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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-02-08
IN MANY STATES,

In Arkansas, in Louisiana, in
Montana, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, Wisconsin, and many
other states humble but wise and
thrifty immigrants have bought
hideous, barren stump lands for
a song and a promise. And by
patient industry they have re-
deemed these lands and made
them blossom into a sure means
of independence and prosperity.
Thus they have put to shame
many a less progressive native
farmer.
GOLD UNDER STUMPS.
The clearing and cultivation of
forest lands, which has been an
important American industry
from the days that the first white
man landed on the shores OF Fly
mouth, has yet take on the aspect
of a great nationwide move
ment.
But farmers as a class are be-
coming more alive to the gold
that lies under their stumps than
they have been. And the next
few years should witness much
more earnest and concerted eff
fort on the part of farm owners
to increase their holdings In good
cut-over land, and prepare 1t
with whatever stump-'and they
already possess for the sowing
and the reaping. 1t is the next
step necessary to make the aver
age American farm a better
rounded and therefore a better
paying proposition. -Crossville
Chroni &c.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-02-08
FELT LIKE so, NOW LIKE 81

Like a weak link in chain, weak
organ enfeebles the whole body. Weak
kidneys lower vitality. A. w. Morgan,
Angalo, La, writes: 81 suffered with
pains in the back. | am 43 years old,
but felt Ike man of 80. Since took
Foley Kidney pills / feel like | did
when I was 81" SOC and $1.00 sizes.
Sold by I...W. Simpson q Son, Jasper,
Tenn afs
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-02-08
pull The STuMPs.
Farming viii Then Be Easier and
More Profitable.


That extensive farming, rather
than intensive farming. is still
the great problem of the Ameri-
can farmer is a fact beyond argu-
ment.
The expert observer sees the
evidence on every hand-miIlions
of acres going to waste which
might be ridden of stumps, plow-
ed, sowed and made the focal
points for a new tidal wave of
farmer prosperity.
1t is not exaggerating to say
that most of Americas logged
over land is rich in agricultural
possibilities.
There certainly is nothing new
in the idea of harvesting forest
land to the pillow. American his
tory makes its start upon the
clearing in the forest-upon that
first scanty crop of corn which
served for the initial Thanksgiv-
ing dinner of the Pilgrim Fathers.
PULL THE STUMPS.
! With up-to-date methods and
machinery of stump-pulling at
their disposal, many modern
American farmers hesitate to do
the very thing which our fore
fathers were obliged to do with
the slow, painful labor of their
hands,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-02-08

Lou1on Hosiery Mills
VS..
Paulding County Cotton Mfg. Co ct al.
In this cause it appearing to the
satisfaction of the Clerk and Master,
from Complainant's Bill. which is
sworn to, that Defendant Paulding
County Cotton Mfg. Co., is non-res-
ident of this State, SO that the ordiD-
airy process CT law canhot be served. 1t
is therefore ordered that publication
be made in the Sequachee Valley
News, a newspaper published in the
town of Sequschee for four consecu-
tive weeks, commanding said nonres-
ident Defendant to appear at the
March Rules of toe Chanceiy Court,
to be held in tho Courthouse in the
town Of Jasper. on the Fist MONDAY
of March, 1917, and plead. answer or
demur to said Bill, or the same will!
be taken for confessed. aud set for
hearing ex parte as to them.
This TIE 30th day Of January. 1917.
A. L ROBERTSON,
Clerk and Master.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-02-08
A woaAN's EXPERIENCE WITH GRIPPE

When cough or cold hangs on, and
you have aches and pains that are hard
to define, it is likely that grippe is TAX
ing hold of your system. Mrs J. A.
Rod gers, Switzer, s. c., says: ~ a
suscepti BILE to colds, often ending in
grippe. In this case have found Folcy's
Honey and Tar to prevent doctor bills. '
For ale by j. W. Simpson & Son, JAS
per, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-02-08
Saturday, February 10, 1917,
Printers Fee. 81, 90.
NON NOTICE

