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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-07-11
Little Locals.

Jim Britt spent the Fourth in
Waverly.
j. G. Presson's is headquarters
for Liv-ver-lax.
Finley Lindsey Of Faxon was in
the city Saturday.
A. A. Melton af Harmons Greek
was in the city Saturday.
Miss Ruth Walker of Townes
'returned home yesterday.
Blackberry pickers are harvest
ling a fine crop of berries.
G. G. Wick of Liberty has been
visiting his son, Carl Wick.
Ct. I'll. White and mother spent
'the Fourth in Huntingdon.
A large crowd went to Memphis
,on the excursion yesterday.
u. L. and Julian Croker have
been visiting in Huntingdon.
j. r. Davidson attended field
day at Waverly on thesFourth.
Miss Clara Sullivan was in Wa
VERY and Johnsonvillel Friday.
Oscar Smith and family depart
ED Monday for East Tennessee.
Mrs. L. L. Stem returned from
.a~visit in Nashville Wednesday.
The we'll at the parsonage is be-
ing recurbed with concrete thing.
Mrs. Van A. WHY returned
Monday from visit at Hustburg.
Lem Thompson Of Memphis
spent thes Fourth with homefolks.
,Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wyatt spent
Sunday with relatives at Big Sandy.
Herman McRae of Nashville
spent the Fourth here with home
folks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham has
returned from an extended stay in
Texas.
Ray Thompson has returned from
IAN extendedtrip through East Ten
nessee.
y. Nv. woody and son, j. p.
Woody, were at Nashville on the
Fourth.
Miss Ora Frazier has returned
from a visit at Lexington and
.Kenton.
DR.. G. P. Hicks left this week
for brief sojourn at Red Boiling
Springs.
B. D. johnson and family of
Huntingdon are here on visit to
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nan Overfield
spent the Fourth with friends at
Eva City.
.Arvin Swindle,, Earl McRae and
Fred Saunders went to Waverly on
the Fourth. :,
Master Robert Stockard is visit
ing his grandmother, Mrs. Harlan,
in Nashville.
The bargain counter of slippers
, at Stigall & Potts will continue
this week only. If you need a pair
for $1.00 worth 5000 come now
and get fitted before they're gone.
xIz.al<~orr nad I occ ~ Ausaoflfo
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-07-11
To Prevent Blood Poisoning

apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR..
PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL, sur
gical dressing that relieves pain and heals at
the same time. Not linimeut. 25c SOC. $l,00.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-07-11
.ror weakness and Loss of Appetite

: The Old Standard general Strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic
ede sure Appetizer. For adults and children. Soc
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-07-11


