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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
PEOPLE AND
THINGS
WE SEE AND HEAR OF


Tom G. Rye of Paris was in the
CITY Saturday.
G.. w. McKelvy and family Wis
tied at Vale this week.
Miss Ruth Corbitt has returned
from visit at'Coxburg.
County Clerk W.D. Cooper was
at Chalk Level yesterday.
Use Hopkinsville Supreme flour
every barrel guaranteed.
Miss Hester Bell of Nashville
returned, home Wednesday.
Basil Moses ofBig Sandy.visit-
ed relatives here last week.
S. L. Cooper has returned from
an extended visit to relatives in
Missouri.
Little Miss Yetrice !Totty Of
Nashville is visiting relatives here
this week.
Prof. M. e. Woodbridge filed
his regular appointment at Buena
Vista Sunday.
Mrs. w. Z. Hubbs went to Big
Sandy last Thursday to visit rela-
,tives and friends.
Mrs. j.. ". Travis and children
have returned from visit at Nc
GKenzie and Paris.
Don't forget the lecture at the
court house next Monday night.
1T will interest you.
Have you seen the new autumn
hats at Mrs. nj. Necklaces? They
ARE certainly beauties.
Miss Laura Yarbrough of Nash
willie is visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. Mary Yarbrough.
Miss Bessie Greene Of Nashville
is spending a few weeks with her
cunt, Mrs. z. e. Sensing.
Now for long pull, strong
lpull, and a pull altogether for bet
ter roads in Benton County.
Misses Halle Moses and Irene
Morris of Big Sandy returned
home Thursday of last week.
p. Melton has bought the brick
dwelling, known as the Russell
place, in the east part Of town.
.Rev.J. M. ePickens Clicking
ton was shaking hands with his
many friends here Wednesday.
j. T. Cuff Of Memphis, who has
been visiting relatives near Eva,
returned to the Bluff City yester-
day.
Characterization of Arkansas, a
former resident of our county, is
here on avisit to relatives and old
friends.
Il. M. Steele of Memphis was
there this week to- see his mother,
Mrs. WA. Steele. Mrs. Steele is
no better.
Rev. M. "A. Malloy of Mckenzie
preached two excellent sermons at
the G. P. Church Sunday forenoon
land evening.
Miss Dot.Yarbrough and broth
er of Huntsville, Ala, are spend
ing few days here with friends
land relatives.
w. G. andiJ. |. McIllwain have
bought the stock of merchandise
of w. G. Robinson at Holiday,
land will continue the business at
i that place. They are nice, clever
gentlemen, and deserve liberal
share of the patronage of the peo-
lple,cf Holiday and community.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
CHURCH NOTICE.
Respectfully
GINGLEs q JG

AS our revival meeting starts at
Shiloh next Sunday,I can not be
at'Postoak and Mount Carmel, but
Rev. Elmer Wick will take my
place there, preaching at Postoak
at. 1870 am. and at Mount Car
mel at 3 p. m. e. M. MATHIS.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
? FOR SALE.

Saw strips, suitable for kindling
and stove wood, in any quantity,
at Bray's Mill. These strips are
sold at rs cents per load on the
yard. J. L. BRAY,
Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-08-31

The CHRONICLE and Nashville
Weekly American, $1.0O per year.
Two for the price of one.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-08-31

The CHRONICLE office is located
in the Fry building upstairs over
the store of Joe j. Weatherly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-08-31

