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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
KING GETS WHITING.

Manresa. Spain. october 20.-
 |, King Alfonso had narrow es- {
 |. cane from a serious accident near
 . here today in his automobile. The . King was going over temporary I bridge when the light structure ; collapsed under the weight of the '
 } ear. which was prccipitated into <
 ; the water. His L.ajesty escaped { ! with a wetting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
SMITH MAY GALL ON THE GOVERNOR Several Railroad Officials Are
 In Montgomery NONE OF THEM WILL TALK
President Smith Discusses Suit of the Georgia Railroad in Which Road Lost Through Delayed Court
 Proceedings.

Montgomery, October 20.=6Special ] Milton II. Smith, president of the Louis- vile and Nashville railroad, who is here he is preparing to hold conference with Governor Conner tomorrow, but the belief is prevalent that he is. Ed i ward L. Russell, head of the Mobile and Ohio, came in tonight and Presi- dent Finley of the Southern railway is expected tomorrow. Although rumor of a conference tomorrow was rife, neither Governor Conner or the rail- way officers would confirm or deny them.
 It is understood, however, that so far as can be told there is no change in the policy of the Louisville and Nash : vile with regard to putting in the Alabama rates.
 The report seems well establishe ed that President Finley induced MT. Smith to come here for conferece, though none of the interested parties, not even Governor Comer, would deny or affirm the report Governor Conner said he could say nothing tonight, but seemed fully posted as to the reasons for the railroad men being slsere.
 Smith. Talks.
 Replying to a publication in a pa per of large local circulation, President Smith of the Louisville and Nashville denied the accuracy of many statements made by Governor B. B. Conner in the said publication, especially that which | indicated that the rates now in effect in Georgia and of long standing are those which the Alabama acts require He also indicates hls attitude in dis cussing the attitude of the Georgia Railroad in the reduction or rates in Georgia.
 He says: "The Georgia Railroad in stituted proceedings to prevent the state from enforcing the rates but made the fatal mistake of not applying for an interlocutory injunction but put the rates in effect pending the result of the contention. Tn the course of six or eight years the case was finally de- cided by the supreme court of the United States in favor of the state, and there Is reason for believing that one of the controlling reasons was that as the rates had been in effect for so many years they should not be dis- turbed"
 MT. Smith then insisted that the rates caused the failure of most of the Georgia lines and made the business hazardous for many years. He also says that such a policy will be to the great loss of Alabama
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
Uncle Sans Seeds Unreliable.

Do not make the mistake of de-
pending on seeds sent out from the
u. s. Agricultural Department for
stocking your gard m. OF all
American umbugs this is the silli-
est. 1t is also one of the hardest
to get rid of, it would seem, as re-
peated efforts to dispense with it
have failed. Any intelligent gar
dener will tell you that seed from
Government distribution is never
to be depended on, in any respect
Sometimes it will grow. Some
times it will not. If it grows, it
almost invariably gives you varie-
ties in every way inferior to those
which the purchasing public de-
mands. 1t is largely made up of
old seed which cost but little be-
cause it is old. Years ago there
might have been. benefit in this
free distribution of really good
seed, but the time no longer de-
mands it. The practice is kept up
apparently for the sole purpose Of
assisting the office-holder to bam-
boozle the farming community into
voting for him. 1t hardly seems
possible, in this enlightened age,
that gift of few cheap seeds
which cost the Congressman moth
ing can influence votes. but it must
be that it does, or there would not
be such determined effort on the
part of our Congressman to defeat
the bill to do away with it. 1t pays
to get the best seed in the market. |
Patronize the men who make a
business of growing Outing |
Macaziue.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
ACTUALLY CURES oATARRH
Red Gross Pharmacy's Faith Ii
Hyomei is so Strong They Sell it
Under Guarantee.

