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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-10-20

Mr. Will Moss, OF Number Seven
was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Knox Harper and children hav
returned from Union City.
Mrs. Bolts, Of Union City, is a CUES
Of her son. G. F. Bolts.
Miss Winnie Woody was weekend
guest OF relatives at Glass.
Mrs. Thompson and children, of Co
lumbus, KY, are guests of Mrs. Grit
Hogan and Mrs. Kate Shipp.
Mr.. Hubert Shore was a visitor Il
Union City this week.
Mrs. John Bittick and daughter. Of
Maiden, Mo-, are guests Of Mrs. Hol-
land Bittick.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. n Parker, OF Union
City, were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Petty.
b. j. Wade has brought in a car load
Of colts, which are proving of interest to
young hopefuls. +"
Calvin McCaw and Mrs. E. N. White
are conyalescent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fox, OF Obion, were Sab
bath guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Woody and Prof. and Mrs. S. B. Hays
on Caldwell avenue.
Mr.. Allen Phebus, recent visitor for
several days Of r. L. Phebus, has re-
turned to Martin.
Mrs. T. j. Bonner has returned from
the State Convention OF w. G. T. U. at
Athens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob McAdoo, Of Way
erly, were recent guests of Mrs. Mag
Harris. For a week Mrs. Harris has
been afflicted with neuralgia, which has
seriously affected her eyes.
Mrs. Ernest Shropshire and sister,
Miss Davis, are ill with la grippe.
Miss Matte Calhoun, of near Union
City, was the first OF the week guest of
Miss Pauline Thorne.
Mesdames Gus Callicott and Roscoe
Kitchell spent Monday in Union City.
Mr.. Orie Brown has located at Tip
tonville in the interest of the Singer Sew
ing Machine Co.
w. p. Morris made mid-week bust
ness trip to Ridgely.
Mr.. Richard Carmen, of Obion, is
spending few days with his parents
north of Rives.
Rev. ]. n Thomas, of Newbern, has
again accepted call to this congrega-
ton and will fill his appointment next
Sabbath.
Those attending Woman's Board day
services at Pleasant Hill Sabbath after
noon report very fine program. Es-
pecially good papers were those by Mrs.
Clinton Callicott and Miss Davis Shrop-
shire. The subject of the former was
Our Mission Fields" and OF the latter,
Our Future Aims" Mrs. Press Cal
licott's selected paper, The Conversion
to Missions of Miss Crissey," was to the
point, and Miss Hughes. Miss Thorne
and the Misses Callicott also contributed |
well received readings and recitations.
The collection was at Pleasant Hill, I"
therefore excellent.
Mesdames Ed ward Scoggins, 0rie
Brown, Gus Callicott and Ed Stirling
were midweek visitors TO Union City
Messrs. r. l.. Phebus and r. L. Har-
per went over to Union City Wednesday
to attend the unwilling of the Confeder-
ate monument.
Mr.. Austin Carter, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. V. Carter, and lately stem
ographer in Nashville, has been signal
" promoted and is now stationed in
Pensacola, Florida, as chief clerk.
The weather man had us scared as to
weather for Wednesday, but the morn
ing dawned clear and mild indeed, an
deal October day, and we had the pleas
are of joining others from Number Four
n visit to Union City and profoundly
enjoyed the speeches of the silver
ongued Bob Taylor, the distinguished
DR.. Polk, son of Leonidas Polk, and
,ur own Judge Lawson.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-10-20

Having suggested the insolvency OF
the estate Of A. L. Deem, deceased, all
persons having claims against said estate
are notified to file the same with County
Court Clerk of Obion County, authenti-
Gated in the manner prescribed by law,
on or before the 10Th day OF January,
1912, or same will be forever barred both
in law and in equity.
Boat J. N. DEEM, Administrator.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-10-20

| pepSla ana female
troubles by your
m e dicine. l had
been troubled with
both for fourteen
years and consulted
different doctors,
but failed to get any
relief. After using
Lydia e. Pinkham's
V e ge ia BILE Com
pound and Blood
Purifier / can say /
am q wall xuau,op
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-10-20

