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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-10-10
Humors Come to the Surface

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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-10-10
Declared Dividend.

Referee D. L. Grayson Tuesday de-
clared dividend of 80 per cent. among
the creditors of the Whitwell Mercan-
tile Co. which will amount to nearly
S., 400
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-10-10
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-11-27
Robertson Next Wednesday.

The next number of the lecture
course for DEBORAH will be given al
the Grand opera house next week
Wednesday night. Dec. 4th, and will
be the illustrated lecture on South
America by Frank Robertson. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Robertson
lectured here for this bureau a couple
of years ago, and his lecture on
Russia was considered one of the best
entertainments of the kind ever given
here. There were so many calls for
him again that the bureau decided to
place him upon the course this year.
He has just returned from trip to
South America, aud his new lecture
is said to be the best he has given.
The views surpass by all odds any
thing ever seen in DEBORAH. and there
is no doubt that he Will be given a
crowded house. Seats may be secured
at Brunt & Parman's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-11-27

best means for caring for earth roads.
When the Commission began it's work.
considerable had been heard abo & the
drag, but its use was at all COM
mon. Special effort was made to
bring 10 the attention Of all the local
highway commissioners and everyone
| interested in the improvement of the
mud roads, the great benefits that
could be secured by this very mex
pensive method. Twenty-fiv thosand
copies of a bulletin describing how to
make the drag and exactly how to use
it were distributed in all parts of the
state, and before the summer opened
it was reported there were no less
than four thousand drags in use.
AT Galva, Henry county. perhaps
the most systematic work has been
done through the Galva Good Roads
Association. They undertook over a
year ago the maintenance of roads
leading into Galva, and today these
"AS oihOhS WIG NOiy ucsb SdIbH TOduS
to be found anywhere in the state.
This association has carried on the
work Systematically and aroused the
necessary interest and impetus to keep
the work going.
The convict labor law of Illinois
which provides that the Board of
Prison Industries of the state shall
furnish to the State Highway Com
mission crushed rock for free distribu-
tion among local road officials is at
tracing much attention from road
authorities all over the country.
There has been for some time a
general feeling that the convicts could
be employed on public works, such as
road building, and practical solu-
ton of how to accomplish this has
been undertaken in different states.
There are at the present. three
crushers in operation. one at the
Joliet penitentiary in the northern
part of the stae, and two at the
southern penitentiary. The combined
capacity of these crushers is $50
cubic yards per eight hours. The
prisons have sold enough of the
crushed stone in open market to pay
for the installation of the machinery
so that this product is absolutely
without additional cost to the tax
payers of the srste. This plan seems
the most equitable arrangement that
could be made for the conditions that
exist in Illinois, where some sections
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-11-27
HIGHWAYS in ILLINOIS
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WORK OF THE
ILLINOIS HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
Paper Read by A. N. Johnson, State En-.
gineer Before the Iowa Good Roads
Meeting at Council Bluffs.

What does it cost the taxpayers 8
year for roads and bridges under the
present system? What are the results
which the present system gives? These
form two most important questions tc
inquire into.
A summary of the road expenditures
of the state of Illinois shows that in
1905 the total cost of maintaining the
"a, al miles of public highways, in
Guiding both money and labor tax,
was $4, 625, 365. of which $3.50. 563 is
the estimated value of the labor tax,
leaving "a, 134, 500 as the actual cash
tax raised. Of this amount 81, SSS, 73O
were spent for bridges.
Through the aid of the $4,000 rural
letter carriers of the state. exact in
formation covering over a third of
the roads in the state has been
secured. Concisely, the summary of
this information is that most of the
roads are bad many weeks each year
Much of the work is done at the
wrong season, and the system is an
extravaganza one.
How much are the roads used? How
many vehicles pass over given road
The value of road like anything else
is determined by the amount of use
that is made of it. If it is found that
two different roads are put to tie
same amount of use. that is, carry the
same amount of traffic, and these roads
are situated in different communities.
in one of which it is found econom-
ical and an advantage to the commun-
ity to spend $1,000 a mile for con-
struction, it is in general fair to as
sumo that it would be worth while
for the second community to spend
about tie same amount on it's roads
which have an equal amount or travel.
One of the first problems to demand
the attention of the Commission was
the proper maintenance of earth roads.
The earth road drag is the simplest
and, at the same time, one of the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-11-27

