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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
COUNTY COURT SALE OF LAND

John Cliff ct ais VS. II. Parks, ir., ct ais
In the County Court OF Benton Coun-
ty, Tennessee,
On Monday, the 9Th day OF April, next,
at the east door olthe courthouse in Cam
den, Tennessee, I will offer for sale to the
highest bidder the tract of land described
in the pIeadings in the above styled cause,
known as the Ledbetter Landing tract,
lying in Benton County, Tennessee, Just
below and near the mouth OF Morgan's
Greek where itempties into the Tennessee
River said tract contains about 200 acres.
These lands will be sold under decree of
the County Court OF Benton County, Ten
nessee, pronounced in the above styled
cause, for purpose OF partition and distri-
button among complainants and defend
ants according to their respective rights.
TENSION 9 and Is months credit,
except Is per cent, Of the purchase price,
which will be required paid in cash the
purchaser will also be required to execute
notes with good personal security for the
deferred payments, and a lien will be re-
tanned on the land to secure the said pay
ments
This the 18th day of March, 1897.
g. B, GREER,
! 10 r, HAWKINS, Clerk.
Solicitor for compliments. 1914
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
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Wyler, 3ukar'aud d Go. e. aIs Us. A. C..
MnRae, administrator et aIs.-in the
Chancery Courtat Camden, Tennessee.
In this cause &c appearing 20 me thot
the defendant, James Thompson, isanou-
resident Of the State of Tennessee so that
the ordinary process OF law can not De
served upon him. It is therefore ordered
by noe. d. q. Hudson, Clerk and Master
of the Chaucery Court at Camden, Ten
nessga, that publication be made for four
consecutive weeks I'm TINS CAMDEN CURoN-
ICLE, q newspaper published i'm the town
of Camden, Tennessee, commanding the
said defendant, James Thompson, 90 APP
pear and make defense 70 c0mp,liuants'
bill filed herein ON OF before the 2nd day
of May, lsg7--it being rule day-ol said
bin win be taken for confessed and the
cause set ior hearing eX parte as to said
defendant
This the 3rd day Of March, 1897
ID. q. HUDSON,
S. J. PEEIEE, Clerk and Master.
Solicitor for compIainauts
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

The valley Of the lower Missis-
sippi is q vast inland sea. Death,
distress and desolation is spreading
from Birds Point, Mo-, to Helena,
Ark. At Memphis the water is
higher than ever known, and the
outlying country is at the mercy of
the raging torrents. Nearly 5000
homeless and half-starved people
have been rescued by relief COM
mittees at Memphis, where vigor-
Gus measures are being taken to
provide for the relief Of the food
sufferers, The loss of stock and
property in the flooded districts is
appalling,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
81, 800 FOR ONLY 80 GENTS.
Road How Easily This Handsome Gift May
be Secured.

be Secured.
The Weekly Commercial Appeal In order 20 re
tain the largest circulation Of any weekly i'm the
South, offers a cash gift to the subscriber guess
ing the correct or nearest COueCtuumber of bales
of cotton receiyedin Memphis from September,
1896, to April 70, 1897, inclusive as follows 1.-THE
correct or nearest correct guess is received in No.
yembeT OF December it viii get in cash $500, l
in January Sl,OO0 if February $3.50, but ii not till
March only $500. Contest closes March 81, but
the correct OF nearest correct guess lrstracciyed
will be awarded the prize. Receipts m Memphis
in former years We're as follows: From Septcm-
Der /, 1884, to April 10, 1895, 81 O0I bales; from
September 4 1895, to April 10, 1896, 407,2GO bales
FIFTY CENTS must accompany every guess
for y months subscription 20 the Weekly Com
mercial Appeal.
The Weekly Commercially Appeal contains al the
news of the Week-Asked and Answered depart
ment, veterinary department, $1,000 prize story,
Talmage's Sunday sermons, observation-disclosures,
Farm department, etc. Special Oiier to agents
and club-raisers win be sent free on application.
Sample copies free. Address,
COMMERCIAL APPEAL,
Memphis, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

