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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
CLARA NORRIS MOTHER
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS
Famous Stage Figures Illness Ag-
gravated by Misfortune

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The tragic fate
that has dogged the later years of Clara
Morris. one Of the greatest figures of the
american stage, persists. Today her
mother. who Is now 90 years old. was
stricken with paralysis at their home at
milestone, L. l.
The actress and her mother are greatly
devoted to each other. A year ago the
actress lost her husband, Fred Harriott,
and she herself is almost blind and in
poor health, Today's shock seriously ag-
sravated her conGition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
LUMBER MEN TO MEET HERE
Wholesale Dealers Convention Will
Assemble in March, 1916

Sydney r. Clarke, the convention sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce, has
succeeded in assuring the convention of
the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers
Association for Philadelphia.
This convention will be held in the
second week in March. 1916, with n mem
bership of about 500 delegates.
This is the 2Sth convention to be held
in Philadelphia in 1916 which has been
assured up to date by the Chamber of
Commerce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
WILSON LIKES HOT CON PONE
"Eats Just Like a Regular Man."
Says Waiter at Springs

HOT SPRINGS. Va, Dec. 24.-The way
President Wilson goes after his meals
has William Daniel Washington. one of
his walters. wearing a smile II mile broad
He eats just like regular man." said
william today, land he sure does like
that con bread hot"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
Balloon for National Guard of N. Y.

Robert Z. GlendInnng has contributed
a large balloon, through the Aero Club OF
America, for the use of the signal corps
of the coast artillery of the National
Guard of New York. Courses of instruc-
tion in aviation for several members OF
the militia of New Jersey are TO be pro-
vided through the generosity of John Il.
Sloane, an aeroplane manufacturer of
New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
Must Spend Christmas in Hospital

Arthur Evans Will not enjoy the Christ
mas tree which he erected in his home
al Bala. He will he compelled TO spend
christmas in the West Philadelphia HO-
meopathic Hospital. He is suffering from
broken leg caused by falling from the
Top OF barrel ON which he was standing
Whle trimming the Christmas tree last
night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
Seven Reported Dead in Wreck

JOPLIN, Mo-. Dec. 2i.-Seven persons
are reported killed and many injured In
a rear-end collision between Missouri,
Oklahoma and Gulf and Frisco passenger
trains near here today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
Observations at Philadelphia
Almanac of the Day
.mps to Be Lighted
Inc tides
PORT RICHMOND.

autos and other vehicles ........ 4'SS p. m.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-26
COMMON SENSE.

Longfellow could take a worth
less piece of paper, write a poem
on it and make it worth $65, 5,O0O-
that's genius.
There are some men who could
write d few words on a piece of
paper and make it worth $l0,000,-
900 that's capital.
The United States can take an
ounce and a quarter of gold and
make it worth $20-that's money.
A mechanic can take material
worth IS and make lit into watch
springs worth $1,000-thatss skill.
There is a man in Chicago who
can take so cent piece of canvass,
paint picture on it and make it
worth ST., ,000-that's art.
A Greek can take an article
worth 70 cents and sell 1t for 81
that's business.
A woman could purchase a hat
for Is cents, but prefers one worth
S27-that's foolishness.
A ditch digger handles several
tons of earth for $l.25 a day
that's labor.
The author of this can write a
check for $50, 900, 900, but it wouldn't t
be worth penny--that's rough.
Take 81 SO and get whole years
subscription to The Chronicle, the
Progressive Farmer and the
Housewife-that's common sense
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-26
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Send to Word aud Works Publish
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-26
VULG RITY.

