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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
The Smallest Book In the World.

The smallest book ever printed since
type was first invented is q microscopic
edition of Qante's "Divina Commedia,'
which was on view last year at the
Faris exhibition. The whole volume oi
500 pages is only five centimeters long by
three and half centimeters wide. ca
centimeter is less than half an inch. }
Two sheets of paper sudiced to contain
all the 14,323 verses of the poem, thirty
verses occupying 8 space of somewhat
less than eight square centimeters. The
printed was cast as long ago rs 1884, but
no complete book had hitherto been
turned out in it, the difficulties for COM
positor and reviser being 30 enormous
that the attempts were given up time
after time, no one being able to continue
the work. In 1873 fresh attempt was
made to "set up" the "Commedia, "
and some notion of the difficulty ex-
perienced may be gathered from the
fact that the work occupied no less than
five years in its completion. The text is
that of Fraticelli, the reader was Ger
tain Signor Luigi Busato, and the COM
positor, Giuseppe Geche. The eyesight
of the latter is irretrievably ruined. The
writer in the Allgensetse Zeitung, from
whose article this notice is extracted,
states that he is unable to form judg-
ment as to how the corrections were
carried out, for even with the best mag
nifying glass he was unable to follow
The text continuously. The edition has
been christened "Lo Dantino," the
Little Dante" A thousand copies of
it are to be struck off. and will shortly
be put upon the market, after which tho
type will be at once broken up.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
The first steamer that crossed the kt

The first steamer that crossed the At
lantic (or any other ocean, was.the Sa-
vannah. She was fitted up in New York
for Mr.. Scarborough, of Savannah, Ca,
and sailed for that city March %, 1919
On the twenty-ninth of May she sailed
direct for Liverpool, making the passage
in twenty-five days, part of the distance
being accomplished under sail. From
Liverpool she went to Copenhagen, St.
Petersburg and Arendel, Norway. From
the latter port she returned to Savannah,
making the trip in twenty-five days. !
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15

Vegetine put up in this form comes within
the reach Of all. By making the medicine
yourself you can, from a 500. package con.
tanning the barics, roots and herbs, make two
BOTTLES Of the liquid Vegetine. Thousands
will gladly avail themselves OF this oppor-
>tunity, who have the conveniences to make
the medicine. Full directions in every pack
age. N,s,-. ..~. yE . =,
vegetine>ip powder form Is sold by all
Rss enclose Gnss cent: n posass
stamps for one package, or one dollar for two
packages, and 1 viii send it by return mail.
II. r. Stevens, Boston, Mass.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
:Vegetine, !.
.. ~ -. .. ~ =, :,,,,s..-..E r ..
One Package in Powder Form
A' Cured Scrof1la.
HOW TO REDUCE YOUR DOCTORS BILLS.
o BRrarIa sr., Eas. Boston, Mass.
Giant N 1910 &

o BHr,1u sr., Rast Boston, Mass-l
Sept. 90, 1879.
Mt. Il. B. srEvENs-Dear Sir: Ny little daugh.
ter Stella has been afiicted long time with Scrof.
physicians In East Boston, but they helped he,
none. bought some Of your PowDXR FoRM VReE.
TINE and my wfe stepped 1t and gave It 10 the child
according to the directions, and We were surprised
In fortnightb time to zee how the child had gained
in hesh and strength. She 10 now -grining syery
day, and can cheerfully recommend your remedJ
to be the best We have ever tried.
-, 2 Respectfully young %. 7. WEBB.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15

An. old physician. retired from practice havtnS bad
placed in his hands by an East India missionary the
formula of simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure for Consumption. Bronchita,
Catarrh Asthma md all Throat and Lung Affections
also positive and radical cure for Nervous Debilty and
all Nervous Complaints after having tested its wondeul
Gara poweIs In thousands Of cases has felt his duty
this motive and desire to relieve human suffering WIN
send free Of chae TO all who desire IL this recipe, m
German French oil English, with full directions for pre-
pairing and using Bent By man BY addressing with stamp
naming this paper. W. W. SHBRAR 14o Poveu
Block, Rochester. MY. ~ .
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15

Some temperance statistician has es-
timated that the liquor traffic costs the
United States government seventeen
dollars for every dollar it receives from
that source of revenue.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15

The Voltaio Belt Co., Marshall, Mich.
viii send their klectro-Voltaio Belts TO the
sflicted upon so Days trial. See their adyer-
tisement in thin paper headed, con 80 Days
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15

A book on the Liver, its diseases and their
treatment sent free. Including treatises upon
Liver Complaints, Torpid Liver, Jaundice,
Biiousness, Headache, Constipation, Dyspep-
sia, Malaria, etc. Address DR.. Sanford, l62
Broadway, New York city, N. z.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
How TO Get Sick.

