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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

A smart widow at country house
was telling the other day that there
were three courses through which
every woman should put a man before
she married him. These were eating,
laughing and kissing. "A mans laugh
tells a lot" she said. IF it is hearty
and merry he is good tempered If loud
and empty 1t means he lacks feeling.
Beware Of greedy man. 1t will be q
case of feed the brute all the time "
And, according to her, kissing was the
most important test Of all.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

Let the pessimists who are perpet-
ually talking of decadence arouse
themselves and observe that, sur
rounding Island Pond on three sides
are forests of over two hundred
thousand acres from which but little
hard wood has been cut.
1t will take much time and labor tC
harvest this vast crop, and it is in,
creasing every day.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

The Scotch veterinarian who has
come to America to introduce wood
en- legs for cows doubtless thinks he
has invented something new, but if
we haven't eaten many steak that
came off one of them we're greatly
mistaken.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

Two headlines: Carnegie Com
pletes Survey of Globe, Rockefeller
Says World Is Growing Better" We
congratulate these gentlemen on
the extent and fiourishing condition
Of their fine piece of property.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

Workmen are busily engaged put
ting down a new carpet IN the
Senate, so many gentlemen having
been hauled over the old one since
last March that it wore it out.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

The jury in the trial of Hans
Schmidt, the New York murderer,
after thirty-six hours of waiting,
disagreed.
Two jurymen found that
Schmidt was insane. Most anyone
can appear insane if necessary, and
especially so if their life is at stake.
Delay and uncertainty in the
punishment for brutal murders has
caused homicides in this country to
increase tremendously.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

Champ Clark says he never lectures
while Congress is in session, and
more's the pity, for the Record has
MT been quite the same since he
discontinued the publication of that
serial history of Pike County.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

About 100000 more tons of
coal were produced in the United
States this year than last, and of
course, as it costs more to haul all
that additional fuel, the consumers
must expect to pay a higher price
for it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

Could those New York crooks who
stole a tugboat, flock of barges
and a bunch of freight cars be re-
ferred to, strictly speaking, as
belonging to the light-fngered
gentry?"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

If Mrs. Pankhurst decides to go
on a hunger strike while sojourning
in Switzerland maybe she would be
willing to compromise by eating the
holes in the cheese.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

The recent snowstorm has made
good business in the pulpwood line;
at present there is being shipped
from Keenan's Siding, Lake, Is cars
daily, and Is cars daily from East
Brighton, the latter place having A.
600 cords to load before Spring.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

The people that think Island Pond
has seen its best days as a railroad
terminal are mistaken. With the
Grand Trunk Pacific fully. in opera
ton, every outlet on the Atlantic
coast will be taxed to its fullest cap
= acity. Surely the shortest route will
not be neglected.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

Japan declines to play the role Of
France to Mexico, but, then, it will
be suspected that De la Barra isn't
quite as accomplished a diplomat as
Ben Franklin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

Now Canada is agitating an export
duty to reduce the high cost of living
up there.
The effect of the Democratic tariff
has been to raise the price of COM
modities in adjacent foreign count
ries leaving our own at the same lev
eel. The only solution is the farm,
anu a mighty profitable business, too.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02
"Nordica is a shipwreck," says a
Brisbane despatch. Not her hrst
disaster on the high c, however.

The new Federal League threatens
to become almost as much of a Joke
as the American League was.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

Shouldn't the enforcement Of the
new tariff law properly be turned
over to the revenue cutter?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

The business men seem determined
to find Prosperity if they have to use
every dark lantern in the country.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-02

1t now appears that T. R. is the
gentleman who puts the pop in
Chile.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
ShirleytOn.

