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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03

livelihood wanes, until be is finally
forced from that field of labor. to be
followed by another whose experience
is most likely to be a repetition of his
predecessors.
This stupendous gouging system IS
startling In its vastness, for about
two hundred thousand men are en-
gagged IN lis vocation thoughout the
country as agents. and the amount OF
money thus obtained by one company
alone employing about fifteen thou
sand mem, is upwards OF one million
dollars annually The officials resort
TO many methods OF intrigue to pre-,
vent the real mission OF tie arrears
and advance" manipulntions from be-
coming apparent to the agents. among
which is the lacking of placards In the
Offices forbidding agents to pay on In
surances which Is beyond the com
pany's grace period. To the expert
enced agent t reads, ''we know Won
will pay
Why this subtle system of graft
has remained almost unmolested for
more than thirty years is subject
for conjecture
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
HOW THINGS GROW THE soUTHwEsT UNDER IRRIeATIoN.

moisture. But the big farms are not
prosperous. They are largely cult.
waited by tenants and are strangely
devoid of features which make the
true southwestern farm one of the
most delightful home-spots in the
world. The men on the land sell all
they produce and buy nearly all they
consume. And so they pay tribute
to others ''going and coming"
/ have been visiting farm in the
Sacramento Valley which consists of
one single acre Of irrigated land and
which makes better home and larger
net income for its owner than many
of his neighbors enjoy on places of
thousands of acres each. The little
farm is at Orland, In Glen County,
and is the property of a man named
Samuel Cheeks, who has grown old
and gray while tilling 1t for the past
thirty years.
Mr.. Cheeks tells me that he has no
difficulty whatever In making com
Portable living from this one acre of
irrigated land. Not only so, but he is
able to save an average of four hun
bred dollars a year beside. He has
money to loan, as well as frslit, vege-
tables and poultry products to sell to
those who are getting poorer every
year In carrying on big farms without
irrigation. | was so curious to know
how he could get such good results
from so small an area that | asked
him to give me list of what the
place contained. Here 1t Is:
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
LEARNS LANGUAGES IN JAIL.
Berkmann, Who Tried to Kill Henry
c. Frick, Becomes Llnruiat.

When Alexander Berkmann left the
Allegheny County prison in May last,
after having served fifteen years for
an attempt to kill Henry G. Frick.
the coke and steel magnate. he found
himself able to converse fiuently In
eight languages.
The years behind prison bars have
converted him from an ayowed an
archist to student and philosopher.
Many persons have forgotten both
Berkmann and his crime, yet they
startled the nation during the days or
the great Homestead strike OF 1892
Mr.. Frlck was one Of the managers or
the steel industry when it grappIed In
the gigantic struggle with It's work
men. Berkman1 was so radical, at
the other end Of the scale. that he
was classed as leading anarchist.
During the excitement of the indus
trial controversy Berkmann found his
way into the Pittsburg offices OF Mr..
Prick, reached that magnates pres
ence and shot him twice, then attempt
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
He Liked the Came.

"A seedy looking Individual, ap
parently from the rurals, entered
Fiockner's barber shop one day las
week" says the Hobart News Repub
lican. HE got in the second chair
and told Charley he wanted the
whole works
After Charley had trimmed him
up till he would have passed for Leslie
,Niblack, he woke him up.
Hair cut says the sleeper. drows-
lily.
Hairs cut says Charlie.
Shave says he, still half asleep
Done shaved you
Shampoo
You've got err
"'Shine.
Been shined'
z Neck shave
Already been there's
"sSinge hair
I've burned it.
THE customer settled down in the
chair until he was sitting on his neck,
and says, Pull TOOTH"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
INSURANCE SIDE LIGHTS.
Methods Employed for Gouging the
Hard Worked Agent.