Expose yourself day and night, eat tet
much without exercise; work too hard
without rest; doctor all the time; take
all the vile nostrums advertised; and
then you will want to know
HoW to- Get Well. ...c
Which is answered in three words
Take Hop Bitters! See other column
Rzpress. ~, ~ -. g..
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
In PoWi1er Form,

Stop coughing at once by the immediate use
,t DR.. Bulbs Cough Syrup; 25 cents bottle.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15

When exhausted by mental labor take
, Kidney W Wort to maintain healthy action
of -.-oof III III sorgans.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15

Stop coughing at once by the immediate use
Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup; rs cents bottle.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-15
CoI,sumption Cured.

Prevent crooked boots and blistu ed heels
by wearing Lyons Patent Heel Stifeners.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22
Premature Education.

Most of our leading minds, in the
various departments Of activity, origi.
nate in the rural districts. The cities
and large towns furnish very few in
proportion to the population. The fact
has been explained by the purer air,
simpler habits, and harder life, which
characterize the country, But we are
inclined to think that our school sys-
tenn is an equally important factor in
the case. In the rural districts it is
impossible to attend at a very early
age, partly because the schools are
not adapted to them, and partly because
inconvenience of distance, bad roads
and inclement weather. Moreover,
there are generally only two terms,
shorter in summer and longer in
winter, the latter being largely attended
even by young men and young ladies,
many of whom become themselves
teachers. There is, take the year
through, time enough for all sorts of
rural sports and diversions. Play,
work and study are duly interchanged.
1t is well-nigh impossible to push the
brain at the expense of the muscles.
The result is that nerve-force is ex-
pended in laying solid foundations for
the superstructure of the mind and
body.
In our cities education begins almost
with babyhood, and is kept up, with
only brief vacations, to very manhood
and wonanhood.
Nothing is worse than this unremit-
ting employment of the brain in child
hood, and during the period of youth.
At least, it doesn't give us the men that
rule the world.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22
A Tragedian at Dinner.

The Cincinnati 7ymes says that the
following scene ensued a few days ago
at the Burnet House, in that city, be-
ween the celebrated tragedian Law
ence Barrett and waiter:
Enter obseqious waiter. Rattles dishes and
cots bill of fare OF tho great histrion in the
stomary style.
Waiter-Soup, sir?
Great Histrion-Ay, bring il mo,
And likewise fish, whose name
Is but synonym for azure depths
And then haste procure for me a modicum OF
a ~ beef.
Waiter-Rare or well done?
G. H.--Let not the fires its carmine hue
too much embrown,
Nor from it lot the bright red blood too freely
flow.
Just done enough, my palate pleascs best.
Bring, too, tho esculent cndeared to sons OF
crushed IIiberna,
And with it, apples of Jerusalem stewed,
And Beacon street berries" that the vulgar
name as beans.
And when thou hast this charge fulfilled,
Bring me for desert that my sterious thing
That puzzled England's King;
Whose bothered brain could ne'er surmse
Just how the apple in the dough was put.
Then let me have dark detection
Of that brown berry that the Arab loves.
Now, mental hireing, haste thy tardy limbs,
For hungered am /, and the craving which my
inward feels
Nook ooon ha af,aA
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22

