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fig i'1f )1f iPil & ( 1 1 Ik VOL. VI. SEQUACHEE, TENN., THURSDAY. MAR. -16, 1899. NO. 36. is not only the best Liver and Kidney medicine but supplies all the e ements of Liver Food lack ing in your daily diet. Convenient to use, pleasant to take, thorough in action and the best tonic. Price $i.co. nUOWN MF'G. CO.. Proi.'rs. C.reeneville, Tenn. FOK SALE BY ALL lUU(HHSTS. 1 E in v LAW STATIONARY Satisfaction Guaranteed. JOB m PRINTING! SEOOAC'HEE WATER. WORKS. OHice: Marion Hone. ReHdenls i f beqiiticlu'e have all the irivrege8 in rection vvi ri Water S. rvict-r.; tqniil to any ti rt clans city. eui'ply U takfti from Cumberland Mountain from springs 350 fei t elevHliuii. Tlire mi es of pipe are ikw hud. THOMAS H Notary Public: Cei tificate of Appointment filed in U.S. Pension Offices. CORRESPONDENCE ROlieited fn m persons de siring to mire-Lane land t':r residence or farming pur posets. TITLES examined. SEQUACHEE TENN. Jbsss Frsncfi Piano & organ Co., America's leading manufacturers and Dealers. ManufiycturerH of the Celebrated ....... Starr, im French and Richmond Pianos. Side Representatives of the Stein way-and Cliickering Pianos. -The most complete linn of Pianos and Organs in tho South to select from. O.ir new met hod of payment- enables anyone to own a Piano. You can got a fill" Pi-tno and not pay ov.r 35 cents per day on it. Call or write for closer pU ve catalogue and prices. JESSE FRENCH PIANO & ORGAN CO., Kashvii.i,k, Tknn. St. BlllMINIIIIAM, Al.A. Chattanooga Agency, (Successor to Gabel & Hrown.) - MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN Rough and Dressed Lumber. Flooring, Ceiling, Siding. Alwavs in the Market ("ESTIMATES for buildings furnished on application. SEQTJCI-IEE. TEISTjST. NEAKLY Fiftyt W r Recoirn zing its valno to those who desire all the news of the State and Nation, the publisher of "The News" ban entered into an alliance with "The New-York Weekly Tribune" which enables him to furnish both papers at the trilling cost of SI". 0i' per year. Every farmer an I villager owes to himself, to his family, and to the communi ty in which be lives a s.r.iil support of bis local newspaper, as it works con Bttfit'P an.l untiringly for his Interests In every way. brings to his home all the newt and happenings of hi neigh borhood. the Join .s of his friends,, the condi tion and propecU for d liferent crops, the price in home markets, and, in fact, is a weekly visitor wti en should be f jund in every wid. -awake, progressive family. Just think of t! Itotb of thse papers for only $100 a year. Send all subsi'Xiptton to "1'IIK NKWS," S-quaotieo. Tenn. "tfe iiO ttie Best Job ON'S TOivc Regulator cuti furnish you letter heads, bill luiudt, staterneute, eirculare, tatioiiB and caids. BOOK WO UK. con The HILL. Lor is, Mo. MoNTdOMKKY, Al.A Dallas, Tkx. 108 E. Eight St. for Rough Lumber. Years Old ! EL Its a long lire, but devotion to the true interests and prosperity of tho American People has won for it new friends as ttie years rolled by and the original members of its family passed to their reward, and these admirers are loyal and steadfast to day, with faith in its teachings, and confi dence in the information which it brings to th' ir homes and tiresides. As a natural consequence itenjoys in its old ago all the vitality and vigor of its youth, strengthened and ripened by the ex periences of over half a century. It has uvea on us merits, ana on the cor dial support of progressive Americans. It is the 1 liw New-ork Weekly Trib 'une," acknow ledged the country over as the leading National Family Newspaper. Work at Lowest Prices. SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS. Much Money Comes to Tennessee ans in Settlement of Losses Dur ing the Civil War. Washington, Mar. 14, The Southern war claims carries with it a biff sum of money for the south. Here are gome of the nampi of tho claimants, and the amount of money allowed tliem by tho law. Mr. Richardson and Mr. Gibson, both on the conference committee, did much to (jet these claims through con gress: YV. S. B-ck. Hamilton, 88,100. William C. Hale, Hamilton, S3,flor. Ruth Heywood, executrix of II. B. I ley wood, late of Bradley, $475. William Jones, Marion, SI, 01!). John M. Kimbrough. Monroe, 380. John D. Lowry, McMinn, Jf:i'J5. Elizabeth Mclntyre, Knox, Sl'JS. Pleasant