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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
OUTSIDE HER RANGE.

What do you think, Mrs. Highmus,
If l may ask" said the reporter, put
ting it as delicately as he could, "as
to this question whether or not wo-
man should press her husbands trou-
sers?"
THAT is matter that does not in
terest me personally" responded the
dignified dame. Il consider it purely
an academic question" Chicago Tri.
hume. -.--
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
The Greatest Ocean Deptbs.

The deepest sounding ever made by
any vessel was by the United States
ship Nero while on the Honolulu-Man
lila cable survey, with apparatus bor-
rowed rom the Albatross. When
near Guam the Nero got $500 fathoms.
or 1854 feet, only sixty-six feet less
than six miles. II Mount Everest, the
highest mountain on earth. were set
down in this hole, it would have above
its summit depth of 2612 feet, or
nearly half a mile Of water
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
UNUSUAL VOcATIONs.
some of the Queer Industries and Trades
Carried on in New York.

| Some of the Queer Industries and Trade,
Carried on in New York.
| The mystery of ''how the other half
lives" means, in part, the question how
it gets its living. The most out-of-the.
way occupations are found in the larg.
est cities. Placards and signboards.
which are quoted in the New York
Mail and Express, show some of the
queer industries and trades carried OH
in New York.
In East Thirty fourth street sign
in the window of house informs the
public that Birds are boarded here
by the day, week or month" A little
further downtown sign in a base
ment window announces, Dogs ears
and tails curt in the latest fashion" A
sign in the same locality reads, 81 ed
ucate cross cats and dogs to be gentle
and well behaved"
young ladies are invited to come in
and learn the name and calling of their
future husbands" on West Twenty
third street, near Eighth avenue
"Round-shouldered people made
straight" is announced on East Nine
teenth street; and near Nineteenth
street, on Fourth avenue, Perfect
grace is taught in twelve lessons" and
satisfaction guaranteed" On the
Bowery, near Houston street, Ladies
deficient in wardrobe are fashionably
{ Yed on easy monthly instalments."
-, ore eyes in poodles effectually
cured here" is a message displayed on
East Broadway In Catherine street,
Babies are hired or exchanged"-for
the use of professional beggars, of
course. In Hester street, BLACK eyes
are artfully painted over" and "False
noses as good as new and warranted
to fit" are advertised near Chatham
Square, conveying the impression that
assault is not an uncommon crime in
some quarters.
On Chatham street the wayfarer is
told, Dine here, and you will never
dine anywhere else"--a somewhat am
blguous statement-and on Mulberry
street an undertaken makes bid for
business with sign in his window
which reads, "Why walk about in mis-.
cry wien l can bury you for $1S?"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
HER REPRoOF.

Did understand you to say you
courted investigations" said Mr.. Graf
ton Grabbs wife.
Yes" was the answer.
We'll, it is very unfortunate
phrase. Everybody who has read any
thing from the classic poets to sea-
SIDE novel knows that man doesn't
mean half he says when he's court
ing. Washington Star.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
A CAUTIOUS YOUTH.

Bobby, your father wants to see
YOU"
The boy looked dubious.
DO want to see him." he asked
"How should l know?"
You ought to be able to tell by the
look in his eye" Chicago Post.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
WHENCE THEIR CHEsTINEss

Jaggles-"Writers of the present day
often assert that they are better edu-
Gated than their predecessors. Do you
know on what ground they base their
cIaims?"
Waggles-"Perhaps it's on account
Of Chaucer's spelling and Shakes
peare's handwriting"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
A PROBATION.

Mrs. Viewed "a bride of siz weeks)-
And how long will you be away, dear.
cst?'
Newed-"About ten days"
Mrs. Newed-"Well, | think Tn
learn to cook While you are absent"
Newed-"That's a good idea. And
I'll take the dog over and leave him
with one of the neighbors. Chicago
News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
CONCLUSIVE.

Hojack-"You don't really imagine
that girls actually propose sometimes.
do your
Tomdik-"Well, all know is that
this is leap year, and some of the girls
are getting & irried who never got
married before ''-Puck.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
THE PROBLEM.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. kind of a show
have you got this season."
Tietredder-"Oh, it's problem play"
Walkerlong-"What the problem?'
Tietredder-"As to whether we get
our salaries or not. "-Pittsburg Post.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
WHERE THE BLAME LIES.

