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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19

The Chicago Chronicle says: Some
years ago Rev. E. P. Roe, an Ameri-
can novelist, of whom the late Mat
thew Arnold wrote in very sneering
phrase, yet whose books went into
American households by the tens of
thousands, told in pleasant fashion
the story of a New York family un-
willingly "Driven Back to Eden" He
described as only a man enjoying hab-
itually the fresh air and the ample
elbow room of country homo could
describe the squalor and indecencies
of life in city tenement-house. He
went on to tell how one family, we'll
nurtured and we'll educated, but
brought by divers misfortunes to low
financial estate, drifted deeper into
the slums, clinging ever to the city,
though suffering always from the city's
expressions, the city's brutalities, I'M
til at last, all unwillingly, they
were led by kindly hands into
the country, where began for them
a new life, physical and intel
lectual. Allowing for some ami
able literary exaggeration, remem-
bering, as folk who knew E. P. Roe
must remember, that the author of
this instructive tale spent in vain
attempt to raise Strawberries profit
ably the income from an unusually
profitable literary vogue, one still
must acknowledge the absolute intel :
ligence OF his argument in this par.
.ticular case. Ii the people in the
cities who live in squalor and wretch
edness, who, being themselves up
right and honorable of purpose, yet
are forced to rub elbows with vice,
could be induced to shake from their
feet the dust and dint OF the city and
60 back to mother nature a vast stride
toward the solution Of the problem Of
poverty would be taken.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19
A Freakish Plant.

The roots Of the common fern
known as the BRAKE" present beau
tifully delineated hieroglyphic, repre-
senting a spread eagle. 1t is said that
Linnaeus, while resting beside rocky
bank in Lapand where the Brake
grew in such profusion as to form a
canopy over his head, CHANGING to cut
one of the stems little below the
earth found to his great surprise that
it presented miniature pencilling Of
the Imperial Eagle. He called the
plant Pteris aguillina, which has ever
since been its scientific name.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19
Summer Song.

Az ahilher sweet one, nr thou hede~
My heart of iayf
vain pushing am lea
a weary way.
The brook O. dyi it silver throa
iilH songs no moWi
And n0i llnnel lIiia note
Along the shore.
Wlt thou reum9-I aak the night
ask the morn.
fbo doubt that wounds the old delight
is like thorn.
Oh, como turn my eager ear
For daughters rings
Bring back the loyo-llght cool and clear
Bring back my spring
Clinton Scotland.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19

The latest fee Of the new woman is
the grammarian, who complains she is
making havoc of the language, says
the New York Advertiser One crusty
old bachelor complains because author
ess, doctress and sculptures are con-
stantly misused for author, doctor or
sculptor. An author is one who writes,
a doctor one who practises medicine, a
sculptor one whose profession is sculp-
ture. If you give the feminine termi-
nation to these words when applied to
women authors or sculptors, you
should be consistent and speak of a
a woman skater as a skatress, manu-
facturer as a manufacturers, and q
writer as writress, O woman cook as
cookess, and a woman walker as Q
walkeress. One is just as correct az
the other
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19

In Saxony no one is permitted 10
shoe horses unless he has passed a
public examination, and is properly
qualified. A school at Dresden has
students from all parts Of the world
studying "farriery." This includes
not only shooting horses, but their
care and treatment-a provision that
saves a great deal Of money for farm
ers and others owning horses.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19

Speaking of cotton manufacturing
in the South, r. H. Edmonds, editor
Of the Manufacturers Record, says:
ut would require IN the South an in
vestment of over $1,000, 900, 600 Of
capital to build and equip mills enough
to consume all the cotton the South
now raises, and If the South could
manufacture at home all the cotton
which its cotton fields turn out, the
product would be worth to this section
about 81, 200 600, 900 a year, instead
OF selling for an average of $500, 900,
900 a year, as it now does.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19
HUMOROUS

