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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.

The following is the program OF
the Anti-Saloon League to be rem
dered at the Baptist Church on
Wednesday evening, May 80, be-
ginning at s o'clock:
Devotional exercises, conducted
by Rev. E. b. Graham.
"What is the object of our meet
'ing?" Elmer Wick and Register
J. E. Brown.
"The value of temperance in a
town" Mayor S. l.. Peeler and
Prof. B. d. johnson.
Recitation-Mrs. e. nj. Mathis.
"The value of temperance in the
home" Rev. Otto A. Utley and
County Clerk W. ID. Cooper.
We earnestly hope that every
one on the program will be pres
ent with short, pointed speech.
Let all the members come and as
many others as will.
The above program was arrang-
ed for next Wednesday night, but
has since been postponed until
Wednesday night, May 30.
ELMER WICK,
Chairman.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18

Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. Thomas Wis
tied at Big Sandy Sunday.
d. G. Flowers and Ell. w. Akers
of Big Sandy were here Monday.
Haywood Elmore Of Sawyers'
Mill died very suddenly yesterday
morning.
Communications from Claud,
Matlock's Chapel, Brecheen and
Eagle Greek were received too
late for publication last week.
1t has been decided to have the
closing exercises of Benton Sem
inary at the court house instead
of Seminary Hall. Splendid pro-
grams are announced for tonight
and tomorrow night The exer-
.cises last night were splendid.
Albert Scott, well-known ne
gro, who is wanted here on several
indictments, was located at Fulton,
KY, and was brought here Mon
day by Albert Robertson of that
place. He was placed in jail, but
was bailed out Tuesday by A. G.
Mcdaniel.
We had the pleasure Of attend
ing the children's day exercises at
Cowell'sC hapelSunday mternoon,
which proved a most enjoyable oc-
casion. The children who took
a part in the exercises acquitted
themselves very creditably. They
have astrong Sunday school there,
and it's influence for good will bear
rich fruit in the years to come.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18
MiDDLEBROOK.


Regular correspondence
w. L. Thompson has returned
to Memphis.
Fruit tree agents are numerous
in this locality.
Walter Jones visited at Jones'
boro last Sunday.
Farmers have been putting in
good time. and all have almost
finished planting.
Kee& Cooper's shingle machine
is turning out large quanty Of
the finished product. The ma
chine has capacity of about
5000 daily.
MIDDLEBRooK, May Is.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18
MciLLWAiN.

Regular correspondence.
Mrs. w, L. Box visited Mrs. o.
V. Merrick Sunday.
Wonder if Will Cain didn't go
bird hunting Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Merrick spent last
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. j. FL.
Cain.
Misses Hattie and Jennie Nc
Illwain have gone to Gibson for a
few weeks.
Mrs. A. P. Spence of SugarTree
has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. 0. E. Cain.
Miss Dell Thornton and Edna
Hatley visited at Holiday Satur-
day and Sunday.
The geese of this locality flock
together since Mrs. b. e. Cain dis
posed of her dogs.
Mesdames j. A. Cain and e. Ell
Thornton spent last Sunday with
their mother, Mrs. Malin.
Misses Jennie and Zulah Cain
went mule-back riding Sunday.
Wonderif their young mule didn't
set down with them?
Prof. 0. E. Cain has turned over
the school at Friendship to Prof.
e. M. Hatley. We hope they will
have successful school.
Rev. j. A. Cox, pastor of the M.
E. Church at Friendship, is able
to be out again, after a lingering
illness. This will be gratifying
news to his many friends.
MCILLwAIN, May Is.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18
GREENBRIER.

