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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11
Camden, October z.
RINGLING BROS, CIRCUS.
Cheap Excursion Rates to the WorId-Fa-
nous AI-Feature Exhibition.

Cheap Excursion Rates to the WorId-Fa-
nous AH-Feature Exhibition.
The CHRONICLE takes pleasure in
announcing to its readers thatwhiIe
the famous Ringing Bros Worlds
Greatest Shows will not be seen in
this place during the present season
arrangements have been made with
the railroad authorities by which all
who desire to go to Paris where this
aggregation exhibits Wednesday,
October is, can do SO at greatly re-
duced rates. A visit to this biggest
of big shows will constitute a gala
day long to be remembered, and be-
sides, it will furnish an opportunity
for seeing the grandest exhibition
in the world. Under the largest
tents ever constructedwill beshOwn
the finest geological collection on
earth, including the largest living
giraffe, bi-horned gnu, the only
hippOpotamus in captivity, a whole
drove Of camels, two great herds OF
performing elephants, complete
horse fair, containing 400 finely
bred horses, and a circus perform.
ance embracing more high-salariec
performers than any two shows. A
gorgeous spectacular entry and the
most exciting racing contests evel
seen under canvass will be given OF
the great quarter-mile hippodrom,
tract The mammoth procession
occurs at ten o'clock, when NOR,
than a mile Of glittering dens o
wild beasts, golden tableau cars ant
, other brilliant and unique process
} sional features will be exhibite,
, free upon the streets, and ten diff
, ferent kinds Of music will FIJI tn
, air with melody. Excursion rate
( will be furnished by the local raj
, road ticket agents.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11
FROM WYLY.
Regular correspondence

Regular correspondence
Mr. w. H. Hicks is havinga new
four-room residence built on his
place. Gray Durdin is the con-
tractor.
General health is not so good as
we would wish, but no illness of a
serious nature has been reported.
Mrs. j. G. Combs is convalescing
very slowly from her recent illness.
Both r. II. Herrin and g. H. Her
rim are prevented from doing any
work on account of an attack of
boils. Messrs. w. III. Hicks and
son, Claude, have been chilling it
Of late.
Mr.. L. A. Wyatt has moved his
saw-mill further up the bottom
about one mile from the old stand
where the turnout occurred Sep
TENDER 27. The fire damaged him
$4OO or $500, to say nothing of the
loss Of time. But Lon is one of
those kind Of hustlers that always
makes the best of everything that
comes along, and he will be found
pounding away again as usual in a
few days.
This is written after a silence of
several weeks, and by way Of ex-
PLANTATION will say that the time OF
your correspondent has been SO
taken up with business and sick
ness in the family that we could
not prepare our letters in time. II
this silence has disappointed any
} Of your readers, we hope our expla.
) nation will prove satisfactory. Anc
: now, Mr.. Editor, we will bid you
and the many readers of your val
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11
W. r. HERRIN DEAD.

w r. Herrin, a prominent citizen of Benton
County for q long number OF years, died at his
home at Hazel, KY, Friday, September 20, 1895,
from an attack OF catarrhal bronchitis, He was
born October 8, 1921, on ManScOeS Creek, IN Da-
wilson County, Tenn, and came to this county
about October, 1896 His mothers maiden name
was lOgue ca sister OF Mrs, Ruth WyguD who died
i'm 1928 In 1861 Mr.. Her1n was elected county
tax collector which office he held until he resign
ed to enter the service of the Confederate States
Army He took very active part in organizing
Company A, of the fifty-ffth Tennessee Regl-
mcnt, of which company he was chosen orderly
sergeant. He served with distinction until the
capture at Island No. 10, when on account OF his
health he was sent home on an unlimited parOl
Mr., Heuin received his education in the county
schools, and by energy and industry he owned q
good farm well improved During mis- long resi-
dence in Benton County he PROVED to be man Of
honesty and strict integrity. and look an active
and leading interest IN all public and private en-
terprses that tended to the general welfare Of his
community and county. About four year ago he
m0vedtO Hazel, Ky. He was converted TO chris
tianity about twelve YEARS ago, but did not con
meet himself with any church until the 10Th OF last
August when he was Daptiscd into the Christian
Church at Green Plains, ky. lie leaves widow,
two daughters and one son at home, and seven
married children, namely, Charley, Mrs. w. IL.
Hicks, Jesse b., Mrs Glenn Lynn, Thomas b.,
j. w and Mrs. !. Il, O'GWinn lthe three last be-
ing children by his first Wife The interrment
took place near WHY, ana was largely attended
by bereayed relatives and sympathizing friends,
WHY, October7.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11
FROM MOUNT ZION
pondenee


