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New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05

that she did not seem much changed
from the girl who had left the ranch
two months and more before.
"I'll take a cup Of tea, Phoebe but
I'm not a bit hungry" she said. II
ate just before | left town. How have
you been, PhOebeY"
I'VE been fine. We been 80 sorry
for you
Never mind that now, Phoebe. I'd
rather not talk about 1t. Has anybody
been here latelyY'
Charlie Fox, he come las week
mebby week before las. Marthy, she
got rheumatis in her knee. Charlie,
he say she been pretty bad one night.
l guess she's better now. tor wash
for her If he brings me clo'es, but he
says he wash them clo'es hisself I
guess Charlie pretty good to that old
lady. He's awful p'lite. that feller is"
Yes. he is. I'll go up and see her
when ! get rested little. l feel tired
to death somehow. Has Ward been
around lately?"
Ward, he amt been here for long
time. guess mebbe it's been six
weeks l amt seen him. Las time he
was here he wrote that letter. He
amt come no more"
Billy Louise In the last few months
had tried to picture herself alone, with
mOmmie gone. Her imagination was
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05
Essential Points Given for Con-
sideration by Department
Of Agriculture.
URGE CAUTION IN PREPARING
Volunteers Should Be Organized In
Units and Provision Made for Their
Own Living Characterization
for Each Unit.
preliminary TRAINING

If it becomes necessary in
case Of an acute farm labor
stringency to accept woman vol
unteers for farming operations
other than the lighter ones to
which they are accustomed, some
sort Of preliminary training will
be necessary to utilize the large
class of woman volunteers from
the cities who are unfamiliar
with farm work. This article
points out some suggestions and
precautions that should be TAX
en- into consideration In prepar-
ing women for these tasks. The
suggestions given here have been
obtained in a study Of this prob
lem by specialists Of the United
States department Of agricul-
ture, both In this country and
In other countries. Many Of the
suggestions are based on the ex-
perlences Of England, which has
trained and is using 100000
women on farms.
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05
CHAPTER X.-Continued.

Sorry | can't stay To see YOU of, "
he told Buck maliciously "Tve dccid-
ed To let you 20 alone and take Your
own time about starting As long as
that cayuSp stands where he IL you're
safe rs a church. And you've got the
reins. You can kick off any time you
feel like it, Sabey' He studied Buck s
horror marked face pitilessly
'iou've got about one chance In q
million that you can make that pinto
stand there till some one comes along"
he pointed out impartially. I'm will
ing to give you that chance, such as It
Is. And II you're lucky enough to win
out on it-well, I'd advise you to do
some going. South America is about
as close as youll be safe Folks around
here are going to know all about you,
old timer, whether they get to read
what's on your back or not
And. on the other hand, it's a mil
lion to one shot youll land where your
ticket reads. I'd hate to gamble on
that horse standing in one spot for two
or three days. wouldn't youy" He
wheeled RATHER unobtrusively. his eve
on the pinto 81 hope he don't try to
follow" he said, Il want you to have
little time to think about the things
said to you. Well. so long"
Ward rode back the way he had
come glancing frequently over his
shoulder at Buck. slumped in the sad
die with a paper pinned to his back
like n fire warning on tree and his
own grass rope nOosed about his neck
and connecting him with the cotton.
wood limb six feet above his hat crown
Ward had not ridden Il hundred yards
before he heard Buck Olney scream
Historically for help. II" grinned
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05
at least sufficient skill to be acceptable
to the farmer.
Aecertain II keeded

TO the farmer.
Ascertain II Needed.
Before training the volunteers some
method should be devised for ascer-
tanning whether there Is demand for
the woman workers in the kind of
work they are preparing to undertake.
This information could be obtained
from the state agricultural college and
the state farm help specialist en-
ployed by this department. Great
care should be exercised not to pre-
pare women to 60 on farms before
there Is an actual demand for their
labor.
After completing the training. the
women should not be sent into the
localities where they are to work until
some one has preceded them to make
arrangements for their housing and
to determine the basis Of wages, etc.
In most instances the living quarters
would consist Of camping outfit, as
such quarters as they might obtain In
the community would be the least de-
sirable of those In the community.
Generally it would be desirable to have
one person in the group who would do
no farm work, but would act as gen.
eral chaperon and matron and would
see to the domestic phases of their
living and welfare.
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05
CHAPTER xI.
Fortune Kicks Again.