Special correspondence
ID. j. McRae of Camden is here
on business.
j. 2. Barnes will soon have his
new dwelling completed.
Wesley Leegan of Simon visited
in this community Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Byrn has been
visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Emily
Hicks, at WHY.
E. Lockhart and family of Paris
attended the burial of Mrs. Eddie
Hall here yesterday.
Mrs. Rhoda (Herrin) Marshall
of Hazel, KY, is here on a visit to
relatives and friends.
Farmers are behind in planting
but they are making every effort
to make up for lost time.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. l.. Herrin have
been visiting the latter's sister,
Mrs. Landon Presson, near Big
Sandy.
The ia. Barnes farm was sold
again at Big Sandy last Friday,
nj. e. Barnes being the lucky
bidder. The price paid for the
farm was $4,000. 1t is generally
understood that j. w. Byrn and
M. E. Davis will get 80 acres on
the south endat $500, TT. War
mack 20 acres at $3.50 and M. e..
Byrn so acres at 81, $50.
Let everybody come out to the
children's day exercises at Bakers
Chapel next Sunday. A splendid
program has been prepared and
the children seem to be taking an
interest. Give them your encour-
agement by being present next
Sunday. You will not only en-
courage the efforts of the children,
but it will do you good, too.
The remains of Mrs. Eddie Hall,
the wife Of Thomas Hall, who died
near Eggville Sunday, were given
burial at Bakers Chapel Cemetery
yesterday. The deceased was the
daughter of Andrew and Josie
Lockhart, and was married to
Thomas Hall about two and half
years ago. A husband and two
little children survive her. Mrs,
Hall lived an exemplary life, and
was loved and esteemed by all who
knew her. May Gods richest
blessings fall on her bereaved
husband and the two little help
less children.
GREENBRIER, May Is.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18
Low RATES TO NASHVILLE
Over the Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis Railway.

For Thomas Memorial Week
and Musical Festival May 81 to
26, the Nashville, Chattanooga and
st. Louis Railway will make a big
reduction in round-trip rates to
Nashville.
Tickets on sale May 81 10 26 in
elusive, limited to May %. Rate
from Camden, $3.50; Eva, $2.35;
Jacksonville, $3.50; Box, 1925.
Similar reductions from other
points.
All tickets will contain coupon
good for admission to any one en-
tertainment at the Ryman Audi
forum during the week. This
will be one of the best musicals
ever held in Nashville, and in adj
dition to the musical there will be
big Elks Convention, Fireman's
Contest, aud Grand Industrial Pa
rade. Karl Schmidt's Band will
come down from Louisville. Make
your arrangements to come.
w. i. DANLEY,
General Passenger Agent
Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis Railway, Nashville, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18
CHANCELLOR HAWKINS DEAD.

Chancellor A. G. Hawkins is
dead. The unexpected news was
received here by telegram from
Huntingdon, his home, early yes
terday morning. He had been
indisposed for about o week, but
his condition was not considered
serious by his family. 1t is un-
derstood that he died very sud
denly from congestion. He was
one of Tennessee's most able iu-
rist, and man who was held in
the very highest esteem where he
was known. The death of Chan
cellor Hawkins will necessarily
postpone the meeting of chancery
court here next Monday. AS soon
as he can do SO, Governor Cox
will appoint some one to fill the
VACANCY.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18
PEOPLE AND
THINGS
WE SEE AND HEAR OF

ID. i. Rice of Brevard was here
one day this week.
w. L. Matlock Of Brecheen was
in the city Monday.
James Wilson Of McIllwain was
in thelcity Monday.
j. L. Jones, of Sugar Tree was
in the city Tuesday.
County Clerk W. d. Cooper was
at Big Sandy last Friday.
John HI. WHY and l.. P. Brown
ing of Eva were here Monday.
WHY and Otto Coble Of Sugar
Tree were in the city Monday.
Alvin Lashlee of Nashville was
down to see homefolks Sunday.
Our magazine edition was de-
layed last week, and we use the
same this week.
Pete Jones returned to Dickson
Monday, and his wife joined him
there Wednesday.
Miss Beulah Hudson returned
nome Sunday from visit of sew
eral DAYS at Hollow Rock.
DR.. Finis Rushing of Helena,
Texas, was here the first of the
week, looking hale and hearty and
weighs nearly 200 pounds.
The children's day exercises at
the M. e. Church, South, will be
held next Sunday, beginning at
$50 a. m. The public is cordially
invited.
Grant Hatley, an old Camden
boy, who has been making his
no me at Dallas, Texas, for several
years, was shaking hands with
friends here this week.
Mrs. w. e. Bivens makes the
announcement that she will con-
tinue the undertaken business OF
her late husband, and solicits a
liberal share of the public pat.
ronage.
Lost-Between Big Sandy and
G. w. e. Herrins store last Fri
day, watch fob with Odd Fellows
charm attached. Finder will re-
turn to w. d. Cooper at Camden
and get reward.
Rev.J.G. Clark, presiding elder,
will be here and probably preach
at the NJ. e. Church, South, next
Sunday. Brother Clark is coming
to hold quarterly conference for
Camden and Camden circuit.
A banquet will be had at the
castle hall of Bayham Lodge No.
SO knights Of Pythias Wednesday
evening, May %. All knights,
their families and the families OF
deceased brothers are invited and
expected to attend.
The new telephone line from
Camden to Morris Chapel is In
operation. The line is controlled
nv the Morris Chapel Telephone
Co, which has the following offi-
GERS: A. J. Utley, president; j..
Y Jordan, vice president; j. ..
Biyens, secretary, and W. y. Biv-
ems. treasurer. The stockholders,
including the officers, are: Z. b.
johnson, P. Farmer Q. Q. Utley,
J. w. Bivens, 7. Fl. Brooks, b. L..
Utley, NJ. Fl. Utley, G. T. Pierce
J. M. Harrington, J. M. Durdin,
w. S. Pierce, M. G.. Hubbs, l.. M.
Stones, A. j. Pierce, w M. Far
rar. T. o. Bishop and L. z. Farrar'
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18
A POSITIVE NECESSITY.

