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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-29

-s-ass'sssaass1s1s $50. 49,
ing protruded from the solid sand ex-
copt his helmeted head. hands and
wrists. With his lifeline buried ana
his arms powerless. he was unable to
make any signal for relief 10 those
above, who were quite unaware Of his
dreadful situation Besides all this.
ewing TO the disturbance created
around him by the surf and the un-
dertow he might as well have been
blind for all that he could see.
The pressure of sand on his chest
was so severe that he began to lose
breath. and resigned himself TO the
speedy agonizing death which APP
peared inevitable. Nearly exhausted,
he felt something touch one Of his
hands. II was the blight Of the hose
which, in washing about over the bot
tom, had struck against hin-a thing
not likely 70 happen once in a thous-
and times.
Gripping this with his hand, he
slowly edged it along, bit by bit, UNI
III finally he got hold Of the butt and
the nozzle itself With great Difficult
~ he turned the stream Of water into
the sand, and freed first one arm, then
the other, and gradually the whole
upper part Of his body.
Through the remainder of the day
he was Frustrated but he pluckily
went back to the work the next day,
and from that time on there was no
lack of precaution on his part
A later incident, in which the other
diver figured, indicates we'll to what
degree the success Of the expedition
was due to the pluck, persistence and
hard work of the divers. In raising
enc large box of treasure from the hole
in the sand, the tongs by which he
held it slipped, and ripped the cover
entirely off the box while it was yet a
foot from the top of the hole.
But by the greatest care and pains
he finally succeeded in resting it on
the level sand outside the hole with
out spilling single coin. 1t was
hauled up to the boat in a bag, and
found to contain nearly thirty thous-
and dollars. OF course the weight Of
these boxes in the mixture of sand and
water was far less than it would have
been in the air.
Uninterrupted by other incidents,
the work of recovery went on until tho
first of January, when the increase of
surf, with the change of season, made
further operations impossible. The
last box of treasure was extricated on
Christmas day, and although regular
trips below were made daily during
the week that followed, no more boxes
were brought to the surface. Then
the men stopped their work and left
the spot, fully intending to repeat the
operations in the following year; but
during the winter the party scattered
far and wide, and were never reunit-
ed.
Many schemes for obtaining the rest
of the treasure, by dredging, building
breakwaters or inserting coffer-dams,
have been talked about, but no one
has yet recovered a dollar of what
the San Francisco sailormen failed to
lift; nor has any one produced a
scheme which, in the opinion of the
man who told me this story, will war.
rant the outlay of the capital neces-
sary to secure what is left of tho
treasure Of the Golden Gate.-Youth's
Companion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-29

The Thing That Puzzled the Patient.
you may be thankful for your ex-
cenent constitution. Ii has pulled you
through many spell Of sickness
But, doctor. if I have such e blamed
strong constitution, why am I always
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-29
Cn.ilss In So.

Many good men grow poor dreaming
of millions in thousaud-dollar towns
and planning Queen Anne cottages for
Mary Ana neighhorhoods.-Pbilaael,
phia Saturday EEeNBg Post
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-29

Coin counter every day
Smilin' now. an so0wlln';
Ron the world one fellBr'a way,
Sets another grOwlln'
What a mixture all aroundl
Life OF tears an iestin'.
Then a little spot o. ground,
Daisles-dust-to rest In
Atlanta Constitution.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-29
PROVIDENCE.

Providence should suro complain
Bothered In the sky.
This one prayln for tho rain.
That one for tho dry
On this here terrestrial bail"
(Falrest one OF any,l
Tryin' for 10 please 'sm ali
Never plensin' anyl
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
VIRGINIA ~SWAllOWWORT.
IT'S Beautiful blossom. Are Pitfalls
For Bees and bugs.


