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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16

which form at present my principal
discomfort with my situation. But We
all enjoy good health, we have enough
to eat, and shelter over us. and should
not complain"
AS soon as he was At liberty to do
so, Dickory walked by the hedge OF
low bushes, and there, above 1t, was
the bright face, with the pretty grass
hat.
Il was waiting for you" said she,
81 wanted to see how that hat fitted.
and | think it does nicely. And l
wanted to tell you that have been
looking out for ships, but have not
seen one. | don't mean by that that
want you to go away almost as soon
as you have come, but OF course, if a
merchant ship should anchor here, II
would be dreadful for you not to
know"
II am not sure" said Dickory gal
lantly, that am in hurry for
ship, 1t is truly very pleasant here"
What makes 1t pleasant" said The
girl.
Dckory hesitated for moment
THE breeze from the forest" said he
She laughed 1T is charming she
said. but there are so many places
where there is just as good breeze, or
perhaps better How | would like to
go to some one of them! To me this
island is lonely and doleful, Every
time look over the sea for a ship
hope that one will come that can carry
us away"
Then" said Dickory, 81 wish ship
would come tomorrow and taee us all
away together"
She shook her head "As my father
told you" said she, I'VE have no place
to go to-"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16
LODGE DIRECTORY,

+. 4 A. M.-Sewanee Lodge, 405, meets
lecond Thursday of each month.
10. o. F.--lracy City Lodge 1888, meets
econd and fourth Saturday Of each mouth
X. A.-Mountain council No,377; meets
second ana fourth Monday in each month
X. of P.-Bryce Thompson Lodge ~;
meets every tuesday night
40. U. W.-Miners' Lodge 20; meets
very first and third Friday night of each
month.
U. NJ. w. of A., No. 5l0.-Meets every
first and 3rd Saturday night in the month
at Miners hall.
F. l.. U. of A. f. of l. No. 1914 Meets
2nd and 4th Friday nights at Miners hall.
u. c. " - Meets the second Sarrdar
in each month at 2 O'Clock p. NJ.
in ]. O. O. i. Hall
y. ID. C.-United Daughters Of th" { IT.
ederacy meets the second and fourth Tues
lays in each month at |, 0. 0. F. Hall.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
Rev. G. l.. Boles, pastor. Preaching the
I'd and 4th Sundays at IL a. m. and 80 p
m: Sunday school every Sunday morning;
Prayer meeting every Thursday night. R
Y, P. U. meets every Sunday evening at 3
o'clock p. NJ. in Baptist Church.
M. f. CHURCH, SOUTH.
Preaching every Sunday morning and
night Rev. I. L. Moody pastor. Sunday
school every Sunday morning. Prayer
meeting every Wednesday night.
CHRISTIAN.
Preaching every second and third Sun
day by Ed. A. p. johnson. Morning SER
vice at II a. m. evening service at 7 p, IN,
Sunday school every Sunday morning.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday night.
CHRIsT CHURCH, (Episcopal,)
Rev. w. II, DuBose, priest in charge;
s. NJ. Hanff. lay reader, assistant. Morn
ing and evening service with sermon each
Sunday at ii a. m, and 200 p, n respec-
lively. Holy Communion on fi,. Sunday
in the month at II a. m. and on third
Sunday at 6 80 a. m. Sunday School at
80 a. m.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN.
Preaching first and third Sunday in
zach month. Sunday school every Sunday
morning.
CATHOLIC.
Preaching the third Sunday 10 each
month Father Ignatias, pastor.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Circuit court meets Tuesday after the
fourth Monday in March, Julyand Novem-
Der. Joseph G. Higgins, Judge; W, W.
Fairbanks, Attorney General; A. c. Alex
ander Clerk.
Chancery court meets at Altamont Tues
lay after third Monday in May and No.
vember. T. NJ. Mcconnell. chancellor;
John Scruggs, clerk and Master.
County court meets at Altamont the FIRST
Monday in January, April, July and DC.
tober. William Bennett, chairman; A. II.
Woodlee, clerk.
A. A, Bradshaw, Trustee.
Sam J. Meeks, Sheriff.
L. c, Shelton, Register.
JEFF d. Fults, county Superintendent of
Public instruction.
L. V, Woodlee, Ranger.
w, B. Pattie, Tracy City, Coroner.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16

