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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-11
NATIONAL NEWS.

An epidemic Of scandals seem
to be the leading feature OF th'
present administration of the fede
raj government. The post office
scandal has dragged along all sum
mer, with every now and again
some surprising development.
The Interior Department scandal;
involving subordinates of that de
partment and practically all the
members of the Dawes Com
mission, has only recently come to
light and is not yet under inyesti-
cation, and now comes information
to the effect that because ofreports
involving many of the suhordl-
mates of the Department OF Justice
the Attorney General has ordered
a drastic investigation of every
official connected with his depart
ment located in the "lndian Terri
tory jurisdiction" 1t seems that
charges against United States at
torneys and marshals, others than
those in connection with the allot-
ment of the Indian lands, have
reached the Attorney General,
charges which allege the con-
nection of these officials with con-
tracts for feeding prisoners, shar-
ing profits accruing from illegi-
innate liquor selling and similar
practices, and as a result Attorney
General Knox ordered the current
investigation some weeks ago.
Secretary Hitchcock is still
greatly wrought up over the Indian
lands scandal, but he had not yet
secured a competent man to under
take the investigation ordered by
the President. He is trying to Sc
cure man familiar with Indian
affairs and one who has no person
al interest in the situation and finds
it difficult to obtain the service of
such an individual. In the mean
time, the facts in connection with
the system of graft" which has
permeated the entire allotment of
the Indian lands and which in
wolves practically every member
If the Dawes Commission become
laily more conspicuous.
Another feature of the situation
which is making life for Secretary
Hitchcock anything but a bed of
loses is the claim of officials of the
Treasury Department that the
Secretary has ignored several
United States statutes and assumed
powers in no way delegated to him
n his administration of the funds
lccruing from the sale of lots in
he towns of Lawton, Hobart and
Anadarko, Oklahoma. These
unds we're to be expended for
public improvements under the
supervision of the Secretary of
The Interior" but there is no pro
yision in the law exempting the
Secretary from the necessity of
'endering an account of his
stewardship to the auditors of the
Treasury. Notwithstanding this
act, the Secretary has rendered
10 account of the receipts or dis
to the Auditor for the
Interior Department and, aside
rom the fact that he has some
500, 900 to his personal credit
With the Treasurer of the United
States, the Treasury Department
1as no official knowledge that he
las ever sold the lots. 1t is fur
her pointed ont that during the
asst two sessions of Congress the
Secretary has sent in sections of
appropriation bills exempting his
actions from the review of the
auditing officials of the Treasury
md in both instances the pro-
visions have been stricken from
he bills on point of order.
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Small Boys Patch.

almost the first thing q mother looks
for in buying her son suit of clothes
is to discover If the piece Of cloth-six
inches square-is in the hip pocket with
which to patch the hole that is sure to
come after a few wearings," said a
Pennsylvania avenue clothing mer-
chant in answer to question as to
why he now inserted piece Of paper
instead Of the little square Of wooden
material. The paper is means Of adj
vertisement with me, he said, and in
stead Of talking about the holes and In
evitable patches 1 quietly extract a
printed slip Of paper from the hip pock-
ct upon which is printed "Cloth for
patches is not necessary with this suit
Of clothes, as our garments never tear
or wear out" While the paper may
not be rs satisfactory in case Of a
patch, still think my scheme more en-.
terprising and better advertisement
than q long speech about patches that
are sure to Gomez Washington Post.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-08-15
Not the Right Kind.

The little maid Of three he'd never
seen q baby. When friend of her
mother came to spend the afternoon
and brought Il baby she was delighted.
She sat on the grass beside the infant
and coocd to it and patted it and loved
it. When tie visitor said goodby the
little maid cried. because they were
taking 1.-THE dolly away. ard said she
wanted dolly" Of her own.
Consequently the next time the
woman called she did not bring her
baby, but she brought a large doll,
which she gave to the little three-year-
old. The maiden looked gravely at
the doll. Then she felt Of it. Then she
poked it harder and harder and soon
commenced to cry as if her heart would
break. whats the matter, Midget.
don't you like your dolly!" asked her
mother.
100000" sobbed the little maid.
81 want a meat dolly."-New York
Press.
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A sea LYRIC.

