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without friction to its last fate. He and his mate are conscious of slight differences between them; yet they make the best of it and keep in sight of each other. They are no longer fol- lowed by their progeny, as in late sum- mer days. The juveniles have depart ed for new scenes and no more depend upon parental supplies. I am glad, for the old birds have little peace; for it is weil-knOwn fact that young mock CTS do agitate the declining years of their parents in a most astonishing manner,
 look up into the bluegum, dripping its ripe leaves into my face, and see twin nests of the orioles, one a lean-to on the other, swinging in the breeze. That double apartments -house is a com mon feature in the bluegums. Return ing each new season to the old site, a pair of orioles remember the safety Of the location and build a new nest as close to the old one as possible. I have not seen a third, but have taken three sets of two from 8 single bough.
 l stoop to lift garden log and pick up 8 sleepy lizard was sure lay un- derneath in the loam. Of what youth ful follies was he guilty that he has not evolved into a bird?
 A single hummingbird sits on a slen- der twig of the pomegranate, turning her face to look, know not which way, to earth or sky. It is a trick she has of seeming to look both ways when she eants her head properly. fancy she sees only from the eye that looks toward heaven, for she pays no heed to me standing two feet from her twig. I move, and both eyes look straight at me. Always there is something to di- vert the mind from the upward glance. turn to the veranda caves, where a dozen deserted linnets' nests repose in condition indescribable to the aes- thetic.o. I resolve to tear them all away and replace them with new inVi- tations in the spring. Here comes down an old straw hat; here a corn pepper braeed in the corner; here a lot | of cigar boxes, and here half dozen berry baskets. These are my annual invitations to the linnets to nest on my veranda. Each and all are remanded to the dump pile in a vacant lot-oyer on my neighbours side, of course. They have each and all served the purpose of existence.
 l As pass the corner, giant cactus extends the palms of its many hands toward me. note that big, broad leaf has dropped with the weight of it. self and long, dry summer. It has fallen straight across a nest which it is pressing as flat as campers fiap- jack. I lift the prickly thing, not ten derly, but carefully on my own ac- count, and assure myself the ca tastrophe came after the birds had flown.
 So many things to be thankful for!''
 ohirps sparrow from her Indian lodge
 And echo her sentiment. Elizabeth l Grinnell in the Sunset Magazine.
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season, lends humorous side to the situation. Individuals which in other days are fearless and confiding, even inviting acquaintance, now scamper to cover as if urged by sense of common deeorum. A pair of song sparrOWs es- cape from my observation as fast as their legs can carry them, with that peculiar sidewise trot of theirs, as if conscious of possible arrest by the po- lice if caught attired in so scanty gar ments
 l respect these sparroWs and tow hees by reason of their eonjugal feaIty, not one of them having appeared in the divorce courts of California. They mate for life, and remain constant through thick and thin of vesture through the better and the worse of the years changes. So far as know neither leaves the other to look after household affairs alone. Neither takes a pleasure trip to the shore or the mountains or back east; no, nor does either frequent the social clubs of such gregarious birds as the waxwings and the robins and the mountain blues. In spite of my disposition to look al the bright side discover a sight that appals me. It is one of the many trag- edies of bird life. Iepart the turf of pampas grass where nestled the song sparrows a few weeks ago and find a baby mummy, skeleton, as it were, ir the closet. Depending by a single horse hair entwined in the nest is a withered relict of the former innocent occupant, it's foot caught in a mesh Poor thing! The elements released tht flesh, and the same elements do now loss the little ghostly object at the winds will. And the mother sparrow what does she think? I see her ap. proach the spot and look this way and that, uttering that note of upward in 1 fiection so common in her, as If shs would ask endless questions. She does not weep over the lifeless form, noi does she needlessly reproach herself | that her care of the infant was not al
 that it should have been in the retro, spect. She takes it for granted that the individual Cor that portion of the individual which she does not now see, is better off in the world where deat birds go. And she whispers to hel mate as they trot away that death i' not so bad when you take into account
 what might have happened" Arr
 there not caged young moclSing- -birdl
 in the adjacent lot behind gloomy pris I on bars?
 I In the pepper tree catch sight of { past-master mocker, ashamed of hi present appearance, shrinking from thu
 observation of even his neighbor spar
 rows. He has laid aside his music, ant
 engages aldibly in only an oceasiona
 scrap with rival mocking-bird. Hi
 entire time at this season is spent be
 tween the caterer and the clothier, all
 though his appetite is capricious. H.
 eats little and daintily, as if he needs z
 butterfly on the wing and denude it. O
 Its gauzy vesture that 1t may pas;
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THE BIC FIRE LOSSES.

