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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-01-12

Other delegates " will leave abou, a.
same time.
Miss Cora Ogden has returned 10 Rails
more to resume her musical studies '''
The public schools reopened on Mond.u
but the attendance IS small on accom-, >.
the grippe" "
Clerk Carpenter issued one hundred and
seventy-nine marriage licenses during ~
year 1889.
Charley Barnes is seriously i'll a, hi.
home in Pslutine. We hope for S,s
speedy recovery.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
A Naval Officers Wardrobe.

A naval officers wardrobe is serious
matter. The only other creature on earth
that has more clothes than an officer of
the United States Navy IL q Saratoga
belle There are full. dress coats, and
short coats with hooks, and dude coats,
with trousers to match in each case; !;
helmet hats, two or three kinds of caps,
and even regulation neckties. Then come
the overcoats, and after that the swords.
All of these things are extremely expen-
sive, because they can be procured of
only certain tailors and hatters. To make
matters worse there is the perpetual threat
of some radical change in uniform that
shall render everything in use utterly
valueless. In the matter of linen the
naval officer has much his own way, but
even here he labors under certain disad-
vantages, for many ships, perhaps most
ships, have insufficient provision for
laundering, and each officer must carry
an enormous stock of collars, cuffs and
shirts. Jack washes his own clothes
with the Captains or Admiral's perms-
sion, and hangs them aloft to dry, but it
would hardly be dignified for an officer
to DO this. As consequence the ward
room lugs about a constantly increasing
stock of soiled linen until some port is
reached where laundresses do abound.
Then there is a great washday and gi-
gantic laundry bill. Here again is diff
| IL r
dresses, especially in the tropics, arc
primitive. Mostly the linen is dumped
into stream and beaten with stones un-
til it's fairly clean and dreadfully ragged.
A favoritc method with shirts is to tic a
stone in the sleeve and thrash the garment
about in the water West Indian laun-
dresses, mostly black and extortionatc,
are famous throughout the Navy.-Neo
/ Y0r& S.ar.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
THESE HATS WERE PICTURESQUE.

tunatc Austrian Queen presided while
her good natured, if&weak, husband
played childishly with the secthing fires
of the great volcano under his feet. For
round about the American were the
cooked hats, bordercd with lace and
sometimes trimmed with softly waving
plumes, which swept and waved as the
courticrs greeted and flattere} each other.
Yet Franklin's hat, survival as it was
of those Puritan hats which were pro-
test against the follies and fashions of o
court as foolish and rs fashionable as that
of Louis XVI. was destined to furnish
tho idea from which was elaborated hat
which has now been in usefora century,
and which will probably be worn as long
as men shall remain rs they are now. TA
silk, the plug, the high, the sbeaver, ~
the dress hat, for it is called by all these
names, may fairly be said to celebrate its
centennial in this year Of 1890.
The popularity of Franklin, and still
more that of the country he represented;
was indicated by the style Of nyt'which
was seen during the carly art of the
French revolution. But curiously
enough, twas in England that the beaver
hat was to find its true home. It was at
first looked upon as Indicating revolu-
tionary tastes in its owner, and on this
account Catharine II. Of. Russia would
have none of it among her subjects.
When, however, Napoleon J.. declared
himself Emperor of the French and
trampled out under the Pat Of his guards
the fast embers Of the Terror his enuiity
to England caused a hat which had at
ono time been popular among the sans
culottes, to be at once adopted. Napoleon
himself wore the cooked hat, which there
by became especially French and added
to the English desire to wear something
radically different.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
Ohlo's Oldest Apple Tree.

There is an apple tree on the silas
Oaks farm at Newburg, Ohio, which is
believed to be the oldest and largest ap.
pie tree in the State. The tree is fifteen
feet in circumference near the base. It
bears annually big crop of bright yell
low apples. A strange thing about the
tree is that, like the orange, the broad
branches contain buds, blossoms and
fruit in all stages, from the dead ripe to
the smallest of green spheres. 1t is be-
ginning to show its great age and is de-
caying on one side, but still continues to
bear.
The tree was planted in 1871 by a man
who settled on the spot from Virginia.
He brought this tree among others with
him over the mountains while the abor-
igines were still roaming the land, muir
dering and burning out the few whites
who were brave enough to come into the
country. The old settler, whose name
is forgotten, was himself killed and
scaIped by the redmen near the spot
where now stands one of the most beau
tiful and valuable farms in the Ohio Val
ley.-New York World.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
Difficulty at an Elephants Funeral.

