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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

creasing emphasis demanded t.
know where George was anyhow.
"Well, you see, sah,' began the
newcomer, with some hesitation
"Gawge and | was out las night
playin' craps. Gawge went broke
| won his pile. Then :" here his
voice dropped lower and his man
ner was confdentlal-''he put you
up agin three dollars and l won.
So 1se youah waitah."
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09
K. Of P. Meeting.

The National Biennial Gathering
of the knights of Pythias, which is
to be held in San Francisco, Au-
gust 10th to Goth, is probably des-
tined to become memorable as the
greatest fraternal gathering in the
history of this country, IN point Of
numbers as well as in splendor.
The people of San Francisco and of
California are determined that it
shall eclipse all similar conventions
ever held in the United States.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09
The Best Presentation FOR Malaria

Chills and Fever is bottle of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic 1t is simply
Iron and Quinine in taste'ess form
No cure. No DAY. Price, SOC.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

A set of II copper, steel and
enameled cooking utensils, well
worth $3.50, absolutely free with
every Majestic Range sold next
week at Union City Hardware &
Furniture Co. Don't get left.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09
PLEASANT HILL.

= Id Fulton Forester is on the sick
!, this week.
Y rof. Ned Cummings spent Sat
ay and Sunday with home folks.
r. and Mrs. Tom Harper, OF
Is, spent Sunday with Mr.. Joe
e.
Il. M. T. Whitesides, of Fulton,
I'D relatives here Saturday and
ay
IN. p. r. Johnson and wife took
sr with Mr. John Thorn and
s y Sunday.
and Mrs. r. L. Harper and
son, Lexie, of Rives, spent
Sc at H. A. Wise's.
81 Calls and sister, Miss
Sc spent Sunday with their
J So W1s. Loncy Shore.
90 aArtelia Forester, from
gHQ999A ALLEY, visited Miss Alma
,. -. - g and Saturday.
4 glad to learn that Ola
~ no happened to an accident
he back, is improving.
For E1essie whitesides and little
Is, Of Troy, spent Saturday
Elday with W. P. Morris.
I'D Mrs Jessie Coedle, of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

Don't fail to see the Great Ma
jestic Range bake biscuits in three
minutes next week at Union City
Hardware and Furniture Co. Don't
get left.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09
Found Dead Beside the Railroad
Track

The body of an unknown young
white man, apparently about II
years of age, was found alongside
the track on the main line of the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
Railroad, between Hollow Rock
Junction and Sawyer's Mill, Sun
day evening. Indications point to
the fact that he was intoxicated
and fell from the cars and was run
over and killed. His identity is a
mystery.
Two boys. one of them answering
the description of the dead body,
passed through Huntingdon in the
morning standing between two box
cars.
Fresh, hot Cream Bread daily at
Dahnke's.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09
Race for Congress in Ninth District.

LC@Ce 1o1 SouSI eSS LII Nlubu DlSUllCI.
Humboldt, May 6.-The Ninth
Congressional Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee met at the CONNER
cial Hotel in this city this morning
for the purpose of selecting time
and manner of nominating a Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress for
the Ninth Congressional District.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman w. w. Baird, of this
place, and 1t was agreed that can
didate should be nominated by a
primary election to be held on the
same day as the regular August
election.
Hon. Rice A. Pierce, the present
incumbent, and Hon. Dorsey o.
Thomas of Brownsville, are the as
pirants to the nomination.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

Don't fail to see the Great Males
tic Range bake biscuits in three
minutes all next week at Union
City Hardware & Furniture Co. s.
Don't get left.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

Our Special Summer Corset sells
everywhere at 90 cents. Our price,
only % cents. FISH BROS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-09

Fresh, hot Cream Bread daily at
Dahnke's.
Fergus County argus., 1902-04-16

We can sell you these
goods at Eastern prices,
as they come direct from
factory to us. No middle
man in it. Prices
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
Proposed Changes.

