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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
TALE or POLLY BAKER.
Hoax Of Benjamin Franklin That
Fooled French Historian.

Hoax Of Benjamin Franklin That
Fooled French Historian.
When Benjamin Franklin was on
his famous mission in Paris he and
Silas Deane were one day discussing
the numerous errors they found in
the Able Raynals Historic des Deux
Indes." when the author of that work
happened to come in upon them. They
told the good man the subject of their
conversation, and the able immediate.
ly denied that there were any errors
in his history.
His attention was called to the story
of a certain Polly Baker, and an elo
quent address which the able credit
ed her with making before a Massa.
chusetts court. The able insisted
that it was true story, but admitted
that he could not remember his au-
thority for IT, DIR. Franklin was shak.
ing with laughter during the protesta-
tions of the learned Frenchman.
At last he said: Il will tell you.
able, the origin of that story. When
| was a printer and editor of a news
paper we were sometimes slack OF
news, and to amuse our customers
used to fill up our vacant columns
with anecdotes and fables and fancies
of my own, and this tale OF Polly
Baker is one of my making"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

God never would send you the dark
ness
II he felt you could besr the light;
But you would not cling to his guiding
If Tie way were always bright;
And you would not care to walk by
faith.
Could you always walk by sight
So he sends you the binding. darkness,
And the furnace of seven-fold heat.
'Tis the only way, believe me
TO keen YOU close to his feet;
For tbs so easy to wander.
When our lives are glad and sweet.
Then nestle your hand in your Fathers,
And sing, if you can, as you go.
Your song may cheer some one behind
you
Whose courage is sinking low;
And cen il your lips do CULVER
God will love you the better so.
New Orleans Picayune-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
Original Worlds sair.

Worlds expositions may be said to
be lineal descendants of the annual
fair at Stourbridge, near Cambridge,
England, which, it is claimed, was in
situted by Carausius. the rebel Ro-
man emperor Of Britain. on Sept. 19,
A. d. 2O7 It certainly flourished as
early as this. and British commerce is
believed TO have had its first real
boom in consequence of the reports
carried to the continent by foreign
traders who fiocked to this worlds
fair. About a thousand years later
Stourbridge fair got a new lease Of
life from King John for the benefit of
a leper hospital and for eight eentur-
les or more il was the greatest fair
in England.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
FLY EATEN BY INDIANS.
aryae Of Insect Make Rich and Nu-
trtious Food.

According to a writer in the Scien-
tiac American, perhaps the most sin
gular food for human beings Is the
larvae of a fly which is common in
parts OF California. This insect is
fodnd in such vast quantities in Lake
Mono that it is washed upon the
shores in vast windrows and can be
collected by bushels. The water Of
Mono is very singular, seemingly
heavy and smooth like oil; so much
so that it resists ordinary wind and
refuses to become ruffied. When the
larvae begin to appear Indians gather
from far and near and scrape them
VI, place the wormlile creatures on
cloths and racks in the sun and dry
them. when they are beaten up and
husked, looking then like rice. The
Indians call the food "kooh-chah-bee," Z"
and many bushels are collected at
this time. That larvae are nutritious
is shown by lie condition of the In
dams who soon grow fat on the rich
diet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
Love UnseIHsh.

True love does not demand, it de-
votes: it does not absorb from an
other. it pours out Of its own rich
store to that other. 1t does not feed
on the affirmation of self, but grows
strong and radiant on negation of it.
self. There is so much that goes un-
der the name Of love that is poor and
paltry and mean; that wants to get
rather than give; that calls itself love
and sacrifices the object of it to feed
the flame of its own egotism. Not
such is the love of God nor the love
of Jesus Christ; not such either can
be our love that shall yield us final
entry to the heavenlies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
How MIX Helps.

