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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
PUBLIC LED BY CONVENTION

We are all such creatures of conven-,
ton that the first impression made by
reality in any form of art is sometimes
a distinct shock and we close the win
dows Of our intelligence and draw the
blinds, that the fresh air and the new
light may not enter it. Just as no
form of art is SO strange as life, SO
1t may be the strangeness of reality
in books, in pictures, and in music that
makes our attitude one of resistance
rather than of welcome.
Virgin snow often looks blue, but it
took courage to paint it blue, because
people judge not by eyesight, but by
convention, and snow conventionally is
assuredly white. In reading books Of
fiction we have become so accustomed
to conventions that we hardly notice
how often they contradict reality. In
many novels / have read / have been
introduced to respectable women with
scarlet lips, whereas in life 1 never
saw a really good woman with
such labial curiosities. Conversations
are conventionally unnatural. A triv-
ial illustration will suffice. Someone
in a group makes proposition.
Agreed" cried they all Did you
ever hear anyone say "Agreed?"-
From Essay on Books" by William
Lyon Phelps.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
Law Enforcement.

Tiptonville, Tenn, Feb. 16. - A
law enforcement meeting was held
at the opera house here Sunday af-
ternOon, at which Rev. Burke Gull
pepper, the Memphis evangelist, de-
livered an address on 1.-The Ravages
of Rum" At the close of his mes
sage a petition addressed to officers
of the town and county for relief
from existing conditions in the mat
ter of the sale of intoxicating liz
uors, and signed by 300 women and
girls of Tiptonville, was read Five
hundred people pinned on the white
ribbon of temperance, thereby pledg-
ing themselves to do what they
could to rid the town of so-called
dives, in which it is thought the
law is fiagrantly violated.
A large delegation was present
from Ridgely. Under the leadership
of Rev. Culpepper the town is in the
midst of the greatest revival in it's
history. There have already been
a hundred conversions and 70 have
given their names for church mem
bership.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
Joy Turned to Grief.

There is a big bunch of phony
money being 'lost" in this town every
day, says the New York Press. And
it looks as if some one was dropping
it just for the purpose of causing the
finders to have an attack of heart fail
ure. A man fell upon a roll of green
boys in the theatrical district the 9TH
er day and when he wrapped his hand
around it he wore an expression that
seemed to say This will put me on
velvet" But upon closer examina-
ton the paleness of his face indicated
that he had changed his opinion. The
roll was stage money.
There is a stage money treasury To-
Gated near the Metropolitan opera
house. where they have stored about
thirty million dollars or more in green
and yellow backs. The money is sent
all over the country to be used in
the movies to pay for mortgages and
on the stage to win heiresses. AS
side line the stage money treasurer is
sues small lots of accommodation pa
per for four-fushers to use as the ba-
sis for roll" With a couple of
regular KS or ks wrapped around
a bunch of stage money any gay fellow
can make a great showing along the
main street.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
Commission Form.

Gallatin, Tenn, Feb. IA mass
meeting in behalf of commission
for Gallatin will be held
here Tuesday night, when addresses
will be delivered by A. A. Adams, of
John E. Garner and ]. c.
Empson, of Springfield and other
well known speakers.
A petition signed by 120 voters,
business and professional
men of Gallatin and five of the seven
members of the city council, en-
dorses the contemplated change of
government, and strong resolutions
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
HAT AND THE HABITATI0N
Architect Shows How the One Has
Always Borne Strong Relation
to the Other.

A welLknown architect has pointed
out that the form Of the hat bears a
certain relation to buildings of a prim-
tive nature-huts. He has invited at
tention to the curious resemblance
that has existed, and that is still to be
found in many countries between
headgear and habitations or other
buildings. 1t may be that the same
taste, or the lack Of it, has given rise
to the similarity Of style, or in the be-
ginning the designer Of the hat may
have taken the hut as model.
In the Hawaiian islands, long before
the inhabitants took the trouble to
clothe themselves, they built grass
houses, and at the present time the
characteristic Hawaiian hat is remark
ably like the hut.
The turbans of the dignitaries of the
Eastern church are still of the shape
of those worn by the high priests
among the Jews of olden times, and
they are extraordinarily like the char
acteristic domes that surmount
mosques. Again, it is pointed out, the
spires of Gothic churches
were contemporaneous with the high
horn-like headdress known as the hen
min.
1t is believed, too, that like results
may be found after comparison Of
other styles of architecture with the
headgear of the period wherein they
f1ourished.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
Kinq as a Prisoner of War.

