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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-07-22

The price of wheat is steadily
going down, A few weeks ago it
was selling at SOC, now the came
grade, No. |, is selling at &c. 1t
is predicted that it will tumb to
SOC, aud then won't the poor PEG.
pie be glad. Or late the pr e of
Of flour has been way up in G,
aud as there has beeu no cores
pOnding rise in wages, lots Of
people have been forced to do
without the staff of life.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-07-22
FIGURES THAT TALK.

There can be no doubt that
Tennessee is the best State for the
ralsing Of grapes, and with the
record existing we wonder that
more vineyards have not been
planted, With the exception of
Arizona, Missouri and New Mex
icO, which yielded three tons to
the acre, Tennessee leads the rest
OF the conntrp with q tons for
every acre Of bearing vines, Vlr-
glnla, Kansas and Illinois follow
with 2 tons, with Georgia on the
tail end produciu 5only 1873 tons.
But Georgia leads in the market
value OF 500 per ton. Tennessee
grapes are worth $50 per ton,
New York aud Pennsylvania are
next at $40, and the cheapest are
California, Sl166, aud Arizona
at$16.5O.
Now the question is, if grapes
yield so we'll and pay sush good
prices, why not plant morei
What is the cause?
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-07-22
THROUGH SERVICE.

Both via new Hollow Rock Route
the Mckenzie Route between
Nashville and Memphis, making
connection at Memphis with all
lines to and rom Arkansas, Texas
and Southwest.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-07-22

THE Dayton Republican after
an exhaustive editorial on the
final demolition Of the earth,
winds up in tina following plthy
mauuer:
"The Republican does not
vouch tor the accuracy of this
theory. 1t appears plausible,
however, and as a matter of pre-,
caution we sound this friendly
note of warning aud advise our
readers to prepare for the worpt.
1t may be probable that the pres
ent torridity Is intended co fifty
prepare them for this last great
emergency. We especially imN
press these theories on our deT
linquent subscribers"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-07-22

Entered at the POstoilice in Sequa'
chez as Second Glass Mail Matter.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-07-22
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

By local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion If
the ear. There is only one way to
cure deafness and that is by CON
stitutional remedias. Deafness is
caused by an iAhamed condition
of the mucous lining of the Fuss
tachian Tube. When this tube
gets inhamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed deafness
is the result, and unless the in
fiamation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroys
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is moths
ing but an inaamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol.
lars for any case of Deafness (caus,
ed by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure, Send for
circulars, free.
FL. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-07-22
THURSDAY, JULY, %, 1891
A WEAK DOCUMENT.

We are in receipt of a type
written copy of letter said 10
be written by ex-governor, ex>
chief justice, observation-disclosures at"
toruey, Peter Turney, to one Mr.
Kirby, explaining his reasons tor
opposing a Constitutional con"
vention. The language OF the
document is not Chesterheldian.
There Is but little argument and
is string of sentences evidently
constructed to make a long letter
for appearance sake. lie says
there is no canal of correspond
ence between the agitatOrs and
the enple. We answer, what
are the seventyssiX papers III the
State which have been publish
ing articles for months? Was
not the campaign Of last year by
all parties dominated by the issue
the calling of a convention, and
the men who on the stump last
year asked for votes pleading
their desire to call a Convention
if the people wanted it. Well,
they found out it was wanted,
and if they deceived the people
to obtain their votes the people
will see it that they are punished
Tor obtaining their votes under
false pretence5.
The first page of the letter is
mainly devoted to taxes which
we pass remarking that the State
of Tennessee seems to tax every
thing until the people groan UNI
der their burdens Other states
do not do so, and this fault Mr..
Turney says lies at the door OF
the Legislature.
That he evidently wishes to
keep the State conveniently
small is seen from the following
where he says speaking of manu-
featuring enterprises; "Let gen.
tlemen in such enterprises under
stand they can come but must
take pot>luck with us" That If
come in and be taxed in every
conceivable way, while the s ateI
of Georgia and Alabama encour'
age such enterprises aud prosper
He assertion that tor fifteen OF
twenty years there have beer
propositions for a Convention
does not it prove necessity. Ii
the constant passing of laws by
the Legislature 80 numerous IL
Mr.. Turney's administration, t.
be declared unconstitutional, 1
speculative dream? Who pay
the cost of finding oat if law Ii
effective.
lie very learnedly tells US tina
the Constitution is not like al
act of the Legislature.
After claiming that seventy
five days would be too snort
time for the Convention to sit, b
wants the revision placed in tn
hands of the Legislature, whicI
is likewise limited to seventy-iv
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-07-22

