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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09
MUSIC HALL ARTISTS PAY
Sixty Years Ago They Got Four or Six
shilIIngs and an Allowance
Of Gin.

Music hall artists salaries have
increased during the last go years.
In 1842 writer in Blackwood's on
London entertainments stated that
the chief music halls of the metropo-
lis "the the Catherine Wheel in
Windmill street, the Mogul in Dru-
Try lane and the Eagle in the City
road. These contain spacious apart
ments fitted up for hundreds Of both
sexes, having at the upper end 8
platform on which is grand piano.
The singers usually include prima
donna or sentimental leader, a basso,
a primo buffo and one or two other
nondescripts. The music is Of pop
ular class-songs Of our English
school, though airs from Auber and
Bellini adapted to English words are
we'll received. Six shillings is the
usual nightly remuneration Of in
strumental, and four shillings of vo-
cal performers, with reasonable al
lowance Of gin and water. The price
Of admission varies from two pence
to one shilling, according to place"
London Chronicle.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09

with it's advance the old conditions
and old customs must 60. Fences
and laws-and sheep-have stopped
cattle stealing and the cowpuncher is
dethroned. But he was once king,
with the unfenced range for his king
dom. He lived a free, hard life,
obedient only to his own desires. /
wish to remember him as I knew
him and do not wish to return to de-
stroy my sense of the romantic in
the west" -Outing.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09
IF YOU SUBSCRIBE AT ONCE
YOU CAN STILL GET THE
So WEEKLY ISSUES OF
THE YOUTHS
COMP

for the coming year for only Sis.
Thousands of our subscribers whose
subscriptions run over the first of
January into the early weeks of the
new year have written us to ask if we
will not accept subscriptions at the
old rate of S1.75 for a little while
beyond the time announced for the
advance in price to $500.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09
VALUE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

"a double-minded. man." it is
true all the world over, els unstable
in all his ways" like wave upon
the streamlet, tossed hither and
thither with every eddy of its tide.
The recognition Of a determinate
purpose in life, and sturdy adhc-
sion to it through all disadvantages,
are indispensable conditions Of sue
cess. The outside world under
stands this matter well. Hence, in
the great life race, the vacillating are
outrun by the steady, although the
former may be feet of foot, as Asa
hel upon the mountains of Israeli
Punshon.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09
PLANTS IN THE HOME.

If every housewife only knew the
cheering effect of plants in the house
there would be few if any homes in
the world without them. Besides
their making the home attractive
and summerlike they help purify the
air to a far greater extent than one
would suppose; in fact, if each room
in the house were to have couple
of pots Of Boston fern the supply of
oxygen diffused by them would be
sufficient to sustain life for time.
The rubber plant is not to be over
looked as a houseplant for besides it's
use it is little care.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09
ROMANCE FLIES AWAY.

Mr.. Charles Alden Settler, ques-
toned recently about the scene of his
newest book, "The Two-Gun Man,"
replied: GAIL the romance has gone
from the west now. I believe I
would find very little in New Mexi-
co now to remind me Of the old west.
OF course, a transition was newt
able; civilization must advance. and
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09
JOB SEEKERS AS A GAUGE.

A man once ran for Office, and
after a very close election the re-
turns showed that he had been elect
ed by a few votes. A friend with
whom he had been discussing the
matter asked:
s'What makes you think that all
the votes weren't counted?"
"You see," replied the successful
candidate, "I'm judging from the
number of fellows who've come
around asking for a job on the
ground that they voted for me-"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09

Ideal.
"How very few statues there are Of
real women"
"Yes: It's hard to get them to look
right"
How so?"
"A woman remaining still and say
ing nothing doesn't seem true to. ufe.@,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09
A CONSIDERATION.

"Thirty-eight' cents a dozen for
eggsw expostulated the lady. "Why,
that's more than three cents for one
egg"
"Well, num-. replied the grocer,
"you must remember that one egg
is apwhole days work for one hen"
,-Housekeeper.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09
MODERN EDUCATION.

"Fifth grade this year, Tommy"
eyes, sir"
"You're in decimals or fractions
now, no doubt"
"No, sir. Pm in crochet work
and clay modelling now.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09
PERHAPa.

