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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
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Biy-Catching and Boachcombing" IN
New Zealand.

Bly-Catohing and Boachoumbing" A
New Zealand.
Many and various are the means cm-
-ployed 90 secure the precious metal
from ils abiding place. aud two meth
DDS are somewhat remarkable. They
are employed at Charleston, on the
west coast OF the South Island of New
Zealand. The FIRST is known as fly
catching and is adopted on streams
down which the water used In by.
draulic sluicing runs after It has passed
through the tail races Some of the
very fine gold escapes, and Is carried
away ina the water. This is known as
floating gold,' so at intervals along
the streams boxes are placed. slightly
above the natural level On the sur
face Of these mating or sacking is put,
and some Of the gold is caught The
sacking is washed regularly in a tub,
and the sediment contains the gold in
very fine dust-like particles.
"Beachcombing," as it's name i'm
plies, is carried on on the sea beach,
and is used to save the fine gold thrown
up by the action Of the ocean. The
greater the storm the larger the deposit
of gold. The sand on the beach is
black in color, and very fine, and the
gold remains on the surface in most
minute speCks, quite invisible to the
eye. These claims are 200 feet in
width, and each miner as the tide goes
out, wheels down his sluice-box and
commences operations. The bottom Of
the box is lined with sheets of copper,
covered with quicksilver At the top
a stream of water from a hose is led in.
The upper surface Of the sand is
stripped off about six inches deep, and
is thrown by shOyelsful into the water.
AS it passes down the box the force
Of the water spreads it out over the
plates Of quicksilver copper, and the
gold adheres to the surface. The mix
ture Of gold and quicksilver is known
as amalgam, and it is afterward sep
arated. These claims have been worked
continuously for thirty years.-Golden
Penny.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
Some Whent Tosts.

AT the Pennsylvania Experiment
Station some tests with wheat gave
results that were summarized as fol-
lows.
1. The yield Of grain from the differ
ent varieties Of wheat varied greatly.
,. The bearded varieties gave the
largest yield of grain and of straw.
and the grain per measured bushel
was heavier than that produced by the
beardless or smooth varieties.
g. In general the smooth chaff varie-
ties were injured more by the Hesslan
fly than the bearded chaff varieties.
4. Late-sown wheat was injured less
by the Hessian fly than that sowu
early.
o. The difference in the yield of the
varieties may be accounted for in part
by the difference in the severity Of at.
tack by the Hessian fly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
A AIagniE.,n t Blnfr.

But the most daring trick Of all in
this case of the imaginary heirs and
the equally imaginary millions, was
Nine. Humberts appearance with a
small satchel before the judge then
presiding over her suit. People had
doubted the Crawford millions, so she
had brought those millions for the
judge to verify. The judge declined.
that was not his function. Nine. Hum
bert insisted. The judge was obdur-
ate. So Nine. Humbert took back IN
opened her little yalise. supposed to
contain one hundred and twenty mil
lion francs in bonds. in reality prob
ably stuffed with a few newspapers.
That was a superb bluff.-Story of the
gulbsrt STi1dle, Il Lcsl.cs Monthly,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
simpler Type of Fur.

There is in the minds Of one or two
leading furriers a rebellion against the
complex nature of the fur garments of
the last few seasons. They are taking
courage to declare against the chop
ping up of costly skins into little bits
to patch on other costly skins, which
they assert would, like beauty, be bet
ter ''unadorned,' so that for the winter
we may expect a return to the simpler
type of fur garments, which is, Of
course, by far the better.
Even the collarettes show the desire
for o bolder and freer treatment. I'm
doubtedly, the most chic kind of collar
cite will be the long, straight, wide
stoles, with q liberality in the matter
Of tails, while muffs promise to be very
big indeed, and Of both the square and
Oblong shape. MOleskin coats and
coats Of caracul and of mink will, as
usual, be popular Indeed, as far as
fur itself is concerned, we shall b(
using all the old favorites.-Ncw York
American.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
Training Hand and Eve.

