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Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-05
GOOD WORK ON lLD
 DOMINION DAM
Two 60-Foot Sections Com- DIeted, and Third Section
 We'll Under Way,

GLOBE, July 4.-With 120 feet of the Old Dominion dam in Pinal creek completed, and with only one more 60 foot section to construct, the pro ject is now considered almost safe from any serious damage from a flood in the creek, especially as all indica- tions of rain nave disappeared. The concrete work on the second section was finished Sunday morning, twelve hours ahead of the time allowed by the engineer in charge1
 The excavation for the third section lis almost finished and yesterday a box, 1Ox10 feet, for a pump compart- ment was put in at the southwest end .of the excavation. The forms will be driven today and the work of filling in the concrete will commence within a day or two. The construction of this third section will complete the dam proper From the end of the concrete structure a tunnel will be driven until | it reaches the conglomerate fOrma- ton. A test pit is now being sunk between the railroad tracks in front of the Champion store, to determine how far to the northeast the con- glomerate extends. The tunnel will be driven on the bedrock and cement | ed. to turn the water into the dam. 1 The excavation on the east side of ! the creek for the Hume that is to ! carry off the water raised by the dan | from bedrock was a most finished ! lyesterday forenoon and carpenters
 were putting in the forms for the ce meut of which the Hume is to be constructed. This Hume which will
 have removable cover, win be 600 , feet long and will discharge the water into the Maurel tunnel, which will carry it 2600 feet farther down tht
 creek, along the west bank, and iron the end of the tunnel the water will flow through an open ditch.
 The whole project should be com lpleted within three weeks.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-05
Mining, SneItGrS and StOCk QuotationS

And when al eve he wandered home, As tired as he could be, He said: T love the Glorious Fourth. 'Tis a day what jest suits me"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-05

Review Want Ads Bring Results.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-05
On the Glorious
 Fourth
B, MAUD WALKER

,ktIrH many fireerackers in his hand " Some matches in his pocket; 4 Hip. hip. hurrah!" on his tongue:
 And one immense skyrocket. Thus little Billy wandered forth
 Most joyousiy to try To celebrate, in the right way
 Tn Glorious Fourth of July.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-05

He didn't agree with his mother-in-law, He didn't agree with his wife, He didn't agree with the things they cooked, He led most miserable life. He didn't agree with the doctor man,
 He didn't agree with the nurse,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20
Hon. w. D. Gibbs for Congress.

Strong pressure is being brought to
bear on Hon. w. D. Gibbs to induce
him to enter the race for Congress in
this district to succeed Hon. John S.
Williams. Since Mr.. Gibbs name has
been mentioned, he has had many Of
fers Of loyal support from influential
men all over the district, and even
friends of the other candidates admit
that he would be a factor to be reck-
oned with in the contest. Maj. Gibbs
life ambition has been to go TO Con-
gress, and it is fact that he has
never been properly recompensed, in
political way, for the splendid service
he has rendered his party and his
native State. As State Senator from
Yazoo during the present session OF
the Legislature, he has made mag
nificent record and increased his popu-
larity in this dlstri~t.
Although ex-Goy. Vardaman and
Maj. Gibbs have been politically an
tagonistic for years, this fact does
not blind either to the good qualities
of the other, and the last issue of
Gov. Vardaman's paper has the fol-
lowing just tribute to Maj. Gibbs.
The Sentinel reproduces it for the
purpose of endorsing every line of it:
"Hon. Wash Gibbs, the veteran
Senator from Yazoo County, has been
mentioned for Congress fr M the
Eighth District. Senator Gibbs has
been faithful member of the Demo-
cratic party for many years. In the
dark days of reconstruction he was
true to the State, and ever ready to
carry aloft the banner of his party,
Should he enter the race there will
rally around him an enthusiastic and
loyal band of supporters whose intlu-
ence will be felt at the polls, "-Yazoo
Miss Sentinel.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20
REELFOoT LAKE FISHING
Subject of Opinion by Chancellor
Cooper at Trenton.

