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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

The Philippine archipelago includes
nearly 600 islands, of which, however,
only thirteen are of considerable size.
The largest of these, Luzon, has an
area of 40, 900 square miles, which is
nearly as large as that Of Virginia.
Manila, the capital, has a population
of 100000 and a large amount of
wealth. Its trade in sugar, tobacco
and hemp is very large. The second
island of the group in size is Mum
danao, with an area Of 81, 900 square
miles. The total area of the Philip
pines is about 100, OO0 square miles,
or more than three times the area of
Cuba. The total population is fully
5000, 900 and is badly mixed. There
is as great a variety Of religion as Of
blood. There are Mohammedans,
Buddhists, Shintoists and few Chris
tians. Though Spain has possessed
these islands long time comparative
" few Spaniards live there. The
natives hate the spaniards heartily,
and in some Of the islands the life Of
% spaniard is not safe. Instructions
have been even more frequent in the
Philippines than in Cuba. In fact
there has for a century past hardly
been time when there was not re-
volt in some Of the islands.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17
Testing chlidren's Eyes.

An examination Of some twenty-five
elementary schools IN London was
made recently by the authorities, s,125
children being subjected to certain
simple tests Of vision. and OF these it
turned out that Just under 40 per cent.
were possessed Of normal vision In
both eyes, and between two thousand
and three thousand OF those of defec-
tive vision were most carefully exam
ined. The basis governing such ex-
animation was the combination pre-
scented to the eye Of refracting agen-
cies, the lens, cornea, etc, which focus
the visible rays Of light upon the re-
tina-a nervous. sensitive screen at the
back Of the eye, corresponding to the
sensitive plate upon which the photo
grapher obtains his negative. In nor
NAL vision, rays coming from a distant
object are focused exactly upon the
retina, while for near objects the eye
exerts its power OF accommodates ~ q
which the retroactive strength~o1 tife
lens is increased. The common opti-
cal defects, all of which result in inn
paired vision in a lesser or greater de-
gree, are of three kinds. Thus, in cases
Of myopia, or short sight, either the
eyeball is too long or the refractory
combination is too strong, with the re-
suit that the image falls, not on the
retina, but some little distance in front
of it; second, in cases OF hypermetro-
pia, the eyeball is too short, or the re-
fractive combination too weak with
the result that the image is formed be-
hind the retina; and in cases Of astig-
matism the surface of the cornea is not
truly spherical, the curve Of two axes
at right angles TO each other being diff
ferent.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

Public Fairgrounds for the children
OF our cities and towns ought 10 COM
mand the earnest consideration Of
every conscientious American citizen
who would better the life Of the Re.
public and advance the cause Of real
civilization. That man or that
woman, however old, who has out
grown, or does not know the tremend.
Gus force for good or evil in the play
spirit Of youth, is indeed a pitiablC
creature.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

ARH away.
$1,000 Start For
Cuban Shores.
conveyed BY WAR SHIPS.
Grand Total Of the Expedition
Consists Of 773 Officers
and 1864 Enlisted
Soldiers.

II was formally announced at the
war department Monday that the Irst
military expedition had left Key West
at daylight bound for Santiago. All
day Sunday there was a lively confer
ence between the officials Of the navy
aud war departments, and after an all
day session the war board completed
its plans for conveying the troop
transports. Major General Shafter,
who commands this expedition, has
with him a force Of 773 officers and
1864 enlisted men.
The United States regular troops
make up the greater part of the force,
t ere being bu' three volunteer or
CARNATIONS on the ships. These are
the Seventy-first New York infantry
volunteers, the Second Massachusetts,
infantry volunteers and two dismount-
ed squadrons Of four troops each from
the First United States volunteer cav
airy, the regiment which Colonel
Wood commands and of which Theo-
dore Roosevelt is the lieutenant colo
mel.
1t was difficult to. prevail upon the
mounted rifemen to leave their mounts
behind, but this was a matter of ne
cessity, it is said, owing to the lack of
accommodation for the horses on
shipboard.
The best that the department could
do at this time in the way of supplying
the cavalry contingent for the expe-
dition was to include among the troops
one squadron of the Second United
States cavalry, fully mounted, with
nine officers and $50 enlisted men.
BY far the larger portion of the ex.
petition is made up of infantry, al
though an unusually large number OF
artillery is included; and that the cav
airy is almost altogether lacking, Il
is expected, however, that the dis
mounted cavalry with the expedition
will be mounted later OF in Cubs
either from the stock of native forces
or from mounts that will follow then
from this country.
Captain Taylor, of the battleshil
Indiana, was in command CT the nava
convoy fleet which accompanied tn,
transport ships. The makeup of tn,
convoy feet was withheld.
The war department announced
Monday that it had begun active prep
arations for the eecond army of inva
sion. It is believed that the SECOND
army will go to Porto Rico.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

