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Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12
Careless Manaaement.

The auditing department Of Elyria,
O., has just made n full report of its
Investigation of the municipal water
works. Among the points Of interest
In this report are the following: Def
icit for 1907, $S,O05.79; at least % per
cent of the water pumped not account
ed for; important meters allowed to re-
main out of order for periods varying
from one month to two years. The de-
partment recommends 33 per cent
increase In the rates and adds the fol
lowing suggestive paragraph:
I'VE believe that the board OF public
service should keep in closer touch
with the affairs and financial condition
of the water department from month
to month and require monthly reports
from the waterworks superintendent
as to amount OF water pumped, sup
plies which probably will be needed
during the coming month and state
ment OF supplies on hand. etc"
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12
Bismarck's Love of Nature.

Speaking of the country and the
said he loved nature. but the amount
of life he saw awed him. and it took
great deal of faith to believe that
an "all seeing eye" could notice every
living atom when one realized what it
meant. "Have you ever sat on the
grass and examined it closely? There
lie enough life in one square yard to
appall you" he said.-Iady Randolph
Churchill
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12
Objectionable.

~ don't see why Cooley should be
so unpopular with you all. He never
speaks i'll of any one"
mo, but he's one of those very SNUG
fellows who can say 'Oh. yes. Jones
seemed very happy when l saw him
last and say 1t in such way as to
give the impression that Jones was
horribly drunk. k."-Philadelphia Press.
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12

considered, all the world over, the
positively best and safest investment
possible.
me ground is your own; no one can
take 1t from you; II can I De stolen
or destroyed 1t is always SalaDle,
ana worth the money.
me opportunity is offered you to
Gay Il lUt at auctIon sale d. 10 MIDI
rla, on SATURDAY, september -o'h'
I5vo.
come to the sale and see II You
can ma bargain.
special attention is called to the
large advertisement on the next page
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12
H0BOES AS HEROES,
The Tramp Has Many Chances
to Become a Don Quixote.
IT SELDOM PAYS, HOWEVER
Some Experiences of the DiIapidated
Gentleman Prove That There Is Lit
tie Profit In Being a Hero-Why He
Gave II Up.

Copyright 1905 by 7 c. McClure.l
$50 far as my experience goes" said
the diIapidated gentleman as he as
sumed careless pose on park bench.
there is very little cash money In be
Ing a hero, but the men who sigh for
the title cant win 1t quicker than to so
on the tramp for couple Of months
When | first started In the profession
| used to be n bit puffed up over max
ing hero OF myself. but the thing
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12
A Drawback,

N.Y. exclaimed little Billy as he
gazcd mt the lithog"Hph ia like to
be Il giraffe Just think how easily
YOU could rubber over the baseball
fence"
That's all right" replied Tommy.
but there is another time when you
wouldn't want to have Il neck like n
giraffe"
"When is that"
why, in the mornings when your
ma begins to scrub your neck with
soap and water."-Chicago News.
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12

could give a pretty good description
Of him, and two hours later they had
him under arrest, and nothing was too
good for me In that village. Tramp
that was, the sheriff invited me home
to supper with him and fitted me out
with fairly good suit of clothes. The
murderer was II farmer. At first he
grin and chuckle. Then he broke into
laughter. The others said that he had
gone insane but | had an uneasy feel
ing that was to come down with a
dull thud
After supper we took him to the
woods. and pointed out the grave OF
the missing girl 1t was opened amid
solemn sileDce. We found big
bundle of clothes and held our noses.
A skunk had made its way into his
house the day before and odorized
many garments, md the man had bur
led them to take away the taint. |
got away before they could hang me,
but 1t was II close shave. AS mat
ter Of fact. that sheriff hunted for me
for the next four weeks. though the
missing girl had returned home all
right.
"One summers day when had push
ed up into northern New York | passed
a camp OF people on the shores of a
lake. \ mile beyond and just around n
wooded point | SAW Il young lady in Il
canoe. About the time | saw her the
canoe turned over. and she went into
the lake and began screaming. There
was IL Young chap fishing from another
canoe n quarter Of n mile away, but |
didn't notice him. Off came my old
jacket and shoeS. and In went to save
human lie The first thing | discover
ed was that the water was not over
three feet Gccp; the next, that the girl
was IN no danger whatever. She had
only to wade ashore and draw the ca
noe after her Did she do 1t? Not a
great deal. She was looking toward
the other canoe and uttering delightful
little shrich&. and she didn't notice me
until was close at hand and had cried
out
"1Iang on tight for your life miss,
and | will save you"
"'Go back. you idiot" she answered.
"'But have come to save You"
".Go back or | will have you hunted
out of the woods"
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12
Proud,

80 you enjoy seeing your boy play
football"
Il should say do" answered Farm
er CorntOSscl. at makes me right
proud to see him out there an realize
that he is the young fellrr | was once
able to whip Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12
The Whittier.

always he ambitious. my boy" said
the great Philosopher You may find
a niche in the hall of fame"
Sure! replied the youngster with
the big barlow knife. And if | don't
nnd one I'll cut one. "-Chicago News
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12
All He Got Was a Wetting.

