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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03

house IN sight, | thought what a trans
formation will take place within six
months. The thousands of prairie
dogs which barked at us from every
direction must die, the tarantula and
rattlesnake must meet a like fate,
the coyote and the antelope must
flee to the mountains or die. Homes
will be built on every quarter section
of land. Waving wheat fields, corn
fields and fruit orchards will take the
places now occupied by the cattle,
the wild animals and birds.
Our trip was very pleasant as well
as being somewhat exciting at times.
Our greatest trouble was the fear
during the day that we might be
compelled to camp at night without
water, but fortunately we never had
this to do. The cattle owners have
made ponds in different parts of the
country. These ponds are usually
fed by small springs. not similar by
any means to the Blowing Spring at
Sequachee, but running off thread
like stream from little pool of warm
water.
will close this account of my trip
for fear of tasking the patience of the
editor, and will say in conclusion
that | never saw such eagerness as
that displayed by the people who are
waiting here to run for the land
which will be left after the drawing
numbers are exhausted. 1t is esti-
mated that 10000 people are waiting
at different points to be in the run.
There will be 800 or 900 claims left,
a great number being on poor land
as the good claims are being taken
now. A great many of these people
are very poor and with their families
are enduring all manner Of hardships
in the hope of securing home.
Hoping that | have answered some
Of the inquiries in the minds of my
friends in Marion County, | will
close. If this should escape the
waste basket | may write again.
Very respectfully,
HENRY L. TATE.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03
RED HILL.
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
We had a good rain Tuesday eve.
w. L. Ashburn was down from the
mountain Tuesday.
John L. Tygart Of Loonoy's Cra k,
was down visiting his sister, Mrs J. b
Andes this week.
VIM. Henson and Mr.. jackson of Dun
lap, we're in our vicinity Sunday. Come
again, boys.
Miss Fannie Raulston, our assistant
school teacher, resigned Friday to ac
cept school at South Pittsburg.
Miss Lasater, of Sequachee, will TAX c
Miss Raulstons place at Red Hill.
J.E. Condra is on the sick list this
week,
Rev, j. f. Hash breaches his last SER
mon at Red Hill Sunday eve.
We hope Bro Hash will be returned
to this circuit. If not he has our Lest
wishes ia his new field
W. A. Griffith and Dan Layne passed
through our vicinity Tuesday.
J. c. Dodson is in Bledsoe county th is
week
The young ladies of Red Hill gave
box supper Monday night for the bene-
fl of Rev. j. f. Hash The amount
netted was about Sl3. All report a good
time except somo of the boys who fail
ed to get to eat with their girls. Miss
Tula Bryant was declared the prettest
girl and carried off the cake, She rt-
ceived 81 votes, and Miss Ida White 81
votes.
Ask Will Smith and Arthur Station
how they enjoyed the box supper.
Joe Condra seemed to take a deep in
terest in the cake selling.
Jno. Condra will move to. Cedar
Spring in few days.
Miss Martha Woods is visiting at
Whitwell this week,
Mrs Condra is quite sick at this writ
ing.
Mr.. Ellis of Chattanooga, is here this
week. Joe Collision will leave for Dun
lap in few days where he will start
boarding house.
Misses Mollie Slatton and Amanda
Ashburn were visiting Mrs. j. A. Wor-
ley Tuesday. Silas Millard is sick
with the fever. RAsTUs
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03
DIED.

Mrs. Kate Pryor, wife of Mathew
7. Pryor, died at her home on Ala
bama Ave, Friday, Sept 9th, 1901
She was a daughter Of Mr.. aud
Mrs. e. S, Haynes and was born
in Sept. 1877 aud was twentyAlour
years Of age at the time of her
death She was married to Maths
ew I. Pryor in April, 1895 and her
husband and three children, Gill
bert, aged 5, Gladys, aged q and
her infant boy born Sept. Is, sur
vive her.
The sickness and death of this
young woman who was cut off in
the prime OF life was peculiarly
distressing to her relatives and
neighbors, and although every
thing was done that affection
could suggest, she succumbed and
passed to the beyond.
Her funeral took place on Sat
urday at Owen Church and the
services were conducted by Rev. j
D. Dame and appropriate music
was rendered by the choir. The
attendance was large and all the
people united in paying respect tc
worthy woman and to sympathizt
with her relatives. The interment
took place in the cemetery adjoin'
ing the church.
She became member OF the NJ
| e. Church, South, in April, 1899
and was greatly esteemed and re
pected,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03
1.-THE BEST is THE CHEAPEST

