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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07
FRENCH TURCOS AND THE
ENGLISH SlhCHALESE ARE
PROMINENT IN WARFARE
sttlhoALrsE, NATIVES or cay.
LON or EUROPEAN FlELDs
FOR FIRST TIME.

WAsinSDTON. n g.. Apsil ln 81
lsfafsmsnf prepared today ne NHflnua
Topographic Hnoatt irilH sanrtniur ui
ihe colonial troops nos Dn the ufiua
liias 90 the wa ln Europe The state.
mcnl AtYa
Assn. Aflcs aud Anslraiasis have
furnished thelr quota Of men ip the
Trims iiaep b. rufors Amnnf these
foreign tfooim that have moat 1isiln
Hulrhrd themselves boz European war
fare nfe the hrrnsh Tuffas and Tbs
isnanah hlnGhaleae This D. The first
temperatures of the sinEhaleas upeu ilu-
foppsn hattieneids bot fhr TuuDs
have been snpiofcd on the .hi,e con,
iinont several times
THE sinRhalese aye natives ~ Nry 4.
leo 'rhere afc. strictly speahinF.
shout 500 900 W them They afu sef
lied in Tho central and -.='ilsfn dlyia.
igna uf the island They are members
Of the Arsu family hf nnRunRe butt
boz blood. they nre vrfN MIXED race,
thauah naslcaiiy they arv of while
blond They are descendants nf Gods
nuiHt4 from the valley of the GauHeH.
awha hfe thonHht ~ have settled iu ccy
lnu about 800 years before the hHfh of
Christ
'rho Sinahslesa hnye remained 10
stationary fnit since tho OpcuiuN 90
ltr Christian ETA Their costumes
customs ana manner uf ne sre much
the same today thht they we're more
titan 10000 years ago. ln appearance
tho mon uf thia people Hry peculiarly
effeminafr Their bodies are slender
aud fhelf features are dclicnir Their
dress ia wnmhnish even tu tho cxteut
of fastening their ians hair hack from
the forehead hy means ~ dainty
edmus rhc men. also wear oar .rnaH.
tho sliusahiear have man
ased Ca cover themselves with alarN by
brilliant sstvicc ln the fearful hattle
fields ~ Europe.
~rhe rurcas IRE 10 French military
not tolh "Taryos' Be-
the name which the French have np Z
liivd Go thoeo TROOPS that thrN hbyc I
formed uui Ut natives ~ AiBcrin Thry /
ire of Naha and nrErn afuck ard az
AMONG ihe best trained colonial rnnpa
n iHe world
The Turcoa were nrgnnlacd n thv
FIRST instance. Ha was niau the ease
j. lfh ihr furUlgn Lesion SOLELY fnf en-
iloymrnt n Nlsvna However France
arN found uso Tor ihem In other fields
n isae lhc Turgoa wgui ihtough iuclr
irrl Eurnpan Campaign boa lnh
These Same lsoors won International
enown when in 1870. H. their deeper
.ic nahung proved one of the most sr- &
iuua obstacles 90 Gcrmfn success urou :
nurv Than one battlefield Again n
$50. thr rufcnH saw seryicr in the ar
iatant sgvnch province n China rhc
'ureua have always distinguished .
themselves in hnriN endurance amt n q
ccAloss hy.VcrN" Ii
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07

south NotWalk. Conn Ml-= io-eph-
,ne Shutv, lt and her mother Mrs
Dolly May, Shuie. we're married here
to-day o. twin hrothere Alfred and
Moslvm Liie
ii WIS uucer combination ANYWAY.
bat when MTs Shute gave hot aAo as
"a. Town CLERK Hubert u smith rccrcd
over his elssscs and said lltni ndcr
gululns hy hmm she sraaunuy iucrsaa.
"a her age 90 80, hui thcrr she stuck
nasls,lnp shc Was no more than lg when
Mtss Josephine Was pOn
nv Smith said oh. vcrv well. and
JuAglce lota W Curnow procccdcd
with the doubt, cetcmonN.
Mrs Shatv said ssc was tailar and
her daughter said she was "a school
tcachrr thc TALES aV Danhuu hat
tcrs. ~ sears ola Thr elder Airs
Shuic l.yic was thr merrirst ~ fhr
assss ,aficr the ase question had besn
scttiei New York World
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07
CHAMPION FISH STORY THIS
WHlRl OF WATER At END or
POLE WAS NOT SHARK GUT
a GERMAN SUBMARINE.

