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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-07
A Romantic Career.

William Buckly, a British soldier,
convicted of receiving stolen property,
or being concerned in an attempt upon
the life of the Duke of Kent, was SEM
fenced to transportation in Australia for
life. He escaped, and fell in with a
tribe of natives, with whom he resided
thirty-three years, without meeting q
white man until he discovered o. panty
of tourists, and saved them from 2,
treacherous attack by wandering band
of native warriors. It is believed that
he owed his safety to- 'lis gigantic size
and ferocious appearance. Aimore 70"
mantle explanation is, that having taken
spear from the grave Of a dead chief,
he was supposed by the natives to be
their leader come to life IN new body.
Buckley says that these people imagined
that the world was supported by props,
which were in charge of a man who
lived at the extremity of the earth,. and
that unless the props were renewed
from time to time, the whole fabric
would tumble to pieces. -s e..
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-07
A Drill which Bores Spare Holes

One of the novelties of the Paris Ex-
position is a drill which borea squire
holes, the invention Of Mr.. julius
Hall, says o correspondent Of, the
Scientific Ne,es, in way so simple snd
so easy that any one may prove tbA fact
for himself. Tne invention has excited
genuine astonishmeut among the mo-
chanics gathered at the exposition
There is a constant crowd surrounding.
the inventor, watching him bore hole
after hole square, and puzzliDg oyer the
provokipgly simple solution of the
problem. All that is required is an or
binary hand drill stock. A stationary
one. with a chuck below for holding the
work, is used by the inventor, but, he
saws, a common brace win answer
sanything, in fact, will do that will
properly hold the drill Clamp or
chuck this drill in its holder so that "it
will wobble )" that is tie whole secret.
Instead Of making a round hole, as it
will if tightly grasped, when Loosely
held it produces square one /; ahd' ac,
cordipg to the inventor. it is immateria
| whether the drill wobbles In the work
or the work under the drill. Lee,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-07
The Woman who was afraid of Be-
ing Kissed.

A man was once walking along nne
road, and a woman along another. J be
roads finally united, and the man end
woman, reaching the junction at he
same time, walked an from there to-
gether. The man was carrying q large
iron kettle on his back; in one hand he
held by the legs live chicken, in rhe
other o cane, and be was leading q e at.
Just as they were coming to a dep,
dark ravine, the woman said to 'be
man, Il am afraid to 60 through that
ravine with you; it is lonely place,
and you might overpower and kiss ne
by force IF you were afraid of thrt,'
said the man, you shouldn't hive
walked with me at allj now can l pps-
sibly overpower you and kiss you ~
force when I have this great iron kct-
tie on my back, a cane in one hand q I'd
live chicken in the other, and I'm
leading a goats ] might as well De
tied hand and foot Yes replied the
woman, but if you should stick yo1r
cane into the ground and tie the goat
to it, and turn the kettle bottom eide
up, and put the chicken into it, then
| YOU might wickedly kiss me in spite of
nv resistance. Success to thy ingen-
uity, O woman ! said the rejoicing man
| to himself: Il should never have
thought of such e1pedients.' Ard
when they came to the ravine he stuck
his cane into the ground and tied the goat
to it, gave the chicken to the woma D,
saying, Hold it while [ cut some grs IS
for the goat and then, lowering tue
kettle from his shoulders, imprisoned
the fowl under it, and wickedly kiss d
the woman, as she was afraid he would
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-07
NUMBER II.
A Clergyman's Adventure.

/, Rev. Sd. .Nicolls, pastor. ofothe
Seceud Presbyterian Church of! St.
Louis, Mo-; has been spending bis va
cation with bis wife and daughter at
Camp Stickney, well known hunting
and ! fishing : canp" near Bonneville,
Oneida county. In.a.recent letter to a
friend be relates the following exciting
incident: ION Wednesday last | had
quite an adventure. While Mrs. Nichols
May and I were on little island in the
lake, watching for a deer, 1 saw four
bears swimming toward US. The island
was only eighty feet long and about
fifty wide, so we were likely to have
close work. aIhad a shot gun and Six
cartridges for the battle. AS the bears
rose to come ashore I fred at the largest
one and wounded it. With the second
shot I killed one of them. The third
shot hit the big one again, and it rose
on its bind legs for fight. l gave il
fourth and fifth shot, and then with
the sixth killed the other two. 1t was
all over in about four minutes, but il
was exciting while it lasted. May anc
Mrs. Nichols were good deal stirred
up, but behavedabravely, and did no
scream or cry. When our guide came
with his boat we had four bears to-
him. shall have one of the smalle
ones set up, so you can see him in St
Louis. The lurgest one weighed tw'
hundred and fifty pounds. On tn
evening of the same day May shot
deer. This may leok like Dragging
but it is only tho plain, unvatnise
truth"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-07
our wonderful Petroleum.

