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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-02-14
THE WEBB BILL
Passes House and Senate and
VIII Become Law

After an all day debate the
United States senate last Monday
substituted what is known as the
Webb bill for the Kenyon.Shep-
herd bill, and passed it by a bic
majority. The friends of the
!, measure were in the ratio Of 81
to 90.
In the house last Saturday the
Webb bill, after a hot debate, was
passed, the vote being 240 to IS.
This is the bill that was substituted
and passed ID the senate Monday.
The bill will have to 90 back to
the house for passage again, as the
senate only substituted it for a SEN
ate bill, making it a senate meas
ure. The house will pass it at
once, its friends think, and then
it will 60 to President Taft for his
signature.
Senator Webb made the hit of
the session with his address in sup
port Of the Kenyon-Sanders bill.
He spoke for an hour, and was
given close attention. At the con-
clusion of his speech the specta-
tors in the galleries applauded en-
Enthusiastically in spite of the efforts
Of the attendants to prevent. Only
the threat of the acting president
of the senate. Mr.. Bacon, to have
the galleries cleared, finally re-
stored order.
All the Tennessee members Of
both the senate and house voted
for the measure with the exception
OF Congressman Mcclellan, of the
Memphis district.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-02-14
William DeForest Peck

William DeForest Peck, aged
about 68 years. died at the home
of his brother, a few miles from
town, last week, from the effects
of jaundice. The remains were
taken to Blue Rapids, Kan, for
interment, where one of his sons
live. Another son and two daugh-
ters live in Nebraska. Mr.. Peck
was born in Indiana and had been
living in Carroll county about three
years. He was a clever man and
made many friends among our
people.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-02-14

been made since the opening OF
this school, under the direction OF
Noel Coleman. Mr.. Coleman is
an able instructor and a splendid
teacher, and has won the confidence
of bis many friends in this vicin-
ity. The patrons are very much
enthused over the condition Of the
school and are putting forth every
effort to make j one of the best
schools in Carroll county.
A large part of mental training
is furnished by parents and teach
ers. If the schoolmaster had no
hand in forming minds and char
acter the doors of our schools and
academies might as we'll be closed.
We all have two educations, one
from others and another which we
give ourselves" 1t is this last ed
ucation which determines our
standing in society, and our fate
hereafter. There is sure to come
a time when those who have ne
elected to educate themselves in
early life will see the great mis-
take they have made, and regret
it when, perhaps, it is too late.
ONEL H. JOINER.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-02-14
MADE NEW BOND
John Hopper's Bondsmen Gave
Him Up

John Hopper, the young man
who ran a restaurant and pool
room for some time at Irrelevant,
and who was under bond for his
appearance at the February term
of court for violating the four
mile law, was brought here from
Dickson last Sunday by Sheriff
Alden. Mr.. Hopper's bondsmen
having given him up. Tuesday
Hopper succeeded in making a new
bond and returned to Dickson.
Hopper is operating a pool table
and restaurant in Dickson, but his
former bondsmen became uneasy
and turned him over to the sheriff.
There are eleven whisky cases
against Hopper in the circuit court.
Read the Democrat for ell the
Carroll county news. Order it
now-$1 per year
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-02-14
MRS. COOK INJURED
Vessel in Which She Was Cook
ing Fruit ExpIodes

A Milan special to last Tuesdays
Democrat contained the following:
Mrs. Mallie Cook, residing two
miles from here, was cooking dried
fruit this morning on top Of the
cooking stove with the vessel lid
closed tight. She was standing
over it when it exploded. throwing
the hot gases all over her face and
head, seriously injuring her eye
sight. Her face was seyerally
scalded and badly disfgured.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-02-14
IRRELEVANT DONGS
Items Of Interest From a Live
and Progressive Town