In the Chanoery Court of Marion
County:
Lou1on Hosiery Mills
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-02-08
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS
FOR BAckAcHS KIDNEYS AND BlA0 oEH
TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue of the power vested in me
by deed of trust executed by A. l..
Frye, dated Jan. Is, 1915, and record
cd in Book Xxx, pages 52S-5a9 of the
Registrars Office of Marion Co..
Tennessee, default having been made
in the payment of the debt therein
secured; now, therefore, |, as trustee
under said deed of trust, will on
Saturday, February 10, 1917,
at 10 O'Clock noon at the South Door
of the Courthouse at Jasper, Tenn,
sell to the highest bidder for cash and
free from the equity of redemption,
homestead and oowery rights. the fol-
lowing described property, being in
the 11th Civil District of Marion Co
Tenn and being part of the o j.
Frye home place and containing 80
acres more or less. and reference is
here made to the said deed of trust for
a full and complete description
This Jan. n. 1917.
l.. r. DARR,
Trustee.
n. e.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-02-08
WHAT A COLONY DID,

True to the adage that history
repeats itself, the first American
landclearing has found it's coun-
terpart in many subsequent feats
of daring land cultivation.
For instance, there is the in
teresting story of the three Ben
edictine monks, who some thirty
years ago, founded colony in
the wilds of the Ozark mountains
of Arkansas.
They were not equipped with
modern methods and machinery.
They dug up the stumps in the
most primitive manner, Yet, to-
day, this colony has 100 acres OF
land under a high state of culti-
walton. And this land has prov
ed it's ability to produce better
than $13, 500 worth of crops. dali
ry products, ETC., in a single
year.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
Death of MIR. o. LATHE Ward.

Mr.. O. Latte Ward, aged % years,
died at his home near Barnesville Fri
day morning. Deceased had been sick
for several weeks with pneumonia and
his death had been expected at any
time for several days. Mr.. Ward is
survived by a bride of months, be-
sides numerous other relatives. The
funeral was conducted from the home
Saturday afternoon at o'clock by
Rev. R. A. Hedgpeth. Interment was
made near the Ward home.
Deceased was a Mason, a member
of the W. O. w. order, and loya
member of the Bloomingdale Baptis1
church.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
How's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Halls Catarrh Cure has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-fye years, and has become
known as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex-
peiling the Poison from the Blood and
healing the diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Cure Tor short time you will see e
great improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh
Send for testimonials. free.
\ r. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
At the Pastime.

Regardless of the weather the Pas
time theatre has arranged an invit-
ing program for this week. The Of
fering today is "The Calendar Girl"
Mutual masterpiece, featuring Jul
iette Day. sThe Fatal Ring, and
three other reels will be run tomor-
row. Lovers of good comedy should
see George Ovey, who will be on the
job tomorrow. Ann Murdock will be
seen Wednesday in "The Beautiful
Adventurer," one Of Mutual's best
Thursday big war picture entitled
Heroic France" will be shown from
o'clock continuously until closing
time at night. Friday "Mary Law
sons Secret, a Pathe Gold Rooster
play, will be offered and Saturda,
Helen Holmes in the 'Lost Express
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10

the latest and most thrilling pictures
of battle scenes as they actually &C.
cur on the great battle fronts in the
world war now raging in Europe, will
be run. It is a guaranteed picture,
has been censored and passed on by
army officials, and is no fake. On
account of the high price paid for the
picture it will be necessary to charge
Is and 25 cents admission, which vii
include the war tax. First show vii
! begin at o'clock.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
Box Supper at Bethesda.

There will be box supper at Beth
esda school house, near Barnesville,
Thursday evening, December 13. The
public is invited. Miss Mary Wetmore
is teacher.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10

Heroic France in Pictures.
The management Of the Pastime
theatre does not intend to be left in
showing late war pictures. Thursday
OF this week Heroic France" one Of
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10

and three other reels will close the
week. Prices will be and lO cents
every day except Thursday, when they
will be Is and 25 cents.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
WAR DECLARED AGAINST
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

Washington Dispatch, Dec. Z. =
War between the United States and
Austria Hungary was formally de-
clared today.
Congress with one dissenting vote
in the House, adopted and President
Wilson approved a resolution declar-
ing existence of state Of war be-
tween "the imperial and royal Aus
tro-Hungarian government and the
government and people of the United
States" authorizing the President to
employ the armed forces and pledg-
ing its resources to victory.
The resolution, the response Of con,
gress to the Presidents request in
his address Tuesday, is similar to that
passed April 6, declaring war with
Germany. 1t became effective at
5:03 p. m. today when it was signed
by the executive without formality.
An executive proclamation will follow
shortly.
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
Government Ownership Is
Coming, via the War
Continued from First Column.)

