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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01
BILLY TOOK 1T UP AND SHOOK
OUT THE CRACKERS.

and the faster I went, the harder they
popped. Then air at once 1 saw what
to do, and I pulled off my jacket and
threw it on the grass. Luckily it was
my jacket, and not my trouser-pocketi
Billy took it up and shook out the
crackers, and then he turned out the
pocket, but there wasn't much left to
turn. 1t was just black rag. and it
dropped into little pieces. Then there
was big piece that looked as if it lad
once been white, and that, they said,
was my handkerchief, but I should
never have known it
Well, of course they all laughed at
me a good deal, but 1 didn't mind
much, for it really was very funny,
suppose; but my advice to other boys
is: Don't carry crackers in your pock-
ct, and if you do. don't put a lighted
slow-match in with themI
Laura z. Richards.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01
AN EPISODE OF THE FOURTH.

Oh, yes, we had a glorious time, Of
course. We always do. We didn't be-
gin firing till O'Clock, partly because
it wakes people up, and partly because
it is so silly to use up all your crack
ers before breakfast, as some boys do,
and have none for the rest of the day,
and have everyone to think you a null
sance beside.
We had a good lot of crackers, and
my horn was almost the biggest size
there is, though papa did say it was a
pity I didn't get fog-horn. I am not
sure whether he was in earnest, how
ever; he isn't always.
We had no accidents; that is, moth
ing to speak of. Polly burned two or
three of her fingers a little, but we
made that all right with soda and a
rag, and she never cried a bit; but
there was an episode, and it happened
to me. This was the way it happened.
1 wanted both my hands to use, and
I had a piece of punk in one Of them,
and there was no place to lay it down,
and everybody else's hands were full.
too, so well, 1 just put it into my
pocket for a minute. 1t was lighted.
but I didn't think it would do any
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

The car, as reported by Mr.. Stead,
likes the United States aad admires
the principle Of united sovereign states
conducting their affairs peacefully
without standing armies" The prin-
ciple is an admirable one and it is bare
,ly possible Europe may apply it some
of these days. But when the United
States of Europe copyright by Mr.
.Stead) get that far along it is more
than probable there will be a number
OF thrones sent to the historical lum-
ber-room. That is result of the reali-
cation Of Mr.. Stead's dream which he
has probably not mentioned to his au-
gust friend, the car.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

Why have Irishmen grown content
to remain in their native land? Why
has their demand for separation from
Great Britain weakened? Why has
the record of political and agrarian
crime fallen below that Of England it,
self? Chiefly because parliament has
made timely or belated concessions to
justice Recent legislation has made
it possible for the peasant to acquire
a title to the land he cultivates, and
has given him a voice in the local gov
eminent The hard technical claim Of
the landlords vested rights has been
qualified in the interests Of reason and
humanity The methods Of peaceful
agitation, although sullied by hysteri-
cal passion, have won more than a GEN.
tury's outbreaks Of violence.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

The governor of a state is said to
have declared his intention to PARDON
or parole all convicts in the peniten-
tiary who have consumption, his argu-
ment being that the disease is conta-
gious and the other prisoners might
catch it. If this is so the action of the
governor must be characterized as IN
wise and illogical. Sanitarians tell US
there is almost no danger Of the spread
Of consumption if proper care is taken
TO disinfect and destroy the expector-
ated matters. This can be done per-
fectly in prisons, where discipline Is
absolute, but would probably not be
done by the patient in his own home
So the governor lets the consumptive
out of the penitentiary, where the
health of convicts only is endangered,
and where the danger of contagion can
ne reduced to a minimum, and sends
him out into the world to scatter
broadcast among innocent and law
abiding people the seeds Of this terri
BILE disease
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01
Counted Him.

81 am taking a religious census for
our church. said the young woman at
the door. 81 don't expect to live here
any longer than this week. said the
man who had answered the bell. "Oh,
well, that makes no difference. III
take your name, anyhow. The one who
brings in the biggest list gets the
prize. Journal.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01
LOUIE'S FOURTH WITH "OLD
ARIZONY."
-Peresis Gardiner.

