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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15
PUBLIC NOTICE
TO the People Of Union City.

All people in Union City must hole
themselves responsible for any weak
ness or suffering caused from old age
chronic coughs or colds, bronchitis
weak lungs. run down condit Q ns
stomach troubles, nervousness or poor
blood when we are willing to sell them
the real cod liver preparation, Vinol
and return their money II It does not
benefit.
The reason Vinol is so successful in
restoring health and creating strength
is because it contains in addition to
tonic iron all the medicinal elements
of cod liver oil actually taken from
fresh Gods lIvers, but without oil or
grease to upset the stomach and re-
tard Its work.
Unlike old-fashioned cod liver oil
and emissions, it is deliciously pala-
table, agreeable 10 the weakest stom-
ach, Their fore, unequalled as a
strength creator and tonic recon-
struct0r.
One Of the PrUpriet0rs OF the Red
Cross Drug Store, says: 1T Is because
we know SO we'll Of what Vin0l Is made
that we ask every rundown, nervous,
debilated, aged or weak person In I'M
ion City. and every person suffering
from ST u bb0rn colds, hanging-On
coughs, bronchitis or incipIent con-
sumption to try Vinol on our guaran-
tee Red Cross Drug Store, Watson
81 Kinney, Props.
NoTE. - While we are sole agents for
vinol Ia Union City, it Is now for sale
at the leading drug stores In nearly
every town and city in the country.
Look for the Vlnol agency in your
town.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15

The good roads movement may
be like an epidemic all forgotten
when the trouble is removed, but
ont of all the agitation let us hope
that the lesson will fall into the
hands of some men who are not to
be shaken by every wind that
blows. To be without good roads
from two to five months in the
year-seldom less than two
means paralysis Of business IN
some form, and there should be no
cessation of the movement until
some permanent step is taken to
improve the highways.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15
Jury saws It was Murder.

The Coroner's inquest over the
body of the man cremated in the
Mayfield FIRE was held Friday. The
Jury found that the man s'came to
his death by being struck or stab
bed by some unknown person or
persons. The jury further stated
their belief that the man was dead
before cremated
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15

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If there is any county in the
State entitled to an agricultural
experiment station it is Obion.
1t now ranks first in agriculture
in the whole State. We haven't
the fine stock which is boasted Of
in Maury and Williamson. David
son and Giles, but we have the
corn and wheat and hay, and alto
gether there is not another county
in the State which can show the
average crop which Obion does.
Then why shouldn't it be plain
proposition to establish the expert
ment station here. If there should
be one at all it should be here. We
have a committee of representa-
tive gentlemen who will lay this
matter before the commission, and
if they don't land this experiment
station there will be no merit in
the measure.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15
Love.

Faith. hope, charity, love, but the
greatest Of these is love.
Love is the light OF life. Love Is
the spiritual sun, and lie who vibrates
TO It's radiance finds response, how
ever faint or dim, in every living crea-
ture. Love is the eternal magnet, the
law of attraction.
We cannot say we have learned lifes
lessons until we have conquered our
weakness through the tonic proper
ties and life giving vibrations Of loves
infinite power. Love is the source of
supply; the animating power; the soul
OF things. God is the ocean of love;
the divinity of our natures is its
tributaries. Love is the motive pow
er Of the world Love lnsome form or
other has ever been the impetus aud
life Of all great and enduring works.
whether in business, art or profession.
II yor would strike the hidden har-
monies within each human harp; If
you would bring forth tones which
only master-hand can produce, ally
yourself with love. III you would
make your work not tire, infuse it
with love.
The greatest nation is the one loved
by It's people; the greatest Marrions
they who love their country best. The
greatest teachers, doctors, lawyers,
statesmen, orators, artists musicians,
are those who have the strongest love
for their work, because obliyious to
all obstacles. seeing only the object Of
their devotion as goal Love Is the
keynote Of concentration. Love will
teach the highest wisdom. it will con-
vert the crude rough man into a ma
tural gentleman. Love is the ideal.
and Is but name for tile condition or
perfect harmony; therefore, 10 so far
as you have put love into your home,
your work, your life, to that degree
you have made success of it. You
have accomplished your true purpose,
in spite OF seeming contradictions, and
no matter though all the world should
pronounce it failure.
To the extent that you EN- body love
you have made success OF yourself.
You have 10 that degree attained your
self to the perfect pitch, for love is
the music and light aud power Of the
world, the redeeming harmony Of
God, the Father, the Son and the Holy
Ghost
Love Is the Alpha and Omega.
The Golden Age we will revive,
Each man will be a brother;
In harmony we all shall live.
And share the earth III love together.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15
vuLGAR1rY OF GRATITUDE.

