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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-19
]. D. HURT
Former Carroll cOnntlan Dies
Suddenly at Erin

The relatives and friends of j.
D. Hartin this county were greatly
shocked to learn of his sudden
death, Wednesday night of last
week, at his home in Erin. While
he had not been in good health
for several days, his condition
had not been considered alarming
at all, as he was able to be up
most Of the time.
About 10 o'clock Wednesday
night he was taken with a iainting
attack and died in about two
hours. His trouble was pro-
nounced dropsy Of the heart.
Mr.. Hurt was born and reared
in this county and married a
Carroll county girl, Miss May
Hillsman. daughter of the late
Bennett Hillsman. About thirty
years ago they left this county
and went to Erin where he has
for a long time been agent and
operator for the Il. q N. Railroad
Company. He was member of
the Baptist church, an excellent
business man and was held in
high esteem BY his employers and
by all who knew him. He was
about So years Of age and is sur
vived by his wife, son, and
daughter. He was a brother Of
l.. A. Hurt, of Huntingdon, VIM.
Hurt, Of Rosser, and Mrs. J. B.
Peyton, of Trezeyant
Funeral services were conducted
Friday afternoon BY Rev. H. =.
Waters, Of Martin, after which
came the interment at Erin
cemetery.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-19
SUDDEN DEATH
Mrs. Jake Ross suecumbs to
Heart Failure

Mrs. Jake Ross who lived about
10 miles south of Huntingdon in
the Seventh district died quite
suddenly last Sunday morning
while attending to her household
duties. She had gone into the
yard to feed her chickens and a
little later was found in the yard
dead, the cause being attributed
to heart failure. Mrs. Ross was
in her usual health. While for
some time she had not had good
health, yet she was able to be
about and her death was a great
shock not only to the members Of
the family, but to the entire COM
munity.
Mrs. Ross was a member of one
Of the first families in that section
and was held in high esteem. She
was a member of the Christian
church, was about seventy years
old and is survived by her three
sons, William, Tom and Rufe
Ross, and two daughters Mrs.
Ella Cook and Mrs. Bette Nc
Kinney.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday by Rev. Newt Alternately
and the remains inferred at Pales-
tine burying ground.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-19
Negro County Fair

The negroes Of Carroll county
are making big plans for a county
fair fair to be held at Huntingdon,
Oct, 2, 3, and 4. They have
leased the old Solomon baseball
park and are fitting it up for a
fair ground. They have issued a
2O.page catalog offering a long
list Of premiums in the different
departments.
This is a new undertaking for
the colored people of this county
and they are enthusiastically at
work for the success of the fair.
IN. w. Love, Of Mckenzie, is
president of the organization.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-19
Boys School at Fair

The boys school at the Tri-State
Fair IS a feature of great value
and pleasure to the boys Of three
states. The fair association will
have as its guests during the week
Of the fair one hundred Corn
Club Boys" from Tennessee,
Arkansas and Mississippi. These
boys will be camped on the ground
under the charge Of agents of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
who will take the boys on sight
seeing trips through the fair each
day. The entire expenses of the
camp will be paid BY the fair
association, and should be the
means of giving the boys attend
ing a harvest of new and valuable
ideas. The following boys have
been named as delegates from the
Boys Corn Club Of Carroll county
Principals, Sherman Argo age is,
Irrelevant, and William Newhouse
age Is, Huntingdon; alternates,
George Burris age ID, Hunting
don and Lois Laycook age -,
Huntingdon. The principals will
have no expense except cost OF
transportation. The alternates or
any other club boys may be
entertained with the regular en-
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-19
VALUABLE INVENTION
Rural Carriers Desk Designed and
Patented