Il went back. and as | climbed on to
dry land the young man in the canoe
reached the perishing girl and saved
her. He also shook his paddle at me
and said he would have me in state
prison. Beautifully worked, eh? \
marriage probably resulted from the
romance, and all l got out of it was a
wetting
zone more case. | was at Watkins
Glen to view the scenery. Make no
mistake on the dilapidated gentleman.
He fairly dotcS on scenery. | had pen
etrated to Il wild spot when | heard
those same female shrieks and broke
into run to reach the scene Present
ly | found Il COOL looking young girl
pcrchcI on Il rock ana mt its base Il lit
tie striped snake about Il foot long. 1t
was harmless and tender hearted. 1t
could have been put to bed with a
baby.
THE viper. The viper. shrieked
the girl as | looked around for the
cause of alarm
Il picked up branch to kill it, but
she protested:
"'No, no! Go away, bad man"
"'But the viper, miss
eco away or I'll scream for help
81 turned and went down the path,
and presently a young man passed me
on the fly and destroyed that poor little
snake and saved n human life. There
| was, ready to perish in that girls be
half, and she never gave me the slight
est show | met the pair two hours
later as they were walking arm in
arm, and while she hung back the
young fellow came up to me as bold as
sheep and shook his fist under my
nose and warned me to bcgOne from
thence or suffer such consequences as
would parayze my physical system for
the next hundred years. You people
that stick here in the cities get bump
ed by street car now and then or lose
your money by some con game, but II
you want real excitement and romance
mixed together you must take to the
road and become n dilapidated gentle
man. NJ. QUAD.
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12
Wisdom of Mother.

"My husband" said the fair bride,
says am his right hand"
Il hope" rejolned her mother. that
be isn't like that man who never let's
his right hand know what his left
hand does. Minneapolis Journal.
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12
Givin1 Him a Hint.

Mr.. Bit is hard To tell Il wOnlan's
age by her looks.
Mrs. R-I should hJnn so. Why, this
old hat of mna makes me look like
sixty Philadelphia Bulletin.
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12
\ Calculation.

You have some money saved and
it is deposited in your bank. drawing
three per cent. interest
You would like to make it earn
more, if poss1l', if you could do it
with safety.
Read the calculations below, think
it over and decide whether an invest
ment in a lot is not what you are
looking for.
Take 500 of your savings and buy
a lot, costing $500. The balance you
can pay in payments 800 in six
months and the balance in one year
Sixteen and twO-third dollars a
month saved will meet your payments,
and at the end of the year your lot
is your own.
AS the town grows and buildings
are erected, your lot grows in value
not at the rate of three per cent. per
year, but in leaps and bounds of ten,
twenty-five and forty per cent
A lot purchased at $500 today in
Frostburg, growing at the rate the
town is, will be worth easily $500 in
five years-a profit of 5000 or &c %
per cent. on a conservative estimate.
Now see the difference
Money in bank at per cent. 100000
Interest for years, Is per cent $500
Total at the end of years. -. $345 90
Investment in a lot -. 100000
Increase in value of lot
in years s............ 10000
Total at the end of
years ............ $4,000
Total when invested in lots. $500 0C
Total when placed in bank. 80. 345.0(
Earned by lot investment
over bank. 1855. .OC
There is no man in Frostburg ol
vicinity who would not prefer to ado
$155 TO his present earnings on $30(
savings, if he could do it with safety
and an investment in real estate i!
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12

Actions are the ralment OF the man
-HerodotuS
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12

Listowel, Ont, has voted down a
proposition to install a munipical cleo
tric plant.
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-09-12

Total at the end of
years ............ $500.00
Total when invested in lots. $4,000
Total when placed in bank. .... 345O0
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
RESOLUTIONS.

