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The advocate., 1896-08-12

In the State Journal of last Friday
an interesting letter appears over the
name Of E, Wilder, to which name an
official designation" Treasure" lis
attached. Mr.. Wilder Is Treasurer Of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway Company, and his letter in the
Journal was published in answer to a
correspondent that had criticised the
action of the company in paying the
men with silver dollars.
The object of this article Is not so
much to criticise as to call Mr.. Wilder's
attention to errors and mistakes In his
letter with respect to matters of law
and Of fact.
So far as paying the men with silver
dollars is concerned, it Is entirely
proper for the company to do so. Sill
yer dollars are legal tender in any and
sll cases Except where otherwise ex-
pressly stipulated in the contract. "
The only further suggestion on that
point is this: If silver dollars are good
enough for railroad hands, they are
good enough for holders of railroad
bonds and for banks and bankers.
Mr.. Wilder says the banks object to
receiving silver dollars on deposit or in
payment. Suppose they doP If the
railroad men refused to accept silver
dollars in payment, would their objec-
tion have any weight with the company
or its sgentsP
IL banks are not willing to accept sill
yer dollars on deposit, the government
of the United States will accept them
and issue on them silver certificates Of
equal amount, and the banks, we sup
pose, would receive the certificates.
Mr.. Wilder informs the public that
railway companies have promised to
pay large amounts of bonds with gold.
They had a right to do so and nobody
has ever objected. But what has that
to do with the subject in hsndp If
they had promised to pay wheat, or
iron or lead, would they expect the
government to supply them with these
srticlesP Would they not rather pro-
cure the necessary quantity Of wheat,
iron or lead from such persons and
places as make q business of dealing
in those srticlesP Ought they net to
do the same in cases where they have
promised to pay gold? Ought they
not to 90 TO bankers and brokers, and
gold syndicates who deal in gold-and
get their supplies thereP
If they do not wish to procure gold
in this orderly and buSinesslike way,
there is at least one other way open.
They can buy any desired quantity of
American wheat (there are millions of
bushels grown every year in Ksnsas)
and exchange it for gold in the very
town where their gold bonds are held.
They can purchase Kansas wheat with
silver, and then sell the wheat for Brit
ish gold, and In this way pay off the
bonds according to contract without
asking fsVors of anybody, and with
out driving gold out of the country or
reducing our monetary system to
silver basis. Nor would they need to
frighten their men by talking 50-cent
dollars to them.
Mr.. Wilder is much in error in this
-omo -.-o~A d bfa laftor.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01

Mark Brown has new wagon
Dan Wire has gone to 'baching'
John Presnell has bought a fine
horse
Isah Lane was in town one day
this week,
E. J. Price is still at his sisters at
Tullahoma.
Isaac Houts is quite a tayorlte
among the girls.
Pat Morrison was calling on lady
friends Sunday.
Geo. Station is working in the
mines at present.
w. A. Brown is still waiting for
water to run his mill.
w. M. Houts was on the sick list
for few days last week.
Toll Burnett, of Sequachee, was
here a lew days last week.
James Skiles is talking of NOV
ing back to Sequachee soon.
Apples are selling here for 4Oc a
busheI delivered at your door.
Wbo~.was it that cult driving be
cause his girl went back on him?
Gid Ables attends church regu
larly now attended by his best girl
Riley Ables has quit the noun
tain and gone home to try farmln
Carroll Griffith has returned an
commenced driving for AIvi
Brown,
A. Saunders has been quite sic
for several weeks but Is better
present.
Geo. Brown, father of W, A. an
G, NJ. Brown was visiting thel
this week.
Henry Rutherford, of Sequache
is working with Doc Kilgore i'll tt
r tie business.
t There is some talk of starting
butcher shop here. Nothlr
: would pay better.
e Avis Brown has ten Of the fl
est fattening hogs on the mounta
8 which are hummers.
. G. M. Brown returned from s
Q quachee last week but went ba
taking "Maude S" with him whe
+ he intends to put her in traiaiI
Is for the race, course,
q Nj D
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01
Etna Mountain.

