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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-07-21
For Representative.

In announcing as a candidate for
Representative from Obion County to
the Tennessee General Assembly,
deem it important to make a state
ment of my platform. am candi-
date subject to the action of the DEM
ocratic party, and in favor of the
following:
shall favor the consolidation of
the administrative departments CT
the State and the reducing of salaries
TO the basis of those of 1917. This
will be a saving to the taxpayers Of
S650,O00. The first thing to consider
is the reduction of expenses and
then the reduction of taxes.
l believe in the personally sharing
with the realty in the burden of
taxes and will do all l can to see
that such a law is passed and that
all the personally in the State is
found
The report of the U. S. Revenue
IluGul 0llOWCu q NeR<A f-hIGSbiCii
in Tennessee of $3.50, 100000, where
as the personally assessment by the
State was S16O, 100000. This shows
a discrepancy which should have the
attention of the Legislature.
The next Legislature will have to
give you a new school book law. I
shall favor a universal text book law,
that will not leave the choice of
books as at present to the county
superintendent and teachers.
am opposed to the law giving to
the State normals $270,000 and the |
negro normal $55, 100, also the $685.
600 given to the elementary schools |
to be distributed by the State Board.
am against the special tax given
to the University of Tennessee at
Knoxville of five cents on the hun
dred dollars, making a total revenue
from that tax alone for the univer
sity of $S62,5OO.
am opposed to the law creating
fund of $4,000 by taxation an
nually for the State fair.
am opposed to the present county
road law at the expense it puts on
the county and the taxpayers. The
law should be amended in the inter
est of economy.
shall favor the repeal of the con-
tract rate of interest at s per cent.
l will support the Governor on any
or all of the above and any other
measures for the purpose of econo-
my.
l am opposed to the present back
tax law and shall stand for it's re-
peal. l shall favor salaries for the
back tax collectors, the proceeds of
the back tax collections to go to the
State.
l am opposed to the present State
tax department at a cost of $4S0,000
annually and shall favor its abolish
ment by law.
WHAT l HAVE DONE.
1 made Reelfoot Lake a paying
proposition to +he State and benefit
to the people.
1 was author of the law creating
high schools over the State and re-
tanning your elementary school
boards without raising your taxes.
l was instrumental in enacting
road law giving each district its COM
and control of it's road
funds.
/ was author of the the municipal
bill and it is in service to-day in the
cities of the State.
1 ask consideration of my can
didacy based on these statements and
the record of my service to the party
and to the State, and l shall appre-
ciate your vote and support in the
August primary election.
Respectfully,
n D CAT,nWET r.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-07-21

Mr.. Goode-My wife prefers tea for
breakfast. while ! prefer coffee.
His Friend-Then | suppose 1t is
necessary to have both?
"Oh. no! We compromise; We have
tea. "-Answers.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-07-21
respectful.
d. P. CALDWELL.

Cecil B. DeMille's "Old Wives
for New and Baby Peggy with
Brownie, the wonder dog, in "Circus
Clowns" at Jimmie's Playhouse, Sat
urday, July %.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-07-21

Mill creek.
The bones of the supposed sea SER
pent were taken to the United States
fisheries station at Woods Hole. Later
Cape Cod inquirers were told that the
creature was some kind of a shark
whoever heard of a fish having a
neck?" was the caustic comment of
old seafarers.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-07-21
For Representative.

CALDWELL.-W are authorized to an
nounce D. P. Caldwell as candidate tor
Representative from Obion County to the
General Assembly of Tennessee, subject to
action of the Democratic party.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-02-08
Sweet Potatoes Sent to King
and Premier.

Charleston, S. c., Feb. 6.-South-
ern sweet potatoes, served in one OF
the appatizing dishes made famous by
Dixie, housewives will soon be on the
tables Of King George and Premier
Lloyd-George of Great Britain, spe-
cially prepared packages for them
having been among the shipment OF
1000 pounds, forwarded from
Charleston on the steamship Wekika.
The Southern sweets are being sent
to England for the purpose of intro
ducing this excellent food staple
through the joint efforts of the
Southern Railway System, the Caro-
lima Company, steamship forwarding
agents of this city; and the South
Carolina Sweet Potato Association.
The potatoes were packed in five
pound cartoons, each containing a
copy or the attractive booklet recent
ly published by the Southern Rail-
way System, showing recipes for pre-
pairing sweet potatoes iE the most ap-
proved Southern styles, and other lit
erature giving information as to the
food value of the sweet potato and
the ex:ent of its growth and use in
the South.
Arrangements have been made for
the distribution of these packages
through selected British dealers and
it is expected that they will prove so
attractive to the families who get
them that an additional market for
Southern sweet potato growers will
be established.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-02-08

