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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-22


night. The next morning l made
Fred promise that he would call at
Johns Office during the day and
tell him how [ came to be walking
with his friend. | sent him a note
also-a queer kind of composition
l think it must have been, for l was
almost crazed. Fred looked at my
pale face and swollen eyes, and evi-
IDENTIFY came to believe that John
had passed me on the beach the
night before.
Oh, how long the day seemedl
But the shades Of evening descend
ed, after hours of unutterable mis-
cry, and Fred arrived.
"There, now" said hesoothingly,
for Heavens sake, don't take ON
any more. [ haven seen john, al
though [ called at his Office three
times. His head clerk thought he
would not be in much before 5
O'clock, and | had to leave town be-
fore that. l left your note, how
ever, and wrote him one myself
that'll bring him to his senses if he
ever gets them. You'll probably
hear from him tomorrow. And
now dress yourself and come down
to dinner like a good girl. What
ever I did, Kate, 1 wouldn't come
the love-sick. That is q role en-
tirely out of your line, and i'm
mensely unbecoming."
/ agreed with him, and quietly
decided that my relatives should
never again be wounded with any
grief of mine, condemned poor Fred
as cross, unsympathizing brute,
made a tasteful toilet and stole qui-
etly out of the hotel, determined to
at least enjoy the privilege of soil
tude, if nothing more, 1 think l
must have walked two miles, and at
last Glanced upon spot entirely
deserted. Here | could rest and
think. A little skiff, securely fas-
tened, served as a seat; and / could
at least enjoy my own thoughts
: without fearing interruption. The
purple and gold that had crowned
: the setting sun gradually faded into
blue and gray, and one by one the
: little stars peeped forth.
, | felt that it was late to be so long
| a distance from the hotel, but thi'
l situation was so comfortable com
= pared to any other that l could con
t ceive Of that l scarcely gave it an
4 other thought until, to my surpris'
and horror, l found that the tan,
: boat in which | had taken refug
:. was completely surrounded by wa
n ter. My abstraction had been S
|, complete that l had entirely faile1
d to notice the gradual incoming @
+ the tide; and now the great white
1t capped breakers came rolling i
It from the sea and | fully believe
1t that a few moments more woul
e serve to put the finishing stroke t
l. one poor little life; but the strang
= est thing of all was | could NJ
IS bring myself to care much about i
II / tried my best, however, to devils
d some means of reaching terra firmi
l. but escape there was none; the Ii
t, tie skiff was pitching like mad wit
It the force of the waves.
:. l might as well have been in til
< middle of the Atlantic, SO far {
L any assistance 1 could render m,
N self was concerned. / shrieked fC
1T help, held on perseveringly to I'll
l side of the boat and kept my bac
st to the breakers, determined to Sc
le my life as dearly as possible.
The last 1 remember was givir
le one wild, fearful yell for John al
a; imagining 1 heard voices. The
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-22

WE don't hear much sub-treas-
ury talk among the Alliance men
of this section of the State and we
don't believe that Democratic men,
bers of that society will allow the
question to draw them from the
party. It is now thought that the
chimerical scheme was concocted
by sharp Republicans to split the
Democratic party; but our West
Tennessee Democracy will not be
led into the trap. Milan Exchange,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-22

j. H. MCDOWELL informed his
Alliance brethren, of this county,
that neither of the sub-treasury
bills SO far presented meets with
his approval. They are not what
the farmers want. They must be
amended and improved. Until the
leaders of the Alliance formulate a
bill satisfactory to themselves, the
members of the order should not
be SO free to denounce every one as
an enemy who opposes the bills,
which they acknowledge to be I'M
perfect and not the thing wanted.
Reason and consistency would come
in very nicely here.-Huntingdon
Democrat.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05
ncnutIfnI nut TcrrlhIe.