j. d. Crawford, A. NJ. Lee and
j. I. Hester have recently sue
ceeded in getting a patent on a
rural mail carriers desk. Saturday
Of last week, the FIRST full sized
desk reached Huntingdon and the
promoters are well pleased with
its appearance. It is now on ex-
hibition at the post Office; and is a
neat, attractive and exceedingly
convenient desk.
The most important feature of
the new patent is the dumping
mail receptacle, an arrangement
whereby the carrier, by simply
taking hold Of the handle of the
receptacle at the under part Of the
desk into which the postmaster
places the mail, can with perfect
ease bring it to the front part Of
the desk. at the same time in
verting it and emptying its con-
tents in place upon the asserting
table, then return the receptacle
to its place.
If the patentees can now succeed
in getting the government to adopt
the desk, as they and their friends
hope they will, the enterprise will
prove a most profitable one in
deed.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-19

campment BY paying the actual
cost Of board while there. The
boys will receive letters Of in
struction from the fair association
in ample time for them to be pre-
pared for the fair. We wish all
our club boys would 90 with the
delegates for it will be a splendid
trip for them and they will be
given the best Of attention and
instruction.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-19
]. l. CAMPTON
Meets Death While Attempting
to Board Train

Friday evening at Mckenzie, J.
Z. Campton. while attempting ia
board the 4;3O train for Hunting
don, missed bis footing, fell, was
run over BY the train and killed,
One leg was cut off at the body
and the other mutilated. He was
returning home from Lake county
and the N. G. & St. 4. train being
late, be failed to make connection
with the L. s. N. for Irrelevant
and decided to come on up to
Huntingdon. In the delay Of
getting a ticket the train was
leaving the station before be
attempted to enter.
Mr.. Campton was unmarried
and lived with his sister, Mrs.
Alph Hardy about four miles
south of McLemoresville. He
was a machinist, about sixty years
of age, and the deplorable accident
was great shock to the com.
munity. The funeral services
were held Saturday morning and
the interment followed at Carriers
Chapel.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-19
Large Load of Cotton

To I. 7. Hurt, a prosperous
farmer living near Irrelevant,
belongs the honor of having
placed on market the largest load
of cotton bought at Irrelevant this
season. This load weighed 3,1OO
pounds, seed cotton. and brought
the owner the handsome price of
$l34.5O. Messers Hurdle, Argo
and Sparks, buyers and ginners,
bought the load.
Ed Leach and little William
Fowler spent Sunday in milan.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-19
FINE OPENING
FIattering Prospects for the Iul
dustrial and Training School

The sixth year of the Industrial
and training School opened Tues
day with appropriate exercises.
Prof. j. H. Bayer presided and
also made an address. Devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev.
s. B. Ogle, pastor Of the Baptist
church. Addresses were made by
Lucian M. Rhodes, a representa-
tive of the school board offering
Prof. Bayer every assistance
possible on the part of the board,
Judge Wilson Enochs who paid
his compliments to the school.
Prot. d. I. BarnhiIl, County
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, who explained the compul-
sorry school law, and DIR. j. B.
Cox, county health officer, who
gave instructions concerning
health. Prof. Honaker, Miss
Martin and Prof. Miller, mem
bers of the faculty, spoke briefly.
The mayor and several mem
bers of the board of aldermen
we're present. A piano solo was
rendered by Miss EIah Sanders
and voice solo by Miss Ruby
Landlord.
The opening was the best in the
history of the school. Fifty
boarding pupils were enrolled in
addition to the large local patron
age. Other pupils are to be
entered later and the prospects
are exceedingly flattering for
fine years work. The school is
steadily increasing from year to
year the excellent character of
work that it has done being one Of
the strongest recommendations for
the school. Pupils who have
attended the l. I. S. in the past
were pleased and return them
selves bringing Others with them.
Prof. Bayer has a fine corps Of
teachers to assist in the work, as
follows; Alfred s. Weston.
Languages; L. S. Honaker, Science
and Mathematics; Miss Emma Lee
Martin, English and Mathematics;
Miss Eula Russell, Piano; Miss
Birdie Hopson, Expression; Miss
Mary Hawkins, Art; Miss Heady
Dunnigan, intermediate Depart
ment, Miss Rebecca Bayer, Pri-
mary Department; Z. M. Miller
Special Penman; Mrs. Eva Z.
Boswell, Matron, and 7. B. Wood
more, Secretary.
The $4,000 dormitory has not
yet been erected, but arrange
ments are being made to push the
work as rapidly as possibly and
it is hoped it will be completed
and ready for occupancy by the
first of the year. The contract
has been let to Slayden and Nc
Nabb, of Waverly.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-19

hands, yet with Mr.. Barnhart asa
leader, 275 days was put in and
the people see the advantage of
such workings and alt praise is
due our friend Wise Barnhart.
Mr., Barnhart is d great believer
in the split log drag and urges its
use altogether. He says he has
proven it to be the farmers best
and cheapest friend for working
roads.
A. NUNEELLY, CORRESPONDENT
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-19
Farmers Union