- SCo IyGb~s
There Is no music that man has heard
Like the voice Of the minstrel Sea,
WEoso major and minor chords arc
fraught
with infinite mystery.
For the Sea is harp. and the winds O:
Cod
Play over his Rhythmic breast.
Ard bear ON the sweep Of their mighty
wings
The song Of a vast unrest.
There IL no passion that man has cung
Like tho love Of the deep-sou!ed Sea.
Whose tide responds to the Moons soft
light
With marvellous melody.
For the Sea Is a harp. and the winds Of
God
Play over his rhythmic breast
And bear on the sweep OF their mighty
wiags
The song Of q vast unrest.
There Is no sorrow that ma n has known
Like the grief Of the word!css Main,
Whose Titan bosom forever throbs
With an untranH!ated pain.
For the Sea Is q harp. and tho winds Of
Play over his rhythmic breast,
And bear on the sweep OF their mighty
wings
The song of vast unrest.
William Hamilton Hayne, in the Attain
tic Monthly.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-08-15

It's the people who
doubt and become cured
while they doubt who
praise Doan's Pills the
highest.
Aching backs are eased.
Flip, back, and loin pains
overcome. Swelling OF the
limbs and dropsy signs
vanish.
They correct urine with
brick dust sediment. high
colored, pain In passing,
dribbling, frequency, bed
wettinR. Deans Kidney Pills
remove colculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpitation,
sleeplessness, headache,
nervousness. dizziness.
TAYLoRsvILLE, MISS. ~
tried everything for q weak
back and got no relief until I
used Doan's Pills"
j. N. LEWIS.
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Deafness n Bar to Business Succeas.

"If | were asked to state what phys
zeal misfortune is the greatest handi-
cap in business l would say dea fncss. "
said a downtown merchant the other
day. "a person Who is crippled can
manage to get around in some fashion
st least. he will not undertake more
than he can perform. A blind person
always knows his limitations; he
either rctires from active participation
in his business. or has assistants who
can attend to certain details. But there
is 10 defensH against deafness. People
do not know you are deaf until they
speak to you. and you perhaps do not
think you are as deaf as you really
are.
Il know one man who lost his whole
fortune simply because he was deaf.
lie ran haberdasher's shop on Broad
way, and as he had been in the bust
ness fer a good many years he was
quite prosperous. An accident nearly
deprived him OF his hearing. but lie
thought it would not prove Il complete
bar to his work. He began TO lose
money. lie lost nearly all his old
customers. and had to depend on
chance patronage. Why? Simply be-
cause he could not hear what the GUS
toners said to him. If one asked him
for a hat, lie was apt to show him the
latest in necllties. Shirts would be
exhibited to the man who wanted to
buy half q dozen collars. His friends
urged him to sell out and retire, but he
refused to Go so until he had sunk his
last dollar in trying to regain his lost
patronage" New York Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-08-15
Much That Every Woman
Desires to Know
about Sanative Antisep.
tic Cleansing
and about the Care Of the Skl!:,,,
Scalp Hair and Hands.

