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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
Spout Spring.

1t looks as if the citizens of ou1
community would wake up to the
realization of the need of good
roads.
DR.. Mailing was called to Sam
burg to see patient and the driver
got horse down in the mud with
considerable trouble.
A small crowd of young people
gathered at Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson s
last Wednesday nigt and had an en-
joyable time.
W. M. Hamilton and daughter,
Miss Andrella, and two grandsons,
Harrell and D. B. Norton, spent one
day last week at the park with Mr.
Don Hamilton and wife.
Mr.. Hill Coleman and wife, of
Protemus, will move to our little
village in a short while. We all ex-
tend to them hearty welcome. ~
Mr.. Hallett Hamilton, of Bragga-
docia, Mo-, was over to see his
father, w. M. Hamilton, few days
ago.
Mr.. Bert Denton and, Mr.. John T.
Hamilton went to Cobbs Chapel
last Friday night to school play,
and reported a nice time.
Mr.. Walter Hutchison,a prosperous
farmer, carried off ten loads of hogs
to Union City last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Norton are
the proud parents of a beautiful
ten-pound daughter, arriving Jan.
IA, named Grace Louise.
LITTLE LASSIE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
Canadians Teach EndIIs1,

Canadian troops arriving at oaiis-
bury Plain, England, carry an en-
trenching tool that is novel to the
Englishman. 1t is capable Of being
used as shield and is slung across
their shoulder in leather case. The
tool is a spade weighing about four
pounds, land consequently can be car
ried at all times. The spade has an
oval hole in the center of it through
which a gunbarrel can be thrust. The
tool thus serves both as rife rest
and shield to the soldier in the
trenches. All the spades have been
subjected to heavy fire and the metal
in them is practically bulletproof. At
distance of 200 yards heavy ammuni-
ton only cracks the shields and does
not penetrate them.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
Woman Cures Horse Collie.

y The men were away as usual. The
horse was bad. A lone woman could
not "drench" in the old way. She
called up neighbor and her men were
away-but: I'VE have Farris' Collie
Remedy that you drop on the horses
tongue, says Mrs. Neighbor. So she
came over and dropped Farris' Collie
Remedy on the horses tongue and the
horse was we'll when the men came
home. Moral: Get Farris' Collie Rem
edy so the women can cure horse collie.
We sell it at so cents a bottle on the
Money Back Plan. For sale by Frank
G. Wehman. advt
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
HOUSE OF PECULIAR DESIGN
Intended Structure to Typify
the Trinity.

The most peculiar house in the
United Kingdom is probably the tri-
angular one at Rushton, In Northamp-
tonshire. Its design is supposed to
typify the Trinity. 1t has three sto-
ries, and each story has three win
dows on each of the three sides, while
each Of the windows in two of the
three stories is in the shape Of a
trefoil-the three-leaved shamrock. In
each of the other windows there are
twelve panes, arranged in three tours,
and the panes throughout are TRAN
gular.
Three gables rise on each side, and
from the center, where their roofs
meet, three-sided chimney sur
mounted by triangular pyramid
terminates in large trefoil. The
smoke issues from three round holes
on each of the three sides of the chin
ney. Three Latin inscriptions, one
on each side of the house, have each
thirty letters, while over the door.
there is another Latin inscription of
three words, the English of which is,
There are three that bear record"
and on each side are the carved fig
ures of three angels bearing shields.
Inside the house each floor contains
three three-sided apartments; the
length Of each of the walls, by outside
measurements, is 33 it. in.-that is
exactly 33 1-3 TT.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
Circuit Court.


The January term Of the Circuit
Court came to a close Wednesday,
with the following proceedings since
last week:
State versus James Jefferies, YER
dict guilty of murder in the second
degree, sentenced to the Tennessee
Reformatory for Boys.
David Harris, David Thompson,
Joe Daik and David Lewis, burning
bridge at Fulton, sentenced to ten
days in Jail and taxed to work out
cost.
Plemon Davis, petit larceny, pun
ishment of six months in Jail or
workhouse.
Willie Lawson, petit larceny, SEN
fenced to Tennessee Reformatory for
Boys, not less than one nor more
than five years.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
The Periscope,

