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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-02
A WORTHY MOVEMENT.
Plan to Erect Monument to For
mer Slaves.

An appeal to erect monument
to the former slaves of the South
has been issued from headquarters
at New Orleans of the United Con-
federate Veterans by General Geo.
w. Gordon, commander-in-chief
of the veterans.
The appeal is in the form of a
general order, which quotes the
resolutions favoring such monu-
ment adopted at the Birmingham
reunion in 1908, and adds:
"Only those familiar with the
beautiful patriarchal life on the
Southern plantation previous to
1865 know of the devotion of the
slaves to their owners and the
children of the family. They were
raised more like members of a
large household. The children of
the owners and the children of the
slaves associated most intimately
together, and enjoyed alike the
pleasures of the home, all receiv-
ing the care and attention of the
heads of the family, who had feel
ing of tender affection for these
dependents"
The devotion of these slaves dur
ing wartime in caring for the plan
tation, in sharing dangers and nurs-
ing the wounded is noted, and the
order concludes with an appeal to
the y. G. v, the U. d. c., with the
u. S. G. Y. and G. S. nj. A. to see
chat some evidence if given to the
world of their appreciation of the
faithfulness and affection of this
devoted people"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-02

Some one exclaims: Cliff your
hat reverently when you pass the
teacher of the primary school. She
is the great angel of the republic.
She takes the bantling fresh from
the home nest, full of pouts and
passions-an ungovernable little
wretch, whose own mother admits
she sends him to school to get rid
of him. The lady who knows her
business, takes whole car load Of
these little anarchists, one of whom,
single banded and alone, is more
than a match for his parents, and
at once puts them in a way of be-
ing useful and upright citizens. At
what expense of toll, patience and
soul-weariness! Lift your hat to
her."
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-02

The best time to enter school is
Oh the first day of the school year;
the best time to leave is on the last
day of the last term of the school
year. First year pupils, that is,
pupils who are entering school for
the first time after reaching six
years of age, should not enter after
the first month of any term is past.
The interruption and hindrance to
the rest of the pupils of this grade
is more than any considerate par
ent ought to demand. If your
child does not become of school
age (six years old) until after the
first month of the term is past, or
if you do not get ready to send him
the first month, keep him out until
the beginning of the next term.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-02

A young man went to preacher
to get married, and the preacher
asked, Glow old are you, John?"
He replied, 81 am half as old as my
father, He is two years older than
my mother. My eldest sister is two
years older than my youngest sis
ter. My youngest sister is four
years older than my youngest
brother" Chow old are they al
together?" asked the preacher.
The young man replied that the
five children are seventeen years
older than his father and mother.
"How old is john and each of the
children and his father and moth
err" asks an exchange. Well, if
the young man isn't married until
the preacher can figure out his age,
Methuselah would be kid COM
pared to him.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-02
Notice.

1t you owe me on account, come
in and settle at once. If you can't
pay now, give me your note and
close up the account, [ will soon
turn over my business to my sue
cessor. E. e. Fry.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-02
Hard on the Old Man.

Mrs. Tightwad- Cit a doctor,
quick !"
Mr., Tightwad-"What's tn mat
ter now"
Mrs Tightwad- "The baby's
just swallowed pint O. kerosene"
Mr.. Tightwad- Gosh ding it..
An OILS Just went up>a cent! .
Cleveland Leader.
SeHd us the happenings in your
locality.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-02

And it came to pass that after he
had advertised his goods, there
came unto him great multitudes
from all the regions round about
and did buy of him. And when
his competitors saw it they marvel
ed among themselves, saying, Glow
be it that this man is busy while we
loaf idly about our doors?" And
he spake unto them, saying: "In
this fast age of push and hustle, it
is easier for camel to enter the
eye of a needle than for man to
flourish without Advertising"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-02

Billy Jones wrote on the black
board, BILLY Jones can hug the
girls better than any boy in the
school" The teacher seeing it.,
called him up. William, did you
write that?" she said. The chill
dren waited for Billy to come out,
when they began to guy him. "Got
a lickin', didn't you?" "No," said
Bill. Get jawed?" "No." "What
did she do?" "Shan't tell" said
Bill, but it pays to advertise.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-09-02
PASSING THOUGHT
by OBSERVER.

