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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15
A FEW SPRING SPECIALS
FOR YOUR EASTER OUTFIT

yE impressed the beginning of this than ever
- before that The Big Store shall way enpha
size its position as THE great style store of this section
Realizing that they expected the demands
community that informs itself the ampoant question style
and could not without mpuniy be med cued
the style centers and utilized foreu every facility
and all the Knowledge gained by years buying experience
prestige IN fact existence leading depended
their making mistake but without fear that
verdict We earnestly invite your critical inspection
parsons And while place great the style feature
this store that all for which stand propose
purchases shall asa be attended with quality and price advantage
such will not be equaled by any in this
passed by the great metropolitan stores.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15
Teachers Meet.

The State Teachers Association
meets at Mckenzie Friday aud
Saturday, April II and 10, and a
number Of Union City teachers will
be present.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15
Died Here

Geo. Parsons, who has been VS.
iting his son, W. d. Parsons, in this
city, died suddenly on Wednesday,
March 13, and his remains were
shipped home to his family in
indianapolis, Ind, for burial. Mr..
Parsons was member Of the Pa
ducah Cooperage Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Hon. G. ". Boucher. Of Dyer. wa
in the city Monday.
Miss Bethel Boone. of Trenton
was visitor in the city Monday.
Rev. f. NJ. Hawley. of Fulton. was
here this week at the revival meet
ing.
Mrs. Il. A. Fly, Of Martin, was
the guest of Mrs. T. r. Smoot last
week.
Mrs. Dell Harper. of the Pleasant
Hill neighborhood, was in the city
Monday.
Rev Penick, of Martin, was here
Monday looking on at the Gates
meeting.
DIR. and Mrs. R. A. Napier, of Pro-
temus, are in the city attending the
Gates meeting.
Rev. and Mrs. w. j. Mccoy, of
Martin has been in the city attend
ing the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. q T. Connor, of
Trenton, were here Sunday attend
ing the revival meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. E. Owen, of
Dyer, were in the city Sunday at
tending the Gates meeting.
We are glad to say that MIR WIN.
Stone, who has been very low with
erysipelas, is slightly improved.
/. N. Bramham, Esq, and Zach
Curtin, of Woodland Mills, were in
Tuesday and Wednesday attending
the Gates revival.
Hon. Rice A. Pierce has returned
from Charlottesville, Mo-, and Tip.
tonville, where he was engaged IN
some important litigation.
The Leonldas Polk Chapter Eas-
ter market will be located in the
back room of S. d. Woosley's store
and will be on Saturday before Eas-
ter.
Mrs. w. J. Phillips, of Fulton,
was here this week visiting her SIS
ter, Mrs. w. #. Osborne, who was
very sick at her home near Union
City.
w. d. Harrison on Division street
Is having some additions and i'm
made to his residence.
A new room and gallery will be
added.
Rev. and Mrs. Hamp McLeskey,
Mrs. M. F. Demyer, Mrs. r. Ida
JUS and Jamie McLeskey, OF Full
ON, were here to hear Rev. Gates
preach this week.
Miss Mary Lee Anderson, Miss
Annie Patton, r. q. Taylor, Jr., A.
;. Caldwell and Herbert Banks, of
Trenton, were here Sunday attend
ng the revival meeting.
Mrs. Geo. Gates, wife of the evan
.elist, and son arrived here last '
week to join Rev. Gates during the {
Meeting They are the guests of I
dr. and Mrs. Jno. T. Walker.
r. X. Fisher, good friend of this
,aper, has moved from the Horn
,eak country to the c o m m unity
outh of Union City. Mr.. Fisher
fought the Dave Wall place and is 9
ocating there.
Rev. j. r.. Hudgins will assist
Rev Hamp McLeskey in series :
i revival services at Fulton be-
Timing the first Sunday in April
I the Cumberland Presbyterian
'hurch in Fulton.
1.-THE Beauty and Basis of Chris
ian Unity" will be the theme for
he sermon at the First Christian
hurch Sunday morning at eleven t
clock. A cordial invitation is ex-
ended to all to attend.
Among the visitors here this !.
'eek attending the Gates meeting J,
'ere Mrs. w. L. Clemmons, Mrs. :,
!. l.. Phebus. Miss Eunice Shore, =
[iss Beatrice McCaw, and Mrs. :
LATHE May Clemmonss of Rives. Q
Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner? !.
ongue coated? Bitter taste? Com y
Iexlon sallow? Liver needs waking b
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15
Paw Your Taxes.

