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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-29
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1910.
WHAT POLITICS MEAN TO YOU

Some people seem to think there
is nothing in politics to interest
women and children. If that we're
true politics would hold but little
interest for The CHRONICLE. For
it is the influence government will
have on the daily lives of men,
women, and children that interests
this paper.
We tell our children, and boast
to all the world, that ours is rep
resentative government. We say
that the people rule themselves in
this country; that thepeople choose
their representatives to do for the
people what the people want done.
That is beautiful theory, but it
doesn't work out in practice-either
in National Congresses, State Leg
islatures or Municipal Councils.
On the contrary, it is generally the
rule that most of these legislative
bodies misrepresent the people.
1t is possible in this country for
the people to govern themselves,
but they don't do it. We don't be-
lieve it is because they don't want
to govern themselves. 1t is rather
because 80 many obstacles are
thrown in the way that self-govern-
ment is too hard to work.
The few who want to control the
machinery of government make a
study of politics. The many who
want nothing more than justice-a
square deal-in government, don't
make business of politics.
Every since the Civil War the
people have been divided into par
ties. It has been the custom OF
citizens to vote as Democrats and
Republicans in municipal as well
as State and national elections.
Those who had "axes to grind
had only to secure control OF the
party machinery, and by CONTROL
ing party nominations control the
machinery of government.
For a while it was possible fol
free voters to defeat the majority
party, when it got too bad, by vot
ing with the minority party. Bu
it didn't take the selfish few long
to find out that by controlling the
organizations of both parties they
could win, no matter how the PEG
pie voted.
Graft in most of the big cities to
day is due to the fact that franchise
grabbers, tax-dodgers, and polltlca
grafters control the political bose
in both big parties, and get thei
tools into Office either as Republi
cans or Democrats. There Is n
difference between the Democratl
prafters of New York City and tn
Republican grafters of Pittsburgh
there is no difference between tn
boss-ridden States of Democratl
Tennessee and Republican Fen.
sylvania; there is no difference
countless Republican or DEM
cratic-where party nomination
are controlled by the selfish fe
led by an INSCRIPTIONS boss.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-29

The little son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen A. Clement swallowed a
locket Wednesday, but it is hardly
thought any bad effects will result
from it.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-29
RABBIT CROSSING.

W. G. Ballard was at Sawyers'
Mill Saturday.
CISCO Bell and family visited A.
j. Douglas Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Douglas Wis.,
tied Joe Douglas Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Elmore visit
ed Frank Johnson Monday.
Mrs. Sara Douglas spent Sunday
with her son, G. l.. Douglas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carton Hoskins
visited John Hoskins Sunday.
Elmer, little son of J. M. Swift,
is reported very sick this week.
Andrew johnson of Atlanta, Ga,
visited his sister, Mrs. Sallie Bonds,
last week.
Verdi Marchbanks has gone to
Memphis to work for the Street
Railway Co.
We learn that, Coburn Douglas
and Miss Bessie Hoskins were hap
piIv married Sunday afternoon.
James and Sam Wilson of neal
Sugar Tree were in the city Mon
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-29

Send us the happenings in your
locality.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-29
Something Doing
This Week
IN THE BIG PIANO CONTEST

Although the week has been a
very disagreeable one, the near APP
proach of the expiration of the
first voting period, witch ends to-
morrow, caused many of the con-
testants to put forth little extra
effort, with the result that the con-
test manager has been deluged
with votes this week.
The tremendous battle being
waged by several of the contestants
for the gold ring which will be
given as special prize to the one
who turns in the most votes for the
two weeks ending tomorrow at 3
o'clock p. m. promises to bring in
more votes than last week.
The following is a list of the
contestants and the positions they
occupied in the race yesterday
morning as near as we are able to
determine from our books. Miss
Ward has jumped from fifth to
first place, with Miss Frazier a
close second. Several of the con-
testants have not been heard from
this week yet, and there is little
doubt but that the voting today
and tomorrow will change the rel
alive standing of the contestants
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-29

Wanted-An energetic, bright
and hustling man to sell pianos,
organs, and talking machines. b.
e, Forbes Piano CO., jackson,
Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-04-29

