davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12

animals, with no settled places OF
abode, but ever wandering IN Journeys
that have no end. Yet IN their temper
nry resting places the necessities and
Instincts common 20 the whole Borml-
can family impel these nomads to build
habltations which conform to the char
neter and style OF the fixed and per-
manent abodes Of ordinary ants. AS,
however, both the time and natural
apparatus for digging possessed by the
latter are wanting to excavate gal
leries and apartments necessary for
feeding and shelterlng larvae and
pupae, these remarkable animals
overcome the difficulty in n most as
tonlshing manner by constructing liv-
ing habltations, using their own bodies
as building materials.
But the most amusing instance Of
the manner in which an ant left by ma
ture to her own devices overcomes n
difficulty Is perhaps that Of the Deco
phylla smaragdlna. This ant, one Of
common occurrence IN Eastern Asia,
forms shelters by bending the edges Of
the leaves Of the trees upon which it
lives and fastening them together. The
adult ant possesses nothing with which
to secure the edge of the leaves togeth-
err after they have been brought into
the required position; but its larya is
furnished with glands that secrete an
abundance Of adhesive, gelatinous sub
stance, by the aid of which 1t forms
its cocoon, and these intelligent In
sects actually make animated mucil-
age brushes Of their larvae In order
to effect their purpose. A number of
the ants, SELLING the edges Of the
leaves in their mandibles, bring them
together into the form needed and hold
them there, while other ants, each one
of which bears a larva In its jaws, APP
ply the mouths Of the larvae to such
parts Of the leaves as require to be
cemented together, and induce their
offspring to disgorge as much sticky
material as they find necessary to ac-
complish the desired result.-Scientif
American
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12

made by Darwin that the anterior
ganglion In the head of an ant consti-
tuting its brain ''is the most marvellous
atom Of matter in the world" is JUS
titled.
1t is interesting to notice how diverse
are the methods adopted by inverte-
brate intelligence from that of man in
attaining a desired result. For in
stance, men make the tools they re-
quire for carving or for digging, in
sects grow them; vessels being needed
as receptacles for liquid food, man
learns the art of the potter, but the
curious honey ants transform them
selves into living bottles, to which the
working members of the commune re-
sort for refreshment,
The tools of insects, exqulsitely
fashioned and finished are much more
perfectly adapted for the purposes they
serve than are any contrived and
manufactured by human beings, but
there is a disadvantage connected
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12

tender mother, iercely defending her
eggs and her young ones. First, he
says, the spider weaves a silllen bas-
ket like repository for the eggs, using
the rear part of her body as a form.
In this basket she lays the eggs,
pIling them up carefully ana neatly.
Then she covers the exposed eggs with
a fabric Of silk threads, the whole
forming a minute hall within which
the eggs lie snugly and well protect.
ed from cold, etc. If this be instinct,
a good deal Of what is called human
intelligence" should be called ain.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12
To Clean window Curtains.


1t always pays to have q frame of
light wooden strips to dry curtains on.
1t should be the exact size of the cur
tains, so that they may be stretched
on it and dried in this way:
Tack a strip of strong cloth on all
sides of the frame and pin the curtains
evenly to this strip at the bottom, top
and sides; or, if you prefer, they may
be basted to it, though this is more
trouble. Almost any variety Of cur
tain may be washed by the method
given.
Before touching the curtains make a
strong soap suds of hot water, into
which tablespoonful of borax has
been dissolved for every gallon. Put
the curtains in this water. "Souse"
them up and down and let them soak,
well covered, over night The next
morning examine them and put them
through a wringer and throw them
into fresh soap suds Souse them re-
peatedly and scald them in a clothes
boiler and rinse them as carefully in
two or three waters. If they are white
blue them a little, but bleach them by
laying them on the frames on the
grass. IL they are creamy in color dry
them in the house and use a few table
spoonfuls Of strong coffee to preserve
the yellow tint.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12
Sweet scnnted shnets.

