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States Senator. This position he re-
signed to accept seat on the bench Of
the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Soon
afterward he retired from politics, TAX
ing up his residence on the plantation
known as the Hermitage, near Nash
vile. On the outbreak of the war with
Great Britain Jackson rendered his
services to the Government, and the
following year he performed distin-
guished service In the Greek war. His
successful defense Of New Orleans
made him a hero, and his fame was
increased by the Seminole war Of 1917
10. In 1928 he was elected President
Of the United States and was reelected.
In 1S45 he died at the Hermitage.
Tennessee has had various seats of
government. Knoxville was the capital
from 1904 to 1911, with the exception
Of 1907, when the seat Of government
was at Kingston; Nashville was favor
ed from 1912 to 1915. In 1916 and from
1919 to 1925 Murfreesboro was the seat
of government, and in 1917 Knoxville
had that honor. In 1926 Nashville
again became tht capital and has re-
NAMED so since.
During the war Tennessee was the
scene Of some Of the 'bloodiest battles
in the great struggle, but with the close
of hostilitles the people acknowledged
their allegiance to the Union, and the
commonwealth has since greatly pros.
pered.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
ID 100000, and since then another
SOC, 900 has been added.
iIyAMEs ROBINSON.

% $ZOO,UOO, ana since tnen another
500, 1000 has been added.
In July, 1895, the Centennial Exposi-
tion Company leased an improved piece
OF property OF 200 acres. lying in the
western suburb of Nashville, which has
for years been the famous racing place
known as West Side Park, and In the
same month the grading Of the grounds
fc exposition purposes was COM
m>nced. A lake of some twenty-five
acres was excavated, and also small
er one of about two acres in extent. In
the center Of the plan high terrace
was built to represent the Acropolis at
Athens, and to form the foundation for
the contemplated reproduction Of the
Athenian Parthenon. The entire con-
tour of the earth was altered, but the
trees that were characteristic Of old
West Side Park were allowed to stand
as they were. The first building to be
erected was constructed in the fall Of
1895. This is the administration build
ing. and in 1t the director Of works, the
supervising architects and their assist
ants have their offices.
This was followed on Jan. 1, 1885, by
the letting Of the contracts for the Par
thenon, the commerce building, the
auditorium, the machinery building,
the transportation building, and the
,woman's building. Under the terms Of
the contracts these buildings will cost
$3.50. 900. and are to be covered on the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

The agriculture building and the chill
dren's building are now under contract,
and during the summer the erection Of
the minerals building. the horticulture
building, the forestry building. the ne
gro building, and the live stock build
ing will be begun. All of these buildings
are to be covered with white staff also,
and they must be done by Jan. 1. 1897.
The four months after that date and
before May / will be devoted to finish
Ing on every feature and detail Of the
exposition and the placing Of exhibits,
% that when the opening takes place
on May there will be no ragged edges
to decract from the beauty Of the expo
sition.
The features Of the exposition prom
ise to be particularly attractive. There
will be an arch of Tennessee marble
sixty feet high, statue Of Pallas
Athena forty-three feet high, a pyramid
Of cotton bales 100 feet high, and al
least four specially designed fountains
There are at present over 1000 men EN-.
ployed on the grounds, and the sound
Of the hammer and the saw resoundt
from morning until night.
History of the State.
The progress made by this fair South
ern State has been rapid and worthy
Of the pioneers who amid many perili
carved out her territory little over
senturY ago. In 179e the largest town
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

many novel features, despite It's an
tiquity. The owner discovered 1t in a
small town near Utica, N. Y, and, ap-
preciating its worth, purchased 1t.
While the wheel Is quite old and has
no doubt suffered some rough usage,
It L. in good condition. 1t weighs 1OS
pounds, nearly "a pounds heavier than
the average bicycle in use to-day. An
ingenious and curious part Is the frame,
which Is a piece Of iron curved to At
the wheel The steering gear, while
not elaborate In either finish or design,
IL very strong. A large iron coaster Is
attached to the forks above the front
wheel The saddle is large affair, be-
ing Of heavy wood, eighteen inches
long and twelve inches wide, and is ad-
Unstable, as are also the pedals.
The diameter Of the front wheel is SO
inches and the rear wheel Is % inches.
Both are made o. ash. This bicycle,
which Is regarded as a novelty now, is
valued at $500. When wheels of this
design were In use cycling trips con-
sisted Of short rides, which were suf-
f1cient to exhaust the enthusiasm Of the
most ardent rider.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

Hawkeye People Think Their Man
Rush Will Be Another Crum.

