davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-11-11
CALLED DOWN.
y Hungry Travellers Experience at Back
woods Tavern.

y hungry LfaNelefS Experience at BRICK
woods Tavern.
Detroit Free Press
A month or two ago, said the
drummer. [ was making a trip
through Tennessee, and one even
ing stopped at very respectable
farmhouse, about 6 o'clock, to stay
all night. / was informed by the
proprietor that [ could be accom-
modated, but that / couldn't get
any supper until about 9 o'clock, as
they were going to have a wedding
and supper would be.postponed I'M
til that hour, when something extra
would be had [ was very hungry,
but it was a long drive to the next
place where [ could stop, and [ ac-
Gepted the conditions. / took in
the whole show, and in due time we
had a most bountiful supper, in
country style, and right in front of
me was big iced-cake, cut, ready to
serve. They didn't get around to
me very soon with the substantials,
and to stay my hungerI took piece
of that cake. The old man, at the
foot of the table, noticed me, but
didn't say anything, l waited
awhile and took a small piece more.
and he became fdgetty. Still they
didn't come to me, and l tried again
the old man wouldn't have it.
Hold hold! my friend, he ex-
claimed very tragically, coarse-feed
yourself first; coarse-feed yourself
first.
After that 1 waited patiently FOL
the coarse-feed to come around.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-11-11

asserting that Americans are pro-
verbally short Of statue, never ex-
ceeding at the utmost 5 feet 10
inches when Mr.. Robinson arose
and said:
My friends I am,an American,
and, as you see, l measure fully 6
feet. If there is any other Ameri-
can who happens just now to be in
the house, / request him to stand
up"
An expression Of surprise was fol-
lowed by roars Of laughter as the
Rev. Phillips Brooks arose and
said;
IL am an American, and my
height, 6 feet 4 inches, occasions
no particular remark in America.
If there is any other American in
the house, l in turn request him to
stand up"
After a lapse Of a few seconds, in
order to give the lecturer little
time to recover himself, DR.. Nc
Wicker slowly raised his majestic
figure to its full height of 6 feet,
and began:
81 am an AM"
But this was too much, and he
could not get any further. The
audience lost all control Of itself,
and the speakers disappearance
brought the entertainment to a pre-
mature close.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-11-11
SOME TALL AMERICANS,

amusing Incident at a Lecture Concern
ing the Statue of Americans.
Glipsack.l
Some time since three tall Amer
icans-Mr. Robinson, 6 feet, and
Bishop Phillips Brooks, 6 feet 4
inches high, both of Boston, and
Rev. DR.. McVicker, Of Philadel-
phia made, in company,a trip to
England. En- route they determ-
med that when they should reach
dhat country they should travel
apart, least three such tall men to-
gether might provoke remark.
But arriving at a well-known
town in Yorkshire, and learning
that a lecture was to be delivered
TO working men on America, they
determined to be present. Enter
tering the hall separately, they took
seats apart. As the lecturer pro-
eeeded, his utter ignoranceof Amer
ira soon became manifest to the
three Americans. Finally, howev-
er, statement concerning the size
of Americans was too absurd to be
endured in silence. The speaker
had. barely time to.close q sentence
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-11-11
Chancery Sale

In obedience to d decree of the chan
Gerry court at Camden made in the cause
of j. \. Barnes ct ais, VS.. f. g. Flowers
ct ais, l will on
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-11-11
INSOLVENT NOTICE
To THE CRrDlroRs OF Il. B. HOWE,


By order of the clerk of the county court
ofBenton County, notice is hereby given
to all persons having claims against the
estate u. B.Howe, deceased, to appear
and file the same with the clerk of the
county court authenticated as prescribed
by law, on or before the 9th day Of April
1898, the insolvency of said estate having
been suggested, any claim not filed ON OF
before said day will be forever barred
both in law and equity.
This November Z, 1892.
GEORGE +. HOWE,
.23 Administrator u. b. Howe estate
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-11-11
81 am an Am
NO INTEREST IN POLITICS.
But the old Spirit Develops Itself in BotE
of Them.