East India papers describe the diffiulty
attending the disposal of the body of an
elephant at Nowsaree, as illustrating the
Indian saying that an elephant must be
buried where it dies. 1t appears that
tame elephant, which had been kept at
N,wsaree for many years past, died sud
denly. The news was at once telegraphed
to Baroda, and sanction for expenses in
cidental to the burial of the animal was
obtained. The local authorities then
held council as to how the remains
should be removed to distant part Of
the town, where they should be inferred
without endangering the health Of the
inhabitants. 1t was suggested that the
body should be cut up into pieces. which
might then be removed and disposed of,
but the idea was rejected. 1t was then
resolved to drag the remains out of town,
and with that object to pull down one OF
the walls within which the animal had
been confined. Hundreds of coolies
were pressed into the service, and NUM-
|, Der of carpenters, iron-smiths and other
artisans Where engaaed to construct n
huge car on wheels to convey the dead
animal. But the body, which weighed
several tons, could not be lifted, much
less removed from the place where it was.
Various attempts were made for three
days, but they failed one after the other.
When the authorities saw that they were
batfled they resolved to adopt the sug-
gestion made at the outset, and eventual
ly caused tho body to be cut into pieces,
which were then buried at short dis
tance from the place.-Times- Democrat.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
Retail Gr0cers and Deadbeats.

Business men who have suffered con-
sidcrably from "dead-beat" are the re-
tail grocers, and they claim to have All
organization which will protect them in
the future. The nature of their business
is such that they pre obliged to do most
of it on the credit system. Thousands of
dollars arc lost annually by customers
moving away to another part Of the city
when their grocer's bill becomes incon-
veniently large. One dealer with whom
I was speaking said that not only have
they large and well-kept black list, but
that each member of the organization is
compelled under the bylaws to constitute
himself special detective. ,.
"For instance, he added, "every time
van loaded with furniture passes my
office, am obliged to follow it myself,
or send some one else after it. The van
is shadowed. If it passes out of my dis
trict some other member of the organiza-
tion must take up the trail. Finally the
house or apartments to which it is going
is located. The next thing is to obtain
the name If the owner Of the furniture
and the place he moved from. These
facts are reported to the proper officers.
Then, if he proves to be 'beat' and his
name comes in on the black list, the vic
timized grocer knows where to locate
him in case he wants to bring legal pro-
ceedings. Until he pays his debt, no
other man in the business is permitted to
give him five cents worth of credit. All
grocers in the three cities are not men,
bers of the union, but it is spreading
rapidly, and when all are in you can see
what an organization it will be."-NeU
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
radically difercn

The beaver hat-so called because the
body, aften being made of felted rabbit
fur, was covered with the fur of the fiat
tailed dam builders was in general out
line like the silk hat of to-day; that is,
it possessed brim and a crown. But
the variations demanded by fashion pro-
duced wonderful changes in tho appear.
ance of the hat. As the brim was made
wider or less wide the crown was given
fuller or smaller belt. The Constitu-
tional Convention, whose centennial wo
all celebrated last year, was attended by
men who wore hats looking something
like square-topped derby bodies placed
on the brims of exaggerated Texan SOM
breros. These were not beavers, but may
be numbered among the grandfathers of
those hats which sheltered the heads of
The mer who volunteered for the war Of
1912. General Jackson in private life
wore hat with bell crown and a rolling
or rather narrow brim, on which tho
beaver fur made long, brownish nap.
This nap, by the way, was believed to be
of sovereign benefit when one had cut
ones finger and was applied as lint to
stop the flow Of blood.
This particular form OF hat is familiar
enough to us in the cartoons of the day.
1t was a good, solid article, warranted to
wear we'll if properly made. Strange as
it looks now it was fashionable enough
then, and doubtless the "bloods, " as the
"dudes" of the early part of the century
were called, were we'll enough satisfied
with their appearance.
When Bolivar struck the blow which
liberated the South American countries
from tie control of Spain, the fashion
able hat was something like that which
VIC wear to-day; thaS is, in shape, for the
material was still beaver fur. In fact,
the shapes worn by these bygone dandics
were to all intents and purposes those Of
last year, this or next. But beaver silks
became more and more expensive, and to
take their place the cotton plush-callcd
Angora plush--was invented somewhere
about the year 1925. As this was cheap
the purchase of high hats became far
more common, and the plush did not
look badly for few months. The fur
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
Identifying Bodies ut the MOrgue.