The Farmers Union Of Carroll
county will meet with Pleasant
Hill Local No. POI Friday and
Saturday the 26 and ~. On
account Of school being at Clark
school, house, we will have bust
ness day at Morgans school house
near Terrys store. On Saturday
speaking day will be at Clark
school house near Pleasant Hill
church.
w. w. HOLMES, SEC.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-19
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Hollow Rock and Bueua Vista
Plan More Work

After 100 hands and 50 teams
had worked the two days agreed
upon on the B to NJ highway, it
was seen that one more day was
needed for the completion to The
district line two and a half miles
west Of this place and in taking
the vote for another days work
ing. it was unanimous and In adj
dition to the work, the good
ladies provided us not only with
an excellent barbecue dinner but
j also served supper at $50 pm,
this bringing to close for the
time being our work on this road.
All hills we're lowered four to six
feet, and bottoms raised accord
ingly. Any one used 10 The old
road as it was, would hardly
recognize it now.
The enthusiasm has spread and
the people living between Hollow
Rock and Buena Vista have al
ready secured the signatures for
90 teams in and near Hollow Rock
together with % hands, and the
people at Buena Vista have sub
scribed 80 teams and so hands.
\ The work is to begin immediately
after the first rain, on account Of
the ground being extra hard at
this writing. After this road is
put in good shape, we will then
90 after the Vale road and bring
it lp to the standard.
The praise for this excellent
work is due to every one who
handled spade or contributed even
one dollar, but special mention is
due our good friends Mayor Pen
lex, Bun Wyatt, and Joe Robinson
who slept only four hours during
the AS, account of looking after
4 the barbecuing of the hogs and
sheep, Wise Barnhart and G. N.
McMackins, who rode the route
for one week prior to the work
ing. Uncle Kenzi Bennett hated
TO see the hill in front OF his yard
i 60 down, but uncle Kenzi was
game and told the boys to 60
ahead Bro. Sam Holcomb got
his foot tangled up in some har-
ness and in falling, it was said he
rooted up with his head all the
dirt a scoop could move at one
: drag.
Even the little girls had part.
Two crews Of them in buggies
saw that good cold drinking water
was always on hand.
Ifthere is any one man in Car
roll county that deserves praise or
special mention for the good rot 1
agitation and work done on them
it is Wise. Barnhart Of the 18th
district. Mr.. Barnhart, first
started the education and work
] ings or the road known as Barn
Springs public road which runs
BY his home place from Hollow
Rock. He secured 20 teams and
S5 hands living on the road and Id
one day, successfully worked and
s. graded three miles and did the
work il such a substantial way,
that the mail carrier and others
who went over it, began to talk
and it was and is yet splendid
subject to talk about, for the road
was in miserable shape. That
part Of the district is due a total
Of Is days, free work by county
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-26

and Martinique, GONcfncd bY lHt TTV'I dI u VVTII
having the classes Of population as the Central
American Republics. enjoy peace and good government.
BIZ, 70 the Rcpublics Of Central America the United
States has said:
we will allow no foreign country to COLOMBO or to
conquer YOU We YOU that your independence
is made certain. You may conduct your own govern.
mcnt and develop your own civilization.
And 50 far, governments have risen ana fallen witn
lghtninglikc velocity and the civilization has resulted
in railroads unbuilt streams unbdgcd, mines unworkcd
and agricultural resources undcvcloped' Furthermore,
that American and foreign capital that has venursi
into these dangerous fields has been and IS now prac
cv at the mercy Of any dcspot any intriguing leader
who may be in power or may seek 10 overthrow ;he eX-
sting government Cattle are killed, crops are de-
stroycd and machinery is slcd and in great major
v Of cases the foreign investor stands quietly by with
ont hope or redress or compensation
This cannot be blamed on the Monroe Doctrine But
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-26
By United States Diplomat

