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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-04-04

stated communication OF Winnemucca Lodge
No. IL, y Il A. M, will be held at their hall In
he 'Silves tate" block until further notice at
80 p. m. on the first saturday evening OF each
month. All Muster Masons In good standing
~ cordially invited to attend.
W. A. BROWN, W. NJ.
CHRIS WOLF Secretary
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-04-04

Wife with a determined air)-I want
to see that letter.
Husband-What letter :?
Wife-That one you just opened. 1
know by the handwriting that it is
from a woman, Inc you turned pale
when you read it. l will see it Give
it to me, sir.
Husband-Here it is. It's your mil
liners bill.-Baltimore American.
The courier., 1902-12-20
Schaf Bros. Piano.

The Schaff Bros. Co. are
using this cut for a catch
lad" all over the United
States, and call it Cupid
at Play on the Schaff Bros.
Piano" BY the way. have
you seen the new Goth Cen
tury High Grade Schaff
Bros. Piano? 1t is one of
the finest Pianos made, and
can be seen at the ware
rooms of the
The courier., 1902-12-20

an appeal for all other Soldiers Aid So
cietfes over the south to take similar ac-
ton and unite annually in observing
April 26. as Confederate Memorial day.
This appeal ment with ready response
: Throughout the south, and 1t Is of in
terest TO note that from ii resulted also
the adoption of a Decoration day in the
north. Mrs. John A. Logan, happening
to be present, in Richmond, upon one
Memorial day, was so impressed with
the beauty and sOlemnity of the observ-
ance that she suggested, and secured,
the adoption Of the idea in the north.
In September, 1894, from these Soldiers
Aid societies, was evolved the National
Society Of Daughters of the Confeder-
acy, formed by societies of Tennessee
and Georgia At the second annual con-
vention the name was changed from
National" to United" The society
has now about six hundred chapters.
The object of this association are his
torical, educational, memorial, benevo-
lent and social; to fulfil the duties of
cha.ity to the survivors of the war be-
tween the states and those dependent
upon them, to collect and preserve the
mateli ial for a truthful history Of the
war; to protect historic places Of the
Confederacy; to record the part taken
by southern women in the work Of re-
construction after the war and in pa
tient endurance of hardship and patri-
otic devotion during the struggle; to
honor the memory Of those who served
and those who fell in the service Of the
Confederate states; and to cherish the
ties Of friendship among the members
of the society,"
Perhaps the largest educational work
undertaken by the society is that pro-
jected by the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy of Georgia, who have just laid the
corner stone of a handsome brick and
marble annex to the State Normal
school at Athens, Georgia. This annex
is to be a memorial to Winnie Davis,
the Daughter Of the Confederacy," who
was born in war times at the White
House at Richmond.
These southern women are earnest, de-
voted and patriotic and the following
words. taken from one of their sketches
Of Winnie Davis gives the best idea of
their loyal standpoint today:
"The dear old flag of the stars and
bars, the flag of the Confederacy, is
furled forever. We, as Confederates, are
The courier., 1902-12-20

loyal to our country, under the existing
order of affairs. and are ever ready to
serve her in peace and In war. And we
here declare our loyalty to the Union,
and pledge that If foes should ever at
tack her from within or from without,
Confederate voices will be among the
first to be raised in protest, and Confed-
crate arms will be among the first barred
in her defense"
Z z x
Mrs. Wigwag-Is poker a game of
chance?
Wlgwag-That depends largely upon
the heople with whom you play.-Phila-
delphR Record.
Yes, you've certainly got a beautiful
church here" observed visitor to one of
the fine Sld churches in Norfolk; but
it's pity the acoustics are so bad
THAT I'm sure they baint, ma'am.-
leastways, mo longer" was the reply of
the old lady who showed the party
around, ''for I'catched and killed the last
on 'em weeks ago.I-Christian Register.
The courier., 1902-12-20
This Picture