The Youths Advocate, of Nashs
Vile. is an excellent publication
with which we have made arrange,
ments 10 furnish with our paper at
81 a year to cash in advance sub
scriber8, new and old. Just the
thing for the children and the
household in general, solid and
sensible. See ad.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-07-22
Our Clubbing Offers,

There is no better paper for the
farmers Preside thar the Louis
vile Home and Farm, which we
have dubbed with at 75c to cash
subscribers, new or old. The regu-
lar subscription price for the two
would be 81 Send TO this office
for a sample copy, See ad.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-07-22

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HOME AND FARM has tor
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Renew now and get this great
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09
The Raging Duck.

The boom struck Maury County
last Saturday; not the gold standard
prosperity boom, however, but a
boom of waters. The heavy rains
Friday and Saturday made old
Duck rise like a mountain stream
and Sunday it reached the 32-foot
mark on the gauge at Columbia,
Part of the dam at Ashton's Mill
succumbed to the turbulent waters
and was swept away, but the river
has not yet fallen enough to esti-
mate the damage.
Other streams throughout the
county were also on a rampage, and,
although they did not get as high as
they did about two weeks before,
the amount of damage done was al
most as great. The farmers had
just finished replacing their fences
and other property which had been
washed away, when the freshet
came along again and gave them
some more work to do. Many acres
of valuable bottom land were inun-
dated and the crops which had been
sown thereon ruined. The farmer
has indeed been sorely tried this
year, and he is sadly behind with
his work. . p, sd
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09
Finally Passes the Senate After
a Hard Fight,
And the Railroad Monopoly Will
Hereafter Be Under the
Tender Surveillance
OF Mandatory Commissi"n-Sena tor
Dabbs Votes the Right Way
When the Final Vote
Is Taken.


Mr.. Gillham's bill to provide for
the maintenance of the National
Guard, and appropriating 100000 for
this purpose, came up in the Senate
recommended for passage, amended
by the Finance, Ways and Means
Committee so as to make the amount
appropriated $4,000, and by striking
out the $4,000 appropriated for an en-
campment during the Centennial
Exposition. The bill was passed by
vote of II to ID.
The Railroad Commission bill
came up for discussion in the Senate
and it was moved by Mr.. Ellis that
the action of the conference COM
mittee in recommending that the
Senate recede from its amendments
to the Thompson bill be made the
action of the Senate.
The ayes and noes were called for
and the Senate refused to sustain
the call by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Bate, Boyd, Clai-
borne, Ellis, Evans, Gillian, Gum,
Hammer, Hodges, Hurt, Lee, Park.
er, Smithson, Waddell, Whitaker
and Mr.. Speaker Thompson-16.
NOes-Messrs. Bartlett, Butler
Canada, Case, Clement, Collins
worth, Dabbs, Fitzgerald, Gilmore
Guild, Houk, Keeney, Mann, Tay.
lor, Thomas and Tipton-l6. +,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

