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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23
NEWS NOTES.

Fifteen contracts for road building in
Tennessee and Alabama along the main
line OF the Louisville & Nashville rail-
road have just been awarded, being part
OF the double tracking plan. The total
cost OF the improvements is about $15,-
600, 900.
United States Senator Isaac Stephen
son, OF Wisconsin, is not entitled to
his seat in the opinion Of five members
Of the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections who filed a minority re-
port with the Senate Monday
A mob killed one negro at Shelby
vile, Tenn, Monday, and seriously
wounded two others as they were
emerging from the courthouse where
they had been given apreliminary hear
ing on a murder charge.
Senator Bradley. on his return from
Kentucky to Washington, claimed to
have made doubly sure Taft delegation.
and the selection Of John w. McCuIIoch
a. National Republican Committeeman.
A felony charge was filed Monday in
New York against former State Senator
Gardner in connection with the alleged
effort IL obtain control or the estate Of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23
HER HAIR GREW.
THAr's WHY THANKFUL WOMAN
REccMMENDs PARIsIAN SAGE.

THAT's Why THANKFUL WOMAN
REccAnrENDs PARTISAN SAGE.
divers Red Cross Drug Store will sell
you fifty cent bottle OF PARTISAN
SAGE and guarantee it TO Danish dan
drufs. sop falling hair and itching scalp,
or money back It's delightful hair
dressing that makes hair lustrous aud
fascinating.
In the spring / was recovering from a
severe case OF erysipelas, which left me
virtually bald on the front OF my head
and next to my ears. The hair kept
coming out rapidly and nothing used
stopped my getting entirely bald, until
l used two bottles Of PARTISAN SAGE.
This tonic made my hair start to grow
in and, in fact, grew me a good fair
amount Of hair, and it has entirely
stopped my hair falling out
1t is with pleasuse that | give a pub
lie recommend TO PARTISAN SAGE,
which | know is wonder Mrs. Ella
Gilchrist, w. Pitt ST., Bedford, Pa.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23
Death Of Judge Smith.

Al. M. Smith died at his home in this
city after an illness of some weeks incl-
dent to decline Wednesday evening,
Feb. d 1912 Deceased was in mis-
eighty-seventh year. He was born and
reared in Weakley County, twice mar
ried, his first wife a Miss Walters, the
mother OF thirteen children, six Of whom
survive as follows: Dr. A. p. Smith,
Ridgely; DIR. Jas. Smith, Monteagle;
VIM. Smith, Gleason; Mrs. Allen, Har-
ris; Mrs. Jack Campbell, Gleason; Mrs.
Carlton, Whiteyille. Some years ago
Mr.. Smith lost his first wife and his
second union was with Mrs. Evans, this
city, who, though in feeble health, sur
wives her aged companion.
Mr.. Smith was in the years Of his
maturity leading citizen of Weakley
County. He was for eighteen years
continuously chairman Of the Weakley
Court, a Mason, "a man Of character and
influence. He was a member Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church and
a firm advocate Of its institutions. He
was in the golden sunset Of a useful
life and passed out with the shadows Of
a peaceful day.
Rev, Zwingle conducted service here
and the remains were shipped to Weak
lev County for interment.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23
Death Of Mrs. Cruce.

Mrs. Ada L. Cruce, beloved wife Of
]. III. Cruce, died Of pneumonia at the
family home near Cayce, KY, Feb Is,
1912. Mrs. Cruce was 50 years, Z
months and 8 days old
Deceased leaves husband, four sons
and one daughter. She is also survived
by sister, Mrs, P. w. Johnson, Of
this city, and brother, ]. d. Morrow
Of Tuscaloosa, Ala. sA
Mrs. Cruce was a member Of the
Methodist Church, we'll known for hei
Christian graces and personal worth,
her household devotions and her kind
nesses.
Services were held at the residence
on the morning Of the 10Th inst. at Il
a. M, conducted by Rev. Woods, will
burial at Cayce
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23
Debate at de Training SchooI.

The second joint debate between the
Alpha Epsilons aud Epsilon Rios will
come off Friday, Feb. %. The subject
for discussion is. Should Reciprocal
Commercial Treaty Be Concluded Be-
tween the United States and Canada,
Providing Canada is Willing" Speak
ers on the affirmative are Grover Will
son and Ralph Quinn; on the negative,
Frank Key and Pratt Waddell. The
public is Cordially invited to attend
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23
Church Notice.

