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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-06

own well-knOwn yoice2 Was ii a dream
IAN illusion? / am sure It was neither
II ever I may believe the evidence Of
my senses. then I must-f do believe
that Il was Frank himself, drawn back
from that misty borderland' by a love
stronger than death itself. and this be-
lief has been a great and comforting
assurance TO me-
They sat silent. Dicks face grave
his look distracted from outward
things.
The birds were flying westward to
the woods whore their nesting places
we're All the air was fun of a golden
glory. Across the swelling water a
shimmering path led away to the red
heart of the sinking sun. A fresh breeze
out of the northeast sent the long
waves running to the shore to break In
curling foam-fringes on the pebbly
beach.
Out of the shadowy depths along the
horizon line grew a white sail, return
/ ing.
"see!' she said, pointing to 1t. Their
she held out her hand to him, smiling
gently thank you. The Criterion
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-06

When the big 16-inch gun was towed
to Sandy Hook the great floating der
rick Monarch and the lighter Captain
Tom carried the weight, while the pow
erful wrecling steamer /. J. Merritt
did the pulling.
At the government dock the Merritt
dropped behind the other vessels and
pushed them in against the pier, at the
end of which an insignificant little Yile
driver was tied up. The huge 1blon-
arch swung close to the pile driver and
a man aboard the latter, fearing the
pile driver was in danger of being
crushed, and with no idea of the eter-
nal fitness of things, reached out and
tried to push derrick, float, gil End
steamer all away. at the same ii Re. 1t
was like a fly trying to kick Gown a
mountain.
Out of the pilot house of the Mer-
rift the captain stuck his head, and
in a voice so tremendous that it shat
tered the atmosphere, roared. at the
man on the pile driver:
Don't bother Well make line
fast to keep the derrick there. RlYu
can't hold it!".-New York ManAa nC
Express.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-06

Darwin Caused IT Am the #NHAeN ~
over'eeaiaa.
Have you ever heard q g pIaaa
haa Indigestion? Darwin the laHaa
English naturalist, discovered taat
the dew plant or euudeN, Is very hue
man. indeed, and not onlg human but
bloodthlrsty. If some one were 10
ton YOU that an animal ate a plant
You would think nothing OF II, for It Is
the natural order Of life tGat the high
ar forms should make use Of the low
er ones TO help them exist, as do we
human beings who feed upon animals.
But II some one were to tell you that
plant eats the animal you would
probably say: Pooh don't believe
/ IT."
Tie sundew. towering plant
growing from four to ten inches high'
which is found practically all over
/ the United States, will prove to You
that II is a cannlbai il You watch IS
carefully.
TO find the plant, which flowers IN
July and August, search among the
boys in sandy and sunny marshes,
for an omen rosette of round or broad
leaves. clothed with reddish, bristly
hairs. tipped with purple glands; the
Young leaves will be cured like baby
fern leaves; the flowers are small
and white. growing similarly to the
lily-of-the-valley, and usually have hYe
petals. Probably only one little bios
som will be open to the sunshine, its
leaves shining with something that
resembles dew. These shining jewels
attract some little gnat or fly, who
finds them not water, but as sticky as
glue. They bind his feet fast, and
the pretty reddish hairs reach inward
and hold him in a close embrace. IS
the insect struggles the hairs cling
the more tightly, and more OF the
sticky fluid pours upon him, over hls
body. through which he breathes
suffocating him. Slowly the leai
/ rolls inward, making a temporary
stomach. Then the leaf begins IT.
operation; the plant is moistenet
with a fresh fluid, and proceeds TO u
? gest its food 1t has been found tina
the sundew secretes a digestive iiuit
9 very similar to the gastric juice il
+ the stomach of an animal.
t Professor Darwin fed these leaye
q with a variety of articles. and fouR
9 that they digested pollen, seeds an
e grass. They refused, however, to TT
T 70 eat chalk or wood. He also poii
n 2ned them with acids, and gave ther
J fatal attacks of Indigestion caused b
u overfeeding on bits of raw meat
o New York Tribune.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-06

