davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-13

It will not be long before the morn ings will ring with the g1ee of the robins. The blue birds are already here warbling but the robins with their maths will soon salute the ris- ing and farewell the setting sun. The SO called English robins'' also popu- larly known as cedar birds and wax wings, have doubtless arrived If we have not seen them, for 1t is not un- usual for them to come north in Feb ruary, and they are among the first cG1ners. When the robin and the wren are here we forget the sparrow with his sweet song who adds so much delight to windy March days. It was Miss Meh1tabel's son when sit- ting in front of the open wood fire heard the little twitters and chirps from the ghosts of the robins and blue-bi coming from the blazing apple-tree boughs all. winter. What pretty conceit, , this of Aldrich's:
 Tn summer whole f1ocks of birds are f1uttering about the fruit trees under the window: so 1 have singing birds all the year round. But the months in which fire brands repeat the twit- ter of birds are nearly gone and we shall soon nave the real concert which delights the soul at sunrise. FR R4. 4. AHz--
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
Miss Mary Lou Cowan.

Tullahoma, Tenn, May 11.-Miss
Mary Lou Cowan died this morning at
her home here. She was prominent in
the social, church and community life
of Tullahoma, and was daughter of
the late James B. Cowan, distinguish
ed as one of the south's most able sur
geons and as member of General
Forests staff. Miss Cowan was sud-
denly stricken Sunday morning while
preparing to take a journey on the
train, and although everything was
done by leading physicians of Nash
vile an6 Tullahoma, the end came
this morning Miss Cowan is surviv-
ed by her mother, Mrs. Lucy Robin
son Cowan, and the following sisters
and brothers; Mrs T. A. Havron, of
Tullahoma. Mrs. Joe Beene, of Nash
vile. James M. Cowan, of Aurora,
ILL.,, o. G. Cowan, Of Birmingham
and p. s. Cowan. of Tullahoma. The
funeral services will be conducted
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock at
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
by Revs. J. G. Odum and S. T. By
ers. followed by interment at Oak.
wood cemetery.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
BUYING WALNUT TIMBER
IN TENNESSEE.

Chattanooga, May 10.--In the south
to buy 200 carloads of walnut gun
stock material, James Richardson OF
London, and member of the firm of
William Williamson & Sons, limited,
has been Ia the city for the last two
days arranging to handle fifty carloads
of the orher, shipping ten carloads
weekly.
= Mr.. Richardson departed tonight for
Memphis. where he expects to arrange
for purchasing considerable part Of
the order tbf walnut lumber. John b.
Ransom's company, Nashville, will
furnish twenty carloads Of the order
Mr.. Richardson came to America on
the Lusitania-its last western voy.
age. 81 was all over the vessel from
her bottom to the ..topmost deck and
am in position to say that when she
came over here there was not a noun.
ted gun aboard declared Mr.. Rich
ardson. referring to reports from Ber-
lin that the Lusitania carried four 10
centemeter guns.
MI. Richardson admitted the sink
ing of the Lusitania would now arouse
bitteress against the Germans, regard
less of whatever sympathy formerly
existed.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13

strife and strife is indicative of earn
ality, the end certainly will be death.
It is strange to think that with these
facts as above stated. that people pro-
Tossing to be christians, and especially
preachers, will advocate and urge
these divisions Now, Mr.. Editor
and kind readers, my humble and hon.
est solicitations are to unite these
forces in one mass convention, and let
everybody pull together and make
Marion banner musical field of the
south. We can do it, and why not I
We have the material. we have the
talent, we have at our command every
thing that Ia needed to make this
musical business success, and now,
oh now. while the opportunity is
available. let's use IL. /. for one,
am going TO say and do everything In
my power to bring about harmony. /
would suggest to every singing class
in the county, to bring your forces to
Whitwell next Sunday and take an
active part in the work. Then when
the next meeting day comes for the
Sequachee singing, be there with your
classes. and let's all go hand in hand
and accomplish the true ends foi
which these meetings are intended,
laying down all matters of bitterness
and strife, and then the Lord will be
with us to own and to bless. Well,
as I may have more TO say on this
subject in the future. will rest for
this time.
We are very, very sorry, indeed. to
say that our good old neighbor and
friend, John FL. Spears, is seriously i'll
at this writing, Sunday evening. He
was taken very suddenly few days
ago with something like a paralytic
stroke. and was rendered helpless all
at once. It seems that be was sitting
on the back porch with some dough in
pan feeding some little chickens.
Mrs. Spears called to him to aid her
about lifting some water off the fire,
and he did not respond to the call. A
few seconds later she heard him beat
ing on something with the pan, and
she at once went out to see what he
was doing. and found him seemingly
unconscious and pounding on his knee
with the pan. She then called in some
help that happened to be working in
the field near by, and by their aid got
him in the house and on the bed, and
he has never come to himself, and IL
perfectly helpless, and doesn't seem
to realize anything that is going on.
DIR. Turner was called and found him
in very critical condition and pro-
nounces his recovery very uncertain.
Mrs. Spears is also in very delicate
health, and hardly able to be up, and
has very annoying cough. We GER
tainly hope for their speedy recovery,
as they are both nice, quiet and good
neighbors. Old Joe.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING
TO BE HELD AT DUNLAP

