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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17
A BOs., Episode.

This time, Miss Reader, we will not
try spinner; there ore no spinners in
front of the Vendome. Let us take
the more decorous and slower hors.-
car. And will you tell me, Miss
Reader, how the ladies behave whom
YOU meet in horse cars in Fort Wran-
gel? There is rather curious OBJ.
servation made as to the breeding OF
Boston women. Just read those lines,
which I received yesterday from one OF
the most charming women whom /
have the pleasure of knowing: "My ex'
Deriences with Boston women to whom
I have been introduced have been very
charming in most cases; but my exre'
1ience in shops, cars and streets have
been otherwise, and would fill vol
uma. l have been stranger in New
York, San Francisco and Boston, and
have lived in the three cities. In the
first two ] have asked for information,
and offered small courtesies to total
strangers rs-women-with the pleasant
est results, in no case meeting with
discourtesy. But in Boston my ex.
perience has taught me never to ask
a question, or try to help we'll
dressed woman, even when know her
to belong to one of the best fam
lilies ?"
1 have these lines in my pocket, as
You see, and I read them to you be-
cause the Lost time I was on this line
an interesting thing happened. A
young woman, little over-dressed, if
you please, stopped the car that she
might leave it. She dropped the par
eel that she had been down town 10
buy. I saw it fall and touched her
and told her that she had dropred
her parcel. But, unfortunately, I had
never been presented to her; we mad
not danced together at PapantIs, nor
were We members of the same club.
She, therefore, looked at me with the
vigorous manner to which our friend
alludes in the letter, good deal as ii
l had struck her in the face, and in
this way expressed her indignation
that any man should have addressed
her who had not the honor Of her ac-
quaintance. I am, however, sixty
eight years old. and 1 stand such
things better than boy does. So I
said, very pleasantly, "You have
dropped your parcel, and it is under
your feet" Again she resented the
insult with look-not with q word,
otserve-and swung out of the car,
dragging the parcel after her by her
dress, so that it fell in the mud in the
street. There the next horse that
came along trod upon it, I suppose,
and I suppose what is left of it ia
there now. I am free to say I think it
was good enough for her.-Rev. E. F..
H1le, IN, the NeU England Magazine.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17
FARM WELLS.

The wells on the farm are great
source from which come many diseases.
Some wells arc never cleaned. When
dug they are carefully boarded over, the
pump made tight and snug, with the
ground sloping away on all sides so as to
allow the surface water to flow from the
opening. There is no well water that is
pure. Something depends on the
character of the soil. If sandy, and the
water will disappear quickly from the
surface after rain, the well will drain
the soil for long distance around it,
and the consequence will be that large
portion of the filth of the soil will find
its way into the well, although the water
may appear sparkling and bright. 1t is
contcnded that the soil removes all the
impurities from the water, but this de-
pends upon whether the soil, by long
continued absorption, be not already so
thoroughly saturated with impurities as
to refuse to take up more. That the soil
does not remove all the impurities, even
from new ground where well has been
recently dug, has been demonstrated by
saturating the surface earth at distance
from the we'll with kerosene oil, which
gradually found its way to the we'll,
(haviug been washed down by the rains),
and impaired its odor to the water.
If the soil he of heavy clay the danger
will be lessened, but on all porous soil
the liability Of pollution of the water is
great. No manure heaps, privies, sinks
or other receptacle for filth Or refuse of
any kind should be within $50 feet of
the well-the further off the better. No
matter how tight the we'll may be, the
toad will sometimes contrive to get in.
Many wells contain toads that die, and
are swallowed in the drinking water un-
knowingly, under the supposition that
the we'll is tight and "toad proof" Wells
should be cleaned at least once a Jcar,
and especially in the fall. For dis
tance of ten feet around the we'll the
surface should be cemented, and the
pump itself should be cleaned occasional
ly. Toads, flies, bugs, worms and even
gnats will get into the water, while even
a few drops of solution from a filthy
drain or sink, finding its way into the
we'll, carry bacteria enough rapidly to
multiply and contaminate all of the
water. Roots of trees and vines also
serve as drains into the wells, as they
loosen the soil, and for that reason they
should never be planted near the source
of drinking water Sanitary Me'0s.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17
Handling the Chinese Mail.

