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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

Mrs Josie scates has returned from a
visit 70 Fulton.
Mrs. VIM. Beckham was a visitor at
Obion last week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

Mems linen collars, all sizes, &c.
Regular price, 15c. Hardy, Malone &
Jones.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

Call $50 and get your coal and wood
before bad weather Union City Ice
and Coal Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

Fresh oysLers 40 Dahnke's.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

Miss Mary Andrews has returned
from visit to Mr. and Mrs. M. G.
Bruton at Ripley, Tenn
DIR. and Mrs. M. A. Blanton's little
daughter was very sick last Sunday, but
is much better this week.
Mems linen collars, all sizes. &c.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. Josie scates has returned from a
visit to Fulton.
Mrs. VIM. Beckham was visitor at
Obion last week.
Fresh oysters at Dahnke's.
Mrs. Bette Caldwell visited relatives
at Dyer this week
J.H. Mcdowell is at home from Nash
vile for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Walker have
returned from Florida.
Kirkland's Cocoanut Fudge
AL. A. Faris, Of Hickman, was bus
iness visitor in the city last week.
Misses Ruth and Esther Moore visited
Miss Agnes Moore at Kenton last week.
coal-Coke -Wood-call TEL 100
Messrs. AIcCutcheon and Maxwell, Of
Trenton, we're visitors in the city Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ P. McMurry return
ed Monday from -~;sit to relatives at
Obion.
Mr.. and Mrs J. d. Alexander, of
Woodland Mills, are wintering in
Florida
Use Jersey Cream Flour. None better.
]. D. Ragsdale, Of the country near
Harris, was a business visitor in our
Office Saturday.
Knox Everett, T. J. Owens and Clark
Houser have returned from business
trip to st. Louis.
Ben DietzeI, the jeweler, for watch re-
pairs.
G. I. Arnold, Of Kenton, cashier of
the Kenton Bank, was visitor in the
city Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Dibrell, OF Martin, is
spending the week with her sister, Mrs
s. f. Howard.
Kirkland's Homemade Handy.
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Mrs. Belle Miles went to Dresden last
week to be with kinsfolk during the bal
ance of the winter.
III. Al. Tune, OF the Rives vicinity, II
was here Saturday looking after his
years reading supplies.
$50 pairs OF boys knee pants at half
former price. Hardy, Malone & Jones. |
w. d. Harrison was in st. Louis last !
week looking after Turner-Ligon Clock i
Advertising Co. matters. /
Mrs. e. X. Redman, Of Columbus,
KY, was visitor at the home of Mrs \
I. d. Edwards last week.
All kinds Of Coal at Union City Ice
d Coal Co, n
Miss Mary Andrews has returned Il
from visit to Mr.. and Mrs. M. G.
Bruton at Ripley, Tenn.
DIR. and Mrs. M. A. Blanton's little II
daughter was very sick last Sunday, but II
is much better this week.
Mems linen collars, all sizes, &c.
Regular price, 15c. Hardy, Malone &
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

Kirkland's Cocoanut Fudge.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

Mrs. MolIie George Adams hasNbought
she cottage formerly owned by the Smoot
estate, just south and adjoining the
Smoot home place.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

Call $50 for coal Of any kind.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

Miss Rosa Caldwell is enjoying the
advantages of the Florida climate at
Tampa, and viii remain during the
winter season.
Visitors last week from Tiptonville in
the city we're DIR. and Mrs Richards,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. f. LeDuke and Sheriff
@. HI. Haynes.
II you want anything in the line Of
iewelry keep in mind .he special offer
ings and inducements at Ben Dietzel's.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

M. b. Park, one OF the well known
citizens OF the Fremont country, was in
town last Friday paying his respects to
this office.
w. W. Campbell, U. s. Demonstra-
ton Farmer for Tennessee, located at
jackson, was a business visitor in the
city last week.
See our childrens suits, at wholesale
prices. Hardy, Malone & Jones'
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

w d. Harrison was in st. Louis last
week looking after Turner-Ligon Clock
Advertising Co. matters.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

Mrs. e. X Redman, Of Columbus,
KY, was visitor at the home of Mrs.
Il. b. Edwards last week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-02-04

All kinds Of Coal at Union City Ice
Il Coal Co,
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A Barrel Hammock How to Make One.