w. T.. Morris and j. w. Maiden
were at Big Sandy Tuesday.
Allie'V. Bowles.and Joe Naifeh
are in Cincinnati this week buy
ing goods.
Earl Evans is nursing a sore
arm, which was injured in an ac-
cident Tuesday.
The new dwelling of Elmer Wick
out on the Huntingdon Road is
going up rapidly.
Mrs. 'Mollie j ohnson of Clifton
moved here this week, and it is
her intention to open a boarding
house for seminary students.
J. /. McIllwain, l.. M. Williams,
w. G. Robinson and Mr.. McCurdy
of Holiday we're in the city on
business last Friday.
Rev.E.B Graham has returned
from four weeks vacation, and
he is much improved in health and
is eager to resume PASTORAL work.
The Big Sandy Association of
the Primitive Baptist Church will
convene today at New Antioch in
Henderson County for a three
days session.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr..
and Mrs. Pole Nmore, who lost
their sweet little baby Wednesday
afternoon. The child had been i'll
only a short time.
The mechanics have completed
their work on the new dwelling Of
j. M. Lashlee, and the painters
and paper hangers are putting on
the finishing touches.
The meeting at Liberty closed
with the services Friday evening.
1t was good meeting, and the
christian spirit Of the church and
community,has been revived.
b. G. Francisco, who recently
returned from bingham, Ill,
where.he completed a course in
photography, is arranging to open
a gallery. and studio here in the
next few weeks.
Our correspondents have been
taking vacation, it seems. Now
is good time to start the ball to
rollingeagain. Send in the news,
and let's make the "Old Reliable"
hum in the future.
The citizens of the community
around the Smiths school house
wish to return thanks to the peo-
pie of Camden and vicinity for
their hearty contributions, which
was needed to complete the new
school house.
The protracted, meeting begins
at the M. E. Church, South, next
Sunday. ARev.E. B. Graham will
have able assistance in the meet
ing, and the christians of the COM
munity are anticipating a great
revival in our midst.
School opens next Monday, and
the indications are that the open
ing will be largely attended. The
scholastic population of Camden
is 220, and every one Of this num-
Der should make it a point to at
tend and be enrolled Monday.
4he little folks enjoyed water
melon party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Weatherly Tues
day evening and an ice cream sup
per given by Mr.. and Mrs. w. p.
Redick Wednesday evening. The
entertainments were given in hon
or of Masters Lewis and Clyde
Smith Of Bristol, Va, who left for
home yesterday morning,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-08-31

All business entrusted will prompt and careful attention
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16
Misunderstanding Dramas.
From the Baltimore Sun.

| From the Baltimore sun.
Good Old Rip Van Winkle. said a
stage manager, holds the record as a
money-maker among modern plays. Rip
has earned down to date something more
than 100000
when Erminie' was first produced in
London il was a total failure. But Ru-
doph Aronson saw the possibilities Of the
pretty and graceful opera. He secured
Wilson, Marie Jansen and Pauline Hall
for the leading roles. and he produced
| 'Ermnie' superbly. The result was that
this opera, which had been pronounced
worthless, was acted 1880 times and earned
| SO, 900
Kate Claxton played The Two Or
phans' 5500 times, making 100000 out Of
| the play.
"Denman Thompson, when he wrote
The Old Homestead little thought that
| his wholesome drama would earn $4,000
600 in II years. Yet those are the anthem
ticated figures.
DE Kovens Robin Hood and Jones'
| Silver King have each earned $1,000, 900,
, and still bring royalties to their happy au-
| thors
| Among recent successes the greatest Is
| Pinero's blouse In Order" This play was
put on at the st. James theatre in Lon
| don last February, and ran steadily
| through the summer. IT earned at the st.
James 100000, and its provincial and
American runs are still TO be heard from"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16
ATLANTA MAY YET HAVE
PROHIBITION ELECTION

do away with the prospect of such con-
fiiet. Consequently the committees report
was strongly Endorsed on all sides, the
question was considered closed with the
exception of the formal action of council
approving 1t, and nobody thought any
thing more about 1t.
Now comes the special committee and,
after waiting some weeks, reylses Its re-
port so as to cut out, largely the restric-
tons which had already been agreed upon.
In its final report which 1t has substituted
for that generally acceptable to all the
people, it has cut the retail license to
Sl500 and the beer license to $500. Nothing
whatever is said about Capitalization and
removal of saloons from the residence sec
tons, nor is anything said about putting
the restrictions wanted, into the city S
charter.
Instead the committee adds a new fea-
ture to Its report, which is to the effect
that no new license shall be granted until
the citys population reaches 100000 The
recent directory census showed over no.
600, with the rate of increase 5000 a year,
So the limit of population might reasona-
bly, be counted on by the middle of 1907.
Then one new license is to be allowed for
every additional 1900 of population. With
an increase of 5000 or more each year. this
means five or six new saloons within that
time.
1t is said this change of attitude is not
at all pleasing to the prohibitionists, and
they are already charging lack of faith.
Every effort will be made to secure the
rejection of the report by council, and
the adoption of the original programme.
If this fails it is not unlikely that the
original programme calling for prohibit
ton election will be urged with all the
former vigor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16

