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The Washington times., 1903-10-04
BALL GAMES PLAYED
WITHOUT PROFANITY
Maine Clergyman Made Home Run
With Pensioners.

A Cutler, Me-, correspondent of the
New York Sum-" says that when the
East Maine Conference OF the Methodist
Church met last spring and distributed
the ministers among the churches there
we're not enough to go around. and the
Cutler church was placed in the list as
ito be supplied"
A superannuated minister preached for
two Sundays and then returned to his
home up country to work in his garden.
Nearly a month passed then without
preaching in the church, and then one
Monday forenoon a dapper. well-dressed
man with gray hair and bright blue eyes
put up at the summer hotel, and d.
vesting himself OF tall collar and frock
coat. put on knickerbockers and went
out into the village square and began 20
play baseball with the young men and
boys who were enjoying vacations along
the shore.
He was a good player. No other man
In the county could hit a low ball so
often as he. and the way he stole bases
was liberal education to those who
were learning the game.
ne couid pitch fairly well, but his
chief pride was taken in defending first
base, which he did with such skill that
whole innings passed without a single
man reaching the first goal on the road
to scoring. He played forenoon and aft
ernoon and until dark in the evening.
and though he was often sorely vexed
by the blunders Of his associates. 1t
was noticed that he never swore.
When Saturday night came the boys
proposed a Sunday game in a back lot
away from the public streets and asked
the new player TO help them out
/. I'D like to go first rate" he replied
cheerfully, "but l have little game If
my own which hope you will attend at
10:30 Sunday forenoon. 1t will be held
in the church, and there will be no ad-
mission fee Just come over and see
how 1 get along"
Every boz and man and most Of the
women within three miles Of the village
were on hand at the services the next
forenoon, when IL was found that the
Rev. Henry Hardison could preach as
well as he could play baseball Before
he had been In the village a month a
revival was under way. and though the
baseball games are continued on the
village green every day with much
shouting and not a little vehement ex-
postulation, IL is said that Cutler is the
only town in the world where they play
baseball without the use Of profanity.
The Washington times., 1903-10-04

animal accustomed to street cars, auto
mobiles and other sights to which 1t
was not accustomed on the plains of the
West.
The heaviest and bulkiest OF the pres
ents was an immense chair made of
elks' horns. A big elk in the park OF
Tacoma. Wash, has annually shed his
horns. These have been saved from
year to year by the keeper of the park
where the elk lives. The chair was
made from them.
Another present of the same sort was
a set OF locked deer horns. They were
taken from two large deer that had en-
gagged in mortal combat and died with
their horns locked. At three or four
places live bears were offered but we're
declined
Indian pottery In profusion was given
to the President by Indians in Arizona
and New Mexico. The most valuable gifts
OF this kind were from the Indians who
live near Albuquerque. N. NJ These
Indians also presented to the President
the finest Navajo blanket ever made in
the West
At Tacoma the President received a
pair of totem poles, the combination
gravestones and family trees of the
Alaskan and far Northwestern Indians.
Just before the President started on
his Western trip he received several in
vitations engraved on solid gold. some
of them very valuable. On March 10 a
delegate from the Union League Club
OF San Francisco visited him at the
White House and presented an invita-
tion to attend a dinner of the club on
May IA. The invitation was engraved
on solid plate of gold of great value.
few days before this the Dakota
members of Congress. accompanied by
local delegation, waited upon the
President and presented him an invita-
tion in solid gold to attend the Black
Hills Mining Congress. which met at
/ Deadwood in the early part OF this
month. This invitation was engraved on
a gold plate, the gold for which came
/ from the Black Hills region.
About the same time the people of
Pasadena. Cal. sent along unique in
vitation In gold. 1t was a large key of
/ gold. around the stem Of which was a
beautifully chased crown. The key was
embiematic Of the key of the city and
the crown OF the Indian name Of sasa-
dena, "the crown Of the valley" The
invitation was presented by Congress-
man McLachlen.
The King of Siam sent the President a
/ handsomely bound volume in February.
/ This volume was The History OF the
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
THE TELEPHONE BOOK.