Jeems Corbitt, the pride of the
pugilistic world, went down in de-
feat before Bob Fitzsimmons, the
Cornishman at Carson, New, on
st. Patrick's day. Fitsimmons won
Che battle fairly in the fourteenth
round. 1t is but human toadmire
courage, yet such brutality is con-
demned by civilized society,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

TI .oesHoldar of the Homo Build
ing, loan, aud Savings Association arc
hereby requested 90 meet 81 thg office of
ihe Association 'u Camden Saturday.
March 2O. 1884, promptly 90 @ p. m.
IhcclrClIou uI oAirrr and other import.
ant business viii boz transacted.
This March B.. 1897.
W. J.. MoIar.
Secretary
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
Subscribing for metropolitan Papers.

The coming year VIII be crowded with big news
events and happenings, the details of which every
one interested in national and foreign affairs Will
want to read. The best Western newspaper pub
lished is the Semi-weedy Republic, Of ST. Louis
1t is only 81 year, and for that amount 1t will
send two papers a week to any address for one
year. The Republic daily is Sc year, So for six
months OF $50 for three months.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

Misses Cora Kelley and Sallie
Dickson, who reside near Decatur
vile, were bitten by mad dog last
Monday. The dog was killed, but
not until it had bitten the girls in
several places and almost tore their
dresses to pieces.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
PUBLIC LAW
Enthusiastically Authority
SENATE BILL No. tsi.


An act TO repeal Ihe charter Oi Camden
lu Benton County
Section ] BE- q rua.r1 bg ihn Gem
eaI Assembly OF tha State of tennessee.
that chapter 26 ui fUa nts OF the Goupr
MI Assembly of fha stat. Of tennessee
1895, being au act entitled au act .o Boo.
corporate che town u' Camden boz thp
County Of Benton and Stateoi Tennessee,
and 90 provide for tuu election 0i officers
and prescribe their duties and .ur other
purposes, bo and lhn same Is hereby rr
pealed
Passed February II, 1897
J0HS Thompson,
Speaker Gi tle Senate
MOHGAN O.. FuZpATmgE.
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
Approved February l3, 1897
Rom. l.. TAYLOR,
Governor
A true copy.
WIS.,. S MOg8As.
Secretary Of State
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
IEAamEnH ArnrLArIn..

Iho Benton County Teacher Aso.
citation win meet g. Camden Saturday
March 30 1897, ID o o'clock. am. The
following /. Che pTagums
Introductory a. ST. Cua. orthogra
ply Miss Ada Hall nud u. ID. johnson;
geography Misses Florence N1ace and
Dom Han and w. @ Thompson writ.
Zen arithmetic, A. S. Tucker. 81. Barnes
and v. Q. Nuuuory; grammar, 4. J. Fry,
Miss Bette Darlington and ii. O. uucy
United States History, a. N. Mckclyoy,
Miss Dai1e Alden, j. r. HICKS and A.
Hawloy penmaaship II X paGord, q.
" Koc aud " v. Nichols geometry, j.,
w Bla,r aud John BumagTi physiol,
ogy, O. " Curd aud Miss Meta Holla.
day general management Of schools, A.
llassoll, Misses leila Woods aud Eulah
Lashlcc. Holden Rushing aud Arthur
Bonds.
A full attendance is requested by thg
superintendent. ID. b. Gossctt
j. B. ANDERSON.
II. IT, Mcdaniel,
o. A. UrLw,
Committee
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

A No. farm in the Tennessee River
bottom viii Dee sold at q bargain Good
land and convenient % Camden liyou
want O bargain, call ON or write to
W. Il, McEAE,
lI-Su Camden Tenn
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

Congress met inc session last
Monday, and the Presidents mes
sage was read during the afternoon.
President Mckinley insists that
tariff legislation will solve the rev.
enue difficulty.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

