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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-14
what Merit win Do.

Meyer Bros. Drug Co., st. Louis,
write: We believe that merit is the
prime factor in creating the demand for
Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Tonic. 1t
ranks among our best sellers. " Sold
on a signed guaranty by the Red Cross
Drug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-14
Do Schools Pay?

To answer the above question wish
ia submit the following. Last week !
addressed these questions to the presl-
dents of the Methodist and Baptist
Schools at Martin, Tenn:
i. What Is the value OF your school
property?
B How many boarding students have
yoag
About how much will each spend
J. ,,ef month, including school expensesY
4. About how many families have
moved to Martin in the last three years;
yonr school being the direct or indirect
causes
s. About how many houses have been
erected in the last three years, your
school being the direct or indirect causef
6. Do you think your citizens would
be without the school, even at great
/ money consideration?
Here is the answer OF Prof, j. Z.
Roberts, principal of the Methodist
School:
Martin, Tenn, May s, 1909
Yours to hand and contests noted.
will answer to the best OF my ability.
/ have been here only three years and
can not be sure of all the answers. You
have my permission to publish the an
swers. for I will make them very con-
seryatiye.
i. School property is valued at $780,
900 and we have SO, 900 endowment.
3. We haveon roll so boarding pupils.
8. They will spend on average s24.o
per month.
4. During the last three years more
than 10 families have moved here for
the benefit Of my school. | cannot say
with any degree Of accuracy how many
moved here before / came.
S. Am unable to answer this question.
/ do know that have had great deal
Of trouble in getting houses for those
who wanted to move here for the ben
eft Of my school
6. / know that the citizens would not
he without the school, and | base my
conclusions on the fact that during the
,sast threa wears the people of Martin
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-14
PATTEN AND ARMOUR.
Millionaire Operators Will Tie Up
On July Option.

Chicago, May 9.-Bronzed by his ex-
posure to the sun in New Mexico and
Colorado, James A. Patten, wheat king,
arrived in Chicago early this morning.
Tomorrow, refreshed and inyigorated
by his trip west, Patten will be at his desk
and will again become the directing
head of the firm whose gigantic opera
tions in the wheat market has carried
all before it in several of the biggest
deals in the history of the Chicago
Board OF Trade.
James A. Patten spent Sunday quiet
ly at his home in Evanston. He was
not especially communicative on the
subject of wheat.
How about the May deal in wheat?'
Mr. Patten was asked.
THE May deal is all right" was the
reply. "At the same time it must be
understood that the Bartlett-Patten line
of May wheat is not large at the pres
ent time. -
READY FOR THE FRAY.
"And the future of the market?"
Il do not care to express any opinion
ON the market at the present time. At
the same time, / guess my position IS
pretty well understood | have made
no secret of the deals which we have
been putting through. "
This was as far as Mr.. Patten would
go.
''I never felt better in my life" he
said. THE rest out in New Mexico did
me powerful lot of good. I am ready
for the fray again.
VIM. H. Bartlett, head of the firm OF
Bartlett, Patten & Co., to-day explained
in few words the position of the firm
on the wheat question.
WHEAT LAST TO ADVANCE.
we feel very friendly toward wheat, !"
he SAYS. Wheat was the last of the
farm products to advance. Corn has
held up to an abnormal figure; oats are
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-14

Is the question answered from tinan-
cial point of view, to say nothing of
that which can not be valued. We now
have the opportunity to help out our
own school interest. Let us move for
ward for the best possible results.
E. L. WATSON.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-14

DR.. Cox's Barbed Wire Liniment
does not burn or blister, and relieves
pain in few minutes. For sale by all
druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
Prices for Thanksgiving
500 Down >" So

We have always soid-We are nO"
seliing-We shall always sell the
highest quality of goods at the low
est prices.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
Woman's Club Observe Gentlemen's
Night