The study of natural laws not infre-
qucntly reveals n close relation be-
twcea some of the most beautiful
phenomena of the earth and sky and
the most terrible exhibitions Of the de-
structive powers of nature A striking
instance of this is the crown of light
fcathery cirrus clouds that, floating
high i'm the clear sunshine, indicates TO
the practiccd eye Of the seaman the
place where West India hurricane Is
raging across the deep.
These clouds radiatc from the center
Of the hurricane where the fierce spiral
currents OF inblowing air, crowding to-
gether, rise 10 a great elevation and
then flow outward in every direction
over the storm.
From the hues and texture OF the dis
tant clouds something may be learned
of the Character OF the storm that pro-
duces them.
The United States Hydrog raphic
Bureau informs ship-captains that
whenthe cirrus cloud-plumes seen radia-
ting from the storm are faint and opal
escent in tint, gradually fading be-
hind n veil of haze, the approaching
storm is an old one of large area: but If
the clouds are "of snowy whiteness,
projected against clear blue sky, it is
"a young cyclone Of small area but
great intensity
The procession OF clouds that accom-
panics hurricane at sea Is sometimes
a most beautiful scene when viewed
from distance. although "A fearful
tragedy may be enacting beneath that
glowing canopy of sun-tinted vapors.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

An officer Of the old 18th Regiment
Indiana Volunteers, says, that while
crossing laurel Hill, in West Virginia,
en-route from Phillippi to Rich Noun
tain. he was riding in the advance and
saw an old lady and her half-grown
daughter standing in front of cabin
and he rode up and said: "Old Lady
Sesesh?" mo. 'f'Union?" %. No" "Well,
then what are you?' baptist AT
this moment the regiment came mp and
the old lady said; what is that?"
pointing 10 the regimental flag. The
officer replied, ''that is an American
flag" The old lady did not seem TO
comprehend what flag was and the
officer added, "That is Washington's
flag" The old lady's face frightened
up and she enquired with much interest
''ls he with you?" That was too much
and the officer put spurs to his horse
and rode off. II is true that large
number of persons in West Virginia saw
an American flag for the first time
when our three months men entered
that State in the spring of 1861.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

The idea of converting the United
States army into school for training
men TT TO officer the militia is gaining
ground among the younger and more
progressive officers. The argument is
that even now the more recent legisla-
ton in the regulation OF discipline, such
as the law allowing the purchase ofdis-
charges and the introduction ofthe can
teen system, has made the condition of
the soldier very endurable, dnd in con-
sequence better class of men Is com
ing into the ranks, and assertions are
falling off.
An extension of this sort of legisla-
ton with the Inauguration of military
schools at all the larger posts would, IL
Is thought. induce great many men of
a very high class toenlist forone or two
years of instruction, especially II the
States were TO commission these gradu"
ates In the militia and were topay them
some small amount during their term OF
service, with full pay when ON duty.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

elbow does II feel 10 be shot in bat
tle?., said an old, gray-coated Confed-
crate at the Pilxcsville home, in reply
20 a question Of baltimore World re-
porter. 'Well, you see it's hard 10 de-
scribe"
~ was badly hit ut Gettysburg and
"A ,yns something like this; When we
first went into the battle there was a
scattering fire--a man falling out here
and there. The cracks of the rifles and
vhiz of the bullets increased in rapid
itv. Charged came the long-expected
order and with a cheer we rushed
across the field toward the enemy.
Bullets fairly rained upon us. man
fell in the front rank. Close I'M
yelled the Captain. l took his place,
Another moment and | felt dizzy
numbness creeping over me, almost like
n man hopelessly drunk; sank gradu-
ally To the ground. The roar still rang
IN INV ears but sounded as though miles
off. II became dark slowly, then all
was n blank. When ! rcgained con-
seriousness | heard means and groans
nll about me. | felt MS though was
burning up. How craved a drink OF
water.
"At last my comrades came, pulled a
dead man from my legs and carried me
10 the hospital. lay there month
When left there this arm was gone, y
and the old veterans eyes moistened as
he pointed 10 his empty sleeve and
pulled violently at his briarwood.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

A sealing schooner that stopped at
one OF the villages OF Attu island, the
most westerly OF the Aleutian group
In the North Pacific ocean, was able
recently TO give a little relief 10 the
suffering natives, numbering about
i5O Several years ago ~ was great
place for sea offers, aud when fur
company established trading post
there many Aleuts were attracted
TO the island. but when the company
moved It's store the natives were left
there. The island Is barren. and the
natives must live on fish aud sea lions
They drink the oil from the sea lions,
but as they have neither boats nor
aunting outfits the supply Is small.
Tney make clothing from anything
they can get, being thankful for gunny
bags that may be left by vessels that
pass occasionally. One woman was
found who had been on her back for
three years ON account of n broken
leg. the bone not having been set, The
Indians cannot get away. and must
soon perish unless relief be sent
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

