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The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12
CHAPMAN, WHITE, LYONS co.
Chapman, White, Lyons Company.
Wholesale drugs, paints,
oils, &C., Knoxville.

In an interview with David C,
Chapman, vice-president of the
Chapman, White, Lyons Company
wholesale druggists and chemists,
said, when asked for his idea as to
the Importance of the improvement
of the Tennessee river and it's tribu-
taries:
Most assuredly I am In favor of
improving the rivers, to whatever
extent is necessary to give US an
open river all the year round. I
cannot imagine anything that would
be a greater benefit to Knoxville.
1t would regulate freight rates, and
We would be put upon the basis of
river point, which means cheaper
transportation for freight, going and
coming. 1t would be a saving in
freight rates to every merchant
that would amount to thousands of
dollars each year. Our natural re-
sources combined with an open river
500 days in the year. would offer to
the world a location to manufac-
lures that is superior to any in the
country. 1t would be taken advan-
tage of in short order. We are en-
titled to all we are asking Of the
government, and no doubt our petit
tons will receive due consideration
when the matter is brought to the
attention of congress with a
statement of the existing condition
of our rivers and the necessity Of
immediate action.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12

that are not situated on a navig2-
Bile river, lake or the sea. while
a navigable river does not noces-
sarily make a city, it is a great adj
vantage and makes the growth
more rapid. There is nothing like
sentiment in community that it
is not dependent upon any one way
getting in and out The free navi-
cation Of a river makes the citizen
feel that his town is independent,
whatever may happen. Newcomers
are attracted by this, as much. il
not more. than by any one thing
else in determining upon site for
locating
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12
DANIEL BRISCOE, BRO. G. CO,
Daniel Brlscoe, Bro. G Co. Whole
sale dry goods and notions,
KAANx,1gII1

GAS a firm and as individuals we
are heartily in favor of the i'm
provement OF the Tennessee river
and its tributaries. We fully ap-
preciate its value and Importance.
not only to Knoxville and East Ten
nessee, but to all the central south
ern states as we'll. The advantages
to be gained by a navigable river
throughout the year are innumera-
bic, when looked at from the BUSH
ness mans standpoint. 1 firmly be-
lieve that this improvement would
be a greater help to Knoxville in
building up commercial interest
than anything else it could possibly
do. Nothing, I am sure, would
prove more satisfactory to the bust
ness men of our city than to have
congress pass favorably on the Ten
nessee river improvement PROPOSE
ton"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12
G. J. ASHE.
G. J. Ashe. Wholesale wine and
liquor dealer. Knoxville.

IiqlOT CSaiCFs EHOEVlltc'
G. ]. Ashe, who has one of the
largest wholesale liquor houses in
East Tennessee. is very much in
favor Of river development. Said
he:
q think it the greatest thing that
could happen to Knoxville. 1t would
put new life and energy in enter
prses all along the river. The
banks Of the great Tennessee would
team with life from the numerous
factories. l buy my liquors and
bottles largely from Cincinnati and
Louisville, and I could receive such
goods by steamboat at less freight
rates than I now paid to the rail-
roads. No city has more natural
advantages or a brighter prospect
than has Knoxville I cannot make
1t too strong when l say I an
earnestly in favor Of an open river
365 days in the year"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12
w. J. OLIVER g CO.
w. j. Oliver G. Co., railroad con-
tractors. Empire building,
knoxviIie

w. ]. Oliver, when requested to
express his views upon the improve
ment of the Tennessee river and it's
many tributaries, had this to say:
"Of course, I am in favor of the
improvement. think it would be a
great benefit to the city of Knox
vile as well as the entire state of
Tennessee. Knoxville needs more
railroads, and it also needs the i'm
provement of the river. To my view,
it would create business for the
railroads by inducing many manu-
featuring plants to locate here,
where raw material abounds, that
could be handled to. great advantage
by water transportation. Then the
finished products Of these manufac-
tories would go to the railroads.
Every business man in Knoxville
would feel the benefit Of an open
river indirectly if not directly.
There is no question in my mind as
to the advisability of these improve
ments, and want to see them ac-
complished at the earliest date pos
sible for the honor and glory of
Knoxville and for the many advan-
tages and benefits it would bring to
us ALL"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12

