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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28

The highest chimney in England is
supposed to be that of Barlow & Dob
sons mill at Bottom; it is 3GS feet
high, aud is builtof 900, 600 bricks and
l22 tons of stone. 1t is excelled by at
least tyQ ip Scotland-,he s., Rollox
chimney in Glasgow, IS 445 feet and
the Townsend chimney in the same
city is said to be 46S feet high. But
the steeple jacks make no more Of
climbing such chimneys than one O
third Of their height, though the vibra-
ton is more serious at times. All
chimneys vibrate, especially in a gale
lit is q condition of their safety-but
the oscillation at the top is serious
matter for any one to work there dur
ing a high wind, and in such condi-
tions the job is postponed to a calmer
season. Lancashire also boasts of one
of the crookedest chimneys in the
country shaft at Brook Mill, Hey
wood which is nearle 200 feet high,
but is more than six feet out of plumb.
1t has been belted with iron bands.
and is considered secure. Chambers
Journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28
Well Done, Faithful.

Jones'" said the city editor to the
new reporter. 'Tve got nobody to
copy the hotel arrivals. so wish you'd
go over and take the Pacific house
register"
The new reporter went straight to
the hotel. A guest was registering,
but the moment he was through the
reporter grabbed the book and started.
Hi there" shouted the clerk,
''bring that back"
The clerk and all the bell boys got
after him, but in vain. A moment
later he burst triumphantly into the
newspaper Office out of breath.
'I-I got it'll" he shouted.
"Got what?" asked the city editor.
"The register!, Tho World.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28
Great Shot.

James Shields was elected to the
United States Senate in 184S, de-
feating his predecessor, senator
Breese. Shields had distinguished
himself in the Mexican war, and at
the battle of Cerro Gordo he was shot
through the lungs, the ball passing
out at his back. His recovery was
one OF the mNrvels of the day.
Shields war record is believed to
have secured to him his triumph over
Breese, When the news OF Shields's
election was received, a lawyer named
Butterfeld was speaking OF it to a
group of friends, when one of them
remarked: at was that Mexican bull
let that did the business. Eyes, -
restored Butterfeld, ''that was q
great shot. The ball went clear
through Shields without hurting him,
and killed Breese one thousand miles
away. "-Argonant.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28
Lnmber used IN BOX Making.

In discussion Of the amount OF
lumber consumed Ia tho making of
boxes. Barrel and Box, a paper recent.
ly started az Louisville, is authority
for the statement that a certain Chiea-
60 soap concern uses every year sl05-
600 worth Of white pine soap boxes Ia
Chicago, and s80,000 worth Of cotton
wood boxes at St. Louis. Tho to-
tai number Of boxes used by
this company last year was 1,5l1,-
COG. Another Chicago concern
uses 100000 boxes every year.
The firm operates its own box
factory at Rhinolander, Wis There
are fully fifty other soap manuinc-
turors in this country, aud Barrel aud
Box estimates that altogether 1907
OOO,0 boxes are used In packing
soap alone Two Of the large soap
manufacturers expend each year $780,
600 for boxes. 10000, 600 boxes cost
$500, 900, 100000, 900 would involve
the expenditure Of $40, ZOO. 900 for
soap packages alone. Continuing the
calculation through the vast range Of
paokingbox demand, which involves
almost every industry known to man,
We can imagine how enormous is the
expenditure in its grand total, and what
an amount Of lumber is consumed in
its manufacture. Il is evident that
the making Of boxes furnishes the latg-
est percentage of the demand for the
coarser and common grades of lumber,
and that, as the years pass, there will
be a sure outlet for low grade white
pine, cottonwood, yellow pine and all
other lumber that can be worked into
boxes. Northwestern Lumberman.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28
SAVED By A sEAGU11.

