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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06
India on q Silver Basis

Srinivss r. Wagel, in his bankers
bulletin of December 5. says:
II would seem surprising that after all
the efforts made BY Great Britain 90
place lndis on gold or gold standard
basis. there should. ut present, be prac-
teal return 20 the silver standard. Prior
20 the war the notes in circulation
amounted TO s2l50oO.0 900. The reserve
for this consisted Of 1923 900 900 IN silver.
100000 in gold and 500. 100000 ir
gold and gold securities. The latest report
shows a note circulation Of S246. 900 .00O'
the reserve consisted OF ssl 900. 600 silver.
$4,000 900 gold. $40. 000. 900 gold and gold
securities. and the balance IN other secur-
ties. Now II has been decided 20 replace
$50. 600 900 Of the gold by securities. Thus.
for all practical purposes the reserve will
consist Of silver coin and bullion and
securities. This step has evidently been
taken in order TO obtain the gold necessary
To ship 70 the United StAtes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06
Current

The above rates express the cost OF
foreign money in terms of the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling for s4.752s; the intrinsic par
ity is s4.S6Fs per pound. Thus, you
say either that pounds arc at dis
count or that dollars are at prs
MUM. which is owing to the fact tha'
in England the demand for dollars
with which 10 settle accounts in thr
country is greater than the demand ~
this country for pounds with which %
settle accounts in England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06
RECORD PRICES FOR
PENNSYLVANIA OIL
Purchasing Agents Pay S2.75 a
Barrel for Crude Product

Pittsburgh, Dec. 5.-Pennsylvania
crude oil was advanced 10 cents to-day
by the purchasing agencies, making
s2.75 barrel paid producers, the
highest price ever reached in the his
tory OF the oil industry. A year ago,
when oil prices were soaring beyond
the expectation OF producers, the
price reached was $3.50, and three
dollar oil was predicted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06
IT. S. Treasury Finances

Washington, Dec. 5-The condition
Of the United States Treasury at the
close OF business today was: Net bal
ance in general fund. sl31 .2Se.265 :
total ordinary receipts, S3,425, 140; total
ordinary payments, S3.725,980.
The deficit this fiscal year is S102,-
o06. 707. against a deficit of s42,313,963
last year. exclusive of Panama Canal
and public debt transactions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

The foreign remittance market was
dull yesterday. German exchange un-
derwent improvement, with mark
checks selling to 66is cents, compared
with 65% the day before. Vienna ex-.
change, on the other hand, declined
very sharply to a new low record or
11.42 cents, compared with ll.o2 on
Monday. This is the lowest level for
exchange bills on Vienna since the war
began, and compares with par of
around 20 cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06
News Digest
Foreign

London Markets.-London, Dec. g.
On the Stock Exchange to-day home
funds and the Russian group were dull
and heavy and Mexicans declined two
points, but these we're Offset by few
firm features. Peruvian issues ad-
vanced two points and copper, rubber
and shipping shares were strong, while
Otis Steel continued to gain. Ameri-
cen securities were quietly steady, a
fraction below parity.
Money was in good supply and dis
count rates were quiet. The dearness
Of money in New York was considered
in the nature of furry and caused
much surprise, as the private cables
gave no reason for the rise. Exchange
was little affected. there being several
large sellers about
Money, AZ per cent: discount rates,
short and three months bills, 513 to
SIS per cent; gold premium at Lisbon,
1900.
Paris Bourse.-Paris, Dec. 5.-Trad-
ing was inactive on the Bourse to-day
Three per cent rentes. 81 francs ~
centimes for cash; exchange on Lon
don, 81 francs 81h confines; . PEI
cent loan, 81 francs 95 confines.
---------
New York
Dollar Exchange RuIing-To en-
,,go ~ HInIlar arrb AZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06
Money and Credit

The general money market continued
to display pronounced strength yester-
day. There was q lessening of the
tension. however, that characterized
the dealings IN call money the day be-
fore, when the rate advanced to 10 per
cent Yesterdays high Oh demand
loans at the New York Stock Exchange
was 10 per cent and the ruling rate 8
per cent, Between 100000 and s4,-
900, 900 loaned at 10 per cent. In the
afternoon the situation eased up con-
siderably and the closing rate was 6
per cent.
Time money remains strong. Rates
on industrial loans of this class ranged
from to per cent yesterday, depend
ing upon the maturity. Rates on mixed
loans ran from to 4t1 per cent.
Ruling rates on money yesterday,
compared with a year ago, were as
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06

