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Graham guardian., 1921-03-04
ARIZONA SENATE
ASKS CONGRESS TO
PASS TARIFF Bill

PhoeniX-The senate of the
state legislature passed by a
strict party vote the joint resolu-
ton calling upon congress and
the president to secure early en-
actnent of the emergency tariff
bill. The vote was ten in favor
of the resolution and 8 against
it A Republican senators voted
for it and all democratic mem
or against it, The resolution
now goes to the house,
4 Till to provide a fund for the
state university was considered
by tie house in committee of the
whole and its passage was rec
commended aItet the amount of
t e proposed tax had been re-
dlced from .09l6 mills on the
d liar to .0GI3
Graham guardian., 1921-03-04

Each one of the contestants
did exceptionally well. Surely,
the class is to be congratulated.
The prize, a ten dollar gold
piece, given by Brother A. C.
Peterson, was awarded unani-
mously by the judges to Luela
Blair.
Graham guardian., 1921-03-04
Ward Conferences of Auxiliary
Organizations

Primary
March l3-Solomon, Lebanon, Lay
tor, Lone Star.
March 2O-Graham, Hubbard, Bryce,
Enterprise, Eden.
April l0-Ashurst, Matthews.
April l7-Pima, Central, Thatcher,
Thatcher West.
Graham guardian., 1921-03-04

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Oral EXPRESSION Contest

Friday, February 25th, the
student body was pleasantly en-
tertained listening to the Final
Oral Expression contest.
Graham guardian., 1921-03-04

Appointments for I'll Paso, Columbus
ard Hach.ta will be arranged later
when joint expedition Of ell the or
CARNATIONS can be planned
Local officers snould consult the
bishops of the wards. making definite
for these conferences.
Graham guardian., 1921-03-04
Y. M. and Y. L. Nj. |. A.

March l3-Thatcher, Thatcher West
Central Pima.
March 30 Matthews.
April 17-Ashurst, Bryce, Eden
Hubbard.
Graham guardian., 1921-03-04

March Virden, Franklin, Globe,
Miami.
March 20-Central, Thatcher, Thatch.
er W,gt, Lebanon, Layton.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-18

nate travellers in the tide of emigration
through the mountains to the west who for
one reason or another were stranded. Many
hopeful pioneer may have been sidetracked
in the wilderness on account of broken
axle. Once halted in the hills with broken
axle or dead horse it was often difficult
ever again to resume the Journey, and after
a while the solitude engulfed them and
generation after generation has seen the
sun rise and set on the same horizon.
This is not fiction, 1t is the truth.
The greater portion of the mountaineers
are still scarcely more than squatters. In
keeping without the range of things and
in evading rent and taxes the mountaineer
put himself entirely out of the stream of
progress and out of reach of all the benefits
and bountes of his Government, and rank
outsiders have carried off the treasure chest
which he held so lightly.
Many millionaire War Babies,
But Native Sons Got Nothing
AS matter of fact, the war left so many
mlionaires in the bituminous coal region
that the best people are still little bit
sensitive about It, There were just as many
war babies in the wilds as ever cried in Wall
Street
Just plain oneryl"
stood and looked at the pathetic little
corn patches clutching the steep hillsides,
looking for all the world like pictures on a
wall, wondering how the seeds ever stuck In
one place long enough to take root. Who
wouldn't be just plain emery If he had an
everyday scrabble to hold on like the little
corn patches ON the hillsides?
Think Of all that fabulous wealth under
meath and the poor native sons Of the soil
still trying to scratch a living out Of the
surfaced 1t did sound sort of hopeless and
final.
Until the Eighteenth Amendment made
moonshining a heinous crime, the moon
sinner and his moonshine were accepted as
part of the scenery in the South and local
authorities were not greatly agitated over
his small traffic. In the old days 1t was gen.
orally accepted that the mountaineer sold
''red eye" because 1t was easier to carry
Juice in bottles than to tote corn to market
in bags on his shoulders through the steep
hills, and, anyway, it was his business.
Moonshine whiskey made in the old way
was pure whskey, though too new to ap-
peal to the connoisseur; but since prohibition
it is an entirely different matter. He meas
ures his corn crop by the gallon, and that
while the market price of corn Is about a
couple of dollars with no demand he trans
forms his corn into commodity for which
there is an overwhelming demand, thereby
deriving profit Of 500-maybe 1000 per
cent!
That didn't sound like any hill billie to
me- I'll tell the world. 1t sounded like the
performance of an up to date 100 per cent.
American!
Perhaps it Is not fair to measure him by
the standards of other men. He does not
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-18
By DOROTHY STEELE.

