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Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-24
ENORMOUS CROP
ASPARAGUS NOW
BEING GATHERED

Among the many visitors in Amer
icus today was MIR. J. V. Frederick,
postmaster of the pluckly little town
of Marshallyille, which nestles, like
a gem in its emerald setting OF myriad
peach orchards and vineyards. Mr..
Frederick has made a success of hor-
ticulture and agriculture as well as in
taking care of Uncle Sans business
there, and talks interestingly of the
fine crops now going in that favored
section.
just now, Mr.. Frederick said, the
celery growers UP at Marshallville
were busily engaged in gathering this
remunerative crop and shipping it to
the northern markets at the rate of a
carload each day. Around Marshall
vile, he said, there are one thousand
acres planted in celery this year, and
early shipments of this tender and
succulent vegetable brought exceed
ingly handsome prices-as much, at
one time, as $25 per dozen bundles.
Just now the Marshallville crop is
being sold in competition with the
California crop, and prices, in conse-
quence, are not SO high as formerly.
Americus people who plant little
celery patches" ten feet square can
readily appreciate an acreage of one
thousand broad and fertile acres.
Think of a hig plantation of 1000
acres, with absolutely no other crop
than celery growing there, and worth
enc hundred times as much as cotton
1t requires three years to get big
celery field planted and in high state
of cultivation, and this suffices for a
dozen or fifteen years without replant-
ing.
Col Frederick said there would be
good average crop of peaches in the
MarshailviIIe-FT. Valley territory this
summer, the trees being heavily fruit
ed now, with all daG ger from cold
eliminated
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-24
NEAR DEATH
BY SMOTHERING
But Husband, With Aid of Cardui,
Effects Her Deliverance.

Draper, N C.--Mrs. Helen Dalton, oi
fl1is place, says: 81 suffered for years,
with pains in my left side, and would
often almost smother to death.
Medicines patched me up for awhile
but then would get worse again. Final
ly, my husband decided he wanted me TO
try Cardui, the wcman's tonic, so he
bought me a bottle and began using it.
II did me more good than all the medi~
cines had taken.
have induced many of my friends TO
try Cardui, and they all say they have
been benefited by its use. There never
has been, and never will be, medicine
10 compare with Cardui. believe 1t is
a good medicine for all womanly trou-
bles."
For over 50 years, Cardui has been re-
lieving woman's sMfieringS and building
weak women up TO health and strength.
If you are woman, give it fair trial.
1t should surely help you, as il h@@ q
million others.
Get q bottle OF Cardti to-day.
Wryifs to: Chattanooga Medicine Co. Ladies
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, for Special
knsfy1ctsssJ pcQr case and 6s-paRe book, Home
Treatment for Women q" in plain wrapper. NC. l2e
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-24
Snithville
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Especial to Recorder.)
SMITHVILLE, Ca, April 23.Dr. j. w.
Malone, president of Andrew Female
College, Cuthbert, was visitor here
Sunday, filling the Methodist pulpit
at both morning and evening services
in the absence of the regular pastor
Rev. |. B. Kelley.
Mrs. i. D. Burton, of Athens, arriv-
ed Tuesday for visit of several weeks
to her mother, Mrs. w. D. Wells.
Mrs. Walter Thomas and little
daughter, Lillian, of near Americas,
were guests for the weekend of Mrs.
Anna Christie.
Misses Mary and Alice Ansley are
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-24
AkOTHLB AAkRA Us CASE
Ii Proves That There's Way Out For
Many Suffering AWericas Folks.

Just another report Of case in
Americus. Another typical case. Kid
ney ailments relieved in Americus with
Doan's Kidney Pills
Mrs. ]. R. Hudson, 1913 Church St,
Americus, says: "One of the family
was so bad with rheumatic pains that
he couldn't work. He used Doan 5
Kidney Pills and they cured him. In
my case / suffered off and on for
years from rheumatic pains in my
arms. The first box of Doan's Kid
ney Pills gave me relief. Since then
have taken this remedy whenever
l have had any trouble and it has al
ways helped me"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Doe
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Hudson recommends. Foster
Milburn Co, Props. Buffalo, N. Y.
tdvt
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-24
GERMANS TRANSFER
TREASURES Of ART
To FATHERLAND
(By Associated Press.)

