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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13
HON. HARVEY HANNAH
Something About the Remarka-
BILE Race He Made Against
Judge Gibson.

The Nashville Tennessean printed
the following one day last week,
which will be read with interest by
the hundreds of friends of the Hon.
Harvey Hannah in this section:
Harvey Hannah is a product of the
mountains of East Tennessee. How
ever, he is Democrat His home is
in the Second congressional district,
which has normal Republican major
ity of from 10, 900 to $4,000. In 1902
his friends prevailed upon him to run
against Judge Henry r. Gibson for
congress. 1t was an uninviting con-
test, in view of the fact that in 1900
Gibson had defeated Davis, the demo-
crat, by a majority of over 10, 900, but
Hannah was young and vigorous, and
did not mind going up against losing
game, so he entered the race and near
ly ran the hindsights off Gibson, who
was elected by only 1900. 1t was a
notable contest, in which the young
democratic orator engaged the willy
Gibson in joint debate.
The debate was opened lin Loudon
county, and Judge Gibson, who had
been in the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, and who had been kicked out, and
General Hannah, who had served in
the Spanish American war, both went
before the people claiming to have
worn the blue in defense of the coun-
try.
In following Gibson, Hannah said
"We are both old soldiers, and il
Judge Gibson will show you his hon.
! orable discharge from the army, as
have heard him tell about it on the
stump when l was barefoot boy,
will withdraw from this race and take
the stump for Gibson. And l give hin
from now until the day of election tC
how it or have it authenticated by the
war department at Washington, ant
then Hannah would show his discharge
from the Fourth Tennessee.
This enraged Gibson so that he los
his head and said: ''Who is Harvey
II. Hannah to jump on Henry R. Glib
sons war records-nothing but til
soldier of the Spanish American wal
and son of rebel major
In his rejoinder, Hannah answered
| Judua GibcoY oDd fro,,, 4ho4 4;.ooo -,
he never referred to Hannah as Sol
of rebel major. Hannahs answer
was this: st is true that my fathe
was Confederate major, or as m,
distinguish friend sees fit to call him
Rebel major. He left old East Ten
nessee with twelve hundred of he
brave boys, and returned with sixty
He died from gunshot wound that b
received at Shiloh when | was a bo
twelve years of age; and, thank God
it was in his breast, and not in hi
back The Union soldiers of Ander
son, Morgan and Roane have lifted m
upon their knee and told me my faith
er was brave and courageous man
and he was never attacked until hi
son aspired to the Office of congress
man; and then his bones that hav
been lying in his grave for many years
were dug up and shaken before th
people as a bloody shirt to try an
drive away votes from his orphan DO
by soldier-no, not a soldier, for II
soldier would do this, but by camp
follower, q clerk of the crackerbox.
In closing this speech, Hannah poin
ed his finger at Judge Gibson. Frol
this time on Judge Gibson never agai
referred to his war record.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13
Dwelling Burned.

The dwelling at Whitwell, owned
and occupied by G. P, Layne was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday night about 10
o'clock, shortly after the return of the
family from visit to Jasper. 1t is
not known how it caught, as the fam
lily were awakened by the fire, and
saved very little of their household
goods. The house was insured in the
Home Fire Insurance Co., for $500.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13
The Mission

OF those corpuscles In your niooo
that have been called Little
Soldiers" Is to fight cor you
against tho disease germs tnat
constantly endanger your nealtn.
These corpusc ies are mace
healthy and strong by the use OF
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
This medicine is a combination Oh
more than 20 different remedial agents
in proportions and by a process known
only to ourselves and it has ior thifty
years been constantly proving its worth;
No substitute, none "iust-as-good'
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13
WOOdward'S Show.

Woodward's Show gave an exhibit
ton at the Town Hall last night which
was attended by a good crowd. 1t con-
sisted of music by the band and NOV
ing pictures. Some got ewfully tired
as there were pictures in plenty and
some very good ones. The illustrated
song, Hello, Central, Give Me Heav-
en-, by the Misses Woodward was the
best number. Mr.. Woodward also
sang.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13
Iasper 20, Lock & Dam 4.

