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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
THE PASSING THRoiG.

Judge of Probate J. B. Gaston re- turned yesterday from Tuscaloosa, where he has Leen attending the a1- ,nual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the State institution for the insane. Judge daston Is president of the board and announces that the affairs of this important tate ..istitutIon are in ex- cellent condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
pr. Parker To Be EIeeted.

pr. John L. Parker will be elected according to all indications to member ship on the board of education to take the place of B. A. Thompson, resigned.
 This Is the latest information gath cred in city political affairs ana comes a. ia known. has until frecently been Identified with the city council, being president of that body.
 when it was learned that vacancy would occur gon the board of educa- tion. 1t immediately became current runlor that Mr. Parker would be elect ed on the board.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
provn,n~nt Men Get New TrIal.

EFOT1IM&MN
 fudge Samuel l.. Weaver of tne criminal court has granted q new trlal to George Bondurant. the wen-known attorney, and Allen Nelson. c promi- nant business man, who were con yicted in the criminal court last spring of gaming at the Country Club.
 The decision of Judge Weaver to grant a new trial was reached, if was said. after considerable .dellberation. It seems the men were charged with matching or throwing poker, dice for the suppers at the Country Club,
 At the time the poker dice. were used. I.ucien C. Brown, chief deputy sheriff, was in the cafe of the Country Club. He had been to the grounds to warn members against playing golf on Sunday and stepped into the cafe to get a "bite" to eat.
 While there, he claims he saw Mir. Bondurant and MT. Nelson throw poker dice. He swore out warrants against the two men and when the case was called Judge Weaver gave a general charge against the defendants.
 Notice of an appeal was given and A motion was made for new trial. Judge Weaver has just decided to grant new trial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
ROW OVER cLERI<sHIP.

Chirop0dy, Hair Dressing, MRnicar- inR. Mrs. Jansen, 1Io5 Hell Bldg.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
Belle Sumpter, Ala.

Special To he Ne7OS.
1t has been some time since | wrote
to the News, but | reckon | have
reasonable excuse for it.
The strike still continues, but by the
help of the good Lord and what little
we can do ourselves we will win some
day, although we are oppressed by a
great many people and especially our
state and county officers, such as Gov
Conner and Sheriff HigdOn. Mr.. Hig-
don last year was elected by the farm
ers and coal diggers of Jefferson coun-
ty, through his going all over the
country telling the laboring men what
great things he would do for them.
He is doing great things for them, but
not the kind he promised to do In
time of his campaign there were only
a few union camps i'll this county and
to my certain knowledge some of the
very men for whom he is working so
hard against us now, are men who
stood around ON election day and vot-
ed for some other man, while us poor
laborers stood for Higdon and elected
him. Now we are under the martial
law or some kind of Higdon' laws, so
that we haven't as much privilege as
the negroes had the last year of the
war when there were Klu Klux all ov-
er the country, but never mind, Mr..
Higdon, you will want another Office
some day, and let me state to you it
will take more than moving picture
show and lot of sweet talk and a
lot of bloodhound talk to elect you
again. | am sorry to say that | voted
for YOU once, but if God will forgive
me | will never do so any more.
would not vote for him for the lowest
Office that there has ever been.
/ | would not subscribe for one of
these Birmingham newspapers, especi-
ally the Ledger and the Herald-Journ-
al | would not take one of them out
me free of charge, simply because they
only tell one side of the story concern
/ ing this strike, and always tell it in
favor of the company. They had as
well go out of business after this, for
after this strike is won, as we know it
will be- there will not be union man
in this state that will take one of eth
er of those papers.
We are drawing our union groceries
every week and are having plenty and
all seem to be enjoying life we'll. We
are sure ii will he a matter of only a
few months until we can return Ia
work recognized as union men, and
also free men, men who are not afraid
to ask for their rights. But non-uu
ion men when they lose car Of coal
or don't get justice, only hang their
heads and with sigh walk slowly
off, for they know if they ask for jus
tice they will get fired.
Well. "Bonny Boy, of Illinois, you
had better bring your boys and come
and help Us win this strike. Fat Bill.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
0rne.

