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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-05-11
SUGAR TREE.

Mrs. Lucy Terry visited friends
here this week.
Misses Mamie and Flossie Odle
visited here Sunday.
Mrs. Sallie Coble visited Mrs.
Lucy McLin Sunday.
Mrs. 3. Coble spent last week
with Mrs. Laura Coble.
Mrs. Bette Bates was the week
end guest of Mrs. Maude Spence.
Thurman Ward aud family spent
the weekend with Mrs. Alice Far
low.
Mrs. Maude Spence was the
guest of Mrs. William Cantrell
Sunday.
Misses Gladys Wesson and Ruth
Spence spent Sunday afternoon
with Miss Gertrude Cantrell.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-05-11
FOOD sUPPLYIMPBRATEVE

The Importance to the Nation of
a generously adequate food supply
for the coming year can mot be
overemphasized in view of the eco
nomiciproblems which may arise
as q result of the entrance of the
united States into tho war, says
Secretary Houston.
Every effort should be made to
produce more crops than are need
ed for our own requirments. Many
millions of people across the~seas,
as we'll as our own people must rely
in large part upon the products of
our fields and ranges. This situa
ton will continue to exist even
though hostilities should end un-
expectedly soon, since European
production can not be restored i'm
mediately to it's normal basis.
Recognition of the fact that the
world at large, as well as our own
consumers, must replymore strong
ly on American farmers this year
than ever before should encourage
them to strive to the utmost to
meet these urgent needs.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-05-11
WAR CALLS FOR
A DRY NATION

Wars demand for dry Nation
will be pointed out by Representa-
tive Edwin Yates Webb, chairman
of the House Judiciary Committee
and author of the Webb-Kenyon
Act, in the Sunday School Times
of May5. The b-Kenyon Act
empowers the individual States to
prevent liquor shipments,from wet
States into their own borders. The
mastery manner lin which Mr..
Webb drew this act was attested
when the Supreme Court in Janu-
ary declared tito be constitutional.
Congressman Webb says:
eff our National life is at stake,
our soldiers and sailors are the
prop upon which such life rests,
and every drunken. or drinking
member of our armed forces weak
ems to that extent the National
prop. The statement seems to me
to be automatic. IL SO, then it is
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-05-11

Misses sLeva and fDocia Cole
spent Sunday at Hollow Rock.
Mrs. Bob Cole and children OF
Oklahoma are here to make their
permanent home.
I'll. L.rGillian and wife of Co
lumbia have been visiting the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. JoeTKee.
Calvin Bond, who resided 7just
southeast of this place, died SUM-
day evening about z o'clock, aged
28 years. The deceased had been
confined to his bed several months
with tuberculosis and paralysis.
Funeral services were conducted
byrRev.sE. Ell. Martin of Hunting
don and the, interment took place
at Mount Carmel Cemetery Mon
day afternoon. His widow and two
children survive, to whom we offer
coincidence.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-05-11
COUNTY NEWS
IN A NUTSHELL
RUSHING CREEK.

The regular time for holding
services at this place has been
changed from the second to the
first Saturday and Sunday of each
month.
The singing here Sunday after
noon was well attended. Believe
me, those people from Flatwoods,
Liberty and Baker Chapel are
some singers, and we invite them
to, come again and be with us and
sing the4good songs.
The farmers of this community
are hustling early and late to get
in their crops. The cotton acreage
will be reduced considerably, and
everybody is planting those things
that are necessary o,sustain life in
man and beast. We think this il
best, for we need more acres In
food stuff than we need in cotton,
especially during the war.
Brother farmers, let us raise al
home what we eat and feed to oul
stock and raise some to spare, fol
lit will be needed this year.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-05-11
RAILROADS NOW
ONE BIG SYSTEM

