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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18

Make the soil as fine as possible.
Work it over and over Don't be dis
couraged If it resists stubDornly at first
you can conquer it If you put enough
work on it. Chop it, spade it, pound
lido anything that is calculated to
pulverize it.
1t will need some kind of a fertll-
izer, and If you cannot obtain stable
manure for it, get a few pounds of
bone meal and mix into 1t. This will
cost but a few cents, and will furnish
a good deal of plant-food. Indeed, It
is quite equal to barnyard fertilizer,
so far is nutriment is concerned, but
it does not help to tighten the soil as
that does.
Do not make the mistake of selecting
plants difficult to manage. Choose
the harder sOrts-those which have the
reputation of being able to take care
of themselves pretty we'll. Keep the
soil open about them and allow no
weeds to grow among them. If this is
done, you may have a very good sub
stitute for the garden which possibly
you have seen growing under more
favorable conditions.
Encourage the children to work in
it daily. Flowers are safe compan.
ions.-Eben E. Rexford, in Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18
Cleaning Gas Globes.

A manufacturer Il gas globes told
me that they required special treat
ment to make them look their best.
They should be scrubbed with a soft,
firm brush and soap and water. If
badly stained put into large sauce
pan, in warm soda water and soap
powder. Set near, but not on the fire,
for several hours; tnen place the pan
in a cool place. Do not try to take
out while warm. Rinse in warm
water and dry thoroughly.-Good
Housekeeping
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18

Tall, slender women can wear TO
advantage the new Partisan article OF
dress called an Empire scarf 3"
Strange to say, It is OF velvet Very
long and very broad is the Empire
scarf. For It's entire length It is bor-
dered with dark fur. The ends are
also furTed. One breadth Of velvet Is
used. There are no seams in this scarf.
and the selycdges are firm enough
without q turned hcm to receive the
fur border. \ narrow strip Of coarse
black net IS the best foundation for the
fur. Then the net is applied to the
scarf.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18

One OF the best preycntives for wrin-
kles is to learn facial repose Keep the
body so well nouylshed that the face
will share in the gel eral well-being
giving evidence to this by its plump
ness and lack Of angularlty. Then it
is important to keep the teeth in good
condition so that there will be no sag
ging in o. the cheeks when teeth are
missing. Massage for the face is like
exercise for the rest of the body, and II
used for the purpose of tonins up the
muscles it is beneficial. The general
direction Of the strokes on the face
should be upward and outward, in or
der tc lift up and strengthen the fall
ing muscles.-Ladies' Home Journal
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18

sarviceable that one does not readily
grow tired OF them. / used to make all
the chlldren's waists. frocls and my
own from colored glnghams, thinking
It was an economy IN washing / dis
covered my mistake. Greens, blues
and pinis won't stand strong. steady
sunshine and frequent washing
They grew the uglicst things imag,n-
able. Now 1 use nothing but the SER
yiceable gray-blue chambray and white
piQue or lonsdale cambrlc. The gray
blue does not fade. and white looks de.
cent till 1t goes to pieces. From these
goods ] make plenty Of waists for big
and little. There are no frills on them,
and nothing on any Of them that re-
quires starching except plain bands at
the neck and wrists Of the cambrlc
waists. Each child has a blue flannel
waist for cold days For headgear,
there are sunbonnets and plain sailor
hats for the girls, one cloth cap and a
straw hat for the boys. l provide for
each half dozen pairs Of strong black
stockings with white feet, which wear
longer than all black, two pairs OF
stout shoes. one pair of slippers and
two suits Of new underwear. l count
on spending for my own and the chill
dren's clothes each year for summer
wear about $120.-Good Housekeeping.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18
Children,s outing Garments.

have a dressmaker at the house for
q month-not an expensive woman, sim
ply a good, fast sewer, who viii put
things together as l cut and fit for
S1.25 a day. Every spring I buy about
fifty yards of denim, which get for
buying in the quantity, at ten cents a
yard. OF course it is not the heaviest
quality. I get thirty yards of dark
blue and twenty yards of the pretty
cadet blue. From the dark blue l
make three suits each for my two
small boys, knickers and loose blouses.
have a dark suit and a light one for
myself, and the same for the girls.
Then for each Of us I have a suit of
stout blue flannel By cutting from
the same goods for oil one can make
the material go much further, and the
colOrs and materials are so slightly and
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18
"The Wisdom of Calm