.ODSCiHt 10 me V6tCS.
Ed and Morgan Porter were called to
the bedside of their father, who is SER
iously i'll at Shellmound, Tenn.
David Mcintyre made flying trip
to Cincinnati, Ohio last week.
Wiley Hodges and Jesse Mackey will
leave in the near future for parts un
known.
W. E. johnson, who has been oper
ator here for the past year, left to at
tend school. Roy Rankin, Of Daus
Station, takes his place.
VIM. Merriman was slightly injured
on the incline few days ago.
Chas. Mcintyre stuck nail in his
foot and has to walk on crutches.
Rev. Cardin preached two very in
teresting sermons Sunday.
The mines are working six days a
week, and are loading on an average
fifteen railroad cars per day.
Ralph Drake and Della Boatner at
tended church Sunday night.
David Mcintyre will give birthday
party Tuesday.
Roy Rankin and Miss Matte Scott
attended church Sunday night
Geo. Carpenter will make trip to
Boston, Mass. in the near future.
James Troxell and son went to
Bridgeport yesterday.
VIM. Macarthur spent a couple of
days in Chattanooga the past week.
Would like to hear from Clifty and
Eastland. Tige.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
TriOn, Ga.

Ste0R 10 Tie Ne705.
Hello boys and girls, how are you
to 'ay? O. K. I hope.
some one tell Miss Willie Hill, of
Alabama City, that if she has any
claim on George Golden she had better
come to Trion and get him, of these
girls here are all crazy about him.
Trion is a nice place, but you can
60 70 any place except to the depot and
e3s the trains pass, and that has got
ten old to me already.
Mr1. Myrtle and Miss Ruby Caker,
Of Birmingham are visiting in Trion
all1 report a nice time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Murray arriv
el in oar little town Tuesday. Aug.
4th aud report pleasant trip. They
al from dear old Alabama City.
Wen, go on "Maybelle" This is
leap year you know and if you don t
take advantage of it you will have to
wait four years and gee that will be
az long time. Georgia Kid,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
Tracy City.

Special 10 TIE Ns7Cs.
Good rains are the order of the day.
The ground is wet to the bottom.
Crops look nice and green.
Ye writer in looking over the News
saw an article by one 'Biue Ribbon
that is near the truth. and would be
interesting if you would read and con-
slider the truth of it. | remember the
times he talks about. | also remember
the time when men dug ten cars for
dollar Now, men, the same old thing
is coming again if you run on like you
are running. This contract system
will soon get You down to fifty cents a
day and then how are you going to
feed and clothe your wives and child
rem How are you going to lay up
dime for rainy day. You cannot do
it today, and how will you do it them
Now you can do better. 1t is in you
to say. | can and will do better, aud
have more for my wife and little child
rem that love better than any corpor-
alton, and will work for them. They
have lived in penury long enough.
Now the way is this, and the only way
is for every laboring man to come to-
gether and stand shoulder to shoulder,
and say, Brother laborer, your inter
est is mine. You want to feed and
clothe your wife and children better
and so do |, and If you will stick to-
gether you will reap richer harvest
and not until then.
All laboring men are brothers Ill
common cause Then why will men
pull and work against one another
Don do that, but all come together
and work together for the interest OF
one another. Then you will see the
great work you are doing, not for
yourself only, but for your brother
laboring man. Then your wages will
not be cut twice a week, and you will
not have to wade mud and water chin
deep to and from your work. The
Scripture says, IF kingdom be di-
vided against itself, it cannot stand, =
so just as long as you work and pull
against one another you will never dc
any better than you are doing today.
Now, brother laboring men, it Is
for us to say whether we are going tC
drudge along in this way any longer.
l say it is left to the laboring men OF
this wide domain to say whether we
are going to be led by such corpora
tions and sink deeper into the ditch Of
poverty and disgrace. for it is dis
grace for men not to stand up for his
Just rights. Brothers, think about it.
If the laboring men would uni to al
one man they could run their labor
and the government too. We have mel
smart enough in our labor circles to b.
president of these United States. Thel
we can do better and let's do it. L
may take "Uncle Blues remedy, So
cialism, but we must be men an(
work for the interest of our wive
and children, and one another. Thel
you will see all things working togeth
er for good
Now, blue Ribbon, whiting
Bill" "Uncle Blue, Representa-
tive, and all good union men writ
us some good letters for where there i
union there is liberty. Come on "Ol'
Black Joe" and Warbler" let's hea
from you often. Come one and all TO
love to read your letters Give tn
news from Alabama. CRIT.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
EXPORTS TO WIN.
Editor News:

Editor News;
We are out on strike here and we
hope that men won { come TO Alabama
to break this strike | guess the Whit
well fellows have seen how good the
Tennessee company is to them now.
They would pay their men 81. 90 to
3d. 80 per day until they got the strike
broken and then the men only got Use
and SOC day. without the union
day is II hours long but when the y.
NJ. W. of A. has control hours is
day and you get St.S6 to So 80 for the
day and you get size per ton for coal.
Now, please don't be guilty of break
ing the strike again When we come
out on strike here there only were 4, 900
miners out with us, and now there
are $1,000 ont. All of those fellows
that are III Alabama now that helped
to break the strike before, are out
with ms now, and we are going TO
win. There are labor agents in Ten
nessee now looking for men, and if
You all see them, avoid them as you
would the devil.
Don't work for less wages than any
one else for after you win the strike
you will all get the same wages for the
hours work
Now, boys, listen to this. You don't
know how things are, like l do. A
boy came here and they told him that
they would give him 81. 90 a day to go
to Lewisburg to Mary Lee mines and
drive a mule. They did give him "a
for two days but after that do you
know what he got for his work. He
got 81. 90 for the rest of the week and
he quit and bought pair of overalls
and a shirt and an overall jumper and
paid a. Is for them, and you could
have got them before the strike for
50. 80 at the company's store, and in
town you could have got them for 81.
SO you see by the time you get your
way paid and get your things to go to
work you owe the company three years
hard labor in the mines, and they will
lock you up in one big house with ne
groes with you and make you stay and
| work. You can't come out among
white people and you know that you
want to be with white people, DON t
your 1t is shame the way they talk
to you and get you to come down and
cut. wages and your own threats. 1t is
a shame, boys You can strike if you
will, but some people don't care for
anyone and they don't care for them
selves You know that you want the
highest wages, don't your If you only
would stick to us you would get the
highest wages ever known in Alabama
since the 1904 strike. You all know
that is what we want, and that is
what you want, isn't it2 They will
come to Tennessee, Georgia and Ken
lucky and the rest of the country and
tell you that there is no strike on here
to get you to come, and tell you that
they are opening up new mines, but
boys, if you want the highest wages,
stay where you are, and don't follow
any labor agent and break strikes un
der hope of getting the highest wages.
If you do follow them you will never
be respected any more and if you g
around and break strikes you can't joiI
the U. M. W. of A. We are going t.
win the strike. If you come to Ala
bama to work now during this STRIKE
you are coming to dangerous place
We want to win this one in peace an(
harmony if we can. SO let's win an(
get the highest of wages.
BILL DOOLIE,
North Birmingham, Ala.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
Oak Grove.

SPECIAL 10 The Ne7OS.
School opened here Monday, Aug.
3rd, with fifty-two pupils, taught by
Miss Dora Shelton, of Nashville, as
principal, and Miss Mae Rogers, of
Dunlap, as assistant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldine Ketner are Wis
iting relatives in Chattanooga.
Aunt" Amanda Pryor, of Whit
well is visiting relatives here this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs James Mitchell and
daughter, of Chattanooga, who hav.,
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Prigmore,
returned to their home this week.
Floyd Mitchell is in Alabama on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Alder are visit
ing relatives in Chattanooga for a few
days
Misses Clemmie and Irene and Mr..
viii Turner We're visiting their grand
parents Sunday.
Roy Mitchell continues to visit
homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs &. w. Alder are in
Chattanooga this week.
There will he an ice cream supper
given here next Saturday night, Aug.
10, for the benefit of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church. Please let every
one come and bring his best girl.
Central.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
Tracy City.