When American women once start
any movement they generally make it
a great success. An English teacher,
who is spending a well-earned yaoa-
ton in this country, says that the col
lections Of needlecraft made by the
New York Association of Sewing
Schools is not only better than the
famous collection in South Kensing-
ton, but is the best in the world. The
compliment means much, when it is
remembered that the association is
atill a young organization, having
been started but a few years ago, al
though, on the other hand, its collec-
tons represent the work Of at least
1000 different schools and institutions.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

1t is very proper that indecent books
should be excluded from public Ii
braries, and for that matter from pri-
vate ones also; but touching the
former the wrong means are used to
accomplish the end desired. Instead
of simply excluding the Objectionable
volume, without comment or discus
sion, a set of high sounding resolu-
lions must be adopted by the Library
Board and published to the world.
Curiosity is an inherent attribute of
human nature, consequently the pub
lie generally. who perhaps would
never entertain a thought touching
the book, are aroused to hunt it up,
and by personal examination satisfy
themselves as to the correctness OF
the Judgment of the board. Mr.. Ed
ward Everett Hale sums up the whole
matter in a nutshell when he says;
''Nobody is so happy as the nasty
publisher of nasty book if the direc-
tor of a public library is foolish
enough to say it is nasty" Hereafter,
suggests the st. Louis Star, let Lii
brary Boards simply exclude the book
without comment, and the end will b.
accomplished without bestowing upor
the publisher class of advertising
that money cannot buy.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17
SOLDIERS TERRORIzE TAMPA.
DruaL.a 30 Taas. Po..s..Ioa OF ~

Drunken Mob Takes Possession or bar
rooms and Piiiaas Cafes.
The details Of rioting among the
United States troops at Tampa are
becoming more aud more public as
letters are received ia Savannah from
troops now in Florida.
The whole affair was a most dis
graceful one. The press cenaors kept
the story from reaching the newspa-
papers for nearly q week.
Monday evening Fort Brook and
Ybor city were virtually In control Of
a mob. The most disgraceful scenes
we're enacted, and, 10 their shame be
II said, the disorderly mob was con-
posed entirely Of soldiers Of the United
States army. The soldiers we're nearly
all eol9red, and we're members Of the
Twsnty-fourth and Twenty-fith United
States infantry regiments.
They began their work of destruc-
ton by foreibly taking possession Of
barrooms in Fort Brook.
The mob visited the Semmore cafe
at the end Of the car line in Ybor City
and demolished everything in the
place.
Another mob broke into half dozen
saloons and the same scenes we're en-
acted as at Fort Brooke.
The provost guard and the city
police we're powerless to stop the
mob, and the disorder was continued
until after daylight, when a battalion
from the Second Georgia regiment Of
volunteers was sent out with orders to
stop the rioting.
A number of shooting scrapes tool
place. -Four priyates, all negroes, anC
one officer are reported on good au
thority to have been killed. Severa
other soldiers were wounded, but tn,
officers and men refuse to give tn,
names of the victims.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17
Six Months without Food.