The Association of Prosecuting At
iorneys OF Maine held meeting Tuesday
10 Bangor. The following officers were
elected for the coming year: Attorney
General Geo. N. Soldiers president eS
ofioio; Robert L. Whtehouse, vice presi
dent; VIM. b. SHELTON, secretary; M. L.
Durgin, treasurer; Bartram l.. Smith
george w. Cover, Thomas Leigh, ex.
ecutiye committee.
The changes In the criminal law
Which the association will urge the. leg
Stature to adopt next winter are as fol.
lows
lst--To abolish the crime of murder
10 the second degree as under the pres
ent statute there is no difference in the
punishment for it and murder in the first
degree.
ITO Increase the penalty for man.
daughter from 10 to 20 years as IL is In
many of the other states.
5rd-To establish uniform fee of s.
lot bail commissioners.
4:h-To compel bail commissioners,
nall justices and judges of municipal
courts to require persons acting as sure
1es In criminal cases to sign a written
statement of their property qualification
Under oath.
0,h-T1 provide that witnesses dis
VoVered after preliminary hearing In a
umlnal case must recognize for their
appearance before the grand jury.
oih-To allow "a hours after judgment
aas been rendered In a criminal case dur
ng which time an appeal may be taken
'nd bonds furnished.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
IT Dazzies the World

No Discovery in medicine has ever
created one quarter of the excitement
that has been caused by DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. It's sever
est tests have been on hopeless victims
of consumption, pneumonia, hemor.
rhage, pleurisy and bronchitis, thous
ands of whom it has restored to perfect
health. For coughs, colds, asthma, hay
fever, Group, hoarseness, and whooping
cough it is the quickest, surest cure in
the world. 1t is sold by +. H. Wing
who guarantees satisfaction or refund
money. Large bottles SOC and 500
Trial bottles free.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
An Antitrust Law.

1t is generally conceded that an anti
trust bin will become law at the next
session of Congress. Republicans are
very much in earnest about this and the
Administration is strongly in favor of it.
The democrats will be invited to come in
and help on patriotic grounds, but the
measure will be presented and controlled
on the republican side of both houses,
and enough votes are believed to be as
sured to pass il. The basis of the new
bill is likely to be Representative Little
fields antitrust bill. III. r. g." of the
last session, providing sundry amend.
ments 10 the Sherman act
The Littlefield bill was sufficiently re-
modelled before the end of the session
to have been called up then, and some of
the Presidents advisors were anxious to
have this done for its political effect
The idea did not find favor, however
Such legislation, in order TO be effective
for the correction of abuses without the
danger of becoming an abuse itself, has
to be carefully considered and threshed
over, and it was therefore decided not to
bring up the bill while Congress was 10
the midst of wrangle over other mat
tCtcs put w Wdlb iii IL Coui0 uhVC Luit
discussion and calm action.
The attorney general realized the great
difficulty and danger of hasty legislation
in restraint OF private enterprise, and
they both decided to see how far existing
law would 90 before entering upon the
preparation of a new law. Hence the
prosecutions of the Northern Securities
Company aud the Beef Trust, involving
different but typical phases of the sub
ject, were intended quite as much to die
cover where the Sherman law fell shoi t
of it's authors designs as to put its
strength to the test. These two suits,
which are all that 1t is the present plan
of the administration to undertake till a
new law has been created, have given
the attorney general great many sug-
gestions. He has embodied them in GER
tain additions TO the text Of the Little
field bill, or in marginal indication of
changes which would be advisable to
the measure.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
The Beef Trust Abroad.

Now the Beef Trust seems TO be form
ing huge combination 10 'corner" the
English meat trade. 1t has already
forced up the price of American beef in
London to three cents a pound above
the figure of year ago, and Scotch beef
has advanced In the same proportion
Yet Great Britain has free trade, What
a shallow humbug these hard facts make
OF the argument of the tariffhaters OF our
own country that the Beef Trust is the
creature Of the protective system, and
that the only way and the sure way tC
break the grip of the monopoly is to
repeal the customs duties on meat.
No more conclusive proof could be
desired that the Beef Trust Is not a re.
suit Of the tariff, and is independent OF
it, than the spectacle which we now be-
hold of the Chicago combination reach.
ing out across the sea and doing In the
free trade market of the United Kingdom
exactly what it has done In the market
of the United States. The truth is, OF
course, that the Beef Trust owes its i'm
mense power to its arbitrary methods OF
suppressing competition, and these
methods seem to be just as effective il
Great Britain as they are here.
In fact, they are probably more
effective abroad, because Great Britain
has not yet enacted the stringent anti
trust and anti-conspiracy law that We
have, although she has needed them al
much, and probably more. The Beef
Trust, unhampered by legislative re-
strictions, can do in London things
which It would not dare to do at home
Boston journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
Salisbury ISetires,