EDO you think any Of the indicted
election officials are really running
away?"
ooh, no, some If them in their
desire to save the courts work may
he little overzealous."
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09
QUICK WAY.

Lady Visitor-Is there any way
in which these foreigners can be
made to feel an uplift in their lives?
Resident-Sure, lady, they has all
the uplift anybody here wants. They
uses bombs.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09

Visitor-I suppose now, you wish
you had taken the straight and mar
row path.
Prisoner-G'wan! OATS what l
did take. If L only lodged into dat
crooked alley dey wouldn't a. ketched
me.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09
APPROPRIATE EXPRESSION.

"Did your bibulous friend shed
tears when he found ne couldn't get
q drink? ?"
mo: merely gave a dry sob."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-20

St. Louis, July 2O.-'Merrily
we'll roll along, roll along" II
miles a minute, 720 miles an hour,
1920 miles from sun to sun, in
a hoop
Get that right-in a hoop! Tha
Get that right-IN A HOOP!
That is what the speed maniac of
the future may be doing.
The aero-unicycle is the last
word in speed. 1t is destined to
do for the racing auto and the
speediest motorcycle what they
did to old Dobbin.
"The only limit is a mans abil-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-20

ity to live while he travels, and
an unobstructed roadway" says
Clinton Coates, inventor of the
aero-unicycle.
The machine is freak. Inside
a big aluminium hoop the rider is
blown along by aeroplane propel-
lerS.
The hoop has an outside diam
eter of 81 inches, and an inside
diameter of o. inches. Around it
is a pneumatic tire ~ inches
wide. Along the inner rim of the
hoop and on each side travel three
sets of three rollers, or wheels, on
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-09-20
DISK HARROW; BERMUDAGRsgS

The Disk Harrow Is Indispensable ant
Should Be on Every Southern Farm
-ffReply to T. L. Webb. Lee Hall. Va.
You can not invest the same amour
of money to better advantage than by
purchasing a good disk harrow.
The difference in the working of 6
cutaway and solid disk is that. the
cutaway nenetrates the ground much
deeper and throws it up in a much
coarser condition than the solid disk
The solid disk pulverizes the soil
much better.
! The double disk harrow is desirable
for farmers who wish to do two disk
ings at the same time. The front
harrow can be set to out-throw and
the rear harrow to in-throw. This
will thoroughly pulverize the soil and
leave the field level. The main ad-
vantage of the double disk harrow is
that if you desire to use the regular
disk, you can remove the rear attach
ment very quickly and easily.
This will depend on the nature of
the soil, the angle given the disks,
and the weight of the man on the
harrow. AS rule, it is not advisable
to purchase disk harrow with more
than eight 16-inch disks for use on q
three-horse farm.
Bermuda grass will probably make
\ good pasture on your land. The
Rhode Island bent CAgrostis Canina),
creeping bent (Agrostis Stolanifera),
and common redtop (Agrostis Vulga-
ris), form one of the most dense sods
known. The chief value of these
grasses Is for pasture. They are
especially valuable for making pas
lures in sandy, moist places. The
following mixtures are frequently
used in your section of the country:
O Timothy, 16 pounds; redtop, 16
pounds; red clover, pounds-per acre.
(2) Redtop, IS pounds; orchard grass,
Is pounds; meadow fescne, 9 pounds;
and red clover, pounds-per acre. (3)
Tall oat grass, % pounds; and red
clover, 5 pounds-per acre.
The arsenical solution is used by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture and is probably the best solu-
ton to use. Write DR.. A. ]. Herman,
Federal Building, Nashville, Tenn,
for bulletins on the eradication of the
cattle tick, the determination of
6eas, lice, etc.
The mangels should be pulled before
heavy frosts, the leaves cut off to with
in an inch of the crowns and the roots
stored in a cool cellar or in pits in the
ground, and covered over with straw
and earth deep enough to prevent
1t is not advisable to feed
your stock on frozen mangels.
l H c SERVICE BUREAU.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-09-20
ing lands may attain their true value. :
Nashville Tennessean.
NEWS NOTES.


