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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07

known ns poison sumach," and # is
n sturdy shrub from five TO twenty
feet In height
AZ the base of these ALICE 61saos
grows ENTHUSIASTICALLY. "TClsob
ivy. sure" my companion exclalms.
But look carefully and see FOR your.
self True. there are the three leaves
IN % group, almost counterpart, Cf ne
poison Ivy Itself; but where, oh where,
are the stout hairy stems and the clus-
tiers of whiteish herries2 Instead you
viii notice clusters Of purple bean bios
SONS or. what follows later. some min.
iature limas dangling from the slender
wiry stem.
Dig this plant mp by the roots, for Il
has a secret hidden from most Of us
and want to tell you about It. Afraid
to? Why, it isn't poison at all; 1t is
only a Wild bean vine. Besides the
fact that 1t bears green pods above
ground. It has an underground fruit
or "hog peanut" as Il Is called in some
localities. These peanuts are small
one-seeded pods, and few persons know
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07
shndIne Enrlches Soil.

The complete shading of the soil
rapidly eniiches It, even without the
application of manure. Il may be that
shading causes n deposit Of nitrogen
from the air; every farmer knows that
wherever a stack Of hay or straw
has stood for several months the
ground underneath is not only enriched
but grows much darker In color. Any
one may try an experiment as follows:
Select the poorest spot of ground on
the farm, lay over a strip of any
length, but about a yard wide. a few
inches of straw, and cover with
board, or II preferred, lay only a board
on the ground. If the place is seeded
to something after the covering is re-
moved, the difference in growth be-
tween the portion previously shaded
and that not shaded will be very
marked.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07
A Great American Yomnn.

1t Is telling no secret to announce
that Miss Clara Barton is now seventy
two years old; that her hair is gray
and that her brow is wrinkled. With
all her age, with all the hardships and
the times of trial through which she
has passed, she is still young in spirit,
still vigorous in mind, still active and
ready to respond to any call that may
be made upon her in the name of suf-
fering humanity. When, twenty years
ago, she organized the American Red
Cross Society," she little dreamed of the
work she would be called upon to do.
She 1t was who in 1884 led the relief
expedition to the sufferers from the
overflow of the Ohio and Mississippi;
she distributed the funds to sufferers
from the South Atlantic cyclone of
1898; did the same thing at Galveston
a couple Of years ago, and it was
owing to her efforts and her good man
agement that relief was given to the
suffering thousands in Cuba when the
war with Spain was over.
Few know of the noble service she
rendered in the Franco-G German War.
At the very outbreak of that great
struggle she assisted the Grand Ouch.
ess Of Baden in the organization of
military hospitals; in 1871 she had
charge Of the allotment of work to the
poor at Strasbourg, and in 1872 charge
of the distribution of supplies to the
destitute of Paris. 1t is no wonder
that such a woman is held in highest
honor abroad as well as at home, and
that the Sovereigns of Europe, know
ing of her work, treat her with the
most distinguished consideration
That was a graceful compliment pait
this American woman by the ruler Of
all the Russias when he refused to al
low her to kiss his hand-as is the Gus
tom Of the Muscovite conrt-but CAV,
her a hearty handshake, thus placin,
her on an equality with him, recogniz
ing her as a true sovereign, a queer
amOng women Miss Barton has COM
home with new decorations, new roya
hOnors, but little does she care 70
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07
K [EADS g g
A,>. CFAMCIE s.

Canvas, mohair and Examines are the
leading materials used in the white
coats.
The buckles of belts are of rhine
stone, gold, silver and jet, They are
used to fasten ribbons, silk and leather
belts
Some coats are lined with panne-
finished chine silk patterned with a
blurred floral design, and large polka
dots apparently Of a satin.
Irish crochet collars are seen at some
of the most exclusive shops; they are
practical purchase, for they wear well
and are never out of fashion.
The touch of green in mems neck
wear is becoming more pronounced as
the season advances. Shades of bronze
ard hunters green are the most desir-
able.
A dainty rutie is made of ivory point
d'esprit with three frills of the net
studded with black chenille spots and
edged with a ruching of spotted black
and white mousseline de sole.
Quite the prettiest things in the way
of stockings are those Of silk so fine
that they can be drawn through fin
ger ring with ease; single initials in
large scroll writing are embroidered on
the ankle
The fitted coat for fall viii be on the
plan of the mans frock coat. The
fronts viii be faced with white MORE
and edged with black and white braid
The skirt win just clear the ground
and it will be finished in the back WITH
box pleats
One of the latest Of hat importationi
is in bright red. 1t is rough red straw
trimmed across the crown with poppy
buds, while at the left side is a larg,
mass Of blossoms clustered so CLOSELY
together that their centres do not show
They have the effect Of a big rosetta.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07
Made From Flour Sacks.

