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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-25

shot the meeting from above if they
really did hold one Just to show how
easy it wcs to expose their old Sc
crets."
So Frank prayed for a good stiff
wind. If there was only enough wind
to send up the Revenge then yenge-
ance would be his, with the Avenger
And he was not disappointed. A
fine breeze held all the morning, and
at 1 o'clock, when he went aloft to
look for signs of the enemy. sure
enough, against the blue sky doomed
the big red frame of the Revenge.
with the name on it in black letters,
pulling steadily upon the taut kite
line stretching behind her. Frank
had much the same emotions as a
brave commander when he first spies
the enemy in the offing. Another
glance showed him a row of five
deadly dynamite" boxes steadily
mounting into the sky as the line was
paid out.
And there was a sixth, larger than
the others. Frank guessed correctly
that it was Bens boosted kite camera.
The society members now began to
arrive, being received by Bill and Joe
in the paflor, where Frank let them
into his great secret and then car
ried the Avenger to the roof, after
giving them certain instructions as to
how they were to act in the crucial
moment
Then all hands went up on the roof
at exactly p. m. They turned
their eyes upward IN one long look
and involuntarily ducked, for those
five sinister looking boxes were very
plainly visible and coming steadily
nearer to the fatal point directly
overhead. Ben Jordan was too foxy
to have his kite line at a point low
enough to throw a stone with a string
attached over it. Oh, no, The line
was at least so feet above their heads,
which makes what followed the more
remarkable
Then they turned to watch the
Avenger, which Frank had now taken
up and started to carry over to the
roofs of the adjoining houses. for the
Fisher house was the last of row.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-25

ing around his neck! It was the fun
niest sight you ever saw. Then Frank
Immediately announced the next in
staflment of Ben's punishment, while
the crowd screamed with laughter.
Ben, you look so pretty with the
Revenge around your neck / really
must get photo of you. Bring me
Ben's camera"
And this is how. Ben came to have
his picture taken in this awful situa-
ton with his own camera, after which
he was turned loose. What could
have been a more complete revenge.
Frank had the picture developed, and
there came out a fine negative. Frank
made print and sent it TO Ben with
his camera.
But Frank was merciful. He knew
he had Ben in his power as long as he
held on to that terrible negative. and
he gave Ben the alternative of max
ing peace and calling off his gang or
having a print of the picture given
to each of his friends.
Ben made peace. and the Avenger
had served it's great purpose. The
boys aerial war was over.
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Frank walked across two roofs.
while the nervous onlookers divided
their attention between his movements
and the boxes overhead.
When Frank had traversed a GER
tain distance he stopped.
1t was a thrilling moment. All stood
tense and silent-waiting waiting.
Look out. duck, boysp The battle
was on Even as they scattered for
safety under the canvas awning, which
had been lowered for the occasion. and
even as the aerial bombs fell with an
earsplitting crash the Avenger left
FRANKS outstretched arms. sailing like
q great white bird diagonally upward,
up. up, until she cleared the kite line by
10 feet and started gently downward
landing uninjured in the vacant lot next
to the house.
But the trick was turned. BY that
wonderful fight of his airship Frank
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-25

