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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-16

of future generations who cannot have
the aid Of any veteran of the great
conflict to guide them to the points
of interest.
The tablets, statues, monuments and
other memorials which are finding
place in rapidly increasing numbers
upon these historic battlefields have
been erected in some instances by the
Congress of the United States, but in
a majority of cases the expense has
been betrayed by States or by veteran
or patriotic organizations. Some of the
memorials are mute testimonials to
the bravery of fallen comrades, while
others are tributes to the command
ers conspicuous in this engagement
or that However, the matter does not
stop here and Of late many commend
rative masterpieces of sculpture have
been installed to mark in each in
stance the exact spot rendered memoir
able by some notable assault or de-
Tense or some other unusual event in
the great drama of the War for the
Union.
The production OF great numbers of
these battlefield memorials has re-
suited in another Yankee scheme for
saving time and labor, namely, the In
PRODUCTION of sculpture by machinery.
Formerly all the statues carved from
marble or granite had to be slowly
and laboriously chiseled by hand. I'm
der the new order of things all this
is changed and mechanically operated
tools cut away the hard material and
carve, in the stone, representations of
human figures, lettering, ETC., in frac-
ton Of the time that would be required
for to same work under the old
methods.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-16

One of the most scholarly women of
society in the National Capital, is Mrs.
Henry Cabot Lodge. AS the daughter
of Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis. she
was reared in an atmosphere of culture.
She took college coure in Wellesley,
and studied in other seats of learning.
She takes a keen interest in Greek
research and the reading of proof
sheets.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-16

III phEttCuldE III less ludu Two VI luTtt
days. Our markets are a long way
OF and the burden of transportation
is necessarily heavy.
Close to Fine Markets.
But the Southern truck-gardener
and fruit-grower can reach great cities
In every direction In twelve, twenty
four, and thirty-six hours. He is sur
rounded by mining and manufacturing
centers and has quick access to the big
cities of the North. He is favored, of
course, by the latitude, which enables
him to produce both the necessaries
and Injuries of Northern tables while
Jack Frost still holds the earth in his
grip above Mason and Dixon's line.
In the matter Of transportation, the
new settler in the South is fortunate.
Compared with newer sections of the
country, the South Is gridironed with
railroads. Not only so, but 1t enjoys
important natural advantages in the
way of navigation, both interior and
exterior. 1t Is manifestly good rail-
road policy to facilitate the settlement
OF tributary railroad territory by max.
ing rates which encourage colonization
and enable the settler to prosper. Rail
road earnings and values increase
rapidly with population and develop
mRnt-
The opportunities of the South con-
stitute an open invitation to all men
who desire to improve their conditions
of living by getting an Independence
from the soil. The man who wants to
avail himself of these opportunities
may do so at once, with a small outlay
OF capital, without waiting for the
adoption of new public policies Of any
sort. But 1t is impossible to travel
through the Southern States without
thinking of the obligation which rests
upon the Nation to do certain things
which must be done before the largest
economic results can be achieved.
I have been interested for many
years In the promotion Of govern
ment irrigation policy and in scientific
forestry and systematic colonization,
which are jnseparably associated with
II. But these are only part of the
great work of internal improvements
20 which the government must set It's
hand. They are but a portion Of the
bigger problem OF Building the I'm
finished Republic and finishing the
world In partnership with God"
To upbuiId the Nation.
The United States should drain the
Southern swamps for precisely the
same reason that 1t stores the waste
food water to irrigate the Western
deserts In order that we may widen
the foundations Of our national 5tfe.
enhance the common prosperity. and
give men more room in which to build
their hahitations. We should preserve
and extend the forests on ell the water
sheds OF the United States and not
merely Ii the nountains Of the West.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-16
AMAsTERpIecE SHAPED BY PNEUMATIC TOOLS

have acquired rare skill in their ar
tistic pursuits. AS a means of keep
ing the Irish people at home, and
winning back their old prosperity,
everyone will wish the scheme to be
a success.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-16

The citizen standing In the door
acdy of his home--contented on
his threShoId-his family gath
cred about his hedrthStone--
4Dhile the eUeRinO of 10eH-
spent day closes In scenes and
sounds that are dedreSt--He
shah save the Republic a0hen
the dramtdp Is futile and the
barracks are exhausted.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-16
Carrying BY MACHINERY.
BATTLEFIELD MEMORIES OF
GETTYSBURG FASHIONED
BY COMPRESSED AIR.