Friday was the gala day for the
supporters of the mandatory railroad
commission bill, which passed its
final reading in the Senate by a vote
of Is to ID. According to the oldest
members of the Senate, there has
never been fight as desperate, so
well handled, as the battle over this
bill.
The bill had passed the House
with ease, but when it reached the
Senate every method known to
parliamentary law was employed to
block its passage. The Republicans
with one accord voted against the
bill every time it was brought up.
When the consideration of the re-
port of the conference committee
was resumed in the morning session,
quite number of speeches were
made for and against it. =. The
previous question was called, and
the Senate failed to sustain the re-
port, the vote. being the same as on
Thursday-l6 to l6. GE .
Speaker Thompson appointed
Messrs. Smithson, Parker and Guild
as conference committee to confer
with the House Committee to in
vestigate the Commission bill. The
House Committee was Messrs.
Stone, Cook and Courtney.
The Chairman, Mr.. Smitbson, re-
ported that the committee had
recommended that the Senate recede
from all of its amendments to the
Thompson Railroad Commission
bill. When the vote was called for
the passage of the report, Senator
Dabbs, who had heretofore voted
with the Republicans against the
bill, veered around and voted with
the Democrats. The vote on the
adoption of the report was as fol-
| lows:
Ayes-Bate, Boyd, Claiborne.
Dadds, Ellis, Evans, Gillian, Guild,
Gum, Hammer, Hodges, Hurt, Lee,
Parker, SmithsOn, Waddell, Whit
taker, Thompson-18.
Noes-Bartlett, Butler, Canada
Case, Clement, Collinsworth, Fltz-
gerald, Gilmore, Houk, Kenney
Mann, Taylor, Tipton-13.
Not voting-Thomas.
Absent-Cline.
The announcement that the bill
had been passed was made, and a
motion to reconsider tabled, amid
the cheers of the crowd in the gal
lery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09
GEN. JNO. C. UNDERWOOD
Makes an Able Address to the Old Vet,
of Maury.

Makes an Able Address to the Old Vets.
of Maury.
The Leonidas Polk BIvouac and
William Henry Trousdale Camp
met in regular monthly session last
Monday at the Courthouse. This
meeting was an unusually interest
ing one, it being the occasion of the
annual election of officers and a
speech making by Gen. John G..
Underwood, of Covington, KY, a
distinguished orator and eX-Con-
federate. Gen. Underwood is work
ing in the interest of the South S
Battle Abbey, and he was here for
the purpose of arousing old Con-
federates and their sympathizers to
sense of duty and patriotism, and
for the purpose of providing means
to secure money for the Abbey.
The courtroom was crowded with
people to hear him, and he made an
excellent talk to the Bivouac. He
expressed great pleasure in being
here and was glad to see such a
large and enthusiastic bivOuac of
old Confederates.
After the adjournment of the
bivOuac he addressed the Daughters
of the Confederacy, and made a
patriotic and touching appeal for
the work he is now engaged in. He
said he had heard a great deal of
Maury County and Middle Tennes-
see, but, from personal obs ervationS,
he realized that the half had not
been told.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

THE county is making a mistake
in asking authority from the legis-
lature to issue bonds, and if they get
that authority they will make a
still greater mistake if they exercise
it. Bonds are bad things. They
relieve the strain on the treasury
for the time, and just as soon as
that strain is relieved, extrava-
gances begin. 1t need not be so,
but it almost invariably is. So long
as the debt is floating one and the
creditors are impOrtunate, economy
prevails; but when five, ten OF
twenty-year bonds are issued and
the interest is provided for, the debt
is forgotten. The people are OPP.
posed to bonds. Experience has
taught them that the bond issue
habit is most pernicious one. AnC
yet our public servants, state, coun,
ty and corporations, are forever
starting some new bond project
The people of the districts should
interest themselves in this matter
and have it stopped, for they are
the ones who must pay the interest
Action now can prevent it; kicking
hereafter will do no good.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

Bills were introduced in both
Houses Tuesday authorizing Maury
County to issue bonds for the pur-
pose of funding her outstanding in
debtedness.
The assessment bill was taken up
in the Senate, and, without further
amendment, passed by vote of %
to 1.
The House passed the Senate bill
apprOpriating $4,000 per annum for
the State Guard.
The Committee appointed to in
vestigate the offices of Comptroller
and Treasurer made their final re-
port to the House. They reported
that expert accountants had been
employed and that they had found
that absolute homes ~ had married
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

The Senate was the busy branch
of the General Assembly Monday,
and held three sessions, two of which
were largely given to the assessment
bill.
The House tabled Mr.. Rogers
claim settlement bill, and the bill
legalizing primary elections. The
bill to prevent combines of insur-
ance companies or agents on rates
and commissions was rejected.
The House passed the bill provid-
ing for the assessment of railroad
and telegraph companies by the
Railroad Commission.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

The Kentucky Senatorial dead
lock remains unbroken. The Demo
Gratis are still voting for Blackburn,
the goldites for State Senator Henry
Martin, 80 of the Republicans fol
their caucus nominee, DR.. Hunter
and the others scattering. This
foolishness is costing the tax pay.
ers of Kentucky about one thousand
dollars day. Ifthe Legislators can
not agree, they should agree to disa
gree and go home.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

