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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-03-17

DR.. Owen Richardson of Fowlkes
Station spent the weekend with
his aunt, Mrs. w. T. Acuff.
A new girl arrived at the home
of County Surveyor |. N. Bridges
March s, and Mr.. Bridges has not.
been doing much surveying since
that date.
There was a well attended meet
ing of the Ladies Aid Society with
Mrs. j. G. Presson Wednesday af-
terpoon. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. LA Hall.
| Mrs, Mary Bishop, wife of Oscar
Bishop, who resides in the fifteenth
district, died Sunday night. Mrs.
Bishop was a daughter of John Ut
ley, deceased, and was most ex-
cellent woman. The interment
took place at the ;Utley burying
ground Tuesday.
The remains of Mrs. Kate Nor
ris, who died at her home in Union
City, were brought here and given
burial Wednesday. The deceased
resided in Camden a number of
years ago, aud was known to many
of our people, who learned of her
death with regret. The Chronicle
extends coincidence and sympathy
to the bereaved relatives.
The following relatives from a
distance attended the funeral of
Mrs. Kate Morris Tuesday: w.
Morris, wife and daughters, Wade
Halves, wife and parents of Union
City; j. B. Bowles aud wife, V. F.
Morris and wife, MissesIrene Nor
ris and Inez Bowles, Mesdames Fl.
A. Caraway and Leon Caraway of
Big Sandy, aud Mrs. Sophia Pierce
of Mckenzie.
Mrs Frank Hecker entertained
the Book Lovers Club last week
and had very interesting meet
ing. Members present responded
to roll call by giving the name and
a short ske ofra woman of prom.
inence. Papers were read by sew
eral on topics oflnterest. Delight
full refreshments were served and
the club adjourned to meet next
Thursday, March %, with Mrs. j.
L. Peeler.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-03-17

Make your arrangements TO go
TO the good roads convention in
Wayerly March %.
Fifty years ago there was some
excuse in Tennessee for bad roads.
There is no excuse now.
We will send The Chronicle and
the Nashville Daily Tennessean
to any address one year for $500
Reduced railroad rates will be
in force on account of the good
roads meeting at WaverIy next
Wednesday.
Mis-, Bette Myers died at the
home of her son-in-law, Jim Low.
ry, who resides near Chalk Level,
Saturday. The body was taken to
Flatwoods and given burial Sunday.
The subject of Rev. W. +. Acuff's
discourse at the Methodist Church
next Sunday at ii a. m. is death"
Regular service at z p. m. The
public is cordially invited to attend
both services.
Any intelligent person may earn
good income corresponding for
newspapers; experience unneces-
sary. Send stamp for particulars.
Empire Press Syndicate, Middle
port, New York.
Much interest is being taken in
the good roads meeting at Waverly
next Wednesday, and Il large crowd
will be present. Benton County
will send a delegation of one humid
red or more. George A. Gowan of
Nashville and other speakers will
attend and address the meeting.
Why can not the business of te-
pairing and building roads be con-
Quoted like any other business in a
business-like way? The old way
of letting men spend few days
each year in indi1ferently absorb
ing the rays of the summers sun
or wooing sweet Morpheus in the
convenient shelter of snake fence
or beneath the spreading branches
of a nearby tree, and calling it
that he has worked out bis road
tax, has proven makeshift and has
about played out.
Rev.O. A. yUtley will preach at
the Baptist Church next Sunday
at IL a. m. on the subject "Oppor-
tunity is the Measure of Respon-
sibility," and at Z p. m. from the
subject, 1--WE ere,Unproftable Ser
wants; We have Done that which
was Our Duty to Do" We desire
your presence, as this is my last
service as pastor, having rendered
my resignation one month ago, to
take effect April l.
O. A. UTLEY.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
Little Locals.

