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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-02-18
INSURGENTS BURN PLANTATIONS.
Gen. March Reported Dead-BIanc,
Very Much Discouraged.

Very Much Discouraged.
HAVANA.-(Special) The report
from Spanish sources of an engage
ment with the forces under Gen. Ale.
jandro Rodriguez at Carmen Heights,
this province, is not confirmed. An
engagement did take place with the
column under Leader JacintO Herman
dez, in which eight men were killed,
including Capt. Martin Marina and
Lieut.. Mario Diaz, not Octavio Rodri7
guez, a brother Of Gen. Alexandra
Rodriguez. The error in the report
was due to the fact that Diaz carried
letters to Gen. Rodriguez.
The insurgents have burned i'm
mense cane fields on the central plan
tation Reglita, near the town Of Rogue,
province of Matanzas. The fire ex-
tended to canefields on the other plan
tatlons and worked great havoc. Cane
fields in other districts have been de-
stroyed by fire, and it is calculated
that over $4,000 tons of cane have been
burned, Reports from other districts
state that the loss through the de-
struction of the cane by fire cannot be
calculated,
Near Ynguaramas close to the boun-
dairy of the Santa Clara and Mann-
zas provinces, a band of insurgents is
The Coconino sun., 1898-04-23
Supreme Court Decisions.

The supreme court of the territory met in Phoenix on the 18th and handed down the following decisions. and ad- journed until June II. when several more decisions will be rendered:
 Manley B. Snyder ct. al.. vs. Pima county: judgment lower court affirmed.
 J. F.. Gates. vs. R. x. Fredericks. ct. all. judgment lower court affirmed.
 F. A. Kleyenstauber, ct. all, vs. James NJ. Robinson: judgment reversed.
 H.H. billing, ct. al., vs. St. Louis Refrigerator Company: judgment re- versed.
 R. E. Daggs and A. J. Daggs, plain tiffs in error, vs. Phoenix National Bank. judgment affirmed.
The Coconino sun., 1898-04-23

the flow with time. as It always does with spring At this time there ap- pears to be very large volume of wa ter at the point of development. The prospecting and development work so far has shown bed of water gravel. al- ways full of water. for distance of nearly a mile. five hundred feet wide and from one to four feet deep. To be conservative let us suppose it is 3.5OO feet long and 4O0 feet wide and the wa ter contained in this gravel would make one foot of clear water. there would be lO.5oO, 600 gallons of water in this gravel stored as in reservoir. for whether it leaks or not. the gravel has always been found full of water. If We use 5O.000 gallons per day the water thus stored would be sufficient to last 2lO days. But there is no reason 10 be- lieve that this gravel bed is not much longer and larger than these figures. Its size and extent can be easily deter mined by digging or boring holes.
 How much water do We need? l do not know. the retiring council did not know Messrs. Goodhue and Hinkley will submit plans and specifications for system of water works from Fort Valley" The reservoir and system in the town will be suitable whenever the source of supply may be found.
 The gravity line for approximately three miles can be used 10 advantage for water from "Smith Spring" or any point heretofore suggested. The addi- tional pipe from such point to Fort Valley" and the plant in "Fort Valley should not cost more than ten or fifteen thousand dollars completed.
 The cost of such system is reasona- ble. We can sell our bonds to put 1t in. The water is in my judgment suf- ficient at present for Flagstaff and Mill ten at least. We have no contract with the railroad. If further develop mant shopld not .hnu thu. tho .,ynae. t1
The Coconino sun., 1898-04-23
THE COCONINO SUN.

could be connected two or three miles north of town and we would then have the two sources of supply and would not be entirely cut of when our pipe on the mountain is carried away by an av- alanche. And when it is necessary to have more water than can be developed in Fort Valley" We will be a larger town and able to float the necessary bonds at par. It is questionable wheth- CT we can do so at this time.
 Before we expend a large sum Of money on any one spring or source that can be utilized for nothing else. l would like to see test of the flow made un- der the most adverse circumstances. This has not been the case with the smith Spring" It fell from more than 3O0.OOO gallons per day to iO.OoO gallons in twOdifferent tests. might it not fall to 1000 gallons in one of our snowless winters. Who knows?
 The estimates above are not pre- tended to be exact. but conservative. Change them if am wrong and figure for yourself. believe this to be the most feasible and best plan. if others think differently give us a better plan and show that it is practical and with in our reach. F.. $. GOSNEY.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-01
PARENTS AND CHILDREN.
How to Clotiir Ch:lirra.

