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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-07-12
n Card from State
Superintendent Powers,

To the People of Mississippi:
l hereby announce my candi-
dacy for State Superintendent of
Education, subject to the action
Of the Democratic primaries.
stand for a progressive school
system. Our State institutions
should continue to flourish, our
city schools should have every
encouragement their efficiency
demands, while our rural schools
must have facilities equal to
those of the towns and cities. |
therefore stand pledged to de-
vote my time and talent to the
carrying forward of every edu-
cational interest of the common
wealth. l stand for better school
houses in the rural districts, Ion
ger school terms and better
trained teachers. Our wealth
earning power as a State and our
contentment and happiness as a
people depend largely upon the
amount and character of educa-
we receive. If it is true that a
state or a nation progresses in
proportion to the amount of ed
ucation it receives, then it be-
hooves us to exert every effort to
give to Mississippi a school sys-
tenn the equal of any in the land.
believe that the State Super
intendent should visit every
county in the State at least once
a year and confer with the peo-
pie relative to the needs of their
schools. If | should be so fortu-
nate as to be elected by the peo
pie to this high office l now
pledge that l shall exercise such
supervision, and that shall fol-
| low in the pathway of Prof. Hen
ry L. Whitfield, who has worked
so earnestly and wrought so well
for the educational interests of
the State; shall carry out each
and every policy for which Prof.
Whitfield has fought so vigorous
ly during the past nine years.
have been intimately connec-
ted with the schools of Missis-
sippi since early manhood. For
eight years taught in the coun-
try schools east of Meridian. Be-
ing a son of one of the pioneer
preachers of Mississippi, l had
meager opportunities while a
youth, but by the exercise of
self denial accumulated suffi-
cient money to complete my ed
ucation. was educated at the
Southern University, University
of Mississippi, and Chicago Uni
versity.
It is particularly gratifying to
me at the very beginning of my
campaign to have the support,
voluntarily rendered, of hun
dreds of teachers and other cit
liens throughout the State. That
Gov. Vardaman has appointed
me over my distinguished oppo-
nents to fill the vacancy in the
office created by the resignation
Of Supt. H. L. Whitfield is an
endorsement Of my qualifications
which I highly appreciate and
which should be the. source of en-
couragement to my friends.
The time beIore the election is
so limited that it will be impossi-
BILE for me to attend to the duties
of the office and to make a visit
to every county; therefore | take
! advantage of this opportunity to
solicit the support and influence
of every citizen. The platform
upon which | stand, and respect
fully ask the suffrages of the
people is, "a better chance in
life for every boy and girl
Respectfully,
JOE N. POWERS.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1907-07-12
For Sale

Nv residence in Verona and small
farm two miles south of Verona. For
terms and, prices apply to Mrs. N Z.
Kincannon, Verona, Miss. tt
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-07

by accepting her conditions he
usually gets to the end of the way
with success crowning his efforts
For years Upton Sinclair, fa-
nous now as the author of '"The
Jungle" wanted to be writer.
He paid his way through college,
writing for papers and magazines.
He was not dependent. One Of
his books, "Prince Hagen" was
rejected continuously by thirty
seven publishers. They SAID he
was "too young" that he must ''get
a reputation And he did get the
reputation. But it wasn't along
the line he expected To get it he
had to work. He changed his
plans, but he didn't change his
aims!
Now, young man you who are
whining that you can't get job,
sit up and take notice to this:
every man to whom you sing
your dolorous plant, Cant get
job, can't get job knows that
you are too foolishly 'choicey,' or
50 confoundedly lazy that you
won't work"
For you can get work at some
thing, somewhere, at some kind
of wages that will "grub-stake"
you to better things From the
Commercial Appeal.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-07
Almost Everybody is Insane. y

It is coming to be an accepted
theory with not a few medical men
who have devoted themselves to
the study of mental alienation and
criminology that every person who
by word or act steps outside the
dead level and beaten track Of
mediocrity and prosaic uniformity
is insane.
Not only is every genius and all
who distinguish themselves in art
and letters, in discovery and inven-
ton, and all who rise to eminence
in either the arts Of war or peace,
mentally abnormal and diseased,
but every man or woman who
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-07
The Boy Who Can't Get
Work.
BY JOHN ANDERSON JAYNE.

