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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-05-02

~ USINESS was very dull with
x Schwartzbergcr the bird fan
cier. He walked up and down
& the dirty floor of his store and
paused at the door, which looked out
on the little sunlit back yard. where
some disreputable sparrows cluttered
in the soot-laden branches of a bur-
geoning tree. 1t was April, and the
wine Of spring was in the tingling
breeze. He walked between tiers Of
little cells, in which yelping poodles
and snarling terriers clawed and cursed
ut their prison bars. The stuffy air Of
the bird store was vocal with the mat
ms of thousand tiny feathered pris-
Oners, who knew that winter was gone,
and with swelling Threats pipcd the
shrill music Of their hopes
Schwartzberger stood behind his win
dow, and through the dirty glass
watched the faces of the people who
stopped to view his living wares. Men,
women and children paused to watch
the grave antics of monkey lording 1t
over a litter Of bull pups in the big
cage, Boys pressed their noses against
the pane, laughed and went away.
Girls with kind eyes pointed at canar-
ies,linnets, finches and bluebirds swing
ing in small prison cells, but one by one
the gazers went away. A hungry look
ing man, smooth Of face and pinched,
fingered longest. His clothes were new
and cheap and fitted badly, so that
Schwartzberger saw little chance of a
sale. He doled water and food to all
his prisoners, grumbled as he shortened
their allowance, and went back to the
window.
The blue-eyed, hungry looking man
was still there. The dealer stepped Out
and said:
1T ISIS someding you wish? Yes?"
How much for that canary thereY
asked the stranger. "That one will
the voice? Hear him." And the fellow
listened with q vague smile as if the
birds brave song pleased him.
ooh, dat vcAow. Yust came in AM
see him"
They went inside, and the eager
Schwartzbcrgcr lifted down the littlc
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-05-02

till he sat in the crest Of young, green
leaves, stood up, bobtailed but trans
figured, and spouted forth a fountain
Of triumphant melody. The scrawney
man who had released the little bird
stood beneath in the cool shadows with
eyes aglow, lips laughing and ears
flattered with the music Of the freed
singer.
Schwartzberger stood in the doorway
with his old brass cage dangling by
his side.
IVY did you did it," he whined, COM
ing out and staring at his odd patron;
now, dot baird will vent away. He ISIS
to fly ayay-see"
And sure enough, the linnet rose
lightly into the blue air and sailed
away toward the sun.
Wy did l did it, ell Heiny?" sneered
the fellow, tossing the empty cage into
the ash heap and laughing again. ''it
was my baird, wasn't it,?
And he walked out through the store,
whistling gaily. Schwartzberger
looked after him, examined each coin
OF the 50, found them good and NUT
tered in his beard: Dot yellow is vat
you call buggley-house. l must told
Rachel" and when the woman came
in with his lunch they marveled much
at the queer actions of the linnet buyer.
The following Saturday he came again
He was better dressed and his lip was
darkened by a growing mustache The
pinched look was gone from his face
and the hunted stare from his eyes.
He laughed in the merchants face as
he came in and there was music in his
voice as he said;
well, old Heiny, got any Hartz
warblers left?"
The dealer smiled a puzzled grimace,
ran his glance over the improved con
dition Of his customer, and answered;
Ivy sure, and also some fingers from
dot Plack Vorest"
| Schwartzberger eyed him askance as
he wandered along the counter peekins
at the birds and listening like q mother
quail to the plsint OF her scared brood
Here's a fine fellow he said a
last. How much for him, Heiny?"
Tree tollars vifty-a Swiss cock NIT
600 suclf q voicew
The buyer counted out $3.50, lounget
away to the back door and released th
bird. The merchants bright eye
bulged with surprise, as he watche,
the pleased face of his customer hall
afraid that the man was a maniac ant
might do him harm. But the odd fel
low only stood smiling aloft at the vel
low chorister in the tree till it sprea,
, its golden wings and darted to the roof
and thence away into the free sum
+ mer
b And at intervals all through the sum
mer the stranger came and bough
birds; sometimes one, sometimes two
I laughing always TO himself and radian
8 always as he watched the apotheosi
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-05-02

OF submergence under water. In one
OF the English coal fields there Is o
tcnyard seam which subdvldes into
nine seams, each having SIS own bed
Of under clay.
II Is chiefly in connection with the
chemical processes that coal has un-
dergone during rs formation that d.
yergence Of opinion exists.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-05-02
III ME NO MoRE A MENpIcAnr.