Milk as a feed, when combined
with other feeds, has a very much
larger feeding value than when fed
by itself. 1t also increases the value
Of the other feed fed. Just how this
IS the scientists have not yet worked
out. Thus an experiment was made
in feeding 100 pounds OF skimmilk
to pigs weighing abont 125 pounds.
That sldmmilk when fed alone made
five pounds of pork. Then 100 pounds
Of corn was fed alone and that made
10 pounds OF pork. That would in
1icate that 100 pounds Of milk and
100 pounds of corn would make Is
pounds OF pork. But when the two
we're fed together the experimenters
we're surprised to find that they made
Is pounds OF pork. or three pounds
more than could be explained. Thus,
it is evident that milk in balancing
food makes it possible for the ami
nal to use it to better advantage thaa
when the grain is used alone.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
snow peer Hard 70 capture.

The snow deer. a beast nearly as
big as the great wapiti, has seldom
fallen 10 the gun of the European. No
complete specimen has yet been sent
to Europe. In England it is repre-
sented only by five skulls and horns
in the British museum and as many
more in different private collections.
The horns are Of great size. the rec
ord in the number of points. thir-
teen, is in the British museum. The
spread between the tips Of the horns
is over ground. Little is known about
the creature. but it is conjectured that
this coloration is protective, harmon
izing with patches of snow and black
rocks among which it lives.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

It is $50 years since Gabriel Daniel
Fahrenheit published to the world an
account Of his thermometer, an in
vention which enabled man accurate.
lv to measure. not merely and vague
~ to surmise, how hot or how cold
he CHANGED to be at any given mo
ment. Fahrenheit was a bankrupt
German merchant with turn for
chemistry. The thermometric grad
uations of Celsius and of Reamur, al
though an admitted improvement on
that OF Fahrenheit. have never really
superseded his. 1t is no DOUBT con-
tradiction in terms to talk OF tenn.
perature Of so many degrees below
zero. but everybody knows and real
ixer what it means
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
Women orators.

Women speak best when they re-
tain their seats at table; the very fact
that they are standing and facing
their audiences has tendency to give
tie bravest of women stage fright,
SAYS What to Eat. Women orators
have the advantage over men in know
ing that their attire will have much
to do with keeping the attention Of
heir audience A pretty woman in a
pretty gown. a fan, a mufg. a Jewel.
will hold the eyes of the women listen
nrs even II they do not care mvca for
e speech.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
public to Own TsIsphones.

It has been announced that the
British postofiice propose to exercise
its right to buy out the Great National
Telephone Company at the end of the
present year This action by the
government is the first step toward
breaking up the monopoly which has
shackled and curbed the development
Of telephones IN the United Kingdom.
With low rates and quick service the
public will be provided with a system
such as has heretofore been undream-
ed OF The postoftice has already
provided system for a great part of
London at a charge less than $40 for
20 per cent Of its subscribers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
THOUGHT He WAS RAvlNc.
Good Wife Doubted the Story Of Her
Husbands Promotion.

Husbands Promotion.
Archbishop Thompson was greatly
surprised when he was given the arch
diocese of York. He had been suffer
ing acutely from toothache, and upon
medical advice had resorted to mar
cotics. After particularly bad night
he set out for his doctor. though his
wife had besought him not to Ubmit
to further narcotics. as after them
he was mot himself for some hours.
On the way he met the postman, who
handed him a letter announcing his
preferment from Gloucester to York.
He rushed back and burst excitedly
into the house. the toothache all for
gotten Zoe, Zoe!" he cried, what
do you think has happened. ] am
archbishop Of York;" There. what
did I tell you" reioined his wife.
You've been taking that horrid mar
cotic again, and are quite out of your
head"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11
FIND CURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS.
Science Has Demonstrates That II
Can Overcome the Disease.

The sanato "a, better than anything
else, have demonstrated the absolute
durability Of tuberculosis. particularly
when treated in the early stages. says
DR.. S. A. Knopf, in the Worlds Work.
some Of them report as many as rs
per cent of cures. the great majority
Of which are lasting, as careful in
quiry among the discharged patients
constantly proves Even more re-
markable results are obtained in the
treatment Of scrofulous and tubercu-
lous children in special sanatoria To-
Gated along the sea coast. In Europe,
particularly in France, Holland and
Germany, there are along the sea
coasts numerous splendidly equipped
sanatoria for that purpose. In the
United States we have thus far yirtu-
ally none of these class of institu-
tions. am, however, pleased to state
the New York Society of the Poor
contemplates establishing such one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