All city taxes due and unpaid
April /, 1907, will be subject to PEN
atty. Please take notice and gov
ern yourselves accordingly.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15

Don't think that piles can't be cured.
Thousands of obstinate cases have
been cured by Doan's Ointment. Fifty
cents at any drug store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15

STRAYED OR STOLEN - "A small
brown mare from the home of Mrs.
Mamie Beck on Ury street. Re-
ward offered for whereabouts and
return of the animal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15

Generally debilitated for years.
Had sick headaches, lacked ambition,
was worn out and all run down Bur-
docks Blood Bitters made me well
woman. Mrs. Chas. Freitory, Moos-
up, Conn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15

Spring sewing time. See the New
Domestic. Wallace Moore.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15

You've tried the rest, now try the
best-Sunshine Flour
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15
Ladies Spring Tailormade Suits

Most charming models beautiful fabrics exquisite workmanship
lin fact demand have been the creation
line of Taiomade Suits We invite your attention especially
to the models noted below they will be particularly popular
this
Charming Eton Suits--Made of fine Chiffon Panama beau-
fully trimmed with silk braid, novelty
buttons and Persian edgng; all the
at $4,000
Refined Ponyette Suits-Made of quality fabrics
trimmed in braids and folds in new
designs in the spring shades Attractive every detail
Priced at $1,000
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15
A Good Dinner.

John B. Gordon Chapter will give
on Saturday, March 30, dinner in
place of the market as heretofore
published Dinner will be served
in the vacant building one door
north of Woosley's grocery. Every
thing nice and good to eat will be
served. Let everyone come and
take dinner with these ladies. AS
sist them in their noble work to
make the last few remaining years
of our small number of heroes who
wore the gray brighter and hap
pier. A most delightful dinner
will be served for twenty-five cents.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15

Let us make your Sunday cake.
DAHNKE's CAFE,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner?
Tongue coated? Bitter taste? Com
plexion sallOw? Liver needs waking
up. Doan's Regulets cure bilious at
tacks. rs cents at any drug store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15

Farmers, m C h a MICS, railroaders,
laborers rely on DR.. Thomas Electric
Oil. Takes til e sting out of cuts,
burns or bruises at once. Pain can
not stay where it is used.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15
Beautiful Spring Silks

Silks have been hard for get at any price
but bit wide than many large
assortment but supply needs practically old prices
White China Silk-Extra heavy fine quality; 60 wide
At present prices worth 75c. Our price
per yard soc
Fine Black TaffetaBeauul chiffon effects splendid quality
SO inches wide; per yard $1OO
Rough PongeesIn blue black and white with cooed
and stripes A very popular fabric Per
yard, S1OO
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15
Exquisite New Dress Goods

Black French VoileThis popular crspy
and will always hold its shape-46inche
vide We have $50 value which will offer as long it lasts
at, yard, SI2O
Fancy Grey Panama Suiting-Th As inches wide
and in exceptionally
pretty patterns fail goods splendid bar
gain at per yard, 75c
New Chiffon Taeta Cloth light weight fabric in solid
colors including tan
and black popular material and much used for plated
skirts. Per yard zoe
Grey Mixed Panama-A refined suits 46
wide, and splendid 75c value. We
offering per yard 60c
Cream Sergc-5o inches wide pure WOOL $Ia5 value Per
New Spring Snngs New greys and white, with black
checks and stripes and mixtures; AS in
wide $1OO
New White Goods
White dresses chdens
and infants WEAR 40 inches wde Per yard 5c
SNiss-N dresses
quality pure
Per yard 35c
Checks robes underwear
Prints and Wash Goods
plain yard,
yarns
blue cadet reseda black Per yard
the choicest designs Per
Long Gloves
You will Of course need pair long gloves complete your
Easter outfit We have them all the desired lengths and coos
elbow tipped; pure
silk black and white and assorted ors sl75 and $40 qualities
2OButton Glac cid coors They
pearl and sizes from 81 to splendid
pair $500
Morgan-Verhine Company
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
DEALING IN
inquiry Into Methods OF Cotton Ex-
changes Wiz Begin After Congress
Adiourns.

