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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

from Kentucky. where they have boon
engaged 100 farming ior several months
The teachers association will meet here
next Saturday week. We want 90 see a
large attendance There will Boo dinner
ou thc ground I1r everybody.
One oi our brightest jewels has gone o.
Alamo 90 attend school A dcspondrnl
young polag0gur asked her When -IlI
Won return, Miss Matt.e" and ghe sweet
ly replied Next Chrstmm"
CuflE LEvEt, September 81
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10
FROM FLATWOODS,
Regular correspondence

Regular CorrespOndence.l
j. @. Wick has been somewhat indis-
posed the past week.
w. r. Warrick, who has been very ill
for some time, is no better.
Prof. 7. w. Cuff, of Camden, was ming
ling with friends here Saturday.
L. D. Wick, of near Camden, attended
the meeting at Chestnut Hill Sunday.
The prOtracted meeting which began al
Chestnut Hill Sunday is we'll attended
N. 7. Holland, one of our most enter.
prising and thOrough-going citizens, will
burn a briek-kiln this fall.
Noah Davidson, OF Clydeton, and w
T. Paford, of Luterton, were here Sun
day. What is the attraction, boys?
The heavy rainfall the first of lastw
damaged the corn crop to some extent
Yet it came as a blessing, for it supplied
the want for water in the community.
Prof. G. G. Wick, who is teaching tn
Chestnut Hill school, held spelling be-
Friday evening. Misses Della HOLLAND
and Daisie Cherry were the leaders, an,
it required about thirty pages to decid
the match.
FarEar School-house is being enlarged
H. X. Pafford, the principal of the school
is doing a good work. 1t is a fact tina
many of our school houses were not cor
structed for convenience, and they are i'll
adapted to use from a sanitary point {
view; they lack ventilation, and are to
CTamped for the health of the children.
FLATWooDs, September 6.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

The following from the Hunting
don Republican illustrates the Re
publican estimate Of qualification
for Office: "Uncle Davy Nunn goes
eight along turning Democrats out
and naming Republicans to take
their places in the reuenue depart
ment, which shows very plainly his
capability and fitness for the hon.
orable position heaoceupies"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10
FROM HARMON CREEK.

Regular correspondence
The stave factory at Way is running on
full time.
Charles Barfeld and wife visited here
last Sunday.
F. II. Farmer went to Alice Thursday
on business.
James Lashlee, esq, Of Eva, was here
last Wednesday.
John Lee, of Big Sandy. was here last
Saturday on business.
After two weeks of vacation the school
here opened yesterday.
Ed Hartley made his Sunday visit 10
Sulphur Springs Wednesday.
Mrs. II. C. PaiTord, Of Camden, is Wis
iting relatives in this community.
Homer Hicks and Robert Cantrell, Of
WHY, We're here one day last week.
Mrs Hamer, OF Eva, is spending a few
days with her brother, W. r.. Hamer.
Young corn where it was not damaged
by the rain storm last week, is looking
remarkably fine,
HARMON CREEK, September Z.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

PEOPLE who have deadanimals 10
dispose of should be careful where
they put them, Serious trouble
might be avoided by burying the
CarCasses.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10
OBITUARY.

Henry PaflOtd was born in Benton (then Hum
phreyS) County, Tenn, March ., 1881, and died at
his home August II, 1897, aged GO years, 5mOnths
and days, having lived his entire life within Il
mile of his birth place and on the same farm.
lie protested religion at Old Beayerdam Camp
ground and Joined the M. L. Church. South, at
EiatWOOds in his fifteenth year.
Uncle Henry as he was Familiarity called by
man. He was always III his place at church and
ready to do his duty as christian when called
upOn. Hewas tnleto his COnyictiOnSOt duty and
true TO his church..
He has been present at most of the buFials at
FlatwOOds for forty years, and Oilicated atmany
OF them IA tie absence OF minister He was
caSS-leader for forty years next proceeding his
death, part OF the time for three societies at the
same time. He has attended one hundred and
ffty-three quarterly conferences in succession,
on his own circuit ana Others adjoining, ami he
has attendedeyery district conference held in his
district except one. He never attended q social
or any other kind OF party, and he never spent a
| dime for whisky to drink; he never smoked; bat
was moderate chewer of tobacco ;.he was never
confined to his bed by sickness since IA years OF
| age, and never called in physician until hislaSt
| illness. He raised seven children to be grown,
! all OF whom are religious. His wife, who still
| survives. has never been in bed for one day, on
| account OF sickness, in her life.
| The above facts were fuTniShedme, haYingb beer
! written by Uncle IIenry's dictatlOn October 10
| 1896. Uncle Henry loved his pTeacher'and ms
church. lie was great friend to the young, anC
| was loved and respectfully all, blessed are the
dead who die in the Lord" r. 7. WITT,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

