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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
sARAHs FIRST LOVE is DEAD

Little Rock, Ark, April s Perhaps
few people were aware that one month
ago, while Sarah Bernhardt was play
idg Camille" TO applauding thou
sands at Forest Park, the first sweet
heart Of her childish love lay dying
in this city. La fact, Nine. Bernhard t
was ignorant of it herself until long
after she had left the City of Roses
far behind. At Nashville, Tenn, a
message from her girlhood lover was
handed her.
This former sweetheart of Bern
hardt died in Little Rock last Thurs
day, and was buried in Calvary ceme-
terry. He was Charles B. Suffer, known
in Little Rock for the past twenty
five years as Charles Sutton. For a
number of years he operated little
hardware store on the northwest cor
ner of Seventh and Chester streets.
He Is survived by his wife, who was
formerly Miss Rosa Nussle, and one
little boy, Albert, years of age.
Sutter was born in Chaldonsur
Marine, France, the cite of the cele-
brated training camp Of Napoleon
Ill, in ls47. At the age OF l6 years
he was attracted by the gayety of the
Paris theatres and entered the employ
OF the management of second grade
playhouse in the capital
1t was there that he tifst met Bern
hardt and later acted part with her
ia several dramas, including lie Bos-
SUI" the 1.-Two Orphans" etc. The
two formed an intimate acquaintance
and were much together 10 Paris.
This was during the first days Of
Bernhardt on the stage. She was
about is years of age.
Shortly afterward she removed to
Southern France and Suffer came to
America and enlisted in the Union
army and was for time with Gen.
Custer in the Indian Country. In
1872, directly after his release from
the army in the West, he came to
Little Rock and for number of years
was employed as clerk and timer by
Ostrander & Hagau, hardware men,
and with Others. Later he established
the little store which was his pride.
There he continued un til he was
stricken with his last illness.
1t was while approaching his disso-
luton that the old friendship reas-
serted itself, and he was hoping, up
to the night Of her appearance hare,
that he might recover sufficiently to
witness the artistic triumph of his
sweetheart.
But nature had done its best, and
the end finally came. 1t was on his
deathbed that the last message was
sent, and the Divine Sarah, when its
import dawned upon her, closed her
door to visitors aud remained in Sc
clusion all of that day.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13

J.L.Ruffin has 1000 cords of wood
for sale. See him for full cords :
rs cubic feet. If
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
N. c. q St. L. TIME TABLE.

For biliousness. headache. dyspepsia
take Or. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
Parade Two Miles Long.

Murfreesboro, Tenn, April o.
Murfreesboro was crowded Satur.
day with the followers of Governor
Taylor. The parade, which met on
the Woodbury. Pike, was two miles
long, with 400 men on horseback
and about 1000 people IN wagons,
buggies and floats. making alto.
gether the largest parade that was
ever seen in this county. Gov. Tay-
Tor rode at the head of the process
sion mounted on milk white horse,
with ex.Gov. ]. p. Buchanan mount
ed on similarly colored steed. AS
they entered the square from Main
street the Governor was greeted
with deafening cheer from thou
sands of throats, aided by the ter
rife noise of all the steam whistles
and bells in the town joining in the
demonstration. Numerous compari.
sons are being made between the
size of the Taylor parade and the
one that greeted Judge Frank Will
son during the low tax campaign,
and It is generally conceded that
while there were not so many men
on horseback the total number of
men in the buggies and wagons
outnumhered the total number in
the Wilson campaign.
Main street was filed with spec
tators watching the parade, as was
the Square and other streets. The
stand from which the Governor
spoke this afternoon was draped
with an abundance of bunting. He
was introduced by DR.. J. B. Muir
tree, and at the close of his speech
was presented with a massive bou.
quet of white roses. Gov. j. p. Blu
also presented him with
beautifully polished ced ar stick
with a gold plate on it after the
flowers were presented.
Two thousand Taylor buttons and
1000 white badges were given away
during Saturday and Friday to
Taylor voters in this county.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
WHITE PEOPLE
Looking Southwark
Large and Small Farms for Sale
or Rent, Diversity Of Crops

