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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07
LABOR AND ART CLASHED.
The Battle Was Rather One Sided and
Labor Won the Night.

Labor Won the Night.
Among the experiences which Sir
Frederick Cowen. the eminent compos-
er, relates in his book MY Art and
My Friends" is the following: Once
while conducting in Melbourne a ter
rible noise of hammering started over
head as soon as the concert began.
II put down my baton and stopped"
writes Sir Frederick; 80 did the noise.
Thinking 1t was over. l began again;
so did the noise. / then sent mes
senger with polite request that the
noise should cease. After about ten
minutes, during which the hammering
grew more and more persistent, the
messenger returned, and l said to him:
"'Did you give them my messageY
ayes, SIR
"'And what was their answer?
""They said, Tell Mr.. Cowen we've
got our contract to finish by certain
time and we amt going to stop for no
concert or nobody
upon this turned to the audience
and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, as you have
possibly noticed. there has been fight
between labor and art Labor has
won. am very sorry, and I wish you
all good night
"Then l dismissed the orchestra, and
there was no concert that evening""
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07
Garden of the Near East.

Brusa, situated at the foot of Mount
Olympus, in Asiatic Turkey, is the gar
den city of the near east. Every
mosque and public building and almost
every house stands in its own garden,
under the shadow of sycamore, cypress
or fig trees. The fora of the surround
ing district is SO rich and varied that
it has been the happy hunting ground
Of botanists for centuries, and some
authorities regard it as the cradle land
of many of our sweetest spring flow
ers-the hyacinth, the tulip, the snow
drop and the jonquil.-London Spec
tator.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07
FIRE RISKS ON FARMS.
Safety First Should Be as Much the
Rule There as Elsewhere.

A contributor to Farm and Fireside
shows how appalling fire risks are on
farms. He tells how to reduce some
of these fire risks and writes in part
as follows:
"The inveterate smoker is about as
dangerous as a walking stick Of dyna-
mite. 1t makes me shudder to see a
man smoking around the farm build
ings. One man know never will for
get the way he was run off the farm
when l caught him smoking a ciga-
rette while stacking hay.
another dangerous practice of which
the average man is guilty is that Of
carrying ordinary matches loose in his
pockets. He should carry either safe
ty matches or keep the ordinary kind
in metal box.
"On most farms the lantern is still
the usual light for working about the
buildings after dark. A good way to
keep it clean and safe is. first, to take
out the burners and clean them by
boiling in strong soapsuds. This will
keep the ventilating passages of the
burner working properly. Then wipe
all leaking or spilled oil off the base.
"Never set a lantern down. Either
hold it or hang it up. Then when it is
accidentally struck it will swing in
stead of upsetting."
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07
A Gladstone Anecdote.

Lord Alverstone tells this anecdote
of Gladstone in his "Recollections:"
"Mr. Gladstone was very much in
terested in the Caucasus. had a
friend, Captain X, who had recently
come home from that district, and
gave him letter of introduction to Mr..
Gladstone. A few days later met Mr..
Gladstone in Parliament street He
stopped me and said, Your friend,
Captain x, knows more about the eau
casus than any man l ever met A
few minutes afterward met Captain
X. in Pail Mall. l said to him, Well.
you have made great impression, Mr..
Gladstone Have II he said. Yes
replied. He says you know more
about the Caucasus than any man he
ever met Well said Captain X. that
is very strange, for, though l was with
him for three-quarters Of an hour, l
made only three observations
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07
FEW NOW DIE OF OLD AGE.
Why Tho is So and Why the Patri-
archs Lived So Long.

