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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28
ESTABLISHED 1875

"And isn't it absurd" she was say
ing. 81 thought you were a thief that
day when 1 saw you with the police
man."
And /" said Hildreth, though you
were society girl getting extra money
to play the races or go to fortune
tellers or some equally wicked dissipa-
ton" Then, changing his tone en-
tirely, he continued: II hate to ask the
return of this, but mother valued it
above price. But as she is now abroad
1 want you to show you hold me no
Ill will by putting it back on your
throat and wearing it while you are at
Oak Ridge When we part
He extended the trinket to her, and
his hand touched hers. Without argu-
ment she clasped the fine chain once
more about her neck Nothing was
said by either, but Lawrence lighted
another cigarette and bit hard
81 think we had better join the
crowd" said Mia, "or they'll be insti
tuting a searching party for u.s."
The next days and for many days
dIIcl 1NlIe obdJ at Oeih AeAo6CS
Lawrence Hildredth found an excuse
to run over in his motor or to sail over
in his boat to the Clyde lodge. The
last evening of Nitas visit had come,
and she and Lawrence were once
more sitting by the waters edge.
Nearly a month had passed, and an
other moon had come to shed its rays
upon Oak Ridge.
Tomorrow | am going home" Nita
said, $50 l will give you back the
locket tonight Your mother will be
home soon, too, hear"
He took it from her with reluctant
hand.
"Nita." Lawrence's voice was ten
derness itself ''There is just one wo-
man to whom my mother would give
that locket-my wife. viii you take
me. Nita? Take my locket and my
lover Tell me, Nita, that you love
me-"
Nita looked straight into his eyes.
"Larrie, dear, do love you, and
always will"
He clasped the locket about her
throat again, pledging it to her for
life, and the kiss he received in pay
ment seemed priceless.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28

A French journal has been looking
into the question of how different races
express the colloquialism How do you
do?" and presents some curious exam
pies. The Koreans, for instance, do
not give or imply any offense when
they greet each other with the remark,
"You do look old" Persians say, May
Allah preserve your beard and cover
it with benedictions. Among tribe
Of Fiji islanders the correct form of
salutation is to pull ones ear. A Caro-
line islander kneels before his friend.
whose foot he grasps and slaps himself
vigorously in the face with It. In the
Sudan a traveller was addressed by a
native chief as Mighty sun" the said
chief finishing up with GLORY to thee.
o splendid MOON" the remark being
accentuated by expectorating In the
travellers right hand.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28

IT cannot very well leave Them" she
explained.
"Then l shall have to tell you here"
he said resolutely. Il can't keep it any
longer. 1 am to be curator Of the
Cheeswick collection in the fall and at
salary enough for two. VIII you
share itg'
Only for minute did Miss Moultaire
hesitate; then she placed her hand In
his.
II will share it." she promised, with
radiant smile 'Come this evening,
and we will talk it over"
She handed him her card with its
engraved address and hurried after
the girls, while Brookfeld beamed
upon her from the top step.
But the beam had faded from Brook
fields face when Miss Moultaire came
toward him in her reception room that
evening. Instead Of clasping her in
his arms he held her hand an instant
and then waited for her to be seated.
"You must think me a presumptuous
fool" he began, ito ask you to share
the paltry salary which this after
noon seemed so great. l did not learn
until later who you really were. 1t
seems that have been very dense"
"You are still Dense" suggested
Irma. do you come to ask me to
withdraw my promise of this after
noon"
you must know how impossible it
would appear" he reminded. Il be-
lieved you to be teacher"
"You were the teacher" she cor
rected. "You taught me what love
really is. What does it matter that |
have more than your"
81 would not be considered a fortune
hunter" he said slowly.
And l will not marry one" she re-
torted. at is because you are not
fortune hunter, because you love me
for myself, that / said Yes this aft
ernoon, and shall hold you to your
promise Instead Of you being curator
of the Cheeswick collection we shall
have a collection of our own"
Silently he came toward her and
looked down into the tender eyes. No
word was spoken, but message was
exchanged, and Brookfeld knew that
such love was not lightly to be set
aside by pride Slowly he sank into
the seat beside her and took her in his
arms.
II am sorry that you are not what |
thought you to be-" he murmured.
"And T" was her tender resDonSe
lam glad that you are what know
you to be-"
"Pll try to be all you think 1 an"
he promised as he bent to kiss the
smiling lips.
And so Miss Moultaire's dread of
fortune hunters had been settled
through the Settlement.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28