SO highly pleased with your experiment
that you will repeat it, thus providing an
extra one for a chance friend who calls
to pass the afternoon with you on the
lawn.
Procure two clean fruit barrels. Pull
them apart and saw knotches in each
end of every staye about two and half
inches from the end. After all the slaves
have been so prepared take a small,
hard-twisted rope and weave the slaves
together (See accompanying illustration)
For the ordinary hammock Of seven feet
In length it requires about 80 feet of
rope, for 1t is used double at each sde
with long ends to reach to tree limbs or
posts, such as the ordinary net hammock
has. After the slaves have been woven
together and the ropes securely tied over
the end slaves, to keep them from slid
ing out of place, the hammock is ready
for swinging. Then it may be painted Il
pretty green or red. After the paint is
dry rug or an Indian blanket and a
pillow make it one of the most comfort
able resting-places one can imagine Ana
the expense of making is mere baga-
telle, the barrels selling usually for 10
cents each and the rope for q few cents
a yard. Ordinary house paint can be used
as Il covering, although an implanted bar
rel hammock Is not uns1ghtly.
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Pink Blossom Meets Sweet Rose.

drink. And no dew or rain fell from
heaven-the very best beverage little
Pink Blossom could drink.
One day while suffering for water little
Pink Blossom was made happy by some
one opening the window outside of which
she rested on the broad, cold stone ledge.
She felt quite sure someone was going to
give her a drink. And so it turned out,
for sweet voice said:
why, grandmamma your pretty Pink
Blossom is as dry as a~bone. Haven't
you watered the soil and the leaves to-
day."
"Oh, Nanny, I forget the foolish thing
| hardly ever look at the blossom, and l
don't know whatever your sister Fanny
sent it to me for. l hate attending to
flowers and birds and silly things, you
know"
but you have nothing else to do, grand
mamma said the young voice of Nanny
I'D think you'd love to have flowers grow
ing all about you, and when Fanny sent
this one to you she fancied you'd be
pleased with its fragrance and beauty and
that you would not mind watering. the
dear thing once a day. But-Ill get a
glass of fresh water and give the dear
Pink Blossom drink"
So saying, the little girl ran off and
soon returned with glass of fresh wa
ter. And the way the little blossom
drank it was a delight to see. But on
the next day, and the next, and still on
IL third day, no water did Little Pink
Blossom get, for the idle old lady did
not care how much the pretty flower in
he ,tcil ha- xxrind ct,ffa
she herself had what she wished to eat
and drink.
On the evening of the third day after
Nanny's visit a great windstorm came,
and it blew so fiercely round the corner
of the house that the pot in which little
Pink Blossom grew was thrown violently
from the window. But she did not suffer
a very hard fall, for underneath her on
the ground was soft mat of thick
green grass, and into it little Pink Bios
som tumbled. OF course, the force of the
fall broke away the pot from the soil in
which little Pink Blossoms roots chung,
but the jar did not affect the flower, save
to startle her a Bit But very soon after
she fell the freshest, sweetest rain be-
gan to drop gently on her and washed
her parched petals and drying leaves,
and there, under the heavenly shower
and resting on the soft earth, covered
with friendly grass, she fell into pro-
found slumber. And she did not awaken
again till the sun smiled in her face and
said Good morning, little Pink Blossom
Then she awoke, feeling so happy and so
refreshed. Her roots were still buried in
the mother soil which had crumbled from
the broken pot.
But little Pink Blossom had no time
to cry out 10 her dear old friend, Mr..
SOL in the heavens, for just as he had
said good morning to her along came the
dearest little girl one could wish to see.
And walking beside her was a beautiful
lady, who called the little girl "Rose.
'Ah, Rose" she was saying, "doesn't
everything in the garden look lovely
since the rain? No use of your sprinkler
this morning, dearie.'
Eyes, mamma" replied Rose, 1.-THE rain
has freshened up the whole world, 1t
seems. Bullock there, mamma! Why,
there is the lovely Pink Blossom which
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LOST pearl.
BY HELENA DAVIS.

