davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07

very unSanllHry COnulUlOn, DuU mas |
been greatly improved under the
management of the present deputy
warden, Capt I'll. II. Bradley.
The prison is in every sense clean
ly and well-managed. The men are
wellclothed, provided with both day
and night apparel. The beds are
clean and are well-furnished. The
food, while lacking somewhat in va
riety, is sufficient in quantity, and
very well served. The men come
out of the mines for dinner. They
look we'll and seemed contented,
making no complaint, at least none
to the warden and his management.
The prison at Tracy City is un-
der better general managementthan
the one at Coal Creek or Oliver
Springs, but by nc means SO good
as the one at Inman, save in the
medical department. In this it is
very much superior to either Of the
,otherthree. Thefacilitiesf forbath-
ing are ample both at Tracy City
and Inman, and the prisoners at
both prisons are compelled to thor
eughly cleanse themselves once a
week. The beds and bedding are
much less cleanly at Tracy City
than at Inmap, owing to the fact
that the men generally sleep in the
shirts in which they work in the
minesin the day. The foodisabout
the same as at the other prisons,
both as to quantity and variety.
There is no apparent effort on the
part of any of the prisons, looking
to the reformation of the criminal
Such thing is hardly expected in
leased prison, a monetary consid-
GRAFTON being the only.one entering
the mind, at least of the lessee.
; Evidence is abundant of the most
depraved and beastly practices
among the inmates in all the pris.
ons. These things are made pos.
sible and facile by the congregate
way of keeping and working them
and by the same sort of association
: they are constantly educated in the
methods and mysteries Of crime
rather than in the ways of honesty
and reetitude.
Taking the statistics as furnished
by the warden, the death rate of the
entire prison population Of the STATE
for the last two years is 46 per thou
! sand per annum. While this is al
improyementon some former years
: it is yet three times as great as th'
: average death rate in non-leaseC
prisons, even those whose inmates
!, are engaged in the same vocation
mining.
The rate Of escapes has been s.
1 per thousand against two in non
leased prisons.
The record furnishes its own com
/ ment on the system of prison man
agement.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07
AN UNCERTAIN RELIANCE.
Vigorous Sanitary Measures are Essential
to Limit tho Ravages of Cholera.

Vigorous Sanitary Measures are Essential
to Limit tho Ravages of Cholera.
The following suggestion from
the New York World is very i'm
portant and should apply in every
city and town ip the United States:
1t is more than probable that the
cholera will hs epidemic this spring
in many parts of Europe.
1t is practically certain chat in
that event ships will bring the dis
ease into the harbor Of New York.
Quarantine at best is an uncer-
tain reliance.
The chances are many that in
spite of all precautions the germs
of the pestilence will find entrance.
1t is easily possible, if not actually
probable, that we shall have chol-
era here.
How much damage it shall do is
for the city itself to determine. Il
the town is made clean now in all
its public and private places, the
harm that cholera can do will be
small. If it is not made clean anC
kept clean, no man can foretell The
limit of the malady's ravages.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07

CoTToN-sEED are scarce aRd high
in the lower counties of West Ten
nessee, but our exchanges in that
industrious section find that advice
is s&ill cheap.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07

The pension office is now one Of
the greatest burdens Of the Govern
ment Finding it to be an impos-
sibility to provide soft places in the
departments OF the Government for
the hordes Of minions of it's corrupt
methods in politics, the Republican
party has been appropriating the
money of the people to meet these
obligations, and to-day OYER $780,
100000 is annually paid out for this
purpose under the guise Of pensions
to old soldiers. It was certainly
time for the people to revolt
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07
THE oNE-HoRsE FARMER.
Tho Same characteristics will Apply 70
other AyocatiOns of Life.

Rams Horn
The one-horse farmer has a life
long ambition to gain reputation
for wearing a dirty shirt.
He will complain of hard times,
then tear his pants climbing a fence
where a gate ought to be.
He will alarm the neighborhood
by getting up two hours before day
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07
is TIMBER IN THE SOUTH PROPERTY.
And is the Taking OF it without the Con-
sent of the Owner Crime?

