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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-06
The Pence ADVOCATES.


Dear Editor: see ssProwler'
has come again, after some time
of silence. ! suppose he has to
take time compose bis pieces, is
the reason he does not write OF
tener. / wish to make few com
parsons. It is a fact that more
than three -fourths of the land is
already fenced, and it will not be
but few years at most when all
the land will be fenced.
Let's compare s'Prowler's" ideas
of farming and an up-to-date farm.
His way Of farming: stock all run
out and get about half enough to
eat. So you see he has poor stock
running in lanes and suffering for
water and something to eat, and
soon they begin to break in some
neighbours field, and then he would
have breachy stock. Any good
farmer knows this is a fact. lie
wants razor back hogs, poor sheep
and bony cattle. How does a first
class, up.to date farmer take care
of his stock, and what kind does
he want and haves The best thor
oughbreds, and then keep them up
and attend to them; SO he has good
stock and can always get a good
price. | think, "Prowler," if you
have twenty hogs and not sufficient
fence for all of them, you would
do better to sell half of them and
feed the remainder we'll than to
half feed all Of them.
AS to my views on the four wire
fence law, I have never written or
expressed myself in favor of that
law. But | do think it right for
every person to feed and take care
of their stock. If they are not
able to do so, sell part of them
and feed the remainder better, and
you will make more clear money
than you will to have lot of poor
stock rowing around over the coun-
try annoying your neighbors, caus-
ing trouble and doing no good.
So, "Prowler," think you should
think soberly about this question
and lay prejudice aside. | believe
you are a right good sort of a fell
low, but a little off on the fence
question. Now, come down to the
point. Do you candidlY think il
right for your neighbors to feed
your stock? | do not believe you
think that way. will assist you
in getting some reports OF the
Government Experiment Station
at Knoxville. Write our distin-
guished Congressman, Pierce, fol-
these reports, and then read and
study them. ! think you will have
to study them closely to get your
self right. After you have done
this, let me hear from you again
You say have the hollowhorn'
| think stock taken care of your
way would not only have hollow
horn, but hollowbelly. | think
your name very appropriate, fol
you believe in letting stock prov
around for something to eat.
Yours, HOBO.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-06
So Sweet and PLEASING in TasteI

Mrs. C. Peterson, 625 Lake St., Tope-
ka, Kan, speaking of Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup, says: ut has never fail
ed to give entire satisfaction, and ofall
cough remedies, it is my fayorite, and |
must confess to my many friends that
twill do, and has done, what is claim
ed for ito speedily cure a cough or a
cold; and it is so sweet and and pleas
ing in taste" %, SOC and Sl.00 bottle.
Nailling's Drug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-06

s. THE United States Senate was
scalled into extraordinary session
by the President, and reassembled
At noon. March 5. This was done
to give attention the canal and Gu
ban treaties.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-06

Z ATTORNEY GENERAL CALDWELL
Tvs the Adams bill will go into
bsect April |, and that the law
= I'll be enforced.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-06

