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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18

Commodore Somerville Nicholson, Of
the United States Navy, in a letter
from 1887 r St., N. W., Washington,
D. c., says:
"Your Peruna has been and is now
used by so many of my friends and ac-
quaintances as sure cure for catarrh
that l am convinced of its curative
qualities, and l unhesitatingly recon-
mend it to all persons suffering from
that complaint" Nicholson.
The highest men in our nation have
given Peruna a strong endorsement.
Men of all classes and stations are
equally represented.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactOry results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman President of
The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus, o.
Ask Your Druggist for free Peruno
Almanac Gar 1904
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18
A GOOD THING RECOGNIZED

Then you refuse to consider me as
a candidate for the position of son-in-
law?" the young man asked.
YES" replied the captain of indus
try "but I'd like to give you a Job
here in my establishment. l believe
such nerve as you have would be val
liable if properly utilized. "-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18

We can sell you $50 acres of fine land.
You can break 100 acres this spring, SOW
it to Salzer's Flax and reap enough to pay
for your land, etc, having fine farm
free the first year. Have 10 such pieces
Cor sale. John A. SAFER Seed Co.,
,Ef!C.L.J La Crosse, Wis.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer 2trialbottleand treatisefree
DR.. R. H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18
TOO MITCH

He was calling, and she pleasantly
said: II sang into photograph to.
day"
Indeed" he replied, innocently;
81 suppose you broke the record. -
Yonkers Statesman.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infamma-
ton ,allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18

So named because so acres produced SO
heavily, that its proceeds built a lovely
home. See Salzer's cataloq Yielded in
1903 in Ind l57 bu.. Ohio 100 bu., Tenn
90 bu., and in Mich 220 bu. per acre
You can beat this record in 1904.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THESE YIELDS
r--P ACRE?
100 bu. Beardless Barley per acre.
80 bu Salzers New National Oats per A.
80 blu. Salzer Speltz and Macaroni Wheat
1000 blu. Pedigree Potatoes per acre.
IA tons of rich Billion Dollar Grass Hay.
co. 600 lbs. Victoria Rape for sheep-per A.
100000 lbs. Teosinte, the fodder wonder.
$4,000 lbs. Salzer's Superior Fodder Corn
rich, juicy fodder, per A.
Now, such Yields you can have. Mr..
Farmer. in 1904 if you will plant Salzer s
seeds. [A.CL.T
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18
Snlzcr's Home Builder Corn.

No woman ever attributed the loss Of
her husbands appetite to her cooking.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18

II. II. GREENS SoNs, OF Atlanta, Ca, are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists in the
world. Sec their liberal offer in advertise
ment in another column of this paper.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18

While the fool takes things as they come
the wise guy goes after what he wants.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18

Some husbands believe that beauty mex
pensively adorned is adorned sufficiently.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18

JUST SEND Ttf1s NOTICE AND 10c.
in stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis. and receive their great
catalog and lots of farm seed samples.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18
In E1n1nons County, Dakota.

Each day brings its separate and distinct
opportunities for doing good,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18

Thousands Of women viii lose
their lives and tens of thous-
ands will acquire some chronic
ailment from which they will
never recover.
Unless you take the neces-
sary precautions, the chances
are that you (Who read thisl
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18
A PLAIN TALK
On a Plain Subject in Plain
Language.

The coming winter will cause at least
one-half of the women to have catarrh,
colds, coughs, pneumonia or consumption.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18

No man moves this world until he is pro
iound.y Ia - ---t-sef,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-18

DO YOU THINK OF THESE YIELDS
D-R ACRE?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14
Punch.
In a Garden Fair.

Nancy has a garden fair;
Nancy's garden Is her heart
Imaglnatlon's flowers bloom there;
Loves own maglcsmade them start;fEs
Here's lovely three YOU can see:
!-Necromancy!
Nancy has a garden fair,
Sweet and fragrant Is It's beauty;
Much we'd like to enter there
Through the gates of love and duty;
Nancy, tell us, for we'd know,
How does your garden grow?
Does 1t grow with careless grace?-
Every tangled vines a snare!-
Or, perchance. is there q place
That you tend with special care?
smitten one sees aas he starts
Broken hearts .and Cupids darts. S
Trembling he takes his stand
f At the portal of your heart.
Wishing for the promised land.
Fearing he'll be, babe depart,
Here's a bunch. that's full. Of woe
All In row!
Nancy!-F ncy!-Necromancy!
4 How does your "a rden grow!
sF Broken hearts and Cupld's darts
in a row y,
Grif Alexander in Pittsburg Dispatch
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14
.PFVIFWS AND CRITICISMS
OF BOOKS OF THE DAY.

