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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

Her husband was an ardent hunter.
but she was such nm enthusiast that
his shooting preserves I'D not satisfy
her and she would rent a Scottish
moor or deer forest for her own use.
She was called by her friends the
female Nimrod, and her house was
full OF trophies Of her skill Now she
has taken up her pen to decry her old
weapon, the gun.
Lady Florence Dixie Is this reformed
Nimrod. She has killed lions In Africa,
gazelles In Arabia bears in the Rock
les. With her brother, Lord James
Douglas she took a journey through
Patagonia.
A good many years ago another
brother, Lord Francis Douglas, lost
his life IA the Alps. This intrepid wo.
man later climbed the very peak I'm
whose ascent be was killed. She says
that few men have done "a 1.-THE Of
the hunting / have done both at home
and In foreign lands" so that her re-
nunciation Of the sport seems TO mean
that here, at any rate, women are not
going to contest with men for priyi-
leges. She says:
MANY a keen sportsman will ac-
knowledge that n feeling Of self-re-
proach has at times come over him as
ne stood by the dying victim Of his
skill. / know that it has confronted
me many and many q time l have
bent over my fallen game and seen the
beautiful eye Of the deer grow dim.
have ended with the sharp, yet mer-
clful knife, the dying sufferings Of
creatures that never harmed me. I,
too, have witnessed the angry, defiant
glare Of the wild beasts fading sight
| as death deprived him Of the power
to wreak his vengeance on the human
being that had taken his free life The
memory of those scenes bring no pleas
ure to my mind. On the contrary, II
haunts me with cruel reprOach, and
l fain would that l had never done
those deeds of skill-and cruelty"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
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The low style of wearing the hair
grows in favor every day.
Gallons and all-overs in black
Chantilly nets are smart black trim.
mings.
In a handsome brocaded wrap of
brilliant yellow a little pale blue is in
troduced at the neck.
Black fox, showing a few silver
white hairs, is one of the seasons
favorite furs for boas and perelines.
The very latest walking skirts are
made to show the feet to the top of
the instep, and are of equal length all
around
A new cut Of skirt for evening wear
has two deep fiounces, the upper one
set at the back into two iuted pleats,
which resemble sash ends.
Shaggy camels hair felts and silky
beavers are among the highly favored
fabrics used for autumn toques, tur-
bans, and short-back sailor hats.
A really sweet little collar is one
made Of dotted silk net Of the style of
point d'esprit edged with tiny ruchings
of black silk ribbon. This is more of
boa and is very simple, and to so
around the throat only.
Combinations Of colors this year
are very beautiful, aud a charming
effect is obtained in a gray cloth coat
which has applied upon it pink flow
ers III a warm pink; the flowers are in
the up-and-down design, with long
stems, giving long lines which are ar
tistic.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
Child Training in Germany.

In the German cities Il is most re-
freshing TO find scattered through each
park many good sized beds Of clean
sand. These beds are confined by
a wooden border to prevent the sand
being scattered or washed away by
rains. No matter how small the park,
or in what quarter of the city it is
situated, one is sure to find at least
four or five of these small spots of
delight for the children; and from
early morn until sometimes far into
the twilight you will never find one
Of these little enclosures entirely de-
serted. 1t is here the little toddlers'
begs carry them as soon as they reach
the park. and the younger ones, who
are in the carriages, stretch out their
arms and by eloquent looks plead to
be taken to the beloved sand heap.
Once there, they ask favors from no
one, but fall to work with a good
will, using hands, shovel, spoon, or
scoop, each working out with brain
and hands his own little ideas to his
own entertainment and satisfaction,
faad taking the keenest pleasure in so
doing. Occasionally the nurse cannot
resist taking a hand In the fun; as long
as she confines her entertainment to
herself everyt' ing runs smoothly, but
any interference or suggestion to the
little workers is usually met with re-
tFntment. Mechanical or other toys
IN the hands of older persons intended
or displayed for the amusement Of
children are simply nothing as COM
pared with the pleasure derived from
these sand heaps. They, without
doubt, not only provide amusement,
but at the same time serve to educate
the infant mind. An hour spent in
watching the children can be made a
post profitable one in studying the
ind, temperament, nature, and re-
sources Of these little men and women
Mariana Wheeler, in Harper's Ba-
Ear.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
success WIN Caiias.

