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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-01-04
STRAYED.

Four steers strayed from my place
near Sequachee this fall, described as
follows: One red and white spotted
steer, marked with two underbits and
label in underpart of right ear. with
name, j. L. Dame, Sequachee; one
Jersey steer, yellow, same marks and
label; one brindle steer, same marks
and label; one red steer, same marks
and label. Parties notifying me of
whereabouts of said steers will receive
SIS reward for each steer found.
j. L. DAME,
81. Sequachee, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-01-04
High Knob, Sequachee.

| Spseidk 10 tie Nes0S.
This is the first issue Of the News in
1912. and | must write letter for it,
l have just come off the mountain.
loaded down, not with news, but with
laziness and bad feelings. However.
l am loaded with but very little to
eat, but the old lady says l am awful
sweet. This encourages me. and go
on. | want to buy six hens that will
lay golden egg every day. just six
is all want for / want to get rich 80
as to be in fashion.
Mr.. Fagg has topped the trees in his
yard so the shot guns can have q
chance with the rabbits.
Yes. we had Irish potatoes for din
ner on the end of January.
/ have no connection with but very
little perfection and no injection OF
any subsection of much objection to
any relation who hasn't forsaken my
occupation. Ha ha ANTI in good
flx2
Roy Barnett and family have re-
turned from Christmas visit in Ala
bama.
Mr.. Smith, merchant here, and
Bill Burnett have returned from Ar
kansas, 80 Smith says, where they made
many friends. Ha hal They are 60
ing back soon to fight Smiths game
chickens. They will come back like
the old lady once heard of. She was
out milking and the chimney fell on
the old man and killed him. One of
the children run out to her ma and
says, "Ma, the chimney has fell on
dad and killed him. The old lady
says, II bet my life my pipe is
broke, and MIXED on. So they came
back, broke.
Well, wishing the editor and the
readers of the News plenty to eat and
drink, such as peaches and apples, AR
buckle and good clear water, fish,
roast ham and eggs, cachug. New
Years gift to the editor and readers
of the News. Look out for a
Cold Wave
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-01-04
Old Fashioned Dance.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Jones entertain
ed with an old fashioned country dance
Wednesday night of last week. Be-
tween 40 and so young people, and old
or ones. too, participated, and enjoyed
themselves thoroughly until the hour
of midnight Carr Daffron and Bill !
Quarles of Jasper, furnished the music
with violin and banjo, and the dancers,
two rooms full, kept time, as they
followed the directions of the callers
and went through the different figures
of the sets.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-01-04

