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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22

room and kitchen. All light rooms. the
advertisement says. The dining-room
Is very pretty. There
is a big square alcove window, but
coming up in front of it to darken the
meal hours is another big steel and
stone structure. The bedrooms look
out over the city, but already the con-
tractors are tearing down the neigh
boring houses and the blank white wall
of still another giant hive will soon
shut the air and light from the sleep
ing rooms.
Washington is a city of such mag
nificent distances that people who
could otherwise afford to build in the
suburbs are obliged to move into apart
ments in order to be near enough to
their offices to insure punctuality in
business hours. In addition, for some
unaccountable reason property even on
the outskirts of the capital is by no
means cheap.
Chicago has a passion for fat life
and slly-scrapers. Even San Francisco.
the city of shingles. is turning her
streets into canyons Of brick and NOR
tar.
The American traveller who asks
why" of the monotonous streets Of
Berlin, Paris Vienna. Madrid that
stretch between endless walls broken
only by window or fantastic balcony.
may find the answer in the changing
character OF his own cities saving OF
space, money, time.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22

mi lar surroundings; here are the
squnre-built palaces of Vienna and
Budapest. The Russian suffers no
inconsistencies here are the narrow
streets of st. Petersburg and Moscow.
Only the native American, with his
lungs full Of country air, and his mind
filed with the picture of sunny, cot
tage-lined village streets, stiles in the
dust and noxious gases, gapes wonder
struck at the sky-scrapers.
Fit Only for Paupers and MiIIionaires
1t Is these new corners, too, who do
their share toward changing the APP
pearanee of the city. Wherever they
congrcgate. and the migratory impulse
seems to CARRY them no further than
the foreign sections of the cities in
which they land, they make life intol-
cradle for the American-born, and thus
drive out the moderately prosperous
from the less expensive localities, until
il II only the paupers and the million
aires who can afford TO live in New
York.
Seven thousand dollars a year for an
apartment IN New York Is not, by any
means, the highest price. There are
buildings ON Fifth, Park. and Madison
avenues between 10th and 110th streets
in which some OF the apartments rent
for $4,000 year. Yet. with the ex
ceptiOn OF Fifth avenue which runs
along the east side of Central Park.
these avenues are not particularly beau
uful The electric cars run on Madi-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22
Ben Butler and New Orleans.

From the Buffalo Express.
1t would have done Ben Butler good
IL he could have lived to see the day
when New Orleans would welcome
Federal control of a yellow fever
epidemic with such enthusiasm that
the citizens themselves would raise by
popular subscription the money to pay
for 1t as was recently done. General
Butler established Federal control of
sanitation as Of everything else in New
Orleans during the war. He was
roundly abused for it. but he proved
the efficacy of cleanliness and strict
quarantine in preventing yellow fever.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22
LITERARY WORKS or JOHN HAY
TO BE PUBLISHED BY MS DAUGHTER

The country approves of John Hays
selection Of his literary executor. The
work of preparing the former states
mans papers for publication was be-
queathed by him to his daughter, Mrs.
Payne Whitney, who was Miss Helen
Hay. She has inherited much of the
high literary talent of her father and
has been frequent contributor to the
leading periodicals Of both prose and
verse. 1t will be her pleasant duty to
prepare for publication the many I'M
printed manuscripts from Mr.. Hays
facile pen
Mrs. Whitney's first published vol
ume Of her own was a collection Of
poems which appeared In 1898. Quite
lately, and principally through the in
fluence of her children, she has col
lected series Of charming stories for
little folks. Many OF these have at
tracted critical attention through their
easily recognized smack of childhood's
hours. AS a possible explanation or
how she was able to portray things so
genuinely from the childish standpoint
she has said that she has endeavored
always when writing them to bark
back to the scenes of her own child
hood, and to assist her recollection and
Imagination she has thrown herself on
the floor with pencil and tablet, getting
as near actually as possible to the
youngsters point Of view.
At the National Capital Miss Hays
true worth made her great fGyorite,
and both there and in London her
learning, wide reading and ready sym
pathy with her father made her Of
great assistance to him in his work.
Her husband, Mr.. Payne Whitney, was
classmate Of her brother, the late
Adelbert Hay.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22

