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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06
LETTER
From Our Regular Corrssp ,ndent }

From Our Regular Corresp ,ndentl
Washington y. C, Jan. l -
Some Of the ablesi men in Con-
gress are carefully wstching the
development Of the European grab
game in China, They have no
particular in whether China is con-
trnlled by Chinese or Europeans,
hut they have deep interest in
the maintenance Of those treaty
rights of the L. s. in Chiaa. which
are now guaranteed by treaty, and
they believe that this government
should notify the powers interested
that it will insist upon the main~
tpnanCe of those treaty rights by
by any power or powers that may
Scquire Chinese territory. So far
nobody hns been able to ascertain
whether this government has taken
any steps looking towards the pres
ervation of our treaty rights, COM
mercial and otherwise, in China.
hut, unless satisfactory information
on the subject shall be obtained be-
fore Congress resssembles, it is
probable that the information will
be promptly called for by q resolu'
ton Of the Senate,
Although President Mckinley
failed to endorse all of Secretary
Cages financial recommendations
in his annual message to Congress
the developments of the week have
, made it apparent that he has M
objection to the active and agrees
i've fight that Secretary Gage il
making in behalf of those recon-
> mendationa. While it is not tru,
: as was reported several days ago
: that Secretary Gage rendered hi
resignation ~ d it was declined, i
is known that he told the Prcsiden
, ne was willing tn resign if his att
, tudo on the financial QUESTION wa
! embarrassing tbs administration
a. d that the President told him il
. fleet to go ahead that he had d,
, compliant to make. This is no
= likely to have any effect upon leg
= islation, but it may have some Of
! feet upon tho attitude OF the silve
q republican senators towards th
administration.
, RepreSenlatively Dingley say
the Ways and Means committe
may report Il bill at this session T.
= refund the bonded debt of the U
: nited States with II per cent. gol,
}! bonds. lie says that the. enact
E ment of such 3 measure into la'
! would save s12, 100000 in intere,
! each year. but admits that tn
chance of such measure 10 q
: through would be very slim, owin
: To the number of men in Congre,
who prefer to have the govern
ment lose that S12O00.OOO a yes
rather than authorize the issue {
gold bonds
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06
Try THB MEMS for FINE JOB PRINTING.
The Toledo Weekly Blade.

Every intelligent family needs in
addition to their local paper, q
good national weekly. The great
est and best known general family
newspaper is the Toledo Weekly
Blade. For thirty years it has
been a regular visitor in every part
OF the Union and liz well known, IN
almost every one Of the 10000 post
Offices in the country. 1t is edited
with reference to a national circu-
lation. 1t is a republican paper,
but men of all politics take it, be-
cause OF its honesty and fairness III
the discussion of all public quests
ions. tbs the favOrite family pa
per, with something for every
member Of the household. Serial
stories, poetry, wit and humor; the
Household department chest in
the world, Young Folks. Sunday
School Lessons, TaImage's Ser
omns, the Question Bureau (Which
answers questions for subscribers,
the News of the Week in complete
form, and other special features.
Specimen copies gladly sent on APP
pIicatlon, and il you will send US a
list of addresses. we will mail n
copy to each. Only 81 year. II
you wish to raise club, write for
terms.
Address THE BLADE.
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06

Great Cures proved by thousands
Of testimonials show that Hoods Sar-
ssparilla possesses power 20 purify,
vitaliza and enrich the blood.
Hoods Pills are the only pills to
be taken with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06

FOR sALE.-In 9th civil dis,
trict OF Biedsoe Co; Z m from Pike
willie, 9 from Dayton; farm, "a acres,
30 acres clear; 300 fruit trees, house
ana barn; 2 springs; Price, $4OO.
Apply a. this office.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06

FOR SALE.-House, barn and
14,4O0 feet of land in Sequachee;
good well. With immediate pos
session, price S40O. Apply at this
office.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06

Isaac NJ. Martin, United States
Marshal, was in town Wednesday.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06

ORDERS taken at this office for
fresh meat. Delivery Saturdays.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06

FOR SALE;-2 story house, barn
and 3 800 #. Of land. Apply to
Thos. H. Hill, this Office.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06
RAILROAD TIME.TABLE.