But the old Spirit Develops Itself in Both
TRUTH
care you going to take much in
terest in politics this fall?"
mo; I don't think 1 shall"
THAT'S my case. [ don't care a
rap who's elected"
Neither do [. | don't think I
shall even take the trouble tovote."
ooh, I shan't vote. What differ
ence does it make? They're both
good men,"
"First-class. Enthusiastically
either Of EN-"
"So'll L, Perhaps, il. I have a
choice, it is"
Harrison, eh?"
ono; l was going to say Cleve-
land"
Gun 1 rather lean the other
way"
"Oh, as l said. | don't much care;
still Cleveland's apretty goodman. "
eyes, he is; and so is Harrison. ="
Eyes; but Cleveland"
"But Harrison's made a very
fair"
Don't touch Growers record"
"Oh, you are mistaken. Why,
Harrison"
"There is no comparison. Cleve-
land is the man for me-"
"I'll back Harrison every time. d
you'll get left if you do"
Who'll get left?"
"You will, and so will Harrison
He won't be in it,"
ooh, he won'teh Just you wal
and see; you can't beat him.
Cant we? just you wait unit
November. He won't know wha
struck him. Growers as good a.
inaugurated.'
AS near as he ever will be; he
can't carry New York"
"Neither can Harrison"
"Bet you money he can!''
"I'll bet you!"
| 9Th bet yonl"
"Grover'll carry it by 5O,OOO!"
) bah; you don't know what yor
are talking aboutlH
l "You make me tiredl"
/ You talk like a fool"
"Who is a fool"
"Yop are!"
a "Take that back, you inferno
, IDIOT"
/ II WON'T"
"You will"
Il won't!"
( "Then take that"
= @Ouchl Take thatl''
: Thus:
q Whaek!
Whack!!!
q And, when the patrol wagon al
rived on the scene of action. tn
officer in charge found the two me
z who 60 took no iniaraat IN ,,ol;4;oe
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-11-11
MONlAY, DECEMBER S, 1882

at o'clock, at the courthouse door in
the town of Camden, sell to the highest
and best bidder on credit of 9 aud is
months, and in bar Of the equity OF re-
demption, the l00-acre more or less)
tract OF land belonging to the heirs of w.
G. Barnes and j. A. and Edward Barnes,
lying in the eighth civil district, and
bounded on the east by the home tract of
the said w. G. Barnes, south by the lands
of Davis, west and north by the lands of
A. G. Trevathan. Notes drawing inter
est from day of sale, with good personal
security will be required of purchaser,
and a lien will be retained on property
sold as further security.
October "a, 1892. TOM G. RYE,
rs 3 Clerk and Master.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-11-11
LAND SALE!
In the Benton County Circuit Court.

In obedience to a judgment rendered in
the circuit court at its August term 1892,
IN the cause Of the State OF Tennessee and
Benton County VS., James Dredden, Twill
at noon on
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26

county, then publication shall be made
in the paper Of general circulation pub
lished nearest to such county. This is
very we'll as far as it goes, but besides
publication in paper of general circu-
lation in the county where the property
is located the notice OF sale should
appear in one or two papers of general
circulation in the state. II the publica-
tion were confined to one county weekly
very fe people who might be willing TO
purchase would see the announcement,
and the result would be detrimental to
the owner OF the property. A wider
publication than the bill of Mr.. Bryan
provides is sobviously desirable. A fourth
bill introduced by that gentleman re-
quires that all property, real and per-
sonal, sold under order or decree OF any
United States court, shall be made at
tho county seat of the county in which
such property is situated, whenever
such property is situated in an organ
lied county of any state or territory.
One objection to this plan is that it
would involve increased expense, but
perhaps more important objection is
the possible hardship to owners whore
personal property like horses and cattle
was sold 1t would be difficult to get
fair price for such property ut many of
the county soats in the western states
and territories.
Mr.. Bryan has also introduced joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
the consultation providing for the cleo
tion of United States senators by di-
rect vote of the people of the several
states whenever they shall make provis-
ion for same by statute or constitution.
THE BEE believes that senators should
be chosen by direct vote of the people,
and this should be general and uniform,
so that n constitutional amendment
should make it compulsory on all the
states, instead of leaving it optional
with any state to adopt this method of
choosing senator's The constitution of
Nebraska, adopted seventeen years ago,
provides that the electors may by ballot
express their preference for some per-
son for the Office of Uuited States sena-
tor, from which it will be seen that Mr..
Bryan's proposition is not altogether
new or original.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26
CONGRESSMAN BRYANS BILLS.