Trenton, Tenn, March Is. - A
case of much importance has been
before the Chancellor, John S.
Cooper, in chambers, at this place
this week, and was decided Satnr-
day. The West Tennessee Land
Company, which owns a large
body of land in Lake and Obion
Counties, and which also includes
Reelfoot Lake, some weeks ago
the Obion & Reelfoot Fish
Company and a number of fisher
men working for them, from tres
upon the lake by fishing
for profit, and buying and selling
fish taken therefrom. The defend
ants sought a dissolution of the
The hancellor over
ruled the motion and continued
the Injunction.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20
Headless Body.

Milan, Tenn March 15.-News
reached here this morning of the find
ing of an armless and headless body Of
a man at Sharon, a few miles north of
here at an early hour last night by
a freight conductor of the Illinois
Central Railroad. The body was found
on the rods of freight car. 1t was
the body of white man, and there
were no MARKS or papers by which the
identity cou4 De shown. From the
appearance of the body it must have
been a young man about 25 years of
age, and well dressed. 1t was wedged
in between the car and the rods, and
the opinion of many is that the body
was placed there, as it seems that it
would be almost impossible for the
head and arms of man to be severed
from the body and not crush it other
wise.
The people here cannot imagine how
the body passed through Jackson in
that position, as trains are inspected
there, and then wonder why it was
overlooked at the other points along
the route. The body is in an under
taking establishment at Sharon.
Use Sunshine Flour. None better.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20
Private Letter.

Messrs. Marshall & Baird, I'm
ion City, Tenn. Dear Friends: l
am afraid you think by this time,
by my long silence, that copy of
The Commercial to my address is
as casting pearls before swine"
or else another case of failing to
know a good thing when you see
it. Such, however, is not the con-
dition at this end of the line. We
have been getting The CONNER
cial weekly and have appreciated
it for two reasons, namely, that it
is a Tennessee publication, and
that it is worthy representative
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20

of Tennessee journalism. Its pages
are filled with snappy stuff and
the mechanical appearance is
ahead of anything in its class, and
you will pardon me for assuming
/ to know what | am talking about
when it comes to the latter end of
the business. After q fellow has
Edabbled around in the ink-pot for
some 25 years, he thinks he knows
something about the craft, even
if he will acknowledge that per-
haps there are few things yet to
learn. Within the past week we
have changed our place of resi-
dence from 457 Broderick street
to so Parkside ave., and you will
oblige me by making this change
on your list. might try to write
something for your paper if l
could get my head to working
right, but how can San Francisco
news interest your readers? You
know it requires no time or study
to write news, but an article man
ufactured for the general public
without reference to locality brings
on more talk. However, if you
think anything, or rather some
things, | might say occasionally
from this section of the country
would be of even passing interest
] will try to give you something
from time to time.
| am mailing you under sepa
rate cover copy of the Mining
and Scientific Press in whose office
| have been employed as "adp
man for more than two years. This
is the best publication in the in
terest of mining, ETC., on the Pa
ciic coast, if not IN the country or
perhaps the entire world. You
know someone has to be the best.
1t is a money maker from the
standpoint of an advertising me-
dium. Demand for space is large
and the rate is very satisfactory, |
think, to the publishers.
But my intention was to drop
you only a line and ask you to I
change my address as CORE
spondent of The Commercial, and
here | am having ''pipe dream"
to employ your time when you
might be more satisfactorily en-
gagged. Yours truly,
j. j. KIRBY.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20
GARRETT's SPEECH
Will be Circulated Broadcast as a
Campaign Document.

