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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-07-07
BITS OF WISDOM.
silence ia Said to be Golden in Nearly
Every Instance.
Harper's Bazar.l

Harper's Bazar
Ayoung girl once heard bit Of wisdom
from the lips Of very aged woman-a
woman who had rounded the full term Of
30 years, and with eyes still bright and
clear, looked out upon the inrolling wa
ters OF eternity. The girl was impressed
by the emphasis with which the venera-
bic dame said to her, Bessie, never in
sist on having the last word"
The determination to have the final
word leads to more quarrcls and bitter
ness Of feeling at home than almost any
thing else in domestic life. The fact is,
that one may SO control her tongue and
her eyes that she may allow her opponent
the pleasure of this coveted concluding
thrust and yet placidly retain her own
opinion, and in the homely coiloquial par
lance of the up country, where one finds
strong-willed people living together in
great peace with the most diversity Of
characteristics, edo as she's a mind to-. 4"
Another bit of wisdom may be condens-
ed into pithy sentence. Avoid explana-
tons. In some families nothing is taken
for granted. Every action, every decs-
ion, every new departure, every accept
ance or rejection OF an invitation, must
be endlessly talked and fused over, ex-
planned and re-explained. in that way
lie all sorts of stumbling-blocks. AS a
rule, beyond your parents or your hus-
band there is nobody has a right to de-
mand of you explanations at each step OF
your onward path. Don't give them.
Establish a reputation for keeping your
own counsel. 1t will serve you we'll in
many crisis, and be no end of comfort
Again, don't be forever setting people
right. There is household fend with Q
memory for dates and details, who car
never sit still and hear papa say that he
went down town on Monday, at eight
without correcting the statement that the
hour was half past. If mamma happens
to allude TO Cousin Jenny's visit as hav
ing occurred last Thursday, this wasp
like impersonation of accuracy interpose
with the statement that it was Friday no
Thursday, which brought Cousin Jane
A dozen times day exasperating fric
tons are caused by needless correction
of this sort, referring to matters wher
exactness is not really imperative, Tia
affairs in question being unimportant an
no violation of truth being for an instan
intended.
A manifest bit of wisdom is to restrai
criticism of food. The sauce may not b
quite piquant enough. the salad may b
wilted, but in the name of decency So
nothing about it in either case.
Silence is golden in nearly every il
stance.
TO abstain from superfuous apologize
is also the habit of discretion. Their
should seldom be the occasion for apolog
in the household, where all would do we
and wisely to be constantly gentle an
courteous.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-07-07
STOCK ExoHANGE WORDS.
Terms Which Apply to all Speculative
Trading.

In reply to the question, Will You eX-
plain the meaning of the stock exchange
words bull bear corner margin,
etc" the st. Louis Globe-Democrat says:
On the stock exchange "bear" is
person interested in having stocks go
down in price-he bears them down. A
"bull" wants stocks to go up. To "cor-
ner' stock or a commodity is to get con-
troll of all of it, and so put the price up to
persons who wish TO buy. person who
has contracted to deliver stock at a GER
tain price is "cornered" or Caught in a
corner" when other persons get control Of
that stock. When person has plenty OF
stock on hand he is "long" on it, when
he has little he is ''short," and man
"sells short" when he sells stock which
he doesn't possess, intending to buy it,,
and so fulfill his contract; a man who
sells short is bull" always.
When you buy "on margin" you give
your broker one-tenth of the face value of
the stock you want him to buy, and he
"carries" it for you; if the price Of the
stock goes up, you make money; if it goes
down, you lose. If it goes down more
than ten points" you lose the money you
have put up as margin, and, unless you
put up more margin, you lose all claim
on the stock, even though the price should
advance again Immediately. In England
they call buying con margin" buying
ION cover" In putting and calling" {
broker sells to other brokers the right tC
''put" certain stock to him at a certain
figure, or to "call" on him for the stocl
at certain figure. Thus you may have
''put" on this broker for | 700 shares O.
this stock at certain figure; if the stool
goes below that figure, you "put" you
1000 on him. Or, if you have "call,
and the stock goes up beyond that figure
you make him sell you what your "call'
requires at alower rate than the marke
rate. A ''lamb' is a greenhorn. All O
these terms apply to all speculative trad
ing, whatever article is bought or sold,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-07-07