one u tIl6 LlOot WOlVu VI = AOesot.t4u
Hills old bachelors will soon lead
a blushing bride to the altar. Can
anybody guess whos
We agree with Stray 7. Bird
and suggest he give US . toast and
pick his subject. We know he is
qualified and we also know he has
accomplished more 10 District
Four in mental and moral way
than any other man ever accom-
plished here. The citizens OF
Number -Four appreciate and love
him for the grand work he has
done and is dong for the young
and old. In all his walks of life
he has made but one mistake, as
far as we are informed, and the
happy smiles of the blushing maid
and the roguish sigh Of the wealthy
widow has completely failed to in
fiuence him to correct that mistake.
But we still live in hopes.
The Commercial is as nearly le-
gal tender in this vicinity as a
county paper can we'll be, and
from the number of applicants
wanting to borrow a fellows paper
we would think an agent appointed
in this section would reap a rich
harvest. We always feel that a
county paper without its local cor
respondents is like a political par
ty without platform, and the
better the platform the better will
be the party. Now, it seems to us
the editor will have to enlarge his
paper or else cut off some of its
correspondents. We notice new
ones dropping in occasionally and
we are very sorry we proposed the
dinner, and in proof of this fact
we will furnish free one crate OF
Strawberries or raspberries, If
given in season. Now, who will
furnish the sugar and cream.
We had the honor of making
the acquaintance of "Gipsy" one
day last week, who insisted we
should not leave the circle. Thank
you, Gypsy. Having noticed Topsy
had complimented me on more
than one occasion, we made inquiry
as to who Topsy was, and find she
is one of the most worthy young
ladies of the vicinity just north OF
Union City. Now we warn you,
Topsy, that if you pitch another
compliment this way we will dodge
and let it hit one of our boys, who
are eighteen and twenty-five, re-
spectivelY, and watch the results
with interest. Thank you, Brown
Eyes, we will see that Stray j.
Bird is appointed master of cere-
monies, as he is a ladies' man; yet
no lady has claimed him as her
own, we have often wondered why.
Capt. Jack, your name indicates
you are boy, but your letter reads
so nice and clean, we've set you
down as sweet sixteen. We
think we recognize you, Wild
Rose.
Miss Annie Lizzie Scates visited
Miss Alma Morris Sunday.
Mrs. Petty and daughter, Miss
Ola, attended church Sunday al
Pleasant Hill.
If Mr.. Walter Agnew does NOT
call for those tracks soon we will
sell to pay cost of notice.
Mr.. Gus Callicott and Rev.
Brown took dinner with Mr.. an6
and Mrs. John Barleycorn Sunday
/ Miss Eide Hamilton, of District
Seven, visited Misses Alma anc
Bessie Morris Saturday and Sun
day.
| Rev. Brown, of Kenton, preach
ed two interesting sermons at thu
C. P. Church at Pleasant Hill Sun
day.
We called to see our old neigh
bors and friends, Mrs. Mary CALI
colt, and sisters, Misses EllzabetI
and Ellen Guy, of North Side, on,
day last week, and was glad to fine
them in the enjoyment of goot
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-06

Our hot chocolate with whipped
cream IS delicious. Dahnke's.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-06

r-,tefed at the post.otfice In Union CITY, Tenn.
,kers AZ second-elass NAH matter.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-06
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1908.

TELEPHONE 1913
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-06
THE COMMERCIAL

..RsHALL 4 BAIRD Hdltors and Publishers
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
Five People Shot.

Huntsville, Ala. March 49,
Joseph Powers, a young white
man of Newmarket, Ala, at
tempted to exterminate whole
family near that place today.
Powers had difficulty with John
Winkle few days ago and de-
termined to get revenge. He
called at Wrinkles home today
and opened fire on the family
through window. Five people
were shot, including Winkle, a
baby and two women. Wrinkles
son was shot in the eye. Imme-
diately after the shooting Powers
took train for Texas.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18

that Roosevelt would not succeed
himself and people putting two
and two together are wondering
if another year will not sec Mr..
Hanna more willing to be men
toned In connection with the
nomination. A conssr i've
New England senator, perhaps
the most conservative senator in
the senate, and man who has
stood Loyalty by the president in
his Cuban reciprocity fight, ex
pressed it as his opinion not more
than week ago that Mr.. Hanna
could have the nomination for the
asking, and another Republican
senator of almost equal promln-
ence replied, "Well, if Roosevelt
makes many more breaks almost
anybody could beat him for the
nomination.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
Mexican Bandits
Hold Up The Stage,
Killed the Six Passengers, Includ-
ing Three Women-How 1t
Happened Will Never
BE known.