Insofar as the handling of Gov
ernmeut business is concerned, the
railroads of the United States are
now as one big system. They are
cooperating for a great National
efficiency, and all competition is
torn down when it cones to solici-
fation of Government business.
This has been brought about by
the action of the five members of
the special railroad committee on
Nationaldefense. Terminalsmean
nothing and equipment is pooled.
10 all intents and purposes the
railroads of the country are for the
government 6rst, last and all the
time.
Speaking of the authority of this
committee of FIVE, a prominent rail-
road official says: "This committee
has power to take engines or cars
from the Illinois Central and send
them to the New York Central.
1t has authority to order officers
and employees from theUnion Pa
cific for service elsewhere. 1t can
order shipments diverted from one
road to another, without regard
to competitive earnings. sExpedi-
tion Is the end in view, and this
step was taken by the railroad ex-
ecutives in a broad -gauged and pa
triotic way, which eliminates sell
fish Interest of any given road"
The railroads of the;Gnited States
are destined to prove potent factor
of the Nation in war, and that they
are meeting their opportunitiesfor
service to the Government is shown
10y the action they havegust taken.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-05-11

unthinkable that our great country
while in. a life and<death struggle,
should permit one drop of whisky
to go into the hands or mouths of
its lighting forces. We should,
therefore, have by all meaps.a law
prohibiting under severe penalties
selling or giving intoxicants toany
soldier or sailor of the United
States. y : But a-sober army
can not long endare'if tits depend
ent upon "a drinking or drunken
population
Mr.. Webb states "that the Pres
ident and his advisers have the
liquor problem now under consid-
eration,' and then he goes on to
show what Congress could do to
give us National Prohibition. ct
is timely 'utterance, and should
be read in fullas it appears in the
Sunday School Times, published
by the Sunday School TimessCo.,
1881 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-05-11
Bring Your Wool,

The Benton County Lamb Club
has set apart Saturday Junes2 as
the day to sell WOOL All having
wool for sale should bring it to
Camden Depot Saturday morning
June 2. Buyers have promised
to be present on that date. Bring
your wool sacked ready for ship
ment, and if prices offered are not
satisfactory we can ship together
to the best market.
Respectfully yours,
8. A. SPARES,
Secretary
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-05-11
GIRLS PLAY BASE BALL.

The American Athletic Girls
Base Ball Club, a distinct novelty,
and thes foremost attraction in the
line of baseball that will be pre-
sented tosus this season, will be
played at Camden Saturday, May
10, at 3 p. M. against the local boys
on the home diamond.
This club, according to their
press notices.. area fast enough to
give any semi-pro team a run for
their money, and ifthe boys expect
a "look in" they -will have to get
busy.
The American girls team is CON-
posed of athletic girls who have
made base ball a-study and profes-
sion and know the game from A. to
z.
The club is organized in Chicago
and they make.a tour of the coun-
try each year,and this is their first
season in the South, as they have
been playing for the past four sea-
sons in Canada and the Northwest,
defeating some of the strongest
semi-pro teams in that section.
Anyone expecting to see bur-
lesque on the game will be sadly
disappointed, as these girls play
hall.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-05-11
SAWYERS' MILL.

Mrs. r. O. Bell of route 2 is on
the sick list this week.
j. d. Bond and wife spent the
sabbath at Hickory Flat.
Leonard Davis and wife OF Cam
den visited here Sunday.
Mrs. Carmel Ashby of Buena
Vista visited here recently.
Rev. S. w. Joyner of Westport
was here one day last week.
Virgil Holland and family have
been visiting-J, w. Holland.
Eula Barker and family have
been visiting in this locality.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-05-11
CHERRY GROVE.

A.sV. Melton made affying trip
to Eva City Friday.
WaF. Melton of Pine Hill was
in Camden Saturday.
W. f. Melton and family have
been visiting nFlatwoods.
Bill Melton of Harmon Greek
was at Hollow Rock Sunday.
Charles Spence and family visit
ed near Big Sandy last week,
Brother A. M. Melton preached
q good sermon at Harmon Greek
Sunday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-05-11
SW EET POTATOES
EASILY PRODUCED

