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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29
A Strange Legacy.

An original individual Of Mons, who
during his lifetime was fond Of good
living, has just died leaving a legacy
Of $500 to five friends under the follow
ing extraordinary conditions: The leg
acy must be spent on dinners served al
different restaurants, and the deceased
had stipulated that at each meal a GER
tain special dish and particular wine, Of
which he was very fond, shall be
served. and that at dessert ais memory
shall be drunk Furthermore, the five
companions must dine in black clothei
and black gloves, and must enter the
dining room preceded by a flag and
the music of an accordion. The firsl
dinner took place at Brussels recently
and the injunctions were carried out to
the letter. OF the five friends two are
from Brussels, one from Antwerp, one
from Mons and one from Charleroi.--
Pail Mall Gazette
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29
SEEING AND BELIEVING.
Some Of tho Tricks the Eyes Play on
the Understandings

the Understanding.
1t Is an old and wise saying that
seeing is believing" yet everybody
knows that very often what we see,
and therefore believe, proves to be not
really true at all. AS we grow older,
finding that our eyes have so fire.
quently deceived us, we are often not
satisfied with the evidence they give
us until we have verified it by touch
or smell or hearing or taste, or by
looking at some doubtful thing from
different points of view, Or under a
different lighting. We are not willing
to believe that conjurer actually
draws rabbits from mans ear or
coins from the tip Of his nose just
because our eyes tell us such tales.
Sometimes our receptions are so last
ing that things must be made wrong
in order to look right, which seems
rather contradictory. II we look at
the letter S or the figure 8 as carefully
as we can, the upper and lower halves
seem to be almost exactly the same
size. If we turn them upside down,
thus, s, 8, the difference in the size
of the loops is quite astonishing, and
we wonder how we could have been
so mistaken; yet perhaps the truth is
that the loops are neither different nor
so much alike as thew seem to he as
we see when we look at them turned
upon their sides, thus, %, oo-"Seeing
and Believing" by Harold Wilson, NJ.
D., in St. Nicholas.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

In this age of sophisticatlon there has
been much righteous and indignant
protest at adulteration Of food products
The practice is a menace to health, and,
as the buyer does not get what he pur-
chases, 1t is a swindle. 1t Is no wondeA
that a long-suffering public is begin
ming to revolt, and there are hundreds
of people who will indorse the manly
stand taken by the editor Of the Larn-
ed. Kas., Chronoscope on this ques'
ton.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29
MA1.GEN RuGER

him to the regularity Of army life and
the rupture must necessarily be vio-
lent. His desires will be sundered
and many Of them will be left behind
with his eagles at headquarters.
General Ruger is q native Of New
York. He was born, as may be gath
cred from the date Of his retirement,
on April 2, in 1888. When he came out
Of the military academy in 1854 he
stood third in large class. That
class was headed by G. w. Custis Lee,
son Of Robert e. Lee, and among its
members was j. e. B. Stuart, who not
many years afterward earned a repu-
tation Of q dashing and able cavalry
leader in the forces Of the confederate
army. On his graduation he was given
brevet Of second lieutenant of engi-
neers, and for one year he served the
army at New Orleans. This much eX-
perience did not seem to please him
with his prospects, and in 1885 he re-
signed and turned his attention 10 the
law as offering him wider scope for
his capacities than the barracks. He
returned to his home in GAINESVILLE,
Wis, and practiced law from 1855 un-
til 1861.
In the five years he spent in civil life
Lieutenant Kruger did not forget the
training he had received on the Hud-
son. When the war came he promptly
closed up his law practice and offered
himself to the United States as a SOL
der. Men like Ruger were not to be
picked up on bridges, and he was
given q commission as a lieutenant
colonel in the Third Volunteers of Wis
consin. He was in command OF that
regiment during the operations in
Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley
from 1861 until 1852. Meanwhile he
had been promoted to a colonelcy. He
took part In the movement to Har-
risonburg, Va, in the combat Of Win
chester, In the retreat to Williamsport
in the advance to Little Washington
In the battle Of Cedar Mountain, and
the whole Of the northern Virginia
campaign, in the battle Of Antietam
and the later march to Falmouth.
All this he did as colonel. In 1867
the army of the Potomac was wanting
an efficient commander, and Colonel
Ruger was made a general Of the bri.
gade in the volunteer service. He was
assigned to a brigade in the Seven.
teenth Corps of the Army of the Pc.
tomRc. He fought in the campaign o.
the Rappahannock was an important
figure in the battle Of Charlottesville
and commanded one Of the divisions
in the battle of Gettysburg. Next the
general went south and had a brigade
in the Twentieth corps and helped t
invade Georgia. He took part in thu
battle Of Resaca May 10, 1864, Tough
against Hood in Tennessee, and wal
mustered out on Sept. 1, 1866. Durinl
his career in the volunteer servic,
General Ruger was a fearless com
mander and possessed the instinct O
quick and correct action in emergen
cies. In 1864 he was brevetted major
general Of volunteers for "gallan
and meritorious services" at the bat
tie of Franklin, and in 1867 he wa
brevetted brigadier general of tn
United States army for the same sor
of service he had rendered at the bat
tie of Gettysburg. He served as pro
visional governor of Georgia for 81,
months while he was at Atlanta. Il
1866 he was reappointed in the regu
lar army as colonel Of the lhirty-fftl
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29
A Frenchman's Views.

A Frenchman recently visited this
country, went home, and, as usual
wrote book about us. Perhaps moth
ing in the book is more calling to the
Bostonians than the Frenchman's
story that one of the leading swells
of Boston makes a good thing out OF
the business Of subletting pews in
three different churches.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29
SHE PAINTS SIGNS.
The Newest OF New Women Is Miss
Edna Waymack.

Edna Waymack.
The newest new woman Is Miss Edna
Waymack of Belfontaine, Ohio. Hers
is the distinction Of being the only fem
mime out-of-door sign painter in the
United States, says the New York
Journal.
Miss Waymack hesitates at nothing
in her line of business, no matter how
arduous the work. She has painted
huge advertising signs on the face OF
perilously steep cliffs, task few men
would undertake. Many large spaces
such as barn sides, the roofs of houses
and the like, scattered all over the
country, testify to the ability Of this
young woman as realistic brush
wielder.
She is perfectly at ease on ladder or
scaffold, and she can scale taut rope
in a way to make an old tar blush
with envy. Swinging before the pre-
cipitous face Of mountain, she often
works for hours laying on alphabetical
color schemes with steady hand and
touch that never loses its evenness.
Miss Waymack has many large con-
tracts for big natural canvsses which
she hopes to fulfil next summer. For
the most part her signs are made in
the interests Of several large tobacco
firms.
The most daring piece Of sign-paint-
ing she has ever undertaken is the
lettering on the rough surface of a cliff
at Bellefontaine, Ohio. This rock looms
up above the surrounding meadow for
a distance Of some $50 feet with sheer
fall of 800 feet to the base of the cliff,
For four days Miss Waymack swung
at the top Of this dizzy height, spend
ing about eight hours each day on the
big sign she had engaged to paint,
Every day, and all day long, throng
of men, women and children gathered
at the foot Of the hill watching the
woman artist at work in the upper
air
Miss Waymack is accustomed to this
sort of thing, however, and is not the
least bit disturbed by the curious
crowds that usually watch her opera
lions and pass critical comment upon
her work.
The working costume of the intrepid
artist consists of a short, serviceable
skirt of blue serge, Jumper" of the
same material, and Tam O'Shanter
cap pulled we'll over her face to keep
out the rays of the sun. In manipu-
lating her brushes Miss Waymack
wears a pair Of coarse mittens, a char
acteristically feminine fact, just as are
the dainty patent leather boots that in
case her small feet. Her apparel is al
ways scrupulously neat, scarcely a
paint specl1 being noticeable on her
garments.
Miss Waymack has been pursuing heI
unique career as sign painter since
1898, and has Travelled more and farther
than is the case with most business
women. She is comely blonde, and
has enjoyed a good common-school ed.
ucation. Being bright conversation
alist, and clever pianist, she is much
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29
Looking in Vain.

A Tennessee man accidentally shot
a dog, and in trying to explain to the
owner it occurred accidentally shot
him. In further effort of illustra-
ton he accidentally shot the coroner,
and is now out on bail trying to find
somebody to whom he may explain
the latter occurrence.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29
Paints His wife in Stripes.

The Trenton, N. j., police are look
ing for Isaac Martin, whose wife
charges that in a fit Of jealous rage
he tied her in bed, cut all her clothes
into ribbons, painted her body with
a mixture of iodine and acid, and
marked her like a zebra. He then
gathered his belongings and departed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

Mr.. Andrew Lang sneers at 1.-The In
expensive pathos of Dickens" 1t Is not
everybody that can afford high-priced
pathos That is the reason, perhaps,
why the demand for Dickens books Is
still so much greater than for Mr.. An
drew Lang's?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29
The Important Question.

Fireman-"Look alive, sir! You've
only about two seconds" Sandy (whV
has paid for his bed at the hotel be-
forehand) "Hoot, mon! Hoo about ma
half-crown? Dae 1 get that back?"-
Sketch.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

"Who owns Cincinnati, anyhow
shrieks John r. Mclean The gentle
man who returns from ever the Rhine
after midnight could probably tell with
one eye shut.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29
An Ancient Relic.

One of the potsherds, inscribed with
the name of Themistocles, with which
the Athenians voted for his ostraeism
in All B. G., has been discovered in
Athens,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

The New York subtreasury is short
of 81 900 bills. For this particular part
of Wall street we acknowledge a fellow
feeling
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

When "heresy" discussions rage
there is comfort for timorous people
who fear the stability Of the truth i1-
pvIT, in the warning addressed. to an
excitable brother by a Methodist di.
vine. "You think you hear explosions
within the church," he repeated
Nonsense! They're only noises in your
own headw
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29
GEN. RUGER RETIRES.
STORY OF A VETERAN SOL
DIER'S STORMY CAREER.
Graduated from the Military Academy
In 1S6h-Among His Classmates Were
Gen. Stuart and Gen. Le0-Ho Saw tho
Fizst Smoke of Battle In Civil War.

II o N AS Ho w
ard Ruger, major
general Of the
U mite d State 8
army, who was re-
tired according to
law on April 2, has
been q fighting
man for forty
three years. The
retirement of an
army officer is al
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

If ex-senator ingalls, hadn't beer
conspicuously engaged elsewhere, we
would have had our suspicious as to the
authorship of that Gladstone letter to
Westminster.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29
GRANT AT THE TABLE
ATE LITTLE MEAT, BUT WAS
FOND OF FRUIT.
Tho Sight of Rare Meat Destroyed His
Appetite, and He Never Touched Any
thing That walked on Two Legs"
Otherwise Not Particular.
EN.HoRACE PoR-

EN.HORACE P0R-
TER gives many
intimate and ia
miliar pictures of
Gen. Grant in his
series of articles,
Campaigning with
Grant," now run
ming In me Gen
tury." In the cur
rent number he
says Of Gen. Grant
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

Hay will be in clover during the next
four years.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

The proposition to put chewing gum
on the free list received a knockout
blow on the jaw.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

/ shall recommend PisO's Cure for Con.
sumption far and wide. - Mrs. MulliRGn,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

The man who thinks for himself Will
also think for the long procession that
follows him.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

The Queen slgns herself TO her sons
and daughters-in-law, always your al
fectiOnate mother, V. r. l."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

The first printing press in America
was established at Cambridge, Mass,
In 1889.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

State legislatures propose to contract
the scope OF the kaleidoscope.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

Two ounces of altar Of roses repre-
sents the refined product of a ten Of
rosebuds.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-22

Misses Mosie and Hattie Wyatt,
of Hustburgh, visited their sister,
Mrg. Sol Newsom, of Morris Chapel,
last week, returning home Sunday.
Elder G.. b. Baskerville viii con-
duct devotional services this even
ing at the Methodist Church, and
viii preside az the quarterly meet
ing at Bethlehem, beginning to-
morrow.
Blackmau Dobson died in the
tenth district Monday, and the re-
mains were inferred at Chalk Hill
His death was due 10 old age, being
in his S0th year We extend SYM
pathy 10 the bereavcd relatives
Mrs. S. J. Travis desires TO say
| 20 her friends and customers that
! she is receiving the finest line OF
millinery she has ever shown, and
| requests the ladies Of the town and
county TO call and see herselections
Areport of the teachers meeting
! last week at Harmon Creek was re-
ceived too late for publication. w,
note that they had a very interest
| ing meeting, and the next meeting
will be held at Flatwoods Novem
Der 20. Profs. l. w. Evans, j 4
| Hill and Sam Odle were appointe,
a committee on program.
Inanother column will be fouuD
the annual statement of Trustee j
, T. Camp, which is an excellen
] showing for that worthy ofhcia
Trustee Camp settled in full wit
y Comptroller Harris on the 7th in
f stant, being the first trustee in tn
State to settle for this year.
j. Alta preliminary trial Wednet
\ day before Justices w. Z. Morri
and j. NJ. Bishop, Will Euloe an
2 Fulton Granbury were bound owe
i to criminal court under bonds {
3 $1,000 for alleged assault on til
daughter of Riley Oliver. Alhth
d interested ones are colored. Th
v yictim.alleges. that there are othC
parties to the assault still at larg
Il Thursday, October 2s, is j. v
y Thomas Day at the Centennial. A
e. president of the Centennial Maic
II Thomas has aided in making it
II success as no other man in,that p
q sition could have done, and all
this without compensation in al
way, and it is appropriate that !
D, be honored as he deserves. III
y program for that occasion will
3 the most interesting ever seen
the Centennial, and the parade 81
is fireworks will be without an equ
t. in the history of the, Centennial.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-22
FROM BIG SANDY

Regular correspondence
Mr. w. W Dean, of DWyillc was
in our midst Sunday
Miss Ella Cooper, of Simon, was
a visitor here this week.
Deputy Sheriff AN Lindscywaf
at Nashville Wednesday
Little Mable Davis has been lE
from dyptheria, but Is better
Mr.. j b. Robins, troyeliugsalcs-
man, is visiting relatives here
Mr. Jesse Pierce has rctUnea
from a trip through Kentucky and
Missouri.
Miss Addie Clement and Misses
Goodwin, Of MaulyyilIe, is visiting
friends here.
Mr.. A. v. Bowles,uf Paris, visit
ed homefolks Sunday We were
! glad TO see him.
Mr. $. Davidson and family md
Mr.. Bullard, Of Fazon, attended the
meeting here Sunday.
! Misses Bert and Clyd, Robins
of Manlyviile, are spending "a few
days with their brother, Mr.. IL. NJ
! Robins.
i We learn with pleasure Of the
convalescence of Mrs Alice Jack
son, of Paris, who has been very Ill.
| with typhoid fever
Uncle Berry McElyea and sou
I"Boy," visitedhere this week The
I old gentleman looks haleand hearty
in spite of his years
Uncle Daniel Beasley is speua
ing the week with Benton Couut
, friends. Heis lookingremarkabll
we'll for one of his years
Douglass, the youngest sou o
Mr. ". +. Morris, has been quit.
s sick with a mild form Of dyptheria
! but at present is much better.
I Brother Matheney, who hasbeel
assisting Brothers Witt and Gun
e bingham in the revival meeting, re
e turned home Sunday wight. HEIDI,
a great deal of good for ourtowl
I while here.
, The little child OF Mr.. Edwar,
r. Brown, who resides a few mile
S south of town, died Sunday iron
II dyptheria We extend our heart
a felt sympathy to the bereayed pal
y ents in their great loss.
# The meeting, which has been i
v progress here since last Saturda
q week, has resulted in the, CONVEX
e sion of a great many of Our boy
e and girls. Never in the history {
1t the oldest inhabitant Of our tow
d has there been a meeting which o.
al ceededthis one. The good alread
accomplished is immeasurable an
the meeting is still goingon. l4
ward Of thirty conversions is tn
to result TO date, and we would like
see as many more.
Of We regret to record the death
~ ID. j. Clement, esq, which occurre
d Sunday morning about l.o'cloc
n He.was about "A years af age, al
~ leaves a wife and four childre
,s Mr.. Clement was q man Of unque
tionable character, lovable dispos
ton, and true to his friends, IL
T his community and the county h
lost man whose place. win be ha
1t. t0.fll. His funeral occurred Su
day evening, and a good many
. our citizens attended.
Al BIG SANDY, October 20.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-22

The Lebanon Democrat says that
Editor Enloe, Of the Louisville Dis
patch is strictly in the swim. The
Dispatch is so popular that the ta-
dies of Louisville arenaming their
babies after him.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-22

The above table also shows the
'amount due by districts for 1896,
which makes total Of S44604, and
S106.46 overdrawn for 1896.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-22

dor sale One coal stove; rcoA.
parativelynew. Ifyouere locking
for bargain apply to G. V.sHaw-
10y, Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-22

The price Of The CHRONICLE has
.been reduced to so cents per.year,
which places it within the reach of
every family in the county.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-22

tits estimated that the corn crop
of the United States isl00,000,000
bushelsshort this year. Hold on to
your surplus corn, is oar advice.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-22
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS

Mr.. j. + Beptou went to Paris
yesterday
Mr. Mike Fry has recovered from
an attack Of jaundioe.
The quarterly meeting begins at
Bethlehem tomorrow.
Mr.. Alex Biveus spent a short .
while with homelolks Tuesday.
Register II. c. Pafrord is making
improvements on his residence.
Mr. w. e. MeRae spent a few
days in Humphreys County this
week.
Mr.. j. I. Townsend has moved
10 his farm ! mile northwest OF
town.
Our letter from Eggyille came
in too late for publication in this.
| issue
Miss Maud Saunders, who has
been quite sick, is reported some
better.
! What has become Of the West
i Tennessee Land and immigration
Company?
Mr. u. A. Potts returned yester-
day from a trip to Nashville and
b. Louisville.
Over one hundred tickets have
. been sold here for the Centennial
since Tuesday.
, Mr.. c. V. Hawley is making new
!. improvements ON the interior of
his business house.
Messrs. Rye & Hudson, lawyers
haveopened an Office one doornorth
of the Racket Store.
Mr.. J. W. Rye and family, oi
Mayfeld, KY, have been visiting
t. relatives at this place.
}, Mesdames +. Z. McElyea anc
n James Jeffreys are spending a few
IS days with relatives at Nashville.
i. i, Misses Luter and Gillie Stigal
q and Halle Whitfield spent Sunday
1; with the Misses Nance, of Eggville
lg 1t is understood thataprominen
ig citizen contemplates the erection o
SS. large brick business house her,
j shortly.
: Alonzo Hawkins, esq, of Camden
Il spent several days with his famil,
II here this week.-Huntingdon Re
Il publican.
Il Sidney L. Peeler, esq, visited hi
\ brother, J. T. Peeler, esq, at Hunt
Il ingdon last week. The latter ha
/ typhoid fever.
/ The Centennial will close Octc
Il Der 81. If you have not been
see it, it is time you were maxim
arrangements to go.
Mrs. 9. O. Hubbs and Mr.. Berr
Hubbs, of Holladay, visited Cam
/ den relatives this week, the latte
taking in the Centennial.
l Commodore Barnett, colored, wa
II arrested by Sheriff w. A. Tiashle
and lodged in jail on a charge c
selling liquor without license.
Our letters from Coxburgh an
Way this week were not properl
signed, and letters from Eva an
Chalk Level had no signatures.
Mrs. carp, the wife of Mr.. Due
carp, who resides in the third dil
Il trict, died Monday night. Wejoi
- in extending sympathy to the b,
I reaved family.
Cooley's Landing is on a boon
as it were. Mr.. E. e. Thompsc
q is erecting a new business hous
and Messrs. Jeff Throgmorton an
b D. j. McRae have just establishe
1 new ax-handle factory there.
: Rev. G. w. Neal will begin Il
( protracted meeting at the Presb
I terian Church next Sunday. I
( will be assisted in the meeting
I Rev. Allen Foust, pastor of IL
Presbyterian Church, at McKenzi
( Prof. j. W. Blair, of Huntin
II don, was here the first of the wee
~ in the interest of the Southe
Normal University. He left wi
us a copy Of the Normalite, one
IR the best educational journals in t
EI South.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-22
PUBLIC SCHOOL MONEY.

of the Public School Fund
County Trustee J. I. Camp last
week made the school,pro rata for
the year 1897, distributing a total
of $8,07798 among 1862 children,
the scholastic population Of Benton
County, at a per capita Of SI.70 as
follows:
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-22

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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-22

New pattern hats, the latest Of
the season, just. received by jAfra
S. J. Travis.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-22

For a short time onlywe will sell
old papersaat 20 cents per hundred.