Los Angeles, CAL, MAJ ch 49,
A dispatch from Tucson, Ariz. !,
to The Herald, says: Mexican
bandits held up the stage which
runs between Totam and Torin on
the Yaqui river, in Sonora, last
Tuesday night, killing all of the
SIX passengers including three
women. Among them was Fill
berto Alverado, wealthy Mexi-
can, who owns number of ranch
es along the Yaqui river. The
authorities aito Guayamas were. at
once notified. Alverado and his
wife had taken the stage from
Potam to Torin and the bandits
thought he carried large sum of
money with him. The hold-up
took place about half way between
the two towns, but just how the
stage was attacked probably never
will be known, as all the passen-
gers and the driver were killed.
They were picked up the after
noon of the tragedy and the cir
eumstance give evidence that they
put up fight. 1t Is thought by
the Guaramas authorities that the
perpetrators of the deed were
some of the bandits who have
taken refuge in the mountains
back of the Yaqui river and we're
laying for Alverado.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
A Terrible Tragedy At Sumter.
A Flying Fragment of Iron Struck
Hin in the Forehead, Crush
ing the Face and Skull.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Sumter, March 13. Mr.. John
+. Laughery was seriously injured
in an accident, resulting in his
death at $50 tonight, which hap
pened at the plant of the Lukens
Lumber company this afternoon
about 4.30 o'clock. Mr.. Laughery
had gone to the saw mill and was
standing up by the engine when
it ran away, thegovernors refus-
lnS to check the speed of the fly
wheel, which was 10 feet in di-
ameter. Mr.. Laughery sprang
towards the valve to turn off the
steam when the explosion came,
the fly wheel burst to pieces and
Mr.. Laughery was struck on the
right side of the face and head by
laC piece OF iron, his face and
skull being crushed in. When
picked up he was in an uncons>
cious condition. He has been
taken around to DR.. Moods in.
Urinary. Engineer Joiner was
also in the engine room when the
wheel burst, but escaped without
injury. One piece of the wheel
flew upward and tore a large hole
in the roof, another section struck
wheel about Is feet distant, and
although the other wheelwas run
ming and 26 inches in diameter,
tore it to pieces. Some parts of
the wheel landed on the ground as
far as 75feet away from the scene
of the accident.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
Presidents Ate With Their Knives
Utica Observer.

Utica Observer.
All our earlier Presidents ate
with their knives-the stately
George Washington, the irascible
John Adams, the original Thomas
Jefferson, the learned James
Madison, and the popula, James
Monroe, each shoveled in his food
with his knife. John Quincy
Adams was the first President who
ate with his fork. And his wife
felt it necessary to explain to
guests at the white house that
"Mr. Adams had learned to eat
with his fork while in France.
and that he couldn't t overcome the
habit" Andrew jackson re-
stored the "republlcan simpllcl-
ty" of eating with the knife. All
of those we have named also pour
ed their tea or coffee into their
saucers to cool it. 1t Is related O f
Gen. Taylor, that when he was
President, he could be seen in the
streets of Washington early IN the
morning, with n market basket on
his arm, going from one butcher
to another and bargaining for Il
steak or q RIB roast. If he had
! bargained less persistently he
might have served out his term,
for we have heard it was owing tn
tho inferior quality of the cher.
ries he ate on the 4th of July,
1850, that sickness attacked him
and he died on the 9th of july.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
TR A0HDY AvERTHD.

"Just In the nick of time our
little boy was saved" writes Mrs.
w. Watkins of Pleasant CITY,
Ohio. "Pneumonia had played
sad havoc with him and terri
bic cough set in besides. Doc.
tors treated him, but he grew
worse every day. At length we
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, and our darling
was saved. He's now sound, and
WE'LL" Everybody ought to
know, it's the only sure cure for
Coughs, Colds and all Lung dis
eases. Guaranteed by Crawford
Bros, j. f. Mackey & Co.,
Druggist. Price SOC and $1.OO.
Trial bottles free.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
. DANGERS OF PNHuMo-
MIA

A cold at this time if neglected
is liable to cause pneumonia which
is so often fatal, and even when
the patient has recovered the lungs
are weakened, making them pecu :
liarly susceptible to the develop
ment OF consumption. Foley's
Honey and Tar will stop the
cough, heal and strengthen the
lungs and prevent pneumonia.
L. Eugene Fundcrburk, drug
gist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
Must Not Drink.
The Chief Issues Strict Orders to
the Constabulary.
The State, 14th inst.