The third meeting of the Woman's
club was held in the Library par
lors Tuesday evening, November %,
with Mrs. Ada K. Dascombe and
Mrs. Alice w Steward serving as
hostesses. 1t was gentlemen's night
and those who attended felt we'll re-
paid for their effort, as the papers
we're upon vital questions and ably
handled.
The meeting was in charge OF Miss
Lizzie Hussey and the program was
as follows: Secretarys report; piano
solo, Miss Ruth Greenwood. who re-
sponded to an encore with "Barchet-
ia" The secretary read a loving mes
sage from Mrs. Emily p, Webb to the
club which WAS received with much
pleasure, Paper, THE Conquest OF
the White Plague" written and read
by Mrs. Lizzie A. Marble: reading
The Humble Petition by Mrs. Lau-
"a II. Dinsmore; recess; song, Mrs
Agnes Steward, with piano accom-
paniment by Miss Edith Lewis. Mrs
Steward kindly responded to an en-
core; paper. THE Tyranny of the
Roof" Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill, who
orefaced her paper by reciting two
poems, Evolution" Each in His
Own Tongue
At the close of this most interesting
program the president asked those
present to remain for a social hour
during which refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
Business Locals.
Ladies should read Miss Bussey's

Ladies should read Miss Bussey's
adv.
Maine Farmers almanacs for 1910
at Fogg's drug store.
Leave your order at Lambert's for
Ice Cream to go with your Thanks
giving dinner.
Very Heavy Fleeced Lined Under
wear worth a half dollar for 39c at
Charles F. Ward Co.'S.
Saturday next Curtis will discount
25 cents on all untrimmed hats and
30 cents on all trimmed hats.
Orders for engraved calling cards
for Christmas taken at this office.
A most welcome gift for anyone.
Chas E. Cheney, piano tuner, will
be in Skowhegan this month. Orders
may be left at Skowhegan House.
Myron J. Smith, piano tuner, will
be in town from the Goth to December
2. Leave orders at Smiths Music
Store.
Charles F. Ward Co have just re-
ceived another case of Mems Sweat
ers slightly damaged that they will
sell for SO cents.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
sIxOwHEGAN MARKET.
Prices Paid Producers.

Prices Paid Producers
Wool-Unwashe Csc to soc. per lib.
Hides and Skins-Hides, SC. to 10hc.
per lb.; calf skins. 15c. to 1sc per h.;
lamb skins, 40c. to 75c. each.
Beans-Hand picked, yellow eyes,
$3.50 to 1850; pea beans. $3.50.
Beef-Ox beef &c. to &c.
Poultry-Fowls. lie. to Ice. per h.
chicken. 12c. to zoe.
Round Hog-10c.
Tallow-Rough, &c. per Id.
Butter-First quality, stamped Use.
per lib.
Potatoes-50c per bushel.
Cheese-16c. to 18c per lb.
Retail Market
Flour-Spring Wheat Patent 1915;
winter wheat pat. 1913. Winter wheat
cracked corn. $50 per bag.
oats-57 IL cents per Blu. New oats
sc cheaper.
Feed9Middlings, s155 per cwt.;
Spring Bran-$1.4e per cwt.
Mixed Feed-$1. SO per cwt.
Salt Pork-15c by thu bbl, 200 lbs,
Geheese-I1Sc to re per h.
Eggs,34c per doz.. fresh
Coffee-20c. to 35c per ID.
Lard-Domestic, Ice; pure isc; COM
pound. loo.
Molasses-Pure Ponce, 4oc. to Soc.
Sugar-Granulated sugar. best quail
f lty' s H. lbs for 800; brown Is lbs
Potatoes-New, zoe per pix.
Dry. Fish-Cod, SC. to 10c. per ID;
Pollock, &C.
onions~3c per lb.
Poultry-Fowls, 1Sc. per ib.; chick
en- &c per lb.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
PRACTICAL Ut on DYNAMITE.
Free Demonstration Of siamp Rlawing
al DHlr, Convention Neat Week.

on "Wednesday afternoon neat. The
second day Of the State Dairy Con.
sen,ion. the blunt Hardware 60 have
arranged with the DUPONT Powder Co
to give a practical demonstration &c
all farmers present of the use of dyna'
mite In blowing stumps and clearing
land at cost of about 81 per acre
The demonstration is to take place on
the land of Frank l. King. about / a
miles from town on the line of the
Somerset Traction Co, and all farm.
ers interested will be furnished Free
Tickets for the ride by applying al
the store of the Blunt Hardware Co.
Dynamite is coming into such gen.
eral use for work of this kind that al
who attend cannot fail of acquiring
much practical knowledge.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25