LONDON. Apu g roHr Fishermen
who mad Narhofai tnoir hu8t n,sr Deal
repott Shs flpm Ncinmu aphma
riue. which scared enc pultfeffe out
80 thcif wits and spoiled ihr nshiue
for the daN
onr nf The Nur meu seated n tho
stern 90 ihy small hUHL first noticed
n considerable disturbance Hf ihe water
lust beyond ihr END of hia nshpulr
llo shouted tn hiH companions thlnh
lur Than ahnrh or some other hIe 0ah
hnd been cnanHiod 100 hm nnDa Nll
fung had thcH owes ain,l 600 $3.50 arot
whrr ho water WAS Naurn.I Whom
the suhmmsn. rmcrred only IA fav
wards fWAt. A dUor In ihp lnu nuaned
md "a single lUnd appeared foF ID minute
nr ivn rhen The hend Withdrew nto|
the submarine. ihc door popped snpt
and ihc cr3O muk slowly nut of slaht
taan
Nnt word wac exchanged with the
nHheimtn. who had boon so alarmed
it thr t'siturs sudden appearance that
theN had uut even offered "a areeung
fhcf nfat freht was nut niltyod by
ihe suhinrfluca return tu enc depths.
and HH seon As ihrt rceaacd scnses
They Invested themselves uf their
elothes and pat ou ne pr~scrvcra m
ehar their boat hareiN lnrrc enough 10
boast a eail was attacked THE wind
nrlng dead for the moment they
s9esped oars and rUwcd With mght and
main tof the shore. where Mry inform
ed tLe lifo quarts ~ their fortunate
ESCAPE
The Submarine had apparently hscn
rcstinE nc tho bottom CLOSE to their
fishing Ercund and had comc to the
sarfoce Tor observation purposes before
stating ugf ngain
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK.

KANSAS tTINl Avn q IIUNa
geeolp.a 500 head nsEsct steadN +.
hulk ~ sales essp % Gao.
cattle Receipts a.aoo head market
hishcr. southern steers 5.rs % 76o.
sheep Rcceiptp s.eeo hrad merket
hishcr. lamhs ESQ q 1889
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07

rheumatism b. disease character.
iaeo hN Feins iu ih, idats aud in thr
u'nsrleS rae meet common fatns are.
AGATE and Chronic Nhenmatisna. ihen.
matte Headaches. Sctaic Rheumatism
FnN Lumteso AN "a thela u.pes can
B. helped absolutely Ca appl,ine sh,na
sood lieimsnt than pcnetrates An an.
pAeauen ~ Sioans Imminent two ~
threw times daA o. thc Affected narl
VIII siNe laAtsui RELIEF Sloans ilni.
ment q Ftod fer psalm. ana estoria.ly
hhcuinattc lSin. because ID p4netf. te4
"a she seat os thr tfouhle u,othcs thn
Afflicted gaft and draws tAc sais.
Sloas's tin.men, h an medicine. Get
y a5c hnsils nav kcep d han.i, y,
vase " CONSISTENCY Advertisement.
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LATE @ARKer RgpoRr
. + = s, : !. !. :. : :. !. :. !. : :.
FORT WORTH LIVESTOCK.

" N""07VTITFT F7TTNa
Foitr WORTH Avn g. HoRr
Receipts ieee head market higher
hnih of aaies ess n ESQ.
catfls lleceipts 5000 head. market
hiehor. htcVes eou a Loo
Shoep Receipts $50 head. market
STEADY lambs 500 q 900
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07
GENERAL LEONARn WOOD

GENERAL Wood. former chief Of stair
OF the army and now commander Of
the department Of the East. denies
having any connection with the
"Anerloan IsnIo-' attn which his
name mar been connected
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07

western Unlcn Telegraph Company
furnishes messengers 10 so efrands
sag Or night Phone tSst. ttksl
ssdseriisemsa,l
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07
RObSfOlVn NeaOS Budgef ).