A NAN in a hurry stepped into a
n Pennsylvania Avenue store the
other day and asked to look at the city
directory.
CITY directory" replied the proprie-
tor. We haven't had a directory for
two years. We take ali our addresses
from the telephone book. and find. It an
swers every purpose
He produced the Hello" book. and the
address sought for was quickly found.
The use OF the general telephone in
dex as directory appears to be grow
ing. II is handler than the cumbersome
directory. and Is consulted regularly in
hundreds OF business houses instead of
the old standby. The telephone list has
grown till Il contains not only the ad-
dresses or every man and woman en-
gagged in business In Washington. but Of
the majority OF professional men, as
well as all public and private institu-
tions. Most persons OF any pretensions
10 income now have telephone service
installed in their homes. In addition to
all this, there are many busy and I'm
portant towns in Virginia and Maryland
that are handily catalogued in precise
alphabetical form and very plain type
In the telephone book.
The fact confronts the directory peo-
pie that nearly everybody who Is any
body has his name and address in the
telephone book. The directory itself
appears to be of value nowadays chiefly
for hunting UP the smaller fry. Luck
fly for the perpetuation OF a time hon
ored institution. their name Is legion.
so IL is probably far cry yet TO the
day when the regulation city directory
will vanish into the limbo OF forgotten
things.
The Washington times., 1903-10-04

VX THEN the President got back
wv to Washington last June
from his long Western tour
his special train brought back three
wagonIoads Of presents that he had re-
ceived and accepted during his travels.
Some were valuable, while others were
mere tokens OF the good will of the
Western people for him.
The incident OF the refusal of the
President to accept silk American fsg
made by Boston girl and offered to
him recently recalls the fact that the
White House wagon made three trips
to the Pennsylvania station here to take
to the Executive Mansion the presents
that took up much space in the splen-
didly furnished train. The Presidents
refusal to accept the Boston girls flag
may therefore be regarded as an isolat-
ed case.
The city of San Francisco presented
the President, and he accepted. gold
and silver loving cup, worth much
money. and Sacramento gave him sill
yer and glass claret pitcher and hand
some silver cigar case.
At Colfax.. Cal, the President received
a box OF gold and silver ore. Mounted
deer heads. stuffed mountain sheep.
pheasants. lizards, and other birds and
beasts found in the West were presented
90 him. not all Of them by municipali-
ties OF bodies of citizens, but many of
them by individuals
Down at Sharon Springs, Kan, little
girl gave him a live badger. This was
when the train was on it's way to the
West The little girl asked that the
badger be named Josiah. in honor Of her
brother
The badger was taken all the way
along on the trip by the President, and
at last accounts is one of the pets OF the
Roosevelt children. The President him
self Is said to be fond of Josiah.
When the animal was on the train
going through the West he was fed on
potatoes and milk.
Many brides and saddles were pre-
sented to the President at different
points. and the horse Wyoming, which
the President often rides. was a present
to him from the citizens OF Cheyenne
Wyo. With the horse was given a COM
plete outfit for riding, including saddle
bride. etc. Western cowboy brought
the horse to Washington and remained
here several weeks while getting the
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
One on Sir Edward.

Sir Edward Clarke. the noted English
barrister. tells with glee how a young
lawyer once scored of him. Late one
afternoon a case in which Sir Edward
was interested was called. whereupon
he asked that 1t be put of until the fol-
lowing morning. as he mad been arguing
case in another court all day. and was
much exhausted. The request was
granted, and the next case called. The
young lawyer then asked for postpone
ment of this case. also. saying he. too.
was exhausted. The court asked what
he had been doing IF it please the
court" was the reply, 81 have been
listening to Sir Edward Clarke
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
ANECDOTE AND REPARTEE
Carrying It Too Far.
T HE late George t. Cline, the eccen-

II HE late George T. Cline, the eccen-
trio Chicago millionaire. who lived
all alone in a hotel-a hotel of seventy
FIVE rooms, that he had bought and clos
ed. had a passion for violins and for
Irishmen. Though on himself he would
never spend more than 10 or 20 cents a
day. he would readily pay $4,000 or 49,
600 for a violin, and he thought nothing
of buying Irishmen sumptuous dinners
with champagne in order to hear them
talk in their musical brogue.
An Irishman once played Colonel Cline
false. He stole a pair of boots from him.
Discovering this theft, the millionaire
pursued the Irishman, overtaking him
as he was about to enter pawnshop
with the boots in his hand.
Those are my boots; you have stolen
them" said colonel Cline.
Sure, it was only a Joke" said the
Irishman.
But the inexorable millionaire haled
the thief before a magistrate, and here
again the man repeated:
1T was only joke. your honor"
"Only a joke, hey?" said the magis-
trate. well, Mr. Cline, how far away
from your house had he carried the
boots when you overlook him."
lover a mile. sir" replied the million
aire.
Held for court" said the magistrate
This is a case of carrying a Joke too
far"
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
Ruth's Pert Answer.

