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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02
Stick to the Farm.

Stick to the farm, boys, it's the SAT
est and surest, though the returns
are a little slow. Once wage work
er, always a wage worker. Raise your
own hog and hominy is the better
plan. Times may get hard and money
scarce, but with corn in the crib and
bacon in the smoke house, beats pub
lie works all hollow, and the annoying
features accompanying them,
Don't be in hurry to leave the
farm, boys, it's the safest and surest,
and you are as free as the air of the
mountain, more than any man can
say who follows public works for a
living, and lives from hand to mouth.
Being your own master is worth
more than dollars and cents, so stick
to the farm, no difference what wages
are offered on public works, is the best
policy.
A dollar a day is not enough on pub
lie works. Neither is two, as | guess
many realize who quit the farm to
make fortune on public works
Guess they realize the fortune was
made, but they didn't get it. Twas
the other fellow who pocketed it, and
they are poorer than when they first
entered. | know some men who have
worked all their lives in the mines
and haven't enough ahead to bury
them when they die, and now they
are old and can't work any more
what are they to do? Samples to the
young men, who imagine public
works is the place to accumulate a
fortune. OF course men won't learn
their mistakes until too late. The big
mistake | made was in leaving the
farm, but it S not much use for any
one to advise the boys to stay ON the
arm, so III quit. UNCLE GID.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02
800 REWARD 500.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a cons itutional disease, requires a CON
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
& ire is taken internally acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature to do
its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers, that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
I of testimonials Address,
+. J. CHENEY Il Co, Toledo, o.
! Sold bv Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family pills are the hest
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02
Pleasant Ridge.

Special 10 the NezOS
Christmas was very quite in this
part. Never saw drunken man and
never heard of any trouble anywhere
up here
Joe Defur, who was killed in the
mines at Coalheld, was buried at the
league graveyard Christmas day. A
large crowd attended his funeral. Rev.
Shirley conducted the services
John Thorp and wife and julie Pick
EFT went to Cumberland mountain Wis
iting Mrs Thorp's brother, Jess Pick
ct, Friday.
j. H. Grayson says if he can sell
his property, he is going West. Think
Uncle Joe has got the Texas fever.
Tom Laymon was visiting his broth
er, John, one day last week.
Lige Grayson and family, from
Walden's Ridge, visited Joe Pickett
Saturday night and Sunday.
J. D. Defur started to Coalfield Fri
day morning where his son got killed
Never heard of so many people get
ting killed in the mines. 1t does look
like the men that risk their lives
under the ground digging coal for the
big men, ought to have something to
say about the price that they shall
work for
Dancing is the order of the night up
here. There was an old time dance at
the home of Jim Ridge Thursday
night. Alter dancing until about three
o'clock they decided to rest until about
two o clock the next day, when they
commenced again and danced unit
midnight.
j. H. Hudson gave the young people
party Thursday night
We understand that the company at
Whitwell will not run more than two
or three days "a week. Several of the
men are talking of leaving. Wonder
where they will go.
Mrs Phemia Grayson was visiting
on the Ridge Sunday.
Dock Griffith and family were visit
ing julie Pickett Christmas.
John ThOrp from Arkansas, has beer
spending few Gays with his cousin
Joel Looney.
J. D. Ridge was tried before s, l.
Havron P, Monday on charge o
taking hog that did not belong t.
him, but the court decided that th'
hog belonged to Mr.. Ridge and taxe'
Mr.. Smith with the cost.
A certain lady up here is very angr.
because her boy got drunk Christina
and says if she can find out who CAV
him the liqour she will let Judge Nc
Reynolds settle with them. Don
blame her for getting mad about he
boy being drunk but she can't bottle
the parties that gave him the liqou
as he is past 2l,
Monday is the day for the count
court to meet and we hope the coul
will decide to have bridge built q
or near the mill As we don't get an
benefit of the hikes and have to max
our own roads, think the county ougt
to make or help make us a bridge.
Brown Holloway was ON the Ride
the other day.
SAT Layman and Joe Reel are sti
trapping for musk rats.
John Layman and family were visi
ing julie Pickett Tuesday.
We certainly do enjoy reading OF
Friend LIS" letters, also those I
Uncle Gid, and Gold Wave. ,
They never write too offend anybot
and always give good advice.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02
OBITUARY. WIN. BROWN.