when girl thinks she is looking
ponsiyo her mother thinks she is look
ing bilious
Clara-Mr. Niceiellow said my face
was classic. What is classic Dora
Oh. most anything old.
She-Poor fellowl Only one eye
How came You to lose the othor2
Tramp-A-looking for work, mum
smithers-I wish some one would
teach me to save money. Miss Hope
Oh, Mr.. Smithers, this is 30 sudden. -
New York Press.
she-Why, Charles, how can you
call Miss James plain ? wish / was
only half as good-looking He-You
are, Hatty, and you know it.
1t is a common saying that lovely
woman cannot keep a secret, but who
besides herself knows where her
pocket is?-Somerville journal.
Mrs. Fisfuz-Three minutes after
the fire broke out in the hotel thous-
ands of people were on the scene.
Mr.. Fisfuz-I suppose they wanted to
see the fire escape.
Bizmog-zlbley, your face is
sight. Did you cut yourself while
shaving? zipley-Not exactly. Per-
haps it would be better to say that
shaved myself while cutting.
How daintily across the street
A woman trips with grace compile
While man, inferior in all,
Can never trip without fall.
Mrs. Gossip-Mr. burlington says
that he is wholly a self-made man.
Miss Pertly-It is commemorate in
him to own up to it; many a man
would have blamed it on his wife.
HAZEL had good joke on my
coal man today. told him he had a
pretty heavy coal bill and he disputed
it. Nutt-Did you prove it to him I?
Hazel-You bet. I told him to weigh
it on his own scales.
He-I had a queer dream about You
last night, Miss Louisa. l was about
to give you kiss, when suddenly we
were separated by a river that gradu-
ally grew as big us the Rhine. She
and was there no bridge or boat?
"After that" remarked the young
slim who had been telling an inane
ghost story, "my mind was a blank. "
"That accounts for it" commented a
sharp young woman, and there was an
interregnum of profound silence.
Mr.. Umbeli-Even the worm will
turn up. His wife (scornfully) You
are scarcely worm. Mr.. Umbell-
Possibly not now my dear, but I can
remember away back yonder hear
ing folks say something about an early
bird when you got me.
"say, Chimmie," he said thought.
fully, as he gazed at the golf players,
''dere's no tellin' whit deze swells'lI
do" WHAT'S de matter wit EN-
now ?" 'Look at EN- an see. Dey'r,
playin' Skinny. Dey'll be shootin
marbles an fyin' kites next
"Moral courage, said the teacher
sis the courage that makes boy do
J what he thinks is right, regardless o.
the ieers of his companions. Then, :
J said Willie, "if a Teller has candy anC
, eats it all hisself, and amt afraid o
the other fellers calm him stingy, j
that moral courage ?"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19
MRS. HOLMES HELP.
ny SUSAN ARCHER WEISS.

out Of his pipe against a projecting
stone OF the kitchen freplace-"no,
srl You may marry the girl If You
choose. for l can't prevent that: but
Irepeat that if you do, she nor you
shall ever find a home beneath my
roof That's all I've got to say"
"But, father, once for all, what is
your objection to Miss Weston?"
"Ain't she a city girl, strictly born
and city bred?"
"Granted. But is that crime or
a disgrace?"
Don't she dance and play the
piany?"
Eyes; but"
"Don't she wear her hair frizzled
and scrimped over her forehead like
our two-year-old bull?"
"She dresses her hair as other
----"
"And don't she wear hounces and
furbelows, and fardingales, and a lot
O. other nonsense, until she looks like
our rufled pullet, with the feathers all
turned the wrong way?"
REALLY, sir"
Eyes, really sir, you can't deny it.
Aud really, sir, that shows that she's
no fitting wife for farmers son, or
fitting member of a farmers house
hold. Ofwhat use would she be here,
I'd like to know? What can a city
bred.girl do but paw the piany, and
wriggle about IN her fnery, and turn
up her nose at everything good and
useful? No, sir. Go and marry the
girl, if you please, but she'll never
come here to idle about, and give her
self airs and be waited on like q priu-
cess. That's all I've got to say"
concluded the old gentleman, crushing
down his hat upon his head, and
stumping vigorously out of the
kitchen to look after things in the
barnyard.
All this discourse-that is, of course,
the matter Of it, merely, softened and
doubly refned-did Richard Holmes
find himself compelled to repeat to
Clara Weston on his next weekly visit
to the city. How otherwise could he
explain to her the difficulty of the sit
uation.
He was young country doctor, who
had but recently obtained his diploma
in the city, where he had become en-
gagged to pretty Miss Weston. He had
nothing but talent to begin on; for
his father though rich, was parsimo-
NOUS as regarded money. Yet, living
at home on the farm, as his parents
desired he should do, his expenses
would be few, and he might soon. gel
into good practice. Certainly he
could not at present afford an indie
pendent home of his own to which tc
take his wife, and to wait from three
to five or ten years-pshaw it WASH
to be thought Of.
Clara did not look at all hurt o.
offended when told the farmer idei
OF the capacity Of city girls On tn
contrary, she laughed, and seeme'
quite amused.
$50 Your father thinks I must be I
mere doll? Do you know, Richard
that papa calls me a famous house
keeper, and that it was 1 who mad
the rolls and the cake we had for tea
and 1 who keep the parlors in orde
and the housekeeping accounts, an
in short-not to overpraise myself
attend to everything in the house,"
"Youl Is it possible, darling?
exclaimed delighted Richard.
"And would wager you anythin
you please that I could be of NOR
'use to your mother than the mos
accomplished help she can hire in til
country" continued the girl, tossin
her "frizzled" head with a pretty a.
OF mock vanity.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19