.S,a1ai 10 ke AtTJy.
4 friend from Illinois is visiting
j.. Ryder this week.
From the reports | hear | can't see
Why every man should MT be union
MN. There seems to be little difference
between their work hours and their
prices Their scale is this: mule drlv-
III, il So. 50, eight hours, and trapping
l. ~. 06, eight hours; yardage, S3.O3
I'd; coal per ton, % 7-1Oc. Here Is
what the hard laborers Of Tennessee
Pt; Mule driving, Sl.32; trapping,
5jc coal yardage, i5c. | don see
Why every man doesn take stand i'll
their work and stick together like the
children of God. | am sure their homes
would be more happy, their pocket
books would be fatter, and their din
'ner pals would be running over with
good old ham gravy, and | think that
would beat hog belly and beans. |
viii be so glad when | see every man
climb out on top and to see all OF the
company s monopoly result as the old
story of the frog. He thought he could
b. rs large as an OK, so he commenced
q swell but before he reached
Tao point where he was as large as the
o.. be bursted and just left greasy
spot on the ground. Then | think ev'
eiybody could meet each other with a
"a face.
don't think ''Uncle Tom means
any harm. He just tries to be what
ey ,eybody else is while he is with
thom fUncle Tom puts me in mind
O. machine to eat fish with. If you
turn the crank right you will get the
n osh and the bones go out on the back,
bat | think he has been turning things
the wrong way 50 long that he should
como to the front and try to build up
his country. Now, "Uncle Tom, - |
think il you would search the Scrip
ures through and through, that you
would change your way of living and
hold up for your fellowmen. You
would be much more thought of by
each and everyone. | think if "Un-
Gle Tom" would read ''Blue Ribbon 81
pi ce and take it as a guide, that he
would put several stars in his crown,
ana he would be more suitable to tes-
tify in church. am sorry that I'm
clo Tom" with the knowledge and ex-
pcrience he has, thinks man can't
col t. heaven if he belongs to the un-
ion, but | think if he gets there by
n, siding and fox hunting, | want tC
60 in the other direction, for / am 8
union man.
Come on, blue Ribbon, and
warbler. " l love to read your inter
esing pieces. Country Boy
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
Belleyille, Ill.

Special 10 he Me70s.
| received letter from Alabama
and the Sequachee News Just now, and
was glad and sorry too when I read
that letter from Empire. 1t made me
laugh to think of that little nervy
woman, when some men will 90 down
in the mines scared when they see the
boss look mad They are afraid the
boss will kick them into the pit. l
wear No. 8 shoes, and / am lust as
good AS the best and better than the
rest, for God made man for his own
glory, and If he comes short of what
God said, or what God intended him
to be, he is not what he ought to be.
Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you. =" Justice to all;
special favors to none.
| wish that more people knew what
Socialism meant. The time has come
when there will have to be something
done for the poor are so oppressed that
the time is near that they will be like
fly in a spiders web. We can only
buzz until we are entirely wrapped in
the capitalist web We can only say
amen to the bad as we'll as the good
There are men that will say that if
certain men are not elected we will
| have to shut down our works. | want
to tell that man that God only made
one man at the beginning, and he was
not perfect. This world is inhabited
J by men. There was time before
these great men lived, and what would
you do if they should die before you go
out of businessg Why do some men
listen to such chaps? | will vote as l
please if it shuts the world down.
though l hope that politics will
change. Some men hold Office until
they think that it belongs to royal
family.
trust that God will hear the pray
ers of those people in Alabama who
are striking. They are praying to
God for help. They ask the prayers of
all good people everywhere,
heard of one officer of the law who
is working for the coal operators that
said, 81 know that am doing some
dirty work, though l am getting good
pay for it. :" think he gets about $40
per day, and he is guarded while he
sleeps. God pity that man with such
a heart in him. There are some men
who would do anything for money
What do you think of man that
would carry a gun to work with him,
who has taken another mans job and
feels condemned? | hope that my
friends and kindred will not take the
place Of any poor miner who is con-
tending for his rights, but, boys, don t
get into trouble. Watch and pray for
the poor oppressed union men, their
wives and children. PRAY that God
will lead us all and don't forget ouI
little paper, the Sequachee News.
Bonny Boy.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
EBENEZER.

SbeciaI TO The Ne70s
Miss Zooah Hoge is on the sick list.
Hope she will soon recover.
We had nice sermon preached at
Ebenezer Sunday.
Green McCollum, Milton James and
some young ladies were ont buggy nd
ing Sunday.
John Presley called on Lettie McCol-
lum Sunday.
Tommie Griffin called on Lee Nc
Collum Sunday.
Jim Hoge made a short call at Curry
Kelly's.
Mrs. Rama Payne called on Mrs.
McCOllum Sunday.
Alvin Lusk was ont on our pixies
Sunday. Honeycomb.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
Christopher, III.