Not how cheap but how good, is the
question
The TWICE-A, WEEK REPUBLIC is
not as cheap as are some so-called news
papers. But it is as cheap as it is pos
sible to sell irst-class newspaper. 1t
prints ali the News that is worth print
ing. If you read it all the year round,
you are posted on all the important and
interesting affairs OF the world. 1t is
the best and most reliable newspaper
that money and brains can produce
and those should be the distinguishing
traits of the newspaper that is designed
to be read by all members of the family.
Subscription price, 81 per year, Any
newsdealer, newspaper or postmaster
will receive your subscription, or you
may mail it direct to
THE REPUBLIC,
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03
Warning to College Girls.

Girls il you ever go away from
home TO attend college be careful
about changing the spelling of your
name. Some of your ignorant?
fathers might cause you to feel
humiliated like unto this girl. A
glrl named Jessie was sent to a
famous eastern school and after a
years time wrote to ber dad sign>
Ing "Jessica " In reply the old
man wrote; "Dear Jesslca-Your
welcome letter received. Mamaica
aud papaoa are we'll Aunt Mary
ioa and Georgiaoa started for Cali
hruia yesterday, | have bought
A new horaica. II is beautica.
la name Ia Monica, Your brother
Tunloa, is doing finely and the
AiFsd g,rl Ia a peaohioa, "-Ex
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03
DUNLAP

Special to the News.
D. J Rogers has nearly complet-
fine residence.
J H. Hoffecker has returned to
Wilmington, Del
An Odd Fellows Lodge has been
organized here with 36 members.
The Memorial services last week
in Memory OF President Mckinley
were beautiful and touching.
Dunlap is getting there"
Ed HilIiard visited Whitwell
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Alley spent
Sunday with friends here.
Sam Bennett was up last week
to attend the funeral of his sister,
Mrs. Stewart.
Miss Lydia Walker, of Hhitwell
visited Mrs J A Heard last week.
MIR. aud Mrs. Ed Anderson, of
Victoria attended the funeral Of
Mrs Anderson's mother last week.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03
They Both Had One.

A north Missippi editor took
vacation to the river on fishing
trip. Never having having caught
anything but a few catfish and
perch in the creeks adjacent to The
town, be was so elaled with his
catch OF a seven>pound trout that
he telegrapbed his wife;
"Pve got one; weighs seven
pounds and is a beauty" In re-
ply came the following signed by
his wife. $50 have l; weighs ten
pounds. He isn't a beauty-lOoks
like YOU" Elk.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03
LATE ITEMS.

Mark Martin went to Wbitwell We'd
nesday evening.
r. J. Brown has bought corn shred
der and will put it TO work.
Fred Billingsley, OF Victoria, paid US
a pleasant visit Wednesday
Rev J. D. Dame leaves for Confer
enee at Knoxville Tuesday.
Miss Lydia Gustafson has been con-
fined to the house with severe cold.
Geo. w. Alder of Victoria, was in
town Tuesday. He said it would rain
and IL did.
The heavy rain of Tuesday did con.
siderable damage washing out things
pretty generally.
The foundry OF the Gustafson Bros,
Mfg Co was flooded by the heavy rain
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. A. Milbrsndt returned Wednes-
day. from an extended visit to relatives
and friends at Cleveland, Ohio.
Azariah Burnett attended the musi-
cal at Whitwell Thursday night and
pronounced it decided success.
Read Alexander's announcement on
this page. He does fine business and
catches fine lot of Sequachee trade,
Prof. D. A. Tate, County Superinten-
dent was in town Wednesday and visit
cd the Public School and reports it pro-
ceeding very satisfactory. He was ac-
companied by his wife and children,
who take the trip with him.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03
vow KNow WHAT You TAKE

Weea vou lake Groves Tasteless Chill
roaiQ beususe the formula is pialhiy
pllntQa ga every bottle showing tns. "
II slmplY igon and Qnlnlne IN 'asVoieS'
lprH 40 Cure No fal' DC
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03

Andrew johnson, charged with
the murder Of Jim Malagin was re-
leased from Jail at Centreyille.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03

A piece of Grape displayed at
Hartman recently was used after the
death Of bali a dozen Presidents.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03
Stops the Cough
and Works Off the Cold.

