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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-09-30

DR.. Holloway owns Black Run
instead of DR.. Dabney, as stated in
last weeks local. This was a mis-
take of the writer instead Of the
printer
Miss Mary White, Of Dyersburg,
was in the city Tuesday the guest
of Miss LYDIA Moore. Miss White
was on her way to Nashville to at
tend Peabody Normal.
Mr. Jno. T. Ward, immigration
agent of the Frisco System, is
quartered at the Palace Hotel for a
few days looking up business for
his railroad and townsite.
The Whist Club met with Miss
Ella Whipple Tuesday at the
Whipple home on Fifth street.
Mrs. Harry Edwards led the game
and received very pretty prize.
H. NJ. DeGraffenreid (Brother),
who has been employed in Dahnke's
Cafe for several years, is now en-
gagged as salesman in c. e. Beck's
grocery house. Mr. Beck has added
a cafe department to his store with
Mr.. DeGraffenreid in charge.
Misses Anna Belle and Dorothy
Bradshaw went to st. Louis this
week to visit the great Louisiana
Purchase Exposition. Miss Nan.
ME Overall, of Jordan. is substitute
for Miss Anna Belle in the Postal
Telegraph Office while the operator
is seeing the fair.
Mr.. James Luton was kind
enough to leave for the palate of
four hungry printers in this office
some fine Arkansas Black apples,
grown on the farm of his son, J. B.
Luton, near Jordan. They were
certainly beauties, four of them just
about filling peck measure, red,
round and juicy.
E. P. Grissom has joined the
forces of the Hardy-Little Mercan-
tile Company, wholesale grocers, in
the capacity of salesman. Mr..
Grissom is a successful retail mer-
chant and will be strong addition
to the business. He is now nego-
tiating for partnership or BUSH
ness of his own, and may perhaps
become member of that company
IN short time. They couldn't find
better man.
John T. Ward, immigration agent
of the Frisco System, wishes to in
form the citizens of Oblon county
that he will be in the city a few
days, and all those interested in
Oklahoma and the Southwest will
do we'll to see him, as he has some
exceptionally good investments to
offer, both in Oklahoma lands and
town site properties. Don't fail to
Investigate the cheap homeseekers
excursion that will leave Memphis
Nov. Is.
Mrs. M. f. White, while return
ing in buggy from visit to Mrs.
Tom Cheatham, near Jordan,
Thursday evening, last week, was
crippled with dislocated shoulder
and considerably bruised as re-
suit OF fall from the buggy. She
was coming toward the bridge over
Houser branch when the horse be-
came frightened, and in trying to
check the animal the buggy turned
and threw her out. Mrs. White
was very badly hurt, but is now
sufficiently recovered to be up again.
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-09-30
Local and Personal

d LOCdi dllu TCISOlIdA
Asseessssssssssssssssss's@
DR.. r. S. Parks is at home from
Martin.
D. ". Wantland was in Trenton
yesterday.
A. J. Curtin left tor st. Louis
Thursday.
Miss Pauline Cathey is visiting
IN Memphis.
D. A. Edwards is doing the
Worlds Fair this week.
Orange blossoms and wedding
bells tor next week.
Master Howard Crews has been
quite Ill for several days.
Miss Alice Williams, of Gads-
den, is the guest of Miss Peeler.
Mrs. Bob Mailing is i'll at the
residence of her son, w. J Mailing.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Reeves are at
tending the fair at st. Louis this
week.
Mrs. Chas. Dietzel and Miss
Pearl Chs mbers returned from the
fair tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Malone, Of
Hickman, were in the city last Sun
day visiting.
Sam Chandler enjoyed a very
pleasant visit to some friends in
Kentucky this week
Regular preaching services at
the Presbyterian church next Sum
day morning and night.
Miss Lucille Edwards, Of Nash
vile, was the guest Of Miss Kate
Bransford Thursday.
Lawrence Morgan, of Dyer, was
in the city Tuesday EN- route to
Nashville to enter Vanderbilt.
Miss Inez Kelley will return to
Luxora after several weeks visit to
her cousin, Miss Bessie Coates.
John Moss, Dock Forester and
Walker Phebus leave to-day for.
Nashville to enter Vanderbilt Uni
versity.
Mrs. Mary Roulhac Taylor, for
merly Of this place, will return
from Florida in October to reside
in the future.
MISS Alma Osborne and sister,
Mrs. Yarbrough, of Trenton, were
in the city this week the guests Of
Miss Annie Osborne.
A party composed Of John Palm
err, Sid Wiley, Misses Addie Palmer
and Izue Joyner went to St. Louis
to visit the fair this week.
This office is indebted to Mrs. ].
M. Edwards for a bouquet of flow
ers as beautiful as dream of elysi.
um from their own pretty garden.
Judge Maiden and General Cald-
well are holding circuit court at
Tiptonvllle this week. Attorneys
r.. "A. and Il. M. Pierce are there,
Hon. Chas. N. Gibbs came up
from Reelfool Lake this week to
visit his old friend, Mr.. Sanders
carman, who has been quite sick
for some time.
News reached this city a few
weeks ago from Placquemine, La,
of the birth of a son and heir to |
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Cherry. Reports
have it that he is a very fine looking
young gentleman and that there is
much Joy In the household.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-09-30