James and Sam Wilson of near
Sugar Tree were in the city Mon
day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10

brlghtest--the shadows are the cool
est-and where life is the sweetest.
They want to get closer to nature
and natures God, and at last one
must agree with Pope:
All are but parts Of one stupendous
whole, whose body Nature is, and God
the soul; that, changed through all,
and yet in all the same; great in the
earth, as in this ethereal frame;
warns in the sun, refreshes in the
breeze, glows in the stars, and bios
SONS in the trees lives through all
life, extends through all extent,
spreads undivided operates unspent;
breathes in our soul, informs our NOR
tai part, as full, as perfect, In a hair
as heart; as full, as perfect, in vile
man that mourns, as the rapt seraph
that adores and burns; to him no high,
no low, no great, no small; he fills,
he bounds, connects and equals all.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
BUY RED CROSS SEALS

/ came from Denmark Santa
Claus adop ed me there from a big
family of brothers and sisters, and
said to me, Every time you see a
letter or package going off to bring
a Merry Christmas to somebody, you
just call out to the sender, Let me
go along, I'll make your gift more
enjoyable; I'll bring more happiness
than you can think Of And them
said Santa Claus to me, folks win
stick you to their letters and parcels
and send you all over the world" l
was so glad when he told me that, but
was happier still, when a pretty
lady with bright red cross on her
sleeve, just like the one on my face,
said to a man who wanted me, He
costs only a penny, and every penny
you give for him goes to cure and
prevent that awful plague, consump-
ton" The man listened intently and
then he said, 'Tll take ten dollars
worth" Wasn't / glad? / was help
ing him to bring Merry Christmas
and was helping the pretty lady to
fight consumption. How happy / was
to think that Santa Claus adopted me
over in Denmark six years ago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
TslOLGTDcAL9
news AND M07E5

Ellendale Leader: We note in The
Cakes Times and The North Dakota
Record that T. f. Marshall is to be a
candidate for the office of governor
at the next primary election. If Tom
should be nominated and elected
there is no question but what he would
make a good executive, but there is a
well founded opinion in his home city
that Tom has had about all the honor
In political way that he is entitled
to. During his success as a politician
and office holder the past twenty years
his home people have contributed gem
erously to his support, and they justly
feel that cakes is entitled to some
of the benefits of the political game.
The city of Cakes is entitled to at
least three good places on the coun-
ty ticket but as long as Tom is after
the big game they do not feel like
asking for what belongs to them. 1t
is about time for Mr.. Marshall to
smother his personal polite IL alnbi
ton and help the other fellows to some
of the good things.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
eILeREArH,s BIG MAJORITY.

Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor Gilbreath has made good
Moreover the people of the state
recognize his worth. This was amply
demonstrated at the recent election.
His majority is the largest given any
candidate for state office. He led
Morrison 32,s7S votes. Gunder Olson
had the next largest majority.
Mr.. Gilbreath has given his Office
intelligent direction. One of the great
results of his work is shown by the
gain in population of North Dakota
this state standing fifth in the per-
centage of increase in the entire Unit
ed States. His publicity work through
The North Dakota Magazine, through
special articles and especially through
his exhibits and state fairs and other
expositions certainly attracted the
people.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
rowNER COUNTY LAND CASES.

