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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

The young man who lives within his
means, dresses plainly, puts a polish on
his brains whether his shoes shine on not,
and honestly tolls for his bread, is snub-
bed by what is called society, while the
young man who beats the tailor out of a
cutaway suit of clothes, gets his old moth
or to put polish on his shoes, with few
cloves in his pocket and a cigarette in
his mouth is a bell sheep in society in
this blessed year Of our Lord, eighteen
hundred and ninety-seven. Why is this
thusly?- Kenton Argus.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
FROM CowELL's CHAPEL.

Regular correspondence
What Jack Frost has done in this
section was a plenty.
Mrs. Sara Jordan was indisposed
several days last week.
Mrs. Lena Cowell is reported on
the list Of sick this week.
Mesdames Ollie Kee and Sis
Newman have moved to the J. M.
kee place,
Mesdames p. Cowell, Sara Nun
merry and Martha Cowell were the
guests of S. j. Jordan and family
Sunday
Charles Holland and little son
have returned from a trip to the
Centennial, and they say the great
show is just simply fuel
B. w. Bridges, one of our most
successful farmers, reports having
garnered his hay crop, of which
there were 81 wagon loads.
Mrs. Florence White, of Nash.
vile, who has been visiting friends
and relatives here, has returned
home, accompanied by Miss MauC
Drake.
1t is said that IN an effort to bC
first at sorghum mill one morn
ing last week, S. J. Jordan accom-
plished the feat, but it was with al
armful instead Of a wagon loaded
with cane.
ID. B. Harris, of Holiday, anC
Miss Emma Smith were united il
marriage at the home of the brid
last Sunday. Mr. Harris has sue
ceeded in winning the heart ant
hand of one of Benton's brightes
Jewels, and we join in extendin,
congratulations, and may their voy
age together through life be happ,
and prosperous.
OOwELL's CHAPEL, September
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

Program of the next meeting of the
Benton County Teachers Association +:
Welcome Address" II. G. Utley; RE
spouse" NJ L. Byrn; photography" J.
B. Anderson and TT Brooks Effect
of Alcoholic Drinks" i. L. Mcdaniel,
L. A. Lindsey and j. @. King "Expla-
nation on Cube Root, r. A. Evans, v.
10. Nunnery and William Pafford; His
tory of Tennessee" Marion Lindsey O.
A. Utley; Reading, Marvin Luter and
G. w. Robins; How to Prevent the Use
of Tobacco in the School Room" j, j.
Allen and E. L. Bowles; Principals of
Normalism," G.. nj. Leslie, j. Il. Hill
and II. @. Utley.
ID. SMITH,
o. A. UTLEY,
GEORGE BROWN,
Committee.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

A Western Illinois paper publishes
the following marriage service: "Wilt
thou take her for thy pard, for better or
for worse to have, and to hold, to fondly
guard till hauled off in hearse? Wilt
thou let her have her way, consult her
many wishes make the fire up every day
and help her with the dishes? Wilt
thou give her all the stuff her little
purse will pack; buy a boa and amuf
and little sealshin saque? Wiltthou
comfort and support her father and her
mother, Aunt Jemima, Uncle John, three
sisters and a brother?" And his face
grew pale and blank; it was too late to
jilt; as through the chapel floor he sank
he sadly said Il wilt"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

Regular correspondence
Mrs John Harrison Is reported
quito sick this week.
The family Of + Gilmore have
moved 20 the bottom.
J. A. Holland and wife visited al
Sugar Tree Saturday
Ezra Capps, Of CoXburgh, was in
our midst a short while Tuesday.
The protracted meeting al Mount
Moriah closed last Friday with two
conversions.
4. p. Beasley, j. b. Anderson, A.
}. Austin and v G. Austin went (
the Centennial last week.
A Nh. Musgrove finds IL conven
lent 20 visit here at regular inter
walls. There is some attraction
What do you think, Miss June?
CHALK LEVEL, September %.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

A young lady walked into a store in
Greenfield the other day, SAYS the Times,
and on selecting a piece Of cloth asked
what It was worth -Four kisses per
yard replied the polite clerk. The
young lady looked abashed a moment,
and then replied that she would take
four yards The cloth was cut of, nice
ly wrapped up, and handed to the fair
purchaser, who received it with q smile
and said; Send the bill around 10 my
grandmother; she'll settle it,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