Honey bees and insects and bugs of
less degree find pitfalls and often death
In the beautiful blossoms of the milk
weed. otherwise known as the Virginia
swallowwort. II these flowers are cx-
amincd any sunny day, one will be
pretty sure to find them decorated with
n miscellaneous assortment Of strug-
CLING or dead insects with their legs
fast In the Sits Of the peculiar bios
SONS. The pollen of this common plant,
instead OF being a powder, MS in the
ease OF most plants, consists Of sticky,
waxen masses hidden within the bios
som. When n visiting insect thrusts
a proboscls or leg into the opening Of
such n flower, some Of these masses
stick To II, and the natural course is for
the insect TO fay of TO another flower
and fertiliZc this with the adhering pol.
len. All insects, however, are not strong
enough TO Intricate their legs from the
sticky pisces, and then ensucs the slow
torture 9. hanging there until death or
a helpiug hand releases them from mis-.
cry. Besides being beautiful, il could
be quite a useful plant IL We cared to
develop its virtues. Thus its milky
Juice contains caoutchouc. Brown sug-
ar has been made from the flowers.
The silky hairs OF the seeds are sery-
iceablc in the manufacture Of textile
fabrics, as cotton is. and n fiber OF
good quality for ropemaking may be
extracted from the stalk.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
The London silly Season.

always at the beginning Of Au.
gust" says sydney Brooks, "the editor
OF each London daily casts about for
n subject that will fetch the great
British public and ill the correspond
ence column. such ms Is Marriage Il
FailureT Tho Decay If DomcsticIty,'
English Versus American Women
WHY Don't louus Men MarryT
should Women Work. or Are We
ImproyiIrntE' \ member of the pa-
pcr's STAFF win write "A letter To the
editor opening the bali. Another mem
Der will reply To him. Instantly from
Chaplain aUl Hriyton and %throbbing
provincial households there SETS In n
steady stream OF lettrrs-all genuine
and representative and for the most
part quite nppalllngly earnest. IL Is
a most curious phenomenon, such. |
suppose, ne no other country can show.
For thousands Of men aud womcn
these annual discussions would seem
10 be their one chance of really open
ing their hearts aud minds to the
world. and n very strange spectacle
they make when opened, the minds as
pecially. No one who really wanted
to study ENGLAND could ignore these
debates. They throw more than n lit
tie light on the English character and
the average English Intelligence"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
UnJustIy Punished.

A friend OF mine returning to camp
after a days shooting, says a writer
In Navy and Army, suddenly came in
sight Of n big she bear with two cubs
following I'm single file proceeding
along n ridge, the forms Of the three
being sharply ~silhouettcd against the
sky. Ii was a very long shot, but he
determined TO try II. so drew n bead
on the old she bear and fired. The re-
suit was curious. The procession
stopped, the she bear scratched her.
self hastily, then turned around and,
regarding the cub Immediately behind
with grave disapprOval, boxed its
ears soundly and then went %trundllng
on along the ridge. evidently under
the impression that her frolicsomc OFF
spring had been up to some unusually
Objectionable tricks.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
Ihincnc

The polite Chinnman will always re-
fer to himself in dclrocatury terms.
This trait Of Chinese etiquette is aptly
expressed In one uf their ~ tales, In
which a visitor Is represented as call
ing in his hest clothes and seated in
the reception room awaiting the ar
rival of his host. \ rat that had been
prying in n jar Of oil on a raftcr above,
frightened nj the intrusion Of the call
or, ran away and In SO doing upset the
oil jar, which fell on the visitor. satu-
rating his elegant robes with oil. Just
as the face OF the guest was purple
with rage the host entered, when the
proper salutations were performed,
after which the guest proceeded to ex-
plain the situation. "As | entered your
honorable apartment and seated my
self under your honorable beam ] in
advcrtently terrified your honorable
rat. which fed and upset your honora-
bic oil jar upon my insignificant per-
son. which Is the reason OF my con-
temptiblc appearance in your honora-
bic presence"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10

The "Se ven Golden Cities" one Of
the most popular legends Of the latter
part OF the dark ages, were said to be
situated ON an island west of the Afrl-
can coast. The island Is represented
as Astounding In gold, with magnificent
houses and temples, "the high towers
OF which shown at n great distance"
The legend also relates that at the
time OF the conquest OF Spain and
Portugal by the Moors, when the in.
habltants fed in every direction to es-
cape slavery, eve bishops. followed
by a great number OF people. took to
ships and put boldly out on the high
seas. After tossing about for some
time they landed on an unknown Is
land. the famous spot which In after
years became The seat OF the "Scyen
Golden Cities
"This island" Ilcylyn says, "was ex-
actly In midoccan." After all had
landed safely the wise old bishops
burned the ships 10 prevent their fol-
lowers from deserving and founded the
cities which have become so famous
in song and story. This mysterious is.
land was often sought by the early
n~nyigators. Those who went In search
of Il and never returned were popular.
Iy believed to have been detained by
its inhabitants.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10

