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The Dermott news., 1913-10-23
Woman Held Up in Her Home.

Ozark called to her front door Mrs. Nouce Grahog was confronted b two men Nho ordered her to throw ur her hands While one man kept her covered wlth d revolver tho other searched the house Mrs Grahoc was forced to remove Der stoekiues to show tlat sh, had no money con e,led iu them The robbers escaped With a small amount of booty. over ioo.ia@ Si0 winch had been hidden n teapot
The Dermott news., 1913-10-23

Clarendon The first annual school fair for Monroe county, he'd at Caren don. was pronounced q great success by all vho attended AllcndaIc school won the flag offered as prize for the best rural school parade and also the banner for tho best alrie1lt0ral cY- hfhi Ft.hueh school Won the prize for the best exhibit of rural school work Walter Owens of clarendon " on the prze tor the best individual agricultural exhibit Brinkieg @ou lhy prize for the best parade ns special school district
The Dermott news., 1913-10-23
sin Crowd al callne Fair-

Benton The Su,ne county fsts was held here vlth large crowd tn attendance. The opening scene was 'he parade. wh,a consisted of floats secret orders. schools. the featar, being the school section. About S0. school children bearing banners. sins ing na ional airs were in line.
The Dermott news., 1913-10-23
Arkansas Postmasters Named.

Washjngton, b C CoHCressmau W. $. Goodwin has recommended tn" apFontm,ut of ! F.. Lceper to sue cced Mrs Ruby N Jones resigned ae postmaster at Dormott, Ark, and C. A Harris to succeed t. L. louos, resign. ed. as postmaster at Junction City The offices pgt $l1oo oa $l3on, re spcCtiEely.
The Dermott news., 1913-10-23
Land Company Chartcre d

Little Rock Articles Of 1ucorpora tioa of the ChicasaWba Land and De eelopment Company of BlytheEille Wera filed with the secretary of state. The company is capitalized al 5000 Of ficers are w. NJ. Shauyhe, president. W. W. HoHipeter. vice president An brey Conway. secretary and N. E. Williams, treasurer
The Dermott news., 1913-10-23

Mr. 0ldfield tine wife of the con cressman from the First Arkansas dis triot. has won distinction since her er trance ihto Washington society hN being declared enc of the prctttest women in congressional circles.
The Dermott news., 1913-10-23
Happenings in Arkansas
GETS SI0.O0O FROM
 THE SHIREY ESTATE
MRS SPARKS BRYANT PROVES SLAIN MAN PROMISED HER
 REWARD

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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17

Old newspapers for sale at this Office
zoe per 100, generous count.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17

years. and at times became so bad
would become unconscious. / have bee
found in that condition many timed
Physicians did not seem to be able "a
do me any good. / would becomd
weak and for days at a time could id
no work. Not long ago l got bod
Of DIR. Miles Laxative Tablets. and
after using them found had nevei
tried anything that acted in such d
mild and effective manner. believd
} I have at last found the remedy thai
suits my case"
Thousands of people are suffered
from habitual constipation and
while possibly realizing something
of the danger of this condition, yea
neglect too long to employ prope3
curative measures until serious ILL
ness often results. The advice d
all physicians is, keep your bowel
Clean" and it's good advice.
DR.. Miles Laxative Tablets ar
sold by all druggists, at rs cents
box containing rs doses. If no
found satisfactory, your money !
returned.
NILES MEDICAL CO.. EIkh.r+ ie4s
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17
Caroline Chapel.

