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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
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The young Queen of Holland Is a
total abstainer.
Sarah Bernhard says that she re-
hearsed Cleopatra 500 times before II
was finally presented to an audience.
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie is a clever
photographer She was a New York
girl, and is twenty years younger than
her husband.
The Queen Of Spain likes good music,
and during her residence at San Sc
bastian, in summer, never fails to in
vite Sarasate to her palace for some
private soirees.
Princess Henry of Battenberg mas
an extraordinary affection for cana
ries, and at Osborne there is quite an
aviary full Of them. Many Of these
little birds are also kept in the apart
ments used by herself and her chill
dren.
The Frenchwoman of to-day is imi-
tating her American sister. The smart
Frenchwoman now plays golf, and in
an American costume. She interlards
her mother tongue with Americans ex-
pressions, sometimes, alas! American
slang, quite unconsciously.
Mrs. w. 1. Treat, Of Bangor, Me-,
has among her most cherished posses
sions a little strip of the flag which
draped the theatre box occupied by
President Lincoln when he was shot,
thirty-six years ago. 1t was this flag
which tripped the assassin, Booth and
broke his leg when he leaped from the
box to the stage.
Miss Alice de Rothschild is one Of
the richest women in England. She
also owns a villa at Grasse, and Lon
don house in Piccadilly. Like all hel
wealthy and world renowned family
Miss de ROthschild is both generous
and wisely discriminating in her deeds
of charity, but she rules with firm
hand, and proves an excellent woman
of business.
The first Turkish woman who ha
, visited Europe with the object of ex
posing the unhappy condition of he
countrywomen is the Princess Hairi
, Ben-Ayad, who is now in London wit
, her husband, Ali NOuri Bey, late Con
sui General of Turkey in Rotterdam
+ The princess is we'll educated and aC
complished, and expects to give
I course of lectures on social condition
q in Turkey, in which she hopes t
Y arouse sentiment against the existin
: state of affairs.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
Strange Island Found in the Gulf.

One of the most extraordinary ISL
ands of the world has been found in
the Gulf of Mexico. Like chameleon
is changes color, and as often as twice
every day. When the sand along the
beach is not covered with water the ISL
and is purple red and at high tide it
has the color of bright gold.
An explanation of this singular phe-
nomenon is to be found in the name
of the island. 1t is called Snails island
and it is the snails which are RESPONSE
BILE for the change of color. The sand
is of a golden hue and when the water
rises and spreads over the wide bay,
which is strewn with mussel shells, the
island glitters like gold. AS soon, how
ever as the water recedes the gold
changes to a purple red, which becomes
ever darker, until it is finally as dark
as the purple of a princes mantle. The
reason is because myriads of little pur-
pie snails are then spread over the
sand, searching eagerly for the foot
! which is cast up to them by the water
This strange change of color is nov
attracting much attention, and those
who have seen it say that it is one o
the most remarkable sights in the
world
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
I.rnnnraiInE noasa.

Roses may be propagated IN several
ways, but some experience Is required.
An excellent method, which has been
tested and found satisfactory, IA to
place a cutting In n bottle OF water
and suspend the bottle where It can
be warmed by the sun, keeping water
supplied as fast as It evaporates.
When roots appear the cutting may
be transferred to a small flower pot.
Some good hybrid perpetuals have
been raised on their own roots IN that
manner. Although the plan Is not al
ways successful yet It is easily tried
and costs nothing.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

those who want 20 wear short skirts
win wear them, and help incidentally
q great cause. the cause Of health.
while others VIII cling TO their trailing
draperles for many q month to come.
The boot and shoe makers are certain
to watch the course Of this fashion
with keen and feeling interest, for d.
rectly short skirts arrive pretty foot
gear will be more than ever required.
Quite certainly ought small toques
and hats 10 accompany the shortened
skirt. Should large specimens OF pie
ture headgear continue 20 please. n
dreadful repetition Of the day when
women were al head may be expected.
Yet. so deft Is fashion, and so clever,
that even were this mOnstrosity to be
introduced not few among us would
forthwith fall In love with it-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
Scotch Economy.