1t was nearly noon when 'old
Arizony," coming down from his camp
for bucket of milk, found lonesome
little boy standing guard on the door
step while mamma was resting within.
''An' so you amt at the picnic?' he
said. How's that? Your ma wasn't
feelin' right good, an you stayed at
home with her SOS your pa could take
everybody else to the picnic. Well.
that's rough! 1 didn't git to go my
self, but sure's I'm a old gold-miner
from Arizony I'm a-thinkin' right now
old Arizona, as he put Louis on his
of celebratin' this Fourth if 1 can run
acrost anybody that'Il jine in an
help!"
"Oh. if mamma was well e.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01
A STRANGE LODGEROOM.
Nothing Like 1T Probably Elsewhere
the World.

Nothing Like 1t Probably Elsewhere in
the World.
The sixteenth session OF the Masonic
Grand Lodge of Arizona was unique in
the history of Iatter-day Masonry, &C
cording to a correspondent of Leslie's
Weekly. Its mystic rites and ceremo-
MES were performed in a temple OF
great beauty and magnificent dimen-
sions, in the building Of which the
sound of hammer and trowel was never
heard. Two hundred feet below the
surface of the earth, at the end OF a
half-mile of windings through narrow
tunnels into the very heart Of a great
limestone and porphry mountain, was
the wonderful temple-a cavern Of
large dimensions and exquisitely
adorned by stalactites beyond the pow
er of man to initiate. Two years ago
some dust-begrimed miners in the up
per levels of the Copper Queen mine,
at Bisbee, a. T, drifting their way in
to the dark depths of earth, came sud
denly upon this cavern. In the light
of their tallow dips it seemed like a vi
sion into earth's inferno There were
the many-hued carbonized lime drip
pings Of centuries. within a limitless
rift that was shadowy and weird. The
cave has since been seen by people
from many parts Of the world, and is
said to be one Of the most beautiful
subterranean cayerns yet discovered
For the Masons the winding passages
were brilliantly Illuminated by cleo
tricity, and within the main chamber
itself, which seats thousand persons,
there were innumerabIe lamps and an
electric CO. and other symbols
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01
Back Bay FIIPpancy.

Blitzen-'I was sorry to see you on
your wheel last Sunday. Evidently
you haven't much respect for the Sab
bath" Donder-''You'd better talk;
you were playing golf all day long"
BIitzen-~Yes, but golf, you know, Is
a hoIey game.'-Boston Transcript.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

So long as we are conscious Of self.
we are limited, selfish, held in bond
age: when we are in harmony with the
universal order, when We yibrate in
unison with God, self disappears. Thus
In a perfectly harmonious choir, the
Individual cannot hear himself unless
he makes a false note.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

Until the Imagination perishes the
vision of the ultimate perfection will
form and reform in the heart OF every
generation. It is the inspiration OF
every art, the end of every noble occu-
patton, the secret of every fine char
acter.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

How much ought an army or naval
officer to speak in public? season
able inquiry, admitting Of several
answers. a recent remark Of Brit
ish officer will serve as one answer
The speech-making Of the soldier,
said he. should be confined TO barking
out a few remarks on parade to an au-
dience to whom listening Is compul-
sorry"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

sixtv-seven hundredths Of the earth's
DopuIation live in Asia. Africa and the
outIving islands. Rather more than
+tirtv-hundredths live in Europe and
the limited States. The Lonioa Spec
tator doubtless represents a growing
tendency when it frankly says that
sovereignty over the Whole globe is TO
be claimed and enforced by Europe
and America. A pretty large contract
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

harm just for minute. forgot that
I had a whole bunch Of frecrackers in
that same pocket
Suddenly heard some one cry out
''Tom is afireI" and then there came
O pun Of smoke in my face, and then
-popi snapI bang! crack fizzl whizz!
crackelty-bang! the crackers began 70
90 OF In my pockets
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

Probably the greatest invention OF
the age is a woman's method of con-
cealing it.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

Baseball players are now engaged in
settling old scores.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

It turns out that the late Roswell P
Flower left but $4,000, 900. The news
paper reporters are always liberal N
making an inventory of an estate.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

A distant manner doesn't lend en-
ehantment to ones view of friendship.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