sons?
The Odd Fellows of Denver,hajl
big celebration at that place yes
! terday.
CT. Broughton of Huntingdon
is visiting his sister, Mrs. l.. A.
Wyatt, this week.
Ernest Byrn and Frances Rice
have been licensed to marry by
County Clerk w. ID. Cooper.
Joe and Tom Byrn of Denver
are visiting their sisters, Mrs. j.
w. Fowler and Miss Carrie Byrn
HI. Hayes has gone to Hunting.
don where he has accepted a posi-
ton as plant man for Huntingdon
and Camden.
If you want the best pocket
knife you've had lately just ask
Stigall q Potts for a Catarangus.
They are guaranteed.
The Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church will meet with
Mrs. j. V. Travis next Tuesday
afternoon. The Junior Division
meets at the church Monday after
noon at $50 o'clock.
AT the meeting of Quarterly
Court Monday tax of Is cents on
the 500 worth of property was
levied for bridge purposes. Do
nations were made to a number of
sufferers in the March cyclone, and
other routine business transacted.
The Modern Woodmen will have
field day and logrolling day in
Camden Tuesday, July 20. "A bar
becue, ball game, races of every
description and many kinds of
amusements will be features of the
day. A brass band will help to en-
iven the occasion. Everybody is
cordially invited.
The Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union met at the Presby-
terrain Church Monday afternoon.
An unusually large number of
members were present. Mrs. JIG.
Presson, president presided and
conducted the devotional service.
An interesting program was rem
dered, and Mrs.. II. Fry of Sugar
Tree was enrolled a member.
The Daughters of John Waston
Morton Chapter U. D. G. had an
enjoyable meeting at the home of
Mrs. j. II. Whitfield last Thurs
day. There was good attendance
and Mrs. A.: d: Parnell, president,
presided. 1t was decided to have
"Tag Day" at an early date, and
other business matters were dis
cussed. The Daughters will meet
with Mrs. A. G. Steele August Z. 4
. In compliance with an order of
the Postoffice Department that all
vehicles used by carriers on rural
routes be painted red, Ray Pafford
gave his cart a good coat of ver-
last week. We suggest
that the wheels be painted red, the
body of the buggy blue and secure
a white horse-thus developing the
national colorsand inspiring young
America along, the routes with
"lofty" ideas of patriotism!
Miss Virginia L. Moore, State
agent of Girls Canning and Poul-
try Clubs met the County Board
Of Education here Saturday and
asked that a county worker be en-
ployed for the girls canning and
other industrial work in Benton
County. The board elected Mrs.
M. L. Hardin and voted her 5000
toward paying for the work. The
State will pay $500 to meet the
expense incurred in this work.
Tiny Greenhall of Chalk level
died in his buggy a few miles
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-07-11
Barbecue at Chalk Level.

On Thursday, July II, barbe.
cue will be given for the purpose
of canceling the remaining in
debtedness on the new church
house at that place. There will
be speaking, a canning demon
stration and plenty of dinner,
Eveybody.is invited.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-01
SEEKS TO RECOVER CASH
INVESTED IN MINE

BY the fling of suit in the cir
cult court Wednesday. Sylvia NJ.
Baird, Administrative OF the estate Of
Maude Burrows. former school
teacher, OF Pontiac, started a legal
fight 10 recover funds which Miss
Burrows. ii is alleged. was fraudent-
ly induced to invest in worthless
gold-mine stock shortly before her
death
1t Is charged that John l.. Harper
and Henry Russell. who were then
staying in the Pontchartrain hotel,
and representing themselves as Off
GERS in the Harper Consolidated
Mines, of Spokane. Wash. took ad-
vantage OF Miss Burrows poor health
to trade her mining stock and a
promissory note for valuable property
n Pontiac
The bill OF complaint alleges that
Miss Burrows was incompetent 10
manage her own affairs at the time
when the transaction occurred. and
asks for $4,000 damages.
Co-defendants In the suit with
Russell and Harper are: Julia B. and
David Fl. Newton. Newton was
mixed up In the transaction by hav-
ing the Pontiac property transferred
to him. 1t was later decided to
Thomas j. Nelson In consideration
OF 81, but that, 1t is alleged. was
only to confuse the title.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-01
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CHAPTER xI.
(ContInued)

