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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23
PLEASANT RIDGE.

[ began trying to teach school
twenty-three years ago in Weak
ley County but came to Benton to
teach in 1897 and taught two terms.
In 1903 my dear husband died,
leaving me with two little children
to support, SO [ went back to the
school work and have been labor
ing in the same community for
eleven years in succession.
| want to thank each County
Superintendent, the members of
the school board, teacher, patron
and pupil for every act of kindness
shown me. | taught the first term
at Pleasant Ridge, after the school
house was moved to that place,
and | am now hoping and planning
for the best school | have ever
taught there.
am anxious for each patron,
pupil, also every former pupil who
can to be with us the morning of
August End at the opening of the
school. We are expecting to have
social good time together on that
first day and then plan and work
together to make our school a sue
cess.
We invite the County Superin-
tendent, County Board of Educa-
ton, teachers who are not in school,
ministers and any who are interes-
ted in the uplift of society and the
welfare of the rising generation to
be with us.
We also ask the cooperation of
the patrons and trust this years
work may not be in vain. Wish
ing every teacher the best of sue
cess.
Respectfully,
MRS. FANNIE PIERCE.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23
PALESTINE.

Jake and Silas Hatley of Green
Hill were here Sunday.
The protracted meeting is in
progress here this week.
Rev. |. M. King preached an ex-
cellent sermon here Sunday.
Coney Smith, who has been i'll
for few days, has recovered.
Miss Virgie johnson will begin
her school at, Aliens this week.
w. S. Barnes of Arkansas is WIS.,
iting friends and relatives here.
Misses Iva and Ava Barnes spent
Sunday with Mrs. p. j. French.
Miss Verlie Harris spent the
sabbath with Miss Ollie Robinson.
William Nunnery was a welcome
visitor at l.. A. Robinson's s Sunday.
Ray and James Nunnery of
Shiloh visited here Sunday night.
There was good little ball
game here Saturday between two
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23

made them blend with promise.
Therefore we grieve, but not with
out hope. Through this gloom
there comes back a bright CLEAN
of sunshine which turns our tears
to jewels of promise. Through the
impenetrable mists which gather
we hear the tumult and the roar as
of Niagara, but God hath set the
bow of his promise. He leaves us
not alone in the presence of the
unknown.
For the sabbaths of earth he will
enjoy the never-ending sabbath of
Heaven. He will await your COM
ing and watch every approach to
the Celestial City. And remember,
dear friends, that morning is not
far of when the love of Christ
shall bid you enter in and to share
with him unending, unalloyed joy.
The last services were held at the
home yesterday at l o'clock, Rev.
o. G. Wrather officiating. Songs
were touchingly reddered by neigh
bors and friends. The flowers
were many and beautiful, but not
more beautiful to loved ones than
the face that rested so peacefully
among them. Beautiful in life,
beautiful in death, but far more
beautiful in the glorious resurrec-
tion morn.
"Fare thee well, oh thou to memory dear!
Dust to dust, and lulled to slumbers sweet;
Sleep on, forever, in the prison drear-
Bat in realms ON high shall our spiritsme
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23

scrub teams in which the score
was IA and Is.
Fred Hyatt and Henry Brown
went to the Sulphur Springs Sun
day.
Henry Brown and Grady carp
spent the week end with Isom
Allen.
Misses Cova and Tola Pierce
spent the weekend with Miss Dora
Harris.
Mrs. Il. A. Yates spent the sab
bath with her sister, Mrs. A. J
Mealer
Grady carp and Harvey Cole
made flying trip to Pleasant Hill
Sunday.
Cecil Oxford spent a few days
last week with his sister, Mrs. [.
W. Robinson.
Mrs. Sarah Allen and Mrs. Bet
tie Mitchell spent the weekend
at FL. n. Coles.
Misses Annie Yates and Hazel
Oxford spent Sunday with Misses
Dora and Nora Cole.
Miss jamie Cole and brother,
Bob, of the sixth district are visit
ing relatives here this week.
Well will close hoping success
to The Chronicle and its many
readers.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23
A ParadOxiCaI GenealogiSt.