This hasn't been good year for ire insurance companies and others inter- ested in the diminution of losses by fire. The loss for the first ten months of 1904 is nearly two hundred and twen- ,ty-one and half millions, or about sixty-five millions more than for the entire year 1903, and seventy-two mill lions more than in 1902. Adding to this two hundred and twenty-one millions the average of the November and De- cember losses of the last two years nearly twenty eight millions--the prob- able total of the year is brought to over two hundred and forty-nine mil lions. That this estimate will be well within fact by the time the year is closed seems to be indicated by the heavy losses sustained thus far this month, and the probabilities are that the year will close with a total fire loss of more than a quarter of a billion.
 While this enormous figure is made by the inclusion of the losses in the big conf1agrations in Baltimore, Rochester and Toronto, 1t is nevertheless a fact that even if these three great fires are eliminated the monthly loss for 1904 Is much above the average, and the total for the ten months just past above that of almost any similar period known. 1 By and by everybody will see that it will pay to do all that is possible to keep so much actual wealth from being destroyed. It is big tax to pay to the ] fire fiend.
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1HE LEVELY OOR7IsS.

The Spanish Cortes has outdone the Austrian Reichsrath in liveliness. The disturbance was brought about by a difference of opinion as to whether an understanding arrived at last summer,
 concerning the abandonment of prose- cutions of Republican deputies, did or did not cover acts done before a speci- fled date-the Opposition, of course,
 taking an affirmative view. The occa- sion of the disorder, however, was the refusal of the vice-president to allow certain members to proceed with their speeches, combined with an insulting remark by acMinisterial speaker. Ter= rife uproar followed. The president broke three bells in the vain attempt to call the House to order; the chair was assailed with inkstands, a crucifix was knocked down--one account states that it was deliberately knocked to pieces by a iiisinpcr's SUCK, anu lheFe was free fight, in which ministers and ex- ministers took part. The galleries were cleared with some violence-except the diplomatists, gallery, whose occupants tactfully withdrew when the proceed ings became indecorous-and the mat ter was settled by apologies in private; but the sitting went on all the next and part of the following day. Then
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there was an adjournment and com promise. It is expected that the de- bates on the position of the religious orders will provoke scenes of even greater disorder.
 Compare the good behavior of the United States Congress with this.
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Mrs. Pauline Steinem, described as the most prominent Jewess of Toledo, Ohio, and great fayorite with the late Mayor sam Jones, has been elected to the city's school board. She ran 700 votes ahead of her ticket. The total number of Toledo women registered as voters this year was S,3O2, but they electioneered zealously for Mrs. stein- en and contributed s11O for her cam paign expenses. '
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RICHhR THAN MID.