Commercial REPRESENTATIONS have
practically withdrawn from the market
and rates are nominally quoted at
4d4A per cent for the regular maturi-
ties. Brokers, however, are not pressing
paper on the market, being satisfied to
wait for more settled conditions in the
money market before committing them
selves to any particular course OF &C
ticn.
Official rates Of discount at each OF
+he twelve Federal districts are as fol-
loWg:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06

Below Is given the current exchange
value of foreign money IN dollars and
cents, together with the intrinsic goic
parity, as calculated By the United
States Mint:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06

On the subject Of fictitious" or
pyramided reserves, Mr.. Warburg,
in a speech at Atlantic City last
June, said:
At present our national banks ap-
psrently have excess reserves ap-
preaching 81 600, 10000 OF these, a
substantial proportion represents
items In transit between the deposit
ing and the depository banks; the
balance, excepting about sloo,o0o,ooO
excess cash In vault held by all ma
tional banks outside Of New York, is
kept entirely in central reserve
cities, the bulk being in the City Of
New York. There il is on deposit
drawing interest at the rate Of 2 per
cent-snd loaned out on stock ex-
change and other eollstsrsl or In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06

In its remarks last week on ways
and means to avoid undue credit in
flation in consequence of the inpour
of foreign gold, the Federal Reserve
Board intimated that it would be
very desirable for national banks to
stop pyramiding their reserves, rs
they do by depositing and redeposit-
ing them with each other. They
should get them back from Wall
Street and keep them with the near
est Federal Reserve bank. Since
then interior banks have been TAX
ing their reserves away from New
York very rapidly. Normally at this
time. or even earlier, there is a sea-
sonal movement of funds from this
centre to the interior, inland banks
that have deposited their reserve
money here asking for it back, but
the demand in the last ten days has
been Unexpectedly heavy, and began
rather suddenly. 1t is quite pos
sible that many interior banks have
been moved partly by necessity and
partly by the suggestion Of the Fed
eral Reserve Board, which was as
follows:
There are means, however, OF con-
trolling accessions Of foreign gold
by proper and voluntary cooperation
OF the banks, or, if need be, by legls-
lative action. An important step IN
this direction would be the sntici-
patton Of tho final transfer OF re
serves contemplated by the Federal
Reserve act TO become effective on
November Is, 1918. This date could
be advanced TO February or March
1917. Member banks would then be
placed on the permanent basis OF
their reserve requirements and fcti-
tious reserves would then disappear
and the banks have a clearer concep-
ton Of the actual reserve and finan-
cial conditions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06
. .s4.3 03, ee5,234 S3,85e,060,e8t

Per capita circulation December T.,
1916, was s4t.73; 1915, $500; 1914,
$3.50; 1913, s35.o3; 1912, $34.64; 1911,
sS4.64; 1910, $3.50; 1909, s34.9s; 1908,
$3.50; 1907, ,34.71; 1906, 1886.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06

Gold from Canada.-Gold to the
amount Of s7.SOO,OOO arrived from
Canada yesterday and was deposited
at the Assay Office for the account OF
]. p. Morgan G. Co. This brings the
total of imports so far this year up
20 $4,000 900. The reported arrival
of s32 900, 900 in Russian gold at San
Francisco is not included, as that has
not vet been confirmed. IL was re-
ported yesterday that additional i'm
ports of the metal from Russia might
be expected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06
Finance Economics

WALL STREET OFFICE; Ielephone
Mill. Building Is Broad ST. hanover ooIf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06

Money in Circulation.-Money in cir
culation on December 1, compared with
q war apo a. follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06
day paper.
Bank Exchanges.-The days clear

Sub-Treasury.-New York banks lost
10 the Sub-Treasury :1,s14,0Oo.
Silyer.-Bars in London, 36fs pence;
New York, 1874 cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-06
Missouri Pacific.Texas & Pacific Litl-

New Directors Elected.-The board
of directors of the National City Com
pany was increased from seven to ten
yesterday. The new members elected
we're Percy A. Rockefeller, James A.
Stillman and c. f. Mitchell.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06

II don't believe now that / ever
had pellagara, because / never did
have any breaking out of any kind.
| don't believe / had hookworm,
either, but whatever it was, this
Tanlac has certainly fixed me. |
don't reckon there ever was med
icine on earth like Tanlac. / will
always bless the day | bought this
medicine"
Tanlac is sold in Camden exclu-
sively by the Fry Drug Co.; in Big
Sandy by j. M. Moses; in Big San
dy r.. f. d. by w. A. Weldon; in
Faxon by j. S. Davidson; in Bre-
cheen by e. s. Byrd u Go. r. f. d.
Coxburg; in Holiday by j. 1. Nc
lllwain; by John F. Cheatham
Enloe, Tenn, r. f. D. Big Sandy.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06
COUNTY NEWS
IN A NUTSHELL
BIG SANDY.