measure Of meal for the poor child in
whose body the tooth of the lean dog
is now fastened. Groans. All, men,
are you human nature? say TO the
men of the Royal Irish Constabulary,
can you look on such scenes, and strong
men as you are, do you not feel your
knees tremble, and is not curse gurgl.
ing in your throat? Now remember
that in AZ when called on to do work
similar to that which you are threatened,
and when one of the force fred on
crowd he found five minutes later that
the fatal bullet had lodged in the breast
of the mother who bore him. ["Oh"
"Hear." You are Irshmen, and I
doubt not that Dene nth many a police
mans jacket a warm Irish heart beats.
Loud cheers. Are you content, then,
TO be the destroyers of your own people,
or would you rather join and act with
them and snatch vic tory from death, and
save the lives of the people. Turning
to the crowd AS for you, my friends,
the crisis in your great movement has ar
rived Keep before your minds the great
fact that the land of Ireland belongs To
the people of Ireland. Loud cheers.
Follow the teachings of the apostles OF
your creed, who are now its martyrs and
its confeSors. We tell you what has
been told you from every platform in
your country. We tell you to pay no
rent until you can get reasonable re-
duction [cheers]; we tell you to take no
land from which another man has been
evicted. Cheers and cries of NO, mol"
Down with the land robbers."1 And
should there be found so mean a wretch
as to take a farm from which another
man has been evicted, say, 60, mark him
we'll. Hoot him out from the society Of
men as an unclean thing. A voice;
Gas q mad doo."7
Let no one be found to buy or sell
with him and watch how the modern
Judas Iscariot will prosper. The loss of
our comrades throws new duties on us,
and we must take off our coats and 90
to work earnestly in this move
ment. Although Davitt is now in
prison. he must know that not one
hundred, but one hundred thousand
men are prepared to take up and carry
out the work he began. Cheer.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22

SOME interesting experiments were
made in Menlo Park which have deter
mined Mr.. Edison to reduce the size of,
the carbon horse-shoes in the globes.
Two lights, which have been burning
constantly for nearly two hundred and
fifty hours, were taken down in order to
ascertain whether they had deprecated
by combustion since first lighted. BY
means of the galvanomcter an accurate
test was made, and the result was COM
pared with the original tests, No re-
duction had been made-that is to say,
the amount of oxygen that had gained
admittance bad been so infnitesimal that
the combustion of the carbon could not
be measured by the finest and incest
test. 1t was found, too, that by reduc-
ing the size of the carbon horse-shoes
one-third eleven lights could be genera
ted per horsepower instead Of eight. By
increasing the resistance of the lamps
from one hundred to two hundred ohms,
Mr.. Edison finds that he can still further
increase the number of lights per horse
power. This, however, is found to in
crease the cost, and will not be at
tempted.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22
Mrs. Charles Dickens.

The death of Mrs. Charles Dickens
ends, probably forever, the interest which
the public took in the private and do
nestle life Of their favorite author. His
relations with others will be submerged
by the personality of the next most pop
ular literary hero or heroine; his works
will be gradually consigned to that level
to which the judgment Of posterity shall
appoint them, and little but they will
then be left to arouse in his behalf the
public attention engrossed in its own
contemporary gsniuses. Like Scott and
Fielding, Defoe and Smollet, he will be
but a name or an expression for
literary product. Her death however,
recalls the fact that like several of his
intellectual comrades, he did not find
in her or she in him that comfort and
companionship, or that tolerance and
generosity which permitted them to live
together in harmony or to die with
sweet memories of their common happi-
ness, and sad regrets of their separa-
ton.
just what the fault was, and where
the blame lay hasnever been made clear.
His letters on the subject in 1853, the
year OF their separation, attributed it to
"incompatibility"-the impossibility of
their living happily together. There
seems to have been no trouble at the
first. But as his fame grew and at
tracted to himself those marks of con-
sideration, and that sort of companions
which made distasteful to him the quiet
and the plainness of home that pleased
her, there gradually arose the "incom-
patibility" of which he spoke. Probably
the popular author, gaining fame and
money at every new effort, came to think
of himself quite as highly as he ought
to think; perhaps she, like "the heros
valet" saw outbursts of temper, of way
wardness and selfshness, of which those
who wept over his written pathos,
and laug hed over his humor, never
dreamed. 1t is believed by some that
she did not appreciate him; but, per-
haps, she did, in way not suspected by
the public. On the other hand she may
have attempted to crafty her own pref
udices or tastes by denying him the
merits, to which his success and talents
entitled him and to have refused to
recognize the claims which these had
upon his time and attention.
However this may have been, the
father and mother went their respective
ways; the eldest son with his mother,
the other children with their father, bnt
always at liberty to visit their mother
whenever they chose. In his will he an
nounced that he had given her an
annual income of $4,000 and supported
the family beside and he made her sis
ter, Miss Georgina Hogarth. with his
biographer, John Forster, trustee of his
estate.
Perhaps Mrs. Dickens departure will
allow some further light to be thrown
on the subject; after which it will take
its place with the shadows that were
cast over the homes of other English
men ofgenlus-of Shakespeare and Byron
of John Wesley, of Milton, of Ruskin
and of Bulwer.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22
THE MAIDS FIVE LOVERS.

