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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25

Swellings OF the flesh caused by in.
flammation, cold, fractures OF the bone,
toothache, neuralgia or rheumatism can
be relieved by applying BALLARD'S
SNOW IMMINENT. 1t should be we'll
rubbed in over the part affected. Its
great healing and penetrating power
eases the pain, reduces swelling and re-
stores natural conditions. Price csc,
50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by Oil
ver's Red Cross Drug Store. adyt
Raaut;fnI T.aVa!l;ars---D;otzel
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25

FOR SALE-A Spalding Deep Til
ing Pillow, complete with No. $50 hitch
and two extra disks. Been used one
day in demonstrating. For immediate
acceptance, will deliver this pillow al
Union City for $4,000.
HAGUEwooD-O'DANIEL Co.,
26-1t Rutherford, Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25
Careful Fellow.

Swell dresser. isn't heS Careful
about his personal appearance and all
thatYn
Nothing less. IT'S said he even gets
the hands OF his watch manicured twice
q week"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25
A IS Reward.

The report is out that me and my
wife have separated, and / want every
body to know that is a mistake, for
neither one Of us have ever thought Of
such thing, and further more / will
give s. reward to the one who can
prove who first started such thing.
FRANK WILSON.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25

FOR RENT-300-acr farm three
miles west Of New Madrid, No., above
any overflow waters from Mississippi
River, two sets OF buildings, $500 per
acre rent. HoRRELL JOHNSON,
25-2t New Madrid, Mo.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25

Have in the vicinity Of Union City
beautiful late improved piano fully
guaranteed. Must be sold at once.
Price no object Address +. L. Com
mercial. 26-2t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25

WANTED-A woman or girl as COM
panion to elderly lady. Two in family.
Call at this Office or telephone r. B.
Marshall. 25-2t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25

Eyes examined free at your home.
Write or phone w. I. WiIkerson, Union
City, Tenn. 40-tf
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25

FOR SALE-At bargain, two first
class secondhand Surveys. Phone FOG.
Will trade. GRO. MOODY.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25

WANTED-To buy farm in Obion
County. Write or call on us at once
HoRNER-T TTTswoRTH LAND & AUCTION
COMPANY. 14-tf
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25

FOR SALE-At low price, seven
eighths karat diamond, specially brilliant
blue-white stone. Call this office. If
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25

Good clover hay and old corn for sale.
Call s. A. Wade 5S1 or address Route l..
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25

Wood for sale, all kinds, on the Gale
farm, adjoining corporation.
26-tf ]. L. CLARK.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25
Go to Any Lengths.

IAN is fair in love and war. I"
80 the people seem to think who
produce poetry"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25

Beautiful Lavailiers-Diet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16
L~rend Of Cruise Of OIL.

Leading UP to the ceremony is the
ancient legend which relates that when
the temple was rededicated only sin
gle cruise of oil was found unpolluted
Through the miraculous intervention
Of God. this oil proved to be sufficient
for burning for eight successive nights
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16
ROTARY SHOW SEAT
SALE GRATIFYING
SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITION FOR BENE
FIT OF CRIPPLED CHILDREN
OF RICHMOND

Gratifying sales were recorded by
members of the Rotary club and at the
box office of The Academy of Music
yesterday. FOR the exhibition. Thurs
daS. Friday and saturday, matinee and
right, of the Paul j. Rairey African
Hunt pictures. which will be shown
hers under the direction of the Rich
mond Rotary Club for the benefit OF
the crippled children OF Richmond
The Rotary Club, n few days ago
while various organizations were max
ing contributions for the relief of the
Belgtans and while others had planned
the securing OF funds for the relief
of suffering among the poor nearer
home, determined to raise 81 0oa for the
crippled children of the CITY They
caused the Rainey Hunt pictures TO be
booked for Richmond and two weeks
ago took hold of the distribution of
tickets large number were sold
TO buyers who are exchanging them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16
SCOUT NEWS.

