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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-09

The Board 81 Mayor and Aldermen
met in regular session last Tuesday
night.
A resolution was passed that no side
walks be built until grades could be
established, and the Board deserves to
be complimented in this action.
An appropriation was made outside
Of the school fund to pay for 60 desks
and a heating plant at the City School
building.
Dr. Blanton made motion and it
was seconded and passed that the Super
intendent make estimates of the cost Of
swinging the street lights in the middle
OF the street. The reasons for this are
that the lights interfere with the shade
trees and in the summer the shade in
terieres with the light.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-09

Ante phymin, The recognized cure Tor.
lahsfcul0siS For saIe BY White 4
BufchAna.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-09
Ladies Foreign Mission.

The Ladies Foreign Mission again
gathered in large numbers ID the Sum
day School rooms of the M. E. Church
Monday evening. The president, Mrs.
DR., Miles, opened with beautiful
prayer. A song with Miss Allen at the
organ was enjoyed by these devout
followers OF the Nazarene.
Mesdames Blanton, Mosier and
Adams each in their own exquisite way
read splendid and highly interesting
essays on Brazil. Mrs. s. Brummel's
reading Of the terrible opium habit was
most excellent. A fine discussion Of the
pros and cons Of this band by the pastor
was very much appreciated. A prayer
ia the beautiful and well moduIated
tones Of Mrs. w. L. White closed the
meeting. A fine collection was taken
up and with the silent benedictions d
peace each left impressed that the hour
had not been spent III vain.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-09


all that is true and womanly, so that they
may give freely Of themselves to uplift
and illuminate that tender fostering ac-
tivity which nature has SO freely given
to you and to them. As teachers, as
mothers, as women ID all vocations, we
will sometimes fail in some things. even
with our most earnest effort, and for
awhile lose, apparently, much that is
good, while reaching out and taking
hold Of something we deem larger and
better. Nevertheless, If we are true to
right principles and each day do faith
fully the duty nearest at hand, breath
ing continual prayer to be equal TO our
task. then all viii be well in the end.
As body Of earnest, anxious, thinking
mothers, the thing to encourage is ey.
erything practical, good and enobling
that will help make our boys and girls
generous, honest and noble men; broad,
practical, sympathetic women. pure
minded, clean 81 heart, virtuous ID char
acter. While we know that it takes che
combined efforts Of both parents to train
the child Alright, yet II one must be TAX
en-, it seems that mothers death causes
the irreparable loss. History shows that
widowed mothers successfully trained
our best and greatest men. George
Washington was only eleven when his
father died. jefferson, Jackson and
Madison, Johnson, Hayes and CIeve-
land all depended on their widowed
mothers for their training as well as
Harrison (the elder, Garfield and Tyler
II was the step-mother OF Lincoln more
than any one else that made him the
man he was--one Of the greatest tenn
peraace leaders Of his time. AS Mrs.
sigourney truly said, "On the cultiya-
ton Of the minds and hearts OF women
depends the welfare and happiness Of the
race. In the hey-day o. Napoleon's
glory, when he was asked what France
most needed at that time, he remarked,
Mothers. France needed the educa-
ton Of homes, presided over by good,
virtuous, intelligent womer.
Allmen and women who have achieved
greatness in this world have ascribed all
their greatness 10 the saiutary influence
aud early training of their tender, noble
mothers. John O. Adams said, All
that am, my mother made me. " West,
tho painter, said kiss from his mother
made him painter What are Raphael s
Madonna's but the shadow Of q mothers
love fixed ID permanent outline ioreyer:
and % ! could cite eases upon cases
where mothers are the makers q true
men aud women. You remember that
beautiful picture At Garfield i inaugura.
ton, when, after The ceremonies, be
stepped from The rostrum. kissed his
bible, then turned and kissed bis aged
mother and then his wife II is 70 the
credit of bis mother and sisters thai our
Senator Gore, 81 Oklahoma. il 50 sue
cessiul ID Bis vocation ! believe i WIS
Dickens Who said that The virtues Of
81 4.4 80 Z ~ 80, i
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-09
Colonial Home