! T. P. Hayes, of Mckenzie,
bought the Isaac l.. Argo bank
rupt stock of goods at Irrelevant
and has taken charge. He will
sell the stock out at Irrelevant.
! B. G. Lundy has ordered a car
of ground lime to sell to the farm
ers of the Irrelevant community to
use upon their soil in making
their ground more productive.
Romney Ware, Oliver Sloan and
Clarence Wingo have made split
log drags and when the time comes
they are going to have them used
on the roads Of Irrelevant and
community. The good roads spirit
is taking hold of the people of this
community and it is believed good
results will follow.
E. A. Bryant sold a registered
Jersey COW last week to Fred and
Peyton Jones, of Atwood, for $1lO.
Mr.. Bryant sold another Jersey to
the same parties for $40. T. II.
Jones, of Atwood, paid Walter
Holt $50 for a year old Jersey
heifer. Fine cattle are in demand
always at good price. Strange
more farmers do not give atten-
ton to the raising of such cattle.
Sol Springer, who lives between
Irrelevant and Atwood, had a fine
5000 mare to get her foot fastened
in the barn. He undertook to re-
lieve her by the use of an axe and
in some way struck the animals
leg, cutting it so badly that she
was ruined. Mr.. Springer, we
understand, finding the injury so
serious that she could be Of no
more service, had the mare killed.
The Bank of Irrelevant sent to
Washington for 1000 farm bulle-
tins. They were soon taken by
the farmers and 1900 more we're
ordered. The farmers are reading
these bulletins more than ever be-
fore. There never has been a time
when farmers showed so much in
terest in scientific agriculture as
now, and we will see good results.
These bulletins furnish interesting
reading whether the advice given
is followed or not.
Trezevant people are spending
much of their time talking about
the big meeting which was recently
held in the Cumberland Presby-
terian church. The meeting was
conducted by two young ladies',
Miss Ella Morrison doing the
preaching and Miss Essie Morris
leading the music. They were
both from Nashville and were hol-
mess people. They did work that
attracted large crowds, and there
we're several conversions, some of
the hardest hearted people in the
town being converted. The meet
ing lasted ten days and there were
twelve or fifteen conversions.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-02-14
Against Drainage
Editor Democrats

Editor Democratic
AS the drainage of Beaver creek
is being discussed and as / have
land along this creek, ] want to
make a protest against it.
AS / understand, the land along
Beaver creek is to be organized
into drainage district and the
contract let and the expense
charged up against the land owner,
giving the contractor lien on the
land until paid. These contracts
are usually let by a committee
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-02-14
Mrs. F. H. Brinkley

Mr.. F. H. Brinkley died at her
home ID the Twenty-fourth district
Thursday of last week. The cause
of her death was typhoid pneu-
monia. She was about 40 years
old, a member Of the Baptist
church and a most excellent
christian woman. She is survived
by her husband and six children.
She had many friends who regret
her death. The burial occurred
Friday at the Mount Comfort
burying ground.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-02-14
School Items

Robinson's school near Whit
thorne, opened last November
with twenty pupils, and at pres
ent it has an average Of sixty pu-
pills daily. Great progress has
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Humorous department.

