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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27
BIG NAVAL GUNS.
LEVIATHAN ARMAMENT FOH
OUR MEN-oF-WAR.
A Walk Through the Great Gun
Factory at the Navy Yard
in Washington, - Process
Of Gun Making

have been down to the navy yard and
looked over the leviathan machinery
which finishes our largest and finest guns,
says Washington correspondent OF the
New York Press.
Henceforth, for manysgears the navy
is to be the fashionable aud favorite arm
of our service, becauseiit will have no
more to do than the army and will be as
sisted in doing nothingSby being toted all
around the terrestrial seas on the hand
soonest and largest ships Of war that ever
tloated. We are considerably behind in
these marine vehicles YET but we are
rapidly catching ul,a
Already we have onthe sea q feet of
admirable cruisers, and d9he Gushing, just
launched, promises to 5 the fasssst war
vessel atloat. Besides these naval seEck-
cts, some of which are By no. means con-
temptible, we have three big ships COM
ing into the water soon the Maine, 5000
tons; the Texas: $500 tans, and the Mon
terey s4OO tons: The last two will. each
carry in its principal tprret two twelve
inch guns, capable of throwing a bolt as
large as man twelve miles -:
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at the little fellow bedside, and about
the only other living creature so con.
stantly in the room was cat. The young
King before his sickness, had begun to
tire of the baby playthings that had been
at his command, and seeking other toys,
let his fancy light upon Maltese cat
that he saw somewhere about the palace.
The animal at once became creature of
distinguished consideration in the royal
household. 1t answered to the name of
Perico. The ribbon upon its neck was
tied there by the King himself and
when he was taken sick the King insisted
that pussy should be in the room with
him. So, for a full month the faithful
cat was constantly in the sick chamber.
Naturally the animal became great
favorite, and one of the high ladies at the
court made for it an embroidered cushion.
Another story from the sick room, and
one that has more of the favor usually
found in stories of royal infants, George
Washington and other lofty personages,
deals with a little crippled girl whom
the King had met on one Of his walks or
rides about with his nurse before he was
taken sick, and to whom, seeing often
again, he had taken fancy. 1t came
to be that whenever the King in his, out
ings saw the little cripple.h would make
;one Of the ladies4of honor descend from
the carriage and carry some little gift to
her. When he had been sick for while
be said to ais mother one day:
"What will become of my little cripple
and what will she eat, now that L gcTdt
no more!" -
"Bread, ,""said the Queen, 'like all
thelpoor people; that is, if she can get it. "
II am too little to command" said
the King.
GAS it is to do good" replied the
Queen, ~ will permit you to give
orders"
The King, at this, said nothing, but
the next day he had taken to the little
beggar the bon-bons some one had sent
to himself. .-New York Sun.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27
As Like rs Two Peas.

In former years Remus and Rufus
Jones were we'll known in Atlanta, Ga.
They wer twin brothers, and none but
their intimate friends could tell them
apart. Che two Dromios in Shake
speare's COMEDY of Errors" were never
worse mixed or more confounded than
the two Jones brothers, Remus and
Rufus. Both were excellent carpenters,
followed the same trade, dressed alike,
and contracted similar habits. Both
grew up together and married, Some
thing owe: year ago Remus took large
dose of morphine and ended his life. II
seems that Rufus is even like his brother
in his desire to kill himself, as he took
a big dose of morphine with suicidal in:
tent on Wednesday night.-Sacannah
Me1ns.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27