Try and make a live, enterpris-
ing place out of your home town,
and when working for it's institu-
tons or speaking well Of the town
and it's citizenship remember you
are accomplishing all the more for
yourself. Don't be foolish enough
to idle away valuable time predict
ing failures and sneering at your
neighbors or trying to traduce their
character, and thereby decrease the
value OF your property.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-26

tuberculosis germs. Roads Of the fu-
ture IL great cCnte-s OF population
~ be practically dustless. and the
b.tumlnous ana other binders which
viii DE used In the construction OF
such roads VIII not only minimize The
danger or disease 10y reducing the dust
nuisance. bat they are In measure
possessed or antiSeptic properties.
There Is no phase Of life IN the cours-
Try, social or economic. which Is not
affected by good roads. There Is Il
direct relation between improved high.
ways and the value Or land. the AT.
tendance OF children ~ school the
health Of tire community ana every
thing else that tends TO make life 10
the country efficient. And this. IN turn.
arccts the people Ia the cities VINO
I've on the country products. II l.
"a task-the maintenance Of good roads
which affects every person in thu
country no matter whore he lives Or
81 hat his profession.
Road building IS an art based upon
science. In this age OF specialists IT
almost surpasses belief that the Amer.
lean people. SO practical I'm all other
Jines OF endeaSor, should permit their
golden millions 10 be frittereG away
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-26

By men who for the most part know
little or nothing about either the sci.
eAce or the art Of road binding. There
are today more than LOGO petty ruad
officials in the United States. each and
al receiving compensation.
Very few OF these men devote more
,ian fraction " their time To road
5'rk. because their interests lie else
where and their compensation is too
small to enable them 90 devote their
.atirr time 10 the work II is not sur.
rising that century and quarter
sr this Kind OF supervision has result
81 IN the present chaotic condition of
n public roads. The reforms that
sAould take place viii provide \ com
} 1ratlvely small body OF trained, com.
Hrtent road builders devoting their en-.
ire time 10 continuous road work.
Not only must the roads br built by
trained men. bui they must be kept
in repair.
The road building oyn has already
bcguIL hlready great strides have
been made IN recc2i years toward
bringing about these needed reforms
in the road laws ana administration.
IL providing more adequate revenues
and in devisin2 methods Of cuastruc.
ton ana maintenance adapted to the
requirements of modern trafiic.-Logan
". Page IN Worlds Work.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-26
sana-el.y Road In Kar,7,.

sand; .1y roaGa are made OF those
two m1trr.al- and iu some parts Of the
"utA nrH held To- be FOR particular re-
.loas at least. nero practicable than
mo"adam. This construction is now
being introduced iu the saud bin couu.
iry of Kansas, whore the sandy roads
hive hindcrel agricultural develop.
ucut by imposing prc1i d,nculfv on
The TRANSFORMATION Of '7r0 prcCurts.
Garccu city. which is ln the sandy
country solved tho transportation
problem by building "a yaud-clae road
through The bills south Of chat city
BEFORE thls road was built farmers had
io haul heir grain more than twenty
eve ui.os by roundabout way IN or.
Ger to reach m7rtct thHt g. o-iy ten
.r twelve miles distant. Tho property
owners of U1trIiuscu mud Mcpherson
counties IRE now c0rsidcrin. The or.n.
ing on q biz territory thar ls boon
handicapped uy heavy sand bI'l 0ade
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-26
NOTICE

Commissioners once. B,ue-e'd
west Virginia February II. 1910
TIE parties IN he SUIT OF c "
scott who ues on behalf OF an
rslf and al other creditors Of Mr,
sic z Mea.er. deceased. " c. q
heador snd others. viii take noGer.
hat on he 4th d-y OF April 1870
a. ray oGice in the CITY OF B,us-o i
West virginia ] viii pressed 10 &.
CUE tho decree rendered in cad
ears by The Circuit Court OF Mercer
County West Virginia. on the lcI
day NJ December 1909. wien an
where trey are required to attend
with such book papers voucs
md evidence as viii sn.h's me u.
comply with sa,d order or 0cr-
JAMES g. KtUrr.
Commiss.ouer in Caanc-r
l--f-+ Non
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-26
GOOD ROADS
MEAN PROGRESS.
1'hey Tend to Increase the Value
OF Property.
WILL LOWER COST OF LIVING
Farm Lands Will Be Settled More
Rapidly, More Good Crops viii Be
Raised, and the Consumer Will Re.
eeive Supplies at Smaller Prices.

