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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
A Mexican Execution.

"There is a law in Mexico called
ia ley fuga, >" said Peter Negro, an
old mining man from Minas Prietas,
Mexico, as be sat by a window in the
Baldwin Hotel and watched the cars
and the people come and go on Powell
street at is the runaway law for
the execution of murderers. The
man is escorted out into the hills and
then he is set free. But all about,
secreted in convenient places, are
armed men, who shoot him down be-
fore he can escape, They do not
hang murderers in Mexico. Then
they dig a hole and bury the man
right where he fell. The whole coun-
try is remarkably lav-abiding now,
aud this practice has not been resort
ed to very lately. There is little
crime, and robbery, except petty thefts,
is almost unknown in my part of the
country"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23

were a mountain top exposed Il would
be capped with everlasting SNOW.
"Whilo you are strainIng your oyos
10 peer into these blue vaults you are
startled bya tremendous rush, like
the roar Of a rocket This Is the do
SCENT with closed wings, Of some Of
the large bare-nocked yuliurcs, who
have plunged like q plummot for some
thousand feet, to share 10 the feast
below An these birds flying at
high attitudes have been soaring upon
tireless wings, never fatiguod by
motion, as they seldom Zap, but only
adjust themselves to tho currents OF
mir upon which thoy noat; and hay
ing, with their extraordinary powers
Of sight, observed the hurry ofsmallor
birds to some attractive point they
have at once directed their course to
ful6ll the biblical expression: where
tue carcass is, there shall the eagle
(yultures), be gathered together.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
Proposed on a Postal Card

II was reading story in the Star
about a mean man. said A. +. LEY
elan Of Lincoln, Neb., at the Riggs,
"and l could not help wishing that
the writer oft had met EliasWilton Of
my city. Wilton inherited consider
able property and made some money,
after which he removed to Lincoln,
and lives as an elegant gentleman Of
leisure. He loans money at ten per
cent. q month, and has in that way
succeeded in becoming possessed of
fine wardrobe, any article Of which,
however, be is perfectly willing to
sell at any time. But is not of this I
intended to speak. The meanest
thing he ever did, and one that I be-
lieye entities him to the title of mean
est man in the United States, was
few days before l left home. Wilton
had fallen in love with young lady
from Hastings, who was visiting in
Lincoln, and his attentions were
favorably received mp to the time
she returned to Hastings. Wilton
concluded to propose. He had no
stationery, and went to a store to get
proper paper and envelopes. They
asked him three cents, at which he
was indignant, remarking that a post
al card would do as well, anyway
So on a postal card he wrote his de-
claration of love and proposal of
marriage. The missive was answered
by the brother of the young lady in
person, and Wilton will pay full post
age on his next love letter. Wash
ington Star.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
hoods Pills coa. Psioio1 sa oSu is''
Rarity of sweet-soonted Flowers.

1t has only recently been that the
comparative scarcity Of sweet-scented
flowers has been pointedly noted, and,
what is more remarkable, in many
large families Of flowers there will
generally be found one or two species
worthy of being designed IS "odor-
alta" among many scores Of odorless
species. The genera viola, begonia and
reseda, in which are found the mign-
onette and violet, are familiar in
stances. But who ever heard of q
swset-scented phlox among the numer-
GUS species of that genus? But Miss
Margaret Thompson, of Minneapolis,
reports that phlox caespitota, a spring
flower of the Black Hills, is very fra
grant. Meehan's Monthly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23

ten yields more profit than the biuh.
Der The bone is worth from one 10
two dollars per pound, and one whale
will yield al the way from 400 10 ZOO
pounda The trying-kettlos are
erected on the boaoh, protected by
brick walls, and here men aud women
work day after day until the vast
accumulation Of blubber is reduced 20
oil. The driftwood from the beaches
Is used TO feed the fires, but after
some OF the blubbor has been tried ont
It is thrown on the fire to save wood.
This blubbor produces a dense black
smoke which hoyers over the beach
and ocean like the cloud from q gigan-
tic forest fire. Long into the night
the whalers and their families feed
these fires, and as they walk up aud
down the beach they present a strange
anu Welfu sight
The profits of whaling are not what
they used 10 be, but conducted under
these conditions they are worth work.
ing for. The men only sight q few
whales during the season, and tho
profits are divided among the FIVE
crews according to a certain percent.
age. Usually one man will receive no
his share Of the profits from one whale
from twenty TO thirty dollars. The
means a clear gain Of that amount for
few hours work-not to speak of the
real pleasure of the sport. New York
Post.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
Found His Hoard.

