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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-23
THE QUEST OF THE GOLDEN
STEAK.

] started out the other night
To try and get steak,
] had corking appetite
With neither flaw nor fake.
! sort of felt u juicy slice
OF good red beef would be
about the best and very Nice
Est thing there was for me.
"I'll have a dollars worth, said
Unto the Waterman
He gave n weary sort of sigh
And then he thus began;
"A dollars worth of steak, alas,
Will be so very small
You'll need a magnifying-g
To see the thing at all"
con, we'll" said I. 'if that's the case,
Bring me two dollars worth"
You should have seen that fellows face
1t was so void of mirth
1.-TWO dollars is the charge the cook
Is authorized to make"
Quoth he, 'to let fellow look
Upon piece of steak"
So hungry was I, could not
Resist its sharp appeal.
"All right" said |. II guess I've got
Enough to make the deal.
Five dollars worth | pray you bring"
The waiter sighed again.
"Wilt have it set within ring
Or on a golden chain?"
"I want the stuff to eat" 7 said.
"Oh. dear" quoth he, ablink,
'To let customer be fed
On steak we couldn't think!
We keep it in crystal case
And under lock and key
We really shouldn't have the face
To use it wastefully."
And so it was I gave it up,
And eased my hungry pain
With one small hundred-dollar cup
OF simple milk-and rain.
Carlyle Smith, in Harper's Weekly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-23
Forestalled.

Mrs. Tabbyshaw-"Now let me
have Main Al, 144.'
Central-"You can't have the wire
this afternoon. You know it is two
party line?'
Mrs. What If it is?'
Central-"Why, the other lady has
spoken for it."-St. Louis Post-Dis.
patch.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-23
Valuable Philippine Forests.

Chinese lumber merchants, reports
Major G. p. Ahern, chief Of the Blu
reau of Forestry, Manila, p. l., after
personal study of the Chinese mar
kets, are showing lively interest in
the extensive and valuable Philippine
forests. The Chinese lumber market
demand is practically unlimited.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-23
Household Affairs
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TO TREAT A SPRAIN.

The most successful treatment rs to
use hot foot baths for fifteen minutes
three times a day Follow each bath
with massage for fifteen minutes.
then apply snugly a rubber bandage
from the toes up as high as the ankle.
and make patient walk. Ballet
dancers use this method with sueh
success that they seldom are incapasi-
tated for work longer than a week
Woman's Life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-23
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Voronof was thirty years old, and
so his twenty years Punishment to
Siberia would cut him off from every
thing he knew and loved in Russia.
1t was equivalent to lfe-eXile, for
whom should he find alive or interest
ing or loving in place he had not
visited for twenty years? He would
return prematurely old, grey-haired
perhaps, and none would know him.
His friends would be gone; the wo-
man he loved would have been
wooed and won by another. His
mother and father would be dead, and
the old home broken up; the very
names of the streets and the aspects
of the houses would be changed. All.
it was very sad-he could have killed
the callous judges who would not take
those things into account, and who
nursed the foolish lies which formed
the evidence against him. Fancy re-"
ceiving this tremendous punishment
on the evidence of lie! Was he not
an innocent man? He had even de-
Tended the Car in college debates,
and now they treated him as rob-
Der or forger. Why, even murder
ers often escaped with less punish
ment than had been meted out to
him. Peasants who were not respon-
sible they let off easily, even for hide
Gus crimes and they were stolid,
stupid people; they felt little, they
were not all sense as he was. He was
not a horse or a COW that might be
shifted anywhere to live.
At this point in his reverie he was
interrupted by the man next to him.
What was your crime?"
ct was-political."
"Humph!" The man grunted and
turned away to talk to his neighbor
on the other side. This happened in
the convict train. The youth felt
nettled: evidently his fellow prisoner
was disappointed. Are you sorry?'
he asked. ooh, no. was the reply
"But l thought it had been some
thing big
mo, it is only my punishment
that's big" rejoined Voronof. mot
my crime"
"How long"
Twenty years"
"Whew -" he whistled
THAT'S rough. You've been going it
my young friend; you don't get TWEEN
ty for splitting at soldier
81 was supposed to have shot a
one and wounded him."
"And didn't. l say! Don't go tt
that shop again. You'd better hurr,
up and shoot one quick. You can
get your money back, you know.
The youth smiled. The man wen
on: They don't give my sort TWEEN
ty years-shouldn' mind If they di'
now. l shan't live ten. Sixty-one,
am. No, you wouldn't think it; Blu
rickety, my boy, rickety. My pass
port says thirty-nine. Last passpor
said forty-seven, which isn't bad, /
It? But the officials never question
what's on the passport. If my pass
port said yellow hair, they'd swea
I'd dyed mine black. l wonder If
shall have another passport"
How long is your ,term?" aske
the student.
ooh, only three years. answere
his interlocutor, deprecatingly.
81 wish / were you," said the stu
dent, with frown.
do you sonny? Do you?" sal
the old man, and rubbed his pocl
marked nose meditatively. You
like to me, Ell? How much woul
you give?"
The student looked puzzled. an
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-23

