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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-11-22
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Dog-wood is wanted See }. r. |
Presson
Mr. G. j. Noyes is spending the \
week at Dickson.
J. r.. Presson will pay you s. per
cord for your dog-wood.
Eliza Brown, colored, died last
Tuesday in South Camden.
Mr. Robert j.. Phillips, of Hol-
low Rock, was over Sunday.
AR Sterrell Rayborn came up.
from Big Sandy yesterday.
Mr.. Eula Hudson visited in the
vicinity Of Eggyille Sunday.
Mr.. j. b. Notgrass has returned
from a trip 10 Woakley County.
Mrs. r. j. Bomar visited rela-
tives in the country the first Of the
week.
Mrs. J. j. Totty is still confined
to her room, but was some better
yesterday
Mr. j. Harris WHY is making
additional improvements this week
at his home place.
Mrs. Will S. Corbett and chill
dren are visiting relatives in the
country this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McMackin, of
Hollow Rock, were over on a visit
10 relatives Sunday.
Sheriff w. A. Lashlee has been
called to Holladay and Coxburgh
this week on business.
Mr.. Tom Farmer, who is residing
near Memphis, came in yesterday
on a visit TO his parents.
Sidney j.. Peeler, esq, has had
new building improvements made
at his place of residence.
Next Sunday is the regular ap-
pointment Of Rev. Ramsey Duncan
at the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. w. II. Hatley returned last
Wednesday from a visit to friends
and relatives near Holladay.
Miss Matte Rye has returned
home from a visit to her sister, Mrs
j. E. Ydrbrough, at Nashville.
The timber industry is still very
active, and the saw-mills and stave
factory are running on full time.
Miss Luta Stigall is spending the
week at Hollow Rock, the guest oi
her sister, Mrs. j. A. McMackin.
Mr.. Warren James, Of near Paris
was the guest of his uncle, DR.. r
B. Travis, Wednesday and yester
day.
Miss LOWE Finley was able t,
walk out yesterday, though she i
still very feeble from her long i'll
ness.
Misses Jimmie Townsend, Mag
gle Grim and Matte Farmer ar
visiting relatives and friends at Nc
Kenzie this week.
Mr. M. Collins has gone to Wyl
where he has the contract to bull,
a new residence for Mr.. Tom Rush
ing, near that place.
When you want fine commercia
} job printing, remember that Til
/ CHRONICLE continues to make
specially Of this class Of work.
The many friends of Mr.. B. "
McDade will be glad to learn tina
he is recovering from his recent ii
ness, though somewhat slowly.
Marriage licenses have been is
sued this week by County Clerk G
b. Greer to Harry Smith and Lilli
Bell Morgan and f. H. Trout an
Maggie Goodman.
The earthquake, which was pre-
, dicted by noted astrologer at S
Louis, failed to materialize Frida
Of last week. At least it was nc
perceptible at this point.
The as acre tract of land of Nj
J Sol Newsom, which was sold yes
terday, was bid in by W. H. Ray
mond, trustee for the Farmers Say
ings and Building and Loan Assc
citation.
A child nearly three years old {
Mr.. Dan Herndon, of Eva, died yes
terday at noon from burns receive
early in the morning. Its dress we
ignited while standing in front {
the fire.
In the case Of Mrs. Alva Farra
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-11-22

EdIGRANTs seeking homes on this line Of
this road viii receive special low rates. For maps,
rates, ETC., see agents Of this company, or ad-
dress, @. r. ATMORE,
General Passenger Agent,
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-11-22
MEMPHIS CONFERENCE.
Ita Eabora Endod and the Appointments
Announced Monday.