DR.. p. M. Joyner is moving to his
new dental quarters over Martin
Allen drug store this week. He
has equipped and furnished the
rooms with library furniture
throughout and new improved FIX
lures and electrical appliances.
The rooms are well lighted. hand
somely finished and comfortably
ventilated. They are coy and at
tractive indeed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-09-30
Zine Rnll.

Registered Shorthorn Bull at my
farm two miles south of town.
Services, $500.
Gro. w. LATrMER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-09-30

For RENT Six-room cottage,
one block south of postofice. APP.
ply at this Office.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-09-30

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?, 1904-09-30

''Now good digestion waits on APP
petite, and health on both. LII it
doesn't try Bnrdock Blood Bitters.
For sale at Moss Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
Saved From His Friends.

Emanuel Friend, lawyer, has a
small nephew who was recently vac
cinated on his left arm. Soreness
soon developed and the youngster vas
supplied with a small contrivance of
wire gauZe to protect the arm from
the huffets incidental to the employ
ment of adolescent youth But one
morning it was discovered the lad
had transferred his protector to tho
right arm.
DO you know your protector is on
the wrong arm?" demanded his
mother
ooh, it's on the right arm, all right =
returned the lad.
Eyes. l know it is on your right arm
but you We're vaccinated on the left"
said his parent. "You have left the
sore without any protection"
"Have 70" retorted the urchin. With
a shrewd smile. "Wel. guess |
haven't. You don't know the fellows
in my gang. New York Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
THE SLIP OF A FOOT.

A Republican candidate for office in
New Jersey has been given big
boost by the slipping Of his foot
Here is the story as told in Trenton
dispatch to the New York Tribune
Trenton, n. j., October l3,-As'
semblyman Hulse, your candidate Tor
reelection" said spellbinder al 4
Republican mass meeting in one OF
the lower wards of the city last
night. was to have been with you
tonight and make an address. He Is
kept a. home by an injury received
last wash day while helping Mrs.
Hulse with her wash. "
Isn't he a dear" asked one OF the
women in the audience. in a voice
loud enough to be heard all over III
hall. and the multitude broke into a
round OF cheers.
Tell us how i was" shouted one
Of the crowd
"Well. II you must know he par
ticuars. the platform orator returned.
III tel you He was assisting Mrs.
Hulse 70 empty the suds from the
wash tub. when his foot slipped off
the porch step, and he was so badly
zprained IN the back that he has been
&C MINED to his bed ever since
Such beautiful devotion" exclaim,
ed the feminine voice the second
r:me. and the throng broke into an
other round of cheers
The incident has made the assem-
blyman very popular among the house
wives Of the county, and his reelec
ton by larger majority than tha,
h received last year is conceded al
around
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
CAN'T BE SEPARATED.
Some Pine Bluff People Have Learn
ed How to Get Rid
Of Both

Backache and kidney ache are twin
brothers.
You cant separate them.
And you can't get rid Of the back
ache until you cure the kidney ache.
If the kidneys are we'll and strong
the rest of the system is pretty sure
to be in vigorous health.
Doan's Kidney Pills make strong,
healthy kidneys.
w. E. Eisenkramer, tailor, OF
zoo IL West Second Avenue, over Cit
izens Bank, says: "Undcubted indica-
tions of kidney trouble annoyed me
for some time. Anxious to check
them in their incitient stages, when
| chanced to read an advertisement
about Doan's Kidney Pills. 1t struck
ME that they might be depended upon
to do the work as the treatment was
for the kidneys and for the kidneys
only. This Influenced me to cali at
the Mann-Tankersley Drug Co.'s store
| for box. The symptoms all rapidly
disappeared as I took Doan's Kidney
Pills. The cure has been permanent y
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo,
N. Y. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Deans and
take no substitutes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
ADVERTISING ROOSEVELT.

