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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12
FL0EBERG NOT AN ICEBERG
Former Yellow and Dirty In Color;
Latter Ordinarily Brilliant
White With streaks.

While floebergs often are Of great
size, they are much different from
icebergs, Rene Bache writes In the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. They are
yellow and dirty-looking in color,
while icebergs are ordinarily bril-
liant white, with ultramarine streaks.
The streaks are pure ice, while the
white parts are largely solidifed snow.
Floebergs are formed in the bays
along the coast of Labrador, where
ice Is blown shoreward and piled up,
sheet on sheet. during the winter.
When summer comes the masses thus
formed are liable to float out to sea.
An iceberg is composed Of fresh wa
ter, frozen. A foeberg is frozen salt
water.
The crew of the steamer Andres
coggin, Of the United States coast
guard, experimental in blowing up
icebergs with shells and mines, but
both attempts failed. The shells mere
ly made white spots. and were shat
tered, while there was nothing that
the mines could be attached to to do
damage. In addition ships could not
come close enough to the bergs with
out danger from the floating noun
tains to make careful investigation
for the placing Of the mines.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12
MUST WEAR DARK CLOTHES
Strict Rule for Employees In Factoriec
Where Work Is Done
on Gold.

Clothes of light color are not IA
vOrites where work is done on gold.
In fact, in many such factories a dark
suit Of clothes is absolutely demand
ed. and even a light waistcoat may
lose man job. The reason for this
Is that any stray grains Of gold that
may get on the clothing can easily be
caught on dark suit, while they
might get away from the establishment
If light clothes were worn.
That such rule was enforced
among gold workers one man learned
recently when Bohemian gold beat
er applied to him for helping hand.
The Bohemian said that he had not
been in this country long, that he had
had chance to obtain a good job at
his trade, but that the place had been
refused him because he turned up
with a light suit and waistcoat on,
and they were the only clothes he
had.
The man whom he approached was
struck by the story and offered to help
him out If 1t proved true. He went to
a factory with him and found out that
the man could have the job II he pre-
scented himself within an hour clad in
the proper clothes. So suit Of de-
sired kind was obtained for him and
sure enough he got the job.
you may think this is strange" said
the foreman of the factory, "but It
means quite a lot to us. Every mans
clothing is carefully examined when he
leaves the place at night and the gold
Is brushed Off whenever we see any
on his clothing. 1t is impossible to
hide even tiny grains on dark back
ground. but In the case of a mixed or
a light suit We might easily lose quite
an amount Of gold, and gold isn't any.
thing you want to lose even In small
quantities"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12
Fire-Resisting Construction.

For fire-resisting construction, the
recommendations Of the American Con-
crete institute specify that limestone.
trap-rock and burned clay be given
preference over highly siliceous
gravels. which disintegrate under in
tense heat. When gravel is used, with
out a protective coating, columns
should be made round instead of rec
tangular. When gravel, with spiral
reinforcement. is used for either round
or rectangular columns, 1t is suggested
that additional protection be given by
a coating of one inch of cement plas-
ter. either on metal lath or reinforced
by light expanded metal.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12
SOLDIERS SEE GIANT CLOCK
Massive Timepiece In House Of Com.
mons Tower, Regarded a. One Of
Worlds Best Timekeepers.

Fifty disabled soldiers, many OF
whom had lost leg In the war and
wore an artificial one in its place
climbed the 800 steps of the House
of Commons tower in London TO study
the mechanism of big Ben" the
giant timeplece. The soldiers are being
trained by the ministry of labor In
watch and clock repairing.
A guide told the party that the
clock was designed by Lord Grim
thorp. and was placed in the tower
In 1895. II has been working ever
since. and is still regarded as one of
the best timekeepers in the world. The
minute hand is IA feet long and
weighs 224 pounds, and the pendu'
lum. which requires two seconds TO
complete each swing. weighs 100
pounds. The bell which sounds the
hours has a diameter Of nine feet.
and weighs IA tons. the weight Of the
striking hammer being 766 pounds.
An electric motor now winds the clock
In 20 minutes. Formerly 1t took two
men working three afternoons q week
to complete the task.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12
We oId-Time Telephone Girl.

