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The Washington times., 1903-11-29

gency Hospital This is run in con-
junction with the Washington Asylum
Hospital School. and pupils who enter
into training in either institution are
likely to be transferred from the Emer-
gency to the Washington Asylum, or
vica versa, as they are needed. AS a
rule, the candidate spends the first year
and n half at the asylum and the re-
rnainder of her three years at the
Emergency, but each year there are one
CT more who start in at the Emergency
to go straight through the whole course.
The superintendent at the Emergency
is Miss Irene B. Lenig, and it is under
her special supervision and direction
that all the nurses at that hospital do
their work, Miss Lenig graduated from
the Friends Hospital, at Columbia, Pa,
nine years ago. She has been at the
Emergency six years. and has been SUI
perintendent nearly FIVE years. She is
considered by the authorities OF the hos
pital TO be one Of the most competent
nurses. ever connected with the Emer-
gency, and has had a great deal Of sue
cess in training the nurses under her
Begins as a @PrObationer."
During her first two months at the
Emergency nurse is called a pro
bationer." in her second year she is a
Junior" and in her third year a
:.senior" in periods Of o,4e month each
the nurses at the Emergency do duty
in the free ward, then tc the top floor.
where they do duty in the private and
free wards. and then night duty. All
duty is 12-hour duty, from s o'clock to
8 O'Clock. with two hours for recrea-
ton. They are given four hours off
every Sunday and half day each week
once a month they have late permits
sion," which means that they are al
lowed an evening of to go TO the the
alter or elsewhere, and may stay out
until II or Z o'clock. They are often
called upon for extra duty, but are
never kept on duty more than fifteen
hours on a stretch
The Washington times., 1903-11-29

After the pupil has done her month OF
night duty and other work around the
wards she is given two months in the
operating room. after which she is
known as a "dispensary nurse After
this does two months duty in the
emergency room and becomes an ''emer-
geney nurse" Another months detail
on night work and then she goes to the
Washington Asylum or is graduated ac-
cording 10 her status when she entered
the Emergency
During these different periods OF her
training the pupil has great deal to
learn. First. she yIust learn to dust a
ward and clean UP the bathrooms. Miss
Lenig is very particular in regard to
these details. and insists mos. emphat-
ically that a nurse must not be allowed
ito run before she can walk" as she
puts it. When she thinks a pupil knows
how to dust and clean properly she al
lows her to wait on patients She learns
first how to make a bed without pa
tient in it. Then she is taught how to
make a bed with the parent IN II, Iheh
with a patient who has a fracture.
There is a good deal Of art in this
work. for often the slightest movement
will cause the patient pain. and the
nurse must be quick and skilful in her
movements.
After this comes instruction in the
taking Of temperat5 gre, Of pulse and res
piration and the css-e Of wards and med
icine carriages, etc.
when she has spent two months at
this sort of work she begins putting mp
dressings. All during these periods she
is watched very carefully by Miss Le-
mig. who notes everything she does and
the way she does it, TO see If she pos
The Washington times., 1903-11-29

Mails are made up in haste and not
only in the daytime. but at night. In
such cases it is not difficult to imagine
the annoyance Of trying TO decipher a
pale. faint superscription or one that
is a semi-leg.ble serawL
Fortunately. the typewriter has done
wonderful things TO secure greater legi-
bility and accuracy in business CORE
spondenee. A more general diffusion Of
education has accomplished even more
in this direction.
Plainly Write Full Names.
So great a statesman as Daniel Web
ster was willing to take the most scru-
puIous pains with a little note. Ger
tainly. we first judge of a letter by its
outside form. The custom Of writing
the name in fun in social correspondence
is having an influence on correspondence
generally. Writing the names of the
person. city and State in fun has its adj
vantages. There are. for instance, 600.
GO Smiths in the United States. There
might be a thousand a. Smiths. but
only one Archibald Irving Smith AS 10
the n51aes Of States. there is a list Of
authorizations officially authorized by
the Postal Guide, bat y. J., \. Y. n. c,
and n H., and Pa. Va. La. and Ca
written hastily, can look much alike.
Correspondents viii write Col. for Colo
RADIO and make it look like Cal. the alb
breviatio. for California.
Important On Foreign Bound Letters
This rule Of writing names in fun is
very important IN mail for foreign
countries. especially Canada and Eng
land in which many postodices have the
same names as Offices in the United
States. 4 letter may be addressed mere
Is 10 London. which may mean Lon
don. Canada. or London. England. Both
the name Of the postofice and that OF
the country should be written in full.
The excellent custom is growing Of
writing the name and address OF the
sender on the envelope. 10 secure sic
return OF the letter should it be mis-
directed or the postage be insufficient,
The Washington times., 1903-11-29