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a
cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay.
Price 25 cents.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever
iOC, 80. II c. c. Q. fail, druggists refund money
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03

How Are Your KidneysG
Dr. Hobbs sparagus Pills cure all Kidney ills sam
Die free. Add slerllng Kennedy Co, Chicago OF NJ "
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03
SHOES

Let Us save You money on your
shoes Winter is nearly here.
Save shoe bills and buy from us
Tor we hand the best makes only.
Browns and Richardson's shoes
cannot be exceled,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-03

Just opened A new and beau
tiu ,ot Of suits from $3.50, $50,
$40 to So.
We will not sell YOU a shoddy
suit
Evening star., 1901-12-14
RARE FINDS IN ARMENIA.
Some Recent German Investigations
of Chaldean Remains.

1 rom the garlS Messenger.
The interest of the German government in
the Bagdad railway has led it to dispatch
important missions to Armenia for the pur-
pose of making archaeological explorations
| In Armenia. The first of these expeditions
was intrusted to DR.. W. Belck alone and in
1898 and 1889 ne was accompanied by the
Assyriologist DR.. C. F. Lehman. The re-
port of these expeditions has just been is
sued, and the results to science are most
important. The first indications of civ
iiization in the mountain lands bordering on
Lake Van were made known by the French
traveller, DIR. Schultz, who copied number
OF inscriptions on the rocky walls of the
fortress of the city of Van. Schultz, un-
fortunately, killed by the kurds, but
his diaries and copies of inscriptions were
recovered and published by the French gov
ernment in the Journal Asiatique.
Iayard, who visited Armenia In 1S49
copied number of inscriptions and Ras-
sam, who made several visits to the coun-
try, and eXcavated at Toprak Kaleh, the
ancient palace of the Vannic kings, copied
or took casts of several more; but the work
of the German expeditions has greatly in
creased our knowledge of the country. The
members collated all inscriptions previously
copied and increased the material for the
study of ancient Armenian history by near
ly two thousand lines-incuding the discov-
cry of a most important and fairly lengthy
bliingual Inscription in Assyrian and Van
mic. The most important result of the ex-
pedition has been to define clearly the eX-
tent of this empire, which had almost en-
tirely disappeared from the field of history
The capital city was Van, the lake of
that name, called Dhuspas-the Tosps of
the Classics-but the royal residence seems
to have been at Toprak Kaleh called at a
later period 'Rusas town." The northern
boundaries of the empire are uncertain but
several inscriptions were found in Russian
Armenia. On the east the inscriptions were
found as far as Lake Uromiyeh, and one on
the rocky heights near Rowandiz, on the
summit of the Pass of Keli-shin, 1000 feet
above sea level. This inscription was first
discovered by Sir Henry Rawinson and
was set up during the joint 'regns of the
kings Ispuns and Menuas, about B. c. 500
Westward, on the rocks at Palu, on the
Euphrates, near Malatiyeh, the inscriptions
of MenIaS are also found
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Encouragement to Forestry.
rom the Yale Review.

Many large forest owners in this country
period for special purposes. Thus mine
companies, hunting and fishing clubs, rail-
road companies and wealthy individuals
hold their land for other purposes than
profit from the timber. 1t will pay them
to manage their forests in such a way that
the greatest amount of timber may be cut
in the long run. They can afford to sacri-
flee the immediate profit for the sake Of in
creased gains in the future.
From a forester's point Of view the for
nation of large lumber companies Is an
encouraging sign. 1t may be a serious
thing for the small competitor, but for
estry will undoubtedly be forwarded for
the great companies will adopt the methods
of forestry before the small lumbermen
costing millions of dollars and they must
make provision for enough timber to meet
their future demands. These compan MES
will be forced, sooner or later, to practice
forestry. 1t will not be question of
whether they can afford to manage their
lands conservatively, but whether they can
afford not to do so. Many lumber and pa
per companies are now considering the
question Of forestry, and a few of them
have begun to apply it's principles.
The lumberman will not adopt forestry
until he finds it profitable to hold his tim
ber land with a view to cutting successive
crops Of trees. Every inducement should
therefore, be offered by the state to en-
courage permanent investments in forest
property. In the first place, the state
should provide an adequate protection
against fire; and, In the second place.
should reduce, or remit, taxes on young
forest growth.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
LOAVES AND HEALTH.
Stale Bread Less Harmful Because
More Completely Masticated.