"Time was, before the experts came
along and, in vulgar business parlance,
sold efficiency to the telephone CON-
panies, when the telephone was real
convenience" John Armbruster re.
lates in Everybody's. "The historic
instance Of the lady who rang up cen
trail and said: I am just stepping over
to Mrs. Brewster's for few minutes
to get her doughnut recipe-she's Main
227-and I'll leave the receiver off
so you can hear if the baby cries and
let me know In my home town we
used to ask central where the fire was
and who was dead and did she think
there was any mail for u.s."
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12
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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12
Electric Circular Saw.

Among recent electric tool novelties Is
Q portable circular saw. provided with
the handle of an ordinary hand saw.
The tool weighs only II pounds with
Its one-quarter horsepower motor. uses
a 3-inch crosscut or rip saw, has a
suitable depth gage and is provided
with an aluminium base grooved to
slide on a guide track when necessary.
The blade is covered with safety
guard.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12
ItaIy,s Lumber Requirements.

Destruction of the invaded district
Of Italy. although bad enough, has not
been so great as anticipated. Unless
there is tremendous Industrial de-
velOpment as a consequence Of the
war. 1t seems likely that even with
favorable freight rates Italys require
ments in the lines of rough and sawn
lumber for ordinary commercial use
will not exceed 2.Oo0OOO,OOO to $780,.
100000 board feet a year.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12
JOSEPH WILSON DEAD.

Joseph Wilson died very suddenly
of heart failure at his residence
near Olaton, this county, Thursday
morning, Oct. 16. His remains were
inferred in the Pleasant GROVE
church cemetery, Friday. Mr.. viii
son was rs years old and leaves a
wife and two daughters.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12

WANTED-Men or women to
take orders among friends and
neighbors for the genuine guaran-
teed hosiery. Full line for men, wo-
men, children. Eliminates darnins.
We pay soc an hour spare time or
s24 week for full time. Expert
ence unnecessary. Write lnternati-
onal Stocking Mills, Norristown. Pa.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12

The Hartford Herald 81 so the year
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12
SAW MILL MACHINERY
FOR SALE CHEAP

1 80 hp. Engine,
10 hp. Hosting Engine,
2 80 hp. Boilers,
Complete Saw Rig & Carriage,
The above machinery is In good
condition.
r. c. REID.
40-tf Rockport, Ky.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-12

Hartford Herald si.ss the year
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
The Commercial, Union City, Tenn.
FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1919.
The Gibson Sale.

Col. John Bradshaw and Col. r.
T. ROBBERS, his aide-de-camp, pulled
off a plum good sale Wednesday,
when the Gibson land in Number
Seven changed hands. Mr.. Gibson
bought this land a few years ego
from Mr.. o: Spradlin, and since then
he has erected fine home and num-
bers of substantial houses, with other
splendid improvements Recently the
brothers located in Memphis and de-
cided to sell the land. The entiys
body contained $40 acres, and all of
this land except about sixty acres
was sold to Mr.. John Gardner, of
Martin. The sale price was $97,-
$40. Miss Mamie Phebus bought
the so acres. A great deal of land
in Obion County has changed Lands
in the past year. Twenty and thirty
years ago the population and COM
munities remained much the same
for many years, but the changes that
are taking place now will have
marked effect on the future of the
county. Land is much higher and
no doubt sentiment will change for
better homes and schoolhouses and
last but not least Of all much better
system of roads.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
COMPRESSION AND ITS VALUE

Compression, ignition and carbure-
ton are the three main functions OF
automotive power and speed. The
action of compression is as follows.
The intake valve opens as the piston
is at about top center, and as the
piston is on the downward stroke it
sucks or intakes vapor or gas from
the carbureter, and as the piston
passes bottom center the intake valve
closes. On the upward stroke Of
piston or compression stroke gas or
vapcr is compressed in a very small
space, called displacement, with many
pounds of pressure per square inch.
Then the spark action takes place,
causing the power of your motor.
There are several reasons why
your car has no compression. The
first and main trouble is worn rings
and pistons, which should be rcplac-
ed by new ones. Worn rings or pis
tons will give you bad compression
or no power, using an excess amount
of oil with low mileage on gasoline
and. o continuous smoking of motor,
causing foul plugs and missing Of
motion. Second, pitted or dirty
valves caused by an excess accumu-
iation of carbon and oil will make
your motor run irregularly, overhead,
sluggish and loosen bearings. This
can be overcome by having valves
ground. Because your car is new
don't think such could not be the
case. as warped valves or spring
stems of valves cause the same
trouble. Third, valve adjustments
is a very important factor of motor
and must be done by an experienced
man to get the best results. Ore
valve holding open one-one thous
andth part of an inch will make any
motor run bad.
Intake valve tappcts should be ad-
justed to 003 of an inch when hot
and Exhaust to .004 of an inch to get |
he nest results and silent tappets.
We blue in AL valves when ground, |
the same process ae in aeroplane mo- |
tors, and all valves must be seating |
perfectly before we turn motor out
We also have in stock three different |
types of rings and would be glad to
explain the advantage of rings.
Next week ignition and advantage |
Of good spark. Always ready to
serve day or night. Both Phones-96 |
LEISENRING & DAHNKE GARAGE,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
Death of J. H. Averitt.

