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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25
WORKING AMERICANS.

The Boston Transcript, which
appears as the organ of the "Bet-
ter Element" Railways spelled with
a BIG B), has been devoting some
attention to the manners and liter
ary habits aud tastes of the me
chauics and laboring men and it
has been impressed with their
fondness for good literature and is
equally struck with the high aver
age Of culture which obtains among
them. just at this time when the
mechanics and laboring men of
Memphis have been held up in a
political argument as unlettered
and ignorant the observations of
the Transcript are interesting.
Investigation discloses the fact
that the working classes are col
lectivelY devoting more attention
to reading and literary pastime
than the wealthy classes. This
may at first blush appear as some
what strange. The working men
have not the leisure enjoyed by
the rich and of course have moth
ing like their opportunity for lit
erary attainments. Yet it appears
they are making better use of
their opportunities, and the reason
for this is not hard to find.
The wealthy have open to them
the avenues of larger variety of
entertainment and pleasant indul-
gence. They may attend the clubs,
the balls, the dinners, the parks,
the theaters, they may indulge in
yachting, riding, trips to the sea
shore and summer resorts where
every device is afforded and every
temptation is offered for the dissi-
pa.scn Of idle hours. The al
mighty dollar is the open sesame
TO good old time and with the
growth of the habit of pleasant
indulgence in the abandon of ever
changing excitement such an old
timed and temperate occupation
as reading and research becomes
drag and bore.
Again the busy man of affairs,
burdened with cares and weighty
responsibilities, cannot throw off.
his responsibilities when he leaves
his Office in the evening. They go
with him to his home and weigh
upon him and depress him. He
cannot find rest by engaging in
reading at home. He is nervous
and strung to the highest tension.
He is not ready for repose. The
result is he must seek excitement
and stimulating diversion in order
to find rest of mind. But in the
case Of the workingman, he goes
home placid and weary. He isl
ready for rest and is in frame Of
mind for reading or passing a
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25
CALLS oULLoM NICE
OLD WOMAN.
Senator Bailey Delivers Address Be-
fore Texas Confederate Reunion.

senator Bailey Delivers Address Be-
fore Texas Confederate Reunion.
McGregor, Tex, August 21.-
United States Senator Bailey was
the principal speaker at the Con-
federate reunion here yesterday,
his subject being defense of the
South. His father was a confeder-
ate and his grandfather a federal
soldier being in one battle against
each other. Among other things
Senator Bailey said:
II have been panied within the
past few months to learn that a
Southern man called to the presi
dency of the University of Vir-
ginia should speak disparagingly
of southern traditions"
He remarked that the Univer-
sity of Virginia, having been
founded by Thomas jefferson, and
being in State with such a his
tory as Virginia, should of all ed
ucational institution, be expected
to teach the truth about the South.
But DIR. Alderman, at a banquet
in New York, had made a speech
which, Senator Bailey declared,
| should have caused the blush of
shame to mount the cheeks Of
every Southern man at the table.
"Where are the Calhouns and
Clays and Davises of the South9 ?
DR.. Alderman inquired, said SEN
ator Bailey. | mournfully &C
knowledge that they are gone;
but why didn't he ask Where are
the Websters and the Choates of
the Northg"
Senator Bailey related an incl
dent of the last session Of Con-
gress. A bill had been introduc-
ed to appropriate $685. 900 to pay
the expenses of a congressional
delegation to the Portland expo
sition. He opposed it and sue
ceeded in cuttingi 1t down to $5, 900,
about $400 to each Of the members
of the party, more he observed,
than they would spend if they be-
haved themselves. One of the
senator's who was to make the trip
insisted that $5, 900 was not enough
in response to which Senator
Bailey said: "If | was as rich as
you are, ! would pay my own ex-
penses."
The senator, he said, was the
successor to Daniel Webster.
"Who is the successor of Steph-
en- A. Douglass" he asked.
"a nice old woman, who com
pares with Douglas as the glow
worm compares with the eagle.
Who represents Ohios Mr.. Dick,
who didn't make a great success
at running a feed store. Who
comes from Pennsylvania. The
creature Of corporations and
cables. Who is from the West 7
Dietrich, who was indicted con-
yicted and sentenced to prison.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25
WOOD AND POETRY .

