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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
HOLD VARIOUS BIRDS SACRED
People Of Many Lands Strongly Super
stitious Concerning Some of the
Feathered Tribe.

Some Indian tribes will never hurt
or even touch certain birds, regarding
them as the abode of the animated
souls of their dead chiefs. In Eng
land and Scotland, especially. the
robin is regarded as sacred. It's red
breast is supposed to be of that color
because drop of Christ's blood fell
on robin, and thenceforward all rob-
ms were SO marked
1t is deemed unlucky to kill swal-
low or to destroy it's nest. That Is
because swallows were said to have
flown round the Cross of Calvary cry
ing "Svala Svala! p which means COM
fort 1t will be noticed that the swal-
low gets it's name from this peculiar
cry of "Svala."
The wren is another sacred bird, be-
cause, according to an old belief, 1t
brought fire form heaven to the earth
when the human race had no knowl-
edge of how to create fire.
The thrush is a bird Of luck, and
to have one build in the garden of
ones home is said to be sign Of
coming good fortune.
Peacocks are unlucky.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
PLEASANT HILL.

Mrs. Ella Weatherspoon and Mrs.
Holden Turner spent the day with
Aunt and Uncle Gencie Forester
Tuesday.
Miss Maggie Lou Shore spent Mon
day night with Mary Lee Wise.
Mrs. Enie Green, of Tupelo, Miss,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Young and
baby, of Only, Tenn, are visiting
their mother, Mrs. F. M. Forester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Jones are the
proud parents of a bouncing baby
boy, who arrived Saturday night.
Mrs. Mai Houser is on the sick
list this week.
M. and Mrs. Walden Calhoun are
erecting a new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Pope, of Union
City, spent Monday night with Mrs.
Pope's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Forester.
Tho old stork visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Monroe Underwood Sunday evening,
leaving fine girl baby.
Mr.. Jim Forester is now hauling
lumber TO build a Lew home
Miss Lillian Forester entertained
about rs of her intimate friends
Monday night, it being her eigh-
teenth birthday. Games were played,
also music and singing until a late
hour when all kinds of good eats were
served
Mrs. VIM. Warmth and mother
and sister, Lillian, visited in Troy
Mrs. Harry Webster visited Mrs.
Mai Houser Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ALT Forester were
Sunday callers with Mr.. and Mrs.
Elicit Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Putt Reeves, of
Rives, were visitors with MrS. Ella
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Cullom and
children spent Sunday with his moth
er, Mrs. Sarah Calls.
Mr.. Edward Forester and Miss |
Lucille Griggs, of TOY, visited Lii
ian Forester Sunday evening.
NTCY
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
COMMUNITY PRIDE.

Mr.. w. H. Latimer was quite i'll
last week of flu.
Miss Mary Latimer, Miss LaNelle
Wiley and Mrs. w. T. Latimer went
to Dyersburg Wednesday morning in
Mr.. Latimer's car to attend Synod.
They will be guests of Mrs. Niles
Grill.
Miss Nell Kersey sprained her an
kle badly on last Wednesday. She
is one of our best forwards, so her
accident was doubly unfortunate.
The closest score we have made
this season was on last Friday when
we won our second game with Dixie,
14-13.
The Literary Society meets Friday
with the following program:
Piano solo, Elsie Latimer.
Current events, Muriel Kersey.
Reading, Louise Latiner.
Piano solo, LaNelle Wiley.
Reading, Leo Cole.
Locals, Lilly B. Allen and Mildred
Harper.
Jokes, S. ]. Russell.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
SALE OF LAND.

Mrs. Alice Harpole, Executrix, VS..
Edwards E. Harpole, ct als.-In
the Circuit Court of Obion County,
Tennessee.
In obedience to an order of sale
made by the Circuit Court in the
above styled case, at the September
term of the Court, and issued to me
by the Clerk of said Court, / will, on
Saturday, November 18th, 1922
at or about 1870 o'clock pm. at the
east door of the courthouse in Union
City, Tenn, offer for sale and sell
to the highest and best bidder for
cash the remainder interest of the
defendant Edward E. Harpole in and
to the following described land, sub
ject only to the life estate of the
plaintiff Mrs. Alice Harpole, which
land is situated in the First Civil
District of Obion County, Tennessee,
on the west side of the Memphis and
Paducah Highway between Union
City and Jordan Station and bounded
as follows:
On the North by the land formerly
belonging to William Moore's heirs;
on the East by land of. Miss Inez
Harpole; on the South by the land of
........... and on the West by
the Mobile & Ohio Railroad and be-
ing the same land devised by Joe
Harpole in his last will to said Mrs.
Alice Harpole for life and remainder
to the said Edwards e. Harpole.
Oct. 10th, 1922. 30-3t
]. w. CHERRY, Sheriff.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
Please Respond.

