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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
The Transition Of Constance.
BY f. RAY LoUSsBURo.

"Yea, it will be quite the match Of
the seasonl Let me congratulate
you, Miss Blake, making an elabor.
ate courtesy, showing q fash of daz-
cling teeth and feeting dip Of dim
pies as she smiled at the pretty re-
lection in the tall, silver framed mir.
ror that hung in the innermost re-
cess OF her maiden sanotum sanctor-
um.
1T is quite true, she went on, still
speaking softly to the dainty young
person before her, "that Corson would
never have proposed il / had not COM
PEELED him, but no one knows but You
and me, " holding sagely to the now
sober little face in the glass-"not
even Corson himself"
a dear stupid fellow" she went
on, with something like pout of the
rosebud lips, "but oh !" clasping her
hands and admiring tentatively he
while her latest acquisition, a hoop OF
fre-fashing brilliants, "but OIL of
such good old stock, and with lots of
'spondulix' too.
ugh! You vulgar grill Will you
never cease to talk slang, I wonder"
shaking a slender forefnger adDon-
ishingly.
dear old Guardyl How very
solemn he said it, Connie child
are you sure you love this young
man p and said, Sure, Guardy -
Then the question is already settled,
he answered.
"Good old Guardyl He looks i'll.
Maybe that was the reason he sent me
away without another word.
81 think my conscience did give
just the very littlest twinge, though,
when 1 answered him, and then my
good sense came to my rescue. just
gave myself shake, and said: Con
ME Blakel behave yourselfl Isn't
Corson Weyland passably looking, as
young ngo? Isn't he rich? Isn't
he from one of the very first families?
Isn't he fond Of you? Pray don't be-
gin to talk any absurd nonsense. OF
course you love him =
"He isn't so nice as Don, to be sure,
but dear old Guardyl there are none
that are like him.
"Well, it is late" stretching her
arms above her head and making
distracting little moue at the face gaz-
ing earnestly at her from the glass,
''and my list for tomorrow is fear
fully long one; so goodnight. And
on the whole, nodding her head in a
sage little fashion, 81 think you a very
sensible sort of young person.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
Took 25 Years 10 Get bis Money Rack.

If we only could recognize them,
probably we should be surprised to
see how often a piece Of money returns
to us; and wouldn't it be interesting
if we could trace their travelsP A
Vinalhaven merchant has thought OF
this several times lately as he looked
at his favorlte pocket.piece. He
stamped his name on it twenty-five
years ago, when a young man work
ing at Hurricane. and sent it out on
its wanderings. He did not see it
again until few days ago. when some
body gave it to him in exchange for a
bag Of fruit, He does not plan to
part with it again. Lewiston (Ie.l
Journal,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23

Below stairs, in his own particular
den, Donald Orion sat crouching over
a fire, and although the nights we're
not yet cold, he shivered. Gaspingly
he pressed one hand over his heart,
and with an inarticulate cry sank back
in his chair Slowly, very slowly, the
color flowed back to his bloodless lips,
and the man Strengthened himself.
"These attacks have not troubled
me for long while now," he MUIR
INJURED. "Well, maybe it is best they
should come now and end it all. My
occupation in life will be gone when
lose henry wee white blossom 1t
had liketo have unnamed me tonight
She must never know the effort itcost
me.
''An old fellow like me seems quite
q patriarch to her, no doubt Thirty
nine and nineteen. No-she must
never know Of that wild impulse, that
insatiate longing to take her in my
arms and claim her mine, all mine -
By right Of long years Of love and
watchfulness and care. To the child
have been a father-nothing more
oh God nothing more! !"
Leaning lazily over the side Of the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
A CROWDED GLOBE
Interesting Figures About the
Worlds Inhabitants.
Asia Contains More Than one
Half theTotal Population.