Historic Spots of the Conflict Mark
ed by Memorials of Artistic De-
sign-Expense and Time Saved by
Yankee Ingenuity.
The field Of Gettysburg and the
other scenes Of strife in our great
Civil War are rapidly being filed with
memorials in granite, marble and
bronze, which will greatly enhance the
interest of these national parks for
all visitors and particularly for those
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-16
Was on the BIZ of Fare.

A man entered a restaurant, took a
seat, and, after little elaboration, asked
the waiter for a plate of fy-specks,"
The waiter reported the uncomplimen-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-16

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Give as The broad and perfect
loyalty that loUeS and trusts
Georgia alike Nth MdssGchu-
SettS-that KNOBS no South, no
East. no West, bit endcdrs 1cith
equal and patriotic loVe every
foot of our soil, every state in
our Union.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-23
The adorable PaLti.

The famous Adelina Patti, always
young, despite her years, first appeared
in 1859, at the New York Academy OF
Music. She was brought forward under
the direction of her kinsman and mas
ter, Maurice Strakosch, in the title role
Of "Luci di Lammermoor." She was
then only 16 years old, but had already
learned to manage her voice, a flute-like
flexible soprano, with extraordinary
skill and taste. and capaDIe critics at
once recognized in the Gebutante one
Of those rare singers who appear at
long intervals on the musical horizon
to revive not only the hopes of man
ayers, but the enthusiasm of the public
This prediction had quick fulflment
After a short initial engagement in
Philadelphia, nile. Patti. piloted by
Strakosch, embarked on a concert tour
which ended at New Orleans, whence
she sailed for London where she may
be said to have fairly begun career,
which like her art, must remain long
unique in lyric annals. Thereafter for
upward of 40 years, she held first place,
and during the greater part of that
time, she was not only a sweeter, but
a better singer than any other woman
in the world. Her name lends gold
en- ending to any record Of the early
days of opera in America
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-23
AduIteratcd Dresses.

Public attention Is being directed
to the wholesale manner in which the
materials that keep us warm during
the day, and the blankets which cover
us at night, are adulterated.
The silk dress of the lady of hum
dred years ago rustled as she moved,
on account of the genuineness of the
fabric; now it rustleS with SO per cent
of salts of tin used to commercialize it.
The lady of the period in her silk dress
is, indeed, a sort of woman in armor."
EPSON salts, instead of being used
or medicinal purposes, as formerly, are
now employed, it would appear, for
loading flannel. The so-called table
linen of today is not pure linen, such
as delighted the hearts of the house
wives of olden times but is made
largely of cotton, filled with china
often of cotton merely faced with linen.
In word, nearly every kind of fabric
sold, is adulterated in some form or
other, and the public, in blissful ignor.
ance of the truth. finding how poorly
the things wear, lays the blame upon
the laundryman, the dyer or the
| cleaner, instead of upon the real cul
prit, the manufacturer.
| 1t is believed that there is some dan
ger of the skin being attacked by
disease as a result of the really poison
GUS substances which are set free by
the action of perspiration upon the me
tallic compounds contained in appar
emily innocent wearing apparel.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-23
FEEDING THE BRIDES.
Made Friends by Hanging Fat Meat
Out for Them in Winter.

