The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-11-12
AROUND TOWN.
BY MRS.

from the steam laundry to the CumbeI
land Church on a bright moonligh
night without danger Of being cripple
for life. There are also other strips 0
city concrete that have lessened tn
ache of many a tired foot and served a
balm for sore eyes. Blessings be upol
the head of the present Mayor or tina
gathering of Aldermen who met to pro
pose such a project one time instead 0
having the toothache and staying a
home or having another engagement
Whoever did it was thinking of bein!
highly useful to somebody else beside
himself, which certainly is the nices
sort OF religion after all. Before w
breach the subject of Carnegie libraries
and fan franchises, however, it behoove.
one to throw a few thoughts in the di
rection of city lights. This subject re-
calls to mind the sweetly familiar though
touching ballad, There is No Place
Like Home, but I'm Afraid to Go Home
in the Dark" / believe the mechani.
cal piano played this same despairing
air beneath the easement windows Of
the city water and light Office for the
six consecutive months of last spring
and summer. The plea being ineffec-
tual it was moved away, and a melan-
choly group Of tombstones now occupy
that spot. Ofcourse the light company
can do nothing in this case without the
Mayor, the Mayor can do nothing with
out the Board, the Board can do moth
ing without the people, and the people
can do nothing without exerting them
selves. 1t reminds one Of the story we
used to know about the lady who went
to market to buy a pig and when she
was coming home the pig wouldn't go
over the stile. Only in the case of the
lady, she exerted herself. A man was
u into by some delivery hack one
dark night not long since on one of the
principal streets here and'his shoulder
broken. 1t wasn't a case of reckless
driving or stupidity, but just a simple
case of couldn't see." No one is to
blame, Of course.
1t would be a great thing for the town
if some sound business men would buy
the big grain works which, since the la
mentable death of Mr.. Hardy, have
passed under the hammer, and start
them working again. 1t would mean
the employment of a crowd of men who
need the work. 1t would mean the cir
culation of labor and money, two things
which go toward the expanding of a
township.
Where is the steam laundry" said
the stranger from the Palace Hotel,
with a bundle under his arm.
"Over there next to the Episcopal
Church."
All, l see," he said, rehectively,
Cleanliness next to godliness. Thanks.
Good morning"
The Rev. L. G. Landenberger's most
interesting talk at the New Church
Chapel was well attended last Sunday
night. He gave explanations of ortho-
doX doctrines, Theosophy, Spiritual
ism, New Thought and Christian
Science as applied in a rational manner
and finished with a most lucid explain
alton of the Trinity as the New Church.
mar holds it and of the Lords second
coming in the Letter of the Word. There
has been an idea, he understands.
among a great many people that Swe-
denborg, the pathfinder of this church,
has been thought a spiritualist or a
preacher. This is very erroneous. Swe-
denborg was a writer on theology, zoolo-
gy and economics who lived over two
hundred years ago in Sweden. He was
appointed by the then reigning king
Director of the Mines of that country.
As a very young man his writings were
wonderful and influential. He was a
member Of the Royal Court and of the
great educational and theological socie-
ties of the land. His ~stupendous works,
over fifty great books, have been trans
lated from their original Latin for years
and are found in the libraries OF leading
scientists and great men. His Econ
omy of the Animal Kingdom" is said
to be one of the most wonderful books
written. His prophecies concern
science, written over two hundred
years ago, are being revealed to-day.
Emerson, who was a great student, of
.Swedenborg. wrote; THE truths mass