A new computation Of the popula-
ton Of the globe has recently been
made by the French slatistioian aud
sayant. 2. d'Amiroyille. He figured
out a total Of about ], $50, 600, 600,
distributed as follows: Asia, with
s25, 1854, 000i Europe, with 357. &c.,
OOOi Africa, with l63, 033, 600; Amer.
lea, with l2l, $4,000; Oceanioa and
the polar regions, with $500. 400 Aus
tralia with $3.50, 900, or a grand total
Of ], 479, 729, 600 souls
In connection with these data tho
English statistician, Schooling, makes
some interesting commenta He states
that Of every 1000 inhabitants OF the
globe sos live in Asia, 242 in Europe,
III In Africa, so in America, in
Oceanica aud the polar regions and
only 2 in Australia. It then appears
that Asia contains more than one-hulf
of the total population Of the earth,
and Europe nearly one-fourth, Africa
contains only one-ninth and America
only one-twelfth. In Australia tho en-
tire population is less than the num-
Der OF inhabitantsj in the City Of Lon
don alone or in the cities Of Paris and
ST. Petersburg combined.
In Europe the number of inhabi-
tants to the square mile is %, in Asia
it is 40, in Africa it is Is, in America
tits s, in Oceanica and the polar re-
gions it is 3, in Australia only l. Ac-
cordingly Europe contains for each OF
its inhabitants IS hectares of land;
Asia, 81 hectares; Africa, 17.6 hec-
tares; Oceanica ana the polar regions,
"a hectares; America, 3l.2 hectares;
Australia, 235, 6 hectares. A heotare
is equal to 2,741 acres The yearly
increase of population on the globe is
about five to every 1000. At this
ratio the population of the earth will
be doubled every 139 years.
OF every 1000 Europeans 262 are
subjects of Russia, 139 of Germany,
116 are Austro-Hungarians, 1O7
French, 100 English, 81 Italians, As
Spanish, II Belgians and 121 of the
minor countries.
In reference to the density OF popu-
Iation Belgium takes the lead with
SAG to a square mile, followed by Eng
land with 312, Italy with 263, Ger
many with 237, France with 1S4, Aus
tria- Hungary with III, Spain with 80,
Russia with 40. The average of all
the other countries is AZ to q square
mile, and the average for all Europe
is SO.
In Asia the S26, 900, 600 are distri-
buted in the following manner; China
takes the lead with $50, 600, 600, British
India with $4,000, 900, Japan with
40, 100000 East Indian islands with
80, 500, 900, French possessions in
India with 10, 1000, 900, Corea with TO-
$780, 900, English Burmah with $780,
900, Persia with 100000, Asiatic
Russia and Turkestan with 100000,
Siberia with 1850, 900, Afghanistan
with 1000, 900, Ceylon with 3, OOO,O
Arabia with $500, 900, all other parts
of Asia with 43, 500, 900.
OF every 1000 Asiatics 424 are Chi
nose, 337 are Hindus Subjects of Eng
land), AS are Japanese, 4S are Indian
islanders, including % in the French
possessions; 10 are Coreans, II are
Siamese, 8 are Burmans, are Per-
SLAMS, are Russians, are Siberians,
5 are Afghans, are Cingalese, are
Arabs and 50 belong to smaller ma
tionalities.
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Cause and Eject,

simpson doesn't cut his grass as
often as he did last summer"
ono, both his next door neighbors
have gone away and left their lawn
mowers locked up. - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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accordingly"
Connie, in her bridal robes of
heavy ivory satin, sto cd again before
the tail, silver-framed mirror in her
dressing room. Around her stood her
maids, picturesque in Nile and helio-
trope, azure and rose, great picture
hats and long gloves of black making
sharp contrast with the dainty gowns
Since nine of the clock Connie had
been in the hands of her dressers.
The dainty filberts Of nails we're pol
ished and pink, the refractory curling
locks were piled high on the proudly
poised little head. Everything was in
readiness but the filmy veil, and it was
as yet only eleven by the clock.
Connie glanced uneasily at the tiny
silver timepiece, and then gave a sigh
OF relief.
zone whole hour yet, she muir
INJURED. Then turning to her attend
auts: 81 shall not have the veil ar
ranged till the last minute. Baxter,
tell Mr.. Horton l would like to see
him in my boudoir." Then: "Dear
girls, to the admiring group in their
dainty gowns, you look lovely. 1
am glad insisted upon that color
scheme; it is certainly picturesque.
Now leave me. Gro and see the rooms.
Baxter says the florists are gone.
Left alone, Connie still stood be-
fore the glass. 1t was a troubled and
a pale little face that looked back at
her today. Overwhelmed for weeks
with trousseau and what not, it had
not been till the very last night OF her
girlhood that she began to feel, as she
tossed restless and wide-eyed, the
gravity OF the step before her.
Oh for a reassuring mother love
to enfold her in soothing arms
and quiet her fears 1t was the
first time she had ever missed a
mothers care. Don had been so good
to her, SO good through all the years;
he had been father, mother, brother,
friend. Life without Don was a
something she had never faced be-
fore. And only last night he had
talked of long iourney-had spoken
vaguely Of Abyssinia and Afghanistan
and Ashante.
She stood looking at her reflection
in the mirror, feeling strangely alone
in the great, empty world. A wild
longing for comfort seized the girl
and unuerved her. A well-known step
in the outer room caused her to turn
swiftly and move forward. With out.
stretched hands and pleading, troubled
eyes, she half sobbed as she went:
"Oh Donl Don take me in your
arms and comfort me as you used to
when was only your little Blossom,
for am afraid-afraid! !"
Connie BIossoml my darling
my darling wee girliel You are mine
by every right Of God and mani
You are mino and not this other
man'sl I claim you'll by my over
towering consuming loyel" he ex-
claimed, raining all the while passion.
ate lovers kisses on eyes aud lips, on
hair and cheek and chin.
ooh Donl Don" she cried, a flood
of JOY overspreading brow and neck
But the man, loosing his hold Of
nar nushed her roughly from him.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
A4,GosRi,o>1
Y).,,. SlO@ ~