tween the States and / learned that
he was also an old Union soldier, who
fought or was stationed, all the way
from Vicksburg to the Atlantic and
all along the coast from South Caro-
lima to Pennsylvania. He fought at
the battle Of Gettysburg, ard was
present at Lees surrender at Apo
mattox, being among those who
guarded the captured army. He was
stationed at Beaufort, S. C. He gave
it the French pronunciation, and l
had to stop for just moment and
think just what he meant. He spoke
in particularly high terms of General
Lee, and said that if there was any
man he respected in the army, it was
General Lee.
l am sure that l shall never again
meet man of such varied expert
ence who fought in the Civil War,
and later came to The wild west which
then was extremely wild, and fought
Indians whom he said were armed
with the traditional bow and arrow,
tomahawk, and gun, and whose faces
were brilliant with red and blue war
paint.
FLORENCE MINIS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-02-08
News From Red Oak Grove
Community.
Dear Advertiser:

Dear Advertiser:
The rain continues to fall, so the.
ground hog must have seen his shad-
ow and gone in winter quarters for
another month.
On account Of the bad weather
there was no Sunday school at Red
Oak Grove on yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Gable spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Willis, Mrs. Cables parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Marshall and
Mr.. George Bussey were visitors in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Dorm
on Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Agner recent
ly visited their daughter, Mrs. Lucy
Bailey in Edgefeld.
Mrs. James Rearden and daughter,
Alice, spent Sunday night in. the
home of Mrs. Agner.
Mr.. Frank Kenrick, Miss Kathlene
Kenrick and Mr.. Earl Dorm were re-
cent visitors in the home of Miss Lou
Eva Parkman.
Messrs. Johnnie and James Willis
and Pat Bush spent Sunday with Mr..
r. J. Willis of Flat Rock.
Mr.. P. E. Thurmond is visiting his
daughter. Mrs. Eugene Thurmond.
Our teacher, Mrs. Clifford Robert
son spent the weekend at her home
in Parksville.
We missed Misses Mae and Alva
Jordan at school today.
Miss Maggie Willis enjoyed spend
ing the night with Miss Thelma Dorm.
Messrs. Clarence and James Willis
were very much disappointed that
they did not get to go to Whitetown
yesterday. Don't worry, boys, the
sun will shine again.
We are glad that Margie,. the lit
tie daugher of Mr.. and Mrs. W. F.
Dorm is we'll again. We hope to see,
her at school soon.
Mrs. Frank sharpton is much inn
proved since our last writing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-02-08
Sunday at the Methodist
Church.

Sunday morning at the Edgefeld
Methodist church Rev. G. W. M. Tay-
lor, the pastor, will preach a special
sermon to women. He will take for
his subject "The Woman Who Drop
ped Her Waterbucket." This message
will be delivered with special refer
ence to woman in these modern
times. At night the subject will be
"Things Done in a Corner" The pub
lie is cordially invited to the services.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-02-08
Card From Mr.. Edinunds.

Editor Edgefeld Advertiser:
see in the Advertiser an article
written by Mr.. H. w. McKie of Col
liers. Also some weeks ago someone
wrote an article from the Grove sec
tion of the county in which they
both gave utterance to their apprecia-
ton of what had been done to the
roads in their respective sections.
Of course, "Bro. Henry" didn't
mean to make anybody "cuss," but
1 have already heard people from
other sections say % him, he
aint done nothing for u.s."
Of course that is true, but I am
asking people in those sections to
have patience as did the people on the
west side and their time may come
yet.
desire also to thank the people of
the west side for their hearty coop
GRAFTON nj furnishing their, teams in
top soiling most of the worst places
in the Martintown road and do hope
they will continue to look after the
road in that section and wont let it
get in that fix again, as it will be inn
possible for me to reach them again
in the near future, and hope that the
people in other sections will also, not
only cooperate but will take advan-
tage of the fact that great many
will work out their road tax this
year, as very few have paid.
In a few sections of the county
there was very little done with free
labor, while in other sections they
worked splendidly. Now that we got
only one convict from October court,
and only one prisoner in Jail since, it
lis impossible to get over the county
and do anything permanent with so
small a gang. So please everybody
come together and do everything pos
sible to keep the roads from getting
in worse condition and quit 'cussing"
SO much. In other words, work more
and "cuss" less.
Very truly,
A. A. EDMUNDS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-02-08

