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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-03-24
might LEARN FROM FRENCH
American Writer of Opinion There Arc
Things His countrymen Could
Profitably Absorb.

& They are a wonderful folk. these
French, and there Is no people from
whom Americans can learn more OF
the art of living. While we, with our
high rents, are harassed by the ques-
ton Of where to live, they, in spite OF
their high rents, think only of how to
live. We would do well to spend less
thought on the abode and more on the
mode. We could learn from them TO
forget our national timidity and to dis
cover our next-door neighbors, says
a writer in Leslie's.
The contrast between the excited
buzz and chatter and gayety that
strikes one on entering even the most
homely French restaurant and the
frightened and tremulous whispering
thrown in between long intervals of
logged eating that goes on in our own
restaurants Is enough to shame any
good American. We could learn from
them to put aside our little pamphlets
OH Facts About Sugar" long enough
to enjoy the beauty Of hillslde-and
still make enough money out of the
sugar business.
Our shopkeepers could learn that
politeness does not drive away trade
We could have learned, alas, how tc
drink and how not to drink behind
swing-doors, or too Strongly or toe
much. The American business mar
who hopes to do business with the
French must learn to deal with for
eigners as well as they do and not tt
look upon what seems to him an ex
aggerated politeness as rich bit o.
comedy, fault Of which our business
men are, unfortunately, too often gull
ty.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-03-24
Mayflower Relic to An1erica.

yJordan hostel, an old Friends meet
Ing house near Chalfont, ST. Giles, in
EN- In the
yard OF which IS the grave OF William
Penn and his family was the scene Of
! the presentation to two Americans
of a piece De timber Of the Pilgrim
SHIP Mayflower. The timber was dis
5set,y cred in the barn of the house last
Samuel Hill and Frank FERRIS of
enttle aeting IN behaH Of the Ameri-
Society of Friends, received the
her from A. Cotteroll representing
British Society Of Friends, and will
If tasthe United Slater, hefe il
rs placed d. the peace portal ia
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-03-24
OBTAIN BEST MATCHING EGGS
One Male Should Be Used With Every
is Hens of Breeds Like Orping-
tons or Rocks.

The male must be in the flock from
ten to fourteen days before the eggs
laid can be used for Matching purposes.
After the male has been removed from
the flock, hatchable eggs will be laid
for about three weeks thereafter. To
secure good, hatchable eggs, provide
one male, to every twenty leghorn or
other egg breeds; use one male to
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-03-24
Burbank Native Of MASSACHUSETTS.

Luther Burbank, the originator. OF
flowers, fruits and vegetables, was
born at Lancaster. Mass, March Z,
1S49, and began his first experiments
on a farm Of twenty acres near Lunen-
vile, Mass, when he was % years old.
A warmer climate than that of New
England being necessary for continu-
Gus research. Dr.. Burbank moved in
1878 to Santa Rosa, Cal, where he
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15
Resolution of Respect.

Whereas w. ]. Davidson, men,
Der Of the County Court of Obion
County, Tennessee, recently died at
his home in Union City, Tennessee,
Therefore, be it resolved by the
Court, in regular session assembled,
That in the death of Mr.. Davidson
it recognizes the loss of an active
and most worthy member of the
Court, a member who was ever faith
full and attentive to his duties and
whose judgment and advice ever
commanded the attention and worthy
consideration of the Court.
Be it further resolved, That in
the death of Mr.. Davidson the whole
community lost a valuable and
worthy citizen and true christian,
man whose conduct, moral, civil
and spiritual, was ever upright and
jCGt.
Be it further resolved, That the
sympathies of this court be extended
to his widow and family, in their
loss, and that copy Of this resolu-
ton be spread upon the minutes of
the Court, and also furnished the city
papers fo- pub licat!on BY Obion
Comfy Court, July term, 1921.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15