JASPER, Tenn, MAY THE crack
Lock & Dam team was defeated here
yesterday 20 to 4. johnson was on the
hurting mound for the locals who put
up the liveliest kind of game, com
pletely leaving the Lock & Dam be-
hind. Bowman of the Rose team, of
Chattanooga, last season, caught a
fine game for Jasper The l. &. d.
boys tried ont three pitchers, but to
no avail.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13

The Red Men descended upon us yes
terday, like an avalanche, but howev-
er, were peaceable. No misconduct
marred the occasion. They were good
Indians. 1t is said that the only good
Indian is dead Indian, but these
we're real live ones and good ones, too.
We are glad they came, glad to have
them with us and glad that they en-
joyed themselves, and hope that they
will appreciate our little place enough
to come again.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13
WhoOpina Cough.

This is q more dangerous disease
than is generally presumed. 1t will be
a surprise to many TO learn that more
deaths result from it than from scarlet
fever. Pneumonia often results from
it. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
been used in many epidemics of
whOoping cough and always with the
best results Delbert McKeig, of Har-
Ian, Iowa, says of it: my boy took
whOoping cough when nine months
old. He had it in winter. got a
bottle Of Chamberlain Cough Rene
dy which proved good | cannot re-
commend il too highly" For sale by
Whitwell Drug Co.
Rnnd In Mona. mr. rnnr
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13
Smashes All Records.

AS an all-round laxative tonic and
health builder no other pills can COM
pare with DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
They tone and regulate stomach, liver
and kidneys, purify the blood, streng-
then the nerves; cure Constipation,
Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Jaundice,
Headache, Chills ana Malaria. Try
them. 25c at Whitwell Drug Co.'S.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13

The prohibition forces should remain
on the alert for next year. Tennessee
will elect judicial and county officers,
and even now the bee for Office is buzz
ing in the bonnets of some Select
men who will carry out the prohibi-
ton laws to the exact letter. This is
especially true in the case of the at
general, on whom depend the
enforcement of the laws of the state.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13

The more the whiskey business is
crippled, the cheaper will be the meal
in the barrel It's vile use to put
good corn--to make it into whiskey-
better into bread, for which it was in
tended.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13
NOTICE

will be at Jasper on Monday Of
each week. All parties desiring den.
tai work will please call AT the Hughes
House. | will he IN Sequachee on the
Friday nearest 20 10Th OF the month
y. e. MOORE. Dentist
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13

DeWitt's Little Early Rjsers, the ia
nous little liver pills, small. gentle
and sure. Sold by Whitwell Drug Co.
and !. W. Simpson.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13

It's fun to read the prohibition or
gans now. There was something or
other that the legislature failed to pass
for them, and they are now giving it
down the country" The first por-
ton of the session was devoted to the
prohibition feature, and we thought
everything was lovely-but there is
some bone of discomfort somewhere,
some secret sorrow What can it be?
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13

The Tennessee Legislature is getting
the usual cussing accorded such bodies
after they adjourn. There is one thing
certain about the recent legislature it
never failed to handle matters without
gloves, something which former legis-
latures failed to do. We have no idea
that its mistakes will bankrupt the
state.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-05-13

Read the News-5or per year
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WAITING FOR THE DRAWING.