If one wants n Gala to bloom, a large
tuber must be secured A Gala win
not bloom until II Is two or three years
old, so get a large bulb Allow any
little bulblets on the main bulb to
remain, as they throw up a mass OF
greenery that helps give grace TO the
plant. For a large bulb use an eight
inch pot. Place IN the bottom two
inches Of broken charcoal, then a layer
Of rich SOIL composed OF garden loan,
sand and well decayed manure, in
equal quantities, and on this the bulbs
two or three can be placed In one
pot, and cover with the soil press
ing II down securely about the bulbs.
Water well and place In shade.
When the shoots appear above
ground give plenty Of water. Have q
large flower pot saucer placed under
the pot and pour warm water In the
pot until II runs out and fills the
saucer. Do this every morning Once
n week add a good fertilizer. Give as
much winter sun as possible. With
this treatment a strong bulb viii pro-
duce eight to ten blossoms.-New Eng
land Homestead.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
Prsnarlnr Poultry For Market.

Those who are preparing poultry
for market should be particular about
the quality of the food they have. All
poultry, but especially young poultry,
either chickens, ducks or turkeys, will
very quickly show in the flavor Of the
flesh any food that has a strong odOr.
They do so more quickly than do
fowl, because the latter pass off much
of the flavor in their eggs. Therefore
such foods as onions, turnips cabbage,
fish and decaying meat should be
carefully kept away from them for at
least two weeks before they are killed.
They may relish a little Of such food
and it may not harm them when grow
ing, but the flavor of it can be detected
perhaps in twenty-four hours after it
is fed, and if much is given it viii
take a great deal longer to get it out.
Another thing, it has been proven by
careful experiment that fowl or
chicken fed upon decaying flesh or
meat a few days before they were
killed commenced to decay themselves
much quicker than those that had
been given only wholesome food, and
that even cold storage would not save
them.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
A Girl Of Pluck.

To give her name would not be right,
4 but to tell of her pluck as an inspira-
4ion to other girls is fair and justifa-
BILE. She had enjoyed every comfort
in a home of wealth. In society she
was popular, for she Is well bred and
clever. Her rare beauty, inherited
from several generations of lovely
women, was known to those whom to
knew is to be somebody in the social
sense. Her father lost almost every
Mining he had when Northern Pacific
made its remarkable jump to 1000.
She gave up all but her most init
mate friends, and then planned not to
be a burden to her father in his hard
fight to regain his fortune. She went
to a dancing teacher, very efficient but
not well-known to New Workers. She
knew of him from q Western cousin
LWhO had written that he had started
Win New York City, and as he was splen-
did 1t might be well to send the
younger children to him. The girl
looked this man up.
She offered to furnish him pupils at
so much a head. She gave him adj
dresses Of value, where she could not
properly go herself, and then started
on her own scheme. Just after school
& hours and when the children are play
hing on the street she would go to some
lquiet neighborhood 1t is not difficult
5or a pretty girl with a sweet voice
engage children in conversation and
d them to tell where they live and If
BY go to dancing school. With the
lp of the city directory, their infOr-
alton and a little nerve, she visited
Fir mothers, and the way she gath
ID in pupils for the dancing Instructor
astonishing. She has made good
of money.
ack," a young man who thinks as
Of her as when she was the
liter of a rich man, has been q
able. He persists in trying to make
.ser give up business" and to enter
Nj 10 a marriage contract with hin
Tt shall ind all thought Of her earn
inher own living. He may be sue
> ceFul in the end, for he is backed
oyg father, who is not as poor as ht
NaSome months ago.-New Yorl
9nE
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
when HOG cholera Breaks Out.