The use made Of some Of the popu.
lar publications in this campaign is
unique. In the Saturday Evening
Pest. for instance the Republican n
committee has page filled with ex-
tracts from commendatory remarks
upon President Roosevelt. these print
ed in Distinguishing advertising type.
There is no question Of this being a
straight OUT "ad' . There is also a
similar page "ad in the current issue
e the Metropolitan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
Worlds
Faiir
RateS

Beginning September -, and
continuing until the end Of
the Worlds Fair low rate
excursion tickets to St. Louis
will be on sale Sunday. Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday Of each week.
l he rate is extremely low
about a cent q mile each
way, days limit. Tickets
good in chair cars and coache '
only.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
A TEST FOR CIGAR SMOKERS.

Il have a customer who thinks h
smokes 20 cigars a day said down
town dealer. AS matter Of fact
he gives away many Of them, and
throws away some that are only part
ly consumed. However, he is firm in
the belief that he smokes more actual
tobacco than any man in the city, and
"a boast in the subject in my store
yesterday led to a curious bet.
He declared TO begin with, that he
could smoke three ordinary cigars in
half an hour A bystander remarked
that no man alive could smoke even
Ioen cigar continuously until consumed
without taking it from his lips. 'Bosh"
said my man, I do that right along
and think nothing of It.
HI bet you a box of perfectos
Ivou cant do it right now said the
other, and in half a minute the wa
was made. By its terms the cigar
vas 70 be consumed in steady consec
.utive puffs and not removed from tn
Hips until burned to a mark one an3
& hat inches from the tip. 4 clea'
Havana Colorado Madura was select
81 for the test and the smoker took
seat and began.
He puffed like an engine for about
tv-0 r7:nutos and accumulated some
thing under half an inch of ash an"
then he began to wobble. He shifted
the cigar from. side to side, pulle
slow and fast and seemed to hav
great difficulty in getting his breatf
between the draws. At any rate h
Kept turning his head to avoid tn
smoke. and finally got to laughing.
could see he was in torture, but h
stuck to il until he got within half an
irch of the mark. Then he jumped
up suddenly, threw the cigar away
and walked out of the shop.
81 paid the bet and charged it t.
his account, and he told me last even
iEg that the very idea Of tobacco
made him sick. I doubt whether l.
v ould be possible for anybody to
smoke even a moderately strong cigar
through in the manner I have de.
ccribed.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
, tfgyafSHs8Ut 'fHE"iiNsfoE Inn.

We don't believe in knocking. hence
we're not going to say word aboT
the other fellows: but in simple self
defense We propose to absolutely r
fute the malicious statements circu-
lated by the st. Louis hotel and boa
ing house fraternity regarding the
ability of the Inside Inn to care for
the crowds that daily seek its hos
pitable roof. We, therefore, maxi
the following statements in all hon
|esty and good faith, and are prepared
to make good" on each and every
one of them:
l. The Inside Inn is able, at all
times, to comfortably accommodate
all who come. at whatever rates they
wish to pay;
.. The enormous size and wonder.
full equipment Of the Inside lnn-witt
ing 2,257 bed rooms. and IT'S immense
dining halls seating over $500 people
az single meal-absolutelv pre-,
elules overcrowling or discomfor-
> The fact that the Inside Inn !
situated upon a beautiful emnence
and surrounded by natural fores
makes it the coolest and most t
lightful spot in all st. Louis:
+. The convenience, comfort q
economy CT staying right inside tbs
grounds has been appreciated bv all
and the management spares no pain;
20 make the sojourn of each anc
every guest thoroughly enjoyable
every way. and one Of the pleasa~
memories Of the great worlds fair.
). The rates are very reasonable
ranging from $50 70 $50 per day
European, and $500 to 500 Amer
an plan-including daily admtss:o
to the grounds.
For further details or reservation!
apply to The Inside Inn, Worlds Fai
Grounds, st Louis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
A MAN TO BE PiTIED.