Washington, March I'm accor-
dance with the house resolution pro-
yiding for an investigation of the
business methods of cotton exchanges
dealing in futures, the bureau Of corp
IoratiOns of the department Of COM
merce and labor will begin a general
Inquiry into cotton dealing immediate
" after congress adjOurns. Reprcs n
ltat.Ve Livingston, of Georgia. who has
been active for months in the agita-
iti0n for reformation in the methods
iCf cotton exchanges, said today that
the expects to appear before the bUrctI
on March 5, and at hat time will
present much data which he has col
ilected on the methods of cotton deal
yers.
The department has been supplied
lby Mr.. Livingston with the names Of
many witnesses whom he wishes to
have called and additional lists will
be furnished by representatives Of the
IcOttOn exchanges and other persons
interested in the Investigation. As
the resolution was amended by the
house committee on interstate and fOr-
Ieign comerce it does not provide for
IAN investigation of any particular ex-
but is believed by members Of
congress interes "A in the matter u
be broad enough to extend the in
'quiry 10 New York, New Orleans and
Memphis cotton exchanges.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
EXTRA SESSIONS OF CONGRESS,

At noon tomorrow the Fifty-nlntn
congress expires and the term of the
Sixtieth begins. The latter will not
meet until the first Monday in next
December unless the president sees
lit to call it in extraordinary session.
Under the constitution the president
can either call such a session OF the
full congress-; that is, of both houses,
or he can call the senate or the house
alone in extraordinary session. The
senate is generally called in extra ses-
sion Immediately ON the beginning OF
a new presidential term for the pur-
pose OF t%ransactins such executive
business as confirmation Of appointees
of the incoming president to cabinet
a4d~ather important offices. We do
not recall an instance in the history
of the government of the house alone
being called in extraordinary session,
although it nay have been Gone. The
house, of course. has no executive
powers; it's functions are entirely leg
islative. Therefore the only reasOn tor
calling 1t alone in extra session would
be in order that it might act on le5is-
lative matters which the senate had
already passed at a previous session
of the same congress or in order that
it might pass bills, to be submitted 20
the senate at a future session Of the
same congress. AS all pending legis-
uation dies with the expiration of a
congress the house could not be called
together at the beginning of a term
for the former purpose nor would tie
occasion hardly arise for an extra SEES
sion for the latter. We would like for
any II who knows to tell us whether
there ever has been an extraordinary
session Of the house alone and what
were the circumstances calling for it.
Effort has been made to have the
president call an extra session of the
Sixtieth congress to take uD the ques.
ton of tariff revision. but the stand
q patters have prevailed on him not TO
do so and there is no prospect OF such
q session.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05

AIdrich Financial Bill Passed House by
Vote of $50 to -.

Washington, Marc1 = By Il vote OF
100 to II the house tonight passed the
Aldrich financial bill, the republicans
lining up, with two OF three eXcep-
tons, solidly for The measure. the
democrats being just as solid against
it. Mr.. Fowler, of New Jersey. ex-
planned the provisions of the oil and
it's needs were set forth by Mr.. Pow
ers, of Maine, and Mr.. Prince Of IL
linois, who said that it vas OF
the best pieces Of legislation enacted
at this session. Mr.. James, Of Ken
tuck:, said that bill was in tie in
terest Of Wall street and the money
changers. Others in opposition were
Mr.. Lewis, of Georgia., and Mr. VIII
liams, of Mississippi.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05

appeared to me a Isposif
the bidders who were
greedy in their first - o,:.o.
has disappeared "nS Now oiTef
*" <n1 the army engi-
ta be given the Joo-
@ information, concluded
Mr.. Tillmr
= " Carmack said he had pre-
: an identical resolution TO that
Toduced Dy -1r. Tillman. 1t seemed
80 him that Mr.. Oliver had receiTad
livery bad treatment. lie mad spent
$4,000 or $4,000 OF III own money il
complying with the 4Lquirements y.
Ihe government and had made the
IloEest bid. d
Because of objections the resolution
Invent over for future action under the
truleS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
THE AMERICAN LAWYER"

"The American Lawyer, AS He Was,
AS He Is, AS He Can Be" is the title
of a book by John r. dos PassOs, OF
the New York bar and just issued
from the presses of the Banks Law
Publishing company, Of New YORK.
Mr.. dos Posses is the author Of several
works on commercial law. In his rev
book he writes of the genealOgy Of the
lawyer; of the parallel between the
past and present lawyers Of the Unitei
States; OF the relations between the
pulpit, the press, the lawyer and the
stage: of the education of the lawyer
and his duties as politician and le9ls-
tor; of his duties and obligations.
The book will be Of interest to the
law student and to the old practi-
toner as we'll. The book contains
nearly two hundred pages, is printed
on good paper, with large, clear type
and in buckram binding. Price $l.75.
The address of the publishers is The
Banks Law Publishing Company, Nc.
q Murray street, New York city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
Vn2 sNrssttlQer.
rHARaOrTErs PROGRESS.

