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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-02
THE ROADS.

This week we publish a letter
from our old friend, w. P. Nor.
ris, of Pleasant Hill, compliment.
ing us in the main for suggestions
made in recent issue of The Com.
mercial concerning propositions to
improve the p ublic highways.
Couched in the letter, however,
are some criticisms, one of which
is contained in the assertion that
we are wrong in saying that an
act of the Legislature had given
Obion Couty Court authority to
submit for ratification or rejection
by the voters the question of issu-
ing bonds to the amount of $780,
600 for the purpose of improving
the public roads and for building
bridges. He states that the act
referred only to bridges. Mr..
Morris was mistaken on this point.
The Act reads as follows:
SECTION |. Be it Enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, That the County Court of
Obion County, Tennessee, be and it is
hereby authorized and empowered to
issue negotiable interest bearing cou-
pom bonds of said county in blocks of
not more than $25 900, from time to
time as may be necessary to do the
work contemplated by this act, the
whole amount of said bonds not, how
ever, to exceed one hundred thousand
dollars, the proceeds of which shall be
used exclusively for the purpose of
locating, grading, bedding, draining
and matchmaking such OF the public
roads in said county, as may be desig-
mated and declared by the County
Court of said county as public high
ways, and for building, repairing and
improving the bridges in said county
as herein provided for, which bonds
shall be signed by the County Judge
and countersigned by the County
Court Clerk of said county with the
sea. Of the County Court affixed
thereto.
This shows conciusively that the
bill embraces the public roads as
we'll as bridges. Mr.. Morris con-
tinues with the following state
ment which is somewhat inaccu-
rate in its deductions: "There is
no money in the county treasury
for road purposes except 81, 1l1.93
per annum. Therefore under your
proposition, or rather suggestion,
tax would have to be levied for
that purpose, and thought bond
issue would be more acceptable to
the public than a tax"
Just so, if that would save the
tax. On the contrary, the bond
issue wonld not only necessitate
the levying of special tax, but
the tax would have to be ample to
cover the interest on the bonds.
Let's see what are the provisions
of the bill upon that subject:
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That
upon the issuance Of said bonds in
conformity with the provisions of the
foregoing sections of this Act, they
shall be valid and binding debt and
obligation upon said county and the
County Court shall levy and collect
annually a special tax, not to exceed
the rate Of fifteen cents on the one
hundred dollars of the assessed value
of the taxable property within said
county, for the purpose OF paying the
interest on said bonds as 1t becomes
due, the salaries of the necessary Off
GERS and other incidental expenses Of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-02

carrying out the objects and purposes
of this Act. and to create sinking
fund with which to pay off and retire
the said bonds when they become due.
Therefore a bond issue would
not cure the evil of special tax.
1t would indeed necessitate a larg-
er tax. The only advantage in a
bond issue, as we see it, is to get
ready cash for immediate use and
to take up the work of improving
the highways in large instaliments.
Otherwise the county could dis
pense with the bond question by
levying a special tax for road and
bridge purposes and take up the
work gradually and continuously
until the county has improved
highways from one end to the
other.
However The Commercial does
not want it understood that
we propose to object to the con-
struction of better roads and
bridges even if is necessary to is
sue bonds for that purpose. If it
is not practical to build good
bridges and roads without floating
bonds, then we say let us have the
bonds. Obion County can pay
and will pay her obligations-even
more than the maximum named in
the bill.
1t matters not what means are
taken to provide funds for good
roads, Obion County should have
good roads, and tn e question
should be left with the people to
decide. If we were unalterably
opposed to a bond issue, we be-
lieve in the supreme right of the
people to vote upon the question.
Th question of a bond issue
should have been submitted when
it was presented to the County
Court. These gentlemen should
not constitute themselves as arbi-
ters in an important matter affect
ing every citizen of the county as
does the road question. We take
it for granted that the provisions
of the bill are nowise in violation
of constitutional rights, and hence
it is unfair and undemocratic to
say that the voters shall not have
the opportunity Of passing upon
it with their ballot. The County
Court should not take it for grant
ed that the people are not capable
of acting judiciously in a matter
of tn ssind.
If It's people cannot act for
themselves-if the bond issue is
ruinous-then why has the Court
not offered solution of the ques-
ton long agol The answer is easy.
Nobody wants to take the RESPONSE
billty of increasing the taxes, and
that is what must be done in order
to make better highways. That's
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-02
Hair DRESSING.