[ married a widow who had a
grown-up daughter. My father
fell in love with my step-daughter
and married her. Thus my father
became my son-in-law, my step
daughter my mother, because she
was my fathers wife.
My wife had son. He was my
fathers brother-in in law and my un-
Gle, for he was the brother of my
step-mother.
My fathers wife also had son.
He was my brother and also my
own grandchild, because he was
the son of my daughter, and my
wife was my grandmother, because
she was my mothers mother
Therefore, | am my wife's hus-
band and at the same time grand
son, and AS the husband of a per-
sons grandmother is always his
grandfather, then | am my own
grandfather.
Sabe?
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23

At the regular meeting of the
shareholders of the Farmers Bank
of Big Sandy last week a semi
annual dividend of four per cent
was declared and neat sum passed
to surplus. The report of the bank
finance committee and State bank
examiner shows the bank to be in
a prosperous condition. The old
officials will continue to serve the
bank another year.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23
ROAD WORKING
rs PLANNED
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" GAF

Plans are well underway to grade
and gravel Camden and Cooley's
Landing Road from the corpora
ton line to the top of Ridgeley's
Hill east of the holdings of the
West Tennessee Gravel Company.
Ex- Mayor Robert l.. Stockard has
been made overseer Of this divis-
ion of the road, and he has issued
a call for a road working on Tues
day and Wednesday, July 27 and
2S. Bring teams, plows, scrapers,
axes, hoes and everything neces-
sary. Mr., Stockard is very anxious
for a good turnout, and urges
everyone who can conveniently do
so to come and lend a hand. The
ladies of that locality will serve
dinner on the ground to all work
men.
When this section has been
worked there should be no let up
until the entire road from Camden
to Cooley's Landing is put in the
pink of condition. This is an i'm
portant link in the Memphis-to-
Bristol Highway, and Benton
County can not afford to neglect
her part of this great highway.
Certainly ourpeople have too much
pride to let other counties outstep
us in this splendid enterprise.
Haywood County is putting
steel bridges on Big Mudy and Big
Hatchie rivers and splendid road
will be completed from Browns
vile to Arlington where it will
connect with Shelby County's sys-
TEN of roads. The link between
Huntingdon and Jackson is being
put in good conditioD.and there is
already a fine road from Jackson
to Brownsville. Carroll County is
waking up, and has some good
stretches of road.
Humphreys County will receive
sealed bids tomorrow to build 1856
miles of macadam road. She sold
$250,000 worth of road bonds at
par. Much of the Dickson Coun-
ty road is being built. The strip
through Cheatham County will be
made to connect with the fine
roads in Davidson County.
Although one of the first to
agitate the Memphis-to-Bristol
Highway, Benton County has done
little toward building her part of
the road. Crops have been "laid
by" and there is no Legitimate ex-
cuse for not getting busy and COM
pleting the link of road from the
Carroll County line via Camden to
Cooley's Landing. A little con-
effort and active deter
mined cooperation Is all that is
necessary to bring our county to
the front.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23
GOOD ROADS
TO THE FRONT
HOLLADAY Is INTERESTED

On July 22 there will be meet
ing held at Belgrade school house
on the Yuma and Holladay road in
Carroll County for the purpose of
making plans to construct a clay
and sand pike road from Yuma to
Holiday. The road, after com
pletion, will be divided into short
sections which will be dragged
after each rain with split log drag.
Westport proposes to build road
into this road at Shiloh. 1t is
time for Camden and Holladay to
get busy. Looks like we should
have a good serviceable road to
our county seat, if we can con-
struct roads to towns in sister
counties, that will carry trade
to Carroll which belongs in Ben
ton County. It's time to get busy,
Health is very good throughout
this community.
Miss Kate Oatsyall is visiting
relatives near Huntingdon.
Mrs. Fannie Hatley is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Ii. G. Alden.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B. Bonds are
visiting the latter parents near
Huntingdon.
Jesse Johnston and Claud VIII
liams attended district conference
at Lexington last week.
Mrs. Fannie King and Miss
Victoria Reeves are attending the
Christian meeting at Mount Moriah
Mrs. j. II. Scruggs and daugh-
ter, Lewana, spent the weekend
with Mrs. j. M. Hollowell near
Unity.
Allan III. Robinson and Miss
Mary Lee Oatsvall were married
at the brides home in South Hol-
laday July IA. We congratulate
the happy couple and wish them a
long married life.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M. Williams
were called to the bedside of their
daughter, Gladys, who has been
very i'll while visiting relatives at
Hollow Rock, but she is better we
are glad to learn.
Rev. l. M. King accompanied
his family on a visit near Paris.
They returned home to start his
protracted meeting. Mrs King
and children will remain all sum-
mer with her mother.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23
Sabe?