",ro town." replied big brother.
'Ess, l want to doe wifi co. replied
Pearl. Then she ran into the house to
get her bonnet and shoes. She was play
ing In the big yard, bareheaded and bare
footed, when big brother asked her If
she wanted to 90 with him. But Danny
had nor really meant for her to go. He
was only talking to say something" as
he would have explained. And while
Pearl was in the house getting her little
feet into her Little shoes and putting her
pink sunbounet ATOP her golden curls, he
drove off dow.l the lane towards town.
When Pearl emerged from the house,
shod and bonneted, she looked about for
the top buggy, with Danny in the seat,
holding the horses reins But no buggy
and horse did she see. Then, CHANGING
about, her eye behelJ the buggy going off
down the lane Without realizing that
sine could not overtake the vehicle, in
which she knew big brother was seated
little Pearl ian down the lane after the
rapidly moving buggy. In vain she called
"Bruver, wait for baby!' But big
sisters call, and drove on at brisk trot
Pretty soon turn in the road round n
high hedge hid the buggy from baby's
view. But nothing daunted, she ran on
and on, kicking her little feet into the
deep dust of the road
But, of course, you will want to know
how it was possible for Pearl to leave
the house without her mothers knowledge
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has been in Mrs. Grey's window. l won
der II the storm blew 1t down. Shall |
run up and ask herr"
But just at that very moment Mrs.
Grey looked from the open window and
bowed to Roses mother. She did not no.
tice Rose, for children, dogs, cats and
flowers were her pet denominations.
When she saw what the mischievous
wind had done to her potted Pink Bios
som she shook her head and said: "Oh,
l don't mind about it. The thing was a
source of bother to me. and I'm glad to
be rid of it." Then she drew her head
in at the window and said nothing more.
''rhen l may have it?' said Rose,
eagerly. And she stopped and gently
gathered up the blossom and the eartn
that adhered to the roots, and soon, with
her mothers assistance, and the use of
little spade, she had little Pink Blossom
replanted In the most beautiful little
fiower-bed one can imagine. And all
about Pink Blossom were other lovely
flowers, and they were SO friendly to
the newcomer, and all that day little
Pink Blossom gloried in having fallen
from the cold, gloomy, lonely stone win
dow ledge, where only soured old lady's
eyes saw her, to beautiful, happy gar
den, where others of her kind bloomed
and were such good comrades, and where
the Sweet Rose came every little while
to look after her and her friends, to
keep insects from gnawing into their
leaves and hurting them. Oh, so happy
was little Pink Blossom to nave become
so closely related to Sweet Rose!
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A Story for the Wee Ones.
BY MARY GRAHAM.