Frank Craney is in Memphis
this week.
ID. G. Curd is on the sick list at
this writing.
Mrs. j. B. Hastings has returned
from Memphis.
Miss Olivia Robins visited in
Camden Monday.
Mrs. G.. g. Tidwell and son have
returned from Erin.
| Mrs. O. w. Fleming is visiting
her parents at Manleyville.
Mrs. Roy Akers and children
are visiting relatives at Paris.
Mrs. Clure DeGraffenreid and
children are at McKinnon for a
months stay.
Mrs. j. M. Marshall of Erin was
the guest of her mother, Mrs. w.
FL. Akers, last week.
Lawrence Morris and wife of
Memphis were here Sunday guests
of the family of V. f. Morris.
Mrs. Hester Moody and Mrs. O..
W. Fleming spent Monday with
Mrs. Joe Frazier at her rural home
Rev. l.. ID. Hamilton of Paris
preached here Sunday night, it be-
ing his last sermon for this confer
ence year.
School opened here Monday with
good attendance. Patrons and
pupils were .favorably impressed
with the new faculty and we be-
lieve that this will be one of our
best school years,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06

STATEMENT
OF the ownership, management, etc. required
by the act OF August "a, 1912, of The Camden
Chronicle, published weekly at Camden, Tenn.
Editor, publisher and owner, James V. Travis.
Known bondholders, etc, none.
j. V. TRAVIS, Publisher.
A. V. BOWLEs, Notary Public.
My commission expires January, 1918.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06
SCHOOL NOTES.

The first month of the 1916-l917
term of Camden High School clos
ed Friday. The enrolment for
the month was 1913, and it increas-
es each week as does the interest
of the pupils in their work. One
great drawback to the progress of
the school was the fact that sever
al of the pupils were absent three
or four days during the month.
This could and should be remedied
by the parents.
In the absence of Mrs. j. G..
Presson, Miss Norma Lashlee had
charge of the primary department.
The building is one of the best in
the State, and this, with our strong
faculty, makes an excellent school.
Each teacher is especially trained
and fitted for the work assigned.
Each student takes pride in hold
ing up the honor of the school and
town.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06

MAGISTRATES WARRANTS. Executions
tk and State Warrants for sale at The Oh MONS
1.LEoHItses Other Blanks priDtsdiO ,oraexs
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06
The Chronicle will accept stow
wood on subscription.

On account of Judge Joseph E
Jones being detained in murder
case at Union City, Circuit Court
did not open until Tuesday morn
ing. The court adjourned this
afternoon, but owing to delay and
lack of space the proceedings will
not appear until our next issue.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06
CLAUD.

John Patrick is visiting friends
and relatives in Texas.
Quite number from here went
to the fair at Paris last week.
L. Ell. Ball and E. B. Farmer.
were at Big Sandy one day last
week.
O. Cole of Point Mason visited
his sister, Mrs. Ira Dillon, one day
last week.
Miss Alice Melton of Harmon
Greek spent Sunday with friends
in this community.
Guy Melton of Harmon Greek
was the over night guest of rela-
tives here Thursday.
Under the stimulus of top prices
cotton is being put on the market
as rapidly as possible.
Under the splendid management
of Miss Eulah Garner. the Halls:
Valley school is making fine prog
ress. The honor roll for month,
of September is as follows: Ethel
Phifer, Audrey Wheatley, Josa.
phine Farmer, Rufus Wheatley
and Gladis Rushing.
| have set before thee, this day
life and good, and death and evil
deuteronomy XXX 15.) Reader,
here are two courses and their in
evitable results presented for our
solemn consideration. Which will
you take? As a free self-deter-
mining agent, you must decide the
matter for yourself.
The first course we notice, which
is death and evil, is the one in
which all mankind is involved by
nature and practice. All have
gone astray from the way of life
and wandered into the way of
death and evil. All men in their
natural condition are in state of
extreme wretchedness, yet this is
only the shadow of the woes which
await the sinner in the eternal
world. The wages Of sin is death
eternal separation from God and
all that is pure, holy and joyous.
The misery and wretchedness of
the sinful state in this life is but
mere shadow of what awaits all
who do not abandon such course
in the day God has given man to
prepare for the eternal state.
Then all the joyous scenes of
this life will be past; hours of re-
pose, hours Of qualification, pleas
ures, friendship, scenes of hope,
etc, will be forever past and there
will remain as a natural result only
incessant and unmixed misery, in
cessant and eternal anxiety, inces-
SAINT and eternal remorse, incessant
and eternal agony, incessant and
eternal despair.
A dark picture, indeed! Yet
such need not be your doom, for
look at the other course, Life
and good" which God is Offering
you freely. Hear, and yonr soul
shall live. Live now and eternally
in the great future. Which will
you take? As free, moral agents,
with the power and privilege to
choose for ourselves, God throws
the whole responsibility upon lis;
He leaves it to our own decision.
All parties indebted. to Stfgall
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06
HOW DIZZINESS CAN BI
PREVENTED.