In these days no prisoner of war is
likely to be so well treated as King
John l of France, who, after his cap
ture at Poitiers, was lodged first at
the palace Of the Savoy and subse-
quently at Somerton castle, in Lincoln
shire, the London Chronicle observes.
Before being removed to Somerton,
John had to dismiss AZ members Of
his suite; but even then there re-
NAMED about forty persons in attend
ance on him. Among these were two
chaplains, secretary, clerk of the
chapel, physician, a maitre d'hotel,
three pages, four Wallets, three ward
robe men, th1ee furriers, six grooms,
two cooks, fruiterer, a spiceman,
Jester, a barber and a person entitled
''le roy des menestereulx," who APP
peared to have been maker of mu-
steal instruments and clocks, as well
as a minstrel. He was also allowed
to keep game cocks, falcons and grey
hounds and to go out hawking and
coursing.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
The Physicians Life.

The study of medicine is an en-
trancing subject; its practice requires
an array Of virtues whose mere con-
temptation staggers the mind. One
must meet violence with gentleness,
ingratitude with equanimity, insult
with fortitude, SANDER with silence.
The physicians life is a daily exempli-
fication of the Golden Rule. The very
sensitiveness that inspires sympathy
with pain and misery is weapon in
the hands of ignorance and malice
wherewith they deal dreadful wounds,
wounds which must be endured silent
ly. Resentment can have no place in
the physicians mind. Equanimity
must be maintained in the face of mis-
apprehension and abuse.-From Re
creations of Physician" by A. Stuart
M. Chisholm, M. D.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
Relieving Monotony on Train.

AS a method of relieving the mo-.
notony of a long journey the obser-
walton of the distance post has a val
ue. Calculated in this way, the high-
est speed I have achieved in this
country has been one mile in 46 Sec
onds, or at the rate of 70 miles per
hour, on the Midland railway COM
pany's system between Chesterfield
and Stockport-a most exciting run on
a down-grade five miles length of
track. The arain swung frightfully,
but we survived, The next highest
speed has been observed on the Lon
don and Northwestern railway COM
pany's system between Penrith and
Carlisle; another down-grade run,
when speed of 70 miles per hour can
often be observed. Speeds of be-
tween 60 and 70 miles an hour are.
however, quite commonly attained by
many of the main line express trains
in this country, and the amateur OBJ
server need not trouble to record any.
runs in which the quarter-mile takes
over Is seconds to complete.-London
Mail.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
DRILLED SOLDIER UNDER FIRE
Reckless Courage Shown by Russian
Captain in Driving Fear From
Subordinate.

At Sebastopol, during the SIEGE a
Captain Samoiloff, wishing some wine,
ordered an officer to send a man for
# The man, a young soldier, took the
money and started on the errand. Just
then, however, French battery had
concentrated It's fire upon the very
spot where the young man must go
outside the works. He stopped and
turned back
Il wouldn't go out there for the
world" he said
An officer, of course, reported the
act of disobedience to the captain. The
captain, in a rage, ordered the man
into his presence and demanded why
he had not obeyed his order.
Il beg you to pardon me, captain,
but l was terribly afraid"
Afraid" cried the captain. afraid!
A Russian soldier afraid! Wait a min
ute. will drive the fear out of you.
Come with me-"
The captain led the way to the ram
part, mounted it, and there, with the
bullets raining round him, began put
ting the man through some military ex-
ercises. The lookers-on in the fort held
their breath. If hat was put on a
bayonet and lifted above the walls
the bullets came that way on the in
slant
Not many seconds elapsed before
bullet struck the captain in the arm.
He did not vince but kept on with his
drill, while the blood dripped down his
hand to the wall.
Next bullet went through the tail
OF the soldiers coat, and another
through his knapsack. Then suddenly
the firing ceased.
The soldier begged for grace and
promised to go wherever he was sent.
Still the captain continued his drill.
When he thought the lesson had been
learned, or, perhaps, when his wound
grew too painful, he dismissed the SOL
der and went himself to the surgeon
and had his arm dressed.
The French explained afterward
that they ceased firing out of sheer
establishment at the sight Of the two
men exposing themselves so reck
lessly
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
SYMPTOMS.
Slight Symptoms Sometimes Pre-
sage Serious Results.