sN TITLE PINK BLOSSOM sat on
h. the window sill just outside the
r. stufy apartment of a most disa-
Il greeable, peeyish old lady. Little
Pink Blossom had been sent to the
old lady by a granddaughter, and was
growing happily in deep flower pot fuii
of rich food When | say food for flowers
| mean soil, of course, for from the soil
the tender plants get their nourishment
Well. the day little Pink Blossom was
sent to the peevish. irritable old lady
who, by the way, might have been nap
pier and more contented had she found
some charitable employment to keep her
idle hands, brain and tongue busy-the
dear little thing began to feel lonely. All
day she was allowed to sit on the window
sill, even while the cold spring winds
swept round the corner of the house. And
she noticed the GOODNESS OF night, too,
more particularly as she was on the Sill
of second story window, which lifted
her very high above the ground, as, OF
course, you know.
But little Pink Blossom was of such
happy disposition that she never com
planned, even when trembling from chilli
ness. And she put up her face to the sun,
smiling at him, for he smiled so benignly
on her nearly every day till noon. After
that time little Pink Blossom sat in
shadow. And then it was-on cool days
that she would have liked being inside
the house instead of outside 1t. But of
course, that was only on cool days. On
the warm days she loved to remain in the
ties of good, healthy fresh air.
But. as the days went by little Pink
Blossom was allowed to grow very thirsty.
Indeed two days at a time passed with
out the peevish old lady giving her a
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o,d oo,so,+ WI, - h,ooa 4hi o
Whom pearl went into tho house 70 rot
her bonnet and sboes hor neither x,os Il,
tho doirv ottordino 70 +ho r,;Il. ona hrt.
fer And Rio Sister was owov nm stairs
in ber own room +idv;no nm pano u,os
in the garden down NV tho brool, rho
Observation-Disclosures ,vos nol,ino iaur g.,
tho kitchen So whom pear, ran int +ho
hall. where bnr bonnet v,s te,+ bongirg
on hook within ber roach and bar 1itt,e
Shoes under hancb uhero sho could
always got them whom sbo ,r.,toa ,hon,
not n single soul know what che was
about. for no one saw or hoard bor And
tbe moment she vos reodv for stortin,,
to TOWN she ron ort 70 ioi, no. p,,,
BROTHER. And ne Won bovo o1raod,, ,ood
he had gone AWAY wjthort bor +h,,s
cousing her to set Off ofoo+ of+or hin,
Pearl went ON for orita dIstanoo
turning the cornar rorpd +ho bodno pu+
lust bevond this noipt in tho road NO,
the brooI, with hi,,h ,rao. 49, -.
derhrusb which ont oee s;rb+ - ~ -
after If entared tho ti,ehar g. D.,
could not see the buggy corr,,ino har p,,,
Brother. But she had M do,,ht tho+ no
WOULD await her nf the lri1pa MI iab CHI
knew snanned tbe strooro ia ,,,,th t,,i.
hope in mind she hurried on toward. ~,
line of heavy timber
She reached fine hridca sofoIv hut No
waiting brother was there In foot not
trace of him or the huggv was 70 ha
seen. Pearl stood Uncertain for mo
ment, then started across tho bridco sha
was feeling nrettv tired irst nov, no.,
ever, and when she reocbed tho onnosita
end sat down to rest n BIT some brsv
little ants were building a Hill and she
fell to watching them. Then she deo;aed
to 20 on in pursuit of the Runaway rio
Brother. After ascending the bonls Pear,
saw two roads leading from the one broad
road which had brought her across tho
stream. She took the one which seemed
to 20 straight ahead though If must no
confessed the LITTLE maid had M ,daa -
direction or Of distance md uas a, VI
~ " " u's unu was going
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away and has gone off after him. Let's
follow her tracks, So spoke the anxious
father.
The little footprints in the dust led the
father and mother across the bridge and
down the creek road. And pretty soon
their eyes We're made glad by the fiutter-
ing of a little pink sunbonnet In the
grass. Running to the spot they found
Pearl, fast asleep, her bonnet on tall
weed just over her head. She had put
1t there to shade her face from the sun
light.
After Pearl was fully aroused she gave
the best explanation she could of her
thoughtless, baby adventure. II wanted
to doe to town." she said. Then she told
of Big Brothers asking her If she would
like to bear him company.
"Ah. it was all Danny's thoughtless-
ness, said Mamma Brown, gathering her
little one to her breast. ''And then, as
they went homeward, she and papa ex-
planned to Baby how dangerous 1t was
for little girls to go away from the house
without mamma and papa knowing about
it. why, the gipsies might come along
and carry you away" said mamma. Eyes,
or a horrible snake might bite you,"
added papa. And then all three shud-
dered at the thought of what might have
happened to Pearl.
.I'll neber, neber do at way adain,"
promised Pearl. AN l am so hurry,
mamma. l want my bwead an milk soon
as we dit home''
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Z" EARL was FIVE years old. She was
the baby of tile family and, of
course, the pet. There were papa,
mamma, Big Brother Danny, aged
twelve, and Big Sister Fanny, aged
nine.
The name OF the family was Brown.
And everybody knew and loved little
Pearl Brown. The Browns lived in the
country, several miles from town. Pearl
had gone to town only "A few times, for
the drive thither was cold in winter and
hot in summer, and therefore, whenever
mamma was obliged to so to do some
shopping she leIt the baby with big
brother and big sister. But on few
occasions Pearl had been taken in the
top buggy Sitting between papa and
mamma on the comfortable spring seat
to town, and she had enjoyed the trip
going, but had found the return ride a
bit tiresome and had gone fast asleep on
mammals lap. And mamma had said:
"Poor pet The ride to and from town
Is too much for her. / must not tire her
10 again until she's little older.
And SO it happened that Pearl had not
been taken to town for ever and ever so
long. And she would not have minded
that had not big brother said to her one
day, when he was getting ready to start
to town to attend to having some harness
repaired: Baby, would you like to 60
with brother today?"
''Where 90 goin'? asked baby, inter-
~efed
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Haven't seen the child" replied the
woman, busy with her jelly making. II
heard her awhile ago in the yard. She
was chasing the old rooster, l think"
Then Pearls mother went to the front
yard to call her. But no response was re-
ceived. The good mother hurried about
the house, looking for her baby. Then
big sister came down stairs and said thar
she had not seen Baby" anywhere nor
had she heard her In the house.
Then a very anxious mother and sister
began search of the barn, sheds, chick
en- coops and stable yard. But to no
avail. Pearl could not be found. Fanny
hurried to the garden where her father
was informed of the little Pearls strange
disappearance, and he Joined In the
search. ''Couid 1t be that Danny had
taken her to town with him?" he asked,
his face anxious.
"Oh, Danny never, never would do such
rash thing declared Mamma Brown.
He'd ask my consent to take Baby
with him. No, indeed, Danny has not
taken her,"
Then the search continued In dead earn
est, and pretty soon "Baby's'' footprints
were discovered on the dust of the road.
"Ah. she's no doubt seen Danny driving
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remnants of house paint, some water
colors begged from his artist sister, grape
juice and beet Juice, with which to print
the bold letters setting forth the many
attractions of the coming circus.
The younger boys scattered these bills
about the town, leaving one at every
dwelling house door. Some were pasted
with gum against fences and on the sides
of trees Thus was the circus heralded
In the proper fashion.
The day of the great event arrived,
clear and warm. 1t was the last of
July, and the very best time for giving
an open-air performance A parade. was
given in the morning, the principal
street being chosen as the line of march.
First in the parade came Johnny Brion,
riding his fine little pony Johnny was
dressed in his circus costume of red
calico tights and green, cotton flannel
Jacket and trunks. White stockings
drawn well over the tights at the ankle
and white slippers tsome his mother had
cast Off completed his very artistic pro-
fessional garb. Next in line walked Ted
Peters, carrying a banner bearing his
stage name" Professor Peterkins, with
the explanatory words, Worlds Famous
Acrobat" Then came Jimmy Cruthers,
dressed in n bold suit of yellow calico
and black shoes and hat. He carried
long whip over his shoulder. Behind him
walked TWO small boys drawing Sdrt.
Over the cart box sort of Slated cage
had been fixed, and in the cage sat old
Rover, Jimmy's fine watch dog. Frank
Hay and Paul Adams came last, and
were appropriately costumed to fit their
respective callings. Then followed the
"bob-tail and riff-raff' of the town in
the shape of various-sized little urchins.
q forgot to mention that a band headed
the parade. 1t comprised a fife, a drum,
a Jew's-harp and a banjo. The band
boys were Will and Tom Everts, Sandy
King and Shorty Cruthers. And they
played with all their might and lung
power)
After the parade was over those partici-
pating proceeded to the circus grounds.
Dayey Jackson acted as ticketseller, and
his little brother, Buster, stood at the
door collecting the tickets from those
entering the Enclosure. The price of ad
mission was five cents for adults and
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BY WILLIAM WALLACE, JR.