TT was past noon when Ward rode
down the steep slope to the creek
bank just above his cabin. He was
sunk deep in TINT mental depression
which so often follows close upon the
heel. Of great outburst of passion
Mechanically he twitChed the renS and
cent Rather down the last shelf of bank
and he did not look up to see just
where he was Rattler was well train
ed borse, since he was Wards. He
obeyed the rein signal and stepped off
Two foot bank into nest Of loose piled
rocks that slid treacherously under his
,eet. Sure footed, though he was, he
rtumbled and fell. and it was sheer in
stinct that took Wards feet from the
stirrurs in time.
Ward sprawled among the rocks,
dazed The shock of the fall took him
out of his fit of abstraction and he
pulled away from Rather as the horse
scrambled up and stood shaking before
him. He tried to scramble up also.
Ward sat and stared stupidity at his
lef. leg where, midway between his knee
GOO MS IOOt, IL luTueu Out at al uilHdt-
ural angle He thought resentfully that
he had had enough trouble for once
without having broken leg on top Of
It all.
Now this is one deuce Of a fix" he
stated dispassionetely. when pain had
10 a measure cooled his first anger. He
looked around him like a man who Is
taking stock Of his resources. He was
uot far from the cabin. He could get
there by crawling. But what then?
Ward looked at Rather, standing do
cilely within reach of his hand. He
considered getting on-if he could, and
riding-well, the nearest place was f1f-
teen miles. And that was a good, long
way from q doctor. He glarced again
at the cabin and tried to study the sit
uation impersonally. II it were some
other fellow, now, what would Ward
advise him to do under the circum-
stances?
He reached down and felt his leg
ringerly. So far as he could tell 1t was
. straisht. simple break-snapped short
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Been Here Lately"

too alive and saw too clearly the possi-
bilities for her never to have dwelt
upon this very crisis in her life. But
whenever she had tried to think what
1t would be like she had always pic
tured Ward beside her, shielding her
from dreary details and tightening her
burden with his whimsical gentleness.
She had felt sure that Ward would
ride down every week for news of her,
and she had expected to find him there
waiting for her after that last letter.
Whatever could be the matter2 Had
he left the country?
(TO BE CONTINUED)
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05

sourly, with his eyebrows piuched to-
gether and that hard, strained look in
his eyes still. LET him hOller awhile"'
he gritted. do him good, hang him."
Until distance and the intervening
hills set wall of silence between
Ward heard Buck screaming in fear of
death, screaming until he was 50
hoarse he could only whisper, scream
ing because he had not seen Ward take
his knife and slice the rope upon the
weight of rabbit
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05

Women should not be trained to 60
on farms before there is an actual
and imperative need for their services.
The department of agriculture hopes
that 1t will not be necessary to employ
women in heavier lines of farm work
than they have been accustomed to
doing. If, to save the food harvest,
women are needed in the heavier
operations and the development and
training of unskilled woman workers
appears advisable, the following points
should be taken into consideration:
No woman should be accepted who
is not at least eighteen years Of age.
The wiSest policy would be first to
register those women who are willing
to undertake this kind of work, having
them indicate their previous training
and experience, kind Of farm work
they desire to take up, and length Of
time they can devote to 1t.
Two Weeks Training.
Before going on the farm, the
women should if possible undertake a
course of training extended over two
weeks or more under skilled instruc-
tor. This course might be given at an
agricultural or woman's college, agri-
cultural schools, or on farm donated
by some patriotic individual as prac-
tice farm. In some instances the
course might be under the auspices
of the extension division Of the agri-
cultural college. Care should be taken
that no institutions are built up to
perform functions that might be per-
formed by institutions already in
existence.
This two weeks of training would
give opportunity to eliminate those
not physically able to endure farm
labor, and also those whose mental
makeup is such as to make them
unavailable. It would also give them
sufficient skill so that they would be
acceptable to the farmers. Such ex-
perience In obtaining woman laborers
as has been had indicates that the
farmer usually is not willing to take
woman farm workers into his home,
and therefore the women will have to
be organized in units and provide for
their own living quarters. This fact
restricts the types Of farm enterprises
in which the women will be able to
engage to such as are very intensive
in character, and highly localized.
The types of farm enterprises Of this
kind would be such crops as apples,
peaches, grapes, onions, cabbage. pota-
toes, strawberries, etc. The training
should be such that when the women
went to the farmers they would have
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05
Tempting Natives to Work.

