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The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-03

days Dick Croker may show up, pass
a million or two TO the state treasury,
an say: Here divvy this UP. I've
been thiakin' its mine. but 1 got a
proci Pass it out accordin to iden-
tihcation." OF course, it amt likely,
but there's -.InegeIrf impossible things
happened. Who'd ever have believed
that the people stood amy chance of
getan' back sang of the yeliow-dog
All Of which goes TO show that
when a guy gets a -pr9ci, the chances
Is things is on the mend. An I want
to tip YOU Off that I've had a proci
about this fellow Wagner. Most peo-
pie figured him OUT as a freak. But
ne amt nothin of the kind. OF
cearse, these simple life receipts is all
right in. theirgt way IAN of course
there's a. lot of hot air in en-. but
the point about the song writer is
that he sounded a moo note. An he
set the people 10 tainkinf,- even If it
was a little dangerous.
The great 'trtsT6le7 with the people
these days is that they run to ex-
tremes. There's where the danger
comes in. An it runs all through the
national life, not to say a word about
the Moo York Life. Look at the way
things is run on the stage. Why it is
gettin' so that if a fellow wants to take
his girl to the theayter. he don't feel
T quite safe unless he's armed with a
| pair of blue spectacles, an the girl has
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-03
A CHINESE REVENGE.
Seized Wife Of His Employer and
Buried Her Alive.
ICopyright, 1906, by Central News ana
Press EXCHANGED

ICopyright, 1906, by Central News ana
Press Exchanged
London, Dec. "A gruesOme story
Of Chinese barbarity is related by the
North China Daily News as having oc-
CURED recently at Pelxin. A certain
mandarin's wife had incurred the ha-
tired of her husbands head steward
because she had refused to procure for
the latter's sen a coveted government
appointment. The opportunity to re-
venge himself, for which the aggrieVed
steward had long waited, at last pre-
sented itself. The mandarin was leay-
ing on a short journey, and was over
heard to say jestingly to his wife that
he had fully made up his mind to
have her buried alive.
After his masters departure, the
chief of the household solicited an in
terVieW with the wife, and making the
customary low obeisance, told her that
he had come to carry out his masters s
orders. The terrified woman protested
that it had been a joke, but the stew
ard, aided by some menfals, seized ana
gagged her and buried her alive in her
own garden. The fury of the prince
when he returned knew no bounds.
The culprit was arrested and subjected
to terrible torments before he was
finally beheaded. As many Of his abet-
tors as could be found were put to
death by strangling.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-03

GREAT gooKEY.s HElREss.
Fred Archer's Daughter Inherits For
tune. of S60O,OO0.

London, Dec. 2.=The fact that the
daughter and heiress of the late Fred
Archer has just come Of age and now
enters into possession of 100000, re-
calls a pathetic passage in the career
OF the famous jockey. On the day he
won the Liverpool cup with Thebias
he received a message that his wife,
the daughter of Matthew Dawson, the
trainer, had given birth to the little
girl who has now reached her major
ity.
What a splendid double was Ar
cher's joyous comment as he left to
hasten home to Newmarket But his
JOY was soon turned to sorrow, for his
young wife died a few hours after he
reached home. From that time the
great jockey devoted himself to his
mofherless bairn. and left her the
legacy of which she is now mistress.
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Mr.. DEYER r: =
Holds Forth on The Danger Of Running to E5c-
krenles, and Shows The Wisdom Of the Patient
Copyright. 1905 Central News Exchanged


F ANYBODY had told me a month
ago that I'd have doped out this
German guy Charley Wagner as
beiR' entitled to be figured on,
~ said Mr.. Devery, I'd have spoke a
piece right out there an then, an
said they was off their dip; but you
can't never tell about the process of
thought. Process of thoughts won-
derful thing. OF course 1t amt as Won
deffuI as proef of thought, but it comes
near IT. Process is where you have
two or more. They bar proci out in
the state department as dangerous to
the peace of the community, but here
an there you'll find il in private life
They've had a few @prOcys in the -insur-
ance world lately. Some Of EN- first
thought it would be. 81 great thing to
loot the till. an, later they doped it
out as best policy to pat back the
swag. That's the beauty of the exist
ence of proci: you can't never say
what's going to happen. One Of these
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-03

