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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-08-20

lied by the bloom OF a Timber Twig, |
or vice versa; as the apple is evident
ly cross of these two varieties.
Il at once wrote Mr. Twitty again |
stating that l had investigated the
the matter, and was sure he had a |
new apple, and he was doing it and |
the public an injustice IN calling it
the Black Hwig. | suggested the
name "Paragon," which after some
hesitation he accepted. Feeling that
the merits of this new apple now
christened Paragon should be adver-
ti8ed over a wider section, | publish
ed in a Louisville, Ky, journal Of
agriculture an article describing it
and giving its unique history. This
article served in great measure to
pave the way to the immense popu-
larity the Paragon has attained-a
popularity beyond the widest dream
of It's introducer."
VIM. H. Smith, of Leiper's Fork,
Tenn, who has had a very great
amount of experience with the
Paragon, writes: 81 regard this as our
most valuable sort. thought this
from my first acquaintance with it in
the winter Of 1866, but did not feel
so confident of it as now. All who
have fruited the Paragon are delight
with it, There are many strong
points, 1t is vigorous, stoeby grow
ell, making twice the root growth of
its parent, the Winesap. The leaf is
double the size of that of the Wine
sap, is much thicker, and remains
fresh later in the season, which is a
valuable feature, as such heavy and
, dense foliage affords an excellent
| protection for the fruit from the rays
| of the sun. This protection causes
| the fruit to npen more gradually IL
our climate, thus making the Para
gon a better keeper than the Wine.
$ sap. But the most important pom
( is that the trees of this variety make
2 their own roots above the union o.
e scion and stock. / am certain tina
nine tenths of my Paragon trees il
r the nursery are on their own roots
This fact is generally conceded by
practicle fruit growers to be matte
of the greatest Importance. In har
e mony with the superior excellence o
S the trees, we have an apple bette
t tnan the Winesap in every respec
? EXCEPT one, namely, that it is no
2 more highly favored, but is fully e
a quail and practically the same. l an
2 fully convinced that it will retain it
Y flavor longer"
Y w. w. Twitty, Lincoln county
: Tenn, says concerning it: "Ihis
d one of the most valuable and profit
d able winter apples grown. Keep
h we'll until May. Specimens hav
Y been kept in this southern climat
d until June in a perfect state of pres
n ervation. Tree an upright grove
n with spreading head, and. succeed
Y well on all soils, making a growt
|. over other varieties equal to the Lt
Y Conte pear over other varieties c
: pears. Bears heavy crops ever
e year. Fruit large and handsome i
, appearance. Color dark red whe
Z exposed to the sun, slightly stripe
1t in shades; flesh yellowish, crisp an
If juicy; flavor equal to or better tina
d the Winesap." The Paragon is quir
extensively grown in our State.
4 Is gaining popularity every year,
1t Agricultural Bulletin.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-08-20