This is a rich country. The stock market shows It, the automobiles show 1t, and the savings banks show 1t. The savings banks of the world contain up- wards of ten and a half billions of dol lars owned by S264O, GOO depositors. or this vast aggregate of savings wealth the United States has $SO60, IFS, ,OOO owned by 7,SO5,OOO depositors. Nearly one-third of the savings deposits of the world are in this country and owned by American citizens.
 It Is pointed out that in European states and in Canada the government encourages and aids the savings banks and other guarantee deposits or re- ceives them in public institutions. In the United States, on the other hand, there is no such paternal care, the government limiting itself merely to laws for the protection of depositors from bad management and dishonest administration. It is also shown that in Great Britain, Russia and Bel giun, parts of the savings deposits are invested in government securities, thus doing a double service. In view of these facts the great preponderance of savings wealth i'll the United States is remarkable. -s With this money in the savings banks, with the big per capita, with the prices of stocks and bonds where they are, and with Republican pros- perity assured, why should anybody feel poor?
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Go away from home to get the news. The Swiss papers in Basic and Berne publish quotations from some Russian organs saying that President Parker, chosen by the Democrats, has at his inauguration named the capital Rose mont, in honor of his predecessor. Pres ident Rosemont.' --'
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A Louisville man who married a deaf mute is now looking for divorce, and some married men are wondering why.
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MARTHA SMITH.
 Vs. THOMAS SMITH.

Order of Notice STATE OF CONNECTICUT, NEW E VEN COUNTY. ss:
 New Haven, Nov 10th. A. D. 1904 UPON THE COMPLAINT of the s Martha Smith, praying for re ons therein set forth for a divorce, n and for New Haven County, 1t appe ing to and being founc v the Go that the said defendant has gone parts unknown, therefore
 ORDERED, That notice of the p dency of said complaint be given publishing this order in the Journal s Courier, a newspaper printed in g county, once a week. two weeks s eessively, commencing O.. or before 17th day of November, A. D. 1904.
 By the Court.
 for New Haven County n16-1taw
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Mrs. Farmer''Have you no trader E Tramp Lady, I have ten-but dere's strike on in each. Pluck.
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It is estimated by the Southern Field that in thelast three years $S45, ,OO0, ,OOO has been invested in the territory tra- versed by the Southern railroad and Mobile and Ohio railroad. Of this sum nearly s14O,OOo,OOO went into the con struction and equipment of industrial plants, while the rest was spent in public and semi-public utilities that foster development. Fine crops at good prices for two years, with the prospect of third year of prosperity, create a situation of most cheering character.
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If because of electricity locomotives have to be soon disposed, with the change will cost something. The South ern Pacific has 1,482 steam locomotives, Union Pacific 556, St. Paul LOLA, Rock Island 1,191, Atchison 1,493, Great West ern 7OS, Missouri Pacific S47, Burlington, 1865, New York Central 1,77S, Pennsyl- vania system 5,163, Southern 1,151, Erie 1,255, Illinois Central, 1,0S5 and North western 1907. One authority places the average cost at the extremely low fig- ure of fourteen thousand dollars, show ing that these fourteen companies own steam locomotives representing an out lay of nearly three hundred millions.
 Chicago, says the Kansas City Star, is an anglicized form of the Indian word "shegahg," originally meaning skunk, but whose uses were extended so as to make it a synonym for "strong," "pungent, mighty" It was applied to the wild onion, to a/ line of Indian chiefs, to thunder, or the voice of the Great Spirit, and among other rivers to that which runs through the present city of Chicago. In this case the name was not meant as tribute to the magnitude of the stream, but merely commemorated the tradition that one of the shegahg chiefs had at some remote period been drowned in it's waters. Chicagou, as the French name of the river, may be traced back at least as far as 1879.
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Edward Bockham, Brooklyn biol ogist, claims that mans nervous sys- tenn is built and fed like a plant, of which the brains is the base, with the hair as roots, the nedulla oblongata and the spinal cord as stem, the sym pathetic and motor systems as foliage, and ether as food. He says that if people would let their hair grow long and expose it to air and sunlight they would not have consumption, and that he cured himself of that disease by al- lowing his hair and beard to grow and sleeping near an open window or in the open air.
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A man prominent in financial circles in New York tells of a conversation be- tween Russell Sage and Bostonian whom the gentleman first referred to had introduced to the veteran financier
 T have always made it my rule,'' said the man from Boston, "never to think of business affairs out of business hours" MT. Sage smiled grimly. 'That rule may work in Boston," he replied in his mild way, "but 1t would not suc- eeed in New York. Here, my dear sir
 you would soon find out that you were doing business with persons who did"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-04-21
In Democratic Ranks.