During the recent scandal and the
airing of insurance methods in general
which followed, one of the tenderest
spots of that business was left I'M
touched Tt Is the system known In
workers MS arrears and advances"
The taking of arrears and advances
occurs weekly on the book of every
agent, when the agent must pay for
each week on every policy which Is
beyond the grace period allowed by the
company, namely ''four weeks"
Specifically it nd appear easy
TO obey the coppany's rules or-sup-
posed rules: but the caneelling ~ n
policy or policies might precipitate
what is known as thrown off claim
Ing" whereby the company refuses
to pay further special salary until a
sufficient number of substantial appi-
cants are approved TO offset the can
cellations. So 1t may seem expedi-
ent to the needful agent, TO pay q dol
lar for the current week, rather than
to lose the prospect of receiving fifteen
for the week following. He thereby
borrows money from the company at
a large rate of interest-one dollar for
the loan Of fifteen for one week-and
If he wishes to retain this loan he
must pay for the week following
Gradually but almost surely, it be-
comes a case of the Spider and the
Fly"
Unless he be an uncommonly good
writer, or an exceptionally wary man,
the web tightens and his source Of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03

However, the government at Paris
recently purchased gOod-sized tract
Of ground in the most desirable sec
ton of Washington and will erect
thereon a splendid embassy home of
Its own. Madame Jusserand being
an American woman and thoroughly
cOnversant with the wants OF Amer
can women and Yankee conditions of
life in general has been able TO give
The French architect who journeyed
from Paris many valuable pointers as
to designing the new house and she
will be able to select the furnishings,
etc, with far greater ease and sue
cess than could Frenchwoman not
in touch with American ways.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
The Wanderer Returns.

1t was old-home week, and the re-
turned sons and grandsons had been
telling with more or less pride of the
changes time had wrought for them.
Al last Edward Jameson spoke:
Il went away from here twenty
years ago a poor man, with only one
solitary dollar in my pocket. l walked
the four miles from my fathers farm
to the station, and there begged a
ride to Boston on a freight car. Last
night / drove into town behind a
spirited pair of horses, and my purse
guess how much my purse holds in
money to-day, besides large check"
and Mr.. jameson looked about him
with brilliant smile.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
FREIGHT
TRANSPORT
dix" LOADING
ANIMALS FOR
PHILIPPINES

not such as are provided for steer
age passengers on the Pacific. and if
vessels so equipped were owned and
operated by private line, that line
would be long 10 getting rid of them,
should the army be suddenly recalled
from the Islands Furthermore, the
army transport must carry q battery
OF rapid fire guns in her bows, some
thing for which private steamship
companies have very little use.
The second argument advanced by
the adherents Of the present system
needs no comment.
The third and hast contention IS
best supported by a report made on
January IA of this year BY the Gen
eral staff Of the Army to the Senate
Committee on Merchant Marine. 10
which 1t was stated that ito embark
division would require ten c, 500ton
ships and nine 5.500-ton ships With
the strength Of the regular army two
divisions could be made ready TO en-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
MADAME JUSSERAND
IMERICAV GIRL WHO MARRIED
A FRENCH4AY, NOV IN
DIPLOMATIC SWIM.

French Ambassador at Washington
Given Position Largely on Account
Of Nife's Nativity Embassy
Building Projected
How much a wife can do to help
her husband In a public career is con
Nlncingly proven by the married life
OF Madame Jusserand, the American
wife OF the French Ambassador at
Washington. Indeed NJ Jusserand
was selected by the Government Of
France 10 act as the accredited agent
OF our sister republic at Uncle Sam
headquarters largely because of the
fact that he had an American wife
who IL was believed Juld be Of
great assistance to him in handling
any negotiations which might have TO
be carried ON between the two ma
tions.
Madame Jussernnd, although Am
erlcan born. spent most OF her life
up TO the time OF her marriage. in
France. That she was thus an exile
from the land of the Stars and Stripes
was due to the fact that her father
Mr.. Richards, was an American bank
er In Paris, and thus his business In
Ierests compelled him to reside al
most continuously at the French cap
ital. His daughter was educated on
the banks of the Seine and speaks
French quite as readily as she does
English.
Her husband has a great admiration
for the American people possibly he
cause he is SO fond of his wife He
is an author Of note and has trans
lated several American erary works
into French Prior to coming 10
Washington, NJ. Jusserand andhis wife |
resided In Copenhagen, the capital OF
Denmark, where NJ. Jusserand acted |
MS the envoy OF his government
His promotion to Washington was a
decided ndvance in rank and carries
with 1t big increase in salary.
AN INSEPARABLE COUPLE.
Both NJ. Jusserand and his Yankee
helpmate are very genial and hospit- |
able, but they are manifestly much /
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
"Fifty dollars p