Southern Lumberman.
To the honest man, who knows
nothing of the technicalities flaw,
the value and weight of old, hoary
precedents, and the wiles of lawyers
who have to literally live by their
wits, the question that forms the
caption of this article will appear
silly and nonsensical in theext
A long and intimate knowledge of
the timber business and the statute
ry enactments governing rights of
property in timber, whether stand
ing or cut, leads us to know that the
question is pertinent and very inn
portant one.
AS a matter Of fact, prior to 40
years ago-probably from g date 20
years morerecent- standing timber
was not considered valuable. In
some localities it was considered a
positive nuisance and an incubus
upon the value of the lands upon
which it grew.
When land was only profitable
for farm and plantation purposes, it
was worth just SO much less per acre
as the cost Of removing the timber
from it. As a matter of law, it is q
fact that the code of laws Of nearly
all the Southern States are singn-
larly free from any enactments re-
lating to timber, timber lands, lum-
Der, log RATS, or anything relating
to a business thet is now of para
mount Importance to nearly all the
Southern States.
AS an illustration Of the trend of
, Legislative enactments Of the 'good
old days. when all the walnut tim
Der not needed for fence rails was
; piled in heaps and burned, the pres
ent code of Tennessee is a bright
and shining one. In it there are
} ever so many chapters, sections, and
pages relating to stray stock that
/ then browsed in a semi-wild state
} in the nnfenced woods.
, Under present conditions these
7 complicated enaetments are entire
ly obsolete and utterly useless
they are still the laws of the State.
3 In this same code Of Tennessee
Q there are not half a dozen sections
: that relate to property rights in
1 timber or lumber. Prior to the wal
j, there was but one single supreme
9 court decision defining the right OF
raft on a navigable stream. In
S this case the owner of raft got
: Judgment for damages caused by an
obstruction placed in the river by
the owner of water power. This
precedent was reversed by circuit
court a year or two ago in a case
: where damages were refused for the
: wreck and loss of a log raft by run.
ming againstthe false work of arail
road bridge under construction.
In the "good old days" we alludC
to, a "Eazor-back" hog, a "nubbin
n headed colt, or a scrub yearlins
/ were property" while timber was
V not considered. The codes of Law
J: of most all the Southern Statesar'
e based upon this old and obsolet,
g idea. AS a consequence, the mod
ern Judge, if he is a man of common
II sense and common honesty, mus
$ ignore precedents based upon con
< tlitions long passed and never NOR
/ to return, and make new ones il
line with the present state of bust
L ness progress.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07
CONDITION OF THE BRANCH PRISONS.
Report of p. ,. Sims, NJ. D., Chairman Oi
Committee on Prisons.


The following is the report on
the sanitary condition Of the branch
prisons Of the State by P. D. Sims,
Nj. d., chairman Of the committee
on prisons, State board of health,
dated at Chattanooga, March 10,
1898, and which we take from the
State Board of Health Bulletin for
March:
Dr. }. d. rlunket, President Tennessee State
Board of Health, Nashville, Tenn
DEAR R-Obeying instructions
Of executive committee, of date of
February IA, 1898, in company with
and by courtesy of the joint COM
mittee Of the two houses Of the Ten
l@ssee general assembly on prison
inspection, I visited the branch
prisons of East Tennessee at Coal
Greek, Oliver Springs, Inman and
Tracy City. Occupying the time
from the 18th of February to the
2lst of February, was enabled to
inspect the several prisons and to
be present at the examination of
convicts and others by the commit
tee, concerning the management of
the various prisons.
From observation and the weight
of concurrent testimony, | arrived
at the following conclusions:
The camp or prison at Coal Greek
is badly located, badly constructed
and not we'll managed. The stock
ade is old and unclean, and located
at the mouth Of the mine now being
worked, The water is good in win
ter, being run into the prison from
a spring above on the mountain
side. This spring fails during the
summer and the supply of water is
carried from spring a few yards
across a ravine, which spring flows
ont of An old abandoned mine and
is of necessity very impure water
The medical attendance of the
prison, | think, is as good as the
facilities Of the institution will al.
low. The general furnishing of the
prison is inferior. The men arc
without socks OF night shirts, sleep.
, ing in the same shirt in which they
work in the mines in the day. The
beds are consequently very filthy
and poorly supplied with covering
The food is probably sufficient il
quantity. but wanting in variety
necessary to sustain health and Wig
or. A prisoners fare 10 expected
to be bard, coarse fare. This is le
ultimately part of hispunishmept
but it should be in quantity anC
quality, and manner of serving, suf
ficient to preserve the health anC
strength. I do not think the gen
eral supply andmanagemento of thi
prison comes up to the standard
The prison is filthy; in summe
badly supplied with water, the mel
{ have the poorest facilities for bath
, ing; the food is insufficient and bad
} iy served; the men carry their din
ners- a piece of corn bread and ba
con cooked the night before wit
the beans they ate for supper i
their hands, without buckets, int
the mines, and eat their dinners i
, the mines.
There is nothing in this prison t
, commend it itespecially. Thep prise
at Oliver Springs or Big Mountai
is an improvement over the one g
Coal Greek, both in the prison i
self and its management. Both til
prison and the grounds are compal
atively free from filth. The foo
supply is not materially differen
: but served in a better manner. III
i men here carry their dinners int
e the mines with them, but carry
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07