Vulgarity has been called the
sewerage of the soul.
1t is not that, for it generates al
that it throws off, and in turning it
off generates by reaction still more
The vulgar utterance is more
polluting to the mind that origi-
mates it than it is even to the mind
that receives it.
A vulgar mouth speaks only for a
vulgar mind. Obscenity of speech
is but the outward mark of vulgar
ity that generates in some moral
cesspool in the inner character.
1t is not wit any more than the
exhafation from street puddle is
perfume.
The loud, loose laugh it invites
is fitting complement to it.
Observe and you will notice that
the laugh which follows an obscene
Jest never has the true ring Of gen.
nine amusement. The finer sensi-
bilities revolt and put into tia tone
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-26

I. J. Throgmorton spent the
week end at Camden.
John Stockdalp has moved to
North Harmon's Greek,
Albert Melton attended confer
euce at Trenton last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Harrison
were in Big Sandy Montlay.
Edgar Rainwaters is able 10 be
ont again, W. are GLAD to learn
Misses JAY and Mary Alma Phi
fer of Harmon Cheek were here
Monday.
David Holland of Luterton is
engaged in cutting hickory timber
near here.
Mrs. Joe Melton and daughter,
Miss Mice, visited relatives here
ltbe Ilatter part of lnst week.
Miss Lizzie Holloman spent a
few days the first of the week with
homefolks at Sulphur Springs.
Farmers here are rushing their
n-gathering in order to have all
their corn in before the high water
covers their fields.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-26
COUNTY NEWS
In A NUTSHELL
PALES FINE.

j. A. Smith spent Sunday with
II. j. Brown.
G. M nj. Harris is no better, we
regret to learn.
w. w. Whitfield of Camden was
here on business Friday.
Hillary Yates and sister, Miss
Annie, were here Sunday.
Henry Brown visited friends at
Shiloh the first of the week.
Bob Smith was shaking hands
with friends here last week.
The family of Davie Kee spent
the weekend with L. j carp.
Sewell Brown aud Scott Harris
spent Saturday with G Pierce.
Mrs. Fl. j. Brown visited Mrs.
Jim Arnold the first of the week.
Scott and Lester Harris and
Sewell Brown were guests of Fred
Hyatt Sunday.
The winter term of the Allen
school opened Monday with a good
attendance. Fay Branch is teacher.
R. P. Kirk died last Wednesday
morning at 3 o'clock of typhoid
fever. Mr., Kirk leaves a wife and
six small children. He crossed his
hands after bidding his wife and
children farewell ,aud said he was
ready to go. He had been sick five
weeks, one of his little daughters,
Myrtle, is very i'll withffever His
remains were given bnrial at Pal
estine Friday. Fun ral services
were by Rev w J Barnes. We
Join in extending sympathy.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-26
of harshness. II sounds empty, for
only the ANIMAL sense is in it.

of harsilness. II sounds empty, for
only the ANIMAL sense is in it.
But there is no other obscenity
SO utterly senseless as profanity.
There is in this no element OF
humor that appeals even to the
most degraded, nor does it ever ex-
press or give force to any worthy
thought or emotion.
Nobody deems your word any
the better or your character any
the stronger because constantly
bolstered up by oaths
1t is not necessary to regard II
from any religious standpoint at all
to see hat profanity is vile and an
outrage upon good speech.
The use Of slang phrases is not
so bad m itself, bat like obscene OF
profane speech it units up foi
clean expression.
Habitual use of obscene, profane
or slang expletives leaves us pow
erless to speak strongly in good
English
The pure words, long unusued
leave us, and in the presence OF
dignity and virtue VIE must grope
for them or stand speechless
Nobody ever though more of y on
because OF an unclean speech.
1t never made YOU think better
of yourself and it never will.
There is no luxury 30 rich, moth
ing so free and at the same time SO
free aud godlike as cleanliness.
Aud of all forms of cleanliness
that of speech is sweetest and com
mands most genuine respect of
others and OF oneself, too. Kansas
City journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-26
FORCES OF EDUCATION,