The following subjects will be dis
cussed at the Exchange Street Church
OF Christ next Sunday; Morning, The
Harvest and the Laborers;" Night,
The Great Physician" The minister
will preach at Old Jacksonville in the
afternoon. w. HALLIDAY TRIcE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23
Church Notice.

The Rev. E. P. Lindsay will fill his
regular appointment at the Presbyte-
rian Church, North First street, next
Sabbath, 25th inst. Public cordially
invited.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23
Death of Infant.

Friends sympathize with Mr.. and Mrs.
III. "A. Baker in the death Of their infant
babe, at home near Troy last Sunday.
The child was only few days old
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23
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This is an unusually liberal offer, and
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out delay. The Commercial will give
you all the home and local news and
the Banner will give you all the foreign
and general news.
This is the reading season, and every
body who wants to keep up with the
times must haye reliable, high-class
newspapers
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23

FOR SALE One OF the best homes
in Union City, on Third street, on one,
two, three and four years time. with
only $3.50 cash. See w r. Manley.
43
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23

FOR RENT-A fouf-room house and
about an acre OF garden, good we'll and
smokehouse. just west OF covered bridge.
Rent $75. G. A. STROUD.
Phone %. 4S-2t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23
Eggs For Sale.

Buff Orpingtons, the best winter lay
ers. Per setting OF is $1.00. Special
prices on incubator lots.
+ M. r. POWELL,
Att Union City, Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23

GOOD FARM FOR RENT. --l20-aere
farm for rent. all cleared, no stumps,
20 acres grass and clover, 10 acres in
pasture and lots, 20 acres for oats, bal
ance for corn. Apply this Office. 49tf
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23

LOST.-A cream white handbag
woye Of card thread, containing hand
kerchief and small purse. VIII reward
anyone who will return il to Pauline
Barney. 4s-lt
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23

We have purchaser for an up-to-
date drug store. Write us your price.
Rush 4 Burkhalter, Mckenzie, Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23

FOR SALE-Fresh, gentle Jersey
Cows Cash or credit. Apply to Her.
man Dietzel, Jr. Phone 55s. 4
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23

FOR SALE-A good piano at bar
gain, Write John Church, Amory,
Mss.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23

FOR SALE A few S. c. Rhode
Island Reds at 75c each. Mrs. T. J.
Williams, r. f. D. 8, phone 1875.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-01

ease, unhappy. miserable It's a foolish
notion, doubtless, but can't help feel
ing that way"
Senator Chamberlain Is one Of those
too, who says that II he had Il all 10
do over again he wouldn't That is, he
would avoid public life as he would a
persimmon tree.
Steven B. Ayres. who represents a dis
trict Of New York City that Is a hotbed
OF millionaires, recently hit upon a good
scheme for ascertaining what the folks
up his way think about things. He mailed
to every voter in his district a circular
containing about twenty questions and
blanks for answers-covering such points
as: Should steel tariff be reduced: whom
do you favor for President; are you for
The initiative. referendum, recall, &C.
One Of these blanks fell into the hands
Of John p Carse. one OF the big men in
the United States Steel Corporation. and
a leading bridge iend in his community
Carse didn't bother answering any Of the
questions, except mo" to the one about
reducing steel tariff. but made this per
tinent inquiry on his own account:
What is the prevailing opinion In
Washington about this new game Of lily
auction?"
(copyright I9l2, By Fred C. Kelly AL rizhts re-
serTedl
The Washington herald., 1912-05-01