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kill rapidly
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other things sanitation hygiene be
hard be
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-23


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merchant ships increased We must gny our
twenty $250OOOoOW 10
tnue honorably land and sea- me
Meantime by at least %
continental
and mas aseu Nc
world and position among o
of strong German
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-23
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Mighty Germany
BY 4dnfrak Don Rooster of the German Many

HE carrying naval programme is necessary 10
protect against the of nations, which view our
economic jealous eyes We require these sue
cesses becuse steady increase of our population copes
to devote attention the growth OF our oversee
interests Nothing ulfllmen OF our naval
programme can Importance the Tree
world-sea which it is incumbent to demand II Is
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-23
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I American Disease
BY Henry Dan Dyke
-D"3r0cj

ROUSY enough it in France that the best treatment
this developed of the famous practon
ers Charco died. if mistake not of the complaint to
which he had given his life In spite OF the TACT
disorders among Americans they
do not lead to number of of
have been looking into the statistics of nsan
i The latest trustworthy figures that could find are as
follows: 1900 United States had 1O6500 insane
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-23

dirty history anything
a
told that American girl
being unn1gaed snoos
and mobb
brother rather the horse
supecus?
everything below
which themselves secretly
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-07-23
European Superiority
Jpeculotions on the Cause of Hurts to inner
lean Pride
Ev Pddrdic Emmett Smith

MERICANS sometimes complain OF the superclhous peaA'
ing shown by good many Europeans, and particularly w
inhabitants the British Isles, toward persons anu az
This European dsdain is an unoehlaole
reality directly due to the infantle enthusiasm anu
travelling Americans ana Pal Nv
ulary their womenkind in the presence OF anythhs
which has no counterpart in their own country.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
KILLS SNAKE THAT BIT HIM
Hunter Had Narrow Escape In Fight
With Rattlers.

Newburgh. ~ Y, Oct 2i.-Arthur J.
Servenu. a well to do cigar dealer of
this city. went to Pike county. Pa, last
week in quest of deer
One day, when a short distance from
Eldred. while following some deer
tracks. he came across sixteen rattle
snakes summing themselves on rock.
As he approached the two largest
started for him. Serventi shot the
foremost, and in endeayoring to get
away he slipped and fell on his right
hand. The snake. which was near him.
at once struck his hand. puncturing
his forehnger, just above the second
joint. Serventi realized the situation,
and as soon as he could get safe dis
lance away took his hunting knife.
cut open the finger and sucked the
poison out. He hired a rig. drove to
Eldred and had his hand attended by
a physician BY this time the hand
and arm had swollen to great size.
A day or two after with his guide he
visited the big rock. found the smokes
in the sun. killed the big snake that
had bitten him and captured the en-
tire family OF fourteen small snakes,
which the guide says are about six
months old The young snakes are on
exhibition in the store window. and
Seryenti's hand is further proof of the
truth OF his story. He has felt no bad
effects since the second day.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
MARRIAGES

