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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-03-25
A FEW FACTS AND FIGURES.
The Expense of the Smoking Habit for
Twenty Years.

Twenty Years.
Here is a little tangle for you to
straighten out, says Captain Mary
in Senter Shots. The man who
wrote the article may not know how
to spell, but he does know what to-
bacco does for folks. 1 wish every
one of my boys would write this out,
spelling the words correctly, and
"do the sum" to see if the answer,
81, 33854, is correct:
II have of lait got at sum stub
burn fax and fggers. 2 -siggars a
day, costing a nikkle eech, for 20
yeers,. at LIST site appeers to- be a
small matter. Let us igger the cost.
10 sents daily for 365 days reeches
the sum of $3.50 cents. We will
not reckon interrist the first yeer,
but the interrist ON $3.50 for l9
yeers at 6 purr sent is 1882, and
the totle of prinsiple and interrist
at purr sent, kompoundid yeerly,
at the end ov 20 yeers maiks the
meet little sum ,ov. 81 1854. That
izzn't a CRATE eel, but it wood bi
200 barrils ov good flower, and in
sum sekshuns ov. the kuntry wood
maik wun the Gamer oE a good farm,
with houce, barn, vel, sistern, froot
freeze and wood-lot on it, possibly
a jury COW aud sum. nther niknaS
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-03-25
ALosT SNAKE.
c. w. Thompson, the Comedian, Has His
Fun on a.Pulllnan Sleeper

run Oh oiocpSis
George w. Thompson, the Ger
man comedian who furnishes the
greater part of the laughter for Ka-
tie Emmett's audiences, is quite a
character, says the New York Mail
and Express. He has BEEN the,
stage many, many years, has one Of
the finest collections ofold play bills
in existence, is a high Elk and is
passionately fond ofa,practieal joke.
Some years ago he was playing with
company in" My Partner, " and in
the company was Leslie Edmunds,
a.young actor now with, Miss En-
NETT. They were travelling in the.
East and were in a sleeping car one
night. Thompson approached Ed
munds, carrying in his hands a CT
gar box filled with sawdust, with
little holes bored nthe cover. The
other passengers in the sleeper-had
retired for the night, but were not
yet asleep.
care you sure he was in the, box
when you took him from me?" ask
ed Thompson.
Perfectly sure, and l don't see
how he escaped, replied Edmunds.
"Let's take out the, mattress and
hunt for him."
"Wa'a's de mattah, boss?" asked
the porter, who had been aroused
by the talk, coming forward to the
berth sleepily.
Give lost a little pet snake 1 car
ny with me. He.is perfectly harm
less unless he is stepped on, said
Thompson grayely,. and then his
bite is very venomous. ~
The porter's eyes stuck out of his
head, and he backed toward the
end of the car. An old fellow who
occupied an upper berth adjoining
Edmunds' climbed down, carefully
shook his boots and drew them on.
"a mans a-fool who will
bring a snake into sleeping Cal
full of people he muttered as he
glanced sayagely, at the innocent
Edmnnds.
"I'll give. you $40 if you'll cap
ture the reptile, as | would not par
with him for that amount" sale
, Thompson to the porter, but HI
shook his head.
A womanin another berth yelled
Justify until she discovered tina
she had been unnecessarily alarmed
by the gold chain around her neck
Every passenger was aroused anl
r they all were in favor Of lynchin!
Edmunds for consenting to ALLOW
the snake to. remain. in his berth
Finally Thompson gave upthe hun
and retired, but there was no slee1
in the car that night And it
hardly necessary.to state, there wa
no snake.
i, Several months laterMr. Thomr
: son enteredsthe dining-room of
Washington hotel for breakfast
AS he took his seat the lady sittin,
Just across the table looked at hir
: and. laughed outright Then sh
leaned over and said:
EXCUSE me, Mr.. Thompson, fo
violating the proprieties, but yo
= reminded me ola very uneomfort
able nights ride once. Did 20
y ever find that pet snake of yours?
Mr.. Thompson laughed and sal
= he never did.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-03-25
MARRIED THREE WOMEN.
A-ySlick Bigamist is Caught up With in
Chattanooga.