TF- Robsto.n Correspondsnt Collier P,r g.
given will receive prompt publication n, cr
ia on sale a. Pharmacy and subscriptions 10 the s
macy or 10 Miss eoatncr viii resolve prompt attention
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07
HUMAN INTEREST STORIES OF
THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR


tuilh .Ndt- hlcsana.
in 1855 Nhrn the hbg aaw hiu elder
euinpauinnH gpluF away % iiir Danish
"at 90 WAH impatient 20 Join them. his
military ambition hntiHR already been
hurlfi When Hh0ut 90 start iva
fr7fn later a. min nss epufn in tho war
HFainsi AueiuA te wrote 10 hln "a
rents q 90 hiah iiine that ihe ian
efnh1fga aaain Hmalt snnpnw1ef w.
ihni respect oar family haa been ain
eniHNt NEGLECTED iif leuAed forward
90 hIf oNtssf aa faldief win the usuai
iHfnuH 'nnilHencc NJ ihr frnus officer
seinlrr iu tNiH future fitted with
iniFiN eointa ini t0 70 ssislof w4r rs the
nHfmHl cosditiun. fnd hosldea that. 4
nip Boo 'lodH hands 20 hu b la the
uNai neHuiiiHi 4na alounia death. N
tW nifHnarH % ean onlt he 90 good
HHitl0r in me, and n return unatnth
so aii hc better
'it isift-sIiteH 81 him 49, Follows
iliH military eatlinr was eyer rho rrH.
ifr Nf ai Die fhnkna and bfoehlns
Even aH n cidai pf ten Yrara hs wauld
ieo ll0ng hp iho adr of hls fathers
fpmuanN while essfciaiue When aa q
NnHnE ofl,rf he wsuil rume home un
% lHllouFh snd 81, took wallis together
nr ~nuid eflen stop un lhe top ~ a Am.
survey ilie surroundings with newer
wort fpf luna time. after which be-
wHnia hfHn in describe Cos us % plan
ln battle there's Then durins uie
rvenluF ~ hsmr he would take q map
nf ihr Nenemi siaff aud bnndinn down
nvft q stndy 81 carefully mahins meas
uf'inenin from limc tu time Ito wns
neltle lmnhor
GOA ha desk ho Heepa ,tfd iit view ,
win iH description Zoe fatln ,vsfi, snd /
NfaN 10 had ufmrfir muod on aur
iathvr'a heal Whom Niiu,irrda ~ Mia
lrieris halted hlH nutomnblr I'D afnn. 4
ieHt Hn1 unliansl, hnnofed hlis Zoe lila
NirIHff mHne NiiWhlnF ihf0 the tteea tai
ati aiHht of Alu d. msao hu onward
rtature With iue hanh and said rhanb
llim up There aud drove rapidly
RwnA
MoNroW Aprl a report issued !,
nV HeNeni vnHhoifhie military snVot
uof Hf MnaooN. mdicatra thar ID vefv
Wtee rrtgrniaAc 1f men brought o. Che
hapIialH nul he FRONT provo tu hr en.
iifah SOUND upon examination iu quo
NHHpiHl nut af 1889 patirns only gs
were srriDlelN M need ~ treatment !
Tho fgpou annisined "a rcrrlnand a.
ihr hoHriial HgthnNtlra fur aliow!ne I
men rnpiile 90 continued service to be a
rnuo Inmates ~ the hospitals IA
4,
lNNnAN. Npfil g Notwithasandina
thf Whf and the higher cusi of N,ine I 1
there ie tu a. reduction ln the Lon =,
Sem roaHtN iaN faie Gov tho neNf "a. :.
naneil year 81 20 cents on ihe 500 4,
iao dec'ease ~ duo % q reduction in :.
is9 fate fgr educational purposca.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07
Is Coffee
After Your
Job?

