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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
LOOKING OVER
OLD BATTLE SCENES

Overlooking the Tennessee River at
Bridgeport, Ala, is the ramparts of
an old fort, which arouses interest in
visitors to that place. Little is known
about its history, as its construction
and occupancy we're only one of thou
sands of events in the civil war. Capt.
J. G. Lancaster of Jasper, who passed
through Bridgeport in an Ohio regi-
ment enroute to Chickamauga, says
that the Confederates constructed it,
and were routed therefrom. This
week W. M. Welsher, of Mountain
Grove, Mo-, is the guest Of Capt. G.
W. Ferrimore in Bridgeport, coming
there to visit old war scenes. Mr.
Welscher was lieutenant in the 1st
Ohio Light Artillery during the war
and was encamped at Bridgeport and
at Stevenson. For a part of his stay
in Bridgeport be was in command of
the batteries there, the present ruins
on Battery Hill. These batteries are
situated high above the river, COM
manding a most noble view up and
down the stream, and over the ada
cent country. The ramparts are grass
grown and sunken In places with a
wide space in interior where the tents
of the corps were pitched behind the
guns.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
WIREFREAKHALTS
HOBO ROBBERS

Muskogee, Okla, Sept 25. Line
men working on telegraph wires few
miles south of Vinita, overheard three
hobos planning to rob the woman
cashier of theater at Vinita, and
gave the police tip in time to pre-
vent the robbery. The hobos were "in
camp on Bull Creek, and their con-
versation bv some curious freak of ac-
coustics, was carried long distance
over the wires, and the linemen heard
it distinctly.
The cashier admitted that at the
time the robbery was being planned
she had several hundred dollars in the
house. The three robbers .have been
arrested and are being held in custody
on general principles. In the mean
time this particular cashier has made
arrangements to keep her cash in
bank
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
PROSPERITY IN
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Bumper Crops, Fine Hogs and
a Cooperative Creamery.

Winchester, Tenn, Sept 81. Frank
lin county is probably suffering less
from the effects of the European war
than any county in Middle Tennessee.
The wheat crop this year was the arg.
est in years and the farmers are now
gathering fine corn crop. Vely little
cotton is planted in this county. Last
year over, 90, 900 hogs were shipped
from this county and large amount
of cattle and sheep and the local buy
ers state that the prospects are fine for
the best fall and winter shipments
than ever before. During the past
week eleven cars Of hogs have been
shipped from here and number of
cars of cattle. The alfalfa crop will
be cut in about two weeks, which
makes the fifth cutting this season.
1t is estimated that there are about
2, 200 acres in alfalfa in this county,
which is all grown within radius of
five miles of Winchester,
In Winchester is run the only sue
cessful co operative creamery in the
state. During the month of August
the creamery paid to the farmers in
this county the sum of .$15, 600, and
this amount will be exceeded for the
month of September, as the creamery
has already sold over 16, 900 pounds
of butter. The farmers have been
paid 30 cents per pound for butter
fat for September, which they only
have to deliver to their front gate, as
the creamery has wagons that go into
the country every day for the cream.
After the cream is separated the
warm milk is fed to pigs, and this is
valued for feeding purposes at 55
ceats per hundred pounds.
This summer the creamery associa-
tion installed an 80 ton capacity re-
frigerating plant and made and sold
over 1900 gallons of ice cream.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
BIG wheat
CROP PROMISED

Montgomery, Ala. Sept. 25-More
than 100, 600 bushels of wheat will be
raised by Alabama farmers next year,
according to pledges received at the
office of Capt. r. F. Kohl, Commits
sioner of Agriculture. Recently Capt.
Kolb called on the farmers of Central
Alabama to raise $4,000 bushels of
wheat, and stated to them that if this
amount is raised that -four mill will
be installed in Montgomery by Mont
gomery company. Since numerous
responses have arrived at the office of
Capt. Kolb he has taken up the ques-
tion of building -four mills also at Mo-
bile and Birmingham. Plans for the
construction of these mills are being
considered.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
LIVE STOCK BURNED
AT so. PITTSBURC

SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn, Sept.
25.-A large barn belonging to w. F.
Mcdaniel one of Marion county's most
prosperous farmers and citizens was
burned early this week and the dam
age will be considerable. In the barn
was stored fifty bales of hay, two fine
mules and four hogs, all being burn
ed. The barn was situated on the
pike about one mile from this city,
and near the large store of Mcdaniel
& Allan, and was practically new
one. The origin of the fire is un-
known but it is not thought to be the
work of incendiaries.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
Franklin.
SaeciaL k0 Ute MezVs.