The next Sunday she ran away TO the
hills and met Uncle Michigan there by
arrangement, for the old rebel, eklng
out the scanty living by his bootleg
ging, was no more at home with Lind
strom than the Creole girl. when
they returned the old man delayed az
a neighboring quarryman house, Dut
Aurelie went on to their door. she
found the boys sitting. Sunday clean,
on the wood-box behind the stove, and
Mrs. Lindstrom, who cared little about
the services except TO give assent 10
the master, was putting the baby 10
bed She turned constrained lace
out OF the chamber TO see the French
girls entry Aureie, weather from
head TO foot in red and gold maple
leaves sewed on twine-that was Their
Sunday occupation upon the buff, was
it7
Albert, the canvasser peddler. was
by the oilclothod table.~his head rest
Ing on his palm. the shiny celluloid
cuff with its immense moonstone but
ton enclosing the stringy sinew Of his
arm. The Holiness eXhorting had tired
him, but he was calculating how much
OF his miserable earnings he could
contribute TO the family. Before him
was some prospectus OF patent dish
washer with which he was going 70
tramp the towns and country with his
whining appeal, his fatuous smile, his
eternal door-bell ringing and removing
OF his hat TO the impatient wives. He
had q faint, shy affection for Aurelie
in his cringing soul; her color. her
life her graceful courage, were like
some bloom OF a tropic garden TO his
aridness He would have loved, with
n dogs love, anything that did not re-
buff him, turn him away, snarl coldly'
shut the door on him, so crushed was
he with this In his days work
Aurelle felt the ominous heaviness
of Johns look, but she was strangely
gay. She came past the peddler,
touching his thin hand lightly. Mon
ami" she bent her head with quick
grace. you look tired-is It so? You
should have been with me-and
Knute. too, and Peter. The leaves
they never were so pretty
She crossed TO the silent boys, the
maple wreaths rustling on her gown.
"Eh, Peter It's all from the big SUI
gar Tree where We hliicu lllt DtNS'i
last winter-and you froZe your fin
gers while We were chopping." She
lifted the skirt OF leaves with her
laughing: Brother. isn't it like a
princess on me?"
She held herself 10 be admired by
them. Albert put down his docu-
ments, his pale eyes shining. This
girl Catholic. French, rebel-God
knew what-she stood a flame in the
dreariness Of their lives.
John came in, took off his rough
coat and hung 1t behind the wood-boy
over the boys heads. His gaunt face
was heavy In the light of the little
lamp: he came TO stand before Albert,
looking down at the peddler's pitiful
business.
"And what's that on the Lords dag,
Albert, man." his deep voice queried.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-01
COL. w. ID. MANN HERE;
REMINISCENT ON WAR

Always a conspicuous and interest.
ing figure in any gathering, Col. Will
liam d. Mann, of Town Topics and
military fame. attracted much atten-
ton in the Hotel Pontchartrain where
he registered Wednesday,
Recalling the events that surround.
ed the Battle Of Gettysburg, Col.
Mann grew sadly reminiscent His.
tory does not do justice to the Mioh-
igan men who took part In that famous
encounter" he said "If 1t hadn't been
for Clusters brigade with it's four
Michigan regiments of cavalry, have
no doubt but that the Issue would
have been vastly different ] don't
want to dim Gregg's glory one hit, but
wish to bring out the idea that had
it not been for Gen. Custer. Col. Town
and the men whom | commanded,
do not believe the pendulum would
have been swung so far in favor OF
the north The charge was made en-
tirely on the initiative of Gen. Gus
ter, without orders from Gregg"
Col. Mann is very we'll known in De-
troit where he lived for several years
He has relatives here.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-01

Fetridge gave him. Do cork legs cost
"a hundred dollars"
Il think SO One of those legs
that bend and twist and seem as good
as a meat one-yes, sir, I'm afraid
they do. Aurelie."
You put this check away, Mr..
Curran. And I'm a-goin' on the stage
and save up my money and buy Uncle
Mich the best leg there is any
where
The editor folded up the beauty
prize He put II In his pocketbook
with a sigh. I've not seen so much
money in-I don't know when, It's
just grand OF you. Aurelie. 10 think
OF Uncle Mich. And SO you're really
going on the stage?"
Il guess so. I'm sick OF every
thing The letters | get, and all this
publicity-it's just upset me. Mr.. Cur,
ran. And Harlan, he went away
she looked off-"and left me-"
Mr., Curran sighed For his life he
could not have asked her further, but
with an instinct for her underAow
of trouble, he knew. Youth was not
so far away from him-nay. II was
| crying in his heart He wished guilt.
/ lily she would say more Of this amaz-
! ing summer romance. He loved Har-
Ian as he had loved few.
(ConSinueol
The Detroit times., 1913-08-01