Permit me to introduce myself to
the public generally. Modest and re-
firing, both by nature and occupation,
have hitherto refrained from obtrud-
ing myself upon the attention of the
multitude.
My name is Periscope. My principal
object in life is to rise to every neces-
sary occasion. When this demands
my more or less immediate presence,
occupy myself by holding up the
mirror, not to Nature, but to the enc
my. Like an occasional idea which
renders superfuous old systems Of
philosophy, I have come to render
superfluous an entire cycle of inven-
tons. I am the last triumph of mind
over matter. reflect, and a thousand
men go down to their fate Within
the blue zone of my horizon, subject
to my orders, fits the angel of death.
I am the naval eye that put the
naught in dreadnaught.-Life.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
"The Ideal Catalogue"

A librarians idea of the most useful
form of catalogue for library is given
as. follows:
1.-THE ideal catalogue for public Ii.
brary is one published with one line
entries, each being about twice as long
as the average newspaper column is
wide. This catalogue is published in
the form of newspaper, on cheap
paper, cheaply printed. 1t is sold by
the library at about two cents a
copy. The copies sold are soon worn
out or thrown away and dc, mot come
back in after years to vex the librar-
ian. The library keeps the whole
thing in type, takes out some titles ev-
cry month. adds new ones, and prints
new edition. This catalogue con.
tains author entries only. If a man
wishes to know anything about the
books in the public library that this
catalogue does not tell he goes to the
library and finds out by asking; if he
wishes information concerning books
on a certain subject he goes to bibli-
ography of that subject; if he wishes
to know certain specific things about
certain books he asks to see the books
themselves"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
Nathan Bedford Forrest.

It is not true that General Forrest
was IAN ignorant man, never to his
dying day able to read or write," as
has been said. On the other hand, he
was man of extraordinary natural
ability and the possessor of a great
deal of solid wisdom. The poverty Of
his parents prevented him from obtain
ing an early education, but in mature
life he learned to read and write. The
best life of Forrest is that of DR.. John
A. Wyeth.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
Justice Stephen johnson Field.


Stephen Johnson Field, of the family
which has figured so prominently in
American history, was born in Had
dam, Conn, November 4, 1916 He was
graduated in 1887 from Williams col
lege and then spent several years in
Athens and the Grecian islands. He
read law with his brother, David Dud-
ley Field, and with John Van Buren,.
He removed to California in 1849 and
was a member of the first legislature
Of that state after its admission to the
Union. He was for years justice of
the supreme court of his state until his
appointment as an associate justice Of
the Supreme court of the United States
by President Lincoln in 1868, and for
many years was the senior associate.
His decisions affecting individuals and
affairs in his state incensed many per-
sons and two attempts were made to
take his life, one by an internal ma
chine sent through the mails and again
by ex-Judge Terry, who attempted a
murderous assault, but was shot and
killed by deputy marshal detailed to
protect Justice Field.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

All persons indebted to us
by account or past due note
will please call and settle same.
A change in our firm and a
pressing need of the money
makes it imperative that we
close up all Of our outstanding
business at once. We trust
this extension Of credit has
been an accommodation to you,
for we are only too glad to give
it when it is in our power.
Respectfully,
2t R. F. TISDALE & SON.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
War Wounds,

Doctor Osler, the enemy of old men
as he was once classified, says that
the carnage from the present war is
not so great as it seems. With 800
wounded men in the hospital at Ok
ford, only one death occurred, and that
from lockjaw. The doctor thinks that
this war will establish a new record
for low rate Of mortality from wounds.
He attributes this to the antiseptic
effects of high-speed bullets and to the
efficiency of the field hospitals. He
says also that he has seen no wounds
caused by dumdum bullets. Field sur
geons have said the same thing.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
Look Ahead,

There are some people who ride all
through the journey of life with their
backs to the horses heads. They are
always looking into the past They
are forever talking about the good
old times, and how different things
were when they were young. There is
no romance in the world now, and no
heroism. The very winters and sum-
mers are nothing to what they used to-
be; in fact, life is altogether on
small, commonplace scale Now, that
is miserable sort of thing 1t brings
"a kind of paralyzing chill over life,
and petrifies the natural spring of joy
that should be forever leaping up to
meet the fresh new mercies that the
Gay keeps bringing.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
BLASTING With oxxnen.