marched farther than your army,
and that you had lost 1t in the forest"
Dickory smiled. You ought not to
laugh at me-" he said, "for these
clothes are really great misfortune.
If | could change them for something
cool | should be more than delighted"
Instead Of that awful hat can make
you one of long grass. Do you see the
one have on? Isn't that good hat?
/ have one nearly finished which | an
making for my father; you may have
that"
He accepted instantly the offer Of the
hat.
"You seem to know all about me-"
he said; did you hear me tell my
story
Every word of it." said she, sand
It is the queerest story | ever heard.
Think of pirate carrying a man away
to marry him to his daughter!"
But why don't you come from be-
hind that bush and talk to me?"
81 can't do it," said she, Il am
dressed funnier than you are. Now
am going to make your hat" And in
an instant she mad departed
Dickory now strolled on, and when
he returned he seated himself in the
shade near the house His heavy coat
and waistcoat lay upon the ground be-
side him, with the cooked hat placed
upon them. AS he leaned back against
the tree and inhaled the fragrant
breeze which came 10 him from the
forest, Dickory was more cheerful
young man than he had been for many
many days. He thought of this him
self and wondered how man, carry
ing with him his sentence OF lifelong
misery, could lean against tree and
take pleasure in anything, be it hos
pitable welcome, sense of freedom
from danger, fragrant breeze, or the
face of pretty girl behind bush. But
these things did please him; he could
not help it. And when presently came
Mrs. Mander, bringing him light
grass hat fresh from the manufactur-
er's hands, he took it and put 1t on
with more evident pleasure than the
occasion seemed to demand.
"Your daughter is truly an artist,
said Dickory
"She does many things well" said
the mother because necessity com
pels her and all of US to learn to worl
in various ways"
A little later Mander Joined Dickory
81 am sorry, sir, said he, that an
not able to present you to my daugL
ter Lucilla. 1t is a great grief to vi
that her attire compels her to den.
herself other company than that of he
family | really believe, sir, that 1t i
Lucilla's deprivations on this islam
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16

ne. and here we have since lived
nGer the circumstances, we have no
l. hit to complain, for had we been
item by an ordinary pirate 1t is like
y that our bones would now be lying
Il the bottom of the ocean.
Here have worked hard and HAYS
made myself a home such as 1t is.
There are wild cattle upon the distant
savannas, and | trap game and birds,
cultivate the soil to certain extent.
and if we had clothes might say wc
would be in better circumstances than
many respectable family In England.
Sometimes when merchantmen an
chors here and Il have hides or any
thing else which we can barter for
things we need. row over the bay in
canoe which have made. and have
thus very much bettered our condi-
ton. But in no case have been able
to provide my family with suitable
clothes"
why did you not set some Of these
merchant ships to carry you away"
asked Dickory.
The man shook his head. There is
no place" he said sadly, ito which /
can in reason ask a ship to carry me
and my family. We have no money,
no property whatever. In any other
place would be far poorer than | ara
here. My children are not uneducated;
my wife and | have done our best for
them in that respect, and We have
some books with u.s. So, as you see, 1t
would be rash in me to leave a home
which, rude as II is, shelters and SUP
ports my family, to go as paupers and
strangers to some other land"
The wife heaved a sigh. But poor
Lucilla!" she said 1T is dreadful that
she should be forced to grow up here"
"Lucilla?" asked Dickory.
Yes, SIR" she said, my eldest
daughter But she is not here now"
Dickory thought that 1t was some
what odd that he should be again in
formed Of a fact which he knew very
well, but he made no remarks upon the
subject.
Still wearing his cooked hat-for he
had nothing else with which to shield
his head from the sun-and with his
uniform coat on, for he had not yet al
opportunity of ripping from 1t the let
ter he carried, and this he would not
part from--Dickory roamed about tina
little settlement Mander was an in
dustrious and thrifty man. His gar
den, his buildings, and his surround
ings showed that.
Walking past clump of low bushes,
Dickory was startled by laugh-a
hearty laugh-the laugh Of girl.
Looking quickly around, he saw, peer
ing above the tops of the bushes, the
face of the girl who had laughed,
ut is too FUNNY" she said, as his
eyes fell upon her. 81 never saw any
thing so funny in all my life. A man
in regimentals in this weather and up
on desert island. You look as II you
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16