was made from a kodak
photo of a Nebraska baby
whose parents reside at
Fairfield, Nebraska, and
own a
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

higher than what had been its first
story. Dust and ashes were piled high
against the sides of these hattened
walls. and huge rocks-some from the
vo.eano and some which had formed
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

and there between these mud banks
covered with delightful verdure are
red-tiled houses surrounded by waving
fields of sugar cane. On the topmost
point Of each ridge there now stands
a huge cross as a guard from the
fury of Mt Pelee. But even so, none
but a few of the most hardy have re-
manned in their homes outside of Fort
de France since the day of the de-
structiye eruption of Pelee-that noun
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

which encircled the column and then
intermingled with it and appeared as
black cloud and silvery masses.
Through the pitchy awning above
lightning played necessarily and below
on the side of the mountain monster
jets started upward until the whole
mountain appeared to be submerged,
smoking, burning mass. There was
a binding flash, and it appeared as if
some keen-edged knife had cut the
stalk Of the flower, and with a loud
report like the guns of the navies Of
the world simultaneously exploding,
the black cloud swept down the noun
tain upon the little city. Lightning
flashed and cracked, and the surround
ing world became as dark as the dark
est night. AS the cloud reached the
city there was another binding flash
and loud report, and from north to
south st. Pierre burst into flames.
The only fire from the volcano was
that of lightning. Flames do not come
from the crater.
Only a short distance from where
the quays of st. Pierre were formerly
situated stands the ruins of the beau
tiful cathedral Only a small section
of the front and rear walls are now
standing, and between them are huge
stones-the wreckage of the towers,
the immense bell and the broken and
desolated altar. The flow of mud has
buried nearly everything. Here, in
this wreckage, were found many bod
les, and it is very probable that at the
time Of the eruption the church was
filed with people praying to the Al
mighty for deliveranee from the vol
cano. These people, be it known, had
been given not less than twelve days
warning of the subsequent catastrophe.
The first eruption, on May 8th, left
standing a large part of the cathedral
but the second eruption, on May goth,
left It in the condition shown by the
photograph Formerly, standing upon
the apex of the roof between the tow
ers Of the cathedral, there was q large
metal figure of the Christ. When the
hot blast burned itself across the city
the Christ fell. and is now buried many
feet below the debris.
The principal street Of ST. Pierre wal
called Rue Victor Hugo. 1t is nov
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

very difficult 90 determine Just where
This street ram What had once been
shops. banks and opera house aud "a
city hall was now but gray waste. on
which dust and ashes had drlfted Do
large piles covering heaps of stones
that had formerly been reared I'M mag
nlhcent cdlnces The ruins OF The
Hotel de Vnle. the City Hall OF ST.
Pierre. are shown On the photograph.
This building stood In a great square,
where once had also been fountains,
gardens and statues.
In what was known as the central
section of the city there Is perhaps
slightly less devastation than any
where else But even there 10 is next
to impossible to distinguish one house
from another In one of the ruins,
however, / found little crevice filled
with clay pipes, not one OF which had
been broken In all of this ruin Walls
had tumbled and toppled around them,
and the blasts of superheated gases
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

had lived Clodius and down this street
had fed Glaucus, bearing in his arms
the beautiful form of his beloved lone.
But from st. Pierre no human soul es-
capped, and the novelist of the future,
who attempts to narrate and describe
the horrors which befell st. Pierre on
that fateful morning of May 8th, must,
if he be truthful, bring a .&r different
ending to his book than Lord Lytton
gives to his famous work. The silent
evidences given by the dead bodies
scattered throughout the ruined city
show cOnclusively that some of the
people, at least, saw the whirlwind of
black cloud, flashing lightning, burn
ing gases and boiling mud coming
toward st. Pierre from the burning hole
on the summit of Pelee, but not one
escaped.-New York Independent.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08
R0lNs Or RE HoTEL pE VILE,