Do you feel tired, have you a sallow
complexion, constipation, headache,
bad breath, sleepiessness or circles
around your eyes? If so, you are I'M
doubtedly suffering from some liver
complaint.
Perhaps you don't feel very badly
now, but delay is dangerous. To allow
your liver to continue not of order is to
invite serious chronic illness.
Whenever you have the slightest
symptoms of liver trouble, stop it i'm
mediately. You can do it harmlessly
and mildly by taking LIv-VER-LAx, the
natural vegetable compound that is re-
placing calomel everywhere. 1t has all
the effectiveness, not the effect of calo-
mel. Insist on getting the original LIv-
VER-LAX, bearing the likeness and sig
nature of L. K. Grigsby, which is guar
anteed to give satisfaction or money re-
funded. For sale at divers Red Cross
Drug Store. ADV.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19

have been adopted by the Sumner
Woman's Club in favor of commits
sion government.
The proposition will be submitted
to the voters of the corporation as to
whether or not Gallatin shall adopt
the new form of government, and it
is confidently believed by those adj
vocating the movement that the
proposition will carry.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
Blondine Process.

Now some expert claims that you
can turn dark hair light by simply sit
ting still and fixing the thoughts on
the desired end. Think there is any,
thing in lt?"
Maybe so. I've often heard that
silence is golden"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
Hunting Echoes With an Arc Light.

T1uHLtUS ESIlOCo VIII ali nv HiShbs
Locating echoes by light beams,
with subsequent correction of bad
acoustics, has been developed into an
exact science by experimenters in the
University of Illinois. Beams from an
arc light are directed from the stage
to all parts of an auditorium and the
DETECTION of light from walls and pill
lars is noted. Results are checked up
by observing the sound of the kissing
travelling in the same course as the
light.
Experience has shown just what
conditions produce the most trouble
some echoes and with the information
given by the light beams the condi-
tons are readily improved by hang
ing curtains at troublesome points,
Saturday Evening Post.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
lust So.

Il don't know that I would have the
nerve to appear in a monocle. My
friends would probably guy me to
death. Still, I like to imagine myself
with a monocle."
Sort of wearing it in your minds
eye, so to speak"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19

WoMAN's WORLD has more sub
scribers than any other magazine pub
lished, over two million month. It's
articles, its stories, its illustrations,
are the best that money can buy. 1t
is a magazine to be compared with
any home magazine in the country,
regardless of price, without fear of
contradiction of any claims we make
for it. Its stories are by authors
known the world over.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
Coal-Coke-Wood-CalI Tel. $50.
To a Mans Heart.

The damsel baked cherry pie,
And made it heart-shaped, by the by.
A domination hard to beat,
A valentine-and good to eat.
In love the stomach plays part,
And girls through it may reach the
heart.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
The Commercial, Union City, Tenn.

expressed the opinion that European
spectators buying was largely re-
sponsible.
Former President Roosevelt has
been summoned to appear before the
congressional committee Investigate
ing charges against Federal Judge
A. G. Dayton, of West Virginia.
Evidence of further friction be-
tween Gen. Carranza and the diplo-
matte corps in Mexico City was re-
ceived in State Department dis
patches.
The proposed woman's suffrage
amendment to the Massachusetts
Constitution passed the House. 1t
now goes before the voters.
Surgeon General Blue has ap-
proved measures designed to prevent
the spread of the bubonic plague
from Havana to the United States.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19