Cards are out for the marriage Of
Miss Cora Lutz, daughter of Mr.. apC
Mrs. S. S. Lutz, TO J. r. H. Alexan
der, mayor Of Leesburg, on Nov. I'd.
Joseph II. Mathews. Jr., and Miss
Katherine Louise Smith, both OF Orange
county, were married in Washington
last week by Rev. DR.. S. II. Greene.
E. ID. Robertson, of Newport News,
and Miss Edith Maude Garrett, Of
Orange, were married at the home Of
the bride Tuesday, Rev. J. T. Aller
officiating.
At the home of MIR. A. d. Kelly
at Remington. the marriage OF his
daughter, Miss Mamie G. Kelly. C
DR.. J. A. Tyre, of Blackstone, was
impressively solemnized by Rev
Fleet James Oct. 18th.
Rev. Hugh II. L. Hudson. o.
Gordonsville, Wednesday offici
ated at the marriage of Miss Mamie
Watkins and b. +. Leake.
Miss Lillian Eubank Cralle .daugh
ter o. j. X. Cralle, became the bride
OF Geo W. Sanders in Grace Prot
estant Episcopal Church at Kilmar
mock Wednesday. Mr.. Sanders IL
popular merchant OF White Stone
MIR. and Mrs. Sanders left for Bal
timore. Atlantic City and Other
points North.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
WOMAN ASKS 100000
Sues Fifteen Former Friends and 30
ciety Leader.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Oct 24-Mrs. F.
A. Sawyer, prominent in society in
Canton, near here. has filed a suit fol
100000 damages against fifteen WON
en-, former friends of hers and leaders
in society
All concerned are members OF club
which meets weekly and discusses
various topics. At 6 recent meeting
Mrs. Sawyer read a paper which III
teen of the other members believed
contained personal and unpleasant
references to themselves.
They wrote letter to Mrs. Sawyer
demanding that she resign. and telling
her that if she did not they would
have her expelled. They also, It is al
legged, circulated stories about her, and
the suit was the result.
The defendants are: Flora Lewis
Marble, Helen Krise. Mary G.. Bene-
dict. Addie Owen, Mary c. Krise. Har-
riet Benedict, Jennie NJ Biddle. Minna
Ayers Harding, Alisse Fairfax Hall,
Josephine Manley, Elizabeth Swayze,
Florence II. Bennett. Mary d. Crist,
Mabel Gleason and Jennie L. David
son
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
BLESSED LAND

When we read about the fire.
swept land in the Northwest, with
appalling destruction of life and
property; when we hear Of the ter
rible Billiards and tornadoes in
other sections, we feel like singing
the doxology. Praise God that We
live in this blessed land-in old Vlr-
ginia-where no such climatic dis
turbances occur. Can there be any
more ideal weather than We are en-
loving this fall? We may not have
any great riches. We cannot live in
marble palaces. but we have health;
health brought about largely by
pure, fresh, invigorating air-and
what is life if burdened by disease?
How can real, stable happiness come
when we may expect at any moment
a fearful blizzard. a dreadful cyclone,
or devastating fire. We do not be-
lieve that anywhere in all the world
can there be found healthier local.
ity than is generally to be found in
Virginia, and especially in this part
of the grand old Commonwealth.
Life is really worth living here. The
cool, bracing mornings that greet
one as he awakes from a healthful
sleep makes one feel happy, and
thank his Creator that his lot is cast
in such pleasant place as in Fred
ericksburg. in old Virginia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
THE NEXT CONGRESS

Republican newspapers through
out the country are now practically
conceding the Lower House of the
National Congress, and large gains
in the Senate, to the Democrats.
Every indication has been pointing
this way for a long time, and the
predictions, which have been based
heretofore upon the direction the
straws were taking, are now based
upon results in recent elections.
A recent canvass by the Philadel-
phia Press, a staunch Republican or
gan, comedies the Democrats 172
members Of the next House as GER
tain and only claims as certain l3l
for the Republicans. Under these
conditions it is not too much to as
sumo that the next House will be
Democratic, but this by no means is
conclusive that 1912 will see the
election of a Democratic President.
although it lends strong color to that
probability.
Much depends upon how the DEM
ocrats conduct themselves. how they
organize, what they stand for and
whom they nominate. They have
rse6ci--<ic my Of these req
uisites for success in the past, but
will probably profit by former err
rors and correct them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
DIG UP OLD SHIP IN PANAMA
Hull Of Very Ancient Vessel Unesrthed
In Canal Zone.

Washington. Oct 24.-The hull OF
vessel. probably several centuries
old. has been dug out of the sand at
Nombre de Dios. in the Panama canal
zone.
The wreck was lying under twenty
feet of sand about 300 feet from the
beach. The wood OF which the ship was
built resembled oak and was put to-
gether with wooden pins. A quantity
of old slugs and bullets. presumably
part of the ships magazine. was also
found.
A great many pieces OF hard mortar.
practically the same as that seen On
the ruins Of buildings constructed on
the isthmus by the early Spaniards
also were unearthed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
sMUeGLERs CAN'T BUY OFF:
No Immunity For Wealthy Importers
Offering Restitution.

