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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

4 NEGRO once said in prayer
meeting: "Bredren, when | was 4 boy
took hatchet and went into the
woods. When | found tree dat was
straight and big, and solid, | didn' I
touch dat tree; but when | found one
leaning a little, and hollow inside.
soon had HIM down. SO when the
dcbbil goes after christians, he don
touch them dat stand straight and
true, but dem dat lean little, and are
hollcr inside
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01
A PARsoN's REBUKE PARRIEp-

A PARSONS REBUKE PARRIED.-
In the good old days of ''eye openers"
'phlegm cutters, might caps" etc.,
there lived in the ancient town of
Portsmouth, a minister who had but
little charity for the drinking customs
of the times, and who never lost an op-
portunity to administer a sharp rebuke
TO those who INDUCED occasionally
However. he found some one who ear
ried too many guns for him, as witness
the following: The parson was a very
early riser, and one fine morning as he
was going past the corner grocery, he
rSpied old Squire - on his way to
the shop for his morning dram. After
the usual salutatiOns, the reverend
gentleman says to the Squire, 1t APP
pears to me that YOU start pretty early
for your nipper.' Yes replied the
Squire, but early as | am, | find the
parson is ahead of me- The good
man never ventured to rebuke the
Squire after that
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01
4 Terrible Game of Cards-A Human
Life at Stake.


4 game of cards in which human
life was at stake was played on the 9th
of September, at the Ritter Hotel,
Heidelberg, by four young students,
one of whom, Silfred Meyer, was an
American from Chicago. 1t appears
that the four men had formerly been
intimate friends, and they met it seems,
on the above day at the Swain Tavern,
where they drank a good deal, and
finally began to qurrel One of them,
Count 0ttendorf, called Meyer a cow
ardly Jew, whereupon the latter
promptly challenged him. Ottendorf
accepted the challenge immediately
Meyer, in tone of great excitement,
proposed that all four should repair
to the Ritter Hotel and there play a
game of sixty-six. The loOser should
shoot himself with a pistol. This
proposition was accepted, and the four
students repaired to the hotel. They
ordered wine and cards to be brought
up to private room, and Ludeken,
one of the four, procured two loaded
pistols from a neighboring armOrer-
The fourth student dealt the cards,
and Ottendorf and Meyer seated them
selves, pistol lying by the side of
each. The first few minutes the game
remained almost even. But then Mey-
er obtained "A single advantage, and
OttendOrf, seeing that he was lost,
suddenly jumped up, and exclaiming,
''Adieu, my friends, seized his pistol
and shot himself through the right
temple. He fell a corpse to the floor,
while his companions stood as if pet
rifed fora moment, and then hurried
from the room. When the proprietor
of the hotel fastened into the room
he found the dead Count lying on the
floor. He gave an alarm. and the po-
lice started soon after in pursuit Of the
fugitive students. Late in the after
noon they succeeded in arresting I'm
mich. who made the above statement.
Never and Ludeken escaped across the
French frontier. Ottenderf was the
son of wealthy landed proprietor in
Westphalia. At the time of his death
he was only meteorological Paper.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01
A Good Yield,

Our old friend, c. j.. King. of Mt.
Nerd, three miles north of Athens,
gathered and housed III bushels of
sweet potatoes from a fraction over
two-thirds Of an acre of ground. Our
object in noticing these things is to
stimulate competition and increase
production, and if anybody in McMinn,
or the counties adjoining, can beat the
above. We will thank them to advise us
of the iact-ItbcHS (Tcnn.) Post.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

IT is remarkable to note the great
distance we have to travel over to
procure the dcrivations of certain
words in very common use. Thus
sincere originates in the Latin sine
cera without wax and WAS applied to
honey which had been freed from all
mixture. so etiquette Is Il French
word. meaning literally "a ticket, and
Gets its modern Sienihcation from the
custom of arranging places at process
sions. etc. by tickets given before
hand. The origin of candidate is well
known 1t would not lie difficult to
multiply examples of words of this
class.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01
THE GAINESVILLE C0.0PERA-
TIVE MANUFACTURING COM
PANI.

