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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08
JUSTICE ON THE ELEVATED.
BY Lynch Law Young Lady Secures
the Scat She Is Entitled To.
lNew York SlinA


There is one young man IN New York
who win inok around in the future be
fore he drops into Il seat in a crowded
car on The Ninth avenue express Of the
elevated road. .. tt
He was standing the other morning
when the Train made "a stop at Seventy
second street. Another man left his seat
at that station.
"A Young woman who had also been
Standing and WAS nearest 1.-the vacated
seat, started to occupy it. The chap who
had been standing next to her cut M
ahead Of her and dropped into the place.
The act. was aldaciouS. Just as the
fellow got his newspaper unfodcd "a pas
Senger, who had nudged his way in SO AS
to n;pve room 10 maneuvre, reached over
and got n Eripson the lapel of the chaP $
coat. He gave il one ydnk and the other
passengers opened mp space
The chap was lifted from the scat which
he had grabbed and was slammed against
the floor of the car. The man who had
brought about the sudden change in the
situation fitted his hat and buwing with
the grace OF courtier beckoned to tile
Young woman to occupy the vacated seat
Then he assisted the chap To his feet and
said 10 him:
Sorry to make il so sudden -
Another passenger remarked: THAI s
about the neatest bit OF hog killing
ever saw on the elevated"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08

above Niagara Falls would elevate the
surface of Lake Erie at least forty feet
aud change the map of the great state of
OEio. AS an evidence of the higher de
gree of Intelligence OF the districts in
habitantS, il can be stated that nowhere
on, earth are 50 many daily newspapers
subscribed for ana read. Current market
quotations on the commodities of life are
as we'll known tofour. average inhabi-
tantS as 10 the ba nker in the East. Grip
pie Creek water supply is the best in the
world. No mining camp in The world
has such perfect transportation facilities
the. miners ride TO and from their work
in sumptuously upholstered railway
trains" tIi .
Bat the strongest effects are reserved
with fine rhetorical sense for the end Of
the little pamphlet. Here, in the descrip-
ton of the Golden Circle Railroad (part
of the line to Florence, the style takes
on an intensity which Marie Coreili
might well envy. and the enthusiasm be-
comes quite corybantic. From the sum
mits, yonder in the distance, lofty ranges
with their white peaks piercing the
clouds and kissing the sky. Putting and
anorting. the litMe engine pulls the train
as oil Anaconda, Elkton, Victor and
GOldfield are all viewed from the dizzy
heights above and a mighty imposing
picture it is. The scenery along the
Golden Circle Line viewed from the sum-
lnits Of the highest hills in camp is a
panorama of establishment end admira-
ton. Mountains and eminence eVery-
where We forget our very eXistence,
Indescribable. Unfathomable, Immeas-
ur6ble. We disbeli.ve our eyes and
wonder at the insignificance of humanity
after al Everything grand, charming
and Sghlimei After this anything
would be an anti climax. But the pru-
dent author evidently RECEIVERS from his
ecstasy sufficiently to reflect that posi-
bly, people might suspect the disinterest-
ecnesS OF his enthusiasm. and 80 he
clinches the matter by an irrefutsbe ap-
neal 10 the highest authority in the
country. when President Roosevelt
visited the district he was 50 charmed
with the grandeur about him that the
local politicians were unable to hear any
thing but such explanations as 'Won-
derful, Marvellous Magnificent Good
Eess gracious! Perfectly charming, etc.
etc. " And now after the President has
{ Exhausted his strenuous vocabulary on
the subject, what could possibly remain
10 be said?
II is with regret that one lays aside
Cripple Creek District" 'after reading it
through from cover 10 cover. advertise
mcnts and alb r. there have been or
are to he amy further issues as varied
and entertaining in their content, they
deserve wide circulation. Tfr '-effete
EaSt''-whith means in this case every
thing East of Denver-ottght to appre-
ciatc such breezy expression Of the yet
urdaunted and undccadent spirit of the
West t'8 d.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08

During the eight months ended .SIgtts.
Il the number Of persens of English ORR
gin who left the United Kingdom for
places out of Europe was fe7J5. The
Cape of Good Hope and Natal were the
destinations of .I59 British subjects.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08

Little Colds egiected--thousand of
lives sacrificed every year. DR.. Wood
Norway Pine Syrup cures little colds
cures big colds too. down to the very
verge of consumption.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08

What's the secret of happy. vigorous
health! Simply keeping The bowels, tae
stomach, the liver and Kidneys strong
and active B1rdock Blood Bitters does
ito
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08