In the stylish church, even the
collection receptacle is fashion
plate.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16

E4SSM NJ WAS towards nlBntIdii
NYaTaN Of the day on which
Ss .cA Dickory had escaped
from the pirates at the spring that he
found himself on a piece of high
ground in an open place in the forest,
and here he determined to spend the
night. With his dirk he cut quantity
of palmetto leaves and made himself
very comfortable bed, on which he was
soon asleep, fearing no pirates,
In the morn Ds he rose early from
is green cou :, aye the few biscuits
Mich were leli in his pockets and,
outing on his shoes and stockings,
3,ar cd forth upon what might have
been supposed to be an aimless tramp.
But it was not aimless. Dickory had
a most wholesome dread of that in
domitable apostle of cruelty and wick
edness, the pirate Blackboard. He be-
lieved that it would be quite possible
for that savage being to tie up his
beard in tails, to blacken his face with
powder, to hang more pistols from his
that the Revenge should never leave
her anchorage until her first lieutenant
had been captured and brought back to
her. So he had an aim, and that was
to get away as far as possible from the
spot where he had landed on the
island.
With his shoes on he Travelled more
easily, although not so swiftly, and aft
er an hour of very rough walking he
heard a sound which made him stop
instantly and listen. At first he
thought 1t might be the wind in the
trees, but soon his practiced ear told
him that it was the sound of the surf
upon the beach Without the slightest
hesitation, he made his way as quickly
as possible towards the sound Of the
sea.
In less than half an hour he found
himself upon a stretch of sand which
extended from the forest to the sea,
and upon which the waves were throw
ing themselves in long, crested lines.
With cry of joy he ran out upon the
beach. and with outstretched arms he
welcomed the sea as if it had been an
old and well-tried friend.
But Dickory thought of no enemy.
He pressed on along the beach. The
walking was so much better now that
he made good progress, and the sun
had not reached its zenith when he
found himself on the shore of small
stream which came down from some
! higher land in the interior and here
poured itself into the sea. He walked
some distance by this stream, in order
to get some water which might be free
from brackishness, and then, with very
little trouble, he crossed It, Before
him was a knoll of moderate height,
and covered with foliage Mourning
this. he found that he had an extended
view over the interior of the island. In
The background there stretched a wide
savanna. and at the distance OF about
half a mile he saw, very near a little
cluster of trees, a thin conmn oil
smoke. His eyes rounded and he stared
and stared. He now perceived, from
behind the leaves, the end OF
matched roof,
.'People!" Dickory exclaimed, and hrs
heart beat fast with joy. Why his heart
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16
Copyright lsaa By D. Appleton 4 Co., New York
Continued from last week.

After a time he heard shout behind
him, and turning saw three men of the
boats crew upon little eminence
calling to him. Then he moved more
quickly, always away from the boat,
and with his head turned he saw the
men running towards him, and their
shouts became louder and wilder. Then
he set off on good run, and presently
deard pistol shot, This he knew was
TO brighten him and make him stop.
but he ran faster and soon turned the
corner of a bit of woods. Then he was
away at the top of his speed, making
for a jungle of foliage not quarter of
mile before him. Shouts he heard,
and more shots, but he caught sight Of
10 pursuers. Urged on even as they
we're by the fear of returning to the
ship without Dickory, they could not
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16
General Directory.
OF PASSENGER TRAINS
In effect on and after July IL, 1894.
DAILY except Sunday

DEPARTURES FROM TRACY CITY.
No, 100, For Nashville ...,........... sos a. m.
No. 100, " Chattanooga,,,..,.r10; 80 .. m.
No. l29, " Coalmont............... 200 p. m.
No. l24, Nashville. 2:20 p. m,
No. l26, Chattanooga. ....... 5 35 p, m.
ARRIVES AT TRACY CITY.
No. l2l, From Chattanooga, AS a. m.
No. 1913, " Nashville ,.,n..r1 ;35 p. m.
No. l2S, " Coslmont .........,.1 AS p. m.
No. l25, " Chattanooga I'D :05 p. m,
No. 1877, Nashville ......~.S;l5 p. m.
CoALMoNT TRAIN,
Leaves Coslmont :25 p. NJ.
Arrives in Tracy City..,.r..,.....l: As p. m.
Returning:
Leaves Tracy City at,y,....,.,....2;00 p. m.
Arrives at 20 p. m.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16

expect to match, in their heavy boots,
the stag-like speed of this barefooted
bounder.
After time Dickory stopped run
ming, for his path, always straight
away, so far as he could Judge, from
the landing-place, became very diff
cult In the forest there were streams,
sometimes narrow and sometimes wide,
and how deep he knew not, so that
now he jumped, now he walked on
fallen trees
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16
Announcements for Office.
For State Senator.