Troop No. 81. meeting at Trinity
NJ. E. Church. Twentieth and Broad
Streets, has the real Christmas spirit.
This troop will cooperate with the
charitable institutes throughout the
city in bringing Christmas to those
less fortunate than themselves. Each
scout Is going to donate basket
containing food, clothing. toys, etc.
These will be distributed to the
worthy poor in that section OF the
city. Those scouts who cannot afford
to donate a basket are going 10
furnish some article. such as their
means win allow. In addition to this
troop thirty-one has offered it's ser
vices to other institutions to help dis
tribute baskets and stockings.
All persons interested In scouting
are cordially invited to the weekly
meetings every Friday night at 1850
o clock.
Registration certificates were re-
ceived from national headquarters to-
day for troop No. Is. This troop
under the leadership OF Aubrey Haw-
kins as scoutmaster. has done much
good in the past
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16

Apparent good fortune proven to
be exceedingly bad fortune Is the
hard luck story told by q Richmond
woman who is seeking to earn q living
for herself and child by selling hair
tenic to whomever will buy.
The woman, accompanied by a
fifteen months old tot, whose CHEEKY
smile came from blissful. Ignorance of
his mothers plight. entered the Of
fee OF Secretary to the Governor
Forward yesterday with her articles.
Whether Secretary Forward Is Losing
his hair or whether his heart Is ex-
ceedingly tender. need not he Judged
here, Suffice 1t to say that he listen
ed to the story and bought the tonic.
According to the story that so work
ed on the genial secretary's feelings.
the husband and father, several
months ago received notice from a
London attorney that relative had
recently died and left him a valuable
farm in the old country. The heir to
the farm accordingly sailed for Eng
land to claim his inheritance. to find
mat codicil of the will made the
condition that he must serve three
months In the British army before he
could claim the property.
The farm was a valuable one and
tnree months snort time, SO the
British American decided to serve his
time. That was In June. Came
August | and war and the heir is
serving yet He is now on the con-
tinent and his wife and children are
without means of substinence So un-
I'll the war is over the husband re-
leased and the farm worked she must
support herself and child.
This story told In all sincerity and
apparently true one has helped sell
the tonic which Is named red and is
red.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16

found that the ma. had formerly
been a lawyer in d Western State,
having come to Virginia a few years
before his conviction. He has served
more than half his term, but the Gov
erncr could lind no legitimate reason,
for shortening 1t. The man refuses to
say anything about his former hem.
or connections.
DINERS who were refused pardens
were;
John Allen. serving eighteen years
from Prince Edward County fer the
murder of his brother.
Ben Carter, serving fifteen years
from Scott County, for attempted
rape.
Thomas l.. Lam. serving sixteen
years from Rockingham. for murder.
James White. serving eighteen
years from Richmond for ATTEMPTED
rape.
J. Edmunds. colored. VINO was
respited some time ago by ple Gov
ernor to December -, has been re-
fused "A further respite and will be
electrocuted in the State Penltentiary
on that date FOR the murder OF a
white man near Farmville.
Six prisoners were received at the
State Penitentiary yesterday from
Lynohburs They wero as follows:
Jim Coleman. c0iored, three years
for unlawful shooting.
George Wells, colored, eis,ateen
years, for murder.
Ananias Davidson. colored one
year, for larceny: third offense.
Emmett Adams one year. for
larceny; third offense.
j. A. Martin, alias Mathews. one
year. for forgery.
Howard Morrison. coiored. one
year. for forgery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16
VTRClNIANS FAVOR
IMMIGRANT BUREAU

yirrinians VINO attended the i'm
rufxration conference OF the Southern
Commercial Congress In Warrington
laat week are favorable to the pro-
posal to esta blish in New York .
southern States exhibit and bureau
for the purpose OF interesting im-
migrants in the possibilities OF the
South. 1t 10 planned to secure 8 .
building in which will be housed pic-
lures, pamphlets and manufacturing
And agricultural evidences Of the
progress Of this section and Of its
desira bility a. home.
Governor Henry G. Stuart was the
virginia representative At Washing
ton, Other virgtnians to attend were
Lewis n. Machen, Of the State legisla-
tive reference bureau; Leroy Hodges.
OF The Southern Commercial Congress;
ana Chairman Kohler. Of the Boz
hemian bureau In Prince George.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16
LEAGUES NOVEMBER
WORK SUCCESSFUL
COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
MAKES REPORT OF ACTTyI-
TIES OF THE MONTH.