of the state are abundantly provided
with road making materials and
Others have none at all.
With low freight rates and free
material it is possible for those COM
munltles that do not have road
materials, to get the crushed rock
from the penitentiary at very low
cost. and yet one portion of the state
is not taxed for the benefit of another.
The question of a large state aid
appropriation, which is bitterly
opposed in many sections of Illinois
is met completely by this method OF
state cooperation.
With the aid of the material thus
prepared, the Commission has been
able to construct experimental stone
roads in sections of the state where
macadam roads have never before been
used or built. at a cost of little more
than the expense of supervision. The
Commission also furnishes the rollers
and sprinklers, as few communities
are at present provided with these
necessities for proper stone road
building.
These roads are experimental in two
ways: First, in that they demon
strate the physical possibility of
making this kind of a road under
given conditions; second, in an
economic sense, in that a community
can better tell after making actual use
of such road whether it is worth
while to construct more of this
character. How else is this question
to be intelligently decided by a COM
munity except by a practical trial?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-11-27

Usually, on the reverse side of a
statement issued by an electric light
company, reference is made to certain
kilowatts What is kilowatt is a
common question; it indicates power
Careful experiments have demonstrate
ed that 746 watts per second are equal
to $50 foot pounds per second, or to
state the equation in it's usual form,
FAC watts equal one horsepower. The
prefix kilo comes from the Greek
Chiclioi, one thousand. A kilo- watt.
written also k. w, is therefore 1000
watts. The kilowatt- hour is the
performance or work at such rate
that 1000 watts per second shall be
delivered continuously for one hour.
Watt is the name of a Scotch inventor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-11-27
A Good Liniment.

When you need good reliable lin
iment try Chamberlain Pain Balm.
1t has no superior for sprains and
swellings. A piece of flannel slightly
dampened with Pain Balm is super
ior to a plaster for a lame back or
pains in the side or chest. 1t also
relieves rheumatic pains and makes
sleep and rest possible. For sale by
Engbertson's Pharmacy. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-11-27
Basket Ball Tomorrow.

return game of basket ball with
the Ossian team will be played at
Steyer's opera house tomorrow after
noon. 1t will doubtless be a fast
game, as DEBORAH had to play hard to
win its former game from Ossian,
and Ossian has been ''loadin" up for
bear. Gentlemen % cents, ladies 10
cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-11-27

We have secured the agency for
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup, the new
laxative that makes the liver lively.
purifies the breath, cures headache
and regulates the digestive organs.
Cures chronic constipation Ask us
about it. Engbertson's Pharmacy. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-11-27

-Cartwright's Wooping Cough
Remedy cures. Sold by Brunt &
Parman 43tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-11-27

We carry all the leading makes,
Elgin, Waltham, Dueber-Hamp-
den, Hamilton, etc. Five per cent
discount on watches listed by mail
order houses.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

the rendezvous was in the grove of tall, pillar
like hemlocks and pines that grew on rocky
knoll at the lake shore. His heart was very
light as he sped, swinging his pail. But few
minutes previously his soul had been gloomed
in despair; now he was happy. He was going
to the picnic, where privilege of participation
was to be bought by the contents of the little
tin pail.
When he arrived in the outskirts Of the
grove he heard merry clamor, and when he
reached the top of the knoll he looked down
the the slope upon scene which almost made his
little breast burst with joy. They actually
Of them Mrs. Earl was making something
chocolate no doubt at the other young
lady in white duck and sailor hat was drop
ping eggs into boiling water; Other grown-up
people had spread white cloth and were lay
ing upon it things from baskets. In the deep
cool shadow of the trees the children scurried,
laughing. Jimmie hastened forward to join
his friends.
Homer Phelps caught first sight of him.
"Ho! ne shouted; "here comes Jimmie Tres
colt! Come on, Jimmie; you be on our side!''
The children had divided themselves into two
bands for some purpose of play. The others
Of Homer Phelps party loudly indorsed his
plan plan Yes, Jimmie. you be on our side" I"
Then arose the usual dispute. "Well, we got
the weakest SIDE"
"Tain't any weaker'n ours"
Homer Phelps suddenly started, and looking
hard, said. What you got in the pail, Jim %
Jimmie answered. somewhat uneasily. Got
Instantly that brat of a Minnie Phelps sim
ply tore down the sky with her shrieks Of
derision. "Got his lunch in It'll In a pail!''
She ran screaming to her mother. ooh, NAM
ma! Oh, mmama! Jimmie Trescott's got his
picnic in pail!'
Now there was nothing in the nature of
this fact to particularly move the others-not-
ably the boys, who were not competent to
care if he had brought his luncheon in coal
bin but such is the instinct of childish So
ciety that they all Immediately moved away
from him. In moment he had been made a
social leper. All old intimacies were flung into
the lake. so to speak. They dared not COM
promise themselves. AT safe distances the
boys shouted, .scornfully: "Huhl Got his pic
mic in a pail" Never again during that pic
mic did the little girls speak of him as Jimmie
Trescott. His name now was Him.
His mind was dark with pain as he stood
the hangdog, kicking the gravel, and mutter,
ing as defiantly as he was able, We'll, can
ment of freedom was of no Importance and
he knew it, but it was the only idea in his
head.
He had been baited at school for being de-
tected in writing letter to little Cora, the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