Miscellaneous Adv't's.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06

Bookkeeping, ShorthRad, TypewritlRE, etc.
The most thorough, PradfieaE and br0grssHUs
schools Of the kind In the world, and the besf
pdfFonfsod ones In the South. Endorsed by bank
ers, merchants ministers and otherA pour
weeks in bookkeeping with us are equal 10
twelve weeks by the Old plan. ]. r. Draughou,
President, IS author Of Draughon's new system
Of bookkeeping, Double Entry Made Easy."
fome study. We have prepared for home
study books on bookkeeping penmanship and
shorthand. Write for price list CLONE STUDY
Extract. PROV. DRAUGHON-I learned book
keeping at home from your books, while hoidinV
= position as night telegraph operator."-C. x
LEFFINoWELL, Boekkeeper for Gerber & Ficka
Wholesale Grocera, South Chicago Ill
lAsaffon khfs babsr uheH pyhfEF.)
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06

Free tultlOH. We give one or more free schot-
arshiPs in every county In the U. S. Write Us.
D,.s4s.. viii accept notes for tuition
SS'stSSeS''' or can deposit money in bank
c. until position Is secured Car
ONoEU"t0oH fare paid. No vacation. Er-
UEaev reasonable ter at any time. Open for both
eoNafffoHs sexes Cheap board. Send fug
Address paAue SS PIsSt q .t I5s3 SsS
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06
Address The BLADE.

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-15
Major C. A. Studer's Opinion.

In recen. letter from Washington, ID. G.,
10 an old friend. Major q. A. studer, for
twenty wears United States Consul at Singa-
PORE. saws. awhile at Des MONIES became
acquainted With hnimen, known "a Cham
berlain's Pain Balm, which / found excel
lent against rheumatism az well rs against
soreness OF the threat and chest (giviag me
much easier bresthing.) had touch OF
pneuu,ouia this week, and two applications
freely applied 70 the throat and chest re-
lieved me Of il at once. / would 10. be
without il for suythinAp
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-15

conviction. and after being kept in the
Old Capitol prison for some months I was
liberated on Sc, 900 ball. The case was
never called again, and l presume the
BAN has expired by limitation. My coun-
sci were Gen. Merrick and John @. Car
Isle. After that trial my nervous system
was a wreck. have never gotten over
it,
How about the testimony of Lewis J.
Weichmanu, capta!n?"
That mans testimony from beginning
to end was outrageously false" said Capt.
Surratt. who proceeded to describe his con-
duct with bitter severity, declaring In con-
clusion that he (SurratO was convinced
that IL he was on his deathbed he would
send for me and ask my forgiveness for the
ruin and trouble he has caused me.
This cost OF my trial about impoverished
me. and / could not have paid for Il had
not two friends in Baltimore sent me
money. I received from them checks for
from 1,00o to 5000 at a time. Ny de-
tectivns had to follow the government de-
tectives all through the North. The lat
ter tore the leaf out of an Albany hotel
register. where l had signed the day before
Lincoln was murdered. But / was able to
secure other registers where had signed
On dates which made my presence In Wash
tngton during those exciting times impos-
sibie. / also summoned many prominent
Citizens OF Elmira, all strong Union men,
whom / had met there. and they testified
to my being in that city on the dates
claimed. My counsel demanded that / gave
them the name OF the Union colonel who
let me into the prison, but refused. It
would have ruined him. although It would
have caused my acquittal. Ny lawyers
threatened to throw UP the case unless
revealed his name, but i declined. Dur
ing the trial Gen. Merrick pointed out TO
me a group Of Jews In the corner OF the
room and asked me If / ever saw them be-
fore. / said I had not. He told me that
they werc going TO swear that they drove
mo into Maryland the morning after Lin
coins death. They were employed by the
government to swear that way. Gen. Msr-
rick went to the National Intellgencer OF
Washington and exposed the entire plot.
The next morning that paper came out and
stated all the facts and the Jews mysteri-
ously disappeared. The government has
taken good care OF Weichmann. He has
held A public ofsice in Philadelphia from the
day of the frat trial until now
Booth lies furied in beautiful Green
woom cemetery in this ctty. and is In the
same grave with his father. mother, two
sisters and brother. HIS famous brother
never entered Washington after Lincoln's
death. No one questions In this city.
where the facts OF the great conspiracy
are better known than anywhere else, but
that Mrs. Surra:t was officially murdered.
Il IL generally believed that John II. Sur
rat had nothing 10 DO with the crime
but 4 Is believed that he was IN the cor
splracy 10 abduct OF the eleven who
were tried. four were hanged. five died
natural deaths and two are ye. alivn--
Springfield Republican.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-15
Kid Gloves.

