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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19
Stirring Times at Dickson.

Dickson, Tenn, April 13.-The
nearer the time approaches for the
meeting of the General Assembly
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church at this place on May 16. the
greater the interest grows. It
seems to be pretty well established
fact that at least nine-tenths Of
the people Of Dickson County. re-
gardless Of UNCONVENTIONAL prefer.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19
Nothing in
Clothing
Satisfies like
PPENHEIMER'

We selected this line from among
all the leading high-grade lines,
after careful inspection and
thorough investigation. Our
early sales have more than sur
passed our expectations, and we
are now showing our second
shipment. We can easily prove
to you that it will pay you to
buy a Kuppenheimer. Five
minutes Of your time is all we
will ask.
And we make it easy on you
to buy. Every garment is
marked in plain figures
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19

Impure blood runs You down makes
you an easy victim for organic diseas-
es. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies
the blood the cause-builds you
nm
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19
THE COMMERCIAL,
Union City. Tenn.

:Gentlemen; For some reason your
paper failed TO reach me last week.
! don't want it to happen again, AZ
am enclosing 81. Please note nv
new address, 1862 A. Cote Brilliant.
st, Louis. Mo.
c. G. ToMEkzlN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19

Get the pay cash habit. it's best.
DAHNKE's CARE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19

Wall Paper cheaper than order
ing. at Bell Furniture Co. Phone
$50.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19
Just simple, honest methods
of conducting clean business.
Yours truly,
HARDY BROS. &
'HACUEWOOD Co.

P. S.-Nettleton S, American
Gentlemen and Walkover shoes,
you cant do better and the
chances are against you doing
as well.
II. BROS. & H. co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-01

beautiful bells belonging 70 his cathedral and
was in reQuital stricken blind when he went to
see them put aboard ship. AS picturesque as
the legends Of bells ringing under water are
those Of chimes buried in the earth:
The first IS near Raleigh. where, centuries ago a
whole village with church ~ believed to nave
been swallowed up by an earthquake IN GAYS
the people used 10 assemble on HI
Dsv in this valley listen to the ringing OF tIc
buried bells audible il said II only you would
mt your ear to the ground and attend caretully
Within the last half century the Oh people "VIIu
encourage their young friends TO 20 TO the valley
and hear the merry ringing. 50, too. al ftotlioIu
where The old church pulled down toward tie
close Of the fifteenth century the site IS sun pre-
served in the name odd Church retained by a
meadow. Here on St Andrew : Day the cheerful
bells are alleged to have been heard, and similar
tradition pertains TO place called The 'huF.l
at Kilgriulel. near Biackpo0 where Christmas Eve
the time for listening.
Another legend describes the parson and
churchwardens OF a Norfolk village dispuths
about the bells saved from burned tower and
being CONSIDERABLY astonshed by the appear
ance Of His Satanic Majesty who incontinentiy
stopped the quarrel by carrying off the bells
Chased by the parson the fiend dived into the
earth with the bells-which of course are occa-
sIonaIlv heard TO ring. At Wentnor there is =
ringing custom which is associated with trag-
edy Every year on the last Thursday in NO
ver1ter is rung a Dead Mans Peal" in mem
orv Of a man who lost his life in crossing the
hills at that season. An annual sum was left
IN the Wentnor ringers by the dead mans fam
ilv in order that travellers on that day IN a1ter
wears might be guided by the peal OF bells
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-01

that whatever be the purpose OF building
there should be feature, ornament or line
which has not definite end or meaning or which
is not an integral part OF the architectural
scheme and to show the reader what the lack
Of restraint involves he shows him a picture OF
the Town Hall at Seville. overloaded with orna-
ment, and contrasts with it n picture OF the
exquisitely restrained Palazzo Bargcllini at Bo-
logna. When he Is speaking Of truth he cites
Old NewEate Prison: when he wishes TO expose
the absurdity OF making building appear to
be standing sheet OF plate glass he refers
the reader TO a photograph OF a London shop
front. and so on. Always he lays stress upon
the Importance OF fitness. OF harmony OF max
ing architecture the clear expression OF human
conditions. II he is concerned with the judiclous
planning OF a house and the adjustment OF all
its elements 10 place and conditions he Illus
trates the passage with picture like that OF
Groombridge Place. In Kent. which we repro
duce. Truth and beauty. strength and refine
mcnt. proportion and color. all these things, and
many moro, he explains tersely but never BADLY.
With its discrectly chosen pictures this thin lit
tie volume makes OF the best guides to ar
chtecture ever prepared for the general reader.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-01
COA|ERSiTION.
It Is No Longer Onc Of the Fine AIT.