Special 10 tie Ne7OS
AS haven't written to the News in
some time. will try and write few
lines today.
Everybody is enjoying the protract-
ed meeting at Bending Chestnut.
They sure ale having some fine preach
ing and large crowd. We hope much
good will be done. Those who attend
ed services at Bending Chestnut Sun
day from Garrison were L. r. Harbi
son and family, W. H. Burns and fam
lily, J. P. Peach and family, W. T..
Povnor and family, Willie and Lena
Locke, Ada HARRISON, W. d. Poynor,
Chop and Luther Foster.
Rev. John B. Spurlocke and Miss
Mary Inman and Mathew Inman were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. P.
Peach one night last week.
Miss Myrtle Burns spent Tuesday
evening with Mrs. J. F. Peach.
Miss Dora Anglin was the guest of
Mrs. Foster one evening last week.
Miss Myrtle Burns was in Hillsboro
one day last week
Mr.. and Mrs, Dick Taylor took din
ner Sunday with their daughter, Mrs
Jim Kelly.
Misses Effie and Ella Anderson had
as their guests Sunday evening, Miss
es Myrtle Burns, Eula Parham, Finas
Marlin, Susie and Ada HARRISON, Lee
ma Locke, Willie Locke, Clarence Sud
berry, Sam Parnam, John Davis, Wal
lace and Roy Burns, Collie and Joer-
rah Fox. Charlie and Ewin Fox.
Roy Burns was at Boston one day
last week.
Mrs. Joe Ables died in Nashville at
the hospital last week, She was bur
led at Boston Thursday She leaves
husband, two daughters and two sons
to mourn her loss The bereaved fam
lily haye our deepest sympathy.
J. P. Peach and family attended ser
vices at Sycamore Sunday.
Seems like all the people are in a
great hurry to get thru making sor-
ghum.
Miss Myrtle Burns visited Misses
Matte and Lena Locke Thursday
morning.
John Anderson is visiting his moth
er, Mrs. Tennie Anderson.
Bro Stephens preached fine SER
mon at Garrison Sunday morning
Ruth and Elliott Burns visited Paul
inc, Bertha and Doyle Peach Satur-
day.
Miss Vernon Meacham has returned
home after visit to her sister, Mrs.
Will Springer.
guess everybody is enjoying the
cool weather now because it has been
SO warm.
Well, what has become of "Uncle
Tom" haven't read any of his piec-
es in some time. He must hurry up
and write, for like to read his piec-
es Mothers Darling.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
REGISTRATION NOTICE,

The books of registration will be OPP,
en- Oct. 7.s-9, 1914, for the supple,
mental registration of qualified voters
and the following registers have been
named to hold said registration: -.'
Wbitwell--S. l.. Rogers, Albert
Price.
Mt. Olivet-Will Levan. S. G.
Green.
Sbirleyton-Thompson Andes, j. F.
White.
Looney's Creek-Chas. H. Rauls-
ton, Lawrence Hudson.
So. Pittsburgh. II. Tidman, R.
McGill.
Chintz Row-Will Raulston, Tom
Ellis.
Deptfora-T. NJ. Jenkins. J. G..
Crumbliss.
Richard City--L. P. Timberlake,
Elmer Shaw.
Orme-Robt. Pennington, Jas. Dove.
O. r. BEENE,
S. B. RAULSTON,
W. NJ. CAMERON,
Commissioners.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
thousand Dollars Worth De-
StrOyed in Front of
Decatur POstOffiCe.
BY ORDER OF JUDGE VERT
Consigned to Negro, Who De,
MED Liquor Belonged
to Him.

Decatur, Ala, September % Bank
Street at noon today was flooded with
stream of whisky. Over 81, 600 worth
of bottled whisky was destroyed in
front of the postoffice by Sheriff r. N.
McCulloch, on the order of Judge
Thomas W. Vert of the Law and Eq-
uity Court The whisky was consign-
ed to Charlie Townsend, a negro, who
denied that the liquor, belonged to
him. It was captured in raid by the
sheriff recently.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01

f. c. Goodier IS in the sorghum
making business this week.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
Found er of House Dead.

