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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24

A small boy, whose birthday was
recently celebrated, was particularly
delighted with the decoration of his
birthday cake. 1t was first iced with
a frosting colored a pale green with
harmless vegetable coloring On this
were strewn n dozen or more tiny tur-
ties. These were made Of large plump
raisins, In which had been inserted
sllvers Of almonds for legs, with pin
head bit for the head of the turtle.
The almonds. Of which only two or
three were needed, were first blanched
and the skin pulled off, then the little
strips cut lengthwise.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24
Hat Pins Are Elaborate.

AS the craze for decoration increases
hatpins are brought IN to share It. The
carved hatpin Is not uncommon, but
the pin Of intricate silver, with jewels
set IN, Is shower The most unusual
forms are seen, and in some Of the
new pins the heads are so elaborate
that they form a part Of the hat trim
ming. They protrude far out at the
side OF the hat instead Of lying in
close, next to the crown, as the old
fashioned hatpln was wont to lie, and
they are rich with semi-precious
stones and heavy with the gold or the
silver Of which they are composed.
More and more elegant do they be-
come until the purchase of a hatpln
form a large part of the expense of
n hat, for, Of course, the hatpin must
match the millinery Of the hat
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24

Just how much glass and china a
housekeeper needs is problem. There
are few more complete satisfactions
in a natron's life, and too in the life
of young girls, than those of presid-
ing at Well-appointed table. The
woman who does not care, is satisfied
to have the service put on every
which way" and breakfast, lunch and
dinner look monotoGously the same
day following day, is a woman who
has missed much. Change in table
arrangements, as in food itself, is one
Of the marks of refinement While the
depth of the purse signifies much, this
is not all On little means and on a
small stock a great deal can be done.
The china and glass closet should
have its corner Of appropriation in the
family purse, for however modest an
amount The clever housekeeper picks
up bits now and again. Her wants are
constant, for by means of Slight
changes, little purchase here, an
other there she can reach if not the
ideal, at least a high standard.-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24
Some Aged Animals.

In the vicinity of Paris a home for
old domestic animals was established
some time ago, and among the present
inmates are a mule seventy-two years
old, COW thirty-six and a pig twenty
five years old.
1t is declared that domestic animals
which lead an easy life are likely to
live far beyond the average age, if
properly cared for. Many birds GER
tainly attain an extraordinary age.
Eagles, ravens and parrots frequently
live a hundred years. and pelicans
probably live as long for it is recorded
that one Of these birds was placed in
the Amsterdam Geological Garden
some time before 1892 and was still
there in 1870. This pelican, too, was at
least four or five years old whc- it was
placed in the garden.
Eels are also long lived. Professor
Buchner tells Of one which was kept
for twenty-six years in a pond at
Thiengen, in which it was placed at
the age Of eight years. 1t attained
length OF nearly five feet, and its
favorite haunt was in the current that
flowed into the pond.
All authorities agree that domestic
animals which are obliged to do a
good deal Of work do not live so long
as those which lead a placid life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24
A Great Traveller.

Among the women who have be
come famous as travellers the Russian
Princes Demidoff is conspicuous. Her
husband was educated in England,
and there acquired taste for athletic
sports and hunting and has shot big
game" in Europe and Asia. In his
travels he has been accompanied by
his wife, who has stalked the chamois
in the Caucasus, caught $50 trout il
a single day in the Big Laba, jour
neyed acros Asia to Japan and thence
to Kamchatka and shared in perilous
adventures of every kind.
The Princess is q daughter Of Count
Warnskoff Daschkoff, who once was
at the head of the Cars household,
and she is said to be extremely pretty
and charming. Her accomplishments
include cooking, and she has been
known on her travels to make fresh
rolls to accompany the trout she had
caught!
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24
R y S:ss 10