In the oil excitement near Parkers-
burg, w. Va, years ago, J. K. Hen
dershot, an ignorant and eccentric far
mer, sold his farm on which oil had
been discovered for $3.50, 900, moved to
a small house on the island and buried
the money at places under the house
and about the island. Last week while
dying he told his heirs, nephews aud
nieces, where the money was buried.
So far they have dug up 100000 on
the island and $40, 900 under the old
house. Winchester News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
Ostrich Outran the Cycllst.

Donald Menzies, a cyclist of Cape
Colony, South Africa, had a peculiar
experience recently. He was riding
along the main road from Cape Town
to Somerset, West Strand, when an
ostrich, attracted apparently by what
was in his eyes a novel vehicle, COM
menced to walk around the bicycle.
After few preliminary antics, the
bird took it into his head to pace Mr..
Menzies, and SO long as it abstained
from using its wings, the cyclist and
the ostrich managed to run a dead
heat. However, after covering about
half mile in this way, the ostrich
utilized its stumpy wings and spurted
away at record-breaking pace, leaving
the cyclist far behind.-Self Culture.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
The Beaver Hat.

The origin of the beaver hat is
located somewhere in the twelfth CEN
fury. 1t was not until later, however,
that the style became favorite. The
Puritans of the reign of Charles I
adopted steeple hats with enormous
brims. In the course of time these
brims were slightly curled into a sug-
gestion of the modern beaver. The
evolution of the beaver, therefore, has
been a somewhat gradual and tardy
process.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
ABAKWETA DANCE.
Most Famous Savage Ceremony in
South Africa.
A Terrific Physical Test OF En-
durance and Courage.

The Abakwota dance, tho wild war
dance Of the Umtata youths, 10 tho
most famous savage ceremonial IN
South Africa, and a rite seldom wit
messed by European eyes.
This barbaric dance has q curious
place in the tribal customs In Um-
tata, which Is the native state in the
cas-. Of Cape Colony in South Africa,
every able-bodied youth is taken from
his parents just before arriving at the
age OF manhood and maintained at
public expense for one year.
During this transition period the
young men are known as Abak-
wetas. By the chiefs and most skill.
ful warriors they are trained in the
use Of arms and in the practices Of
war. All this time they are not sui-
fered TO visit their families, nor may
their mothers even look upon them.
While in the Abakweta stage they
are required to dance in public once
every two weeks, aud upon the man
ner ia which they acquit themselves
much depends.
These dances last the entire day,
from sunrise to sunset, so that it is a
terrific test Of endurance and spirit.
But the duration Of the dance is in
itself less exacting than tho costume
which tradition prescribes must be
worn.
In preparation for the ceremony the
Abakwetas first smear their bodies
over with white clay, rubbing it on
in spots, so as to give the effect Of a
leopard's skin. This is thought to be
very terrible and likely to inspire the
enemy with fear.
Next long bands Of straw thatch are
wrapped round them. There will
usually be thirty or forty feet Of this
and it will weigh fifty or sixty pounds.
But the weight is not the most trying
discomfort. The straws are sharp
and are put next to the bare skin, SO
that at the end of the dance it is a
matter of course that the bodies Of
the dancers are raw and bleeding
In order to conceal the features
from the mothers and families-for
the dance is a public. one-long caps
of straw, much like the skirts, are
worn over the face. These, too, are
hot and heavy, aud chafe the skin.
The Abakweta who flags under the
fatigue or torture of the dance is
looked down upon. If he breaks
down completely he is sent back to
the women and forever loses his posi-
tion in the tribe. The rest are APP
plauded and encouraged by their in
structors.
After a year of this training they
cease to be Abakwetas, that is neo-
phytes, and become full-Aedged war
riors, entitled to all the rights and
privileges of men. All those who can
survive the terrible training certainly
have proved themselves fitted to I'M
dertake the responsibilities of the
South African warriorship.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
Tho Market Value Of Cast.Ont Teeth.

The Market Value Of Cast.Out Teeth.
wonder whether al my readers
know the value Of old artificial teeth
when they contain gold in any guam
tity. II they do not, / should advise
them to get good advice on the SUBJ
iect before selling, Tor there is an
enormous demand for such articles ia
the advertisement columns of the
papers, aud / suspect that a good
deal OF swindling is done in the
trade. There is one advertisement in
which these who have teeth for sale
are recommended to apply TO a manu-
featuring dentist rather than to n
wardrobe buyer. A lady responded
to this advertisement the other day,
and got an offer of 81 for her set, but,
being dissatisfied with the offer, che
took the goods to a pawnbroker, who
at once offered her 60 14shillings for
them. If, therefore, manufacturing
dentist is a better purchaser thar an
old clothes merchant, pawnbroker
would seem to have the advantage of
both. London Truth.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
Aesthetic Cows.