Lloyd Dunster. Nevada City.
Gardner Goldthwaite, 81 Cedar
street, Alameda.
Raymond Montague, 1ZlS Telegraph
avenue, Oakland.
John Roberts. 81 Hartford street. San
Francisco.
Howard Busse, SIS Fourteenth street,
Miss r. E. Kelly. 45s Ninth street.
George w. Quinn Jr., 2S95 Howard
street. San Francisco.
Theresa Muhlbach, Mill Valley.
Adele Ledeme, 1907 Shrader street,
Charles F. Manifold, 1886 Eagle ave.
Grace smith, 1886 Twenty
Netfie Noyascone. Io45 Sanchez street,
Minnie cronin, 2o7sD Fifteenth street,
''a Louise Wenzel, 1866 Noe street, San
August oldag, 1880 Golden Gate ave-
nue., San Francisco.
Ethel Neament, COB Sanchez street.
Ethel Morrison. 5ss Oak street, San
Helen Kerr, ao22 capp street, Fruit
Emma Schmidt, 212 Seventh avenue,
San Francisco.
San Francisco.
walter Schmidt. 2i2 Seventh avenue,
San Francisco.
Grace Arlett, 21ss Grant street. Berk-
Lucille Sleeper. $500 Hilgard street,
Elmer A. Edgar, 1717 Bancroft way,
Ruth stevenson. 1928 woolsey street,
Douglas Damery. $40 Buchanan street,
San Francisco.
Camille Peters. 100 Douglass street,
San Francisco
Frank Helgoth, 4os2 Eighteenth
street San Francisco.
Beatrice Seager, 1924 Guerrero street,
San Francisco.
Edward Mitchell, 1929 Hearst avenue,
Grace NJ. Franck. 81 Carl street, San
Francisco.
Elizabeth Burnham. Bushnell place.
Grover Nilhus. 1928 cedar street,
Berkeley.
Ruby Cornett. Fallon
Helen Gardiner, "a Frederick street,
San Francisco.
Jessie Gee, 725 Louisiana street Val
lcjo
San Francisco.
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gle was short, sharp and, greatest of
ALL when the last man of the Back
Street Gang was finally driven down
the scuttle the society found itself
in possession of a prisoner.
Frank Williams had captured Ben
Jordan with his own hands!
All sorts of punishments were sug-
gested, but none decided on until
Frank got his usual inspiration. And
here's what happened then:
Frank quickly motioned to several
boys, who pinioned the struggling
Ben's arms to his side. Then Frank
picked up the big red kite Revenge:
which had been hauled in. He lifted
it above Ben. then brought it down on
his head. OF course it didn't hurt him,
being only paper, but his head went
right through the red tissue. and there
stood Ben almost foaming with rage,
with the wreck of the Revenge hang
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had done what Ben thought impossible.
He had passed a stout cord over Bens
kite line. For, as the Avenger started
upward the cord attached to her being
loose and unwound. paid out foot after
foot as she rose. Frank hung on to the
end, and when Bill ran out into the lot
and picked up the Avenger he grabbed
the other end. They both hauled care
fully, steadily downward on the cap
tured kite line overhead. and right
here Ben lost control of the Revenge>
Terrific firing ensued. Off went the
volleys of torpeIoes as box after box
discharged its missives, but nothing
could help Ben now even though he
pulled in his line frantically. Frank
steadily pulled down on the line he had
thrown over it until he had depressed
Bens kite line low enough to grab it,
thus gaining complete control of the
Revenge, capturing the kite camera and
leaving the raging enemy with nothing
but limp, loose kite string in his
hands
But his resources were not vet ex-
hausted, as we shall presently see. Ben
conducted his war operations from the
roof of the house of one of his gang,
about block away, so he could watch
the victorious antics of the society and
hear their yells of triumph. The whole
gang was up on the roof with him and
the sight was maddeningly humiliat-
ing. Then an idea struck Ben. The
Fisher house was on one end of a
block of adjoining houses. The house
on the other end was vacant Ben
hastily explained his plan and the gang
rushed to execute it.
Whata lucky thing Ben wore a straw
hat with red band, The Boys secret
society would have been taken entirely
by surprise if Frank hadn't just hap
pened to catch flash of that red hat
band as Ben and his gang sneaked up
on them across the roofs For they had
broken a cellar window, got in and
climbed up through the scuttle of the
empty house.
1t just did give Frank time to rally
his forces It's a wonder that no one
was thrown off the roofs in the fierce
hand to hand encounter, but the strug-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-25
THE PUZZLE ROLL OF HONOR

Continued From Preceding Page)
Lawrence Holland. Is HiIlcrest road,
Claremont park. Berkeley.
Mabel Halverson, 2335 Blake street.
JoceIyn n Newman. 1s1 Hollis street.
Oakland
Carroll BiddIe. Goa North Douty
street, HanfOrd.
Winston Harrison. 3O5s California
street. San Francisco.
Elsie Holmes. 1906 Ninth street. Ala
sneda
Gladys Eberly, 2O2sh Lincoln ave-
Willie Won Hacht. 1903 Thirteenth
avenue, East Oakland.
Dorothy Dowdell, 1907 College ave-
Louise Marks. s7ss Clay street. San
Francisco.
Dorothy crandan. los Bonita avenue.
Margaret Schmidt. 554 Central ave-
nue.. Alameda.
Elizabeth Foran. 225 San Jose avenue.
Susan Anderson, So4 Thirteenth street.
Oakland
1rma F. Wilson. 4Ss Lisbon street,
Clarence Lidden. 241s Parker street.
Berkeley.
Laura Podd. 1922 Twenty-second
street, Sacramento.
Isabella II Baird. box 240 Fowler
Esther Pawley. Ducor
Harold 3. Forsyth, p. o. box 362,
Reno. New
Margaret Banker. 221s Stuart street.
Berkeley.
Dorothea Thorp. 1906 Page streets
Francisco.
Irene Lorimer, 1870 Tenth avenue,
East Oakland.
Elmer Anderson. SIG Precita avenue.
San Francisco.
Peter Sloan, 5s1 Alvarado street. San
Francisco.
Marion Harrington. lily Morton
street. Alameda.
Gus Harme Ieo Noe street. San Fran
cisco.
Mildred Higgins. 2S15 Kelsey street,
Berkeley
Mildred l.. jenkins 1876 South Amerf-
can street. Stockton.
veva Russell, s2s Clement street. San
GLADYS Hartman 1907 Twelfth street.
% l<land.
Ravmond Ahern, Menla Park
Annette Feader. 1911 Hubbard street.
A lorneda-
Eleanor Jackson. 144o Taylor street.
Ssn Francisco
Edward Davis Arndt. Fort Point.
Preside.
Dorald Mcdonald. 1857 Masonic ave-
nue. San Francisco.
ward A. general iinsnital. Presidio.
Alexander Ross. 1913 Mound street,
Alameda
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15
MRS. HOLMAN.