The Seauatchie Association of Bap.
fists meets May 81 at Dunlap. The
following is the program
Thursday night, 7:45 o'clock. Intro
ductory Sermon. Rev. j. Fl. Graham
alternate Rev. W. M. Lackey.
FRIDAY MORNING.
$50. devotional. s. McWilliams
9:45.-Who are Scripturai Teachers
in Church. Rev. A. r. Burnett; W.
M. Lackey.
l0:15.-Explain John 3:5. DR.. L.
L. Janeway, Rev. M. Il Stroup.
t0:45.-Does the Sinner have o
chance to repent after DEATH" Rev.
j. G. Lambert, j. s. Cowan.
1t:t5.-Sermon, Rev. j. D. Clark.
Dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2:0O.-Devotional, Rev. M. L.
Stroup.
2:15.-The Value of Missions, W.
L. Lodge, J. s. Cowan, DR.. l.. L.
Janeway.
800. Woman's Work, paper from
Dunlap Union by Miss Coffelt Pike
vile Union by Mrs. McCollum. South
Pittsburg Union by Mrs. W. J. Lodge.
7.45.-Sermon, Rev. A. r. Burnett.
SATURDAY MORNING.
$3.50. 0.-Devotional, J. D. Beck.
9:45.-Why Am l a Baptist. Gener-
al discussion.
t0:15.-Reports from the Churches.
11:00. Rev. IS. McWilliams
Dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
s:00.-QuestiOn Box open to all for
discussion.
3:00.-Place for next meeting.
7:45.-Sermcn. Rev. r. A. Hudson.
SUNDAY MORNING.
1000. Sunday School.
:00.--Sermon, A. l.. Stines.
We hope to have Prof. S. A. Ganus
with us to lead the song service.
A. L. STINES,
By request of assistant moderator.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13

ideas, and his review of the great in
ventions in the lifetime of one man
clearly showed the demands that our
modern times make upon the efficiency
of our youth He presented some very
practical figures showing the differ
euce in earning power between the
efficient and non efficient youth. He
made comparison to our shame to the
difference in educational advantages
between Marion and Hamilton coun-
ties, and brought out clearly how
much our youth lost in attempting to
make the eight grades Of a nine
months term each in eight years Of
FIVE months each. After the speech he
presented diplomas to the graduates
who we're Anita Hackworth, Robt.
Prigmore, Andlew Lewis. Mary Rig
by, Georgia Hoge, Joe Haskew, Clay
Dunwody, Winnie Hoge, Luie Braden,
Pope, Virginia Hoge, Flora Pearl
Armstrong, Allen Mccullough. Win.
ME Layne, Lucille Simpson, Haywood
Simpson, Sam Polk Raulston, Harry
Brown, Eula Barker, Ruth Cannon.
The rain Friday greatly interfered
with the exercises for Field Day. but
BQ0 IOllOWlUR COuLcbbS WoTo COuOuOOOu
on the High School campus, the exer-
cises in the Robertson field being call
ed of:
Hurdle race. first prize, won by W.
Il. Martin; second prize won by Eu-
gene Pryor.
Mile foot race won by Foster Price,
mile in minutes and II seconds.
Egg race, won by Myrtle Lacy.
Standing broad jump, won by Will
Martin, 8 feet, inches.
Wheel barrow race. won by 8. P.
Raulston.
Sack race won by Allen McCul-
Tough.
Run and broad jump. won by Will
Fl. Martin, 16 feet and II inches.
High jump, won by Will Fl. Mar
tin, 8 feet and inches.
Furtherest thrown base ball by girl,
won by May Kirkpatrick, 5s yards.
This exercise substituted for prettiest
girl.
The base ball game and other con.
tests were abandoned because of rain.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
Caroline Chapel.


