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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
PLEASANT HILL.

1t is a well known fact that John
Barleycorn is fat, plump and ruddy,
looks saucy, and we'll he may. He
seems to thrive on abuse and
criticisms, and when fellow who
writes with a goose-quill pen or
pencil made sharp at both ends
purpose to stick folks with-can t
find anybody else to say hard
things about, he at once jumps on
old J I'm. Did you ever see the like
how they punched us and beat us
over the head last spring. AS many
AS a half dozen at time were
flinging brick bats at lis because
we wanted no fence law, even the
so-called officers OF the law at
tempted to draw our "piSen teeth. v
Sometimes we had to dodge, but
we are hard to keep down. 1t you
hit US we Just gruut and return the
compliment. Now and then it seem
ed as if they had held a convention
and agreed to everlastingly do us
There were Uncle Bildad and I'M
Gle ANDY aud Prowler, all with their
coats off abusing us at one time,
and it did kinder seem like we would
have to leave the country, but we
didn't; we just poked our thumbs
under our 'spenders like, worked
first one and then the other OF our
optics and smiled them clean out
of whole summers enjoyment.
One time when hard pressed
we took in d partner and helped
her down her enemy and published
the partnership affair to the world,
and the ~ next week what do
YOU think? She comes out III long
criticism and fairly tore up the
fort before we could SHIFT our
battery, but that's the way with
them tickle hearted gypsles. We
QUO hit to have known better. Now,
the girls agree we are fine looking
and when they pitch bouquets at lis
we just pitch bouquet back, and
when they compliment us we just
try our best to beat them at the11
own game. Sometimes Stray j.
Bird and Hobo try hard to attract
the attention OF the girls, but 1t is
no go, they absolutely refuse tc
have anything to do with ole
bachelors or widowers. Now. JOIN
is a considerable traveller. He visits
all parts of the country, and yot
can hardly go into any town 0.
any note where he is not represent
ed by some of his products. Ii
recent issue of this paper we lie
it be known that we sometimes
write poetry. Now, it is true tha'
we are of a strong poetic tempera
ment, but we fight against it, anc
in fact we are ashamed of it, but
we can't help having inherited
this fatal gift.
But it is not as bad as sons
fatal gifts which others are afflicted
with. l do not pride myself on nay
poetic gifts, but am ashamed &c
offer my best poetry to the
publishers (for none OF 1t IS
good to hurt). There has been a
good deal of contention among our
relatives, as to which side OF the
family we inherit our poetic
temperament from. They seem
proud of having a poet in the
! family, and my relatives on my
fathers side insist l inherit it from
my fathers people, in proof Of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

which they cite the case of our
uncle John, although he never
wrote any poetry. His poetic
temperament was in his soul, and
always found expression in patting
his foot when the fiddle would
play. 1t also found expression in
iewsEarp. He could simply
make it talk, but he was
not Jew. Now, l. believe Uncle
John would have written poetry If
he had not been handicapped by
the fact that he could not write.
We haven't any more sense
than to write poetry at times, but
! have sense enough to be ashamed
of it, and many times the habit
brings me confusion. One time
| remember, in particular, | was
riding on my market wagon. Now
I always feel like writing poetry
while driving a wagon. So wrote
several verses and put them in my
pocket and when got to the city
| went straight to The Commercial
office, and in the excitement OF
contracting for job as reporter
for that paper took out lot OF
papers and scattered them over the
table aud one of them was my
poetry, and in gathering them up
left the poem lying there, and after
defending the long flight Of stairs,
it all at once flashed over me that
l had left my poetry on the editors
desk. / don't know whether you
can mangine how I felt, but even
now | can't think of it without d
! shiver. Now, tn poetry was en-
titled "When first we met" and
for a man fifty years old with
wife with ten or twelve children
four or five of them grown-say,
| had notion to run, Jump in the
big artesian we'll at the water
works. My next impulse was to
leave and never again show myself
IN the county; finally decided to
get the poetry back in my own
! possession at any cost. So | went
back to face the music, but It
required courage tor me to face
the editors, for l we'll knew ere
this time they had read it. Excuse
me, said, but / believe l left some
papers here. Eyes, said Marshall,
here they are, and l saw him bite
hi slips and Baird was almost ready
laugh in my face, but took it
kindly of them, that they pre-
tended to be very busy with some
other papers on the desk and did
not look at me, and | got out Of
that office some way, and went
down IN the back end Of a livery
stable and kicked myself black and
blue. "When first we met. oh
Lordy, I wonder what it is that
makes poetry seem so internally
out OF place at times. But after
all am not enough poet to hurt.
/ have some other feelings which
are usually inseparable from a
poetic temperament which l will
speak of in the future should this
be considered worthy of publica-
! tion. JOHN BARLEYCoRN.
To be continued.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
Cured PARALYSIS.