''One-half Of the world doesn't know
how the ether half lives, you know
Well" she answered, tits the ig-
norant half's fault. Everybody has a
chance to go around and find out when
the for rent signs are put up."-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
HOPELESS.

whats the matter, old chap"
Feeling miserable. Saw double all
last night
Never mind. You'll be all right in
little while"
NO, | won't. It's real case Of
twins. Detroit Free Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
SMALL LOSS.

I'll trouble you to hand over your
WATCH said the courteous footpad.
mo trouble at all. l assure YOU
returned the equally courteous citizen.
Its one of those dollar watches that's
guaranteed to run one year, and the
years up. "-Indianapolis Sun.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
NOT FrLL PLEDGED.

Miss Girley-"Yes, my fance is
studying law"
Her Aunt-"Ah. professional mani"
Miss Girley-"Well-er-he hopes to
be. He's only an amateur now
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
NO FAULT OF HERS.

Mrs. Flatleigh-"I was surprised to
hear that you didn't keep a girl Why
is it,"
Mrs. Suburbs-'I don't know, I'm
sure. l hire enough oe them, but they
simply refuse to stay. Chicago News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
AS IT GOES.

"And what are you giving up this
Lent?" asked Miss Westends.
"Oh, the usual thing" replied the
Broadway belle, ito attain the great
est amount of devotion by the line OF
least inconvenience" Baltimore
News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
6be z us1nY
ride OF
Life.

WHERE SHE WAS DEFICIENT.
Ny wife can shoot flying bird,
Can criticise a book,
Can sing a song and row a boat,
But OH she cannot cook.
What to Eat.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
BY George BratEey.


TROLLING along Sixth
avenue, near T&enty-
eighth street, New York
City, on a hall door beside
4 large store window. /
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
Collectors ADOPT New Fad.

There is a fad just now for old
Sheffield plate, and most people buy
it because it is fashionable. They are
confident Of it's rarity and value, but
do not know just how rare and valua-
BILE it may be. ConnoisseurS, on the
other hand, search for pieces of long
past era whose wealth Of plate has
dwindled to odd pieces here and there,
difficult to procure and as valuable as
they are rare. Fortunately for these;
the marks on Sheffield plate-after the
first few centuries Of it's existence
become so pronounced that they are
easily recognizable, and in addition to
the stamp, certain patterns and de-
signs are peculiar to certain centuries,
and enable the collector to determine
with certainty the period to which any
specimen Of Sheffield plate belongs.
The beautiful cups, for instance,
which were made in what Is known
as the egg and tongue holding, with
bands of engraved foliage, are the
product of Elizabeth's reign. SAVERS
of the time Of Queen Anne proclaim
themselves by their shape and feet
and by the abundance of exquisite
chasing wrought upon them in connec-
ton with engraving. George III. seems
to have had less appreciation Of deco
rative art than his predecessors, for in
his reign Sheffield trays are plain Of
marks, decorated only with beaded
edges.
Birmingham plate is often confound-
ed with that Of Sheffield, and is prac-
tically the same thing; but the two
may be distinguished by the stamp,
the Birmingham mark being an anchor
instead Of a crown set in an octagon-
the Sheffield brand. All old Sheffield
ware is stamped, and is more valuable
than modern silver, although some of it
is alleged with copper. - New York
Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
LITTLE POWER is NEEDED
Act of Flying Is Easiest of All Methods
of Pro gressiOn.