OF the Peace courts last Friday over
the eontiananee ct a number of sFval
seemed 10 get little raw. but | think
in the course of time it will all come
out right. We all can't see alike. If
we did of course we all would have
wanted Polly.
l am now at the Jail OF course /
am not confined. ! found 81 men aud
boys and 4 women confined therein,
aud found Sheriff Cantrell right mp to
date, all wool and a yard wide, and
says he will be the next sheriff of Ma
rion county. Representative.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-01-04
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" ". e. BYRD. Sequaohee, paws soc Il
take advantage of the cheap rate fol-
which the News is being offered.
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j. E. Wilson. Smiths Station, Ala.
will read the News sent to him by his
brother in law, l.. H. Grayson, of
Whitwell.
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W. S. Randle, Sequachee, settles
subscription to Jan. /, 1919, and also
pays a year in advance.
WATCH Us GROW.
Mrs. Lon Reid, Tracy City. gets the
News, sent to her by Miss Louella Bull
of Whitwell
WATCH Us GROW.
g. A. Hopkins Greenville, Miss has
his paper continued another year from
June I, 1919, per courtesy of his fatn-
err ID. Hopkins who takes advantage of
the low rate to secure him good read
ing
WATCH US GROW.
j. ID. Lewis, Route 9. Whitwell
Tenn takes advantage of low sub
sciption building rate.
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VIM. Long, Route 2. Whitwell,
Ten, gets in line with other readers
on the News low rate.
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J. H. Privett. Route .. Box go,
Whitwetl, Tenn, sends order for the
News at its low subscription building
rate,
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w. 5. Gordon, of Victoria, is among
the first to take advantage of the News
offer of only SOC for 50 copies.
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M L. Harris, Cleveland, Tenn,
orders the News for a year.
WATCH US GROW.
E. S. Haynes, Sequachee, remains
in the rank of the News army.
WAsTCH US GROW.
j. d. Defur, Route Q, Whitwell.
Tenn, gets the News for a year for
fifty cents. Mr.. Defur sent money for
six months, but not being a regular
reader was in ignorance of our Special
Subscription Builder Offer now run
ming of SOC for 90 issues.
WATCH US GROW.
Dan Pitman, Route 3, Whitwell,
Tenn. pays SOC to keep the News COM
ing to him, which he must have.
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W. K. Marlin, Sequachee, Tenn.
pays the small amount necessary-he
don't think it enough-to have the
News visit him during 1912
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X. Q. Blevins, Inman, Tenn, or
ders the News continued to him anoth-
or year, sending SOC therefor.
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Geo. W. O'Neal, Clifty, Tenn,
sends SOC to keep the News coming
to his address. Wish he would get us
up club of 30 over there
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W. s. Pryor, Sequachee. Tenn, or
ders the News, taking advantage of
subscription building price.
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ID. FL. Hokpins, Brownwuod, Texas,
will read the News for year, sent to |
him by his brother, D. Hopkins. of
this city.
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w. @. Robertson, Rochester, N. Y. |
has the News continued to his address,
so that he may keep up with the hap
penings in this section of the country. |
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T. A. Carlton, Route 2, Whitwell, |
Tenn, orders the News continued
from Dec. IA, 1911, and says the
News is welcome visitor each week
on top of Walden's Ridge where he is
now located.
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T. FL. Motley. Sequachee, pays up
back subscription and orders the News
to his address another year.
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T. ]. Smedley, Delphi, Tenn, for
wards SOC to be applied toward contin-
uance OF his subscription when expir-
ed.
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Death in Soaring Fire

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bugs, but often severe burns are caus
ed that make quick need for Buck
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boils, sores. 1t subdues inflammation.
1t kills pain. 1t soothes and heals.
Drives off skin eruptons, ulcers or
piles Only 25c at Whitwell Drug Co.
of Whitwell.
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This is solely to increase cir
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propositions or prizes.
Take advantage of this offer
before it is withdrawn.
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03
1HE CANAL PROPERTY ~ NEWARK.

MkH1 AAOR HAlSS1ING voices publlc reSentment IN Newark
AVN at the tentative agreement entered into by Governor
Wilson and the lessees of the Norris canal in regard to
canal abandonment, in which the interests of the city are wholly
ignored. He asserts that Newark shonld be authorized by the
Legislature TO acquire every inch of dhe canal bed and right of
Na4A-sin eraef@reeeayert i into a-hSulevard or lease it for trans
Hortatiop purposes. thus giving the city the control of an impor-
tant ne~ traffic route. In equity the claim of Newark to a fair
Share Of the canal assets within the citys boundaries cannot be
%denied and The tentative agreement shows a callous Disregard for
That claim. For many years Newark has received no benefit what
ever from Che canal, while it has been compelled TO endure a crying
nuisance. The law of compensation alone would give to the city
Mthe ownership of the entire canal bed within the city in case OF
Abandonment of navigation. But there are more definite claims.
would involve Il serious sacrifice for the city of property that has
been held and used as public property for many years and to
which Newark has a just title. In case of the sale of the canal
proifll 1ction Newark could not bid against a rail
road company, and for two reasons-it would have to ask for
legislative authority and the company would oyerbid. AS by the
tentative agreement the canal lessees are to receive onehalf the
purchase price, they could raise the bidding to a prohibitory figure,
since onehalf their bid would come back to them. Nor should
our city be compelled to buy at any figure that which is morally,
if not legally, its own. The point made that the nominee of the
lessee company should not bid was valid when it was proposed
the canal property. 1t has no force now, and in a public auction
there can be no exclusion of Il bidder. The State can bid if it
chooses TO. and so, also. can the lessees or any corporation
nominated by il. IN fact, there is now no nominee in question,
for that device was the vital point in the first proposition by the
LehigR Valley Railroad Company, which has been dropped, The
object of Newark. as well as of Jersey City, is to secure for
themselves the canal property within their borders by purchase or
condemnation of the private rights where necessary. When the
canal charter lapses the right of way is necessarily exHnguished.
The charter does not permit IA railroad right of way on The canal
he put to such uses, whether for transportation or otherwise, as
may be deemed best.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03