Twenty years ago this article was lit
ale unknown. The first artificial we'll
'Has sunk in August, 1859, we believe.
Now there us au annual production 10
this country Of about 1000 900 bar
rels, and more than $50, 100000 worth
is exported to other countries annually
our reports ranging in Importance ac
cording to valuation first, cotton /;
second, -four and grain ; third, hog
products (ard, hams and salt porkl
and fourth, petroleum. There ore more
than 10000 oil wells flowing or telng
sunk, and probably over slO.00O,ooo
invested in the business, in one way
and another. Fifteen million barrels
40 gallons to the barreD of this earth.
Welded oil would fill 100000. 600
lamps holding half q pint ench, or about
seven such lamps for every man, woman
and child on our globe. If these lamps
were equally distributed, so that every
four persons could have one, and allo"
half pint of oil to burn three evenings
on an average, (short nights inelu'ed, ]
the 100000 barrels OF oil would
light up the whole human race f'r 9
period of three months, or fourth o1
the population of the globe for whole
year. All this has come to light iron
the bowels OF the earth in less thar
twenty years, during which time We
have not only used all the petroleum VI
have wanted ourselves, but have sept t
ether lands nearly $500, 100000 worth
at the low custom house valuation
What other stores flight and coptor
lie vet undiscovered in this wonderful
world of ours p Country Gentleme':-
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-07
THE WATER MILL.

Listen TO the water mill,
All the livelong day
How the clicking Of the wheel
Wears the hours away.
Languidly the autumn wind
Stirs the greenwood leaves;
From the field the reapers sing,
Binding up the sheaves;
And q memory Ger my mind aEA
< As aspeli is pastg:s r. (. s,
The mill win never grind t5 i
With the water that 10 past.
Take thsiesso ) to yourself
Loving hesrt and dtrue; = 4
Golden years are feeting by;
Youth is passing, too.
. Strive to make the most oflife;
Lose no happy day;
Time will never bring you back
Chances swept away.
Leave no tender word unsaid,
Love while love shall last
The mill will never grind
With the water that is past.
Work while yet the daylight shines,
Man of thought and will;
Never does the streamlet glide
Useless by the mill;
Wait till to-morrow's aun
Beams upon your way.
All that you can call your own
Lies in this-to-daY.
Power, intellect and health
May not always last
The mill cannot grind
With water thrt is past.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-07
ROOTS. SH asES, &C,

The undersigned respectfully informs his
friends and the public generally that ne
may still be found at his shop, one dooI
west of the postofice, where he is prepared
to execute promptly and in the most stylish h
and durable manner all jobs that may be
given him. He will also make or repair
Harness, or in fact anything else in his
line. He only solicits call.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-07
Be Sure to Stop at the
Latham House,
CAMDEN. 8. G. ~
fTp.,s,rNT BOARD, $500 PER DAY.

p@Ample accommodations. Tables sup
n,;sd with the best the Markets afford. Eve
ry attention paid to the comfort Of Guests.
ny Persons stopping at the Latham
House will be conveyed to and from the
depot free of charge. Passengers withon,
heavy baggage, will be conveyed to and
from any part of the town, not above De-
Kalb street. at 25 cents.
mSConnected with the house is FIRST
class Bar, which is located separately from
the house, and orderly kept. ..-.
h@Conveyances supplied to guests on
liberal terms, either for city or country use
ians-ly s. B. LATHAM, Proprietor.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-07
A Snowman Eaten by his Bear

