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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28
SCIENTIFIC JOTTINGs.

The total undeveloped energy. of
Niagara Falls is estimated by electri-
cal experts to be 100000 horse power.
4: OF fftysix glaciers observed In 1897
sthirty-nine We're found to be decreas-
ing, while five were stationary and
twelve were Increasing. ..t =
The steam yacht Arrow. being built
by Lysander Wright, of Newark, for
Charles r. Flint, is expected to de-
velop a speed of forty. knots an hour.
A sseven-story building in Chicago
has just been raised with Jacks twen-
ty-one and one-half feet without crack
ing "a pane of glass or injuring wall.
"A new line of steamers to ply be-
tween Tacoma and Liverpool via the
suez canal, touching: at Manila and
other Philippine ports, comprising
nine ships, is announced ,5r;. s.5.. # III
The British parliament is busy at
present in Investigating the various
electric. railway schemes that have
8 been projected in all directions in Lon
don since the opening of the Central
London Electric Railway. u | 4
The experiments tried during the
Aslantee campaign by the British Of
ficer with the megaphone for giving
orders were unsuccessful, owing to the
thick jungle and winding paths pre-
venting the sound from travelling.
An attachment is provided in Swe-
den by which the secrecy Of the tele-
phone line is assured. The apparatus,
which is rented at moderate rate,
indicates whether the telephone op-
orator is listening to the conversa-
tion or not. @
German society Of engineers has
q iIr ntenaplationst t thegp egpreparation:o OF. an
internatio tionaI technicaI dictionary, to1
BE- published in English, French and
German The object is to secure COM
plleteness and identity Of meaning in
the use of technical words.
ydraulic pressure is being used at
Etiennc IN making stee. in moIds'
tapering toward the top by pressure
from the bottom instead of 4 rom the
TOP Of the casting. 1t is SAID to pro-:
Sesalfe ls| e more homogeneous steel and
give better results generally.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28
G6e Awful.
Drouth Of 1854

The present devastating drouth in
Missouri. Kansas and other western
states recalls to the mind of J. Fl.
. Wright, president of bank at Callao,
Mo-, drouth in 1854 to, which the
present is insignificant. Mr.. Wright
says. ~ -. -
II was about 10 years old. A large
party of us left Missouri for Texas in
April. On the 18th or 18th of June,
while in camp on Red river, near
Prestin, a heavy rain fell, which was
general through bout the country, but it
was the last one that year. Up: to
that time the weather had been un-
usually favorable, and there never had
been better prospects for crops
AS the summer went on without
rain we. began to get discouraged, and
most of us decided to return to Mis-
souri,. There were seven covered
wagons in our caravan, containing as
many families. AS we slowly drove up
through the Indian territory the scare
sity Of water became serious problem.
Il remember one day we travelled 40
miles with only five gallons, the heat
and dust were awful, and toward the
afternoon our thirst became intoler-
able. At nightfall, instead of camp
ing we resolved to press on to a place
where a spring was said to exist. Some
Of the teamsters were in an ugly mood
and nearly delirious. My heart nearly
failed me In thinking what would hap
pen should we not find the spring, or
fP it should be played out. But. we
reached it at 10 o'clock In the night,
and such a yell and scramble for it you
never saw. Men, women and children
fought for places, and accidents were
only averted by the men in charge
taking their stations between the
crowd and the spring, and passing the
water out in moderate quantities. They
were SO thirsty they would have killed
themselves had they been allowed un-
restrained liberty at the water.
Ill along our route was the dreary
picture Of the drouth fields of stubbIe,
Ieafess trees and dust white roads.
There were no birds singing in the
trees and very little sign of animal life
4 anywhere There was no relieving
spectacle anywhere along the whole
700 niles Of our homeWard journey,
which showed the absence of rainfall
had been general.
= reached Missouri about the
middle of August and found vegetation
on every farm burned up. The corn
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28
A, WARNING TO PREACHERS
Better to Allow the Audience to Sleep
Than to ''Talk Back"