The first thing to be done, according
to Professor H L. Russell of Wiscon-
sin University, is to remove the ami
mails from infected quarters, separat-
ing, if possible, those that are still
healthy from the already affected in
dividuals. There is, of course, some
danger of animals developing the dis
ease after removal, If they have al
ready been exposed.
Afflicted animals should be cared
for by one person, and no dogs or
other stock allowed near the yards or
pens. AS rapidly as animals die they
should be disposed Of in a way to
prevent the further distribution of the
disease Infected pens and yards must
be sprinkled literally with carbolic
acid solution or lime. If crude car
bolic acid is used it is necessary to
dissolve the tarry-looking fluid into
an equal quantity Of sulphuric acid,
then dilute the same with water to
form a four or five per cent. solution
of the mixture-two parts sulphuric
acid, two parts crude carbolic acid
ninety-six parts of water. Lime is an
excellent disinfectant for this germ
and moreover, it possesses the advan
tages of being cheap and readily OBJ
tainable Where foored pens are in
fected, it is often necessary to remove
the board floors, as the disease germ
is easily harbored in the cracks anC
crevices. If the floor of the pen is Of
dirt, the removal of the upper layers
of the soil and all litter and filth il
necessary before the disinfection pro
cess is begun. Medicines have so fa'
proved of little avail.-Orange jude
Farmer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

After milking, set the milk In q
place where the air is pure, and IN cold
weather where 1t will not freeze.
MIX should be protected from the sun
and rain. 1t should be at least 100
yards from the barnyard, or from
where pigs are kept It should have a
covering that viii admit Of free cir.
culation Of air, at the same time pre-.
venting 1t from being heated or allow.
ing rain water to get into the milk.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
WISE WORDS.

That is good which doeth good
Venning.
They can conquer who believe they
can.-Dryden.
Every noble activity makes room for
itself.-Emerson.
They never pardon who commit the
wrOng.-Dryden.
Every mans task is his life-pre-
seryer.-Emerson.
Opportunity with ability makes re-
sponsibility.-Bis Hunt.
One cannot always be hero, but one
can always be man.-Goethe.
We give advice by the bucket, but
take it by the grain.-W. r. Alger.
Some men weave their sophistry till
their own reason is entangled.-JOhn-
son.
Virtue itself offends when coupled
with forbidding Bishop Mid
dleton.
Example is the school of mankind,
and they will learn at no other
Burke.
A mind conscious of integrity scorns
to say more than it means to per-
/ form.-Burns.
He is great who can do what he
wishes; he is wise who wishes to do
what he can.-Ifand.
You may depend upon it that he is
a good man whose intimate friends
are all good.-Lavater.
Blessed is the man who, having
nothing to say, abstains from giving
wordy evidence of the fact.-George
Eliot.
The poorest boy can make every
spare hour rich in opportunities for an
education through books.-Noyembel
Success.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

ing tree is not an easy matter, and Gov
ering in the ordinary way does not
prevent the top from being broken
down by the snow. The manner of
growth makes the top in danger of
receiving a great mass Of possibly
damp snow, that quickly splits off the
curving branches. The cut shows
an excellent plan to use in the care
of such trees. Four stakes and two
cross pieces gives a framework that
permits bagging to be wound about
the tree, but at such distance from it
as to permit straw and hay to be
packed in about the trunk and under
and around the curving branches,
while crossboards at the top will sup
port any weight of snow. The same
stakes and boards can be saved and
used year after year, for these weep
trees gain little in height from one
years end to another.-New York
Tribune.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
FARM TOPICS
Doooo0COCCCccCoooccoCCCo
Calf Breeding.

II the calves do not take hold read.
fly OF the bran aud corn meal which
you are or should be- teaching them
TO eat now, first clean out the trough.
II YOU have TO scrub it with soap and
sand, then wash with saleratus water
TO sweoten IL. Then be sure that the
grain is sound and sweet and after Il
is put IN the trough scatter a little
1ne salt over It.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
OF INTEREEI


While there are q number OF the
round necks, with the downward point
at tho 'front.' the newest effect, as
noted on the latest importatiols, Is
the very low and very broad square.
SO broad are these models that they
viii surely have to be made narrower
TO Ut the breadth OF shoulder Of the
average woman.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17