| 1t is made known that the Ne
vada Legislature has passed a bill
which makes it crime for any
citizen to accept free pass over
any railroad. This is almost too
good to be true. If President
Roosevelt had done nothing more
than to abolish the free railroad
pass he would deserve a statue
in every State in the Union. We
hear on every side that free passes
are done away with; but are they
done away withg Great and re-
vered authority has said that rail
way rebates are at an end; but are
they at an ends Every now and
then there is some slckening dis
closure of railroad villainy that
makes us skeptical.
If the railroad pass is done for,
the President should indeed have
the statues. With all due and
proper consideration for his sensi-
bilities, these monuments should
not await his demise. A grateful
people and an ARMY of railroad
stockholders should take no risk
of the chill that unfeeling time
imparts to obligations that are
merely moral and not contractual.
We ourselves will contribute.
Great as will be the sacrifice, we
hereby pledge our services as a
committee Of one, with power, to
reject all statues that are unworthy
as works of art.
We wonder, after all, how great
a root of injustice and corruption
the free pass actually VASE We
have suspicion that the evil of it
was greatly exaggerated. That it
worked a grievous wrong upon
the railroads and its stockholders
we have no manner of doubt; but
we think that there is very little
evidence that as vehicle Of seduc
ton and bribery it accomplished
much. Legislators in all the States
enjoyed free passes on all the rail
roads in reach; and railroad peo-
pie procured for Legislators, on
proper importantly, passes on 9TH
or and remote roads. Some Legls-
lators did not choose to travel
themselves on these free passes,
not from any sense of delicacy, as
might be supposed, but because
they could add to their emolu-
ments by negotiating the passes
for cash. But were the Legisla-
tors, by reason Of the passes, dere-
lict to their duty to the StateG We
do not think SO. A young mem.
Der of Legislature, newly elect |
ed man without experience, il is
conceivable that such one might
be in some degree susceptible to
the emollience Of the free pass.
But they we're undoubtedly. very
few. To. speak plainly, we record
our conviction that the free pass
never amounted to much. In fact
we do not mind saying that we
have never known an instance in
which Legislator or a Legisla-
ture refrained from the blackmail |
Of 3 railroad because Of free passes. |
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15

just like all the other towns in
West Tennessee, Union City wants
the West Tennessee Normal School
AMI we have q great many natural
advantages conducive to such an
enterprise. We haveno pitfalls and
disreputable places. We have good
schools and morals and churches.
We have the finest water ID the
world. We are just now envolv-
inc a plan for the finest street sys-
tenn In the State. We are TO have
free delivery next month. We
have the greatest shopping center
and the lowest cost of living
or any town its size 10 be
State. We have three railroads
and accommodations that much
larger cities can not offer. We are
out for the school if the Legisla-
ture provides for it, because we
have right to it.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15
Marriage Licenses.