A Western woman told lately the
rather pathetic story of her earlier in
genuity when shopping excursions
were not In her range 81 never had
any pretty underclothlng, so l just
reveL I it now" said she. Il come to
New York to buy dreams of things
and they are dreams, l assure you. or
were, to me, in those days. l lived in
tiny town away beyond the railroad
and never could get away to buy cloth
or muslin. The bringing in of such
luxuries would have financially
wrecked my parents then. We kept a
small hotel which was much patron
lied by hungry lumbermen, who paid
literally. But their money would not
buy me pretty things. In the hotel
business We bought great quantities of
white -four of course, and my clothes
were made of the sacks" Her listener
gasped-vislonsO of Somebody's Finest
and "Snow Flakes" done in blue let.
tiers racing across her mind. eyes, y
she continued, II had all sorts of fine
things out of them, and every sheet
and pillow case We owned was the di
rect result of the ubiquitous flour sacI
of blessed memory" Think of that
oh, you grumblers at mo conveniences'
and Seams" that run away.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07
Crons For the siln.

With a goo three-year rotation of
crops for the hrpose of filling the silo
and feeding the cows through the sum-
mer by careful practice, it is possible to
nearly double the number Of COWS to the
acre, and make them do better than by
a haphazard system of farming.
An excellent system of rotation for
such work is to divide a farm of sixty
acres into three sections, so that twen-
ty acres of ensilage can be raised every
year, Plant the twenty acres with
corn for the silo each year, and follow
it with rotation of oats the second
year, and then with grass, sowing
about half clover and half timothy.
This can be moved for hay the first
year, and then plant it to corn, or two
crops of hay can be taken from it, and
the corn planted later
By having two seasons of hay the
fertility stored up in the soil makes
excellent ground for corn, and the
crop is pretty sure to be good. The
corn for the silo needs to grow rapidly,
and by the time it is ready to be cut
it will be large of stalk and heavy Of
yield. On very rich soil gain of TWEEN
ty per cent. in yield is obtained for the
silo. A little fertilizer to topdress the
grass each year will prove Of advan-
tage in making both the hay and the
corn crop better.
With a good crop of corn, hay and
! oats growing on the farm, ample pro-
vision for the COWS will be made. The
pasture field may be kept separate
from the highly cultivated fields, but
its condition should likewise be kept
up as much as possible Pasture fields
are saved, however, and their fertil-
ity maintained indefinitely where there
is an abundance Of ensilage, oats and
hay to feed the cows 1t is when the
heavier feeds are scarce or high-priced
that the dairyman ruins his pasture
in order to economic on grain and
hay. We can make each acre of land
produce sufficient food for twice the
number of cows ordinarily fed from
them if we but adopt some system Of
intensive farming where heavy crops
are annually raised.-C S. Walters.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07

line at F, and bore an inch hole in the
runner on each side in a straight line
with the groove; then white out eight
pins an inch through and stick them in
the holes in the runners and up along
the grooves Then take two boards
six inches wide for raves, and bore inch
holes in it and put this on top of the
pins, which are left sticking up an
inch; this board should be long enough
to reach out on the end Of the runner,
where it should be fastened. Now put
a shallow box on it, then box about a
foot high, with strips nailed up and
down to keep it from falling off. This
outfit is handy for hauling manure
from the stable.-G. E. burst, in The
Epitomist
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07
Lady dudley asa Designer.

The Countess of Dudley has made n
successful essay in the art of jewelry
designing, and has recently brought
out a medallion in gold, mounted to
wear as a pendant, commemorative Of
the restoration Of peace. AS Chair
woman Of the Central Bureau for the
Employment Of Women, Lady Dudley
takes great interest In its progress, and
the medallion is now being sold for its
beneft.-London Telegraph.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07
A Manure Sled.