On the first page of today's issue
is a dispatch from Cando telling Of the
findings of Judge Cowan in the action
brought to quiet the title to the school
lands now owned by Messrs. F. ].
Thompson and C. ]. Lord.
The Forum is pleased to publish the
decisions of the court, as it is the best
vindication which Judge Thompson
could have as to the legitimacy of
these purchases, and the subsequent
action of Governor Burke as a member
of the board of school lands in not in
terfering with the title to this land.
Mr.. Lord comes in as a party to this
suit. through his ownership in this
land with Judge Thompson, but in the
newspaper articles heretofore and in
the previous hearings before the board,
there have been no charges against
him.
The Forum had no personal malice
in the publications which have been
made the basis of criminal suits, but
simply desired to have halt called
on improper school land sales, where
the public school funds might he de-
pleted. but Judge Cowan's decision
shows that in the cases mentioned ii
was misinformed, and no fraud ex-
listed.
The insinuation was also made in
one of the articles published by The
Forum that Governor Burke appointed
Judge Thompson United States sena-
tor because he had financed his first
campaign for governor Judge Thomp-
son informs this paper that in that
campaign he did put up some money,
In connection with several other friends
of Governor Burke, but that the
amount was only 800. which certainly
would not be sufficient to warrant the
governor in making so large a return.
The Forum has no knowledge of
what will be done by the complaining
witness or by Mr.. Kehoe, the states
attorney for Towner county. I'm the
criminal actions pending against this
paper. but feels that the parties inter-
ested are justly entitled to the re-
cent vindication to be published in
this paper, as it Is the record as made
By the court in the actions specified.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
BACK TO NATURE.

It is remarkable how city people
enthuse over the back to nature idea.
AS a demonstration that farm life
to many is preferable to city life
there is a tendency among those who
retire from active business pursuits in
the cities to seek quiet country homes
Ito spend IN peace ana comfort the
remaining days of their lives.
This is especially true of those born
in the country-and who have follow
ed active and strenuous business pur-
suits in the city.
With the burden of years upon them
and the qualification of success to
their credit they have yearning
They want to get closer to nature
away from the hustle and hustle OF
business and the maddening crowd
They want to walk through the
fields.
They want to breathe the air OF
freedom and feel the spirit OF unre-
straint.
They want to watch the growing
crops--the wheat as ID ripsus in the
sur ard waves In tGe brsezes--the
feds CT carr xhs rueado.s and ali
that narure gives to life
They want to live where the water
Ii the pnTesa-the sunshine the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
See the Ocean Log Book.
Welcome Valley News.

Welcome Valley, N. d., Dec. 8.-To
The Forum: David Schultz is out OF
school on account of the illness of his
father.
Rev. J. Moran and Rev. j. III. Wilson
and wife OF Gardner were callers in
this. vicinity this week
Several young men Of this vicinity
have organized basketball team in
Argusville and are practicing three
times week.
James Hudson spent Thursday and
Friday in Fargo on business. They
also took in the convention held for
the benefit Of the presidents and
clerks of the. school BOARD.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wooden spent last
Friday at the Dynes farm near Gard
ner.
Services are being held every sun
day evening at Welcome Valley school
house.
John Schultz seems to stay about the
same.
Among those who attended the lee
ture at Gardiner were Miles, Gale and
Myrtle Burley. Miss Nellie Hayworth.
Fred Wooden and George Fridley.
The infant son or Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Mccormick of Hunter who are staying
with her mother, Mrs. #. NJ Davis, has
recovered from serious attack of
whooping cough.
Gale Burley just returned from d trip
to Winnipeg.
Mr.. and Mrs James Hudson spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Wooden.
Several Of this vicinity attended the
sociable at Argusvil1e last week and
report q fine time. Basketball and
music were the amusement features of
the evening. Cor. wv. ".
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
Penn Notes.

Penn, N. D.. Dec. 3.--To The Forum:
Jacob Elgaen was trading in town last
Saturday.
Mis-. Froehlich was trading at Devils
Lake Friday.
Hans Anderson of Churchs Ferry
was trading in town Tuesday
Fred Henke and family left last
week for Fall River, Wis, their old
home.
Chris Madison attended. to business
at the county seat Saturday.
Jacob Elgaen went to Devils Lake
on business last week
John Doyle went to the county seat
last Tuesday.
Miss Bina Doyle visited at Rolla last
week with her sister, Mrs. Flynn.
Mrs Maud Brubacker visited with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. q. McCoth-
row.
Mr. Ryan was among those who at
tended the sale Saturday at the Ander-
son Mercantile store.
Miss Bertha Paulson of Minneapolis
came down to attend the funeral OF
her little nephew, Royal Erickson. who
died few weeks ago. Cor. p
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
RURAL SCHOOLS.