In answer tothe question from q home
" girl as to how she could make herself
attractive to the male sex, a married ed
itor says Don't be discouraged, my
dear, because you are just a common sort
OF a girl. The way to reach a mans
heart is to cater to his appetite A girl
who can claw the piano and agitate the
atmosphere promisouously may be fine
parlor ornament, but the damsel who
can grease The griddle and flip the pan
cakes two at time is The piece of furn-
iture in the most demand and the female
TO tie to"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
FROM HoLLAoAY


Regular correspondence
Health is generally good IN this
community
II. @. Alden is somewhat indis-
posed this week.
We regret TO learn that w. n.
HALEY Is very low with fever.
II. IL HasseIl attended the meet
ing Of presbytory at Sugar Tree
this week.
Jesse Bell, Of Waverly, is the
guest of j W. Townsend and fam
ily this week.
Jahugh Moore is being urged 10y
his friends 10 become a candidate
in the 1898 campaign.
Capt J. M. Holiday and wife
returned home Sunday after spend
ing several days with relatives al
Buene Vista.
There viii be services Saturday
evening at the Baptist Church. All
members Of the church are urged
to be present, as a pastor will be
elected for the ensuing year,
Our townsman, ID. b. Harris, and
Miss Emma Smith were happily
married last Sunday. We join il
congratulations and extend to the
charming bride a hearty welcome
70 our midst.
HOLIDAY, September 20,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
"THE HULL THING"
Detroit Free Press,I

Detroit Free Press,l
Arkansas marks were all over this del
egate, who sat in the same chair in the
Cadillac the better part of three days
last week, while the Republicans were
here. He wore a hat with top fash
Toned like a haycock and brim as fat aus
a pan cake and broad enough to shade
his feet if the sun stood high enough.
"B1ong to this here convention ?" ask
ed man beside him.
yep"
Not many Republicans down youl
way now are there?"
'Tm the only one in our town.
els thatyso?"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
Some People who Make Mistakes.

Parents who quarrel before their chill
dren.
Those who talk about their troubles
to strangers.
Those who think that gaining riches
will make them happy.
Parents who permit their children to
grow up in idleness.
The young woman who does not make
confident other mother.
The father who tells his children to &c
one way while he goes another,
Those who never try to be religion:
except when they think they are being
watched,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
NOTICE.

To the Omcial Board and Members of Camden
Circuit:
l have received notice from Presiding
Elder g. B. Baskerville to change the
date of your fourth quarterly conference
from October IA to the fourth Saturday
and Sunday in October.
Please observe the change, and meet
us at Bethlehem the fourth Saturday and
Sunday in October.
Z. T. CAsoN, 2. G.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

'Yg.siT-oe' Voted tbe ticket straight
nigh on 10 ffty year"
SIS that p0sibleY1
"icpl Coin 90 Do postmaster now
I've been Republican committee ohal-
lenger thohull thing over sence Hank
Dewitt died. Hank used TO ram things
when be wu1 alive Amt nobody else
% make postmaster, You SEQ; guess lll
go IT,
That's good How much IL there IN
litg
Two hundred dollars, bgoshl'
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

Agood old German, living thous-
and miles from Cairo, says the Argus,
was caught secontly In the fluctuations
OF the wheat market When asked by %
friend who had heard Of the heavy losses
which he had sustained, as 20 whether be-
had played the "bull" or shear, he exc
claimed with great disgust; "Neider,
/ blade der ehackass'
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Madison County met last
Saturday, and decided to hold the
primary for county officers the first
Thursday in March, 1898.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Malin, who reside s miles
south Of town, died last Monday at
the home of its grand parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Nj. CASTLE, of South
Camden. Its death was due to an
attack of pharyngitis. We join in
extending sympathy to the family.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

An exchange says cards we're issued
for the marriage Of two popular young
people IN a neighboring town recently
aud at the bottom Of theingitations were
these words. no children expected
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
RETURNS THANKS.