John Babcock, an old resident Of
Galien, Mich. is dead, after a fast
which probably breaks all records. He
had not tasted food since October last.
Mr.. Babcock was in a runaway acct
dent a year ago and received injuries
which affected his head. In October
he became worse, and for some reason
which the doctors cannot explain he
could not eat mouthful Of food. Every
effort was made to give him nourish-
ment, but in vain, and finally the medi-
cal men gave up his case as hopeless
and left him to die. He continued to
live, however, week after week. ithout
food, until death came after he had
gone 1870 days without a morsel of food
having passed his lips
About two months ago Mr. Babcock's
skin began to harden and to all APP
pearances it was turning to bone. At
his death his body was hard and did
not seem to have had drop Of blood
in it.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17
KILLED BY TORPEDO.
Fatal Accident at st. Johns Bluff. Near
jacksonville.

Fatal Accident at st. Johns Bluff, Near
jacksonville.
A Jacksonville, Fla, dispatch says:
At st. Johns Bluff Friday morning J.
J. O'Rourke and Ed Houston, two we'll
known young citizens of Jacksonville,
were instantly killed, and Lieutenant
Hart, Of the United States engineering
corps, was seriously injured, and a
stenographer named Barnharm and a
negro were also painfully hurt.
For several weeks Lieutenant Hart
has been engaged in laying mines in the
river at ST. Johns Bluff. He has been
assisted in this work by J. J. O'Rourke
The men were testing a torpedo,
when by some unaccountable reason
O'Rourke connected the battery wire
with the firing plug instead of the
testing plug and in moment a terrific
explosion took place
Houston was blown to atoms, tht
only part of his body being recovered
was leg. O'Rourke was Instant
killed, but was not very badly mutilate,
and Lieutanent Hart was struck Wit
pieces of she'll. The stenographer an
negro, too, were also struck by hyiu
pieces of the torpedo.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17
THE SECOND EXPEDITION.

Arrangements Therefor Being Hurried at
War Department.
A Washington special says: Arrange
ments for the second expedition of in
vasion from the United States for the
West Indies are being hurried at the
war department. There seems to be
no doubt that this expedition, if its
number approaches the first, will be
sent from the east coast of the United
States.
The experience in embarking the
first from Tampa has demonstrated
to the war department officials that
other ports where the railroad and
other facilities are more adequate than
at Tampa.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

they stood 20 their posts with courage
aud iorliiude and there was no aymp-
tom Of panic
The marines, though exhausted,
-ere eager for more fighting, Lromis-
Ing 30 innict heavy punishment They
oomphmentod tho daring Of the Span
iarda With characteristic camp pro-
family.
The ampleat precautions have been
taken, aud rs the Dauntleas, The As
sociatod Press dispatch boat, was leay-
ing tho scene, rc-oniorcementa we're
landing from the Marblehead.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
The New Industries Reported in the South
During the Past Week.

During the Past Week.
The new industries throughout the
south reported during the past week
include, among other enterprises, large
cotton ginneries at Louisiana and
Georgia points, another cotton mill
for North Carolina, an electric light
plant in Virginia, an electric light and
power plant in Mississippi, 500, 600
bushel grain elevator in northern Tex
as, an engine works in Kentucky, a
Touring mill in Arkansas, handle
factory and a knitting mill in Georgia,
lumber companies in Texas, North
Carolina and Arkansas, planning mills
and sash and door and blind factories
in North and South Carolina and Ar
kansas, single and stave mill in
Georgia, large silver mining develop
ments in Arkansas, and a soap factory
in Texas Tradesman Chattanooga,
Tenn.l
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

Prom 40 Pre- Press Detroit. MlcA
Appointment business man recently a..
pressed tho opinion that thorols one thing
that viii prevent women from completely
alling mans place 10 the business world
They cant be depended upon because they
are sick too Often. This q rsfutod BY Ma.
g. ". Mansfield, a business woman Of 58
Farrar g.. Detroit. Mioh.. Who says.
"A complication OF female ailments kept
me awake nights aud wore moout. Tcould
Ret no relief from medicine and hope was
slipping away from me. A Young lady la
my employ gave me q box ofDr. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. took them
ana was able 90 rest at night for The arst
time ln months. ! bought more and too
them and they cured me rs they also cured
several other people 90 my knowledge. 4
think that ityou should AK any 81 the drug
gists II Detroit, who are the best buyers 81
DR.. Williams Pink Pills they would say tho
young women. These pills certainly build
up the nervous qystom aud many q young
woman owes her life % them.
ASA business woman / an pleased 20
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

