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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03

Simkins. me thinking. Heck, waits he
doing GROUND all the time? And we
started to wawk together, me saying,
Ware you going, Pubs?
o, nowares special, 'sed Pubs, ware
you?
No wares special, sed. Witch jest
then our fletcher Miss Kitty started
to go past, me thinking, Heck, got
TO tip my hat. WITCH 1 tipped it and
Pubs tipped his, and his hair was
back as strate as it could go and all
shiny looking as If it had about a
pound of vazeline on it, me thinking,
Holey smoaks if mine looks enythlng
like his better go home agen.
WITCH I did and pop was in the frunt
hall, saying, Well, young man, do you
keep your hat on in the house now
and I sed, No sir. and he sed, Then
wy don't you take it off? and seq !
was jest going to. And I took II OH
and pop started to laff all his mite,
me thinking, G, bet I know wat he's
1affing at And I ran up stairs and
got the vazeline off, taking mutton
longer than wat 1t took to put II on
and its not all off even yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03

subjected him to an exhaustive analy-
sis and presently shucked him off
onto a psychiatrist- The latter had
hardly more than begun his investiga-
ton when the patient lost the most
of his money. Thereat his kin turned
him loose, declaring that they had
no more time to waste on a darned old
crank And he fell into the hands of
a shabby plug of an unknown general
practitioner, who gave him a few
doses of bitter stuff and cured him for
a dollar and sixty cents. -
A movie actor was up before the
bar of justice charged with bigamy
''I'll give you one chance to explain
yourself" said the Judge 1.-THE rec
ords clearly show that you married
your second wife a month before you
were divorced from your first. How
about it?"
It's this way, your honor" returned
the defendant, unperturbed. I'm our
business we never take the scenes in
the order they appear on the screen
sometimes the last scene is taken first.
If you'll only let me call up the con-
-tinuity man at our studio, I'm sure he
can straighten 1t out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03

to him, and in a few moments they
were depely interested. The mother,
harder to win. softened until she
smiled.
When the playtime was up the
youngsters were his friends and the
mother apologize. but Stanley was
sober.
7 am mighty grateful to you for.
what you said. Really, did not real
ize 1 was such a chump. but now
see, Here's where take a brace."
He found it hard, but the effort
paid. Unconsciously, his circle of
friends widened; men he had learned
to avoid because they made it evident
that he was not their kind, warmed
to- him. In a word, the attitude of
/ life took tremendous change. But
the best change was In Ruth.
On that memorable evening she was
making ready a dainty lunch for him,
and she announced: "Stan, I am
going home for brief visit"
The news sounded like a kneH TO
him. Out of his life and back to the
rival he feared. He looked at her
quietly; to his lips rose no bitter COM
ment, sarcastic in tone; all that lay
behind him in the weeks of determined
effort in which he had killed, and for
good, the habit that had made him
| less of a man, served him now. Ia
| His silence caught her attention,
and she looked up. Perhaps in his
face there was the shadow of his long
ing for her. his great fear that he
might lose her. his abiding regret for
unhappy things of the past. Anyway
he saw the brown, fathomless depths
of her eyes clear. and thru them glow
a steady light. Tren she came to
HING caught his cheeks in her cool
| palms.
Stanley, dear, ion't look that way.
I do love you and you may have mel
Somewhat later he said happily. II
am sorry for that rival of mine"
! She laughed. her eyes twinklinr 70
his. THAT rival was you-your other
self. dearie, thoughtless, selfish, hot
tempered. There was no other. You
won me for yourself from your other
self. See?"
! Copyright 1921, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03
Dinner Stories

The feminist orator was wound up
as she addressed the gathering of mere
men.
Women" she shouted have In all
times and in all countries been the
handspring of national existence.
Who was the worlds greatest hero?
Helen of Troy! Who was the worlds
greatest ruler? Queen Victoria! Vino
was the worlds greatest martyr i?
Gentlemen, who, say, was the world s
greatest martyr ?"
And with one voice that immense
crowd of men arose and cried:
MY wife!"
An unfortunate man, possessed of
a comfortable competency, evidenced
various eccentricities, and SO his low
ing relatives tenderly escorted him to
a famous neurologist The latter
viewed the patient from different
points of the compass, and in due
course passed him on to a psyche
pathologist. This polysyllahic expert
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03