Baby Ruth Cleveland is now quite
little lady, and the recipient of so
much attention that at times she has a
tendency 70 put on airs. to the great
disgust OF Mrs. Cleveland. Recently at
Marion she did something which so dis
pleased her mother that she was cor
rected on the spot.
Just because papa was President"
said Mrs. Cleveland, you must not
think you are any better than anybody
else, for you're not. None OF US are
Ruth pouted a moment and then
came back with: "WeIl, mamma, then
you're no better than old Black Joe.''
Old Black Joe is the man-of- all-work
employed by the CIevelands.
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
PLANET JUPITER AN
ASTRONOMICAL THIEF
Exploits as Burglar Cause Much
Annoyance.

Jupiter is much the biggest member
Of the family OF planets which revolve
around our sun. Consequently the power
of his attraction is greater than that
possessed. for instance. by the earth.
Jupiter's exploits as a burglar have
caused very considerable annoyance and
inconvenience to astronomers in the
days before his powers were fully rec
ognized.
In ITO there appeared a fine comet,
which was found to have an eIlIpticaI
orbit around the sun of so comparative
ly small a size that Mr.. LexeIl. its dis
coverer. calculated It would return in
five and half years. But in 17T5 tele-
scopes were vainly focused on the spot
where it was expected to reappear and
again in 1871 It disappointed all obser-
vers. Mr.. Lexell plunged into fresh cal
culations and after much research found
that Jupiter was the culprit. The un-
fortunate comet had been rash enough
to plunge into the sphere of the giant
planets attraction, with the result that
1t had been completely diverted from It's
former orbit, and flung off into quite
different one of a twenty-year period.
1t has never been seen again by anyone
on this earth and probably never viii be.
Jupiter was also responsible for he
delay which occurred in the return Of
that splendid visitant known as HalleY's
comet. HALEY found that he was not
the first discoyerer Of this big comet. 1t
had appeared at least twice previously.
once seventy-fve years before. and
again seYenty-six years before that
The astronomer concluded that there
would be a further delay in it's third
return and predicted that its next ap-
pearance would be 51s days later. He
did not live to see it. but in 1853. the
year he had prophesied for it's appear
ance, astronomers were waiting for It.
But they waited for more than three
months before 1t did actually appear,
and then found that it was the planet
Saturn they had to thank for delaying
the comet this extra 100 days.
This same comet appeared again in
1885. this time late agin. Not only had
Jupiter delayed it SIS days and Saturn
about 100. but Uranus had also had
hand In retarding IL. and had added an
other sixty-nine days to its journey.
Our own earth is BY no means guilt
less. 1t is constantly picking up un-
considered trifies Of stardust, which
range all the way from the thirteen feet
long mass Of meteoric rock lately
found on the roof OF st. Paul's. on the
arctic shows and at the bottom of the
deep sea II is calculated that the to-
tai amount OF matter thus absorbed by
us Is certainly not less than 100000
tons year, and that therefore the
weight OF this world would be increas-
ing at that rate every twelve months.
II appears also that we may be oc-
casionally responsible for the disappear
ance Of a poor, unoffending comet
BieIa's comet, which went astray, is
supposed to have been absorbed by the
earth. That amazing shower OF shoot
ing stars seen on November 27. 1872.
may have been the death throes OF this
misty space traveller.
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
Not in Him.

Johnny" said a fond mother to her
young hopeful the other day. after she
had returned home from calling on a
neighbor, "some one has taken a big
piece Of frosted cake out of the pantry"
Johnny blushed guiltily.
"oh, Johnny" she exclaimed. 81 didn't
think It was in youl"
"It amt ALL" whined the boy. Part
of II Is in sister Nellie
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
Certainly Thin.

A little Georgetown girl went into her
home one day in a great state of ex-
citement, after having caught glimpse
of a remarkably thin woman who had
Just moved into the neighborhood, and
exclaimed:
"Oh, mamma. you ought to see the
new lady who is going to live in Mr.
Johnson's housel She's awful thin!''
Thinner than am?'' asked the child's
mother, who WAS a slender little body
weighing not more than ninety eight
pounds
'I guess she is,'' said Mabel. scorn-
fully. why. mamma, she's as thin as
two OF youl"
The Washington times., 1903-10-04
ST. pErER,s AGAIN ROBBED.