Ii you wish to buy small or large
farm for general farming, truck OF
early vegetable farm, fruit land, dairy,
stock farm, or timber land for manu-
featuring purposes, or work land on
shares or for cash rent, with seed, inn
plenents and reasonable amount of
cash advanced until your crop is har-
vested, with privilege OF buying land
on easy terms, in Louisiana, Arkansas
or Texas, the section now being highly
developed, the hest poor mans coun-
try on earth the land of opportunities
for the homeseeker to secure his own
home, write the Gould System lmmi-
grafton Bureau, 407 Carondelet street,
New Orleans, La.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
why

Have a torpid liver when Herbine. the
only liver regulator, will help YOU?
There is no reason why you should
suffer from Dyspepsia, Constipation
Chills and Fever or any liver COM
plants, when Herbine will cure vouY
Il. @. Waite, Wessville, Fla, writes:
81 was sick for mouth with chills
and fever, and after taking two bot
ties of Herbine am we'll and healthy. +"
Sold by Allen Drug Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
A UNIQUE EXPOSITION.

\ The jamestown Exposition is
receiving the support of the best
newspapers throughout the coun-
try, simply because the manage
ment purposes to make the cele-
bratiJn a great national holiday
and exposition along entirely diff
erebt lines from those preceding
it. The Washington, D. c., Post
says the following editorially:
Truly, if we were not aware
that the proposed jamestown Elk
position of 1907 differs radically
in every imaginable respect from
the various fairs, &C., which have
preceded it, we should hesitate to
speak in its behalf. Keenly as we
recognize the vast importance of
the episode it is intended to cele-
brate, and well as we realize the
momentous consequences of which
that episode was the pioneer and
vanguard, we should still be un.
able to say conscientious word
IN the line of promotion if we
were not sure that the Jamestown
Exposition will be novelty in
every sense of the word.
To state the case briefly, we may
say--as is the simple truth-that
this is the first celebration of any
consequence to be held upon the
seashore. The location, therefore,
is ideal. There is no heated, over
crowded city in the neighborhood,
where the patrons will be herded |
in rapacious caravansaries, fed on
refrigerated" food, compelled to
travel long distances in swarming
and uncomfortable street cars, and
charged extortionately for a maxi
mum of discomfort. The James
town Exposition is to be situated
far out in the midst of salt water
and breezy environment Hamp
ton Roads, Chesapeake Bay, the
itself will hem it in on
every side. If there were nothing
else, the visitor would at least have
a seaside at one of the most desir
able points on the Atlantic coast.
treat themselves to that
recreation every summer with no
extra inducement, so every addi-
tional attraction will be that much
TO the good. They will have ocean
prospects and environments bath
ing, fishing, sea food, yachting,
sailing, &c. - and besides, the
most splendid naval and military
pageantry ever witnessed in the
world. Even if stops short there
he patrons of the celebration will
nave had more than they could get
elsewhere on the same terms
more than they ever got before
rom any excursion to the sea
hore.
That there will be many other :
attractions, we are promised by =
he management, and have faith
hat the pledge will be abundantly
edeemed. All the great nations
ave accepted President Roose-
elt's invitation to participate. 1t
$, therefore, safe to count upon a
avail and military display of sur
'assing splendor and importance.
t will constitute, indeed, a spec
acle the like of which has not
een witnessed in this or any 9th
r land. No doubt the manage
lent will in due time and with
ppropriate eloquence unfold to
be country the entire scheme of
be enterprise they have in view.
or the present, we think it well
nough to point out certain fea-
ares which of themselves confer a
pecial attraction and inducement.
REV. GEORGE w. RULAND
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
inst Because

Your cough Is only in the throat and
does not trouble you now, don't think
that it needs no attention. When it
has not had much of a start is the
time To check 1t. The slightest cough
easily leads to pneumonia, bronchitis
and consumption. A bottle of Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup will cure that
cough. The price puts 1t within reach
OF all. Sold by Alien Drug Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
Oklahoma and Texas farm
Lands--The Great
Southwest.

Cheap lands, fertile soil, unfailing
crops, low taxes, finest free school
system in the country and a rapidly
increasing population, brings pros
penty to all the State.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
Improved Farms.