0a HE sentence of County Collector Egan, of Hudson, by Justice
Swayze to serve seven years in State prison, which may
be-reduced to one year, with a fine of IS, 900, on an indict
ment for embezzement of the public funds. is severe enough to
satisfy the most extreme sentiment against Egan. 1t will surely
act as a deterrent upon public officials everywhere in the State.
The ofense for which Egan is thus condignly punished was the
loan of 1871 800 to the late Robert Davis. If Egan had loaned
the money to Il bank, without interest, in the shape of a deposit,
the transaction would not be an indictable ohense. And it has
been the general practise in Hudson county to place public funds
in banks without interest even when the county was borrowing
money for its uses at high rates of interest. The fact that 1t
was an individual and not a bank that received the poney con
stitutes the crime. Usually the pleas by a prisoners counsel to
the court have no moral value, but the appeal by former Gov
ernor Fort in this case for Il lenient Judgment was based on
rtason. In effect, Egan does atonenent for a system which he
inherited. He is the goat
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03

AFTER.DINNER STORIES.


A one-ring circus was t~crnadoed.
The main top was destroyed, all the
cages We're upset and the animals es-
capped. The management huddled about
a stove in a crossroads store and
peered pessimistically into a dismal
future. The chances were they would
never get the animals back. The
chances were better that some one
would be injured, by the savage beasts.
BY and by a big negro came in.
Did you all lose a n-raffe?" he
asked.
I'VE lost everything" q the man
ager. shortly. but we'll pay you If
you get the giraffe back"
"It oughter to be WORT 50 to git dat
giraffe back" said the darkey. Pear
lax he is a powahful bad-tempered
gi-raffe II All hadn't Walloped him
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03
I URGENT USE FOR II STATE SURPLUS

o. OMETHING can now be done with State treasury SURPRISES
besides building new Senate chambers. There was a fat
surplus on November 1, and unless The Legislature is
utterly extravagant in its supplemental appropriations it will be
as fat or fatter. There is no necessity for this plethora of State
cash and there is an immediate necessity for the State to begin
the work of abOishng the railroad deathtraps. The work will
be expensive, and as every day that the deathtfaps exist human
life is in peril it cannot be begun too soon. 1t will be no fulflment
OF platform promises for the Legislature to make a small appro
priation and provide for a leHurely investigation. An evidence of
good faith will be the pledging of a million dollars of the surplus
for the next fiscal year. with Il substantial appropriation for this
fiscal year to provide for the preiminaries. An act must be passed
Id divide up the cost between the State, the railroad companies
and the municipalities and to make it mandatory. No half meas
nres will do now. The Legislature must act.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03
SOCIAL NOTES
Of Newark and the Suburbs


Miss Florence Smith, OF 70 Mitchell
place, East Orange, gave a tea yester-
day afternoon. Assisting Miss Smith
were Miss Margery Kerr, Miss Doro-
thy Miller, Miss Nan Baldwin, Miss
Marion Neustaedter, Miss Halcyon
Crawford, Miss Esther Eberstadt, Miss
Gertrude Burgess, Miss Ellen Everitt
and Miss Edna Dolbeer.
A subscription reunion dance of the
East orange High School was held
last night in the Lyceum. The commit
tee of arrangements was composed of
Miss Isabel Ketcham, Miss Louise Cot
rell, Mr.. Merritt Reeve and MIR. Walter
Adams.
The meeting of the Entire Nous Club,
which was to have been held yesterday
at the HON of Mrs. Ferdinand C..
Lampe, of Ridgewood avenue, this city,
was indefinitely postponed, owing to
the illness of the hostess.
Miss Geordie Garrigan, of 500 High
street, will entertain at cards tomor-
row afternoon. There will be six tables
in, play, and tea will be served at the
close of the games. Miss Garrigan will
entertain again lei week.
Miss Elsie Smith was hostess at 3
card party held last night at her home
in Camp street. The guests included
Miss Pearl Blevney, Miss Helen Pryor.
Miss Florence Kehrl. Miss Rae Smith,
Taaffe, Miss Leona MARCEL, Mr..
Decker, Mr.. White, Mr.. Franklin
Perry, Mr.. Robert Weghte, Mr.. Ray
Pierson and Mr.. Preston Gardner.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03
Tells N hen War VIII End.