An you don't have to do no worryin'
if you know you're on the level your
self. Never mind the public. Look
at the municipal government in any
good sized city of the country. Amt
they all a success? Why, of course.
AM they don't do no worryin' over the
public. Not on your life.
You see when you look the whole
game over, there's more fun in the
simple things of life than there is in
these things that is regarded as the
t1lit Take Dunno of Chicago. He's
tlle limit an there amt no fun in him.
It's all very well to say that fellow
in big city amt got no chance to
live a nice quiet life. Look at the
crowd that amt got any coin. Amt
they left alone? Very well, then; amt
it easy to get rid of your coin? If there
isn't no other way you can start up
a bank in Ohio an telegraph for lit
tie Cassie. She'll help you out If no
body else will. But get out of run
mia to extremes. If you want to
make little coin, go in an make It.
But don't figure on million. BE
satisfied with what you can get. Look
at the ward. leaders Amt they hap
py2 Why, OF course. They get what
they can an they can what they get.
Let the other fellow -Wrestle for the big
game Yhere ain't man that lives
that has, q million but what naI m mnls
times took up dodgin' the yultures
that's trying to trim him out OF his
ron. MingIe with the goats an the
cows an the chickens an the ducks.
ant get away from the vultuFes. You
never see a yulture in your life that
went huntfn after clean food. want
to tell you there's more to be gained in
i've minutes silent communion with a
broWn-exed 5ackass, than there is in
ls7astin' an hour study5n1 out the latest
.Be1sarte dip. When you east your eye
On the S3ackass an figure him ever you
see he ain such a jay after all. The
only reason he dor't talk IS because ne
dent went to hurt your sfeeain's But
he thinks. WHAT'S more he has q
l.pFoci He hates to ask you what
you re rushin' 5rouud-the world for an
ttehaNiIfs ike a whirlin' Dervish. But
he. wonders just the same. You can't
make him hustle. He don't burn no
+ candle at both ends He amt strug-
/ Gin, an pushin' an hghdn' to get
/ into the thick of the scrimmage. He
1 amt elaWin' the hair out of all the
other jackasses SO he can wear a
switch He amt got no patent ear
f stretcher SO he can make hlmsel1 q
+ different shape. He don't try to put
on any lugs an pose as a camel when
+ he's just a donkey He Just goes on
/ even fflEe.- carries the load that's pul
4 on him. an moves quiet an easy u
sI-vou beat him he. don't run no quicker
f an you cant stOp him by pullin' MS
tail He don't run to no extremes
re 5ust goes along an nlls the bill
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-03
Rochefort's Journalistic Output.

FarIs, Dec. A-"Lne ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
made that the 'Intransigeant," M.
Henri Rochefort's paper, is to be trans
formed into an eventful journal, has
drawn attention to the remarkable
journalistic output of It's proprietor.
For fifty years the pamphleteer has
written daily for his paper. His daily
average represents about $50 lines a
day-thaE is to say, 64,725 lines a year
and during his career, 50 far as it
has gone, 2,736,250 lines. This lineage
represents no fewer than 800 volumes
of the ordinary size sold at 10 cents a
volume. The writer's are rare who
have filled a library. The most famous
example is Alexander Dumas, who
wrote and published the matter Of 500
volumes.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-03
THE SHAH ma PASSION.
Orders That One of His Ministers Be
Deprived of His Ears.
ICopyright, 1865 by Central News and
Press Exehanse1

ICopyright, 1865 by Central News and
Press Exchanged
Berlin, Dec. 2.-Dr. Rosen, the Ger
man commissioner in the Moroccan
affair, told the following story at din
ner the other day: while I was en-.
vcy at Teheran one Of the Shah's min
listers had for some reason incurred his
august masters displeasure. and His
Majesty, in a passion, ordered that both
the unfortunate mans ears should be
cut off. When the Shah shortly after
wards saw the minister again he asked
if the order had been duly carried out.
The answer was in the affirmative, but
the king of Kings demanded. proof
positive and ordered his councillor to
take off his turban. Then. 1t was seen
that only a small portion Of the lobes
had been shipped off. In q rage his
majesty sent for the executiouer. and
meanwhile furious1y demanded: How
dared he only cutsof G piece2"
ssThe eXecuuoner prOba bly, received
'backsheesh, your majesty. volun-
teered one OF fta royal encourage,
tremblingly. ''I4ow much, do You
think ?" roared the Shah. perhaps
100 tomans" Cs250J. THE fool!" His
ma jesty cried. IF he had given them
to me would have let him 90"
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-03
~ 90 sPENcER TIAsTINes.