Mr.. John H. Averitt, for many
years a citizen of Union City, died
Sunday night, June /, 1919, at 1870
p. M, after an illness superinduced
by general decline, aged S3 years.
Mr.. Averitt was born in February,
1886, in Wilson County near Harris
vile, Tenn. He grew up there and
enlisted in the Confederacy, serving
through the war. He was married
soon after the war. His wife was
Miss Talmage Vance, and they moved
to Union City in 1867. He was
therefore probably the oldest living
resident of this place. OF the union
there were eight children, seven of
whom are living as follows: Mrs.
Effie Moss, wife of c. T. Moss; J. e.
Memphis; Mrs. Willie Curtin, Hick-
man; Mrs. Lena Blakeley, Ripley,
Tenn; John, Los Angeles, Calf;
Mrs. Pearl Moss, wife of Jas. Moss,
and j. ", this city. Mrs. Avcritt
died many years ago.
Mr.. Averitt lived with his daugh-
tiers in Union City and was with Mrs.
Pearl Moss at the time he was strick-
en- with his last illness. They were
very faithful and kind to him. He
was a member of the Christian
Church, which he joined many years
ago. By trade he was a carpenter,
in which he was active until not quite
ten years ago. He was man of
quiet habits and fine character. He
was devoted to his children. His
days were long upon the earth and
he was held in the highest esteem
by his fellowmen. His passing
takes one of the landmarks of his
adopted home, and his name is held
in reverence.
Services were held Monday after-
noon at the residence on North
Third street, conducted by Rev. ].
Randall Farris and the remains were
inferred at the City Cemetery.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06

pound my husband wanted me to try it.
| took it for week and felt little bet
ter. kept itup for three months, and
l feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. Mrs.
J. WoRTHLNE, 2842 North Taylor ST.,
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority of mothers nowadays
overdo, there are so many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
is invariably q weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back
ache, irritability and depression - and
soon more serious ailments develop.
1t is at such periods in life that Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
restore q normal healthy condition, as
it did to Mrs. Worthline.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
Recruiting Station.

Joe D. Mcbride, of Route No. z,
was accepted for the Army Air Serv-
ice, at the local recruiting station,
last Friday evening, and left for
Park Field Saturday. Sgt. Bennett
says that he examined Joe thorough
ly and found no wings-just an am
bition to fly. This is Joe's first hitch
and we wish him good luck.
Grady Tisdale, Pearcc Caldwell and
Leo Friel, of Park Field, were in the
city last Sunday. They are all in
the second hitch, have all rode the
air." and all like the air esrvice.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06

Slckly InOSI VI Lile
time. / went to a
doctor and he said
l had nervous indi-
gestion, which adj
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most OF
the time - and he
said if / could not
stop that, | could
not get well. /
heard so muchabout
Lydia E. Pinkham's
:" a.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
VOCATIONAL TRAINING

