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The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-16
ToIstoi stnrts Ldhrnrie..

Moscow, Dec. 15.-Count Tolstoi has
opened book stores here and at ST.
Petersburg and is offering to provide
village libraries with books at cheap
prices.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-16
WAS RATHER SUGGESTIVE.

LAGRANGE Graphic: We see where
an Alabama negro fell SO feet down a
shaft and still lives. Somehow this
reminds us of the cotton market.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-16
Is Miles hy Wireless.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 15.-Wireless
telegraph messages were sent to-day
from Kansas City to Cleveland, o.,
725 miles, without relaying. This is
said to be the longest distance over
land ever covered.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-16
OBITUARY.
Norman Maccon, London.

London, Dec. 15.-Norman MacColl,
former editor of the Athaneum, died
In London to-day of heart disease. He
was born in 1913.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04
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TEAS OF THE FOREST.
az s SsssSa
Native Plans AS Substitutes fOr
the Eastern Herb.

Picnckers and those who go a-camp-
ing and forget to take their tea caddies
along, may find in the woods many
substitute for the fragrant bOhea,
wherewith to brew a steaming cup to
add cheer to a cold luncheon. Indeed,
it has not been so very long since
Chinese tea was a luxury not easily
accorded in the remOter rural districts
of our country, and recourse was had
habitually to native herbs or shrubs
of the forest for makeshifts. Then,
too, in the stormy days preceding the
American Revolution, when the colon
lists were in a turmoil over the stamp
taxes levied by the mother country,
it was considered unpatriotc to drink
tea that had paid tribute to the Gov
eminent, and the so-called Liberty Tea
was the popular drink.
This, no doubt, was made from a va
riety of herbs, but certainly from the
four-leaved loosestrife. plant that is
abundant in almost every woodland.
1t grows foot or two high and may be
recognized by its simple upright stem
upon which the leaves are set in whorls
of four, or sometimes five, the yellow
starlike flowers being on long slender
stalks from near the base of the leaves.
During the Revolution the native
leaves most extensively used for tea
were probably those of the so-called
New Jersey tea-a low bush that grows
everywhere in dry woodlands An in
fusion of the leaves boils clear amber
color, and in looks is as attractive as
real tea; but the taste, though astNn-
gent, is by no means lively. Some eff
fort has been made within compare
lively recent years to revive the use
Of this plant as a substitute for tea on
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04
A Musical Treasurer.

One of the curious working combina-
lions in the office of an operate firm
mn town is that of the treasurer of the
concern. who is also the official accom-
pianist Of the establishment This con-
Germ has at least six opera companies
i'm full blast all the time. and as 1t is
constantly recruiting Its forces. the Of
Ace Is invaded daily by anywhere from
twenty to forty applicants for positions
&C principals or members of the chorus.
No matter how many OF them there
are n day, the treasurer must stop his
crork in the business office, run UP
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

three tramp steamers which transport
ed the bridges, practically complete,
from the shops Of Philadelphia to the
African coast. Al that remained to be
dore was to set the pieces in place
drive Some rivets, and the bridge was
ready for the rails. '-sssss NJ as;s
In the actual work of construction,
the British and American methods
were still more divergent. The British
idea was to employ as many men as
could be had; the American, to do with
as few as possible. The accompanying
picture illustrates this contrast. Five
men and an American traveller" did
the work of over a hundred natives en-
ployed by the British contractors. One
of the longest of the viaducts was put
up by the American force in siXty-nine
hours, to the surprise and admiration
of the English engineers in charge of
the line.
The actual engineering work was
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