archs Lived So Long.
Scientists who see today how few
people live to be 100 years old find
themselves at loss to explain how
Methuselah managed to live 969 years,
while Noah reached the respectable age
Of 595 years. Recently, however, a
discovery has been made which helps
to explain this mystery.
When the causes of short life now
adays are counted up it Is found that
most of the deaths are due to disease.
Very few people die from old age. And
the reason why people die from any
one disease is that they have been
weakened by other illnesses which they
have had or which have been handed
down to them by their ancestors. For
example, one widespread social scourge
which weakens the constitution of
many men and women today was prob
ably unknown in primitive times.
To some of these diseases the hu-
man race has become so accustomed
that it is immune. Measles will kill off
a whole Indian tribe, but among the
white races it is only an annoying
childhood malady. But the variations
Of disease increase far more rapidly
than the immunity.
Noah and the patriarchs didn't have
nearly as many different kinds of dis
eases to face because they hadn't had
enough ancestors to hand them down
variety. Consequently their consti-
tutions were not constantly being
weakened as are ours today. For ex-
ample, there is no reference in very
ancient literatures to a cold in the
head. The Greeks and Romans seem
to have been the first peoples to suf
fer from it.
The real reason why the patriarchs
lived longer than we do now was be-
cause in those days the fount of hui
manity was fresher. While immunity
to certain diseases has been handed
down to us by our parents, we have
also received the weakened vitality
which was theirs as a result Of their
fight against disease. Sooner or later
the race will become immune to tuber-
culosis, but with that immunity will
come the diminished power as a result
of mankinds long fight against the
white plague.-Washington Post.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07
Leather Medals,

Leather medals were originally con-
ferred as a genuine mark of honor
When King John Of France, captured
at Agincourt, was forced to pay to Ed
ward III. Of England a ransom of
100000 gold crowns to effect his re-
lease he was left without precious
metal for coins or decorations. So he
found it necessary to pay the palace
expenses with leather money. He also
used leather medals when he wished to
confer honor on some nobleman. The
custom quietly arose Of presenting
leather med lis as burlesque distinc-
tion.-American Boy.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07
NATIONAL OFFICIAL BOOKS.
They Are Named by Coors and Cover
Wide Range of Hues.

British government publications are
called blue books" because they are
usually bound in blue paper covers and
because blue is the officially recognized
color in parliament and law. In few
departments, however, blue" books
are printed in yellow covers to distin-
guish the department. Diplomatic cor
respondence with foreign countries and
short acts Of parliament are often left
unbound, or white" because there is
no strict rule for binding any docu-
ments less than an inch in thickness.
In addition to the "blue book" there
is the red book" This contains list
of persons who hold appointments.
The only other color used by England
is black. A black book contains an ex-
posure of some abuse, the name "black
book" originating from the famous
black book" compiled in the reign of
Henry VIII. to expose the abuses in
monasteries.
In France the chief color for govern
ment publication is yellow. Although
the latest French government report
has been called "black book" in real
ity it is published in yellow covers. 1t
forms, in fact, one of long set of
yellow books" which France has been
issuing annually ever since the year
1861 upon the affairs of the country for
the use of politicians and historians.
The chief color of Russian govern
ment publications is orange. Belgium
uses gray, Italy green, the United
States blue and red, Spain and Austria
red and Germany and Portugal white
or drab.-New York Press.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07
The Feminine Einancier.

$50 she has broken the engagement!
Did she give you back the diamond
ring"
mo. We are deadlocked She says
she viii give me back the price | paid
for it, but diamonds have doubled in
values and that she is entitled to the
profit. t."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07

"Mother''-Elsie's eyes were round
with horror-"that little boy next door
just said the awfulest thing"
Come tell mother, dear"
"Oh, couldn't possibly tell you; it
was too awful"
Elsie, tell me instantly"
Elsie backed toward the door. 81
think I'd better run out in the garden
and play. 1 feel it coming on that I'm
going to tell"-New York Post.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07

II understand his marriage was a
failure"
YES; he tried to run it the way he
ran his business"
How do you mean2"
"He was never in the ofice."-De-
troit Free Press.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07

Il wish Ingomar to think only of
me-"
Il would not distract his thoughts
too much from business, my dear"
counseled her mother. Remember you
will need a great many expensive
hings."-Louisville Courier-JournaL
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07
kinq of the Penauins.

Many Of the Falkland islands are IN
habited only by penguins. whence the
title king Of the Penguins." which Is
sometimes bestowed on the governor
Of the Falklands.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07

"why are you flying your flag up
side down, Suburbs?"
ITO let the neighbors know that the
cooks gone ard all invitations are Oh"
philadelphia Ledger.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07
Nothino Precipitate,

"Did you accept him as soon as he
proposedT'
@Of course not I kept him waiting
for his answer nearly a whole minute"
Richmond Times Dispatch.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07

"That widower seems all broken
down"
'Then why doesn't he get repalred7"
Baltimore American
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07

Penelope-Gertrude is a gentle crea-
ture, isn't she? Percival-Yes; instead
Of whipping the cream she just scolds
it--Youngstown Telegram
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07
Made Her a Fright.