Dope on Natural History.-Luke Lea,
United States senator from Tennessee,
told this story to illustrate how big
and unprincipled corporation may dis
regard the sufferings Of the private in
diyiduals 1T victimizes, says the Pop
ular Magazine. fs
Rastus, a colored man and convert
to religion, stood on the bank Of the
Mississippi river preparatory to being
baptized. With one foot in the water,
he saw an alligator far out in the
stream, and hesitated. The more the
parson urged him to advance, the more
Uncle Rastus declared his determina-
tion not to go into the alligator's ele-
ment.
Come right on in, bruddah," insist
ed the parson. 'Whut de mattah wifi
you? II your faith done stumbled? /
calls your attention de fac dat when
de whale swallowed Jonah, God AL
mighty smit de whale on de back wifi
a wagon spoke, an de whale cas- him
up on dry Ian. Don't you know dat II
YOU has faith an er alligator swallows
you, he win cas- you up on de SAN"
sDat,s all right 'buot whales an Jo-
nah,s," replied Rastus,' but you don
understan' desc Mississippi gators. II
ever one of dem swallows a niger,
hen go off an go to sleep, an forgit all
about him" e
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Grievance Easily Attended To.-The
late Senator Quay Of Pennsylvania
distributed both state and Federal pa
tronage, and was strong for his
friends" An old soldier living in Bea-
yer, Quay's home, applied for job.
His pension was insufficient to main
tain him. 80 h
"oh, go down to Harrisburg and I'll
arrange r. have you cut grass around
the capitol grounds" Quay told him.
That was in the days Of the padded
payroll. The veteran presented his
credentials. He was not assigned to
any work, his chief duty being to re-
main at his hotel. For three months
he drew his salary without giving the
state any service. His conscience
troubled him and he went to Washing
ton to see Quay.
i've been at the capitol three
months and was paid for doing moth
ing,s' he said. so decided would
quit and come to see you about 1t. In
fact, senator, there is no grass there to
cut" - '-a& - -
well, why in blazes didn't you wait
till the grass grew?" replied Quay.
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took over the policy adopted by the
last administration and he has
clung to that. The change will come,
If any comes, just as soon as he has
received a full report from the investi-
CATION he is now having made. The
Immediate acceptance Of the resig-
nation of Henry Lane Wilson, ambas-
sador to Mexico, who was charged
with fore-knowledge of the assassi-
nation Of President and Vice Presi-
dent Suarez, will be one Of the first
acts of the president after he receives
the report. The ambassador will be
ordered to proceed to the United
States at once and the embassy will
be turned over to the first secretary.
No successor to Ambassador Wilson
will be named until 1t has been de-.
cided what policy the United States
will adopt. In addition to being dis
satisfied with the reports received
from Mexico, the president Is not at
all pleased with the enforcement OF
the neutrality laws along the border.
He does not hold the army RESPONSE
BILE, but he does blame the last ad-
ministration. President Wilson will
insist that the neutrality laws be en-
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Satan's Survivor.-Two lawyers in
New York were walking along the
street discussing the subject as to
whether the Irish were as witty as
they were reputed to be. No. 1 didn't
think they were. "All right" says No.
2; there comes one now. You stop
him and ask him a question"
When Pat came along No. 1 says:
Say Pat, did you know the devil was
dead?"
Pat looked very thoughtful for a
moment, then slipped his hand into his
pocket, drew out a coin and handed 1t
to the lawyer. well, we'll. What's
this forf' asked the lawyer.
Says Pat: Sure, indade, in the
country where came from we always
give aims to the orphans. s."-National
Food Magazine.
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REAL ESTATE

IF IT'S BARGAINS YOU ARE LOOK
: ING FOR, THEN WATCH MY LIST.
w. A. McAfee Place--158i Acres,
Sd miles from Yorkville, on Old Rock
Hill road; 3-horse farm openi about
SO acres Oak and Hickory timber; Q
tenant houses, barn, crib, .etc. Bound
ed by two branches, one on east and
other on west, and by lands Of Jos. e.
Hart, j. e. Sadler and others. This
Is something nice. = ~ sg,
DIR. w. G. White--(1) Sherer Place
Of so acres. tenant house, good barn
and cotton house; splendid orchard;
good well Of water; adjoins lands Of
d. L Shieder, Sam Ferguson and 9TH
ers Money here for some one. Who?
CD nice lots on Charlotte street
This properly is SO situated that sew
erage connection may be had without
difficulty. (3) 4 nice lots on East
Liberty street, part Of Steele property.
II you are looking for delightful
home site, then here you are. sr
Thoe. +. McDow residence on Kings
Mountain Street. Lot 63x161 feet. g.
room dwelling with large porch closet.
New roof. Windows, doors all screen
ed. Water, lights and sewerage. In
fact, a modern home. Do you want It?
Then don't delay.
Mrs. F. A. Rose Lot on Main Street
The best business stand In town. You
w. b. Wilson lot on Southern Rail-
way, 131x330 feet, adjoining D. 7.
Woods ane others. Good terms on
this. Ag.-t .lf e4e.
w. j. Fewen place; 100 acres, one
mile from town on Ridge Road, ad-
joining lands Of Latta, Roth and 9TH
ers. 65 acres In cultivation, balance
In pasture and woods. 5-room dwell
ling; one tenant house; barn and other
outbuildings. Good well water, with
pump attachments. It's nice. Just
let me show 1t to you. 1t won't take
long. laA -
The walter w. Love Place-117
acres, one mile from town on Lincoln
ton road. 10-room dwelling and other
outbuildings, It's a bargain.
walter Rose place, 81 acres. one
forth mile from town on Charlotte
road. 1t will pay you to see me about
this place.
The Lowry (Pardue) Place-212
acres II miles for Delphos. A good
bargain for someone. 1b
The e. N. Stephenson (Seahorn)
Place-154 acres, Al miles from town;
Q tenant houses and other outbuild-
ings. 3-horse farm. Good, strong
land. It's sure a bargain.
20 Shares Loclxmore Mill Stock
For quick sale I will make the price
very interesting.
Miss Ida DeLoach residence on
Cartwright Avenue.
M. E. Plexico residence on Kings
Mountain Street.
w. L. wallace residence on Cali
fornia Street.
Spencer-Diclkson residence on Kings
Mountain Street.
Mrs. w. 8. Peters residence on West
Madison Street.
NJ. w. White residence on Lincoln
Avenue.
I. w. johnson lot on East Liberty
Street-a beauty.
Kings Mountain Heights and O. e
are ideal building lots.
Spencer lots on Broad Street. These
Geo. w. Williams
REAL ESTATE BROKER.
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TUESDAY, MAYhIa, 1873.
forced against all Mextcans alike. He
will not permit the government In any
way to aid some particular faction.
colonx live. az In ths past.-Wrap-

