experimentation closely and con
scientiously and have reached the
bottom" said Mr.. Teller. Every
phase of doubt has gradually disap-
peared and l know the process is a
success. ! do not say that it will APP
ply to all ores, or that its effects are
uniformly the same. / do not claim
that we know accurately the specific
treatment that win extract the values
upon any set of samples that may be
submitted, but we have proceeded far
enough to convince us that we are
now ready to pass from the stage of
mere experiment to the stage of
actual results upon large scale in
the field"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
FISH ATE ENGAGEMENT RING.
Lucky Angler and Returned
to Owner.

''No one at Susquehanna, Pa, will
ever wear this ring! Here it goesl''
said Charles Bloodgood to Miss Eliza
Turnbull one August night in 1850, as
he tossed their engagement ring into
the Susquehanna river near unadilla.
Bloodgood and Miss Turnbull had come
from Mansfield, o., to visit mutual
friends, and had quarreled while re-
turning home from picnic. After
their return to Ohio they become rec
onciled and were married.
On Monday last while fishing for
pickerel in the river near Wilsea, 40
miles south Of Unadilla. two anglers
made big catch. A cousin Of Blood
good, one of the fishermen, on open
ing his fish found gold ring in it. He
Furnished II up and discovered the in
itials Of Bloodgood and Miss Turnbull.
He sent the ring to his cousin.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
CRUISER CONDEMNED
Surgeon Harris Declares Albany
Menaces Health Of Sailors.
Not Enough Room in the warshIp to
secure Proper Sanitary Con-
ditiOns for Crev--Artificial
Ventilation Suggested.

The United States steamship Al
bany, one of the three ships on the
European station, and at last ac-
counts at Genoa, Italy, has been pro
noanced by naval surgeons unfit for
habitation. Surgeon NJ. \. I. Harris,
recently attached to the vessel and
now on the Monocaey, in a report to
the surgeon general of the navy says:
prom a sanitary point Of view this
ship, in my opinion, is so radically
wrong as regards construction that
ii is almost impossible to indicate in
detail all the changes which viii be
needed to make il reasonably sani-
tary vessel
"As a matter of fact, with large
complement required for the deck
and engineers force of this ship, the
space is not in il to meet the require
ments of health for the crew. The
conditions, | think, however, could
even now be much improved, but l
do not believe they could ever De en-
tirely remedied The entire berth
deck from the engine-room forward
needs ventilation from the deck.
Whether this is feasible from a
structural point of view l am not in
a position to say.
Artificial ventilation would i'm
prove the condition Of the warrant
officers quarters, and the wardroom,
messroom, as well as the rooms To-
Gated in that part Of the ship. Port
able electric blowers should of course
be placed in all the living spaces of
the ship. The system of ventilation
by means Of which fresh air could be
forced into the different parts of the
ship should be installed. The air in
all the storerooms, with the excep-
ton of those referred to as being
ventilated, is always bad. though in
varying degree, according to circum-
stances.
1T is impossible, in my opinion, to
oyerestimate the danger to the
health OF those who are berthed in
the wing passages, should the wealth
er require that the ship be battened
down for several days. With the tenn
perature of 1876 degrees it is obvious
that people could not live in these
spaces. In my opinion the reason
that the health of the crew of this
ship has been about the average since
il went into commission is, in the first
place, that it has never had it's full
complement of men aboard it, and, in
the second place, that it has done
most Of its cruising in favorable
weather
IF these conditions are materially
changed the health Of the crew win,
in my opinion, proportionately suf-
fer"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
TnII mats Are unhenithr.

The controversy as to the wearing
of the tall silk hat wakes warm.
Lord Ronald Sutherland Gewer adds
his views IN long article in the Lon
don Tattler. First" he says, II be-
lieve that headgear TO be unhealthy.
II is bad both for the outside and the
inside of the head Badness, which
is so universal in what are called the
upper classes, in contrast to the hair
covered scalp Of the poorer, is main-
" due to the tall hat. AS to bad
effects on the brain, there is the high
authority of DIR. Forbes Winslow, who
says that the wearing Of the tail hat
is partly the reason for insanity,
which is on the increase
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
FIND ASPHALT IN MICHIGAN.
clared to he Equal to That
of Trinidad.

