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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09
English Female Bitters,

uator known, will cure all those complaints above
mentioned in an incredibly short time. The Bitters ut
once arOusCs strengthen and restores the womb TO its
natural condition, r.I owing distractions, relieving
pain and rcgulatnr pc monthly period. lOnder
to womunhood; She Is the pride of all, but bark she
silently steals pickle, eats chalk, or slate pencil, no
solitude; her eye longer sparklcs, her merry laugh
iu ES i lsiis ulIo9sn .lo NY slo iloYo
papation, constipation, swimming Of the head cold
feet and hands melancholy; she has coated tongue,
offensive breath and host of other evils too
10 mention.
When neglected all these symptoms become aggruva-
ted, there b. ,ic, stomach heartburn, dark line set
ties under the eyes, the legs and ankles are swollen, the
hair loses its gloss and falls Off there is britencs and
splitting of The finger nails swollen abdomen, extreme
ncryousncs Nct!uncss, pains and aches, dry cough,
historical fits rapid urusratun, epilepsy and DEATH
II you, amy OF your friends thus afflicted send
at once for Bottle Of English Female Etters and be
cured. ltl effects magical in such complaints.
Surely no mother will postpone and delay this duty
until
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09
Common GrOgshOp Bitters

Empty bitter bottles of various styles can be found
around almost every dwelling and cabin throughout
the land Their taste pleasant and advertised TO
kno,0 they possess medicinal properties whatever
They are many DISCUSSES for exceedingly common
beverages, which do not, cannot, possibly
one.
they contain sting for your vitals and he who buys
them carries topers" grog into his house. One
who knows nothing about medicine says his big bottles
of common stuff will cure chill and fever rheumatism
and consumption; another whose bottle is very fancy
all i'm purtes of the blood makes old young
out DEVILS restores sight to the blind and
other miracles while yet another, who pTesumes
every man drunkard, proposes to collie, HgTow
ing nails, yellow fever heart disease and loyesick
maidens! We know they make no such cures; we
kdOw the people at large deceived and swindled
and we desire to Ventilate those common humbugs
make the following challenge TO one and all
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09
Death is at the Door.

In all the complaints the system evidently shove
want of red blood, and Mr. Churchill. in his work on
Diseases of Females says: Bearing In mind that the
blood remarkably deficient in red corpusclcs and the
known property of iron 70 correct this condition theory
suggests it the most TO be relied the best of which
is the Citrate" Citrate of Iron enters largely into the
composion Of English Female Bitters combined with
Among the mountains of Tennessee and the pncy
woods of Mississippi is found certain hard and hnty
root, which has been in secret use by old mid
wives for years possessing magic powers in regu
latinc and restoring all females suffering with any
lection of the womb. This root we have obtained, gave
it fair test in our practice and it now of the
principle ingredients in these Biters Ober powerful
uterine and general tonics also into its compost
ton. We also add Leptnndra or Black root sufficient
to act upon the liver and keep the bowels open.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09
Blooming Young Girls,

Middlea aged marons those at the critical period and
the aged all cured by the use Of our
English Female BitteTs now prescribed and used by
physicians all over the country.
If You arc troubled with Failing of the Womb at
tended with a sense of weight and bearing down pain
in the back and side and other attendant evils English
Female BittcTs will give entire relief
Those at the turn of life" mothers after confne-
ment and all others male female) who GONZALES
cents from any proracted or facilitating complaint
who gain strength slowly and whose digestion is slow
and imperfect will find these Biters the very thing
their system demands. 1t gives powerful appetite
aids and assists digestion the liver STRENGTHENS
mentally and physically, and fills the whole system
with crimson blood coursing through its channels
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09
Female Complaint,

That claims its victims Throughout the length and
breadth of our land.
Many females suffer in way at each monthly POI
rOd girls in great peril at the commencement
Of menstruaton while older dread its decline at
the turn of life" Sometimes the menstrual now is too
much, too little may be attended with paint
be irregular entirely checked changed in appear
ance attended with other distressing symptDms, Leu
corrhma the Whites" frequently drains the sys-
tem liberation of the womb may create pain and
cause rapid prOstTation.
Falling of the womb is IN exceedingly common com
plant giving much trouble and distress which, under
ordinary treatment, is difficult to cure.
Mysteries, Green Sickness, Irritabity of the Womb,
and other serious and fatal complaints follow tho female
throughout life. Lives there medical gentleman
who has relieve the fair of the above troL
bles2 Not many. Is there no combination of reme-
dial agents that will come to her rcscue2 We answer
Yes.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09
Sickness, Pain and Death