StfeiaI 10 the Me7os
Mrs. John Station has been very
sick, but is improving slowly.
W. L. Andes visited his brother,
John, Monday
George Deakins called on Miss Myr-
tie Childress Sunday evening
Miss Electa Andes and little Miss
Marie Smith attended the close of
school at Herron's Chapel Friday.
j. N Andes went to Whitwell shop
ping Saturday.
c. B. Andes is on the sick list
M. I. Page is visiting home folks in
Ciarksville during the holidays.
Charlie league is in from Decatur,
Ala, on visit
Mr.. and Mis-. Russell Ashburn Wis
tied Mr., and Mrs. Ike Ashburn Sun
day.
Sam Griffith is hanging lis hat on
Wallace Raulston's hall tree.
Oscar Griffith and Miss May Grant
made a flying trip to Whitwell Xmas
N'Jf Iildy.
Mrs. W. L. Andes visited Mrs. Fred
Rains Monday.
Mrs. J. D. Smith, of Clifty, is Wis
iting her parents.
Miss Gladys Grayson, who is attend
ing school at Msryville, is visiting
her parents.
Charlie Smith and Miss Mamie
Shirley were out driving Xmas day.
Miss GLADYS Grayson gave the young
folks pound Supper Xmas night.
Every body reported nice time.
Miss Nellie Young, of Victoria, vis-
tied Miss Halle Andes during the
holidays.
Spurges Smith called on Miss Rob-
bic Lewis Xmas night.
Miss Flora Price visited relatives at
Cedar Spring Saturday and Sunday.
Billie Martin was all smiles Sunday.
Glen Ashburn and son have been
visiting in Clifty, Tenn.
Brown Andes and Fred Rains won
two turkeys in the shooting match
Friday evening.
". c. Shirley went to Whitwell Sat-
urday.
Mrs Matte Smith, of Chattanooga,
is Visiting her mother, Mrs. Tom
Moore.
John Moole passed thru Shirleyton
Monday y
Miss Gladys Jones and mother visit
ed at Sam Condra's Sunday.
John Ashburn, of Galatin, Tenn, is
visiting relatives in the valley.
Ruther Brother.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
Mines WILL Be
OPENED AT RExT0N

SOUTH PITTSBURG. Tenn, Dec
&c. The Rexton coal mines, the plop'
erty of the Tennessee River Coal Com
pany, five miles from this city, will
be opened up early in the new year
Rex Fitzpatrick, of New York, one of
the principal owners of the mines, and
Capt, G. H Crozier, superintendent,
have been here for several days, COM
pleting arrangements preparatory tc
starting active operations 1t is known
that All abundance of coal is in the
mountain in close proximity to where
the operations of the company were
confined prior to closing down more
than year ago, and it is the inten-
tion of the company to place a large
force of miners at work. Work will
at once be started on repairing the
railroad line from South Pittsburg to
the mines. All equipment for its op-
Grafton has been supplied.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
MRS. COMFORT M. RAULST0N
Mother Of Prominent Sequatchie
Valley Family Passes Away.

SOUTH. PITTSBURG, Dec. a6.-
Mrs. Comfort NJ Raulston, aged 7e
wears, died at her home on Battle
Creek, near South Pittsburg, Tuesday
afternoon at 4 O'Clock of the inirmi-
ties of age. She was the wife OF the
late W D. Raulston, who died In
March, 1908. She is survived by four
children three sons and one daugh-
ter: John T. -.and DR.. J. l.. Raul
ston, Of South Pittsburg, and Sam II.
Raulston, of Comfort. and Mrs. W.
FL. Martin, of Comfort.
The funeral services were conducted
from the residence Wednesday aftei :
noon by the Rev. Joseph j. Genthner,
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South Pittsburg, and interment fol-
lowed in the Tate cemetery. Mrs.
RaulEton was a member of one of the
Oldest families in.Sequachee valley.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS
FOR P0STMASTERSHlP