The pleasant coffee room Of the old
Star and Garter at Richmond, which
was burned down In 1869, was patron
lied by England's statesmen, politicians
and writers. On Saturday evenings it
was regularly visited by middle aged
gentleman Of rather broad stature,
with gray hair and large shirt collar
which formed conspicuous feature in
his attire. He would dine always
alone at a particular corner table, and
after dinner it was his humor to build
up before him a pyramid Of tumblers
and wineglasses, which he topped with
decanter. Occasionally the whole
structure would topple over and litter
the table with its ruins. Then the mid
die aged gentleman would rise, pay
his bill, including the charge for
broken glass, and depart The walters
knew him well. He was Thomas Bah
ington, Lord Macaulay.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28
EIintx Plant Covers.

When Sir Humphrey Davy was boy
about sixteen, little girl came to him
In great excitement:
"Humphry, do tell me my these two
pieces of cane make Il tiny spark OF
light when | rub them togetherT
Humphry was & studious boy, VINO
spent hours in thinking out scientific
problems. He patted the child's curly
head and said:
81 do not know, dear. Let US see II
they really do make light, and then
we will try to find out why"
Humphry soon found that the little
girl was right. The pieces of cane If
rubbed together quickly did give a
tiny light. Then he set to work to find
out the reason, and after some time,
thanks to the observing powers of his
little friend and his own kindness to
her in not impatiently telling her not
to worry" as so many might have
done, Humphry Davy made the first
of his interesting discoveries. Every
reed, cane and grass has an outer skin
Of finty stuff, which protects the in
side from insects and also helps the
frail looking leaves to stand upright
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laboring under some great mental
strain and that nothing could be done
until that strain was relieved. With
the idea of diverting the professor
attention from his cares he brought
out a scarab.
At the sight of it the professor half
rose from the table and uttered q
hoarse cry of surprise. The scarab was
the exact duplicate of the one In the
secret compartment of the safe, and,
not profting by experience, Paul was
carrying this in his waistcoat pocket,
as he had the other.
'NThere were two?" asked the pro
fessor.
Dozens" declared Paul. 81 owe you
an apology, professor. l had intended
to explain 1t before, but the loss of the
other put it out of my mind. This is
not a real scarab"
ut is a copy of the other?"
mo. None of them are genuine.
They are luck charms. You remem-
Der bud ellis of 'O2? Well, he is
selling these as mascots. You must re-
member the ouija fad. This is copy
of that. You may have this one. 1t
never brought me any luck"
He tossed the stone across the table,
and with trembling hands the pro-
lessor examined the gift. He would
have sworn to its genuineness, but in
the fact of Paul's statement this could
not be so. He experienced an odd
sense of relief. He was no less thief
though there was not hanging over
him the dread fear that he would not
be able to make restitution. He passed
the stone back to Paul.
81 meant to tell you that l found
the other" he said slowly. "'I was
wondering how to get it to you"
keep them both, then" cried Paul
''They bring me no luck"
"But it does" said the professor
earnestly. 1T brings you the woman
you wish to marry. 1t is better that
my collection should pass to the mu-
scum. l would not have my daugh-
ter's husband share my craze. Not
until lately have come to that con-
clusion, and it was this scarab that
brought the belief about After that
can you say that it brings no luck?"
"Luck!' cried Paul I'm going to
write bud to put the price up to a mil
lion dollars-if he can guarantee like
results in every case"
He leaned over to kiss Lena, and the
professor stole away from the table,
free from care at last PauPs scarab
had worked a double cure.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28
AEamoua Architects Trick.

When Sir Christopher Wren was
building the town hall Of Windsor, a
fidgety member of the corporation, so
the story goes, insisted that the roof
required further support and desired
the architect to add more pillars. In
vain did Sir Christopher assure him
that the danger was imaginary. He
knew better The alarm spread, and
the great architect was worried into
adding the desired columns.
Years passed, and in later times
when architect and patrons were dead,
cleaning operations in the roof re-
vealed the fact that the supposed add
tional supports did not touch the roof
by two inches, though this was not per-
ceptible to the gazers below.
BY this ingenious expedient did Wren
pacify his critics, while vindicating his
own architectural skill to future gener-
atoms.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28
Peeraues Founded BY Trade.

