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(TO Be Continued Next sunday.)
pRETzEL-mAKIEG MACHINE.

\ great Improvement has been made
in the pretzel-mak king business by three
bakers, who have been employed for
some time in the bakeries of Lititz, Pa.
where the German deiicacies are made
in great quantities and sent all over The
country. The three men who are re-
sponsivle for the innovation are O. Il
Herr, Thomas H. Julius and Harry 3.
keliar. The inventors claim the ma
chine will work at the rate of sixty pret-
zeis a minute. and that il will save
100 per cent over the old hand method.
a patent has been applied for
To make pretzels by this machine the
dough is put in a hopper, through which
it is fed in any desired size. It then
drops into a rolling machine, and from
there 1t is carried to slowly moving
conyeyor, at which the folders are sta
tened. who shape the pretzels.-Philas.
delphia Press.
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they have seen the approving benson of
the pierced hand or heard the brotherly
love quivering iii the Divine 'to the least
of these
Gray locked upon the grave glowing
face 3 moment, then said. Frank, 1
sometimes wonder i this life will fill
my ideals as cora pletely as It does
yours"
IF I'd mad any like thoughts about
it, our acquaintance would never have
progressed beyond the gourd incident. :"
rejoined Howe quietly, Then silence
fell between the friends: to be broken
after a few moments by Howe saying:
Well. it's well toward supper time
and Girlie ought to be back. Shall we
go the place Of the discendent?"
".All right" replied Gray. then arising
they started for 'Mammy's.'' each feel
ing he had a new and better knowledge
of the other. AS they reached the house
they encountered NANNY" large
empty market basket On her arm.
Been nnarketing?" asked Howe,
YES" answered the old lady, crab
fashion. I got 4 thinking of the poor
hungry hoys. so I filled my basket and
went down in the yard, and I'll bet a
strike wouldn't have stopped things bet
ter But come UP. The night gang will
be getting up"
Have you seen anything of Gfrlie?"
asked Gray.
NO, bad cess to him. only hope I
can get supper over before the william
shows up" exclaimed Nanny, wrath
fully.
Entering the living room they found it
occupied by several sleepy young men.
ali growing hungrilv Tor supper. After
seating themselves IN u corner, Howe
locked the group over and. turning to
GRAY he said. in a hushed whisper
See that tall fellow standing at the
window-welI, that's Scranton Pete of
whom ] was talking to-day"
Gray saw a tall. grave man of about
forty years: one who seemed to stand
aIoof from his fellows and who was
evidently respected. None of the rude
jokes or rough horse play was directed
his way. AS he stood silently looking
out of the window unheeding the noisy
buzz behind him, there was something
very strong and grave in the poise of
the head and steady set Of the shoulders.
His dear 'Girlie' is late" slyiy re-
marked a young man with furtive evil
eyes" and the old man is thinking OF
going after him"
His companion jerked his chair harsh
ly away, muttering. 81 wish he had
| heard you
Here Nanny threw the dining room
wolves
The I Evolves crowded noisy hurt.
! ling drove. into the room followed by
the tall taciturn Pete.
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I tei! you, struck me for dime before
/ had been in K. C. ten minutes. Mo
he has chucised yard work and is run
ming extra conductor on the u. p. ous
of Rawlins est''-'fGot all the Ogden
/ want in mine; the wboia outfit are
Mormons or Jacks" 'I'li drag my time
tomorrow and hit the Northwestern for
Omaha, can strike mountain pay at
Cheyenne. 1.-THE worst grandma amny
road in the country, the third assistant
to the second call boy il his mother
cooks for any of the royal family, draws
more water than the superintendent
II stood for the engine and should have
had it."-'I said. you can only give me
my time"-"The coupling was made
when they pulled them apart II ask
ed him If he intended to work by sig
nails or nOt''-were snatches of the con-
versation that drifted along the table.
To John it had the fascination of all
pertaining 10 this marvellous wide
breathing life. AS those modern vikings
recited their sagas. the old Morse blood
sang over his wrists-places To him but
a meaningless blur on the map were to
| these fellows only landmarks on a ia
miliar trial and as the quick words
ran on, he followed to Mexico, Canada,
and all the centers of whirlins activity
with the ever-increasing delight of en-
chantment,
Scranton sat silent at the foot OF tEa
table, but John noticed at every football
In the hall, or slam Of door. an eager
expectant look flash over the impassive
face and wondered If he, too, was under
the spell of the young devil
Supper was nearly over when the fell
low who had previously commented up
| on Scranton started to address him. but
changing his mind, looked at Howe. who
sat opposite; then. in an impudent.
sneering voice. said
Say, you fellow, with the mug Of
sky pilot, where did you run in from?"
Howe quietly answered. giving the re-
quired information correctly; but the
courtesy only seemed to encourage The
| bully to further insults. IAN Eastern
| man usually succeeds better in herding
calves than cars in this country" he
continued. adding where did you pick
up your big mullet-headed partner?"
Howe noticed Johns great hand close
| with an almost audiabie snay, but, kick
| ing his foot, answered: Prom Virginia. -
| oh came the contemptuous answer.
| "a cussed rebel or the son of one
| Then happened a thing that Howe
never forgot. He saw Gray rise slowly,
| his face like an icy mask, and when.
ed forth a restraining hand. it was
| thrown back with a savage, dislocating
! jerk, while new. strange voice. said
sterniy: THAT will do, Mr.. Howe; this
/ is my job
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ton to put you cutting. 1t is a job
that looks very simple, only to pull
the pin furthest from the engine, lay
it on it's dead wood and then get out;
but, say you get a man like that fell
low on the II; time is everything here
and men very cheap; you give him
kick signal; then as the engine jams
f1ercely ahead, dart in to pull the pin;
It is too large, or bent. sticks at any
rate; you pull at it, running meanwhile
over half ballasted ties, trap-like guard