Better to Allow the Audience to Sleep
Than to ''Talk Back.''
Il thought it would be easy enough
to convert the lay people of the town.
but realized, of course, that the min
listers would be a harder task I re-
member one of the first sermons T
preached with that idea before me. It
was a hot summer day, and a gentle
man very much under the influence of
liquor slid into the rear part of the
church and went to sleep. It was
somewhat disquieting at first, but 1,
soon warmed up to the subject and:
forgot him. What happened has al
ways been a warning to me against
very loud preaching-I walked him
up. My vehemence SO disturbed him
that he arose, walked unsteadily up,
the aisle, and stopped in front of the
pulpit. I was dreadfully embarrassed,
T remember, but retained sufficient:
presence of mind to take what I
thoughtSwas an efficient and brilliant
means of bridging over the gap, for.
OF. course, had stopped preaching
when he stood. still and looked at me-
Leaning over the. pulpit I remarked
suavely: 81 perceive that my good
brother is i'll. Will some BE
fore any one could move, however, he
lifted his head, and, fixing his blink
ing eyes upon me, remarked in per-
fectly distinct. tones heard throughout
the church: . I sh'd, think such
preachin' 'ud make everybody ill!'"-
Cyrus Townsend Brady in Lippincott
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28
i 1ellres Are
queer

Nobody has ever satisfactorily ac-t
counted for the popular partiaIity for
odd numbers This is the third
timer exclaims Falstaff, on the occa-
sion of q crisis in his relations with
one Of the merry wives of Windsor.
hope good luck lies in odd numbers; =
they say there's a divinity in odd num-
bers; either in nativity, chance or
death. And it is scarcely necessary
to say that the belief is much more
older than Sir. John Falstaff Three,
seven and nine appear to have been
the favorite numbers ali the world
over. The ancients had three fates,
three furies and three graces; Nep-:
tunes trident had three prongs, Jupi-
ter's thunderbolt three forks, ard Ger
berus three heads. We have three es-s
tateg of the realm, a man who accepts
bill has three days grace, and three
persons gathered together may make.
"a riot Shakespeare was we'll aware
that he must have neither more nor
less than three witches in Macbeth, z.
and that the .brindle cat must NEW
thrice, and our popular folklore in
'sists upon three merry men, three
blind mice and three Wisemen of Goth
am. Three meals a day is the usual
scale of feeding, OF more mystical
character. than three is the figure sew
en-, or, at any rate: it has a large num-
ber Of religious applications Noah
had lad seven days, warning of the coming
Of the flood, and when it came he took
fowls by seVens and clean beasts by
sevens into the ark; the ark touched
on Mount Ararat in the seventh month:
and after seven days a dove was sent
cut, followed seven days afterward by
another. In Pharaohs dream there
We're seven fat and seven lean kline,
which Joseph interpreted to mean sew
J en- years Of plenty and seven years of
famine. mir At the destruction of Jericho
seven priests bore trumpets. seven days
! and. on the seventh day they walked
round the city seven times, after which
the walls fell. In the apocalypse al
most everything is seven except the
number of beasts. There are seven
churches, seven golden candlesticks,
seven lamps before seven spirits. the
book with seven seals, the lamb with
seven horns and seven eyes, seven an
gelsI with seven seals, seven kings.
seven thunders, seven thousand slain.
the dragon with seven heads and seven
J, crowns, seven angels brings seven
p4ltu1nages, plum and there are seven vials
Of wrath. In merely secular matters
seven occurs frequently enough. We
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28

ting the ribs to tnrust themselves
through the cover. a bal1-bearing UNI
.brella is now being manu- featured
which disposes Of this: weak point 81 81
doing away with the wire altogether
In place Of the ordinary notch a. steel
cone. much like that used in the BAH
bearings Of a bicycle and like it filed
with steel balls, is used. The ordinary,
ribs. with the exception that they
holes mol counters1lnk in them, 4 are in
serted into the cone through notcheg
The balls fit into the countersunk
holes in the ribs and a washer held
down by a screw cap holds the whole
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28
NO Z Es on SCI EN- CE
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION
Some Words of Advice to Thin People
Something New In Umbrellas
{ Automatic Pistol OF Interest to Carpet
Weavers Scientific Jottings.
"A "a WORD TO THE THIN.

