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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
CROOKED CREEK.

The many friends of Uncle Jake
Atchison regret to learn that he is
no better.
There is lots of water in the
lowlands, but the people are think
ing of going to farming.
Louis, little son of j. E. Pierce,
got his arm broken by mule run
ming away with a sled and the boy
was thrown off on his arm.
Mrs. Minnie Agy, who has been
down with consumption since last
fall, is now able to be up great
deal of the time. Her physician
seems confident he can cure her.
While in the time of sorrow, l
want to mention the misfortune
that has recently come to the brok-
en-hearted family of B. Z. Akers
Asluck comes and goes Mr.. Akers
lost a fine mule Of the age of 35
years and some days over. The
mule was bread and meat to every
member of the family. She was
granny" mule, dear to the heart
of Mr.. Akers, who feels the loss
keenly. She was about IA hands
high, and SO weak she would run
from her shadow. The mule was
so thin and poor that her ribs stuck
through her heart, and this proba-
bly, caused her death.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
Death of a Good Woman.

Mrs. Arsno Williams, the wife
Of William Williams, died April 4,
aged 81 years The deceased had
consumption, and. when the final
summons came she told them that
she was going to a better, world.
Mrs. Williams led the pious-life of
a devout Christian from her early
childhood.
Just before dissolution occurred
she babe those about her farewell,
and asked them to meet her in
Heaven; she prayed earnestly for
the good L,ordyto take her out of
this world, and placing. her arms
about her husbands neck told him
to meet her in a better world and
to be good to her three precious
children and raise them TO be good
and true Christians; she told EACH
of her children to be good and to
"meet mama in Heaven" said she
was going to Heaven and meet her
darling little babe that God called
from hence two years ago.
Let me admonish the weeping
children to grieve not for mama,
for she is happy with the great
throng about Gods throne; we can
not call her back to us, but we can
go to,her five will put ourytfust
in the precious promises Of our
blessed Savior and live the. true,
faithful Christian that mama lived.
Her last words were "Thank, the
Lord, happy daysp'
All that was mortal of this good
woman was consigned to the tomb
in Shiloh Cemetery. May we all
live so that we will.meet our loved
ones in Heaven and forever shout
the praises Of Christ our Redeemer
who died that we might inherit
eternal life. A FRIEND.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
LAKE COWELL.

Mrs. Alonzo Walker visited hel
daughter Monday.
Mrs. D. Jordan is reported sick
we regret to learn.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Cowell visit.
ed Polk Cowell Sunday.
Miss Ona Cowell was the guest
Of Miss Ida Cowell Monday.
Miss Kate Penick was the guest
of Miss Queen Latimer Saturday,
J. V. Travis of Camden was the
guest of the family Of j. V. Cowell
last Sunday.
Miss Allie and Queen Latimer
visited Misses Susie and Kate Pc
nick last Sunday.
Misses Bulah and, Hubie Fisher
were guests Of Misses Eura and
Lois Cowell Sunday.
Those who attended the picnic
at Postoak Saturday report a good
time and fine dinner.
Joe Cowell and daughter, Miss
Kizzie, and Alvin Jordan and fam
lily visited w. M. Cowell and family
last Sunday.
Misses Myrtle Markham, Eunice
Mark ham and Zoetta and Violet
Stigall and Sollie Wiseman, G. B.
Nance and Guy Hudson visited
Miss Ona and Granville Cowell
Sunday afternoon.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
PLEASANT RIDGE.

Rev. Edward Watts has moved
into his new dwelling.
G. W. Barnes and family visited
j. II, Mcdaniel Sunday.
Mrs. ID. A. Perkins, Ed Perkins
and son, Durd, spent Saturday with
o. G. Perkins.
j. G. Perkins, who has been sick
with appendicitis, is able to be out
again, we are glad to report.
A good prayer meeting at Mount
Vison Sunday evening was conduc-
ted by V. F. Morris of Big Sandy.
William Herndon and family and
Walter Herndon of Paris spent
week before last here with home
folks.
The people met here April 9and
cleaned off the cemetery. 1t is in
better shape than ever before, the
writer thinks.
j. s. Doty and O.. G. Perkins are
now in Paris waiting for train to
go to Huntingdon where they will
attend Presbytery.
Mrs. Fannie Pierce and daugh-
ter, Miss Opal, went to Murray,
KY, Tuesday, where the latter had
her tonsils taken out. We are
hoping for her speedy recovery.
Rev. r. P. Smith of Sparta has
accepted a call to this group of
churches. He will preach here the
fourth Sunday,at IL a.. m. Every
body come out and let's do a great
work forthe Lord this,year.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
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All remttances and business communications
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
ONLY ONE DELEGATION.