Having to lay upon my bed for
Ia days from severely bruised
leg, L only found relief when |
used a bottle of Billiards. Snow
Eminent. | can cheerfully rec
ommend it as the best medicine
for bruises ever sent totheafiicted.
1t has now become a positive ne
cessitY upon myself. DR.. Byrnes,
Doversville, Tex. Is cents, so cents
and $l.00. Sold by Fry Drug Co.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18

Lost Between this Office and
l.. A. Wyatt's well brass water
bucket hoop. Finder will kindly
inform this Office.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18

Jim Lowry of the seventh dis
trict, who was given up by. his
bondsmen, was returned to jail
here last Monday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18

Try a barrel of McCullough's
"Ambrosia" -four. Every barrel
guaranteed.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18

Send us the important news of
your locality.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18

The CHRONICLE and Nashville
Weekly American, $1.00 per year.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-05-18
a. S. JUSTICE, cAsH,es

All business will prompt
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

ton than his achievements as col
lector Of money.
DR.. Harper was born in 1856 in New
Concord, Ohio. He entered college at
the age of and at IA graduated, his
alma mater being United PresDy-
terrain institution at his birthplace. AT
10 he took the degree of doctor OF phil
osophy at Yale, and at 20 became pres
ident of the Masonic College at Ma
con, Tenn Thence he went to Denl-
son University, later to the Baptist
Union Theological Seminary at Nor
gan Park, ILL.,, and eventually to Yale
as a teacher Of Semitic languages. In
1891 Chicago University was set 60
ing by an endowment of 100000 and
DR.. Harper was installed as presl-
dent.
In his development Of the institu-
ton in size and popularity and equip
ment DR.. Harper showed an executive
ability which has been compared to
that Of great showmen. He went out
among the colleges summoning men
who appealed to him as brilliant teach
ers and as men likely to be comment
ed upon by educators and laymen for
their work. He offered such salaries
that it was impossible for these men
to refuse his offers. For several years
after this levy Of DR.. Harper many
of the older institutions of the coun-
try were sadly crippled. He was ev-
erywhere searching for men who had
achieved regulations while at Chicago.
Dr. Harper was perfectly methodi-
cal worker He kept an engagement
book in which he prearranged every
five minutes of the days to come. He
left nothing to chance in disposing Of
his time. He slept but six hours a
night at most.
In February, 1905, DR.. Harper I'M
derwent an operation for what was
believed to be appendices. It was
found that he was suffering from a
malignant cancerous growth. He was
operated upon three times afterward,
with temporary improvement
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
ONE ON COLONEL BRAGG.
Judge Robinson Uses the Retort,
Courteous in Making up
Quarrel.