A-slick Bigamist is Caught up With i'm
Chattanooga.
William Thompson, a blacksmith
by trade, a preacher by profession,
and a bigamist by instinct, having
three wives within a radius. of 100
miles, lived at Gainesville, where
ne preached and pounded altern-
ately. From thence he skipped
with his wife's sister to Huntsville
where he run shop, Two months
ago he went to Chattanooga, telling
wife No. 2 that he should take a
course in theological lectures. He
boarded with his brother, and paid
court to buxom young widow,
whom, he married. A. fortnight
since he returned to Huntsville and
Joined his second spouse. Then he
wrote back for his trunk, saying
that as soon as he could get di-
vorce from. No. l he would reioin
No. g., She will have him arrested
for bigamy, having taken steps to
bring him into another kind OF
court.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-03-25

When Baby. was sick, we gave her Castcrias
When she was Child she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
When she had Children, she gave them castOriS
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Mrs. Taylpr's Autograph skir:.
From The Philadelphia TN =.


WASHINGTON. July 2O.-Mrs. Abner Taylor.
the wife OF the millionaire Chicago Congress.
man. has initiated a startlingl unique fad. per-
haps the most startling and the most unique
ever inaugurated by Washington society
lady.
It has been customary for a long time here
in Washington for ladies to secure the auto.
grarhs of Senator's. Representatives. and high
public diGnitaries in albums. Mrs. Taylor's
ambition has outgrown the album stage,
There Ia now passing through the House OF
Representatives one OF Mrs. Taylor's under.
garments. which is known to the female sex
MS skirt. A neat little note from Mrs. Taylor
Is appended. ad lressed to the representatives
OF the people in general. requesting each
one Of them to writ" his autograph upon the
garment. Shc explains in the note that II 10
her purpose to EN- roider the names in silk.
with n view to possessing. when the ornament
Is completed. an autograph skirt OF the pres.
ent Congress.
The passage OF this linen affair from desk to
dcsk through the House has or Gated no end Of
amusement among the Congressman, and
many o! tho MOI modest OF the people's rep
resentatives are 8nxiousiy inQuirinG where
this autograph fad Of the ladies' is going to
stop. When tho garment reaches the Senate
that august hody will probably experience .
shock from which It will take some time for i
TO recover. A general hope Is expressed
among the statesmen on the hill that Mrs.
Tayor's new fad will not strike the fancy Ut
the rest of the fad seeking Washington ladies'
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~ Wn'ch Kuyarter.v

To Tux Ep1oR or Tmp Sus--Sr; Noticing that the
Republican party has diligently sought for and at last
found the Hon. Thomas II. Carter OF tho
grand old Of Montana to preside over destiny
and the i,npered fortunes of Mr. Harrison In the i'm.
men ling .cufle. am thus forcefui!y reminded of a
story that has naver before been printed and
like to tell II in Tar Sun.
In Virginia there was once bright and shining black
boy who g.ored and otherwise disported In tho nam
Of Carter Radford Carter one Of those sleek and
fly niggers who are always alike the pride and envy
their feows hut the normal negro IL disposed to be
generous and far inclined to regard with pride
thnn envy those Of his who excel In the fine art
Of blackiug y boot. deity manipulating . tray OF
dishes gracefully carrying ladys parces or elcitng
y from s sasss Gn,n sns EA,ss Al
such scientific nicoiy that his companions ON the
place had fallen into the habit OF saying one TO an.
other
when: With Ar"gnish tw,Iks IN h,s glttetng black
juggling with the wniP he wonid sion whiStiing
merry long enough 70 .h0u f. some passing r,
min AL tbs backs within psua! range would
clAin IN chOrIrl 80
Then when ali tie darsies went to the nearest mar.
trt town to see match game OF baseball between two
corded very generous ovation Of NAVE brunette rs
teen, int,r. ersed with such cordial outbursis ms:
Am; 70, him 70 hunt |"
Tshysw Ihu: DAT sLo Kin hing ds, ball fob Coed
"uoly nigser bat he kin ding 1t mo- swifer dan
Amid chorus Of ipcrsduInus grunts would then come
the lResitabe rejoiudrfi 90 way n,gses you JebS-
Watch kuyarter =!
watch kuyarirTN
Now. tg- new Nj. carter !ust discovered by our
igy and very interesting vns Al al ents II seems
vel wo ~ VIII TO-,
watch M, AFTER !" ARrnpR DkRY.
NASSAU thIsJHES july TO-
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OF the Spanish residents. The Autonomists
solemnly declared that II such On Ubiquitous
law were passed they would never again go
to the ballot box, and they have kept their
word.
Had Spain hearkened to the Autonomists.
Cuba might have come eventually to have
deserved the name Of the ever-faithful
island. As 1t is, the constitutional home
rule party must be regarded rs extin-
guished. and 1t Is generally recognized that
only tho old weapon OF revolution re-
mains. 1t IL tho knowledge that this des-
perate remedy must again be invoked
which causes the Cuban residents In the
United States to evince degree OF patriotic
excitement aud OF concerted activity such
as has not been seen among them since
1873. There are. 1t is well known. In the
United States number OF Cuban colonies
which are not only self-supporting. but
able to give generous assistance to their
countrymen Mt home. These colonies already
possess the machinery for vigorous revo-
lutlonary propaganda In the shape OF clubs
organized for the accumulation OF funds to
be used for the purchase OF arms and the
maintenance OF enlisted men. OF these
clubs there are forty in Key West. eight in
Tampa. and eight in New York. besides
others in Boston. Philadelphia. Chicago. At
lanta. New Orleans. Jacksonville. and Okla
bona. Acting In concert with secret polit-
ical organizations in Cuba. these clubs might
start ut any hour an outbreak which might
have serious results for Spain. in view Of
the collapse OF the Autonomist movement
and OF tho despair with which the existing
state OF things is regarded by the great
mass OF the Cuban population.
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All Must be There!