1--WE have q new stove in our
Office" writes D Georgia editor,
'and now that faIItime is close at
hand, we put our subscribers on
notice that we burn both wood and
poetry"
Robert Loveman's work is re-
ceiving praise from the best Of the
critics, and runner has it that he's
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25
heroine

Renders the bile more fluid and thus
helps the blood to flow; it affords
prompt relief from biliousness, indi-
gesti0n, sick and nervous headaches,
and the over-indulgence In food and
drink. Herbine acts quickly, dose
after meals will bring the patientinto
a good condition in a few days.
G.. L. Caldwell, agent Nj. X. & II, r.
r., Chec0tah, Ind. Ter, writes. April
Is, 1903: II was sick for over two
years with enlargement Of the liver
and spleen. The doctors did me no
good, and | had given up All hope Of
being cured, when my druggist ad-
vlsed me to use Herbine. Ii has made
me sound and well, /" SOC. Martini
Allen Drug Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25
WHEN DANCE TIME COMES.

The promise of plenty. from the
gracious fields, and happiness SO
close to us we cant rest for the
ringin' O. the bellsl
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25

When you bring US Prescription you can rest as
sured that it will be compounded by of the best
Pharmacists in the State who nothing bat the
purest drugs obtainable. full line of Purses Cigars,
Tobacco Brushes Stationery and Toilet Accessories
Phone 225. Goods Delivered Free in city
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25
SOME STRANGE STATUTES.
Erected at Various Times in Differ
ent Parts of the World.

I
ent Parts of the World.
One of the largest and most
curious statutes in the world
stands in Tokyo, Japan.
1t represents Hachiman, the
God of War, and is made entirely
Of wood. The head Of the figure
is large enough to accommodate
twenty persons in its interior, and
fitted with an automatic arrange
ment corresponding with the hu-
man brain.
Hachiman holds in his right
hand wooden sword 80 feet long,
and in his left gold ball u feet
in diameter.
A huge, hideous face of wo-
man is fixed on a house in Berlin,
and is known as "The Head of
Spite" The Emperor, William /,
had it erected as warning against
rapcorous i'll will.
The Emperor stopped one day at
a blacksmith's to have his horses
shoe refxed. Next door was a
rival blacksmith, and the daugh-
ter of this man of muscle, put her
tongue out and distorted her face,
which was never very pretty, with
horrible grin, in order to show
her contempt for the King.
His Majesty took no notice of
the insult at the time, but the next
day he ordered a we'll known Ger
man sculptor to produce in wood
monstrous face of woman, with
tongue lolling out at the mouth.
The emperor superintended the
fixing of this strange ornament
above the doorway Of the black
smiths shop where the ill-bred
woman had resided, and there it
has remained ever since.
A statute of Rob Roy, nine feet
high, and made Of wood was erect
ed some years ago on the proiec
tion of a cliff fifty feet above the
River Cutler, near Aberdeen.
The figure, which is one of the
sights CT Scotland, is painted with
the colors of the Clan MacGregor.
Brussels most famous statute
represents nude boy standing
over a fountain. 1t was erected
by nobleman whose lost son was
found wandering near the spot.
Louis XIV decorated the statute
with the Order of the Holy Ghost,
and to-day it possesses nine cos
tunes, belonging to nine different
periods. On fete days the boy is
attired in uniform of the Civil
Guard.
A statute to William Wheel
wright, the famous engineer and
shipbuilder, stands on square in
Valparaiso.
This is one Of the few monu-
ments erected Ito Englishmen in
foreign ports. Wheelwright be-
gan life in a poor way but he end
ed by organizing the Pacific Steam
Navigation Company, which has
ever since been the greatest power
on the whole Pacific Coast of South
America.
The most expensive memorial
that has ever been erected is un-
doubtedly the Tai Mahal, at Arga,
in India.
1t was built as a msusoleum for
the body of Arjamed Banjos Be-
gum, wife of the Emperor Shah
Jehan, better known as ''the Ex.
alted of the Palace"
The Begun died in 1929, and
the building which was started in
the same year, and not completed
until 164s, is said to have cost
So, 900, 900.
The materials are white marble
and red sandstone, and the main
feature Of the memorial is a great
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25

