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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-10
Passed tho Star.

Captain Lawson was owner and pilot
OF the packet New Orleans, plying the
Mississippi In The flush boating days of
1850 Old Mississippi broke banks.
There were miles OF rushing water.
Only an experienced eye could tell the
channel. Captain Lawson had been
at the wheel for thirty-slx hours. lie
was exhausted from loss OF sleep.
Rastus, colored pilot aboard, was
called 10 the captain.
"Do you see that north star?' asked
the captain.
"Yas, boss"
"well, hold this boat on that stnr."
"Yas. boss"
When the captain awoke an hour
later his boat was winding In and out
among the trees. The captain was in
dgnant. 81 thought told you to hold
this boat on the north starr lie cried.
"I.or', boss. wes done passed dat
star long o."--Housekeeper.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-10
No Use For Combs.

Bacon-Therc seems to be quite a
difference of opinion about the hair
growing after death.
Egbert-There is? AN
"Oh, yes. | was talking to man to-
day. and he said he believed there
would be no parting ere'--Yonkers
Statesman. .e
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-10
Mutual Admiration.

One day tue great chancellor. Lord
Eld9n' on his way TO court, passing a
FAMOUS beauty. cxciaimed. ''What a
lovely woInanP' y'aFle, 4.
what an excellent judger, was the
comment OF the lady, who had over
neard the remark. --Red Hen. q
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-10
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

From noon today TO noon tomorrow
sun sets 5;2I, rises 6:03; moon sets
DAG p. m. S32 n. m. eastern time,
moon at first quarter in constellation
Sagittarius; Mercury visible; asteroid
Nesta diameter 2l0 niles visible
passing degree north OF star Gamma
In Cetus in southeast in evening; suns
dccllnatlOn q degrees 40 minutes south
OF celestial equator.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-10
Fear or rteNenne

why are YOU crying. my llttl,
man."
"Cos ! don't want TO 80 TO school"
But why not
"Cos sister jilicd the scheolmastcl
last nl"h,W ,.,,.l,,,,- y, tn. -
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-10

by Divine power that present instltu-
tlons will all come to naught prepara-
tory to the establishment Of the King
dom OF God Ia their stead.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-10
A Preliminary.

Mrs. Ferguson-G George. what do you
have 10 do when you want to draw
some mouey out OF bank? Mr.. Fer
gison-Yon have to put some none,
in the bank beforehand. That's alway
been my experience.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01
Sequatchie Co. Items.
Via Tribune

Miss Mabel Howard, of Jasper, ar
rived Saturday evening and is attend
ing the Hicks revival.
Miss Mary Lou Hudson will return
home this week from Marion county
where she has been visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Boss, of Chat.
tanooga, have been the guests of Mrs
Boss parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John B.
Phelps, at their home below town, fol
several days
The republicans of this foterial dis
trict met at Pikeville Tuesday and
nominated Abe Garrison, of Cumber-
land county, to make the race for
fioater. B. d. thurman represented Sc
quatchie county.
Saturday afternoon Dunlap and
Whitwell contested for honors and our
boys again won by the score of IA to
0. The visitors abandoned the game
when it was very little more than half
played. They just couldn't "negoti
ate, that's all.
The wife of George Wimberly died
Sunday morning. The remains were
buried Monday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
at Rankin cemetery. The funeral SER
vice was conducted at the grave by
DR.. r. W. Jones.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01
GiIliam-HamptOn.

A wedding of surprising nature
not only to the friends of the contract
ing parties but also to their nearest
relatives occurred in Winchester last
week when Mr.. P. T. Gillian, of Pei
ham, led Miss Grace Hampton, of
Cowan, to the hymeneai altar. This
is the result of friendship that had
its beginning in Pelham few years
ago when Miss Hampton was teaching
there. She is young lady of one of
the best families of Franklin county
and as teacher has rendered splendid
service and given good satisfaction.
She is both beautiful and accomplished
and is a member of the best social ele-
ment wherever she goes. Only recent.
ly she was elected to position in the
Pitts Mitchell school at Petersburg,
over large number of applicants
How ever she seems to have changed
her plans as she has resigned her posi-
ito and become the mistress Of home.
Mr.. Gillian is merchant of Pelham.
lie attends strictly to business and
stands as a heightened gentleman with
his acquaintance Mountain Herald,
Tracy City, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01
WhitweIl.
Special 10 Tie Nea0S.

