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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-18
John Bolts National Campaign
Different from Presidential Campaign
The Prime Minister Who Answers the President Chosen the King he
Advice of His Political RIVAL and Sometimes Against the Wishes the People

" poor man has far better luck Many
English constituencies resent a plu-
tocrat. and some of them are Conserva-
tive strongholds, too. l was once pri-
vate secretary to a Liberal candidate in
a Kentish constituency. He earned his
living as a barrister and journalist, and
had very little money. The party had
to put up nearly all the election ex-
penses, which is contrary to the Eng
lish custom. and he could not afford to
subscribe to d hundred different local
societies, from the Publicans' League
to the Home for Cats, as his Conserva-
tive opponent did. Nevertheless, he
pulled down the Conservative major
ity from over 5000 to less than 200, and
would have surely won by a big mar
gin at the next election had he not
broken down with nervous exhaustion
three weeks before.
His place was taken by a millionaire
soap-maker eager to buy a seat in Par
lament. He gave the National Liberal
Federation a check for $4,000 as the
price of foisting him upon what was
thought to be a safe constituency. He
spent on the contest every cent he
dared s>lend without running up
against the Corrupt Practices Act; he
doubled and trebled the Conservative
candidates subscriptions to the local
societies, and then thought that he
surely must be elected. But when the
poll was taken he was beaten by over
1000 votes. A candidates personality
counts for far more than his money
and high social position is better than
either in some constituencies.
The Sportsman Candidate.
The candidate who is good sports
man has a tremendous pull. I know
of one candidate who was elected in
a sport-loving city of Yorkshire sim
ply because he was one of the
best amateur football players in Eng
land.
The Hon. Philip Stanhope, who used
to be called the Prince Rupert of
the Liberals" won forlon., hope in
rural constituency by the skill and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-18
lent campaign.
Announcing the Vote.

lent campaign.
Announcing the Vote.
As soon as the votes have been count
ed in the Town Hall, or other principal
building of the district, the Returning
Officer" steps out on to a balcony, fol
lowed by the candidates, the winner
first. That is the first intimation of
the result to the crowd in the street
below. The Returning officer reads
out his figures, and the candidates then
shake hands in full view of the assem-
bled multitude. The winner proposes
vote of thanks to the Returning Off
Ger, which the loser seconds. They
take the opportunity to say nice things
about one another, and, however fierce
the fight may have been, all animosity
is then buried until the next election
comes around.
A conclusive proof of the essentially
local character of the campaign is that
you cannot console an English politi-
clan whose candidate has lost by tell
ing him that his party has won
throughout the country. And If his
candidate has been elected, he is quite
cheerful. even though the party as a
whole has been beaten.
Copyright, 1904, by William Thorp.)
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-18

other Parliaments. The average NJ. p.
is not an. intellectual prodigy.
SpeIIbinders Cut Little Figure.
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has never been properly filed by any
Governor.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-20
HOUSEKEEPING.

A few weeks hence, after reading
the touching and most pathetic ar
ticle, housekeeping as seen by a
Bachelor" we received an inspira-
ton, not to write love story, but
to write few notes on housekeep-
ing from our own practical expert
ence that the poor fellow may have
some idea of what the idea really is.
Of course we all understand that it
was his own sad experience from
which he wrote and can hardly
blame him from trying to keep the
fact secret, by shifting the burden
to an imaginary landlady. AS to
the prize offered by Father Barley
corn, we rather think we will take
the strawberries since we recently
had a glimpse of the bachelor
editor. No, we will take that back,
it was the complimentary remarks
of a certain young lady, regarding
this same bachelor editor which as
sured us that he was mortgaged
property.
The first and main thing in good
housekeeping is, having place for
everything and keeping everything
in its place, or in other words
housekeeping must be conducted
with system to nurse perfect sue
cess. We try to have the parlor
the prettiest room, but not so fine
that the family cannot sit there
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-20
YOUR OBJECT in PAINTING YOUR E

ped through his fingers. This
coupled with his private trouble, il
is thought, led to his suicide.
Friends of the deceased were
notified and came Saturday even
ing to take charge of the body
which was shipped to Beelerton for
burial.
Sheriff Chiles, in looking through
Hibbs' valise Saturday night, found
another note, which read:
My friends, goodbye. l have been
living a sport long enough; will quit
by taking my own life, Have given
everything away, and home is nothing
like this. | am not drunk now. l
stayed@with my sister about fl
weeks. So, old Morrison, goodbye.
Hibbs had about $4,000 in cash
+ four months ago according to
Hornsby, who was one of the party
coming after the body, but nothing
is known of what he did with it.
The Sheriff who searched the valise
was in hopes of finding deposit
slip, but nothing of the kind showed
up.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-20
Telephone No. 13.

