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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29
RIVEs NEWS.
Crops are looking fine.

Crops are looking fine.
Wheat prospects are seemingl y
improving.
Mrs. Mollie Hamilton left last
Thursday to visitrelatives in Texas
Clinton Callicott has returned
from the General Assembly al
Nashville.
Silas Preuett is erecting nice
cottage on his new lot in the Cald-
we'll addition.
Miss Sallie Thomas has been
employed to teach the next school
at Pleasant Hill.
! Mr.. Anderson, of Middle Ten
nessee, is the guest of his brother,
Or. j. B. Anderson.
Mrs. Jane Wade and her son,
Knox, left this week for a visit to
Mountain Grove, Mo.
The Farmers and Merchants
Bank OF Rives will be ready for
business Monday next.
DR.. White reports new girl at
the home of John Hauser and a
fine boy at r. L. Horner's.
DR.. E. H. White reports Miss
Maggie Wallace still very sick,
with but little chance for recovery.
Misses Beatrice and Eudora Nc
Cav and Verna Callicott visited
the Misses Guy, of Union City,
this week.
j. j. Shankle, who recently pur-
chased the John Baker place, is
having his house Enlarged and
beautifed.
Mrs. Maggie Frye, of Fulton,
has Just returned home from Wis
1t to to her mother, Mrs. John f.
CIemmons.
Misses Nellie and Miriam Glen
mons will leave soon to take six
weeks course in the Peabody Nor
NAL College at Nashville.
Gus Callicott, whose jaw bone
was broken last week by the kick
of a runaway horse, is reported
slowly recovering from the wound.
Miss May Caldwell, who has
been boarding at Rives and at
tending the Rives school, has re-
turned to her home near Clayton.
j. H. McCaw has bought the in
terests of Ernest Shropshire and
Bob Shankle in the grocery and
meat business and will continue
the business alone.
In reference to the picnic, we
suggest that good picture be
made of the group. The warning
is that Hobo be guarded, both day |
and night. Some reports have
just reached Rives that induce US
to sound the alarm. Bear in mind,
too, ladies of the staff, that Hobo
is a widower of no frightful
nien. And let us whisper in your
ears also that one eye should be
kept guard on our friend, Barley
corn. He might forget while in
that gay crowd of loneliness and
sweet dreams that he has a Mrs.
Barleycorn and a whole lot of little
Johns at home. Verbum sat
sapiente.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29
Lowney's cana1es at Dahnke's
Children's Day.

The auditorium of the Methodist
Churchswas crowded last Sunday to
witness the exercises arranged for
children's day. The church was
decorated for the occasion. The
exercises included the transfer of
about twenty-five pupils to the
higher grades. This class recited
in chorus several passages of script
ure, after which they were presented
to superintendent Caldwell by Miss
Dorothy Robinson, who also pre-
sented their diplomas. Following
is the program;
Song--Marching on to victory.
Prayer.
Song-Gathering out of Tears.
RecitatiOn-Mary Mccoy.
observation-disclosures Locke.
Welcome Song-Six little Girls.
Ricitation-Lena Baynes.
Solo-Geneyieve Mailing.
Drill-Little Folks.
Recitation-Perneasy Hale.
Song-Beautiful little Hands
Collection.
Helen Verhine.
Song = The Sweetest Words |
Have Ever Heard,
Graduating Exercises.
Trio.
Announcements and Doxology.
Dismissal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29
STRAY j. BIRD.
SprLnq Ailments.

There is an aching and tired feeling;
the liver, bowels and kidneys become
sluggish and inactive, the digestion
impaired, with little or no appetite,
no ambition for anything, and a feel
ing that the whole body and mind
needs toning up. The trouble is, that
during winter, there has been an accu-
mutation of waste matter in the
system, Herbine will remove it,
secure to the secretions a right exit,
and by its tonic effect, fully restore
the wasted tissues and give strength in
place of weakness. SOC at
NdiLLing'S Drug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29

FOR SALE-A grocery store doing
s25, 900 annually. Pays So, 900 to "a, 900
net per year. Sell the best trade and
the best goods in city of $4,000 peo-
pie and can make satisfactory arrange
ments for the building. This is a
splendid chance. Reason for selling,
ain going in the Patent Medicine
Business. e. W. Bockman, Paducah,
XIV.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29
Try Sunshine flour.
You Know What You are Takj1o

When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle, show
ing that it is simply Iron and Quinine
in tasteless form. No cure, no pay.
SOC.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29
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Send your order to
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29

Terrible plaques, those itching,
fostering diseases of the skin. Put
an end to misery. Doan's Ointment
cures.
For sale at Moss Pharmacy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29

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?, 1903-05-29

Cream Soda, grape juice, ice
cream, sherbert, at Dahnke's sum
mer parlors.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29
A. B. c..