- HE Town Boys had arranged for
circus of their own giving. There
were FIVE prominent performers"
~ among the Town Boys, namely,
Ted Peters acrobat; Jimmy Cruth-
ers, liontamer; Frank Hay, trapeze per
former; Johnny Brion. bareback eques-
trian, and Paul Adams, ringmaster.
The Town Boys had not a tent. They
preferred canvas wall some five feet
high, stretched about the circus arena.
This idea was gotten from a wild West
show which had visited the town early In
the summer. And from that same wild
West show, the Town Boys had learned
many things. OF course, they had seen
many a circus, but no circus could hope
to attain the popularity with the boys
that the wild West show had enjoyed.
And so the Town Boys had seen fit to
wall in their arena instead of tenting
1t over. And this saved them much time
and money, for n big tent is not to be
obtained for nothing. Once these same
boys tried making circus tent, and
they had worked for a month before one
was completed. And then 1t was found
to be so small that the circus perform
ers had to do their turns out of doors.
And the tent had no less than half
dozen old sheets donated by the Boys
mothers), dozen old 'gunny" sacks. as
many odd bits of cloth of one kind and
another and lastly, worn strips of carpet.
ALI these had been carefully sewed to-
gether with Irvine, and shaped accord
ing to intended use. But when the tent
was duly erected on the many poles it
was not one-half large enough to admit
of a ring, and too low-even in the very
center-to admit of n trapeze or of rid
: ing. So the tent had been abandoned
and a canvas wall. made. from the same
sort of materials that had comprised the
tent, was prepared. And how much bet
ter it was, too. 1t allowed of trapeze
and horseback performers
The Boys advertised the coming circus
by distributing handprinted bills. Davey
Jackson did the printing, for he could
letter as well as regular printing press.
SO thought the Boys The handbills were
snowy in color. for Davey possessed
great ingenuity. and used colored inks,