The business Of this country is
controlled through politics, and no
business man or man of property
can afford to take no interest npoli-
tics. We should educate our young
men to take an early active interest
in politics-not as politicians, but
to voice their sentiments in the Sc
lection of the men who are to guard
our interests and those Of our fami-
lies.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07

Ar the closing exercises of a me-
chanical school in New York some
time ago the boys were talked to
by Andrew Carnegie and Abram
Hewitt. The former told the boys
that money is curse to the young
and to rich parents misfortune.
"There is no happiness in wealth.
The man who dies rich without hav-
ing done anything for humanity
dies disgRaced. Nothing on earth
can so surely destroy happiness as
wealth unworthily used Or unwor-
thily boarded" Mr.. Hewitt adj
vised the boys to save their money
and invest it in building and loan
associations at the highest rate OF
interest. The remarks of both are
eommendable, Mr.. Carnegie's to the
rich and Mr.. Hewitt's TO the poor.
The attempt to place Mr.. Cleve-
land in false position on the silver
question will fail, says the st. Louis
Republic. Mr.. Cleveland stands
with his party. When interviewed
on his way from the funeral of ex-
President Hayes last winter he sale
that he favored the repeal of thf
Sherman bullion storage act. Sc
does the Democratic party, which
it emphatically declared in its na
tional platform at Chicago. The
same plank in that platform de
mands the coinage of gold and sill
yer on a parity of value, withou
discrimination and without charge
for mintage. There is no reason
to doubt that Mr.. Cleveland stands
on this platform with his party, anC
on this as on other points the peo
pie of the country have proclaimet
that they are perfectly willing t.
trust him.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07

AN exchange says that blessed is
heof the old guard that wants moth
ing from Mr.. Cleveland, for he will
not be disappointed.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07

Poverty is not always a disgrace,
neither is it always a true virtue u
Middletown journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07

The Republican barnacles are to
be all scraped off the old hulk of
administration to which Mr.. Cleve-
land has fallen heir, and new life
and vigor are to be injected into
every department Of the Govern
ment, for Of such is the will Of the
people, and it is now evident that
the people will rule IN this country.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-04-07

The timber industry Of Benton
County brings in a large amount Of
money annually which finds circu-
lation among our people. This fact
Of itselfshould convince our people
that pay-rolls are what we need, and
they should encourage capital, en-
$erppise and industries to locate in
our county. This is what we need
to develop our resources.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-11-14
GRAN DEPOSITO
DE CALzADo " PELETERIA
De
Jaime RuItan-4tOcba 6

En- este acreditado Establishments sc
recibe mensualmente por todos los vspores,
un variadisimo surtido de calzado de todas
clases Y precios, para caballeros, seToras V
ninos, que calidad no tienen RIVAL.
Tambien hay constantemente IN exten so
snrtldo de materiales hierros de todas
classes para zapateros y talabarteros. Ma
letas lie viaje, driles Y camisas mallorquinas.
NESTAs AL PoR MAYOR Al. DETAIL
3 v. p s. Ponce, Setiembre de 1893
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-11-14
La guerra de Africa