Sbeci0i 10 lie Mans
Picking blackberr!es seems to be the
order of the day.
A. A. Spears of Chattanooga, is Wis
iting homefolks.
j. 7. Billingsley and son, L. L. /,
spent one day last week at the Lock
and dam.
Will Griffith, of Wbitwell, spent
Sunday with his father, D. M. Grit
tn.
Miss Ethel Privett, and sister. JOS
lie, have Just returned from a few days
visit in Dunlap with their uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Green Evans.
John Billingsley and best girl, Miss
Stella Privett, attended Sunday school
Sunday. Aas
L. L. Billingsley went to the sing
ing at Sardis Sunday evening.
Miss Jennie Hatfield, of Dunlap, will
arrive Friday and be the guest of Der
cousins Misses Stella aud Pearl Priv
EFT
Grover Gates sure did look sad Sun
day. Wonder why1
A. A. Spears and Miss Ruth Griffith
looked pleased Sunday.
Miss Pearl Privett returned home q
few days ago from Dunlap where she
had been visiting her friend, zelda
Haskew, and cousin, Jennie Hatfield.
Miss Haskew gave Miss Privett par
ty Tuesday night which was highly
enjoyed by host Of friends.
There will be graveyard working
here Saturday Let as many as possi-
BILE come and bring tools toswork with !;
also we'll klled baskets.
j. A. Privett went to Victoria, one
day last week.
Dee andaWill Ross passed through
these diggins this morning.
L. L. Billingsley and best girl, Miss
Pearl Privett, attended Sunday school
Sunday
Wake up, friends and let us hear
from all the places. l like to read all
your pieces. Bright Eyes,
EasA-s
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17

The country 10 facing grave prob
Iems, the solution OF which must
come from a clear understanding of
conditions, and immediate action.
The work Of man in dealing with
the forests and soils, which we're
given for use, and not for abuse,
may aptly be compared to the work
of smaller forms of life, such az the
bolI-weevli and army worm. The
great creator probably views II In
this light. Devastation is apparent
on every hand, in denuded hills and
CALLED and quilted fields.
For thie reason and for many
others the National Conservation
exposition to be held at Knoxville
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17
AGAINST FOREST FIRES.

The following dispatch to the Nash
Vile Tennesseau from SouthPittsburg,
relates the formation of a commenda-
BILE movement:
"a mass meeting of the citizens of
the southern part of Marion county
has been called to meet I'M this city on
July 90 to take steps to protect the
mountains around this city from the
annual fires which destroy thousands
of dollars worth of timber and other
property each year. These fires are
generally started by hunters and be-
fore it can be checked, destroy the
timber and fences, 1t is proposed to
create a fuud sufficient to offer a re-
ward tdat will lead to the arrest and
conviction of the guilty parties. X
B. Patton, a resident of the mountain,
who has recently suffered great loss
bv these fires, has started the move
meut and the entire citizenship of the
city is assisting him. -
The fact is that for years and years
the timber wealth of the mountain has
been burned up. No young growth OF
future timber is standing, and very
little remains except trees that are
large enough to escape the ravages OF
fires. The natural sequence of this is
that instead Of having heavily timber
ed mountain sides and tops, in few
years there will only remain trees that
are worthless Besides this there is
the question of soil fertility to consid-
or. Burn over an area Of mountain
top year after year, and its fertility is
gone. All the detritus of de:ayed
leaves and twigs is consumed and there
Remains nothing but scorched EARTH
The mountain tops should be covered
with black mould instead of the
thinest kind OF SOIL as it is now. and
this is what years of forest fires has
done for it. Besides these items, how
can any person bs urged to set ont or
chards on the mountain tops, when in
a night they may be destroyed by a
forest fire, unless a care taker is in
charge, or the soil is kept absolutely |
free from weeds or grass.
The South Pittsburg movement is a
good one, and in few years there
will be convictions for setting forest
flies just as much as for stealing or
any other crime.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17
Exposition Planned for Whole People and for Postery

next fall will mark a most impor-
tant slept In the worlds work.
The exposition 10 Of nationwide
importance, and timely. II will not
be celebration, like other large
sxpositlons. II looks forward
pointing the way to better eondi-
tions. Il 10 In line with the ad-
vaneed thought Of the day. 1t will
STAND second to no enterprise of
recent years AZ an agency for the
promotion Of the general welfare.
The great plans and purposes Of
this exposition are being carried
out for the benefit Of the whole peo-
pie and Of postsrity.-From state
ment made by W. N. Goodman, Di-
rector General Of Exposition.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17

told it you would have never
own it. You might have wondered
how and where did our honorable
board get so much money to accom-
piish such wonderful amount of
needed Improvements, and our school
just continuing on as usual.
This board has tried in every way
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17

ESDENTS of Sequachie have all the privileges
with water service equal to any first class CITY, The supply
ire Cumberland Mountain from springs $50 feet elev
Three miles # pine laid.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17
TYPHOID FEVER FINDS
VICTIMS At WHITWELL