Mrs. Jones has a new hat"
well, you look nightly pleased
about it"
you just ought to see how it looks
on her."-Houston Post
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07

It does no good to advertise for your
lost self respect-Youth's Companion.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07

1t belongs to great men to have great
defects.-French Proverb.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07

Appesf to know only this-never to
fail NOS sp-Epioetu'-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-07
BICYCLE RIDERS
attention

Do you realize that this is the be-
ginning of the season for riding BIZ
cycles. The man who has his wheel
overhauled in early spring economies
for the reason that he accomplishes
two things at one cost of labor his
bearings properly clear and oiled
bad bearings replaced at same time
(if any) at practically one cost. 9th
erwise one thing goes wrong here,
another thing there at different times
which makes it inconvenient for you
and also adds to cost Of repairs. We
are well prepared to meet your de-
mand in this line. Work guaranteed.
Bicycles from $3.50 to s4v.OO. Tires
from $3.50 to $1,000 per pair. BIZ
cycle and motorcycle sundries, b. g
ball and athletic supplies.
Indian motor cycle agency.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-03-04
In the State Legislatures

The state lawmakers are doing them
selves lroud this year In quick sue
cession the legislatures are taking up
the questions of prohibition ana wom-
ans suffrage Arkansas, by big ma
iority. passed a statutory law, making
itself the sixteenth state to outlaw
the liquor traffic. Under the Going
la " this state has enjoyed temporary
ory periods; after January I, 1915, its
saloons will be banished under the
gone law.
The men and women of Idaho will
vote uron the question of state wide
prohibition in November, 1916 Only
" one vote in the legislature was cast
against submission this by mem
Der who slipped into his seat by. mar
iority of one Iuasmuch as all three
rolitical parties are pledged to snr-
port the amendment easy victory is
conceded, even by the vets State
wide prob ibition is pending in many
other state legislatures, and the signs
are portentous for the "trade
The legislatures of New York, West
Virginia and Arkansas have all voted
to submit woman's s suffrage amend
ment. Massachusetts, and Tennessee
have done the same, but these two
.tates require it's passage by second
legislature In other states, both
north and south, such an amendment
is before the legislature.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-03-04
Sunset, Ala.

Special 10 The N<1oS.
Well. March came in and found a
three inch snow on the grouud.
J. M Chote ia sowing a good many
oats this spring.
Frank Evans moved from Sunset to
Hurricane Creek last week.
William jackson was in Sunset Fri
day.
The turkey feathers are scattered all
around Dave Jackson's house. Dave
didn't kill the turkey, he was at work
for J Nj, Chote that day.
Warnie Jackson caught large wild
cat in his trap the other night, and
when he saw the cat he stopped and
looked at it for minute or two and
said, 81 think your pelt will bring
me seventy-fve cents, ola fellow.
About that time the cat pulled his
foot out of the trap and away it
went, so he is still wanting the cat
but he may not get him
Mrs E. II Russell visited Mrs. Sal
lie Hicks one day last week.
J. E Evans made flying trip to
Shaver mountain and back day or so
ago
Tom Shavers is BUILDING three
room house near Sunset
Edward Bre,ter passed through Sun
set one day last week.
Mrs Minerva Bohannan is lying
very low with consumption.
Will some one please give brief
EXPLANATION of the 7th verse of the 14th
chapter of second Kings. l. 2. X.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-03-04
CIifty.
SbecinI 10 kAe Ne70g