An Executive Order issued by the
President requires competitive exam
ination by the United States Civil
Service Commission for the position Of
postmaster at all fourth class postoffi-
ces at which the annual compensation
is $3.50 or more, and at which the
present incumbent was not appointed
under the Civil Service Regulations.
Examinations for this county will be
held at Jasper, Feb %, 1914, and for
Sequatchie County Feb. 81. 1914
Applicants may be examined at any
of the examination points and on the
dates mentioned, without regard to
the location of the postoffice at which
appointment is desired. An applicant
for examination for appointment at
any postof1ice must reside within the
territory supplied by such postoffice
No change in the dates of examination
at any of the examination points can
be made. Applicants will be allowed
to be examined on only one of the
dates mentioned. The application
form may be secured from the post
master at any of the offices for which
the examinations are held. the United
States Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D. c., or the postmaster
at any place at which the examination
is to be held, and should be properly
executed, indicating therein the exam
ination point at which the applicant
desires to ba examined, and should be
Immediately forwarded to the United
States Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D. G. Persons who fol
any reason, are unable to forward
their applications to the Commission
in time to receive written authority
to enter the examination will be exam
ined, subject to the subsequent ap-
proval of their applications, If they
appear for examination at place and
on date scheduled. For location of
the examination room, apply at the
postoffice at the place where the ex-
animation is held. Examinations be-
gin at $3.50 a. m.
Postoffices at Victoria, Sequatchie,
Jasper, Monteagle, Richard City,
Orme Etna, Whitwell and Whiteside
will be examined for in this county,
Dunlap, Mt Airy and Delphi in Sc
quatchie county, and Coalmont and
Beersheba Springs in Grundy county.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
DUET OF
XMAS TREES
Santa Works Overtime to Dis.
tribute Gifts in Con-
sequence.

Sequachee boasted of two separate
and distinct Christmas celebrations
this year, both on Christmas Eve,
which we're we'll attended. At Owen
Church a neat little program bad been
arranged under the direction of Miss
Julietta Hopkins. The little folks par
ticipating did nicely, and choir of
the older Sunday school students rem
dered several songs very nicely. Miss
Dora Pryor, of South Pittsburg, gave
recitation and song which were very
good indeed. The tree loaded with
presents for little folks and older ones,
too, was the centre Of attraction, and
when at the close Of the program, San
ia Claus appeared, each childish heart
leaped with joy, Dolls, trains, ties,
boxes of handkerchiefs, etc, formed
the gifts. each accompanied by sack
containing an orange aud some candy.
AT the Baptist Church there were
two'trees, one for the Sunday School
and the other for the benefit of those
who wished to make gifts to their
friends. Both trees were loaded. A
program of recitations and songs was
listened to with attention, and Santa
appeared here, also, and amid much
mirth and laughter, the gifts were ta-
ken from the trees and distributed.
Mrs Martha Byrd, Mrs. Barnett and
others were in charge of the affair
and it was we'll managed. Excellent
order prevailed at both places, there
being no disturbances of any kind.
This fact was much appreciated by
those having the affairs in charge and
by those who desired to listen to the
programs.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
The Old Mans Comforts
By Robert southy

"You are DID, Father William the young man cried,
"The few locks which are left you gray;
You are hale, Father William hearty old man:
Now tell me the reason, pray"
ain the days of my youth" Father William replied
~ remembered that youth would fly fast,
And abused not my health and my vigor at first
That never might need them at last"
"You old, Father William" the young cried
"And pleasures with youth pass away,
And yet you lament not the days that gone,
Now tell me the reason, pray"
"In the day of my youth" Father William replied.
q" remembered that youth could not laat;
l thought of the future whatever did,
That l never might grieve for the past:
"You DID, Father William" the young cried,
"And life must be fastening away
You cheerful, and love to upon death,
Now tell me the reason, pray"
81 cheerful, young man." Father William replied,
"Let the thy attention engage;
In the days of my youth remembered my God,
And He hath not forgotten my age"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
Fifty POUNDS
BY PARCEL POST
New Regulations Become Ef-
fective on January |.