There is now only one plan of
Democratic procedure in Tennes-
see in the manner of naming dele
gates to the National Democratic
Convention in Baltimore.
The plan suggested at the recent
meeting of Democratic EDITORS.
who held a conference in Nashville
to consider the State of the party,
has been accepted by the majority
Of the two committees known as
the Barton and Vertrees. State
Committees.
The adoptioa of the editors plan
provides for convention in Nash.
vile May Is to nominate Demo-
cratic candidates for Judge of the
Supreme Court, Judge ofthe Court
of Appeals, to declare the choice
Of the party for President, choose
electors, name delegates TO the
National convention and select
new State Democratic Executive
Committee.
Under the plan adopted Gall
other plans having been. rescinded
by the two old. committees) dele
gates to the State convention are
to be selected Oh or before May g.
by such means as the county CON-
mittees shall determine in each
county-ten' days notice of the
method to be given by newspaper
publication.
As stated by the new committee,
"the time is short and the matter
important" Benton County has
two Democratic committees. A
plan Of action can be agreed upon
through the mutual cooperation of
tho two committees We doubt if
there would be any objection to
thetwo committees holding joint
meeting and each naming an equal
number Of delegates to the May,l51
convention. The time is short,
and we believe this plan would be
acceptable to the Democracy of
Benton County, and it would obvi-
ate the trouble Of a convention.
Thus, as already stated, there is
only one plan of Democratic pro-
cedure in the matter of choosing
delegates to the National conven-
ton and only one delegation from
Tennessee to- 60 to Baltimore.
As agreed upon in the plan thus
adopted ''the adoption of this plan
does not mean the abandonment of
primaries" which may be held for
Governor, United States Senator
and other State officers.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
For Trustee.

II ERRIN-We are authorized to announce
-! G. W. E. Herrin a candidate for election
te the office Of Trustee ofBent0n County, subject
to the will Of the voters ofthe county.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19

Connie Hollingsvorth, son of
Koke Hollingswortb, died Monday
and was buned at Chalk Hill Gem
etery.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1912.
CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENTS
For County Sheriff.

pRlDGES-We are authorized to announce /.
I'm. Bridges candidate for election to the
office of Sheriff of Benton County, subject to the
will of the voters of the county.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
Sorghum Wanted.

L can use 500 gallons of sorghum
in barrels at 40 cents per gallon in
trade or on account.
JOE j. WEATHERLY.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19

: Call and get a sample copy TO
The Chronicle.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28

certain resentment the bold beauty
quite apparent. despite the dim fading
outlines Of photograph never very
good So far as she could discern, the
woman was dark haired and dark eyed
her direct antithesis! The casual
viewer would have found little Of fault
in the presentment. but Enid Matt
lands eyes were sharpened by what.
pray? At any rate. she decided that
the woman was of rather coarse
fiber, that in things finer and higher
she would be found wanting. She was
such a woman. so the girl reasoned
acutely, as might inspire passionate
affection In a strong hearted. reckless
youth. but whose charms being large
ly physical. would pail In longer and
more intimate association; danger
GUS rival In a charge. but not 30 for
midable in steady campaign.
These thoughts were the result OF
long and earnest inspection. and 1t
was with some reluctance that the girl
at last put the photograph aside and
looked toward the door. She was hun
cry ravenously so. She began to be
little alarmed, and had Just about
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28
Postmaster Of Cherrydale Village
Names Over Its Various Organl-
zations for the Stranger.

