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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-01-04

Mr.. John Henry. of Chico, Texas
was visitor with his mother, Mrs
Henry, last week.
Mr.. Lewis Castleman, Of Lacenter
KY, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B
Garter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill McSpedden
Misses Cordie Crittendon and Mozelle
Tanner visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Phillips Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Calls, OF
near Troy, visited relatives here last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Penn, of Mar
ain, are here visiting relatives.
Miss Katherine Bell spent one day
last week with Misses Mozelle and
Nettie Tanner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hickok, of Union
tCity. spent part Of last week with
Mr.. Joe Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fon Polsgrove Wis
tied relatives near the city last week.
Misses Bette King, Ellie Ellis,
Myrtle Holey and Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Johnson spent one night last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Price.
Miss Lucy Stanley visited relatives
and friends here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Carter, of Hick-
man, spent last week here visiting
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wagster, Mr..
and Mrs. Lem Wagster visited Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Smith one night
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lennie and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Henry spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Davis, Mr.. Tom
Goley. Miss Pearl Colcy and Jim Coley
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wagster
Wednesday.
Mr.. Alvin London visited his
cousin in Martin last week.
Messrs. John wilkerson and Grady
Warren. of Nashville. visited relatives
here during the holidays
Mrs. Sophia Fcwlkes, of Mount
Pelia. spent Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. Jim King.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. London were in
Union City one day last week on
business.
Mrs. Andy Carter is visiting her
parents in Missouri.
Mr.. Claud Wilson. of Galveston,
travelling for the American National
Insurance Co., is the guest of his
aunt, Mrs. Calvin Griffin.
Mr.. Wade Ship and friend, Mr..
Earl Fincher, Of the N. t. and B. c.,
were home for the holidays.
Misses Linda Poor and Roselle
Damron are the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe McGaugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Gray, of Gard
ner. attended the marriage of Mrs
Gray's sister Monday night
Miss Iva Ship, teaching music at
Gardner In the school. spent the holt
days with homefolks.
Mr.. lube Glass is very sick in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Bell.
Miss Grace Hall, teaching at Mount
Pelia, Is spending the holidays with
her mother, Mrs. Johnnie Hall.
Mr.. james Leslie Carter and wife.
of st. Louis. are at home for the holt
days.
Mr.. Murray Gardner. OF Gardner,
was the guest Of his aunt, Mrs. Cal
win Griffin. this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave McGaugh were
the guests of Mr.. McGaugh's brother,
Mr.. Joe McGaugh, this week.
After spending the holidays with
mis- parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. shipp, !
Mr.. Wade Ship and Mr.. Earl Finch
er have returned to the N. T. and B. |
G. DAISEE.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-07
Effective WEAPON q AncIents.

Among the simplest and yet one of
the most effective inventions of an
Client times was the javelin with a
point Of soft iron employed by Julius
Caesar in his Gallo wars. The Ro-
man DICTIONARIES hurled these weapons
against the shields of their enemies.
The iron head penetrated the outer
covering of bulls hide, but flattened
against the hard wood or metal back
Of the shield, and thus became hooked
to this protector. The shanks Of the
dangling javelins SO impeded the move
ment of the barbarian soldiers that
they were forced either to throw away
their shields and fight uncovered
against the Romans or. else stop long
enough Ia fatal delay in their adj
vance, to disincumber themselves from
this unique weapon, which may prop
erly be called the dum-dum plum, the
,progenitor of the soft-nose, or dunn
dunn, bullet of today.
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offer him hand glass that he might
see what beauty he was. The only
thing to do was to apply things to
take out the poison and reduce the
swellings, and to help the farmer as
I could until his wife got back. / stay
ed there all that night and most Of
the next day, and, when I left for
home, Mr.. Bowser could partly open
one eye and utter grunts through his
swollen lips. It was four days before
he came home, and then several pas
sengers on the car asked him If tree
had fallen all over him. He didn't say
much when ne reached the house. All
he did say was:
'Mrs. Bowser, If this thing occurs
again I will see my lawyer and you
will see yours, and we will arrange
for quiet divorce. We have reached
the dead line at lastl"
realized that Mr.. Bowser must
blame someone beside himself, and
I didn't "sass" back single word.
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Colonies Loyal to France.

