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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19

A French physician IS said to have
discovered a means OF injecting phys.
seal courage into a man by means o o
hypodermic syringe. A little OF tho
liquid would not be q bad aGdendum
TO the kit Of certain alleged cycle lao.
ing men, who always want to quit after
they have ridden lap or two. For
prizefghters OF the modern tyne, it
would, however, be dangerous. 1t
might cause them to dlht.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19

a Cleveland florist is trying, with
some chance OF SUCCESS, to excite his
fellow citizens by telling them that in
&he marshes of Northern Ohio there
grows q plant practically identical
with the ramie, or rhes, of India and
the far East, notes the New York Times.
he says its fibre is as light, strong, and
silky as that of the foreign variety, and
promises fortunes to all who cultivate
the plant on large scale. 1t will be
wise to use some caution in spending
money on experiments in this direction.
About the value of ramie fibre there is
no doubt, and very probably there is
an indigenous variety OF this nettle,
but if it is as intractablo as its Oriental
relatives, no speedy wealth is to be
acquired from its cultivation. Years
ago experiments with the renl ramie
were made in several parts of the
United States, and in each case it
Gourished as well as could be desired.
The cost of separating the fibre, how
ever, always proved an insuperable
obstacle to its use here. Even with
she cheap labor of the East not much
has yet been done with ram lie. The
English Government has long tried to
incite inventors TO make a machine
that would do the work of separation
cheaply as we'll as effectively, and there
@hAve been reports of late that this OBJ
ect has been attained. Until the news
- verified, the Cleveland men would
G9slter treat their optimistic florist as
6#Ae whose statements needs lot %
" ifcatioD -
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19
A Working Monarch.

The King of the Belgians has
worked for over thirty years,
with the diligence and devotion ia
routine OF mana 5iug bank clerk, at
the task OF making Belgium what is
called paying concern. With re-
spect to Antwerp aud the seaport
business generally, his labors have
been crowned with a notable success.
In the great mining and industrial
belt of which Liege Is the centre the
values of plant and output have been
quadrupled IN HIS time, aud
though there is much discontent at
the inequalities of the rewar la distrib-
uted, his personal influence has, ON
the whole, Kept the district in a toler-
ably peaceful state. Compared with
its neighbors, Belgium has done very
well. If it is not as rich as Holland.
on the other baud CON ortable living
1t twice as cheap, aud by contrast with
French Flanders, Belgium is content
ed and prosperous.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19

AZ the conclusion Of tho concert The
receipts woro counted and thoy
amounted 20 two thousand francs
"Horc, Vicoile, said pagaai. ''Kou
have i've hundred irucs over tho
snm required topurshaEo substitute.
They vail pay your brldegroom's trag-
cling expenses"
Then a.tor pnuso he continued:
"But YOU will want something whore.
with 90 begin housekeeping. Take
this fho0 violin, and cell 30 Tor your
dowry."
Nlrctle received from rich anna
tour dig thousand francs for Plsania
wooden shoe.
This violin IS today in the To87os.
sion OF tho Marquis Of DuIorin and
AyA-Dotri0t Free Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19
Tie Treatment oil Burns.

Physicians, surgeons and hospital
attendants are never weary of expert
mentiDg on the treatment of burns.
They seem to believe that there can
be no simple remedy for the results of
accidents of this sort, and therefore
there must be oil sorts of chemicals
and compounds and ado about burns.
They do not appear to know or will
not believe that SIMPLE paste of fresh
lard and wheat flour is the very best
possible dressing TOR burn, that it
will in almost every case res ore the
burned portion to its natural condi.
ton, aud that IN ninety-nine cases ont
OF one hundred there will be no 7car.
But it is san old womap's remedy, "
and therefore neither scientific nor
official. New York Ledger.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19
InlInn. as ALnek I.aLs-rs-