no Kind Of justice to the bird" Sidney
Lat1ier ds CASUALLY mentioned ms abound-
Ing In emotional phrnses, III which ne
seems, | iike1xon, embracing the cloud
In the final paragraph or this uilfque
chapter Where AZ Professor Woodberry
Kindly records his ideas concerning
Southern writer's Of tile old school, no
says:
ut may eventually prove that the sons
Z OF 1oixic.is the most immortal contlalb1u BY
ton that tho South has given to ma
tional literature"
The Professor Is his own best common
tator. His work. lii general and especial !,
needs not the aid Of the critic or re-
viewer to mark 1t for what 1t IL worth,
for truth Is not only "stranger." 1t IS
stronger than fiction. particularly than
poor fiction.
NEW LIGHT ON THE LIFE or
JESUS. BY Charles Augustus Briggs,
b. D. Published by Charles scrib-
ners Sons. Of New York. For sale
by the Bell Book and Stationery
Company. .
pr. Briggs's work. as he himself states.
is not intended MS a life Of Christ. It's
title describes the object of the book
which Is to shed new light on the ne
OF Jesus and His ministry.
1t includes fourteen chapters under the
titles Of when Did Jesus Begin His
Minstry?'' Jesus and John the Bap-
tist;' 1.-THE Twelve and the seventy
and so on. ils8 8t
Chapter the fourth gives most inter-
osting account Of the whereabouts Of
Christ during the ministry Of the twelve,
a point not clear in the minds of many.
Who have not connected the events OF
the Masters teaching In their chrono.
logical order. Other most interesting
chapters are those touching upon the or
der Of events In Passion Week and the
forty days Of the risen Lord.
The book is fine example of print
Ing and typography, and will make
welcome addition to the library Of the
who desire to read the life of Christ with
the best help and light thrown upon their
reading.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14
MASTER JOHN
QUIL'S VALENTINE
(For The Times Dispatch.)

.-sta..g NrOT ne Illness
If might choose from all the world
A lady for my Valentino.
Not for day, nor for year,
But one my whole life's fate to share,
Would choose Rose. of Black-eycd Sue?
Or Lily, pure as morning dew?
Fair Marguerite? or Violet true, ,#,5
With eyes SO deeply. darkly blue?
Aye. tell me truly, heart of mine,
Which would l make my Valentine.
Would she be always passing fair a
Her beauty ever radiant, rare?
And would always proudly wear
Her image In this heart OF mine.
When once her eyes should softly shine
Consent to be my Valentine?s
Would she be tender, kind and true.
And ever sympathetic. too,
If might choose the one would,
a maid of perfect womanhood.
An Ideal maid whose winsome smile.
a PERMITS fancy could beguile.
Possessed Of 'wItching graces, aye,
With siren voice?-But, truant. stay.
Another maid, the loveliest, best,
And fairer far than all the rest.
Peeps in to claim this heart OF mine.
And SO II I might choose a love
To be my only Valentine,
'Twould be not Rose, nor Black.eyed Sue,
Not Marguerite nor Violet
Nor even. pensIve LILY, YOU
But one more dainty, modest yet;
The one I'd choose to share my lot,
Would be thee, sweet Forget-me-not.
ROB &, HIDDEN,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14
Mrs. Bosher's Book.