Tempting natives Of British New
Guinea to work was process which
was explained during the hearing Of
a case in London recently. A man who
has lived many years there said that
he had solved a very difficult labor
problem in New Guinea. The men
could not be tempted to work for
money, and he hit upon the idea of Of
fering them beads, gaudy cloths, dogs
teeth and musical instruments. To get
these they worked for twelvemonth
and then induced others to do likewise.
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05
ffRlIfRfEi93gERs8ARak;s(

What about that farm desk and q
farm name?
The potato thrives best in cool, hu-
mid climates.
A long pair Of rubber boots will pay
for themselves on every farm.
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05
Make FARMING a Busjness.

A young man who is now starting to
farm needs to know his business.
Through farm management demon
strations the county agent can show
him his labor income, that Is, what
he had left Of his receipts after paying
expenses and allowing for interest on
the investment and can show him
how his labor income compares with
those of the most successful farmers
In that community. The showing will
help him make a study Of his farm
business and to determine upon
changes that should be made to make
1t more profitable.
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05

upon him and loving some other man
better; when he saw his name black
ened by the suspicion that he was a
stler-preying upon his neighbors'
cattle; when he saw Buck Olney laugh
ing in derision of his mercy and fixing
fresh evidence against him to confound
him utterly.
He had all those moods, and they left
their own lines upon his face. But be
bad one thing to hearten him, and that
was the steady progress of his broken
leg toward recovery. A long, tedious
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05

Maybe we are getting back to the
good sensible ways Of doing things.
1t Is good to plan well, even II we
can't work 1t all out as we would
like.
Get a supply Of formalin on hand
for treating potatoes and grain for
seed.
The time to apply phosphorus IL
when the crop is just ready to start
growth.
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05
Mean Query.

He (pompously)-I have many sol.
emn thoughts to be read in my mind.
She (sarcastically)- Bound In calf
New Mexico state record., 1918-04-05

About 10000 church bells in Ger.
many have been melted for mum.
tiOns Of war.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26
Where do you eat and drink After
all Forrester's place is the best.
Save $3.50.

Make your Healing Remedy at
home. Get SOC bottle of Farris'
Healing Oil, add it to pint of of lin
the best healing remedy that money
can buy. 1t cures old sores, wounds,
cuts and scratches. We sell it.
(adv) FRANK G. WEHMAN.
DR.. w. M. Turner attended the
meeting of the American Red Cross
organization in Memphis last week,
getting ready for another drive.
After the Third Liberty Loan cam
paign is over DR.. Turner's forces will
be in the field again.
A large assortment of ladies' silk
stresses, right up to the minute, at
low prices, as they are sample dresses
and will be sold at half price at Phil
Hyman's Cut Price Store.
The many friends of Mr.. Waddell
Jackson in the city are glad indeed
that he was great deal better yes
terday. Mr.. Jackson has been very
sick for two weeks with septic pneu-
monia, and last Saturday was crit
ically ill. He began to improve this
week and yesterday he was well
enough to grumble at the homefolks,
mighty good sign of returning
health.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

w. H. Harris, who has been To-
Gated at Marysville, Tenn, in road
concrete work, was visitor at home
last week. Mr.. Harris work there
has been finished and he is now in
dorsed by the engineers and the
business men of Marysville for Gov
eminent contracts. The letters are
very complimentary.
Don't throw away your old hats.
We clean, dye and reshape Panamas,
Felts, Leghorns, Milans and Hemps
into the latest styles. Prices reason
able.-The Thompson Hat Shop, over
S. D. Woosley's Grocery, Union City,
Tenn. 5tf
N. B. Fluffy, an oldtime friend of
the paper, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Nell Adams, of Crys-
tai, was in the city Tuesday. Mrs.
Adams is now engaged in conducting
a store at Crystal, and The CONNER
cial was indebted to them for call.
Miss Sallie Verhine, of Gibbs, was
a friendly caller in the office Mon
DAY.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