The HERALD has not taken any
stock in the Nashville Centennial,
and neither do we intend to. We
have not wanted any of our money
to be given them in exchange for
nothing, and the quality of their
patriotism has never appealed to our
hearts or changed our first impress
sions. But the time has come now
when we seem to be approaching a
business proposition. The Nash
vile people have offered premiums
amounting to $1,000 for the best
mules and like sum for jacks, and
as Maury County has the best mules
and finest jacks on earth we see no
good reason why our people should
not take their stock to the show and
capture these premiums. In fact,
we think they ought to. For while
the Centennial will do us no good
the premiums would; not only for
the purses, but for the name of the
thing hereafter. 1t would be good.
advertising card in the future, to
send abroad to the world, that Maury
is the banner mule and jack county
of the world, and has proven her
claim by premium ribbons from the
Worlds Fair, the Atlanta Exposi-
ticn and the Nashville Centennial
This would be an advertisement
builded on something and would
pay, and we suggest to our mule and
jack dealers that they Embrace the
opportunity,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

The House, after a lengthy discus
sion, refused to pass the Senate bill
to establish reformatory depart
ment of the Tennessee Industrial
School, there being 4S votes against
it and 80 for it.
Mr.. Brandon, of Stewart, intro
duced bills providing for State
Board of Expert Public Accounts,
and requiring annual examination
of corporations.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

The food situation on the Missis-
.sippi is not only not abated, but is
not even abating. The levees are
holding remarkably well, but the
breaks here and there have flooded
thousands of acres, and continues to
spread. The damage in the last few
days has not been very great, but
the total damage from the begin.
ming is almost incalculable.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

THAT little exercise work the Re-
formers had this week, was good
thing. They need little stirring
up occasionally TO keep them from
getting sluggish.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

REPRESENTATIVE COURTNEY was
the right man in the right place at
the right time. The good people
of Columbia owe him debt of
gratitude they will always stand
ready to acknowledge and pay.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09
the accounting of both the Comp.
troller and Treasurer.
w. dnesday,s Proceedings.

The revenue bill came up as the
unfinished business of the Senate,
and, after numerous amendments,
passed by a vote of "a to 8. The
House refused to concur in the SEN
ate amendments, and the bill was
put into The hands of conference
committee.
The House spent the day on the
appropriation bill and passed few
local bills at the night session.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

THE final triumph of Democratic
doctrine is as certain as the final
perseverance of the saints. 1t is
founded in the bedrock of eternal
justice; equal rights to all, special
privileges to none.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

friends. He was delighted with his
audience, and they with him, and
among the pleasures incident to the.
occasion was the delightful hospi
tality of Prof. and Mrs. J. A. Bostick1
The Central Whist Club of Nash
vile and the Columbia Whist Club
played matched game in the par
Tors of the Bethel House last Satur-
day night. Our home team turned
the Nashville boys down in great
style, the score standing 10 to 2 in
favor of Columbia. The Nashville
players were Messrs. Gibson,
Nichols, Douglas and Fisher, and
the Columbia team was composed of
DR.. j. ID. Smith and Messrs. r. G..
Sparrow, l.. B. Hughes and Meade.
Frierson.
Miss Edna Frierson entertained
the Sans Souci Society at her home
on South Main street last Friday af-
ternoon. Among the features of the
evening was the roll call of the
members of the society, who an
swered to their names by reciting
quotations from Burns. The society
will hold its next meeting with Miss
Rebecca Carpenter.
Prof. James A. Tate lectured at
the Howard Institute last Saturday.
His subject was "Temperence,n and
he handled it in a manner both in
structive and entertaining to the
large audience facing him.
The Grace Hammer Epworth
League gave an interesting social
last evening in the new Cakes build
ing on South Main street.
Remenyi.
Following is a program for the
Edouard Remenyi concert, to be
given at the Opera House tonight:
Piano solo-"Faust" waltz go. Gounod-
Liszt. Miss Flora Parsons.
-"Eternamente" .. Mascheroni.
Miss Florence Adler.
Violin solo-Concerto Romantique in 5
parts o. b. GODDARD. (Allegro Modera-
ecitativo-Andante
-Finale-Allegro molto.)
+. Remenyi.
Piano solo-(a) ia Filense" Raft. (b)
"Elfentanz" Sapellnikoff.
Miss Parsons.
Violin solos-(a) Choral Nocturne &
minor) e. Chopin Remenyi. (b) Nal
aguena. Spanish dance.) Sarasate.
EdOuard Remenyi.
Songs-(a) Waltz-"The Charmer" -.
Strelezki. (b) "Still as the Night"
Bohm.
Miss Florence Adler.
Violin solo-POpular and National
Melodies, transcribed Tor violin alone
by zee. f. Remenyi.
Edouard Remenyi.
Ensemhle-"Ave Maria" Bach Gounod.
Miss Florence Adler, Miss Flora Par
sons and Edouard Remenyi.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