Mr. Jack Melton, Of Harmons.
Greek, passed through here satur-
day.
Messrs. w. b. Wright and M. j.
Berry were called 10 Big Sandy
last Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Berry visit
cd relatives and friends on Har-
mons Greek last Sunday.
Messrs. IL. i. James and Amos
Melton, Of Weak!ey County, were
here on business last week
Mr. Brison Belyew and family,
Of Kainthide, visited relatives and
friends in this community Sunday.
Mrs. James Pierce and daughter,
Miss Wick, and Mr.. Charles Bel
yew passed through our community
Saturday.
Two Of our young people have
fallen victims of the matrimonial
fever, which seems to be an cpl
demic in some parts of our fair
country Miss Fannie Byrn and
Mr.. Lee Pierce were quietly united
in marriage last Sunday. May JOY,
peace, happiness and prosperity go
with them all the days of a long
life, is the wish of their hosts of
friends.
We wonder if the people around
old Mount Zion have absolutely
forgotten that public school free
to alp exists right here in their
midst? 1t is truly discouraging Ia
the teacher when parents permit
| their children to remain at home
in idlencss and ignorance, and are
so seemingly Indifferent to theii
future welfare, No better oppor.
tunity can be offered to those who
desire to prepare their children fol
the duties of manhood, the schoo
is free, convenient to the majority
Of the citizens, and we insist tina
if parents will look at this matte
in the right light they win see t.
it that the attendance will be KEEP
up to a full school. Parents, thinl
of it. We have good schools in al
parts of West Tennessee, and Their
is nothing to prevent us from Civ
ing our children a good education
We should put our shoulders to th
wheel and push it in that direction
and when the public school is on
let's have a winter literary schoo
MOUNT zion, October s.
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AN EXPLANATION.
sheriff LashIee Condemns the Crime, but
Discharged his Duty.

sheriff LashIee Condemns the Crime, but
Discharged his Duty.
To the citizens of my county:
/ understand there is some little
dissatisfaction as to the course pur-
sued by me with reference to the
Henderson County negroes, when
they we're in my charge, and feel
ing it my duty, SO far as it is in my
power, I will explain so that every
man, woman and child can under
stand my reasons for the course
taken.
In the first place l desire to say
that as an individual citizen, there
is no man in the county who more
fully condemns such crime as the
negroes are charged with than I do.
who would more cheerfully risk
their lives and sacrifice their time
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11

The ST. Louis Exposition opens Sep
tember A. and viii continue forty days.
The FIRST veclgin October win be Fair
Week with parades Of yelled propb-
cts. Funny Fellows. etc FoI the
benefit of the Tennessee River people,
commencing September i and until No
vember 4, we viii make ra,e Of so each
for the round trip, from any landing on
TouncmoeRiver between Rivol,on, Ala,
and Padueab, Ky, 10 ST. Louis aud re.
torn including meals and berth while en-
route, with the privilege Of remaining
on board boat while in ST. Louis
JOHN Il. MAssEVGNLE,
Traffic Manager.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11
INsoLVENT NOTICE.
To the Creditors Of H. n. Stagner,
Deceased.

BY order of the clerk Of the county
court of Benton County, Tennessee, no
tice is hereby given TO all persons hav-
ing claims against the estate of H. H.
Stagner, deceased, to appear and file the
same with the clerk of the said court
properly authenticated in the manner
prescribed by law on or before the 10th
doy Of January, next. The insolvency
Of Che said estate having been suggested,
any claim not filed on or before the said
day will he forever barred both in law
and equity.
This October the 9th, 1895.
II. l.. STAGNER,
Administrator Of H. Il. Stagner, dec'ed.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11

ued paper q pleasant farewell for O
month or SO, as we win be OF In q
few days i'm company with Capt j.
II. DeBuce on a trip 10 Arkansas
WHY October z.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11