The discovery of beds of lime as
phalt near Rapid river at the head of
Little Bay de Noquette, in Delta coun-
ty, by experts employed by the
Michigan Oil and Improvement com
pany, which is prospecting there for
oil, has caused a sensation in that
vicinity. Prof. +. Ruschaupt, of Mil
waukee, who has analysed the first
product, found by c. c. Phelps, Of
Green Bay, pronounces it to be com
posed of 40 parts of high-grade iubri-
eating oil and so parts of pure
asphaltum, equal in quality to the fa-
nous Trinidad product. He values the
product at $26 per barrel.
The Michigan Oil and Improvement
company is composed Of capitalists
residing in Milwaukee. Green Bay and
Marinette. Its officers are r. G..
Eschwelin, president; Henry Bark
hansen, vice president, and c. c..
Phelps, secretary and treasurer. They
learned of deposits of oil near Rapid
river through farmers, who used it
for axle grease, started to prospect
and found the asphalt beds. All Of
the stock placed on the market was
sold before the asphalt was found.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
HORSEBACK RIDING REVIVED.
Kermit Roosevelt Aro1ses washing
ten Youths and Finds Tee for
Bride Path.

;Singham's bride path around
the white house lot, through the
monument grounds and over the
Smithsonian way aud back again Is no
longer scorned by horsemen who love
lively mount, for in his daily explora-
tons about the town Kermit Roosevelt
has discovered it, and one of his favor
lite pastimes now is a ride equal to that
of John Gilpin over the once neglected
path. One may enjoy far brisker
eanter over this narrow way than is
seemly safe on the highway, and Ker-
init has SO impressed his friends, Last
Sunday he ended his horseback ride by
dash about the bride path, over the
crossings and into the white house
stables with all the life of the charge
up San Juan hill
Horseback riding has been revived
with vim since the advent Of the
presidents family, and the society
girls of Washington, as well as the
young matrons, are looking to their
mounts with greater care than ever
before. The boys, too, have the horse
back fever, and every boy at the capital
who owns a pony spends every minute
possible out Of school in this lively
pastime
Mostofthe boys were formally known
to Young Roosevelt or made his ac-
quaintance through discussion Of the
pony subject, and now the almost daily
habit Of half dozen or more boys is
to ride to the white house stables, Sc
cure the companionship of Kermit
and go for lively canter. The weeds
and grass are growing visibly less
about Col. Bingham's bride path, and
IN time il win be a fine place for short
canter.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
TO WED ITALIAN SCULPTOR.
Ensasement Announced Of Mrs. Luz
ellie Blackburn Lane, DuuEh-
ter OF Senator Blackburn.

The engagement is announced OF
Cheyalier Trentenove, the sculptor, to
Mrs. Lucille Blackburn Lane, the
youngest daughter of Senator Joseph
Z. Blackburn. of Kentucky, and widow
of Thomas f. Lane, formerly Of New
ark, n. j.. but more recently Of Wash
ington. This announcement comes as
a great surprise, as the talented Ital-
ian was said to be engaged 10 a widow
of his own nationality, to whose pat
ronage he is supposed TO owe much Of
his success.
The social and artistic career of
Chevalier Trentenoye in Washington
covers a period of six years. during
which time he has been before the pub
lie in many roles. His statue of Pere
Marquette, executed for the state Of
Wisconsin and now standing in stat
uary hall in the capitol, was his first
and one of his greatest works in Amer
lea. For several years he and Prince
Troubetzkoy, the portrait painter, oe-
eupied suite Of studios in the Cor
eoran building and made their studio
musicales and teas one Of the features
Of the season. More recently he has
been prime mover in the Fencing club,
which has achieved some little prom
inence.
Two years ago he took out natural
ization papers and shortly after sur
prised the world by suing for divorce
from wife in Italy, of whose exist
ence his American friends had never
heard.
Trentenove having been absent from
Washington since last June, and Mrs.
Lane being in deep mourning, the an
nouncement of the approaching mar
rage will come as a surprise to many
friends Of both parties. Mrs. Lane is
young, handsome and possessed of a
charming personality and moderate
fortune. Her husband committed sui
eide at their home on X street little
more than a year ago.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
40 Form NatlonnI nodr.