Atlanta, December 10 Special ATTAIN
Ia has not altogether escaped the possi-
bility of a prohibition election.
Though it was considered that the mat
ter was practically settled and that the
question was not likely to be reopened
events have transpired this week which
may make a local option contest a decided
probability
When the prohibition agitation was at
its height, a special committee was ap-
pointed by the city council to take hold of
the situation and do something.
This committee held several sessions,
went carefully into all the details and
finally agreed upon a report, the sub
stance of which was minimum license of
$4,000 for retail places, $1,000 for wholesale
houses and $500 for beer saloons. Fur
thermore all saloons were to be removed
from residence sections of the city, both
white and colored, applicants for license
were to be examined as to their fitness for
conducting such places and all of these
restrictions were to be embodied in the
city's charter by amendment secured
through the legislature.
This plan was highly satisfactory to all
interests concerned. The prohibitionists
accepted it and decided to forego the plan
of holding an election. Even the most
radical of the prohbitionists aequiesced
in it by their silence. There were good
reasons against the holding of a local
option election, and everybody seemed
willing to accept a compromise which
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16
The Golden Rule of Three.

From Leadership.
Three things to be-pure, just and hon
est.
Three things to govern-temper, tongue
and conduct.
Three things TO live-courage. affection
and gentleness
Three things to love--the wise, the virtu-
Gus and the innocent
Three things to commend-thrift, indus
try and promptness.
Three things about which to thinlk-lfe,
death and eternity.
Three things 10 spise-cruelty, AFRO
gance and ingrati
Three things to admire-dignity. grace
fulness and intellectual power
Three things to cherish-the true, the
beautiful and the good
Three things for which to wish-health,
friends and contentment.
Three things for which to hght-honor,
home and country.
Three things TO attain-goodness OF
heart, integrity OF purpose and cheerful
ness of disposition.
Three things to giVe-alms to the needy,
comfort to the sad and appreciation to
the worthy.
Three things to deslre-the blessing of
God. an approving conscience and the fell
lowship Of the good.
Three things for which to work-a
trained mind, a skilled hand and a regu-
lated heart.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16
NEGRO MISSION WORK.
Headquarters of the Rev. John E
Burke Will Be In New York,

Washington, December -tSpecial)-
The Rev John +. Burke of St Benedict
church. negro Catholic congregation, III
New York. who has been made director of
the new bureau to promote missionary
work among the negroes, announces that
central headquarters will be in New York.
He will resign to take charge of the new
work.
Father Burke is 30 years old and was
born in Brooklyn. and after he was grad
uated from St Francis Xavier's college he
entered Mount St. Mary's seminary, EN-
mittsburg. and later completed his theo-
logical studies and was ordained in Rome
in 1873. On his retrun to this country he
was assigned as assistant to Dean Burs-
sell. when he was rector of the Chuch of
the Epiphany. Four years later, the Rev
Thomas Farrell. rector of St. Josephs, in
lower Sixth avenue died and left $1,000 to
start a mission church for the negroes of
the city. Father Burke took charge of
the new work and from it grew st. Bene
diets and a home for negro children at
Rye, n. Y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16
ATLANTA GRAPPLES
WITH GAS BOOGIE
Report Is Expected Soon on Feasibility
of Municipal Operation of
Plant.

Atlanta December 15.-(Special.)-
Atlanta proftably operate her own gas
plant?
This is a question which is interesting
the city government today. Under the re-
cent resolution of council appropriating
$500 for the purpose the Hall-lllges COM
pany, a firm of engineers, has been en-
ployed to make full investigation and re-
port on this subject.
1t is expected in this report TO show the
value and cost of duplicating the present
gas plant, the cost of operation and, ap-
proximately the net profit. 1t will also
be shown what it will cost the city to put
in similar plant, the number of men
required to operate it, and the exact
cos- of such operations.
There are mem bers of the city govern
ment who believe that Atlanta can dupl-
cate New York citys SO cent gas, or, at
least, come pretty close to it The present
price of gas here is 81 Whether the present
profit in gas is sufficient to warrant the
city in undertaking to furnish it to the
people at a less price is the problem to
be solved.
1t is proposed to deal only with the gas
proposition at this time After the re-
port on this subject has ben completed
and presented to the council. if it is con-
sidered results warrant it, investigation
will also be made of the electric light
ing problem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16
IN THE BIRMINGHAM
REAL ESTATE MARKET

