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☆ z /7>' x Y a V 1 4 By ELfoO SCOTT WATSON OEAR the courthouse at Knoxville, Tenn., stands a tall white obelisk. £ As you walk along one of the shady f paths in the courthouse yard and f approach the towering stone these | words meet your eye: “The First ? Governor Tennessee —John Se- | vier, ‘Nolichucky Jack,’ September S 23, 1744; September 24, 1815—Pio- f neer, Soldier, Statesman and One of the Founders - of the Republic.” * You’ve never h/ard of “Nolichucky Jack”? Then you’ve missed knowing one of the really , great characters the American frontier and one of the most picturesque figures in all our history. Walk around the monument and read this inscription: “Governor of the state of Franklin; Six terms governor of Tennessee; Four times elected to congress; A projector and hero of King’s Mountain; 35 battles —35 victories; His Indian war cry was: ‘Here they are! Come on, boys, come on 1’ ” Thrilling as is the story which those words suggest, it is not complete until you read an inscription on still another side ol the monument. Here it is: “Katherine Sherrill Sevier, ‘Bonny Kate,’ came when a girl with’ het; parents to Tennessee from North Carolina. Married John Sevier August 14, 1780, when she was twenty-six. She became the mother of eight children and died October 7,183 G, aged eighty-two. Moved from Russellville, Ala., and reinterred hqre July 22, 1922.” And set in the brick walls of the courthouse nearby is a still more interesting memento of this great frontiersman and his pioneer wife. There you will see the original tombstones of Sevier and his “Bonny Kate” which were erected over their graves in Alabama and moved to their present location nearly 100 years later. One bears the simple inscription “J. Sevier Died September 24, 1815.” The other reads “Catharine Sevier (Notice the difference in spelling), Wife of Governor John Sevier of Tennessee. Died October 7, 1836. Aged eighty-two years.” These had been erected over their graves in Alabama, where they spent their last years. For history, you see, had not yet given their people the proper perspective |of time through which to view their part in building the nation and it was not until nearly a century later that the Tennesseeans reclaimed them as their own and paid to them in enduring stone the honors due their greatness. For this John Sevier is characterized by one historian thus: “The organizer of the first, free and independent government on the continent, The leader of a great commonwealth; an Indian fighter whom few have ever equalled; a soldier who could meet the finest troops on the continent, in the field and with inferior numbers win success from adverse circumstances; an administrator who could conduct the affairs of his fellowmen under Circumstances of the greatest difficulty ; a statesman who takes rank not far behind those colossal men who watched the travail pains and facilitated the delivery of the new nation to be.” Os him, too, another historian has written, “The most daring spirit. . . . was the young John Sevier of French Hugenot family (originally spelled Xavier) born in Augusta county, Va. It was from Millerstown in Shenandoah county where he was living the uneventful life of a small farmer that he emigrated in December, 1773, to the Watauga region (in eastern Tennessee). With his arrival there begins one of the most fascinating and romantic careers recorded in the varied and stirring annals of the old Southwest. In this daring and impetuous young fellow, fairhaired, blue-eyed, magnetic, debonair—of powerful build, splendid proportions and athletic skill —we behold the gallant exemplar of the truly heroic life of the border. The story of his life, thrilling in the extreme, is rich in all the multi-colored elements which impart romance to the arduous struggle of American civilization in the opening years of the Republic.” The Watauga settlement had been made in 1769-70, by James Robertson and a party of North Carolinians, who had climbed the mountains and built their cabins in a fertile valley on the other side. The young Virginian, who was a mao of wealth in those days, soon became a leader in the settlement and for the next 43 years he was the one outstanding figure in that part of the frontier country. For it was not long after his arrival that he had an opportunity to demonstrate his qualities of leadership in the troubles with the Indians which started during the Dunmore war of 1774 and continued after the outbreak of the Revolution. During the Revolution Sevier more than once broke up the plans of the British for launching the savages upon the borders and thus delivering a fatal stroke against the colonies who were revolting against the mother country. One of the first of the British attempts was

Debunking a Sheepherder Myth

There Is an ever-recurrent story that the laws in certain states compel a sheepman to keep two men with the sheep all the time, one to herd them and the srther to keep the herder from going crazy. What would happen If the ovine influence should upset the mental equiUhrium of both of them at the same ' time is a matter for conjecture. Speaking merely for myself, the sight of