We must never forget the intense in
dividuality Of children, writes "Pater
Familias" in Good Housekeeping.
Within certain limits it should be fos-
tered AM developed. But the more
deeply go into this whole subject, the
older my own children become and the
wider my observation, the more radical
become about elementary education.
Happy are the children who are
brought up in the country, especially
if their parents take an intelligent in
terest in directing their development.
What is needed is the right combina-
tion of practice with theory, of book
study and doing, of hand work and
eye training with the usual educational
process.
Nature study, elementary art instruc-
tion and fundamental training Of the
two hands, are essential to the best all
around development Many men have
achieved distinction in life in spite Of
their education, rather than by reason
of it. They have had the power to
rise above the errors Of their early ed
ucation. the ability to slough off the
non-essentials of the schools, ard to
utilize to the utmost such fragments OF
their education as could be usefully ap.
piled in the struggles of life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
Disguised Dog as a Baby.

The most prominent of the dogs at
present in the public eye is that terrier
which it's owners attempted recently
to smuggle across the Channel dis
guised as a baby in long clothes 1t
is attracting the greatest interest at
Calais, where it is in charge of one of
the officials at the buffet at the Care
Maritime, who, it appears, has Leen
commissioned to attend to the dog I'M
til the owners return to the continent.
The dogs name is Bob, but we fear
this is no more valuable as a means
of Identification than if it had been
called Smith or Jones. 1t is said to
belong to an American lady and gen.
tleman, who are at present staying in
London The animal is a large Irish
terrier, so large that it must have made
an exceedingly fine child when dressed
as a baby. The lady crossed from
England to the continent in nurses
attire two days previously, and, it is
stated, Travelled especially to Paris to
fetch the dog.-London Daily News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
Woman Behind tho Counter.

It is generally asserted or implied by
the amateur observer that unpleasant
ness on the part Of the sales girl is due
to the greater unpleasantness Of the
woman on the other side of the coun-
ter. The Dry Goods Economist, how
ever. a journal which ought to know
conditions in department stores, speak
ing of a certain store said:
This store, however, has one advan-
tage over most others that l know any
thing about. Every employe in it seems
to be good natured. Why, it may be
asked, should there be any difference
in this respect between this store and
the average one? Is not human nature
about the same the world over? True.
Nevertheless, there is a difference.
Why? Because the proprietor is not
only merchant, but a gentleman, as
all, unfortunately, are not He treats
his subordinates with marked courtesy
and geniality. AS a consequence they
feel so kindly disposed toward him and
his business that such good will is re-
Elected in their treatment of his Gus
toners. And how great a factor this
has been in making regular customers
Of casuals who can say"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
INC Woman I'm Authorit, =.

The woman in authority should study
consideration of other peoples feelings.
The common scold or the continual
fault-fnder is perhaps the most disa-
greeable person in the world, not only
unhappy herself, but making others so.
Scoldlng, in one light, is really an ac-
complishment-that is, When used for
the proper correction of servants and
children. If you feel called upon to de.
liver a rebuke to a servant make it
clear to that offender that your dis
pleasure is justified; never lose your
temper, but be calm and dlgnified for
remember that your bearing has much
to do with the respect that you are
held in by those under your authority.
Never let scolding degenerate into
nagging, for if you do you lose all
claim for respect from the delinquent,
and the person at fault becomes your
critic, and a very scornful one at that.
Let all seedlings be gagged by the
error, but do not make any one rebuke
long drawn out. Give each a hopeful
ending.
When properly administered a mer-
tied scolding quickly bears the fruit of
better behavior on the part of the of,
Tending one.
Many wives have spoiled the good
nature Of their husbands by Selling
upon some fault, trivial, perhaps, and
constantly dwelling upon it,
Where home is made unhappy by a
great fault Of the husband, if he is
worthy of loving and saving, he is
more effectively appealed to by tender.
ness than by denunciation or scorn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
An Experience with Bees.