The average cup of coffee contains
about IL grains of caffeine, poison
Gus drug that handicaps the efficiency
and chances for promotion of many
bright men and women.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-07

lNNnAN, NYrl g neutrality-suspicious.
the whf ana the hssher cusi VI nvine
There ie sp g. reduction w the Lon
'lpn ronnts iaN raie Gov tho NEXT "a.
naneHl year ~ 20 GENTS on the 500.
flr decrease y doc to reduction n
is9 rate fyr educational ruspnsca
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27
Young Matrons Meet

On last Friday the young ma
irons rook club met at the beau
tiful home of Mrs. Herbert F.
Holt on Clifton Heights. A beau
tiful two-course luncheon was
served and the afternoon was
spent in progressive games.
Among those present were: Mes
danes j. w. Parks, Kenneth Run
nion, Carl McNabb, Murray
Stokely, Elmer Jones, V. w.
Montsinger, John Jones, ALI Tay-
lor, Mac Boyer, D. w. McSween.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27
Lost Boy

M. A. Plemmons of Hot Springs
N. c., was in Newport a few days
ago looking for his son, Harry
Wilson, who left his home Sep
tember %, 1914, and going tc
Crestmont, where he was en-
ployed for month, leaving there
for Newport. Mr.. Plemmons has
not heard from the boys since and
desires information. The boy is
about fourteen years old, is light
completed, blue eyed, heavy
built.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27
HENRY ALEXANDER WRITES
INTERESTING LETTER.

great white way and all modern
equipments.
The residential section has its
beautiful homes and palacial resi-
dences, its fountains, parks and
promenades.
The driveways and roads are
beautiful. Lined on either sides
with giant oaks, hundreds of years
old, each festooned with garlands
of moss that hangs from the twigs
and branches, which no pen can
describe, and only the eyes can
see to appreciate.
Savannah is situated only nine
teen miles from the ocean on the
Savannah river, which has a chan
mel deep enough to admit a ship
of any size. It is an important
shipping point and ranks third in
exports from the United States.
Ships of all nations can be seen
here. Cotton and Naval stores
are the chief exports, altho' there
are many other things exported
also.
| could write on indefinitely
about the city and its advantages
and beauties, but space won't
admit.
In conclusion | will say: Altho'
| am living in Savannah and en-
joying all these things, ! am still
Tennessean and expect to con-
tinue to be one. Ipften long for
the dear rugged hills and noun
tains Of East Tennessee and the
familiar faces of little old Newport.
She may not have the advantages
of her larger sister, but she is
home, which makes her beautiful
above all others.
Yours very truly,
HENRY C. ALEXANDER.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27
Birthday Party

On last Saturday afternoon lit
tie Miss Julia Hampton celebrated
the seventh anniversary of her
birthday. Several Of her little
friends were invited and, although
the weather was very inclement,
everyone had a splendid time.
Many interesting games were
played during the afternoon and
delicious refreshments were
served.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27
Duck Hunt

A. J. Fisher and Lutte Harrison
went duck hunting last week and
succeeded in bagging eleven fine
Mallards. They started at the
Oldtown bridge and drifted about
thirty miles down the river. Fri
day Mr.. Fisher invited Bill Jones,
Carl Minis, Fruit Robinson and
Harry Smith to his home in North
Newport and an elegant duck
dinner was served.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27
Mr.. Slagle Dead

Lastnight at the home of his grand
son, DR.. j. Z. Hampton on Jones
hill,Mr. j. L. L. Slagle departed this
life. He was eighty-six years Of
age and death was due to the in
firmities of old age. He came to
Newport from Asheville, N. c.,
and lived with DR.. and Mrs. Hamp-
ton, but has been in very feeble
health for a long time. Mr.. Slagle
was a member of the M. E. church,
South, at Asheville and the re-
mains were taken to that city to-
day for interment. For years he
was a popular hotel keeper in
.Asheville and is widely known.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27

A party consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Stokely, Mr.. and Mrs
John Stokely and Mr.. and Mrs
James Stokely leave for New
York City in the near future,
where they will attend several
conventions and incidentally COM
bine pleasure with business.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27
English.