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in 1775 when a war party attacked a rude palisaded inclosure built on the banks of the Watauga, near Sycamore Shoals. The fort was closely besieged for some 40 days and during this time there occurred the romantic episode which has made famous the story of “Nolichucky Jack” and his “Bonny Kate.” Despite warning some of the people in the fort, growing tired of the confinement, had gone outside the walls. A* party of savages suddenly appeared and tried to cut them off. At the first alarm Sevier sent his men to the walls to cover the flight of the terrorstricken fugitives by a sharp rifle fire which would hold off the Indians until all had reached safety. One young girl, Katherine Sherrill, in her terror, leaped to the top of the palisade and fell over the walls into the arms of the commander. She seemed to have leaped into his heart also, for they were married soon after. During this siege of the fort, Sevier and his men inflicted such heavy losses upon the Indians that Oconostota, the great war the Cherokees, withdrew his warriors. But the genius of Sevier was hot shown so much in defensive tactics as it was in the tactics of attack. Time and again he led the borderers on swift expeditions to surprise an Indian village and drive them into headlong rout. Then after destroying the village and the crops he withdrew to the Watauga settlement In fact long before there was a Napoleon, “Nolichucky Jack” udopted the Napoleonic idea of a small, mobile, concentrated body, hurled swiftly upon a superior, but scattered force. And this policy of audacity and speed soon broke the spirit of the Cherokees and

someone watching me from day to day for signs of incipient madness would be the surest and quickest way to call to life the germs of that disease which is supposed to lie latent in the herder’s calling. And if, in addition, I had to do all the work, while the other fellow confined his labors to his optic nerve, there would Inevitably steal into my consciousness the thought that Insan

ity is a valid as well as popular excuse for several major crimes.—Archer B. GUfillan In the Atlantic Monthly. "Journeyman” Defined The word “journeyman," according to the best Information, ts derived from the French, word “Journee,” meaning a day. Therefore, the “journeyman” is in reality a “day man” and may be defined as applying to one who, having served his apprenticeship to a handicraft or trade is prepared to work at it for a day’s wages.

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B --r S, / Si / fIHHB x e r~ 11 „ S their allies and prevented their being used by the British in a rear attack on the colonies who were engaged in their struggle on the Atlantic seaboard. It was these same tactics which Sevier used in winning one of the most brilliant victories of the Revolution —the dash to trap Colonel Ferguson and his force of British at King's Mountain and overwhelm them before they could receive aid from Cornwallis. Not far from Johnson City, Tenn., stands a monument where Sevier, Campbell, Shelby, and other leaders rallied the mountain men for the march over the Great Smokies to take part in that battle which was afterwards to be known as “the turning point of the Revolution.” For the loss suffered by the British on King’s Mountain wasSjne of the steps which led to the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown and the end of the Revolution. At the close of the Revolution the North Carolina legislature, without consulting the settlers’ wishes, ceded the Watauga region to the federal government with the provision that it must be accepted within two years. During the two years congress debated the matter and finally rejected the gift. While the discussion was going on in congress, North Carolina withdrew her courts and militia a*nd the settlers awoke to the fact that they were under the protection of neither the state nor the federal government. And from neither could they gain any help in repelling the attacks of the Indians, who were again becoming troublesome. Although they were still subject to federal government taxes thej’ were receiving nothing in return for them. Finally angered by being thus deserted by the state and nation which they had served so well during the trying times of the Revolution, the frontiersmen decided to establish a state of their own. And in 1784 there came into existence the independent state of Franklin, a commonwealth unique in American history. The leader to whom they turned was “Nolichucky Jack” Sevier and during the stermy history of that commonwealth, he, as before, waa» the outstanding leader of the east Tennessee frontiersmen. For North Carolina, after withdrawing the act of cession, attempted to assert her authority over that region again. As a gov- [ ernor of the commonwealth and a man whote i forceful personality naturally made enemies for j hirif, Sevier was singled out for punishment. He : was treacherously betrayed,' captured and afterwards tried ai Morgantown, N. C., for high treason. Immediately 1,500 of the trans-Allegheny > borderers assembled for the rescue of their be- [ loved “Nolichucky Jack.” For awhile a civil war : seemed imminent Then, aided by some of his old > comrades-in-arms, Sevier made a spectacular escape, whereupon the people of the Watauga ; country promptly elected him to the North Caro- > lina legislature. There was some protest about * his taking his seat but eventually he was ali lowed to hold the office. When North Carolina i ratified the Federal Constitution, and became otre of the sisterhood of states, one congressman was , to represent the North Carolina district beyond the mountains. It goes without saying thar Sevier was unanimously elected. When Tennessee became a territory, he was made general of the militia and when she became i a state, he was chosen governor without opposition. He was elected to that position for three i successive terms and then, under the constitution, i being ineligible for a period of two years, he was thereafter elected c for three more successive ‘ terms, after which he was sent back to congress, > and three times re-elected. “Nolichucky Jack” ! died as he had lived, in the harness, and in the field. The endicame in 1815, in a tent on a suri veying expedition for the government, surrounded > by his soldiers. His wife lived on for more than a score of years and was buried first in Alabama where she died. But in 1922 her body was brought back to Tennessee and there in the very I heqrt of the country where this pioneer couple saw history in the making, and helped make it, I “Nolichucky Jack” and his “Bonny Kate” are I together.