's an ins q. 'ssss s;,:
strikes and feuds dies down on the
APPALACHIAN Plateau there will still remain
the mountaineers. The mountaineer as he
is to-day may be lacking in many things,
but in his life Of freedom and independence
he is an American with many of the char
acteristics of pioneer days and he has given
a good account of himself in history.
It has always taken some violent upheaval
to jostle him out of his hills and hollows.
The civil war brought out stalwart sup
porters on both sidea but after the chaos
of reconstruction the sons of the hills were
apparently forgotten and lapsed into more
complete isolation than ever.
Now that local conditions have once more
directed the spotlight of publicity on him,
revealing him in all his pathetic grandeur
it may prove the permanent turning of the
tide in his favor.
"They are just plain onery" was about
the most complimentary comment that
could be had from the lowlanders in West
Virginia regarding their mountain neigh
bors. The lowlanders are not given to SEN
timentalizng over their mountain neighbor
and his hard luck, and are not deeply i'm
pressed when 1t is suggested that maybe the
poor things haven't had a chance.
Little Sympathy for Them
From Their Lowland Neighbors
7 refused to accept the theory that they
are altogether "onery," as they say in the
South, meaning good for nothing
l"These poor people have evidently been
left behind In the march Of civilization"
ventured
Eyes, they got left behind because they
was too 'onery' to keep up" was the reply.
So it is evident that not much sympathy or
interest is. expended on the poor whites by
their neighbors, either as they were or as
they are.
1t would certainly be about as easy to
draw up a general characterization of the
throngs who hourly pass Herald Square as
1t Is to visit any point in the Southern
mountains and attempt to characterize the
mountaineers. We might say that all the
girls who pass Herald Square have ankles,
but very few have pretty ones, and we might
say that all the mountaneers live In the
mountains but very few are feudists or gun
men.
The Appalachian Plateau, or what Is
sometimes described as the mountainous
backwards of the Southern States, extends
from the Ohio River to Birmingham, Ala,
a wide area beautiful and fertile. but much
of 1t entirely isolated. These isolated hills
have been the birthplace Of men like Lin
coin, Boone and Jackson, a sturdy race in
deed but now sturdy race deteriorated for
the lack of opportunity. They are inde-
Copyright, 1921, by Tt
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drink of coffee since, and our mind is fully
made up to give up this habit which was
formed in our early childhood and which we
continued until our friend set us the example
at his dinner party.
We have now qualified for the position of
secretary of the new national association
which ought to be formed for the purpose of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-18

ever, we discovered a scientific fact 1t Is
that when water is confined In vessel it
remains stationary when the vessel Is
moved In other words. coffee cup may
be turned around several times without
moving the coffee at all. We discovered
this one morning when a coffees grain was
on top of the liquid. We found that we
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-18
Always Hospitabie to Strangers,
With No Apology for Power