The Tennessee River is higher at
Florence, Ala, than at any time in
ten. years. The river is still rising
and more rain is predicted. Peo-
pie in the lowland on the river in
this county should be on the look
out and prepare for the worst.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

Hon. William j. Bryan was In
troduced to the general assembly
last week by Governor Taylor as
the next President.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

Southern Republicans must be
contented with State Offices. 1t is
stated that the big Offices will go to
Republican States.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

Thomas b. Reed has been elect
ed speaker of the House. Bailey
received the votes of the Democrats
and Bell of the Populists.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund themoney if it fails
TO cure. Twenty-Five cents. 26-l7t
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

The CHRONICLE and Twice.a-Week
St Louis Globe-Democrat Sl,75 a year
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
81. Louis & Tennessee River
PACKET COMPANY.
GETTY OF SHEFFIELD.
STEABIERS:I CITY OF PADUCAH.
lCITY OF SAVANNAH.

ONE OF these elegant steamers leave st. Louis
\ J every Wednesday and Saturday for all points
on the Mississippi River to Cairo, Ohio River to
Paducah, and Tennessee River to Florence, tak-
ing freight and passengers for all points on the
Ohio to Pittsburgh, and on the Cumberland 30.
Nashville Through bills Of hding, prompt sery
ice, and low rates. -
Traffic Manager
Wharf-bOat foot of Olive street ST LOUIS.
eT7-One of these steamers arrive at Johnson
vile every Tuesday and Friday
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19

THE CHRONICLE and Nashville Week.
~ Sun St.75 year.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-03-19
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISING.

Advertisements inserted uudes This head
at % cents per line each Insertion.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-14

Al hare generals commissions during t1e
war. but CT the four. Grant was the c7ly
ere Who owed his election 70 lis military
services. Each one OF the others atsainea
relatively far higher standing IL oivl par-
SHIFTS tran they had done n the army.
though al were gaiia-. soldiers. ard wen
,hstr military rank By hard fighting
ygAsle Arthur had no actual service In
the fed he held high military rank dur
ing the war OF the rebellion. and per-
formed services fully IS valuable 70 rs
country as II he had actually commanded
q brigade. He hslt n succession, the POSI-
tons OF ouzrte-nastsr general and In
specscr general os the New York state
troops. with the rank OF brlgac.er general.
Mckinley rounds on. the list OF military
ohsettzins- He has the unique distinction.
however. that while his military rank was
nc. high, he commenced his services IN
the ranks, while a., his military prece-
cessors IL the presidency saw their frs,
service under commissions a. officers II
was . far longer stride TO take from the
ranks 10 a majors commission than from
q eap.a1ncy TO thu command Of brigade
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-14
POsTSCRIPTy.

An Olympia stew Is no longer IN season.
Corbett says. II am better ~ iong-range
nghting-" So Is Weylsr.
Speaker Clins's pretty girl page should
now turn over q new leaf.
The eye OF the universe II now focused
on Carson. Shake hands!
He is president now. but viii stan b the
major part Of the administration.
A man has been shot by his mother-in-
law. AT last the worm has turned
Chauncsy NJ. Depew viii not be deputed
to represent this country in England.
-
The greater the supply of insane asy-
lums, the greater the demand for them.
- = :.
What the Queen City Cycle Club needs
most just now is g professor OF pathology.
Ulti-pomatuu. made from pura Russian
bears Greece, is guaranteed TO make the
Turks hair curl.
The aching void in the legislative pro-
ceedings is caused by the absence Of the
familiar cigarette bill.
The best thing the powers can DO is TO
find out what Greece wants to do, and
then ultimatum her to do 1t.
The uitimatum will soon become the
penultimatum, but IL will be long time
before it becomes the sword-ultinatum.
The truth seems to be that II Fitzhugh
Lee resigned under the old conditions. he
has only become more resigned under the
new conditions
Il cannot be true that all martyrs are dead
Or patriots quite run TO seed,
For are there not those who are annually
bled
That few may TO Office succeed?
It cannot be true that al life Is Q dream,
bubble, fraud and q sham;
While so many wideawake intriguers seem
To get so much fleece from the lamb.
is rare,
A trick OF the coin In a slot;
For while one may turn Up a p!cture-cerd
pair,
The deuce IS too often his lot
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-14
SHARPs AND FLATS.