very happy one. Upon arriving all
were seated for rook, the score cards
being of hearts and Cupids. After
the game there came delightful sur
prise for the honoree, when little
Lima Keesee came in and presented
her with azlarge red heart filled with
beautiful hand embroidered handker-
chiefs, these coming from those pres
ent with all good wishes. In appre-
ciative words the givers were warmly
thanked. Later all enjoyed a salad
course with coffee and whipped
cream.
Miss Elise Mobley was again COM
plimented on Saturday with an after
noon party by Mrs. William Conner
ly. The hallway and parlor were dec
Grated in many red hearts and Gu
pids, and the lights were all shaded in
red. A contest, concerning "LoversP
was had, 3he answers being the names
of Shakespeare's plays, and in this
Miss Covington received the prize.
Cupid, represented by little Grace Ell
len Cassells, came airily into the
room bearing a large package which
she presented to Miss Mobley, with
the love and good wishes of many
friends, which she expressed in
rhyme. The package being opened,
out show.red all kinds of gifts, hand
embroidered articles, china, cutglass
and many other useful things. Miss
Mobley thanked all for these express
sions of their love. A salad course
with Russian tea was served.
The lettuce beds of Mr.. j. L. Wal
ker and Mr.. Minis Walker are de-
light to see, and also very tempting.
The latter has had 1000 heads grow
ing, but has already sold much. Sew
eral are discussing growing celery.
This product is being successfully
grown here in the state, large beds
of it being at Camden, and some
of this has been purchased by
different ones of the town, and this
is as fine as that, shipped from further
markets.
Mrs. Watson Nickerson is spending
a while here with her mother. Mr..
has recently accepteot~a
travelling position for firm in west
ern North Carolina, so he and his
wife will no longer reside in Colunl-
bia.
Mrs. Ben Wright and Miss Florence
Wright have been for visit to Au-
gusta.
Mrs. y. R. Denny was hostess for
the New Century club on Tuesday
afternoon and the business session
showed good work being done. An in
teresting program on Mythology was
carried out. Later the hostess, assist
ed by Miss Antoinette Denny, served
a dainty sweet course.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-02-08
Appeal For Improvement Of
Dixie Highway in Town
of Edge6eld.
Mr.. Editor:

MI. Editor:
The Dixie Highway being fairly
good except through the town OF
Edgefeld, this mile or two renters
the highway of little service as such.
The farmers and lumbermen along
and approaching Edgefeld through
this highway, the town people, and
particularly, our splendid hotel, miss
much by our willingness to keep
these two miles in condition SO If
ten impossible. Now, it does not need
that we "put our heads together and
pave it with rock" for there areznot
enough heads.
The town has been spending thou
sands of dollars on these ways for a
hundred years, only to be begged as
soon as built up, when the first wetS
ting rain falls. Sometimes the Rock
Quarry dust is purchased and put on
these streets, only to turn to fine dust
and soft mud in few weeks. 1t is
almost worthless.
Two years ago Joe Eve Minis and
w. E. Onzts, two Of the very best
roads and street men anywhere, put
almost in a day, our Doggy Columbia
street in fine condition that stands
any rain or any usage. This was
done by getting all the people and
teams on that side hauling sand from
the Holland hill in town and plowing
the roads, making a lasting clay-sand
roadbed.
Mr.. Joe Holland no doubt will sell
the town the sand at a reasonable
price, and our road men mentioned
should be employed at good wages to
direct and lead, and furnish their
teams, to notify and request every
body who drives these ways regularly
to meet on a certain day, or two or
more days, and complete the job in
a Mims-Ouzts manner.
Everybody with teams should BE
invited, extending out to Felix Tim
merman's, Frank Watson's, David
strother's3 ] Inn 3 locker Bens ssls ses "
Hamilton's; and the Augusta side as
far out as Joe Smiths.
Will our Mayor and Street Com
mittee not put something like this
in motion, giving US highway con-
struction in a very few days whereas
it would take the balance of time and
the balance of our money to keep it
as heretofore. Last Sunday there
were four cars stuck between the
Court House and the terminus of the
Dixie Highway work. DR.. Nicholson
was one.who had to be trucked out,
and l see DR.. Tompkins making his
Buncombe rounds on foot.
As my Fire Companies pay Sill
license. l may be permitted to s-g-
gest our doing something.
E. j. NORRIS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-02-08
Married.
A. A. EDMUNDs.

