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~ srrc1F1cATIoNs.

~. present specifications, under
w. 4.reral contracts have been let. con
'l ~. :, unsatisfactory, irrelevant in places
s,n' ,,,nllr incomplete in other places.
p W, and impartial Interpretation Of
su. ovid result in trouble and dispute,
~ working unnecessary hardship on
's'a.s ,...ctors as well as on the county.
, s Sr submit form of contract in
W. all the plans and specifications
igllls into one document. You viii
03o .sis n rreat Improvement over the old
90 luis - having dozen documents scat
rHsn, o W and there. half of which can
fel ~ z. Jfonnd An future contracts will
i'Ief t W Nan. profile, estimated quantities.
iils WE wv bond and contract In one docu-
F,l4 .,d viii be- signed In trtplicate. and
PA santblv estimate attached as II be-
'Fa sae Pv This means every fact per
Nas w, the construction ot any partcu-
i.- I'D can ne had AZ a glance. I would
q ioru mat this form Of contract and
\. s.irromplnyinC estimate sheet he print
~ nsed i'm an future work.
, ~ nv intention and desire tn eliminate
! .t,ras in future work, and have notl-
\, N contractors that no estimates Will
,lsp M on extra work unless authorized
rdtinE
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The scratch Of pin may cause the loss
OF limb or even death when blood polls
oning results from the Injury All danger
Of this may he avoided, however by
promptly applying Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. II is an antiseptlc and unequaled
MS quick healing iniment for cuts
bruises and burns. For sale by all drug
ni4ts
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WHOLESALE THIEVERY
CITY DETECTIVES COLLECT GUAM
THY OF STOLEN GOODS.
Justice Matthews Places Under Bond
Two Men Who Have Confessed TO
Have Done the Work.
THE WILSON prsr1IsLIns0 Co.
Baltimore. Nd

With prison sentences staring them both
In the fnce, George marlborough and
George Murray. negroes. are slowly and
Systematically revealing 10 the police the
hiding place Of all rhe ''swag" stored away
ny them In a three months self.coufesscd
campaign N robbery and theft
Enough stolen plumber was piled up In
tho offco Of Chcf ~ Police Ellis yostpr
day 10 start small sized clothing and
furnishing goods store
handicapped from tho start by the fall.
ure If the victims 10 make a report NJ
their losses, Detectives Kcssler and Muir
ply stawed out on their own account to
run down tho thieves
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TIVE DAYS ORIGIN .

St Valentines Day is an ancient fes-
tival once held in high rcpute, but now
rather lightly regarded Its observance.
like those OF Christmas. Easter and other
holidays. may be traced to the ancient Ro-
man, who centuries before Christ. held
great feasts known as the Lupercalia in
honor of Pan and Juno, during February. at
which tablets bearing womens names were
drawn out of a box by the young men.
Each person drawing must I've the faithful
attendant OF her whom he had drawn until
the next Lupercalia, and the close aSso.
citation TINS cugenderod often resulted IN
a marriage between the parties. The mattt-
mouial lottery was held during the Luper.
Gala festival because birds were believed
To select their mates on this day, n ira
dltion still attaching to st. Valentine 8
Day and referred to bv Shakespeare when
he makes TheseuS, in a midsummer Night
Dream. say:
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stnve Caused TnouhI-.

Much alarm, though but little damage
was occasioned by he accidental upsetting
Of an OIL stove Yesterday morning in the
home Of Mrs NJ G. Cadwalader. e03 Walk
or avenue. An alarm went In from hQN
IS ut $3.50 a. M, hut tho department found
upon its arrival that its services were not
needed
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g0RK ON COUNTY ROADS
.,.,.ndent John W. Maxcy Sub
nlts His First Report
mrs ARE NOT CONVERTIBLE
49,, Pointed out--confusion
tssDan'SS' evstem said to Permeate
wan Road and Bridge Work

:, John W. Maxcy, the civil
lts rep0a nroJnted some time ago by the
sdnesf spSr,lssioners to superintend the
ssss c Coz II the county roads. was filed
cssiilcuC .ornty clerk yesterday. The re-
80 'ns the expenditure of the 100000
pst cover, me bond issue called out some
80 for the purooss Of better -oa1i roads no
obstruction and the new new, s ROADS is to .vs D.,
sseructeg a. mo construction work The
ID coaatIS' been he approved by the commits
f@ffN ,rcys report Is as fo GS tHa cora
hsfeNIesiHr the construction Of the AAr-
Gl svtr 'prnblic roads. and numerous rec
which shG ,bis woP p9o s9sfc M
gaI 10 Ca,' n the best interest Of tue
ittay anu "
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Before Grand Jury.