Chicago, Sept. 30. Richard W.
Sears, founder of Sears, Roebuck &
Co., of Chicago. who died yesterday
at mis- summer home near Waukesha,
Wis, left fortune estimated at $25, =
600, 600, it was learned today.
Mr.. Sears, according to business as
sociates, was the originator of the
mail order enterprise He began his
business career in 1884, while work
ing as railroad telegraph operator,
making purchase of dozen watch
es. He was then 81 years old, and re-
tired at the age of 45. He was 81
years old at his death.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
SINGERS OF NOTE
IN DUNLAP CONVENTION

Dunlap, Tenn. Sept 90. The sing
ers of Sequatchie valley met here yes
terday in convention, and the pro-
gram rendered was grand and enjoyed
by the large crowd, there being about
thousand people present. Prof. S.
A. Ganus. of Birmingham, Ala, was
present and presided over the meet
ing. He received a cordial welcome
at the hands of the people of Sequat-
chic valley. He will return next
spring to teach at several points in the
valley. Other singers of note in the
valley were present and participated
in the program.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01

The News, eight-pages, only &1.00
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
Not a SCarecroW.

A certain Chicago business man has
had great deal of trouble with his
workmen. a number of whom have
from time to time evinced disposi-
tion "to soldier
On one occasion when this gentle
man, in company with his brother,
was visiting the farm of friend in
Southern Illinois, the two observed an
uncouth figure standing in distant
field
"Since it isn't moving" observed
the brother, 1T must be a searecrow, "
THAT isn't scarecrow," said the
other after long gaze at the figure.
That's a man working by the day
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
Advertising.
-

When a goose lays an egg, she just
waddles off as if she was ashamed of
it-because she is goose. When a
hen lays an eggah, she calls heaven
and earth to witness it! The hen is a
natural born advertiser. Hence the
demand for hens egg exceeds the de-
mand for goose eggs, and the hen has
all the business she can attend to. -
Andrew Lang.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01

Wanted-1000 new subscribers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
Right Back.

Mark Twain could be cutting on
occasion. At dinner party he once
made a simple yet very amusing
speech.
When he sat down, lawyer rose,
and, putting his hands in his pockets,
remarked, patronizingly, "Rather
uusual this. don't You think, for a
professional humorist to be funny"
When the laughter ceased Twain
drawled out: "Rather unusual, don
you think, for lawyer to have his
hands in his own pockets H"-Ex-
change.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-01
THE ROAD.

This is to you like any other road,
A byway old and gray, that naught redeems,
Past common hedgerows slipping on its way
Across dull meadowlands, DER winding streams.
But hear what this road is to me, my friend,
Lost in the blue distance afar.
1t is a way of Dreams that does not end
This side of tha fartherest star.
The meadow bridge, the distant steeple TALL
The wooded slope, where shifting shadows lie,
Like loyal friends, across the years still call,
To whisper memories of the days gone by.
What garnered glories have the sunsets flung,
Upon the canvas of the mst-draped west!
What treasured incense twiight's censor swung
Across these fields of rest!
Oh, tell me- where in all the wide, wide world,
Aeolus tunes his harp to softer song
Than threads these trees when darkness is un-
furled,
And all is hushed the shadowy hills among?
0 friend, to me this old forsaken road,
With all its wistful windings DER the sod,
Is just a misty ladder to the stars
A way of still white draams that leads to God
Youths Companion.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-27
CITY BREVTTIES.

Florence Lawrence, probably the
greatest of all the famous motion pic
ture actresses, in the two-act drama,
Influence of Sympathy" will be the
headline attraction on the Greater
Gem theatres double feature seven
reel program tonight. A star per-
former will appear in each play. Fol-
lowing is the program for tonight:
"The Influence of Sympathy" Victor,
in two acts, with Florence Lawrence;
"The Award of Justice" kalem drama
in two acts; candy the Actor" Edison,
featuring Master Andy Clark; "a
Quiet Little Wedding" Keystone COM
edy; "a Race For a Homestead"
American. The admission at the Gem
tonight will be ten cents for adults
and five cents for children. Tomor-
row, Vitagraph plays at sc admission
at the Gem.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-27