Washington,D. G., May 5-Seed
to plant an acre of Irish potatoes
cost about $40 this spring. Seed
sweet potatoes Will not cost more
than 81 per acre where vine cut
tings taken from early set plants
are used. The yield of sweet pota
toes per acre is usually greater than
that of Irish potatoes and as food
they are as nutritious. Sweet pe-
tatoes may be grown throughout
the Southern States and, of course,
in certain other sections of the
country. Specialists in theUnited
States Department of Agriculture
are urging an increased acreage of
this crop wherever IT can be easily
grown.
potatoes, it is pointed out,
are the South's chief instrument
for a quick and effective increase
OF the food supply. Seed is plen-
tiful; last years crop was the Sec
ond largest ever produced in this
country.
By~means of vine cuttings it is
possible to plant almost unlimited
areas of this crop and at the same
time conserve the present supply.
That is, a farmer who wishes 10
plant 10 acres, will bed seed enough
--say@8 to 10 bushels-to get slips
for one. Wine cuttings from this
acre would plant many more acres,
paintings being possible until the
first of August In the lower South.
Sweet potatoes are not expensive
to grow. The main limiting factor
to the production of vast quantities
by thisrplan is labor. Yields from
fields set with vine cuttings are as
large as from plants grown from
slips. This method has the furth-
er advantage of preventing the
transfer of diseases which are car
'ried on the tubers.
The South doesn't need to learn
how to grow sweet potatoes, the
specialists point out. Farmers
know how to produce large yields
of this crop. But the farmer must
be impressed with the necessity Of
increasing his acreage of this crop
and then, when harvest comes, to
prevent the enormous loss from im-
proper handlingand storing. The
best way to keep sweet potatoes is
to store them in well-ventilated
storage houses, not "dugouts.'
Storage houses should be made
ready as soon as possible. In Far
.mers' Balletin 548, STORING and
Marketing Sweet Potatoes in
struction for building such houses
an for converting old and unoccu.
pied buildings are given.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-19

Know" Orchestra hall, p. m, a.
spices Chicago Woman's club.
Frederick L. McGham, invent .
and mining expert, speaks on "R
ductiOn of Ores" before Lincoln E
plOratiOn and Mining Co. at D
Pickle, II ToOker, rear of 863
Dearborn, 8 p. N. Welcome.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MONDAY

Meeting to organize cleaning and
dyeing industry workers, 1913 W.
Madison, room 22O, 8 p. m.
Jeanette Rankin, only congress-
woman, lectures on Let the People
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
SIDE TALKS
Nothing Else Quite So Pitful
BY RUTH CAMERON

There is something infinitely pitiful to me about the unfulflled desires of an old man or woman.
 Nothing in the world wrings my heart strings quite so sorely.
 A child's unfulhlled desires are touching. I can never see a child who wants some toy or some treat without wanting to play the fairy godmother and gratify him. Children are so eager. They want things, even unimportant things, so hard.
 But the pathos of the disappointed child is nothing to that of the old man or woman who is nearing the journeys end with some unsatisfled longing, which he has carried all the way, still tearing at his heart.
 Their Very Resignation the Most
 Pathetic. Perhaps that expression is too strong. When one is old one does not want things with the same pas- sion the child feels. One has learned so many bitter lessons in not wanting things too hard. One is less eager because one Is so much less hopeful. But that very lack of eagerness, that very hopelessness is what makes the old man or woman's desires the more pitiful. They can't even have hope, that greatest blessing of all, that last good fairy in Pandora's box that made life possible in spite of all the evil fairies.
 Here's Hoping Someone Will Be In-
 spired Vo. - What joy, what a privilege to plant hope anew in one of these worn out hearts! .,@
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
TWO BIG FEATURES
 AT LYCEUM TODAY

The unusual feat of arranging two such features as Poor Little Pep pima" with Mary Pickford playing the lead; and Sudden Jim." with Charlie Ray as leading character has been performed by the Lyceum theater management, and both these big at fractions will grace the program to- day. Charlie Ray will return to the city to find that New Britain has suddenly placed his name at the top of the list of their favorites, and that Mary Pickford, ''America's s Sweetheart" embraces New Britain ties in her long list of admirers has been known even before Mary be- came the famed star that she is to- day.
 Since Charlie Ray started to ap- pear in features at the Lyceum, there has been a great demand for some more of his work, and with Sudden Jim," said to be one of his best of- ferings, to be thrown on the screen for the first time today, the S. R. O.. sign will undoubtedly have to be put out. This picture shows Ray in a somewhat different role than he has essayed of late but he makes just as big hit as he did when he threw audiences into ecstacies of delight from coast to coast, in '"The Clod Hopper" and "The Pinch Hitter" It seems that no matter what Ray does, he makes a hit, and the Lyceum pa- irons are as ready to show their ap- .preciation as anyone else.
 With Ray will also appear Mary Pickford in an inimitable role in Poor Little Peppina." From her role in 'The Poor Little Rich GirI' to this role is somewhat of a big jump, but Little Mary does it with ease, and is just as much at home in her dirty frock as she is sitting in a gilded chair in an autocratic mansion. That Mary will greet. the usual crowded house when she smiles across seems assured, judging from the inquiries
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
News For 7hsdte18oerS and Women
REVELATIONS OF. A WlFE|
By ADELE GARRISON