Two months before our story opens
Andy Royson, while playing on the
beach, came across a seagull which in
some way had broken its wing and
was unable to fly. Andy took it
home and nursed it until it was we'll.
He offered the bird its liberty by TAX
ing it on the beach and pitching it
into the air. It would fly little way
but would always come back to him.
Andy soon learned to love the bird
very much. At the time our story
opens they we're always together. 1t
would follow Andy everywhere he
went
Andy lived close to the beach. He
had learned to row and his father had
bought him a small rowboat. There
was a pile Of rocks that jutted out Of
the water about two miles from the
shore. 1t was Andy's favored fishing
place. He would go every Saturday
and fish. His father always warned
him not to stay too long, because
when the tide came in it would be
dangerous He promised to be always
on the alert BE had gotten permits.
sion from his father to go fishing that
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Some Of tho London theatres are
warmed by electric radiators
French matches are to be made
hereafter with red phosphorus instead
Of white, the red being less injurious
10 the operatives
No fewer than 1G, 900 persons die in
Italy every year from malarial fever,
and there are 1000 communes where
quiaino is not TO be had.
Ono Of Krupp's 18O-ton steel guns
has thrown a 2. COO pound shot fifteen
miles An Armstrong gun, weighing
100 tons, has impellod q shot Of 1880
pounds a distance Of fourteen miles.
A German chemical journal states
that Il has been shown by experiment
that if a petroleum lamp is over
turned, tho quickest and surest way
to put out the flames is to throw milk
on it.
The greatest depth, writes Professor
secley in his "Story Of the Earth, - at
which earthquakes are known to or
iginate is about thirty miles. It has
also been calculated that heat suili-
ciont to melt granite might occur at
about the same depth.
There are at present five light YES
sells, six island, pile, or rock light
houses. and forty shore lighthouses
around the coasts of the United King
dom, which have been placed in cleo
trical communication with the general
telegraph system of the country at the
national charge
The ignorant populace Of Carlo,
Egypt, the other day attacked an Ital-
ian physician who was disinfecting q
house in which a man had died of
cholera. He defended himself wit4
carbolic acid for a while, but was SO
severely beaten that he had to be
taken to a hospital. -,s's'yss -.
A curious property of potassium
uranyl sulphido has been reported tc
the French academy by NJ. Becquerel.
When excited to phosphorescence,
this substance emits rays which last a
long time-more than 100 hours-af-
ter phosphorescence ceases, which
pass through paper, aluminium and
copper, and which discharge electri-
fed bodies like the Roentgen rays.
Frogs aud toads sleep living ,atb
during the winter, but wake in early
8 spring to lay their eggs and cheer the
world with their rustic songs Every
9 country pond swarms with them. The
e frogs lay but few eggs Hence NOR,
care must be exercised TO preserve
and fertilize them. To this end they
/ are dropped, not singly, but in clus
tiers into the water, and are thus pro
a tected from harm and cared for unit
the Matching time arrives. And tn,
!. product Is always frog or toad, al
4 the case may be. This egg never de
e velops into a turtle or a fish it is al
? ways a tadpole.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28

Pretty, drowsy, baby eyes.
Meath the white lids blinking,
Far away up IN the skies
Some bright stars are wlnklng.
They light the way 20 a baby-show
10 which, sweet one, you soon must 60.
Look pleasant-smooth that tiny frown-
And you'll take the prize In sleepytown.
Babes win be there from across the sea,
The black-eyed Turk and small ChInee,
The iur-wrapped, funny Esquimau,
Whose hut Is placed mid arctic snow,
Yes, from all lands this earth doth know
Babies viii come 70 the dream-land show,
And pretty, drowsy baby eyes,
You will be sure 10 win the prize.
70 shut your dainty eyelids down,
And HE away to sleepytown.
Fred II. Yaple.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28

''Are you the proprietor of this res
tau-ant?" asked the man who had
waited for his order until he became
sleepy.
eyes, sir. What can do for you?''
"You can give me some information.
/ want to know whether You have told
the waiter to stay away so that you can
bring in a bill for lodging against
me?"--Denver Times.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28
New Sleeping Car.

A new pattern of sleeping coach
has been brought out in England that
is supposed to meet some peculiarly
English wants. The car is fifty-two
feet long and nine feet wide, with
single-berthed and double-berthed
compartments alternating, corridor
running the full length. Each pas
senger has room to undress comfort
ably and finds hooks in abundance
upon which to hang his clothes, and
by boiling his door can be assured
by privacy.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28
Glddness Comes

With a better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
zeal ills which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle ehorts-plcasant Efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms Of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to q constipatod condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, andis
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. It's therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur.
chase, thaty you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa.
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
/ physicians, but if in need of laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informedev everywhere, Syrup of
/ Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and givesmost general satisfaction.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28
The wondrous Laws Of Nature.