At the farthest point Of marshy
ground in the garden you can some day
excavate a little basin cemented to re.
tain water, but a cheap way to OBJ.
tain water lilies here would be to sink
some old paraffin barrels. Saw them
in half, burn out the oil, knock off
the bottoms, and sink them in the
marshy soil, pudding the bottom well
with clay. to which add old cow
manure and fbrous loan and a sprink-
ling OF charcoal. Above this fOunda-
ton connect the barrels with small
piping. In each plant a water lily
rhizome tied in a sod of good turf
with a few pieces of charcoal, and ill
with water to the depth Of two feet.
If the barrels do not fill from the nat
ural supply, they must be kept full ar
tificially. Outside the barrels make
a handsome, bold group of taller
aquatics, such as calamus, epilOblum,
Gunnera sagitteria, and especially
Tylpa latifolia, the great bulrush.
Plant these only on one side Of the
little pond, and even if there be not
enough water for the lilies they viii
thrive. Pampas grass, 1 think, -four
ishes in similar hot, moist positions.
A very little parafin flOated on the
surface will destroy mosquito grubs.-
Anna Lea Merritt, in Lippincott's Mag
azinc.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
Prnteo.inr WeepIng Treos.

The small weeping ornamental trees
are now to be found on many country
lawns, and decidedly ornamental they
are proving themselves to be. Some OF
these are not wholly hardy in our
Northern regions, and so require some
winter protection. Covering a weep
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

Now, If the upright at the hinges can
be kept rigldly in place, there is no
reason why a gate should sag, pro
vided 1t is properly constructed; and a
proper construction is shown in the
accompanying illustration, two braces
being used, both of which hold the
outer end Of the gate exactly where
1t should be.
Another mistake with farm gates
is that they are too frequently made
of material not heavy enough to be
strongly pinned at the ends Of the
bars. Secure pinning is always nee
essary in order to give the braces a
chance to do their work thoroughly
New York Tribune.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
A Rigid Farm Gate.

A good farm gate is a Joy forever.
The trouble with most farm gates is
that they begin to sag at the outer end
after a little use This causes much,
and oftentimes serious, Inconvenience.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
A 700 Huntress Renents.

Women do not seem likely to en-
rroach on at least one of mans pleas
ures, that of huting. The most cele-
bFated shot among English women has
sres, that of hunting The most cele-
lished a pamphlet on "The Horrors of
Sport"
She knows what she is talking about,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

English convicts get ten pounds of
bread a week. while paupers receive
only seven pounds,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

In a hurricane blowing at eighty
miles an hour, the pressure on each
square foot of surface is three and
one-half pounds.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

A product known as the Mond fuel
gas is exciting much interest in Eng
land. 1t is made from the cheapest
kind of small coal and coal dust, called
bituminous slack, and the cost is only
about four cents per 100 cubic feet. 1t
is not an illuminant, and it's heating
power is not so great as that Of illum-
mating gas, but it is so cheap and so
good for the use intended-in furnaces
and gas engines-that it seems des-
tined to be generally introduced. An
important fact in it's manufacture is
the fact that large proportion Of the
nitrogen of the coal is recovered in
the form of sulphate of ammonia,
which brings about 81 for every ton
Of slack used in the process.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

The largest artesian well in the
world is fourteen inches in diameter
and GAS feet deep. 1t is at Cerritos,
in California.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

A London paper credits q woman
Of that city with the invention Of q
unique device for preventing false
fire alarms. 1t consists of an auto
matte alarm post, which not only rings
up the fire station, but grips with a
steel bracelet the wrist Of the man
giving the alarm, blows a police whis
tie, and will not release the man until
the officer comes and verifes the
alarm. As a compensation for being
thus imprisoned the man receives a
shilling from the machine. All this
reads much like a joke, but it is not.
Such a contrivance, however, is not
likely to be adopted there or any
where.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

The foreign-born population Of the
United States is more than 100000.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

Experiments with acetylene for light
house use have been carried on at
Genoa. The acetylene light was seen
at distance of forty nautical miles
from Genoa
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

a process has been invented in Paris
to make wood freproof through the
aid Of electricity. 1t is immersed in
bath of magnesium sulphate Lead
electrodes are used, one being separ-
ated from the other by a sailclOth
diaphragm. A direct current Of 40
volts is then sent through the wood.
The sap is extracted as a result and
a non-imfammable salt takes its place
in the pores Of the wood.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