but he heard a remark later which led
him 70 think that the stewards were not
thoroughly carrying out the order.
The only case Of men crowding forward,
Mr.. Stengel said. that came within his
observation was that Of New York ply.
sician and his brother. neither OF whom
he named. These men, the witness said,
leaped into a lifeboat filed with women,
Just as il was being lowered
Posted Wireless Messages.
Asked about conditions on the carpa-
thia. Mr.. StenEeI said that n wireless
message was posted on the bulletin board
OF the carpathia which asked why no
news was being sent ashore, and re-
quested that permission be gained from
the captain for such news 10 be sent via
the naval vessels. Another notice was
posted by the captain OF the Carpathia.
said Mr.. Stenger. denying a rumor that the
wireless was being used for press mes
sages- II stated. the witness declared,
that only twenty words OF press matter
had gone ashore, and that the wireless
was for the use Of the passengers rescued
from the wreck OF the Titanic.
The conduct of the captain Of the IT,
tanlc was again brought up. In reply
to questions, Mr.. Stengel stated that he
had heard the charge made that the
captain and other officers had been in
dulging in wine. when a Mrs. Thorn
spoke up. saying that she was a MEM
Der Of the dinner party on the Titanic
on Sunday that the captain Is supposed
to have attended. and that the captain
had drank no wine, and had left the
table soon after 10 o'clock. The witness
declared he saw not the slightest evi-
dence Of intoxlcation among the officers
Of the Titanic.
Edwin J. Dunn, OF Beechhurst, Long
Island, 4 wall paper importer, told the
committee that the White Star Line In
New York had news Of the loss OF the
big liner between 7:3O and o'clock on
Monday morning. April Is, notwith-
standing the fact that Vice President
Franklin insists that the confirmation
was not received until twelve hours
later. Dunn declared he received his in
formation from the son OF an old and
trusted employe OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company. who handled a
wireless message addressed TO 'Tsle-
frank" New York. He insisted this
message contained the news Of the sink
ing OF the ship. He said the wireless
people called upon the Western Union
to deliver the message because they
didn't know where to find "Islefrank,"
not being familiar with the word, which
Is code for Vice President Franklin.
When Senator Smith demanded the
demurred. He said II he disclosed the
identity OF the man who told him II
would cause his friends father to lose
his position with the Western Union.
Senator Smith stopped the proceedings
to confer in private with Dunn. but he
never succeeded in getting him to give
up the name.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-01
AUDUBON
By GEORGE FITCH,
Author Of eat Good old siwnah.' =

The pinnaeles Of fame have become
pretty well crowded during the last forty
two centuries and for many years II has
been almost impossible 20 discover one
which Is not crowded with gentlemen
who have swarmed up out OF obscurity
and attached themselves to history with
grips which even death and reform can
not shake.
The encyclopedias are congested with
the records Of men who have become
famous by hewing their way through the
enemy or by constructing melodious and
durable poetry or by penning breathless
romances. or by carrying the same Con-
gressional district twelve times In sue
cession. Men have holsted themselves
out Of city directory and into who's
Who" by hundreds Of methods They
have devised new religions and have been
oaroecued In the interests OF the same
They have fought Indians and grafters
They have invented sewing machines
steam engines and airshIps. Men have
risen to immortal fame on the wings Of
faith, cherubim and monoplanes, but only
one man has risen very far on the wings
OF birds. Audubon is about as famous
as any OF the rest and adopted this novel
process long before Wilbur Wright was
born.
Audubon was born In Louisiana, May
4. lIso. and when he set out to break
irto the hall Of fame he found that all
OF the best known Jimmies were in use.
Eesides he didn't know how to use them.
He couldn't fight. he couldn't write poe
try no couldn't carry a precinct, let
alone State. and he could not invent
rotary gasoline engines nor nonrenllIng
bottles. The case seemed hopeless. But
audubon was no ordinary man. And
when a man isn't ordinary, he can't be
stopped by ordinary means. Every morn
The Washington herald., 1912-05-01
HITCHCOCK WIRELESS BILL
RUSHED THROUGH SENATE

The Senate yesterday passed a bill IN
trcduced by Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitch
cock OF Nebraska, which will require
ocean-going vessels carrying 100 or more
persons, including passengers and crew.
to have wireless equipment and to carry
at least two skilled wireless operators.
The Act OF Of June a. 1910. provides for
one operator. The bill passed yesterday,
which is yet to be acted upon by the
House, will 60 into effect July l. 1872,
IL It becomes a law. Under the provis-
ions OF the bill. one wireless operator
must be on service at ali hours OF the
day or night
In reporting the bill. the Senate Com
mittee on Commerce recommended that
Il be passed without delay, 'in order
that preparations may be made at once
for its execution" The report says fur
ther that the Department OF Commerce
and Labor IS desirous OF holding ex-
aminations at once to secure operators,
through civil service tests in order that
an adequate number may be available
by July 1. 1t is estimated that the bill
will AFFECT 500 ocean-going steamers. OF
which $50 are under foreign fags.
The keeping of a constant wireless
watch is as essential to ocean naviga-
ton under modern conditions as is the
keeping OF the watch on the bridge.
and the horizon Of the wireless operator
Is much more extended than that OF the
navigating officer" says the commit
tees report. In the present develop
ment OF radio-communfcation the opera
tor is required to listen with a receiver
attached to his head. and the strain is
such that short watches are necessary.
Invention may later devise some form
Of annunciator which will relieve this
strain, but for the present the only re-
lance is upon the constantly attentive
human ear"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-01