Lavender-scented sheets are the de-
light of dainty housewives, and 1t is
claimed that they induce sweet slum-
bers. The odor Is exceedingly fresh,
clean and wholesome and old fash
Toned housewives always scented their
linen and napery with sprlgs Of the
sweet oil flower. Italian crrls root Is
sometimes substituted for the lavender
if the latter cannot be procured. but
there is no reason why the farmers
wives or any one who has n plot Of
ground large enough for a vegetable
or flower garden should not raise guam
titles Of lavender and keep the linens
deliciously fragrant
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12
COCOA DRY-HOUsEs IN TRINIDAD-MIXING THE BEANS.

which is the one most familiar to the
writer, produces cocoa of n quality Sec
ond to none, and only equaled by that
grown in the vicinity Of Caracas, and
always brings the highest price in the
London market. Considerable patience
is required to grow 1t from the seed
lings, as it takes five or six years of
cultivation before there is a harvest
worth mentioning, and seven or eight
years before a full crop can be real
lied, but when the trees are once full
grown they will continue to bear fruit
for an almost indefinite time.
The cultivation Of cocoa consists
largely of draining the land, keeping
down the underground Of bush and
weeds, and trimming the trees. The
flowers occur in clusters on the main
branches and on the trunk of the
trees, usually only one Of each cluster
reaching maturity. The fruit, which
Is seen in the illustration, is a hard
ped six or seven inches long, resemb-
ling a cucumber, growing from the
trunk or large branches, and looks
very much as though it We're artificial
~ attached. Buds, blossoms and fruit.
In all stages, occur side by side, and
ripened fruit is harvested at all times
of the year. The main crop, however,
natures in the dry season, and is usu-
ally harvested in February, only small
quantities ripening during the remain
der Of the year.
The pods each contain five rows of
seeds or beans, quite similar to
large, thick Lima bean, embedded in
Il pink, acid pulp. These seeds are the
cocoa beans of commerce. The har-
vesting consists Of cutting off the ma
ture pods by means of knife on
long bamboo pole, gathering them into
heaps on the ground. where they are
allowed to lie for about twenty-four
houre Thnw NJ -41,---s---t
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inclined those who study it the closest
to believe that, making allowance for
the great inferiority of the class of
Invertebrates, the Formidable certain
~ hold among invertebrates a rank
commensurate with that sustained by
primates, including man, among vete-
brates.
Taking into account the compare
lively enormous masses Of brain mat
ter belonging to a number Of large
animals which exhibit a marked de-
gree Of incogitance, and the intelli-
gence manifested by members Of this
division OF Hymenopetra, the claim
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12
Guarding Against tho Moth.

To clean furs there are two practical
and effective methods. One is by rub
bling into the fur mahogany sawdust
that has been first wet in benzine or
gasolene; the other is by rubbing with
not sand BY means of eitlcr fur may
be perfectly cleaned The sawdust
used by furriers is what is called "ve-
neering sawdust;" that is, it is from
cutting across the grain, and is short
and sand-like. This sawdust will not
stick to fur like the long particles from
cutting wood with the grain. 1t can
be procured at hard-lumber sawmills
or from furriers The sand used is
that clean yellow kind, free from dust,
as sea or lake shore sand, or such as is
sometimes taken from sand hills. 1t
should be made hot in a stove oven to
the degree that it can be borne by the
kindergarten heat than that endan-
gering the fur. After cleaning, furs
should, Of course, be beaten with rat
tan beater) and aired-not summed for
fear Of fading.-Woman's Home Com,
panion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12

separate the "nibs," or crushed nuts,
from the shells. The nibs are then
ground to a fine meal; this is put in
sacks and put in a powerful press,
where it is subjected to heat and pres
sure, and the fat, known as cocoa
butter" is squeezed out, and the hard
substance left in the sack has only to
be broken or powdered to become the
pure chocolate, and this more or less
adulterated is the chocolate Of COM
Notwithstanding American.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12
SOME NEW FEATURES
IN TIE ANTS LIFE.
by J. CARTER BEARD.


HY HE recent discoveries Of Was
= man, Florel Belt and others,
added to the wonderful re-
g suits Of the Investigations
made n few years ago by McCool.
Moggridgc and Bates, have deservedly
awakened n new interest IN everything
connected with the lives and habits of
ants. The remarkable evidences they
exhibit of something which. notwlth-
standing It's limitations, seems akin to
human intelligence; the perfection, as
compared with other insects. OF IT'S
physical structure; the greater proper
tion borne by the brain to the rest of
the body; and its wonderful social life,
so much more highly developed than
that Of the bees or Of the wasps, have
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12
satlafaelorv Ruea Tor summer.

