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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
CotiIIons in EnuIand.

At many English houses the hostess
does not encourage the cotillon at all.
When she does, favors are of the sim
plest, SAYS the Chicago News. The
conservative English woman will not
countenance the lavish and sometimes
absurd display frequently made at CO.
tillons on this side of the water, when
one hears of costly fans, elaborate op-
era glasses, jeweled watches, gold UNI
brella handles, silver baskets and 9TH
er expensive toys being showered upon
the guests.
Little wonder and no great credit to
herself or her hostess that fashion
able beauty should find herself at the
end of a season weighted down by this
sort of gear.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30

Mr.. William was wfping the perspir'
alton off his face, and declaring ID
Miss Stebbins that the disagreeable af.
fair should have no effect on their en-
gagement, while she stood by holding
her dress, the splendid mauve silk, II
anything but graceful folds about hei
lovely person.
"Villain!" said Mr.. William, "gef
out of the housed"
Eyes, scoundrel that you are!" sale
Miss Stebbins, getting decidedly pas
sionate. "Ill teach you to cut my
new mauve silk and sash all to pieces!
And my French corsets have not es
capped; you shall be hung for it," She
shrieked.
stood still, unable to say a word il
defence,
What are you staring at?" said MI
William.
Il am going to stay my year out" !
replied doggedly. Il shan't bulge unit,
the first of next June without my sal
ary"
Get rid of him." said Miss Stebbins
cor | leave Louisville
Her word was law He went to hiG
room and returned in a few minutes
with a check, which he handed me.
saying:
There, sir, now go, and never dark
en- my door again"
l took the check, which was for my
years salary, and went out of the
house and situation in five minutes,
Eighteen hundred dollars are quite an
item for the loss sustained. came to
northern Ohio, started in business, and,
in spite of Mr. Harrison's maledictions
and the ruined mauvs silk, | am do
ing we'll from the proceeds of my try
ing predicament. "-Waverley Maya.
zine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
Obeyed instructions,

Now, pap" said the self-made mil
lionaire's beautiful daughter when
the duke comes to your office today
to ask you for me you must be care
full when you speak to him to always
say "Your Grace Don't forget. 1t
would be terrible breach of ETH
quette if you shouldn't keep saying
Your Grace whenever you speak to
him."
The happy old man promised that
he would not forget and hurried away.
He was busy revising his annual re-
port of the B., G. & w. when the
young nobleman arrived
"Ah, glad to see you, Your Grace
said Mr.. Worthwadds. Come right
in. Here, Johnny, bring him a chair
and then git out. Well, your Grace,
it's nice weather we're havin'. Do
you smoke. Your Grace?"
Thanks" answered the duke, light.
ing a cigarette, eff you don't mind"
ooh, throw that away, Your Grace,
and have one of these. They cost
me $50 hundred, Your Grace"
mo, really, prefer this"
"All right, Your Grace, but them
things is mighty dangerous, your
grace. Did you want to see me about
anything particular this morning,
Your Grace? Say, you've got black
streak on your face, Your Grace"
cav, this beastly SCOT! shall re-
primand my man for failing to notice
it. May retire for moment?"
"Never mind. Your Grace. Spit on
your handkerchief and rub it off,
Your Grace. s'pose you want to ask
me about my daughter, Your Grace,
Ell? Well, your grace, I'm ready to
talk business, Your Grace. Name
your price, Your Grace"
Having agreed upon terms the gem
tlemen parted.
There" said the old man to him.
self as he took up his report after
the dukes departure. Il guest I've
showed him that he's goin' to marry
into family that can go right in
among the nobility and talk as though
they \. been used to that kind of So
ciety all their life. Chicago Record
Herald
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
Dewey Suggested Some Names.

Local PRIDE said Lieutenant Com
mander Lucien Young of the United
States navy, "is very well. but it can
easily be overdone. Admiral Dewey
recognized that fact during the war
with Spain. He heard that certain
new war vessels were to be named
respectively Yale and Harvard.
Good idea" he declared; let us have
more of the same evidence of pride
in our institutions. Why not name the
next one the college of Physicians
and Surgeons" and then give us the
Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
?'"-Success.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30
WHAT WOULD YOU Dor