hanging over the frame or her dresser
among her trinkets.
Il hear" he continued with an awful
deliberation as one who had foreor-
dained his judgment and his course,
that you are going on the stage.
She started-she could not imagine
that he knew. And yet all the town
must know, and be amazed at this
freak of the McFetridge twins. Papa
Lindstrom,' she said with a sudden
brightness. will you listen 10 me? II
will be a fine thing for us all-the
money | can make"
Answer" he shouted, and stung
the table with his blow the truth
yes" she answered steadily, her
eyes going to hard rebellion.
May God strike you dead first!
Knute looked up dumb and SILVER
ing. The mother put her head from
the bedroom. "Ah. John" she cried,
shes a good girl with 1t all. john"
BE still" he said. This beauty
of hers-ld burn it off her II
could He got MP and paced the
kitchen, his lined face twitching.
Cleanse her, Lord" he muttered,
put this foul thing from her, Lord! .
And from the woman sobbing now In
the chamber came a wailing Amen!
The girl stood In her robe OF au-
tumn leaves Mother, the money
could earn. And you know how We
all need money"
John stopped before her: "Hells
money Harlot's money" He sud
denly grasped her wrist "Eh, this
face OF yours-if thy right hand Of
fend thee. cut II of WHAT'S evil In
Gods sight, destroy it,
She repressed a scream at the pain
Of his clutch, at the murder in his
eyes. The wife ran out crying. "Ah
John, let her be, She's a good girl
nova good girl to US ALL"
But the fanatic held her closer
thrusting her up against the kitchen
door among the dusty quarry clothes
hung there. Can | sit and pray God
with this unclean rebellion in my
house. Unclean-unclean" thrust
her harder against the door-"you
will renounce it-tell mel"
She looked back You don't un,
derstand-you don't know any
thing"
He shook her until her voice
choked: Answer"
You have no right"
Answer" he shouted and shook
her until the house Jared
When he ceased she threw back
her small head In It's frame OF
crushed leaves. Mo-" she cried
swiftly. and then fought him: No
nothing"
|" He suddenly smashed her against
the door. It's flimsy fastening gave
way, and she was hurled out, falling
10 the porch. They heard her cry
but none moved. For a time they
watched Lindstrom, huge, hairy
armed, In the doorway Then he
turned TO them 60 back" he said
to the mute children, the wan wife
well have prayers now"
But after prayers the woman stole
to look out dumbly into the cold moon
light In the yard
The Detroit times., 1913-08-01

The stability OF Iondon's motor
buses is ascertained before they are
put into service by series of Inter
esting fitting tests.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-01

/ It's not an example for my children
after prayers
The peddler sniveled and smirked
conciliatingly: they had OF late begun
to fear Johns Puritanism. Eth. the
business. John! | was just casting
over il for tomorrow. To lay out my
route beforehand, that saves sight
OF tramping, and its To be colder.
IT'S no work for the day" growled
John. Didn't Brother Rutherford
| just now warn us against such unho-
! liness?' He turned TO his sons: Come
! Peter-Knute-it's soon 10 bed for
you. Bring in the kinding and be off.
IA was not unkindly-he was but a
man in whom II wrong was burning its
way steadily too clustered and spirit
ual purity; the laws harsh enigma,
| the murk of his days jailing-they
were to him a martyrs portion; they
| lad set him apart In the world; God
had smote him for some reason OF
other, and he accepted. He sat watch
ing the silent urchins, the mumblng
pedder pulling his cuffs down over
his thin wrists. The mother passed
with the baby. and John put hand
SOlNly W ltS ntdus Dul the ldop VI ii~
palm drew a sickly wall. He drew
back silently in some pathos at his
failure. When she had gone into the
chamber, his eyes slowly went 10
Aurelie, whom he could see before the
mirror. She was patting. the sugar
leaves around her shoulders, admirinG,
reluctant 10 take them off.
MY girl" John called. come here.
She did not move. He saw her face
harden. Come here" She turned
and looked at him. "Aurelie, | called
you, girl"
What is it?" But at his silent gaZ-
ing she came out obediently. He LOOK
ed again long al her. the daughter OF
Jezebel whose eyes did not fear 10
meet him Where have you been :?
IN The hills"
Whom did you meet"
NO one. Just Uncle Michigan and
me-
II heard this morning-and Brother
Andrews told me-that you were on
the creek road talking with some one
in a red machine?"
"Yes-this morning" She did not
falter she was as stolid as he.
The McFetridge motor-car, snort
ing, grnning, scarlet devil charging,
OF a Sunday, about the stiffness OF
the roadside was ruthless In his an
alysis. for he knew. They brought
you home from town this morning -
but they dared not come to the door. .
No" she retorted. 1T was just a
little ride"
"Ah, Lord the wife cried from the
chamber, the girl. she'll have her
name up more than 1t was, The pa.
pers and all-Lord save us, And
ridin with a Jew on Sunday morn
ing"
BE still" John went on stolidly,
Il hear more than that Girl. can you
pray with us all tonight"
"Pray?"
with clean soul?"
She looked at his eyes, the deep
eyes OF a prophet. and she could not
answer; she paled and muttered. and
nalfturned to look at the little rosary
The Detroit times., 1913-08-01
CHAPTER XII.
The Angels Appear.

