davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25

The modern kitchen is ideal when
compared with the old-fashioned kitch-
en- in which our grandmothers were
compelled to do their work. Tie
kitchen floor Of to-day is usually of
hard wood. The boards are about
three inches wide by an inch thick,
though they vary in different kitchens.
This floor when first laid is generally
rubbed with as much raw oil as the
wood will hold After this thorough
treatment it will not be necessary to
oil the floor oftener than once in three
months. For the second application
boiled oil is better, as it dries much
more quickly.
There is generally plenty Of sunshine
and light in a modern kitchen. The
modern sink is made of galvanized
iron or steel Porcelain sinks are said
not to wear we'll if given hard usage
The best kitchen faucets are now
plated with nickel The old-fashioned
brass faucet, which required to be Ia
boriously cleaned and secured, is NJ
+ longer used. Galvanized boilers are
now generally painted like the wood
work of the room. Unless they are
treated in this way they are easily dis
colored. The costly old-fashionet
brass boiler, which required cleaning
every week, is rarely found in kitchens
Some of the best ranges are still
blackened, but many in use are mad
of polished iron All modern range
have ground edges that do not need t
be blackened, but can be polished wit
brick dust like ground knife.-Nev
York Tribune.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25

winter. she drove to town, tied her
horse at the postoffice and asked for a
letter. The overworked clerk came
to know her at last, and with an effort
at kindly deception, for there had never
come a letter for her, would shuttle
over the package Of KS and Say soft
ly: Nothing to-day, Mrs. Kava-
naugh." Then she would drop the old
crepe veil that was growing rusty,
draw a letter from her pocket, and
drop ii into the box That was for
her son, her runaway boy, and it was
always addressed "NIr. Tom Kava-
naugh, Twenty-seventh Infantry, Ma
Mia. Philippine Islands" Every day
she sent him a letter and every day
she looked for an answer. But none
came. and the nervous old woman
went gravely back in her rickety bug
gy to the lonely shanty upon the desc
late hill to watch the sun set and tC
hope and pray.
Her boy Tom had run away from
home before his drunken father ha(
died. He had written her just one line
Gone to the Philippines with the
Twenty seventh Infantry" He haC
been gone a year when his father died
She had written to him often, but
knowing what n thoughtless boy h
was, first attributed his silence to for
getfulness and neglect. When she toll
him of his fathers death, she felt sur
Of some answer, and though none cam
she continued to write gentle, loving
warning letters to the absent scape
grace. He had been youth of som
spirit, and she knew that his father
dishonor in their home had driven hill
into the army, but with all her mott
ers condoning love, she could not III
derstand why he did not at least sen
her a word She hated the town whic
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25

Aiphabctical Pete was an n y ieIloW-
AZ u should wear saffron, he'd banker for
yellow;
N ID ID was swagger, yet only too true. 10
Is said, n + bill y could b T would De it.
As r 4 as mud. when HE clothing was G. ID
He'd j r. A cab. tho decidedly needy
And drive to the tailor's Tor J. might
walk itl
r A himself swell, and the tailor would
chalk III.
Alphabetical Pete was G Or withaady. an
They sighed NJ 4 things in loves pastures
r. * ID n,
Until she discovered his bankrupt condi.
And said. ''You meander and C X posi-
tom"
All sad was the n ID refused to do labor
And punctured himself on an o ID s sabre.
A way OF S X could not have found
neater-
That's all ! S A 10 relate about Peter
Baltimore News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25
A Cheerfnl wan Paper.

A wall paper for a Glover ROOM IS
patterned with daisies, the green and
white and yellow in the rolls being so
stamped on with an effect of perspect-
i've that when the paper is hung the
walls seem to widen out into rolling
daisy-grown meadows, while the cell
ing above is covered with an opales-
cent blue and white paper to represent
q summer sky. 1t is these perspective
papers that more than any other de-
vice yet tried have solved the problem
of how to make a small room look
large and a big badly lighted one look
at once cheerful and airy and sunshiny
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25
Y'NoUSEHolO
RECIPES REC. I