sleep ON, great man, for thou hast linked thy
famc
With All OR brave heroic dead that fell,
The story Of whose deeds In freedoms name
VIII last until earth's fnal funeral kncll.
Thy words and deeds IN days OF civil war,
Are craven on thy country's brightest page,
And speak In tones rcsounding out, Affair."
Thy fame thus gained ia an heroic age.
Sleep on, brave heart. Thy voice Is silent, stili,
But thou hast left ten thousand Tongues be
hind
Whose hearts once beat responsive 20 thy viii,
And they will speak for thee TO all mankind
And when the last OF oil that martial band,
lonely one, shall stand beside thy grave,
HIS comrades all IN the eternal land
WIN Ger HIS head the starry banner wave,
And from his bosom take a blooming rose
Then DER thy tomb his aged body bend,
And lay II on the sod OF thy reposo
And say IN tears, Here lies the soldier y
friend "
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

In private life Jane has ever been a
good, wholesome name, but In court
circles IL has rather bad record. For
instance, Lady Jane Gray was bcheadcd
for treason; Jane Seymour was one OF
the victims of King Hal; Jane Beaufort,
wife Of James l. of Scotland was saw
agely murdcrcd Jeanne de Valois, wife
of Louis NIL, was repudiated for her
want OF personal beauty; Jeanne
d'Albrct. mother of Henry ~, was
poisoned by Catherine de Medici; Jane
OF CASTLE lost her reason through the
neglect of her husband, Philip the
Handsome, Archdulxc Of Austrin; Jane
/. of Naples caused her husband TO bc
murdered, and married his assassin,
and Jane III. of Naples was one OF the
most wanton of women; Jaenne OF Arc
was burned at the stake.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05
AN HEROIC RESCUE
THAT LATELY OCCURRED IN
THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
40 the Peril Of isis own life WILL
lam Houseman saves "a Woman
and Ier Infant nabc from Most
Melancholy Death.

A recent fire ir New York
was the scene OF an heroic
rescue, the brilliancy Of which
should not pass nnrewardel The
burning structure was fiye-story
building. Six families lived in the
building. William Stralley, colored.
the janitor OF the house, lived In the
basement with his wife and James
Walker, n friend.
The house was heated bv steam ana
the big boiler and furnace was In the
cellar. Stralley and Walker were sit
ting in their dining room about s:l5
o'clock IN the morning when they
heard a cracking between the walls
Stralley thought IL was the water in
the pipes, and he turned on the hot
water faucet 10 relieve them. The
noise continued and he opened the
door To the hall. IL was full of smoke,
and big piece of plaster and melted
lead pipe fell on his head. Walker
shouted fire at the top OF his voice and
dashed out OF the basement and up the
street TO send i'm an alarm stralley
and his wife began To drag their trunks
and personal property out on the side
walk.
A moment before Walker dashed out
of the house Mrs Margaret kehoe, a
nurse who was taking care OF Mrs
Raggie, who was i'll, went into the
bathroom on the third floor and
smelled smoke. She shut down the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

was "too durn bad, and went on look
ing after their own affairs. Ellens
dwarfshness, therefore, did not strike
them as anything remarkable for they
had known her from the cradle. But
in Middletown Ii was different.
Curious throngs followed the midget
as she went about and laughed sympa-
thetically at her delight i'm strange
things She had lived on the rather
isolated homestead all her davs, and
was then seeing for the first time the
street cars, the railroad. gas, the cleo
trio light and so on. But she proved
herself true woman, for these tri-
umphs of science palled when the cir
Gus parade went by.
And then the show. Didn't the lit
tie maiden have time feeding peanuts
TO the huge ELEPHANT pig with two
tails she called it--and wasn't she
pleased with the ring exhibition.
When IL was all over she went home,
but not before writing the following
''piece" for courteous and enterpris-
ing editor:
am twenty-eight inches tall and /
was 90 years old the 5th OF July 1891
SOW am in my 80 year and my weight
is 80 Pounds My health is very good /
growed till was About years old
was born in Miamisburg Montgomery
County July 9Th 1862 why il IS that i
did not grow cannot tell / have Ben
very little trouble TO my Parents i
have a very good memory and / can
talk most every thing you ask Of me.
Jacob Williams looms up in strong
contrast TO tiny Miss Ticket. He is a
farmer of Washington county, Ind,
and is known as the lloosier Hercules.
lie stands Z feet . inches In his stock
ings, and has the muscles as well as
the size OF a giant. lie lives with his
father. is accounted the best agricui-
turist in that region and is favorite
with all who know him Though over
% years old he has not yet turned
his thoughts TO matrimony. In relig-
ion he is a devoted Baptist and i'm pol
tiles an enthusiastic Democrat The
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05
Rescued by the Eleventh Indiana.