Supposin' at you had fished all day a
An you hadn't got a bite,
Supposin' tn shadders wuz gettin' long
An II was a-comin' night;
Supposin' at then you tho't of YOUR
friends
Who would laff and ieer ut you;
what would you do in case like that,
what do you s'pose you'd dof
Wal, Wen say at you'd give it up
An doggedly row ashore,
Declarin' at fate wuz ag In you so
Ii was useless to try no more;
But supposin' you see a man on the
bank
With some bass, say n dozen or two,
An supposin' he sell EN- to you fur Q
song,
What do you s'pose you'd do?
Wouldn't you kind o. smile at him.
An cautiously look about, -
Before you reached deep down iE yoE8
clothes
Te haul your wallet out?
An wouldn't you lower your voice TO
say,
'This, you knows, twixt me an'you"s
Isn't that just tn way you'd act
Isn't that what you'd do?
An then when down thro' tn streets of
the town
Your admirin' friends. as they'd pass,
Would stop to congratulate you an ask
Fur tn secret OF catching bass,
Wouldn't you tell 'em fishing wuz kind
of knack
At wuz only acquired by few?
Isn't that what you'd say now?
Isn't that what you'd do?
National Sportsman.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30


mo. He has owed me $40 for as many
years. Detroit Free Press.
Fuddy-I hear somebody has discov-
cred the microbe of senility. buddy
1t must be mean old thing.
What was it Franklin said? If
you'd have thing we'll done"
Tell your cook you like it rare" in-1
terrupted Subbubs. - Philadelphia
Press.
Kuropatkin-'I wait the Japanese
But why waltz" Kuropatkin-" How
otherwise can l show my con1dence?"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Editor-We will pay you either at
the rate of one dollar per word or five
thousand dollars per idea, as you elect.
Distinguished Author-The former isl
er-the better way, | think.-Puck.
Grimes-A woman's wearing of an
engagement ring is a queer CUSTOM.
when you come to think about Ut
Grant-It is left-handed way of tell
ing the world she is going to be mar
ried.
Mrs. Gettum is going to give a
stocking shower for her daughter.
That's practical, isn't it," mo" why
not?" Because after shower there is
no use for the hose. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Shinestand Customer-Why do you
charge only a nickel for shine, my
lad? Shinestand Kid-So that tn guy
wild only dime t. spend will have a
nickel left fer a tip-see ?-Baltimore
American
Lawyer-Then, too, there will be
the court-criers fee Fair Litigant
(breach of promise)-Oh, shall do
my own crying. l should never think
of trusting anybody else to do that.
Goodness, no!-Puck.
Father" said the small boy, what
is an investigation" "An inyestiga-
ton, my son, is usually an effort to To-
cate the responsibilities for disaster
after It's too late to make any differ.
ence. "-Washington Star.
Mrs. McCall-Is Mrs. Gassaway at
home? The Servant-Faith, she is not,
ma'am, be great good luck; but ye'd
best Fave yer card an skedaddle away
fur she's like to be in amy minyute
now.-Philadelphia Press.
Long-Tailed Dog-Don't you get tir-
ed of everlastingly wagging that little
stump of yours? Stump-Tailed Dog
No; it feels just as If the tail was all
there, and | get just as much fun out
of the exercise as you do, with a good
deal less work.-Chicago Tribune.
did you encourage your daughters
literary ambition?" Decidedly" an
swered the matter-of-fact woman. 'If
she has the gossiping instinct it is
bound to come out, and she'd better be
making up stories about imaginary
people than about the neighbours
Washington Star
Badger-Should think you'd be
afraid somebody would shoot you
when you asked "Is your life insured?"
man might mistake your meaning,
YOU know, and think you had dropped
in to murder him. Browser-I never
had anybody offer to shoot me; but on
several occasions | have only escaped
being kicked out by presence of mind
and nimble heels.
Dear met" exclaimed Myrtilla, as
she returned from the book shops,
summer fiction is SO very expensive"
81 get all the summer fiction ] can
read replied the wise young man,
land it costs me only quarter" era
cious! How is it possible?" "Oh, I
write twenty-five postal cards to the
same number of beach and mounta =
resorts, requesting them to send me
their descriptive booklets. Chicago
Daily News
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-30

During the last three years Germany
imported from Russia 1855 horses,
valued at over $10,600,0OO. Russia has
now prohibited this expectation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-02
NORTHERN PACIFIC AFFAIRS
TOLD BY JAMES ]. HILL