Otis Adams and Nora Cochran.
Jess Beedles and Zada Wade.
Sam Hutson and Leona Dockery.
M. Hicks and Maude Glover.
James Armstrong and Cora Council.
L. McFadden and Tiny West.
Lester Roper and Mamie Garrett
a. M. Millsap and Hannah Fisher.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15

We do not believe there is such
case on record, though we confes
we should be inclined to defer t
the testimony of Mr.. Chauncey
Mitchell Depew, with whom, a
an authority on the subject, W,
have no pretension to compete.
In the case of the press we mus
say that the abolition of the free
pass has operated a great inius
tice, and one which will fall heav
lily upon urban hotelkeepers anC
the proprietSrs of summer resorts,
If we are rightly informed, il
threatens to extinguish the migra
tory habit which the press has
heretofore cultivated with singu-
lar assiduity and yehemence. To
deprive this indispensable and val
ued class of their change of scene,
air and diet, and the hotel people
of custom so lucrative and so
important, is something that we
are not prepared to approve. 1t
may lead to deplorable consequent
ces; but we trust that public opin-
ion will not be led into any pre-
cipitate conclusions. In any case
there is not a scintilla Of evidence
to prove that any paper ever failed
in its sacred duty to the public
by reason of its immunity and
prerogative in the matter of travel.
Indeed, the head of a great rail
road centering 10 Chicago once re-
marked concerning one of the
most illustrious organs of that
city that it required more free
passes than any paper in the coun-
try and abused the railroads more
than all the other papers in lii
nois put together" The subject
is one which we approach with
difidence, this paper never hav-
ing been addicted to the free pass
practice.
We think that we are justified
in our idea that the whole free
pass agitation has been vastly
overdone. There is very little in
it. Now there is President Roose-
velt himself. Did he ever incur
any detriment from free passesg
Not bit of til Can any one point
to single improper advantage or
any other kind of advantage that
any railroad has enjoyed ny rea-
son of its having carried him free
over its iinesg Not much The
President holds the record for free
passes ia American railroad his
.ory; and therefore in the world.
Where is the railroad that can
BOAST of having had access to the
oody polite, of having touched
he popular substance, by virtue
if its extenuation before the chief
nagistrateg Where, indeedl-New
York Sun.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15
An Ingenious Riddle

Some years ago there was disput,
between an old lady and a gentleman
about riddles, he contending that tile,
were useless, many Of them silly, anC
that he had never seen one which h,
had failed 10 solve.
The old lady took down her Bible
and told him that by the next day she
would produce a riddle which he could
not readily solve. At the appointed
time she handed him the following
lines. Who can solve them?
God made Adam out OF dust
But thought Il best to make me frst
50 was made before the man
Toanswer Gods only plan.
MY body he did make complete.
But without arms OF legs Of feet;
My way and actions did not control
And was made without soul.
A living thing then became,
And Adam gave 10 inc my name,
Then from his presence withdrew
And more Of Adam never knew
did my Makers laws obey,
From them never went astrny
Thousands Of miles I run fear
But seldom on earth appear.
But God in me did something see,
And put living soul in mel
A soul Of me my God did claim.
And took from me That soul again.
But when from ME the soul was fed,
was the same as first made
Aud without hands Or feet OF soul
Itravei now from pole to pole
labor hard by dag and night
~ fallen men give much light
Thousands Of people young and old,
will by my death great light behold
No fear Of death doth trouble me,
For happiness ! cannot see;
TO Heaven shall never 20
Nor to the grave, nor hell below
The scriptures / cannot believe
fright Of wrong can't conceive,
Although my name tberiu Is found
They are 10 me an empty sound.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FoR TRUSTEE.

S. II. BRATTON.
We are authorized toannounce S. r.,
Bratton a candidate for Trustee OF
Obion County, subject to the action
Of the Democratic party.
@. w. w0RLEY.
We are authorized to announce G.
w. Worlev a candidate for Trustee Of
Obion County, subject to the action
Of the Democratic party.
HARRIS PARKS.
We are authorized to announce Har-
ris Parks a candidate for Trustee of
Obion County. subject TO the action of
the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15
FOR SHERIFF.
X. N. TANKERsLEY.

We are authorized to announce r..
N. Tankersley candidate for Sheriff
of Obion County, subject to the action
Of the Democratic party.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-17
EATING THE GREEN
SCUM OF PONDS
THE STARVING CHINESE ARE AL.
so EATING WHITE CLAY AND
HuLLS OF RICE.

