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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-04-07
A PRETTY INCIDENT.
The Kindness of Spanish Lady to a
Lone Soldier boy,

The Kindness of IL Spanish Lady to
Lone soldier BOY.
A recent traveller in Spain describes
a touching scene witnessed at the depar
ture of a regiment for Cuba, All day
long there had been heard the meas.
ured tread of soldiers marching through
the street; all day long gayly bcdccked
boats had been passing to and from the
vessel that was to take them to Havana.
The twilight began to deepen when the
correspondent saw a startling and
pretty sight'-the impetuous action Of
a portly, good-looking and well-dressed
lady, who noticed young soldier walk
ing dejectedly along down the pier in
his travelling gray, with a knapsack
strapped over his shoulders. All the
rest of the men had friends, their
novias, mothers, relatives, and made
the usual gallant effort to look elated
and full of hope. This lad had no one,
and it might be OWNED that he was car
rying a desolate heart over the seas.
The handsome woman burst from her
group of friends, took the boys hand,
and said My son has already gone to
Cuba lie is in the regiment of Andalu-
sia, and sailed two months ago. You
may meet him, Pepe G.; take this kiss
to him" She leaned and kissed his
cheek"
An English boy would have shown
awllwarness, but these graceful
southerners are never at loss for a
pretty gesture and a prettier word.
The boy blushcd with pleasure, and still
holding the lady's hand, said with quite
natural galantry, without smirk or
silly smile: "And may not take one
for myself as well, senora?" The lady
Redeemed, laughed little nervously,
and bent and kissed him again to the
frantic applause of soldiers and civil
ians, while the boy walked on, braced
and happy. y.-Blackwood's Magazine.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-04-07

"Nothin', sir, except he bought a fine
watchdog, the one that died last win
ter, you know. He was always inter
ested in him, and particular about leav-
in him unclaimed at night Then | do
seem to remember that now and then
master would get a letter that would
excite him somewhat. They always
,ame in strange-loolling blue envelopes.
once when gave him one at break
st he turned pale when he opened it,
and didn't finish catin'."
Col. Warrenton rose and knocked the
ashes from his cigar.
I've got an appointment down
town." he said. "See here, Matthews,
don't say anything about what you
have told me. l am investigating a
little on my own account in this mat
ter and I don't want anyone to know
it, Hold your tongue, and I'll see that
you don't lose anything by it."
A few minutes later the colonel was
in his Office downtown, He had just
begun the dictation of letter to his
stenographer when he heard the cry
of a newsboy in the street.
'Extral Extra Morning News! New
developments in the Leighton avenue
murder case! Extra! EXtra!"
The colonel went to the door quickly,
and returned reading a newspaper still
damp from the press. Under large, SEN
sational headlines he read a detailed ac-
count of a circumstance that seemed
to bear strongly on the murder of the
night before. No less than 25 type
written notes had been picked up in
different parts of the city early that
morning; they had been found on the
Sidewalks, under the doors of private
residences, in the yards of unoccupied
houses, in the mail boxes by letter-car-
riers, behind the counters of shops, and
one in the coat pocket of Mr.. William,
Roundtree, the mayor, who had declared
to a reporter that it must have been put
there while he was wearing the coat.
The wording of all the notes was ex-
actly the same, and ran as fellows:
ANObDNy VIII ever ul5CONtl W llU III uClGh
Richard N. Strong 1t will be useless to
try. The secret lies in the smile on the
dead mans face. Who put it there, and
how was it done? These questions will
remain unanswered till the end of time
But this is not all. Before long others will
wear the dead, white smile.
"ONE WHO KNOWS HIS BUSINESS.
Col. \YarrentOn hurriedly read the
rest of the sensational article, then
threw aside the paper, and went down
the street for two or three squares and
up to the Office of the mayor. He sent
in his card, and was admitted at once
Mir. RoundtreO was writing at his desk
but he rose and drew chair near him
for his friend to sit down.
81 just ran in TO see about that note
you got" said the lawyer. rs it a fact
that you found it in your poclSet?'
The mayor thrust his right hand into
the pocket of his sack coat. "He put
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-04-07
HUMOROUS.

