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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-28
CHAPTER Meeting.

John B. Gordon Chapter met on
Thursday, June 20, with Mrs. Joe
Mailing Two new members were
voted on and accepted, Mrs. Charlie
Miles and Miss Polly Massengill.
After delightful refreshments, adj
journed to meet with Mrs. Charles
Burchard, July Is.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-28
Died in Chicago.

julius Martin diedlin Chicago on
the 2lst inst. and the remains we're
shipped, reaching here Tuesday.
They were taken to Woodland for
burial. The records show deceased
was suicide and the particulars we
did not learn. His parents reside
in the vicinity of Woodland.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-28
CHAPTER Meeting

Leonidas Polk Chapter, U. D. c.,
will meet with Mrs. J. A. CobIe Fri
day afternoon, July 5, at 3 O'Clock.
A good attendance desired.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-28

Why not paint your house when
you can buy paint tor $l.25 a gallon
at Mailing. Keiser Hardware Co..
Successors to II. Dietzel.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-28

Positively nothing reserved dur
ing Morgan Verhine Cos Semi-An-
nual Clearance Sale. A SIS, 900 90
stock of this seasons goods at the
most compelling price reductions.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-28

LOST. --One long, black kid glove.
between Mrs. Beck's residence and
the Christian church. Finder will
please return to w. w. MOORE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-28

For RENT Good new five-room
house, large hall on North Second
street. Apply to G. It. Moss.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-28

Your dollars will have the great
est purchasing power during Nor
gan Verhine Cos S m l. Annua !
Clearance Sale, June % to July 10,
inclusive.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-28

FOR RENT Four-room Cottage On
Harrison street. Apply to Mrs. 8. B.
Rowland. "
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-28

Five-room cottage near the College
for rent. See Mrs. w. e. Scatzs.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-28
Mems Prayer Meeting

The mems prayer meeting will
be held at the Baptist Church Sun
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock, closing
promptly at 4. Subject, "Charity;"
leader, Earl Kinney. Men and
boys are all cordially invited to at
tend.
Yes, paint guaranteed for SIPS a
gallon at
Mailing Keiser Hardware Co.,
Successors to Fl. Dietzel.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
7. YOUNG
HAS PASSED AWAY
Member of Truck Co. No. |
for Nearly Quarter of a
Century.

Joshua T Young. captain Of Truck
Company. No. /. of the District Fire De
partment, Seventeenth, near X street
northwest. died at his home. 3l29 p street
northwest. last night after "A short ill
ness OF typhoid pneumonia aged hfty-
six years
captain Young was the senior captain
ia The Fire Department. which he had
faithfully served for tWenty-three years.
lie was born in Fairfax county. Va.
May ., ISL. lie came TO Washington
when young man. and for nearly a
quarter Of century has faithfully
served the District as one OF its bravest
are fighters.
Acting Chief Engineer Frank ]. Wag-
her' Of the District Fire Department. in
announcing the death OF Captain Young
This morning 70 the Board OF Commits
siOners. said:
Captain Young was one Of the most
efficient officers Of the Fire Department
and a brave ana Christian gentleman.
lie was the senior captain ia the depart
ment ana during his tWenty-three years
OF service his conduct was such as TO
merit the highest commenC alton from
MS superior officers and chose with
whom ne came IN contact. The death
The Fire Department"
captain Young Was appointed a men,
Der Of the Fire Department On Noyen-
Der ], lsss. and WAS promoted to captain
October II, 1898.
lie is survived by his wife. three boys.
and TWO FiIls.
Funeral services viii be held al the
family residence tomorrow evening AZ
9 o clock, and Will be conducted by the
t tseE. -; NLvuss, pastor or congress
street Methodist Church. OF which Cap
tain Young wSs a member The inter
nent takes place Thursday morning in
the cemetery 81 Andrews Chapel. Fair
fax county, Va.
The pallbearers wiz be members of
captain Young 8 company. a delegation
VIII accompany the remains 10 Fairfax
county for the interment
The death ~ capt Joshua 7. Y0uas,
commanding Truck No. J. of the les
LIlct Flre Department, caused AcIiuts
Chief Engineer prank j. Wagner I'm
the absence BI Chief William Il. Belt.
confined 90 his home with The grin 10
announce the following promotions IN
the department this morning % the
BOARD OF Commissioners.
Lieut. j. }. SullIN an 10 be promoted
10 captain with compensation ~ the
rate OF Si,lo1 per anuum.
Private Charles Thomas 10 De uro-
NOTED 10 lieutenant with compensation
a the rate OF $3.50 Per arnuga. vice Sui
Ivan
Private c. II. Bailey 20 be promoted
% private Of class 2, with compensation
~ the rate OF $Lte0 per 5nnums vice
Thomas.
Il. z Nairn % be appointed "a private
Of class J. with compensation al the
rate OF S9fD. per annum, vice Bailey
All OF the above 10 take effect this day.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
OF MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE co.