New York. Sept 1.-James J. Hill.
president or the Northern Securities com
pany, testified today that on Nav ]. 1851
the day OF the panic in Northern Pacific
stock, he remained IN his office and was
buSX considering the buying OF new loco
motives mad other railroad affairs When
questioned as to the appOrtionmert or
Ncrtherl Pacific stock prior 10 the panic
MT riill said his personal holdings N
Northern Pacific amounted TO ST.G)c CSC
and an additional $l4o90.00O was held o.
friends of his. Mr. Morgan's share. hi
sa)O. was S20.V0f.GGO. These holdings were
81 common stock Mr.. Hill was called 10
Pacific corner IN which John O'Leary OF
chicago, who was short, claims that his
brokers closed him out at "A much higher
flgurC than should have been done and
IN tho suit i'm which Mr. Hill. J. p Nor
gan and others have been called ~ wiz
EeSses O'Leary seeks 10 recover $500 de
rcsited with his brokers as margin. u
was announced that Mr.. Morgan will rot
testify in person. but representatives OF
his firm Will be present
Mr.. Hill said he neither bought nor sold
any Northern Pacific stock for some time
rrior TO May 2. lie denied that he was
in any way responsible for me panic
caused the sudden rise in stock he said
1t was due TO the shorts selling stock
which they did not have and could not de-
liver according TO contract
The specuiatine shorts scrambled all
over to get stock that could not be had
said Mr.. Hill.
All ne knew was that he ard his
rot want 20 sell. On the day in question.
he said. he had been more Interested IN
rolling stock than in any other kind OF
stock
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-02
SHE NEARLY BROWNS PECK 10 LEAD AGAIN
Miss Blanche Thomas of Salt
Lake Has Narrow Escape
at Manhattan

Miss Blanche -kendan Thomas leading
lady OF the Eben Holden company and a
former SAT- Lake woman. was almost
drowned while taking plunge in the surf
AT Manhattan Beach Wednesday. accord
ing TO 4 dispatch from New York. Miss
Kendall used 10 enjoy bathing Il Saltair,
and at her first opportunity alter. com
ing TO New York she decided 10 take q
bath at the beach where Gotn2mites go
10 disport themselves in the hTiny deep.
The young actress wedcd out into the
water up to her waist Then she decided
to lean back and float as she uscd to in
the lake at home. But she forgot thai
the specific gravity OF the Atlantic is
much less than that Of the Great salt
lake and instead of resting like d gull on
the surface. she was soon cropping wildly
on the bottom. Miss Kendall grew eX-
cited and IN trying to get TO the surface
got into deep water She might have
been drowned had it not been that a
strong swimmer noticed her predIcament
and came 10 her rescue. He dragged the
Young woman ashore where she soon re-
covered from tire effects Of her accident.
Miss Kendall Is the daughter OF X. h.
Thomas the Salt Lake merchant. While
on the stage she goes by the name OF
Blanche Kendall. The company OF which
she is now n member is al present filling
an engagement in New York city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-02
VAST LOSS OF LIFE.
Enormous Sacrifice on Both Sides
Seems Evident.


st. Petersburg. Sept. General SAX
haroff. in a dispatch TO the general
staff dated today, en- yesterdays fight
ing. says:
"A portion OF General Kuroki's force
has crossed TO the right bank OF the
Taitz river at Sakankankwantun. A
DIVISION of Infantry, with caIavry and
artillery. crossed first and covered the
advance OF another detachment. After
Iordlng the river the japanese adj
Naneed towards Lao Yang In two
Doules, one due west and the other by
way OF Yontaimines.
There was fighting between the two
armies all day long. especially between
O'Clock and midnight, after which the
IRE slanckened. As on the previous
day, the lighting ended with success
for US. The Russians maintained All
their positions, General Kondratenkos'
detachment specially MISUNDERSTANDING
itself During the last four hours Of
the day the Japanese fired an immense
number Of projectilss and the Russian
positions were searched by the japan
ese shrapnei
The Russians maintained a stubborn
defense the whole day. Our troops all
day long were exposed TO a hail Of
shrapnel, but defended the positions
entrusted to them with desperate
bravery. After preparing for the as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-02
WEST AND SOUTH AGAINSTEAST
Tom Watson popust Leader Recommends TO Southerners
Presidential Catechsm on Lines of
Sectional Prejudice.