had killed and destroyed all life for
miles around, and yet these little
fragile pipes had remained intact In
another place we found nest Of china
ware, with only a few pieces cracked
by the Intense heat. Here, also, inn
mense rocks had fallen, but in such a
way as to protect the ware.
Walking over and along where once
was the Rue Victor Hugo down into
Anse one is most forcibly reminded of
Lord Lytton's last days of Pompeii
There. where those smoldering ruins
are now seen once stood the palatial
residence of Diomed. A little beyond
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

clouds Of now white and now black
smoke and yapor. 1t seems as if some
giant hand, controlled by a supernat-
ural power, has, with one scoop, dug
out near the mountains base an inn
mense hole with an opening only to-
ward the sea and Mt Pelee. In this
hole there once thrived one of the most
prosperous cities in all the West In
dies-it was the site of st. Pierre.
Now it is hard, from the distance of
mile, for one to discern that there re-
mains anything which bears re-
semblAnce to the works OF man. A lit
tie nearer in the land seemed simply
rOughened, and it was not until we
had come very near to the shore that
it was possible to distinguish between
the place where the city had once
been and the works Of nature in the
rear toward the mountain.
But let us enter the town. 1t hardly
seems possible to tell in which direc-
ton and where the streets had former
ly run. Houses were toppled in and
scattered themselves to such an extent
that it appeared as if the same giant
hand which had once formed the site
for st. Pierre had now swept itself
over the entire city, knocking down
buildings with the ease that ten pins
fall when struck by the rolling ball.
There must have been a wind with the
fury Of a terrible cyclone, for iron
bars as large as a mans wrist were
bent and twisted and huge trees have
been literally torn from the earth and
cast in every direction. Where there
were no ruins to be seen it was due
to the fact that they had been buried
far below the rivers of mud, which
had flowed down Pelee's side through
this natural gateway into the city. But
most surprising of all, there was NO
lava.
Looking to the north, to the east
and to the south there was one con
tinued stretch Of desolate ruin AT
no place in the city was there to be
seen a house with a roof, and, indeed
there was not one house with walls
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

five minutes ST. Pierre was changed
from a place of life, joy and happiness
to this desOlaton? From an eye-wit-
ness-a priest-who lived about five
kilometers inland from st. Pierre and
partly around the mountain just out
side of the blast of Pelee's breath. we
obtained what is probably the best
description of the destruction Of the
city that has yet been given.
At about half past in the morning
of May Sth a dense black mass Of
smoke rising rapidly rolling, twirling
and twisting upward to a prodigious
height was seen coming from Pelees
crater. Suddenly the upper portion di-
lated like a huge sunfower on its stalk
and the lower part became wrapped
in n snOw-white wreath of vapor
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

ton southwark Of the zone Of influence
Of Mt Pelee. First Is Case Navme.
and then, a little further up, is Case
Pilote.
Only little further along the coast
and ST. Pierre is before ms. Now the
mountain In all III terrifying glory is
clearly visible, only a short distance
ahead. FOR over 1000 feet il rises
from the sea and throws forth for
many thousand feet higher massive
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

Japan and the Japanese are progress
sive, but hand labor is so cheap that
progress in some directions will be nee
essarily slow. There are now hundreds
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08
BY WILLIAM MASON.

II 7 HEN we laaded at Fort dc
NM France, just two weeks ar
wv ter the fearful catastrophe
which In one blow laid low
the most prosperous city not only OF
Martinique, but In an the Lesser An
TILES, Il was difficult to realize that
only sixteen miles away lay the worlds
greatest picture Of ruin and death.
Between Fort dc France and The
spot where once was st. Pierre the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

land comes down to the sea in alter
mating scallops and tiny valleys. Hid
ing from the people of Fort de France
the monster head of Mt. Pelee, the
two-headed Carbet rears its giant form
over 1000 feet above the level of the
ocean. In some ages of the past the
mud flowing down Carbets peaks
formed the scallops which now end
abruptly with the ocean Dotted here
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

parts OF buildings had been thrown
here. there and everywhere And I'm
and among this monotony Of wreck
and ruin were the deeomposlng bodies
Of the former people OF ST. Pierre
How did this city meet Us doom?
How was 1t possible that Ia less than
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

of water, steam and electric power es.
adjustments in Japan, but the hand
mill is still exclusively used all over
the agricultural districts of the Mi
kad6's Empire. The cut shown here.
with, executed in Japanese style
shows the process.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08
Like American shoes.