Judge ID. NJ. Browning, Commis.
sioner Of Indian Anurs. has been visit.
inga number OF tho Coast Indian agen-
cies aud came 10 Salt Lake from tho
Fort Hall reservation. "Ny obserya.
tions on this tour aud tho experience
of tue bureau generally show that tho
Indian service Is improving" the Com
missioner says. "rho Government Ia
ondeayoring. as fast as possible, and
as fur as treaty stipuIations will per-
init, to make tho Indian self support.
ing. OF course, tho task 10 dificut
ono aud many failures must result be-
fore the desired conditions are brought
about, but we are satisfied with tho
progress being made.
EFT is not expected that many In
dams WILL become professional or busI.
ness men, but it is believed that they
can be taught 70 DO fairly good farm
ers and stock raisers. Gradually tho
lands OF the tribes arc being appor-
toned in seyeralty and the tribal Iela-
tionships broken up. Where tho lands
are flo for agrieu ture the Indiana are
given implements, wagons aud seeds.
They are aided in tho construction Of
houses and the allotments are fenced.
Ia the dry districts, where stock rails.
ing only Is possible, n few head OF cat.
tie are given each Indian and the sale
OF their stock is prohibited until they
have a certain number.
"Phis Plan has worked quite salts.
factorily on the Sioux lanls. When q
contract for beef has been awarded aud
purchases under it are to DO made the
Indian are invited to sell surplus cat
tie TO the Government at the contract
price. Not long ago at the Pine Ridge
agency 500 head of cattle we're bought
from Indians on these terms aud the
red cnttlemen were naturally much
| pleased with their success as stock
raisers. believe the Indian problem
will work itself ont in this way. The
solution will take time, but the day is
coming when the distribution of "a.
tions will ce1se and the Indian, having
become sell sustaining, will no longer
be a ward OF the Nation. Salt Lake
! (Utah) Tribune.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19

"poer" saya q woman who has
spent her lie in tho Maine wo0da.
scan be tanned as easily rs any other
animals, aud sometimes they are bound
20 be tanned whether yon want them
ur not A itw years ago q young deer
etmo ont With our cattle aud grazed
around with them, aud came up 10 tho
haruyhrl nj night le didn't seem
biz frightened, aud ! gave Il some
milk. 10 drank readily, and tho next
dnv wanted some more. i c0uld pat
il aud iondlo it ns well as / could
cos8gt lamb. 10 stayed around with
ouf cattle Tor several weeks. when ono
day "a game warden came aud said /
was liable 10 = penalty for keeping
The deer and feeding IL. Then / tried
10 drive Il away, aud the way be- would
como mp. in spite OF my threats and
attempts TO scare Il, and coax Tor milk.
was pitiiul 10 see. i had the har lest
work 10 make bin go away, aud for q
long time he'd keep coming back to
our place"
A similar case occurred in Portland
last summer, where o seal came to q
tishCrmsn's boat aud followed IL for a
number Of days, aud wouldn't be
driven of.
These instances OF tame "wild" ami
mails remind a Maine gentleman of
what be saw in MayGeld a few years
ago. He was driving through that
town, and at place whore he stopped,
his hostess, handsome young woman.
asked him il he wanted TO sec a deer.
Taking a dish with some grain in Il,
or something Of that sort, she went
down the lane 10 the edge of the
woods and stopped, calling in a low
tone some name. Presently a fine
large bucb came out Of the woods and
trottei up 10 her, as tame as any colt
could be. He stuck his nose IN the
dish aud muuohed tho food, while she
pattei his neck aud talked 10 him.
When she lett him to come back to
The house, be followed her to the
fence, and seemed really anxious 70 90
to the house, too.-New York Mail
and Express.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19

The last report Il the interstate
commerce commission contains a mum.
Der of interesting figures. In spite OF
the adverse conditions which prevailed
during 1895 some OF the railroads OF
the country have declared large divi-
dends. The report OF the commission
includes 652 roads and represents 172,.
500 miles of track. The gross earnings
of these various lines for the year end.
ing June 80, 1896, aggregate the enor.
nous sum OF 81, 1923, GAG, 562. or this
amount 1923, 46S, S9l was derived from
the passenger service and $772,07I,37
from the freight service. Against this
income the operating expenses of these
several interstate lines for tho same
period Of time is fixed at $751;, 81 ,5l5,
showing a net gain of 1858, 675, 0I7
divided between the 6J2 lines. While
this is good showing in consideration
of the hard times, it is but a slight
advance upon the record for the pre-.
0eding year. For the year ending
June 80, 1895, the net gains we're
&341, 29S,047. AS Indicating the ex.
tent of our railway interests these
dgures are especially interesting.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19
A PInekY Blu, JAY Thief.