IF THE multitudes Of folks who write
letters and never hear from the per
i sons 10 whom they address them
could be convinced that an address
that looks more ike a line in Greek
than it does like plain, honest hand
writing. and that the best experts in
chirography are puzzled to decipher; OF
an envelope that is deficient In a postage
stamp invariably goes to swell the re-
jected bundles slowed away in the
dead letter office. they would find from
their sad experience that letters should
be pla'uly addressed and properly
stamped. and then a cause OF much
growing at mail carriers and postofice
employees GENERALLY would vanish away.
It is a fact that numerous errors that
make trouble for postofice people are
due TO carelessness in afhXing stamps
or inaccuracy in directing the envelopes.
The habit Of absent-mindedness Is re-
sponsible for many mistakes people
make in directing letters. There are
envelopes with incomplete addresses;
they win be directed simply &c name
and street. with no indication OF either
the city. county or State OF the ad-
dressee.
There are letters mailed with no adj
iress and plenty mailed without stamps
Then there ere envelopes showing a
misappilcation of thought. A letter adj
dressed to Goose Bay was discovered to
be intended for Duck Greek. Miscalline
places is quite a frequent error; for In
stance, Fairview for Bellevue.
Legibility Is Essential.
Perhaps there is nothing in all hu-
mar intercourse that indicates cdIture
so scnsitiveiy as a letter. Even the ad-
dress on the envelope may imply
tho ghtfulness. respect and courtesy.
bsst 80 far as the safe transmission Of
a letter IS concerned, accuracy and legi-
bllity are the essentials. one has only
10 review ones mail 20 realize some
thing Of the extent 10 which bad pen
manship has tried the patience and
wasted the dine Of postal employees.
The Washington times., 1903-11-29
HOW LETTERS ARE LED ASTRAY

or if not called for or delivered at its
destination. The best place for the
senders name and address is in the
upper left-hand corner. where it will
be seen at once. Some women have it
lettered artistically on the flap of the
envelope in harmony with the heading
OF the writing paper.
The Place of the Stamp.
Don't be guilty Of putting a stamp In
any other place than where it belongs,
the upper right-hand corner OF tise en-
velope. Some silly writer's, principally
sentimental girls. calIow youths or mis-
chievous boys. think it great fun to put
the stamp corner-wise or upside down.
in the left-hand corner or lower cor
ners. and they even paste it in the
center Of the envelope on the back. The
stamp language" is responsible for
much of this idiocy.
All this is fun to the boys and girls,
but it is wonder that such illustra-
tions OF Juvenile idiocy have not driven
scores Of pOstohice clerks 10 saLitaTiums
and insane asylums. The staniping OF
letters Is now done by machine driven
by electricity. which cancels. postmarks
counts, and stacks letters at the rate OF
many thousands an hour. This machine
acts on the presumption that all stamps
are affixed in the upper right hand cor
ner
The Girl That Gives Trouble.
The young girl who thinks it looks Sc
cute to paste stamp in the middle
Of the envelope on the back probably
doesn't know chat that stamp has tC
be Cancelled by hand
Speaking Of staIAps suggests that they
are one OF the frequent sources Of
trouble over letters. People do not put
sufficient postage on their letters. they
mail them without stamping them al
all. or they don't put on the stamp ST
that il will stick.
The Washington times., 1903-11-29

EXT to the desire to go on the
STAGE. perhaps. the most preva-
L lent form of ambition of the girl
who ha-bors the imaginative
temperament and dramatic instinct is
that VIII n makes her feel that her mis-
sion on eirth is 70 be a trained nurse
she finds the keenest joy in imagining
herself ministerIng angel to some poor
wretch, who. friendless and alone-the
hero Of her ina ssnation must always
be friendIess and aIone-is lying i'll in
hospital ward.
As a rule these ambitions wear them
selves out in the natural course OF
events or else they receive the quietus
from unsympathetic but sensible mem
bers Of the girls family. The difficult
ties that lie in the way Of getting an
engagement with the theatrical man
agers helps many, a stage struck lass
10 remain zcietly at home. or else. If she
IS given a trial. the terrible drudgery
she has to go through with at rehear-
sails drives her ambition away.
Easy to Get a Trial.
With the trained nurse scheme. how
ever, It is different. A girl who IS able
TO overcome the opposition Of herspar-
ents can nearly always get a trial. and
1t takes a very little while for her. or
mora particularly those to whom she
goes for training, TO tell whether or not
she is fitted for the work. IN the ma
5ority Of cases. according to the testi-
mony OF head nurses Of training schools
she is no: fitted, and in such an event
the cure IS thorough and lasting.
II. however. after a month or so al
the WORK the pupil shows an aptitude
for the profession OF trained nurse she
starts in on a three years course OF
training. through which she must go be-
fore she can be graduated and given a
certificate which win entitie her &c
recognition by physicians and the au-
thorities of hospitals.
One Of the best training schools for
nurses IN Washington is at the Emer-
The Washington times., 1903-11-29

