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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

Misses Rose Watson and Blanche
Casey, of Hickman, were in the city
yesterday.
Miss Leroy Shackelford, of Tren'
ton, was here as a guest of relatives
this week.
Virgil Sheriff., of Paducah, came
down Sunday to see his parents
and friends.
| Miss Cora Wingo, of Martin,
came down Tuesday to attend the
union picnic.
The examination of teachers was
held Saturday for positions in the
public school.
Mrs. R. c. Garth returned yester-
day from a visit to Troy with Mrs.
J. R. Moffatt.
Mrs. T. L. Edwards, of Gleason,
was here this week as the guest of
A. NJ. Smythe. .-
]. c. Harris has returned to st.
Louis from visit with the family
of Col Coulter.
Mrs. DR.. Jernigan, of Obion, was
the guest of Mrs. Jennie Hunter
Harpole Monday.
Mrs. e. A. Badger will arrive
home Saturday after two months
visit in the West.
The Misses Frazier and Will
liams, OF Number Ten, were in
shopping Monday.
Miss Annie Gilchrist is a student
in the Peabody Normal Summer
School at Nashville.
Mrs. Fred Gardner has returned
to ST. Louis, after a pleasant visit
at the Gardner home.
An automobile race, with twelve
or fifteen contestants, will be ar
ranged for the Fourth.
Miss Katharine Harris, of Waiver
1y, was the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
]. F. Howard, this week.
Capt. ]. w. Martin, of Lawton,
Okla, was in the city last week,
Mill
J.E. Guthrie, the genial Spout
Spring citizen and merchant, was
here on business Tuesday.
The Leonidas Polk Chapter,
United Daughters of Confederacy,
will meet with Miss Dem Bransford
Thursday, June Is. All members
are requested to be present.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
Come to us for your binder Irvine.
MORGAN & HARDY Bros.

Sheriff Chiles informs us that he
was down in Southside Sunday IN
Glpsy's neighborhood, but found
no one at home. After few min
utes' search, however, he located
them all around the camp of a wan
dering tribe of gypsies near the
residence of Clerk McCorkle. 1t
seems that our friend, Gypsy, and
company were paying the fortune
tellers visit. Perhaps Old Rusti
was there, too. Don't know about
that. Anyway, Southside was de-
serted Sunday afternoon and there
were some stories about fortune
seekers and the unfolding of pretty
tales and romances.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
Local and Personal

See the automobile race on the
Fourth.
Come and celebrate with us on
the Fourth.
John E. Finch was up from Ken
ton yesterday.
Thos. Moore, of Hickmau, was
here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Clark have
a fine young son.
Mrs. Chas. Merryman, of Martin,
was here Tuesday.
]. D. Combs, of Gleason, was in
the city yesterday.
Jas. Brown spent Sunday with
his mother and sister.
Mrs. Paul Davis returned to
Hickman Wednesday.
Mrs. w. q. Massengill, of Harris,
was in the city Monday.
Miss Annie Walker has returned
from visit to Newbern.
Mrs. B. 0. Bondurant, of Jordan,
was in the city Tuesday.
Jno. D. Killion, of Protemus, was
here on business Tuesday.
Byrne Glenn, of st. Louis, came
home this week for visit.
Misses Susie and Birdie Caruth-
ers called to see us Monday.
Fourth of July celebration in
Union City and everything free.
DR.. M. Bell was here from Clay
ton yesterday on business trip.
E. C. Ownby will leave for Daw-
son Monday for ten days visit.
Miss Nell LeFils, of Obion, came
home this week to visit her mother
]. E. Maddox, of Nashville, was
a guest OF DIR. P M. Joyner Sun
day.
Mrs. Henry Mayors is with Mr..
Mayors in st. Louis visiting in the
city.
Mrs. VIM. McMurry is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. A. K. Wells, at
Glass.
Mrs. Il. M. Pierce and little son
lett this week for Lebanon to spend
the summer with Mrs. Pierce's
mother, Mrs. Beard.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
Oil your buggy with the best oil
made, at Carter & Longs.