provided WIN muos or different CONN.,
ties, but principally OF those counties
where the hunting is best The sale Of
the mud Is conducted in the most se-
rious manner imaginable: the attend
ant inquiries, From what county sir.
do you wish II TO be supposed YOU have
just returnedT' From the county Of
Kent The pretended Sportsman there.
upon takes a seat OF a wooden horse
whose legs throw up the selected mud;
after having been well splashcd ;he
customer pays his bill q shlllings,,
casts IN eye Of appreciation toward the
mirror. takes a whip in his hand and
goes to exhibit his muddy clothes in
Piccadilly. Bond street or Pall Mall,
In order that it may be supposed that
he has just returned from a grand
hunt"
In addition to the chance OF marry.
ing an heiress which this remarkable
display OF dirty clothes c0nfers on
their wearer. says the French news
paper man, the patron Of the splash
ing house" has another more imme.
date advantage. THE mud with
which he is splashed affords. IL not
proof, strong presumptivc evidence
that he is a landed proprietor in the
county whose mud bespatters him."
And landed %proprietors being held in
vast esteem as solvent and desirable
creditors, the IA can obtain anything
he likes at any shop on credit.
One wonders whether such a wonder
full tale finds any believers among
those who read it.-London Live Stock
Journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
JUN N THE DEER.
A style of Hunting That Looks Easy
Till You Try 10.


dumping Il deer" is a highly attrac-
tive phrase, quite apt To make II tin
Cling in the back hair of the tundcrfoot
who hears ii for the first time. IL is
also intensely satisfactory 10 the chap
who always has TO shave before WOO
ing nature. You may, indcrd, get a
good shot In this way, ana 1t is grncr-
ally the only way TO see the grundcst
running through a windfall. 10 see
the glossy curves of fur curl oycr the
lofty logs that lie piled on each other
IN boundlcss confusion Is wen worth
a trip TO the woods, while far him who
loves the rifle as | do. more for what
cannot he done with IL than for what
can, there is no such target elsewhere.
BUT for the tyro who is dying TO get
that first deer, jumping II deer gen.
orally mean out of sight and out of
hearing both. For the deer that goes
off TO lie down after feeding does not
30 TO sleep, but TO Illuminate II take
life easy. Once in a great while one
falls into n duze, but almost always
the head is well erect and all senses
keen for danger. And ever II n Is in
a doZe it may slip away without your
suSpccting lis existence, for sleep dead
ems little of the senses of this wary an
imal. The man who wouldn't shoot
Sisch an inuocAnt creature ns n deer
should by all means see Il getting out
of a heavy windfall, while the man
who loves game that can got away can
here lind the attraction of the woods
at its climaX.-"IIunting the Virginia
Deer in Outing.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
FIGHT SICKNESS.
Fear Will Harm and Courage Help
You When Disease Comes,

Illness is most like a cowardly cur
which gives chase if you flee from 1t,
but goes OH about its business, that of
seeking the fearful ones. If you pass
on unnoticlng. but courageous. The
reasons for the ability of brave men to
go unframed through pest hospitals,
as did Napoleon and ms physicians do
every day, are not only psychological,
but physiological.
The quality of mere courage seems
to have a sort of picking and harden
ing effect upon the tissues of the body,
like the plunge in brine, steeling them
against infection, while fear, by "un-
stringing" the nerves, weakens the
whole resisting power of the body, in
vitlng the very evil feared most.
The scientific health journals have
been discussing this potent fact In n.y.
gienic laws to a great extent and urg.
ing its recognition by the masses.
Fear weakens the hearts action"
says Health In an article on this sub
ject. induces congestion. invites lndi-
gestlon, produces poison through de-
composing foods and is thus the moth.
er of autopoisoning, which either d.
rectly causes or greatly aids in the pro-
ductlon Of quite 90 per cent Of all our
Diseases"
In recognizing this law. however. it
Is just as well TO carry In a small
pocket of ones memory the old adage,
discretion is the better part of v%alor,"
and TO avoid running needless dangers.
But it is a well known fact that small
pox and like contagious will attack
first those who are trembling for fear
Of 1t, often leaving unscathed the
brave ones who are in the thickest of 1t
nursing, tending and even burying the
plague stricken.
With an armor welded of equal
quantities of %precaution and courage
one stands a good chance of immunity
from the attacking hordes of disease
microbes.-New York Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
A message travels owe an ocean ca
BILE ut about 700 miles a second.
sleep the Dest Brain stim ulant.

