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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-10-03

above the plane of consciousness of.
the bee and of the ant, as it is above
that Of the orchid, for instance, in the
admirably ingenious manner in which
the flower enlists the aid of the insect
in conveying pollen. Reflex actions of
this kind mimic intelligence on the part
of the actor, something perhaps as do
the movements of the boat, said to
have been invented by Tesla, which.
worked by etheric waves, proceeds in
any given direction, turns or dives be-
meath the surface of the water upon
which it floats, not in obedience to any
directing power on board, but at the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-10-03

posed the larger terminal one erects
itself during the day, and turns sharply
down at night, while the other two
smaller leaflets move constantly day
and night, describing complete circles
with peculiar jerking motion like the
second hand OF a watch. Occasionally
they rest for a period, and then go on
again, thus bringing every part of
every leaf to the full action Of the sun
light.
Many plants shift the position of
their leaves as the direction OF the light
changes. This power is possessed to
considerable degree by some Of our
common house plants. If an oxalis
shrub for instance is exposed for
time to the light in a window, and then
turned half way round, an observer
can by watching, see the leaves read
just themselves to their new position
in relation to the light Certain move
ments of plants seem to testify to the
possession by the plants of something
answering to the tactile sense in ami
mails. a number Of plants besides the
common sensitive plant, exhibit appar-
ent sensibility to external impressions
and manifest also the power of trans
hitting the perception of these impress
sions from one part of the plant to
another. In addition to this power,
there are plants which possess a power
of discrimination that certainly seems
to have as just a claim to be called
intelligent as the actions of some in
sects.
If drop Of water or a grain Of sand
falls upon the gland-studded leaves of
the sundew DroserM, nothing more
happens that as if they had been
dropped upon the leaf of any ordinary
plant; but let an insect or a bit of
meat take the place of these innutri-
tious substances, and you shall see
the tentacular glands gradually bend
over, and assisted by the curling u
Of the leaf itself. enfold the esculent
morsel, and cover it with a digestive
fluid. which at once dissolves it and
adapts it TO be assimilated by the IN
sect-eating plant-Scientifc American
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-10-03

lugly return go The entrance t0 her cel
from the distance of % mile 0r more
over q feuturoless sand bank, and a
though her hurrow ls covered over WIZ
sand. and to human eyes entirely iudis
tinguishable from the parts surround
ing II. the wasp can alight upon tho
exact spot scratch away the sand and
enter the nest; but remove the surface
exposing the cell and the larvae. and
BembeX is entirely at a loss. unable
TO recognize either her own nest or her
own offspring Nothing can more per-
fectly show how an lnteractiou Of
forces, without conscious. directing
intelligence. can, iu a certain partcu-
lar way, achieve q marvellous result
while IN every other. It results In con-
fusion and failure The unusual hap
pens and an organism constituted as
is the BembeX. Is thrown out of gear
much as would be a machine IN which
a cog-wheol has failed TO engage the
answering cogs of another wheel.
There are in plants fully as many
ingenious devices to attain some de-
sired end, and as many adaptations TO
special environments, perhaps, as
among insects. Plants, however root
ed as they are to one spot, and i'm gen
eral incapable Of movement exhibit
conuiyance IN the only way left them
to do So I'm their habits Of growth, and
in the form and arrangement OF their
parts, as seen, for instance, I'm the man
ner in which many provide for the dis
tribution of their seed, and the IN
ventiye faculty so TO speak. shown in
the notifications of form in orchids
to secure fertilization. l say In general
incapable Of movement, because the
rule admits of very notable exceptions.
In the telegraph plant Desniodium
gyranus) Of India, of the three leaflets
of which each of its leaves are COM
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-10-03
o0OO0OCOOoCOCCcoCOOCoOcs
Stories About Insect
D. Eating Plants
by }. carter Beard.


49,. T. have an of as been accus-
y 3 toned to wonderful stories
y WIZ Of the wisdom OF ants and
- n of bees, as well as other
We " worthy members of cut0mo-
logical races, that the doubts which
certain scientific investigators are be-
ginning TO entertain with regard TO
the truth of any assertion that attri-
hutes conscious intelligence 20 these
little creatures, comes upon our scuti-
mental appreciation of their ways with
something like a shock
When we consider the wonderful
adaptation of means to an end. the pre-
vision and the ingenious methods en-
ployed by many sorts of insects I'm
carrying out the purposes and objects
of their lives, we are indeed inclined
TO credit them with intelligence of a
high order 1t is only after we are
forced to recognize the extreme limita-
tiOns of this sO-callcd intelligence it's
inheXible nature, and It's inability to
adapt itself to other conditions than
those under which it is habitually, or
ordinarily exercised that we recognize
how much is wanting in the behavior
of insects to furnish conclusive evil
dence of their possession of any intel
lectual capacity whatever.
Intelligence does, indeed, direct the
actions of the bee in building her comb
and filling it with honey, and the ant
in her wonderful domestic economy
but it is an intelligence quite as much
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-10-03