Very few Of Union Cisy's landmarks
remain THIS weak The beautiful cid
home with It's spacious halls and FIRE
places Of We oIden times. occupied
by Abe pat,en and family during tho
early sixties.is being torn away % be re-
placed BY a modern concrete bungalow
10 be occupied BY Mr.. Dodson and ian-
ilv. Who have recently located here.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-09
Need Of Mothers Work.
Paper read III the w. q. +. Union FEB. BY N
j. B Boudl

tPaper read III the w. {. +. Union FEB. q BY Mrs.
j. B Boud)
The most beautiful and at the same
time the most responsible vocation on
earth is mother 5 work in training chill
dren. Some one has said, and wisely,
that God could not, in person, be every
where, so he made mothers to guide his
children. The mother has supreme and
sole power over the child ii its most inn
questionable period Of life. It is here
that Example is greater than precept"
is of greatest significance. Children are
initiative being, and readily absorb hab-
its 81 those about them. How necessary
it is for the mother then to strive to be,
herself, as nearly as she can, what she
wishes the child to become. There IS
no vocation that calls for higher order
Of character development than mother
hood. The children unconsciously mould
themselves after her manner, her meth
Cd Of life, her habits become theirs, and
her character is visibly repeated in them.
Long before child is old enough TO at
tend school the foundation for his life on
earth and the life hereafter has been laid,
and II the mother does not possess tact,
firmness, dignity and self-centrol, SUI
preme love for the child, respect for the
dignity Of motherhood and an intelligent
desire to influence and inspire the inn
mortal souls entrusted to her care. she
will have failed. in measure, 10 the
work the Creator made her for. Her
work is to lift and purify, and as she
strengthens and uplifts the life Of her
child she enriches her own.
II takes eternal vigilance and thought.
tor the the child--a duty the mother
cannot shift off to some one else--to a
servant, a nurse, an institution or to the
street. What mother should be in her
home, the teacher must be at school.
Their work is, in a measure, the same,
and il they work together towards the
same end, the son will become the man
Of enobling principles and righteous IN
fluence, and the daughter will grow tol
be the woman who will be an honor to
all womankind.
Heretofore it has been difficult mat
ter for home and school to unite their
forces now the intelligent mother may
work to better advantage with the school.
The new education has added The three
h's-tha head the heart, The hand.
These must be trained. The head takes
ii mental expansion, the heart, CHAR
acter building; and the hand, manual
training, domestic science -she practical
education.
Since God meant every woman for a
mother. what Is mothers work In this
worse Is. only II ! tees degree, the work
81 every woman. Beshescrsaut. house
keeper, Office girl. business woman, So
ciety leader or teacher. her work i q
enoble and inspire all She comes in con-
tact With. Il is true that there are moth
ers who are such 10 name only whose
children. As neutral result suffer her
ntielakee and falIies II eternity. On the
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-09
Missionary Institute.

DR.. B. G. Winton, Or. Z. H. Rawlins
and Miss Davies, all of Nashville, will
conduct Missionary Institute at the
Methodist Church Monday night and
Tuesday, March 4 and 5. You are most
cordially invited to hear these gifted
Christian workers.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-09
Vaughn Quartette.


The music loving public Of Union City
enjoyed a great musical treat here last
Sunday, given By the famous Vaughn
Symphony Quartette. The program
put On at the IL o'clock hour atthe G. p.
Church was much appreciated by large
congregation; especially one number
touched many hearts as the young men
sang A Soul Winner For Jesus,
AL q D. ii. the quartette put on d
musical program at the g, P. Church
and had practically capacity house,
which was very much enjoyed by all.
At7p. m. they rendered splendid
service ii the M. Z. Church TO 4 crowd
cd house Of appreciatiye people.
This quartette is one Of the strongest
musical organizations ii the whole coun-
try, and they are engaged in the great
work of gospel singing. Rev. G. N.
ZwingIe, SON Of Rev. J. H. zwingle,
pastor Of the G. P. Church here, les
made arrangements with the J. D.
Vaughn Publishing Co. 10 carry this
quartette with him in his eyangelissic
field, and while Mr.. zwingle is man
possessing unusal ability as a minister
OF the gospel, he has added much
strength to his work by associasing with
him these splendid young men, who
sing with power and pathos the gospel
III sang
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-09

Chief Pardue and Officer Noah
rounded up FIVE or more culprits for Tie
week. One 81 the cases was for boot
Logging. The officers are making prep
arations for campaign 81 law and
order this year.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-09
Death of Old Darkey.