: The Chronicle, Of Charlotte, pr4nt3 4
cut of the 12-stery building the k2ai-
ty Company of that city Will o
busfd on the corner of independence
Square. The building will front sky
four feet on Trade street and nlneIy~
nine on ~rrvon. The ground floor VIII
contain three stores and a II lle
MITCH OF the latter will be two stoile9
in bcight. On the other floors ln9reI
will be one hundred and sixty ON 'eS'
all furnished with most up-to-u"'0l
modern conveniences. There VIII oeI
three electric elevators. Inc Dulfo1n7
VIII be constructed throughout OF steel,
and stone with terra Gotta paI@itiolS
and cement floors. There villa be no
wood about it, and it will be really a
fire-r roof building.
Ar chitects are now at Work on Plans
viii rb must be submitted within sixty
day g and within another sixty days
the . contract will be let. but the WORK
of construction will not begin uoul
j muary next.
We congratulate Charlotte on this
; additional evidence Of her progress.
D The business men of that city know
how to push her to the front. They
lake pride in their city's development
and they are willing to spend their
money in aid of that development.
Atlanta had better look to her lad
rcls. She may soon forfeit her ri6ht
to the name of the gate city OF The
south. Charlotte is in the race with
her and is rapidly closing up the gap
between them which Atlanta>s earlier
start made possible.
We wish our Wilmington people
would show the same business energy,
public spirit and unity Of action. VIII
mington is making rapid strides along
the road of development but she is not
moving as fast as she ought to or
would II all her men OF wealth. "ohli
show the same Willingness to devote
their means to the material advance
ment of the city as do some OF our
public spirited men. Too many OF
them are afraid it won't pay" to in
vest in this proposed enterprise. They
are too welded to present dividends
on safe investments to venture On
plans for development which will
bring returns in the future.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
ENGLISH GIRLS TESTIFY.
We're Offered Big Inducenents-Amer.
jcan Girls Discharged to Give Them
Positions.

Greensboro, Y. C.. March With
all but two of the governments wit
ncSSeS examined the United states cir
cult court adjourned his afternoon
on account Of the illness Of a juror
in the case OF the government against
Edward A. Smith and Sumter Sar-
gent, defendants in the the test case
against me Charlotte, y. c. mill own
ers who are 0cirg sued Tor $1,000
for violations of the immigration act.
The juror is nOt seriously II and il is
thought the trial can be resumed to-
morrow morning. Several Of the En-
glisr mill girls who We're brought here
to WOrk in the defendants mills went
on the stand today n old their stOr-
les. They said that Costello, the al
legged agent Of tn" defendants. prom
ised them double the wages they were
making in England, house rent free
and clothing Of the American style if
they came to America. Onc testified
that American operatives We're dis
charged in order to give them posi-
tons Samuel RuSs of New bedford.
Mass. 4 mcmber Of the legislature Of
Massachusetts and Secretary Of the
Mil! &pinners Of America and j. r..
Heffie. Of Fail River. secretary Of the
international union of textile workers.
declared that thor" were operatives Of
that kind imported like the defendants
in New England, without work.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
MIR. GRANTS ANTITRUST BILE
AMENDMENT.

In the house of representatives on
Thursday night, the antitrust bill
being under discussion, Mr.. Grant of
Davie county, offered the following
amer .nenr
For any person, firm, corporation,
or association supplying any product,
service or thing of value 10 sell or lease
to any other person. firm, corporation
or association the exclusive franchise
or right to purchase such product. SER
vice or thing of valu in a certain ter
ritOrY for the purpose. directly or in
directly, of preventing competition and
fostering a monopoly in the use of
such product, service or thing of val
uo.
The amendment was defeated, every
democrat present, except Messrs.
Laughinghouse, of Pitt, and Washing
ton, of Wilson. voting against it, and
every republican voting for it.
In speaking to his amendment Mr..
Grant said its purpose was to destroy
the greatest monopoly that existed in
the state-the morning Associated
Press service in Raleigh-which was
enjoyed by The News and Observer.
He made the charge and presented the
proof that that paper held by purchase
the exclusive right, which prevented
any other morning paper from pub
fishing the dispatches-from buying
that product from the association
which furnished it to The News and
Observer. He denounced it as the most
complete trust in the state and asked
for a contradiction of his statements
II they We're not correct. He paused
Tor a reply, but one was made. Part
OF MI. Grants speech was a scathing
reouke to the editor of the News and
observer, calling him by name. for as
suLllns 10 De the leader of the move
ment IN his party against trusts and
combines, while he, by his contra{.
with the Associated Press. possessed
the most absolute monopoly in the
state, and he chided the democratic
members for their inconsistency In
making an exception in favor of The
News and Observer trust.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05