John and Austin Huff have
kennel of fox hounds and are
having the time of their lives chas-
ing foxes. The vocal sounds of a
fox hound to hunters ear is like
music to those who like to dance
the figure eight.
Lester Lewis and Benjamin
Stinnett are fixing to go to BlountS
county to work at the aluminium
plant.
O. L. Williams is having in
stalled a CHRIST mill and corn
crusher near his store.
/ The bridge at the Breeder
branch was completely destroyed
about two weeks ago by traction
ergine. The district commits
sioner should have bridges con-
structed so as to secure them
against heavy engine travel. There
should be heavy timber sawed
and placed at these bridges say
t2x8 inches to lay on these bridges
for the wheels to run on. It would
help to save the bridges and also
help the already burdened tax
payers.
Owing to the bad weather the
farmers are badly behind with
their plowing.
N. M. Rutherford has the frame
up for his new dwelling.
Jas. Clevenger and John Burke
of Rhea county, Mo-, are visiting
Cooke county relatives and friends.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27

band and father and in this great
loss to them we here tender to
them our sincere sympathy, with
the prayer that they may have the
comfort and sustenance of Him
who has promised to he a husband
to the widow and a father to the
fatherless.
Be it Further Resolved-That q
copy of these resolutions be fur
nished to the family of the deceas-
ed and to the local papers and to
the daily papers at Knoxville and
that these resolutions be present
ed to the various courts of the
county with the request that they
be spread upon the minutes of the
courts as a memorial to our de-
ceased brother.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT B. HICKEY,
j. M. SIMERLY,
THURMAN AILOR,
H. N. CATE,
Committee.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27
w. c. T. u. COLUMN.

and SO fulfill the law of Christ"
Every association of life calls
for the exercise of self-control
forbearance and sympathy. We
differ so widely, in disposition
habits, and education that oul
ways of looking at these things
vary.
We Judge differently, our ideas
of truth, our ideas in regard to
conduct of life are not in all re.
'spects the same.
The trials and difficulties of one
are not those of another, and du.
ties we find light are most per.
picking to some. Then we cannot
Judge another because we are moi
placed in their inviorments, nor
have inherited their tendencies, to
judge right from wrong.
Some have so few burdens and
their hearts have known so little
real anguish, they, neither, can
bear burdens-Then let us not
take Gods place and Judge our
fellow creatures.
We cannot afford to worryiover
any real or supposed wrong done
to ourselves. Self is the enemy
most needed to fear. We should
not allow our feelings to be easily
wounded. We are to live, not to
guard our feelings, or reputation,
but to save souls. And these
souls are found in every rank, Of
society.
In choosing men and women for
His service God does not ask
whether they possess worldly
wealth, learning or eloquence. He
simply asks, do they walk in such
humility, that can teach them
MY way"
THE IMPORTANCE OF LITTLE
THINGS.
(From Minister of Healing.)
It is oftenest through the little
things which seem so unworthy
of notice, that great good or evil
is brought into our lives. It i
through our failure to endure the
tests that come to us in the little
things, that the habits are mould
ed, and the character misshaped.
And when the great tests come
they find us unready. Only by
acting upon the principle in the
tests of daily life can we acquire
power to stand firm and faithful
in the most dangerous and most
difficult position.
Let us love, lift, but Judge not
those we come in contact with.
Remember we are to great extent
our brothers keeper.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27

H. M. Taylor is spending the
week in Knoxville, Chattanooga
and Nashville.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27
Savannah, Georgia,
January Is, 1915.