We are sorry to learn of the
death of Joe Dykes baby.
VIM. Ellis is talking of going
into the poultry business.
James Ellis was on the mountain
Saturday with a nice load of fish,
Several of our young folks went
to the river to attend meeting Sun.
day.
Mrs. Cogglns and Mrs. VIM.
Smith were visiting Mrs, J. T. Ellis
T19sesay
Another Parker came to Mr.. G
w. Longs Sunday and now be is
all smiles.
A. e, Bromley as we have learn,
ed, has rented Jas. Longs farm fol
a term of five years.
John P. Murphy has moved t.
the mountain and now gets to thC
mines early in the morning.
YOU'VE RAMBLER
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01

Several parties are of the opinion
that they own this sbebang, When
they foot the bills, own the office and
get enough education to write a SEN
tence without making any grievous
errors, then they might, perhaps
think so, but at present it is IN the
hands Of the present force Of printers,
editors and proprietors, Savez?
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01
OFF FOR NEW YORK!

September 25t our buyer left for a
three weeks trip through the East
ern and Northern states in search of
merchandise for our Fall and Win
ter trade. All the leading manu-
faoturers and largest trade centres
will be visited, and with the ready
cash to discount every purchase, he
will procure bargains for our trade.
Our capacity to handle large quaint
ties of goods will further aid him in
securing the lowest possible prices
on everything.
In times Of business depression,
unfortunate manufacturers part with
! portions Of their products far below
cost of production. Their misfor-
tune is our opportunity. The ring
of the American dollar brings prices
to their lowest level. The word
"credit" is repulsive to great army
Of sellers, and finds 40 place in our
business vocabulary.
Saturday, Sept. 26, marked the
seventh mile post of our successful
business in South Pittsburg. Seven
years ago, Sept. rs, 1889, we began
business here with less than $500
worth of goods, and our first days
sale was only $16O. The people
soon recognized cur low prices unc
, fair dealing and sales began to grow
rapidly. The size of our store was
then 20 feet wide and 30 feet long
, A continued business growth TO
, several years has enabled MS to owl
j and occupy now the largest and fin
s est store in the Valley. Our store /
SO feet wide and $40 feet long, tw
K stories and basement, giving u
It 21,0OO square feet Of floor space.
We thank all customers for thei
4 patronage in the past, aud hope b
n our liberal policy of fair treatmer
and honest dealing to merit thei
trade in the future. We sole
e, trade of those who have not been OF
1t patrons in the past, and promise tn
same liberal, fair and honest trea
a ment.
g Yours truly,
PpSA4oIm RPOC
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01
VICTORIA.

Miss Eta Cannon is very sick,
D. T, .Layne is the most graceful
bicyclist in town,
Miss Sarah Ables, Of Sequachee,
was in our village Saturday,
Those &c Dress Plalds at the Peo-
pies Store are just astonishing,
The Peoples Store is downing
everything when it comes to low
prices,
Prof. Henry Tate, of sequaohee,
spent Sunday afternoon in our
suburbs.
Revs. Jacob Houts and William
Kilgore have begun a revival meet
lng at Mt. Zion.
A new wrinkle-do Mt let your
girls 90 with any young fellow that
wont vote for Mckinley,
Miss Della Ketner, an accom-
plished young lady of Oak Grove
was in our village the other day.
Try that new coffee as good as
Arbuckles, with a spool of best
thread in every package, only Zoe
at the Peoples Store.
Why do Mt the teachers of Ma.
rion County teach their pupils
how to use the words, except anc
accept? These are impOrtant
words.
H. Barnett, of Pikeville, passed
through this place on the trair
Thursday morning, en- route TO
Chattanooga where he will take
course of medical Lectures.
"old man, what seems to be tn
troubled"
worth of meat and a dollars wort
OF sugar at the Peoples Store an
carried 1t home and it strained 10.
back so that l have not been adj
90 10 about since
Three of our anarchists went t
South Pittsburg Saturday evenln
to hear the JOINT discussion betwee
Col. Columbus Marchbanks an
W. T. Ownby. Mr.. Marchbank
was not there, but Hon. Jas. I
Bible was there in his stead. M
Ownbv refused to meet Mr.. Blbl
50 the 'soscalltd Anarchists wei
sorely disappointed
We want it distinctly unde
stood, aud we are glad to be able
saw so. that Mr.. w. A. .Turn'
i too much occupied in attendin
to his rapidly increasing busine
IN be able to furnish US Victor
news. He is a good friend OF Il
NEWS and says that his inyestmel
in advertising in its columns 6
ways pays.
SALLIE DEFOE.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01
Card of Thanks.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Davidson de-
sire to express their gratitude to their
neighbOrs and friends for the many
acts of kindness and sympathy ex-
pressed toward them in their late be-
reavement. Also to the choir of the
Owen Church for their valuable SER
vices.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01
SALL1E DEFOE.