Maize and cream is favOrite con-
bination for evening wraps.
Low, broad, fiat crowns, with me.
dunn brims, are the prevailing shapes.
The military coque plume Of last
year has been superseded by Fluffy
ball-shaped ones.
Although the correct shape Of the
very popular Gainsborough is not
overly large, It's fare is quite decided.
In embroidered handkarchiefs an
excellent design is a little basket Of
flowers, and inside the handle is en-.
broidered the initial.
Strappings and stitchings still hold
their own for tailor made gowns, but
for dressier wear garriture OF q sep
arate kind is preferred.
Liberty panle velvet and metal
adorned velvet arc two new materials
in the millinery world. The later has
tiny polka Cots sunk in its Iile.
White panno velvet, printed in small
mixtures Of squares of coral, black,
parrot greens, ard dull blue, is used
for scarf trimmings On the mur1y.
white fclts.a
A novel bca IS Of white ostrich, with
loops Of black velvet baby ribbon scat
tered through at intervals Of eight Oh
ten inches. The same idea has been
seen in tho vpIl0w ostrich foctbcr bf q
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24
How to Cook Mushrooms.

Many foods are simply mediums for
added favors. Not so the mushroom;
It has a decided, exquisite flavor Of it's
own. 1t should not be made in cooking
to taste like something else. Put the
mushrooms in a stew-pan with a little
water, cover them and stew slowly for
twenty minutes, adding butter salt
and pepper to taste. Cream or milk
may be added Another very good
way is to butter we'll medium hot
pan; cut the mushrooms into equal
sized pieces, put them in 1t, cover and
fry. Stir them from time to time, and
when quite done season with salt and
pepper. A good gravy is made for
them by using water, milk or cream.
Now If you must have a meat Of some
sort put the meat on one dish and the
mushrooms on another BY doing this
you spoil the taste of neither.-Wom.
ans Home Companion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24
HOY TO Caro- For Cloves.

Ibere are many important details in
Guided in the makeup of a we'll
dressed woman, but none Of more con-
sequence than to be well-gloved. Many
women are poorly gloved either be-
cause they are poor buyers or from
mistaken notion Of economy.
Never buy a cheap glove. 1t is false
economy, as a pair Of good ones easily
outlast two pairs of cheap ones. In
bp -Ag gloves see that they are elastic
in texture, as they will fit much bet
ter so. Select a size which fits snug
ly-neither too tight nor too loose
as the one impedes proper circulation
and the other gives the wearer a look
of extreme shabbiness.
If every button can be fastened
without too much effort it is a good
indication Of correct size.
The glove should be carefully tried
on. Too much patience cannot be ex-
pended in this process. Many a good
glove has been ruined by being too
hurriedly tried on.
If you do not care to send your
gloves to the cleaner, buy ten cents
worth of naphtha-this quantity is
sufficient for six pairs of gloves-pour
the same into q hand bowl and wash
the gloves as you would q small tidy
or handkerchief, rubbing the soiled
parts well. When washed, wiring
them out thoroughly, blow into them
until they have assumed as nearly as
possible their proper shape, then hang
them in the sun until well dried.
In repairing gloves when the seams
give way use cotton, as silk is more
likely to cut the kid. In case Of a spill
work the ragged edges with button
hole stitch, then sew the looped edges
together. But this advice may never
he necessary if proper care is taker
in putting on and taking off thu
gloves.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24
Voice Culture,


In the Womans Home Companion
Irma 7. Jones makes a strong plea
for a more careful cultivation of that
delicate instrument, the human voice.
She talks as follows:
''That so little effort is directed to
TIC improvement of the quality of the
speaking voice is an unsolyed enigma.
The average parent OF educator rarely
considers the value Of voice culture
or the relation of the tones in daily
use to the childs moral, physical and
material welfare
"No gift Of the Creator is so uniyer-
sally ignored as that instrument of
most exquisite and delicate necha1-
ism, thc voice organ Of hrncn beings
Ignorance Of the unlimited possihili-
ties Of its correct use is everywhere
manifest.
suitable training will render many
Indifferent voices pleasing, even musi-
cal, in their intonation. Professor
Corson makes it very clear that the
education Of the soul is a part of the
education necessary for the perfection
OF the voice It is this subtle quality
Of spiritual development that is the
eGectual quality in all work.
"The school should share with the
rene the responsibility Of securing
better habits Of speaking. The whin.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24
Nioo Way 10 Eggplant.