Dear Toni am enclosing my
subscription for the ensueing year.
trust that the year 1915 will
be for you and yours, one of pros
perity and that you will be sue
cessful in your new venture.
While | am writing will say
just few words about the beau
tIful city, that it has been my good
fortune to reside in for the past
two years.
Savannah is called the Forest
City" and rightly so. tits a forest
of beautiful Southern oaks, mag
nolias, palmettos and many other
kinds of evergreen trees.
The city is beautifully laid out
in parks and squares each of
which bears an everlasting tribute
to the memory Of the noble men
who made Georgia and Savannah.
We stop as we walk down Bull
street, named for General Bull,
and gaze with admiration at the
beautiful and expensive monu-
ments erected to these men. Here
we have a monument erected to
James E. Oglethorpe, the founder
of Savannah. Little did he dream
how well he builded, and how the
little colony founded in 1888 would
now be the important and flourish
ing city that it is today.
Here we have a beautiful mon
ument erected to the memory of
Nathaniel Green, a general of the
revolutionary army.
Next we see a beautiful shaft
erected to General John Brown
Gordon, statesman and confeder-
ate general. Here also is a large
block of granite erected to the
memory of Tomo-C -Chichis, the In
dian chief who so ably assisted
the early settlers Of Savannah, is
a fitting moument to this noble
soldier of fortune.
And now we gaze with rapt ad-
miration at the noble shaft that
stands an everlasting tribute to
the dead of the confederate army.
The monument stands in a beau
tiful plot Of ground surrounded by
acres and acres of one of the
most beautiful parks in the South,
Forsythe Park.
1t stands, a monument to the
brave sons of the South, to be
seen by the thousands who pass
and pause an instant to pay trib-
ute to these noble men, but it also
stands as a monument to remind
those who see, that the differences
Of the North and South should be,
and are buried, and as we gaze at
these fitting tributes to the dead
heroes we do not feel animosity
toward our brothers of the North.
We are one and one we will al
ways be.
The old and historic part of the
town is, with improvements that
have been made from time to time,
pretty much as it has been for
more than century.
The new city that has grown
around it is up-to-date in every
particular. The business section
has its sky-scrapers, grand hotels,
theatres, government buildings,
markets, banks, churches, cathe-
drals and many other beautiful
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-01-27
BAR RESOLUTIONS IN MEMORY OF W. ]. McSWEEN

On Wednesday Of last week at
1:30 D. m, the Newport Bar met
at the court house and passed
resolutions in memory of the late
w. j. McSween. Hon H. N. Cate
presided over the meeting and the
resolutions were read by Hon. R.
B. Hickey, chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions. After the
resolutions had been adopted
short talks were made by Robert
B. Hickey, Attorney-G General Jno.
B. Holloway. Judge McHenderson
and H. N. Cate.
The resolutions follow:
To the Newport Bar Association:
Your Committee appointed to
draft suitable resolutions with ref
erence to the death of Hon. w. j.
McSween, a member of this Bar,
beg leave to submit the following:
Hon. w. j. McSween was born
in Cooke county, Tenn, on the 3rd
day Of May 1848 and died at his
home in Newport, Sunday even
ing, November 18th, 1914, aged
66 years, 6 months IL days. He
was the only son Of William and
Catherine Allen McSween and his
entire life was spent in his native
county, with whose people and af-
fairs he was almost as familiar as
he was with his own private bust
ness. He was educated in the
common schools of his county
and in Emory and Henry College.
He numbered among his school
n mates some of the most distin-
guished men Of East Tennessee
and Southwest Virginia-among
whom were the late Col. John B.
Stokely, Bishop James Adkins and
Judge John a Buchanan of the
Supreme Court Of Virginia. His
legal education was obtained at
the law school of Cumberland
University, at Lebanon. Tenn,
and he was so fortunate as to re-
ceive the instructions of Judge
Nathan Green, that distinguished
lawyer and teacher. After his
graduation at law he located in his
home town and began the active
practice of law, practicing in his
native and surrounding counties
of East Tennessee, and in some of
the counties in Western North
Carolina. He early achieved sue
cess in the practice Of his profess
sion and became distinguished as
a jury lawyer. He took great in
terest in important crimin cases
and practiced this branch of the
law with unusual success. His
power to sway juries was very
marked, he being a man of great
physical force and possessed of
an u usual degree of magnetism.
In fact he was astrong personality
and impressed himself upon those
with whom he came in contact. He
also developed into an unusually
strong ejectment lawyer. His fam
lily were the owners of large bod
les of mountain lands the title to
which was often involved in liti-
cation. He also represented the
Tennessee, Coal Iron and Railroad
Company which had landed inter-
ests in East Tennessee and he
became very proficient in the
preparation and trial of eiactmant