1.-THE wisdom of calm is the motto
of one of our most exclusive decora-
tors. He is very careful in his wall
treatments, preferring plain walls in
beautiful tones of gray, green, blue
and brown or rich red to highly ornate
figure designs. He considers a whole
wall of figured paper. seldom desirable,
except in the case of upstairs cham
bers, where dainty vine and chintz
designs make pictures themselves,
needing no others.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18
A Charming Effect.

A clever woman having a plain deep
er-toned paper on her bedroom wall be-
ertoned paper On her bedroom wall be-
low the picture moulding and q dainti-
ly Powered canopy in cretonne paper
OF trailing roses above, cut out care
fully irregular sprays, one or two great
trailing branches, bud or two and a
half-blown rose and glued them to the
wall just under the moulding as If
caught and held by it, The effect was
charming.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18

Maude-"When you refused him
hand, papa, did he get down on
kneesT Pater-"No, 1 didn't not
just where he litw-Chicago News.
Fame is a bubble
2 That's pricked while it's growing
i And comes to the fellow
Who does the most blowing.
Philadelphia RecorC
Scrimp-"You don't seem to bot
much about the future" LightaI
mo, that never worries me until 1t
comes the present."-Philadelp.I
Press.
Gertie-'My muvver says your mi
yer is a funny old thing" Tootsi
HIN! Guess my muvver said I'll
about your muyver frst!" - Bos
Transcript
Vanbibber-"Who got the ann
BOBBY prize in the Automobile .CluI
"Slowgo; he ran over O,
fourteen people during 19O1."-O|
State Journal.
EYES," said Mrs. Sliptung, 'it's tn
Aunt Ann insisted that her rema.
should be cremated and we're gOs
to have 1t done, if we can find crea
ery."-ChicagO tribune.
Have you made any progress w
your new novel| asked his fries
ooh, yes" said the hustling young
thor; "I've selected a name and pr.
agent. brooklyn Life.
"Phwin dooz tn mkt thrain lave
asked O'Hoolihan Of Lacey as they
tered the railway station togeth
Faith" replied Lacey, glancing at I
clock, tits leftw-Ohio State Journs
The jester said, 'I shall rejoice,
Although my life's in folly spent,
!; For some say foolish things by choic(
And some through natures acciden
Washington Stal
Jasper-"Mrs. Rocksby seems to ha
married happily" Jumpuppe - ''Y
but that is because she is so cley
She has made her home so club-l
that her husband never leaves 1t.
Judge.
1.-THE grounding saw his shadoN
remarked the Observant Boarder.
think he must have seen the th
mometer, too" added the Cross-Ey
Boarder.-Pittsburg Chronicle Te
graph.
Little Elsie-"Mamma says you /;
a self-made man, Uncle George.
your Uncle George-"Yes, my dea
Little Elsie-"You must have ms
yourself in the dark, didn't you?
Chicago News.
"Ahw sighed the poor widow,
other man can ever fill poor job
place. 1 loved him from the bott
of my heart" "Of course" rejoiI
the sympathetic friend, but you kn
there is always room at the top.
Chicago News.
"That boy" remarked old Gerber
dryly, after the youthful hope 3
pride had been led off to the spank
department, "has the bump of lit
ton very strongly developed; he is
ready vigorously engaged in cont'
ing the parental viii. Tit Bits.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18
NEWS ~ AoTES
k@W W ~ FOR


Wells and the smart girl arc Just
about nseparable and the very new
est way. OF wearing the veil ls certain
y original enough 10 atrac. attention
Either q veil Of black thread lace or
one Of net with n lace edge Is used
The veil not only covers the face, but
is draped in folds about the close-1t-
ting hat. At the back It Is fastened
with a buckle or two large pins, but
Instead OF ending there It continues on,
falling below the waist line In a long
stole end.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18

a nomedy 10 10 CnrcnlIn.