Stings or bites of insects that
are followed by swellings, pain or
itching should be treated prompt
ly as they are poisonous. Billiards.
Snow Liniment counteracts the
poison. 1t is both antiseptic and
healing. Price Csc, soc and S1.00
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23

The funeral of the late W. II.
Marchbanks will be preached by
Rev. X. Il. Conder at Chalk Hill
on the third Sunday in July at II
o'clock a. N.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23

The ladies OF the w. G. L. u.
will serve cream in the afternoon
and evening of July 81. Your pat
ronage will be appreciated.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23
ACCIDENTALLY
DROWNED
L. l.. PAFFORD LOSES LIFE

Gillespie and Hester Pafford, who
reside on the Camden and Paris
Road north of here, was drowned
~ the Potomac River Sunday af-
ternoon while swimming above
Georgetown, Va. This startling
Information was announced to his
parents by telegram that night.
Mr.. Patford was clerk in the In
ternal Revenue bureau, Income
Tax Division, of the United States
Treasury Department at Washing
ton, ID. c., receiving his appoint
ment in 1914.
According to the information at
hand, which is meagre, the un-
fortunate young man was spending
the summer at Clark Station, on
one, of the Virginia inter-urban
lines, and late Sunday afternoon,
with a number of companions, he
went to the Potomac River for a
swim. He got in swift water, it is
stated, and was soon over his depth.
The consul commander of Cam
den Lodge M. w. A. received the
following letter yesterday from b.
S. Kimbrell, fellow clerk in the
Income Tax Division and member
of Central Camp NJ W. A., of
Washington, D. c.:
Esteemed Neighbour regret
to have to inform you that Neigh
bor' Charles L. Pafford was acci-
dentally drowned in the Potomac
River here Sunday, the 18th in
stant.
"Mr. Pafford was a clerk in the
Income Tax Division of the Treas
ury Department, and by his effici-
ent work he had been twice pro-
noted since his appointment here
little more than year ago. His
death was severe shock to this
division, where he held the re-
spect, admiration and love of all
his fellow-workers." "
Let us, if possible, gather up the
, elements of the life of the departed
one and weave of them picture
for the walls of memory. The
book of life was opened and a new
name was written therein by the
hand of love. Soon would the un-
folding beauties of a golden autumn
have charmed his life. To-day the
eternal autumn with everlasting
elories belong to our brother His
life was a rare jewel, his spirit as
gold refined in the fire, ready for
Heaven. The flowers on his grave
are emblems of our love, but God
hath bidden him welcome to that
mansion which He himself hath
prepared, where are the songs OF
1.-THE redeemed.
He ran the journey of his life in
h little less than twenty-five years.
1T is a path marked with deeds OF
kindness and good cheer. Flowers
not thorns, sunshine not shadows,
he scattered everywhere. With
these he was lavish. Truth was
the inspiration of his life, and by
kindness he exemplified its great
worth. Was not his life full of
lhe likeness of Almighty God?
And there was reason for this.
listen! Ere the bloom OF child
hood had unfolded in refined youth
ae had sought and found the pearl
IF great price and made it chief
among the jewels of his youthful
,opes. ,The intervening years have
,een full of consistent plan and
y;sa action. This was the fount-
in Of the maturity of hischaracter.
For upon the white canvass of his
ife he drew no uncertain lines
,h;cb needed to be erased. And
IN the hand Of master he deli
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23

Doing hard work in a bent or
STOPPING position puts a stitch in
the back that is painful. If the
muscles have become strained, you
can't get rid of it without help.
The great penetrating power of
Ballard's Snow Liniment will ap-
peal to you most strongly at such
times, because it is the very thing
you need. Price 25c, SOC and $1 90
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23

No. 666 will cure malaria or bill
ious fever. 1t kills the germs.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23

Rub-My-Tism antiseptic, ano-
pain, stops putrefaction
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-07-23

"Fare thee well, oh thou to memory dear
Dust to dust, and luled to SlumberS sweet;
Sleep on, forever, in the prison drear-
But in realms on high shall our spirits meet.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-15
IoRRow COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
Thursday, July Is, 1915.
NEW COMMERCE DEFENDER