A distinguished Richmond scholar and
educator expresses himself in the fol-
lowing pleasant way about Mrs Bosher's
last book:
81 have read with genuine interest Mrs.
12csher's book When Love is Love-.
Az to It's style, thought 1t charming;
IN some Instances whole paragraphs con-
sisted Of small, sinewy, Anglo-Saxon
cl.aste Tho reflections that appear IN
the book seem to be an nwrought por-
ton Of the narrative, and not some
thing tackled on afterwards. They appear
to me acute, pertinent and valuable,
showing mind that broods many sub
je cts and dogmntlzes about none. may
be pardoned for being particularly
pleased that the characters In the book
talk English. Dialect has been run in
the ground To me the book has move
ment, life. sustained interest put II
down with the sincere wish that the pen
that wrote it should be encouraged to
continue to write, for l think the au-
thor will give pleasing utterance and In
depreciation to many phases Of Southern
life and thought"
A charming and typical Southern wo-
man Of this city has evidently looked
at the book from another standpoint,
tOr she says IN regard 10 5lt: E3 II
II have just an hour or so since fin
,ished reading when Love is Love- and
i feel as If I cannot willingly retire UNI
til have told of the genuine enjoyment
It's perusal has given me. The average
novel, Of which read very few, gives
me little satisfaction because It Is so
full Of crime and feverish excitement
that never feel In a healthful mood
when turn the last page. But the
intense Southernness of when Love Is
Love-" Its fidelity to nature, Its pure
thoughts and womanly types Of woman
hood were charms which drew me very
near to the book. and recalled to mem
Dry a song I used to sing as a young
girl.
The breath of time upon the lea:
The murmur OF the mountain bee;
The scent of hawthorn flowers
IT was glad to know each Of your
girls, but I believe Joyce was my ia
vorlte. Sometimes I almost found my
self wishing Virginia. would yield to her.
lovers wishes, and then again I rejoiced
that she was SO true to principle and
early teachings, and to the old time
Southern code of ethics when marriage
was forever and aye I eagerly await
tho next book"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14

~
And Wish you happiness also.
x hope YOU BY the violets bluo
Neon your love for me is true;
And that tho other little flowers II.
Mean happiness will DO Ours.
May holy angels, good and Kind
On two hearts together bind;
At,d though we two must sometimes part
Let not on ellhk III loves chain start,
Tho holidays will soor, be here
And TO YOU. my sister deaf.
Let me Wish n Christmas merry
And q heart both light and CHEEKY.
When Dur earthly race Is run,
When otir work. on earth Ia done,
May we rest at peace with God.
When we arc PLACED beneath the sod. III
MARY VIRGINIA FLANAGAN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14
-77-7- 20 - ~ :
Nocturne.

VI (For Tho Tim -Dlspatcn,)
The drip Of raindrops In the leafy trees
and In the west the glory Of the sun,
Bursting through trees, now that the day
Is done; \,
And Its farewell lis whispered by the
The shadowy mist falls Ger the emerald
K, leas.
The stars in heavens fields shine one
Night and and sweet sleep will soon our
senses stun; S5 d
Dark dream.ships sail across the vest
ern seas. NJ
Sweetheart when Llfe's long day is Ger
and night A. {,
5sJa and mo,
May dream-shIps from infnity's dark sea
Sail softly, slowly, bringing visions bright
And may we anchor saf 70. where sweet
stars gleam;s
I'll not complain II may keep my Dream
], MILLER LEAkE,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14
To NV Last Years Calendar.


NV dear old Calendar. f1nd
That you've run your race,
And your successor Is waiting
10 hang flnt,your place.
,Twus ever so, since our days began.
The faithful are set aside.
BY aspiring successors, whom
The world has not tried
slowly I turn. your yellow leaves
From January to December,
Recalling the joyous days that
love to remember
I dare not hope that time, whose
Year begins tomorrow
VIII record ms many happy DAYS
AS these tonight. ] borrow
THE deeds, and pleasures Of q year
Like dreams unfold.
And the red letter days are glowing
Bright within my soul
In rnemory's Calendar forever,
These dear days III cherish,
And trust, not one on the treasured
"a List, will pale or perish,
DOROTHY.
Clifton Forge, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14

Now glory to the Lord Of hosts from whom all
gories are! y3g A
And glory to our sovereign llege King Henry Of
Navarro!
Now lot there be the merry sound Of music and OF II
sf dance. 3Eft 5a6l w @53s f13 4ft8
Through thy corn-f fields green. and sunny vines. Q
pleasant land of France IA
And thou Rochelle, our own Rochelle, proud city
81 OF the waters s gi
Again let rapture light the eyes Of all thy mourning
t& daughters #c5g43
As thou vert constant in our Ills be joyous In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14
---T- n b
POEMS MAYBE YOU'D
BETTER NOT KNOW
Uncle Sans Kindergarten.

