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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02

in the house might hjge seen us and
been aware of our approach"
"You are right: never thought of
that. Henceforth I'm going to hold my
tongue and act only as you direct" said
DR.. Lampkin.
Wen go to the end of the block, and
cross over" Hendricks returned. His
brow was wrinkled and the doctor saw
that he was inwaidly disappointed
about something. They had reached
the end of the block and crossed over
before Hendricks SPOKE again: 81 may
be sadly mistaken, but am afraid we
are on a wild-goose chase. The house
looks like the respectable home of mid
dle-class people. lit had been a lodg-
ing house, or CHEAP boarding place, the
outlook would have been more encour-
aging"
"How do you know it isn't one or the
other?" asked the Doctor.
Door plate, for one thing; and then
it is too clean" wts the reply, just as
they reached the steps. "Now Wen see
what name is on the plate. By Jove!
hang me if it isn'tChampney! don't
like things that lock so easy"
A servant girl answered the ring.
"Does Frederick Champney live
here?" asked the objective.
The girl stared foran instant in sur
prise, then she recovered herself with
start, as if she hal suddenly recol-
lcctcd something.
"Oh, I suppose you're the teacher"
she said. "He is upsairs, O-studyin'
bis lessons. III call him"
Hendricks bowed.
wen wait for him il the parlor," he
said, glancing into a rom on the right
of the hall.
every well, sir. IIe'llbs right down. ="
The girl closed the outside door, and
went up the stairs Ir. Lampllin sat
down, watching his cmpanion's face
curiously. Hendricks emaiued stand
ing where he could observe the stairs
through the half-opep door, He bent
towards the doctor.
"Tll do the talking. t is well that she
/ takes us for some on he is waiting
for. 1t may throw hin off his guard,
unless he suspccts-Ihng it! l feel as
if ought to have goneup to his room. "
lie put his hand inb his sack coat
pocket, and, with a cautious look into
the hall, drew out a rev'lver and handed
it to Lampkin. Hid it, but have it
ready to draw Reminder, we don't
know what sort of MAJ we are going to
meet, nor his humor. Let me manage
him, but if he should lappen to get the
drop on me, come to ny assistance"
! "All right" repliedthe doctor. "You
can depend on me-"
Hendricks took another look into the
hall.
81 hadn't the slightest idea we should
run up on this" nc said 81 told you ]
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02

The best kind of starch to use for
ktiffening laces, handkerchiefs, wash
ing silks, or any other thin fabric is
made with gum arabic. Put an ounce
Of gurn arabic into a bottle and pour
over il cup of cold water, and place it
over the fire until the gum is dissolved;
then strain it through fine sieve or a
piece Of cheesecloth into another bottle.
When il is cold add to il half a gill Of
alcohol and il will be ready 10 use when
needed. For dainty laces half a tea
spoonful of the starch mixed with a
half cupfII Of water will give ample
stiffness. Larger amounts should be
added according TO the nature Of the
different fabrics.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02
SequaChee Valley News.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
.-SEQUACHEE, TENNESSEE
AN OLD LETTER.


To-day found a letter dim with age
Yet breathing hope and trust in every
lire,
And bearing on its blurred and yellow page
A token of thy faith, o friend of mine!
Strong in its deathless love each tender
word
Stirred my heart-depths with a mysteri-
Gus spell,
Vague as the first sweet notes of spring
time, heard
In some secluded dell.
And then I walked in dreams o friend Of
mine,
Across the grave Of long-forgotten
once more my longing eyes looked into
thine,
Dimmed with the mist of sad, rcgretrul
tears;
Then swift from happy summer fields we're
blown
The mystic songs that love and sorrow
knew,
The while thy soft warm fingers clasped
In welcome fond and true.
/ saw the crimson light of morning shine
Across the valley and the lonesome plain,
As thus at last we stood, o friend of mine.
Then suddenly world grew dark
Fer old mad dreams by fevered longings
wrought
Swept their strange shadows DER the
dawning day,
And the white meadowlands of peace !
sought
Faded in gloom away.
A mournful thought, yet sweet, o friend
of mine,
That In land beyond the ocean-wave
The same blue skies that bend above me
shine
Upon. thy lonely grave!
Adelaide d. Rollston, in Golfers Week.
IL
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02
From Clue to Climax.
BY WILL N. HARBEN.
copyright 1906. by J. B. Lpplncott Col
CHAPTER XV.-CoNTrNUEp.