! Ladies and gentlemen, the pro-
moters of the State fairs have, with
out your knowledge or consent, lev
led a tax of some three or four hun
dred thousand dollars for the State
and Tri-State fairs, and, to make
peace in the family, some of the
smaller fairs.
Are you going to forget all these
things to run after some favorite son,
who perhaps may be ''cheek by jowl"
with this triple alliance, at the same
time preaching fair weather and full
someness from the stump.
We are going to reproduce our plat
form published two weeks ago, and
submit this to the candidates, and the
man who has spine enough to say in
black and white what he thinks of
it can get some consideration in
these columns.
Our candidate for Governor must
say without equivocation whether he
is with this triple alliance or with
the taxpayers of Tennessee.
The platform is as follows:
Deed the three State normal
schools back to the counties which
promoted them, and establish sin
gle system of eacher training in
Tennessee, without duplication in
any of the grades.
Compel the University of Tennes-
see to be satisfied with conservative
appropriation, and let that be con-
fined principally to the Division of
Extension, Department of Agricul-
ture.
Dismantle the polytechnic school
as far as the State is concerned.
If there is fight over the schools
it should be in the interest of the
school children of the State who can
not read and write-for the ele-
mentary schools, if you please. There
is no crying need for state system
of colleges and universities, but for
the education of the masses in the
rudimentary and elementary text
books, When we have that the prob
lens of civilization will be solved.
Repeal of the act creating a tax
for the State and county fairs. This
is totally unwarranted burden upon
the tax payer.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15
Candidate for Trustee.

Mr.. Armour L. Ratliff, who has an
nounced his candidacy for reelection
to the office of Trustee, is again before
the voters in the democratic primary
election, asking an Endorsement for a
second term of office. In doing this
Mr.. Ratliff feels that probably he has
been misunderstood The office has
been filled while he was away in the
hospital with competent assistants,
but since his return it has not been
generally understood that he has not
been able to take charge of the office
personally. He is not by any means
a well man and is called at intervals
to be examined by his physicians.
Therefore it is practically impossible
for him to take UP work as he is
membered, was seriously wounded in
France on the Saint Quentin front,
and from that time to only a few
months ago he has been almost con-
tinuously in the hospital. T h G
wound involved very large area of
the lower jaws, which were crushed
with shrapnel. His blood was i'm
paired with poison and recovery has
not only been very slow, but it is al
most miraculous that he has been
able to overcome the effects of an
esthetics and poison. He asks for
fair and impartial investigation of
his disability and his qualifications
and claims for second term He is
candidate in the primary August
and pledges ss rapidly as he i'm
proves to be at his post of duty, CIV
ing his best efforts TO the office and
its important demands.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15
Home Carnival.

The Park Commission Home Car
nival in Union City came to a close
last Saturday night. We understand
that the receipts were very satisfac-
tory indeed and that the committees
in charge of the work are highly
pleased.
in general way only the features of
the carnival, except in a few in
stances in which we had chance to
be present.
There were probably number of
things in both parade and the shows
that were overlooked. The U. d. C.
float was not mentioned at all. Maybe
there were others, but the idea in
these things was not to be partial.
We had no more interest in one than
we had in another. The purpose was
to leave the impression that the Park
Commission had been successful in
the work. The details were entirely
a matter of secondary interest
| For instance, the Jubilee Jinglers,
directed by Miss Stone, had a very
scant notice. The fact is the min
strel was one of the biggest paying
attractions on the ground. Calvin
Reecer and his big Lew Dockstader
smile were there; so were the other
black-face artists-Jones, Talley,
Condo, Waddell Davis and Jordan, and
the interlocutor, Col. Dixon Williams,
Then the singers and circle men,
Irving Griffin, Sam Lovelace, Mil
ton Osborne. Miss Arnetta Hamil-
ton made her initial appearance in
Union City in delightful sketch.
She was robed in spangles and very
graceful and interesting in some song
and dance movements. Miss Stones
pupils also contributed to the per-
Torrance and Miss Beck presided at
the piano. Little Miss Posey was
seen in a solo dance and Misses Po-
SSy duu DI III ID OuLCH udnCC.
So also was little Miss Johnson, of
Benton, ILL.,, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arch Johnson, one of the dancers.
The minstrel committee, Glen Bur-
dick, Prof. Tate and Mr.. Kerr, made
a real carnival atmosphere with their
ballyhooing.
You might say that the Home
Carnival was a blooming success in
every particular, and that Brother
Clark, Dr. Park, Mrs. Prieto, Mrs.
Clogs and others-there we go again
Can't notice everybody, even if we
knew them all. But these and others
have made the carnival what it was
and the playground what it is, and
Union City is proud of the. work
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15
Reelfoot Lake Drainage.

