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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-05
The Best Boys Clothes at Lower Prices.

and furnishings is sold lower here than elsewhere Make
note of that-then store, see our lines.
You'll be surprised Prices at the point where we
car honestly recommend the goods. We won't go lower
and you don't any lower Xhagood make specially.
All sizes to l8.
Special prices So so, 81, SIS, SO to SIP.
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, four years since they have all been
together And this only serves to
make the reunion a greater joy to
them. We trust they may realize as
great happiness from the event as
they anticipate.
Rev. D. M. Houghtelin, financial
secretary of the NJ. E. hospital in Des
Moines, stopped here on his way home
from Woodbine, where he gave an
address Sunday and spoke in the NJ.
F.. church that evening. He was en-
tertained at the NJ. G. Virgins home.
Many friends of this former pastor
were glad of an opportunity to meet
him again.
Miss Christina Nelson was a Den
ison visitor Monday.
DR.. F. N. Rowe is entertaining his
father and mother, who are on their
way from Edgeley, S. D., to spend the
winter at Hot Springs, Ark, with Mr..
Rowe's brother.
Misses Minnie Fouts and Gladys
Wettengel came up from Dunlap Sun
day and spent the day at the Dave
Miller home.
Mrs. Jim Wilson and children re-
turned Monday from visit with rel
atives at Dunlap and Woodbine.
Rowland Petit has gone to Fort
Dodge, at which place he expects to
begin firing on the Illinois Central.
Mrs. Hennings came down from
Denison Saturday to visit at the home
of her son, Johnny.
DR.. Reno was up from Woodbine
last Thursday.
Mrs. Richard Eisenhauer came
down from Denison Saturday and
went out to the Elmer McElwain
home to visit for a few days.
Frank O'Meara has purchased the
Herman Logsdon farm. Mr.. Logsdon
expects to move his family to the new
home at Ames about the middle of
next month.
Mrs. Nate Hahn and daughter. Ed
ma, were shopping in Denison Satur.
day.
George Wendt came down form
Minnesota Sunday to visit a friend
here.
Miss Elizabeth Slattery has gone
to Iowa City for Christmas visit
with friends.
Passenger train No. 6 on the North
Western which formerly came at
about 1920 p. m. for the past six or
eight years, arrives now at ESQ p. m.
Rehearsals are going merrily on
for the home talent play, "Hazel
Klrke% Everything is shaping up
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. fine and we are told by one who knows
that this one will not fall behind in
popularity from those given last win
ter. The new hands are getting along
| fine and everything is predicted to
| turn out as fine as a fiddle.
Miss Jennie HallOwell jOurneyed to
| Omaha Saturday.
Miss Lucy Haley was a Dunlap WIS.,
itor Friday.
Fred Logsdon was fortunate man
Monday. On driving around the cor
ner of the McColl feed store his bug
gy skidded and upset. Fred was
thrown out and landed in the same
spot on which the buggy landed mo-
ment later. Bystanders caught the
horse got Fred out of the wreck.
somewhat bruised but not badly hurt.
And there's where he was fortunate.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Rudd, Of Nor
folk, Neb., but former residents here,
are moving from Norfolk. Mr.. Rudd
has severed his connection with the
Norfolk Daily News and we under
stand that he is looking up icca
ton. Mrs. Rudd came Sunday end
will visit here and at Denison until
they secure a location.
Eight young folks We're entertained
Monday evening at the home of Miss.
Flora Virgins. The same set were:
entertained by Elmer Riddle one
evening last week.
The whole town is in state of ex-
element all because the news has,
gone broadcast therein that the cleo
trio lights will be turned on Tuesday
evening. The workmen have been
busy getting the street paraphernalia
ready, the engine has been put in
place in the new part of the water
house and things are ready to turn
on the electricity. About sixteen
houses are all that are wired as yet,
but a number are waiting to wire as
soon as they see what can be done.
The meters have not arrived as yet.
but the town will charge fiat rate
until the meters are installed. One
advantage Dow City will enjoy is the
benefit of a storage battery that will
provide an all day current. The cleo
trician is on hand and Well soon be
using the new tangled lights.
G. c. Antisdel and wife, of st. Louis,
Mo-, came in the first of the week for
a few days visit with the O. J.
Judd family, the two ladies being sis
tiers.
Mrs. Bert Thompson is home from
Denison, being much improved in
health.
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iday wares. The decorations at the
meat market are also worthy of men
ton.
Mrs. Marie Quick, who is working
in Dunlap, came up Saturday for a
visit with the home folks.