Every one will OBJ rye that q fAvor1te
article If wint, cl thing for children
IL a comforter swathed AROUND 5ae neck.
This Is a great errof; the fe5t md the
wrists ar the proper members t. keep
warm; the ace end throat vii. harden
into a he'll nv Indifference 10 cold, aut
that muller, exchan Oh for an extra
pair of thick socks ana knit d gloves,
would preserve a boy or & ri really
warm and well. Bronchitis and sore
4hroat have declined - per G Mt. since
the absurd use of high cola $ and
tw~ice-around neckerchiefs went out OF
fashion; and If the roor would take
better care of their children S feet, half
Abe ~infantile mortality would disappear.
1t only costs a tritle to put o piece of
thick felt or cork into the bottom OF a
boot or shoe. but the difference is often
considerabla between that and q doc
tors bill, with perhaps the undertaker's,
besides.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-01
Wild Attacks on ssBecause.-

Why are crab-apples sour? Oh, be
cores they is.
Why does a mountain look grand?
Peak-cause it does.
Why is the Capitol building admired?
Big-house it is.
Why do dogs bark? 1Big-curs the
tail don't wag the dog.
Why does the hawthorne bear fruit
Big-haws it does.
Why is a crowded street car never
full? Be-cars-give it up.
Why does a bucking mustang buck?
Buck-cause he does.
Why do rag pickers ply their calling?
Why, p~ick-cause il paws.
Why do medicants solicit aims? Beg
canse-oh, well, heg-carsp.
Why do chickens eat gra:no Peck
cause it lies easy on their craws, to be
sure.
Why do hogs wallow in mud-pud-
dies? Pig-cause they have so little
muddy-stv.
Why does the pot-house voter get
drunk? Beer-cause liz Go1sr't have To
pay for the drinks.
Why does q $ ip sometimes drag her
anchor? Big-hawser anchors too small.
of conrse.-HaShin7ton Yotchet.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-01
Stories Of the Ruusta.,

The steamers John j. Roe and Thoni-
~ E. Tut we're moo-ed with the r
prows close together in front of Gen
William I. Sherman's headquarters o
Young's Point during the investment OF
Vicksburg. The iremcn, roustabouts,
and deck hands congregated at night
On the forecastle of the Roe to rehearse
their exploits while working upon diff
ferent steamers OF the Western rivers.
Sitting the boiler deck of the Tut
n night, the following colloquy was
heard:
Say, Pete, did you ebber see de
stemah Libberpool?"
No, sab, | nebber seed her" >tpd
Pete.
We'll, sab, she wal Ies a little de
fasses stern-wheel boat dat euSah rr:n
de rlbbah One time we war Swlne dp
de Arkansaw, an a nudder stemah got
aftal her, an We poked in de wood, an
de coal, an de tah, an de roSum. an IL
couple OBJ no count lazy nicgers, ike
you is. an is made her sizzie. De in
guneah put ed de frott,e walb wide
open al made dat wheel fy roun' 50
49, ~ 5aitpGd cuh VI Ub EbASS, HIl
few clar aler lie larricane deck an lit
SLAP dab IN lie fo'eassle. Dat war lie
Kin, ob a dGgo,lt she war"
Low DID Fou finish de balance oh
de trip said Fete
well. You see, she was undah such
powfull Roadway dat she made twenty
miles to Little Rock, wild a bob-tail
flush, il y ronn' hour by dc watch. An
we had to sing de anchor ober to keep
her from scootln pass de town. What's
YOU darhies latin 'bout?"
"Lookey heah, niggah," said Sam; Il
spec dat you nebbah seed a steamboat
on stills, did yer?"
No, sab [ nebbah seed one oh dat
KIM"
Well. sab, when I fahed on de bully
Red Rober on de Hio ribbah, she had
stills fastened to her sides, an when we
was cummin'to one ob,dem rifles, or shall
Ter places. we put on a full head oh
steam, drapped de stills an jump her
obah."
"What, jump her obah de rifles"
"Yes, sab; an one time we forgot to
drap EN-, and she stuck her snout into
? sanbar an turned a fus-class summer
set an nebbah ,sturbed a single ting
abode"
Don't you call me q liah. I tole
You, it's de reglar ole hunded troof."--
Chicago Herald.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-01
A Clover Club lin rr.

