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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03

Mr. Peck, representing the Nashville
American, was in the city Monday and
chatted very pleasantly with The Com
mercial in a few minutes call. Mr..
Peck is one of the political heads of
the American and seems to be out for
the purpose of diagnosing public sentl-
ment.~ To us he volunteered the infor-
nation which had come to him direct
that Governor Patterson would make
the race for a third term. He added
that the Governor expresses a desire to
vindicate himself before the people,
and that the opportunity for doing this
could be best chosen in the guberna-
torial campaign. He also obliged us
with the fact that Ex-Governor Benton
McMillin would be a candidate for the
United States Senate So, the pot be-
gins to boil. That gives us three avowed
candidates for gubernatorial nomina-
ton Jeff McCarn, Harvey Hannah,
and Governor Patterson. For the Sen
atorial nomination Frazier and McMll-
lin have cantered out, while Sims occu-
pies tentative position.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03

in open debate and fight him to q finish
on great constitutional grounds. and in
party fealty for the maintenance OF the
principles Of equity in government and
the rights OF the common people.
The picture is pitiable and the course
Of Southern Senators inevensahle. This
course must have arisen from one OF two
causes; either mcapacity to cope with
Mr.. Aldrich, or the sale OF capacity IN
order to pursue policy for individual
place and perquisite, either OF which
must cause the honest people of the
South to hang their heads in shame
and humiliation. / am but an insig-
nificant citizen, but / am not ready to
admit that the South has not men Of
brains and honesty, who could shed
luster upon her name; and the present
condition is not normal, but abnormal
under the process of politics in antago-
nism to fundamental principle; and il
the little men who disgrace the South
will not resign, then the people should
retire them at first opportunity.
have no prejudice against any man,
no sores to nurse and no grudges to
satisfy, and only feel ashamed when
think of Benjamin of Louisiana, Morgan
Of Alabama, Lamar of Mississippi, Har-
rs of Tennessee and Garland of Arkan-
sas. and then contemplate the condition
of to-day, when greed and graft seem to
have the calls upon brains and patriot
ism. and with no immediate signs OF
Improvement and in spite OF hope for
the best, find myself Inundated as |
contemplate the faded glory OF the South
in the halls of our national legislative
bodies, for we are weighed in the bal
ances and found wanting. Perhaps |
have no business writing on things po-
litical, but an humble citizen may justly
claim the right to criticize public sery-
ants, who are in no sense masters OF the
great people who unfortunately have
created them, and have right to mourn
over their mistakes, and this is not
written in the interest Of any man or set
of men, for no star of real greatness
vet flashes in the Eastern sky, giving
promise OF brighter day for the hui
inflated South. DR. Boiling in the
Commercial Appeal.
Yes, the Democratic party needs a
man, but the eminent DIR. Boiling has
evidently forgotten the man who fought
the Republican policies in the Philip
pines with as brave lance as ever UNI
sheathed in the Senate, the man who
crushed the ship subsidy and compelled a
Republican Senate, by the fire and power
of his logic, to pay him the homage Of re-
spect. He forgets Carmack, the brave,
honest soul who dared the combined
forces of combination, graft and cor
-uptian and stood almost solitary SEN
tinel of Democracy hurting back the
opposition as fast as they came. No
man was ever more needed in the Sen
ate at its last notorious special session.
DIR. Boiling was right when he said that
every Democratic member of the pres
ent Senate should resign.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03
Humiliation OF the South.