A Scottish noble lord, famed among
his friends for his saving, or, as he
would have put it himself his careful
propensities, went out one day shoot
ing on his broad moors, accompanied
only by his keeper, says the Sketch. At
ter an afternoons hard work he sat
down to rest, and ruefully contemplate
ing his bag, observed thoughtfully,
"And to think that each brace has
cost me, first and last, at least Is shil-
ings, Donald" Eth, eh," answered
Donald, consolingly, then it's a mair-
cy. yere Hardship missed the many we
did today, for it's a nice bit we've
saved, I'm thinking"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
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Roses in hues and shadings rivaling
nature are now encircled by foliage to
match
Leather and calf skin belts are styl-
ish. The buckle is usually of black
enamel
Belts or stocks of Oriental embroid-
cry present a pleasing color contrast
with costumes Of gray, dark blue or
black
With a dark gray raglan there is
set of furs, a long-haired muff and boa,
with a gray tint, just off the black,
and which matches excellently we'll
the coat.
For the woman who does not care
for large pearls, and who likes variety
there is the heavy rope made of many
twisted strands of small pearls. These
ropes, finished with tassels of the
pearls at the ends, are very charming.
Many Of the gowns by fashionable
dressmakers have waists that open in
the back and are perfectly straight in
front, with point. The skirt in many
instances is put on the belt, with the
back fulness confined in small box
pleats flowing away from the waist
Although the much-worn gilt spike
of last season has outlived its useful
ness, pendants are still in favor ant
earrings of an antiquated type arr
available for this purpose. After TIT
ring has been cut off the other par
may be sewn on to a velvet or sill
tab. Gold, silver or jeweled earring
may be thus utilized.
Gold stone and silver are the fash
lonable trimmings for umbrella han
dies, and seem to be taking the plac
lately held by the pearl and silver
The god stone is rich and heavy, 0
somewhat iridescent effect whe
turned to the light, and shows tint
: of gold and dark red. Jeweled effect
on gun metal are also new and hanl
some.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

Chinese origin, it was tested at the
Kew Gardens, England, before being
introduced into this country. 1t was
in England that it was given it's high
sounding name - CaryOpteris Masta-
canthus. But it has been rechristened
here under the appropriate title of
Blue Spirea, by the amateur growers
who do not always consider the long
botanical names necessary to describe
their home favorites. AS the fluffy
bloom clusters are formed like the
other perennial spireas, and are Of a
rich lavender blue "a color rare among
fowers) it's rare beauty counteracts
its unpopular origin, even during this
flood-tide of indignation against all
things Chinese.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
Pansy Culture.

The most important thing in pansy
culture is rich earth. A large Wheel-
barrow load OF we'll rotted corn
manure to every square yard Of ground
and we'll dug in is not a bit too much.
writer in the Practical Farmer made
such a preparation for her pansy bed,
and says:
81 raked it down to suit myself, then
made little drill marks with my I'M
ger, about six inches apart, across the
bed, sowed my seed and covered them
lightly; then with the edge of my hand
1 patted them down leaving them in a
little trench so that l could work the
dirt to them after they had come up.
AS the weather was getting hot
feared they would get dry after they
had sprouted and be ruined, so took
some old tow sacks and spread all over
the bed and weighted them down, then
gave the bed a thorough watering
every day till thought they were
all I'D. took off the sacks, but was
careful to keep them watered, and
worked with a sharpened old table
fork. soon found 1 had them much
too thick. I used an old butcher knife
to transplant them all about the flower
beds. 1 never did get them thinned
out enough, but just think for a mo-
ment, pansy bed nine feet long and
three feet wide a solid mass of pansy
blossoms of mixed cOlOrs, and who
knows anything about mixed cOlori
until she sees such a bed? Well, they
bloOmed until the weather became no
and dry, in midsummer, then mos
Of them died; but when the fall rain
came little plants came up all owe
the bed and were ready to bloom earl
] the next spring"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
ChnrconI For ponItrv.