Horace Alexander, an aged negro,
died at bis home in this city Monday
morning. The old man and his com
panion lived on the Askins place On
Palmer street near the railroad tracks
for many years Deceased was trust
worthy old darkey.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-09

viii 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 to this
while you think Of It.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08

Poison for Rats-Get suitable
Shallow boxes, says inches deep,
8 or 10 inches wide and about ID
inches long. Have a cover that
can be hooked down. At either
end make holes near the top big
enough to admit the rats. Now,
half fill the box with ground oats
or other feed stuff with which
has been mixed a sufficient guam
/ tity OF good commercial arsenic.
The bait used should be such as
Twill not readily spoil if uneaten
within a month. The boxes may
now be placed anywhere therats
Frequent. In the fall they may
,be put on the floor of corncribs,
son barn floors and on the foun-
dation of stacks. They can then
be covered with hay or grain.
These traps are self-setting
fnd will keep the premises reas-
bnably free from rats and mice,
with no danger to domestic ami
mails. Farm and Fields
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08

An open session of the Ladies'
Aid Society was held with Mrs.
C. W. Womack Thursday after
noon, August 1st.
After devotional exercises con-
Ilcted by Mrs. Grant Bays and
Miss Jennie Phillips, Secretary,
Mrs. w. H. Geveden, made her
report. After roll call and col
lection of dues by Mrs. W. C.S
Henry, a short but interesting
program was given, consisting
If music by Kathleen and Rob-
.rt Phipps, recitation by Mrs.
Ralph Fitzpatrick, contest for a
sewing circle led by Mrs. H. M.
Cox, and a humorous selection
was read
Two kinds Of cake and apricot
ice cream were served by Misses
Clara Blair, Jennie Ahillips Mag
gle Johnston and Mrs. Fitzpat-
rick. About twenty-one men,
bers were present and spent a
very enjoyable afternoon.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08
Advertising Talk No. Z.

John Jones, Dealer in Gener-
al Merchandise, Main Street." is
not good advertising copy. To
pull" an advertisement should
contain a message, it should be
trade talk" Tell the people
of some bargains you have. Get
the habit Of making your ads in
,teresting, Put your individuali-
ty into them Quote prices talk
quality, and make true your pub
Rshed statementsi Keep persistent
ly at it'll 1t is the wide-awake,
constant advertiser that gets the
trade.
Remember that it is the new
er-quit" campaign of adyertis-
ing by the mail order houses that
gets the trade you ought to have
and which you could get and
keep if you would advertise.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08
Prominent Young Lady Dead.

Miss Belle Barber, daughter of
Bruce Barber, died at her home
ia Pomp last Saturday. Miss Bar
Der had typhoid fever last winter,
from the effects Of which she
never recovered, finally running
into tuberculoris which was the
cause of her death.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08
aye Old Time Concert. "

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Christian Church will give a
s'Ye Old Time Concert" andes
Shadow Social" in the church
basement on Saturday night,
August 10th. No admission will
be charged, but the gentlemen
will please bring along their
pocket books.
CLARA BLAIR,
FLETA H0VERMALE,
JENNIE PHILLIPS,
MAGGIE JOHNSTON.
Committee.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08
Barker'S PetspicaciIy.

superintendent r. N. Barker
has ever an eye to the eternal
fitness Of things. In preparing
the questions for the monthly ex-
aminations Tor the public schools
for August we find the following
in language and composition:
Write a lettlr to the Licking
Valley COURIER, enclosing one
dollar. Give date when sub
sciption is'to begin" "
Bro. Barker, can not that ad-
monition be extended to the pa.
irons and teachers, too? The
COURIER is doing more for the
encouragement of the schools
than is generally realized. It's
columns ar freely given to en-
couraging and upbuilding the
educational interests of Morgan
county. All that a newspaper
could do it has done anliS doing,
ct comparatively few of the
teachers are subscribers. The
farmers, as a class, recognize
our efforts for them, and are
prompt to sustain us with their
patronage, The teachers should
not only all be subscribers, but
! leach one should make an effort
to induce ali the patrons in his
district to subscribe.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08

The most significant. thing
about the National campaign in
its early stages is the fact that
hundreds OF thousands of repub-
Iicans, who never before voted
the democratic ticket, have vol
lntarily written Governor Will
son and Governor Marshall that
they Intend this year to vote the
democratic ticket.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08
Memorial Meeting.

