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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
A BRIGHT IDEA.

A clever woman who had been both
cred in identifying her trunk in num-
berless railway stations, concluded to
put an end to her trials by having her
initials stenciled on all four sides Of it,
as well as on the top you don't know
what a comfort 1t Is" she says. In
stead Of wandering gloomily Though
acres of trunks trying to piGA out
mine, 1 now find it without the Hast
difficulty. 1t not only saves time, but
1t also saves temper. 1 wonder
never thought of It before"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
Now Strawberry Culture.

A good way Of handling Strawberries
that is little used is as follows: After
the fruit is picked cut the vines back
close to the ground. If q mower is set
very low it can be used for this pur.
pose. After that the row should be
plowed to the desired width, and the
middlas thoroughly cultivated out. Then
use q hoe to thin the plants in the
rows. This is much less work than re-
setting, and some claim the yield will
be greater the following year than
from plants that have been set out in
the usual manner.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
IN THE LIVING ROOM.

The living room is now a recognized
factor in the modern house. In secur-
ing the desired ''liyable' quality til
wall and floor coverings play an impC
tant part. If they are heav%a
termed and glazing they are out NJ
A very common error is to adoI
upper part of the wall with an ON
siye frieze. Anything below twelye~
feet in height needs only cornice top
and bottom as a finish. Scotch rugs
made in Norris patterns in unusual
and artistic combinations Of cOlors
make effective yet Inexpensive living
room floor coverings.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

For worms on cabbage, lice on col
lards, curculio on plum trees, spray
with old sour buttermllk. Keep the
milk until 1t is a week old and use it
freely; it is quick and sure death to
bugs and worms and not at all hurt
full to trees, plants or'man like some
other remedies might be.
For rabbits eating the bark off Of
apple trees rub the body of the tree
with a fat salty bacon skin and he
win never touch it again.-E.F. Young
in the Southern Cultivator.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

son be brought to the United States
deserves and ought to gain success.
If the people to whom he was so gen
erous knew or realized that his bones
were about to be disturbed they would
insist upon honoring the memory Of
their great benefactor by bringing
them to this country and giving them a
permanent resting place in the grounds
of the institution which he founded.
The United States Government ought
to assign a war ship to carry his body
in state across the Atlantic. 1t would
be base ingratitude on Americas part
to let him be buried again in Genoa in
another cemetery where, rs time goes
on and.the city grows, he will be again
disturbed
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

0onon Wants the Ground Occupied by
Americas uenefact0r.


James Smithson, the founder Of the
Smithsonian Institution, Is about TO be
turned out Of his grave, IN Genoa, Italy,
TO make room for a quarry, says the
Kansas City Star.
The birth, life and death Of this
great beuefactor Of mankind Were for
him one series Of mlsfortuncs, and now
even hls resting place is 70 be de-
stroyed. AS the lllegltlmate son Of
duke and a noble lady who was the
descendant Of kings. he came into the
world unwelcomed; his life was em-
bittcrcd and bighted by the thought
Of his stained birth: he died in Genoa
he never had a home-without a single
kinsman beside his deathbed' his grave
was dug I'm a city far from his native
land, and now his bones must be turned
out Of his grave in order that the city
may &c, stone for its harbor works.
The movement that has been started
urging that the body of James Smith
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
sAN1rARY TENT FOR CONSERVATIVES.

parts of Colorado and others of the
Rocky Mountain States.
This tent is ten by twelve feet, as
designed for but one person II has a
good frame, floor and wainscoting. The
latter Is two and a half feet high above
the floor, and above this is two and
n half feet Of canvas, making the side
walls five feet high from floor to angle
Of roof II Is covered with double
walls Of canvas, between which is an
air space of four inches and so ar
ranged as to ventilation that a CON
slant circulation Of fresh air surrounds
the inmate Of the tent cottage. The
outer roof canvas or ely" Is elevated
six inches above the inner roof and
projects two feet at each end and each
side, thus protecting the tent from
SUM- snow, or rain. BY a simple
mechanism the upper half Of the outer
wall of each side and the rear end can
be converted into an awning, thus
changing the tent cottage into n tent
pavilion whenever desirable. These
features are shown In the illustrations
here presented. Other devices regulate
ventilation at viii, the whole making
a very convenient, cheap and comfort
able habitation, durable. portable and
easily dismantled by the removal of
eight bolts.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
UPHOLSTERY FABRIC

A new and very beautiful fabric
Tor upholstery or drapery has softly
tinted floral festoons of the time of
Marie Antoinette, thrown on a light
MORE or bloom linen with a silken
sheen. This is especially designed to
De used with dainty, delicate Turkish
ing schemes, and is in direct cor lrast
to the bold effects and designs dfered
to accompany an arts and crafts room.
For a Georgian or Colonial room
nothing is'better for covering the fine
old mahogany pieces, or, as a hanging,
than silk brocade, just out, that is
reproduction of a rare old English
pomegranate pattern.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
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Mock Indian Pudding-Pour four
cupsful of scaldlng milk on two cups
full Of cerealine; then add half a sup
Of molasses, one and a half leveN tle-
spoonsful of butter; pour into out
tered baking dish and bake he lour
in q slow oven; serve with cream.
German Toast-Beat three eggs a lit.
tie; add half a teaspoon Of salt, one
cupful Of milk and two tablespoons Of
sugar; dip slices of bread in
cook On a hot griddle; brow
side then turn and brown thse-
this may be served for luncheon or as
q dessert with sauce.
Coffee Custard-Put over the fire two
cUpsful OF milk, and two tablespoons
full Of ground coffee; wheul sealdjng
hot, remove and strain; beat Ahree egg
yolks; add to them three tabs cons
full OF sugar and the scaldRne milk;
strain into buttered individual moulds;
set in a pan of hot water and bake
in 4 moderate oven until firm in the
centre.
Apple Tapioca-Soak three-fourths
cup ofpearl or menite tapioca- QUA hour,
drain, add two and one-half B of
boiling water and half a teasI ef
salt; cook in the double boiler 0Itil
transparent; core and pare seven rath-
er tart apples; arrange them in but
tered pudding dish; fill the cavities
with sugar; pour over the tapioca and
bake in a moderate oven until apples
are soft: serve with sugar and cream
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
VENTILATED CAKE BoXr.

Ventilated cake and bread box6s arc
among the newest and best, They are
Of japanned tin, the shelves are per-
forated, ana there Is a yentilator I'm
the top Of the bread box and in the
upper part Of the door Of the cake
closet.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
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some other cause, the mule viii take
care of Itself better than the horse
TN mule avoids dangerous places and
win get IFS feet on safe spots Il they
are to be found.
Those who are unsuccessful I'm rails
Ing other live stock ought to succeed
In raising mules, because the animals
themselves will to a very large extent
care for and raise themselves
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
NEW CHAIR COVERING.
LACE DOOR PANELS.

Lace door panels. after the latest
Idea, are now mounted on metal
frames, so the panel can be removed
and the glass cleaned without disar-
ranging the lace. The frames come 10
&c all the usual sized openings.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
nandy ApplInnce For Gnrdenera.

We illustrate this week a handy de-
vice which may be readily made at
home, and one that viii be thoroughly
appreciated by market gardeners who
have large quantities Of vegetables to
prepare for market The device con-
slsts Of n box open at both ends, made
of boards a foot long, and Of any de-
sired width. These boards are used
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

of the Amur River region in far-otf
Siberia. They can now be seen at the
American Museum Of Natural History
and are probably the only ones in
America.-New York Commercial Adj
vertiser.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
Hanging Lanterns.

1t is not safe to hang a lantern on a
common nail as many do. Have some
hooks made and put them up in the
barn and stable to hang your lantern
on, then it will not get knocked off.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
Unioue and Wonderful Garment.

A genuine fish dress for women is
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton. These unique and wonderful
garments are worn by wealthy ladies
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

They will not unlock by being hit
with anything. Three-eighths-inc
round iron, sharpened on one end and
bent as shown in the Illustration, an
swers the purpose.-J. S. Blackwell, i'll
The Epitomist.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

The latest Health Device For Consump-
tivca.
The newest thing I'm health devices
In the Rocky Mountains is the sanitary
cottage tent, I'm which n great many
persons afflicted with tuberculosis are
living almost out Of doors in many
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

Striking an average Of the Whole
Orange River colony, land values have
doubled since the war.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19

French cabinet-makers have learned
Il way of preparing sawdust and max
ing it into articles of ornament that
resemble carved woodwork.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-19
JndeIng by the Job,

A man was taken on as labOrer in
one of the large shipbuilding yards on
the Clyde The first job he had to do
was to carry some rather heavy planks.
He had been about an hour carrying
them when he went up to the foreman
and said:
Did all tell you ma name whin ali
started"
aye" said the foreman. "You said
it was Tamson."
ooh, that's a right" replied the man,
looking over at the pile of planks he
had yet to carry "Ah wis wunnerin'
if you thocht all said it wis Samson
Tit-Bits.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-10
ACCIDENT IN YACHT RACES.
II. Olsen, a of the CO.
lumbia, Washed Overheard and
Drowned on Newport.

Newport, r. l., July 3.-For the first
time in the history of American 90
footers a fatal accident occurred
Thursday. Carl B. Olsen, a seaman
on the old cup defender Columbia,
was washed from the bowsprit just
before the yacht reached the first
turn in Thursdays race and was
drowned.
When the yacht lifted from the big
a into which she had plunged Oh
ser was seen almost under the stem,
clinging to the bobstay, but before
assistance could be given him the
sloop dropped into another great
comber and he was not seen after
ward.
Capt. Miller of the Columbia thinks
that Olsen was struck by the yer
hang of the craft as it came smashing
down and knocked insensible. The
Columbia came into the wind instant
ly. Two life buoys were thrown into
the water and the tender was put
overheard as quickly as possible. Two
men jumped into the tender and
rowed around for 20 minutes ready
to pick Olsen up if he came to the
surface. The. sailors swarmed up
the mast and watched closely from
the %spreaders for some signs of the
unfortunate man, but without sue
cess. Out of respect to the dead man
the Columbia withdrew from the race.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-10
THE POSTAL DEFICIENCY.
For the Fiscal Year just Ended Ii
Will Reach $4,617,2O3.

Washington, July Capt. Castle,
the auditor of the treasury for the
post Office department., has made the
official estimate that the postal de-
iciency for the fiscal year just closed
will be 81, 617 ,203. The deficit for the
previous fiscal year was 81, 961 ITO.
The big increase is attributed to the
enormous increase in expenditures for
the rural free delivery service during
the past year. The receipts of the
postal service for the year were 1884,
26s, 900, and the expenditures, $685.
Ss3,S12. The deficiency in the free
delivery service is not yet definitely
known beyond the estimate made
weeks ago by the postmaster-general
that it would be 1927, 900 by the close
of the fiscal year. The deficiency,
however,may prove considerably larg-
er than that figure.
Postmaster-General Payne, accom-
panied by Mrs. Payne, has left, en-
route for the Catskills, where they
will remain over the Fourth of July.
Mr.. Payne stated hat he felt much
better than he has of late, despite
the severe heat.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-10
GOOD YEAR FOR RAILWAYS.
But Few Roads Sold Under Judg-
ments-Only Five Lines Fail
to Meet Obligations.

Chicago. July st has been a poor
year so far, the Railway Age SAYS,
for steam railway receivers. and the
business of selling railways under
foreclosure has also been remarkably
dull. No steam railway company in
the United States operating as much
as 30 miles of road has become III
solvent, and only five little lines of
from four to twenty-eight miles have
failed to meet their interest obliga-
tons during the last six monhs.
During the six months only three
roads were sold under judgments.
These roads were the Champaign &
Southwestern, IL miles; the Chicago
& Southeastern, 1877 miles, and the
Berlin branch, seven miles.
While the era of ~receiverships and
foreclosures of steam railways APP
pears, for the present, to have ceased,
the void which their absence from the
courts has made begins to be filled
by the financial misfortunes of cleo
trio RAILWAYS.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-10
SMELLING PLANT BURNED.
Destruction of the Silver City On. M
Reduction Work Co.'s SmeIt-
ing Plant by Fire.

Silver City, N. NJ, July 3.-The
smelling plant of the Silver City Re-
duction Works Co., located just south
of the city, has been totally destroyed
by fire. 1t is supposed the fire start
ed from a spark from the engine of
a passing train. The plant is a toal
wreck, with its expensive machinery
and thorough equipment valued at
$1oo, DOC, with only SIS 900 insurance.
Charged with Numbering Her Child.
Cincinnati, July BIN police court,
Thursday, the case of Mrs. Anna OPP
penheimer, of Russellville, KY,
charged with numbering her babe
soon after its birth, was continued
until July 10. At her apartments,
Thursday, the police recovered let
tiers from Russellville and Bowling
Green, KY, that are expected to have
a bearing on the case. Miss RATHER
inc Dear, the Louisville nurse, on
whose testimony the arrest was made,
win remain here to assist in the in
vestieation.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-10
CLOUD BURST VISITS TEXAS.
Many Lives Lost, Great Damage
Done to Property, Railroad Tracks
and Bridge Washed Away.

San Antonio, Tex, July "A
cloudburst, Thursday, visited the
southwestern section of Texas, caus-
ing the death of several persons and
entailing a heavy property loss. No
accurate reports of the loss of life
a be obtained, as the telegraph
wires r down in the ,storm-swept
section, but enough is known to war
rant the belief that at least twenty
people, mostly Mexican laborers and
farm hands, persisted in the food.
At Beeville, one Mexican was swept
away. Near Normana ten Mexican
farm hands are reported drowned
and ~ more are said to have been
drowned at Pettus.
The heaviest damage was sustained
by the San Antonio & Arkansas Pass
railroad. Several thousand feet of ito
tracks and one bridge were swept
away.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-10
governmental AFFAIRS.
The Years Work of the Philadelphia
Mint Has Been a Record
Breaker.
POST .oFFICE DEFICIENCY FOR YEAR.
Secretary Root Has Ordered a
Searching Inquiry Regarding the
Contract for Gloves for the Army
with e. r.. Lyon, to See IL the
Statutes Have Been Violated.

Philadelphia, July 3.-The fiscal
year of the United States mint here,
just ended, was a record breaker in
the number of coins, medals and dies
struck; and the increase in the pro-
duction was accomplished without
any material increase in expenses.
According to the report made by
Supt. lands to the treasury depart
ment, the coinage was ;9,57S,766
pieces greater than the previous year,
an increase in medals of 1902 pieces,
and an increase of 300 dies.
About $500, O0O, 900 worth of coined
bullion was counted and weighed, as
follows: Gold coin, $4,000 900: gold
bullion, SAG, 000, 900; silver dollars,
s92 600, 900; silver bullion, $4,000, 900.
Besides this, there was a large
amount of subsidiary silver, nickel
and bronze.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-10
A GREEN BUG BOON TO TEXAS.
A VOracfOus and Unrelentfng Enemy
to the Cotton Boil Weevtl
Has Appeared in Texas.

Austin, Tex, July 3.-The cotton
boil weevil, which caused a loss of
more than 100000 bales of cotton in
Texas last year, has found a voracious
enemy in the shape of a small green
bug. This bug suddenly appeared in
cotton fields south of here a few days
ago, and it has already devoured all
of the boil weevils On a number of
plantations. The bug does not at
tack the cotton plant, but seems to
subsist entirely on the boil weevil.
Etomologists have gone to the scene
to investigate the situation. The vice.
vii has spread to all parts of the cot
ton belt Of Texas and has become the
greatest to the cotton-grow-
ing industry of the south.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-10
AN INDIANA CLOUDBURST.
Elmwood, Ind, DeluGed Under Six
Feet of Water BY a Cloud
burst Thursday Morning.

Peru. Ind, July 3.-The geratest
flood that ever struck Peru occurred
at five o'clock Thursday morning, due
to a cloudburst on the hills just north
of the city. Rain fell in sheets for
an hour and streams overfiowed their
banks in less than ten minutes. The
water backed up to the Wabash rail
road tracks and entirely submerged
North Peru and Elmwood, where $50
families reside.
Elmwood is under six feet of water.
and the water stands two feet deep in
some houses which have been desert
ed. Fences are not to be seen, and
household goods are stored on the
second floor. People are riding over
the streets on hurriedly-made RATS,
constructed of culverts and board
sidewalks.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-10
FOUR DEATHS IN THE STORM.
New York Struck BY a Terrific Storm Fol-
lowing q Period of the Most
Intense Heat.