| Special to tie NtaUJ.
Mr.. Editor. ''Old joe though
probably be had better show up thi
week for fear that ye editor and tn,
many kind readers of the News nigh
think that be had dropped out Of th,
procession OF the many splendid cot
respondents of the News staff. Though
slightly disfgured ann still In the rims
and proud to see 60 many interesting
correspondents dropping in from ths
different parts OF our south land.
We noticed letter recently from
Dallas, Texas. written under the non
de plume Of Lone Star" We are
sure the proper name is "a, L. B, ;"
or some one of bis family, which givel
ye writer no little pleasure to read, n
he Is one Of dis old associates, and hi.
letter brings him back to by gone days.
never to be forgotten. I notice be sayi
be spent couple Of nights With an.
other of my old true and tried COM
rades, j. A. Lewis, Of Ft. Worth,
Texas. and it certainly gives him
pleasure to imagine that these old.
happy days of our boyhood were all
reheaised and caused them to almost
wish that they we're boys again, and
rowing over the old hills of Marion
county. Ye writer wants to say to
~. A. L. and "a. L. B." that
many, many times during each rapid
ly passing year. his feeble mind re-
verts back to those once happy. but
now forever gone-by days. "Lone
STAR when you write again, "Old
Joe" would like for you to tell as
where ''S. Fl. B." is, and what is be
doing.
= also noticed an article from "Peach
Blossom" of Ofuskee, Okla, in last
weeks edition of the News, which
mentions another of my old associates,
viz, John Dixon. was certainly
to say to John that he ought to be
back at old Caroline Chapel and hear
these little fellows sing. I think he
would enjoy that great deal better
than riding "disc harrow. John.
you ought to be back in Marion Coun-
ty now, as we have singings galore
We have two singing conventions in
operation now in Marion County, and
we could have all the singing we are
looking for. Convention No. | met
at Whitwell Sunday, May ., and had
a fine time. Oh, it was certainly en-
joyable to the music loving palt of
those in attendance. Plenty Of good
singing and plenty Of good edibles at
noon, and "Old Joe certainly enjoy
ed the occasion.
Well, I see Convention No .. has a
call for all the singers of the county to
meet at Whitwell next Sunday, May
16, for another outpour Of good vocal
music, with the promise Of another
spread of the necessaries of life Mt
noon, and IL the good Master Of all
good things is willing, "Old Joe. /"
will be with them also. Well, while
I am on the two conventions in q joe
ular way, / would love to say in a Sc
rious way that we are truly sorry that
the musical matters of the good old
county of Marin have become so divid-
ed up. We need only one convention,
and we do not need two. We need
harmony and we do not need divisions
and strife. Our Good Book tells us
that where there are divisions there is
strife, and says where these exist we
are carnal and walk as men. Well,
TO be carnally minded is death, says
the apostle, and il division causes
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
WHEN THE LOCUST BLOOMS.

The common locust is the crooked
peasant of the trees. Gnsrled and nm
beautiful, it springs up over the out.
worn and abandoned lands, bare, gull
ly-washed and worthless, and grove
there, tolerated only because no other
thing can find sustenance upon these
desolate monuments to the wasteful-
ess of our cultivation methods.
The years go on. but nobody gives q
thought to the worthless field with ite
thorny growth, until one spring it be-
comes apparent that the princess Of
the grasses has crept to the feet of the
crooked peasant of the trees and nest
les there-royal blue grass, loved into
luxury by the humblest. For the mass
of roots has splead out through the
soil, packed and leached, has tighten
ed II and stopped erosion, and the
leaves have formed mould, and be-
fore they fell they had reached out iu-
to the air and pulled in nitrogen, and
the queer nodules of the roots had
transformed it and fixed it in the soil
for the common locust is the great
est of the legumes. And so fertility
is there again. the destruction of man
uuuOub, duu bu0 sui lcfbli0 ab IL Wde
before it knew the plow.
But. for all it's service, the locust
glands there, crooked and gnarled and
unbeautiful, the despised peasant of
the trees, One day surpassing
sweetness floats down from the locust
thickets and pervades all the low ly-
ing places. You look, and the crook
ed peasant is prince adorned.
White flowers cover it, graceful and
tender and sweet. The princess Of
the grasses mated worthily, foi here is
the highest royalty of the trees. For
some days now the glory of the locust
has been at its heighth. You have
caught the fragrance, If you have
gone at all beyond the crowded pala-
ces. 1t will be fading shortly. But
before it does, you should draw near
enough to it to see the fullness Of its
beauty, to breathe In its fragance, to
hear the hum Of the yellow bees and
the black bees as they revel in it,
Nashville Tennessean.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13