Pioneers in the Bangor (Me.) Jail
are to be supplied with ported plants
20 care for IN their cells II is be-
loved that the care Of tho plants
will have an "eleyating and reform
ing influence"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19

Each year brings an increase ia the
number Of bicycle factories and they
all seem to DO busy. The wheel ha,
surely come TO stay, predicts Farm,
Field aud Preside.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19
His Tastes Developed.

Mrs. Knice-But don't you think
the boy would get along more COM
mendably if he had somebody to direct
his tastes?"
Mrs. Kuumb-Oh, his tastes arc all
right He'll eat anything you put
before him, s long s it's victuals. II
Boston Transcript.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19

Clauson College. the agricultural
school Of South Carolina, has dropped
French and German from ita curri.
eulum, and viii teach only English.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19

wac Of a good and respectable family,
being related 70 Squire Ellis. of Hope
town, a worry worthy aud much 10.
apeotod man wheretoforo there could
be no objection on that score 70 he
son marrying her. But Dick was IN.
sonsiblo-positively stupid, the old
man said wherefore It became noeaa.
sary 10 take him IN hand "dowa.
right"
"Look here, Richard, said be,
solemnly, "what is your objection to
Mirandy Parsons, that you cant take
a fancy 10 a girl above all others cali
culated 10 make you suitable wiio2"
ono objection to the young lady
herself, sir, responded Richatl,
gravely.
"Then why don't You marry herr"
bringing his cane emphatically down
upon the floor.
because, sir, answered Richard,
Neutrality-suspicious. father, 10 tell
the truth, II am already married. "
"Whatl" roared the old man.
eyes, sir; I've been married two
months" confessed Richard. poni-
tently.
"You have-and you dare tell me
SO. Married TO whom?" he roared
again.
''To Miss Clara Weston, sir.
This was too much. The old gem
tleman was speecbless; and his wife,
scarcely less ngitated than himself,
shrieked TO Miranda for water. She
fancied she saw symptoms Of apoplexy
in her husband.
A few gulps restored him to speech,
and the first use he made of that fa-
Guilty was peremptorily to order his
son to quit the house.
81 will, sir, said the doctor, calm
ly; "but not until you have seen my
wife. l am sure you will like her.
She's in the next room, dutifully wnit-
ing to be presented to you and my
mother. Come here, Clara, my
dear.
And Mrs. Holmes help, blushing
and little frightened, advanced and
stood by the doctors side.
"This is my wife, my dear father
and mother Clara Weston, the city
girl. I hope you will forgive the in
nocent plot; but wished to prove tc
you that sue could do something more
than frizzle her hair, paw on pianos,
and wriggle round in her fnery.
hope you will forgive me the trick, il
consideration of my giving you sucl
daughter as Mirandy," said the doc
tor, dutifully.
The mother, her first astonishmen
subsiding, was easily reconciled to the
state of things, and in her heart Sc
cretly approved of the young couple
proceedings. Perhaps, also, in hi
secret heart, her husband did thu
same, though he thought proper t.
grumble and growl, for a day or two
over his sons undutiful conduct il
marrying without his consent and i'm
posing a wife upon him, in his owl
house, as somebody else. But still
considering that only good cam
of it'll good that, without the trick
would have been lost to them oil, tn
old gentleman magnanimously mad
up his mind to forgiveness, and eve
consented to his happy wife's pre-
posal ola big dinner in honor of thei
son and his pretty bride. -Saturda
Night.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19