We are authorized to announce
HON. L, v, WOODLEE
Of Altamont, as candidate for State Stna.
tor Of the Eleventh District, nominee OF
the Democratic Convention.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16

Mrs. !Grundy only $l.0C a year.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16

4 7 WAS towards nightfall
of the day on which
DirEory had eScaped
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-16
CHAPTER XIV,

A GIRL WHO LAUGHED,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-08-12
USE OF
THE TELEPHONE.
Advent OF Independent Com
panies a Benefit to the
Public.
UNION COMPANy'S
MARVELLOUS GROWTH.
Connections with over 1000 Towns in
the State and 10000 Subscribers.

When the telephone was new thing
and the Bell company was fully pro
tected by patents which gave them al
absolute monopoly, its development
coulo only take place within this
monopoly and along lines laid down by
its promoters. The result was tina;
after twenty years very little had been
done to develop the use of the telephone
Probably the greatest factor among the
numerous reasons for the few phones
in use was the extortionate rate charged
for service, claiming that it could not
be furnished cheaper. The result was
that those few who had to put in
phones got very little benefit out OF
them on account Of the small number OF
phones in operation.
But ten years ago those patents under
which the Bell company bad grown
strong in power and wealth, as we'll as
more and more careless of the rights OF
the people, expired, and the natural de-
velopment of telephony became possible.
1t is remarkable to note the resultant
development. Local telephone COM
panies were organized everywhere and
built exchanges and toll lines until the
state is yeritable network Of indepen-
dent toll lines and exchanges, giving
telephone service TO business and pro-
fessional men and farmers at less than
half the rates formerly charged by the
Bell company.
Take for example our own village OF
Alma. Before the Union company
started in business Alma had less than
% telephones. The rates charged were
$4S. 90 for business houses or S36 90 for
residences, per year, and all the sub
scriber had for this extortionate charge
was the privilege of talking from his
own place OF business, instead OF being
compelled to go TO central when he
wanted TO talk out Of tow1. Further,
the rates charged for out Of town mes
sages were.more than double the present
toll rates.
Its interesting to see what the Union
Telephone company has done III bring
ing about a great development OF the
use Of the telephone. Its exchange at
Alma has gradually increased until now
over 300 telephones are connected and
service is furnished at a cost OF less than
one-half the rates formerly charged by
the Bell company, and the quality Of
service is in every way much superior
to the service furnished by the Bell
company.
This large development has also been
established in the entire territory occu-
pied by the Union company and by
other companies in the rest OF the state,
80 that a subscriber to the Union ex.
change can communicate with over 1000
towns and cities, with over 10000 sub.
scribers in the state.
The present season has been very
Continued on page eight
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-08-12
ARCADIA 5 ROAD SYSTEM
BEST IN THE COUNTY
Highway Commissioner T. A. Ely
Knows How to Build Them.
FOURTEEN NEW STEEL
BRIDGES CONSTRUCTED
Several New Free Delivery Routes
Contemplated.