son avenue and It is a long block from
the park But it is on the east side
and fashionable. The third street be-
yOnd it is roaring day and night with
the flight of the elevated trains, and
beyond that lies one Of the poorest sec
tons OF New York City, where the
children swarm like ants.
West Of Central Park, the apartment
buildings are still bigger, not so eXclu-
sive, and the prices are lower. On
Broadway, above Columbus Circle, or
Fifty-ninth street, where the Park be-
gins, a fairly comfortable seven-room
apartment in one Of the smaller build
ings, without elevators, may be had
for 500 a month and upward. In the
bigger twelve and fifteen story struc-
lures, where the apartments range
from eight to twelve rooms, rents run
from $500 a year up to $4,000 or
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22

the fifty years of his absence. He
asked her to write. Mrs. Moir did
write at once. She, too, had kept the
photograph of young Clay which he had
given to her when a boy, Further let
tiers followed. She had no children,
while all of Mr.. Clay's children had
homes Of their own.
Forgot That They Grew Old.
Throughout the correspondence the
two old people remembered each other
as they were in their young days and
from their photographs. Neither pic
tured the other as old-they were again
the sweethearts Of their youth. And
then 1t was arranged that they should
be married. Mrs. MOir, sixty-three
years old, started West to meet her fu-
ture husband. Reaching Omaha. she
received two kilograms, one that he
was very sick, and as she was prepar-
ing to hasten to his bedside another
came saying that he was dead The
old lady was stricken with grief and
taken seriously i'll. AS soon as she is
able to travel she will visit the grave
of the man whom she says she has
loved all her life.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22
Heading or Lotteries.

Information has been received at
the Post Office Department alleging
that lottery ticket selling Is again
flourishing in the United States,
which has led to an investigation and
recommendation of a fraud order
against e. Bogelsang. Of Hamburg,
Germany, who is stated to be conduct
ing in the United States the Hamburg
State Lottery, the Brunswick State
Lottery and the Hessian State Lottery.
Circulars intercepted at the New York
Post Office apparently mailed at
Hamburg, solicit remlttances for ticket
drawings In the above lotteries and
direct that remittances be. made TO
Bogelsang. at Hamburg.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22

$1,000, at least. In the best known of
these creamy white fifteen-story
building adorned with innumerable
grilled iron balconies painted green,
one may secure bachelor suite, con-
sisting of parlor, bedroom and bath,
unfinished, for the mere pittance of
$4,000 year.
Tiny Hives for Homes.
On Riverside Drive rates are lower.
The Drive is the most beautiful resi-
dence street in the city, but it is far
from Fifth avenue, and the wind blow
ing in over five miles of bay and river is
distressingly harsh during the winter
Here for 81 800 one may find an apart
nlent comprising parlor, library (by
courtesy so called), three bedrooms,
bath, dining-room, pantry, servants
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22
MODERN CLIFF DKELLERS.
THE SKY SCRAPERS OFBIG CITES
TAXING PLACE or HOMES.
Not Only Used for Office Buildings,
But Occupied by Thousands of
Families.

Not Only Used for Office Buildings,
But Occupied by Thousands Of
Families.
When the United States Consul IN
Europe says to his visiting countryman
Come over to my house this afternoon
aud have q cup Of tea with us" the
listener makes a careful memorandum
OF the address, and towards five o'clock
goes out In search Of an unpretentiOus
dwelling such as the modest salary of
consul might warrant. What he
finds at the address given him is a big
square building, into which he is adj
mitted by an unseen porter, and the
innumerable stairs Of which he climbs,
examining brass doorplates at every
landing, until at last he comes to the
apartment Of his host.
Mr.. W. J. Bryan, on his recent trip
abroad, finding one of our Ambassa-
doris similarly lodged, the only differ
ence being the increased rental, in
weighed against it as being un-Ameri-
can. He wanted to know why a nice
American home wasn't provided-such
a house as would give the unlucky for
eigner some idea of how we live in
America Mr.. Bryan overlooked the
fact that in our own big cities his
"ideal American home is rapidly dis
appearing, and that long before our
metropolis is one-tenth the age of the
European capitals, increase of popula-
tion and greater need for economy will
have rendered unattainable the mod
est individual home, and will have
driven city dwellers together under one
roof in apartment houses whose size
Is limited only by the confines of the
block and the building laws regulating
height.
Private Homes Disappearing.
twenty-five years ago the New
Yorker who possessed an annual in
come Of $4,000 lived in his own house
and kept a carriage The New Yorker
of to-day with only $4,000 a year
hunts an apartment for the mere rent
Of which he expects to pay not less
than 1900, and he cannot afford n |
carriage. The trouble Is that on the
island of Manhattan there il not room
for its millions to live in the old-fash-
tened way, and the cost of living has
increased enormously.
They must suspend their dwellings |
high above the ground, every foot of
which is worth kings ransom.
There Is no room for the stately homes
HDf revolutionary days -they are swept /
away for the warehouses of great mer
camille companies. There is no room
for the smaller brick houses Of the past
generation-their fronts are pulled off
and replaced with the immense plate
glass windows of the exclusive import
ers." There Is no room for churches
they are torn down to make space for
annexes to the mammoth apartment
houses.
New York, which offers the best ex-
ample of the metamorphosis, is, of
course, the most un-American of Amer
lean cities. The Italian walking up
from the Battery finds himself at
home here are the high tenements of
Naples, Genoa, Venice. The Austrian
and the Hungarian land among IA
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22
Danger ii Door Knobs.