Largest, incest and cheapest
stock of wall paper in the city at
the Caldwell Stationery Cos.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29

W. B. Stovall, Of Rives, was
here on business Monday.
Mrs. w. j. Myers is spending
a few weeks in Memphis.
| Viola Vance, of Wynne. Ark.
is visiting Miss Mamie Bowman.
Superintendent Moore and sweet
little babe were through here Sun
day.
Several from here attended
children's exercises at Sardis Sun
day night.
W. T. Nichols, the popular
young fruit agent of Kenton, was
here Monday.
| Miss Lizzie Wells is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Walter Finch, of Ken
ton, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Marshall,
of Clayton, visited the latter's par
ents at Moriah Sunday.
R. T. Maupin, of Number Ten,
was here Saturday on his way
home from New Orleans.
Miss Maggie McCracken left
this week for Arkansas to spend
the summer with her brother.
Children's exercises will be con-
Quoted at the Methodist church
oext Sunday. All are invited.
Miss Cordie Mccullough is the
guest of her cousin, Miss Jennie
Brice, of Mt. Ararat, this week.
Rev. Pressly conducted sacra-
mental services at A. R. P. church
last Sunday. A large congrega-
ton was present.
William Muse has been in your
city for several days having his
ayes treated by that noted physi-
clan, DR.. Fowler.
Please accept our many thanks
Tor the kind invitation to attend
he picnic. We hope to meet all
he correspondents there on the
fifth of June.
PEGGY SHORT,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29

W. P. Morris was in town Tues
lay.
Miss Cora Hague is sick at this
writing.
Mrs. Emma Hamilton visited
her sister in Coyington Sunday.
Harry Harper, of Union City,
is visiting relatives at this place.
Fred Reddell and family, of
Obion, are visiting relatives in this
place.
Miss Willie Polk, of Polk Sta
ton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. j.
Scarce.
Mrs. j.. r. Moffatt and family
have returned home after visiting
in Union City.
Bruce Caskey and family spent
a few days with relatives at Lanes
Ferry last week.
G. G. Taylor, depot agent of the
[. G. railroad at this place, is visit
ing in Berkeley this week.
The new roller mill is fast near
ing completion and work on a new
cotton gin will begin soon.
The baseball teams of Kenton
and Troy (col.) crossed bats on the
Troy diamond Saturday. the
game resulted in the score of Is to
8 in favor of Troy.
BILDAD THE SHUTTLE.
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29

Try an Exporto cigar at Dahnke's;
good smoke-no Joke.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29

You will need Binder Irvine.
We sell the BEST.
MORGAN & HARDY BROS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-29

VI IIIIS IAOICISOS'
Trio.
Announcements and Doxology.
Dismissal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-12-18
Big Bargains in Every Department all
Through the House.
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.

500 Mems cheviot aid cass
in price from $Idpo to
dollar. Come eah& and
200 mems CASHMERE and iAar
patterns, at rs cents en-
All young mems suits and b
fourth cut from regular
Mems fine suits at 20 per cen
makes Hart, Shoffner {
Kitschbaum and many o
early; the selection{is, En-
rs per cent reduction on d
cashmere pants all Il
Drummer, Cohen, Gold
Come, we can please
Cut prices on overcoats.
You have to have an ~
duced in prices throughc'
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-12-18
1t
Shoes.