"I suppose that your town Is almost
too small for the club movement to
have affected it much. A town of
only eight hundred inhabitants seldom
has many clubs, l believe" said the
stranger within the gates OF Cherry-
dale to the postmaster
"Well. we amt dubbed to death as
some places seem to be, but when you
come to count 'em up we got consid-
erable many clubs for town OF our
size. We got a Woman's Club o two
hundred members. an Village I'm
proyement Club. an Ladies Social
Club. an Friday Afternoon Club, an
8, bIg Choral Club, an Current
Events Club. an "A Library Club. an a
Dickens Club, an Thought an
Work Club, an Art Club, an
mixed club that calls itself the Prog
ress Club. an a Dancing Club, an
five whist clubs an Euchre Club, an
n Saturday Night Club. Then the w.
q T H.. an the Odd Fellows. an the
masons. an knights O. Phythias. an
the D. A. r.. an the G. A. r.. an the
Ancient Order O. Hibernians, an the
E,,etern Stars, an the Sons O Tenn
p'rance an the Christian Endeavorers
all have societies here. an they are
tryin' toNstart Y. NJ. c. A, an /.
w C. A. Then with the Grange, an
the Boys Brigade, an five churches'
an some Boy Scouts. an a Lend
Hand Society, an a Handicratt So
c:ety, an the Good Samaritans. an the
HELPERS Guild. we got considda
many clubs. after all. Each of EN-
has a fair an q couple O entertain
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28

The girl hesitated. blushing. II can't
get my shoe on, and"
shall I have another look at itr''
mo. don't believe 1t will be neces-
sary. II may have some of that lini-
ment. or whatever 1t was you put on
1t. and more of that bandage. I think
I can attend to 1t myself. but, you see.
my stockings and my boot"
The man nodded: he seemed to un-
derstand. He went to his cracker box
chiffonier and drew from 1t a long,
coarse wooden stocking.
THAT is the best that I can do for
you." he said.
And that will do very nicely" said
the girl. "It will cover the bandage.
and that is the main thing"
The man laid on the table by the
side of the stocking another strip OF
bandage torn from the same sheet. AS
he did SO, he noticed the picture. He
caught 1t up quickly, dark flush
spreading over his face. and holding
1t in his hand. he turned abruptly
away.
tTO BE CoNT1NUED)
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would not have been a woman II that
had not engaged her attention more
forcibly than any other fact in the
room. She picked 1t up and studied
1t long and earnestly. quite uncon.
scious Of the reason for her interest,
and yet certain uneasy feeling might
have warned her of what was toward
in her bosom.
This young woman had not yet had
time to get her bearings. She had not
been able to realize all the circum-
stances OF her adventure. So soon as
she did 30 she would know that into
her life man had come. and what
ever the course of that life might be
in the future. he would never again
be out of 1t.
1t was therefore with mingled and
untranslatable emotions that she stud
led this picture. She marked with a
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28
The First Consideration.

At st. Andrews some years ago an
old farmer and his plowman were
carting sand from the seashore. They
were behind the target on the rifle
range. but hidden by bank Of sand
from a party of volunteers. who were
then on foot, at practice. A stray bull
let struck the plowman on the leg,
and he Immediately dropped. exclaim-
ing: I'm shot."
Without more ado the farmer
scrambled up the bank and. waving
his hand to the volunteers, shouted:
Hey, lads. stop that. will ye?
You've shot man. and 1t micht haze
been the horse!"-London Tit-Bits.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28
The Mind Reader.

He gave a marvellous performance
in the Myrtle room at the Waldorf.
hen-Astoria-could tell blindfolded
what card you drew from the pack.
could hold you by the hand and open
book to the very passage you were
thinking of. and could find rings and
pins hidden in impossible places, all
by mental process.
After the entertainm ent the marvel
Gus mind reader stood in the lobby
at the cloak-room door. and made 8
big row.
I've mislaid that measly hat check
you gave me-" he shouted, "and !
can't find my hat anywhere. II some
body don't get 1t for me without fur
ther delay I'll sue for damages!"
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28
SYNOPSIS.