When au unrecognized body is taken
to the Morguc it is kept for q number of
days, and then, if not claimed, is placed
in a standing position and photographed.
The picture is preserved and the clothing
of the dead person kept in building
used for that purpose, and ticketed SO that
reference may be made to the effects at
any time. A short history OF the case
is also carefully preserved.
This admirable system was tested again
the other day, when, after ten years, the
widow of Joseph Sauer identified aphoto-
graph among the ghastly ones in the
Morgue collection as that of her husband,
who disappeared ten years ago. The
record showed that the man was found
drowned at Pier 1, North River, about
the time the widow described. The body
is in Pottcr's Field, and it is not proba-
BILE that the poor woman will disturb the
remains, but should she so desire, the
grave and coffin can be located in ten
minutes timc.-M,o Yorb World.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
INSIGHT.

! Isce with the spirits sight
That many n nauseous weed of wrong
Has root in seed of right.
For evil is good that has gone astray,
And sorrow is only blindness
And the world is always under the sway
Of a changeless law of kindness.
The commoaest error a truth can make
Is shouting its sweet voice hoarse,
And sin is only the souls mistake
In misdirecting its force;
And love, the fairest of all fair things
That ever to men descended,
Grows rank with nettles and poisonous
things
Unless it is watched s,d teudel.
There could not be anything letter than this
Old world in the way it began,
Although some matters have gone amiss
From the great original plan;
And however dark the skies may appear,
And however souls may blunder,
tell you it all will work out clear,
For good lies over and under.
Ella ". TVilcor, in Ne,c York Weekly.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
A New Red Lobster Theory.

Fulton Market is possessed of fish
dealer who is philosopher. 'Did you
ever WONDER" he asked me yesterday,
"why the shell of crab and u lobster
turns such frey red when it is boiled2
I will tell you. The natural color of the
crab and tho lobster is due to the exist
cncc of two pigments which have been
isolated. One is red and the other blue.
As long as these two pigments exist TO-
gethcr the crab and the lobster remains
gray in color. The blue pigment is very
sensitive, and even the influence of the
hot sun will destroy it. Crabs have
been found alive and, apparently healthy,
with half the shell rcd and the remainder
gray. Boiling water entirely destroys
the blue pigment, and the red, which is
very stable, remains alone in all its bril-
liancy." ."-NeW York Star.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
A NIilliOnaire's LOg Cabin.

The new summer residence of George
Gould, the eldest son Of Jay Gould, at
Furlough Retreat, in the Western Cats
Kills, of New York, has been taken pos
session of by its owner. 1t is one Of the
largest and most picturesque private
dwellings in the mountains and is beau
tifully situated. The building is in prim-
tive style so far as relates to the out
side, being constructed of logs hewn on
three side, the round, or bark, side being
on the outside The structure is thirty
four py seventy feet, and two stories
high.
A veranda ten feet wide skirts three
sides of the house. The dwelling has
twenty-six rooms. The main hall is six
teen by thirty-two feet. There is an
other hall, which extends across the
building and separates the laundry and
kitchen from the main PARTON. The in
terror of the house was carefully calked,
then papered, next furrowed, and lastly
cciled over with narrow strips of Nor
way pine. The floors are all laid with
Georgia pine of the finest quality. The
rooms have Queen Anne trimmings, fin
ished in white wood. All the window
glass is of uniform size, seven by nine
iuches. A sixteen-foot balcony is on the
front and rear of the house. The roof is
shingled. The main stair railing and
balustcrs were cut out of trees found in
the woods close at hand, and are left ''in
the rough" The newell posts were once
parts of beech trees, one being eight
inches in diameter.
The balusters attract attention. They
represent all the different kinds of trees
that grow within the bounds of Mr..
Gould's mountain domain. The residence
is situated about two hundred and fifty
feet from the lake, which covers an area
of ten acres. In some parts of the lake
the water is sixty feet deep and trout are
plentiful. At the present time no trout
can be caught, not because Mr.. Gould
would deny his friends the pleasure of
trying their skill, but simply for the
reason that the trout will not allow
themselves to be caught. During this
month the lake will be cleansing itself
one of natures workiugs-and the water
if of milky color and thick at the sur
face. While this process of cleansing is
going on the trout HE themselves to the
bottom of the lake at the deepest points
and remain there until the "clouds roll
by"
Mr.. Gould now has twenty -one deer
and elk in his park, and all are dong
we'll. The thirteen first received are now
quite tame. The eight aninals-ia-the-
last consignment are very shy, and hide
when approached.-Nep York Times.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
Owns 10000 Indian Relics.