An exchange says: We feel sorry
for the man who does not read his
heme paper. He is no better thar
man without country. He is liz
a homeless COW, that has no regular
pasture, but grazes promiscuously on
weeds and thistle. No matter Wha
other papers he may read the straight
forward citizen always insists on hay
ing his home paper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
AoW's T'1is2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall s Catarrh
Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY &, CO, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
NEW TEST OF INTELLIGENCE.

The high order Of intelligence upon
which the Republicans of Maryland
are placing their hopes for success
finds splendid illustration in the cam
paign now being waged in the Fifth
congressional district, which finds
Sydney Mudd the Republican cand.
date TO succeed himself
Sydney is something of a charac-
ter He IS strong in his end Of the
state, but always has a fight on his
hands with the Republican state ma
chine, dominated by Senator Comas
However. he has demonstrated thai
he is pretty well able to take care Of
himself. and it can be said to his cred
it that he has a lot Of warm friends
On he Democratic, as we'll as the Re-
publican side Of the house.
II is estimated that there are in
his district about 5000 negro voters
to 700 whites. The major portion
of the white vote is. Of course, Demo
cratic. so Sydney has TO depend for
election upon his ability 70 handle the
colored brother. A very great MANY
OF these colored voters are illirerare.
and how to vote them properly IS q
great problem in the light Of the
state laws which aim to insure incl
ligence on the part Of the voter
Under the Maryland law, the Off
cial ballot contains the tickets Of a !
the parties. When this law first went
into effect each ticket was headed |
with some sort of an emblem as is |,
the case in good many states. Then |
it was easy for the Republicans to
teach their illiterate negroes to put
a cross by the eagle, the Republican
emblem, which action insured
Republican vote. But, OF
course. this made a mockery Of the
legislative efforts to secure intelligent
action so the law was changed so as
10 do away with emblems and party
headings. This provided also that tn
might be switched about on the tick
cts so there would be no way for thu
vCler to find the ones desired unless
he could read. OF course. this cut
to some extent against the Democrats
for there are some illiterates in their
camp but it cut especially agains
the masses of ignorant negroes.
But in this campaign Mudd and
his men went to work to educate their
voters to some sort OF recognition OF
the name Mudd. To complicate mat
ters, the Democrats proceeded to
nominate for Minor Offices one or two |
other Mudds 1t was at this juncture |
that Sydney injected into the cam |
paign what is now the predominant
issue:
Hog yokes!
Every southern Maryland negro |
Knows what a hog yoke is Now the
fertility of Sydney's mind recognized
in the letter ~" an inverted hog
yoke. and he at once instituted a
scheme of instruction, the basis of
which was the mandate:
Mark the name which has the two
hog yokes upside down"
1t was working like a charm. AS
one OF his lieutenants announced glee-
iuiy: My coons pick out the name
sydney like chickens pick out corn"
But the Republican hog yoke was
aot 70 have plain sailing The Dem
fcrats, as soon as they found how ef-
fective it was, named Sydney o. Mer-
Ger for office and they got his name
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
President-AIton B. Parker.

Vice President-Henry G. Davis.
Electors at Large-Tillman B
Parks, Harry L. Ponder. First dis
trtct, Ed Mathes; Second, J. L. Short
third, Ben Taylor; Fourth, J. B. Pry-
Df: Fifth, W. r Duley; Sixth, Creed
Caldwell; Seventh, George R. Haynie.
Representative in Congress-Joe 7
3obinson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25

A girl has an awful funny way of
twisting her neck around so that no
matter which way she seems to be fac.
ing her lips are right in front of
yours.-New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
NATURE SPARES
The Stricken Rose From Gr,.,

What a fortunate provision o. 2at,-a
y &. that deprives the rose Of n.earai
suffering; for how poignant wou.d be it's
grief to discover, in the height 81 It's
blooming glory, that q eaaker fsd at it's
he@Et. I'd taat It's beatty ard fsagr2nc.
" - +s252t'1t'3- 4o- ever NatLre II, :
s9a3Hs the suffering; she Is l. vc-.ta5
steEe-ho4ae os pleasing re7a-e.s a..
those Who seek her al II =. vssr
eoae by falling hat- ar.I grz n : .a-
= st -1soesa avec the Lies Q. :
of EoG:g women. but tAaa1e
ta=--E4t.on3 q @etecti=ts t.. t=
" hair d"atrHett3n is nov l.
5c-.c or oa-a site tt.
he a#tr to.!Icic.. New e-9.-. -
Absot1 ely DESTROYS this
t"cn.i''t = TIE fair to e!r
re .:f@rdcd. Sold b. .cae4..e;
St sd 11c. in ata -7r7
. The 3errieida 60 T1r~-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25