Birds. as a rule, do not seem to enjoy
stormy weather; are nightingales an
exception? A correspondent mentions
a curious circumstance during the
thunderstorm of May 30. The storm
ragged with extraordinary vehemence,
the lightning and thunder being in
cessant, and some of the claps like
cannon reports, over the Kentish
border Of Sussex for several hours dur
ing the night, and all that while (says
the correspondent, as we sat looking
out at the terrific spectacle. sleep being
out of the question owing to the uproar,
the nightingales We're in constant
chorus, as if trying to drown the noise
of the thunder. 1t was most singular.
in the occasional pauses of the din, to
hear the outpouring of delicious bird
Westminster Gazette.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

seven months after the foundations
were complete; an unforeseen delay,
however, extended the duration of the
work to little over year.
A graduate of Cornell. Mr.; A. b.
I,ueder, of Wilkesbarre. Pa, was put
in charge of the entire work of con-
strllction. He took with him to Africa
twenty American Triggers" as the
bridge-builders are called, together
with 100 sailors and 'longshoremen
from India; 100 native Africans were
later pressed into service.
The British contractors shipped their
Tnnterial from England in small pieces,
while the American company hired
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

when other heritage failed for the sur
pose.
The little plant whose scarlet berries
about the size of peas are sold under
the name of teaberries by fruit vendors
on orr city streets, is another herb
which was long ago turned to use for
tea, whence the common name by
which we know it in Pennsylvania.
New Englanders for some unknown
reason call it checkerberry. The foli-
age is very aromatic and people who
are fond of a dash of spiclness in their
drink have sometimes employed it's
flavor in real tea.
Better known as tea plant than
the snowberry is the Labrador tea.
or Ledum latifolium of botanists,
which grows in cold Dogs and noun
t.in woods from Pennsylvania north
ward. The leaves, which emit n slight,
not unpleasant fragrance when bruised.
are tough and lcathery and densely
clothed underneath with rusty brown
wool. STEPPED they give wild, gamy
sort Of taste to hot water and the
feSultdlll NilHh SUSScSlS al bOOI SA'-hS
of black tea
Sweet fern which is so abundant Il
growth everywhere on sterile hills and
by mountain roadsides, is another ia
nous tea plant, being often known as
mountain tea. During the Civil War
its use for tea was particularly preva-
lent in the Southern States, and many
a Confederate lady who had been
reared in luxury was reduced to drink
ing this poor substitute for her oolong
or fowery Pekoe The foliage and
flowers Of all the goldenrods are en-
dued with an astringent principle, and
are moderately stimulant, so that their
suitability for the manufacture of a
domestic tea was recognized by Ameri-
can country folk as long ago as the
days when George III. was king over
them.
One species, the agrant-leaved
golden rod known sometimes as Blue
Mountain Tea, possesses, in addition,
the flavor of licorice. Drank piping
hot il the wilderness it makes a pleas
ant feature in a campers limited bill
of fare.
Nest if not all, Of these plants are
more or less astringent. and contain
considerable fannie acid in their make
up-eualities which go far to make real
tea the popular beverage that it is.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04
Spain Has Brought Us Horses.

The Spaniards were the first t&
bring horses to this continent, though
the pGleontologist tells us that the
rocks abound with fossils which show
that Equidae were numerous all over
America in the Eocene period 1t
is singular fact, however, that there
were no horses in America when the
first Europeans came hither.-From
John Gilmer Speeds "The Horse IN
America" in the September Ceatury1
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04
Suicides on ~Blue Monday"

A scientist who has made study of
suicides has discovered that more wom-
en- commit suicide on Monday than on
any other day of the week.
Monday, Blue Monday" as it has
long been called is one of the most
trying days of the week for women
who are housewives, principally be-
cause it IS ''wash-day." Breakfast is
usually served earlier than on other
days and more hastily prepared. The
children are early hurried off to school
and dinner is often picked up" Blue
Monday" is the ore day in the week
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

stairs and sit down at the piano and
rattle off the accompaniment to any of
the songs the applicant elects to sing.
The variety of these is large, as mat
fer of course. yet the treasurer-accom-
PIANIST is never found lacking. for he
is first-rate musician and wonder
fully rapid reader. He is Just as gooT
business man, too, and has Deen
treasurer of this concern for a number
of years.-New York Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04
ANNOUNCEMENT