A writer in the New York Tribune
Farmer tells of his first experience
with the Italian bees in the same
apiary with black bees. The first year
he gave three Italian queens to as
many colonies. He had twenty colon
les of black bees that he thought ex-
ira good workers. Two Of the Italian
colonies gave each more surplus honey
than the best colony of the black bees.
They kept at work during a severe
drouth when the black bees We're near
ly all idle They worked earlier in
the morning, when the plants We're wet
with dew, and in rainy weather, when
the black bees gathered no honey. The
apple trees around his apiary were so
well pollenized that he had fifty per
cent of good crop of apples, while
in localities two or three miles away
there were scarcely any apples at all.
They seemed to be able to obtain nee
tar from flowers where the other bees
could not reach it, and to reduce a thin
nectar to honey when the others could
not do so.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
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Kimono-like sleeves are noted on fur
coats.
Shaded ostrich feathers are very
modish.
White fox trims white broadtail ex-
quisitely.
Powered broadcloths are a wonder
full novelty
Dresden-fowered louisine are among
the choice silks.
Corduroy crepes are very rich and
drape gracefully.
Lace more and more is to figure as a
trimming for furs.
Silk kimonos for winter are lined
with white albatross.
Changeable taffetas are the vogue
for waists and dresses.
Moire soleil is a satin-barred plaid
suitable for shirt waists.
Panne-fnish velvets look quite like
panne and at much less cost.
Draped strands of jet are effective as
facing for smart black turban.
Rich greet and the various tan
shades make a modish combination.
Chenille worked in wheel-like affairs
faces the brim Of one fascinating hat.
Lace weave stockings are to be the
thing in hosiery for house and evening
wear
Polka dots, like water markings and
of various sizes, adorn a new turquoise
MORE.
Rich plaid ribbons with black velvet
edges are among the splendid new Of
ferlngs
Some clever evening stockings in
white lace effect are adorned with deli
cate black pansies.
Many of the rich new silks are given
additional splendor in the shape Of a
finish Of panne-like lusre.
A stunning turban is composed of
shaded blue and green velvet foliage, a
few green roses being under the left
brim.
Jasper gray is pure gray-that is, a
mixture of black and white without n
thread Of any other color. 1t may be
light or dark.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
DuclSwheat Cakes. .

70 make buckWheat griddle cakes,
mix together four cupfuls Of buck
wheat -four with one scant cupful
of cornmeal and an even tablespoonful
Of salt. Sift these ingredients to-
gether. To moisten them use five cup
fuls Of lukewarm water and two cup
fuls Of milk The milk is used to give
the rich brown color preferred by most
people. To accomplish this many
housewives use all water and add two
tablespoonfuls Of molasses. The milk,
however makes the cakes more deli
cate. Dissolve a compressed yeast
cake in a half cupful of lukewarm
water; add it to the other liquid. Then
add the liquid gradually to the dry
ingredients, beating hard meanwhile.
Pour the batter into pail that comes
for the purpose, and let it rise over
night In the morning, just before
baking the cakes, stir level teaspoon
full of soda into a quarter of a cupful
Of lukewarm water and beat it into
the batter until it foams. Then fry q
test cake on q hot griddle and if it is
too thick add more water or milk to
the batter. At least a pint of the bat
ter should be left for the next baking,
to use in place Of the yeast, To renew
the batter, add the ingredients in the
same proportion as the first time.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21

If more people realized the many
uses to which lemons may be put this
fruit would always be found in the
well regulated household. Here are
some Of its good qualities: Lemon
juice removes stains from ones hands.
Lemon juice and water make n mouth
wash, useful for preventing tartar and
sweetening the breath, but the mixture
must not be too strong, or the enamel
Of the teeth will in time suffer. Lemon
juice will often, when everything else
fails, allay the irritation caused by the
bites of gnats or flies and a teaspoon
full of it, in a cup of cafe noir, viii
usually relieve a bilious headache. The
juice Of a lemon, taken in hot water
on awakening in the morning, is a
liver corrector and a flesh reducer.
Lemon juice and salt will remove
rust stains from linen without injury
to the fabric il you wet the stains
with the mixture several times while
it is bleaching in sunshine. Two or
three applications may be necessary
if the stain is an old one.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
Pulling Fence Posts.