of Pro gressiOn.
Flying, from the figures available,
may be considered the easiest Of all
methods Of progression, calling for less
horse power than any other. AS
proof OF this take, for example, the
case of the storks, which, in their an
nual migrations, make fight between
Buda- Pesth, in Hungary, and Lahore,
in India This, in an air line, is per-
haps 1890 or 2,4OO miles and the dis
lance is accomplished in about twenty
four hours without a rest. A horse
driven in a sulky 100 miles in long
summer day is not far from the limit
week is near the limit of a man at the
"go-as-you-p1ease gait" Among wild
animals 100 miles is about as much as
can be found in the records for twenty
four hours, but the bird weighing any
where perhaps up to twenty pounds
makes the $500 miles in twenty four
hours with ease and certainty twice in
a year. If the weight is put at ten
pounds this equals twenty-five ton
miles. On the best and most level rail
road and with carriages operating with
the least friction a ten-pOund animal
would find it difficult to haul twenty
five tons one mile at twenty four
hours These birds fly at great heights,
undoubtedly to reduce the resistance
of the air. There are many other ex-
amples that might be given Of long
distances covered by heavy birds,
showing the small amount of power
required in fight. The immense speed
Of many Of our birds when in ordi-
nary fight is another proof of the
small amount of power required.
No animal, whatever it's weight
bird only excepted, can make any such
speed as ninety to 100 miles per hour
Among the birds there is a long list
of those whose speeds are from eighty
miles an hour upward, their weights
being all under fifteen pounds. Pa
renthetically it may be remarked that
naturalists will give dimensions of
birds to an eighth of an inch, care
fully spreading their wings and ar
ranging the feathers, but it never oc-
ours to them to give weights. The
eagle may weigh five or fifty pounds,
so far as the records show. Hunters
rarely speak of the weight of birds,
though the weight of game is often
estimated and the weight of fish given
to the nearest ounce.
The facts just given Wien taken to-
gether show pretty conclusively that
the power necessary for animal fight
is extremely small rather than very
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
great It also seems to be proved
that to fly successfully the speed must
be high.-Scientific American.
TESTING SOIL FOR CROPS.
Agricultural Officials Determine the
Class of Products Suitable.

Agricultural Officials Determine tho
Class of Products Suitable.
The chemistry Of soils has of late
been engaging the attention of bu-
reau Of the Agricultural Department
with a view to determining the prod
uct likely to be most productive in
each variety of land. The bureau has
formed conclusions which appear to
be in conflict with the opinions held
for many years by agricultural chem
lists, but which conform to the expert
ences of good farmers and with actual
facts which have heretofore been es
tablished by the chemists. 1t has been
shown that practically all soils have
sufficient available plant food for nor
NAL crop yields and that this supply
Is constantly maintained through nat
ural agencies in the soil dissolving the
material of the soil grains. The diff
ference in yield is dependent upon the
condition and kind of cultivation and
rotation Of crops, maintaining certain
necessary physical conditions in the
soil, under which this plant food can
be used by the crop.
These experiments have shown that
the great nutritive solution for the
support Of crops is the soil moisture
and the results of the work are based
not upon the digestion Of the soils in
acids, which attack the inert mineral
matter of the soil, but upon the chem
ical analysis of the soil moisture it
self. The fertility Of the soil is shown
to be due to physical causes which
control the supply of water and plant
food which it contains, as the soil
moisture in all cases appears to be
about the same in composition and
concentration. The fertility is, there
fore, controlled by a physical cause
and a chemical examination Of the soil
cannot be expected to indicate the
yield Of a crop. Some simple physical
method will now have to be devised
for determining the relative fertility
Of soils.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
State Iterrfa of Interest.

The electric light plant at McGregor
was totally destroyed by fire. The loss
is estimated at $1,000.
Three men and two women were snow
bound thirteen hours near Racine on the
Milwaukee and Kenosha electric line.
The Caxton company, school supplies,
has purchased the L. 2. Denoyer school
supply factory in Appleton and it will be
removed to Chicago.
The general merchandise stoEe of Chas.
Anderson Of Mount Morris was totally
destroyed by fire. The fire was caused
by defective chimney.
Henry Rush, after an absence Of one
week from his home at Racine, returned,
delrious with typhoid fever, and his
hands and feet were frozen.
Frank Mattison is making arrange
ments to start saw mill in the town of
Mckinley He has the contract to saw
a lot of pine for Eau Claire parties.
James Haedley. claiming Menasha as
his home, was hurt in Manitowoc by
falling on a steam heater radiator. He
was provided with transportation to his
home.
After causing a reign of terror south
of La Crosse for hours, John Sunder-
man. the crazy son of a prominent farm
err. was lassoed and captured by an arh-
ed posse.
DR.. II. H. Wood of the Milwaukee Sol
4iers' Home claims to have discovered
that ammonium bromide is a specific for
yellow fever, and seeks the prize OF $50,
900 offered by a Frenchman tvr such a
specific.
A herd Of cattle. several hogs and one
dog have persisted, but few hours apart,
on the farm of Frank Schams, three
miles east of La Crosse, in the same pas
ture where two years ago all animal life
was destroyed in an epidemic Of anthrax.
The Milwaukee roads water tank at
Edgerton, having a capacity Of 26O bar
rels and nearly full, burst washing the
express office from its uprights and al
most overturning the building. Baggage
Master William Powers, caught in the
debris. was seriously injured.
May Smith, a 17-year-old Madison
Girl. was sentenced to the industrial
school at Milwaukee, to remain until she
becomes u. She was found guilty OF
larceny.
Attorney General Sturdeyant has ap.
proved the articles of incorporation of
the Lone Rock and La Vale Railroad
and has sent the papers to Secretary OF
State Houser where they were filed.
Milwaukee and the railroads entering
the South Side of the city have reached
an agreement looking to the elevation OF
the railway tracks. The cost of eleva.
lion. it is estimated, will be S5.O0O,O0O.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
a@~~~~~@@~@~~@~~~~~~~e
TURNING THE JOKE.