Black Twig
Specimens sent to the Experiment
Station by number of fruit growers.
The history of this apple is very in
teresting. Several prominent horti-
culturahsts Of the country conducted
a lively discussion as to its real ori-
gin through the columns of "Ameri-
can Gardening" during the early
months of this year. The discussion
disclosed the following facts That
very large seeding apple tree now
stands in Arkansas which has been
propagated and disseminated as Par
agon, Mammoth Black Twig and
Arkansas; that seeding has also
been originated in Tennessee and
disseminated under the same name;
that both of these trees are
doubtless of the Winesap; that the
trees are very similar in habit Of
growth. that the fruit from each bears
a close resemblance, and are consid-
cred identicle by some; that trees
from both sources have been exten-
sively propagated, and that come Of
the largest orchards IN the South,
East and West contain a good per-
centage of the Paragon. The fruit
from each source is said to be such a
close resemblance that there is no
means of determining the proportion
of trees that have been grown from
stock originally obtained from the
two States named. The fact having
been firmly established that there are
!, two seeding Paragon apples, we shall
confne our remarks to the one of
Tennessee origin.
The name Paragon should be gen
orally adopted for the apple of Tenn
essee origin and all other synonyms
dropped. The synonyms BLACK
Twig and Mammoth black Twig are
sometimes applied to the Winesap,
which is also a mistake. Some dis
tinct name will very probably be Civ
en- to the Arkansas apples In the
Third Appendix of ''DOwnings Fruits
and Fruit Trees of America the
following is said concerning the
"Black Twig." The exact origin o.
this tree is unknown, but is supposed
to be in the northern portion of Lin.
coin county, Tenn. 1t is said to bt
one of the most valuable and profit
able apples grown in that section
Tree very vigorous, spreading, rather
AN open head, not an early bearer bu
giving good regular crops annually.
Fruit medium, oblate, very little
conical, slightly angular; skin bright
yellow, shaded with light red (darl
crimson in sun), some obscure stripe
and splashes on the shaded side, ant
rather thlckly splinkled with yellow
ish and brown dots; stalk short, rath
er stout; cavity medium, rather russet
calvx closed; basin medium, roundlsl
regular; flesh pale yellow, half fine
tender, juicy, mild subacid, rich
very good; core rather small. OCto
her to February.
DIR. w. L. Moore, of CYruston
Lincoln county, Tenn, gives and in
teresting account of the origin am
discoyery of the origin and history Q
the Paragon apple, which was pub
Tshed on page 146 of "Amenca
Gardening. The following para
graphs are extracts from this article
dThe discovery and introductio
of the Paragon are both unique an
Interesting. In 1885 | was castin
about for varieties. of apples bette
,ban the old ones, with which to Sc
80. orchard. and learning ths
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-08-20

Col. Hill, of the Sequachee News,
was in Jasper Monday, and says his
town will have an exhibit at the
Nashville centennial whether the
county court makes An appropria-
ton or not.-Marion Democrat.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-08-20


ything is about burnt up there. The
wheat harvest, however was good,
seventeen bushels to the acre.
Reports from Arizona say that J.
M. Curnutt, formerly Of this county
has left off school teaching and gone
back to his old love firing steam
engine.
H. Kent was down from WhitwelI
this week He has just finished
Tobe HoIloway's house and has con-
siderable other work to do before he
gets through there
Next week we will publish Blaine,s
speech on silver, by special request.
While the News is strictly neutral,
we wish to accommodate all requests
made i'll good faith.
The Laconia IN. H. Democrat
also published a part of that article
on grapes which appeared in the
News three week ago. Sequachee
grapes are taking the lead.
We trust everybody had the good
sense to send their children to school
1t is pretty hot weather we'll ad-
NIT, but by no means permit them to
| lose any chance for an education.
About all the girls and boys went
up to the wedding. They were an
xious to see how it was done, so as
to be less awkward when matters
were arranged for their own nuptials.
Newton Fultz and Nick Fuller
have been probing the mountain for
coal again. They report the finding
of traces of Battle Creek vein of
coal somewhere below the Chalybe-
3 ate Spring.
Everybody is cordially invited to
turn out Saturday night to see the
: play, "Better than Gold" 1t will
e cost you nothing and it will be your
last chance to see it as it will not be
; given again.
Y r. J. Brown and G. H. Pearson
have fenced their lots on Alabama
. jointly and yet severally which
means that Jeff put up the rear and
, side fences, while Mr.. Pearson builds
the front one.
: A considerable crowd of people
were at the spring Sunday in the
hopes of Learing Rev. MIR. Byrum,
y who has lately moved here, preach
J. sermon but they disappointed as he
did not turn up.
g w. G. Hill went to Victoria Mon
. day and found the Peoples Store
just booming up trade. The gener-
ID al manager, Mr.. w. A. Turner,
y swears it pays to patronize the NEWS
office, and looking over his big stock
20 and the crowds of customers we
is Judge it does.
Mr.. G. Sherman, of Sequachee,
r has made a very large "hit" on his
s. vineyard this season at that place.
r | i u6Y are kuOWu do JIG Niagara d
grape. Mr.. Sherman realized a pref
ty good sum from the lot. He sold
@oS @ a considerable quantity at this place
so ao and shipped much larger quanti-
DC ty.-MariOn Democrat.
~ Mr.. J. r. Hunter, Principal of the
al Pryor Institute and Traiaing School,
Of made us visit Friday. His schoo
Will open on Wednesday Sept 2,
and he expects a good attendance
ay and support from the people in the
ia Sequachee Valley as we'll as from
lat neighboring States. Mr.. Hunter has
a good reputation as successful
zle teacher and the new departure in the
,st system of the Pryor Institute will, we
think, be availed of and apprecia ted
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-08-20
LOCAL.