A report has just been made to the
parliament of Switzerland that the
Swiss state railways could be run
just as well if about 5000 officials
were dismissed, and there would be
an annual saving Of $S,OOO,OOO That
corresponds with the experience of the
United States after twenty-six months
of government operation of it's rail-
roads. 1t would be interesting to
know whether this is the experience
of every country operating its own
railroads or only of those having a re-
publican form of government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
ME STUNTRIER

Sometimes there is nothing that pre-
seuts SO pathetic a figure as success.
To fail grandly takes so much
of patience, so much of courage-so
much of the stuff that men use that
exhausts their souls.
It takes infinite wisdom to keep
going-and going.
When the night came on with its
black robes and covered Calvary-and
the day had all gone out-there hung
upon that central cross the figure of
man that seemed to represent any
thing but success. And yet after
nearly two thousand years, the Man of
the Cross continues to color and in
spire the world and tell it that Faith
cannot fail.
The stumbler, also, as you look at
him, presents picture of pathos. So
strong-So weak
And yet he comes nearer represent
ing the noble clay of human action
than anyone else. For he feels so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03
WATCH WE FARNrERs.

1t is remarked by the Manufacture
ers' Record that unless the farmer
gets a better show he will quit the
job and then starvation food supplies
and famine prices will endanger the
nation" This dpes not mean that all
the fairness will quit entirely. 1t
means that many of them will quit
entirely and others will greatly reduce
their production, making an effort
chiefly to produce the things needed
for their own families. When a farm
er, at the end of the season, sells Il
wagon load of hogs and then. after
figuring up the results, finds that he
would. be richer if he had killed the
pigs when they were a day old, there
is little prospect Of his raising many
hogs the next season. The same is
true of producers of other agricultu-
raj products. The probability of loss
will sooner or later cause the farmer
to quit and seek job that pays bet
ter.
But it seems probable that the
farmer first will try the remedy that
he has applied on previous occasions,
and that is stir up a political revolu-
ton. There are many indications that
something of this sort now is in the
making in the west.
Economic law demonstrates its
power in the case of the farmer in an
irresistible manner. It knocks down
the price of his product and he has
no way of protecting himself. He can
not strike and hold prices up that
way, as the labor unions can. Eco
nomic law will win out in either case,
but it seems q little unfair to the
farmer, that he must take his medicine
so quickly. compared with the other
classes.
His earnings have fallen to pre-war
levels The department of agriculture
has recently issued tables showing the
average prices to farmers, of ten lead
ing crops, which constituted about so
per cent of the value of all crops. The
average prices in 1913 are taken as
100, and as compared with this, prices
on September 1 of this year stood at
100. The average price of 1913, how
ever, was low, as the price at several
periods in 191O-1912-1913 and 1914
stood also at 100.
Farm prices, then, are evidently
down as low. on the average, as they
may be expected to go. This would be
all right if the things the farmer needs
to buy with his dollar had also gone
down as much. But his dollar. that
is, a dollars worth of farm products
now. will not buy what would have
been a dollars worth of other com
modities in 1913. His dollar will now
buy only sc cents worth of these same
things that he needs.
The farmer has reason to regard la
Dor with much prejudice, because the
prices of most of the things he wants
are being held up to near-war prices
by high wages. An extreme case is
house furnishings, which are 123 per
cent above the before-the-war levels.
High railway wages also afford the
carriers an excuse for maintaining
high transportation rates.
In times like these the farmer usu-
ally has found way to help himself,
or else has taken out his grievances
on the politicians. He appears to be
preparing to do one or the other Of
these things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03

The workers greatest need is a free
press "as an antidote to poisoned
propaganda" declares John F. Nc
Nance, editor of the Locomotive Fire
mems and Enginemen's Journal. On
the contrary, the workers greatest
need is more common sense and re-
gard for the facts But Mr. McNamee
evidently believes in fighting the devil
with fire. He would oppose a press
which he charges is subsidized by
capital with a press subsidized by la
Dor. Where then could the ordinary
man look for truth?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03