Every enc admitted that Mrs Thorn.
son was an excellent disciplinarlauA
She was widow with three b* \
whom she had brought up to obedia "
and truthfulness. If not to JOY.
Children, have something to tell
you" she announced che Sunday on
the return Of the family from church.
ION Thursday afternoon shall marry
Doctor Lane, whom you all know and
respect"
There was a solemn pause, ended by
the oldest boy Mother" ne asked
when are You going to tell Doctor
Lane?-Youth's Companion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

ton that the energetic and adaptable
bridge builders from the United States
met and overcame would have been
serious except for the foresight and
discipline of the men in charge. The
great travelling crane did most of the
work, with never more than a score of
men on the job at once.
In December of last year the work
was completed and accepted by the
British Government. 1t should be said
in fairness to the contractors, that they
do not consider their work in Africa
remarkable in any way. They simply
took the contract and filed it with
American celebrity. Harper's Weekly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

simple. The bridges, Of
which the longest was 1900
feet and the highest liz
feet, were almost entirely
on curves and steep gradi-
ents; but, thanks to the per-
lection of the construction
work at home and the
soundness of the fOunda-
ton work b. the British
engineers, everything fitted
admirably. There were 1000
tons of steel in the entire
contract and the difficulties
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

a commercial scale. The leaveS are
said to contain nearly ten per cent. of
tannin. Hemlock leaves and those of
the arbor vitae have also played part
in the making of rustic tea. The arbor
vitae is'a tree that grows wild in great
abundancy in northern woods. and the
old-time Maine lumbermen used fire.
quently to resort to its leaves for tea
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

when a housewives troubles, hard
work and annoyanees seem to come all
at once. Hence the significant name
for the first working day of the week.
New York Times.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

After the British bridge
builders had taken two years
SO construct eight viaducts. it
was resolved to place the rest
"0f the work in the hands of
American engineers. An
American firm undertook to
do the work, and to finish the
bridges complete for a sum
less than asked by British
contractors for loading the
material on shipboard. The
contract with the American
concern called for the compile
fiOn of the work within
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

Great Britain maintains navy equal
to the combined navies of France and
Russia.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

FITS permanently cured. No ntsor nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer S2trlal bottle and treatisclree
DR.. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, Y31 Arch St., Phila., PA
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

All the world may be stage, but lot
of the actors are compelled to get out and
walk
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

lamsure Plso's Cure for Consumption avet
my life three years ago.-MEs. THOMAS ROE
Ems, Maple St., Norwich, n. T., Feb. IL, 1922.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

The trouble with quarrels is that they
are generally picked before they are
ripe. .....-.--.. :
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

Mrs. WiHslo VS. Soothing syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inllamma-
lion ,alluys pain cures wind coiic. 25c. abottle
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

It takes years to build up a reputation
that may be shattered in minute
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

The export of automobiles is about 81
100000 year.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04
=, n: :i: eyed, r ... 1hompsens Eye Water
MULTIPLIED REVENGE.

"se. here!" cried the cat, ARE ycf
really determined to drown me?
AZ am" replied the man. You KID
our canary. and believe in "a life Tor
q life
"But you are bent upon taking nine
lives for a ife."-Philadelphia Press
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

Africa. in record time.
The Uganda Railway is a line run
ming from the coast above Zanzibar
TO Victoria Nyanza, the. principal source
of the Nile. Its construction presented
difficult engineering problems, as the
1and rises sharply to nearly 5000 feet
above sea-leyel, and necessitates a two
percent. grade much of the way. The
road follows tortuous course through
broken hills and over numerous deep
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04
BUILT ~ BRIDGES
I'm 50 WEEKS.

\ American bodybuilding
company, represented by a
boy of twenty-four, has
just completed twenty
seven railroad bridges for
n Rritioh limo In IInnn1n
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04

~Ciye the name of this peper Wh4r
writing TO advertisers-tAt. IS. 'O3l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-16

likely to be followed by most serious re- suits in the case of a man who has re- ceived an injury to hls head.
 MT. Chamberlain's speech last week on the war commission report was much be- low his standard, and the tragic death of his faithful henchman. Powell Williams, prostrated him. More than that, the story comes from the colonial office that after his return from South Africa im- perialism became almost a monomania with him. He talked of nothing else and became testy when compelled to con- slider subjects into which it could not be introduced.
 A young man who recently took luncheon at Hlghbury with the Cham pertains noticed that every time politics was referred to some member of the family quickly changed the subject, but despite this MT. Chamberlain eventually became quite excited and delivered a harangue as if adressing public meet ing, to the manifest discomfort of those around.
 MT. Chamberlain has not only split the tory party, but also the smart set" for considerable section of the latter has gone with the Duke of Devonshire. This state Of affairs has had a serious effect on fashionable entertaining, for hostesses have to be very careful about bringing partisans of either side together
 The Churchill family, to mention only one, has broken up over the question. Winston Churchill seems to be heading fast for the radical party with some of his relatives, while the Duke of Marl- borough and the remainder intend to stick by Balfour.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-16
Gossip of men
 and n1atterS
Two Congressmen Wiley.

The Washington Post says:
 Representative Ariosto A. Wiley or Alabama, refers to Representative Will liam H. Wiley. of New Jersey, as ms cousin" and indeed it Is not certain put what the two Congressmen are reIatlVes They often have interesting exchanges III correspondence and conversation. arising from the fact that their mail sometimes gets mixed The following letter, dated February r. was received yesterday Dy Major Wiley from his Alabama cousin:
 "Inclosed letter from MT. - heTeWltn I.n submitted, is self-expianatory AS l nave not introduced a bill to make diploma in dentistry valid in all the States you must be the enterprising and diplomatic Wiley who knows how, with "a me ltai- ian hand" to pull the votes or the tiho Gen. lists in your district without pay "nlLe they are pulling the teeth oi your con stituents for hire and reward.
 Say, what sort of a teloW are you Do v0u want the earth? It takes nearly all my time answering letters about mat ters which you have stirred up In the Honse. With kind regards.
 Devotedly, your cousin,
 The bill referred to is the one which MT, Wiley reported from the District or Columbia Committee, and Whlch passed the House. It provides TOT unliormlty in the requirements for admlsslon 10 the nractice of dentistry in the States and tbe District of Columbia, and for an in- terchange of licenses, etc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-16
BASKET BALI GAME.
Y. M. c. A. Team to Meet Boys from
 Howard College.

Y. M. c. A. Team to Meet Boys from
 Howard College.
 The Y. M. c. A. basket ball team took its last hard practice last night at the armory in preparation for the annual game with Howard College tonight.
 With the exception of Paterson the men are all In good condition and are deter mined to win from the collegians. The game at Birmingham was closer than Montgomery people inclined to give the boys credit for, and but for the fact that the team got to Birmingham only a half hour before the time for the game and the illness of Paterson the game would nave been much closer still. As 1t was Blrmingham's goals were hard won. those in the first half coming after more than ten minutes had been played and the one in the second when only four minutes were left to play. Time after time the Montgomery boys had easy chances at the goal, but Pat could not land them.
 It Is safe assertion that on the home grounds and with the rooters supnorting them they will put up a much better game. The team is playing well together and are throwing goals nicely. The l Howard team will arrive on the 11.15 o'clock train from Birmingham this morning. They play Pensacola and Mobile on the trip. Ben F. Fry will | umpire the game and Mir Crumpton ot | Birmingham will act as referee, Tbf scorer and time keepers have not yo, l been announced.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-16

Dayton-Saw mill.
 Jackson-Hardwood mill; $10,OO0 coffin factory.
 New Albany-$1OO,O 900 cotton mill.
 North Carolina. Elkins-Knitting mill.
 Castle-$5O, ,OO6 lumber mill New Bern--$25.00O brick and tile works. Raleigh-S10OOOO construction company; chemical company.
 Salisbury-Distllery.
 Malee-$10.0O0 knitting mill Lincolnton-$20,OO GOO water works. Mebape-$5,00O mattress and bed spring factory.
 Bessemer City-$25,O ,OOO storage and ware house company.
 Oklahoma.
 Lawton-Flouring mill; creamery; S15.- 900 Touring mill and cotton gin Roosevelt-$1O,0OO mining company. Enid-Telephone company
 Guthrie-$900OO grain. elevator and stor- age plant; $25,OOO oil and gas company. Ponca-$S0,OO0 oil, gas and mining com pany.
 stillwater-shipping and supply com pany.
 Blackwell-Telephone system.
 Oklahoma City-$5 100000 mining, mill ing and water company; $1,OOO,OOO mining company
 Chandler-Telephone company.
 South Carolina. Central-Cotton mill. Tennessee. Murfreesboro-S25,OOO land company. Memphis-$10,00O candy factory.
 Nashville-s15,OO 900 hardware company. Texas.
 Henrietta-S5Q0OO oil company. dgewood-Telephone company. Baird-Cotton gin.
 Sour Lake-$1. 100000 oil and refining company. Bay Bodybuilding and loan comnanv | Waco-$50.000 cotton compress. Luflkin-$4O,0OO ice company l Batson-Machine shops. 30 600 oil conn pany.
 Beaumont-s10,OOO oil company. | Taylor-$15OOO lumber company. Fl Paso-Development company: purnn- | Ing and electric power plant l Corsicana-$25,00 600 oil company.
 Fort Worth-$25. 900 water works. Virginia.
 Newport News-Saw mill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-16
DANDRUFF DON'T WASH OUT.
The Germ that Causes it Has to Be
 Destroyed to Cure Dandruff.