We want to state for the benefit of
those Interested in Reelfoot Lake
that there is general impression
that the lake is lower at the present
time than it has ever been known to
be at this time of the year. But
while this impression exists, as far as
we know, no actual measurements
and specifications have been made and
submitted to the proper authorities.
Everyone knows who has been to the
lake that the water is below the
floor of the spillway and that It is
running thru Black Bayou. We want
to make unbiased statements in this
paper, therefore we are not jumping
at conclusions. The preponderance
OF judgment, however, OF men who
are familiar with the lake is that the
water there is lower than it has ever
been at this time OF the year. Judge
Bratton, the State Game Warden and
others who visited the lake recently,
found conditions like this The con-
tractors digging the drain ditch be-
low the lake had about completed the
ditch. This ditch cuts thru the lower
end of Black Bayou, and the water
from the lake is thus drained thru
the ditch to the Obion River bottoms.
1t is stated that the water going thru
Black Bayou is now one and one-half
feet below the floor of the spillway.
1t was part of the contract to bring
the dredge boat back and close up the
mouth of Black Bayou, but it seems
that no effort was being made to do
this. Now, another statement is
made by General T. o. Morris, who
owns large body of land below the
lake, which is drained by this ditch,
to the effect that contractors and en-
ployers had no intention of aban-
doning the job until the mouth
of Black Bayou is closed up: that
the contractor is under bond, and
that he could not collect for his con-
tract until the dredge boat is brought
back up the ditch and the mouth of
Black Bayou damned up above the
level of the floor of the spillway Mr..
Morris makes another statement as
serting that the lake is not lower now
than it has ever been at this time of
the year. He further states that
neither he nor any of the contractors
are in any way connected with an
effort to drain the lake. Mr.. Morris
further stated that the levee at the
lower end of the lake was constructed
in order to close up number of the
outlets from the main body of water,
including Black Bayou, the Washout,
Grassy Slough, Broad Slough and Box
Slough The levee extending from
the Lake County side of mainland to
the Obion side of mainland crosses
the lake above these outlets, and in
digging the drain ditch only one of
the outlets, Black Bayou, was left
open, to be closed by the contractors
when the ditch is finished, which is
to be done in short time. Taking
these contradictory statements, it is
not our province to make sweeping
charges about the lake until some
proof is shown to the effect that an
effort is being made against the laws
of the State to drain Reelfoot Lake.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15
The Favorite Sons.

Another fayorite son has been NOM
mated for Governor of Tennessee A
few weeks ago it was General Tyson,
of Knoxville. Now it is Gen. Harvey
Hannah, of Roane County. The last
nomination was made at Paragould,
Ark. The other candidates will be
coming out of the woods in a short
time. Bear in mind, these are dem
ocratic candidates.
In this campaign The Commercial
positively will not play the favorites,
but the man who takes the stump for
specific measures will be considered.
This old thing of hosting the name
of some man who has been in the
habit of making the welkin ring with
avoiding the vital issues of state is
becoming irksome. 1t is worse than
the seven-year itch. U don't know
much about that kind of itch, be-
cause my case lasted only a year
and a half
Goodness knows, we need democ-
racy; but the thing that is most
needed in the campaign next year is
not a string of torches and floats and
democratic banners, with a political
Moses laundering from the seven
hills AS much as we need a deliv-
erance from republication, that is
a small matter compared to the in
iquitous system Of plumber in Ten
nessee.
Remember, when we say plumber,
it is not a matter confined to sources
which are ordinarily classed as ir-
responsible and INSCRIPTIONS. These
things are in high places in Tonnes
see and unfortunately they are in
the democratic party as we'll as the
republican party.
The plumber referred to is not
merely Clabo bride. The plumber
is not merely lifting, few hun
dreds or thousands for the members
and clerks. The plumber in Tennessee
is hundreds of thousands and mil
lions taken from the taxpayers by
the political school and fair organi-
cations and Hobbies, the political tri-
angle, if you please. from the three
exploited centero of the State.
BY the last Legislature the tax
levy for the University of Tennessee
was raised from four hundred thou
sand dollars to over a million dollars
without any authority whatever or
even the knowledge of the democratic
voters and taxpayers of Tennessee, or
from any other party as far as that
is concerned. By the last Legisla-
ture tax levy of hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars was assessed for the
State and county fairs of Tennessee
without the authority or the knowl-
edge even of the voter; and taxpayers
of Tennessee.
All this was done and Haunted in
the face of the taxpayers of Tonnes
L
back to the taxpayers when they were
begging for relief from the Roberts
tax system. Can you beat it?
Ladies and gentlemen, it is not re-
publicanism that is crushing the
farmers and citizens of Tennessee. 1t
is not the common schools that are
making the burdens of taxation. The
fact is that Tennessee thru her rep
resentatives is exploiting higher ed
ucation in the State while thousands
of children are cropping in ignorance
for lack of the advantages of COM
mon school, While this condition ex-
lists in many counties in Tennessee
the three normal schools are wading
in the excuses of duplication and ex
travagance in school property, levied
upon the taxpayers of Tennessee
without their knowledge or consent.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Register.