A number of physicians to whom
our County Corresponding Secreta-
nv sent missionaries some time ago
asking whether or not they favored
the use of alcohol as a medicine have
failed to respond. But we are glad
to state that there is yet opportunity
if attended to within the next few
days.
These are duties handed down to
us from national headquarters, and
everyone who fails to respond is nat
urally supposed to be on the side
of alcohol.
We should dislike TO have major
ity of the county physicians put on
that side, but there's nothing more
we can do.
Please write for or against, sign
ing your name on a card and mail
to Miss Birdie Waddell to-day, won't
you? We believe you will and are
thanking you now.
Very respectfully,
OBI0N COUNTY w. c..
T. U.
Union City, Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
Real Estate Transfers.

w. M. Turner to Ira o. Parks, lot
in No. 10, $1,000.
Geo. Allen to w. M. Turner, lot in
No. 10, $2SSO.
w. H. Flowers ct al. to Mrs. Eva
P. Waddell, 120 acres in No. -,
$500.
Emma Miller to Ellen Everett, 1873
acres in No. IA, $4,000.
Mrs. M. E. Bard to Dan Fitzgerald
ct al, 80 acres in No. 10, $4,000.
]. D. Fitzgerald ct ux. to Guy Cal
houn, 80 acres in No. 10, $500.
Guy Calhoun ct al. to Jim Harmon,
80 acres in No. 10, $500.
]. S. Riley ct al. to DR.. t. W. Bond,
land in No. 8, $4,000.
C. G. Cloar ct al. to J. Walker
Kerr. lot in No. 10. $4,000.
]. w. Walker ct ux. to C. G. Cloar,
lot in No. 10. $4,000.
E. L. King ct ux. to E. A. Jack
son, lot in No. 10, 1880.
]. A. Colley to B. l.. Foulks, lot in
No. 16, $3.50.
G. M. Kerr ct ux. to ". Verhine,
lot in No. 10, $4,000.
v. B. Beard to Herbert Bondurant,
% acres in No. Is, $4,000.
w. A. Mailing ct al. to Mrs. D.
Garrigan, 20 acres in No. 2, $3.50.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
First Baptist Church.

Remember, we always welcome you
tC our service. Oar Sunday morning
subject will be, "The Plan of Saliva,
ton" Miss Lonelle Marshall will
sing for us at this service. Don't
forget the hour.
Sunday school, $50 am.
Preaching, II am.
B. Y. P. Y, $50 pm.
Evening service, 1880.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday even
ing, 1880.
A friendly church invites you.
Strangers are made welcome.
D. F. MARLIN, Pastor.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
penatured Alcohol.

Denatured alcohol is grain alcohol
made unit for use as beverage.
Completely denatured alcohol is made
by adding ten gallons Of wood alcohol
and a half gallon Of benzine to 100
gallons Of ethyl alcohol. This is free
from government tax and may be
bought by any one for use as fuel or
light.
The denaturing must be done when
the alcohol is produced and in bonded
warehouses used exclusively for the
purpose and for storing denatured al
eohol, and is done under the supervi-
sion of the government, according to
the law. The grain alcohol may be
made from grain, corn, potatoes or
similarly starchy products, but the
conditions under which it must be pro-
S1aced make it impracticable except
for well-equipped factories.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
BAPT|STs REPORT
s35,000,ODO CASH
CAMPAIGN HAS MADE POSSIBLE
VAST ENHANCEMENT OF EVERY
PLACE OF GENERAL WORK
Effort VIII De Made to Eniist Theee
and All Other Baptises In Share
In Forward Movement Dur.
ing November

Total cash collections on the Bay
list rs Million Campaign-up to May
l, 1922. had reached the sum of $685.
152.211,69. according to the general
Campaign headquarters. This repre-
sents an advance Of nearly $40 900 900
over what Southern Baptists did for
their general missionary, educational
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
Notice.

1 wish to announce to the public
that have fully regained my health
and am ready to begin my work max
ing cloth-covered buttons, hemstitch-
ing, picoting and sewing. Mail or
ders given special attention. Cum
berland telephone 564-J.-Mrs. Eth
ell Downing, SIG North Third street,
Union City, Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
Missionary Meeting.