ID. B. Gossett of McIllwain was
in the city Tuesday.
A, E. Utley of Westport visited
friends here Sunday.
Miss Eulalia Hall spent Sunday
with homefoIks at Westp port.
J. W. Byrd of Coxburg paid this
Office pleasant call Tuesday.
j. G.. Hollingsworth of Chalk
Level was in the city Tuesday.
Mayor and Mrs. s. l., Peeler
we're in Nashville Wednesday.
Miss Kate Fry is visiting her
brother, j. l.. Fry, in Nashville.
Mrs. G P. Hicks is visiting re'
Iatives aud friends in Nashville.
MissJennie Presson of Memphis
is visiting her father, }. & Presson.
Born, in this city, March IL, TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Lashlee, son
Miss Lille Hollowell visited
:homefolks near Holiday Sunday
John W. Bateman of Mckenzie
was here a short while Saturday.
Mrs. J. III. Jordan is spending a
few DAYS with relatives in McKen-
lie.
A. A. Melton of Way was shak-
ing hands with friends hare Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Lock hart
visited relatives in Paris the first
Of the week.
Miss Ethel Thomas of Nashville
epent Saturday and Sunday here
with homefolks.
Charles Yarbrough Of Nashville
visited his mother, Mrs. Mary Var
brough, this week.
\ IN. Bridges will take you order
for all styles of fencing heavy and
light) hog, sheep and poultry fenc-
ing, at satisfactory prices
One of the largest crowds that
has assembled in Camden since the
carnival of 1909 attended the meet
'Asny Of the Farmers Union Satur-
iev,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
REPORT OF TEE CONDITION. OF THE
FIRST National Bank.
or CAMDEN, TENNESSEE,
AT the close Of Business March z 1911
RESOURCES


LOANS AND Discounts. S6943235
oNERpRAFTs, SECURED AND UNSECURED $4,000
% BONDS TO SECURE CIRCULATION.
rhEAuMs ON Z BoNDs 2647 so
BANKING House, FURNITURE, FIXTURES 209l15
D0E FROM NATIONAL BANKS (not $935 60
DUE FROM STATE AND PRIVATE BANKS AND BANK
ERs, TRUST COMPANIES, AND SAVINGS BANKS. 36l257
DUE from APPROVED RESERVE AGENTS ........ 100000
CHECKS AND OTHER CASH ITEMS ............. 54673
NOTES OF NATIONAL BANKs............. 10000
fractional PAPER CURRENCY N1cKLrs CENTS 1902
SPECIE. Observation-Disclosures. 2,74410
LEaALTENDER NorEs Observation-Disclosures. 5l7O0
2960l62
REDEMPTION FUND S. TREASURER. 1850 90
1873 1862 81
LIABILITIES.
CAPITAL STOCK PAID s250o0 90
SURPLUS FUND. 10000
UNDIVIDED PROFITS EXPENSES TAXES 1886
NATIONAL BANK NOTES 249SCOO
INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITS SUBJECT $52,25369
DEMAND CERTIFICATES DEPOSITS. .......... 27,71469
1865 80
CASHIERS CHECKS Observation-Disclosures. 21518
l33962 81
State Benton CounyI A. Justice,
bank do oemny that the above
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
A. S. JUSTICE Cashier.
Correct-Attest It. H. BATEMAN
S L. PEELER
81. WEATHERLY.
Directors
Subscribed and before this 9TH day of March, 1911
A. V. BowLEs, Notary Public
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
HARMONS CREEK.

Farmers are busy sowing grass
and oats.
w. NJ. Blanks spent Sunday in
Flatwoods with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Coleevisited
Mrs. Joe Melton Sunday.
We regret to learn of the serious
illness of S. Il. Berry this week.
John Phifer gave a working
Monday, which was well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phifer were
guests Of Mrs. Tom Melton Sun
day.
We are glad to learn that both
Mrs. e. Laycock and Ii. Phifer are
better
d. B. Laycock and family of
Danville visited relatives here
Sunday.
Quarterly meeting will be held
at this place Sunday afternoon and
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernie Melton visi-
ted the latter's parents one day
last week.
The new dwellings of T. j. Mel
ton and Walter Phifer are nearing
completion.
The fruit crop has been greatly
damaged by cold weather, though
we will have some fruit.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-03-17

A good roads convention will be
held in Weverly March %.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-03-17

Send The Chronicle the happen
ings In yonr community.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14
ADHERTLS Talks