"Ihe great course Of modern social
life is the overcrowding Of the cities, "
said the parrot philosopher.
''Too true" admitted the other
man, "but think the trolley cars and
ambulances will eradicate the evil in
time. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28

stroys dependency, cures baclIache
strengthens the muscles, restores ths
womb TO it's normal condition, and yop
are changed from a physical wreck Il
the Joy Of your home and friends.
BY the way-the leading druggists
tell us that the demand for Lydia f.
PinlSham's Vegetable Compound Is
simply beyond their power Of under
standing, and what is best Of all, &.
does the work and cures where the
best physicians utterly fail
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28
A RInY-two Yenrs, Case.

"TETrERINE is the only remedy | ever sold
hat would make permanent cure Of letter.
j sold IL tOu per- on who had letter on his hand
for flty-two years, and two boxes cured him."
j. II. TANNER
McDonald's NJ II, Ga
box by mail for Soc in stamps
J. 7. SHUPTRINE, Savannah, Ga.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28

ga presidential nominee never gets
a chance to economic"
eyes, he does; you never heard Of
one having to get his grass cut. -
Chicago Record.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-28

A Maine man has invented cart
which will let itself loose from the
horse automatically when he runs
away,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12

map with British red. That is what
the action Of the British government
means, in sustaining Mr.. Rhodes and
appointing Earl Grey to be his coad-
iuctor in administering the affairs of
the South Africa company.
On the whole, this decision of the
government is to be commended.
Whatever becomes Of the British
South Africa company, the work it
has thus far done should not be lost.
The territory it has begun to redeem
should not be allowed to relapse into
savagery. 1t is a splendid empire,
which will wellrepay the efforts that
may be made to improve it. Much
of it is just as habitable for Euro
peans as England itself, and its nat
ural resources are undoubtedly enor-
nous. What has been done at Kim
berly and the Rand may be repeated
a hundred times between the Orange
River and the sources of the Congo.
What bearing this turn of affairs
will have upon the Transvaal troub-
les remains to be seen. Strictly
speaking, there is no connection be-
tween the South Africa company
and the colonists of the Rand, and
England's settlement with President
Kruger should not be affected in any
way by this decision to sustain Mr..
Rhodes. Certainly the Transvaal
Beers have no title to the region be-
yond the Limpopo, nor have they
any right to insist upon the dismissal
of Mr. Rhodes and the dissolution of
his company. Neither will the
maintenance of the company and its
domains give Mr.. Rhodes or tha
English Government any further
right to NEEDLE with the affairs of the
Transvaal. Nevertheless, the incl
dent Is not merely a floating straw
it is a whole rising tide. 1t will en-
courage the foreign settlers in the
Transvaal to insist upon what they
deem their rights, 1t will encourage
more to flock thither. And
by girding the two Boer States round
about with British domains and
British influence, it will make power
fully for their ultimate absorption
into the United Colonies, or United
States, Of South Africa.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