Red Cross Pharmacy back up their
faith In Hyomei as cure for catarrb
and bronchial troubles with positive
guarantee that ii it does not cure the
money will be refunded.
Hyomei is based on natures way Of
curing catarrh. II contains concen-
trated healing oils and gums Of the
pine woods, prepared In such form
thatthey can be brought into your
own he lie, With the same results as
tlsop i you lived out Of doors IN the
Aesrondacks, and in this way you can
8e cured Of catarrh and affections Of
The nose, throat and lungs while at
home or at work.
The complete Hyomei outfit cost
but sl 90, extra bottles, ifneeded, may
be obtained for SOC. With Hyomei,
catarrh can be cured pleasantly and
easily at small expense with no risk
81 the treatment costing penny I'M
less It cures.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

A law should be passed making
it illegal for the Governor to par
don any person convicted in any Of
the courts of the State until the
fact that application for pardon
has been made is published In the
county in which the conviction
was secured. There is entirely too
much underground work in this
pardon business. Southern Stand
ard.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

Some of those old soreheads in
the United States Senate will now
be forced to smile and maybe to
even laugh for our Hon. Bob Tay-
lor is running over with sunshine.
He is happy and makes those
around him happy. He selects and
uses the best things in life and sees
no shadows. He is great in the
fact that he is simple, in love with
the beautiful and intensely happy.
1t would be SO good to live in a
world filled with jokes as genial
and as sunny as our brilliant Robt.
l.. Taylor. Sharon Tribune.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

was Adele Robare. She was Of
French extraction and an orphan.
The place of her birth was New
Orleans. She was travelling from
that city to st. Louis, then a vii
lage, in a large canoe with her I'M
Gle, Jules st. Vrain, who was also
her guardian. They were in camp
at the time of the first violent
shock. The current of the river
began to flow up stream, bearing
in front of it an immense wall of
water that had overwhelmed her
uncle and the boatmaD, and cast
her among the branches of a tree
where she chung until the water
subsidized. She had wand T d
through the woods and swamps for
at least fourteen hours before
reaching the deserted house. When
| told her of the dead man | had
found and described him to her,
she at once pronounced him to be
Jose Armada, or "Spanish 10" as
Americans called him, the leader
of one of the most ruthless bands
of river pirates that had ever in
tested the Mississippi. We thought
it probable that the whole band had
persisted when the tarn had been
formed.
In this we were mistaken as we
learned years afterw s. A
month after the night of great
destruction, an insane man crawl
ed out of the swamp into what
remained of the town of New
Madrid, who was recognized as
one of Spanish Joe's gang. He
remained a raving maniac to the
day of his death.
Our progress through the will
derness was necessarily slow, and
it is not strange as the days went
by that strong affection should
grow up between Us, notwithstand-
ing the contrast of the circum-
stances of our past lives, she hav-
ing been reared among people of
culture and refinement with every
advantage that wealth and good
breeding could give, while / had
passed my life in the woods amidst
wild creatures and wild men, with |
only those advantages that an in
born love of books and an ability |
to read the great volume of nature
which God spreads wide open
before each of us confers. We
reached st. Louis by the middle
of January, and when the June
roses opened, we were made man
man and wife. The child that
providence had placed in our keep
ing we adopted, and in our jour
ney through life have received as
N II G. affectionate consideration
from him as from the children
born to us.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
Turkeys and Eggs.

Turkey eggs in season $500 per
setting OF Is or Is cents each. Buff
Orpingtoh eggs FROM pen of very fine
select fowlss 81 50for fifteen. of the
general tang for so cents per dozen.
Embden Goose,eggs. Is cents each,
Pekin duck eggs at 81 90 per dozen.
MRS. A. Il. BREvARD.
Telephone 4s3. Union City, Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
Death at Woodland.

Mrs. Lizzie Dickens, beloved wife
of Hiram Dickens, aged 65 years,
died at the family home at Wood
land Mills on Thursday, March IS,
1907.
Mrs. Dickens had been an invalid
for many years. She leaves a hus-
band and two brothers, John and
Joe.
The remains were inferred at the
Wilson graveyard
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

The construction of the Inter
urban railroad from Nashville to
Mt. Pleasant seems now a certain
ty. The company, it is announc-
ed, will invest quarter of mil
lion dollars in the power plant.
Spring Hill is already making an
effort to secure it. Frank ! i n
should not permit the opportunity
to secure this important improve
ment to go by default. 1t is in
order, in our opinion, for our citl-
zens to promptly see what can be
done to get it. Franklin Review
Appeal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