The Marion County Democratic Exec
utive Committee has called a primary
for Aug. 4, the day of the regular Au-
gust election, for the purpose OF instruct
ing for United States Senator. Marion
is part of the 18th Floterial and the
11th Senatorial Districts, in which, it
will be remem bered there was trouble
over the convention which nominated
candidates and instructed them for Nc
Millin. The Bate followers claim
ed that the convention was unfair
and that it did not reflect the will OF
the Democrats The Marion county
convention held on Feb2 nominated D.
T. Lane and instructed for McMillin,
which cause a split. The nomination
stands, but the instructions do not, as
that matter will be settled at the Au-
gust election the same time franklin
County mas set for a primary to instruct.
Chas. Cone, Joe Turney and Alex Best
are candidates for representatives pro-
per from Franklin County.
1t is not made clear what effect Mar
ion County's action will have on the 11th
Senatorial District affair in which a
serious split occurred. The 11th Dis
trict Convention was held in Warren
County Feb. 25, and nominated Levi
Woodiee, instructing him to vote for
McMillin. Great confusion arose over
the manner in which the convention
was captured. This district Is compos.
ed of Marion, franklin, Warren and
Grundy. What will be the result of the
squabble in the l1th District cannot be
foretold. d.-Frank Lewis in Nashville
News.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-04-21
CURTlSvlLLE.

.Spec1ai 10 tie Ne7OS.
Washington Martin was out to see US
Sunday.
Mrs. Lockhart was out to Mrs. A. J.
Curtis Sunday
Yes, we had pie Sunday Yes, the
peaches left US Sunday, Yes, it spit
snow here Sunday,
We say burlrah for the ones who stop
the giving Of box suppers in churches.
Our health this week is little bet
ter.
Our nomination for sheriff is Mr..
Harris, and for trustee,Mr. Thach. They
are botn good men, and we wish full
vote for them in August.
The ftatbered tribe is now at ease, ex-
ceps that at the head of the Dixon
Cove Tracy City fellows bring their shot
guns out there to clean them up, so we
hear. o ye game warden, how long
have you threatened them as a hen
does her brood under her wings, and
they would, not take heed.
Mrs. Geo. Coppinger is slightly under
the weather this week.
A big frost and freeze last Monday
morning. We shook hands with the
peaches till 1905. Anyway till Roose
Welt is elected again,
Somf one has been hunting on Sunday
Lookout, ye woodsmen, we have a good
circuit judge and hustling sheriff.
Mrs. Hart called to see us Monday.
Miss Celia jackson, of Bridgeport
has been on visit to Mrs Hart for sil
weeks, and returned home Monday.
Hurtleberries, peaches, and in fac
everything that is good to eat has dis
appeared out here.
We aim to run a tarkill this week
Don't bring jug for what we max,
you can't drink.
Our Irish potatoes are up.
The turkeys have gobbled US ever,
week
We have begun to wear our ole
clothes, for we have no others.
Cold Wave.
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PRYOR COVE.

Special TO tie MesUS.
Well, we are still hammering along.
DR.. Griffith was in the cove Monday.
Miss Lou and May Robbins and Will
liam Robbins, and Fishing Billy and
Hot Summer Of Pryor Cove we're taking
stroll Sunday. Fishing Billy had a
smile on his face like Rsh pole and al
30 young lady, too.
W. d. Haynes went around the head
of May Apple Cove and through Frog
Level Sunday.
Wonder bow that young lady and that
young man got along blowing. They
seemed to have a fine time.
Misses Nora and Sarah Mccullough
were hero Monday.
Mr. Prigmore is getting along fine In
the bark business and is peeling lots Of
bark.
Hanson Brewer was here Tuesday de-
living goods.
T. L. Haynes says it is root hog or
die now, as be has been taking some OF
them love powders for some time.
Hot Summer.
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FROM THE FORK.