The State, 14th inst.
The secretary of state yester,
day issued a commission to U. b.
Hammett of Barnwell, recently
appointed chief of the liquor con
stabulary. Commissions were IS.
sued j. X. White and j. w.
Seay of Spartanburg, appointed
constables in the new organiza
ton, the first names selected out
of over 1900 applications.
Mr.. Hammett, who is a tenn.
perate man himself, has issued
the following order forbidding the
constabulary to tlpple, u practice
charged against the constable:
freely in the past:
TO Division Chiefs: On anc
after this date the use of iutoxi
eating liquors by embers of the
State constabulary force will moi
be tolerated. Any constable
against whom the charge of intox
ication shall be made, will, upo,
conviction, be suspended 30 day,
for the first offense, and upon cort
victlon of the second offense h
will be dismissed from the service
You will communicate this O,
der as quickly as possible to ii,
various constables under your 4.
rection. U. b. Hammeti, \
Chief Constable.
-SubSrribe to The J..Nc.s
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
Young Nan Loses His Life in
Cotton Mill.

Ninnsboro, S. c., March 49,
A dreadful accident occurred nj
the cotton mill here about
O'Clock this morning, which cost
young Charles Wooten his life.
He was near the shafting when q
belt caught him and whirled him
around so rapidly thst his body
was cut in half and his flesh terri.
bly, torn. He was sen of Mr.,
j. A. Wooten, who lives at the
cotton mill, and was about Is
years old.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
Both Met Horrible Death.

Raleigh. N. G., March 49,
A High Point, N. c., special
says: VIM. Holt and a negro,
name unknown, met . horrible
death in the country near here
this afternoon. Mr.. Holt and the
negro were cutting feed with a
steam cutter when the fly wheel
burst, mangling both Mr.. Holt's
legs and killing the negro in
stantly. Mr.. Holt died an hour
later.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
1T SAVED HIS LEG.

T.. A. Danforth of LAGRANGE,
Ga, suffered for six months with
frightful running sore on his
leg; but writes that Bucklen's
Arnica Salve wholly cured it in
five days. For Ulcers, Wounds,
Piles, it's the best salve in the
world. Cure guaranteed. Only
25 cts. Sold by Crawford Bros.
and j. f. Mackey e Co., Drug
gists.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
On Trial For Her Life.
Miss Josephine Burns Charged
With the Murder of Sarvis.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Marion, March 13.-The court
of general sessions convened here
on Monday the 9th inst. with
Judge d. a. Townsend presiding.
No cases of interest or impor
tance have been tried until today
when the trial of Miss Josephine
Burns, charged with murder, was
commenced.
Miss Burns is a young white
woman of Nichols and is on trial
for the killing of Dustin H. Sar
Wis, young telegraph operator at
Nichols in last November. Since
the tragic occurrence she has been
IN North Carolina, but duly APP.
peared for trial.
1t will be remember that at
the time OF the killing it was stat
ed by the accused that she had been
secretly married to Sarvls sew
eral months prior to that time and
that she had gone to see him at
the depot in Nichols to insist upon
his announcing their marriage:
that he refused to do so, became
angry, shot her in the head with
a pistol and then shot himself, dy-
ing instantly. The verdict of the
coroner's jury was in accordance
with this statement.
The theory of the prosecution
Is to the effect that she shot tho
deceased and then attempted to
commit suicide, the testimony of
one of the States witnesses being
that he saw her shoot herself.
She was wounded in the forehead.
the ball narrowly missing the
brain.
There was some delay in form
ing Jury so many jurors stating
they had expressed an opinion on
the case. Naturally much inter
est is manifested but no new SEN
sational features have been deveI-
oped. The court room has been
filled with crowd of spectators
VERDICT GREETED WITH APPLAUSE.
Marion, March 15.-The trial
OF Josephine Burns was ended
this morning at $50 O'Clock by q
verdict OF not guilty as to the
charge of murder, and guilty as
to carrying concealed weapons.
Judge Townsend imposed fine of
$40 which was promptly paid and
the young woman was released
from custody.
Fyen at that late hour the court
room was filled with spectators
and the verdict was greeted with
storm of applause. The case
did not so to the jury until about
l q. m.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
Chicco Calls Upon
Governor Hayward.
Received in Dignified Manner
Doesn't Wish to Give His
Kingdom for Consta-
ble's Horse-Pro-
test of No
Avail.
The State, 18th inst.