Many persons have asked the ques.
tion "How is the Chinese mail
handled in the rostoffice?" 1t is q
question which has excited considera.
ble discussion at different times and
one which everybody should under
stand. 1t is generally supposed, how
ever, that o Chinese interpreter is en-
ployed in tha postof1ice expressly to
handle the Chinese mail. But that is
not the case, The government never
having found it necessity to employ
such a person.
When Chinaman wishes to send a
letter to his native country, he must
employ the services of an interpreter,
unless he can write English himself.
He writes, seals and directs the envel-
ore in his own language. He then
goes 10 a Chinese interpreter, who
writes the address in English on an
other part of the envelope. The letter
is then ready for the mail.
1T goes through the postoffice, and
then takes journey across the country
to San Francisco. A China-bound
steamer conveys it across the ocean to
it's destination, where, after going
through the Chinese postoffice, it is de-
livered to the person to whom ad-
dressed.
The incoming mails are handled very
much in the same way. An Interpreter
in the Chinese postoffice writes the adj
dress in English on all mails directed
to this country. When a letter reaches
the postoffice, the clerks never pay any
attention to the name, and not one time
in ten thousand do they know whether
letter is for Chinaman or somebody
else. They look only for the street and
number. The mail is sorted, and is
then delivered by the carrier. So
what seems very complicated process,
is indeed very simple one, causing
no inconvenience whatever.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17
Journalism fIi Some Giles.

Benevolent individual You say YOU
are a reporter by profession. Then
why don't ycu work for living"
icnniless petitioner-"I did work.
was reporter on the Daily B"gIe,
but I couldn't get my money. and tho
Batylc was absorbed by the Daily
Trumpet, and before I could present
my claim to the Trumpet, that paper
kas absorbed by the Daily !oofer,
and then the To0ter WAS absorted by
the Daily Hustler, and 20 it went on,
while 1 was chasing around after hem,
and finally the last one was absorbed
by the Daily Grubaii. rich concern,
nd had great hopes; but when L
went to the editor of the GrabnA with
my claim, he told me- he had never
heard of the Bugle, - AeW forE
Heekly.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17
SOFT-SHELLED EGGS.

The shell of an egg is deposited over
the egg very rapidly from a secretion ex-
uding from the membrane of the egg
passage, and after the egg with its
tibrous covering (the soft shell, So
called,) has b2en formed. When the Sc
creting membrane is diseased, as by in
fammation, its function is disturbed, ,and
the hard lime shell IS not formed. Over
feeding and excessive fatness will pro-
duce this condition. Give the fowls
plenty of grass but no grain for several
days, then give plenty of bran with
scalded oatmeal. A few days imprison-
ment in a coop without any food will
work IN unfailing cure.-New York
Times
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17
SOUASUES.

If you want nice squashes in abundance
follow the method experience has taught
me is the best. Plant on good. warm
soil. I prefer greensward. Manure
literally, spread eight or ten cords to the
acre and harrow it in thoroughly. If
you have any night soil use this for
squashes and harrow it in. During the
final week in June make the hills eight
or ten feet apaIt-no nearer-and thor
oughly mix with the soil handful of
good phosphate Put in these hills
eight or ten seeds and cover with about
an inch of fine earth. When the young
plants come up keep sharp lookout for
all bugs. The first will probably be the
small striped bugs. For these use plaster
sifted on the vines when wet. Then for
the pumpkin bug, large black one, l
have found nothing surer than hand kill
ing. When the vines have five lcaTes
there is not SO much danger of these
bugs. One must see to then every day
before this or his crop will be ruined.
About this time or later the squash borer
and cut worms get in their work. For
these l use the saltpetre solution-ouc
tablespoonful to pail of water. \ pint
or less put about each hill around the
vines does the work. At the last hoeing
or when all danger of bug is passed pull
out all but two or thlce plants in each
hill. 1t is seldom 1 lose hill of
souashes. There is no need of it. BE
sure and plant pure seed. After I find {
kind that is good buy by the pound.
What is not used this year is just as good
next year .-Ncao England Homestead.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17
Before MarengO.

