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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-12
NoRTHsIDE,

Rain and high water is the general
topic.
Miss Birdie Caruthers spent Easter
with her parents, and returned to Mem.
phis Monday afternoon.
R. P. Whitesell, wife and little
daughter, Clara, returned from Florida
Monday. All are improved in health.
Willie Wright, the accommodating
express agent, visited his mother al
Hornbeak Saturday and Sunday last.
4 Miss Zana Reeves visited Miss Susie
Caruthers last week.
Miss Susie Caruthers and brother,
with other friends, visited the family Of
Arch Caruthers last week.
Harry Harper and sister, Miss Lola,
visited their aunt, Mrs. w. S. Long,
very recently.
Mrs. Callie Killough, Of the city,
spent Easter with friends on Northside
and dined with Mrs. Dock Carter.
w. s. Long attended the funeral Of
Mr.. Bond, whose remains were brought
from Gulfport, Miss. Many old people
Of this county will remember him as q
brother-in-law to the late DR.. Harrison,
who lived and practiced in Union City
many years.
Mrs Sallie ellis and brother, Bobbie
Scott, have sold their farm on North
side and moved to town. The citizens
Of this community were sorry to lose
such estimab.e people. They are son
and daughter Of the Iamented Sam
Scott, whom every lady loved He was
a man who possessed such a noble char
acter that bis name viii live among the
heroes Of the past LADY READER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-12
Announcement.

A new plumbing company recently
organized, known as Smith and Hunter,
are ready to do any and all kinds Of
plumbing and heating, with prices as
reasonable as they can possibly be. Call
us up at 307 and have us estimate your
work. Job work and hurry calls prompt
~ attended to, APT
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-12

tanned large crowd Of young people
with an Egg Hunt Saturday afternoon,
Seventy-one eggs were hidden. All re-
port delightful time.
Mesdames Marion Thompson and r.
1. Howell we're guests OF Mrs. ]. w.
Barnes Tuesday.
Miss virgie Simpson visited Miss
Ella Smith last week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-12
Card Of Thanks.

] am indeed so very grateful to all
those who SO generously assisted me in
my endeayor to procure the auto prize
offered by the Red Cross Drug Store.
May fruitage from the flowers of hope
fall down with ripeness at your feet.
ERIN HoRsLEY.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-12

Miss Minnie Bowen wishes TO an
nounce that the subscription price Of
the Ladies' Home Journal will be IN
creased to So May and that subscrib-
ers wishing to renew at the old price
must do SO before that time.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-12

80 acre lot, six-room house, garden,
orchard, outbuiIdings, abundance OF
shade with running water, the year
around, no better neighborhood in town.
Will divide II preferred.
Also household goods; everything
must be sold by May list. West end
Church street, on Sixth. See me at
once II you want the best place III town.
S-tf M, X. POWELL.
II you are not on our list let US serve
you. We are for Union City. Are you
for us?
METcALFE FLORIST, LAuNDERER AND
Dry CLEANER.
7. B. MGADoR, MGR
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-12

Mr.. J. J. Reason, Of Gallatin, Tenn,
offers setting OF Buff Leghorn eggs to
the boy or girl under 81 years Of age
who secures the largest number 81 cash
subscribers, new or renewal, to the
Union City Commercial, by May Is.
Get in line and win this prize.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-12
BETHEf

We are glad to say that all on the
sick list are improving.
Mr.. Riley Mars and wife, Of Pro-
temus, was through here Monday en-
route to Union City.
Mr.. Dick Muse and wife and little
son went to Troy Tuesday shopping.
Mr.. John Primrose and wife moved
here Wednesday from Hickman and
will live with his uncle, Mr.. Ozrose
Primrose.
Mr.. Jim Sanders and sister we're in
Troy Tuesday shopping.
Miss Jennie Brice and sister, of near
Hickman, are visiting friends and rela-
tives here this week.
The little baby Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Quill Dyer is quite sick with pneu-
monia.
Mr. John Osborne, OF Spout Spring,
attended church here Sunday.
Mr.. Wallace Wicker, of Nashville,
visited his sister, Mrs. Anna Kirk. this
week.
Miss Ora Brown, from across the
creek, was the guest Of her aunt, Mrs.
Frank Brown, the latter part Of this
week.
Miss Lottie Wilson and friend, Mr..
Dude Galloway, Of Mount Ararat, at
tended church here Saturday.
Miss Thelma Donnell, of Ebenezer,
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Bill
Muse, this week.
Mrs. Griffin and children, Of Ebe-
nezer, visited her daughter, Mrs. Quill
Dyer, several days this week.
Mr.. H. Muse and wife visited their
daughter, Mrs. Jack Griffin, near Troy,
Mr.. EN- Brown went to Troy Satur-
day.
A large crowd attended church here
Saturday and Sunday, seven preachers
being present.
Sunday school was organized at Beth
el Church the first Sunday in April, at
8 in the afternoon. All invited to at
tend.
Miss bessie Primrose was the guest Of
Mrs Frank Brown Saturday night.
Mrs. Matt Ross, Of Mississippi, is
visiting relatives here this week.
Mr.. Lanton Primrose went to Hick-
nan Tuesday.
Mr.. Sam Grooms sold a fine pair of
mules Wednesday to Mr.. Jim Phillips
or four hundred dollars.
Mr.. Ben Primrose, who has been Wis
ting his brother here, returned to his
lome at Nashville Thursday.
Mr.. jim Sanders and sister visited
Iount Ararat friends Sunday after
loon.
Miss Brice, Of near Hickman, visited
Hiss bessie Primrose several days this
reek.
Mr.. Bura Brown was the guest Of
lount Ararat friends Sunday.
TRIxIE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-12