Mock Cherry Pie-One cup of cram
berries chopped, one-half cup of rails
ms seeded and chopped, One-half cup
of cold water, one tablespoonful OF
flour, one cup Of sugar, one-half tea
spoonful extract of vanilla. Stir thor
oughly and bake in two crusts.
Baked Rhubarb-Wash, peel and cut
the stalks into inch pieces. Put it in
a baking dish in layers, sprinkling each
layer with sugar, thin shavings Of vel
low rind of lemon and ginger. Add
Just enough water to cover, or a cup
Of water to a pound of rhubarb. Cover
the dish with a plate or earthen dish
lido not use TIM and bake in the oven
until tender.
/ Sponge Gingerbread-Bea one egg,
add to it half a cup of melted butter,
half a cup of brown sugar half a cup
! Of molasses; dissolve one teaspoonful
Of soda in half a cup of hot water; mix
together one and a half cups of sifted
-four, one teaspoon of cinnamon, one
teaspoon of ginger, half a teaspoon Of
cloves and half a teaspoon of salt; add
this to the first mixture; beat we'll and
pour in a shallow pan; bake twenty
minutes.
Macedonia of Fruit-Soak half a box
of gelatine in half cup of cold water
one hour; peel the rind of one lemon
add it to the soaking gelatine; pour
over one cupful of boiling water, stiI
over the fire two minutes, add one cup
| full of sugar, juice of one lemon and
one pint of orange juice; strain; pour
in a mold to the depth of half an incl
some Of the liquid; when it is stiffeneC
put in a layero OF mixed fruits-bananas
oranges or pineapple-then more liquid
when stiffened add more fruit and con
tinue urtil fruit and liquid are used
stard the mold in e cool place; serF,
with cream
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25
Mount Etna's Height.

The height of Mount Etna, the ia
nous volcano of Sicily, has long been
fixed at 10,S66 feet. Its height has re.
Gently been more accurately measured
by trigonomehical processes, and the
exact elevation is found to be 1906
feet. The difference is not important,
but the more exact determination will
Of course, be given OH the maps here
after published.
The main crater has q width Of 1T2S
feet and q depth Of S26 feet.
Mount Etna has periods of almost
complete quiescence. Six years had
elapsed after the eruption of 1892,
when in the autumn Of 1898 blue
flames began to emerge from the
mouth of the largest crater, and a
great deal of vapor was emitted from
the lesser orifces. 1t was then an
| nounced that Etna seemed to be pre-
pairing for an effusiOn of lava, probably
on the south or southwest slopes. The
expected eruption, however, did no
begin till the morning of July 10. 1899
when great volumes Of smoke ant
lava began to issue from the mail
crater, but after several days the sc
| tivity gradually subsidized, and Elm
soon resumed its peaceful aspect AM
has since seemed to be in a slumbel
Gus condition.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25

A German botanist has discovered
that the pretty flower known as the
lily>o The valley contains a poison Of
the most deadly kind. Not only the
flower itself but also the stem as well
contains an appreciate quantity OF
prussic acid While injecting a concoc-
ton of lily of the valley into the ear of
a guinea pig he noticed the animal sue
cumbed Immediately, with all the
symptoms of poisoning by hydrocyanic
acid, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Chemical analysis Of the little plant
has disclosed however, the presence of
this poisonous constituent 10 which
strange to say--scientists attribute pre-
cisely the penetrating perfume of the
lily Of the valley. The attention of the
German botan.st has been drawn by
the fact that one of his gardeners has
felt himself seized with dizziness and
vomiting after having inadvertently
raised a bunch of lilies of the valley 10
his mouth, the lips of which were
cracked. a,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25
cnslirht BAD For palms.

Most palms and ferns do not like
gasllght, and often when left In an at
mosphere charged with 1t will droop.
The windows should be opened and
the roof well aired twice a day. The
plants should be turned around each
day, so that one side after another is
exposed to the light, as the leaves will
naturally grow toward the sunlight
Palms and ferns should never be al
lowed to stand in a draught.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25

For the plazzi the mooil rug, made
Of heavy grass, is among the newest
and most sought These are about a
half-inch thick and are very light ana
,ool. Indian dhurries of cotton are also
quite popular The characteristic IN.
dian colorlngs, bright tones Of rich
reds. blues. yellows and greens, are
The preferred colorings.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25