A dirty door-knob. says the Lancet, :"
Is an obvious offense against sanitary
principles. Constant contact with the
lmnd means contamination sooner or
later. 1t is conceivable that dirty
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22

Baron Komura ascribes the success
which Japan has had TO a just cause,
absolute honesty in the administra-
ton Of her affairs. and extreme sim
plicity Of life among the masses of her
people.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22

1oor-handle would convey disease, and
there is thus ample reason why door
handles should be kept as clean as
possible.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22
corks Made From on.

From the Washington Post.
The MELONS, Pittsburg bankers,
started an opposition to the Standard
OH Trust, and were promptly plugged.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22
STORY OF An OLD LOVE. >
The Romantic History of r o Sweet
hearts of the Long Ago Who Dis
covered Each Other Only to
be Separated

The echo Of an old Virginia romance
comes from Omaha, where Mrs. Leila
MGir, of Lynchburg, Va, has been pros.
trated over the news that the sweet
heart OF her youth, whom she has not
seen Tor half a century. but to whom
she was en- route to be married, had
died suddenly, where the marriage was
TO nave taken place upon her arrival.
Before the war, down in Lynchburg,
Va, Leila Saunders was one of the
bellies while Charlie Clay was one of
the best matches" in the country. The
TWO had been SWeethearts from their
childhood and were engaged to be mar
RED. But a lovers quarrel occurred
ana young Clay went West and never
wrote home
In 1862, Miss Saunders married, her
husband leaving the following day for
the war, and three months later his
dead body was brought home.
Husband Was a Mason.
But her husband had been-a Mason.
and last February the Lynchburg Ma
sonic lodge was asked by the Elmo
lodge of Washington State to furnish
information concerning Miss Leila
Saunders. Shortly after, Mrs. Moir re-
ceiyed letter from the friend of her
Charlie Clay.
he told of his wanderings through
the West and his final settlement in the
State of Washington, where fortune
had favored him with great financial
success. He had married, raised
family and had finally lost his wife.
But he had kept the memory of his
sweetheart-his first love-and
he had carried her photograph during
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-22
THR PARCELS POST
MOVEMENT TO SECURE ENACT
NEWT or SUCH A Law.

II Would Drive TO the Wall all Local
Stores-A FfOoted Question Wheth-
err Mail Order Houses Are Real
Benefits.
The est Paul Trade" sharply disa-
grees with Gilbert Hubbard In his
ideas of the value to the country of a
parcels post system. Mr.. Hubbard
writes convincingly In the "Philistine"
that the parcels post would be a splen-
did thing for the country at large. but
the est. Paul Trade" affirms that such
a system would result IN an enormous
concentration and congestion OF busi-
ness in the few large cities which
would entirely drive out of business.
not only the small merchant, but even
the department stores. The ''Trade"
says:
''The great mail order houses of the
country. selling direct to the customer,
are behind a manufacturing organiza-
ton which has started at work an
endless chain scheme TO secure the
united support of the manufacturers
and wholesalers of the entire country
for an amendment to the postal laws,
providing for two classes of mail mat
ter. one, the first class, to consist of
letter postage at one cent. and the sec
ond class TO consist of all other classes
of mailable matter at a rate just sutti-
cient to pay expenses.
Country Merchants Forced Out.
'"This means" continues the
Trade, drought down to bare facts,
a parcels post. Ii means that the big
mail order houses will be enabled to
send their goods to farmers through
the mails at a cost so little that II will
be absolutely impossible for the coun-
try merchant to compete.
1.-THE result will be one or more big
department stores according to the
size Of the place, in each town In coun"
try districts. and these viii have
hard time to compete with the mail
order houses, even though they will
be able to get their goods In large
quantities at first hand.
ut is, therefore. at once apparent
that 1t Is as much to the interest OF
the manufacturer and wholesaler to
fight the parcels post scheme as 1t Is
for the small merchant"
Are the Catalogue Houses
Advantageous
While the mail order houses can do
a large business in every section
where they can get in touch with the
customers, it is. however, a much dis
cussed question whether they are
real benefit to the country. They can
sell cheaper than local merchants, and
IL orders are combined and wisely
placed they usually do enough so
TO more than pay the cost to
The purchaser of the express or
freight. But, ON the other hand,
things must be ordered from cata-
Iogues; there is always more or less
upon their arrival,
since there Is no opportunity for
choice, and it seems practically lmpos-
sible for the average family to look
,ver one Of these illustrated catalogues
md send in an order without buying
| number of articles not In the least
needed. simply because they seem to
De bargains.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-20
On TO Me lob.