Having duly organized, under the Char
ter granted ON the = day 81 June. 1873,
Is now ready for business. Parties desiring
the aid Of the Company in the IIanufae-
ture Of hos, WOODES LEATHER. WoOTEN.
or COTTON goods, are iayiied 10 make pro-
pOsalS. Meetings Of the Beard OF DIRECTORS
are held regularly first Tuesday OF each
m0nth--cailed meetings whenever the bus
mess may require IL. Address
July 2G-tf. W. ROACH, Pres't.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

AN editor once wrote. We have
received basket Of straw berries from
Mr.. Smith. for which he will receive
eur compliments, some of which are
four inches in circumference.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

~BEpAD. | never was in country
before where they had 50 much land
they have to stack it, is remark i'm
puted to son of ireland after he had
inspected the numerous hills and
mountain ranges of New lIamShirc.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

Or The thirty thousand Americans
permanently residing in Paris. nearly
twenty thousand are from Louisiana.
tvc thousand from Virginia. three
thousand from other Southern States.
and only two thousand from the North
and West.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

TUE Memphis Appeal sadly remarks
that the hcar>c, with its nodding
plumcs. snowy white or raven black
~ the age of the corpse requires. Is
now the most familiar vehicle on the
streets of that city.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

DR. SAGE. of Geneva, thinks that
,odic acetate is far superior TO com
mon salt. and will preserve meat and
vegetables ina condition much more
akin to the fresh article.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

The discovery Is said to have been
mldethat 1t Is not necessary to groove
a rifle barral the whole of its length.
but that few inches of growing near
the muzzic will give the bullet all the
upciiUl amount of spin.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

THE Mayor of an English city put
forth an advertisement, previous to the
races, "thatno gentleman will be allow
ed To ride on the course. except the
horses that arc 10 run
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

A prudent clergyman, unwilling to
accuse citizen of lying. said he used
the truth with penurious frugality.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

TheTegulaT session will commence on the
first Monday in October, and continue IN
~ the first III March. \ preliminary course
Of LectuIeS-ffec to all Students--wiil he
begun on the second Monday ia September
and continue until the opening OF the reg
ular term.
J. ". IODINE, Dean Of FacuIty.
For the annual circular containing full
particulars. address
f. u. PALMER, VI. D., Sec'y of Faculty.
Aug. >. 1873.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

orr of 20 convicts in the Tennes-
see penitentiarg, there are over 800 pc
titions forpardon now before the Gov
rrnnr.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

TIE French being convinced that
their failure in the late war was in a
great measure due to the infcriority of
their muzzle loading ficld-gunS, are
now disposed to discard all cannon of
that class and adopt brcech-loaders ex-
clusively. The War Department has
not yet decided upon any particular
gun, but has Professionally adopted that
of Col. Reffye. This is 15-pounder,
loaded ut the brccch. and isconsidercd
complicated and costly.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

\ GEORGIA man was sent to prison
FOR horse stealing. served a year. and
then Indignantly proved that he was
IN Delaware when the horse was
stolen.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

EHE Washington correspondent of
the Louisville Courier journal states
that the legal tender reserve has al
ready been drawn on since the Both
nit. for an amount exceeding four mil
lions of dollars. and at this rate there
viii be- over SS.ooO. 900 of currency nut
ON, this month.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

The total production ofpostal cards
up to October 9th was Ga, 302. 300, and
al that time the special agent in charge
of their distribution had orders filled
and a surplus of 6.Sl3,000 cards on
hand. From the demand during the
first five months of their issue it is es-
timated that lj0,00OOO postal cards
will hereafter be used annually in the
.nitcl States.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01

NUGGINS was one day walking with
a friend, when he observed a poor dog
that had been killed lying in the gut
fer. Muggins paused, and gazed in
irutly on the animal, and at last said !:
Here Is another Shipwreck. Ship
wreck , where There's another
bark that's lost forever" His COM
lanion growled aud Passed on.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01
BROTHER JONATHAN,
A Large Family Paper,

l. published Weekly ~ 81 = Year. 10 has
been enlarged 10 b long columns. and il
now the cheapest paper Of the kind la the
world TES DOLLARs in greenbackS given
10 one Oat OF each fifty new subscriber
Specimen copies sent free
Our Book Catalogue sent free.
Send cash orders to
BROTH ERJON NATHAN PVBLISHINGC
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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01
COaly Coal!