Secretary ]. H. Binford. of the
Cooperative Education Association of
Virginia. is mailing to members re-
port OF the work Of his office for the
month OF December. showing an addi-
ton OF six civic leagues to the IT'S
already in existence.
Embodied is also the report Of Mrs.
l. r, Dassliel. field\eecre.ary. showing
that ten days were spent IN the field
during the month. during which time
five civic leagues were organized. two
teachers meetings attended. ten
patrons day celebrations attended and
eighteen addressed delivered The
counties OF Fairfax. King Villa m.
Alexandria and Charlotte were visited.
More than five thousand circula RS
and pamphlets were distributed from
Secretary Bfnford's office during the
month
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16
ARRESTED FOR HAVING
COCAINE IN HIS POSSESSION

O. y. Lunpkin. twenty years old
who gave his address az 90. West Cary
Street. was arraigned in Police Court
Yesterday to answer the charge OF
having cocaine in his possession Tor
the purpose OF dispensing II unlawful
ly Lumpkin was arrested Tuasday
afternoon by Detective Sergeant Kren-
gel and Patrol,nan A. NJ, Smith.
He is believed to be a cocaine fend
ard the police fear that his mind is
unbalanced from the too free use al
the deadly drug. His case was con.
tinued until December IS In order tc
allow time to have him passed Oh by
commission OF lunacy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16
BIG CROWDS THRoNG
wooDALL-QIARLE STORE

Attention IL directed 10 the an
nouncerent of woodall & Quarles in
this issue of this dissolution sale. The
members of this concern tell us that
If conditions had remained normal
they would not have been forced TO
put on their semi annual reduction
sale before the usual time. about jan
uary 10. and they had planned to buy
out the stockholders who was anxious
to withdraw, about February !. out OF
the profits of the concern Having
made very heavy purchases last spring
for this fails business. and being UNI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16

\ LancAeOa ~Treat"-HOLsUM Pas
Biscuits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16

and until other oil NJ for the service
might be prepared. For this reason,
to this day, candles are lighted in Jew
ish homes for eight successive nights
from the beginning of the Chanukkah
Festival, one on the first night, two
on the second. and so on.
The chorus of sixty-four will be d
vided into eight groups each led by g
light bearer The light rearers will be
Jacob Bratman. Jennie Rosenberg, Ellis
kobre, Ida Greenspon Sam Cohen. Els
Their Bloom, Louis kocen and Gussie
Greenspon.
Each light bearer will be accompan-
led by sponsor appropriately robed
! The sponsors, Misses Harriet Cohn
Mollie Swartzman, Mattye sharove. An
ina Forman, Fannie Coleman, Sadie
Rosenberg. Rebecca Sonuenbcrg and
Eva Erlich, are members of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Young Mems Hebrew
, Association.
ANsoefa ton Orche-trs.
In addition to the pageant the Hebrew
Association Orchestra will present ar
attractive program. Here is the mem
bership of the orchestra;
Violins-sIiss Sadie Fisher. Miss ka
tie Wolf Miss Rose Roseuthal, Miss
Essie Ehrstein, Morris Groshinsky and
Harry GLASS.
Cernet--Jacob Schwarty.
viole--aam Goodh lear.
Piano--Miss Pauline Ehrstein
Flute-M. Mieses
Conductor-B. Klasmer.
The program will start at $50 o'cloe i
with the miniature pageant, which Will
he followed by a short talk by Or. Ben
edict. The rest Of the program proper
win be taken up,with selections by the
orchestra, and solo by Miss Ids
Clarke Miss Carrie Clarke accompanist
Kaufman's Orchestra will play for the
dancing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
ARE 0Eh|E0 THESE
FIVE CONNECTS FAIL TO RE
OEIVE PARDON-LAWYER
AMONG THEM.