! Although st. Lucia is under the Brit
ish flag, the favorite language of the
inhabitants is French-either fairly
pure French or an almost unintelligible
patois. In this st. Lucia is only one
example Of a phenomenon that the
traveller meets all over the world-the
tenacious spiritual hold of France upon
all her ancient colonies. France lost
by far the greater part Of her empire
through military weakness, and even
that part which she holds today she
does not govern with any conspicuous
efficiency. Either England or the
United States administer colonies in a
way far better for all concerned. But
while the old French colonies change
flags, they always remain loyal to the
French tradition in language and in
sympathies. There are dozen in
stances Of this in the West Indies. The
French Canadian furnish another.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-07
rrades Needed in shIpbulIdIna.

Trades Needed In Shipbuiidlng.
The department Of labor has provid-
ed the following list showing the kind
Of trades most needed in shipbuilding,
and a special appeal is addressed to
men in those occupations to enroll in
the United States Shipyard volun-
teers:
Aaetylene and electrical welders, as
bestos workers, blacksmiths, angle
smiths, drop-forge men, fiange turner's,
furnace men. boilermakers, riveters,
reamers, carpenters, ship carpenters,
dock builders, clippers and calkers,
electrical workers, electricians, wire
men, crane operators. foundry work
ers, laborers Gall kinds. loftsmen,
template makers, machlnists and
machine hands (all sorts), help
ers, painters, plumbers and pipe
filters, sheet metal workers, copper
smiths, shipftters, structural iron
workers, erectors, boilers up, cement
ers aud crane men.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-07

To Brig. Gen. George B. Duncan
goes the honor of being the first Amer
lean general to receive a decoration.
from our allies in this war. Together
with Maj. Campbell King, he was
awarded the Cross of War by France,
for his participation in the recent YER
dun offensive, where both he and Ma
jor King acted as observation officers
in advanced artillery posts. They
worked under fire and a piece Of shell
struck the steel helmet of General
Duncan.
The citation in the French award
to General Duncan read: "He assisted
our forces under circumstances of ex-
IRENE danger during very violent
bombardment at Verdun.
General Duncan was born in Licking
ton and is graduate Of the Kentucky,
Military institute at Louisville, KY.
He has seen many years service in
the army, including some time in the
Philippines and on the border.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-07
New Terms of Government.

The terms initiative and referendum
and recall relate to certain proposed
changes in the form and administra-
ton Of popular government. BY the
initiative is meant the right Of a GER
tain percentage of voters to originate
and propose laws which the legisla-
ture must either pass or submit to the
people for their action. The referen-
dunn means that certain laws passed by
the legislature shall not be effecti-
until they have been submitted to
popular vote and approved by the peo-
pie. The recall means the right of the
people by an adverse vote to end the
term Of any elective officer before the
expiration of the term for which he
was elected. These principles in diff
ferelit forms and varying in, details
have been adopted in several states.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-07

farmer was at his gate as ! got on
the car, and the first question ! asked
him was:
SIS MI. Bowser deadi"
"Why, no, ma'am," he replied.
"Come right in and you'll see him
alive. No need to be alarmed about
him."
went in and found Mr.. Bowser in
bed. That is, supposed it was Mr..
Bowser, for it was some time before I
was certain of his identity.
1 had few words to say in praise
of the man and he went on:
81 have four hives Of bees. l
wanted to move them to new place
to pass the winter. I mentioned 1t
to Mr.. Bowser and he offered to help
me. Two men can carry beehive
very nice. All you have to do is
to place a piece. Of paper over the
hole where they come in and go out.
Then you can carry the hive between
YOU. Mr.. Bowser told me that he
was not afraid of bees, but he had
always loved them and they seemed
to love him. He was very anxious
to help me, and, of course, was
willing he should. We had to pass
over some rough ground to reach the
new place and warned him that we
must go slow and carefully. We had
got half the distance with the hive
all right when he strikes his foot
against something in the grass and
down he goes and down goes the hive,
for I couldn't manage it alone. You
can imagine, ma'am, what happened
then"
"Yes," 1 said.
"The hive went down with crash,
and the bees came pouring out.
was scared, which I shouldn't have
been, and took to my heels. Mr.,
Bowser got up and took to his heels
also, but he ran into currant bush
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GREAT DRIVE FOR
SHIpYARD HELP
Call for $4,000 Volunteers to
Aid in Speeding the New
Merchant Fleet.
70 Be READY when CALLED
Reserve Organization Formed to COM
pIete Gigantic Program to Win
War-Good Pay and Living
Conditions.