A negro minister addressed his flock
with great earnestness on the subject of
Miracles as follows, says the Atlanta
Constitution "My beloved friends, dc
greatest of all demiracles was bout de
loaves and fishes. Dey was 5000 loaves
and 1000 fishes, and de twelve 'postles
had to eat 'em all De miracle is dey
didn't bust!
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

EVERY citizenshould haveenough
interest in the community in which
he resides to do all in his power to
improve its growth in every respect,
socially, intellectually and spiritu-
ally.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

Ii the foreign countries should
produce a large crop Of wheat next
year what will become of the Re
publican party? The party should
seize upon some other evidence of
prosperity if they can find it) than
those furnished by nature.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

IFTennessee gets $8,OO0,0OO this
year for her surplus grain crop we
should have something like a re-
vival Of business in the Old Volun-
toep State, even if the Mckinley
prosperity isnot forthcoming.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

IR doesn't matter how much the
farmers get for their corn, wheat
and cotton. Wall Street will very
soon call it all in, under the opera
tionso of the present system of con-
tracing the currency
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

The rapid fall in silver is prov
ing very disastrous to the Mexican
merchant. His margin of profits
has been more than wiped out by
the depreciation of the Mexican
dollar,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

In claiming that the bountiful
grain crop Of the country is one of
the fruits Of the tariff law, the Re
publicans are illustrating how high
they rate the intelligence of the
average voter
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

SECRETARY GAGE says the bust
ness Of the country is in a cOndi-
ton approaching stagnetion. The
voice of Mr.. Gage joining in the
cry of the "howlers" sounds the
louder because it shouted prosper
ity before the election.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

They say there is no trouble"
threatened in the Pittsburg district
coal strike. Oh, no; only several
thousand women and children going
hungry. That is no trouble-its
dead easy.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

DUN's REVIEW has discovered
what it might easily have foreseen
as a result of the gold standard.
More business has to be done on
less mOney-a highly Improbable
state of affairs, evenawhen the bus
inessis to- be had.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

MCKINLEY prosperity has come
only TO those who have been so fort
innate as 10 secure a seat at the pie
counter, and the people pay the
freight
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

QUIT borrowing your neighbours
paper. THE CHRONICLE is entirely
too cheap at 90 cents a year for you
TO impose upon the charity Of your
neighbor or any one else.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

A man down in Arkansas, while
crossing the road, says an exchange,
to borrow his neighbours paper, was
run down by hack and his doctor
bill amounted to more than the cost
of ten years subscription. Now ia
the time to subscribe.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

In THE CHRONICLE seeks TO do
anything it is 30 promote the best
interests of the people Of Camden
and Benton County.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

Out in Kansas a man fell from bicycle
and the shock sustained caused him to
forget his past life. We know Of several
goldbugs in this vicinity that wish they
could suherthe same experience.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

II you have a friend anywhere,
especially If they reside in another
State, we will send THE CHRONICLE
a few weeks free to them if you will
give us their name and address
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

Two Of Union City's papers, the
Commercial and the Courier, have
consolidated under the name Com
m ercial-Courier.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

TuE President kept his promise
TO restore prosperity in Powderly's
Cpso.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

In tho lynching party continues
20 grow IL may feel like placing a
Presidential ticket in the field in
1909.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