Monteagle, Tenn, May 10.--A large
force Of men, under the superintendent
cy of Mr.. Foster, foreman for the
Tennessee Valley Light & Power Com
pany, is at work near Monteagle cut
ting q right of way one hundred feet
wide across the mountain from Cowan
through Sewanee, Monteagle and Ira
cy City to Jasper, where the line will
intersect with the line rnnning from
the plant at the iock and DAM.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
), TENN, THURSDAY. MAY 1s, 1915
The Voice Of God in the TTeeS

In days of DID, the Hebrews say,
Men crossed the desert sands in silence.
Unhearing and unheard, they kept their way;
No human cry pierced the dull air;
They neither wept nor sang nor prayed,
For in that sOundeSs space none answered;
The voice of Yaveh spoke not,
And the winds blew still.
But when, beyond the gray dunes stretch,
They catch glimpse of green, and know
That cooling waters gush beneath the shade,
Their voices lift in praise and song and sound
t@4Sst5 of weeping.
AS children who have borne their loneliness
in quiet,
Break into tears and laughter when mother
comes,
The desert winds whisper thru the branches,
And Yaveh speaks within the trees.
'Tis not in silence, Lord we fail to hear;
But, with ears dulled to all thy holy sound
By worldly noise we pass our days unheedng,
Till soul-sck we flee the busy street
To where the forest lifts its head above our
littlenesS,
And the green branches shake their incense
down;
And listening to the winds among the trees
We know the voice of God is speaking.
Lila Frost SprGSe.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
Tomato Plants.

A limited number of Tomato Plants
for sale at 1Oc per dozen, by mail,
15c. Four varieties, and good stocky
plants.
HILL & SON.
Sequachee, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
Ice Cream Supper.

Kimball, May 10 An ice cream
supper will be given May 90 at the
Kimball school house for the benefit
of the NJ. e Church. Everybody in
vited.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13

Women readers of the News will
surely accept this offer Of McCall's
Magazine, land one Free Dress Pat
tern) Home Life, Woman's World,
and Sequachee Valley News. all one
year each, for $t.00. If
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13

The News, McCail's Magazine land
one Free Dress PATTERN, Home Life
and Peoples Popular Monthly, all
one year, each, for 90c. tt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29
ENVY OF WORLD
ENDANGERS U. S.
Representative Mann Tells the
G. o. p. Leaders Need
of Defence.

s.. Louis, Sept. %. Republican lead.
ers from all parts Of Missouri attended
the BANQUET given here tonight by the
state and St. Louis Republican commit
tees AS a preliminary TO the campaign
Of 1916
nv limited States Senator John w.
Weeks. of Massachusetts,; Representa-
tive James K. Mann, of Illinois, and eX-
REPRESENTATIVE James Watson, OF lndi-
Representative Mann made a plea
for American neutrality and proper
nrovision for national defence.
"Wbile We are adopting means and
uethods for our trade and industrial
development, said Mr. Mann, let us
also in view Of the conditions IN for-
eign lands. put our house IN order 10
defend and protect itself against any
foreign nation or nations. Our wealth
will soon excite the envy, II not the
cupidity, of the outside world.
"If we make the effort 70 capture the
markets of the world as the oppor-
tunity now offers, we must be ready 10
defend and protect the rights OF our
citizens doing business abroad.
Senator Weeks said that whlIe the
people were in state OF watchI ui'
patient. sympathetic and hopeful wait
ing" trying not 10 embarrass President
Wilson in his foreign negotiations. the
silence did not necessarily mean assent
10 methods that have been adopted in
the negotiations
The success or failure Of the Presi-
dent in the foreign matters, Senator
Weeks added, will be the chief factor
in determining the fate Of the Demo,
cratic party at the next Presidential
election.
THE killing by Mexicsns Of Amer
lean citizens in Mexico and on Ameri-
can soil and the destruction OF prop
erty owned by Americans IN Mexico
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29
%&&