Five convicts failed to receive par
dons a. Christmas presents yesterday
and will have to spend at least anoth-
or holiday season In the State Pens-
Tertiary or at work on the State con-
vtct road force.
One OF them Is Rufus T. Morrison.
OF Patrick County, who was sent 10
the penitentiary about seven years ago
to serve eleven years for stealing y
number Of horses. When the papers
in the case were examined II was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16
ENGLISE1MAN'S GOOD LUCK
TURNS, LEAVING HIS WIFE
AND CHILD WITHOUT FUNDS

or who will exchange them between
now and the day on which they will
attend for seats at the Academy box
Office.
Every member of the Rotary Club
either has tickets or knows who has
Any person who Ia DESTROYS of aiding
the crippled children Of Richmond Il
urged to either ask Retarian or To
apply at the box Office for ticket.
The pictures are new and represent
8 large outlay of money and of effort
in which danger was an element that
attracted tho yenturesome into the
wilds of Africa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16
RIcHMoNn yIRGINIAN-wEDNEsDAY. DECEMBER 1G

able to cancel them after the war
began there was no other alternative
left but to sacrifice these goods.
IT was surprise to everybody In
Richmond to read of a concern of their
standing cutting prices like they have
inst at this time. when all Richmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16

has the buying feven Their stars So
croHacG yS@s"t&as siss- 1888 4 81
eager buyers. anxious 70 take advan~
tage of the bargains offered. Th3o
shows how well the buying public -
Richmond are governed by honest -
vertlslng. sN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16
CH|LOREN'S PAGEANT
FESTIVAL FEATURE
OBSERVANCE OF CHANUKKAH AT
MASONIC TEMPLE AN AT'TRAC-
TON TONIGHT

While the festival of Chanukkah is
now being observed by the Jewish peo-
pie. most interesting feature of It's
observance will be the children's pa
geant at Masonic Temple tonight, whe n
sixty-four youngsters win take part
in a moet instructive spectacle. The
pageant will be under the direction OF
the Young Mems Hebrew Association.
aud will be taken part in by many
members o. the association and the
children OF the Hebrew School. all I'M
der the direction of DIR. George Bene-
dict. Superintendent of the Association.
The chorus of sixty-four children
will be divided into eight groups. each
group led by a light bearer. and &C
companied by a sponsor. The prologue
will be recited by Miss Sara Krapin.
Miss Helen Henrietta Shapiro will have
charge of the stage management. and
the chants will be accompanied by Miss
Dora London on the piano.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-16
Guaranteed RAsors

o0o16uk090 L<A8UdU
0 Our Gold Sea-
- Hollow Cround
special raxsr n
- s1.46 10 4 hist
grade razor and VII make an exce-dinsi,
useful and srpsop rissc iii, for fs,her. husband
con. brother or friend, Other ssysss eheapci
some n low as <0c. Every one full,
warranted. honrt. strops. silver Shaving zen,
etc.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-01-27
POSSIBLY A FEW DOORS OFF
But Little Man Had Small Chance of
Getting What He Wanted in
That Particular Store.

The apoplectic little man pounded
the counter with his apoplectic little
fist.
Il never dealt here before and I'll
never deal here againl" he shouted.
"The management here is rotten. You
have nothing, nothing! I'll try once
more Have you any tomatoes?"
NO sir; sorry, sir" replied the
clerk.
What? Not even In cans?"
mot even in bottles"
The apoplectic little man crushed
his hat down farther on his head and
bit his mustache until the blood came.
He consulted the list in his hand.
IN give you another chancei Have
you any potatoes? Think carefully
nowi"
Not a potato in the place" said
the clerk apologetically.
"Ye gods! Well. III give you one
more chance. I'd like to see the END of
this. Have you any sugar?"
mot a grain. sir. Sorry, sir"
The apoplectic little man sat down
on a stool and let his list futter TO
the floor
And you call this a grocery store?"
he said tauntingly
mo. sir" corrected the clerk mildly.
This is cigar store"
The apoplectic little man rolled OF
the stool in fit.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-01-27

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased b learn that there is at least
lne dreaded disease that science has
Deen able TO cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Care
Is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building Qp the
constitution and assisting nature in do.
ing its work The proprietors have so
much faith IN its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials
Address +. J CHENEY & Co., Toledo
Ohio.
Sold by All Druggists, 75e.
Take Halls Family pills for const
cation.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-01-27
ANNOYED THE GOOD FOLKS
Surely New York Chauffeur Might
Have Been Just Little Bit
Accommodating.