Davidson Produce Co., our Enter
prising bottlers, announce that they
have secured the exclusive bottling
privilege Of PLEZOL, the New Drink
for the present year. They consider
themselves very fortunate in securing
this Drink. We wish them success.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-12

Will those who owe The Commercial
for subscription please let this remind
them to send or come and pay up Or
notify us whether or not they want the
paper continued. Please attend 10 this
while you think Of il.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-12
Notice to the Public.

Notice is hereby given that James /.
Milburn and Charley Jones have dis
solved partnership and will not work to-
gether as partners any more.
JAMES /. MILBURN.
April 10, 1912.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20

such belong not to the family Of the
lion or the tribe of the eagle. What!
Think you these places would satisfy
an Alexander, a Caesar, Napoleon
Never! Towering genius disdains a
beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto
unexplored 1t sees no distinction in
adding story to story upon the monu'
ments Of fame erected to the memory
Of others. It denies that It is glory
enough to serve under any chief. It
scorns to tread in the footsteps of any
predecessor, however illustrious. 1t
thirsts and burns for distinction; and
If possible, it will have it, whether at
the expense Of emancipating slaves or
enslaving freemen. Is 1t unreasonabl
then, to expect that some man pos.
sessed Of the loftiest genius, coupled
with ambition sufficient to push it to
its utmost stretch, will at some time
spring up among us? And when such
one does, it will require the people
to be united with each other, attached
to the government and laws, and gen.
orally intelligent, to successfully frus,
trate his designs. Distinction will be
his paramount object, and although he
would as willingly, perhaps more SO,
acquire it by doing good as harm, yet,
that opportunity being past. and moth
ing left to be done In the way of build
ing up, he would set boldly to the task
OF pulling down.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
EVENING STORY.
"TELL AGN Es."
BY Dorothy Douglas.

Copyright. 1912, by the Associated
Literary Press.)
Tell Agnes!"
It seemed to John Emery that the
only words he had heard during the
last fortnight were those two-"Tell
Agnes He had come to believe that
his trip to America was planned
merely that he might convey endless
messages from one sister to the
other.
On the contrary, he was going to
New York solely on business, and 1t
was more or less of bore to have to
look up all the sisters and uncles and
aunts who had gone to America.
It was gross exaggeration on EN-
ery's part to imagine that he had to
look up all the relatives who had left
the home land. Because he had heard
the words "Tell Agnes" SO many
times he had come to look upon Ag-
mes as a tyranny. But because Agnes
was the sister Of the girl whom EN-
cry intended to propose to upon his
return from America she had to be
endured. She had left the home land
some months before John Emery
had found his way into the friend
ship of the Doan family.
There Is only one more message |
have for Agnes" Mary Doan told him
the night before his departure, "and |
am telling you because you will see
her before my letter reaches her"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
WHERE TAFT GAINS STRENGTH.

WHERE TAFT GAINS STRENGTH.
Harper's Weekly, whose editor
George Harvey, has clear claim to
the right of being called the original
Wilson man, publishes review OF
President Taft's acceptance speech in
which It calls attention to a new
source Of strength for the PRESIDENT
cause. Harper's expresses the view
that the reckless leadership of the
third party movement" may cause a
situation which would bring the level.
headed citizens of both parties to.
gether In the support of Taft. Colonel
Harvey's analysis Of the Taft speech
follows:
President Taft's speech Of accept.
nnce was thoroughly characteristic
ntterance, for in the course Of 1t he
was alternately at his strongest and
at his weakest. He showed himself,
rs always, almost comically lacking in
mere political smartness. He was lack.
Ing In more than that; he displayed,
indeed, none OF those oratorical and
controversial resources which a politi.
cal leader has right to employ, and
needs to employ, In times Of political
crises. He had no stirring war cry to
heaRten his followers. and he rather
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20