The wheels of justice revolve slowly
but they revolve reIentlessly. Debs Is
in the ,penitentiary, Howat is in Jail,
Haywood and Bergdon are in exile,
and Townley is about to begin serving
a term in prison. ]. L. Lewis, prest-
dent of the u. NJ. W. A.. should think
it over. The only proper limitation
upon one mans liberty of action is
such limitation as is necessary to pro-
tect the rights of others. Laws are
properly enacted limiting the right of
men to stand in groups on the side
walks of cities because such groups
interfere with the right of other men
TO traverse the streets. The right of
parents to let their children go into
certain kinds of employment under
specified ages may very properly be
limited as such employment would in
terfere with the right of every child to
a healthy body and mind. The exer-
else of free speech may and should be
limited by law when the character Of
the speech is calculated to destroy the
right of other men to live in security
in the enjoyment of their personal
liberty and property But all these
and other limitations upon the rights
of individuals should be fixed by law
spread upon the statute books
where every citizen may read and
know the extent of his liberty and the
Limitation placed thereon. In no event
should a mans rights be subject to
the determination of other men whose
Judgment may be ,prejudiced or I'M
sound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03

It is reported that ninety-two thou
sand buffalo fish have. been set free
in the Mississippi river. This calls to
mind the time when many streams
and ponds We're stocked with carp.
The buffalo fish is but a slight i'm
provement over the carp. Why is 1t
that the government picks out worth
less kinds of fish with which to stock
the streams when there are so many
desirable sorts?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03

ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 per
anpum. But the best proof is to be
found in the newspapers. magazines
and trade publications. A glance any
day will convince any one that help
wanted advertisements are really ex-
cellent opportunities for those out of
employment, or seeking to obtain bet
ter positions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03

A Michigan congressman. has pre-
pared for introduction in the house
bill which removes restrictions on
the sale OF beer and taxes the brew
81 a barrel for the purpose of obtain
ing money to pay a soldier bonus
Whether he expects to win the soldier
vote on account Of the beer or the
bonus does not appear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03

If the city can make a profit Of
$4,000 a month on its water bust
ness, as shown by Commissioner Stan
fields report, it shows that similar re-
suits might be obtained in other mu-
nicipalIy handled utilities. Good man
agement ean do much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03

Break CleanIy in the Clinches, Gentle
men.
Shallow me to correct g. C. B.,
who threw a fit over the translation of
De mortuis nil visa bonum. He trans
lated itsas "Of the dead there is moth
ing but bones" Tt should have been,
"Of the dead there is nothing but
good" This would change the motif
of his tempt, don't you think? And
how did the proofreader slip by that !?
L. L. @.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-03-18
Capture Important Places.

Reelfoot Camp, w. o. W., Union
City, Tenn, was represented last
week on March and at the meet
ing of the Head Camp in Knoxville,
Tenn. by representatives Tom Reece,
Tom Reynolds, Luther Andrews, w.
/. Garrett, w. J. Hopper, w. c..
Watts. In the general election Of
State officers C. L. Andrews was COM
missioned Southern Camp Delegate,
w. ]. Hopper was made Head Camp
Auditor, w. C. Watts, Law Commit
tee, and ]. A. Hassell, Representa-
ton Committee The w. O..W. of this
city is one of the liveliest orders in
this part of the State. 1t is a work
ing order The members seem to
realize there is principle involved
and they do not allow their interests
to be neglected The membership
committee is always busy and the
camp continues to grow AS
result we have some of the best
w. O. w. material in the State. A
band is the latest addition to the
camp and it will not be long before
there will be music as well as chill
drens playground in the Union City
railroad park.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-03-18
TO W. M. PITTMAN.

j. G.. Saunders VS.. w. M. Pittman.-
Chancery Court, Obion County,
Tennessee.
In the above styled cause it ap-
pearing to the Clerk and Master from
the bill of complaint, which is sworn
to, that the defendant, W. M. Pitt
is a nonresident of the State
of Tennessee, so that ordinary
process of law cannot be served
upon him. 1t is therefore here
by ordered that the said above
named defendant appear before
the Chancellor of the Chancery
Court of Obion County, Tennessee,
on or before the First Monday of
April, 1921, that being the first day
of said Chancory Court, and make
defense to the said bill, or the same
will be taken as confessed by him,
and the said cause set for hearing
ex-partc as to him. 1t is further or
dered that publication of this notice
be made for four consecutive weeks
in The Commercial, a weekly news
paper published in Obion County,
Tenn. 50-4t
This March 1, 1921.
]. A. Whipple, Sol. for Complt.
GEO A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Master.
BY nellie F. Marshall, D. c. C M.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-03-18
TO R. T. VAUGHN.