There is no happier person in
Tennessee today than Mrs. Silena
M. Holman of Fayetteville, State
president of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union.
For more than thirty years she
has labored without ceasipg for
prohibition, and the success Of the
present movement for State wide
prohibition, which is now assured,
is due in a large measure to her
untiring energy and constant de-
votion to the great cause.
The Nashville Tennessean truly
says: "Mrs. Holman stands today
as one of Tennessee's uncrowned
queens, and her name will go down
to history linked with the history
making events Of the days just
passed and those that are soon to
come"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

An old friend advanced the argu-
ment that prohibition would inter-
fere with personal rights therefore
was not desirable. That argument
is about the weakest we have heard
yet, for there are but few laws gov
erning evils that does not say:
Chou Shalt not steal, Thou Shalt
not Kill, Thou Shaltnot covet, etc"
Our laws do not say Thou Shalt
not kill, etc, simply to interfere
with any one'srights, If one could
steal without damaging any one
the law would not interfere, but for
the protection of others the law
says Thou Shalt not. Just SO, if
a man could sell whisky and not
hurt anyone. Ii the business did
not make drunkards, wife heaters,
murderers, thieves, paupers, beg
CARS, etc, we would not say word
against it, but because it does this
and is the cause of many of the
evils of government of today we
are opposed to it and will con tinue
to oppose it until every saloon is
legislated out of existence.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15
BUSINESS ANN0UNOHM EMIT.

The subscription price of THE CHRONICLE is
$l.OO per year; 80 cents for six months; rs cents
Tor three months, which positively must be paid
In advance. All subscriptions will be promptly
stopped at expiration Of time paid for.
Obituary and similar notices will be charged for
at the rate OF cents per line We will furnish
rates for display aud local advertising on applical
ton.
News communications and articles on questions
OF public interest are solicited. but we assume no
responsibility for the expressions contained in all
such communications and articles published
Remittances can be made in various ways that
are perfectly safe, but all remittances sent are at
risk OF the sender.
Allremttances and business communications
should be sent to j. V. TRAVIS, Publisher
Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15
ADMINS TRAITORS SALE
NOTICE.

On Saturday. January 30. 1909. at the
of Camden. Tenn. at noon. | will offer
for sale to the highest and best bidder
for cash all the Judgments notes and ac-
counts remaining in my hands as the
administrator OF the estate of John ID
Rice, deceased as follows: About $500
worth of Judgments and about SO 900
worth Of notes and open accounts. Said
judgments. notes and accounts will first
be sold separately. and then as whole
and The best bid offered therefor will be
accepted.
This January 0, 1909
d L RICE.
Administrator.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

A well-known banker, says the
Scientific American, says he owes
his success to observing the advice
of an old friend who advised him
to keep good company or none.
Never be idle. Cultivate your
mind. Make few promises. Keep
yourown secrets. When you speak
to a person look him in the face.
If anyone speaks i'll of you let your
life be sue h that no one will be-
lieve him. Live within your in
come. Small and steady gains are
the kind that do not take wings
and fly away. Earn money before
you spend it. Never run in debt
unless you see a sure way of get
ting out of it. Never borrow if
you can possibly avoid it. Do not
marry until you are able to sup
port wife. Never speak i'll of
anyone. Be just before you are
generous. Save when you are
young and enjoy your savings
when you are old.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15
PNEUMONIA.

