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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21
ELOQUENT PLEA FOR THE BoERs.

One of the "reddest hottest
speeches yet delivered on the floor
of the House during this session
of the National Congress was that
delivered by the Hon. Chas. I.
Cochran, of Missouri, few days
ago. He handled the Administers
ton with ungloved hands and Sc
yerely scored the course pursued
by the Republicans concerning the
South African war. During his
remarks, Mr.. Cochran said:
We have ignored the rights of
these Republics he said, ''and
we have trampled upon the law Of
nations in doing it. We have an
Anglo-maniac in the State Depart
ment, who could see nothing in the
cause of the Beers and everything
sacred in the unlawful pretensions
of Great Britain.
In deed and in truth, at the
very outbreak of this war, every
question of international law in
volved was decided adversely to
the Beers by the Secretary of State.
Every contention for which they
are fighting was cast aside, and
every unlawful assumption Of pow
er and authority asserted by Great
Britain was confirmed.
And now 1t has come to pass,
when the walls of the suffering
wives and children, of the heroic
Beers are borne to our ears by
every gale, provoking responsive
chord in the hearts of sympathetic
people throughout the world, and
they are willing to relieve the suf-
ferings of these unfortunates, that
our Secretary of State discovers
some rule of international law that
shuts the mouth of mercy and pal
;ies the hand of charity.
Shame upon this farce. Shame
lpon this hippodrome by which
he American Republic is yoked
n the companionship Of this in
amous power and made to seem
% be conservator of the brutal
land of this conquering army.
Shame upon the cowardice of the
American people in permitting it,
md every day | say, How long,
} Lord, how long,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21

The friends of the Hon. Seid
WaddeIl are urging him to become
a candidate for the Legislature.
He has served one term in the
House, has been Speaker of the
Senate, and is a strong, we'll
equipped man. 1t is the duty of
the voters to select the best men
to serve them as legislators
Nashville American.
The American speaks in this
complimentary way of Hon. Seid
Waddell. There is no paper who
would more cheerfulIy support
Mr.. Waddell nor people who
would be better pleased to be rep
resented by such a man than those
among whom he lives, but Mr..
Waddell has informed us that he
would not be a candidate, and
rather left the impression upon us
that he favored the candidacy of
Mr.. Bowden. This was accepted
as conclusive. Mr.. Bowden is.
from all we observe and under
stand, one of the cleanest, best
men before the 9pblic, and has the
> 4
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

The Obion Chronicle is prepar-
ing for handsome 40 page illus
trated souvenir edition on the
week of the 18th of April. The
Chronicle is good paper, and no
doubt will distinguish itself on
this occasion.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21
The Dixie Bellies.

The Dixie Bellies Concert Com
pany, presenting programme uni
que in its conception and thrlllingly
interesting, will be seen at Walk
er's opera house in this city Tues
day night, March 25.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21
Confederate Reunion, Dallas, Texas, April
22-25.


22-25.
Best way is via Iron Mountain Route
from st. Louis or Memphis through
Little Rock to Texarkana, Texas &
Pacific BY. direct to the Dallas Fair
Grounds where the Reunion will be
held, Rate one cent per mile each di-
rection, tickets on sale April 18-19-20,
limited May End On payment fifty
cents fee to Joint Agent at Dallas, eX-
tension granted May Is. Low round
trip rates from Dallas to Texas, Indian
and Oklahoma territory points, tickets
on sale April 1926, limited May IA.
Stop over allowed at Benton, Ark. on
the Iron Mountain Route, going and
return trip within limit Of ticket in
order to visit the famous resort, Hot
Springs Special round trip rate, Ben
ton to Hot Springs $1,25. Charming
scenery and opportunity to see this
famous resort. Free reclining chair
cars and pullman sleepers on all trains
Special Confederate train to be operat-
ed from Memphis on the fastest sched-
ule for the Reunion. This very cheap
rate is open to the public. Now is the
best time and opportunity to visit
Texas at the lowest rate ever Of
fered. For particulars, map folders,
descriptive literature, consult Ticket
Agents or address
r. r. G.. MATTHEWS.
I. P. A., Louisville, KY
Fl. G. TOWNSEND, i
G. p. & II. A: St. Louis. Mo.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21