The fact of the resignation of the pre-
miership of Great Britain by Lord Sails
bury was officially given out Sunday
evening. The prime minister laid down
the responsibility Of his renowned Office
July IL and received the commentator
Of his sovereign. Within twenty-four
hours His Majesty elevated Mr.. A. j.
Bslfour, the governments chief repre-
sentative In the House of Commons, to
the position OF premier.
Prior to the acceptance of his new
Office Mr.. Balfour first had an interview
with Mr.. Chamberlain and then consult
ed with his other cabinet associates.
This is regarded as assurance that the
future relative position of Messrs. Bal
to both. AS to Lord SalisbWy's with
drawal the main reason is considered by
practically all the best informed persons
to have been simply desire for a quiet
life on the part OF man advanced in
years. The close of the war in South
Africa and the return of the commanding
general there is considered to be an APP
propriate time for his withdrawal.
The appointment Of Mr.. Balfour to
the English premiership will not result
10 any change in existing relations be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States. This is the opinion of State De-
partment officials who express the opin-
ion that Mr.. Balfour will be as much
disposed as was his predecessor, Lord
Salisbury, to continue the friendly re-
lations between the two countries.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17

All the mountains Of japan are of
unquestioned volcanic origin. and Full
stands where Hondo the main island,
Is broadcast. About twenty craters are
still active throughout the islands, but
Fuji-san belongs to the much greater
number which are now inactive Its
last eruption occurred In 1907, contln-
uing more than month. AS far away
as Tokyo, sixty miles northeast, the
ashes fell to a depth of seven or eight
inches, while on the Tokaido, twelve
or fifteen miles southeast, the accu-
mutation was six feet. At this time
was formed Ho-yei-san, a secondary,
or parasitic, cone on the southeast
slope.
No other mountains In Japan reach
within 1900 feet of the elevation of
Full and 1t Is therefore In prominent
view from an immense area, including
thirteen provinces of the empire. Ger
tain avenues in Tokyo are called Full
mi, or Full viewing streets, and from
all of them the famous peak is a glorl-
Gus spectacle. All winter long the sum-
NIT of Fuji-san is unapproachable and
from November to July SHOWS reign
supreme. In the latter month, how
ever, when the trails up the mountain
slopes are laid bare, the ascent be-
comes feasible and remains so through
out the summer and early autumn.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
GrfndstOnes.

The production of grindstones in the
United States is almost entirely from
Ohio and Michigan. The principal
grindstone district in Ohio is included
in Lorain, Cuyahoga and Summit coun-
ties, with Cleveland as a center, the
largest grindstone quarries and manu-
featuring plants being within twenty
five miles of Cleveland. The quarries
In southern Ohio are along the Ohio
river west of Marietta and inland
northwest Of that city. A few quarries
are In West Virginia across the river
from Marietta. The Michigan quarries
are on the shores OF Lake Huron, about
ninety miles north of Port Huron, near
Grindstone City. In South Dakota are
located the quarries Of the Edgemont
Stone company.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
Pine Tree Ballads.

Mai. Holman +. Days new book, "Pine
Tree Ballads, has just been received and
is welcome contribution to Maine liter.
ature. Some of these ballads have ap.
peared in print and the author has given
some of them liz public readings, but
those who have read them or have heard
them can we'll aff)rd to read them at
least once more.
There is a similarity between this and
Mr.. Days former volume Up in Maine,
but the pathos is deeper and greater Sc
riousness is apparent in his dealing with
the various characters around whom he
weaves his homely, homespun stories in
magic verse. There is no poem without
its point we'll brought out. The ball
dozen full page illustrations are all from
photographs, and all are character stud.
les that will appeal to those who are &C
Quainted with Maine rural life. The
volume has about 260 pages and the
poems in it number 20. They are group
ed under the following heads: "Our
Home Folks "Songs of the Sea and
Shore" "Ballads of Drive and Camp,
Just Human Nature" Next to the
Heart" "Our Good Prevaricators," and
Ballads OF Capers and Actions.
People of Maine or from Maine, will
appreciate "Pine Tree Ballads" Pub
lished by Small, Maynard & Co., Boston
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
State Campaign.

