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

ever made is as effective in stopping
a pro1ectile as is plain, common dirt.
A good earth work will stop the
mightiest of the new half-ton steel
shells, with all Their amor penetrating
devices. The foe can throw in as many
explosives as he pleases; the modern
earthwork Is so constructed that it
VIII practically repair itself. Ordi-
nary breaches in it are closed up al
most automatically by the dirt that
Slides into the cavity from above.
So, even if fleet should at last
get an armament that would enable
1t to lie SO far away that curvature
or the earth hides it utterly from the
gunners in forts, the ships might
pound away for many days and yet
do little damage.-New York Press,
Chenchu at the Toyman's Shop.
1t was the fifth day of the fifth
month, and one Of the greatest holt
days Of the Chinese year,-the spring
festival. A fair was being held at the
largest Buddhist temple in the city,
and both Chenchu and her brother,
Yushan, were to be allowed to go.
The large black mule was hitched
to the cart-the official cart, with red
wheels, notched tires, two windows
on each side, and a red oilcloth band
around the bed or body of the cart
1t was like a very large Saratoga
trunk on two wheels, and would have
been rough to ride in but for the fact
that it was we'll filled with cushions.
Both children and the old nurse
were packed in the cart, while one
servant walked on each side with one
hand on the shaft, and another led the
mule. They went just as fast as the
legs OF the servants could carry them,
bumpity, bump! bumpity, bump! over
the rough streets, with clouds of dust
following them all the way. When
they reached the temple, you could
have written your name with your
finger in the dust on their fine silk
garments.
But what did they care for dust?
Besides one of the servants soon
brushed it all off with a piece of silk
tied to the end of a stick, with which
every cart is provided There were
too many attractions to allow them
to think of dust, or of anything else
except the many things there were
to hear and see and eat and drink
1t was like Fourth of July or Bunker
Hill day on Boston common, with
many other side shows and entertain.
ments added to the list
First and foremost, before they en-
tered the gate, was the peanut man,
with Chinese peanuts, American pea
nuts, hulled peanuts, sailed peanuts,
sugared peanuts--peanuts in every
form that would attract the attention
of the child.
Next to him, but just inside the
gate, was the toyman; and, as they
entered Chenchu, forgetting for the
moment that she was the daughter
of a great official and realizing that
she was only little girl, exclaimed:
20 nurse, just look at the toys!"
YES" said the nurse, would you
like to buy some?"
But as she spoke the toy-seller turn
ed from a poor little girl who did not
have money enough to buy the doll
she wanted. saying:
"No, if you do not have the money,
you cannot have the doll. What will
the little lady have?' this last to Chen
chu.
what does she want?" asked Chen
chu pointing to the poor little girl
"She wants the large doll, but she
does not have money enough to buy
it,"
How much is it?" Chenchu con-
tinued.
Twelve cents" said he, adding two
cents to the price he had just asked
the little one.
Give it to me-" she said. And, TAX
ing it in her arms, she placed it gent
ly in the arms of the others saying:
do you like it? Nurse will give
him the money. Would you like any
thing else?"
"You are very kind" said the little
girl, with a polite bow and thank
yO,, "I would not dare IN ask for