To the Editor of-the Evening Star:
The subject of universal peace has
taken up lnueh space in the newspapers
lately and much of the time of Presi-
dent Taft. / do lot doubt for a minute
the sincerity of the President in his
recommendations and plans for abol-
ishing war, but l do question his judg-
ment in the matter. / do not think that
war will be done ava with until the
causes of war shall disappear.
Government ownership of the means
of production and distribution will do
away with war, and until we have this
government ownership there will al
way be the likelihood of industrial
strife as well as national and interna-
tional war. HENRY BUTLER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03
HOW The MEAT TRUST WORKS IT.

TT IT OW the meat trust has controlled the markets for meats OF
II all kinds and kept prices up is made plain by the testi-
mony of Henry Needer in the trial of the meat trust mag
mates at Chicago. The country was divided into districts and the
meat supply for each was limited. \ packer who should over
ship his allotment for any particular territory was fined by the
Trust. The markets were watched and if a district showed a
loss Of profit the supply was reduced. AS the witness explained,
"thc supply to the different markets was regulated at the weekly
meetings so rs TO get satisfactory results How the meat trust
regulated the supply and price of cattle on the hoof and com
PEELED the cattenen to sell at prices fixed by the trust will prob
ably come ont later. But what a wellconstructed plan of plumber
Of the producer and consumer to build up a few colossal private
fortunes the meat trust is,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03

Miss Janet e. Richards, of Washing
series of talks on current vents at
Wallace Hall on Friday evening, under
the auspices of the Contemporary Club.
She will read Hall Gaines answer to
Kipling's poem and will discuss the
Chinese question. the Shuster situation,
English politics, the progress of con-
gressional legislation, the principal
tenets of the Progressive party, the
presidential primary, the initiative and
the referendum, government by com
mission and the right of recall. Single
tickets may be purchased at the box
office on the night of the lecture.
On the afternoon of January 16 the
club will give a musical program at
Wallace Hall. The artists will be the
Olive Mead Quartet and Madame Bar.
nato, lyric soprano, of the La Scala
Opera House, Milan, who has been en-
gagged by the Metropolitan Opera House
for this season. Hell debut in Americs
will be made at this recital. On Febru.
airy ~ MISS maiN ASiSo DeSt VIII spear
On True Story Telling" and on March
10 Mr.. Henry turner Bale. will discuss
"The City Beautiful" There will be an
evening lecture on January 80. The
subject will be announced later.
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Pitcairn, oil
81 Harrison street. East Orange. gave
a dance last night for their son, Mr.
| Gilbert Pitcairn, at the Essex County
Country Club, Mr.. and Mrs. Pitcairn
We're assisted in receiving by their
niece, Miss Margaret Swift, of Hudson,
n. ": Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mccoy,
of East Orange, and Miss Marion Lie
big, of Philadelphia.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
If we horses could swear. you can
bet we would say some hot things to
Market street these days, because of
our efforts in trying to skate on the icy
pavement. If those advocates had any
sand they you'd give us a chance
to earn our fodder by dropping a barrel
or SO of it on the smooth pavement,
which would save us the trouble of
breaking our legs and causing u1neces-
sary spectacles by being shot and then
hauled away in a wagon. HORSE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03

To the Editor of the Eveni:.g Star:
There was rarely a movement
launched in the city on which all
classes of men were as agreed as they
seem to be on the subway question. The
mayor and Board of Works, the Pub
lie Service and the trade unions al
think that subways should be built and
built as rapidly as possible.
The Industrial City is growing sc
rapidly that subways must be con
structed almost Immediately, and Chief
Engineer Sherrerd is right in saying
that we ought to have subway legisla-
ton enacted in Trenton at the coming
session. ARTHUR BROOKS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03
Critlcfscs Works Board Critic.