stretched diplomatic unntncsS
(ircltB the United
securely his llI residence
on trcnz'
publish another
has agnt in Of afflicted There
New York. and through that
revolution frequently the understanding being that the vo
collect Ill the destroy the regular govern
then the lanF made the rebellion possible
that world
the deaths and inflicted the population
MORE light this phase OF the matter when III the
A'A last United made
schoolgirls who had been imprisoned
convent by General Mc, the cxi rebel leader After this had been
Admiral Soutlcrnl commander chief OF the Pacific fleet received
from the Of Granada a letter that said:
beloved soil which God has endowed with
ly Of beauty should feel happy and cnncd we had the
well being OF the family but uri
yIco II civilized
stability all well organized society which
canno, istw h0n and
stubborn and bloody the bitterness a day
o5ca rcara about the
pr"ionnatcd
lot which the mother the daughter
thc the all
the things even Tor the HE " INC
chi ldrnw wi the o. O
conflict which
the shores
fulfilled
tranquility that much ongcd for
in urmlt is
the o powerful will
that throughout all her vast and peaceful domain
In remarkable presented with the extraordinary
spectacle Of scId independent government welcoming
an invasion United What does al mcn What are the many
things havcoG constructed the riddle? Let $ anazc 49,
The island Of ST Thomas controlled by the Danes Jamaica ruled by the English
II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-26

-TaHE Central American riddle. There
sJII& il lies below us, full Of mystery,
+U%1 rcdolcnt Of intrigue, productive
80 Of revolution and dcath-just as
s4SS2 we are on the eve Of stepping into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-26
THE, CENTRAL AMERICAN RIDDL]

oni venture me- went 70 New York and
secured the coin, again hypothccating the
same coffee tax.
Naturally, this offended the Englishmcn
who had made the first loan, and the m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-26

HlnE i0rDddcn any other power % take ONcI IIH HMM
stable the governments Of these Republics have not
'nrclvc, met the responsibility that IS upon us rs
result Of this inhibition Mr. Knox claims to have had
real remedy in the case Of Honduras and Nicaragua
It Is the same remedy that is now in effect in the
Dominican Republic, where it evidently works. But
Tins nation, through its Senate. turned II down will
explain 1t further in this article; but for the present
should like TO give illustration Of what is being done
by those Republics under present conditions.
THERE was the exceedingly interesting case Of a
certain President Of a Central American Republic.
ne wanted 70 pay off government debt Of five million
collars, and eager 10 divide another million be
tween himself and his friends. Obviously, the money
MAD to be borrowed; for in Central America II is as
scarce as Is culture in the mountains British interests
Ioancd him the six millions, in return for which he
Obliged TO hypothecatc the coffee tax Of his country.
IN short time he wanted more money, and on his
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-09

follows: On February "a two of our
young sows narrowed 20 pigs. AL
were saved but one. Previous to far.
rowing, in fact all winter, my brood
sows were all fed alike.
In the morning l gave a bunch of
ten sows about a bushel of clover
char from the barn floors, scalded
and stirred into a thick mush with
five quarts of oil meal and one quart
of tankage.
At night they ate somewhat less
than a half bushel of corn. They had
the run of 20 acres of stalk land and
80 acres of grass land,
Inspired by the appearance of such
filters of strong pigs Immediately be-
gan increasing the feed, although pre-
viously having determined not to.
Within three days the sows were
getting three pints of mixture com.
posed of oil meal middlings and tank.
age twice day, and given a good
feed of corn beside.
At this time the manure of the sows
began to give off an odor overlooked by
me entirely. Two more sows narrowed
eight pigs each and saved them all.
l increased them rapidly in feed,
but about that time the trouble began.
Scours appeared.
l cut the slop content at once to less
than a pint Of we'll sailed meal mix.
ture and to three ears of corn. The
pens were thoroughly cleaned, scraped
and freshly bedded.
Scour soon began in the other lit
ter, but showed no serious symptoms,
as these sows had been on heavy feed
only day or two.
From the first two litters five pigs
died between the ages of ten and
twenty days, and others were badly
damaged.
| will say here that pulled them
all through. giving no medicine of any
kind to sows or pigs except plenty OF
salt in the slop.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-09
By A. 0. CHOAT.)