FAILED TO
HELP HER
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Pound, Wis. 81 am glad to an.
nOunce that have been cured of dvs.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-10-20

II. you want the best and cheapest,
use Bon Air coal Union City Ice &
Coal Company.
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20

ing to start IN ear; and even when IN
ear was started, the intelligence of the
plant taught it that it must shorten
this ear if it would produce any corn
at all.
Other years the crop has been linn
tied by he temperature. Corn, being
a semi-tropical plant, requires intense
summer heat, and some times the crop
is shortened for lack of it. The crop
this year has. however, even where
the plant food was abundant, been
measured by the amount of wster that
the roots could deliver to the plant.
The skill of the farmer has been shown
in maintaining large amount of veg
etable matter in the soil, thus ensbl-
ing it to hold water which would
otherwise evsporste, and at the same
time keeping the soil in proper ply
steal condition.
The man who has land rich in humus
or vegetable material, who has 50
cultivated it that he can draw upon
even the short supply Of moisture
stored below. has been rewarded by q
moderate crop of corn. The man who
failed in this can see clearly the re-
suit. 1t is important that We do some
serious thinking on what soil fertility
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20
The Making OF The Crop.

The experience of this season has
taught farmers that something more
than soil fertility is essential TO the
making of q large or profitable crop.
The essential elements of fertility in
the soil, the potash, the phosphorus
and the nitrogen must be present in
the soil or they can not appear in the
crop. Other elements there are, but
with the possible exception of lime
these are present in such abundance in
our soils that We need give no stten-
ton whatever to their supply.
Even when these are all there in
abundance, the soil must be in proper
physical condition or else the plants
can not use them. The soil can not,
under ordinary circumstances, or un-
der any circumstances, be in proper
physical condition unless it contains q
considerable amount Of vegetable mat
ter. Most of our soils in the Missis-
sippi valley that fail to produce crops
fail not because of any lack Of potash,
nor ordinarily in the newer lands of
phosphorus. They are frequently lack
ing in nitrogen, however, simply be-
cause they lack vegetable matter, or.
speaking broadly and not technically.
humus. with which much Of the soil
nitrogen is combined. The constant
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20

, cropping Of the soil, or cultivating
without cropping, naturally exposes to
the atmosphere and burns up this veg
etable matter. Hence the imperative
necessity Of maintaining the supply
either by the growing of grasses. es-
pecially the clovers, or by the applica-
ton of barnyard manure.
But even with all these, as our farm
ers have found out this year. there
must be other things that 60 to the
making of q big crop Plants take all
their food in liquid form; and hence.
without::an abundant supply of moisture
in some way, it is in vain that We
expect q first-class crop. In fact, the
crops this year have been measured by
the amount of water which the roots
of the plant could supply to the grow
ing grain.
In some sections the oat crop has
been very light. for the simple reason
that oats require nearly twice as much
water per pound of dry matter as corn,
including both the stalk and the grain.
We have a great many barren stalks
in our corn fields this year, more than
We realize until We 60 into the field
and actually count them. for the sim
pie reason that the roots were able to
furnish enough water for the stalk.
but not enough to justify it in attempt
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20

By one Who understands the art %.
tatoes may be sueeessfully stored in
pits. A trench 10 dug in the ground.
about three feet wide, one foot deep
and any length desired- The potatoes
are then piled in till there is . pile
three or four feet deep Straw is
piled over the potatoes to the depth Of
ten or twelve inches. and . layer Of
soil is put on except over the top.
which il left open for ventilation until
the really cold weather comes. As the
weather gets colder it may be neces-
sary to add . layer Of manure over the
soil. and care must bestaken to plug up
the ventilating hole at the top every
evening and during the extremely cold
days. 1t must frequently be left open.
however, to provide ventilation. PO-
tatoes in . large mass without ventila-
ton will heat and spoil.
In large potato growing districts.
special potato storage buildings are
constructed. They are provided with
ventilstors, . thermometer, and often
times . stove. At night the ventila-
tors are closed, but during warm
days they are opened The objct is
to always keep the temperature Pc
tween thirty and forty degrees. Po-
tatoes immediatly after digging
should, if possible, be cooled of At
once and kept cool until used.
aces Farmer.
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20

