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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
WHAT THE KING cANr DO.
some Reservations Of the Royal Ireroga
tive In England.

some lieservations Of the Royal I'rerogar
tive In England.
Il is a prevalent and popular notion
that the power possessed by the mop
arch is absolute and almost wjtheNt
Imitation This is fallacy. rs the
following facts will attest, The priv
ileges and powers RELOCATED to royalty
are manifold and peculiar, but there
are certain things that king may not
do.
While il is quite within the province
Of the royal prerogative TO dispose Of
the entire army OF navy and also to
declare war without consulting any
body. yet our king could not utilize n
penny OF the public funds without per-
mission from Parliament. However,
excellent and benefcent his motivW
may be for so doing. the king is deN
barred from communicating with any
Of his loyal subjects, and the same
limitation prohibits him from accept
ing gifts from an! of his people. except
in cases where the offerings are pre-
scented through the medium OF an Off
Ger Of the State or IN intimate friend
of his Majesty. After I'm individual
has been elected by his constituency
TO take his seat in the British Sen14
ut Westminster it is not in the pow
of the king himself to -reyent the
member from occupying his place in
that august assembly.
OF his own royal prerogative King
Edward possesses full power TO par
don 4 murderer, even after lie has been
found guilty and sentenced to death
by the representatives Of the law.
Yet. by a curious statute Of one Of the
Georges. the king is prevented fr01lt
exhibiting mercy or grace 10 a wilfth
Sabbath breaker To render every
new law absolute and irravocabe the
royal autograph must be invariably at
tached thereto, nor is his Majesty ever
permitted 10 perform this duty by
proxy
Even The salaries Of the kings SER
wants are fixed by State officials and
he cannot raise the salary OF his own
butler except by permission OF out of
his own private purse. That the King
can do no wrong is obviously the view
taken by his counselorS. for by the
laws that hedge the throne no person
can take action against his Majesty.
and he cannot be arrested by the emis-
sarics OF the law OH any preteXt what
ever. London Hour Glass.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
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ABOUT SEEDS.

Bees and insects carry pollen from
one flower 10 another, and the wind
also acts as ali agent for such pur-
pose. The blossoms on a tree may
not All be ferIilzed from the same
source. The fruit partakes of the
nature of both parents, and there will
be cases where some seeds OF the
fruit will produce something superior
to the parents, or the reverse may
happen. There are hundreds Of seeds
produced on a single apple tree, while
but few of them are planted. 1t is
claimed that on all trees and vines are
produced seeds that will produce trees
or vines that are better than those
from which they come, but the great
difficulty is to know where to seek
III order TO discover the fruit contain.
ing such seeds on the branches. Sue
ceSs has been met to Il certain extent
where polarization has been artifi.
cially practiced.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
WISE WORDS.

Success does not come with & iums
and hurrah.
Fame is a flower upon dead mans
heart -Motherwell
He repenrs on thorn that sleepsf9n
beds Of roses Quarlcs.
Eou can not improve your own repu-
tation by belittling others.
You must lean a ladder against some
thing if YOU want to climb it.
BE friendly with your neighbors: you
DO not know when you might need
them.
\ coxcomb IS usly all over with the
atfectation of the fine gentleman.-
Johnson.
Let them call it mischief; when il is
past and prospercd it viii be virtue
Ben Jonson.
Fashion is only the attempt to realize
art in living forms ana social inter-
course.-O. w. Holmes.
CovetousGess sTe.,s The principal to
no purpose and lessons the use to all
urposes.-Jercmy Taylor.
Our doubts are traitors, and make us
lose the good we oft might win by
fearing to attempt. Shakespeare.
4 genuine conscience is growing
conscicnce-ohc that is perpetually be-
coming more prompt, more keen, more
tender
In life it is difficult to say who Go
you the most mischief enemies with
the worst intentions or friends With
the bcSt-Bulwer
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30