The Pulaski Citizen has pre-
sented it's readers with the hand
soonest souvenir edition, typo
graphically speaking, we have ever
seen. 1t is illustrated, with sketch
es of Pulaski and Giles County,
edited by VIM. HI. Bickers.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21

ability to make rs a good Senator.
We understand he has Mr.. Wad-
dell's Endorsement, and hence the
latter gentleman would not enter
in the race:
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21

Tennessee Day, March "a, Char
lesion, S. c. Account of the above
occasion, ~, G. & St. L, Ry will
sell sell tickets to Charleston, Sc,
and return on March q and %,
with final limit ten days from date
of sale, at the low rate of SIS. 10.
w. w. Lovelace, Agent.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21

C. w. Roberts and Miss Bertha
Grooms from No. 2 were united in
marriage here Wednesday. Rev.
R. M. Vaughn was the officiating
clergyman.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
RoBT. W. oGLEsBY.

ROBT, ", OGLEsB1.
We are authorized to announce Robt
Oglesby q candidate for Representative from
Obion County in the next General Assembly OF
the State. Subject to the action of the Demo
cratic party.
ANSELM0 HARRIS
We are authorized to announce Anselmo Har-
ris a candidate for Representative from Obon
County in the next General Assembly of the
State, biect to the action of the Democratic
party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21
FOR ATToRNEY-GENERAL.

We are authorized to announce the name of
Dock J. Caldwell as a candidate for Attorney
General of this judicial circuit, subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21
FOR STATE SENATOR.

We are authorized to announce Geo E. Bow
den, OF Weakley County, a candidate for the
Senate to represent 0bion, Weakley, and Lake
in the ueXt General Assembly of the State, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE.
r. f. MAIDEN

We have the authority to announce R. E.
Maiden Of Dresden candidate for Judge OF
the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth judicial
District, conn osed of the counties OF Weakley.
Onion. Lake Dyer, Lauderdale, Upton and
Fayette, subject to the action OF the Democratic
party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21
/. z. TAYLOR.

We are authorized to announce r, q. Taylor,
of Trenton as a candidate for Chancellor ofthe
Chancery Division composed OF the counties OF
Weakley, Obion, Lake, Gibson, Dyer, Hay
wood, Lauderdale, Upton and Fayette, sub
iect 10 the action of the Democratic party
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21
ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR CHANCELLOR.

We are authorized to announce Jno. 5. Cooper
of Trenton, as candidate for reelection as
Chancellor of the Chancery Division composed
DYER, Haywood Lauderdale, Upton and Fay
cite, subject TO the action of the Democratic
party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21
THE NASHVILLE
WEEKLY AMERICAN
ONE YEAR FREE
AND A GUESS


on the number of hogsheads of to-
bacco to be received in ClarkSville,
Tenn, from Nov. l, 1901, to Nov. /,
1902, inclusive, if you owe
The union City Commercial
by paying up arrears and your SUBJ
scriptiOn one year in advance.
For the first correct or nearest correct
guess cash prizes will be given. divided
as follows:
If received in Dec, Jan, Feb. ~ nm
If received in April, May or 5n0
june ...................
If received in July, August or 5l0
September. .................
Then an EXTRA $500 is set aside
which will be divided equally among
all who come even within 100 of the
correct number, provided they do not
get any other cash prize. 90 either
way allows you 20l chances. So we say
there are no blanks as you can certainly
get this close toit.
Contest closes on October /, 1909, at midnight.
The official statement of the Clarks-
vile Tobacco Board of Trade to be the
figures upon which the contest is to be
decided. GAINESVILLE is second in size
dark tobacco market in the, United
States. To helpyou make close guess
we give receipts in Clarksville for the
past 10 years;
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-21
Attention, Confederate Veterans |!