A copy of the North Adams, Mass
Transcript has reached us and We
note an item of interest to quite a
number of residents of this commun-
ity, viz: The celebration of the 50th
anniversary of marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander Morton, former resi-
was Familiarity known, live num-
Der of years on farm near here, the
place still being known as the Nor
ton farm. Seven of their ten chill
dren were in attendance, as we'll as
nine grandchildren. Mrs. Morton has
been afflicted for many years with
rheumatism and we are told that she
has not walked a step for twenty
years or more. Sweet and cheerful
through it all, though so sadly af-
f1icted, she lives surrounded by chill
dren and friends, an inspiration to
them all. We trust that they may be
blessed and cheered by her presenc
for years to come. Friends of the
family who reside here will wish that
their relation may continue joy to
them.
A family reunion is to take place
soon in Dow City and the participants
are gathering now for the event,
which will take place at the home of
Mrs. R. II. Baber. Mrs. J. G. Holt
came Saturday from Ashland, Mont,
and Mrs. Alvin Rudd came several
months ago from her home in Will
burton, Okla. A brother William
Hammond, is expected soon from Ne
braska and this will complete the
circle. These four persons are the
survivors in the family of John =.
Hammond, one of our pioneer settlers,
who, with his wife, passed to the
great beyond in the early sixties. Five
little children were left, as follows:
Mary, now Mrs. R. T. Baber, who was
taken by Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Dow;
Sarah, now Mrs. Alvin Rudd, was
raised by the Harvey Bishop family;
Amanda, now Mrs. J. c. Holt, went
to the home of Ben Bishop, and Will
was taken into the home of George
Bird. A baby sister of three weeks
was cared for by Mrs. Margaret
Wight, but it went to join its mother
a few months later. Thus the family
have been scattered practically all
their lives and it is nearly twenty
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Earl Brake and wife will occupy
the north apartment of the Jack
| Williamson house, which Mr. and Mrs.
! LeRouX are vacating. Houses to rent
still continue to be about as scarce
| as hens teeth.
The Baptist bazaar is scheduled for
next Saturday at Smiths hall. Bear
in mind the time and the place, and
remember that the article you want
Will be there and for sale at a very
moderate figure. This event is held
under the auspices of the Baptist as
ISOLATION and is worthy of your pat
ronage. Help a good cause along.
The school program is to be held in
the M. E. church on Wednesday
night of next week, December 18Th
Rehearsals are in progress daily. The
program will begin promptly at 8 y.
M, the first half being given by Miss
Agnes Goddard's pupils, the latter
half by Miss Virgins pupils. These
teachers, working in conjunction with
Miss ButterWOrth, teacher in music,
have expended considerable time and
effort in preparing to put on this can
tata and will much appreciate your
efforts to be present to witness it.
Mrs. Roy Mcbride and baby went
to Denison Saturday for a visit at
the w. N. Mcbride home.
Virgil Butterworth went to Wood
bine Friday to visit friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Howorth and
Miss Isador Haskin came down from
Denison Saturday and went out to
the Allen Howorth home for visit,
after which they go to Elmer NOEL
wain's to spend some time.
Aunt Maggie Talcott visited here
last week at the Charley Talcott
home near Dunlap. She reports Mr..
Talcott as being in failing health
from rheumatism.
Mrs. O. j. Judd was hostess to the
Priscilla club last Thursday after
noon and despite the stormy day.
about twenty guests were present to
the hospitality of the hostess. The
pleasant time indoors made all forget
the unpleasant weather and all felt
we'll repaid for their effort to be pres
ent A toothsome lunch was served,
which all enjoyed.
Our stores have on their holiday at
tire and certainly look as if master
hand had been at work. d. E. Brenl-
ser's store has the niftiest display Of
Christmas goods he has ever shown,
While Santa Claus, with his huge sack
on display in Herman's window, does
not fail to call attention to their hol
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weeks helping with the erection of a
new hog house and other outbuild.
ings.
1t seems that there has been an IN
usual amount of building going on this
year. The people in general show
signs of prosperity.
Earl Brown has been quite sick for
a week or more, being threatened with
typhoid fever.
The LeROuX family expect to move
to Irwin in the next week or so. This
family formerly lived there, having
moved here about year and half
ago. Mr.. LeRouX has been working
over there for some time, but came
over last week to spend few days
with his family.
Miss Jennie Fitzpatrick returned to
her home at Denison last week after
pleasant visit at the Clarence
O'Meara home. Mrs. O'Meara went
to Denison with her for visit of a
day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ahrens visited a
couple of days last week with their
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. August Mesen-
brink, in East Boyer township, re-
turning home Wednesday.
