davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26
UNCLE TOMS LETTER.
l@@I@/@ @/@/@/@@@ @I@/@/9/@

In summing up the whole conten-
tion between myself and the prohib-
itionists, and the ministerial political
pulpit agitation, l declare that the
liquor evil is saint by the side of the
avaricious, greedy devil that has over
run the land with his expressions and
exactions. Yet we all see and know
the poverty, misery and anxiety that
holds high carnival in the homes of
workingmen, and we all know that in
toxicating liquor is not the cause that
produced this condition of things in
the homes of men who want to work
and are willing to work. Yet but few
have the courage to enter protest
against this hellish monster that robs
children of plenty to eat and to wear,
but we laud and magnify policy of
government that enables these mon
sters to levy tribute on generations yet
unborn. Let us be honest. Isn't it a
fact that in the very beginning of the
year 1911, the working man is facing
the hardest problem he ever faced, and
one that calls the loudest for solu
tion here in Tracy Cityf From % to
80 men are waiting and watching for
job. They don't know where to go
or in what direction to start. Are not
their children to be as much pitied as
the children of drunkard? Are not
their wives as worthy of consideration
as the inebriate's wifef think so.
Then how comes it the fusionists and
the prohibitionists, in fact the whole
gang, ignore their pleas and cries, and
offer no remedy or relief' Come to
the mark and quit acting hypocritical.
Let your preachers who love to dabble
in politics study Moses and the Pro-
phets. Christ and the Apostles, and see
If they all don't point to remedy
that will relieve and help your broth
er Liquor is very small evil com
pared with the demon greed, that
seems to have no Limitation in his de-
vouring process, and his exactions are
cruel and inhuman
This may be the last letter will
ever send the News, as am eriously
thinking of buiting but before do
quit 1 want to say and declare as God
is my judge, that religion that don t
help man in this life is as false as
Judas was to the Saviour, and further,
IL it don't cause you to plead for your
brother and help him, it is vain re-
ligion, and not worth pinch Of snuff,
and preacher that don't preach and
teach the fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood of man is a servant Of the
devil and not of the Lord. Yes, there
are notifies in religion, but not the
kind man invents. Now, bid you all
goodbye. UNCLE TOM.
Tracy City, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26
THIS offer EXPIRES FEB. 1.
LOCAL.

D. M. Griffith, of Caroline Chapel,
was here Friday.
R. S. Pryor, of Jasper, was here
Tuesday morning.
Miss Grace Fultz is attending the
High School at Jasper
Sam Lasater is attending sessions at
the High School at Jasper!
Harvey Smith is attending the
County High School at jasper.
Ernest Walker ana Hayden Simpson,
of So. Pittsburg, were here Tuesday.
John Lawson was in Bridgeport Fri
day and Saturday, receiving timber
for the Handle Works.
Bill Martin is attending the High
School at Jasper, and is candidate
for place ON the 1ball team.
Sam Martin and sister Miss Henrie,
are attending the High School at JAS
per, driving down each day.
A private school being taught at
the school house by Miss Verda Ben
nett with twelve attending.
Dennis and Era Condra and Willie
Lee are among the Sequachee delega-
tion at the High School, Jasper.
Farmers are putting in good time
when weather permits, and a large
amount of land will be titled this seas
on.
John Stansbury, of Jasper, contem-
plating moving his family here, He
has secured employment at the Handle
factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Galloway Lewis and
baby, of Caroline Chapel, were here
Saturday evening, returning from
Chattanooga.
The base ball as;irants of this town
were hoping to have an extra fine dia-
niond this season, but the plot OF
ground they pickle upon was not
come-at- able. and they will have to
play on their grounds OF last year,
which are not very convenient.
I'll. G. Simpson, of Chattanooga,
was here Saturday. He is travelling
for the Jack Frost Baking Powder Co.
Mr.. Simpson is an old Marion County
boy, and now that he has gone on the
road as a commercial traveller, his
friends all wish be may meet viii sue
cess and sell lots Of paking powder.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26
GOwan, Okla.
Sbectalto the Wrzvs.