Years Of suffering relieved in night.
itching piles yield at once to the curative
properties of Doan's Ointment Never
fails At any drug STORE. 80 cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08

Diphtheria relieved III twenty minutes
Almost miraculous. DIR. Thomas -Eclec-
trio Oil. At any drug store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08

Near Swansea. Wales, lives u man who
despite his ~ years, istiil drinks his quart
of cider a day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08

. A0EozE.A,
tsn-s.s. The Kind yea AaM Axas Baats
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08
1t Is a curious fact that the Crippla

Creeh district produces pHtD1tle ,aiiy
nothing but gold, while in most of the
Colorado mining districts gold occurs
together with the other metals, which
usually far exceed ii in quantity in the
ore as it is mined. The quantity OF
the other metals in the Cripple Creek
nra Is 90 infinit asiIl,al that the ore is
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

Mr.. w. H. Gardner is in st. Louis
this week.
Mrs. ]. L. Rufin and Miss Pearl
Pettus, of Alabama, are visiting
the old homestead and friends and
relatives in Union City.
Miss Louie Clark, who was for
number of years employed as sales
lady at the Osborne Store by Mrs.
Glover, left yesterday for Colorado
Springs, Colo, where she will &C
cept position in dry goods store
secured for her by Ed. and Mrs.
Glover, who are now residents of
that city, Elder Glover being pastor
of the Christian church.
The Union City Dramatic Club
will at an early date present Mr.. A.
Mitchell's wonderful drama, Gun
der Two Flags, at Walkers Opera
House. This club of capable per-
formers has been hard at work for
some time on the play and its sue
cessful rendition is assured. The
proceeds are TO be used in sending
Mr.. Chas. Holbrook to Memphis
| for treatment.
Stone Brothers grocery store
was slightly disfgured Tuesday
morning by a portion of heavily
loaded shelving falling. Mr.. Sam
Stone was getting down some
goods from the top shelf, lost his
balance, and in catching hold of the
shelving pulled it over. Show
cases and goods IN glass cases were
considerably torn up. The dam
age is about $50.
Hon. Lexie S. Parks and LAWYER
T. M. Pierce attended the meeting
of the Democratic Congressional
Committee at Humboldt last Mon
day morning. The Committee
unanimously called primary cleo
ton, to be held on the day of the
regular August election-the first
Thursday--to select a Democratic
candidate for Congress from this,
the Ninth District.
Mr.. S. E. Agnew, ST., of Number
-Four, was pleasant caller in our
office Monday. Mr. Agnew seems
somewhat disappointed in the pros
poets for wheat in the county.
His reputation as successful farm
er and wheat raiser is we'll known,
but some of his neighbors also tell
us that they are rather encouraged
IN the condition OF the wheat fields
in the past few days. The best re
ports come from the southwestern
portion of the county.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

How have we made this money Why have we been
SO successful What is the secret of it all We have
these questions asked us many times day.
The secrets OF success are many They are not
hard to Define of which is selecting for agents
and representatives of unquestionabe standing in
their homes Men whose word is good their bond.
Men who we'll and favoraby known to every intelligent
buggy purchaser and certainly congratulate ourselves
that we have been able to add to reputation in this
respect by securing Union City the well known firm of
BECKHAM BROTHERS, who will handle our buggies
exclusively there.
This firm knows the Banner Buggy almost as we'll
do They know that of the secrets of has
been the absolute honesty of every vehicle turned out by
our institution Honesty of the stones of
our business We have offered for many years standing
challenge of ten thousand dollars to anyone who would
produce single mis- statement made by in
any of the different departments produce of
vehicles that not exactly represented by u.s. and
this, coupled with our effort to see how MUCH we
give for the money-instead of how LITTLE has made
the Banner Buggy the greatest on earth
This is idle boast egotistical statement, but is
fact that Banner Buggy Company representatives sell
buggies smaller margins and give for the money
than any other buggy dealers in the United States We
claim for buggy, and have proven that that claim
is true and we believe what say, that to-day
producing the best around medium grade of vehicles
the American market.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