The news reached here Sunday of
the sudden death of Herman Cham
berlin in Dunlap on the previous day,
death being due to heart failure Mr..
Chamberlin was man about IS years
of age and was the son of Hold Cham
berlin, we'll known down in Gallands
Grove, where the family had lived for
a number of years. Mr.. Chamberlin
was nephew of Mrs. George Bell, of
this place.
Mrs. Harry Jones has returned from
Omaha, where she has been for sew
eral weeks past, while her little son
was having his eyes treated. We are
informed that the little fellows sight
is much improved.
Tom Bruner, former resident here
for many years, but now of Douglas,
Wyo., was in town last week visiting
old acquaintances and relatives. Mr..
Bruner reports his family as being
well and hearty.
Mrs. Mary McHenry is convalescing
after several days illness.
Messrs. and Mesdames Frank Odell
and Henry Mesenbrink drove down
to Earling recently and visited over
night with the Ed Mesenbrink family.
Mrs. Ralph Norris came up from
Omaha Saturday for visit with her
friend, Mrs. Charley Smith. She will
visit in Denison before returning to
her home.
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Earl Morrison has moved to the
Bonsall farm, two miles north of Dun
lap. We are told that Jay Field has
rented the Hudson Downs farm, va.
Gated by the Morrison family.
George Young has been here from
Cakes, N. D., visiting relatives and
old-time friends.
Fred Thompson and wife went to
Woodbine last week to attend the
Wiley Kuykendall sale.
Miss Vera Paul started Saturday
morning for Cedar Rapids, where she
will attend the Cedar Rapids Bust
ness college. Miss Paul was a stud
ent at Sac City at the time the insti-
tute closed and is thus compelled to
locate at some other school.
Merrill Sharp, who has been sick
nearly two weeks, is able to be about
the house.
Elias O'Meara went last week to
Dewitt to attend the funeral Of a rel
alive, after which he will go to Chi
cago to attend the stock show. Jim
O'Meara, OF Denison, accompanied
him.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Jackson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mcbride were bust
ness visitors at Woodbine Friday.
Mrs. John Ahart has been i'll again
from another of those painful attacks
of gall stones. Although not suffer
ing as severely this time as in previ-
GUS times, she has been quite a sick
woman. Many friends sincerely hope
that she may be able to overcome
these attacks.
Paul Ahrens, who has been laid off
from work for couple of weeks
while suffering from an attack of ma
laria, is now confined to his bed with
typhoid fever and is very sick man.
We trust he may pull through in
safety.
Mrs. David Ringer, of Omaha, has
been a welcome guest at the home Of
her friend, Mrs. Charley Smith. She
departed Sunday for Denison and will
visit relatives and friends there be-
fore returning home.
Miss Ruth Graham, of Middletown,
Ill.,, came to the Mott McHenry home
last week for few days visit, the
ladies being cousins. She is on her
way home from visit with her sis
ter at Lyons, Neb. On Sunday she
went to Denison and will spend day
or two with Mrs. Isaac Howorth, az
ter which she will proceed on her
homeward journey.
Will Jordan has been out to the
Fred Coleman home for the past two
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have few manufacturing industries
and no city as LARGE as Wilmington,
Del.
The Turks are essentially Tartars
They came out of central Asia only
in the thirteenth cantury-but yester-
day as time is measured in the life
OF nation They conquered the Sar-
acens, then the rulers of the NOLAN
nedan world
They destroyed the great Arabic
civilization, which, though Mosiem,
was rich in art, and learning. They
brutalized Islam. They embraced the
faith of Mohammed, but robbed it OF
its ldealism.
They were never anything bur
raiders and robbers They had nc
arts no learning of their own. In the
course Of centuries they have Dor
rowed little from their neighbors
and destroyed nearly all that they
found among the peoples they con
quered.
wherever they have gone they
have left a trail worse than death
They took Constantinoplo and bu'cN
cred 10000 helpless Christians. They
spread over the Balkan peninsula
but only as conquerors and tyrants
In all these centuries they have
never learned the art OF government
The only justice they have dispens'
ed has been that which went with
q price. The only peace they have
ever maintained has been the peacs
Of dsaJh
To this day their chief weapon is
massacre which knowA no distlnc
ton Ct age or sex, except that which
visits the most horrible cruclties OF
the young and the most unspeakable
indignines on women.