tive figures representing the order in
which they have been drawn.
The crowd will hold it's breath from
the time that the first envelope is drawn
from each box until the name of the lucky
applicant, in each case, is read aloud.
Thus at the first draw from the Flathead
box comes out an envelope which is
handed to one member of the committee
in charge of the contest He has it
numbered IL opens it, takes out the
application slip, has the same number
stamped upon it. Then he hands the
slip to another member of the commit
tee, who inspects it and passes it onto a
third member, who reads aloud to the
crowd the name. age. height and weight
of the lucky applicant.
This drawing of the ace in the Flat
head suit entities the holder to first
choice of the $500 farms on that reserva-
ton, and the person whose envelope is
stamped ''1' has second choice, and so
on, the same procedure being followed
in the case of each reservation. If you
draw three numbers you will be al
lowed to retain only one. Thus if you
are drawn No. :, for Spokane, No. Is
for Occur d Alene and No. u for Flat
head you will keep your Spokane claim
and abandon the others.
The first Twenty-Five drawings from
each box will probably be read directly
to the crowd and the others will be sim
ply numbered and tabulated by the COM
inittee, which will publish the complete
lists in next days papers. About half
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WAITING TO REGISTER.

stallments or by clearing the entire
debt at the end of fourteen months.
Unless you comply fully with these
conditions the patent for your property
will be refused
in this contest unless She has been de-
serted by her husband. The drawing
will be denied also to any alien who has
not yet gotten out his first raoerS":
any one under twenty-one who is not
the head of family, any one who is
already the proprietor of over 160 acres
or is claiming that amount of public
lands.
This is undoubtedly a rare chance for
those who have yearning for the bu
collie. The Flathead reservation offers
the biggest chances. for here there will
be given away more than double the
farm sites offered in the cour d'Alene
and nine times those of the Spokane
tract. The Flathead lands lie UP against
Flathead lake. which is the largest body
of fresh water west of the Mississippi.
and which is thirty miles long, ten To
twelve miles wide and 300 square miles
in water area. Its outlet the Pend
d'Oreille river, runs diagonally across the
along the southeastern edge. The upper
half of the reservation is fine farm land
and the lower half good grazing land.
The lake is about 5000 feet above sea
level and the water rushing down through
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ed from the channels the government
realizes something in the way of a re-
bate, as it is used for the purpose of fill
ing in the marsh lands and flats which
had been hitherto not only unhealthy and
useless, but a disfguring blot upon the
face of the city. 1t was in this way that
the area now known as Potomac Park,
consisting of something above COO acres
of rich and fertile land, was reclaimed
and as soon as the Anacostia flats have
been filled in to the required grade of
fifteen feet above mean low water, or
three feet above the highest known
freshet, the land thus reclaimed will
also be turned over to the govern
ment for public park In the last two
years there have been deposited on Po-
tomac Park 1,241,523 cubic yards of ma
terial, which raised 1t to the required
grade. while by the same operation, the
Virginia channel attained a least width
of 400 feet and a least depth of q feet
for it's entire length of 1000 feet.
From June. 1908. to May, 1909, $4,000
was spent on the Virginia channel and
100000 on the Washington channel, In
improving and redredging. This looks
like a large sum to expend for one year.
but when we look al the other side of the
question 1t ShrinkS into mere bagatelle.
In the year of 1907 the receipts and ship
ments in the two channels aggregated
1,OS6.964 tons, the estimated value OF
which was nearly $12OCO,OOO As this is
a safe yearly average upon which to
place a commercial value of the channels,