james f. Hurley. the new general
manager of the Santa Fe railroad,
enjoys a distinction that no other
man in the employ of the company
can claim. Tie has had charge Of
and has been in control of every
mile of the road from Chicago to
Los Angeles and San Francisco, ag-
gregating more than seven thousand
miles or about seven-eighths of the
total mileage Of the system. either
once. twice or three times in various
capacities. either as trainmaster. di-
vision superintendent. general SUI
perintendent or general manager in
charge of the various portions of
the line. at different times.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-20
Ssrior cIsss Gntertsieed.

One of the many delightful affairs
which are now making the lives Of
the members of the senior class a
continual round of pleasure was en-
joyed Saturday evening at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Draper. when Mis-
Edith Draper and Miss Shrum en-
tertained the class of 1905.
The color scheme of purple and
white was carried out beautifully,
both in the decorations and in the
delicious refreshments.
In a game which required much
wit Miss Eser and Mr.. Griffin won
the prizes
Those present were DIR. and Mrs.
Blakesley. Misses Clark. Bennett.
Baldridge, Bruyles. Drum. Puriy.
Eser. O'Rourke. Spaldine. Lusk.
Robson. Patterson. Seeley, Prise.
Rnss. Davison, English and McCune;
and Mexrs. Burdick. Sabin. Mon
toya. Sayaee. Do<3ds. Spicer, Eng-
lish. Grimm. Morris. Phillips -
Draper.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-20
oe.s,e v,.eLi.s IL. s.",s ss-

II will be a colossal undertaking
to double track the Santa Fe rail-
way from Chicago to California and
the Gulf of Mexico, but that this Is
to be done has just been announced
by President Ripley Of that system.
who has been on vacation in Cali
fornia- The plan of two tracks
from the Great Lakes to the Pacific
Ocean does not necessarily imply
that the tracks will be laid parallel.
In many cases cut-offs will be used.
thus saving in mileage as well as
train operation.
Thomas Corrigan. a Pueblo rail-
road contractor. has large force of
men now engaged in double track
ing the Santa Fe's line from Lynn
to Hillside. n. NJ. a distance of
about seventeen miles over the
hilliest country on the entire Santa
Fe system. After this work is COM
pleted. which will probably consume
from ninety to l20 days, the Santa
Fe will then start double tracking
the line from Ration, n. NJ.
through La Junta and Pueblo. to
Denver, which will complete what is
known as the half circle. Las
Vegas Optic.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-20
Death OF Ioh~ Dye.

News Of the death Of John Dye,
a brother of B. U. and J. X. Dye,
has Just been received from Bolengi
Haut Congo, Africa. John Dye had
been a missionary in Africa for the
past three years. and was stricken
with Congo fever. his death occur
ring on March 22d. Mr.. Dye was
sixty-five years of age at the time Of
his death. and for many years a
resident of Ionia. Mich. He was
buried in Africa.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-20
Only Sweet Sistsen.

Miss Blanche Mosher gave an
eight O'Clock dinner last Monday
evening in honor Of Miss Amy's
birthday-her sixteenth. the guests
inferred. as that was the number of
candles around the cake. The table
was beautifully decorated, and the
place cards were unique. each bear
ing a drawing with an inscription
peculiar to the person.
The following couples were pres
ent: Roy Garvin. Miss Amy. ID. z.
Mosher. Saidee Steen. j. Il. Mosher.
Lillian Hart. Phil Erickson. Della
Kiely. Paul Henkel. Cora Hart.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-20

scriptions filed The penalty for
violation of the ordinance is = fine
Of not less than 500 nor more than
$500 and imprisonment in the city
jail not less than thirty nor more
than ninety days
m. Carlisle was appointed spec
ial policeman TO serve without pay.
his jurisdiction being confined 70 the
vicinity of the Columbian school
building, where he officiAtes Is
janitor-
After allowing a number OF bills
the council adjourned
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-20
ae~S Of poSiss.