granted. 1 am in favor of anything
to advance the interest of Knox
vile, and surely nothing could be
of greater Importance to our city
and the entire state than the i'm
provement of the rivers by locks
and dams at certain points that
would give Knoxville a navigable
stage of water every day in the
year. Knoxville is having a steady
and healthy growth and In the past
two years has advanced wonderful
Iy. But when you see a line Of
steamboats, plying the Tennessee
river regularly, you will see Knox
vile grow in population and bust
ness at a rate that will astonish us.
In ten years we will be a city Of
100000. BY all means, let US work
together to this end and secure this
n1uch-needed Improvement"
KNOXVILLE COTTON MILLS.
Knoxville Cotton Mills. Il. D.
Tyson, president and general
manager; c. T. Leonhardt,
secretary and treasurer)
Knoxville.
Col. l.. D. Tyson, presi Ant of the
Knoxville Cotton Mill, r(cently ex-
pressed himself as follows;
The Tennessee river is a greater
river than the Ohio. 1t passes
through a country richer in natural
10 20
q people who have had but little
done for them by the general gov
eminent. Locked at from the
standpoint of manufacturer Of
cotton, l note the Ohio river points
get as good if not better freight
rates on cotton than we do, al
though we are very much nearer
the cotton fields. They have as
cheap If not cheaper coal along the
Ohio than we have. In addition to
this they are nearer the center Of
distribution and pay less freight to
points in the north. Why do they
get this beneficial advantage? 1t
is because the government of the
United States has spent millions
upon millions Of dollars in maxi
ing the ONO naVlSaDle at all tllneS
Of the year. as far up as Pittsburg
This enables manufacturers to COM
pete with water transportation over
thousands of miles Of river terri
tory. We need the improvements.
They would be a great investment
for the people, which would be re-
turned in greatly increased wealth
and industrial prosperity In this
part of the awakened industrial
south. The Tennessee river would
become a greater highway of COM
nerce than the Ohio, and its banks
would become the home of greet
manufacturing industries that are
now 81 eking other rivers upon
which to locate. The coal barges
which would feat down the Ten
nessee would return laden with cot
ton and other articles necessary for
great industrial enterprises. It
would be of incalculable benefit for
the whole central south. We know
there are but few cities In this
country with large population
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12

that our growth and progress de-
mand it and our natural resources
entitle us to this improvement.
BY all means let us have the Ten
nessee improved and that as soon
as possible"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12
KNOXVILLE WATER CO.

NHoHViiS water company. IF.
c. kimbalI, superlntendent.)
Supplies water for city Of
Knoxville.
"The Knoxville Water Company
is in favor of the Improvement Of
the river and it's tributaries"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12
SAVAGE G. TYLER.
Savage G. Tyler. Manufacture
ers OF flour milling machine
ry, iron and wood puIleys,
couplings, hangers, boxes,
NaII,nc a. KaoN,.IIIa
collars, &C. Knoxville.

j. G. Tyler, of Savage &c Tyler,
one of the largest concerns in their
line in East Tennessee, expressed
himself as being most decidedly in
favor of improving the Tennessee
river to a five-foot stage of water
every day in the year.
''Then," he said, the manufac-
turer, the merchant, the business
man in every branch of trade that
does shipping (and who is it does
not ship, will havSa line of steam
ers that can be relied upon, and will
use the river largely without detri-
ment to the railroads. The railroads
are all right and we need them, but
we also need river navigation to
reach many places and for a certain
lass of freight. For the growth and
advancement of Knoxville in par
ticular, and East Tennessee in gen.
eral, put US down as advocating
river Improvement at the earliest
possible date
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12
ARMSTRONG LUMBER CO.