3=2 "A great deal mas SDeen written by
physicians for the benefit of fat per-
sons who desire to reduce their
weight, but the discontented at the
other end Of the. scale, who long FOR
more covering on their bones, are very
generally left to discover for them
selves, If they can, a means to gain
their end
Thinness, like obseity, may be due
to some constitutional defect in nll-
triton, often running in the family, or
it may be symptom Of chronic dis
ease. A gradual loss of flesh. occur
ring without any apparent cause, In
one who has been in previous good
condition. is suspicious sign, and
should lead one to seek careful med
1cal examination, so that the cause,
whatever it may be, may be discovered
and corrected while there is time.
1 Other, persons have. always been too
thin, while seeming in other respects
to be in fair health. To such a few
simple directions may be of service. u
s-s min persons are very apt to be
nervously strung, fretting over tribes,
and borrowing trouble on every pos
s1ble occasion, They sleep poorly,
dream much, and are always in state
OF unrest in their waking hours. They
a-e not uncommonly rather large eat
>ers, but tAeir food is for the most part
meat, and is bolted with very little
mastication.
1t Will be of little use to modify the
diet in such cases unless the nervous
ness is treated at the same time. The
person must avoid all things which
stimulate the nervous system-excit-
ing novels and theatrical pieces, the
use of tobacco, coffee, tea, and SO
forth. The diet should consist largely
of articles of fattening nature, such
as starchy vegetables, sweets, butter
and fat meats. Meals should be small
but frequent. A certain amount Of
M Mnourishment taken in six portions viii
make more flesh than the same
al E;asI1ntount ,ot divided into three meals.
Chocolate may be substituted for
the morning tea or coffee. Water
should be drunk In large quantities at
other than meal times, but fluids
should be taken sparingly with the
meals. Codliver oil, if it does not
nauseate, should be taken regularly;
If it cannot be tolerated, cream may
be substituted. r. & 5 >:z.. Ed: s.= ..5$
The night hours Of sleep should be
'long, and nap may be taken with ad-
vantage in. the middle of the day
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28

thing together, while it admits of the
RIBS moving up and down with perfect
.ease: It is claimed that this umbrella
Is stronger and can be rolled closer
than y a. the one at present in use. Also
that Y at ifsa rib breaks the owner can put
g new one in himself without hunting
.up55an umbrella expert.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28
Prisoners Handled Like Livestook.:s

Prisoners Handled Like LivestocksS.:.
The English have originated a new !. J
scheme for sending prisoners aboard 7
at Port Natal. The Beers are. swung
on to the ship in a suspended basket
operated by a crane. The captiyes
have expressed disgust at being swung
aboard like livestock, but theirpro-
tests are of no avail y 49, - s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28

Gorham TyssoWski, a young
Washington lawyer, has been chosen
president Of Clarksburg College
zClarkspurg. Mo.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28

SOMETHING NC NEW IN UMBEE1, Las.
q. Every one knows that the. weak
point in an umbrella.is the wire. thar
holds the ribs together at the notch
where err they unite with the stick. This
wire soon rusts and breaks. permit
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28
Helped Her President rather

The late Mrs: Martha Patterson
daughter OF President johnson, was va
her fathers confdante in all his politi-
cal struggles and difficulties. Her hus-
band was Judge Thomas Patterson,
who died number of years ago, and
she left two children, Belle and An.
drew Johnson Patterson.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28

It is better even to stumble along
in the right road than to step firm in
tie wrong one
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-09-28
POWER LOOM.

sIE-s' e..
It is reported that an English syn
dicate has purchased from the in
ventor new method of manufactur-
ing Oriental carpets. The apparatus is
called the Hellensleben power loom
and the claim is made that it has a cal
pacity of thirty-tive square yards per
day, while by hand it takes half day
to make square yard. = It is also
stated that the material is equal to the
finest Oriental productions. A pacu-
l1larlty of its construction is that a
shuttle is is1dispensed with. thus permit
ting the utilization of low grade ma. ma
terial hitherto considered useless. An
other novel feature connected with it
is ST. the process of coloring yarns which,
in view of its simple character. It IS
thought t may be ). adopted ,5'i.7 other
branches of textile manufactur :s.s .5.58
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25
To All Water Patrons
Of The Sequachee
Water Works.

The prolonged drouth max
es it imperative that all con-
sumers use water with econ
omy. If any of the house
pipes are in a leaky condition
notify G. Sherman and same
will be repaired at once. Wa
ter must not be allowed to run
when not in use. The use
of water on gardens by hose
or otherwise is prohibited for
the good of the community in
general. If any patrons neg
lect to observe these requests
water will be cut off from
their place without notice.
SEOUACHEE WATER WORKS.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25
WATCH US GROW.
B. B. Alder of Sulphur Spring,
promptly renews his subscription.
WATCH rs GROW.
N. N. Rush, of WhitweIl, is now
a subscriber to the most up-to-date
paper in the Valley, the News.
WATCH US GROW.
UPPER SULPHUR SPRING.