'S oe$~S5 1oth
Yesterday Vincent Chicco, the
uncrowned king Of East Bay
street, paid his respects to his ex-
cellency, the governor of South
Carolina. This unexpected honor
came about by reason of the fact
that certain vassals Of the sover-
eigh State Of South Carolina had
committed depredations upon the
territory of the impulslve keeper
of the famous resort for the bibu i,
lous in the old city by the sea.
Chicco is unique. He made no
effort at dlsslmulation, but ap>
preached Gov. Hayward in a
straightforward manner and pro-
tested against the determination
of tho chief executive to enforce
the dispensary law in Charleston.
But he was unable to stir the gov
ernor from the firm and uneuui-
vocal declaration that the law
shall be enforced. In vain Chic.
ca protested that it would be ruin
to himself and others like him.
Gov. Hayward received Chicco
in very kind aad dignified man
ner and gave him considerate
hearing. The new chief Safe
constable, Mr.. Hammett, was
present, and Chicco gave him the
cordial greeting which Chicco
gives everybody.
"Chick" became celebrated
during the administration of Gov.
Tillman, and the maker of incom-
parable spaghetti and mixer of
drinks divine declares that he has
had not less than $14, 900 worth
OF fine liquors seized from his es>
tabllshment. The raid most ex-
pensiye to himself was the one in
which Il large quantity of import
ed liquors were captured in crffin
boxes which had been used as "A
ruse.
The contingency of Cbicco
building boat did not come up
officially, but he stated in Colum-
bia yesterday that the mounted
constables could not catch his
boat.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-18
Newspaper Observations.

Newspaper Observations.
S. w. Gillian contributes the
following to the Baltimore Amer
lean:
Twenty years. experience in
newspaper work teaches man
that:
The chap who tries hardest to
work a newspaper for special fav-
ors is the one who never spends
cent with it and is not even a sub
scriber.
That the one who demands the
highest excellencS in Typography,
subject matters and quantity of
contents, does least to help the
cause along.
That the man who kicks most
about the inaccuracy Of newspa-
pers in general is the one who
does least to assist in getting the
facts accurately when he has an op>
portunity to do SO.
That the man who kicks hard.
est about a certain paper hasn't
seen copy of it for six weeks.
That the man who has it in for
newspapers in general has had the
bitter truth told about him once
by some unusually frank reporter,
and has big sore spot.
That the man who brings in the
longest obituary of the late de-
ceased was not model husband
always.
That the woman who declares it's
none of the public's business and
she "won't talk" always winds
up by giving the reporter rat
tling good story SO fast that he
can't take it down in shorthand.
That the man who begs that his
name be left out of tho list of
the list of drunks for fear it will
hurt his .nother's feelings, never
considered that good lady's sensi-
bilities before in his life.
That the man who spends the
most money with the paper kicks
the least.
That if you expect mau to find
compliment about himself You
must put it on the front page IN
bold-face type.
That if you put In one line
roast in nonpareil between two
patent medicine ads. on the steenth
page he'll find it and come hunt>
ing the man what writ the piece.
That q man protected merciful-
ly in rascality never appreciates it
because the protection only encour
ages him in being the ssrt of rep
tile he is.
That the paper which tries to
please everybody At once soon
pleases its competitors by dying.
That those who patronize the
paper systematically and persis-
tsntly are the most levsl-headed
and reliable citizens of tho com-
! munity.
That shvsters arc sworn enemies
of newspapers, thereby testifying
eloquently to the respsctability of
the craft.
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HANNA FOR PRESIDENT.

The fact that Senator Hanna
and Mr.. Morgan have been to-,
gether SO much during the latter S
visit here has again aroused spec-
ulatlon as to the possibility of
Mr.. Hanna being persuaded to
accept the Republican nomination
in 1904 in opposition to Roose-
velt. There il n story here to the
effect that Mr.. Morgan last sum-
mer made the prophetic remark