VICTORIA, Tenn, Dec. 30 Especially
Mr.. Brown was well known in Sc
quachee Valley. He was the son of
]. NJ. Brown and was reared in Camp
bell county. He was 20 years of age
and died at his home in Bartlesville,
Indian Territory, Sunday, Dec. Is, at
p. m, after a four weeks illness.
Interment was made at White Rose
cemetery. The deceased leaves a wife,
daughter, Mrs H. A. Hartman, OF
Whitwell, J. H. Brown, of Dewey,
and Mrs. J. H. Ross and Mrs. l.. l..
Ross. Of Victoria. besides numerou:
friends and relatives here and else
where. He was tenderly beloved by
many in his home city and will bt
greatly lamented in wide circle.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02
Home Grown Oranges.

Mrs Vim. Lee, who takes delight in
raising oddities in floral specimens,
handed us a specimen Of the fruit of
her orange tree Friday, whereof the
tree bore twenty-four this year II
was small and a rich red in color, and
the taste was very sweet. She also has
a lemon tree with six lemons hanging
to il. which are sight to see. They
are Of mammoth size and bright
golden color.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02
oss of Vitality

Is loss Of the principle Of life. and IS early in.
iicated by failing appetite and diminishing
strength and endurance. Hoods Sarsaparilla
is the greatest vitaliEer-it acts on all the
organs and builds up the whole system
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02
Bridgeport Has Paper.

w. G. Featherly is reported as now
moving the plant of the defunct La.
toilette, Tenn. News to Bridgeport
Ala, where he will start the publica.
ton of the Bridgeport News.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02
4O,366 Testimonials

in two years, which prove its wonderful
efficacy in purifying and enriching the
blood. Best for all blood diseases.
In usual liquid form or chocolated, taole's
known as Sar5atabS. lUO doses d.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02

One OF the most common of blood dis
eases, is much aggravated by the sudden
changes of weather. at this time 81
year. Begin treatment at once WIN
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which effects rad
ical and permanent cures. This great
medicine has received
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02

Christmas is over but the Christmas
jag still fingers. Celebrating the birth
of Christ thoroughly, Of course.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02

The subscription price of the News
has not been raised yet, although
white paper costs us nearly twice as
much as when we went in business.
The News is a paper for the people,
written to by the people and enjoyed
by the people. AS long as we can
stand the racket and the paper trust
will let us have any news print paper
on which to print this weekly banner
of wisdom we propose to keep her
a-coming, for those who want good
clean, newsy paper, and are willing to
pay the small sum of 80 cents for it.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02

Some letters which were written an
ticipating Xmas pleasures, convivial
and otherwise, are omitted this week
for evident reasons First, because
they would be out of date, if printed
and second, that perhaps the jug
which was coming did not prove to be
such blessing rs at first apprehended,
and it would not be best to drag out
the skeleton from its closet SO we
will let that mss
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02

The Mccullough County, Texas
Star is new paper on our exchange
table, published by Wright & Rob
erts. The Wright end Of the co1nbina-
tion is the Wrong Mr. Wright, OF
our friend, Paul Wright We under
stand the Star commences the new
year at Brady, the county seat.
Very sorry Marion county is repre-
scented with Christmas killing affair,
hut it will ever be SO as long MS guns
are more plentiful than prayerbooks.
The Nashville Tennessean quotes a
statement that automobiles cause
wrinkles in ladies faces. Wrinkles
You mean smiles.
m SC nVoy b,1t tho Cbri ctrn a {
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
SideIlght on History.