The BEE has been favored by Con-
gresham Bryan with copies of the sew
eral bills he has introduced in the house
of representatives Some of these meas
ures are commendable, while Others are
fair subjects of criticism.
The bill to place lumber on the free
list will have the approval of men of all
parties in the west. The republicans of
Nebraska have favored free lumber for
years and have so declared in their plat
forms. Mr. Bryan's measure provides
for the free admission of all grades of
rough lumber, such as now pay duty
of 81 per 1000 feet board measure. In
case of any foreign country imposing an
export duty on the articles, or either of
them, named in the bill, the lumber or
its products coming from such country
shall be subject to duty as now provided
by law. The proposed legislation would
leave amply protected lumber upon
which much labor has been expended,
while at the same time etfecting very
material saving to the farmers of tho
country, who use large quantities of
lumber in building barns, sheds, etc.
Tho free lumber bill ought to receive
the unanimous support of western repre-
sentatives IN congress.
Another bill of Mr.. Bryan provides
for exemptlng from all customs duties
binding twine for binding grain made in
whole or in part from jute, hemp, SUM,
MANILA, slsal, or any other textile
grasses or tibrous vegetable substances,
| when imported from, foreign countries.
This is measure of doubtful expe-
diency. The manufacture of binding
| twine from hemp is growing industry
in the United States, and unless it is
conclusively shown that the duty on
that article seriously oppresses the
farmer it would be unwise to adopt a
policy that would be fatal to the home
| industry. Whom the present tariff law
was under consideration the duty on
| binding twine received pretty thorough
| discussion, and the duty was materially
reduced from that imposed by the tariff
act OF 1883. The manufacture Of hemp
| twine in this country affords market
for product which ultimately may be
mbre profitable TO our farmers than
would be the saving from remission of
the duty, and competition in the manu-
facture will inevitably cheaper the ar
| ticle.
Another of Mr.. Bryan's bills provides
! that whenever the law requires the pub
| lication OF notice OF sale of real or per-
sonal property, under decree or order
/ of any United States court, such publi-
cation shall be made in some newspaper
of general circulation printed in the
/ county where the property is situated,
or, If no paper is Published in such
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26
NEBRASKA MANUFACTURERS.

The sooner local manufacturers and
ali others disabuse their minds of the
policy that the Manufacturers and Con-
sumers Association OF Nebraska is a
purely Omaha institution the sooner will
it be possible to effect. a state orgnniza-
tion mutually advantageous to all con-
cerned. Without home patronage few
of our factories large or small can hope
for a profitable existence. Omaha man.
Nebraska trade or they cannot compete
with the older establishments of the
east.
Zach local factory in the interior
should look to Omaha as promising
market for its goods, because this city
is the natural distributing center of the
state, and because the Omaha demand
for most manufactured articles for home
consumption is worth at least twice as
much as that of our western tributary
territory. Omaha contains about one
seventh of the population of the
state, and as its 100000 people are
chiefly consumers she buys more in pro-
portion than the same number of inhabi-
tants in the state at large.
The association is organized upon the
broad basis of Nebraska first and the
world afterwards" and it should have the
enthusiastic assistance of all the manu-
facturers of Nebraska. With $50 mem
bers already pledged to the movement
and 200 others at least entitled to men,
bership, the opportunity is now pre-
sented to the people of this state to
develop the manufacturing interests
such as has never before been offered.
Only by compact union and intelligent,
persistent effort can the people be edu-
Gated to the Importance of standing
together in commercial matters.
A strong association numbering from
300 to 400 members, represented in every
village and city in the state by the
keenest and best business men, pledged
to help each other and preach the doc
trine of home patronage, will not only
vastly increase the business of the pres
ent manufacturing firms, but be a
stronger inducement than bonuses to
other manufacturers to locate in
Nebraska. We hope to see the press of
the state aid the association in extend
ing it's membership.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26