Recent records of national legislation
cannot fail to bring tinge Of profound
regret to the thinking people OF the
South. A regret at the Illuminating
position in which the Senators from the
South have placed her. The brilliant
Bailey OF Texas, the intellectual peer of
any man in the United States Senate,
goes under a cloud and smells of the
Waters Pierce Oil Company odor, for
feiting the confidence of multiplied
thousands who had strong hopes of his
becoming a great national character,
shedding luster upon the Southland.
Never has a brighter sun sunk behind
the clouds of disappointment, and out
side of Texas the South bows in humili-
alton at his fall Tillman of South
Carolina, who all counted on as honest
beyond any shadow of doubt, lands in
| land grabbers' net and can use his
pitchfork effectively no longer. Nc
Emery and Forster of Louisiana have
practically turned Republicans and be-
trayed their party, and to be consistent
should 60 over body and boots to the
enemy and no longer pose as Democrats
Bob Taylor of Tennessee has gone off
with the Fiddle and the Bow, )" and
like Nero fiddles while Democratic Rome
is burning up. McLaurin OF Mississippi
goes fishing and fence fixing while the
public fence holding the rights of con-
sumers is being broken down by the
brainy and constituencies son OF Rhode
Island, and Jeff Davis of Arkansas is
irving cases and lodging bullets at his
home, while none of them is attending
to the business for which the people pay
them. The fact is that the South has
no great man to represent her IN the
United States Senate, and worse, has
none in sight so far as present vision Is
able to see. The shades of Lamar, Of
George and Walthall of Mississippi, ano
of Harris and Bate of Tennessee, must
be restless, while Virginia, Texas, Ala
bama and Louisiana have to hang theil
heads in shame, save for Culbertson o.
Texas. Shades of our fathers, can you
not come back and at least let the Soutf
lift her head for little time and claim
Justly some men in the nations Senate
mean men of brains, of honest anC
answering loyalty to the people a
large. A Senator of the United States
no larger in the concepts OF his duty to
the people than the narrow confines o
his little State is entirely too small TO
craftsmanship, and too mercenary TO
safety. Herein lies the cause of thu
humiliation of the South to-day. Nam
mon has alIured some and the dread o
local opinion has influenced others, un
til pitiable presentation is made for thu
South that not single statesman ha
appeared to cope with corruption ant
greed and stand for the people at large
No finer opportunity has ever com'
to Southern men in legislative halls TO
display of broad craftsmanship thai
came upon the recent session of the Sen
ate. and yet not a man broad enough
appeared, and the South presented no
only no giant, but pigmies subseryien
to the will of an Simperious fnancia
dictator, brainy ana daring, from th'
! far East, with not a man to meet hin
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.

GoLDEN.-We are authorized to announce H.
M Golden as a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit
Court of obon County, subject to the action OF
the Democratic party,
REEVES-We are authorized to announce ].
A. (Alva) Reeves candidate for Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of obion County. subject to the action
of the Democratic party
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03
Came to the Rescue

On account of the failure of the Hardy
Grain Company great many people
we're in town Monday, and among other
things an effort was made to damage the
credit of the Union City Bank & Trust
Company by the withdrawal OF deposits.
The bank had made loan to the Hardy
Grain Company, which can be seen IN
the schedule of assignment, not enough
of course to prevent any depositor from
getting all the deposit in the usual run
of business. But a number of small
depositors got frightened and came in
to make a run on the bank. Soon after
the bank opened Monday morning Mr..
Hehey and Mr.. Garth were kept busy
for few minutes paying some small
accounts. The directors, some of them,
had issued and signed a statement that
they would be personally responsible for
every dollar of deposits in the bank pro-
| vided the deposltors Withdrew thelf de.
posts in the usual way. L. S. Parks
and John 7. Walker also signed the
statement and announced publicly that
they would each be responsible for the
deposits in the Union City Bank & Trust
Co. This satisfied large majority OF
the depositors and prevented any further
trouble, and before noon the bank had
larger deposit than it had on hand at
the opening hour Several good custo-
mers came in and deposited large sums.
The following is the statement signed
by L. S. Parks, John I. Walker and the
directors mentioned:
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03
COUNTY COURT CLERK

BoND-We have the authority to announce R.
H. Bond as candidate for County Court Clerk OF
Obion County, subject to the action OF the Demo-
cratic party.
TAI.LEY.-We are authorized to announce c.
S. Talley candidate for County Court Clerk OF
obion County, subject to the action of the Demo
cratic marty.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03
COUNTY JUDGE.