Washington, March Is. = Few
tariff speeches from the Demo
cratic standpoint made in recent
years have been SO widely COM
mended as that by Representative
Finis j.. Garrett, of the Ninth
Tennessee District. The speech
will be distributed during the cam
paign by the Democratic Congress
sional Committee. A leading New
York Democrat, Norman E. Mack,
editor and owner of the Buffalo
Times, and National Democratic
Committeeman for New York, has
paid it this forceful tribute:
1T is long since there has been
delivered In the House of Repre-
sentaves a speech of such broad
and instructive generalizations
from history as the recent argu-
ment of Mr.. Garrett, of Tennes-
see. The speech was a compre-
heasive Indictment Of the Repub-
lican party, which Mr.. Garrett
said had just three fundamental
arguments with which to appeal
to voters.
"After stating that Republicans
came into power by afiliating itself
with the anti slavery sentiment of
the country, Mr.. Garrett declared
that for two decades the Republi-
cans retained power by appealing
to the heroic memories and the
intense prejudices of the Civil
War. Republicanism has now
reached the third stage of its ex-
istence, and, the anti-slavery and
bloody-shirt propaganda being
dead, it has substituted the stock
assertion 'that Republican success
means prosperity and Democratic
success disaster Taking up the
argument from this point, Mr..
Garrett said, and showed, that
every panic since 1860 had it's be-
ginning in Republican policy.
s'Ever since the financial disas-
ters of last fall the country has
been submitting to a searching
analysis the prosperity claim of
the Republican party, and the re-
suit has been the ignominious
downfall of that political fetch.
"Mr. CARROTS speech contains
many things that the people already
knew, but it is of incontestible
value by its consecutive, logical
manner of showing how colossal
delusion, like the belief that the
Republican party is the business
mans best friend, can originate
and grow until it works immeas-
urable harm"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20
LOVERS

of good health should prevent sickness
instead of letting themselves get sick
R Red tRe e fT{ v 70 cqTs aIt Fl 50 9a9 S9ng m as o1
in healthy and active condition you
won't get sicE. Ballard's Herbine re-
lieves constipation, inactive liver and
all stomach and bowel troubles. Sold
by Red CrossDrug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20

sui We I6dU dII UUII6IS.
In this connection it might he add
ed that the merchants are all enjoy
ing an early spring business, and those
who have been questioned regarding
the matter unhesitatingly say that
the summer and fall of 1908 give every
promise of being the best of the pres
ent generation.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20

''My child was burned terribly about
the face, neck and chest. | applied
DR.. Thomas Electric Oil. The pain
ceased and the child sank into a rest
full sleep. Mrs. Nancy M. Hanson,
Hamburg, n. Y.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20
Chas. Crockett Leads.

The Yazoo City (Miss.) Sentinel
prints the following complimentary
notice of an old Union City boy.
His friends in this city will learn of
his success with pleasure:
Figures cannot be disputed.
That the Yazoo Delta country is
more prosperous than any other sec
tion of the United States is clearly
demonstrated by statistics furnished
by the representative of one of the
best known mercantile houses in
America. Mr.. Chas. Crockett, of this
city, and who represents the Ely Walk
er Dry Goods Company of st, Louis,
has just received information from his
house that he is their only representa-
tive whose sales for the months of
December, January and February ex-
ceed those of like period of the year
1907. There are IT'S experienced and
successful representatives looking af-
ter the interests of the st. Louis COM
pany. These men are scattered broad
cast throughout the South and West
and their business is an excellent ba-
rometer to judge the conditions of the
various parts of the country. None
of these men, with the exception of
Mr.. Crockett. can show an increase in
business, and large majority of them
fell far below the 1907 business. Mr..
territory consists of the
Yazoo Delta, so it can be seen from !,
alapce that local conditions are more
than those Of other States
ca vs.munities.
nosSne course the general pros
SaEs a fiiaS particular section of
aegR. H1Ronsible in a large
KsL6e E. FNplendid showing,
Sns, Nqverlooked that
aFolineaaent is largely
hsh, are h,.snshin Of
er egr, 9sS iodiafq and 44..
a'ey Bergette ia
80! :!
~ - No
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-22
The Man Fiirt.