The Chicago lobby in Washington are in
testing tho Capitol and importuning Con-
gress to give S.. 900 900 Of the peoples money
rs contribution to tho Fair which that
city agreed to hold without pecuniary aid
from Congress.
Their greed OF beggary should not be
gratifed. No Democrat should lend hand
In such spoliation Of the peoples treas
ury. and least Of oil at this time. when
economy in appropriations is imperatively
demanded Of the Democratic majority In
the House Of Representatives. for the well
fare OF the party In this campaign.
When the matter Of the Chicago Fair APP
preparation was up before. several Demo
Gratis from this State were absent from their
seats; but when 1t comes to final vote
every one of them who Is able to be out OF
bed and at the Capitol must be there to
vote Mol
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How About III. Fee. or cA,e.sos

A New York shoemaker recently. made for
Miss Fanny Mills OF Ohio q pair Of shoes. sisS
20: Mep sn, e inehes: JInst,ep. "a
The shoes made for Miss Ella Ewing
Paramount, ILL.,. measured 1Sh inches n
length. The young lady. who is but 16 years
OF age. cannot. purchase ready-mnde shoes.
but is compelled to have them made specially
for her. There Is enough leather In one OF the
heels to httld five pairs OF ordinary ladies'
shoes. and the leather In each shoe would DO
sufficient. II 1t could all be utilized. to make
thirty rnirs Of ordinary shoes, Miss Ewing 10
nearly = feet in height. and weighs PAS ,popnda
Mr.. Cooper. n saloon keeper In Buffalo. N. y.
has n foot II inches In length.
There is n man resident in Yorkshire 70.
port ed to DO wearing shoes 16 inches In length.
A Georgin shoemaker has recently accom-
pliehed a big feat In shoemaking.. For q pair
OF shoes 1t took q piece OF leather containing
l.040 square inches to make the uppars. and
ono OF 1850 square inches to make the soles,
or exactly 5000 square inches Of leather alto.
gether. II the leather contained in that pair
OF shoes were cut into strips an eighth Of an
inch wide It would make string 24.OOO inch 80
long. The soles OF this. gigantic pail. Of shoes
are IA inches long and 5ts inches wide. The
two combined tipped the scales at exactly SY
In the reign OF Queen Mary square toed
shoes were the fashion. Men took to wearing
them so broad that proclaim alton was issued
restricting their breadth to . inches square at
the toes.
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A Decisive Measure.

The Anti-Option bill which Senator WASH
BURN Is theoretically bulldozing through
the Senate. is not only special legislation OF
. very reprehensible character. but 1t is
distinctly fraudulent. This we think will
be made apparent in tho discussion which
70 now pending.
Senator wAsHBURN. formerly partner
Of PILLsDURY OF Minneapolis. and in his
4 time one Of tho greatest spectators In
grain and -four that this country has
Known. Is the active and principal agency
now discernible In promoting this measure.
He represents. not openly to DO sure.
but none the less absolutely and simply. the
milling interest. Tho passage OF the Anti
Option bill means millions to the milling
interest and millions out OF the pockets OF
tho farmers. Now we have no objection to
tho mills making millions out OF
the farmers or out Of anybody else
By any fair and equitable process OF
business: but to seek to do 1t by special
legislation which affects to be instituted
In the interest Of the farmers themselves. Is
to our mind an impudent imposture.
Tho Anti-Opton bill is a bunco-steering
measure. and should be squelched.
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States. and that !: BY an act Of Congress. and