G. H. jerks was visitor in Nash
vile last week, attending confer
ence of Y. M. G. A. leaders, who are
engaged in war work. The work,
overseas, and other branches, was
gone into on an extensive scale, and
the results are that fifty men a
month from Tennessee are to be
called. These fifty are to be d.
vided from five different districts,
allotted, respectively, to the territory
of Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nash
vile, Memphis and Jackson. Mr..
jerks is in the Jackson district and
our quota will be announced in due
time. Mr.. jerks is one of COM
mittee of five members to select our
qouta of secretaries.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26
NOTICE.

I have purchased A. E. Kirkland s
restaurant. l solicit all the patron
age far and near. en- here to treat
you right. invite the ladies. Some
Is years. l mean to keep my bust
ness as my home. Ladies and Chris
tian people will not be embarrassed
to come. e. P. WRIGHT.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

DR.. H. w. Qualls and patient
T. w. Tucker, of Rives, went to
Nashville this week, the latter for
an operation, with DR.. Qualls and
DR.. Sanders operating.
j. C. Davis went to Nashville this
week to visit Mrs. Bette Cheatham,
who is in one of the hospitals for
treatment. Mrs. Cheatham has been
suffering from an injured hip, re-
sulting from fall.
Eat at Forrester's.
Mrs. Lizzie Latimer and sister,
MISS Della Walker, who have been
located at Trenton, are now at home
at Mrs. Latimer's residence on
Church street in Union City and the
friends are glad to welcome them.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Luther, of
Burns, Tenn, are in the city visiting
their daughter, Miss Eva Luther,
who is suffering from injuries in
accident which took place last Mon
day night, an account of which is
printed elsewhere.
Where do you eat and drink 2 After
all Forrester's place is the best.
Among the soldiers leaving camp
we are informed that Corporal Cal
win r. Stovall, of Camp Barrett, New
Jersey, is on his way with many
others, possibly to France. The
young man is son of e. w. Stovall,
of Number Seven.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

The display window at Phil Hy-
mans Cut Price Store will convince
you that slippers are reasonable. We
still have plenty of ladies' slippers
as low as $1.4S and $1.9s, and good
looking and good quality. We have
the better kind also at cut prices.
Come to the Phil Lyman Cut Price
Store and be convinced.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26
Box Supper.

A box supper will be given at
Shady Grove in Number One district
next Wednesday night, May 1, for
the benefit of the church. Every
one should send or bring box and
the men should bring their pocket
books. Everybody invited to come
and have nice time.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26
To Organize Auxiliary.

DR.. w. M. Turner, accompanied by
the singer, Miss Almquist, and party,
will be at Pierce Station next Friday
night, May 8, to organize Red
Cross Auxiliary, and the citizens of
that community and public generally
are respectfully invited to be pres
ent,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26
Notice.

All members belonging to the
Eastern Star are requested to pay
rs cents per month for ten months
This money will be used to buy
Liberty Bonds. Bring your pay
ments to Mrs. Phil HymGn, treasur-
er. Payments start this month.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