DEVILS Lake in North Dakota, the
largest body of water in the state, coys~
ers about $50 square miles. 1t is a
glacial lake, and once had an outletN0
he south into the Cheyenne river,
through a channel which is now we'll
marked and empty Observations for
The last nineteen years show an almost
uninterrupted sinking of the water
level Groves of trees, which once
stood at the beach, are now separated
from it by broad strips of land, nd
the shallow parts Of the lake Ro9aby
the long arms and bays, have been A'eft
quite dry.
Another change is in the water from
fresh to salt. This has taken place
within the memory of man and is in
some particulars producing serious re-
suits. Fish were found in great abup7
dance up to about 1885, but now pr e.
tically none are caught.
The United States geological survey
has established a benchmark near the
lake, and, under the charge Of Profess
sor G. M. Hale, of the state agricul-
tural college, will make careful rec
crds and a general study of the fluctua-
tons of the waters.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-06
Horton,a Knockers.

The Horton (Kan.) Herald reads this
lesson to some of it's Fellow citizens:
"There is nothing that hurts business
so quickly as the prominent presence
in the world of tight-faced, claw
listed, hawkcat-footed, hog-hearted,
penny-squeezing, man-hating, cross
between a gluepot and a vinegar jug,
who never spends a dollar till he sees
a dollar and ninety-eight cents in
sight"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-06
AMAZING VITALITY OF SEEDS.

Considerable Variations Exist in the Re-
tention OF terminal Powers.
The duration of dormant vitality in
seeds is a still vexed question. Some
botanists Of no mean repute support
the view that seeds exposed to the air
after having been long deeply buried.
in the earth resuscitate and terminate
as usual others, while admitting that
healthy seeds retain for a limited time
in favorable circumstances these pow
ers Of reviyifcation are disposed 10
doubt the possession Of this capacity
for any heightened period and to treat
many of the reported cases as found
ed on imperfect and inconclusiye OBJ
seryation.
M. Jules Poisson in the Comics Rem
dus de academic Franchise points out
that considerable variations exist in
the retention Of their germinal power
in the seeds of different plants, some
seen losing it, others retaining 1t Tor
a long time. M. Poisson himself adj
duces the following cases: In the
park eff the castle of Combreux, in the
department of Seine-et-Marne, he OBJ
served that on each occasion that
part of the forest was cut down
quantity of a leguminous annual, the
Lathyrus nissolia, grew up. The
plants reappeared by sef-sowing for
several years, but as the trees again
reared themselves the legume disap-
peared and this occurred on several
occasions in different parts of the
wood. Again, many years ago, when
some of the buildings of old Paris
were being destroyed to make room
for the present mansions, M. Boisduval
took home with him some Of the earth
AID spread it over that contained III
his own garden and in the course of a
month obtained two fine sheafs OF
Juncus bufonius which grows in moist
places such as in early times Lutetia
was built upon.
Another observer, Prof Sirodot
states that the Coleanthus subtilis, 9
/, small graminaceous plant appeared II
an unusually dry year on the site o.
a pond at Paimpont which had MOI
been desiccated to the same extent fol-
so or 40 years. The same occurred
with tho Eleocharis ovata. In pont
at Armanyillers the Carex cyperolde'
: grew abundantly on the soil CT a pon(
!, which the owner chose to drain ant
to put under cultivation The prop
= erty passing into other hands the pom
= reformed and this species of cypru
!. disappeared This change recurre
- several times at intervals of 30 or A
years and on each occasion the sedg
= reappeared and disappeared. In tn
!. environs of Abbeville some land
- which had belonged to the same lant
- lords for two centuries were draine
= by making bitches. On the soil throw
=, up a multitude of young alders immed
:, ateIy sprouted though these plant
= were previously unknown in the di
" trict.
~ M. Poisson remarks that plants I'll
1e seeds of which require moisture al
n capable of preserving the vitality
q their seeds providing they are mai
III tanned in a moist condition. Other
on the contrary, are killed by moistu
tx and require to be kept dry, and Il
ID difference does not seem to depend {
the arrangement of the constituents
in the seed.-The Lancet.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-06
Arm rs1nsnt Of Bic Guns.