Enid Maitland. a frank; free, and un-
spoiled young Philadelphia girl. 10 taken
to the Colorado mountains by her uncle.
Robert Maitland. James Armstrong.
Maitlands protege. falls In love with her.
His HIS persistent wooing thrills the girl. but
she hesitates. and Armstrong goes east
on business without a definite answer.
Enid hears the story of a mining engi-
neer, Newbold. whose wife fell of cliff
and was so seriously hurt that he was
compelled to shoot her to prevent her be-
Ing eaten by wolves while he went for
help. kirkby: the old guide who tells the
story. gives Enid package Of letters
which he, says were found on the dead
woman's body. She reads the letters and
At Kirkby's request Keeps them. While
bathing In mountaing stream Enid is at. at.
tackled by bear. which Is mysteriously
shot. A storm adds to the girls terror.
sudden deluge transform brook into
raging torrent, which sweeps Enid into
gorge, where she is rescued by noun
tain hermit after thrilling experience.
Campers in great confusion upon diacov-
ing Enid's absence when the storm
breaks. Maitland and Old Kirkby 60 in
search of the girl. Enid discovers that
her ankle is sprained and that she Is un-
able to walk. Her mysterious rescuer
carries her to his camp. Enid goes to
sleep In the strange mans bunk.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28
CHAPTER x-(contInued.)

Have you ever climbed mountain
early in the morning while 1t was yet
dark and having gained some domi-
nant crest stood staring at the far
horizon, the empurpled east. while tho
dawn came up like thunder?" Or
better still, have you ever stood with
In the cold. dark recesses OF some
deep valley of river or pass and
bars athwart the heavens like nebu-
lous mighty pinions along the light
touched crest of towering range, un-
til all Of sudden. with leap almost
of Joy the great sun blazed in the
high horizon!
You might be born child of the
dark. and light might scar and burn
your eye balls accustomed to cooler
deeper shades, yet you could no more
turn away from this glory, though you
might hate 1t. than by mere effort OF
will you could cease to breathe the
air. The shock that you might feel.
the sudden surprise. is only family sug-
gestive of the emotions In the breast
Of this man.
Once long ago the gentlest and ten
ueTSSt VI fOlCSS C6lieo lioLu luo ud1 n
to the light, the blind. And 1t is given
TO modern science and to modern skill
sometimes to emulate that godlike
achievement Perhaps the surprise.
the amazement, the bewilderment. Of
him who having been blind doth now
see. II we can imagine 1t not having
been in the case ourselves. will be bet
tor guide to the understanding of this
mans emotion when this woman came
suddenly into his lonely orbit His
eyes were opened although he would
not know 1t. He fought down his new
consciousness and would have none of
It. Yet It was there. He loved her!
With what JOY did Selkirk welcome
the savage sharer of his solitude! Sup
pose she had been woman OF his own
race; had she been old. withered, hid
eous, he must have loved her on the
instant, much more If she were young
and beautiful The thing was inev-
table. Such passions are born. God
forbid that we should deny 1t. In the
busy haunts OF men where women are
as plenty as blackberries. to use Fal,
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28
CHAPTER XII.
Tho Loa Hut In the Mountains.

u0 Ivy tbbt vi knC
What awakened the woman she did
not know; In all probability 1t was
the bright sunlight streaming through
the narrow window before her. The
cabin was so placed that the sun did
not strike fairly into the room until
it was some hours high. consequently
she had her long sleep out entirely un-
disturbed. The man had made no ef-
fort whatever to awaken her What
ever tasks he had performed since day
break had been so silently accomplish
ed that she had not been aware of
them.
So soon as he could do so, he had left
the cabin and was now busily engaged
in his daily duties outside the cabin
and beyond earshot. He knew TINT
sleep was the very best medicine for
her. and 1t was best that she should
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28