FL. @. TOWNSEND,
G. 2. & T. A.: St. Louis, Mo.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18
The School Board

When, in the course of events, IL be
comes necessary for "A city To eCOnO-
mize it is never proposed to cut down
the salary of the lOafers for whom
places have been made in order to re
ward activity at elections. IL there is
one function of the city government
that councils consider more useless
than another. il is that of education.
Besides il is conveyed tn the young by
women who cannot vote. The places
they hold and the salaries they draw
are wasted patronage and wasted
money. politically considered. II IL
were not for the teachers think
how many more chairs would be-
tipped up in the county and city
buildings. how many more spittOons
would be needed for OffiCe-hOlders
whose services to the city would be as
remote from need as those of King Ed
wards bearer. IL is not sur
prising. therefore, that ecOnOmZinS
city fathers begin on the teachers.
From their point of view teachers are
useless. In the case of the Omaha
school board which has just reduced
the salaries of the kindergarten teach
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18
Il II + COU r | f r

of his favorite horse the stories are so
marvellous that much must be accred-
tied to favoritism and the owners
unconsciously strong interpretative
imagination. Ii is necessary to re-
member when Mr.. Seton-Thomp-
son is telling about favorite
coyote, deer or mustang that he is
IA lover describing the miraculous beau
ties and clevernesses of his mistress.
Yet if all the world beheld beauty with
"A lovers eye the blaZZy jewellers in
weary sphere would See beauty that
is always near and be the better for
the sight. The story that reveals the
human love and unselfish care of a
little fox for her litter widens our sym
patty and deepenS our sense of kim
ship to the world of animals. At any
rate that animals think and love to Il
certain degree is true. The old idea
that animals were governed entirely by
instinct or an unconscious. mechanical
process conferred upon them instead of
a mind by their Creator, is no longer a
tenet of our instruction To children.
"Krag," the Kootenay ram, with his
herd of ewes was chased by a small
pack of wolves. The ewes strength
gave out, Krag stopped at a shoulder
of rock where the path was only wide
enough for one To pass at a time and
let his ewes pass him while he faced
the foe. One after another he threw
the wolves into the chasm below. The
fifth and last one tried to pull him
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18

down. None but a mad wolf could
have failed to take warming; but on he
came, and krag, in savage glory of
the fight, let loose that living thunder
Northumberland met the last of the
furry monsters with a shock that
crushed him fiat against a rock, then
picked him up on his horns as he might
a rag, and hurled him farthest yet.
and standing on the edge he watched
him whirl and gasp till swallowed in
the ChaSm. The great ram raised his
splendid head, blew long blast from
his nOstriIs. like a warhOrse and gazed
Il moment to see if more were coming:
then turned and lightly bounded after
the ewes he had so ably guarded"
Mr.. ThOmpson's descriptions of the
heroic animal are like nothing else in
literature. They stir the blood like the
old tales of knightIy deeds and chiv-
alrous, unselfish giving from the strong
To the weak. The tales are true. for
Mr.. Thompson VOuches for them with
his knightly word. The spirited style
and devotion are his, and by that sign
he mas conquered the heart of the
American boy and his sister and his
cousins and his aunts. There are few
Seton-ThOmpsOn boys when they grow
to be men who will shoot at pigeons
thrown into the air by a trap. The
first lesson this good author teaches is
to give every creature his chance.
Only the coward takes a mean advan-
tage. The stories are whoIesome and
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18