Memorial services for Uncle
VIM. Thomas, who died last
winter, will be conducted by
Revs. L. A. and G. V.
Lykins and C. F. FISHERMAN,
at the Maxey schoolhouse the 3rd
Sunday in this month. Dinner
for everybody will be served on
the ground. Everybody invited.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08

"Sadisl' said another to her
small daughter, why is it that
you and yoir little brother are
always quareling?"
4 don't know" " replied Sadie,
unless | takeafter you and he
takes after papa" Masonic
Home Journal.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08

we noticed a large hole through
the door and on asking what
made it one of the larger boys
Of school told us it was done with
shot gun. We then looked
closer and saw he was right and
in addition to the shotgun wound
in the door we found nine others
that had been inflicted with
pistol shots. The door was prac-
tically yoptlsleSs, made so by
rshets through it rom without.
We would recommend that the
citizens Of that district do some
grand jury work before they in
sist very much on the Education
al Board building 4 new l0dse
to be a target for the rufiian
whose gun is so heavy that he
must unload it just as he goes by
the school house door
Mrs. Vance was working hard
under unfayorable circumstances
and had her work we'll in hand.
Her grading was, pretty fair
with the exception Of SOME cross
grading that she found necessa-
ry to do. Some pupils were try
ing to take studies for which
they were not ready and by help
of the teacher we soon had mat
ters all arranged, and after Civ
ing the teacher 4 new schedule
of recitations, thus making her
work more pleasant and easy for
her, and being assured by her
that she could do the work with
greater dispatch and more ease,
we left for the Reed school house
where we found Mr.. Callahan in
charge. lie is young teaceer
never having taught before, but
he is alive to his work and seems
filed with a desire to succeed
and as a result he is working
hard, doing his best, His schoo
was in the same condition a:
many others, needing readjust,
ling and placing where they real.
ly,belonged. With his help we
soon had the school graded anC
a new order of things in work.
ing condition, We gave him q
new schedule of recitations ant
when we left he assured us that
we had lighteped his load a vast
deal, rnd thatlhe could do better
work by reason Of the work We
had done FOR him, and tn,
changes we had made and th,
suggestions offeeed5in. regard t,
methods ofteaching.
These three schools are being
| well attended mdthe outlook is
good for a successful year. w,
! will have more to say at tn,
close of the week.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08

Miss Loladel Cottle entertained
a number of friends at her home
three miles above town July 24th,
in honor of her 18th birthday.
The guests present We're; Misses
Molli e Day, Matte Lykins, Aura
Maxey, Laura, Lydia and Eliza
beth Easterling, Hazel Day,
Blanche, Gardie Maye and Lizzie
Cottle, Messrs. Ollie Day, Gobel
Cottle, John Easterling, Willie
Cottle, Walter Cox, Mr.. and Mrs.
jim Cottle, Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
Mcclure, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Day,
Uncle jim Cottle and others. Ice
cream was served and al report
a nice tine.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08

If the farm is stocked well with
Fell-bred cattle, horses, hogs
md sheep, sickness does not
Nhict his family and his home
adorned with magazines, pa
IS and books, the farmer has
very element of social and in
sctual contentment. Blue
As Farmer.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08
Wanted,

We are still short the follow
ing numbers Of the COURIER:
6, II, 1S, Ia, 15, 1e, II, 10, %
and "a. Any one who will send
or bring us these numbers will be
suitably rewarded.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08
Further comment on the Gg-
Wes and the percentages which
they make sesfhS unnecessary. :"

The first Safe Primary uoder
the new primary election law was
held last Saturday. There were
no races over which a contest was
made and consequently a very
light vote was polled. In the
race for the nomination for appel
late Judge for the 7th district.
C. C. Turner of Mt. Sterling,
carried the county over his oppo-
nent, j. Smith Hays, Of Win
chester, by S56 majorito.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08

We are prepared to-. furnish
any and all kinds Of cards and
hand bills advertising horses,
bulls or jacks. Give us a call
and examine our work.
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08
THE FIDDLING HOBO.
He was nothing but a hobo, an