W
N II little woman of fOrty-tiye,
" with a few hundred dollars
sewed in her dress, and the
fire Of hope in her bright gray eyes,
had come into the strip two years af-
ter its opening. OF course she got the
worst of it, for the choice land was
already taken, and the self-satisfed
settlers who watched her old gray
horse and Gathering buggy meander
across their fields, smiled Multiplying
ly at the tardy boomer.
When at last she set up her little
tent and staked out her horse on n
bare and rocky quarter section, where
even the short grass looked stunted,
the women pitied her and some of the
neighbOring men came over to ask her
if there was anything they could lend
her. But she only thanked them, as
she guessed she would get along all
right" so that the women who passed
by her tent every day began to say that
she was "stuck up, and the farmers
who knew that she was on an almost
barren claim, only grinned and nut
tered: "She won't last morn one sea
SON"
But she fooled them. A tiny shack
was built by a half-breed who hauled
the lumber from the railway station il
her buggy. He built frail little fence
around few acres Of her ground, anC
left her at home on the desolate hill
she had chosen. Then every mornin;
when the sun swung up from the vel
low floor of the dry prairie tina
stretched from her door to the horizon
she was out in her little garden dig
ging, planting, cultivating the small
space from which she hoped at leas
to wiring a living, In the Afternoon
she would hitch up her aged nag and
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25

The biggest castings ever ordered Il
steamship strut to weight 134,00l
pounds, to BIZ made at Chester. Pa.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25
Persian Cnsto1n .

In Persia the man who laughs is con
sldercd eEeninate. but free license il
GIVEN to feminine meriment.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25

The largest match factory is in Aus
trla, and each year If uses $4,000
pounds of phosphorus, thrns out 900
O0O,O0O00O matches, and fOr the boxes
100000 feet of wood.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25

Mrs. Talkington's husband ought to
be a good listener" He is He can
listen to nearly two hundred words a
minute."-The Smart Set
When a widow says the men are all
alike she INDUCES in mental reser-
walton in favor of her former nus
band.-Boston Transcript.
do you think they1l marry?' CIR
cumstances point in thar direction.
Her people object, and he's as poor as
a church ouse"-Dehoit Free Press.
Oh, what a pleasant world 'twould be-
How smoothly we'd slip through it,
If all the fools who meant no harm
Could manage not to do it.
New \ ork Times.
Joakley-"Budds, the florist has a
big inQuisitive plant on exhibition"
COakley-"Whats an inquisitive
plant?' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
delphia Press.
Eating pie old man? Why, I thought
it never agreed with you 1t doesn't.
But don't care; it's my turn to take
care of the baby tonight, anyway. -
Town Topics
He-"You are worth your weight in
gold, dear" She-"Oh, that's old; give
me something new" What shall it
be-" Say I'm worth my weight in
beef "-Yonkers Statesman.
She proudly)-"Oh, Henry, I got the
prize at our womens clubr He
"Goodr' Shelves, 1 blackballed more
members during the past year than any
other member. Ohio State Journal
Knott am having an awfully
hard time It's all l can do to keep the
wolf from the door" Scott-"Why
don't you let him in and train him to
keep your creditors outT"-Tit-Bits
Teacher-"Now, Ethel, who wrote
the 'Elegy in the Country Church.
yard%" Please, ma am, it
was Willie Sniff I seen him gon'
in the churchyard at recess, ma'am."-
Chicago News.
Stern Father-"What an unearthly
hour that young fellow stops till every
night, Dora What does your mother
say about it?" Daughterv"Sh says
men haven't altered bit since she was
young, a."-Glasgow Times.
"Beauty's only skin-deep, so they say;
All, wen, that's p.enUy deep enough fol
me;
They'll never get me to give myself away
While the surface still is beautiful
see"
Chicago Record Herald.
Tommy (tearfullyl-"If yer dom
gimme back them marbles yer nabbeC
III tell my big brother" Patsy-"Tel
him. He dasn't do nothin'" Tomm!
He dasn't? Why?" Patsy-"H
walks out with my sister. See|-Tit
Bits.
Il feel a presentiment," said th
shad, as he passed up the river. "tha
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25
orr TO THE DREAM lsLe.
nv arNraaE nIcnAnnaoN.

Bonniest love bird
AN the land wide
Nestled for night IN
Pale eventidc;
Cheek warmly tinted,
Like "a rose,
Long, curving lashes
Lulled 20 a close
Drowsily grooming
Forward aud fro,
OF 10 the dream isle
Babe and / 60,
Drowsily grooming,
Forward and fro,
OFF TO the dream isle
Babe and / go.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25

Rest in your cradle,
Drcamily sway,
Twilight is silver.
flushing the day.
Dear little barefoot.
Dropping your eyes,
Rest till the dawn light
Creeps in the skies.
Quivering leaflets
Softer voice take,
Stars step like fairies,
Still the blue lake,
Birds only listen,
Hid in the trees,
Lest they may startle
Babykin's ease.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25

RS. KAVANACGH, q frail
little woman Of forty-iye,
with a few hundred dollars
enrrnd I'm hnr. drnes nnd the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-23
STOCKS AM BONDS.