| .oDeCfdI 10 me Ve7OS.
Mr.. Editor, if you will kindly give
me small space in your paper will
| try and write few dots from our lit
! tie town in Oklahoma. / haven't been
here very long, but ] like Oklahoma
fine. 1t is a nice country.
1t is very cold this morning and
looks like twas going to snow, tho
we haven't had any winter here yet,
and no rain in long time.
The mines heie have stopped on ac-
count of water, but will start the
twenty second of this month IL they
can get things arranged so they can
get water.
We have two churches here, the Bap-
fist and Holiness. We also have a
good Baptist Sunday school, and there
are lots of good people in Oklahoma.
am proud to say everything went
off nicely here Xmas and New Years.
/ never saw anyone drunk aud every
thing was very quiet except for shoot
ing fire crackers and guns.
Visiting is all the go out here.
Mrs. Halle Treadwell called on
Mrs NJ N. Rush this evening.
Mrs. N. N. Rush and daughter spent
Saturday evening with Mrs. Halle
Treadwell
I. N. Huntley and wife spent Sunday
with N. N. Rush and wife.
Miss Ethel Robbers and Miss Winnie
Baine spent Wednesday evening with
Miss Brittle Rush.
Mr.. Wat Treadwell and N. N. Rush
went driving Friday evening.
A lot of youngsters went across the
Creek last week to big Indian meet
ing and reported a nice time.
Miss Brittle Rush spent Monday
with Mrs l. N. Huntley and had an
enjoyable time.
Miss Ethel Robbers called on Mrs.
Hudson this morning.
Mrs. l. N. Huntley called on Mrs.
N. N. Rush Tuesday.
Come ON. you Clifty writers and let
us hear from you every week with
good piece of news. Oklahoma Girl.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26
WATCH Us GROW.

S. F. King, Charleston, Tenn, is
among those to send subscription to
the News this week.
WATCH US GROW.
Mrs. c. e. Cunningham with Love-
man Company, Chattanooga, sends
81. 90 to keep the News coming to her,
which she says she can't do without.
WATCH US GROW.
Mrs. Flora Custer, Blue Ridge. Tex
as, R. F. D. No. 8, sends so cents to
have the News sent to her for six
months.
WATCH US GROW.
R, S Pryor, Jasper. renews his
subscription to the News for six
months longer.
WATCH US GROW.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26
l0c Subscriptions
Sent S by Correspondents
and Friends of The News.

Walter Hopkins, Bridgeport, Ala.
Mrs. John Ross, Route 2, Whitwell,
Tenn
S. Atwood, Layne, Whitwell, Tenn.
Mrs Joseph Smith, Elizabeth, Colo
rado
Jay Hudson, Whitwell, Tenn.
Waiter Hudson, Guild, Tenn.
D. @. King, Coalmont, Tenn.
John Way, Coalmont, Tenn.
Mrs. Isabel King, R. F. D., No Q,
Box Al. Tullahcma, Tenn.
Morgan Campbell, Coalmont, Tenn.
P. M, Basham, r. F. D. /, Box go,
Bridgeport, Ala.
Miss Minnie Holland, Whitwell, Tenn.
Clyde Griffith, Salina, Okla.
D. M. Griffith, Route No. 2, Whit
we'll, Tenn.
Miss Dorcas Richards, Route 3, Whit
we'll. Tenn.
Miss Mabel Grant, Care Erlanger Hos
pital, Chattanooga, Tenn, cour-
tesy her mother, Mrs:J. H. Grant,
Kirksy Parker, Roope, Tenn.
James O. Hoge, Jasper, Tenn.
D. Boone Frisbie, Leicester, N. c.,
r. F. D. No. 9.
Miss Pearl Walker, Pittsburg, Ga.
J. M. Bryson, 1919 East End Ave.
Chattanooga, Tenn
L. D. Barnes, Station L, Washington,
Us.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26
st. Elmo.
SpeetaI 10 tie NrzOs,

Special 10 tie Nez0s
Ball playing is the order of the day.
Martin Hartman was in st. Elmo
Sunday.
Miss Ollie Hartman called on Mollie
and Beatrice Hartman Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Matte Hartman and son called
on her mother and father Sunday az
ternoon.
Misses Beatrice and Birdie Hartman
visited Mrs. Sarah Massey Sunday.
Miss Corine Anderson called on her
father law Sunday
Martin Hartman went to Chattanoo-
ga Saturday
Miss Alma Harwood called on Miss
Beatrice Hartman Sunday.
Mrs. |, Newsome and son went TO
town Saturday as usual.
Wonder If Joe Roope 10 going to 20
to farming with those mules be ID
looking for.
Come on, "Old Sox'', of Whiteside.
and also Sulphur Springs. Let us hear
from you. Has Miss Gertrude Grant
married yet.
Mrs. Tennie Smiths baby is very
sick this week.
Miss Fannie McNabb was at the
store this morning.
Chas. Hartman and Bob Anderson
went out on the mountain to the new
saw mill Monday.
Miss Beatrice Hartman spent Thurs
day and Friday nights with Mrs.
James Jones.
James Jones went to see his mother
who was very sick last week AZ
Pittsburg, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis passed
thru our vicinity Sunday afternoon.
Joe Fryar and wife and daugbter
were at the Ferry Sunday.
Robert Anderson is cutting wood.
Red Wings.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26
Cattle Strayed.