The final step in some questionable
undertaking is the lock step.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

A bachelor is given fair warning
when girl shows him photographs Of
| herself when a baby.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

Faint heart often wins fair lady
with little artful assistance on her
part
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

Even the prohibitionist doesn't make
a kick about the horn Of plenty.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

What some public speakers ness +
better terminal facilities
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

Dramatically speaking a kiss is q
conjunction.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

The valued Louisville Post is wrest-
ling with a case Of 'the true facts
The tendency toward oveTtrimmins
reyspaper English is to be deplored- :
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01
THAT BEATS ANYTHING AT THE
PICNIC"

And Louie said that it beat tie pic
mic all to pieces.-J. S. Oakling
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-01

mamma was well l.
Morris tribune., 1899-06-24

| coNrrNUEO ON PACE 81
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-06-22
Birthday Party.

Friday June Goth, was Mr.. G. c.
Houts' S4th birthday, and Sunday school
class No. 8, of which he is teacher, ar
ranged for its celebration. Arriving at
Mr.. Houts home about 8 o'clock we
found large concourse of people. A
platform, seats and tables had been e.
rected and were duly utilized. Rev. E.
w. Walker, pastor of the NJ. E. Church,
South, presided and after short song
service, Mr.. R. ]. Wells, a venerable
citizen 76 years old, was duly received
into the Methodist Church, South, by
profession and baptism. At this point
the picture presented by the people
grouped under huge oak tree dimly
lighted by lamps on and around the
platform with its central group, made a
picture long TO be remembered. Then
Major Hill made q short speech OF
thanks for Mr. Houts to his friends
and neighbors. Then Rev. I. H. Con-
nor was called upon and made an slo-
ouent address, The services at the
platform we're then closed with an ad-
dress By Mr.. Walker. Then the assem-
blage adjourned to the tables and ice
cream and cake were plentifully served
and enjoyed, after which the people re-
tired to their homes we'll pleased with
the evenings experience.
Among those present we're Mr.. and
Mrs. L. W. Gabel Mrs. C. E. Cunning
ham, Mr.. c. J. Gustafson, Misses NJ. and
L. Gustafsou, J. r. Houts, B. f. Hav
ron, Rev. E. w. and Mrs. Walker, Rev
7. A. Connor, Mr.. and Mrs. Isham Ham
mock, Major Hill and Miss L. d. Hill
Some came from quite 8 distance Il
Join the class in honoring Mr.. Houts'
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-06-22
VALLEY NEWS.

At the decoration in the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church at Scottsboro, AL
ALBANIA, Children's Day, besides flowers,
green corn tops, carrot tops, ETC., were
freely used and the effect was unique
and pretty.
Birch Campbell, a young man 21
years Of age, was the victim of horri-
BILE accident at Sherman Heights. He
had boarded an NJ. & c. freight train at
Bridgeport and on reaching the yards
at Chattanooga attempted to get of but
fell beneath the wheels and was fatally
crushed. He was well-known at
Bridgeport and worked in the basket
factory there.
Bridgeport people have subscribed
$3.50 to advertise their town. They will
use S25 of this fund to secure space in
the mammoth edition of 600, 900 copies
of eleven New England journals COM
prising the Press League lately touring
the South. Other advertisements will
be inserted in New York papers and
circulars will be sent out
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-06-22

/. A Road Commissioners is to be
elected by the county court every two
years, who shall have general superVis-
ion over all the highways and bridges
in the county, His compensation shall
be So per day for actual service in cOun-
ties Of less than 25, 600.
2. The county court at January term
every two years. shall define the bound
aries of all highways and sections of
highways in the county, and fix the
number OF days Of labor required Of
those subject to road duty, which shall
not be less than nor more than days
in any one year. Road work must be
done during the months of May, June,
July, August and September, and not
earlier or later except for necessary re-
pairs. One subject to road duty may
commute by paying to the commission
er or contractors 50 cents per day on or
before the time fixed for working. Pun
ishment is provided for road hands will
fully failing to work when notified.
3. A tax levy Of not less than 10 nor
more than 40 cents, advslorem, shall be-
be made each year by the county court.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-06-22
To ouroorrespondents.