Wigs and Braids on hand and
also made to order. Lexie McDaus,
near Methodist Church. Phone
437. tt.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-02

We are going to celebrate the
Fourth of July in Union City,
1906, with great big Fourth.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-02
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Election in August, 1906.
FOR SHERIFF.
JOHN E. FINCH.
FOR TRUSTEE,
S. 7. HAYDON.
FOR COUNTY COURT CLERK,
S. f. HOWARD.
FOR CIRCUIT COURT CLERK,
j. NJ. HICKMAN.
FOR REGISTER,
p. II. OWEN.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29

proper policy for Great Britain, it
matters not to Chamberlain that he
did not discover it until year ago.
It is not too late, and even if he does
not live to see the policy adopted he
will have some men from Birming-
ham to represent the idea in parlia-
ment when he is gone.
Chamberlain, who is quite unemo-
tiCnal as a politician, was evidently
fired with an emotional idea when he
took up protection and preferential
tariffs for the colonies. He saw dur
ing the Boer war that the island could
never defend itself on land with the
men available. He believed that the
true source of supply Of fighting men
for the future was the colonies,
whittier all the able-bodied English
men were going and where most of
the able bodied English children were
being born. To interest these men
in imperial defense was a distinct job.
ing patriotism. History showed that
when they were oppressed the Eng
fight the mother country. To get
them to fight for the mother country
required that they should be shown
where there was an advantage to them
in time of peace. This could only be
found in trade relations which would
enrich the colonies, give them capt.
tai for development and make their
future look as though it depended to a
great extent upon the future of the
United Kingdom
His tariff scheme has really little or
nothing in common with the tariff of
this country which is laid first to pro-
vide revenue and second to foster in
dustries. Mr.. Chamberlain proposes
that England shall tax wheat COM
ing from America in order that wheat
may be brought into England from
Canada Presumably the Canadian is
to get for his wheat what wheat is
worth plus the tax on American
wheat. This is the bait for him. The
Englishman is to pay a little more for
bread in order to be assured that in
case of war Canada will help out the
mother country with some stalwart
soldiers. The same thing is to be done
for Australia.
England is not in a mood for Cham
berlain's plan at present, but he be-
lieves that time will vindicate the
logic of his policy and that the en-
pire will finally adopt the slogan of
all Englishmen against all the world
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29
Cost of a Wizards Outflt.

Now we know how much it costs to
set up as solcerer. One Of these dark
wizards has obligingly published
price list Of his plant:
Magic mtrror, Is shillings 9 pence;
magic lamp, Is shillings 8 pence; COZ
1uring wand. 20 shillings; charmed
sword, 20 shtllings; bewitched spirit
lamp, "a shillings; divining rod, "a shil-
lings; Vervain of March 21, whatever
that may be. 2 shillings 5 pence; man
dragora. Z shillings 6 pence; virgin
wax. 4 shillings; skin Of stillborn calf,
shillings; special lint Z shillings 6
pence; Greek fluid for preserving the
FEMININE figure, one bottle, Z shillings
q pence; anti-wrinkle milk, as used by
Marie Antoinette, s shillings; water for
complexion bath. as used by La Monte
span. Is shillings.
Inc Invocation for calling up Satan,
which can be done only on Saturdays
after burning sulphur, sounds like
creek gone wrong, with a touch of
Esperanto and Chinese mixed, and
runs, Again telegram way chow stimu-
Iamaton y ezpares retragrammaton."
This last tip is given for NOTTINGHAM.
Is Letter In London Telegraph.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29
CHAMBERLAIN'S PERSONAL
TRIUMPH.