amazingly neglected the opportunities
for attack and ridicule which were pre-
sented to him in the Roosevelt candi-
features of the democratic platform.
1t may as we'll be conceded that the
presidents strength does not consist
in any kind of political skill, whether
of the higher or the lower order.
Yet none but very thoughtless
Americans can fail to perceive very
great strength in the presidents posi-.
ton and in his straightforward state.
ment of it. The weak places are obvi-
GUS enough. The president is not a
master Of the tariff, and no one should
be surprised at his again failing to
defend convincingly the record and
position of his party on that issue, both
of which the country has condemned
On that issue his fight was lost from
the beginning He does not strengthen
it by revamping the old cry of wolf, y
and telling the country 1t will be
frightened into panic by it's own ac-
ton If it decides to call the demo
Gratis to power. That is no more i'm
pressive than the time-honored parade
Of republican achievements. But the
president is impressive, he comes un-
pleasantly near being convincing.
when he argues that an issue has been
raised to which the tariff must be
held secondary and subordinate. He is
entirely convincing In his analysis Of
the causes of our present extraordinary
restlessness and Of the violent outcry
for unconsidered changes. He rises
distinctly into craftsmanship when he
points out the danger of this course
and the break with all the past which
it involves. He puts his entire cause
and his party's cause into single
thought compelling sentence when he
says:
"The republican party believes In
progress along the lines upon which
we have attained progress already"
Is there, in deed, an issue between
that kind Of progress and some other
and untried kind? Is there, in other
words, an issue between progress and
Unquestionably, there has
been an attempt to raise one. Many
of us are now hoping that the attempt
will soon prove to have failed. We are
hoping that the responsible leaders of
the democracy will effectively dis.
it and that the reckless
lead ership of the third party movement
will not alone avail to alter thus our
entire political life. But we cannot yet
be sure that the crisis is averted. II
it is not averted. If 1t again clearly
impends, then the president and his
party will have chance which they
do not now seem to have. As custodi-
ans Of what is fundamental in our
system. they will, by the fault and
folly of their adversaries, become the
only refuge of countless patriotic
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20

Cedar Rapids Gazette: standpat
papers continue to dwell much on the
statement that the Taft forces were
willing all the time to name a real
progressive, like Hadley, or Cummins'
or LaFollette. Well, the Taft forces
were in control of the Chicago con-
vention at every stage of the game.
They were in position to nominate
whomsoever they wanted. Why didn't
they name Hadley or Cummins' and
thus put Teddy in a box?
Because Roosevelt would not agree
to abide by the nomination of any can
didate but himself The overtures
made for the nomination of a com
promise candidate hinged on the will
lingness. of Roosevelt to give up his
plans of bolting the ticket When ne
blocked all efforts at compromise and
made it plain that he would make the
race in November no matter what can
didate was named by the convention
all consideration OF third candidate
was blocked.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
PRESS COMMENT.
THE WISDOM OF LINCOLN.

From an address by Abraham Lin
coin delivered in Springfield, ILL.,: It Is
to deny what the history of the world
tells us is true to suppose that men
OF ambition and talents will not con-
time to spring up amongst us. And
when they do they will as naturally
geek the qualification of their ruling
passion as others have done BEFORE
them. The question, then. is, can tnat
qualification be found in supporting ana
maintaining an edifice that has been
erected by others? Most certainly
II can not. Many great and good men,
sufficiently qualified for any task they
should undertake, may ever be found
whose ambition would aspire to moth
ing beyond seat in congress, a guber-
natorial or . presidential chair; but
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
GIRLS NAMES
What They Mountainous People That Bore the
Name-The Name In History, Literature Etc.
Copyright Henry W. F1scherl
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
DARRoW's PLEA.