A TLANTA, Ca. Sept Thomas L.
u Watson, candidate for president on
the Peoples party ticket. addressed
an immense audience in the hall of the
house of representatives of the Georgia
legislature tonight. He spoke in part
as follows;
in this campaign the Democratic ma
tional leaders have prostituted the
name OF Democracy and are demanding
that they be blindly followed, in spite
Of the fact that they have renowned
every principle Of Democracy. VIII the
real Democrats follow the name rather
than the principles?
an the south we are told we must
submit to the surrender to Wall street
because of the niger
THE south should demand to know
the facts about Judge Parker. How
does he stand upon this alleged negro
question? Is his position at al d +
ferent from that of Roosevelt? If 50,
in what respect? The south shoulI
demand explicit reply 70 the following
questions before II votes for him upoa
the assumption that he differs from
Roosevelt on the negro question
"First-Would you refuse to eat at
the same table with Booker T. Wash
ingtOn?
"Second-Would you refuse TO ap-
point negroes TO Office in the south?
"Third-If elected viii you refuse to
receive on terms of equality az the
White House such negroes as Rish p
Turner. Booker r. Washington and L
Thomas Fortune?
"Fourth-Do yeu approve the mixed
schools of New York. inaugurated IN
der Grover Cleveland, in which social
equality is practically made a matter
of compulSiOn?
"Fifth--If such schOo's-wherein
black children and white children are
educated together--are a g cod thing Co
your native state Of New York, woui
they be a good thing for Georgia AM
South Carolina? IL not, why not?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-02

Why did national Democratic lead
ers surrender to Belmont and Wall
street?7
Continuing, Mr.. Watson saids
Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia
let the cat out of the bag when he
declared m the COMMITTEES on resolu-
tons that he was tired of being in tin Il
minority.
Party names TO me are nothing. The
doctrine is everything. a call uTElp all
Jeffersonian Democrats 10 nelps me-
make this fight AGAINST the two Repuo-
lean parties. headed by Roosevelt ami
Parker. What 90 we need with two
parties committed 70 Wall street? Let
US have one for the people
Come veal or woe. l am going t.
lead a revolt against these Democratic
leaders who have abandoned the true
principles Of Democracy. ! call uOon
al true Democrats to support me. and
10 every PeODle's party man. north.
south. east and west, l send forth the
summons. Throw off your discourage
u1ent and put under your foot all hest
teton and fear. Get UP, get up, brotn-
or. end follow me.
The effort will not be lost. The
EXAMPLE will not be in vain. Let US
unite the south and the west and which
win break the yoke which New York
money kings have placed on the necks
Of both the two old parties.
let each choose for hinself-but let
him understand that if he do violence
to his sense of right, the whipcords OF
outraged conscience are as certain as
fate
Better far to stand in the minority
in the outer darkness, with the stars of
heaven smiling down upon you, and the
infinite neace of God i'm your heart
than to hold a guilty seat in the bar
ouet hall of the victors whose triumph
fills your. soul with the damning con
victiou that you have helped at the
victory Of wrong
The address was delivered at the
closing session of the state convention
Of the Georgia Populists. which met
this afternoon. selected electors and
endorsed the nomination Of Mr.. Wat
son for the presidency.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-02
TOXIC JOYOUS.
CAR is BLUE
Celebrating Victory in japanese
. Capital City.
ENEMYs CAPITAL IN GLOOM
EXCUSES AND EXPLANATION
GIVEN AT ST. PETERSBURG.

TOXIC, Sept. Toxic rings with
shouts and cheers for the victory
at Lao Yang. L-antern-bearins
crowds swing through the streets end
surge around the stan Offices. shouting
'Bsuzai,' The details OF todRys fight
ing are scanty.
IL is only known that At da~SF TO-DAY
General Ol@u's army was hurled against
the Russian right center on the south
ern line and that the Russians were
forced 10 abandon their line and 20
sitions and retreat Their pursuit is
now in progress. The result Of this
pursuit and the result Of the fierce bat
tie waged on the eastern line. where
General KurolIi is assailing the force
which has long screened Lao rang
together with the abandonment OF the
Russian right center on the southern
line. exposes the Russian left. But
here the Russian force els 80 heavy
that il may possibly be able 20 protect
and extricate itself.
The question OF the occupation OF
Lao Yang by the Japanese is in doubt
The official dispatches do not make
mention Of such occupation, but Il Is
assumed that the Russians are with
drawing through Lao Yang and that
the japanese possibly occupied it late
today Tonight no estimates are OBJ
tainable OF the losses on either side
Field Marshal Oyama describes his
losses IN the morning assault as heavy
The early success Of the attack was
somewhat unexpected on account OF
the strength or the Russians and the
nature of the Russian defenses.
It is confidently believed that Field
Marshal Oyama viii press tbs plT-s7ut
with desperate vigpr and inffict on
General KurOpatkin the most crushing
blow possible. 1t is believed that his
trophies will prove valuable It is the
opinion here that the Russians were
not able 20 carry many guns with then
and that they were forced 10 abandon
or destroy vast quantities Of stores
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-02
NEW YORK EDITOR JUMPS
OVERHEARD BRITISH BOAT