one can appreciate how we'll spent is the
amount set apart for the purpose of keep
ing them in good condition. The principal
articles of commerce In the Virginia chan
mel are sand and gravel, coal. lumber ice,
cord wood. oysters. stone, brick, coke and
general merchandise, and through the
Washington channel is brought naval
ordnance and paving blocks as we'll as
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the river has power sufficient to make
electricity for the entire tract. The
Mission range forming the eastern boun-
dairy Of the reservation rises TO AN
altitude of a mile, and in the heart of the
farm land section are some excellent hot
springs. which viii be reserved by the
government for tourists who visit them
annually in quest of cure for rheu-
matism. The Pend dOreille river has
long been noted as paradise for the
gunner and the Fiathead lake causes
heavy dews. which help to enrich vegeta-
ton. In this same valley land that sold
fer $40 an acre in 1901 is now selling at
from $40 to 500.
Occur dAlene. meaning heart of an
awl was name given by the French
tn Indians who lived here These lands
also border big lake of the same name
and we'll Watered and surrounded
by mountains. And the Spokane tract
hangs between the Spokane river and
that famed paradise of the hunter and
lover of scenery, the great Columbia. All
of these three great tracts lie on the
western or warm climate" side of the
Rockies. which i'll winter enjoys the mod-
flying influence of the Pacific.
If you can't get to this grand rattle on
another will be held i'm the falI-prob-
ably October-When the Cheyenne river
and Standing Rock Indian lands in North
and South Dakota will he opened up with
the same sort of rafflefest that just
described.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
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lot at Occur d'Alene. Idaho The fact of
the rattle being right the way TO the
big fair, and of the railroads having given
special stop-overs. will make the event
the biggest of the kind in the history of
the country. The drawings will embrace
a hundred thousand acres of choice In
dian Landslide finest body Of agricultural
land now open 10 entry in the United
States. and the choice of the few large
tracts remaining for such disposal TO the
homesteader.
Hopes are at record height because In
this drawing bee every patron of the
wheel VIII have three chances. instea OF
one, tor 4 bonanza farm. This is for the
reason that three Indian reservations. the
Fiathedd, the Spokane and the Occur
d Alone, Will all he opened up at one
Whach. and any one qualified to make
homestead entry can take one chance in
each reservation
The northern wedge of Idaho is driven up
between Washington and Montana until
II blunts its point against the Canadian
line. The reservations now to be opened
stand three In Il row-one up in the tor,
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fair" While this crowd stands agape
three big boxes, 10x212x212 feet, and each
representing a separate reservation. will
be pivoted to trestles SO as to reyolve
when cranks are turned at the ends.
These are the wheels of fortune which
will grind out the fates of the anxious
applicants waiting down in the restless
throng. On one side of each revolving
box will be openings into which the
envelopes will be poured from the big
cans. These openings will then be
sealed and a turning OF the crank will
thoroughly mix all of the envelopes. On
another side of each box there will be
about five holes Just large enough to ad-
nit a hand and arm. These will be
separately numbered and covered with
slides.
A child, whose family is in no wise
interested in the drawing, will be as
signed by lot to each of the numbered
holes in the boxes. and it will be deter
mined by lot which of these shall COM
mence the drawing once the boxes have
been repeatedly revolved. Each child hav-
ing chosen his turn, the drawing will con-
tinue in the same order. At each box
there will be a numbering machine when
will stamp upon the envelopes consecu-
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of the above articles.

