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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12
Memory of Little Annette Belcher

On Sunday night, Feb. 81, the spirit
of sweet little Annette took it's flight
homeward to the mansions above where
Jesus stood watching and waiting to
gather her into his fold, where no more
farewells are spoken.
All that loving hands could do was
faithfully done by father, mother and
Uncle To-day, but God wanted her and
took her from their care. She is not
dead but sleeping. She can't come to
us but we can go to her, for she will be
watching with outstretched arms and
smiling face to bid us welcome home.
We must strive to meet her again. Oh,
Papa, you should live as you have never
before and prepare yourself to meet her.
And Uncle To-day, you feel sad and
lonely without her, you too should try
to meet her in heaven. Two sweet lit
tie brothers that will never know their
loss, being too small to remember her.
Mother, know your grief, know how
you feel to-day, for I too have vacant
chairs and the memory of loved ones
gone. Let us try so hard to live as we
should. Weep not as those who have
no hope, and when you sit and think
of her, just think what bright shin
ing angel you have in heaven.
Sympathy from host of friends is
extended to the family.
We had little treasure once,
She was our Joy and pride.
We loved her, Oh perhaps too well,
For soon she slept and died.
All is dark within our dwelling,
Lonely are our hearts to-day,
For the one we loved so dearly
Has forever passed away.
Another little lamb has gone
To dwell with Him who gave;
Another darling little girl
Is sheltered in the grave.
God needed one angel child
To join his shining band,
And SO he bent with loving care
And clasped our darling's hands.
One WHO LOVED HER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12
Free Flower Seed.
Hastings Catalogue
Tells You About 1t

II you are engaged in farming, or
II you plant only vegetables or flow
ers, you cannot afford to be without
the big catalogue published fresh and
new every year by the great South
ern seed house, H. G. Hastings &
Company, Of Atlanta, Ga, and sent abb
solutely free, postage paid, to all who
write for it, mentioning the name of
this newspaper.
In this catalogue we tell you OF q
splendid offer Of free flower seed to
all our customers, FIVE magnificent
varieties that mean beauty about your
home and pleasure to wives and
daughters that nothing else can give.
This catalogue tells you, too, about
our big cash prize offer to the Corn
Club boys of your state. 1t tells all
about our fine yielding varieties OF
corn and cotton--the kind we grow on
our own 5000 acre farm. 1t tells
about the best seeds of all kinds for
planting in the South. 1t should be
in every Southern home. Write to-
day and let us send it to you'll. G.
HASTINGS & CO., Atlanta. Ga.-Advt.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12
BETHEL.

Mrs. Frank Brown is on the sick list.
J. N. Sanders was in Troy Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt True are the proud
parents of brand new baby girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Brown enter
tanned large number Of friends Satur-
day night.
Mr.. Arthur Dyer, Of Cobb's Chapel,
was the guest OF his sister, Mrs. Cleve
Brown, Sunday.
There will be preaching at Bethel the
second Sunday at II O'Clock. Everyone
invited.
j. @. Sanders visited relatives near
Clayton Sunday.
We guess the new bridge here will be
ready for use in the near future, which
will open up business for Protemus.
Mr.. Jack Griffin and family, of near
Troy, visited the formers sister, Mrs.
Will Dyer, Saturday night and Sun.
day. TRIxIE.
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12
NOTHING BETTER BETTER
FOR WEAK WOMEN
n Never Spent Any Money
That Did Me SO Much
Good as That | Spent for
VinOI."

Bellefontaine, Ohio.-"I wish every
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Vinol for / never spent any money in
my life that did me so much good as
that spent for Vinol. My nerves were
in very bad condition, making me very
weak, tired, and worn out and often
drowsy headaches. l had tried cod
liver oil, Doctors medicines, and other
preparations without benefit.
"One day friend asked me to try
Vinol. l did and soon my appetite in
creased, slept better and now / ann
strong, vigorous and well and can domy
homework with pleasure. Mrs. j. F.
LAMBoRN, Bcllefontaine, Ohio.
Nervous, weak, tired, WORKOUT wo-
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1t is the medicinal, tissue building ele-
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makes it so efficient in all such cases.
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12
Frank James.