AS variety IN serving eggplant
try boiling IL. Boil It whole for ten
minutes, and then cut It into halves
.engthwlse. Take out the meat chop
It rather fine. season with salt, pepper
and q tablespoonful Of chopped onion.
To this add an equal quantity Of finely
chopped cooked chicken or lamb. The
mixture Is then put back into the
shells, spread with bread crumbs, or
cracker dust and bits of butter before
being put into n moderate oven 70
bake for an hour. The dish should be
basted frequently to prevent becom'
ing too dry.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24

A private hospital in london uses
gas as fuel IN It's engines and its
cooking ranges and makes the gas on
the premises with q considerable saw
ing Of expense. 1t has n small plant
that cost very little, and the process
Is to forco steam and air through q
bed of red-hot pea coal AS steam Is
oxygen and hydrogen, and air IL
oxygea and nitrogen and as the
oxygen breaks away In the fire to
combine with the carbon OF the coal,
the result Is a good fuel gas made of
hydrogen, nitrogen and oxidized car
bon. The dust Is washed out by
passing tho gas through a bed OF
coke on which water is sprayed. Then
It is carried through pipes to every
place in the establishment where It is
needed.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24

A test to show the presence Of for
malin in milk where 1t was used as
preservatlve was recently announced
by Gustav Luebert at q recent meet
ing Of the American Chemical Society.
lie tells us that If five grains Of
potassium sulphate be placed in a
flask and FIVE cubic centimetres OF
milk be poured over it, and ten cubic
centinetres Of strong sulphuric acid
poured down the side of the flask
we have a delicate means of detecting
formalin After the above treatment
the flask is allowed to stand. When
formalin is present a violet coloration
takes place in 4 few minutes. If no
formaldehyde had been added to the
milk it will assume a brown color,
rapidly changing to black. This test
IS sensitive to a dilution of at least
one part Of formaln in 100000 parts
Of milk.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24
wooden Payements For chicago.

Chicago is to follow Boston's lead
in the use of creosoted wooden pave
ments in the city. The first order for
this kind OF pavement viii aggregate
about fifteen miles Of streets
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24
Monaghan Phcasallts in Indiana.

Attempts are being made, appar-
emily with good prospects Of success,
to stock the fields Of Indiana, especial
ly in the Southern part Of the State,
with Monaghan pheasants They are
protected by a law passed last March
with somewhat severe penalties pro
vided for violation thereof.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24

According to an article published
recently il a French chemical jour
nal, the output of sulphur in Sicily has
increased from 10000 tons in 1860
to $4,000 tons in $685. The worlds
production in these two years was
$4,000 and 4S8,OO0 tons, Sicily fur
nishing about ninety per cent. The
amount of sulphur in the ore varies
from q very rare richness Of seventy
five per cent. to twenty or twenty-five
per cent in the ordinary ore. The
older method of obtaining sulphur
from it's ere was by setting fire to it in
heaps or in kilns, the sulphur itself
serving as fuel. This method has,
however, been discarded both on &C
count of the waste and because of the
irtolerable nuisance to which the
fumes Of the burning sulphur gave
rise. Extraction of the sulphur with
carbon bisultid or with q concen-
trated solution OF calcium Chord is in
many cases used, but the only method
in which no noxious fumes are gen
Grated is the extraction with steam
Under pressure. The extent of the
industry is rapidly increasing, and
Sicily win long continue to supply the
major part of the worlds production.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24

Since 1875 the whale fisheries have
fallen Off from 100000 to $4,000 bar
rcls Of oil, and from 10000, 900 pounds
OF Whalebone to 100000 pounds.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24

che starched and irolcd shirt Of con
ventionality is q nuisance at its best
No hero is more deserving Of praise
than the man who starts a dress re-
form in the interests Of comfort and
common sense.-Denver Republican.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24