Joe Miller spent Sunday in Ken
ton.
Chester Craig was over from Full
ton Sunday.
Schluter Hughes was in Overs
burg Sunday.
Arthur Williams, of Fulton, was
in the city Sunday.
Will McNiel made quick trip
to Trimble Sunday,
Jim Burcham was in from Kenton
few days this week.
Miss Mae Moore, of Hickman,
was in the city Sunday.
Dr. ]. H. Boswell was in Cairo a
few days the latter part of last
week.
DR.. H. S. Hughes left yesterday
for Fulton and other points on bus
mess.
Mrs. A. L. Hurt returned Mon
day from a visit to her parents at
kenton.
John Moss has dressed the front
of his pharmacy with attractive
new paint.
DR.. W. L. Hendricks leaves i'll a
day or two for a visit to his old
home in Franklin, Ky.
Hear Miss Shontz at c. P. Church
next Tuesday night. It's said the
mantle of Frances Willard has fall
len on her.
Blind Joe will will play at the
Cumberland Church Sunday night
for last time before leaving for
the summer.
Rev e. E. Hendrick has gone to
Paris to the State c. E. Convention,
out Will return nome ana NIL his
pulpit Sunday.
w. P. Greene, who is engaged in
preparing an illustrated work on
the History and Resources of Obion
and Dyer Counties, is i'll at his
home in this city with nervous
prostration.
Tuesday d double-header went
south on the M. & 0. The train
Consisted of "a cars, was drawn by
engines Nos. 40 and As and was
said to be the longest train ever
hauled through this city.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

Chas, Bowser came up from Hick-
man to see some friends Tuesday.
Mr., Hinsley, a successful young
business man of Dickson, was in
the city yesterday.
E. N. Church, bringing up the
rear of the Confederate guard, re-
turned from Texas this week.
Little Harriet Tams Beckham re-
turned this week from a visit to
her grandparents at Hickman.
Miss Nell LIE Fills, in the train
dispatcher's service at Boaz, KY,
spent Sunday with homefolks in
the city.
DR.. Ammons has been very i'll
this week at his home on Vine
street, a little improved, however,
in the past day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Littleton, of
Nashville, spent a few days in the
city last week with Mr.. Littleton S
brother, Mr.. Jeff Littleton and
family,
Mrs. L. S. Parks entertained the
Review Club yesterday afternoon
at the family residence IN the city.
Members of the club we're fortunate
in the enjoyment of an unusually
delightful afternoon.
DR.. r. H. Mahon is IN Dallas this
week attending the meeting of the
General Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, he
being a delegate from the Memphis
Conference.
Our old-tine friend and comrade,
]. r. Scates, is home on a visit from
Texas. Mr.. Scates was cripple
for some months with a wounded
toe in Springfield, Mo-, but his
shape1y number seven is now re-
stored and we welcome him back to
Tennessee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. T. Robinson
and daughters, Miss Dorothy,
Christine and Katie went to Co
lumbus, Ky, yesterday and at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Robin
sons nephew, Henry Gale, IT,, who
died at his home at that place
Wednesday.
There was an interesting service
at the Baptist church last Sunday
morning, conducted by Mr.. Sher-
man Southerlin. The service at
the morning hour next Sunday will
be conducted by Mr.. p. Hepner,
and the entire membership is re-
quested to be present. Everybody
cordially invited.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09
Hayden Freeman went to Fulton

Hayden Freeman went to Fulton
last night.
Mr.. Beck, of Nashville, is in the
city this week.
Mr.. Joe Scarce was over from
Troy yesterday.
Mr., Joe Green, of Fremont, was
in the city Monday.
John Fulton was in Fulton Tues
day night on business(O
Mrs. G. Kittlnger returned home
Thursday from visit to Hickman.
DR.. Zeil, a very substantial ply
s1cian of the country about Sam
burg, was a visitor in town this
week.
Miss Bette Alexander, of Rives,
visited IN the city Tuesday and
Wednesday, the guest of Miss Mary
Warren.
A. J. Knight, supervisor of rural
mails in the service of the govern
ment, spent a day or two in the
city this week.
Mrs. Mary Matthews has moved
to this city from Obion Station and
is now occupying the Baptist par
sonage on Division street.
DR.. A. S. NJ. Dabney filled an APP
pointment to preach at the Chris
tan Church at Gleason last Sun
day. He also served the congrega-
ton at Troy the previous Sunday
and was accorded good sized and
appreciative audience.
The Union City Hardware and
Furniture Company sold and con-
signed this week the carpeting for
MIR. and Mrs. J. c. Reynolds sum-
mer home near Asheville now al
most completed. In few weeks
Mrs. Reynolds will occupy the cot
tage for the summer.
Mr.. NJ. L, Lacewell, Of the Seventh
District, was in the city Monday.
Mr.. Lacewell has doubtless con-
structed more bridges for Obion
County than any other man who
ever lived here, During the past
II years he has built 200 bridges,
twelve of which we're erected during
the past year
The debona1r manager of the
White House grocery, D. P. Cald-
well, has about completed some
very beautiful Improvements on bis
residence on Division street. With
these cozy new apartments and a
we'll kept lawn, Mr., ano Mrs. Cald-
we'll are certainly pleasantly stu.
ated.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