Glance through the Peerage and
cross out the peerages founded by
trade, ard how many would be left?
The earldorn Of Essex was founded
by a draper, that of Warwick by a
wool stapler that of Northumberland,
the proud Percys," by an apothe-
cary; that IF Lansdowne by a peddler
who was 30 poor that he lived three
weeks on walnuts. Lord Tenterden,
the chief justice. stopping with his
son outside Canterbury cathedral.
pointed to shed opposite and said:
Charles in that shed your grandpa
Their used to shave for penny. 1t is
the proudest reflection Of my life
London Answers.
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There is a kind of elevation which
does not depend on fortune. 1t is
certain air which distinguishes us and
seems to destine us for great things.
1t is a price which we imperceptibly
set on ourselves. By this quality we
usurp the Difference of other men, and
it puts us, in general. more above them
than birth, dignity or even merit itself.
La RochefOucauld-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28
OLA Modern Genius.

"Going to compile his life and let
tersP'
"Tbere were no letters. I'm going t
compile his life and post cards. =
Washington Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28
Outside Of His Practice.

"All that is the matter with you, sir"
said the eminent physician after a
thorough examination, SIS lack Of nu-
triton. You don't eat enough"
II eat all l can hold, doctor" said
the attenuated caller.
'@Then you need to have your capac-
fly enlarged, and that's a case for
SURGEON. Five dollars, please. Good
morning" Tribune
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28
The Burlington and Bristol Steamboat
and Ferry Company

Schedule in effect $40 a. M, June Uth, lStn
Subject to change.
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
Dafly-Except Saturdays and Sundays.
$40. 500 $500, 1000. 1000, 1l.l5 q. M, $3.50,
$50 $3.50, 1880, ~. 80, $3.50, $780, 10, p. NJ
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
$50, $3.50, $3.50, 1000, *ll.0e, llS0. a. M. sluO
800, $500, s4.O0. s5 %, $50, $50 7S0, p m.
LEAVE BRISTOL SATURDAYS.
& 40 500 $780, 1000, sl0.40, Ills, g. M, Al250,
$50. 800 300, sS.4O, $40, $780, $40. $40, TAO
LEAVE BURLINGTON SATURDAYS.
$50, $3.50, $3.50, 1920, *ll.0O, ll;SO, g. M 1eO
s2i6 *240 1870, AGO. *4.40, s520 6.oO, S'Oo' 9oo
LEAVE BRISTOL SUNDAYS.
800. $500. 1000 1910, Ills, M, *l290 tl.SO
100 800 s340, 49, 500, $40, *640, 72O, Soo' p. m
LEAVE BURLINGTON SUNDAYS
$50 $3.50, 1920, *llO0 ll.30, a. m $780, zoo, 2.4O,
roo 400. "a 40, $40 5.50, $50. TAO. $40, p. m.
NOTES.
EXTRA TRIPS-During the months OF July
and August ON Saturdays and sundays the
ferry boat will leave Bristol at e.4o, s.SV an 40
1880 d. M. and Will leave burlington az S'oVi
Trims marked with an will stop at Bur
nngton Island Park and when mere b ass W VIII
stop ON other trips. except the ~ ana 5O =.
m. trips from Bristol, and zoo, 24o Trips Ironl
RnrIfrg ton Passengers who desire TO leave
Burlington Island Park will please notify tne
wharf fender who will raise the signal flag for
the boat from Bristol. 900
ON the Fourth of July, after the 'l2SO p: m
trip. the schedule will be the same as on sun
day. "a 90 ,.,oa,~ ,,,,rn
ing trip from Bristol Will be Withdrawn, anu
The boat will leave at 9.40 a. m.
The boat for the Performances In the Auui
torfnm will leave Bristol at TAO p. M, return
ing will leave Burlington twenty minutes
after the Performances.
No trips Will be guaranteed In ioggs
weather.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28

Next to acquiring good friends the
best acquisition Is that Of good DOCKS
Cotton.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-28
CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY CO.

"f' Stops only on signal or notice to Agent
or conductor to receive or discharge passeh-
gers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-09
South SeQuachee.