Let me NO more q mndiCaut
Without the gate
Of this world kue.y palace wait
Morning a spent,
The sentinels change and challenge 10 the
tower,
Now slant the shadows eastward hour By
hour
Open the door, o Sentinel Within
] see them sit,
The feasters, daring destiny and wit,
Casting TO win
Or lose their utmost, and men hurry by
At offices OF continent energy.
Let me not here q mendicant
Without the gate
Linger from dayspring tin the night Is late,
And there are sent
All homeless stars to wander in the sky,
And beggared midnight winds alone go by.
Arthur Cotton, in the Atlantic.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-05-02
DOGS Eat Too Much.

Gas a rule dogs are fed too much,
said q man who had some experience.
This is especially the case with those
that spend their lives in the city. They
are not allowed to run at large, and,
therefore, most of the time are either
in the house or within the cramped
limits of a city back yard. For dogs
such a life is inactive. They should
be put ON a low diet, otherwise they
will nave distemper and other diseases,
"Once, or at most twice, a day is
quite often enough to feed a city dog.
Then the quantity should be limited,
and the quality carefully determined.
Meat should be given very sparingly,
A reasonable portion of dog biscuit
once OF twice n day is ample for the
average dog. The practice that is so
general of having these pets about the
dining table and occasionally feeding
them choice bits is an actual cruelty
to the dog. AS to candy, some people
are as reckless about giving it to dogs
as to children, and that is putting
it rather strongly. In the main the
quality that should predominant in the
treatment Of dogs is common sense.
and as every one knows that is by no
means abundant in this world, which
makes the care Of the pet dog Q par
ticularly hard one. "-Washington Star.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-05-02

Italy owns the three largest
churches in the world-St. Peters,
Rome, the Duomo, Milan, and st.
Paurs, at Rome
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25
SCOTS IDEA OF A PLATFORM.

Congressman in writing about the platform for
the next Republican State Convention says:
81 have disposition forestan the judg
ment Of the State Convention upon which l the
Republicans of Kansas implicitly rely"
MY personal view Of the matter, however is that
the platform needs to contain little than recital
of the success Of the practical application of Repub
principles and policies government affairs and to
indorse the national platform of 1900.
Certainly nothing has occurred to change the views
of any Republicans the soundness of the principles
enuncated Philadelphia platform. and changes
taken place which particularly demand addition
to it.
The country understands very thoroughly what the
attitude the Republican party is all public ques-
tons and it has Endorsed that position emphacally
that nothing would necessary at this time except
reiteraton of our continued adherence to it.
GAS to the reasons why the Republican party viii win
in the coming campaign their is legion.
"They may all be summed up, however, in the one
phrase: Because it ought to win.
1T ought win because Of constructive statesman.
ship which the Of the country has
proportions never before approached and degree Of
prosperity never before enjoyed come all classes
of people
cit ought to win also because the success Of any
other party would uncertainty with regard to
legislation and general governmental policy which would
paayze the industries of the country and bring indus
trial stagnation.
National Democratic leaders themselves admit that
nobody what policy would be pursued by the Demo
cratic party if /. should succeed at this election.
why should a party be put in power when it
knowedges that it does not know what it would do with
power if it had it?"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25
pRoaAaLY RErTER RoYcorr rHEM.