X X
The dredge Mackenzie worked for
months continuously. except for such de-
lays as are incidental to this class Of
work, averaging 400 cubic yards TO the
hour Contracts are given out by the
cubic yard, the rate for hard material
being double that charged for soft Mud
is sticky and difficult to remove and is
estimated as hard material. while the
minimum price is charged for sand, as it
is easy to remove OF course, the sort of
material has to be determined as it is re-
moved, after the contract is made
The crew of the Mackenzie numbered
thirty men or Whereabouts. There being
sleeping accommodations for but five or
six aboard the dredge, the major part
of them had rooms ashore in the near
vicinity, though they all took their meals
on board. And no one should foster che
idea that they have to put up with any
thing in the way of coarse rationS or are
poorly served. There is nothing in the
way of fresh fruits and vegetables in the
market that is not provided for them
and their service is of the best. They
have their own cook and mess 10y, and
as one merchant who furnished them sup
plies. said:
They live better than most boarding.
houses and as well as most hotels. Their
Dill was never less tnan three hundred
dollars, and sometimes ran to four hum
dred dollars per month. and yet there are
but twenty-five or thirty men They're
well fed lot. l can tell you.
Some of the men are married, their
families following them from place to
place. and considering that their stays
are for periods OF from three months to
year or two, it might be much more
unpleasant. A government inspector lives
on board while the work is in progress,
occupying one of the comfortable cabins,
of which there are several. The chief en-
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~ REDGING of Potomac
l. and Anacostia River
Channels Is Work OF Great
Importance = Traffic Would
Be Suspended Without Work
of Dredges-Large Crews of
Men Employed = Channels
Are Widened and Deepened
and Dredging Was First
Started by Appropriation in
187o-Shoals and Sand Bars
Are Removed by Great
Machines-Means Outlay of
Over S3,ooo,ooo by the Gov
eminent.
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wrecks, snags, logs, and such obstruc-
tons, which are of such nature that
it would be impossible to remove them
with pump. The modern dredges used for
clearing the channels are entirely different
affairs. They are not only clean, but
they are fitted with every convenience
for the comfort of the men who live
and work on them. For redredging the
Virginia channel, the twenty-two-inch
hydraulic dredge, Mackenzie. said to
be one of the largest in existence. was
used This dredge is equipped with an
immense triple expansion engine that
drives the centrifugal dredging pump.
which latter is fitted with every late i'm
provement to facilitate the work per-
formed.
The pipe through which the material is
drawn is a suction affair having a large
fanGe-shaped mouthpiece fitted with an
arrangement of knives for loosenlng the
material to be removed. Through this
larger pipe it is taken to the delivery
pipe from which it is elected upon the
shore. The use of a universal joint
makes it possible to lift or lower this
latter pipe, so that it becomes a COM
parativeIy simple matter for the men en-
gagged upon the task to adjust it and
place it upon the pontoon which supports
it TO the shore. This pontoon consists of
a line of floats aching from the dredge
to the shore where the material is to be
dumped. The pipes are provided with
automatic valves to obviate the stoppage
OF air in case any coarse matter is suck
ed in to obstruct It. If this provision
were not made,.a complete filling of the
pipe in this manner would Immediately
result in the collapse of the pipe, while
as it is the valves open at once. letting
in the air, and it can then be cleaned out
without there having been the slightest
damage caused, and not much loss OF
time.
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again AS many numbers as farms to be
disposed of will be drawn. The applica-
tons then remaining in the box will be
unnumhered but opened and listed. as a
peating.'
The great excitement attendant upon
such events may be measured from the
accompanying snapshots made during
similar openings of Indian lands at Yank-
ton. S. D.. and Lawton, Okla. Here
anxious men are seen camped in line for
the night, in order to get their papers
before the expiration of the allotted time.
Muititudes are also shown camping pro-
miscuously in tents one day on land
which nine days later has already COM
menced to bristle into busy market GEN.
ter for new farming community.
After this drawing Uncle Sam will al
low you nearly eight months in which to
go onto the reservation and examine the
country. SO that when you finally come
to the land office to choose what is left
you will know what you want. This final
choosing will commence in April next
u91OJ.
If you hold number between l and 30
inclusive. you must report at the land Of
flee of the district in which your chosen
reservation is located April ] between
am. and 4::50 .. m. Holders of numbers
between 81 and 100 will report April
:, but thereafter TO instead CT 30 aonli-
cants will be received each week day
until every one notified to appear and
make entry has been given epportu-
nifty TO do SO. If YOU fail to appear when
the number assigned you is reached your
turn to choose your land will he passed
until all other numbers assiS led for that
day have been disposed of. If you die
after receiving your number, but before
the date for choosing the land. your
widow or one of your heirs may appear
and make the choice under your number:
but if living you cannot sell or transfer
your right of choice to another.
And now as to what you pay. NO
charges will be made for registration,
but at the time of choosing your land
you must make cash payment down.
the amount varying with the rcserva-
ton. Flathead land will call for one
third, while Occur d'Alene Spokane
appraised value in advance. The
mainder of the purchase money in each
instance may then be paid in five equal
yearly installments. Failure to make
any payment when it comes due will re-
suit in the cancellation of the entry
You must have built a home on your
land and moved into it by October l.
1910. and after that you must cultivate
1T and reside upon it until you have paid
for it. either by the five years easy in