The annual meeting OF The st0ckh9ld-
ers OF the Mutual Fire Insurance COM
Iany OF this city is always am event OF
much Importance. as oH several occas-
ions there has beer considerable inter
est Ga the balI0ting because of spirit
OF rivalry iu the choice of directors.
From o o'clock until yesterday ID. Of
fees OF the company wee well nIied
with stockholders. who elected u4aui-
mously the following board OF mauas gers
10 serve for the ensuing wear. George
T. Dearlus William A. 81. Church. r.
Harrison Johnson, h. r. saul. S. r. G.
Morseu Frank IT. Burns, and James
r. Petty
Later the managers met and reelected
the following officers. George II. Dear
ing. president l.. Pierce Ioteler, secre-
tary- ". A. H. Church. treasurer.
Franklin Barrett assessor; William
Reed MaeGH. and d. b. Simpson. as
E-EtIuL secretaries
A resolution commendiUs the efficient
management Of the company during the
PAST year was adopted by The SJOCkr0ld-
ers.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
Church Brotherhood Formed.

4 meeting for men was held In the
lecture room OF the Second Pres byJerian
Church last evening when the Presby-
terrain Brotherhood was organized. The
meeting was presided over by the Rev.
j. r. Sewer. the pastor, and musical
program was rendered. The following
officers were elected: President, d. r.
Stansbury: nrst vice president. r. J..
SIaymaker; second vice president. r.. NJ
Graham: secretary. c. II. Davis: treas
urer, William Campbell. Thirty five
charter members were enrolled. r. d.
BrCmbaek, William 4, Melchoir, and
Robert Gronau were appointed a COM
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
BIG LAND FRAUDS
FOUND IN GOTHAM
Cabmen and BartenderS Enter On Rocky Noun
tain Property, Then Transfer Their Patents
To Others.

Efforts OF the Interior Department
and the Department OF Justice to un-
cover alleged frauds by the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy in getting pos
session of valuable coal lands IN Wyom-
ing through subsidiary corporations
have disclosed a large number of dunn
my entry men IN New York city and at
Amityville, L. i. According 10 a Gov
eminent official, eighteen of these men
have confessed that they agreed for a
price 10 enter on lands belonging 10 the
Government and then TO convey thsir
patents.
II is unusual 90 find cab drivers and
barksepers. in New York city involved in
a land scandal in the Rocky mountain
region, but this is said 70 be true in
the present case. The grand Jury in the
Southern district of New York is sup
posed 10 have the facts before Il and
indictments are expected.
Inspector r. Is. Linnen, for the IN
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

terror Department, has spent weeks in
Yestigating about New York city 10 Sc
cure evidence against certain railroad
officials and others tending 10 show
a conspiracy 10 defraud the United
States OF valuable coal lands IN the Big
Horn Basin in Wyoming. II is alleged
about 10000 acres have been obtained
fraudulently.
The companies that are being specially
investigated are the Northwestern Coal
Mining Company. = New Jersey corpOr-
alton. and the Owl Creek Company.
Both are active in Wyoming. They are
alleged TO be subsidiary 10 the Burling-
ton system, The Hartman and Gould
systems may become involved.
IL is expected sensational disclosures
as 10 the persons Involved Will result
before the Investigation is closed. Prom
inent railroad officials are likely TO be
drawn in. Efforts have been made by
strong political pressure 10 get Secre-
tary Hitchcock 10 abandon the investi-
cation, but they have been or no avail.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRA. VA. Feb. 8.