The Republican state committee met
10 Augusta on Friday night and com.
pleted arrangements for opening the
active campaign In this state on August
lS There will be three weeks of speak.
ing and Chairman F. NJ. Simpson OF
Bangor informed the committee that he
had received assurances from nine United
States Senators and ak members OF the
House Of Representatives that they will
speak in Maine during the last two weeks
Of the campaign. The list comprises
Senator's Burnham and Gallinger, New
Hampshire; Lodge, Massachusetts; Bur
ton, Kansas; Dolliver, Iowa; McComas,
Maryland; Mason, Illinois; Spooner,
Wisconsin; Dillingham;, Vermont and
representatives Burkett, Nebraska
Foster, Vermont; Currier, New Hamp-
shire; Pearre, Maryland; Lands and
Watson, Indiana.
Besides the gentlemen named the com.
mittee has been offered the services oil
many Maine orators. including Senator'S
Hale and FRYE and Representatives Lii.
uefeld and Powers.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
White Man Turned Yellow.

Great CONSERVATION was felt by the
friends of NJ. A. Hogsrty of Lexington,
KY, when they saw he was turning
yellow. His skin slowly changed color,
also his eyes, and he suffered terribly.
His malady was Yellow Jaundice. he
was treated by the best doctors, but
without benefit. Then he was advised
to try Electric Bitters, the wonderful
stomach and liver remedy, and he writes
"After taking two bottles was wholly
cured" A trial proves its matcnless
merit for all stomach, liver and kidney
troubles Only SOC. Sold by F. a.
Wing druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17

Mr.. w. S. Gilbert was no doubt pri-
marily responsible for the belief which
Is everywhere prevalent that the en-
peror of Japan is always called the
mikado by his people. Ask nine men
out of ten what is the official title of
the ruler of the islands of the chrysan-
themum and they will probably think
they are being made fun of. Assure
them that the question is asked In all
sober seriousness and they will give
that of the title of Mr.. Gilbert's i'm
perial opera. For all this, the nine
men out of ten would be wrong His
majesty is known as ''tenno hei-ka,"
which means Ibis imperial majesty"
Thus the people of Japan address their
sovereign exactly as do the subjects
of the imperious kaiser. Mikado used
at one time to be the title, for 1t Is the
oldest form of address in use. 1t has,
however, fallen into allegiance for sew
eral generations.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17

Mr.. WI, the Chinese minister at Wash
ington, was not surprised to hear OF the
appointment Of successor to himself
as he had received notice that his services
would be required 10 another capacity
Sir LANG Chen Tung, the newly appoint
ed minister, Is little over 40 years OF
age. Like the present minister he i;
said to be a man of progressive ideas
Chen was one of the four parties OF
Chinese boys who were sent to the United
States about 20 years ago for the purpose
of completing their education. Before
Chen had completed his course, however,
the plan was discontinued and he return
ed home.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
Another Disaster at Johnstown

The city of Johnstown, Pa, which
suffered so terribly from food In May
1889, ia again under the shadow of a
terrible calamity. The catastrophe was
mine explosion which took place in the
Cambria Steel Company rolling mill mine,
under Westmont Hill, at 1870 o'clock
Thursday afternoon the 10th instant.
The cause of the explosion seems to
be mystery. The after fire damp was
very deadly in the section where the ex-
plosion occurred. Nearly 200 men were
at work in the section at the time.
Eighty-seven dead bodies were taken
from the mines up to Friday night and
IA persons were taken out alive. These
were in three of the six sections of the
mine.
From the position OF the bodies the
miners were evidently eating their
lunches when suddenly stricken down
by the explosion. They were seated in
groups of five and ten with their buckets
and the remains of their lunches are
scattered over the fl Jor. Evidently their
lives were snuffed out quickly and pain
lessly.
Outside of the property loss this
catastrophe will cost the Cambria Steel
Co. large sum. The company has for
many years past paid the family OF
every poor person killed in its employ
$1,000 outside Of what it expended for
medical purposes, ana it has paid every
man who has lost an eye, limb or be-
come otherwise partially disabled, the
sum of $500. 1t is understood this rule
will not be deviated from.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17

The Postoffice Department has Just
footed up its receipts aud expenditures
for the first quarter Of the year 1902,
which ended with March The receipts
for the quarter were s32, 400, 600 and the
expenditures S3l 800 900. A surplus Of
$500, 900 10 any quarter of the postal SER
vice is a thing unhesrd Of. Moreover,
the expenditure was larger than usual
because of the establishing of so many
free delivery routes. II is estimated in
Washington that the deficit for the full
fiscal year will be considerably less than
SO 900, 900. This is decided change
from a deficit ranging from seven to
twelve millions year with much less
ffusive service.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
Two Big Wedding Fees.