1t was perfectly evident, said Hen
bricks. / could see indications of its
having been regummed and resealed. 1t
is almost impossible to put paste on an
envelope as smoothly by hand as it is
done by machine"
80 you thought" began WILDLY.
"That when the individual who had
written my mother under the name of
Frederick Champney had received the
letter coming on the heels of my tele-
gram, his first impulse was to return it
unopened, being afraid the reception Of
it would tend to show his whereabouts.
But, being curious to know what had
to say, he first opened it, read it, and
then sealed and returned it. Not bad
idea, eh?''
WILDLY nodded. at failed, however,
to take you in"
"And, moreover, it put me on to sub
stantial clew. See, here are the two
envelopes side by side-the one adj
dressed to my mother and the other to
Mr.. Strong. Now for points of re-
semblance. The handwriting, though
disguised, is the same; the ink under a
glass shows the same crystal forma-
tiOns; the two letters were sent from
the same postal station in New York;
and, though the color and quality of
each envelope arc different, yet under
the flaps, in raised letters, are the names
of the same retail dealers in New York
See-Ramage & Co., Stationers, East
Fourteenth street. The two envelopes
were purchased at the same shop" :
But" said WILDLY, doesn't it strike
you that it is rather an unnatural thing
for a man guilty of murder to do--to
openly write to the mother of detective
to get his address,"
people guilty of crime will do the
most foolish things in the world" Hen
bricks answered; but have to resort
to nyS'own vanity to account for his
having done as he did. fiatter myself
that he knew something of my skill in
in detecting crime, and once he found
himself guilty he regarded me as the
man he had the most to fear. He dis
covered, as his note to my mother
shows, that I was out of town. That
made him uneasy. The thought
troubled him somuch that he simply had
TO satisfy his mind on that point. lie
supposed his little game with my
mother would succeed, and that she
would think no more about it after re
plying TO his note"
"Ah, yes" exclaimed Miss Delmar
"and when he got your letter and tele
gram il must have frightened him tc
find himself in direct correspondence
with the man, of all others, he was mos
anxious to avoid"
Exactly" the detective agreed; "anI
IshalI lose nothing by what he has done
for his letter shows me where to lool
for him. He is in New York, and hai
been there ever since he committed th'
murder and scattered these notes ahou
town. They were designed 10 make III
think the murderer lived here
But" said Miss Delmar surely yol
have overlooked the fact that Nh
Roundtree has received warning sine
then. and that Mrs. Walters has Eeei
shot at by the man himself?"
Hendricks looked a little embarrassed
Il can't explain that now" he said
s.but I know whereof I speak. He is !
New York. am going there tonight
aud shall 10 my best 20 lift the clou
from over your two heads. II fail,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02

without a touch of the robin redbreast
hue.
The most brilliant scarlet satin is
used in neckwear, and you can scarcely
have too many or too vivid combna'
tions One of the showiest of these con-
sists of a plain red satin stock with a
red satin bow in front. Back of the silk
loops are three SNOWY loops of white
embroidery with a brightred satin bow
to set them off At the back there is
another red satin bow, backed by white
embroidered ends.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02
CHAPTER XVI.