Heart Delusions.-"How can man
tell when he is really in love2' Well
man is really in love when he thinks
he doesn't eat or sleep. Puck.
Its hahd' said Uncle Eben, "foh
er man ter excuse a boy foh bein' as
foolish at IS years oh age as he wah
hissef at 25.'-Washington Star.
Lingering NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
gets his moneys worth whenever he
buys a newspaper" "In what way?'
"IIe can read any joke four times before
he sees the point. Puck
-"What is an aggressive policy,
grandpa" 'Well, it is a policy which
makes man so mad that he warts to
fight, but which scares him so that he
doesn't dare to."-Detroit Free Press
inancial-"What's the difference
between wages and boodle?' "Wel
wages is money a man earns and some
times doesn't get; but Doodle is what a
man gets and doesn't arn,"-Detroit
Free Press.
Reputation, - Editor - 81 cannot
consider your contribution; you have
10 reputation" Poet-"Ah?" Editor
Yes, 60 and impose on two or three
lesser editors, and then I'll talk with
you. Detroit journal.
Broke the Rule.-"This coffee, my
dear" said Kickles, reminds me OF
what mother used to make" "Does il
really?" exclaimed his wife, a pleased
look coming into her face, YES; and
she used to make about the worst cof
fee l ever drank. Boston Traveller.
"A Source Of Comfort. - Summer
Visitor--"You must take lots of com
fort in winter from that great fire
place" Green Mountain oval, yor
see we don't hav much time; I'm bus,
chopin wood for it most of the time
an Johnny he's busy luggin' it in, an
ma she's busy putin it on the fire.
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-04-07
A WORD OF ADVICE
To Those Coming 60 Alaska or the
lGlOndike Guild Fields.

INIondike Guild Fields.
One thing should be impressed upon
every miner, prospector or trader com
ing to Alaska, TO the Kloudikc, or the
Yukon country, aud that is the neccs-
s,ty for providing an adequate and
proper food supply. Whether procured
in the States, in the Dominion, or at
the supply stores here or further on,
this must be his primary concern.
Upon the manner in which the miner
has observed or neglected this precau-
ton more than upon any other one
thing will his success or failure depend.
These supplies must be healthful and
should be concentrated, but the most
careful attention in the selection of
foods that will keep unmpaired in
definitely under all the conditions
which they will have to encounter is
imperative. For instance, rs bread
raised with baking powder must be re-
lied upon for the chief part of every
meal, imagine the helpIessness of a
miner with a can of spoiled baking
powder. Buy only the very best flour;
II is the cheapest in the end Expert
ence has shown the Royal Baking Pow
der to be the most reliable and the
trading companies now uniformly sup
ply this brand, as others will not keep
in this climate. BE sure that the bacon
is sweet, sound and thoroughly cured,
These are the absolute necessities upon
which all must place chief reliance,
and can under no circumstances be
neglected. They may, of course, be
supplemented by as many comforts or
deIicacies as the prospector may be able
to pack or desire to pay for. -Aldsba
Mining Journal
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-04-07
NEW EVERY MORNING.

Every day is a fresh beginning,
Every day is the world made new;
You VINO are weary of sorrow and SHINING,
Here Is a beautiful hope for pou-
A hope for me and hope for you.
All the past things are past and over,
The tasks are done and the tears are
shed;
Yesterdays errors let yesterday cover
Yesterdays wounds, which smarted
and bled,
Are healed with the healing which night
has she'd
Yesterday now is a rart of forever,
Bound up in a sheaf, which God holds
tight.
With glad days. and sad days, and bad
days which never
Shall visit US more with their bloom and
their blight
Their fullness of sunshine or sorrowful
night.
Let them go, since we cannot rellve them,
Cannot undo and cannot atone;
God in His mercy receive, forgive them;
Only the new days are our own.
To-day Is ours, and to-day alone.
Here are the skies all FURNISHED brightly,
Here is the spent earth all reborn.
Here are the tired limbs springing lightly
To face the sun and to share with the
morn,
In the chrism of dew and the cool of
dawn.
Every day is a fresh beginning
Listen my soul, to the glad refrain.
And spite of old sorrow and older SHINING,
And puzzles forecasted and possible pain,
Take heart with the day, and begin again.
Susan Coolidge, in Boston Watchman.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-04-07
Made in His Image.