What cannot understand" re maghed the wise woman. .is why Il eir VII mourn over the hirtatious haANs If rhe man she is engaged to.
 Eead the correspondence columns of aHY womah's magazine and you will ind this to be the case-girls are ask ins franticaliy how 10 win him back 1r daes the direetress of the core sPoadence column think il is serious?
 .ls il ssrious3 Wen, rather But it's nothing to feel bad over The gin who makes this discovery ought to be so grateful she is not married to The man there should be no room in her heart for sorrow. When it hap peus after marriage the tragedy comes ta,
 Don't hesitate moment. girls. to break the engagement, and, far from irving, be happy and grateful you were warned in time.
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-22

passed. exeeHI in the fed oF --1s-. ieothaa or perhaps wrestling eoptes,s on recent visit to such i farm tha caller was informed that tlss urssri..,,,- Was in the barG cutting SeesI potatoes lie found that the seed nat foes yxera being cut all right. but .he earnar "as hot stepping in the old time ne.si- tien. indicative Of great bodily paiu in the middle region, while iaeerating the Juicy spgd with jackknife.
 A machine of formidable appearance was planted under a hopper full of pa- tatoes. There was a great gusshIng of teeth. and the sliced po.atoes fen From the jaws in a continuous stream The farmer dipped a handful of inc cut potatoes from the bag and counted the damaged eyes to determine the percentage of loss and thus arrive at an estimate of the quantity of seed required 10 plant a given area He said the computing machine was at the office and he hadn't time to ge after IL But he seemed to have more time than anything in sight
 That part of the barn devoted to the live stock was occupied by several sleek COWS, but the caller looked in vain for his boyh enemy, long since forgiven-the familiar milking stool. The farmer called his attention to machine that had just appeared as if by magic at an aperture in the wall A carrier mounted on cable stretch ed from the barn to the house had conveyed the machine to the cattle stalls. It had been to the sterilizing room to be scalded
 The farmer set the machine at the back of the first stall. attached the rubber hose to the profit producing part of the milk COW. depressed plunger on top of the machine, and the siphon did the work automatically by forced feed. This process was repeat ed on every COW that seemed to give promise of yielding an unearned incre- ment. and then the farmer looked satis- fled. But the animals displayed DO in terest in the machine. The product of this machine had the peculiar creamy tint characteristic of farm grown milk, but when tested in q machine called a separator il assayed 65 per cent city milk, the remainder of the output be ing butter fat The separator was planted in the sterilizing room. where every conceivable convenience for handling dairy products was installed
 All of these appliances were operated by machine planted in an adjoining room and connected hY aelting with a line shaft. The people referred to this latter machine as the power but 1t was really a gasoline engine It smell ed powerfully.
 The place was stocked with maehin- cry specially desiened for the perform nnce of every function that the farm CT formerly accomplished with his hands, except voting. The political machine is not much in favor in the rural precincts.
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-22
Grsnae seholsrship. at Cornell.

The New York state grange has re. newed its offer of scholarships to mem bers of the grange at the above named institution. examinations for which are 10 be held the third Saturday in June in each county. The value of the six scholarships for the winter short course is $500. or so for each. and they are to be awarded to the six contestants who attain the highest standing in the ex- animation. The examinations are open to both men and women who are men- bers of the Order, but the student must be seventeen years of age on entering college The examinations are based on general knowledge, arithmetic. his tory. civics. English, spelling and az riculture Those who desire to take these examinations should notify their Pomona master or the county deputy at least three weeks before the ex- aminati0ns.
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-22