ss,ss and shs: Il X s. Ct c sns :S
further that the Republican party could have
performed its promises better In tho Fifty.nrsk
Congress In reference to temperance and mo.
rality II II had made effort at least to lessen
to some degree the manufacture OF intoxicsS.
Ing liquors in the United States. than IL did IN
fulfilling jts promises to the negroes by inten.
tionally falling TO pass one Of tho most lnfa.
threshold Of any legislative body IN the world
did all that could 70 defeat It. and that no
at its defeat.
United States Senator from my native State
have caused mo to write this letter. but II
seems to mo that the erayity aud incon.
sistency OF his remarks are such as to compel
every honorable. right-thinking man. whether
he be from Maine or Texas. to denounce them
promptly and with propriet{; ,..,-
advocate OF temperance who had not pre-
viously been an over ardent advocate Of in-
temperance, whether he be from Maine or any
other prohibition State. and never knew .
Republican who at certain times. ouch as upon
the eve OF IN election, was especially solicitous
about the welfare OF the negro. particularly
his vote. who would not treat him In the most
unIratefui and contemplate manner possible
In conclusion let me admonish all honora-
bic, right,thinkinr men. REGARDLESS OF politics
polls in November. and In my opinion the best
Important duty that Will deyoive upon so many
Of us at that time will be t., vote for Grover
'' WAsaISorox. D. c.. July 10. 1852
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We observe that SHAKESPEARE Is to DO
the theme Of discourse by as many as three
OF the distinguished lecturers in the Catholic
Summer School," which is to be opened on
Saturday Of next week in the Connecticut
town Of New London. In the scheme OF in
struction there. provision is made for dlsoui-
stions upon many questions in Catholic the
ology. and there is also provision for Shake
speariology. which is thus indicated: Three
lectures on SHAKESPEARE" by Prof. MAURICE
Francis EGAN. OF Notre Dnme University:
Five lectures on SHAKESPEARE" by DR.. RICH
ARD MALCOLM JOHNSTON Of Maryland: 1.-Two
lectures on SHAKESPEARE" BY Prof. ERNEST
LAoARDE OF Mount st. Marys in Maryland.
Here truly is feast. a superb intellectual
feast. for the lover Of the Bard OF Avon. The
three gentlemen who will deliver these lee
lures next month are among the most eminent
Shaker pearean scholars in the United States.
All the Shakespeareans In the country. those
who are not Catholics as we'll as those who
are. ought to hear the lectures upon SHAKE
srEARE BY EGAS. JOHNSTON. and LAGARDE
SHAKEspEARE stands supreme in the realm
OF intellect. SHAKESPEARE is immortal the
wonder Of the ages. SHAKESPEARE is a greater
power among mankind in these times than he
ever was In any other time Honor forever to
the name OF SHAKESPEARE!
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THE FISHERMEN OF NEW YORK
And tho disappearing Fish-what Caa Bs
DOnes