Not long since an Italian calling him.
self Felix Bernichi, went to Weldon, N.
c., with big black bear, which he -ex>
hibited on the streets. The animal was
trained, and afforded entertainment for
men and boys. AS it was inclined to be
ferocious at times, its master kept a
heavy muzzle on it as safeguard. To-
day October 16) Bernichi's, receipts
were greater than usual, and on the
strength Of this fact be 'betook himself
to sample-room near by, where he got
drunk. he came forth again with
B.uin, and told the crowd of bystanders
that he would show them something
they had never seen before. He un-
fastened the muzzle and took it off. Nc
sooner had this been done than the pc;
bounced him and commenced to chew
ibis throat. The crowd Of bystander'
thought that this was only some part o.
the show, and looked on with increased
interest. The poor man yelled but al
he Was in the habit of yelling and max
fling great noise when he was exhibiting
1.-THE bear, DO attention was paid to that
Presently the blood rushed out, ant
BernIcnl IeIl. cVwo o.v..--AAAa- rilahe.
to his assistance, and found that he wa
dead. .'-.ff 10 .'|''< a!i,
The bear had taken a. large piece Q
T flesh out of bis neck and devoured il
and in few minutes the Snowman wa
dead. It then flashed across the mind
of the lookers-on what had happened
The struggles of the man with tn
bloody monster were terrible. Th
bear was shot, and Bernichi was burie
in the town cemetery. '.r. -.
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Heudrick Hudson's Fate.

A correspondent writing from Winni-
peg, Manitoba, describes an old manu-
script written in 1913 By one Of the
mutipeers who sent Hendrick Hudson
and eight Of his crew adrift in an open
boat. They were never heard Of moro
aud for more than 20J years there has
been much speculation as to their fate.
The manuscript, written in large, firm
hand, consisted OF ten slips of paper
apparently torn from book, and led
together for better preservation. 1t has
been forwarded, together with other
relics, to the Office of the Hudson's Day
company, in London. Its writer, L'uls
! Marin, thus tells the story Of the nu-
tiny:
"One night, when we were in great
misery, stars fell from heaven in COT ot-
less numbers, and we rejoiced to think
for time that the end OF the world had
come. Our captain was gloomy ali me
time, and the men often cursed him IL
his hearing for bringing them 4
such pass. Spring wsa very tardy II
4 teomine- e-but-s,}sss-.saso- -brnk.
t.up We thrust Hudson and the FIVE bline
sailors into boat and told them to gt
ashore. We headed the ship out tha
ieht, and in the morine the pinnac'
had disappeared. I became afraid o
the crew and ofthe ship, for every nigh
at midnight the ghosts of the cap'ait
and the Eve blind sailors came abosrt
and troubled us sorely. While l wa
at my prayers one night one of m.
ghosts told me to leave the ship, and
when we touched the coast for water.
ran away from it"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-11-07
Water-Purifying Chain Pump

Acknowledged to be superior to any other
pump known. No valves to get out OF or
der. Bucket and chains made OF galVan-
lied maleable iron. The foulest water
made pnre by the use of this pump. ~
feet or less, $40; each additional foot oo
cents. This pump may be examined at the
Latham House.
ianS-tf LATHM & fEhhlNo.
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This span of life was lent for lofty
duties. not for sel6shness; not to be
wilded away from aimless dreams, but
to improve ourselves and serve man
kind.
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ROOT MAKER.

W. c. Young, having opened shop on BROAD ,a
street one ddbr below r. j. McCreight Il Sons
ain Factory, in MIR. G. s. Douglas old store re.
spectfully solcits the patronage OF tue puone. liz
Win make or repair
Boots, Shoes, Harness &C..
on,ne shortest poabe saa 10 tie most durable
"ssSsyFti "ssy tsss
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watches IS to 81. ReyolysrsuzzzXs,
16&h 70 10 Over 100 latest Novelties }A
FSe XTu wanted. 50. Supply Co Nashville. Tenn .
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PHOTOGRAPHS

Mr.. W. s. Alexander being in Camdea
on a short visit. will open his Gallery for
the accommodation of his many friends and
former patrons. He is prepared to take as
8ne Photographs as can be made i'll the
State. :,
Copying and enlarging also done in the
best style.
He has on hand splendid assortment Of
Picture Frames, Chromos, etc., for sale at
the lowest cash prices: sEEE !; !!
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IDyERTls1NG RATES.
1eol.
; Build tho Factories.