Mr.. George D. Sharp and Miss
Meta Berry were married Sunday
morning at nine-thirty in the home
of Mr.. George in Edgefeld, Rev. G.
W. M. Taylor, pastor of the Meth
odist church officiating. Miss Berry is
the daughter of Mr.. Berry who lives
in the Mill village. Mr.. Sharp is en-
ployed at the Addison Mill and well
known in Edgefeld.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-02-08
How to Meet Difficulties in
Keeping Farm Accounts.

Clemson College, Feb. Ga farm
is a very complicated business and
many seemingly unanswerable ques-
tions arise when the accounts on a
farm get well under way, such as:
"What will I charge for my own
hay when I feed it to my own cows?"
"I will plant oats in cotton middles
in October; how much of the fertili-
ger which was applied to the cotton
in the spring is to be charged to the
oats?"
GLOW will 1 determine the yearly
cost of shelter for my livestock?"
These and other questions too
numerous to mention, will arise says
w. C. Jensen, specialist in farm
economics. Special and standard
farm methods of dealing with most of
these problems are worked out, but
the farmer must also rely great
deal upon careful estimates, and it
should be realized that in accounting
as we'll as in the other work on the
farm, good judgment is worth a great
deal.
Accuracy in Farm Accounts.
The accuracy of farm accounts de-
pends upon (1) The accuracy of the
original determinations, which in
turn depends largely upon the far
mer's judgment, but also great deal
upon the miscellaneous records, such
as feed records, milk records, butter
records, egg records, etc.: (2) the
nature of the one who keeps them,
t,;at is, whether he is completely free
from prejudice or bias.
The farmer should start right by
obtaining a convenient book, con-
venient places, and should give the
work accurate and regular attention
every day.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-02-08
FLORENCE MINIS.
Tonkawa, Okla.
Mrs. Ida Devore Sheppard.

The world was made poorer, ana
heaven richer when Mrs. Ida DeVore
Sheppard was called to receive her
reward on December Is, 1921, after
an illness of some time. She died at
her. home in Edgefeld, where she liv-
ed for many years, and where she had
large number of friends; not only
in the town, but in the county where
she was born and reared.
Mrs. Sheppard had been Baptist
from early life, having joined the
church at Olive Branch, when she was
quite young, and she made full proof
of her profession, having magnifed
all the years Of her long life, her love
and devotion to the cause of her Lord
and Saviour.
After moving to Edgefeld, she
united with the church there in the
membership ofswhich she died. She
was modest, intelligent and unas-
suming to marked degree.
Mrs. Sheppard was daughter of
Ebert DeVore, one of the most prom
inent citizens and Baptists of Edge
field county who was for long years a
member of Mountain Creek Baptist
church, from which church he moved
his letter, in order to establish Olive
Branch church.
He reared large family, and their
lives prove that he brought them up
in the nurture and admonition OF the
Lord. One of the daughters, Harriet,
married DIR. P. H. Adams, Fannie
married w. Z. Andrews, Beaufort
married the Rev. j. K. Fant, Bap-
tist minister, Lou became the wife of
the late w. L. burst, Carolina mar
ried w. A. McLees of Greenwood,
and she is the only surviving member
of the family: One son, J. K. DeVore
died at his home in the city of Green
wood several years since.
The subject of this sketch married
the late Dr.. w. Scott Sheppard who
preceded her to the grave twenty
nine years ago. He was brother of
Orlando and John C. Sheppard, we'll
known citizens of Edgefeld. To them
was given one son, Walter, who died
seventeen years before the death of
his mother. Besides this son, she had
six daughters, all of whom are living.
They are Mrs. E. C. Brown of Green
Vile, Mrs. w. j. Miller of Augusta,
Mrs. C.. E May and Mrs j. B. Ken
nerly both of Edgefeld, Mrs. L. S.
Cogburn of Greenwood and Mrs. R.
D. Rogers of Benn bville. These
the daughters of a mother of precious
memory, rise up and call her blessed.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. A. T. Allen, the pastor Of
the Edgefeld church, after which her
remains were laid to rest in the vii
lage cemetery. This brief record has
been prepared by request of the fam
lily.
G. w. GARDNER.
Greenwood, S. c., Jan. 2s, 1922.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-02-08
u. D. C. Notice,