The News has on its books a list Of
Is correspondents who send in matter
to it regularly or irregularly, from
Whitwell, Dunlap, Union Grove, Caro-
line Chapel, Coppinger Cove, Arena,
Victoria, Oak Grove, sulphur Spring,
LoOney's Creek, Kelley's Ferry, Pleas
ant Grove and Jasper, and as a mark Of
appreciation we have determined TO
make them a present Of the Farm Jour
nal for balance Of 1899 aud all Of 1900,
1901, 1902, and 1908, nearly Ave years,
and OF Farm, Factory and Firesids for
one year. Both publications are Of the
highest order OF merit and usefulness.
The subscriptions will commence about
July 1.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-06-22

The price Of Southern foundry iron
has been advanced another so cents on
the ton. The price at Chattanooga is
now Si4.5O, aud in the Birmingham dis
trict s1375 and Sl4 per ton. The latest
advance will probably be followed by
an advance Of 81 cents per ton in the
price Of coal mining in the furnace dis
trict Of Alabama, which will affect 5000
miners. The demand for Southern
iron is so unprecedented that another
advance is anticipated soon.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-06-22

The following increases aud deereas-
es have been announced BY the postot-
fee department:
ChattuoogaI Is3, SOOdto $500; Dayton,
81, 100 20 81, 200; sewanee, si,3O0 70 400;
Clevslaud, 81. 800 20 st,7oo.
Decreasss-south Ptttsburg, 81, 900 70
81 ,2op; Lewisburg, $500 70 81, 100.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-06-22
Enworth LeaRuera.

The following from Jasper attended
the League Conference at Cleveland
last week: Rev. s. S. Catron, Harry
WoOdhead, Miss Grace Spears, Mrs. Dr..
Turner.
From Whitesids; Joseph Stewart and
Misses Lizzie RoOpe and Mary Smedley.
Miss Grace spears Was oa the pro
gram Tor . i5-minuts talk The Power
Of Consecratsd Life"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-06-22
Railroad Earnings.

The net earnings Of 935 miles Of the
n, C. & St. L. r. R. during the month
OF May tell behind the earnings Tor the
same month last year, S4i.0S9.0T. The
net earnings for MAY, 1899, we're STA
ssf.sT - against 62lS, Ss6.ot Tor sane
month last year.
The sun., 1899-05-07

ican citizenship. will renounce II. but others
ia no doubt that suspicion exists In certain
quarters that the Americnnized Cueans are
few OF them are, probably. but there are
among them some OF the strongest supporters
OF Cuba Libre. At any rate IL is certain that
they will all want to take part 10 the first cleo
tion. and that Washington Viii be called eh upon i
suffraRe i'm their native land whence they were
forced to fee by reason OF Spanish oppression.
Another matter which has been called up py
Spaniards. According to the Treaty OF Paris
the Spanish citizens living In Cuba are to have
the same rights as the Cubans for period nt
one year after the signing OF the treaty. In
case. therefore, the election 10 held nny time
during tho next ten months the Spaniards
might righttully claim suffrage. 1t is hardly
probable. however, that the census can be nm
Ished and the election arranged Tor within
year from the signing OF the treaty. so that a
discussion Of this point is more fantastic than
The sun., 1899-05-07
AQUARIUM's BIGGEST EArERS
Tho West Indian Seal, the Two Harbo,
Seals. and the Big Sturgeon.