ing Audubon was awakened in his
Louisiana home By ninety-seven varieties
Of birds. This gave him an idea. In
stead Of shooting them, he resolved to
introduce the birds OF America TO the
American people.
II took Audubon many years to do
this. but he finally accomplished the
task in several large quarto volumes
beautifully illustrated. When he had
finished. the birds OF America were bet
ter known than the poets, and Audubon
was balanced on a large and commodious
pinnacle all by himself
The Washington herald., 1912-05-01
Amateurs in Wireless.

The extent to which young men and
boys Of high school age in Washington
are interested in a practical way in
wireless telegrsphy is an interesting
commentary on the practical turn of
the minds of the young and the desire
of the American boy to be really doing
things and to be in them. 1t is not SO
long since the boy who could dot and
dash the Morse code on a practice
ticker was an object of envy and ad-
niirstion among his fellows. A reliable
census among the boys Of this city
shows that there are about Goo who
have erected stations" in and about
their own homes.
Many of these are only receiving
stations. Some are simplicity itself, and
all of the needful apparatus required
to hear calls to the navy yard from
Norfolk and nearby points are, in
many cases, simple attachments to the
boys own room ceiling. In many cases
the apparatus is of his own construction.
In others the more intricate parts are
purchased, the simpler only are made,
while the whole is set up by himself. To
his elders this boy talks glibly OF helices,
transformers. and other things, the very
names of which are an unknown tongue
10 most of them.
The delight with which one of these
embryo scientists-snd not so very en-
bryo, at that-tells of having Caught
Norfolk, Hampton Roads, and even
Key West Sunday night, and all with
his own adaptation of very marvel
of science to most of US, affords a
subject for important consideration in
the present-dsy education. 1t is hard
10 make us believe after such evidence
that our course of physics and its teach
ing in our high schools does not stand
for something we'll worth while and
justify US in digging down little
deeper in our pockets to promote this
practical sort of training.
This says nothing of the other boys
who have not gone so far as to fit up
stations, but whose understanding of
the mechanism, if nor of the full reason,
~zeFesis thst-side of the nature of the
boy of to-day who is not satisfied TN
less he gets to the bottom of things or
very close to it Those who are fol-
lowing the training of the boys Of the
city in their work of development and
to fit themselves to take on the burdens
and responsibilities now borne for them
by their elders can see even in this
widespread interest and practical knowl
edge of the latest bene6cent applica-
ton of the aIl-mysterious force hope
full signs of the individual success of
these boys and assurances of the con-
tinuance of our national progress. That
the three monster aerial towers now be-
ing erected over in Arlington threaten
to burn out all of this amateur ap-
al-is less to, be regarded than is
psr1lus 1lu.s-,;scsSeeA- Of lths spirit that has
the sls .a the bos1s TO master the art
prohnpsN| mysteries fas well as they have
ano ~ s:-elay the splendid initiative
ano mich We may safely build so
upon, for the futuSe.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-01
Sanitation in the Country.

It is not so long ago, that the resi-
dents of the country were filed with
pity for those in the cities and towns
who were deprived of the fresh air,
the healthful surroundings, and all
that is supposed to make for the sound
body Now it appears that the tables
are turned. A movement is on foot to
garry hygiene and sanitation out to the
country places. The city people, who
20 into the country for their long out
ings in the summer, miss "all modern
improvements" without which it is i'm
possible for them to get along.
Stories, too, come of the after-vaca-
ton typhoid that is contracted in the
country by reason Of poor drainage or
none, bad drinking water, and the alb
sence of modern plumbing" In the
fullness of commiseration for our coun-
try friends, it is now proposed that they
get the benefits of regularly organized
corps of trained nurses to take care of
them in their illnesses. This, along
with the lessons which have been dill
gently taught them about the proper
care of their milk. reveals a change of
front which the whirligig of time has
brought about.
It seems, on good authority, that the
famed good health of the rural popula-
ton is a myth that is about to be ex-
ploded. The rules of hygiene that have
been so diligently taught in the cities
and upon which the city people have
been the first to act arc now to be
sent out to the country districts. Those
who know of the air-tight sleeping
compartments Of some of the country
houses during the winter, of the
abundance of food of the wrong sort,
and of the insanitary conditions in
which so many of the people of the
country live, have come to realize that
much more is needed for healthy living
than the abundance Of fresh air OUT
side of the house and the fine views that
have 50 long attracted the tired city
worker
The Washington herald., 1912-05-01
sUFFRAGE-'1sTs AND 'ETTEs.
CFrom ExchangSl

