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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-21
PREHISTORIC MEAT.
How an Arctic Missionary Was
Saved From Starvation.
Found a Frozen Mammoth and
Subsisted on It's Flesh

Aprivate letter received from a mis-.
sion station at themouth Of the Macken-
zie River, within the Arctic circle,
gives an account OF the narrow escape
OF a missionary aud party Of Eskimos
from death by starvation. The letter
says that the missionary, with half a
dozen Eskimo attendants, started for
a distant village OF Eskimos 10 hold
services. Mackenzie Bay being open,
they vent by boat To keep clear Of
drift ice, they followed the shore line
as closely as possible.
On the third day ont q heavy wind
sprang up, aud they we're compelled
to land The next morning they
found themselves prisoners, pack ice
having been driven inshore by wind
and currenta A hard frost occurred,
and was followed by intermittent
gales and snow storms, continuing for
a fortnight, during which time the
party was unable 10 travel and the
provisions ran out For three days
they we're without food, and they were
face to face with starvation. Then
the missionary urged the Eskimos to
go out and see if they could not find
a stray ptarmigan or a sea fowl.
About two miles from the camp one
of the Eskimos discovered two long
bones protruding from the frozen
earth. He called q companion, and
the latter recognized the bones at
once as ivory tusks, and decided to
secure them. The two men went TO
work with their axes and chopped
away the ground, and much to their
amazement, soon began cutting out
frozen flesh, perfectly preserved They
secured a quantity of this and fastened
back to camp, where they told their
story and displayed their find. The
missionary, who was something Of an
Archaeological, concluded that the ami
NAL from which the flesh came was q
prehistoric mammoth, aud he knew,
too, from his reading, that the flesh
was good to eat, and the whole party
that Afternoon reioiced their famished
stomachs, and lived on the flesh fol
three weeks, when they we're able tc
proceed on their journey. The mis-
sionary secured the tusks, which meas
ure eight feet in length. He made al
examination of the place where the
carcass is embedded, and thinks tina
the body OF the animal is not complete
It is lying on its back, and the hint
portion and legs seem to have beer
broken of. He intends to make
further investigation during the sum
mer. The ground in the region i
perpetually frozen. The missionnr.
considers that the discovery of tn
mammoth was a miraculous act 0
Providence to save himself and tn
members of bis party from starvation
They had sufficient oil with them Il
thaw the flesh and make it palatable
Bones of mammoths have befor
been found in the regions east of tn
mountains, but this is the first tim
on record that carcass with flesh O.
it has been discovered. In point G
time the mammoth belongs exclusivel
to the post-tertiary or pleistocepF
epoch of geologsts.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-21

81 am inclined 10 think, said Mr..
Bugleton, that If a man is going TO
build a house in the suburbs or the
country, white, with green blinds, is
about as we'll as he can do in the way
Of paint, that is, II there are trees
around the house; If there are no
trees, if the house stands right out by
itself, then white would be pretty
staring, though, according to my
fancy, a house painted white and
green looks oil right anywhere if the
paint is kept fresh and bright I was
in the country the other day, and /
saw some white aud green houses,
standing back in yards, surrounded by
trees, sunlight touching EN- in patches
where it shone through the leaves,
houses looking cool and comfortable,
aud with some character about them.
like il, myself, better than the dull
rainbow tints in which many modern
houses in the country are now painted T;
and if we're going to build a house
tomorrow in the suburbs, if it was on
land where it would be surrounded by
trees, think should paint it white
with green blinds New York Sun.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-21
New Use for Bald Heads.

A clever Partisan has discovered
new use for bald-headed men. He Sc
lects one whose Uranium is hairless, has
an advertisement lettered on the pate,
and then has the owner occupy place
in the parquet of the theatre during
the performance. In many cases the
animated advertisement has attracted
more attention than the performers,
but, as the cause of the trouble main
tains a quiet demeanor the managers
have found no excuse for eiecting him.
During the coronation ceremonies
of Alexander H., at St. Petersburg
thirteen years ago there was gala
performance of Italian opera. The
stalls were reserved for military men
of exalted rank, and they were so ar
ranged that when the imperial party
entered the building they saw the let
ter A outlined with bald heads. In
this case the owners of the heads we're
ignorant of the use to which their in.
frmities were put
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-21

Fizzer-I tell you what, old boy,
it's a case that makes my heart bleed,
The fellow has died and left q wife
and six little ones entirely unproyided
for
Quizzer-Didn't he even have his
life insured2
"Oh, no;no company would risk
him-his profession was too hazard
Gus.
why, what was hep"
"a life insuraPce agent, Life
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-21
some Mosquito Notes.