"God is no respecter of persons, "
lead a young woman who was teaching
a class of little persons in a Buffalo
Sunday school. "Now. I wonder if any
Of my pupils can tell what the lesson
means when IL says God is no respecter
Of persons?'" There was a moment Of
silence, and then one little chap piptd
mp with: 81 guess 80 meaus that thry
an look alike to Him." Which, perhaps
wasn't such a bad guess, after all.-Buf
fglo News.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-04-07

A book of receipts for all kinds of
cookery, which is specially valuable for
use upon the trail or in the camp, is
published by the Royal Baking Powder
Company, of New York. The receipts
are thoroughly practical, and the meth
DDS are carefully explained, so that
the inexperienced may with its aid,
readily prepare everything requisite
for a good, wholesome meal, or even
dainties if he has the necessary ma
terials. The matter is in compact
though durable form, the whole book
weighing but two ounces, Under
special arrangement, this book will be
sent free to miners or others who may
desire it. We would recommend that
every one going to the Klondike pro-
cure a copy. Address the Royal Baking
Powder Co, New York.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-04-07

Mrs. Grenthead want q silk hat for
my husband and one for my son.
Uatter-I didn't know they wore
them.
"Thcy haven't, heretofore, but now
my son is growing his first mustache
and my husbands taking an interest IN
politics. Philadelphia Record.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-04-07

What has become Of the old-foch-
ioned woman who made her children
drink sassafras tea every spring?-
Atchisou Globe.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-04-07
Iro BID coNrINrrnl
Corroboration.

Miss Emerson-Mr Skidds seems to
me to be ubiquitous.
Miss Bleecker-I don't know about
that, but I never 60 anywhere without
seeing him.-Harlem Life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-03

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thence is7 n, thence " g e thence is e 70 place
Of beginning. 80 o. $40 10 81 70 % II % 10 80 %
point 10 le-l00 rods Of cantes post Of IS and
bounded on thee By land Of = Hsgsrty. on the p By
eco IS ------------ sos 80 u 70 Al
y core Of land commencing on the line Of 80 g. .
l6 rods OF center post OF go g. thence to highway,
VS. rods 10 rods. rods 70 place Of be4innins. so
03 II o. 70 LII
lot commsncins ON the and quarter line of 80 g.
w 6x rode - 3yl00 rods, ~ rods, II 5000 rods
to place Of beginning, sse IS
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-03

Township Is North of Range West
McRay's Addition.
the implanted part of the v Of :; " 80 0iU
parcel of land bounded on the By Forest 81 hy \
line road. By land Of W. 7. Lswi:ss b Wsrds r.;
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-31
LITTLE GIRL KILLED.
A MOST DISTRESSING ACCIDENT Il
FREDERICK COUNTY.
The Pistol Was Thought to Be I'm
Ioaded-Thc Celebration of Deco
Programmed Parade.

WINCHESTER. VA. May 3O.-(Special)
One Of the most shocking accidents that
have startled this community in a long
time, and which resulted in the instanta-
neOus death of a little 7-year-old girl by
being shot with pistol. occurred al Mid
dIeton, in this county last night shortly
aGter o'clock. Some time ago Mr.. Elijah
Randall, well-known resident of that
place, discharged three negroes I'm his
employ for stealing Since then his resi-
dence has been repeatedly stoned at night
by unknown persons, supposed to be the
negroes. For several nights watching par
ties have been at the house to catch the
peace-disturbers. Last night George W.
Reed, a popular young man of the neigh
oorhood, was among the watchers and
during the evening asked May Estele
Merchant, the 7-year-od daughter OF
Mrs. Mary Merchant, who is housekeeper
for Mr.. Randall, to bring him "a revolver,
which was In the house. The cartridges
had previously been removed by Mr..
Reed, but two had later been inserted by
Mr. Randall, and the former, thinking the
weapon 10 be still empty, pulled the trig-
ger several times. Suddenly an explosion
occurred, and the little girl, who Was
standing near, fell with a 32-calibre bull
let through her head. Medical assistance
was Immediately summoned, but the little
child only lived a few minutes after being
shot, and died without regaining con-
seriousness. The young man is nearly
crazed with grief over the unfortunate
occurrence. AS ii was clearly an acci-
dent, no action will be taken against him.
Memorial-Day was fttingly celebrated
here to-day by Mulligan Post, No. 80, G.
A. r., and the Ladies' National Memorial
Association. A parade of the veterans
was one of the features. A musical pro-
gramme with speech-making, followed
the decoration of the soldiers graves in
the National Cemetery The speaker was
Rev. w. l.. Seabrooke, of Grace Lutheran
church, this city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-31