I,AwSoN-we are authorized to announce A.
j. Lawson as candidate for reelection to the
office of County Judge for obion County, subject
to the action of the Democratic party.
CHAMBERS are authorized to announce
j. M Chambers. Esq, as candidate for the office
of County Judge of 0bion County, subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03
FOR MAYOR

ALExANDER-we are authorized toannounce
S. S. Alexander as candidate for Mayor of I'M
ion City Election in January. 1910.
REYNoLDS-We are authorized to announce
j. C. Reynolds as a candidate for Mayor Of Union
City. Election in January 1910.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03
{ TO THE PUBLIC.

I'VE, the undersigned directors and
stockholders of the Union City Bank &
Trust Co. guarantee to the depositors of
said Bank & Trust Co. against any loss
by reason of permitting their individual
deposits to remain in said Bank & Trust
Co. on deposit, but subject to be checked
out in the usual course of business as
heretofore; and any depositor leaving
his money in said bank who may or has
demanded of the Bank & Trust Co. such
Individual deposits and permits the same
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03
How,s This7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hail
Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY s. Co., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned have known F J. Cheney
for the last fifteen years, and believe him per,
fectlv honorable in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any obligations mace
Inv his firm WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucuous surfaces q
the system Testimonials sent free Price Ioc
per bottle Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03
REGISTER

cHAPEI.-We are authorized to announce J. NJ
(Marvin) Chapel as candidate for reelection to
the office of Register of obion County, subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03

We venture the assertion that Union
City, first and last has lost 81, 900, 900
in futures, and yet we cannot learn
enough to let it alone.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03
CHANCELLOR.

McKINNEY-we are authorized to announce
Colin p. Mckinney Esq. Of Ripley as candi-
date for Chancellor OF the Ninth chancery Divi-
sion, subject to the action of the Democratic
Marty
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03
TRUSTEE.

WORLEY.-We are authorized to announce G.
W. Worley as a candidate for reelection to the
Office of Trustee of obion County, subject to the
action Of the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03
For SHERIFF..

HOLLOWAY are authorized to announce
]. F. Holloway as a candidate for Sheriff of obion
County subject to the action of the Democratic
marty.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03

to remain in consideration Of this un-
dertaking, is hereby guaranteed against
loss as aforesaid.
Witness our signatures this the 3Oth
day of August, 1909.
"Jno I Walker,
i. s. Parks,
IS. WaddelI
"E. A. Glover,
wv ]. Mayes,
"F. NJ. McRee,
win M. Mailing,
IT. ]. Hehey.
Nv. A. Forester,
ID. N. Mcclure. +"
Below is also a very complimentary
message from Nashville:
-. A. Hehey, Union City, Tenn:
Rumored here that people are foolishly
making run on your bank. In APP
probation Of the splendid account you
have always carried with us we will fur
nish you money enough to pay all your
deposits with Endorsements of yourself
and Mr.. Whitesell. Will come myself,
if needed.
IF. 0. WATTS, Pres.
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 80"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-09-03

Now is the time to get summer
prices on coal. Call 80.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-26
-. The.
Singing Lady.
By MARTHA c. SANFORD.
Copyrighted, 1903, by Associated
Literary Press.

John Tyndal Seymour, Jr., had been
tucked into his little shining brass bed
at precisely o'clock.
Being tucked in," however, does not
necessarily shut out the wonder world
of lights and laughter and singing
John junior had discovered this all by
himself, for often, as tonight, after
calling to his nurse and getting no an
swer, he had crawled out with conf
dence from under his tight covers and
stood by the window watching the
grownups in the houses across the air
shaft
He had just climbed back for the
third time by actual count when the
singing began. John junior loved that
singing more than anything else In the
world.
He lay very still and fat on his little
back, because he had found out that
If one ear was buried In the pillow he
could not catch all of the notes, espe-
cially the soft, low ones.
He had not been listening very long
when he heard the hall door open and
shut, and then he knew that his father
had gone out. Perhaps he was going
to find the beautiful singing.
John junior wished so hard that he
might go too He sat up in bed, half
determined to follow. But, then, hear.
ing the click of the elevator door, he
knew that it was too late, and SO lay
back again with a sigh.
Suddenly, right in the middle of a
note so high and sweet that it made
John junior hold his breath in an &C.
stasy of happiness, the voice stopped.
And for a long time it did not go on
again. What had happened? Perhaps
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-26
A Canine Marvel.