The Memphis Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
closed It's labors 40 Union City last
Monday. jackson was selected as
the next place of meeting.
Bishop Hargrove announced the
assignments for the next year. Of
which the following is for the Lex
ington and Paris districts:
LEXINGTON DISTRICT
Wellborn Mooney, presiding elder.
Lexington station. II. Bell
Lexington circuit-V. ID. Humph-
reys.
Miflin circuit-J. NJ. Pickens.
Huntington and Long Rock-J.W
Waters.
Hollow Rock circuit. w. Joyner.
Camden circuit T. Il. Cason.
Decaturville and Saltillo-J. u
Weaver
Sardis circuit-N. w. Lee.
Sugar Tree circuit. Il. Carl.
Bethel aud Selmer-J j. Thomas
Gainesville circuit-T. II. Davis.
Adamsville circuit-W. NJ. Murray
Shiloh circuit-W II. Elmore.
Chewalla mission-T. j. Maxedon.
Decatur circuit-T. 5. Stratton.
Buena Vista mission r. Hubbs.
Transferable. f. Evans, to Hol-
ston Conference; r. W. Byrn, to
Columbus Conference, and w. j.
Carlton, to Texas Conference.
PARIS DISTRICT.
G. w. presiding elder.
Paris station-T, j. Newell.
Henry circuit j. T. Virgins.
! Mckenzie station-4J. w. Blackard.
Mckenzie circuit-A. d. Maddox.
Atwood circuit-H. III. Tolley.
Gleason and Liberty-E Il. S. Harris.
Manleyville circuit-N..R. Waters.
Big Sandycircuit w. A. Diggs.
Conyersyille circuit--R. Y. Black
we'll.
Cottage Groyecircuit-R. S. Nance.
| New Providence circuit-C.A.Cole-
man; B. b. Resenhoover, super
numerary.
Springville circuit-B. j. Russell.
Harris Grove circuit-R. P. Witt
Murray circuit-R P. Pigue.
Grassland circuit-T. N, Wilkes.
Benton oircuit-W Warner Moore, il.
Hico circuit-T. w. Hardin.
, Briensbury circuit-R. S. Harrison.
WD. Dunn, studentin McTyeire
, Institute.
The following ministers are well
J known to a majority Of the readers
Of The CHRONICLE, who feel an in
terest in knowing where they will
a work during the coming year:
l i. d. Hamilton has been sent to
: Woodville; j. II. Cole, to Medina;
} j. d. Sullivan, to Germantown and
Bethel; T..J. McGill, to Gardner;
S J. B. Knight, to Union City circuit;
: D~L. Hines, to Martin circuit, and
t j. 6. Jones, to Dyersburgh.
WITH this issue TIE CHRONICLE
bo,riuo its. 4,-o1ftb y,O1un,O Norv =
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-11-22

PERB1v1LLE BRANCH.
no. rs, no. II.
Iy Lexington $50 pmlLy Peryville 900 am
AR PerrYglle $50 pmIAr Lexington IL 80 am
All trains run daily except Nos II and Is, Which
are daily except Sunday. On Sunday train No
20 will leave Lexington 4. 30 PM arriving at Per-
ryville 600 pm Train No. 10 leaves Petryvllle
7.3O am, arriving at Lexington Q. 90 am.
New and popular route for Memphis, New Or
leans, Little Rock, Hot Springs and all points in
tanooga. Atlanta and the Southeast. Paducah.
St. Louis, Chicago and all points North. North
east and Northwest. therinfermatiOn and
Through tickets apply to any ticket agent, or to
"A. j WELCH,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Memphis, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-11-22

Sell your dog-wood to j. r. Pres
son.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-11-22