on the wards. three Of whom are sradu-
ate nurses.
Many Not Fitted
MANY girl comes to a hospital with
tlle idea she is fitted to be "A nurse"
said Miss Lenig. who in reality does
nCt possess a single qualification for the
profession. We have lots OF them here
and at the Asylum Hospital who come
without the slightest previous knowledge
Of what is required of them and a very
large percePtage Of them retire or are
retired by us before they finish their
probation period The work is hard at
first and requires the strictest diligence
and attention backed up BY natural in
telhgence and a fair education. Some Of
the candidates imagine they viii be as
signed to bedside work at once and don't
take very kindly to busting the rooms
and looking after the linen. Others find
# hard to submit To Discipline. When
We correct them they want to talk
back and do their own way. We over
ASpAN tAAAS oAtIr W LW4AEr OUT II II - kept
up the offenders are dismissed. IN a
hospital everything must be done in a
business-like manner or nothing is ac-
complished, and we insist upon the
strict observance Of our rules.
often girls are unable to stand the
sight Of wounds and grow faint. some
times this wears Off with experience.
but / have known girls who could not
overcome it and who have had to give
up early in the game. we do not allow
the new ones to go into the operating
room until they have been with us some
time. but we encourage them to 90 into
the gallery Of the operating room and
look on at operations whenever they
have time Some Girls are naturally in
efficient and have to b told everything
over and over again. Unless a nurse
can learn quickly how 70 manage the
work to which she is assigned she has
no place in a hospital There is always
work for her TO do and plenty of it, and
The Washington times., 1903-11-29
UNCLE >ZEKIEL SERMONIZES.

Go an make de pore ole black man,
Make him black as black can be.
Wild one little drop oh whiteness
Dat de debble couldn't see.
Yes, he make dat spot OBJ whiteness,
Oh de black mans clay part,
Hidden deep away from Satan,
Hidden in de black mans hyart;
An de black mans chillun's ehillun,
Tho dey's black as Egypt night
In dey hyarts all hab it hidden
jess dat drop OBJ purest white.
An de black man, if he wants It,
Can jess make dat whiteness grow
Till beneath his skin OBJ blacbness
He's as white as whitest snow;
If he jess don't mine ole Satan
He can sho be white within,
Nebber mindin' ob de whiteness
Dat de debble paint his skin.
Sc be good my eullud people,
Good an faithful; strcng an true;
Dom OBJ de things you hab to-.
All de t'ings you hab to do
An de spot de Masteh planted,
Like de little lump ob lebben,
Will keep CROWN, CROWN, CROWN,
An Wen all be white IN hebben.
X. W. PERRY.
The Washington times., 1903-11-29

When de Makeh make de white man,
Lookin' white as he could be,
Put him dyah in Eden'S gyarden,
All from care and trouble free,
jess one little drop OBJ blackness
Job dat white mans clay a partl
Satan jess sneak.up and drop dyah-
Drop it in de white mans hyart
An dat black spot KEEP a CROWN
Keep a CROWN jess as suah-
Till bime by dc Makeh see it,
In de whiteness good an pure;
An de Makeh feels so sorry
When he see dat spot OBJ CRIME,
But de spot it KEEP a CROWN,
Keep a CROWN all de time.
An de white man lef de gyarden,
Fob de Lawd won't let him stay
Til he wash an scrub de blacl<ness-
Wash an scrub it all away;
an de white mans chillun's chillun
Ebber since, when dey Is bohn,
Hab de little spot OBJ blackness
Like de weed among de cohn.
But de good Lawd, he get angry,
When he find ole Satan out,
Dat he Jess to fool dat Satan
At de way he works about;
The Washington times., 1903-11-29
che Girl That Gives Trouble.
Yea. Verify.