w. S. Baily, P. o. True, Texas.
writes: "My wife had been suffering
for years with paralysis in her arm,
when was persuaded to use Ballard 3
Snow Eminent, which cured her all
right. | have also used it for sores,
frost bites, and skin eruptions: It
does the work" 25c, SOC and Sl.0O
bottle at NaiIEing's Drug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
NUMBER TEN.


Dickson to remain a year.
Mrs. Bob Jamison, of Mt. Ararat,
VISITED relatives here last week.
Marshall Kirk and wife visited
relatives in Number Six last week.
Powell Glover and family visited
relatives in Union City last Sun
day.
Marshall Kirk, Charles Caldwell,
ALIVE Ross and Charlie Reedy went
to Cairo Saturday.
Miss Enola Caldwell visited her
sister, Mrs. Myrtle MCDANIEL OF
Crystal, last week.
Charles Jones and family, of Ere
mont, spent Sunday with the tam
| ily of Austin Maupin.
/ Little Ollie Wilson, of BayouVille,
Mo, is here with her grandmother
and attending school at Old Ere
mont. y
Powell Cloar and family OF Beech,
and Ed Park and family, OF near
Reelfoot, visited friends here re-
Gently.
All right, P. H. o., Aunt Dinah
says her support will be a success
if You still remain her stanncb
friend
liar Glover, one OF Number Ten $
most Industrious Young teachers,
has fine school at Greenwood, in
Number Two.
Miss Annie Nichols, OF Troy,
spent last week here with her aunt,
Mrs. Charles Pearson. Wonder
where Tom was?
Mrs. Florence Bolts, of Rives,
was the guest of one of Number
Tens charming young girls Miss
Mae Caldwell, last week.
Health at present is not very good
in this section. Those on the sick
list are: Ben Norrid and son, Lee
and daughter, May, Mrs. S. G. Hell
len, Misses Pattie Ross and Vera
Roberts, Albert Anderson and lit
tie son OF Leon Parks.
We regret to learn that Sir Johi
Barleycorn, of Pleasant Hill, is
suffering severely from the effects
of a complication of diseases o.
what is known as ''heads, such a.
soreheaded, sap headed, soft-headed
pumpkin-headed, swell-headed, hot
headed, big-headed, hard headed
and feels like his head could fill (
hopshead. Poor fellow, as lie him
1 self said, he's more to be pltiet
than blamed.
Oh, Violet, there are others who
have special friends like yours
truly. You remember young lady
claiming Jordan as her home, while
on a visit in your town, called on
special friend who had just pre-
vioasly left home, much to his sor
row, because he didn't get to SCI
the certain young lady who, during
his absence, took her special friend
photograph to take home to kee1
the crows off the chickens. Mo-
ami, let us do all things de bonn
: grace.
OLD RUSTI
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
schoolhouse and Lot For Sale.

A purchaser wanted for school,
house and lot near the CITY limits on
southern boundary at old fair
grounds. If not sold within thirty
days the property will be put to the
highest bidder. For particulars, see
w. w. MAYS, Director.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
NORTH SIDE LOCALS.