., s,B't believe in all that cram .,ug-' Mrs. Sensible glanced into the
 -. rn,,n. where girl of sixteen sat -,,,,.vinr under the iamplight. with a -, - towel bound around her head and
 asrfart archipelago of books spread
 snnd her. Your daughter is a -, attractive girl. Don't make a grind of her.
 wei you know" the mother an .rer,d .-Susie-s teacher Is very ex- sc,iup she gives them such long les .,s Susie has to study right after school and then again in the evening.
 ..yeu would either complain or .As,,gs her school" retorted Mrs. Sen ss,is There should be a difference be ,ween the education of a girl and that o, boy. Girls don't need so much look knowledge as all that.
 .susj, is not fitting herself to be a teacher is she: No: l thought not. Bnt she is trying for honors? What forq What are school honors worth :, coniparison with girls health. her appearance and the thousand and 
 one things she gives up for them? l son., soc Susie at the dancing classes any more. My daughter says she has m, been there this winter No; l don't suppose she has time if she s-udjes like this. but. my dear woman. which will do her the mos. good in after life-her school honors or the fact that she is a graceful dancer. one who vnn't ho left to decorate the wall at narties9 She has given up her music foo? Well. that's pity. It's quite a source of pleasure both to her family and her friends when q girl can play and sing aceeptahly. and Susie has a pretty voice l suppose it's useless for me to mention what l came over for Ton see my daughter is forming a dressmakins and millinery club. Mme Fittings teaches the members how to make their own shirt waists and wash dresses. and Miss Bud gives lectures on practical millinery It's splendid training for girls. who will probably he glad of 1t after they are married and have 10 get along on small allow
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-22
FORCING CANTAlOUPES.
A California Experiment Interesting
 to All Melon Growers.

The experiment of growing canta- lonpes under muslin canopies so that they may be ready for the market two or three weeks before those grown in the ordinary way has been successfully made i'll California The eantalonpes We're planted in the usual manner. so far Us hifiing and spacing we're con eerned, but over each hill there was stretched q canopy of white muslin about the size of q Daits pocket hand kerehief Two arched wires were used, crossed over the melon hilI somewhat like the eenier wielket in ereanet ground The ends of these wires were sewed to the corners of the muslin squares aud the wires then thrust frm- Y into the ground SD Us to secure the canopies and prevent the wind Blowing them away These protectors cost complete about S cents each
 The melons responded to the genial warmth thus engendered and the pro- lection from the winds and frost
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-22
THE GRANGE
 ConiaS,ed by J. V. DARRoH. chasham. .Ar- Pfsss Gerrs<aosessns New Fe~s S-sste
 tfFs1ass
SOME GRANGE HISTORY.
Men Who Founded the Ord.r Just
 After the Civil War.

Men who Founded the Ors.r Jus.
 After the Civil War.
 About forty-twe years ago in the city of Washington a few men put their heads together 10 see if something could be done for the farmers of the southern states, where agriculture then lay prostrate because of the eivu war. l believe that the coming together of these men and what resulted from their coming together was momentous in its results in the interests of the farmers of America and even the world. believe that their names will i've when the names of many now of lame will be forgotten. Let me name them here. They were O H. Kelley. John Trimble F. M. Mcdowell. J. R Thompson. \ R Grosh. William Saunders and W NJ. Ireland.
 What WAS it that these men did that. as Ii seems to tne, was of such conse- quence and importancel They organ ized and put into actual working con. dition the Order of Patrons of Has- bandry. commonly known as the grange Sc far as know 1t was the hrst organization of real farmers in their own interes; in the history of the world. The fact last stated. if il be a fact. is in itself of profound signiti. canoe. Through the ages men and women. toe, have toiled upon tue land But through the ages it was aot until the last half of the nineteenth century that conditions were so that these tnil- CTS could gel together and consider why and how and for whom they tail ed and wherein their toil could be Il better. I brighter. nobler thing far them. and not for them only. but fer all The time has not vel come when this has been appreciated. hut it will come
 Once fairly started the order sIsr,! Il with astonishing rapitlity until t eser. ran the country Is il surprising that in the flush ef this unexpected success these farmers would go too fast ana too far and that reaction would cume9 Certainly not II could hardly be nfh= erwise The reaction came. and with | for time Encouragement and abloqHy. But let il he noted that before this decline tn numbers and influence the Order had done something to such ben. eft not only te farmers. but to the country at large. that if 1t had dene nothing else its existence would have been more than justified
 But. though decline and depression came te tile grange. death came not It's sickness was not mortal In fact the sickness only proved the e'talty and strong constitution of the patient This. too, Is significant If the time had not Ut last come when farmers were able to work together the grange would have gone down to rise no more Since then the steady. healthfui growth Of the Order and its work and achieve meut in the interest of the farn.ers is | thrice told taie Its membership k great aud constantly iucreasing Mich igan Grange Bulletin