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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14
A True Story of a Dog.

Gyp was dog who was regarded by
For seven years he had slept under the
stove in Farmer Halls kitchen; &C
companied Seth. the farmers son. to
school, and gone regularly to church
every Sunday, listening to the SER
mon with polite attention.
The nearest neighbor to the Hall
farm was Mrs. Reed. who owned a
splendid bulldog, Defender. This dog
was her constant companion, as she
had raised him from a puppy. On
coming home the other evening, she
was shocked beyond words to see her
favorite Defender calmly trot off after
a gentleman who had called upon
her, but who was going to Farmer
Halls to spend the night Defender
had taken an unaccountable fancy to
the newcomer. even to the extent of
deserving his mistress.
Gyp (the Halls dog) was a silent
spectator to this heartless desertion
He went up to Mrs. Reed. licked her
hands and showed her the greatest
sympathy. When she went to bed
Gyp accompanied her into her room,
and calmly slept under her bed until
morning.
Over at the Hall farm they arc
searching high and low for Gyp. Hes
surely lost" said Mrs. Hall. ''for he
has never stayed out all night in seven
years. Besides, he knows as well as
do that tomorrow is Sunday"
Mr.. Hall replied: well. I'm sure
he'll come home in time for church.
anyhow"
Despite these cheering prophecies.
Gyp didn't come heme. He stayed
faithfully by Mrs. Reed until noon the
following day, when Defender leisure
ly sauntered up the path. Then Gyp
left. his look plainly saying: I've done
my duty here, anyway"
When he reached home he hung his
head, and his tail. not to be outdone,
Imply followed suit. Gyp skunk I'M
der the stove, and acted the part of
repentant sinner. He nc doubt had
irst remembered that it was Sunday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14
A Test of Quick Memory.

Competitors for positions in the Ger
man civil service will. according to a
Berlin newspaper, have soon to go
through a rather novel examination
conducted somewhat on the lines of a
medical examination for physical fit
ness. This is test of quick mem
ory. The examiner will recite to the
competitor a speech or poem and ask
him to repeat as much of it as the
competitor can from memory. If the
examiner happens to be gifted with
powers of rapid speech it may be diff.
ficult for any candidate to qualify, for
to do this he must be able to repeat
a quarter of what has been recited
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14
NATURES MASTER FORESTER.

The Douglas squirrel, of California.
has been termed by John Muir. the
master forester Of nature. About 80
per cent. of the cones of the big trees
are eaten and stored away by him.
Seeing a man for the first time he
approaches until Within few feet.
then with an angry outburst he makes
d sudden rush, all teeth and eyes. as
if about to eat you up. Finding that
the man is not afraid, he beats a re-
treat to a tree, from which he recon
noiters. Gathering courage. he ven
lures down, churring and chirping.
Now down, now up. he goes, in jerky
curious loops, as if showing off and
demanding your admiration. Then he
settles in branch and. beating time
with his tail, he says, 'cheeup! chez
up"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14
A THRILLING MISTAKE.
Good Hearted Druggist Who Never
Poisoned Anybody on Purpose.

~f~NN fA~Ni NNA ~ AS9ioh HNNR tNNN~t
Poisoned Anybody on Purpose.
Il have strenuously objected to the
easy going ways of the majority OF
western druggists" said the drummer,
but thus far / don't seem to have
made much of an impression on them.
/ | was in a Wyoming town last month,
! and feeling aguish | went tc the drug
! store and got some quinine capsules.
An hour after taking them | went to
| bed and it was about midnight when
was aroused by the landlord, who
! asked:
Stranger, are you feeling all right?"
YES, pretty WE'LL" l replied.
mo horrible pains nor nothin'?
mo But why do you ask?'
81 guess you'd better ccme DOWN
stairs. The druggist says there's some
mistake about them pills. | waGt to
| tell you, though, that he's powerful
good Teller, and never pizens anybody
on purpose
my hair began to curl before | was
out of bed" continued the drummer.
81 remembered that the druggist
seemed to be careless in serving me,
and while the capsules had thus far
had no bad effect, it did not take ME
long to imagine that | had swallowed
10 grains of morphine and was good
for an excursion somewhere. | made
lightning work of climbing into my
clothes and getting down stairs, and
there found the druggist as calm as
an old shoe
q think | put up morphine for
explained. and so I called around to
see if you were dead Let me look at
the box
"'By John, man. ! yelled at him,
but do you make regular thing of
killing somebody once a week with
your old drugs? If you have poisoned
me
"'Those. are quinine, sure enough.
he interrupted as he opened a capsule
and tasted. You can go back to bed,
stranger
But | want to know about this
thing Why do you keep your NOR
phine and quinine side by side. Why
don't You have your mind
"'You are all right and have no
cause for complaint he said, as he
lighted cigar and seemed somewhat
relieved in his mind.
But who got the morphine?'
asked.
Lun Sing, the Chinaman, probably,
and he's all right 1t was either Lung
Sing or Bill Birdsall and it don't mat
ter which as the boys are going to
hang both Of EN- tomorrow "-Chica-
go Journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14