The Y. w. A. met in the homo of
Mrs. Iva Chandler Oct IA.
Miss Pearl Floy was the leader of
the lesson. the topic, being w. NJ. U.
plans for 1929. The lesson was a
very interesting one. The devotional
exercises were led by Mrs Chandler.
We were glad to have Miss Will
liams as visitor
After the study of the lesson the
society was dismissed by Mrs. Suth-
erland.
Hot chocolate and cakes were serv-
ed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
Oh, Hello, Watson.

This is a great shock to me,
said the condemned man as the war
den pushed on the twenty three-hun-
dred-volt switch.-Nashville Tonnes
sean.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20

Taxi service at divers Garage.
Prompt and courteous treatment as
sured at all hours. Day Phones:
No. 12s; Home Phone
No. so. Night phone No. AZ.
2s-4tpd J. o. DORIAN
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20
TO G0ULDER JOHNSON.

R. B. Marshall VS.. Goulder Johnson
ct als.-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 denfendant, Goulder
Johnson, is a nonresident of the
State Of Tennessee, so that ordinary
process of law cannot be served up
on him. 1t is therefore hereby or
dered that the said above named de-
PENDANT appear before the Clerk and
Master of the Chancery Court of
0bion County. Tennessee, on or be-
fore-the third Monday of November,
1929, that being a rule 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 ordered that
publication of this notice be made
for four consecutive weeks in The
Commercial, a weekly newspaper
published in Obion County, Tenn.
This 18th October, 1922. scat
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Master.
BY nellie F. Marshall, D. C. &M.
Pierce & Fry, Sol. for Complt.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20

Snap Rings-of the highest grade.
Raised above the average by McQuay-
Norris manufacturing methods. Their
use insures all the satisfaction possible for
you to get from plain snap ring. They
are packed twelve rings to the carton and
rolled in waxed paper.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-10-20

.FOr Ice Or Coal can 150.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-02

1 Spencer? This cinches the thing 7 she exclaimed. You are -" She gave a name which startled me. pre-. pared as l had been by her hints,
 In the face of absolute defeat the man Smith seemed to regain the stoi. cal poise which had been badly shat, tered while he had been frantically trying to avert discovery. And there was something absolutely royal in the manner he opposed to Lillian's cry Of triumph.
 ] Yes, l am," he said slowly, and If l were in my own place, woman like you would be whipped through the marketplace at my bare word" But you do not happen to be in your own place, fortunately for us, . Lillian replied lightly and then she turned to Allen Drake.
 What shall we do with him, Al len?" she asked in exactly the in different, contemptuous tone which she would have employed in speaking of q chicken thief.
 Tie him up for the night in some kennel where he can ruminate over piled, and there was something about the colloquy which told me that it had been rehearsed beforehand, and that it was purposly calculated to enrage and humiliate the bound man.
 But after that7"
 What do you think? ?" he countered.
 Lillians eyes were fixed upon Smiths stolid face
 There is but one safe thing" she said, "and that is to send him back to his own exalted place. They. are waiting fondly for him over there"
New Britain herald., 1922-10-02
EAT LESS MEAT, MORE VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
BY BERTHA E. SHAPLEIGH Of Columbia University.

There Is strong tendency to eat too much meat, fish and eggs in pro- portion to vegetables and fruits. Professor Sherman of Columbia University has said that in general il IS well to allow at least as much money for the purchase of vegetables fruits and milk as for the purchase of meats, fish and eggs
 Why? Let us consider fruits es- pecially. Fruits supply a much needed acid substance in the dges- tive tract
 Act as Laxative.
 Fruits have laxative tendency and keep the system in a good condition Fruits supply flavor which is natural, sugar, They give, when cooked, va riety in the menu and in raw state are pleasing to the eye
 Many housekeepers consider fruit expensive, and If it is an added item to an already heavy meal it Is ex- pensive.
 But when we have learned what the body needs most and have given those foods which supply it we can cut out many of the supposed neces- sary foods.
 The family will be better satisfied, and better health secured at a much lower price.
 Train Young to Eat It.
 There is great need of training children to enjoy the products of the ground and not to be dependent on meat as the past generations have been
 There is not an1 will not be suf- ficient meat for all, but there are un- limited possibilities in vegetable and fruit raising.
 Raw fruits are not always as easily digested as when cooked, and a raw banana, for instance, ought never be given to a young child.
 Of course, citrus fruits are an ex- ception and usually are eaten with out cooking.
 Lightens Work
 Another good reason for serving fruit is that 1t makes the work of the housekeeper much lighter.
 French women do not make heavy desserts, but give cooked fruit with cake or sweet cracker Or they serve cooked cereal or cream with the cooked fruit The compete is of the most easily dessert, being simply canned
New Britain herald., 1922-10-02
fruit served in attractive dishes.

