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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-08

definite was known of its
habits. 1t appears IN two destructive
forms on the vine, the one forming
little irregular sperical gals project
ing from the underside of the leaves
and the other subsisting on the roo ts
and causing analogous enlargement
or swellings. The leaf form is the
most noticeable one and is very Om-
mon on our wild and guilty ated
vines. The root folm is rarely seen,
but is the cause of much of the real
injury done by this insect to the vine
and while hidden and usually unrec.
ognized, It's work is so disastrous to
varieties especially liable to attack
that death in a few years is almost
certain to result. 1t first produces
enlargements or little gals on fhe
rootlets. AS it extends to the larger
roots these become swollen and bro
ken, and finally the outer portion de-
composes and rots, and the roots ul-
timately die. With the multiplica-
tion of the root lice and their extern
sion to all parts Of the root system,
the vine stops growing, the leaves
become sickly and yellowish, and in
the last stages the phyllOxera disap-
pears altogether from the decompos.
ed and rotting roots, and the cause
of death is obscure to one not famil-
iar with the insect Many cases of
death ascribed to drought, overbear-
ing, winterkilling, ETC., are undoubt-
edly due to the presence of the root
louise.
The abundance OF gals on the
leaves is not IN indication of the pres
ence of the root louse in any num-
bers, but, in fact, the reverse of this
also true; while on the other hand
the destructive abundance of the lice
on the roots is often, if not usually,
accompanied by little, if any, ap-
Uearance of the leaf form, This Ii
particularly noticeable with the Eu-
ropean grapes, which are very sus-
ceptible to phylloxera and rapidly
succumb to it, yet rarely show Leaf
gals. American grapes, on the
contrary, are generally very resistant
to the root form, and yet are espec-
tally subject to the leaf-gall insect
Certain varieties, as the Clinton
which are most resistant to the form.
er are especially subject to the latter
I-U. S. Agricultural Department.
(To be continued.)
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PUBLIC sPEAKINGl

He Ne BAKER, = rOS O3nU4uaGS OF 6ne
State Senate, Will Address
the People AT
Burroughs Chapel, 1st. Dist,
Thursday, Oct. 8, pm.
Oak Grove School house, 1st. Dist,
Thursday night, Oct. 8, 1880 pm.
Dripping Springs, End. Dist, Fri
day morning, Oct. 8, II a. m.
Pocket School-house, End. Dist,
Oct. 8, 2:30 pm.
Sequachee. Friday night, Oct. 9,
1870, p. m.
A cordial Invitation is extended,
and division of time will be grant
ed the opposing candidate, Hon. ].
III. Gum.
Everybody is invited to be present.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-08
GRAPE ENEMIES.
Principal Insect Enemies
of the Grape.

That the grape is distinctively an
American plant is indicated by the
fact that our indigenous wild species
number nearly as many as occur in
all the world besides. 1t is not to
be wondered at, therefore, that this
continent is responsible also for the
chief enemies of the vine, both insect
and fungous, as, for example, the
grape phylloxera, which, in capacity
for harm, taken the world over, out
ranks all other vine evils together,
and such blightlng fungous diseases
as the two mlldeWs and the black
rot. The rapid growth of the vine
industry in this country and the in-
creasing cultivation of the less vigor-
Gus European grapes make it desir-
able to consider briefly, from the
standpoint of remedies, its leading
insect enemies.
Upward of 200 different insects
have already been listed as occurring
on the vine in this country, and the
records of the department alone refer
to over 100 different insects. Few
of these, however, are very serious
enemies, being either of rare occur
renee, or seldom numerous, and for
practical purposes The few species
considered below include those OF
real Importance. They are the
grape phylloxera, the grapevine fdia;
both chiefly destructive to the roots
the cane borer, destructive to the
young shoots; the leaf-hopper, the
flea beetle, rose. chafer, with its al
lies, and leaf folder, together with
hawk moths and cut worms, damag.
ing foliage, and the grapeDerry mott
the principal fruit pest.
The extent of the loss that fre.
quently ensues from these insects
may be understood by reference to a
few instances. The phylloxera wher
at its worst had destroyed IN France
some 2,5OO0,000 acres of vineyards
representing an annual loss in wine
products Of $15O,OGO,OOO, and the
French Government has expended
up to 1895 in phylloxera work ovel
$4,5O0,O08 and RENTED taxes to the
amount 100000 more. The grape
vine fdla, on the authority of ar
Ohia correspondent, in single sea
son in one vineyard killed 400 out O.
500 strong 5-year-Old vines. The
prominent leaf detOliators as the rose
,euGhafer and the dea- beetle, frequently
Selsstroy or vastly injure the crop ovel
large districts, aud the little leaf-hop
per, though rarely preventing par
tial crop, is so uniformly present anC
widely distributed as to probably levy
heavier tribute on the grape ia thi
country than any other insect.
These insects are, however, al
amenable to successful treatment
and the loss may be very consider
ably limited if the proper methods o
control are followed out. There ar
no remedies which apply generally t,
grape insects except the highly i'm
portant considerations of clean cult
ure and particularly the prompt col
lection of prunings and leaves in tht
fall. The latter will very materially
check most of the leaf insects AM
the cane-borer. Other remedies ar
particulized under each species.
THE GRAPEVINE PHYLLoxERA.
This insect has always existed or
our wild vines, yet it was not until
was introduced abroad and began t
ravage the vineyards of the oil
World that particular attention wa
drawn to it as q vine pest or tha
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-08