1ty, however. The thing which bound me to listen to him was a conviction that must hear more of what he was saying about Dicky.
 What Dr. Petit Said.
 Then I fought matters out with myself" Dr. Petit went on. ITO tell you or not to tell you, that was the question which obsessed me day and night. Finally this offer from South America came, and I took it as a sign that I should go away from you for ever and leave you to work out your own salvation.
 But seeing you today has cleared my brain. I don't think I have been quite sane. Surely I never could have contemplated leaving you to the mercies of a man who cares nothing for you, who is devoting his whole time to 8 pretty little doll who is your inferior in every possible way. You are my mate, little girl. You were meant for me to cherish, and by the Lord, I am going to do it.'
 The oath was like a prayer in its utterance. Then I felt my hands seized by the doctors strong ones and crushed against his lips.
 Don't be afraid, little girl,' he was murmuring. Just the touch of your hands against my lips. That is all I'll ask-''
 How dare you" gasped. finding my breath at last. How dare you utter such untruths about Dicky! And to think that I have allowed myself to listen to those other words of yours. l never want to see you again." ..
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
KITSON'S DANCING
 SCHOOL OPENING

Tomorrow night at the Bungalow, Prof. J, F. Kitson will open his dancing school for the seventeenth consecutive term. The waltz, fox trot and one step will be taught. With the experience acquired during this long term of years MT. Kitson can we'll guarantee satisfaction.
 Beginners class will convene at 7:30 and the advanced class at 8:30. MT. Kitson will personally cater to the beginners class during the entire eve ming.
 Music for the advanced class will be furnished by Lynch's orchestra and they will render all the latest dance music of the season.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
EVELYN THAW ON
 ~ SCREEN AT FOX'S

The muchtalked of screen produc- tion of "Redemption' with Evelyn Nesbit and her son Russell Thaw, while still in the first flush of glorious conquest of Broadway, New York, Is the feature of the present Fox program. It opened last night to turnaway business, and will be shown again tonight and tomorrow
 Redemption" is a play from life depicted with relentless truth. The story deals with a girl once an ac- tress, who. at the opening of the picture is 8 happy wife and mother A former admirer looms up, and meeting her again after a number of 'years and in full knowledge of her domestic happiness, persists in annoy ing her until she is compelled to have him arrested, but to avoid publicity she does not press the charge and he is released. Shortly after this her husband dies and she and her son are left penniless. After months of struggle she establishes herself in business and earns enough money to send her boy to college, her redemp- tion finally comes through his success.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01

One wonders sometimes that the sons and daughters who might so easily play the fairy godmother and fulfill some of these unfulfilled de- sires, are so blind. to their great op- p-rtunity.
 They are not wholly self absorbed to be sure. There is nothing too much for them to do for their chil- dren. They will leave no stone un- turned to give them every advantage and every opportunity and every pleasure. But the idea that the old people might want something from life besides the pleasure of being near them and those wonderful grandchildren never occurs to them,
 How They Will Dong for the Lost
 Opportunity.
 One wonders sometimes if, when the, day comes that there is nothing they can give the old father or moth CT but flowers, the vision of their lost opportunity will come to them too late with binding force
 A woman who was making some thing of 8 sacrifice to fulfill her mothers dearest wish, once said to me. Yes I wanted terribly to use the money for myself. And then I thought that some day a day would come when if I should think, All her life she wanted a piano and now she can never have it, should just about go mad So you see I am sell fish after all"
 Too bad there isn't more of that selfishness in the world.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
Scene From "Redempt ion'' at Fox's Theater.