EDwARDS-we have the authority to an
nounce w. ]. Edwards. Jr.. a candidate for Reg
lister of Obion County. subject TO the action OF
the Democratic party.
CHAPEL We are authorized to announce
]. NJ. tMarvin) Chapel a candidate for Register
of Obion County. subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
NOONAN.-we are authorized to annouce ].
]. Noonan as a candidate for Register of Obion
County subject to the action of the Democratic
party.
NICHOL.S-We are authorized to announce
Miss nellie Nichols as a candidate for Register
of Obion County, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary
MARSHALL-We are authorized to announce
Mrs. K. L. Marshall. of Obion as a candidate for
Register of obion County. election Saturday,
August 6.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15
Real Estate Transfers.

J. P. Dobbins ct Il. to d.. Sim
mons, so acres in No. Z, $4,000.
John T. Walker ct ux. to Phil Hy-
man, lots in No. IS, $4,000.
Bruce Kirkman ct al. to J. l. Cald-
well, 20 acres in No. IS, 6234.
Chancery Court to S. ]. Bradshaw,
1913 acres in No. 9, $4,000.
r. r. Rose to H. M. McWherter ct
al, l 5 acres in No. 8, $50.
r. r. Rose to Geo. NJ. Brooks ct al,
lot in No. IS, $500.
Paul Kendall to G. S. Kendall, 1877
acres in Nos. and 6, $4,000.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15

If your appetite is poor and your
stomach and bowels are out of order
the remedy you need is Prickly Ash
Bitters. 1t cleanses the system of
bilious impurities, sharpens the ap-
petite and makes a man feel fine.
Price $125 per b tile. Sold by all
dealers
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15
For Trustee.

RATLIFF-We are authorized to announce
Armour L. Ratliff as candidate for Trustee of
obion County. subject to the action of the Demo
cratic party.
COx.-We are authorized to announce ]. E.
Cox as candidate for Trustee of Obion County
subject to the action of the Democratic primary
election August 6. 1921.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15
For Sheriff.

CHERRY-We are authorized to announce
Wat Cherry as a candidate for Sheriff of Obion
County, subject to the action of the Democratic
party.
McCAIN.-We are authorized to announce J.
r. (Bobl Mccain as a candidate for Sheriff of
Obion County, subject to the action of the Demo.
cratic primary election August 6. 1921
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15
For County Court Clerk.

BOND-We are authorized to announce r. T.
Bond as a candidate for County Court Clerk OF
Obion County subject to the action of the Demo
cratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-15

Prince Albert Is
sold In foppy red
bags, tidy red fins,
handsome pound
and half pound Tin
huniidors and in the
pound crystal glass
h a m id or with
sponge nioisfeneY
TOP,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-20
Here's How, Herbert

printed exclusive
railroad
Apparently Herbert Hoover failed to read that
and copyrighted
ng papers that HoO
newspaper offered this observation to the word
odwn which obstruct the
Of railroads. grateful public at last forget the peace SNIP rs ne
nhayeto such invention to
the reference to the ship immateal
the
his million that and
railroad
nd to
scheme before
ALONG THEIR PRESENT LINES
Here ebrt In words, is how he did IL:
Il wontak 10 so cent
naihoad
afradth the d
the they know to make is
the railroad busy and the equipment busy and all the men on
their
are
shouddo
In in
our a $ making
its feet in that ume"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-20
0MIA- Dn4A9IE5N
yS@|E1k S5aEsd tie Sage
THE PARABLE OF THE NIGHT FLOWER

