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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27
A BILL TO KILL.


(From Commercial Appeal, February 1s.)
AS previously announced in these
columns, Mr.. Cockrill has introduced
a bill in the Legislature requiring
the printing of the formula upor
every bottle of patent and proprie
tary medicine sold in Tennessee
1t will be pretty generally admitted
that the drug business is one of the
most important IN the state. 1t is
also known that quite number OF
patent proprietary medicines are
manufactured in Memphis, Nash
vile, Knoxville and Chattanooga,
and these remedies are highly es-
teemed by large numbers of people.
The drug stores throughout the
state, moreover, handle number of
medicines manufactured elsewhere,
which are valued by the people of
Tennessee. The chemists who have
prepared these remedies naturally
wish to preserve the secret of their
formula; for if this were made pub
lie, it would no longer be valuable.
1t would be at the mercy of every
pirate in the country The fakir and
the pirate could derive just as much
advantage from meritorious in
vention or discovery as the inventor
OF discoverer thereof. Now, Mr.
Cockrill's bill is measure designed
to destroy an important buiness in
Tennessee. Its purpose is to bene-
fit Atlanta and Birmingham at the
expense of the cities of Tennessee.
If passed 1t will drive a number of
large esta olishments from Memphis,
Nashville, Chattanooga and Knox
vile to Birmingham and Atlanta.
1t is hard to understand how any
man having the best intrest of his
state at heart can bring himself to
introduce such a vicious measure
as this. We will venture to say
that there are not ten people in the
state who have asked for such leg
lslation. Not only would it ruin
large and important buiness, but it
would inf1ict a great hardship on
country people, who have to rely on
certain tested and satisfactory rem
edies very largely. The farmer, by
use of certain remedies can handle
the ordinary ailments without
doctor, or until he can get doctor.
1T the Cockrill bill passes, a large
number of valuable remedies will be
from sale in Tennessee;
and many country families will be
deprived of medicines which they
have used for years. We can not
understand why anybody should
wish the Legislature to meddlewith
a perfectly legitimate buiness like
this, and deprive the people Of the
liberty to buy whatever medicine
they please. The Cockr1ll bill is a
vicious suspect" and should be
killed at once.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27
Bob Moody Drowned

Fulton, Ky, Feb. 28.- B. Moody
a horse trader of jackson, Tenn,
while crossing over the Harris
Fork trestle between the railroad
depot and the town, last night,
made a misstep and fell. The water
in the Fork was shallow. Moody's
face came in contact with rocks
and he was rendered unconscious.
Several hours after the accident
happened his body was found. His
remains we're shipped to jackson
this afternoon.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27


mary course. There are many pa
rents interested in educating theil
: children who are not able to bear
the expense of keeping them off at
school from the time they complete
the primary course until they COM
plete the secondary course. If such
parents could keep their children
in the free school until they com
plete the secondary course, their
children would then be able to look
out tor themselves. l look upon
any attempt to diminish the free
school system as an attack upon
the privileges of poor people.
Some parents can never find the
weather suitable for sending their
children to school. To hear them
tell 1t, it is either too hot or too
cold. The real truth of the bust
ness is, they are not interested in
the future welfare of their children
One parent has his head set on
buying tract of land. OF course
he tells you that it will keep him
and his boys hustling if he pays for
it. Another does not like the teach
er because she whipped John tor
smoking tobacco on the playground
A third man jumps up and says,
"Sallie has to stay at home and
help the old woman" Such So
called excuses are keeping thous-
ands of Tennessee children out of
school every year. Without the
hearty cooperation of every parent
in this state, we cannot expect to
see the free schools flourish as they
should. The more l study the sub
iect, the more | am convinced that
there is not parent III Tennessee
who could not send his children to
free school. 'Where there is a
will, there is way" is as true as
the quotation is old.
Considering the hardships that a
public school has, l, for one, am of
strong opinion that compulsory
educational law would benefit Ten
nessee. AS long as some parents
refuse to send their children to
school, we cannot entirely Danish
ignorance, that mighty toe of civil
lzation, from our land. This is the
only way that some children will
ever be brought into the light of an
education and freed from the bonds
of ignorance. Some say that COM
pulsory education would be unjust
to the poor people. However, | am
confident that it would be the best
law ever enacted for the poor peo-
pie. My father is a poor farmer,
not owning a foot of land, yet he
has always managed to send us
children to school, There were |
others around here who were IN
about the same condition as father,
yet didn't send their children to
school. After keeping their chill
dren from school to work, cannot
tell that they gained on him fnan-
cially. 1t has come to be univer-
sally conceded in all American COM
monwealths that public education
is a function OF the state. 1t a
function OF the state, why should
parents not be forced to support it?
I long for the day to come when
every child in Tennessee shall be
compelled to come from the high
ways and byways and rejoice in the
light of an education.
close with an earnest appeal to
parents that they use every possible
opportunity to increase the interest
If free schools. The good name of
your community largely depends on :
your efforts. I
JAMES c. 7
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27
Dry Sunday in Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 22.-Nash-
vile was as dry as the desert of
Sahara to-day for the first time in
years. Every saloon in the city so
far as known was locked and barred,
and in many of them not even the
cigar standswere open. The saloons
closed, it is said, per agreements aud
in order to save themselves from the.
passage of the no-screen bill now
pending in the Legislature. Most of
the big uptown barrooms warned
their patrons on Saturday that they
had better supply themselves, but
the topers did not believe the warn-
ing could be true, and to-day they
had to quench their thitst oa hy-
drant water. All the gambling
houses were also closed for the day.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27
Are You RESTLESS lt N,obt
A. JONES.
j. c. WARREN.