A big dry goods firm in Seattle is
much distressed because the marrying
habit seems to have gained perman-
ent footing among its female en-
ployes.
The manager reports with sorrow
that. just as soon as salesgrl gains
enough experience TO be really vdlu-
able, she almost invaribly gets mar
ried and leaves her place 10 be filed
by a green hand. He tried TO 0bviate
the difficulty by requiring of all appli-
cants for positions 4 promise to re-
main unmarried for al least year.
The girls agreed to that stipulation
readily, but forgot all about it when
the right man came along and the firm
had no redress.
The only possible protection against
what the manager dolefully calls the
marrying evil. lies in the selection of
saleSladies who are aged infrm and
generally unattractive. Such a policy
would act as Il detriment upon bust
ness and. as soon as the plan became
public property, no woman on earth
would apply for position. The RENE
iy would be far more disastrous than
the disease.
In short. the manager is butting his
head against wall OF unusually solid
masonry. When n woman makes up
her mind to get married, her en-
plOyers arguments don't count for
much, as compared with those Of the
other man in the case. And it's very
unlucky TO postpone the wedding.
We think this is as it should he. but
it is one of the reasons why the bust
ness woman doesn't command such a
large salary as her brother. Ohio
State journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
He Built u New Island.

Dr. JrSus Ohage became q few
years ago health officer of ST. Paul.
lie noticed bit of shoal in the Mis-
siSsippi. visible only yhe.. the tide
was low. but accessible within ten
minutes ride from the City Hall. Secur-
ing possession. by gift. of rs much as
he could. and by purchase Of what he
could not beg. he had the cityS clean
waste dumped upon this little island,
thus rapidly bringing it above high
wafer mark. or the four ana one
half acres thus i1geniously wrcsted
from the father of waters" the city
st. Paul now maintains within easy
reach of majority of It's population
Il children's playground, q small ZOO
= vegetable garden ito support the forty
uniformed attendants, public baths.
with modern stcriliZing plants for the
bathing suits, 4 day nursery. a boys
gyunasium-and MI united by Il small
LIT satisfactory park.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
SMALLEST CITY IN AMERICA
Unique Place ir Missouri Has just One
Hundred and Sixty Inhabitants.


"AIost cities nowadays are regard
ed as being small if they do not con-
tain more than 10000 Inhabitants" OBJ
served man from Missouri, but
came from a city that cannot boast
of more than 400 souls. The name of
this unique little city is Fenton, and it
is situated on the picturesque Mera-
NEE River just fifteen miles to the
south and west of st. Louis.
"Fenton is not a lively or busy town,
but in the absence of real metropoli-
tan activity the residents are proud of
The fact that they live in the smallest
Incorporated city i'll the United States.
if not in the world The municipal
government consists of mayor and a
full quota of civil officials, none Of
whom are paid salaries. Instead of
fixed incomes they receive certain fees
for the performance of their specific
duties. The board of control is in
charge of one man. who keeps the
books of the corporation. and the pub
lie funds raised by taxation are ex-
pended by the mayor in person, by
and with the consent Of the board.
'The city marshal constitutes the en-.
tire police force of the city. No ar
rests are made in Fenton, and it has
been SO long since the squire held
court that when the last magistrate
died-last summer-it was not con-
sidered necessary to elect his success
or There are no politics in Fenton,
at least not in so far as municipal
elections go. And. for that matter.
there have been no elections for de-
cade."
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
A Good Direction.

An English lady i'll Japan bought a
can OF mushrooms and found the di-
rections translated into English as fol-
lows: Direction-1f several persons will
feel satisfied nutrition and very sweet
or it can put in the hot water for the
half hour and then take off the lid.
They shall be proper to eat. 1t can be
supply without puiridify for several
years.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
Valuable AIoes.

The most valuable aloeS come from
the island of Sokotra. which lies Just
off the East African coast from Cape
Guardafui. The drug itself is the bit
ter resinous juice Of the leaves of the
aloe plant that has been hardened in
the sun. These leaves are of a
fibrous. fieshy nature and, in addition
to the juice, the natives make this
fiber into rope, many insisting that it
makes "a better rope than hemp.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
Some Rare Moths.