From The London Saturday Review.
Conversation is no longer cultivated as one OF
the fine arts. We talk in society, but we have
ceased to converse, and perhaps all the more
lively for the change. A Johnson would be voted
a StUpcndouS bore; cannot conceive man
who prepared himself at all points for a meeting
with a Lord Chancellor and WhO much he
loved his friend Burke, always met him ut the
club as al adversary. The pace is too good for
that sort Of thing now: men come to social
gatherings to trfc and relax, with the feminine
element fortunately in the ascendant. The most
gifted racOntcur with the most tenacious mem
ory. no longer shines at the dinner table unless
he is brief and discreet. Macaulay with his
flashes Of silence would be scratched" by
brilliant latter day hostess. and even sydney
Smith would be condemned to whisper his jokes
10 his ncighbOrS. The protested wits have dis
appeared and rcaC rcpartce is at u discount.
There are clever still. there were brave
men before AEamcmnOn, but they trade on their
literary or political fame. keep the best Of their
brains for their books or speeches and seldom
null themselves together to sparkle IN private
With the advent of the diner a III russo, proSy
takers 10 longer find civil listeners The com
pany has broken up into couples or groups. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-01

As plainly doth apeare
wien TIME ChorchWardenS were
hoWarde DIxson for the whoe stode close by
And he that was his partner then was Alexander
Jacklin
concerning cnange-rfnging DR.. Raven writes
IN lively fashion. The cali changes of former
centuries-the changes in sequence indicated
and terminated by mods from the leading
ringer-are still used in England in Ginning
He notes that expert can chime five bells
at once, "one and two in each hand. three on
the right elbow. four and five on the foot, the
loop Of the former shorter than that of the
latter"
Many are the legends attached to English
church bells. a grim story comes from WOr-
cester, where, in the dim past Dane is said tc
have stolen a sanctus bell, only to be caught
and fayed alive by the people. Some of the
traditional skim" says DR.. Raven, lis. believe
yet TO be seen on an old door in the Cathe-
dral Library There are many tales of stolen
bells and drowned bells which still ring be-
meath the waters Of ocean lake. One tradi
ton is to the effect that Arthur Buckley, when
he became Bishop of Bangor. IN 1541, sold the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-01

autccraCy has succumbed to frivolous dernoc-
raCy. Gatherings for serious talk used to be
something of social mania. Not content with
opportunities for showing off at dinner. when
the SageS met over the teacupS in societies for
mutual admiration The literary breakfast is
dead Samuel Rogers. who originated it. and
even Lord Houghton, with all his bright cosmo-
pOlitanfsm and tact, could scarcely strike sparks
out of his matinal convives. / something of
the last of these breakfasts and heard a great
deal more and the memories OF the dying past
were by means exhiarating.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-01

tons TO philosophy and politics are dealt with in
the opening essay. Following this are studies
OF various eminent Italians, including one of
Domenico Morelli. regarded by Villari as the
greatest italian painter of the nineteenth CEN
fury. Turning TO an earlier day. the author
has added a fresh essay on Donatello and an
other on Savonarola.
THE Red Reign" is the title of a new book
which the Century Company viii bring out soon
II describes the adventures and observations OF
a year spent in Russia by Mr.. Kellogg Durland.
1t is to be illustrated with many photographs
A correspondent of the London Globe" re-
fcrring to entertaining article on walking
sticks, recalls one of the most important OF
those cherished possessions of men, great and
small. namely, the large oak stick of Or Samuel
Johnson In addition to being a walking stick,
he says, II served measure, for one nail
was driven into IL at the length of a foot; an
other at that OF yard. The doctor thought
OF making present OF ii TO some museum, but
he lost it in the island OF Null and was very
angry in consequence Boswell could not per
suadc him out OF the suspicion that ii had been
stolen. NO no. my friend said Johnson 1t is
not TO be expected that any man in Null who
has got it will part with it Consider, sir, the
value Of such piece Of timber here.
MI Ernest Thompson Seton is the autAr of
what is mentioned as IAN original and highly
inents in their relation to the lives OF wild ami
mails" He calls his little book The Natural
History Of the Ten Commandments
What is the Scot? If We may believe the
authors of the just published book, scotland
Of To-day" he is 4 peculiarly interesting being:
By reason both OF his mixed ancestral origin and
his peculiar history, the Scot is not unfTegucnty
a bundle OF contradictory qualltes-Sreedy and
generous, worldly and pious, practical ana ideal
istC, prcjudiCed and minded 1t is perhaps IN
the Inanysideduess OF his character that his main
strength lies. No is more completely citizen
Of the world in the sense of being 10 all men all
that he finds il advantageous t. be: and here IN"
Celtic element his blood has stood him in good
stead During the long centuries OF conflict and
hardship Il home he developed peculiar cos
mopoltanism which has. in manner. become
hereditary. and the Continent the memory OF
centuries Of friendly intercourse with him has LEFT
a tradition that is fragrant still.
A translation has lately been published Of thu
essential part of NJ. Desclozeauxs Gabrielle
d 'Estrees." The author makes a curious speCu-
lation aprOpos of the fact that the favorite died
lust as arrangements were being made for her
to Henri ". He says, A few days
more and should never have known Marie
de Mtdicis and Louis XIII and the wretched
favorites OF both mother and Richeheu
" ould not have crushed feudaliSm Louis XIV
would not have wasted the fruitful soil or
France: Louis XIV would not have brought his
kingdom TO ruin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-01
BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS.
Hoo the Layman May Get at Their
Secret.