erS, the members doubtless believ. that
anyone who can read and write is com
petent To teach a little child. There is
no period in the unfolding of a rose
more critical than the bud period
Bungling hands will injure it forever,
where later they might only rub the
bloom off a petal or two. The com
position of school boards is an inter
esting study. AS a political reward it
is one of the first. If a man has been
active in the primaries or at elections
for few years. he naturally requires
encouragement, so he is frequently
offered place on the school board.
The place does not pay any salary.
but there are contracts to be let and
patronage to be bartered and the man
of ideas makes it pay When the men
who allow this or that candidate to
run sort out the various city offices
they talk about the composition of the
school board without regard to the fit
ness of the candidates for the special
duties connected with the place In
Lincoln it is considered essential that
an employe from each of the principal
railroads should be a member of the
school board. Not that railroad man
is supremely interested in educational
matters, but it is a convention of poll
ties that the railroads should be rep
resented on the board
J: Z Z
Works
The March primaries. which will set
tie the compositic,s of the city coun-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18

ell. are approaching. 4 large number
of respectable citizens are disgusted
with the city council ~ ut present con
stituted but IL il likely u viii be- the
sam" or worse. IL the present activity
Of the politicians is not defeated The
good. overturned citizen hopes that the
primaries will nominate worthy men
for CounCilmen from his ward: but h.
does nothing himself to bring such men
forward. The politician who hopes To-
work some nefarious scheme with che
aid of the city council does not C1n-
fine himself to hopes and prayers gor
tn activity in his own ward. He is Ac-
quainted with the good men In all
the wards and he is making ii his bus
mess To see that their chances for re
nomination are of the best. Hopes and
fears and prayers. II not supplemented
by muscular energy actively directed.
are mere forms of speech. hut they
are about all the Instruments the av-
erage citizen makes use of before a
city election. Afterwards he bewaiIs
the corruption Of American city poll
ties. pays his taxes meekIy enough
though he knows they will probably
be wasted in wages tn supernumeraTies
holding sinecures in the city or county
building because they know this az
that ward boss and vote as h. directs
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18

Then woman is perverse, and just as
soon as it is not necessary for her to
marry either for position or a home
she is more apt to marry. No free
born American female likes to feel that
she must get married in order to get
"A home. If that is the real reason for
matrimOny her mate is likely sooner or
later to regret the necessity which
drove his wife toward him. If the
woman cannot take it out of fate she
will out of the nearest individual who
is prohibited by the code and by law
from striking back. When woman can
do exactly as she pleases, when there
is no material or social reason why
she should get married unless her free
heart and judgment imperatively desig-
nate her mate there will be many more
happy and permanent marriages.
All that Professor Munsterberg has
to say about woman. our school sys-
TEN, about democracy and about the
difference between Germans and Amer
leans is very interesting. American
Traits has the prime quality of inter
est. Then the author has an untram-
meled and original mind. His criti-
cisms are sound and will be received
by the candid mind in the spirit in
which they are offered. 1t seems to
me that like all professional scholars.
he Overestimates the value of scholar
ship. He thinks professors should be
set on a little eminence all by them
selves as they are in Germany, and
should be accorded larger salaries and
greater social Difference than they re-
ceive i'm America. This is not so clear.
1t is hard enough as it is to maintain
our consciousness of an equal calling
and service to the state in the pres
ence of a man who makes books or
original investigation his lifewOrk
The attitude of teaching gradually in
fects mans attitude toward the
world and he comes to think on a dais.
Certainly the people in this country
are not cOntributory to that state of
mind. In Boston, perhaps. but Bos-
ton is no longer an American city.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18

the Illustrations whichaccompany them
are spirited. faithful studies Of the
animals that the author is telling
about. In all there are over five hun
dred drawings. The book is published
by charles Scribners Sons. New York
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18
Tests