Continued from First Column.)
Thanks to the war; shall have Government owner
ship Every branch Of private monopoly from the begin
ming of the war has shown its absolute ncapacity.
The railroads have been inadequate and the ships have
been joke.
Railroad managers have divided their time between de-
carng extra dividends and begging for higher freight rates
but not telling why they couldn't haul the freight
We have always said that John D. Rockefeller was ths
most valuable citizen Of the country because his individual
career proves that COMPETITION Is UNNECESSARY.
He has proved that one single man all the oil
business and half dozen Of the counys other businesses
The people eventually will say to him, Thanks for the
information you do it, WE do it, and we shall"
War will teach in six months than Mr.. Rookie
feller has taught In his whole life We learn from that
the President regulate the price Of coal and that 1t Is
right to do it.
We learn that the interests Of hundred milons Of
people important than the swollen wealth Of
coal trust.
We shall learn also from that railroads which are
the veins and arteries Of the nation should belong the
nation the veins and arteries in your body belong you
You would not have private owner managing your
blood supply perhaps rushing all the blood your head
none to your feet or liver.
The nation will learn that it Is stupid to have private
of railroads and other monopolies owning the
onal veins and arteries controlling the blood supply
Government ownership is coming It will be energetic,
efficient earnest ownership thinking Of public service not
of private dividends.
And as in Congressman Baer's cartoon It will have
more brains and muscle less fat than private ownership
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
Mabel Dodge Writes About Adopting a Baby
Wasn't Like a Toyshop at All.
They're Hard to Get, You'll Find.

a very cheerful building, but per-
haps it's gayer inside-probably
just inside it's all done up in
white, and the place is full Of sun
shine and children's voices"
Not at all; inside it was cold
and impersonal and businesslike.
There wasn't a baby in sight, not
a sound Of one. My enthusiasm
was rather dampened as l sat in
the Office and waited TO talk to the
official and tell her my errand.
The only sign Of baby in that
office was a thing on the desk
called babies bank"
ONLY CATHOLIC BABIES.
By and by the sister came in
and asked me what she could do
for me. l told her. She asked
if / were a Catholic. ! shook my
head.
"Then you cannot take a baby
from here. State law. l must
refer you to another asylum
across town."
NJ BABIES III BE HAD.
So l went across town. By this
time I had become doubly keen to
get that baby! When went inside
the building / was full of hope
again, but there were no babies
sitting in starcked frocks, waiting
for my choice to fall.
However" thought I, they're
probably upstairs"
was sent in to talk with the
lady who had charge of babies
for adoption. She seemed very
sympathetic, so l told her just
what ! wanted.
81 want a certain kind Of
baby" said.
81 know quite distinctly how
he will look, want him to have
black curly hair and blue eyes.
OF course, he must be without any
physical blemish, and he must
have a perfectly sound constitu-
tion. l will bring my doctor here
to go over him as soon as l have
selected him. l want one about
ten months old.
The Washington times., 1917-08-24

ToR a long time I have been
wanting to adopt a baby
not for any philanthropic
reason-not for the baby's sake,
but because I have had, like all
women, a longing to have to do
with a baby again, to have to do
with q baby's clothes and curly
hair and all the coZiness you find
in the environment Of baby.
And / made up my mind that !
would bring it up differently from
other babies.
It should have all the benefit Of
my mothers mistakes on me and
Of my mistakes on my own boy.
1t should grow up in a serene
atmosphere Of calm Judgment and
understanding, and it should never
arouse in me any Of that strange,
nervous anger and irritation that
one provoked in ones own mother
and that ones own children
arouse in their turn, just because
they are so close and one feels so
intensely about them.
Oh, no! This baby would be
tended like q plant in the hands Of
q scientist who expects certain re-
suits, and gets them.
had been thinking about this
for some time. ] wasn't in any
great hurry to do it. / just thought
that one day l would stop in at
founding asylum and walk up and
down the long rows Of beautiful
babies Of all kinds waiting there to
be adopted, and ! would look at all
the different kinds and choose the
one where / felt the sympathy was
strongest between US.
/ think now, when ! look back,
that I must have thought it WIS
like going to a toy shop to buy a
doll. A big toy shop with French
dolls and German dolls and all
kinds Of dolls!
LOOKING FOR THE BABY.
Well, one day, not long ago, l
decided to go and look for him.
AS I drove up TO the founding
asylum ! thought to myself, mot
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
Those Theories of Child Culture.
Some Doubts About Experiments.
from my idea of adopting q baby),
NOT THE ONE l WENT FOR.

