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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-10
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mas q Yisifef il the city last week.
aatef weed. Democratic
,6nai1ee for sheriff. vas III the city
Monday
i'd N theney mas entered the Nor
fis School BIZ Telegraph for ascourse
il thai institution.
H6bsrt Har,sv 81 ,,ear 4oy.3a, i.
XVI. has enrolled inS the Morris
hscl 81 elearaph.
s. Bonnie N ! vel md j 3, i.
IN. q Trog. were Il tl,e civ visit.
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at Oakley. XVI for the 4 ! rfIQ q tai,,
ca snent SUNDAY Ana Nard av II
home.
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has moved III the cifv Ana III i ttend.
mo tbe Morris Instit,,te ~ r4ls.
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HOLIDAYS.
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day for his home at Hugo. Okla
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accents have moved their of6ca
from The Godw;u bnild,ra ~ ~
build,no oc,.un;ed hv Rrsb & H,cLs
on First street
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dermen election.
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-10

L0ST-A large pearl ear ring a
liberal reward will be gi4eq for return
Of ring. MRS. j. "A. WHKELER.
Uhfon Citq. Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-10
Lees Birthday.

The 10Th falling on. Sunday, the
18th Of January will be observed as
Robt. p. Lees birthday in Union
City by the Leonidas Polk Chapter
U. D. c., with the following pro-
gram at Reynolds Opera House, be-
ginning at O'clock p. m.
Prayer, En- Sellers.
Son. G6f6hation.'
Address on Lee and Jackson BY
Governor Patterson.
ss.Dixie7 by the band.
Song, fsLaid Aside the Grave, "by
Mrs. Mary Dean Wheeler.
Short address on 1.-THE Signi6-
nice Of Cross" by Rev. Castle
berry.
Delivery Of Crosses.
A GENERAL and cordial invitation
is extended to the public to be pres
1nt' n
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-10
High Favor.

IT is said that no play presented
within the last decade has been
viewed with more favor than "aAt
Valley Forge, which comes to Rey-
nolds Opera House tonight, Fri.
d. ans 10. The startling novelty
Alet and the thrilling inci-
play have awakened
present generation.
review the successes
bryce" in other cities
that the play has
overs over the
ience and it is only
bse that the theatre
Icity will test that
hselves.
Forge" derives its title
Washington's occupa-
place during the winter
Fhe hardships of the patri-
der his command were ter
and affairs never looked more
for the cause of the Ameri-
cans. z heir suferings and tri-
umphs, their joys and sorrows, are
reastically portrayed in this real
istic play.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-10

FOR RENT six rooms. Apply to
Mrs. q. R.sSmoot, cor. Try and Vine.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-10
A Good Yield.

w. H. Hamilton, one of our good
farmer friends, reports that he sold
from two acres 1,506 pounds of leaf
tobacco at 10 cents and 349 pounds
Jugs at s cents, making a total in
value Of S17S.52. The tobacco
was sold to J. F. Baldridge at Mar
tin. This makes the gentleman a
very good profit. even at trust
prices.
Place your FIRE, life and tornado
insurance with US and we will look
after your interests in every partic-
ular Carter & White Real Estate
q Insurance people.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-10

All the Confederate veterans OF
Obfon County are cordially and
heartily invited to take dinner,
which will be served promptly at II
O'Clock in the rear of S. D. Woos-
leE's grocery store by the ladies of
the Chapter. Please be on hand in
time to get through for the exer-
cises.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-10
Millinery One Third Off

This will afford the rarest sort of fIifinery
Bargains greatest of the season. ]
You will find it extremely, interesting if you
will make it point to visit CurIn's when
making purchase of any of the above men-
toned articles. Your money and script has
the greatest purchasing power at
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-10
|. Landenbergef, Of st.

in the House OF
the New ehJych 1iexf
r. Subject at II a.
PURGE Of Sympathy and
Conjunction or Disjunc-
e Doctrine Concerning
vening: Reasons Why
IL All invited.
Eoffat and son, Greer,
e in the city Monday.
Is now a resident Of
being engaged in
with two brothers,
&, and Mrs. MOffa at
10 visit them The
are conducting a
house at ches-
So We are
elI known |
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-10
The Municipal Election