Ii subscribers to newspapers generally
knew how important it is to publishers to
have each individual subscription paid at
the proper time, they would set down in
their memorandum book the number or
date when their subscription expires, and
would be as prompt as in the payment Of
note in bank in renewing it. This saves
time and trouble and avoids explanations.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-07-07

1t is question Of roads OR no roads
with US. Whether we shall go on as we
have been doing for so years, or awaken
with new born energy and determination
ana build roads. Meanwhile let us al
ways bear in mind that it takes money to
make roads.-Little Rock Democrat.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-07-07

A reverend gentleman whom the Fed
eral revenue officers recently arrested in
Georgia is said TO haverun three churches
and one illicit distillery. The Nashville
Banner is of the opinion that he was an
exceedingly spiritual man.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-03
Thibodaux Sentinel.
with DAD TO THE MILL"

who'll go with me to the mill to-day?
There is grist TO grind and there's toll to pay,
There's plenty OF room on the seat By my side,
And a kiss is all that l charge for the ride"
Then q bonny wee laSSie with eyes of blue,
Cries: Dad, / will go To the mill with you"
And the mlller's lad, as he lifts her down,
Thinks she is the prettieSt girl in the town.
"Who1l go with dad to the mill to-day"
The years have sped and the farmer is gray.
The wagon is piled with the sacks of grain,
And the horses are Juggling hard at the rein.
A winsome maiden with nimble feet
Climbs aloft to the drivers seat,
And bushes creep up to her eyes of blue
AS she whispers: "Ill go to the mill with
you"
While the stalwart youth at the miller's door,
Stands ready to greet her, as years before
"Who'l go with dad to the mill to-day?'
And no one answers him yea or nay.
He drives alone to the distant town
Over the leaves all frosty and brown.
And signs when remembering the child at his
side,
Now q woman grown, and a happy bride.
At the mill door, see. son and daughter stand
To welcome dear dad with outsyretched hand.
TITS the same old story-we rear the bird
In the warm home nest till its wings are
stirred
BY the breath of love; then away 1t flies
To fairer landscapes and SUMMER skies.
-Sallie M. Moses, In Chicago Saturday Even
ing Herald.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-03
POWER OF
Comparative Figures Showing the Weak
ness Of the Human Eye.

ness of the Human Eye.
The following careful statement by
Prof. E. s. Holden on the power of the
eye and the telescope, as they are con-
trasted in actual experience, is of spe-
cial and permanent interest: If the
brightness of a star seen with the eve
alone is one with a two-inch telescope
it is 100 times as bright; with a four
inch telescope it is 400 times as bright;
eight-inch telescope it is 1000 times as
bright; sixteen-inch telescope it is 6, 400
times as bright: 33-inch telescope it is
, $500 times as bright: 36-inch telescope
it is 81, 400 times as bright That is,
stars can be seen with the 36-inch tele-
scope which are $4,000 times fainter
than the faintest stars visible to the
naked eve. While the magnifying
power which can be successfully used
on the 5-inch telescope is not above 400,
the 36-inch telescope will permit a mag
nifying power of more than 1000 dia-
meters on suitable objects, stars for
example. This power cannot be used
on the noon and planets with real adj
vantage for many reasons, but probably
a power of 1000 or 1900 will be the
maximum. The will thus appear
under the same conditions as if it we're
to be viewed by the naked eye at a dis
lance of, say 200 miles. This is the
same as saying that objects about 300
feet square can be recognized, so that
no village or great canal or even a large
ediice can be built on the moon with
out our knowledge. Highly organized
life on the moon will make itself known
in this indirect way if it exists. If one
were looking at the earth under the
same conditions, the great work Of by
draulic mining, or the great operations
of Dakota farms or California ranches
would be obvious.-Chicago Herald.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-03

the hair of a dame Of the naute bour
geoisie of London or Paris to rise in
horror from her head were she TO wit
ness it, and above all there is no pre-
tense and no affectation, All are inti-
mately acquainted with one another's
affairs, antecedents, family, and for
tunes that p~retense would be super
fuous, and it is impossible to describe
the charm this freedom from all arti-
ticiality, snobbery, and hollow affecta~
ton imparts to Viennese society.-N.
y. Tribune.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-03
GYMNASTICS FoR THE LUNGS.
Artificial breathing Which May Benefit
Health and PrOlOng Life.