A practical way of using liquid oxy-
gen for blasting has at last been found.
Bags filled with special form Of lamp
black are soaked in liquid oxygen for
a few minutes. When detonated they
explode with the force of dynamite,
but when lighted with a match they
burn quietly and slowly. The cost is
much less than that of dynamite;
much less carbon dioxide is given off
and there is no danger from misfire,
as the oxygen will evaporate quickly
If not exploded at once.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
UNION CITY'S REPLY.
UNION City ACCEPTS THE EVIDENCE
AND MANY UNION CITY READERS
WILL PROFIT By IT.

Which is the more weighty proof-a
few words from Union City resident,
whom we know and respect, or volumes
from strangers in distant towns? There
can be only one reply.
]. 1. Wheeler, farmer, RID. No. 3,
Union, City, says: For about six
months | suffered from disordered kid
neys which made my back ache and
become sore and lame. had to go
about in bent position on account Of
the sharp twinges in my loins. used
Doan's Kidney Pills and three boxes
rid me of the trouble"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills - the same that Mr..
Wheeler had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y. advt
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
Swiss Want New National HYMN,

Switzerland is seeking a new ma
tional hymn in place of "Rufst du,
Mein Vaterland," which is sung to
the tune of my Country 'Tis Of
Thee" and God Save the King" It
is said that there is some intention
of adopting a patriotic song, beginning
Hell dir, Mein Schweizerland," but
whether this is to be sung to the same
tune or a new one is to be evolved for
it Ia not yet known.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
New Discovery About Metals.

We have known that some mate
rails are better conductors of cleo
tricity than others, and now Professor
Kamerlingh-Onne of Leyden has dis
covered that at certain very low tenn
peratures many metals which are con-
ductors of electricity lose every trace
OF resistance to the current and be-
come what he calls "superconductors. !"
The finest wires of tin and lead do not
become heated under the highest cur
rents. 1t is strange that when the
critical temperature is lowered even
slightly the superconductivity ceases
and the metal behaves as at other low
temperatures.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
Old Sayings About the Weather


II it thunders on Sunday, the death
of a great man will follow; on Mon.
day, the death of a woman is portend.
ed; on Tuesday in early summer, an
abundance of grain; on Wednesday,
warfare is threatened; on Thursday,
an abundance of both sheep and of
corn; on Friday, a man of note will
be murdered, and on Saturday, there
will be pestilence or some other
great disaster.
Truly, thunder is an ill-omened WISH
tor at the best!
If the full moon should rise red, ex-
pect wind
The sharper the blast, the sooner
tbs past.
A light, yellow sky at sunset fore
tells a windstorm.
Three foggy mornings In succession
mean rain.
A sky full of stars predicts rain.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
Edinburuh for Quiet sunday.

Cinematograph shows have beer
prohibited in Edinburgh on Sundays,
by the magistrates They have also
instructed the chief constable to take
steps to mitigate the nuisance caused
by boys shouting newspapers on Sun
day, especially during divine service.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
BIG MINsTRELs.
Red, White and Blue Military Min
strels Jan. 26.