Yorkshire possesses farm for the
rearing of rare moths and butterflies
for geological collections. Half All acre
of land has been planted with trees
and shrubs fer the purpose. In their
season the stock of caterpillars is 90,
600 From 10000 to 10000 preserved
insects are kept in reserve, so that but
terhies and moths can be supplied to
museums irrespective OF the time Of
war.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
CANKER on TREES.

l call attention TO a group of dis
eases which are becoming increasingly
important These are known as the
canker diseases. We recognize them
by their effect upon the bark of the
tree-either on the branch or on the
stem. There is one form which has
been designated by the name of New
York apple canker. This attacks
wood, fruit and leaves. On the fruit
it causes brown or black spots. and is
called black rot or brown rot. The
most serious injury, however, in New
York State. lis that injury which we
find on the trees. The branches show
dead spots on the bark. These become
cankered, increase in size growing
lengthwise with the branch and con
tnue their lateral development until
the branch is girdled. The branch then
dies. In some Greening orchards an
immense amount of damage has been
wrought by this disease All afflicted
branches should be rigidly and prompt
~ cut out. The trees should be disin-
fected with copper sulphate at the rate
Of one pound to twenty-five gallons of
water while they are dormant Sub
sequently applications Of Bordeaux
should be made.
There is another type of canker
which. so far as | know. has no coun-
terpart upon the fruit. attacking the
wood only. 1t causes brown spots and
brown discolora lions here and there i'm
the bark. which increase In depth and
size until the stem and branch are
sirdled. The effect then is practically
similar to the New York canker. The
remedy is the same. An important
point in connection with these canker
diseases is that they are what we term
wound diseases. The disease obtains
foothold by the tree having been
bruised at some time. The bark is
bruised or broken. and by this means
the spore finds entrance. Bad prun-
ing. careless cultivating and rough
picking all contribute to lie develop
ment of this type of disease Good
sanitation. coupled with spraying. is
the remedy. We hear much of collar
rot of the King. In my opinion much
of it is to be charged to the careless
cultivator
General Consideration-(1) As far as
possible use resistant varieties. (2}
Grow a healthy organism by liberal
feeding and thorough cultivation. Ga
Practice thorough sanitation Begin
with drainage of soil a Insure your
crops by spraying with fungicides and
insecticides Horticutural Report.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
Our Farming Area.

The total area used for farming pur-
poses in the United States is 1000
600 acres-an area larger than Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland. Wales, France.
Germany, Austria. Spain, Japan and
the Transvaal. There are 1O,43S, coo
persons engaged in the agricultural prr-
suits, while all other industries employ
but 1S,S45,o00 One-tliiyl of the people
is therefore devoted 10 farming.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30

Statistics compiled by the Zcmtvos
Of forN-nine provinces OF European
Russia showed that sol 900 peasant
FAMILIES. representing a population of
perhaps 100000 had only nine acres
Of land TO the family. and that 2.219-
r. peasant households. representing Il
population of about 1S.000000. hads
only twenty -one acres each, although
hundreds of thousands of such house
holds consisted of from eight 10 twcn-
iy-1ive members.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
A FABLE.


A rose said to passing breeze,
Garry my fragrance to The king"
The breeze consented, and away
Across the fields the sweetness bore.
a maiden breathed The odor mild, ,
An aged man drank its delight,
And pale brow of care and pain
Was soothed to ruddy life again.
The blessing never reached the king,
Who, powered in blossoms, wanted not
The benediction of the rose;
but VINO VIII say the rose would weep
Should some wild zephyr whisper frank,
The poor your rich perfume received"
Youths Companion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30

found the dearest objects Of her care,
who have the first claim upon her
time and affections.-Waverley Maya
zine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30

The Queen Of Siam has a thimble
valued at $4,000. II is of gold. orna-
mented with diamonds and rubies.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
A LESSON
FOR
THE TIMES

@ UNIT MALINDA, please
~ give me pin" said a
brlght-looking but shabbily
n | dressed little fellow, open
ma ing the door Of Mrs. Lanes
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
R;USHMORE.