The story is beautifully told, and directed artistically by Julius Steger and Joseph A. Golden. This is said to be the first of a series of Evelyn Nesbit features planned by MT. Steger and, judging from the wonderful re- ception received on Broadway. the series will be awaited with eager excitement not only because of the power of the stars name, but also be- cause of the high quality of the productions, Among the other fea- lures of the excellent program for to- day and tomorrow will be Drew comedy, and the third chapter of that thrilling new Vitagraph serial, The Fighting Trail.''
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01

that have poured in since announce ment was made that she would ap- pear once again for the delight of New Britainites.
 Just to show that the Lyceum man. agement is versatile a Keystone com edy will be thrown in for good meas ure, and the final episode of The Secret Kingdom" with Dorothy Kelly and Charles .Richman will be shown. The two stars have made a great pair and the hundreds of people who watched the unravelling of the unique plot in this picture will get big sur prise when they see how the story ends. Ford Sterling in Stars and Bars" will give the program a big finale.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
Why Madge Cried "HoW Dare You
 Utter Such Untruths Against ninkvVD

Dicky!"
 Dr. Pettit!" spoke in a whirl of emotion in which anger and terror prsdominated. You, must be mad to say such things to me. You must know I cannot listen to speeches such as the one you have just made. I am going away at once.''
 "No!' He blazed the monosyllable at me while his sinewy hands caught mine, and gently put me into my chair again.
 noticed that he was careful to re- move his hands quickly, and felt oddly reassured I was afraid from his wild talk of my being in an abyss pushed there by my husband and to be rescued by himself, that I might have to summon help. I hal no doubt at all that his brain had suddenly become affected.
 But with his next words I began to revise my decision. His voice had his words and his manner took on their usual formality.
 II must ask you to believe, Mrs. Graham,''8 he said, that I had no idea of saying these things to you when I came here today. I had per- suaded myself that ,sorely as you needed help and championship, it would be worse than folly for me to attempt to open your eyes, that I ren the risk of losing your friendship, which is the most precious thing in life to me.
 You must have seen, you could not help seeing, how it is with me- the deep voice went on. 'I never looked twice at another woman before you came into my life. I will never look at one again, if you go out of it..
 I knew that had no right to listen to what he was saying, but there was something about him that compelled attention, and kept me from protest ing.
 'I Tried" ,s" +
 "It was all over with me from my first glimpse of you when you were taking care of your mother-in-law," he went on. "You were such a plucky. eager creature and you were being treated so boorishly tha I had an in sane impulse to pick you up, to carry you away and show you how woman like you should be cared for"
 My memory went back to my mother in laws illness following upon her first visit to our home. and Dicky's selfish disregard of my comfort at that time. I had flushed hotly then be- cause the tall, silent young physician could not help seeing my husbands treatment of me, but had never dreamed that his caring for me had begun then.
 T tried to conquer my feeling for you, and when I found couldn't do that, tried to divest it of selfishn ess by being willing to serve you anywhere Your husband doesn't dream. of it, but have had him watched carefully for months, for I made up my mind that was going, to know every con- ditton surrounding you.
 When I found out finally what I knew must be the inevitable result of his temperament and of his surround ings, almost went berserk. To think that a man who could have you would"
 His voice broke, while l sat silent, too stunned by the horrible accusation he was implying against Dicky, to reply to him. I knew that soon must cry out deny the truth of what he was saying, rush out of the room and away from him, but for the moment was like a woman under a spell. Not under the spell of his personal
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
Menu for Tomorrow

--
 Breakfast.
 Oranges
 Creamed Dried Beef Steamed Brown Bread
 Coffee
 Lunch.
 Potato Soup
 Cold Shaw
 Grape Pie
 Tea
 Dinner.
 Stuffed Beef Steak
 Creamed Onions ..-. Hominy Croquettes
 Celery Mayonnaise Cottage Pudding Peach Sauce Coffee Steamed Brown Bread-Two cup- fuls yellow corn meal, one cupful rye meal, one cupful flour, two cupfuis milk, ore cupful molasses, one half teaspoonful salt, three teaspoonfuls baking powder. Mix well together, pour into a well greased brown bread mold and steam for four hours. Peach Sauce-Make a hard sauce and whip into 1t, 8 little at time, as much peach pulp as it will take up without separating. In serving an extra quantity of the fruit may be served with the sauce.