Nobody would pick out Lynn. Mass.-a
city with a population less than 10OO00-as
having the largest grocery and provision
store under one ownership in the United
States, but 1t is a fact nevertheless.
The owner of this great establishment
admits frankly that one OF the reasons
why his grocery and provision store is 50
large and successful is because of the
newspaper advertising that he was per-
suaded to do by the publisher of thc
Lynn Item.
The owner Of the store always believed
in advertising. but at the start he used
rather Indifferent copy The space was
large enough. for ne used six inches
single column. but it was the ordinary
kind of advertising, that did not say very
much except quote prices, and did not In
terest the readers.
The publisher counseled the owner to
use enough space to tell the people OF
Lynn and vicinity all about the store and
its facilities for serving them we'll This
one advertisement for instance. would
refer to their cracker department, which
grocery stores. In this department every
known cracker of merit can be found.
They could tell and did tell. very in
teresting story about this department.
and that is the way they did with all the
other departments OF the store.
After a while the owner got into the
spirit of advertising-realize6 what a
great thing it was to him in his business.
SO when II came around TO an anntver-
thing for a country store to do.
The success of that advertisement was
instantaneous. The crowd that respond
ed was so great that the sidewalks were
blockaded and extra police were called tn
take care OF the people They have been
persistent users of newspaper space ever
since.
Grocery advertising. like every other
kind. creates more interest II a story In
told and not too much stress laid upon a
mere price list of articles.
The owner of this particular store
makes his advertising of general interest.
and all of the people in Lynn and vicinity
respond to it generously with the result
that the business is very successful.
(To be continued.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14

business judgment and discretion,
about the extension of credits, that
the publisher of a weekly newspaper
or of a monthly magazine was sup
posed to exercise.
BY previous ruling of the depart
ment, newspaper. to strictly adhere
to the ruling, must cut off a subscriber
when he is more than three months in
arrears. This has caused the loss to
newspa pers of thousands of perfectly
good subscribers. who for some reason
or another failed to renew their sub
scriptions within the short period of
ninety days.
The new order issued yesterday
grants a full year as the period in
which all publications entitled to the
second class privilege, but on which
subscriptions have expired, will be ac-
cepted at second class postage rates,
and is fair and all right. Any sub
his subscription within a year, should
certainly be '-whacked" off the list.
BY the way, what has become of
the extra session that Governor Stubs
was talking of calling to aid LaFol-
lotte and to add to the high cost of
living under tax expenditures? 1t is
reported that the publisher of our
morning contemporary, who is also
candidate for office. is personally
urging Governor Stubs not to call
special session, but in his paper adj
vice to the governor on this point is
uncertain
TChaDfar xxi Tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

TFrom the Chicago News.l
A woman is apt to have faith in man
who is a polite liar.
Not every man who makes love to a
woman is in love with her.
Love may not be blind, but after mar
rage it's often out of sight
Money talks-unless a miser gets hold
of it and chOkes 1t to death.
A woman is never as young as she ex-
poets a man to think she looks
There are such things as tears of joy
but they are seldom in evidence.
himself by falling to forgive his enemies.
Money makes the mare go, and a
sheriff's attachment makes the automo-
bile go.
If a girl doesn't like certain young
man it's safe bet that her father does.
Some people seem to think they are do
ing you a favor when they let you do
them favor.
A woman stand up under a severe
trial much easier if she is permitted to
call it an ordeal.
The pleasure woman gets out of telling
her troubles may compensate her for her
suferings.
When a woman goes shopping she usual
~ spends more on the children and less
herself than she intended.
What an IS year old girl thinks of a
woman who strives to wed her widowed
father probably wouldn't look well in
print.
If a young man isn't fired with enthus-
iasm over his job he may find himself
fired with enthusiasm by his employer
later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14
MYHAWKER JOTS

Anyhow, man has very little talk
coming, insists the Kingman Journal
Woman may be afraid of a wee little
mouse, but man is afraid of wee little
woman.
Advice to turkeys from the Hutchin
son News: Thanksgiving day IS not so
far away but the turkeys had better
begin to get fat, if they want to have
nice things said about them.
Something pretty classy in the way
of a subject for a sermon is DUN
Vivimus, Vivamus' and '"Sowing and
Reaping," which was used the other
Sunday by a clergyman at Strong City
Related by Henry Ruppenthal in the
Iuray Herald: Were the horses of
that team all right?" an attorney asked
a plaintiff in Logan county last week.
Eyes. they were both right, excepting
one answered the witness
Bill SincalIer. the philosophic
friend of the Vinland Vine, has figured
it out that if hogs did not die of chol-
that they would not be worth anything
She now, of course, ever abreast of
the styles will wear eighteen button
boots: but cheer up, husbands! They
don't button up the back--Halstead
Independent.
When one looks at a brand new
library filled with wonderfully we'll
matched books he is nearly always
troubled With the 1eeDnS lndJ lney
were selected more for their bindings
than for their contents That is the
way such people generally select their
friends-Winfield Courier.
A Lawrence man, who has just re-
turned from an extensive trip in the
east. tells this story on himself: L
went to the dining room of one of
those hotels for dinner. Three walters
in quick succession asked me if
would have soup By the time the
third one reached me I was a little
ANNOYED so I asked the fellow, Is it
COMPULSORY No, sir the waiter re-
Piled, I think it it mock turtle -
Lawrence Journal-World-
Who will join in movement to pre-
sent Mrs. Tom Thompson of the How
ard Courant with something adequate
in the way Of Il medal or other token
that viii be significant of the esteem
in which she should be held by the
men of Kansas and all the rest of the
world, for that matter? She insists
that the proper place for carving the
Thanksgiving, or Christmas turkey, is
in the kitchen and not on the dining
room table in the presence of the guests
assemble at the feast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14