The fire department has been called
out twice since II o'clock last evening
TO eXtingulsh small blazes. The horses
attached 10 the IRE apparatus hao a
hard time dragging il 10 the fires on
account OF the large amount OF snow
piled up in the streets.
About II o'clock last night nre vas
discovered in the kitchen of Richard
Windsor's house, az the northwest cor
ner OF Cameron and ST. Asaph streets.
Both engines responded 10 the alarm.
and after a little time had the fire ex-
tInguished. The damage was slight
About o'clock this morning the de-
partment was again called out, this time
by IRE IN the wainscoting IN the dining
room of Charles DeMolrs house at the
croner Of Fairfax and Gibbons streets
The flames were eXUinguished by chem
ical e-stInguisEers and the department
did not go into service.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
Book Concern Injunction.

The international Textbook Book Com
paEy, which conducts a correspondence
school with headquarters at Scrantfu.
IA. has applied for an Injunction
against the District OF Columbia gov
eminent restraining the lE-tr from in
terIerring with agents and representa-
tives OF Jhe company from distributing
circulars, etc.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
RAILROAD
Bulletin
THROUGH PARLOR CAR SERVICE TO ATLANTIC CITY

Beginning on Saturday. February 9 through Pullman
Parlor Car will be placed in service between Washington and
Atlantic City via the Delaware River Bridge the only alra
route. This will leave Washington every weekday at
1875 P. M the New York Express which carries dining
also. AT Broad Street Station Philadelphia the through
viii be attached to the 4:i4 P NJ Bridge train and ar
rive at Atlantic City 535 NJ Returning the car will leave
Atlantic City 1000 A. NJ weekdays beginning February
H. and arrive at Washington at AS NJ the Washington
Express which carries ching car.
On March 10 the Atlantic City Special" the through
train of Buffet Paror Cars and coaches between Washington
and Atlantic City will be placed in service II will leave
Washington about 1910 P. M. weekdays.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

A meeting Of the board Of police COM
mizsioners was held behind closed doors
last evening at the mayors Ofice. Mayor
Pan presided and all the commission
ers, with the exception OF Mr.. Graham,
were present. The charge preferred by
Lieutenant Smith against Policeman
stewart Jones, that of being intoXicat-
Sd was Investigated by the board Po-
Hcemen Jones was found guilty and was
sentenced 10 pay a fine OF Se3S5. This
amount represents the money Mr.. Jones
has received from the time the offeuse
was committed up 10 the present
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
Funeral of Henry Padgett.

The funeral Of Henry Padgett was
held from the home Of his son, Joseph
TauGett, IN Queen street. this afternoon
ana was largely attended. The Rev j
A. Jeifers, Of Trinity NJ T. Church. con-
Quoted the funeral services and the in
teIment was made in the Methodist
Protestant Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
MRS. WAROER'S ESTATE
WlLLED TO RELATIVES

BY the terms OF the will OF Mrs. Eliza
Warder, dated January 9, 1901, which
was offered for probate yesterday all
her property is TO be converted into cash
and distributed equally among her chill
dren and grandchildren as follows.
Amelia G. Lillian. Catherine. Edith.
Frederick, and Richard HALEY. Charles
e, James F., Mamie, Susie, aud Fred
erick Benson Warder. Lillian HALEY is
named eXecutTiX.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
Supper for Benefit of Church.

The ladies of Grace Protestant Episco-
pal Church will give supper at Lee
Camp Han this evening FOR the benent
Of that church. II is expected that this
supper viii be a greater success than
any before given by the ladies Of Grace
Church
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
Engagement Announced.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Xix announce
Inc engagement of their daughter. Ade-
lalde Ursula, 20 J, William May The
ceremony will take place in me thi-d
week Of March
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
Lee Camp Auxiliary.

The Woman's AUXILIARY of Lee Camn.
COME ierate Veterans viii hold a meet
ing al Lee Camp Hail. ;hIs evening al
$50 O'Clock
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
Address by DR.. Brown.

For the first time since his ap, oint-
ment as Commissioner of Education.
Up. Elmer r. Brown addressed the
teachers of the Washington schools last
night al the Central High School.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

A Dessert That's Always Enjoyed.
C. q 5. Ice Cream-Velvet Kind. Drug
sists'-
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

Msrdi Gras, New Orleans, Mobile, and
Pensacola, Feb. 7-1s 1907. Very low rates
via Southern Rwy. Feb. 10 II. Stop
overs permitted
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
SMALL BLAZES CALL OUT
ALEXANDRIA FIRE FIGHTERS
Policeman Jones Fined.

mittee TO draft a constitution and by
laws.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

aah bIUUh q HaIIyl JIG zulu d ~ w
what they think about American Horse
Grip C0mpauy's detachable ice Calks.
60 + 81. NV. Phone Main 5lG6
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