Lord Roseberry's proposed epitaph
for Joseph Chamberlain as the man
who in a public life of scarcely thirty
years. split up both of the parties of
the state, may be incomplete after
all. There are some people who be-
lieve that Chamberlain, after this
most herculean feat is going to sig
nalize mis- political career at its even
ing by creating a new party The re-
turns from Birmingham show that
all seven of Chamberlain's protection
list candidates were elected. This is
in such bright contrast with Man.
chester, where the unionist candidates,
including the leader of the party.
were ANONYMOUSLY defeated. that it
puts Chamberlain in class by him.
self
In the next parliament ne will be
lost, but in the one following he ex.
poets to be in the majority on the ifs
cal issue. Such optimism in a poll
tician on the verge of 20 years of age
is refreshing. 1t shows that a man
who stands for an idea does not conn.
time against MIN II protection Is the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29
AN INDIGNANT MILLIONAIRE.

A dispatch from Pittsburg says:
William N. Frew, Jr., the son of the
millionaire attorney of that city and
protege of Andrew Carnegie, spent the
most miserable Sunday of his young
life on a jury
Acting on the advice of Mr. Carne-
gle, the young man accepted service
and was called on a murder case
Every night he slept with the eleven
other good men and true" in a little
stuffy room in the top of the court
house and every day he marched with
his colleagues to a little restaurant
where the jurors were fed under the
eye of the sheriff. On Saturday night
the case was not finished and the son
of the millionaire felt sick. He ord
cred his dinner sent from home and
she could not go to Willie nor Willie
come to her
outrage upon a man whose father has
an annual income of $4,000 will be
moved to indignation against the jury
system. 1t will perhaps be the last
straw which will break the infamous
scheme Of human captivity which jury
service involves There has been a
feeling against the jury system for
some time and we believe this will
bring climax of resentment. AS far
as Pittsburg is concerned none of her
millionaires will be caught this way
again.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29
CHAPLAIN TAKES EXCEPTIONS.
Editor Evening Statesman:

Editor Evening Statesman: A
Greene, newspaper man, Of the verdant
Union, is the name Of the author who
presents an ugly story in the Sunday
morning issue of an Irish soldier IN
blue whom he dubs the ugly Devil"
And this poor Hibernlan private, like
thousands of his race who poured out
their hearts blood in defense of the
honor of the old stars and stripes,
was mongrel by Irish descent, sired
by vice and damned by iniquity so this
pedigree was accepted. Scattering
sandy hairs overspread face that was
stranger to water. From much
chewing of tobacco the amber mad set
tied it to grotesque wrinkles around
his mouth like silt from a sewer" So
the poor fellow in the ranks whose
name began with an o or a Nc under
Wayne at Stony Point or Sheridan al
Cedar Creek was a mongrel, and the
discipline of our army, the finest in
the world, permits men to go with un-
washed faces as newspapers allow
writer's to use unclean pens. In de-
Tense of the Irish soldier in our army
I am unwilling to let pass without
censure SO base a caricature Thank
heaven such men as Greene do not
disgrace the uniform, for the Irish SOL
der dies with the name of Jesus linked
indeed On his lips with that of Joseph
and Mary. Very respectfully,
CHAPLAIN JOYCE, U. S. A.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29

sotivo estimate at 100000. That
money 10 spent in Walla Walla. Isn't
II vour duty to avoid if possible the
necessity of destroying a large part oi
such an important business: hiS
garden industry can be developed 10
he worth a million dollars year. VIII
it pay to put in water system that VIII
DESTROY that business when you can
nut in one that will not? Is the I'M
mediate need worth the risk?
1t can be done by a storage SYSTEM
The present water election does not
call for such system. The people OF
the city should insist on the oppor-
tunity to vote for a storage system, SO
a. TO protect a very large and vital
source of revenue from being cut OH.
Every possible means should be used
to save this water for irrigation.
We would suggest one plan: secure
enough land in the level wheat sectlon
five miles east of the city and just
north of Mill creek. Build reservoir
that will hold a billion gallons OF
water. 1t could be filled in spring ana
almost every summer refilled in july
when ground was wet by rains. Ihat
would probably keep up the flow OF the
creek and supply the city for the
three months when water is most
needed. If this water is too warm, 1t
could be turned into the creek as fast
AZ the civ took cool, running water
out, and thereby maintain the usual
flow
CJTJZENS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29
WHY EVENING PAPERS ARE
POPULAR.