A conference and series Of expert
ments is now taking place, in which
English and French astronomers are
figuring, to endavor to explain diff
ference of 1G-100 of a second which
has always existed in the calculations
made at Greenwich and those made at
Paris The investigations will cover a
period of two years.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-10-03

will of the person operating a battery
on the shore.
Take from the cell excavated by a
digger wasp, the grasshopper she has
placed there and upon which she has
laid her egg, and the wasp, after enter
ing and exploring the cell, viii. instead
of restocking it and laying another egg.
calmly close it up, just as she would
have done had il not been robbed.
The sand wasp (Bembex) can unerr-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-10-03
WonanIa WnrIr

More than 100000 French women
work for their living. Most of those
outside workers more than 2,T0O,O00y
are employed in forestry or agricul-
ture. including women land owners.
Industrial occupations claim nearly
100000 more, the cloister 10000 the
theat-e about 1900 and the liberal
professions 13S,4G0
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-10-03

M a sss.5 aa : :E ,sn 4s ss.s rs
from his desk
you represent jeremiah Selkirk?
queried the visitor who had drawn up
a chair.
Eyes, sir. I care for his legal inter-
ests in this city"
The questioner drew a letter from
his pocket, remarking as he passed 1t
over: THAT will explain why 1 have
called"
49," exclaimed the lawyer after
reading a dozen lines. Then, rising,
he slowly stepped to the side of his
caller and, extending his hand, said in
the usual conventional tones, ALLOW
me, my dear Mr.-Mr.-"
adams is the name. 1t is so stated
in the letter, 1 believe"
"Ah, yes-Mr Henry Adams. be-
lleve that I have heard Of you"
Every likely. 1 was employed by Mr.
Selkirk before he made Paris his home
1t was in Paris, you have doubtless
observed, that 1 purchased the prop
erty."
And may ask, my dear sir"
IF I will retain your services as le-
gal adviser? shall be glad to do So"
"Then my dear sir, we might as we'll
attend to the matter at once. The let
ter states that you are anxious to have
the transfer take place at noon on the
5th, which is this date, and as it is now
II o'clock perhaps it would be well to
visit the court house and have these
documents placed on the records"
While going the few short blocks the
attorney asked his client if he contem.
plated personal control Of the property
"Such is my intention" was the re
ply.
''That is well. No matter how faith
full subordinates may be, it is wise fol
the proprietor of large enterprise t.
keep in personal touch with those whC
carry out his orders"
II. The document having been passed t
the clerk and the customary certificate
having been received, Mr. Hudson saiC
to his client, "Will you take luncheon
with me?"
'Thank you, no. wish that yol
would accompany me to the Office ant
introduce me to the gentlemen VIII
now are in my employ"
Il see" exclaimed the lawyer. "Yo1
are anxious to get into harness, and
don't blame you. 1t must be a pleas
ing sensation to feel that one is at tn
head of a great newspaper"
AS they walked arm in arm down tn
street they were passed by severe
young men who were running, despit
the weather, spurred on by the info
nation gained in, the recorders ofic
that one Of the largest dailies in til
United States had suddenly change
hands.
Five minutes later Mr. Hudson an
Mr. Adams stepped from an elevate
and stopped in front Of an Office doc
which bore the legend Editor" an
from behind which came the sound ,
voices in eager conversation.
come in, was the reply 10 the
knock, and as the portal swung it di
closed one of the reporters who hf
passed them on the way and who WI
red Of face and perspiring profusely.
"Here is Mr.. Hudson now" Q
claimed a short, stout man, rising fro
n revolving chair and taking a step fC
ward. perhaps you can tell me VIII
has happened Chalders here has II
so fast that his breath has failed him
"To make a long story short, W
tell you that the Evening Bulletin b
been sold by Mr.. Selkirk to Mr.. Adam
and the latter is now in absolute CO
troll"
Too astonished TO speak, the edit
eank back In his chair, and the silen
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-10-03
SURPRISING
THE BULLETIN

r. HUDSON, believe
"Sir to you. That's
my name" And the
attorney SWING around
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-12
THINGS THAT LAST LONGEST.
Some Of Them Are the Frailest-Ex-
traOrdinary Life Of Vase.
Cassell's Journal.