Lordon. sept. 1.-C. y Spahr Of Kings
bridge. New York City. editor of two mag
c-ines OF New York ither fell or Jumped
overheard from the steamer Prince Al
bert. midway between Osteud and Dover.
Ca tnc evening If Aug 30 His mysterious
"'s2 Hrearance recalls that Of Fredc rick
hvr; LOOMS and was reported on the az
rival OF tho steamer at Dover 10 the
American consul Mr.. Prescott by =. IA
1l-jTav ~ Brooklyn. in whose company
Mr.. Spahr was making o tour Of Europe
Ger the benefit Of mis- health. Air Spahr
seemed 10 have been much improved by
ais "trip. and his companion saiG be never
for moment thought ne would attempt
To commit suicide. Mr.. Spahr left behind
him . small bag. but Mr.. Ordwdy report
- To Mr.. Prescott thay there was nothing
OF any v2ila. nor any letters or papers
throwing iichl on his sudden disappear
ace. Mr.. Spahr's heavy baggage was
shipped from Trieste TO Liverpool some
days ago for shipment 10 New York on
the Cunard line steamer Au-ani2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-02
FALSE HOPES UPSET.
Keen Disappointment in Russia's
Capital City.


st. Petersburg. Sept p 1.26 a m
The news Of the japanese evacuation
Of Lao Yang and the withdrawal Of
the Russian army to the right bank OF
the Taitse river reached only a small
section Of the people Of St. Petersburg
at n late hour and caused intense ex-
element and disappointment. The ma
jOrity of the inhabitants retired 20 rest
believing that Russian arms had again
been successful and that the japanese
attacks had been repealed. Cgly sus
picions. however. have been rife during
the day. owing 10 the absence of press
kilograms from Lao Yang. leading 20
the belief that the communications had
been cut by General KuTokj.
The following statement was obtained
by the Associated Press from the war
office at 10 o'clock Thursday night:
General Kurokis army crossed IN
force to the right bank OF the Taitse
river. and il therefore became necessary
for the Russians to be in position 20
repel a blow in this direction
IN view OF this development in the
operations. General Kuropatkin decided
20 abandon his positions on the left
bank and to concentrate his whole
army on the other side Of the river.
IAt1S tt0tltttt - GIG -Nt Ctt-,-~7tr DD~A- -t-
character and site. The great issue
will be finally decided there.
BY Withdrawing to this position the
Russian army avoids the danger OF be
ing divided by the river and enjoys the
advantage OF cOmDactness.
General Kuropatkin's move, there
fore. is not TO be considered as a re-
treat. but rather as the carrying out OF
q well defined idea"
The withdrawal of the Russians 10
the right bank involved the abandon
ment of Lao Yang. which IS situated
on the left bank. The Japanese took
advantage Of this to occupy the city.
but the sterner part Of the fighting Is
still before them, unless General huro-
patkin decides at the last hour 10
again fail back TO the northw2rd. il -
more than likely. however. that he VIII
decide 10 fight 10 a finish The cards
are all in his favor. 1t is believed. now
that ne has the japanese divided oF
the river. thus effectually turning the
tables upon his foe
The determined pursuit. by the Jap
anese Of the Russian Outposts when
General KurOpatkin gave the hrst or
der TO withdraw was probably due 20
their anxiety to keep the Russians
south Of Lao Yang until General hu-
roki should be able 20 strike from the
northeast. General kUropauSin- nov r.
oyer, saw the trap and cleverly avoided
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-02

sault with artillery the japanese re-
peatedly attacked our positions. Some
cf pur advanced Notifications passed
INTO their hands after a stubborn de-
fense. They We're. however. each time
recaptured by US az the point of the
bayonet The japanese left a number
Oh dead After each bayonet engage
nent our troops found time to dig pits
III the fields of Chinese corn in front
or some Of our positions. These IN
some cases we're completely filled with
japanese cOrpses. The enerny-s losses
must have been enormous. ours have
not yet been approximately computed.
but they are also large. A consider
our hands
Ihe night passed quietly. Tp TO G
o'clock this morning there has been no
movement on either side.
General kuroh is constructing n
pontoon bridge at ford crossing the
TaitZ river"