Stecid/ 10 the Ne7dS
Well, as have been silent for a
while, | will shoot once again. Mr..
Editor, as we have a quiet little town
and nobody has been shot or drugged,
we ought to be happy and thankful. 1t
seems as if Chattanooga s name ought
to be changed to death in the Pot y
Some. druggist surely has laid himself
liable in that place. Poison and pis-
tolls must be plentiful there. If the
officers can't catch up with such crimes
why not deputise more.
Ny old lady is some better.
We have hog and corn but nobody
to make the hominy.
Bill Brewer says it's pigeon. Hard
times have come.
The bows and girls say they must
have play, The preachers say they
must repent. The judge says fine and
imprison them, but they don't say to
feed them. Who is who, and what
shall do? | will tell you boys what
the girls say to do. When you kiss
them they say, "Now, my young man,
put that kiss right back where you
took it from. If you don't pa will
have the sheriff after you" And it
scares the poor man and he gives the
kiss back and goes home weeping
| Well, the girls are not to blame so
much after all, for it us bad luck ito
give away that which was given you
Well, it rains on the unjust, but it
dom rain on the just, for there isn't
any.
The whistle blows and the men
come; pay day comes and the men run,
but very little is in the envelop.
Our daughter, Mrs. A. j. Curtis,
has been with us few days and has
been a great help to the old lady.
If You want clean shave go to the
bank, but if you want you shoes half
soled come to Cold Wave.
ing SO fast lately. The people say they
have dirt and filth plenty.
K. d. Curtis was to see us Saturday
and purchased a bottle of RangtanG
liniment from We writer to purify thu
air at Tracy City. 1t cures the rheu
matism at once.
Did you watch the cows get down OF
their knees Christmas nightY Th
chickens stood on one foot and crow
and people went blowing their noses
There were several passed latel
hunting the flittertree They say i
has been deadened and the hone
ditched off.
Roy Barnett moved up to Sequa
chez this week. He contemplates dig
ging coal at Whitwell.
Tuesday finds the old lady worse
We hope she will soon recover.
can't visit COmrade COldWell as | al
5 confined to the bedside of my wife
We hope he will soon recover.
Cold Wave.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-09
Pine Hill.

Special 10 tie Ne1OS.
Mr. Editor and readers of your new
sy paper, l will give a few lines from
our part of the mountain.
Christmas is over and all had a mer-
ry time in and around the head of the
Pocket. All went off lovely.
am sorry to say that the Sunday
School has had split all on account of
the kind of literature that was wanted
to be used. Some wanted that which
had been used for years and some
wanted Cooks While divided there
was another one organized so we have
two, one at Tate's Chapel, where it
has been for years, using the old Meth
odist literature, while we at Pine Hill
use Cooks There has been lots of
hard words used that have not done
any good for this life or for eternal
life. Let us stop this gainsaying and
get along better and try to live so as
to be of use to one another. There has
been several hard words said about the
superintendent of Pine Hill, who is
Mrs Esey Cranshaw. We hold her in
esteem and believe her to be a chris
tian lady, laboring at all times for the
cause of religion and the Sunday
School, and one among the first to
make herself useful in the sickrooms
of her neighborhood. So, if you just
will let your head rattle little,
don't cast a slur at nice, christian
lady, who is at all times standing
ready to speak word to encourage
the cause of christianity. There has
been lots said to slur me and others,
and that by the ministers that are in
attendance at Tates Chapel If this
will give them higher seat in heav
en-, and have no effect to cause me to
err, as l feel sure Of that fact go on
down with your little talk. am sure
Of one thing and that is this: l want
you all saved in that upper and better
kingdom, SO if we still live divided in
our Sunday school, let us so live that
we will not be divided in eternity and
try to shun the place of eternal hell.
Lifting Wash.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-09
WATCH US GROW.
Sam webb. .Iasrer. renews Dis SOB.

Sam Webb Jasper, renews his sub
scription.
WATCH US GROW.
Rev. Geo A. Teasley, Leverett.
Ga. now reads the News sent to him
by g. w. Jordan, of Whitwell.
WATCHUS GROW
T, j. J. Dykes, of the firm of Dykes q
Northcut, livery men, Whitwell,
cheerfully pays 81. 90 on subscription.
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r. G. Floyd, Whitwell, renews for
the Old Reliable.
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S. A. Layne, Whitwell, is another
to read the News.
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J. L. Levan, Wbitwell orders the
News.
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W. f. McCurry, prominent in legal
circles in .Whitwell, renews his sub
scTiption
John Station, Whitwell, pays SOC on
to the News.
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Mat Hudson, Whitwell, is another
good man to read the News.
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Floyd Tate, Coalmont, is a new read
er.
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J. D. Lewis, Victoria, pays his
subscription to the Old Reliable this
week
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O. J. Frye, Inman, renews his sub
scription.
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S. L. Ketner, proprietor of the Live
and Let Live Store, Victoria, renews
subscription.
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w. A. Farmer Whitwell, is new
reader.
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A. L. Andes, Morrison, Tenn, now
reads the News
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the News
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Mt. Airy.