Clarence s. Darrow's plea to the Jury
in his trial for alleged jury bribing
was very pathetic. He pictured him
self as the man chosen for sacri-
ficial offering by the enemies Of labor
he said were trying to get him out of
the way "Oh, you wild. insane mem
bers Of the steel trust and erectors'
association he exclaimed. "Oh, you
mad hounds OF detectives, who are
willing to do your masters will. Oh.
you district attorneys. You know not
what you do This was sample Of
Darrow's plea. AS an emotional at
tempt it seems to have met with some
success, as members of the jury were
moved to tears by the defendants elo-
quence. Certainly 1t could have made
no appeal to the judgment of the jury.
In the first place the men who prose-
cuted the McNamaras and the men
who are now prosecuting those who
are charged with attempting to bribe
the Mcnamara jury are not the
enemies of labor. The McNamaras.
with their campaign of dynamite and
destruction and their wholesale MUIR
ders are labors enemies. The men
who attempted to bribe the jury to
acquit dynamiters. whose guilt then
was known, are the enemies Of labor;
not those who are attempting to place
the guilt and punish the guilty parties.
The wild, insane members OF the
erectors' association" the mad
hounds Of detectives and the district
attorneys have been engaged in a
public service A campaign of terror
had been carried on by dynamiters,
which was brought to close with ar
rests following the Times explosion,
with it's loss of more than a score of
lives. The erectors' association en-
ployed detectives to trace down the
guilty men. The McNamaras were ar
rested. Plans to bribe members OF
the fury were discovered. Then came
the climax with the confessions of the
McNamaras and the arrest OF the de-
tective who was distributing the bribe
money and who admitted his guilt and
accused Darrow of being the man who
furnished him the money.
There is no reason for any appeal
to the emotions in this case. Darrow
may or may not have been implicated
in the attempt to bribe the jury. If
he was not evidence will show 1t, but
he is not justified in assuming the pose
of martyr to the enemies of labor.
It should be borne clearly in mind
that the dynamiters proved them
selves the enemies of labor. They
were Loyalty defended by labor organ
izations when they denied their guilt
A fund of more than 100000 was
raised by organized labor in their de-
tense. While individual members Of
labor organizations were making sacri
fices to contribute to the defense fund
the McNamaras loudly proclaimed
their innocence with lying lips. Dar-
row has since admitted that he knew
the McNamaras were guilty, but that
his lips were closed because of his
position as their counsel.
The ethics Of this position, in view
Of the fact that at this very time funds
were being raised TO defend men
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20

The resolute determination OF the
citizens to rid their police force Of Its
system of graft and blackmail, was
given forcible expression tonight at
a mass meeting held at the historic
hail Of COOPER union, when they ap
pointed a vigilance commlttee OF
prominent women and men TO see tna'
the public Off GERS now engaged IN ex'
posing the reasonable alliance OF the
police with organized crime do tnelr
full duty" =
No. gentle reader, this dispatch is
not from Breathitt county. Kentucky
nor Hillsville, Va. but from New YORK
whose citizens declare they live In the
capital of the world.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
JUNGLE JOE" ALSO SUGGESTS a
HYMN. %

In congress last Thursday In a
speech interceding for the govern
ment employe. former Speaker Can
non twitted the democrats with at.
tempting a bogus reform on defense
less employees to strengthen their po
litical fences. He charged them with
cowardice for such action.
II am subject to the same coward
ice" Mr.. Cannon said, "and am crit
icizing myself as much as any other
member. There have been times when
was tempted to sing that old hymn
not Onward, Christian Soldier but
Renew My Courage, Lord"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
"a Life Of Work.

Kansas City Star: ''I am contented
as far as man may be-" says Julius
Rosenwald, the Chicago business man
and philosopher, after his recent gifts
of nearly 100000. 81 still see life
Of work before me-" A life Of work
worth doing. It is the biggest thing for
any man or woman. Happy Is the per-
son to whose lot it falls.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
The style Hubby Likes.

Lippincott's: Mrs. Shortly was dis.
cussing the latest fashions with a
young lady caller.
did you say your husband was fond
Of those clinging gowns. Mae?"
"Yes; he likes one to cling to me for
about three years"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
Not opportunity's Fault.

Milwaukee Journal: II opportunity
would knock at some mems doors
come in and sit down and stick around
for six months and shout its arrival
by megaphone hundred times each
day, the crop Of failures and excuses
would be almost as large as 1t is now
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20

Wall street is very happily located. both geographic
cay and financially. It is bounded on the north by
free to Canada, the east by the deep blue
the United States mint, and on the west by bumper
crop of nativeborn gulls Il
There Is popular superstition to the effect that
the only kinds Of live stock kept in Wall street are
bulls and bears. This is mistake It boasts the
most fourishng colony Of goats to be found outside
of the Emerald ISLE and when Wall street gets
through with them there little left for the bar
Der to do.
People do not fear Wall street as much as they
used to. The time was that few men Wall street
could pull off tailor-made panic any time 1t became
necessary to organize the white house on q sane and
noninterferng basis, but since the naughty western
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20

plabe and reflective mood.
Wall street maintained for the Of allowing the people
Saturday Very few people remain in Wall street
blown the
q o
rid OF much
unless full
of William Shakespeare a compound interest contract
in
life
and q hange Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20

known to be guilty Of foul crime. need
not be debated.
But there need be no mock heroics
from Mr.. DarrOw.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20

Coxey's army began its journey to-
ward washington on March rs, 1894.
Kelly's army arrived in Ottumwa on
Monday, May IA, 1894.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
A Chance Hit.

Chattanooga News: Gov. Wilson'S
declaration that mo man is indispen-
sable" was not meant especially for the
colonel. The colonel just happened to
be standing in the way,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-20
Un Worry.

st. Paul Pioneer Press: Gov. Wilson
saye he does not want his committee
to raise and spend any more than is
absolutely necessary. He should not
worry. Committeeman always are able