Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-03-15
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DUNLAP, Tenn, March 10, (Spec-
ial. by request of friend will
tell in my best manner what newspa-
per is and what I thiuk of the news
paper field in our valley.
Well, | don't know hardly how to
describe them to the honorable gentle
man, but my best description Of
newspaper is this 1t is sheet of pa
per, some larger than others, just ac-
cording to the smartness Of the editors
to get up a paper. Hence, if an editor
is not lazy and is a late to bed and
early to rise" promoter, he generally
gets out bigger paper than the other
fellow. Some of these editors print
more news than others, while there are
other editors who take a delight in ad-
vertising patent. medicines, whiskey
houses, and especially whole lot of
them in Tennessee advertise Ned Car
mack (for the money!. For instance
to further and more fully describe the
subject we will take our valley papers.
1. The Pikeville Banner. The Ban
ner is published once week by Joe
Morris and his father. 1t is a pretty
good sized paper, but doesn't print an
ything but ''stale cuts" plate matter
and an advertisement for farm journ-
al, but Joe kind of fooled us one week.
Ned Carmack forwarded him five dol
lars and Joe had three or four columns
of testimonials from different promi-
nent men telling as to Ned ability as
a senate corker, and also he had one
double column, half-page ''stock farm
advertisement, telling the people
where Ned would speak. But we hope
that Joe will come out right side up
with care every time and hope he will
find these advertisements paying ma
terial for filing up on.
2. The Tribune. This paper is pub
lished by Blalock Bros. This sheet is
also pretty good sized one, and does
pretty we'll some weeks and at others
they are hard up for news and slap in
few cuts to fill up on. The reason of
their disability to be full up every
week is easy to be seen. The editor
thereof is an active Justice of the
Peace, and also Circuit Court Clerk,
and hence he has no time to spend on
his paper. The brothers part of it
haven't got much time to devote to it
either, as it takes them all the time
trying to talk politics and keep people
from cussing Ned Carmack and declar-
ing they will not votessfor him. Some
+, times the Tribune is called "The Old
Reliable. -
3. The Sequachee News. This pa
per is pretty good size too. 1t runs a
few cuts and some other advertise
ments, but not as much as others do
We don't see why the editors don't
contract for few medicine cuts so
they wouldn't have so much to do
Reckon they are smart though, is the
reason they don't get them. The News
is as handy as an almanac as we'll as
the Chattanooga Times. They have
reporters at different parts of the val
ley to report "whst..the order of the
day Is"
4. Statesman. Democrat. This pap
or is a little bit small, but has whole
lot of grit in its craw. This paper is
sometimes called the Thumb Paper,"
and sometimes is called "Darr's Diar-
r." It tells where Editor Darr goes
every Sunday and sometimes tells
where he goes during the week. We
noticed one week that II said he was
at whitwell and II took one whole
page to tell what he did. It has for
several weeks been printing some Car
mack stuff, which flowed from the
fountain pen of its other editor, 7. A.
Havron. (If it hadn't been sent In al
ready writ, ready to work on, and ac-
companied by some American Eagles.
5. The South Pittsburg Hustler.
This paper has been published lately
by Roy NJ. Woodfn as city editor and
general manager during the absence OF
the head boss, Geo. Deathridge. This
paper prints eight pages nearly all the
time. One page tells all about GER
tain good remedy for the piles. Other
pages are filed up with Peruna, Fletch
NJ. Catron and several other whiskey
advertisements. Also a few of the en-
terprising merchants advertise pretty
extensively ladies' hose for sale at re-
duced prices. We don't know who its
editors are.
We don't know so much about the
newspaper field, but we think there Is
room for improvements in this line as
in others, so we will say no more along
this line and watch for results in this
4 business.
Dock Tate. prominent mountain
farmer, of near eagle, was in DUNLAP
on business one day last week.
Mrs Keys, who lives on top OF the
mountain, and who has been on Wis
IL 10 James and Hamilton counties, hai