OnGfhfA UCo0hohhOHs
Washington. Oct. 24.-Wealthy i'm
porters guilty of defrauding the gov
eminent will be prosecuted. and all
their offers of voluntary restitution in
return for immunity will be rejected
by the departments Of the treasury
and justice, was the statement made by
person close to the heads Of those
two departments.
In every case where evidence can
be obtained prosecutions are sure, and
there will be no compromise. A num-
Der OF indictments against some Of the
largest importers in New York are
now being prepared The visit Of Col
lector Loeb and the conferences he
held with Secretary MacVeagh, As
sistant Secretary Curtiss and Attorney
General Wickersham resulted In the
nO-cOmpromise policy. The collector
was directed to return to New York
and proceed with all possible diligence
to collect evidence OF fraud against
the importers who are now under sur
veillance.
The prosecution of the sugar trust
and the proceedings against Duyeen
Brothers have thrown a scare among
those charged with and suspected Of
fraud
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
THE ELECTION OF Mr.. WILLIS

The City Council on Thursday
night elected Mr.. NJ. G. Willis q
member of that body, from the Up
per Ward, to I'LL the unexpired term
due to the resignation of Mr.. Jno.
C. Melville. The choice of Mr.. VIII
lis by the Council was unanimous,
and his selection probably comes as
near meeting the unanimous approx
al of the citizens of Fredericksburg
as any other selection could have.
He is no novice to the duties he will
be called upon to perform, having
served as a member of the Common
Council most acceptably for num-
Der of years and having been chair
mar Of the Finance Committee. Mr..
Willis also served two terms as may
or of Fredericksburg with credit to
himself and his constituents, and his
return to public life after several
years Of retirement is matter for
congratulation to the city. 1t is
well for Fredericksburg when public
spirited men of his calibre are at the
helm.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
SHOT HIS NIECE
Because She Would Not Marry Him.

Miss Viola Poole. aged eighteen,
formerly of Fauquier county. died in
st. Luke's Hospital. Baltimore, Sunday
night after being shot twice by her
uncle. Peyton E. Poole, who insisted
that his neice marry him. The
shooting occurred six weeks ago
and Poole has been kept in the
Baltimore Jail awaiting result of his
niece's injuries.
Miss Poole went to Baltimore six
months ago and lived with Mrs.
Hurt Three days before the
young woman was shot, her uncle
went TO Baltimore from Western
Mary land and took up his residence
near the home OF his niece He
paid her 4 number of visits and
demanded that she marry him. The
young woman refused, and on Sep
tember l he shot her twice through
the abdomen He then fired bull
let into his head
Poole and his niece were taken
TO ST. Luke Hospital. and after re-
covering Poole was taken TO Jail.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
IAN EXCITING TRIP KING Of SIAM DEAD
Balloon Dusseldorf Sailed
I24O Miles.
HARD STRUGGLE FOR LIFE
German Gas Bag Made a Record
Flight From St. Louis to the
End Of Civilization in
Canada.

Boston, Oct PA message was re-
seived here In which Hans Gericke,
pilot OF the balloon Dusseldorf H.,
which landed at Kiskisink, Quebec.
and his aide Samuel f. Perkins. Of
Boston, describe their trip from St.
Louis a distance, according to their
calculations. of 1910 miles. The mes
sage says:
After a very exciting trip the bal
loon Dusseldorf H., containing Gericke
and Perkins, landed Wednesday noon
seventeen miles north OF Lake Kis-
kisnk. which is 100 miles northeast
Of Quebec City. and distance of 1910
miles from the starting point. We had
fifteen bags OF ballast when we landed
and could have stayed up thirty-six
hours longer, only that we had gone
to the end OF all railroads and could
never have gotten back to civilization
Struck Big Storm.
"Our route was ST. Louis to Milwau-
kee. then about northeast to the end
of the journey We had a good wind
until across Michigan. when we were
becalmed for five hours. Then we
struck a big storm belt and flew
across the continent at the rate OF
seventy-fve miles an hour. Conse'
Quently the landing was very rough
and we were lucky TO get down with
no broken bones. Knowing that we
were near the end OF civilization we
chose Lake Kiskisink for a landing
place when still five miles away.
Trouble with the valve delayed the
landing. and as a result we were 10000
fet high before we really started on
the descent. Thus We didn't start TO
come down until well past the city.
The descent was made in nine min
utes.
Thinking that We were but a few
hours walking OF the railroad. we leis-
urely rolled up the balloon and start
ed back about 3 in the afternoon. BY 8
o'clock we had made only half mile
because Of the dense underbrush. and
We were obliged TO sleep out in the
open that night
Thursday we went back to the bal
loon to get all the extra provisions
shat We ,aTriei Cor We knew then that
We had a great task on our hands II
we we're to get out alive. We left the
balloon the second time Thursday ar
ternoon and travelled as fast as We
could till Sunday noon. when we were
discovered accidentally by Theophlle
Beivin. guardian OF the Pennsylvania
Fish and Game club. on their grounds.
Travelled Two Miles In Three Days.
he was making his regular fort
nightly trip up the KIskisink river,
when he saw our flag on the top OF the
hill upon which we landed. He fred a
shot from his gun, and we answered
from a point some two miles away.
That two miles was all the distance
we had made during Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday.
"The trip as a whole was marked
by many wonderful though exciting ex-
periences. The sail across the barren
country for the last 600 miles before
landing from an elevation Of 1900
feet. knowing that any drop was sure
starvation. was an exciting incident
Our ballast was getting low again af'
ter leaving the storm belt. and We
went six times from the sea level to
an altitude OF 10000 feet in an en-
deavor to find the wind that finally
carried us to Lake Kinkisink"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
SPEAKING IN THE NINTH DISTRICT