Some years ago in Alabama one Of
the most talented lawyers practicing
in the South was the late Colonel
Bragg, but he had peppery temper.
Not only did Colonel Bragg's dispo-
sition involve him from time to time
in serious differences with his col
leagues but it also led him to break
off amicable relations with a Judge
Robinson, most estimable jurist,
who while presiding over a suit in
which Bragg was interested, had by
his decision incurred the resentment
of the advocate. SO for long time
the colonel declined even to speak to
the judge, save when it was absolutely
necessary in the course of business.
Finally, however, his better nature
getting the upper hand, Colonel Bragg
determined to apologize to Judge Rob
inson and endeavor to effect a renewal
of their former comparatively pleasant
relations. Meeting the judge one after
noon on the steps of the State house,
he impulsively thrust out his hand
and said:
"See here, judge, let's be friends
again. This thing has gone on long
enough"
''Why-er, Bragg" asked the judge
in the meekest and mildest way irnag-
Unable, whats the matter?'
Simply this, judge" continued the
fiery Bragg, Il admire you so i'm
mensely that | cannot for my life be
content to remain on bad terms any
longer. | felt that l must speak to
YOU
"H-hy-er, Bragg,' pipeI the judge
in the thinnest of voices, a Well
feigned look of establishment on his
face, "why-er, Bragg, haven't you
been speaking to me?"
At this the lawyer wilted-Lippin-
colts
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

OF child education give tongue to senti.
ments similar to those expressed by the
president of the Illinois State Teach
ers' Association at Springfield when
he said: "It is better to develop clear
heads and stiff backbones than warm
hearts," There is nothing the matter
with the backbone and no lack Of clear
can. The fierce competitive life has
cared for the development of these
parts. 1t has made the American the
header In the material things of the
world. He sees more clearly the road
to money and travels the road more di-
rectly and with a sitter backbone than
the men Of any other race. AS type
he is the most efficient money making
machine in existence. This acquired
ability in money making, however, has
brought with it many Of the evils that
are being thrashed out in courts and
newspapers all over the country. For
with this clear minded, stiff backboned
ability has come a dulled conscience
and an atrophy Of the finer sensibili-
ties. John ID. Rockefeller in advising
the young man who wishes to succeed
to deny himself all happy intercourse
with his fellow men effectively illus
trated this development of. character
the character that has the clear mind
and the stiff backbone, but no warm
heart. A clear mind and a stiff back
bone! The country is full of them
They are to be found wherever wealth
and power have their abode. They
make successful men, but it Is being
proved daily that they do not neces-
sarily make good citizens. It is the
warm heart that we need more in our
national life Sympathy, humanitarian
ism, patriotism. honesty. These are the
attributes Of the warm heart. To sug-
gest that the school children Of the
country be taught to regard them as
things that should be Stunned is seri7
GUS mistake.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

self free from all scandals, notably that
Of Panama, which furnished the repu
France On the other hand, he is with
out any striking individuality, conveys
the idea Of lack Of backbone, and has
offended a number of people by his
weakness for the pomp and ceremony
tons He will probably be an entirely
passive executive of the will of the
Chambers Of the National Legislature.
He is terribly fat, not particularly
decorative, and will in his fondness for
Elysee Palace recall many Of the anus
ing idiosyncrasies Of poor Felix Faure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
JUST FOR THE BOYS SAKE.
Father Begins Study of Science to
Keep Pace with Sons Lessons.

Father Begins study of Science to
Keep Pace with Sons Lessons.
A sedate merchant residing in West
Philadelphia has purchased a First
Lesson in Electricity" and reads it so
constantly that until he recently eX-
planned his friends were wondering
whether he was thinking Of giving up
commerce and going in for scientific
career, or what.
mo, it's my boy" he said when ask.
ed this question. II had a fairly good
education in the rudiments of all the
sciences that figured when I went to
school and I've been able generally
to meet the boys questions with fair
success. When he went in for saw,
hammer and nails was able to show
him a few things about the grain of
wood, right angles, bevels and other
points in carpentry; then when he be-
came interested in steam engines /
managed to face his conundrunls
about condensation, expansion and
what not It was the same through
his studies of windmills, the properties
of liquids and similar interesting
fields, and he came to think that l was
a pretty good sort of an assistant.
about a month ago, however, he
struck electricity-or, rather, electrici-
ty struck him-and he is rapidly los
ing all faith in me as his guide, phil
osopher and friend. My school studies
in electricity concerned only the basic
principles of the mysterious force so
far as they were known, but the boy
wants to know now how to make ar
natures, induction coils, BUYERS, re-
lays and a let Of more things l can't
even remember the name of. And
when he gets EN- he wants to know
how and why they operate as they
do-a curiosity I have always encour-
aged and helped him to find out how
to satisfy. But I'm up against it now
and that's why you see me porting
over First Lessons In Electricity"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