Vineyard Lodge, Knights OF
Pythias, will on next Sunday after
noon decorate the graves of all it's
deceased members. The process
sion will leave the C. B. A. build
ing, on First street, promptly at 2
o'clock. The city cemetery will be
visited first, then East View. They
will then go to Beulah cemetery,
arriving there at about 4 o'clock.
From Beulah they will go to the
Jackson burying ground, arriving
there about o'clock. All Knights
of Pythias are requested to go with
the lodge. Those not having con-
veyances and desiring to attend
these services are requested to
make the fact known to Mr.. John
Bell, at the store of the Union City
Hardware g. Furniture Co., at once.
The lodge wants you to be present,
and is anxious to provide convey
ance for you.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
Cheap Summer Tours.

The Great Lakes, California, Color
ado, the Rocky Mountains, and other
Western resorts; to Michigan, the Vir-
ginias, North and South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Kentucky. and all summer re-
sorts in the United States and Canada.
Low rates via the Mobile & Ohio r, r.
Tickets on sale daily to September 30.
Ask agents or write Jno. M. Beali,
A G p. A., for full particulars.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
Marriage Licenses.

J. F. Hickman and Miss Lydia
Thomas.
w, H. Shaw and Miss F. L. John
son.
J. P. Roper and Miss B. A. Gun
ter.
Elmer Eason and Miss Lille
Bradshaw.
Joe Clark and Miss Iva Elliott.
Allie Ferguson and Miss Minnie
Lee Ethridge.
janet Norton and Miss Gertrude
Abney.
E. H. Walker and Miss Daisie
Edwards.
o. B. Mooney and Miss Sallie
Smith.
R. E. Boaz and Miss Myrtle De-
Myer.
Fish Bros. carry the most up-to-
date Gents Furnishings in the city.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
Low Rates to AsheVIIIe

Account Thirteenth Annual Meet
ing Southern Educational Association,
and Quarter Centennial Convention,
National Music Teachers Association,
Asheville, N. O., June 30-July 3, 1903,
Mobile & Ohio coupon ticket agents
will sell tickets at rate of one fare
plus 1925 for the round trip, Ask
agents for particulars.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

The entertainment committee has
arranged to offer a handsome list
of premiums for an exhibit of fine
stock IN Union City or the Fourth
Of July. Prizes are offered for the
best young colt, best one and
two year old colts, best harness
horse, best saddle horse, best pair
of mules, stock to be exhibited in
the line of parade. Stockmen and
farmers all over the country are in
vited to take part in this exhibition
and report to the committee, of
which Mr.. T. B. Greer is chairman,
and Mr.. S. D. Woosley, secretary.
1t is hoped to make this very in
teresting part of the celebration.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
Cheap Summer Tours.

To the Great Lakes, California, Col
orado, the Rocky Mountains, and.
other western resorts; to Michigan,
the Virginias, North and South Care
lima, Tennessee, Kentucky, and all
summer resorts in the United States
and Canada. Low rates via tlDhiie &
Ohio R. r. Tickets on sale daily to
September 30. Ask agents or write
Jno. M. Beall, A. G. r. A., for partic-
MO re
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
MOUNTAIN AND sEAsRORE RESORTS
On the Line Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway.

Famed for its magnificent scenery.
reaching various mountain and sea.
shore resorts at which very reasonable
Accommodations can be had. Through
tickets to New York carry stop-oyer
privilege at the Famous Virginia Hot
Springs and White Sulphur Springs.
also at Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia. Side trips can be made
from Philadelphia to Atlantic CITY.
Write to the undersigned for full in
JNo, D. PoTTs, A. G. P. A.
Cincinnati. O.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

The K. of P.'s held very inter-
esting meeting last Monday night.
A number of visitors were present
and an enjoya BILE meeting was held.
All members are requested to be
on hand next Monday night, Work
in all three ranks.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
Resumption of Service on nj. & O

Effective June II, through train
service between St. Louis Union Sta
tion and New Orleans, Mobile, Mont
gomery, Cairo, Jackson and all points
in the South will be resumed. Fur
ther information apply to NJ. & o.
AGENT.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
Transfers.