J.B. Eldridge has moved to his
farm, formerly the Thornton estate,
north of this place. He will ina
prove the property right along now,
and has made great changes already.
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LOCAL..

Cooler.
Subscribe for the NEWS.
4. H. Baker, Jr., tomorrow night.
Jess Coppinger was in town Mon
day.
Moon and Marchbanks at Jasper
saturday.
Miss Belle Francis was in town
this week.
Britain Bros. changed their 'ad'
this week.
Rev. J. w. Robertson was in town
Saturday.
Maj. I. H. Hill went to Jasper
Wednesday.
Mr.. w. B. Stewart, of Jasper, was
in town Tuesday.
Jim Smith, of Kelley's Ferry paid
us visit Saturday.
Mrs. r. J. Brown and child went
to Whitwell Tuesday.
Baker and Gum will speak at the
school house Friday night.
Miss Ssllle Pryor has been sick of
late but is now recovering.
Mrs. R. J. Brown has just recov-
cred from an attack of the fever.
Mrs. G. H. Davidson and Mrs. L.
W. Gabel went to Jasper Tuesday.
There was quite a large att end
ance at the speaking Saturday nj ght
Mrs. J. w. Graham is slowly re-
covering from the effects of the few
er.
George A. Smith, representing the
Chattanooga Times, was in town
Tuesday.
Mathew Pryor went to Whitwell
Tuesday. He expects to move there
this week.
Who was the boy that got com.
pletely left Sunday night? Sour
grapes Tom.
Misses Kittie Brown and Maude
Brown were visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Carlock Sunday.
Mac Burnett was engaged las
week in the highly useful occupation
of making sorghum.
J. A. Spears, of Sequachee, is now
enrolled among the NEWS subscribers
and still they come.
Silas McNabb, of Kelley's Ferry
remembered this Office in an appreci
ated way Saturday.
Gabel & Brown are running regu
larly and are in shape now to fill an,
kind of building order.
The News inserts new advertising
this week, of the A. G. Meyer Co.
relating to cough syrup.
H. Kent has nearly completed hi
new house and nothing preventing
will move in this week.
This office is in receipt of a valu
| able pamphlet on Patents issued by
John Wedderburn & Co.
The poor, old Constitution Of tn
State Of Tennessee is not worth any
thing so let us get a new one.
What in the world has become {
that mountain road? Speak up, ger
tlemen, and let us hear from you.
Miss jamie Francis spent Sunda
with home folks. She has just re
covered from a severe attack of tor
silitis.
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Subscription received this week
from J, w. Graham for b. +. Lasa-
ter, a former resident of this place
who is now enjoying prosperity and
Texas cyclones at Enon.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-08
Speaking.

Judge Moon and Col. Marchbanks
speaks at Whitwell Friday night; at
Jasper Saturday, at South Pittsburg
Saturday night and at Whiteside
Monday. All should turn out and
give them a hearty reception.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-10-08