Some time in February, 1865, the
steamer Martha Washington had on
board about 100 sick and wounded sol
diers. bringing them 60 baltimore, Md,
and when some seven or eight miles be-
low the city the steamer wass frozen
fast in the ice. The weather was not
cold enough To freeze the ice thick
enough 60 walk upon. In this condi-
tion the steamer remained several days,
unable TO communicate with the land
or get provisions for those on board.
and even after their condition was
known IL was hazardous 10 attempt To
go 90 them.
Sergt. Henry Palmer. medical di-
rector Of the Eighth corps. informed the
Eleventh Indiana. then stationed at
Baltimore, OF the situation. and NUM-
Der of the members of that regiment
volunteered 10 go 20 the rescue of the
steamer and If possible bring away the
disabled.
The unsafe condition Of the Ice com
PEELED as TO take small boats and con
struct runners under them OF boards,
and by fastening "A long rope 20 each
boat and the men taking hold of the
rope several rods apart. and one sure
footed man at the boat TO steer IL clear
of the holes in the ice, we reached the
steamer. and by means OF the ships
tackle the sick and wounded were low
cred into our boats. covered mp by
blankets, and pulled TO the nearest
shore. about two miles away. We
brought with rs several army ambu-
lances, which took the disabled soldiers
20 the general hospital in Baltimore.
The day was exceedingly cold. es-
pecially on the ice, and Mrs. Gen. Lew
Wallace and several of the wives Of
officers of our army whose names did
not learn. came down 10 where we
landed our precious loads, built fires,
made coffee. and gave 90 the disabled
soldiers as they were brought 60 shore,
and strengthened us by hot coffee
and such other things as they had
IL Was after dark before we brought
the last Of the comrades away, and past
midnight before we reached our quar-
tiers. think itmust have been several
days before we got over the stiffness
caused by walking on the ice and the
strain upon our nerves. Not an acct
dent occurred although the ice was
open in places and very thin in others
Brig.-Gc Harris, then in com
mand Of the Eight corps. at Balti-
more being informed of the circum-
stances, issued General Order No. %,
complmenting Capt. Rucklc and the
members Of the Eleventh Indiana who
had volunteered 10 perform so hazard
ons n task, and mentioned each man by
name.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

According 20 The Presbyterian and
Reformed Review the total number
OF distinct words in the New Tesla
mcnt, excluding proper names aud
their derivatives, il 1.S2g. A few COM
parsons may be interesting. The
vocabulary OF the old Testament ~
larger. Gcsnius' Lexicon emitting
proper names and obsolete roots, con-
taine $3.50 words, OF which 6l2 are
marked ''Chnld." The "iliadr and
the "odysscy' together contain 1000
words Shakespeare usos $4,000 and
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05
DWARF AND THE GIANT.
LONG AND GHoRT OF 1T PIN
ALLY DISCOVERED.
They Are Ellen Ticket, = BiusIsins
Maiden OF 40 IS Inche. Tall, aud
Jacob Williams, "a Hoosier, = Feet
2 Inches I'm ssis sock Feet

The long and the short OF II are with
out doubt Ellen Ticket and Jacob Wit
liams Ellen. who lived near Heno.
Ohio. recently accompanied her parents
70 Middletown to attend circus. The
Tickels, much to their establishment,
found that they were greater attrac-
tion TO the crowd than the wild ami
mails, the strong man. the clown, or
even the darling lady equestrienne, ("
rs the bills termed her.
The reason for the popular interest
In the group was Ellen, who, although
nearly 30 years of age and fully de-
veloped, Is but twenty-eight inches
tall When "Tickel baby stopped
growing before she could walk the
villagers and farmers OF Heno said IL
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

v;.h Godmnn's lack Of military lSnowl
edge. replied with an oath, col.
Goldman. G-~d--it, II il percussion caps
mean. not skull caps, and the regi'
ment had a rousing laugh at Godman.s
expense. And he, a grand old heroic
Christian soldier, ever afterwards en-
loved the joke on himself as heartily as
tf< b,,e did
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

Alderman pugan OF Scdalia. Mo. Is
the owner Of beautiful year old
Gordon setter which IS wonderfully Ia.
telligcnt For instance. this dog goes
out 10 the front-yard gate every morn
ing and there receives In lis mouth
from the carrier-boy the daily paper
lie has done this for the past year and
has never missed n paper The mo-
ment Il is placed In his mouth the dog
uarts hack like an arrow 10 his master
and delivers the mail. This Is only one
OF his many remarkable indications OF
almost human intelligence
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05
Dull Carpets Frightened.