proved to be subterranean cave com
pletely filled with mummy cats, each
one being separately embalmed and
wrapped up after the usual fashion OF
EGYPTIAN mummies. Pussy of B. c. 2ooo
was sacred object to section of the
ancient Egyptians, and when cat died
as even cat eventually must-it was
buried with as much honor as any human
being. The finder, having reported his
discovery, laborers were soon at Work
and turned out tens of thousands of the
mummies. Some were taken by the
farmers of the place, others went to a
merchant in Alexandria, who shipped
them to Liverpool, where another mer-
chant, local dealer in fertilizers, bought
the consignment at about S19 ton. The
auctioneer, adding insult to injury,
knocked down the lot of $50, 600 cats
with the head of one of them as hammer.
To such base uses may the gods Of Egypt
come!
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pride in it, and if two or three hundred
members VINO have never yet seen a big
modern gun would visit the factory it
would be au invaluable object lesson IN
patriotism.
The antique building Of mammoth
proportions and grotesgrle form, which a
year ago was asedismantled anchor
foundry, is nca crowded with the coios-
sal lathes and clephantine hammers. Old
'toV hitherto thought effective have been
SUI N,rscded by those of latest design.
Lathes, with the cradle larger than the
hull of Columbus's Pinta, stretch them
selves across the shop, and in them will
shortly be rocked tho great ten and
twelve inch guns, twenty-five and thirty
feet long. The yard has now more than
a thousand employees, and the humber
will be doubled as soon as the popderous
machinery comes that has been ordered.
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uDo YOU know that he is an escaped
os, foaL1-

UDo YOU know that he IS an escaPeu
wife murderer" inquired feebly.
Eyes, we KNOW" responded my honest
friend. 1.-THE Burtown police telegraphed
after the train to have it searched, be-
cause q man answering his description
had been seen in the station before it left.
The police have got him safe, my lad,
this time, and no mistake. Why, L sa"
him handcuffcd and his arms pinioned be-
hind him, and he a-laying half dead the
while, after the throttling as you gave
him."
Do nv readers want to hear the rest
Of nv story. now that the catastrophe
is told? I will inform them that Watson,
on breaking loose from the police, after
turning the corner of Shut Lane.
where, it will be remembered, he disap-
pcared- d-contrived by an almost incred-
ible effort to scale high wall, and so
Gain the shelter of railroad embank-
ment. Along this he crept until he
reached the midtown tunnel, where he
had lurked all day, until late in the even
ing he crept into the station and con.
triyed to secrete himself in carriage of
the midnight mail, with the result before
mentioned.
There $. one fnore incident in close
connection with that journey to be told;
it is this: that there will be marriage
early this spring. The name OF the bride
groom will be Knightly, the name of the
bride does not matter. She was never
formally introduced to her future lord
and master, and therefore it is unneces-
sary to tell'the name she will soon cease
to bear to a passing acquaintance like the
reader.-ChamJers's Journal.
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Stories of Spain's Youthful King.

The young King Of Spain, as is well
known, has been brought up in strictly
family way, and very much as any other
young person of good birth in his king
dom. His mother has very sensiblY for
hidden the Juggling in of the royal feat.
ures of his life any more frequently than
the absolute necessities of the strict rules
OF Spanish court etiquette required, and
except on the occasion of State cere.
monials young Alphonso has been at.
tended almost entirely by his mother and
by the stalwart peasant nurse who has
been his companion from his earliest
Dabyhood to his present comparatively
mature age of fou: years. During his
illness she and the Queen were constantly
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27
A Gas Organ.

The pyrophone, of English origin, is
a musical apparatus depending on gas jets
burned in a corresponding number of
glass tubes. Each jet has its finger-key
pressure, on which causes the flame to
contract, when musical sound is given
out. The tone varies with the arrange
ment of burners and size of tubes, max.
ing it possible to give all the notes of
the musical scale in several octaves.
Some of the glass tubes are nearly eleven
feet long.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27
Mummy Cats.

There arrived recently at Liverpool
$50, 900 mummy cats which, after having
lain in their sacred burial place at Benz
Hassan in Egypt for 5000 years or so,
are now about to fill their final and prob
ably most useful function Of fertlIzllng
English land. We give below sketches
of four of the heads of these extraordl-
nary objects. Farmers are indebted 1or
this excellent lot of twenty tons OF fertl-
lizer to the lucky accident which betell
an Egyptian who fell into pit which
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27
The Little Dog Told the Big One.