I fruit served in attractive dishes. When opening a can of fruit 1t will be found to be improved in the fol- lowing manner: Arrange the fruit on the dish in which it is to be served. Pour sirup into a saucepan Add to the juice of quart can of fruit one half cup of sugar and few drops of vanilla extract. Boil 10 minutes and, when cooled, pour It over the fruit.
 Canned fruit prepared in this way is delicious served with boiled or steamed rice.
 Another way to serve cannedf or dried cooked fruit Is on French toast.
 A dessert acceptable at all times Is one which may be called a mace, doine" of fruit.
 Cut in small pieces any kind of fruit adding perhaps small amount of canned fruit. Mix all together, adding sugar to taste. a few grains of salt to call out the flavor and, if at hand, grape or loganberry juice. Chill thoroughly and serve in glasses.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-02
HAIL THE WOMAN AT PALACE,

l 1uA "ONAANN hA II
 The inspired story of modern American womanhood is told in a deeply emotional and dramatic vein in Hail the Woman" Thomas H. 1nces enthralling transcript of life, now being featured at the Palace theater tonight, Tuesday and Wednes- day.
 The picture demonstrates clearly that romance, as rich and thrilling as sung by the minstrels of old, is found abundantly in everyday hap penings of American life. The play is a mental stimulant, a succession of powerful situations, interpreted by a brilliant cast of highly talented and universally popular screen players.
 The role of Judith Beresford. de- voted Woman" of the play, is in terpreted by Florence Vidor.
 Madge Bellamy, as the tragic pitt full figure of Nan, the symbolization of betrayed and deserted womanhood, achieves heights of expressive DOT trayal that stamp her a great trage- dienne.
 A splendidly virile characterization is that which Theodore Roberts gives to the role of Oliver Beresford, the stern old Puritan who rules his fam fly with a hand of iron.
 The Keith vaudeville bill is made up of four excellent acts that should be we'll received at each perform ance. "Checkmates," a unique mu- sical offering >heads the bill Thurs day, Friday and Saturday brings Thomas Meighan in "The Bachelor Daddy"
New Britain herald., 1922-10-02
What the Removal of the Bandage
 Disclosed.

Allen Drakes proposal to unpin the bandage from smiths head apparent ly was the proverbial last straw upon the mans already heavy burden of terror.
 As my father, at MT. Drake's re- quest moved to the bound mans side and put out his hand to the bandage Smith lunged his bound figure for ward in an attempt to use it in bat tering ram fashion.
 But the government agent was quicker than he. and though weak ened by his long illness, he had the advantage of free hands and an up- right position Therefore it was but the work of an instant to press the frantic man back into his chair and hold him there while my fathers long, slender hands worked deftly at the soiled bandage which Smith had worn ever since he had arrived at the Briggs farm disguised as a farm laborer.
 "Now Mrs. Underwood"
 Lillians hand upon my arm urged me forward to a vantage point where I could distinctly see every movement of my fathers hands, And when the outer indescribably soiled bandage had been unpinned, and there appeared heavy folds of the finest and most inn maculate linen imaginable, Lillian and looked at each other significantly. We had anticipated cleanliness and daintiness underneath that apparently filthy bandage, and we were not dis appointed.
 My father began to unfold the in- ner bandages and found them intri- cate, and frequently fastened. Smith made no movement to hinder him, evidently yielding passively and stoi cally to the pressure Allen Drake was exerting against his shoulders. But when the last bandage had been un- fastened, revealing no injury what ever to the head beneath, Smith sud- denly tucked his head into his shoul- ders as far as he could in last fu- tile effort to hide his face.
 Nothing doing in the ostrich line, old dear" Allen Drake drawled, and awith a single deft movement he tilted the other mans head upward until nl0 1dC WdS lully Dy lIIe light.
 Now, Mrs. Underwood he said
 "But After That"
 Lillian drew me nearer, then bent over the mans face, examining it minutely, comparing it with writ ten paper which she held in her hand, and finally tracing with her forehnger the peculiar eyebrows of Smith which I had noticed when had seen him in the restaurant near the reservoir. Then they had been plucked In the silly fashion which women affected at that time and the traces of the treatment still remained. But either the man had relied upon his bandage as disguise or was un- able to treat them as he had, for in one place above his right eyebrow there was the beginning of tiny tuft of snowy white hair"in bizarre contrast to the raven blackness of the rest of his brows.
 ''Ah .'' Lillian drew a long breath as her finger rested upon it. The tufted eyebrows of the-family." The name is one known to every student of European royal families.
 You see, Madge? Allen? Mir
New Britain herald., 1922-10-02
BANKERS CONVENTION.
7,5OO Are in Attendance at Big Gath
 ering Held in New York City.