From Harper's Weekly.
 After Garfield's death and Arthur's suc- cession, Blaine was determined that he must remain in the cabinet as Secretary of State and it was the effort of his friends, stimulated by himself, to convince the country and, incidentally, MT Arthur, that the Garfield tradition must be pre- served, and that Blaine must remain in the administration to keep it alive. MT. Smith, who was then editor of the Phil adelphia Press, agreed with MT. Blaine, and gave to the theory a valiant support. A friend of the two saw Blaine every afternoon. and learned from the secretary the developments of the day, with Blaine $ astute views of the situation. All this was telegraphed to Philadelphia for MT. Smiths. information and guidance, and so Blaine had an official organ of much enlightenment and power The service of MT. Smiths friend came to an end one afternoon after cabinet meeting. At that meeting there had occurred con- versation between MT. Arthur and MT. Blaine concerning the Prescott and Walk CT Blaine mission to Chile, and the at mosphere of the cabinet room at its close indicated that Mr. Blaine's place in the political family would soon be vacant. As it was the effort of MT. Blaine and his friends. to keep in were useless. for MT. Arthur had stopped in Newark on his way to the White House to offer the secretary ship of state to his old friend MT. Ere linghuysen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

FOR SALE OR RENT-My handsome house, 1929 Tenth Avenue South. Julius Marx.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
Reducino the Cost of Livino.

It is cheering to know that the country is not solidly going to the dogs. George Kennan. the Siberian traveller, has dis covered in Indiana an institution which is unique and inspiring. It began with one man, as a small school, and is now a fourishing university. and supplies to its students furnished room, board, and higher education for 3S cents day. MT. Kennan says:
 When, a few months ago, I described the work and achievements of this uni versity to Wall street banker and told him that 1t gave board, room and in- struction to student for $120 year. he asked, with quick interest. How do they manage? Have they got a big endow- ment?'
 NO I replied. they have never had gift of money from any source
 Well, then he said with conviction. its brains!-and to brains the success of the management is unquestlonably due"
 MT. Kennan gives minute details of the management which makes it possible to give students hearty meal for cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
THE COUNTESS WANTS TO :.
 MARRY AN HONEST MAN

Budapest, March 14.-Countess Henriet- ta Pongracz, r years old. has asked the civil court for minors to be allowed to marry an honest man instead of an aristocratlc loafer.''
 Countess Henriettas "honest man" is a young farmer, Johann Ondrask; the name of the "arlstocratic loafer" referred to In her bill, whom her proud parents want her to wed, is withheld by the court. of Ravfalu a week ago Ito escape certain prosecutions intended to make her marry against her will" She is now living with the mother of her intended husband and his six brothers and sisters.
 The court appointed Dr. Zoltan Lengyel to defend the girl, and the doctor prom ises not to leave a stone unturned to obtain the redress his client craves. If necessary he will appeal to the home office and if that does no good he will take the case before the King, Francis Joseph.
 The remarkable plea submitted by the young countess is in her own handwrit- ing and reads as follows:
 "Petitoner submits that she Is past 16, and in perfect physical and mental health. It is her intention 10 marry Jonann cn- grasik, a farmer, who Is distantly re- lated to her mother.
 ."The petitioners parents hold that the incumbent of a counts coronet demeans herself by marrying commoner-they look upon matrimony through the spec tacles of the middle ages The com moner, whom the petitioner intends to marry is an honest, ambitious and dili- cent man, supporting his mother and six voung sisters and brothers. The happy home he made for them guarantees, the petitioner thinks, a life of domestic bliss on the part of his future wife.
 Except in the matter of fortune, there is no difference in the standing of petit tioner and her intended husband. She is rich in her own right, but he is not poor, possessing farm of 60 acres and intelli- gence to work it successfully.
 tPetitioner submits that husband of that character should be preferable, in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