"Eurydice, hor white sails billowing
above his head, and looking far ont to
whore
"Iho great tides Of the tumbllng bay
Swing glllterlng Ia tho golden day,
Swing ioaming 10 and fro"
Corson Weyland oommuned with him.
SELF
BY Joyel wonder how came to
do i'll Always thought it would be a
bard thing 10 do-proposo 20 a pretty
girl. 1t just sort Of slipped out she
had accepted me aud it was all over
before / realized it.
sober sort Of duGer-that Orton
good sort Of chap too, guess-.sot-
tied the whole business for me in a
dozen words, without making things
awkward, either.
"Well, tho Mater will be satisfied
now / will settle down, and the best
thing / can do, too.
"She's dear little girl, pretty as a
picture and quite exceptionable even
the Mater will acknowledge that
"Heigh-hol I'll go home now-tell
the glad tidings aud he reioiced over
accordingly"
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aud raising bis hands in a boWildorod
way TO his head cried
"My God my God what have I
donoi" Then throwing himself on
his knees, prostrating himself before
her, wringing his helpless hands 10
sobbed.
Forgive mel Forgive mel For
give mel"
Her woman'a wit came quickly to
her rescue and sho grew quiet She
was very white, but the hand she laid
on the mans shoulder was firm.
81 have been wickedl Bat
] did not lmow--I could not guess !
See, my Don-you are always good
and kind and brave. We must be
brave now, you and l."
They had changed places-ihoso
two. Il was the man who needed
comfort most. A moment before il
was a child who cried ont for sympa-
thy-now it was a woman who sympa-
thizod, 50 quickly does one pass tho
Rubicon that lies just beyond girl
hood
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was a cullQ VINO crleu ont Tor hymph-
thy-now it was a woman who sympa-
thizod, so quickly does one pass tho
Rubicon that lies just beyond girl
hood
There was a low murmur Of admi.
ration as the bride, leaning on the
arm Of her guardian, passed slowly
up the aisle OF the hower-embowered
church.
Little Mrs. Gossip could not resist
saying to her friend as she gazed;
aren't they a handsome couple
He is quite the handsomest man in
the city, and they say he worships the
ground she walks on. I shouldn't
wonder if it we're true, too, for he
looks like ghost, aud she is white
enough too, for that matter
"Dear dearl that was an unlucky
speech. Like a ghost 1 sud, and at
a wedding, tool"
The last triumphant note of the
organ swelled out on the perfumed
air and ceased. The bishops sonor-
GUS voice rolled forth in the words of
the old solemn service: dearly be-
loved, we are gathered together here
in the sight of God and in the face of
this congregation, to join together
this man and this woman in holy mat
rimony." On and on, and at last to
the old question: 'Who giveth this
woman to be married to this mani"
Donald orion, stepping back after
the presentation, was seen to stagger
and press one hand quickly over his
heart.
There was stir far down the aisle,
the swift approach of quiet feet, a
shutting noise for a minute or two rs
some persons went towards the vestry,
but the bishops voice rolled on and
the group at the altar stirred not,
When the last sonorous "Amen"
sounded, buzz of excited talk and
the pealing chime of bells sounded
through the building. Attention was
divided between the procession wind
ing down the aisle and the closed
door of the vestry.
The bridal group passed, but the
crowd waited, talking excitedly the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23