PARIS, April 24.-Reports have
been received from the parts of Alsace.
occupied by the French that the Ger
mans have transferred to Metz alb
the objects of art they have found i'll
cities that have been or still are oc"
cupied by them in France and Alsace.
Different objects dating from the six
teenth century were, it is stated, taxi
en- from Hattonchapel and Etain, some
of them important statuary groups by
Richer. At the foot of Hartmans.
weilerkopf, taken by the French, they
are reported to have assembled paint
ings, sculpters, and tapestries of the
renaissance, including notably the cell
ebrated "Credence" by Huges Sambin.
These objects belong to the estate Of
the Spetz family of French nationality.
Many rare porcelaines were also TAX
en-. All of the articles were duly in
ventorized by Professor Leinhaas, be-
fore they were removed.
1t is also reported that the Cruel
fix" painted in 1900 by Gruenewa,
which was the jewel Of the Colmar
museum, has also been removed
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-24
IA W6oRD FROM THE
WOMEN

Es21asg sfsss+ r. EUguy what lot Of things
aus2axa Ewsra0ok.
szssg EsexsEz 40 feel we women never do
81 isailxg &at cook
aa8Asr x~@f8g eEinR they run the house
,znEE EVgxyThing that's in it.
sgzzsssssGss aH9g couldn't get along with.
sga ma 9nT Il minute.
-lssesR szzzne@gs Erx the ones who keep the
xM@s1twa9k shining bright
FS2ssss stsszg 2@aEarI for the bath to make
h ssEastgTzing white.
.iSaAsezM9asMn yxgnizh tables and we buy
@iAR kax.Euz for chairs.
ID za6sg %saa asHy ghe proper colors to
zExSEnt@n UP the stairs.
Esazs xoznaE nrH the ones who say what
1u9m1 gusB an the halls
..a'E7h&s. sAr@S1Ss E1r paxlOr and for dem
EA- hxsabnoards and for walls.
az.s sHRsman EsN2n and wax the floors,
AsE e2s< We make the man.
BsS Aaxzsr @sa the ones who keep the
s,skLa 1Eywn xSsc and span.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-24
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease Catarrh is blood
or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it
you must take internal remedies Halls Catarrh
cure Is taken internally and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrb
cure is not quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scribed by one of the best physicians in this.
country for years and is a regular prescription.
IT IS composed of the best tonics known, com
blned with the best blood purifiers. acting d.
Fectly on the mucous surfaces The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is what pro-
Guces such wonderful results in curing catarrha.
Send for testimonials, free
+. ]. CHENEY & CO. Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-24

Eufaula, and Mr.. f Goodroe, of Eto-
wah, Tenn, were guests of the latters
sister, Mrs. R. S. Salter
Messrs. Truxton Stephens and Clin-
ton Johnson, of Ellaville, were among
other Sunday visitors, spending the
day here.
Miss Susie Lunsford is spending the
week with Mrs ]. W. Harris, Jr., in
Americus, attending the Sunday school
convention.
Mr.. C. M. McKenney is spending two
weeks in Atlanta
DR.. and Mrs. T. H. Clarke and little
daughter, Winnifred, of Leesburg, were
guests Sunday of Miss Eddie Ed
wards.
Mrs. NJ. D. Reybold and little son,
Malcome, of Atlanta, were guests of
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-24

Mrs. Maggie McManus Monday.
Mrs. E. P. Gates spent Wednesday
with relatives in Arlington
Messrs. E. B. Martin, Jr., and Robert
Heath were among other Sunday visit
ors in Smithville.
Miss Bessie Windsor, of Americus,
was a visitor here Sunday, the guest
Of her sister, Mrs. VIII Richardson.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-24
All U1OMOb|LE TIRES
MADE OF WOOD
(By Associated Press }

AMSTERDAM, April 24.-The export
of rubber from Germany is forbidden.
A Dutch firm which recently ordered
two motorcars from Germany was
surprised to find that the wheels were
supplied with wooden tires.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-24

guests of relatives in Sumter, this
week, going up to attend the Rodgers
Boatwright wedding on last evening.
Mr. Bill Godby, of Eufaula, spent
Sunday he re with his mother, Mrs. T.
G. Godby.
Mrs. ]. L. Kennedy is spending a
week in Macon, the guest of her
aughter, Mrs. r. E. Avon.
Mr.. Edwin Redding, of Shellman,
was a visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. C. G. Goneke has returned from
Albany, where she was called by the
death of her niece, Mrs. Herbert Pea
cock.
Rev. 7. r. McMichael, of Colquitt,
is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. f,
M. McAfee, for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herschel GoOdroe, of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09
Bought Business House.

At the Chancery sale held last
week by Clerk and Master Geo. A.
Gibbs the Gem theatre building, the
property of the w. H. Griffin heirs,
was offered for sale, the bidders be-
ing ]. P. Verhine and DR.. w. A.
Mailing. The highest bid was made
by ]. P. Verhine and closed until
reopened by DR.. Mailing with a ten
per cent raise, according to the pro-
visions of the law. The bidding was
resumed and the property closed out
to DIR. Mailing, the sale to be con-
firmed by the Chancellor. This is
the last business house, on First
street between Church and Washing
ton, the principal shopping district,
understood to be on the market. For
a number of years business property
in Union City has brought good
price and this lot was fairly well
sold.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09
Miss Ruth Forcum.