FOR SALE Barred Rocks; one
cockerel and twelve hens, unrelated,
at one dollar each, or discount if
all are taken by same party. Bar
red Rock aud Pekin Duck eggs one
dollar per setting.
MRS. T. p. PALMER,
Rives, Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

A Kansas man has just married
a woman whose name and address
be found in a package of cigarettes.
Is there no end to the dangers that
Turk in the pesky little white rolls?
-Newbern Tennessean.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

The American hen is power in
the land. No accurate estimate OF
the wealth of this greatrepublic can
be made without taking into con-
sideration poultry and poultry
products. The latest feat of Ma
dame Hen is to knock sky high the
great egg trust, which thought it
had the egg crop cornered. Mil
lions and millions of eggs were
put in cold storage and the trust
proceeded to fleece the innocent
public to the tune of about % to
40 cents per dozen for these eggs.
The American hen at once assum-
ed the role of Trust Buster and
flooded the markets with fine fresh
eggs. The result was that the
trust was anxious to sell their cold
storage stock at Is cents. or any
other old price, but nobody want
ed them at all. Great is the
American hen. Long may she
liye.-Trenton Herald Democrat.
You've tried the rest. now try the
best-SunshiMe Flour
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

Moth Bronz turkey eggs $500 for
IL. Send in your orders and have
them booked.
MRS. r. ]. WILLIAMS,
r. II. d. No. 5. Phone 419-3.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
Organ for sale

have fine parlor Packard or
gan, in good condition, cheap. Any
one wishing to see it, will find it at
Harper & Shores store at Rives
Tenn. w. II. Cook.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

All city taxes due and unpaid
April /, 1907, WILDE subject to pen
atty. Please take notice and gov
ern yourselves accordingly.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
Lost

Umbrellas. 4; handkerchiefs, g.:
shawls, 4; gloves. Is pairs; besides
other articles at the G. p. Church
during the revival. The owners
will please call at my home and get
them as soon as convenient
MRS. #. M. Woody.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
For Rent.
Paw Your Taxes.

Three new rooms over store.
w. G. REYNOLDS q Son.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
Office for Rent.

Double office in c. B. A. Building
for rent. Apply at Office of Cum
berland Telephone and Telegraph
Coz as If.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
Eggs for Sale.

Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs, rs
cents for Is; large White Pekin
Eggs, rs cents for II, Apply to
NJ. M MITCHELL,
52-4t RID No. S. Union City.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
Have You ANY Money!

If so, write J. w. Roney, at Hick-
man, KY, who has for sale at a
ridiculously low price l00,acre
farm near Jordan.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
OUR EXCHANGES.

Senator Tillman Is to 90 on the
lecture platform. We guess JEFF
Davis and yardaman will be the
next. -Smithville Review.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

Few men, no matter what their
personal inclinations may be, can
go against the wishes of the women
and children in the matter of vot-
ing. This has been demonstrated
in the prohibition campaigns in
GAINESVILLE, Bristol and Knoxville.
A man who loves his family, as
most men do, cannot with a clear
conscience 60 against their wishes,
especially when he knows it is for
the best interests of the community
in which he lives. 1.-The hand that
rocks the cradle rules the land"
and this we suppose it will con-
continue to do. lockwood Times.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

WANTED = Persons to travel in
home territory; $3.50 per day and
expenses. AddressJ. A. Alexander,
125 Plymouth Place, Chicago, Ill.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

Good farm wanted, anywhere near
Union City. Apply to S. AZ Wade,
Hickman, KY.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

Mark Twain has a standing con-
tract at 3 cents per word for every
thing he writes. He makes about
$40, 900 per year. Literature pays
better than in Goldsmith's day.
Mark Twain's real name is Samuel
l.. Clemmons and his father, John
Marshall Clemmons, practiced law
for awhile in Jamestown, Fentress
County. He was horn in Mis-
souri,. His father was Kentuck-
ian and his mother a Virginian.
1t is said he was a Confederate
soldier for awhile, but squit" and
went West to Nevada and Califor-
MIA. His present home is New
York State, where he has lived for
many years.-Lebanon Democrat.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

Tor Sale or Exchanged good
secondhand top buggy. Apply to
for particulars. FLETCHER AKIN
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

WANTED--Girls to sew. Apply
to Mrs. Ollie Miller at Curlin's.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
A REMARKABLE STORY

lConcIuded from precedIng page.l
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

freely and frankly, telling US all your
troubles. We will send free advice Gin
plain sealed enveiope). Address: La
dies Advisory Dept, The Chattanooga
Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-20
Unconscious of Fame.