Former Governor A. j. Montague
and Congressman William A. Jones
will give this week to speaking in
the 9th district. They appeared to-
gether at Jonesville Monday and
will speak at Big Stone Gap Tues
day and Gate City Wednesday They
will then separate, Mr.. Montague
going to Bristol on the night OF Dc
tober 81, Mr.. Jones devoting the
rest Of the week to points in Wise
county. Gov. Montague will wind
up the week at Graham Friday and
Tazewell c. II. Saturday.
Senators Martin and Swanson and
Congressman Glass have made a
number Of speeches for Mr.. Stuart.
and have gone back to the Fifth
TO help Judge Saunders.
Hon. st. Geo. Tucker will give
week to the work in the Ninth. s.
l.. Kelley. Of Richmond, will give
all the week to Tazewell, filling ap-
pOintments with Gov Montague on
Friday and Saturday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
CARNEGIE IS HOME
Showed Signs Of Fatigue When He
Landed From Liner.

Showed signs OF Fatigue When nc
Landed From Liner.
New York. Oct. 2i-Andrew Carne-
gle leaned heavily upon the arm OF
his secretary as he walked down the
gangway OF the White Star liner Bal
tic in from Liverpool.
He did not rellnquish his hold on
the supporting arm until he had en-
tered a carriage to be driven to his
Fifth avenue mansion, and in walking
the length of the pier to the elevator
he displayed signs Of fatigue.
Mr.. Carnegie declared, however that
he felt splendid and had enjoyed the
voyage immensely.
Il haven't a thing interesting to
say" said Mr. Carnegie to interview
ers.
Anything about politics? Why, that
would be the last thing would do.
talk politics now No, no. not a word"
He added that he would remain in
New York until next May, when he
will go back to Scotland for his usual
trip.
Il am out OF business" he said, 80
I can say nothing on that score"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
Bishop pubs to Visit China.

Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 24.-Rev. DR..
Rudolph Dubs, one of the best known
ministers of the United Evangelical
church and a former bishop. plans a
visit to China in spite Of his seventy.
three years. DR.. Dubs has a son who Is
a missionary in Human province. The
son has been in peril from mobs sew.
eral times, but the bishop, undaunted
by age and the cares of fifty years as
a minister, plans to make the trip far
into the interior this winter.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-25
HOWARD GOULD MAY WED
Millionaire Said to Be infatuated With
an Actrees


Paris, Oct 24-Friends of Howard
Gould here are not surprised to heal
Of his reported engagement to Kath
ryn Hutchinson, the actress For sew
eral months past it has been known
that he was infatuated with the &C
tress. They have been constantly to
gether
Could has been cruising in his
yatcht In northern waters during the
summer. Kathryn Hutchinson was a
member OF the small party aboard. lie
was seen in Paris with her during
the summer. when they dlned often
together at well known Bohemian re
sorts.
Howard Goulds attachment to Kath
ryn Hutchinson has been common talk
here for some time. His friends be-
lieye he will follow Frank Gould's ex
ample in refusing to reveal whether
he intends to marry the woman with
whom his name is associated. allowing
his associates, as well as the public
generally. to make whatever guesses
they wish.