Well. have you tried pair Of our
Csc Kid Gloves yet? If not. you dome.
know what you are missing. 1t is in
deed a glove we feel proud Of. They
are actually as good as is sold for $780,
Our customers say they are the best
glove for the money they ever had.
All the new shades, 2-ciasp and stitch
ing or plain backs. only Csc. Every
pair fitted and guaranteed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-15

The Seattle Brewing and Mailing Conn
many will be pleased 20 send 20 the frs.
$50 ladies' who send in their names and
addresses. q latest celiuioid diminishing
mirror as souvenir OF their celebrated
Rainier Beer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-15
MOney-Sdyin9 Store
IoOk 49,
Our Monday
Specials.

Real Turkey Red Table Damask, Mon
day I2c yard.
Good White Dotted Swiss Muslin.
Monday Sc yard
Very Heavy Turkish Towels. SKI.
Monday 1oc each. worth isc.
White Bed Spreads. 45c each Mon
day only, full size
Good Apron Ginghams. 3,ac yard
Monday.
White Domet Flannel. Monday sic
yard.
Yard Wide Apron Bingham, with Dor
der at bottom. Monday &c yard.
worth loc.
Best Bleached Fruit Of the Loom
Muslin. sac yard Monday.
pa yards wide Unbleached Sheeting,
Monday l2c yard.
Good Pins. 1c paper Monday.
Best Curling Irons. Sc Monday.
Metal Back Large Dressing Comb. Sc
each.
White Kid Belts. &c each Monday.
Boys Wide-Brim Sun Hats, Sc each
Monday.
Children's Picture Handkerchiefs. %
each.
Children's Wide Brim Sun Hats. satin
ribbon bands. Monday i5c; good at Csc.
Infants Black Hose Supporters. Sc
pair Monday.
Infants Back Wool Hose Sc pair
Monday.
Coates Best Crochet Cotton. white
or colors. 212c spool.
Ladies Rough and Ready Sailors. new
shapes. all colors, SO each.
Mems Heavy Dark Working Shirts,
37i2c, worth seizc each.
Mems Heavy Seamless Sox, Sc pair:
not trash.
Mems Fine White Muslin Night
Gowns, heavily embroidered fronts.
Monday 4sc; good value at 75c.
Boys Heavy Dark Colored Sweaters,
striped collars. Monday sec.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-15
Special Sale Of
Dress Goods,

We are on the war path in the Dress
Goods stock. They mist move fast for
the next week, as we need room for our
new Wash Goods. We have marked
down all our 35c and 31t5c Dress Goods
10 25c 10 close them out
Special values at 10c and f5c yard.
Atwood ss-inch wide Serges. go
yard. worth Soc.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-15
just Arrived New GCOdS

We have just received an immense
i,ne of new Wash Goods in Dimities.
Mulis, Cordineites, SILK Stripe Eta
mines. Lawns. Cal!eoes. all marked
away down.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
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Sanford. MAY lS Milton Anderson Of
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS.
Religious.

AnJovcr. June 7-S-Oxfor1 Congrega-
tondl Conference.
North LiVermorc. June S-OXford Bap-
fist Quarterly Meeting.
Dover, June 7-9-State Universalist Con-
Vcntion.
Lubcc, June 9-1l-New England Chris
tian Convention.
Old Orchard, July 2-l1-NeW England
Adventists Meetings.
Old Orchard, July 21-Young Woman S
Christian Association
Old Orchard, July 27-Aug. 9-Dr. Bates
Pentecostal Meetings.
Northport. July 3l-Aug. 13-Summcr
School for Sunday School Teachers.
Old Orchard. Aug. l2-22-Christian AL
lance Meetings.
Educational.
Bethel. May 27-2s-oxforl Teachers As
Fryeburs, Aug thautauqua As
semOy.
East Fairfield. Aug. 2-9-AnnuaI Good
VIII Assembly at Good VIII Pines.
Temperance.
Watervile June l-2-Kcnnebcc W. G. T.
L. Convention.
West Eden. June 2IFancock District
Lodge Good Templars
Island Falls. June S-9-ArooSt0ek W. G.
r. L. Convention.
Perham. June 13-Aroostook District
Lodge Good Templars.
Freedom, May 3l-Waldo Pomona
Grange.
Leeds, june 1-Androscogg:n Pomona
Dexior. May 2s-Penobscot Pomona
Albany, June 7--Oxford Pomona Grange.
Bingham. june "A Somerset Pomona
Grange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28