7 angel child, and he had known how to defend
himself. but this situation was in no way
similar. This was social affair, with grown
people on all sides. 1t would be sweet to
catch the. Margate twins, for instance, and
hammer them into a state of bleating respect
for his pail; but that was a matter for the
Wnges of childhood, where grown folk seldom
penetrated. He could only glover.
The amiable voice of Mrs Earl suddenly
called. "Come, children! Everything's readyH
They scampered away, glancing back for one
last gloat at Jimmie standing there with his
pail.
He did not know what to do. He knew that
the grown folk expected him at the spread.
but If he approached he would be greeted by
a shameful chorus from the children--lnore es-
peelally from some of those damnable little
hcaped on that cloth. One could not forget
them. Perhaps if he crept up modestly, and
was very gentle and very nice to the little
girls, they would allow him peace. OF course
It bad been dreadful to come with pail to
such grand picnic, but they might forgive
him.
Oh no, they would not! He knew them
better. And then suddenly he remembered
with what delightful expectations he had raced
to this grove, and self-pity. overwhelmed him,
every one feel sorry.
The young lady in white duck and sailor
hat looked at him, and then spoke to her sis
ter Mrs. Earl. who's that lowering in the
Mrs. Earl .peered. why it's Jimmie Tres
eott! Jimmie come to the picnic! Why don't
to sidle towards the CLOTH
But at Mrs. Earl's call there was another
outburst from many of the children Hes
got his picnic in pail! In pail! Got it in
a pail
Minnie Phelps was shrill fiend ooh.
mamma, he's got it in that pail! See! Isn't
it funny? Isn't it dreadful funny?"
what ghastly prigs children are Emily!"
said the young lady. "They are spelling that
boys whole day, breaking his heart, the little
eats! think III go over and talk to him.
Maybe you had better not" answered Mrs.
Earl, obviously. Somehow these things ar
range themselves. If you interfere, YOU arc
likely to prolong everything"
"Well, I'll try at least" said the young
lady.
At the second outburst against him Jimmie
had crouched down by tree, half hiding be-
hind it, half pretending that he was not hiding
behind it. He turned his sad gaze towards
the lake. The bit of water seen through the
shadows seemed perpendicular slate-colored
wall. He heard noise near him, and turn
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

towards the door. The cook continued: "Some
people in this house seem to think there 8
bout thousand cooks in this kitchen. Where
used to work b'fore, there was some reason
in em. amt horse. A picnic!'
Jimmie said nothing, but he loitered.
Seems as if | had enough to do, without
hayin' you come round talkin' about picnics.
Nobody ever seems, to think of the work l
it. Then they come and talk to me about
picnics! What do / care about picnics?"
Jimmie loitered.
"Where | used to work b'fore, there was
some reason in 'em. | never heard tell of
no picnics right on top of your mother bein'
soon to his lunch. It's all foolishness."
Little Jimmie leaned his head fiat against
the wall and began to weep She stared ed, at =
are you cryin' fer?"
"N-n-nothin'," sobbed Jimmie
There was a silence, save for Jimmie's con-
vulsive breathing. At length the cook said:
"Stop that blubberin', now. Stop it! This
kitchen amt no place fer it. Stop it! /. I.
Very We'll i y you don't lon stop, wont g; giy,ss
For the moment he could not end his tears.
'sYou never said" he sputtered-"0you never
said you'd give me anything"
"An' why would II" she cried, angrily:
a-blubberin' an a-bleatin' rounds Enough to
drive woman crazy! L don't see how you
could expect me to! The idea!"
Suddenly Jimmie announced: Eve stop
ped .eryin'. | amt goin' to cry no more at
tall"
'We1lS then" grumbled the cook-"well,
then, stop it. I've got enough on my mind"
1t CHANGED that she was making for luncheon
some salmon croquettes. A tin still half full
of pinky prepared fish was beside her on the
table. Still grumbling, she seized loaf of
bread and, welding knife, she cut from this
loaf four slices. each of which WAS ae hi0 al
a six-shilling novel. She profligately spread
them with butter, and jabbing the point Of
her knife into the salmon-tin, she brought up
bits Of salmon, which she flung and Aattened
upon the bread. Then she crashed the pieces
of bread together in pairs, much as one would
clash cymbals. There was no doubt in her
own mind but that she had created two sand
witches.
HThere,' she cried. 'Thatn do you all
right Lemme see. What,ll | put 'em in
into small pail and iammed on the lid.
Jimmie was ready for the picnic. ooh, thank
you, Mary!" he cried, joyfully, and in a mo
ment he was off, running swiftly.
The picnickers had started nearly half an
hour earlier, owing to his inability to quickly
attack and subdue the cook. but he knew that
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

