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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-01

siduously to study till commencement. Then,
with my diploma, I turned my face homeward,
and to a future promising all for which the hui
man heart could yearn.
"But alas for mel AS I entered my home
village, I heard scandal, scandal, wagged from the
tongues of the busybodies at every street corner.
tight over the windows of my dear MarybelPs
home; that the sunlight of JOY no longer pene-
trated it's darksome Railways.
ga misanthropical melancholy seemed to pos
sess my whole being. I hated mankind; I hated
civilization, and wandered about in a semi-de-
mented condition.. Thus, one day, I casually
strolled into the village tavern, and there came
face to face with the man who had extinguished
all the light of my life. The foul fend was boast
ing of his deed to his comrades-I rebuked him
he resented 1.-two pistols flashed simultaneous
ly-there was a una grave in the village
church-yard-and a fugitive, an exile, a wanderer
over the face of the world!"
When Uncle Jimmy had finished these last SEN
fences, which we're uttered in a broken whisper,
he turned over with his face to the wall, and I
moved OF a little ways and sat down to ruminate
over his sad and woful story, where, caused from
my much loss of sleep, I soon fell into a profound
slumber. When I awakened, the morning sunlight
was streaming in through the eastern window. I
called Uncle Jimmy, but he did not answer; I
moved nearer and shook him, but he remained
silent. l then bent over him, and perceived that
a liked smile lay upon the peaceful countenance.
Uncle Jimmy had been gathered to his fathers.
W. FL. CALDWELL.
Walter, N. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-01
The North Star and Dipper.

The p~ole-star is really the most important of
the stars in our sky; it marks the north at all
times; it alone is fixed in the heavens; all the
other stars seem to swing around it once in
twenty-four hours. But the pole-star or Polaris
is not a very bright one, and it would be hard
to identify. but for the help of the so-called
pointers in the "Big Dipper' or "Great Bear"
The outer rim of the Dipper points nearly to
Polarls, at a distance equal to. three times the
outer side. Various Indians call the pole-star
the "Home Star" and "The Star That Never
Moves" and the Dipper they call the Broken
Back" The Great Bear is also to be remembered
as the Pointers for another reason. It is the
hour hand of the woodlands clock. 1t goes once
around the north star in about twenty-four hours.
the reverse way of the hands of a watch; that is,
1t goes the same way as the sun, and for the
and leaving them behind.-From Country Life in
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-01
THE HOME CIRCLE
Sonnet-Poets.*

Some thunder on the heights of song, their race
Godlike in power, while others at their feet
Are breathing measures scarce less strong and
sweet
Than those that peal from out that Hottest place;
Meantime, just midway on the mount, his face
Fairer than April heavens, when storms retreat,
And on their edges rain and sunshine meet,
Pipes the soft lyrist lays of tender grace;
But where the slopes of bright Parnassus sweep
Near to the common ground, a various throng
Chant lowlier measures,-yet each tuneful strain
(The silvery minor of earth's perfect song)
Blends with that music of the topmost steep,
Der whose vast realm the master minstrels reignl
Paul Hamilton Hayne.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-01
Written for The Progressive Farmer.l
"Uncle Jimmy"