If you are troubled withdizzy spells,
headache, Indigestion, constipation,
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
make you well and keep you well. II
1t fails, get your money back. That's
fair. 80 cents. Martini llen Drug
90. M
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25
LIGHT AND LOVE.

A4pAA AND ~ -
Light and love along the way
That we're goin day by day;
Lots o. sighs,
And rainy eyes,
Yet the glory's in the skies!
First thing a Georgia editor
does when he inherits fortune is
to enlarge his newspapers and
give his readers halleluia timel
Frank L. Stanton in Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25
JUST FROM GEORGIA. /"
JUST HoLLER OUT "AMENp"

When trouble falls around you, an
the sky is lookln dim,
If you cannot feel like raisin' of a hal
leluia hymn,
Just pull yourself together in hap
py way-an' then,
When the other feller sings it you
jest holler out, Amen"
III.
It's bard to do, l reckon-with the
mist around your eyes,
An not star a-shinin' in the mid
night of the skies!
But-think; The light is somewhere
on the hills of Life-an then,
When the other feller's slngin', you
jest holler out, "Amenl"
Trouble jest can't stand it-that hal
leluia song!
1t ripples out a rainbow all the stormy
way along
You listen TO the music II you can
not singvan' then,
Jest thank some brother fer the tune,
an holler out, "Amenl"
80
WORD FROM BRE'ER WILLIAMS.
De only creetur, in the roun'
worP dat's dissatisfied wild de
works of Providence is de POI
creetur' called man.
Hope fer de de best an wen de
worst comes, thank de Lawd you
had a good time gettin' to it.
We skacely has time enough in
dis worP to do de days work, en-
yit we lives lax we had time to
our credit in de bank
WHEN DANCE TIME COMES.
Wen dance time come, goodby ter
sorrer,
Tell him-"You come roun' termor-
rer"
Hans roun',
Hans roun',
Wen dance time come in Dixiel
'Tater's sweet. en- possum film,
De fiddle gwine, en- de gals all willin',
Hans roun',
Hans roun',
W EN- dance time come in Dixie!
The promise of plenty from the
gracious fields, and happiness SO
close to us we cant rest for the
ringin' O. the bellsl
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25
"GREATER GEORGIA"

"GREATER GEORGIA.
/.
Greater Georgia III get there
She's in the saddle, shorel
She's got the Earth, believers,
An she hollerin' fer morel
You bet there
She'll get there,
An reap the golden store!
III.
Greater Georgia ii get there,
An take the promised Ian;
Three cheers and halleluia,
An "Dixie" by the ban'l
You bet there
She'll get there,
With joy on every ham,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25

Everybody goes to Dahnke's Tor
lunch.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-08-25
NOTHING LIKE STYLE.


Here's suggestive paragraph
from the Whitsett Courier:
lone of our subscribers has
purchased an automobile. All he
seeks now is a house to live in"
"A LITTLE"
1.
A little makes him happy
A star in heaven dim,
And a daisy in meadow
Is holiday to himl
IL.
When comes the stormy weather,
A rainbow spans the strife;
He lives in sweet contentment
With the little things of lifel
Great Georgia weather thisl
Hints of the good time coming
the halleluia season of the soul.
So come IN all, and hands round,
and welcomed
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-23
HERBCNE

Renders the bile more fluid and thus helps the blood to flow; it affords prompt relief from biliousness, indiges- tiOn, sick and nervous headaches, and the over-indulgenee in food and drink. Heroine acts quickly; a dose after meals will bring the patient into a good condition in a few days.
 G. L. Caldwell, Agt NJ. K. and T. R. R., Cheeotah, Ind. Ter, writes, April IS, 1903: ''I was sick for over two years with enlargement of the liver and spleen. The doctors did me no good, and I had given up all hope of being cured, when my druggist advised me to use Heroine. It has made me sound and well.' soc.
 Sold by Brisley Drug Co.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-23
Jerome Resident Meets With A Tragic
 End
Shot While Preparing To Retire To
 Rest
(From Saturdays Daily.)