it With 100000. In 1893 Mrs. Rogers,
now dead, presented Fairhaven with a
Town Hall costing $250,000. His coun-
try home at Fairhaven cost him more
than 100000, and is one of the show
points of New England
But nothing he ever did in or for the
town Of his birth created the sensation
he made when, in 1896, he made trip
to Fairhaven and presented a petition
to the selectmen that he be made SUI
perintendent of streets. The salary was
SIS a day and the work more than any
man of millions would want to give it.
He was promptly elected super" to
the CONSERVATION of the first families
Of Fairhaven and to the disgust of most
of the other families. each Of which
had member that wanted the job hinl-
self Previous to that time the streets
Of the town had been neglected. Mr..
Rogers was an enthusiastic wheelman.
Thus, in a small way, he was being
thwarted in a desire. With character
istic promptness he applied the same
aggressive methods in this as in deal
involving tens Of millions. On his cleo
ton as super he got out the snow plows
and kept the streets clear of snow. This
was followed by a general cleaning up,
repairing and overhauling Of the streets
when the weather permitted. He gave
Fairhaven the best streets boosted by
anY Now England town.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

MIXED FEELINGS.
~&~.&>GG>cG&.G>G:

The little girl who, after a drink
of soda, declared that her nose felt as
If her foot were asleep, has evidently
grown up and retained her happy pow
e. of expression. For evidently the
young lady mentioned in Punch Is the
same person who drank bubbles when
she was small.
The young woman was travelling in
a coach as an elderly and somewhat
sour-looking man, in trying to open
the window, pinched his finger-nail Sc
verely.
"Ohv' exclaimed the lady, sympa-
thetically. How horrid! I always
think anything wrong with ones nails
sets ones teeth on edge all down ones
backr'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02

There appears to be grave need Of
a complete overhauling Of our nation
al laws covering the disposal Of the
lands which belong to the whole peo-
pie. Setting altogether aside the Grim
inal and quasi-criminal land opera
lions which under Secretary Of the In
terror Hitchcocks persistent invest1-
cations and prosecutions have already
resulted disastrous to some Of those
implicated, a glance at conditions re-
vealed in publicly reported facts and
figures indicates the necessity for
amending the laws. The people are
all equally owners of these lands and
it is to their interest that when they
pass out Of public ownership it shall
be, primarily, for the purpose Of be-
ing devoted to the making Of homes
and adding to the productive power Of
the nation. 1t is q commonplace truth
that we have been too much in the
habit of regarding the public stock Of
lands as ineXhaustible. It Is begin
ming to appear that the end is within
sight. The congestion of population in
cities is one Of the noteworthy phe-
nomena Of the past thirty or more
years. Naturally, we would expect it
to be accompanied by a diminished
flow toward private ownership Of
lands, and for some years in the lat
ter part Of the last century this was
true In 1898 only about 100000
acres Of public lands were sold to pri-
vate purchasers. But by 1901 the
number Of acres sold had doubled and
In 1903 it rose to nearly 100000
acres. The reports of sales for last
year and the current year are not at
hand, but from great variety Of
private sources, within this year espe-
cially, there have come accounts Of
rush Of land seekers and buyers in one
way or another all over the western
portion Of our country where only
public lands are for sale. So far as
these land-seekers look in good faith
to making homes and putting the
lands to individual use in production
this Is a hopeful and helpful process
for the whole people, but it is believed
that very large part Of the inquiry
Is in the interest Of projected railways,
or, among the regions known as arid
or semiarid, in the interest of specu-
lating companies looking to the reali-
zation Of great profits through tbs
carrying out of vast irrigation plans
on which the government has entered
or will enter or that these and other
companies may undertake. The ma
ton has left now less than 536,00O000
acres, no small part Of which Is noun
tain and desert and swamp. Twenty
five million acres Of yearly sales will
soon make away with all OF this. Is
it not quite time for the United States
to withdraw what is left of the public
lands from all sale except for home
stead uses in good faith and keep it
henceforth for such use alone?