The packers in their defence high price beef
that the price Of steers has gone within year. fifteen
TO twenty per cent they quoting the markets Of Chicago
New York and City. Conceding the fact is
fact where comes the explanation of the advance Of
dressed forty sixty per cent? The people
of the United States about 100000
day Now why should there not be a national fasting
80 article food is concerned forty days
let say? There good people who do not eat
any forty days every year; there would
be especial hardship beef for this period This
would dead loss to the trust of $SOOOOOOO If
The trust IS broken up by the law the people
Etute national boycott against trust beef they
very soon kill the combine
The Beef Trust magnates could brazen out against
the exposures press the Investigations set on foot
by the government and the cutlery Of the as long
as their pockets were unaffected But when the railroad
companies longer pay usual rebates and
sales Of beef were reduced oneha through falling
of consumption sudden halt was called The one argu
which the combination could has been
made It win be unfortunate if as consequence of re
6uced prices shall be failure in adopting
means Of remedy.
Some Of the labor organizations are considering the
propriety Of ordering boycott against the sellers beef
mutton in bring pressure upon the Trust
BY putting It's prices out Of reach Of many workngmen
the managers the Trust have made such action unnec
essary The enforced absenon Of those who are too poor
buy steaks and chops should however be helped
along by like part Of those who are able
to buy. be crime to unnecessarily increase the price
Of food consumers should not make themselves accesso
Fies by submitting to extortion if they help it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25
Da1fues: g aoIs
A POLITICAL rRusr NExT.
Nj. NJ. MURDocK, Editor.

J. Perpont Morgan having continued to wave his wand
Hnt every profitable material interest in sight land
sea- has been corraled trusts under his control
having informed England that he will that she
gets the money necessary successfully conclude her
South African war, people viii naturally to
wonder what Pierpont will up next AS there can
possible profit combining big schools of the
leading churches into trusts, he con-
promote political the election Of the
President the Congress and State Legislatures Ma
teria trusts such railways steamship lines steel and
meat combines the like viii be compelled TO have
some favorable laws, backed by friendly courts, if they
would not be torn to pieces by competition of the
ital OF their own creating.
AS at least one man whom it is considered would prove
an acceptable candidate for the Presidency to succeed
Roosevelt by leading trusts is Stuyvesant Fish
President Of the Illinois Central railway has been named
It pointed by FIhs hackers that because Of the
Booker T Washington incident Fish the South
as against Roosevelt Republican could the
South for anything the argument seems atenuated it
Is explained that Republican delegates Of the South is
meant then what figure do such delegates cut in the Pres
fdentiaI election? None whatever.
AS prerequisite step for the organization of such
political trust executive the judicial
end lawmaking powers of the country the political party
bosses would have first be combined in trust But
whenever the shadow Mr. J. Pierpont Morgans wand
falls athwart the ballobox there will swiftly such
combine Of Sovereign squats of this land viii wipe
from the face Of the earth the vesge Of the policy
which seeks to dominate everything and rob everybody
through destruction Of all healthy competition. The
frenzy despair arising such condition Of affairs
when once minimum Of its wrongs were understood by
It's millions Of victims probably result complete
demolition reorganization Of the government itself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25
A BLIND PREJUDICE AGAINST KANSAS.

The Agricultural Department at Washington includ-
Ing the chemistry statistical bureaus seem 10 have
1t in for Kansas The secretary put Kansas outside Of
the corn belt the chief of chemistry declared that Kansas
sugar beets were lacking in sacchane the head of the
bureau OF statistics enterans as TO Kansas
being particularly long wheat The Capital saws that
several months ago DR. H. " Wiley chief Of the bureau
Of chemistry Department Of Agriculture gave ont state
ment to the effect that sugar beets could not be success
fully raised in Kansas due the fact thar the soil cond
tons were not such induce large sugar content
F D. Co6urn secretary Of the Kansas State Board Of
Agriculture administered sharp caldown to Dr. Wiley
and proved by the results Of last years experiments in
beet raising that The former did not know what he was
talking about
Recently Secretary Coburn sent Dr. Wiley cory Of his
quarterly report containing statement Of the results Of
the sugar beet experiments Fnny Hamilton and Kear
ney counties last year Yesterday Secretary Coburn re
oeired letter from Or WHY in which the latter said.
4 particularly interested in the matter relane 10
beet under irrigation the western part az the
uote the high quality Il tAe beers as shown bv
Tier poarsauons but hope the farmers ei De able 10
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25
It's ALL IN TIE AIR.