true in the old order. But at the same
time, young people do not have train
ing outside of the school in long-con-
tinued application to any task. They
are not trained in working indepen-
IDENTIFY and in isolation. So the school
really has new problem of great i'm
pcrtance and equally great difficulty.
No civilization can long endure unless
the people are trained to apply them
selves to their tasks, whatever they
may be for a long time; that is to say,
until the tasks are solved.
Probably most of the real prob
lens Of human life MUST be solved by
the individual working alone without
distraction, and without feeling the
continual longing to be in contact
with his fellows. If it is true, as 1t
seems to be-. that the rising genera
ton cannot concentrate on difficult
problems as effectually as did the pre-
ceding generation, then We are in
peril. Our problems are growing more
complex all the time, which means
that the people must be trained to ap-
ply themselves more and concentrate
eddy to their solution The moment
our people cease to increase in their
ability to solve intricate problems by
long continued application, at that
moment our development will cease.
Further, if young people decline in the
power of concentration, it means that
we still begin to return on our path.
There must be community cooper,
alton in dealing with the new prob
lem. If all the homes in a neighbor'
hood would have a common under
standing of this matter, there woulo
be no trouble in any individual home
"a child will willingly do what his
J fellows do. If in given neighborhood
| 1t should be understood in all homes
, that high-school pupils should apply
| themselves to intellectual tasks, say
from 1870 to in the evening, there
would be no desire on the part of in
~, dividual children to spend this time
at the theatre or on the street or II
wasteful practices of any sort. Any
one boy will do what the crowd does
and if we are going to solve our prob
lens today, we must work with the
! crowd mainly"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-27
OFFICIALS EXAMINE
BASSFYELD FAILURE
Love, Harris and Hill Investigate A.
fairs of Institution.

Councillor Sheehi has appoint
ed Leon Tyrone of Prentiss. re
ceiver for the defunct Peoples Bank OF
Bassfield, and Mr.. Tyrone at once took
charge of the movable assets of the
bank and transferred them to Prentiss.
Learning that such action had been
taken, s. s. Harris of the board Of state
bank examiners, who is ip his city,
went at once to Bassfield % look into
the matter. He found that the assets
had been moved, and returned here last
night and Bank Examiner Love, accom-
panied by State Bank Commissioner
Hill. went to Bassfield Saturday to
investigate the matter.
Under the new law all failed or in
solvent banks are subject to the Gus,
tody and care of the bank examiners,
and when receivers are appointed ii
must be upon the request of the ex.
aminer in charge AS the state bank
law was enacted so recently it will
take the public some months to learn
the provisions of the law in the case
of bank failures.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-27
FIRST anniversary
OF LITERARY society

The first anniversary of the Hermen
ian Literary Society of the Mississippi
Woman's College will be celebrated
with carefully prepared program
tonight at o'clock in Emmanuel Bap-
tist Church.
The order of exercises will be as
follows: Chaplain services, DR.. J. L.
johnson, Jr. Welcome, Miss Myra Her
rington. March and chorus (from Tan
hauser) Nancy Miller and Gay Hol-
comb. ITO Thee, o Country, "Hermen-
ian Sextette. Anniversary, 1.-THE Higher
Education of Woman" Miss Vida Huff.
"a Dream" (Hermenian Future) Miss
Francis Ellis. The ushers selet cited
for the occasion are Misses Sara ellis,
Innabelle Drummond, Gussie Riley and
Hattie Turner.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-27
MOST PROBLEMS SOLVED
X BY INDIVIDUAL THINKING
"Tendence of New Life is to Make
Young People More Responsive And
/ Alert, But Deprives Them of Train
ing in Continued Application" Says
p Prof. o'shea.
(By Associated PresS.)

III Washington, April 25.-Prof. M. V.
OShea. Of the University of Wiscon-
sin in an address before the Interna-
tional Congress on the Welfare of the
Child here, tonight appealed for so
lption of the problem sof how to get
children to spend somevof their time
alone in Concentration He suggested
community agreement whereby during
certain hours all children would set
themselves to quiet tasks at home.
''The individual home has been con-
stantly losing it's distinctive charac-
ter" he said Fifty years ago, even
in the city, young people and old spent
a considerable part of their time in
their own homes. Today most of their
time is spent outside and even when
children are in their own homes, their
friends are there with them. The
home has almost completely merged
with the general social body.
1.-THE group activities of the young
today are vastly more inclusive and
elaborate than they were formerly.
Parents testify that their children are
often not alone at all.
'These changes in social life have
already produced a pronounced influ-
ence upon our people The tendency
of this new life is to make young peo-
pie more responsive, more alert, more
self-reliant in the presence of others,
perhaps even more smart" than was
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-27
Will PARADE FOR
BASEBALL LEAGUE
HATTIEsBuRe ENTHUSIAST TO
FORM IN LINE AT FIVE O'CLOCK
THIS AFTERNOON.