Ny first, my very frat, his name was WILL
A handsome fellow; fair, with curly hair,
And lovely eyes. have his locket still.
He went to Galveston and settled there;
At least heard 90. Ah dear me-dear mel
How terribly in love he used to bel
The second, Robert Hill, he told his love
The first time that we met. Twas at ball
A foolish boy. Hecarried of my glove,
We sat out half the dances In the hall,
And hrted In the most outrageous way,
All, mel how mother scolded all next day.
The third woke up my heart From night till morn
From morn till night again dreamed Of himi
treasured up rosebud he had worn;
My tears and kisses made his picture dim.
Strange that cannot feel the old, old fame,
When remember Paul-that was his name.
The fourth and fifth were brothers-twins at that
Good fellows, kind, devoted, clever, too,
Twas rather shabby to refuse them fat
Both in one day; but what else could dor
My heart was still with Paul, and he had gone
Yacht sailing with the Misses Garretson!
lie never cared for mel found that out
Despite the foolish clinging Of my hope;
A few months proved II clear beyond Il doubt.
! steeled my heart would not pine or NOPE,
But masked myself in gayety and went
To grace his wedding when the cards were senti
So those were oil my loves My husband7 Oh,
! met him down In Florida one fall
Rich, middle-aged and prosy, as you know;
He asked me; accepted; that isall.
A kind good soul; he wOrships me; but then
I nj In NIL
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22
Edison's Diet.
boston Traveller,

Some years ago a representative OF the
Traveller had the pleasure of taking din.
ner with the distinguished inventor,
Thomas A. Edison.
1t was in the season of strawberries.
Edison ordered strawberry shortcake
Strawberries and cream, and apple dump
lings with hard sauce.
"Good graciousw exclaimed the
writer, "what sort of dinner do you
call that?"
II don't wonder you'ask," said Edison,
witha laugh. "The fact is, my dear boy
! need brains more than ! do fat. That
explains it."
"But" we demonstrated, "surely you
do not think the food you have ordered
will produce the phosphorescent article
you desire?'
ono doubt Of it, my dear fellow; did
you ever hear of a celebrated inventor
who had made his mark on diet of corn
bread and salt pork2"
The writer was fain to admit that he
never did.
CHATS just the point" said Edison.
"Now, l claim that to produce good
brain work, we must pay as much atten.
ton to the brain as we do to the liver.
We must feed it. We must give it food
that will keep it in continual activity,
and which, moreover, will nourish it.
For chat reason | make my diet some
thing that will startle disciple of bio
Tewisn
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22
LAST TALK.

Come out In the garden and walk with me,
While the dancers whirl to that dreamy tune,
See! the moonlight silyers the sleeping sea,
And the world is as fair as night in June.
let me hold your hand as used TO do;
This Is the last, last time you know,
For tomorrow q wooer comes to WOO
And to win you, though love you SO.
You are pale, or is It the moonlights CLEAN
Tat gives to your face that srr0wful look?
We must wake at last from our summer dream;
We have come to the end OF our tender book.
Love, the poet has written we'll
He has won our hearts by his poem sweet,
And at the end we must say farewell
All! but the summer was fair and feet.
Do you remember the night we met?
You wore rose in your yellow hair,
Closing my eyes can see you yet,
Just as you stood on the topmost stall.
A tutter OF white from head to feet
A cluster Of buds on your breast-ah! me;
But the vision was never half so sweet
As 1t is tonight in my memory.
Here the viols cry, and the deep bassoon
Seems sobbing out in its undertone
Some sorrowful memory. The tune
Is the saddest one have ever known;
Or Is 1t because we must part to-day
That the music seems sad Ali me,
You are weeping, love, and your lips arc white;
The ways OF life are mystery.
love you, love, with love SO true,
That in coming years shall not forget
The beautiful face and the dream knew,
And mcm'ry always will always hold regret
shall stand by the seas as we stand tonight,
And think OF the summer whose blossoms d \
When the irosts Of fate fell chill and white
On the iaircst flower OF the summer tide
They are calling you Must let you go'
Must say uOOd-by, and 20 my wavp
II We must part, it Is better 50;
GoOd-by's such sorrOwlul word TO say
Give me, my darling, one last sweet kiss;
So we kiss our dear ones aud see them die;
But death holds no parting ms sad MS this!
God bless YOU. and keep you: and. so good-by
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22