The big sale is now on This big stock OF boots and
shoes must 90 at reduced price, Below give some
ial prices:
Choice of anv ladies' fine patent vci dress shoe in the
+or reoar price $500 going at $500; $500 shoes at
$s5o, $3.50 and $37 shoes at $sooshoes at$25o;
sa.5o at 2o0 $r75 at r2s., s# Mn
ataya 19adsass tcboies Of stacy. l1fs \, : - :
Mery News patent vci dress shNo
sS oe Mr Moo shoes at co., ife to- =
rs Shoes e them AFy While you
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-12-18

sample hats, fine values, different shades and sbapes
go at SO cents the dollar
prices on all other hats throughout the entire line
yonn g. Stetson's boss raw-edge hats at $500 Xxx
beavers, all shapes at S. so; Keystone ali shades and
shapes, $2.oo~ 1DU
"a "a llsqfl1f hatssold in the proportion We can
The 81 few of the well-known makes and men
oss P8sFnadS Sngh the Furnishing Department White
soft and stiff bosoms, hosiery gloves
s''sp aers, grips, suit cases and UNI
nornD, I1 mEHrlns q; bosom shirts at 80 cts
The Washington times., 1903-07-19
THE BIOGRAPHY OF Il BIRD

mortal combat one of his kind three
miles across country. Up from the river
rose the strident screams Of her blue
gander jealousy guarding his harem.
In the poultry yard the hens made
a noisy cackling party. and the stable
lot was filled with cattle. believing for
the freedom Of the meadow pasture, as
yet scarcely ready for grazing. 1t
seemed to the little woman, hesitating
In the doorway. as If all nature had
entered into a conspiracy to lure her
from her work. and Just then, clear and
imperious. rose the demand of the Car
dinal, Come here, Come herel'
BLANK amazement filled her face AS
I'm a livin' woman she gasped, He 8
changed his song! That's what Abram
meant by me bein' invited. He's a-ask-
ing folks TO see his wife. I'm a-goin'' -
indianapolis: The Bobbs- Merrill Com
pany)
The Washington times., 1903-07-19
"NRS. W/GGS" SUCCESSOR

Except in juvenile books. such heroinss
are scarce. and yet there is no more at
tractive material for the writer OF fic
tion than q girl Of fourteen or fifteen.
full Of all the dawning impulses Of wo-
manhood, yet crude and unframed, every
childish instinct still alive to war with
the feminine desire to be attractive. and
produce a coltish demeanor which is
more funny than graceful. and whose
humor is unfoT more apparent
10 other people than 10 the girl herself
The humor. the pathos. and the fascina-
ton of such a subject are fully brought
out ty Mrs. Rice, and scattered through
the book are uncOmmonly quotable aph-
orisms of the philosopher Of the Cab
bage Patch. who. with the tact born Of
experiences, mothers Loyey Mary as r
she were not a veritable duck In the
chicken yard. One feels that n Mrs
Wigs bad been q hen in that most try
ing position Of fostermother to a brood
Of ducks, she would have risen to the oc-
casion and retained the respect of her
web-foOted family through life. New
York: The Century Company
The Washington times., 1903-07-19

city. and he gives vivid account OF II.
and also OF the circumstances in which
the family lived after the close of the
war His independence of thought is
shown. incidentally. in the view which
he took Of the freeing of the slaves. on
which subject he differed materially
from his neighbors. He says:
Il contended that, II the la
Dor remained reliable. the mar
ket value of the slaves would be
transferred bodily TO the land.
For, 1 argued. under the wage system,
If the negroes were reliable. the income
of the land would certainly be as great
as ever. This was admitted. Now, the
value OF land, as of every other invest
ment. is determined wholly by the in
come. Q. E. d. The great impoverish-
ment of the South was due wholly to
the complete disorganization of the Ia
sudden change"
Prof. lie Conte also advocated a
franchise without distinction of color.
but with a small educational and prop
erty qualification, in the discussion
which occupied the reconstruction per-
iod
He says at this point:
MY friends admitted the wisdom of
the suggestion but said that 1t was i'm
possible. as the leaders had not back
bone. enough to propose 1t and the epo-
pie were not ready to indorse it. 1t was
a great opportunity lost. for though
Congress would probably have repu-
dated Johnson's plan anyhow. 1t would
have been well to put ourselves on rec
ord in this regard"
or his life work he says in the last
chapter OF the book:
Il look back with especial pleasure on
my writings on evolution. / lay no
claim to the discovery of new facts
bearing on the theory of evolution. but
only to have cleared up its nature and
scope and especially to have shown its
true relation to religious thought. 1t
is well to stop a moment to show the
roles of different thinkers in the ad-
vance OF the subject. Leaving out Of
consideration mere vague philosophic
speculations. like those OF ancient phil
osophers and of Swedenborg in more
modern times, would say that the role
Of Lamarck was to introduce evolution
as scientific theory; that Of Darwin to
present the theory in such wise as to
make 1t acceptable to and accepted by
the scientific mind; that of Huxley to
fight the battles of evolution and to
win it's acceptance by the intelligent
popular mind: that OF Spencer to gen.
eralize it into universal law OF nature,
thereby making it a philosophy as well
as a scientific theory. Finally, it was
left to American thinkers to show that
a materialistic Implication is wholly un-
warranted, that evolution is entirely
consistent with a rational theism and
with other fundamental religious be-
liefs. My own work has been chiefly
in this direction" New York: d. Ap-
pleton & Coz
The Washington times., 1903-07-19