Dhurrie rugs are among The most
satisfactory for the summer home.
They come in soft colors and comblna-
tons Of colors, as well as i'm vivid reds
and green's They are from India, col
ored with the vegetable dyes, and viii
wear and keep their coiors for an in
definite period. Moths win not get IN
to them, which is another advantage,
and they are comparatively inexpen.
siYe.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12

Is accomplished by spreading the beans
IN layer over the platform and dry
ing them in the sun. Laborers are kent
constantly stirring them, while exposed
TO the sun, with a wooden rake. so
that they will dry evenly. Each morn
ing, during the early stages OF the dry
ing process, the beans are gathered
into n heap in the middle Of the floor
and given a thorough mixing. This ia
sometimes accomplished by the labor
ers mixing and kneading them by
treading them with their bare feet.
as shown in the illustration. This is
known as dancing the cocoa" and
renders the beans smooth and uniform
In color. 1t usually requires ten days
or two weeks to finish the drying. de-
pending on the weather. The dried
beans, when ready for market, are put
In canvas bags holding about $50
pounds, and the name Of the planta-
ton stenciled on the bags, these names
or brands ut times becoming very
prominent in the market for the quail
ty Of cocoa the plantation is reputed to
produce.
The manufacturing, which is invari-
ably done in Northern factories, con-
sists Of roasting the beans in revolv-
Ing cylinder; this develops the aroma
and fits them for crushing. After the
beans are crushed they are screened to
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12

tion we End among insects. THO egg
producer, the queen Of the tamltes,
although she possesses the usual mum.
Der Of limbs belonging TO her species
Is totally incapable Of loeomo'i Ion, an
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12

a cutlass, the seeds and pulp coming
out In a mass; these are carried to tho
dry house.
As soon as the beans reach the dry
house, they are placed I'm the "sweat
box" or pit, where they are closed up
tight and allowed TO ferment for some
time.
The next process is the drying, which
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12

are the living bottles Of the honey ants.
The queen lays eggs; she can do moth
ing else; the living bottles store up and
yield food to other members of the
iormicary. and are as Incapable Of per-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12
Author Reveals SPIDERS Methods,

Professor D. Hess has just pub
lished an interesting treatise on house
insects, with especial reference to spi-
ders and flies. The spider, he says,
is blood-thirsty insect Of prey. But
she is also a great artist and most
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12

sufficiently to admit the entrance of
It's friend and then resumes its double
Office Of sentry and of barrier.
The Eciton are the Arabs Of the ant
tribes. always at war with all other
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12

with them-they cannot be laid aside.
The tools dominate the tool-bearers
and check development IN any direc-
zion not connected with their use.
This leads to the extreme specializa-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12
.8NoUSEH0lO
Il RECIPES -

Crumb Pie-Soak q pint Of bread
crumbs in milk. Beat three eggs, add
half a cup of sugar. Line two pie
plates with crust and strew over.
enough raisins to cover bottom 80
the bread crumbs to egg and nj 40
ing in bit OF cinnamon, pour q SSe5Se
raislns AMI bake about thirty }
Hot Cheese Cakes-1Iix o. r%-k
grated cheese, half a cup of s2ad
crumbs, FIVE drops of GOODS a
good pinch of salt and one'e egg well
beaten. Mix well together, make into
small balls, place in frying basket,
and just before they are wanted
plunge the basket into hot fat. They
viii brown in two minutesags
Cherry Bavarian Cream-This is a
simply-made dessert and a good one.
Soak one-quarter of a box Of gelatine
il one-third of a cupful of cold water,
placing it over the fire until melted.
Whip one pint of heavy cream to a
solid froth, keeping it very cold. Grad
ually and lightly stir it into one-third
of a cupful Of powdered sugar and the
melted gelatine. AS the mixture thick
ems add gradually a teaspoonful asf va
Rilla, two and two-thirds Of e. oHful
Of candied cherries. which hcfour2 zen
cut fine and soaked in two
fuls Of orange juice. Set as
fen in individual melds OF
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yestment, in the Lesser Antilles OF in
many parts Of Venezuela, the cultiva-
ton Of cocoa is at the present time
the most inviting of the agricultural
pursuits. The island Of Trinidad,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-12
FHE CULTIVATION Or COCOA
In THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS

o the active young man pos
sessed Of a limited amount
Of capital, who is looking for
an occupation as well rs in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-10

ant is the fact that mistakes and inc
qualities in valuations are infinitely
more easily discovered and corrected
before the board of review where
there has been bona fide attempt to
fix full values upon all kinds Of prop
erty If full values have been taken
as the standard the property owner
has only to examine the assessment
of his own property and offer cyl
dence as to that property alone, IN
order to have the proper correction
made before the board Of review, II
any correction is needed; otherwise
he must scan the entire assessment
and give testimony as to the compar-
alive values of a great many items or
property before he can establish any
unfairness in his own assessment,
and then may fail merely from the
difficulty of making the required
proof
Assessors should not shift the re-
sponsibility of difficult valuations up
on the board of review. This admon-
ition is made because it has been the
prdCL1C0 III some dSSGSSMSAC u1oCl1oe0
for the assessor to make his valuations
in a perfunctory way, in the expecta,-
ton that the board of review will go
over all his work and put the proper
valuations on all items. This should
not be done. The assessor should IN
all cases place what he believes to be
the correct value upon every item be-
fore submitting his roll to the board
of review The law does not contem-
plate that the members of the board
of review shall convert themselves
into mere board of assessors to do
over that which the assessor should
have done properly in the first IN
stance"
The instructions close with this sig
nifcant paragraph
"The laws enacted by the legisla-
ture of 1901, especially those impos-
| ing severe penalties upon assessing
4 officers for willful violation of official
duty, plainly indicate that the people
through their representatives insist
that such violations of law as have
heretofore been customary or occa-
sional, particularly the practice OF IN
| LIBERALIZATION, must be abandoned"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-10
GERMANS TOO INERT.
Chairman Wolf of Lutheran Synod Is
Gloomy,


Des Moines, Ia, June AT the
session of the General Lutheran synod
the report of Edmund J. Wolf of Get
tysburg, chairman of the committee
on state of the church, has called forth
general criticism because of the
gloomy outlook it presented. He said
that while the church had been from
sensationalism, and it's preachers had
adhered to the foundations of protes-
tantism, it would barely have an ex-
istence west of the Mississippi but
for the immigration from Europe. The
workingmen, he said, are focking to
the Lutheran church, but the men of
wealth are apathetic. The raising of
money is left to the women and chill
dren. Too many schools and papers
are being attempted and the ministry
is underpaid.
eve are handicapped" he declared
"by the phlegmatic nature, the inert
ness of temperament, which is our
inheritance from our German blood,
but our weakness is pre-eminently our
lack of spirituality. The scramble
for dollars leaves little time for the
care Of souls"
Those who defended this pessimistic
view declared that the truth, as pri-
vately talked should not be spoken in
public. The synod sent the report to
the special committee for revision and
notification
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-10
AND CHARACTERIZED BY MUCH
-
RAIN.
PREVALENT NORTH WINDS
Last Year on Whole Warmer Though
Mercury Took Wider Range
Only Few Clear Days in Each
May-Record of Temperatures at
Washburn Observatory.
Madison. June 2.

Madison, June 2.
The month of May just closed was
somewhat unusual in being quite cold,
though the extremes in temperatures
were not as great as those of May
1900. Last year the mercury had a
range of over so degrees, touching
the freezing point May and reaching
81 May 13 and May 80. This year it
also touched "a, on May 2, but never
went below 81 at Washburn observa~
tory, touching that point May rs. The
month just closed was also remark
able for its rainfall. the precipitation
being 2.41 inches to 1876 inches for
May, 1900. The prevalent winds in
both cases were from the north.
There were but six clear days in 1900
and four in May this year. The moist
ure has been sufficient for crops, but
they have been delayed in planting by
the wet weather and further by the
continued cold.
The table of temperatures as re-
corded at Washburn observatory for
IL. ell
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-10
BUY MORE TIMBER.
Weyerhaeuser Interests Pick Up
165,OoO,OOO TT. on North Shore.