Mary Vaughn VS.. r. T. Vaughn
Chancery Court, Obion County,
Tennessee
In the above styled cause it APP
pearing to the Clerk and Master from
the bill of complaint, which is sworn
to, that the defendant, r. T. Vaughn,
is nonresident of the State
of Tennessee, SO that ordinary
process of law cannot be served
upon him. 1t is therefore here
by ordered that the said above
named defendant appear before
the Chancellor of the Chancery
Court of Obion County, Tennessee,
on or before the First Monday of
April, 1921, that being the first day
of said Chancery Court, and make
defense to the said bill, or the same
will be taken as confessed by him,
and the said cause set for hearing
ex-parte as to him. 1t is further Or
dered that publication of this notice
be made for four consecutive weeks
in The Commercial, a weekly news
paper published in Obion County,
Tenn. 50-4t
This March 2, 1921.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Master.
BY nellie F. Marshall, d. C. & M.
Lannom & Lannom, Sol. for Complt.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-03-18

Adlate Foulks.-Chancery Court,
Ob.on County, Tennessee.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-03-18
TO ADLATE FOULKS.

William Brown (Bud) Foulks VS..
Adlate Foulks.-Chancery Court,
Ob.on County, Tennessee.
In the above styled cause it ap-
pearing to the Clerk e Master from
the bill of complaint, which is sworn
to, that the defendant, Adlate Foulks,
is nonresident CT the State of Ten
nessee, so that ordinary process of
law cannot be served upon him. 1t
is therefore hereby ordered that the
said above named defendant appear
before the Chancellor Of the Chan
Gerry Court of Obion County, Iennes
see, on or. before the First Monday of
April, 1921, that being the first day
of said Chancery Court and make de-
Tense to the said bill, or the same
will be taken as confessed by him,
and the said cause set for hearing
ex-parte as to him. 1t is further or
dered that publication Of this notice
be maze for four consecutive weeks
in The Commercial, weekly news
paper published in Obion County,
Tenn.
This the 3rd of March, 1921.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Master.
By nellie F. Marshall, D. C. & M.
Geo. r. Kenney, SOL for Complt.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-03-18

to take care that they do. If they do
not know that the goods are stolen,
they might at least understand there
is something wrong and go slow.
Some of our citizens are determined
that this sort of business shall stop
and that the guilty must suffer.
No city can afford it and Mayor
Pittman says Union City will not
tolerate it, so a word to the wise, etc.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-03-18
Fisk Jubilee Singers.