Both Mayor o. r. Holt and President
,ndrcv DOW Of the school board we're be-
fore the grand jury yesterday 80.
'Tboee Who watch from sfar the secret
proceedings Of the grand Jury Intimate
,bat Mr. s 70 Tracv's absence and me
question Of certain irregularities m scnool
warrants was the object or the lnie'' i'''
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tnd that the road Inspector If the past
Ffcned his duties m q very nerfunctory
lN which is In q measure attributable TO
y system or wsnt Of system. under which
! 1e'Eed. Each piece of road under con
.illuon should be under the supervision
WI. ~ honest, interested inspector. who is
s' l1fa 70 discharge his duties. He
s Is9 q a man Of ability and should have
.lls9 training 10 recognize and insist
,s. 9oa work. The best results would
aaa Il We're allowed 10 recommend the
N Sp, sa ior Your apnointment. and have
power to dismiss them for good cause.
y I hnll depends upon my having a capable
WAN, v 11.'honious organization that you must
r ~ Sc the pertinence Of such en- ar.
s,lu You are looking to me for
y ~ Ian. aug Il all such details are left In
ss.y guarantee to give you value for your
4, 'ttjy respectfully made reduisition for
,.5, lowing ,s drawing material and sur
n. msn gments at the approximate
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Born,

To Mr. and Mrs. John Nicholson at their
home, 1919 Washington avenue, Friday
afternoon, February ~, a nine pound Soy
Mr. Nicholson is foreman In the Houston
aud Texas Central shops.
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KrDN DvrrcrIvr WORK

A score or moro Of local store keepers are
grateful and bcenly appreciamve n rho
cleverness Of their work and the detectives
have further cause Cor sclf-congra tulation
IN having secured q fun confession from
the two prisoners who have been doing the
theyinE
II the plumber stored in Chief Eats room
Yesterday had heen put w at auction Il
would have brought n good sum- even n
sold at opc-haf Its value There were
suits. overcoatE, shoes, shirts belts. slit
cases and VARIED assortment Of linen. and
minor personal belongings.
Detectives Kessler aud Murphy kent
coming in an the afternoon with tho plum.
der, after having gone 10 the locations IN
dictated by Handsborough and Mnrrny whore
u could be found. and late In the after
noon thcy recovered from 2 second hand
store a dress suit case, Tor which they had
been searching for three weeks IT was
stolen from the Grand Central depot about
month ago mud contained ono suit Of
clothes two pairs NJ trousers aud four
shirts, besides an assortment ~ shirts and
linen yauolsy marked d " Il d" 'T l..
II " and 1859 There was also leather
CUT case among the contents. besides a
dozen or more collars Of different mark
ings.
Piled up in tho same corner Of the room
and properly tagged 10 show from whom
stolen, were these articles Two dozen
belts eight overshirts, four pairs n now
shoes four pairs Of trousers one full suit
Of clothes aud two overcoats The stores
that have suffered most through the depre
dationS arc those Of Blum & Buck, the
Red Front and Sam Mgrgolis nll on Con.
gress avenue, Ben Conn on Travis street.
Plncus & Jarrett and Ben Zindlor
The laet mined merchant cslIeS M the
station yesterday and remarked fanotiously
that he understood he had become
"stockholder" IN the Institution and simply
dropped down to tnke an Inventory or
his stock Several articles IN the assert
meut had been stolen from Ziuders store
HELD UNDER BOND.
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Rr keepInc the AVER active the system Is
.ieapsed Of impurities and Is enanled 70
AZ rTpfNE 81 the hatt LiTer Apd Aslsrial
ionic sold. Ask your druggist
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veylng corps In taking up the present vork
~ a matter ~ economy. I should rec m.
nend 70 the court inst thcy purchase one
IN, ildce aud two good mules for this
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Many Mothers administer Piso's Cure
when their children have spasmodic Group.
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10 MERCHANTS AND DOCTORS.
You have no Dead Ones" on your
books. viii he glad TO show yon how
to tnrn your outlawed accounts, notes or
Judgments into cash. n you drop me a
postal IN general delivery. I'd G. Carroll.
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Al r, t-''''''- '....-..-.--.,..- $50 -
fttn c saTse are very necessary and part
,.t Ts a nl De sold at co per cent Of cost
ar through with them.
TRANSPORTATION.
n !. .laty Is ct present paying 81 per
- Team for the rse of the sur.
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HELD UNDER BOND.
when the cases against the two negroes
we're called yesterday in Justice Matthews
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SEE saldwinl adj i0s rent column.
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In the chapel Of Shearn church last night
the Young Ladies' Auxiliary Of shearn Ep-
worth League entertained at a Valentine
party. Tho occasion was free from Formal.
ity and those in attendance enjoyed an ex-
cellent entertainment
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GAGE, TENN.
to the News.