WITH this issue TIE CHRONICLE
begins its twelfth volume. Now is
the time to subscribe and receive
either the Memphis Commercial
Appeal the photos of the Worlds
Fair or the Woman's Health Jour-
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paper. For the week ending yes
terday we have received fourteen
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the Commercial Appeal and one in
Guiding the photographic views.
OF course we. must remit portion
of the amount collected for every
orderas above, but we do not object,
for these liberal offers are made for
the benefit Of our subscribers, to
whom we are indebted for generous
patronage and support. Asking a
continuance of these favors, we add
that the subscriptions to the Jour
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ladies VINO are hesltatlng may make
up their minds after it is too late,
as we only made arrangements for
a limited number of subscriptions
to this excellent monthly for ladies.
-------------
BY special arrangement we will
send to any address THE CHRoN1-
OLE and the Weekly Memphis Com
mercial Appeal one year for S1.25.
Both papers are we'll known to our
readers, and we know of no better
opportunity for providing reading
matter for. your family for the year
at SO small an outlay. In this way
you get all the county, State and
general news, besides information
of a general character well worth
the investment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11

The American citizen of African extrac-
ton may be somewhat slow in making him
self manifest in the mechanical branches
Of industry. but his progress toward equal
ity In the mere matter Of labor is steady
and sure. Hitherto 1t has been Invariably
the rule that only white men should do the
firing on railway locomotives. but one of the
big corporations has started out to employ
negroes in that capacity. Naturally. there
are threats Of trouble. emanating from
Caucasians who fear the prospective COM
petition, but 1t Is not likely that any of the
big labor organizations will take the matter
up and act adversely to the firemen with
whom they have no social relation ship.
Sooner or later there must be general rec
ignition of the fact that the American cit
izen-no matter what may be the color of his
skin-must be permitted to toll wherever It
appears to him that he is fitted for the la
Dor and whenever he can convince those
who employ labor that it would be in the
interests Of sound business policy to engage
him. The intelligent white man does not
fear honest, above-board competition, So
although efforts may be made to stir up
strife because white men no longer have a
monopoly of locomotive firing. it is not at
all probable that the country will respond
to agitation such as two or three excited
men have intimated may come
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11

The western way Of doing things often
strikes the eastern observer as being over.
rapid, but that it Is effeC tive cannot posi-
bly, be denied, even by those who do not
care to give western folk credit for the
possession of more sense than they abso-
lutely need. A little over a month age
the people.-of. Chicago came to the con-
clusion that the city government was cor
rupt. For this conclusion there was good
reason, supported by-a vast quantity OF
testimony that could not be shaken and
would not be misunderstood. The work
of investigation was at once ,commenced.
1t has not been conducted after a spec
tacuar fashion, but so far it seems to
have been quite thorough The police de-
partment was regarded as being the
municipal subdivision most in need of at
tention, so the Investigators settled down
TO business on that and up to this time
fifteen detectives and more than five hun
dred policemen have been. officially de-
capltated, their unfltness having been
made clearly apparent without any diff
Guilty at all. Good citizens can hardly
do otherwise than approve such industry.
In New York city the police force should
nave suffered numerically quite as much as
Chicago's police force has, but the prose
cution seemed to weary of its job, so a
great many men who are improperly
clothed with authority have been spared.
Philadelphia's city government is also to
be investigated. but the chances are that
Chicago will have purified itself long be-
fore the Philadelphia investigators get
ready to start There is a great deal of
merit in the western method.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11

and dignity and propriety. It Is not to be
presumed that the individual members of
this high commission were inspired by per-
sonal motives when they did their duty and
pointed out to the President the plain
proven fact that the law had been clearly
violated by the recorder. They were ap-
pointed by him for that particular purpose
and to ignore their presentations was mere
ly to rebuke them for doing their duty.
Now comes an independent, non-partisan
body of citizens. reiterating the charges, in
sisting upon their truth, and appealing for
mere justice in the premises. To ignore
these men. constituting as they do this
independent civilian association is to EN-
phasize the original refusal to hear any
thing against the man from Kansas who
was imported here to violate the law and
to run his bureau directly contrary to the
spirit of the civil service position of the
President himself. That any sort of action
Will be taken now is beyond belief, but the
case Is leaving very disagreeable taste
In the mouths of all good citizens, not only
of Washington but also of the entire coun-
try.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11