The Washington county confer ci'se
of the Congregational churches VIII DC
held in the Congregational church az
East Machias on June It'll and Sth.
Rev. c. H. Nightingale, who grad
yates in June from the Newton heo-
logical Seminary has received can
from the Chestnut street BaptiS'
church. Camden, to become its pastor
Rev c. e. Woodcock, pastor OF the
Free Baptist church, Ellsworth, VIII
probably after June LIST visit different
towns in the county, preaching uhoer
the direction of the State agent.
At the annual meeting of the Con-
gregati0nal parish, Waldoboro, II was
unanimously voted to ask the pastor
Rev. Mr.. McCallum to remain another
| year
| Rev FIR. McGrath, one of the lte-
demptorst priests who conducted the
mission in St. Mary's Catholic church'
Bangor, several weeks ago, is leading
G similar mission in st. Teresa $
church, South Brewer.
The Free Baptist society in Fort
Fairfield is meeting success in their cf-
forts to obtain money for the build
ing Of their new church, $500 being re-
ceived in one place.
The four large mural paintings IN
the new Universalist church at san
gerville represents respectively. "Fath-
erhood," Motherhood" childhood.
and the last magnificent design orig
mated by Mr. Harry Cochpane, repre-
senting the past. present and future.
The idea inaugurated in Foxcrofi
Congregat ional church by Rev. Nor
man Mckinnon, of studying the New
Testament with modern helps. in a
class has proved so successful that
the Old Testament books are 10 be
studied in the same way.
The Christian Mirror thinks thai
probably there is no state in the union
where 50 small a proportion of the
religious people are members of The
lchurch as our own state of Maine an(
considers some of the methods o
joining the church to he largely re-
lsponsible for the paucity of additions
At the Free Baptist church. Rock
land, Sunday, six candidates were
baptized and received into the church
Rev w. l.. Nickerson closed his pas
to1ate Sunday but will continue L
preach for several weeks. The churcf
desired him to remain longer but he
felt that the climate was not the hes
for his health.
Mr.. Moody the evangelist, issues .
leah for Christian lahorers to perform
work among our soldiers, similar /,
that performed by the Christian com
mission during the Civil War. Som'
people in Harrisburg have subscribed
$3.50 with which TO send Bibles ane
Testaments to the camp at Tampa
The students al Northleld have sub
scribed SIS. Money sent to Mr.. Mood,
will be strictly devoted to this puf
pose. 1t is stated that there are eighty
military posts in the country and tina
fifty of them are without chaplains
A committee of ministers has put thi!
matter before the secretary of war. il
the hope that it Will receive immediate
attention.
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Church and Pastor.

The Congregational society of Dex-
ter, is free from debt.
a bell has been ordered for the
Methodist church at New Harbor.
At the South Berwick church four
persons We're baptized May -.
There We're two baptisms at the
Methodist church, Guilford, on a re-
cent Sunday.
Sunday morning nine were received
into membership at the Congregational
church, Bethel.
The Free Baptist church at Mars Hill
is nearly ready for the plastering and
will be speedily finished.
Rev. NJ. f. Hill preached his fare
we'll sermon in the Bridgewater Metho-
dist church last Sunday afternoon.
Hiram H. Fogg of Bangor, has pre-
scented the First Parish church in that
city with fine piano.
In the Fort Fairfield Free Baptist
church Sunday school. the first Sunday
in each month is devoted to the study
of temperance
The book committee of the Elm
street Sunday school, Bucksport, will
add about $3.50 worth of books to the
library.
Nine candidates are awaiting bap-
usm in the Warren Baptist church,
Rev. Herbert f. Thayer, pastor
George Augustus French, who grad
uated recently, from the seminary in
Bangor, has begun his duties as pastor
at Brooksville.
Steuben people have been the re-
cipients recently of carpet and
cushions for their church, sent by
Henry ID. Moore of Philadelphia
All Corinna bicyclists have been in
vited to wheel into line to organize q
class in the recently started Sunday
school of the Corinna Christian church.
Work will soon be commenced on the
founda ton of the Free Baptist church
edifice at Fort Fairfield and will be
pushed as rapidly as possible
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Born.