Printing" appears elsewhere in
this paper and shows Miss Wade
to be a young woman of deep dis
cernment, giving promise of liter
ary usefulness should she direct
her talent in that channel.
The impression made by Miss
Nettie Miller Carter in her oration
on "How May Women Serve"
will prove lasting one. So com
pletely did she win the admiration
of Col. Brice, the trojan editor,
that he earnestly requested the fair
young speaker to favor him with
excerpts for this weeks publica-
tion.
As the exercises were held in
the sanctuary Of the church, APP
plause was forbidden, but at the
conclusion of Miss Carter's Grafton
the people, including many pious
church members, forgot for mo-
ment their surroundings and paid
that tribute which is the happy lot
of all who possess the power to
sway the mind.
The 'Plea for the High School"
by Miss Mabel Littleton made a
profound impression on the peo-
pie and won many friends for the
cause of public education. Indeed,
so rooted in the very hearts of the
people is their love for our public
institutions of learning, that it is
quite impossible to find patriotic,
public spirited citizen who does
not support them publicly and
privately. In fact, there is no
way citizen can make himself
more thoroughly disIiked than by
closing the door of opportunity to
the adult boys and girls of our
city.
To morrow the boys and girls
of to-day will fill the places we are
filling now, and we may rest as.
sured that their eyes are fixed upon
us and that our every official act,
the tendency of which is to rob
them of single opportunity that
would make their lives more USE
ful and happy, will prove us un-
worthy of the sacred trust we hold
in charge for them now.
The paper presented by Miss
Littleton is published in the Dem
ocrat and should be read by every
parent in Union City.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-20
ENGINEER IN DANGER
Wreck at the Passenger Station il
Union City.

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Union City.
With engine 155 standing astride
the crossing on the M. & o. tracks
and the tender tipped over on its
side, the coal half unloaded on the
platform under the ticket office win.
dow, and freight train on the NJ,
C.& st. t.L.Ry. backed up on the east
side with the rear of the last box
car considerably smashed and the
hind truck derailed, standing few
feet away, there was a spectacle
which attracted crowd to the vicin-
ity of the railroad crossing Satur-
day afternoon about l o'clock. A
freight on the M. & o. with an en-.
glne in front and one in the rear
had all passed over the crossing
but the rear engine when freight
train on the N. ,C.& st. L.road with
several box cars backed up against
it with a crash. 1t was accidental,
of course. Engineer Ownby was on
the lever or right side of cab and
in backing around the curve, which
leads from a westerly direction to
the northwest, could not see the
rear end of the M. & O. train cross
ing the track, The proper signals
were not exchanged and hence the
collision. The rear box car on his
train with considerable force Just
grazed the cab on the M. &. o. and
struck the tender full tilt, turning
it up sidewise, breaking the water
pipes and slightly damaging cab
and tender. The engineer on the
M. q O., Mr.. Mike Henneberry,
staid with his cab, notwith-
standing the fact that he barely
missed being badly or probably
fatally mashed up himself. The
cab, which is comparatively little
more than an egg shell, is built
around the boiler and he was prob
ably just a second or two ahead of
the line of attack.
Wreck1ng crews, with Mr.. Per-
kins in charge, Immediately went to
work and in half an hour the road
was clear again. The smashed
box car was first pulled up on the
track and pulled into the siding.
Then Mr.. Ownby backed his engine
in again and hitching to tender
with chain pulled 1T back on the
track. The crippled engine was
sent to Jackson for repairs.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-20
WHY 1T SUCCEEDS.