Fifty dolIarsp
"Seyenty-fivew
"A hundred" shouted the boys,
filed with admiration.
NO" said Mr.. Jameson, drawing a
large fiat purse from his pocket when
the clamor had subsidized, none OF you
has guessed right When / paid the
% cents to Ozzy Boggs for my re-
freshing drive in the coach, had
besides my trunk check (Which re-
timed for financial reasons,) exactly
A cents. have come back, my friends,
to stay. Any little Jobs of saving
and splitting will be gratefully re-
ceived. Youths Companion.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03

ing to complete the work with dag.
ger.
Overpowered before he could accom-
pllsh his full purpose, Berkmann was
hurried to Jail Being convicted at
his trial he was given fifteen year
term In the penitentiary for attempt
to kill. This was supplemented BY
one-year term In the Allegheny County
workhouse for carrying concealed
deadly weapons
Once behind prison bars he gave up
alI his leisure time to study. At the
beginning of his term he could read
and write English and German. Dur
ing the first years 0f his imprIson-
meat he eagerly perused all books In
those languages that be could secure.
Tn course Of time be mastered the
Slavic, Polish and Hungarian Ian
guages. ard also acquired 4 good gen
eral knowledge Of Italian, Spanish and
French.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
rARre

bark in fifteen days. Assuming this
ratio, il would require, to strike the
first quick blow of force correspond
ing 10 our present military establish
ment, the entire shipp on the At.
iantic and more than me entire ton
mage of the Pacific" Ii is doubt.
full If any private line would care to
hold enough ships In reserve to trans
port two divisions on fortnight's
notice The QHartermaster General
gave it. as his opinion that, 'In view
of the futile efforts of the Quarter
masters Department to obtain suit
able transports from the merchant
marine in 1898 for the transportation
Of the army 70 Cuba, and of the
further fact that when withdrawn
from regular line service the trans
ports can not be advantageously dis
posed OF, owing to their peculiar in
terror constructions il would be wise
policy to retain n sufficient number OF
boats as part of the equipment OF the
army, TO be economically cared for and
kept in such condition as to be prompt
~ available for any emergency which
may arise requiring the transportation
of troops on the ocean," Since the
whisper of trouble in the Orient. two
first class troopshlps have been held NJ
anchor in Manila Bay, and until Janu-
airy all the freighters of the transport
service were out of active service, with
the exception Of the Dix.
PACIFIC FLEET A MODEL.
The army has built up It's Pacific
transport feet after long and trying
experience and it is generally conced-
ed that the vessels are models OF their
Kind. Representatives of foreign
governments have asked for and re-
ceived copies Of the specifications.
The transportation of live stock has
been fruitful of disasters. The first
consignment of mules shipped to Man
lila was source of great anxiety.
Every precaution was taken. and a.
nally the fatal precaution of belly
banding the animals caused the loss OF
all but one who became known In
Manila as the hundred thousand dol
lar Jack. The rest all died of the un-
accustomed exercise of swinging on
their stomachs
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03

~ (&hNAe
Along the Pacific Coast the army
transport service in operation with the
Philippines and intermediate points, is
not regarded with favor. Private
steamship companies coyet the bust
ness which is now being done by the
dozen and a nalf vessels making up the
transport fleet.
During the last fiscal year the Sheri-
dan, sherman, Thomas. Logan and
Dix carried to Honolulu, Guam and
Manila $1,000 passengers. 10000 tons
of freight, S60,S63 pounds of United
States mail, and $2,47S,000 in United
States money, besides a considerable
amount Of Philippine pesos coined ia
the San Francisco mint; and in Jan
uary, 1906, the schedule was doubled,
that is, instead of one sailing a month
there are now two.
The army prefers to do its own
fret hit and passenger business on Q
Pacific for the following reasons
Primarily, private companies secur-
ing contracts could not furnish the ser
vice desired without specially con
structed vessels, an expense which,
though demonstrated absolutely neces-
sary by experience, they would not
undertake owing to the uncertainty of
the traffic
Secondly, the present service Is
found more economical, the cost Of
operation last year amounted to $780,
600 less than the lowest estimate pre-
sented by any of the private con
Germs bidding for the business.
Lastly, the exigencies Of the service
which might at any moment demand
the rapid transportation Of large ship
ments of troops and supplies would
necessitate the holding in reserve Of
a considerable number OF vessels. an
impossibility to private steamship
company which Is forced by competi-
tion to operate with strictest economy.
COMBINED COMFORT AND
CAPACITY.
In explanation of the first of these
reasons--the average transport Is a
type of marine construction peculiarly
individual. While exteriorly 1t has all
the appointments of a modern ocean
going steamer, it differs essentially in
its interior arrangement. The trans
portation of large numbers of troops
across an ocean distance of 1000
miles, the greater part Of this mileage
lying within the tropics, demands the
best possible ventilation and santa
ton. The sleeping accommodations
for soldiers are between decks, and the
entire space allotted for this purpose
Is often from end to end. Metal
Derths in tiers of three, one above the
Il. -
giant honeycomb. Shower baths, read |
Ing and recreation rooms are pro-
rided, and a regularly equipped hos
1ital with isolation wards is in charge
II surgeon and assistants drawn |
from the army Medical Corps and the
Hospital Corps. These quarters are
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
Never Drink Wafer.