Who Uncle Jimmy really was, his true name
from whence he came, and the cause of his
strange and singular life, were topics that had
passed out of the provincial gossip calendar long
ere I was old enough to be interested in such mat
tiers. For the first of my remembrance was seeing
the sagelooking old man, known by the sobriquet
of "Uncle Jimmy" passing about the village dis
trict. He made his appearance in the n~eighbor-
hood just at the close of the Civil War, when
strange men, with strange ways, were too COM
monplace to excite interest in the minds of the
people who were just emerging from the death
and desolation of that great fratricidal conflict.
Thus, he had become a component part of the
community ere men began to cast about to see
who was, who.
While he was considered by the people of the
vicinity-with whom he held but little intercourse
to be an eccentric character, yet, by those who
were intimate with him it was readily perceived
that Jimmy,s reclusive nature was .occa-
stoned, rather by the effects of some ordeal
through which he had passed in early life, than
from any arrangement of the reasoning facul-
ties.
While Uncle Jimmy's home wasn't the most
ideal, yet its location, furnishings, etc., evidenced
him to be a man of superior taste and culture.
On a tolerable bluff, at a sharp bend of the river
along the banks of which he had purchased a
small tract of land-with a commanding view of
both the up and down course of the stream, he
built his house. And, here among his vineyards
and fruit trees, which for the most part covered
his few acres of ground, he lived his semi-hermit
life.
10 questions concerning his early career, Uncle
Jimmy always gave evasive answers. The fact
that he was a graduate of Princeton College, as
he claimed, couldn't be secuted at, for he was not
only proficient in several modern languages, but
read the classics as easily as his mother tongue.
Moreover, 1T was evident from his conversation
and from the many books treating on very many
various subjects lining the shelves of his living
room, that he was we'll learned in literature and
the sciences. And his store-house of knowledge
had been enriched by extensive traveling-he had
been tar and seen much; and he had a capacious
mind and a retentive memory.
Our kindred spirits had drawn Uncle Jimmy
and myself into a bond of p~latonic love. The old
man admired my thirst for learning; and 7 VEN
Grated his possession of it. Thus, I was confirm
ally with him, and his only attendant during his
last illness.
1t was nearing the close of an ideal summer
day, and Uncle Jimmy had been living very o,,;a+
Tor some time, with a dreamy, far-awav exnres-
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-01

nectaa N : : = Nors Z a series Of Southern Poems selected es
the Editor. F0rm cotton Plant by
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
First Atlantic Turbine,

The first transatlantic steamship to
be driven by turbines instead of or
binary reciprocating engines, has been
contracted for at Belfast. 1t is to be
run on the Allen line between England
and Canada and will have a gross ton
mage of 10000 tons and a contract
speed of seventeen knots. Although
this speed is small compared to that
of many of the great transatlantic
liners, it will be greater than that of
any of the ships of the Allan line. The
traffic between England and Canada
does not warrant the expense of a
faster ship, but the new vessel will
be interesting as the first of her kind.
Youths Companion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
Newspaper Titles.

The multiplicity or newspapers has
1znt given rise to many new titles. The
GR2d names are used over and over
zaxaIn- There are seven newspaper
R7Eges each of which has over 100 ad-
herents in the United Kingdom. Ad
wsrtiser is the favorite; there are 100
newspapers of that description. Times
arnmes next with $50; News, with 149;
@zsxzette, with 1928; Chronicle, with 100;
Mexald, with 119, and Journal, with
T@4- The Expresses, Guardians and
Observers muster over fifty each.
EheIe are forty-eight Standards and
zzsIy thirty-eight Telegraphs.-Ex.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

Ay local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion ofthe ear. There is only one
uzzxy to cure deafness, and that is by consti-
tessSional remedies. Deafness is caused by an
R9ffsrned condition of the mucous lining OF
1apsss Ezstachian Tube. When this tube is in
tanned you have a rumbling sound or imper-
fect hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the infiam-
-aszt5on can be taken out and this tube re-
gyzs3yed to its normal condition, hearing will
Do destroyed forever. Nine cases out OF ten
uzscxused by catarrh, which is nothing but an
gssesaused condition of the mucous surfaces.
we viii give One Hundred Dollars for any
~ssssss of Deafness Caused by catarrh) THAT can
ynesa be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure: Send for
urarssa lars free. F. j. CHENEY Co., Toledo, U.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

tress, such as is already in general
use, except that the smaller section is
so made that it can be adapted to the
purposes of bolster or pillow or both.
This desirable consummation is ac-
complished through the medium of
upper and lower portions which are
connected in much the same manner
as the two sides Of an accordion. The
connecting arrangement, however, al
though adjustable to any angle, is so
secured as to permit perfectly rigid
adjustment of the raised upper half of
the mattress section in whatever po-
sition it is desired to be kept.
The housewife will doubtless find
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