Because MS for One Thing oniy and Union
cityjs Learning This.
Nothing can be good for everything
Doing one thing well brings success
Doan's Kidney Pills do one thing
only.
They're for sick kidneys
They cure backache, every kidney
i'll.
Here is Fulton evidence to prove it:
f. B. Green, paper contractor, resid-
ing on Second street in Fulton says:
For several years, off and on, have
had more or less trouble with my back
and kidneys. The aching across the
small of my back was very severe at
times especially so in the morning
when l first got up. / also had diff
Guilty with the kidney secretions
which were oftimes scanty and dis
tressing. i saw Doan's Kidney Pills
advertised for sometime in our papers
and got box. | must confess that
had little confidence In them, but | was
relieved. | took five or six boxes all
told. Ny back was better and strong
er than it was a long time and the
trouble with the kidneys relieved.
Doan's Kidney Pills are the best med
icine / ever used and | am glad to
testify to their merits"
Plenty more proof like this from
Union City people. Call at the Moss
Drug Store and ask what his custom
ers report.
Sold for so cents per box. For sale
by all dealers. Foster-M ilburn Co.
Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the u.
S.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-20
SUMMER INSTITUTE.
Peabody State Institute Opens in
Union City June 6.
up

The regular Summer Institute
in Union City beginning June and
and continuing four weeks has
been announced by State Superin-
tendent Mynders. Teachers in
charge will be as follows:
A. E. Darrah, conductor; j. H.
Bayer, Jas. M. Moore, Miss
Matte Butler. Miss Alice Shepard.
The work of the Peabody State
Institute will consist of thorough
review of the public school curri-
culum, regular and systematic
work in the theory and practice of
teaching and school management,
and regular drills in the various
branches of study with special at
tention to the best methods of
study and teaching.
The course is divided into pri-
mary and secondary, and requires
two sessions for completion. Those
who pass satisfactory examine
tions on the branches required by
law in the primary schools of the
State, and on the lectures of the
Institute, will be given a certif-
cate which, by order of the State
Superintendent, will entitle the
holder to a Teachers Primary
Certificate in any county in the
State, good for one year.
Only persons who have pre-
viously taken the primary course
in State Institute will be admit
ted to the secondary course. This
course embraces all branches re-
quired by law in the secondary
schools of the State, and lectures
on the Pedagogy and School Law.
Those who pass satisfactorily the
examinations in this department
and have had two years expert
ence in teaching will be granted
Roll of Honor" Certificates,
which will entitle them to First
Grade Secondary Certificates in
any county of the State for four
years.
RAILROAD RATES, ETC.
Arrangements will be made with
all railroads in the State for re-
duced rates on the certificate plan.
Ask the agent from whom you
purchase your ticket for certif-
cate. This will entitle you to
return ticket at one-third the reg
ular rate.
For information in regard To
board, etc., write to Supt. A. E.
Darrah, Union City, Tenn.
Tuition is free and there is no
charge except for board.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-20