As to w. r. Hall and wife, Harriet Ann.
Hall, residents of the Indian Territory,
and l.. NJ Brinkley, +. & Br.nkley, W.
Nj, Brnkiey, j.. w. Brinkley, T. ID. &.
Brinkley and Alkaline Brinkley, resi-
dents OF the State of Arkansas.
r. Il, II, Melton ct ais VS.. John Brinkley
ct als-In Chancery at Camden, Ten
nessee.
In this causeit appearing from the bill,
which is sworn to, that W. Il. Hall and
wife, Harriet Ann Hall, arenon-residents
of the State Of Tennessee aud are resi-
dents OF the Indian Territory, and that
the defendants l.. M. Brinkley, r. @.
Brinkley, W NJ. Brinkley, l.. w. Brink
ley, y. J.. q. Brinkley and Alkaline Brink
leVsare non-residents of the State of Ten
nessee and are residents of the State of
Arkansas; they are therefore hereby re-
quired to appear on or before tine fourth
Monday in September, next, before the
Clerk aud Master of said court at his
office in Camden and make defense to the
bill filed against them in said court by r.
r. III. Melton ct ais, or otherwise the bill
will be taken for confessed and the cause
set for hearing ex parte as to them. lti
further ordered that this notice be pub
lished for four consecutive weeks in THE
| CAMDEN CHRONICLE.
This August %, 1897.
D. G, HUDSON,
Clerk and Master.
BY GUY HALL,
Deputy Clerk and Master
| HAWKINs,tS CABAwAY.
Solicitors for compliments 1914
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10
WANTED.

A good dog for hunting possums; must
be we'll trained. Apply to Q. V. Hawley,
Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10
NOTICE.

Twill close my gallery the 10Th, Those
who want pictures should not delay but
have them made at once.
T. B, LATHAM.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-09-10

GUR job printing facilities are irstclass, and
" our speciality Is good work. Estimates (and
samples where pOssible) Will be furnished on ap.
plicatiOn Address THE CHRoNTcLE, CaWden. ..
Tenn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

The University OF Cambridge viii soon
confer the degree of LII. ID. on Ambassa-
dor Bayard
a descendant of Rob Roy. the fam1as
Highland outlaw. died last week in scot
tlsh poorhouse
1; is said that Prince George of Greece
rides a bicycle almost as well as he han
dies man of war.
General Pieasan,on's book on blue glass
sun l.ngcrs on the cent counters OF the
second hand book stores.
The London committee having in charge
he memorial to Robert Louis Stevenson
has decided to raise rhe sum Of $4,000 with
whdch to erect a statue OF the author
Julian now has seven studios in Paris
for women art students. OF which the
chief IS stiA the one IN the Passage des
Ianoramas, which Marie Bashkirtsem at
tended
II is recalled that General 10 Shelby's
pniAer was both rich ana generous. and
wren she sent her son to school In Ph.la-
delpha she sent other boys who were
poor along with Mm.
February counts among its ann versaries
OF birthdays Mclancthon's Abraham Lin
coin g. George Wash.ngtons, Susan H.
Aithonys $. Thomas A. Ed.scn's and 9th
ers. distinguished and otherwise
j. Hays Hammond. the American onc!-
neo- and former member Of the Johannes
burg reform committee, sailed from ENG
land for Africa the other day. He will
rema. IN that part of the wor.d for ehree
months
1t Is untrue, as has been announced,
thar Nine Sarah Be1nhardt has consent
Cd TO lend herself TO the Investigations Of
DR. Toulouse whose inquiry iato the ro-
lniions between genius and mental and
nervous disease has aroused SO much AT
ienticn.
NJ. Oslres Of Paris. who Recently bought
rllc Castle Of Malmaisun. Is having every
room Ia Il carefully restored Among the
te5l known rooms arc Napoloon's study,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
SOME PosTsCRIPTs.