And harassed by bad cough? Use
Ballard's Horehound Syrup, il win
secure you sound and effect prompt
ana radical cure. 25c, soc and Sl.00 a
bottle.
Ndilliag's Dyuq Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27

The following circular letter has
just been issued by Senator Jones
and Representative Warren:
NASHVILLE, Feb. IA,
DEAR FRIEND AND CoMRADE:
We regret that there should be
any friction among Confederate sol.
diers- in their organizations of
camps and bivouacs in our state,
and trust all may yet be harmoni-
Gus.
The Tennessee Association of
Confederate Soldiers, composed ex-
clusively of bivouacs, has been for
twelve years in control of the Con-
federate Pension Bureau, with only
twenty-four bivouacs, while eighty
FIVE camps, with four times the
membership, have no voice, as
in the selection of the Board
of Pension Examiners and the Sec
retary.
East Tennessee has twenty-one
camps aud no bivouacs; Middle
Tennessee has large majority of
of the bivouacs of the state, but
nearly twice as many camps as biv-
ouacs; and West Tennessee has
eight bivouacs only and forty-two
camps. Under the present action
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The remarkable facility wit
which the Republican leaders il
the Senate accomplish their ends
regardless Of the statehood block
ade, is the occasion of considerable
comment this week, and grav'
question as to the sincerity of Mr.
Quay's devotion to statehood i
being raised. With majority Q.
the Senate favorable to statehood
Senator Quay has had decided
advantage ever since the beginning
Of the session. Twice he has se'
cured vote, not on the statehood
question, but on some question Sc
closely related thereto as to reveal
the sentiment of the Senate, and
on each occasion his majority has
been demonstrated. Under these
circumstances it is evident to those
familiar with Senate procedure
that lie could have prevented the
passage of every measure, had he
been so disposed, until q day had
been set for a vote on the omnibus
statehood bill. On several occa-
sions be has announced that such
would be bis course, and as many
times has he receded from that
position.
Senator Morgan, whom no in
fIuence can tempt to abandon what
he believes to be his duty, mas
from the first opposed the Panama
Canal, and has denounced the Go.
lumbia treaty as capable Of pre-,
cipitating war and breeding scan
dals. Although regarding the
Nicaraguan route as the best, ne
has assented to the Panama route
and the Columbia treaty on condi
tion that it be SO amended as to
avoid the evils he has pointed out.
His opposition placed the Repub
iican leaders in a most embarrass
ing position, and they called a
caucus and adopted resolution to
the effect that the Senate should
remain in continuous executive
session until the Senator from Ala
bama should have exhausted his
arguments against the Columbia
treaty, which means, robbed of
parliamentary language, until he
shall have worn himself out in his
attempt to secure for the United
States an agreement which would
protect from all possibility of loss
the vast sum which it is proposed
to invest in the Isthmian Canal.
1t is now a case of physical endur-
ance, and it requires no prophet to
say that he will be defeated. The
old octogenarian (he is seventy
nine years old talking alone and
Inst time, is one Of the most
remarkable instances of endurance
on record.
The Senate leaders are not wor-
ried over the statehood blockade.
It blocks none of their pet schemes,
and they are only too glad to have
an excuse to ignore the Littlefeld
bill, which has been reported to
che Senate, after passing the House,
and which presents the only ad-
equate remedy for the trust evil.
They are also glad to have an ex-
suse for ignoring the Eight Hour
bill and the immigration bill, i7d
3VerY other measure in the inter
sst Of the people. Much has been
aid about the Senate situation, /
because there alone, of the two {
Houses Of Congress, is the only
reeaom Of action. In the House /
he members are ruled by a small /
'oterie composed Of the Speaker
nd Representatives Payne, Dalzell
nd GrosYenor, to an extent that :
caves no room for free action /
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27
does not even allow fora free ex
preston of thought.

