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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
Tea in Venezuela.

"If you call for tea at restaurant
in Caracas" says a traveller, "the
proprietor will send to the nearest
drug store for it aud express regret
that you are i'll. Tea is looked upon
by the native Venezuelan as a most
unpleasant beverage, and to be used
only incidentally. It is not kept in
any of the hotels, and when it is
specially ordered the guest issorry he
did it, for the quality is abominable.
1t tastes like a dose of senna."
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
Major Shirts, Of Course.

Famous old Governor Henry A.
Wise of Virginia was directly or indi-A
rectIy the source Of many a good
story. Here is one that I do not
think has found its way into print:
One day at a political gathering he
was approached by well-dressed in-
dividual, who shook hands warmly
with him. The Governor was bit
bothered, and confessed he could not
recall the haud-shaker's name.
"Why, you must remember me,
Governor" said the latter 'Pm from
Richmond. I made Your shirts"
"Why, Of course, said the Gov.
ernor, with all politicians tact.
Gentlemen. this is my very excellent
neighbOr, Major Shirts. Washing
ton Post.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
"Unlucky" Opals.

It is not fashionable" to be super.
stitious about wearing opals. Ten
years ago the woman who wore an
opal was a brave woman indeed.
Today, experts admit, more opals
are bought than any other stones ex-
cept diamonds. 1t was Sir Walter
Scott who helped, in Anne OF Geier-
stein, to arouse the fears of the su.
perstitious concerning the wearing of
that very beautiful stone, and it was
a German dealer in gems who fostered
that fear very successfully, for other
ends then those ofromance, He came
to England years ago, we aro told by
lady ieweler, to fill IN order from
one OF the royal families in Germany
"a wedding order il ! remember
rightly. Opals we're then high. Il,
had printed the story that opals were
unlucky, and spread the report dill,
gently. In short time the prices
went down, aud he was enabled to fiji
his order and make q handsome profit
Westminster Gazette.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

Although Iii Hung Chang never
touches a morsel of food or drink at
any table but his own, the rulers and
diplomats of Western Europe con-
tinued to entertain him at formal BAN
ouets, at which he sat fasting beside
his Interpreter, watching the others
eat. The three Chinese cooks in his
suite prepare meals which he consumes
in the mysterious privacy OF his apart
ments. It is reported that at the
Friederichsruh luncheon Bismarck
genially urged his guest at least to
partake of fruit, which he said, God
made pretty nearly alike in all coun-
tries. The Viceroy declined, but Of
fered the ingenious excuse that he was
compelled to make absolutely no ex-
captions to his rule, since possibly
some time he might bite on some
thing which would cause his tooth to
jump, and then he would make facial
contortions which would disgrace him
forever in the eyes Of polite European
society.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

We are az mondlonnts who wait
Along the roadside Ga the sun.
Iaiteu Of yesterday aud ahrods
Ofmorrow elotho us every one.
And some are dotards, who believe IA
And glory On the days of oldt Is
While some arc droamon. harping stnl
Upon 40 unknown ago % gold ~
Hopeless or witlcas Not one beeds, ~
Az lavish Time comes down the way J
And tosscs IN the suppliant hat
One great now.mintod gold today.
But there be others, happier far,
Tho vagabondlsh sons Of God,
Whoknow the by-ways and the flowers,
And care not how the world may plod.
They idle down the traGlc lands.
And loiter through the woods with spring.
10 them the glory Of the earth
Il but 10 hear bluobird sing.
They too receive each one his Days
But their wise heart knows many things
Beyond the sating Of desire,
Above the dignity OF kings.
One remember kept his coin,
And laughing dipped Il IN the airs
But when two strolliHg plpe-playes
Came by, he tossed It 20 the pair.
spendthrlit OF Joy, his childish heart
Danced 10 their wild outlandish BANS
Then supperless he laid him down
That night and slept beneath the stars.
Bliss Carman.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
One WOman's Judgment
BY MABEL NJ. THOMPSON.