81 Uncle Sans kindergarten.
tt does beat all creation how I've la LAT ''
to keep cool Y. Il. :.
Since opened for then, yeller KIDS my
kindergarten school,
Teachin' poor. henlghtcd henthcn from
Luzon,g Honolulu,
An the further archipelagoes OF 13or-
tleo and sulu,
w lille. the tnosletn Kids OF jolo to. en-
llghtentnent I've ynnked- ,
And now yotnlg San Domingo IS Just
achin' to lie spanked III
4 have taught the little Moro how, to
say hlsSA.B.C.
And INSTRUCTED 'rngal kids to sing my
Country, iris or Thee. XII ., .
I have showedaythe yellow Malay and
the Filipino Chnk u.
How benevolent assimilation good, ike
&.8 N meat and drink; es
But when everything In order, and your
-.lI Uncle's to be thanked,
Comes that naughty san Domingo Just
a-pning to be spanked. 81
I have took the white mans bundle, full
of forty lfferent breeds. rs,
according to his needs;
Some Of EN- by smokcess powder, some
often BY books and booze,
Some by politics and postage. BY
,nderclotles and shoes
But / must confess my patience Is quito
seriously yanked I
When see that San Domingo just
a-itchin'5to BIO spanked. &
Barnyard Wisdom.
Said the rooster In the bnrnyard
no the rooster on the vnnc:
I'm Il mighty knowing fellow
Attpredictlng when twill rain.
"Tor cast my eye upon you
And observe which way It blows;
Then i rouse the farmers family
With my most sagaclous crows"
So, to gain asreputation
N And to quaff off fortunes cup
YOU will find the plan good one n
Have q friend that's higher up.
I II. Mel. Wilson.
"a MuH.
wanted d mum 3
i On an up-to-date scale,
OF some soft fluffy stuff
With a head and a tail:
So, lnnocent-hearted l started
5G TO so \ to a toCktaking sale. /.
My muscles are tough
n I'm not slcky>s or pale. Ks
But that shop was enough
. To. make Hercules quail, sF5s
The ladies were gripping and ripping,
Each using her arm llne a fail
My passa &c was rough,
II And as slow as a snail,
In attempting to huff
s / was pinned to bale.
And asked ito mind where I was push
@ ing $s#
By frowsy and frenzied female.
They ruined my ruff
And tWitched off my veil;
The $shopn,an was bluff
When, / told him my tale,
And I3vowed the next time played foot
would wear costume Of chain mail
I went home in a huff,
Il Looking feeble and frail,
still minus A. muf
with head and tail
But my brother politely Informed me
II was one to go tofas sale.
Punch
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14
Stole the Soap.

sS 35;3 Stole the soap. s3
st rho receipt ut the World's Tndr at st. x
Louis OF an exhibit OF pure CASTLE soap"
that was mined from a mountain Of soap
In. Nevada, recalls George NJ. pull1nan's
reason for not continuing tho usc OF this
natural soap In his pnace cnrs.
James "A. YerIngton, Of Cnrson City.
was ono OF n number Of guests enter
$tained ~ the .latc sleeping car lnagrnto
\ bit his residence Iii Chicago several years
5ngo. During the evening Mr. Pullman
i turned to the gentleman from Nevada
and said:
FL Mr.. Yerlngton. had a quantity Of that
natural soup you mine In Nevada refined
and used 1t OH my cars"
81 know you did, was Yerington's
reply Fl vs. II
/ 81 use 1t yet in my homo here. but
don't use It on the Sleeping cars any
more. III 81 WI Z, ts N # Is b la
II have often wondered why, said Mr..
5Yerington. 5
3,'''Tor the most natural reason in tho
world. said Mr.. Pullman. Every time
O train passed through Nevada some cit
lien would hoard one OF our cars and
his State pride would lead him to boast
or the wonder ful resources of Nevada
IIe would Invariably tell about thar
mountain OF soap and then add that
the soap IN the sleeping cars was dug
from that mine Instantly there would
be rush and oil OF the soap would DO
conflscatcd for souvenirs. couldn't
stand to use a soap that, I had TO chain
TO its place, and We con.l not carry
enough to- supply tho demand.
Tho soap liz mined from q mountain
near Elko, New, and the supply Is mex
haustibe. Ono may ent ter the mine with
butcher knife and cut bar as large
as he wants 1t is beautifully notified.
and when exposed to the mir hardens
some what. Tho mountain Is Of a yc'ly
OF fine texture, and 1t contains much
boraclc acid and borate Of lime. Iron
and other metals give It tho beautiful
scolors. 53 "a
The fame of this noun tain OF natural
soap has spread, and 1t Is a current Joke (
IN Nevada that not single hobo" has
passed through Elko for several years
Chicago 1nter-O Ocean. ,fi.
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Not a Prophet.