Will Bell, of Obion, wasin town
Sunday.
Charlie Worts was over from
Kenton Sunday.
Mrs. Bob Clark, of Ob1on, is IN
! the city this week.
Mrs. Herman Scates returned to
Hickman Wednesday.
Miss Bonnie Reeves, of Troy,
was in the city Monday.
Bates McFadden and Frank Cox
we're in Dyersburg Sunday.
Mrs. Charlie Reynolds, of Jordan,
Twas in the city Wednesday.
a Waldo Haste, of Trenton, was in
1.-THE city few days this week.
Miss Pauline Cunningham, of
Eayce, visited in the city Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, of Trimble,
Ire visiting Mrs. Will Bolts this
keek.
EEJesse Wheeler spent Saturday
I'D Sunday with parents in Hen
erson.
Miss Mamie Temple made brief
Sit to friends in Henderson the
A'1ier part of this week.
Misses Ida Bell and Emma Lew
hnd Bell Cardwell made trip to
Iducah Junction Saturday.
Misses Rose Watson and Blanche
36aof Hickman, were the guests
3Afiss Wooten Davis Tuesday.
IL. E. M. Long, who has been at
sizing Vanderbilt Dental Unlver-
returned home Wednesday.
iag jenkins, Harry Edwards,
oavis and Charlie McAlaster
Ter ed services at Protemus Sun
Miss Louie Clark left for Colorado
zrings, Col, Wednesday, where
viii be the guest of Mrs. LOWE
per 49,
isTdg party composed of
rilma Beck, Ida Belle Lew
sCardwell, Sadie Spradling,
IL NNLittle and Emma Lewis,
thcock, Harry Scates, Hen
For and Arthur Scates enjoyed
g at Sulphur Springs Tues
4 larnoon.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

Brooks Jackson came up from
Covington Sunday to see the
hometOlks and friends in town.
Brooks left quietly a few months
ago and secured a place as sales
man with the Flippin Supply Co.,
one of the largest department
stores in West Tennessee, and his
friends are pleased to know that he
has already made a creditahle
record and especial distinction as a
window dresser.
O. D1rcks, of Askins G. Dircks
Lumber Co., one of the successful
lumbermen of this country and a
gentleman III every particular,
spent few days in Southern Ala
bama recently. Mr.. Dircks informs
us that he spent some time exam
ming the forests and that the COM
pany has under advisement the pur-
chase OF large tracts of timber with
the view of moving the mills to that
locality.
Miss Eva Shontz, OF Chicago,
who has been secured to come to
Tennessee for the State Convention
at Paris of the Christian Endeavor,
will spend one night in Union City,
Tuesday, May Is, and deliver her
popular lecture at the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. 1t will be a
rare treat for the people of Union
City. Miss Shontz, it will be re-
membered, gave Her dramatic piece
-"Who Killed Joe's Baby?"-before
an audience of 5000 people in Nash
vile last winter to the great delight
of everybody. The admission is
free and no doubt the c. P. Church
will be packed full. People from
the country are cordially invited.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

How have proven it? BY building up the largest
bu iness of our kind in the world We today building
more top bugges than any other institution in this
try. We are building three times meny any firm
west of the Mississippi River and more than all other ST.
Louis manufacturers combined.
We have notified Messrs. Beckham Brothers that we
will back them up with entire cash capital of
three hundred thousand dollars they know just exactly
how to represent bugges and anybody desiring to
purchase buggy can buy it from them safely, realizing
that they getting just what they pay for and that they
not only have Beckham Brothers behind them but every
single dollar of of The Banner Buggy Company
and our credit throughout the commercial world, we
pleased to say, is OF the very highest.
Now being in fall control of our factory, contain
ing nearly half million feet of floor space we have
much improved the general appearance and finish of
work last In fact, it constant aim to
improve line every day the other and if you
in the market for anything in the way of vehces-road
wagons, rnabouts top buggies, Surveys spring wag
onsit will certainly be to your interest to call
agents without moments delay
Half of the riding public to-day using Banner Bug
ges, and if energy capital improved methods of
facture, we'll honesty in manufacture for
we)lknown brand the other half of the business,
certainly expect to get it,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09
Marriage Licenses.