He. was nothing but a hobo, and
he hadn't any means,
When | saw him on the levee in
the town Of New Erleans.
The niggers were a-dancin' as he
came paradin' by,
And he stopped to see the jiggin,'
and he hove a mournful
sigh.
Then a big mulatter nigger which
they called him "Frenchy
JIM"
Was a passing of the hat around,
and h9 helt in out to him.
He only turned his pockets out,
and hove another sigh,
But said he'd make some music,
if they kaired to-hev him
try.
So they handed him the fiddle,
and he settled on a keg,
And he tuned the strings up
keerful, and he helt it on
his leg.
The he riz it to his shoulder and
he gripped it with his chin,
And he gave a little flourish and
he up and started in.
We'll, I've heered a heap of nd-
dlers, and a mighty sight
Of tunes,
With roustabouts and stevedores
and Luisiana coons;
But | never did and never will,
and never hope to hear
The equal of that hobo if | live a
hund1d year.
He fddled on the high note, he
fddled on the low,
He fddled like the devil was a
jerkin' on that bow.
And fore he'd give the fiddle
more'n a half a dozen
scrapes,
Them niggers was a dancin' like
a lot of crazy apes.
They shuffled and they scuffled,
they cakewalked and they
f.: danced,
They wiggled and they.wriggled,
they twisted and they
pranced;
Pattin' with the tipto, stompin'
II with the heel,
Done the fling and buck an wing,
and ole "furginy reel"
Till | couldn't help a-smilin' in q
naughty sort O. scorn,
For | hadn't seen such capers
since the day that | was
born.
Then they come a sort Of itchin
in the bottom O. my shoe
Well, it wasn't but a second then,
till was dancin' too;
Why, the very bales of cottor
was lookin' round fol-
mates,
And the punches of bannanie.
was a-dancin' in theil
crates;
The rats was doin' two-steps will
the reaches on the pier,
And it looked 81 eff Judgment wa'
a gettin' mighty near;
And when he stopped the music
and got up to go away,
Them niggers were a-kneelin
and a-prayen him TO stay
| But he shook his whiskers mourn
full and he hove anothe
sigh,
And he handed back the fiddl
and bade US all good bye
He was nothing but a hobo, an,
he hadn't any means,
But he could have owned tn,
city, had he staid in Ney
Erleens.
Sow. Z. MALyEN,
Licking Valley courier., 1912-08-08
Supervisors Report Of Third
Weeks Work

01l' work for this week was on
White Oak, two, of the schools
beng places where the Superyis-
or did part Of his beginning in the
teaching profession. But things
and faces are much changed since
the. days Of yore, and:
None were left to greet me
Gap"
And few were left to know
Who played marbles with me at
those schools
About eighteen years ago"
The first school visited was
being trught by James Oney, one
of Morgan's Oldest teachers in
experience. AS is natural to
suppose, we found this school
doing good work, but the ever
present trouble Of premature adj
vancement was plainly notice
able, and when we had talked
with the teacher concerning this
trouble he said: Il know that
many of. the pupils are trying to
-.sakS-s..-sesics-tSihirr they are not
ready for, but their parents will
kick whenever they are put back,
so | just waited for one of you
fellows to come and readjust
matters knowing that these pu-
pAs would be placed where they
belong and that the parents would
'cuss' you instead of me" In
few Of such conditions we shut
our eyes and hewed to the line. ="
We took the Spelling book out
Of the second grade leaving the
pupils OF that grade to learn to
spell the words found in the Sec
ond reader assuring them that if
they could spell all words in the
reader at the close of school they
would be above the average SPELL
ers of that grade. ! We found too
many pupils trying to go in"
Rays Practical Arithmetic in
stead of Rays Elementary arith-
metic, and of course we insisted
on an immediate change which
the teacher helped us to make
and,when we had gone through
the grades and made all the
changes necessary, we had in
school some pupils mad as hor-
nets on account of having to &c
back, and some decaring they
would not take other branches
that belonged in their grade, that
they had been leaving off, But
we took some time in getting
them to see that it was only for
their benefit that such laws were
made and that it was our duty as
teacher and Supervisor to sec
that the course of study was faith.
fully maintained and carried out
I in each school. After we had
gone through the matter fully
explaining all the details of the
! law and pointing out good results
sure to follow the carrying out
of the course Of study, the pupils
all seemed better pleased anc
finally all agreed it was best, ant
the teacher proposed going tC
/ West Liberty Saturday to get al
books necessary il pupils woulC
bring him the money Friday
and we have since learned tha
he did go and get the books anC
we predict an excellent term fo
that.shcooI. this year.
Our next school visited was OF
the Vance Fork"-of White Oal
where we found Mrs. Jane Vanc,
in charge. On entering we no
ticed a lack of seats, etc, ant
saw that the house was sadly il
need Of a new one. But whel
n