Red, White and Blue Military MIN
strels Jan. 26.
Given for the benefit of the First
Christian Church with program as
follows:
Musical DIRECTOR H. Nixon, Jr.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
terlocutor-Jimmie Boyd.
End Mem. P. Morris, 1. B. Crit
fin, R. c. Jackson, H. M. DeGraffen-
reid, Emmett WhippIe, Edwin
Rodgers.
Dress Circles. B. Thompson, s.
D. Woosley, w. E. .Hudgins, w. W.
Moore, B. F. Howard, c. l.. Andrews,
F. E. Quinn, r. E. White, Casper
Isaacs, Calvin McCaw, Mrs. Thad
D. Lee, Mrs. R. E. White, Miss Kath-
crime Morris, Miss 10 Rippy, Miss
Rosa Brown, Miss Edith Quinn, Miss
Mary Leita Webster, Miss Clatie An
drews, Miss Lorene Carter, Miss
Beth Rock, Miss Bess Beck, Miss
Brownie Dickson.
MiIitia-Calvip Reeser, Fred Mailing,
V. L. Reynolds, Jno. Moody, Jr., Willie
Martin, Herbert Quinn, Paul Scott,
Dixon Williams, Geo. Monrotus, Luthe1
Morris. Boy Scout-Paul Jones.
Opening overture by chorus of Co.
'umbia, The Gem of the Ocean, It's
Long Way to Tipperary, l Love the
Ladies, The High Cost of Loving, When
It's Night Time Down in Burgundy,
It's Going to Be Cold, Cold Winter,
You're There and Pm Here, Oh Ten
nessee | Hear You Calling Me.
Introducing those Military End Men
in their death dealing drills and chorus.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE SONG NUMBERS.
SoIo-Fido Is Hot Dog Now-Gen.
Dynamite Griffin.
Solo-On the Five Fifteen-Commo-
dore Submarine Morris
Solo-When You Wore a Tulip and
| Wore Big Red Rose-B. F. How
ard and Quartet.
Sole-You've Got to Stop It-Maior
Minnie Bell DeGraffenreid.
Solo-Poor PauIine-Lieut. Musket
Whipple.
Solo-An Aching Heart-Willie Mar
tin.
Solo-Ruff Johnson's Harmony Band
Capt. Cannon Rodgers.
Solo-Dusty Rag Song - Admiral
General Jackson.
Soo-The Treasures of the Sea Are
Buried Deep-W. w. Moore.
Salute-Old Glory.
THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE Cabaret
SONG NUMBERS.
-Solo-Mr. A. l.. Garth.
Mixed Quartet-Mrs. Lee, Miss Rlppy,
Messrs. Hudgins and Jones.
SoIo-Miss Brown.
Male Quartet-Howard, Thompson,
McCaw and Moore.
Solo-Miss Catharine Morris.
Octet-Howard, Moore, Andrews,
Woosley, Jones, Thompson, Hudgins,
Quinn.
Reading-Miss Beck.
Mixed Quartet-Misses Brown and
Quinn, Messrs. Jones and Quinn.
Final Chorus-Silver Threads Among
be Gold, Suwanee River, Annie Lau-
lie, Tenting Tonight, My Country IT'S
f Thee.
T;okatc Ok Ok ond S0 oap+s
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
lckets, %, 35 and so cents.
JUST PARAGRAPHS.

President Wilson received the I'M
migration Bill as passed by Congress,
and set aside three hours Friday to give
ear to those who would urge him to ap-
prove or veto the measure.
Only slight decreases in the foreign
trade transactions of the United States
are shown for the year 1914, according
to figures compiled by the Department
of Commerce.
Marked imrovement in general trade
conditions as affecting international ex-
change was reported to President Will
son by ]. P. Morgan.
Officials of the Bureau Of Animal In
dustry have met with armed resistance
from farmers in several counties in IL
linois
A special message urging relief for
the unemployed may be sent to the
Massachusetts, Legislature, Gov. Walsh
announced.
Dispatches to the State Department
reported the arrival at Alexandria,
Egypt, of 5000 Jews from Palestine.
Four Americans are on trial at
Nuevo Laredo for attempting to
smuggle cattle out of Mexico.
Read Frank w Adams Saturday
special in this issue.
Your own Uncle Sam will be the in
terlocutor in the Red, White and Blue
Military Minstrel, Jan. 26.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
Death of Little Child.

Doris, three-months7old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Nichols, of Num-
Der Seven, died Wednesday modning,
the goth inst, and the remains were
inferred at Stovall's Cemetery.
Friends tender the kindest sympa
thy in this sad misfortune.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22

Do you know where Fido went? r.
win Griffin, the premier minstrel man,
will tell yeu at the minstrel Jan. 26.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
RUB-MY-TISM

Will cure Rheumatism, Neu-
ralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Collie
Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old
Sores. letter. Ring Worm, Ec-
zema. etc. Antiseptic Anodyne,
used internally or externally. 25c.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22

Don't miss the 5:15. It's special
in the Red White & Blue Military Min
strel Tuesday, Jan. &c.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22

Your own Uncle Sam will be the in
terlocutor in the Red, White and Blue
Military Minstrel, Jan. &c.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22

Read Frank W. Adams Saturday
special in this issue.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-03-25
AIR BOMBS KILL SEVEN
GERMAN AVIAToRs SHELL THREE
..i.. FRENCH TOWNS.
Eight ZeppeIIns, Divided Into Groups,
5ombard Paris Again-Driven
OF by AeropIanes.