And tho DISAPPEARING Fish-what Can he
DOnes
To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: know
OF no metropolitan newspaper which takes a
greater interest In rod and reel fishing than
The Sun. Just now want to secure its aid in
behalf OF the thousands OF anglers. not only
along this coast. but as we'll those who use tho
waters Of New York Bay and its tributaries
Let mo confess at once that my prime motive
is selfish: but when you consider the great
army-or navy-of anglers besides myself who
are interested. hone you will regard the cause
az one OF public good rather than private
pleasure. and lend your aid.
Tho enclosed communication. published in
The EVENING Sun. will explain the situation
Since that was published the Bradley Beach
pound net CAPTURED on July 10 $4,000 pounds.
and on July II l2OOUO pounds Of weaksh.
The reported number OF these pounds between
~ to 2a The difference In these figures does
not materially affect the argument
Since this communication appeared In The
EVENING Sun some OF the summer anglers
have inaugurated a movement looking toward
relief The success OF that movement depends
the press. A petition is about ready for circu
lation praying the New Jersey Legislature to
enact Il law that shall prohibit this wholesale
scoopns OF game food fish from tho water.
Photographs OF the pounds h,ye been taken:
statistics will be collected. The pound nets
than ever did the steam bunkerInan or men
haden pirates. and we want to stop It,
AsDuRY PARK. July Is
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which we have referred by specific state
ment from the Chairman Of tho Republican
Executive Committee Of tho State Of Ala
bama as to particular acts OF misconduct
on the part OF the United States Attorney.
the United States Marshal, and the Federal
Collector OF Internal Revenue. together
with the names OF witnesses by whom the
charges can DO proved.
After thirty years Of Republicoa rule Mr..
STEVENSON was quito right. when he was In
the Post Office Department, to cut of the
heads OF Republican Postmasters. on gen.
eral principles. A sweeping change was de-
manded. which should put the public SER
Vice OF the country generally in sympathy
with the Democratic party. But oven II his
conduct had been justly subject to critl-
cism from the point Of view OF the civil
service reformer. the HARRISON Republic
cans are the last persons in the world who
should lift up their voices to condemn him.
The outspoken declaration OF the Alabama
Republican State Convention indicates that
the actual constraint which the principles
OF civil service reform exert upon tho Re-
publican leaders anywhere is too slight to
be detected by the unasslsted vision.
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merciless dealing as must perforce be APP
plicd where the Constitution has been out
rnRcd. and legal authority set aside. In levy
ing a duty or imposing taxi
Turning from the speech OF Wednesday
evening to the declaration upon tho tariff
reported In the Chicago Convention by
Major JONES OF st. Louis. o very near friend
OF Mr.. CLEVELAND. we find such rQark-
able similarity and sympathy betW the
two that we reproduce that declaration here
again:
I'VE rsterate the Oft repeated doctrines of the Demo
,,.o marty that tn. necessity Of tho Government 10
the only Justification for taxation. and whsnever
tax is unnecessary 10 nnjustthabe: that whom Gus
tom House taxation is levied upon articles OF any KIND
produced in this country. tho difference between the
cost OF labor here and labor abroad, when such q
difference exist. fully measures any possible bene-
nts to labor; and the enormous additional imposi.
tons Of the existing tarin fall with crushing force
upon our farmers and workingmen. and for the mere
advantages OF the few whom II enrches, exact
from labor grossly unjust share OF the expenses OF
tho ooyernmen mt, and we demand such . revision OF
the tarn laws viii their ubiquitous inequai
ties tighten heir oppressons and put them on con-
sttutional and equitable basis. But In making re-
duction in taxes u is not proposed to injurs any
domestic industries, but rather to promote their
healthy growth From the foundation OF this Govern
m nt taxes collected at tho Custom House have been
the chief source OF Federal revenue Such they must
continue to be- Moreover many Industries have come
TO rely upon legislation for successful continuance so
that any change law must be at step regard
full Of the labor aud capital thus involved The proc
e.s Of reform must be subject In tho execution to this
plain dictate Of Justice"
These evidences indicate that Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND agrees with the views and doctrines
of the late SAMUEL J. RANDALL more nearly
than with those OF Messrs. NEAL and WAT
TERsoN. the two Western statesmen who
procured the striking out Of Major JoNEs's
declaration at Chicago and the insertion Of
the one proclaiming all protection to be I'M
constitutional. thus making its prompt. I'M
sparing, and unconditional repeal o matter
of immediate obligation.
For our part we regard this entire con-
troversy Us q subject Of curious personal
interest. but not Of political Importance.
For us the tariff Is not to be thought Of or
fought over in this election. and no Demo-
erat should give or should withhold his
vote on account OF it, The one all-absorb-
ing issue is to be found in the Force bill
and in the Negro Domination which 1t will
produce. All else Is trivial In comparison.
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We suppose this must be more prosper
Gus country than Canada. or 80 many Canada
ans would not come here: more attractive than
Germany and Italy. or SO many Germans and
Italians would not be drawn here; more pleas
ant to live In than any European country. or so
many people would not come here from the
countries Of Europe. True 1t Is that no foreign
country gives its people all that the American
people enjoy. peace with freedom. prosperity
with progress. social order with political
equality religious liberty without any eccle-
siastical establishment, and q representative
government under Constitution Of unparal-
leled excellence. It Is not surprising that
nearly all the foreigners who come to the
United States become imbued with patriotism
under the beneflcent influence Of our Ameri-
can institutions.
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NOTHING to NeaI.

I.rn he Detroit Fise Pre-.
Where are my suspenders. mawT shrieked
n Jefferson avenue belle to her mother across
the M stnirs hall.
Your father borrowed them while mended
his was the answer.
II can't find my four -in-h hand tie."
Your brother Tom wore 1t last night. You
will find 1t in his room"
But, nav. where's my silk yachting shrt"
Algs wore it to the regatta"
walled across the hall again:
Nav. cant find my riding trou-s-e-rs"
Charles has them on" was the response.
Then tredlookinG young man who had
been waiting unannOunced in the hall below
rose NJ and softly stole away.
"Sha might want my boots next" he said
YEARLY. and no one knows why that engage
ment Is oil.