We have been appointed agents Tor me !,
Diamond Coal and Mining Co., ana VIII
commence delivering Coal here ABOUT Ihe
18th of October. We intend TO supply a
good article of Coal at as low q fgure as
will justify us in handling 1t; willtry TO be
prompt and accommodating in every way.
but we must have the Cash FOR coai when
nsniej ~ ,hacash will be promptly nlled
al others will have the bin sent with
them. We respectfully solicit share of
the public patronage pprNouYpcr
ANDERSON EklN"H kSI'
Sent oo I-5-tf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-11-01
University Of Louisville.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,
CORNER OF EIGHTH AND CHESTNUT
Louisville, Ky
The 37th Annual Session.

FACULTY.
G.. W. Bayless. VI. D.. Professor of Princi-
pies and Practice OF surgery.
j. VI. BOdine. ". d.. Professor OF anatomy
and Dean Of the Faculty.
L. Il Nandell IT.. ". l.. Professor OF Ma
terra Medica and Clinical Medicine.
r. II. Palmer. VI. D., Professor Of PhySioi-
Ogy and Histology.
r. =. Bell. VI. D., Professor Of Science and
Practice Of Medicine and Public Hygiene.
John T.. Grove. NJ. d., Professor OF ObStet-
rics and Diseases of Women and children.
]. ". Holland. VI. D.. Professor Of Medical
Chemistry and TOXicolOgy.
ID. ". landeli, NJ. D., Professor OF Clint
cal surgery.
X. -. Cowling. ". d., Demonstration
Anatomy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11
TAKE NOTICE
COUNTY CLEBKs 0FFIcE,
San.amhnr Jk lSrl

September %, 1871 (
The following resolution was adopted at
the special session of County Board of SUI
perxisors.@hcld In the city and county OF
ManitoHoc, which session commenced the
iii day Of September inst:
NHEFEA.. There are many mistake. made
by L. L, Fuessenich, while in the Office O.
county Clerk therefore
Resofrea, That the present Clerk OF the
Board Of Supervisors be authorized to ask
through the four city paper. of Manitowoc,
mat parties holding receipts of P. P. Fues-
aenleh, for the redemption of taxes, present
them at the County Clerk 5 Office 10 ascer-
tain ii-the proper entries are made in book
Of sale TO cancel said taxes. and that the
present Clerk be authorized to make the
proper entries on said books. and report
rets case 70 his Board, thereby saving.
county It great amount of trouble ana b
pcnse from illegal tax-deeis.
Notice Is Hereby given. that the County
4 serS can be foani at his Office. between tho
honss Of =, IN. AMI .. IN. each tiav, ready
~ I Wiling 70 attend 10 the duties assigned
to nm IN thefores"inr re soIution
II eds Il S. PlgRPoNT. County CLARK
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Cur Foreign nnG Domestic Relations
The Capture % the F.-gszsBus and
Our Demands Relating Gae-czo
slavery IN Cuba and s.ae Cause OF
the Trouble There portans
Amendments TO the Constitution
RECON- IN enG,j
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11

1866 as expressed in the act Of the 25.h Of
Fesruarg last, 1t i. arprehended that that
government Ices not realize the character
q il. obligations under that convention.
i there Is reason 70 believe, however,
tAAt is Aesitlneg in recognizing them
arises, in part at least. from rhe real diff
Guilty ia di-charLiHs them in connection
With rs obligation To other governments
the expectancy of further forbeardnce on
our part Is believed to DO worthy of your
consideration.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11

Flanncls Of all qualities.
Canton tiannels.
Wool Cassilneres.
DoeSkin Cassimeres.
Broad Cloth.
Beaver for Overlooking.
Waterproof Cloth.
Waterproof Repellmts.
CottonadeS.
Kentucky Jeans.
Lins"y Plaids.
tripod Shirting.
Check Shifting.
Feather AMI Straw Ticking.
Brown and Bleachel Sheetine.
Il yards wide Sheeting.
Blue and Brown Denims.
Toweling, all kinds.
Bed Spreads.
Wool Table Spreads.
Dil Table Covers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11

The attention Of Congress is invited IL
tie recommen'latio-> in the report of the
Secretary ct War, herewith accompanying.
The apparent crsat cost Of sporting the
Academy is fully explainei in The report.
and it sill receive Your attention. While
inviting Your great attention TO all the re
concentrations made hv Ire Secretary Of
War, there are two which | would rsreciai-
" invite YOU 70 consider: First. the I'm
portance Of preparing for war in times of
peace by providing for proper armament
Tor cur sea-soast defenceS. Proper
armament Is OF vastly more importance
than forrihcatilns. The latter can be
supplied very speedily for temporary rar-
poses when needed, the former cannot
L ne second : the necessity Of re opening
pro melton in the staff eorns of the army.
Particularly is this necrSsi;r felt in the
u d'eai, Pay and Ordnance DEPARTMENTS.
1t this tine it IS necessary to employ
contract surgeons to supply the necessary
m"fieai attention required fur the army.
" Ith ihe present forge Vi The Paw pspari-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11