out OF the night I viii call a scene.
From rose / will call you, my unknowr
queen.
10 fioat hy my side in diaphanous sheen
Ia ms-dreams-dreams.
out Of the mist I will call a lake.
Furnished and placid for your dear sake,
In the slumbering reeds / Will music
awake
In dreams-dreams-dr
out Of some pool that the great ferns
hide
viii bcekon vessel and swans to
glide
whittier I will with my beautiful bride
IN dreams s-dreams-dreams.
Out OF the foam I will lilies call
Jewels for three Of the stars that fall
To set in your throne in some dim, old
hail
In dreans-dreams- dreams.
From wooded demense will Incense
bring
From the winds Of a moat soft tongues
And from battled towers sweet bells to
ring
In dreams-dreams- dreams.
Stephen Chalmers fl New ssk Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

The soil of Cuba is extremely fruit
ful. Cabbages there are SO large that
heads weighing 20 pounds each are
common. All vegetables do well. Rad
ishes may be eaten from fourteen to
eighteen days after sowing. lettuce
FIVE weeks after sowing. white corn
produces three crops per year Sweet
potatoes grow all the year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

Creeks, ponds, springs and ordinary
wells are all affected more or less by
washing aud seepage from the ada
cent soil, which is nearly always per-
meated by decaying vegetable mat
ter. Water from such Is not suitable
Tor use in butter making.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-11

School for Statesmen.
A school for salesmen has been
opened recently in Chicago.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
CLIMATIC CURES.

The influence of climatic con-
ditions in the cure of consumption
is very much overdrawn. The
poor patient, and the rich patient,
too, can do much better at home
by proper attention to food diges-
tion, and regular use of German
Syrup. Free expectoration in the
morning is made certain by Ger
man Syrup, so is a good nights
rest and the absence of that weak
ening cough and debilitating night
sweat. Restless nights and the ex-
haustion due to coughing, the
greatest danger and dread of the
consumptive, can be prevented or
stopped by taking German Syrup
literally and regularly. Should
you be able to- go to a warmer
cline, you will find that of the
thousands of consumptives there,
the few who are benefited and re-
gain strength are those who use
German Syrup. Trial bottles, Csc;
regular size, 75c. At j. G.. Pres
sons Drugstore.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
FROM SOUTH CAMDEN.

Regular correspondence
w. d. Horne is afflicted with la
grippe.
Miss Blanch Webb has a new
telephone.
George Brooks of Martin was
here Wednesday.
Miss Bobbie Cole left Monday
for Gleason on O visit.
Jack Beasley of Gleason is here
on business this week.
G. G. Thompson has returned
from trip to Chicago.
The weather this week is quite
cool for the time of year.
Melzie Davis of Gardner is Wis
iting relatives in Camden.
The base ball season is at hand.
Is Camden going to get into the
game with team?
Ether Cooper of Devider and
Miss Alma Greer were guests of
Miss Ida Horne Sunday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
AND so 1T GOES.
BAPTIST and Reflector ]

Baptist and Reflector
The grand lodge of Masons, in
session in this city recently, took
quite a noble action. A year ago
they passed law forbidding liq-
uor dealers from being members of
Reorganization. The grand mas
ter ruled that this law applied to
Wholesale Liquor dealers as well as
retail liquor dealers. Twowealthy
wholesale liquor dealers contested
the ruling. They employed law
yer, who made a tall speech for
their side, but when the vote was
taken there were only 5 men out of
about 800 whovoted to retain these
wholesale liquor dealers. And
thus the Masons joined hands with
the knights of Pythias in con-
demning the liquor traffic, while
the railroads and merchants con-
denim the man who drinks by refus-
ing to employ him.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
FROM GREENBRiER.