The two forces of education are
truth and personality-know Wedge
and the teacher. The two work to-
gether Truth without the teacher
is cup without water. The teach
er without truth is a soldier with
out his sword. The two united
the truth inspiring the teacher and
the teacher qnickened by the truth
are effective and only thus etfec-
tive, AS a resuit-the pupil knows,
and is trained La personality it is
ever to be remem bered is included
love on the part Of the teacher to-
ward the pupil. Without this love,
service is in peril of being dead
and d1adening.
The Bible presents these same
two forces. 1t is called the Book
of Truth and of truths Il sees
and tells things as they are. Its
commands are not mere intima-
tions. They are made to be obey
ed. Neither are lis threatenings
soft chiaings. They are in places
sulphurous, It's curses are, "Woe
unto you scribes, pharisees aud
hypocrites."
The Bible also presents aud con
stanily deals with personalities,
From the FIRST chapter Of Genesis
to the last chapter of Revelation
the hunlan element appears The
central and controlling PERSONAL
ty is Jesus Christ, lie knows, is
inspired by and uses the truth.
He cries: 81 am the Truth" His
closest friends are called disciples.
He loves them. He calls them 10
be his companions and friends.
With their dnllness he is patient,
in their faithlessness he is faithful,
in their distesses be delivers, IN
all their trials he is sympathetic.
He emhoaies that supreme secret
of a1ncatiop CHA callpth IIiS n,,-,,
sheep by name, and leadeth them
out"
The modern school should be a
moving example in its own use Of
truth and personality, Of the Book
Of Truth and Of the person of
Jesus Christ Charles +. Thwing,
Ill. ID, president Of Western Re-
serve University, Cleveland
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-26
SAFE FARMING"
PAYS THE BEST

Washington, ID G., November
22- "A program of "Safe Farming"
for the South is outlined in cir
cular which the United States De-
partment of Agriculture has sent
to bankers, business men and farm
ers in the cotton States. The his
tory of'agricnlture in the South, it
has been said, has been one Of lean
years and fat. years. Short crops
and low prices have almost invari-
ably, been. followed by big crops
'andtbig glpuicesand, ,inconsequence,
the farmer has Experienced muah
distress.
The increased attention which
has recently been given to support
ing the people upon the land has
,already resulted in much good, but
there is some danger, it is pointed
,Out, that, with the price of cotton
rising, there will be tendency for
the farmers to return to the old
system of gambling on cotton. LII
the people of the South, produced
their own living, the circular points
out, it would steady the whole sys-
tenn and keep the boat from rock
ing. The safety measures recon-
mended are as follows:
First Produce a home garden
for every family on the farm, the
year round, paying special atten-
tion to a plot of Irish or sweet po-
tatoes sufficient to supply the fam
lily with food of this character.
Where feasible, have a patch of
sorghum or other cane to produce
syrup for the family.
Second-Produce the corn nec-
, essary to support all of the people
/. ON the farm and the live stock,
with absolute safety.
Third-Produce the necessary
oats and other small grain to sup
plement the corn as FOOD. Pay at
tention to winter grazing.
Fourth-Produce hay and forage
from some forage crop, sufficient
to supply all of the live stock on
the farm. Use legumes, such as
clover, cowpeas, velvet beans, soy
beans and alfalfa for the produc-
tion of hay and to enrich the soil
with nitrogen and humus.
Fifth Produce the meat neces-
sary to supply the people, through
increased attention to poultry and
hogs, especially. Plan to.increase
gradually the number Of cattle and
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-26

other live stock so as to have suf
ticent number to consume the
waste products Of the farm and
make the waste lands productive.
Sixth-After all Of these things
have been amply provided for, grow
some cotton or peanuts for market.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-26
RAISE III
YOURSELF,