Leaning IaziIy oyer lhe sac d the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23

stance Poor little bridel"
Clad in the simplest of white break
fasts gowns, Constance stepped from
her dressing room for the second time
that day, holding out pleading hands
for sympathy to the man before her.
"Dear little wife, let me comfort
you, said Corson, touched to the
depths of his simple nature by the
solemn service and more solemn after
scene.
For a few moments she stood still,
her head on his shoulder; then, look
ing earnestly in his faces II will be
good wife to you, Corson. God
will help me, and indeed 1 will try
hard"
And SO to earth's long list was ad-
ded one more of those dear uncanon-
lied saints, who, dropping self ease
and inclination, take up dun threads
of duty and, one by one, weave them
faithfully into life's warp and wool,
that the completed web, beyond the
veil, may shine with the light Of the
Throne.
And SO standing, her husband $
arm around her, her vacant eyes see
ing only the things of the far future,
from somewhere, the depths of her in
nermost consciousness mayhap, Con-
stance heard voice, and the voice
said:
"There be harder things in lifo
than burying orr dead; there be
greater strifes in living than in dying
but for him who oyereometh there
awaiteth crown Of victory. The
New Bohemian.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-09-12
NOTICE..

F. w. Marotz. Mary p. Marotz, Sallie
E. Hyatt, - Hyatt, whose first name
is unknown. husband OF Sallie e. Hyatt.
Thomas w. Passmore, Lewis G. Pass
more, Orion &. Passmore and Howard
E. Passmore, defendants. will take no.
tice that on the 18th day of August.
1896, Martha r. Meyers. plaintiff, herein
filed her petition IN the district court of
said defendants and others, the object
and prayer of which are to foreclose a
certain mortgage executed by the de-
PENDANT Sallie E. Hyatt (by her then
name Sallie +. Passmore) and one Isaiah
ID. Passmore, now deceased. to one w.
W. Holmes, and by him assigned to
Mary l.. Runyon. and by her assigned
to the plaintiff. being upon theeast half
OF the northeast quarter of section num-
bered twenty three. town nine. range
seven east, in Lancaster county, Ne
braska. to secure the payment of one
promissory note dated March 8. 1882. for
the sum of five hundred dollars, and
due and payable in five years from the
date thereof; that there is now due and
payable on said note and mortgage the
sum OF $500. with per cent interest
from March 8, 1895, for which sum with
interest from that date plaintiff prsys
for decreesthat defendants he required
to pay the same or that said premises
be sold to ssatisfy the amount found
due, and that the interest. right and
title Of each defendant may be found in
the said premises AMI in any surplus
that may arise from the sale under any
decree in this care.
You are required to answer this petit
ton on or before the 2lst day OF Sep
TENDER, 1896.
MARTHA r. MEYERS,
Plaintiff.
Dated August II, 1896
Sep IL
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CAPITAL, s25O.oOo SURPLUS sos 600
NOTICE.
First publication August %. |

William +. Onley, defendant, will
take notice that on the 18th day OF
April, 1896. Stull Bros, the plaintiffs
herein, filed their petition in the district
court OF Lancaster county, Nebraska,
against said defendant. the object and
prayer of which are to fOreclOse a GER
tain mortgage executed by William F.
Onley (sinele) to George Thompson. and
by him duly sold and assigned to Stull
Bros, plaintiffs. upon lot Elk (G), in block
eighteen QS), Mills Second addition to
University Place, in Lancaster county.
Nebraska. to secure the payment Of one
certain promisory note, with interest
coupons attached, said note dated Sep
TENDER l, 1892, for the sum of $500, due
and payable one year from date thereof.
Said note was not paid when the same
became due, nor any part thereof, nor
has said note or any part thereof been
collected and paid; there is now due on
said notes. coupons and mortgage the
sum Of 5000, for which sum, with inter-
est from September, l, 1894, at 10 per
cent per annum. plaintiffs pray for a
decree that defendants be required to
pay the same. or that said premises may
be sold to satisfy the amount found due
You are required to answer said petit
ton on or before Monday, the 9Th day
OF October, 1896.
Q. &. FLANsBURG,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Dated August 90, 1896.
Sept 10
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man descent accuse Ii OF stupidity. A
man who lie able TO send away reporter
who has been sharpened and annealed
by interviews with the widest and gam
lest OF presidents since Wsshington's
time, under the impression that he has
been courteously treated and sure that
he has gathered information until he
comes to write it down, is a statesman
OF rare ability. at least in the occident.
The feminine reporters found him es-
pecially gracious. The Dramatic Mirror
Gays:
The Twin Sisters Abbott. Bessie and
Jessie, returned home on Friday last by
the st. Louis, which also brought Ii
Hung Chang. the great Chinese states
man, and his suite. The pretty sisters
with the sweet voices made a complete
conquest Of the old viceroy. Although
he was extremely dignified with the rest
OF the passengers, Ii Hung Chang un-
bent when conversing with the Misses
Abbott, and was, as they enthusiastic
ally declared to Mirror reporter on
Saturday. lust the dearest. sweetest,
loveliest old man we have ever met"
A concert was given on board on
Wednesday evening to which Ii was
invited. He sat in his big chair clad in
most gorg cous raiment and wearing his
three-eyed peacock feathers and his "a
nous yellow jacket. He did not appear
to take any interest in the proceedings
until the Abbotts appeared. He seemed
TO be greatly pleased with their singing
and the following morning sent his Sec
rotary. Lord Ii, with a message compli-
menting them and asking them to call
upon him in his apartments. He greet
ed them very cordially and presented
each Of them with his photograph. dec
GRATED on each side with Chinese writ.
ing in his own hand, telling Of his
admiration for them. He then asked
them as a special favor to sing ''Linger
Longer, Lucy" pronouncing the name
of the song in very clear English. The
Abbotts had several chats with Ii az
terward. and were greatly charmed with
him. They also became fast friends
with Lu Fung Lie, the interpreter, and
several of the other distinguished men,
beers OF the party. Two of the China
men wrote poems in the girls albums,
in most extraordinary verse
the loftiest sentiments and wishes for
their happiness.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-09-12