The most pertinent question re-
taller must think shout when he starts
out to consider the question of filling
the advertising space he has bought
in the local newspaper is. how can
sell my goods successfully through the
newspaper? The best answer to the
question is undoubtedly another ques-
ton. He must ask himself: If l had
to sell these goods in my store, how
would l Approach my customer-how
could interest her and in what way
should convince her." Last Of all
he must ask himself whether he is
capable of doing all this in the news
paper space as we'll as in his store.
When a merchant has answered
these questions satisfactorily he may
commence compiling his advertise
ment. But until he realizes that sales
manship is just as Necessary in the
newspaper space as in his store when
selling goods. he can never hope to get
the value he has every right to expect
from the space.
Successful newspaper publicity has
been called craftsmanship on paper.
When a retailer can distinguish that
kind of craftsmanship and appreciate
its value. he is long way on the
road to advertising success.
If a retailer employed inexperienced
or amateur help in his store TO sell
his best goods he would be clsssed as
fool. Why then should he not also
be put in that category if he employs
amateur craftsmanship in his newspaper
space He pays good money for both
and should get the same degree Of
satisfaction for his expenditure
Four main points enter into all
craftsmanship whether personal or on
paper: first. the attention Of the pos
sibie customer must be obtained; sec
ond, interest must be created In the
goods You are going to sell; third, the
customer must be convinced that she
wants the goods, and last, but by no
means the least, she must be convinced
to make the purchase.
In planning his advertising. there
fore, the merchant has to apply these
principles in such way that, from
his announcements, results are obtain
ed SIS q matter Of course. But he
mus, remember always that salesman
ship on paper is more difficult than
salesmanship in person because he can
not make his selling arguments felt
in the same degree as when he meets
his customers face to face
Unless merchant can apply these
four principles successfully through
advertising, his publicity will get no
more returns than bad salesman IN
his store. And let me state here that
no ordinary merchant can get the high
est grade of salesmanship in his news
paper space without help. There are
many reasons for this. 1t has been
found, for instance, that the best way
to secure attention is to use q good
illustration. Nothing has a surer hu.
man interest effect or gets quicker &C.
ton than q we'll selected picture. Tt
get such illustrations you need MOI
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20

A Missouri correspondent writes:
"Can you tell me how to keep pota-
toes? Should l dig them now or wait
till later? What can l put on them
to keep them? They are ripe.
Late potatoes should be left on the
vines As long As possible and yet be
dug before frost. II it is possible to
get . reasonable price, the average
grower had best sell his surplus pota-
toes soon after digging. Under ordi-
nary market conditions, only men who
have good root cellars or potato stor-
age houses are justified in holding any
large quantity of potatoes over winter.
A good storehouse for potatoes must
never fall below 80 degrees in TEN.
perature nor rise much above 40 de-
grees. 1t should be we'll ventilated,
dry, and dark. The cellar of the or
binary dwelling house meets these re-
quirements fairly we'll, although the
temperature here often rises too high,
and there is danger of it falling too
low; also the ventilation may not be
of the best.
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20

mems and the conditions that must be
supplied to enable the plant to use it.
The lesson has been . severe one |;
not only farmers. but all classes of
citizens, need severe lessons Of I'D
versity in order that they may be COM
PEELED to learn wisdom. Fortunately.
in the dry section nature has been do
ing . good job Of blowing. such a no
plow could do. and preparing the soil
by pulling the particles apart, for IN
abundant crop next year if We are "a
vored with normal temperature and
rainfall. Farmer.
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20