The world is Ike an apple barrel,
" yOn. 10 thinK viii stop
The biggest men and biggest fruit
Are always found on top.
New Orleans Times Democrat
The Washington times., 1903-11-29

In addition to these there are ten nurses
on the wards, three Of whom are gradu-
The Washington times., 1903-11-29

7 EXT to the desire to go on the
y STAGE, perhaps. the most preva-
lent form Of ambition of the girl
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-20
union CitY Business College

Extends greeting and most cordially
invites young men and young women
desiring to qualify for work in short
hand, typewriting, bookkeeping, pen
manship, commercial or railway te-
legraphy, to investigate the facilities
offered this institution, visit them
in the pleasant audrters, see the en-
thusiasn the la. ge crowd of busy
young people. and decide to leave the
ranks of ot9er realms and take an
active part in life, thus qualifying
yourself for better position in the
business world. The Union City Bust
ness College will take pleasure in do
ing everything possible towards the
advancement and promotion of the
best interests of young people desiring
to do something for themselves. New
is the time to grasp this golden op-
Dortunity.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-20

Mrs. S. H. Hughes was the J.F.
F.Club's most delightful hostess
last Wednesday afternoon. She
entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Darrah, where the
DR.. and Mrs. Hughes are boarding.
The parlor was beautifully bedeck-
ed with palms and flowers and
darkened like the colors of pale
moonlight. The guests were seat
ed around number of tables and
the evening devoted mainly to the
game of progressive finch, at the
end of which the handsome score
cards showed that Mrs. LeXie
Parks had won first prize, an ele
giant japanese dressing sack; Miss
GurIie johnson, second, a pretty
Gibson picture; Mrs. Ben Beck
ham, third, a rose jar; Miss Kate
Cathey, the BOBBY, burnt wood
nut bowl. Guests of the club we're
Mesdames Jno. E. Wells, w. A.
Mailing, G. P. Hardy, w. B. Mills,
Geo. Nash, Mamie Watts, B. f.
Beckham and Miss Bessie Scates.
Lovely refreshments we're served
Miss Harriet Beckham received at
the door. The hostess was highly
complimented for one of the most
pleasant occasions in the clubs
round of pastimes.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-20
CONFERENCE.
Concluded from first page

Pool; Kirksey circuit, M, T. Lowe
Olive circuit, ]. r. Nelson; Benton
circuit, J, G, Cason; Dresden sta
ton, B. ]. Russell; Henry and West
Paris circuit, J. D. Cannaday; Nc
kenzie station, w. J. Carlton; Nc
Kenzie circuit J. c. Rudd; Big San
dy circuit, S, Fl. Blackwell; Bailey
vile circuit, T. f. Calhoun; At
wood circuit, r. W. Thompson
Cottage Grove circuit, w. H. Col
Inns; Gleason circuit, E. J. w. Pet
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-20

Meyer Brothers 3-pound cans of
pulverized Mocha and Java is for
sale at S. D. Woosley's and w. G.
RevnOldS'
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-20

Don't become discouraged. There is a
cure for you. If necessary write DR. FenneE
lie has spent life time curing just such
cases as yours. All nsultations Free.
Il suffered from kidney and bladder trouble
until life was not worth living. began using
DR.. Fenners Kidney and Backacke Cure and in
a short time noticed a great improvement.
The soreness left my back and was soon
permanently cured Yours truly,
HOWARD MITCHELL, Kansas City, Mo-
Druggists, Soc 81 ASK for Cook Boolk-FREE
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-20
Mrs. f. j. Smith, Of Troy, was