Suffragette mflitancy In New York has
reached the stage of mutilating the ma.
tional flag by removing forty-two stars
representing the States that have moi
given votes to women. This wing Of the
movement seems to invite antagonism.
The English suffragettes lost their fight
for votes owing to -window-smash-
ing tactics. And, Of course, Parliament
was very sorry to find an excuse foI
turning them down.
BY the time hoopsklrts return women
win have the ballot and the street cars
will be enlarged,
The New York suffragettes are going
to parade, 15.cOo strong. wearing ascent
straw hats. just to show their disdain
Of fashion. After this, who will dare
to say that woI-en are not emancipated?
The suffragette agitation having lulled
temporarily. the British Parliament Is
now TO wrestle with home rule These
are lively times for stAid British de-
corum and dignity.
The women Of New York's 40 walked
a mile Of Fifth Avenue on Easter Sun
day, and we are still wondering how
they did It.
cartoonists certainly have imaginationi
Think Of one pieturing suffrsgettes heav-
ing bricks into fourth-story windows.
There must have been something
wrong with those breakfasts the Chicago
suffragists set up to the voters election
morning. Else why the rejection OF the
votes for women plea two to one7 Or,
The Washington herald., 1912-05-01

is IT possible that after all the way tc
the Chicago mans heart is not through
his stomach?
The Chicago suffragists' argument that
every defeat means ultimate victory Is
even more puzzling than the frog-in-the-
well problem.
Let us have a care. New York suffra-
gists, who are now buying 3s-cent hats
for the May Day parade, do not agree
the ballot. There Is a sleeper in their
project.
The report comes from London that
the sentence of militant suffragist has
been cut in half. We don't believe the
man lives who can stop the talking Of a
militant suffragist as abruptly as that.
Thomas Edison says that II will be
three thousand years before woman is
the equal Of man. Which isn't half as
wonderful as how q man confronts his
wife after such sentiment.
Now the question is: win the suffra-
gettes who are going to wear Ss-cent
hats On May Day pledge themselves to
wear them after they get the ballot?
Another woman, charged with murder
was acquitted by a New York jury. And
still they keep hollering for woman's
rights.
A California man has secured a d.
vorce because his wife went through
his pockets. Cut this out and put it in
your pocket.
Old age is always beautiful. but the cos
tunes of certain elderly ladies nova
days prove that It is big contract for
old age to make its clothes look beau
tIful, too.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-01
OPERATOR KILLED BY TRAIN.
New York Express Hits Motorcycles
mt Landover.

Hysttsville. Md, April 30.-E. ]. Jane
son, second-trick operator at Landover,
on the Pennsylvania Railroad was killed
this morning by the New York Express
leaving Washington at o'clock. Jane
son was riding a new motorcycle and
was crossing the tracks from the east
The engine struck the rear wheel, throw
ing the rider nearly one hundred feet
onto the south-bound tracks His head
was badly crushed and his neck broken.
Death was almost instantaneous.
Jameson was twenty-one years old
and a resident of Charles County, Md.
He had been in the employ of the Penn
syIvania Railroad about eighteen months.
The body was removed to Gasches' un-
dertaking establishment in Bladensburg
and will be taken TO Charles County to-
morrow Tor burial
The Washington herald., 1912-05-01
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE MAY QUEEN.

= THE MI QIEEN.
You must wake and call me early"
The prospective May Queen said.
But when called, the foxy girhe
Stayed In bed
And her plan was far from silly
Though another served as Queen,
For the winds were raw and chilly
On the green.
To the first my hat I'm donang,
She who lodged the breezes bleak
For the other will be coughing
AL the week
The Washington herald., 1912-05-01
PoIIceman NIuIrer Retter.

The condition Of Policeman James Null
ey. OF the Sixth Precinct. for more than
fourteen years detailed at the White
House. who Is seriously IN from tubercu-
Iosis at the Soldiers Home Hospital, was
reported as greatly improved last night.
policeman Muivey left his bed for a
short time on Monday.