A society woman of this city, who
has acquired some literary fame, has
a country place on Long Island, where
her COWS go about with pink and blue
ribbons tied to their horns. New
York journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
De las No Llmitatlons.

But" interposed the secretary,
'such thing is impossible. We can
not kill 10000 rebels when the force
numbers but 500.
"Tut, tint, interieeted the Spanish
general, nothing is impossible in a
proclamation. Let the slaughter pro-
coed.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23

Col. ]. NJ. Wilson, commissioner of
public buildings ut Washington, says
that !, pa, 227 persons have assembled
the Washington monument without an
accident since 1888.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
Horses mai Take Freanent baths.


The horses which are used on the
Kennebec ice fields are so accustomed
to dropping through the ice that they
don't seem to mind it. They are
yanked out little roughly, to be
sure, but they take their medicine
like the chickens belonging to the
family that was constantly moving
which, every time they saw a covered
cart stop in front Of their house, would
turn on their backs and stick their
legs into the air to be tied together,
ready for transportation. - Portland
(Me. Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
A Connndrnn.

"Can you tell me why the head of
Charles L was like the coupon of
railway ticket?"
Dunno, I'm sure"
"Cause it's no good when detach-
ed."-Bufalo Express.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23

Trips Undrrtnken for lfoaifh'a sake
win bo rendered more beneficial, and the
fatlgues OF travel counteractod, % the yoyager
win take along with him liostetler'a stomach
bltterF, and nee that protective and enabling
tonlc nerve iuviGOrunt and appetizer revue
larry. lmpurItieH in air and water ia neutral
Iced BY 49, aud IL a a matches tfanquilliker
and regulator of the stomach. liver and bowels
10 couutcrncts malaria, rhcumn lem, ana G.
tendency 90 Kidney and bladder ailments.
The Danube flows through countries IN
which hfty-three languages and dialects are
spoken.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
Robby's Transformation.

"And who 10 this9" asked Clara,
pointing 10 q picture Of chubby
child In skirta
THAT said Robby, who had been
wearing kniokerbockors ior some time.
''is me when was q girl. standard.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
NOMINATION HELD UP
It Is That OF Francis, Sue
cessor Of Hoke Smith.
POLITICS Is AT THE BOTTOM.

The Confirmation OF the New Secretary
Of the Interior Went over At the
Request OF senator vest-It IL Not
Believed the Opposition WIN Prevent
Confirmation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. i0.-The nomina.
ton Of Secretary Francis, who was
nominated by President Cleveland 70
succeed Hoke Smith AZ secretary Of the
interior department, was referred to the
finance committee In accordance with
the castom Of the senate. Nominations
Of the president for cabinet positions are
usually confirmed very promptly. The
nomination Of Mr.. Francis WIS sent 70
the senate week ago. and yesterday
was the first meeting Of the finance
committee since the nomination was re.
ferred 10 il, Secretary Francis win not
be confirmed until after the senatorial
election IN Missouri. II Is understood
that Senator Vest, member Of the
finance committee, suggested that IN,
nomination go over until after the holi.
days The opposition. n such It can b.
termed, can be traced 10 the recenl
election. in which Secretary Franci'
supported the gold Democratic candi
dates. Considerable feeling has beer
engendered, but IL is not believed th,
opposition will be carried so far as {,
prevent a confirmation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

Marriage licenses issued since Dec. 4:
George Green TO Carrie Henley, A. h.
Thornton 10 Hester Carter, Joe Smith
10 Ellen Hood, Tote Green 10 Tidy
Hill, r chard Washington 10 Ella Don.
nell, Sam Parker TO Hattie Allen, +. b.
Richerson b Emma Armstrong, Allen
Counter Jr. TO Mariah Thomas, len
Black to Nancy Carpenter. Scipio West
brook TO Rachel owen, Jef Young u
Lou Netall. J. d. Fuller TO l.. O. Nichols,
Heal Davis TO Tilley Kinney, Nathan
Walton to finkie lsham, Eulas Hairs.
ton 10 Emma Johnston, William Wal.
ton O. Elmir Oldham, A. s. Ray 10 Mat.
tie Williams, John Simmons to Harriet
McGowen, Arthur CLANCY 10 RoxiS
Pyle, W. d. Pugh 10 Josie Wilson, VIM
Walker TO Emma Challendeld, German
Henton 10 Lummie Burrell, VIM johns
TO Margaret Peterson, o. l. Miller TO +
q. Goodwin, George Eas,on 10 Annie
Woods.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