The money order business during
the last quarter of1s05 Is said 10 have
exceeded that Of any previous quar-.
Ter IN the history Of tho country.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19

OF the West Point graduates who
served in the Federal army during the
Civil War, one-ffth we're killed in ac-
ton, one-half we're wounded.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19

Suppose We try that" suggested
the lover, with a sudden bright idea.
"My parents have never seen you, and
1 am sure that il requires only that
they should know you and your
housekeeping accomplishments to APP
preciato you as you deserve"
So they talked It over aud agreed to
a plan that was to effect this desirable
contamination; the first step Of which
was a priya.e marriage, known only to
Miss Weston's own family.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-19

Edison prophosioa that in ten years
horseltm carriages viii DO the rule. aud
horao-propolled vehicles the exeop-
lion.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-15
Altata and Neighboring Towns
Destroyed by Gale and
Torrent.
FOUR VESSELS KNOWN TO HAVE
GONE DOWN.
Bodies of Many Unfortunates Re.
covered From the Ruins of
Their Homes.

ENSENADA, LOWER CALIFORNIA, Oct.
14.-The steamer Orizaba, Captain Won
Helms, arrived at this port this afternoon
from the southern coast day late. 1t
was delayed at Mazatlan waiting bull
lion and treasure from the San Jose de
Gracia, San Dimas and other mines,
which generally ship by way of Altata.
The Orizaba brings a few particulars of the
terrible calamity that visited Altata and
the neighboring coast on Septembe II
and Is.
On the morning of the 18th the wind
storm Of the Gulf of California, known as
the ''Cordona 20 de San Francisco" began
to blow. 1t increased rapidly in force
during the day and tremendous down
pours of rain accompanied the wind.
Back in the mountains the rain fell in tor
rents, in some places assuming the shape
of a cloudburst. On the coast the wind
had reached the violence OF a hurricane by
nightfail.
All night long the storm continued,
and, after a slight cessation the next
morning, began again, sweeping the coast
with fearful intensity until midnight of
the 18th, while every creek and river in
the region oYerfowed its banks and
wrought havoc.
The 0rizaba brings the crew of the
American schooner Rebecca, which was
wrecked at Redos Island, near Altata.
The Mexican schooner Cometa, owned by
Pablo Hidalgo, was wrecked at Altata and
is a total loss. Captain Gordiviola and two
sailors were drowned and the rest were
saved by boats from the Rebecca. The
schooner Elena, owned by the Altata Rail-
road Company, was broken into halves.
The great storm swept back from the
coast at Altata, destroying the town of
Altata, leaving only the Jail and the
Aranzu bia buildings. The custom .house
safe, containing $4,000 in silver, was re-
covered. The number of lives lost cannot
be ascertained. but it is very large. Where
the town stood is now channel with six
fathoms of water.
The town of Elota is complete wreck,
and nineteen lives were lost Quila and
Tecullo villages were swept away. Eight
bodies have been recovered. The railroad
between Altata and Culiacan is washed
out so that communication is shut off be-
tween the capital and the coast.
When the OriZaba left MazatIan all COM
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-15
o, and he wants you