To. the stranger they are frank and
friendly, and always hospitable. No apology
for their poverty but welcome, stranger to
what we got" is the almost nvariabe greet
ing.
1t is Characteristic of the mountaineer thar
he Is rawboned
"They are that hard and wiry they looks
though they had been raised on gravel" one
old man described them, and certain II r
that not much surplus tissue is wasted
among them, neither men nor women
Hits climbin' and totem what keeps ,em
skinny" the lantern jawed individual who
keeps crossroads store told me, as he eyed
me in friendly way.
1t is certainly a case of "climbin' and
totem for even If wagon road were pos.
sibe not many Of the mountain people wou,1
have anything but ''Shanks mare" to
travel it, and wagon is only for the wei,
to do.
Whether few more hundred years womb
find the mountain people in fur and feathers
may be out of the question, but it is certain
they have not progressed an inch the lac,
hundred or so years
There are many schools, colleges and hos
pitfalls working ceaselessly for the betterman,
of the mountain boys and girls, and tha
effort is ever in the direction of practicaIi
training which will not change too nuc,
their natural characteristics. They ara
taught not to despise their poor cabins bin
to make better ones, and when enough Of
boys and girls are taught to make better
homes. better farms and better forests thew
will have come into their own, and the
mountaineer will no longer be a problem bu-
an asset.
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having adopted a twentieth amendment to
the Constitution of the United States for
bidding persons from drinking coffee.
If any one thinks there is no struggle
connected with stopping this habit let him
try it.
Before we stopped drinking coffee. how
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-18

pendent, these mountainers, free and coura-
geous, very courageous, even in their handi-
capped situation, a trait which Is charac-
teristic of mountain people the world over.
Not so much is known of the origin of the
mountaineer or how he got left behind in
the wilderness, but his future, because of
the sturdiness. is a matter of optimistic
speculation.
There is not just little scattering of
these people, either, sufficient to lend pictur-
esque local color, but there are some three
millions Of them all told and until the rail-
roads burrowed in to them they were
scarcely better off than the animals Of the
forests and hardly less wild. The little chill
dren would scamper into the woods at the
approach of 'furriners," as they call any.
one not living in the mountains, and real
foreigners. by the way, they call the "out-
landish," which is literal after ALL
Sturdy Pioneer Stock Is There,
But Also Descendants of Criminals
There were two classes of early settlers.
Most OF them were the fine old pioneer stock.
seeking the freedom and independence and
the great opportunities the rich, new coun-
try offered, but there came also many unde-
sirables, criminals who were dumped on our
shores.
Information regarding the origin or the
feudist element is meagre indeed, but in all
probability they descended from the early
undesirabes as well as the degenerate fringe
of society known las the poor whites"
Backed into an eddy, with no traditions or
ideals to guide them, 1t is small wonder the
mountain whites are just what they are to-
day.
They are not all objects of sympathy and
concern, however, but they are all Amer
leans and they are proud and free even in
their isolation and poverty and while they
rather resent the Lady 'Bountiful attitude
toward them they are frankly interested in
"furriners."
The wonder ever will be that Americans
Of whatever origin or color should have
remained stationary for 200 years In any
circumstances especially in such privation
as characterizes their lives in the wilderness.
There must have been some good reason,
not mere chance. which originally led any
considerable group Of human beings to take
UP their abode in such wilderness. There
must have been some lure in the wild noun
tains which the lowlands could not offer,
and If not sanctuary, what? In the noun
tains were safety from pursuit, exemption
from all duty to country and State, and a
living could be eked out and the question
will ever arise-what manner of man would
deliberately take himself off from the marts
of men and isolate himself in inaccessible
mountains infested with savage beasts and
rattlesnakes, for the mountains must have
teemed with wild creatures in those days.
and there are plenty Of them there yet.
Then of course there were the unfortu-
, .New York Herald.
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counter. He gulped it down. He passet
few words with the bartender.