Not one, but three species are rep
resented among those who venture into
human habitationa. The one whose
sting hurts the most IL httlo dark
brown creature, but o goodly sized
yellow mosquito and a large sized
black variety, with striped legs, are
not backward 10 making their presence
known.
Mosquitoes are so natural, 30 cum
ming ia the manner IN which they
sting aud draw their blood, that Il viii
no doubt surprise most people TO be
told that sucking human blood lie only
GA acquired taste with lhem. Dr.
Uhlor says that their natural food is
slime aud deleterioua organic matter
that would DO the cause Of much ma
lara we're il not eaten by the mosque
toes. Sucking blood is only an ao-
quired taste, +" says Dr. Uhler, "but
they have learned 10 do II sciontihcal-
ly. Did you ever notice how quickly
they discover and make for places on
the exposed parts Of your body whore
arteries iull Of blood lie near the sur
iace2"
All the mischief of mosquitoes was
inherited by the females. The males
neither buzz nor sting, nor do they
seem to do anything at All except to
stay lazily by and watch a spry and
energetic female cavort around a hu-
man ear and make merry over the an
noyance she is causing TO the man OF
woman with nerves.
Entomologists say that the male
mosquito is even 300 modest to eat, or,
at any rate, nothing has ever been
found in the stomach OF one.
The male eau't make q noise, be-
cause they haven't a pair of sonorous.
cavities near their wings, as the ie-
males have The air hurled against
these cavities by rapidly moving wings
cause the buzz heard when Mrs. Mos
qaito is drawing near. Baltimore Sun.
Doctor-Above all, you must not
exert your mental capacity too much.
Poet-But / want to finish a volume
Of poetry.
Doctot-Ob, that will not hurt you
/ in tha least Indy
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-21
Marksmanship Of tho Beers.

The Beers are probably the most
expert rough-and-ready marksmen in
the world, according to the Field and
Stream. Why they are SO is explained
by their environment which necessi-
tates a good deal Of hunting for meat.
shooting constantly at ranges IN
known by other than eye measure
ments has got these men to state of
perfection that astonishes those who
have seen them shoot
De Villiers, Telt Boer, and Jacob
Cloefe, a Cape Colony Africander,
we're taking party Of hunters from
Kimberley, in the diamond fields, out
for a weeks hunt Towards evening,
after a hot day, when the air was
dancing over the plain, q bunch OF
hartebeaat antelopes we're sighted.
Jacob and De Villiers dismounted for
loug-range shot with their Snider-
Enhelds.
what have you got, Jake?" asked
De Yilliers.
Eight hundred, and I'll draw fine
on the right-hand one"
That's me, but I'll aim q tri6e
high for the next for he'ss little be-
yond.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-21
IcIng Yegetables for Shlpment.

zone of the most remarkable new
departures in the freight business"
said Mr.. Omar H. Bartlett, general
agent OF the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, sis the idea of icing vege-
tables for shipping long distances. It
has been tried spasmodically in other
years, but never until this year wnsthe
plan carried out to any extent, Now
the New Orleans shippers are icing
their vegetables right along. We
have already this season hauled TWEEN
ty-fve cars to New York city alone
that contained iced vegetables, and
the shipments to Boston, Buffalo,
Pittsburg, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and in fact to all the northern cities,
have followed out this new idea. You
know the shipments of cucumbers,
cabbages, beans, and oil kinds of gar
den stuff have grown very rapidly in
the past few years, and now the pro-
ducers have found it necessary to ice
them. The process of packing is
quite interesting" - New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-21
He Favored the Iden.