The Fisk Quartette, thru the eff
forts AMI enterprise of NJ. Saml d.
Woosley CT thi; city, appeared here
last Mo nday night to packed house
al Reynolds Theatre.
This is the first visit of the singers
after lapse of years, and they were
received with generous welcome.
The Jubilee Singers were organ
lied in the sixties. Fisk University,
established in Nashville for the
Christian education of the American
negro r5ce, had been in existence on
ly few years When failure seemed
tC be inevitable. So, representa-
tive of the Eastern States, interested
in tie movement, conceived a plan
to raise funds for the institution.
This was ID take some of the students
on the road in a series of song re-
citals, using tee folk songs of the
South, more especially the negro jul
bilee songs. Some pains were taken
to train these singers, but the must
cal organization seemed destined also
to failure until the first evidence of
appreciation of these efforts was re-
ceived in a New York Church. From
that time on there was an increase
in public patrons and approval, and
then came a genuine ovation every
where the singers appeared. They
travelled in America and Europe, in
Australia and other countries, and
the first series of triumphs brought
them fund of $4,000 for the Uni
versity. Therefore it is stated that
Fisk University owes it's existence to
the Jubilee Singers.
The first singers organized never
even had chance to finish their edu-
cation in the university they had
been instrumental in protecting from
the doom of defeat, but they made
themselves monument in the hearts
of their own people and in the eyes
of the world.
l don't remember any of the for
mer or original singers, but evidently
the present quartette is true to ira
dition, both in the quality and va
riey of music. There are four fine
voices thoroly blended and harmo-
nized. There is the peculiar South
ern melody effect, suggesting the
plantation songs and old-time negro
camp meeting, the mellow light of
the Southern moon and the old log
cabin door. All these things are
wonderfully visualizcd in the pro-
gram of songs rendered by the Fisk
Jubilee Singers One cannot fail too
to realize that the work they are do
ing comes after mature and careful
training, with a foundation of ma
tive talent.
OF course there is the novelty of
the Southern dialect song and negro
grooming, but musical talent is OBJ
viously necessary for a transconti-
mental tour, and the present quar-
tette has it to remarkably fine de-
gree. No other quartette of singers
has ever impressed us with q more
perfect blending of tones and shades
into a single unit CT harmony. 1t
must be the sympathy of impulse and
spontaniety as well as native genius.
Prof Gilbert, principal of the city
colored school, introduced the singers
in a pleasant manner, and the audi
ence was charmed from curtain to
curtain No doubt Union City would
be glad to hear the singers again.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-03-18
Pilfering in Union City.

There is considerable complaint of
Pilfering around Union City, and we
understand it is not confined tc young
boys, but these who are responsible to
the law. Some of the stolen goods
are said to be sold in Union City. If
buyers do not understand what they
are doing it would be well for them
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-03-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS
REGISTER.

EDwARDS-we have the authority to
nounce W. J. Edwards. Jr.. candidate for Reg.
lister of Obion County. subject to the action OF
the Democratic party.
CHAPEL.-We are authorized to announce
]. NJ tMarvin) Chapel as a candidate for Register
of Obion County. subject to the action of the
Democratic party
NOONAN.-We are authorized to annouce ].
J. Noonan as a candidate for Register of Obion
County, subject to the action of the Democratic
party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-03-18

Miss Rose Sullivan has had a very
fattering offer to become an associ
ate teacher of the Cincinnati Con-
servatory of Music and to establish
a branch of that Institution in Union
City. She is studying seriously of &C
cepting this offer sometime in the
near future,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-16
EGG PRICE CLIMBS
AS QUANTITIES ARE
PLACED IN STORAGE
Advances Seven Cents in Two
Weeks-Expect Increase
in Potato Cost.

Due 70 the large quantities OF eggs
now being placed in cold storage, the
price is steadily rising in South
Bend. During the last two weeks
eggs have gone UP seven cents per
dozen and quotations Friday were 81
cents. Last week they retalled for
"a cents while the week prior they
sold at 80 cents.
Other products remained normal
over the week. Potatoes are climbing
in price, grocerymen report, al
though not enough to have a visa BILE
effect as yet on the retail side. Dur
ing the next few weeks potatoes will
cost the consumer more, Il is stated.
They were offered at 60 cents FER
peck.
Sweet corn made the most notice
able drop in price this week. The
vegetable has slipped from As cents
per dozen to 35 cents, this being due
to the greater influx Of home grown
varieties nthe market these days.
Beans and kindred vegetables re-
manned stationery.
Dry weather has resulted in a
complete absence Of peas and black
respberries. The heat has dried up
the peas while the fruit ripened
quickly and the season was extreme
ly short.
Dewberries are offered at 20 cents
and the quality is excellent. Water
melons bring 45 cents, while musk
MELONS retail at two for a quarter.
Apples are bringing Is cents for two
pounds and % cents for six pounds.
depending upon the quality. Huckle-
berries cost 43 cents. Butter remain
ed stationery at 45 cents per pound,
while red raspberries brought 20
cents per quart.
sugar to taste. Cook thoroughly and
thin with whipped cream just before
serving.
Ella G.. Harbon,
1247 Lincoln way w.