once IN WnllG anu lCSi dl nOulS
and not like the little fellow, who,
while his mother was entertaining
us in the parlor, kept saying "Mam-
ma, les do home" The parlor
should be cleaned, busted and ar
ranged once week, and be sure to
keep the parlor lamp filled, for of
all things to have the lamp go out,
especially when our beau comes.
Next comes the family room, which
should be large and roomy, bright
and airy, This room must be
cleaned every day and oftener if
necessary. We keep a cozy seat
with hinged lid, where the children
can put their playthings in order.
One of our neighbors has little tot
not two years old, and her mother
never makes anything new or puts
up new picture or house decora-
ton that the little one doesn't call
my attention to it the moment l
am in the house.
Now, the dining room; it should
be as warm and cozy in winter and
cool and pleasant in summer as is
possible. 1t should be we'll lighted,
we'll screened, and prettily furnish
ed with bright pictures on the
walls, and flowers in the windows
with here and there cozy seat or
couch with the newspaper hard by,
and then if the dinner is late the
"gude mon" will never grumble.
Last. but not least, is the kitchen.
We take more pride in our kitchen
than other rooms. 1t has an east
ern and southern window, We have
a painted floor and wall, as 'tis
easily cleaned. On the left of the
stove we have shelves and the sink,
or wash-up table if you have no
sink; we have arranged in a circle
from the right of the stove back to
the sink, first, a well-hlled stove
wood box, then cook table, then
cupboard, with other part for dishes
and lower part for provisions. Next
is our kneading board or small
table with flour barrel hard by; on
a small shelf above we keep soda
and salt, the rolling pin, and bread
pan, bright and shining beneath.
We often laugh and say 1--WE go in.
to our kitchen and turn around once
and our dinner is done" Our dish
es from the dining room are remov-
ed after being carefully garthered
up to the wash up table; on this
table we keep bucket for all waste
water and scraps so as to make but
one trip to the slop bucket, which
we keep in the back yard to be
empt;ed by that m1schievous boy
whenever his mother finds him idle.
Another point is to keep yourself |
neat and pleasant, plan your work
1 day ahead, especially your meals
and try always to have them on
lime, ready and inviting when the
men folks come in; have soap and
water handy and towels where they
;an find them or rather have them
secure on the roller, where you can
ind them, for what man will hang
ip the towel? There are many
,ther good points in housekeeping
90 numerous to mention. By fol-
owing the few l have mentioned
md all others you can pick up
is pleasure and
lome is what it should ever be, the
Iearest place on earth. and to insure
-reater success in housekeeping
:eep plenty of Barleycorn brooms
nd scrub for The Commercial. X
Polly.
We have for sale a scholarship in
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-20
THE MORPHINE ROUTE
EphTaim Hlbbs, Of BssIsrtOn, Kyy
Suicides al BTaGkin Hotel,
Sought Release from the Clutches of
Worldly Entanglements.


Worldly Entanglements.
The quiet of the city was some
what disturbed last Saturday morn
ing by the report of suicide at the
Brackin Hotel. Upon investigation
it was found to be the remains of
Ephriam Hibbs, of Beelerton, Ky.
Life was extinct, but the body was
not altogether cold.
The suicide arrived here Friday
and registered at the Brackin Ho-
tel as e. M. Hibbs, giving no place
, of residence. He was a medium
Geize man of swarthy appearance
and very small feet He wore a
Prince Albert and patent leather
shoes and brought with him fine
dress suit case and a combination
gun, the right barrel shot gun
and the left rifle. In the suit case
was found a pistol, and having that
and a gun would indicate that he
likely intended to take his life with
bullet, and later conclued to use
poison.
During the morning he complain
ed of not feeling well, and asked to
be shown to a room, which request
was granted. Afterwards he sent
the porter for morphine, and
about the middle of the afternoon
a gentleman at the hotel accomo-
dated him by going to the drug
store for some of the drug for him,
little dreaming that it was intend
ed to end a human life. At supper
time Hibbs was invited down, but
said that he did not feel that he
could eat anything. Nothing more
was thought of the stranger until
Saturday morning when a porter
went to ask about his breakfast
and found him dead. Physicians
were summoned, but found that life
had been extinct for sometime.
On the table near the bed we're
two morphine boxes and paper
which had contained the drug, some
of which remained. There was
also note written on paper which
had contained morphine. 1t was
written with hard lead pencil and
could scarcely be read.
Goodbye to all. Got some money,
but can't get it now, so put me awav
just like you find me. | want Mr.. Ed
Lorne to have all my clothes. Tell
all my friends goodbye. | tire of this
world. My - and two guns, sell
them; also my chain. So do the best
you can with what have got-it will |
be all right for me, for have not done
well there. Give everything away, so
that they can get nothing from me.
Morrison swore lie and has ruined
me. So he will swear against me in
the court.
A gentleman here went to the
hotel and identified the dead man
as Il. M. Hibbs, a retired merchant
of Beelerton, Ky. He stated that
Hibbs had been widower for
several years; that after his wife's
death he boarded with the family of
a man named Ted Morrison, who
accused Hibbs of alternating his
wifes affections, and he sued him
for SIS, 900 damages and was given
Judgment for that sum at the last
term of the Circuit Court at Clin-
ton.
The note left by the dead man
showed that he was illiterate, it
having numerous errors of spelling
and was very badly written.
Hibbs conducted mercantile
business at Beelerton for some
time, exchanging his store for
farm. Afterwards he sold the farm
to the man who owned the store.
His possessions had rapidly slip
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-20
WITH OUR SCHOOLS
Commencement Exercises in the Pub
lie High School
AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL HALLS
PRIMARY HALL.