Mr.. Editor:
Thank the Lord / ann not dead yet.
Now let me return my sincere thanks to
the good people of Camden ana Benton
County for the kindness they have ex-
tended to me during my attendance at
criminal court. W. G. KIRK.
Camden, September d. 1897.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

The contract has been let 10 put
in system of water works at Hunt
iugdon, and work will begin atonce.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

Mrs Frank Coleman, of the first
district Of Carroll County, recently
gave birth TO triplots, weighing 8
pounds each, and all boys.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
And international Exposition at
NASHVILLE.

MAGISTRATES WARRANTS, Executions,
lYL and State Warrants for sale at THE CHRONR
ICuB Office. Other blanks printed to order II
The record-union., 1897-07-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

+. P. Fay of Los Angeles is visiting
the city.
II. c. Wolf has returned from a trip
to Lassen County.
l.. Henry, the theatrical manager, is
up from San Jose.
Supervisor ]. M. Morrison and family
are in San Francisco for visit
Thomas Stevenson is down from
Greenwood, FL Dorado County.
Secretary Harry Bernard of the Pres
ton School of Industry is visiting his
relatives here
Miss Laura Flanagan has gone to San
francisco for short visit. From there
she viii go to Alaska.
Mrs. F. B. Valentine and Miss NJ. Ma
honey Of San Francisco are guests at
the Golden Eagle.
Mrs. w. NJ. Hatch and mother, Mrs
c. NJ. Henderson, are spending the
summer at Pacific Grove
Mrs. Sadie Ward has gone to Red
Bluff and Dunsmuir 10 visit friends.
Mrs. Aaron Nathan and son Carol
have gone to Santa Monica and Los
Angeles for seven weeks vaca ton.
The record-union., 1897-07-23
Articles of Incorporation.

Articles Of incorporation were yester-
day filed in the office of the Secretary
of State as follows:
Jackson Lake Gold Mining Company.
Principal place of business, San Fran
cisco. DirectorS-L. N Sanford, J. j.
Scoville, G. o. Poole and d. L. Steele,
San Francisco, and w. H. Morton, Oak
land. Capital stock, 81 900, 000 Sub
scribed stock, $50.
American Construction Company
Principal place of business, San Fran
cisco. Directors-E. c. Biron and w
r. Young, San Francisco C. H. Slut
and Herman Meese, Oakland, and-J. w
Atkinson, Alameda. Capital stock
$4,000, all subscribed.
Winters Dried Fruit Company. Prin-
cipal place of business, Winters, Yolo
County Directors-I D. Stinson, A. l.
Stinson, Fred. w Wilson, r. Morrison
and NJ Wilson, all Of Winters. Capita
stock, $4,000, all subscribed.
Yen Hoi Company. Formed for So
cial purposes. Principal place of bus
mess. Los Angeles. Directors-Moch
Chuck, Ng Geong Hing and Quone
Kwock Kee, all of Los Angeles. Nc
capital stock.
Yick 10y Hen Association. Formed
for social purposes. Principal place OF
business, Los Angeles. Directors
Wong ST Fee, Lucy Ping, Woop Puel
Chin Quong and Jue Sue, all of Los
Angeles. No capital stock.
The record-union., 1897-07-23
A RALLY OF ENDEAVORERS.
ECHOES OF THE RECENT BIG
CONVENTION.
Some of the Sweet Songs Were
Sung and Interesting AID
dresses Made.