Pickett & Forester to c. B.
Walker, land IN No. 10, $500.
c. B. Walker to F. H. Foote, land
in No. IS, $500.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
To Gu e q Cold IN One Dav.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. W. Groves sig
nature is on each box. Csc.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19
y u 81 y
9 HONESTY
no you know that many stores are dishonest
- because the public is dishonest?

no you know that many stores dishonest
- because the public is dishonest?
Did you ever stop to think how much in this old
world is artihciality?
What great pains go to to get or make some
thing that looks like something else?
Can we after all blame too severely the store that
is simply overzealous in catering to this human
popularity?
And yet you rely on good store to tell you what
is good to use to wear; and the public opinion is
moulded out of the thought aud suggestion Of
that hold the public confidence
The true store recognizes its public responsibility
and will not cater to dishonest ideas, matter how
profitable they might seem to be.
And why not be honest?
If a piece Of dress goods has cotton in it, why be
afraid to tell it. when the fabric is good for what it
is, and at fair price?
If sheet is "a inches wide, why call it 1914, if it
is wide enough for the purpose required? Nobody
is deceived if the purchases has tape line. If it
proves too narrow it comes back, and if a sale
is not lost it causes another delivery and double
store service throughout There can be no possible
benefit from the deception
Why call thing worth $I2, selling at IS, when
it is only worth $40. 1t is bargain at 49, And
vet the purchaser is often party to the deception,
and likes to tell neighbor that the article secured
is worth the bigger price. The store simply caters
to human failing,
But there is another element of human nature
that knows that the servant that lies for them will
lie to them Humanity in the aggregate is honest,
and wants plain honest statements, and reliable in
formation about all that it spends its money for,
and Verhines advertising endeavors to give these
facts frankly in every announcement made.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

Our wagon passes your door every
day; or phone 100 for bread, cakes,
fruits and everything good to eat.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

Base balls and bats, all kinds and
grades and at all prices, at Cald-
we'll Stationery Co.'S.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

Try an Exporto cigar at Dahnke's;
good smoke-no joke.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

Have you ever tried Sunshine
-four? Try it.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

For remainder of May we
will make special prices on
Millinery, Carpets, Mating
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-06-19

Fish Bros. carry the most up-to-
date Gents Furnishings in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-14
ATTACKED CROWD OF 5000.
Mailman fingered by Music of q
 Band.

Winfield. Kas. Aug. 1s.-Angered by the music of a band concert, Gilbert Twigg, once a soldier in the Philippines, armed himself tonight with a double barrel shot gun and a revolver and at tackled a crowd of 5000 persons that sur rounded the handstand, killing three men, probably fatally wounding three others and injuYfng twenty more before he was shot by a policeman. Besides Twigg the dead are Steriinfg Rice, Dawson Tillotson and D. Bowman.
 The band had just finished playing 'Hiawatha," when Twigg came up and fired both barrels of his shot gun at the band staEd. R. D. Oliver, a musician, fell with his back and arms full of shot. The crowd surged toward Twigg and he, having reloaded his piece, fired two charges into the audience. Men and wo- men fell to the ground in pain, crushing children beneath them. Those who were not injured scattered in every direction but one. knocking manN others to the ground. This panic allowed Twigg to re- load and fire several shots at the fleeing men and women.
 At last policeman George Nichols came up and, waiting behind a tree for an op- perfume moment, confronted Twigg just as the madman had discharged his fowl ing piece. Twigg dropped the shot gun and drawing c pistol, fired at the police man. The bullet went wild. Before Twigg had time to fire a second bullet, Nichols put a bullet through the mans abdomen. +asts ss'- lg- -s-s sss'
 Twigg was a miller and the men about town referred to him as "Crazy Twigg,'' but no one thought him dangerous. He lived in New Mexico for some time be- fore he enlisted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-14

Commonwealth Company. the Henry Clay Book Company and the Weissenger Company at Louisville as component parts of new concern and then turned 1t over to the Amerfean Tobacco Com pany, clearing &A0.ooe on the deal and throwing the plant into the trust
 A new afidavit made by William H. Butler was introduced setting forth that after the alleged treachery of Tflferd and Wilson. the Havana Tobacco Company. a new concern. was incorporated in New Jersey with an authorixed capital of ESQ., 000,000, and that subsequcnr to this the Havana Commonwealth Company, the weissenger Company ana the Cuban Cf- gar Company combined with the Havana tobacco, stock and bonds being taken in exchange for the individuai assets of the subsidiary concern. It Is alleged that Tilford and Wilson secured $30,000 GOO for the Havana Tobacco Company's securi-
 ties on all the property.
 The vice chancellor remarked about the manner in which business Is done in financial circles and said he could not declare the Butler voting trust void nor
 would he sign temporary stay.
 Attorney General MeCArter has con- cluded his argument when the hearing was adjourned until Saturday next.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-14
swoRE TO FALsEHooD.
Henry Youtsey Tells of More of His Perjury. &n