Ny raspberry patch if fifty feet
square, surrounded by wire fence,
says a contributor 10 Meehau's Month
ly. SO many birds make their home
in the wooded rooms within ten feet
that it is necessary 80 protectths patch
by netting, winch is supported by wires
strung overhead. The net hangs over
the sides OF the fence three or four
feet. Occasionally a bird gets inside,
especially the blue jay. We catch
them an let them 60 unframed.
Yesterday my man and myself were
near and saw b!ua jay in there with
a ripe red raspberry in his bill, hut-
terug against the net. My man went
inside aud chased him from Que Ride to
another three times. and finally got
his hands on him at where the fence
rail mes but the bird managed to slip
through his hands and down between
the net aud the outside OF the fence
aud gained his liberty. All this time
be hung on the berry an few away
with it. That certainly is q good lie
lustration of bird pluck.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19
Town Without Uhimneys.

From the top OF the Cathedral spire
in Mexico you can see the entire city,
and the NEST striking feature of the
view is the absence of chimneys. There
is not chimney in all Mexico, not
CRATE, nor a stove, not furnace. All
the cooking is done with charcoal in
Dutch ovens, and while the gas is
sometimes offensive one soon becomes
used to it, Boston Globe.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19
WHEN rHE woRLesEEms away.

when everything row wroHF,
And che world FesHs 800 aWfy,
~ trll you what DO. my dear.
lIut a.t down ana Org.
Wh % The biscuit win not rIss,
AMI tha jelly wJi not lNu.
Aud Che woods Rn 0farIl5,
And tb8 as Is la tha weIL
When hatgr spilled on inc n6or.
And the brrars burned black az 01t.
When there's company ne tho door,
ANA tbo house is fu.l OF smoke
Ehou thInr ara 900 askaE.
And iha WORT seems all awry,
Why, then che thIny 10, my dear,
hlust 20 go AMI cry.
when ths settling hon Won't cot.
And tho butter wil' MOI come,
When the girl gets in apgt
Aud thrra ems 20 90 home.
When the washI-g win not dry,
And the front door key is losf,
When the 1oap turns bark 10 lye.
And the plants touched by frost
When things 50 an a.kew
And feel ~ though / should ny.
Think the thing I've a right to do
Il Just 10 sit down and cry.
SOC the natural thing for you,
When tbe world goes 90 awry,
l. 10 drop the troublesome things. my dear
And cry, and cry, aud cry.
But be sure you 90 by yourself,
Aud DO suro you lock tho door;
Thon bury your head IN the feather
bed,
But, before you do any more
Think how you regarded Dot,
When his world wont awry;
What Of the right Of poor little Tot,
That day she began 70 cry
Because Of her shattered doll,
Aud her broken tea-set blue2
Then tell mo what you think Of your
self,
Aud Illnow what 10 think OF you.
Charlotte WhNcomb.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19
Every Man His own Ufo PreserYer.


A French physician has plan
whereby every Que may become, as be
will, his own life preserver in case of
an accident at sea. The inventor does
away with all artificial belts and other
floating appliances, and proposes to
initiate the cellular texture beneath
the human skin on the breast, which,
If filled with air, forms natural pneu-
matte belt, by the aid OF which one
cannot only aoat ones self, but even
support another body; that a man
weighing about 16J pounds needs only
about 200 cubic inches of air within
his body in order to float with his
head above water.
THIS amount of air is easily inserted
into the hollow space beneath the
skin by means of an aseptic syringe.
Simpler still is the use of hollow
needle and a thin rubber hose eighteen
inches long, into which this needle ia
inserted. A little aseptic cotton placed
in the open end of the rubber hose is
all tuat is required. The skin Is raised,
the hollow needle introduced into it,
and then the other end of the rubber
tube taken into the mouth, and the
mans own breath blown into 1t. Two
deep respratious which are blown into
each side of the breast wouId, he
thinks, he sufficient to doat a man,
however heavy.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19

It is said that hurricane holds the
best time record for one mile, cover
ing the distance in half minute.
Then balloon has done the mile in
forty seconds. The third place is held
by railway engine in 58,57 seconds.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19