cordance with Judge Mackey's decision
they must hereafter charge freight on
cotton by weight instead of measure
ment. An order has already been issued
by the president Of the Charlotte, Co
lumbus and Augusta railroad to conform
to this decision in transporting cotton
on his line. ...
The celebration of the centennial of
the battle of Kings Mountain, which
will take place on the 7th of October, is
to be an interesting affair. Forty COM
panies of the North Carolina State
Guards will be present All of the
southern railroad companies will reduce
their rates for this occasion, that old
citizens of the Carolinas who have en-
migrated to Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
lana and Texas may be induced to at
tend. An American flag twenty by
thirty-six feet in size will be unfurled
from the top of the mountain.
The grand jury of the criminal court
in session at Memphis, referred to the
social evil at considerable length in their
report. They are Of the opinion that
finding indictments against the disrepu-
table class will not lessen the evil, while
they are persuaded that something should
be done to limit the unblushing menace
to decency and morality. AS the evil
exists in every community, and is likely
to always exist, they are of the opinion
that the most effective manner of keeping
it within limits is to set apart some OBJ
scure part of the city for this class, and
to adopt license system for prostitutes,
with such regulations as will keep them
off the streets.
Gen. Coburn says of the work of the
Hot Springs Commission: About $50
claims to buy land were awarded, COW
ering about 700 acres of land. About
$50 more acres of land were laid off into
lots and blocks, and are fit for residence
and use; the remainder of the land con-
sists of mountains, too steep and rugged
for occupation and improvement as a
town. These mountains wers appraised
at a high rate to prevent their sale for
the timber which is upon them, and that
Congress may have an opportunity to re-
serve them as public parks. As they are,
they are the most beautiful feature of
the place, running from the northeast to
the southwest of the town, covered with
a variety of trees of luxuriant growth.
These mountains were not laid off into
blocks and lots, but plated and appraised
in bulk. The remainder of the town was
valued and the appraisement fixed at
I Al IL III Il A.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22

The gas men say that as electricity
can not be stored like gas, the supply
is therefore precarious and may at any
time leave the city in the, lurch were
electricity depended on for light "They
say" said q reporter to the philosopher
of Menlo Park, Zone fatal defect is
that you have no reservoir" "They
don't think. about it," replied Edison.
"What is q reservoir but reserve force?
What better force can you have than a
modern steam engine? shall always
have a reserve Of electricity. Forty five
cities depend at this day upon modern
steam engines, with their reserve cylin-
ders, for their water supply. Reservoirs
for water are getting out Of date. What
an absurdity to talk about reservoirs of
electricity |! Your engine is your reser-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-22

The expense of tip around the
world is calculated by the Railway Age,
on the basis of 1870 days at $S49 for first
class and $6OS for second class aecommo-
dations. Under the first head are includ-
ed these entries New York to San Fran
cisco, 1929; sleeping car 1922; meals on
the road, SIS; San Francisco to Sidney,
5000; expenses in Sidney, $40; Sidney to
Melbourne, s25; expenses in Melbourne,
$40; Melbourne to Adelaide, 1926; ex.
penses in Adelaide, $40; Adelaide to Lon
don in sailing ship, 1925; England to
New York, $75. 1t is admitted, however,
that a little extra money will not come
amiss. No allowance is made for ex.
penses in England. HA