@~nsh w III ASt AnotnCI &Iums
II the young Splinter from the Grin
nell College does not prove to be an
other John V. Crum In the athletic
world he Will sadly disappolnt an entire
State. Iowans are sure the handsome
fellow who created such sensation
before one of the biggest crowds ever
assembled in Marshalltown will prove
to be one Of the fastest sprinters Amer
lea has ever produced. There seems
to be good ground for the confident ex-
pectations reposed In the boy from
Waterloo. At the State championship
meeting at Marshalltown he performed
with great credit to himself, winning
the four sprinting events handily in
time that stamps the new man as hay
ing a brilliant future on the cinder
path. He ran fifty yards In 0:05 2-5,
100 in 0:1O, 200 in 0:20 3-5, go In
0:22 3-5, and closed the day by romping
away from his field In the quarter mile
event In 0:53. That is days work
that even the wonderful Wefers might
well be proud of. Rush has been In
training for running less than one year.
and the events mentioned were the first
big games he ever attended as a COM
petitor. He Is the son of a prominent
travelling man Of Waterloo, and Is the
ideal athlete In appearance. He is 8
feet 10 inches tall and weighs about $50
pounds In good condition. He has a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
Bxlas ON Bills.

Among the humorous memories con.
nected with English judges Is one OF
Justice Byles and his horse. This EN-
inent jurist was well known in his pro.
fession for his work on Bills" and as
this gave fine opportunity for allitera-
ton, his associates were accustomed
to bestow the name on the horse, which
was but a sorry steed.
There goes Byles on Bills" they took
pleasure in saying, and as the Judge
rode out every afternoon, they INDUCED
daily in their little joke. But the truth
was that the horse had another name
known only to the master and his man;
and when a too-curious client inquired
as to the Judges whereabouts, he was
told by the servant, with clear con.
science, that master was out on Bust.
ness"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
PLAYED HE WAS A STATUE.

Hungry John Doe Envied the Lot of
the Bronze Figure in the Park.
Poor, hungry John Doe sat on a
bench in the New York City Hall park
Illuminating over the vicissitudes of
life. 1t was parching hot, and John
had just removed his outer garments,
so that he sat in his red undershirt and
trousers, gazing up vacantly at the
bronze statue of the martyr Nathan
Hale.
what O soft snap that feller's got,
anyhow" he presently remarked,
"standin' there all day long, wild the
trees q shadin' him, nothin' to do, no
cop to make him move on, nothin' to
eat, nothin' to drink"-there the chain
of thought suddenly ceased-"nothin'
to drink! I'd be statue myself IL 1t
wasn't for that. What a snap 1t would
be-"
And then speculation ripened into ac-
ton, John proceeded over to the base
Of the pedestal 'T'll try It," he said.
"My other engagements can wait" A
fat broker hopping the perspiration
from his chubby cheeks hurried along
up Broadway. He glanced from right
to left and his eyes rested cOmplacently
ON the leafy greenery of the park. Sud
denly he halted.
Shades Oh Ape Lincoln he gasped,
awe-stricken. On the brouze pedestal
whence Hale, the martyr, had looked
down over the passing show was perch
ed figure-a figure grotesque in Its
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
Fast ships.

The immense power required to pro-
pei a vessel WREN a speed above twenty
knots an hour Is required Is realized,
says technical Journal, by few peo-
pie. Take, for instance, the British
torpedo boat chasers, which are mere
racing machines, even from a naval
point Of view. The most perfect speci-
mems Of this class, which have attain
ed thirty knots speed, CARRY sixty tons
Of coal, which is full one-quarter Of
their entire seagoing displacement.
They burn three and one-half tons Of
coal per hour. To attain the three knots
over twenty-seven, which is the highest
speed Of ordinary torpedo boats, II was
necessary to increase the fuel expendi-
ture fully per cent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
USE OF The SENSES.
Habit and Experience Play a Part In
Seeing and Hearing.