Special 10 tie We7OS
We are having some very bad wealth
er at present
Everybody seems to be enjoying
themselves up here.
A. L. Brewer and Alex Hatfield
have been hauling logs.
Miss Hester Clemens is on the sick
list and also Alex Harmon.
A. S. Brewer filled his regular APP
pointment Sunday at Mr. Hyde's.
Adam Clemens hunts hogs six days
out of the week and rests the seventh.
Come on, "Old Blue. land also I'm
Gle Gid. =" We enjoy reading your
pieces.
Miss Susan Smith has smile on her
face as long as fence rail when she
sees her fellow.
Sidney Brewer and wife gave L. p.
Brewer pleasant call Saturday.
Xmas has passed and we all had q
splendid time.
Miss Josie Brewer gave Mrs. jim
Smith a call last week
Charlie Clemens said that he intend
ed to go to Jim Davis until his mind
changes.
A singing school will be started here
Monday Blueeyed Yankee.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-09
PEOPLE YOU KNOW.

Vance and Annie Maud Timberlake
spent several days pleasantly last week
with friends at Jasper, Tenn. Steven
son, Ala, Chronicle.
Rev. J. r. Hunter, of Emory, Va
was the guest of his sister, Mrs. |. J.
Stamper, during the holidays. --Cleve'
land. Tenn, Journal.
Mr.. John Tate and his charming sis
tiers, Misses Martha and Maggie, of
Jasper, Tenn, spent a few days visit
ing friends here this week. These
young ladies so captivated two of our
boys that they are reported to have
followed them to the state line. Stew
enson, Ala Chronicle,
Miss Lucille McCOllom was the host
ess of a delightful entertainment last
Friday evening at the home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs J. H. McCullom,
in South Pikeville, in honor of her
guest, Miss Moore, of Chattanooga.
The house was beautifully decorated
in profusion of holly, mistletoe and
Christmas bells. After various parlor
games and music were enjoyed, re-
freshments were served the guests, who
numbered twenty young people.
Pikeville, Tenn, Banner.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-09
Party.

A regular old-time party was held at
A. Burnett's Thursday night, given
by his daughter Miss Mamie, assisted
by Miss Avis Burnett, of Chattanooga.
A very enjoyable time was had, every
body taking delight in playing the
games which were suggested The
invited guests present We're:
Misses Ethel Rogers, Mamie Rogers,
Verda Rogers, Annie Brown, Viola
COpringer, Zuella Burnett, Avis Burn
EFT, Jane Burnett, Louise Hill.
MessrS. Arson Havron, Hodges Hav-
ron, Lee Brewer, Shell Coldwell, Wal
ter Brewer, Malcolm Burnett, Dock
Burnett, Leslie Rogers, w. c. Hill.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-09
SQUIRE WILSON
TALKS POLITICS
FayOrs Bryan, CBrmack and
Moon, and Believes He Is
On Three Winners.

Squire Wilson spent Thursday in
Chattanooga and "A Chattanooga News
reporter drew from him this succinct
resume of the political situation in
this good old county of Marion
esquire w S. Wilson Of Sequa-
chez, spent Thursday in Chattanooga
on business, stopping at the Stag. MIR.
Wilson is prosperous farmer and fig
ures conspicuously in the Democratic
politics of Marion county He was
elected Justice of the Pecae in the JAS
per district, overwhelmingly Republi-
can, over "A strong Republican, by
rouSing majority.
He states he favors Bryan for Pres
ident Carmack for Governor, Judge
Moon for Congress and A. L. Rober-
son for Representative in the Legisla-
ture the next time from Marion cOun-
ty. Squire Wilson said:
''In case Robertson nor Alexander
neither will run, | am strong for Joe
Brown, Republican and rapidly ris-
ing young lawyer of Sequachee valley.
Mr.. Brown as | stated. is Il Republi-
can, but conservative and a young
man of much ability. We Democrats
VI Mdilu COUNTY lccl ludb IL l6 WduuS
to represent the county in the legisla-
ture we ought to elect him unani-
mously.
"What about Carmack and Patter-
SOM" asked The Chattanooga News
man.
well favor Carmack for Govern
or and then to succeed in the United
States Senate Marion will stand by
Carmack and demands primary to
make this nomination for Governor
John A Moon will be nominated and
reelected without much opposition
Judge Moon is strong man and / IA
vor keeping him in Congress,