Colony Lives as In the Past.--Wrap-
ped in the dark superstition OF the
middle ages, a colony Of Russian Cos
sacks still endeavors to hide itself
away in Anatolia, Asia Minor, AFFORD
ing a rare field for research for the
student of the historical. About 5000
Of the forefathers Of these Cossacks
left Russia for voluntary exile $50
years ago. Their departure was occa-
stoned by an attempt to enroll their
names for census purposes In writing.
According to the creed Of these peas
ants, the writing down Of their names
jeopardizes their chances Of salvation,
for II involves the curse of Antichrist,
enabling him to set his seal upon them.
During the whole Of this time the Cos
sacks have kept their identity abso-
lutely intact. They speak Russian
dialect bearing the same relation to
the language Of the present day as does
our modern English 20 that Of Chau-
Ger. They wear the Russian dress Of
three centuries ago, and even grow
herbs, uncultivated elsewhere In Ana
tolia, to make the dishes that were the
food of medieval Russia. s.1
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REAL DIPLOMAT
How Famous Englishman Got Refresh
merits Without Money.

How Famous Englishman Got Refresh-
merits Without Money.
There is a story, appropriate to st.
Patrick's Day, about Henry Labouc-
chere.
"Labouchere, the editor Of Truth, led
a wild and harum -scarum life in his
youth, and often would find himself
without a cent
while an attache Of the British en-
bassy, young Labouchere one day turn
ed up hungry and penniless in New
York. At noon, with his usual reckless
daring, he entered Broadway chop
house-one Muldoon's-and ordered a
modest meal. But he had no idea how
he would pay for this meal. Perhaps
he would leave his hat or boots in
pledge for 1t. AS he pondered the mat
ter he noticed that the walters. who
were staring at him oddly, were all
Irishmen. Were the walters aware Of
his lack of funds? His luncheon SEEM
ed strangely long in coming. But just
then q waiter bent over him and whis-
pered: ..s.
II beg pardon, sir; but are you the
patriot Meagher?"
Now Meagher, Labouchere knew,
had aided Smith O'Brien in his Irish
rising, had been deported to Australia,
and had escaped thence to New York.
The ready young man, in answer to the
walters question, put his forefinger
upon his lip. Hush" he murmured.
And he looked round the room cautl-
ously. og,...,
It was at once felt that Labouchere
was the patriot Meagher. And so the
choicest wines were set before him,
and, in place of the modest chop he had
ordered, a luncheon of nine or ten ella
borate courses was brought on. - Z
At the end, lighting one of the estab-
|lishment's finest cigars, Labouchere de-
manded his bill. His waiter smiled.
retired, and soon came back with a big,
handsome man-the proprietor himself,
The proprietor, bending over the youth,
said earnestly:
From one like you, a sufferer in the
good cause can take no money. 1t has
been a privilege to serve you, sir. Per-
nit brother patriot to shake you by
the hand"
And Labouchere shook hands with
the proprietor and with the dozen wait
ers, and stalked forth into the cold
world with the stern, sad, but indomi-
table look which it seemed to him that
an exiled patriot should wear.
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HAVANA A FOREIGN CITY
Cuban Capital Rich When the United
States Was q Wilderness.