Cunningham, Mlssl Bettle FryOr ana
Miss Alta Brown visited the school
Friday.
It don't pay to grumble. Not
bit. Just be as cheerful as rooster
on rail fence and let the other fe!-
low grumble.
R. J. Brown is funny man. He
was out distributing circulars and
handed us one af our own manufact-
ure. Oh, Jefferson
The Dramatic Society held it's
regular monthly meeting SATURDAY.
night. No business was done be-
yond meeting and adjourning.
Next Saturday is the regular
meeting of the G. A. R. and the Sors
of Veterans and large if Lot the
largest, attendance is expected.
Mrs. J. r. Eldridge and Miss Alta
Brown called to see Mrs. J. w.
Graham and Mrs. r. j. Brown Mon
day and found them much better.
Two hundred and seventy pounds
of valves were shipped Tuesday to
Mobile, Ala, In sizes ranging from
one inch to two and half inches.
We are glad to learn from Mr..
Geo. A. Smith, representing the
Times, that the NEWS is the best pa
per in the Valley which is very true.
Rev. Jacob Houts reports the
prayer meeting instituted by him at
Owen Church as being well attend
ed. Now let these meetings be
regular.
We don't want any more people
sick here. and if the hogs and cattle
were put where they belong, we
should have been spared what we
have had.
Miners are constantly being hurt
by falling slate at Whitwell lately,
and mostly through carelessness.
Another man bv the name of Lane
was hurt Monday.
We have lots of confidence but
we find it don't buy food aud come
quently we have to wear Cleveland
badges on our breeches as our conf
dence wont buy us new ones.
Last Thursday Mr., @. H. Pearson
was 'owled' through the kindness OF
Rev. Jacob Houts. Mr.. Pearson re :
Gently lost two of that species and
has been uncOnsolable ever since,
A Republican campaign docu-
ment in the shape of an alleged
speech of the Hon. Chas. A. Towne,
of Minnesota, to the House of Rep
resentives, for free silver, arrived
at this Office Tuesday.
P. L. Brewer who supplies us
with meat is making many friends
here. The people appreciate his
neatness and polite attention. What
people like is to have what they
want delivered nice and promptly.
Mr.. J. T. Byrum sends to the
News the following names, j. M
Heniger and w. S. Raulston, both o.
Doran's Cove, and A. Stuart, of Co
penhagen, to be entered as subscrib
ers. He also sends an article OF
, Hope which we will insert next
week.
Be it on record that on the 5tl
day of October, 1896, at 5:l5 p. m.
: Prof. II. K. Tate, surrounded by
galaxy of asserting admirers, assert
ed that when the polls closed OF
election day, Bryan would be tn,
worst licked man that ever ran fol
| the Presidency of the limited States
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THE BOTHER.


ispoar, dear! what q bothersome babyw
The caro-vearied mother sighed out,
A. she looked at the books and the play
things
That were everywhere scattered about,
Al the great dingy spot on the carpet.
Where he'd let grandma's medicine fall.
And the marks that the fat baby fingers
Had left on the windows and wall.
s'euch baby for getting in mischief!
can't keep him tidy and sweet.
Though I'm busy from daylight to bedtime,
The room never seems to be neat
4 never catch up with my sewing;
I've never q moment to reet:'
And she sighed as she threaded her needle,
With life and its worries opprest.
A slow. mufied sound on the pavement,
q She looks through the mist-clouded pane
And sees, almost under her window,
hearse going by In the rain.
There's little white casket inside 1t,
And then by swift tears II Is hid,
Az she thinks Of the household whose dar-
ling
Lies under the small comm lid.
She goes to the bed Of her baby.
And kneels by the sleeper in tears
And the prayer that goes up. mute and
wordless.
The great loving Father-Heart hears.
No longer the child seems a bother,
AZ she thinks of the hearse in the rain,
And the mother-arms, aching and empty,
Where the little dead baby has lain.
n -Eben q. Rexford. in Good Housekeeping
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Not Letting Anything Got Away.

&SVS A$OSSAAs0 <Ahy ehAn8 wv away
. "As this appears to be your first Of
fense," said the police magistrate, kind
ly, II am disposed to be lenient and
make the penalty in your case merely
the payment of the costs"
"Thank you, your honor" exclaimed
the grateful citizen, producing fat
pocketbook and extracting a roll of
bills. "How much are the costs? I
never was drunk before in my life, and
I never will be again. Your honor may
be sure you will never see me q second
time in this courtroom. II"
prisoner" interposed his honor, Sc
verely, with his eye on the roll Of bills.
II was about to say when you inter
rupted me that I am disposed to be
lenient in your case and to release you
upon the payment Of the COSTS but
have duty to perform to the public,
and feel that am not at liberty to
carry out my personal inclinations in
the discharge Of public duty. l am
compelled. therefore," he continued,
with much sternness, 'in View Of all
the circumstances in this case. to fine
you $40 and costs. Officcr, take charge
of the prisoner until the fipe and costs
are paid. Chicago Tribune.
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A Tie Of sympathy.