MILWAUKEE. January 18th 1896.
In accordance with usage ana DN dlrecllnn OF
the state Central ommttee. 4 convenilDn or
the Republican electors ot the state OF WIS
consIn win be held in the city of Milwaukee on
the 18Th day Of March. 1895, at IL o'clock
NOM. for The purpose Of electlng four dele
gates and -four aternates from the state ~
large 10 the Republican National Convention
10 he held 1T ST. Louis. Missouri. on the 18Th
day of June 1896 and 10 nominate twelve
ELECTORS az President audi Vice-Presidcnt OF fhe
Ijnited States 10 be voted fora the Renerhi
election In November next als''to select tie
nublican state Central COMMITTEE and elect q
Chairman OF said Committee. ani 20 transact
guch other business Ms may come before the
the Republican electors OF Wisconsin, and
MI voters without regard TO past political ami
iatjons who believe In Republican principles
md endorse the financial and protective poll
"ies az The National Republican party are
CORDIALLY invited 20 unite under TINS call IN
lending Delegates 10 said state conventions
nh. chanRe IN the bnss OF representation
recnnimnndad rs the last Republican state
Convention. ana the resolutions accepted pY
tho hepuhiicAn State Central Committee, en-
lille the several assembly dlhiflcls W tle sihtt
Ia onr doippnte for every two hundrd andhtty
f150l Renuhllcan votes or major part thereot,
cna, M the last preceding presidcnllai eiection.
gnneial attention Is called 10 the tact tnhl IN
anorrtnncc with resolution res omtnended by
Tho state Convention aud formally adopted Dy
tba 2tntc Ceuirni Committee. IN cheering nele-
,,ataa ~ the stare Convention in counties nav
~, ,,,ro ,ban one assembly district the unit,
49, sIaIi he mo nsscmbly district; that IN all
other cases the county shall be such unit, e2-
cent IN Milwaukee county; therefore, the rep
rei.ntettou 10 which the several counties hre
ent,tied necessarily based upon the assembly
dis riots under present state appuruohmeh'' Is
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12
Tram Service to Kansas CITY,

The Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul
Railway has just added to its service
i night train in both directions on
its Kansas City division in addition
10 its day train, which still continues
to run. Southbound the new train
will arrive in Kansas City in the
morning in ample time to make con-
nection with the outgoing morning
trains on all southern and south
western roads. Passengers for OF
tumwa, Excelsior Springs, or other
points south or southwest Of Kansas
City, will find this il most desirable
route. 4 through sleeping car will
be run between savanna, Cedar
Rapids and Kansas City, and free
reclining chair cars and coaches be-
tween Chicago, savanna, Cedar Rap
ids and Kansas City. Meals will be
served on the train en- route. The
agents Of the G., NJ. 4. st. 2. R'y and
connecting lines will furnish any
further information desired,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12

IN careful review of the South
African situation, the editor Of the
Review Of Reviews exposes in the
March number the unreasonable
nature of some of the demands made
by the Uitlanders on President
Kruger's government. The "reforms'
in that government are demanded, it
Is shown, by men who retain their
allegiance to Great Britain or the
United States, ms the case may be,
and do not intend to become in good
faith citizens in the Transvaal. Al
though they claim that they are
made to bear an undue proportion
of the burden of taxation, it appears
that the 'rransvaal government gets
comparatively small share of the
wealth Of the gold mines; most of il
goes to the Ilitlanders. 1t is true
that the Beers have thus far failed
10 provide English sch OILS ia johann
nesburg, but IL most non-Engllsh-
speaking countries it has always
been customary for Englsh-speak-
ing colonists 10 provide English in
struction at their own expense. This
difficulty will probably be removed
however in due time, without re-
coarse to any radical change in the
government. Both Americans and
Englishnen are freely permitted to
enter the rransvaal and engage in
mining. This clamor for Il change
in the institutions Of what is To them
still a foreign country. albeit an hos.
pitahle one, come with bad grace
from these adventurous aliens.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12

Racine Daily Times: Mrs. Brad
ley, OF the Mekka Medical Associ-
alton, gave us call to day. She re-
ports herself as having excellent sue
cess. So far as tried, the medicine
seems to give great satisfaction. The
following letter tells the story:
RACINE, WIS, Feb. Is, 1896.
Mekka Medical Co, Chicago. Ell.
Dir. RAY, DEAR SIR:-I thought |
would let you know what your herb
tea has done for me. ! was given q
sample package by your agent and !
am surprised to see how quick it has
relieved me. have had dizziness in
my head. / have also had stomach
trouble that | could not eat anything
without distressing me. have tried
everything to get relief. But DR..
Rays LiVer-T has done more to help
than anything l have tried. If peo-
pie only knew what relief can be obs
tanned by that little package it would
be valued like so much gold.
Mrs. SHAW, 6l3 Park Ave.,
Racine, Wisconsin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12
Seed Time Talk.