Pure charcoal, or the charred wood
from the stove, when fresh is an eX-
cellent aid in arresting bowel com.
plants, and is both simple and harm
less. When the hens have not had a
variety, parched grain partly burnt af-
fOrds an agreeable change, and serves
nearly the same purpose as charcoal.
Oats, corn, wheat or even bran will be
readily eaten by hens when they have
been regularly fed on a sameness of
diet, and such food will greatly aid in
arresting diarrhoea or other bowel dis
orders. In experiments made to de-
termine the benefits of charcoal in
feeding, If any, four turkeys were con-
fined in a pen and fed on meal, boiled
potatoes and oats, and four others of
the same brood were at the same time
confined in another pen and fed daily
on the same articles, but with one
pint of finely pulverized charcoal
mixed with their food. These had
also plentiful supply of broken char.
coal in their pen. The eight were
killed, and there was a difference OF
one and one-half pounds each in favor
of those supplied with charcoal. They
were the latest and the meat was su
perior in point of tenderness and fla
vor.-Farm and Fireside.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
Frnat-Proof strnwberrIes.

The news isn't quite so good as TO
warrant the anticipation Of Christmas
strawberries, yet. nevertheless, 1t Is
sufficiently encouraging to warrant
looking forward to large crops Of
strawberries In the early spring dur
ing the next few years. Throughout
a large proportion Of the strawberry
growing localities light frosts often oc-
cur In late spring, killing a large per
centage Of the flowers and the recently
formed fruit Experiments at the sew
eral Government experiment stations
have been conducted with the view OF
learning which varieties are most re-
slstant to frost, and why they are inn
mune. The conclusions reached as
result of these experiments are that
certain varieties are much more resist
ant than others, and that these are
those In which the seeds are well en-
bedded in the PUPPY mass of the berry
or fruit. Localities in which late frosts
occur are now selecting these varie"
ties in preference to all others.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
Tho superior American Women.

After many happy weeks spent In
the States / am not In the least sur
prised that Engllshmen should marry
American women. They show their
good taste-I should do the same were
1 a man. Nor am / surprised that
american women should prefer Eng
lishmen-for the same remark applies.
There is a delightful freedom, an air
of comradeship coupled with pleasant
manners and pretty looks in the Amer
lean woman which are most attrac-
tive. Her hospitality is unbounded,
her generosity thoughtful, and she is
in every way an all-round good sort.
The American woman is an excel
lent speaker. 1t is surprising to hear
her oratory at one of her large club
luncheons, such as the Sorosis in New
York. The club woman Is young and
handsome, well dressed and pleasing
and she stands up and addresses
couple Of hundred women just as east
~ as she would begin a tete-a-tett
across a luncheon table. She is no
shy, or If she is she hides it cleverly
There is no doubt about it the Amer
: lean dame is a great personality; Blu
l either she will have to educate he
sons to her own level or descend from
the pedestal on which she now reigns
Which will it be?-Mrs. Alec-Tweedie
in the London Times.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
Making Ensilage From old Corn.

1 usually let the ear form and the
blades begin to die. One cannot al
ways have the grain glaze. Frost or
drOuth may interfere, but If nothing
prevents let it ripen beyond the roast
ing ear stage. Filling every other day
gives advantages in packing and con-
sequently silage may keep little bet
ter. With a blower cutter very nice
ensilage resulted from filling one day
without anyone in silo save to direct
the swiftly flowing torrent around the
walls of pit,
l use a corn binder and find it best
to be little ahead so corn will wilt
somewhat in bundle before handling
l have filled silos with corn that has
lain in bundle two weeks and had
satisfactory results, but with rain and
warm weather would fear mold. Some
years ago a neighbOr ran short of
ensilage corn and hauled field corn
that had been in shock for several
weeks to finish filling. From the tank
for engine we ran horse to carrier
running half in stream in elevator
sending a sprinkle all over pit, dis
agreeable enough for the men tramp
ing, but resulting in satisfactory feed
for the COWS.
When l have had a surplus of South
ern ensilage corn l have set wager
load of the bundles in a shock.
feed from silO until room was obtained
for the remainder, to which l added
nearly one barrel of water to tn
load. All of our experience with fod
der partly dried goes to show tina
when we'll wet and well-tramped
makes fair ensilage. So to the man
who decide at the last moment thi
fall to build silos, if frost kills tn
corn before you are ready to fill, d
not be scared but fill and wet dowl
-Dillwyn Stratton, in New Englan
Homestead.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
Work For Nimble Fingers.