It has been computed that between S.
ceo0on and 100000 babes arrive each
year.
More than 400 persons in Massachusetts,
changed their names by LEGAL process last
year.
Tho crown worn on state occasions by
the German emperor weighs exactly three
pounds.
Fifteen thousand cattle and 10000 hogs
A. fattc~HnQ on a 10000 acre farm In
Atchison county, Mo.
A ST. Paul judge has awarded cl,izen
81 damages because Il motorman refused
to stop a ear for him.
1t is estimated that only about 10000 Of
Vie l.'NH h.f@ae now N the Tn ted
States are reached by Christian influence.
\ French professor is the owner of a
coA'cc, on 81 n20 human heads, represent
,ng every known race of people ON the
glohe.
j. Il. Brewer OF Abilene. Kan, Skinned
more than 100 600 esrs in 1895 The Dick.
inscn county hen is lot on earth Tor II Il tn
alone.
from Germany to Asa was 1868. to AZ
rca. 2I9lS; to America. S5l,0iS and 10 Aus
trolia $3.50.
Timothy llarlowe Able. 81 years Old,
has buan arrested. charged wlth being the
author of eleven iucendary fires In En-
Held Conn.
over ic0 diamonds are known TO have
been recovered from the rutls of Babylon
Many are uncut, but most are pOlShcd on
one or TWO S-dcs.
Eighteen aAd one-haif hands is the
hc.Eht OF a horse owred al Plymouth,
Mob, Tho horse IS saed to be the largest
west OF tho MisS.ss.pP. river.
a woman who Is prominent member of
the Paris arts tocrary spends 5000 on How
ers every winter. ana a French banker
pays his florist $500 a month.
"Die Mtusterslnger'' was gwen for the
frs, time IN France at the Grand theutur
Of Lyons lately with great success. max
ing deep impression on the audience.
Thieves threw "A hook and line through
an open window of a house az Monterey
Mexico. and sole the bcdclothes, under
which the owner of the house was sleep
ing.
The New Hampshire legislature has fol-
lowed Massa ehusetts and has passed bill
To ab0l sh fast day and TO ciakc Apri!
10 legal holiday. 10 be known as ''patri-
OTIS day.
\ London chemist. who analyzcd a sam
pie of hair restorer' sold at hair a crown
only common water, with traces OF salt,
and sage extract
In Cheyenne county, Kan, the sky was
unclou1o1 on groundhog day. In Chr0-
kcc AT the diagonal extreme, not a ray
OF sunshine penetrated the clouds. Tha
people out there are puzzled.
II all tho cows in limos were standing,
heads and tails. In single Ille, the leader
might have her nose stuffed In a feed
box In Maine. While the last one thought.
fully switched files in suany California.
A young woman IN Virginia got out OF
a SECOND story window In her home and
walked three mlNes In her stocking feet In
the SHOW to Join a young man. They
eloped to HagerstoNiA Md, and were mar
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
MIR. vANpEnBILT's $500 PEW.
1t Is in the Most Exclusive Church
In WnSlingfnn. ID. c.

Washington Letter to the n. Y. Journal.
The success of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt in renting n half of Mrs. b.
II. Warder's pew in st. Johns Episcopal
church was a matter of dollars and cents
It is true but In addition to this IL meant
large amount of diplomacy. The price
IS placed at $3.50 ald Rector Mackay
Smith is credited with having been the
negotiator Tc rent a pew N ST. Johns
church is almost a plten. of nobility for
a newcomer to Washington. Possibly this
may he tr8celble TO thu fact that within
is walls no less than nine prcSideats or
the United States have at various Tunes
ieasei and occulAed pews during thcr
terms OF office. The last president 10
lease what is popularity known as the pres
idents pew In ST. Johns. was she late
Chester y. Arthur
resident and Mrs. Cleveland have sew
oral times atteaded ST. Johns church.
| The latest cecason was upon he mar
r!age of Miss Mary Letter to George Cur
Hrn of England, nearly two wears ago. and
the TWO occasions when they occupied the
front pew in st. johns church during tho
hrst Cleveland admin 81 ration were when
cX-Secretary Whiineys daughter Dorothy
was christened and when Mss Endicct5
was rarriel TO Joseph Chamberlain of
England.
Inc Vanderbilt pew is the second from
rector the Rev Dr. Mackay Sellth be
tween whom and the Nanderh.lts there is
a tie of relationship. No matter how dis
tant II may be, it has proven sufficiently
close to prove the lever that Bfled she
Nonderblits Into the elect OF the tongre-
gatiDn.
Secretary OF Stare and Mrs. Olncy az
tend service Mt st Johns, having by that
same mysterious process of diplomacy Sc
cured a pow upon Their arrival On Wash
ynRrcu. lHS-postmaster General and Mr..
B.ssell also attended service regularly
there The British ambassador and Lady
Pauncefote arc among The pewholders. ana
Invariably walk to aSd frctn church every
Sunday morning.
The next thing in order after II was
learned that the Nanderbllts had that pew
was for all the fashionable Jcnknscs Is
town to HE them to the church IN order
TO have a good look al the Vanderbilts
and. in fact, subject them 10 q system of
surveillance. To these Jenk'nSea is due
the all-important discovery that when tho
Plate was passed at Sunday morning serv-
.ce Mr.. Vanderbilt laid upon it two neatly
folded so notes
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27