George Grote, the famous author OF
the History of Greece" long the
standard on that subject, was a man
Of great simplicity and was wholly un-
conscious Of his own celebrity. Sever
al anecdotes, illustrative Of this fact
are given in "Some Famous Women
Of Wit and Beauty" one of whom Is
Mrs. Grote.
While Mr.. Grote was walking In the
park he would perhaps notice that
one or two persons looked at him
with some attention. He would at
once turn to his wife in alarm.
Have I got any dirt on my race,
Harriet? Is there anything the mat
ter with my hat?" and he would
clutch his headgear with both hands.
why are those people looking at
me?" .
Mrs. Grote's proud answer was, BE
cause you are George Grote, that's
ALL"
Once when he was on a visit to
Cambridge, Grote wished to see the
professor Of natural history, but was
told that the professor was so busy
dissecting something that he could
not be interrupted, strong magnify
ing power, powerful light, shirt sleev-
es up, cannot be bothered with any
body." The modest historian would
have retired. but his wife persisted
that II was Mr.. Grote who wished to
see the professor.
"What?" he cried. "Mr. Grote?
Give me my coat. I must wash my
hands" In a minute he had trans
formed himself and would not let
them 60 for two hours.
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CHAPTER XXXVI.
At the lower.

81 pronounce you man and wife!
What God hath Joined together, let no
man put asunder."
Mignon heard the voice Of the cler-
gyman as one hears sounds In
dream. 1t was over; she was the wife
Of Abel Lispenard.
All had been done-license procured
end clergyman summoned with the Ut
most dispatch. The French clock on
the mantel was now pointing to the
hour of one, and the sleepy, wondering
divine, who had been called from his
bed to tie the matrimonial knot, be-
slowed his blessing on this new union
of Beauty and the Beast and departed,
a sadly mystified and perplexed man.
Abel Lispenard looked at his bride.
AT least, l have saved you from
the Yves" he said Her hand slipped
from his hold.
Yes" she answered. Then some-
thing within her seemed suddenly to
give away. The strain on her physi-
cal strength had been great She CROP
ed toward the nearest chair and fell
into it, half unconscious.
The next that she knew Lispenard
was holding a glass of wine to her
lips.
my poor child" she heard him
sigh: my poor. poor child!"
Then he stepped forward and rang
the bell. A middle-aged servant an
swered it.
molly, take care Of your new mis-
tress." he said, shortly, "she Is quite
worn out"
Mignon arose, with the woman's as
sistance, and went away to a chamber
in the tower.
Let me rest-only let me rest she
sobbed. and she cast herself down up
on the luxurious bed, and, utterly ex-
hausted, fell into deep sleep.
And in the room below, where the log
fire had grown dull under the oak
mantel, Abel Lispenard sat, till morn
ing turned the east ruddy, and the
hearth became a gray cavern of ashes
Haggard, silent and absorbed, the
bridegroom sat there, while In the
chamber overhead his bride slept on
as unconscious as the dead.
Had he acted wisely Had he tax
en- any undue advantage Of the girls
for'Crn condition? 1t was too late to
ask such questions now. She was his
lwifr-won unfairly, perhaps-won
without even the mention of such q
word as love: but still his wife, to
have and to keep. till death should
part them!
He went through the form of break
fast alone. conscious that his servants
were watching him curiously, then he
descended to his frosty garden. ano
rowed across the river to Rookwoed.
| The door of the old house was open
ed to him by Philip Wye himself-Phil-
ip wye, who had arrived on the first
train from town. and who looked
greatly ruffied and alarmed.
Il bring you news of your niece
said Lispenard, as he followed the
lawyer to his library.
| wye turned sharply upon him
"Ha!"
You will find her at my tower just
across the river. She was married tc
me last night, after her flight from
Rookwood."
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tors and often by the same impostors.
Here the beggars have made a sort Of
gypsy camp where they cook beans in
the hot lava and lead sentimental vis-
itors to talk with an old man.
Seated on a block Of lava with the
wind blowing through his long white
locks and beard, he stares in front Of
him.
"This old man was very rich," says
the chief Of the beggars. His house,
his fields, his fortunes are under this
lava. Worst of all his sufferings was
to see his wife swept alive under the
flowing lava" . .
At these words all the beggars begin
to wall and weep. Many Of the visi-
tors contribute literally to the fund
that soon accumlates in the old mans
open palm. Some return to Naples
profoundly touched by the sight.
They would be consoled by the fact,
did they but know 1t, says the New
York Sun, that not person was kill
ed at the explosion last year either in
Boscotrecase or in Ottajano. The
beggars are nevertheless earning a
fortune out of sympathetic travellers
who journey there to see the lava
fields ... ........ ...... ..........
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You delightful simpleton! He sem
me here today"
aIn6aa6tv