Special to the News
Crops look fine although we noed rain
very much.
Coons are taking up a good deal OF
their time eating roasting ears, | sup
pose it is against the law to kill game
but we can't sleep very good and let the
varments eat up what we have made Sc
l think we will give them a round to-
night.
j. S. Hickey killed the biggest rattle
snake Friday that has been killed in
several years. 1t had only SIX rattles.
B. f. Childs is holding a protracted
meeting at Lands Chapel There were
four professions and four joined the
church. There was baptising Sunday
at the Hobbs bridge near j. II. II.
Boyd's,
d. b. Boyd is on the sick list.
Mrs. j. L. Savage is still sick.
J. II. II. Boyd and +. c. Boyd will re-
turn home Tuesday from Winchester
and huntsville, Ala.
Prof. J. c, Boyd is getting along nice
ly with his school.
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ACCIDENT AT WHITWELL.
incline Car Breaks Loose But No One Is
Injured.

Whitwell, Tenn, August 21.-(Spec'
ial. About II o'clock this morning an
incline car at Thomas mines, this city,
broke loose from the wire rope through
the pin breaking when nearly halfway
up the mountain, and tore down the in
cline at lightning speed to shatter its
self to pieces in the rock walled cut
where the empties wait their turn to
ascend the mountain The switchman
whose duty it is to hook and unhook
the cars, Bob Hurst by name, noticing
the car descending opened theswitch to
side track the descending mass of iron
and wood, and it entered the cut with
crash, which was plainly heard in the
centre of town some distance away. Al
ter throwing the switch the switchman
sped for safety, and so fast that he can't
tell how far he went. The mines were
shut down for the day on account of the
wreck Only one car was being run
at the timo as owing to the new meth
Cd of operating with compressed air it
was not deemed advisable to run more
than one car until the new rope was
put on.
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and personally charge.

and personally charge.
AT the close Of the season the County
Warden's Permit book will show just
what has Jeen paid for shooting priyil-
eyes on your property, and you get your
check for half thereof. This system, il
you cooperate with the Wardens, will
in three years from now pay annually
one-fourth of the taxes upon your prop
orty, This is not mere opinion. 1t
is a fact we'll established by the work.
ing of the warden system elsewhere II
prosecutions of trespassers upon your
property take place you have nothing to
do with them, that is one of the War
den's duties. You thus avold making
enemies who might otherwise in re-
venge burn your barns. All sportsmen
favor the warden system because it in
effect establishes bureau of informa.
tion where they can both learn where
to 90, and obtain at the same time the
necessary permission required by law
Many business men would like few
days shooting during the season and
are willing to pay for the privilege, but
they have neither the time nor inclina-
ton to travel round the country inquir-
ing whore they can get game, and then
take the chance of getting permission
to shoot it.
The clerks of the County Courts of the
counties and State have been officially
notified of the name of the County Game
Warden for that respective county
whore appointments have been made,
and you can, therefore, easily ascertain
who is the Game Warden of your coun-
ty. Where no appointment has yet
been made, you should in your own in
terest, recommend some we'll qualified
person for that position. The County
Game Warden can appoint such depu-
ties, just as the Sheriff does, to assist
him in the proper enforcement of the
game laws.
The press of Tennessee has been ex.
ceedingly kind in publishing my former
communications, and in asking them to
publish this brief and imperfect letter
it is with the hope that it may induce
you to send me your name and postof.
flee address that l may next month fur.
nish you by mail free of charge, full
and detailed statement covering the
whole subject, together with the game
laws Of the State.
JOSEPH II. ACKLEN,
State Game Warden
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PRYOR COVE.