My two boys had each dog. One OF
them was a bright, affectionatc, long
haired and long-eared retriever, named
Hector. The other was big mastltt
named Tecumseh. One day q carriage
with a dog under it passing the house
when the strange dog-a large one-see.
ing little Hector in the street, pitched
into him in the most savage manner. In
vain poor Hector cried and begged for
mercy; his assailant had no compassion.
As soon as Hector could escape he ran at
the top of his speed into the back yara
of the house, where Tecumseh happened
to be, and rushing up to him put his
nose to that of his big friend. Instantly
the two were off after the carriage with
the dog under it. They both attacked
him in the most feroclous manner, not
leaving him until the punishment was
thought to be sufficient, when, side by
side, they trotted homc.-Portlarm Ar
ms.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27

The island of St. Helena is again to
be used as political prison. This time,
instead of atfording shelter to another
world dictator, it will be the home OF
certain Zulu chiefs who fought against
England.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27
"THE REST SILENCE"

When the loved voice is heard no more,
Whose failing tones were doubly dear,
I There falls upon the listening ear,
A silence never felt before.
1t is not that the senses strain
To catch sound they may not hear;'
1t is the grieving spirits ear
That longs and listens still in vain.
And 10! this silence, sudden grown,
Threads every cry of JOY or fear.
All wonted sounds that greet the ear
Break with wailing undertone.
-Joseph B. Glider, IN Harpcrs Magazine
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27
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THE RAIN-BEAT ON THE WINDOW,

The rain beats ON the window,
And the gust against the pane,
And the night it sobbeth bitter
Like heart that knoweth pain.
Oh, the rain-beat on thewindow!
And the night against the panel.
The rain beats on the window,
And the gust against tie pane,
And my heart drives in the darkness
Like ship out on the main,
When the storm beats on the window
And the night against the pane.
For therain-beat on the window
And the gust against the pane
Bring the ghosts of dead years vanished
That will never come again.
Oh, the rain-beat on the window
And the gust against the panel
-Willian1 W. Campbell, in Independent. :
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27

The statue of Rev. Mr.. Beecher, which
is to be placed in Prospect Park, Brook
lyn, is now being cast in bronze. 1t is
to be of colossal proportions, nine feet
high, and representing the preacher IN
soft felt hat and cape.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27

1 Ills Is the ouiy Siea1 Guu ioSVoiy Al
the country, though they are threatening
to put in plants at Watervlict, N. Y,
Bethlehem, Penn, and some point west
of the Rockies. Already the original
steel casting of the guns finished here
are made at Bethlehem, where they are
welded by the open hearth process from
native ore. A year ago we depended on
England for these huge Jumps of steel,
but Mr.. Fremont voiced the general
opinion that the Bethlehem steel now
furnished is the best made in the world.
Here the rough pieces are turned in the
immense lathcs to true and symmetrical
exterior, and are; 4hen conveyed to the
boring machines, where, at rate of
twenty revolutions minute, they are
gradually converted into tubes.
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PlTH AND POINT.

y =
vent getting tanned.
The coat does not always make the !
man but it frequently breaks him. =
People speak of young corn, but there
is NO young corn. 1t is always found
full of y-ears.-Ne,O York Ne,os.
Lady of the House-"Can you saw
woods" Tramp--"No ma'am; but / can
see it." exit tramp).-ISme.
Nature has wisely arranged matters so
that man can neither pat his own back
nor kick himself.-Laaore1cs American.
When a humorist takes off a shiny coat
we suppose it would be proper to say that
he Just got off bright thing.-state'-
man.
The plumber and the coal dealer be-
lieve that this has been the coolest win.
ter they ever experienced.-NeW Korh
Neacs.
A Young man, whose wife's father was
very kind to him, said that he was Pa
excellence as a father-in-law.-Merchant
&sk,: ;. .....,,,.. :, MATTE,
what sort of proposition is made the
onion can always give scent.-Horrls.
to,on Herald.
Gentleman in Museum Cooking at
talking machine)-"Quite an lnyen-
tion!" Keeper-tYes, it speaks for it.
sclf."-M Munsey's Weekly.
Because a thing is small of size think
not that you may scorn it. Some insects
have larger waist but lift less than the
hornet Chicago journal. =
In five minutes woman can clean up
a mans room in such, a way that 1T will
take him five weeks to end out where she
put things. Atehiseas Glsbe:
1911 cannot sing thesold song s
Bawied fortht The tplel -:
And every word he uttered showed
He spoke the awful truth.
Washington Post.
Eith a woman it is struggle to pro.
wide something for the inner man, and
with man it is an effort to provide
something for the outer woma1.-Atcli.
son Globe.
"M.m.y d-d-dear, I l-l-love you'll
W-w-will you be-" began Mr.. NJ. Pedi.
ment. "That will do, replied the proud
beauty. 81 do not care to be wooed on
the installment plan. ."-Bazar.
servant-"Yis, Sur, Mrs. Jones is in.
What's yer name, sorr?" Visitor-"Pro.
fessor Observation-Disclosures" Servant
-"Och! Sure ye'd better go right in,
and take it wild ye.">-Munsey's Weekly
y young woman began song, "Ter
Thousand Leaves Are Falling" She
pitched it too high, screcched AND
STONED. "Start her at five thousand"
cried an auctioneer. American.
Oh, for the good old pie of yore,
Oh, for the old-time dumping stew,
Or, for the Indian pudding baked,
Oh, for the steak that's tender and true.
-Kearney Enterprise.
Mamma docking up from her novel;
"Jane, what ails Freddy nowa" Jane.
"He's crying for the moon, mamma. "
Mamma absorbed in her reading)-"O,
we'll, let the dear have it."-Aunseys
Weekly.
"Now, Susan, haven't told yeu fima
and time again to eat your bread with
your meat2" "True, mamma; but haven't
YOU also told me over and over again
that must never try to do two thugs at
once?"-Judge.
Manager of Band Ito applicant for po.
sition)-"Well, what instrument do you
play9 What do you know about music"
Applicant-''I don't know anything
about music. Its the position of drum
major that I want. Yenowine's Neaos.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27