The past week in local real estate cir
cles has shown some Improvement over
the condition of the market of the preced-
ing week. Trading is more active in the
residence sections of the city, and the SUI
burban markets are reported in good con-
dition. Prices are steady.
The proper papers were filed in the pro-
bate clerks office yesterday recording the
following transactions in local real estate
in which amounts of $3.50 or more We're
involved:
Erin B. Lentz and e. B. Lentz to john
David Handy, lot 2 in block 3D." accord
ing to the map of Ramsay and McCor-
mack's survey in the northeast quarter of
the northwest quarter of section 90, town
ship II south, range 8 west the said lot
being on the corner of Highland avenue
and Maple street. fronting so feet on High
land avenue and extending back along the
west line of Maple street 100 feet to an
alley in the rear, the consideration IN
vowed in the transaction being $3.50
\. Gelday and wife, N. Zivitz and wife
and NJ. RAPPORT and wife to John w. Kins.
lot 10, in block 5, according to the map
of Kingston, the consideration involved IN
the transaction being $3.50
B. S. Butler and Salle Butler to Fred
j. Bender, part of lot l. in block 8, ac-
cording to the map of w. d. Young )
survey in the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section 30, township
II, range west, the consideration In
volved in the transaction being $3.50
nd Ht,ifa e., ID
Rupnow, lot 2, In block 2, according to
the map of Kingston, the said lot being
situated on the corner of Tenth avenue
and Fifty-f1rst street, fronting so feet on
Tenth avenue and extending back along
Fifty-first street 40 feet to an alley in
the rear, the consideration involved IN
the transaction being $110O. The said lot
is shown on the map of Brown and Reeds
survey of the southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of section 90 township
II, range 2 west.
Rosa f. Woods to j. II. Long and A
C. Kicks, lots and 4, in block 10 az =
Ensley, according to the map of the sur
vey of the Ensley Land companys second
addition, the consideration involved in tie
transaction being 5000.
North Birmingham Land company to
d. l.. Parrish, lots to II, inclusive, in
block 2Ss according to the map of the
survey of the North Birmingham Land
company in North Birmingham, the con-
sideration involved in the transaction
being $500.
Robert n. Bell to Lizzie X. Baugh, lot
II, in block 262, Birmingham, the said lot
fronting so feet on the north line of
Fourth avenue north. between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets and extending back
140 feet to an alley in the rear, the con-
sideration involved in the transaction be-
ing $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16
WITNESS IN SHEA TRIAL
Tells Of Violence During Transfers
Strike.

Chicago, December 15.-Scenes of tur-
MOL, violence, smuggling and shooting
that occurred during the Transfers strike
were described today in the Shea trial by
A. L. Fosso, superintendent of the Forbes
Teaming company, which had the con-
tract to haul freight for several large
grocery houses.
I'm many instances" said the witness,
I'VE had to fight for our lives. We were
followed by thousands Of persons and our
wagons were blockaded at almost every
turn We had to fight for every inch of
ground The mobs attacked our teams
and cut the harnesses and fired at us"
what shape were your harnesses In
when you returned TO the barn?'
The attorneys for the defense objected
to the question, but 1t was admitted after
an extended legal argument. The witness
said that the harnesses were cut to pieces
and ruined nearly every time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16
NEW ROAD PLANNED.
Line Is to Run From Meridian, Miss,
to the Northwest.