Seals. and the Big Sturgeon.
The biggest eater In the Aquarium is the
West Indian seal. This seal. which is six feet
In length and weighs 200 pounds. eats about
nine pounds OF food daily, divided into two
meals day. morning and evening, or about
four pounds and half at each meal The big
seals food consists OF Goldfish and cells; II any
thing. rather more eels than Goldfish. The fish
is cut into strips OF size convenient for the
seal TO eat. and the cells also into pieces OF suit
able length. The amount OF food which the
seal takes varies somewhat under varying con-
ditions. but not greatly: with its continued
growth 1t is likely now to consume an average
OF nine pounds Of food daily. Anybody with
fondness for figures who should stop to cipher
this up would discover that at this rate the
W Wses1 ihdlan seal would consume in the course
ot year something more than ton and half
OF goldfish and cells '
81, The next biggest eaters at the Aquarium are
only about four feet long and OF a weight OF
about one hundred pounds but the harbor
their size than the West Indian seal does ~
Ihls is due to the harbor seals create r activity
pr" hs 20 c6a and they
seals are fed chiefly on herring and cod. two
llne9is lts DAY. morning and evening. three and a
nan POUNDS 10 each seal at each meal so each
9t the haroor seals gets seven pounds OF food
sbIy SI coma hSy are Ss iyeIy as any creatures pos
could get II. - '"oS
Next to the sea Is as a large eater comes tba
@ Dlg surgeon, eight feet long. and weight $50
P@Ounis @ ne sturgeon Is pretty good eater,
account and as there are considerable periods
Wntn me sturgeon eats nothing or next 70
ieJs is than that Of the seals The sturDs"n 10
led once day and principally on ronnd cIomas9 10
iiateiy the sturgeon hns been eating daiiy. wben
~ 5s alpettr was good forty large sized round
Sbars bnrr,1W Wiin occasionally small quantity OF
nifty big clans daily " "'" 'a''nR ABOUT
,n me there are other creatures. large and small
proportlon 70 their size. but there is none tbnt
anproaches the seals or the big sturgeon in tbe |
amount OF food individually consumed III 'he
The sun., 1899-05-07
COURTESY OF TIE STRIPED BAsS
IL hefrained from Eating n Killio and Gave
II to q Blind Companion.

- oiHou from Eating hillio and Gave
1t to Blind Companion.
Among the fishes in the pool Of striped bass
atthe Aquarium two are blind. The blind bass
are looked after In the feeding by the attend.
ants and 1t would appear from this incident
that the other fishes are good to them. too.
one item OF food supplied to the striped bass
Is live killies, There was swimming along
close 10 the bottom OF the pool, the other day,
anu not far from tho centre OF the broad
SSHIib9dnse SIibpd S:.s ., small kil!Ls With one OF Il.
tiSrltan. the kiIe or. slight as they we're felt the
killie's ,movements. When tho blind bass
was within few inches Of the killie another
ana Still larger bass. going faster than The
Dllnd nsh, came up from astern OF il. and
RANGED alongside. right close at hand and
Rthrhaualiy drew ahead OF the blind bass From
this this position the newcomer saw the Eiilie that
n"bSGn bsGad % in,a tHks M It, and then quickly 1t
ana passed on. leaving that killie TO the blind
the killie In. "N ""e' ''''''
In nature, a fish would undoubtedly take
what It could get that it wanted, and il NAV he
tnat Inn ih this case the swifter- moving bass had
na nad aoont nt ~ the killies It wanted Just then
tbas hna aedaly didn't want this one any way; but
IKE tbbsse nshes nave been together right here in
there together and It seems not St' imppobsbs TE b
that they should come to know one another az
tthey would not In nature. 1t certainly looked
mere AZ though the bass had deliberately Iet1
that killie Tor its blind brother.
The sun., 1899-05-07
Proposals Invited,
From ns Cisr land Plain Dealer.

RIO" Mt Cftr land Plain Dealer.
fooWSss fMSsGu3a; not MA &May2wA bottle containing the
the public landinR this morning: ''''ef al
"ro pe ard,r ,rotTtkkTLETTsBuRG, ~ Ky. April 10.
90. am 20years old and sinRel but want .o
Set uuDled NY hare is fred. / have bin eveS eo
meeGted. eG. am a sluger when get mad hon bUt 7 7
hom, tbg get that way. live on Crippul Crict
4" Pleas ancer " 'o"n'
Address Lucinda Spannsr.s
The sun., 1899-05-07
FROM TIE 50. Louis Repub

WICHITA, Kan. May 2-The wives and sis.
Regiment. In tho Philippines. have turned
herolnes and many Of them started to work In
the fields to-day. Our crops are badly in
need OF attention" said Miss Mamie Dix.
whose brother was, slain in battle. "and we
feel i our duty ,to take our brothers places In
the field. Nearly all the mem bers OF the Twen
dreds OF girls at work on farms now"