mas vale no hablar de 10 pasado la :
blemos de 10 permanente, de la ST
tuacion actual de Melilla. -.
-Tampoco quisiera tocar csc pun
to, por aquello de que mas vale 10
maneallo pero en- fin. valga por 10
que VALERIE, ALA va, sin rodeos, todo
cuanto Sc y cuanto he visto Ell nues-
ira teistisima plaza africana. Dejc-
monos de ocultar la realidad J de
poner notes sonoros las cosas; Ia
batalla del dia fue un gran acto dc
valor por parte de nuestros ofciales
y soldados, pero militarmente iahi
militarmente. aquello no fue opeta-
cion regular.
ST en- Melilla hubiera existido es-
piritu de provision, habria sido i'm
possible que a 10000 metros del fuer-
te de Camellos (que es donde Sc ira
to y parece que Sc trata dc construir
el fuerte) dentro del tiro de metralla
de ese fuerte Y dentro tambien del
tiro de canon de la plaza, con una
existencia de 200. 900 granadas, Sc
retirase una fuerza militar, cuando
por anadidura esoS rs 900 metros es
tan al mismo nivel del fuerte de Ca
mellos.
-f1abla usted de aprovisionami, IL
tos y de 200 900 granadas .Crela-
mos que la plaza de MelilIa estaba
No; en- Melila no Sc necesita un
alarde extraordinario de fuerzas; mu.
cho menos el envio de comisicues
tecnicas que no han recogido sus in-
iormes 'sobre ell terreno y que han
oodido yer sin salir de Madrid, con
Il plano a la vista, como basta empla-
Ear cuatro pleas en- los fuertcs de
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-11-14

Habiamos opinado que 10 correcto
ser1a fjar desde luego ell valor de las
perras en- dos y un centavos de peso;
pero, mejor considerable ell asunto, es
de temer que dada la situacion de los
CAM bios sobre la Peninsula, no falta
ran expenditures que reexporten
dicha moneda, dejando en- pie ell con-
ficto que lamentamos.
En- vista de este y de que la coti-
zacion actual de las monedas de bron-
ce Sc presta igual negocio en- senti-
do contrario, favoreciendo la impor-
tacion de mayores cantidades de las
que reclaman lasnecesidades del pals,
optarfamos con preferencia por INA
m0neda fracciouario especial para Ia
iszo de Puerto Rico, con un valor de
II Y D centavos la de bronco CO.
bre y 5 y 10 centavos la de nikel,
con 10 cual quedar1an salvadas ias di-
ficultades presentes.
La iniciativa particular, representa-
da por algunos hacendados y conner
ciantes, supliendo de motu propio a
la Official, puso en- planta en- no
lejana fecha un sistema analogo, in
troduciendo del extranjero fchos de
metal marcadas con sus respectlvos
nombres, para facilitar los pequenos
cambios en- sus pagos y ventas; pero
esas .fcJ.as, que tan buen serviclo
prestaban, fueron mandadas recojer
por ilegales, sin que Ell gobierno Sc
cuidara de reemplazarlas por otros
signos que llenaran su objeto.
ST la administrator, desconocien-
do la importancia que entrana, no
qulere ocuparse de esta question, Q 81
la casa de moneda de Madrid no pu-
diera dedicarse d confeccionar las
nuevas monedas, bastar1a con auto
rizar d alguna de nuestras corpora
clones o6ciales para contratar en- 81
extranjero la cantidad indispensable
de monedas fraccionarias, con el fn
de surtir a todos los pueblos de la is,
Ia de tan necesarios med;os de cam
bio, sin perjuicio de Ia resolution
que mas tarde pueda recaer con res
pecto al sistema monetario general
de Puerto Rico, cosa completamente
distinta del incidente que venimos
estudiando.
i Tendremos la suerte de que al
guien Sc ocupe de esta question J
ponga en- juego los medios de resol-
verla {?
EsperemOs. -----
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-11-14
LA MONEDA FRACCIONARIA