Special to the News.
j. NJ. Anderson and wife went to Ira
cy to attend the reunion.
Ne writer was al Glover Hill Satur-
day and saw the Glover Hill cores
pondent there.
Miss Jennie Campbell left last week
for Victoria to visit a while.
r. L. Haynes was in South Pittsburg
last week to bid the Misses Ferguson
goodby
L. G. b. Ferguson accompanied Miss
es Clara and Emma Ferguson TO their
home in Nashville.
Everything in Pryor Cove went to
Tracy for the meeting
j. j. Brown called on us Sunday.
Ask John Tate how many were in
that buggy Saturday.
.. lyio was in Jasper Saturday.
Miss Hattie Shadrick and sister cali
cd on Mrs. Tate Sunday.
John X. Tate was on our streets the
pas, week.
John Tate was at Glover Hill Satur-
day night.
Miss Maud Damo visited hero Sunday.
Hot Summer.
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Alabama Arbitrators Come to
a Decision.
REPORT AND AWARDS MADE
Boys Under Fourteen Years
to Be Excluded from the
Mines.

BIRMINGHAM Ala, Aug, 22.-The
board Of arbitration appointed to settle
certain matters in controversy in the
Birmingham district report as follows
The rates per ton for mining coal on
the Pratt basis will be as follows:
Whom pig iron is selling at IS per
ton, 4714c; SO per ton, SOC; $3.50 per ton,
5211c; $1O.5O per ton, 55o; $1L5o per ton,
5715c.
The same proportion Of increase shall
be given on day wages in and about the
mines, but no increase for narrow work.
From and after October 1 the earn
ings of the miners and wages Of day
men shall be paid semi-monthly and
such commissary checks or credits as
the operators may issue to their en-
ployes Shall not be transferable, but
shall be redeemable in goods at the re-
spective commissaries at which they
are drawn, only presented by the en-
ployes to whom issued or by some NOM
Der Of their families.
The total OF the maximum price-on
the Pratt basis-to be paid for work in
heading, exclusive of air courses, shall
be 50. II per yard in lieu of S2.S4 per yd,
the present rate; rates for work in air
courses to remain on the present basis
The arbitrators carefully considered
difterential between pick and machine
mining, but owing to lack of sufficient
data cou Id not reach conclusion, and
recommended that committee be APP
pointed to make experiments and fix
differential.
Miners absent from work more than
half day on pay day or absent the day
after pay day. or for two consecutive
days at any time during the month
when the mine is in operation, except
in case of sickness or after notifying
and obtaining the consent of the mine
foreman, shall, for the first oifense in
any one month, be fined so cents or sus-
pended two days, and for the second Of
fense in the same month be fined Sl or
suspended four days. Men who do not
work twenty days in any one month
when the mine is in operation twenty
DAYS or more, unless absent by reason
of sickness or with the consent Of the
mine foreman, shall be fined the sum
Of 81 or be suspended the first six days
in the following month, or be assigned
to another working place,
Any man absent from work one day
without notifying and obtaining the
consent of the mine foreman, except in
the case of sickness, shall be fined for
the first offence in any one month 5C
cents, or be suspended for two days, and
for the second offence in the same
month 81 or suspended four days
The fines imposed are to be collected
through the company's offices, and paid
to the secretary-treasurer of District 90
United Mine Workers, on or before the
tenth day of each month
Itshall be optional with the operator
to impose fines or suspend mine work
ers, or assign new places in cases proyi'
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THOSE CABBAGE SNAKES.

The excitement over the discovery
that the cabbage in the valley this year
contained variety of snake still con-
tinues. At Whitwell one of these rep
tiles is kept alive by being placed in a
fresh head of cabbage every day. 1t is
now seven inches in length, having
grown some since first being discovered
and while its color at first was a light
cream color, it is now getting darker.
Over in Warren county people are re-
ported poisoned by eating cabbage in
tested by these snakes, and the people
of Victoria and Whitwell, this county,
will not eat cabbage, and are throwing
away their crout,
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JASPER,
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
Col. w. b. Spears has gone to Red
Boiling Springs for his health.
Chas. Griffith is visiting relatives at
Wildwood, Ga.
Chancery court was in session here
last week, and many cases were dispos-
ed of.
Col. Wardroper, of Huntingdon, is
in the county, with a corps of engineers
and road builders, to make surveys and
estimates of probable cost of buildiEg
macadamized roads in this county.
Will Price, one of Sequachee's lead
ing citizens, was here Saturday.
T, A. and Chas Randle, two society
young man of Sequachee, were here
Saturday evening. y
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Not Over Wise.