The death of Frank James, one OF
the few surviving members of the band
of outlaws of half a century ago, serves
to call to mind the mingled sentiments
with which a man such as he was is re-
garded at the distance of a few years.
So far as public notice is concerned,
James has been dead these thirty years
since the day he settled down on his
Missouri farm. To many, no doubt,
the announcement that he died but the
day before yesterday will come in the
nature of a surprise, so completely has
publicity neglected his latter days.
In looking back upon his career, pub
lie opinion will not be dominated by
unmixed condemnation. II man but
achieve certain plcturesqueness in his
sin, he is fairly sure of mite of admit
ration from the strictest moralist among
us. Moreover, the years deal kindly
with such fellow; the moral aspect OF
his deeds is apt to be forgotten for the
fine sash and cap that he wore. We
would not think much of sour-com-
plexioned preacher who undertook to
blacken the name of Robin Hood; yet
his escapades in Sherwood forest are
certainly indefensible from any moral
angle. He was generous devil, to be
sure, and legend has selected him for
darling; but he would be 'melan-
choly example" for ones sons.
Whether they speak it out boldly or
not, many entertain, privately, the
same sort of sentiments for the James
boys" There was never lack of color
and dash in what they did. They filled
so perfectly the requirements of our
ideals in outlawry that fact and fiction
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12

found in them trysting place. 1t is
highly probable that Frank and Jesse
never participated in many of the sto-
ried ventures that we have heard and
read; but they might have done so,
and the readingg was none the less ex-
citing for all that.
We are perhaps still too near to their
exploits to escape the moral aspect of
their career But give them few de-
cades more, and legend will place them
alongside Robin Hood and the other
gay immortals of whom we cannot
think evil without feeling a little
cramped and mean.-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12
Fairview. Gibson County, Tenn.

1t seems fitting to me that something
should be said by someone in this COM
munity in loving memory Of Miss Mary
Akin. 1t was here at Centerview that
she taught the only school that she was
ever permitted to teach.
She came here two years ago last fall,
an entire stranger to everyone. Her
conduct in the schoolroom or socially
was never criticized. She demeaned
herself in such an exemplary manner
that she was soon loved and respected
alike by patrons and pupils and by the
entire community as well.
Therefore, it seems meet to me that
this people and those where she was
raised should pause and clasp hands
over the bier of one who is bound to us
by the ties of love and loyalty. And,
though death, the great leveler, has re-
moved her from our mortal ken, we
stand powerless before hand that is,
in the nature of things, eternal.
There are SO many who are dear to
us all, on the other side, that through
them we can claim a closer kinship to
things immortal. And, though we
mourn her loss-and taking it from a
human viewpoint-we fail to see why
one so young and with such bright
future before her should be taken.
But in viewing Mary's death in an
other way many great truths of the
divine plan are brought home to us that
transcend any human loss, SO that even
in the valley of the shadow" hope sees
star and faith hears the futter of
angels wings.
We see but dimly through the mists
and vapors,
Amid these earthly damps,
What seems to us but sad funeral tapers
May be heavens distant lamps.
1t would indeed be selfish thought
to wish her back, even though we feel
life's fullest need had not been given.
1t is to her a blessed release, and let us
thank God that she faced the sunset in
a land of peace.
Her little pupils here have not for
gotten her, and when the news came of
her serious illness and finally of her
death it threw a gloom over the entire
community. l have heard and hear of
so many expressions Of love from her
former pupils. MRS. CUMMINGS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12
Mrs. Ruth Sewer Collins.