See that play Saturday night.
Edgar Pryor was in Jasper Tues
day.
Tom Richards is sick with the
fever.
Henry rutherford spent Monday
in Whltwell.
Mark Martin shipped car load Of
lumber this week.
Miss Kate Lewis and Hop Kelley
were in town Sunday.
Job printing done neatly, nicely
and quickly at this office.
J. w. Graham spent Friday and
Saturday in South Pittsburg.
Rev. Mr.. Byrum, of Victoria, has
moved INTO one Of the brown houses.
w. H. Hutton Is reported as a
bout to close out his store at Victor
ia.
John Lay, who is teaching in the
Dame Settlement was in town Sat,
urday.
Job printing that is job printing
done at this office. Nothing shoddy
with us.
H. E. Tate arrived here Saturday
night to take charge Of the Seconda-
ry school.
Discuss the fruit question, If we
can't have coal mining let us have
grape raising.
All hands should turn out to see
the play Saturday night. Come a.
long everybody.
: Miss Lydia Gustatson has recov.
cred from her late sickness which we
are glad to hear.
MISS Gertrude Graham and escOrt
of Whltwell, were In town Sunday
visiting our Spring.
Remember that we always hav,
.. stationary on hand, writing paper
tablets and envelopes.
Luther Dent and Miss Addi
: Myers were married Sunday, Rev
Jacob Houts officiating.
l 1t rained Sunday morning yer,
S heavily and the farmers are going a
bout with the broadcast of smiles.
, Mr.. Pitner, salesman for the Pee
. Piles & Pitner tobacco concern c
: Chattanooga was in town Monday.
e B.F. Cowan, OF WhitweIl, an
e Joe Cowan, of Dayton, spent Sunda
: with Mrs. P. M. Pryor and family.
+ Sam Pryor took charge of tn
$ school at Havron's Chapel, while b
brother attended Court this week.
f Mrs. J. Z. Norris and children a
v rived here from Fayetteville Tue
n day. to visit the mother of J, G. Nol
n ris.
d A Poplar Block apple, Is ounc,
d Aug. 14th. The dry weather Chi
n prevented the development of the
.e apples this year.
RAPPORT g. Paletz have disconti
ued their clothing store at Whtwe
and will soon dissolve partnership
South Pittsburg.
is The welcome shower of Frid;
lie was not only enjoyed but appreci
he ted, and we want the rain like tn
a the old farmer prayed for, mot
rearing tearing rain but a drlzz
drazzle which lasts all day and me
of the night"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-08-20

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Tennessee Apples.

PARAGoN,-Synonyms, Twitty's Par
agon, Black Twig, Mammoth
Black Twig
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07
What the Vatican Contains.

On the whole the Vatican may be
divided into seven portions. These are
the pontifical residence, the Sistine and
Pauline chapels, the picture galleries
the library the museums Of sculpture
and archaeology, the outbuildinRs, in
Guiding the barracks of the Swiss
guards, and, lastly, the gardens with the
pope's casino OF these the Sistine
chapel, the galleries and museums and
the library are incomparably the most
important.
The name Sistine is derived from
Sixtus ". The library was founded by
Nicholas v whose love Of books was
almost equal to his passion for building.
The galleries are representative Of
Raphael's work, which predominates to
such all extent that the paintings of al
most all other artists are of secondary i'm
portance, precisely as Michael Angelo
filled the Sistine chapel with himself AS
for the museums, the objects they con-
tain have been accumulated by many
popes, but their existence ought perhaps
to be chiefly attributed to Julius II and
Leo X the principal representatives of
the Revere and Medici families. F.
Marion Crawford in Century.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07
Silver and Pensions,