Mrs. E. A. McAdoo, of Troy, was
a Tuesday shopper.
Mrs. Hiram Wilbanks has been
very sick this week.
Mrs. o. X. Smith, of Churchton
was a Monday visitor.
Mrs. Cordie Crittendon, of Num-
Der Seven, was Monday shopper.
$4,000 Early Tomato Plants, $500
thousand. See A. B. Coble.
Mrs. w. A. Thompson and son, OF
Kenton, were Monday Shoppers here.
Col. Richard Hughes returned
home yesterday from visit to Mem
phis.
Hon. w. w. Baird, of Nashville,
was a business visitor in Union City
Tuesday.
Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Fields and Miss
| Chumbles, of Fulton, were Tuesday
shoppers.
$4,000 Early Tomato Plants, $500
thousand. See A. b. Coble.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. McCaw, of
Rives, were Monday visitors and
shoppers.
Messrs. w. d. Moore and Switzer,
of Trimble, were business visitors
here Saturday.
Attorneys w. M. Miles and ]. A.
Whipple were in Jackson Tuesday
attending Federal Court.
$4,000 Early Tomato Plants, $500
thousand. See A. B. Coble.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Brummett and
baby, of Stuttgart, Ark, visited Mr..
White and family this week..
Mrs. Cecil King, of Kenton, was
visitor here this week in the home
of her brother, Mr.. w. Kerr.
Miss Sadie Shatz, after few days
visit with Miss Callie Howell in the
city, has returned~to Kenton.
Mrs. Wallace Moffett and children,
of Evansville, Ind, are in the city
visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Herndon and
daughter, Miss Georgia, of Trimble,
were shoppers in the city Monday.
Col. J. R. Rodgers, of st. Louis, was
here this week for a few days with
Col. Dismukes and friends in Union
City.
Nice line candy, fruits and cigars
at Forrester's.
Mrs. Turner Joyner and daughter,
Miss Pauline, Mrs. l.. M. Stone and
Mrs. Iva Cummings, of the vicinity
west of the city, we're Monday shop
pers.
Miss Gertrude Pardue was a Wis
itor in Memphis Saturday to Mon
day with the family of her brother,
]. w. Pardue, now salesman with
the Shop of Culture.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

FOR SALE OR RENT-4-room
house and lot, corner North Third
and West Grove street. Sewer con-
nection and electric light. Sidewalk
paid for. Apply to o. Dircks. 48tf
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

FOR SALE-3O tons of good stub
BILE hay at SIG per ton, 2h miles
southeast of Union City on L. s..
Parks farm, known as Campbell
farm.-R. L. Thornton. 3-4tpd
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

NOTICE-Will rent part of my
house, furnished or UNFINISHED. Or
will rent rooms at reasonable prices.
For particulars see Mrs. M. G.
Shive, I'll e. Exchange St., Union
City, Tenn. SIT
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

DR.. o. B. Chandler, who has been
stationed in New York, has been
transferred to Camp Zachary Taylor
near Louisville, KY, and is now in
the service of the Government as
instructor in X-Ray work. DR..
Chandler is brother of our friends.
s. B. Chandler and p. I. Chandler.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

FOR SALE-0ne thresher outfit
and clover huller in good condition.
Apply to Jas. A. Morgan or to J. w.
Bratton, Union City, Tenn. At
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26
$500 Reward.

For the return or information
leading to the recovery of heart
shaped brooch, set with pearls, lost
in Union City. r. H. RUST.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

Skirts! Skirts Skirts!
We have a beautiful line of ladies'
up-to-date silk skirts at cut prices on
display at Phil Hyman's Cut Price
Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

Wonderful bargains are shown in
mems and boys suits and pants. We
have them, and plenty of them, so
come and get your Easter suit for
yourself and your boys at Phil Hy-
mans Cut Price Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

LOST-A child's ring set with
three opals and pearls, between
Alexander's Garage and Wehman's
store. Return to Reece Alexander
for Reward. silt
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26
Millinery.

We have large stock of spring
millinery. You can find most any
kind Of a hat at reasonable price
at Phil Hyman's Cut Price Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

FOR SALE-Fifteen or twenty
tons of good cheap hay (second-cut-
ting) at $40 a ton. HERMAN
DIETZEL, JR., Union City, Tenn. 1tf
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-04-26

Mrs. Eta Stovall, of Sharon, who
underwent an operation at the Nall
ling Hospital last week, is doing
nicely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26

abled the Germans to divert the waters of the Oise and spread them through the valley. They also have another wa ter line in the valley of the Serre to protect. the present positions.
 In spite of the formidable obstacle en- countered aud almost constant service in the fighting line for the past three months the forces of General Debeney continue to forge ahead and will soon have driven the enemy back upon the old battle fields of the retreat from 'Charleroi in 1914 The Germans are ex. pected 10 make a stand aroand Guise where the French held them up for Il short tune during their march to the Marne.
 The tactics of the Germans appear to be to hold as long as they can on their chosen positions, retiring to one after another as circumstances require and forcing the French troops to deliver an attack to drive them from each halting place. This plan. aided by the nature of the ground over which they axe re tiring. obliges the Germans to mako great sacrifices as Is shown by the in creased number of dead found on the battlefield.