"Isn't It strange how people thrown
together abroad will become intl-
mate" said . lady who had Just re-
turned from q European jaunt. 1--WE
fell in with some Cleveland people on
shipboard going, with whom we were
acquainted only by name, but in q
few hours we shared condolences like
lifelong friends. It was the same way
wherever we chanced to find our coun-
trymen. At Rome we ran across a
Cleveland clergyman, and you would
have thought we were long lost rela-
tives from the cordial way he greeted
the discovery that we were also Cleve-
landers. In fact. 1t IL quite impossible
to feel lonely II you know that any OF
your home people are about. All the
frigid barriers OF social distinctions
are melted down, and everyone Ii on
one plane Of friendly. equality. Yes,
and they. are not seaside acquaintance
either; when they meet again the old
freemasonry Of common interest draws
them straightway together, and they
live those delightful experiences over
again In sympathetic "reminiscences =
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Many. people are accused Of thinking
too highly OF themselves, but ths fact Is
that the majority do not respect and
reverence themselves enough. Even in
the most secret place we should scorn to
do anything that would make us less
able to respect ourselves. We should be
like Socrates. who used to say that there
was one man of whom he was terribly
afraid, and that was Socrates. Few
men. and perhaps no woman. pass a
glass or mirror, or even well-polished
door handle. without looking at them
selves in It. This would not be bad
habit II they would reason In this way:
1T ! am handsome must take care
that my character corresponds; II ug-
iy, let me be all glorious within, 20 that /
may compensate for the plainness Of
my features."-Detroit Free Press.
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Decimal Clocks.

"The latest in clocks and watches
is distinctly original. Il comes from
France. The suggestion Is that the
decimal system should be adopted for
clocks and watches, bidding good-by to
our old friends II and 12 o'clock entire
ly, and to divide the face of the clock
into ten instead Of twelve sections.
This system is now used by the geo
graphical bureau of the French army,
and It il urged that it diminishes the
labor Of calculation by two-thirds, and
lessons the chances of mathematical
eror from four to one. The following
is an outline of the rules Of the decimal
system AZ applied TO timepieces:
"The day, from midnight to the mid
night following, is to be divided into
100 equal parts, known as 'ces.'
''The subdivisions, according to the
decimal plan, are 'decices,' or tenths
'centices,' or hundredths, 'millices,' OF
thousandths.
'One Of the main divisions, the 'ces,
IL equal to IL minutes and "a seconds
or almost quarter of nn hour"
This, say the scientists, is the east
est possible system. but the poor lay
mind, we are afrnid, will not quits
agree with such conclusion, and siz
a. m. sounds for more acceptable thar
rs ces, It's decimal equivalent.-West'
minister Gazette. M
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Yanderbllt.s Basine.e Noee.

Said q business man Of wide expert
ence and observation: Have you ever
observed the money-making nose? 1t
l. strong, well-formed nose, invariably
curved somewhat like beak. That
crook In the nose IL the unfailing sign
of money-making ability. have OBJ
eerved 1t for years. II you doubt It,
look about you and you will find that
every wealthy man who has made his
own money ont of nothing has more OF
less such me. A very fine example
Of the money-making nose ID thafwhich
adorns the face Of Cornelius Wander.
bilt, who, though born with Q gold
spoon in his mouth, has shown very
marked ability In the increase of hi,
fortune. Most Of our bankers and rail.
way presidents have similar noses."-
London To-Day.
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Dreamed Oystese.

For one quart of oysters use one pint
Of cream. PUT the cream over the fire
in Q double boiler, stirring in q table,
spoonful of -four while boiling; season
with salt. cayenne and black pepper
with tablespoonful Of onion or celery
Juice and lump Of butter. Let the
oysters come to boil in their own
liquor; drain snd turn into the cream.
Have slices of hot-buttered toast rendy
end pour the oysters on them.-N. Y.
Sum.
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where Mourning l. . Luxury.