Report has it that the English have
discovered a match for the German
submarine. 1t is nothing more or
less than an armed motor boat.
1t is held that this craft would be
capable antagonist of the subma-
rine, for the reason that the latter is
blind and must be on the surface lust
before it delivers its destructive mes
senger. The theory is that this fact
would enable the fast motor boat
equipped with ram and guns to do
business with the submarine and put
1t out of commission.
II this report is to be taken SER
iously the marvellous stories of the
present war are not as yet all told
Later we might expect the tale of
battling squadrons of these pigmy
warships along the lanes of trans
Atlantic commerce-of a Lilliputian
war at sea the farthest removed it is
possible to conceive from the titanic
and thunderous struggles of dread
noughts.-Telegram.
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TO UNLOAD UPON THE STATE.

The Pendleton East Oregonian ia
vors the plan Of Gov. West to have
the stae purchase the O. & c.. land
grant.
This newspaper assumes that the
railroad would have to accept what
ever the state offers for the 2,3O0, 900
acres.
1t charges that both the legisla-
ture and past state officials "have
virtually thrown away the public
lands entrusted to the state in the
past.
A large part of the railroad lands
are steep mountainsides, barren
rocks and inaccessible canyons.
The state is asked to invest mil
lions in property that neither the
railroad nor the federal government
can sell to anyone.
What is known as "the state" is
an army of officials all lending a
hand and helping their friends to Sc
cure political favors.
1t is charged that "the state" has
thrown away its valuable school and
swamp lands and has promoted q
gigantic land monopoly.
Why then make "the state" a
greater landlord and give public Of
ficials more lands to squander?
Pinchotism, paternalism and Off
cialism are synonymous terms when
it comes to boosting the land monop-
oily.
Why not have the state and fed
eral governments unite with the rail
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-15
TOO MUCH TINKERTNG AND TOO
MANY COMMISSIONS.

The Mount Scott Herald says:
THE greatest evil attending our
present complex system of state gov
ernment is the constant interference
OF officials and commissions with the
conduct of private business.
ITO this fact more than ANYTHING
else may be traced the present stag
nation in business and industry on
the Pacific Coast.
las matter of fact it is almost
impossible to secure returns upon in
vested capital under present condi-
tions, imposed by the constantly in
creasing regulation of new legislative
acts, enforced by high -salaried COM
missions with myriads of deputies
and nspectors-the cost of which
must ultimately be borne by over
taxed industry"
The Salem Capital Journal whose
editor is one of the regents of the
State University, commenting on the
above says:
I'VE will go further than the Her
aid by saying that practically all the
present state commissions in Oregon
might be abolished without any in
jury to the welfare of the state, and
half the employees and deputies in
the state house cut off to the advan-
tage of taxpayers and business men
alike.
"The state was we'll governed be-
fore its payrolls were padded as they
are now, and taxes were much low
er.
"Of course, it would be necessary
to repeal a lot of new tangled laws
in order to take a radical step in
economy, and remove the shackles
from the business and industrial in
terests of the state, but this ought to
be done.
If taxes continue to increase and
industry to languish the people are
going to unite in a crusade against
excessive government.
They are becoming convinced that
the present complex system is not
worth what it is costing"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-15
PANAMA CANALS FIRST YEAR.

The Panama Canal started opera
tion under the handicap of the war
as we'll as under that other handicap
inseparable from new undertakings,
but its earnings in the first year,
from July l, 1914. to July l, 1915,
exceeded expenses by about $224,000
the Earnings having been 81, 4,424,S ,S0G
and the cost of operation and main
tenance $4,200,000. This balance.
falls far short of paying interest on
the cost, which, at 3 percent on
$400, 100000, would be S12. 100000,
but traffic Will DOUBTLESS increase this
year, and when the war tnds thee sti-
mate of S10,500.000 a year made by
Professor Emory r. Johnson for the
first year may be reached or exceed
ed.
The canals showing impresses on
us one of the strongest objections to
Government ownership of those pub
lie works which should pay their own
way. Han any private corporation
invested $4,000,000 and shown net
earnings over cost of operation
amounting to only $4,000. gloom
would have spread from the directors
down to the smallest stockholder,
and there would have been talk of a
receiver. The promoters could not
have raised the money without bet
ter prospect than this. The canal
can dig into the Treasury for interest
on its bonds, but the railroads, which
in April had a net operating revenue
of $65, 5,S66,046, had to begin by pay
ing out of that sum $11,106,959 for
taxes, and the larger part of the re-
mainder went for inttrest on bonds.
The canal was built as matter of
National policy, not with view to its
earning interest on its cost from the
start, but there is not the same de-
tense for other enterprises which the
Government is asked to undertake
The ability to collect taxes to pay for
any scheme it adopts makes Congrtss
unbusinesslike in adopting public
work and it makes officials wasteful
in managing them. The best safe
guards for good Judgment and econ
omy are a hard-headed board of di-
rectors and the necessity of paying
interest.-Oregonian.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-15