does not even allow for a free ex
preston of thought.
Reviewing the session which i
now drawing to a close, Senator
Clay said yesterday, "The Dem
ocrats have nothing to regret as t
their action at this session. They
have accepted even the message Of
a Republican President, SO far as
it made a feeble protest against
j the encroachments of monopoly.
They have voted for every anti
trust measure, and have earnestly
worked for more adequate meas
ures. They have stood for state
hood in the Senate, because they
believed that the territories were
fentitled to statehood. They have
not seriously opposed the Alaskan
treaty, because they desired to
afford the Administration an op
portunity of settling the Alaskan
boundary dispute if possible. They
did not contest the passage of the
Philippine Coinage bill, notNi.h.
standing the fact that it was not
the remedy which appealed to
their views, because it seemed the
only measure which could possibly
and which might afford some re
lief to the suffering Filipinos. The
Republicans, on the other hand,
have fought statehood; they have
fought all anti trust legislation
that was sufficiently drastic to in,
sure the opposition of the trusts;
they have, in word, done the
bidding of their masters.
perhaps the most satisfactory
end attained at this session of Con-
gress," said Senator Dubois, lis
the absolute demonstration by the
Republicans that they regard the
Dingley tariff schedules as sacred,
to be inyiolate regardless of the
people, regardless of the enormous
profits they take from the con
sumer and place in the pockets of
the few; regardless of the unmis-
taxable advice of President Nc
KinleY, who plainly saw that the
time had come when those sched
ules must'be modified if his party
was to continue successful. No
intelligent man, who believes that
the tariff schedules should be re-
vised or modified, can hereafter
vote the Republican ticket"
Senator Hanna's Ex- Slave Pen
sion bill has already been seized
upon, as he must have known it
would be, to defraud the negroes
with false hopes. Circulars have
been sent broadcast stating that
Senator Hanna, "a man of might
and power" has espoused the
cause of the negro, and soliciting
funds from the negroes to promote
The passage of the bill. Senator
when seen by your cor
respondent, admitted that he never
expected the bill to become law
md would not vote for it himself.
But it will be used to promote his
with the negro del
'gates to the national convention.
Elaborate preparationsar are being
made by the War Department for
he laying of the corner stone of
be new Army War College, which
Fill take place here on the 21st. !
President Roosevelt, who is a Mas
or Mason, will lay The stone, and
secretary Root will deliver the .
ration of the day. The organiza-
ion of the War College will mark :
be completion of the educational {
ystem of the army. h
For a high grade -four. try Sum
hine, Dahnke- Walker Milling Cos s
est. It
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27
You Know What You Are 1aklna

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that
it is simply iron and quinine in q
tasteless form. No cure, no pay. SOC.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27

For high grade -four. try Sum
shine, Dahnke- Walker Milling Co.'S
best.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27

Sunshine flour makes delightful
bread, made by Dahnke- Walker
Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27

Impossible to foresee an accident.
Not impossible to be prepared for IL.
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil. Monarch.
over pain.
For sale at Moss Pharmacy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27

Mems fine patent leather vici
shoes $500 at Fish Bros.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-02-27
of INTEREST to Ex.oonfaderates.