In speech in which he advocates
one term for President, William Jen
nings Bryan, at Fort Collins, Colo, de
clared Theodore Roosevelt recent con
vert to progressive principles and SAT-
that he should prove his sincerity befor,
running for Office.
By vote of 10 to 9 the Democratic
State Committee of Tennessee refused
to rescind the call for a senatorial pri
mary for November 5, which action is
regarded as victory for former Gov.
NJ. r. Patterson, who is Senatorial
candidate.
In speech at St. Joseph, Mo-, Gov.
Marshall, Democratic Vice Presidential
candidate, declared the Republican pro-
tective tariff had created "a monopoly
on products and free trade in labor"
The terms of peace between Italy and
Turkey have been practically arranged,
according to cable advices with the ex-
ception of a loan of from 500, 900, 900 to
600, 900, 900 francs to Turkey.
A secret John Doe investigation of the
circumstances surrounding the arrest Of
Lefty Louie" and "Gyp, the Blood, !"
was started by acting District Attorney
Moss.
Taking of testimony in the Federal
suit to dissolve the International Har-
vester Company, $40, 900, 600 corpo-
ration, began in Chicago before special
examiner.
State Department officials are noting
with satisfaction the movement on foot
in Russia to open negotiation for new
treaty with the United States.
Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards, of
the gang that shot up" the courtroom
at Hillesville, Va, were placed in Jail at
hOanOke TO await trial.
Former Senator Money, of Mississip-
pi, member of the Monetary Commits
sion, fell at his Fair Haven home, suf-
fering a fracture of his right hip.
Title to $4,000 acres of oil lands in
valued at $4,000, 900, is in
volved in thirty-two complaints in equity
filed in Los Angeles against the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company.
Firm support for DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley in his controversy over the en-
forcement of the pure food laws stood
out prominently in Gov Wilson's
speech at Sioux City, Iowa.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-09-20

at play or in school, permitting womer
to do mems work and paying them
starvation wages. There are lots o.
things more destructive to human life
than whisky. We are inclined to think
that more injury is done by overindul.
gence in tobacco than whisky. Whisky
is bad thing for man to drink. Any.
one who drinks whisky to excess is fool
ish. Abolish poverty and ignorance,
and regardless of laws, drunkenness itself
will disappear
The Commercial Appeal is not an ad-
vocate of whisky, because it has never
advised anybody to drink whisky. 1t
has never been the mouthpiece of the
whisky interests and never will be, be-
cause such policy would be both bad
business and bad morals. The cause of
lntemperance has its greatest advocates
among people who write as does our
correspondent. When they take their
pen IN hand to discuss the liquor ques-
ton, their hatred makes them blind to
their own limitations, and what they
write is usually foolishness. Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
Both wrong. Old age is the greatest
enemy to life.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-09-20
Disregard of Human Life.
Union City, Tenn, Sept. u, 1912.

Union City, Tenn, Sept. u, 1912.
Editor Commercial Appeal:
have read your admirable editorial
of Sept. II on the disregard for human
life in this country and suggesting meth
DDS for preventing so many accidents and
/ the saving of human life.
[ want to ask you candidly if you
know of anything that is so destructive
of human life in the United States as
whisky? If so, you seem not to be en-
tirely consistent, for, if l am not very
! much mistaken, your paper is the adj
vocate and mouthpiece of the whisky
interests. R. G. WALLS.
Whenever man asks us candidly a
number of questions, we try to give
them attention regardless of how foolish
some of them are.
What has the consistency or inhon.
sistency of The Commercial Appeal got
to do with the case? The writer is APP
parently more DESTROYS of convicting
The Commercial Appeal OF insincerity
than of arriving at any conclusion that,
disseminated, might be of use to So
ciety
Mr. Walls asks if we know of any
thing that is so destructive of human
life in the United States as whisky.
Offhand we might name consumption,
cancer, making children do mems or
women's work when they ought to be
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-09-20
County Court Land Sale.