a team OF horses struggling along
q mud road in the endeayor to draw
u9H load affords striking object
lesson or road Improvement when com
pared TO team drawing heavily
loaded wagon at comfortable trot
along a stolN surfaced road This iso-
lated example must be multiplied by
100000 In order 10 obtain the cumu-
laily2 effect or bad roads upon traffic
IN the United States. Not less than
S2500c0CtO is the useless tribute an
nualy levied upon The people OF the
United states by It's bad ronds
in 1896 widespread inquiry made
by Tie Office OF public roads indicated
that the average cost OF hauling on
roads IN the United States was %
cents per ton per mile In 1906 the
Dmcan Of statistics ascertained from
its $500 county correspondents that
the average cost per ton per mile was
nbUut 70 cents and the average length
of haul o. miles.
The high cost OF hauling is not the
only burden which the American
people are carrying by reason Of their
Dad roads. In trayevSing n region of
country Isolated from markets by rea.
son OF bad roads one IS struck by the
wastes OF untitled land and by the
lack OF variety I'm the products. This
Is condition more frequently due to
lack OF adequate transportation fucIu-
ties than TO lack OF industry and intel
ligence or the inhabitants.
The point may he illustrated by as
Stunning series OF. concentric circles
to be drawn about market town or
railroad station, constituting zones OF
production IN all OF which the roads
are uniformly bad. Within the first
zone all products can be- delivered to
nnrkct M II profit Within the second
zone certain products must be eiimi
nnted because OF the length OF haul
MIR. small fruits and certain kinds
Of vegetables requiring quick delivery
ard careful transportation might bo
cited nS examples.
In the third zone still other products
must be eliminated because OF the
prohiOitlve cost OF hauling. The
fourth zone Will include only those
products which can be held until the
roads are passable and then hauled
lorg distances ana sold at n profit
Eeyond this zone the land must be
left unprCGuctive or utilized for graz.
Ing ard timber.
Every improvement In the roads
leading from this market widcns these
zones. makes uuproGuctivc land pro
Guctive md enables the farmer 10 e..
PrciSe n wider discretion I'm determin.
INK the character O. his crops. The
prosperity 81 the individual farmer be
comes fnr greater. the traffic OF the
rai.road increases. the consumer re-
ceiyeS better supplies at lower prices.
aud thus he beneficial effects continue
in I'm ever widening circle.
While il Is Impossible 10 nssicn an
arbitrary percentage or amount TO rep
resent the increase I'm lard values by
reason Of road Improvement. 1t IS gen
orally believed thnt the average In.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-26
Mera Real Mara N.na.A

A good roads convention 81 'vars
p helpful. institution bat there or. 20
great many people who would do wrH
'1 spend moro time in msl'rg rcodr
Instead Of ATTENDING conventions
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-26
PRESBYTERIAN cAuRcA

Roy Leroy Gresham, OF Salem
Va will preach al the Presbyterian
church, Sunday at II a IN. and 7:3O
o. m All members, friends. and
strangers are cordially invited tc
attend
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-26
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Bible class and Sunday -chool at
9:4j
Morning service (communion) anG
sermon at II a. m.
Evening service and sermon 1880
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-26

The Hu,nrl1 Evening Leader Is
Toe best advertising medium 70 This
section.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-26
PERSONAL

W.
,, .'"S VI 7N-eIN' va" IS IN
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- y 'o'' 'oo"y'
'.'9' ~ N''i 10 ol NyCheYA!P' va
'''''''H III 'ne CITY
v" n u'o'oA or 81 Pau Va.
vas IL me cN'y on oqsiness.s4.-
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-26

r 7, polk and Company will pub
lisa a city Directory - con a. mum
Hrr.re scheme is completed.
The Delta independent., 1910-12-23

tinctness. the means OF the two mvA
he had stunned and the rustling
sounds made ytheir writings.
He caught a glimpse of the girl. The
searchlight of one of the cars struck
full on the side of her face, and drew
there a distinct shadow of the net
work of her disarranged hair. He saw
the strained, excited look in her eyes.
Her captor still held her arm. He
was watching Orme and Arima indif-
ferently. as though quite confident of
Japanese skill.
All this Orme observed in an in
stant Then his eyes were again on
Arima.
He knew that he would have to at
tack. To await the trick holds of the
Japanse would be to invite defeat But
if he attacked, he must use an un-
expected method.
Suddenly he raised his left arm
above his head and clenched his fist
His right arm remained by his side.
step forward. The upraised arm
descended. Swiftly Arima reached up
ward to seize it. But even as the one
The Delta independent., 1910-12-23