Spelling Varied The Old 'testament was written in the Aramaic and older Hebrew, the New Testament tn the later Hebrew and possibly to some extent in Greek. This accounts for the difference in spelling in the translations. Changes His Outlook “Give a philosopher wealth," said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown “and he seeks money more and wisdom less, and so becomes, like most of us,, only a gambler.’;—Washington Stiff,

SHEER VELVET SUMMER WRAPS; DRESSY AFTERNOON ENSEMBLE

COME summer, .come winter, come autumn or spring, transparent velvet continues to wield its magic spell o’er the world of fashion. It seems the more we say about these exquisitely sheer velvets which are .‘asting their glamorous beauty throughout the realm of dress, the more we want to say. One ot tbt most enticing themes which has to do with the shimmering, colorful “finger-ring velvets, is that of the summer wrap. Summer evening fashions lay particular stress on a re-

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lation between the gown and the wrap pertaining to color. The idea works out most attractively when a color al Hance is formed between a sheer velvet wrap and a dainty chiffon frock. The point is carried most effectively when the darker shade Is used for the wrap, such as a porcelain blue dress topped with a sapphire blue velvet cape or coat, a brow-n wrap with a beige frock, a dregs of wine velvet over peach chiffon The very charming rose-colored sheer velvet wrap in which Laura La Plante, famed in cinemaland for her blond beauty, is posing for this picture, how revealing it is of important fashion trends, its first item of style is the fact of it being a scant three-quar-ter length. Most ot the really smart coats are quite short like this one. This lovely velvet mantle suggests that it takes two to glorify the modern wrap, the maker and the wearer, for certainly the artistic manner with which Miss La Plante enfolds her dainty form in its supple folds adds to its picturesqueness. The soft bow on this wrap is also significant for fantastic, cleverly manipulated bows of self-fabric are a flattering feature tn the smartest summertime fanciful wraps. In the picture, the gown over which this lovely wrap is so gracefully posed, is of the same dainty velvet as the wrap with which It is worn. Sheer summery velvet ensembles, such as this, serve delightfully for cool tem-

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perature evenings. However, the part the coat plays as a separate wrap for midsummer days with tluttery frocks is no less distinctive. No flowered chiffon dress is complete without a sleek, handsomely colorful velvet wrap to go with it. A further use of gay velvet wraps 1s slated for autumn days, in that they will be worn with plaited skirt-of the same velvet, over contrasting blouses of metal cloth, lace and the like.

The Brown Suit The brown suit is a smart and satisfactory choice this season for with it, it is possible to wear many changes of blouse. The white sweater is always a safe choice, while yellow crepe de chine is also much worn. To Remove Gum To remove gum that has stuck to a suit put a piece of ice on the wrong side of the suit right under the gum. The ice will freeze the gum and make it possible to pick it off.

While it must be admitted that sports clothes, as fashion now designs them, are answering the major number of our dress problems, yet the woman who entertains and is entertained cannot afford to ignore the importance of having in readiness one or two or more, as occasion demands, really-and-truly dress-up costumes. This summer, more than ever, style creators are showing a special fondness for allover lace as a medium for the afternoon ensemble. There is no

doubt about the exquisite appearance of an all-lace costume such as Is pictured below. Not only is t-he face itself a beauty factor in the make-up ol this costume, but it is styled to the nth degree of chic. Attention is especially called to the peplum flounces which define the hemline of both the one-piece frock and the jacket which tops it. It confirms the message from style centers, that circular flares are the latest move in fabric treatments. Another point made much of in modern fashioning is that of carrying the same thought throughout the entire costume. To explain, if a skirt is finished with a circular flounce or flare, the same movement is repeated on the bodice or the accompanying Jacket or both. Along this line of thought, stylists placing plaited jabot drapes on the waist or biouse carry a unified idea clear through by embodying similar plaited drapes on the skirt This method applies as aptly to the handling of scallops or tucks or whatever the fabric treatment to be stressed. In other words, sophisticated styling relates each part of a costume to the other, like a theme in music which runs throughout the entire composition. Not only are laces in neutral tones such as gray and beige in favor for the making of daytime ensembles, but fancy also turns to lovely soft colorings, especially grayish greens, and mistv blues, also orchid which is a

very popular shade. The big color successes of the season are those which suggest the much lauded suntan shades. Lace in these sun-kissed tones and tints are most beguiling. An ensemble of pure white lace is enchanting for evening wear, especially if its cape and frock indulge in hemlines and finishings of white tulle or chiffon. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. (©. 1929. Western Newspaper Union.)

Wrap-Around A carmencita flat crepe has a tight, wide hip yoke and a wrap-around skirt that opens on the right rear side with its edge outlined in scallops. The bertha is split on one side of the back and scalloped also. Fall Tones for Summer There is a decided richness to the colors seen in printed dresses and blouses reminiscent of the sun-ripened shades of the fall such as scarlet and russet and deep green.

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