~ Transient advertisements mnst be ACCOM-
anled with the cash to insure insertion.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-20

Wherever Sentit was the same story,
allheId forth on my husbands goodness
and kindness, for al had been helped by
him In some way or other, and all loved
aud Tcspeeted him. As / listened with
burning cheeks I felt rs III WAS the Only
person, on, earth who had treated MN
with cruel ingratitude, and was tne
very person whom he most loved ana
cherished. " ~ III ,-lil-.,n,i :.
AT last went home, tired and SICK ~
heart; but there WIS no one to nouce !
was pale and worn out, no one to GET me
wine or soup to revive me, no one 70 make
mo lie down and rest as nc, would nave
done had he been thore. oh, how l mis-
sed him! What. a fool 1 had 1beenl 9Was
there ever woman loved and cared Tor as
i md beeng Was there ever friends 80
ungrateiul? OH why had l ever let INN
leave meP l was sure he would never
come back. Why had he gone away? ! d.
And conscience answered, "fou drove
him: he gave you oil he had to give, and
In return, yougayo him nothing but cold
iooks and unkind words; aud so he LETT
So,, ' "a seek love and sympathy from his
mother" r.fti 4, 4 In,
fancy i saw her sitting In, my, place by
his side, loving and carcssing him: J
pictured her receiving tenderly the little
owing acts I had received 30 coldly, and !
now Sas seized with o jealous angeragainsi
her. i mentally accused her Of estrangr
inc nv husband from me, and trying to
win hSs love frohimc, Is though his heart
was not large enough for both Of us.
When Maud arrived in the afternoon,
treated hereto alongl TRADE of abuse
against mothers-in.law In general, and
nv own in particular, and ! vented OIL
The anger i rcallyielt against myself on
lthe innocent Ms, Cartwright x,,ot,t,
HWhy, Nelly" said Maud, u thought
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For a whole week l went on in this way,
suffering more acutely every day. and eve
ny day, and every day receiving long, 10y
ing letters from Mr. Cartwright and writ
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Prompt Reform or BodlIy EVILS.

Tho prompt reform Of those bodily. evils,
cnfeebled digestion, incomplete assimilation,
inactivity Of the liver, Kidneys and blad.
der, as well rs Of the nervous symptoms
which these ailments are especially prone
t. beset, Is always accomplished by the
use Of HOstGttOr's Stomach DitterSI "a
medicine accredited by physicianS pro-
nounccd pure by analysts, and etnincntly
wholesome and agreeable. Surely such q
restorative Is preferable to unpalatable and
indigestiblc mineral drugs aud unSanctipned
nostfums. The nation at large aSurcdly
thinks so Judging by the unprecedented dc.
mand for the article from Maine to the Ia.
cific, a demand now supplemented by I'M.
mense orlcrs for II received from tropical
America, Mexico, the British and Spanish Co
,ionial possessions, and elsewhere. Both ut
home and abroad II Is recognized as standard
remedy and preventive, the dcciSlvencsa Of Its
effects recommending 1t eyeFywhero: ,eodfEw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-20

O.. I, I'D, tu,fi< =T7fi,lin0s Eerau,N
(; did not marry for,loyc, Very few
people do, so in this respectI amineither
better or worse than my !!neighbor. No,
/ certainly did not marty for love; I be-
licye 1 married Mr. Cartwright simply be
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NV plate, for, the fiFst time since my
marriage, was empty az / sat down to
breakfast, for my husband. who was an
early riser, always had Q little bouquet
n greet nc with every morning; fire.
,Guently 1 forgot all about it, and left It
n be mt into water by the servant; this
morning would have treasured It most
carefullv il he had gathered 1t. q p,
Alter brcaIfastf determined 70 rouse
myself and 90 and visit some Of the poor
people in the village, so 1 filled my basket
With some little delicaciesior the sick and
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-20

The Recent Flood on wheeling Creek.
BarnrsyIlIe Enterprise.
One OF tho greatest floods ever known,
by at least the oldest inhabitants, was ex.
perienced on Wheeling Creek last Thurs
day night and Friday morning. From as
for up as Clayland's Mill, near Flushing,
until II reached the river, 1t was dead
destroyer to every thing within its reach,
some farmers losing rs much as two miles
offence, and Others having. almost their
entire crop Of corn buried beneath the
mud and rubbish. The iron bridge across
the Athens Pike, and the one near Farm.
ington, were washed away. The bed Of
| the railroad was damaged TO very great
extent, and some three OF the bridges so
badly injured that they will have TO be
rebuilt, Many families were compelled
10 leave their dwellings and seek places Of
safety. Tho people along The creek
estimate their losses from tiityto one thous-
and dollars, each.
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/ Accom-. Nall. EKPTs,..