A line of young men interested in
the promotion of amateur baseball,
will parade the streets of Hattiesburg
at five o'clock The parade will be
repeated each afternoon through Fri
day at the same hour.
Headquarters of the Hattiesburg
Athletic Club have been opened in
the building recently vacated by the
Corner Drug Store at Main and Pine
streets and promoters of the proposed
amateur baseball league are encour-
aged over the interest being taken in
the project.
All the Hattiesburg boys who take
part in all the parades are promised
attractive prizes. They will carry a
red ribbon on one side Of the line and
white ribbon on the oher, these col
ors having already been adopted for
the local club.
Manager Sharp is in Gulfport today
seeking to interest citizens of that
city in entering the league. He is
also endeavoring to arrange with off
cials Of the Gulf and Ship Island rail
road to give special rates to the
games.
1t is hoped that the league will be
we'll under way within the next ter
days and that within few days after
that a schedule will have been ar
ranged and the right for the pennan
begun.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-27
Student LEADERS
WORK AT NORMAL
Travelling Secretaries Of the Y. M. c. A.
and Y. w. C. A. Hold Meetings.

The Normal Young Mems and
Young Women's Christian Associations
gave reception in the lobby
of Hhttiesburg Hall complimentary
to w. H. Morgan of Nashville, Tenn,
and Miss Alice Brown of st. Louis, Mp.
Mr.. Morgan is southern travelling
secretary for the International Young
Mems Christian Association and Miss
Brown is the travelling secretary for
the Women's Association.
Mr.. Morgan and Miss Brown were
at the college until Sunday night hold
ing meetings of the two associations
seeking to enlist the students in
Christian life.
They have been plain in their pre-.
sentation of the Christian character
and work and the students are show
ing great interest in the services
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-27
Clinton College
Wins FROM NORMAL
STUDENTS DEBATE WHETHER
GOVERNMENTAL TENDENcYts
AWAY FROM CONSTITUTION.

Mississippi College won from the
Normal College in the debate between
the two institutions in the Normal Col
lege chapel Saturday night. The subject
was Resolved, That Present Tend
encies in the United States are in
Large Degree Subversive to the Con-
stitution." The Normal College had
the affirmative and was represented
by Mel Rhine and Robert Weems;
Mississippi College representatives
were w. w. Little and N. B. Bond.
The affirmative argument was we'll
organized and strongly presented, but
the Mississippi College boys succeed
ed in answering to the satisfaction Of
the judges many of the strongest
points of the Normal students and also
excelled in forensic ability.
The renaissance in southern inter-
collegiate debating has been particu-
larly notable in these two institutions
and arrangements have already been
completed for another debate in 1915
Debating once was the great field on
collge competition, but has been large
ly supplanted in recent years by ath'
letics. 1t is evident, however, that
this intellectual contest is fast regain.
ing popularity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-27
CHECK YOUR APRIL COUGH.

Thawing frost and April rains chill
you to the very marrow, you catch cold
Head and lungs stuffed-You are
feverish-Cough continually and feel
miserable-You need DR.. Kings New
Discovery. Itsoothes inflamed and ir.
ritated throat and lungs, stops cough,
your head clears UP, fever leaves, and
you feel fine. Mr.. J. T. Davis, of Stick
ney Corner, Me-, "Was cured Of a
dreadful cough after Doctors treat
ment and all other remedies failed"
Relief or money back. Pleasant
Children like it. Get bottle today
soc. and $1.00, at your druggist, Buck
lens Arnica Salve for All Sores.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-27
LOCAL OFFICER FINDS
CONVICT IN BIRMINGHAM

George Davis, negro convicted on
the charge of petit larceny, was arrest
ed in Birmingham, Ala, by Constable
w. B. FISHER of this county who re-
turned with his prisoner Saturday
night.
Constable Risher went to Bessemer
Ala, for the purpose of Identifying a
negro arrested there upon a published
description of George Davis. Finding
that the man in custody was not Davis
Mr.. Fisher went to Birmingham and in
stituted a personal search, which re-
suited in finding the man for whom
he had writ and rsqu:sition.