Two red heifers marked smooth crop
and two splits in right ears, and bali
undercrop out of left ear. Also 2-year
old steer, white back, yellow sides,
same mark as above. These three cat
tie are all of same mark, crop and two
splits in right ear and half undercrop
out of left ear. Reward of $t.00 per
head offered. Any information of these
animals should be sent to
JAMES CONDRA,
ct Route 1, Whitwell, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26
Mrs. Della COndra.

WHITWELL, Tenn, Jan. g. Mrs.
Della Condra. aged SO, died Thursday
afternoon at six o. clock at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Cameron Jones.
She had been unwell for several days,
but it was thought little of, until the
evening Of her death, when she was
taken worse and died almost suddenly.
She is survived by several children,
among whom are John s. and Samuel
Condra. Funeral services we're held
at Red Hill Friday morning with
Revs. Founders, Shirley and Carnes
officiating. She is gone, but not for
gotten.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26
Helpless as a Baby.

Valley Heights, Va.-Mrg Jennie b.
Kirby, in a letter from this place, says:
~ was sick in bed for nine months,
with womanly troubles ] was so weak
and helpless, at times, couldn't raise
my cad off the pillow. i commenced
to take Cardui, and saw It was help
ing me. at once. Now, can work all
day." AS tonic, for weak women.
nothing has been found. for fifty years,
that would take the flhce ~ I'ardui.
Try bottle today. IL viii surriy do
you good.
w. S. Gordon, one of Victoria s
most respected colored citizens was
here yesterday.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26

Have you a weak throatf If SO, you
cannot be too careful. You cannot be-
gin treatment too early. Each cold
makes you more liable to another and
the last is always the harder to cure
If you will take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy at the outset you will be saw
ed much trouble. Sold by all dealers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26
Fever Sores

Fever sores and old chronic sores
should not be healed entirely, but
should be kent in healthy condition.
This can be done by APPLYING Cham
berlain's Salve This salve has no su-
perior for this purpose. 1t is also most
excellent for ehapped hands, sore nip
ple<, burns and diseases of the skin.
For sale by all dealers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26
Saddle and Buggy Lines Lost.

Tuesday night saddle and buggy
lines were lost between here and JAS
per by horse getting loose. Finder
will please inform me of articles ii
found. Reasonable reward.
j. C. MARTIN,
Seauachee, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Il 4
very valuable medicine for throat and
lung troubles, quickly relieves and
cures painful breathing and dam
gerously sounding cough which indi-
Gates congested lungs. Sold by ali
dealers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26

Don't be a growler, be worker.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26

Order the News now. Sl00.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
OcilIa Sunday School Picnic

Bowen's Mill, celebrated picnic
ground, was the scene yesterday of
the annual picnic of the DELLA
Sunday School
Hon. Robt. V. Paulk, representa-
tive from Irwin, was in charge as
superintendent and the day will
linger in the memory of those par
ticipating as one marked with a
superabundance Of good times and
good things to eat.
Mr.. R. V. Bowen was there and
he was so impressed with the good
behavior of old and young that he
said that even the babies would not
cry to mar the splendid decorum
that characterized the occasion.
Speaking of the dinner Mr.. Bowen
declared that de regretted that the
editor of the Enterprise was not
present to participate with the ex-
ceptionalIy fine people in the great
dinner they had.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
To Examine NeSrO's Brain.