At o'clock this morning The Even
ing Statesman received a Scripps
News Association dispatch stating that
King Christian of Denmark had died
suddenly at Copenhagen at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon. To the uniniti-
ated such news would seem rather
previous-like announcing today the
tion-but it is easily explained. The
sun rises more than seven hours
earlier at Copenhagen than it does at
Walla Walla owing to the rotation of
the earth on it's axis from west to
east. Therefore, when it is 9 o'clock
in Walla Walla it is more than seven
hours later in the day at Copen-
hagen. When the day closes in Den
mark, England, France, Germany and
other countries in western Europe the
sun has not reached the noon meridian
in Walla Walla. This fact enables the
evening papers on the Pacific coast
going to press at o'clock in the af-
ternoon to give all the news Of the
day in Europe nearly to midnight.
The sun rises and sets three hours
earlier on the Atlantic coast of the
United States than on the Pacific
coast, and the evening paper is thus
enabled to give the news of New York,
Washington and other news centers of
the east up to Z p. m. By that hour
congress has adjourned and the great
est events of the day are usually over
Coming west the difference of time
in favor of the evening paper grows
gradually less, being only two hours
between Chicago and Walla Walla.
On the whole, the evening paper on
the Pacific coast has an insuperable
advantage over the morning paper In
being able to give earliest publication
of the great news events of the world
That is the reason why the evening
papers are gaining steadily in favor all
over the coast. They give the news of
the day as it happens and not as it is
taken from cold storage after lying on
ice over night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29
SITS IN "BULLPEN."
Scion of British Nobility Goes to the
Workhouse.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. %
British royalty and the American
tramp were arraigned side by side in
the police court bull PEN today.
Guy Lewis, oldest son of Sir Tyrell
Lewis of London, was arraigned on a
charge of drunkenness. His clothes
were no better than those worn by
many others who sat near him, and he
showed plainly the marks of a life of
dissipation. Yet he announced proud
ly that he was of the best blood OF
England and that he could prove it to
be so to the courts satisfaction.
His family tree, however, had little
interest for Judge E.. F. Waite. The
prisoner pleaded at length for clemen-
cy, but ne has troubled the police too
often and received the usual "$5 or
five days" Not having the money he
will go to the workhouse.
Lewis claims as to his noble blood
are sound and his complete record is
OH file with the Associated Charities.
He was sent to America by mis- father.
who decided that his fondness for
liquor and frequent epileptic fits were
detrimental to the family name After
a short stay in Canada, he eloped with
married woman and since his arrival
in Minneapolis has had two children
by her. About six months ago the
woman became insane and the Asso-
ciated Charities took care of the
children after she mad been commit
ted to an asylum.
The young man has since worked at
odd jobs. His father is Lord Tyrell
Lewis of 124S Piccadilly, London. He
is a barrister and kings counsel OF
high standing and wealth and moves
in the best society of London. He is
associated with mis- brother, Som
mers Lewis, also an attorney of ma
tional reputation. Guy Lewis is the
oldest son and will one day be the heir
to the estate. At present his father
gives him monthly allowance to stay
away.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29

Carrie Nation is said to be in a Sc
rum-selling person in Houston mad
named his joint after Carrie, who, on
the place and demolished several
hundred dollars worth of property
tricity as destroying another persons
property is long-Herm offense.
whether or not the judge and jury
will be softened by the plea of extern
uating circumstances, time only will
tell
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29
A Thackeray Letter,

A letter from Thackeray found among
me papers Of the late George NJ. Craw-
toro' Paris correspondent of the Lon
oon Daily News. establishes the fact
mat Mr.. Crawford was the original Of
warrington. you will find much to
remind you in 'Pendennis' of old talks
and faces-of William John O'Connell.
luck sneehan and Andrew Archdecpe.
mere Is something Of you in Warning
ton' but he is not At to hold candle to
you Tor, taking you all around, you are
ne most genuine fellow that ever
srayeo from a better world into this.
warrington is always guzzling beer,
ou. ne mas your honesty and, like you,
eouio not posture If he tried"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29