Eugene J. Sharadan, a clerk IN tho
Grand Central Hotel, Reading, Penn,
has a collection of Indian relics that is
unique in its way. In getting this col
lection Mr.. Sharadan has travelled i'll
the past twenty years over 10000 miles.
Bcrks County was a particularly popular
stamping ground for Indians in the old
times, especially for the Delawares and
the Shawnecs, and relics of these and
other tribes are found in great quantities
throughout the country districts. Along
the banks of the Schuylkill the relics are
unusually numerous. Of these Mr..
Sharadin has marvellous collection,
containing 20oO specimens of toma
hawks, axes, arrow heads, spear heads,
beads, mortars, pestles, millstoncs, ham
mers, scrapers, war clubs, drills, and
smoking pipes of every shape and pat
tern. The list includes nearly all the
distinct varieties OF jasper, agate, milk
quartz, Opaque crystal, chacedony, OBJ
sidian, and black flint now i'll the Ma
tional Museum ut Washington and cm-
braces many OF the very rarcst forms.
The fact that these varieties were found
hcrcabouts goes to show that the indians
exchanged goods, for rock of some OF
the material is not native here.
Mr. Sharadin has If 900 specimens Of
similar relics collected from nineteen
other States and Territories other than
Pennsylvania. The relics are all CLASH
fled and arranged in cases according to a
system of his own dcvising. He has
spent great deal Of time and consider
able money in completing his collections.
! .-Ne,o York Sun.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
AN AFRICAN PIECE or ORDNANCE

AN AFRICAN p1EcE OF ORDNANCE.
Pangaui. 1t las not tho slightest con-
trivance for aiming, and its caliber is
very small. The carriage is madc of
wood. The wheels arc cut out of one
piece, approximately round, and arc
fastened to the wooden axles with long
rusty nails. The piece of ordnance ap-
parently would prove moro dangerous to
its owners than the enemy.-Ulica o.
serUa.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
STORY OF THE HAT.
HEAD COVERINGS OF. THE PAST
HUNDRED YEARS.
The Career of the, astovepipe"-It
Owes It's Existence to toPhilosopher
Benjamin Franklin-Some Hold
That 1t Is the BestSsuat.

When benjamin franklin arrived in
Paris as commissioner of the American
colonies his plain Qua ker hat with its
broad brim and low crown must have
seemed strange to the men he met at the
qay French court, over which the unfor-
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
Making Paupcrs Support Themselves.

1t has just come out that it is the Gus
tom in many London parishes for the
poor boards to provide ablc-bodied pau
pers with brooms and assign them to
sweep certain crossings, making them
support themselves from what they can
get in this way, and thus reducing the
workhousc expenses proportionately.-
Chicago Times.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
A Primitive African Gin.

Among the trophies of Gcrmany's past
triumphs that grace the grounds which
surround the Marine Academy building
at Kiel none is of moro interest than q
cannon made by natives of Africa and
captured from them in battle near
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02

"Thnt," replied Mrs. Matthias, smiling
for the first time that dny-a smile in
which surprise and relief were curious'y
mingled-"that is my husband. ."-HaFs
r1rd Adrocatc.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
PITH AND POINT.