All comrades know of the struggle
we have maintained for thirty years to
get pensions to where they are now.
Every step has been bitterly contested.
The men who are now shouting for
free silver have been solidly arrayed
against US, and have not only fought
against the rightfulness Of pensions
as principle, but have deluged US
with the foulest calumnies and Sian.
ders. Are we now to lose the maj or
part of all we gained by these long
years of contention and strife by hav-
ing every pension cut in two by being
paid in deprecated silver? Can we
endure such calamity at our age,
when we need all that the money will
give us far more than ever, and when
we feel far less able to make battle
for our rights than we did years ago?
A hundred times, No.-National Tri-
bune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07
Commander Walkers Comments.

l. N. Walker, ex-commander-in-ch
of the Grand Army, has arrived home,
with the rest of the Indianapolis dele
CATION, from the National Encampment
at 81. Paul, They are all enthusiastic
over the success of the meeting. cit
required four solid hours" said Mr..
Walker, "for the parade to pass the
reviewing stand, and there were no
breaks in the line. On the other hand,
the thousands of veterans from those
northwestern states, who were in at
tendance because it was the first time
they have had a chance to attend an
encampment, marched in close order,
eight in platoon. The parade started
within fifteen minutes of the time set
for it, and was a down-hill march of a
mile and half through the residence
part of the town, as beautiful an ave-
nue. as the world knows. The crowd
was one of the largest that ever saw,
and the scene was full of spirit About
as pretty sight as could be imagined
was living flag of $500 little girls,
dressed so as to represent the ars and
stripes, and massed on an incline on
the line of march. ST. Paul did her.
self proud in every particular. l do
not believe there has ever been a more
satisfactory encampment in any way.
There was a larger attendance there
than in Indianapolis in 1898, especially
from the northwestern states. "-In-
dianapolis News.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07
No More Side.ShOws.

The people of st. Paul did every
thing possible for the comfort and en-
joyment of the National Encampment,
and they have our warmest gratitude.
But there was one lesson of the en-
campment that should sink deep in our
hearts for future guidance. We want
no more side-shows at national en-
campment. The irrepressible jealousy
between st. Paul and Minneapolis led
to the latter's securing the National
Encampment of the Knights of Pythas
as a counter-attraction to s.. Paul's
show, aud beside, the State Fair was
going on. The result was an ihtolsr-
able crowd, which sadly interfered with
the enjoyment of the occasion. Though
the street railroads pressed every car
into service, and ran them as close to.
gether as possible, they were crowded
TO suffocation, with great Jams at
every street corner of people, unable to
get on. The distance between St. Paul
and Minneapolis is only about ten
miles, yet frequently ii took three
hours to 60 from one city to the other.
There were many places of interest
that the comrades wanted to visit with
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07
HealthfuI SchOOIrOOms.

An ideal, but, we are assured, quite
necessary state of cleanliness for health
full schoolrooms requires that the floors
shall be dampened and swept every day,
with all the windows open, the dust
ing to be done the next morning with q
damp cloth. In addition to this clean
ing, DR., Adams, who is the president of
the Orange County Medical societies,
believes that at least every other day
the floors should be thoroughly scrubbed
with soap and water. The various wo-
mems clubs throughout the country
whose members are interested in the
work Of the public schools will do we'll
to find out how near the schoolrooms
where their children spend the greater
part of their waking hours approach
this state. New York Post.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07
The Chaplain's Sermon,