Newspapers in California claim that
figs can be raised in that State as good as
any of those that are imported.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-03-27

The number of native Christian believ-
ers in Japan at the end of 1889 was H.
070.
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A NEGRO girl tried to skip the
town" yesterday morning to escape
parental restrictions of her mother.
who resides near the depot, and an
swers to The family name of Southall,
but the old lady Caught on" to the
girl while in the street and proceed
ed to chastise the hayward daug-
ter with the eloquent and fetching"
persuasion of walking cane. The
girl returned to the parental domi-
Gle, under the escort of the angry
parent, who renewed the lesson of
teaching the daughter the wrong
she had been rescued from commit
ting as soon as she was in the house.
The girl will evidently stay awhile at
least. for she will not feel like tray
cling for some days.
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ALMOST ARUNAWAy.

Saturday morning as Messrs. Jc,
Herring and John Chappell wer'
starting on a visit to ChappeII Hill
in a two horse top buggy from Mr.
Lockett's stables, near the stables
one Of the lines got caught, and tbs
horses being unluanagabIe the gen
tleman attempted to escape from the
threatened peril of a runaway, by
Jumping from the buggy. Mr.. Her
ring was thrown or fell over the
dash board, on the double tree and
fell in front of wheels of the vehicle.
both of which ran over him. In the
fall he received some slight bruises
and very severe cut over his eve.
Just as some one stopped the horses
which were getting pretty badly
Mr.. Chappell jumped
out and sprained his wrist. Mr..
Herring had the cut sewed up and
left for Chappell Hill on the train
Saturday afternoon where he will re-
main until he has recovered from
lis injuries.
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The Monthly Inspection and Prize Drill
The shower Friday evening rem
dered the air cool and pleasant, and
ere the shades of evening had
dropped the curtain of night over
The city the threatening clouds had
all vanished, rendering the weather
mostauspicious for the previously an
nounced entertainment of the Bren-
ham Light Guard on the occasion of
their monthly inspection.
The inspection was conducted by
Capt. Byrnes, after which came the
contest for the prize, a large cake
offered for the best drilled man in
The Company, and the judges de-
cided that for the best drilled mem
Der of the company Mr.. Richard
Pennington "took the cake"
Refreshments, cake and lemonade
were passed around, the band fur
nished the music during the inter
walls in the programme, enlivening
the occasion which seemed to be
enjoyed most heartily and its pleas
ures entered into with zest by all
present.
The entertainment closed with a
dance which was continued until a !
late hour and heartily enjoyed by
lovers of the terpsichorean art, and
as the participants were bidding
each other cherry good nights many
wishes were expressed for the fire. |
quent recurrence of such a pleasant !
social event.
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Two ,GARR1AGE licenses were issue

Two MARRIAGE licenses We're issued
from the clerks office Yesterday for
the union of Frank Chappell and
Sallie Goodson and Joe Graves and
Lille Turner, ali colored. The
grooms had each just been divorced
in the district court ROOM. from
where they went to the clerks office
and it is said that they had pre-
viously posted minister across the
street to await the result of the
court upon which depended their
hopes for a second union. Our
colored brothers hold their marital
vows as a garment to be changed at
will, especially when he can ind
some lawful excuse.
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BARBECUE IN BURLEs0N.
Burleson the Scene of a Democratic Love
Feast.