was lucky if he got $125 a day. Today fuel Is a little higher than normal, lots of the necessaries far less in value, and yet 1t would be hard to find any kind of a man who didn't consider himself worth g to 8 day, and with an air about him that it was an accommodation to the world if he worked at all. If you don t believe it. go and try to hire man today to work for price that you can make even on his labor. And as for women, go and find a good woman who wants to do housework for $4 a week, good room pri- vate bath, good board kind treatment, short hours and see what kind of a suc- cess you will have. The country hasn't begun to feel the pinch of darn foolish ness yet.
 In 1872, s3 a day was the minimum pay for anybody who wore trousers In six months days work for $1 wasn't to be sneezed at A suit of clothes dropped from $30 to $10 in a year. We have to get the water out of things once in so often.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
s.SANS-SOUCI' On St. Clair River
 FOR SALE.
Rare Opportunity for Several Families Wishing to Locate
 Together.

sans-Souci (Without Care) is the ap- propriate name given to a group of three cottages, three boat houses, and a large separate dining room (this din- ing room is the original Java coffee house which was used for the Java ex- hibit at the Worlds Fair, Chicago). In the rear of this dining room, are the kitchen, ice house wind mill and pump ing engine that pumps water from the middle of the channel for all necessary purposes Water connection with each house; hot and cold water; bath rooms :; water closets; clothes closets with each sleeping room. Cottages have seven, six. and six sleeping rooms. respect lively.
 Three boat houses, built on canals in rear of property, have running water in upper stories; capacity 10 beds each One Daimler gasoline launch and several rowboats. Property Is well furnished. complete in every detail. Has exclusive location with private water way connecting at both ends with the river. satisfactory dock privileges: Has $50 feet river front. All kinds oi outdoor amusements may be indulgeu in. including good fishing, safe bainlns.
 Situated on Harsen's Island St. Clair river, affording beautiful view Of an ver-changing panorama all tne snlp ping of the Great Lakes passing ms spot. -Souci is 35 miles from De troit, and is reached by boat direc, lo its dock three times daily. / IL IS three miles from Algonac by boat. and thence bv electric road every hour to Detroit in three hours.
 The property is in the hands of ex- ecutors who are desrous of closing up an estate. s cola together with photographic description
 JOHN ID. B. FORD,
 70 GriswoId St., Detroit, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
POPE'S DRESS COSTS
 25O,CO0 FRANCS
OFFICIAL WARDROBE MADE IN A BUILDING NEAR THE VATICAN PALAcE-GARMENTs OF WHITE ARE WORN.

Rome. March 14.-It is not generally known that the Pope, modest and unas- sunng as he is, is obliged to spend one quarter of a million francs per year TOT dress, and that the material and charac- ter of his official garments moreover compel him to employ small army of seamstresses, lacemakers, etc.
 From time immemorial the official ward robe of the Popes has been manu1act- ured in a building near the Vatican palace s.nder the eyes of papal chamberlain who looks after the precious stones and gold and silver ornaments used on the pontifcal robes There is male head tailor but the sewing and emDroidering is done exclusively by women and girls
 As the Pontiff wears only white gar- ments constant renewal of his everyday wardrobe is a matter of necessity Pope Plus. who hates extravaganza tries to mend things by wearing black alpaca sleeve proteetors-an innovation that nlls Vatican Gold Sticks with horror-yet nc ruins many a white gown by ink spots or other stains.
 The Pope's state robes and those ne " ears for priestly functions are festooned with furs, laces, pearls diamonds ana other precious stones, the arrangements of which demand an artistic eye and numerous well directed needles.
 The chamberlain having charge of the gold and silver ornaments and the jewels sees to 1t that they are accounted TOT infinitely every time garment IS de- livered to the palace or returned for alter ations. <The chief seamstress is the ac- countant for the laces and furs.
 ..lia 1.;,, on that the Pope never wants for laces and furs for his garments; such are received periodically from royal ladies all over the world Besides, the lace treasures of the Vatican are equal to the possessions or any queen in Christendom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
The Hero of Gettysburg.