10y a. ~. CttOAT.)
When an animal presents an abnor.
NAL condition of health there must
exist a cause, but too often the ener-
gies of the keeper are bent so much
on finding a cure that the disturbing
cause is entirely neglected.
For scours in pigs there must be a
cause. Scours being me symp-
tom. The condition exist inside the
digestive tract. 1t is doubt. ass a con-
dition of qualification resulting in the
generation of poisons destructive to
the food before it can be assimilated.
To find a cure potent enough to kill
and expel the germs of qualification
from the digestive tract, and still not
injure the animal, is necessary, but by
all means the keeper should endeavor
to discover what caused the presence
of the germs in the first place.
Everyone has heard of cases of pto-
maine poisoning and doubtless all
have experienced cases of sour stom-
ach; between these extremes there
are many types of fermentation that
may infest the digestive tract.
Ptomaine poisoning implies and
demonstrates a heterogeneous article
upon which to work. What is called
sour stomach is simply common fer
mentation of the sugar
1t is well recognized among physi-
clans and chemists that when organic
heterogeneous compounds break up the
simpler compounds are much more
noxious as rule than those given off
by the disintegration of a carbohy-
drate.
From what has been said it may be
easily deduced that when oil meal
middlings or tankage purify in the
digestive tract of an animal the result
would be more serious than if the ma
terial decomposed were corn.
Our experience with seven filters of
pigs during the last two weeks is as
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-09
PlMPLEs ON FACE AND arms

All Howard ST., Dayton, Ohio
"About a year ago my face, neck, arms
and back were beginning to become
afflicted with pimples and blackheads.
My pimples would get very large and
appear to come to a head. II | tried
to open them the pain would be terri
BILE, but nothing could be taken from
them. They itched very badly; l suf-
fered terribly from itching. After
scratching, the pimples would swell
and after the swelling was gone my
face would become very red and re-
main so for some time. My clothing
caused the itching to be worse. When
1t was warm it was utterly impossible
to sleep.
81 used a cream and the more /
used the worse they got. Shortly after,
| read the advertisement Of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and determined to
use them. The itching stopped almost
Immediately. This was about three
months ago and l am entirely cured
now" (Signed) Miss Marguerite p.
Jacobs, Jan. IS, 1918.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample Of each
free with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-09
BUILDING A CONCRETE WALL
Convenient Method of Constructing
Windbreak for Stock Is Given
In Detail and Illustrated.

A very convenient way to build a
wall for a backyard fence, or for a
windbreak for stock, is described by
Cement Age. The wall is built up in
panel sections, about IL feet long, with
foundation extending three feet in
the earth. Supporting one end of this
panel, and built up at the same time,
is a large concrete post. The other
end of the panel is keyed into the
mortise in similar large post nodded
at the previous operation, as shown
IN the sketch.
The forms for the panel are simply
two Independent walls of one-inch sid
Ing fastened on uprights of two by
four inch material, spaced about two
feet apart. The mold for the post is
a box open on one face and at both
ends. The open side butts against
the end supports of the panel forms
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-10-09
After a Pleasant EVENING.

Mr.. Sydney Buxton told an anus
ing story for the purpose of illustrat-
ing point at recent dinner Az
certain convivial soul, who had been
invited to dine with a friend, whose
house was at the end of dark and
muddy lane, was advised TO bring a
big lantern. After very jovial eve.
ming the convivial one left and strug-
gled home through the mud, firmly
gripping his heavy burden by the
handle. Next morning he received
this message from his host: Here.
with your lantern; please return par
rot and cage"