Mr.. O'Sullivan returned from the
political meeting, which had waxed
long and sultry. There's eight ma
tions riprisinted in this ward of
ours" he said to his wife, as he be-
gan to count them off on his fingers.
There's Irish, Frinch, Eyetalians,
Poles, Germans, Roosians, Greeks,
AM" he continued, then stopping
for a moment, he started again.
There's Irish, Frinch, Eyetalians,
Poles, Germans, Roosians, Greeks,
AM amt it queer | disremem-
ber the other wan? There's Irish,
Frinch-" Maybe twas Amer
leans, wasn't it?" suggested Mrs. o.
Sullivan. "Shure, an that's tn very
wan!" cried her husband exultantly.
"Oi c'uldn't think of it,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-15
TO AUTO SPEEDERS.

1t is very evident that many auto
owners fail to observe the ordinance
governing the speeding Of machines
All such will take warning that the
city ordinance will be strictly enforc-
ed, and all violators Of the speed law
will be brought to account. Please
be governed accordingly and save
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-15
University Expects Big Freshman
Glass.

NidSS.
University of Oregon, Eugene,
July 12.-For every student lost to
the University through graduation
in June, six will be gained through
matriculation in September, accord
ing to Registrar Albert r. Tiffany.
Besides the increase through a
large Freshman class, Mr.. Tiffany
holds that his correspondence, COM
pared with previous years, shows
that the tendency of Oregon students
to seek big Eastern and Southern in
stitutions for the last years of their
course Is about at an end.
Few, if any, students are going
to transfer from the University this
year." states the Registrar. 'The
increased facilities of the University
and the spirit of optimism and en-
terprise and loyalty that now prevails
on the campus is going to keep them
here, not only this year, believe,
but in future years.
Mr.. Tiffany prophesies 500 fresh
men as against previous record Of
375.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-15
Local Man Wins Prize.

e. l.. Berry, we'll known sign paint
er Of this city, has received word
from New York City that some of his
work has taken a prize before the
Display Mems Club of that city, and
the same will be on exhibit there on
August /, at their convention. Mr.
Berry did not make any special eff
fort to compete for a prize, but his
work has brought forth great praise
and commentator from the New
York people.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-15

Many property owners on Main
street are getting the right idea in
removing the wooden awnings from
the front of their buildings. It is
encouraging to note that all new
buildings being erected or recently
put up are minus this, old eye sore.
The day is undoubtedly coming when
Heppner will be entirely free from
these wooden awnings and when that
day arrives, the attractiveness of our
town will be greatly increased.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-15

Eph Eskelson, of Meadow Brook
farm, was in town Saturday. Mr..
Eskelson is an ardent booster for the
new Heppner-Lexington road, and be-
lieves that some of the work on that
road should have been done last
Spring. Many of the farmers, he
states, are out Of the notion just now
to contribute any work and probably
will be too busy until late in the
Fall to give any time or horses to
road work.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-15
Poison Bran Mash For Killing Grass.

fIVTIFIIS.
Mix dry 20 pounds Bran and one
half pound Paris Green.
To one gallon water add one
fourth pound table salt and one
ounce Lemon Extract.
Mix this with poisoned bran and
add more water to make a very stiff
mash.
Sow broadcast wherever the grass
hoppers are present. Repeat every
three days as long as necessary.
Grasshoppers die in two to four
days after eating poison, but cease
feeding at once.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-15
trouble. w. w. SMEAD,
Mayor.
NOTICE.
trouble.
NOTICE.

All parties having boxes in the
new Postofiice must learn their com
binations and also teach the combi-
nation to parties calling for their
mail. W. A. RICHARDSON, P. M.