Legmotcy result penalties for violations Of natural
laws, from which mono can escape -
The faded check tho pale and wan features, the dull
eye the couded intellect the deep hcavng sigh, the
feeble and emaeated Frame the detected brow the tot
tering gait ali indicate previous transgrCsion OF law.
Knowing that procrastinaon is the thief OF tmo, al
intelligent beings apply for remedy soon as cir
cumsancos permit while those who do not act upontho
principle that delays are dangerous generally linger
lose moro time and pay more money.
Thousands of mothers and daughters, in all stations
and conditions of life suffering lingering and dy
ing from tho effects Of some dreaded and dreadful
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09
One Hundred Dollars

That one tablespoonful of ENGLISH FEMALE BIT
TIERS contains much medicinal properties
bottle of any of the pleasantly tasted common adVcr-
tised bitters of the day The medical profession 70
decide the question. Be it understood that the English
Female Bitters is not beverage, but is powerful
Iron and Vegetable Tonic combined curing long stand
ing chronic female complaints in every direction.
Put up in large bottles at $50 per bottle, six bot
ties for $500 and sold by druggists and merchants
rywhere . ..,.
Memphis, Tenn.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09

For Sale.
Okal ACRES OF LAND ON THE RUTLEDGE
~ Turnpike, % miles from the court house.
..-~.-A Al. SAtsD ELL.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09

LUDICRoUs SCENE At \ FUNERAL.-
An Iowa paper says: At the funeral OF %
young man in Dcs Moincs recently, the
services for the dead took place at the
dwelling of the parents. After n most
pathetic address, which brought tears from
all the young ladies present, the minister
inquired if any of the dear friends Of the
deceased wished 10 say anything on this
solemn occasion. A stranger here stepped
forward, and, after expressing sympathy
with the friends of the deceased, remarked
that the ways of Providence We're inscruta-
BILE, and, in this connection, he wished to
mention that he was the agent for ~ first
rate article of hair vigOr lp.the state of
Iowa. The corpse had used il for years
with great advantage, and he confidently
recommended it, especially 70 the minister
and undertaken present, a. Lc perceived
they were both painfully bald. Shake the
bottle, gentlemen, and rub the mast rwcll
in with Il stiff brush said he. Ar this
stage Of the proceedings Il Sigh disturb
ance occurred, and the hair vgo. man dis
appeared"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09
The Surrender CfMetl.

The New York Hcrold's Correspondent
gives the following details:
ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION sINGED.
by agreement the conference was resum-
ed early the same morning, and lasted till
eight o'clock i'm the evening, when the ca
pitulatiOn was signed for the absolute rem
dition of Metz and all its Qualifications,
ornaments, stores and munitions, and for
u surrender, on the Sedan conditions, of all
the garrison and all of Bazaine's army,
comprising three Marshals of France, six
ty-siX generals, 5000 officers and $4,000
troops. The Germans are astounded at this
result-an army and fortress captivating
to an investing army larger than itself by
only a small fraction
STARVATION IN METZ.
On the morning of the Goth five soldiers
lay dead of starvation at Montgny, while
the staff still INDUCED i'm luxurious meals,
and four days rations were given TO the
entire army that morning, while they had
received none for two days previous. No
beef or pork had been obtainable at any
price for week but on that morning, be-
| fore anything had arrived in town. the
| shops had plenty thereof. This proves the
! charges current in the town that specula-
! tors had seized much food, and that ra-
! tional system of apportionment such ms
| existed during the last ten days, if intro
] a
| tons, would have prevented much waste
and enabled the fortress to hold out a
month longer The stafrused to feed their
! horses on bread at first. Recently the
prices had reached the following maxi
mum Sugar, 30f. pound; salt l5f, one
ham, 3O0f. one potato, 45c one onion, soc.
| The International sold u little pig caught
near Gravelotte for 7iSf.
| SICK AND WOUNDED.
AS. 4 l.
performed without chlorOiOrm or ether, and
| wounds have been dressed without car
bolic acid. There are over 10000 sick and
wounded. Thirty-fve thousand persons
have died in the town alone during the
siege, greater part from lack OF proper care
! The prevailing diseases are Varioia, spotted
typhus and dysentery. Scurvy has mo-
prevailed, though even the sick have fol
over three weeks received their horst
steaks and horse broth without salt
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09