gentleman of an inquiring turn of mind
gave some interesting facts regarding the
length of life, not of animals or human
beings. but of some OF the common objects
Of everyday life.
1T is an odd circumstance" he said
that some of the most fragile things last
the longest.
Apart from breakage 1 would not ven
ture to estimate the life of an ordinary
china vase or a glass ornament. IL might
easily last 10000 years. judging by the glass
and pottery that have come down to us
from the ancients, some OF which Is 1000
years old and as good as ever IL was
Compare this with the life of stone or
metal. / have known OF !iagstones which
have diminished in thickness by a third
in twenty years; the hardest steel will wear
out In a century or so by mere friction,
while wood In time will fall to pieces with
out any usage at all.
Some curious anomalies are occasionally
found In this direction. Thus have known
of a carpet which lasted In daily use FOR
twenty-five years. period In which many
a wooden floor has had to be replaced, while
stone steps have been worn into deep hol-
lows.
1.-The question Is, of course, mainly one
Of the amount of wear TO be withstood.
''The steel rails upon which our trains
run look hard enough to last a century.
but they have to be replaced every few
years. You would suppose, too, that an
iron horseshoe would last longer than the
leather shoe Of a human being, but In
many cases a horse will need new shoes
four or 1--WE times as often a man.
Most things get lost or broken before
one can gain an idea how long they would
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-12
Butter. Cheese and Eggs.

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Receipts, 2,735 packages
The market was firm. State dairy. f7q22c; extra
creamery, 23I2c; creamery, common to choice,
1S1zG23c Cheese--Recepts, 2736 packages. The
market was steady. New State full cream,
small colored fancy and white 12lsd12Ac; large
colored and white. 11%c. Eggs-Receipts 4,3l4
packages. The market was steady. State and
Pennsylvania average best 22d24c; western
canded. 211aG 23c; refrigerated. 19q2012c
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 11.-Butter firm and in
good demand; extra Western creamery, 23l2c;
extra nearby prints, 25c. Eggs firm and in good
demand fresh nearby, 24c, loss off; fresh West
ern. 23hc; fresh Southwestern. 22Q22lzc; fresh
Southern, 21c. Cheese firm but quiet; New
York full creams, prime small, l2Adl21zc; New
York full creams. fair to good, 1ll2al2c; New
York full creams, prime large, 1l94al2c; New
York full creams fair to good, 1Qn1zc.
BALTIMORE Oct 1i.-Butter firm and I'M
cry, 221ad23c; fancy ladle 16alSc; fancy roll, 16
@17c: good roll, l5d1ec; store packed. 15Gl7c
Eggs firm and unchanged; fresh, &c. Cheese
firm and unchanged; large, usqllAc; medium,
12012lzc; small, 12hQ12lsc.
CHICAGO, Oct. lion the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market firm; creamery,
1611G23c; dairy. 15d20c. Eggs steady at 20q202c,
loss of, cases returned. Cheese steady at 1O12q
1112c.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 11.-Butter Arm: creamery.
19q23Iac; dairy, 1SQ21c. Eggs higher at 1s1zc,
loss off,
KANSAS CITY. Oct. Eggs firm: fresh Mis-
souri, and Kansas stock, 1713c loss off, cases re-
turned
LOUISVILLE. Oct. I-Butter-Common and
medium 13Q14c; good, 15Q17c. Eggs. lie.
CINCINNATI. Oct. 1.-Butter steady. Cheese
firm; Ohio fiat, 12c. Eggs steady at 1Sc.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-12

RESUMED ITS POSITION AS LEADER
ON THE BOARD OF TRADE.
Government Crop Report Had Much
to Do i'm Affecting Prfces-Corn and
Oats Were Active Sellers.

CHICAGO, Oct. I-Wheat to-day re-
sumed it's position as leader on the Board
of Trade, and after an easier opening
closed strong, December up &c. December
corn closed a shade higher. but oats were
hq9sc lower. January provisions closed
from 71zd10c to 15c higher.
Wheat opened easier on what was con-
sidered bearish government crop report.
together with weakness in corn. Markets
in the Northwest, however, were strong.
and with good buying orders from that
source commission houses turned active
buyers and the market here became strong.
st. Louis was also reported as being on
the buying side, and shorts covered freely.
December opened 1Sc to Ac lower. at 69AQ
697sc. A few sales were made around the
opening figures, but with an active demand
the price steadily advanced to 70Ac and
closed at the top with gain of &c. Clear
ances of wheat and -four were equal to
$4,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 1885,
700 bu, as compared with LOIS, 900 bu year
ago. Minneapolis and Duluth reported re-
ceipts of S47 cars, which, with local receipts
Of Ill cars, with but one car of contract,
made total receipts for the three points OF
95S cars, against 991 cars last week and
S54 cars a years ago.
Corn was active, but the trade was Of a
more general character than recently ex-
perienced. The opening was easy on bear
ish statistics. but predictions of rains
caused a firmer feeling and there was con-
siderable buying by commission houses as
well as by shorts covering. The strength
was maintained throughout the entire ses-
sion and the close was strong. December
closed shade higher at 47zQ47Hc, after
selling between 47isc and 477sQ4S. Local re-
cepts were 213 cars. with II cars of con-
tract grade.
Oats opened weak, with general liquida-
ton influenced by the larger increase In
the crop as shown by the government re-
port, which indicated the crop would be the
largest on record. At the decline there
was good buying by commission houses,
and this, together with the demand from
shorts, soon caused q rally. The strength
In corn was also a help to prices. Consid-
ering the amount of liquidation the market
held fairly steady, with much of the early
loss regained. December closed 12G9sc lower
at 3lssa3l1ac, after ranging between 31BQ
3lasc. Local receipts were 100 cars.
provisions opened steady on higher prices
FOR hogs and light receipts at the yards.
Trading was not large and was for local
account mainly. Shorts covered freely and
with light supply prices advanced. The
upturn in corn was also a help. January
pork closed loo higher at $780, lard was
15c higher at sS.s71a. while ribs closed 71a@
10c higher at $3.50.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat,
100 cars; corn, 275 cars; oats, 155 cars; hogs,
1900 head
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-12
AMERICAN ILLITERACY.
Census Figures Are Giving a False
Impression.