A contemporary relates an extraor-
binary story of the strength Of a dogs
jaws, which, as 1t is given with full
details, we accept in good faith, The
strength Of a dogs jaws and teeth
were never more exemplified than in
the case Of Ross-shire gamekeeper,
whose collie was unfortunate enough
to be caught In steel vermin trap.
The gamekeeper, gun In hand. was
soon on the scene, but in the short
time the dog had become quite infuri-
ated with pain. Having nothing suit
able for muzzling the animal and fear
ing to place his foot upon the trap
spring with the dogs jaws free, the
gamekeeper placed the gun barrels in
the dogs mouth and held them there
while easing the spring. With Vi
cious snap the tecth. closed on the cold
steel ere he regained his freedom. The
barrels, which are of steel. were holed
through-an almost incredible perform
ance-and were examined shortly after.
London Graphic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-26
So Near ana Vel e. Ear

1--WE lived for twenty years In New
York apartments" said man who
would rather pay rent than shovel snow
around his own home, "and I've en-
countered some extraordinary wrin-
kles in that form of existence. But the
queerest thing of all happened a few
days ago."
Rent reducedT asked an alleged
humorist-.
mo. In the apartment over me has
lived for four years a family which
came to know pretty well. While not
on visiting terms, we met often and
agreeably. The head of the house was
a fine fellow. for whom entertained a
sincere liking
'sWell, sir, this man, familiar ac-
quaintance, living in the same house
with me, died suddenly and had been
buried nearly two weeks before I
heard of his death, and then learned
of it quite accidentally through a
chance remark by the elevator boy.
"a neat commentary on New York
life, isn't it? I wonder what they'd
think of it down on the old farm pr
New York Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-26
Niserian superstitions.

"The natives of southern Nigeria,
Africa" says traveller, "are extreme
ly superstitious. Most of the people
wear some kind of charm around their
neck or waist in the belief that they
are thus protected from illness or
death from their enemies. When, how
ever, the talisman has lost it's sup
posed power and its wearer feels the
hand of death upon him he submits to
his fate-he is wanted by the fetch.
To many places and things they at
tach a superstitious generation. The
rock found at the source of the river
limo is considered sacred and as such
is safely guarded. Every village has
its sacred grove, surrounded by human
skulls, chatties and rotten eggshells on
sticks.
'aThey believe that spirit haunts
the locality of a murder or the sacred
grove at night, and no native would
pass near such a place during the
darkness. Any unusual phenomenon
is by them attributed to a supernatural
agency Not only has village its
good spirit, but also its evil spirit, and
when any misfortune of any kind over
takes a village process of driving out
the latter is INDUCED In with the help
of much noise and every one beating
the walls of the huts with sticks"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-26

Comparatively little Of the traffic in
the longer French canals is moved 9th
erwise than by horses. There are few
steam freighters, which carry half a
million tons a year, most of it between
Paris and Rouen, and one some canals
are regularly organized towing sys-
TENS. But the great part of the haul
ing is done by horses and with so
much economy on the part of the barge
owners that the government has had
to provide by regulation that every
barge must have power" enough not
unnecessarily to block traffic. Every
barge also must have crew of two,
zone of whom must be a man" So
runs the regulation. So nearly every
French barge is the home of more
or less happy couple, whose charcoal
fire pot scents up the air along the wa
terways with the preparation Of the
endless meals.-Boston Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-26