Held in Onion City Saturday, Jan.
81 Total vote cast, 449. Result:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
Present Condition of CampaniIe.

months later, was to become Pope
Plus X. The regular work Of lay
ing the foundation was then begun.
In order to render the basic struc-
ture homogeneous the engineers pro-
ceeded to enlarge the old foundations
by the original method of piles, plat
form, clamped stones, and stones ar
ranged stepwise up to the level of the
piazza. A ditch about 16 feet deep
that is, down to the level of the pile
heads-was dug all around the old
foundations to the width of about IL
feet and carefully bratticed. Into the
area thus laid bare they proceeded to
drive 3,076 piles of hardwood from
Galore, fresh cut so as to insure the
presence of abundant resin.
The average diameter of the piles
is SA inches. Larch was preferred
to oak, partly because experience has
shown its admirable power Of resist
ing decomposition when buried in the
clay of the lagoon bed, and partly be-
cause larch piles are straight, where
as oak is often bent and twisted, and
would, therefore, have left frequent
interstices.
The piles are on an average Is feet
long. They were driven home to al
most absolute resistance. e., till
they yielded only one millimeter to
each blow from a weight of $40 pounds
raised four feet six inches. They are
calculated to have a carrying power
of 10000 tons. The weight Of the
tower they are to support is estimated
at 10000 tons, allowing for hollow
space. At the angles the piles are in
contact with each other, elsewhere
they average a dozen to the square
meter, the total enlargement of the
foundation area amounting to 240
square meters.
The pile driving was completed on
October s, 1904. Then came an at
tack upon the old foundations, con-
sisting of a cut made eight feet deep
all around, so that the new platform
could be knitted to the old. Then on
top of this new platform massive
blocks of Istrian stone, cut in parallel
opipeds, were carefully cemented to-
gether. These Istrian stones, noted
for their fine grain, are in II courses,
and enter the old foundations to the
depth of six feet six inches, the
largest blocks being nine feet nine
inches in length and four feet seven
inches in width. The new shaft is
thus being raised from what is practi-
cally new platform, the weight Of
which is partially borne by the old
piles.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
NARROWED ON 4
LONELY ISLAND
TERRIBLE SUFFERING OF NOR
WEGIAN SAILORS BEcALMED
IN THE PACIFIC.
TWO DIED AND ONE WENT MAD
Bark Abandoned and Landing Made on
Uninhabited IsIe-Men Forced to
Live on Turtles, ShelIfish
and Lizards.

Southampton.-A story of suffering
at sea, followed by months of privation
on lonely island, is told by survivors
Dubis, who were recently landed at
Southampton, England, and sent
thence to Christiania. The story is not
one of shipwreck; it is of disaster pro-
duced by succession of Gains. The
region was the neighborhood of the
Galapagos islands, in the southern
Pacific ocean, and it was on one of the
smallest of the islands that the men
were maroooned for nearly six months.
The story as told by one of the quar-
termasters, man named Morrison.
goes back to the beginning of 1907,
when the bark fell into a series of
protracted Gains, varied only by light
lasted for over three months, during
which her position varied little Food
ran short, the fresh water became
foul and undrinkable There seemed
to be no hope of getting into a wild
zone and still less of making port.
At last they spied large mountain
Gus island and in landing through the
heavy surf they were wrecked.
The landing brought disappointment
to the castaways. The island was bare
and barren. By splitting cactus leaves
and sucking the pulp the men cooled
their thirst.
Never have I experienced such a
pleasure as when the sap moistened
my lips" says Morrison.
''The 16 dry matches we had among
us were the most precious of our
worldly goods.
by comparing the contour of the
beach with our chart, we found we
were on interchangeable island. On the
beach were several enormous turtles.
We killed them, drank the blood, and
ate the flesh. 1t was our first full meal
in a month. But for the loss of our
boat, we would have tried to reach
Chatham island, which is inhabited.
"a few days later we found small
and bracbish spring in cave.
Our slaughter of the turtles had
made the survivors shy, and soon we
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04