I had seldom seen. And all who
were present admired IT with much
exclamation and rejoicing.
And I wondered at the creative
wisdom which had put 80 lovely a
flower on so uninviting a stalk and
caused It 10 bloom in the Night.
And / considered some men that
have known. who are rough and
Grabbed and unattrsctive. but whom
I have detected doing kind deeds.
and acting as IL they were ashamed
Of II. And I once knew man who
was thought TO be a Miser. but who
was secretly generous. And 1 knew
a man who was gruff and repellant,
but who was kind OF heart, and who
hid his good deeds.
And II came TO pass. once upon n
time. that knew a man whom
everyone counted the meanest man
in town. For his disposition was
like unto the Cactus. and no man
dared come nigh unto him.
But there came a time OF calamity.
when courage was needed, and he
proved himself brave: and a time
when Kindness was needed, and he
proved himself kind; and time
when generosity was needed. and he
proved himself generous.
And said. the wonders OF the
world are many, and among them,
b1th In the world OF flowers and the
world of men. Is the Night Blooming
Cercus. For the night which hideth
one sun bringeth out many stars;
and the darkness which shutteth up
most flowers bringcth out few.
And those few are most rare and
wonderful.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-20
Loves Japs Since Prohibition

equal Of the Great Creators chi
dr~n. too
Mount Baker PARK residents and
their kind. stop. look and LISTEN II
II comes to showdown between
the United States and Japan. re
member. no matter which wins. II
means tremendous loss OF human
life.
II these people think the Japs arr
easy marks they have another
think coming. The Japr have a
moro powerful navy and greater
destructive engines than the United
States and they have the man-pow'
er and the brains 10 back H.
Don't overlook these little grains
OF sand and little drops OF water.
Remember they were small. little
fellows but they built a great earth
and great oceans.
II. y. DEvLrS.
II Y. d.. RI :
Auburn. Wash
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-20

&tN1f
Tailentyre's eyes wandered over
Jiii's flushed face with a sort Of
wondernent: II hardly seemed to
him as II the coincidence OF their
mutual discovsry--the discovery by
Tallentyre that II Is Jiii's sister
whom Hiilyard In TO marry and the
dsscovery by Jill thar Hiiiyard In
rich-warranted the wild excite
ment OF her eyes: after a moment
he leaned back In his chair with a
little quiet laugh
The world Is very small place
he said laconically.
Il think It's most wonderfuI--juss
most wonderful said Jill. her
voice trembling with agitation.
Somehow I always felt that Mr..
filllyard wasn't Just just
what Kathy thought him. There
was something about hlm-some-
thing different 10 the other men who
have wanted 10 marry her-thcre
was something about his boots
=" she looked down uncon-
sclousiy a; T'ailenvre's feet. "some.
thing about them IKE yours ="
she added.
Taiientyre adjusted his eyeglass.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-20

Of better results than have been
obtained.
America WIN never be- safe with.
out an able air service. Aviators
cannot defend the nation until
they themselves are defended
against the elements that make
pescetimc flying unsafe
The world war found America
the birthplace Of the AirplAsc---
behind other powers In aviation.
II stiii iags behind.
Ifthe recent naval alrpiane tests
off the Atlantic coast showed any.
thing. they showed this: THAT
OUR IMMOBII.E COAST FOR
TIFICATIONs ARE LARGELY
OBSOLETE.
For forts with guns tlias can
shoot surely 10 the mark only up
get out Of Il before they pass on. -
our hartoss and cities against
enemy fleets accompanied By air
plane cssriers laden with war
planes with . flying radius Of .
hundred miles or moro.
Our national defense requires
an air force large enough. well
enough equipped and properly
trained 10 defend every mile Of
our coast line.
We can't achieve this until We
have accomplished flying safety
ln times Of peace.
It's decidedly MP to the Hard
Ing administration and congress
10 coordinate the development Of
every branch Of government svia-
ton and the commercial airplsne
industry TO MAKE AMERICA
SAFE