To the Editor of the Evening Star;
The newspapers reporting the ad-
dress made by former President Num-
gle, of the Board of Works. stated that
Mr.. Mungle called some of the critics
OF the board ignorant. He thought that
they were not sufficiently acquainted
with the workings of the board to be
qualified to criticise II. I agree with
Mr.. Mungle.
/ do not wish to imply that there is
nothing in the board that can be criti-
cised, but / know that often members
of so-called Improvement associations
talk unintelligently about the admins
tration of the Board of Works.
Before a person constitutes himself a
critic he ought to be sure of his ground.
only Their will~his words be effective.
FRANK MAYO.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03
TAfT,S ATTITUDE AS A CANDIDATE.

m WASHINGTON dispatch says that Mr.. Taft is in the presi-
F7\ Dental nomination race to stay until he goes down to
defeat in the national convention. The statement may
be doubted. MI. Taft simply does not yet realize the strength or
potency of the party sentiment that is irrevocably opposed to
his candidacy. He knows that he has sacrificed much of his
once great popularity, but it is manifest that he hopes for a re
vulsion of popular sentiment in his favor before the national con
yention meets. He relies on events in Congress TO rehabiitate
linn. If. he is disappointed in the hope, will he prosecute a hope
less candidacy?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03

A Homely Platitude.
Mourning for yesterday? Stop it, my
dear!
Thinking of yesterday, year after
yea
Age after age, that have drifted
away
Whittier? Who cares? But you're sure
of today.
Dreaming a dream OF tomorrow? Don't
do it.
There may be accidents ere you are
through it;
Grief comes tomorrow-your tresses
turn gray
You cannot tell-but you're sure of to-
day.
Millions of yesterdays old Time en-
folds;
Countless tornorrows eternity holds.
These never come-those are done with
for ave.;
Those are so many-there's just one
To-day!
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-03

ABOlJT MEN,
(eUIloW

Acting Deputy Fire chief Robert
Morgan says he is glad that the ques-
ton of deputy chief has been settled,
as he will be able to get a days vaca-
ton once in awhile now. He says that
he has not had a day off since May,
and that he is entitled to one in every
six.
Former Police Judge A%lgernon T.
hand the other day by getting it caught
in a door. He had the thumb treated
by a physician, who wrapped a lot of
lint around it, so that the lawyer has
no use for the time being of the left
hand. Mr.. Sweeney says he feels al
most as helpless as a baby, as he has
to be assisted in DOMINIC his wearing
apparel.
County Physician Mckenzie says
that the year of 1911 was not a very
important for him, as far as his
duties We're concerned, owing to the
small number of murders in Newark.
For all of which / feel very thank
full" he added.
Police Judge Simon Hahn was i'm
pressed by an expression FROM a wit
ness in the First Precinct Court the
other day, who informed the court
that the defendant had used mis-
chievous profanity toward the plain
tiff. The judge said that is a new
one for me-
Board of Works Commissioner Ryan
is of Irish descent and possesses the
Irish wit. In the City Hall New Years
day he thanked the people who had
presented him with the plants he found
on his desk "I love flowers" he said,
land these are just my color"
OF course green predominated, but
there\ was also much red about the
plants. When asked whether he meant
the red or the green the commissioner
pointed to the fact that the green was
above the red.
Commissioners Denman and Ryan,
of the Board Of Works, sit side by
side at the meetings of the finance
committee of the board. The other day
Commissioner Denman, a Republican,
brought up an important question.
Commissioner Ryan, a Democrat, said:
1Cominissioner, / am with you on
this
Mr.. Denman turned to his colleague,
and with a smile replied. MY dear
commissioner, you and / seem to agree
on most things, do We not?" And the
other commissioner nodded approval.
Joe Federico, Italian interpreter at
the Court House, is certainly a busy
man sometimes. The other day, for
instance. he vas wanted in no less than
four different places at the same time.
His services as interpreter were re-
quired in the grand Jury room, in Judge
Martins and Judge Osborne's court
rooms all at the same time, while a
messenger came to him from the sur
rogate's Office asking if he could step
in there for a few minutes.
Great Scott, | wonder if they think
l am quadruples," said Joe. as he
rushed from one place to another try,
ing to please all hands. And he sue
ceeded.
When Police Sergeant Thomas Con
nell was doing desk duty at the Third
Precinct. one of the men on patrol
duty who was a great admirer of the
big sergeant would very often hand
him a cigar with a fancy band on 1t
and say Thomas, that's a good one,
because there's writin' on it."