1t is with feelings of tenderness an6
sorrow we chronicle the demise Of oul
friend and brother. DIR. w. p. Rich
ards, who departed this life Friday
Feb, IA, 1908.
His last moments were calm AND
quiet. AS the gentle breath of ar
angels whisper he entered tina I
beautiful land to life more abund-
ant and life of freedom from sin and
sorrow, pain and death, to his rich re-
ward in the Heaven of our hopes and
the city of our God to live forever.
How painful the thought to sepa-
rate from our friends and loved ones,
yet we should humbly bow IN tie
spirit of Christian resignauon@'to the
@iii! CT eur G9a %ho IS jist I. aid wise
and very merciful, and whatsoever he
doeth for the good of mankind. We
therefore should never murmur nor
complain. We are looking through
glass darkly now. After while these
mysteries will be unfoldeSS and made
plain.
We regarded DIR. Richards as good
man and an exemplary character in
many respects. He was gentle and
kind in all his ways. He loved his
church and, indeed, seemed intensely
interested in the Sunday school. We
therefore miss him in our social inter-
course and in our Sunday school, and
particularly in his class.
DR.. Richards was a kind-hearted hus-
band and gentle and loving father,
a good citizen; chaste in his language,
not given to uncharitableness, con-
sentative about his fellow men. His
language was Of forgiving spirit and
he had heart full of the milk of hui
man kindness,
DR.. Richards was true to his God
and His cause. He was not very
demonstrative, but had tend@r heart
full of sympathy and love for Ian and
God. BLESSED are the dead which die
in the Lord from henceforth. Yea.
saith the spirit, that they may rest
from their labors and their works do
follow them. Rev. .14-13.
May the Heavenly benediction of
God rest and remain with the be-
reaved family and may they learn the
lesson of full resignation-not as [
will but thine be done, and may this
language salute their ears and grow
sweeter and more impressive as the
days and years go by. How sad the
language that salutes the ear, fare
WE'LL Our hearts are made to bleed,
but after little while we shall meet
our loved ones if we are faithful in
that heaven of rest where we shall
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
PRoTEMUs.

Chas. Holmes, of Wheeling, was
here Monday.
Mr. Claud Grady visited neat I'm.
ion City Friday.
J. N. Sanders made a flying trip
to Kedron Sunday.
J. D.. Killion attended the opera
at Union City Monday night.
Miss Nora Caldwell was the guest
OF Miss Maggie Hayes Sunday.
Arnie Gore, of Talley's, transact
ed business in this burg Monday.
Frank Hutchison, OF Talley's, was
transacting business here Saturday.
Judge Sanders entertained several
friends to his birthday dinner Sun
day.
Miss Mamie Sanders was the
guest of Mrs. Winnie Cherry We'd
nesday.
Oh, my; but didn't it hail Sunday
night. Glad we didn't go to see
our best girl.
Mr.. Clay Grady returned homo
Monday from an extended visit to
Cherry Bluff.
Miss Ethel Ledbetter, of Mis-
souri,, was the guest of Miss Nancy
Mcbride Monday.
Miss Ella Rayburn aud Miss Opal
Wall were the guests of Miss Edith
McAnally Wednesday night.
Mr.. Walter Hutchinson, hustling
young farmer of Talley's, was here
taking in the sights Thursday.
Miss Katie Wilson and Mr.. An
drew Sanders, Of Possom Trot,
were through here Sunday en- route
to Troy.
Wonder which one of the readers
of Route Three has been reading
the first and second reader? We
have our suspicious that the reader
is just an old,fashion blue-back
speller.
While it was raining here Satur-
day we saw number of persons
going around in their shirt sleeves
as though nothing unusual was hap
pening. 1t had not rained for so
long they did not know whether
they would get wet or not-until
they tried it.
As the line is busy, guess we will
ring off. TRIxIE.
Get Battle Creek Coal, the best.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
In Memory of Jessie.

The many friends Of Miss Jessie
Caldwell were greatly shocked last
Tuesday morning, Feb. Is. to hear Of
her death, which occurred at 12.l5
O'Clock.
She was the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Caldwell, of Gibbs, and
had been sufferer Of that dreadful
disease, typhoid fever, for about three
weeks. Although her sufferings were
almost uncomfortable, yet she bore them
well. Everything that loving hearts
and willing hands could do was done,
but to no avail; death vas too sure
and swift.
We can only acknowledge that the
affliction here is Gods will. We may
not doubt she is free from the pain
she so long endured here. Fully pre-
pared for another state of existence,
she passes on now to enjoy the reward
of life well spent on earth, and when
we gather at the river among the
loved and lost she will meet US there.
1t is only matter Of time when
old and young alike must take pas
sage in the phantom ship and sail
into eternity.
Jessie was 81 years Of age and
member of the Christian Church. She
will be greatly missed at home and
by others.
The remains were laid to rest in
East View Cemetery Wednesday.
Rev, Reynolds, of Kenton, made an
impressive talk to host Of sorrow
ing friends.
We extend our sympathy to all.
we miss you from our home, dear sister.
We miss thee from thy place.
A shadow DER our home is cast,
We miss the sunshine of thy face.
We miss thy kind and loving hand,
Thy fond and earnest care;
Our home is dark without thee
We miss the every hour
A FRIEND.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
TROY