ESSENTIALS IN ARCHITECTURE An Analy-
sis of the Principles and Qualities TO Be Looked
for in Buildings. BY John Belcher, A Il. A
Illustrated 12mO. PIP. xvii Iii imported by
Charles SCrbner's Sons.
Readers who IKE to know something about
architecture but have neither the time the
inclination to make an exhaustive study of it
often ask for some book which will give them
brief, clear and quite untechnical instruction
Such book has been written by Mr. John Bel
cher. His Essentials in Architecture is
say which will help the layman and should also
by the way be very serviceablc in the schools.
The authors object is to bring out the qualities
that go to the making of good architecture, and
to do in such simple fashion that 1t is i'm
possible to mistake his meaning. He gives chap
ter and verse for his arguments. illustrating his
point with halftones from photographs.
Thus, when he is talking of strength he notes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-01
"CLETERALITI.'
Descriptive Stroke BY charlotte Bronte.
rom The London Times.

From The London Times
There is a story that Charlotte Bronte. when
a girl Of sixteen. broke out very angrlly at
como one who said she always talking
aboI7. clever people, such Johnson and
sheridan Now, you don't know the mean
ing of clever" she said; Sheridan might be
cleyer-scamps often are; but Johnson hadn't
a spark OF 'cleverality' IN him. That remark
really gives the essence OF Johnson and the
kew to the great qualities Of his work; for, IN
his case even more than in most the prose
,uae the man. Whoever wants "cleVerality,"
whoever wants what Mr.. Bernard Shaw Is sup
rlving to the present generation had best
leave Johnson alone. The signal merit Of
Johnson's writings is that he always means
what he says and always says what he means
He may often have talked for victory; but,
except perhaps. in the political pamphlets, he
always wrote for truth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-01
LITERARY NOTES.

Mrs. Edith WhartOns novel. 1.-THE Fruit
of the Tree will soon be brought out in book
form by the Scribners They announce also for
publication this Mr. +. Hopkinson
Smiths Romance Of an Old-FashiOned Gentle
man; Mr.. A f. w Masnn'S new story 1.-THE
Broken Road" and Mr.. Quier-Couc novel,
Major Vigoureux"
Professor Vilari, the distinguished Italian his
tOrian, has lately produced volume of essays
which will soon appear in an English transa-
ton under the title of Studies, Historical and
Critical" History a science and its rea-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-01
ENGLISH BELLS.
historical Notes and Legends by
an Enthusiast.