stairs leading to the second floor of
Parish hall, where a portion of the
goods have their habitat.
Half an hour later the night watch
man was startled by shrill cries from
the second floor. Rushing up the
stairway he collided with the cow and
was himself almost overcome by
fright before he recognized it.
The COW began mournful mooing,
while the girls peered out of door
ways.
Grabbing the animal by the tail, the
Waterman succeeded in getting the
COW as far as the landing, but when
the COW saw the long flight Of stairs
she refused to bulge further.
Then the goods, with kimonos over
their shoulders, began to offer sug-
gestions. One of them tried to tempt
the cow with candy. Another brought
out a guitar and endeavored to charm
her, or perhaps scare her. Still the
cow refused to move.
Finally the Waterman found it nee.
essary to wait until morning. Then
he got help and carried the cow bod
lily down the stairs.
The college authorities have been
trying to learn the names of the
guilty students in order to eXpel
them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
COLLEGE GIRLS FIND A
COW IN THEIR DORMITORY
BAD BOY STUDENTS PUT IT
THERE, AND 1T KEPT GOODS
AWAKE BY MooING.

Philadelphia. - Swarthmore, the
staid Quaker college community, is
laughing decorously over the story Of
cow that came to college and was
permitted to stay over night, but was
sent home in the morning without
breakfast because she beloved all
night and kept the girls awake
One night recently some of the rest
less spirits in the dormitories-fo
boys only-started out on a lark. In
the course of it some one suggested
that it would be a good joke to trans
fer Jersey cow from the barnyard of
the college farm to the hall of the
girls dormitory. They agreed that
it would, and accordingly at midnight
the students hoisted the cow up the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
GETS FIRST BATH IN 80 YEARS.
Tramp Objects So StrenuousEy That
He Is Promised Many More.

Marysville, O.-The first of a series
of tortures for James Hines, hobo,
began at the county Jail the other day
when he was given bath. Not since
childhood has Hines known the watery
embrace of tub, and he fought furi-
ously when Sheriff Belenbaum and
his assistants arrived with soap and
towels.
Hines was arrested for breaking
into schoolhouse, and was sentenced
to 80 days. 1t was apparent that Hines
had not known the efficacy of soapsuds
for very long time, and when the
sheriff asked him how he would like
to scrub his cuticule the tramp said
that he had constitutional objections
For something like 80 years he had
gone unwashed.
Shouting with rage, Hines was i'm
mersed, and while two men held him
a third applied a stiff brush.
The prisoner was informed that he
will be given bath every "a hours
for ten days.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04

approaching their significance, and !
he knew how to write. The result |
was that he came to be quickly recog-
niZed as flrst-class reporter. For a |
time he did whatever there was to |
be done. Gradually it developed that
he was peculiarly fitted for political
work, and during the campaign of 1904
he reported the progress of the can
vass of Col George B. Mcclellan, who
was running for mayor for the first
time. His work showed he had
keen knowledge of politics, and it at
tracted the attention of Col McClel-
Ian, who, after being elected, offered
him the place of private secretary al
a salary of $4,000 a year.
1t developed that the qualifications
which had ben pointed out by his Buff
falo friends made him an unusu-
ally successful secretary, and made
him greatly admired by the mayor.
So we'll did he familiarize himself
with the metropolitan political ma
chi1ery that Mayor Mcclellan, when
he was renominated in the fall of
1905, chose him as his political man.
conduct his campaign independent
OF Tammany hall. The spectacle of
a man 80 years old who had been
in the city less than four years con-
ducing mayoralty campaign in a
year when Tammany hall was in the
throes of one of the hardest fights
of a decade attracted much COM
ment
Not altogether satisfied himself
that he was ideally fitted for the
job, Mr.. O'Brien resigned as private
secretary, rolled up his sleeves and
went to work. 1t quickly became
evident that his ideas of conduct
ing a campaign-and they were in
line with those of the mayor
were vastly different from those
used by Tammany hall. 1t became
apparent, also, that in the matter OF
running a campaign on a high plane
the youthful manager could teach
the old-time managers few things
He worked from nine o'clock in the
morning until one or two o'clock the
next morning, and by his faithfulness
he earned the sincere FRIENDSHIP
of Mayor Mcclellan, who was re
elected.
The city was filled with rumor:
as to what O'Brien's reward would
be. No one doubted that he coulC
have any job which the mayor has
power to give him. He was talke,
of as chamberlain and finally wa
named as fire commissioner, which
pays $500 year.
In person Commissioner O'Briel
is about five feet ten inches tall
and weighs about 100 pounds
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
We Spied a Sail.