This is great country for rain
when we Cont need it. and for dry
weather when we need rain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25

No modest girl viii sit on mans
lap unless she can hide her blushes
In the dark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25

The town now belongs to the Odd
Fellows. Take #, gentlemen. and do
just as you please win it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25

When mans suit is favored by
girls mother it is a sign he isn't get
ting along SO well with the girl
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25

We have mer the Odd Fellows an
We are theirn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25
4 + + + r + + + = = = = = 4

two hog yoke candidates.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25

The man who wouldn't lie to bis
wife about her beauty deserves to he
married to Chinese idol.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-25

, ~: f1t-ET3IGIIa 7 o !11---
For sale by L. 3. Coon. 21b Main.
Smyrna times., 1904-04-27
PREPARING FOR THE DAILY BOAT LINE.
Steambarge frankie" of Smyrna TranspOr-
tatiOn and Mig. Company Renovated.

The steambarge FRANKIE" of the
Smyrna Transportation and Manufae-
turing Company, has been thoroughly
Overhauled and painted the past week
and will be ready to enter service IN
short while. Manager A. E. Jardine
intends starting a daily lire the first
of June, to be continued throughout
the season. Unless something I'm
fOreseen prevents, there will be one of
the largest fruit crops in this vicinity
in years and Manager Jardine will be
ready to handle the crops with better
shipping facilities than ever. Smyrna
Landing is starting the spring season
with renewed activity. The Ice Plant
has resumed operation and is running
night and day. Mr.. Phillip E. Burke
is the day engineer and Mr.. Gilbert
Sylvester is the night engineer. The
ice plant has grown to be one of our
best industries and a valuable adjunct
of the Transportation Company.
Smyrna times., 1904-04-27
HOLLIS GETS FIVE YEARS
FOR SHOOTING CONSTABLE
COURT ALSO SENTENCES HIM TO STAND
IN PILLORY AND PAY $500 AND COSTS.
Final Disposition of the Exciting Case in Which
the Smyrna Negro Nearly Killed Constable
James D. Wright of Clayton.

Fletcher Hollis, the Smyrna negro
who came near putting an end to the
life of Constable James d. Wright of
Clayton, by shooting him through the
abdomen, was yesterday afternoon
sentenced to five years Imprisonment,
to stand one hour in the pillory, to
pay $500 and costs of prosecution.
Constable Wright, although having
recovered from the effects of the
wound, still carries the bullet, which
has been located by the Y Rays. His
life was spared because the bullet
struck a button and took another
course. After the shooting Hollis es-
capped and was a fugitive for six
months, during which time he was ar
rested on suspicion in several cities
but succeeded in making his escape
every time. He was at last arrested
by Constable Coursey at Centreville.
Md, and landed in Dover Jail. He
received the full penalty of the law.
Hollis first pleaded guilty in manner
and form indicted and afterwards
wanted to change plea that he was
guilty of shooting Constable Wright,
but did not intend to kill him. This.
of course, could not be done and after
a severe reprimand by Judge Spru-
ance, he received his sentence.
The Powell case is scheduled for
Monday hext and some interesting de-
Yelopments will likely take place. A
new light was thrown on the Powell
murder case on Tuesday. The nature
OF the alleged confession of Mrs. AL
fred M. Powell, who is charged with
killing Miss Estelle Albin, was re-
vealed. This alleged confession was
laid before the Grand Jury Monday,
and one of the Grand Jurors is quoted
as saying that i was to the effect that
on February 8 Mrs. Powell quarreled
with the girl, and then left her and
went up to the attic, carrying some
empty fruit jars. Later, according to
the alleged confession, the girl fol-
lowed Mrs. Powell to the attic and re-
opened the dispute, whereupon Mrs.
Powell seized an empty beer bottle
and struck her down. No further de-
tails of the tragedy were given.