When Coils p. Huntington was mar
ried for the second time, Henry Ward
Beecher performed the marriage cere-
mony. Huntington's first wife had
been dead less than one year, and he
desired the second marriage to be kept
secret until his return from Europe.
He gave Mr.. Beecher a marriage fee
OF $500. When Huntington returned
some months later, he went through a
public ceremony. and Beecher again
officiated. He gave Beecher another
fee of $1,000 The great preacher had
his humor aroused by this second fee.
Turning to Huntington, he said, "Col-
lis, do wish you were a Mormon"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
Trade Conditions.

Bradstreet's report for last week is to
the effect that warmer weather in many
sections has helped seasonable trade and
made it possible to ascertain that the
earlier reports of grain crop damage
were exaggerated. The labor situation
has rather improved If anything. The
strength of food prices, particularly OF
cereals and meats, are based on small,
Immediately available supplies, rather
than fears Of possible future shortage.
Except for wheat, highest prices paid
for ten to twenty years past at this time
are being paid. Textiles and other
manufactured goods tend lower and thus
affect the general level Of values which,
In the natural course OF events would
seem likely to recede as the season for
gathering large yields of agricultural
products approaches The ability to
pay the prices ruling in the past year is
one of the best evidences Of the pros
perity prevailing among all classes.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
Mother ALWAYS Keeps 1t Handy,

"My mother suffered from distressing
pains and general i'll health due prima.
rily to Indigestion" says L. W. Spauld-
ing, Verona, Mo. 1.-TWO years ago got
her to try Kodol. She grew better at
once and now at the age of seventy six
eats anything she wants, remarking that
she fears no bad effects as she has her
bottle of Kodol handy" Don't waste
time doctoring symptoms. Go after the
case. If yovr stomach is sound your
health will be good. kodol rests the
stomach and strengthens the body by
digesting your food. 1t is natures own
tonic. Geo. f. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17

from lie t.fm's quarry above Hariland.
The force which went TO Dexter has
just completed putting n the foundation
for the new WOO pulling establisA nent
at Newport and The putting in Of The
foundation for the extension 10 the
Pioneer wooden mill at PIttsfeld. The
work viii be rushed along as rapidly as
possibly and the arge blocks Of granite
which the firm il able 70 get at it's quar-
ry makes possible not only rapid prog
ress n such work but enables the doing
of fine jobs. L is probable that the
foundation for this church will be com.
pleted inside Of TWO weeks and that the
carpenters will have the sills Of the
! structure laid.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17

The tenth week OF the great anthracite
miners strike may witness the crisis.
Everything depends on the national con-
vention at Indianapolis. II the con-
vention votes solid support to the hard
coal miners, the conflict may be prolong.
ed indefinitely. On the other hand,
should substantial support not be forth
coming, the operators may attempt to
resume operations. No effort will be
made by many OF the large companies
to start up this week. Ii is expected
that all the delegates from the anthracite
region will vote MS unite in the con-
vention. Sheriff Jacobs reports that the
whole region is unusually quiet.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17

Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions Of mother 8
for their children while teething, with perfect
allays all pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold by druggists
in every part of the world. Twenty-Five cents a
bottle. BE sure and ask for "Mrs. VIII slow 8
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind
Perfection.-"Do you think perfection is
ever actually attained in this life9" asked the
serious youth. eyes" answered Miss. Cay
enne; "some people become perfect bores."
al suffered for months from sore throat. Ec-
lectric Oil cured me In twenty-four hours NJ.
S. Gist, Hawesville, Ky.
Correcting Him.-Teacher-"Say they
aren't or they are not You must never say
they amt" Tommy-"Why notY" Teacher
-"Because 1t Amt proper, that's why"