past. Each one had more or less 70
say, and each one offered his services
to help back one of the loads on the
causeway.
to them all. That's the Widow Lee,
and she brags that no one ever bossed
her, and that what she says goes. she
doing this to be mean, but I'll sit right
here for week before I'll give in"
''And I'll sit for a MONTH" replied
the woman. Don't anybody try TO
back my wagon off. If they do III
give 'em a suit for damagesi"
At one time in the day there were
twelve vehicles blockaded by the Two
could be said to widow or WldoWer
would break the deadlock. They were
there at noon, and they were there at
shutdown. Moses's daughter brought
him meat and drink, and the widow
was furnished the same by her hired
man. The night came down, but both
remained. At midnight they were
there. At daylight they were looking
across at each other with sleepy eyes
Folks have said that the deadlock
might have lasted a week but for the
coming of a preacher. He was on has
way to forenoon wedding. When he
found his way blocked he began to ar
que, and by and by he struck the right
chord.
why not both back off the cause
way at once ?" he asked. I'm that case
neither of you will have given in.
The compromise looked good to
both. and they got down and carried
it out. When they had done so the
preacher said:
Now, why not get married ~
i've changed my mind and don't
want her," replied Moses
And I've changed my mind and do
want himi" added the widow.
"Then you see how it is again.
softly said the preacher THE widow
first objects and then gives in. The
widower first wants her, and then
doesn't. Even thing, you see. Both
give in and nobody gives in. Both
stick cut. and nobody wins"
And they drove up to the widows
house, gave her time to change her
dress, and she was made Mrs. Cos
grove, and a happy woman.-(Copy-
right. 1911. by Associated Literary
Press)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14
POSTSCRIPT

Lincoln, Kan, Nov 1.-THE infor-
nation against Ed Record, charged
with assault and battery upon Miss
Mary Chamberlain in connection with
the tarring episode. was quashed here
this afternoon on motion of Attorney
z. T. Milliken of Salina for the de-
Tense.
The contention of the deferse was
that the infornatiDn fled py the coun-
ty attorney was faulty in that it stated
only his information atd belief"
1t was argued that this was not the
best evidence in the hands of the
county attorney upon which to base
the information.
The court, sustained the defense
and the first victory in the fight for
the freedom of the men accused in the
tarring incident was won.
Another information will be filed
against the Beverly barber. Tie sus-
tanning of the motion ended the ''tr
case prosecutions today and the other
cases will be taken up tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison GIobe.1
LFrom the Atchison Cslobe.J