By virtue of decree of the County
Court of Obion County, Tennessee, in
the cause of r. L. Clogs ct al. VS.. I. 5.
Clogs, rendered at the September term,
1912, | will on
Saturday, October II, 1912,
about l O'Clock at the east door of the
courthouse in Union City, Tennessee,
sell to the highest bidder the following
tract of land in the First Civil District
of Obon County, Tennessee, and de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning at the crossing of the Dres-
den and Hickman dirt road, and the
Mobile & Ohio Railroad, running thence
south so degrees east 100 poles to a
stake on w. B. Clogs west line; thence
south 81 poles to stake with ash
pointers, Isbell's northeast corner;
thence north 80 degrees west 1SS poles
to stake in the center of said Mobile
& Ohio Railroad; thence north % de-
grees east II poles with said railroad to
the beginning, containing "A % acres.
| will first sell said tract of land as a
whole; will then sell the same as of
two tracts, No. l, being west side Of the
above described land and containing
So 40 acres, and No. being the east
side of said tract and containing 35 35
acres, accepting the bid or bids that bring
the most money.
Terms: Said land will be sold one
third cash, the remainder in two equal
payments Of twelve and eighteen months
with interest from date, with personal
security and lien retained upon said land
until the same is paid in full.
27-3t G. S. TALLEY, Clerk.
Pierce & Fry Soils. for Petitioners.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-09-20
A Good Investment.

There is wiue difference in farm val
ues in communities where there ar
good roads and where there are ba
reads, for it is an obvious fact tina
farms, though excellent IN soil and pro
ducing qualities, if located in a section
where the roads are bad, are not desir
able, and therefore command low prices
while those farms that are contiguous
TO good roads are sought after at higf
prices.
These are plain facts.
Near jackson, Miss, model grave
road has recently been constructed
Some of the land which was unstable
at $50 per acre has been sold since the
road was built at $50 an acre.
In addition, there is great deal OF
inquiry for land in the section where
this road was built, showing that the
cost of the road is one of the best in
vestments that the community could
possibly have made. Nothing could
have added so much to farm values as
the good road has done, for it has more
than doubled the value of land in this
case.
Near Americas, Ga, the people have
built an improved highway, and an ad-
joining plantation, which had previ-
ously sold for $12 per acre, has since
been put on the market, bringing an
average of $64.50 per acre.
This is case where good roads have
increased the value of land more than
fiyefold.
1t takes an enormous amount of
money to build good roads, but they
are good Investments paying in
yestment. They not only enhance the
value of land, but they give all the peo-
pie of the community affected a great
advantage over those people of a COM
munity which has bad roads in that
there is great saving in hauling to
market over good roads.
The cost of getting to and from mar
ket is important 1t is vital to the in
terests of the farmer. Much more can
be hauled over good roads than bad
roads with the same effort and the same
cost.
Many farmers are leaving those sec
tions where the roads are bad and are
buying farms in those sections that are
blessed with good roads.
1t is inevitable that good road con-
struction must ultimately become gem
eral in Tennessee, for it is necessary in
order that large areas of splendid farm
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-09
LOGAN'S Cut Rate Drug Store
Tenth andMain SIS. Wheeling w. Va.

get on all these tickets. he will enter
the race and make the fight.
Fox's nomination seems 10 have
raised a revolution in his party Fox's
nomination IL unpopular because
he Is corporation attorney, is
charged with disloyalty 20 Bryan and
with being the employ OF the Watson
interests. The conditions are ripe for
the entrance OF q. Warren Hayes as
independent Democratic candidate.
G.. Warren Is personally known ~
every county In the district. has cam
paigned In them for years. has repre-
scented them In the State Senate and
nov represents Calhoun In the House:
has been fighting Bryan apostle
ever since Bryan flashed on the polit-
ical horizon. and II a spellblnder from
way no the crick. as well as a shrewd
and experienced politician.
Senator Watson came 10 parkerss
burg. Thursday arriving from Fair
mont az 1880 .. m. and returning
there on the train leaving az 7 o'clock
In the evening While his visit 10
headquarters was therefore brief
one. yet 10 could have been much
briefer and stili gave him ample tlms
In which 10 transact the business no
came for. There was great rejoicing
among the heads ~ departments and
subordinate attaches. The hrst pay
day. it is said. viii BE- on Saturday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-09