One Of the greatest problems that
will confront Superintendent of Public
Instruction Taylor when he assumes
his duties the first of the year will
be the rural schools. Fortunately Mr..
Taylor is well able to cope with the
situation. He was a rural teacher for
years and later was county superin-
tendent of schools in Grand Forks. He
is familiar with the work and has so
long been a student of the situation
that he is especially fitted.
This does not mean that the new
head of the state schools is not in
terested in the high schools. These
will not be neglected under his admin
istration. But The Forum believes he
will devote great deal of time and
study to the improvement of the rural
schools Of North Dakota-and 1t an
ticipates great results.
One of the features of rural educa-
ton is the consolidated school PLAN
This works finely in thickly populated
districts-but is less successful where
the districts are large. The expense
of transportation is too great.
One ideal plan is to have a school
district in thickly settled community
the same size as township. In this
way the township can construct a
centrally located building that can be
used for school purposes, lodge meet
ings' public speeches, dances, debates
and dozens of other forms of enter
tainments. The distance is not too
great for transporting the pupils and
the school building becomes the center
of interest for the entire township
for both the old and the young.
Through the consolidated schools
fewer teachers are required and bet
ter ones can be employed The larger
consolidated schools can be graded
up and many Of them are already do
ing first and second year high school
work. This prevents the parents from
being compelled to move into the
towns for the purpose of educating
their children. 1t keeps the people on
the farms, makes them more satisfied
and the conditions are much more
favorable than otherwise.
OF course in districts too sparseIy
settled-consolidated schools are not
only too expensive, but when the
children live seven and eight miles
they have to put in too long hours on
the road. Much of the advantage of
school life is lost.
More appropriate courses of study
are required in rural schools. Edu-
Gators want the work along practical
lines and insist on more instruction in
agriculture. They assert children who
are expected to conduct farms should
be, taught agricultural methods In
this way the foundation is laid for
a scientific agricultural education
and an interest is aroused in the great
work.
Proper rural educational systems
and environment can do much to pre-
vent the exodus from the farms. They
will obviate the necessity for so much
of the ''back to the farm" talk.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
Travellers Tales

I bounced into the Office of DIR. w.
]. Awty at Moorheard, just to see if
the doctor was WELL He was we'll as
usual and sat in his big office chair,
peacefully smoking. and in his hand
he held small and worn pocket note
book.
Bounce into a chair there" said
the genial physician, II am just read
ing over an old diary 1 used to keep
when l first started out to practice
medicine. Ran across an interesting
notice here about a case I once had"
He gave his cigar a chew, took a
long pull and then removed 1t from
between his teeth, allowing it to gen.
tly rest between his two forefingers
on the arm of his chair. He settled
himself for a story, so I cooked my
feet on chair opposite me and pre-
pared to listen.
He began: "You know, I do not
like to hear women talk very much
and when first started out to prac-
tice, 1t used to make me sore when ]
had a case where "a woman needed
attention. I used to say just as few
words as possible to them. A woman
came in one day on crutches and seat
ed herself opposite me. / didn't like
her looks, but it was a. case that ]
presumed had to, attend to, so /
intended to cut it brief, and this was
about the way the conversation ran:
whats the trouble?' / asked.
"'Foot hurts
"'What nature / inquired, being
more explicit.
Burn was her simple answer.
"Well, / gave her some medicine
and told her to come back tomorrow
and she left the office, not having
said more than three words. The next
day she returned and said two more
words.
"Foot better
II then told her to continue the APP
plication and come back in a week.
This she did and when she returned
she came without crutches.'
"'Foots WE'LL was all she said.
GAS result of that case / find this
entered on my dairy: Services
donated to a woman who had enough
good sense not to talk"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10