New Workers amt what you would
call neighborIy," Mrs. Bates summed
up to her friend. Mary Abby Thomas.
at the end of a dramatic account Of
her ten days sojourn In Manhattan.
NO, nor even humanity accommodate
ing as one man TO another" she add
ed, firmly: they're plain stuck-up."
How so?' inquired Mary Abby,
with eager interest
In more ways than one. but onell
do" Mrs. Bates answered. with dig
nifty, her long. thin cheeks flushing as
with some poignant recollection. The
last morning but one before we left.
as Hiram and ! were starting out for
the day. he noticed a spot on the
front of my gray skirt. You know
how partic'lar he is, and expected
he'd send me back TO the hotel But
he didn't He seemed to have a quick
idea, near s | could make out from
his face, and before could ask what
he was doing, he stepped up to a pub.
lie chauffeur, pulled up at the side
walk In a big automobile. We'd seen
him lots OF times, and noticed that
he favored our Alice's Frank consid-
erable, and there was no reason why
he shouldn't have recognized u.s. Be
sides, he'd ought to have known we
want the borrowing kind of folks, but
meant to pay.
Young man. Hiram says to him,
can you spare us a little mite Of your
gasoline? My wife's got grease spot
on her dress
What SIS he. But II wasn't
question; he understood what Hiram
said well enough. for he began to
snicker, and before I could pull HI
along that boy was laughing At to
split"
Il call him stingy," said Mary Abby,
with an air OF furnishing a fresh In
depreciation OF character. "It wouldn't
have taken more than a drop or two
of his old gasoline. youths Com.
panion.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-01-27
CHILDREN'S KIDNEYS.
No Annapolis NOther Should Neg
lecE the Lite Ones Health.

0ftentifnes weak kidneys cause great
annoyance and embarrassment TO chill
drea. Inability 10 control the kidney
secretiOns. at night OF while at play, is
attributed to carelessness and too fire.
ouently the child is punished. Parents
having children troubled with kidney
weakness would do well TO treat the
kidneys with a tested and proven kidney
remedy. If there is pain IN the back,
diseolored urine, irregular urination,
headaches, dizzy spells or tired worm
out feeling, try D0an's Kidney Pills at
enc. "A remedy that has been used in
giduey troubles for over 80 years and
has been recommended by thousands.
Proof of merit ia an Annapolis citi-
zents statement.
Mrs. w. II Blades, Isl King George
ST. Annapolis, Nd, says: One of my
children suffered from weak kidneys
and complained a great deal Of pains
in his back. He had to get up often at
night TO pass the kidney secretions.
/ gave him different medicines, but
nothing brought relief until he used
Doan's Kidney Pills One box made a
c Omplete cure.
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy get
Uoan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Blades recommends. Foster-Msi-
burn Co. Props. Buffalo. N. Z.
For sale by all dealers. Price 5u
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
states. Remember the name Doan's-
and take no ether
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-01-27
QUITE STRONG ON ECONOMY
OF Course, These Remarks May Never
Have Been Made. but Here They
Are, Anyway.

DO YOU know, I'm getting so
don't care for eggs any more. Honest,
| used to like them for breakfast, but
nov ! don't care whether l ever get
one. It's no hardship for me to go
without them. ! assure YOU"
Sometimes my mother says: Why
don't you use more butter on your
bread?' She thinks / ought to eat a
lot of it, but don't Besides, what's
the use OF eating a lot OF something
you don't care particularly for, espe.
cially when It's expensive?"
People. | think. would be whole
lot better of II they ate less meat.
used to think that meat was a neces-
eity. but don't any more Why. |
could get along on about pound of
beefsteak a week. think it's ali
ridiculous nonsense, paying such aw-
full prices for meat"
Isn't II fierce the way some girls
and women want TO deck themselves
out In furs? They look positively bar
barous with the heads of animals
hanging on all over them. Wearing
Of fur is a relic of barbarism anyway.
so think. A good warm cloth coat
is plenty good enough for me, and
always will be"
Il can't for the life of me see why
married people get so worried every
year over the price Of coal Coal is
going up all the time, know; but
people always get a lot more of it
than they really need. Nearly every
house you go into is overheated, and
the people suffer in consequence. If
were housekeeping I'd buy just as
little coal as possible. and then use
II sparingly, so that the folks in the
house with me would have some
chance of keeping healthy. Brook
lyn Times.