Ask to see new Presto" oyercoats
Just out at Ira A. Nortons.
Remember you can get Hicks ia
nous almanacs at Fogg's drug store.
Orders for engraved calling cards
for Christmas taken at this office.
A most welcome gift for anyone.
You can get a pair of skates or a
sled free with every Boys SUIT or Ov-
ercoat at $500 or over at Charles F.
Ward Co.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25

Have you answered the Crocker
Fountain Pen question:. A $1,000
pen free for best answer at Fogg's
drug store. See ad. on page nine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25

You can buy a splendid Suit
of us for $1,000
Special Boagains in Fur Coats.
1t will pay to come miles TO this
store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25
WAGON LOADS OF LETTERS.
Secretary Of States Office Has Ad-
dressed Letter to Every Cor.
poratIon In Iowa.

DEs MONIES. Iowa, June 25.--
Three wagon loads Of letters from Sec
rotary Of State w. G. Hayward to Iowa
corporations will be taken from the
capitol to the postoffice on Saturday
and dumped into the receiving bins
to be sorted and sent out by the I'M
fortunate clerks Of Uncle Sam.
Eleven thousand large official look
ing stamped envelopes have been adj
dressed by Secretary Hayward's Of
flee force and will be mailed on the
same day. There is letter for every
corporation ever Incorporated in Iowa,
and all are notified that hereafter an
annual report with license fee of 81
is required by the Iowa statutes.
Probably 5000 OF the 11,tO0 corpora
tions have gone out of business, and
the object Of sending out notices is
largely to clean up the records in the
secretary OF states office. The 81
fee from each active company will just
about pay the expense OF making the
canvass.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25
.Which.

winch.
Smith was working In his yard,
Pushing his lawn mower hard.
Brown, who happened then to pass,
Asked We'll, out to cut your grass?"
mo, said Smith, "Tm herding whales
In the midst OF arctic gales
Brown walked on, and shook his head,
Musing over what Smith said.
Sl0ith was In a barber shop
Having his hair trimmed on top;
Jones came In with jaunty air.
Asked: They're clipping on your
hair?''
NO." said Smith, we're making
brick,
Also weaving candle WICK
Jones walked very softly out,
With his mind quite full Of doubt.
Smith was riding on car,
Fretting at the jolt and jar.
black got on, and asked beside:
@Out to take little rido?"
NO" growled Smith, I'm climbing
trees
TO enjoy the evening breeze"
Black got OF, and tapped his brow,
Thinking Smith was dotty now.
Smith was lunching in place
Where the busy walters race.
White came in from the street,
Asked: do you come here to eat?"
no" said Smith. "r'me here to sing
joyous lyrics Of the spring
White walked solemnly away.
And was serious all day.
Brown and Jones and Black and
White
Met together that same night
And took steps to put poor Smith
Where he need not suffer with
The delusions that he had
All four of his friends were sad.
Rut consider 1t, pray
Who was foolish? He or they?
Wilbur D. Nesbit. in the Chicago
Post.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

istration OF the city's business affairs.
Under section OF the commission
law the mayor and councilmen have
power to create and discontinue off
lces. In It's comments on this provis-
ion Of the law the Herald calls atten-
ton to the fact that there are times
in the history Of all cities when some
special work is being carried forward
that 1t is found advisable to have adj
ditional officers and clerks. The
council, under the section, has power
to create such officers, and power to
discontinue them when they are no
longer necessary. The power to fix
the salaries OF these different appoint
I've officers is vested in the council.
The Herald forcibly argues that the
mayor and councilmen are in q posi-
ton to know what salaries will secure
the right kind OF men for the work.
They are interested in having the city
make as good financial showing as
possible, and at the same time they
are interested In having the work per-
formed in manner that will be along
the most approved business methods
And inasmuch as any official, or all
the elective officials, can be removed
at any time they fail in their duty.
and not to the satisfaction OF the peo-
pie. there is every reason to expect
that their every act will be taken
with the greatest care and with a
view Of serving the best interests Of
all the people. AS the same paper
graphically states the case, they have
a club swinging constantly over their
heads and realize that the eyes Of the
people are forever on them The peo-
pie expect more under the commits
sion plan; they demand more; and
they get more
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN LAWS.