The first international conference
on vocational training for disabled
soldiers ever held, has just ended
five-days' session in this city at
tended by delegates from France, Bel
GUM, Italy, England, the United
States and Canada.
These delegates united in saying
that this vocational re-education
can be made to attain practically
100 per cent efficiency if the men
affected by it can be induced to take
up the work and complete it.
In some European countries formal
government solicitation alone among
these disabled men resulted in induc-
ing only about five per cent of them
to enter upon vocational training. SO
it was found necessary to resort to
more personal methods of REACHING
these disabled men and their families
than through formal government
proclamations and invitations.
The vocational law passed by the
Congress of this country made pro-
vision for this needed ,personal
touch, by authorizing the Federal
Board for vocational education to ar
range with private agencies to aid 1t
in carrying on it's work. fhis has
now been accomplished through the
cooperative arrangement entered in
to between the Federal Board and the
Order Of Elks.
No address made at the interna-
tional conference attracted more
favorable comment from the Europ-
can delegates than that of Joseph
T. Tanning, secretary of the Elks
War Relief Commission, telling of
the personal, human element the Elks
hope to introduce into the govern
ment program for vocational educa-
ton. The foreign delegates declar-
cd it is the one element lacking
abroad to reach the disabled men and
their families in the most effective
way.
This vocational training has been
going on in Europe for nearly four
years, among disabled soldiers. 1t
has been so successful in that field
that movement is already on foot
there to extend it into civil walks
of life. 1t was pointed out that
the number of wounded war heroes
in the United States who wilt require
training will probably be
a total of less than $4,000, while
there are probably twenty times that
of men in the couhtry dis
abled by accidents while following
their civil pursuits in agriculture,
commerce and transportation. 1t
was shown that the economic waste
of allowing these men to go Through
life with less than their f4ll earn
ing capacity is fully as costly to the
nations as to the men themse lves.
The law passed by Congress on
this subject is resulting inI much
larger percentage of disabled soldiers
taking advantage of the Vocational
training opportunity than is the case
in Europe because it makes provis-
ion for the assistance of ! private
agencies in carrying on the work.
The fraternal backing that Che Order
Of Elks is giving the Federal Board
Is expected to result in reaching and
practically every idisabled
man who is entitled to thisl rc-edu-
cation.
The British delegates to tIhe con-
terence brought with them "a con-
vincing exhibit of the work jof dis
abled men who have been caltional-
y trained in that country. Tfhis cx-
libit included manufactured ARTICLES
n almost endless variety, produced
by men who would be helpless ex-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
Annihilating Space.

Columbus went across the sea
In fifty days;
A wise and gallant sailor he,
Tradition says.
The mighty steamers cut the trip
To five days fiat.
Someone even took from slip to slip
Less time than that.
But now the seaplane shows us all
It's wondrous powers.
New York may soon on London call
In forty hours.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
True to Form.

you told me this canary was a
great singer"
"Well?"
But it won't Sing?"
THAT confirms my claims. All
great singers are temperamental!"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
Dire Threat.

Guess there won't be any moro
rent boosting in Washington.
what now?"
Some Senator has threatened to
move the seat Government to an
other town."
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
Fresh Tints.

Don't you love the fresh tints of
springtime?"
II do until sit on the lgrcen
Paint"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
Settles all Doubts.

An Illinois man has just received
from the Government pay for horse
killed in 1864. This ought to en-
courage any who doubt the ultimate
purpose of Uncle Som to settle with
all his reditors.-Omaha Bee.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
POPCORN AND PEANUTS
Suburban Life.

Jane, my compliments to Mrs.
Nexdore."
Eyes, num-"
And tell her if she'll return my
lawnmower I'll send back her bridge
table"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
Just So.

What do they mean by wealth
untold?"
There's no such thing any more.
Everybody has to make an income
tax statement"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
Nothing Serious.

mo, Duke, my father would never
put up $1,00O,O00 to buy title"
Then why did you encourage my
attentions?''
II was just shopping"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
The New Drummer.

"Got your talk all fixed up?"
Eyes. I'll tell customers that our
stuff won't stick. to their shelves"
Dunno as Lid use that argument.
Remember, you're selling fly paper"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
THIS WEAK,
NERVOUS MOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, Pal was very weak,
always tired, my back ached, and felt
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
Hard Pressed.

you seem thoughtful, grille"
Eyes, papa wishes to know my
reasons for wanting to marry Algy."
well"
LIN trying to think up few"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
. Uncle Pennywise Says.

We can't live forever, but some
men hang on to money like they ex-
pected to.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06
Five-Act Drama.

like Mr.. Shakespeare, his plays
are so long.
Outside, in ting bar, is an erudite
throng.
Now these modern dramas, tits readi-
ly seen,
Have very few acts to go out be-
tween.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-06-06

All officers of Rives Chapter o. E.
S., are urged to be on hand promptly
Wednesday afternoon June 4, for
practice. By order Of the Worthy
Matron.