Bourrienne tell us how the First
Consul, in his Cabinet in Paris, traced
the march 10 Marengo and laid his
finger on the spot in the map where he
would fight and defeat the Austrian
army-a prodigy of calculation, if we
recollect The circumstances:
"VVhen he had stationed the enemys
corps and drawn up the pins with red
heads on the points where he hoped to
bring his own troops, he said to me,
Where do you think I shall beat
Melas?' How the devil do I know !?
why, look here, You fool! Melas is
ut Alessandria with his headquarters.
There he will remain until Genoa sur
renders. He has in Alessandria his
magazines, his hospitals, his artillery,
and his reserves. Crossing the Alps
here (pointing TO the Great Mont st.
Bernard), I shall fall upon Melas, cut
off his communication with Austria,
and meet him here on the plains OF
Scriyia'." '."-Temple Bar.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17
CAPTURING ABsCoNDING swARMs.

Swarms sometimes break cluster and
take wing before the beekeepcr has hived
them. Throwing dirt among them will
sometimes cause them to alight again.
Professor A. J. Cook advises throwing
water in the form of fine spray among
them. For such purpose some hand
pump is very desirable. Another i'm
portant use for such pump, mentioned
by the Professor, is this: If the swarm,
when clustered, be sprinklcd occasional
ly.it will remain clustered indefinitely
NeU Y0rE World.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17

small, and at the end of a week they will
have gained strength so they may bo
tur1ed into their pasture, if sheltered at
night. If a gosling gets wet so as to
look drenchcd, and it begins to droop,
it must be dried. If goslings arc taught
to eat, then we'll fed and kept dry till
we'll fcathered, success is almost certain.
When fully feathered they are able TO take
care of themselves and on large farm
can .lo their own foraging until fattening
time, when they should be pcnncd up
and fed all they will eat.--NeeO York
World.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17
HUGE HORSE VS.. TWO ACTIVE HORSES

HUGE HORSE VS.. TWO ACTIVE HORSES.
There Is contest among some breed
crs of draught horses as to who can pro-
duce the largest animal. The argument
advanced by these men is that the time
must shortly come when the increased
trade in city streets will compel express
men and others to dispense with their
two-horse wagons and substitute smaller
wagons drawn by one large horse. This
is plausible theory, but it does not ap-
pear to agree with the statements made
by the cxpressmen who are TO try the
horses. The Rural Neo Yorker has wit
messed number of them in New York
city, and all that have been seen agree
that they prefer two active horses to one
huge beast. The large horses arc in
good demand for trucking purposes, but
those who breed them with the thought
of driving out the active express horse
are sure to be disappointed.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS or INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
TRANSATLANTIC POT.

A valuable addition to the working
Quilt of gardener is a new transplanting
pot made in three parts, the body being
divisible and the bottom removable.
In transplanting the bottom is removed
from the body, the pot inserted in hole
in the ground, and the keys which con-
troll the grip of the side pieces with
drawn, when the valves arc pressed
laterally apart and raised from the earth,
leaving the earth and plant it had con-
taincd in the new location.-Ne0 YORK.
Herald
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17
A Tried Cure for Insomnia.

Every night, at an early bedtime,
take q tive-grain pill of asafetida; be
careful to take no strong medicine
after three o'clock in the afternoon 4;
half an hour before getting into bed
take hot foot bath. Let the water be
MS hot as can be borne at first, and add
\ little very hot water as it cools. BE
sure to keep we'll covered up, and to
have the feet in The water for full
half-hour. A month of this treatment
under the most relverse circumstances
completely cured the insomnia of a
friend, who had run the entire 9amut
of narcotics, stimulants, eating before
retiring, and firing himself out
Ladies Home Journal
Ir is advisable to put ones heart into
whatever work one may have to per-
form; but it is wise to think well be.
fore putting ones money in.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17
An Only Daughter Cured of Consumption

When death was hourly expected from,
CONSUMPTION, all remedies having failed and
DR.. II. James was experim enting, he accidental
rnred his ONLY child, and now gives this recipe
free on receipt of two stamps 10 pay expenses.
Hemp also GU res night swcats, nausea at tho
stomach, and will break fresh cold in twen5
iv.four hours. Address Craddock e. Co., luz
Race St., Phila adelpha. Pa, naming this paper.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17