You delightful simpleton! He sem
me here today"
Indeed"
ITO see how you were getting on-ii
you had grown lonely and all that"
1T was very kind Of him."
Nina Berkely laughed. but in very
hysterical way. Lispenard's bride
standing there, with the setting sun
shining on her dazzling tints, filled the
poetess with raging despair.
1T is the old story" she said, Bit
terly; "he filings his grand heart away
on pink and white face and some
yellow hair!"
! Mignon was not the simpleton which
the poetess supposed her to be.
| you err" she answered with digni-
| ty; "he married me because he pitied
me, and for no other reason-because
stood alone and undefended. My
kindred across the river had treated
me very badly-I was forced to fly from
lthem-forced to appeal to Abel Lis
penard for help. Then he asked me to
be his wife, and, under the circum-
stances" naively, 81 could not refuse"
Nina lifted her eyebrows.
"Is this a true version Of the story?"
she asked, dryly. "Lispenard himself
would tell me nothing. Do men marry
for such reas6ns?"
Generous. kind hearted men-why
not?"
Gould he not have defended you in
some other way?"
He said no, he could not; and he is
truth itself"
"And he left you as soon as the GER
emony was performed! No, you need
not explain. I am aware that he is at
st. Margaret's Home. with his dying
brother-in-law. It seems that poor
Lillian Lispenard was married to her
French adventurer, after all. Are you
quite contented here at the tower?"
YES"
do you miss Lispenard?"
Certainly not"
Nina Berkely laughed again, but not
In a mirthful way.
"Oh, this Is unique! You blind,
foolish girl! You remind me Of some
pretty, untutored savage who finds a
jewel worth a kingdom. and does not
even dream Of its value. In some 9TH
er sphere Of being, Lispenard and /
will meet again. There I shall tri-
umph-not you. There, mind will con-
quer-not matter. Well, your husband
asked me, as a personal favor, to come
to you, and, in case I should find you
pining here, to take you back. to town
with me. My carriage Is at the door.
Pray consent to become my guest for
awhile. I am sure you look bored and
lonely"
Perhaps the girl Of seventeen was
growing somewhat tired Of Lispenard's g
great, silent house. Her face betrayed
her pleasure.
II am not bored, I am not lonely,
Miss Berkely," she protested, "but. all
the same, shall be delighted to go
with you"
(To Be Continued).
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BEGGARS ON VESUvIUS.
Rich Harvest Reaped From Tourists
as Result of Last Years Eruption.

Since the last eruption Of Mount We
suvius the volcano had been extreme
ly profitable to the beggars that infest
Naples and it's vicinity. They are
fleeing the visitors to Boscotrecase
and Ottajano, the two places laid
waste by the lava flow last year.
Huddled in groups which might
have been posed by a skillful stage
manager, the population Of Boscotre-
case awaits the arrival Of the strang-
ers. Men, women and children,
shrieking and bowling, begin to depict
the terrors of the catastrophe Of 1906.
Emotional women are moved and
Immediately contribute. Those who
do not give freely are so beset by the
weeping and complaining natives that
they are finally convinced that 1t
would be heartless not to help those
who have suffered so deeply. Every
day the beggars make highly profit
able haul in spite Of the fact that not
one Of them ever lived or was at Bos-
cotrecase until after the eruption.
At Ottajano the same appeal Is
made to the sympathies of the visi-