Bird Lore, in its notes on winter
feeding of wild birds gives a number
of methods for such feeding that may
be easily employed by any kindly per.
son with the greatest satisfaction. At
| this time of year birds, like domestic
fowls, appreciate fat food. Soup bones,
| after they have served their purpose
| in the kettle, may be hung in a tree
or elsewhere so that cats may not get
at the feathered visitors. Here the
birds will pick away every bit of meat
and gristle. Suet may be put in the
| trees this way or the carcass of
fowl, and blue jays, nuthatches. wood
peckers and chicadees, not to mention
the English sparrows, will visit this
luncheon with delight.
A correspondent writing from Jack
sonville, ILL.,, says: "Ever since l be-
gan bird study, six years ago, have
kept a winter bird table: and it has
been a never-failing source of pleasure
and instruction to me as well as a
help to my bird guests during the bad
weather. We have an acre of ground
around our home and fine trees. but
there are streets on all but the north
side, SO 1 chose that side for the bird
table, as it is the most sheltered and
at the same time affords us the best
chance to watch the birds from the
| houoS' bNahh ny tSih5 hhhAHS
up in small trees near the windows
and very soon my guests began to
arrive. Later l devised a plan for
bringing the suet eaters within closer
range. l fastened rough stick, two
or three inches in diameter, to the
window shutters, across the window
little below the middle sash and upon
this stick tied my lump of suet.
From that time we have had the
; pleasure all winter long of watching
our bird neiPtr~~1 at their luncheon
while sitting at our own dining table
| also fastened a wooden tray to the
! sill into which we put cracked nuts
J and chopped suet. The most constant
: visitors were the chickadees and wood
r peckers: then bluejays, titmice, show
, birds and nrthatches, with once in
while a cardinal OF these the chik
) adees and downy woodpeckers are the
Z tamest. When the spring migrants
) return we find black-birds and cat
:, birds patronizing the suet- Almost al
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-23
A Git With Each Ticket.

George Adams, the manager of the
Crystal Theatre of Denver, is operating
his playhouse upon unique lines. For
some time he has given away souvenirs
to all his patrons, some of them of
considerable value. He has now stocked
large store with about everything
that is needed in housekeeping, and is
issuing trading stamp or coupon with
every ticket to the theater. The value
of each coupon is ten cents and these
trading coupons can be exchanged al
the store for articles ranging from ten
cents to twenty-five dollars.
Mr.. Adams has Just imported car
load of dishes from Germany. and he
states that he has, during the winter
already given away, to Crystal Theatei
goers, more than three car loads OF
articles.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-23

1t was during a Damrosch engage
ment in Chicago that happened to 81
to the theatre one evening. / wa!
alone, as my wife had not been goins
out since the death of relative. The
audience was a music-loving one, ant
during the third act as l strolled into
the foyer l found it quite deserted, g
most unusual occurrence.
Wagner grows noisy to an unculti
waited ear after listening an hour OF
so, and the strains that came through
the heavy, closed doors were more
agreeable to mine. l was about to re.
ticed remarkably handsome woman
emerge from the curtained door that
led into the lower boxes.
She was unusually beautiful, of that
flashing combination of dark eyes and
golden hair that is SO rare.
She was fashionably dressed, and
under her opera cloak 1 saw the glim-
mer of jewels. | expected her to sweep
out to her carriage, instead of which
she stopped in front of me and be-
gan to look anxiously toward the out
side door. Then she stepped back
into the curtain, but almost immedi-
ately returned, and began to pace up
and down more anxiously than before.
one whose delay caused unusual alarm.
Once l thought she started toward
me as if she was going to speak. I
thought l noticed this movement again
when l involuntarily approached her
Can / be of any service to you.
madam" l asked in most defer
entail tone, which her bearing seemed
to demand.
She paused doubtfully a half Sec
ond, then graciously explained:
Her father had left her at the
theatre, expecting to return immedi-
ately; he had failed to do so and she
was extremely alarmed on his ac-
count, and was also embarrassed at
finding herself alone in a strange city
at midnight. In fact there was moth
ing else for me to do but to offer to
see her home. 1t was all arranged in
Q few seconds, and under the charm
Of a woman who was of no ordinary
type. She gave the directions to the
driver. ! had ordered a carriage and
after about an hours drive We stopped
In a part of the city that was not al
together familiar to me, though l
could see by the street lamps that it
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-23