 Santiago Calvieo, of Jerome, an en- ploye of the United Verde Copper company, died at his home at g clock yesterday morning, as the result of an accidental shot that struck him in the abdomen.
 Calvieo was one of the colony of Mexicans who are largely employed in the big shelter at Jerome, and is re- ported to have been an industrious, hard-working and well-behaved young man.
 The story of the shooting, as told by himself, after he was found fatally injured, is in substance as follows:
 He had been relieved from duty at o'clock in the morning, when the shifts change at the smelter, and had hurried home to bathe and prepare to retire.
 After he had attended to several minor matters about the house he dis robed, and had started toward his bed, when he remembered he had for gotten his revolver, which he kept un- der his pillow.
 Taking the weapon from shelf in the room, he carefully examined it, and was in the act of thrusting it under the pillow when a cartridge was dis charged striking him near the center of his abdomen.
 Immediate medical attention was se- cured, but the shot was declared to be fatal upon the first careful examination. The victim could not give any ex- plantation of how the weapon came to be discharged. The impression is that while examining the revolver Calvieo thoughtlessly overlooked lowering the hammer, or that perhaps in pushing the weapon under the pillow the hammer caught in the bedding, and was in this way thrown back and the gun dis charged.
 At the formal inquest held by Jus tiee St. James, nothing other than the facts in the statement of the dead man was to be learned having any bearing on the shooting.
 The verdict rendered was that it was case of purely accidental shoot ing, in accordance with the ante-mor- tenn statement of the victim himself.
 Calvieo has a brother residing in Je rome, but nothing has yet been learn ed as to other relatives in this section of the country.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-23
EXCITING TIMES IN CAMP
 VERDE DISTRICT.
(From Thursdays s Daily.)

Camp Verde is now becoming a lively district, judging from the &C., tivity in criminal matters that have developed up there this week.
 Juan Contreras was bound over to the grand jury for taking a shot at a fellow countryman as the result of a quarrel early this week. The evidence was so strong as to Juan's murderous proelivities that Justice Stephens concluded that the Mexican should an- swer to higher court for his offense. He is now in the county jail.
 Francisco Robles, another Mexican, became enraged the other day, and drew a knife at the object of his anger. Justice Stephens thought that eonine- ment in the county jail for 65 days was sufficient punishment for the of fense of carrying a concealed weapon. RObles is quite handy with a knife, for it was only recently that he was engaged in a cutting affray at Mayer.  When he serves out his present sem tence he will be re-arrested and tried for the Mayer episode.
 On last Saturday two horses were stolen from a farmer by the name of Johnson at the Junction, and two sad dles were pilfered from John Dukes place. The thieves simply borrowed this travelling outfit, for after riding the animals to Camp Verde they were abandoned and were found by two Indians who turned them over to Deputy Sheriff Ed Mahurin, who in turn brought them to the sheriff s of- flee yesterday. It is understood that the thieves only abandoned their mounts after learning that the officers were in hot pursuit. It was on Mon day that the inclination seized them to forego the pleasure of horseback rid ing and take to the hills.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-23