Civil service employees in the local
customs service, including those in
the department of the collector, SUR
veyor, appraisers stores and the
naval Office, win organize a national
association "for the purpose Of mu-
tual benefit" It is the aim to form
an association Of all employees in the
service throughout the country. Con-
gress will be petitioned at the COM
ing session to so amend the civil
laws as to give legal support to the
proposed organization. The money
necessary to pension disabled or aged
employees win come from contribu-
tions or fees to be levied upon each
member of the association.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29

The government will save a good
deal Of money as a result Of the de-
cision Of the quartermaster general
of the army to buy no more musical
instruments for army bands until
the present stock. which Is quite exc
tensive, has been exhausted. II has
been the practice IN the last few
years to permit the bandsmen to IN
dicate the particular make OF iustrn-
ments deemed most suitable for the
requirements Of individual musicians.
The choice was limited 70 instru-
ments Of domestic manufacture. For
the time being calls for Instruments
must be confined to the make at
present on hand. The reserve stock
has recently increased owing to the
turning in of the instruments OF
abandoned bands.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
maanineens Interior Decorations.

Further particulars are published in
regard TO the possible erection of the
mammoth building in the Strand, says
the London correspondent OF the New
York Tribune. Frederic b. Eslcr, the
New York promoter of the scheme,
says that the sum of $4,000 has been
set aside in the estimates for decorat-
ing the interior OF the dome BY the
greatest artists Of the day. The
structure win be known, as at present
determined, as the Victorian building.
and If The authorities approve the
syndicate's proposals building opera
tions will be started about January.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29

NJ. Jules Siegfried lectured at Paris
the other night at the Musee Social
on his recent tour in America, repeat
ing in extended form the opinions all
ready expressed He predicted that
the present century would see the
United States the greatest and most
powerful commercial and industrial
nation in the world. IF France Is
wise,' he said, "she will not delay
to take advantage of Americas tradi-
tional friendship in order to secure
the means by give and take policy
to get fair share OF this vast, un-
limited, and ever increasing field Of
commercial enterprise beyond the At
slnntic."
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29

M. Ziem. the great painter of VEN
ice scenes, has completed a painting
81 the naval fetes at Toulon. NJ. Lou
bet the other day took the trouble
of visiting NJ. ziem in his Montmar-
tire studio. He greatly admired the
picture and warmly congratulated
the artist IN view of the fact that
the artist Is 50 years old, the task
is considered tour de force. Ex-
perts declare the work masterpiece.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
WILL AVOID SOCIETY.
Chinese MaIdens Of Minister Was
Household TO Live In seeIusion--
Nouns Men Disappointed.

WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minis
ter, is rather vexed over the notoriety
given the young Chinese girls who ae-
companied Nine WI from the Flow
cry kingdom and who are now in
Washington. He wishes Washington
society to in nowise consider them as
official visitors. to whom Nine. Wu's
guests must pay homage, or special
~ entertain them. He says they Will
take no part in the social life Of the
capital, that they are simply house
guests, and will live in seclusion. with
the exception of outings about the
streets, when they win be aceompa-
MED by Nine. WI. This is a disap-
poiutment 10 many young men of
Washington, who hailed with delight
the advent of the unique and entire
~ new features of a social season.
The seeluslon of the young women
behind the legation doors would tru-
~ awaken sympathy were it not that
there will be large circle Of Flowery
society within. There are ten inter
esting male attaches of the Chinese
legation, and with one exception they
are all single. Considerable annoy
ance has been given the minister and
his family by frequent inquiries at
the legation as to the strangers.
Nine. WI is always a favorite in
Washington society, and Minister WI
affirms that both he and she will do
their usual amount Of entertaining,
but positively have no idea of pre-
senting Nine. Wu's companions to So
niatN
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29

A brilliant display of shooting stars
occurred at Tulsa, Ind. T., the other
morning, lasting from four O'Clock
until daylight. Several meteors fell
into lake Of oil, one of a number
formed near Tulsa by recent strikes
OF gushers, and the fluid was ignited,
burning all day. The shooting stars
were in great number and travelled in
almost every direction. 1t was al
most as light as day while the show
or lasted.E Occasionally meteor
would explode and send out hundreds
Of fire balls, which would illumine The
sky and die out almost instantly.
Each explosion was accompanied with
a distinctly audible report.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29