For pulling fence posts 1 know OF
nothing better than a piece Of board
three feet four inches long and team
and chain Cut a small notch two
inches deep about the middle of one
Of the board for the chain to rest in.
Back the team nearly up to the post
then attach one end of the chain to
the post close to the ground. Raise
the chain and lean the board up to the
post and drive on. One man and team
will pull 400 posts a day. 1t is easier
if you have some kind of a sulky to
hitch the end Of chain to. The fore
part of a farm wagon will answer very
well. / use the sulSy of an old cult
vator. If the ground is soft bolt a
block Of wood to the lower end Of the
board and If the post is not very deep
use a small piece Of board-JOshua A.
Spriggs, in New England Homestead.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
Lace as a Garnlturc.

Lace as q garnltdre is still in favor
but more in the form of beautiful half
Jokes at the edge Of the low neck, or
as oddly arranged insertions. If a
high bodice is desired one of the pref
tiest paquin models of cream white
French batiste is filled ont to the threat
with embroidered, unlined chiffon com
pleted by a transparent collar Of rich
lace matching the girdle and pointed
band CT the elbow sleeves.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21

When one needs a reyivlng stlmulant
after exhaustion, nothing can rival the
effects of hot milk slipped slowly.
Some people say they cannot digest
milk, and these are the people who
drink # down quickly, so that the
digestive acids, In playing round IT,
form large curds which give trouble
before they can be absorbed The
right way is to sip the milk In small
amounts, so that each mouthful, as. &c
descends into the stomach. is surround
ed by the gastric huld, and when the
whole glassful Is down the effect Is
that Of a spongy mass of curds, In
and out OF which the keen gastric
juices course, speedily doing their
work Of turning the curd into peptones
that the tissues can take up.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21

A hot solution of salt and vinegar
will brighten copper and tin ware,
When color in a fabric has been ac-
cidently destroyed by acid, ammonia
may be applied to restore it.
A pleasant household deodorizer is
made by pouring spirits Of lavender
tover Jumps Of bicarbonatc of am
monia.
Mildews en- linen may be removed
with soft soap and chalk rubbed over
the discoIored place before it goes into
the washtub
String beans, covered with French
dressing sprinkled with chives and
seasoned with salt and pepper, make
an excellent salad.
A pinch of salt will make the white
Of an egg beat quicker, and a pinch Of
borax in cooked starch will make the
clothes sitter and whittier.
When q bathtub becomes shabby
sandpaper it and give it q coat Of or
binary white paint, to be followed by
one or two coats Of bath enamel.
Stains on brass will soon disappear
if rubbed with q cut lemon dipped in
salt. When clean, wash in hot water,
dry with 4 cloth and polish with a
wash leather.
Aluminium pans are excellent in
every way and no trouble to keep clean
if rinsed out directly they are done
with. They should not be washed
with Soda rs it is destructive to the
brilliant polish.
Jewelry can be cleaned by washing
IN soapsuds in which a few drops Of
spirits Of ammonia are stirred. shaking
of the water and laying in a box Of
dry sawdust- This method leaves no
marks OF scratches
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
EdneatIon and UrIInegs.

Does the higher education tend to
lessen the physical beauty Of women?
A certain physician has stirred up a
hornets nest about his head By declar-
ing that It does. He points to the fact
that many Of the most advanced wom-
en- have been the ugliest, and he fur
Their argues that the women who dis
tinguish themselves by their intellect
are seldom those of the greatest beauty.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21

Colored hats will be fashionable
again made Of velvet to match the
suits, Of the rough, shaggy beavers,
and also of cloth the same as tie gown.
A charming costume CT a queer shade
of red in q shaggy material has toquc
to match with touches of darker velvet,
but no feathers or ornaments Of any
kind, while a dark blue velvet costume
has ca enchaGting picture hat Of dark
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21

house on pleasant days in winter.
where double windows are used.
A double window that can be opened
and then closed tightly against the en-
trance Of wind is shown herewith
The top and bottom are fitted to pieces
of wood Of such shape and fitting that
air cannot enter The whole is then
hinged and swung as one window
One window in a house fitted in this
way with the outside door, will give
ample opportunity for ventilating the
house every sunny morning. The rest
of the windows can be Of the ordinary
double pattern.-American Agricultur.
list.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
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! Form Topics
storIng Cnrrot. Ia Tnrnln..