A remedy suggested for the curculio
Is to spray just before the trees bios
som with a pound Of paris green In
sixty gallons Of water Two weeks
later use Kerosene emulsion, giving
third spraying about June -. This
method, it Is said. VIII destroy the cur
cullo, leaf lice and other enemies Of the
plum.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18
Largest snohomIsh Fir Tree Felied.

The largest fir tree in Washingt
has been cut Gown near Arlingto
in SnOhomish County, with the int
ton Of exhibiting a twenty-fOOt secti
Of it at the st. louis Exposition ne
year. The tree was eighteen ID
through at the base and 200 feet big
st Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18
The Newe.t PhotoEraph Frame.

Dainty photograph frames are made
Of white watered silk decorated with
fine French ribbon embroidery. Some
Of the new ones are frightened with
the tiny colored spangles so much
used this season.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18
The Top Casing.

DO not have the casing at the top Of
your sash curtains too small as they
win not hang nearly so gracefully.
This should be wide enough to allow
the curtain to run very easily back
and forth on the rod.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18
To Make Soap For washing Baskets.

Shave fine two pounds Of good white
soap and put into a saucepan with two
quarts of boiling water. Keep on the
fire until the soap is misunderstanding
occasionally. Add four ounces of
borax, stir well and the soap is ready
for use Never use brown soap when
washing wooden goods.-Ladies Home
Journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-04-18

Pewter nails are the newest among
the huge nail heads so smart for stud.
ding leather furniture just now.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-16

courage, honor and intelligence.
The story of James Lyle had opened
a way not only to punish Martin Lyle
and Follett but also to right the
wrongs done other persons. 1t was
decided to make the work complete,
and the cowboys and the trapper
then and there entered into a solemn
compact to give the matter their un-
divided attention until the wrongs
were righted.
For many years the trapper had
been saving his earnings to make 4
trip to New York and attempt to
carry out the plans of James Lyle.
He had no other motive than ferret
ing out a great wrong and Furnishing
a great crime, and all of this was in
spired in him through sympathy for
the invalid under his roof. It was his
intention when his earnings were SUI
ficient to take some one into his con-
fidence whom he could leave in
charge of his invalid friend while he
was away, as it would require con-
siderable time to look after the de-
tails of the matter, even should he
be successful in getting a starting
point.
But now that he had three colleagues
in the persons of the three cow
boys, the sailing appeared more easy.
One of them, AL Beach, was especial
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-16
Home-Made Syrup,

Probably farmers will arrange for a
supply of homemade syrup. They will
plant sorghum for this purpose, also
some for feed. The annual production
of 25,0OO,O00 gallons allows but a third
of gallon for each inhabitant, which
Is sufficient for about ten days needs.
Choice homemade syrup is much ap-
preciated. 1t saves grocery bills and it
is pure goods.
A ton of sorghum should make fif-
teen to twenty gallons of syrup. There
are impurities in the syrup which
should be extracted. First, the juice
should be allowed to settle before be-
ing heated. After coming nearly to the
boiling point empty in tub and add
coarse clay and puddle with 3 Doe. Let
it settle half an hour and then carefully
pour it into the pan again. Boil and
be particular to skim it. When it is
half reduced to syrup again let it cool;
again, in the tub, add clay, mix well
and let stand over night. Next morn
ing turn off the clear juice and boil to
the finished syrup. Be particular to
keep the utensils clean of skim, gum
and all the waste, and the syrup will
be a choice article that would sell
readily. This work calls for strict at
tention and not little skill, but it will
pay in money and satisfaction.--Prac
tical Fruit Grower
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-16
Rrav,s Enemy.