late evenings: but after dinner cheer'
fully dons kitchen apron and helps
with giant plum pudding and other
Christmas preparation that yearly Is
repeated in honor of old England and
the home left behind when there was
made search for fortune In the ricn
land of America. These are Just Two
instances. the one quite commonplace,
unheroic. but you may pick up rev
for yourself by eavesdropping DIT IN
your shopping; observing among the
buyers the many shop-girls purchasing
toys and silver "pusher." childrens
gloves and sweater. or gray dress for
nanny, muffier for daddy.
or course there is any number OF
pert, Incompetent girls that wait on
napless customers. rather keep hap
less customers waiting. but they have
been pictured with enough frequency,
this sort repeatedly held up as typical.
thereby obscuring the virtues of the
many worthy ones following the pro-
fession OF waiting on" For some time
past | have been gathering data. ma
king experiment; and have found It
euc Tuie TAtner tnan eXCeptlOu tuht
courtesy meets with courtesy. Soft
and fair go far In a day" not only on
highway but in the miles Of space In
huge department store.
man said to me recently: How
little of church is brought into the
Christmas of today" And how sadly
true this is-"church" In this connec-
tion standing for whatsoever things are
lovely. whatsoever things are good. OF
full Import to all religions. And bully
ing and bullyragging a shop-girl at
this season seems about as far from
lovely and good" as one may wander.
Put yourself In her place. remember
ing previous failures of your own
when bodily weariness snapped
strained nerves. broke down poise.
Ye gods and little fishes. In what
condition is the shop-girl to "enJoy"
Christmas! | am sure II were she
all I would ask OF good Saint Nicholas
would be a dark. airy room far. far
away from people from man. and es-
pecially woman; a great. soft bed
where / could stretch out long and
wide; silence and sleep forever and
The Delta independent., 1910-12-23

things 1 would be glad to see in my
stockin on Christmas morning. II
was a woman Of course 1 would yern
for dimund bracelets and necklaces
and rings and gold wotches that 1
could pin on me somewhere WHARF .
pickpocket could get them without
pickin my pocket. Thare never was
= pickpocket that could pick a vom-
ans pocket, xcept one that lived In
Moo York, and he had been marrid
forty times. and he confessed that
the reeson he got marrid SO menny
times was Just becos he wanted to
The Delta independent., 1910-12-23

n
MXA something.
NJ She had q peece of pen
ell In her hand that was
about a inch long and
looked as II she had chewed 1t to
sharpen 1t. and she had a lot of notes
made on the back of q bill from the
dressmaker
Henry. she said. am puzzled to
deth to kno what to give your pa and
your Unkel Willyum for Chrismus.
do wish you would kind OF pump them
and see what they would like to hav,
and then tell me, without giving II
away to them what you are trying to
dnd out.
All right, ma. 1 told her, and tried
to get a peek at her list to see II she
had me down for the maggiezine re-
volver want
But she folded up the paper and put
1t away.
So that night when pa and Unkel
Bill was sitting in the librarey talkin
about the way senator Tillman had
better look out or he will be playing
In drama that has a press agent, or
else he will be crackin a black snake
whip around in Unkel Toms Cabben. 4
asst pa what he thot was the right
kind of Chrismus present.
You otto be satisfide with what you
get, my young man. he sed, without
coming around and hintin.
amt hintin. 1 told him. Just won.
dered what your idee would be about
one for yourself.
Crate Scott! he sed. Has It come
to thisf It Is bad enuff to hafto fork
over for the fool things yure ma buys
for me without havin to pay for some
thing you get for me.
don't want to get you anything. 1
sed. Just want to get yure idee
about what you want.
Unkel Bill spoke up and sed most
men could tell what they wanted bet
ter by tellin what they don't want
What would you like to hay, unksl
Bill? asst him.
Well now he sed. thare is lots of
The Delta independent., 1910-12-23