Tho following parcels post regula-
tions and changes have been announce
ed by the postmaster general:
On and after January I, 1914, the
limit of weight of parcels of fourth
class mail for delivery within the
first and second zones shall be increas-
ed from 90 to so pounds, and in the
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth zones from II to 90 pounds.
The rate of postage on parcels ex-
ceeding four ounces in weight in the
third, fourth. fifth and sixth zones
shall be as follows:
Third Zone-Six cents for the first
pound and two cents for each addition
al pound or fraction thereof.
Fourth Zone-Seven cents for the
first pound and four cents for each ad-
ditional pound or fraction thereof. :
Fifth Zone-Eight cents for the first
pound and six cents for each addition
al pound or fraction thereof.
Sixth Zone--Nine cents for the first
pound and eight cents for each addi-
tional pound or fraction thereof.
On and after March t6, 1914, the
classifications of articles under Section
8 of the acts of August "a, 1919, au-
thorizing the establishment of the
parcel post service shall be extended
SO as to include books. The rate of
postage on books weighing eight ounc-
es or less shall be one cent for each
two ounces or fraction thereof, and on
those weighing in excess of eight oun-
ces the regular zone rate shall apply.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
Charleston.

SbeetdI to TIE Ne7OS.
There is lot of sickness in the com.
munity at this writing.
There are five of Ellie Hindman's
children down with the typhoid fever.
Miss Lama VINCENT is down with
pneumonia.
The mumps and whooping cough are
thick around here.
J. K. johnson and wife visited Mrs
Johnson's father and mother through
Xmas time.
W. w. King gave family Xmas
tree on Xmas Eve and it was certain
ly nice.
Clifford johnson and wife visited
the latter's parents at Tucker Springs
Sunday.
j. X. johnson and wife and Willie
Mowery and wife visited Bill billiard
Sunday.
Willie Hickman and wife and Pink
Pence and wife were all visiting w.
w. King through Xmas times.
The boys have all put in good time
bunting during Xmas.
Miss Ollie Mowely. who is attend
ing high school, is at home for two
weeks as school is dismissed for Xmas.
Lawrence Geren took dinner Xmas
with Cecil Alexander.
8. F. King spent Wednesday with
W. T. Beatty and family.
Bud Dugan and wife and daughter
visited Rev Phelps thru Xmas.
T. z. X.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01

THE NEWS and the Louisville,
KY, Home and Farm one year each fo
Soc Regular price of both papers,
ST. 90. If
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
Mrs. David Webb.

VICTORIA, Dec. 9.-Mrs David
Webb died at her home east of Vic
toria Friday night of complication
of diseases. She was 35 years old, and
leaves husband and five small child
len, and two brothers, D. T Layne
and H. S. Layne, of Whitwell. Her
remains we're laid to rest in the fam
lily burying ground on the old Layne
homestead, where she lived.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
Arrested for
BootIegging

James Disheroon, who was wanted
at Tracy City for bootlegging, was ar
rested at Whitwell Monday night by
deputy sheriff j. E. Condra. at the in
stance of the Grundy county officials.
In default of Jail he was taken to
Jasper for safe keeping. Deputy Sher-
iff Pete Anderson, Of Tracy City, came
over Tuesday morning to get the pris-
oner, and he was conveyed to the
more lofty Jail on the mountain to
await trial.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01

Take advantage of our club offers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
LeWiS-Blalock.

DUNLAP, Tenn, Dec. 2S.-Much
interest is manifested here in the mar.
riage of Mr. Fl. E. Blalock. editor Of
the Dunlap Tribune, and Mrs. Annette
Lloyd Lewis. The marriage took
place at 30 O'Clock this afternoon, at
the Baptist church, the ceremony be-
ng performed by the groom's father.
Mr.. N. W. Blalock. Only few rela-
tives and friends were present.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
FOR SALE.

At Dunlap, Sequatchie County,
Tennessee, a, mountain place near
Dunlap mines of so acres of land, o
new three-room house, which is ceiled
and has stone stack chimney; new
barn, good spring, about five acres of
land set out in orchard, and good gar
den spot House is near school and
church house. Write to
TOM MASON,
Buckner. III
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
An Ideal Woman's Laxative.