Miss Ora Lee Howell, of Obion,
is visiting in town.
Thomas Culp, of Obion, visited
nomefolks here Sunday.
R. L. Howell and family spent
part of this week visiting relatives
here.
c. L. Moffatt is seeing after his
land interests in Arkansas this
week.
Work is starting up here now
lumber and heading is being shipped
every day.
Carl Lasley is acting as Mr.. Rem
fro's substitute as mail carrier dur
ing his absence.
Bro. Joyner was called to Pleas
ant Hill Sunday to preach the fun
eral of Mrs. John Holloway.
Mrs. Amanda Wells and daugh-
ter, of near Eaton, Tenn, are here
visiting relatives and friends.
r. T. Renfro was called to Har-
ris Tuesday to see his father, who
is very i'll and not expected to live.
Mrs. Robert L. Taylor has been
in Union City attending the bed
side of her grandmother this week.
]. r. Moffatt, of the firm of The
J. S. Moffatt Company, is in the
Eastern markets buying goods for
the 6rm.
Mr.. Editor, may explain my alb
sence from these columns since
Christmas. l think can do it salts
tactorily with six letters-Grippe.
Mrs. Ida Myers and daughter,
Mrs. Maud Long, after an extended
visit with relatives and friends
here, left Saturday for Fulton for
few days visit, after which they
will return to their home in Du-
rant, Oklahoma.
A Cantaloupe and Truck Grow
ing Association was organized here
this week, with T. W. Cunningham,
President, and VIM. Curry, Secre-
tary and Treasurer. Many of the
best farmers have joined and over
one hundred acres have already
been subscribed. Money, and lots
Of it, has been made at other places
at this, and why not here as well?
The farmers union gin isrunning
This week. They will close out the
years business with this weeks
work. The business this year has
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
JORDAN.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Glenn is sick.

Mr., ]. NJ. Glenn is sick.
Mr.. w B. ASowell has returned
from Columbia Tenn.
Mr.. Will Alexander, of Union
City, is the>guest of Lyle Shuck.
Mrs. Henry Puryear visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. McAdoo, last
week.
Miss Maggie Harris, of Union
City, visited Miss Maggie McAdoo
last week.
Mrs. Jim B9xley and Miss Nan
ME McMurry attended the Turner
Carter wedding.
Mi. ana Mrs. r. w. Montgomery,
of Hickman, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Amanda McMurry.
Mesdames Setter, of Union City,
and McKade, of Memphis, have re-
turned from a visit here to Mrs. w.
B. Sowell.
A large number of the Mt. Zion
boys and girls were entertained at
the home of Capt. and Mrs. w. A.
Shuck Friday night and Saturday.
1t is needless to say that the occa-
sion was pleasant one.
Sunday will be Rev. Newbill's
regular appointment at Mt. Zion.
The Senior League, which has been
in winter quarters several weeks,
will begin third Sunday afternoon.
Everyone is invited to be present
and take part.
KENTUCKY.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
ROUTE SEVEN.

Mr.. Cliff Wall is very sick at this
writing.
Mrs. Guy Walker spent Monday
with Mrs. Annie Linzey.
Mrs. Minnie Cherry spent Satur
day with Miss Annie Linzy.
Mrs. Myrtle Killion spent Mon
day with Mrs. Minnie Cherry.
Rev. Bob Garrison filed his reg.
ular appointment at Protemus Sun.
day.
We are having some fine rainy
weather now. but it don't stop the
visitors.
w. A. Cherry and Alf Meyers
made flying trip to Union City
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Davis and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. Watt
Cherry and family.
Messrs. Dock Lawrence and Char
lie Cloar carried a nice load of hogs
to Woodland Mills Saturday.
The very idea of Trixie sticking
her toes in the daisies this time of
the year Now Trix. are you sure
that was counting couple you saw
go down the road.
Misses Ethel Linzey and Opal
Wall and Mr.. Tom Wall spent Sat-
urday night with Mrs. Minnie
Cherry. OLD OAK.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
not endure the pangs Of saying |