The sale of fine shoes of American
manufacture in Canada has trebled In
Eve years. 1t is estimated that it VIII
this year amount to 100000.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

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brooklyn, New York.
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08
WHERE DOCTORS
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JudsOn Writes

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caused the pain with consider
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

tain which was once the pride of the
citizens of Martinique.
Two little towns are situated Oh the
shore between Fort de France and the
line Of death which marks the terminal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
ChickasaW Tribe 51.

Imp Order of Red Men will give a grand barbecue and outing at Bloemfon- tain Park, Thursday. Aug Ii. Grand street parade to 10:3O. First-class bar hecue will he served from 12 to D. m. Vaudeville performances afternoon and evening. Dancing and various amuse- ments, including a grand fireworks dis play at D. m. One of the most inter- esting and exciting features of the day will he the Indian and Cowboy massacre and the capture of the Deadwood Coach which will he an exact representation of Indian life in the West. The manage ment has spared no expense in getting m this feature, and it will fully equal Capt. Cody's exhibition as presented here some time ago
 This has been placed in the hands of one of the most prominent and experi- erced Red Men in the city, on" who is fully capable of managing the entire per for1na nee. and all those who see it will be amply repaid.
 Watch for the Indians and Cowboys Brassband and Wild West Parade. Tick cts to the barbecue soc, sold by practi- cally every Red Man in the city or by the committee.
 r. c. schwend, M. s. Blank II. H Cheatham. -au''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
BRANDON IN WETUMPKA.
Splendid Speech Which Made Votes
 far Jelks

Wetumpka, Aug. 9.-(Special.)- w. w. Brandon addressed crowd oi nearly 300 voters of Fillmore County today at noon. Colonel Brandon spoke for near lv two hours and he was enthusiastically applauded at every stage of his speech
 He pitched his speech on the new Con- stitution. and the splendid business ad- ministration of Governor Jelks. Iarge mart of his remarks was devoted to the constitution, he impressing the fact thal If was the issue in this campaign. Un- der his eloquence, his large audience grew enthusiastic, and the speaker was wildly applauded.
 At the close of his address, CoIonel Brandon asked all those who favored the election of Governor Jelks to come for ward and give him their hands in old fashioned camp-meetng style. Although there were some thirty-tive or forty sup Dosed Johnston men in the audience every man with q single exceptioh' grasp ed the hand of the speaker.
 The sreech of Colonel Brandon was vote winnaF fxpra start to finish
 The Jelks Campdign Committee ol hl' more County has sent a request l.. the State Campaign Committee that Colohe Brandon be permitted to deliver thiee more speeches in Fillmore County aitei next Monday. Colonel Brandon went t' Tallassee, where lie spoke at CLOCK to- niPt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
They Are All for Telks.