The mountings for ship guns and
guns in coast Notifications are so de-
signed and constructed as to throw in
to the power Of one man, in so far as
possible, the whole control of direct
ing the gun at the desired target and
firing it when ready, says the Engi-
neering Magazine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-06

Official inquiries show that 5000 med
ais, SIS engrayings and 1T designs and
paintings have been stolen from the
museum at Bassano, near Veniee
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-06

"They say some blind people can
actually distinguish colors by the sense
of touch
THAT'S nothing; there are mes
when feel blue myself - s ton
Commercial Bulletin.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-06

Candy-makers say that the most pro
fitable part Of their trade is in fancy
candies. put up in ornamental boxes,
the box frequently cutting more figure
in the purchase than the goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-27
RAILROAD STOCK OWNERS.
S. T. Thompson Brings Out Some In
 teresting Facts and Figures.

Chicago, October 26.-S. T. Thompson head of one of the bureaus of the general managers association, recently addressed letter to the railroads askings the ques- ton: s-w
 Are there a million owners of railway securities in the United States?"
 Thirty-nine of the leading railway conn panies of the country responded, said Mr. Thompson today. They represent 1O7. $40 miles out of the 2o2,4n of single track mileage in the United States.
 They gave the total number of stock holders on their books as 191, 3s7. This is pretty nearly two stockholders to very mile of railway. Applying two to one as the ratio, 1t would give 100000 stockhold- CTS in round numbers for the 10000 miles of railway in the United States owning se, ,o24, POI, 295 of capital stock. as reported June 90. 1902.
 Assuming that the s6, 109.9s1. .669 funded debt Is as widely distributed ratio among the bondholders. the railway ownership would appear to be held in something like 300,000 hands. In one way or another the people of the United States own the rail- ways of the United tSates, and some thing like 900 persons through wages. interest and dividends. divide two-thrds of their gross earnings of $1,726. 3S0. 267 Q901-02) among them, and the other third goes for fuel, taxes. supplies and equip- ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-27

Butte Miners union to be willing now to pay as high as $5o,OOO for the Boston and Montana stock. and $100 per share for the Parrott.
 "I am authorized by MT. McGinnis and MT. Lamm to state that they do not wish to make any money out of the sale of these stocks, but on the contrary are will ing to make sacrifice if sale thereof will result to the benefit of the miners, laborers and business people of Silver Bow county and the state of Montana, and I am authorized by them to make the following offer, to-wit:
 That John McGinnis will sell the 100 shares of stock in the Boston and Mon tana company for $2OO per share or $20OO0 with interest thereon from the date of purchase at the rate of 8 per cent per annum and McGinnis and Lamm will sell their shares of stock in the Parrott company for $35 per share with interest on the amount at the rate of per cent per annum from the date of the pur- chase of said stock; provided the judg ments and orders now entered in the case of Forester H. McGinnis against tho Boston and Montana company and the costs of the various actions with refer ence to this stock and their rights as stockholders shall be forever settled"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-27
ALLEGATIONS MADE
 BY RECEIVER THOS. c. BUSH
DOCTOR IS INNOCULATED
 WHILE ATTENDING CHILD

Des Moines, October 26.-Dr. L. D. Rood, one of the most prominent physi- clans, accidentally inoculated himself with anti-tetanic serum while attending a child who was dying of lockjaw, and to- day his friends were startled by his an- nouncement that he expects to be dead In one week
 T am. feverishly awaiting the approach of next Saturday when I shall know whether I shall live or die." said Dr.. Rood.
 pr Rood had given the last drop of ser um that remained in Des Moines to the child. It was necessary to send to Detroit before he succeeded in getting a small amount of the anti-tetanlc serum for him self
 Drs. Schooler and Smith were consulted by Dr. Rood. Dr. Smith said: If the inoculation has taken place 1t will be known in two or three days and if so Dr. Rood must die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-27
HOLY SEE TO PARTICIPATE.
Vatican Will Send Bishop of the
 Church as Representative.

Rome, October 26.-The plans for the participation of the Holy See in the St. Louis exposition are about to be definitely concluded The negotiations to this end are being continued by w. F. Curtis of Washington. and have resulted in an un- derstanding with the vatican to send a bishop of the church to represent 1t at the St. Louis fair.
 MT. Curtis will soon have a private audience with the pope and will then re- ceive an official communication. setting forth the holy see decision to participate in the exposition. There is a possibility further conferences with MT. Curtis will result in the enlargement of the vaticans exhibit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-27
FORT RILEY HELD
 BY U. s. SOLDIERS
BROWN ARMY MAKES HEAVY AT TACK ON FORT, BUT WiTHERING FIRE HELD THEM BACK UNTIL UMPIRE CALLED GAME.

Fort Riley Kan, October 26.-Fort Riley still belongs to the government. The ene- my made a desperate effort to capture 1t this morning and failed. They did not ex- actly fail either. for the fight was hot when the umpires stopped 1t, but they had not secured it at the time the halt was called and consequently its possession re- mains where it was before the fight. Tho enemy which sought to capture the post, was General C. c. Carr with nine regi- ments of infantry, two full regiments, and one additional squadron of cavalry.
 The force that withstood him under the command of Colonel Stover of the Fourth cavalry, was the first battalion of engi- neers under Major each, the Sixth infan- try, commanded for the day by Lieuten- ant Colonel Loughborgh, a battalion of the Twelfth infantry two batteries of ar tillery and one squadron of cavalry.
 Over-anxious privates in the trenches fired on a accommodating party of cavalry, thus disclosing the position.
 In short time the Brown infantry in long lines, poured over the hill a mile and half distant and advanced straight upon the trenches of the enemy. Every advantage of the ground was taken by the attacking force. but there were thou sands of them all coming down long slope toward a ravine. beyond which was entrenched infantry with a battery and one machine gun, and 1t seemed as though any man who could hit the hill could not miss a Brown soldier.
 The Texas infantry on General Carrs left made a beautiful mark as they passed in a flank march 500 yards away. Tie time for the defenders had come and in an instant the entire line was blazing at the Texas infantry
 The volume of the fire was so great that the umpires decided that the Texas regiment was for the most part "out of action before it reached position from which it could open fire" Other troops came down but the steady infantry fire and the unceasing pop of the machine gun punctuated by the report of the three inch guns continued, and In a short time the left of General Carrs attack was in bad way. and the umpires decided that it could never have succeeded.
 On the right General Carr was still very much in the battle when Colonel Wagner put period to the fighting
 Private Falvey of San Antonio. of the Texas contingent, is critically i'll with pneumonia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-27
MISSING HUSBAND
 MAY BE SUICIDE
POLICE OF MEMPHIS RECEIVE A MESSAGE FROM A WOMAN AT AsHEvILLE WHO IS WORRIED ABOUT STRANGE LETTER.

Memphis, October 26.-The police to- night received a telegram from Asheville. N. C., stating that letters received there from 0. D. Guire of Memphis had caused uneasiness to his family, and asked that an investigation be made. The police found that Guire had resigned his position as yardmaster of the Illinois Central rail- road on Friday last. It was stated at his boarding house that he had not been seen since that date, and that he was despon- dent at the time, and talked of drowning himself A letter 1t is claimed was left by Guire for the police but it has not been delivered
 Asheville, N. C.. October 26.-O. D. Guire, who is thought to have committed suicide at Memphis. was formerly an em- ploye of the Southern railway here. He confessed last August to having padded pay rolls here to the extent of $1200. Prom ising to reimburse the company, Guire was released on bond. It was reported here yesterday that Mrs. Guire, who re- sides in Asheville, had received a letter from her husband in which he threatened to take his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-27
BISHOP eLENNoN SUCCEEDS.
Is to Be Appointed in the Place of Archbishop kan of St. Louis.