LFrom the Atchison GIobe.I
A wise man is one who remembers
what he learns.
good polo pony costs as much as
a mule without being worth as much.
There are so many excuses it is
strange the college yell never offered
one.
OF course the women talk good
deal. but few of them are auctioneers
There is never as much to see at
night as the faithful watchdog i'm
AGNES
Isn't it little strange that nobody
has ever started in to reform the re-
formers?
What you think about your accom-
plishments has little to do with their
cash value.
We are sympathetic, but a football
players injuries don't make us weep
much.
Judicial temperament. we garner
from the gazateers, is the kind all the
lawyers have.
About the only time boy is regu-
lar about writing home is when he
needs money.
Doc Robinson probably will be
pleased to learn that fringe is all the
rage in Paris.
You need not. however. hope to be-
come famous on the same stuff that
Milwaukee did.
You have a corking good memory
if you don't tell the same story to the
same crowd twice.
While it may not matter much. we
are prejudiced against having our Wis
cera aired in court.
Try to stop short of that point
where people will say you are a good
workman when sober.
An amateur photographer usually
has a bunch that he is going to make
a little money out of it.
A dead man may be an agreeable
person to deal with. but we never envy
an undertaken very much
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14
QUAKER MEDITATIoNs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record
Having eyes, they see not-Potatoes and
policemen.
Don't let your heart grow cold from
wearing it on your sleeve.
The pessimist never gets so far as hon
ing to have his hopes realized.
We can forgive a great deal in the man
who minds his own business.
Pride goeth before a fall because if re-
fuseth to take tumble TO itself
The man who pays as he goes hates to
see another man going on pass.
The man who runs to meet trouble soor
discovers that it keeps him busy running
Even the farmer who raises cabbages
will tell you that two heads are better
than one
All that the average musical comedy
needs to make it all right is a little musiS,
and a little comedy.
1t takes more than a musical education
TO blow your own horn without striking a
discordant note.
Poverty came in at the door. Excuse
me- remarked Love, as he flew out OF
the window Il guess it's up to me to
hustle for a job"
You can reach a mans heart with
food, a woman's with flattery,'' remarked
the Wise Guy In other words stun
them, and they are yours added the
Simple Mug
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14
IN THE STREETS


Boy, my boy. it is lonely in the city:
Days that have no pity and the nights
without a tear
Follow all too slowly and can no more
dissemble,
I am frightened and I tremble-and
would that you were here.
o boy-God keep youl
Boy, my boy, had sworn to weep no
longer;
Time thought was stronger than the
whispers long gone by
The ardent looks, the eager words, the
little love and hurried
But they all come back unburied and
not one of them will die.
0 boy-God save you.
Boy. my boy-you were glad with youth
and power,
Your joy was like a flower that you
wore upon your sleeve;
And wherever you may go there'il be a
girl with eyes that glisten,
A girl to wait and nsten-and girl
for you to leave
o boy-God help heri
Louis Untermeyer, in the Forum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14
HUMOR or THE Day

Those people don't seem to care what
the world thinks Of them" said the fasb-
ionable woman.
How do you knoW2''
They still play progressive euchre ana
croquet Washington star
Percy-I braeed the old man this morn
ing and asked him II he was goinc -
dress me up for the summer. ~
F'reddy-What did he saw
Chicago News.
understand you utilize even tho
equeal OF an animal that passes thro,,1-s
your slaughter house. e1i'oush
res. answered the ChIcaro me-.
PAGER. we re arranging to lease fbst
70 the ultimate consumer for use va, Ia
ton Star. " ashlng-
al 80 LII gnam twarmlyJ-The blauy..
t 81 Soinmoners viii soon have ,1v 49, -
Pus1hss5 entirely bah Jove what? LORD q
ha, ha, ha.-be nothing but ~ soon
peers. y know.-Puck. recreation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Nor are hot tempers any more SER
viceable on cold days than on others.
X
Maybe some people are superstitious
so they can have more things to worry
about.
If persons had to think in order to
talk, a great silence would envelop the
earth.
The man who devotes most of his
energies to killing time seldom has
well-filled game bag.
X x
It's a debatable question whether
money can get a person into trouble
anv easier than it can get him out of
trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14
FROM OTHER PENS
RAILROADS AND STATE RIGHTS.

RAILROADS AND STATE RIGHTS.
When the so-calIed Minnesota rate case
comes up for argument before the Su-
preme Court of the United States there
VIII be presented the very unusual spec
tacle of a committee of governors of
states appearing before that tribunal and
attempting to get by extra-judcial pres
sure reversal of the now famous de-
clsion of Judge Sanborn, of the United
States Circuit Court
This case and it's determination must
turn out to be of tremendous Importance.
1t involves the whole question of the right
OF states to make railroad rate laws of
their own In the matter at issue the leg
islature and railway commission of Min
nesota fixed both passenger and freight
rates, which were lower than the inter-
state rates. The result was to compel the
railways either to reduce their interstate
rates or if they maintained them even
temporarily, unfairly to discriminate
against interstate commerce. They re-
duced them Judge Sanborn held most ex-
plicitly that the states have a right to
regulate rates within their borders so long
as they do not burden interfere with
interstate commerce, but that when, as
in this case, the necessary effect of state
regulation is to compel reduction in inter
state rates or discrimination against in
terstate commerce, the regulation burdens
and interfereS with interstate commerce
and is unconstitutional.-Bos Post.