In the afternoon two days later, Hen
bricks called at the office of Dr. Lamp
kin in New York. lie was shown into
an antcroom where half a dozen pa
tients sat in arrow against the wall, each
awaiting his turn. Hendricks sat down
at the end of the row, crossed his legs
and soon became deeply absorbed in
thought.
Presently he heard a cough, and,
looking up, saw the doctor beckoning
to him from the Office door Hendricks
rose and went in:
DR.. Lamplin was laughing heartily,
"You don't know how comical you
looked" he said. "You were sitting be-
side the worst old morphine reprobatc
in New York. lie had sleepy stare in
his eyes, and with yours you were try
ing to dig an idea out of spot in the
carpet Why didn't you come right in?
If you had only sent up your name, you
need not have waited a minute"
Il didn't want to get in ahead of
anybody" replied the detective, with a
good-natured smile. 81 thought I'd take
my turn, and get you to focus some Of
your magic on me-"
"What is your complaint"
stupidity. l understand you can
cure great many mental troubles"
"How does the disease affect you?'
"Keeps me from attending to busi-
ness. 7 am continually chasing fancies
which lead nowhere. But, jokes aside,
| want you for awhile this afternoon, if
you can get off"
'I'm at your service"
But the-these patients?'
"Oh, my assistant can dispose of them
easily. Business is very light to-day.
Besides / am dying to do something in
the Strong case. The truth is, want to
help that young man out took great
liking to him the night saw him lying
there helpless, going through that
bloody role. And his girl-Miss Del
mar-did you ever see her?"
"You know l know her. What are
you talking about?"
That's fact. I'd forgotten. She is
simply lovely; and admire her pluck
| I'd like to thrash that father of hers
But what do you propose?'
"Have you found out anything about
a hypnotist answering the description
have given you of our man2"
"Not a thing, so far, but l don't de
spair of doing so soon. But what are
we going to do to-day"
q want you TO go over TO Brooklyn
with me. l think the only thing now is
to find out how the fellow used that adj
dress"
Perhaps he lives there"
Hardly likely; but We shall Gee"
In Is minutes the two men were OF
the bridge cars, crossing the river tC
BROOKLYN. Reaching the other side
they continued on the elevated road L
/ Union street, where they alighted
Then they walked along tie pavement
looking at the numbers On the plat,
glass over the doors.
"By Jove! there you are-directly op
posite," exclaimed Dr. Lamplin
That's 234, and no mista5e about Il
Now for an interesting climax or ;
downright failure" And h. started Z,
cross the street
"Stop, d-u it," cried Hendricks
looking straight ahead of hin and walk
ing on. Come along"
whats the matter?" asl,,d the doc
tor, in a low tone, as he caught up witt
his companion.
} Nothing serious: no harm lone; bu
we must approach the plae more
/ more casually, so to speak, tan that
!. / Suppose We had crossed there some on
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02
o BIZ Continued
HE LISPED.
Which Made It DImcuIt TO Under
stand Him.

stand Him.
A butcher residing in a country town
was afflicted with terrible lisp. One
sale day, being suddenly seized with ar
inspiration to raise his own pork, he in
vested in a few pigs; but having no
place ready for their immediate occu-
patton, he called upon a neighbor whom
he knew had an empty sty.
81 thay, old man." he began, 81 have
iutht bought few pigth. Could you
lend me your thty."
Certainly, if it is of any use. But
how many pigs have you? The sty is
none too large"
"Oh, only two thowth and pigth.'
1.-TWO thousand pigs! Good gracious!
It wouldn't hold 2OO!"
ST did not thay two thowthnnd pigth.
I thcd two thow tn and pigth!"
YES, hear; and itwon't take quar-
ter of them. It's no use"
"You don't understand me, - said the
lpoor fellow. q do not mean two thow-
hand pigth; 1 mean two thowth and
rgth."
"WeT, you couldn't get 20 in; 81
thre!"
I don't want to-" exclaimed the lisp.
cr, 'xcitcdly. There are not two thow
thaid pigth, but two thowth and Pigth'
! (Fesiculating)-'two thowth and
| pigtL ] tell you!" Aud so he kept on Is
vain; until at last a happy thought
struel him. Il did not mean two
thowtand pigth, but two thowth cnC
two pirth!"
He get the sty-Answers.
II Is said in New England that Bath
F Ne, has more smokers than any othel
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02

The BUTTERFLY GIRL IN CHALLIE.
any challie that will wash. 1t does not
necessarily mean the imported goods,
but rather fne, firm, solid colored ma
terial that launders perfectly.
The skirt can be laid in double-boN
pldits, front and back, and over the
challie dress the little maid wears a
white-lawn yoke or collarette, which is
put on after the dress is buttoned.
This can be done up as often as it is
goiled.
Very high boots are worn to guard
against thistles and dew,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02

There is a tendency among architects
10 revive the old-tims door knocker
Quite o number Of new aud costly pri-
vate residences. in New York are dec
Grated with these ancient signals foI
almisElon.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02

ANY color at all as long as it's red,
is the color that SUITS me best" sang
Eugene Field. And the same theme IL
echoed by many tastefully dressed
women who find no toilette complete
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02
THE BUTTERFLY BABY.
a PIayday Design OF the Mother Hub
bard Pattern for the Bright
Little Miss of Six,

The Mother Hubbard dress Of figured
French challie makes a very useful
playground article for a young child.
French challic, it may be remarked, is
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02

There is @ bill before the South Caro-
Ina legislature which requires drivers
Of vehil.is 10 SO to the right
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02
THE SCARLET STOCK.