This the BEST and biggest combination clubbing offer
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR
UNION CITY PROPERTY - Fifteen
or more acres, on Martin road near
Pleasant Valley, adjoining T. r. Mas
sey and Mr.. Gatlin's farms. For par
ticulars call phone 566. 47-4t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19

FARM LIFE is publication adapted
to the everyday life of the farm
folks, brim full of things that help
to make farm life more cheerful and
homelike. Special articles by au
thorities on all subjects of interest to
the up-to-date farmer.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-03-25
GOOD SUGGESTION FOR EMMY
Some May Insist, However. That 1t Is
Possible She Didn't Need the
Exercise.

Emmy brought in an armful of wood
for the fire.
My dear" said her husband, you
shouldn't do that"
She lifted the heavy case of berries
to the table and sat down to look them
over.
I'D help you if | wasn't waiting for
Bates to come over and look at the
new filly"
The grocer's boy deposited dollars
worth of sugar on the floor and Emmy
took it up and put it in the sugar pail
on the lower pantry shelf.
you really shouldn't" said her hus-
band.
Finally she logged the iron preserve
kettle to the sink Tor the last time and
went out for another pail of water.
Il hate to see you lift SO, Emmy
My, how many glasses have you got?
It's my faYorite jam. III get you a
case of cherries tomorrow"
Emmy went on getting up a hearty
supper.
Seems as if you didn't eat much"
commented her husband. Don't you
want to walk down with me tonight
while l finish that rubber with Stet-
son? The exercise will do you good"
The Craftsman
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-03-25
PROGRESS IN ORGANIZATION
Farmers Are Temperamentally lnde-
pendent and Therefore Difficult
to Get Together.

(By T. N. CARVER United States De-
partment of Agricultural
1t ought not to be difficult to con-
vince the farmers of any community
that they need organization There is
probably not farming community in
the United States which does not need
some, at least. of the things necessary
to successful and profitable farm work
Yet none of these things can be Sc
cured by individual farmers each work
ing alone. Some form of team work"
will be found necessary or advanta-
geous in every case They who cannot
or will not work together are always
in a weak position when brought into
competition with those who can and do.
Team work counts as much in bust
ness competition as in athletic con-
tests; but the team work. in either
case, needs to be wisely directed &C
cording to a well-eonsidered plan
At the very beginning let us &C
knowledge the excellent work already
done by number of farmers organ
izations. They have undertaken
stupendous task, and they have
grappled with it courageously There
are now more than six and a half mil
lion farmers in the United States; they
are widely scattered; they have a
great diversity of interests, many of
which are difficult to harmonic, and
farmers are temperamentally an indie
pendent individualistic class. and
therefore difficult to organize In view
of these facts, it is not difficult to
understand why the progress in Or
ganization has been slow. The recog-
milton of the work of rural organiza-
ton by the secretary of agriculture as
a legitimate part of the work of his
department should be great help, and
will probably mark an epoch in the
history of American agriculture.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-03-25
WONDERFUL HOW RESlN0L
STOPS ITCHING AT ONCE

To those who have endured for years
the itching torments of eczema or other
such skin-eruption, the relief that the
first use of resinol ointment and res.
mol soap gives is perfectly incredible.
After all the suffering they have
endured and all the useless treatments
they spent good money fo-. they can
not believe anything so simple, mild
and inexpensive. can stop the itching
and burning INSTANTLY And they
find 1t still more wonderful that the
improvement is permanent and that
resinol really drives away the erup-
ton completely in a very short time
Perhaps there is a pleasant surprise
like this in store for you. Resinol ONT
ment and resinol soap are sold by all
druggists.-Adv
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-03-25
OVERRIDING IS DANGEROUS
Chickens Can Be Grown Rapidly by
Feeding often and SparinsIy-
Keep Them Exercising.