The sales Of Hoods sarsaparilla are the
,orgest IN the world because the cures oy
Hood,s sarsaparillaa are wonderful, Perieoe per
,soDent lis The one True Blood Puriner'
Moods pills are the best family eallaIliO
"a liver medicine. Harmless, reliable sure.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01

Mr.. ]. T. Byrum writes the NEWS
to have bis paper sent to Copenha-
gen having located there. He also
sends an article for insertion next
week and says be can get us some
subscribers for whom we will be
much obliged.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01

Bright-Eyes Venable arrived here
Wednesday afternoon having ridden
the distance from Chattanooga since
morning. The JOY of one young lady
at bis arrival was but ill-cOncealed,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01

On one of the inside pages will be
found poem of special interest to
school teachers. 1t is mighty bad
poetry as well as curious sentiment.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01

Soon will be heard the merry
sound of the coal shovel and the not
so. merry note Of the buyer as he
shovels ont the cash to pay for it
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01

The saw mill folks are at work on
a carload of timber for use IN making
furniture. 1t was ordered from them
by Chattanooga parties.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01

There was slight frost Wednes-
day morning agreeable to Weather
Office instructions,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01

3. E. Tatom, Democratic candi-
date for Representative will speak
here Saturday night.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01
WantedAn Idea E EE:. g. !: 5 : 5sl2

Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth
Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & CO. Patent Attor
neya, Washington, ID q, for their els90 prize one
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-01
Yours truly,
Britain Bros.

P S.-Our Fall Stock of all lines
will soon be full and complete and
prices below all competitors.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-31

Hon. John Sherman of Ohio in an
article on the American financial ills
written for the April Forum. closes his
argument with the following articles
OF faith:
A careful study OF the systems of
banking, currency, and coinage, adop-
ted by the principal nations of Europe
convinces me that our system-when
cured of a few defects developed by
time-founded upon the bimetaInc coin
age of gold and silver maintained at
par with each other; with free national
banks established in every city and
town Of Importance in the United
States, issuing their notes secured be-
yond doubt by United States bonds or
some equivalent security, and redeem
able or demand in United States notes:
and the issue of an amount of United
States notes and Treasury notes equal
to the amount now outstanding with
provision for g ratable increase with
the increase Of populauon), always re-
deemabIe in coin of the treasury, not to
be invaded by deficiencies of revenue.
and separated by the sub-treasury sys-
TEN from all connection with the re-
eeipts and expenditures OF the govern
meut-such system would make our
money current in commercial circles in
every land and cline, better than the
best that now exists in Europe, better
than that Of Great Britain, which now
holds the purse strings of the world
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-31
oUIDA ON ROYALTY