some centuries ago. Mr. Pyle thinks
there are some of them alive now
One OF the chief characters in this
book is called Dr. Caiaphas. and he is the
rector OF the Church of the Advent.
His gardener, and the worthless son OF
poor dependent OF his. come into d.
rect contact with the Messiah. the ne'er-
do-well figuring as the blind man who
was made to see; but the doctor him
sels Is certain that there is nothing In
1t. His son-in-law. the young man who
had great possessions. also comes In
contact with the new teacher He be-
holds the raising of Lazarus PLATE
is politician in the position Of COVER
nor. The Sadducees are wealthy young
clubmen. And so on.
No attempt is made to include every
incident OF the New Testament in this
book. There is just enough OF II, and no
more than enough. 1t would be easy for
almost anybody to write a sequel. fol-
lowing the same line of thought In the
same way. But no sequel should be writ
ten. The book cannot be continued or
repeated to advantage. 1t gives its les
son forcefully and plainly. and is food
for thought An example Of the treat
ment Of the idea IS to be found in the
incident Of man cured OF leprosy. sew
eral of the clubmen go in q hack to
hear the Sermon on the Mount. They
are too late for the sermon. but en-
counter the crowd which surrounds and
follows Christ. They stand up in the hack
to get better view. A man covered
with sores presses forward and kneels.
Christ commands him to be clean. The
driver Of the hack exclaims. My Godl
Did you see that?" The others. despite
themselves. are thrilled with excitement,
but refuse to believe their eyes And
that Is certainly realistic.
Church people should read this book
They will find it interesting. CNew York:
Harper & Bros.)
The Washington times., 1903-07-19

IL was the dining room as well as the
sitting room, and when some grand oc-
casion arose It served even as drawing
room. and did it handsomely, too. This
great room of the Cedar House always
reminded David of the ancient halls in
The Famous History of Montilion.
romance Of chivalry from which most OF
his ideas of life were taken, and upon
which most of his ideals of living were
formed Surely, he thought. the castle
Of the knight of the Oracle could not
be grander thar this great room of Ce-
dar House.
The rich dark wood OF it's walls and
foor-aIl rudely smoothed with the
broadax and the whipsaw-hung over
head in massive beams. From these
low. blackened timbers there swung
many antique lamps. splendid enough for
a palace and strangely out Of place in a
log house OF the wilderness. On the
rough walls there were also large
sconces of FURNISHED silver. but
poorly filled with tallow candles.
In the bare spaces between these
wild animals mingled with many
rifles. both old and new, and other
arms OF the hunter. Over the tall man
telpiece there were crossed two unfair
nished swords which had been worn by
the judges father in the Revolution. On
the red cedar Of the floor, polished by
wear and rubbing, there lay the skins OF
wild beasts. together with costly foreign
rugs. The same strange mixture of rude
ness and refinement was to be seen
everywhere throughout the room. The
table standing In the center of the floor.
ready for the evening meal was made
Of unplaned boards. rudely put together
by the unskilled hands OF the backwoods.
Yet it was set with the finest china. thu
rarest glass, and the richest silver that
the greatest skill Of the Old World could
supply. The chairs placed around the
table were made OF implanted wood from
the forest, with seats woven out Of the
coarse rushes from the river. And there.
between the front windows. stood Ruth's
piano, the first in that part Of the will
derness. and as fine as the finest OF its
day anywhere"
The description Of the camp meeting
is valuable as a picture Of one OF the
characteristic scenes OF the time and
region The strange malady known as
the Jerks" which was prevalent among
the early Methodists has seldom been
better described. The Sisters Of Charity
are also pictured with graphic touch
and Father Orin and Toby. the pioneer
priest and his intelligent horse. are
among the most successful portraits of
the book The Cold Plague. as malarial
fever was then called, Is another piece
OF material Of which Mrs. Banks has
made the most. Altogether, this book
is quite as valuable as history as # Is in
the light Of pure fiction. CNew York:
The Macmillan Company
The Washington times., 1903-07-19
GLADSTONE-RUSKIN
LETTERS.