Among the fruit and flower novel
ties which 1896 brings us, we notice
that the enterprising and reliable
firm Of James Vicks' Sons, Roehes-
ter, N ", are already calling atten-
ton to three, which seem to have
won great favor where known. They
are the DOUBLE SWEET PEA, the only
one in the world true to name, Bride
of Niagara" the .EARLEY LEADER
TOMATO the earliest of all the early
tomato family and sure to become a
great favoiite, aud the already fla
nous blackberry, the "RATHBUN."
From the praise and compliments
given so abundantly to the "Bride of
Niagara" this sweet pea must be
more than charming, and from the
encomiums lavished ON both the new
tomato and this new blackberry, it
is pretty certain no garden desiring
to have the first and best of every
thing can be without those three
new corners.
BY the way, readers, are any of
you so far behind the times as not to
know "Vick's Floral Guide?n If any
of you have never seen it, send l0
cents to this firm at Rochester, n. Y.
and get copy. You can deduct this
from the first order for seeds and the
| pleasure and information this guide
will give you will certainly induce
you to keep up the acquaintance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12
England in Africa.

New York Tribuue Mr.. Rhodes
dream il to 81 fultield. Central South
Africa, from the cape to the Zambesi
and even beyond the Zambesi To the
hikes, is TO he British. Germany viii
hold on 10 the comparatively worth
less eNpanses If namara Land and
Great Namaqna Land, and Portugal
may retain, 1T least for time, An
COLA and Mozambique coast. All
else will be British--the fertile plains
the rich mines VI gems and gold, the
salubrious inland plateaus which en-
joy the perpetually temperate
climate Within the Torrid Zone
Practically all Of the contiient south
Of tho Equator that is worth having
will henceforth be marked upon the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12

OFFICIAL statistics vi the zint pro-
ducton in the United States FOR 1895
are given in the report Of special
Agent Chas. Kirchotf OF the geologi-
cal survey. Those show the total
production to be Sa636 short tons
against 75,32s in 1897. The report
says this shows that the year 1885,
breaks the record for great product
the maximum in amy previous year
having been $3.50 short tons in 1882
The increase is particularly eyiden,
ia the Illinois-Indiana region.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12

The attention of Chairmen OF Republican
County Committees Is hereby called - me lhct
that IN resolution ndonted NJ the thst hepuo-
lcnn Convention. all county conNeh-
tions Ia elect delegates to state conventions
must lie calted on noticept NOT less than -FOUR
,nct,s. iii town on ward cnucuses rs prima
rlcs 10 il state convention on notice OF hot
less than 10 days; and thai notice 81 the meet
ing uf such convention or enucuses snaH he
gtveu n the 0s,lnl manner. The Chairman ol
tho several County Committee nre requested
10 sec Tint snid notices are properly given ana
TIM, tho comfy conventions are called 10 erect
delep atts 10 the state convention IN accordance
with the foregoing
AS the State Central Committee acts as inc
Commute e' on Credentials, il is requested that
credentials OF delegates certified ny Chairman
and Secretary Of county Convention. be- tor
wnrdrA tothe secretary al hepnhucan stale
t'puirnl cor, nittec Hcadqunrletsiu Milwaukee
immediate, ly upon their election; ia AL eases
giving tn4 names IN full and postofhce adj
dresses. a.
holm II ENtNG WIN. A. JONES.
Secretary, ChalrmAn'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12

THERE has not been a lawyer IN
the town Of Bedford, Mass, a place OF
a thousand or more inhabitants, IN
several years, and last week the one
lone policeman comprising the towns
force, was discharged. The town Is
said to be in excellent financial con-
dition, and a busting community.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12
ntrumloAN CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION

A convention Of he Republican Electors OF
the third Congressional District ot WisCensiu
will be held In the Assembly Chamber ~ Madi-
son, IL o'clock i IN. on the 18th day of March,
lsB. for the purpose If choosing two delegates
10 the Republican National Convention, aud
two Alteruatn Delegates for said district, and
also Tor the selection of a Presidential Eector
The bsis uf representation Will be one dele
gate for each 2bA votes east for the Republican
nominee tor President in 1899, aud isas follows:
Adams 1,. , ..........,...
Crawford .., ..,,s,,
Grant,
Iowa .,tt.."
juneau ...s.,..,..s.....
RChund @ s,,-
Sank .,..,,,... ....
vernon =ssl-
j q. DAVIDSON,
Ch'm Republican Congressional Committee,