Nwon, Knox, ?3ll. Jesse Pickett, deceased, late of So- quachoo county, Si, 700. John I'. Hull, administrator of Win. Reed, deceased, late of Grundy county, Oil'l. Elizabeth G. Staples, administratrix f Michael staplos, deceased, late of Roane, S'-'SO. Tobias Tenponny, Cannon, 200. R. M. Brown, Hamilton, $105. Coo. W. Lewis, Marion, $108.75. James and Emma S. Cammeron, 810,- 000 in full satisfaction for occupation of property and fuel usod by General Roso- craiis from Sept. till close of war as found duo by a commission appointed by General Rosecrans to adjust claims. Federal Grand Jury. The federal jury commissioners have certified the following list of names drawn for the panel of the April term of court: J. M. Jewel, Dayton. D. N. Hightowor, Chattanooga. Jno. S. Norvoll, Tellico Junction. J. A. N. Patterson, .Sale Creek. J. N. Millsaps, Daisy. W. F. Pass, Dayton. B. F. Loyd, Pearson. J. L. Stewart, Dunlap. Sam Swafford, Jr., Melvin. Gabe Heff, Soddy. Abner Hull, Harrison. K. W. Jackson, Regret. Geo. W. Patten, St. Elmo. W. F. Rose, Grassy Cove. Geo. W. Harbison, lien ton. Joseph Ruckcr, Riceville. J. F. Cartwright, Cleveland. A. T. Mitchell, Highland Park. Win. Wilcox, Woody. J P. Thompson, Carlock. J. 11. Gottys, Atiiens. C. W. Coker, Chestau Mills. J. M. Sevier, Winesap. Arch Kinsor, Stamper. W. A. Turner, Victoria. Steve 1). Gentry, Pikeville. W. II. Cordell. Dunlap. Geo. W. Led, Cleveland. G. W. Eldridge, Norman. John Jenkins, South Pittsburg. T. J. Howard, Hill City. J. L. Walker, Crussvillo. T. S. Richards, So. Pittsburg. J. W. Simpson, Jasper. Jo. I!. Love, Iinnton. (J. W. Lawson, Cohutta. William Triplott, Cleveland. WilUTaylor, Benton. W. F. Gilliam, Whitwell. Geo. W. Cofer, Georgetown. Alonzo P. Hall, Long's Mill. W. A. Robinson, Georgetown. D. R. Deakins, Whitwell. W. C. Oebinig, Chattanooga. M. E. Patterson, Hill City. John Barker, Whitwell. Jno. K. Brown, Sr., Cleveland. S. H. Alexander, Jasper. E. W. Carlock, Carlock. L. Rose, Chattanooga. Ye Editor. One of our exchanges paints the pic turo of an editor's life, dating from the cradle to the grave, in tho following words: "We look into the cradle and bobold a crying male babe! At the age of ten be is a noisy kid with half the buttons off bis pants; at fifteen he is the devil in the print shop, at the bead and front of evory enterprise calculated to improve ths town or to enrich the business men thoreof; at the age of thirty-five he is an emaciated, worn out man with a bald bead and a hole in bis pockets; at fifty be it a corpse in cheaD coflin. and his only rosourcet are twe cases of long primer type, a Wash ington hand press, a subscription book with 250 delinquent subscribers, wlio line up and march past the coffin, say ing: 'He was a public spirited citizen but he couldn't save anything." ANTED SEVERAL TRl'ST WO R thy persons In this state to manage our business in their own and near by counties. It is mainly otlee work conducted at home. Salary straight g'.too a year and expenses definite, bo na tide", no more, no less salary. Month ly $7.V References. Enclose self-addressed ttamped envelope, Herbert E. Ueas, Treat., Dept. M, Chicago. Tlowcr $tdie$Cbe Hepatica. The first flower of spring is tho hepit ica, and certainly induing from theanx- ! ious expectation with which its arrival is awaited, it Is the most appreciated of the early vernal blossoms. And there is good reason for preferring this sim ple flower with its faint perfume and I star-like appearance because it is the sure harbinger of the beautiful days to come when the trees will renew their green vesture and the cicada will merri i ly chirp among the waving grasses. Bo- sides that, after the cold and chilling blasts of a rigorous wlntor have played all the mischief they could for the space of several months, we instinctive ly begin to long for the sight of some flower, however simple it may be, and as the days glide on, our expectations I aro increased. How deHghtful it is to loiter along some woodland nath. with vour mind unoppressed by any of the sordid and i soul-debasing cares that haunt our daii y life, but on the contrary exalted and enthused by tbe wonders that are strown thero so lavishly by kind Na ture's liberal hand. The mind flies back to old recollections, and each flow er, bu9h or shrub has its own particular memory. Evory stone has an allusion, and even that