II those things are true ana pOSsl'
BILE under every day conditions and
to ordinary men and women. how
much more to this solitary. He had
seen this woman, white breasted like
the foam, rising as the ancient god
dress from the Paphian sea. Over that
recollection. as he was gentleman
and Christian. he would fain draw q
curtain, before 1t erect wall. He
must not dwell upon that fact. he
would not linger over that moment
Yet he could not forget 1t.
Then he had seen her lying prone,
yet unconsciously graceful In her aban-
donment. on the sward: he had caught
glimpse OF her white face desperate
ly uptossed by the rolling water; be
had looked into the unfathomable
depth of her eyes at that moment
when she had awakened in his arms
after such struggle as had taxed his
manhood and almost broken his heart;
he had carried her unconsciously
chastity white with her pain-drawn
face, stumbling desperately over the
rocks in the beating rain to this. his
home. There he had held that poor
bruised slender little foot in his hand
gently, skilfully treating 1t. when he
longed to press his lips passionately
upon It Last OF all he had looked
into her face. warmed with the red
light of the fire. searched her weary
eyes almost like blue pools. In whose
depths there yet lurked life and light,
while her golden hair tinged Grim
son by the blaze lay on the white pill
low-and he loved her. God pity him
fighting against fact and admission OF
1t, yet how could he help 1t?
He had loved once before in his life,
with the fire of youth and spring. but
1t was not like this. He did not rec
ognlze this new passion in any light
from the past; therefore he would moi
admit it. Hence. he did not under
stand 1t. But he saw and admitted
and understood enough to know thai
the past was no longer the supreme
subject In his life. that the present
rose higher. bulked larger and hid
more and more Of his far-off horizon.
He fe,t like a knave and traitor
as II he had been base. disloyal. false
to his ideal, recreant to his remem
brance. Was he indeed true man
Did he have that rugged strength. thai
abiding faith, that eternal conscious
ness, that lasting affection, beside
which the rocky paths he often trot
were things transient. perishable. ev
anescent? Was he weakling that he
fell at the first sight Of anothel
woman?
He stopped his ceaseless pace for
ward and backward. and stopped neal
that frail and futile door. She wa.
there and there was none to prevent
His hand sought the latch.
What was he about to do? God for
bid that thought he could not freel,
share with humanity should enter hi,
brain then. He held all women sacred
and so he had ever done. and thi,
woman In her loneliness. in her help
lessness, in her weakness, trebly ap
pealed to him. But he would lool
upon her, he would fain see II shs
were there. II 1t were all not dream
the creation of his disordered imagin
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28
Easy to Cut the Price.

A man went into butchers shop
and asked how much sausages were
a pound.
"Ah." said the butcher. der brice
vas gone ups 1 shall haf to sharge
you twenty-five cents"
"Nonsense!" exclaimed the custom
er. that is outrageous. I can get
them at Schmidt's for twenty cents"
Well Wy didn't you?"
because he was out of them"
"Oh. vell." replied the butcher, 'if
vas oudt of 'em, I'd sell 'em for tven-
ty cents, too.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28
Four Dollars for a Cake Of SOAP.

Soap has never been considered an
extravaganza, but now that notion
may change, since the new French
imported soaps are costing from two
to three and four dollars cake. They
are. however. deliciously scented. and
one may take pardonable pleasure in
using such toilet article. Each cake
comes in little box. and is satin
covered; they are quite suitable
item for the travelling bag Of the bride.
for which the most exquisite trifles
are always sought out.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28
he Stared From One 10 the other.

alton.
Men had gone mad in hermitages in
the mountains. they had been driven
insane in lonely oases In vast des-
erts; and they had peopled their soil
tude with men and women. Wds this
some working of disordered brain, too
too much turned upon itself and with
too tremendous a pressure upon it.,
producing an Illusion? Was there in
truth any woman there? He would
raise the latch and open the door and
look. once more the hand went stealth
lily to the latch.
The woman slept quietly en-. No thin
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28
pIdnt Know What II w.,.

Senator Duncan U. Fletcher was
condemning at a dinner in Jackson
Vile an orange grower who had failed.
THE man failed" he said. through
ignorance. He lays the blame on 9th
er things. but his ignorance alone is
at fault. He Is as ignorant of orange
farming as the tramp was Of industry.
You've heard of that tramp. per-
haps? He wore on his face a sneer OF
derision and scorn.
Work. he said. Work? What is
it-an herb?'"
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28

staff's simile. and where man may
sometimes choose between hundred.
or thousand, such loves are born. for
ever.
A voice in the night, face In the
street, n whispered word. the touch
of a hand, the answering throb Of an
other heart-and behold! two walk to-
gether where before each walked
alone Sometimes the man or the wom-
an who is born again of love knows 1t
not, refuses to admit it. refuses to
recognize it. Some birth pain must
awaken the consciousness Of the new
life
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-28
Eager for cupld's Business.

Justice John F. Boyer OF Evanston,
Ill, is not to have a monopoly of the
marrying business of that Chicago
suburb simply because he offers to
marry free of charge girls who pop
the question" during leap year. JUS
tice Samuel Harrison. of the same
suburb, has announced that he will
give pound Of tea free of charge to
every couple he marries. Further
rate cutting is expected.