sented by twenty men, each with five alternates. The chief events will be target range contests, each entry fir ing four shots at each range. In the slow fire contest the ranges will be 200, 300, and 800 yards respectively, and in the rapid fire the targets will be placed at distance of 200 and 5OO yards.
 There has been much interest shown in the target work of the men at Whipple, and the excellent scores on re- cord show that both the cavalry and infantry contain men who are experts with rife. Two targets are to be used, competitors firing alternately.
 Second Lieutenant B. E. Gray of the 29th Infantry, and Second-Lieuten- ant Wheatly, of the 5th Cavalry, are to act as scorers. This target prae- tiee will be the first order of the day, and will be followed by individual ath- letie contests that are billed to com mence at 9:30 o'clock m the morning.
 The three events under the latter heading will be the 100 yard dash, the standing broad jump and throwing the 16-pOund hammer. Then will come team events, the first of which will be a 100 yard hose race, in which twelve men are to make up each team. The final contest IS to be the tug of war, with seven men and a captain on each side. The rope is to be fitted with eleats, and the pull is to last full two minutes.
 Many members of the infantry and the cavalry troop as well have shown up splendidly in these athletic events, and much interest is being displayed in these monthly contests which are all governed by the rules of similar ath- letic events the world over. Visitors from town who take an interest in this class of sport are making it point to visit the post on field day, and each month a larger number of outsiders are on the grounds to witness the various events.
 The list of judges, scorers and start CTS will be printed with the report of the results of the several events. All entries are notified that their names are to be presented within a given time, and everything connected with these interesting contests is handled in a manner to make them an important feature of the monthly routine, and it is predicted that excellent results will follow the meet arranged for August.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-23
Nothing on the Market Equal to Chamberlain Colic, Cholera,
 and Diarrhoea Remedy.

This fact is well known to druggists everywhere, and nine out of ten will give their customers this preparation when the best is asked for. MT. Obe Witmer, prominent druggist of JOp- lin. Mo-, in a circular to his customers, says: ''There is nothing on the market in the way of patent medicine which equals Chamberlain s Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel com plaints. We sell and recommend this preparation For sale by all dealers.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-23
STOP THAT COUGH

When a cough, a tickling, or an irri- tation in the throat makes you feel uncomfortable, take Ballard's Hore- hound Syrup. Don't wait until the disease has gone beyond control. MT. and Mrs. J. A. Anderson, 354 West 5th St., Salt Lake City, Utah, writes: ''We think Ballard's Horehound Syrup the best medicine for coughs and colds. We have used it for several year.; it always gives immediate relief, is very pleasant and gives perfect satisfae tion.'' 25c, soc, $1.OO.
 Sold by Brisley Drug Co.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-23
LIGHTNING AS A DRILL.
- l
 Fl,St -sI

"'Lightning when in the mood, has an ugly habit of drilling.'' writes an English observer. ''It will drill the hardest roek-rock which would turn cold steel; and not only drill but wit rify it. They have found in Cumber- land channels 20 feet deep and from to inches in circumference. The in- terior was hard and glazed where the solid substance had been melted by the stabbing flashes. Artificial experi- ment has shown that a powerful shock from battery will vitrify finely powdered glass. but not feldspar. or quartz. The lightning. however. does it in the manner described, also show ing that before striking the ground it divided into several branches, each strong enough to penetrate and lique-- fy the solid rock
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-23
RoYALJY TREATED AT MccABE.
Prescott People Attend the Bed Mems
 Dance.
(From Saturdays Daily

About thirty people Thursday left town as tally-bo party en route to McCabe, where they took part in the dance given by the McCabe lodge of Red Men. The Prescott folks re- turned home yesterday and all report they neevr had more enjoyable time their lives. They were royalty en- tertained and looked after by the Me Cabe folks. and the dance itself was so well managed that it was o'clock in the morning before the visitors de- cided they had been fully satisfied. Details of this pleasant affair will he printed later. The Prescott visitors requested yesterday that they want to join in thanking the McCabe peo- pie for the handsome treatment re- ceived.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-23
SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE.

The popularity of the Saturday night dance given by Prof. Jack Gage con- tinue unabated. The music is always first class, and the floor IS kept in a condition that meets with the approv- al of the devotees of this pastime. A special rate is made to parties of ten or more. Strangers in town are re- minded that the dance takes place ev- cry Saturday night at l. o. O. F. hall.