Sometime ago Ouida made the an
nouncement that she would devote her
time TO writing essays instead of no.
yels- She has held steadfastly to her
promise and in the Forum for June
she gives Study OF Royalty which
puts those who are so unfortunate as
TO be born peers through a course of
trenchant criticism which voices the
spirit Of the age, at least. in countries
where the common people have come
to know what true liberty is.
She looks upon the royalty of the
barbaric races as logical and the roy
atty of the middle ages with its ac-
compartment, loyalty, as beautiful,
but the royalty Of the present period
is neither logical nor beautiful. She
speaks of the despotic monarchy as
monstrous. the constitutional mon
archy efete, an hereditary monarchy
as unjust and an elective monarchy
perilous- She believes that all that
monarchial government inspires at the
present period is greedy, mean and
fulsome insincerity based on the de-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-31

that in year such a punching OF
ocean liners will be common occur
renee.
So far as the tramp steamers and
sailing vessels are concerned, they can
be cared for properly except in the very
busy season. But the Government can
rest assured that the number of steam
ers and sailing vessels calling at this
port will increase very materially in
the next eighteen months. 1t is then
matter of Importance that stimuli
taneously with the road building the
harbor Improvements should go for
ward. Hawaii is soon TO feel more de-
cidedly the results of the commercial
progress of the Orient More steamers.
larger and better steamers and quicker
passage will be the rule in few years.
II will not be necessary to wait till the
Nicaragua canal is opened before Ha-
vail nei rises to the high position in the
commercial world which its position in
the Pacific merits. With the companies
controlling the ocean liners nothing
will be more exasperating or place this
country open TO harsh criticism
than delays in docking steamers. The
only thing for the country to do is to
forestall the delays by building more
wharveS. The bonds to do the work
have been authorized, and investors are
ready and waiting TO take up the bonds.
Now let the good work go on with all
dispatch.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-31
''THE WAY" OF METROPOLITAN
JOURNALS.

One of the saddest features connect
ed with the death of Kate, Field is
the apparent indifference as to the
disposition of her remains and person
al effects shown by people in the States
from whom some word of inquiry
would naturally be expected. Notwfth-
standing the news of her death was
spread broadcast throughout her ma
tive land, and private letters were sent
to those by whom she was EMPLOYED.
only three persons have responded.
Two Of these were relatives and an
other dear friend in far-away Italy.
Te the people here the most surpris-
ing and inexplicable feature about the
matter is the continued silence of those
for whom she was doing such noble
work in this country. 1t would seem
that the journal from which she re-
ceived her commission to come to this
country would be the first to make in
CURRY in event of her demise while or
duty Yet in this very incident is dis
played the eoId-bIooded side and we
may also add the heartliness of
metropolitan journalism in the United
States The lack of attention paid Miss
Field after her pen had written its
last paid line and her brilliant, intel
lectual mind was paraIyzed by death,
is only one of hundreds similar Incl
dents that might be cited in neal "
every large city in the United States.
1t shows no unusual coldness Of heart
on the part Of those who reaped the
benefit Of her talent; It is simply THE
way Of the metropolitan newspaper
world VI any bright and talented
writer's have travelled the same road
and come to the same end.
In the minds Of the metropolitan
publishers talent is a commodity to
be bought and sold. Personal interest
in the welfare of the writer is lost i'm
mediately he or she drops out or the
product of the over worked brain fails
to come up to the concert pitch There
are others ready to step in and the pub
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-31

Evangelist B. Fay Mills has OF late
changed his methods of preaching. In
stead OF preaching to his audience as a
parcel of sinners, he now regards every
person as Christian. In explanation
of this new idea he makes the following
statement; The mission of the church
regard as supplementary TO the mis-
sion of Christ, sent into the world, as
he was, not TO condemn the world, but
that the world, through her, might be
saved. The church is not to save some
out of the world, nor is all the world
necessarily TO join the church; but the
church is to supply the spirit that shall
cause the state and farm and factory
and store and Office and home to be ad-
ministered on the principles of the
Kingdom of Heaven, which is now pres
emit and ruling in the earth, as DR..
GLADDEN. well says, as truly regnant.
tho not SO widely regnant,' as it shall
ever be- This is the redeemed world
and it is the business Of the church to
make il saved world"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-31
PUSH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