Meridian, Miss. December 15.-(Special)
1t is stated this aftrnoon that con-
struction company has offred to guarantee
the construction of a railroad from this
city to Philadelphia or Louisville, north
west of this city, through Virginia terri
tory provided the city will pledge $4,000
to undertake the work. The matter will
probably be brought up in a tangible
shape and much interest has already
been developed,
There is a report current here that
efforts are being made to purchase the
present city hall building to be used for
a new theatre. No details are being given
out but the people behind the deal are
said to be in earnest. believing that there
is room enough in Meridian for another
playhouse.
Mrs. Harven. while skating in the new
hppodrome, fell on the floor and sus-
tanned a broken arm, this being the most
serious accident that has occurred at the
rink
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16
WAR WITH JAPAN IS
DISCUSSED ABROAD
Conflict Likely to Occur Within Next
Twenty-Five Years, 1t Is Thought
In British Admiralty.

Berlin. December l5.-The relations be-
tween the United States and Japan eX-
cite extraordinary interest both in gov
errment and diplomatic circles here. EN-
pcror William discussed the question with
several persons recently, and Is thor
oughIy informed regarding President
Roosevelts personal views on the sub
ject 1t is believed that Russias more res
oute attitude against Japan's request
ine for trade and colonization rights on
the Amur river and in Siberia, and for
fishery privileges on the adjacent Russian
coasts, is partly due to the discussion Of
the California school question between
the United States and Japan.
The Russian foreign office has been
subjected to steady diplomatic pressure
OIL the part of Japan in the effort to OBJ
tain these far reaching rights. The result
is that the idea has been created at the
Russian foreign office that Japan might
make her ambitions the occasion for a
renewal of the war with Russia. This idea
pervaded the conversations which the
Russian foreign minister, NJ. lswolsky,
had with the government officials and
others whom he met here on the occasion
of his visit to Berlin six weeks ago
Among military and naval officers the
possibility of a conflict between the Uni
tea States and Japan has been quite free
ly discussed and the professional views
appear to agree that Japan would take
the Philippine Islands and press upon the
United States the necessity of conducting
across the Pacific prolonged sea and land
campaigns, when would call forth i'm
mense expeditions against great natural
obstacles
It was known here on June that the
British admiralty had considered theor-
rctically the possibility of war between
Japan and the United States as likely to
occur within twenty-five years, and some
of the British naval men are reported
to have expressed the belief that the con-
test would occur within five years. In
any case, it is certain that several Eu-
rcpean foreign officers are at present
making inquiries regarding the temper of
the Japanese people and the government
of JaDan
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16

Another Choate Story.

From Harper's Weekly
1t is related of Joseph Choate that when
he was very young man, just starting
out to practise law. he was once re-
tanned by a shopkeeper to defend him in
a suit for damages brought by an en-
ploye. Unfortunately for Mr.. Choate his
client lost his head completely under
cross examination, furnishing evidence
so favorable to the prosecution as to re-
suit in a five thousand dollar verdict.
The merchant was, nevertheless, highly
indignant with his lawyer for having lost
the case, and when they encountered
each other at the court room door he
clustered:
IF had son born an idiot I'd make
him a lawyer"
"Your father seems to have been of an
other opinion" replied young Choate.
cooly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16
Why She Was Trained.

From Harper's Weekly.
DR.. Russell II. Conwell, the famous
pastor of the Baptist Temple in Phila-
delphia, in lecture delivered in New
Haven not long ago, predicted wonderful
progress in rapid transit facilities in the
near future, and at the same time depre-
Gated the slowness of present railroad
travel To illustrate this point DR.. Con-
well told an amusing story of a woman
who was travelling with her child. The
train was delayed by many tlresome and
seemingly unnecessary stops, and when
the conductor was collecting fares the
woman refused to pay for her little girl
That child is old enough to have her
fare paid" said the conductor, very
sternly.
"Well, perhaps she is old enough now"
replied the woman. "but she wasn't when
the train started"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16

Jasper. December 10 (Special.)-Politi-
been developing thick and fast for the
past few days, and Just now it seems
that no faction can claim victory, for It's
candidate in the special election to be
held on the 18th day of January with any
degree of certainty. The election is to
be held for the purpose of naming sue
cessor to John NJ. Sherer in the next gen.
eral assembly of Alabama, and so far
there are three candidates for the place.
Jack Crawford was named by the regular
democratic committee at a meeting held
here last Tuesday, and at the time of his
nomination it was thought by some that
he would have no opposition. 1t has de-
Yeloped however, that opposition is man.