ARMSTRONG LUMBER co.
Armstrong Lumber Company. "a.
M. Armstrong, President.)
Oak, poplar, Eastwood and
ash. Empire building, Knox
viie.
A. NJ. Armstrong, president of
the Armstrong Lumber company,
when asked what he thought about
the Improvement of the Tennessee
river and its tributaries, said:
81 am heartily in favor of the
movement and think it is just what
Knoxville needs. Cheap water trans
portation for the various natural
products, such as coal, iron. marble,
slate, zinc, lumber, etc, with which
East Tennessee abounds, steam
boats and barges loaded with such
freight would pass down the Ten
nessee and return laden with cotton
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12

J. T. McTEER CLOTHING CO.
J. T. McTeer Clothing Company.
q. T. McTeer, president, and
also mayor of city of Knox
~. VIlIe.) Wholesale clothing,
Knoxville.
Mayor J. T. McTeer is in favor of
the improvement proposed. He
said:
ut will be a great thing for
Knoxville, and L am enthusiastic
over anything that is good for
Knoxville and East Tennessee and
the entire south. Every local mer-
chant and manufacturer would be
benefited by an open river all the
year round. Our business houses
would grow and prosper. Our pop
ulation would increase rapidly and
soon double itself. New lines of ac-
tivity would be noted on every
hand. AS mayor Of the city, of
course, I would like to see all these
things and am certainly in favor of
the movement to improve the
river"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12
EAST TENN. NATIONAL BANK.
East Tennessee National Bank.

IF. L. Fisher, president; w.
w. Woodruff, vice-president;
S v. Carter, cashier.) Knox
vile.
F. L. Fisher, president Of the East
Tennessee National Bank, said:
Most assuredly l am in favor Of
the Improvement of the Tennessee
river and every one Of its tributa-
ries. 1 hope the day is not far dis
tant when we will learn this appro-
priation we are asking for has been
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
Blessed Bethlehem.

o blessed town of Bethlehem
Within thy gray-green Snade
Hinged round with terraced vineyard
And depth of olive glade>
There on thy high green pastures
The shepherds watch the sheep,
The low large moon shines gllmmerlng
Der all the upland steep.
What music of the heavens
What magic song of bliss
What vision of the night-tide-
What mystic light is this?
The silly sheep are blinded,
The shepherds in amaze
Stand aWestruck all the hillside
With glory is ablaze!
The angels joyous chorus
Rings out into the night.
o Gloria in EXcelsis!
Sing praises in the height
Sing praises, men of Bethlehem,
Sing praises here below,
For peace on earth and right goodwill
He doth on you bestow.
For on this day is born there
Within your little town
A child who Christ the Lord is
Yet wears no earthly crown:
He bringeth joy and gladness
To you and all mankind.
Yea, peace on earth and goodwill
To men of equal mind.
o blessed town of Bethlehem,
How happy is thy statei
How blest above all palaces
The stable at thy gateI
For there in manger-cradle
ooh true the angel wOrdO
As King enthroned of all the worlds
Reigns Jesus Christ the Lord.
From the Outlook.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25

known tract CT country on the west OF
the Alaskan range, in the center or the
territory. He made map OF the coun-
try and having been the first explorer
he named the rivers and mountains one
of the latter features being named Tor
Senator Foraker of Ohio Capta1n-Or'
as he was then, Lieutenant-Herrons .
work was published in a pamphlet by
the military information division The
United States Geological Survey has
now published the result of some expio-
rations made by DR.. Alfred II. Brooks
over a part of the country through
which Heron Travelled. Dr. BROOKS
has named one Of the glaciers OF
the section Heron glacier for the
army officer, "our predecessor in the
exploration of the upper kuskokwim
basin" The glacier has unusual geo.
logical Importance on account of th
terminal mOraine
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
Promises.

1t was on Christmas eve. Those two,
the boy lover and his girl sweetheart,
sat out there on an old eucalyptus log
under the clear Noel moon and the
steady shining stars talking together.
Sweeping his hand over toward the
long girdle of sparkling lights which
marked where the great city lay across
the bay, the boy looked up into her
face and was boastful In his speech.
1.-TWO more years of college, my girl,
and then that great city over there,
which I will conquer for you and for
me. That is the place which must
bring happiness for US both, and I will
get it as surely as you love me. I will
be successful, famous maybe. And then
when we are sitting before our own
yule log on some Christmas eve over
yonder in that circle of lights we can
think of the time when we sat out
here on this, log like any two children
and dreamed for the future which was
to be for us-for us both, my little
girl"
She said nothing, but the bowed head
and the hand reaching out to his was
enough.
1t was upon a Christmas eve again
when the crowd of men about the
CHEEKY fire in the club were swapping
yarns. Yes" said one of the fellows.
settling himself down deeper in his
chair with bachelor Incidence. Il once
mac the rashest promise of my life on
a Christmas eve. 1 promised girl to
win this city for heT-and she prom
ised to wait for me-"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
The Diamonds of India.