squirrel yonder who makes himself tho cynosure of your at tention as ho nimbly runs up that tall hickory, chatters in a language that is not unintelligible. In your ordinary pursuits thrso things do not happen so. The trees do not whisper to one anoth er, the squirrel does not chatter, and the brook does not babble, but once out In the quiet woods again, tbe language of the forest strikes a responsive chord in your willing heart. March 6th was the gala day on which I found my first hepatica. The shy lit tle blossom was half hidden in an eddy of dry leaves that had collectod besido the trunk of a prostrate oak. Itsoemed a pity to break its fragile stem and end a life that seemed so Innocent and hap py, but the impulse was the deed, re grets were useless, and ere I roturned home many another blossom had shared its sister's untimely fate. O the woods, the happy woods! How divine they looked in the warm sun shine that floated down like a benedic tion that sunny afternoon. How softly the pines murmured as if holding con versation. Somehow or other they al ways romind me of wind harps and Or phous and bis fabled power of moving rocks and trees, and I am of the opinion that tbe pines have novor ceased to echo his song, but have repeated itso many times that it is now part of their na ture. Enough of such musings! Let us come back to us hepaticm, which have much more to teach us than the Greek gods and goddesses, bosidos be ing much more satisfactory. The hepatica is a frequenter of the hills and mountains, and is found in the greatest profusion in thoso warm ind sunny nooks where freezing blasts may not chill their tender buds. In fact, so caroful are they in coming to life that they make their appearance by degrees, as It were, sending out first a slender shaft which bears a single blossom, while tbe leaves and tho other buds romain closely enveloped in the warm mould as if watching ttie success of their first venture. It almost seems as if this solitary flower had beon sent out to make observations upon the the weather probabilities before going any further. For, if the indications are for fine weather and there is no danger of freezing blasts prowling around like gaunt and hungry wolves to destroy the lives of unoffending little flowers, the other buds spring up like magio and are closely pursued by tho soft and downy leaves. It is quite a task to find thefu, as they choose only those places which are most difficult of acceBS, and insist on installing them selves in little settlements and congre gations beside the frlondly shelter of large boulders and rocks, which you may walk quite around before you diS' cover a single flower, At other timet and in other places they arrange them selves in solid ranks and battalions up on some slope of southern exposure and bewilder the spectator with their very multiplicity. Another peculiarity Is their difference in color. Tbe usual tint is white, but there aro also blue and even pink bep aticas. It may be they possess these colors naturally, (n fact I believe the cultivated varieties assume the three shades mentioned above, but I cannot help thinking that It Is largely caused by the absence.of light, absolutely or par tially, accordingly as the plant grows In tbetunligbt or in the shade. For I have noticed that the white varieties Brow only In the tunniest localitiet, , ., ... ,. ,,, . , wbile the blue hidet Itself in the dark andtecluded places, at though, being rarer Itw lsuea to escape ooservauon, At for the pink variety It fiourisbet in all those placet which are more evenly divided between sunlight and thadow. Whether this it tbe reason or not I do not know for certain, only I am sure I have observed this circumstanee fre quently and have often wondered over the whereforo of It. Still I may be mis taken. The hepatica belong to the liverwort family, for which the botanical name is musci hepatici, or liver-mosses, which are a natural order of little moss-like plants which have a loose, cell ular structure. Tbe loaves follow tbe flowers and remain on tho root un til they are replaced by the new leaves of the succeeding Bprlng. Their first formation it like tbe frond of a fern, from which they develop into beautiful three-lobed leaves. The color of tbe leaf is a soft brownish groen, and it as delicate in tecturo as tbe fur of a mouse. Probably it was from this lat ter