New York, Sept. 20.-The problem of
the money market was thrown into an
acute stage again today by the disclosure
Of the bank statement that the reserves
Of the clearing house banks were 81
Gi2. ESQ below the legal requirements
This was in spite of a contraction in the
lean account of 81 ,964, 500, the shrinkage
in the cash holdings having reached ~
331. 700 as against preliminary estimates
Of less than four millions. An active
selling movement followed the appearance
Of the statement which eftectuallS "lPed
o,;t the previous gains which had been
established under the leadership OF an
aeoressive advance of 24 on large buy
ing of st. Paul. There was no appear
anco Of urgency in the selling and the
losses established were not severe. The
market closed distinctly easy and with
no effective rally from the decline De
yord the covering demand from room
raders who took quick profits on the
decline. The last time when a deIclency
| DEVELOPED in the reserves OF the Ne"
| York banks was for the week endlns NO
vo,nher 4th. 1899. The reserves continued
nj a deficit for several weeks folio"lh6
!, enite of large loan contraction, the
.loticit reaching 81, 788, $50 on November
! 1tfb and disappearing on November zotn
az q result of the relief afforded D" the
ofar of the then ecretary Gage 70 pui-
chase S25. 900, geo five per cents ana ioul
-. contc of 1907. This was the period
pe ,ho fref large fotation of industrial
"a tho oyerspeculation which had oc-
,.roa in them left the stock market Vul-
oerahlc to the influence or the tlsht
money, which persisted into december.
| rurt her loan contraction is clearly IN
dicated by the present condition OF the
| banks.
po,Js have been dull and irregular IN
svmrathv with stocks.
.:+od states IS advanced u, the new
~ the go %. the Is /, and the Ole
-. ~ ner cent as compared with the
closing call of last week.
,rbe total sales of stocks TO-DAY were
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-23
Is to Sunday Selling.

In your notice of a meeting Of clergy.
druggists and others of the city, held in
the mayors office, at II o'clock on the
morning of the 10Th, you unintcntionally
omitted a statement made by me at that
meeting, showing my position III regard
to Sunday selling by drug stores. | at
tended this meeting on invitation. and
not because | was personally affected by
this crusade. When | became sole owner
and proprietor Tin 1890 of my present
business. l established the rule not to
sell anything but medicines on Sundays,
and though standing alone in this mat
ter for all these years, this rule has
been strictly adhered to and always will
be so long as ! am owner of the busi-
ness. I make this statement simply be
cause the published statement OF the
aforesaid meeting makes it appear as II
| was in the same position with the
other druggists OF the city rclatiY" 10
this matter. which puts me in a false
light before the public.
JAS. /. JOHNSON.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-23
Industrial News.

Greensboro, y. c., Sept. 20.-Mr. II. B.
Mech, Of Washington. d. c., who was
here earlier in the week investigating
Greenshoro's advantages as a site for
smelling plant, secured an option on 20
acres CT land one mile south Of the
city. His plan is to got copper and gold
ores from mines in North Carolina and
Virginia.
Greensboro, N. c., Sept. 20.-The
Hardware Manufacturing Company has
received their last consignment of ma
chinery and are now putting it in posi-
ton, and will be ready for business in
a few days. They will have one Of the
largest and most conveniently arranged
plants in the State.
Wilmington, n. c., Sept. 20.-Wilming
ton wants to share the good fortune of
other points in the State in the tobacco
trade. Business men have taken the
matter up and will build a large tobacco
warehouse here. Later they expect to
build up a foreign export trade in the
yellow leaf. There's plenty of money
behind the local movement.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-23
z KING.
IS Broad street.
II. e p. BEERS MARKET LETTER