The Chicago Coliseum, in which the
Republican National Convention will
be held this year, is one of the greatest
auditoriums in this country. 1t is
built on the site formerly occupied by
the Libby Prison War Museum, and
the ornamental outer wall of the build
ing is the same which surrounded the
museum. The seating capacity of the
building is about $4,000. A part of
the main floor space only will be nee
essary for the accommodation of the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
EosTEn- MILBURN Co., Buffalo, N. Y.

l.
&osTEnNinBURN Co, Buffalo,
enteen:I
@on
@er me Arkansas River
eef with
fohnen which
dny Many
by
0rrUphOn Inflammation
10y
met with
kidney diseases which the
S followed by fever result of the kidneys failing eliminate
natural
n thesem
manifestations further
at in hopeless
Kidney Pills
conditions deficient secretion
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

ent Office. An inspection of such
box discloses neither lock, nor signs of
a fastening device, such as nails,
hasps, hinges or other continuance, yet
fastened. An examination of the ac-
companying illustration will explain
this seeming paradox. The fastener is
attached to the under side of the lid.
and the inside of the walls of the box
or package.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

delegates, and the remainder of this
and the enormous galleries, extending
entirely around the building, cah be
utilized for visitors. The building is
located within a few minutes walk of
the centre of the city, one block from
Michigan avenue and four blocks from
the lake. 1t cost 100000 to build,
and was completed in 1900, and opened
for the National Grand Army encamp'
ment of that year.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

Gives to Salzer's oats its heartiest en-
6orsement. Salzer's New National Oats
yielded in 1903 from $50 to 300 bu per
acre in 80 different States, and you, Mr..
Farmer, can beat this in 1904, if you will.
Salzer's SEEDS are pedigree seeds bred up
through careful selection to big yields.
Per Acre.
Saizer's Beardless Barley yielded l2l bu.
Saizer's Home Builder Corn -. 300 bu.
Speltz and Macaroni Wheat. so bu.
SaIzer's Victoria Rape. ..,.. 10000 lbs.
Salzer's Teosinte, the fodder
wonder ......... ........ .l60, 900 lbs
Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass. :. $4,000 lbs.
Savers Pedigree Potatoes. 80. 1000 bu.
Now such Yields pay and you can have
them, Mr.. Farmer, in 1904.
SEND l0c. IN STAMPS
and this notice to the John A. SAFER Seed
Co. La Crosse, Wis, and you will get their
big cata.og and lots of farm seed samples
free. [A.CL.l
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

Miss M. CARTRIDGE gives some
helpful advice to young girls.
Her letter is but one of thou.
sands which prove that nothing
is so helpful to young girls who
are just arriving at the period of
womanhood as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
"DEAR MRS P1NKHAM 81 cannot
praise Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound too highly, for it
is the only medicine ever tried which
cured me. suffered much from my
first menstrual period, felt SO weak
and dizzy at times could not pursue
my studies with the usual interest.
My thoughts became sluggish, / had
headaches, backaches and sinking
spells, also pains in the back and lower
limbs. In fact, was sick all over.
Finally, after many other remedies
had been tried, we were advised to get
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and am pleased to say
that after taking it only two weeks, a
wonderful change for the better took
place, and in short time l was in
perfect health. felt buoyant, full of
life, and found all work pastime.
am indeed glad to tell my experience
with Lydia f.. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, for it made diff
ferent girl of me. Yours very truly,
MISS M. CARTLEDGE, 533 Whitehall St.,
Atlanta, Ga. - $4,000 forfeit If original Of
above letter proong genHnsness cannot be Produced
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
BARNARD WISDOM.

Said the rooster In the barnyard
To the rooster on the vane
I'm a mighty knowing fellow
At predicting when twill rain.
For cast my eye upon you
And observe which way it blows.
Then | rouse the farmers family
With my most sagacious crows"
So. to gain a reputation,
And to Quaff of fortunes cup.
You will find the plan a good one
Have friend that's higher up.
Elaine McLandburgn Wilson, In
Life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

in this novel contrivance cause for
much qualification, as it will enable
her to keep her beds in straight and
tidy condition without much Of the
bother that comes from the tossing
about of pillows. The adjustability of
the height of the headrest is no incon-
siderable feature of the affair.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
HANDICAPPED.