circumstance that John liurrough's made bis groat mistake of calling it the mouse-ear, which is a totally differ ent plant from the hepatica, as we shall see later on in the summer. Tho name, Hepatica, is derived from tbe Greok word hepar," a liver, and the plant is divided into two distinct classes, one of wblcb, the acuti-loba, or tri-loba, frequents tbe woods, prefer ring the north side of the bills and mountains for its dwelling-place, wbile the second varioty, the hepatica Amer icana, loves tho southern slopes. In the former species, the leaves of the calyx are acute or pointed, but those of tbe latter aro obtuse or partly circular. There it no legend or tradition con cerning the hepatica that I can find, nor are its praises sounded by our poets. It is a comparatively unknown flower in our land. Here in Tennessee it grows in profusion, but In tbe north it is tbe most difficult to find of all the early flowers. I knew of but one old man in all my town who could tell me where tbey grew, but tbe secret wag all his own and he never told anyone. Yet every year be would appear with a tiny bunch of the faintly odorous blossoms, which be tenderly caressed with bis rough and horney finger with a sort of love and reverence. There were other spring-tide flowers which he admired, but none so much as those few hepati cas. I wished with all the longing of my boyish heart to know where he found them, but 1 saw that be did not with to tell anyone, and I left the ques tion unasked. So the abode of tbe hep aticat remained hidden in the old man's breast and tbe world was none the wis er, but nevertheless they fulfilled their mission, bringing light and joy to one poor, earth-worn soul. W. C. H. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This remedy is intended especially for coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough and influenza. It has become fam ous for its cures of these diseases, over a large part of tbe civilized'world. The most flattering testimonials have been received, giving accounts of its good works, of tbe aggravating and persist ent coughs it has cured; of severe colds that have yielded promptly to its sooth ing effects, and of tbe dangerous attacks of croup it has cured, of ten saving the life of the child. The extensive use of it for wboopind cough has shown that it robs that disease of all dangerous con sequences. It is especially prized by mothers for their children, as it never fails to effect a speedy cure, and be cause they have found that thore is not the least danger in giving it, even to babios, as it contains nothing injurious. Sold by J. L'Scbults. Old Folks At Home. We have just received a copy of the finest variations on ''Old Folks at Home" that has ever been issued in America. Composed by J. R. Lerman. It is a grand and showy Piano Composi tion, brilliant and not too difficult, suit able for concerts, exhibitions and par lor entertainments. It winds up with an elegant ficgro Uag llmo finale on this most beautiful melody. Tbe title page Is very handsome and contains a correct photo engraving of Alelina Pat- tl, the great singer. All good players on the plane should be in possession of a copy. Price 75c, retail. All readers of our paper will receive a copy, post paid, by sending 2"c in silver or postege stamps to the Union Mutual Music and Novelty Co., No. 20 East Uth St., New York. Cure for Heartburn. That burning tensation in the stom- acb, tbe paius and suffering which I ex perienced for five long years, brought on by continued constipation and bill outness, are almost indiscribable. I tried almost every kuown remedy with out effoct Finally I tried Ramon's Liver Pills & Tonic Pellets, following the direritons raraf ull v. Af'ti takinir few doset I began to improve. 