rs whole, should do next year, is
to plant everything that we can
grow to eat, not only in the garden,
but in the field. There is abso-
lately no excuse for not having
plenty of vegetables all the year.
No wonder Benton is such a poor
county. AS a drummer expresses
it, "most of the people are SO poor
and indolent they can not frighten
hog away when trying to bite
them" This is putting it rather
strong. Our people are really not
as indolent as they are indifferent.
We regret to say that too many of
our farmers seem to be satisfied to
raise barely enough to keep body
and soul together. They don't
produce surplus to sell and bring
money into our county.
There is another class of farmers
who lack Judgment. They grow
cotton and depend on this crop to
supply the smoke notse and the
corn crib. They forget that they
can grow their food and feed stuff
q great deal cheaper than they can
buy it. For instance, when they
buy food and feed stuffs they not
only pay the cost of production,
but they pay for its transportation
as well as pay commissions to the
wholesale and retail dealers. Lite
just as true of the peanut grower,
or anyone else who depends on a
single crop to keep the wolf from
the door That was the trouble
last year, and it will be the trouble
next year if they put in a large
cotton crop, as many ere planning
to do already--just because cotton
is bringing good price. Mark
the prediction, cotton will be low
next year. Why? Because Of -e
big overproduction. See!
1t you produce more than you
can consume yourself, sell it to the
nonproducers. If you can not sell
at once, take care of what you. pro-
duce and sell later. AS rule you
can not depend on the local market,
but one or more, when shipping in
car lots, cen get better rates and
at the same time put their surplus
on the market. There is not a veg-
etable or fruit that can not be taken
case of. 1t may be some trouble,
yes, butts worth it.
The very idea of a farmer or
anybody else, for that matter, in
this county, coming to town to buy
bacon, lard, corn meal, sorghum,
peas, beas, potatoes, corn, hay or
any other farm and garden product
Is very discouraging, to say the
least of it. Yet since the fertilizer
men have led them into borrowing
money 10 buy cheap fertilizers in
q fororn effort aud struggle (wor-
thy Of better canse) to raise COT
ton on land not suited to it, they
regularly pay for the aboves prod
ucts III money which goes to enrich
some other section or State where
the farmers are more farseeing and
exercise better Judgment in such
matter. Do you wonder, then, why
Benton is a poor conntyf
Turn over a new leaf next year,
and strive to get better res, Its ia
planning your crop than you did
this year. You can do it---if you
don't spend too may Saturdays in
town or at the country store. Try
to make something to live OH SO
You may not be forced to take
money earned some other way to
have these thi.gs. DO your very
best along this line from now nm
til next November and be happy
over your success Try just one
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

1862, Pilot Smalls took the Planter
which was being used as the spec
ial dispatch boat of General Ripley
the Confederate post commander
at Charleston, from the wharf at
which she was lying and carried
her out of the Charleston harbor,
under the confederate guns, and
delivered the vessel to Captain
Nichols of the Federal ship On
ward, one of the fleet OF Federal
ships blockading Charleston har-
Dor at the time. He was put in
charge of the gunboat Crusader as
pilot, serving also on the Planter,
and was in charge of the vessels
during many engagements with
Confederate forces, both naval and
land. He was pilot on board the
monitor Keokuk when that vessel
was struck ninety-six times in the
attack on Fort Sumpter on April
7, 1863, sinking the next morning,
Just after Smalls and the crew had
been taken off.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
TROOPERS OUGHT TO
GET MEDELS FOR SERVICE

Service badges should be given
the members of Troop D, Ninth
cavalry, for their distinguished SER
vices at Naco. in the opinion Of
army officers and civilians who
are familiar with their concuct
there. 1t is asserted that the
troopers are more deserving of
such recognition than the army of
pacification in Cuba, which was
given such badges.
During the whole of the Naco
trouble Troop d was stationed
along the line from the main street
of the town, east to the stockyard.
A troop of the Tenth cavalry pa
troled west from Main street.
These soldiers while on patrol duty
as well as while they were in camp,
were constantly exposed to the
stay bullets from the Mexican side
during the three months seige.
Many times they felt sure they
were beng deliberately fired upon,
but not once did they retaliate.
Their orders were not to fire
back unless 'maliciously" fired
upon. In at least one instance,
where a Mexican officer was es-
Gaping to this side of the line, such
malicious shooting occurred, but
even then the colored troopers did
not shoot
In all their conduct at Naco,
the members>of this troop, and all
the other troops for that matter,
showed the same fine discipline
and patience. They never COM
planned. They showed that there
are no better soldiers in the world
Douglas Daily International.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
PUBLISHED BY REQUEST