Perjury. &a
 Georgetovn, Ky, Aug. 13.--Wtiiiam H. Culton. commonwealth witness on the stand in the Powers case on adjourn ment of court yesterday afternoon went on again this morning Tor cr6ks exami- nation for an hour. He was followed by Professor A. !. Stevens Of BasbourviIie. who told of receiving letter from Pow CTS in February, 1900, in which defend ant assumed responsibility for disorgan- izationNof the Democratic party and de- clared himself an open advocate of war.
 Ed Steffe, a messenger boy at Frank fort in 1900. now residing at Columbus, O.. told of being on the steps of the capitol at the time of the shooting of Goebel, and seeing a gun barrel sticking out of the office of the Secretary of State.
 On the witness stand for three hours this afternoon. the convict Henry Yout- sey. gave very damaging testimony against Caleb Powers in the oGebel mur- der conspiracy case. He testified that in January 1901, he sigkned an affidavit for Powers as to his innocence to present to the Republican judges of the Court of Appeals to secure from them . reversal of the life sentence given him (Powers. ) He said that at the time he signed that affidavit both Powers and himself knew 1t to be false and that before he would consent to affix hls signature to it he (Youtsey required Powers to sign an agreement waiving the truth or falsity of it, and also agreeing to neevr let it be- come public. He produced the agreement in court with Powers's signature attached and the affair created quite a sensation. Youtsey's wife has been Tor two years the innocent custodian of this document. Youtsey's cross-examination was not completed today and will be resumed to- morrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-14
TROPICAL DRINKS ACCEPT
 ABLE IN THESE HOT DAYS

Down in the West Indies. where the tropical sun always beats fiereely. the Ensiish planters and their wives have several excellent recipes for cooling drinks. They might be tried with ad- vantage in American households during the hot weather. Here are few Of them:
 Tamarind Drink-Get two dozen large and clean tamarinds, put them into a stone jar, shake a quart of brown SUI gar over them. and then let them stand for a week. When ready put two spoon .fuIs of the mixture into duarrt of ice water. mix thoroughly and drink
 This beverage is very cooling to thu blood. and possesses remarkable medici nal qualities. It is given in cases of ma larial fever, and works speedy cure without the intervention of a doctor The tamarind is West Indian fruit. bu 1t can be obtained in most large Amer
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-14
MULES NOT MEMBERS
1EAsrs or BURDEN OUTSIDE
 ss 1ETNERs' UNION.
Witness fsR Operators Creates sensa ton When He Testifies That ~ Figures of Men's Earnings
 Were Not Net.

Birmingham. Ala, Aug. l3.-whsn the fourth days session of the arbitration board which is considering the differences between the Alabama miners and opera tors began this morning. the announce ment was made that the miners had en- gaged F. G. Bowman and c. P. Beddow, well known lawyers of this city, as tneir attorneys. Heretofore the miners nave had no attorneys but have been repre- scented only by Edward Flynn, districs president of the United Mine Workers oL America. President, Flynn will conunue in this capaciay aga wtll work in con- junction with the attorneys,
 The testimony this morning dealt Wtth the relative thickness of the coal seams at Blocton and Pratt mines. anu Was largely Of Q technical character. tne on- 1ecl being to adduce testimony relating to tha aiffarenfial in the wages of the two mines: the operators having elaimed that last vears' contract vas ineQuitabie. The sessions of the board are largely attended every day and intense interest is being manifested in the proceedings
 Witness Herbert, for the operators. was questioned at considerable length by chairman Gray, and created sensation when he stated that the earnings of cer- tain miners as set forth by the operators did not represent their net earnings, be- cause the cost Of powder, oil, etc. had not been deducted. The witness fur the
 