vi w CuuCoudJ ulOIu uIuS dt Tue
Public School Primary Hal, under
the direction of the principal, Miss
Tardiff, and her assistants, Misses
Cayce and VOORHEES, were held clos,
ing exercises. There were bright
songs, pantomimes, recitations
and representation of Mother
Goose and her coterie of favorites.
All was we'll done, much to the
credit of the little pupils and their
teachers.
FIRST GRAMMAR SCHOOL HALL.
The First Grammar School Hall,
in charge of Miss Dorothy Robin
son and assistants, Miss Eleanor
Spencer and Miss Ada Casebere,
was the point of interest to public
school pupils and patrons on Thurs
day morning. There was a military
drill by the little boys; a trio of lit
tie girls performing on two violins
and a mandolin; solo by one of the
boys entitled, eff | Were Girl"
recitations, decIamations, ETC., a
very meritorious exhibition by
be pupils of this department.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
The graduating exercises of the
Grammar School took place at the
Methodist church Thursday night.
The salutatory, by Ewing Nail
ling, was given most creditably, ,as
was the vaIedictory, by Miss Anna
May Ewing. There were songs,
drillsand pantomimes. The Blue
and the Gray was most strikingIy
unique. The young ladies wore
uniforms of blue and gray. The
blue crrried roses, the gray bore
palms and callas.
The pupils receiving medals for
excellence in the years work were
Miss Anna May Ewing of seventh
grade and Clyde Nichols of --
grade. They were awarded by
Rev. w. J. Mccoy. DR.. t. D.
president of the board,
presented the certificates of grad
uation.
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
Last Friday, at $50 p. m., the
commencement exercises of the
Union City High School took place
1t the Methodist Episcopal Church
IF this city. Seldom, indeed, has
such representative body of citi-
sens appeared on such an occasion.
The church which was brilliantly
lighted and profusely decorated
With cut flowers, palms and other
ootted plants, presenting most at
ractive scene.
At twenty minutes after s o'clock
he High School, numbering one
and twenty, marched from
he Sunday school room into the
auditorium, where seats were re-
erved. The following order of
Exercises was then carried out: :
invocation ... Rev. w. L. Atkisson :
lyerture. .........,... Orchestra I
EVOLUTION of Printing ..........
................M Miss Daisy Wade !
,horus, "Boat Song. .... High School
low May Women Serve. .... /
......,. Miss Nettie M. Carter /
)verture. ...... Orchestra
lea for the High School. ..... I
........ M iss Mabel Littleton I
'resentation Of Diplomas. e
...... .Prest. DR.. t. ID. Edwards
local Solo. Mrs. Farrar h
.......... DR.. +, L. Ewing +
The paper presented by Miss >
)aisy Wade on the Evolution of t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-20

We have for sale a scholarship in
the American Telegraph College at
Memphis, and will offer bargain to
anyone that can use it. Address JOHN
BARLEYCoRE, r. Il. ID. No. l, Union
Citv Tenn
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-20
O. B. A. Store Room For Rent.

The G. B. A. store room, corner
First and Mary streets, now occupied
bv d. P. Caldwell, will be vacant on
April Is. For further particulars, call
on r. GARTH, Agent.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-05-20

axes two. 1t is guaranteed
Get our color card and
They are free at
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-30
CITY NE VS.
YOUNG RETAINS DICKSON
PRESENT COUNSEL IN BUCKMAN
CASE WILL HAVE CHARGE OF
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS.

Fred L. Dickson of St. Paul, who
retires as first assistant attorney gen
eral next week, will be retained by At
torney General Young as special counsel
to prosecute the Buchanan timber tres
pass case. He has had the matter in
charge, and az the regular force will
be busy, the new attorney general has
asked Mr.. Dickson to follow it up.
The state has appealed from the de-
cision of Judge Brill, that the statute
requiring penalty for timber trespass
is penal Under this decision, after
three years have elapsed, the state
can collect only the actual value of
the timber.
If the supreme court upholds Judge
Brill. the state may amend its COM
plant and sue the congressman for the
actual value of the timber, which is
claimed to be over $4,000, instead of
the $4,000 for which Mr.. Buchanan set
tied with the state auditor.