AAtdlbu Auu TO1OLk Lille.
Air is to the lungs what food is to the
stomach. Its Importance may be judged ;
from the fact that a healthy human be-
ing requires s~ixty-six gallons of air per
hour. The lungs consist Of l. 500, 900, 0OO
lung cells, which, if they were spread
out. would cover two hundred square
meters. This proves the usefulness OF
the lungs. We must breathe, and if
we do not instinctively understand how
to d it properly we should learn. Hence
lung gymnastics. But few breathe
properly. Look at the children over
their lessons or the accountant over his
books. Can you hear them breathe?
Nay, they do it SO feebly that it does
affect their position or counte-
nance. To breathe correctly is an art,
and must be learned, though nature
ought to have given every one the fac
ulty. In the first place it is wrong to
draw the breath through the mouth
The nose is the natural avenue to the
lungs. In the hose are provided cavit-
les in which the air is warmed before it
m to the lungs. The nose also con
tains excretions which absorb the inn
p~urities of the air. We all commit a
great fault by no breathing with force
TO understand what a true forceful
breath is. bare the breast and look into
your glass. The ordinary breathing
scarcely moves the chest; but hold the
breath for an instant before it is blown
out and you will see the chest move.
This is right We must breathe SO
forcefully that the chest moves up and
down, or visibly expands and contracts.
'Artificial' breathing consists in fore
ing the air in and out of the lungs so
strongly that the chest visibly expands
and contracts. To learn to practice
that it is we'll in the beginning to stand
up straight against a wall, for instance,
placing the heels together, resting the
arms upon the hips; then push the chest
forward, while the abdomen is con-
tracted, SO much that the weight of the
person falls upon the foremost part Of
the feet After having come into this
position close the mouth and draw in
the air slowly and blow it out as slow
ly. After a long or deep breath one
ought to hold that breath for an instant
before it is blown out again. By hold
ing the breath the air comes to act on
whole surface of the blood. nourishing
it and removing the impure gases. The
lungs must be perfectly emptied before
being reflled, and that can only be
done by forceful breathing. When we
make those experiments the body must
not be tied down by close-fitting gar
ments, bonds or an overloaded stomach.
The best time is in the morning and
before meals. The exercise should al
ways be taken in free, fresh and pure
air, or at least before an open window,
Five minutes exercise every day will
do wonders for a healthy person. We
must not expect miracles for unhealthy
persons from lung gymnastics. We
ought to practice before we get sick.
Sometimes the practice would prevent
the sickness. At at rate, it will pro-
long life.-N. Y. Weekly.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-03
A Soul.

One of those hard, practical New
England women that occur in maya
zines oftener than in life, called on an
artist in this city, at his invitation, not
many days ago. She looked faithfully
over his pictures and studies, though
there We're many Of them, betokening
great industry, and after the inspection
was finished she said, in a severe tone:
.Yes, it's very pretty, but l should
think you'd get dreadfully tired of do
ing such things. Don't you ever want
to go out and work?"-N. Y. Sun.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-03

Queer If He Hadn't.-"This little
khedive of Egypt is a dandy. He seems
to have sand" well, why shouldn't
he have, with the Sahara at his back
door?" Judge.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-03
Crnsus or Liar.

rs he wealthy"
"He must be. just heard him tell a
poor lame fellow that he had given his
last dollar to a blind man. A poor man
wouldn't give away his last dollar, you
KNOXVILLE.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-14
Do Ants Talk?