q ONE letters which passed between
John Ruskin and the Gladstones
are now published in small vol
ume edited by George Wyndham. They
will have their interest for those inter
csted in the writer's. and throw a certain
light on the friendship between Ruskin
and Mr.. Gladstone. There is a good
deal of material in the book which seems
superhuous; little friendly notes which
are full of delight for those to whom
they are addressed often sound banal
when reprinted for the general public.
only Ruskin's side is given. is very much
in the tone of Ethics of the Dust"
The account given by the editor of the
first meeting of Ruskin and Gladstone is,
however. worth all the rest OF the book
AS everyone knows. Gladstone was one
of those men who want things labeled,
and are not 10 be found laughing unless
they have received notice Ruskin. on
the contrary. was possessed OF a whim-
SlNdlf SdAlIltdl huluOEs WHICH WOQld crop
out even in serious discussion; and the
conversation between the two was fun
nier than most things meant to be Iu-
dicrous. For example. this is one of the
instances in which Ruskin's love for ex-
preston got the better OF him. TO Mr..
Gladstone's complete bewilderment. Mr..
Wyndham says in his account Of the
conversation:
II shall never forget Mr. Gladstone's
look Of puzzled earnestness as Mr..
Ruskin expounded at length a scheme
he had for enforcing our social respon-
sibility for crime. We. all of us, were
guilty of the crimes done in our neigh
borhood. Why had we not sustained a
higher moral tone, which would make
men ashamed TO commit crime when we
are near? Why had we allowed the con
ditiOns which led to crime? We ought
to feel every crime as our own How
good. then. would 1t be il London we're
cut up into districts, and when q muir
der was committed in any one district.
the inhabitants should draw lots to de-
eide who should be hanged for it, Would
not that quicken the public conscience?
How excellent the moral effect would
be IL the man on whom the lot fell
were of peculiarly high characteri"
II is doubtful whether Mr.. Wyndham
himself appreciated the humor OF this
conversation, though he says he .loes
One can never be sure about an English
man. 1t is a pity that IL was not heard
by more people. New York: Harper &
Bros)
The Washington times., 1903-07-19
n NOVEL BY ARTIST. PYLE

CD ELECTED OF MEN" by How
n ard Pyle. has the unique in
terest of being a novel on a
subject which nobody has handled before
with anything like the power OF the
present writer. and. in addition to this.
the work of a man who has achieved
fame in another profession. Most peo-
pie know something of Mr. Pyle's work
as an artist. but nothing that he has
written heretofore is comparable with
this curious and powerful book.
1t is a difficult book to describe. and
it is still more difficult to show. to those
who have not read the book. the peculiar
interest of its style. The author has
taken the main facts Of the life of Jesus
Christ and given them a modern Ameri-
can setting. introducing Biblical charac-
ters in the garb OF their-modern proto-
types. To most people this will seem at
first an irreverent conception, and IT
might prove so in the hands of a less
skillful writer than Mr. Pyle But he
has so handled his remarkable material
that not even the most orthodox can OBJ
ject to his use of It. and the book ought
to create sensation OF an unprecedent-
ed k.nd.
1t has been said by some sarcastic
skeptics. and By some enthusiastic re-
ligious folk. that Christ. IL he came to-
day, would be as surely rejected of men
as he was 1000 years ago; but the aver
age Christian doubtless thinks that had
the advent OF the great Teacher taken
place in our day he. at any rate. would
not have Joined in the condemnation
voiced by the Pharisees. In fact. 1t is
tacitly assumed by the average Christian
that the breed OF Pharisees died out