country protected by single flag
(Applause.)
There are not many of these
people who come from abroad, not
more than 5000 a year, and most
of them are English subjects. 1t
is question whether, if you adopt
this amendment, you are not going
to bring this country into interna-
tional complications.
The amendment operates against
Christianity. American mission
aries are sending large sums of
money abroad in order that they
may educate and christianize the
people of Africa, and they fre-
quently select young women to
come to America to be educated,
in order that they may go back
home and educate their own peo-
pie. If this amendment is adopted
that can occur no longer, and we
would have put our stamp of ap-
proval on the lack of opportunity
to a down trodden race of people,
whose loyalty to the Government
has never been questioned.
America has always made the
proud boast of being just to the
downtrodden Of all the world
Gentlemen, only short time ago
we passed law in this House to
grves self-government to the Fill
pino. Are we to be less Just to
the Negro, race of people who
have stood by the Government un-
der which we 1.-Two and for which
we speak to-day during all its
struggles for liberty? Are we 10
place burdens upon this race of
people that are not imposed upon
any other people of the earth :?
Ihey ought to be given equal OPP
portunity with every other race 10
come here. They are loyal and
law-abiding, and have made more
progress since the close of the
Civil War than any other people
in all history. They are engaged
in all the pursuits that make for
prosperity; they are engaged in ag-
giculture, in banking, in the man.
ufactures, in everything that makes
the country great, and yet you by
the Senate would exclude the peo-
pie of African blood from coming
to Americas shores, and thereby
humiliate 1O,OOn,OOO loyal Ameri-
can citizens and place the stamp
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
DENVER COLORADO SATURDAY. MARCH 13 1915

of inferiority upon them. L plead
with you, Members of the House,
to open your hearts and do the
thing that is just; and justice in
this case can not be meted out ex-
cept by the defeat of this amend
ment. Surely the American Con-
gress is too great, too sympath, t c,
too jrst to enact such legislation
as this. (Applause.)
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

Mr.. MADDEN. Mr.. Speaker,
beginning on line s, page s, of FL.
R. 606O, the immigration bill,
passed by the House at the last
session of Congress and reported
to the House from the Senate on
Tuesday, provides
That after four months from tire
approval of this act, in addition to
the aliens who are by law now ex-
cluded from admission into the
United States, the following per-
sons shall also be excluded from
administrator thereto, to wit: All
members of the African or black
race.
This language would seem to
make it impossible for a Negro, a
citizen of the United States, to
reenter this country if he happen
ed to be abroad for any reason.
This is the most drastic legis-
lation [ have ever seen proposed.
1t is discrimination of kind that
can not be justified.
Mr.. Speaker, the possession of
power should be used with great
care. We never ought to use pow
er unjustly. Men who have pow
er can afford to be just. 1t would
be unjust beyond measure to adopt
this amendment to the immigra-
ton law. One tenth of the Amer
lcan people are of the black race,
and no people in all the worlds
history has ever been more loyal to
Government than have these
people to this. (Applause)
No other race numbering TO-
100000 of the Nations population
would submit to the indignities
that have been imposed upon these
people. Under this amendment
citizens of America of African
blood woulokbe excluded from the
right to return to Americas
shores. They have lived here ESQ
years. They have fought in every
battle in which the Nation has
been engaged. They have given
their life blood for the preservation
of the Union; they fought at New
Orleans with Gen. jackson, and in
the Civil War 100000 of these
men volunteered that the Nation
might be saved. They fought in
449 engagements, and left $4,000
on the field of battle, in order that
we here to-day might live in a