NIB. Bedford has been fealing the
effecte of the grippe the past te"
days.
Once again spring-'alteady SO
soon''-but very long time getting
here.
Borp-To Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Lud-
low, Wednesday, March 70, a Moe
pound boy. ....:> -,
Gust. Joul came over from Luz
verne, Wednesday, and stopped be-
tween trains. '-,%><.t. / .:s.E 1
Mrs. L. T..Arduser departed Tues
day for an extended visit with reia-,
tlves in Iowa. = ~,
Mrs. A.. B. McChord is getting
along as we'll as could be expected
with her broken limb. :
Thompson Bros. are erecting a
house for Rev. Smith on the lot north
of the latter's present home. Mr.
Smith is out himself planning things,
not being content with an idle life
The house will be put up in, the form
of cottage and when finished Will
be occupied by l.. T. Arduser. ...-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01

NJ 5. j.. Bedford has been repairing
aud papering "the, old barber shop
which viii be occupied as an Office by
j. H. Dryden 4 Son. n.. ~ 1s
+ John Schroeder, after trip to the
Red River,Valley, decided to remain
in Mobiles County for another year
renting the farm of W. }. Dougher'
w, northeast Of nusbmore. a. = >}
On Tuesday Will 1vers and bride
returned from Oklahoma to make
Minnesota their;fu.ur- home. VIII
has rented the place Of his father re-
Gently occupied by John Schroeder,
aud will immediately go to house
keeping.
Arthur Thompson returned from a
trip to the Northern part of the state
Monday, where he wsns to s~e il he
would desire a northern location.
Not being satisfied he returned con-
tsnt with RusAmore. He will work
1T bis trade N he future.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
ELK.

Seed grain is quite scarce this
spring.
Mr.. >The<npsous baby is on the
sick list, this,week.
Jack Peters is going to work this
summer for>S. J. Anderson.
Henry APPEL and Fred Dolhime re-
turned from trip to Seattle last
week.
Miss aAiary Kirk has returned
| from a visit with friends in Chicago
and Canada.
There will be a pie social held al
the school house Dist. No. "a, Fri
day evening, April LIST.
Elk township has let contract
for a steel bridge on the town line
between: Elk and Hersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kirk anG
family>went to Iowa a short time
ago where they will make their fu
ture home.
Rob. Smith was out through this
town last week trying to sell wind
mills, Rob is a hustler and knows
how to sell machinery.
The basket supper at the Fellow!
school house March Is, was a sue
cess to say the least. About IS Wa:
realized. The money will DO used t
buv books for the school
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
ORG.

Tom Voss was on our streets
Tuesday.
J. E. Johnson returned to
Storden Monday, where he is buy
ing grain for Skewis Moen and Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. johnson re-
turned to their home at Delft after
spending week at the old home in
Org.
The social at the Wass school
house for last Friday night was put
off until Wednesday of this week on
account of the wind.
W. B. Royse spent Sunday with
his family, he will move his house.
hold effects to Pipestone where he
is located for the present.
On Tuesday the goth little girl
came to Ole Warrens home to stay.
Mother and babe are doing welland
Ole has a smile ali over his face.
Mr.. Mock our r. r. Agt is con-
tenplating moving to Sioux Falls
he has been very songenial and
accommodating agent and we will
be sorry to see him go.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
INDIAN LAKE.

.Gharlie Nyberg has recovered $50
he was able to attend church last
Sunday.
2Nlr. F. A. Ualin is reported as be-
iag inclined to be SOME what worse
thsn some time ago though not SER
ioaaly.
Roy Anderson is becoming quite
a noxed bronco buster, having sue
cesseully trained something like
twenty this winter.
The new orchestra is progressing
RAPIDLY and there is also good pros
poets Of Indian Lake soon having a
band again. Let the good work 60
on
(.L Peterson, of Pillager, was Wis
ting friends and relatives over Sun
day He sees a vast Improvement
Throughout the neighborhood since
MS :TeSaueuCo uTAo.
Rev.+Frank Peterson, of Minnea-
polls, held very interesting lecture
at the Baptist church Wednesday
evening, his subject being, The
Wheels Of Progress.
There WILL be an entertainment
the Saxon school house Friday eve
ning the 25th, those who enjoy first
CLASS programs should not miss this
opportunity, as Miss Peterson, the
teacher, is noted for being able to
get mp one of the best programs
that one could wish to hear. Adj
mission will be three cents a foot
so come and airing your tall friend
along so as to help swell the pro-
ceeds which VEIL be used to beautlfy
the school room.,
Emil Olson, residing in the viein-
.lty Of Gag, gave & Finch party to
some of his friends last Friday eve
ming. The evening was very pleas
antly spent in playing Finch and
Mugains; then all were seated to a
LARGE table which fairly groaned
under the weight of one of the most
.bounteous snppers that one could
ever wish to partake Of. After sup
Der social games and music the Chief
amusement when all bid good night
having spent one of the Enost pleas
ant evenings of hheir liv6s.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01