What has become of the diamonds Of
India? The question is put by the
County Gentleman, who recalls that
nearly all the historical diamonds of
the world came from the Peninsula.
One of the most famous has a history
dating from A. D. 1904, when it was
the property of the Rajah of Malwa.
The Great Mogul" diamond was found
in the Roller mine, on the Kistna, in
1850. The Orion diamond was Indian,
though it was purchased in Amster-
dam in 1776 1t was originally the eye
of an idol in Mysore. The Regent
diamond, one of the French national
jewels, came from Kistna mine. The
last fine diamond found, or acknowI-
edged as found, in India was one of 67sS
carats, dug up at Bellars. Now no
stones of any value are ever recorded
as found
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
St. L0uiS Echoes.

WashingtOn's headquarters at Mor>
ristown for New Jersey building.
Largest pipe organ ever built, 40
stops; pipes five feet in diameter.
General Grants cabin in ST. Louis
County erected at exposition.
Hospital perfectly equipped with sur
geOns, physicians and nurses.
Water in lagoon system passes
through the pumps every five hours.
Washington University buildings
cost 1000. 900. used by exposition.
Wide waterways beautify the main
picture for gondolas and small craft
Californias State building is replica
of the old Santa Barbara Mission
Temple of Fraternity, 200 by 800 feet,
headquarters for fraternaI orders
Jerusalem, the Holy City, important
parts Of which are faithfully repro
duced.
Rustic house over spring 100 years
old: water raised by Old-fashiOned well
sweep.
Germany and America have competi-
tive exhibits of forestry each five acres
in extent.
Twenty-Five best Jersey cows in the
world participate in a dairy demon
stratiOn.
s'The Creation" an illusion. under a
dome $50 feet in diameter. feature Of
the Pike.
Germany reproduces the Castle OF
Charlottenburg. Emperor William pre-
pared the plans.
Galveston Flood" a Pike feature.
shows the effects Of the great storm
and the restoration.
France, Germany. Mexico, England,
China. Japan and Brazil are each to
spend over s5OO,OOO on elaborate exhi5~
it's.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
Memories.

"Old Dundreary," as they called him
gomery street. was silent man. No
body knew whence he came nor what
his name was. Only rarely could he
be seen speeding along the street in
his peculiar jerky gait and with his
gray whiskers flying back over the
shoulders of his seedy green coat. He
spent most of the day up in the long
room Of certain old building arranging
and rearranging the countless musty
volumes of an old library which was
stored there. He slept with the books;
a little pallet over near the window
over the poultry market and a rickety
table composed the oasis in this sea
of dingy books.
Upstairs in one of the studios they
were having a Christmas eve jinks.
With dances. frolics with the dummy
figures of the artist and blithe music
from the guitars and the. banjos the
evening was slipping swiftly by, when
some one proposed the health of "Old
Dundreary" in a glass of muIled port.
Instantly it was tossed off, and then
came the quick suggestion that they
have the silent old recluse up to usher
In the Christmas morn. Two of the
girls and man tiptoed down the dark
stairs to the door of the old gentle
mans room. There they halted. for
they heard the uncertain notes of fid-
die coming, muffled with the leaden
weight of that all surrounding sea Of
musty books.
With many suppressed giggles,
stepladder was fetched from a dark
corner near the janitOr's room and the
three eavesdroppers clambered up to
get peep through the dusty transom.
There sat cold Dundreary' before the
Pickering light of a few Goals in the
CRATE. His brown old fiddle was be-
meath his chin and his eyes were closed
as if to catch and hold the memories
of years past. And to the wavering
squeak Of the old fiddle he was piping
in his broken tenor:
while shepherds watched their f1ocks
by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down
And glory shone around"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
Danish Names.