from my idea of adopting q baby
NOT THE ONE WENT FOR.
"Wel-l-here's one," she said.
"He might do. He will be weaned
in October. He is quite . nice
baby. Here is the description Of
him:
Weighed 13 pounds in March.
Has pale gray eyes, broad nose,
straight light hair (what there Is
of it,. Had slight roughness Of
skin, but this can be controlled
l swallowed hard. The descrip-
tion did not correspond at all with
my ideal baby.
Yet / was eager to see him, and
/ asked her when could.
well, we don't let the wet
nurses bring them through the
city streets, but I think you could
see him in September"
| mur1nured "all right, will
wait, and come back and see him
them" and l went sadly away.
How hard it is to adopt q babyl
IF HAD FOUND HIM.
As l was going home / wondered
about something. / wondered,
should l find that baby, whether
his bringing up would be the way
I meant it to be, any more than
adopting him was the way !
thought it would be.
Would he have the same old
troubles with me that we've all
had and that our mothers had be-
fore US?
Would he have the same resist
ances and antagonisms to me that
had to my parents? Will family
life be always just about the
same? A queer mixture of comfort
and discomfort?
Hutchins Hapgood always talks
about "the savage joy of family
life" Well, don't believe would
know how to improve on it very
much, after all. Probably it will
gradually get modified for all Of
the race together. Isolated ex-
periments leave out so much of
the fun all the others are having!
The Washington times., 1917-08-24

"Now, Of course, must feel
that necessary sympathetic rap
port with the baby-so / will have
to choose very carefully"
was rambling on like this,
quite cheered by her nice smile.
When / got through, she said:
"But do you know it's very hard
to find babies for adoption? As
soon as a founding is brought in
we put it out to board with wet
nurse, and as soon as it is weaned
it is snatched up. There is always
a list of persons waiting for our
babies. We can't provide enough
babies for New York to adopt"
BEST KIND ARE FOUNDLINGS.
All my fantasy about the long
rows Of waiting babies fell away!
No babies! I couldn't believe it.
'Do you want one Of known
history?" she asked.
81 don't care" I replied. Il felt
ready to compromise by this
time.) "I'd just as soon have a
founding if it's a-rather a nice
one. you know"
That's fine Of you," she said.
Personally, I think the found
lings are the best material.
Usually they are the first babies
Of quite nice girls who have
made a mistake and haven't the
courage to carry it through, but
the stock is likely to be good;
whereas, in babies of known his
tory, l feel that the parentage
can't be as good when the pa
rents are willing to give up the
baby. Usually it is not the first
baby, and besides, it shows some
kind of poor stamina when a
mother or father, or both, are will
ing to give the child away.
"Well, let's see," she went on,
perhaps realizing how she had
disappointed me at first, an look
through our list and see what
babies we have out with wet
nurses"
She took out a card catalogue
and ran through it. Il can't tell
you how far away this seemed
The Washington times., 1917-08-24
Government Ownership Is
Coming, via the War
Congressman Baers Cartoon This Page Tells Some
thing About It.

Here is another of Congressman Baers excellent car
toons shows his ideal American citizen the farmer
taking the place Of big Biz public monopoly in the
running of public affairs.
It is hrsclass cartoon and shows public ownership
admirably.
There will be less fat less stomach less waist less slow
ness less pgshness about the operation of the national
property railroads telegraph telephones electric light
street cars etc. when the American citizen stands in the
shoes and the clothes Of the present monoposic gentle
man
CONTINUED at Bottom Of Last column.)
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20
BLISTER BEETLES LIFE DUAL
ton Of Indiana State En-.
tomologist.