There are regular patterns in dots
from the pin dot size to the large
coin spot. There are cluster dots of
several sizes. Dotted FOulards viii
be 4 strong faVOrite for spring-and
this chance, coming as il does On the
threshold OF the spring season, is a
great opportunity for economical
women.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13

THERE WERE THE NUMBER OF
CATS ON THE FENCE.
mar of stamina to break off, even
though he will tell you that his health
is imperiled by continuing IN. l have
been smoking for twenty years. 1t
hasn't done me any hurt or any good
At any time during those twenty yeaz
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13
New Head of the National Indian
Association.

An Episcopal ~deaconess, Miss Sibyl
Carter, has been elected president OF
@.~ >z-ss~D1ndiA4A AAGa-szsls4. Cha.
organization was founded about thirty
years ago by Mrs. Annie s. Qulnton,
who for twenty-eight years was its
president. Mrs. Quinton has devoted
the working years of her life to labor
ing for the Indian, whom she saw often
SO ruthlessly cheated by the white
man. Miss Carter is an able successor
to Mrs. Quinton. She, too, is an enthu-
siastic worker for the red people. She
1t was who introduced lacemaking
among the Indian women, In which
they have become SO proficient as to
get q considerable income from 1t.
For the last year the association has
had a man president who was paid for
his services. 1t has now returned to
its original policy Of a woman presi,
dent, who works for love.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13
Woman Doctor In New York's
Chinatown.

DR.. Esther Box, a handsome, intel
lectual young white woman, practices
medicine In the Chinese section of New
York city. DR.. Box has had a strange
ly mixed international history. Her
father was a German, her mother a
pretty Irish girl. The couple were
married in London, and their daughter
Esther was boru in Constantinople. To
finish the strange international mix.
ture Esther married In New York an
A~mericanized Chinaman, G. Soule Box.
superintendent of the Methodist mis-
sion In the Chinese quarter. During the
time she was studying medicine the
young woman was a teacher in Mr..
Bok's Sunday school. Her energy. anil
nation and force Of character as well
as her beauty attracted Mr.. Box to her,
and they were married after a time.
They have a little daughter, Lily. DIR.
Esther Bok's practice is among the
Chinese. The men and children come
to her office. and she calls on the wo
men in their homes.
MARCIA WILLIS CAMPBELL.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13
Margaret Haley.

A pretty fight has been on for some
time in regard to control Of the Chica-
go public schools. Some years ago, aft
err being instrumental in having $780,.
900 a year added to the Chicago city
revenues through forcing a fairly hon
est taxation of corporations that habit.
ually evaded it, Margaret Haley found.
ed the Chicago Teachers union, an
organization of women teachers of
which she is the accredited representa-.
tive. The union is now a member Of
the Federation of Labor and is practi.
cally a trades union. Miss Haley and
her union declare that teachers should
have more to say in school manage.
ment. She works s~teadfastly for tho
interests of both the schools and the
teachers and has with her a considera.
BILE portion of the board of education.
1t has been charged against her that
she bosses the Chicago school board.
which is not true. Even IL 1t were,
however. Margaret Haley would be
preferable to a political boss.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13

The Eldest Hope-Who's that, ma?
His Fond Mamma -'Ush, Grace;
that's the gentleman that married me.
The Eldest Hope-Then, If that's the
gentleman wot married you, wots pa
doing In our use?-Sketch.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13
Women Who Do
Mime. Saa III Grand. Author Of
The Heavenly Twins"-Her
Private Lie and Her Earnest In
terest In t1er Own Sex :: ::

When in 1898 "The Heavenly Twins"
was published in England aud soon
afterward in America, it was evident
that a new literary star had appeared.
The book called attention in a
almost terrible to certain phases of
social life usually CLOSED over by the
British public. The story was enthusl-
astically praised on the one hand and
as enthusiastically assailed. if not more
to find out who Sarah Grand was.
for the name was plainly a non de
plume, but not for a year or two did
it transpire that she was the wife of
Brigade Surgeon McFall of the British
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13
BOWSER QUITS CIGARS.
Stops Smoking lust to Prove to
Friends He Could Do So.
REFORM DOES NOT LAST LONG
Resumes Acquaintance With the Weed
Before One Day Had Passed-Gets
Into a Passion and Tries to Kill the
Cat For Grinning at Him.