Mrs. Ruth Sewer Collins, a social
leader in Louisville for nearly half a
century and a great-granddaughter of
John Sewer, the revolutionary hero and
first Governor of Tennessee, died at her
home, 1928 South Third Street, at $50
O'Clock yesterday morning, of chronic
nephritis.
She was nearly 80 years old, having
been born in North Alabama March 81,
1888. She was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Sewer, and her mother,
who was Miss Mildred Merrill, was
born in Louisville.
As the bride of Edward Wilder,
wholesale druggist, Mrs. Collins came
to Louisville in 1858, and built the
home at Fifth street and Broadway
where she lived forty-seven years.
This home which is now the Chester
field apartments, was of her own plann-
ing, and it was there she entertained
for many years. On the occasion of a
ball given to her sister, Henry Waiter
son assured her the function could not
have been surpassed at the court OF st.
James. Louisville Courier Journal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12
DOING THEIR DUTY.
AN OBSERVER

SCORES OF UNION CITY READERS ARE
LEARNING THE Duty OF THE KIDNEYS.
To filter the blood is the kidneys duty.
When they fail to do this the kid
neys are weak.
Backache and other kidney ills may
follow;
Help the kidneys do their work.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills-the tested
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Union City people endorse their worth.
Mrs. J. G. Escue, 420 N. Third street,
Union City, says: Zone of the younger
members of the family had weak kid
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kidney secretions and bed-wetting was
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Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim
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Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Escue recommends. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12

Call $50, Union City Ice & Coal Co..
when you want coal right now.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12

Coal-Coke- Wood-Call Tel. $50.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12
In Memory of John N. Plumlee.

Brother John M. Plumlee was
born Jan. %, 1881, died Feb. IL,
1915, at theripe age of eighty-four
years and fourteen days.
Bro. Plumlee was married March
1, 1855, to Miss Isabel Myatt; but
the union being broken after a few
years by his devoted wife's death,
he was again married Dec 27, 1858,
to Mrs. Mary T. Hedge, whom he al
so survived number of years. Bro.
Plumlee was blessed with four chill
dren, all of whom preceded him to
the promised Canaan, except one son,
Thomas Plumlee, and also number
of grandchildren to mourn his loss.
Bro. Plumlee professed faith in
Christ in August, 1852, and Joined
the Calvery congregation of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in
1854, and was ordained an elder in
the same congregation in 1856, and
remained an elder in the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church for fifty
odd years, acting as ruling elder
much of that time. Bro. Plumlee,
from the time of his conversion till
death, period of about 81 years,
lived a faithful consistent Christian
life. He was one of the noblest types
of strong, benevolent, Christian man
hood. Kind and charitable in words
and feelings toward all, he was in
turn honored and highly respected
by all who knew him. Having lived
a close neighbor to Bro. Plumlee for
several years / have been deeply i'm
pressed by his fine, trustful, Chris
tian spirit, as manifested, not only
at revivals-where he often brought
tears to the eyes of his many by his
testimonies full of faith in God and
hope of Heaven-but also as ex-
pressed in his daily life. He was
prayer, whose religion was an abid-
ing consolation even till his death;
and he loved to talk about God,
Heaven and religion in private con-
versation.
Hence it was, that Bro. Plumlee
impressed his neighbors, friends and
acquaintance, by his daily life, with
the weight and worth of the true
Christian religion, as lived by one
of Gods noblest, truest and best
Christian men. Bro. Plumlee was a
man of unusual natural intelligence
and unusual weight of character. He
carried with him, as it were, in his
snowy locks, his kindly eye and
thoughtful sage counsel benedic-
tion and blessing. Hence no one,
whom 1 ever heard speak of Bro.
Plumlee, had anything but words of
commentator and feelings of re-
spect and friendship or reverence for
him.
The richest legacy of any commu-
nifty is its staunch Christian charac-
ters-characters that stand unshak-
en- amid the tempest of life as strong
pillars of the great temple of Gods
everlasting kingdom, as represented
upon earth. And the death of such
character is distinct loss to any
people. Bro. Plumlee was just such
a character, and our loss in him is
great; but his influence lives and
shall live.
And we can but believe that our
loss is his eternal gain and that
Heaven and he are both the happier
for his going hence, for Precious in
the sight of the Lord is the death of
his saints" May his mantle of love,
hope and Righteousness fall upon all
his near and dear ones left behind.
EUGENE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-12
Marriage Licenses.

w. W. Robinson and sallie Quinton.
E. T. Bard and H. A. Walker.
Adolphus Jordan and DOME Cook.
Charlie Pope and Flora Patterson.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-15
Congressional Comment.