one day saw drove of the small
black ants moving, perhaps to better
quarters. The distance was some $50
yards. Most all which came from the
old home carried some of the household
goods. Some had eggs; some had what
may have answered for their bacon or
meat; some had one thing and some
another. l sat and watched them close
1y for over an hour. l noticed that
every time two met in the way they
would hold their heads close together
as if greeting one another, and no mat
ter how often the meeting took place
this same thing occurred, as though
short chat were necessary. To prove
more about it killed one who was on
his way. Others being eyewitnesses
to the murder went with speed, and
with every ant they met this talking
took place as before But instead of
pleasant greeting it was sad news they
had to communicate. 1 know it was
sad news, for every ant that these
parties met hastily turned back and
fed on another course. as much as to
say: "For the kings sake and for your
safety do not go there, for have seen
a monster, just behind, that is able to
destroy US all at one blow. / saw him
kill one of our family. l do not know
how many more are killed." So the
news spread, and it was true. How was
the news communicated if not by
speechP-MagGzi'se Of Natural History.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-14
JEFF THoMPsoN,s oALLANTRY.
How the Confederate General Aooedsd
to the Sedalia Ladies' Prayer.

@Did you ever hear how Gen. JEFF
Thompson once evaded an order in the
field and didn't get caught at itp"
asked an old Missourian Of st. Louis
Republic man. at happened, think,
in the summer of 1864. the year when
Gen. Price and Gen. A. j. Smith were
chasing each other up and down the
state. Gen. Thompson, with q section
OF Prices army, swept across the CEN
tral Missouri prairies, and on one hot
August day the citizens of Sedalia saw
his men approaching the town in
perfect cloud of dust.
@Sedalia was garrisoned by body
of Home guards under the command
of Col. William Bloss and Maj. William
Gentry, and so, when the alarm bell
sounded, the little band hurried to the
trenches and prepared for defense.
Thompson saw the handful of citizens
and unlfmbered his guns. An ap-
parently fierce cannonade was kept up
for half an hour, during which time
one man was killed, and then the
Home guards capitulated and Thomp-
son rode into town. I remember the
terrible time he had that day en-
deavoring to control his rough riders.
who seemed bent on making every
thing contraband, but he finally made
them understand his imperative orders
and quiet was soon restored, but not
until every citizen of fighting age had
been placed under arrest and guard.
"Well, it leaked Qua before night
that Thompson had orders to burn the
railroad depot. 1t was a great wooden
structure, against which large num-
Der of store buildings backed, and TO
burn the depot was to burn the town.
The general was spectacular soldier
as well as brave fighter and his
picturesque dress showed him to be
somewhat of gallant knight. Hence
the ladies of Sedalia banded them
selves together to the number of about
fifty and waited upon him with a
prayer not to destroy the depot and
the town. He treated the delegation
with conspicuous courtesy, and finally
told the ladies that soldier must obey
orders, but he felt free to notify them
that he would set fire to the depot at
5 o'clock on the following morning,
and he limited to them that if the old
barn happened to be green and didn't
burn up the fault would be theirs.
They took the hint. Promptly at 5
o'clock bucket brigade of ladies was
in line at the depot. The soldiers
started the fire, the general gave his
orders for the army to move on, and
the ladies waited until the commander
had disappeared and then promptly ex-
tinguished the flames amid the joyous
shouts of the soldiers.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-14
HIS LIFE SAVED BY A BUT"
The Man Who Tried to Save the Negro
from Being Burned.

A few days ago party of Texas con-
gressmen called upon the president to
Introduce Judge Jacob Hodges, who is
a candidate for the attorneyship of
the eastern district of Texas. aOh,
yes, said the president instantly, ayou
are the man who divided time with
the negro who was burned. !"
Judge Hodges was naturally sur
prised, says the Washington Post, that
the president should have read so
closely the account of the terrible ven
geance which was wreaked upon the
Texas negro, but thinking that the
president had not heard the whole
story, he said:
Il thought I would prevent the
tragedy if 1 could" said Judge
Hodges, sand SO rode over into the
crowd with the air of field marshal.
l ascended the platform, which was
already prepared for the negro, and
looked upon the angry mob. Fellow
citizens, | began, you are about to
commit crime that will bring dis
grace upon our fair and growing city.
1t will return to plague our children's
children and viii rebound to the dis
credit of our state. It will
Just at that moment some one in
the crowd whipped out revolver,
pointed it at me, and shouted: Shoot
the
Instantly it seemed to me as if
every man, woman and child had re-
volvers leveled at my unprotected
breast. My wits did not desert me.
"'But, exclaimed.
"'But, l again shouted, still louder,
If we are to lay aside the slow pro-
cesses OF law and resume our sover-
eighty as individual men, let US do it
in an orderly and quiet manner.
"That simple word but, !" said Judge
Hodges to the president, saved my
life
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-14
THE DINNER TO THE MINISTER.
A Few Glasses OF "Cider" Ameliorate the
Curse of Adam.