The people should know that
Crement Liver Pills is a household
remedy in the treatment of torpid
ity of the liver, constipation, dizzi-
ness, sick headache. Also in mala-
ria, fever and ague. Small, mild
in action and effective. Price, 25
cents. For sale by j. G.. Presson
and all other first class drug stores.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06

For Sale-An eight-months-old
thoroughbred Collie pup. Apply
to II. b. Travis, Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06

All parties indebted. to Stfgall
e. Potts, either by note or'account,
can save cost by settling. The
business must be wound up.
u. A. POTTs,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06
TO THE VOTERS OF THE
8TH CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.

This is to inform you that Hon.
l.. M. Rhodes, candidate for Con-
gress, has recently suffered slight
attack of facial paralysis and will
therefore be unable to make
thorough canvass Of the district.
We need the help of his friends
of the district while he is disabled
himself. We need your assistance
in substantial way to help wage a
thorough campaign. We call on
all his friends in the district to
contribute one dollar or more to
his cause. All donations should
be made to E. H. Dowdy, treasurer,
Huntingdon, Tenn, who will make
proper acknowledgement thereof.
We appeal to all the voters who
feel inclined to come to our assist
ance with donation. A small
donation to this worthy cause will
mean much in giving publicity to
Mr.. Rhodes candidacy and you
will never miss it.
Respectfully,
j. w. WILLIAMS,
Chairman
e. III. DowDY,
Treasurer
For Sale--An eight-months-old
thoroughbred Collie pup. Apply
to II. b. Travis, Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06
TANLAC SAVED
HIM FROM GRAVE

What is probably the most re-
markable endorsement ever given
n proprietary medicine was the
statement made recently by H. j.,
Williams, a coal miner at the Ten.
nessee Coal and Iron Co, mine No.
8, near Fairfield, Ala in the Bir-
mingham district.
The story of his wonderful re-
storation to health was told in his
own words, and is profoundly in
teresting. His statement follows:
81 am 81 years of age, and am
the father of sixteen children,
eight living and eight dead. l
came to Birmingham from East
Tennessee, and have followed min
ing for good many years.
about two years ago l took
sick. The doctors at first thought
l had tapeworp, then hookworm,
and finally decided it was pellagra
Itook treatment from a well-known
Alabama pellagra cure but got no
benefit. The doctors finally told
me they couldn't do me any good,
and | quit going to see them.
II suffered from sort of numb
feeling all the time in my back and
was dizzy-headed. l could not
stoop over or stand on my feet for
any length of time, and couldn't
eat anything and nothing tasted
good. In fact, | was slowly starv-
ing to death.
81 lost all of my strength and
fell off As pounds in weight. 1
used to weigh, when [ was well,
1873 pounds, and got down to where
l only weighed 80 pounds and was
almost walking skeleton.
II finally decided that there was
no more hope for me in this life,
and | gave my ring to nay wife and
told her to put the children in the
Odd Fellows Home when I died.
"This is just the shape I was in
when one day my little daughter
said: ''Papa, why don't you try
that new medicine everybody is
talking about? It has helped so
many people, it might help YOU
OF course | had no faith in any
thing, but just to please the family
Imade one more trial and got this
Tanlac. May the good Lord bless
the day I got this medicine, for 1T
was my salvation.
II got relief from the first bottle
and I began to eat and pick up
right from the start. I am now on
my fifth bottle, and have actually
gained back 25 pounds, and now
weigh lis. 1t just looked like the
more took the better [ got, and l
keep-on picking up'every day.
II went over to the mines yester-
day and made arrangements to go
back to work. l am strong enough
to walk around wherever [ want to
30, something l have not been able
to do for over year, and that is
fact. Tanlac mighty nigh raised
me from the dead, that's what it
has done for me. If you don't be.
lieve what I4have told you, just ask
any of the men around mine No. g.,
and they will all tell you the fix l
was in and how much better off /
am now.
"Thank God I will soon be able
to earn living for my family and
Twill owe it all to this medicine,
Tanlac. have just written to
daughter of mine in LaFollette,
Tenn, who needs a medicine like
this, and want her to take it and
get we'll.
nmuuA G r. N -.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.