A good and simple device for hauling
manure Is to take some old sled run
ners or saw them out of three-lnch
plank which will need shoes, or If they
can be bent as in A, they will not need
shoes. Next take plank three inches
thick and cut out two pieces the shape
of the ones in =, and set them on the
runners, as shown in figure c; then cut
grooves near the ends on each side of
these pieces an inch and a half from
the end, which is shown by a dotted
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07
a little Yirot.

The youngest milliner in the world is
Hazel FOwser, a petite San Francis
can. six years of age Her artistic
creations are the wonder of the West
arn city With the basis of a rough
brown straw, the little artist is said
to fashion bonnets which are the
despair of older competitors. Her ideas
are all the product of the little mil.
liners own brain, for she has never
had the opportunity to observe the
handiwork of her rivals.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07
E :DOydOjt'
CHAT'

The crown OF beauty ut the corona
ton rested upon the American woman.
Seven women have lost their lives
through Alpine accidents In the years
1891 TO 1900.
Princess Alice of Albany will prob
ably be betrothed to the German
Grown Prince.
Mrs. John Golden, Of Jacksonville,
Ind, has been granted license to pilot
steamers on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers.
Miss Grace L. Berry, Of Worcester,
has been elected dean Of the women's
division of Colby College in place Of
Miss Grace B. Mathews, who retired
at the close of the last college year.
Queen Elizabeth, Virgin Queen
though she called herself, was welded
to the kingdom with a ring, which she
always wore. The flesh grew over 1t
and it had to be filed off shortly before
her death
Marlboro (Mass.) people think that
there is young woman In that city
who can throw n baseball farther than
any of her sex who has ever made the
attempt. Miss Sarah V. Martin has
thrown a ball 201 feet eleven and
half inches.
King Edward VII. is to establish
new order, it is said, which will confer
! honor on distinguished women. Since
the Baroness Burdett-Coutts received
her title no woman has been elevated
to the peerage because Of her philan-
thropic benefactions.
One of the latest fancies of the Eng
lish woman collector is to obtain n
number Of tiny birds, beasts and fishes,
cut cut of precious stones, such as tur-
quoises, jade or chrysolite. The best
collection is owned by the Queen, who
is said to have set the fashion.
a woman in New York is an expert
Mt painting pictures of the inside of
the eye. She examines it with the oph-
kaleidoscope and then paints a picture
Of what she sees. Her sketches are
being used for the cOlOred plates to IL
lustrate costly work upon the human
eye, which Is to be the first published
in the United States.
Mrs. Esther Mcneil, of Fredonia, N.
Y, recently celebrated her ninetieth
birthday. The local Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, of which Mrs.
Mcneil has been president for TWEEN
ty-three years-a longer term Of serv-
ice than any other local president
made it red letter day. Mrs. Mcneil
was one of the original crusaders"
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, who is living
a quiet and happy domestic life al
Princeton, has added to her health and
beauty in recent years by much walk
ing. She takes a long constitutional
every morning, and in the cool Of the
evening her tall graceful form is seer
i'll the quiet streets of the historic
town, moving at an even, swinging
gait. This regular exercise has kept
youthful color in Mrs. Cleveland'i
; cheeks and her weight has been re
duced
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07
A Fatal Flower.

Three fatal accidents have now Oc-
Cured in a single day to tourists seek
ing eidelweis in different parts of the
Alps, says the London Graphic. The
occasion is appropriate, not so much
for dwelling upon the dangers Of the
quest, as for pointing out how very
superhuOus it is to brave them. For
the popular belief that eidelweis grows
only in rocky places, where it cannot
be culled without risk to life and limb,
is quite erroneous. Not only is it to be
found, above a certain altitude, on pas
lures on which a child might safely
play, but it also can be, and frequently
is, cultivated in a garden. To pursue
it on the face of a precipfce or on q
steep grass slope is really not muct
less foolish than it would be to take the
same trouble to pick a buttercup or {
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07