only a high grade experienced artist
but one who has first class knowledge
Of advertising art. Then, it requires
considerable study and experience in
descriptive literature to create inter-
est in goods in those you are
selling daily. Again to bring convic-
ton to the mind of q reader surely
and successfully, necessitates knowl-
edge of how it has been done in thou
sands of other cases.
All this means that the up-to-dste
merchant who degsires to make his sd-
vertising scientifically certain must
either study retail advertising as a
part Of his business training or en-
ploy an experienced advertising con-
structor. There is more in planning
and writing a successful ADVERTISE
ment than the ordinary retailer real
ICES. And the smaller the advertise
ment the more difficult the process.
Only those who have msnde big sue
cesses by the employment of advertis-
ing in its most efficient form know
the true value of salesmnship through
advertising.
The time is now due for the am
bilious retailer to learn something
about this art If he does not care
about Flooding at acquiring knowledge
himself there are plenty of means of
securing the right kind of salesmanship
on paper. the kind that will enable
him to get one hundred per cent val
ue from his advertising space. One
of the best means is to buy syndicated
advertising service. Some of these
services have been brought up to such
a pitch of perfection that much Of
their advertising is rated as equal to
the best that has made success for the
big department stores and national
advertisers.
Constructing advertisements is like
the practice of medicine or law. it re-
quires a special training to do it sue
cessfully. The average merchant can
no more build an advertisement that
will bring sure returns than the aver
age advertisement writer can cure
your body or argue your case in the
courts And the average merchant
who attempts to do it is perpetrating
as much harm to his business as the
amateur would do to a human body if
he tried to doctor it. Those syndicat-
ed advertising services are constructed
by experts of q national reputation
who have had many years experience
in that class of work and who are paid
large salaries for their services. The
low prices at which the services are
Offered are only made possible by the
large number sold throughout the
country. For some Of these services
the prices are as small as one dollar
per week.
Full particulars of these syndicated
advertising services may be obtained
from the editor of this paper. 1t is
unwise for any retailer to be without
such means Of securing sure returns
from his advertising when he can &c,
success bringing advertisements fol
these low prices.
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20

Nothing can be good for everything.
Doing one thing we'll brings success.
Deans Kidney Pills do one thing
only.
They help sick kidneys.
They relieve backache. kidney and
bladder trouble.
Here is Columbus evidence to prove
it.
Mrs. John Burrell, 522 w. Eleventh
St, Columbus. Nebraska. says: ~
cheerfully give Doan's Kidney Pills
my endorsement for know that they
act just - represented About four
years ago my kidneys became weak and
disordered and there were symptoms
of inflammation Of the bladder. Ny
back was painful and felt miserable
in every way. Not until ! used
Deans Kidney Pills did ! find relief.
They completely corrected the annoy
ances. During the past two years l
have been perfectly free from kidney
complaint and l give Doan's Kidney
Pills the credit.
For sale by al dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Ailburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan' s-and
take no othher.
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20
Foley's Kidney Remedy Liquid

F0Iey'S Kidney Remedy Liquid
Is Q great medicine of proven value
for both acute and chronic kidney and
bladder ailments. It is especially re-
commended to elderly people for its
wonderful tonic and reconstructive
qualities, and the permanent relief and
comfort it gives them.
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20

Wanted-A girl for gen
er,l homework. L.Cerrard,
40 Wet 18th Sc.
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20
euRLIn6T0n
THE TABLE

No. %. Pass daily ex. SUM Iv-7:25 O. m
No. 81. Frt 4 Ac. td'y ex Sat- lv SEQ p. N
No. II. Pass tdsily eX- SUM ar 500 p. m
No 81 Frt 4 Ac. (dy eX SUM ar6 as O. %
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-20

q. G. BROWN,
Ticket Agent.
A. X. M'KEEN.
Assistant Ticket Agent
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-16
Longevity Personified.