Especial 10 News and ObseryerD
New Orleans. La, Sept. 20.-Liverpool
adNlces We're disappointing consequent
~ our market opened 3 TO 4 points lower
and rallied easier for some time. but upon
asccftalnlng that rains and cooler wealth
CT generally in the South tonight and
sunday, operators bought for a turn be-
advance of s TO 10 from the bottom. max
ING net gain ! 10 6 points on the day.
I considerable realizing took place during
the past three days and fresh buyers to-
day found it difficult to execute orders
pending the ISSUANCE of the weekly
weather report next Tuesday and fears
that there might be a change in the
weather conditions throughout the
south over Sunday. The undertOne is
very steady and the disposition is shown
10 buy as soon as any encouragement is
offered. We are informed that exporters
have d number of orders to buy spots at
scaled prices under existing values. but
these limits may be eased at any mo-
nent. Speculation may be more ac-
lively attracted to the articles in a few
days, and ii this materialiZes prices Will
enhance quickly. Crop reports being
received daily are extremely pessimis-
tic and they have had a tendency to re-
strict selling. Reviewing the situation
carefully, we think purchases on all easy
periods Will eventually prove profitable.
II. & b. BEER.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-23

= worked for advances in groin
49, 'FE"roless OF injunctions aeainot
ara hctltious prices The ehorts
'sl,vihner Wheat became friphtene,
" - pat me prices up on themselves
commodities felt the influence ~
"ht"l demand and in symnathv
nee figher prices were attractive
10 some holders and there were ra,ao
s,'h9 from top figures, but in the end
'ne 'loSe was strong with Sentamh.r
"Ne". lAc higher, December wheat 1hc
up, 0e'etihner corn &c up, December
oin i"c higher, September oats Sc
Wv hecehher oats unchanged.
ioSislohs closed 2Ac to ace. higher.
Leading futures rAnveo rs ro,ow,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-23
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

Mr. Robert I.umzden has accepted a
position AZ the news stand IN the Yar-
borough Hotel.
Revival services have been conducted
n the soldiers Home during tn week
\ choir from The city assisted in III
meetings.
MAYOR Powell yesterday favored In.
County Home with = new laundrsSs ln
tn, shape OF Nancy Jones. VITO o,se
again was 10 convivial
"
Tbs colorei man. !slah Simpson. who
Vas - dangerously injured near Merry
oaks BY being struck By the train. Vas
reported yesterday IS being no better.
II IS reported that there I'll b. no
debate between Trinity College anu
Wake Forest here on Thanksgiving lay
this year, contrary 70 The usual custom.
Mr.. Albert : Root. Of the United
States Soil Survey. who has been in Ken
lucky and Indiana. is in the city li>-
itins his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Foot.
IeN. Dr. /. y lNeE left yesterday
morning for Erand. Orange county 10
deliver an address before a great sun
day school and Confederate veterans
gathering.
Judge T.. p WomaCk. John w Thomp-
son, r. II. Bradley and John . Drewry
export q fine time at a picnic and barbe-
cue Of the w. T. Balm Masonic Lodge AZ
Hollands church.
Three men We're kept busy yesterday
at the office Of The Secretary OF state
boxing up and shipping OF the regis
tration books and blanks TO the various
county boards of election.
-.
News came in a letter here yesterday
that Mr.. f. j. Sherin died on Wednes-
day at his home in Lynn, Mass, from
consumption. Mr.. Sherin spent a winter
here and organized 'Fisherman's Luck.
a very successful amateur play.
-
Regular communication OF VIM. G. Hill
lodge. 21S. A. F. and A. NJ, will be held
in Masonic Hall Monday evening at s
0 clock. 4 full turnout OF the members
is desired. Work in Masters degree. ana
lodge subscriptions to the Masonic TEN
rle Will claim attention. Brethren OF
sister lodges ard visitors in the city are
fraternally invited to be present.
So
Rev. r. 5. Stephenson Will baptlzc
candidate for admission into Samaria
church at | y. m, at NcuSe River bridge.
near POOLS mill; will conduct services 1t
Samaria church at 3 y. m; West Pal-
eigh church at s p. m, and at the pen
itentiary at 9 a. m. Sunday school at
West Raleigh $3.50 p. m, n. A. Dunn,
superintendent.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-23

F1's''p shares. including the following
at'hl.oh l'.l9o; Baltimore and ONO -
:" 'anadian Pacific 15.l0o. Erie 200:
iiiIh'is Central 200; Manhattan Eiera-
'ta l-.H"l: Missouri Pacific -. SEQ: penn
SlFahld 'f.A0o, Chicago. Milwaukee aud
=. fanl 39,i00, Southern Pacific laN,0:
lt%aS ard Pacific %. 800; Union Pacific
law" National Lead 200; United states
Leather 1900, United states Steel Cor
pofatlon l3,560: United States Steel Cor
Grafton preferred 5.300 Western Union
Telegraph COMPANY 10 900