Too much stress cannot be placed on
the great value Of Cuticura Soap, Olnt-
rlent and Resolvent in the antiseptio
cleansing Of the mucous surfaces and Of
the blood and circulating fluids, thus
azording pure, sweet and economical
local and constitutional treatment for
weakening alterations, inflammations,
feelings, trritatiOns, relaxations, dis
placements, pains and Irregularities
peculiar to females. Hence the Cuti-
tura remedies have q wonderful infiu-
cnce In restoring health, strength aud
beauty to weary women, who have
been prcnaturely aged and invalided
by these distressing ailments, as well as
such sympathetic affections as angmia,
chlorosis, hysteria, nervousness and
debility.
Women from the very FIRST have fully
appreciated the purity and sweetness,
the power to afford immediate relief.
TIE certainty Of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy which have made the Cuticura
remedies the standard skin cures and
humour remedies of the civilized world.
Millions Of the women use Cuticura
Soap, assisted by Cuticura Ointment,
for preserving, purifying and beautl-
Tying the skin, for cleansing the scalp
OF crusts, scales and dandruff, and the
stopping of falling hair, for softenine.
whitening and soothing red, rough and
sore hands, Tor annoying irritations.
and lucrative weaknesses, and for
many sanative, antiseptic purposes
which readily suggest themselves, "a
wen as for all the purposes Of the toilet,
bath and nursery.
Sold throughout the world cussura Resosvsnt Sc. I'm
;o. 9. negotiate Coated Pills &c per Vial OF e ONT
p e. rs ira kns DO y lrx, BOSTON, n Columbus Az
"a send for "A Boo d9 e; S %om. ,'e''s0''
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THE FREE KIDNEY DOCTOR.

The reason you can get
this trial free is because
they cure Kidney Ills and
will prove 1t to you.
WEST BRANCH, Mich
Doan's Kidney Pills hit tbs
case. which was an unusual
desire to ur.inate had to get
up five or six times OF q night
l think diabetes wac well un.
der way, the feet and ankles
swelled. There was an in
tense pain in the back, the
heat Of which would feel like
putting ones hend up to Q
lamp chimney. haze used
tAe free trial and two full
boxes Of Doan'a Pills with tbs
satisfaction Of feeling that I
arm cured. They are the ren-
edy par excellence"
B. F. BALLARD.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-08-15

like those of light or the Marconigram.
is that if they are allowed to fall upon
an electrified body they discharge It
just as a jet of water would Go. and
now Sir W. Crookes' discovery has
proved the matter beyond doubt.
Obviously the piece OF radiun, which
is constantly emitting such stream
of particles. is doing Work all the time,
just ike a fire engine While it plays.
The emitted stream is also capable Of
doing work in IL small way. as when
it affects a Photographic plate; and
now it appears that Professor Lipp-
mann's announcement at the Academic
DIES Sciences that it may also produce
a heating effect. What does this
mean?
As yet we are not quite certain how
to answer that question: but it may
be said with safety that the BecquerCI
rays and the behavior of radium and
its kindred clements have seriously
disturbed our comfortable &C luiescencc
in the two great CONGRATULATIONS of
modern th0ught-thp conservation Of
energy and the atomic theory.
THE MYSTERY OF IT ALL.
We have q piece of radillm which,
for all time OF its existence, 50 far as
we can tell. has been emitting a stream
Of ragmants-intinitclv tiny, but still
apDreclab!c.
1t has been calculated With q show
OF accuracy that TIE rate Of ctiluN is
such that 4 piece of rid.um lc:es one
grain from every square inch Of its
surface in about 10000. 800 years.
The amount is not great. bat still it
is enough to make Us ask anNiously
where the constant supply OF energy
TO shoot cut this stream OF fragments
comes from. Also we have to ask
what the inconcciycbly small frag
mcnts thus emitted can bc-thcy are
infinitely smaller than any hypOtheti-
cal atom" Of DaltOn's theory. 1t has
been thought that they may represent
the ultimate atom OF which all the So
called atoms OF cur clements are built
up-the ''primordial matter Of the
alchamists. who were not, far wrong
ION this theory il holding that they
could transmute lead into gold by some
Of atoms.-Daitimore
Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-08-15

What is probably the biggest iocomo-
tive in the world has just been com.
pieted at Schenectady for hauling
freight over the Rocky Mountains. 1t
measures seventy feet and on level
track can haul train Of cars y mi.a
aud bali lopa,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-08-15

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. klinc's Great
NerveRestorer. s2trial bottle and treatise'ree
DR.. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, Y31 Arch St., Phila. ,fa
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-08-15

When a woman sends telegram she
wants to get her moneys worth by using
the longest words.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-08-15

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot Ease.
powder 10 shake into your shoes; rests tho
fest. Cures Corns, Bunions, SWOLLEN. Sore,
Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet and IN
growing Nails. Allen's Foot Ease makes new
or tight shoes easy. At all druggists and
she's stores, % cents. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-08-15

The cuarrelsome man should remember
that an ounce Of prevention is worth
pound on the nose.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-08-15
CHE WAS NOT SATISFIED.