CUMBERLAND.
liarriSon-May r. to the wife of Walter
burlington, daughter.
HANCOCK
Cranberry Islc-May 10. to the wife of
Mr.. Arno u. Stanley. n SON
Stonington-May IS, to the wife of Mr..
John +. Gross, a son.
LINCOLN.
Waldoboro-May a. to the wife of Mr..
Thos. f. Dreamer. a daughter.
KNOX
Rockland-May 1G, to the wife of Mr.
Chas. f. Daley, n daughter; Nav 20. 10
the wife of Mr.. Sylvester Q. Thorndike.
a son,
South Rumford-May "A, to the wife Of
w IMAM Freeman, daughter: to the
wiie of Sammie Thurstnn, a son.
Rumford Falis-May IS. to the wife of
John Longley, a daughter
PISCATAQUIS.
Gulford-May 10, to the wife of Albert
COnnor. son.
Henderson-May 49, to the wife of Mr.
Ed White. daughter.
Sebec-May 10. to the wife of Charles
Hassell, a daughter.
WASHINGTON.
Eastport-May II, to the wife of George
:: ! ouhtaln a daughter; May r. to the
VINE OIL calvin Pen6Ieton, "A son: Nav l6
TO the wife OF Dapiel Higgins, a son.
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Fired at Random.
ev. do YOU recollect

Eucu dI udUuUuIs
say, Tuggy, do you recollect
De time O "a,
When we went out, y'know, an wrecked
Tree dozen ears or more?
We loosed de brakes an spiked de frogs
An trun de mainline switch,
An set a fiat o. walnut logs
To send 'em in de ditch.
An Tuggy, don't y'know de boy,
DE purity boy in blue.
Dat sized up like a Christmas toy
Alongside me an you
De one was walkin' down de yard
Dat burnin' summer day
A little dude dey'd put on guard
To keep us mugs away?
We didn't like de way he walked,
So graceful and so trim,
So JUS for luck we took an socKed
A couplin' pin at him.
A yard away from him it hit,
But still he never stirred
We thought we'd git Il scrap lof H.
He didn't say word.
We knowed, O. course he was afraid;
1t made us bilin' den,
To see a dude out on parade
A-watchin' over men;
An SO we cussed him good an nara,
We called him "scab' an cur
He KEEP right on a-walkin guard
Dere on de StOckyaru spur.
De way he acted made us sick,
But den it wouldn't pay
He wasn't big enough to lick,
An so we went away;
We cussed de whole milishy for
A dirty, coward lot;
You betcher life dat we was sore
An sweatin', tightin' hot.
We swore de next time dat we see
Dat baby boy we'd break
His mug III two, or mebbe tree.
JUS for de OF strikes sake;
Wherever one of US should run
| Agin dat purity guard
We'd walk up to him jus for fun
| An smash him good an hard.
Well. Tuggy. | owes you de beer;
| Today | seen dat dude,
An didn't bust him in de ear.
| AS | had said | would;
stood dere crazy i'll de crowd,
An when he come along
| | geared my voice up high an loud
| An cheered him good an strong.
JUS t'ink of it. I stood derc in
De street an waved me lid,
| Forgettin' of de coupln' pin
| I'd sockcd at dat same kid;
| An Tuggy listen while | tell
About it all: / wish
To die right here if | don't yell
"Iiurrah for de milish.
Twas down here on de avenoe;
| hears ban a-play'n'
| An some one says: "Dcy'rc off to do
| DER little spiel wit Spain
| looks. an comm near an near.
| l sees a long, blue line,
| An music sof' an sweet an clear,
De Girl | LEI Benin
An on bot sides de people pressed
De women, men, an kids.
An all a-yellin at dere best
| An wavin' of der lids.
An sometimes one a-chasin in
De line as it went by
To say las BODILY agin
| An kiss some marchin' guy.
"Dere's Jimmy" mebbe one nd say.
An one a little chap.
Jumps up an down an hollers, Hey,
Look, Billy. dere'S me pap!
An eV'ry one dat | can see
Knowed some one wit gun,
An yelled at him. Yes, all but me
| didn't know d one.
An Tuggy, don't y'know, | fought
Ia give me bloomin eyes
If dere was some one in de lot
| Dat | could recognize,
Some one dat had knowed afore,
Some one dat ! could place;
Some one to make me whoop an roar
| An den | seen his face.
Yes, it was him-dat boy in blue
| We cuSsed our level best.
In dem oil strike days-mc an you
A-marchin' wit de rest,
He held his gun so straight an proud
An as he hustled by
He kind o looked into de crowd,
An den he caught my eye.
An say, feelin sonnet in new