SpecsdI 10 tie Ne70S.
E. H. Hudson, the hustling manag-
er of II. E. Hudson & Co.'S Cash Gro
Gerry, was off on fishing trip Friday
in the east valley.
A livery team owned by Boyd &
Walker, Jasper, took notion to run
away when near the Pryor place be-
low here Friday, and in the melee
they tore loose from the vehicle, but
did not get away from the driver. A
drummer who was passenger, sus-
tanned several bruises and scratches
during the racket.
Near beer continues to be too great
an attraction for too many of our citi-
zens. That dive ought to be abolish
ed.
This town was greatly excited over
the reported assault of Miss Quear by
negro, and over a hundred armed
men patrolled the streets, and secured
the country in all directions. One ne
gro who answered the description for
tunately was able to prove that he was
at the mines at the time or there
would have been crime committed
sure enough. Miss Quear still insists
that a negro threw her into the river,
but evidence is against her statement
as her tracks to and from the river are
alleged to have been followed and
there was no other footsteps.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01
Tracy City.

SPECIAL 10 HE MtzD.
DR.. A. W. Boyd. of Chattanooga,
has been visiting here.
Burge Roddy was in Winchester last
week.
Miss Mildred Tate returned Thurs
day from Oklahoma where she has
been visiting.
Mrs. J. C. Looney, of Chattanooga,
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs JAS Rust
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Suter have re-
turned to Nashville.
Miss Annie Schlsgeter, of Nashville,
has been visiting relatives here.
Mrs. G. D. Boyd returned last week
from visit in Nashville and Dechard.
DR.. Hembree has improved enough
to be out, and is contemplating going
to Hot Springs.
Mrs. Matte Disheroon has returned
from Oklahoma to sell her property
here, when she will return to that
state to make her future home.
Van McBee has gone to Cincinnati
where his brother, Dave, is very sick
with typhoid fever.
The Sunday school of the Episcopal
Church, held their annual picnic Mon
day.
Mrs. Rutchman, of Gruetli, left last
week to live with her son, William
Rutchman, at st. Louis.
r. s. Mason left for Birmingham
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Humphrey, of
Birmingham. who have been visiting
Mrs. Humphreys parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. N. Harley, returned to their
home last week, accompanied by Miss
Louella Harley.
Quite number of our people attend
ed the fair at Winchester last week
among them being Sol Schaerer and
Ernest Wepf, Mrs. E. G. Norvell,
Misses Emile Won Bergen and Wilcia
and Oma Cope.
E. B. Weisener, of Memphis, who
has been visiting here. has been in
South Pittsburg visiting relatives.
B. Davis, who has been here visiting
his neice, Mrs. John 7. Brady, left
for his home in Illinois last week.
Misses Pearl and Nellie Blackburn
have returned to their home at Pike
vile.
Miss Theona Morgan enters school at
Fayetteville this week.
Clyde Hickerson expects to take a
course in pharmacy at Vanderbilt
College this term.
w. J. Williams returned last week
from visit in Dunlap.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01

turned around and as did so he was
talking to Sal, and l struck him left
handed blow under the ear and this
time put him out in the yard and he
didn't bother us any more for while,
and when ne did he extended his hand
to make friends. So we shook hands.
Then said, SAL, which one are you
going to talk to, me or the other fell
lowT' swell, you have acted so bad
believe l will talk to the other fell
low. :" ''All right, I'd just as soon
you would talk to him as to me-" So
went on over to see my other gal.
Her name isn't Sal. went on over
there and had a nice time. So I went
there about two months and the re-
port got out that me and her was 60
ing to marry, and the first thing
knew here came letter saying:
Jimmy K. John,
"My Dearest Darling:
II will write you few lines to let
you know that / have not forgotten
you if did talk TO the other fellow
that day. only talked to him for a
joke on you. I didn't mean to ma Ike
make you mad, but hear you did get
mad and are going to marry that other
girl. Now, Jim, l didn't mean that
for you to go forever and beg your
pardon for doing you so badly. Now,
Jim, don't want you to marry that
other girl. / want you myself, so /
will close, hoping to hear from you
soon. 'sSAL."
Well, just read the letter and wrote
on the other side:
"Sal:
Your letter was received today as
you will know when you read this let
ter. I just use your old paper as it is
MT worth using good paper to quarrel.
Now, Sal, you needn't be mad at me-
You done it yourself. II you hadn't
talked to that other fellow it would
have been all right. But now you can
take the good for nothing rascal and
go with him. I don't want you any
more. | have got another girl. Now,
if we meet, l don't want You to speak
to me, or try to make up, for / wont
make up with you, for think more of
the other girl than ever thought of
you. Now, Sal, I am not mad at you,
but we can't get along together So I
close, from JIMMY K. !"
Well, everything went ON all right
for about two weeks, and / happened
to meet her and she said: Hello, Jim,
how are your" sob, am all right.
How are your" 81 am all right, too.
Have you got in good hnmor yetH'
81 haven't been mad, Sal, but you did
treat me pretty bad" "Well,I didn't
mean anything, and now we will
make up. and we did and we are
getting along finely now.
Yours truly,
JIMMY K. JOHN.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01
Pleasant Hill.