rails or unbIocked frogs. The man On
the engine knows exactly what YOU
are doing and dares not let the slack
run out for fear that he will catch your
hand behind the stubborn pin, the speed
is too great now for you TO dodge out;
you turn your eyes, your brain numbs
as it realizes that both tracks are in
side brake beams. and that both brakes
shafts are on The other ends. The moral
is too obvious. Use your eyes as God
intended, when he included them in the
equipment OF all nature-as the glanc-
Ing quick flying carrier of the fellow
imprisoned in your gray matter"
''Ffanlz," asked Gray, thoughtfully,
What is the proportion of the killed
and injured in this seryice?"
Crippled about one in five and killed
about one in ten
What becomes OF the badly injured
ones? Do The companies make any pro-
vision for them?'
Sometimes; job calling, car check
ing, or sealing, or the purgatory of a
crossing TO watch; but as crossings
would have to be thicker than rail
joints to take care Of all of them, a
large proportion emerge from the hos
rital 10 face a future of poverty and
suffering. The boys working, however,
are very loyal to their own, and full
many SNUG social leader. with chari-
table fads. would raise their hands i'll
astonishment were they to know the
extent of the Cheerful giyers' of the
switch shanties. If true charity is self
sacrifice, there is full many a grinay
fellow in these yards today who is en-
titled to sit N the seats reserved for
the greatest Of all." Last winter in
Buffalo three sWitchmen after paying
their bills had q few dollars apiece, it
was the middle Of December and sum
mer clothes were uncomforfab1y porous.
so they started down Genesee street
to find Scotch caps. gloves, arctics,
etc On The way they ran up against
q long absent companion-an odd char
acter well known all over the country
as always making good his boast Of
'never staying over ten days in place"
the boys noticed with pity the empty
coat sleeve tapping III the bitter wind.
Poor old Jimmy had few days be-
fore. been discharged from the Cleve-
land Hospital, the company had no
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AS ne walked slowly around the table
heads were raised in surprised wonder
and mingled resentment-the rebellion OF
a sgreeny'' was usually put down by
concerted aetion-but while a few at
tempted 10 rise none did so-a look at
the SET face and straight lips, an incar-
nate yengance, was enough Passing
Scranton Gray walked 10 where his IN
sulter sat Stretching out his hand he
laid it upon the shrinking shoulder; then
for a moment stood gazing silently down
into the frightened eyes. To Howe, sit
ting opposite. came an old "reminiscences.
When a boy he had. in a dark swamp,
encountered rattlesnake; heavy pole
quickly pinned the enraged serpent to
the ground; then. boy-like, he had
knelt at close distance to further
tantaiize his terrible captive; now
as he locked upon the scene before him
a shuddering sense of similarity swept
along his spine; the concentrated men
ace in the poise of head and deadly
CLEAN of eye was terribly akin; again
swept over him a chill knowledge of the
near presence death. With an odd
tumble of q strained arrow-Eke head,
malignant blazing eyes, and dark.
sweeping laurel, he heard Johns steady
voice say:
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AS the boys entered the room Nam
my drew out a couple of chairs say
ing. Here are yer places and the rule
of the house Is that yer eat here and
here only If ye find a man in yer place
he is looking for trouble, and If ye
leave him there yer pays double board
and eats the scraps of a second table.
"a nice way to encourage trouble
commented Howe.
Seating themselves before the gener-
Gus supply OF plain. we'll cooked food
they fell to. Gray. however, was more
interested in the scraps of conversation
than In the cabbage and potatoes.
1.-THE d. L. is going into Buffalo next
spring who do you suppose
saw in San Fran last month ?'-''Why
Curly was in charge Of the bull ring
at Denver''-"Dead broke and busted
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
John Gray. young virginian. is persuaded
Legs farming and go railroading,' Gray bids
adieu TO his aged father and mother. his
old friends. DR.. Deane and daughter Madge.
and, with Howe, beats his way to Chi
cago. The freight train on which they are
stealing a ride goes into a wreck, which
gives Gray his first experience of the pertis
and tragedies Of railroading. Arriving in
Chicago, they receive, through the assistance
OF '.Girlies' Mason, positions under Lanigan,
the general yard master. They find home
in NANNY Sullivan's boarding house,
where Gray meets number OF railroad men
and gains an insight into their makeup
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place he could fill; a common enough
story, but one that never falls upon a
cold void, when heard by men like his
hearers. a CLEAN of mutual under
standing. and when an hour later three
busted boys tenderIy bade farewell to
n warmly clothed person. in the pocket
of whose comfortable trousers jingled
a handful of silver. they had no feeling
In the matter other than a pleasant duty
willingly performed; but 1 think in the
great city that night many a widely
heralded philantTophist or charity ball
organizer would have dipped deeply into
their surplus treasures, or. even ex-
changed warm beds and luxurious sur
roundings with the three thinly clad
FERNS. braveiy facing with frest-nipped
ears and singing fingers the arctic
waves of the wind-swept yard, could
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men who. under the shadow stand upon
the earth, you need the quickest eye.
the clearest brain. and the most reso-
luteIy responsive body. Stand in your
tracks. gauge your drawheads. then Just
before they strike, catch the link. quick
" throw It to the required angle. then
jerk your hand and arm, with slant
ing downward motion. away, and with
the aid of your left arm and leg swing
your body into safety. Never try to
knock non-falling pin down. the hand
moves quicker than brain or eye. and
some day you might be coupling Penn
sylvanta cars with seven-inch above mig
ger-heads, and the company's surgeon
would be the only satisfied party TO
the transaction.
Now. again they might take a no
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SONS OF
4 STOKY OF
Copyright, 1905, by NJ. B. De courcy1