Habit and Experience Play a Part In
Seeing and Hearing.
II we ask ourselves just how II is
that we see, hear and receive impress
sions from the senses, we shall soon
discover two things. The first Is that
the explanation we see with our eyes"
1--WE hear with our ears" etc, Is not
quite satisfactory. 1t Is easy enough
to explain how certain rays of light
impinge on the retina Of the eye, and
certain waves OF air on the drum Of the
earl, bat How these purely physical
things are converted into purely psy-
chical things of sight and hearing no
one can explain.
Our second discovery will be that 1t
is not by the eye alone that we see, or
by the ear alone that we hear. Mem
DRY, or, rather, experience or habit,
plays a great part In all sensations,
though we do not often notice 1t. unless
our attention Is drawn to the fact by
some circumstance that puts experience
at fault. and thus produces a sense
Illusion.
Have you ever noticed, for instance.
how experience helps you to recognize
the position of sounds? II one made a
noise at a little distance from you, you
could instantly tell from what direction
1t came, because experience has taught
you to judge of this matter through the
very slight difference in the intensity
Of sound In your two ears. An expert
ment will readily prove this.
Stop up the left ear firmly with cot.
ton-wOOl, and go into a dark room with
someone else who carries a bell. Let
the other person strike the bell I'm diff.
ferent parts of the room, yourself re-
naming still. a. No matter where the
bell IT,. II will always seem to you to
sound on your right side, even though
1t may actually be near the left ear.
Persons deaf i'm one ear can never tell
whence sound comes. 1t takes two
ears to do this.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

attacks and following them up, and so
well did they do their work among the
Creeks and Cherokees that within
fifty years Tennessee became as safe as
Massachusetts was after 20 years.
1t was an inopportune time for the
establishment of settlements. There
were $4,000 Indian savages in the re-
gion, hostile to the whites, and later
these were in alliance with England
during the revolutionary war. For
forty years there is one unbroken rec
ord of struggles with these savages,
and then when Sewer and Robertson
left Off Andrew Jackson stepped in.
In. ITO Robertson, leaving Sewer In
charge of Watauga settlements, ex-
plored the Cumberland region and emf
grated there with others. Nashville
was founded and the settlers organized
themselves into a civil and military
body with Robertson at their head.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

year he conducted expeditions against
the Chickamauga towns, subdued some
Of them and effected treaties very IA
vOrable to the whites.
At this time and up to 1854 what Is
now Tennessee formed a part Of North
Carolina. In that year the territory
was coded to the Federal Government,
but the people becoming dissatisfied a
convention was called, and constitu-
ton and State government were organ
lied. The State was named Franklin
In honor Of Benjamin Franklin, and
John Sevisr was elected Governor.
North CarQlna was not satisfied with
this arrangement, and its Governor,
Richard Caswell, Issued a proclamation
declaring the new government to be a
revolt and ordering 1t to be abandoned.
Violence followed the attempt to subdue
1t, but the people Of Franklin were
forced to yield to superior numbers.
Sewer was captured and imprisoned,
and Franklin was again coded to the
United States Government under the
rule of the territory south Of the Ohio
River" In 1874 a distinct territorial
government was given to Tennessee,
and In 1895 1t was admitted to State
hood with John Sewer as it's Governor.
He served until 1901, was elected three
times to Congress and died in 1915
while engaged in settling boundary
dispute between Georgia and the Creek
territory In Alabama.
Another distinguished Tennessean
was Andrew Jackson, soldier and
statesman, and one of the most pic
turesque characters in American his
tory. On the admission of Tennessee
as a State Jackson was elected to Con-
gress, and 1907 was chosen United
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
Introduced Himself.