1t was the night before she was to
leave. The air was still and the
moon rode in the high heaven. All
the World lay in a shining veil.
Love had led the masters feet til
he stood beneath her chamber, his
head barred to the jeweled sky-in his
eyes the purity of love supreme. 1t
was Spring and Springs spirit
spoke through the silver silence OF
the night. Into his mind and heart
and soul it crept-into a life made
magic by its call.
Into a voice ................
"Nightingales, for me imploring.
Sing in notes divine,
Evry tone Of sweet lamenting
Breathes a sigh Of mine
So Schubert sang his Serenadc, in
that, the velvet night of love.
So voiced he there, poor lover, the
magic of his immortal plea.
Softly it ceased, he had come to
the last measure-that final sigh of
earths most perfect music of love.
Softly a curtain futtereOlt her win
dow. Gently she came-in white
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29
HAYTIAN REBELS KILL
AMERICAN SOLDIER
Philadelphia Shot from Am
huSh-TrOnner Drowned.

Washington. Sept 2s.-Sergesnt Ed
ward G.. Thompson, of the 9th Company
OF marines, at Port -auPrince, Hayti,
was killed by Haytian outlaws yester-
day while returning 10 camp at the
head Of party which recovered the
body % Private Matther =. Littak. who
had been accidentally drowned while
swimming
In reporting 70 the Navy Department
tonight. Rear Admiral Caperton. com
handing the American forces IN Hayt,
said Sergeant Thompson and his party
were attacked from ambush by natives,
who escaped.
Mrs. Catherine Thompson. Of Phila-
delphia, widow Of the sergeant, was no
tiled tonight Of her husbands death
Littak was native of Austria Hungary.
His sister. Mrs. Mary Hudach, lives at
Coatesville, Penn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29

His soul spoke then. His heart
and life leaped forth as then he
played. Could she know; Did she
understand:
That evening came note in her
dear hand. In three days we leave
for Hungary to stay til Autumn
il said.
All, could he but find a way to
give her the message in his heart his
lips refused to utter!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29

between Miss Grace Carter and two
Mexican bandits Miss Carter was
wounded in the forearm. but drove of
the Mexicans
Miss Carter WAS at home with her
mother and last evening went out for
water. taking a "siX-shooter" for pro-
lection. Some distance from the house
two Mexicans opened fire on her. Miss
Carter fired three times and the MeXi-
cans mounted their horees and gal
Hoped away
The ATTACK was attributed 70 the fact
that a relative of Miss Carter was In q
party Of deputies which killed MeNi-
can about two weeks ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29

candidate for the nomination" Mr.
Bryan said with a tone Of fnslity that
left no doubt that ne.ther doe. a, *
pect 70 seek the nomination nor have
tho nomination seek him Then he
added: ~ regard it as entirely 100 early
10 discuss the neYt national convention
Of tho Democratic party"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29

declare that he would not seek the Dem
ocratic Presidential nomination next
year. that he was undecided about go
ing TO Europe as private peace envoy
and that he strongly opposed the pro
posed loan Of s5o0O00.Oo0 or any other
sum 20 finance Great Britain.
II an not candidate and will not he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29

bring out one Of the numerous incon-
sistencies Of the administration" tho
Senator remarked.
Senator Weeks. in an address before
the City Club this afternoon, said he
favored ship subsidies or mail subven-
lions 70 steamship lines in order to de
velop an American merchant marine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29

Joseph n. Choste. John A. Stewart,
chrirman Of the American Peace Cen
tensry Commission; Alton B. Parker
v H. hO~Iand, william Church Os-
born and Or. Nicholas Murray Butler
Judge Parker was unable 20 be pres
.nt, and the degree was conferred in
ahqertio
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29
TORONTO H0NORs AMERICANS

Toronto. Sept. 2s.-Tn recognition Of
heir efforts in the cause Of interna-
tioasl peace, Toronto University. at Q
special conyocation to-day. conferred
degrees upon the following Americans: