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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
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Mrs II. /, IIigeinson has presented
Radcliffe College with several hundred
rare foreign photographs She Is the
daughter OF the late Professor Agassiz.
There are three women station agents
in Indiana, all Of them sole telegraph
operators, freight and express agents
and baggage masters AZ their own sta
lions.
At the final State examinations for
women, which have been held for the
first time in st. Petersburg, III caUdi.
dates have obtained thai2 medical de-
gree.
"Aunt" Penelope Gardiner, who re-
Gently died in Hesper, Kan, was or
dalned Il minister in 1858, when she
was thirty-three years old, and was Il
preacher up to the time u he@ death.
Mrs. Ashton, of New Albany, Ind.
has the distinction of having been the
wife OF four veterans Of the civil war.
She is drawing three pensions and has
her fourth marriage on record at the
Pension Bureau.
The remarkable record Of writing
1880 words in six and one-hali ncurs
has been made by Miss Mary f.
Pretty. OF Philadelphia, who has been
appointed typewriter and stenographcr
in the Patent Office at Washington.
Try this tonic if your hair is falling
out. Use it once a week: Mix two
drachms of liquid ammonia, add one
ounce spirits Of rosemary, and one-half
drachm altar of mace Shake thor
oughly and add slowly three ounces
rose water.
The Baroness Burdett-Coutts has
celebrated her eighty-ninth birthday.
Lady Burdett-Coutts is one of the most
interesting figures Of modern times.
Her schemes Of philanthropy, in which
she has been ably seconded by her
] American-born husband, have been
many and various, and She has given
immense sums to charity.
A physical culture teacher says a girl
should think nothing of running Il mile
in seven minutes, and that without
once touching her heel on the ground.
1t will do more than almost any other
exercise to make her graceful and light
on her feet. 1t will also enlarge and
strengthen her lungs. But think Of it,!
A mile in seven minutes! And run
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31

satisfy her The manufacturers Of
desks know that and each year they
turn out goodly number Of desks with
all sorts of out.of-theway inches con.
ecaled By sliding doors .ud false bot
toms and retreating backs
"Of course, not an the siory-book
desks are bought up by women. only
say large percentage Of thom are
There are some modern men with Blue
Beard propensIties and we sell secret
compartment desks 10 them Goodness
knows what they keep IN the hidden
recrsses. Love letters, pcrahps. aud
Wills and-well, amy old thing 10 which
some special ntcres. or romance Mt
taches and which they do not want
prylng eyes TO see or iTeyerent hands
to touch. However. desks with secret
drawers are not offered {, the ordinary
purchaser. ana unless a customer asks
for these mysterious attachments we
sell the plain commonplace desk in
which you couldn't hide even q pin TO
save your neck. New York Times.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31

It always pays to make coops sub.
sianHal and keeping the comfort OF thc
mother hen In view. TO DO this the
coon should be o. a fairly good size,
SO that the old hen viii have a chance
70 move about. The illustration shows
q large coop built especially fos q hen
turkey and her brood but quite suited
to other kinds of poultry The founda-
ton OF this coop was q day goods box,
the roof was cut so that It slanted q
little and was then covered with tar
paper to shed the rain A tight board
floor should be made in the coop. and
it should he slightly elevated, which
Will prevent dampuCss, always fatal 10
yCung turks and chicks Ventilation
Is provided by hole cut in the top
Of the coop; this hole Is covered, when
desired, by n piece Of board held IN
place by a screw A novel feature OF
the coop consists OF three removable
doors, which are hinged to the coop
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
THE AMERICAN GIRL.

The American girl is the most COM
petent girl in the world, She can 90
more work, and do it better, than any
other girl upon the shores of the Seven
Seas. She can play, too as heartily as
she works She is beautiful, well
dressed, well cared for, and she is a
creature of superb health, Given n
house, she can make it neat. comfort
able, even beautiful; and when she
loves enough she makes a home that il
q home out Of her housc.-Noman's
Home Companion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
THE MINED NATION

A mixed ration VIII nearly always
give more satisfactory results than any
one material oats end corn, with good
hay and fodder, can be made the pgln-
eipal parts Of a ration, while bran, oil
meal and quite a number OF other ma.
terirls can be used to make up a va
riety. Use q larger proportion Of corn
during the winter and less durin" the
summer increasing the oat8 in the
summer and lessen the amount in the
winter. Oats make one Of the very
best feeds that can be supplied to
horses, and especially SO TO the working
teams.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
Cnic,,nrs Need EEea1.

There is 10 doubt that q moderate
amount OF animal food is needed by
poultry.
In Farm Poultry, edited by J. II.
Bailey the author says: Poultry men
find tito their advantage to initiate
The natural food o. the fowls ard to
furnish some meat food Fowls that
have wide range in the simmer time
feed largely on insects and earth
worms but during the winter months
and when fowls are confined in con-
par2tyely small houses end yards, it
will be best to feed meat in scme
Town.
Vegetable foods, even though fur
nishirg equal amounts Of all nutrients
and il the proportion considered salt
able, are much inferior to animal foods
furnishing the same amounts Of Eu-
tricIts ard in the same proportions.
Fresh bones, which ma be obtained
from meat markets, if finely cus with
bone cutters. make one OF tna best. Il
net the best, OF neat feeds - layiag
hens.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
THE HOME DREssMAKER.

To make a cheviot skirt OF the double
fold variety allow from four and a half
10 five yards for a medium figure. The
Drettiest of models (such skirts being
unlincd), and one requiring no trim
ming, this for instance The upper
part Of the skirt is laid in medium
plaits, and for twelve or fourteen
inches stitched down, but pressed for
about eighteen inches, and when the
hastings are removed the fullness
hangs gracefully. In trent is a box
pleat pressed from hem 70 belt, and in
the back a similar one, or one q tride
broader All this to depend on the
Wearers figure, which can be deter
mined While trying it on before the
stitching and pressing is dolc.-plttS-
burg Dispatch.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
WEAK COLONIES.

Instead of allowing the bees to
swarm it is better TO build up the weak
colonies by transferring brood comb to
the depleted hives. Now is the time to
attend to these details while the season
is open for work, SO as to allow time
for the bees to increase In numbers and
lay in stock for winter 1t 10 folly to
have the bees of the strong colonies
swarm as long as there are any that
are weak. If this is not considered the
better mode then the strong colonies
may be allowed to rob the weaker, in
which case the two colonies win be-
come as one, and both be benefited, but
before making new hives see that all
the hives are full and up to the compile
mcnt, both in bees and honey, and it
will be a saving of time and bees.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
STEPS IN SUGAR MAKING.


Every sugar maker should have the
spouts and buckets washed and scaldad
and in readiness as soon at least as
the sap viii start from the trees, and
when it will he should be able to tap
at once, be there many or few. The
sap should be gathered as soon rs pos
slble after it runs. The boiling should
be done as soon az possible after tha
sap is gathered Shallow evaporating
pans are preferred by the best sugar
or syrup makers.
When the syrup is as thick rs IS
wanted for canning it should be
strained. Some let it stand and settle,
and then if there be any settings turn
off and then warm up and strain again.
The most popular styles Of packages in
this section are for syrup tin cans thct
Will shut aif tight, and that hold ore
gallon; for sugar, if soft. a can that
will hold about twenty-five pounds.
Many make hard suga" in about FIVE.
pound cakes tr bricks.-G H. Uurl.
burt in New England Homestead.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
A DAINTY FROCE.

A pretty model foe ten-year-oid
girl is of yellow and white linen, with
bands Of black Russian embroidery. a
single band borders the short, full
skirt. The bodice is blouse shaped,
with q square cut neck opening over Il
guimpe of fine all-oyer embroidery.
The square opening is outlined by n
band Of the embroidery The belt is Of
the embroidery and two rows ornament
the Duffed sleeves.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
Southern Tobacco

The New Orleans Picayune's Wash
ington correspondent writes as fol-
lows:
The chemists Of the Department OF
Agriculture, who have been analy2ing
with infinite pains the samples Of soil
SEM to the Department from the Mis-
s.ssippl Delta and other gulf territory,
by making comparisons with soil from
Cuba and Porto Rico which they re-
Gently tested, have made the discov-
cry that the South will grow as 1na
and as fragrant tobacco as any which
comes from Cuba, Summarize Or else
where Secretary Wilson. on his re
cent trip South, made some investiga-
tons in the cheap tobacco districts OF
Tennessee and Mississippi, that he
might ascertain what would be needed
to improve the SOL for better crops,
and he had samples sent to Washing
ton foc examination. While the ex-
ports have not concluded their work,
and have not prepared formal reports,
the Secretary is well pleased with
their findings. .s,7.stgf :'.7y'a 49,. -.
1--WE have been giving our attention
to The production OF high-class tobacco
fo@ some time" said Secretary Wilson
to-day, "our purpose being to raise the
quality Of the product all over the
country, It was for this 1 went South.
visited all Of the tobacco counties
around Nashville and then went to
Mississippi. A poor grade Of tobacco
is the usual crop there I learned the
soil is such that the quality can be
improved, and the Department has the
matter in hand. The experts have the
soil brought back, and they will be
able to report upon it before long.
We have found it almost as easy to
raise a crop Of high-class tobacco as
The cheaper grade, and the growers
will get much better prices"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
PLANT Potatoes.

This IS an important cron, Sweet
potatoes are growing in public esteem
every year, and hence they are becom.
ing more valuable. They are well
worth growing for cattle and hogs.
Having Il high per cent. oe starch and
sugar. they are very helpful in fatton-
ing cattle and hogs Poultry are very
fond Of them when cooked. But we
wish to say that hogs should never lie
allowed to root for Them when the
ground is wet. This IS very injurious
to the soil Tho same Is true Of
coolers. Much harm Is done fos Yeas
sha soll.-Sousaaln Cultivation.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
oNE GIRLS SPECIALITY.

A young Western girl is making o
gucc2ss as a nurse for delicate babies
and young children. Beginning in the
maternity wards of a hospital, She
was graduated into q children's hos
pital, where she secured recommends
tons from several leading physicians.
Since then business has been brisk
of course, not every girl could under
take it" she says land fewer still carry
it through. Physical strength and cour-
age, patience and infinite tact, love of
children and love OF nursing-all these
are necessary qualities. Then there is
the responsibility. One cannot shirk
that, but all good things have their
responsibilities. There are a number
Of women who have gone into the work
in England, but l believe l am the
only American so far who has taken
up the profession Systematically from
the start; who has aimed at this end
from the commencement Of her career
and studies. It's strange that more
iris who love children and nursing
nave not devoted themselves to this
profession long ago. The prices paid
are often much larger than for other
engagements OF a trained nurse, and
there is surety Of a continued employ
ment. From my own experience l can
promise any woman who knows her
work and loves it that she will find en-
eyo cyou1pntc Srp1,ium bnp New Work
Tribune.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31

as occasion requires, using the ecct
CT hinges on which blinds are hung
so that one door may be taken off and
another put on in minute. For wet
weather, the glass door. made Ike 4
cellar window, is put in place (see cub
and keeps the brood warm and dry.
For clear, cold days, but dry, the turks
are kept in the coop by the wire door
At night all is made secure by the
solid board door. When this door and
the one of glass is used the yentilator
must be left wide open. Such q coop
costs but little ard is entirely salts
factory. s- ..e.Ja., a., e.seres
-rv--' issssq4, y;ll..E.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31

Gay wheh neeGed, which is a good
ching to consider in planning barn.
Build the frame OF jolst construc-
ton, posts eighteen feet, ael1-support-
,ng roof; make all large DOORS slide
on "stay-on" hinges and track; IN
oarthea floor will serve admirably, hay
ing it a foot above the adjoining
ground; a manure carrier running on
the overhead tract. would be con
ycnicnce; bins for grain sho2ld be in
The loft and filed through the door
into The lott at the end, where hay
also IS put in. This viii prove 4 &C.
s.rable type o. small barn.-Josc1h Z.
Wing, in tic Breeders Gazette.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
KEEP STABLES CLEAN.

During very warm weather the accu.
mutation Of the stable decomposes very
quickly, and but a short time is re.
Quired for the saturated bedding and
manure TO give off odOrs. The gases in
stables in summer are detrimental,
c.s.@.222tiGnges causing injury to The eyes,
affect the hcofs and render it difficult
for the animals to obtain rest at night.
The stalls should not only be cleaned
oct morning and night, but the floors
should be bedded with sawdust CT dry
earth, with a covering, Of cut straw
over the fine materials. -4'ssss5aEF
The milk tester is the best detective
on earth FOR picking out the poor cows,
-Four per cent of butter fat should be
the minimum, and the COW whose milk
does not reach this point has missed
her calling and is unworthy Of place
in the advanced dairyman's herd
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
l>s&t>I.SlN&l.N&sas&5&
Form Topics
THE WINDMILL.

The windmill has become a necessity
On farms. In proportion to cost It gives
more power and service than any ma.
chine on implement on the farm. Not
only will q Windmill pump water but
It VIII also grind the grain. saw wood
cut the coarse food nnd furnish power
for many other purposes. They have
been greatly improved. and are capable
Of doing much moro than many sub.
pose.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
WEE MAIDS sUNBONNET.

or all the pretty things In the wee
Eirls wardrobe nothing is prottier than
The old-fashoned sunbonnet, 1t is gen.
orally made OF pink or blue dimity A
pretty one is made with two narrow,
lace-edged ruliles around the edge and
m inch Of cordlng inside. There is a
short lace-edged cape at the back Of tho
neck, and the bonnet is tied ut the
back with broad bands Of the dimty,
also lace-edged.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31

DESKS WITH SECRET DRAWERS
Most business desks are very com
mon-place affairs, yet even in this utili-
tartan age there are some on the
market with romantic secret compart-
ments just like those described in old
fashioned novels.
"Oh, how lovely" exclaimed the Wis
ftor when the dealer pressed the button
and showed q delightfully."- mysterious
little nook at the back Of a solid oak
desk. "Who buys them%"
"Women, mostly was the reply.
"Women, you know. so in for that sort
Of thing more than men. They like to
manufacture a mystery whether there
is any need for it or not, and where
can they find a better aid to their
Imagination than in q secret drawer?
Wien a man has any papers he wants
to hide lee puts them ia safety de-
post vault. That disposition Of them
would not be romantic enough to suit
n woman. Nothing short Of 4 secret
commandment In q writing aesk val
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31

able hair-flter and the likewise remov-
able strainer. The pail is made Of
strong galvanized sheet iron, weighs
about seven and a half pounds and has
a capacity of fifteen Quarts.-Phiiadel-
phia Record.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
ES Il 1s:45;3#5 5 1lN NY


Scarfs and ties of washable silk.
Light laces of the Chantilly order.
Parasols to match the gown in shade.
Mohair suits with long or short skirt.
Picture hats with an abundance Of
flowers.
Boucle cotton suits in ecrus, blues
and greens.
Lace mits and Isle gloves in white,
ccru and black.
Loose dressy coats of pongee linen,
tafleta and yoile.
SILK suits of checked or striped tat
feta and loulsne.
Chiffons and malines for millinery
purposes and neckwear.
The smart tailored hat, with braid
rosettes, aigrettes or wings
Loose Biarrita gloves in white, tan
aI-3 all the leather SHADES.
Neckwear ornamentcd with hand
drawn work and embroidery.
Belts of plque and other fabrics to
match the short-waist suit.
Fans Of smaller size than in the past,
Including the miniature fan On chain.
UuXedo veilings in plain ard fancy
mesh in white black and maybe eff
fects.
Stocks CT lawn AMI other sheer ma
torials with flowing ends Of the jabot
o. dchu order.
Fancy combs, especially the high
back kind, with scroll mounuHgs,
studded with pearls
Sun0ursj-p,eated skirts in long and
short lengths, in mohair, crepe de
Chine, yoile ard ctamine.
Sashes, Sirdles ard bows Of ribbon,
plain, printed, soft, velvet; in ;act.
every kind Of rlbbons.-Dry Goods
Economist
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
A NEW MILK-PAIL.

The above Illustration represents a
new milk-pail OF German invention. 1t
is composed Of the pail itself, remov.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31

Enough the peach, ounce and apple
trees are the most frequently attacked
by the borce, other fruit trees are not
exempt from attacks. For something
near a century many ways have been
spoken Of for holding the boxer in
cheek. Washes o. different kinds have
been advocated. Enclosing Che trunk
with wire netting has been tried
Wrapping the trunk with greasy or
taued paper is favored by some. A
number Of more or less similar plans
are used These methods have the APP
pearance of doing the work in 4 whole
sale way, while punching tire life cut
of the borers seems slow and tedious;
yet the last plan is probably not sur
passed in the quiclness with which
the borers can be disposed OF o. in
the thoroughness OF the work.
1t will require that the orchard Is
gone over carefully twice a year, in
June and September, to Elll the borer
1t matches from an egg deposited on
the trunk about an inch under ground
as usual thing. Look for the grub
at this place, since 1t first enters the
tree here. 4 June search viii show
it barely in the tree. A narrow knife
blade or a stiff wire will put it out OF
business for good. A September search
should be made, to destroy the crubs
that have made a start since the June
search The orchardist can be sure
he is doing nothing that will injura the
trees when he uses this plan. which he
is not so sure CT when some Of the
other plans are Uecd. .,-grr-s,e.ff'ss''
I .a,,. .,asrzis fsgs, -as7s44z psHFes,4ss.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
Curious.

a curious thing eocut q woma7 IS
that she Gamble proud of her g~aEG-
children and her youth at the same
tIne.-New York Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-31
A Sinai; Earn Tor a Southern EARN

.4--- -s--. 1900 - = g.a-s1, 90
c. Z. c., williamsburg, Va, writes:
Il should like to hayd you suggest a
plan for a barn suitable for taking
care Of six horses, two COWS ard a
good-si2cd box stall to accommodate
another team il necessary, I should
also like a little room in the barn for
storing machinery, bat would not care
70 have the barn made much larger
o. that account, rs it would probably
pay better to store the machinery in
shed or lean-tO adjoining"
The plan shows a barn thirty-two by
forty-eight feet with posts sixteen feet
apart; it has q central alley through
which stock find access to their stalls
and in which horses are harnessed and
cleaned. l would suggest that the
cows be dehorned or this arrangement
would prove unsafe. The horse stalls
are put three to sixteen feet, giving
good width; the COW stalls four feet
wide, sufficient for large COWS; the box
is twelve by sixteen feet; the harness
room eight by twelve feet and n room
&C. sscS2g2 iEs::TSs Dy -tTenty-four feet.
This may ell bc .ISde into stalls some
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
GOING TO GRIN AND
BEAR It.
To Promise Minnie Cox Pro-
lection is to Admit She's
in Danger.
(By the Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Nc
Laurin, of Mississippi, today urged
Postmaster General Payne to have the
mails for Indianola, sent to Heath
mann, Miss, instead of Greenville, pend
ing the re-opening of the Indianola office
Heathmann is four miles from Indianola
while Greenville is thirty miles distant.
Mr.. Payne stated that If the post office
at Heathmann was able to handle the
additional mail the change would be
made. Later the department found it
impracticable to forward the Indianola
mail to Heathmann instead of Green
vile. The daily receipts of Heathmann
now average little over thirty one
cents and the office is declared to be
inadequate to take care Of a business
that involved several thousand dollars
additional revenue. The Indianola citi-
zens, therefore,. will have to send to
Greenville for their mail
Senator McLaurin says there is no dis
position on the part of the peace au-
thorities Of Indianola to give assurances
in an official w"v that the Postmaster
Minnie Cox, will be protected in her
personal safety. because, he says there
has been no intimation that she was in
the least danger. The giving of such
assurances as are demanded by the
Postoffice Department would be an ad-
mission, in the opinion of the officials
and people of Indianola that some
danger threatened Postmaster Cox. They
do not admit anything of the kind Sem
ator McLaurin pointed out that Sheriff
A. c. Cox, of Indianola, in a published
letter, had stated that all officials and
citizens white or black, would be fully
protected He saw no reason, however,
for proclaiming officially that he pro-
posed to do his duty.
Reiteration of Postmaster General
Payne's statement that the office al
lndlanola would not be rc-opened until
such assurances were given is made to-
day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
Struggle for a Child

Especial to the News and Observer
Kinston, n. c., Jan. 15.-Judge Allen
heard in chambers yesterday a case in
volving the possession of a child,
Jeanetta Thompson, eleven-ye year old
daughter of w. l.. and Elizabeth Thomp-
son. The child was taken by her father,
who has not been living with his wife,
and carried to his home in Onslow
county. The mother instituted habeas
corpus proceedings and the child was
brought 10 a place near town Monday
evening and left with a family until the
next day. During the night the mother
got possession of her, which further COM
plicated matters by bringing. on contempt
proceedings The judge, after hearing
the evidence, however, dismissed the
contempt proceedings, or suspended judg-
ment and gave a temporary order that
the father be given possession of the
child. A permanent order will probably
pe issued by Judge Allen.