A Most SNOWY Yet Very Ch"rr1inn
Combination in bright Scarlet
SILK aud white Embroidery
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-06-02

II is said in New England that Bath,
Ne, has more smokers than any other
town Of similar size In that country.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-07

IN Il navy because no has failed to make
a living on lard and who is content with
little money and regular rations. This Is
not always tho case, for Jack is often ex-
ceedingly practical He is in the navy
just as men 60 into other trades, and in
many instances he carries ashore more
money after a three years term of service
than the average day laboring landsman
accumulates in tho course of a lifetime.
There arc many methods of making
money aboard ship. lust now, of course,
the quickest and easiest is that CT taking
prizes, for every MAI Jack of the crew has
a share in whatever prizes gre captured by
bis ship. The prize money is also distrib-
uted among tho crews of all warships in
sight at the time Of capture. In such in
stances as that of tho capture Of the Span
ish liner Catalina Ey tho Detroit the sum
which zach man viii receive will be d tidy
little addition to tho credit side of his &c
count on the purscr's books. as tho steam
er and cargo were worth nearly $500, 900,
and tho Detroit made the capture single
handed.
But, leaving prize money out of the
question, tho industrious Jack Tar can add
to his wages III many ways. The mess cook
who prepares all tho dishes from tho COM
muted ratiens. although he may receive
only $40 or s22 a month from the govern
nsent, makes enough extra to moro than
double his pay. Many Of these men do
velop into surprisingly good cooks and as
such are eagerly sought after by the "ca-
~terers'' of mcsscs. They can easily save
tkrea.fourths of their salary end in hun
dreds of cases are paid eff at the end of
three years with more than 81 ,000, a show
ing which is not often made by men of
their standing in civil life.
The natty uniform in which Jack APP
pears on shore is never from the stock of
tho paymaster ON board ship. Ready made
uniforms are served cut to those who de-
sire them, but they arc rather Ill fitting
affairs, and after a MAJ has passed the re-
cruit stage and begins to "draw his pay
he invariably has his clothes made by one
Of tho innurerahle taiIors en- his vessel.
On almost every vessel there are from
six to O dozen men who in leisure mo-
lnents ply their trades. and it is a well
known fact that not even tho best tailors
ashore can give to a hluejacket suit that
swing and flow that are characteristic of a
tree sailors ssrig."
These tailoTs arc the most prosperous of
a t6O OAtlA 1LOLSy id0hilS q * 81
ship. and soEao of them add as much as
$50 per month to their wages. Many of
these men have been known to leave a
vessel at the end of a three years cruise
with from 81 ,5o0 to 81, 500 clear money.
Another lucrative business which is
sometimes, but not always. added to that
of the tailor is capmaking. As in the case
of the clothing served out by the govern
o~% H. 11l- ,~r.1o ao~c - hut rnoH
affairs indeed in tho eyes Of tie we'll
trimmed sailor, and nearly all the caps,
especially those intended to be worn on
shore leave, are made: by the makers of
caps on board.
The Crossus of the crew, however, Is
the ships barber. This was at one lime q
regular rating in the service, but was
abolished, and now the Office is usually
E
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-07
THE WAR GENIUS
Science Invents Schemes Of
Wholesale Slaughter and
Destruction.
HAzlKS COMBINATION WARsHIp
Tesla Says That He Can Blow
Up Battleships by Elec-
tficity--Mars May Be
at Our Mercy.
HAXlK'S COMBINATION WARSHIp

Mr.. Maxim of gun fame his devised .
warship for coast defense which embodies
tho principles of the ram Katahdin, the
best type of the monitor and the whaie-
bach. Mr.. Maxim says: II think the best
vessels for us to build for defensive pur-
poses would be of about 2 1000 or 3, 900 ions
burden. 1t should BIO possible to sink them
SO low in tho water that only an armored
turtle back would appear above the surface
when going into action. AT other times
ii. o., when cruising from port to port
they could ride much higher out of the
water. They should be provided with very
powerful engines, operating twin screws
and, if possible, should use petroleum for
fuel. They should be formed as / have
sketohed, so that they will present but a
moderate target to the enemy, with all
vital parts protected by the defective SUR
face of the armored turtle back. Their
principal armament should consist Of q
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-07