Special TO lie Me1OS.
Gardening is the order of the day.
MISS Carrie Love is visiting at Carl
Fost-r's this week.
Hugh Purelny's wheel was leaned up
against Mr.. Young's fence Sunday.
Arthur Belks mule was hitched at Mr..
Mlnter's Sunday
Miss Lille Minter looked sweet Sun
day.
Miss Mary Young was all smiles Sun
day
II you want to see Miss Kate Parker
smile just ask her about Jack S..
Miss Fannie Henegar visited in this
vicinity last week.
Misses Kate Parker and Lille Min
ter were at South Pittsburg shopping
Monday.
The Misses Harris went fishing Tues
day and caught nice lot Of fish
Jess Carson of Oak Grove, passed
through here Sunday en- route to Mr..
Belk's with package of Arbuekle un-
! der his arm
Wonder what has become of Jimmy
from the Wire Fence. Guess he has
been washed down the gully
Quite crowd from this place attend
ed church at Masadonia Sunday.
j. w. Brown passed through Pleasant
Grove Sunday.
Miss Brit Colston was all smiles Sun
day.
Just ask Arthnr Belk II be was ever
April fooled.
Miss Myrtle Belk looked as sweet as
a peach Sunday. Lady Smokes,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-04-21
PARAMOUNT.

SpeeiHI 10 the Nes0s.
Cold Wave made as another visit and
| think has done great deal OF damage
in the fruit line but we hope not
The protracted meeting was brought
to close Tuesday night. The result
was four professions
There was quite happy and peace
able wedding at this place the other
night. John Adams and Miss Mary
Vandergrif were united in the holy
bonds of matrimonY. We are truly glad
that the wedding took place for several
OF our young lad les have been thinking
Of leaping but have grown 50 discourage
ed for every time they proposed we're
rejected. We are glad the two above
named young people have made the
start and glory in their courage. The
modest young men are only waiting to
find out how many young ladies want
to leap and then expect there will be
q wedding nearly every week
Mr.. Crouch, real estate agent OF
Chattanooga, and another gentleman
were on the ridge Sunday evening
There was preaching at the M. e.
Church Sunday evening by Rev. Will
liams
There was a dispute Sunday evening
between two of our young men who are
about six feet and half tall. They
were disputing about which was the best
looking. 1t began to look as II it's would
result in regular fight Some of their
boy friends climbed the saplings to give
them fighting room. They finally came
to an agreement to let certain young
lady decide the question. Wen, she
did and one OF the young men walked
of looking as happy as mosquito with
an overcoaton. The other tellow-well
IL is beyond description how be look ed
Capt. Brown is spending the week
with his family. Sweet Marie.
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GRAHAM COVE.

Special 10 tbE Mans.
We have had good week for plow-
ing
Kelly Quarles helps his brother plant
corn, but he can't do much for looking
east. He was seen going up the road
Sunday at the rate of 40 miles an hour
with AKA smile on his face.
Bill Guffey visited at Sam Beene's
Sunday afternoon.
James Higdon and wife visited at
Dock Reeves Sunday.
John Higdon visited Mr.. Moore Sun
day.
Geo. Beene spent Sunday with his
best girl.
Sam Beene visited his son in Hog
Jaw Valley Sunday.
Bob Beene is still driving hay burn
ers for old KIDD.
John Higdon seemed TO be happy
Sunday night.
l had rather have C. A. Quarles as to
have dog. There were two good
hounds and one hste after a rabbit,
and he beat them and caught it first
C. A. Quarles is still getting 10 dozen
eggs q day from 2s hens, but says he is
looking for old Speck to set.
Well, wouldn't like TO be on Dool-
ey's sow when he oils her. Let as hear
from him. Scudder.