know very we'll rich lawyer of
western New York who is equally fond
of good living and good jokes, says
writer in the Cincinnati Tribune. Once
he was retained in case that required
him to be present at the County court
early Monday morning. The county
seat was not far away, but there were
mo early trains, and the trains didn't
run Sunday. So he had to go down
Saturday night. The prospects of
having to kin time all day Sunday
was bad enough, but his friends made
it worse by telling him how poor the
only hotel was. A large number of
things to eat and make merry with
accompanied the lawyer.
In village you can do one of two
things Sunday morning: You can 60
to the cemetery or can go to church.
Mr.. Smith didn't have even this choice,
for here the church stood in the midst
of the graveyard. The place was un-
kempt, the headboards looked old and
weather-beaten, and the fence was a
dismal ruin. Inside the church was
about as bad. A good deal of the
whitewash had peeled off. There were
no curtains and the windows looked
dirty. Smith went in. The choir list
lessly sang the opening hymn. Then
a tall figure in long linen duster
shuff1ed up the aisle. He was raw
boned and freckled and had sandy
goatee. 1t was the preacher. He as
cended the pulpit steps and began:
"We're all of US poor, miserable sim
ners, full of sorrer and triberlation,
and the curse of Adam bears down on
us hard" It was disheartening, but
Smith stuck it out.
At the close of the services he went
up to the minister and invited him to
lunch. The sandy goatee was stroked
obviously. Its owner didn't know.
He generally didn't eat between morn
in and afternoon services. He kind
o. thought it Hnbecomin' to go out to
dinner on the Sabbath. But Smith
was urgent, and finally oyercame
scruples by saying they would eat at
his private room at the hotel.
The hamper was opened and the
goatee began to wag under mouth
| full of chicken pate. Smith was talka-
tive and witty. There were good
| things in abundance and the minister
was evidently having stupendously
good time. "We ought to have some
"but stay, I've got some good cider.
You drink cider, don't your" The
goatee occasionally drank cider if it
| wasn't hard. Hard? Not a bit. :"
And in the depths of the hamper Smith
uncorked bottle of Veuve Cliquot
and filled the glasses. This was the
climax of the feast. The minister
said it was the best cider he ever
tasted. When was it made? Could
he get any like itP And Smith an
swered after the manner of his profess
sion and filed the glasses again. And
again. And the minister said no more
about "the curse of Adam" At the
afternoon service Smith had a good
seat. The choir sang. The linen
duster sailed up the aisle. The preach
er's step was firm, quick and elastic.
His head was up and the goatee stuck
out in front. He mounted the steps,
and, facing the congregation with an
expression of sanity triumph and ra-
diant brotherliness, cried out: "Ws
are all sons of God!"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-14
The Dog Met His Match.

Tom Hazelrigg, claim agent of the
Pennsylvania, got in from Ohio last
night. He went over to settle with 3
man whose COW had been killed by q
train. When Mr.. Hazelrigg walked
into the farmers yard the faithful
watchdog came bounding towards
him, barking and swapping. The
claim agent stood still and looked the
animal straight in the eye. The dog
stopped barking, turned and began to
sneak away. The farmer rushed out.
Get out of here" he shouted.
II came to pay you for that cow
began Tom.
SDarn the COW. I'd rather lose twen-
ty cows than to have this dog frighten-
ed SO that he will be afraid of every
thing that comes along. Indianapolis
NelOS.