A number OF important new laws
and radical changes made in laws
already on the books become effective
on the Fourth Of July next. On and
after that date the new primary cleo
ton law requires the rotation of the
names of candidates. At the same time
it becomes the mandatory duty of
county attorneys to enforce the law.
and sheriffs will have to exercise
themselves in uncovering evidence
for the county prosecutor. Reporters
in court get an increase in salary
from $500 to $500 per day. No longer
can judges and clerks OF election place
their own names on jury lists for the
law exempts them from service. Dem
lists too, will be exempt from jury SER
vice. Jurors who do serve will Sc
cure $3.50 per day instead Of $500 as
in the past. Lawyers will no longer
be accepted as surety on bonds Of
men accused of crime After this In
dependence Day, no minor will be
permitted to smoke cigarettes-or II
he does will be subject to fine of
$4,000. Then search warrants may
| be- issued for searching for cigarettes
kept, illegally the same as liquor.
There, will be no more public school
! fraternities or secret societies. First
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

Washington advices say that the
the next issue on President Taft's
program is an effective supervision OF
the power OF the railroads to issue
stock. A measure will be pushed. as
soon as congress reconveiies in De
cember, that will render 1t impossible
for railroads to Issue stocks or bonds
without the approval Of the Interstate
commerce commission. 1t will be re.
called that in It's national platform
OF 1908 the Republican party declaf-
ed in favor OF such legislation. That
declaration is to be carried into effect
as soon as congress meets in regular
session.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

Thirteen business men, representing
all the stores In the town, and two
bank agreed to place their business
under the direct supervision OF PHI
kington and to abide by his decision
and his judgment In business matters
They are:
G. A. Blohm, groceries and meats.
Crane & Son, general merchants.
J. G. Stanley. druggist.
F. H. Nolte, jeweler and optician.
J. w. Besig, harness dealer.
F. G. Downey, general merchandise.
s. Callison, 5eweler and optician.
{ G. r. Hunter, furniture and funeral
supplies.
A. G. Bryan, novelty and racket
store
Harry e. Palmer, hardware.
e. p. Pohle, druggist.
Dexter Savings bank.
State Bank of Dexter.
The experiment is considered one of
the most novel in the history OF the
commercial world. 1t is the first time
that such an immense task was under
taken by one man. Every class OF
business Is represented, from banking
to harness and lumber business, and
Mr.. Pillsington expects to show ma
terial increase in each one in the sew
en- months he has control over the cor.
responding period the year previous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25
Growing Wool In iowa.

Oskaloosa Herald: Monday and
Tuesday of last week Geo. T. Under.
hin took in wool at oskaloosa, and
Wednesday and Thursday at New
Sharon, where M. s. Downey is his
local representative. About $4,000 lbs.
in all was received at the two places
and he expects to get C0,0O0 lbs. at
Cedar. Mr. Underhill was highly
pleased with the general condition of
the wool. Farmers are awakening to
the fact that owing to the high price
Of wool and mutton flock of sheep
is a profitable adjunct to the farm.
Being largely a grazing animal they
are not SO susceptible to disease and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

An amateur Nebraska aeronaut fell
$500 feet in an airship of his own con-
struction and still lives and announces
that he will try it again. In the face
of heroism like this In Nebraska
blacksmith, the Knoxville Express
wonders If people will continue to ip-
Quire whether Mr.. Bryan will run
again. The inquiry is clearly super
fIhous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

Mrs. Howard Gould's declaration
that she cannot get along on less than
$120.UO0 year and thirty gardeners
has called out the suggestion that
Mr.. Gould might save a lot Of money
by putting his wife's affairs in the
hands OF a park board.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