Several cases Of typhoid fever are re-
ported at Whitwell and vicinity. Ow-
ing to the drouth the water in wells
had become contaminated. and this is
alleged to be the cause of the conta-
gion.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17

Many cases Q
typ old fever
appendicitis a nj
other severe di5
eases are traes
able to prolonge|
clogging Of til
bowels. Regard
t h e effects d
constipation, q
f. Ayers, 8 Sab
ST., Montpeiid
VT, says:
Il was Afflicted
with constipatio|
and hilio,ienesS n
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17

STATE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO, 90
LUCAS COUNTY, 90
FRANK. CHENEY makes oath that
he Is the senior partner OF the firm OF
f. J. CHENEY & CO., doing business in
the City Of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED Doll
LARS for each and every case Of Ca
TARRH that cannot be cured by the use
of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of Deem Der,
A. ID. 1886.
A. G. GLEASON,
t--' Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
E. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Fami ly Pills are the best.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17

The News--only SOC a year.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17
AARD MEMBER.
NY 8, 1918.
DIT All Laxatives.

tion, headache, indiges-
dVg6epsia, use DR.. Kings
Pills. Paul Mathulka, of
N. Y, says they are the
all laxatives. )" They are a
b all my family and / always
at home. :" Get a box and
Price CSC Recommended
we'll Drug Co., of Whitwell.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17
BONDS SHOULD Be ISSUED
Editors News:

| Editors News:
! As one who is very much interested
in the progress aud success of our pub
| lie schools and one vino stands with,
aud holds an equal position at the
head of school matters in Marion coun-
ty, l would love to beg a little space
in the columns of your extensively
circulated paper, to pencil few of
my earnest and honest thoughts, de-
sires and wishes concerning our
schools, especially the schools in our
rural districts. We find by looking
over the great school fields in oul
county that oui rural school districts
are woefully neglected, and have been
ever since the public free school sys-
TEN has been inaugurated.
In the first place, we have never had
adequate school buildings to accommo-
date and encourage students, teachers
or patrons to cause them to properly
assist themselves to take hold and en-
ter into the matters as they should.
You may look at it from every stand
point and the whole thing is handi-
capped We will take, for instance,
some of our out of the way mountain
districts, and we find few children
in certain localities who, naturally
speaking, appear bright and show an
intelligent look, but you meet them or
go to their homes and they will run
from you like scaled cats, speak to
them, especially if you are stranger,
and note their demeauor and answer.
if you get any answer at all. You
will find that they hardly know
straight up. Now, pray tell me
what is the cause Did God create
them that way Did he not endow
them with the capabilities as other
children who have been reared in bet
ter prepared or better cared for com
munities' Who, say, is to blame'
| say those who have had the reins Of
this great educational matter in hand
sre to blame, and now l think the
time is fully come for us to look into
these matters and adjust them as much |
so as lieth in our power We have no |
right to neglect those poor little tots |
because they live over yonder some |
where their parents are trying |
to liw) to keep soul and body together |
and have no educational facilities.
say we are the ones to look into
these matters and see that they are ed
1cated out of these clark pits" and
encourage them to make useful men
ana women. We know not how much |
real Intelligence there is shut up in
;hese little fellows craniums if it
,ould only be developed.
Now, the great question is, how are
We going to remedy these things. In
he first place, they have to have some
place to meet or assemble so
hey can be taught Well. we look
'round and find no place at all suita-
lie for this purpose. Then we have to
AXE the matter up and prepare them
ommodious house where they can get
ogether and be comfortable while they
re forced to stay. Well, how are we
,oirg to accomplish this, by taking
he money that has been gathered by
ur tax gatherers and donated by our
,reat. big-hearted representatives
rom the general state funds for the
xpress purpose of educating the poor
hildren of our great te. and. anpro-
riate it to the building and AjKpg
ouses SO they may be COM !.
lated while they are at
Utting our school sugmi & *
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17

possible to better conditions, but their
hopes and aims are handicapped now.
The only question now is, shall we
take the SEQ, 900 or $25, 600 out of the
county school funds this year and do
this work, or shall we just let those
who have already got their comfort
able buildings enjoy the benefits of
our moneys to the exclusion of the
poor little rurak 'tots," who can't
have these privileges and blessings on
of the conditions? What, say
Mr.. RAader, stop and think
Ert kders, we hope you
his matter from every
etermiue in your own
3 & possibly be done with
With the good work
Relative to the uplift-
ent of our country, es-
way of education.
Paul says: "Let there
emong you, be perfect
Mn the same mind
cement, seeing eye
the same thing
pass. sentence we
lence in the case,
Partially, for /
ervant is we'll
Ibetterment of our
lily,
kARD MEMBER.
a y 8, 1918.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17
A. G. GLEASON,
For Sale.