The navigation the air wireless telegraphy are
two of the more interesting specuaons of the new cen
fury far Who knows but that the great age of dis
covery is Just commencing to dawn Although Lord Kel-
win, who is in America is far from enthusiastic over
tie possibilities of aerial navigation by man. holds op-
tmstic views TO the future Of wireless teegraphy
Ee is said to anticipate rapid practical development
of the system Of nsoceanic wireless telegraph Indeed
Lord Kelvin far declare if correctly reported
that the Garth itself not essential in the transmission Ct
the wayeshat they could be set up in the ether in the
absence Of the earth So far the earth has seemed to form
essential part Of the They have been trans
ned between different places on the earth but perhaps
they could go from planet to planet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25
wEARERs OF The GREEN.

The proclamation of nine counties of Ireland under
the Crimes act involves suspension by jury over
an of territory populated by than 1900 900
inhabitants Americans scarcely conceive of the
drastic social conditions thus established enforced
by ruthless and irresponsible authority The machinery
Of coercion operating through unbrdled police rule is
To be employed in days gone by to render submis-
siye refractory and determined population. It will fail
it failed before but it will leave marks that
cannot be eradicated skinned Such an exhi-
hilton of ministerial intolerance and despotsm among
peaceful people, almost threshold Of Edward WIS
coronation ceremonies is anything but edifying And
all for what? Merely in order needy landlords may
be enabled to get higher rates for the purchase OF the
holdings under the Land
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25
CUE TRApg IN rHE wgsrERN AEMIspHERE.

Railroad President ingalls, in his speech before the
Bankers Club in Chicago hit the nail the in his
declaration that while had excluded European ma
tons from the requirement OF territory Amer
lean continent through the assertions the Monroe Doc
trine Europeans had very effectively managed to ex-
cude from nearby West Indian and South Amer
lean markets by their broader commercial policy In
the opinion Ingalls, better mail and CARRYING fac
tiles and treaties of reciprocity the necessary in
ducements should hold all our neigh5ors-
south continental and insular Our present
policy puts in the seeming predcament of keeping
political guardianship OF sister nations while other
nations grasp their markets.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE MAN.

Frank B. Sanborn, the lecturer and writer enterains
very high estimate the ambitions of Cecil Rhodes,
who having plunged his country into disastrous
picturesquey died ostentaously buried San
says: Having this bloody mischief afoo Rhodes
has passed away and his friends paid and unpaid
prasng this andprate and indirect murderer Of tens of
thousands because he tried in his will to brbe the Yam
the Germans by way of Oxford education
join in his wicked selfish schemes for putting the whole
earth under the of AngloSaxon and Teutonc
alliance to do in other lands what his countrymen have
been doing the Transvaa and in Samar The mild
and humane gospel Of Christ has inveerate IN
believer than Rhodes unless the brought
Philippine after buying up fraudulent and
rotten claim to the unqualified submission millions
owed allegiance and in whose island affairs
right to NEEDLE than have invade Canada
and up satrapy there for Smith Otis or Taft
to exploit as military or civil governor"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

do better when their experience Increases that the
average yield per may be than doubled. In
this way the profits of the farmer viii be vastly in
creased"
As he read over the letter. Secretary COburn re
marked
Eyes. the It rains the damp becomes the
ground. The fact of the matter is that Dr. Wiley is
trying to I'll space in this letter without saying
thing He can't escape the figures regarding beet
ing in the last report of the department which utterly
disproveg his statements
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

A sect in Russia which purposes to unite all re-
gions is known The Brotherhood OF the Right Hand
It is incidentally intended left swipe at the Rus
sian government
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