Miss Ruth Forcum is the young lady
from Obion County in whose case the
State Legislature passed bill waving
the disabilities of infancy" giving her
the right to practice law before she is
81 years old. She also had the unique
privilege of addressing the House Of
Representatives at a special recess for
this purpose. Miss Forcum made de-
lightful speech, and the lawmakers, es-
pecially the younger unmarried ones,
also had some hattering remarks to
make. Miss Forcum is a popular young
woman of Obion and is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Forcum, of that city.
She is also a member of the senior law
class of Cumberland University and is
one of the brightest students in the
class. There is little doubt that she
will pass the State bar examination with
honors. Her age--she is not yet 81.
That is as dsfnite as can be announced.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09
Plenty of Them.
made.

A few weeks ago DR.. McRee was re-
turning from Nashville and on the train
were a number of his political friends,
as he termed to call them, who under
took to chide the Doctor on his predi-
lections for Prohibition, or rather to
underrate the sentiment in the State in
favor of prohibiting the sale OF intox-
icating liquors. The good Doctor is
always generous enough to be friendly
with everybody, and from what we
gathered these men rather contemptu-
ousIy spoke of those who called them
selves Prohibitionists and made the I'M
qualified statement that there were not
five thousand conscientious Prohibi-
tionists in the State of Tennessee.
It is not every man in the world who
il fond of the taste or influence of a
drink, but these old cynics-and we
can see the bunch now, with an air of
SNUG conviction and smile of cock
sureness on their faces-deride the idea.
The old cynics, too old for sport and
too mean for decency, had no faith in
anything probably except their own
selfishness and weakness, and no other
standard in which to Judge the world.
Why, there are half that number of
conscientious Prohibition voters 10 this
county. OF course these old sour
mashes would call this lie, but let
them come to Union City and under
take to prove it to the contrary and we
guarantee they would get warm recep-
ton. The lie out OF the whole cloth is
what they were trying to get the Doc
tor to treat with courtesy, and they
knew it.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09
Dyer County Judge.

Governor Rye lastSaturday appointed
W. A. Fowlkes, Jr., of Dyersburg,
County Judge for Dyer County. Judge
Fowlkes has been a citizen of Dyer
County all of his life, and for twenty
years has been member of the County
Court Of that county. For more than
ten years he was chairman of the County
Court and for twelve years he was the
mayor of Dyersburg. Judge Fowlkes
is well-known and popular lawyer Of
that section of the State and a prom
inent Democrat. He will serve in the
position to which he has been appointed
until the regular August, 1916, election.
The Office was created by the present
General Assembly.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09
For Trustee.

We are presenting to the readers
of The Commercial this week the
name of Esq. T. p Finch as can
didate for Trustee of Obion County
Mr.. Finch is citizen of the county
near Mason Hall. He is farmer
and has been a member of the Coun-
ty Court, with the exception of two
years, since the year 1900. He is
therefore well known to many of the
people, and the more he is acquaint-
ed the better he is esteemed. Mr..
Finch is brother of j. E. Finch,
the former Sheriff of the county,
than whom the county never had a
better officer nor better citizen. Esq
Finch is the younger of the two. He
is a man of high order of intelli-
gence and judgment, careful and dis
eliminating business ideas. Mr..
Finch is more than this. He is
Christian gentleman, a conscientious
citizen and an honest, lifelong
Democrat. Should he be elected the
Office will be in safe, reliable hands,
and the citizens will have his pledge
of the most capable and honest
service.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09

| are virtually set aside. This in fine i
the indictment made by the CONNER
cial Appeal, and this is the rule instead
OF a statesmanlike interest in the wei
fare of the people and their individual
progress.
To be little more specific, there is a
demand to increase representation un-
der the guise OF getting closer in touch
with the people, and with it the selfish
interests creep in with insidious i'm
pertinence. Suppose there were no
limit to this policy. The government
would eventually be all representation
with no class to support it.
No, the Commercial Appeal wants to
see more rational and economic pol
icy and that paper is eminently right.
1t wants to see the Government retrace
its steps to the original designs OF the
forefathers, and in order to bring this
about public functions should be re-
duced to the actual needs of admins
tration and legislation and representa-
ton should be abridged in the same
ratio with public Office public trust
and the representative servant of the
people.
AS single instance, Congress with
the present rate of increase in represent
tation will soon be too large for the
Capitol and then, without protest from
the people, will be voting for billion
dollar appropriation for new Capitol
building. The seating capacity of the
Lower House is already crowded. This
is merely a detail. There are multi
tude of useless appendages to this
with increased represen-
tation and spoils.
The State of Tennessee acted wisely
in calling a constitutional convention,
and that serves to remind us that ma
.ional constitutional convention is more
acutely needed and should be demanded.
There are hundreds and hundreds of
Kings that need the censorship of the
people. We should call attention first
% the Presidents salary and perquisites
which reach the fabulous sum of four
hundred thousand per annum, and then
% the custom of Congress in voting all
orts of private indulgences-automo-
,iles, railroad mileage of twenty cents
mile, extra months salaries for clerks,
.tc., etc., ad libitum ad fnitum.
The Commercial Appeal has not over
Irawn the picture. The only failure is
hat publicity has not been sufficiently !
made.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09
Statement of the ownership, management
circulation, etc, of
The Commercial