SbrGal TO tie Ne70S.
Working is the order of the day and
going to church is the order of the
night.
Will Gully moved back to Christoph-
er this week.
Charlie Gully moved one mile south
of town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Needhamer have
been visiting friends in st. Louis this
week. They returned home last night
and reported a nice time.
The young people of Christopher
were out hay riding Saturday night.
They went to Mulkeytown to church.
The skating rink will open Saturday
night, Aug. s.
Charlie Rice, Tim Thomas and Cleve
Smith called on Mr.. and Mrs John
Arledge Sunday to read the good old
home News.
Come on, you Whitwel writer's.
We would like to read pieces from
Herrin, H.. and West Frankfort, ILL.,
/ received letter from Flintstone
last week in which they wanted tC
know if there was any gas i'll these
mines here. | want to say there is NJ
gas here.
Rollie Smith had bad luck this
morning. The mule he was driving al
the North mines here got killed in 6
wreck.
The Labor picnic of the United Mine
Workers was held at Benton Saturday
Aug /. One hundred and five ticket
were sold here to Benton. A nice time
was reported. Old Black Joe.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13

The little attacks of stomach trouble
and stomach disorders will undoubted-
ly lead to chronic dyspepsia unless you
take something for a sufficient time to
strengthen the stomach and give it
chance to get we'll If you take Kodol
in the beginning the bad attacks of
Dyspepsia will be avoided, but if you
allow these little attacks to go unheed-
ed it will take Kodol longer time to
put your stomach in good condition
again. Get bottle of Kodol today.
Sold by J. w. Simpson, Jasper, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
CURES BLOOD. SKIN DISEASES, ECZE-
MA. GREATEST BLOOD PURIFIER FREE.

If your blood is impure, thin, diseas-
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blood poison. cancer, carbuncle, eating
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bumps, swellings or superating sores
scabby, pimply skin, ulcers, bone pains
caCarrh, rheumatism, or any blood or
skin disease, take Botanic Blood Balm
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II per large bottle. sample free By
writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
B. b. b. is especially advised for enron
ic, deep-seated cases OF blood or skin
diseases, as II cures after all else fails.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
MINERAL SPRINGS.

ST jaito The Ne7os
Going to preaching is the order of
the day
Brother Darr preached at this place
Sunday
Hugh Alder attended church here
Sunday
Miss Lettie Bennett attended church
Sunday.
Mrs John Thornton and children are
visiting W. M. Thornton family this
" eE Rosebud.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13

81 have found Bucklen Arnica
S"!y' 70 be the proper thing to use for
sole feet, as well as for healing burns,
R1rns. cuts, and all manner of abras-
i1ua writes Mr.. w. Stone, of East
Poland, Maine, 1t is the proper thing
To- for piles. Try it! Sold under guar
a4'ae at Whitwell Drug Co.'S. 25c.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
Tic Trials Of Women

TIE homes of this country are filled
o. women whose trials utterly de-
Bi,us the joys of existence. They are
q Victims Of female disorders and they
dc not get relief, and they are forced to
dry through tue weary years without
ttg I opc of better days. All such should
b. advised TO use few bottles of
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13

Does your back ache: Do yOu have
sharp mains in the side and the small
Of the back. This is due. usually, to
kidney trouble. Take DeWitt's Kid
new and Bladder Pills They will
promptly relieve weak back. backache.
rheumatic pains and all Kidney and
Bladder disorders. Sold and recon-
mended by J. W. Simpson. Jasper,
Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
Q n q TO Ia.
B.a,stb, 4 The Kind You Have llNaB BCgghi
'i',, at &<HAzIM1<

The News Is only SOC per year OF So
issues, 50 you had better take IL.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13
ANDREWS
WINE OF LIFE ROOT

ltlnta hope in hopeless hearts, the
eccda Of Joy in ioyless minds, whose
fra.rou Is the blooms of health on the
q OCE Of the perfect woman, TO whom
q ills of her former existence are now
tie I1al sesb OF her pleasurable life.
Thousands Of women all over this land
heEF testified to the truthfulnesS OF this
HE .rfiUu