and when the folks came in from
church, Gyp was picture Of a con.
science-stricken sinner Mr.. Hall pat
ted his head and tried to cheer him by
saying: Brace up. old fellow You're
not the first man who has gone wrong.
| guess the preacherll forgive you, II
you never do it again"
Gyp raised his head, wagged his tail,
and his forgiveness was complete
indianapolis News
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14
a Grammatical Disoute.

brook and II little tree once went 10
school
M nuliIrog that lived in puddle;
They tried to learn nh of fine Jrompor
by rule,
which left both of their heads in a
muddle
Of nouns ana Of nronouns tbav ann,
Propositions they found most intolor.-
BILE stuff,
"hile auxiliary verbs, they declared.
were too tough
10 De taught by toad in a puddle.
l. may, can, OF must. might could,
would or should
Cried the brook, what nonsenscal
twaddle!"
quite right" said the tree: s'and /
can't see the good
III ones stuffing such things in ones
nodded"
And VOW" Dried the brook. II shall
not learn thing!"
ou mean will not, my dear" said the
tree, with a swing.
said shall not" retorted the brook,
with n fling;
Surely you do not pose fs IL model p
But will is correct" cried the tree,
with a look.
80 is SHALL" said the brook, with am
other.
lit is will, said the tree. at is shall,
said the brook,
AS they both turned their backs on
each other
Thus quarrel arose twixt the brook
and the tree,
For neither one knew enough grammar
to see
That perhaps right or wrong both or
either might be
In the usage of one or the other.
John Bennett, in st. Nicholas.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14

In the centre of Kildine, an island in
the North Seaa is perhaps the most
curious lake in the world The sur
face of it's waters is quite fresh and
supports fresh-water creatures, but
deep down it is as salt as the greatest
depths of the sea and saltwater fish
live in it
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14
FOR INK STAINS.

II the ink bottle happens to be over
Turned upoa household linen, lose no
time in placing bletter beneath the
stain, to soak up as much as possible,
and press another from above. Then
immerse the article in deep vessel
containing sweet milk. Wash well
v it'll soap and bleach in the sun.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14
a Perfect LADY,.

The Ladies-What sort of per-
son is Mrs. Newcome. Mr.. Hopper?
The General Dealer-Shes a per-
feet lady-doesn't know one brand of
goods from another.-Judge.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-10-14

The pc tage on letters between Mex
leo and Canada is to be. reduced at once
from five cents to two cents.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-07-15
TRUSTEE LANNON'S COL
LECTIONS FOR 1903.
The Largest Collection and Smallest
Delinquent List Ever Shown
In Maury County.

Trustee lannon's report of taxes
collected for the year 1903, is as. fol-
lows:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-07-15
OVER THE COUNTY.
Penny Pictures at Young's.