and means to hyeuge such brutal
outrages, though the victim should
be the most humble female in our
county, or who has q higher regard
for the sacred protection Of our
homes, mothers, sisters, wives and
daughters than / do, and as 10 the
Henderson County citizens who
composed the mob at this place, /
want 10 say that / haven't an IN
feeling or au unkind word, for /
realize that they were only trying
to discharge what they conceived
TO be a sacred obligation 10 those
unfortunate women; / also desire
to thank them for the respectful
courtesy with which they treated
my family and friends while in our
midst.
But / will say that there is a de-
cided difference in my feelings as
an individual citizen and what l
conceive to be my official duty un-
der the sanction of a solemn oath,
and l only did my duty as ! under
stood it from an official standpoint
After taking an oath to discharge
the duties of sheriff Of my county,
if j had failed to take those negroes
out of the way with the opportuni-
ties / had Of doing so, and after be-
ing notified that a mob was coming
to take them out Of jail and hang
them, l would have been in the
eyes of my people and in the sight
of God a perjured scoundrel, and
would have deserved to had the fin
ger of scorn pointed at me- The
people of old Benton would have
righteously blushed when outsiders
would have said eyes, after having
ample notice, your sheriff stood
absolutely still and let prisoners
under his charge for safe keeping
/ Git makes no difference what the
crime was) be murdered without
making an effort to move them Il
a place of safety" and then pirate
of the stain from mob violence OF
our fair county-something which
has never happened within on
borders, and pray God it neve
will. In conclusion / will say tina
/ am willing even for the gentle
men who composed the mob, al
though l known they were yer,
anxious to secure the prisoners il
my charge, to sit in judgment OF
my case.
w. A. LAsHLEE.
Camden, October z.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11

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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11
lY COURT
80 hioat Important Proceedings
Of iho County Court.

Quarterly court met at Camden
according to law Monday, October
z, 1895, present and presiding Hon.
l.. b. Davis, Judge.
The report Of the jail committee
showed that the county bastile is in
excellent condition.
A. i. Brooks was authorized by
the court to have q suitable desk
made for documents Of the criminal
court.
The court appointed G. B Bane
to contract for the construction Of
a bridge across Big Sandy River at
the Nance place.
The bridge committee Of Seven
teen Greek were granted further
time TO make their report
l.. u. Davis was appointed to see
after DR.. J. I. Alsup.
Thomas Boyd and Joe Ischeme
were released from the payment Of
q poll-tax.
q. b. Greer, clerk and commits
sioner, reported the sale of the old
Benton Academy to w. A. Lashlee,
consideration, $50.
The judge and finance committee
made their reports. The trustee
had collected and paid over to the
county go cents more than he had
been charged with.
The reports Of the justices show
ed S32 collected under the small
offense laws. This is an unusually
large amount, which goes to the
school fund.
q. b. Bane was elected commits
sioner of the poor in place of F. P.
Wheatley, whose term had expired.
}. L. Moore was elected officer to
wait on the grand jury at the next
term of the criminal court
L. e. Davis, w. I. Morris and
J. M. CASTLE were appointed to lei
the contract for the construction OF
a bridge across Cypress Greek neal
Biyens Mill.
The following are appropriations
made, to-wit: Mcdaniel & Hall
goods for M. Helm, $40; Foster &
Webb, account, $3.50; L. e. Davi
Office repairs, Sl8O; A. r. Brooks
Office repairs, S1.2O; H. w. Hatley
bringing in paupers, 81; l. N. An
derson, for afflicted child, $3.50; G
B. Greer, express charges, ETC., ex
ofiicio, etc, $3.50; W. A. Lashlee
Jail account, exofficio, etc, $2790
d. G. Hudson, stationery, Sl3.55
d. +. Noles, medical attention 70
Harrison Walker, So; II. G. Alden
poor house commissioner, So; +. G
Hudson, county physician, Sl6.5O
JIG. Presson, medicine for AlsuE
S4.15; w J. Nunnery, keeping tn
panpers, $65.77; John Nunnery, t,
keeping r. Morgan, $3.50; j. M
Lashlee, poor house commissioner
$685. A. j. Farmer, goods Furnished
prisoners, S1125; A. V. Hardin,
looking after paper minors, 81. sc
Mrs, Rayburn was allowed $2.9t
and Miss King, 81.
The court adjourned the sam
day, thereby saving a large amour
to the county.
KarPs Glover Root Tea
is a sure cure for headache and nervot
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11
The MS of Women.