Mrs. Newwed-That cook says she
doesn't want me fussing around the
kitchen. The idea
Mr.. Newwed-Tell her if she sticks
to it I'll double her wages. Truth.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-21
The Child Enjoys

The pleasant favor, gentle action and sooth,
ing effect of Syrup Of Figs when in need Of
laxative, and IL the father OF mothoF becostivg
or bilious, the most gratifying results follow
Its use; so that it is the best family remedy
known and every family should have a bottle
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-21

ANY ONE who has been benefited BY the
use Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills, will receive
information Of much value snd interest By
writing to Pink Pills, o. Box 1892, Phila. Pa.
II afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. isaac ThOmp-
'sEye-water. Druggists sell At 25c per bottle.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29

when about three feet, as the park anu
wood reach the hight of their power at
this stage When harvested they are utleu
in dark rooms, and then shipped 10 mar
ket in bales by the time the WormWoou
reaches this country the price mas reach-
ed 10 to Is cents pound.
Next to NORWOOD, anise seed is the
most important ingredient, and this prob
ably gives to the drink a more distinctive
flavor than the NORWOOD. When DIS
guised by other aromatic herbs and seeds,
the pungent flavor of the anise seed Is
very delightful to the senses, and one
scarcely realizes what produces the odor
and flavor When the herbs are obtained
they are distilled the same as for any
other drink or oil, and pure white, col
orIess LIQUID is produced. This pure abb
sinthe is poured into casks, and kept in a
dark cellar for about six months, when 1t
is ready for use. Naturally the longer
that it is kept in the wooden casks the
better and stronger it gets, and absinthe
two or three years old in the wood IS
worth double the price paid for the ordi-
nary liquid After it is bottled there is no
perceptible improvement, and consequent
" a dealer may be right in saying his
absinthe is so many years old. lie may
keep il in bottles ten years and 1t would
be no better than the absinthe freshly
drawn from the cask six months old.
While kept in the wood, the absinthe de-
creases rapidly in bulk, and in the course
of the year it has lost fully one-tenth or
it's original quantity.
The most injurious kind of absinthe is
made from drugs, and no herbs at all are
employed in It's manufacture. There are
hundreds of places where it IS made in
this way, and man will make cask. of
absinthe in half an hour. To all outward
appearances this sort of beverage is just
as good as that made from the herbs, and
some connoisseurs say that ii is just as de-
licious. But there is danger in it. The
drugs employed for its manufacture are
noUerful and injurious to the stomach and
nerves. and their continuous use Will
eventually break down the system. There
are many illicit distilleries in this coun-
try and abroad where the impure absinthe
is made on q large scale, but it is all done
on the sly, for the laws regulating the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29

he experimental on the sick reds with
such success that they regarded him as a
special dispensation for their benefit from
the hands of the Great Spirit In this
way he regained his freedom returned to
the place where he had buried the for
tune OF his master, resurrected il and re-
sumed his journey without further moles-
tation.
He reached Independence, Mo. and
called upon man who had been a pa
tent and friend of his master. The friend
accompanied him TO Harrisonvile and
was the messenger who gave Mrs. McRey-
nolds the first Information concerning the
death of her husband. Then the friend
told her about her faithful servant. Asa:
and this was followed by calling in the
old servant from the negro quarters and
he rendered to his mistress an account
of his stewardship, with the larger
amount OF his masters fortune.
II have been told by some Of the very
old-timers that Asa was the first colored
man who ever received anything like an
ovation in Missouri. When Harrisonville
heard of the old negros return, he was
invited to the homes of the people, and
had greater glory than any white man
who has ever lived there since.
"His mistress gave him his freedom and
some of the money; / don't know how
AANShs AthN iiN iShhHAAiSh lttA AaiAHlui HFif-
ant He refused to accept his freedom as
long as his mistress lived.
'"rhe cholera came, as l have said, and
one of the victims was the mistress OF
Asa He cared for her and was her at
tendant until he was stricken himself.
When he failed to respond to her call she
suspected the reason, and then IL was told
her that he was dead. She knew her
time had come, and she hardly had time
to request that his remains be placed be-
Side hers, and 1t was done. And there are
three graves. Only few people living
know even the names of the. dead. and
not many know the story have told you.
If were a rich man / would put a mon
ument over the grave of that colored man.
and / would Just have few words on II,
after his name, something like this:
Faithful Unto Death"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29