A farm of 100 acres in Cleveland
Co., Oklahoma, 2 miles from rail.
road that is cracker jack, well i'm.
proved, for $3.50, and a bargain.
Well improved 100 acre farm near
Stround, Okla, 81 300--a bargain.
A 345 acre farm, Hardeman County,
Texas, we'll improved. $3.50.
A 66l acre farm in Hardeman Coun-
ty, Texas, improved, S., $50.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
AN::ABLE BODY.

men there who are unfit mentally
and perhaps morally, TO be there
But as a whole the Senate is a
able body. Justice Harlan, of tn
| United States Supreme Court,
quoted as saying: 81 am not on
of these who think Congress ha
deteriorated. | MAINTAIN that tn
present Congress is as high grad
as any Congress-" This is unde
served praise of the House, TO
although that body is not withou
able members, some of whom ar,
but little known, it does not meas
ure up with some of its predeces
sors in which exceptionally strong
men were plentiful. The rules o,
the House serve to discourage de
bate in that somewhat unwieldy
body, though there have beer
some able discussions in the House
during the present session.
In the Senate, where speech is
free and the expression of opinion
unrestricted, there is, of course,
greater opportunity for develop
ment. The consideration of the
railroad rate bill has afforded ex-
cellent opportunity for Senators
to display their ability, and the
result has been some able argu.
ments. The New York World
says: ''In the whole history of
the United States Government few
great questions have been debated
with more skill, ability and intelll-
gence. Although the issue lends
itself peculiarly to buncombe and
demagogism, no Senator has yet
-
descended from the high plane
upon which the discussion began.
The debate has been confined al
most wholly to the economic, legal
and constitutional aspects of the
m easure under consideration.
Many of the speeches are such
arguments as might be presented
to the Supreme Court of the
United States if the case of Gov
rate making were before
that tribunal"
This is not an unwarranted tri-
butte. The debate in the Senate
has been of high order. The
World adds: 'Persons who are
fond of prattllng about the deca-
dence of the Senate could spend a
profitable day with the Congress
sional Record for the past few
weeks in reading the remarks of
Senator Foraker, Senator Culber-
son, Senator Knox, Senator Bailey,
Senator DolIiver, Senator Rayner,
Senator Tillman, Senator Lodge
md some of their colleagues. They |
night hunt through the abridge-
nent of debates for another dis
,ussion in which more constitu-
ional learning, sounder logic and
greater intellectual powers were
IS layishly displayed. The COM
,arison would be profitable"
The speeches of Foraker, Knox,
Bailey and Rayner have been es-
,ecially strong. Others have dem
nstrated their ability as able, logi-
al debaters. Whatever faults the
american Senate may have it can
lot be fairly charged that it is a
'ody of weaklings. In these mod
IN days of wide publicity, uni
ersal reading and general diff
usion of information among the
'eople it is more difficult for a
nan to achieve a reputation for
craftsmanship or profound thought
nd learning than when a limited
CIV lowered as tall trees of the
uman forest in a wilderness of
mall ones. The Congressional de-
ates of the present, as a whole,
ill hardly suffer by comparison
18th those of the days when the
iants were said to be abroad.
Lenry Clay was an idolized states.
ian, but the modern reader can !
ardIy be greatly impressed with
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
Unimproved Lands.

$4,000 acres in Wheeler County,
Texas, from $3.50 to $500 per acre.
This land LAYS in square. 10 miles
each way. Railroad passes along one
edge. A station is on the land. Very
fine land, fine pastures, dark loose soil,
water from 20 to 40 feet from surface,
no drouths, grows wheat, corn, cotton,
and all other Texas crops. Excursions
first and third Tuesdays OF each month.
For further information address,
B. +. MCKEE, MANAGER,
OKLAHOMA TEXAS LAND co.
81 South Main Street. Memphis, Tenn.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-15
TWO HIERARCHIES.