There is an old allegorieaI picture Of
a girl scared at a grasshopper, but in
the act Of heellessly treading on d
snake This is paralleled by the man
who spends a large sum Of money build
ing a cyclone cellar, but neglccts 10 pro,
vide his family with a bottle Of Cham
borlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhosa
Remedy as a safeguard against bowel
complaints whose. victims outnumbeI
those OF the cyclone one hundred 20
one. This remedy is everywhere rec
ognized as the most prompt and reliable
medicine in use for these diseases. For
sale by Coldwcll S Chaudoin, and Whit
we'll Drug Co.
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TO EXHIBIT SEOUACHEE GRAPES.

Several baskets of Niagara grapes
were received yesterday from Mr.. G.
Sherman, Of Sequatchie, and have been
put up in chemicals for preservation.
They will form a part Of the Tennessee
exhibit, and will make an excellent
showing as compared to fruits from 9TH
er states, The grapes are all large and
well formed, and cluster thickly on the
bunch. Nashville News,
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ded for the above.
The diiTerential in the rate for min
ing coal at the jefferson and Kimberly y
mines Of the Central Coal company shall
be reduced 2j1c per ton, the yardage to
remain as at present.
On and after September /, 1908, no
boys under the age of IA years shall be
employed or permitted in the mines by
any of the mine operators who are part
les to this arbitration
When diiTerentials for thin coal are
paid, they shall hot apply to yard prices.
The report is signed by George Gray,
Chairman, r. H. Pearson, w. r, Fair,
ley, Charles McCreery, T. L. Lewis.
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STOP That COUGH!

When a cough, a tickling or an irrita-
tiOn in the throat makes you feel un-
comfortable, take Billiards. Horehound
Syrup. Don't wait until the disease
has gone beyond control. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Anderson, 35i West 5th ST., Salt Lake
City, Utah, writes: eve think Ballard's :
Horehound Syrup the best medicine for
coughs and colds. We have used il Tor
several year; il always gives imm odiate
rehcf, is very pleasant and gives Der.
feet satisfaction CSC, soc. sI00.
For sale by Sequaichio Supply Store.
and Whitwcll Drug Co.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL.

The first term for school year ending
June 3Oth, 1904 will begin Monday
Aug 81 and will continue four months.
Opening exercises Will be at a. m. to
which everybody is invited to be pre-
sent for this the last official act of
the retiring board of directors.
The directors elected Aug G assume
their duties Tuesday, sept /.
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NURSERYMEN AT HUNTSVILLE.

HUNTSVILLE Ala, Aug. 22.-The e
party of southern nurserymen who
came down from Winchester, Tenn,
we're the guests of the Chase brothers
at the Alabama nurseries today. En-
tertainment was provided for the visit
ors and the time spent very enjoyably.
The party returned to this city short
ly after noon and took their tram for
Winchester, where the 6fth annual con
vention will come to an end tonight.
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CURES SCIATlCA.

Rov, w. L. Bildy, L. l.. E., Cuba,
New York, writds: after fifteen days
of excrutiating pain from sciatic rheu,
matism, under various treatments,
was induced to try Billiards. Snow Lini'
mont; thd first application giving my
first relief and the second entire relief.
can give it unqualified recommends
tion." 25c, soc, and Sl.00
For sale by Sequatchie Supply Store,
and Whitwell Drug Co.
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FINCH PARTY.

An enjoyable finch party took place
at the residence of Col, A. Milbrandt,
this city, Saturday night given by his
charming daughter, Miss Agnes, to a
few of her friends, instrumental and
vocal music was also INDUCED in, and
at late hour adjournment was made
to the Blowing Spring where water
melons were partaken of.
Those present were
Misses.
Elm Gustafson, Lille Crozier,
Violet Crozier, Laurel Crozier,
Louise Hill Clara Leland,
Juliette Hopkins, Anna Deakins,
Elizabeth Bowman, Jennie Raulston
Messrs.
John Houts, Walter Randlo,
Robert Lee, c. j. Gustatson,
j. o. Campbell, w, c. Hill.