Every once in a while some.
husky young fellow Of your &C.
quaintance comes into your Office,
or you meet him on the street, and
he has sad, faraway look on his
face and a whine in his voice, while
he tells you, in dolorous tones,
that he 'sjust n't,get a job"
But all the while he is talking,
down deep in. lour heart, you know
that it the young man really and
truly wanted work he would find it
somewhere. You recall expert
ences in your own life when it was
a case of work or starve, and-well,
you didn't starve! You went to
work. Perhaps it was tramping
ties, shoveling gravel, punching
"cows," or something else. But
the main thing is this: You went
to work. When you honestly
wanted work, and were compelled
to have it, you found it.
You remember all these things
when the young man tells you she
can't find work anywhere" And
remembering, you come to one of
two conclusions relative to him.
You know that he is either "choi-
cey" about his work, or that he
has some "dad'' who will be fool
enough to send money to him,
keeping him in idleness, while
he is waiting for something to
turn up.
Now, it's good thing for a
young man to be "choicey," con-
cerning his work. When he is
"choicey" it usually indicates that
he has spent much thought rela-
tive to the matter, and has determ-
ined in his own mind that he will
follow some chosen line of work.
But here you run into a strange
condition Of things that is hard to
understand and make plain. Rare
ly is there young man choosing
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-07

a profession or line OF work, but
who finds 2 the entrances to that
work apparently closed. AS there
are NO royal roads to learning" SO
thee are no easy pathways to the
ching for which we we're born" in
life. Life is an obstacle race from
its beginning to its close, and par
ticularly at the beginning the hur-
dies are tremendously high
What, then, for the "choicey"
young man?
Do you recall the beautiful story
Of boyhood days, "Miss Gilbert's
Career" written by that great
hearted author, j. @. Holland? 7?
The hero is Arthur Blague. By
the death his father, Arthur is
compelled to find employment
where he may be near his mother
and invalid brother. The village
doctor is commiserating with the
boy on his failure to get the edu,
cation he desires. Then it is that
the soul of Arthur Blague blazes
forth in this sterling sentice: Il
can change my plans without
changing my aims!' This is what
the ''choicey'' young man can do.
Change plans; keeps aims. Plans
are only preliminaries. The end
is the main thing, In other words,
if the ''choicey' young man can
not get the thing he wants at the
present time, let him take the
next best thing or the tenth, or the
fifteeth next best thing, rather than
not work. It's better a thousand
times over for any young man who
must work in a ditch, sweep streets,
rivet in a mill, than to cultivate
habits of sloth and idleness, loafng
On porches, waiting for the .indef-
mite "something to turn up"
Fortune doesn't give men their
choice in this work-a-day world.
She closes up a mans chosen lines
Of endeavor in strange ways and
says to him: eff you get to the
place where you want to go you
must go my way; you can't have
your own way" And when young
fellow pays tribute to fortune
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-05-02
kinball.
.Sbtcialko MsNe7OS.

Special 10 MeVe7OS.
Miss Laura Smith visited relatives
in Pikeville Saturday and Sunday.
George Jones and Oner Turner were
in Kimball Monday.
Mrs. Scott Kelly is very sick this
week
Mrs Horace Raulston was in SO.
Pittsburg shopping Friday.
Mrs. Luther Tharh, of So, Pitts
burg is visiting relatives here this
week.
Joe Mcdaniel passed through Kim
ball Friday.
Mrs. Sam Collins, of Orme, has re-
turned home after a pleasant visit with
relatives here.
Mrs. Bette Jones has been chilling
the past week.
Dave Nelson, who is working at
Orme visited his family here Sunday.
Miss Rhoda Henderson was visiting
friends here last week.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Collins called
on their daughter, Mrs. Garner, Sun
day.
Misses Rena and Prudie Walker were
out buggy riding Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Van Doss went to Jas.
per Sunday. Blue Bell.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-05-02
DUNLAP.