Feast.
Parties in the city yesterday from
Tunis, Burleson county. say that
they had the biggest barbecue of
the season there Friday. Col. Ty-
lor, of Bolton, was the leading ora
tor, and is said to have held large
audience for two hours and a half in
an able and edifying review of the
democratic party and its usages.
There was a superabundance of
dinner for the large attendance of
both white and colored, and ':ratlons
to burn" when everything on the
ground had partaken of all they
could.
In the afternoon 1Er. Chas. vii
liams, Of Caldwell, addressed the
crowd, and they had a regular old
time democratic love feast until
broken up by the rain which pre-
vented many others from speaking
that were down on the programme.
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The New Discovery,

You have heard your friends neighbors
talking about it. You may yourself be one
Iof the many who know from personal ex-
.perience just how good thing IS. If you
have ever tried 1t, you are one of its staunch
friends, because the wonderful thing about
it is, that when once gwen a trial, DR.. Kings
New Discovery ever after holds place in
Ihe house. If you have never used it and
should be afflicted with a cough cold or any
throat, lung or chest trouble, secure bottle
at once and give it fair trial. 1t is guaran-
teed every time, or money refunded. Trial
bottles free at 4. E. Luhn's Drug Store.
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Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens, that for
years we have been selling DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption, DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, Bucllen's Arnica Salve and Elec-
trio Bitters, and have never handled remedies
that sell as well, or that have given such uni
versal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to
guarantee them every time, and we stand
reaay to refund the purchase price if salts
factory results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popularity on
their merits. R. E. Luhn. druggist.
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The G. G. & S. Fe Railway COM
pany and H. & 7. c. Railway com
pany fled a deed in the county
clerks Office yesterday for the right
of way of their track on the lands OF
the Brennan Oil Mill and Heiden-
heimer Press.
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SOMETHING over 1900 bales of cot
ton have been received at Chappell
Hill, which is said to be near one
half the crop. Nearly 1000 bales
were received last season, but these
figures are not expected to be
reached this season.
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BuekIen,s Arn1ca SaIHe.

The best salYein the world for cuts, bruis-
es, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tet-
ter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all
erhl efuptions, and positively cures piles, or
no pay. 1t Is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price 20 cents
per box. For sale by R. E. Luhn.
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Russian Cavrai, Olives, Capers,
Celery Sauce, Aspargras-Grated
and Sliced Pineapple, Olive Oil,
Citron, Raisins, Salmon Steaks, Bone
less Sardines-Sardines in Tomato
Sauce, Luncheon Beef.
JACOB & ELDRIDGE.
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The liquor dealers were filing the
required bond Thursday as pre-
liminary to taking out license to dis
pense the Fethlan waters of fiery
hue for the ensuing year.
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NOTICE TO THEPUBLIC.

1 have engaged Mr. Geo. Nard in
my shop, who is splendid horse
sheer and blacksmith. If you want
your horse well shod give him a
trial. He will please you in his
work. j. G. Madison.
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Our stock is SO large that we are
compelled to make a sacrifice to
early purchasers in order to make
more room. So to save money call
early, even if you do buy your win
ter goods little earlier, as you will
find your saving will justify you to
store same away even for 6 months.
New York Store.
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If Brenham was to make the eff
fort to ''boom" that many Texas
towns are making her people would
be astonished at the result. Get to-
gether and give the city a pull"
Brennan has the advantages and
they have only to be known to be
appreciated.
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For Dat Meal, Pearl Wheat, Nj
devene Flakes, Tapioca, Corn Starch,
Thurbers Extracts, Spices, Dozier
Crackers, Cakes and Jellies. Go to
SLOAN & HoDDE.