The United States Shipyard volun.
teers of the Public Service Reserve,
reserve organization Of American me-
chanics skilled workers in many lines
of trade, has been formed to bring to
completion the gigantic shipbuilding
program necessary to win the war.
Two hundred and fifty thousand work
men are to be enrolled and they win
stand ready, when called to go to the
shipyards and speed Americas mer-
chant feet to completion.
An appeal for volunteers has been
made by the department Of labor,
the council of national defense, the
shipping board, the 10000 fout-minute
men, governors of the various states,
organized labor and business men. The
aim is to fill all the present and future
needs Of the governments shipyards.
Pay of volunteers will be in accord
ance with the prevailing wage in the
shipyards at the time they are called
Construction of houses for the workers
Is being pushed with energy, and the
necessary homes will be ready when
the men are called.
Preliminaries Are Arranged.
All preliminary work, such as the
building of shipyards and shipways,
construction Of housing facilities,
preparation and transportation Of ma.
terial, and the training Of workmen, Is
being rushed to completion. Thus the
organization Of the shipyard volunteers
Is being FASTENED with energy and en-
thusiasm.
Volunteers are requested to go to the
nearest enrolment agent Of the public
service reserve or state council Of de-
Tense and sign up. Should there be no
enrolling agent in the vicinity, they
are asked to write to Edward N. Hur-
ley, chairman of the United States
shipping board, Washington.
Cards are issued to all applicants,
bearing statements Of the purpose OF
the shipyard volunteers, classifying
them according to trades and asking
signers to respond when called. But
tons will be given to volunteers bear
ing the inscription, ~. S. Shipyard
Volunteers" This button is to be an
honorary recognition of the wearer's
willingness to sacrifice personal desires
for public need. In addition, the
worker will receive certificate signed
by Chairman Hurley, which reads:
"This is to certify (name Of vol
unteer) of Getty, state), has
enrolled In the United States
Shipyard Volunteers of Pub
lie Service Reserve to aid the
nation in its imperative needs
for merchant ships with which to
overcome the submarine menace
and maintain our forces at the
front"
Quota of Each State.
Each state has been assigned a
quota, based upon the population and
Industries. The quota is as follows:
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For several days have observed a
spirit of restlessness about Mr.. Bow
ser, and I had made up my mind that
he was longing for trip out into the
country. In his conversations he spoke
of the chestnuts and acorns; he men
toned the rabbit; he spoke of the fall
apple, and so 1 knew that he would
take day off soon and refresh his
bOyhood memories.
Mr.. BOwser came down to break
fast one morning prepared for jaunt
and he said to me:
II think l will take little trip out
into the country today. 1 want to
saunter around and see farm scenes.
I want to pick up the great brown
chestnuts under the trees. / want to
pick the golden pippin right off the
apple tree. / want to buy quart of
buttermilk of some farmer and drink
it down without stopping, to breathe,
1t seems as if it would almost make me
over to spend the day out in the coun-
try"
There's nothing to hinder you from
going" replied. "In fact, want you
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to go, for you look little weary. Will
you bring home some chestnuts and
apples?"
"You bet your life, and don't for
get to let me take a basket along.
Maybe will gather some mushrooms,
also. At any rate, l will make day
of it and come home feeling as fr'siy
as darling colt"
"You will telephone if anything hap
pens to you? Most Of the farmers
have telephones"
"Oh, nothing will happen to tele-
phone about. It will be very quiet
day with me-"
In half an hour Mr. Bowser was
off, carrying market basket on his
arm. He was as pleased as a boy
on his way to a circus.
1t was about two o'clock in the after
noon when the telephone rang me up
and strange voice asked:
us this Mrs. BowserT
"Yes."
-'Mrs. Samuel BOwser?"
"Yes, that is correct. Who are you,
please?"
my name is Ballard, and I'm a
farmer about ten miles from the city
on the OIL Boston road. Can't you
take the trolley car, which runs right
by nay door, and come out heref"
"But why should / come out there?'
I asked, chill Of fear coming over
me.
Because there's a short, fat, bald
headed man here who says he's Sam-
uel BOwser, your husband. He isn't
dead, so you needn't be alarmed. He
has simply met with an incident and
maybe you will have to stay for day
or two, but I'll make it as pleasant as
I can. Mr.. Bowser sent you his love
and thinks you'd better come out"
"Do you mean that an accident has
happened to Mr.. Bowser2" I asked.
tWell, you might call 1t an accident
but call 1t an incident. An accident
lis where you cut your foot with the
ak, but Mr.. Bowser hasn't cut his foot
An accident is when you fall out Of
tree and break both legs, and MIR. Bow
ser has had no fall and no broker
legs. You had better put on your bon
net and come out"
tried hard to get the farmer to tel
me just what had happened, but hi
seemed to have good reasons for hold
ing back the truth. This increased my
fears. of course, and soon got ready
for trip. All the way out to Farmer
Billiards. I was SO pale and nervous
that all the passengers on the car no
ticed me, and three or four womer
came over to me and said they hoped
that nothing serious had occurred. The
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Floods In Brazil.