George Otto, well-known business
man OF Egg Harbor City. N. j.. has
become the envy Of his neighborhood
by boldly claiming that he knows the
exact location Of the buried treasure
OF the pirate Capt Kidd. The town
is in furry of excitement and num-
bers of Otto's friends have tried to
gain his secret in order to make a
dash for the hidden gold, jewels and
diamonds, supposed to be worth mil
lions Of dollars. Mr.. Otto states that
ten years ago an old woman-then s4
years old-confided the secret to him
self and his son. The old dame told
the exact location Of the treasure,
which corresponds with that given in
letter recently found. For years
people have searched for the treasure
along the shores of this river, but
without success.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
Town withopt Gas.

observation-disclosures, town in
Wales with population Of over TO-
600 inhabitants, will be in darkness
this winter. Owing to the refusal Of
the local gas company 70 reduce the
price OF gas the parish council has de-
termined not to light the street
lamps. Private consumers also I'M
tend to do without gas II reduction
IS not made.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29

The suggestion, which came origin
ally from Australia. that there should
he uniform postage Of two cents for
letters to an parts OF the world has
been approved BY Italy, switzerland,
Egypt and some South American
states, while Germany has disap-
proved. England, France. Russia and
Australia have united in the sugges-
tioR that tbs whole question should
he referred to the next postal worlds
congress. TO BE held ct Rome IN 1903.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
PIANOS AT WHITE HOUSE.
Two New Instruments Secured for the
Presidents Large
Family.

Two magnificent concert grand
pianos were carried into the white
house the other day and placed in the
blue and green parlors. The reason
for the two is that there never was
but one piano in the white house, and
this had to be moved from room to
room until IL had become time-worn
and almost beyond repair. The two
instruments placed as they now are
will obviate this trouble,
Some pleasant musicals will be add
ed to the brilliant season at the white
house and famous musicians who visit
Washington will play and sing for
the president and his friends. This is
a delicate compliment to artists, and
one that win be appreciated by them.
Formerly those who were shown the
honor BY President and Mrs. McKin-
ley found only fairly good instrn-
ment. and this had TO be carried from
the private part Of the house to the
public parlors. This trouble is now
obviated.
Ii was Mrs. Cleveland's habit to
Keep the piano in the reception end
Of the upper hall, where she also had
her desk, books and other womanly
requisites for a honey corner.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt are
both fond Of music, and the children
are students Ia the art. Miss Alice
Roosevelt is said to play effectively
This gives new zest to the white
house life, as aside from President
McKinley's love OF ballads and old fa-
miliar songs and Mrs. Cleveland's love
Of music, there has been but little
music in the white house in years.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29
yncrInntIon Concord.

There is smallpox scare ID Eng
land. and an ingenious vicar n Kent
has devised vaccination concerts"
for the hop-gatherers band plays
in big tent and in a smaller tent are
vaccination officers, while the vicar
and his assistants 20 through the
audience urging the desirabIlity Of
vaccination.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29

1t is not every American million
aire who can dream Of bis inereas-
ing wealth while lying in bed upon
which once rested the form Of a king.
Yet the other day full bedroom
suite of ash and olive wood, once used
by Charles X, was sold TO wealthy
American for $500. low price when
the historical associations Of the
furniture are taken into ccDsidera-
ton.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29

An Alabama man returned to life
Just as they were lowering him into
the grave. This may not be escaping
by the skin Of the teeth, but, says the
Chicago Record-Herald, it's getting
out 81 pretty bad hole.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29

The new methods OF making steel
always seem to be great ON paper,
but, says the Chicago Record Herald,
the manufacturers keep right on in
the old way.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29

A New York dispatch says the blue
point oyster beds have been ruined.
The chance for the man who can
make the bogus blue point, says the
Chicago Reeord-Herald, has arrived.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-29

Great Britain supplies many "Brus-
sells carpets aud small footrugs to
Turkey.