In a wreck which occurred last
night about . o'clock, in the lower a
c. l.. freight yards. about opposite me
passenger station, two engines were
right considerably damaged and the
endof a freight car was smashed to
pieces and its load Of lumber nartly
ruined.
The accident was caused by a train
Of eight loaded box cars. which w'I"
being taken out 10 the upper frciEa'
yards for shifting. breaking loose
from the engine ON thu grade near
Ninth street. The cars started slow
" down the grade but they soon at
tanned high speed and dashed with
great force into a big ~passenEe- "a
sinc. which was standing still on Tho
tracks. The force OF the impact push-
I'd the first engine into another en- IN"
which was standing on, distance
away. The tenders OF both enEI. ss
were knocked of their trucks. the ten.
dor OF the first one hit being t".,.d
into he cab at one end and extending
several feet into the box car Al he
Other.
Whom the cars broke loose. 'nc
warning signal was given ana .,ain-
men in the low.r Yards were on he
lookout for tha wiz cars. and SO no
one was injured. rhou~h Engineer
Smith. in charge of The passenger ~
cine oscaDed ONLY in the nick OF tlnln
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05
AN ABSURD

How can it be that the Atlantic
Coast Line was influential in defeat
ing the appropriation for canaling the
Cape Fear river from this city 10
Fayetteville when the head of That
system did not know such a PROPOSE
ton was under discussion at the time?
We understand that the change
against that company published in me
News and Observer a day or so { -
has been pronounced most posi- r.,r
as untrue by those of the CO n,an~,S
officials without whose knc sledra md
consent such action &C did not have
been taken by any one Representing
the company. 1t hardly required a
denial to con fnce thinking people
that the ren>ort was false. for it would
have been such a foolish and unbusi
neSSlike position for the Coast Line
officials to take, and they have not the
reputation Of being small calibre rail
way managers. Anyone who realizes
what the proposed Improvement cf the
upper Cape Fear would do in the way
of developing the adjacent territory
knows that it would be of great dd-
vantage to that company.
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en-. He says in that city was a lag
niicent temple, whose doors were q
pure gold and that those doors are St1il
there buried beneath the soil OF 1aZoo
county.
Professor McMickle has even so ac-
curotelv located the temple as to place
it on the plantation of Hon. w. A
Henry, a prominent lawyer and plant
or Mr.. Henry has given the theor1st
permission to dig as much as he
pleases on the plantation on condition
that he will give it's owner ~ OF The
golden doors when they are uneartncd.
Governor Vardaman referred The
professor TO Major Lamar Fontalhe'
of Lyons, Miss. who is a civil en-
gineer, explorer and scientist. That
gentleman Immediately made an in
~vestigation and at once became a SUP
porter of Professor McMickle's the
ory. Major Fontaine found on the
plantation, as the professor predl2tea
he would CMr. McMickle has never VS.
tied it, a collection of Indian MOUNDS
surrounding a truncated pyramid, the
remains ii q ship canal and othe1
evidences of ancient civilization which
the professor says was the site Of he
ancient city Of PesedOn, which was
! DESTROYED over four thousand years
ago. Mr. McMickle says he has a5ac',
utcly conclusive evidence from thu
! book of Genesis and Greek and EEJp,
tan records that Yazoo county was
the birthplace of man
If this Kansas scientist does plcT'
that he is right in his theory what
blow it will be to Mark Twain wher
the latter recalls those cOpiOus tears
he shed over Adams grave in the
PARKWAY Orient and realizes how his
tears and sympathy were wasted c.
some stranger while his ancestor WIS
lying snugly sleeping in the marshes
of the Mississippi delta, almost at the
mOurner'S very door.