The native inhabitants Of Brazil
have lately been suffering from the
disastrous effects of the flooding OF
the Amazon, whose relentless waters
have submerged the countryside fol
hundreds of miles around. At regu-
lar intervals this mighty river over
flows its banks, and a famous traveller
estimated that no fewer than 100000
natives have lost their lives during
the last five centuries through these
terrible floods
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-07

and got tangled up. The bees didn't
see anybody else around, and SO they
went for him. There were 5000 Of
them, I reckon, but not more than
1900 got a bite at him. I rescued
him as soon as I could and got him
into the house and undressed him and
put him to bed, and there he is, lying
before your face and eyes. That's
about all, ma'am, except that he doesn't
talk much, and the reason is that his
lips are swelled out like a stuffed
chicken"
Mr.. Bowser had various swellings
that stood out like toads on log.
Just how many, did not dare count.
His eyes were SHUT, and 1 could not
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-07
OLD WOMAN is KILLED
Lived for Years In Place Built for
Chickens.

6tuS0 tOt uGoto W. ft0SO 60ttt tOt
Chickens.
J. K. Ewing, humane officer Of East
st. Louis, and Mrs. Jane Law, truant
officer, recently asked County Judge
Messick for an order to commit Mrs.
Anstea Latieur, eighty-fve years old,
to an asylum or home. This action
was taken after It was learned that
until recently Mrs. Thompson lived in
a shed In the rear Of the home Of her
granddaughter, Mrs. Inez Thompson,
at No. 1927 North Forty-ninth street.
"A part Of the shed was used as a chick
en- house.
Since fire threatened the shed last
Monday, Mrs. Latieur has lived In her
granddaughter's kitchen. Mrs. Thomp-
son told Ewing her grandmother was
feeble and unable to walk and had
been satisfied with her quarters in the
shed. =
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GREATEST SHEEP PENS
Gigantic Pens at Denver Have capac-
ity Of $4,000 Head.

Occupying floor space Of more
than eight acres, Denver has opened
the largest sheep sheds in the world.
The only exercises dedicating the ifa-
mense structure was the turning in
Of nearly $4,000 sheep into the pens on
the upper and lower decks.
The building is double decked, and
constructed so that other decks can
be added if required. At present the
shed has a capacity Of $4,000 head.
It is of solid concrete, reinforced by
steel; is 400 feet long and $50 feet
wide.
The structure cost $150,O00.
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Lifs;s Insplrationa.

There is no greater JOY than the feel
ing that some act Of ours has inspired
smother to be brave and strong. One
Of the beautiful things about right do
ing is that 1t is an inspiration to 9th
ers. No life is real success which has
not scattered inspiration along the
WAY
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Time for Strategy.

There is no such thing as returning
to the days of ones youth. If there
were and we were asked if the teacher
licked us, our reply would be mot ex-
actly; we msde strategic retirement
after almost losing the seat Of our
ers."-Houston Post.
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Neatly Put.

We are told that Tom Hood liked
best to work in serious vein, on such
poems as "The Bridge of Sighs." AS
he put it himself: "It'', OILY for my
livelihood that Tn lively Hood
Boston Transcript.
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Just Human Nature.