There will be an art exhibition at
Miss Cars Studio, Friday, Dec. IS.
The public is cordially invited. Open
8 a. m. to @ p. m. 10
Ernest Adams Is in the city.
10, IS and 10 cent ribbons going at 50
cents per yard at Miss 81. Icons. dig
Ab Loughridge, a former citizen Of
Bryan nov residing in Rockdale, i IN
the city.
j. A. Germany Of jacksonville. re-
turned from Dallas and other points
yesterday.
Karrs Clover Root Tea purlfles the
blood aud gives n clear and beautiful
complexion. Sold by all druggists.
We learn the citizens Of woodyille
will hold an election to vote on the
question Of being taken into the Bryan
ely corporation.
The ID. Y X. young men have con-
iracied with Artist Lee 10 supply the
decorations Tor their sixth annual ball.
The decorations will surpass anything
OF the kind ever seen here.
KEris Clover Root Tea Is "a sure
cure FOR Headache and nervous dis.
eases. Nothing relieves so quickly
Sold by all druggists
Teas exposition Saloon is the prime
favOrite for those who want the best
drinks prepared in the most artistic
manner. The Exposition is also known
lar and wide 10 the travelling public. II
H. on want a handsome Christmas
pi eseni-somethiug that will last long.
e. aud he appreciated more than any
thing else-call and make a selection
run tue beautiful stock Of jewelry al
Caldwel's. lie has the newest and
preltiest Of everything In his line. 10
Try international stock food" as .
condition powder and appetizer for ell
kindt OF stock. Il Is the best thing OF
tie market. Sold by John NJ. Lawrenc,
4 Co. 81
Ask your physician. your druggls
and your friends about Shilohs Cur
Tor Consumption. They VIII recon
mend Il. Sold by all druggists.
Persons willing to give anything Il
tie way Of clothing, shoes, provision
or money TO the Waco orphans HON,
will please deliver their donations I,
Mrs. h, @. Harder and the same will
be promptly sent TO the 0rphanage
Remember the children with q Chnst
mas offering. They are very much IL
need.
A rng, q watch, a piece Of silverware
a novelty in gold or silyer-in fact vol
en- find anything you want at John NJ
Caldwelrs. 10
The best cough cure 10 Shhch's Cure
4 neglected cough Is dangerous stol
Il at once with Shlloh's Cure. Sold b,
~ druggists
W. 7. James will receive a car loa,
of fine mules at his stable Dec. IA
Call and see them. l5d
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

LEAvENwoRrH, Kan, Dec. ia
case Of peculiar interest was developed
here when Frank p Adams, a promi.
nent businessman Of Adamsville. Tenn,
was found in dying condition at the
Houston hotel. suffering from lauda.
mum poisoning. Adams daughter, Is
years old, charged her mother with
oonspiring to get her father out Of the
way. The mother fatty denies having
anything TO do with the poisoning. and
charges Adams with threatening q
shoot her, and later pursued her with q
knife. She says she afterwards saw
him swallow something. After heroic
efforts the doctors saved Adams lite.
The couple were divorced three year,
ago, hut had recently become reconciled
and arrived here two weeks ago 70 b,
remarked. They Quarreled last night
and the poisoning followed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Members OF
the house ways aud means committee
say the reports sent from Washington
outlining the elaborate scheme for q
duty ON silver in the new tariff bill is
merely fiction. No such proposition has
been considered In the preliminary dis
cussions OF the bill which tho Re.
publioans have had. although Il has
been generally understood from the be.
ginning that there would be duty on
oil ores Of which silver IL q hiproduct.
A member Of the committee said;
- duty on silver would be ~ useless
as a duty on rainwater for the reason
that no silver is imported into this coun
try. Tho only thing we can do for sill.
yer miners will be to put duty ON Mex.
lean lead ore, Of which silver Is a BIZ
product BY doing this we viii give
protection TO lead industries, and Incl.
dentally TO silver miners No such
scheme as a sliding tariff ON silver bul.
lion based on Its market price has been
thought Of.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Monthly statement Made by the Bu-
reaa Of statistics