MCKINLEY's home, Canton, Ohio,
elected a Democratic Mayor last
Monday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09

IT cost the twenty-odd gentlemen
who went to Nashville to defeat the
charter amendments, about one
hundred dollars. But it was money
freely given; and money spent to
protect the morals of community
and promote sobriety, is money well
used,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Vanderbilt Glee Club.

A complimentary audience, con-
sidering the nasty English weather,
greeted the Vanderbilt Glee Club at
the Opera House last Saturday
night, and were we'll repaid for their
venture. Those who braved the
storm and went, were prepared for
something good, but were agreeably
surprised in having something bet
ter still, every piece on the program
being we'll done and much enjoyed.
The recitations by Mr.. Manlove were
particularly pleasing, and his i'm
persOnation of the Englishman was
simply great. He received and
obligingly responded to repeated en-
cores. Mr.. Thomas, in his negro
songs, "De New Bully" and "Mis-
ter Johnson" was also vocifecously
applauded and heartily encored,
and the mandolin solo, Southern
Bell" by Mr.. lie Barge, was another
one of the palpable hits of the even
ing. After the program was con-
cluded the visitors were rendered a
reception at the Century Club,
where they were entertained until
the midnight hour. Those receiving
them were Misses Virginia Carpen-
ter, Eva James, Sadie Sheegog, Bes-
sic and Tot Moore, Katie and Mary
Wilkes, Patterson, Ethel Bettison,
Howard, Bessie Dale, Ethel Hend-
ley, Lucy and Maude Williamson,
Nina McLemore, Lena Frierson,
Lena Merchant (Murfreesboro,) Ida
Hicks, (Murfreesboro, Leigh Whit
thorne, Susie Cheairs, Pearl Pro-
vine, Linda Frierson, Martin, of
Lebanon, Chandler, and Mrs. E. s..
Fowler; Messrs. J. H. Guest, Conner
Akin, Ernest Farrell, L. H. Foster,
George Williamson, F. A. Shoup,
Patterson, w. A. Dale, j. M. Frier-
son, r. L. Mckinney, H. B. Coch-
ran, Jr., j. G. VOORHEES,, E. w. Long,
Clawson, William Evans, j. c..
Mayes, j. G. Meadors, E. S. Fowler,
VIII Martin, J. l.. Hutton, e. c..
Perry, w. B. Wooten and John c..
Dexter.
An exceptionally large audience
greeted Prof. A. H. Merrill, of the
Vanderbilt University, at the How
ard Institute, Mt. Pleasant, last Fri
day evening, and listened with de-
light to his most charming recitals
There is something so altogether
natural, easy and graceful, about
Prof. Merrill, that one is entirely
relieved of that dread of OVERRIDING,
that sympathy with short comings,
that pervading uneasiness attend
ing most recitals, and nothing is
left but to listen and enjoy. His
selections this evening were chiefly
from Rip Van Wrinkle, and he i'm
personated with equal trueness the
scolding Gretchen, the loving Meme
and the good natured Old Rip. To
give the leading lines of Rip Van
Wrinkle, and impersonate all its
most important characters, without
the aid or assistance of any dis
guises or stage effects, is a most
difficult thing for one man to do :;
but so naturally, so easily, so grace
fully did Prof. Merrill do his work
that his audience was lost in ad-
miration and enjoyment and had no
time either for criticism or wonder.
In this one evening Prof. Merrill
and Mt. Pleasant were made strong