With the advent of the first cool days
the mind of the housewife instructive
~ turns to the thought of how she
may best add to the cosiness and COM
fort Of her home for the winter months
There are many finishing touches
that one may give that will cost but
little, but add greatly to the attractive
n ess of ones surroundings and to the
beauty of a room. The old-time tidy,
drape or throw, as it has successfully
been called, has seen its best days,
and in its place the squares of silk or
linen or of Renaissance have APP
peared.
One Of the prettiest table coverers
shown for some time is made of a
square of dull green linen or denim
I Take the plain surface and hem il
around the edge with a narrow hem
Add a fringe of cream color mixed
with pink and green, selecting a fringe
that has q gimp finish at the top. Now
take q strip of cretOnne of cream col
Ored ground, with bright flowers Oh
geometrical designs. Cut the strips
three inches wide and haste them OF
the square of linen three inches abov,
the edge. Mitre the corners. Edgo
all around with a gimp matching thu
fringe and sew it firmly in place
bedroom or sitting room. Curtain
matching the cloth may be made i
the cloth is to be used in a bedroom
and a bed spread may also be used t
correspond.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

Station experiments show that the
growth of turnips late IN the season
proceeds rapidly as long as the wealth
er Is open, and point to the advantage
Of allowing turnips to remain In the
ground as long as practicable, espe-
clally If the seed was sown late. II
left too long, however, or until the
ground Is frozen, the crop will be har-
vested with more difficulty.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

To BE or Not to Be-ShOrt Skirted?
Smart women who stopped in Paris
the past summer bent on gathering to-
gether a battery of new frocks, were
startled by the news that the long
trailing skirt is doomed, and that
short-quite short-ones are to be the
fashion And yet many women are
still skeptical A round of the tailors
and dressmakers is not very satisfac-
tory. One says: "It is true. They are
to be short" Another says: eve will
wait 1t is in the hands of our Gus
stomers." One dressmaker whose dis
tinguished gowns are wonderful crea-
tions, corroborated the rumor. cit is
perfectly true that walking dresses are
no longer to be trained, but are to be
raised two inches from the ground,
and that the afternoon toilette is just
! to touch the ground and no more
Evening dresses are to remain long.
And she added that there is to be 8
ew skirt for promenade affairs, par
nlrlarly well and cunningly shaped
d that, while it Is not to be so full
the "housemaid," it will be more 81
the sheath skirt, so long popular
it will be worn three-quartel
rhich will form distinct change
sely the opposite opinion to tn,
ng was held by firm of tailor
ssmakers. Their belief is tina
or has absolutely no founda
Net. Their models, fresh iron
still fully trained; indeed
IS. are longer than ever, an
uresque three-quarter tai
off by flowing skirts. TIL
the rumor WIN probably b
the present at least - tina
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
Jeweiry Novelties.

The newest chains are very simple
the gold links small and at wide IN
tervals a few gems are introduced
The tawdry bead chains have never
been generally worn and have not a
smart appearance. Some Of the latest
charms are so beautifully and arts
tically enameled that they are quite
costly. A realistic miniature turtle
has a gemmed head, and the scent
balls In heart and globe shapes are
now beautifully Jeweled.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

There is an extraordinary young man
now travelling about the country. His
name is R. H. Mack, and he is seeming
,ly possessed of a wonderful power, by
which he defes the law of gravity in
one way, and that is in regard to his
foothold on the earth. When he doesn't
want to be lifted off his feet nobody
can move him. He weighs only 100
pounds and when he does not wish to
be lifted he places one finger on the
neck of the man who wants to lift him
and another on the wrist. The mystic
rious force then begins to work, and,
try as he will, the eXperimenter always
fails to move Mack an inch. If he
puts his hands on the head of a small
boy the Roy sticks to the earth, 20
matter how hard any one may try to
lift him. Mack has demonstrated his
power before some eminent scientists
4 including Charcot in Paris and Vir-
chow in Berlin, but they could give
no reason for the young mans strange
power.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
FARM TOPICS.
ram Flowing