1 have not used more than three boxes tod feel " ' J My restoration to perfect health I attribute solely to ( tne,M 0f Raulon't Liver Pillt A Tonic i pallets, aud I only with 1 could per- luiug uiun vi uu i urn anil oe cureu Logan M. Na'.ls, Amsterdam, Va. For sale by all dealers. Apr. 14 Vo-To-Um for fifty Cmta. Guaranteed lolacco habit ctr. make weak Baca ttrocc, tiu4 pur. S0e.ll. Ail drufgitt VALLEY ITEMS. The old court boute at Dunlap was burned last week. Rogors Itros., of Dunlap, will erect ,an up-to-date business house. Pikeville peoplo are endeavoring to got their County Court to build a road up the mountain there. Tbe Chattanooga Timet claims to know that tbe Stevenson extension will bo commenced In June. Tbe public school at Deptford has now an attendance of 105 scholars. T. R. Hack worth is teaching it Cold weather Interfered with South Pittsburg business largely last week, some of the plants shutting down. For the water supply of the jail at Jasper a 1000-gallon tank bat been erected, and water is now brought in pipes from the Walker spring on tbe side of the mountain. Capt. John Fra- ter has had charge of tbe construction. Mr. Jones C Ueene, ex-proprietor and ex-editor of the South Pittsburg Statesman is about to move to Mont eagle as tbe continued illness of Mrs. lleono forces him to seek a healthier lo cation. Win. Pickot, administrator of the es tate of John Pickett, of Sequachee county, will be paid $4,730.00 as a result of tbe provisions of tho omnlbut bill re cently passed by Congress and signed by'Presidont McKinley, reimbursing those who sustained damages during the civil war. J. C. Hoodpyle, admin istrator, also gots a largo gum. A man named Yancy Cunningham, a horse trader from noar Hillsboro in Cof fee county, came to South Pittsburg a bout two weeks ago. After drinking heavily he was taken care of by tome charitably disposed friends who tried to sober him. Wednesday morning, Mar. 8, he wag found dead in bed. He leaves awlfeandfourchlld.cn. It wag a tad end of a rough and stormy life. Toledo Weekly Blade. Every intelligent family needs in ad dition to their looal paper, a good na tional weekly. The greatest and most widely known general family newspa per is the Toledo Weekly Blade. For thirty years it has been a regular visit or in every part of the Tnion and is well , known in almost every one of the 70,- oou postomces in tbe country. It is a Republican paper, but people of all pol itics take it, because of Its honesty and fairness in the discussion of all publio questions. It is tbe favorite family pa per, with something for every member of tbe household. Serial stories, poet ry, wit and humor; the Household de partment, (best in the world). Young Folks, Sunday School Lessons, Tal madgo's Sermons, the Farmstead, the Question Bureau (which answers ques- ions for subscribers), the News of the Week in complete form, and other spec ial features. Specimen copies gladly sent on application, and if you will send us a list of addresses, wo will mall a copy to each. Only $1 a year. If you wish to raise a club, write for terms. Address Thk Hi.aok, Toledo, Ohio. We will furnish Thk News and The Blade one year, $1. U. A. Il Post 53 held its regular meeting Sat urday with a good attendance. It Is proposed to attend divine service at Whitwell Sunday May 28th, if proper arrangement! can be made.' Rev. T. II. Connor has accepted the invitation to deliver tbe Memorial Day oration at Sequachee, Tuesday May 30. Tbe Post also voted to invite the English or Mt Olive choir to sing at tbe publio exercises on Memorial Day. The next meeting of tbe Post will be held April 8, when a good attendance is expected. I have been afflicted with rheumatism for fourteen years and nothing seemed to give any relief. I was able to be a round all the time, but constantly suf fering. I bad tried everything I could bear of and at last was told' to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which I did, and was immediately relieved and in a short time cured. 1 am bappy to lay that it has not since returned. Josh EixiAii, Germantown, Cal. For tale by J. L. Schultz. Books Tampered With. Sparta, Mar. 3. The entry taker's books in tbe Register's office at the court house have evidently been tam pered with by tome one recently. A number of leaves have been taken ont and strange to aay, tbe corresponding plats and certificates on file are alto missin?. These records are very valua ble and it will be impossible to supply them. Ilnitr la Ulood Deep. Clean blood meant a clean tkin. No beauty without it. I am areti. Candy Cathar tic cittn your blood and keep it clean, by iitimng up the lazy liver and driving all im purities from the body. Begin to-day to bam eh pimple, boil, blowbea, blackheads, nd that ati kly bilious complexion by taking Caicarets, beauty for ten cent. All drug giata, satwfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 5oc. Thk New s it tbe bett paper in the J Valley. Only 50c for 5i copies.