A Frankfort tKy.l woman can GER
lainly be credited with having enjoyed
considerable Of the spice Of life, pro-
vided variety counts. In 1894 she
was sent 10 the insane asylum. In
1895 she was released. In 1896 she
was divorced. In 1897 she married
again aud had q child. In 1898 she
goes back 10 the asylum.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

No discovery OF modern times has done
so much 10 enable women 20 take their
proper place IN life by safeguarding their
health as DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. Acting directly on the blood and
nerves. inWgorating the body. regulating
the functions, thoy restore the strength
and health 10 the exhausted woman when
every effort Of the physician proves una
valling.
For the growing girl they are Of the
greatest benefit, for the mother lndispensa-
bio, for every woman invaluable.
For paralysis locomotor ataxla, and
other diseases long supposed incurable.
these pills have proved their efficacy 10
thousands OF cases
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

The houses of parliament are partly
lighted by forty thousand electric lamps.
which number Is being con SANITY increased.
Fifty experienced electricians are employed
to keen the svstem in order
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

kissing is unknown to the Australian
aborigines, the Maoris. Paupans and
Eskimos.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17
THE WHEAT ACREAGE.

Government Issues report GaUhereu hrOA
Preliminary Returns.
Preliminary returns received by th'
government of the spring wheat acre
age, with the two Dakotas in parti0
ular subject to revision, indicate q
total area seeded of/16, 5000 acres,
which added to the area in winter
wheat, 2s,2O0, 600, makes total wheat
acreage of 43, 600, 900, or rather over
$500, GOO acres greater than last year.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

The University OF Chicago expended
more than S1,000000 in the year 1897.
OF this, 100000 was in the salaries OF
the faculty.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

Austria is the only empire In the
world which has never had colonies,
OF even transmarine possessions.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

]. s. Parker. Fredonia. NJ Y, says: "Shall
not call on you for the 500 reward. for I be-
neve Halls Catarrh Cure viii cure any case Of
catarrh Was very badn Write him for pare
aculars. Sold By Druggists, 15c.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17
neautv d BLOOD De-.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Casearets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
purities from the body Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, bois, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion BY taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
glsts, satisfaction guaranteed, l0cs 25c, SOC.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17

Money talks. but tho silver dollar means
only about half what it SAYS.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-06-17
10 Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bronze Quinine Tablets. AL
Druggists refund money ifitfails to cure. &c
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-25
Seminary Notes.

Miss Brown wiltp,sp ta part Of her
vacation in Roxbury.
Principal HOLSTER left today for his
home in North Montpelier.
Miss Isham has gone to Burlington,
where she will spend portion of her
vacation.
GU. Snow left. yesterday afternoon
for Minneapolis. 1t was a great sur
prise today when it become public that
Mr.. Snow had handed in his resigna-
ton as teacher of Latin and Greek. The
faculty has known for some time that be
was to resign. but upon Mr.. Shows re-
quest it was not made public. He
came here three years ago from Haver-
hill, Mass. and was we'll liked by the
students. While at the seminary he
has been very efficient teacher. Mr..
Snow expects to get position in Min
neapolis. His successor has not yet
been chosen.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-25

gates to attend the state convention 10
be held in St. Johnsbury in August
W. C. Quinlan was elected delegate
with E. j. Owens as alternate. Ihey
voted to send $5 each to its members
who are at the front. They are j.. >.
Flynn and Albert Cayhue.
The High School battalion are having
a great time at Berlin Pond. Yesterday
a dress parade was held. There were
about so visitors at the pond yesterday
John Mcdonald sent the boys ice cream
peanuts and bananas, DIR. Worthen Sent
bananas, DR.. Camp watermelons, and
w. G. Odds beefsteaks. 1t was all
greatly appreciated.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-25
Magnetic Treatment and its
Virtues.

A system of treating diseases without
drugs and medicines. 1t demands a
thorough and comprehensive knowledge
of the anotomy of the Human Body, as
well as the science and ability to follow
the Physiological Laws governing the
distribution of its vital fluids and forces.
Prof. Wilkins reads his cases from
magnetic influence. Locates the seat of
disease and defines its symptoms more
clearly than the patient. This power
is a gift and cannot be questioned by the
biggest Skeptic. If so, convincing
proof is open to you.
We don't have to 60 out of Barre City
to confirm our statements cases Of years
standing who have been given up by
the medical faculty are our positive
proof. A cordial invitation extended to
all.
PROF. B. GEO. WILKINS.
No. 8. So. Main st.
Barre Vt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-25
; &
nation H H
STORE.
Clothing Department.

B Great attraction sale of Cloth
1 ing. We are about to make some
!! extensive changes in our Clothing
s Department, and in order to do so
=. shall be obliged to make reductions
Tin our Suit Department. This is
! what we propose to do. Make it.
\ so easy for every customer to buy
3 Clothing at this store that he can
\ find just what he is looking for at
8 exactly the price he intended to
, pay. Our suits will all be arrang.3
4 ed on ten tables with rye card
Z telling the price of any suit to be !
y found in each lot. Offering such
!! values for his inspection that every Z
b customer will be Our Salesman.
B The price will be there, the quail 4
\ ties will be guarantee that the
& Price is right. 1t will be one
} price to ali based on the principles
5 Of large sales and small profits.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-25
the road would pass.

tne ROAD would pass.
The next matter which claimed the
attention Of the club at the meeting was
the erection of hospital in the city.
The club as the Inspector has stated has
before given this matter attention aud
the fact that provision has been made by
the will of the late l.. F. Aldrich, the
matter OF hospital building has once
more been brought to the attention Of
the club for discussion. There were
several schemes proposed by which va
rlous members of the club could see Wis
ions OF great hospital in this city. The
BOSS thought the city itself could get
It's charter amended in such way as 10
be given the power to erect such build
ing and bond the city for it. The Sub
Boss had an idea, which he was afraid
he would lose if not on ice so fastened
10 make it known, here it is, he would
pulld a hospital by having the Womans
Federation take the matter in hand and
let them have some well to do citizen
donate suitable land, others furnish and
erect the building, others equip it, and
let The Federation by entertainments and
endowments which may be secured,
make provision for the running ex-
pehses' The club is very anxious TO
INA some way by which a hospital can
DO build and all those who have any
pans along this line could be civcn
i's.lng praise by the club if they would
make the same known. But at this time
p''n' the "tlyer" came along and the
e'oo ran away from THE INSPECTOR.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-25
Magazine Notice.

While the attempt is being made to
prevent SO much needless slaughter of
our birds, a great deal is being done to
interest people in the study of the lives
and habits of the feathered tribes. Sew
eral delightful sketches of bird life, in
cluded under the general title. ga
Home With the Birds" appear in the
June number of the New England Mag
azine. The author, Elizabeth W.
Schermerhorn, has here recorded MANY
of her personal observations and shows
herself to be a true lover of nature.
The dainty illustrations are in harmony
with the authors text, and complete a
charming article. Warren F. Kellogg,
5 Park square, Boston, Mass.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-25
Wheel Notes.

In order that a machine may clean
easily it is said that vaseline smeared on
the under side of the lower main tube
will be found good plan, as caked
mud will then wipe off easily without
scratching the enamel. =,
Rubber is not affected by iron or steel
but when in connection with copper or
brass it undergoes change and loses
its elastic properties. This quality OF
those metals is employed in cases where
rubber IS to be attached to iron, thin
coating of copper on the iron serving
to bind the rubber to it.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-25
METHODIST CHURCH.

AT the morning service tomorrow the
pastors of the Congregational and Meth
odist churches will exchange pulpits.
The other services at Hedding Metho-
dist church will be as follows; IL
Bible School, p. m. Junior League,
4:45 p, m. intermediate League, 5 :45
p. m. Epworth League, p. m. sermon
by the pastor; subject, 1.-The Dove that
Found Rest" z 80 p. nj. Tuesday, class
meeting; z 80 p. m. Thursday, prayer
meeting.
Monday night, July 4th, Hon. z. M.
Mansur Of Newport, Vt. will deliver a
patriotic address in Hedding church
under the auspices Of the Epworth
League. ~1s