the highest society and always with credit
to herself. She is perfectly capable OF
holding her own in Washington"
''Will Mrs. Abner be much in Washing
ton?"
"Undoubtedly-er, undoubtedly"
about outdoor sports, is Mrs. McKin-
ley a new woman in the sense of a wo-
man VINO cycles, COLTS and drives a four
in-hand?"
Abner Mckinley smiled the soft Nc
Kinley smile that has won over many a
Mckinley opponent. II can not say that
! have ever known Mrs. Major to golf or
cycle, though she may have gone into
both of late. But if so, she has kept it
very quiet. Neither do l know of her
driving a four-in-hand.
In Canton and In Washington, and in
Columbus, the Mckinley stable has been
limited to one efficient horse. Is he q
bay? No. He is q brown horse, trusty,
and a good horse for Mrs. Mckinley to
drive Does she take the sick to ride
behind that horse, and the poor and those
who need a friend? Yes, she does. She
is that kind of a character. She is good,
good, good! She does not care for show,
and that one horse has afforded her as
much pleasure in the past as the white
house stables will in the future
"And what is the horses name?" asked
the reporter.
"I'n be id if know" said Abner,
dropping his head and rubbing his chin
with perpleXed look. But | know that
Mrs. Major can drive him. and that she
is a smart, active woman, ready to take
up the work and the charities of the Pres
ident's wife ably and well.''
And with a Chesterfieldian bow the
brother of the President-elect babe the
reporter goodnight. Harry Germaine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29

manufacture of foods and drinks would
never permit the use of the injurious drugs
that are necessary for its flavor anu
strength. If one will drink absinthe it IS
well to make sure that it has been breWed
from genuine herbs, and not from drugs.
One cannot be certain of this even when
the imported article is bought, for much
of this is doctored with drugs.
The American-made absinthe retails at
81 per gallon, or SIPS per bottle, while the
foreign article sells from S1.50 TO $.75 per
bottle. 1t is nearly always imported IN
bottles and rarely in wood. In Switzerland
there are hundreds of distilleries where
the absinthe is made for export trade
AS to the question whether the beverage
will become as popular in this country as
in Paris an importer and manufacturer OF
absinthe says: 1.-The demand for IL is GER
tainly on the increase, and while it may
never be used so generally as in Paris,
there will be a vast consumption of it in
the next ten years Absinthe is not a
French drink as most people imaginei 1t
is purely Swiss. In Switzerland they drink
II as the Italians do their wine, and 1t does
no more harm. They use only the pure
stuff, and sometimes 'suissesse,' a mix
ture of absnthe and anisette. OF couSse,
1t is a strong drink, like gin or whisky
and people with weak nerves and a strong
inclination to dissipate cannot stand its
effectsN so well as the mountatneers OF
Switzerland A 'moonshiner,' for instance,
can drink two or three times as much Of
his corn whisky as a Woodworking ci' Z
merchant. The amount the 'moonshiner'
drank would drive the latter crazy. That
is about the way matters stand in Paris.
Absinthe is used to great excess by ner-
vous. dissipated people, and the result is
their nervous and mental systems are
shattered They cannot stand it as the
Swiss rural people can. Then, of course,
they drink a great deal of the drug abb
sinthe which is bad very bad, for any one.
1t is worse than poison to take all the
drugs that have been employed to initiate
absinthe. 1t is much better to take pure
gin or whisky. But as compared with the
pure herb-brewed absinthe, / should say
that gin or whisky is just as injurious to
the system, and, If it is necessary to es-
chew one, eschew the other"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29
AasINTHE MADE IN AMERICA.
The Difference Between the Pure
and the Dr1giSet Article.