Constipation causes more than half the
ills of women. KarIs clover root teaisa
pleasant cure for constipation. For sale
by j. G. Presson.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11
For Dyspepsia
Traffic Manager.

aud liver complaint you have a printed
guarantee on every bottle of Shiloh's vi
taller. Itueyer fails TO cure. For sale
by j.. G.. Presson.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11

Consumption, lasrippa pncumonia,
audall tmoataDd luagdiscases cured
Boy Sbilohscure. SollbyJ q. Presson.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11
All Recommend 1t.

Ask your physician, your druggist and
your friends about Shiloh's cure for con-
sumption. They viii recommends. For
sale by J. G. Presson.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11
A NatnrnI Iienntiner.

Karls clover root tea purifes the blood
and gives a clear and beautiful complex
ion. For sale by j. G. Presson.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11
KarI,s Glover Root Tea

is q sure cure for headache and nervous
diseases. Nothing relieves so quickly.
For sale by J. 6. Preston.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-11

An trims Wg daily On Sundays trains will
leave pgUyFua G.aD aW, arriving ut Lexington
800 am Returning WNl leave Lexington ot $50
Um. arriving at frrryYle q 900 pm.
Npw and popular route for Memphis, New Or
leans, Little Rock, liu springs and all points in
Arkansas, Texas Hnf Louisiana, Nashville Chat
uuuuGL Atlanta ANA on Southeast Paducah.
go Louis. Chicago and aIl points North, North
through tickets apply tO amy ticket agent. or 20
A.J WEIGH
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Memphis, Tenn.
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MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISING.

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Tenn.
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rEluNYILLE llANeU,
iy Lexington $40 pm ~ PCTgg.ue 0.20 am
Az pguyFile 5.ADpm An Lexington u. 80 am
Kate Power's review., 1895-01-05
IN YouR LITTLE GIRL s RooM.

II your little daughter Is about to
move from the nursery into room of
her own here arc few suggestions a.
- IL furniture
lave dotted Swiss curtain nj the
window, tied hack with forget me not
blue ribbons Let the little hcslstcad
- painted with white enamel aud
drapcd with canopy of white swiss.
through which blue silk lining should
show. The bureau. which should cor.
respond tn sisc to the hod. should also
hr white. and, III ones hank account
viii allow Ii. decorated in silver.
The prettsest washsgand fur ehsld's
room II ~ willow, painted I'm white.
with deep hollow in the center tn
hold the dainty hoWi aud pitcher in
this room ull the appointments nf thr
WashstAnd should be If white china.
strewn with forget me nots, I'm the
corner of Tho room have n hAhY diyan
covered with light blur uhInts and
banked with white lgnrn.covrrrd ptl.
lows ornAmentvd with n blue hllk
friil. A ltttlt willow rnektug chair II
another requirement In should hr
painted lu white aud have the scat
cushioned In light blue plush. Cover
the walls with paper which looks
like poFnpadnur silk III may hr
crram white in color, striped with lsnpa
~ for~Eetsinr. nutA, Ilavr plenty 1T
pictures nn the wallis. and Il carpet III
blue felt on the Eiour. halt covered
with rugs, and The smAll girl whn awna
this apartment cannot fnis to liz happy.
Kate Power's review., 1895-01-05
IUl ABY

Dear little girl, goodnight. goodnight,
The pretty birds in their nests are still !:
We watched the sun as he sank from sight.
Over the tree tops on yonder hill
Two stars have come since the daylight
went.
Away over there in the sky's dark blue.
They must be angels that God has sent
To watch my baby the whole night
through.
Dear little girl, goodnight good night.
hear the frogs I'm the meadow call;
They eroak and croak In the evening light.
Down in the pond by the old stone wall.
think, perhaps, that they tell the flowers
Never 10 fear, though the world IL dark:
They know the trefy lights the hours
All night long with his cheerful spark.
Dear little girl goodnight, good night
Dear little head, with your silky hair,
Dear little form that hold so tight
Cozy and warm in the nursery chair
White lids are yelling the eyes so clear
Over their blueness the fringes creep.
Slower and slower rock you, dear,
Ny little girl Is asleep, asleep.
-Gaod Housekeeping.
Kate Power's review., 1895-01-05
NIAGARA VARIES TIE MON0T.
ONi.