Copyright 1906 NJ. B. Courcy)
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who
he merted oblivion.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-11-30
MT. OLIVE I'LL.

Specialize Tie Nnvs.
Work is good here. The mine here
is a new one and 1t works day and
night and will until they get room for
ali the men to work days.
Bill Cartright and are working to-
gether with Bohemian but we can
talk to him although he knows when
we holler "sfire.
took great pleasure in reading ''Sad
Girls letter on s. 8. work. We have
no Sunday school here at all, but am
not like the preacher said the lady was
/ like to associate all can with any
people but they are so few here that
You can associate with as they are most
all kinds of people here from all over
the globe. II that lady was here OF
anyone like her she would have good
excuse MOTTO associate with any one
much. AS bad as it is here l don't
think it would be any trouble to organ
ize Sunday school here if we only
had place to meet in. l don't live
| quite in Mt. Olive, just 215 miles west
of town in a mining camp known al
Pretty Fifteen.
Mt. Olive is like young Germany
/ imagine, for all the business is done
by them and four German Churches
and only one English M. Z. Church
and the population about 1850, so yo'
see a Christian has a great work to d.
in a place like this.
| Bro. Gabes' Son.
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HnGE,s CROSSING.
Social 10 tie McOs.

SpScfal 10 tie NesOs.
Visiting seemed to be the order OF
the day Sunday.
Jerry Holloway, OF Pleasant droVe,
visited here Sunday
Nellie Barlew and her best fellow
were out walking Sunday.
Grandpa Hancock and wife passed
by here Sunday.
John Phillips went down to see the
new railroad bridge across the Sequa-
chez river Sunday.
III. H. Hancock is building new
corn crib and he thinks he will have a
good one when it is finished.
Marion Jackson made a short call
here Sunday.
Mrs. Chris Myres and family visited
Mrs. John Phillips Sunday
Mr. Turner was here the other day.
II. Hancock and son, and John Nc
CURT went ont hunting for coons the
other night and caught two coons and
two opossoms. They think they will
go again.
Ye writer visited at the Switch Sat
urday.
Riley Jones passed by here Sunday.
Seab johnson passed by here the 9TH
er day.
Mrs. Bud Warren, of Jasper, visited
at Sophie Philips Sunday.
Zeb Barlew was seen on our streets
Sunday.
Lot Warren. of Jsaper passed by
here Sunday.
Charlie Brockin, of the mountain,
| was here Sunday.
Mrs. May Pennington visited Mrs
Sophie Phillips Sunday.
Geo. Hudson was all smiles Sunday
Wonder why.
Say, Mr.. Hoot Owl, have beer
searching the frogs and they have no
got any tail and I can't think of yo'
in that way. -,
Mrs. Holliway spent Sunday witt
Mrs. Phillips.
Dick Dawson is still gathering corn
Dutch Myres made short call her
Sunday Thought Emma was here bu
he got left. $50,
John Simpson was in our midst Mon
day.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-11-30
In Time of Peace.