There are many different kinds Of
animals that never in all their lives
sip so much as drop of water.
Among these are the llamas Of the
Andes and the gazelles Of the far
East. Many naturalists believe that
the only moisture imbibed by wild
rabbits is derived from the green herb
age they eat.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
Football as PLAYED.

ssT hear your son has been winning
high honors az college?"
"He has. indeed. He has been d
quarterback, halfback, q fullback,
and now
"Yes. what Is he nowT' said the
speaker eagerly.
Now" replied the other, "be's q
hunchback."
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03

ing conditions are superior even to
those of southern California. There
is a great future for this southwestern
corner of America, and it viii some.
day he peopled as extensively as its
wonderful ruins show il To have been
unknown centuries ago.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
The Ofher Fellow.

The butcher thinks the baker has an
easy time through life;
The baker thinks the doctors path is
ever free from strife;
And to us all this truth comes home
as through this life we bob
It's the other fellow every time that
has the easy Job.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
MADAME Observation-Disclosures OF THE FRENCH AssApoR

wrapped up IN each other Indeed
when the French Ambassador visited
the st. Louis Exposition alone by
reason OF the fact that Madame Jusse-
rand was prevented from accompany
ing him because of an abScess on her
forehead II was the first time in their
married life that they had ever been
separated. even for few days.
Madame Jusserand is rather dark.
conplexioned and in many respects
has the appearance of typical
French woman She Is firm be-
lever In outdoor life as source OF
health and pleasure When In Wash
ington or mt their summer home on
the coast of Massachusetts she aaf
her husband daily indulge in long
walks aud spend hours playing tennis.
Madame Jusserand Is a most charIt-
ably disposed woman and since her
arrival In America has constantly but
inconspicuously aided many causes.
She has no children, but on several
occasions she has given parties at her
home for the French children residing
at the national capital.
NEW FRENCH EMBASSY.
The lady IS looking forward 10 hav
Ing the privilege Of fitting up a new
French Embassy at Washington that
VIII be in keeping with the dignity
nf our sister republic For years the
branch office" OF France in the
United States was located in an old
residence in Washington that was at
one time the home of Admiral Porter.
Thea a few years ago the French es-
Establishment was moved to the house
owned by Bellamv Storer--the house
which President Roosevelt leased inst
after his election as yice-P President
and before he had any thought that
he would be called upon to 60 to the
White House when he took M his
residence IN ths city on the Potomac.
IA 4al
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03

Ocean steamers carrv from six to
ten cats. whose duty is to keep the
passengers quarters free from mice
and rats II the cats are not rat
eaters, they are dismissed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
WILLIAM :. sMYTHE.

WILLIAM :. sMYTHE.
The Sacramento Valley of Cali
fornia is land of big farms. Pri-
vate estates run all the way from one
thousand 10 one hundred thousand
acres. 1t was once profitable to farm
vast areas in grain.
Although this valley is blessed with
most abundant water supplies, irri-
CATION is not generally employed.
There is little rainfall from May 10
November, yet grain and deciduous
fruits are grown without artificial
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
SOUTHWEST'S SMALL FARMS.
WONDERFUL CROP RESULTS
FROM A SINGLE ACRE OF COOP
IRRIGATED LAND.

instance OF a Man Who Makes Good
Living and Lays by Four nunoreo
Dollars a Year-NO Fear of DrOutn
or allure.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
on A SINGLE ACRE.