Dust out our way is more Plehll-
full than mud.
Little.Jessie White sell has return
ed home from Fulton, Ky,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dock Carter spent
Sunday with Miss Fannie Mitchell,
Mrs. Amanda HARRISON spent
Sunday with Mr.. Henry lsebelle
and family.
Mr.. Thos. r. Reynolds was the
guest Of his mother, Mrs, Geo. Eey-
nolds, Sunday.
Miss Ina Mathews and Mr..
Artell Ward attended church at
Bethlehem Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnett Pursley, Of
Pleasant Hill, spent Que day last
week in North Side.
We are glad indeed to hear OF our
y editor, Mr.. Baird, once more on his
feet and in the Office.
Mr. Chas. Moss and children are
in Martin, visiting parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Ownby.
Mr.. George Adams and family re-
turned home Sunday after visit OF
ten days with relatives in KEN
tWtky.
Mrs. Swiggart aud daughter,
Miss Lula, were the guests OF Mrs,
Mary C.ittendon and family Sun
day evening.
Miss Annie Hughes Of Fulton, KY.
is visiting her friend, Miss Beulah
Lrtchford, this week, and attending
q The Bethlehem meeting.
Mr.. Dorrell Harris, who has been
very sick with fever, is reported
much better at this writing, to the
delight of his many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Reeves return
ed to their home near Hornoeak
Sunday evening after several days
visit to Mr.. Will Walters and wife,
the latter's parents.
Miss Ida Bee Coleman, who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ida
Stone, tor the past two months, re
turned to her home near Nashville
Tenn, Thursday morning
Mr.. Baily House and Miss Verna
Callicott of Rives, also Mr.. Calvin
McCaw Of Rives, were in the city
shopping one day last week. They
were accompanied home by Miss
Caruthers.
Rev. Saddler has been preaching
some very fine sermons both da1
and night out at Bethlehem |
YOU have not already heard hin
come out tonight and hear him. /
will do you good to hear him
Misses Artel1a Forester, CARR,
Hale, Carrie Naylor and Ida D
Coleman, accompanied by Messrs
Forest Naylor, Dock Forester an'
Harry McMurry called on their Oh
friend, Mrs. Tuiloss, Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. William Warter6eld, after
short visit to his sister, Mrs, Mar
Crittendon, returned to his home L
Nashville Sunday afternoon, leaH
ing his charming daughter Mis-
Virginia, to spend several days wit
her cousin, Miss Isabella Critter
don.
Mr.. hurry Tulloss and wife (ne
Miss Eunice MitchelD arrived Sur
day morning from Franklin
Tenn, to makea short visit to tn
latter's parents, Mr.: and Mrs. "
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
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We are selling our COM
pleto stock of Fine Cloth
ing, Shoes and Gents Fur
nishing Goods, China, Glass
and Tinware AT COST to
Quit business. Everything
must be sold by October 1.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

Sunshine -four makes delightful
bread, made by Dahnke-Walker
Milling Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage Licenses.
Harvey Moore and Miss Lizzie
Cole.
S. E. Peoples and Miss Lizzie
Wells.
Luther Nichols and Miss Nooua
Smith.
w. A. Barker and Miss Eliza
Haynes.
B. NJ. Williams and Miss Essie
Mcconnell
Summer Drinks and ices at
Dahnke's.
Only pure spices sold by Moss.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
OLD RUSTI
Get your lunch at Dahuke's.

Ladies Shoes at cost to close out
at Fish Bros.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

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?, 1903-09-04

Have you ever tried Sunshine
-four? Try it,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

Only pure spices sold by Moss.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

Summer Drinks and ices at
Dahuke's.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16


cusius; thence S SO w. 700 chains thence c
20 w. "a chaips to terminal point of this de-
sctiption; said tide lands having total frontso.
of IS linear chains measured along said ms
anier line, ding to duly certified copv or
the field notes of said meanders on file in tn
Office of the commissioner of public lands a.
Olympia Washington. Appraised at Sc ne,
chain, or SIPS.
Said tide land will be sold for not less thar
the appraised value and subject to the improve
ments situated thereon and as appraised by tbe
board of state Land Commissioners in the man
ner provided by law, statement of which l.
now file i'll the office of the auditor of said
county. !
Terms of sale are: Under contract one-tent-,l.
to be paid on the day of sale, and oile-tenth AM
nually thereafter ON the first day of March ii
each year, with accrued interest on deferred
balance at per cent per annuuf: Provided
That any purchaser may make full payment q,
an time and obtain deed.
The purchaser of such land will be required
to pay at the time of sale the appraised value of
any improvements or valuable material on such
land in full in addition to the one-tenth of the
sale price.
The above described tide lands are offered for
sale by virtue of all order of the Board of State,
Land Comm iSsioners, made on the I4th day oe
March, 1908, duly certified and file in the
Office of said county auditor.
FRED =. KIRBY, County Auditor
By VIM. o. CLARK, Deputy.
Dated at Friday Harbor Washington this
2oth day of March A. d. 1903
First publication March 26, 1903. st
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some way, against the practice, the
younger ones would be much less like
ly to continue it and carry it to excess.
1t is seldom, II ever5that these affairs
originate in any feeling of malicious
ness, unkindness or distespect, though
they often transgress the bounds of
moderation within which they might
easily be confined. There can be no
justification for wanton injury to pri-
vate property, and where children too
young to be themselves responsible in
fiict damage Of that kind their parents
should make good the loss and give the
youngsters wholesome lesson. AS a
rule the victims Of this form of enter.
tainment have no very deeply rooted
antipathy to it. and where they have,
it is seldom that the situation cannot
be met in a manner involving no sacri-
flee of self respect.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