Another reason why man is man
Is because he wo1ld' rather lose $50 in
q speculation than 80 cents through
hole in his pocket. Dallas News.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mrs. BOWSer
Tells 1t
Bowser Goes Out to
Hunt the Chestnut
BY M. QUAD.

Copyright. 1917, by the McCluSe Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25
HOLzHEIMER
 ADOPTS PLAN
 FOR CHILDREN
Offers $50 as a Further h. Centive to Increase the Sale of Thrift
 Stamps.

NOME, Feb. 25.-Judge Wm. Holz- heimer, one of the FourMinute Men of this Division, last night opened the campaign for the sale of Thrift and War Savings Stamps and ad vanced a unique proposition to the school children to urge them on to greater efforts.
 All children under sixteen in Nome are eligible in a contest to secure part of $50 which was offered by Judge Holzheimer To the first fifty children who saved twenty-five cents or more and bought thrift card, a thrift stamp will be given. The first child each month thereafter will receive another thrift stamp and so on until each child has re- ceived one dollar. The children turned out next morning in force and worked hard to become one of the first fifty. This plan not only helps the government, but creates a strong incentive among the children to save.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25
Special "Victory Bread"

We are making Victory Bread wheat, rye, barley, oat meal and rice plant. Special on Sunday. Mon day and Wednesday,.
 SAN FRANCISCO BAKERY.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25
ONE AMERICAN IS
 KILLED AND OTHERS
 WOUNDED BY MEXICANS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. One American was killed and two were wounded in an attack by Mexicans on the oil boat Tampico Saturday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25
Attention. Conservers !

l have two barrels of mildcured
 salmon bellies; while they last, 25c apiece (weight 212 lbs.). F. HARRIGAN.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25

For a little chat and bite to eat there's no place like THE GASTI- NEAU - ANY TIME, ALL THE TIME.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25
PR0-CERMANS ARE DEFEATED
 WITHIN SPAIN
General Elections Held Yesterday and Indica-
 ti0nS Liberals
 Have Won.

MADRID, Feb 25-General cleo tions were held in Spain yesterday and the Liberals appear to have maintained their positions, although the returns are still incomplete.
 Disturbances are reported at Val encia and Merida, and rioting at Al meria and SadiZ, Montril. The pro German candidates were defeated ev- eryWhere.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25
REVOLUTION IS
 STILL ACTIVE IN
 COSTA RIGA NATION

SAN JUAN, Feb. 25.-Delegate Sur of Nicaragua reports. that a rev olution is progressing in Costa Rica, and that wire communication is interrupted
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25
SPANISH BOATS
 ARE IN BARRED
 ZONE OF TEUTON
Despite Notes from Spain, The Germans Keep on
 Sinking Their Vessels.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-The sinking of the Spanish steamer Mar Saspio by a German submarine makes a third such occurrence in less than a month
 Spain sent notes to the German empire protesting the sinking of the other vessels. The German order for a barred zone covers all steamer lanes between Spain and the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25
EASTERN STAR NOTICE.

The regular meeting of the O.. E. s. will be held in Odd Fellows hall tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25

For the best fresh killed chicken, go to the Arcade.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25
BRITISH COLUMBIA
 PREMIER SERIOUSLY
 ILL IN CALGARY

CALGARY, Feb. 25. Premier Brewster of British Columbia, was taken from the train yesterday at this point suffering from pneumonia. He was resting easy this afternoon and was pronounced out of danger.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25

Phone it to The Empire. No. 374
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25
DEMOCRACY
 IS AT WORK IN AMONG GERMANS
Berlin Advices Point to h. diCationS of Another General Strike
 Soon.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 25.-Berlin ad- vices report numerous indications in Germany of a systematic campaign to promote a new general strike.
 It is believed that the propaganda recently distributed among the Ger man troops by the Allies, is having a considerable effect in helping to foment possible strikes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25
TELEPHONE NUMBER.

The telephone number of the Gift Shop is 258.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25

Famous Augustine & Keyer cof' fee at the Arcade
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-25
TEN THOUSAND
 ARE KILLED IN
 AN EARTHQNAKE

ANDY. China Feb. 25.-Swatow reports nearly 10000 people dead as the result of the earthquake at Annoy. The list of foreigners probably killed has not been made out yet.