Atlanta, May 25.-A unique will
has been filed by Sam Swatson,
the negro sentenced to hang in the
county Jail here June End, for an
assault committed upon a young
woman at Columbus.
Swatson wills his dead body to
DR.. Frank Eskridge, of this city,
who will make an examination of
the brain in the interest of medi-
cal and psychological research.
He makes DR.. Eskridge his sole
executor, and charges him with
duty, after the brain has been re-
moved, of seeing that the body gets
a Christian burial in a colored GEM
etery in this county.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
Eastern Star Program

Adah Chapter O. E. S. will give
another of their pleasant entertain
ments next Monday evning, May
20. We hope to welcome our
Masonic Brothers and their families
as we'll as all friends of the order.
The following program will be pre-
scented:
Welcome address, E. Berry.
Cornet Solo-Mr. Thurmond.
Duet-Mrs. Shallenberger and
Miss Mary Lobingier.
Recitation-Theda Tisdel.
Solo-Mrs. Grace Turner.
MandOlin-Mr. Harry Lamvre.
Reading-Mrs. ThurmOnd.
Duel-Mesdames Wheelright and
Kicker.
Address,. L. Keefer.
Solo-Dr. Louis Turner.
Address-G. H. Bryant.
Cornet-Mr. Thurmond.
Reading-Mrs. w. H. Rogers.
Vocal Selection-P. F. Clark.
Vocal Solo-Miss Rhea Wise.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
Burglars

The petty burglars continue to
annoy the merchants, supply them
selves with turns Of goods and to
menace the community.
Tuesday night they unlocked the
front door to the Goodman drug
store and carried off seventy-five or
a hundred dollars worth of fountain
pens, cigars and other goods.
We are not disposed to critlclse
the police, but the store breaking is
getting to be too common. we
believe the work is being done by
boys and the goods are being used
or sold in ti'is community and that
a little clever ferreting will discover
the thieves.
Fitzgerald has had more than her
share of this class of crime and the
cancer should be cut out.
Some Of the boys who started the
store breaking here several years
ago are now men and some of them
bad ones. We should take more
heroic measures to clean out the
Juvenile gang for the crime spreads
more rapidly among the young than
older men.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
Free to The Veterans.

The veterans of the Civil War
are getting old. They deserve the
best that can be had and thought
full kind treatment at their annual
reunions.
When Veteran Dave Ewing re-
ported to US that he paid $1.00 per
night for the use of a cot that cost
not more than that at a furniture
store, we realized that something
was radically wrong.
Little Rock should have provid-
ed for the comfort of the veterans
first, then the other visitors. And
the Little Rock Gazette is out in a
strong denial of the widespread
charges that the Arkansas capital
failed to properly care for the vet
Grams and other visitors.
"Of course the capital city was
crowded. Did anybody expect ii
to be empty? But quarters were
provided for all the veterans at
Camp Shaver and its adjuncts and
there was never a time when the
Lodging Committee did not have
additional quarters ready for any
and all visitors. Anybody could
get all he wanted to eat at fair
prices, from the sandwich stands
to the regular or improvised res
taurants, where good meals could
be gotten for so cents, If anybody
walked the streets he did it with
plenty Of beds near by-free beds
in case of veterans"
The key note is comfortable
lodging for the veterans without
cost to them.
The Enterprise hopes that at
Macon next year every veteran
will be given a comfortable bed
absolutely without cost, and we
believe Macon will prepare for
such entertainment for the old
soldiers. There will be plenty Of
other visitors. There was a hun
dred thousand of them at Little
Rock and sixteen thousand six
hundred and seventy-eight veter-
ans registered, the largest number
of veterans ever assembled at a
reu MON.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
The Estate Income Tax
Trick.

The defeat of the Federal In
come-tax tax resolution by one
vote in the Massachusetts, Senate
was aided by the proposal of a
State Income tax. A resolution to
amend the State Constitution so as
TO permit of such tax has been
introduced.
This trick was tried in Maine
also but failed; a Legislature Demo
cratic in both branches carried out
the popular will. 1t is easy to
amend the Massachusetts, COnsti-
tuition; but the Senators well know
that the imposition of a state in
come tax would only hasten the
Iong-lamented exodus of Boston
miIEionaires to residences" in New
port or in Maine. The proposal is
a subterfuge to protect Privilege.
No such State tax is intended.
1t will never be adopted.
A national income tax cannot be
lodged. British bonds, though
owned in New York, still pay a tax
to the British Government. On the
other hand, Americans residing one
year in almost any European
country except France pay income
tax there. Why should the United
States continue to be the only
great nation that taxes poverty
heavily through consumption and
lets wealth 90 free?-New York
World
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
Shorter College Holds
Commencement Exercises