In q pleasant room, where the soft
glow of a shaded lamp cast its warm
light, we're two people, a man and a
woman. The woman was twenty, per-
haps, and tall and slender Her face
was unusually pretty, with its round,
girlish outlines, and the sweet curves
Of the mouth; but the gray eyes were
thoughtful and dreamy, telling Of the
exalted ideals and noble purposes that
are ours in the springtime Of life.
The man stood near her, looking
down with gentle yet amused smile.
He was thirty or more, and his face
limited of battles fought and won, of
manhood which had struggled with
the world and yet retained its tender
ness.
"What is it, Ruthf What is this
terrible something which may come
between us and separate us forever?
Tell me, and let me show you that it
is made only OF April SHOWS, and will
melt away"
you mustn't treat it so lightly,
Richard" she answered, with a
troubled look. 'IGs very serious
question, aud one which is growing in
importance, and I'VE women must do
our duty at any cost. Miss Rogers
told me THAI"
ooh, bother Miss Rogers. I beg
your pardon, but what has that esti-
mable old maid to do with us? What
is the question, Ruthie? You quite
make my hair stand on end when you
call be Richard in that tone"
"'Dick' is much too frivolous, y
she said, land Miss Rogers is a very
intellectual, advanced woman, and q
friend of mine"
"Indeedp
There was an absolute silence for a
moment, then Ruth observed:
81 think indeed is such a horrid
word. wish you wouldn't fling it at
me-"
~ am sorry. suppose I should
have said of course. See here, Ruthie,
/ want to know about this barrier af-
fair. "
"Well, Richard, it's this, she began.
folding her hands primly in her lap,
and studying the pattern of the car.
pet 81 want you to think, tc
think over your whole life-you
know what mine has been-and see i
there is anything in your past yor
could not tell me, anything you woulC
not be willing to have paraleled il
my past. Indeed, / am serious-no
don't try to stop me. I'll give yoI
fifteen minutes to think about 1t. !"
There was a rustic of silken petit
coats, and Richard was alone. H
stared absently into the fire, and grad
ually his face changed and hardened
His mouth grew set and stern, and th
lines, which had scarcely bee
visible, deepened and multiplied
The moments passed, the cloci
licked gu, one of the logs ON the fir
broke and fell in showers of sparks
Again there was the swish, swish of
womans skirts, and the tread q
slippered feet He turned to he
coldly.
''DO you mean" he said sternly
"that if / cannot truthfully say thu
my whole past is just aud pure an
white as your own, you will retra'
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

Spain has deferred until foil the de-
cisive blow which is to destroy the
Cubans, observes the New York Adj
vertiser. And then what2 People it
with Spaniards, who in time will be
oppressed and taxed beyond the point
OF endurance? Spain may as we'll
surrender Cuba now as later. The
island is lost to Spanish rule forever.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

The lack of substantial increase in
the population of France is not en-
couraging to those who found their
hopes of her continued greatness
more or less upon numerical reasons.
The department of Cher, of which
Cherbourg is the chief city, is shown
by the recent census to have lost IT,
213 since 1891. Cherbourg itself
gained only l, 4O1 in that period.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

your promiao9 That you viii break
with me9'
"Its my duty. Richard she an
swored, noryoualy twisting her rings.
"Then listen. There are things IN
my past which ain thankful you can
never know. Ny life has not been
blamolesa, FREQ from sin Il has been
a long. hard Aght, With many blows
given and received. j know this, that
every time ! have been beaten, have
risen with new strength, and with
greater knowledge Of the battle / was
waging. / see that you have judged
mo-that In your heart you have al.
ready told me to go. You stand there
and Judge me. You'll What can you
know Of sin-of temptation? You, who
from childhood have been shielded
from any knowledge Of the world,
whose purity has been carefully
guarded, whose life has been lived
among the people whose every thought
is for you and Of you? What can you
know Of mans life, OF the sin that
surrounds him everywhere, Of the
temptations resisted as we'll as those
yielded to2 Do you not know that
there is no strength in mere inno-
cence-untried girtue2 With a tenn
tation overcome, a sin repented of,
comes the only real strength Of man
hood or womanhood; and 1 am a
purer man today, worthier Of you in
every respect than 1 was ten years
ngo, when there was nothing in my
past which might make you shrink
from me. Ny love is a purer love,
less selfish, than I could have offered
TO you then. Oh, Ruth. you cannot
know the bitterness Of repentance, the
anguish Of self contempt, nor the
somber strength which it brings !
Some day, perhaps, you may know
and understand He paused; then, as
she mad no reply, threw back his
head defantly.
81 see your decision, he continued.
eff this is what you call your love-
you may keep it Good night.
He closed the library door behind
him, and stood alone in the great,
dimly lighted hall. One of the rugs
was twisted, and he stopped mechani
cally, to straighton it as he buttonet
his coat
whats the use in telling any
woman the real and candid truth?" h,
muttered, and turned to go; bu
some one called in a half-choke'
voice.
"Oh, Dick, come back.
She stood in the doorway with bot
her long white hands stretched out t
him in pleading invitation.
"You are right, Dick, she faltered
81 dare not judge. you P-Munsey'
Magazine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