If you have a particular piece OF
work to do, get it done. Don't wait
for the mood to strike you.
Don't dreami There are more pre-
cious hours wasted In day dreams
than any Of us would care to think
about if we counted them.
The queer thing about day dreams
is that SO few of them ever amount
to anything. The dreamer Is only
semiconscious when building his air
castles, SO, as rule, they have no
practical foundation.
While you are at work, keep your
mind on what you are doing. and do
not let 1t wander off to what you
would like to be doing. Only by keep
ing your mind on what you are doing
now can you bring it fresh and keen
to the things you like doing best when
the time for doing them comes. Think
ing too much about even great happi-
ness takes the ledge" off 1t.
The best time for day dreams is
after you have gone to bed.-New
York American
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-26

Gerund, who suffered badly, return
ed home at 4 a. M in a blissful mood
from an evening at the club On en-
tering the house he was greeted from
above by Mrs. Gerund, and the follow.
ing dialogue ensued:
"1s that you, JohnT asked Mrs. &c
rund from the landing.
"Y-y-yes, m'dear; that's m-me," de-
lightedly answered Gerund.
"What do you mean. sir" Numbered
his wife, ''by coming home at
o'clock?
"F-four o'c-clockv' echoed Gerund In
a gently surprised and hurt tone
"Why, it's j-J-jus' / o'clock"
Sir" came the frigid voice from
above, 1.-THE clock has just struck Ar
When Gerund replied it was in a
subdued, almost hopeless, tone. but
with absolute conviction. "D-do you
know, my d-d-dear, that internal clock
is st-t-tuttering againT-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-26
ESTABLISHED 1875

triIs evening You always come home
about 81
"a client came in at the last mo-
ment,' explained Arthur. Were you
waiting to see me?"
"Only about an hour" answered
Dick 81 figured she would lay for you
at the gate, and wanted to finish off
the job. I'll be home in about an hour,
Art"
he dashed off down the street and
by a circuitous route reached the rear
of the Shelby house, where the plump
and somewhat cherubic Robert was
playing by himself
He started to run when Dick ap-
peared on the scene, but the more
active lad had his victim pinioned by
the arms, while one mittened hand
was clapped over the squirming ones
mouth.
81 amt going to hurt you-now."
promised Dick. II just want to talk
to you You told your sister that
punched you for nothing. didn't your
That's just what you did" walled
BOD SnelDy.
''That amt So" corrected Dick. II
did punch you for something, but
amt telling you what for. / told your
sister that licked you for calling my
brother names, and If you ever dare
say that it amt so I'll get you in a
corner where you can't run away and
you'll know how it feels to be In a
dynamite explosion. can do 1t, can't
IY' he added fiercely, and the shrink
ing lad assured his lord and master
that he certainly could,
II don't want to have to do it." ex-
planned Dick. You're so soft that If
beat you much you'll get out Of
shape, and you amt got too much
shape. as it is. You'll make a fierce
brother-in-law, skinny but I suppose
that I'll have to stand you, for I've
been fixing things for Arthur and
well, guess you go with the family"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-26
Parrots.

There is an idea that the brilliantly
colored parrots do not talk. There is
no reason why they should not, and
many possess the initiative instinct.
One of the most richly colored Of all is
the purple capped lory, from the Mo
luccas. Its whole body is crimson and
rose, its wings are green, and its crest
is purple 1t is tbickset bird like a
big bullfnch, and can be highly edu-
Gated. 1t is tame and gentle. an excel
lent "linguist'' and mimic, never shrieks
md is very amiable 1t is also a ven
triloquist. 1t is worth noting that
some of the tories, which are very
fond of flowers, have been poisoned by
being given laburnum blossoms There
is a belief that parrots should not be
allowed water to drink, but only sop
ped food. We believe that this Is a
mistake, which causes them great mis-
cry. They are not great water drink
ers, and some species can go without
It for a considerable time. But In
their native state most of those that
have been observed come regularly to
the water holes to drink.-London Ex-
press.