1think the most en- on able dinners
are those gwen by the hiladeiphia
Glover Club. Tine orgsni alton Is com
posed of the %;ollieat sat OF mea IN the
Quaker City, and severa4 hundred OF
them dine at q mons rous table IN the
shape OF d four leaved lover. The Pc
culiarity of Their dinuer i that they
endeavor to confuse every man VINO gets
no to make O speech. Nothing tickies
the club so much IS to get boid OF .
man who resents such familiarity. n
they ale often tickled, for nothing Is SO
starting to u diifdent speaker &s the
manners OF the members after he has
begun to talk. 70 say they are tree
ana untramme!e1 in the expression Oh
their opinions concerning the speaker
is but q feeble way OF putting lt. Inc
gibes. sneers, jeers, and comments
which assaii tie unfortunate speaker at
every wor usually reduce llIn to q
state OF gibbering imbecilitv before he
has spoken half an hour. Then, IL he
is any sort of a man at all. lie turns
round and howls out the best speech of
his life, after which he is toasted to the
limit Of the law. 1t is certainly IN
comfortable at fist to face such 8 club
as this famous one Of Philadelphia. i
remember a very tall. slim, and grave
man who rose to make q speech at n
OF the Clover Club dinners a year or
two ago, and who had evidently been
kept in ignorance of the methods OF the
members of that festive body. He was
a railroad president or something OF
Ana $3.50 onl L5a J;rpitr W. ,.rafnr-
natural. First he coughed slightly be-
hind his hand, then thrust n hand In
his breast and rested the other IN a
stilted way upon the table. He looked
with q grave and important air and
coughed again. Then his voice came
slowly, distinctly, and with great pom
posity. Gentlemen, | am gratified."
The club raised its voice and some man
yelled "liar." No one laughed, and
the pompuous speaker grew ashy pale
Once more he started OFF. aud when he
got to the word grati.ied the club yelled
"Iar" at him again. Then he said very
quickly, before they had a chance to
yell again, Gentlemen, I am gratified
to be with you this evening"" Before
he could 60 any furth.- he club burst
out with the stirring re1rain
We believe YOU, - beli.yS Sou;
We believe you Just now
Just now we believe you,
We believe you just now.
The dignitied and pompous speaker
stocd there, looking bleak and for
saken, while the members Of the club
leaned back in their chairs and shouted
the song SO that it made the glasses
dance on the table. When they had
finished, the club saw their IGNORED
guest giggling like o schoolboy. For
once his dignity forsook him, and in the
next fifteen minutes he made as bright
and clever a speech as l had ever lis
tened to. l commend this plan to man
of the clubs which give dinners, for
aothing can exceed the stupidity of the
average after-dinDer speech.-Brook-
I'm Eagle.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-01
Plantation Philosophy.

Doan' ttnnk dat hercase err oman
likes gay colors she's weak. Natur'
puts de brightest tegh on le fines flow
ers.
Err new dee is ez likely ter he dis
klyered By er fool el er wise man. but
de wise man knows how ter use it an
de fool doaa'.
Truth twisted outen share is WIS den
Q direct lie. De thief wild err homes
louk.r, face i Wis lien tile thief dat
io0,s like en- Win.
Wd too full er stomrcE H. nionar
ain agood ham in de harvested he
cat OATS got ernuft ter eat doan' kere
ma IL erhont kechin' de mouse.
= metlmes er great show q, kin'nass
Is merely fur de vantage o de pusson
" ut 1t comes frrnI. De chile wbnt
hoEs mp en- apple fur q pusson ter h;ta
doail do IT % muc'i ltecanse he wants
de pusson ter hab sone o'it. bnt 'easa
wien 1ts bit lie ken eit ~ better holt
hIssef.-4r6ansnr Trarcley..
Coiors o! Flowers.
An English Writer SAYS that athe
three primary colosi, rcd. blue aud
yeio", are rot to be found pure N y
species of flower" trir1s M baTa ~
amt hIHe u the fuch-i., bIt M yellow.
yellow and red In tia ro,c, hut ILL bIua.
hIue end yellow MI tin pt.isv I'M -
tea' ara so on. Ii tli, is universally
true 1t IS certainly very curious. AZ.
c9ft,1ag ta Humboldt AMI other modern
authorities, however, the three primary
colofS are red, green, and blue. az
maintained BY Brewster.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-01
The Rotation OF the Earth.