During the South African war an i'm.
mense stone monument was removed
at Cape Town during the night, and no
one knows to this day by whom or whv
1t was taken. Some years ago, in broad
daylight a clever and bold gang of
thieves carried OF a valuable fountain
fourteen feet high from Uxbridge with.
out exciting the suspicious Of any one
and quite recently an omnibus was
calmly removed. horses and all. while
standing unguarded outside a public
house IN London and has never been
seen or heard Of since. It would seem
indeed, that it Is often far easier to
steal a big thing than a little one
London Telegraph.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29
ELECTIONS
@-%&-iA
ESPERANTO.
A Passage In the New Language and
It's TranslatiOn.

Passage In the New Language and
Its TranslatiOn.
Rocks for the study Of Esperanto are
now printed in twenty-five different
languages. They publish about TWEEN.
tv.five Journals in the new idiOm, one
Of them of strictly scientific character
Several continental papers, occasional.
" or regularly, offer to their readers
an article in Esperanto. Esperantist
climbs or societies are to be found al
most everywhere. The one in Paris
counts no less than 5000 members,
while those in cities like Marselles,
LYONS. Bordeaux, Havre, Lille, and SO
forth. are also Of considerable size
Courses in Esperanto are offered not
only in cluhrooms, but in public insti-
tntions as well. A few commercial
schools have it on their programmes
as a free elective. In the University
of Dijon they have organized an even
ing class, which is said to be well at
tended.
Not long ago Professor Carnot of the
national engineering school (Ecole DIES
Mines), in Paris, said publicly that he
was thinking of introducing Esperanto
in the regular courses Of students. In
England they have adopted the method
of tuition by correspondence. Esperan-
to has already proved useful for pro.
yiding reading for the blind. A sys-
tenn of stenography has been adapted
to the new language. Many CONNER:
cial firms use it for international tele
graphic communications. Several en-
ploy advertisements in Esperanto and
find that it pays.
Here is passage in the new Ian
guage and it's translation:
Esperanto-La internacia linguo Es-
peranto estas facile lernebla, &c de la
personoj nemulte instruitaj. Unu horo
suficas generate por !erni la tutan gra-
matikon, kelkaj tagoj por legi, kelkaj
semajnoj per skribi. Esperanto estas-
efektive tire simpla, feksebla, bonsona
kaj we're internacia per siaj elementoj.
Kun malgranda kvanto ola radikoj oni
povas fari tire grandan nombron da vor-
TOT dank al la praktika sistemO de pre-
fksoj kaj sufiksoj. Thu ci linguo ne
havas la intencon malfortigi la linguon
naturan de ia pOpolo. CT devos servi
por Ia rilatoj internaciaj kaj por tiuj
verkoj kiuj interests Ia tutan mondon.
Esperanto helpOs la sciencojn, la
komercon, kaj la vojagojn.
Translation.-The international Ian
guage Esperanto is easily learnable,
even by (of) people not much educated.
One hour suffices generally to for)
learn the whole grammar, some
French quelques) days to read, some
weeks to write. Esperanto is effective
~ very simple. flexible, well sounding
and very international by its elements.
With [a] small mot large) quantity Of.
radicals, one can make fa] very great
number Of words, thanks to the prac-
teal system Of prefixes and suffixes.
This language has not the intention to
weaken the natural language of any
people. 1t must serve for the interna-
tional relations and for all the works
which interest the whole world. Es-
peranto helps the sciences, commerce
and journeys-Albert Schinz in At
lantic.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-29

SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 29.-Attor-
ney Riste moved for a new trial in the
case of the state against James Dali
ton, who is now under sentence. to be
hung for the murder Of Omcer Stoko
The prosecuting attorney objected to
the motion on the ground that the de-
PENDANT had been sentenced, and that
the case is now on appeal to the SUI
preme court, and therefore out Of the
jurisdiction Of this court.
Judge Poindexter sustained the OBJ
lection and refused the motion for a
new trial.