Americans driving to their hotel
through Havana's narrow and noisy
streets invariably exclaim that 1t
seems to them "as If they were
abroad" The question-to borrow
phrase from the widely travelled, but
unemotional Mr.. Baedeker-"need not
detain them long" They are abroad.
Havana is not merely like a foreign
town.; 1t Is foreign town. It has It's
own odd look, its special picturesque
ness, it's own tumultuous life, writes
Harrison Rhodes in the metropolitan.
1t abounds in unknown dishes and
strange fruits, and upon the hot tropic
night It pours out half-barbaric music
and queer melancholy songs.
The long traditions Of the Spanish
dominion Of the two Americas still
cling about Havana's fortresses and
the palaces, churches and monastertes
of her ancient streets. She was
proud, rich city, the entrepot OF the
west when our northern mainland
was wilderness. And now in the
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= Conditions in Mexico have become
so bad and the reports from there
so colored that President Wilson is
having a special investigation made
that he may properly shape the course
Of the United States toward the south
ern republic. This became known in
Washington yesterday. when the as
sertion was made that the president
is not yet ready to recognize any
factions operating in Mexico. When
he assumed office, President Wilson
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-12

Spotted lt.-Some boy friends of
Darwin once plotted surprise for the
great naturalist. Capturing a cent?
pede, they glued on to it a beetles
head, the wings of a butterfly and the
long legs of a grasshopper. Then put
ting the creature in a box, they took 1t
to Darwin, and asked him what 1t
could be-, explaining that they had
caught it in the fields. Darwin looked
It over carefully.
did it hum when you caught it?'
he asked.
E "Oh, yes, sir" they answered, nudg-
ing one another, at hummed like ev-
erything."
Then" said the philosopher, it's a
humbug. ."-Harper's Weekly.
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Her Healthy MISUNDERSTANDING Il.
James, son Of the late Prof. William
James and editor Of the Liberator, who
has come to America to champion Ed
ward Mylius, retained at Ellis Island
because he Ibelled King George, SAID
in Concord that the object OF his pa
per, published in Paris. is to change
monarchies into republics.
"And gradually" said Mr.. James,
"rnonarchies are changing into repub-
lics-Portugal and China have chang
ed within the last few years. ..
"Monarchies are doomed, and not
the least benefit of their passing Is
the abolishing of the special privileges
that members Of the old, aristocratic
families always enjoy under monar-
chical rule" .... -..
Mr.. James smiled and continues:
"The new lady Of the castle was
unconsciously a true republican who
said:
There are the graves Of the for
mer owners ancestors. My ancestors,
she added, proudly, are all living
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quite Natural for Him-He had

Quite Natural for Him.-He had
just arrived in Colorado Springs. and
presuming his. neighbor on the sani-
tarium piazza to be alfellow invalid, he
opened conversation with him along
the most natural lines. ........... -
"And is the air here" he began, "as
good for the health as they say 1t is?"
rs it," exclaimed the other. Well,
now, I should rather say it is! Why,
when ] first came here had no
strength at all. couldn't possibly have
walked across this piazza. had hardly
O hair on my head, and as for weight,
why, you almost could have weighed
me on the letter scales in the office
there!"
"You don't say! And have you been
here long?" ...a.
"Uh, huh, some time. You see I'm
the proprietor's son, and was born
here" ...
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Cuban twentieth century she Is a
crowned, thriving, gay metropolis,
with her own pride, her own tropic
airs and graces, her own wholly un-
American individuality. She may be
crowded in the brief winter season
with American tourists, may contain
(as indeed she always has containeO
a considerable American business col
ony, and may be q refuge for derelicts
and vagabonds straight from the pages
Of o. Henry, Richard Harding Davis
and other Nplings of Spanish -Ameri-
ca; still she is always the old Havana,
the Cuban capital Of Cuba.
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One on the Judgs-A well known
Judge recently dined at hotel in Dub
lin, where the man who takes charge
Of the hats is celebrated for his mem
ory about the ownership Of headgear.
How do you know that this is my
hat?" the judge asked, as his hat was
handed to him.
81 don't know 1t, SIR" said Pat.
Then why did you give it to me?"
replied the judge.
Because you gave 1t to me, sir, u
said the man, without moving a mus
Gle of his face.
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Edgar Knew Them.-The teache,

Edgar Knew Them.-The teacher
was hearing her class of small boys in
mathematics.
Edgar" she said, IF your father
can do a piece of work in seven days,
and your Uncle William can do it in
nine days, how long would 1t take both
of them to do it?"
They would never get it DONE" an
swered the boy, earnestly. They would
sit down and tell fish stories. New
York Evening Post.