IL was ten o'clock. and, though Sun
day Mr.. Curran was running off the
last Of the handbils for the A. o. u
w ball. kicking the tread with his
foot, inserting the paper with his
right hand, and withdrawing 1t with
his left. The rhythm OF the press
clank was as exact as this shift OF
his body as he thought of the day
some day or other-when the News
could afford to put In a motor for this
drudgery. The curtains were drawn
for 1t would cost advertising If the
church people saw him kicking the
press on Sunday night He hummed
an old melody, for Wiley was always
happy when he worked, whatever his
SHIFT OF fortune-it was brain-clear
ing, and the clank of the old machine
always soothed. Up over the dusty
'front.' windows he saw the tops OF
the trees In the square silvered by
the moon, and the weather.va on
the county building. Sunday nights
the Square lay in deep peace-only
the Gem restaurant. Home Cooking
Chicago Style" was lighted. save
for the blur Of the bank window
where an incandescent showed the
vault front TO Marshal Bee II he
CHANGED TO be out OF bed.
lie was distinctly surprised to have
Aurelie come in--and yet not sur
prised; he had notion that he must
have been thinking of her. He rubbed
his inky hands on a spoiled handful
and took hers. Why, Aurelie," He
looked over her dress with It's girdle
or sugar leaves. Been moon-gazing
up on Eagles Point again."
Il ran or" she answered, and sat
down with a sigh. He saw a culver
on her features--a grimace as If she
wanted to cry and would not. Seems
like nothing but troubles comes OF II
all, Mr.. Curran!"
IRAN off?" He smiled. Not very
far. Aurelia; and I'm glad you ran
to me-"
"Oh, Mr.. Curran--don't make a
joke of it, Poor little Peter was so
scared! had quarrel and left
everybody-and I'm not going back
And just came to you. for you're
the only friend I've got"
II hope ! am one. anyhow" The
editor nodded his young-old head
Somehow, | expected you'd have
trouble. John--when he heard OF IL. .
What hurts me is Uncle Michi
gan. He can't hardly get about any
more And It will just kill him."
Well fix It up, Aurelia. You stay
with us here, for a bit. and Uncle
Michigan can hobble down Hows
the leg?"
The wooden ones all right, but
he's got rheumatism in the other one
Mr.. Curran sat forward. bright
ening, and unfolding her hand. drop
ped bit OF crushed paper on the
table-"there's the prize A check
one hundred dollars"
One hundred dollars, And she had
never possessed two in her whole
life. The editor sat staring at Il
Poor little prize
IT'S a shame" muttered Mr.. Cur
ran-"they ought TO give you a mil
lion. But it's just a newspaper graft
to work up circulation Just adver
Using. Aurelie. They think the glory
Is enough for you"
II don't want any glory. want
a cork leg-for Uncle Michigan. Like
the one In the catalogue Hen Nc
The Detroit times., 1913-08-01
ALLEGED WHITE SLAYER
HELD TO GRAND JURY