Stale Bread Less Harmful Because
More Completely Masticated.
From the London Lancet.
A writer disputes the commonly received
opinion regarding the injuriousness of new
bread. He says stale bread, when broken
between the teeth, resolves itself into
gritty particles, which, If they were not
softened with saliva, would be next to
impossible to swallow, consequently man
thoroughly masticates stale bread, and in
doing impregnates it with saliva, which
partially digests and adapts it to the alb
sorptive action further on in the alimen-
tary tract.
But new bread, being soft and plastic,
is more apt to be swallowed without mas
tication, or, in other words, bolted. 1t is
in this act he thinks, that the injury ex-
lists and not in the character of the bread.
Hot rolls would be just as digestible as
stale ones if they were properly masticated
He refers in this connection to the dog as
a teacher Of an important physiological
lesson. This animal bolts meat, but eats
bread because his mouth parts are able
to do little toward the digestion Of meat
beyond reducing it to a convenient form
for swallowing. He, however. seems to
overlook the fact that the dogs teeth are
lily constructed for chewing, and that is
the most likely reason for his expeditions
disposal Of meat.
Another curious fact which he calls at
lcullou " Is ltdl Sldle predQ Is more
dry than new. This is shown by submit
ting stale bread for short time to a
high temperature. Under such conditions
it becomes soft and plastic, regaining it's
newness, and this despite the fact that
some moisture must be driven off in the
operation. He thinks this Is explainable on
the supposition that in new bread there
is free water present, but that in stale
bread, while 1t is still there, it is in a state
Of true chemical combination. In general.
he concludes, 1t is a sound physiological
plan to thoroughly masticate every morsel
Of food before swallowing it.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
THE TRADE IN IVORY.
Antwerp is the Most Important Market
for That Commodity.


From the Philadelphia Press.
The development of the trade of the Con-
go Free State has made Antwerp the most
important ivory market In the world. The
imports into Antwerp from Congo Free
State began about thirteen years ago, when
about twelve tons were imported. This
rose rapidly, until imports from the Congo
are now some two hundred tons. or about a
fifth of the Ivory used in the world, the
total yearly supply of ivory, which has dou-
bied in the past fifteen years, being from
500 to 1000 tons. About one-haIf of this
comes from East and West Africa in nearly
equal proportions, the rest being divided be-
tween South Africa, Egypt, India and the
fossil ivory, which comes from Siberia,
the tGsks of extinct mammoths. This in
crease in supply has not prevented a still
larger increase in prices, and at the quar-
terly Antwerp sale, which is just over, Eng
flsh newspapers report that American buy
ers bought practically the whole of the
ivory in the market. Teeth which were
valued at the last quarterly sale at $50 per
hundred weight brought S210, an increase of
about one-half, and all grades rose corre
spondingly.
No such sudden increase in price has
taken place in ivory during the thirty years
in which its quotations have been steadily
rising. In the twenty years from 1871 to
1891 ivory rose about one-half in value.
Elephants tuskS and teeth grade in so
many ways to color, fineness, texture
and size, and, as with diamonds, abe price
of tooth increases SO rapidly with its size
that a comparison in prices is not easy.
The continuous record kept by a London
firm shows that hard, sound East Indian
teeth each from fifty to seventy pounds in
weight, rose from S165 per hundred weight
in 1871 to $500 in 1891. The increase had
progressed pretty steadily throughout this
period, with a fall in 1879, rose again in
1883 nearly to the prices reached later in
1891 and a decrease in 1887. All grades of
ivory rose in the same fashion in the same
period, about doubling in value. They fell
in 1894 about 10 per cent, and in spite of
the large increase in supply from the Congo
Free State they have steadily advanced
since, until they have now made sudden
advance which carried ivory past all pre-
ViouS records.
A famine price for ivory is tolerably GER
tain before long. For the two great pur-
poses for which it is employed-piano keys
and billiard ballS-no substitute has been
found. The present supply of ivory de-
StroyS from 10000 to 10000 elephants in
Central Africa and about 1900 the world
over. The largest herd known, in the upper
waters of the Congo and the southern lakes
regions, is estimated. no one Knows on what
basis, at 100000. This estimate of four or
fVe years ago was probably too small, as,
II 1t was correct, the herd by this time
would have been destroyed; but steady
stfeam OF ivory continues to flow down the
congo, with no Slackening
Evening star., 1901-12-14
The American Farmer.
From Ieslie's Weekly.