Harpers Weekly.
Some of the iliteracy statistics published
by the Census Bureau have given European
readers A false impression of the efficiency
of the school systems in the United States.
The proportion of illiteracy exhibited in
some sections of our country was unex-
pectedly large, owing to the settlement Of
many uneducated adult immigrants in some
of the northern States during the preced-
ing decade, and owing to the existence of
large adult negro element in the popula-
ton of many Southern States. The true
way to estimate the value of the work that
is being done by free schools is, obvi-
ously, to ascertain the proportion of the
children Of a certain age--say from ten to
fourteen years-who able to read and
write. This course was pursued in the two
last censuses. and the highly satisfactory
figures obtained in 1900 are now made
in Nebraska and Iowa, which, from this
point of view, head the list of States, more
than e9.63 per cent. of all the children be-
tween ten and fourteen years old were
able to read and write in 1900. If We exam
inc the States a whole, together with
the Territories and the District of Column
bia. We find that, in all the political units
except thirteen, more than 80 per cent. of
the children between the years named were
able to read and write. Even In Louisiana,
which is at the bottom of the list. the per-
er than Ii was in 1890. How widespread was
the Improvement in the efficiency of our ed
vocational systems will be made clear IL
We group the states INTO classes, as is zone
in the report of the Census Bureau. 1t APP
pears, for instance. that I'm 1890 there were
eleven States, whereas in 1900 there were
only eight States. wherein the percentage of
children of the ages named who were able
to read and write fell below so per cent.
Once more. in 1890 there were only thirteen
States, whereas in 1900 there were twenty
seven States. in which the percentage of
children from ten to fourteen years old
able to read and write exceeded IS per cent.
We add that these twenty-seven States in
1900 included 62.2 per cent. of the whole
population. Especially creditable Is the i'm
provement In many of the Southern States
which have been accused of neglecting the
education Of colored children. Louisiana
we have already mentioned. In North Caro-
lima the percentage of children able to read
and write increased within the decade near
ly per cent; in South Carolina more than
per cent, and in Georgia 10h per cent
Evidently the children of negroes. as well
as the children of immigrants, are being
rapidly qualified for American citizenship.
so far as this can be effected by elementary
education.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-12
LOCAL WHOLESALE TRADE
WEEK CLOSED WITH A HEALTHY
AND voLUMINoUs BUSINESS.
All Lines Carried an Easier Tone,
with q General Tendency Toward
an Easing on I'm Prices.

In all lines Of business the trade OF the
week ended was highly satisfactory as to
fits volume In some lines There was
tendency to an easing off In prices. Espe-
cially was this true OF provisions, produce
and some lines of fruits and vegetables,
yet no very marked reductions were made.
the week closing with much the same
prices prevailing as on Saturday of the
preceding week Still. shading OF quota
tons was reported by some Of the COM
mission merchants, and provisions were re-
duced in some lines in price, but in the
aggregate good prices were obtained In
dry goods. the market was very active and
prices carried steady, firm tone. In gro
ceries, there were reductions, but
through the entire week an easy tone 10
sugars and coffees was reported, especially
OF coffees. Fish are very firm on reports
OF light catch of mackerel. The drug
gists are quite busy, some articles in the
drug line were advancing. Linseed oil de-
clined another two cents per gallon. The
iron and hardware stores are having a
busy time and on all articles except
wire and nails steady prices are reported
Wire nails declined on account of the fight
the trust Is making against the independ-
ent companies. Leather is very firm, but
unchanged in price. Hides are moving slow
and prices rule steady. as reported. The
sesd merchants are quite busy and seeds OF
all descriptions hold n firm tone. Other
lines of trade are moving along In much
the same manner as for some weeks past,
business being in most cases In excess of
October last year.