Virginia and Eleanor. the young
daughters OF Mr. and Mrs. ST. Clair
Archer OF South Belmont street are
improving. after several days illness.
Alfred Mayer OF Belmont street IL
visiting relatives and friends in Cleve-
land.
County Recorder f. E. Workman OF
tives.
Mrs Ben l.. Morris Of Harrison
street spent Sunday with relatives in
Wcllsburg
Glen Dubois OF Moundsvlle spent
Sunday with relatives and friends In
Bollaire.
Alvin Luchs ~ Belmont street left
Yesterday for Cincinnati where he
will enter the Hebrew Union college.
News items for this paper may be
left AZ the City Book store or felp-
phoned 20 the reporter. ReH 2GiI
Hugh McGlumphy ~ Canton. o. r.
the guest % relatives and friends IN
this city
Miss Edna Anderson % this city has
returned home rom Columbus where
she visired relatives and friends
Mrs Charles Duhv % Refhesda is
the CUES, % relatives md friends IN
thia city
Miss Pearl vaurie school teacher
20 Powhatan spent Sunday with rela-
tiveE IN this city
George Arkle % powhafnn ia me
guest ~ relatives and friends IN This
CITY.
Mrs Divon and Mrs DuTv - steu-
henvlllc spent SUNDAY NJ the home ~
Nr and Mrs leo Chaser on North
Nohfe street
Miss Anna Bosser ~ Guernsey
street VIII leave Thursdav Tor York
Pa FOR n visit with friends
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-09
BELLAlRE
Early Morning Fire.

A double frame house. on Monroe
street. owned by the Rellaire BOTTLE
Works. was quilted by n FIRE Sunday
morning At 30 O'Clock. enfalIlng n
loss Of about ti.700. partly covered by
Insurance The blaze was fret Dis.
covered by residents living In that
vicinity and the hames had gained
such headway that By the time the
IRE department arrived the entire
bullding was a mass 81 flames and the
adjoining houses we're starting TO
burn. The attention ~ the fremen
was directed toward the saving OF the
adjoining houses and this they were
successful. but little damage resulting
from this source
The origin Of fhe nro is unknown
Last week The same house caughf
nre In some unknown manner but the
quick work Of the IRE department pro.
vented a serious conhagration.
u u the cOncensus Of opinion that
the work ls being done by incondiar.
ice A. there has been several Ares ~
this nature In the city within the past
few days. several blazes being verv
serious ones
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-09

Sowing sirncs, Saturday ~ the heavy
rains near MAYNARD
Pres. John Moore. % the Ohio min
ers returned 20 Columbus SATURDAY.
The Jr. . IA ". holds a resu-
lar meeting this evening
number 81 local people who n,
tended the picnic near Hsrr,.vilie
SATURDAY had their pleasure cut short
oy the hiE rain m which they were
soaked and Rad 20 come home.
Mrs James Dtiion returned n
RANenns. O.. yesterday after a pleas
ant visit here.
The Bowlery team lost to the Black
Sox AZ Ners yesterday 90 J.
Local fan are wondering What the
bridEeporters. who beat Reiiaire four
games would do 20 Wheeling when
Beliaire beat them twice.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-09
Record Breaking Number Of Patient,
Accepted for Treatment In
Last Two Months
GREAT RECORD OF CURES.
In the Last Two Months 7se Sick pso.
pie Started the United DoetorS
Treatment.

Never before In the history Of
Wheeling has there possibly been
awarded such confidence as has been
bestowed upon the United Doctors.
who have their Wheeling Institute at
AZ Twelfth street. In the McI-aln
Building tnear Market street,. In
the last two months alone 75e sick
people have expressed their faith in
the curative powers OF the United
Doctors new non-surgical system OF
medicine. by calling upon the United
Doctors for treatment This faith
and confidence 10 not misplaced for
hundreds and thousands OF people
from all parts OF the country have
given these expert specialists testi-
monials and have made public state
nents regarding the cures accom-
plished in their own cases. Scores
upon scores OF Wheeling people are
among those that publicly have
praised the United Doctors and their
new system OF medicine. with the re-
suit that the vast publicity given the
United Doctors through the daily pa
pers telling OF cures made OF the sick
people has given hope to hundreds of
other sick people.
The fact that the United Doctors
have had 75s new patients start their
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-09
Council Met

Quite a little business was trans
acted at the regular session OF council
Saturday evening. The sum Of t3125O
was reported by the Mayor as zines
collected for August together with
several licenses. The old bell was re-
ported sold for SO Among the matters
referred 10 the street committees
were the claims OF several citizens
for damages to their property on ac-
count OF changes OF grade and the pc
tition Of Virginia street residents for
sewer and water. On recommends
ton OF the service director an ordi.
nance WIS ordered drawn up tn lay
a water main out Cemetery road.