BY the P.-I Philosopher.
Il f. now claimed that Noah christened
the ark the Arkansas. for 1t Is said that
''he looked out of the ark-and-saw."
A woman never becomes so tired OF Ire
tina. she cannot throw great deal OF
enthusiasm into her voice when talking
about bargains.
Don't throw old shoes after . BRIDE
Make a neat package and send them 20
her three years after her marriage. They
may prove acceptable
did you read" he sweetly asked her,
THAT poem I wrote lss. week.
at read II years ago. she said.
And now they DO not speak.
A horse feels his oats" as the saying
goes, when he is lively and IN good
spirits. but when a man feels his "corns''
he Is anything but lively.
''srest me in the key of o."said . mu-
sician 10 a friend.
What time will that be7'
''At one sharp" said Sol Asher. Then
he vanished out into the dark. dark night.
II may be stiil true that ''the apparel
doth proclaim the man" but since the
advent OF the new woman il has begun
TO speak In uncertain terms.
II f. a very lazy man who viii not take
the trouble 20 reverse his cigar when Re
finds that he has put the lighted and ct
Il. by mistake, into his mouth
- -
An Idaho undertaken has knocked out
the familiar advertisement: You press
the buttons we DO the rest" with the fol-
lowing: "You kick the bucket: we DO the
rest"
AZ the banquet she cut the peas In halc-
Her mouth WAS sman you ses.
But by actual count. in her mouth next
oay.
There were o,othespins twsnty-thTsa
'T PROPOSE" bexan tho deliberate old
lawyer who called around to ses young
widow or business. His vivacions client
exclaimed: II accept" Thsy ara nov
partners.
We can't tell vvha. our destiny 10 IN r,ais
c-usl word - week ago I would have
baen much surprised tad one told me
would appear on the stage" said the cab
baga a. il vas hurled toward the ham
actor.
- -
IL there Is any word more c.sagrsessas
than another IL = she word "Senteei" II
Is word that suggests patched poverty
and old china dishes with nothing Ga
them. X Is word that women Ike, bat
that mea abominAta
Oh. ton't yen remember sweet Alioa Ben
Bostr
Sweet An-e wno@s hair was 80 Brown
Il has changed TO q hydrogen hlon1s. I
am tod
since sweet Alice has moved into town.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-14
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Beatrice Harrsden has not besn bene-
fitted IN health by her return TO England.
She Is now at Bournemouth, and what
energy she possesses she has put into the
revision of the proof sheets OF her new
book, 'sHiida STAFFORD"
Sir Persab Singh. the maharajah Pertab
Singh. X. g. s. l., regent OF the Jodhpur
state. EaiputaDa, and uncle OF the ruler,
who Is minor. is a man OF the highest
caste and bluest blood in India, the &C.
nealogy OF the family going back to be-
fore the Christian era
Frances z. Brant left her school in Ohio
twelve years ago and invested the money
she had earned as a teacher IN a Kansas
farm Today she owns 1900 acres OF good
land. For six years she has been q
preacher. and for two years the pastor OF
the Universslist church at Hutchinson.
Kan.
Persian pap.sr-mache articles are made
out OF the Bibles sent out by British mis-
sion societies according 20 Mr., Hodgstis.
a resent traveller in the East. He quotes
the British consul at Taoreez as saying:
You have no idea what boon these
Bibles are TO the village industries OF
Persia"
Col. Samuel Boyd. for many years the
head of the cotton press business IN this
country died in New Orleans a few days
ago, aged q years. He was q native OF
County Antrim. Ireland. He came 20 this
OF the Louisiana cotton press. and In 1870
was the owner OF Ave pFesse@ in New Or
leans alone ana n practical control OK ths
business. He continued TO acquire cotton
press property rapidly, and by lsTo he
was called the cotton press king, and was
said TO own more cotton press properly
than any man in the word. Col. Boyd
was at one time owner % large cotton
plantatiors. but sold them out 10 consol-
ldate his attention on the conpgesslng
bgS.QaSS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-14