Monthly statement Made by the Bu-
rcaa Of statistics
wAsHIS0roN. Dec. I6.-The monthly
statement OF the imports and exports q
the United States for the moath Of No.
vember issued by the bureau of STATE
tics show the exports Of domestic mer-
chandise during the month 20 have been
tiO7. $40. s77. as compared with ss5,li5.
200 for November, 1895. During tn
last 4 months the increase was abou
el6l. 900. OOO.
The imports Of merchandise durin p
the month Of November amounted g
S5O,O3s. 752, Of which s27.O6a.o53 W.
free Of duty. The loss In imports , ,
merchandise for the month amount o.
about sl9. 900, 900. and for the II month,
ell7 200, 900.
The exports Of gold during Novem.
Der amounted to el2s. 800. against Ga.
O59 Ol7 for November, 1898, and the in.
ports s1.Sl7. 5l7, against s50l 800 for No.
vember, 1898. The exports 81 silver
during the month aggregated sl,07i,lli,
against s5,ll4,560 for the same month
month last year.
The imports Of silver during the
month amounted to si,776,099 and fo'
the corresponding month last yeai
81, O3O, O23.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
ohas. Il. Edge, dentist, bryan Tex

Chas. u. Edge, dentist, Bryan Tex,
E.E. Minis returned to Hampstead
yesterday.
A. NJ. Rhodes len yesterday for
Houston and San Antonio.
CIR. Dickerson was up from Well
b)rn yesterday.
Great reduction in every department
at Wyse's. 10
Mrs. +. Buford OF Greenyille, IL here
visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Asiin Of Hearne,
are visiting In theciiy.
30 dor ladies' fast black hose, value
20c, viii run At i0c per pair At Wyse's. lS
r. NJ. Foster Of Rogers, Belle County,
was 10 Bryan yesterday.
IN. Slaughter OF Edge, called on the
Eagle yesterday.
COnsninptieH. llaGnppe, Pneumonia,
cured by Shiloh's Cure. sold by all
druggists
Mrs. West returned yesterday from
Pensacola, Florida.
John NJ. Caldwell has an exquisite
line 81 diamonds. watches, iewelry, III
,,raLre, silver noyelli 3, etc Tor Christ.
mas resents. rs
The ioadway-the Lest corset on
earth for 2ic at Myge's. 10
Jim Royder came up from wellboru
yesterday.
Mrs DR.. Erwin and children eturned
TO Hearne yesterday.
Mrs Fannie Parker has returned from
Dallns where she has been ATTENDING
81. Mays institute.
Ed Waddel has been Jailed here on
charge ofaggrayated assault.
Seats will be put on sale at lIaswell'i
this morning al 10 O'Clock Tor Clay
Clements production Of The Bells,
"Wednesday, Dec. 23 Get your seall
early.
I, q. Boci,ow, representing Japhet
Co., importers and whole ale dealers ia
liquors and cigar., Houston, was seein.
the trade here yesterday.
have At my stable 10 sell for Slarl
Bros Of Missouri, $3.50 worth Of he 6n
est OF fruit tress Of all kinds. "Old Gal
Process Roots" Parties who subscrib
ed or these trees were not able 10 taxi
them. Any one wishing trees shoul,
call % see me at once ana ! will Civ,
yon a bargain. Ira GooCh. Is
II. G. Kyle class 'Q0 has been ap
pointed tosucceed Prof J. w. Carson
resigned, in the agricultural depart
ment Of the A. aud NJ. College, 10 taxi
elect Jan. l..
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-17
The FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Delegate Pomsroy Unseated and Hls
Alternate Recognized.

Delegate Pomsroy Unssaisd aud Hls
Alternate Recognized.
CINCINNATI, Dec. l6.-when President
Gompers called the convention Of the
American Federation Of Labor to order
today there was a full attendance.
The secretary was directed TO notify
the unions Of bartenders. hotels and
restaurant walters that their representa-.
tive, W. c. Pomeroy Of Chicago, had
been refused a seat in the convention.
and that the alternate would be seated.
The committee ON labels reported
favorably ON the recommendation Of the
cigarmakers. that tin or cardboard signs
giving the various labels be made and
distributed pro rata among unions so
as to familiArize the public with the L..
bells Of the trades. This was ooncurred
In.
The grievance committee made an ex-
tended report
Delegate Clark reviewed the Olney ar.
bitration bill at length and urged that
all labor organizations exercise their
fullest influence to secure the passage
OF this bill and that there would be nc
trouble over reductions or other changes
In the event Of It becoming law. Clark,
address was ordered printed and re
ferred 20 committee.
Il is understood that strong resolu
tons OF sympathy with Cuba will b,
adopted A canvass Of delegates shows
almost unanimous sentiment n favor o.
aid for Cuba, even 20 encourag cement o.
onlstments now that are beiug reported
In different sections OF the country.