N The lawrence Row ley 80 49,
held ~ aeth, per bills md ~ the
whole was quite : success. Some of
the stookG however, did not bring 'as
good prices is they ought.
For Rent: A quarter section, with
good buildings, five miles tfem
town. AAlf section six mikes 6rom
town. One hundred acres one and
ono kah miles from town. Mast be
rentsasgriek, right kind ct Germs.
Apply 10 RI. Jones, Reading, MINI.
We would advise very head Of
family an the country 70 sa1oe extra
prsoautions and caean up their
yards thoroughly and see th;st the
fanaily::is supplied with pure water,
etc., s,s. an eminent authority has
prophieied that there viii be a gen.
eral epidemic of typhoid fever fol-
aew on the heals OF the prevailing
grippe.
:YMs new members 1T ahe town
board met last Saturday and were
induetea into their new offices and
ut once assumed the same with'an d
indication of those chat kaow what
they arr about. AS Some of the
eaected officers did not qualify they
made the following appointments
Constable, G. B. LsStner; 'OVerseers'
F. A. Durfee, Simon Anderson and
b. r.. Kneise. They also decided t.
ast, the county commissioners 'fo1
transportation to aid IN making s
grade through the large a,ond south
of town. They levied a poad tax O.
thsvty five cents per hundred on tht
real and personal property ant
places the poll tax at one day.
work.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.

LOVES YOUNG DREAM.
''There's nothing half so sweet in
life as loves young dream. Moore.
On Wednesday Of last week, March
10th, we had here in Ransom one OF
those interesting events that never
fail to start a widespread ripple on
the usually serene sea OF rural life.
On that day Miss Bessie Sorem,
daughter ofAour near neighbors, Mr..
and Mrs. Mons N. Sorem, and Nels
Hokeness, good friend If ours,
Joined hands and fortune for life.
We cannot swonder that an act
which usually shapes the whole fu
ture Of ones life should excite such
an interest in quiet, rural com mum
ity.
The marriage was at 10 O'Clock,
noon at the home Of the BRIDES par
ents, and the Rev. T. H. Fossum, of
Luverne, performed the ceremony.
Both bride and groom are members
of the Lutheran church, and the
ceremony was according to Ia rit-
tut and usages of tbe denomination
The Rev. Mr.. Fossum, the offic-
ing minister, is very pleasant
gentleman, and seems to begreatly
beloved by his people.
Az to the happy couple just mar
ried, they stand high &n'he estima-
ton of all who know them; and
we'll they may, for their reputation
is without the shadow of stain.
The groom is honorable, industrious,
and thrifty, and the bride is a gener-
al favorite. She has hosts of friends,
and she il deserving of everyone
of them. The relatives and trends,
who filled the house to overho wing,
were from far and near. MI. and
Mrs. Burton were from Dane .coun-
ry. Wis. Mrs. Burton is sister of the
groom. Mr.. John Ostrom, uncle
of the bride, was from Jewel, Ia,
Mrs. John Male. a cousin of the
ride, was also from Iowa. There
were about 70 persons besides some
small children. After the ceremony
a bounteous dinner was served, to
which all did justice. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sorem are royal entertlners; they
do nothing by halves. may say
here, though it is perhaps, some
what out of place, that Miss Carrie
Sorem, sister Of the bride, and Miss
Emma Anderson, a near neighbor
and frei nd, stood with the bride, and
Email Feuskee, broher of our sher-
if, stood with the groom. The
bride was attired very becomig&y in
a greyish lansdowne; the groom in
the usual black. One of the first
questions likely to be asked is.
"How was the bride dressed. 1t
would be useless for me to attempt