Regular correspondence.
A good deal of corn has already
been planted in this section.
Urla Lockhart and wife of Paris
are here on visit to friends and
relatives.
Last Saturday and Sunday was
chilly reminder that winter still
fingers in the lap of spring.
Clay Rushing has purchased the
Eastwood mill, and will continue
to run it at the same old stand.
Let everybody who feels an in
terest come out to Sunday school
at Bakers Chapel next Sunday at
8 a. m. and bring the children.
Several from here went TO John
Pafford's yesterday to attend the
trial of Bee Goodman, charged
with the burning of the barn of
Mrs. Sara Cole last week. Good
man was bound over to await the
action of the grand jury.
The family of r. W. Eastwood
is sorely afflicted with the measles.
Eight children were taken down
with measles last Saturday. The
youngest, a child Of three years,
died and was buried last Sunday
in Henry County. The eldest, a
daughter of 2l years, was reported
dying last night. The entire COM
munity is extending sympathy and
assistance.
GREENBRIER, April 12.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

TIE head of the reform move-
ment in Missouri, the great boodler
hunter and graft exposer, Joseph
W. Folk, seems pretty certain to
be the next governor of that State.
The machine leaders and corrup-
tionists have been put to fight and
thousands of the Republicans who
are not in Jail have come out for
him
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

There was a good attendance at
the lecture last night at the Meth
odist Church, which was greatly
enjoyed. We go to press too ear
ly to give the lecture the notice
it deserves. In brief, Mr.. Harris
is scholarly speaker, and his lec-
ture is masterpiece.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
MAY NUMBER
New Idea woman's Magazin @.

Prominent features of the May
number of the New Idea Woman's
Magazine are adapted to that
month. GLOW to Grow Pansies"
and "The Cultivation of the Straw
berry" will appeal to those who
are interested in gardening. Bird
Enemies" is a protest against the
wholesale destruction of the feath-
cred warblers, and presents the
subject in a way that reproaches
the vanity of woman. "When
House-cleaning Time is Here will
suggest many new ideas for the saw
ing of the housewives strength,
and in Fashions realm there is
whole gallery of new models that
will attract the home dressmaker.
In fact, the table of contents both
invites and satisfies.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

PORTo Rico is about to swarm.
Five hundred of her school teach
ers will visit the United States
during July and August, and make
the tour of the country. The gov
ernment will furnish them water
transportation free.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
PERSONAL AND LOCAL NEWS.

We will have the teachers with
us tomorrow.
Tuesday, April 10, is the date Of
the municipal election.
S. l.. Peeler was in Nashville
the latter part of last week.
u. Il. Watson and r. w. Ayres
spent few days at Holladay this
week.
There was heavy frost Tues
day night, and it has been cool all
the week.
We coRsign another unsigned
communication, dated at Claud, to
the waste basket.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. E. Travis OF
Memphis are spending few days
here with relatives. ~
All indications of an overflow
from the recent rise in Tennessee
River have vanished.
j. j. Cole has bought the inter-
est of L. e. Davis in the grocery
firm' of Davis & Wyatt.
Miss Halle Whitfield has gone
to Manleyville on an extended Wis
Tito relatives and friends.
Miss Lucas Wyly, who isattend-
ing school at Huntingdon, spent a
few days at homo this week.
The young folks were given a
finch partyeat the home of 0. Ell.
Williams last Friday evening.
The cold wave Saturday was a
chilly reminder of winter. Over
coats were in demand, and ice was
in evidence.
Horace Presson has returned
from Nashville, where he has been
taking the commercial course at
Draughon's. 4
William lei. Harrison and fami-
", who have been wintering in the
South, have returned to Camden
to spend the summer.
The two negroes who were ar
rested here last week and held on
suspicion, have been released from
jail. They lost no time in getting
out of town. ~
Miss Mary Frank Bivens went
TO Nashville Saturday for the pur-
pose Of attending school. Clerk
and Master A. G.. Mcdaniel went
with her to Nashville.
Holiday will have rural free
delivery mail service. Two new
routes have been established, the
service to take effect today. John
r. Holladay and John r. Scruggs
are carriers.
Il. L. Hudson, who has bought
the J. H. Whitfield place, moved
to his new home Wednesday. l..
M. Rtesson has moved to the Bo-
mar place, and Judge W. T. Nor
ris has moved to the Bowles place.
The newly elected county DEM
ocratic executive committee will
meet at Camden Monday, May 2
1904, for the purpose of organiza-
ton and to transact such business
as may properly come before the
committee.
The remains of Joe BedweH, who
died at the asylum for the insane
at Bolivar Monday, were brought
here and given interment at the
Rushing's Greek Cemetery Tues
day. Bedwell was son of Joseph
Bedwell, deceased, of Bristow, and
had been an inmate of the asylum
about four years.
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