same rule should be adopted at sea. Il is
strange that Admiral Bunce did not think
OF this, but as he was sailing his SHIPS III
water and not trying to march them over
land II probably did not occur to MIN th"t
1t would be easier to allow them 10 go as
they pleased Evidently the mistake that
he made was in starting out on his cruise
unaccompaned by an advisory board OIL
sea lawyers and professional oagcrs
TO suggest exactly what course he Should
pursue In the event OF unexpected diuicui-
ties at sea.
The fact is. Admiral Bunce has directed
all the manoeuyers of his squadron WITH
rars Judgment and splendid seamanship.
He would have been foolhardy TO nave per-
mitted the Indiana TO proceed on the cruise
in the circumstances. As it was. the rat
tleshir was exposed to great peril-ohe OF
the officers on the Marblehead; when
passed through the storm, is authority Tor
the statement that the Indiana walloWed
so fearfully in the storm that eleven rect
of her bottom could be seen from the
Marblehead. and that the least additional
pressure would certainly have turned hsr
over and sent her with all on board 10 Tue
bottom OF the sea. Suppose She had peen
,riuiiied TO go as she pleased and she had
pleased to go under. what a row the sea
lawyers" would have made They would
have cursed the admiral. as Henry wat,
terson would say. from hell to breakfast.
and demanded that he be strung up TO the
nearest yard.
The country had reason to be proui OF
the splendid record which Admiral BInce
made for the United States navy In his
recent battle with the wind and waves -
for the courage Of his officers. the disclp-
line of his men. the strength OF his ships
and the skill in seamanship which was
displayed under conditions of the greatest
peril 1t is not every "sea lawyer tnat
could sail ship, and the land libber, as
a rule is not especially qualified TO COM
mand a squadron. OF course there are
some Of us who could give the admiral
pointers and the captain and crew OF me
sea going bateau Atlantic would doubtless
undertake to bring the Indiana safely over
Drunken Dick shoals. but Corinthians, as
a rule. are not trained in the art OF doing
impossible things. The mistake that the
newspapers and the public make is that 1t
is as easy 10 sail a ship as 1t Is to drive
an OK cart We stand by Admiral Bunce.
He knows his business, and he is sticking
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
HOUSTON, SATURDAY.. FEB. ~.
II E ~ u "A. Or Els.
MExIco's BROAD GAUGE POLICY.

Mexico is still furnishing US with valua-
bic object lessons. The despised free silver
sister was largely in evidence during our
recent National campaign as an object los
son In finance and now she Is worthy OF
more than passing notice az an example
In the field o. good politics and economics
While this big country. able TO stand
alone and with a foreign trade reaching
into the hundreds Of millions OF dollars
annually is pleading the baby act and
whining about the necessity for protection,
the comparatively small nelghhor TO the
south 81 VS. is gradually striking down It's
tsr0 barriers and inviting new trade uron
the business principle Of live and let live.
The dispatches within the past day or two
have outlined p plan OF considerable reduc-
tcn OF the Mexican tariffs For some time
past indeed. broader business Views have
hoeu growing down there. with the result
Of the Inauguration Of many fiscal mud
tariff reforms, The tendency IS steadily
towards greater liberalIty OF treatment OF
such matters Mexico IN consequence IL
not only rapidly increasing it's business.
but making friends.
1t is somewhat remarkable spectacle
that young nation. so to speak, for Mex
leo, commercially aud IN a modern business
way il but q Tow years old a, any rate
that weak nation should be- disposed more
and more to throw oren i's doors. Will,
an old wealthy. great and powerful cont
mcrclal milton like the United states should
be constantly trying to build a wall about
itself ard see its Surplus products rot IN
consequence. We can not properly regard
Mexico ln this comparison from a historical
View Of us age. It began it's modern career
only with pia1 a few years ago, and It's
strides towards prosperity and prominence
have been wonderful.
1t has been enjoying surplus Of rove
MUGS for several years, and 1t is said 90 be
the intention systematically TO cut down
the tariffs NJ the oSlgencies oil the govern
mcnt will permit on the other hand, we
are face to face with big deficit and our
policy is TO still further shut out imports
and, of course cut down tho revenues
Where Is the broader or more progressive
statesmanship--i In this country or Mexico?