Dorothy-Penelope is a frightfully
fluent talker; couldn't get a word
in edgewse.
Theodore-Oh, that was only be-
cause you let her get the first start
Life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
An important Industry.

American newspapers every year
pay in wages $8O,OO0,OOO and receive
sSO,500,0O0 for subscriptions and $780,
0OO,0 for advertisements.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
CHANCE TO GET EVEN.

Dr. Ketchum-By jove! Those cab
companies certainly know how to
charge.
His Whichever mind, dear! It's
lucky that the president of the COM
pany is a patient of yours.-Brooklyn
Life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
HARD LICK.

Poor Miss Pscadds They say she
drew blank in the matrimonial lot
terry"
Worse than that. She drew an as
sessment. She had to ray his debts"
Chicago Tribune.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
:zg:zg:zz:zS:zz:zs:zS:zs :zs:zz:zs:zs:zs:zs:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 'SN.NNsGNsNAsNAs
THE BOLSTER MATTRESS.
X X X
A New and Useful Adjunct to Furnish
ing Of the Home.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NN1NN1EN'NN.N

There is promise of comfort and ease
inventor will doubtless lose no time in
placing upon the market.
His idea embraces a sectional mat
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
SOMETHING LEFT.

Efrrt Financier-We are going 70
,f che dividend on Hoop stock"
Second Financier-Why, ! nad no
idea that you had disposed OF 1t all
WEryaotxIyu Life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
MS BREACH OF PROMISE.

T,awyar-So you want to sue your
n---hsrd for breach of promise?
Cy1ient-Yes, sir. He pronisou ~
IN sealskin coat, and all he gave me
,-vas an lmitation.-Detroit free fr7s7.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

On an average five editors week are
semi TO prison in Germany for the
exlme of lese majestic. Taking corn.
cord wood and potatoes for subscrip-
azOns. in the United States isn't so bad,
after all.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

If the newspapers circulated in the
UNITED States in year were printed
i'm book form they would make 4,Ooo'-
goo 600 II mo. volumes.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
IN NO DANGER.

Naggsby-They tell me that littio
scaruing is dangerous thing.
Waggsby mind. You re sun
m long way back of the danger lne'-
Baltimore American
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

FITS permanently cured. No fits ornervous-
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer S2trialbottleand treatisefree
DR.. h. H. KLINE, Ltd, E31 Arch St., Phila., Pa
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
DOCTORS FALL IN LINE.

Physicians the unfng reliability Kidney
% 0y prescribing them for Bnckach Kidney, Dis
eTaersa tribute Proprietary
AES NOtes OfHPracice, by Leland williamson
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
The Il. s. Dent. of AcricuJture

The number of elephants in the world il
fast decreasing.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
LockIess Locked Boxes.

The lockless locked shipping case is
one o. the recent novelties of the Pat
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

The petroleum wells of Russia average
900 feet; those Of the United States 500
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

YORKTOWN, ARK, Mar. l, 1904.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
CASE 8.

Ark, age Brow EAKs Ark age
81 severe case Of malar
then chlls hoematara
Of calome and padoph
Padoph and Doans Kidney Pills relieve ordered
of
of
Recovery ulted in
CASE 2. Pills to be Continued until the kid.
strenghe
IN subsd
fro nfT E eoqRan bv and kinney 4.
andw with Pin in bakand
Urcacidp poisoning
cave local scrbed Doans Kidney Pills
Pills; six
a cured1 dpientab
RNEs
while with others area
believe
absent the Yourst truly
n grea and
~ s!' $; ::: IS bGSA~@1z1AAe~S,e
800 f1 mall Charges YORKTOWN,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
EASE /.

THos. ORELL, Bear, Ark, age go.
Rain in back for several weeks,
then chills, irregular sometimes,
severe rigors followed by fever.
Gave good purgative of calomel and
padoph, and Doan's Kidney Pills.
After taking four boxes of the pills,
patient up and enjoying good health
for one of his age.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-06
MCARREN WINS SENATE FIGHT.
kehOe Named for senator After Doyle
Men Withdrew-DecisiOnN Not Final.