Published weekly at Union City, Tenn.
Required by the Act of August "a, 1912.
Editors Business Managers, Publishers
and Owners:
E. H. Marshall. ........ Union City, Tenn.
John Baird .......... Union City, Tenn.
Known bondholders, mortgages. and
other security holders, holding per
cent or more Of total amount of bonds
mortgages or other securities. go. none
E. H. MARSHALL.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
March 26, 1915.
HUNTER ELAN, Notary Public
My Commission expires Oct. 2, 1915.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
tonal remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflafned
ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever.
Nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing more than an inflaIned condi-
tion of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars. free.
f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09

German submarines have added two
more steamships to their list of victims.
Seven Seas, British vessel, was sunk
without warning off Beachy Head,
eleven of her crew of eighteen being
drowned. The French steamer Emma
was torpedoed off Beachy Head and
nineteen of her crew of twenty-one
were drowned. The British royal fly
ing squadron bombarded Hoboken and
and it is thought that two
German submarines were damaged.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09
Improved Roads.

Washington, March 19.-A bulletin
issued by the Office Of Public Roads Of
the United States States Department Of
Agriculture contains a map of Dallas
County, Alabama, as illustrating the in
telligent handling of the problem OF
road improvement so as to benefit the
largest number of farmers.
The map shows five improved roads
centering at Selma. One Of these
branches short distance from town
making six radiating roads. Only two
relatively unimportant roads leading
out from Selma are unlmproved. The
total length of improved roads in the
county is 1877 miles. While this is only
10 per cent of the total road mileage, as
result of the policy of improving part
of the mileage of each important road
leading out from their principal market
town and shipping point, the farmers in
nearly every part Of the county have an
improved road for at least part of their
haul to market. As was pointed out by
President Harrison of Southern Railway
Co., in his address before the American
Road Congress at Atlanta, the farmer
should be given first consideration in
the selection of country roads to be i'm
proved and the greatest possible number
OF farmers will be benefited by system
of radiating roads such as been adopted
in Dallas County.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09
LIv-vAR-LAX.
ALL THE EFFECTIVENESS, Nor THE Eff
Feet OF CALoMEL.

FECT Of OALOMEL.
Iv-VER-LAP is one of the most inn
portant medical discoveries of recent
years. For long time medical ex-
perts, realizing the harmful effects Of
calomel, have been striving to find a
liver cleanser that would be just as ef-
fective as calomel, and yet would be abb
solutely harmless in its action. Recently
this remedy was actually put forth by
L. K. Grigsby, in his LIv-VER-LAx.
LIv-VER-LAx is harmless vegetable
compound, designed solely for the treat
ment of liver complaints. The imme-
date favor it has met with in thousands
of homes is proof positive of its real
value.
If you feel worn out, tongue coated,
and skin sallow, don't delay until it be-
comes dangerous. nip the trouble in the
bud with LIv- VER-LAx. Insist on the
genuine, bearing the signature and like
ness Of L. k. Grigsby, which is guar
anteed to give satisfaction or money re-
funded. For sale by divers Red Cross
Drug Store. ADV.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09

oOaI-COke-WoOd- Call Tel. $50.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-09
Announcements.
For Trustee.

BRATTON.-We are authorized to announce S.
r. Bratton a candidate for Trustee of obion
County, subject to the action of the Democratic
party. Election August. 1916.
JACKSON.-We are authorized to announce w.
e. (Ellis) Jackson candidate for Trustee of
Obion County. subject to the action of the
Democratic party. Election first Thursday in
August 1916
FINCH.-We are authorized to announce I. P.
Finch of No. H. as candidate for Trustee of
Obion County. subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic party. General election August. 1916
For Tax Assessor.
HOWARD.-We are authorized to announce 1. IT
Howard as a candidate for reelection to the
office of Tax Assessor of Ohion County, subjec.
to the action of the Democratic party.
NOAH-We are authorized to announce Will P.
Noah as a candidate for Tax Assessor of Obion
County, subject to the action of the Democratic
party. Regular election, August 1916