SHANGHAI. April 1.-THE sum o,
$4,000, received from the United
States By the famine relief commit.
tee was used TO purchase half a mil.
lion pounds Of dried potatoes, which
we're rushed TO the front.
A dispatch was received from a Chi.
nese official offering to put, for the
first time in history, steamboats, above
the locks on the Grand Canal, thus
cutting down the time OF the trans.
portatlon of food to the famine dis.
tricts from 30 to eight days.
Further particulars OF the distress
existing show that people are eating
the green scum from the ponds, white
clay and the bulls Of rice. A farmer
who fell at the city gates from weak.
ness due to lack Of food lay on the
road for q hours and then died. Two
Villagers on reaching their doorsteps
fell dead from starvation.
The relief committee has been able
10 secure enough milk for one depot
TO feed 100 babies until the harvest.
The committee, however has been
compelled to leave about 400 other ba.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-17
TOWBOAT BURNsI
PlTTs7uRG TOW DELTA ENTIRE.
z LY DESTROYED ON THE KA.
NAWHA LAST EVENING.

CHARLESoN. W. Va, April Ii
Attended by difficulty and excitement
all the crew Of the Pittsburg towboat
Delta got ashore last evening while
a fire enveloped her deck.
Pilot James W light, with Captain
James Riley giNng the orders, sue,
ceeded in making "a good landing just
above Lock 1. which permitted the
escape Of all aboard before the doom.
cd vessel went down. She was utter.
" destroyed. The loss is something
like $4,000. which is believed to be
covered almost entirely By Insurance.
A bunch Of 0akum on the lower
deck became fred In a mysterious
manner and II extended to a barrel Of
oil, which explode and spread the
blaze to such an extent that II could
not be checked. Only the portion Of
the hull under water is left. Practi.
cally nothing was saved. even the
clothes OF the officers of the boat be.
ing destroyed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-17
PERSONAL : 81: j:
,ss& s&&AssS&x &sNAS

S g; 1. Michael, W. D. Straight and
III Tusca Morris made business trip
to Warrington this afternoon.
"a Rev. WI. Eddy spent yesterday IN
Clarksburg, where he attended the Elk.
eeaaye Board meeting OF the. Baptist
General Association.
Mrs, a. A. Hayes and Miss Edith
Hayes and Mrs. G. B, Fleming have
returned home from Warrington,
wnere they visited Mr., and Mrs. A. J.
Hayes for several days.
Mrs. Emma Sullivan, Of Plttsburg,
Pa, who has been the guest at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs, Guy Waltz, at
Il Barnstown, returned to her home Sat.
gllrday.
y Mrs E. J,lThomas, OF Manning.
ton, is in the city the guest of her pa.
rents, Capt. and Mrs. X. D. Walker.
Miss Margaret shinn is the guest of
G friends in; Mrnnington.
&, Mrs Frank Armstrong, of ciaris.
burg, spent yesterday in Fairmont,
the guest Of Mrs. Matte Davis on Bar,
S sney stree.
Mr. Ask. Bowles. Of Baltimore, was
In the city yesterday.
Dr.. A. l.; Peters, Of Gray's Flats,
was a|yisitor in the city yesterday.
a Miss Stella Ice. Of Barrackyile, is
in the city the guest Of her sister.
Miss Margaret Ice. Miss Ice came
down to attend Harticy's opening.
Mrs: John H. Rock and daughter,
Miriam, have returned from a visit OF
several weeks with Mrs. Rocks faith.
ger at Pinehurst, N. C.
Y Mr.. Jerry, snlder was called to Ar.
lnettsyillei today by the Illness of his
{ mother.
H
Messrs. Harry Shaw. Herbert
Brooks and James F. Cook went to
Charleston yesterday.
iis & Mrs. Sue Williams, wife Of Mr.. Levi
y. Williams, whose death occurred
last week, will leave tomorrow for
Greene county, Pa, where she was
called by the serious illness of her
mother. Mrs. willlams's father died
about two months ago. Mrs. Lizzie
S9Jaquier and son. Of Delphos, Kansas,
who we're called here by the death
@of the formers brothcr.in.law, Mr..
Levi Williams. will accompany Mrs.
Williams to Greene county, where she
will visit relatives and friends for
some time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-17
FOUND DEAD.
Small Child Supposed TO Have Died
From Heart Failure This
Morning.