SpeaGI 10 The Mrsgs.
1t has been sometime since l wrote
to the News.
Sickness still prevails in this COM
munity.
David Dame is still very low. He
says he knows he will not be here
much long. but is ready to go. 1t is
so good to be ready to meet the Saw
our.
Mr.. Hope Mangrum was buried last
week at Havron's Chapel.
Miss Arlissa Nelson who was buried
last week at the Grove. was good
christian, loving daughter and sis
ter. Weep not. dear friends, she only
sleepeth until the Resurrection, when
you will meet to part no more.
Mrs. Billy Kelly and Miss Nora
Mitchell are suffering with colds.
Mrs. Jasper Woodfin has gone to
Georgia to see about her fruit, and her
sister, Mrs. Ebert Woodfin. is visit
ing her mother-in-law up the valley.
Byron Pope and Houston Deakins
passed here yesterday, en- route to the
lock and dam.
Miss Maud Dame and Mrs Walter
Dame called on Mrs. Gerren Saturday.
Brown Jones still hangs his hat .on
Poly Turner's gate post
John Turner hangs his hat on Bro.
Lambert's gate. Be careful. John,
or those vicious dogs will get you.
Wonder what has become of Omer
Turner. Haven seen him pass for
some time. Perhaps he has changed
his residence to Kimball.
Well, Butterfly, / think it is
time for you to show up over the
creek. The August lily is in full
bloom and we want to see You very
much
Prof. John Gerren was visiting home
folks this week. It was quite treat
to have him at home once more.
w. L. Gerren is having new addi-
tion put up to his house. Better late
than never.
G. G. Smith spent last week with
W. L. Gerren.
Tommy Smith of Whitwell, was
married last week to widow with
two children. You are very brave
boy, Tommy. Wish you much joy.
Mrs. Archie Lewis was down last
week to attend the sale of her land.
Haven't heard whether the party
bought it or not.
Miss Allie Rogers called OF. Miss
Mamie Gerren Sunday.
Misses Mary Colston and Gussie
Quarles called on Miss Mamie Gerren
Tuesday.
The young girls are going to Nick
O., Jack Cave Sunday next.
Joe McBryar went to see David
Dame Sunday.
There were FIVE men killed at the
dam week before last. Thinning them
out pretty fast. 1t dangerous place
to work at There was also fight
over there. The sheriff got shot in the
hip. Mr. Griffen got bruised up in
the face. The cause was too much near
beer. / never heard of beer making
men drunk or causing them to maui
their wives up. think there is some
thing else besides beer up there.
Well, "Uncle Tom," / sure love to
read your pieces. I'm with you on the
liars and the scandal mongers. I think
it is awful bad. We have some in our
midst.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01
A Large Order.

A Frenchman was teaching in a
large school where he had reputation
among the pupils for making some
queer mistakes. One hot day he was
taking a class which was rather disor-
derby. What with the heat and troub-
lesome boys he was very snappish.
Having punished several boys and sent
one to the bottom of the form, he at
last shouted ont in passion:
"Ze whole class go to re bottom. -
Tit-Bits.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01
Lewis Lakey.

DUNLAP, Tenn, Aug. 90. Lewis
Lakey, formerly of this place, died in
Chattanooga, Friday. Aug. 10, from
blood poisoning, resulting from spin
ter entering his hand. Interment was
made in the National Cemetery Sunday
according to the ritual of the G. A..
R., of which he was a member. Dur
ing the Civil War he saw service in
the battles around Chattanooga.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01
High School Opens.