Forty per cent Of our people are farmers.
who not only feed and clothe themselves,
but all the rest Of the inhabitants, besides
exporting annually 81 900 OOO, 600 worth of
their products. The advantages of the
United States farmer have been shown
most vividly this fall. Though many crops
were smaller than usual, yet our farmers
will realize more than in any previous
year Of our history The prosperity of the
people, the splendid means of lake and rail-
way transportation, With low freight rates.
combined with aCrise0 In values for short
crops and stable prices for full crops, mean
more to the farmer than they have ever
meant before. ID j
Here again is the advantage of diyersifi-
cation shown. We are not a wheat-raising
country nor wool-grdWing people nor are
we exclusively devoted to corn or cotton
hay or oats. A damage to one or even to
several crops is not q anational disaster as
it Is made up in the value of the whole
If the Russian wheat or rye crop fails there
Is famine. If the German beet be dam
aged the whole country suffers; if the Aus
tralian wool prices fail there Is consterna-
tion throughout the island So it is in Ans
tria, Argentine, and to some extent in
France. We numberrless than per cent
of the worlds inhabitants, vet we nrodnce
Is per cent Of the cotton, Is per cent Of the
corn, 80 per cent of the wheat, 26 per cent
Of the oats, 26 per cent of the hay, SO per
cent of the meat, q per cent of the butter
and cheese, 90 per cent of the eggs - ner
per cent of the wool, and so on or fhe
worlds total agricultural product we raise
nearly II not quite so per cent.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
COLLEGE-BRED WOMEN.
Do They Lack the Charm of Manner
Men Admfref

Do They Lack the Charm of Manner
Men Admfref
From the Chicago Tribune.
The question of the college girl In So
ciety is of equal Importance with that of
the college man in business, for as business
is the vocation of most men, so Society"
using the word in its broadest sense and in
Guiding in 1t all the Social relations
claims so much of the time of many wo-
men that the few who take to public
careers can safely be left out of the dis
cussion. They are exceptional cases and
do not affect the main point at issue II
is In her duties as friend, hostess wife and
mother that woman usually finds the larger
part of her existence, and If her attractive
ness and usefulness in the discharge of
these duties are impaired by her devotion
to purely intellectual pursuits most men
feel and express an unqualified dissatis-
faction.
1t is asserted that many college women
are found to lack that charm Of manner
and those graceS of everyday life which
men desire and demand. A woman may be
learned, but If she cannot talk small talk
which is the largest part of talk il she
cannot manage a crowd of men and women
In her drawing room, IL she is without So
cial tact, and If she has no interest and
skill In the small things of ordinary exist
ence, but Is continually leading the high
er life it is sad but indisputable fact that
her men friends will, to use their own low
expression, pass her up" They do not
want that kind of woman.
In a man all corresponding defects would
be excused for the reason that his life
work lies In other directions. This is per-
maps exceedingly unjust, but like other
things in this world its Injustice is no
proof that 1t does not exist man who
useful person. Such is not the case with
the vast majority of women.
Evening star., 1901-12-14

park in front is lined and crowded with
carriages and automobiles that have
brought women Of title, of wealth and Of
fashionable fame to this appetizing mart
And because so many women drive to
market or take 1t in" on their way to So
eial engagements, the costumes one en-
counters In the far-from-dainty crowded
market avenues are often absurdly daz-
zling. 1t is true the marketing process
here is on the plane of a society pleasure: |:
1t affords the same opportunity for chat
with friends as an afternoon tea: but to
see silk gowns trailing over sawdust: !:
beaded garnitures and full-dress bonnets
flashing and bobbing in the narrow, slip-
perry aisles of fish market, jostled by
overfiowing provision baskets with CORY
poultry necks dangling over the side and
spasmodically rubbing the skirts Of pass