Torpedo tubes made Of aluminium, in
stead of steel, have been placed on
board of two destroyers at Ports
mouth. The use Of these tubes at
present is experimental, but so consid-
cradle will be the saving in weight
an important matter with light craft
like destroyers-that If successful
aluminium tubes viii be generally used
in place of steel tubes.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17

Probably for the first time In the
history Of Maine logging electricity
win be used this winter In the trans
porting OF logs from the woods to
river landing. An electric traction
engine has been constructed for use on
a tract Of land in the Dead River
region.
In order to supply Nome City, Alas
ka, with provisions It has been found
necessary to erect n refriger0ting
plant, which has the distinction OF
being the most northern plant of its
kind in the world. The thermometer
there registers eighty degrees Fahren-
helt in July and August, though Ia
May 1t has been known to register FIVE
degrees below zero.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17

From London clubland a rather
amusing. story comes over the sea.
The Athenaeum and the United Service
clubs are situated in close proximity to
each other and during the summer
each of them is closed a few weeks
for general renovation. Care is always
taken, however, that both shall not
be closed at the same time, or while
one is being renovated its members
temporarily become the guests of the
other by mutual and friendly ar
rangement Now, the Athenaeum's
members represent the higher spheres
of litrature art and diplomacy and
particularly the established church,
inasmuch as nearly all the bench OF
bishops may be found upon its list.
The United Service club on the other
hand. is made up of officers of the
army and navy One day last summer
while the Athenaeum was closed for
repairs and its members were tempo
rarily enjoying the hospitality of the
other club, there came down into the
hall a retired admiral, a man of portly
build and violent temper. Where's
my umbrella?" he demanded of the hall
porter Search was made and the UNI
brella was not forthcoming. The ad-
miral began to fume. A dozen fiunkies
Immediately swarmed into the hall.
MY umbrella" cried the admiral. AN
umbrella with a silver knob-where Is
It, sir?" The hustle continued for
few moments, and then one of the at
tendants timorously informed the ad-
miral that it could not be found.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-17
A & ar Los st Its elf
FROM CENTER OF TRAIN ~7<

The mysterious disappearance of
freight car No. 4,Si9 from the center of
moving train between way stations
on the Santa Fe road made lot of
trouble for two train crews i'm last
March. and puzzled the officials of the
road not a little. The car was loaded
with fruit for the eastern market. and
dropped out of sight midway on the
journey without damage to the rest of
the train and without any one having
seen il go. Tracers were sent out, but
the car was not TO, be found on siding
or in depot yards. The tracors' report
showed that the car had been loaded
with select oranges on a spur leading
to a well-known fruit packers estab
lishment i'm the San Gabriel Valley,
California. 1t was a new car, equipped
with all the modern cold storage ap-
pliances. 1t was Joined to q train of
cars of the same class, all loaded with
fruit and all destined for the same
market. The heavy train had wound
its way without incident over the
Sierra Madre and the Sierra Nevadas
up the gradual slopes. across the con
tinental divide, through many villages
and over sage bush plains and sandy
deserts 1t had toiled through east
ern California. Arizona and part of
New Mexico, it had climbed the rug
ged sleeps of the Rockies. plunged into
and through the great tunnel at the
crest of that range and started on it's
downward flight to Trinidad. That
was as far as the tracers had been able
to track il, for in Baton. a division
station on the Santa Fe, No. 4,S4S had
been noted in the conductors report
when the train was turned over to a
new crew; yet when the train reached
Trinidad No 4S49 was missing, and
no trace of it could be found between
Trinidad and Baton. For all that the
tracers knew, No. 4S49 might have
been whisked up into the air by bal
loon and transported to some foreign
land A lot of discharges had been
made out for the members of the two
freight crews, and there was trouble
n the air-threats of strikes, and all
hat sort of thing. because of the in
Justice done to the men, when sudden
ly the mystery was cleared up. A