1t is within the knowledge OF every
body who has information of the condition
Of the various camps to which the volun-
teers have been assigned that the incom-
potency of the administrative depart
ments of the army at those camps is
great and intolerable. No newspaper cor
respondent who desires to stay in camp
can tell the whole truth about this in
competency. The truth only leaks out
through inconspicuous and private chan
nels. The army. If it may be called SO.
is "heinously ill-provided. The New
York Times.
Our New York contemporary puts the
chief blame for This condition of things
at the big camps upon Secretary Alger
and it persistently urges him to resign.
That the facts are as stated by the Times
there can be no doubt, but we are unable
to place the fault. 1t may or may not be
General Ayers. 1t may be that the
heads of the quartermastcr and commits
sary bureauX are incompetent And then
it may be that the whole lot of officials
at Washington have been spending too
much time looking after promotions, APP
pointments, &c. OF course, the war has
Deen on Dut little more IMAM q month,
but the system our government is pro-
ceeding upon is a bad one. 1t would bet
ter have twenty or thirty full regiments,
properly armed and equipped for war,
than two or three times that number
half armed, half uniformed, half starved,
and half furnished with camp equipage.
Heaven help us if we are to invade
Cuba and Porto Rico, and it be found
that the medical department of our army
is no better prepared for the active work
of campaign than the quartermaster
and commissary departments seem to be.
In that case the man responsible for the
ills that will almost surely befall our
men will be blasted by the maledictions
Of the people of this country.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-31
.BoTrLED UP,

The expression bottled up now fire.
quently applied to Cervera's fleet, Is at
tributable TO General Grant. so far II re-
lates TO military affairs
In May. 1864, Ben Butler, at the head
OF 10000 Federal troops, landed at Ber-
muda Hundred. on James river, and adj
vanced upon Richmond and Petersburg.
The Confederates were taken by sur
prise somewhat, and Butler was able TO
push his lines up TO the Richmond and
Petersburg turnpike. He thus got IN
between Richmond and Petersburg. lie
also made some dangerous movements
nearer Petersburg.
Confederate troops were however, sum-
moned from Charleston. s. c., and from
Lees army, and Butler was attacked
near Drewry's Bluff and at Port Wal
thall Station, and was driven back TO
Bermuda Hundred. There he was hem
med In between the James and Apo
mattox rivers and the Confederate lines,
so that he could not move forward, nor
to the right or left. He was, however,
relieved of danger when Grant came
down to Richmond and Petersburg from
Spotsylvania.
Buffers unhappy position on the mar
row neck of land where Bermuda Hun
bred is situated. led Grant to say that
Butler could not have been more effec-
tually disposed Of IF he had been bottled
up"
The expression gained great currency
In those days. and was not calculated to
please Ben Butler. However, Grant
didn't care for that, for he sought the
very first opportunity to rid his army
of Buffers presence.
Butler is chiefly remembered here be- |
cause he started to dig the Dutch Gap |
canal and because Grant truly pictured |
his deplorable plight at Bermuda Hun |
dred by saying he might as well have |
been bottled up.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-31
THE HAWAIIAN RESOLUTION.