in the store and left by rear door, where
they had hitched their horses
But the robbers had miscalculated. They
forgot the kind of stuff the people OF
Meeker are made of, and as they stepped
through the door it was to find that the
building had been surrounded by the
townspeople, who were aroused by the
shots, and the alternative of surrendering
or fighting it out was presented to them.
They raised their revolvers and COM
menced to- fire Immediately. Then COM
menced one of the most desperate of bat
ties. Bullets cut the air, penetrated the
buildings and hailed through the crowd.
1t is wonder that more men were not
killed. But the robbers were surrounded
they had fired the first shot and had to
accept the consequences of their folly.
The first shot of fhe fusllade was fired
at Deputy Sheriff William Clark The
bank officers and those in the store broke
for cover. Guns were distributed among
them, and the robbers, finding themselves
alone, opened fire, shooting at every body
in sight. The people of the town COM
menced their work, and in less time than
it takes to tell it about 100 shots were fired
The robbers fell defiant and firing Two
of them died in an instant, their skulls
split, their hearts and their bodies pene-
trated by rife balls. One of the men, who
gave his name as Harris, lived for an hour
and gave the names of his pals as stated
above. The names are undoubtedly as
sumed, but the man who gave his name
as Harris died with the secret of their
identity, loyal to the last to his partners
in crime.
Jones and Harris were literally riddled
with bullets, and that Harris lived so long
is remarkable. There were perhaps 100
men in the vicinity of the place at the
time, but the wounds received were slight.
The robbers managed to empty their re-
volvers, putting up one of the gamest
fights ever recorded in criminal annals.
The money, less than $1,000, was recov-
cred. The men were not known. They
were never seen in these parts before.
Smith was about 20. and the others about
80. They were magnificent specimens of
physical manhood. Where they came
from, and what they were previous to
coming, Is a mystery. Charles Jones, the
leader was a typical specimen of q
rough frontiersman, and, from his make
up, just the sort of man who would en-
bark in such daring exploit. The
robbery was well planned. The men,
by their actions, showed themselves to be
old hands at the business, and they would
have escaped with the money which they
secured had it not beeh for the fact that
they fired the first shot in the bank, thus
giving the alarm which resulted in their
being cornered and shot to death.
Several men were wounded, but so
slightly as not TO be of consequence.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-15
President Cleveland Denies That
a Warlike Demonstration
Is in Prospect
MAY INVITE AN OPEN INSULT
This Government Determin ined to Col.
lect Damages for the Recent
0utrages.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 14.-The
little dispatch boat Bancroft of the United
States navy, now about due at Smyrna,
has not been ordered to force the passage
through the Dardanelles with or without
foreign aid. This can be stated on the
direct authority of the President OF the
United States.
There is no doubt that the Bancroft is
going to Constantinople just as fast as her
steam can carry her, or just as soon as
Minister Terrell makes request upon
Admiral Selfridge for her services as a
guardboat or dispatch in the same
capacity as similar light-draught and
light -armored dispatch boats are placed at
the service of other friendly nations.
This fact was stated with explicit details
in the United Associated Presses dispatch
from this city on the morning of August
% last.
The Bancroft left Gibraltar in com mpany
with the Cincinnati week ago last Sun
day and should have reached Smyrna and
probably did reach that point yesterday,
steaming at the rate of 200 miles per day.
If the Navy Department has been advised
of the arrival at Smyrna it has seen fit to
WlLuuOll tuC uo DhUCTOIL
assuredly started for Constantinople.
Orders were given to the proper bureau
chiefs of the Navy Department to fit her
for guard duty in the Golden Horn, and
she was so equipped in August and Sep
tember under urgent ten-day orders from
Assistant Secretary of the Navy McAdoo.
There is abundant information to the
effect that this Government intends to
collect the Harpoot. Marash and other in
! IDENTITIES before Congress meets. Ma
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-15

| tional insult may be invited as method
of last resort-the Corinto incident be-
tween Great Britain and Nicaragua being
adopted as a precedent-in which event
Admiral Selfridge might seize the customs
of Smyrna until the proper amount is col
lected, and in the opinion of some promi-
nent naval officers here the admiral will
employ his feet for that purpose unless
apologies and indemnity are soon forth
coming.
Undoubtedly the signatory powers OF
the treaty of Paris have been informed
of the purpose of the United State-
and have given their consent. Under
such circumstances the Porte must of
necessity acquiesce.
In this connection it may be stated that
no confirmation has been received either
from Minister Terrell or from any other
source of the alleged unofficial declaration
of the Turkish Government that it would
permit no more guardships to enter the
Bosphorus, and considering that nearly
ten days have elapsed since this statement
was first cabled 'via sofia" its authen-
ITCHY is gravely doubted.
The United States is bound to have
some answer from Turkey in regard to the
destruction of American missions in Har-
poot and Marash before the next Presi-
detial message goes TO Congress.
For some time past the necessity of hav-
ing guardship at Minister Terrelps dis
posal has been subject of earnest dis
cussion in the Cabinet and frequent con-
sultations had been held between the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of the
Navy and the President, at which the
views of Minister Terrell. who was ex-
ceedingly anxious that man-of-war be-
longing to our Government should be in
Turkish waters pending the long dis
turbed condition of affairs in Turkey, was
made thoroughly understood and more
than year ago decision in accordance
with Minister Terrell's wishes in that
direction was reached and all details of
the important service were carefully and
advisedly considered. After the declina-
ton of Turkey, in January last, to allow a
naval vessel to pass the Bosphorus Min
lister Terrell promised that if the Bancroft
should be sent he would find a way to get
her in