 had earned as much as S13S per month.
 In the course of the cross examination of Witness Herbert, the fact was, develop ed that the mine mules are kept with work for nine hours without food Judge Gray expressed his surprise at this condi- ton and said that he presumed the mules had no union, hence they were forced to submit. There was much sharp cross questioning relating to hours of work, thickness of coal seams. etc. Judge Gray took an active part in it.
 At the conclusion of MT. Herberts testimony, T. G. Bush, president of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company was called. He presented numerous long tables of statistics. He said that tho miners employed in the i've mines operated by his company re- ceived from <2.B 8 day to A He de- ciared that the miners showed no tenden- cy to increase their income by hard work as they rarely ever worked over sixteen or seventeen days out of twenty-six. He presented & table showing that the aver axe time of work was eight hours day.
 Colonel Bush said the conditions around the mines were good. He told the board that schools and churches were provided at each of the camps and the teachers were paid by the company. Hospitals were also open to the miners when in- jured and the services of a physician were given the men free when badly hurt It was shown by Colonel Bush that the company furnished the miners houses at rental of from $1 to SIPS per room per month. He said goods could be secured at the company commissary at reasonable price and that everything sold was of the best quality.
 Colonel Bush was still on the stand when the commission adjourned until to- morrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-14

which 1t seems Is controyerted by the large majority of poultry hreeders-that by means of these competitions breeds of fowls can eventually be scientifically classified as egg producers. and thus those who do cQnmerce in poultry and eggs can indubitabiy know which is the best bird for the table, which the best eral utility.
 Mr. Thompson talked much more about hens, the outlets and breeds. and strains. He said that the American breeders are working scientifically. and these great It, tie American hens here are ample proof of this, that their object Is to make their ,s,,, 1owis ss great egg producers as possible. and it likewise reduces the size of their eggs, but they lay, lay. lay. The British birds are bred mainly for show purposes and are poor layers, compared with their American cousins, however larger they may be and however larger their eggs may be. mother words. the Yankee has created of his bird a laying machine so to speak.
 Keeps Record of Each Day.
 After this talk Mir. Thompson armed himself with the big ledger in which he reckons and records with blue and red pencils. and with three of the students of the college, one of whom was a Queens land government minister's son clothed in oreralls. and the college poultry man, he took the numbers of the eggs in each pen '-at least the noultryman and the stu dents took up and announced the number of eggs and Mir. Thompson set down the figures in, his book. He announced after this work was over that for the last four teen days the figures in the competition stood: Leaders in the whole competi- ton. American bullets; strain. Nebraska brown leghorns;, total, sS eggs Australian outlets second: strain, New South Wales silver Wyandottes; total. 50 eggs-a net gain of one egg by Australian bullets since previous reckoning.
 Mir. Thompson, like good Australian, thinks the Australian birds will win in this laying race, but he isn't laying any wagers. Anyhow, even If they do, there is to be a much bigger competition of the same sort next year. and the number of American pens Is to be increased.
 American poultrymen must consider the commercial value of all this, for the New South Wales government. under the lead of Principal Potts and MT. Thompson and others. is going to try to put the poultry industry on a level with the already big dairy industry, and in that endeavor New South Wales and not unlikely all the rest of Australia must Import strains of the Great Little American Hen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-14
oppenheim claims Large Sums.

New York. Aug. 13.--Baron Robert Op- penheim of Paris has begun suit in the Supreme Court against the Trust Com pany of the Republic to recover $300. .00C and interest for alleged services in ob- taining subscriptions among his friends in France for securities of the United States Shipbuilding Company. He swore to his complaint before United States Consul General in Paris July T. Applica- ton was made to Justice Freedman today by the counsel of the Trust Company for an order to compel the Baron to make his complaint more specific. Justice Freed man denied the application, but gave the company leave to so apply for a biIl of particulars
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-14
Woman,a Auxiliary.

Washington. Aug 13.-The Woman's International Auxiliary to the Typograph- ical Union today devoted a considerable portion of the time to general talk as what had been done by members to ad- vance the cause espoused. Mrs. Waudby proposed that the auxiliary take action toward making provision for the aged or infirm wives of printers who are received in the Printers Home at Colorado Springs. General sympathy with this pro- posal was expressed. but the sentiment was that the auxiliary was too young to take up a movement involving such a large expense.