AMONG the useful lessons which the
difficulty with Chill has taught, not the
least important relates to tho value of n
we'll organized national guard. There
are enrolled in the militia 10000 men,
and it is believed that one-third of these
would volunteer in case of n foreign war.
This would give drilled and disciplined
force larger than the regular army, and
in the event of a larger force being
needed would constitute the nucleus of a
splendid army. II is the wise policy of
the United States not to maintain a
large standing army, and it is therefore
we'll to have u thoroughly organized
national guard.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26

business has been successfully burgled and
he AYERS that the thing is getting moRoton-
Gus.
Another Mysterious Disappearance.
James Dougharty a grain buyer, is miss
ing, so is n team of horses ana n cutter be.
longing TO SINNERS livery barn. One week
ago Dougharty engaged the team and started
out as he claimed, on a grain buying trip.
lie has failed to show up and his family Ia
not n little alarmed over his continued alb
seuce. The lveryman does not feel alarmed
over his property but says, all the same that
ho would be very glad TO have the missing
horses back in his barn. The present weather
is not conducive to good sleighng aud Mr..
Dougbarty may have found it rather hard
shedding.
odds and Ends.
The property of the Lincoln Canning com
pauy, consisting OF buildings, machinery
and including the vinegar works now IN ope.
ration, Is to be sold at sherin's sale Febru-
ary3 3
Tho machinery at the newly erected fac.
tory OF the Lincoln Paint and Color com.
pany was put in operation this afternoon
The factory OF this company was completely
destroyed by fire about six weeks ago. and
since that timo o new three-story building
has been erected and an entire new plant of
machinery shipped here from Chicago. The
ruins of the old factory are still smouldering,
the large quantities of paint and oil he.
stroyeu at the time OF the fire still furnishing
fuel for a slow fire.
The state convention of tho Nebraska divi-
sion of the Boys and Girls National Home
and Employment association convenes In the
Young Mems Christian association hall to-
morrow morning Mt O'clock. The conven-
ton will continue two days.
The Young Mems Republican club will 10
organized Tor the campaign tomorrow oveu-N
ing. The meeting will be held at room IL in
the Capital hotel
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26

THE Norfolk Ne,os cannot have read
THE BEE carefully or it would not say
that this newspaper is less enthusiastic
for Norfolk than Hastings in the matter
of "A federal appropriation for federal
building. THE BEE only regrets that
the prospect for both bills is discourag-
ing. Very little can be expected Of
McKeighan and II good deal less of KEN
Norfolk is important enough to be en-
titled to n good building and il capa-
BILE congressman were on the floor to
look after her interests she would prob
ably be successful. 1t is to be hoped the
merit of her request will carry sufficient
weight to float the measure in spite of a
dead weight against il.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 2e 1892

fruitful and promising opportunity for tho
choice of the democratic candidate for presi-
dent II is not at all impossible that the
delegates to the convention Of 1892 may take
their candidate from one OF the western
states. II they don't, they are quite certain
to choose from that region, as in 1868, 1872,
1876. 1850, 1854 aud lSSS, candidate for vice
president Yet the fact is that, with tho
exception OF the popular and lameated Hen
drlcks, not one of tho western vice prcs-
dental candidates ever justified the expecta-
tiIns Of those who put them in nomination.
-Four of them los. their own states for the
electoral ticket. Would they have done
better as candidates for presidents
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26

THOMAS l.. hMBALL, the diplomatic
president of thetUuion Depot company,
makes clever argument for his side Of
the union depot controversy. This Is
encouraging. For several months tho
depot company has held itself aloof and
declined to yield an inch in its position.
1t has insisted that Omaha is wholly ut
fault because the proper passenger
facilities are not provided. The interest
developed recently by Mr.. Kimball
augurs we'll for the enterprise II the
railroads get to the point where they
are willing to discuss the matter with
the people the final solution of the ques-
ticn will be less difficult.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26

The question whether East Omaha
shall be taxed rs a part OF Omaha or
Council Bluffs, or whether part of this
strip of land shall be credited to the state
of Iowa and another part TO the state
of Nebraska will come up for final argu-
ment before the United States supreme
court during the present week. The
case as presented before the court by
attorneys for the states and attorneys
for the East Omaha Land company is u
jug-handle affair. II well-detned rumor
is TO be credited the lawyers on both
sides will steer the arguments so as to
bring about decision that will run the
state line through the middle OF the
East Omaha tract-wlth that portion Of
the tract that is now covered by the
largest factories transposed into tho
state OF Iowa On this poiut We may be
misinformed. but we rather think We are
not
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26
BtNCOED FOR THE LIST TINE.
Sanford Tanner Victim of Many Sharpcrs,
Dies iu Minnesota.