DUNLAP, Tenn. Aug. &c. Especial
The Sequatchie County High School
opened here today for the fall term of
1910 The faculty are: Prof. r. T..
Proctor. of Chicago, principal; Mrs.
Anderson, Misses Simmons, Prigmore
and Smith, assistants. Mrs. Polk
Smith has charge of music department.
A very successful term is expected with
large attendance.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01
BibIe-COnnOr.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 90.
Miss Isabelle Rankin Bible and Mr..
Charles Patrick Conner were married
Sunday at Red Bank, Rev. Samuel
Ramsay, of Cleveland, officiating.
Mrs. Connor is the eldest daughter Of
the late Geo. Fl. Bible, and is grad
uate of Central High Sch DOL class Of
90. Her mother was formerly of Ma
rion county.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01

Can be depended upon" is an ex-
preston we all like TO hear, and when
it is used in connection with Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, it means that it never fails
to cure diarrhoea, dysentery or bowel
complaints. 1t is pleasant to take and
equally valuable for children and adj
ults. Sold by all dealers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01

Not minute should be lost when a
child shows symptoms of Group. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy given as soon
as the child becomes hoarse, or even
after the croupy cough appears, will
prevent the attack. Sold by all deal
era
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01

Your complexion as well as your
temper is rendered miserable by a dis
ordered liver. By taking Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets you
can improve both. Sold by all dea lers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01
Not a Drop of AicoInol

What "onic"? medicine that increases the strength
or tone of the whole system What is Alternative
medicine that alters changes unhealthy action to
healthy action. Name the best "tonc and Alternative
Ayers Sarsapaia, the only Sarsapara entirely free from
alcohol Ask your doctor all about it, Never take
medicine doctors cannot endorse &c H0r ca ToDocU Mas,
Without daily the bowels
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RED TAPE CUT or HERE.
American ways Praised by . British
Electrical Engineer.