Summer arrived on schedule time
and got down to business at once. II
there is any truth In the theory that
meanness is eliminated through the
perspiratory glands number Of peo-
pie ought to be q lot better by the
end of the present heated term.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

A contemporary informs US that
''the breath OF summer is on the
fields" No one needs be told that It
Is also on the streets aud In the Of
fees. stores, shops, factories and
everywhere else It can permeate.
Corroborative testimony is furnished
BY the remarks about the weather and
the number Of handkerchiefs in active
use
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25
BIG FREIGHT LINE FOR RIVER

Plans for the organization Of ST.
100000 corporation, with headquar-
ters in ST. Louis, to, own and operate
line OF flat-bottomed steel freight
boats on the Mississippi between New
Orleans and st. Paul are about com
plete, and the project is expected to
be launched within the next two
weeks. w. X. Kavanaugh, president
of the akes-to-the-G Gulf Deep Water
ways Association, probably will be
president Of the new corporation,
which will be known as 1.-THE Missis-
sippi-Panama Navigation Company"
The st. Louis Globe-D Democrat in MAX
ing this announcement says that sew
eral prominent st. Louisans have al
ready taken stock in the enterprise
and that Gov Charles s. Deneen and
Senator William Lorimer of Illinois
will be among the directors. Articles
Of incorporation have been drawn and
the company will probably be organ
lied under the laws of Delaware. The
following additional particulars are
given:
Besides the fiat-bottomed steel
boats for Mississippi river navigation,
the company proposes to establish q
line of oceangoing freighters from
Orleans to the Panama Peninsula, as
the waters Of the gulf are too rough
for the Mississippi river style Of craft,
which latter will be built for navigat-
ing in six feet of water.
THE names of incoTporators, be-
sides President Kavanaugh, Governor
| Deneen and Senator Lorimer, have
not yet been made public, but it is
said their standing in the financial
| world will assure success. Details
for the operation Of the line of river
steamers have been thoroughly gone
/ over by those interested in the prop
/ osition and there is no doubt in their
minds as to its feasibility.
"The new corporation may also in
terest itself In the recent movement
4 to navigate the Missouri river be
/ tween st. Louis and Kansas City, IL
which Walter S. Dickey of the latter
city is interested. A consolidation O
the two movements may result, it il
thought.
THE launching of the Mississippi
Panama navigation project, it is point
ed out. will be one of the most i'm
portant movements for inland waite
navigation in the last half-century
Coming at time when inland water
way Improvement agitation is at 1t
height, its importance in securin,
deep water to the gulf, it Is declared
will attract the attention of the entir
Mississippi valley, and hasten actio
{ on the part of the National Govern
. ment for fourteen feet through tn
, valley The Importance of the move
. ment in connection with the late
{ opening of the Panama canal also
Q pointed out"
: 1t is understood that the meetin
e for the organization of the new nav
a CATION corporation will be held in s
Louis early in July. Recent delay ha
! been caused owing to some technic;
= legal hitch in the Delaware corpor'
4 ton laws, under which the compan
o desires to incorporate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

Anyway the suuabble over the
tariff isn't interfering with the
prospects for al banner crop
Of corn. Iowa's most important
product can almost be heard growing
these hot days and sultry nights.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

A Texas policeman shot negro
four times by mistake, but we have
the word Of local paper for It that
the darkey Is just as dead as he would
have been If he had been shot irten-
tionally.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

they do not require sc much grain to
get them ready for market as do hogs
which have formerly been the pre-
dominating feature of the Iowa farm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25
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Subscribers failing to receive tn ysar pa To-
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THE GATE CITY is on sale at the fol-
lowing news stands:
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ad R Rpas s S ES 80 street, Maln street
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

A southern paper observes that
some men going fishing take more
with them than thev bring back. Z
Naturally. II they didn't intend to
use 1t they wouldn't take II along.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

He has charge of stores which com
pete for the same class OF business,
but regardless OF this he expects to
increase the business Of each by adver-
Using and the introduction of modern
business methods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

It is the consensus Of newspaper
opinion that the real yellow peril IS
the Chinese Sunday school.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-25

The sentiment is growing that
China is a good place for the
Chinese.