SPeC'"f ~ EHF Ne'"'
Work IL very Gull at toiS mace
Bro Mcqueen preached for us two
very beneficial sermons ou Sunoay'
one at eleven IN and the otnor IN
the evening
The sociai club gave an ola tasnlon-
ed Smelling bee Saturday n,gnt IN non
or of the ladies' MISS Myrtle Asu-
burn and NJ 8 Ida Kay Belle we're
cartains. Most every one present tooK
part in the speIiing. All report nice
time.
Mrs Henry hldwell Is vlsiting
frien and r'latIve' mere
Misses Matte Ragan ana MyrtIe
Ashburn spent the day with Mrs ''ohn
Smith one day last week
Miss Lena Hu ig ms, OF Sporta' re-
turned home Monday. after goenaing
few days Win hpr sister, MISS oa'-
lie, OF t is pla
+ Miss Nellie . Neal calieu on MT
Bob Bolden Monjay' .
We are about to lose one OF CIl1ty
best citizeus, John Rogers VINO Is
rrepar ng to move to his farm near
Taylor,s Chauel'
Several have been Vaccinateu Iol
smallpOx, and some are very SICK from
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-03-04
Resolutions of Respect.
To the Worshipful Master Wardens
and Brethren of Whitwell Lodge,
McMinnville, Tenn.

To the Worshipful Master Wardens
and Brethren of Wbitwell Lodge,
No. 563, F and A. M:
We your COMMITTEES appointed tc
draft resolutions relative to the death
of our brother, John II, Barker. re-
port as follows
Whereas it has pleased Him who
maketh and CONTROLS all things, doett
all things according to His own will
and purpose, hath removed from our
midst our esteemed and faithful broth
er from this subordinate to the Grana
Louge on High, where the Grand
Master of the Universe will forever
preside
Brother Barker was raised to the
sublime degree of master mason
about the year 1876, and departed this
life Feb 5 1915. Thus in the provid'
ence of God .evering another link in
our fraternal chain, the brethren
mourning their los.
Their fore be it resolved, That in
the death of Brother Barker THE fra:
ternity has lost true and faithful
lend aud worthy brother, the com
munity loyal and respected citizen,
tue family kind and loving husband
and father.
While it seems to all great loss,
vet our loss is his gain, as we are as
sured that be has gone to that lodge
whose maker anu builder is Goo
Second. That we tender to the bereav'
ed family our heartfelt sympathy II
this sad moment, and commend them
to him who maketh and giveth eternal
comfort to all who trust him.
Third. That we set apart and dedl'
cate a page in our record sacred to hi'
memory.
Fourth That copy of these reso
lutions be given his family, a copy
mailed to the Tenn -ssee Mason, and
Sequachee Valley News for publica
ton, and the ori ginal spread on recort
on the minute book Of our Lodge.
5th. That we wear the usual badge
of mourning for thirty days
Fraternally submitted.
l. l. JANEWAY,
NJ G. PRYOR,
L. S HATFIELD.
Committee
Whitwell, Tenn, Feb. 10, 1915
Chill has established a permanen
national exposition of farm machin
cry.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-03-04
Sulphur Spring

Special 10 tie NrzDs
Visiting seems to be the order Of the
day.
Jim Thomas called on his daughter,
Mrs. Johnnie Hardie. one day last
week
A X Bailey called on James Fos-
ter Wednesday
Mrs. John Griffith accidentally shot
herself Tuesday with an automatic
pistol.
B B. Alder passed thru our burg
Wednesday.
Mrs. Dora Pickett made a short call
on Mrs. Jas. Foster one evening last
week
Claud Massepgale and Big Jim Fos-
ter looked pleased over little fifteen
cent 'possom skin.
Joe Davis made short call on Jim
Foster Monday.
Mrs Hudson called on Mrs. Sarah
Ma>sengale one day last week
Clau1 Massengale looked pleased
Tbursday uight. | guess he thought
he had found the honey pond.
Riley Foster called on bis brother,
Jim Foster, Wednesday evening
Jim Foster made uis weekly trip to
vi toria Wednesday evening
Edgar Smith went thru our burg
We nesday.
Wonder what has become of Lum
Thomas, as be hasn't showed up in
several days.
will Pickett went up the road one
day last week
Mis- es Marie Grayson and Udora
Shelton made a short call on Miss Sa-
rah Hall Tuesday.
j. Hud,on, of near Looney's Creek,
passeu thru our burg Friuday.
Roy Massengale lookea pleased Fri
Jay evening.
Misses Mamie Layne, Otsie Pickett
ana Lou Massengale called on Misses
Hattie and Myrtle Foster Friday even
ing
Wonder what has become Of Jasper
anu Chester Pitman, as their names
naven't been in toe paper in a long
time.
If you want to see Claud Mas.engale
grin 'possom out of a tree the dark
est night tnat ever comes, just men
tion Myrtle Foster,
IL you want to see Mamie Layne
smile, just mention Marcus Shelton
and hear his tale about the churI
anu the soap suds.
Kelly Bailey made short call or
Jim Foster Thursday evening
Bob Richards and wife attended
Sunnay school
Mr. and Mrs. Will Grayson and
children attend Sunday school Sunday
and spent the evening with Mrs. O.
". Austin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pickett visited
the latters mother Sunday evening.
Ask Ligeon Layne and Roy Massen
gale what they went up the road for
Dollie McCurry and Marie GraysoI
looxed cute Sunday
Mrs Bennett Hudson spent Sunday
night with Mrs. Sarah Massengale
Bud Foster spent Sunday with hi'
uncle, Jim Foster
Kelly Bailey made a flying trip tc
Jasper Saturday -
Herman Hall looked sad Sunday
Ligeon Layne and Roy Massengale
| looked sad Sunday.
Come on, sold Jumbo" as l think
we are running a race. Valentine.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-03-04