To brighten carpets wipe them with
warm water in which has been poured
few drops Of ammonia.
All Kennedy, hacker and manager OF
Billy Myer, has arranged contest be-
tween Martin Flaherty the vapquish-
or OF Link Pope, anc Abe Lloyd OF
Brazil. The men meet az ll6 pounds
near Streator, ILL.,, on Nov. %.
Peter Maher has been matched 10
Sight Jim Dolan OF Providence, r. L.,
before the Rhode Island Athletic club
for a purse OF 200.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

The eats whiskers" the long hairs
on the side OF the eats face. are organs
OF touch They are connected with the
nerves of the lip and their slightest
contact with any object Is distinctly
felt bv uhe animal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

The recent death OF Col. J. II. God
man Of Ohio. late State treasurer. and
one OF her bravcst and noblest sons.
brings TO my mind an incident that oc-
cnrrcd during the campaign in Western
Virginia in the early part Of the war.
At PAW Paw tunnel in the spring Of
'C2 on the occasion If "a threatened at
tack by the enemy. our regiment
Fourth Ohio Volunteer infantry, one
morning was hastily ordered into line
with the other troops IN camp, Officers
and ordcrlies gallopcd over the field in
great haste and excitement. Our
Colonel James n. Mason, an
old West Pointer, at that
time commanding pur brigade,
rode up Is the front Of our regiment
and salnting II. Col. Goodman asked him
II his men were al welll supplied with
caps There were twior three men
In the ranks with SLOUGH Hts.l Goodman
looked up and down the PC moment.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05
a Llrht pnnL.hmrnt.

Mai j. c. hendricks recently re-
lated a little story connected with his
army experience. lie served as drum
major OF the FOrtieth Indiana
and while they were camped
az Murfrceshorough Tenn, Col Benia-
min Harrison being in command, Mai.
Hendricks was informed that the
Thmty-third Regiment indiana Nolun-
tcers. his formerrcgimcnt, was camped
about 2 mile from them Naturally,
Hendricks was anxious 10 see some OF
the old boys. This was on Sunday
afternoon and no passes being issued
Mai Hendricks concluded 20 go with
ont pass After arriving az the
Thirty-thiri lndiauas camp he met "a
great number Of old friends and among
them was Lieut.-Col Henderson. who
prevailed upon him To remain till after
dress parade When Col. Harrison saw
the drum corps marching without their
leader. he began 10 inquire for the
drum-mai0r he was informed that he
had gone TO visit his old comrades OF the
Thirty-third Col. Harrison directed the
boys TO inform Hendricks 10 report at
headquarters as soon as he returned
which. after being informed, he failed
90 do. The following morning as
Hendricks was going from hend-quar-
tiers, he met Col. Harrison. The Colonel
stopped him and asked, where were
You yesterday. sir, during dress paradox
Hendricks replied that he was visiting
the boys OF his old regiment. The
Colonel then asked him whether his pass
was not out before his return. Hen
bricks replied in the affirmative,
upon which the Colonel ordered him to
report at headquarters after breakfast.
saying. II will attend To you, sir. :"
Hendricks appeared before tho Colonel
and made full explanation of his ac-
ton. after which the Colonel insisted
that he would have 20 punish him for
disobcying orders. Hendricks replied
that he was ready for the punishment
and asked what il would be, when Col
Harrison ordered him To go and drill
his drum corps for an hour and half
which was his regular duty. and Maj
Hendricks 90 this day congHtulatcs
himself upon only having been punished
hut one time for disobcying orders dur
ing his entire time Of enlistment and
that was not very severe.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

Not only is 10 no longer considered
necessary Co dress ones hair In FASH
ion suggestive Of the wearer having
been dragged backwards through furzc
bushes. bat il Is now actually declared
vulgar for ones couture 60 be the least
dishcvelcd. The '''tonsledi style has
had what the schoolboys call a good
innings and the return to a mode
which can be truly described as neat Is
most welcome.