For a lorg time it was understood that
Speaker Heed was violently opposed to
the anneTltion of Hawaii, but recently
the annextionists have been claiming
that he has been won over. There have
been various conflicting statements on
this point but now several Washington
specials agree In defining his position
about rs follows: He stands ready to give
the resolstion full right OF way in the
House n it passes the Senate, but is op-
posed 20 sending IT first through the
I. House and forcing II upon the Senate. be-
cause, he contends. It would precipita,s
light that would prolong indefinitely tfe
session, and end probably I'm the whole
mitter finally going over to next winter.
= Ions ilght-a long debate-over the
resolution ought 10 XIII it--tbat is. II the
aisu'annfxaiionists take advantage bf the
opportunity that would be AFFORDED them
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THE GOVERNORS ADDRESS.

The address Of Governor Tyler, made
before the Hollywood Memorial Asso-
citation yesterday afternoon is some
thing more than a euloglum of our
dead. 1t takes account not merely Of
the southern cause and its beloved de-
f,Alers. but deals with the living present,
wien so many of our veterans and sons
Stars and Stripes, and are making com
mon cause with the people against whom
we fought for four years.
For the first time in nearly forty
years. this is united country, and
Governor Tyler well said that 'ff those
brave boys In gray who sleep in Holly
wood were now upon EARTH endued with
the youthful vigor that they once carried
into battle. they would to-day be clad in
blue. and be proudly defending and ad-
vancing the flag that drew their hostile
fire." SO they would Fitz Lee, Joe
Wheeler. M. c. Butler, and other promi-
nent ex-Confederates who are now of the
United STATES army are at once types of
true manhood and representative rebels"
OF tine 1S61-'65 period. And so far from
any suspicion of recussancy attaching to
them and TO us. the people of the North
Of the world, indeed-are today reader
than ever before to listen to our side Of
the story. and TO weigh our claims for an
honorable place in impartial history.
1t seems, as the Governor said, that we
are marching on TO the time when "ros-
terity will realize the part the Confede-
rate soldier played In bringing great
governmental truths to Efe and in teach
ing mankind to cherish defend. and die
for approved guarantees Of a peoples
freedom"
AS an incident OF 1he present era Of
good feeling. Governor Tyler referred to
the recent utterancelof Governor Bush
nell, OF Ohio, who said that mo people
could be more devoted to our country in
these troublous timss than are those of
the sunny Southland" and who also
urged that the captured battle-hags
should be returned TO the South. Our
Governor, howevet. did not attempt to
help out Ohio's Executive with any sug-
gestion as to how the return of the flags
should be made. He, doubtless, holds,
as the Dispateh does, that that is a
matter for the northern people to dis
pose Of without any advice from us; our
part only requiring of us that should the
flags be offeres us in brotherly spirit,
in the very same spirit they ought TO be
accepted and bid away.
of America, will join Governor Tyler in
the sentiment with which he happily
closed his address at Hollywood-~tha |
''the dark cDuds Of passion and the be-
wilderipg fegs Of sectional prejudice may |
no longer obscure the clear vision Of |
truth" and we must also believe with |
him. that 'tghen that day comes
those brave spirits whose mortal dust |
hes sleeping In Hollywood will stand |
forth respondent in the purity of their
motives. and in the herosm Of their
deeds
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-31
Her RpnsOn.

cleveland Plain Dealer)
L tried to like the dance tonight,
But, ah, twas not the same;
The ballroom seemed as gay and bright
Yet when / looked upon the sight
The tears unbidden came.
Just what it was / could not tell:
/ thought of Dick and Jim,
And when the music rose and fell
That lifting waltz we loved so well,
My eyes grew moist and dim.
For Dick is on the southern coast,
He gallops with the guns,
And Jim Is in the mighty host,
Proud Chickamauga's splendid boast
The nations waiting sons.
And as | danced l thought of Jim,
Slow pacing up and down
Amid the mountain shadows grim,
That seemed 10 bend and menace hin
With deep and darksome frown.
And then 1 pictured Richard pacing
Along the gulf-washed shore:
How fares he I'm that sutry place;
What toll and danger must he face?
All will it soon be Ger?
| did not like the dance tonight;
Twas not the dance Of Old;
NV thoughts had taken southern flight,
To those who battle for the right
My partners, true and bold