ROME. oct. 3.-Fffteen silver chalices
have mysteriously disappeared from
the sacristy of ST. Peters. The au-
thorities are much concerned. espec-
tally as this robbery follows the theft
of seven gold candIesticks. The police
are endeavoring TO trace the abstracted
articles and arrest the cuIprits.
The Washington times., 1903-10-04

When Hetty Green was brought to
court on complaint OF not having a
license for her dog Dewey, she said:
i've got a New York license for the
dog. Amt that enough?"
mo; you must have a Jersey license" ="
Must I? Well. it's mighty extrava-
CANT; but dogs worth morn lawyer.
anyhow; barks louder for you. and don't
cost near SO much"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-27

marvellous. Such selection in Lace, Fancy.em-
broideried and Plain Hosiery was never seen in
Union City. All will low slippers, therefore
the Lace and Fancy Hose will be worn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-27
Mammoth Dry Goods Department.
New Washable Dress Goods.

Fine Mercerized Goods are so winsome in their
lightness and daintiness that they have become
universal favortes and are worn to exclusion of
much more expensive fabrics
We have every class Of Wash Goods, from scent
Prints to the elegant Silk Tissues at $500 per yd.
200 pieces of Bonita Batiste in fine quality and
excellent pattern. Best ever offered at the price
we shall make-at 3 cts
100 pieces of Fancy Lawns, in all the new color
ings-j just the thing for early spring. At 10 cts
1000 yards of Dotted Swiss that will make
dress suitable for the most fastdeous and that
can be appreciated by best judges Of weaves and
colorngs. Now selling at Is cts
Thousands Of yards of most desirable fabrics that
were imported especially for store will now be
on display and at prices that will sell them
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-12-03
BED HlN..
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
Rev D. NJ. McCraoken preac he'd at
Red Hill Sunday at 8 p m. to well
filled house.
Misses Cora and Matte Moore of Ce-
dar Spring attended church here Sun.
day evening.
Mr.. Sherd Harris, of Sulphur Spring,
and Miss Fannie Moore, of Cedar Spring
were out buggy riding Sunday evening
There will be a box supper at Red
Hill Saturday night Dec 9Th, for the
benefit of the Christmas tree. Every
body is cordially invited.
Miss Belle Childress has returned
home from Etna, whore she has beer
visiting her brother.
Byron Griffith, formerly of this place
returned homo Saturday from the army
having received an honorable discharge
To his great sorrow he found his father
very low with fever.
John SlaJton took dinner with Robt
White Sunday.
Joe Henry has sold his mules, they
being purchased by W. NJ. Smith o
Sulphur Spring.
Remember the Box supper,
Guess Who.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-12-03
THANs.
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
We are having some very cold wealth
er just now.
Mr.. Thurmau's son that had the few
or is improving some.
James T. Johnson, of Thans, who has
been in Bedford county, Tenn, for the
past four months, has returned home
again. We are all glad to see him,
Let me say to my friends that l re-
ceived a letter from A. d. Deakns, my
brother from Oklahoma, who says be is
coming back to old Tennessee one timo
more to visit his many friends and re'a-
tives. lie intended to come last Christ
mas but was taken down sick with the
slow fever and cold, and could not come
We hope be will get to come this year,
1t has been thirty years since he came
in to see his friends.
Standifur Barker has built himself
nice house and moved into it last
Wednesday. They gave the young peo'
Pile an entertainment They say they
enjoyed the occasion very much.
Dunlap seems to be on a boom now,
There is more goods there than ever be.
fore and cheap. We get 2Oc dozen fol-
eggs Work is moving along lively
now.
Seth Carr, of Thans, is moving up his
store to Dunlap, and will take Frank
Barker in with him as partner We
wish them both success, as they are
both clever fellows. NJ. e. G.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-12-03
NIessrs.
CounhInn Spell Caused Death

Harry Duckwell aged % years,
choked to death early yesterday morn
ing at his home in the presence of his
wife and child. He contracted a slight
cold few days ago and paid but little
attention to it. Yesterday morning he
was seized with fit of coughing which
ontinued for some time. His wife sent
for a physician but before he could ar.
rive, another coughing spell came on
and Duckweu died from suffocaton. -
St. Louis GlObe-Democrat, Dec. l, 1901
Billiards. Horehound Syrup would have
saved him. 25c, Soc and S1.O0.
For sale by Sequatchie Supply Store
Whitwell Drug Co.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-12-03
FOREST en-