The following circular letter has
just been issued by Senator Jones
and Representative Warren:
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-01-12
For Over Sixty Years

Mrs. winston soothing Syrup has ben
used by millio Is ii mothers for their
children while teethinS. II disturbed at
night and roken Of your rest by a sick
child suffering and crying with pain OF
cutting teeth send at once and get a bot
tie of "Mru. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
for children ~teething. 1t viii relieve the
poor little sufferer Immediately. Depend
upon 1t. mothers. there is no mistake
about 1t. 1t cures diarrhoea, regulates
the stomach and bowels. cures wind collie.
softens the gum and reduces inflammation
and gives tone and energy to the whole
system. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for children teething is pleasant to the
taste n Is the prescription Of one Of the
Oldest and best female physicians and
nurses In the United States. Price Twen-
ty-five cents a bottle. Sold by all drug
gists throughout the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syr-
m"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-01-12

The Journal says the population of
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-01-12

where the immense body of water
can be used for irrigation purposes.
If the construction of a dam is feas-
ible, and the government builds 1t,
it will store one of the greatest bodies
of water for irrigating purposes in the
world.
Last week Henry Refill left Carson
for the Comstock with a load of apples
belonging to Fred Dangberg, of Carson
Valley. Several days elapsed and moth
ing was heard of him. The officers
finally found the team and wagon in
Silver City, but Refill, the apples and
the money had disappeared.
An Indian known as Hunter Joe"
accidentally shot himself in the shoul-
der last Saturday, near Carson, the
charge of shot nearly tearing his arm
off. His arm was amputated but he
died shortly after the operation was
performed.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-01-15

Y caminaron, caminaron; el nifio de-
lante, con dos alas blancas que de prom
to le habfan brotado; ell diablo detras,
con dos alas negras: las de siempre.
Y los dedos ganchudos del angel ma
10, en- la manita blanca del pequefio
angel.
n. z de 81 tiraba, caminando sin esfuer-
10 ell de las alas b'ancas; caininando q
tropezones, torpemente, desesperada-
mente, ell de las alas negras.
Asf llegaron las puertas del cielo.
La puerta Sc entreabrio.
Entro ell nifio, sie:npre tirando de la
mano del diablo y diciendole: "Entra,
papa.
Pero c,lando entr6 el nifio, la puerta
del cielo Sc oerro de golpe y le cogio
los dedos al diablo, estropeandoselos
para siempre.
Ell diablo lanzo un aullido y clavo la
zarpa izquierda en- la puerta.
Desde entonces quedo el diablo zur-
do por los siglos de los siglos.
JOSE ECHEGARAY.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-01-15
Avisador ole incemdios

Els muy notable Ia installation de es-
te servicio en- Paris, y ata cuando mu-
chos de nvestros 1ectores la conoceran
seguramente, vamos describirla para
aquellos que no la conozcan.
En- la mayorfa de las Gales hay una
columna de hierro fundido que tiene
una GAIA cuadrada en- su parte supe-
rior. Uno de los lados de la GAIA es-
ia csrrado por IN cristal que hay qee
romper violentamente para que el al a.
ratio funcione. Apenas roto el crlstal
suens TN timbre electrico que sirve pa
ra lamar la atencion de los transeun-
ties en- el case de que I'm NAL intencio-
nado 10 hubiese destrozado por diver
tirse. Cuando cesa de sonar el timbre,
Sc aproxima el que avisa 8 la GAIA, don
de un aparato telefonico le pope en- co :
municacion con el puesto de pllicia
mas proximo, y puede dar el aviso con
una rapidez asombrosa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-01-15