The time has passed when any one will
expect the present recorder of deeds to be
shamed into resignation even by such
demonstration of Intelligent Indignation as
that which was voiced last night at the an
nual meeting of the local Civil Service Re-
form Association. He has declared that he
5 the otiice-which he holds by virtue
of favoritsm not merit-for good and all
so far as his own volition Is concerned
and that therefore the talk of those who
believe him to lie worse than an incubus
is but idle in his ears. This attitude of the
recorder is not surprising. 1t is not to be
expected that man to whom an office is
tossed as a political sop will display any
constituencies to public opinion in the mat
ter - retaining it, as7leDg as he is permit
ted tc do so by the appointing power. But
the wonder is that careful statements
made by such responsible men as those
who compose the association. should go en-
tirely for raught with those in power, to
whose attention the situation and the spe-
cific charges against this official have been
called again and again. Ignorance of the
case cannot be pleaded for a moment on
oehalf of the President or those around
him. The charges made by the Civil Ser
vice Commission have been deliberately
ignored. although made in all earnestness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11

French duelists who are concerned be-
cause the humorists Of their own and every
other nation find much rich material in the
spectacular and almost Invariably harmless
encounters that SO frequently take place
In the vicinity of Paris should study the
American method. which. If transplanted,
would probably put an effectual stop to the
ridicule now consequent upon ninety-nine
per cent Of the so-called hostile meetings.
A sample encounter of the genuine sort
took place recently at the euphoniously-
named town Of Wampoo. where there devel-
oped radical difference Of opinion between
two Arkansas gentlemen, one of whom was
a constable. while the other was presum-
ably law-breaker. The law-breaker was
DESTROYS of avoiding service of a warrant,
and he so notified the constable. The con-
stable insisted, and. as there seemed to be
no probability of a peaceful settlement of
the dispute, resort vas had to the hair
trigger code frequently appealed to in that
region. Each of the duelists was armed
with double-barreled shotgun. and when
the smoke had cleared away it was discov-
cred that the four barrels were empty and
that a large proportion Of what had been
their contents had found abiding places in
the respective bodies, the constable being
Ia SoiHpietc poSSeSSiUu Ol tWeHtV-tnTee
buckshot, while the man who objected to
receiving a warrant found ten to Be an
overdose; both men died within an hour.
They do some things much better in Europe
than they do them in the United States, but
when it comes to dueling the people of Ar
kansas and thereabouts-to say nothing of
the people Of good many other states not
in evidence just now-occupy reserved seat
near the orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11

The appointment of Col William P
Craighill to be brigadier general and chief
of engineers of the army is entirely above
and beyond criticism. Gen. CraighiIl
stands in the front rank of the worlds en-
gineers, his ability having been recognized
even by civilian members of the profession
in a most complimentary manner, he hav-
ing been elected president of the American
Society of Civil Engineers Much of the
work to be done by Gen. Craighill will
deeply concern the people of the national
capital-their interest In the chief of en-
gineers is invariably greater than that of
any other community-so he will receive
here the cordial welcome to which he is
entitled and which his abilities and his
pleasing personality bespeak for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11

The misunderstanding in the ranks of
the theosophists while deplorable in a gen
eral sense has had the effect of enlighten-
ing the public what was previously a
subject of much error 1t appears that the
astral body does not set up Independent
existence; that when this part of a mans
being concludes to indulge in holiday the
rest of him must refrain from any active
participation in the affairs of human ex-
istence. This withdraws. what was one of
the chief inducements to become a theoso-
phist. An adept cannot send his astral
body on an errand around the corner while
he stays at his desk and attends to bust
ness. He cannot take his wife to the opera
while his other self seeks entertainment
elsewhere. nor can he go to a baseball
game and the races at one and the same
time. On the contrary he is handicapped
just about as an ordinary mortal is ex-
cepting that he can go farther from home
in a given space of time by using his astral
body than he could otherwise. Even this.
however, has been made the subject of
SO much skeptical comment that it seems
doubtful whether being irst-ciass
theosophical performer is really worth all
the study and practice it takes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11