Canon City coal at the Wbitebreast
Coal and Lime Co.
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gust.
Edwin Gould has made rule that all
Of the employees in his match factory at
Passaic must have their teeth examined
and, If necessary, filled. He employed a
dentist to examine their teeth free of
charge, and he found that eighty
mouths needed attention None Of the
girls returned a certificate from the
dentist that the teeth had been filled, as
they had been ordered to. Then Edwin
Gould issued another manifesto that
those employees should return him a
certificate OF teeth filed on or before
September IA. The girls are in state
Of rebellion. having been foolishIy
brought up to consider their teeth their
own. 1t appears that the PHOSPHORUS,
30 plentiful IN match factory, is very
injurious to the teeth OF the wor kers,
and where the tooth is decayed quickly
destroys it, In order to make the bust.
ness inocuous to the employees it would
seem natural for Edwin Gould to EN-.
ploy dentist to repair the ravsges his
PHOSPHORUS makes. He himself says it
would be but a trifiing sum for each
one. A 'trifiing sum" to a millionaire
is one thing and to poor match girl.
whose whole salary is "a trifing sum-" it
is another. 1t never seems to have &C.
cured to Edwin Gould that it is his bus
mess and his duty to pay dentist to
repair, 80 far as possible. the injuries to
the health OF those engaged in a dan
gerous occupation, of which be reaps
the profits. He has also probably not
reflected on the independent spirit that,
factory girl or rot, would maze her re
sent an order to have her teeth exam.
ined. and il decayed, compel her to
present TO the overseer certificate from
a dentist that they had been filed. IL
Edwin Gould succeeds in his doubtless
well meant interference with the con-
monest rights of individuals. the indie
pendence OF the Atlantic coast has been
weakened since hundred years or so
ago it refused to be bossed by England.
The illustrations to August Jaccaci's
Spanish travels. which he calls "On the
Trail OF Don QuIxote." are the most de
lightful OF anything in current litera
ture. They are pen and ink sketches
by Vierge-from his name, his
skill. his daintiness-a Frenchman.
The September Scribner's con-
tains the second installment OF the
series. The vignette at the top of page
29o, showing tall sedge grasses and wild
fowl rising from them looks like relief.
although the light and shade is deli
cate enough.
The color of the sketches is a soft
grey. except in each case for one spot of
velvet blackness. The load on a donk-
ey's back, spots on dog, the belt and
head haudkerchiefs of pedestrian, the
head of man in bed, are the spots of
blackness in the several illustrations.
Most artists make light the important
point OF composition; Verge grades his
from the deepest shadow. The effect
though, 30 fan, the reason
for the variation is not apparent.
Ii Hung Chang has been interviewed
many times since he left China. The
reporters find and leave him smiling
and gracious, but at each attempt thew
convey more information than they
take away. Ii seems to think new spapers
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Ii Hung Chang has been interviewed
many times since he left China. The
reporters find and leave him smiling
and gracious, but at each attempt they
convey more information than they
take away. Ii seems to think newspapers
are educational institutions for the
purpose OF assisting guilelees OrientaIs
to foro. an idea Of the true inwardnees
OF this country. Some people of Hiber-
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AMERICAN EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK
LINCOLN, NEB.

A. J. SAWYER
Vicee President
ID. q. WING
Assistant Cashier