Weyerhaeuser Interests Pick Up
165,oo0,0oO TT. on North Shore.
Duluth, Mimi, June 2.-The Weyer-
haeuser interests in pine have bought
105,000,000 feet of standing timber on
the north shore of Lake Superior,
paying $42O,000, or 81 thousand
feet. The sellers are Bardon, Pleas &
Culligan. This timber was bought
by them less than two years ago, and
for only 100000 feet did they pay as
much as 81 thousand; the rest was
bought at from $1.50 up. A railroad
will be built to the timber and it will
be taken to the immense Weyehaeu-
ser mills by train. This tremendous
amount of timber would run all the
Weyerhaeuser mills in the white pine
region so days. Tt will run the group
of mills for which it is destined about
one season.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-10

dent Of the company. He announced
the following plans:
eve intend to establish wireless
telegraph stations at various points in
the country and operate lines in com
petition with the companies that send
their messages over wires. Messages
have already been flashed across a
space of 500 miles, and New York
company is now making preparations
to establish wireless telegraph line
across the Atlantic ocean. Our instru-
ments will be able to send messages
by the dot-and-dash system and will
deliver a message with the same accu-
racy and rapidity as the instruments
connected by wires"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-10

RESERVATIONS REFUSED BY GOV.
M'SWEENEY.
TILLMAN AND
L-AURIN
Executive of South Carolina Advises
Rivals to Consider Their Action
More FuIIy-Thinks People OF
State Entitled to One Year of Rest
From Political Turmoil.

Columbia, S. c., June 1.-Gov. NC
Sweeney has rejected the designations
of Senators Tillman and McLaurin, to
give them time to consider their &C
ton. His letter refusing to accept
the designations is in part as follows:
81 respectfully return your resigna,
lions that you may have more time
for serious consideration of the effects
upon the people of this state of th!5
action on your part. The commissions
which you hold is the highest compli-
ment and testimonial which the people
of the state can pay to one of its citi,
zens. It is possible you have taken
this step hastily in the heat of debate,
without due reflection of the consa-
quences to people who have so sig
nally honored you.
ct was only last year that our
people had excitement turmoil Incl,
dent to the campaign and in another
year we will be in the midst of further
political strife. The people are EMIT
led to one year of peace and freedom
from political battles and bitterness.
Indications are that the campaign
such as would be precipitated by the
vacancies in these two exalted posi-
lions would be very acrimonious and
personal rather than discussion OF
issues, from such canvass our people
should be spared. In fact it would be
calamity to the state to be torn
asunder by heated canvass in this
off year in politics. There can be nc
possible good to come of it."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-10
Pettiqrew Gets Newspaper.

Sioux Falls, June 2.-Sheriff Huston
yesterday served an attachment on the
plant of the Sioux Falls Daily Press
on judgments secured by ex-senator
Petigrew and others for sums aggre-
eating $4,000 This means the re-or-
ganization of the staff of the paper
that in the future will be under the
personal control of Pettigrew.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-10
James A. Herne Dead.

New York, June 4.-James A. Herne,
the well known actor and playwright,
died here Sunday of pneumonia. Mr..
Herne was taken ill in Chicago eight
weeks ago while playing in Sag Har-
Dor, play of his own composition.
He came at once to his home, took to
his bed and never arose. He was born
in Troy, N. Y, Feb. 1, 1888.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-10
SING BEFORE ROYALTY.

Miss Anna Hickish of La Crosse Most
Highly Honored.
La Crosse, Wis, June A message
from Miss Anna Hickish, now in Lon
don, states that on June IL she will
sing before the English royal family
Miss Hickish is a La Crosse girl and
has been abroad for some years. She
studied in Germany and England, le-
turning to this city last year. During
a slight indisposition of Alice Nelson
in Minneapolis Miss Hickish took her
place and had such great success that
she resolved to enter the opera field
She went to New York and then to
London where she is now in opera
work, scoring great successes.