New York, July "A terrific storm
here, Thursday, followed a period OF
most Intense heat. There were four
from the heat and a
score orsmore prostrations. Already
three deaths directly traceable to the
storm have been reported, and many
persons were caught in the fury Of
the wind and injured.
At n time the gale blew at the
rate of 72 miles an hour in the upper
part of New York according to the
weather bureau. Many places were
struck by lightning, which played
continuously for an hour or more.
A great section of the Manhattan
field fence was blown down, and
there was almost a panic among the
thousand men and women who had
gathered at the Polo grounds adjoin-
ing to witness the New York-St. Louis
game. The Polo grounds were flood
ed with a foot of water, the game
was off and the attention of the Off
Gals and police was directed to get
ting theehalf panic-stricken baseball
enthusiasts to a place of safety.
There were in reality two storms
blended into one. The Bronx was the
first to feel it's effects, and the lower
portion of that borough suffered
most. A wind Of extremely high We
locity swept from west to east, up
roofing trees, smashing plate glass
windows, blowing pedestrians from
their footing and doing all kinds Of
damage, Apparently the storm was
in two divisions, one advancing down
the valley of the Hudson river and the
other approaching from Long Island
sound, which was torn into a fury by
the force of the wind. These two d.
visions met over the lower Bronx
with dazzling displays of electricity.
The first wind. storm was followed by
a heavy fall of rain. like a cloud
burst in character and a shower of
large hail stones. ~
Fannie Kinsler, a six-year-old child,
frightened by the storm and blinded
by the rain, ran directly under a
swiftly-moying wagon and vas killed
instantly.
John Dominick, a dock laborer, was
Knocked into the East river by a
plank which had been picked up by
the wind and was drowned.
The wind swept the embers of a
bonfire. kindled by a number of boys,
over the Pinafore of three-year-old
Clarence Hadden, and he was burned
to death.
Miss Mary Carman, of Rockaway
Beach, was dashed by the wind
against the Flatiron building and so
badly injured she had to be taken to
the New York hospital.
Among the places struck by light
ming or damaged by the gale were the
church of the Divine Paternity on
Central Park, West, Hotel Normandie,
the Lancaster apartment house on
West End avenue, and the Arbuckle
building on Water street.
A squall overturned a catboat at
Sandy Hook. Launches from Sir
Thomas Lipton's yacht. Erin, were
sent out at ono to the boats assist
ance, and several men and women
were rescued and the catboat taken
in tow.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-10
RACE OF THE RED DEVILS.
Gordon Bennett Cup In tho Iu-
3. transitional Auto Race.

Bally shannon, Ireland, July 3.
The international automobile race
for the James Gordon Ben
nett cup was run Thursday, and
won by Jenatzy, a member of the
German team, who covered the dis
lance of 370A miles in 6 hours, SO
minutes and 0 seconds, including the
stops imposed by the regulations.
Two members of the French team ran
each other so close for second place
that it will not be known until Fri
day whether DeKniff or Farman is en-
titled to the honor. Only one minute
divided them. 1t is thought likely
that DeKniff's claim to second place
will be upheld. The most remarka-
BILE features of the great race were
its practical immunity from serious
accidents and the wretched showing
by the American team. At Bally
Shannon, which is the headquarters
for the race, no news had been re-
ceived Thursday of anyone being in
jured except one of the contestants,
the English crack, Jarrett, and his
chauffeur. Jarrett had a miraculous
escape from death, and o lies with
4 broken collar bone and a badly
bruised body. His chauffeur also has
a fractured collar bone, besides a
broken leg. Both, however, are doing
we'll. The accident occurred through
the steering gear of the %favorite Eng
lish car getting cut of order when
going at full speed. Instead of turn
ing a corner, the automobile ran
straight into the bank at the side of
the road and was smashed in two.
How the occupants escaped death is
more than they themselves can ex-
plain. Stocks, another Englishman,
had his car disabled through the same
cause, but was not hurt.
Baron DeCaters, after making a
splendid race, broke, the axle of his
car, and Foxhall Keene retired be-
cause of a similar accident. Mocrs
and Winton, of the American team,
both failed to finish owing to the de-
rangement in the mechanism of their
cars, and Owen, the third member of
the team only completed five out of
the seven laps of the race. Thus only
five out of IL starters completed the
course. One of these, Edge, the holder
of the cup, came in long after the
race was officially declared over. The
poor showing of the American COM
petitors is generally attributed to the
excessive lightness of their cars.
Owen, who made the best showing
among them, when the race was over
said he could not blame the roads. II
guess the reason l was beaten is the
same as that of the other fellows
who were defeated by the daring Ger
man."