London, March ga report by
Field Marshal Sir John French, dated
March % and made public here, says:
"On the goth and 21st the enemys
aircraft displayed unwonted activ-
i:y, the weather conditions being par
tIcularly favorable. Bombs were
dropped on Lillers. st. Omer and
Estaires. The material damage was
slight, the only buildings damaged be.
ing private property neither occupied
by soldiers nor used for military pur-
poses. The total damage in personal
was three women and four civilians
killed and about half a dozen wounded.
These bombs were dropped from a
great height, in one case as much as
5000 feet. This prevented the airmen
from taking deliberate aim at any
military objective. This procedure is
a great tribute to the respect in
which the royal flying corps is held
by the enemy, as the airman increases
his chances of escaping pursuit by
taking advantage of the time required
by our aircraft to get to the neces-
sary height from which to engage
him"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-03-25
THREE BRIDES SLAIN IN BATH
Deaths of Newly Married Women At
tributed to George Joseph Smith,
Under Arrest In London.

London, March 24.-Charged with
the murder of three women, George
Joseph Smith heard Public Prosecutor
Bodkin declare in the Bow street court
that he had made away with three of
his wives, the crime in each case be-
ing committed shortly after he had
married. Each of these women was
found dead in her bath; consequently
the case has come to be known as the
brides in bath" case.
The public prosecutor gave the
names of the three women and the
dates Of the alleged murders as;
Beatrice Mundy, July, 1912; Alice
Burnham, December, 1913. and Mar
garet Lofty, December, 1914.
Smith, according to the police, was
born in London, the son OF an insur-
ance agent, and is forty-five years old.
Prosecutor Bodkin said the accused
man had married five times.
AT the death Of two of them e2.S00
($14,000) was obtained and that the
prisoner, when arrested. was in fair
way to obtain 300 ($3,50O) more"
the prosecutor said.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-03-25
TAKE RUSSIAN TOWN
GERMANS PURSUE CARS MEN
WHO OCCUPIED MEMEL.
krottIngen Now in Hands Of Teutons
Three Thousand Germans Liber-
ated by Kalser's Troops.
BY FREDERICK WERNER.

International News Service Correspondent.
Berlin, March "a Thy wtreless).-
The Russian town of Krottingen,
about twelve miles north of Memel,
has been captured by German troops
pursuing the Russians who Were
forced to retreat after occupying
Memel, according to the official report
from the German general staff, 1t
states that when Krottingen was occu-
pied the Germans set free more than
three thousand civilians who had been
taken away into captivity by the Rus.
SLAMS when they Abandoned Memel.
. The general staff's report tells of a
new aerial attack on Ostehd by avia,
tors of the allies. No military damage
was done, it says. but several Bel.
gians were killed and injured. The
general staff's report follows:
Eastern war theater-German
troops pursuing the Russians driven
from Memel have occupied the Rus.
sian town of Krottingen and freed
more than three thousand German in.
habitants driven away from Memel by
the Russian troops. Russian attacks
on both sides of the Orzyc river have
been repulsed.
Western war theater-Two night at.
tacks by the French near Carency.
northwest of Arras, were repulsed by
our troops.
In Champagne German troops sue
cessfully blew up mines. They also
repulsed a night attack north OF
Beausejour.
Minor French advances near Com.
bres, Apremont and Flirey were un-
successful. An attack against the
German positions northeast of Badon.
viller broke down under the German
artillery fire. The enemy suffered
heavy losses.
"Aviators of the enemy again threw
several bombs upon Ostend. No mill
tary damage was done, but several Bel
gians were killed and wounded. A
French aviator was shot down north.
west of Verdun. A French aircraft,
manned by two noncommissioned Off,
GERS, was forced to land near Fret
burg. Its occupants were taken pris'
oners."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-03-25
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Dispositions of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury

District court was adjourned by
Judge Willcockson from yesterday af-
ternoon until tomorrow afternoon at
1870 o'clock. There is very little
court business ready for disposal at
this time. The petit jurors for the
term have been dismissed and few
non-jury cases are ready for trial. .
Judge Willcockson will return to-
morrow afternoon in order to be here
to receive the report of the special
grand jury when it completes it's
work. The jury has now been in
session over a week and has heard u
total of II witnesses. 1t is expected
that the investigations will be finish
ed and a report made to the court
some time within the next few days.
The jurors were called into special
session by Judge Willcockson upon
/ Tuesday, March 16, to investigate
evidence against bootleggers, gam
blers, and other violators of the law
: in Mahaska county.
Dawson Hammons was granted a
divorce from Ella NJ. Hammons yes
terday upon statutory grounds.
| In the case of DR.. F. L. Barnes VS..
! r. F. Baker ct al, the plaintiff was
given judgment on a verified account
for $57. Default of the defendant
had previously been declared.