Str Nopels Free, will be sent by Cragin q Co.
Phia., Pa, to any one in US; or Ganada; posi-
age paid, upon receipt OF . Do3oins LleGtr.c
around each bar. Soap for sale by all grocers.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17

FITS stopped FREQ by DR.. KLINE's GREAT
NERVE REsTORER. No Fits after first days
nse Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial
bottle free. DR.. Kline. 93l Arch ST.. Phila.. Ps
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17

Halls Catarrh Cure is liquid and is taken
internally. Sold by Druggists, T5c.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17

The man who lives only for what he cal
see is very short-sighted.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17

Nobody has ever built house that time
couldn't overthrow.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17

The man who has high opinion Of HIM
self don't know himself
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17

The man who is always looking for mud
never sees the sky.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17

Look out for the man who IS always boast.
ing Of his own goOdnese.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17

Bet cham's Pills cure S.cS-Headache.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-17

pretend to be soldiers of the cross while they
urc His armed enemies. 1t any of you find
yourself deficient in the great tests of Chris
tlan character, do not, | beg Of you, look
upon your profession OF religion rs anything
consoiatory. II you have taken your pres
rnt position from view that you havo
Of Christ and Your need Of Him, rejoice with
joy unspeakabie anil full Of glory and clap
your hands for gladneSs; but il You find
yourself with nothing but tho namo Of life,
while dead in trespaSScs and SINS arouse b.
forc the door is shut That gildcd profes-
lon-tho wirld may not bo a6!e 10 sao
through it, but in tho day Of divine re:IOn-
ing it will be found that you have no cloak
Tor your sin.
Furthermore, outward morality will ba
no covering for tho hidden iniquity of tha
Spirit. The Gal OF Christ makes no assault
upon COOL works. They are us beautiful in
GodS cNe as in ours. Punctuality, truthful
ucss alnlsgiving, affection an many other
eNctllcnccs OF life that might bo m.ntioucl
will always be - imircl OF Col AMI mau, but
we take the position that gool works cannot
l'c lae ground of DIR salvation. What We do
right cannot pay for what We do wrong.
Admit that you havo all those traits Ot
character which give merely worldly rc-
'Y2ctab!Iity and influence, You must at tin.
mmo time acknowledge TINT during th>
c)urSo Of your lirc yuu have done many
things You ought not to havo doIs. How
are the difficult matters to bo settlcl? All,
my friends, wo muSt have IN aioaHmcmt
No Christ, no salvation. TiI2 groIJ r.
tlcrncr comes in Gul says: ~ will pay your
Indebtedness" 50 that which was dark
enough bororo is bright enough now. Tho
stripes that wo deserve are fallen upol Chri st.
On Ills Scourged and bicodin5 shoulder; llu
carries us llp uyor tho mountain OF OR sins
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-03-27

mill, their twelve gangs Of saws are
now easily cared for by two men
where the hard work of six men was
formerly required. There is a large
saving in the amount Of sand and
water used. Besides saving two
thirds of the labor the added rapidi-
ty and better quality of the work
makes a saving of more than 5000 q
month over their former method.
Three more gangs of saws are soon
to be put in operation which will
give a capacity for any number of
toothless saws, the friction Of the
iron blades and sand doing the work
of teeth.
Probably no building stone sur
passes their marble in power to re-
sist crushing and in that closeness
OF texture that excludes perfectly
all air and moisture, these prevent
ing ..disintegration aud change of
color. These qualities have created
demand in northern cities for use
in the exterior walls of the best
buildings.
The combinations of the different
colors form an unlimited opportunl-
ty for tasteful designs in interior
decoration. The Verde Antique or
notified green serpentine, the
Etowah or pink, the creole, rich
black and white, the Cherokee and
Kennesaw, both white with slight
veins of color are some of the varie.
ties. There is no article in the
marble line which cannot be fur.
nished by this company.
! The officers of the Company con.
sist of Francis Kendall, President
George F. Newell, General Mana,
ger and Treasurer, and Thomas M
Brady, Superintendent.
In Mr.. NewelPs management O
this great industry, he has beer
eminently successful, and is ia,
right man in the right place. Th,
JOURNAL has always found hin
gentlemanly and courteous. L. s.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-03-27
NORTHERN MEN In THE SOUTH.