Nine. Rejane rejolces that the woman
of to-day dares be Independent in
dress, that more than ever before she
can dress as her individual taste die
tates, fashions DEGREES being only sec
ondary. This happy state of affairs
she attributes largely to the influence
Of American women. French women,
she says, are cramped by prejudice and
made hypocritical thereby. The Amer
lean woman dares to assert herself
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07

No, do not refer to tramps, bears
or snakes, but to much more sly and
dangerous foes, the poisonous plants
and shrubs which Turk In every nook
and Granny, and there lie In wait for
their victims by every fence post,
woodland path. pile of boulders, or,
perhaps, on the same premises where
you are staying.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07
Suspicious Characters
Of the Woods.
BY William S. Rice.


IllIE you are in the coun-
try and roaming through
fields and thickets indls-
climlnately onyow hunt
ing or fishing excursions,
let me utter a word of
caution against the dan
gerous characters you are
liable TO encounter.
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&St.SLNS1NlAlAlStSliGN
! Form Topics.
Whlto Ciovor's Advantage.

White clover viii terminate and
make Roadway where certain grasses
will not thrive. 1t Is easily crowded
ont, but viii give excellent service as
food for sheep for awhile.
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FSySfr75
Ms1WONJANKlNlD
TrogrellIve Jnpnneso 0IrIa.

The young women Of Japan are eager
10 be new along with the rest Of their
progressive country. They are anX-
lous to study not only medicine but
civil engineering, and the Government
Is going to erect a university for them.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07

too closely in touch with him. He IS
aleally dangerous enemy of mankind
and his effects are similar to those Of
his relative, the poison ivy, only much
worse.
This is the Rhus Yenenata, commonly
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07

dasiy. If the knowledge Of that simpL
fact could be widely diffused, the bra
vado of the pursuit might perhaps fal
into contempt, with the result tha
many lives, more or less valuable
nRght be saved.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07

them. except as proof that foreign 20
tentates recognize the value of the
work her society has done and Is every
ready TO do.-Balumore American.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-07

The number Of theological students
graduated from seminaries last spring
was 1852. This was ZOO below the nor.
NAL, and it is predicted that next year
the falling OF win be stil greater.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-11
InHN McGONERN Isl DnAD.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 4-John
McGovern, a well-known San Francisco
hotel clerk, died at his home In this
city Saturday, surrounded by his family
of FIVE children and their mother In
recent years McGovern was night clerk
at the California Hotel, and later chief
clerk at the New Western Hotel Then
he went into the hotel business in Homo
lulu, from which place he recently re-
turned. He was a native of County
Cavan, Ireland, and 81 years of age
The nearest surviving relatives are his
wife, Mrs. Margaret McGovern; their
five children, James j., Phil f. Robert
H., Margaret V and Winifred X Meow
ern, and his five sisters, Mrs. NJ. DON
lam Mrs II. B. Morey, Mrs T. Darcy
and Mrs NJ. Darcy of San Francisco,
and Mrs. K. c.. Leong of Seattle.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-11
yINTER LEAGUE BASEBALL.
HERDING THE HoBOs.
Cammy and His Trainer Clear Thomas
Square,

one of the most amusing incidents in
connection with the training system as
exemplihed by Denver Ed Smith and
Demetrius CamarinOs in their daily
early morning runs around Thomas
Square is furnished in the story that
the runners have furnished notable
service in frightening the bench warm
ers and tramps away from Thomas
Square
Although Cammy wants to bant he is
urged to the limit of his speed by the
ex-pugilist who trOts beside him shout
ing at him "On to the next post
Round the corner and so on in any
thing but mild tone of voice.
The tramps who have used the square
as a lodging ground over night have
been scared out of their wits by the
spectacle of two shadows flying by In
the dark of the early morning. The
foremost figure, that of a cOrpulent and
palpably distressed individual is closets
pursued by what their heated imagi-
nations call the form of an officer of
Justice who shouts as he pursues
From hidden clumps and seats from
under the band stand and off the turf
hObos ran for refuge from the offended
law and for two or three mornings
tramps continued to spring from
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-11
RECEIVES
EIGHT THOUSAND PEOPLE SHAKE
HANDS WITH ROOSEVELT.
chief Executive Hand Shakes Avcrag-
cd Forty a Minute Numbers Greater
Than iu Many Years.