An important and anxious question OF
tIie modern astronomer is, whether the
Carths rotation is uniform, and If not.
III what way and to what extent does it
vary? The Importance, of course. lies
n the fact that this rotation furnishes
Il fundamental measure and unit of
time. Up to a comparatively recent
date there has not been reason to sus-
pect this unit of any variation suffi-
Gent to be detected by human obserya-
ton. 1t has long been perceived. OF
course. that any changes in the earth's
form or dimensions must alter the
length of the day. The displacement
OF the surface or strata by earthquakes
OF y more gradual elevation and SUBJ
sidence, the transportation of matter
toward or from the equator bv rivers or
ocean currents, the accumulation or re-
moval Of ice in the polar regions or on
mountain tops-anv such causes must
necessarily produce real effect. So,
also, must the friction of tides and trade
winds. But it has been supposed that
these effects were so minute, and to
such an extent mutually compensatory
as to be quite beyond the reach of OBJ
servatlon, nor IS 1t yet certain that they
are not. All that can be said is that it
IS now beginning to be questionable
whether they are or are not. The rea-
son for suspecting perceptible varia-
ton in the earth's revolution lies nam
ly IN certain unexplained irregularities
III the apparent mot ons OF the moon.
She alone, OF all the heavenly bodies,
changes her places in the sky so rapid
ly that minute inaccuracies of a second
or two in the time of observation would
lead to sensible discrepancies in the
observed position, an error Of one sec
ond III the tine corresponding to about
half a second in her place-a quantity
minute, certainly, but perfectly observ-
able. No other heavenly body has an
apparent soTement anywhere nearly as
rapid, excepting only the inner satel-
lite of Mars; and this body is so mi
mute that it accurate observation Is inn
practicable, except with the largest
telescopes and at the times when Mars
is unusually near the eartG.-Prof.
Young, IN Science.
GROWTH OF TREEs.-Mr. Hughes, oi
North Atehison, has had an experien e
OF tanty Yeats as a tree-crower in kan
sas. Nine years ago he planted a lot
"a wa!aa:s o. hi, place in Eoaiqhan
CoHnt-. and nov they are large. vigor-
orS and handsome trees. ior tha first
t y,ars tsleir Progre was low. bit
ate t ttheF grew as ratidlv IS cot
To- woods. IL picked hall a has. Al OF
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-01

New 1oRK is the acknowledged GEN.
ter OF the eloaement industry.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-01

II is said that the red lights on the
rear OF all passenger trains is the re-
suit Of Mrs. Jane Gray Swisshelm's
efforts to secure safer travelling ia
%cilities.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-01
Savage Charge BY a Pekerel.

Several merchant travellers wero
seated Oh q hotel porch in a small town
aarr ting experiences during their sum.
ner vaeat ons. Finally butcher, the
Bost5niai, took the hoor. You NAV
say WHAT you please. boys" said he
"nut | was down at Ma~f'rs's Vineyard
IN yTlv AID had the strangest expert
ruca with 4 pickerel I've had in Il long
Tina. WIS seated on the bank of the
po.t;, Wit ny line dangling down list
less and lonesome. nd all Of n sudden
! got . powerful bite and started to Ill
Ia, Int, III gravy, the fish got aheai Of
me AMI pulled first. | went into the
water mp to my neck, and then the lire
sla .ked and I saw tie surface of the
water ripple and the fish making a
break for me. ] held on to the pole
and scQoted for shore, the fish after me.
Of course, [ eype ted when I ct to
land to yank Nj. Ptckerel right out and
capture him. lie didn't va for any
demonstrations Of that kind. but came
right mp the bank after me. and [ killed
hun with a cub fifty yards ftom 1he
water in q corn-neid." There was a
lead silence, broken at last b. one OF
tie auditors asking i'll a faint vote if it
d..tn't surprise him very much. No,
no a great deal" continued the ire
presslble butcher, because, YOU know,
| used to fish for picherll IL the NORTH
crn lakes in winter. and very frequent
~, when they wouldn't bite, W. used 10
track them In the snow when they came
MP III the brush to craze, and Kill them
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1898-01-01

TIE lady principal Of ! school, ii
her advertisement, mentioned her LADY
assistant. and the Reputation for teach
ing which she bears" bit the printer
lett out the which" so the advertise
;nent went forth commenting the ladv's
reputation for te ching she bears"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-01
GRAFTON.