James Ernest Mason. the nine days
old child Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Mn
son. was found dead In. Its bed this
morning. The child had not been ILL.,
though had been delicate from It's
birth and heart tronble is thought 70
be the cause OF It's death. The child
was discovered to De dead by its faith.
er. The funeral will be held from
the residence on Ogden avenue to-
morrow morning at ten.thirty o'clock.
Undertaken R. L, Cunningham has
charge of the funeral arrangements.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-17
New Railroad


CONTINUED from Page One.t
!, 200 feet OF river frontage between
COT street and the pump station
which II can acquire at any time all or
any part of the same within the time
specified. at the exact cost of the prop
erty to the railroad company.
The $1,000 paid by the railroad com,
pany for the small strip Of ground OBJ
tanned above the pump station was
turned over to the Doydston heirs fol
the lot purchased by the city from
them. The Boy,lston lot and the foot
OF Polk street has been decided TO the
Wholesale District improvement Com.
pany in exchange for ground given
the city by them IN charging the
wharf.
The city is TO be congratulated In
securing such splendid wharf faclli.
ties Without the payment Of dollar
out OF Its treasury.
May the first will see Fairmont in
great shape, so far as wharfage is con.
cerned. to take care of the splendid
line OF boats that will be operated be.
tween this city and Pittsburg by the
Mononsahela and Ohio Packet Com,
PaRy.
The acceptance nf this franchise by
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany has Quickened the pulse OF the
business interests Of Fairmont, and TO.
day the outlook for the city is very
encouraging.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-17
There's Marley and Danley the don,

|
There's Manley and Danley the don't
come any more;
Our thoroughbreds have run their hall
hounds to the shore.
There's Reuben, he's quit, his dog:
couldn't lead,
They didn't make a hit and he says
Boys ! won't speed"
Policeman Carpenter came down thei,
credit to save,
He took a big hunt with Clate Mus
grave.
And II anybody asks you what made
him so "crabit;"
Just tell them that he shot and he
shot and never got a rabbit,
LONE STAR.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-17

way OF Norfolk and visited the James.
town Exposition grounds. He says the
West Virginia building will DO com.
pleted by opening day. April &c. but
That II will be impossible TO install the
exhibits until several weeks later.
There is ready for shipment at the
department Of schools n carload Of ex.
hiblts secured from the schools Of the
State but they will be held until the
building Is ready to receive them.
The big coal pier, whicn is 10 be 1875
feet high. will attract a great deal OF
attention. Supt. Miller says. afr. Neii
Robinson, of Charleston. Is In charge
Of its construction and the foundation
has been constructed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-17
CLARKsBURG LOST.
IN BOWLING CONTEST WITH 10.
CAL TEAM AT TEMPLE AL.
LEYS LAST NIGHT.

The local team Of bowlers gave
Clarksburg trouncing. In the five
men contest the locals won ont by
"A pins. Dreshbach and Peoples en-.
gagged in an individual contest in
which the former trimmed his oppo.
nent by 100 pins.
Tonight Dreshbach and Parrish go
to clarksburg to bowl Peoples and
Drake. The scores made last night
are given below:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-17
PROF. GEO. P. KIRK
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Located at 400 Quincy Street
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en-, LAST WEEK RI
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-17
Notice to Stone and Cement contrae,
tnre

Sealed bids for approximately $50
So. yds. cement pavement, and for
200 GU. yds. stone wall and GO stone
steps. S 10 10 #. long and 200 50. yds.
brick street and sidewalk paving will
be received by the undersigned for the
Building Committee Of the Board of
Regents Of The West Virginia Univer.
sity, until IL NJ, May ., 1907. The
right is reserved to reject any and all
bids. Plans and specifications may
be seen at the Office OF
II. EMORY,
Supt. 7. and G. NIorgantown. W.
Va. Apr. 1G-12t