LONDON. July Major W 4 J
O'Meara. {. NJ. @. chief engineer Of the
British Post once Department and an
expert electrician, has been in the United
States studying the American telephone
aud telegraph systems. He reports that
the chief thing which attracted his atten-
ton IN the mana cement of the business
Of the Bell Telephone Company and
which distinguishes it from the admin
,stration 81 the government owned sys-
TENS here was the absence 81 red tape
letters
Ma jor O'Msara was surprised TO find
down in the Dey street headquarters "
the company in New York an absence Of
the huge stacks " letters and reports
that are so conspicuous in all English
Government Offices Commenting on
this Major O'MeaTa Gays:
The functions Of the various dsparf-
ments OF the American TeIsphons and
Telegraph Company are very clearly
laid down. and since Decentralization
exists in its completest form the business
" the company Is transacted by the
leads OF departments IA personal inter-
views with the president and vice-presi-
dent II - this procedure which accounts
for the absence OF the filss 81 CORE
spondence, and 10 Il ~ also due the fact
that the stan attached to the offioss OF
the president and vice-pre-ident are re-
duced To microscopical proportions In
the case % the American Tslsphons and
Telegraph Company | understand that
about half a dozen stsnographers COM
prise the whole II what would constitute
the administrative section in a large
British public department
Major OMeara commends heartily the
American system 81 placing RESPONSE
bility on all employees, no matter how
humble their positions. He believes the
system develops the most useful attri-
bIte~ In men and women and produces
plenty % able candidates for promotion
to the higher executive posts
He also admired the American system
81 keeping tabs on delays in making
he will induce the officials here to copy
that system. for at present there ar,
often annoying delays not only in getting
the attention 81 Central but afterward
in getting the connection asked for
In England no telegraphio operator
uses the typewriter In receiving mea-a gee.
either commercial or press nor IL there
any code hks, che Phillips code In USE for
increasing the capacity Of a wire by using
Authorizations Of words and phrases in
common use Major O'MeAra praises the
era phic Offices and comments on the ex-
pedition and legibility IT imparts 20 mes
-aRes received and the reduction of fatigue
70 the receiving operator
II IL apparent that Ma or O'haAra
thinks that the American telephone and
telegraph systems are far In advance 81
those in England
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! fraterniSed. and the English told IN that
they expected TO meet US in battle at any
I time.
--Most Of our officers were pretty well
OF them had had practically no sleep.
| as they had TO DO ready for any emergency
We came over expecting to have tn fight
the English on our own aocount. and we
younger oficers never consdered that the
idea was To AFFORD help to tho Federals
IN this way. IL was only after We had
been here some time that We found our
presence was great moral support. and
was 30 regarded by the combatanta aud
by Europe a. well, Not until later Vas
the fun purport 81 our mission under
stood
AS we came in the shores were lined
with people. and all during our stay we
received many visitors on board We
were invited To many dances and recep-
tions. and I have kept to this day a box
full OF souvenirs OF the visit, programmes,
Newspaper accounts Of festivities and
40 on. We got here in September or
October and sailed in December and came
back again. We visited the Che~apeak e
Bay and some OF us went overland to
Washington.
When We wsre in New York No were
taken on a special train 20 Niagara Falls
| remember that the first thing | bought
was a peach. We Officers were delighted
over the fact that a paper dollar was
worth less than a ruble, and considered
New York the cheapest place TO buy
things that We had ever visited.
i don't see much about New York that
remember said NJ Schensnovitch
an he left the subway at Wall street
Yes. there Ia Trinity Church, but Wall
street doesn't look as IL did. There are
only two buildings. the Sub-Treanury
and the Assay Once. that seeru familiar.
I used To know New York very we'll too.
AZ that time you could stand at the
corner of Wall street and look up Broad
way and sea tres Everything was
made very agreeable for us. and have
often looked back 10 INV Wait 10 New York
as about the pleasantest happening Of
nv life.
Our railroad IL privately owned. and
taps the great oil fields. said NJ. Schons-
novitch In answer 10 QUESTION. 1T
has been IN existence thirty years, and
last year paid its stockholders a dividend
Of - per cent. IL is more than 500 miles
long. and taps the Caspian and Black
seas and the Sea of Azov and connects
them with cities on the rivers Don and
Volga
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behind II. and criad ont lo,dlv N
that every ON. even IN. ~ Louis Haan-
ties ON the tour,ng ca could hear.
-'CI.sr stsgc -. sSJ -, go, on..
else play time an this c,rrui,
Would you bcIieye IL inst m We
moved ON yoop.r than hay. IN ars,,,ran,
with the COP the announcer caIl,.d ont
loudly 10 the giris.
those g.ntl.nen vouns l.di.. ara
unemployed actor. Who are E.;nS moved
on low th,. nolics haca,,..s ,h,sv - klo,L;nS
BroadNay
The .ntire bunch NJ nrat,v Girl.
laughed and s,gsl.i :. Ps,S -.s'.,,L
wagon nuIlcd aIsv Tt.li 90, ,ha, -
n rough d.aI. NO, ,h.t n6IS',, 80 80,
cailej nm unsnnIoy"d actor h,,, a. h.xs
that nohc.man ma snno,,nces 80 81,
the impre.sion that acsorS - n,hI,c
nuisance. thai have 20 y. r.S,,l.,,.i ~
the pohce -
The noIic.r,an who h.. o-..,.., .,,oh
stir alang Rrnadwax h~ ~ ,sssh,,u,s -
k.sninS shs 800. y,ony,,- 4. '.',, ~
Tac,sd good na,nroJ $3.50. 80, ~ :,
who declare. thai he bsThor. no maI,c.
tovard ~, L,,.na, - ~ III. - ~ maze
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my READrMiDE GOWNS NOW
London Drersmaisers Affected By the New
custom Of English women.

LONDON. July Tho demand for
ready made gowns in London to-day IL
40 great that the snail dressmaksr COM
plains that she Is being crushed out Of
existence. According tn q report made
by an inspector OF factories and work
shops there has never been q tins when
the ready made clothing industry four
ished as at present.
Such clothing can bs bought in shops
AZ all prices from 81 10 10 tsOo Most Of
tho cheaper dresses are made IN factories
and ono style ~ reproduced often 200
times
Az the rcady made trade increases nat
uTally the dress trade. that IN the sails
Of material by the yard. decreases and the
small dressmakers cannot get suffioient
work. The convenience OF entering q shop,
s~eing a gown. trying IL on and having
IL ssnt home 10 wear the same day or, II
slight alterations have To he made. tho
ne II day has proved too alluring for the
London woman and her suburban sister.
Another reason for tho sxistinR state Of
affairs is ths fact that the present style
Of gown requires worry ittls fitting. soft
folds serve On drape the figure and boning
and steels are rare. Naturally the cheap
ness Of the ready made dress adds 90 It's
attractiveness