The wife of the Confederate General Pickett contributes to the March Me- Clure's an article of most unusual inter est called My Soldier" which, without making any direct statement, leaves one with a conviction of the appalling imbe- ciity of war
 My soldier said one day that he should be glad to be in every war that had a just cause I had been taught to believe that the war with Mexico lacked it. and when I asked him, he replied:
 At West Point some of us were repri- handed for expressing doubts of it's jus tice. I was one of them. After we were Tn it, we had to fight it through, and, since it had to be done, was glad to do my share.'"
 Later on, when the war of secession broke out:
 1T pray God that this direful revolu- tion which has come about because of misunderstanding, and for which I see no real necessity, may yet in some way be averted.
 . When the die was cast General Pickett naturally though sorrowfully. Nchose the side where were his own kith and kin. He distinguished himself at Gettysburg.
 When he reached Seminary Ridge again and reported to General Lee, his face was wet with tears as he pointed to the crimson valley and said
 My noble division lies there!
 General Pickett said the commander. you and your men have covered your selves with glory
 My soldier replied:
 ''.Not all the glory in the world, Gen. eral Lee, could atone for the widows and orphans this day has made.
 "Some years later, George Augustus Sala asked My Soldier whom he consid cred the hero of Gettysburg on the north ern side. He replied:
 "~The hero of Gettysburg on both sides was the private soldier.
 Pickett was appreciated on the Yankee side, and General Grant celebrated his sons birth with bonfires all of which makes excellent reading as told by his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
He Noticed It, Too.

Everybody's Magazine.
 A one-arm man entered a restaurant at noon and seated himself next to a dap per little ther-people ples-business man. The latter at once noticed his neighbor' S left sleeve hanging loose and kept eyins 1t in a how-did-it-happen sort of way. The one-arm man paid no attention to him but kept on eating with his one hand Finally the inquisitive one could stand it no longer. He changed his po- sition litte cleared his throat, and said: T beg pardon, sir, but l see you have lost an arm
 The one-arm man picked up his sleeve with his right hand and peered anxiously into it. Bless my soul" he exclaimed, looking up with great surprise. T do be- lieve you're right"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
Memories of an Old Panic.
n the Turner's Falls Reporter.

From the Turners Falls Reporter
 The oversetrs of the poor comment on the hard times, and speak of the ''al- most fabulous prices of fuel" Just think, and just remember. In the winter of 1875 all of us here in this village planked down s11 or SIP for every ton of coal we burned, in half and quarter ton lots, and paid our little money before it left the yard or we went with cold feet. Then a good strong woman with ambition to work got 80 cents a day, and the average man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

eyes of the court, to the aristocrat her parents selected as her husband without consulting her. this aristocrat being of the kind of men that spend their lives play ing cards, running after lewd women and spending the fortune left to them by their fathers in riotous living.''
 Countess Henrietta is descended from one of the oldest Magnate families in Hungary. A brother of Countess Hen rietta, who was born in 1891, married two years ago in London the English beauty, Muriel Frances (Mary Eyre).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
True.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
 ..Fools enter where angels fear to tread remarked the man who was fond of repeating old sayings.
 .Yes., replied Senator Badger. "and nine times out of ten the fools win out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
A Perfect Sten0grapher CT

Such a thing has been dis covered. It's not a human being, either. It's a graph ophone and you talk to the graphophone and it puts down just what you say. It's an easy matter for a typewriter to transcribe 1t afterwards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
| a l k To One

We will gladly place one on trial in your office free of charge to you. Try it for 30 days and you will never want to be without one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
MORPHINE

and other drug habits are positively cured by HABITINA. For hypodermic or internal use. mali. Regular price s2 .oo per bottle at rec your druggist or by mall in plsin wrapper. DAlta Oh 70 mical Co.,, St. LOuiss Mo. FOR SALE BY JACOBS PHARMACY.