That they have no place in Erroo'
is shown by the fact that after 4N'
years Of domination In tho Balkan
peninsula there are today now 1000,
600 Turks there in cIr:C life out Of
total population OF 1S,Ooo,0o0 souls
n is the law OF the eternal jusiic.
thgt the nations whca the TURKS
DESTROYED and the peoples Whicl
they ruled SO long by rapine and mas
sacre should have risen from thei
ashes to scourge the Turks from Eu
rope 1t will be one of the creates
5 crimes IN history if the greed and thu
icalousics Of tho m,Enty Christian
towers intervene to rob these vic
tors of the fruits of their heroisn
.-4 tr f,rgt,ot fha Turk Vet % Will
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Albanian tribes, participants in the
recent uprising against Turkish rule
Mustapha Pasha-Place Of strateg-
zeal importance on the Turkish from
tier Just over the bulgarian border
and on the railroad between Sofia
and Adrianople, Here the Bulgarian
troops are concentrating.
Novl Bazar--A mountain province
lying between Montenegro and Servia
aud south OF Bosnia. 1t was the
scene O. the dual occupation by Aus
tria and Turkey following the Berlin
treaty Austria evacuated the coun-
- al 1908.
ola sergia---A district lying be.
weeA Albania and Servia. 1t con.
Inns the field Of Korovo, where the
= eni 5eryiau empire went down
feat in 1889.
0riens Express The trans Europ-
II e. ress which links Western Eu-
rope t, Constantinop:e. 1t runs by
way OF Wen d, Budapest, Belgrade
Ad Sofia
Redif-Tle resrves of the Turkish
rmy, Military service begins at the
age of 20 and lasts for 20 years. The
first line or active army is called the
nizam, and service is for nine years,
but in practice a man is often kept
a longer period with the colors. The
soldier next passes to the redif, or
second line, and remains in it for an
other nine years. Finally he com
pletes his service with two years il
the mustaiz. The redif infantry eX-
lists in time OF peace, and these sold
iers are used in common with the
nizam for the suppression Of disturb
pnces.
Rhodope Mountains-A range that
forms part of the frontier between
Bulgaria ana Turkey.
Salonica-The most important
Gown of Western Turkey, the birth
place OF tho Young Turk movement
an1 the position of a large Turkish
sorce. it is considered as the OBJ
jrctive POINT OF Austria-Hungary'
advance 10 the east, which she would
reach h. means of a raj road across
Sow Bazor to Mitrovitza.
Scutari--Capital of Albania AMI OBJ
Iective pojat toward which the M"u-
tGlegrin army i'll two divisions Is
pushing Its way
Skupshtina--Seryian Parliament,
anje-Parliamen of Bulgaria.
Uskub-Capital of the vilayet Of
Kossovo at the junction Of the rail-
road from Nish to Salonica. Point
of strategical importance on account
of it's position, which sewers two
mountain ranges.
Vilayet-A division of the Turkish
Empire. The head of each vilayet
is a vail, or Governor-General. San
jak is a division smaller than a viii
ayet.
Young Turk Party-Ihe revolut'
ionary party which brought about
the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Ham
id in 1909. 1t has been acting through
a secret committee of union and pro
gress. 1t has not greatly improved
the material progress of the EN-
pire. Its principal reforms havo
been effected in the army.
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rom dinner at the club, Stamboulofl
was set upon by three assassins
who weil-nigh cut him to pieces
with yatashans, and three days late
}ha es-Prelaier and the maker OF
modern Bulgaria died
The great grievance of the Bul
garians against Ferdinand was his
political sluggishness, his lack OF
what they called patriotic euthusi
asm. At least on three occasions
during the last ten years the coun
'N has with practical unanimity de
manded that he lead them or that h
Nj m lead them into invading
.arbey, With wonderful frmness
Of purpose Prince Ferdinand has al
ways succeeded in holding them
back Perhaps today in the hour OF
heir great triumph, to which then
Prince has contributed as much as
tv other living man, perhaps they
will remember his prudent counse
and the mad adventures from which
ae urAed them away. However
whatever may be the fate of Prime
Boris, the heir, | fear Prince Ferd
lsLd is destined to live and die {
stranger in a strange land,
"He talks through his nose, Will
we Of all men talk from our bellies
or our boots" sand one OF the Kings
Ulcers to me when | was last in
sofia. Those nasal tones seem to
constitute the objectionable offense
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KING OF THE BuLoARs
prime Long Nose" Now Pows
In Europe

The career Of Prince Ferdinand
now King tomorrow perhaps Enper
OF. rs very instructive to those Who
would inform themselves as to ,hf
ways of the great ones of the earth
writes Stephen BonsaL in the Ng"
York Sun
Af-ar tho kidnapping OF Prince Al.