.SbfeiaI TO the Ne7vs.
Pitching horse shoes is the order of
the day.
Ed Grimes was all smiles Sunday.
He was ont walking the street with
his best girl Don't get excited the
next time and get ON the right side.
Miss Esther Cope called on Mrs.
Martha Layne Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ben Hicks visited Mrs. Smith
Sunday evening.
John Grimes, of Whitwell, visited
his daughter, Mrs. Carrie Kilgore,
from Saturday until Monday.
The young folks enjoy themselves
jumping the rope.
Mrs. Carrie Kilgore and Mrs. Har-
riet Arledge went to Dunlap shopping
Saturday.
Miss Addie Dykes called on Mrs.
Martin Sunday.
Carl Wemberly looked cute Sunday.
Mrs. Nancy Parry called on Mrs.
Carrie Killgore Sunday and spent the
day.
Ineard certain girl say Sid Myers
was very pretty.
Wake up, SLEEPY Sam, for you
have slept long enough. | haven't seen
piece from you in a long time
w. NJ Walsh returned to Dunlap
Monday evening.
w. L. Layne still deals in fine stock
and poultry.
Come on, Rough Ready" and lei
us hear from you.
Floyd Bass was seen in Dunlap Sat
urday. Guess he was looking fol
work
Wess Mason and Nell Arledge were
in Dunlap in search of work Friday
Mrs. Allie Kell gave Mrs, Carrie
Killgore a short call Monday.
Come on, Oak Grove, for we like tC
read your letters as we have many
friends at that place.
John Powell has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. J. w. Arledge. He re
turned to his home Monday in Tracy
City.
Come on, "Blue-eYed Boy, of Caro-
line Chapel, for we like to read you
pieces. May Apple.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-05-02
Sayre, Ala,
SbsatifQ tie Meas.

SPeatifQ tie Meas.
Arthur Jones went to Birmingham
Saturday evening, returning Sunday
evening.
Arthur and Brady Jones, of Searles,
Ala, came to this place yesterday.
The girls were struck on Brady at first
sight. One of them said she thought
Arthur was awful pretty, but when
she found out he was a married man
she didn't have so much to say.
We are going to have an entertain
ment Tuesday night, the last night of
the singing school. There is going
to be fine prize given the prettiest
young lady in the house. All the girls
are wondering who is the prettiest but
they are all pretty. Some are prettier
than others.
Miss Mittie Jones called on Mrs. G..
W. Jones today.
We have a good Sunday school or
ganized at this place.
Rev. Mr.. Milligan preached here
last night. He had a large congrega-
tion out to hear his sermon.
Mrs. Mcpherson and Mrs. Montgom-
cry called ON Mrs, g. M. Jones Sun
day.
| want>to say few words to Johnny
Grantham, of Roope: Johnny, send
some of your little girls down here and
we will send You some. of onr larger
ones. The little boys here go with
the big girls. l know you well sc
come ahead.
Why stay at Etna and drive mule
for 81. so, when you can start here fol
81. IS and get raise in short time tC
50?
G. W. Jones is raising swine for the
market. He has got SOW and si1
pigs.
If you want to see Josie Milligar
smile ask her how she likes Mr.. Cross
This is very healthy place. If yor
want to live always this is the place
to come. We haven't any grave yard
here Nobody dies SO we don't nee(
any graveyard.
John S. Jones is doing fine. HCha
got quite number of young chicken
and old hens. John is gaining righ
along Brown Eyes.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-05-02
STATION C, MEMPHIS.
Special TO the Ne70S.

SpefidI 10 me Ne70S.
Bad weather is the order of the day.
Today was beautiful day and the
ladies sure stirred around.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Duffell and child
rem went to Knoxville Saturday to Wis
it Mrs. Duffell sisters, Mrs. Ella
Oats. They will return tonight SO
we had to make up our bed this morn
ing.
There is something wrong. Oscar
Haynes didn't go to see his girl to
night.
Laurence Haynes went to church to-
night but didn't catch one calico.
Emmett Haynes stayed at home all
day with his feet stuck out the win
dow making his pipe of clay.
Work is not very good here at pre-
sent, but l think the Company will
start on a nine hundred steel Car order
for the /. G. Railroad in few days
Come on Beauty, of Oak Grove,
for l like to hear from that place.
Also "Whitling Bill'', but you had
better be careful about that widow
that doesn't live very far from East
Tracy.
Laurence Haynes writes to so many
girls that he doesn't have time to write
to all of them so he corresponds with
postcards with some of them.
Arthur Cunningham has about com
pleted housekeeping, All he needs
now is an ice cream freezer. He says
that he can't keep house without one.
Oscar Haynes missed his drive this
evening on the account of his girl be-
ing sick. guess that he will have to
find him another girl by next Sunday
if she isn't we'll, for his health might
get bad.
think that Lawrence Haynes will
have to go to Irwin College with EN-
NETT Haynes when he goes.
I would like to hear from"Old Pal, -
at Tracy.
AS Art hur Cunningham hasn't got
any ice cream freezer he goes to bed
with the chickens.
am glad to hear of the prosperity
of East Tracy, that it is able to afford
one more grocery store.
Emmett Haynes went to sleep this
evening and the first thing he said
when he woke up was that he didn
know why he dreamed of home, sweet
home, so much, for every time he went
to.sleep he dreamed of home. He sale
that he was sure out there in the
country this evening with the boys ant
girls and when he woke up he was
surprised to find out that he wasn't
| | would like to know where Lover
, Leap got its name When | was ther,
l never saw a lover leaping. What i
love? A little signing. A little cry
ing Sometimes dying. And lots of ly
ing.
"Sparker, of Red Hill, you haven
any better definition of love than this
If you have please let it come out il
the News.
Do you know why old maids Away
go to church early of a morning? S
as to get there before all of the hymn
, (hims) are given out. Tom Cat.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-05-02
ROOpe.
10 tie Ne7gs.