49, soon to lunch, have enough on my
mind-and that without bein' both
cred with you. The kitchen is no place for
little boys, anyhow. Run away, and don't
be interferin' with my work. She frowned
and made grand pretense of being deep IN
herculean labors; but Jimmie did not run
AWAY.
"Now--thcy're going to have picnic" he
said, half audibly.
"What@
"Now-they're goin' to have "a picnicD
"Who's goin' to have picnic?" demanded
the cook loudly Her accent could have led
one to suppose that if the projectors did not
turn out to be the proper parties, she Inn
mediateIy would forbid this picnic.
Jimmie looked at her with more hopeful
ness. After twenty minutes OF futile skirm-
ishing, he had at least succeeded IN lntroduc-
ing the subject. To her question he answer
ed, eagerly:
Everybody"
"Who's everybody"
According to custom, Jimmie began to sing
song through his nose in % quite lndescrlbable
nickers: willie Dalzel an Dan Earl an
Ella Earl an Wolcott Margate an Reeves
Margate an Walter Phelps an Homer Phelps
an Minnie Phelps an-or-lots more girls an
everybody. An their mothers an big sisters
Then he announced new bit Of information:
aThey're goin' to have picnic"
"Weil, let them" said the cook. blandly..
Jimmie fdgeted for time in silence. At
,ast he murmured, '1-now-I thought maybe
The cook turned from her work with an air
Of IRRITATION and amazement- that Jimmie
should still be in the kitchen. Who's stop
nm T you?" she asked, sharply. II amt stop
MIN YOU, am lY
mo admitted Jimmie, in a low voice.
"Wen, why don't you go, then? Nobody's
s'ofHp SBut.p said Jimmie, "I-you- each
fellow has got to take somethin' to eat with
m"
"so that's it, is it? So that's what you've
been shyin round here fer, eh? Well you
nav as well take yourself off without more
words. What with your mother. bein' away
on visit an your father comm home soon
to his lunch, l have enough on my mind-an'
that without being bothered with you.'
Jimmie made no reply, but moved in grief
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
Copyright 1905 by Harper Bros

tON'T come in here botherin' me"
said the cook, intolerantly. "What
with your mother bein' away on a
visit, an your father comm home
soon to lunch, / have enough on my
mind-and that without bein' both
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-17
Death of Mr.. TherOux.

Joseph H. Theroux, who has been sick
for several weeks, died at his home at
Newport, Tuesday, July 9, and the fun
eral service was held at the Catholic
church there Friday morning.
The deceased was a native of Canada
and 40 years of age. He first came to
Newport about Is years ago and entered
the employ of w. H. Kenyon tailor, and
remained with him until Mr.. Kenyon
death about nine years ago when he en-
tered the employ of W. E. Kipp. He was
in Mr.. Kipp's employ until year ago
when he opened tailor shop over Eos
ter's Clothing store, where he continued
work until i'll health caused him to retire.
Several years ago Mr.. Theroux was mar
red to Miss Emma Lanctot of St. Johns
bury who, with two daughters, Marie
Antoinette and Grazia, survive him
The deceased was member of the c. o.
F., and U. S. T. ]. B. AS communicate
of the Catholic faith he was one of the
most devoted, identifying himself with
the prosperity and growth of the church.
Mr.. Theroux was a member of the New.
port Concert Band. His ability as a
musician was excellent and in that ca
pacity he will be missed as well as in the
many other social ties with which he was
affiliated
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-17
Sure to Come.

The last week has now arrived in the
15-day campaign to raise $4,000 for
the Y. NJ. c. A. and the skeptics who
said it could never be done have been
mighty quiet. On Monday night
$4,000 had been subscribed and the
daily subscriptions have averaged nearly
one thousand dollars. The spirit of
giving is shared by all and the move
ment has amalgamated all factions and
creeds. This in itself is great blessing
to the community entirely apart from
the greater results of the campaign. We
expect to announce next week that this
sum, and possibly much more, has been
raised. The goal will surely be reached
because the people of St. Johnsbury are
convinced that nothing furthers the
moral development of community
more than an active, aggressive Y. M
c. A. conducted on the broad lines that
this fund will permit.