The Danish Government has pro-
posed a law empowering all Danish
citizens to change their names The
reason for this measure is that in Den
mark, as in the Transvaal, there are
not enough names to go round. In
Copenhagen, it appears, one person in
every ten is called Hansen, and equal
proportions of the inhabitants are
called Petersen and Sorensen respect
lively. In the rural districts things are
as bad, if not worse. In one commune
of $4,000 inhabitants, for example,
there are only twenty different Names
so that each name is borne on an av-
erage by 1900 different persons. In
the circumstances one may even doubt
whether a permissive bill can meet
the necessities of the case. and wheth-
er it would not be better to send the
Mayor a list of names, with instruc-
tions to distribute them impartially
among the super1uOus SOrensens, Pc
tersens and Hansens.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
Ina Street Fight.
BY ALBERT PAYsoN TERHU'

BY ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE.
CAthlet.c Expert New York Evening World.
Author OF Muscle Building etc)
Copyright. 1903. by Joseph b. Bowles)
What ] said about fighting as long as
YOU can stand in a street bIawl does
not. Of course apply to a case where
a half-dozen men attack you at once.
Don't be ashamed in an event ike that
TO run for your life. Retreat. against
those odds. is not cowardice. One man
or boy cannot usually Cunless he is a
dime novel hero) put a whole gang TO
flight If a crowd Of tOughs attacks
you escape as quickly as you possibly
can. II cornered. fight of course, but
take the first chance to get away.
These points are. therefore. for use
when the odds against you are not
hopeless.
The street fighter will, as a rule, try
TO rush you. His rushes viii be clumsy.
If you are not able to keep him on the
defensive by constantly attacking him
take advantage Of his clumsiness Of
rushing by bringing into use what !
have taught you about side stepping
Avoid his rush and, before he can re-
cover. land a heavy blow on his neck
or jaw. following il up with attack
that viii delay his recovery TO posi-
tiOn and aggressiveness.
A very few experiences Of that sort.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
SAVING JURY FEES.

TT HE Visalia Times congratulates the people of TIL
lare County upon rule instituted by Judge Wal
lace in the Superior Court tending to cut down tbe
jury expenses of the county Persons who are exemnt
from jury duty remarks the Times "if they intend TO
claim exemption, which is personal privilege and
which they may waive, should be permitted TO at
tend court and jurors fees and then claim exemp
ton when the law permits them to their right to
exemption by filling prope- afdavits before the dav On
which they are summoned to appear. Under the new
rule of the court where they have notice of it. thev will
be deemed to have waived their right to exemption
where they do not claim before the day they are
moned to appear"
considerable amount of money would seem to have
been taken out OF the public funds in Tuare County by
jurors in the way indicated by the Times and the rule
was unquestonablx directed the correction of an
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
THROAT AND BACK LOCK"

Your boxing and gymnastic training
should arm you with a set Of sheet
iron" muscles ia that part Of the body,
which viii enable you to withstand
very hard blows on heart, wind and
stomach But the chances are that
your street opponent has no such mus
cular armOr. Thus a few heavy and
well planted blows on his wind Will
probably end the fight Such a blow
win at any rate double him forward
sufficiently for you to send your other
fist TO his Jaw with knockout blow.
sour opponent in a street fight Will
yrObably try TO come to close quarters
With you. Prevent this if you can. by
sioe-stepping, jumping back or by
blocking his rush. II once lie gets his
arms around you or gets inside your
guard, all your boxing science viii not
save you unless you understand q few
tricks whereby to turn the tables on
him.
1 win to-day merely touch lightly on
three Of these tricks and VIII 90 more
carefully into them in our next lesson.
IN that lesson 7 VIII also describe a
number OF other "close-quartcr grips. d"
which, If applied properly, should give
you victory over a far stronger and
larger man than yourself. will also
In the same lesson teach you how to
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25

One of our fellow citizens. exceptionally versatile and
singu1ary expert in industrious pursuit of criminal
ambitions having served in penitentiary
and having favored Eastern communities with like
number of terms, has akeh his postgraduate
these affairs and will be hanged in March This to
be the best opportunity in years for weakinded men
and strong-minded to give the public another
disgusting exhibition of maudln and misplaced sym
pathy.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25

King Menelik has embassy to his weird
kingdom with proestations of profound friendship and
an assurance that he will be pleased to contribute
thing of his civilization to the exposition ST. Louis
If this wonderful black man, frank and free in the ex
preston of native fraternity, to the fair let
hope that will be compelled to explain him
horror ethics of strange court of lawtha admin
istered by Judge Lynch