had fresh trouble to- find food. One
day we dubbed a sea lion to death.
We had hard work until we found his
nose to be his vulnerable point.
''At last we had to make food of the
lizards. We tried to make bread from
the powder of pounded bird bones,
but failed.
Thinking we might find more game
elsewhere on the island, we decided
to change our camp, and swan around
a cliff which, with the jungle, pre-
vented us from travelling overland"
All except one resolved to attempt
the swim, some making life belts to
help them keep afloat. One of the
party had fallen into despair. To all
pleas he returned the answer that the
spot where he was was good enough
to die in. He remained behind. and
later, when help came, his skeleton
was found on the beach.
The rest all made the passage in
safety. They found their new quarters
much better than the old. Food was
more plentiful and there was nc
trouble about water.
But new trouble was in store TO,
them. The place swarmed with ants
and mosquitoes. Sleep was almost
impossible. The men were covered
with sores. Their nerves were
wracked by loneliness and despair ant
more than one showed symptoms O.
mental arrangement. The mate IL
charge Of the boat party lost his mint
completely and for five weeks he hat
to be watched day and night.
One of the sailors, a German named
Schaffer, irritated at a Temporal,
scarcity Of food, started out on a fool
hardy exploring expedition along tn,
cliffs which bordered part of the shore
He fell into the sea and was killed.
I'VE lived thus for five months. On
the morning of October 20 we spied ,
sail. 1t proved to be sloop, and W,
were saved"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
A Nature Student.

The faculty with which the New
York child grasps the new idea" in
matters educational is charmingly IL
Illustrated in a composition recently
penned by a six-year-old. Her teach
er had asked for brief compositions
On Animals Have Seen" This is
the result, written in the present day
vertical penmanship:
do you see the little robin swing
ing on the tree? Do you see the little
goldfish a-swimming in the bowl?
Who teached these two to fly so beau
tifully together? Who struck the
feathers on their breasts? Twas God
Twas God. He done it."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
REPORTER TO BOSS
REMARKABLE RISE OF COMMITS.
sIoNER JOHN II. o'BRIEN.
Arrived in New York Only Few Years
Ago, But Has Had Meteoric
Career Since Becoming Iden-
titled with Mcclellan.

New York-From newspaper report
er to political leader and head OF
great city department employing thou
sands of men and spending millions OF
dollars every year-such is the almost
phenomenal stride in the narrow
space of four years Of John II.
O'Brien, commissioner of water sup
ply, gas and electricity, who for two
years, and particularly during the
last few months, has been consplcu-
ously in the public eye.
1t shows, among other things, now
easily success may be achieved In
the great city of New York.
Had he graduated from the ranks
of the Democratic organization he
would be the object of only ordinary
attention. But he never was a dis
trict captain. He never was an cleo
ton worker. In fact, he never be-
longed to the Tammany organization
until after he became a recognized
leader.
He found himself in New York one
day and soon after the close OF the
Pan-American exposition in Buffalo,
and although he had no intention OF
remaining he yielded to the requests
of editors for whom he had done
work in Buffalo and took a position
as reported. When he reached New
York, at the age of 80, he was al
most boyish in appearance, and while
acquainted with many New York poll
ticians, whom he met while an AL
bany correspondent, he had no knowl-
edge of metropolitan newspaper
methods.
But he knew how to meet men,
how to get information, had fac
ulty for absorbing things quickly and
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
ECZEMA FOR SIS YEARS.
Suffered Torments from Birth-In
Frightful condition-Got No Help
Until Cuticura Cured Him.

II had an itching, tormenting ecze-
ma ever since / came into the world,
and I am now a man 55 years old.
I tried all kinds of medicines l heard
of, but found no relief 1 was truly
in a frightful condition. At last /
broke out all over with red and white
boils, which kept growing until they
were as big as walnuts, causing great
pain and misery, but 1 kept from
scratching as well as / could 1 was
so run down that / could hardly do
my work. 1 used Cuticura Soap, Oint-
ment, Resolvent, and Pills for about
eight months, and can truthfully say
I am cured. Hale Bordwell, Upton,
Ia, Aug. II, 1907"
Il cheerfully endorse the above tes-
timonial. 1t is the truth. know Mr..
Bordwell and know the condition he
was in. Nelson R. Burnett, Upton, Ia"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
hER CHOICE OF DEMISE.
Pathetic Thought Of Little Girl Who
Had Lost Playmate.