A union meeting of the Young Peo-
pies Societies of Christian Endeavor
was held at the Sixth-street Methodist
Church last evening, where brief talks
We're made by a number of those who
were present and took active parts IN
the International Convention held at
San Francisco a week ago.
The local singers whose voices helped
to swell the great choir at the con-
vention rendered several selections
which were sung there, and their eff
forts won merited applause. They were
under the direction of Miss Ida Clinch,
and among the numbers rendered
We're: Send Out Thy Light" Sun
shine in My Soul" Praise Ye the
Father" 1.-The Lord Is My Shepherd"
Forward, Christian Soldier" and 9TH
ers.
The meeting was presided over by
L. r. Hatfield, President OF the County
Society, and throughout the closest at
tention was paid the speakers.
Rev. w. S. Hoskfnson gave an inter-
esting talk on Decentralization" as
viewed by him at the great convention.
The trend of the argument was that,
while there were no doubt members
Of nearly every Christian organization
in the United States present, no one
was able to determine which was
which. He had, he said, been many
times IN San Francisco, but never had
he seen half SO beautiful and soul-stir
ring a sight as when the convention
was at its hight
AT the conclusion of Rev. Mr.. Hos
kinson's address G.. Miller, who had
been one of Sacramento's Vice-Presi-
dents at the convention, addressed the
meeting, taking for his subject. 1.-THE
Quiet Hour" He told of the three
quiet-hourmeetings that had been held
during the convention. and spoke intel
ligently and interestingly on the sub
ject of foreign missionaries and the
great work they have performed. He,
with Rev. Mr.. Hoskinson, had seen no
denominationalism at the convention,
but stated that all Joined together to
do the will Of the Master.
Several ladies also called attention
to points brought out at the conven-
ton, and the Rev. A. c. Herrick took
the floor and told how DR.. Clark, the
founder of the Christian Endeavor
movement, said at the convention, be-
fore 12,OOO people, that the heartiest
welcome he had ever seen accorded
to any set of travellers was that given
by the Sacramento people while the
visitors were passing through this city
Rev. Mr.. Herrick also told the story
of "Carey's Hammer" and told it we'll
Carey, Mr.. Her.ick said, was the first
Christian who had given his life to the
conversion Of the heather in the East
Indies, and not long since a grandson
of his had presented the veterans ham
mer to a minister with the request
that it be used to call the San Fran
cisco Convention to order.
Among others who spoke was Grove
f. Ekins, Secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association, who had taken
prominent part in the local move
ment and was a Weep President at the
great convention He dwelt on the
missionary work which was being per-
formed and for which the Endeavor
Societies We're in a great degree re-
sponsible.
1t was late before the meeting was
concluded.
The record-union., 1897-07-23
Surest Tranquilizer Of the Nerves.

The surest tranquillizer of the nerves is
medicine which remedies their supersen-
sitiveness by invigorating them over ten
sion of the nerves always wealxens them
What they need then, is tonic, not a sed-
alive. The latter is only useful when there
is intense mental excitement, and an i'm
mediate necessity exists for producing
quietude of the brain. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters restores tranquility of the
nerves by endowing them with the vigor
requisite to bear, without being Jared or
pressions produced through the media of
sight, hearing and reflection. Nay, it does
more than this-it enables them to sustain
ton which they would be totally unable to
endure without it's assistance Such, at
least, is the irresistible conclusion to be
and others who have tested the terrifying
and reparative influence Of this celebrated
tonic and nervfne
The record-union., 1897-07-23
Shells as Money.

The relative value of cowry money
varies. In British India and Siam
about 1900 pass for shilling. The
ordinary graduation in Central and
Western Africa, the true home of cowry
trading, is as follows: Forty cowries
make string; two and one-half strings
equal a penny; fifty strings, a head, and
ten heads, one bag. A bag of 10000
cowries just before the founding of the
Congo State was worth It's Cd, English
money. Yet this value was not uni
form, varying slightly according to To-
cality. Slaves and elephants tuSks,
however, have always been settled for
in barter, not in cowries. Prints and
cotton cloth, iron spikes, and brass wire
have proved the most acceptable pay
ments for such articles of merchandise.
But with q few exceptions OF this kind,
which belong to export commerce, cow
rfes have for ages furnished the money
medium. Barth, the traveller, tells US
that in Mumpoma, Western Africa, the
Kings revenue was reckoned at &c.
100000 shells, each male adult being as
sessed so many shells poll tax, so many
for every slave and pack animal. There
was no evading the tax collector, either.
1t was either prompt payment or else
the headsman collected poll tax in
his fashion, and the victims property
was confiscated.
The establishment Of the Congo Free
State, with its railways, steamboats,,
trading posts, and the opening up Of
this enormous territory to commerce on
a great scale will probably before many
years exterminate cowry currency in all
but the remoter regions. Such money
ceases to be of use with the coming OF
civilized sages.-Harpers Round Ta-
BILE.
The record-union., 1897-07-23
Her Moneys Worth.