exander and his subsequent ahq'oa
lion in the face of the Cars upHo
sItiou the throne OF Bulgaria had no.
maatural!y for some time gone
begging. The regents, the laad.r o.
whom was Stamhouloff, were hoW
lug their position against RUSSIA o.
at least against General Kau,har
with tn. greatest ditticu'iy TAe na
can't throne was refused by Prince
WalGemar OF Denmark and Iiu
Charles of Roumania and the Bu.a.
iaus refused to accept that PrHr
oI Mingrcla, whom the Turks ."
forward,
Ii was at this juucture THAT h.
gents sent three delegates to
the royal cadets of Europe ia
search for an eligible rnnce, N
these delegates, Mr.. StcileA W.
terward was Prince Minister OIL
eral occasions told me that b. A
about given up the search, and 4He
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MoLTKE or THE BALKANS
General Savoff, 6uigaran Command
er-ln-Chiet, So Called

erln-Chiet, So Called
General Savcff, the Bulgarian com
manderin-ckief is everywhere re
sardod rs the great military genius
of the war between the Balkan states
al turkey, now seemingly about to
end with the utter collapse of the
OHomaus. sayoff has already been
named tho "Moltke of the Balkan
Campaign and it is generally un
derstood that the amazing success OF
The allies has been largely due to the
plans which he drew up.
Sayof is a man of early middle age,
of attractive appearance, with strong,
clear eyes and a high forehead His
first special training was in the mil
nary school at Sofia, but afterward
he went to Russia, an, was gradual
ed with distinction from the Acad-
emy of the General Staff in St. Pet
ersburs.
In the war of 1885 Os,ween Bulgar-
ia and Serv,a General Savoff took
an active part, being chief of staff of
one OF the Bulgarian armies, This
was The war in which Bulgaria was
led TO victory by Prince Alexander
of Battenburg the Prince of Bulgar-
ia.
After the war Sayoff was Minister
OF Wa under Stamboulofi the states
man who may be regarded as the
father of modern Bulgaria, and who
gave King Ferdinand his throne. In
his first tenure of Office Savoff re-
armed the infantry with the Mann
lioher rifle and Thoroughly reorgan'
lied the artillery.
Then he became the director OF
the military school m Sofia, and the
officers who are now leading the
Bulgaria forces are his pupils Basing
his scheme of education largely on
French models, he bave his Whole
mind to the making OF thoroughly
efficient modern soldiers, ready for
the war against Turkey which every
Bulgar and every Serb had for gen
.rations awaited.
In 1912 General Sayoft was again
war Minister, and the mobilization
scheme which has proved so great
a success aud the plan of campaign
which has resulted in scueh complete
victory were both largely his work
his work has not been achieved
without difficulty and oppositioh'
King Ferdinand it is said, is not me
easiest monarch to serve, and in Bull
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A Great Building Falls.

when its foundation is undermined,
and if the foundation of health-good
digestion-is attacked, quick collapse
follows. On the first signs of indiges-
ton. DR.. Kings New Life Pills should
be taken to tone the stomach and reg
ulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Pleas
ant, easy, safe and only rs cents at all
druggists.
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garia, as in other countries, jealousy,
tradition and futile theories have to
be reckoned with. 1t was, it is as
serted, only four days before the
roops were modified that the line
Bulgarias advance was decided UP
d and Sayoff had his way.
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Poland, Lithuania, and finally Rus
5id.
The Serbs are akin 70 the Rus
SLAMS in language and iu religion.
Hundreds Of years Of Turkish tyTan-
ny dir not stamp out eueir sense of
nationality. At the opening OF the
| nineteenth century more than 100
years ago-Turkey vas compelled 10
grant autonomy to Servia, although
/ keeping it as a dependency IN 1877
Seryia precipitated the war which
/ brought Russia to her aid, and she
/ became independent
Byt the Servia of today has an area
bout equal to that part Of Peunsy-
vania east Of the SusQuehanna river,
and a population a li;,;c more than
/ that Of New Jersey Every tenth man
is in the army.
The hope OF the Serps is to extend
lhd borders of their country south
to establish its capital at Uskub the
seat of the kings OF it's ancient glory.
The Serbs also hope to establish q
/ Seryiaa port at Durazzo, thus afford
ing a water outlet for their products.
Up to the present landlocked she has
been at the mercy Of Austrian tariffs
and embargoes.
Austria moreover, holds Croatia,
and in 1908 lied Bosnia and Ierze-
govina, all whose people are blood