New York, Oct. 2-The 18th an- nual convention of the American as- soclation of bankers got under way with most of the 7,500 delegates in attendance
 A program of business and enter tainment will take up five days. Strikes, the future of labor unions, agriculture, thrift and economic re- ations with Europe are among the topics to be discussed.
 There will be addresses by Reg inald McKenna, former chancellor of the British exchequer; Herbert Hoo yer, secretary of commerce; Frank A. Munsey and others.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-02

The acquisition of pretty frocks for indoor wear is the simplest way to convince a woman that her place is in the home.
 And it should be easy to do these days since what used to be known scornfully as house dress is now a thing of beauty-and decidedly a thing of fashion
 Sketched are two models which
New Britain herald., 1922-10-02

sincerity that she would not think oi
 anything else.
 Towns followed one another faster
 and grew bigger and bigger. Wher the train reached Newark, it seemed so huge to Sally that she felt 1t must
 be New York and reached for her limitation leather bag. Finally they
 polls, SO vast a place that no conduc- Itor announced it. Sally clung to her ear-aligator
 grip and would not let the red-capped porter take it. so lost she felt in the
 great, splendid cavern of q railroad terminal.
 Surely itNmust have been built for race of giants. And this was what
 Miss Bonnet had told her to treat as a newcomer in her town. taxi whirled them from the sta ton. Sally turned pale at the whirl and thunder, the noise and wonder of sthe city, it's juggernaut traffic, it's tremendous accustomedness to itself Shop girls chewed gum, so eon- lplacent were they, so scornfully criti- Ical-and these were the least of those before whom she would soon be placed lin the glare of exhibition.
 saly's blood seemed turned to water
 (To Be Co1tinued). Copyright, 1922, NEA Service).
New Britain herald., 1922-10-02

TALLY, an orphan girl has won prize in
 a newspaper beauty contest through the
 efforts of her friend
 MARTIN a photographer. She Is now on
 on her way to New York where her
 prise entities her to 8 tryout in the
 chorus of the Manhattan Frollcs She is
 accompanied by
 MISS BENNETT. a newspaper reporter.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 A faint hint of the life before her began on the train by which the lady reporter" was taking Sally to New York.
 The white perfection of the dining car linen, the gleam and order Of the table silver the busy walters, the bland and ell-dressed persons among whom they were travelling, the un- natural feeling of being served instead of serving, even the occasional curi- ous glances of the passengers, made life seem thoroughly unreal to Sally but deliciously so.
 She had whispered, in answer to Miss Bennet's invitation to 'order anything you like-anything" Do you suppose they've got-oysters?
 The oysters arrived cool and fresh each in it's half shall on a bed of ice Sally gazed at them uneasily- Never before in her life had she seen oys- ters except in a stew after they had arrived in sealed cans from the far distant salt water.
 Furtively she watched the reporter furtively she copied her use of the proper knives and forks. Miss Ben net saw, without seeming to, and tried to guess from Sally's quickness in learning what the big city would do to her. It seemed to Miss Bonnet Sally picked things up with astonish- ing boise and cleverness.
 As the train approached New York Sally grew more nervous. Almost lit- erally she drew nearer Miss Bonnet, for whom she felt a swift friendship and a great admiration.
 Listen, dear" counseled the older girl. think of things you don't un- derstand as though they were new ccmer to your town. You won't be so scared of them then
 It was a big order to give found- line from a small town. girl who had actually worked as servant and as a. store clerk. to treat the great city thus. But Sally meant to try. Better to fail from over-boldness than be crushed under sense of insig- nifcance.
 She would take a deep breath, try not to look too closely at what might friehten her, and do whatever she AAd to do with such concentration and