Rome, October 26.-Upon receiving news of the death of Archbishop Kain of St. Louis the congregation of the propaganda arranged for the appoint ment of the archbishopric of Bishop John J. Glennon, who, being already coadjutor, does not have to go through the formal process required for the ap- pointment of titulars to vacant sees.
 Cardinal Gotti, prefect of the pro- paganda, has issued notice that the first meeting of the congregation of the propaganda will take place the first part of November. This first meeting is simply for the purpose of .commem- orating the cardinals who died during the year. The real work of the con gregation will only be resumed at the end of November, or the first part of December. The principal American question to be decided by the congre- gation is the appointment of an arch bishop for Milwaukee, a bishop for Columbus, and the division of the dio- ceses of Hartford and DubuC;1e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-27
Negroes Want a Bishop.

Washington. October 26.-The bishops of dioceses In the southern states who have been attending the Pan-Amcrican confer ences of bishops of the Episcopal churches conferred today with the delegation of negro rectors and laymen regarding the question of negro bishop in the United States Bishop Dudley formerly of Rich mond Va. who has devoted much time ot the race question. presided. The ne- groes earnestly urged the proposition for bishop. The meeting was executive and no statement was given out, one bish- op stating. however. tlsat the solution of the question Is a long way off. The bish- ops together with the the delegates to the missionary council were rendered a re- ception at the Corcoran art gallery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-27
OFFERS TO SELL STOCK
 TO THE MINERS UNION
From Court House Steps in Bute Montana Augustus Henz Addresses Mass Meeting in Attempt to Settle the Ama-
 gamated Copper Co., Difficulty McGnns is Liberal

Butte, Mont, October 26-From the steps of the county court house in this city F. Augustus Heinz, this afternoon addressed a mass meeting of the miners of Butte. over 15,0OO persons being In at tendance. As the representative of John McGinnis, MT. Heinz in his speech made a counter proposition to the offer of the Butte Miners union to purchase Mir. Me Ginnis' stock in the Boston and Montana and Parrott Mining companies, and thus end the litigation with the Amalgamated Copper company. MT. Heinz issued a circular containing a proposition that was made Mir Heinz at the last meeting as follows:
 John MeGinnis proposed that 100 shares of stock in the Boston and Montana com pany in April or May, 1898, at the cost of s200 per share. The cost of the stock in the Parrott company owned by Messrs McGnnis and Lamm was about S35 per share. John McGinnis was offered in 1899 and at several times subsequently, $100. GOO for the 100 shares of stock in the Boston and Montana company. I understand the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-27
MAYOR IS ON TRIAL.
Charged With Removing War Veteran
 From Office Without Cause.

Pittsburg, October 26.-The trial of Mayor William B. Hayes on the charge of misdemeanor. began today before Judge Shafer in criminal court The charge against the mayor is for the re- moval of a civil war veteran without just cause.
 The plaintiff, Samuel Moore. the first witness, told of his appointment as ord- nance officer by Mayor Diehl in 1900 and his removal in 1902 by Mayor Hayes The only reason assigned for the act being that owing to a change of administration his services were no longer required. with this testimony the prosecution closed its case. The argument presented by the defense is that the act of the\ps- sembly of 1897 under which Mayor Hayes was indicted in is in violence of the con- stitution of Pennsylvania inasmuch that 1t limits the powers of appointive office to fill an appointlve office; that the plaintiff was appointed by the mayor and was subject to public criticism and that the mayor was not called upon to state the cause of removal.
 Mayor Hayes was called by the defense ana tesuneu that ne ndu Secureu the no- tice which was received by Mir. Moore because he had heard complaints from various sources that the bureau of ord- nance was not managed properly; that the proper collections were made, and that no records were kept Witness said that at the time he did not know the plaintiff. who was a member of the grand army If the republic. All of the employees of ths ordnance office, except one were removed.
 The case went to the jury after Judge Shafer delivered his charge. A verdict had not been returned when court ad- inlIrnnd Al 1 p