UB OFF the rouge from the
face of society and you WiH
turn away your eyes at the
ugly spectacle. Tear from
the forehead the attractive
mask that aides the eye,
and across the brow, alas, too often
VIII be found the Redeemed letter OF
unchastity. Undress- the hippOdfome
Of deceit. and give to il an Aegean
cleansing, and where you now see the
Angel of Truth and the Three Sisters.
Faith. Hope and Charity. with upiifted
arms that signify the spotless SOUL you
viii gaze upon crater of social faI-
gity--a chasm of hypocrisy.
Why should we longer deceive our
selves? Is 1t not true? Stop living
the false life yourself and think. Are
you not shallow hollow, untrue to
yourself? And is il not the veneer of
life that is at the bottom Of this grow
ing tendency to be to thyself false, and
then of necessity false TO every MANI
Let me talk plainly to You. Mr.
Smith. You started, in your cradle, as
q wee bit of pink flesh in a bundle of
soft white down. with a proud, dOmi-
neering bOasting father on one side,
and "a loving Yet deceived mother on
the other, who thought you the pret-
liest and best baby ia the world And
she told everyone SO. She said you
aever cried. which was of course. un-
true. You know you did. Before you
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-03

as he was intended to fill it. You
can't coax, beat nor turn him from
what he figures out to be his regular
line. He can't dance no two-step,
he cant pose as the leader of fashion.
he won't drink highballs when there's
water to be had, he won't put eight
days work into one, he won't rush
an hustle an snarl an trample on
the rest of the crowd; but he's alive,
amt he? An he gets his carrots just
the same. That's because he's
Jackass, an you're wise guy figurin'
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-03
Honesf Cabnlan-in Paris.

Paris, Dec. 2.-On the occasion OF
the monthly dinner of the Association
Toulousaine, +" the honest cabman who
returned the valuable jewels lost re
Gently by Mile. BreVal, of the opera
was invited. 1t was found that tbs
cabnaan was Of Polish origin, but coBl6
claim to be a Toulousian, and there
fore was enabled to take his seat among
the other sons of Toulouse. Nile
Breval was also invited. NJ. JeaT
Cruppi, the barrister and deputy, pre-.
sided at the dinner and proposed tht
healths Of the artistic and the honest
cabnaan-
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-03

Berlinf Dec. 2---A Hamburg paper
announces that an inhabitant Of a vii
1age near Lubeck has committed sui
cide BY hanging himself on the eve OF
celebrating the centenary of his birth,
The old man had. It seems, looked for
ward to the great day with an anxious
heart. He knew that great prepara-
tions were. being made to celebrate his
bfrthdav As the anniversary ap-
nroached he grew despondent and
finally was driven to take his life.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-03
SINGULAR SCENE IN CHURCH.

out what you can get out of the Del
sarte dip.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-03
What Is. Wrong With Society f?


b John Spencer Hastings 9szs is9 bs5sss 3 sss'
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03
Married in St. panl.

Mr.. George Workman Griffin, a
brother of the late w. II. Griffin
and for several years resident of
this city himself, was married to
Miss Mary Alice Davis, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Davis, at
the Davis home in st. Paul, Mimi,
on Wednesday, October Is. Mr..
Griffin is an accomplished gentle
man in every respect and success
full business man. Nc doubt his
bride is a worthy lady. They
travel until January IS on honey.
moon trip.
The place for you on a rainy day
is inside one of our Hart, Schaffner
& Marx rain coats. A suitable ov-
ercoat for any day. Robinson,
Bransford a. Co., one price.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03
TIE Ministries.

The attraction at Reynolds Opera
House this week was Barlow s
Ministries, The Performance
pleased a very good size audience.
Manager Coburn always has good
minstrel company, and this compa-
ny was no exception to the rule.
He comes as near giving his patrons
their moneys worth" as any OF
them.
The company consists OF clever
bunch of entertainers, who have
the faculty of making the audience
enjoy to the fullest extent their
good music, comedy sketches and
dancing. The military costuming
and opening numbers were decid-
ed hit, and a great novelty as well,
and a hearty reception awaits them
on any future visits.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03
The Weleetka Township.

Mr. L. Oppenheimer Of Trenton,
associated with Messrs c. A.
Butord G. b. Campbell and d.
Lamar, have established headquar-
tiers in the city for the purpose of
interesting some of our citizens in
Indian territory property These
gentleman have what they seem to
think very fine proposition, at
least they are very enthusiastic
over it, and from the way II is pre-
scented to tie public it does indeed
look good Mr. Oppenheimer is
well known here. He sold some
Western property here some
months ago and the investors have
already realized nice profit out of
1T. He is one of the best known
men in Trenton. This new pros
pect is a town called Weleetka in
Indian Territory at the junction of
the Frisco and branch railroads.
1t is three years old with popula-
tion of 1900 intelligent white
American citizens. There are
700 lots for sale and the town has
90 more land on which to build
being entirely surrounded by Gov
eminent reservations. The Creek
tribal government will end next
March, when Weleetka, under Ter
rltorial laws, will be the county
seat. They will have electric
lights. water works and an ice
plant large enough for a town Of
ten thousand, one mammoth oil
mill, school houses with 400 in pub
lie school, churches, two banks,
etc A canal is being surveyed
from an elevation of 80 feet which
will give it the greatest water
power in the State, This reaches
across the neck of the bend Of the
North Canadian River, on which
Weleetka 10 situated. There are
some six or eight thousand peo-
pie living in the section laid off for
a county, and we are told that 30
per cent. OF the land is under culti-
walton. This is of a rich loamy
character. II this company don't
do business then there is nothing
in prospects.
Hon. seid Waddell left this week
for Weleekta to examine the prop
ertY and will, when he returns, re-
port to The Commercial what he
has seen.
q.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03
Gardner Buys Timber Land