Good everything weather.
The First National Bank Is having
fresh coat of paint.
The little child Of Walter Mabe.
who was so seriously shot, died
Friday night.
Troy Bussard is back in Fowler.
He has been doing railroad work
west Of Canon City.
Work on the school house is being
rapidly pushed. The brick work is
nearing completion.
Mexicans and Indians are on the
ground to do the beet thinning as
soon as they are ready.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Packard. of
Oberlin. Ohio. visited DR.. Moody's
the latter part of the week.
Bees are almost through with
apple blooms and spraying is now in
order. A full crop promises.
Rev. Kinsman is attending 10 the
Baptist work here. The church has
been without a pastor for some
time.
Pearl Weiland came home from
Boulder Saturday night. Bert
Weiland was also home from Boul-
der. where he recently graduated.
He goes into government engineer
ing work for the summer.
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-20
Sso,s ge Eaevssior as,ss.

Effective May 18th the following
Saturday and Sunday excursion
rates will prevail on the Santa Fe
until further notice:
Saturday or Sunday. return Sun
day or Monday. round trip: Colo
RADIO Springs. A.35: Manitou. $3.50;
Palmer Lake. $50.
Sunday only. round trip: Colorado
Springs. $3.50. Manitou. s3.05:
Palmer Lake. s3.65: Pueblo. sl.so.
State Sunday School Convention.
Colorado Springs. date of sale May
18th and 30th. final return limit
June ID. Si.35 for round trip.
Eastbound excursion rates from
Colorado to Chicago. st. Louis.
Kansas City. 81. Paul. Minneapolis.
Atchison. Leavenworth. Memphis.
and many other points. date Of sale
May 9th and 18th. June Sd. 5th.
6th. 10th. 18th and 18th. July lst to
10th inclusive: final limit of return
October 31st. See Santa Fe agent.
Excursion rates to Portland. Ore.
from May oath to September 30th:
$40 for the round trip: diverse
routes returning: through San Fran
cisco s5l for the round trip: dates of
sale from May oath to June 18th:
final return limit ninety days from
date Of sale.
California and return. $45; final
limit ninety days from date Of sale:
stop over dates Of sale May Goth to
June ID. also during August and
October; through Portland. one
way. $3.50: choice of routes return
in1
La Junta tribune., 1905-05-20
SATURDAY. MAY 20. 1905.

x -. JUSTA Il a eity Of s.aO pop
ulatlon and the county sest al
~ J: !; !. s; 8: ]
AAAAkS miles southeast. Of D-nsef, -
miles eas, OF Pueblo. and 81
miles north and east Of Trinidad. The santa
F- Railroad Comp exp-ndsd tls.oD m Est
for perm snent eonstruetion ~ork- consisting of
machine shops. stor~hoass, addition ~ round
hoa-. foundry and extensive earzhop-- The aiti-
tarie i aoss feet. and the climate, taken the
yex round. l. unsurpassed. Almost eonstAnt
Sunshine ehAracteriz.s th- winters and . holly
cloudy DAP l. q rarity La Junts has all the
metropolitan cony.tli.bc@s nessisf % a CITY OF
= sAS population. including many miles OF
BRICK sliexaik., a perfect system OF sanitary
sa.-rax-. an electric light plant which sup
t.iir- an aIl-dsy and all night service water
~orks Owned by the city, plant for the manu-
fseturs of artificial ice three rural free delivery
routes. IRE ieps rtmsnt. t.lephoue system with
i'm sab-erit-srs. free -IchAnz- sith Rocky
Ford and lots distance oonn-ctions With anJ
part Of the STATE: a school system excellef by
40 city in the state. en- yloying t1-nty ven
ts,sehsrs in = rooms ten church@z hfte-u -scre,
sad frat-ruaI orders. t~o banks. ss1oS capital
aud sisO0D deposits. thre- ne1spspers. of~r.
hsa-- Of 30 seating capacity brick plant OF
- GS daily capacity. manufacturing best quail
ity of yitrins-d brick -four mill OF 20 barrels
fsiIy capacity. Utopian Cement block Plant.
employing twenty FIVE men canning factorJ
s.scond largest in the state. In fact, La Junts
l. ons of the best tosus Of it. sins IN the state
Of Colorado