Gus. Laplin and Miss Hattie r.
Stephens.
J. ". Williams and Dora NUT
ply.
S. w Corkron and Ira Corkrin.
John Glass and Inez Bagsby.
Eugene Hungertord and Lulu
Vaughn.
Wall paper received every day.
We represent 10 of the leading fac
tories and our stock is always full
and fresh, and you will find our
prices right. See us. Caldwell
Stationery Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

Remember, a set of the best cook
ing utensils, made of copper, steel
and enamel, worth $3.50, given
away absolutely free with every
Majestic Range sold next week, be-
ginning Monday, at Union City
Hardware & Furniture Co. Don't
mat left
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

that world wide We
found money making be the things have atmpe
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-16

Owls Heads 5r5scc ard 1-rw.l Re
Fish bmcna ting N-ees Da57rH.
London Leader
Jewerv n Jae rest m.c.oal KIND is ,--
rupglua tho sltreboo a' rrI. aus-f
shaped urgs ana brooches ara Heiu. ears.-
~ sought after sud the old fashioned gold
nAgres work promise. 20 200 w e.est layor,
Among the most unique designs he ii o,a4ve
ne con shaped to the neck shout faar C. ,hes
long ana one and q half wide Tt Is ~
COLA aHgree work, rsthsy open, spaced, the
interstices being allied 20 With strange
translucid enamel exactly Of the shade Of
sea-green water. Encrusted upon this are
two weird sobhnllke nsh -one dark green,
the other pale yIoiet-theiC scales outlined
In cioisonne gold. the eyes Ind me head
being studded with irregular shaped pieces
Of pearls, opsls and chrysoprasss. There
are several hair combs u wonderful design
slso One IS formed Of two dun silver
Storks crsnlpg tner nersS upwards around
2 large slab Of mother, pearl taken from
the timer phrt az an oyster she'll and called
. SCULPTURE de perle iu vhlch three iucip.
tent pears are seen 10 ba forming. The
tee OF the comb ara Of carved ivory AN
other iyorY comb has a hydra rising apsruy
In q golden spray Of seven snakes heads,
There are also strange and wonderful
rings Of sulphur-tluted silver. wrought IN
designs Of owls heads, Of angels with fold
ed or outstretched wings, or of huge. nm
canny spiders act with pearls, turquoisUs,
smethysts or m00nsiuneS In exquisite TO-
nallty OF colors, There are brooches, TOO,
and buttons in sets Of transparent sea-
green enamel, across which lines of silver
seaweed. swaying In the tide are repre-.
scented encireling some precious pearl. A
brooch representing q golden fan studded
with i've large, round, opals forms gorge
pus BACKGROUND 70 the dark head of an
Egyptian slave. carved out 81 black onyx
There are any number Of pendants. repre-.
venting fantastic heads OF women with
riotous hair, or angels with demurely.
closed wings There are even umbrella
handles representing hippoeampus In
strange gilded silver with chrysoprasc
eycs. There IS a thistle hat pin with q
huge pearl forming the heart IN the center
4 some violet enamel with pale gold vein
mgs. there are buckles formed Of huge
hamingoes with twisted legs and wings
tinted In all tones Of silver aud gold, aud
here Is huge breastplate OF dull silver
vet With amethysts and chrysoprases, from
which are pendant long chalns OF gradu.
lted pearls which reach upwards towards
two shoulder pieces 10 match.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-16

becoming, and certainly 1t possesses great
deal Of SmartueSs.
The newest street and visiting dresse,
are trimmed with stitched bands Of silk q
cloth. and further Ornamented with tucks
and delicate cord byalding Plpng Il
velvet and silk are to be fashionable, and
fancy buttons are used with good effect
one handsome afternoon dress OF biscuit
cloth had velvet applications In datks
shade. edged with a fancy cord In sll
ana gold The design on the skirt was.
arranged to outline medaliions Of a co..
trasting color.
McdallIons appear on another costume Il
brown velvet. They are designed from bs
cult colored cloth, embroidered In an apet
work pattern with brown aud tan.
steel gray gown, which is a partts
iarly smart model for street wear, h,
the bottom Of the skirt finished with ~
application of black and white rekln, ut
In fancy design aud o. amepted with
braiding Of black cord.
All sorts of emhroidcries aud htnA
wrought applications arc used With charr-
ing effect as trimmings for elegant STREE
and afternoon dresses Iokes and ye't
OF contrasting material are extremely
pretty. especially II they are of sheer WALTZ
linen or daintiIy embroidered nuslin- Bet.
Of a contrasting tint lend pretty note a
color 30 rather somberlooking gowns