The deadlock over the choice of chair
man in the Democratic Senate convention
in the Fifth district in Brooklyn, which
began at the Eighth Assembly district
clubhouse, ITO Bergen street, on Tuesday
night. continued until $50 O'Clock yester-
day morning. In the course Of the all
night balloting for a chairman there was
not single break In the voting, the twenty
six Doyle delegates from the Seventh dis
triot holding together for their candidate,
and the twelve delegates from the Eighth
district and fourteen from the Ninth be-
ing equally solid for their man. Forty-fve
ballots were taken.
There was no hull in the excitement in
and around the clubhouse, and personal
encounters. II not general shindy, were
undoubtedly averted only by the presence
Of fifty or sixty policemen under the direc-
ton of Inspector Weigand and Capt Driscoll,
the latter Of whom was frequently accused
by John Morrissey Gray, the Democratic
boss of the old McGarry bailiwick, of show
ing too much Of a friendly disposition
toward the Doyle element.
Deputy Fire Commissioner William A.
Doyle. cnIer manager Of the anti-McCarren
forces IL the county, after the forty-hfth
ballot, suggested through one of his dele
gates that a recess be ordered until to-
morrow evening, adding that if the re-
quest was not granted the delegates from
the Seventh would leave the hall In body;
Amid the jubilant howls of the Gray and
Kehoe adherents, who had practically
complete possession not only of the club
house but the sidewalks adjoining, the
request for a recess was promptly vetoed
by the acting chairman. Mr.. Doyle
then marched out, followed by his twenty
Ave fellow delegates to an accompanying
The twenty-six remaining delegates
promptly organized the convention and
unanimously nominated Assemblyman
James j. Kehoe as the candidate for Sem
ator
It IL asserted that the nomination is
illegal. having been made by just one-half
the number OF delegates, and not by
majority. A protest against the action
taken was filed yesterday in behalf Of the
DOYLE delegates with Col James d. Bell
chairman OF the county committee, and
that it will be sustained seemed to be the
opinion of all the statesmen gathered at
Democratic headquarters. Senator McCar-
under the circumstances is invalid. The
nomination will therefore be referred to
the members Of the. county committee
from the three Assembly districts affected
and to the executive committee.
II there is no further action by the con-
vention the county committee delegates
and the executive committee VIII nominate
either kehoe or any other candidate who
is approved by Senator McCarren. The
final result, some persons think. may be
the denomination OF Senator McCabe who
made hard but unsuccessful fight to carry
the Red Hook district for MoCarren at
the primaries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-06
PORTUGUESE FALL IN AFRICA.
25l CASUALTIES IN FIGHT WITH
CfANHAMA TRIRE.

Fierce Attack by the Rebels at Night
Heavy Loss Among Onicers- Rising
Follows That Of tho Herreros Against
the Germans-More Troops TO BE Sent
Special Cob,s Despatch 10 THE SUN.
LISBON, Oct. 5.-A severe disaster has
befallen detachment OF Portuguese troops
at the Cunene River, Southwest Africa
The Government having trouble with the
Cuanhama tribe, neighbors Of the Herreros,
whosome time ago revolted against German
rule, II sent column TO restore order. The
detachment numbered 400 men, commanded
by Capt. Aguiar.
They were crossing the Cunene River
which is the boundary between the Portu
guese and German possessions, when the
Cuanhama surprised them from ambush
at night. The tribesmen attacked fiercely
killing or wounding 254 Of the detachment
OF whom 100 were Europeans and las natives
Among the dead are fifteen commissioned
and thir zen on-commssioned officers
The main column came up laterand en-
gagged the Cuanhamas The result IL not
stated but it is announced that the column
10 safe.
The Government contemplates sending
fresh expedition against the tribesmen,
besides strengthening the permanent gar
rison in the colony.
The unrest of the Cuanhamas il doubt
less connected with the revolt Of the Her
reros, which the Germans cannot suppress.
1t il officially announced here that Germany
is about to send 5000 more troops to put
down the rising.