The first candidate for vice-presi-
dent nominated by a Republican
National Convention was a resident Of
New Jersey-William L. Dayton
chosen by the National Convention at
Philadelphia in 1856 Mr.. Hobart,
the republican candidate for vice
president this year, comes from the
same state.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

An Eastern paper is responsible for
the statement that the most expensive
legislature in the world is that Of
France, which costs annually So, 600, =
900. Congress contains $50 members
in the House ana 80 in the Senate, and
their combined annual salaries amount
to so, 500, 600, or 81, 100, 600 less than
the expense Of the French Legislature.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

"Some folks thinks this Venezuelan
affair will be settled without trouble,
but I'll be dog-on il do" said Mr..
Jason, as the crowd about the grocery
store made room for the old man. II
never see one Of these here line-fence
quarrels yit that didn't wind up in a
fghtl"- indianapolis journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

Compressed food, which has proved
a failure in the United States army,
was found useful to the British expe-
dition 10 Ashanteo The desiccated
soup was not damaged by the climate.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

The Maine Bible Society has, dur
ing the past year, found 900 towns in
the state without religious worship,
and half the families visited were
found to be without religious infu-
ences.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
LorN ~

"Comc, said Love. upon q days
"Como. and fare my roay Wayi
~ perehnnco this lh0ma Wh meet
They shall make the roses sweet"
So with Love passed along
an the world was sweet with songs
Never thorn was milne. iorh0
Hid thom ln DE heart from mel
Frank =. stanton.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
Texns,s Big Hog.

Texas is not only the biggest state
in the Union, but lays claim to the
biggest hog ever raised in the United
States. The hog weighs l, 430 pounds
and is 8 feet 8 inches long. He meas
ures 6 feet around the neck, s feet
around the body, and stands 4 feet l
inch high. His feet are as large as
common OK, and the leg bono larger
than that of the largest steer. He is
Poland china and red Jersey. He eats
corn like au OK; takes the whole ear
in hfs mouth at once and eats the cob
as we'll as the corn, eating from forty
to fifty ears at time. There seems
to be no surplus flesh on him, and
physicians who have examined the hog
say he can easily be made to reach
$500 pounds. The present owner, 7.
Ratigan, paid $3.50 for the hog, and
has been offered 81, 500 for him. He
has a fire policy on the animal for
$4,000. No other hog, it is said, ever
reached such tremendous proportions.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

The fourth report Of the mission
among the higher Glasses in China, Of
which the Rev. Gilbert Reid Is de
rector, declares that the work has
been fairly successful.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

By the report of the commissioners
named by the United States Supreme
Court, a strip Of land thirty feet wide
and several miles long has been taken
from Decatur County, Iowa, and adj
ded to Mercer County, No. There
has been a question Of jurisdiction.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

IL is stated that only ono-iourth Of
her requirements are now imported
by japan, as against dxiy-seven per
cent six years ago.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18
HUMOROUS