"Please, Mr.. Joynes, there's. little
boy at the back gate to see you"
'At the back gate? Bring him in
Peter
"He won't come in, sir; says he's aw-
full busy, and hasn't got time"
How big is hep
about as big as my fist, SIR" said
Peter.
The good-natured gentleman went
out to the back gate. Well country
man." he said pleasantly. what can
do for you?"
The small boy-he was atyery small
boy-took off a soft, dirty hat, and held
it behind him. 1--WE come to tell you
sir, that Bray's got to be killed"
BRAY, my big Newfoundland dog
And who sent you here with that in
formation?' asked the gentleman, los.
ing all his pleasant looks.
Nobody sent me-" answered the boy
stoutly. 1--WE come by myself. Bray
has ruined my sheep free days. He's
got to be killed.
Where did you get any sheep?'
asked Mr.. Joynes.
MY sheep are Mr. Ransom's. He
gives me Is cents week for watching
EN-
did you tell Mr.. Ransom that Bray
had been running them?"
mo, sir, 1 telled you"
''Ah! that is well. l don't want to
kill Bray. Suppose give you Is cents
a week for not telling Mr.. Ransom
when Bray runs his sheep. How would
that do?''
AS soon as the little shepherd got
the idea into his head, he scornfully
rejected it. "That'ud be paying me
for a lie," he said Indignantly. 81
wouldn't tell lies for all the money in
the world
When he said this, Mr.. Joynes took
off his own hat, and reached down and
took the small dirty hand in his. ''Hur-
rah, herdsman!" said he. Il beg your
pardon for offering you a bribe. Now
I know that the keeper of Mr.. Ran
SONS sheep is not afraid of a man four
times his size, but that he is afraid of
a lie. Hurrah for you! am going
to tell Mr.. Ransom that, IL he doesn't
raise your wages, / shall offer you
twice 10 cents, and take yau into my
service. Meantime Bray SGll be shut
up while your sheep are on my side of
the hill. Will that do? Ali right then.
Good morning, countryman. English
Magazine.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-16
ROOSEVELTS ROSE.
Treasured keepsake of a Bright Eyed
Little Girl.

Treasured keepsake of a Bright Eyed
Little Girl.
Little Etadorpha Knapp, little lady
of years, living in Cincinnati; has q
pretty little keepsake that she will
treasure all her life. When President
Roosevelt was in that city during the
Fall Festival little Miss Knapp was
among the throng that surrounded the
ST. Nicholas steps, her bright eyes
spread wide in eager anticipation. TIC
her the event was more than an Incl,
dent, it was an event of vast i'm
portance. To a 5-year-old the presi
dent Of the United States is much more
than a mere Teddy Roosevelt; he is
a wonderful being, not at all like other
men, but of such materials as the he
roes of history and fiction are made.
The crowd behind her pushed and
crowded and got impatient during the
long delay, but this little miss was
too much pleased to note the pass
ing of time. She just kept her eyes
upon the door of the hotel, like a kit
ten watching it's first mouse hole, so
as to be sure not to miss the very
first sight of the president.
At last the doors swung open and
some gentlemen came out. Then little
Miss Knapp's heart bounded in he1
throat, for there came the president.
There could be no mistake about that
She had seen his picture so many times
that she knew him at once.
hI1t n6n1o
nodded splendid big American Beauty
rose, and here comes the whole point,
of the story, for as the president swung
down the stone steps with his free,
vigorous strides to get in the waiting
carriage that was to take him to Music
Hall, that beautiful rose gave an extra
hard nod, perhaps at the eager-eyed lit
tie girl who was watching it, and alas
nodded its pretty head off!
TO jump forward and secure 1t was
only the work of a moment for the
nimble-footed young lady of 5, and then
she shrank back, all at once trembling
at her boldness. But she had the rose
safe and sound!
Just as she sprang to the sheltering
skirts of her aunt the president turned
and saw what had happened and gave
the little girl smile that showed all
his teeth. Then he clambered into the
carriage and drove away.
Little Miss Etadorpha has tbat rose
yet, and she means to keep it all her
life, and when she is a gray-headed
grandma she will have pretty little
tale to tell about the faded rose leaves
that lie pressed so neatly in the family
album
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-16
CHAPTER XIV.
Surprises.