WASHINGTON, January 1.-Prcsi-
dent Roosevelts first public reception
was attended more largely than any
New Years reception in a number of
years. In all 500 persons filed through
the White House and shook hands with
the President This is 440O more than
President Mckinley received last year.
Mr. Roosevelt, on being apprsed that
the crowd i'm line outside the White
House was unusually large, gave or
ders that the gates should not be clos
ed until the last person desiring to do
so had had an opportunity TO pay his
respects. The reception began prompt
ly at II o'clock, and it was B;3O o'clock
before the last person in line had been
presented to the President and a quar-
ter of an hour later before the reCep-
ton came to an end.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-11
CATHEDRAL oFFIcERs ELECTED.

At an election of the vestry and
church wardens of st. Andrews Cathe-
dral neld in the Sunday school room of
the church last evening, the following
officers were appointed. For vestry-
men, Solomon Meheula, L. Aseu, Fred
Wood, w. c. All Fook, Edmund Stiles,
Henry Smith and George Hayselden.
For church wardens Edmund Stiles was
elected as clerical nominee and Henry
Smith for the iaICy. No other business
was done at the meeting. Those pres
ent were Canon Vincent Kitcat, chair
man; Edmund Stiles, secretary, Joseph
Morse, F. w. Wood A. c. Piinaia, L.
Aseu, Alexander Hihia, Jeter Whit
marsh, J. c. Anderson, William POkini
]. w. Mackay and F. S. Fitz.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-11
POLO AT THE PARK.
Should be an Even Game But mixers
Should Win.

The mixers will play the Artillery
this afternoon at KapiOlani Park on
even terms as to handiCappinE and the
game should be a good one. The ham
dicapping for points befitting the vari-
GUS players was made at the COM
mencement of the series and is likely
to receive considerable revision be-
fore a new season commences.
Most of the errors are in overrating
and a good many Of those now counted
in at three, will, by absence from pTac-
tice games and by faults of team work,
lack of direction, overriding and other
details, will find themselves relegated
to the class. There will probably be
no advance in points although Rice is
perhaps as fully deserving of counting
four as Dillingham;.
In this afternoons game, Single
has done nothing to entitie him to
three points as compared with either
Angus or Hancock and neither Norton
or Potter should count more than two
a piece, strictly speaking. However
it is a hard matter to properly ad-
judge your men before the season has
been played.
The teams with their handicaps and
positions in today's match are as fol-
lows, the game starting promptly at
$3.50.
Artiuery-Hancock 1; Single, 9 q;
Norton, 5 3: Dole 4.
Inkers-Damon. /: Dillingham;, 4 Q;
Potter, 8; Angus, 3.
The police polo team have not made
any showing yet, the eX-Mauis not
having started practicing. There seems
little probability of their getting in
shape for game this season although
there is an open date on January %
for which such a match might be ar
ranged. The Blues and the Reds will
likely have another tussle on that date
if nothing intervenes. Next Saturday
the Artillery play the Business Men.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-11
BASEBALL At Y. NJ. c. A.

The indoor baseball game at the Y.
NJ c. A. gymnasium tonight between
the Business Men and the Evening
Glasses, has been set for seven thirty.
The public are cordially invited to
these series. The teams are the regu-
lar ones as announced in these col
umns yesterday.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-11
OFFTCERs 1NsTALLED.

officers of Oahu Lodge, knights of
Pythias were installed last evening by
Supreme Chancellor Ogden H. Fethers.
The following are the officers: c. c., F.
w, Dunn; V. c., James McCready; Pre-
late S. Decker; M. of W., Robert
French; X. of R. & s., G. Ericsson; NJ,
of F. NJ. J. Borba; M. of E., w, E. Dis
ney; NJ. at A. w. E, Mac; 1. g. A.
WE'LL; o. G., c. A. Reeves.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-11
WAS WORTH HALF A MILLION.

SEATTLE, January 3.-The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company carried $780,
600 insurance on the Walla Walla,
which it valued at $35OOOO. Her trans
formation from a collier several years
ago and subsequent changes and re-
pains are said by the company officers
to represent an expenditure of 100000,
giving her a value to the company of
more than $500,000