The U. D. C. will hold the Februal );
meeting on Tuesday of next week,
the fourteenth, at $3.50 o'clock, at the
home Of Mrs. T. H. Rainsford. A good
attendance is desired.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-02-08

Try us for satisfying service.
CoLLETT'S.
Evening star., 1922-08-20

shadow of sorrow for him to cloud
their hour of happiness
Will Matthews had a practical and
Straightforward habit of thought. He
possessed what men call a level head.
He was not given to illusions. And
through that long night he faced facts
squarely and without self-deception.
He had time to weigh many matters.
for he did not sleep at all. Time to
fight off the first and crushing grief:
time to understand fully and beyond
changing that he could never love
any girl but Annie. He meant that
Annie should never know how deeply
he had cared. would always care. He
could spare her this measure OF un-
happiness. There was a somber sort
of pleasure in planning thus to serve
her. Thus and in other fashions.
/" Do what he could to make
her happy as might be. His
| thoughts went racing on a half-seen
road.
VIII was not heroic figure. Rather r
a small man. with light hair and a
round and amiable countenance, there
was nothing about him to arrest the
feye. He already wore glasses: his
shoulders were already family stoop-
ed from too close companionship with
the ledgers where lay his daily toll.
His mother made him wear a strip of
oily red flannel about his throat when
he had taken cold. All in all. a man
Evening star., 1922-08-20

at whom you were likely to smile.
But hear what viii did. and try
then If you're moved to smile.
He made 1t his business to reach
the Sfice next morning some five min
utes ahead Of the hour. 1t was
chance chance that favored what
he meant to do-which made Homer
Dean ten minttes late. Old Jasper
was there before Will. and Will found
on his desk a memorandum command
ing him to come at once to Jasper S
office.
He read this memorandum slowly.
considering once more the details of
his plan.
NONE of the other bookkeepers had
~ yet arrived: he was alone. Jas
per was in his office at the end of the
corridor, a few yards away. After a
moment Will went out into this cor
ridor and turned toward Jasper's 5
door. Outside this door he hesitated,
and one hand fumbled at his throat
then dropped to the pocket at his
side. From within the Office he heard
Old Jasper's rumbling cough. and he
knocked upon the panel
Jasper called: Come inn
Will obeyed. He pushed the door
open. stepped slowly inside and thrust
1t shut behind him. He did not slam
the door; nevertheless the impact was
sufficient to make Old Jasper grimace
Evening star., 1922-08-20
DEFEAT.

was, however. a clean and self
respecting poverty. At the back. in
an alcove, shut off by curtains. Chan
dier day in a bed asleep. Destranges
looked at Nine. Chandler. who had
opened the door for them. How
faded she was. how thin. how mucs
older! How she must have suffered
Nevertheless. he discovered in her
saddened face some traces of her
former beauty. The blue eyes had
paled-washed out by vigils aha
tears-but they still had that same
| slow. deep and sincere look. Nine.
Chandler had fixed it on Destranges
| only for a moment when. Sergy pre-
| sented him. Surprised. doubtless
| ashamed and perhaps indignant. she
| had given no sign of ever having
known her caller
WAS she dominating her feeling or
had she really none-too worn
out by the daily struggle to have any
| pride left. Destranges let Sergy do
the talking. In low voice. so as not
| to disturb the sick man, the latter
told of their plans. Destranges eyed
Marie-Anne furtively. Now he had
only pity for her. He found that he
had oyerdone his triumph. He ought
not to have shown himself thus in his
full glory. in his full prowess. to add
to the sufferings of this unfortunate
woman, who was paying so dearly
for her mistake of long ago.
After fifteen minutes conversation
| they got up to go Destranges let
Sergy pass out first. Then. to atone
for the cruelty of his visit he said
| to Nine. Chandler with genuine com
| passion:
| Count on me. madame. I will do
everything in my power to relieve
your situation"
| She looked him straight in the eyes
! and cut him short
Il have no regrets, you know" she
said in a low, firm, almost hard
voice.
He started. blushed and remained
| for a moment nonplussed. He thought
Of what she was to Chandler, Of all
her love, all her courage. all her de-
votion. He thought of what his own
life would have been with such .
companion He felt suddenly alone
useless. sidetracked. He answered
humbly:
II regret you"
Then he walked out.
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