-nhr wll yes - ssnec p~ssst L1 sAer-
eaE uatH sea aye completely exhaust
~ i- isl the Shopping thaf IRIS one
dear. 3 t4king tne tkt1es Back ard
Changer taefa sfa~psvs Bszs-
Nee- L}d Christian Eelerce care s11
. rhc1ri4tsn
- ~ tsst rsrgul zftsTz cured ~
q Christian scleuee- -5-tEz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

Ireland viii take part in Edwards coronation be
she has not been invited And moreover
Ireland doesn't want to be invited.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

Each OF the music publishers has n
number of regular producers" on his
STAFF. They are tried men who have writ
ten number Of fairly successful songs
and who may be trusted to turn out a
good average quality Of work. BY call
ing on them he is able TO keep his stock
on hand up with the demand for there
are changing fashions in songs. Just AS
there are in shirt waists, for instance.
l. a sudden demand springs up for coon
songs or motto songs, the publisher calls
ia his staff composers and asks each of
them To write him a couple of songs OF
the desired variety Then begins a busy
season, for the song writer is one OF the
most original and eccentric of men in his
methods of work. If coon songs are want
ed. he is likely to HE himself 10 dark
est Africa" along the state street levee,
where he can listen to the colored popula-
ton and pick UP as possible some strik-
ing or amusing phrase which VIII serve
az a catch line for his new song. Per
haps after a long and vain search Of this
kind ne may find what he wants in a
casual conversation with a friend. And
when il does come TO him he IS likely 70
act as though someone had Just left him
an unexpected fortune.
The musical composers are even more
amusing IN their moods and lenses =
good musical idea is likely TO turn Up in
the most unexpected and inharmonious
places. Il Is told of one popular Chicago
song writer that having an order 70 write
a song for Mrs. Jessie Bartlett Davis. he
racked his brain for weeks ia a vain
search for something which would serve
his purpose. Finally one evening ne went
lu 60 take a bath before dinner. 70 which
several guests had been invited AZ he
sat down in the bath tlb the blessed idea
he had been looking for flashed into his
head. With cry Of delight be sPraug
up. and. stopping for nothing but his bath
robe, rushed ouI 10 the music room and
sat down before the piano u put MS
theme into shape before u had deserted
him There his wife found him half an
hour later when she came in, bringing
with her the guests who had been iGFitea
20 dinner And be was much provoked be-
cause she broke in upon and interrupted
him with warning that he vas hardly
in the proper costume 70 receive guests.
i IS one of the axioms ~ the uusic
Publishing business that II = almost al
WAYS the unexpected which makes g. great
popular hit ard fortune for ever body
connected u-ith H. - long IS s. re-nssrs
true that the most desTisea and poverty
stricken composer is likely ~ auT time 70
turn out something which VIII g. sweep
ing through the country Sea fios1 - ruei-
1lg. 80 long WI tie publishers continue
20 receive ard a. listen n1 matter laH
Erzsdg5nEi1.. u The crerLngs of ever Torn
Dick ARD h4rrE w1o apProaciies 1lrr
plfh the determination that he EiA p
le4ri--t,h icasc Trituue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

The torch in the hand of Liberty New York harbor
has been reghted and prodgious issue is eliminated
from the next campaign.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

About the most strenuous job IN the world that Of
policeman in Paterson. New Jersey.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

The forces in Colombia have just had great battle
in which twenty-five men were killed. probably aceiden-
tally
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

The Iandsthng and the Folkethng and every other old
thing N Denmark are having quite time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

The southern yarn mills will combine. And IL can no
( spin.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

organ sefson. tsA tFef
H.a.s.ar.a esae-al E.as.oa VI e. on a-a.ozz.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

All army officers might do well to remember that
Roosevelt does not impart his reprimands confdentay
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

In the eyes Of Senator Beverdge Indiana the United
States OF America is all right, and then some
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

9Iorgans ship combine rather turns the hose on TIE
necessity Of Mark Hanna's ship subsidy scheme.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

Nothing viii in regard to the high price Of
beef Congress has decided 70 investigate IT,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-25

The American people are demanding that the water
cure" cease in the Philippines and cease abruptly.