Pine Bluff. Ark, Oct. 28.-Rus-
sell E. Gardner of st. Louis. bug.
gy manufacturer to-day closed a
deal for $500 acres of timber land
south of Pine Bluff, and is negoti-
ating for 5000. more. A large
buggy factory will be located either
at Pine Bluff, Fordyce or Little
Rock, and the timber from this
land will be used. Mr. Gardner is
coming down the Mississippi River
in private yacht and will soon ar
rive here.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03
Badly Burned.

Mr.. Frank Wehman, one of the
we'll known salesn en- engaged for
several years with the Dietzels,
was badly burned last Monday
afternoon. A colored man was
sent upstairs to polish some stoves.
Mr.. Wehman went up to inspect
the work and while standing near
one of the stoves, struck match.
The composition, which contained
gasoline, flashed simultaneously
and before Mr. Wehman had time to
move his face, hand and arm we're
burnt into blisters. DR.. Blanton
was called to attend him. The
doctor did not think Mr.. Wehman's
eyes were injured, but it would be
several days before he could tell
the extent of the burns. Mr.. Web
man has lots of friends who sim
cerely sympathize with him.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03
The New Road.

The Union City and Reeltoot
Lake Railroad Company held a
meeting last Wednesday night.
Mr.. Read had returned from New
York with some very useful infor-
nation and reported his findings t.
the committees. Active work
along different lines will begin
again in few days.
At the meeting of the incorpor-
tors of the Union City & Reeltoot
Lake r. r. Co. the following Of
were elected: ]. c. Burdick, ptesi-
dent; T. B. Greer, vice-president
rnd general manager; L. S. Parks,
treasurer; A. T.. Darrah, secretary.
These gentlemen will serve only
until the stockholders meeting to
be held later on. Subscription lists
for the capital stock were started
with several 1000 subscriptions.
Please come forward and settle
your account, as we want to wind
up all of our old accounts at once.
Robinson. Bransford az Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03
Transportation

To the delegates to the West
Tennessee Farmers Institute to be
held at Jackson, Tenn, Nov. s,
and 10, | have your transportation
at my store, please call and get it.
ID. p. CALDWELL.
The desegates are w. h. Ar.
drews, John Kersey, Will Latimer,
John Mitchell, T. II Latimer, Sam
Wade, Pink Marshall, Marcus d.
Glover, ]. L. Glover, IT., Ed Mar.
shall, b. H. Hubbs. Will Nash, j.
T.. Glover, Or. J. w. Alexander,
Cage Hale, ]. +. Cloar c. S. Tally.
Look! Best Patent Flour
at $4.75, at mill. Strictly
guaranteed, or money re-
funded. Dai1nke-Walke
- Milling Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03
Meeting Closes.

The Missionary Alliance meeting
closes this week probably. Rev.
and Mrs. Ramseyer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Eicher will go to Humboldt to
conduct another meeting. About
the 6rst of January Mr.. and Mrs.
Ramseyer will go to Mexico to con-
tinue their work and Mr.. and Mrs.
Eicher will sail for India as mis-
sionaries,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03

We have number of good homes
for sale cheap on easyterms. See
or write us, Carter q White, Real
Estate and Insurance.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03
Death at Rives.