forever No dreams to disturb that
sleep: no vision OF past haggling. no
vision OF wearisoms Exchanges" to
come.
But the reality is n long way from
this that would ask. Do you suppose
such a proud wage Garner as she
would be content to let Christmas day
go by without displaying wealth and
power, No. every dependent In the
household must partake of her bounty,
every pensioner be given good proof
OF what II means to have her dress up
and go down town every day. Moth
ing of niggard is the shop-giri at
Christmas. she is as much a Lady
Bountiful as any millionairess OF them
all
What creature! A Hercules, n
Joan OF Arc. Una. a Job and a
Lady Bountiful on eight dollars and
less q week,
Copyright IsIo)
S8SRSe~
THE IDEAL WORKSHOP.
The Delta independent., 1910-12-23

You wate till you get marrid. pa
spoke up reel quick.
FINELY pa and Unkls Bill thay got
me to tell them about ma astin me to
find out what they wanted. and then
sed It was q rsfreshin indication Of
the change that was takin place when
q woman even thought OF thinkin
about what you wanted. He sed they
usually went ahed and got what they
wanted you to want.
You tell your ma, pa sed. that ~
neer as you can lern what 1 want IL
more hair on my he'd. my wisdum
tooth filled, and rockkin chares that
wont bump into with my legs when
get up In the mornin.
And II she asts you what I want,
unkel Bill sed. you tell her that am
noncommittal to 4 degree, but that
you think would prefer a tobacko
pouch that has sashay powder inside
the lining. a collar and cun box with
pink satin inside of II, a cigar cutter
that can hang on my watch chane
whenever 1 want to feel pertickerly
ashamed OF myself. a silver handled
pensil that she can borrow frum me
the day after Chrismus and never
Civ back to me, and a smokin set
made out Of hammered brass that
can sell to somebuddy for finger
bowls
That's ,tte, pa sed.
But the best Chrismus present for a
man. unkel Bill sed, is to pick out q
fifty dollar present for him. that he
would hafto pay for when the bill
comes in. and then not get It.
Copyright. 1910. w. d. Nesbit.)
R8Ra
DARK OUTLOOK BEFOREHAND
Mamma" asks the little boy. how
can Santa Claus get into our nat
when we haven't any chimney-noth.
Ing but a steam radiator?"
He will probably slip In by the
basement door, darling"
"It's all OFF then" says the lad. with
a surprising vigor in the use OF slang
THAT janitor will put him out Of bust
ness before he can unpack his sack. "
e36FTs
HER ONE BIG WISH.
Sister Sue-Johnnie. do you know
what would like most?
Brother Johnnie-No. What?
| Sister Sue-I saw . fat lady at ths
circus last summer and wish I had
her stocking to hang up on Christna1
night.
The Delta independent., 1910-12-23

lurn WHARF q woman keeps her pock-
ct. It was matter Of profeshnul
pride with him. becos he sed thare
was no profit in pickin . womans
pocket when all you got was q bunch
of samples and button hook and q
powder rag and betwene thirty and
forty sents.
But don't see what pickin pockets
has to do with Chrismus presents, I
S>d.
The Delta independent., 1910-12-23
Lille Het1fm
bY Wilbur D. Nosbii
E2XNyZ6SI1HSZ &7V3k1

A called me to her day be-
fore yesterday and sed she
wanted me to help her do
something.
She had q peece Of PEN
Gil in her hand that was
about a inch long and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-16
Graduates at Work.

Early in February about fifty pupils will
leave the Business High School with certif-
icates to the effect that they have COM
pleted a two-year course In stenography
and bookkeeping. 1t is announced that
positions for nearly all Of these pupils
have been obtained by the alumni asso-
citation Of the Business High School
Thus Is the usefulness Of that institution
effectively demonstrated. or course, all
depends on the thorOughness with which
these young men and women have pre-
pared themselves. They will find that
there is a difference between classroom
efficiency and the meeting OF actual bust
ness conditions. but they are better pre-
pared to fll the requirements of office
work than they would be If they had not
enjoyed the advantage Of the high school
instruction.
The readiness with which this class of
fifty has been absoSbed by the business
community is significant of the demand
today for good workers in all lines. Com
petent clerks command a premium in the
labor market. Experts are never in need
of employment.
Throughout all the schools should run
the doctrine Of thoroughness. 1t should