shNGR ~ oNst
The best possible thing for a man to
do when he feels too weak to carry
anything through is to go to bed and
sleep as long as he can. This Is the
only recuperation Of brain power, the
only actual recuperation Of brain force,
because during sleep the brain Is In a
state of rest, in a condition to receive
and appropriate particles Of nutrlment
from the blood which take the place OF
those which have been consumed by
previous labor, since the very act OF
thinking burns up solid particles, as
every turn Of the wheel or screw OF
the steamer Is the result of consump-
ton by fire Of the fuel In the furnace.
The supply Of consumed brain sub
stance can only be had from the nutri-
tive particles in the blood which were
obtained from the food eaten previous
", and the brain Is SO constituted that
it can best receive and appropriate to
itself those nutrltive particles during a
state OF rest, Of quiet and stiffness OF
sleep. Mere stlmulants supply nothing
In themselves. They goad the brain
and force 1t to greater consumption of
its substance until II Is SO exhausted
that there Is not power enough left to
receive q supply.-Exchange.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
He cannot be rouse eTea =, nKs uOs-a.
and dies of starvation


and dies Of starvation.
The other disease alluded to is even
more curious, although fortunately not
nearly so deadly. and is known to spe-
cialists In tropical diseases as ainhum,
from a negro word meaning a saw. n
very apostle name, for the typical
feature Of the ailment consists in the
slow amputation of one or more OF the
victims toes by means OF a serrated
bony ligature which grows around the
joint Of the affected member just
where it joins the foot. As loon as the
ngature is completely formed it begins
to contract, and of INT the toe as
efectually, IL not quite so quickly, as
IL 1t had been severed by the surgeons
knife.
In the province Of Cerro de Pasco, in
Peru, may be contracted a strange
malady which consigns its victim to
certain and lingering death. The all
ment In question is termed verrugas
Spanish, n wart). and ii occurs only
in certain deep valleys in the highlands
Of that province. There. however, II Is
endemic and frightfully fatal, especial
ly to the unaccllmatized white man.
The whole surface Of the body in bad
cases becomes entirely covered with
spongy, wartlike e~xcrescences, varying
from the size Of a raspberry to that Of
q pigeons egg, and from every one Of
these the patients life blood oozes out
continually until he perishes of inani-
ton.-Chambers' Journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
The Ants Toilet.

A naturalist has been making OBJ
~scrvations on the toilets of certain ants,
and has discovered that each insect
goes through most elaborate additions.
They are not only performed by her
self, but by another. who acts for the
time as lady's maid. The assistant
starts by washing the face Of her COM
panion, and then goes over the whole
body. The attitude Of the ant that Is
being washed Is II Of intense salts
faction. She lies down with all her
limbs stretched loosely out; she rolls
over on her side, even her back. a per-
feet picture Of ease. The pleasure the
little insect evinces In being thus
combed and sponged Is really enjoya-
BILE to the observer. - Philadelphia
Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
The Least of the Lot,

Mother-And so your friend Clara Is
soon to be married?
Daughter Gust returned from a long
absence)-Yes. Doesn't it seem strange?
l hadn't heard a word about it until
I called to see her this morning. She
showed me her trousseau. It's perfect
ly lovely, just from Paris. and she has
the handsomest ring l ever saw, and
she showed me the house she is to live
in and the furniture she has selected
and the horses and carriages she is to
have. She showed me everything ex-
cept the man she is going to marry. I
suppose she forgot about him.-London
Answers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
The Why Of the World.

We met the people going one way
with their arms loaded with beautiful
flowers.
"Whither do you drift?' we asked.
1--WE 60" they exclaimed, ito adorn
the graves of our dead heroes"
Later on we met them with their
arms full of bricks.
"And now whcrcT' we asked again.
"TO throw these at our living he
roes," they again explained. with pity
ing smiles at our dumbncss.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
scotch CiYilIty.