Eighteen acres unimproved land, on
ridge east of Whitwell, 200 yards from
new school building. fine, healthy site
with fine view. Will exchange for
stock, cattle or horses.
HENRY HOLLOWAY,
J.17,3t. Whitweli, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-07-17
Constipation, if Neglecte
Causes Serious Illness

Constipation, if neglected, lead
to almost innumerable compiled
tons affecting the general health
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-09-14

e. Frenchwoman has Just superintended
the ceremony attendant on the daily
bath of her prize pig, Mimi.
You have measured the names be-
fore the theaterT' she inquiries in
French.
''Oui, madame" answers the repre-
sentative, drawing a tape measure
from his pocket. And it so happens
that the name of the great Polaire is
exactly four-sixteenths of an inch
larger than those of her confreres."
"Ah!" delightedly. "C'est vrai. Ger
tainement I am pleased. Monsieur
Gest c'est tres charmant. Inform him
that at eighteen minutes after 9 O'Clock
he can visit me for precisely four min
utes."
The scene changes. A boudoir, third
floor, southerly exposure, in the Plaza
hotel, New York. Lady Constance
Stewart Richardson, granddaughter of
the Duke Of Sutherland and daughter
of the Earl Of Cromartie. is walking
swiftly about the room in a terrible
rage. She has Just heard about the
fOur-sixteenths Of an inch difference
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-09-14

THE mere presence OF lilies Of the
valley in my vicinity drives me into a
fury" says Miss Hoffman,. "a stupid
friend Of mine once sent me a box of
them, and they excited me so that
seized a revolver and drove the mes
Senger boy from the ROOM"
Miss Hoffmann's dressing room is to
be located on the extreme left Of the
stage, and in case a portable dressing
room is provided its walls must be of
two thicknesses of canvas painted
black and made completely opaque.
The room must be equipped with a
triple mirror not less than six feet
high. No one not a member of her
company may remain on the stage dur
ing a rehearsal of her act except the
necessary stage hands.
And there arises the inevitable query
that buzzed its way up and down
Broadway when the tour was first an
nounced:
What are they going to do about
dressing rooms?"
In explanation of which let it be I'M
derstood that ordinarily there is but
one star dressing room in eSery thea
ter and that the occupant Of that room
himself or herself as the
star of the visiting attraction.
To add to the confusion the man
ayers faced each Of the three impor-
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to contain the luxurious appointments
indicated in the contracts.
The sight or sound of an alarm clock
irritates Lady Richardson's sensibili-
ties even more than lilies of the valley
do Miss Hoffmann's. Her contract be-
comes null and void if by any chance
she finds an alarm clock in her dress
ing room or at her hotel In London
once she became SO enraged at the
sight Of one Of the hated things that
she hurled, it through a costly plate
glass window. 1t narrowly missed kill
ing a prominent English nobleman
who CHANGED to be passing in the street
below.
Manager Gest also scents serious
trouble over the matter Of perfumes.
Polaire's contract explicitly states that
mo one but herself shall use any sort
Of perfume on the stage, in the dress
ing rooms or in the railway trains dur
ing the tour" She declares that she is
possessed of the exclusive rights to a
certain perfume of such a delicate
and peculiar nature that the presence
OF any other perfume would tend to
destroy its fragrance and thereby in
terfere with her own happiness and
pleasure"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-09-14