Samuel Collins, who is held on a
white slave charge by federal authori-
ties under the accusation Of having
brought Mrs. Ethel Pepper from To
ronto TO Detroit, was given hearing
before Commissioner Hurd. Thursday.
and bound over to await the action OF
the grand jury, with bail OF $1,000.
Each of the couple deserted family
in Toronto when they came to Detroit
more than year ago. They were
discovered In rooming house while
detective was looking for another
runaway couple, the woman In that
case being Mrs. Peppers niece.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-01
NAGEL'S CONFIRMATION
NOW SEEMS CERTAIN
4 III DIrI MN
RAYMOND w. PULLMAN,
Times Washington Bureau, MefrOpoH
tan Bank Building.

4 FH'Oo " UoTtEFVtU" DHTtUH' tFVPUW
tan Bank Building.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-From all
that can be learned this morning,
there will be no opposition In the
senate to the speedy confirmation of
William J. Nagel, who was nominated
yesterday afternoon by the president
for postmaster of Detroit Senator
Townsend has disclaimed any inten.
ton OF opposing the appointment, and
1t is thought that there will be clear
sailing.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-01
LAKE AND RIVER STEAMERS.
SI Sss's Al sssS ttN.Is,1M
FOR CLEVELAND, PITvTSBUI

FOR CLEVELAND, PITTSBURGH and
oil points south and east daily. l0:iS
y. m. Fare to Cleveland 81, Pittsburgh
$3.50; lower berth $3.50. upper bern
81, whole room $3.50.
FOR BUFFALO AND ALL POINTS
EAST. daily, y. m.
FOR ALPENA, MACkINAC AND NAY
PORTS, Monday and Saturday. y m.
Wednesday and Friday. Q 80 a. m.
SPECIAL STEAMER TO MACKINAC
Mondays. $50 a m; Thursdays. p
III No stops en- route except Goderich
Ont, Monday upbound. Saturday down
bound.
DAY TRIPS TO CLEvELAND-Tuea
day. Wednesday. Thursday and Satur-
day. $3.50 a. m. -
sATURDAy-$2.50 Cleveland, 81 Buff
falo, $3.50 Niagara Falls-round trip
for transportation-ret In time
for business Monday
Ticket office Wayne Street Wharf
Majetic Bltig. 1877 Woodward Ave-. ~
Grfswold Ct
The Detroit times., 1913-08-01
,N[ WHITE STAR LlNE1
Whnrf Fool of Grlswola-s,

w MARI FOOT Oh GFlsWOlu-bt
FOR PORT HURON (Way POrtsI-
Steamer leaves every week day s:+5 a
IN. and 2:30 and y. m; Sundays . u.
Tasnmoo 2:45 y. m.
FOR TOLEDO and SUGAR ISLAND
Leave week, days at $50 a. m and
$3.50 y. m: Sunday at $3.50 a. m and
p. m, and special steamer for Sugar
Island 9:30 a. IN. ana 1889 o. m.
Putnam patriot., 1913-03-21
Empire Theatre

.1The Star of Bethlehem endorsed by ministers of the Gospel to be the most sympathetic, instructive and re- weren't photoplay ever put before the public will be at the Empire on Fri day and Saturday, making a fitting close for the lenten season and bringing out more vividly the Easter season.
 Anticipating the general rush of the lovers of.the photoplay following the lenten season, the manageris endeavor- ing to give the people of Putnam ia square deal', has secured Edward Du Bois, King of contortion and bal ancing act, acts known to be perform ed only by himself. Monday and Tuesday Ed. will do the lamp bal ancing act, the only one of it's kind in America, the most wonderful perfor- mances ever on Putnam stage. On Wednesday, MT. Dubois will bite 30 penny wire spikes, will escape after being bound with 100 feet of half inch rope by anyone in the audience, also chain and mail bag acts.
 On the first three days of the week Miss Bessie Fox will entertain the gentlemen with her pretty Scotch toe dancing.
 Tuesday night is Firemen's Night and all who wish to help a good thing along should try to be on hand that night.