Doesn't appear in good health-sick-
ness.
"Did your husband die happilyT
"Yes, he died, happily. life.
No matter how hard silence falls, 1t
does no; break.-Terra Haute Express.
Earth has no greater joy than the dis
covery of quarter in cast-oft vest
Life.
An appropriate helm for mud scow
would be tiller of the soil. Texas 'Syt-
inds.
All men have their uses. Even the
crank serves his turn.-Terre Haue E1-
press.
Much current wit is oyerdone, and
more is done over.-Ierre Haue ILL.,
press. -.
Mems sins, it is said, always finds
them out. That isn't so bad as if they
found them in.-Berkshire Ne,oS. "
When man is convinced that he
owes ANYTHING to himself he is always
anxious to pay it.-Binghamton hSpu0-
lican.
There seems not a little reason to sus.
pect that it may have been "Old Sol"
who first introduced the sweating pro-
cess.-DetroH Free Press. q.
She has q taste for whistling,
A taste that's not permissible;
But still don't object to 1t,
The pucker Is so kissable
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02
THE NEIGHBORS."

Beside the deep, green river,
Here In the lower lands, ~.
My house, low-roofed and humble.
In modest quiet stands.
A moss-grown, rude log cabin,
Close by a brawling rill;
A rood of ground around it 4
Ihave no time to till. ="
Across the deep, green river,
Whose waters flow so free,
A proud and stately mansion J. &
Begirt with trees I see; y
And through the leafy branches =
At days departing rays,
Catching the crimson sunlight
Its many windows blaze. a
The owner Of that palace
Boasts of his lineage high:
NY father was a woodman>
A woodman, too, am L.
earn by constant labor
My plain and scanty fare;
My neighbor over yonder
Is called millionaire.
When toll at night 10 over.
Tired with the axis stroke,
/ sit here at the doorstep,
Nv corn-cob pipe to smoke
/ watch him slowly pacing
Before his house Of pride,
Beneath the clustering vine leaves
On yon veranda wido.
At times, this side the river,
He canters slowly by;
Absorbed in thought, he never
Upon me casts an eye.
He Is not old, but wrinkles
His pallid features seam;
He looks as though existence
Were but troubled dream.
If be, with gold and acres,
Could have my rugged health.
Or I, with happy slumbers,
Had only half his wealth.
Then life were better balanced
For both Of us to-day.
And each, perhapS more cheeriy
Would travel on his way.
But as 1t Is, no envy
Within my breast can be.
With all his state and riches,
IT'S his to envy me.
Pale face and care-worn spirit,
Eyes sunken, shrunken limbs
With these to burden riches,
What man would share with Mma 3
Deep green is yonder river, II
Its waters family gleam:
For us in time fast coming
There Is another stream. ,st ::
We both viii lose our burdens, (;
MytoIliDg and bis dross; e
When Over, ,themystic river ),
Our spirits freed shall fcross, z s.sS
= --7F0TusD DNNn Eng tse'faFT
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-02

It is stated that the Government wants
a Few design for the silver dollar. We
would suggest weather-vane; it very
easily changes to four quarters.-Ph'ta'
delphia Press.
After you have weighed your neighbor
in the balance drop nickel OF fairness
in the slot of self-examination and as
certein your own moral avoirdupols.-
Douer Sentinel.
"Well, / must go now," said Chollie.
"What's your hurryl" asked Ethel. Its
11:55, and my motto in life IS, Never
put off till tomorrow what you can do
to-day '"-Boston Daily Traoeler.
One of the Hold-timers" remarked to
us the other evening that Bnow-all
friend of his knew everything but one
thing and that was, he didn't know how
much he didn't know.-Prison Mirror.
"Wcll, we'll, you've got back from
your vacation. How did you enjoy your
self2" "Oh, so, so; but there's no place
like home, after ALL" "That's what we
all 90 away to find out. "-Haryord Post.
There lived in the city of Worcester
A man who could crow like roocester.
But, as he grew old,
He often caught cold.
And then couldn't crow as he urcester.
Laurence American.
"Spcaking of strong men," said
Washington citizen, II have a brother
who held up barrel of flour" That's
nothing" was the rcply,I have brother
who once held up train."- INashinqtd"
Post.
The summer hotel keeper who adve'-
tiscd that there would be notables at his
hotel swore pretty hard at the proof
reader when he was asked next day If
his guests were expected to eat off the
hoor.--Binghamt0n Republican,.
This morning in my mail found
\ dainty envelope and fair,
ADDRESSED in writing peat and round
a note from some fair maid, I'd swear.
Tobreall the seal. ! trembling sped,
NV heart almost stood still;
! glanced, sworc, for there | read
Enclosed plcmc find your bill"