'How often doyou cut your grassf"
every time my noighbor has bis lawn
mower sharpened. "
She dn drug store)-Do you cater 7
to the wants Of bieyelists2 He
oh, yes; We keep arniea and court
plaster.
"Bnly is in love with Miss Billing
ham" ibid he tell You 500" "No,
but he's got her picture hung up by
the side Of the portrait Of his best
dog
"Well, Willy" asked grandma,
"haye you had all the dinner You
want?" "Nome, answered the truth
full little boy; "but have had all I
can eat"
Bloomer-That man Crafty, why
he doesn't know enough to come in /
out Of the rain. Gloomer-Yes; but
he does know enough to hold on to an
umbrella.
Oh, lightning bug, how fair your fate,
What peaceful hours you pass
You lavlshly illuminate,
And get no bills for gas.
He-I hear that small waists are
going out Of date. She-I think
not. Who told you? Laura Flagg."
Eyes; poor Laura is getting quite
stout Of late.
MAY have a word with you, sir9"
said Borely to Cynicus. "Well, that
oil depends on the word, " said Cynicus.
'If it's good-by, I'll join in with
you with pleasure"
She-How provoking this isl I've
been waiting an hour for the tide to
get up. He-Yes, but you shouldn't
get impatient. Remember its been
out nearly all night.
miss Fly is so clever; she can sell
women shirt waists that fit every
time" "Poohl Miss Chipper.is more
clever still; she can sell them shirt
waists that don't fit"
Hobson-How do you stand on the
currency question, Dobson? Dob
son-Tm awful sorry, old man, and
I'd be glad to accommodate you, but
the fact is I'm broke.
Visitor-What makes you so ugly,
Tommy? Don't you love your new
baby brother? Tommy (viciously)
We'll, / did till somebody came in
and said he looked like me.
He did it in sport;
He alone is to blame;
The fuse was too short,
Now his fingers the same.
Amicus-Why do you use the ex-
preston funny joke? Aren't all jokes
funny? Editor-Not by long shot
The jokes that other fellows get off at
your expense are never funny.
She-Do you remember, Jack, this
day one year ago you offered me your
hand and heart and cruelty refused
you? IL have thought better of it
since. He-Umphl So have L
81 can not understand ze language, y
said the despairing Frenchman; a
learn how to pronounce re word Thy.
drophobia. and zen learn Eat re doc.
tors sometimes pronounce it futalln
"a women's no means yes, said the
man of twenty, who naturally knows
all about women. THAT may be the
rule. assented the married one, 'but
it doesn't work both ways. Unfor.
tunately a women's yes doesn't NEAR
no.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-18

one.lhird Of The State Of Connect.
cut ia woodland.
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by means Of long wire, and a mass Of
green moss lay on the ground by the
pump. That same evening fourth nest
came to grief, being pumped out at the
evening watering.
Next morning, April %. fifth nest
began to be pumped out. When the
head gardener found that the little crea-
ture still persisted, he ordered the pump
ing to be stopped. and came to give me
the whole history. 1t was, of course,
arranged that the pump-handle should
be at once fastened up, and. drouth or
no drouth, the bird be left in peace. So
there she sat till her eggs were Matched !,
and never minded the curious eyes that
so often peered down through the tiny
hole at the top, whence the blue head,
shining in the dim glimmering light
through the spout, might be discerned.
For the last few days, however, only a
nestful of fluff has been visible.-Lon
don Spectator.
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DO YOU KNOW THE LAND I
BY MARY CHANDLER JONES.

DO YOU know the land where the days are long
And the business 1t all is play
Till the sandman comes with sweet, low song
And carries the jewellers away
To lands that are fairer than daylight lands,
Where the fairies come with gifts In their
hands
Do you know the land ?
DO YOU know the land where the sweet Queen
regns,
The Queen who is half saint,
Who kisses away all her subjects pains,
And comforts every complaint
With smile and song that are sweeter far
Tnan the fruits of our grown-up strivings aref
DO you know the land +?
DO you know the land where the jewellers
stand,
Impatient to be set free.
Into the wonderful grown-up land,
Such fair fair land to see
With no sums to do and no words to spell,
With never school nor bedtime bell
Do you know the land?
oh, beautiful land If we could return
And dwell in thy gates once more.
1 suppose that our foolish hearts would burn,
To be off, as they did before;
For-beautiful land-we loved not thee
Till thy gates swung open and made us fres
Do you know the land ?
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A Persistent Bird.

The following instance of "blue tit"
determination to get its own way has
taken place in the garden here; There is
a small pump under yew tree, which
on April Is was used in watering. The
gardeners then pumped out messy nest
and did not use the pump again until
April %, when second nest-this time
with eggs in twas again pumped out.
Early on the morning of April q third
nest was pumped out, with one egg in it.
The whole thing was then cleaned out
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Lucy Dayne's mother, quietly. "The
past two weeks have been the warm
est and most trying of the spring. l
am glad that, as you say, there is but
one week of the term left; you look
worn out; but you will forget all
about the annoyances and vexations
of your school-work when you get to
your Uncle Franks farm up there on
those beautiful hills"
$50 l shall" said Lucy, more cheer
fully. at is the most restful, charm
ing place in the world"
81 like the lake shore best, and I'll
be so glad when Pm there" said
Lucy's sister Belle, looking up from
the elaborate and voluminous dress
skirt out of which she was pulling
the basting threads.
"Your school, Lucy, cannot be any
more wearlsome to you than this
dressmaking is to me. I get so sick
and tired of it that / wish we were as
primitive in our dress as the South
Sea Islanders"
"And | wish we had been created
without any musical instincts" said
Janet, stretching her arms up over
her head and yawning YEARLY.
Il do get SO tired giving music
lessons. l thought that should go
wild today, trying to make Mrs. War
ren's children understand the differ
ence between a whole note and a
quarter note, they're just that stupid.
81 don't want to hear a note of
music for the next two months, and
I'm glad that isn't a musical instru.
ment of any kind in the mountain
house in which I'm going to spend
my vacation. How smothering hot it
is today
Dreadful" said Belle.
awful" gasped Lucy.
But there's quite a breeze, and l
think that it must be several degrees
cooler than it was yesterday" said
Mrs. Dayne, cheerfully.
ooh, you are only trying to make
us think SO, NEITHER" said Belle, with
laugh that had note of WEAKNESS
in it. "You are either utterly indiffer-
ent to atmospheric conditions, or else
you keep silent regarding your feel
ings, in order to keep our courage up.
never in my life heard you COM
plain about the heat, nor the cold,
nor, indeed, about ANYTHING else
Your windows are always open to-
ward Jerusalem.
do you hink so, dear9 When
you are my age, girls, you will know
as l know, that all complaint is use
less, and that it is best to accept
Gods ordering of all things in cheer
fulness and silence. But / must go
out and set the table for tea. 1t is
time you weary workers were having
your supper"
She left the room, and Lucy threw
herself at full length on the lounge,
while Janet dropped YEARLY into an
easy chair with a fan in her hard.
Belle began running up long seam
on her machine, and there was no
sound for ten minutes but that made
by the machine. Then Belle clapped
the cover over the top OF her machine
and said
There that ends my work for any
one but myself until l come home
from my vacation. There's sixteen
bothersome buttonholes to be made
in this dress, but mother will make
them. hate making buttonholes
worse than | hate anything else on
this created earth.
I'D give up dressmakipg and go
out and scrub for living if had the
Ibuttonholes to make, but mother
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VACATION TOURS
COLORADO, UTAH
YELLOWSTONE
lie. .. a,. Tour. PARK
Thav.,
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through the wonderiands Of America. They will be
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Chicago and St. Louis on the following dates:
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Rocky Mountains and New Mexico. Cost $780,
Black Hills and Yellowstone Park. Cost SIZE.
Tuesday, July IA. Twenty days Through
Colorado, Salt Lake City and Yellowstone Park
Cost $3.50.
tuesday, Iuly FL. Fifteen days. A complete
tour of Colorado, the Switzerland of America
Cost $3.50.
Tuesday, July 20. Eighteen days Through
Yellowstone Park and the Black Hills Cost SIX.
The price of ticket as given above includes
all expenses; railroad and sleeping-car fare,
hotel and livery bills, etc.
The equipment, service and general character OF
these Tours will be strictly fRst class in every pareul
Descriptive panphlet will be sent on appl
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THREE GIRLS PLANS.
BY ]. D. HARBOUR.

ELL Only one more
week of my tiresome
school work. How glad
| shall be when it is done.
1t seems to me that the
children in my room were
never SO dull and tire
some as they have been
during the past tw o
weeks"
THAT is easily account
III for NV JaorO cold
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