President Theodore Roosevelt writes
in this way TO the Storers about a
cleric of the Catholic church;
One incident, which I actually cannot
put on paper came TO my personal knowl~
edge in connection with a Catholic eccle-
siast in Cuba. which was of character
go revolving and bestial that II made one
feel that the whole hierarchy in the
island needed drastic renovation,
So it is possible then, even according
to President Roosevelt. that hierarchy
may exist. 1t is possible that, for the
crime of one. the whole hierarchy may
need renovation. 1t is possible that the
renovation should be " drastic -
Well, we'll. This is queer reversal,
Why should the Catholic hierarchy need
"drastic renovation because Of an of
fensc committed by one Catholic priest |?
The rest of them were not responsible
for his act; they were good, clean
men-there is no evidence to the CON
trary.
How lovablc the President is in his
Inconsistency! When there is absolute
proof of revolving crime-violation Of
law, breaking of pledge, by the mem
bers Of the Mormon hierarchy, who are
supported in their wrongdoing by Sena.
tor Reed Smoot-President Roosevelt
does not think that Smoot needs any
renovating, drastic or otherwise,
and has frequently avowed in private
that Smoot was an estimable and moral
citizen, law-abiding and pure, and
should be maintained in his place as a
Senator of the United States
What difference he makes between
the two hierarchiesl For the revolving
crime of one Catholic priest the whole
hierarchy must be drastically reno.
waited; and for the crimes of all the
polygamous hierarchy of the Mormon
church, Reed Smoot, who supports the
law-breaking Mormon hierarchy, must
be rewarded by executive approval, by
the Presidential protection and com
mendatiou, by tacit appointment as the
political representative of President
Roosevelt in the intermountain country,
as he is already the professed political
representative of God throughout the
same region.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-15
TO REALTY OWNERS,

1t is a legitimate complaint on the
| part of men who now would be glad
TO invest in Salt Lake real estate at
fair prices, that the recent purchases
| or business property have been as
| sumed as a reason for the withdrawal
Of many properties from market and
! the doubling of prices in iocali
ties where owners could not hope
to be directly and advantageously
ment on South Main.
The Tribune does not believe that
Salt Lake realty is too high. Every
indication points 10 a splendid city
here, But ono of the necessities of
progress, and IN especially serious es.
sential Of the present era, is that in
tending investors shall not be de-
TERED by the unreasoniug disposition
of present owners. II man desired
10 sell his real estate at certain
figure few months ago and could
not find purchaser. and if he still
needs to sell he is doing a double in.
Jury 10 place the property at an inn
possible figure when purchaser ap,
pears in sight, He is iniuring him
self. and in large sense is producing
injury TO the community. Many
promising movement for city's
growth has been strangled to death in
its infancy by the unfair disposition
Of men who want TO sell when
there is no buyer, and who refuse to
accept their own former figures when
the cash is thrust under their noses.
Salt Lake has a wide area there is
plenty of land available for building
purposes: it Will take ten years of the
most rapid progress 10 fill up the vacant
spots in this town; and property
owners should realize the fact that
incoming buyers are usually ex-
perienced and shrcwd calculators, who
will not invest unless they see fair
opportunity 10 make part Of the
profit for themselves.
II men will accept reasonable
prices today for the property which
they have recently offered for sale
they will stimulate the era of up.
building and they and the whole com
munity will receive direct and still
larger indirect benefit from their
sales But if they shall act under the
influence of greed, thereby turning
away the tide of purchase, the day
may come when once more they Will
be Offering their realty for sale with
no buyers IN sight.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-15
THE CONTRAST.

Editor Tribune am interested In
your war against the hierarch and wolId
like 10 ask. What would have been the
consequences IL Christ had admitted that
He disobeyed the commands o! God AZ
HIS pleasure, and when taken before Pr
late had pleaded guilty To Hagrant
breach OF tho criminal law and had paid
flne therefor? Where would Christianity
be today? DO people ever look at the
question in that light? ~ n
Moab. Utah. Dec. IL, 1906.
The Judge before whom the Redeem
or appeared said: 81 find no fault in
this man The Judge before whom
Joseph F. Smith appeared declared him
TO be guilty and fined him for his of
feuse against the law.
But the difference between the two il
iucomprehensible TO the mind of the
devotec Of the Mormon polygamous cult
The more guilt TO which Joseph F. con.
fesses or Of which he is convicted. the
moro like unto the Savior he claims 20
be and the more divinity mis- worship
crs see surrounding him.
II was. after he had acknowledged a
fiagrant course OF wholesale law. break
ing and covenant-defying for sixteen
years, that the chief hierarch Of the
Mormon church declared that--if he
could find upon the face OF the earth
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-15
CHANCE FOR THE NEWS.