RON OF THE NAVAL HOSPITAL, BROOKLYN.
tertaining and Instructive, besides papers
and magazines. The latter the Jackies
like to look at, but they pay no attention
to the books. They would rather stick to
their smoking room. Combine the two?
No, I guess not. We can't have the smell
of tobacco all over the hospital"
The operating room is called by the sur
geons one Of the finest in the country. 1t
is larger than usual, and, no clinics being
held in it, it has not the amphitheaters
which always accompany the operating
rooms of the civil hospitals. At least
three and perhaps more surgeons can
work in the room at once. There is an
electric elevator in tho corridor which
leads to the operating room. In the main
building are small laboratories, chemical
and archaeological, but the large hospital
laboratory is in an outside building. Here
all kinds of experiments are made i'm
portant to the medical world, civil as we'll
as military and naval.
In the hospital now are about IS pa
tients, including two of the Names VIC
tins. One of them, Wilbur, lost a brother
in the explosion. To care for these the
hospital has 20 or 80 employees, besides a
HcQiO QA1CCtCk O1 IL navy ia tAdlS0
and his three assistants. The enlisted men
and the officers have separate rooms or
suits, which correspond to the private
rooms Of the civil hospitals.
No matter how clean, bright and airy a
hospital is Kept it is impossible to divest
1t of the grewsome aspect of disease. This
somber feeling is heightened a hundred
- ~,L~- E~~slozH xha h.--fk1 ,orxrr
or vault, there is a graveyard attached.
Tho cemetery Of the Naval hospital, which
has been in use as long as the hospital it
self, is cast of the hospital and hidden
from 1t By the high brick wall which sur
rounds the whole of the land sides of the
navy yard. Looking out from the rear of
the hospital all that Is seen is a barren
waste, blocked IN the farther side by this
wall. Mercifully the brick interposes be-
tween the present and the possible future
of tho patients.
The graveyard itself is well kept, but
the fence which divides it from the scrap
iron yard on the other side is of iron pal
ings, which keep out neither sight nor
sound, nor, it may be added, desecrating
boys.
Here in the sandy loan below the
~springing grass was laid away a few days
ago an unknown body of one of the
Maine's men. All the patients in the hos
pital who could get out were gathered
about the grave and heard the chaplain
read the burial service, but because it
could not be determined whether the man
was a bluejacket or q marine no bugle
was blown, no volley was fired. 1t was
not the burial of a soldier or a sailor,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-07
AN HURRAH BY DEAF MUTEs.
Anti-Spnntsh Demonstration By Gal
luud~t Stndemta.

A Washington ID. C.) special april %
says: Although the Students of Gallaudet
College are enarly all deaf and dumb,
they enjoyed a demonstration last night
against Spain and manifested their pa
triotism with shrieks and yells. After the
return Of the baseball team from Balti-
more, the students gathered. around a
stuffed figure. labeled Sagasta, and held
a wal dance. The Spanish flag was trail
ed in the dust and the figure OF Sagasta
was finally placed on q bonfire and
burned.
BY almost superhuman efforts many Of
the students made themselves heard and
cried: ssDoWn with Spain, Hurrah for
the United States and Viva Cuba Libre."
Others. who coud not talk made hoarse
erowls and stitied cries, while the rsmain
der waved their arms, and talked with
their fingers. Altogether the celebration
was very effective.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-07

or. AS he ran up and down the shore be
looked again and again far out on the roll
ing sea- Suddenly there appeared q form
upon the crest Of a billow, and at his very
feet the waves tenderly deposited the life
loss body of his mother. Though d child
that he was, be kneeled on the sands and
took an oath to ayenge her death.
Donsa-wauk, now 81 years Of age.j is liv-
ing today in the Indian village at Sitka.
When be heard of the tragedy ON the trail.
he exclaimed, 1.-THE son of Il-la-hie shall
not lie as food for the crowsi" Ard,
taking a small com pany of indians, no
rescued the body and gave it burial. after
the fashion Of his tribe, by Wrapping it in
skins and placing it in a covered canoe
hung Oh poles.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-07

held by a landsman. The holder of this
valuable privilege is excused from nearly
ell duty and is allowed some little unused
corner about tho deck where he can set
up a couple Of chairs.
In a crew of 500 men he is sure to have
couple of h1nGred customers. His rates
are 80 cents n month for two shaves a
week and a hair cut once a month. There
is also about SO per month received from,
each customer among the officers. SO that
a barber on the average man-of-war re-,
ceives from $40 to 500 per month to 10
added to his official salary Of SIG.
Then there are tho lanyard knitters, tho
tattooing artists" the hammock wash
ers, the makers of "ditty boxes and the
cobblers, all of whom ply their various
trades during spare time and add to their
monthly wages until they have incomes
which many a 1andsman would envy.