Sanford Tanner. n Victim of Many Sharpcrs,
Dies iu Minnesota.
ALBERT LEA, Mimi. Jan. %. San ford Tan
ner, probably the most eccentric character In
Minnesota, died here last night. He owned
land all over southern Minnesota and north
ern Iowa ana died worth S5O0,00 Ho had no
relatives living in this state, but it is stated
that he has two cousins living near Pough.
keepsie, N. Y. Tanner left nearly $50, 900 on
deposit In the banks OF Austin and Albert
Lea. His name has been in tho papers fire.
quently IN the last dozen years, us he has
been feeced out of at least $4,000 by tho
gold brick scheme. other confidence games
and outright robbery The largest haul made
on him was in the winter of 1888, when two
sharpers from Chicago put MIN in a sleigh at
Austin ostensibly to take him to a party six
miles out IN the country. They drove twelve
miles into the forest, dumped the old man
out in the snow and then took night train
back to Austin, cashed their checks at the
opening OF the bank, loft town and have
never since been heard from.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26
Murdered His Sweetheart.

PiTTsBURG Pa, Jan. 25--The remains Of
Martha James, aged 10, domestic at ar
thurs hotel, were found about midnight near
the Pittsburg, McKeesport & Youghiogheny
tracks on the South Side The only mark
on her body was an ugly wound at the base
of the brain. She was last seen alive with
hor lover, Michael Friel, about an hour be-
fore hor body was discovered. triel has
been arrested, pending the corouer's investi-
gatiou. He claims that they wero walking
on the tracks and that she was struck by q
train There IS no evidence of the accident
on ary oi the engines, and the trainmen say
tbey have no knowledge of having run the
Joung woman down.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26

THE DEMAND FOR RETRENCHAENT
1t is to be expected that ward politi-
clans who look upon the city as polti-
cal alms-house will Cry out against
any effort to do away with needless Off
cials and to cut down salaries in the
municipal Offices. They ignore the fact
that the landslide of last November
which carried Mayor Bemis into Office
by nearly 5000 majority cannot oe at
trbuted to ths efforts of men who make
living out of politics. On the contrary
it was tidal wave in favor OF radical
reform that swept the city in spite of
all political combines.
The only pledge on which Mayor
Bemis and the new councilmen were
elected was that they would run the
affairs OF the city on business principles
This pledge they are in honor bound to
fulfill in spite of all protests from par
ties who want to maintain the old spoils
system, by which horde of tax-eaters
were fattening upon the city.
The ordinances now pending before
the council may clash with the personal
aiHDltlouo vi OlllCcSSthoFS anu tIlGlF
hackers. But they are in accord with
the demands OF the great mass of tax
paying citizens Nobody contends that
the city shall not pay lii eral wages to
its employees in every department, but
there is no excuse for paying from 800
to Sl35 per month for clerks in city
offices who would be only too glad to
take positions in any bank or business
house at from $50 to $50 month
There is no excuse for keeping set of
idlers on the city payroll because they
have rendered partisan services.
The cry that reduction of salaries
should begin at the top is misleading
The charter fixes the salary of the
mayor, city attorney, assistant attorney,
city prosecutor, treasurer, police judge,
city clerk, comptroller, engineer, assist
ant engineer, building inspector, boiler
Inspector and city physician, The coun-
Gil cannot reduce the salaries of these
officers, but it can and should abolish
sinecures and consolidate the miuor
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-26

CURES for snake bite when we'll shaken
before taken and swallowed in the good
old fashioned way have achieved consid-
cradle popularity in Kansas and Iowa.
The French savant who iniects his anti
dote with hypodermic syringe under
the skin will barely be able to secure a
profitable trade in his patent medicine
in the two states named. Snake bite to
be effectually and pleasantly cured re-
luires skinfull OF antidote.