touHlti. ne BuIBcu IL uOWii' ilc paoSCb @
few words with the bartender
Another one please" he said cheerfully.
The second one was produced. Again he
gulped it down. He talked some more.
II believe I will have another one" he
remarked.
Probably you will, but you owe for two
now" said the bartender.
ayes know it,"
well, where is the money. I'll take two
dollars, please"
"Oh, 1 haven't any money. You see It Is
illegal for you to sell whiskey so l am as
sisting you in obeying the law by not
paying you"
you may think you will get away with
that, but you will not" answered the bar
tender. He reached into a drawer for a
pistol, which he placed on the counter.
THAT pistol will not do a particle of good"
said the stranger. You see, in the first place
I haven't got the money, and In the second
place. If you were to create a disturbance
and particularly If you were to shoot me,
you would get into an awful amount of
trouble"
The pistol was replaced in the drawer,
while the bartender gared at the man.
II tell you what l will do" said the
stranger. eff you will give me that third
drink I will tell you how to avoid things
like this in the future"
well, just on account of the nerve of
you I'll do It," answered the bartender and
he produced the drink. The man drank it
with very evident relish.
Now, I'll tell you what to do" he said
confidentally. Throw away that pistol,
which you can't use any more. and buy a
stomach pump, which may come in handy
some time"
60. as we were saying, we decided to stop
y drinking, and having reached this de-
termination we began the reform early
the next morning. We did without our Gus
tomary early morning drink. We refused it
definitely when 1t was offered to us at the
breakfast table. So far as we can Judge
its absence made little difference in our ap-
petite during the first meal Of the day.
During the morning, however, we began
to miss very distinctly the drink we had
been accustomed to. Before the noon hour
one of those dull headaches (the kind that
make one wish for a more severe ache) had
appeared. and by early afternoon we were
stretched out on the day bed, INDUCING in
mean thoughts about the neighbors, saying
cross things to the children and admitting
that we had the nature OF bear and did
not care.
Saturday night We slept very little because
Of the aches and pains that annoyed US
We knew that one drink would straighten us
out, but we had started the struggle and
determined to go through with it.
Our experience on Sunday was about the
same although on the afternoon of this day
we did cheat little by going to a soda
fountain and calling for soft drink which
we knew had bite in 1t.
OF course we are very proud Of the
struggle we made and 1t is only natural to
boast about the fact that we conquered, but
we will admit that perhaps we are personal y
interested in our own sufferings more than
are others, and therefore we will not give n
detailed account of what we suffered We
will be content with saying that on Tuesday
we felt normal again. We have not had a
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w THEN the smoke of battle clears
NJ away and the excitement over
strikes anA feuds dies down ON the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-18
BY DAN CAREY.

vHEN we determined quit drink
ing it was not our idea that we
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understand the standards of other men, and
1t will certainly take him long time t,
understand aohy the only place for still is
in museum. I wanted to take back the
pleasant picture of at least one honey cabin,
but did not find it. I caught .1ysef shifting
the air for whiffs of fried chicken, corn pone,
fried apples or something, butS there was
neither the pcturesqueness Of the negro
cabin nor the delectable smells of cooking
that usually issue therefrom-nothing of
romance or beauty, although in the midst Of
wondrous beauty Only sordid poverty de-
lection and hopelessness, apparently: no
evidence of any effort to create an atmos-
phere of home. AS far as creature comforts
are concerned they are where Moses was
when the light went out
Some Of the poorer classes in the noun
tains live in cabins o, shacks with not even
a window. They have never had windows.
and they are not necessary to them. Their
china Is tin; boxes or blocks serve for
chairs, while their beds are bags of straw,
Life Is one long struggle to keep soul and
body together, and they do not know how to
better their condition.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT

Devoted to the Interest Of Jackson County Schools Teachers
and all Interested IN Education are Requested send Items
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15

Work has been we'll done this
month. and interest still increas-
ing The enrolment has in
creased from Sc to 1873.
The honor roll, based on work
and department is as follows:
LIST Grade.
Lex Baker. Glide Hancock, and
Virdie Wilson.
End Grade.
Tommy Cassetty, Caste Clark,
and Bessie Wilson.
3rd Grade.
iona Clark, Frank Ray, and
Lois Minchey.
4th Grade,
Grace Strong.
9Th Craze.
Tommie Gaines.
9th Grade.
Wilma Clark, and Thelma
Webb.
7th Grade.
Orene Webb.
9Th Grade
Jessie Stone.
Patrons we desire to thank
\ GU for your support and CO.
operation. With your unstinted
support we can have this year
one of the best schools we have
ever had.
We have met the. requirements
for the flag.
Resp. yours
John Johnson. Prin. Teacher
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15