+. HONOLULU, May 14.-Members OF
the congressional party touring the
Hawaiian islands commented today on
President Wilson's note to Germany
as follows:
Senator James. Kentucky: THE
president speaks for all civilization
and voices the sentiment OF all neu>
tral peoples We will back up the
presidents note. II is statesmanlike
and patriotic"
Senator Cummins, Iowa 81 like
the tone of the presidents note. We
should make an emphatic protest
against such indescribable violation of
international ruls."
Senator Salisbury, Delaware: Il
am satisfied that President Wilson
will provide the protection due Amer
lean citizens on the high seas and
accomplish the reparation demanded
without war
Senator Overman, North Carolina:
81 believe the note Is timely and the
more emphatically II is supported the
better 1t will be. II anyone can steer
us safely through this diplomatic stu
alton | believe 1t is President Wilson,
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American Note to
Germany Is Delayed
CONTINUED From Page One)

proved as well as by neutral ENJOYS,
many OF whom obtained copies from
the state department The German
embassy-the one place where it was
natural to look for some inkling of
iHtimation of what GeTmany's posi-
ton would be-remained silent.
Count Won Rernstorff, the German
ambassador, in fact called on 'Secre-
tary Bryan with the express purpose
of warning him that none of the pub
lished stories were true which pur-
ported to give anonymous views of
members of the embassy staff to the
clteC: that Germany would refuse to
meet the American notes suggestions.
lie asked the cooperation of the
state department to prevent the
spread of this miSinformation and
President Wilson told his callers he
nomcement of the request
The German ambassador told in
quircrs later that he knew absolutely
nothing Of the position of his govern
ment because he had received no
communication and naturally would
not until the note itself had been pre-
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% BODIES NOW
AT QUEENSTOWN