Little American Girl Not Pleased with
Nobieman's Appearance.
There Is a certain English peer who
IS noted for his LONELINESS. He Is al.
most ugly enough, as some people
would say. to stop a clock, and al.
though he is aware OF the fact it gives
him no uueasiness. Indeed. he Is
rather inclined to make morry over
his ugliness. He tells the following
story. which seems to amuse him very
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-08-15

Iiso' Cure Is the best medicine we ever used
for sll affections OF throat and lungs.-WM.
o. ENDsLEY, vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-08-15

Familiarity breeds contempt, except
where money is concerned.
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GO ON FOREVER.

The curious thing is that there Is no
apparent need Of on exciting cause for
these rays. They go on continuously,
and they 10 not seem to be affected
by any treatment, such as heating or
electriflcatioD, 70 which the emitting
crystal is submitted. In all other
cases Of the kind. such as the familiar
one Of the Roentgen rays, it is neces-
sary to supply energy from outside
in order to excite the vacuum tube and
start the radiation. Indeed, 1t is a
fundamental doctrine Of modern sci
ence that no work cnn be done without
the expenditure Of an equal amount Of
energy; nothing for nothing. as they
say, and very little for siXpence. The
cornerstone Of our physics is the theory
Of the conservation Of encrgy-the ne
cation, SO to speak, Of the possibility Of
perpetual motion. But NJ. Becquerels
discovery. with the extensions made
by NJ. and Nine. Curie and other work
ers in this field, causes us to ask, with
some searchinss Of heart, how it is to
be reconciled with the conservation
Of energy.
Research has shown that the radiant
phenomena discovered by NJ. Bee
.querel are characteristic OF q small
group Of new clements, found in close
association with uranium, but prob
ably through the world Of nature, OF
which the most active has been christ
ered radium. This element has the
extraordinary property Of continually
emitting a stream Of material particles,
which seems to go on forever without
dim!nution or change
WORK WITHOUT POWER. =.
The proof that these "Becouerel
rays" do consist Of q stream OF such
particles. and are not me:e vibrations
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
- "
a THE g.
- u
:: MARVELS OF RADIUM :
4 y
- u:
- AN ALMOST UNcANNY E-E.
"a MENT THAT SEEM 3 AKIN u
- TO PERPETUAL MOTION. ~
- Vi:
LUMP Of pitchblendc IS not

q very ntlract.Ee thing. UHt
may pass it casually III the
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WORK WITHOUT POWER

The proof that these "BecQuerel
rays" do consist Of stream OF such
particles, and are not pae:e vibrations
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-29
HoW's This 4?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned. have known r. ].
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business trensac
t1ons and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucuo1ss
surfaces of the system. Price, Toe. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free,
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-29
Marshall Field on Success.

In a letter published in the New
York World, Marshall Field says re-
garding success, that he would say
that first a young man should care
fully consider what his natural bent
or inclination is, and then get into
that vocation, with as few changes
as possible. Having obtained an en-
trance into the business that he likes,
he should pursue it with diligence
and determination to know it thor
oughIy. He thinks the trouble with
most young men is that they do not
learn anything thoroughly. Next to
the selection of oc. patton he thinks
the selection of companies the most
important. He says: "Seek at the
start to cultivate the acquaintance
of those only whose conduct and in
fuence will kindle high purposes, as
I regard the building up of g ster-
ling character one of the fundamen-
tai principles of true Econ
omy is one of the most essential ele-
ments. The young man of to-day is
inclined to habits of extravaganza.
To acquire the dollar one must take
care of the nickels. Careful saving
and careful spending invariably pro-
mote success. John Jacob Astor
said that the saving of the first thou
sand dollars cost him the hardest
struggle. Begin to save from the
moment you begin to earn. A man
who cannot manage a small income,
cannot manage a large one. Be man
ly and self-reliant. Make use of all
the spare moments. Read only whole
some books. Study to advance the
interests of your employer"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-29