In the first months of the Russia
Japan war we had striking example
of the necessity for preparation and
the early advantage of those who, so
to speak, "have shingled their roofs in
dry weather. The virtue of prepar-
alton has made history and and given
to us our greatest men. The indivi-
dual as we'll as the nation should be
prepared for any emergency. Are you
prepared to successfully combat the
first cold you takeY A cold can be
cured much more quickly when treat
ed as soon as it has been contracted
and before it has become settled in the
system. Chamberlain's Cough Re
medy is famous for its cures of colds
and 1t should be kept at hand ready
for instant use. For sale by Jno. W.
Simpson, Jasper, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-11-30
THANS.
Speeial TO the Me7Os.

Special to the Ne5Os.
We have been having very hne
weather for gathering corn.
Than Deakins has fine crop OF corn
this year in his bottoms. He has had
several wagons employed to help him
gather his corn.
There is no sickness at present.
Hog killing seems to be the order OF
the day around here. We are having
good times and plenty to eat.
will not have to keep the postoffice
many more days until Dec. IA. | will
be glad to be free from the trouble OF
it.
Mrs. Peter Hoodenpile was over Sat
urday visiting her father, 5. d. John
son.
Miss Bessie johnson and brother, j.
7. johnson will close their school a
Lewis Chapel soon. We will be glat
TO see them at home again. They
have been away from home lont
| time.
went down to the graveyard a
Thans Chapel this morning to visit IN,
dear cousin. Nancy Smiths grave an
took some chrysanthemums to lay OF
her new-made grave. Oh, what dea
cousin she was TO me and how L mis-
her kind letters. She wrote 10 so OF
| ten. Nj. Il. GhAhAM'
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-11-30
Mans Unreasonableness

is often as great as woman's. But
Thos. s. Austin, Mgr. of the "Repub-
lican, of Leavenworth, Ind, was
not unreasonable when he refused to
allow the doctors to operate on his
wife for female trouble. Instead, -
he says I'VE concluded to try Elec-
trio Bitters. My wife was then so sick
she could hardly leave her bed and five
(5) physicians had failed to relieve
her. After taking Electric Bitters,
she was perfectly cured, and can now
perform all her household duties. .
Guaranteed by all druggists, price SOC.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-11-30
Head Ache
Sometimes!

II so. it will interest you to
know that it can be stopped
with DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills;
and without any bad alter
effects, and this without dam
ger Of forming a drug habit or
having your stomach disar-
ranged. They positively con-
tain no opium, morphine, CO.
caine, choral, ether or chloro,
form in any form. DIR. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills relieve pain,
and leave only sense OF relief:
The reason for this is explained
by the fact that headache comes
from tired, irritable, turbulent
oyer-taxed brain nerves. Anti
Pain Pills soothe and strength
en- these nerves, thus removing
the cause. They are harmless
when taken as directed.
I'VE use DR.. Miles hntl-faln .,,o
for the cure of headache. an. ana VII vi
en,,ai them. They will cure ihe
seyerest spell OF nervous or SICK
headache In very few minutes.
am OF nervous temperament, ana
occasionally have spells when my
nerves seem to be completely exnaos,. ,,
I'd and / tremble so l can scarcely
Contain myself. At these times l al;
Tays take the Anti-Paln Pills; ana
they quiet me right away. II Is re-
markable what soothing enect they
have upon the nerves.
MRS. F. L. KARL, Detroit, Mich'
Or. Miles AntI-PaIn pills are sold by
fhe first package will benefit. II II
falls, he will return your money.
rs doses, rs cents. Never sold In bulk
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-11-30
GLEN MARY, TENN.

Special TO the Mans.
will write a few lines from this
place to let the readers know how we
are getting along.
We are doing very well. We are
running six days week.
The health of this place is very good
at present. There is but one case OF
fever here. We roget his sickness very
much.
l am sorry to know that trouble arose
at Whitwell between the union and
non-union men. We have quiet lit
tie mining camp here.
We are making up money for Xmas
tree here, and have about $50. 90 made
up already. Electric Button.
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Sells More Of ChamberIain's Cough Re-.
NEEDY than Of All others Put To-
qeiher.

Mr.. Thos. George, merchant at Mt.
Elgin Ontario, says: II have had the
local agency for Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy ever since it was introduced
into Canada, and I sell as much Of it
as do all other lines l have on my
shelves put together. Of the many
dozens sold under guarantee, | have
not had one bottle returned. can
personally recommend this medicine
asI have personally used it myself
and given it to my children and always
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