Willie, son OF Mr.. VIM. Shankle,
citizen of Rives, died last Sunday
at the home of his parents. The
young man was II years of age, a
favorite in the household, and the
bereavement is very great. The
remains were taken to Hollow Rock
Monday to be buried.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03

We've priced them right--the la
bel is IN Them small thing tC
look for, big thing to find. Hart,
Schaffner g. Marx suits and over
coats at Robinson, Bransford &
Co. S, one price.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03
Don't Jump

to conclusions and think, be-
cause You have suffered so long
from chronic PAIN, that 1t is
incurable. Whether you call it
rheumatism, neuralgia, back
ache, earache, tOOthache, head
ache, a sprain, Indigestion or
some internal trouble, Ofwhich
yOu don't rightly know the
nature, the surest and most
reliable relief and cure is
HAMLINS WIZARD OIL.
This medicine acts directly
1.pon tho eFFes-and blood
vessels in such 6 wal. as to re-
lieVe Inflammation, reduce
sWellings, and drive out the
exact cause of trouble to which
the pain is due. Price so cents
and $1.OO. Fully guaranteed.
For sale and recommended by
Martin-Allen Drug Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03

Lowney's canaies at Dahnke'a.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

H. T Edwards is at home from
trip to Nashville.
Mrs. c. w. Miles will spend til,
winter in Los Angeles. Cal
Miss Maggie Burke has returned
from a visit with Martin friends.
The Misses Burrus, Of Stat,
Line, vas in the city shopping Sat
urday.
Mrs. Newberry, Of Trenton, is
the guest Of her mother, Mrs. Johr
O'Donnell.
Mrs. Ella Harrison and daughter,
Miss Evelyn, are at home from Ca.
ruthersyille, Mo.
All Halloween was largely OBJ.
served by many of our people
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. H. T. Edwards and little
daughter left Wednesday for visit
to Memphis friends.
Col. w. G. Tatom, of the Nash
vile American spent few days in
town this week with his friends
here. - -a@a~~
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Miles went
to st. Louis this week to visit the
family Of Mrs. Miles father, Judge
Launtz.
Mrs. Ella Brummell, OF St. Louis,
en- route to Tiptonville, is the guest
of Mrs. Florence Strother on Lii
lac street.
DR.. Abbott is circulating among
old friends this week. DR.. Abbott
likes Mississippi well enough, but
Tennessee is better.
Miss Ethel Johnson, an ac-
complished young lady, has been
engaged as assistant clerk in the
postoffice in this city.
Mrs. K. e. Martin, who has been
visiting her parents at Cuba, Hen
ry County, for a couple of weeks,
will return to Union City in a day
or two.
Miss Nora Johnson lett this week
for Wilkesboro, n. G., to spend a
few months with relatives. She
will be the guest of Mr. Samuel
and others.
Mr.. Dan Mcdonald and daughter,
Miss Mary, returned this afternoon
on the Mountain from Memphis,
where they have been tor several
lays. Helena World.
DR.. w. A. Mailing has returned
rom Chicago, after few weeks in
-he hospital service, brushing up
against the talent in the latest
methods of treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. NJ. Hubbard,
who have been visiting Mr.. and
Yrs. Pope Herring for some weeks,
eft this week returning to their
rome in Fort Worth, Tex.
Mr.. and Mrs. W D. Reeves re-
urned on the Valley this afternoon
rom Battle Creek, Mich, where
hey have been spending the sum
ner months. Helena World.
Mrs, Smith, formerly Miss May
of Los Angeles, Cal,
vas in the city this week visiting
Ter old-t;me friends. She left
Tuesday returning to Paducah and
hence to California.
Mr.. ]. ]. Read, one of our Union
sity & Reelfoot Lake r. r. COM
has returned from two
r three weeks stay in New York
1ty and Paducah. He is now do
az business for the new road.
Mr.. r. X Smoot, the singing
has returned from
1ilan, where he has been engaged
4 meeting. He left Tuesday for
,ebanon to visit his friend, Mr. Ed
ar Hudgins, who is IN school
tudying law, From there he Will
eturn to Washington, Ind, his
ONE.
Mr.. W. r. Grimes, editor of the
.enton Argus, who has been very
ok man for several months, was
/ town Saturday. Mr.. Grimes in
,rms us that he is very much inn
roved in health and that he is ar
lnging to start the Argus again
fter suspension of two or more
onths.
Mr.. A. n Dickson last week
ripped his household goods to
and the family moved this
eek TO that CITY, where they are
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03

Mrs Jane Hopkins boys clothes
save mothers time and labor They
do not rip and the buttons stay on.
Robinson, Bransford & Co. s one
price store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03
Mr.. Eddie Wagner. who has been

Mr., Eddie Wagner, who has been
spending a couple Of months in the
city visiting his parents and broth.
er, left last Monday night for New
Orleans. Mr. Wagner is member
of the orchestra, which is to furnish
music at the Crescent Theatre.
He is a good trombone player and
the patrons of the theatre here have
enioyed the music of the local or
chestra during his visit.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-03

The young man who comes to us
to get fitted out is satisfied in every
instance for party, ball or street
wear. We are the only one price
men and boys outftters. Robin
son. Bransford s. Co.