not endure the pangs of saying d
bye. Therefore be it
Resolved, That copy Of the abo
be spread upon the minutes of cur
Sunday School and that the same be
sent to our city papers for publica-
tion and copy be sent to the sorely
bereaved family.
Respectfully submitted.
w. @. BLANToN, Chairman.
J. A. WHlPPLE,
A. j. LAWSON,
Committee.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
HAMLET

had melancholy, probably caused by
an inactive liver. A bad liver makes
one cross and irritable, causes mental
and physical depression and may re-
suit disastrously,
Billiards. Herbine is acknowledged
to be the perfect liver regulator. If
you are blue and out of sorts, get a
bottle today. A positive cure for bill
ious headache, constipation, chills and
fever and all liver complaints.
Sold by Red Cross Drug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
BABY HANDS

will get into mischief-often it means
a burn or cut or scald Apply Bal
lard's Snow Liniment just as soon as
the accident happens, and the pain
will be relieved while the wound will
heal quickly and nicely. A sure cure
for sprains, Rheumatism, and all
palms.
Price 25c, SOC and $1O0 a bottle.
For sale by Red Cross Drug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06

far surpassed the farmers expec-
tations, and while the warehouse is
still full of cotton, the farmers are
easy and confident of good price
even the 15c they have been holding
for. BILDAD No. 2.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06

Can't look we'll, eat well or feel well
with impure blood feeding your body.
Keep the blood pure with Burdock
Blood Bitters Eat simply, take eX-
ercise, keep clean and you will have
long life.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06


of imperfect nutrition, and this in
turn breaks down the function of res
piration md consumption is an estab-
lished disease.
The first step toward cure is to re-
store the function of nutrition, and
to this end nothing in the world ex-
GELS Vinol,
1t is for this reason we want every
person in Union City to know about
our delicious cod liver preparation.
Vinol, which is far superior to old
fashioned cod liver oil and emulsions
because it is made by scientific, eX-
tractive and concentrating process
from fresh Gods livers, combining
with peptonate Of iron all the medici-
nal, healing, body building elements
of cod liver oil, but no oil.
In pulmonary diseases it nourishes
the body, increases vigor, checks the
cough and often mitigates the dis
ease. As straightforward for old
people, delicate children, weak, run
down persons, and after sickness, vi
mol is unexcelled,
We ask Union City people to try
Vinol on our offer to return their
money if it does not give satisfaction.
The Red Cross Drug Store, Watson
s. Kinney, Props.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06

Think of guaranteed folding bed
and cotton mattress only $13 SO at
Bell Furn. Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
A Message of Love and
Thanks to My Friends.

Beloved: / feel that | am far or
the road to recovery, and I canno'
refrain longer from expressing t.
you my gratitude for the many
kindnesses shown me during my
long affection. / want to thanh
you from the very depth of my
heart for every book, for the flow
ers and the delicious fruit, and fol
every delicacy that found its way
to my bedside during all these long
days and restless nights. And
want to thank you for every teal
and every prayer, for | know tina
they rose as sweet incense before
the Fathers throne, and | believe
with all my heart, that he hearC
and answered. And while l have
faith in my physicians and nurses
God bless them, yet ]. believe thar
at one time my lite ==-=-= ~ IS it were
in the balance. atVrr,ued they no
been guided b'a.sntSaStf44.om of :
merciful God mi Llfe would
have gone out. Z Aaj5 knows how
hard was the,h hey fought.
feel that tknd .ds sound 81
lightly and ne bresss my ap
shown IS ! Ike5S,,}e4, because
OF the be w to and be
cause onay tH W. ! 20 thanl
begat
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herited disease. Al
Arizona republican., 1908-06-26

market. thus making the gross returns beth for yield and sales eleven times more than that of the latter. Seventy six million pounds of Egyptian cotton was purchased by this country from foreign markets last year, averaging about $17,000,000.
 With an average of only one bale per acre, or just half of the average shown by the test of the Experiment. al station in Yuma. it would require 158 acres of valley land to produce what is now being purchased by the United States in foreign markets. The seasons in this section are peculiarly adapted to the successful cultivation of Egyptian cotton, as this variety re- quires long and hot seasons. and eX- periments show that it cannot be profitabiy raised in the south.
 It is therefore probable that all. of the land devoted to the cultivation of this product will be confined to the Salt river and Imperial valleys and their immediate surrounding territor- ies.
 MT. Peterson left yesterday after noon for his post of duty in Yuma.