LIE BELLS OF ENGLAND BY J. J Raven
D D. F S. A Illustrated Svo. PIP 33S E T.
Dutton & Co
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-06
Inside, Opposition Refuses
to Cheer Cars Name
TROOPS RIDE DOWN CROWD
Crowd Acclaims Radicals A Young
Grand Duke, Suspected Of Liberal Ten
denotes, the Only Member of the
Imperial Family Present.

st. Petersburg, March 6.-The Douma
or lower house Of parliament was for
mally opened yesterday in the presence
Of all the ministers and many other high
Ifunctionaries., No member Of the i'm
perial household was present.
The first ceremony was q religious
service in which the metropolitan An
tonius. .e higher cle,Gy Of lie diocese
and full choir participated.
The session was held in the Tauride
palace.
N. Golnltofi, yice-president Of the Coun-
ell Of the Empire, read the ears decree
lconvoking the Douma, and was received
with the widest cheers from about 100
Deputies, who jumped to their feet IN a
remarkable demonstration Of loyalty To
the imperial government. For ten min
utes the shouts Of Long 1--we the czarl'
blocked all progress, In the meantime
the rest of deputies present, about 300 in
number, sat in sullen silence
There was no SERIOUS disorder, but the
crowds outside the palace were unmly
and several times had to be driven back
by the infantry and mounted gendarmes
The crowds finally became 50 disorder.
I ~ that cavalry parade was ordered to
Eclearsthe street about the palace. Many
persons we're ridden down and badly in,
/ jured 1k9
The people welcomed with shouts the
lprominent deputies as they reached the
palace. Without exception the warmest
greetings were given 60 the Socialist
members Whenever one would appear
there would be loud cries from the peo-
pie. Some Of the deputies stopped to
talk with the crowds, reasoning the e1.
cited throngs with such remarks as;
rely on us, or eve will do our best
These promises never failed to can forth
round after round of applause.
The members Of the new parliament
presented an interesting appearance
There were few well.dressed men
among them, but for the most part they
were dressed like workingmen. The pea
SAINT, In the native costumes of the dis.
triets from which they came, did not look
at ali out Of place.
There are six parties in the new Dou.
/ ma. MonaFchists, Moderates, Liberals
Nationalist, Radicals and Socialists No
party has a majority, and come OF the
parties are 70 shaded into each other
that It is impossible 20 enumerate their
actual voting strength. It il understood
however, that the Nationals, Radicals
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-06
GIVES DIR. VAN DE WATER
CREDIT OF FRANKNESS
Some Who Don't Want the coIored Man
Keep Quiet About 1t, Says the Rev.
DR.. Simms.

New York, March 6.-The Rev. DR.. q.
II. Simms, pastor OF the Union Baptist
church, West Sixty-third street (col-
.ored), commented yesterday upon the
accounts of the announcement by the
Rev DR.. Van DeWater, rector Of st,
Andrews Episcopal church, that he did
not want negroes among his congrega-
tion.
"Wel, ut any rate said DR. simms,
she is frank about il. lie is not like
many other white fnen--clergymen and
others--who don't want US, but keep
quiet about ii.
'Tt's no use talking. We are facing a
problem-a race problem. II would be
easy enough TO face and solve il, If we
went about 1t right. There is no reason
why race problem should exist We
colored men should strike out entirely
for ourselves-haye our own doctors
clergymen, lawyers--everything that we
need. In short, we should be indepen.
dent. Then there would be no such in.
stances as this
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-06
STANDARD OIL TRIAL
Jury Obtained in Five Hours and Prose-
cution Opens.


cution OpeEs.
Chicago, March 6.--After less than
five hours work jury was obtained to
try the STANDARD OIL company on a
charge Of receiving unlawful eonees-
sions from railroads before Judge X.
M Lands in the United States Circuit
court Despite this wbilrwind begin
ming, the remainder Of tie trial promises
tn BE- hotly contested, and long fight
is expected.
The indictment against the corpora
ton contains 1908 counts. involves a
possible maximum al fines exceeding
s2s0oo,oOo, The penalty ranges from
fine Of $1,000 to $4,000 on each
count.
The first thing on this morning.
programme when the court convened
was the opening address Of Assistant
District Attorney Wilkerson for the
prosecution.
TIE indictment against the STANDARD
OH company charges that II paid only
g cents a barrel Of 100 pounds for
shipments Of oil from Whiting, Ind, to
East st. Louis, H., and ~ cents from
Chappell, Ill. to st. Louis, Mo, al
though the published rates Of the AL
ton and the TERMINAL and Transfer
lines was IS and 1915 cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-06
NARROW ESCAPE OF CHILD.
Nearly Suffocated While Mother Was
Absent for Few Minutes.