When carrots or turnips are stored
outside they cannot always Dee reached
when desired Tor use, and It win there
fore be advantageous TO store them
IN bins in a dry cellar. II packed in
perfectly dry sawdust, oats. corn or
even dry earth. they will keep well
and can be taken out of the bins at
any time. II Is the alternate freezing
and thawing that damages all root
crops stored away I'm winter, out as
the packing material keeps them at
an even temperature this liability Is
avoided. The oats or corn used for
the purpose win not be injured and
may be fed while using the roots in
the bin.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21
Double windows For Poultry Houses.

Double WINDOWS For poultry HOUSES
No farm building more greatly needs
double windows in winter than the
poultry house, but there is the trouble
of securing proper Earring out" of the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21

A fat woman rejoices at getting thin
until she makes the horrible discovery
that her clothes no longer fit her.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21

blue velvet with one long white ostrich
plume. The fiat hats have not gone
out Of fashion, and yet there are now
to be seen among the very new shapes
quite a number with high crown-a
style that could easily have been pre-
dcted as a coming reaction from the
fat hats that have been worn for so
long time. A curious feature of the
new fashions in millinery is that there
is no one distinctive style set aside for
any age The law is that the hat shall
be becoming and suitable for the indl-
vidual wearer, which is the reason
why this years fashions promise to be
so particularly attractive.
The broad, rather low hats will, on
the whole, hold their place in popular
favor for every day wear, at least dur
ing the early part Of the winter. The
rough felts are to be most popular for
outing or tailor-suit hats.-Harper's Ba-
Ear.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21

Germany has 322,2s miles of tele-
phone wire.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-12-06
The Way We Do It.

The following from the Modesto News seems to exhibit a degree of .suprise on the part of the up-country people at the way things are done in Southern California:
 In order to irrigate only 15000 acres of land, Southern California capitalists have arranged to dig wells in the dry bed of river and pump the water into a cement lined irriga- tion canal, twelve miles long, covered with a solid brick arch. Here in Northern California, where the water that we waste, because it is too much trouble to save it, would fill hun dreds of such canals, where hundI eds of thousands of acres are waiting but the touch of water to redeem them, we cannot but be astOunded at the poverty of natural resources and the wealth of human energy which can go to such vast pains to accomplish results which are to be had here al- most for the asking.
 The reason for this condition of affairs is plain enough. It pays to do work in this way here in Southern California and it doesn't pay to do it in the San Joaquin or Sacramento Valleys. That's all, Human nature is alike the world over, we don't do it for fun, we do it because it pays. People from the east realize this fact, Hence
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-12-06
Goiag to Imperial.

We are in receipt of a copy of the Logan County Advocate of Mo- vember 2Oth The paper is published at Sterling, Colorado, and is very enthusiastic over the irrigated farm ing lands in that section of the State, and the statement is published ln display type that Sterling is growing faster than any other section of the State.
 There is a list of irrigated farms advertised for sale as bargains In which we notice that the land is held from about $40 to $7O an acre.
 We also notice that some of the residents of that fine country proposed to emigrate to Imperial in order IL IS presumed that they may be able to improve their condition. Following is a single item:
 S. J. Ulrey left for Imperial, Cal, last night to locate on the Imperial lands. in which Mr.. H. B. Davis is interested.
 Also the following:
 H. B. Davis will run some cheap land excursions to California this fall and winter. Several thousand acres choice Government land near Los Angeles is now open for settlement under the desert act. and settlers can secure 32O acres at $1.25 per acre.
 The land is all under irrigation and good water rights can be obtained for S15.OO per acre on easy terms. Illus trated advertising matter free.
 Let the Sterling people come, for "Uncle Sam is rich enough to give them all a farm," and the California Development Company will furnish the water for a very reasonable cor sideration.
 From statements of Imperial set tiers published elsewhere in this is- sue it will also be seen that they can more than pay for their ranches, land and water, the first season and have a good bank account left.
 This is no dream.