The New Orleans Picd87iHc says: \
countryman at the theatre the other night,
as the escort of some ladies, retired ut an
intermission and returned with pound or
two of peanuts wrapped up in paper, and
two huge bananas sticking from his pocket.
Just then, however, and before he had
time to take his seat, one of the actresses,
who had especially won his admiration,
came to the footlights and warbled a beau
tiful melody. The rich, full voice, eXqui-
site in intOnation and breathing strains
almost divine, completed the conquest of
the cOuntryman's heart, and, unable to
restrain his delight, he heaved on the stage
his peanuts, bananas and pOcket-handker-
chief as tribute to the fair enchantress.
There was mOmentary astonishment
visible upon the faces on the stage, single
interval of hesitation, which was removed
by the countryman's voice, full and clear
Take 'em, gal, by lingo, you're well
Gomez
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09

The dressing which the Prince Royal
gave Mcmahon, and the breaches which
have been made in the walls during the
investment of Strasburg may be said to
represent the "close " of the war. In fact
BaZaine's forces alone are an army at IT,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09

UNCONSCIOUS INFLUENCE OVER AMI
MAIS.-The horse is like his driver, and
the dog like his master. \ nervous timo-
rOus man il almost sure to have a skittish
horse, shying at anything, unsteady, and
runaway if he gets a chance. Many
COW is spoiled by lack of patience and
quietness i'm the mixer, and the amount
of milk depends more upon the mixer
than the pasturage. If man is afraid of
horse, the animal knows it before he goes
into the stable. We have seen the most
inoffensive COW in the herd so wrought
upon by the nervousness ola greenhorn
son of Erin, as deXterously to plant her
heels over head. a noisy, boisterous fell
low about fattening stables will cause
serious loss in gain of flesh to the animals,
so important is quiet to them when they
are digesting their Massachusetts
PlOuqhndn.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09
DrOmgOOIe & Co.'s BuChu.

The best and cheapest combination for ali affections
of the hldueys and bladder offered to the public
1t is prepared by regular physicians and used by the
profession.
Price 81 six bottles for S.. Sold Dy druggists and
J. p. DROMGOOLE 4 CO
aug2-ly. Memphis. Tenn.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-08

and prcdominRnce over the whole of
the Catholic Church, which she truly
and humbly recognizes to have receiv-
ed with the fullness OF power from the
Lord himself, through st. Peter, Prince
of apostles, whose SUCCESSOR IL the Rp-
man Pontiff. And rs she Is bound to
defend before others the truth of the
faith, so also any questions which may
arise regarding faith must be defined
" her judgiheht; BECAUSE, moreover,
the WORDS of our Lord Jesus Christ,
saying: "Thou art Peter" &C., are not
to be passed over. These words have
been confirmed by subsequent events,
for the Catholic religion has ever been
preserved immaculate, and has ever
been celebrated in the Apostolic See.
Hence we teach, with tho approval
of the Holy Coucil, and define as9 a
dogma of faith, that by the Divine As-
slstance the Roman POntiff, of whom,
In the person of ~. Peter, II has beeil
likewise been said by our Lord Jesus
Christ, 81 have prayed for thee" &C.,
cannot err when, acting as the highest
teacher of all Christians, he authorita-
lively defines what should be adhered
to by the whole church i'm matters of
faith and morals and that this pre-
rogativc Of the incapability to err or
infalibility of the Roman Pontiff, Is
equally extensive with the infillibility
of the Church.
IL any one should presume to con-
tradict this, orr dciinitioii, which may
God avert, let him know that nc there
10y falls away from the truth of the
IN.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-08