the winter birds are fond of both nuts
and suet. No one need ever waste old
or rancid nuts. The birds will be
glad to get them.
Another Illinois correspondent says:
Last fall l hung a birdfood shelf at
our south window and early each morn
ing put cracked nuts, suet and bird
seed on 1t. Several tufted titmice
visited 1t the first morning. In day
or two snow-birds and chickadees came
IN locks. White-breasted nuthatches,
downy and hairy woodpeckers, white
crowned sparrow and a red bellied
woodpecker We're constant visitors all
winter, often coming several times a
day. hooking bird came until the
middle of December, making in all
nine kinds of birds. These birds all
enjoyed the fresh fat pork l nailed to
q nearby tree"
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-23

laid plot of which 1 was the victim,
though for what purpose / could at
tribute not the slightest motive.
For days could think of nothing
else saio nothing to my wife about
1t. While l could Justify my actions
in the affair to my own mind, l was
not quite sure l could do so to hers
In fact my wife had been in an ex-
tremely nervous condition for long
time, and of late | noticed she had be-
come more depressed than ever.
do not know what raised the sus-
picion in my mind, but l took sud-
den fancy that my wife's late depres-
sion was in some way connected with
my mysterious adventure. A ques-
tion she asked me completely con-
firmed this suspicion and filled me
with addeo alarm.
1t was question relating to an ex-
perience of my past life, of which l
had never spoken except in the pres
ence of the father and daughter the
night of my strange visit and through
which source felt sure she could only
gain a possible knowledge of the same.
/ determined at all hazards to investi'
gate at least what connection my wife
could have in the chain of mystery
that was surrounding me.
An opportunity offered itself the
very next day I happened to be in
Marshall Fields great store doing
some purchasing for myself, when
spied my wife coming out of one OF
the doors leading upon the main street
as I was about to pass out of another
I started to attract her attention wher
noticed her signal for cab. This
circumstance aroused my suspicion n:
, 1t was an unusual thing for my wifi
: to do. l Immediately hailed anothe
, and followed her. could not hell
: feeling guilty in this new role of al
our married life, as spy upon my wife
actions. Not that I suspected her o
. anything wrong at the time. I wa
3 following her more as protector
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-23

was fashionable if somewhat remote
neighborhood.
MY companion had been too much
agitated to engage in conversation dur
ing the drive, except to wonder over
her fathers unaccountable delay.
When the carriage stopped she hast
ened to the steps of stately resi-
dence in the middle of the square. A
man in livery opened the door.
"Is my father in?" she asked in
tone in which l noticed some OF the
agitation had subsidized.
"Ah! Hortense my dear, forgive me!
I fell asleep and completely forgot
you? How did you get home?"
This voice came from within and
was followed by an elderly man OF
foreign appearance who came forward
and extended his hand affectionately to
his daughter as she answered by ex'
planning my presence. / turned to 60
but with lavish expressions OF graft
tude usual to a foreigner, he fairly
dragged me into the house.
The outside appearance would hard
ly have suggested the magnificen,
apartments in which l found myseii
Rich hangings, rare works OF art anc
a general luxuriousness implied the
most cultivated taste. While the
daughter swept into an adjoining
room and brought refreshments witt
her own hand, the father engaged mt
in conversation on the topics OF the
day, upon which he showed more thai
ordinary intelligence.
I refused anything but glass o
wine which she poured from decante
of rare workmanship-a rich cordia
rather-fllling one also for her fathe
and another for herself. They wer
delightful conversationalists. Dc
came unusually talkative myselr. IN
conversation drifted into personal ea
periences. / related one ! had neve
repeated to mortal ears before.
/ do not know whether 1t was tn
zine or the adorable smile OF tn
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-23
y ! zla aEisS&1s5'
y19Elt<<S Hulp By