marks were not intended 10 meet IN this
way. Sut they have come together Ike
two Dron.os.-Sz. Louis Glcee-Deznccrat-
The Advance Agent OF Prosperity IS
now in Washington prepared 70 open his
sample cases and display his goods
Philadelphia Press
There are statesmen whose IDEAS of
proper civil service rules seem 10 depend
somewhat on whose deal It happens 20
ee--Washington Star.
Whether regarded as type OF prog
ress or merely IL its rotary character, the
girl who rides the wheel Is q daughter OF
the revo!ution.-Phila Times
Spain should be forced TO explain the
numbering smother. Il would seem that
this much courtesy Is due us.-washing-
ton Post
Those excellent people who are going
70 Washington 70 wait for places should
purchase round-trip tickets. Waiting 10
not only expensive. bu. 10 lasts--Indian-
apciis Journal
President Cleveland VIII carry with
him into retirement the gratitude OF his
countrymen. To him Is largely due the
fact that we are not today & bankrupt
and dishonest peopie.-United States In
weston.
me a>lliEily OF the average legiS8attyS
body was never more beautifully illus
trated than by the action OF the Missouri
legislature in passing an act limiting
marriages In that state 10 American citi-
zsns.-Detroit Tribune.
Cleveland had talent for making ene-
niles. and Mckinley has q genius for
making friends. That Is the difference
between the two men. and IL VIII make a
great differences IN the government OF the
country.-Saa Francisco Call.
Howard Gould has given his sweetheart
fan worth sioo. 900. but Il may not be
useless piece OF extravagance after all.
Should times OF financial stress come upon
them hereafter 1t might be used TO raise
the wind very observation-disclosures Tri-
bune-
man at Edwardsviiie. Ill, killed his
wife because shs did not like the way The
new house was built. II tha, were sunic-
lent excuse for murder few women would
escape. when you consider the closet-room
IDEAS OF the average architect.-Minne-
apolis Journal.
Weyier's continued march TO the east Is
probably actuated by the eame motives
that led w. J. Bryan to invade the
snemy's country" and when he gets
caught In between Gomez and Garcia his
fate may be as deplorable as that OF AIR.
Bryan.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-14
PRESIDENTS MILITARY RECORDS,

fshe American people are not particular
~ MILITARY IN spirit. and the standing army
~ the country Is insignificant In is pro
portions. Aside from the revolutionary war
an.s the terrible internecins struggle which
fofawea upon the attempted secession OF
tsa Southern states. the wars In which this
country has engaged have bean merely
en.soaes in the national History.
Yet r. Is A somewhat singular fact that
more than one-ha,f OF the presidents OF TIE
United States have been men wAo won
military rank hy actual serv.es In war.
although bat two OF the number were Dis
tinctively military men. Five OF the pres3-
dents owed their nomination TO the presi-
dency solely to the honors which they bad
gained upon the nela OF battle. and owed
nothing OF their elevation TO their olva
ssryices.
The LIST Of presidents who wen ass
,ineiIon IA war commences naturally VITA
washfrxton. Neither Adams Madison nor
Jererson saw military service. bot MOE
roe AAa . record a. g gallant revolution
arv soldier. ard rose 10 the rank OF Hea-
tenant colonel before he Was compelled, By
reason OF nl-hsalth. - retire froza active
service
Jackson IN civil ne haa risen 60 the poss-
,3an - chief Justice Il the supreme court
81 ID STATE ard senator il eongress. b.,
T. vas tie battle q New Orleans IN waleA
he commanded re Victorious American