Absent-minded readers will know
how to sympathize with a gentleman
whose tale Of misery we borrow from
the New York Times. He begins by
describing his first meeting with Gen.
Miles, now at the head Of the United
States army. This was In a hotel
office in Pasadena, Cal. Then he
goes on:
There was fire In the great fireplace,
perhaps as much for cheerfulness' 5
sake as anything else, and the big room
was decidedly pleasant place. Gen.
Miles, Maj. Truman and myself sat
there until IL o'clock. The General
talked freely and most interestingly.
and to me it was very enjoyable even
ing. l had always had the heartiest
admiration for Gen. Miles-I had been
a soldier myself-and 1 thought
should always remember that evening
with qualification.
The next morning, while going out Of
the Hotel Nadeau in Los Angeles, met
a gentleman who said, Good morningr'
I stopped and talked, but 1 could not
possibly recall him. Presently he said,
"You don't remember me-"
I,sAid no, did not.
"My name is Miles, he said.
"Well, wished that the Hotel Ma.
deau had been getting in coal, and that
there had been a convenient coal-hole
open for me to slide into; but there
wasn't, and did the best could under
the circumstances, which, guess, was
poor enough; but the General was per.
fectly good-humOred about 1t, for which
1 was profoundly thankful.
Seeing the General in different light
or amid totally different surroundings
and when / had least expected to meet
him, coupled perhaps with some degree
of natural Observation-Disclosures on my
own part, had brought this discontinue
upon me; and chagrin over this second
encounter with Gen. Miles has always
materially lessened my enjoyment OF
the first.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
TENNESSEE'S. CENTENNIAL
Review of One Hundred Years Of Statehood.

In Tennessee had only 100 log huts
and perhaps In the entire State there
was not pane OF window glass. Now
there are beautiful cities and towns on
every hand, and general air Of pros
perity, and progress rests over the COM
monwealth. If,
The name Tennessee Is derived from
Tannassee. the Indian name of the Lit
tie Tennessee River. The first settle
ment In the State was attempted In
1754. but the settlers were wiped out
by Il , Indians. Two years later an
other settlement was made on the Ten
nessee River near Knoxville, and Fort
Loudon was built. In 1760 this place
was besieged by Indians and the
whites capitulated on the condition
that they would be allowed to return
to North Carolina. The condition, how
ever, was not observed. The whites on
their march back to Carolina were at
tackled, and those of them who were
not killed were reduced to slavery.
In 1769 James Robertson. a hardy
Scotch-Irish pioneer. led band Of men
into the State. settling on the Watauga
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

OF the Watauga Association to the colo
MES, and the whole Of what Is now
Tennessee was organized under the
name OF the Washington District, and
became county OF North Carolina. In
1779 Sewer engaged In severe war
with the Indians, entered their terri
tory and burned their towns. In 1880
he planned the battle of Kings Noun
tain, and with a force of 4S0 men,
which he had raised, and of which he
was the colonel, he achieved signal
victory, wrestling 1t from the midst of
impending defeat. In the following
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
Treatment for am Electric SHOCK

Treatment for an Electric Shock.
DIR. Jacksonville, OF Paris, who has
made a special study of methods Of
treating persons injured by electric
shocks, proposes the following formu-
la: The person so disabled should be
treated like one drowned; In other
words, he should be laid on his back
and artificial respiration performed In
the way that is ordinarily prescribed.
Some further practical advice, how
ever, is given to those who are called
at once to the scene Of the accident, and
at the time when the person is perhaps
yill In contact with the wires. OF
course, the first thing to be done Is to
stop the current or break the contact
In doing the latter one should not
touch the victim on the face or hands,
or any naked part Of the body. 1t is
better to lift him by the coat tails or to
throw q blanket over him and pull
him by this. Nothing that is wet should
be thrown upon him, and II his clothes
are wet the hands should not be put In
contact with them. A piece Of dry wood
can be placed under the body, and he
can then be lifted. The further treat
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

- the first Of June, 1894. Shortly after
that company was organized and
chartered under the laws Of the State
with an authorized capital Of $1,000
600. The first money paid on the stock
subscriptions was In the spring OF 1894.
and the balance of that year was spent
N arranging for funds. In the spring
1895 the available capital had reach
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
This settlement

and Holston rivers. This settlement
rapidly grew, and from 1869 to 1777
the different settlements affected were
called the Wautaga Association. The
motto Of Robertson was: I'VE are the
rear guard of the revolution. the ad-
vance guard of civilization. and our
way is across the continent" Associ-
ated with him In the upbuilding Of Ten
nessee was John Sewer, and later An
drew Jackson, the seventh President Of
the United States These three were
men Of personal magnetism, statecraft
and military ability. All were Indian
fighters of the same caliber provoking
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