Professor Langley's aerojromo heV
1900 yards in a horizontal direction
near Washington on November %,
landing gracefully on the Potomac
River, the trip occupying 100 seconds.
This is a notable advance in the navi.
cation Of the air.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19

or the thlrly.eight sultans who have
ruled the Ottoman Empire since tho
conquest OF Constanhnoplo by the
Turks, thirty.four have died violent
deatha.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19

slclans.
Some days later, Pagani, whose
form was almost spectral, seemed
to have his frail existence suspended
by thread, which the slightest
shock might sever. The ply.
sicians ordered solitude Gud abso lutte
repOse, therefore he removed TO the
Villa Lutetanea IN tue Fauuourg Pois-
sonnere. 1t was an excellent estab-
lishment and stood in large park.
like garden, where the patient could
enjoy either solitude or society at
choice. A great charm of the place
was that everyone lived as he pleased :
in the evening, either retiring to the
solitude of his apartment, or join ng
in the games, music AMI conversation
held in the drawing room. Pagani
preferred passing the evening in quiet
ness and retirement. There was
plenty of go sip about HIM in the
drawing room and three or four CEN
serious old women fell on him tooth
and nail.
Ladies'" began one, shave you
seen this great musician? He saIu es
no one. and never speaks a word. lie
takes his bowl OF soup in an arbor in
the garden, and then hastens away il
anyone approaches. What ON oddly
he must he"
"lhat's part of his malady, said an
other. "Ieople say that there is Some
terrible mystery about his life; some
love story, l imagine"
"Not at all, " aided third. "Pa'
GAM is a miser; there's no mystery
about that. Do yon remember the
concert which was organized in favor
of the families who suffered from the
inundation at st. Etienue? The great
violinist refused to take part in it be
cause he would have to play grntui
toueiy. Depend upon it, he Tears tina
Gere he TO miDgle in our society, hC
might be asked for similar favorr."
In the entire household Pagan
never exchanged o word with anyone
except Vicette, the housemaid who at
tended him. She was cheerful
innocent country girl, whose prattle
when she served his meals, amused
hIm.
One morning Vicette presented her
self with a sad, dropping countenance
and served breakfast without utterine
word. The musician noticed TIT
change in the young girl, and ques
iiOppd hnr obouE II
"What's the matter, my child9 You
look sad. Your ewes are red; SOM
misfortune has befallen you, Vicette?
ooh, yes, sir.
"Would it he indiscreet to ask yol
what it WASP"
"NO, sir but"
Pagani fixed HE great black eyes Of
| Che girls troubled countenance.
"Come," he said. 81 see how it is
After having made you a thousan,
promises be has quilted you, and vol
40 longer have any tidings OF him"
"Ahl poor fello9l He has quitte
me certainly, but it was not his fault.
"How is tbPt?"
"Beeause in the CONSUMPTION b
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-02-19
TIE WOODEN SHOE,
~ WILL NJ CLEMENS.

Il was announced
TO all Paris that
lapani had fallen
seriously i'll at the
conclusion Of his
grand concert, bad
been attacked by
a fever which re-
fused to WELD to
the remedies EN-
ployed by his ply.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-21

ROBBED BY HIS CoMPANIoN.-Wm.
Lyles, young farmer, who lives in
Fairfax county, came here yesterday
and on his way home stopped at sa-
loon in the western part of the city,
where ne took several drinks. While
in the saloon he was approached by a
young white man, who asked him for
work on his farm. and when he started
to 90 home the young man insisted on
riding home with him. When they ar
rived at Cameron Run the man put his
arm around Lyles's neck and took a
bag containg $40 and some change out
OF his pocket. Several young men who
overcoming down the road saw the man
IL the act, and started toward him, but
he jumped out of the wagon and ran
across the field, making his escape.
From the description it is presumed
that Ernest Wilson, who cannot be
found, is the young man who commit
ted the robbery. He has served term
in the penitentisry and came near land
ing there again . month or so ago for
burglarizing boarding car on the
Southern Railway near this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-21