Dan Follett reached the Warm
Springs village and found the war
riors of this tribe anxious for raid
On the Piute camp, They were large
ly in the minority, and of a less war
like spirit, but had suffered much
from the depredations of the greater
tribe. When Dan told the chief that
Old Egan had a large number Of
mules and horses in camp near Ash
Butte, and that there were only about
35 men in charge of them. the leader
of the Warm Springs band was elated
and lost no time in selecting so of his
bravest men and setting out with
them on the warpath. Follett adopted
the Warm Springs head dress and, al
he also did this out of an abundance
of precaution that the Snake warriors
might not discover him and wreak
vengeance upon the Lord of The Des-
ert for the betrayal.
AS stated at the beginning OF this
story, the Snakes were the most cum
ming and most treacherous Indians Of
the desert. They were feared and
dreaded by all other tribes and were
rarely ever caught mapping on the
war trail. After recovering the ad-
ditional band of ponies for the sup
posed murder of Bertha Lyle, Old Egan
had only gone SO miles away and de-
cided to spend few weeks on the
good grazing grounds at the foot of
Ash Butte, where water and game
were also abundant.
He had played clever ruse on the
Lord of The Desert. When he first
had to abandon hope of recapturing
Bertha Lyle he was for time at a
loss what to do. But Indian sagacity
is as deep as Indian treachery and r.
Snake was never known to stop at
anything short of accomplishing an
end. The Chief knew of the es-
arrangement between the Lord of The
Desert and the trappr and rumoc
had gotten abroad among the Indians
that the Lord of The Desert had COM
mitted some crime which was the
cause of this estrangement. He con-
cluded after weighing matters care
fully, that it would be doubtful if the
trapper would permit the girl to go
to her uncle and he decided to take his
chances at least in getting the re-
ward for putting her. out of the way
before the Lord OF The Desert learned
of the escape, and then he would take
his chances on settling the matter
with the man of the Stone House,
who dared not push the matter too
far for fear of exposure. Searching
among his large number of scalps
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-16
What a Baby Bee Knows.

When one thinks that any bee that
walks out of it's cradle, pale, perhaps,
but perfect, knows at once all that is
to be known of the life and duties of a
bee, complicated as they are, and COM
prising the knowledge of an architect,
wax modeler, nurse, lady's maid,
a housekeeper, tourist agency and a
field marshal, and then compares that
vast knowledge with that possessed by
the human baby, who is looked upon
as a genius if it gurgles "goo'goo" and
tries to gouge it's mothers eyes out with
it's fingers, one realizes that the boast
ed superiority Of the human brain de-
pends largely upon human vanity
London World.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-16

torn from the heads of immigrant
women he had found one that COM
pared with the color of Bertha Lyle's
hair and rushed on to meet his engage
ment with Follett and received the
reward without question, as the read
er already knows.
While the Snakes felt reasonably
safe, yet they guarded their band of
stock with care. The animals were
ell driven to camp at night and pick
cts were kept on the watch to keep
them from wandering away or 60
keep the Lord of The Deserts cow
boys from retaking them should he
discover the fraud of the scalp. But
cautious as they had been the Warm
Springs warriors led by Follett,
dashed suddenly upon them in the
cover of the darkness of the midnight
hour and drove the entire band of an
inals away exchanging only a few
shots with the surprised guard.
Pretty easy work." remarked Fol
lett to the chief in the latter's tongue,
for the half breed knew all of the
Indian languages of the plains.
"Ugh!" replied the chief pointing
back toward Ash Butte.
"Old Egan has not been sleeping"
replied Follett, as he saw a rich
fame of fire rise from the summit of
the peak and then saw it smothered
and flash up alternately.
1t was nearly noon the following
day before the raiders stopped for
rest and to prepare a meal. They
had just passed through canyon and
had entered another plateau. A look
out was sent to the top of the rim
rocks near at hand to make observa-
tions. He had barely reached his
station when he made hurried sig
-als that put the whole camp in tur-
moil. Two bands of mounted Piute
warriors were approaching from diff
ferent directions at a rapid speed
one was coming from the southeast
and the other was coming from the
southwest and each of these bands
outnumbered the raiders.
All was hurly burly in the camp
and the meal was finished as they
moved along. every warrior taking a
piece of mule meat in his hand and
eating it as they hurried away.
The wary Egan had discovered the
route taken by the Warm Springs
warriors and had signaled his bands,
who were coming to join him accord
irgly, and they were at once put upon
the trail of the raiders and Old Egan
had already Joined the band coming
from the southeast in person.