The luxury Of woe" Is such in the
orient that women seize on the slight
est pretcxt to indulge in 1t. Profes.
sional mourners frequently sit before
the doors of dying people, waiting to
be engaged to raise their voices in
lameI tation; and recently at Luxor .
chorus of women sat on tina banks Of
the Nile and cursed. tore their gar
ments and screamed, a. Q schooner
took man to prison for stealing. A
soon AZ the boat had left the pier these
outbursts ceased, and the women chat
ted together quietly and caimly.--Cin-
cinnsu Enquirer. h-t
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The prominent citizen was rather
proud of his standing in the commune
ty.
Sand. do you know" he said, "when ]
Grst came to this town had hardly
'.g to my back?"
The man who was not so prominent
rugged his shoulders.
"When first came to this town." he
said, II actually didn't have rag to my
lack"
you're joking" said the prominent
.itizen.
"Not at ALL" replied the citizen who
las not SO prominent, seriously. "I was
Torn here."-Chicago Post.
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EUptiaa nslis.

The invention Of bells IL attributed
BY some Of the best foreign campOno-
logists to the Egyptians. who are cred
tied With having made nee Of such pr
cussion instrumsnts 10 Announes the
sasrsd sstss of Osiris. Chioaee chron.
ie3s.
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A Strange Power.

It is a curious thing, the power which
some human beings have over animals.
There is in Lowell boy, differing in no
respect from his companions, who has
this power in a marked degree. Every
stray dog or cat in the neighborhood
knows him and loves to be in his COM
pany. A vicious horse which the sta
blemen can with difficulty handle will
stand like lamb while he harnesses
him. The doves fly around him. and in
the woods the wild birds apparently re-
gard hih as q friend and ally. The most
remarkable exhibition Of his power,
which has long been known and COM
mented on by his friends. was given the
other day. A large and vicious rat was
captured in the stable in one Of these
traps which permit Of easy ingress and
no egress. The men who were looking
q. the animal were afraid to 60 near the
trap. the animal showed such terror.
but the boy. when he beheld the Inn
prisoned creature. fearlessly put out
his finger and stroked Its head. the rat
manifesting as much pleasure as would
a cat or dog. Several days have pass sed
since then. and the stablemen are still
afraid Of their capture, but he has
grown so tame and familiar with the
boy as to allow him to take him out and
put him back in the trap, will come at
his whistle, and manifests every sp.
pearancc Of joy at his presence. There
seems to be no question that the boy
could train that rat to perform almost
any feat within the power Of such an
animal.-Lowell (Mass.) Star.
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!" RoW.LeggNd."

'Bow legged = IL Watson bow
lcgged? ?" said his best friend.
His legs are such curves that when
he stands alongside Of bis bicycle Z
stranger would swear It was tricycle. :
Indianapolis Journal.
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O0onoo About New YOfs Police Hoo0QuoEs
tsrs On E1sctlon Night.
The election bureau Of The police
board n the ofilcial recipient Of the
returns from the voting prsuincts. This
bureau furnishes each poll With blanks
for the official record and also with
four sets Of small blanlfs for eoch o1zice.
A. soon ~ the count for an ONCE II
finished the four inspectors sign all
four blanks and . policeman takes
them to police headquarters, and
quickly returns for others. Thus the
count goes on until II IL completed
sometimes not before midnight.
Meantime there have gathered in a
large room at police headquarters all
the commissioners, the superintend-
ent, q great number Of newspaper re-
porters with pencils sharpened at both
messenger and telephone boys. As soon
as report Is brought IL is read out
by the superintendent taken down by
the newspaper men, and Forwarded to
their editors as rapidly ns possible. By
eight o'clock the returns come thick
and fast, and nothing IL heard but the
scratching Of pencils and the footsteps
Of racing messengers. The comnnis-
sioners soon 60 to their private Offices,
for they know that anxious candidates
will speedily be called to learn
their fate, although very fair idea has
spread abroad by nine or ten o'clock as
to how the state and city have "gone"
ON the principal issues In the case of
the election Of November, 1894, every
body knew that Tammany was beaten
long before that hour.
But the fun of the street IL not for
that band Of reporters at headquarters,
nor for those other bands Of writer's in
the Newspaper offices down town, who,
with almost superhuman Diligence
and endurance, are tabulating and put
ting into type and commenting upon
these returns for delectation Of the
public next morning.
The tenement-house districts have
been alive with people since sundown,
dancing about the fires. They have
learned long ago the outlines Of the
result, and those on the successful
side are rejoicing in their tumultuoua
way, sure Of the support Of all the
boys. Az the evening advances the ex-
citement spreads to broadway and up
town, The newspapers will issue ex-
tras every hour or 50 from nine p. m.
to two in the morning, but they do not
hesitate to give all this news away
upon their bulletins as fast as they get
it.-Ernest Ingersoll. in Century.