!
The late Senator John J. ingalls, is
described by the Brooklyn Eagle as
having had quantity poetic method
of thought and wonderful flow of
language which gave a charm to all
his conversation. He had also
| ready wit which enabled him to avoid
many unpleasant visitors. In spite
of all his resourcefulness, however,
clever young reporter proved HIM
self match for the yersatils Senator
One day David Lewsley, a bright
young man employed as reporter for
% Washington newspaper, was sent to
interview Senator Ingalls, on matter
OF grave national Importance. Before
calling at the Senator's home Lewis
ley visited a barber and was shaved
and had his hair combed.
The Senator, who OWNED the pur-
pose Of the reporters call and did not
wish to talk on that subject, came in
to the reception room with his watch
in his hand
Il can give you just fifteen min
utes," said he What can 1 do for
you?"
Lewsley put his question squarely,
but the Senator answered after the
traditional Yankee fashion by putting
another.
Young man." said he noticing
Lewsley's sleek appearance, "do you
shave yourself?"
mo, sir"
you ought to-" Senator ingalls, as
serted. Every man ought to shave
himself" Then, in that delightful way
OF his, he set forth the many advan-
tages enjoyed by the man who is his
own barber. He enlarged upon the
economic benefits in time and money
to be derived from shaving ones self.
He delivered d dissertation on the es-
thetic phase of the case, otter which
he descended to the practical details,
told LeWSley what raZors he cOnsid-
cred as the best, and highly recon-
mended a certain kind Of soap. Then,
still holding his watch in his hand, he
said:
II see l have exhausted my time.
You will have to excuse me now"
And with a twinkle in his eye the
Senator bowed his caller out.
The next morning the leading article
in Lewsley's paper was an attractive
~ displayed report of this interview.
Lewsley's wonderful memory made it
possible for him to reproduce the Sen
ator's entertaining discourse almost
verbatim, at least so nearly SO that
Senator ingalls, himself marveled at it,
and told many persons that, although
the reporter had not taken single
note, he had reported him more accu-
rately than most stenographers did.
This clinched the matter so that the
Senator could never deny the interview
afterward Then Lewsley sent a copy
Of the paper to the manufacturer Of
the soap which Senator ingalls, had
so enthusiastically praised, and for
months and months the Senator had
to grin and bear the sight Of his own
face, accompanied by his own words,
in broadcast advertisements Of that
shaving soap.
He was, however, frank enough to
admit that the joke, which he intend
ed to play on the reporter, had been
clevery turned back on himself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
Lonu-Ranue Ancestry.

A double succession of very late
marriages brought the Hon. Lovel
Coke, now ten years old, into this
world 140 years after the birth of his
grandfather. This was William Coke,
who gave his name to the billycock
hat, and was born in 1854 and became
first Earl of Leicester. He married
Keppel in 1922, being siXty-eight
years old, and left three sons. One
of them, the present Earl, now eighty
one years of age, became the father
of the Hon. Lowell when he was sew
enty-one years old.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
Stabbed by Teacher.

In a fight between Prof. Rolin Voge-
nitz, principal of Hokaha school in La
Crosse, and Fred Hirt, resulting from
the latter's demand that his sister be re-
leased from staying after school, Hirt
was stabbed twice in the back by the
teacher, and is in dangerous condition.
Hirt is p years old, and is alleged to
have Threatened the teacher with VIC
lence unless his sister, who was being
held for some minor misconduct, was re-
leased. The matter is being investigated
by the board of education
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
The Passing of the Moose.

The moose is fast disappearing from
the northern forests Of Minnesota, ac-
cording to lions Herald The game
wardens have failed to cope success
fully with the greedy hunters bent on
procuring the flesh of the animals for
meat, tanning their hides, and selling
their horns. The moose, the largest
member Of the deer family, with his
fiat shovel horns and proboscis-like
nose, seems to belong to g prehistoric
age, just as the hippopotamus and the
great aux appear as anachronisms.
The moose in Minnesota, driven from
the forests by the swarms Of mosqui-
toes, have fearlessly invaded the clear
ings of the settlers, and fallen easy
victims to their destructive firearms.
The buffalo has disappeared from the
Western plains, and the fact that the
moose is fast following that noble ami
NAL into the oblivion of the "happy
hunting grounds" is causing lovers of
nature throughout the country sincere
regret.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
The Last.

Mrs. McCarthy-My, it's the foine
big funeral. Be the way, Owe not
laid eyes on Sarah Grogan and she
did so enj'y a funeral"
Mrs. Fogarty-Ay! But the last wan
she attinded cured her av goin' to
amy more O. them.
Mrs. McCarthy-Oh is it so?
Mrs. Fogarty-Ay! Twas her own.
Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
Ten Miles ON Pilot and Lives.

Carried ten miles pinioned under a
hand car, on the pilot of an engine, and
alive to tell the tale, was the experience
of w. A. Legree, a section man, near
Sprague The engine men did not know
they had struck any one until Babcock
was reached. One of Legree's feet had
rubbed on the rail until his shoe was
worn away, but outside of the shock ne
was none the worse for his experience.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
Skeleton Found bv Hunters.

In a pile Of rocks in a secluded strip
of timber near Kendall, to which they
were led by badger they were chasing,
two hunters discovered the skeleton of a
man. The find was made when they
threw aside the rocks. Marks upon the
skull indicated that the man had been
murdered. 1t is believed the discovery
will clear I'D the mystery of the disap-
penrance Of two wealthy farmers from
the vicinity three years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
Kenosha Man Is Shot.

Charles Windsor Of Kenosha was shot
and seriously injured by Dan Smith. The
two men had quarreled over Miss Jena
Jensen and had agreed to settle their diff
ferences in a hand-to-hand fight. They
went out on the street and Windsor is
alleged to have gotten the better of the
fight AS he turned to leave Smith drew
his revolver and fired. The ball took
effect in the thigh
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.
Negro Defeated in Effort to Marry
White Girl = Serious Fire In New
Richmond - Teacher Slabs Brother

Wyatt Barnes, negro, aged 36 years,
was arrested on the charge Of carrying
concealed weapons while he was in the
office of Marshfeld justice to be mar
ried to Elma Gabrielson, a white girl,
aged Is years. Her mother and step
father gave their consent, but other rela-
tives have blocked the marriage. The
girl claims she is afraid of Barnes and
her mother and that they have forced
her submission to the union. Barnes is
said to have threatened to shoot anyone
who would interfere. After he was fined
and released the girl was taken by force
from her aunt's house by Barnes and her
parents, it is said. Now steps will be
taken to have the guardianship changed
from her mother to her aunt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
THE TEMPER.

squat In my path was my besetting
foe;
/ hurled him down thousand faith
oms length!
! paused to breathe, l turned again.
and lo
Again my way he blocked and mocIr
ed my strength.
Edmund V. Cooke, in Lippincott's
Magazine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03

Scotland Yard furnishes statistics
which show that $4,000 persons were
lost in London last year, and much
the same number in the preceding
year. making a total close on 10000
for the new century.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
One Redeeming Feature.

The man in the third row-What
do you think of the quartet?
The man beside him-Well, it won t
take as long as four solos.-Puck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
Travelling in a Balloon.

There is something uncanny in trav-
cling at great speed in balloon. No
matter how violent the gele, the aero
naut himself is in dead calm.