No son estos los instantes oportu-
nos, cuando la atenci6n del gobierno
esta pendiente de sucesos de mayor
importancia, para dirigirle censuras
por su apat1a en- resolver en- una 1
otra forma la question monetaria de
Puerto Rico; psro dentro de esta
surge un incidente que impone reso-
luciones rapidas, va que puede cali
fcarse como relacionado con el orden
p1blico.
Nos referimos la moneda frac-
cionaria, tan indispensable para las
pequenas compras al detail, Y cuya
escasez, unida la diferencia de cri-
terio que observamos en- su aprecia-
cion, es fuente de continues debates
diarios confictos.
En- realidad de verdad, las l1nicas
monedas cuya circulation esta garan-
tida por las leyes son las del cuno
nacional, la americana y la mejicana,
cuyo valor esta ofcialmente declara>
do. Por consiguiente las monedas
de otros pa1ses solo deben circular
como mercancfas, sujetas las ext
gencias de la necesidad al nero
capricho de los comerciantes al de-
tall. De ahf la falta de uniformidad
on su yalor circulante.
10 hay, pues, que extranar que la
plata dominicana, por ejemplo, sea
menospreciada hoy en- un % por 100
de su valor nominal y que SO recha-
zen las fraccioaes de franco, cuyo
valor es de 36 p.S premio contra
plata mejicana, considerable ell actual
tipo del cambio sobre Francia, por-
que no hay medios habiles de obligar
a los detallistas q recibir esas none
das.
Las nacionales de cobre 8 bronco
-vulgo perras grandes chicas-vie-
nen prestandose a una especulaci6n
indigna, pues Sc hacen circular p
Y II centavos respectivamente, mien-
tras su valor real es de dos Y up
centavos, mas el cambio corriente
sobre Espana: de modo que dif1cil-
mente puede fijarseles un termino me
dio que neutraIice la expeculacion y
que la vez responda la appreciation
de esas monedas, sin quebrantar las
costumbres arraigadas en- ell pals de
compra~ y veuder al pormenor en-
chaUos, que representan uno y cuarto
centavo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-11-14
CRONICA
ALEJADOS DEL MUNDO

Ciertamente que vivimos en- Ia me
jor de las islas posibles.
Cielo Lermoso Y limpio; campo:
de verdura; naturaleza exuberante
china bene6co todo contribuye I
hacer agradable la vida. 80 vegeta
tiva.
No solo estamos libres de las in
clemencias de los climas europeos,
del pauperismo que consume AMI
quila a aquellos pueblos y del anar-
quismo que amenaza destruir aque-
llas sociedades; sino que vivimos Ell
la mas crasa ignorancia de 10 que en-
Europa ocurre.
La vida sensational de las ideas
no nos conmueve, porque nuestros
cerebros q fuerza de no pensar en-
NADIA van atrofandose.
Aislados por la Naturaleza On mo
dio del mar, ignoramos cuanto
ocurre fuera de nuestra orbita. Otras
lslas, yecinas nuestras, reciben las
pulsaciones diarias de Ia vida euro
pea; no ignoran NADIA de 10 que ocurre
en- los grandes centros donde ell pro
greso y la civilization ponen en- mar
cha ell organismo social.
Ligadas elos por los nervios del
cable submarine, experimental las
mlsmas sensaciones que ell europeo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-11-14
A TRAVES DE MELTLLA
ODE Ell HeraIdOj

La come1ta del cable. La batalIa del dsa 2
No fate m,s acto milttar.--Los fase,.tes =
100000 gy,assadas. A bando,so e isscufia :
MaIsser y ametraUadoras = Rosario d.
cmlpas
Tn amigo nuestro, recien llegadc
de MeIilia, visltanos con impresio-
pes ann 10 borradas y con amino de
que nuestros lectores conozcan gran
des verdades, dignas de atencion
suma.
Nuestro amigo no es periodista nj
miiitar. nj tiene intereses particula
res, nj peDuicio alguno en- las cosas
de Melilla. Es sencIlamente un es-
pahol con ojos para yer corazon
para sentir.
La entrevista con este observador
impartial comenzo por una pregunta
acerca de las Intermediates adverti-
das en- 81 funcionamiento del cable
Mas vale-dIonos-no hablar
de ESQ, va que el Gobierno ha recti-
flcado ST, conducta pero en- las in
terrnpciones del cable Sc ha estado
epresentando una pequena farsa.
Nj un solo dia ha dejado de estar
la plaza en- communication telegrafca
con ia Peninsula; pero el general
Margallo. por orden del ministro de
Ia Guerra, establecio una especie de
gablHefe negro, cuyos ofcios riguro-
sos encomendo d un auditor severe,
que no dejaba "escapar una mosca'
es decir, nj una Erase, nj un concep-
to que pudieran ser desfavorables al
ministro de la Guerra 8 al general
Margalio.
-Pero, en- fin, tiene listed razon: