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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19
Pruning Apple Trees.

The best time to trim apple trees Is
when the buds are opening, or little
after. No pruning should be done
later than the middle of June in any
climate. While the buds are opening
there is full flow of sap, and If the
trimming is done then the wounds will
heal over much sooner than If it is
done at any other time in the year.
Pruning trees in winter will cause the
wound to dry up and crack, and some
times the bark cleave off the wood, in
which case it will never heal over
properly, but is rather liable to result
in premature decay. Why? Because
the pith of the limbs lead to the heart
Of the tree, and if the heart of a tree
is affected 1t is sure to produce either
deterioration or death
The proper pruning of apple trees is
of much more Importance than many
people suppose; certainty so, judging
by the appearance of the majority Of
orchards in Central New York. The
anxiety of farmers to raise live stock
and grain or other produce leads them
to forget their orchards. They look
after the calves, lambs and pigs but
seldom think of taking a limb off their
fruit trees. Nevertheless, the orchard
needs caring for and nursing just as
much as the live stock on any farm.
Every autumn, as soon as the ground
is slightly frozen, a good mulch ought
to be spread around as far as the roots
| of the trees extend. Not only are the
roots thus kept from freezing and
thawing alternately, but the frost is
held in the ground in spring so that
| the buds win not open too early and
thereby be in danger of freezing. In
pruning never cut off a limb that is
over an inch through if it can be avoid
ed and yet do justice to the tree. Some
times two limbs may cross each other
however, and then it may be necessary
to take off one of them. But frequent
" even this can be averted simply by
placing a spreader in between them, OF
by tieing off to other limbs. Such IN
natural growths viii chiefly be found
in those orchards not properly cared
for in their younger days.-Fred 0
Sibley, in The EpitOmist.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19
Stocks and Belts.

No woman ever yet possessed a sufh-
cient number Of stocks, ties and belts.
No matter how large her collection,
there is always room, and even need
for the additional one that Is novel
and takes her fancy The very COM
plete assortment here given includes
the soft bow, four-in-hand and butter
fly ties, plain, draped and bodice belts,
and will enable any deft needlewoman
to make half dozen for the cost cf
one ready made. The materials for
the originals are dotted silk, louisine
silk, white null and white pique, but
almost anything and everything is
used, and there Is ample opportunity
offered for individuality in the choice
both Of materials and color.
The foundation for all the stocks is
the same. The plain one in the centre
is shown with the butterfly tie that APP
pears separately just below. The four
INLAND model is trimmed with stitch
ed bands and has the tie Joined to the
back edges, where it crosses and
passes round to the front. The bow
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19
Women Of tho Congo.

The women of the Congo Free State,
as described by a missionary lately
settled among them, are, as rule,
short and slender, yet able to carry
easily heavy burdens. 1t is not unusu-
al to see one Of them raise a large
basket of vegetables to her head, then
stoop and lift a child of perhaps two
years to her hip, and walk off appar-
emily unconcerned. By way OF dress,
two pieces of cloth, each half a yard
square, are folded over a string tied
around the waist. This serves as a
garment, night and day, without
washing. until it literally wears out
The baby's bath, which takes place
twice a day. is always performed out
Of doors, however chilly the weather.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19
Borets as Bill stickers.

The Boxers are still causing consid-
cradle anxiety in some parts of China.
Pictorial Boxer placards are being
sold at many Of the markets. One is
sheet fourteen by twenty-four inches
in size, portraying in red, yellow and
green the conquests of the Boxers
over the foreigners. 1t is entitled
1.-THE Rampage Of the Five Foreign
Powers) in China" The central fig
ure is a foreign house of impossible
architecture, which Is being set on
fire by flames from the fnger-tips Of
young girls labeled Bright Red Lam
terms" On the other side Of the
doomed structure is a snake or dragon
called Fire Cod" Below is the
Golden Bell" under which the Box
ers are crawling to secure inyisibility,
and at the bottom five unfortunate
foreigners are being done to death
with pike and sword This sort of
thing has often a most unfortunate
effect upon the average uneducated
Chinaman.- Westminster Gazette.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19
MAKING A MAN

Hurry the baby os fast as YOU can,
Hurry him. worry him. make him q man,
of with his baby clothes, get him in pants,
Feed him on brainlooda and make him
advance.
Hustle him. soon as he's able 20 walk,
Into a grammar school; cram him with
talk.
Fiji bis poor head full Of figures and facts,
Keep on a-jamming them in till it cracks.
Once boys grew mp at rational rate,
Now we develop "a man while you wait.
Rush him through college, compel him to
grab
OF every know subject, a dip and q dab.
Get him in business and after the cash.
All by the time he can grow a moustaehe.
Let him forget he was ever a boy
Make gold his god and It's jingle his JOY
Keep him a-husthng and clear out Of
breath,
Until he wins-nervous prostration and
death.
Nixon Waterman, in O. E. World.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19
Dress For a Girl.

Dainty frocks with many tucks are
as much in style for little girls as for
their elders. The charming little May
Manton model illustrated in the large
drawing is suited to many materials,
and has the merit of being childish
and simple at the same time that 1t is
effective in the extreme. The original
IS Of fine, sheer null with Yalencien-
mes lace threaded with narrow black
velvet ribbon; but lawn, batiste and
all the long list of white and colored
washable fabrics might be substituted
e. any one of the simple silks and
woods.
The waist is tucked to yoke depth
and falls in soft folds below and the
novel sleeves show tucked caps that
barmonize to a nicely. The skirt is
simply straight gathered at the waist
and can be made with the hounce o.
plain as preferred The trimming Of
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

kept wardrobe. This charming and
stylish May Manton model has the
merit of suiting both the entire cos
tune and the odd bodice, AS shown,
1t is of white batiste with cream
Cluny lace and black velvet ribbon
held by small jeweled buttons, but
the design lends itself to silk and soft
wool fabrics as well as to all the
dainty cottons and linens with equal
success.
The foundation is a fitted lining that
closes at the centre front. On 1t are
arranged the round yoke, the full I'M
der proportion and the graceful ber-
, tina. The yoke closing at the left
shoulder extends to form n narrow
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

vest that closes under the left front
The sleeves are in elbow length, ter
minating with faring cuffs, but can
be extended to the hands, as shown in
the small sketch.
To cut this blouse for woman Of
medium size one and half yards of
material twenty-one inches wide, one
and half yards twenty-seyen inches
wide, one and a quarter yards thirty
two inches wide, or one and a quarter
yards forty-four inches wide, will be
required, with three and seven-eighth
yards of all-over lace and ten yards Of
velvet ribbon to trim as illustrated.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

includes turnover portions, but is the
same familiar friend The belts are
well fitted and carve to the figure to
give a graceful outline. The plain and
the draped ones are eminently simple,
but are stylish and fashionable as
well. The laced bodice is cut in sec
tions, and fits to a nicely, and can be
closed at back or front as preferred,
made pointed or cutaway as illus
trated
TO cut the stocks with ties in the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

The idea prevails that "skyserapers'
are of modern American origin, but
Professor Lanciani declares that in
ancient Rome, as early as the time Of
Augustus, buildings ten or twelve
stories high were common. Later they
are believed to have been much high
or, rivaling our most modern apart
ment buildings in size and height. It
is well known that at Constantinople
the Emperor Constantine found his
view of the water cut off by the sky
scrapers erected between his palace
and the water front, though he had
placed his palace on high ground
Baltimore Sun.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

matter how rough the field. Through
the middle peg, made of a piece of five
or six inch plank, are bored two holes
about One-third the way down from
the top. Through these holes is run
small chain or heavy wire to which the
horse is attached. This peg should be
about two inches longer than the end
pegs. Through the timber l bore three
two-inch holes at either end, three,
3.5 and four feet from centre
marked c. The end pegs are held in
place by keys and are easily changed
to make the rows wider or narrower.
The other advantage of this marker
is that I gain three marks each time
across the field. To accomplish this
there is an eyebolt put through the
timber at C, to which is attached with
an iron loop a light pole about nine
feet long. Near the end of the pole,
six, seven and eight feet from c, are
cut three small notches. If the person
doing the marking carries the proper
notch over the last row marked, he has
his rows properly spaced. The marker
can be showed from or drawn to the
row at the will of the operator. The
| pole is reversible and can be thrown to
the opposite side of the marker on the
return trip. J. Townsend, in Amer
lean Agriculturlst.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

lace insertion Is applied to form Van
Dyke points and to cross the yoke
in becoming fashion.
TO cut this dress for a girl eight
years Of age, eight and quarter yards
of material twenty-one inches wide,
FIVE and a quarter yards twenty-seven
inches wide, four and a half yards
thirty-two inches wide, or three and
three-quarter yards forty-four inches
wide, will be required, with seventeen
yards Of insertion and two pieces OF
velvet ribbon to trim as illustrated.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19
Hand sweeping Machines

Hand sweeping machines have been
used with much success on the Wash
ington streets, says the Engineering
Record, according to Mr.. Warner Slut
Ter, superintendent of the Street
Cleaning Department, who recently
made the following report on the APP
paratus. 1.-THE advantages to be at
tanned by the use of this machine over
the present method are as follows: The
work is better done for the reason
that no dust is raised by the machine
and scattered by the wind, and much
more of the fine dust is taken up. NO
sprinkling is necessary, as the dust is
carried into the machine, the opera
ton of which is very much Ike that
Of a carpet sweeper The sprinkling
of a street in advance of sweeping pre-
vents the machine or broom from tax
ing up the fine dust. Instead, it is
plastered to the street by the broom
to become dust again as soon as dry
With the use of this machine one man
can care for one-third more area of
streets and keep them cleaner than
be can with the hand broom. For the
foregoing reasons and the further fact
that this machine is superior to all
others tried by me, would respect
fully recommend its adoption in this
city"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19
HuMoR or THE DAY.

The Mald-"Do you think kissing Is
bad for one, doctorY" The Doctor
"Well, 1 should say 1t was better for
two. Yonlers Statesman.
Belle-"Do you think the world Is
growing better?' Flora-"I thought
so. my dear, until I married George to
reform him. THE Smart Set
Her Mother + "How are his table
mannersT Ethel r" Hls table man
ners are all right, but his telephone
manners are simply awful"-Judge.
Daughter-"But he is 50 full Of alb
surd ideals" Mother-"Never mind
that dear. Your father was just the
same before 1 married bim."-Tit-Bits.
He ordered a saddle Of mutton,
The waiter brought it, of course;
Said he, after trying to carve it,
It's the saddle, no doubt, of horse"
Chicago News.
The Prime Minister "Then Your
Majesty likes comic opera" The Car
VERY much A comic opera is about
the only thing in which l don't look
for plot."-Puck.
Il can easily see the reason why a
badly told story seldom gets much
countenance," And what is the rea-
SON." They're a sort of poor rela-
ton. philadelphia Times.
The wedding ring that the heiress gets
Oft serves a special plan.
IT'S just circlet that squares the debts
OF some poor nobleman.
Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. Fijjit-"Why doesn't Mr.. Smith
ers come to our house any moreY Mr..
Fijjit-"I can't imagine; I'm sure l al
ways tried to entertain him by the
smart things our baby does, too
Ohio State Journal.
Philanthropist-"W What's the matter.
little boy? What are you crying
about2" Little BOy-"Tbe fellers on
the street have formed a trust and
amt in it. A Teller can't play baseball
or shiny all by hisself, can he?"-Bos-
ton Transcript.
what kind of a cover is this on
your umbrellaY said the inquisltlve
friend. We'll" answered the unblush-
ing person, Judging by the way il
came into my possession and the way
it will probably depart, should call il
a changeable silk. Chicago News.
Customer-"And is this chair really
an antique piece of furniture" Deal
er-"Antique, madam! There's M
doubt about that. Why, it was 81
worm-eaten when 1 bought it that
had to have a new back and a new sea
and three new legs made for it."-Tit
Bits.
Il haven't much use for Blithersley,
said the proud papa. "Why?' askeC
the proud mamma. Il listened to hin
= for an hour to-day while he told M
about what his baby had said OF trie,
: to say, and just as 1 was about to tel
him about ours he left me, saying h
had to catch a train" Baltimor
: American.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19
Handy Homemade Corn Marker.

used the corn marker shown in the
sketch the past season. The middle
peg is hinged to the timber by a heavy
T-hinge, is allowed to adjust itself to
depresslons and ridges, and conse-
duently makes a continuous mark no
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

Cosmos tells Of a recent experiment
by some Frenchmen in using a kite
instead Of sails to prOpel a boat A
Malay kite less than seven feet high
when well aloft, 1t was found, had
power enough to tow Q boat loaded
with six persons. 1t is obvious that It
would be impossible to so against the
wind, but it was found possible to take
q course forty-five degrees off in either
direction by using the rudder. 1t is
suggested that the steady and strong
currents of air some distance above
the surface of the earth might be
thus utilized to assist navigation in
some cases.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19
Covering wounds In Trees.

When the limb Of a tree Is removed
the wound should be covered. Coal tar
is excellent, and will serve to prevent
the entrance Of spores or dirt. When
small branches are removed 1t may not
be necessary to apply the tar, but for
large cuts It should never be over.
looked.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19
1ernnIsIte HnIr Ornaments.

Butterflies Of Chantllly lace studded
with sapphires and brllllants are in
cluded among the costly and exquisite
hair ornaments.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

According to the geologlst Of the
Antarctic expedition in the steamer
Belgica there is a remarkable differ
ence in the distribution of ice around
the two poles of the earth. Going to-
wards the South Pole perpetual snow
is encountered at the sixty-hfth de-
gree or latitude, and he thinks that
the floating ice of that region comes
from a layer covering the whole po-
lar crown. The floating ice Of the
north, on the contrary, comes from
true glaciers, which are pushed down
through valleys until they reach the
water. Up there the glacial caps do
not reach the sea.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

Professor woodward, Of Columbia
University, believes that the height Of
the earth's atmosphere varies with the
distance from the equator. The fig
ures that he gives are so enormously
In excess of those formerly taught,
that they will be received with aston
lshment by the average reader. About
200 miles is the height that the scien-
lists used to tell us, only forty-fve
miles of which, comprising the belt
Immediately around the earth, had APP
preciable density. Professor Wood
ward, however, shows reasons for
thinking that the height above the
equator is fully $4,000 miles, which
gradually diminishes to about 1900
miles above the poles. At the same
time, he says that above few hun
dred miles from the earth, it has no
density, or so little, at least, that its
effects are imperceptible.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

different styles, seven-eighth yard Of
material thirty-two inches wide will
be required. To cut the belts, one
yard twenty-one inches wide win be
required.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

More than half of the municipal gas
plants Of Great Britain furnish the peo-
pie with free fittings and stoves for
cooking.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19
sclENTlFlc ANp INDUSTRIAL.

A writer IN lie Movement Geo
graphique describes a cave IN East
Africa, near Tnnga, In which one
chamber rises 10 n height Of $50 feet
while another covers an area Of 5OO0
square yards.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

The largest stationary engine ever
built In the United States has just
been turned out at East Pittsburg,
Penn. Though nominally Of COCO
horsepower. when occasion demands,
1t can deliver 10000 horsepower The
whole engine weighs more than 1900
900 pounds and stands twenty-seven
feet high. The fy-wheel is twenty
three feet in diameter, and the main
shaft, measuring from twenty-six to
twenty-nine and a half inches In d.
ameter, weighs 10000 pounds.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-19

India is rapidly becoming an import
ant factor IN the coal market The
output last year was nearly forty per
cent IN excess Of that Of the year be-
fore, and a stlll further increase viii
be seen this year. Expectation Of
coal from India has already begun.
The coal Is found over wide areas.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-18
WOMEN AS CONTEMPORARIES.

A London confectioner's establish
 ment, which is run entirely by women,
 has become so great a success that its kitchen has of necessity been partially converted into a school where women anxious to learn are taught the confec- tioners art. At the neat marble slabs women of apparently good education are busy with dainty connections. Some of the pupils are ambitious to become managers of similar establish ments of their own. The concern in question is carried on in connection with a restaurant and tea room, and since tea rooms are often managed by women, pupils from such stablish- ments are coming In increasing num- bers to this confectionery school One course, in which only two pupils can be taken at a time, including the mak- ing of cakes, sweets, ices, book k-keeping and shop management All the latest inventions of the confectioner's art are mastered by these women as readily as they appear. for they find 1t necessary in this, as in every field of work, to keep abreast of the times,-Philadel- phia Inquirer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-18
CHEERING.

The other day the report came from Buffalo that President Roosevelt had asked the members of the Cabinet to continue in their places, flor the pres- ent at least" Yesterday the first Cab- inet meeting under President Roosevelt was held in Washington and at that meeting the new President asked all the members of the Cabinet to stay throughout his term, and expressed the hope and expectation that they would stay. He also announced that he re- garded the speech of the late President at the Buffalo exposition as outlining the policy to be followed by the ad- ministration
 Nothing could be more reassuring at this time than President Roosevelt's words and acts He underst ands the situation and he is doing all he can for the continuance of the good feel ing and prosperity with which this country has been blessed. The task be- fore him is a weighty and a solemn one, and it is evidently begun in the right spirit.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-18

structed In 18SS-this vessel is now only used for experiments; the Gus tave Zede which is AS metres long, and was built in 1893, and the Morse, which was built in 1899, and is 36 metres long, are both in bronze. The Francais and the Algerlen, which were built in 1899 and 1900 by public subscription, are 36 metres long, and are constructed of steel. The Farfadet, the Gnome, the Korigan, and the Lutin, built at Roche fort in 1899 and 1900, are Al metres long. In addition, orders were given in March of the present year for the commence ment of twenty similar vessels, to be twenty-three metres long, and three other submarine vessels of various di- mensions, to be built from new plans. According to the naval programme vot- ed by the Chambers last year, there were to be built, between 1900 and 1905, forty-four submarine vessels, which, added to the fourteen which France possessed previously to 1900, would give a total of 5S submarine vessels to be completed by 1905.
 Perhaps it will be found that most of the money France spends for sub" marine boats is wasted, but she is cer- tainly up to date in this matter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-18
ELiGIBLE.

"It's no use" sighed the Pork Pack CTS fair daughter, trying to go in so. ciety when pa insists on calling a golf club shinny k!"-Judge.
 Kind Lady-Poor fellow, have you got no friends?
 Hap Hazard-No mum; I hain't got nobody but relatives. Tit Bits
 T admire your wife's style of writ ing. Her diction is perfect"
 Yes her diction Is all right. So is her contradiction. That's wonderful" lid Bits.
 What has become of that octogena- rian who was telling us the other day how to live to be a hundred years old?"
 He died at the age of S2."-Pitts- burg Chronicle Telegraph
 Bill--I see Illinois is organizing a $50,000,0O0 Plough Trust.
 Jill-I thought this Trust business would be run into the ground after a while.-Yonkers Statesman.
 Arthur-Has the widow given you any reason to hope?
 Chester--Yes; she told me last night that reminded her of the only husband she had ever really loved.-Tid- Bits,
 Are there, indeed, so. many eligible young women in America?" asked the count.
 There are countless thousands!" re- piled the other. Detroit Free Press
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-18
FR4NCE,S SUBMARINE FLEET.

If France cannot rule the wave In the old way she intends to do what she can under the wave. The Espadon, recent ly launched at Cherbourg, makes the thirty-seventh submersible boat which France owns. This fleet includes two classes of submarines, those fitted with accumulators and dynamos, and de- pending entirely on electricity for their propulsive power; and the submersble boats, which move on the surface of the water, like the ordinary torpedo boats. but which, when desired, can be submerged. These vessels are propell- ed by steam on the surface of the wa ter, and by electricity when immersed. The Espadon is of this class, and is the latest of a series of four similar ves- sells which have been built at Cher bourg. The Silure, the first of the four is ready for service, while the Sirene and Triton are undergoing their official trials. The submarines proper, in ser vice or in construction, are 31 in num- Der. They comprise the Gymnote, which is built of steel, and was con-