copyright. 1906. by P. C. Eastment.1
The Bowser family had finished din
ner and been seated in the family room
for half an hour, he with his newspa-
per and she with her book. when he ut
tered a chuckle and %queried:
Mrs. Bowser, do you observe any
thing unusual this EVENING""
mo. l hadn't. What is it?" she re-
piled.
you haven't missed a~nything?"
81 can't say that l have. The cat Is
here, as usual, and the clock hasn't
stopped"
You are not a very observing per-
son. What do l invariably do before
sitting down to read the paper?"
"Ah! You are not smoking. You can't
be out of cigars?"
There are two or three boxes around,
l believe"
"Is it a bet?"
"Mrs. Bowser, man is essentially a
creature of habit. If he limped for n
month he would get into the habit of it.
Smoking, drinking, chewing and such
things are simply habits. Any sort Of
man can acquire them, but it takes a
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13

McFall when she was sixteen, he being
a widower with two SOL near her own
age. These sons became fondly de-
voted to their young stepmother and
are so to this day. Surgeon McFall
died in 1898, and Sarah Grand is now
a widow-said to be a very happy one.
She buried herself in the country while
she wrote THE Heavenly Twins"
With no plot to speak of. what there
was imperfectly wrought out. the vol
ume nevertheless aroused the placidly
doing British public as no book had
done in ten years.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13

WORMS tnat felt they couldn't"
"But have you at length decided to
stop smokingY' she asked.
For one solid year."
"But why, If it was not hurting your"
Why He Stopped.
swell Green came into the office this
afternoon Oh some business. He Is a
great smoker. l hadn't seen him for
three months, and l was amazed to
find him a total wreck. Smoking has
done it. When l asked why he didn't
give it up, he frankly replied that he
couldn't. He was also frank enough to
say that he didn't believe | could. Two
or three others agreed with him, and l
finally got a little put out and told
them that l would stop for a year.
Yes, stop it is. Not another puff for
twelve long months"
do you think you can do it," asked
Mrs. Bowser in doubtful tones.
do l think SO? / know SO. Have
you seen any of the namby pamby
about me? When / said | would do a
thing. haven't l always done it? I've
Dccn III liz AdDlt VI SlllOhluB Ut ltuot
ten cigars per day, but I'll knock it
sky high and never wink over It,"
ut will be something almost heroic
If you can. Will the extra money that
you save come to me?"
every cent of it. You can figure ON
about 81 a week increase in your pin
money. Understand, however, I'm not
xxiufnn nm tbio habit haoaI.ca e,,o1rfnn
hurts me or to save the money. It's
just to show the world that I've got
the necessary backbone"
81 see. What are you chewingT"
"Just q little bit of licorice root. 1t
isn't because / want to smoke, but 1
happened to pick it up, you know. BY
the bye, I've got to run around to the
drug store and get a corn plaster"
Mr.. Bowser left the house, but he
didn't go to the drug store. He went
to the grocery instead, and he pur-
chased cloves, cinnamon, cardamom
seeds and two or three other things.
He kept his mouth full on the way
home, but had hardly entered the house
when the vision of an eminent citizen
SDuOhih6 q ti6dl LIN bC lCdo NV
evening paper rose up before him, and
he uttered a groan without realizing it.
SIS it colic?" innocently asked Mrs.
Bowser.
Thought II Collie.
"Colic? What the devil would / be
doing with a case of collie? 1 never
had it in my life"
He sat down and picked up the pa
per and read for five minutes.
Then he entered the library and look
ed to see IL the dictionary was in its
usual place.
It was, and he retur led and sat down
and slyly stuffed four or five cloves
into his mouth. The cat looked at him
in a sarcastic way, and he made a men
tai note of 1t.
That cat should suffer for his pre-
sumption.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13
Still Harder,

Senator, I presume it requires a
good bit of practice to make a speech
and have every sentence in it say some
thing, doesn't it,"
ut does" replied Senator Badger,
"but 1t requires more to be able to talk
for an hour and say nothing."-Mil
waukee Sentinel.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13
In Flood Time.

They used to tell the story Of a phil
Osophical farmer on the Ohio river
whose house and barn were mortgaged
up to the caves And when one day,
standing on a safe eminence, he saw
the flood sweeping them away he shook
his head, heaved a sigh of relief and
calmly observed, "There goes my float
ing Indebtedness - oman's Home
Companion.