III Il Tennessee
Centennial Expo
sition will open
May 1. 1897, and
on ne six
months. u n I III
Nov. 1. The origin
Of the movement
to hold an elab-
crate industrial
Q KIP 8 ition In
c o m memoration
Of the one hum
dredth anniver-
sary Of the ad-
mission Of Ten
nessee into the
Union dates back
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

ment Of the case Is the familiar one
applied In attempting to restore the
drowned. The arms are worked and
the tongue ID kept drawn out; the body
may sometimes be rubbed thoroughly
with cloth or the brush in order to
increase the circulation OF the blood.
Oxygen and perhaps a stimulant may
be employed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

Cape he appointed Nicholson successor
to Col. III. c. o. Plummer, the first
forces of the Chartered Company. The
regiment in which Nicholson is an OFF,
Ger was formerly stationed in India.
The rising Of the Matabeles has given
his position a gravity and responsibility
that were not ANTICIPATED.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
COMMERCE. BUILDING.

And then this handful Of pioneers be-
gan conflict with the Indians, who
outnumbered them 10 to 1. Within
sixty days thirty-nine Of the settlers
fell victims to the tomahawk of the
Cherokee, and In few months sixty
seven persisted. But through all this
adversely Robertson remained stead
fast, and until he ended his military
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
Anxious to Know.

Doctor-Don't be alarmed. I was
sicker than you are year ago and with
the same trouble. To-day I am well
and hearty.
Patient (anxiously)-Oh,D Doctor, tell
me who was your physiclan.--Water-
bury American.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

exterior with white staff. Tennessee
was admitted into the Union on June 1,
1895, and in honor of the one hundredth
anniversary Of that event the most
elaborate ceremonies that have ever
been seen in the South were held on
June /. 1896, when the formal opening
Of the exposition, which is to really
ex st during 1897, was made.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

services In 1796 he was constantly per-
forming heroic deeds.
.jevier rendered most important serv-
Ice IN numerous wars against the In
dams. In 1773, while living on the
Watauga, he took part In Lord Dun
more's war against the Shawnee and
other Indian tribes. At the beginning
of the revolution he offered the services
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
DEFENDER OF BULUWAYO.

Capt. John 8. Nicholson Who Conn
mands the British Forces.
Capt. John Sanctuary Nicholson Is the
officer now in command Of the British
forces at Buluwayo, beleaguered by the
rebels. He Joined the Seventh Hussars
twelve years ago, and attained the rank
of captain in 1891. When Gen. Good
enough was, the commander at the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25
OF THE VINTAGE OF '5s.

Tho First Pedal Action Bicycle Ever
Built.
A wooden bicycle alleged to have
been built in 1853 and to be the first
pedal action machine constructed Is on
exhibition In the window Of a bicycle
house In New York The wheel has
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

perfect style, which comes natural to
him, and in action on the track looks
like a runner who has been in the sport
for years. This is all the more remark
able from the fact that he has never
had the advantage of being handled
by trainer Of experience, who could
advise the young man of his faults. He
Is exactly II years old, and what he
knows about sprinting he picked up by
seeing others perform.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

Lawyers are fond OF shooting at each
other with verbal squibs. When two
or three spendthrift barristers, friends
Of Chief Baron O'Grady, were made
Commissioners OF Insolvent Debtors,
the facetious Judge said: "At all events
the poor debtors can't complain Of not
being tried by their peers"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

THAT idiot Of an Englishman visit
ing here took me for waiter at the
Highley's reception" II don't see how
that ever happened. l never noticed
the least bit Of dignity about YOU
indianapolis Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

simplicity. Nothing more strange, In
deed, than poor, addle-headed John
Doe, his arms folded heroically across
his red undershirt. And yet, he was
attracting the rapt attention Of a
throng. So he played the statue faith
fully, until park policeman yanked
him down by the foot and took him Off
to the station. ,laF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

Never say, THAT Is one thing would
not stand" The people will laugh at
you when they see you standing It a
few weeks later.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-25

A man never looks so well as he does
after he has been dead three or four
years, and you see him in bis photo,
graph.