called to Lexington last week to-
see her son, w. S. Odle, who is in
bad health. She returned home
Saturday, accompanied by her son,
who will probably remain at Cox
burg for some time.
Dee Smith, who was recently
nominated for sheriff Of Benton
County on the Republican ticket.
is out in card in which he de-
clines the nomination, and says he
will not be candidate. The card
is too lengthy to publish in this
issue of The CHRONICLE.
DR.. d. Garfinkle of Nashville,
the expert optician and inventor
of the famous DR.. d. Garfinkle's
eye remedy, is with us this week.
DR.. Garfnkle is treating a num-
Der of cases in this county and with
gratifying success. He will re-
main in Camden until next Mon
day, and can be seen at the Bell
House at any time.
Rev. A. G. Beecham Of Leba-
non, representing the Cumberland
Presbyterian, was here the first of
the week taking orders for that
well-known religious journal. Mr..
Beecham has travelled extensively
in the east, and arrangements had
been made for him to lecture here
on Monday evening, but unfortu-
nately the state Of the weather did
not permit of this. However, Mr..
Beecham thinks he can arrange it
to be with us again, probably with
in the next few weeks.
Attention is called to the card
of Clement & Clement, attorneys
at law. The new firm have open
ed an Office this week in the bank
building. Mr.. S. A. Clement un-
til recently has been teaching, but
has now decided to become dis
ciple of Blackstone, while Hon. j.
A. Clement, the senior member of
the firm, is an experienced attor-
ney and well known to our readers.
These gentlemen will do general
law business, and we commend
them as being worthy of liberal
share of the public patronage.
} Pet Fry, who was formerly an
official at the State prison near
Nashville, has been appointed by
the Government to a position at
the Federal prison at Atlanta, Ga.
He stood a civil service examina-
tion few months ago, and was
elected to the place out of thous-
and applicants. The appointment
of Mr.. Fry is especially pleasing
to Benton County, where he first
started out an orphan while mere
I'd, and his promotion indicates
the success that may be obtained
by any boy possessed of push and
energy.
@. G. Thompson, manager for j.
L. Brooks & Co., produce dealers,
left for Chicago the first of the
week with car of poultry. The
poultry and egg business is quite
an item in the trade of Camden
this spring. For the twenty-five
days ending March 81 this firm
alone shipped over two cars of
poultry and 538 cases of eggs and
distributing nearly $4,000 among
the farmers of the county for this
product. The shipments during
April promise to exceed the above
figures, which goes to show that
the poultry industry is a profta-
BILE one.
Hlrrr, Lnnll e IL % .nEo..... -. - |
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

Whenin need of nice stationery,
send US your orders.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15

The CHRONICLE and the Twice
a-Week st. Louis Republic only
$1.30 a year.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-15
II ats

Boys Hats in styles and prices
to suit, from 25c to $1.50
A full line of everyday ant
Sunday Straw Hats, from To-
to $1.75
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-03
THE COMMERCIAL CONGRESS

The Trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress, which is now in session at
st. Louis, is of considerable import
anoe. Subjects will be discussed and
ideas presented that will be of value
to the country as a whole and espec-
tally to the manufacturers, if the bus
mess of the Congress is carried out as
expected.
In this connection it is interesting
to note how the center of population
of this country and also the center Of
manufactures are slowly but surely
moving westward.
The center of population is now in
Indiana while the center of msnufac-
lures is in Ohio Thus it is evident
that the East still greatly outweiRhs
the West in its manufactures, as an
older section of a country might be
expected to do, especially with it's ad'
vantsges of water power. But manu-
featuring in the West is steadily in
oreasing in some sections where water
power is available or where there are
natural products to stimulate that
branch of industry. This Commercial
Congress has embraced in its member
ship manufacturers from all over the
United States. There is enormous
developed wealth represented and still
greater nndeveloped wealth. The
Congress viii consider questions OF
affecting the products of the soil,
transportation, reforestting, and i'll
recommendation may be of value.