Penny Pictures at Young's. u
Mrs. Will Montgomery. of Louis
lana, is visiting relatives at Spring
Hill.
Hives are terrible torment to the lit
tie folks, and to some cider ones. Easl-
ly cured Doan's Ointment never falls
Instant relief, permanent cure. At any
drug store, so cents.
Nessrs. Lawrence, Will and Nicholas
Bender, and their families, OF MARI
ana. Fla, are visiting their brothers,
Messrs. Jean and Jim Pender, at Big
byville.
The nost liberal exchange of flour
for wheat ever offered in Maury County
by Columbia Mill g. Elevator 90. See
s.ad' JulYl0 4G
JASPER TAYLOR, of Taylorsville, in this
county, had in acres of wheat. when
Welded 354 bushels 43 bushels to the
acre. Who can beat it?
What's the secret of happy, vigorous
health? Simply keeping the bowels
the stomach, the liver and kidneys
strong and active. Burdock Blood Bit
tiers does it,.
MIS-. "A. y. hIttlCll lClt iOl iCh ''o'-NO
at Denton, Tex, last Friday after a
months visit to her sister, Mrs. e.
Jones, of Isom.
There will be an ice cream supper at
Rock Side school house on next Thurs.
day night. July 81, for the benefit OF
Mt. Olivet church.
FOX SALE CHEAP. Portable
engine. l5-horse power. Apply at this
office. IL
Mr. j. H. Blackman, who lives near
Water Valley. WAS showing son
mighty fine pc &C les of his own raising
last week.
LOST. AT Ashwood, Tenn, one
gents hunting case gold watch.
Marked on inside of back lid. y: A.
j. to X. H. j. On outside of front
lid, "R. H. D." Five dollars reward
if returned to r. H. Jones or j. o..
Walker, Ashwood, Tenn. 14-6t-wlt
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-07-15
WILL NOT OPEN
IN The FALL.
Trustees OF Columbia Training
school Deeide Buildings
Cannot. Be Pit In shape
In Time to Open This Year.

The Columbia Military Training
School will not start until September,
1905. This was decided at meeting
of the Board of Trustees of the school
held in this city last Friday
On account OF the fact that the Gov
eminent requires that the school shsll
have accommodations for 100 pupils
when it starts before it will send
a military commander to the school,
it was agreed that it would be
impossible To get the buildings 10 shape
to meet this requirement within the
short time intervening between now
and next September While accommo-
dations could be gotten ready for prob
ably forty or fifty boys, this would Lot
meet the requirement of the Govern
ment. 1t was therefore decided not to
attempt to open the school until every
building is put in it's proper shape.
The trustees intend TO soend from
S35, 900 to $40, 600 on the buildings
and when everything is ready the
grounds and buildings will be second
to no university in the South. and
vastly superior to those of any train
ing school
The Trustees, at the meeting last
Friday. elected officers as follows: b.
L. Virgins, President; A. M. Tillman,
Secretary; Seymour A. MyndeIs,
Vice President; H. G. Weber, Super
intendent of Buildings and Grounds.
The trustees present at the meeting
were: j. H. Kirkland. B, L. Wig
gins. ii. c. Weber, A. NJ. Tillman, e.
Il. Barthell E. Bostick.
state of Ohio. UIIy OF Toledo. SIS.
Lucas County.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is
the senior partner of the firm OF r. j,
CHENEY Il Co., doing business in the City OF
Toledo County and State aforesaid, ana
that said firm will pay the sum OF ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of { atarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this the 9th day of December, A.
ID. 1885,
SEAL A. w. GLEASON
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testimo-
mails, free.
F. j. CHENEY, d. Co., Toledo,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pulls are the lost.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-07-15
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the polls
will be opened at the regular voting
places in each of the several Civil Dis
tricts of Mauiy county, Tenn, on Thurs
day the 4th day of August. 1904, for the
purpose of electing Sheriff. and a
Trustee for said county. Also for the
election of Constables, Tax Assessors
and School Commissioners for each OF
the several Districts as the law pro-
yides; also for the election OF a Justice
of the Peace for the Fifth District
of said county to ill out the unexpired
term OF X. Smith Thomas, resigned.
T. q. HUGHES,
JOHN @. SowELL,
w. w. DYER,
Election Commissioners of Maury
County. July Sat
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-07-15
JUST RECEIVED

Big line of beautiful framed pictures,
assol ted subjects, faucy frames, 25c to
90 cents
l6x20 frames only 81 90, complete in
Gilt, Oak and Mahogany.
Fruit Jar Rubbers, black and white,
4c dozen.
Mason's fruit jar tops. 20c dozen.
Sealing Wax, 2 to sc stick.
Poison Fly Paper, II sheets for Sc.
Tangle foot sticky fly paper, dc uble
sheets for cents.
Patent fly killers only 10 cents each.
Best Screen Door Hinges, Zoe pair.
Screen Door Checks, prevents slam
ing, sc set.
Fly traps, the best, l5c each.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-07-15
AT
The Racket
You can always find what you
want IN our stores.