his farm to pieces in few hours could
be distributed over the entire period of
time it would result in benefit in
stead of an injury. Rich bottom lands
are often covered with deposits OF
sand washed from the hill lands.
Damage from erosion can be pre-
vented in large measure by terracing
and lands which were deteriorating
can be made cultivable and prohta-
Bile Terracing is carried on on a large
scale in many Southern States and is
rapidly gaining favor among the farm
sws Of Tennessee.
Hundreds of acres of hillside lands
Of Tennessee have been reclaimed by
terracing during the past twelve
months. In some counties the county
agents have found 1t almost impossible
to meet the demands for this work fol-
lowing few demonstrations which
have shown Its value.
Many demonstrations in terracing
have been planned by various county
agents for this fall and winter and
every farmer who has hillside land
should attend them and get first hand
information on this important work.
hillside Land Of State Washing Away.
Thousands of acres of hillsides Of
Tennessee are becoming less pro
ductive every year because of sheet
and gulley washing. Many of the hills
that were once fertile are now un-
profitable to farm. There is growing
dissatisfaction among the farmers as
their land becomes poorer and poorer
necessltating the use of commercial
fertilizers, lime, manure and plant
humus which only wash away again
with the first gushing rain, and leaves
The soil Of the hillSdes badly cut up
with gullies which grow rapidly from
year to year into large bitches that
cannot be crossed by teams. Farmers
are getting tired of having their land
wash as deep as 1t is plowed In places
each year.
This loss through soil erosion has
created a demand for some way TO
control the water, and prevent waste
of, plant food elements washing. AS a
result. a method of water control with
terraces has been developed which not
only stops the washing but holds the
water on the hills!des, changing the
water from 9 destructive agency to a
constructive agency. thus having the
soil. the humus, the moisture and in
creasing the crop yield. The value of
terracing has become SO indispensable
an the complete control Of washing that
men have been hired TO study the art
OF terracing from scientific point Of
view In hopes of developing a terrace
tliat is easily constructed and TOO PEI
cent Efficient. With This IN min years
ave been spent IN leve'oq'as Whist i
known as the broaG te-lace which en-
-'les the farmer 20 farW right over
item as though nsy were Tot useTe
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
Wartarce.

Work is moving along nicely
at Wartrace High School, and
most of the pupils are showing
a deep interest in their work.
They are also working faithfully
to procure the U. s. flag.
Friday, Sept. 9th closed our
second months work. The foil
owing is the honor roll for last
month:
LIST grade. Dow Cook.
End grade. Estes Carver,
Blanche Hardcastle.
3rd grade, Thelma Cornwell,
Oracle Cook.
4th grade, Ethel Corwell,
Eden Carver.
9Th grade, Mai Cornwell.
9th grade, Reggie Ray.
9Th grade, Mabel Cassetty.
The High School pupils are also
doing splendid work. We have
an enrolment of SO and the
average daily attendance SO.
We hope to show up a better re-
port next month.
]. F. Beck, Prin.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15

When war conditions sent agricul-
turists searching for new sources Of
commercial fertilizer, they went TO the
lakes and oceans. What they found
there was the fertility that had washed
down through countless ages from
some of the very, lands they sought to
enrich. Viewed In this light, 1t was a
painful case of restoration rolling the
pebble up the hin only to have 1t
hurled down again By the rain demon.
HcArred-out hillstdes and wide washes
h Tennessee alike show the tribute
which this section has to pay TO soil
erosion. The toll IL estimated ct $780,
oo00o0 a year
Millions Of AGREE Ruined
The National Conservation Congress
II 1909 reported that's, 100000 acres Of
farm land had been practically ruined
BY this means. Every freshet tears
the hIllsides TO pieces and coffee-col-
ored streams show the tribute that Is
paid. When the storm is over, the soil
10 gone and so is the water which
might have been retained TO moisten
plant roots. The farmer often reflects
Fuefully that II the water which tears