rrritnbse blizzard struck Niagara
laAt week The effect III thp lower
river below the falls was most remark
able and brought the OLD tradition uf
tho falls going dry Iii Marsh some nifty
years ago. The water gradually Icw.
cred in thr night from tho effects uf
the terrible eaat wind until At day break
wonderful sight presented itself
Great boWlderm and rpeiga doomed tn
the gorge and II N estimated that tie
water fell fully twrntY feet. The Natl
of the Mist'a decks atond np Ill thr MIR
no fAr from The river aA ~ look indir.
ruuh. The banks anil thr suspension
bridge were lined with tDwn4nenplp
and tnnrlAtA viewing the strange sights.
There waA nnhs prrreptsble differ.
enrT III thr water going over hUth falls.
This remarkable phrn0mena had not
occurred tef0re III over twenty years.
80 the oldest employees oH the Atase res
crvatEon hAy The spray wah frozen to
the rocks ard thr nfght wan wonder.
fully beautiful. me ien and annw
scenery Iii the park And on tie laland
wnt aiso very beautiful Tourists nnd
guests I'll thr hotels engaged thrtr
ro0nh for II week ahead sn anticipation
pf seeing hnmr brilliant scenes. and
were not disappointed
Kate Power's review., 1895-01-05

When grown-up. folks begin to real
ize that child is simply an immature
man or woman and not Il being Of
different order ofcreation TO be govern
cd by arbitrary laws, there will be less
unhappiness in the home circle and
better results when the chrysalis devel-
ops into full grown butterfly. Some
people can never be convinced that
children are not inherently selfish, noisy
and disobedient. They 70 To work on
u general principle that everything
child wishes for should be denied
him and he should be forced I'd do
things that are distasteful tohim simply
as matter Of discipline and to make him
feel the weight of superior authority.
But children are quick to understand
and equally quick I'd resent Hi undue
interference with their lawful rights
and privileges. We are not SO nnreas.
enable As to expect baby To be famil-
lar with the alphabet or to understand
the fundamental principles Of math-
ematics, yet there are many who ex-
pect child To discern instinctirely the
difference between right and wrong
and 10 adhere unquestioningly to rules
and regulations that are simply incom
prehensilble to the unframed mind.
The moral intelligence, like the mental,
must be developed gradually by
precept and practice since the know
ledge Of morality II never purely con
genial but always acquired.
The beauty Of childhood is Its inno-
cence, its perfect faith in impossible
things, It's open-eyed wonder al the
simple. everyday occurrences Of life
To childs imagination all things are
possible. Who knows but what Il fairy
Turks In the hearts of blooming flow
er or wicked giant emerge from the
Kate Power's review., 1895-01-05

depth of the forest2 To the ehllds eye
there Il message in the moving mas.
ses of the clouds; may not an angel
show Us face from behind a
iieecy vail? There Is whisper i'm the
swayinE Of the branches overhead. an
invitation TN fsr.ofF call Of q bird. In
a chimney dwells Santa Claus, awaiting
the chime of christmas bells tn fnlfll
every wish. How can ehiIds aututorri
mind comprehend the distinction hc.
tween "meum 1t tuum when. to his
innocent understanding, the whole nn
verse was created for his especial
benefit
Infinite patience il the keynote %
all harmony in the education ot child.
rem Patience tn the morning, when
the world Ii all too small to contain
the wild activity If healthfnl. happy
childhood Patience Mt night when
the weary little limbs are loath to yield
To fatigue. Patience i'm the nursery when
the tiny fingers learned to grasp and
hold all within their reach Patience
In the school room, when the delicate
mind unfolds and begins to comprehend
Wit fAAA AhlAH4AAA&hA III AAAAGE@
aud figures. Patience every day nnd ~
cry hour until every growing intcli-
gcnce In strengthened and the sleeping
conscience awakened and then the path
il clear. THAT child IA I'm truth moral
monstrositY, who does not recog
nize and respond 10 nm appeal to IT,
better nature Rut on the other hand
there are few children whose scnsibiil.
ties are not bluntcd and whose hytnna
thies are not deadened hy the constant
abuse and repression Of childish fan
cics and impulses We arc surely not
born entirely good or bad but we may
be trained 10 learn In either direction.
There Ii large margin between indis
criminate indulgence and rigid dibelp
line A happy medium IL ~ IT. De-
sired in all things, especially in this
question of supreme Importance III
and on which the future
welfare of the nation may depend.
When wr can show n generation III
well trained, morally educated child |
rem, then we may hope for future
people, strong In principle and fully /
equipped by lessons inculeated In early j
tn meet and overcome the /
dangers and temptations that asAasl /
them ON Iife's threshold,