RAILROAD PLANs.-Chief Engineer
Brown, of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
expresses himself as favorable to the
adoption'of the plans OF the District OF
Columbia Commissioners to abolish
grade crossings in Washington and
make other needed changes. The plan
is 10 consist of elevations and depres.
sious by which the street crossings Will
be below the steam railway tracks.
The scheme includes tunnel following
the present tracks, which changes to an
elevated system at point half way be-
tween South Capitol street and Della.
ware avenue. From South Capitol
street it will be elevated, and Sixth
street is to be lowered about two feet
from its present grade, to permit tracks
to be run on the elevated structure to
She site OF the present depot. The de-
pot will be rebuilt and the trains enter
the second story OF the structure. The
Metropolitan Railroad is to abandon its
route along B street, between Sixth and
Seventh, and Missouri avenue is to be
extended through the depot and the
north end OF the Mali to Seventh street.
The branch for the southern connection
begins 10 descend from an elevated
structure at Sixth street, to become a
depressed system. This is done at
Ninth street and continues to the
bridge. An entirely new structure will
be built to take the place Of the Long
bridge, over the Potomac. This bridge
will be elevated and few piers used.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The newly built Washington barbo
police boat Vigilant was towed to tina
city to day where her boiler was put 10
She was then brought back here.
Ephraim Bailey and Chas. Washing
ton, both colored, quarreled over 6
game of cards near Rosslyn on Monday
when Washington cut Bailey over the
heart. The wound is not dangerous
The assailant fed.
Pat Raedy and Nick Burley will
have q twenty.round bout on Tuesday
evening, August II, at the roadhouse
of the Spa Athletic Club, near Wash
ineton. There will be side bet OF
$500, and the club will put up good
purse.
During the trial of George Wymau
Fremont, the negro who collected
money in the North for mythical
school in this city, Albert A. Lott,
Pullman car porter, swore he was q
professor of music and geography in
Fremont's school in this city.
On Friday afternoon Alexander J.
Wedderburn, d friend of Alexander
Carruthers, the missing labor writer,
was on his way to his home at Wedder-
burn, Va, on the Washington, Ohio
and Western train, which leaves Wash
ington at 4:45 p. M, when he saw Car
ruthers walking on the road leading
westward between Weet Falls Church
and Dunn-Loring. Carruthers was 60
ing at an unusually rapid gait, almost
at run. The Washington police have
sent dispatches to various places in this
section of the State for the purpose of
ascertaining his whereabouts.
While fishing at Shoots wharf yesterday
Mr.. M. P. Vincent caught an eel foot long
with hesd at each end. AS Mr. Vincent
hooked the eel in one of its mouths it at
tempted to dart OIL, but the double-header
was landed
The Tontine will be reopened on Saturday
next by Mrs s. E browns, who will keep q
hotel in every way worthy the patronage Of
the citizens of Alexandria and the travelling
public.
The committee on poor of the City Council
met last night and organized by the election
of Councilman ]. q. Trimyer as chairman.
Mount Vernon Council, Daughters Of
America will give an excursion to Marshall
Hall tomorrow.
To-day is the Seth anniversary of the first
battle of Manassas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-21
@ GOODS DELIVERED IN ALBx
ANDRIA.
W oodward & Lothrop.
10th, nth & F SITS, n. W,
WASHINGTON. D. G.
Reasons Why Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
is the Best.

~ VIC OGot
1. Because it affords almost instant
relief in case of pain in the stomach,
collie and cholera morbus.
2. Because it is the only remedy
that never fails in the most severe cases
of dysentery and diarrhoea.
8. Because it is the only remedy
that will cure chronic diarrhoes.
4. Because it is the only remedy
that will prevent bilious collie.
5. Because it is the only remedy
that will cure epidemical dysentery.
6. Because it is the only remedy
that can alwaysibe depended upon in
cases of cholera infantum.
7. Because it is the most prompt
and most reliable medicine in use for
bowel complaints.
s. Because..:.it produces no bad re-
suits.
8. Because it is pleasant and safe to
take.
10. Because it has saved the lives OF
more people than any other medicine
in the world.
The 25 and zoe. sizes for sale by ].
H. Janney, Druggist, 7O1 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-21
To-day Begins Our
PRE-INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE.

July 81, according to our
usual custom, we shall take
our halfyearly inventory of
stock. From now until that
time every effort will be made
in every department to reduce
stock. All broken assortments
and small and odd lots will be
closed out without reference
to former prices, and all COM
plete lines of excessive stocks,
tagging styles, to-be.discon
tinued lines submitted to very
decisive price reductions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-21

LOST ANOTHER HoRsE.-J. w. Gales,
the colored constable of Rosslyn, by
whom, in company with her father,
Pearl Maltby was apprehended last
Thursday afternoon, had q valuable
horse killed yesterday morning near
Rosslyn. The animal was turned out
TO Craze at night aud yesterday morn
lag it was found in quarry by the side
ofthe railroad dead. The owner sus
poets that the horse was frightened oil
the cliff or forced over by some one
who has spite against him, as he says
he was told when he arrested Miss
Maltby that if she was detained by the
police he would suffer for it. This is
the second horse Gales has lost within
five weeks.