Special TO the News.
Taking pictures is tho order of the
day.
Ed Layne OF Etua is visiting his sis
ter this week
Miss Cora Layne has boon visiting
Happy Hollow
Misses Cora Layno and Nancy Kill
gore visited Miss Shumato Saturday.
Misses Laura and Audrey Layne are
very sad
Harry Pardon was all smiles sunday
Wonder why.
Miss Cora Layne looked sd Sunl'y
Wonder if it wasn't because she didn't
see the old red mule coming up The
road
Geo. Kilgore says he likes to hunt
Jack Shumato and Miss Ruby have
been very sick,
Miss Nancy Kilgoro looked sad sun
day. Guess it was because Ed was
gone
viii Floyd and wife visited at Mrs.
Jack Shumake Sunday.
Laurence Layne is recovering from a
long spell of sickness.
Cutting wood and making fires is the
order Of the day.
William Turner, Of Griffith Creek,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
brother, j. e. Turner
Thursday was Thanksgiving day and
guess the turkeys lived hard.
Mrs, Monroe Griffith and son, Clyde,
spent Thanksgiving day with her Sis
ter
Walter and Oscar Spangler, of Spring
dale, passed through here Friday en-
route to Whitwell.
Mrs Jane Layne and son, Laurence,
went to Sequachee Wednesday
Miss Nancy Kilgore visited her sister,
Mrs. laura Layne this week
Mrs Abe jackson visited Mrs Laura
Layne Thursday.
Miss May Golston visited hor uncle
John Turner, last week near Whitwell
Miss Myrtle Rogers and Mrs. Nancy
Sharp and Miss Mallie Sharp visited
Mrs. Laura Layne Sunday afternoon.
John Turner and son, Joe, spent san
day with his brother
Mrs. Jane Layno is on the sick lis
this week.
Laurence Layne is still improving.
John Spangler went to Whitwol
Monday
Well as is 50 cold will ring off wish.
ing the News and its readers a Merrl
Christmas and Happy New Year.
Guess Who.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-12-03
Fiaht VIII Be Bitter.

Those who will persist in closing their
ears against the continual recommends
ton of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, will have long and bit
ter fight with their troubles, if not end
ed earlier by fatal termination. Read
what T. r. Beal, of Beal, Miss, has to
say: Last fall my wife had every symp-
tom of consumption. She took DR.,
Kings New Discovery after everything
else had failed. Improvement came at
once and four bottles entirely cured
her" Guaranteed by Whitwell Drug
Co. Price SOC, and Sl.OO, Trial bottles
free.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-12-03
Double Wedding.

A double wedding occurred at South
Pittsburg Wednesday, Nov. 25, Martha
Lena Beene, daughter of Hon, j. c.,
Beene, and Fred Henry Berndt, of the
city of Mexico, and Laura Abigail
Williamson, daughter of j. A. William
son, and Edgar William Crosby, of San
Luis Potosi, Mexico, The wedding
was very beautiful affair, with many
guests present. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev j. A. II. Shuler, Of Big
Stone Gap Va.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-12-03
ST. ANDREWS
WINE OF LIFE ROOT.

1t plants hope in hopeless hearts, the
seeds Of Joy in ioyless minds, whose
fruition is the blooms of health on the
cheek Of the perfect woman, to whom
the Ills Of her former existence are now
the real zcst of her pleasurable life.
Thousands OF women all over this land
have testified TO The tguthfulness OF this
assertion.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-12-03
Better Than a Plaster.

A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlains Pain Balm and bound on
the affected parts, is better than a plas-
ter for lame back and for pains in the
side or chest. Pain Balm has no super
Tor as a liniment for the relief of deep
seated, muscular and rheumatic pains,
For sale by Coldwell & Chaudoin: Whit
Drug Co., Whitwell.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-12-03
ToNICs FOR WOMEN.

Delicate women require tonic An
iron sonic is good but So Andrews
Wine Of Life Root is better While
toning up The system, purifying the
blood and restoring exhausted nerves,
30 regulates any arrangements, and
strengthens woman IN the most sensi-
dye part OF her organ sm.
Price 81 90 per bottle.
Ask your druggist Tor &.
Made only by ANDREWS MFG. co ,
BRISTOL Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-12-03
A Friahtened Horse.

Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupants. or hundred
other accidents, are every day oacuren-
ces. 1t behovps everybody to have
reliable Salve handy and there's mono
as good as BuckjCn's Arnica Salve.
Burns, Cuts, Sores, Eczema and Piles
disappear quickly under its soothing ef-
feet. 25c, at Whitwell Drug Co.