Through the courtesy of Mr.. T. A.
Sly, Arcadia townships highway com.
missioner, representative Of the Record
was enabled TO take a fifteen mile ride
Tuesday morning over the roads which
have been worked this year and the i'm.
provements were carefully noted.
Mr.. Ely explained in his unassuming 2
way, the methods persued in doing this
excellent piece of work, calling attention
to what had already been done and
mentioning what was still necessary
with ever a thoughtful considera ton
for the tax payer
Commencing at the college hill in
Alma, teams are at work drawing 1900
loads Of gravel, covering a stretch of
two miles OF road straight west. The
gravel for this work is drawn from a
one-half acre pit recently purchas ed of
VIM. Girrard which is convene ntly
situated to the work in hand.
We then drove south to the Mum
bridge, which is structure 4S feet long
with steel frame and concrete abutm ents
This bridge was almost completely
ruined last spring by floods, and is now
practically new, and constructed so as
to stand indefinitely.
East from there by the angling road,
the work becomes more apparent, and
the entire distance from the Webb
bridge to Wolf bridge presents beauti.
full highway, A feet wide, with a con.
tinuous drain which empties into the
river.
Much OF the work on this road was
contributed by John Wolf, Frank Webb
and others, and is creditable piece Of
work indeed,
The Webb bridge is 40 feet long with
IL foot abutments and steel frame. This
bridge was raised four feet, and the hill
on the east side cut down and filed in
on the west, and the road has been raised
six feet, making an easy grade and a
smooth track, on which heavy loads can
OI VI " WIN tRotf Oul Vi "a IOuu tudl
at times has been alomst impossible.
On this road, as well as all the others
investigated, Mr.. Ely shows his appre.
citation Of what constitutes really ood
road, and how to maintain it, by the
excellent system Of drainage.
The greatest enemy of good roads is
water. 1t washes away the ma terial Of
the road Ii soaks into the road and
softens 1t so that the wagon VIII eel cut
into the surface, making ruts and holes
IL permeates and softens the foundation
so that the surface Of the road sinks or
breaks up. In the winter the water
that is in the road freezes, expands and
loosens the road material. Many road
commissioners seem to give no considera-
tion to the question Of drainage, and the
result is regular mud blockade during
several weeks or months Of the year.
Crossing VOLTS bridge we soon came
to the smooth gravel road, which was
Continued on page FOUR
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-08-12

office will be assumed by him with abso-
lutte fidelity. The people will elect him,
and he will serve them first, last and all
the time betraying no trust nor un-
equal to any responsibility.
Mr.. Warmers first step in a political
career was TO capture 2,l00 majority,
right in the heart OF a Democratic dis
trict in Macomb and Oakland counties,
about ten years ago, and was elected to
seat in the State Senate, where he
served four years, being reelected by a
very large majority in 1896. Mr.. War
uer stood steadfastly for the people
while in the Senate. and was heartily
IN accord with the late Gov. Pingree in
his policy of reform, and was not for
moment "lined up with corporate in
terests.
His defeat in 1898 by Justus s. Stearns
for Secretary Of State only added to his
strength. and he was nominated and
elected in 1900. reelected in 1902, in
both cases running ahead of the average
nd no better Seoretarv ~ Stata xyaa avar
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-08-12
why Take Chances

with some new and untried medicine
for such serious troubles as diarrhoea,
cramps, dysentery. when you should
know that for over a half century Pain
killer has cured millions OF cases1 Look
out for limitations, there is only one
genuine. "Perry Davis"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-08-12
BEANS SIPS A BUSHEL.

Farmers do you realize II pays TO well care for
good paying crop2 Tne genuine Miller Bean
Harvester" made only by the lie Roy Plow
Company lie Roy New York. IL better than IL
has bee N In It's twenty Eve years history. Others
initiate II, but the genuine leads all Others and
costs no more. Furnished with steel or cast
wheels IL overcomes the hardest part OF rails
n the crop and never fails TO give good salts
faction. For sale by J.W Holmes Son, Alma
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-08-12
HON. FRED m. WARNER.
One OF the Best Known Men i'm the Wolverine
State, Who Will be the Next Governor of
Michigan.

OF Fred NJ Warner
represented of
practically without
wneng majority and the trust and Iesponsbty
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1904-06-23

sold Eli Moore's FIatwoods farm
to Il party in ST. Louis; considera-
ton $500.
II. B. Miller has bought himself
a new mower and rake.
Rev. w. y. Davault filled his
regular appointment at Trace Creek
church the second Sunday.
Rev. Robert Graham will preach
the funeral of G. Z. Underwood at
Old Trace Creek church next Sun
day at L o'clock.
Miss Emma Haines, who was
thrown from her horse and serious
ly hurt some time ago, We are glad
learn is improving.
Z. f. Alexander is suffering with
a severe actack of rheumatism.
Andy Bailey is still carrying the
mail. He says his time will be ont
i'll March when he expects to go to
Oklahoma and grow up with the
country.
Louis Pound died Sunday, June
10, Of typhoid fever. 1t may be
truly said of him that he was a
worthy young man who will be
greatly missed in the community
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