Editor GLEssNER of the Americas
Recorder, who has done and is do
ing great deal for the develop
ment of Georgia: indorses the sug-
gestion of the Constitution that the
northern people who have settled in
the south hold a convention for the
purpose OF putting on record true
statement of the situation in this
section.
Mr.. Glessner, who came to the
south from Ohio several years ago,
and who is thoroughly identified
himself with every practical move
ment looking to the development of
Georgia's resources, readily per-
celves the good that such conven-
ton would do. He says:
"The importance 81 such a conven-
ton at this time cannot be overesti-
mated. There are thousands Of
people in the north who are looking
towards the south as a place of resi-
dence and investment. Many OF
them, of ample means, having reach
ed middle life, and secured com
potency, are anxious to prolong
their lives and secure greater COM
fort by removing to milder climate.
Many of them, of medium means,
see no chance of lettering their
financial condition in country
where there is so much competition
and land is 80 high. They have
been deferred from settling and in
vesting in the south by the stories
that have been published in partisan
papers, representing the south 70 be
section where lawlessness prevail.
ed and lite and property were un-
safe, and especially that free ex-
preston of political opinion would
not be tolerated"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-03-27
A NEW HOTEL
SEEMS TO BE ASSURED.

The building of q new hotel in
Marietta is taking active shape.
Some of our snterprising citizens
are pushing the matter, soliciting
subscriptions, and meeting with
gratifying success. 1t will be a
stock company and it is the purpose
of the projectors to commence the
building by the first of June next.
The board Of directors, to be elect
ed, will assume management, select
the site and make such arrangements
as will insure its success. The i'm
portance of a new hotel, to take the
place of the famous Whitlock
House, now in ashes, is pressing
itself on the attention of our people
more and more, every day, and with
the CO. operation Of every citizen
there can be no question of its i'm
mediate construction, ready for next
winters use. Let every one do
something. The town is now crowd
ed with visitors, and another hotel
is needed to accommodate those that
would annually come here if we
had hotel commensurate with the
increased demand of the public. AS
resort Marietta is unsurpassed in
healthfulness of climate, purity of
water, and beauty of scenery, and
with these great natural advantages,
she fears no rival, and will draw
visitors every year, the same as
Ashville and Thomasyille. The
hotel ought to be the best paying
piece of property in the town and
can be made so with judicious man.
agement. Now the consummation o
this desirable object is so nearly &C
complished, let everybody pull to
gether and make it complete sue
cess and monument to Marietta
pluck and energy.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-03-27

On last Monday at II o'clock noon Mr.
Charles Rogers an old and distinguished
citizen Of Marietta departed this life.
At the time of his death he only lacked
seven days of being ninety seven years
old. ~
He was born in New York City in the
year 1893 Shortly after his birth his
parents moved to Syracuse, N. Y, where
he lived until about twenty years Of age.
Then his health became bad and he had
hemorrhages which caused his residence
to be changed to Columbus, Ga. a..
About fifteen years ago he moved to
Marietta where he lived until his deaih
What world of memories he had of
times that we learn OF only in history.
He ives almost born with the United
States government, as this was not twenty
years old at the time he became subject to
its laws. He has witnessed its growth all
along from a little mustard seed to its
present proportions as giant oak. He
remembered every president from Wash
ington down. He had distinct recollec-
ton of the time Washington died. He
witnessed the running of the first steam
boat on the Hudson.
The Indians were still plentiful around
Columbus when he moved there.
He married when quite young and for
more than fifty years he and his chosen
companion travelled together through the
sunshine and shadows Of life.
He was christian in its broadcast and
truest sense, and consistent member OF
the Episcopal chu2ch.
He leaves FIVE daughters and one son,
besides other relatives, to mourn his loss.
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. James Hulme at the Episcopal
church Tuesday afternoon, after which
his remains were taken to Columbus for
interment. The bereaved have our SYM
pathies