Try Esstman's Antesceptic falcon
Powder, loo.
Mennen's falcon Powder, l5c box.
All Glycerine Soap, imported, l5c
Cake.
Williams Shaving Soap, &c Cake.
Fine Toilet Soap, 2-i-S 10 l5c Cake.
Fine Tar Soap, lOc box of Cakes.
Fine VIolette Soap. lOc box of cakes.
Bixby's Poiishes are the best. Try
them.
Mems Straw Hats, Zoe and up.
Mems Genuins Mexican Straw Hats,
15c each.
Boys Straw Hats. assorted shapes. l0c
aud up,
Boys Balbrigian Uuder Shirts, 25c
each.
Boys Balbrigian Drawers, knee and
ankle length, pc pair.
Mems Balbrigian Underwear 20, 80
and 45c garment.
Mems Fancy Underwear, 20 and 75c
suit.
Mems summer Union Suits, 70 cents
suit.
Special values in Ladies Vests, 3, s
10c up.
Ladies Vests, extra size, 10 to 25c
each.
Ladies summer ribbed Pants. 90, "a TO
49c pair
Special bargains 10 Ladies Lace Hose,
TO- 10, % to 800 pair.
Mosquito Netting, all colors.
Courtain's Swiss and Scrien from &c
yard up.
Royal Worcester Corsets are the hest
Try one,
Fans of every description. Palm leaf,
Paper, Cloth and Silk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
THE HALL OF FAME.

The Duke of Teck has been appoint
ed temporary military attache at vi
emma
Hiram Howe of Factory Village,
n. H, seventy-seven years of age, has
sawed and piled twenty-four cords of
wood during the winter.
Captain Ira W. Cary, who played an
Important part in the second day Of
the battle of Gettysburg, has just died
at his home in Morristown, y. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Light. of Bur
kettville, Me-, who have lived in the
same place for fifty-one years, have
boarded thirty-seYen schoolteachers in
that time.
Moses Myers of Quinton, y. J., sew
enty years of age, is the oldest window
light blower in the country. He has
fifteen children and is teaching the
youngest the trade.
Andrew Gibson, a shipowner and
merchant OF Liverpool, has announced
his intention of building and endowing
home for widows of seamen at Eyre
mont, Cheshire, England
President Loubet of France has en-
tered upon the sixth year Of his admin
Inc ID ScNel years.
He has been entertained by more high
pOtentates than any previous chief of
state of France.
The British minister at Seoul recent
ly presented a monster silver cup from
King Edward to the emperor of Korea
on the celebration of his fOrtieth birth
day. The emperor expressed his i'm
mense qualification at the gift.
DR.. Samuel Emery of West New
bury, Mass, who died recently on the
way from Porto Rico TO Boston, is the
last of seven generations who have
lived on the same spot since the land
was granted to them by the Indians.
John L. Tuckerman placed the hal
yards on the liberty pole at Ports
mouth, y. Il, this year, as he has done
for several years past, at about this
time of year. The pole is ia feet high,
and Mr.. Tuckerman is seventy-five
years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
BRITISH BRIEFS.

Ireland has now a bank holiday all
to itself-namely, st. Patrick's day.
The average farm laborer's family in
England lives on S1SJ a year. The av-
erage mechanics family spends $500.
The British parliament when filled
consists of 593 peers and GO members
of the house of commons, a total of
j ,236 persons.
The new lighthouse at Dungeness,
which has been two years in building,
is now completed. 1t will be one of the
most powerful on the British coast.
Half a dozen ring snakes, a harmless
variety, have recently been captured
near Dublin. 1t is supposed that they
escaped from sailors who took them to
Ireland to sell as curiosities.
While London is steadily growing,
the population of the City" is con-
stantly decreasing. In 1871 it was
1900; today it is 10000. Nearly 5000
of its buildings are not inhabited at
night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
- WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

There are 147,259 panes of glass IS
by q inches I'm the Palace of Agricul-
ture at the worlds fair.
Two hundred of Uncle Sans ma
rines who have been on duty at Pana-
ma are going to the fair TO give exhibit
ton drills.
Night has been turned into day In all
OF the large exhibit palaces. Numer-
Gus electric lights have been put in
place. and scores of workmen are busy
night as well as day installing the ex-
hibits.
The Belgian building. one of the lar
gest and handsomest in the foreign
section. is remarkable in that the walls
are not broken by a single window.
The large structure is well lighted by
immense skylights seventy-five feet
above the 6oor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
MODES OF THE MOMENT.