IT c Keehle. who travels out of Selma, returned from a ten days trip yesterday. MT. Feeble is a great Jelks man, and he made it his business to inquire into the political situation in each county he visited. Said he:
 "I am just back from tour or hVe counties contiguous to Selma, and to save my life 1 cannot see where John- ston expects to get any votes. made it my especial business to inquire at every place that I visited as to the fight be- tween Jelks and Johnston. and l pledge you my word that I have only found five or six Johnston men since l left home. Down at Jackson. in Clarke County, there is only one Johnston man that heard of and the JrlkS leElons are making life so miserable for him that ne IS Threatening to leave town until after the nrimaries. The citizens of ThomasVllle almost take it as a personal affront to even suggest that Johnston will get any votes there. While 1 was at the hotei there the subject of politics came up' and I just remarked that l was poor man but I would bet $500 that Governor Jelks succeeds himself as Governor. There were three or four strangers sitting around and one of them remarked that they were all from Georgia, but from what they had been able to learn in their travels through the different sections or the State. that Jelks was a sure winner ran across one fellow in watermelon patch, who gave me nice melon ana when I asked the question as to how he was going to vote. said he had not made ,lp his mind. I made 1t my business to give him a thirty minutes talk, and when [ left he said his mind was made uF and that he would vote for Governor ,Jelks To save my life, cannot set where the Johnston men expect to seI any following on waich to base thelr hop' of success. for everywhere I have beer tba talk was all one way and that wal that Jelks had a walkoVer'
 From other sources, your correspond ent has heard that Clarke County wal safe in the Jelks column.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10

the former Governor does not want the Offfce of Governor. The conclusion is that he wants some other ofioe, namely, the Untsd States sena.orshlP shs amending the new eoast3tution. The conclusion Is that the former Governor wants 1t amend4dp so as to mitigate CT destroy what the new constitution has accomplished in the direction of suffrage reform. From both prenaases. taleap 1o- gether, the Senator dsasoss, that the former Governor Is seeking to build up a party based upon oppositfon to the new constitution and thereby to s1n the Senatorship, looking to frfsndiy Senate to seat him as representative af th6 ele- ment that has opposed the adoption Of consttto<ional reform. ... E.
 This Is a most severe arraisnmsnA of a Democfat by a Democrat. but 1t r1szst be admitted that the former Governor has invited iA by @ course that cannot well be explained upon any othsr hyuoehs4 sis than that laid down by Senator Nor gan. Neither can the former Governor complain that he Is axraA8ned in such manner, for. as the Senator shows, he fought his party on this very issue of the suffrage and practically appealed to the Popuaists Aga4nst the partv's dictum.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
Three White Persons Died and Five
 Babies Born.

Three White Persons Died and Five
 Babies Born.
 The death of three white persons and fourteen negroes were reported to the Montgomery Sanitary Department during the past week. The birth of five white babies and three negro babies were re- ported.
 The following deaths were reported during the week:
 August 3, Katie Lee Peacock, aged years, tetanus body shipped to Garland. August 3, infant of Charles Griffith. August 5, infant of J. R. Crolley.
 Negroes.
 August 9, infant of A. L. Potts. aged days tetanus.
 August 3, James Jackson, aged 16 years, crushed under falling wall.
 William Linns aged 19 years, gun shot wound '
 August 3, Frank Allen, aged 2s years, ruptured appendix.
 August 3, John Lawson, age H years bilious fever; inferred in Westcott ceme- tery
 August 4, Carrie Stokes, age 60 years, tuberculosis; inferred in Old Elam ceme- tery.
 August B. Annie Miles, 2s years. Bright's disease AuEASJ b,AIuSlld ' dlLr a6O oV J JSoiSb OAN age.fe,eei ~ August G. child of James Coles. age year rnalarial fever; body inferred in | Conley's cemetery
 August T. William Dowery, age S5 years | old age.
 August ', Liler McReynolds, age 2: years. typhoid fever
 August ', Gilbert Harris, aged 6s years old age. ,, August 8, Rlttenhouse Jones, aged z; years dysentery
 August 8. infant of Amanda Guston, age 4 days, cause unknown. Record of Births. The following births were recorded dur ing the past week: | To Mir and Mrs. John McRae, boy. To Mr and Mrs. c. Brassell, boy. To MT. and Mrs. A. B. Curbow, girl | To MT. and Mrs. John A. Sellers, 8 girl.
 Negroes.
 TO Henry and Mattie King, girl.
 To George and Susie Bradford, boy. To Annie Davis, boy.
 No contagious diseases were reported from the city proper. One case of scar let fever reported from Beat 2o' police jurisdiction.