Atlanta, May 25.-Diplomas fol-
the A. B. degree were delivered to
the following young women by
president A. w. Van Hoose at the
Shorter college commencement ex-
ercises yesterday, which friends and
patrons of the institution, returning
homeward through Atlanta declare
to have been the most interesting
in the colleges history:
Misses Aurie Bonner and Ethel
Bonner, Shady Dale, Ga; Laura
Duochs, Oklahoma City, Okla; Ola
Johnson, Madison, Ga; Jessie Mae
Kinard, Sylvester, Ga; Allie Malone,
UnadiIla, Ga; Maud Miller, Rome,
Ca; Beatrice Minhinnette, Cave
Springs, Ga; Hortense Molloy, States
boro, Ga; Fannie Pendley, Paducah,
KY; Mary PuIlen, Cave Springs, Ca;
Marie Walker, Cochran, Ga.
Diplomas were also delived to the
following candidates for conserva-
tory degrees: oratory; Hattie Sue
Low, McDonough Ga, Louis Smith,
Rome, Ga; piano; Howard Chick,
McRae, Ga; diploma in art to
Lucille Moody MaXeys, Ga; certifi-
Gates in public school music to
Kathleen Larramore, Rome, Ga,
and Louise Larramore, Rome, Ga;
certificates in public school art to
Kathleen and Louise Larramore,
Rome, Ga.
The annual concert Monday
evening was a splendid success, and
the chapel was crowded notwith-
standing the rain by a large audience.
The musical faculty of Shorter col
Iege has been composed of unusual
talent during the year just closing,
and the concert was pronounced by
competent critics to be one of the
finest ever heard in Rome.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
PeaCOck's Soda FOunt To.
morrow

The ladies of the Episcopal church
will have charge of Peacock's Soda
Fount tomorrow. The net proceeds
will 90 into the building fund of St
Mathews Episcopal church.
The fountains of that popular
fount will flow freely all day for
those who are free enough to con-
tribute something to their pleasure
and the pleasures of others and to
the laudable cause the good ladies
in charge have in hand.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
Baptist Picnic i !.

The Baptist SundaygssqQhEQ9ol. gre on
their annual picnic at BoWen's Mil ca
today ~ 7ysq yay ,9df0
They failed to secure suitable
train schedule and decided9t0 use
buggies, wagons, hacks and autOmo@"d
biles, and at 7 o'clock this morning "
the teams began to move the crowd
over the nine mile pike.3o' oil
Mr. A. H. Thurmond is assisting
Pastor Galloway and Supt Kennedy b
and great time will be enjoyed
by all t,.,,4s ,,G, eeaa
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
Asks For Explanation.


Atlanta, May 25.-Comptroller
General William j. Wright has re-
fused to pass on the Seaboards
report showing valuation of taxable
property this which gives a total
valuation of some. $4,000 less than
last year.
General Wright says he under
stands that the Seaboard has added
considerably to its rolling stock and
has made Improvements. He will
ask that their report be explained
or amended.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
IIN5I tI1JIET
Odd Fellows EIect.a5Dl)rr, '31 II.
B. Clark Grand Master

Rome, Ga. May 25.-Dr, L. B.
Clark of Atlanta was ELECTED grand
master Of the Georgia Odd Fellows T
at ID meeting Of the grand lodge
held here yesterday. l9j29w 4
Other officers wereo electednIasg
follows: Deputy grand master,
Walter S. Coleman, Gedartown;
grand warden, 7. M. Hoyhes, Saw {
annah: grand secretary, T. H., Rob-
ertson, GAINESVILLE; grand treasurer
Shelby W. Davis, Townsville;
grand representative, Robert T.
Daniel, Griffin, and John ..Tr,s BllaaI9gcky ;
VaIdosta. They will be- be installed installed
today.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
Memorial Exercises At An.
Jacksonville May 80, 1911.

Train will leave A., B, & B. station
$50 a. m, arrive at Andersonville
9:45 a. m. Returning will leave
Andersonville 4:30 p. m, arrive at
Fitzgerald 500 p. m.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these exercises.
Fare for round trip $1.35.
All that have flowers to spare
kinkIy bring to station. Baskets
will be furnished at Miller's store at
Odd Fellows Building.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-25
Union Sunday School Picnic

The Central Methodist and
Christian Sunday Schools will
have their annual picnic at Bowens
Mill, Friday, May 18th. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Train will leave Fitzgerald, via
S. A. L. Ry. at 900 a. m. returning
leave Bowens Mill 4:30 p. m.
Fare 35 and 20 cents for the
round trip.