Consul Mahin, of Reichenberg.
sends the following description of a
new method Of quickly preparing
wood for building and manufactur-
ing purposes, taken from a technical
journal: The green wood is placed
in q large wooden trough, whose bot
tom is covered with a lead plate,
which is connected with the positive
pole of al electric battery. Covering
the wood is another lead plate. The
wood is then subjected to a bath in
q solution composed of ten per cent.
rosin and seventy-five per cent. soda.
Under the influence of the electric cur
rent, the sap is drawn out Of the
wood and rises to the surface, tn
solution being absorbed by the wood
The operation requires from five to
eight hours. The wood is then al
lowed to dry for about two weeks,
when it is ready for use, or the drying
can be done artifcially in a much
shorter time.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24

A very simple electrical process for
economically recovering the tin from
waste tinplate has recently been de-
vised, says London Lightning. The
tin scrap is placed III an electrolytic
bath on one side of a porous par
tition, the other side of the partition
being filed up with coal. A number
Of cells are made in this manner and
connected up, forming a battery
capable of working separate cleo
trolytic bath. The tinplate forms one
pole of the battery and the coal the
other. When q current is passed
through the charging fluid, which is
only sea water, the iron is dissolved,
freeing the tin, which either falls to
the bottom or passes to the other pole,
where it can be economically recov-
cred. So long as any particle of iron
adheres to the tin the current con-
tinues to dissolve them, until nothing
but the striped tin remains.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-31
MRS. ROARk WANTS DIVORCE
FROM PAT.
is TIRED OF HIS CRUELTY
Alleges He Beat Her With Loaded
Fist and Chased Her About With
a Hammer.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette
After giving the matter careful
study Mrs. Ellen Roark has conclud-
ed that it is better to make n SUI
preme effort in a court of final juris-
diction to end for all time the inter-
minable dissentions that have arisen
between herself and her husband,
Pat, than to find temporary relief in
appeals to the minor courts, which
have been kept more or less busy in
trying to keep peace in the Roark
household. She has decided to OBJ
tain a divorce and took the first step
in that direction this morning.
By her attorney, H. c. Crippen, she
has filed a complaint praying for a
severance of bonds that have become
unbearable to her In it she alleges
that she and Pat intermarried at South
Heart, N. D., May "a, 1884, and that
she has been a resident of this state
the time required by the statutes to
give her standing in court.
Cruel and inhuman treatment is the
ground on which she demands a de-
cree. While intimating that such
cruelty on the part of her husband
has been quite general, she gives two
specific instances as showing his
treatment of her. July 2, 1902, she
charges that he knocked her down
and beat her on the head with his
fist, in which he held a rock, and also
struck her about the face, blacking
her eyes and bruising her. From this
decidedly unkind and unhusbandly
treatment she AYERS she was render
ed sick and sore and suffered mental
ly as we'll as physically. In addition
to thus beating and striking her, she
alleges he also called her a vile name.
October 81, this year, she further
charges, he threatened her with great
bodily harm, chasing her about with
a hammer and accused her of being
drunk and sustaining improper rela-
lions with other men. Because of
the acts charged and the language
defendant used toward her she says
she suffered great bodily pain and
mental anguish.
-Four children have been born the
couple as a result of their marriage,
Anna, II years old; Thomas, IS;
Katherine. IA, and James IL. She asks
that the court award her custody of
all CT them and also grant her an alb
solute divorce.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-31
QUEENS SLEEP PROVOkER.
Prevents Insomnia by Sleeping With
Pillow Under NerG.

Prevents Insomnia by Sleeping With
Pillow Under Feet.
The queen d Servia is a late and dis
tinguished convert to the idea that if
n would preserve 4 good figure she
nus escliew luxurious beds. Her maj
esty is colreded to possess the best
figure and most stately carriage of all
the royal women in Europe. She has
given up the soft led and down pill
lows and sleeps on Il hard and narrow
divan spread With an Unyielu.ng mat
tress. says the Chicago Chronicle.
There is III sestige Of pillow under her
head, but her feet rest on Il small one.
Previous to taking up with this unre-
gal method OF resting the queen lad
been 4 sufferer from insomnia and
nightmare. but from both these ter
rors she is now entirely free. The
physician who induced hU' majesty to
try this cure is Il strong advocate OF
brief periods OF rest for nervous WON.
en-. Such resi- can be taken in Il semi.
reclining pose in an easy chair by re
laxing every muscle. Sleep may or
may not follow. 1t is not an easy mat
ter for Il woman who is not accus-
toned to sleep in the daytime to fall
into a doze at will, Sleep should not
exceed ten or fifteen minutes, this time
being more refreshing than an hour.
Place the hands back of the head.
slightly swaying the head from side to
side; think of nothing. This is abso-
lutely imperative to attain the best re-
suits from the afternoons rest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-31
GAME OF
Companion Piece to PingpOng In
vented by New York Actress.