The Burke county seat fight is on
Leonard boasts a fast basketball
team.
The reported change in a Mohall
bank didn't occur.
900
The farmers institutes are back On
the Job-and doing good work.
900
Alfred Grub Of Minot viii be the
new editor of The Stanley Sun,
The school children are getting well
drilled in Christmas programmes
800
The death of former Mayor Dinnie
Of Grand Forks was greatly deplored
The Yeomen tell OF the big gains
they have made in North Dakota this
year.
The children Of Editor Peterson Of
The Carson Press have been i'll with
diphtheria,
Alfred Zuger received a strong en-
dorsement for judge from the Barnes
county bar.
900
Deer hunters differ largely in their
views as to whether the past season
was good or bad.
900
Beach has secured lot of adver-
Using during the past year, it is one
of the most talked of towns in the
state.
90
At Regent it was decreed the boot
logger must go. A meeting of the
citizens was held and that conclusion
was reached.
The volume of business done down
the line from Mandan to Mott indi-
Gates the N. P. made no mistake in
constructing the branch.
@1s9
There is a great deal of dissatis-
faction at Grand Forks over the way
the street car line was laid. The
steel is said to be too light.
900
After the big shortage in accounts
at Dickinson it is interesting to note
that the examination of those of an
other official recently showed that he
was l cent over.
@S
<SN
The Pembina Pioneer Express
claims it never said the courthouse
was no good to a town. 1t regards
the county seat a valuable asset-if
permanently located.
900
Minot has entered the electric light
trust which controls the companies
in Fargo and Grand Forks--and if
the service is as good there as here
even Sam Clark won't kick
900
The chief of the Ryder fire depart
ment refused to speak when called
on and successfully resisted the efforts
of fifteen men to get him onto the
platform. He should wrestle Gotch
or Hackenschmidt.
900
Editor Brinton Of The Belfield
Times celebrated his marriage with a
twenty-page special edition that was
a. hummer-and a rafting good adj
vertisement of the town. 1t was a
stroke of enterprise for which the
newly wed is entitled to great credit.
1D4~&
The Forman News thinks If it had
been known that the state pardon
board had shown leniency to Sherman
Wells at it's session last June-it
would have made a. big difference in
the Sargent county vote on the gov
ernorship. Editor Maltby applauds
the governor for keeping the pardon
quiet.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
North Dakota Kernels

X. p reunions have been frequent
Lisbon has an amateur dramatic
club.
There are usual accounts Of asphyx
iation.
@@9
Regent seems to be decidedly
prosperous town.
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Calvin has an outdoor skating rinl
same as Fargo.
The Sunday blue laws at MandaT
appear to be running riot.
900
Bootleggers are finding trouble II
many sections of the state.
900
More riprap work is being done along
the Missouri near Bismarck.
900
Minot may establish a municipal
lighting plant-and more likely it may
not.
The activity of commercial clubs in
some towns Of the. state is an encour-
aging sign.
es>SSDD
The Tribune wants the road over the
government property at Bnford opened
to the public.
Did you lay in your coal supply
in anticipation of the. strike by the
railway engineers2
The Cartr;ght News has been re-
moved to Alexander, Mckenzie county,
giving that town two publications.
go
North Dakota will get third con.
gression-and that means a division
of the state into congressional dis
tricts.
The barn of Hassan Eli near Steele
was burned and he had warrants is
sued for people he charged with in
ceudiarisnL
Greek and Italian laborers on the
Milwaukee near Regent attempted TO
Il Ike possession of an eastbound train.
The conductor was badly beaten up.
900
Son of the editors think Fargo is
up against with the water in the Red
river low-and the Indian agents
to close the Moorhead
saloons.
Milton Smith of Jamestown may
lose the sight of an eye as a result
of being struck by flying particles IF
steel while working as machinist la
the N, P. shops.
The Larson Leader protests against
the. Observation-Disclosures Of the voters
of Burke county by the failure of the
canvassing board to count the ballots
in eleven townships.
The county divisionists in Morton
county are already planning for the
next time. Three or four counties
are likely to result. The present or
ganiZation is about four or five times
as large as some in the state.
900
Some of the editors are rather care :
less about the manner in which they
write up stories of how some people
get coal. The p. o. department has
been rather rigid on those things in
many localities.
The Rugby Tribune says some "fool
editor brought out a man for gov
ernor when the term of the man re.
Gently elected had not begun. ThaS
polite remark should bring joy and
gladness to Editor Rishoff of The Mill
ton Globe who recently suggested n,
L. Burdick for governor.