Senator Benjamin F. Tillman re-
lates an amusing anecdote about a
colored man named Jeff, who has been
with neighboring South Carolina
family since before the war.
"One day." said Mr.. Tillman, "his
mistress was rather surprised when
old jeff asked to have few days off
to go. as he put it, up to de old state
of Bosting, to see his aunt.
Why, jeff said the lady, your
aunt must be pretty old, isn't She?
"'Yes'm, he replied, 'yes'm; nah
aunt must be pretty ole now-she's
bout ah hundred an five years ole
now
lone hundred and five years. ex-
claimed his mistress. what on earth
is she doing up there in Boston,?
Deed, is demo what's she's
dom, ma'am.' rejoined old jeff, in all
seriousness, she's up dere Twin wild
her gran'mother.'
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-16
PROPER PLACE
FOR CHICKENS
Should Not be Allowed TO Roost Or
Top of Harness or Buggy
Should Have Good
House.

One of the most important things
In the care of laying hens is the
house that they are to live in. On
most farms it used to be that the hen
roasted any old place, and her favor
lite place was on top of the harness
or buggy. And when they could not
reach their favorite place, they took
to the trees, but | can say that the
hens life on the farm has changed.
for now you see nice houses and
yards for them, says writer in the
Successful Farming.
A good poultry house may be de-
fined as one that is dry. warm and
ventilated, and fitted to accommodate
the kind of fowls that is to be kept
A stationary house suitable for any
kind of fowl may be built of stone or
brick. but the best house is built OF
lumber made In size suitable for
moving once a year at least. Lumber
is cheaper than brick or stone, and
when you find that there is some i'm
provement that you could make to the
advantage of the hen and coop, it will
be good deal cheaper remodeling
the wooden building.
1t is impossible to build a house
that will answer for all times of the
year. You will find alterations to
make in spring and fall. so when wood
is used in its construction it can be
built in sections and bolted together.
In warm weather you can use wire
frames in place of the board sections.
Give the hens plenty of room, lots of
clean straw to be used as scratching
material. fight lice nine days week.
and see If the hens don't pay their
way.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-16

In one of our fields we have such q
clump of quaking-asp and it is pleas.
ing TO note how contented these ami
mails are during the sweltering heat
Of the day as they lie about in the
shade of this rustling clump of trees,
If there is not such shade planted
along the borders of field we should
not be slow in planting such If we
were in the swine growing business,
and every wide awake farmer should
be, for indeed he should consider
himself too poor to be without this
profitable animal upon his premises.
Many make a mistake in allowing
their swine to run to the creek dur.
ing the summer for water We have
such a place upon our farm, and we
might save much time in getting wa,
ter to our swine many times If we
allowed them to go to this water
course, but we are afraid of it. In.
deed in this field we never allow our
swine TO roam, for we do not know
what farmer several miles above us
| in another district might have chol.
tla vi pas anu Jul e1hlhlolc GA
posed by contamination in the water
flowing down stream.
We rather prefer to keep our ami.
, mails well away from this stream OF
water, and give them pure water
from the well in disinfected troughs
thus doing our part toward keeping
down loss from cholera.
We keep down the Objectionable
and nauseating hog wallow upon our
farm and do not tolerate 1t in the
least. We know the swine enjoy It.
but we have learned to detest its
abomnable company, and by chang
ing the animals about, and locating
new quarters frequently we keep this
mire of mud and filth abandoned
With the advancement along other
lines of farm operations, the ad.
vancement in this line of work ap
peals to us as very significant in keep
ing these animals in a sanitary and
healthful location at all times.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-16
JUST BEFORE THE TROUBLE
How Could the Listener Know What
His Friend Was Trying
to Say?

If any man ever admired his wife,
that man was Howler. And when the
Fitzboodles asked Mrs. Howler to get
up and sing. There is a Garden in
My Face" the husband glowed with
pride.
No matter that she had a face like
a hippopotamus and a voice like an
elephant, he sat beaming as she sang,
and could not refrain from bending
over to his neighbor and whispering:
Don't you think my wife's got fine
voiceT
WHAT" said his neighbor, who
was little deaf.
Don't you think my wife has got a
fine voice." repeated Howler.
WHAT"
Don't you think my wife's got a
fine voice?" roared Howler.
Sorry" returned the neighbor,
shaking his head. Cant hear a word
you say. That awful woman over
there is making such frightful row
singing"