Special to the News. j
The rain Tuesday made the crops
and all the people look better.
DIR. X Shelton, of Ebenezer, pass
ed through this vicinity Thursday.
Mrs. G. w. Bryson visited her pa
rents at Red Hill last week.
Mrs. 7. A. Shelton has been visit
her sisters, Mesdames H. c. Grayson
and B. B. Alder last week.
Mrs. James Richmond of Oak
Grove, visited her sister, Mrs. Bob
Richords Friday and Saturday.
Miss Dora Shelton visited her
aunt, Mrs. H. Z. Grayson Friday.
Messrs. J. f. and Bob Richards
went to Whitwell Saturday.
Mrs. G. D. Smith and daughter.
Miss Halle, went to Whitwell, Sat
urday shopping.
Miss Flora Brooks went to Whit
well Saturday shopping.
Mrs. J. Z. Anderson and Miss
Callie Lewis went to Whitwell shop
ping Saturday.
Mr.. w. L. Richards was visiting at
II, c. Grayson's Saturday.
! Messrs. B. f. Bryson and 7. A.
Shelton went to Victoria Saturday.
Mr.. J. b. Brooks has been on the
sick list the passed week.
Ask jim Bryson how he likes go.
ing with the thresher and hauling
hash every day.
Messrs. w. f. Shelton, Ricf
Brown and Ab Smith went to the
mountain Thursday berry picking.
Mrs. J. +. Richards was visiting
at G. w. Bryson's Tuesday anC
and Wednesday.
I Z. w. Prigmore of Oak Grove
was visiting at r. E. Richards Sat
urday.
Messrs. G. w. and B. f. Brysol
and J. NJ. Grayson took fine lot o
sheep to Chattanooga Tuesday.
JUMBO.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25
FAVORABLE.
BUSINESS
CONCLUDED
Indications Are That Miners
Have Accepted the Offer
of the Operators.

WHIrwELL, July "a The scale
of wages offered by the operators
was substantially the same as last
year 1t was not accepted by the
committees of this place and Tracy
City, but referred to the workmen
Of each place. They met here at 8
a m. yesterday and took a vote on
it and voted last night at Tracy
City at 7 p. m. The vote here is
not made public yet but it is be
lieved a majority is in favor of &C.
Cepting the offer made by the OPP.
orators.
LATEST Dispatches from
Tracy City are to the effect that the
vote was largely in favor of accept
ing the offer made by the operators
and the mines will resume opera.
tiOns
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25
LOCAL.

Postmaster Cbaudoin was sick Friday.
Drummers have been numerous late
ly.
John R. Robertson went to Jasper Sat
urday.
John +. Rose, OF Stanley, was in town
Friday.
The pay train went up tho valley
Tuesday.
L. W. Gabel went to Chattanooga
Tuesday.
John Robertson went to Pikeville Sat
urlay evening.
John Christian of Victoria, was in
yesterday morning.
Exchanges are remarking that gar
den vegetables are scarce.
Newton Fultz has been under tie
W 'ather lately but is now hett'r
Ice cream supper Saturday night for
the benefit of the Owen Church.
Isbam Quarles of Jasper, has been
granted an increase Of pension TO SIS.
w. f. Shelton of Sulphur Spring, has
commenced a good school at Caroline
Chapel.
Rev. J. A. Scbulcr, of South Pitts
burg. spent Tuesday night with Rev j.
A. Dame.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Walker of Jasper,
wore visiting d, b. Lasater and family
one day last week.
Our popular depot agent, W. S. Min
ter takes his vacation this week. Chas.
Minter takes his place.
Miss Althea Spears. who has compile
ted the course at the County Nor NAL,
opened her school at Stanley Monday.
J. j. Kelley and son this week thresh-
| ed 800 bushels of wheat-an average
of Is bushels to the acre. --Pikeville
Banner.
So far w. S. Lloyd is the champion
wheat raiser of Bledsoe county. lie
made 1000 bushels on 100 acres.--Pike-
vile Banner.
Miss Althea Spears made good rec
ord for herself at the Institute, attend
ing every day. She left for her school
at Stanley Sunday.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle OF Halls Great DIS.
coyery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes,
backs, rheumatism and all irregulari-
ties OF the kidneys and bladder in both
men and womens regulates bladder
trouble in children. II not sold by your
druggist, will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt OF 81. One small bottle is two
months treatment and will cure any
case above mentioned. DIR. y. w. Hall,
sole manufacturer. Z. o. Box go, ST.
Louis, Mo. Send for testimonial. Sold
by all druggists.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25

Ripley, Tenn, June /, 1901
Or +. w, Hall, 81. Louis, Mo. Dear
Sir: Having tried various remedies
without satisfactory results, was per
suaded TO give your Texas Wonder" a
trial have used one bottle, and. al
though my case is one of long standing
that batIied the skill OF the best phys
ician, yet it yielded at once to 1.-THE
Texas Wonder. which heartily rec
Ommend TO all suffering from kidney
and bladder troubles.
Yours truly
w. II. BRUT0N,
Pastor Baptist Church, Ripley, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25