Mary had for neighbor small play
mate, much-loved and attractive boy.
The little lad rushed across the street
one day, throwing back glance at his
mother. At that instant a trolley car
swept around the corner and the re-
sulting tragedy threw the town into
mourning. Each family wept as
though its own son had been lost.
Mary was utterly disconsolate and,
little as she had previously known of
death, realized in childish way the
added horror of this one. In her con.
vulsive grief, and while her father and
mother sat with sobs in their threats
and tears overlooking, Mary straight
ened up and sobbed:
Mother, when die hope it will be
of disease and not of damaged"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
John Muir's Simplicity,

Once, in talk with E. H. Hartman,
John Muir, author and ranchman, said
that he was richer than Mr.. Hartman.
Il know what you mean," said Mr..
Hartman, but 1 won't admit it.
Don't you think wealth is good
thing for a mani"
mot great wealth-no. Your rich
man renounces too much. l would
rather lie down at night by an cid
spring know up in the Sierras than
to own the aldorf-Astoria-that is, if
I had to live in t.''-Bookman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04

president of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, and
who will confer with President Roose-
welt regarding the conservation Of
TIE natural resources of the country,
is the professor and head of the de-
partment of geology at the University
of Chicago. He is noted expert in
the action of glaciers. He was grad
uated from Beloit University and until
his connection with the University Of
Chicago he was occupied chiefly as an
educator in various institutions in
Wisconsin. He has also served as
gnologist for the United States and
has been head of the glacial division
ST government geology since 1852.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
PROGRESS OF NEW cAMpAN,LE.
Over Fifty Feet Above Piazza Is Al.
ready Completed.

Venice.-The new Campanile of St
Mark now rises 81 feet above the
piazza. AS the work progresses a
curious covered platform rises with it.
Owing to the slowness of the work it
is impossible to estimate with an ex-
actness the date of completion.
The old Campanile fell July IA, 1902.
In the following spring, April rs, 1903.
the corner stone of the new struc-
ture was laid in the presence of the
count of Turin, representing King
Victor Emmanuel, and Cardinay Sarto.
patriarch of Venice, who, a few
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
Tho Making Of a Journalist.

Henry H. Ashton, Virginia City
capitalist, has in his library, richly
bound in crushed Levant, those early
volumes Of the Virginia City Enter
prise to which Mark Twain contrib
uted.
The faded pages contain innumer.
able specimens of the famous writer's
quaint humor. Mr.. Ashton often
points out the first paragraph that
Mark Twain wrote on his arrival in
Virginia City. The paragraph runs:
"a thunderstorm made Beranger a
poet, mothers kiss made Benjamin
West a painter and a salary Of SIS a
week makes us a journalist"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
Sailor Captures Leopard Shark.

Sailor Captures Leopard Shark.
Santa Barbara, GAIA leopard
shark, about three feet long, was cap
tured alive by Capt. George Gourley
of; the launch Vamoose, about mile
off the pleasure wharf. The shark is
dark colored, with great blotches all
over the body.
1t is rated as a rare specimen Of
shark, is thick across the jaws and
fore fms, with body tapering to a
slender tail. The mouth is large, and
when the great slit is opened three
rows of small teeth, not unlike the
rasps of large file, are revealed on
either jaw.
The captive is in tow to the piles
of the wharf by means of a strong
cord tied to his tail.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
ice No Good: Moth-Eaten.

Bloomington, Il-The champion ma
ture taking story comes from Fulton
county. Bennett & Sons, ice dealers
there, were engaged in cleaning out
their houses preliminary to storing
the new crop. when they came across
ten tons which had been cut several
years ago and overlooked. Examina-
ton showed the ice to be worthless.
having been completely honeycombed
by moths. When the discovery was
made the ice was hoisted out and
thrown to one side to melt