Warwick FdrasE GAd Alexandria
county Highland aud Bath james
City and York King & Queen and
Middlesex; Northumberland and Lam
caster; Page and Warren Prince
George and Surry Stafford and King
George; WestmOrland and Richmond.
Judges of the county courts of the
following counties shall each receive
81 900 per annum, viz: Accentass Car
oline, Franklin, Hanover, Mecklen-
burg, Rockbridge and Washington.
Also, judges of the following districts
shall receive 81 900 per annum, viz /:
Gloucester and Matthews; Madison
and Greene; Sussex and Greensville /;
Wythc and Pulaski.
Judges of the county courts of the
following counties shgll each receive
81 300 per annum Albcnarle, Angus
ta, Bedford, Fnuquicr, Halifax, Lou
douu and Rockingham.
Tho judge of the county court Of
Pittsylvania shall receive 81, 800 per
ahnuIt,
The jGdges ofthe corporation Or hus-
tings Courts 8f tite following cities and
towns receive annual salaries, as fol-
lows: OF Staunton ond Winchester,
500; of Portsmouth, 5000; of Fred
erieksburg, $500; of Alexandria and
Bynchburg, 81 900; of Petersburg,
81 800; of Norfolk, 81 600.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-08

the cadetshlp by ROderick Random
Butler. The Conservatives cannot ex-
pcct.any thihg but defeat until they
do three things:
/. They must organize, not in secret
conclave, but openly, boldly and per-
manently.
2. They must quit patrononizing
those Radical sheets and spend their
money, scattering over the country
Conservative papers which will enable
them
3 To keep the people posted upon the
great issues of the day. am persua-
ded that five hundred white men in
the county of Washington, had they
been fully posted, would not have
voted to exempt forty thousand negro
voters from taxation and to tax the
poor white man up to the standard of
slavery to school negro children.
SUBSCRIBER.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-08
Salaries Of the Virginia Judges.

In the Senate on the 27th of March
AFR. Waddell, from the Finance COM
mittee, reported bill fixing the sala-
ries nf the judges df the several courts
of the Commonwealth. Laid on the
table and ordered TO be printed.
1.-THE bill provides that the judges of
the Supreme Court of Appeals shall
each receive $1,000 per annum, except
the president, who shall receive 50, 300. ]
The judges Of the circuit courts shall
each receive S2,00O, except the judge of
the Richmond circuit, who shall re-
ceivc 81, 800; Said judges shall also he
entitled 10 mileage as provided by law.
Judges of the county courts of the
following counties shall each receive
5000 per annum, viz Amelia; Appb-
mattOx, Carroll, Clarke, Cumberland,
Essex, Floyd, Fluvanna, Goochland,
Grayson, Isle of Wight, King VIII
liam, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pow
hatan, Princess Anne, Prince William.
Rappahannock, Roanoke, Russell,
Smyth, SpotsyIvania, Tazwell.
Judges of the county courts OF the
following counties shall receive sSOl
per annum, qiz ; Amherst, Botetourt,
brunswick, buckingham, Campbell,
Chesterfield, Culpeperi. Dinwkl6liet
Frederick, Henrieo, Henry, Louisa, Lu'
nenburg, Nansemond, Nelson, Prince
Edward, Scott, Shenandoah and South
ampton.
l'he judges Of the following districts
shall also receive $500 per annuin, viz
Alleghany ard Craig bland and q lilies
Buchanan and Wise; Charles City
and New Kent; Elizabeth CitF AM
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-08