Randolph, March e.--Fire broke out
Monday in the house in West Braintree
occupied by Frank Campbell and three
year.old child was nearly suffoeated.
Mrs. Campbell left the house about eight
minutes to 90 after some milk at a
neighbours house. A passerby saw the
child at window crying, and went into
the house, which was full Of smoke, the
paint being blistered and the glass
cracked in the window where the child
Cad been left. The FIRE was in wooa
box and was soon extinglished.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-06
WOMAN FOILS
TWO ROBBERS
One Had Strong Box Taken
From a Providence Office
SHE STANDS THEM OFF
While She Was Alone They Attempted
to Rob the Safe-Her Goodness Re
suited in the Capture Of the
Criminals.
SHE STANDS THEM OFF

Providence. r. l., March 6.--one Of the
boldest attempts at Iobbery occurrel
yesterday when two well dressed Cana
dams entered the office OF D. A, Pierce
in the Union Trust building, and while
one engaged the young lady stenographer
in conversation the other quietly opened
the safe and sHatched up the strong
box.
The plueky stenographer remained
cool, commanded the fellow TO put the
box down, and while the men were bow.
ing their way out into the hall screamed
at the top Of her voice,
A real estate dealer from the next of.
fee rushed into the hall and, covering
the men with a revolver, held them at
bay until the police arrived.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-06
SPAIN GIVES US CHURCH ISSUE.
More Serious Questions on Liberal Pro.
gramme Put Of the Reform.

Madrid, March 6.-Premier Maura, in
an interview yesterday, was quoted as
saying that he win try to realize many
of the reforms on the Liberal programme,
but the multiplicity Of other and more
serious questions compels the RELOCATION
of the church issue to the rear.
Garcia Alix. minister Of finance in
the Villavefde cabinet, denies that the
Vatican authorities made efforts to pre-.
vent King Alfonso from visiting France
as officially stated in Paris, on
March 2.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-06
BURIED In a. QUARRY.
Nine Miners Killed and Nine Injured by
Explosion.

FL Paso, Ten, March es--Two expIo
sious In tbo rock quarry af the clihua
hua & Pacific railroad az Sahdoval, Chi
huahua, Monday killed and buried nine
men and seriously injured nine more A
charge Of aynomite prematurely explod.
"a.
Hearing the report, there was a rush
made to the rescue. But a second ex-
plosion followed, burying the men who
had been hurt
Rescuers are still at work digging the
imprisoned men out.
The quarry VNs maintained for the
purpose Of iktttihg rock To ballast the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-06

and Socialists will combine 10 form a
small majority on al important legisla-
.tion
Premier Stolypin can rely absolutely
ION the support Of the car if a conflict
with the Donnla arises though obstrue-
tive tactics. Nicholas win dissolve the
Douma rather than sMbmit TO dictation.
He Isl known to have told Premier Sicily
pin ~ am ready 70 dissolve three
Doumas rather than abandon the cabi-
net"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-06
PILES p1LEsl pILEsl

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
viii cure blind, bleeding, liberated and
itching piles. Il absoFbs the tumoFs.
allays the itching az onee, acts as a
ponitiee, gives instant relief, Dr. VIII.
iiams Indian Pile Ointment Is prepared
for piles and itching. Every box is
guaranteed. Sold oy all druggists, by
mail for SOC and s1.oo. Sold by G. II.
kendrick & Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-06
GARFIELD SWORN IN AS
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR.
Hitchcock Thanks Press For UNFOLDING
Him in His Work.

Washington, March 6.-,James r.
Garfield took the oath Of office az sec.
rotary OF the interior at 9.45 o'clock
this morning. The oath was admin
istered by Warren r. Choat, chef clerk
Of the Bureau Of Corporations, over
which Mr.. Garfield has presided eta~t to
the present time.
Before leaving the department for
NOR Secretary Hitchcock expressed his
appreciation Of the manner in which
the press of the country dad upheld his
hand during the many trying ordeals Of
his administration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-06
WOULD FORCE AMERICA
TO FAVOR BRITISH GOODS
Conservative Member Raises The Cues
ton in Parliament.

London, March 6.-In the House Of
Commons this afternoon AiitGeIl- Thorn.
son, Conservative, suggested that For
eign Secretary Grey utilize the most
favored nation clause Of the Anglo-Am.
erican treaties for THE admission of
British goods into the United States
on the same terms as Cuban goods. The
secretary, however. said that be did not
believe that any benefit would result
from such representations at tie pre-
sent moment, owing to the differences
shown 70 exist, in the views Of two
countries by exchanges Of communica-
tons between the late (Balfour) gov
eminent and the government Of the
United States on this subject.