woman that was leading me on. She
had thrown aside her opera cloak ant
reclined on divan, her golden hail
cleaning against the crimson drapery
her dark eyes holding two points oi
| fire in their expanded pupils, like some
Eastern enchantress under whose spell
was completely enthralled. l felt
| my blood course through my veins
with n sense of eXhilaration had new
er before experienced. l could have
knelt at her feet She seemed a crea-
ture to be worshipped, who could in
turn WELD an influence strangely
powerful. I thought of the historical
women of fascination who have led
men to do awful deeds. She seemed
to recall the pictures in my minds
eye of such women, as she reclined
there her eyes flashing darker under
the masses of hair that surrounded
her fair face like crown of gold.
gazed at her in a dazed steadfastness.
Involuntarily l raised my glass; it was
filled. Again: The third time as l
would have guided it to my lips 1t fell
from my trembling fingers and shiv-
cred at my feet!
l staggered and fell senseless!
When / awoke to consciousness l
found myself at my own front uoor.
From the numb conditions of my limbs
1 knew 1 had been there at least an
hour. l fumbled at the door with my
latch key; my fingers were all thumbs.
At last, however, it was opened.
thanked my lucky star that my wife
was fast asleep; and l succeeded in
getting to bed without disturbing her.
OF course l could not go to sleep.
The effects of the drugging had passed
OFF, knew now l had been drugged,
for what damnable purpose l could
not conjecture, no more than l could
account for the other mysterious
events of this most remarkable even
ing l had ever experienced-leavin
me in a most nervous state. II 1t had
been a case of robbery the mystery
would have been cleared up to my
mind Immediately; but the fact that
a handsome diamond that / wore on
my small finger was not missing. and
also quite large amount OF money
that l happened to have had in my
pocket was still there made it more
inexplicable. The more l tried to I'M
ravel it, the more unfathomable the
whole affair became. 1t was a deeply
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-23
Won ROYaI Red Cross.

The coveted Royal Red Cross of
England has been conferred upon Mrs.
Violet Clay. as an expression of merit
for her services during and after the
terrible Indian earthquake which recent
ly occurred at Dharmsala. Mrs. Clay is
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-23

the youngest daughter of Sir Henry
Nightingale and the wife of Major c. II.
Clay of the 9TH Gurkha Rifles. who was
seriously injured. during the earthquake
while saving the life of his little son.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-23

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The Delta independent., 1906-10-19
COFFEE TRUST IN BRAZIL.
Price Of South American Product to
Be Increased.

New York.-The financing of Bra,
Zil's coffee valoriZation plan has been
arranged. Bankers and merchants.
internationally known and all identi-
fled with the coffe trade, will advance
the money needed-about s20.000,0S.
The bankers and merchants are To-
Gated in New York, London, Havre
and Hamburg.
The.object of the coffee yalorization
plan is to maintain coffee at a re-
munerative price to the grower by
establishing a minimum quotation at
which it is to be upheld by purchases
of coffee on account of the three
states of Brazil-Sao Paulo. Rio and
Mlnas. Interest on the loans made
is guaranteed and paid by a tax on
every bag OF coffee shipped.
The three contracting states bind
themselves to maintain in the native
markets minimum price of 80 to 35
milreis per bag of 60 kilos for the first
year. This price is to be gradually
raised after the first year to a maxi
mum of 40 milreis
The contracting states bind them
selves to restrict or discourage by dis
eliminating taxation the expectation
of coffee of inferior grades and they
further bind themselves to pass laws
preventing the extension of coffee acre
age for two years after Jan. ], 1907.
The Delta independent., 1906-10-19

and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all. possessed Of wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1si3 she married Isaac Pinkham,
a builder and real estate operator. and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and q
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days II
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in a physician only in specially
urgent cases. BY tradition and ex.
periencc many of them gained q won
derful knowledge of the curative prop
critics of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took great interest
in the study Of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature so
bountifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods OF
all kinds; SO, IL we but take the pains
to find them, in the roots and herbs
OF the field there are remedies ex.
pressly designed to cure the various
ills and weaknesses of the body, and
1t was her pleasure to search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi.
cines for her own family and friends.
Chief OF these was n rare combina.
tion of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pccu.
liar to the female sex, and Lydia f. Pink
hams friends and ncighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and 1t became quite popular among
them.
All this SO far was done freely. with
out money and without price, as
labor of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis STRUCK
Lynn. Its length and severity were tot
much for the large real estate interests
OF the Pinkham family, as this class
OF business suffered most from
fearful depression, so when the Centen
NAL year dawned 1t found their prop
erty swept away. Some other sourct
OF income had TO be found.
At this point Lydia e. Pinkhsm'i
Vegetable Compound WAS made knowr
to the world.
The three sons and tho daughter
with their mother, combined forces x