QUEENSTOWN May l4.-Gl;3O
D. mJ-The bodies OF rs victims Of
the Lustania disaster reached here
tonight. those OF lS men eight women
and two boys.
The body of A. l.. Hopkins, presi-
dent Of the Newport News Shipbuild 70
ing company, was quickly Identified
as were those OF one Of the sons Of
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Crompton of Phila-
delphla Mrs. william Crichton OF
New York, Surgeon j. f. McDermott
OF the Lusitania and George Tiberg-
hien, a Greek saloon passenger. Three
of the bodies appear TO be those or
members of the crew Of the Lusi-
tania. Others identified were Robert
Edward DearberRh of III West Fifty
eighth street. New York, and G. l.. +.
Vernon, an oil man Of London and
New York.
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An American tlIl '""'' L..
| saw an American glrl covered ny
the pistol Of Ihlah olI'CeI. Sny
did not change color, but IesaIuo9
the incident as lark happeheu
tn no watching her when she was SIT
tirsy on the front seat of her ambu-
IanSe at Oudekappele, eating her
IunCheon 4 shell fell thirty yards
From her i'm the road The roar was
loud The dirt flew high. The metal
fragments tinkled on the house walls.
The hole it dug was three feet deep.
she laughed and continued with her
saw the same girl stand out in a
neId while this little drama took
nIace. The French artillery in the
field we're well covered by shrubbory.
They had been pounding away from
their covert till the Germans grew
irritated A German Taube flew into
ught. hoVered high overhead ana
spled the hidden guns 1t dropped
three smoke bombs These pulled out
their little clouds into the air and
gave the far-aWay marksmen their
location for firing Their guns broke
out Their shrapnel shells came over
head, burst into trailing smoke and
scattered their hundreds of bullets.
The girl stood there Interested on the
arena itself A London banker placed
himself behind hayrick. II inter
ested her mentally, but of concern
for her personal safety she had none
II was all like a play on the stage To
her. You watch the blow ana flash.
but YOU are not part of the action.
Arthur II. Gleason i'm Saturday
Evening Post
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scented. He declined to discuss his
own views for publication.
ENpcct Early Reply.
Some of his friends Indicated later
that the ambassador was pleased with
tine friendly tone OF the note and was
himself hopeful and confident that
tho questions i'm disput, could be sat
iSioctorly settled through diplomacy.
lu all quarters il was believed Ger
many would not delay her reply but
I that high officials of the German gov
ernmont would take it under imme-
diate consideration when it arrived
I'm Berlin. The belief was held by
well informed European diplomats
that Germany would consider care
fully the military advantages of con
tinued attacks on enemy merchant
ships and probably would consent to
abandon them only II food supply
were In some way guaranteed. as
/ German confidence is strong that the
allies can be kept at bay in the east
| ern and western theatres Of war in
| definitely.
May ABANDON Submarines.
The effect on Germanys' position
] ~ 'll' I'NN4blt tAllN VI iAalN lhNN
the war, however il another factor
which trained diplomats think will be
taken into consideration by Germany
! i'm determining whether she will aban-
! don her powerful weapon OF attack
/ the submarine - to destroy enemy
commerce.
The fact that Germany once be-
| fore had agreed to give up her sub
| marine warfare If she could obtain
| the unrestricted passage of foodstuffs
and raw materials TO her civilian
| population was commented upon 10y
| many diplomats as making it not diff
/ ficult for her To comply with the
| American position and satisfy ma
| tluual pride IN Germany.
While the United States is expect
! ing prompt action from Germany IN
| guaranteeing that there will be ne
| repetition of such a tragedy as the
sinking of the Lusitauia, diplomatic
| construction of the vital issues raised
on points of maritime law probably
| would not be rejected by the Ameri-
| can government if, as many diplu'
matlsts think, Germany would of hcl
own initiative suspend all suhmarin,
attacks on merchantmen, even of bel
! lgerent nationality, while notes wer,
| being exchanged.
II will take "a week at least for tn,
answer from Germany to the Ameri.
can note to be prepared and received
here, in the opinion Of diplomarist'
and officials.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-15
WHAT To DO FOR
ITCHING SKINS

Eczema, ringworm and other itch
ing. burning skin eruptions are 50
easily made worse 10y improper treat
ment that one has TO be very careful
There is one method, however that
YOU need not hesitate to use, even on
a baby's tender sNu--that is, the resi-
mol treatment Resinol is the pre-
scripton Of Baltimore doctor put
up in the form Of resinol ointment
and resinol soap This proved so re
markably successful that thousands
Of other physicians have been pre-
scribing il constantly for 20 years.
Resiuol stops itching Instantly and
almost always heals the eruption
quickly and at little cost. ltesinol
ointment and resinol soap can be
bought at any druggists and are not
at an cxpensive.-Adv.
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LCads to Arbitration.

NEW HAVEN, May 14.--Former
Governor Baldwin, a recognized au-
thority on international law, said to-
day taht he thought the American
note to Germany paved the way for
an amicable reference of the matter
in controversy between Germany and
the United States to arbitration un-
der The Hague conventio nof 1900 and
revised in 1907"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-15

The Wednesday Night Dancing club
enjoyed another pleasant tcrpsicho-
rean party the past week at the ball
room in the ohio building In the
party of guests we're the Misses Leone
Eean, Hazel Fdgan, Lucia Funke,
Anna Gallagher, Marie Hin, Marie
Gallagher Eva ioagland, Lena
O'Rourke, Pauline O'Donncll. Irene
Roup. Grace Shields, Marguerite
Gavin. Martha Shields and Josephine
Irwin, and Messrs X. c, Carter,
Clarence gallagher, G. G. Grove,
Floyd Holder, |, V. Hin, j. j. Jen-
nings Henry Killion, II. A. Lynch, r..
Moore Eugene Roop, f. NJ. Reynolds,
Frank Rove, G. c. Slough, Leroy
Smith and McGee