School gradings or markings are
based upon the accuracy with which
the scholars repeat or write down what
they have learned. The prizes of life
are won by the men who have worked
their experience. their instinct. their
knowledge and their inspiration all to-
Sether. the product is the man. the ego,
the individual. different from any other
man. What does it profit "A man to
know how plants grow, what the earth
Is made of, how to speak with tongues,
or all about the stars il he does not
incorporate his knowledge into himself?
If it Is only loosely attached to him
and may be amputated without killing
him, he might pass "A good examination
In college. but not until il has passed
into his bone and marrow will the
whole collection be of any use to- him.
The boy with an Overmastering tend
ency To think his own thoughts in his
own way is quite likely To be near the
loot OF the class in school and at the
head of "A large number of men i'm life.
schoOlmaster who has noticed this
said, Il always make friends of the
dull boys i'm my school; they are such
useful friends after they get into bust
ness No examination can test the
individual quality of a boys inspira-
ton. IL il is abundant and il is some
thing like good sense. when the boy
becomes a man it is more than likely
that he will be one of the principal men
IN the community. or in the nation
Success is made up of foresight and
sense. energy and again sense The
power To think independently and
sOundly is the object of education
sometimes attained and sometimes
overlooked. The grown man witha rep
utatiOn for knowledge is the man whose
knowledge has been digested and as
simulated into himself and not the
pedant who has accumulated a large
number of facts on related and unre-
lated subjects
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18
Lives of the Hunted

On the cover of Mr.. Ernest Seton
Thompson's book, The Lives of the
Hunted there is a picture of row
of six trees. On the dense foliage of
the trees a large eye is stamped and
near it a hand with index and little
fingers pointing to the eye. Beneath
and between the large boles of the trees
are five fOur-legged animals: a dog. a
coyote. a bear, a ram and deer. An
artist like Mr.. Thompson could not
have permitted himself the banality of
IA hand appliqued TO a tree pointing to
a large rayed eye unless he had a
strong reason for it. 1t is said that no
number of books in the world if he has
not a message to mankind that the
swarm must hear soon or suffer great
inconvenience and perhaps death.
There are too many books on groaning
shelves now; and no matter what lit
erary or artistic message clamOrs for
utterance, it is not enough that a man
can say more gracefully what has once
been said. Unless he has been on the
mountain and seen a burning bush let
him keep still and read the message
that the faltering, tOngue-tied Moses
who has seen the bush, has already de
livered.
No one can read Mr.. Seton-Thomp-
sons books without being convinced
that he has a message To mankind
from the dog. the wolf, the coyote and
the bear. The eye that the author has
so daringly placed on the cover of his
newest book is his reason for writing
To show man that the holy passion of
maternity the old masters labored to
portray stimulates the little foxes to
surprising interpretations of mans ar
tificeS to catch them. and that all the
animals adapted themselves to mans
new inventions and finally to show that
the Creator loves man and beast and
has not made the animals for man any
more than he has made man for the
animals. is Mr.. Thompson's message.
For its graceful delivery he has chos-
en- to illuminate the wide pages on
which his stories are printed with spir-
tied sketches of wild animals or their
tracks or parts of their wide awake
flexible little bodies.
Sometimes when truthful man is
talking about the intellectual processes
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-25
BIRTH OF LONDON BRIDGE.
Story of It's Opening by William ~.
and Queen Adelaide II
Years Ago.

On August 1, 1881, William Nv. and
Queen Adelaide formally opened with
much ceremony the famous London
bridge, SO that the structure now is
little over n years old. Their majes-
ties went in grand procession from
Buckingham palace to Somerset house,
and thence by barge to the bridge.
The awnings of the royal barge were
removed, that full view of the royal
pair could be had along the whole
line. At London bridge a grand pa
vilion had been set up close to the site
of Old Fishmongers' hall. 1t was con-
structed of standards captured in a
hundred fights, canopied in crimson
and decorated with massive shields.
When the king stepped ashore he said
to two members of the London bridge
committee: 'Mr. Jones and Mr.. Routh,
I am very glad to see you on London
bridge. 1t is certainly a most beauti-
full edifice and the spectacle is the
grandest and the most delightful in
every respect that I ever had the pleas
ure to witness" This, of course, says
the London News, was before anyone
thought of building an annex to West
minister abbey.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-25
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