The bureau of soils in the United
States depart .ment of agriculture is
likely to prove Of valuable service to
practical far mers in aiding them To an
derstand Il lie capabilities of the soils d.
their farm IS, and to ascertain what the
SOIL neef.s most for the production of
the bert paying crops that can be
grown in each locality. The bureau
now has force of over one hundred
persons, seventy-five of whom have
had scientific training.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

There was an open air ccncerti . por
Ion OF 1t somewhat discordant in char
az ter, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. Blair Monday evening. 1t
was, in fact, a charivari, form of con-
graduation upon the making of mar.
rage alliances which seems to continue
popular In this remote corner Of our
mighty civilized and beloved country,
Notwithstanding the antiquity of Its
origin. The fact that the custom il
stiil tolerated here should not be re.
garded as evidence that 1t is generally
approved, for 1t isn't, but if the Older
people OF the community were a little
more outipoken, in a kindly and whole.
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Application No. 5000 =,
Notice Of Sale of Second Class Tide Land
Dated March 20, 1903

Notice is hereby given that on the 25th day of
April 1903, at the hour of 2 O'Clock i'll the at
ternoon, on said day at the door of the Court
House in San juan county, Washington, the fol-
lowing described tide land will be sold at public
auction to the highest bidder therefor, to-wit:
All tide land Of the second-class owned by the
state of Washington situated in front Of ada.
cent to or abutting upon that portion of the
United States menader line described as fol-
lows, to-wit; 81.
Beginning at point where the west boun-
dairy line of lot 2, Sec. 10, Twp. IS N, X. w.
w. NJ, if produced would inteIsect said me
ander line; thence S. 100 w. ITO chains more or
thence N 52o w. $50 chains; thence N. I7oW.
800 chains; thence N. $50 +. 100 chain; thence
N 40 w. 200 Chains; tt ence NJ $50 W. $50
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
No. IS6-
EXECUTORS NOTsCETO CREDITORS

In the Superior Court ofthe State of Washing
ton, tor San Juan Costly.
IN PROBATE -
In the matter of the estste of Alexander Ross,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters testament
airy on the estate and last will and testament of
the said Alexander Ross, deceased were issued
to the undersigned OH the 9TH day of April 1903,
by SAID Superior Court in and for the county of
SAM Juan, and that all persons having any
claims against said Alexande, Ross, deceased,
or egainst said estate are required to present
them to me for allowance at my residence in
said county of San Juan, state of Washington,
within one year from the date of the first publ
cation of this notice, or they shall be forever
barred
Dated this 9TH day of April, 1908.
DONALD ROSS,
Executor of the last Will and Testament of said
Alexander Ross, deceased.
Date of first publication April 9, 1903 4t
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

When Secretary Seward bought
Alaska he was much ridiculed by the
press for throwing away" $1,000, 900
for lot of icebergs, Es9uimaux, wal
ruses and frozen rivers. In the last six
months of 1902, This much-derided ter
ritory imported from the United States
S3,4lS,942 in merchandise and the pre-,
clous metals, while it exported to this
country S24, 1888, lsS in value. The total
trade of the territory for the period
mentioned amounted to $50, 1872, 65S,
which is more thanr four times as much
as was paid for ii.
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Notice Of Sale of School Bonds

Sealed bids will be received at the of
the treasurer of san Juan county, at Friday
Harbor, Washington, up to O'Clock Saturday,
April 49, 1908, for the purchase of Twenty-seven
(27) Bonds of School District No. of said coun-
ty for the sum of One Hundred ($Ioo) each, said
bonds to be dated May 1908, and to run
Twenty (2o) years, with option of said dis
trict to redeem at any time before maturity
after five 80 years. Interest not to exceed
Five 50 per cent, payable semi-annually. Prin-
cipal and interest payable at county treasurer's
Office, in Friday Harbor, Washington, or else
where, at option of bidder. Bids must name
price and interest offered The directors re-
serve the right to reject any and all bids.
c. NJ. TUCKER.
Treasurer San Juan County, Washington.
Dated March 20, 1908 At
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