a visitor in the city Yesterday
Mr.. James Dickerson is HON e
for short visit from Nashville.
Mr.. John Elan is home with his
family on visit from Arkansas.
The old sand house south of the
Palace Hotel has been torn away.
Mrs. Doyle, of East Prairie, Mo-,
is visiting relatives in and near
Union City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Scates
went to Hickman Sunday to visit
Mrs. Scates' parents.
Mr.. Hardy Ligon went to Kick
man Sunday to see his wife who is
visiting relatives there.
Mrs. F. W. Moore has returned
from a visit to her son, Wallace
w. Moore, in Louisville.
Miss Mary Napier, of Nashville,
was in the city this week as a guest
of Miss Mary Napier, her cousin.
Mr.. Cawhorn, who is a licensed
hunter on Reelfoot Lake, made a
good record last Monday, killing
10S ducks.
DR.. H. Z. Butler has purchased
the Henry Mayors lot on Main
street and will have a new resi-
dence built there.
Mr.. @. H. Scoggin is in the city
with his family, after an absence
Of several weeks in the lumber re-
gions of Arkansas.
Messrs. Cant Jackson and John
Dahnke completed their travels
through the degrees of Odd Eel.
lowship last Thursday night.
Messrs. W. H. jackson and Hun
ter Elan are employed this week
as special statesmen in Morgan &
Hardy Bros. closing-out sales.
Attorney W. w. Cochran is in
the city. He came from Dawson
Springs after stay of three weeks
treating a case of malaria. He
of course speaks highly of the
Dawson water.
DR.. and Mrs. f. M. McRee left
this week for Oklahoma City to
visit Mrs. McRee's sister, Mrs.
Cole. From thence they 60 to
Kansas for a short time and will
return in few weeks.
Mrs. Dan Eberhart went to
Memphis this week to locate with
her husband, who is engaged in
business there. She was accom-
panied by her little ward. Mrs.
Eberhart has some good friends
here who wish her well.
An Elk's memorial service will
be held at one of the churches
on the first Sunday night in De-
cember. Special music and exer
cises will be arranged and the loca
lodge is to attend in body. The
public is cordially invited to be
present.
Mr.. Dan Penick came home from
Covington Sunday to visit his fam
lily in the city. Dan pins his faith
to Covington as a good business
town. We don't doubt it, but
somehow we are iuclined to imag.
inc that our friend would like to be
back in Union City.
G. ID. White left this week fol
New York City to arrange for the
manufacture of his recent inven
ton, buggy shaft supporter
MIR. White will return in a few
days ready to enter the market.
His appliance is a good one anc
ought to be a ready seller.
The Commercial did we'll to is
sue any paper at all this week with
its office building, in the hands OF
the carpenters, as open to the
weather as fat baby's photograph
or the frontier of a summer girl IN
the surf, while the mercury chased
q Dan Patch gait toward the zero
post.
MP EFNNFp'H
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-20

The equal of any and better than
most hours-the Sunshine, made
by the Dahnke- Walker Milling Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-20

The Elks enjoyed II very inter
esting social session last Friday
night at the club rooms, The ex-
ercises were somewhat spontane-
Gus and highly seasoned with good
humor. The president, Mr.. Miles,
and a number of gentlemen, in
Guiding Harry Robinson, I. B
Greer, J. W. McCormac, DR.. Ma.
pier, George Robinson, responded
very heartily when called upon
to address the meeting. Mr.. Miller
delivered a paper on "When
Johnny Green Joined the Elks,"
a decidedly popular number. The
crowd was also entertained with
some delightful readings by Misses
Mamye Gardner and Katharine
Cathey, with pleasing musical num-
bers by Misses Ottie Mai Williams
and Matte Hefey.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-20

Mr.. Algie Sheriff. was in Padu-
cab this week to witness the deal
by which the Sheriff. brothers be-
come proprietors of the Paducah
Sand and Transfer Co., employing
about fifty teams and wagons, The
principal contracts are with the
|. G. Railroad and the volume OF
business is very large.
Rev. G. B. Baskerville, Presid-
ing Elder of the Union City Cir
cult, comes back to Union City
under the direction of Annual Con-
ference. The Commercial feels
that it is giving expression to a
sentiment of general approval and
great pleasure in reproducing the
announcement. He and his excel
lent family are truly good neigh
bors and citizens. Rev. Basker-
Vile is pleasant gentleman in
deed. one of the church's strongest
and best men. We cordially con-
graduate him and the people of
his circuit.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-20
LEXINGTON DISTRICT.
J. G. Clark, Presiding Elder.

J. G.. Clark, Presiding Elder.
Lexington station, T. P. Clark;
circuit,C. c. Newbill; Miflin circuit,
A. N. Walker; Camden station, ].
M. Pickens; Camden circuit, D. c.
Johnson; Hollow Rock mission, T.
P. Ramsey; Huntingdon and Mt
Zion, ]. V. Freeman; Holiday cir.
cult, S. c. Nunley; Wildersville and
Parsons; w. D. Dunn; Saltillo and
SCOTS Hill, r. E. Humphrey; Mid
dlesburg mission, w. E. Clark;
Sardis circuit, ]. J. Maynard;
Adamsville circuit, II. P. Redd1ck;
Selmer circuit, supplied by ]. B.
Maxedon; Bethel and Selmer, J A.,
Moody; Bethel circuit, supplied by
W. A. Banks Shiloh circuit, A. L.
Dallas; Bath Springs, ". T, Hol-
ley; Beacon mission, supplied by
w. F. Fulton; student in McTyerie
Institute, ]. t. Ivey.
VISITING COMMITTEES.
M. G. f. Instituted. w. Waters,
r. l.. Norman.
McTyerie School-A. ]. Meaders,
] D. Cannaday.
McFerrin Training School,. ].
Thomas, HI. c. Johnson.
Marvin College-T. ] Newell, r.
E. Brassfeld.
Brownsville Training School,.
w. Irion, ]. NJ. jenkins.