Girls, be careful of the company
you keep. Did you ever think of the
fact hat boys are more careful of
the company they keep in public than
girls are? It is a fact. A boy may
go into the saloons and drink to
drunkenness, soil his honor around
the gaming table, spend his nights in
the haunts where the black angel
flaps it's wings, and then come out
and the girls overlook it all, and well
come him to their company; but let
a girl try this. Let her go to the sa-
loon and engage in painting the
town red, or enter a house of de-
bauchery, and she will find herself
outlawed from all decent society, the
doors of forgiveness forever closed
against her. Girls, you cannot be
too careful, since society has decreed
that when one false step has been
taken it cannot be retraced. Boys
ought to be as pure and honorable
as girls, and would be if the latter
measured up to their duty. When
you demand the same standard of
purity in the lives of boys that they
demand of you, there will be a vast
improvement in the morals of the
young men of this county,. r.
Thornton in Ouachita Herald.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-29
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
An Uncle Remus Rhyme.

gals some sass.
Wild der fingers in der years, dey
stomped der feet,
Wild, "Des lis'n at dat! Is you ever
hear de beat"
Yit all in de worl' dat Brer Rabbit
say,
Wuz "Howdy, my homes! Whicha-
way-whichaway?
Youer gettin' too OF fer ter be so
gay
I b'Iieve in my soul youer turnin'
grayP
MI. Owl, he seed a big star shoot,
An he blow his horn wild a toot-
tOOt-toot!
Mr.. Fox come along wild a ham ter
his year,
An de gals, dey boiler, "Brer Fox,
run herew
Mr.. Fox, he grin an show his tush-
"Please come an make Brer Rabbit
hush;
We want doin' nothin' but dancin'
on de grass,
An here he come wild his mOuf full
er sass"
Mr.. Owl, he seed a n'er star shoot,
An he make his horn go toot-toot-
foot!
Mr.. Fox scratch hisse'f behime de
year,
Wild a "Tut-tut-tut! What's dis I
hearW
An de gals dey say, 'You hears de
trufe!"
An den Mr.. Fox, wild a wiff-waff-
wool!
Try ter swaller Brer Rabbit, but he
swaller'd de ar;
He snapped; he did, but ne never
totch a hair,
An a mighty good reason-Brer
Rabbit want dar!
One star, two stars, three stars
shoot,
An OF MI. Owl blow toot-toot-
Mr.. Rabbit, fun behime de MULLEN
stalk,
HoIler, "Ladies all, Tine gwine ter
take a walk:
I wuz maxim fun, but Pm sorry I
spoke,
Fer all I say Want nothin' but a
joke"
ola, Brer Rabbit! an whyn't you tell
us?
Kaze we likes you better dan de
yuther fellers."
Mr. Rabbit, he laugh an wiggle his
smellers,
An Ode hoss-apple falls long 'fo' it
mellers! !"
Two stars, three stars, four stars
shoot
Mr.. Owl, he laugh, an toot-toot-
foot!
Mr.. Rabbit, he say, "Youer in yo'
prime;
I'd "a TOP you dat, but you amt gil
me time"
Miss Meadows, she say, "Don't lose
yo' chance,
Less go ter my house an all have a
dance"
Mr.. Rabbit, he laugh an shake his
head,
"What mo- kin you say when all is
said?
Pm de one dat's gray-Brer Fox is
red;
I kin be my W frien' when all is
fled.
Pm gwine fer ter git some calamus
root,
An Iis'en ter de Whipperwill a-play-
in on his flute
Mr.. Whipperwill-he won't stay
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-29
NORTH CAROLINA STATE NORMAL and INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE
COT

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