Anyone who had not seen the woman
with an angry eye wobbles just before
she dismounted from her wheel would
have taken her for an experienced
rider, a heroine of century runs. She
strobe with majestic confidence through
the store and SO impressed another wo-
man that she forgot herself and let the
newcomer be waited on first
81 suppose, she said to the clerk,
that l looked rather new at bicycling
and you thought that there wasn't very
much use in bothering about me,
because I wouldn't know the difference
anyhow"
The clerk assured her to the contrary,
and said he was sure there was some
misunderstanding.
There was Misunderstanding" she
answered. 81 understood that when I
bought this repair kit / was getting
all that repair kit ought to contain. /"
Certainly" he answered. Isn't it all
right?'
Didn't you expressly state that it
contained everything that would be re-
quired for repairs in an ordinary acct
fent?'
Yes"
And ] bought 1t with that implied
guarantee, didn't II"
"Undeniably, you did"
And If things didn't turn out just as
you represented them It's your business
to make good the deficiency"
II suppose So"
"AIl right. There's your repair kit.
You can either put in paper Of pins
and some sticking plaster or else give
me back my money. washing ton
Star
The record-union., 1897-07-23
NEXT SUNDAYS BALL GAME.
THE CORKERS EXPECT TO RE-
DEEM THEMSELVES.
Two Good Pitchers to Meet the
California Markets of San
Francisco.

The next tournament ball game in
this city Will be played on Sunday be-
tween the strong California Market
club of San Francisco and the Corkers
of this city, on the Oak Park grounds.
The California Markets are the pets"
of the San Francisco cranks, and are
said to be the strongest club in that
city They have strengthened all their
weak positions recently, and are now
said to be much more formidable than
when they played the Fresno Republi-
cans. They have the honor of being
the only club in the tournament that
has purchased a player from another
team, they having paid bonus for
their star catcher, Peters. Goslinsky,
who pitched for the Columbus here
some weeks ago, is playing first base
for the Markets, and is doing good
work
The Corkers are determined not to be
again caught without a pitcher, and
have been negotiating with two good
twirlers, who will surely be on hand
to take part in Sundays game. They
are Ed Overmyer of the Lodis and Nc
Namara of Cincinnati.
The latter will probably be the prin-
cipal twirler, as he has a splendid
reputation as a pitcher, made against
strong Eastern clubs. With good
twirler in the box the Corkers are not
to be despised, as they are good field
ers, strong hitters and fine base run
ners. They have strengthened their
nine by signing Will Newbert and
Surgeson, and will play the former at
third base, Surgeson in right field and
Karcher at second base.
Should the Corkers lose this game
they will be dropped from the tourna-
ment, so they are using every endeavor
to put a strong team in the field.
Nick Smith, the veteran player of the
Gilt Edges, says that last Sundays
game was the strongest that he ever
played in.
The Corkers have not given up all
hopes of securing De Costa, and think
ing him. They have placed new evil
dence before the Tournament Commit
tee which cannot be ignored.
The Columbians of this city play the
Monarchs in Grass Valley next Sunday.
The X-Rays have won several $50
purse games lately. Any club that
thinks it can beat them only has to
put up their money to get game.
The Cherub team held up their repu-
tation by defeating the Young Alerts
yesterday at Agricultural Park by a
score of 81 to /. The battery for the
Cherubs was the Sheehan brothers, and
for the Alerts Carroll and Bridgeford
Orman, Pommer and Doherty have
been released by the Gilt Edges.
The record-union., 1897-07-23
An Easy Way.

Anyone can acquire good MEM
ory,' said the teacher of his class, IF
he trains his mind to hang things on
their own pegs, SO to speak. For in
stance. In what year was Gladstone
born?"
II don't remember" answered the
pupil.
Don't remember. Well, you must go
about it in the right way. How many
muses. were there?"
Nine
"Of course. Now double that num-
ber''
Now multiply it by 100"
Eighteen hundred"
Every good. Now hold on to that.
How many graces were there?"
Three
Precisely. Multiply that by itself"
Nine
Just so. Now add that to the result
you first obtained, and what have
your
Eighteen hundred and nine"
We'll, now you have it. Gladstone
was born in 1909. Everything depends
upon going to work in a proper man
ner. The memory needs bit of help,
that's all."--Casselrs Journal.