Indianapolis.-A "pest and bless.
ing all in one," Is the classification of
the blister beetle by Frank N. Wallace,
state entomologist. The beetle Is now
numerous in the fields Of Indiana and
is becoming pest to certain degree.
It Is an aid to the farmer because of
its appetite for grasshoppers. how
ever. Discussing the insect Mr.. Wal
lace said:
During the season Of 1915 the COM
parative scarcity Of blister beetles
was often commented on in this Office,
and as grasshoppers were quite numer-
Gus, pest Of the grasshoppers was
predicted for the season of 1917. This
prediction came true and more dam
age has been done this season than for
many seasons past.
However, the blister beetles are
found in such numbers over the state
that they are becoming pest in many
fields, but also blessing as they are
the greatest means of controlling
grasshoppers."
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20
NEED MILLIONS Of FEET Of LUMBER

supply for this material, in addition
to all this comes the further announce
ment that the government has decided
upon building Immediately 10 recon
struction' hospitals In as many differ
ent cities, to wit: Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
Buffalo, Cincinnati, Chicago, st. Paul.
Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Denver, Kansas City, st. Louis, Mem
phis, Richmond, Va, Atlanta and New
Orleans.
by some 1t is contended that it will
require 100000 feet Of lumber for
each Of the training camp hospitals,
while another report fixes the amount
at 100000 feet. For the 'reconstruc-
ton hospitals 100000 feet of lumber
will be required in each case and pos
sibly more.
Lumber for Camps In France.
ION this basis 1t is easy to see that
the lumber companies will be called on
for at least 15G,0OO,O00 feet OF lumber
for the training camp hospitals and
1%V,OVO,VOV lcck Luz Tie TcCOuStTuCIlOu
hospitals, or grand total of 270,O00-
600 feet for these combined purposes.
Should these orders overrun as much
as the training camp orders did, the
amount of lumber and timbers for
these hospitals will be nearer $780,
100000 feet than less. In the mean
time lumber for the American troop
camps In France will call for many
more millions Of feet of lumber In the
near future.
"There are besides all this work Of
future construction several officers
training camps yet to be built In diff
ferent parts Of the country, for which
the contracts will soon be let, aviation
camps of different kinds that the gov
eminent will have to build, the exact
type of which has not as yet been fully
agreed upon. oil Of which are under
consideration by the proper heads
however"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20

hooks into bangs and curls. Mrs. Nc
Millin leads by two handfuls. Miss
Anderson makes hay on the right eye
while the sun shines for Mrs. McMil-
lin. Maggie puts right and left around
Anna and leaves monogram above rear
collar button. Anna sidesteps on Mag
gie's corn. Anna has shade by some
scratches. Maggie bites her initial
Mass Attack Wins.
At this juncture, or whatever one
would call 1t, the aforementioned half
dozen policemen and bailiffs, police
women, detectives, and Judge inter
rupted Maggie's teeth and 49,.
'Lock this woman up for contempt
Of court" ordered the judge.
"Can't do 1t, can't do It," whispered
Mrs. McMillin softly. But they did.
At this moment Edward J. McMil-
lin appeared on the scene to announce
that he was Mrs. McMillin's husband.
He rendered the family's regrets to the
courts dignity and Mrs. McMillin was
allowed to 60 home. r.
All, yes--the decisionl Who got I'll
Ask Judge Barasa.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20
FAIR WARRIORS
GO over TOP
Court Looks on as Amazons Go
to It After Case Is.
Decided.
OFFICERS MAR ATTACK
Rout Two Women BattIers Just ~
Contest Was Getting Real Inter.
esting-But Who Got
Decision2

Chicago.-A good time was had BY
all.
There were present half a dozen po-
licemen, sprinkling Of bailifrs, police
women, detectives, jailers, and
Mrs. Margaret McMillin of 229 East
Superior street; ringside weight, 200
pounds.
Miss Anna Anderson Of 146 East
Ohio street, 119 pounds.
The judge, Bernard p. Barasa.
Miss Anderson may have been a few
grams underweight, but she didn't let
that deter her. Neither did Mrs. Nc
Millin. The preliminaries:
Mrs. McMillin had had Miss Ander-
son arrested and brought into the
East Chicago avenue court on charge
Of slandering her. The Judge had heard
the evidence and decided the defend
ant was not guilty.
"Why do you discharge her, judge?"
demanded Mrs. McMillin. "That's un-
fair to me-" 49,,
"over the Top" and Give EN- H..
Some say Miss Anderson's nose as
sumed an unneutral tilt. Some say 1t
was just spontaneous combustion.
Anyway, before the court could ex-
plain the pros and cons Of its decision
Mrs. McMillin and Miss Anderson
went over the top and into executive
session with colors and hairpins fly.
ing.
The details, as gathered up later
into present tense, a la the sporting
editor:
Mrs. McMillin uppercuts with right
and left to hairpins. Miss Anderson
counters to both shins. Mrs. McMillin