Many woman spends an hour twice a week securing her scalp thinking that by scrubhng off the scurf she will cure the dandruff Two hours a week, at the age of 40 years, she has spent 260 days of F hours each. or two thirds of a year of her life, in that vain hope; vain because you can't cure dandruff without killing the dandruf germ. and the only hair preparation on earth that will do that Is Newbro's "Herpicide"-also a delightful hair dressing, and thorough antiseptc against all contagion from use of others hair brushes Sold by leading druggists Send lOc in stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,, Detroit, Mich. E' G. Fowler, Special Agent tu'
 News was received here this morning of the death of Dan Boger. who died at his home at BroOkwood last night at lO;5a o'clock. MT. Roger resided in Tuscaloosa about three years ago when he conducted a jewelry establishment on Broad Street. He was 37 years of age and unmarried.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-16
CHAMBERLAIN ILL.
EEis Condition Arouses the Gravest.
 Apprehension.

EAA8 OOn0lC1Ou ArOuESS Lne G1aVeSC
 Apprehension.
 as0ndon cable to Chicago Record Herald.
 Joseph Chamberlain looked to be a very sick man when he left London for Egypt. Orders were given that no public com munication of any kind was to be for warded to him. He would never think of leaving the country at a time when the government may go to pieces any day, except under positive compulsion. His physical condition has given rise to kie gravest rumors in parliamentary circles, which his appearance only too fully bears out. His color is livid, his that 1t is too soon to definitely diagnoses and his step its elasticity
 It Is officially admitted that he is suf- fering from brain flag. but it is explained that it Is too soon to definitely diagnosis his complaint.
 Ever since his cab accident during cor onatfon week he has suffered from head ache Since his return from a trip to Uganda and South Africa this trouble has grown worse. and has been accom- panied by insomnia, followed by nervous exhaustion and irritability.
 These symptoms. 1t is feared. are a consequence of his having got a touch of the tropical sun, symptoms which are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-16
ABOUT THAT COAT

You wear a coat. Why1 To keep the cold outf No; to keep the warmth in. What of the body that has no warmth-the thin, poor body that lacks the. healthy flesh and fat it needs1
 For such we say that Scott's Emulsion provides the right kind of a coat. Whyl Be cause Scott's Emulsion builds firm, solid flesh and sup plies just enough fat to fill natures requirements mo more. That means bodily warmth.
 wsmsand yOu sample free upon request scorF 6 BOVINE. 4Os Pearl Street. New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-16
Deleeates to St. Louis.

Birmingham newspapers have announc-- ed that General c. NJ. Shelley of that city will be candidate to go forss as n deie, tS kHan,ocrstic National Convention which is !" The i entry of General Shelley into the race makes four avowed candidates ce1eraI Rufus N. Rhodes and General q M. Shelley of Birmingham and Colonel P. l.. Russell of Mobile.
 Hon. J. Tom Hefiin of Montgomery, whose name had been suggested said yes terday that he would not be a candidate.
 It was announced yesterday that Major R. E. Steiner of Montgomery would be a candidate as a district delegate and the name of Hon. G. R. Farnham of Ever