Flowing in the fall may be benef-
cial or not, according TO the texture OF
the soil Light soils win lose fertility
II left bare during the winter. The
late weeds that cover the soil some
times protect against teaching, but no
weed should be allowed 10 mature.
Rye Is an excellent cover crop and
grows on nearly all soils.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

It necessary for the hen to jump down
upon the eggs. With this nest she
has but to step in upon the surface
Of the nest, when the upper box can
be let down, serving as a cover. Holes
are bored in each box to give sufficient
circulation Of air.-New England
Homestead
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

We must not be prejudiced against
the fluffy blue bloomer that was so
popular on suburban lawns last sum-
mer, simply because it came from
China. Although it was originally OF
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

An Elizabethan cup Of the year
1877, eight inches high, was sold in
London lately for $36S7, or at the rate
of 1895 an ounce.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

The shark holds the record for long.
distance swimming. A shark has been
known to cover 800 miles in three days.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
Rnrea For sItters.

An excellent nest for sitting hens
made Of two duplicate grocery boxes,
hinged as shown A deep box makes
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

In walking a mile man uses
i71-2 tons of energy. An ordinary
days work consumes 200 tons.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

The mule drivers who take their an
finals across the South American Andes
always cover the eyes Of the mules
with a poncho while they put on the
heavy loads. II they could see, they
would be unmanageable; but bllndfold-
6sl they meekly accept their burdens
and start on the journey without pro-
test
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

An English gentleman's daily read
Ing area covered no fewer than 1--WE
newspapers in the morning, together
with five In the evening. Sandwiched
between the two patches Of journals he
was In the habit Of reading some four
OF five periodicals, humorous, illus
trated and social. Moreover, he de-
voured two novels from the circulating
library per week, so that altogether
his powers OF concentration must have
been as great as they were abnormal
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

! A mare, the property of an English
farmer, has given birth to a foal with
characteristics. The hind legs are per-
feet, but on one of the forelegs is u
cloven hoof, while on the other there
is a kind of double hoof One of its
Iears resembles that of a COW. The
foal is alive and doing we'll. A re-
lmarkable turkey was Matched at East
End farm, Stonham Aspall, Suffolk,
Eng, the other day 1t had two bodies
-four wings, four legs and an abnormal
head. 1t had only a short lived exis-
tence.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10
uUAlNr AND CURIOUS

Samuel Peck, farmer. Of Rush coun-
~, Ind and hls son Edward. while
blowing in a field recently captured q
double headed snake. The reptile was
perfect In every way with the excep-
ton Of the heads, which we're Joined
fcrklike. Each had two eyes and e1.,h
was provided with a mouth.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-10

St. Andrew was taken as the patron
saint Of Scotland because his cross
(the cruz decussata-X) appeared in
the sky to Achalus, King of Scots,
and Hungus, King Of the Picts, the
night before their battle with Athel-
stane, King Of the Saxons, early in the
10th century (Achalus died 919). The
northern kings vowed to adopt the
cross as their emblem. and the saint
as their patron If they won a victory;
being victorious, they kept their vows,
and worshipped at ST. Andrews shrine.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-24

B. S. Leeds. OF Hamilton is in
town. n. s
Ladies' 90 patent leather and pat
ent kid shoes at 1915 at Williams
IRE sale f3i- sa
Gus Danziger of Cincinnati is in
the city today.
The Magazine club meets on Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Knowdle,
north ninth street.
Ladies So shoes marked down to
% 10 at Williams fire sale
The Peoples Home and Savings
association have reelected John {.
Harrington, John f. Mccarthy and
John F. Cronin trustees for three
years, and the officers for the ensu-
ing year are j. f. Davenport, presl-
dent; Benz. Starr. vice president; j..
III. Brooks, secretary; NJ. {. Price,
treasurer; ]. W. Newman, attorney.
They declared per cent dividend
for the last six months of the last
year. They have assets of $780,
l03 45, with S35 members and $l42,
900 loaned.
Men S j. & NJ. ST patent feathers
81 % and $40 at Williams fire
sale.