ON A SINGLE ACRE.
Barn and Corral space. ......75 < rs fee'
Rabbit Hutch ..............2 20 p
/ House and Porcnes.. ....... 30 30
. Windmill Towers each. -. 10 X 16
Garden ...,..............,.,. 40 "a
Blackberries ...............l6 K 90
Strawberries .,.............6 5 x 90
Citrus Nursery III which there
are 1900 budded orange. lemon
and lime trees .............90 9s
! row OF Dewberries. 100 feet long,
Apricot trees.
Oak trees,
Peach trees.
Fig trees,
10 Locust trees.
80 Assorted Roses,
20 Assorted Geraniums.
~ Lemon trees. bearing. seven years old.
/ Lime tree, nine years old and bearing.
from which were sold last year 100
dozen lines,
Bearing Orange trees,
A Breadfruit trees,
3 Pomegranate trees.
1 Patch of Bamboo.
Gala Lilies.
4 Prune trees
3 Blue Gum trees,
6 Cypress trees,
4 dFapeNlneS,
| English ivy.
? Honeysuckles,
l Seed-bed,
/ Violet-bed,
l Sage-bed,
Tomato vines.
Is Stands OF Bees.
ERA OF THE SMALL FARM.
Time was when the man who had
said that a living could be made from
; acres, much less single acre.
would have been considered
dreamer or a greenhorn. Now, how
ever. all through the Southwest, In
great sections Of California and Art |
iona. where the sun is warm, the soil |
is deep and fertile, and the water for
irrigation ample, little farms are max
ing for their owners more money than |
many of the big ones. Two, three.
five and ten acre tracts closely and /
faithfully cultivated have become, inl
Of instances, veritabie gold Il
mines, Some Of the communities of /
southern California cnmnosed OF these /
little ranches, resemble the suburbs of |
= village, 80 close are the farm houses.
Arizona Is not SO far along IN this
class Of settlement, because It Is a |
newer country. but the enthusiastic /
claim Is made for many parts OF the
Territory that the climate and grow-l
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-03
THE ARMY TRANSPORT.
PACIFIC SQUADRON Is A MODEL
FOR HANDLING THE GOVERN-
MENT'S TROOPS.

Private Steamship Companies Said
to be Unequal to the Task OF Trans
porting Soldier Boys--The Cost is
Greater
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-10
When the Nerves
Are Played Out.

Suicide. insanity. falling sickness,
paralysis. These are some Of the re-
suits OF worn-out nerves. No one would
neglect a disease so dreadful in it's re-
suits as nervous exhaustion if the dan
ger were only realized with the first
symptoms.
The time to begin the restoration Of
the nerves by the use Of DR.. A. w.
Chase's Nerve Pills is when you find
yourself unable to sleep at nights, suf.
fering from headaches or neuralgic
pains. indigestion or weak heart action.
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forebodings for the future, are other in
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Naturally and gradually they rekindle
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way thoroughly to cure nervous dis
orders. DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills.
30 cents, at all dealers or DR.. A. w.
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For sale i'll Mankato, Mimi, by John
C. Thro, druggist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-10
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
A very happy marriage took place at
two o'clock this afternoon at the home
of the bride at Faribault when Miss
,Greta Hanson was united by the ties of
wedlock with Roy Holmes of this city.
A large gathering of friends and rela-
tives were present, among whom were
the following from Mankato: C. L.
Holmes and family, DIR. and Mrs. j. S.
Holbrook, Mr.. and Mrs. j. HI. Moore
Miss Butler, Miss Florence Sheldon and
c. G. Sutherland
The ceremony was performed by Rev
f. e. X. Miller of Grand Forks, N. D..
formerly of this city. Miss Grace
Holmes, sister of the groom, and sister
of the bride were maids of honor, and
Harry Holmes, brother of the groom
and brother of the bride were grooms
men. The bride was prettily attired il
white and carried a bouquet of bride.
roses. Miss Grace Holmes wore neal
fitting dress of pink silk muslin. Tn,