Estados Unidos de America IS. El
PresidenIe de los Estados Unidos
v q su nornbre don Salvador Fulla-
dosa y Mir, Juez Presidente de-
Tribunal de Distrito de Hrmacao.
Hago saber: que don Nicolas Garcia
de Ouevedo, vecino de. San Juan, ma
solicitado Sc declare a su favor Ell do
mimic de Ia finca rtistica siguiente:
Rtstica, con casa habitacion y casa
tienda, nombrada Beatriz, barrio del
mismo nombre, ls Ia jurisdiction dc
Cayey, cruzada por la carretera central,
compaesta de ciento ochenta y tres
cuerdas de terreno de bajura en- su ma
yor parte, equivalen,es a s. hectareas,
50 areas y 43 centiareas, colindantes al
Norte con Ia quebrada Guavate, al Sur
con don Manuel Nufiez al Oeste con te-
rrenos de den Manuel Muf1oz y al Este
con terrenos de don Manuel Nufiez.
Y el Tribunal ha diSpuesto Sc convo-
que cuadtas personals ys como call
santes, va. como cause -hab'entes y va
Dor cualuuier otro concepto, q quienes
pueda perjudicar la inscripci6n de do
rninio solicitada, para que cesen de su
derecho dentro de sesenta dfas natura
les. contados desde la pub. .icacion del
primer edicto
Dado en- Humacao s de Enero de
10 salvador Fulladosa. Jose Ca
briel Gonzalez, Secretario.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-01-15
Por que Ell diablo es zurdo

Que ell diablo es zurdo, es cosa averi-
guada.
Su nano 6 su zarpa derecha es mu-
cho mas torpe para ell NAL que su ma
no su zarpa izquierda.
Por cada maldad que realiza con la
derechs realiza diez con la izquierda ;
que on este consiSte ell ser Zurdo el
dueiIo seflor de las tinieblaS.
Pero "a razoa del hecho, pocos sabios
la co1ccen.
Y la esplicacion es la siguiente, y es
toda ua historic 6, 81 Sc quiere, TODD
un cuento. iQae cuentos e historlas,
ALA Sc van
Hubo1n invierro muy frio, que has
ia en- ej an5ro de las penas eternas Sc
hizo sen,ic Asf es que el inYierno, que
en- las entrafias del d'ablo mora eterna-
mente, Sc recrudecio Y llenosele Ell
corazon de carambanos, los pulmones
de escarcha, y por de1lro del craneo }
Nevada toda una nevera.
Por las salas inferaales Sc paseaba
apresuradamente acerc5ndose 4 todcs
los focos inf1amados, zambuilendose en-
to1as las calderas de aceite hirviendo,
acurrucaudose en- todos los hornos,
arropan5ose en- las llamas de todos Jos
condenaGos.
Y todo inlltil no eutraba en- calor.
Y es que los flegos del inferno
abrasal lueinau, ttlestan, torturan, Pe-
70 no calientan.
AL fin al cabo, ab1rriose el dia ablo
del sisrema de 'calefaccion internal. y
saliose por los mundos en- busca de ca
1or.
iEmpefio indti i Cada vez Sc lie he
laban mas las entrafias.
Sc ban5 en los volcanes, y sa'io cha
muscado, psro yerto
Sc echo boca abajo 4 las doce de-
dla en- las arenas del desierto, y sudo
pez al9uitran, pero las neveras irte-
rioreS de su scr no reclbieron nj un
vaho de caloT.
Sc metio entire los humancS y refre-
go su cuerpo velloso contra todas les pa
siones, y ia npoco consiguio NADIA; escozo
res doIorosos en- Ell epidermIs pero en-
las entrafias trfo.
Bajo q un abismo. y contra los plea
chos iumensos de las rrontafias, que le
servian nodo de frontones. estuv ju-
gando q la pelota con los siete pecados
capitales. Y Sc agilo, Sc fatigo mucho
pero no entro en- calor tampoco.
Con 10 cuai, el eterno vencido Sc die
por vencido otrs vez mas, y empezo
dar vIeitas por todas pArtes: por sic
rras y yor wales, por ciudades y POI
aldeas.
Por ana llanura helada iba 4 puntc
de anochc,er sop and sse los ded ,s J
azotsndose el espinaz, cor Ia cola. cuan
do vl6, medic eutcrrada en- la nieve. 4
Ina mujsr coi I'm niilo col fra su pc, ho
La lnujer az s6izaba dc frfo, y Z
disb.o, por hacs a. 20 y pr yer 81 po-
"a llevarse ura anna mis- a sus GA
rnas. 50 acerco la mujer que M. q