From the Philadelphia Times.
The gradual introduction Of absinthe as
a drink in this country has led to its man.
ufacture on a scale commensurate with
the growing demand, and nine-tenths of
the famous beverage consumed here never
crossed the ocean, although it may have a
fancy French or Swiss label to indicate its
foreign extraction. The pure, genuine abb
sinthe however, while made in this coun-
try, owes its chief flavor and Characters
tic to a foreign herb which is imported in
considerable quantities from switzerland.
There is an inferior and harmful absin-
the manufactured in this country that de-
ponds entirely upon drugs and chemical
oils for its Ingredients, and 1t Is this stun
that causes so much insidious trouble to
those who indulge too freely in 1t.
WHY the genuine absinthe should be in
furious to drinkers Is not generally eX-
planned unless It is summed up In the ore
word-excess. There is an insdiOus crav-
ing for it developed until the drinker be-
comes a slave to II. and then trouble fol-
lows just the same as when one over
drinks or over-eats anything Of a strong
nature. If a little absinthe is taken go I'll
day iust before dinner, it is not harmful.
and should prove rather beneficial, as one
might Judge from its composition.
The genuine article is made Of eighteen
different herbs. including seeds and roots,
and is purelyvVegetab in its nature and
among the plants are some Of the most
wholesome and appetizing known to the
botanist. For instance, one OF It's chiet
ingredients il wormwood, which possesses
aromatic, bitter and tonic properties. The
ancient Greeks used this plant for its me-
dicinal virtues. and it is considered to-day
as a good stomachic and verbifuge. The
NORWOOD employed for making absinthe
is grown in the coolest parts OF the noun
tains OF Switzerland, and since abslnthe
has become such fashionable drink Ia
Paris great number Of people make
good living in cultivating and gathering
the shrubs for market.
The plants grow to a hight Of four or
five feet, but they are usually gathered
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29
A cHILD's COSTLY roy
A Little Chicago Girl Has n P,o
mousse which Cost Over $4,000.
From Che New York Times.

From the New York Times.
"A httie girl out in Chicago, who has a
very rich and Independent father. is the
owner OF the most beautiful and complete
doll house, probably, that ever was built.
II stands on the lawn of her own home.
and built Of brick, with a tiny tower and
cupola, II looks exactly like small copy
o. any fashionably residence A flight OF
stone steps leads up to the front door.
which Is Of solid oak, beautifully polished.
and provided with an electric bell to an
nounee callers. On the door, which is four
feet high, big enough to admit a good
sized child, is q polished silver plate. with
the name OF the little owner written upon
II. once inside, the delights of the place
would rejoice any little girls heart. Tho
hallway is finished In hardwoods, and -
lighted by small gas lamp, hanging from
the ceiling; umbrella and hat racks stand
there. and pretty portieres separate IT
from the parior. In this handsome room
the furniture is all of white enameled
wood, covered with white brocaded silk.
Il has beautiful mantel, covered win
handsome ornaments a real gas chande-
Her, besides lovely little lamps on the la
bles. The dining room has sideboards and
china closets, the kitchen Is evactly like
any kitchen, only tiny, and the bedrooms
are fitted up in the most complete man.
nei' lAb the ctlllHSb are SIX IeeL ten inches
high, the rooms are plenty big enough for
the little owner and her friends to play
about in. Lovely dolls from Paris make M
:he family including handsomely dressed
dolls as ladies in the parlor. cook doll
in the kitchen, baby and nurse dolls in tie
bed rooms, and waitress dolls in the din
Ing room.
Tho house and fittings and family cost
over $1,000. and do you know that there is
no more real fun to be had out OF Il than
from the lovely doll Eouse many girla
make out OF soaD boxeg2
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Copyrighted. 1896.

vsv, York, Nov. PA reporter called
.,, Abner Mckinley an evening or so
% IN get from him few accurate state
mis- about the next lady of the white
.,se and particularly about that side of
~. life least written about-her charities,
In Presidents wife the charity side
an immensely important one; and her
taritable leanings and soft tendencies
eon balance the life of a nation. 1t is
ala that Liliuokalani owed President
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29

sure. Whatever church 1t is, Mrs. Nc.
kinney viii be active in the work of the
church."
1T has been said" said the reporter
that society at the capital will die out
with the Presidents wife unable to at
tend to high social duties. 1t that likely
to be true?"
1T is not" said Mr.. Mckinley, straight
ening UP with the Mckinley wave of the
hand, Mrs. Mckinley is well enough 40
attend to every necessary duty in Wash
inSton, and many that are not necessary
While not a brilliant society woman in a
butterfly sense. she has always moved in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29
MRS. M'KINLEY'S CHARITIES,
lr. McKinley's Brother Says She Is Ex-
tremely Liberal.

Ride
hindu Neepin
in sixteen e airs, and ALMOST Wen
Copyrigh d1S6
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-15
The Oregon Press MonoDOIy

win not treat the silver fairly 1t will not tell the
truth 1t not Take fair paper that gives the
peoples side well asthe Wall street side