A lady went out in search of two
others who had gone out for a walk
some time before. She met an old man
and asked him II he saw two ladies'
pass this way. INA. nor | wisna look
In for them"
She met another and asked the same
question. "Na. but there MIGHT a been
ten pass't for onything at ! ken or
care"
At last she met a boy and asked the
same question. He replied. INA. |
didna see ony ladies. but ] saw twa
aul' wives."-Scottish American.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
SatirIcui.

"Dld you know" said the young man
who tried TO pose MS a handy volume
OF information. that there was n time
when it was considered u crime for n
mar to kiss his wife on SundayF
Indeed" rcjOined Miss Cayenne.
"And now there are a number Of in
stances In which II would probably be
looked on more as a penance."-Wash
ington Star.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10

Some lakes are distinctly blue, others
present various shades Of green, SO
that in some cases they are distin-
guishable from their level, grass cov-
cred banks, and a few are almost
black. The Lake OF Geneva Is azure
hued. the Lake of Constance and the
Lake of Lucerne are green. and the
color of the Mediterranean has been
called indigo. The Lake Of brienz Is
grecnish yellow, and its neighbOr, Lake
Thun. is blue. -London Spectator.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
Alternative of Education.

Education" said the impassioned
orator. ''begins ut home"
That's where you're off" said the
calm spectator. ut begins in the kin
dergarten. is continued in the boarding
school, football field. Paris. London
and Wall street and ends In either
Sing Sing or Newport Life.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
An Annoying Instnuation.

81 don't suppose he meant anything
unkind." said the young woman. but
1t was a very startling coincidence"
"What do you mean!'
"Just before Harold and ] got mar
ried his friends persuaded him to join
a don't worry club Washington
Star.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
His Boys Future.

"Are you educating you son for any
particular callingr
"Yes."
"What?"
"Well. he made his own selection,
and as near as ! can find out be is edu.
eating himself to be the husband of an
heirrss."-Chicago Post.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10

Fudge-Yes. Spinks has a splendid
system of economy.
J~udge-llow so?
Gle goes to work and lays aside
money for something he doesn't need"
"No economy in that"
isn't there? Well. by the time he
has the money saved he always tinls
out he doesn't want the thing-and
then the money is saved."-Baltimore
Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
The Small Brother.

81 heard him call you 'duckie.'" IN.
nounced the small brother.
"Wcll, what Of itT' demanded his
sister detiantly.
"0h, nothin' much" answered the
small brother. Il was only thinkln'
maybe it's because of the way you
walk, but 1t amt very nice of him.
Chicago Post.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
THE SPLASHlNG HOUSE,.
A French Yam That Was Printed 20
HidlcuIe EngIIshmeD.

One Of the most extraordinary tales
ever invented about Englishmen by
foreigners was the "splashing house,
story, given to the world by the Paris
journal Patrie In 1868. An ingenious
writer in the paper gravely informed
his readers that In the suburbs OF Lon
don were houses where earth beaten
up into mud is retailed." To these
houses men were accustomed to resort
in hunting kit for the purpose Of being
splashed with mud.
These curious establishments ars
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
The stopoyer No Trouble.

Henncpeck-Do u tickets allow US
to stop over?
Mrs. Hcnnepeck-You can stop over
anywhere you like. The trouble Will
all come when you get on the next
train TO continue the trip with the
same old ticket.-Los Angeles Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
Az the Horse show.

McBrier-Did yez ever see a horse
jump foive feet over n fince?
McSwatt-0ive seen 'em jump four
feet v didn't know that a horse
had fOive feet!-lndianapolis News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
The Jail.

81 am going to visit the jail. There
Is a man | want TO see there"
ais one all? / know about forty
whom | should like to see there."-In-
dlanapolls News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10
Accounted For.

Dime Museum Manager What Is
that peculiar smellf
The Living Skeleton - The rubber
skin burned his finger lighting a cign'
rette.-Judgc.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-10

The ink Of the Greeks and Romans
was merely hmpblack mingled with
gum in the proportion Of three parts OF
the former to one OF the latter.