Companion Piece to PingpOng In
vented by New York Actress.
"Dingdong" is the name given 10 a
companion game to pingpong invented
by Miss Edna Burd, a New York &C.
tress, says the World.
The game Miss Burd has devised is
of simple paraphernalia and easy to I'M
derstand. 1t consists of Il Japanese
screen perforated with large holes, over
which are printed japanese characters.
Crossing the holes on the inside is a
fine wire connected with d bell.
The game consists in throwing small
rubber balls at tile holes, the object
being to strike the wire and ring the
bell. The significance of the charac-
tiers oyer the holes changes with each
game according to a secret chart.
Amusement is provoked in the sum-
ming up of the scores. many of the
most enticing looking characters and
holes being forfeits instead of values.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-31
70 DISCIPLINE PRINCE YEE.
Wesleyan Authorities Not to Allow
Him to Attend Theaters.

Wesleyan Authorities Not to Allow
Him to Attend Theaters.
Vigorous protests are expected from
Prince zee when the authorities of
Wesleyan university. all good Metho-
dists, notify this freshman prince that
he must not attend the theaters any
more. says a Delaware (O.J dispatch
to the Chicago Record Herald.
Before beginning his college career
recently he was a regular theater fiend
and bought the best seats in the house.
The faculty shook their heads sadly,
for the prince is such a good fellow
and bright student that they neither
a to hurt his feelings nor bring
about his withdrawal from the univer-
sity. But theater going is against the
rules Of the school, and Prince zee has
got to stop it.
Prince zee is the son of the emperor
of Korea and has attracted much at
tention since coming here. He has
leased apartments in the very fashion
able heart Of the city and is going to
prove popular, the students believe.
He dresses in the best American fash
ion and is a pleasant conversational
LIST. He came to Wesleyan at the So
licitation of DR.. Newton Allen, United
States minister to Korea, who has be-
come the medical adviser of the royal
family. DR.. Allen is a graduate of
Wesleyan. Prince zee went to Wash
lngton when first he came to this coun-
try AID studied with private tutors un-
til he had mastered the language. He
Is thoroughly posted Oh current events.
Prince zee is socially popular. but
never goes out unless pressed by a
host. He has plenty of money and
spends it literally. He say he is 60
ing back to Korea at the completion of
his four years course.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-31
CAN'T KEEP FAMlLYSECRETS
How Attorney General Knox Spells
Surprises Planned by Wife.

How Attorney General Knox Spells
Surprises Planned by Wife.
Attorney General Knox is said to
keep Il business secret to perfection,
but when it comes to family affairs
he will divulge secrets and carefully
planned surprises with the glee of a
bad boy. and this he did in New York
just before sailing for Europe. says the
Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune. When Mrs. Knox was
last in Pittsburg, she had a pianola
Grated for their youngest child. Phi
lander. and shipped it to Washington.
She rented a piano suitable for use in
a small boys room and attached the
ed as Il surprise for the little son. who,
with his sister and brother, was still
at Atlantic City.
The attorney general entered into
the spirit of the surprise with delight.
Just before leaving Washington he tel
egraphed Miss Knox and her brothers
to meet him in New York preparatory
to his departure for Europe. OF course
little Phil, who is the attorney gener-
ais chum, went with them. Doubt
less running short of other small con-
versation and wishing to be agreeable
his father divulged the secret of the
pianola. When Phil arrived in Wash
ington a day later, his mother told him
she had a surprise for him. SIS it the
pianola? asked the youngster. The
case is hopeless. The attorney general
cannot keep a family secret. much to
the distress of his amiable wife. and
the bad habit extends to birthdays and
Christmas as well.