Store AFTER oft. rnere was no money
to be made there"
"But how-how'-
,"Oh, got elected to the legislature
and stood in with the ring for two or
three terms. 1t may not be quite
million and a half. but few thousand
dollars make no difference one way
or the other. was telling you Of my
adventures as druggist simply to
point a moral
"But what is the point?"..
$50 into some other business II you
want to make million and halfv'
M. QUAD.
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Again Resumed Operation

The Seattle Net and Irvine Manufactur-
ing Company, 3l2-3l6 Second Ave. South,
seattle, makers of fish cts, webbing and
Irvine, have again resumed operation
fill promptly all orders entrusted to their
care. Fortunately the company had sew
eral cars of machines and Irvine on track
when the fire occurred and this enables
them to take care CT their friends and
patrons,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

An increase in the permanent pas
thres in Great Britain OF 23O, 2sO acres
in 1902 over that of 1901 is an indlca-
ton of the pressing need in thickly
settled sections of this country that
more acreage should be devoted to pas
ture and less to the production of grain.
This is lesson of experience that
farmers in this &C lloty.
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Bamboo Furniture and Crockery at
Fowle's.
Seed Corn Tests.

The Illinois Agricultural college is
testing seed corn free for the farmers
of the state Every institution of the
kind in the corn belt. including Ohio,
Kentucky and Tennessee, ought to do
this 1t gives the student some prac-
teal work to do and will result in bet
ter crops. Enterprise in college work
10 always cOmmendable.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

Correspondence and other communi-
cations intended for publication in
the ISLANDER should reach the Office
not latter han Tuesday. The paper
goes to press Wednesday afternoons,
before the arrival of the mail steamer
from Orcas island points and very soon
after the arrival of the Seattle steamer
via Lopez.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
Clubbing List O.

. TO all subscribers paying one year
advance land arrears, if ahF) HE folloN
NJ named publications are offered, L
r.;hcr with the ISLANDER, at ;he cor
bination prices quoted, viz:
ISLANDER and
Seattle Post-Intelligcncer, seIniweekly, So.
seattle Times, weekly, /.
Northwest Horticulturist L.
NV York Tribune Farmer L.
New York Tribune Review l.
New York Tribune, tri-weekly, 2"
Tlricc-a-Week " Y. World, a.
Toledo Blade, IT,
Detroit Free Press, semi-wcckly, a.
: f. Examiner, weekly, a.;
: H. Bulletn, sunday edition 2t
Chicago Intcr-Oceau, weekly, Al
ST. Paul Pioneer Press weekly, 40
Montreal Family Herald aud Star &c
Farm and Fireside, l.
Farm Journal i~
McClures Magazine, al
CosmC spolitan Magazine, 2l'
Review Of Reviews, ga
Harpers Magazine, 40
Century Magazine as.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

1t has been suggested that this coun-
try give Germany statue of James
Monroe in return for that of Frederick
the Great. This would be good idea,
and we might send Dewey and Cogh-
Ian over to help unveil it..
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

1t is stated that in fruit raising corin-
tries the desire for alcoholic stimulnnts
is less than elsewhere. If, in addition
to it's other known virtues, fruit is a
preventive of drunkenness an added
reason is found for producing it in
abundance
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THURSDAY, APRIL Is, 1908

1t is claimed that most 'of the South
American revolutions are started in
New York by people who are in the
gun business This must he erroneous.
They don't uoe anything but pole-axes
and crowbars i'm those affairs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

An English astronomer says the
moon has a slight atmosphere and
some insignificant rivers. There are
people in Arkansas and some Of the
other low places along the Mississippi
who would probably be very glad to
find out how the moon has managed
III
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

A Topeka minister recently prayed
that the mayor of that town might
either he converted or killed, as the
Lord might see fit. 1t is always we'll
to give the Lord choice in these mat
ters.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

The st. Louis Journal OF Agriculture
advises farmers of the middle west to
prepare for another drought and says
that the weather up to date has been
unfavorable to crops throughout that
section. 1t Is always wise to be pre-
pared for drought or foods or any pos
sible contingency.