SbettaI 10 tie Ne59S.
Moving seems to be the order of this
place.
Hiram Coppinger has moved to Whit
WELL
Luther Thompson has moved to
Whitwell.
Mr.. Eckles has move5 into the
Thompson house.
Mrs. Mallard says she is very lone
some since Mrs Laura Thompson has
moved away.
Johnnie Grantham said he aims to
stay at Roope now. Johnnie is smart
man. He thinks he will get to beat
Mrs. Mallard's brother-in- Flaw. He
has gone back on his Dunlap girl as he
has found another brown-eyed girl
Miss Florence Eckles called on Mrs.
Mallard Sunday.
Sam Thompson was out muleTiding
Sunday.
John Mallard and Charlie Spivy
went to Sunday school today.
Wonder if Ed Milligan attended
Sunday school today,
Ask Johnnie Grantham why he
stayed at home all day and watch him
smile.
Hut Young went to Chattanooga
Wednesday of last week and it is report
ed got in Jail for carrying pistol. |
suppose he will have to stay while
now. He took his wife and children
to the depot Tuesday and came home
and sold all of Ed Trusly's house things
and left here and did not go any fur
ther than Chattanooga until Ne got in
Jail. Sorry for the old boy but | guess
he viii now have to behave himself.
We are having an April storm at
Roope this evening
Come again, you Empire, Ala, wri-
ters. ! love to read your pieces, and
those of the North Birmingham wri-
ters also. PontO.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-05-02
Nice Young Men.

CHATTANOOGA, April 80. While
walking around Sunday saw Fred
Hooper and John Henson with their
best girls. They seemed to be enjoy
ing themselves. They can have nice
time anywhere they go. Dock Rigg
joins them sometimes and they go in
for anything and the three are too fun
ny for anything They would make
you laugh if you were dying. They
are into everything that is going on,
and have wide circles of friends in
Chattanooga. No better boys you ever
knew and they are handsome, too.
Fred and John went to the skating
rink Saturday night and had nice
time. Everybody seems to enjoy their
company, and don't blame the girls
for getting struck ON them. Such nice
boys are hard to beat. Fred talks of
his girl at home, but John is more
quiet and does not say much about
his, but both would like to see them.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-05-02
NO CHANGE
CONTEMPT
Post Office Department,
Office of First Assistant Postmaster
General

General,
Washington. April 20, 1907.
The Sequatcbie Valley News,
Sequatchie, Tennessee.
Gentlemen; In response to your tele-
gram of the 26th instant, signed by a
number of the business men of Sequat-
chic in which they protest against the
discontinuance of the postoffice at that
place, you are informed that there is
nothing on file in this bureau looking
to the discontinuance of that Office,
and such action is not contemplated
at this time.
The postoffice at Sequatchie College,
Bledsoe County, Tenn, however, has
been ordered discontinued, effective
May Is, but this order does not in any
way affect the office at Sequatchie.
Respectfully,
f. III. HITCHCOCK,
First Assistant Postmaster General.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-05-02
UNCLE GlD'S LETTER.