Washingtonians who have hitherto been
disinclined to couple the st. Asaph racing
outfit with the combination at Alexander
Island need no longer be averse to con-
demning the one quite as strongly as they
have condemned the other, for by the ao-
ton of the National Jockey Club the st.
Asaph track has been placed among the
outlaws. There was a time when the St.
Asaph management appeared to be thor
oughly respectable but one by one the
reputable hackers of what appeared at the
outset to be a legitimate racing enterprise
have voluntarily retired. The new condi-
ton is much better than was the old one,
for there need be no distinction between
st. Asaph and Alexander Island; both are
entirely obnoxious and both must sooner
or later be wiped out of existence. Most
of the opposition will come from residents
OF Alexandria. county. but some very plaus-
ible stories will be told by these same peo-
pie III their endeavor to put the RESPONSE
tility for the existence Of the evil condi-
tons upon other shoulders One of the
friends of race-track gambling who has
tried to be sarcastic at the expense of the
two Washington newspapers that have
been arguing for law and order has re-
Gently come as near to the front as he
deems safe for the purpose of insisting that
II there were no negro suffrage in Alex
aEdria county that subdivision of Virginia
would be one of the most orderly and law
abiding counties in the state. The atten-
ton of the negro voters of Alexandria
county Is directed to the fact that the
apologists for st. Asaph and Alexander
Island and Rosslyn are engaged In an en-
deavor to hold the negroes responsible for
a condition that appears to be quite salts
factory to the apologists themselves. When
this is made plain 1t is hardly likely that
those who are numerically the controlling
force will continue to rake the chestnuts
out of fire that is getting hotter and
hotter every day. ,,r.-...-- at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11

Doubts as to the successful starting of
the Detroit plan in the District are no
longer entertained by those in charge or
these who have taken the care to look at
all deeply into the state of the case at pres
emit. Three elements were required In order
that a start might be made: Money. land
ard laborers., There might be plenty of
10th land and money, yet. II the right kind
Of people old not SLOW a dssife to utilize
the opportunity to help themselves. there
could be no benefit derived from the ex-
penditure of effort and capital on the part
of those who had undertaken this. charit-
able enterprise. But all three elements are
at hand here now, and the final results are
only to be awaited These. In turn depend
upon more elements. first, the number and
the industry OF the people Teultivating the
patches. and, second. the weather. With
work and rain the seeds furnished to these
amateur farmers ought TO grow and pro-
duce good crops. AND the poor will not only
nave carried a stock of food for the COM
ing winter. but they will have been taught
the great lesson of helping themselves. 1t
would be fine thing indeed for every large
city. and a score Of them, including New
York, Brooklyn, Boston and st. Louis, are
trying the experiment this summer. If the
peer could be induced to use this means of
stocking their larders. season after season,
ard perhaps there might 'evehtually come
that return of the tide of population to the
rural districts for which SO many econo-
mists and philanthropists' are hoping.
There will always be a certain proportion
of comparatively helpless poor in each large
city. and this number WIN increase as the
country grows in population, and as the
cities follow their present tendency to en-
largement and consolidation, The great
problem. therefore. is to show these sur
plus folks whose presence in towns can do
then. and the community no good. that there
is an easier and a better life among the
fields. The population must eventually be
distributed more evenly A remedy must
be found for the terrible congestion of pop
ulation in some places. and the equally
Dangerous desertion by the people of other
points
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11
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Eyes, SIR" replied the boy.
what can you dor" -.
I'm a dandy litter. 1 can pick up as
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That's no good in this business Get out
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the watch on you"
You want a runner?"
That's right. 1 want somebody that can
get burst of speed on him that'n get ten
pounds of ice from the wagon to a custom
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