Illegal expert, faced the task Of drawins
up the instruments he expostulated:
These are not contracts-nothing
but a series Of attempts to describe in
legal terms eccentric woman's sense
less foibles and to surround the graft
fcatlon of their whims with all sorts
Of impossible and preposterous condi-
TONS"
No less than thirty contracts were
drafted before the acceptances were
finally accomplished, and the legal gen.
tleman, who had always abstained
from the pursuit Of his profession in
theatrical fields, murmured, 'Nevef
again." and turned to the less compli-
Gated trifes Of amalgamating railroads,
preparing tariff revisions- for a con-
gressional committee and other small
matters Of his comprehensive knowl-
edge.
And still it is a matter Of newspaper
record that in various interviews each
of these women has declared herself
perfectly willing to obey my manager
and do all 1 can to make his task
easy"
If tact is able to keep this tan
talizing trio Of temperaments work
ing tremendously together for even
part of season it will indeed be a
triumph. But many husbands and
theatrical managers, who have failed
dismaIly in their efforts to crafty the
whims of only one artistic woman, de-
clare that Mr.. Gest might as well try
to bring the moon to Broadway.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-09-14

glanced back TO see a Iaborer come
tumbling down a ladder beneath a
shower of well seasoned brick.
That afternoon the managers met
and read for the seven hundred and
eighty-ninth time their contracts with
Gertrude Hoffman,, celebrated dancer.
tnimitable mimic and noted versatile
artistic: Polaire, famous eccentric
French actress. and Lady Constance
Standardization, youngest daugh-
ter of a belted line of earls and dam
seuse classique of no small reputa-
ton.
When they finished Mr.. Gest re-
marked % Mr.. Comstock:
That fellow will be out of the hos
pital in a few days and have nothing
more to worry him"
Whereupon Mr. Comstock recalled
the bricklayer with many an envious
thought
For let it be known that the names
Hoffman,. Polaire and Richardson are
synonymous with tempestuOus temper
ament, artistic mood and the eccentric
ity of genius, all Of which covers the
feminine foibles descending from Cleo
patra's reign and all of which Messrs.
Comstock and Gest have had liberal
opportunity to study in the three con-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-09-14

POlaire will not tolerate gardenias
which happen to be Miss Hoffman,
favorite flowers, and Miss Hoffman,
bars lilies Of the valley, of which Lady
Richardson is passionately fond.
Polaire's contract provides that her
dressing room shall be draped from
floor to ceiling with purple hangings
and that under no consideration shall
any other member of the company be
allowed to wear purple at any time.
At the close Of her act butler in pur-
pie livery must be on hand to serve
her with champagne of vintage and
at temperature carefully specified in
the contract.
How jealous Polaire is of her fellow
stars is shown by the clause which
provides for trusted servant of hers
to ring the curtain up and down for
her act This is done for fear the
theater's regular curtain man might be
bribed to deprive her Of her proper
share of applause by lowering the cur
tain too soon.
Tnls Is where the difficulty lies-in
this triple alliance Of antagonistic tenn
peraments, each hoping to rise to sue
cess on the failures of the other two.
Each Of the three stars has not been
with insuring herself getting
what she wants when she wants It,
down to the most inconsequential
things, but she has tried to prevent the
other two from gratifying just as many
Of their pet desires as she could. Many
men of experience in theatrical affairs
maintain that in signing three con-
tracts which conflict so violently in so |
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-09-14

many respects Mr.. Gest has sown the
seeds for crop Of dissensions which
will take the courts years to thrash
out.
Each of the stars insists, for ex-
ample, on a third floor corner room
with southern exposure in the best ho-
tel. This requirement can easily be
met in the large cities, where there are
several hotels of the highest standing,
but what will happen in the small one
night stands where there is only one
good hotel?
The stars demand that their names
shall be printed in type of the same
size in all posters, and each of them
insists that her name shall be the only
one to appear in the theater's electric
sign. Mr.. Gest will doubtless be able
to get around this latter difficulty by
having the artists arrive and leave the
theater at different hours and BY pro-
viding three separate signs, each bear
ing the name of one of the stars. Thus
with a little careful planning 1t will
be possible to have each artist see her
name flashing by itself in electric
lights when she passes the front of the
theater.
None of the temperaments must be
given the slightest precedence over the
others. If their motorcars should
chance to reach the stage door at the
same time they must be drawn up at
The curb in such a way that the dis
lance from the door to each Of the
ears will be precisely the same
Another point on which all three
contracts agree is that art cannot -four