Who wants to take salts or castor
oil, when there is nothing better than
DR.. Kings New Life Pills for all
bowel troubles. They act gently and
naturally on the stomach and liver.
stimulate and regulate your bowels
and tone up the entire system. Price
25c. At all Druggists Fl, E. Buck
len q Co., Philadelphia or st. Louis.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-01
\ Three Excellent Publications.

Hollands Magazine and Farm and
Ranch, both splendid publications. aud
the S,page edition of the News, all for
81 80. Hollands Magazine and Farm
Ranch are published at Dallas, Texas,
and are good ones. Don't forget ". ~
gets all three, reading matter for
year.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-16
WILSON SUPPORTS
DEMANDS OF MAYO

Washington, April 14.-President
Wilson told callers today that a salute
would be fired to the American flag by
Mexican federals at Tampico as an
apology for the recent arrest of Amer
lean marines. The president spoke
with such confidence that his hearers
took II to imply hat the point would
be insisted on. The president had all
ready approved Rear Admiral Mayo's
deman for the salute as an apology.
Secretary Daniels also has notified
dmir Mayo that his action is APP
proved. The salute will be fred
was his positive announcement today.
He added that he did not consider the
element of time an important one. be-
cause Of he difficulties of commu-
nication between Washington and
Tampico.
Secretary Bryan was reticent con
corning the Tampico incident. He said
he wac In close correspondence with
Charge O'Shaughnessy over Huerta's
promised investigation. He declined to
reveal the nature of any dispatches
between the state department and the
charge and would neither affirm or
deny reports that Gen. Huerta for
hidden the salute demanded by Admiral
Mayo. In some official circles the sug-
gestion that Huerta would refuse to
permit the salute was received with
surprise. In their opinion the refusal
might compel drastic action on the part
of the United states.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-16
VALUED PRESENT IS
WITHOUT CLAIMANT.
King George Unable to Accept
Mother of Pearl Ikon
From Arab Tribe.

London, April ia mother of pearl
tkon. of the Lords Last Supper, al
most Identical to that presented to the
emperor OF Russia. by the sultan Of
Lurkey as a peace offering on the OUT
break OF the late war with Italy. is In
London awaiting a claimant. 1t was
destined for King George, out because
1t is no an official gift 1t cannot be
presented to him.. and. since no one else
has a right to accept it, the ikon re-
mains without a master.
The history Of the ikon began when
Italy cast ~covetous eyes on Turkeys
Tripolian possessions. The sultan. In
need of friends. determined to turn to
his powerful %neighbor on the north
and in true oriental fashion decided to
lie ordered the Kobi. an Arabian tribe
celebrated for its mother of pearl work,
to make an ikon Of the Lords Last
supper" for presentation to the Rus
sian emperor. 1t was no small order,
FOR the mother of pearl had to be car
ried a 12-day camel journey into the
interior. from the sea shore.
While the tribe was at work on the
ikon, one of it's MEMBERS, who had
served in the British army, paid a visit
TO MS old home. and when he saw What
was being done insisted that 1t would
be the grossest d~tscourtesy to his royal
master IL a similar gift was not made
for King George. The oniy difference
etween the W is that the Russian
gift Is surmounted by the imperial arms
of Russia. while the English image
bears the royal arms of Great Britain.
When the Russian gift was finished
the agents of the sultan paid for it and
carried it away, but the Kobi tribes
men did not know how to send the re-
piilca to King George. 1t was finally
taken to Sir John Gray Hill, of Liver
pool, who maintains a winter home on
the Mount Of Olives in Jerusalem. Lady
Hill paid the tribesmen for their work
and brought the ikon to London.
me ikon Is made in the form of a
ialf room. with the front elevation sur
mounted by the royal arms. The fig
ure OF the Saviour n his disciples
about the table are done in full relief
In solid mother of pearl. The work is
very complete. even the smallest table
utensils. in mother of pearl, occupying
their ordinary place on the table. The
workmanship is exquisite and the de-
sign eNcellently done. 1t is probable
that If no means can be found for de-
hVering the ikon to the king, it will find
a resting place in some London
museum.