An important use has been found at
last for the United States Marshal for
the district of Utah, He has officially
discovered the chief hierarch and has
served summons upon that represen-
tative of the Mormon God.
There is no need, however. for any,
one to get excited. lt was not the
kind of summons that the hicrarch did
not desire 70 have served-else the Mar.
shall might have lost it on the way or
might have failed TO find the hierarch
upon his arrival at church headquar.
tiers.
This document was merely a legal no.
tice that the Union Pacific Railway
company, of which the sacred hierarch
is a worldly director, must file answer
in the United States court within ten
days-to the Indictment returned
against it by the United States grand
jury on account of the alleged land
frauds, with which the corporation is
said to have had somo connection.
But while the affair is one which
docs not Justify any general hurrah, it
is an important episode 10 the Mormon
church, and il creates wall OF defense
which is sure to be utilized. The mo-
mentous circumstance of the service, the
fact that the Marshal would accept the
summons for service, and that the HE.
rarch would accept the Marshal and per.
NIT him 70 perform the service-all
these constitute such material and
satisfactory protection against all the
allegations made in the past against the
hierarchy for their various crimes that
one may expect TO see these circum-
stances quoted at Washington to prove
shat the chief bierarch has reverence
for law, that he does not control in
politics. that the church does not sane
ton polygamy, and that Joseph Smith
was a prophet OF God and Joseph f.
Smith is his legally qualified successor.
Upon far more frail foundation, sim
liar arguments are based every day by
the organ of the church and the pull
piteers OF the polygamous cult
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-15
a WORKOUT WORK.

While the Mormon missionary is
wandering about the world without
purse or scrip. "seeking in prayer and
humility to proclaim the gospel restored
and the splendor of Gods chosen peo-
pie the president Of the church. .Io-
seph i, Smith. is steadily degrading
the faith and the people in the eyes Of
all mankind.
The monstCous iniquities of his life
the cruel hoax which he pcrpetratcs
upon his followers by taking the
profits of their toll into his irresponsi
bic keeping, his Oriental riot of polyg-
amous living, his cXultant triumph
through his political Vaccinations and
his utter recklessncss as Il boastful
falsifer before God and man, have so
disgustcd the Christian world that
newspapers and pulplts are alike de
nunciatory of the whole system and
its adherents. The extreme shameless.
ness Of the situation is provocative Of
deepest contempt, This is how the In
dianapolis Star looks AT it:
The unbushing contradiction OF this
sworn testimony by President Smith now
Is nothing surprising TO those who have
made any investigation OF Mormonism.
II is due 10 the fact that the Mormon
church teaches no obligation of honesty
toward outsiders.
However honest and sincere the Nor.
mon missionary may be- he is obliged
TO meet the sentiment which is cx.
pressed by the Star And this opinion
of Mormonism has been brought into
being by the anomaly which is thus
presented 10 the world: a man who
pretcnds that he is The personal repre-
sentative of the Almighty on this
earth-ln fact, the only man in the
whole world who is empowered to re.
ceivc the divine word direct-confesse
that he breaks the law of the land
and of his God; he asserts that he
obeys or disobeys the Divine Master at
his own whim: at the same time he
demands absolute obedience to any sug-
gestion of his brutal nature; and he
sends out missionaries TO the world to
ask sensible people TO come under his
selfish and immoral leadership.
Any Mormon who has been in the
missionary field knows that under the
best of circumstances the task is diff
cult enough for the missionary; and he
can realize how almost unbcarable the
work of prosclytlng for Joseph +.
Smith must be in the face of the show.
ing of lawless facts with which the
bogus prophet has personally associated
his own life,
No wonder that conversion TO the
faith of the Mormon church these days
is a rarity-who on earth will be dupe
enough TO expect truth in self con
fessed liar. or morality in a proven
lecher, or honesty in a fraud in the
blasphemed name of God, or LOYALTY in
a self asserted traitor' The fake is too
glarlng and the unfortunate missionary
is finding il out, and he is obliged TO
meet the jeers of people who reject
religion which upholds public Grim.
inal as its highest exponent.