Highway, and planned TO go via South
Bend, Indianau oils, Nashville. Chat.
tanooga and Atlanta, ale national
characters, with no private interests
to sub>erve, nor have they any corpor-
ate interests to influence them ihelr
names and desds ar known over the
Continent They are the protector. OF
toe great Lin oln Highway, flom New
York to San Francisco, the mot stu
pen 'ous an far reaching in its bene-
fits of any roa1 ever designated in the
history of tie world Their experi-
enc, their know ledge, their high
stan ling. AID their patriotic motives
should have great con liberation IN
det rmining the rout9 to be adopted.
The uen rrf rred to are Henry b.
joy. of D. troit, Presi ent of the Pack
ard Motor Car Company and resident
of the Lincoln High way, Carl Il
Fisher of Iu8ianal oils Speedway fame,
aud W S. Gilbrrath, Secretary OF
HooSier Motor Club of In lianapol's
On toe other hand, the man who
planned to have the route divergP
from the "original' route at Bards-
town, Ky and pass over the rough
and unrievelon,.d mountains of Ten
ressee to Chattanooga, 'a@ the crow
fie-, is known to be a man OF much
ability an. energy. having accom-
plishr1 mucn 10 boosting aud building
up Chatt nooga and dtveloling tue
great natural resources of the state.
But it i. al,o we'll known that 10
planning tn route for this road, he
has a beautiful "double bladed axe
to grind, an this i, so evident that
it cannot be nenied, In asking for
this route across Waden's Ridge, ne
/. seeking to advance not only his
personal interests, but also other
wealthy cor,orate interests which he
represents, an it is tne money of
these corporate interests that he is
proposing to use when he offered fifty
thou and dollars as a bonus for his
proposed route
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-03-04
Sulphur Spring.
,Sbefialf0 The Mars

Specialize the Ne7os
Miss Lizzie Shelton returned home
Thursday from II two weeks visit at
Dunlap.
Mr. and Mrs L G. Gott, of Oak
Grove, visited the latter's mother,
Mrs. NJ. J. Carlton Sunday
Mr. and Mis- R G. Richards visit
ed the latter's brother. E. W. Prig-
more, at Oak Grove Monday
W. F Shelton is on the sick list
this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Curry Davis visited
the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs j.
II. Grant, at Whitwell. Saturday
night and Sunday.
B r Alder and family visited at
W J. Aldrr's Sunday.
Mrs Helton Hall and children visit
ed at ". F Shelton's Sunday.
w. f Pickett went to Whitwell
Thursday with a load of hen fruit
G. w. Bryson and little son, Carl,
went to Whitwell Saturday
DR.. G W McCurry made flying
trip to Whitwell Saturday on his grey
eagle He said the ruts and bumps
were no logger in his way.
Jas. Anderson and B Holloway
made short call at B. B. Alder s
Monday, buying cattle,
Dr. McNabb was called to W. F.
Picl ett's Monday to see his daughter,
who is very sick.
Ask Ligor Layne how he enjoyed
the dance Saturday night.
Old Jumbo,