Shaded white effects are much In ev
idence In the soutacbe trimmings.
A new voiIe, something of a cross
between cloth and crepe de chine, is
among the latest fabrics for spring cos
tunes.
Brown. and especially a particular
shade of brown automatically known
as mud color" is in the lead in the
new coIored veilings.-New York Trib-
une.
Sleeves are still full and voluminous
below the elbow. but in the summer
dresses they will be half length, and
some will fall in fan plaits from the
elbow.
A new fashion in combs to be worn
in the hair is the long comb. curved
TO fit the shape of the head. 1t is worn
in a vertical position, to hold the back
hair in place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
THE COOKBOOK.

Salt pork for cooking should be clear
fat The lean has a harsh, salt favor
; 4 pinch of sugar added to freshly
made mustard not only makes 1t much
more tasty. but keeps it fresh much
longer.
In baking bread or rolls put a sauce
pan Of boiling water into the oven.
The steam will keep the crust smooth
and tender.
II one be out OF olive OH a salad
dressing may be made by mixing thor
lOughly a teaspoonful of salt, a salt
spoonful of white pepper. a salad
spoonful Of wine vinegar and four Ia
1blespoonfuls of good, rich cream.
Evening journal., 1904-04-20
Norfolk & Western Ry.

Schedule in effect Feb. Il, 1904.
Leave Wilmington. Penna. r. r. Sta
ton.
t.23 a. m daily-All points on Norfolk
and Western; also Knoxville. Chatta-
nooga and Memphis.
6.3s D. m. daily--W ashlngton and Chatta-
nooga Embellishments. Bristol, Wins
ton, Salem, Knoxville, Chattanooga,
Nashville. Memphis, New Orleans.
Through sleepers. cate cars.
For Norfolk via Washington and Rich
mond, 12.4S a. m. daily. 500 a. m. daily.
1855 D. m. daily. Arrive Norfolk u.2O a.
m, E.2O p. m, 1920 p. m.
Via adclphia-Pennsylvsni r. r. and
Cum. Valley r. R.-Shenandoah Val
ley Route.
Trains leave Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
r. r. Station;
s.25 D. m. daily-Shenandoah special, fos
Luray. Elkton, Basic. Buena Vista, Nat.
urai Bridge, Roanoke. r. Radford Win.
ston-saiem. BMeheld. Welch and Gary.
Pullman buffet sleeper between Phlla-
delphia. Welch and Gary.
i.4O D. IN. daily-Express. For Luray
Natural bridge. Buena Vista. Roanoke
Radford, Wytheville. Abingdon. Bristol
AIorristown, Knoxville. Chattanooga am
Memphis. Pullman sleeper between
Philadelphia and Knoxville.
Via Baltimore and Ohio r. r.
From b. Z .. station i.22 p. m. daily
except Sunday. for Berryville, Luray and
intermediate points.
Z. j. LOCKWOOD. Pass. Agt., LIN
Penna. Ave. N. W.. Washington. d. G.
w. B. BIsVtLL. q. +. A.. Roanoke. va
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KENNETH SQUARE ROAD.

WEST CHESTER, kENNETT AMI
WILMINGTON ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
Car leaves Brandywine Springs az LOO
SorIvn q; n; ioT 2SSSs Keasett sssare ssaIv M
kenamon. 8. 90; thereafter every hour until
II 90 D. m. Saturdays and Sundays only
last car leaves at 12.O midnight.
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for kennett Square, arriving at 655:
YorSlyn, 7.21; Hockessin. 7.33; Brandy
wine Springs 500; thereafter every hour
till 10.z5 p. m. Saturdays and SUNDAYS
only last car leaves Toughkenamon. a:
10. As y. m.
Theatre Special" on Saturday even
ings only. from Kennett to Wilmington
and return,
Passengers leaving Sixth and Marks,
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the hour can make connexions with cars