his criminal action some footprints
which lead to the discovery Of hisguilt.
And this robbery yUu have committed
without a shadow even for the plea Of
necessity /; for the estate OF your late
lainented father (tbank Heaven that
he is out of the way OF suffering for
your dishonest eOnduct) was, although
small amply sufficient for the moderate
axfens.s Of a'stndent's life. Look at
your cousin here His income IL not
even as large as your own: and yet IL
well supports him like gentleman"
Robert GOlding stOId by with eyes
with excitement, and face violently
paling and flushing by turns. Whcth-
er this evident agitation was due to sor-
row for his cousin, or borrow nj the
crime, or a sense OF guilt on his part
the progress of this story will show.
|. He spoke not word.
g 1t IL of no Use. cir, sec, " said
Aarry Winston, addressing his uncle,
for me to ulter "A sentence more In self
vindicatiOn. But shall have but lit
tie rest till, by discovering the real
criminal, l shalt establish my own I'M
nOcencc. 4 - :. 49,. ~
"tiu, sir,n peturnod tho excited un-
clc and never let me see your face
again. Alas tliut I should have lived
to see the day when one Of the name
of Winston has been guilty OF forgery.
For the sake of the. reputation OF my
family, shall not persccute you, u,-but
an honest naanc.u .;;, 'r" '...''
only ON conditI9,i4. .tlSt you leave this
city, and change your name"
q shall do both, sir" WIS the an
swcr, after little while, and but for
II little while-until, as my tells me
will he the case, 1 shall clear up my
character and prove my right to bear
The young man, having spoken thus
turned and jeff the office. q The lawyer
ut once het0Ok himself to the execu-
ton of his will in which-to remove
rs he intended, every chance OF Har-
ry's ever inheriting any part OF his cs-
tate-he bequeathed all that he possess
cd to his daughter, with a reversion, in
case she should die without issue, to
his nephew, Robert Goltling.
"No rogue" he said to his country
iieighbor, DIR. Watson, who was nam
cd In his will rs guardian Of Agatha
and sole executor, "shall ever enjoy the
result of my honest labor"
That executorship was u very fortu-
nate circumstance. -. al
Three days after~aFd Mr.. Thomas
Winston was killed by fall from his
horse.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-08
THE PASSAGE OF THE RED SEA ~ tbs
CHILDREN or ISRAEL.

1T rnH LArR JoHS rom sRAas, ov THE NORTH
cAkoLiHA cosfkRhEScn.
LRp on by stern Pharaoh
In vspgsancs and pride,
Tbs chariots Of Egypt
Hard after them ride.
Erhrs-t-d aud trembling,
They stand On the shOrv,
Behind them the foeman,
The waters before
To In. Osd Of their sres from those dssosts s,nds
Tsey are rsising their voices and spreading their
hands. rN
viii he who hath severed t.e fstter and shAin,
Leave them here n hssc wilds, by their foes to be
sizin?
Behold the salvation
OF Tod shall be wrought
No lance shall be dsrtsI,
Eobatte be fought,
No carnage shall crimson
The sand aud the wave;
No arm shall be lfftsd,
To hkht aud to save. =.
TIE Iord shfli BE honor'd,
ilG Nigk b. made knswni
The nations shall own Him
Jehovah alone.
Asd the wo stricken Of Egyp, shall mourn,
For ns'sr shall the proHd hearted PharSSh return
Himself and his valorous captain, shall sleep!
In the fAthonless caves OF the Pit,ilsss deep.
wha, hand Is now moving
In strength Ger that tids'
The waves are perjury
This billet divide,
Ths Lords chosen people
90 forward In faith,
And fearlsssly enter
The wAtor- vailed path.
The dawn Of the morning
FsholdH then secure,
The last one Is over,
Their safety Ia sure!
And where, on that morn, were the king and hi'
hosts
The breeze WAITS the shrieks OF their tsrrifed
ghosts;
Then Sound the loud timbrel o or Egy pts dark
Jehovah hath triumph, his people are frss.'
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-08
DEATH OF PIERRE sorLr.

A brief telegram from New Orleans
on Saturday announced the death of
Hon. Pierre Soulc, aged 90 years. Mr..
SOule was distinguished for impassion-
ed oratory and an adventurous career.
He was born mt Castillion, in the Py-
renees, during the first consulate of
Napoleon, his father having been a
Lieutenant General i'm the Republican
armies OF France. In youth Pierre
Soule was destined for the church, but
went into politics in early life, and
was active in the conspiracy against
the Bourbons, which resulted in i'm
prisonmcnt. Escaping from confine-
mcnt he embarked In Journalism, went
TO Chill. apd finally turned up in J'sl-
tihiorc, Nbere he arrived, from Port
au-Prince, in September, 1925. In the
same year he removed to New Orleans,
adopted the law ms his profession, rose
to distinction by his talents and elo-
Qucncc, and was sent to the United
States Senate in 1947 to fill n vacancy.
lie re-electtd to the United States Sem
ate in 1910, and was prominent during
the political agitation preceding the
late war For some years past he had
been hopclcssly insane. Richmond
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