agree with my friend, Paul Wright,
that the News is the best all-around |
country paper printed. In fact, as a
medium for the exchange of thought
among the people there is no paper
that excells the News, and from the |
additional subscribers, the names of |
which appear every issue, l doubt
whether any local paper in the state
has as large and wide circulation as
the Sequachee News. 1t seems to me
that with its wide circulation in the
many different states and communities
that the business world might find in
the News profitable medium for adver
tising what they have to sell. The
more so as l am aware that the News
goes into the homes Of the consumers
more than any other class.
have cousin way out in Itaska,
Texas, that hasn't forgotten her cous-
in Tom alias "Uncle Gid" She says
her Cousin Tom wanted to know if all
his old friends has been chloroformed
and laid on the shelf. Some Of us are
still living and have crossed the Faith
er of Waters, but can come back.
Well, Fannie l am going to send you
the News at my own expense, for l
want my only living aunt to hear from
her nephew weekly often think of
you and of that extra fine mutton
Cousin Tom killed when and my
daughter, Aggie, paid you visit.
Since I've begun to scribble for news
papers, I've got fieshy, whether it was
printers ink that caused my corpulen-
cy don't know, but think l have
noticed that persons who use it unstint-
ingly prosper
Mules are very high in Middle Ten
nessee, ranging from a hundred to two
hundred dollars. Good brood mares
from hundred to two hundred. Hogs
are scarce and extra high; bacon 15c
per lb; meal 75c per bushel; corn, SOC
wheat bran, 81. 40 per hundred. Tracy
is booming. Anything sells at a good
JllOO 10 NOWJ SOuSll
} Fannie, tell us all about your Texas
country. Are you all getting rich.
} Tell my other cousins to take the News
and send us their reports Well, your
Uncle Gid still fox hunts. l guess
! your three boys didn't catch many
: jack rabbits, did they. Yes, Cousin,
the ssme sun, moon and stars shine OF
us all, and am glad it is so.
There is much sickness here, mostly
: la grippe, with several deaths. Some
how, I like Tennessee best, Fannie
l your country may be all right, but
Q beat Tennessee is hard to do. Now
, Cousin, I'm answering your kind let
i ter in the Courier through the Sc
t quachee News, for the reason that Pv,
: just sent the Courier a lot of stuff ant
s | wanted to send the News as a com
n pliment. UNCLE GID.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-05-02
ROOPE.


Spec1alt0 Ire Ne5oS.
Miss Laura Harris spent Saturday
night with home folks at the lock and
dam.
Miss Jennie Doyle was on the noun
tain Saturday.
Mrs. Bertha Doyle is visiting rela-
tives in Murphey's $ Hollow this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. jess Wood gave sing
ing Saturday night Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wood, Mr..
and Mrs. Nose Robertson, Misses Alma
Cross, Lizzie Smith, Messrs. Grover
Parker, Harry Ransom, Tom Sexton.
Billy Smith was stepping mighty
high Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Sexton went to
Chattanooga Saturday.
Mr.. Arnold was on the mountain
Friday.
Wonder if Boy Brazel is still hanging
his hat at Mr.. Stansberry's.
Several are leaving this place for
Whitwell and Coal City.
Come on, Sunbeam" of Guild
let s hear from you every week.
H. r. Barton and Singleton Carson
were at Whitwell side Saturday night.
Miss Juda Degnan gave the postoffice
Ye writer and H. R9Barton went to
NJ. Pennington Sunday to hear the
graphophone.
Ed Milligan attended Sunday school
at the Drum Sunday.
1 Grover Parker made his usual eau
Sunday.
Tom Degnan and Kelly Harman
went to the city Saturday night.
| Bro. Hatfield preached at Brumly
Chapel Sunday.
Messrs. Helton, Arnold and 2endle-
ton were. on the mountain Sunday.
John Brumley was on the rives hum
ting fish Sunday.
Miss Alma Gross attended church
Sunday.
Miss Celia Brumley looked sweet
Sunday.
Miss Ellen Bailey is visiting relati-
YES at Whitwell
Miss Rebecca Bruly attended Sunday
school at the Drum Sunday.
Miss Mollie Skyles was in this vicin-
ity Sunday.
Wonder what was wrong with the
Kelly's Ferry correspondent last week.
! John Yates was on the mountain
! Sunday.
Geo Pennington and Miss Florence
Allen were around this way Sunday.
Sweet Potato.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-05-02
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-05-02
Wnnderful Eczema Cure.

''Our little boy had eczema for five
years, writes n. A. Adams, Henri
eta, Pa. 1.-Two of our home doctors
said the case was hopeless, his lungs
being affected. We then employed 9th.
er doctors but no benefit resulted. By
chance we read about Electric Bitters
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when our boy was completely cured.
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