A 165 acre farm / mile from the
Tennessee River, one-third bottom
land, 40 acres cleared, so acres of
red and white oak timber, fairly
good improvements, good water.
Will sell on easy terms.
w. p. SAUNDERS
r.. f. d. 5 Camden, Tenn
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06
ANNOUNCEMENT.
STATE SENATOR
Pictorial REPRESENTATIVE

WELCH-We are authorized to announce Ben
Welch as a candidate for Floater to represent
the Twenty-first Pictorial District, composed of
the counties of Benton and Decatur, in the next
General Assembly of Tennessee.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-10-06

Acts Surely, Safely

torpid liver is no excuse for buying "a harmful
medicine that has brought physical decay to
thousands. Calomel is dangerous and as every
one knows has has very disagreeable and very
weakening after effects. Medical science has
natural, vegetable remedy, Grigsby's Liver
lax, that thoroughly ceanses the liver and bow
els without causing any bad feeling. Children
can take it with perfect safety Every bottle
guaranteed SO cents and ia per bottle. None
genuine without the likeness and signature Of
l.. X. Grigsby For sale by
J.. q. PKESSON. CAMDEN. TENN.
The Washington times., 1916-10-06
Lines To a
Pair of Soft
Boiled Eggs
On Having Them Turn Out
/ Runny When Husband Is
| Calling That They Shall
| Be "Just So Done and No
Doner" - "Not T o o
| Runny But Nice and
Firm"

Y yoU should have been soft boiled
" Not hard. nor runny-merciy firm.
And yet you lay sprawicd out
Some. lost continent total waste!
Within the dining room my husband
RACES;
And without, here In the kitchen
You two failures lie In wanton reiaxa-
You viii be thrown away yes into waste
with .Ii Your surns-Jono' glory; your
destiny
Quite unfulfilled.
And yet who knows? Perhaps this Is
your destiny.
Rsrhaps cen from the moment when the
gladstone roundelay Of your fond par
ent disturbed the air
You were fore-doomed In that same mo-
ment.
laid. all circumstances pointed to this
That you should come across my human
At the proper time. propelled by magic
from an unknown source;
And be the means Of bringing to an end
My honeymoon.
For when the husband raves about the
eggs--no longer
II there bride or honeymoon
You should have been soft-boiled,
Not hard, nor runny-merely hrm.
THE CONDUCTOR.
The Washington times., 1916-10-06
Woman Who
Saw
How God Paid the Rent.


The Woman Who Saw paused In front
Of the florist shop. There In the win
dow was a mass OF gorgeous orange
yellow bloom. A spray would give the
finishing touch to the brown color
scheme she was wearing.
What Is that flower?" she asked az
she bent over the blossoms-and then
suddenly recognized an old friend.
"Barthenia," returned the foreign look
ing proprietor.
"BartheniaT' questioned the Woman
Who Saw. Doesn't that flower grow
wild in the fields?'
With a wave OF the hand the florist
resigned himself to the inevitable.
II have TO pay my rent he declared
in struggling extenuation. you AmerI.
cans! You like to be fooled. You say
to me, What Is that flower? and
say Barthenia. You buy. II say milk.
weed, you go away"
The Woman Who Saw laughed, well
fix up some OF the Barthenia for me.
she directed. God never charged Won
anything for 1t. but am willing to pay
an honest florist"
'I have to pay my rent" came the
parting explanation from the philoso.
pher -critic- florist, as she took her pur.
chase and disappeared down the steps
TO the subway.