Wars snap
"rwlxt the Jap %
And the Rooshian In his fur cap;
They both talk "scrap."
But the Carr Lacks the snap
10 wipe the Jap
Off the map:
AS for the Jap
He has hot air on tap Il
Smokes dope and takes n nap
Says he'll hand a sassy slap
To the dub In the fur cap;
But neither the Jap
Nor the chap
In fur cap
Cares a rap
About a scrap.
r-HestoR- Foyt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14
The Gentle ,Josher.

His attitude Is meek and mild,
His smiles propitiatlng.
He shudders at the knockers Wild
Upon his nerves they're eating,
II Truth did not with him agree
In blarney he would wash her.
The knockers please him not. gu SEQ
He Is a Jcntle Josher.
The letters soft as paths IN May
And so ! spell both words with -.
All naked truths his4feellngs shock,
A brazen lie appalls him.
But he can Josh like one o'clock.
Il The practice soon enthralls him.
lie knows the virtues of a boost
Zen though that boost a sham be,
No curses eer come home to roost
IN home Of Mandy Pamby. !.
Is he Mandy Pamby? say!
call him simply Jentle4 Jay.
10 joshes right and joshes left
X And no one e'er believes him.
K OF sclf-respect has soon bereft-
AT Intervals this grievcs him.
Folks know his naltryEl little scheme
And at his weakness smoker
He finds at last that llfes a dream
And straightway takes to LIQUOR,
He Is n bird OF course, but say!
Tho kind of bird be Is Is jay!
-Grif Alexander,
HALF RATES TO ATLANTA, CA AN0
RETURN VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY
On February goth and 2lst the SOUTH
erh Railway will sell special tickets 10 10
Atlanta and return at one fare. plus Is
cents, for the round trip, With return
limit February 9th, with privilege OF
extension to March 9Th, Round TIP
from Richmond $l5.75. City Ticket Ol-
fces, Nos, $40 and 920 East Main street,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14
Ny Calendar.

WY NalcHQdI'
Some words Of thanks to my beloved
and only sister, Katy, on receiving as
present from her a beautiful calendar.
Accept for this my birthday token
Many thanks, though yet unspoken;
DO not wait to hear me state IT
TO feel that ] appreciate It, /,
Two symbols Of good luck, find
On this my calendar combined;
a horse shoe IN one place. view,
Two leaves of clover, see, too.
Besides the clover and horse shoe.
j find some sweet flowers. too;
Studying what they do attest,
I find Its love and happiness,
The good luck which you wish for me,
II crave as earnestly for thee;
Il love YOU % 4 loys Zou so
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-04
KIJR0PAIKIN MUST FIGHT
OR FALL BACK FURTHER
By P aul Lambeth
Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch COPYRIGHT

bic o Copyright
LONDON, May 3-Wil General Kuropalln fight at Feng
Wang Cheng will he make nominal resistance there and 1a
back Oh Lao Yang? This question is being generally dscussed
b experts with the events Macrla
The preponderance opinion that the Russian commander
will do better engagement Feng Wang Cheg IT IS
argued by those who this action that withdrawal to
Yang the whole of southern Manchria makes
Port Arthur off fruitful OF supplies to the
Russian army possible for Japan having gained the
objects fighting defensive na
with the chances greatly aganst
their being able to regain the ground lost . ,i.s9,
further retreat by the Russians IT IS peeVed
will precipitate general9uprsng them the
arta throughout Manchua which would prove
very serious matter war-lke SO
en- the Russian that great force would De
necessary guard While they would make next to Impossible
for the Russians the country Furthermore
another would be than likely to bring about
demonstration right flank BY the Chinese regulars
who held leash with only the greatest difficulty
The important from the to-dayis that
Japanese corps landed Ynhow Yesterday under
the guns after short but desperate battle captured
report fighting General Sassutcs guard with
Cheng and the closing in that city by the japanese
Admiral Togo said have made attack Port Arthur
but particulars Of this last attempt yet From the
hand appears that the Japanese admiral has made another
essfu attempt to close the channel Of Port Arthur While
squadron dangerous ghtng orcc so long
has free egss the smaller craft constitute to the free
Pec Straits and the Lao ung gulf for japanese trans
ports this danger which Admiral Togo seeks to obviate