Overlooking is more dangerous to
Young chickens than underfeeding.
Young chickens should be fed from
three 10 five times daily depending
upon ones experience in feeding I'm
doubtedly chickens can be grown fast
or by feeding five times daily than by
feeding three times daily but at no
tir g should they be fed more than
barely to satisfy their appetites and to
keep them exercising, except at the
evening or last meal. when they should
be given all they will eat. Greater care
must be exercised not to overfeed
Young chickens that are confined than
those that have free range, as leg
weakness is likely to result in those
condned-U Department of Agri-
culture.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-03-25
ONLY THE LITERAL TRUTH
Stories Sounded Like Those of Baron
Munchausen, But They Were
Actual Happenings.

Some men, dressed in civilian
clothes, gathered together In the sInok.
ing room of the hotel. discussing the
joys and sorrows of life at the front
well, I've been with the army and
had very interesting time, said one
Ever get really alone with the en-
emy?" asked another.
Rather l once took two of their
officers
"Unaided?"
"Of course! And the very next day
/ took eight men!"
"All wounded, expect" sneered
listener. You didn't get hurt, did
you"
Just a slight scratch. that's all And
two days after I took a transport wag
on, and followed up that by taking
big gun"
Sir" said disagreeable auditor
q have seen some of the finest speci-
mems of anything you can call to
mind but wish to state that you are
the biggest romaneer that ever trod
this earth"
oh no. | am not that replied the
hero; but am photographer
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-03-25
WORKING CAPITAL FOR FARM
Estimated That 1t Costs at Least $50
to Properly Work an Acre
Best TO Keep Record.

The capital the farmer has invested
in land, fences. buildings. and all per
manent Improvements is called fixed
capital. Working capital is the money
that is needed in promoting the active
labor Of the farm Henry Wallace says
that in Scotland the farmers es-
innate that it requires at least $50
an acre to properly carry on a farm
Suppose the farmer keeps a close ac-
count of the money he spends each
year in labor and all other expenses
of the farm together with a fair share
OF the capital invested in teams and
tools and their depreciation. we have
an idea he will find that it amounts
closely to $50 an acre.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-03-25

Aim high and keep within reach of
your ammunition.
ny keeping our faces toward the sun
our shadows are always behind us.
The world owes every man a Iiv-
"s' out only after he has earned it.
nishteous indignation is getting mad
breath. : ''''e Jul
The man who tries to catch two
pigs at once never catches either.
''Ieh TO one job at a time.
Driving through a storm IN church
counts nothing if you allow a nefghbor
70 suffer for food and fuel.
Many man who calls his wife his
better half knows down in his heart
mat she is the whole thing
iulhk three times before you
SPEAK thus giving the other fellow a
chance to make a fool of himself.
Too often when a man saws he on.
Joys religion his neighbors know he
enjoys neither that nor anything else
II the fish eat all the bait off your
hooks don't be discouraged. They'll
." all the bigger when you do catch
EN-. = - s''sN''
lie european rumpus is showing US
exactly how sensible We appear when
we get into row with our neigh.
bors
Most men are like pigs in one re-
spect-they can be more easily guild
ed by hope Of reward than a blow in
the face.
Trying to do what the neiehbor-
hood won't has soured many a hard
working well-meaning apostle of CO.
operation.
A town man will make as much fuss
over spading up a six by eight foot
garden as a farmer does over blowing
an S0-acre field.
1t is we'll to remember that some
people are loyal as long as they expect
favors, but quickly fall away when the
favors are rendered
The man without gumptfon amounts
to about as much as the "gh" in
through-he's not heard from, and
never will be missed.
Farmer goif' is popular at this sea
son of the year. The revised rules of
the game permit It to be played with
the manure spreader
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-03-25
CAL0MEL IS MERCURY, IT S|CKENS!
STOP USING SAL|VAT|NG DRUG
Don't Lose Days Work. Your Liver Is Sluggish Bowels
Constituted Take "Dodson's Liver Tone" IFS Fine

sluggish liver better than a dose of
nasty calomel and that it won't make
you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine You'll know it next MORN
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver will be working, your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bowels
regular You will feel like working;
you'll be cheerful; full of vigor and
ambition.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can
not saliyate Give it to your children,
Millions of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead of dangerous cal.
omel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale of calomel is almost
stopped entirely here.