Pneumonia is treated differently
to what is was some ten years ago.
Now, very largely, we let the pa
tient fight his own battle; and the
most effective weapon we give him
is fresh air and plenty of it.
The fact that pneumonia might
be called simply a shutting off of
oxygen shows how important this
is to give the patient plenty of
fresh air. In one large New York
hospital, says the Delineator, suf-
ferers from the disease are carried
to the roof and kept there day and
night.
When your child grows i'll move
it to the largest and sunniest room
in the house, and open the windows.
If it is too cold for that, have
another room near by into which
the patient may be moved at least
three times day, to permit thor
ough ventilation of the sick-room.
Allunnecessary furniture and all
pictures, hangingand impediments
should be taken out of both rooms.
An attack of pneumonia begins
in manner which suggests very
bad cold. The patient has chill
and a fever and suffers from pains
in the side. Acough soon appears,
and the breath becomes short and
quick. The valiant battle of the
overworked heart is indicated by
a quick pulse and flushed cheeks.
Soon there are signs of great ex-
haustion, with headache, sleepless-
ness and sometimes delirum.
During all this period the blood
is waging tremendous war upon
the invading germs. If destined
to lose, the exhaustion will grow
more and more marked and the
patient will die. But if it is des-
tined to win there will come time
it will be between the fifth and
the tenth day when the patient
will suddenly seem brighter The
temperature willfall, the breathing
will be more regular, and the vio-
lent jumping of the pulse will
cease. When this happens it is a
sign that the battle is won.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

The plea of Governor Patterson
for the cause of the whisky power
in his message to the General AS
sembly Tuesday has occasioned no
surprise in any quarter of the
State. The Governor has always
stock cheek byjowl with the whisky
power and don't care now who
knows it.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

At most of the educational raj
lies held in Tennessee during the
past two years resolutions were
adopted recommending an increase
in the school fund. Some friends
of education doubt the propriety
of increasing the amount of the
school fund without some method
of increasing the attendance. 1t
is well-known fact that a large
per cent of children of school age
do not attend; others do not attend
regularly, and in many schools
the last two or three months of the
session the attendance is very
small. 1t is this state of affairs
that suggest the necessity of a
compulsory school law. While
there is such law in operation in
many Northern States, SO far as we
can call to mind there is none in
the South. However, we under
stand that North Carolina has been
experimenting with compulsory
law by which cities and towns are
given the privilege of adopting
such a law for their own use.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

The victory for Statewide pro-
hibitionisan ephoch- making event
in the history of Tennessee, and
all honor is due the dauntless
statesmen, Democrats and Repub-
licans, who are making the right
eous fight against the whisky pow
er in our fair State.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

The whisky advocates have been
overwhelmed with convincing ev-
idence before the Legislative COM
mittee from many sources that
everlastingly knocked out their
favorite song that "prohibition
hurts business"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

1t seems that the gubernatorial
nomination for next year has been
promised by the State machine in
return for valiant services to for
mer Congressman J. E. Washing
ton of Robertson, Superintendent
of Public Instruction r. l.. Jones
of Hamilton, and Ed e. Eslick of
Giles. There may be Others
Memphis News Scimitar.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

Somehow or other this cry that
the temperance wave is running
the liquor business does not har-
monte with the often repeated
assertion that prohibition merely
increases drinking.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

After reading the addresses of
Bishop Hoss and DR.. Thompson
at Nashville last Thursday night
it is easy to understand why the
American did not publish them.
The truth hurts sometimes.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15
LUMBER FOR SALE.

Finished lumber at Bateman' s
Shop in Camden; also at Sawyers'
Mill. Call on j. w. Jordan, Zach,
Tenn, for lumber and prices.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

For Sale Combination heater
and cook stove; just the thing for
small family or for light house
keeping. Apply at this Office.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15

And Tate Rogers, he fell into
the arms of the Jack Daniel crowd
as soon as he "hit" the city. But
that was to be expected.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15
GOOD ROADS.

One of the most important sub
jects to come before the General
Assembly is that of good roads.
While one of the most important
subjects it is also one Of the most
difficult to solve satisfactorily to
all sections of the State. But it
makes no difference what kind of
alawis enacted nothing but gravel
and lots of will build good roads.
Benton County bears the name of
having the worst roads in the
State, and no one can correctly
estimate what this condition is
costing the people of our county.
1t is as natural for the good
mother to fight the saloon as it is
for her to protect her children.
The good citizen, whatever may
be his views, however much he
may disagree with her, should not
criticise her SO severely as some of
the Patterson following did dur
ing the recent campaign. Mark
our prediction, that when the heat
of the campaign for Statewide
prohibition has died away, and
the arrows of abuse and SANDER
have ceased to fly, no man-old or
young-will regret having follow
ed the advice of his wife or mother
and voted as she would have done
had she been permitted under the
laws of our country. No young
man will go wrong in following the
advice and examples of a good
woman.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15
Henagar, Ala, Oct. II, 1908
tennessee Valley Fertilizer Co.

Florence, Ala.
Gentleman-This is to certify
that the fertilizerI used on my crop
the presentyear, made by the Tenn
essee Valley Fertilizer Company,
gave me much better satisfaction
that any other fertilizer ever used.
| expect to use no other when | can
use theirs.
Yours truly,
II. Ct. BAXTER.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15
FRIDAY, JANUARY Is, 1909.

For one who ticks the hand that
smites, commend us to John Isaac.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-01-15
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