Now that good number of the last
public Improvement loan bonds have
been taken up. the Government can
hardly begin at TOO early date to carry
out the work for which this money was
appropriated Already the work upon
roads has been started. and the coun-
Try districts viii soon begin to reau
the benefits derived from opening up
new land areas This is very good so
far as il goes. but prompt attention
should also be given preparations for
the accumulation of our increasing
commerce.
We believe that even the organ of
the Conservative Club of HiIo viii ac-
quiesee in this idea. HiIo needs its
wharf, principally because It has none
at the present time. and also because
the opening up of the lands of Hawaii
will draw more vessels 10 the largest
port Of call on the big island. In Ho-
noluFu the wharfage facilities are al
ready taxed to the utmost Twice
within q month an ocean steamer has
had 10 remain outside until one of the
wharves has been cleared Two Of the
Pacific line steamers is all that our
wharves can Accommodate at the pres
ent day II this is the situation today,
what viii it be when the japanese line
TO Mexico is put on and the Portland
line adds first class passenger boats to
its list Of steamers. While the ar
rival Of three steamers in one day is
now the exception. the prospects are
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-31

The decrease in the population OF
France is assuming alarming proper
tons and the press OF the Republic is
calling upon the Government to make
some move TO remedy this evil One pa
per states that in fifteen years Germany
VIII have twice as many inhabitants
as France. and the French VIII be
beaten without going TO war. for num-
bers are everything in these days =
There Is & suggestion in this last state
ment that comes home TO the people Of
this country. II is not always by going
to war that the people of today acquire
the control Of the small nations. TO say
the least More active. hard-workfug.
intelligent men IS The crying necessity
Of the Angio-saxous in this country.
At the present tine TOO many Of those
who go TO make up the numbers are
coming from the wrong side OF the
Pacific.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-31

Usher knows it. Length of service or
excellence of former work cuts no fig
ure 1t is a well worn saying among
New York newspaper men that when
James Gordon Bennett returns from
Paris and spends day or two in the
Herald office he makes the elevator
boy editor-in-chief and the editor-in-
chief, elevator boy The same prin-
ciple holds good in nearly every large
newspaper office throughout the length
and breadth of the United States. In
diyiduality, hard work and loyalty to
the interests of the paper have no re-
ward aside from the stipend received at
the cashiers Office Saturday afternoon.
Men and women go down before the
remorseless grind that demands some
thing novel, something catchy on every
day of the year. No corporation, no
business enterprise is more Indifferent
10 the personality of its employees than
the newspapers of the big cities.
Thus the lack of interest in Miss
Field which has excited comment in
Honolulu, would not be noticed in TIE
States. Newspaper men and women
might stop to say too bad" but they
cannot spend much time in sympathy;
they must go on and strive to keep up
to the mark in the whirl of the repor-
torial grind that is carrying them
to the same oblivion
Truly Miss Field seems TO have
passed her last days among her best
friends. Although she was here but a
short time our people came to know
and appreciate her talent and her
strength of character. The people of
Hawaii have reason to thank God that
they have tender hearts and that in
dealing with friends their depth of soul
is not limited to the lining of their
pocketbooks.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-31

The spectacle Of Arthur Sewau going
before the voters Of the United States
on a platform that declares against
trusts and for free silver is indeed a
peculiar one SewaH was at one time
president Of and is now large owner
in one Of the most grinding railroad
corporations in the Eastern States. He
is a millionaire and has made his money
by keeping hand in hand with the
Wall street gold bugs against whom
the people OF the West declare in strong
terms He had always been q CIeTe
land Democrat Up TO the tine Of his
election as delegate to the Chicago
convention To al appearances he is
the kind Of politician who believes in
getting in out Of the wet Undoubt-
eddy he was nominated with the hone
Of paeifying the gold wing Of the party.
but unfortunately for him the fight
this year il for principles and not fndi-
TiduaIs. Unless TIE Eastern men under