Yes, SIR" said the war veteran, in
conversation with Philadelphia Rec
ord reporter, I" l shall never forget one
sermon, and it was preached to our
regiment-the Seventy-frst Pennsylva-
MIA Volunteers-at Washington. Our
chaplain was accustomed to give us
but must admit that, with the excep-
ton of the one l have in mind, we
never paid much attention to his talk
On this particular morning he talked
great deal about the falling of the walls
of Jericho and of the terrible fright
which the citizens must have had
when, after footing their horns until
the walls fell, they rushed in upon the
practically defenseless camp. On this
dash of the enemy the chaplain dwelt
for long time. Aud now said he,
supposing that this very night, while
you are quietly sleeping in your tents
dreaming of home and friends, with no
thought of danger, the enemy should
creep upon you and suddenly charge
into this camp? Surprising they were
to come and find you defenseless for
lack of warning? Do you not think you
would be frightened? Would you not
feel faint? Would you not think of
and pity the poor people of Jericho?
And yet, men, the time may come when
you will be placed in similar position.
No mortal can tell the time. 1t may be
in another year; it may be this very
night. 1t always comes when you least
expect it, Then our chaplain wan
dered off into lot of talk to which we
paid no attention, for, as matter of
fact, his talk had had an effect. The
boys took the thing so seriously that at
night we sat around the camp-fres dis
cussing it, wondering when we should
possibly be attacked. Well, the enemy
did not appear, and soon we were all in
the land of Nod. / don't know what
time of the night it was, but suddenly
every man was aroused by the cry,
The rebels are here!" Then the men
turned out of their tents, some in their
Undertaking, others half-dressed. Our
officers, like the men, were only partly
dressed, with their swords in their
hands. They were giving orders in loud
voices for the men to hurry and fall in
line, and during all this time the cries
of The rebels are here!' THE rebels
are here! rang from one end of the
camp to the other. 1t did not take long
to get the regiment into fighting order,
and then we waited for the foe. But
the foe came not, and an investigation
showed that there was not a confeder-
ate soldier within fifty miles. 1t APP
peared that one of the men was
awakened by loud buzzlng in his ear
and, realizing that bug had crawled
into IT, ran ont of his tent cryino.
bug in my ear. A bug in my ear.
Others, mistaking the sound, made il
out, They are here, and by the time
the cry reached the other end of the
camp it was The rebels are here Il
! should say we were not frightened
lot of men do not think l would bt
telling the truth, and when we re
entered our tents more than one of III
lay till morning thinking of the sermon
that had been preached to u.s."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07

BY Itself.
Welcome Soap should not
be compared with other
laundry soaps.
1t stands in a class by
itself.
1t is a strong borax soap,
absolutely free from corro-
sives and other authorizations.
Lathers freely in hard water,
and will not injure the finest
fabric.
1t has a larger sale than
any other laundry soap in
New England, which is
caused by its merit alone,
and not by gift enterprises.
The prize is in itself. Your
clothes will be white, clean,
and sweet if you use
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07
Fatality Of Measles.

Measles differs from most other specific
fevers in being highly infectious at every
stage Of the attack, especially during the
periods of "sicllening" and of Invasion"
that precede the eruption; hence it spreads
like wildflre through households, schools,
hospitals and all places where young folk
are thrown together 1t sometimes seizes
upon whole communities, and cases are on
record where native tribes have been al
most exterminated by the introduction of
this scourge. Nevertheless measles Is COM
monty regarded as a harmless complaint
wanting little or no treatment. That be-
lief is so far founded on fact that the dis
ease does little actual harm among the
families of the well to do The matter,
however, assumes a very different aspect
when measles gets a foothold in a bad en-
vironment
AS proof of the last statement we have
the estimate of various notwithstanding
them DR. Louis Parkes-that in over
crowded and poor neighborhoods the NOR
tality amounts to the alarming ratio of 20
to 30 per cent of the total number attacked.
The latter of these two figures, 80 per cent,
does not fall far short of the average NOR
tality caused by such deadly diseases as
cholera or yellow fever. Yet measles is not
compulsorily notifable, nor is it deemed
worthy Of special hospital accommodation.
Nineteenth Century.