Grasshoppers are ruining clo>
yer around Brownsville.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25

Will Price, tormerly;of Whitwell, but
now Of Birmingham, writing to the
News sends his respects to two OF Sc
quachee's daughters, whose names we
do not suppose he wishes US to divulge.
When you want modern, up-to-date
physic, try Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. They are easy to take
and pleasant in effect. Price, 55c.
Samples free at Coldwell & Chaudoin's.
Druggist j. J. Ingalls, of South Pitts
burg, won first prize in the hop, skip
and jump, first prize in the needle
threading event, and third prize in the
potato race at the druggists outing At
Menteagle Friday. He seems to be
quite an athlete.
WANTED-Trustwortby men and
women to travel and advertise for old
established house of solid financial
standing. Salary, $3.50 year and ex-
penses, all payable in cash. No can
wasting required. Give references and
enclose self-addressed stamped envel-
ope. Address Manager, 355 Caxton
Bldy., Chicago
Gustafson Bros Mfg. Co., Sequachee,
Tenn, Founders and Machinists.
Mining Cars,
Self-oiling Wheels, Self-oiling Boxes,
Castings, Iron and Brass,
General Machinery Repairs,
ElAlways in the market for scrap iron
and brass.
Henry Kent commenced work Mon
day on the pOrtico in front of the Sher-
man building which is now occupied by
the Sequathee Supply Store, James S.
Deakins, Manager. The building has
been thoroughly renovated and they
have put in a brand new stock OF gener-
al merchandise and are now ready for
business.
During last May an infant child of ouI
neighbor was suffering from cholera in
fantum. The doctors had given up al
hopes of recovery. took bottle o.
Chamberlain's, Collie, Cholic and Diar
rhoea Remedy to the house, telling
them felt sure it would do good If US
ed according to directions. In two day
the child had entirely recovered. Th'
child is now vigorous and healthy.
have recommended this remedy fire.
quently and have never known it &
fail.-Mrs. Curtis Baker, Bookwalter
Ohio. Sold by Coldwell & ChaudOin.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25
WATCH US GROW.

Mrs. w. J. Thomas of Birming-
ham, Ala, has had her subscription
renewed through viii Price of that
city.
WATCH US GROW.
j. NJ. Price, of Whtwell, now
reads the News through the courtesy
Of his brother, Will Price.
WATCH US GROW.
Hiss Althea Spears while at Stan.
ley will read the News.
WATCH Us GROW
q. w. Alder, of Victoria, rcncws
his subscription in advance.
WATCH Us GROW.
John Christian, of Victoria, called
to pay his subscription Wednesday.
WATCH US GROW.
Rev. J. A. Schuler of South Pitts
burg, joins the roodly number of
News readers this week.
WATCH US GROW.
Miss Laura White of Whitwell,
now reads the News.
WATCH US GROW.
B. B. Alder of Sulphur Spring,
promptly renews his subscription.
WATCH Us GROW.
N. N. Rush, of Whitwell, is now
subscriber to the most up-tO-date
paper in the Valley, the News.
WATCH US GROW.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25
NOTICE.

All persons are hereby notified
not to deliver any goods or merchan-
disc on my account to any persons
without a written order from me.
AUSTIN COPPINGER,
Sequachee, Tenn, July 8, 1901
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25

Some farmers are planting
corn in fields damaged by food
May p in Green county
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25
CA9 TT q H TIA.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
' S.: : ''' Ah4Zz;2:z3s1

J. NJ. Farmrr died at his home below
Jasper Tuesday of last week and was
buried at Rosewood cemetery, Rev. R.
T.. Killian officiating.
We are under obligations to Mrs.
Hartzell and Miss Annie Scott for the
first tomatoes of the season, and fine
ones, too, in spite of the dry weather.
GA - To7TA.
Bears tn. The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature SS1a, an. IT, 2
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-07-25

Michigan City, Ind, Feb. IA, 1899.
am taking DIR, J. IL. McLean's Liv-
err and Kidney Balm. am now on the
first bottle, and 1t has good effect on
me. am satisfied my liver and kid
neys are out OF order. and your medi-
cine is doing wonderfully we'll in my
case.
CEPHAs I. DIRBLE,
Justice of the Peace.
For sale by J. L. Schultz & Co.