&eabartne AccompicddiiOa-Ie BellaifS atgi4S
D. NJ, Bridgeport 500 p M; arrives At seubSnyIlle at
6i5 p. M. leaves steubenyle At $40 a. IN; Bridge
port 20 n M; arrives al BelAlre u 9,95 a. nlE
10 the East and West can b procured at he Ticket
Once In Bridgeport ,l't ~, .l.t.s,1
my2s as, General Passenger and iieiSi Agent
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y He had judged right. Hc was too gen,
erous TO tell me how much he had suffered
from my indifference, and ] know 1t must
have grieved him terribly. He is a differ,
ent man now, he looks so happy, and
know he would not change places with
any one on earth. We went back TO the
rectory the next day, but We could not per.
suade Mrs. Cartwright to come with u.s.
she said we were best alone, and think
she was right. Ial itl 9i..ia
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he next morning ! went down to
breakfast with heavy heart, for ! knew
l could not hear from him till the next et
day; It seemed 50 strange 70 9reaGias'
alone, and Nero appeared 70 think 50,
too, for he. was most unhappy. SHINING
round his masters chair In the most mel
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The servant announced mo as Mrs. An
drews, my voice failing as | gave my name,
40 that Mrs. Andrews held up her hands
in astonishment when she sawwho was.
'sNfy dear! Nelly Has anything hap
pened2 How i'll You look! What is it? she
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Pa,:.,'..is, '&s... '.''.'i''l'

BACON .At:hester Sugar Chied Hams, vit-inla
ID Breakfast Baeon, Sugar Cured Shoulder, Clear
Sides Plain Shoulder, all At current market rates
fol- - u. q. LlST. in.
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/ ought to have been very happy, for he
was q most devoted husband, but | was
moi, aud though l. did not notice 1t then, l
know now that for the first six months
after Our marriage he was not happy
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TERMS of. SUBSCRIPTION.
, A W1FE's CONFESSION


I,r A W1FE's CONFESSION.
cas.ssil. s s;ai ~, s7l1i'2 o.l;l. -
/ did not marry fol, loyc. Very icN
people do, so in this respectI amlneithe
better or worse than my !neighbot. No
h certainly did not marry for love; I ~ DO
licye married Mr.. Cartwright simply be
cause he asked meztitlrop rr'ii EgF 4
This was tl6wit happened. He was tn
rector 4 Of Devotion, j and We lived at tn
Manor House, which was about ten min
utes' walk from the church and reetory
We had dailylscryice at Devotion, and
nearly always attended It, and It came Il
pass that Mr.. Cartwright Invariably walk
ed home with mo. twas q matter Of Gus
tom now, and / thought nothing Of it; !
pleased him, and on the whole itswa
rather pleasant 10 me,also.
III must confess, however, was rather
surprised when, one morning as We got Il
the avenue which led TO the slano1
House Mr., Cartwright asked me TO be
his wife. ok iiJiagilo7 j r2otosc
nTIbayeI never been able TO find out why
7 said ycs I'M. + did. perhaps / thought Il
a I nitv 10 9 throw. awaY so much love; per,
hans 4 III feared His bale face, and bis low,
pleading voice woulde ever haunt me il
,rciecte1 his love: or. perhaps, It was be-
roy,se he only asked me to marry him he
,Iid 'nos ak me'iffI loved him. for / thi nix
he r I j did not: perhaps II was all
tbc. sT rcasons nut together. But anyhow
sa; SIS yes and In due time We were mar.
ried - - 7fliiTi7f f',1liSt N. l7'l'
/ ought to have been very happy, for he
WY and tSonrh I did not notice It then, /
know D., S now dat for the first six months
alter orr marriage he was not happy
sitSer' Il ,liHI~G1'S5 y a6d 1rlis - =
lit was all my fault Ieither would not !, ;,
or cQulu not loYe Jun : aceepteu az 's
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lit was all my fault ! 1 either would not
or could not love him; ] accepted all his
devotion to meas 0 matter OF course, but
I made no effort to return It; and ! am
sure he Ind found out that he made q mis-
take IN marrying q woman AN who a'o did not
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t was a long letter, full Of loving messa-
gcs and terms Of endearment, allot which
cut me to the heart, for they sounded like
SO many reproaches; In reality think
there was tone OF gentle reprootthrough:
out the letter. He gave nc an account Of
lis Journey and Of his mothers health ;
begged mo to write to him few lines eve
~ day, but he said not aword about re-