Miss Madaline Stanles picked dandelion
blossom September %.
Mrs Pratt from Maine is visiting her son,
DR.. Staples.
There is good work going on in the high
way !; we wish more would mend their ways,
Quite number from here attended the fair
at i5rattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Eaton visited in Brook
line the first of the week.
Henry Burlingame is clerking in T. Park s
store while Mr.. Park and Carl go to the fair.
Rev. e. j. Ward is in town, called here by
the death of Mrs. Z. S. Hall.
Rev. Walter Cambridge has been in town
to attend the funeral of Mrs. E. s. Hall.
Mrs. Sophia Duncan, Miss Alice, and John
Duncan return to their home in Boston to-
day.
Miss Mabel French has been i'll for a few
days but is better at the present writing.
The community was greatly shocked Tues
day morning to hear of the death of Mrs. E
S. Hall Monday night. She had been as well
as usual until the Friday before, when she
had fall but did not think it serious. The
doctor was called and decided that no bones
we're broken but the shock was too much for
her feeble condition. She will be greatly
missed both in the church and the com
munity, where she has lived and done so
much good for a long time.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-01

their own Cuue1rrt, pm 10 aeaIn. This
probably originated az a measure to
reduce the consumption of food by USE
less and non-productive members of
the community, the country being
very barren, and consequently every
mouthful of food precious. The mode
of procedure in carrying out this
strange and abhorrent custom is as
follows: A family council Is held and
a day fixed for the victims Depart
ure for another world. The ceremony
oa execution is preceded by a feast,
where seal and walrus meat is greed
lily devoured, and whiskey consumed
until all the men are intoxicated, the
only sober one being the executioner,
who under heavy penalties IS compell-
ed to remain sober. At sunset a spon-
taneous burst of wailing and a roll
of the walrus-hide drums herald the IA
tai moment; a ring is formed by the
relatives and friends, and the con-
denned one sQuats of his own accord
in the centre; the entire settlement
looking ON in the background, while
the executioner strangles him with a
walrus hide throng. Women newer suf-
fer this punishment. Among the tribes
of the interior of Sumatra there is
cruel custom of piously and ceremo-
niously Killing and eating aged par
eutS ~
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-01
FOREIGN NOTES

Twenty thousand persons from all
parts of county Wexford assembled on
Vinegar Hill on May 20 in honor OF
'9S.
Two small vessels equipped with
Parsons turbine engines, with a guar
anteed speed of thirty-ffve knots, have
been ordered by the British Admiralty.
AT recent English inquest 1t came
out that of five persons who had re-
ceived Iegacies of $500 each two years
ago four had already drunk themselves
to death.
Lieut-Gov. Won der Goltz, better
known as Won der Goltz Pasha, the re-
organizer of the Turkish army, has
been appointed Inspector-General OF
Fortresses in the German army, in
place of Gen. Vogel Won Falkenstein.
The office is second in Importance only
to Chief of the General Staff.
Sam Sticks son, Sir Arthur Halibur-
ton, late Permanent Secretary of the
War Department, was made peer on
the Queens birthday, and is said by
the Court Journal to have selected the
title of Baron Halliburton. He is a
native Nova Scotian and the first Blus
Nose to enter the House of Lords.
From Madrid comes strange story
of a row in the cathedral chapter Of
Toledo, during which high words were
exchanged between Cardinal Arch
bishop Sancha and the dean Of tbs
chapter, resulting in a challenge. The
duel has not yet taken place, as the
seconds are unwilling to impose the
bloodthirsty conditions demanded by
both principals.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-01

Many woman throws away the flower
of her youth-her beauty, her aniability
and her capacity for wifehood and mother
hood - without realizing it There is no
sadder sight than that of a young woman
who has for years been bearing up Sravely
and silently under physical tortures that
would drive man to the mad house.
Thousands of women suffer III this way
and ask neither aid nor sympathy. They
realize that they are the victims of weak
ness and disease of the distinctly womanly
organism. They do not consult physician
because of the well-fouuded fear that he
will insist upon disgusting examinations"
and local treatment" DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription does away with all
necessity for these ordeals. 1t cures i'll the
privacy of the home. 1t restores health
and strength and vigor to the delicate or
gans concerned in wifehood and mother
hood. 1t tones, invigorates and builds up
the nerves and transforms nervous, over
wrought, sickly invalids into healthy,
happy wives and mothers. DR.. Pierce is an
eminent and skillful specialist who has
been for thirty years chief consulting ply
stefan to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. He will answer,
without charge, all letters from ailing wom-
en-. The "Favorite Prescription " is for
sale by all good dealers.
~ suffered from womb trouble for about twelve
years" writes Mrs Harry Pomeroy, of Box 1885,
Monona, Clayton Co., Iowa. ~ doctored with
six different physicians, but found only temper
airy relief l then used six bottles of DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription and three of Pleasant
that this will induce other poor sufferers to use
DR. PierCe'S medicines and be cured