! The Ottoman government and :hat Of
Egypt have latteriy shown a disposition to
rel We foreign Cunsu.s of the ju !icjal pew
ers V aich heretofore they have exercised
~ tie Turki,h Jomiaion-, ~ org AIMING
other tribunals. A. Congress, however,
has BY law provided Tor tie discharge Of
in3i:al functions By Cpn.uls Of tie United
States in that qufrter, under the treaty OF
1885, have not felt ~ liberty t. arcnpt
( the present change without the assent Of
( Cor sress, whose decision up"n the subject
at "a, early q period as may be convenient.
. is earnestly requested,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11
rHE gAsE OF TRE YIRGIxIu.

The steamer strgiuius was on the Goth
day Of SEPTEMBER, 1870, duly registered at
tie port al New York as Il part OF the com
,I;-rci..l marine Of the United States. On
JAe Ith day Of OCTOBER, 1870, having the
certificate Of her register in the usual legal
form ,he sailed from The port Of New
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11

Government having Lgea
Frir>sd u tae sense OF Congress IN TO-
.,sd T. tic award OF tie JOINT cummissi m
sna, l'lc conygptirn OF tiie 225;ii uf AIr'i,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11

crease exports, sufficient currency Is re-
required to keeE all tie industries Of the
country employed without this, national
a. \ eli a. individual 5tnkr',ptcy must en-
sue. in!l ,tioa, on the other hansl, 0hie 1t
might givc temporary reiitf, would only
lead to an inf atom OF prices.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11

The business Of the General Land Office
exhibits. material increase in all its
branches Turing the lat fiscal year. turing
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11
Pu~r OFFICE C9Muts >Io%s.

renew a recommendation made in nv
ne sage Of D,4eIm 1er, I-7D. tina, Cuu.res,
authorize The Postmaster Genera! 20 i,>u
rli commissions to othciaIs appointed
through his department..
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-02
Concluded from First Page. /


do not think it Is either but win you not
give them approximately?
Mr. Chandler-I live within my means, and
il is nobody's business how much spend.
Mr.. Logan--That Is true but you spoke
about men living within their means.
Mr.. Chandler--I cannot tell how much
spend.
MIR. Logan-Do you not think it costs you
$50 600 yoar to live Eere?
Mr.. Chandler-I am not here to be ques-
toned. | spend what please at home or in
Washington and il is nobody's business
Mr.. Logan know that but II you had no
income but the 5000 salary, how would You
get along.
Then 1 should live within the $4,000 most
certainly, and would in all probability lay by
little. Laughter.
Mr. Logan-The point / want to make lie.
that inasmuch as you are not dependent on
that, you want to require poor men to live
within their means, within the 20, COO. and you
to have an opportunity OF living on 800, 900 or
$4,000 il YOU desire. That is about the differ
ence, is il not
Mr.. Chandler-I have always lived within my
means. and i always expect to do so.
Mr.. Logan-Rich men always do.
Mr.. Chandler-I was very willing to come
here and occupy seat on this floor at the sal
airy which was then prescribed by law, and am
willing TO do so vet.
Mr.. Logan-Would you not have been willing
to come if the salary had not been anything at
all2 daughter
Mr. Chander-I might and might not.
Laughter. But 4 CONSIDER that the average
Congressmen is we'll paid. There may be here
and there a man who could earn more money
than he receives as u member or Congress l
have no doubt that my distinguished friend
from Illinois could earn 800, 900 or S25, 900 at
his profession but the average Congressman
and the average Senator is paid all that he is
worth for the services that he renders, and II
moIety OF both bodies should conclude that
they could not possibly afford to remain with
the salary, and should therefore resign, do
not think the country would suffer. daughter
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-02

CHOPPERS wANTED.-I will pay one dollar per
cord for chopping four foot wood-body and
top-for coal purposes.
Quantity to be chopped Is unlimited.
a. VAN AUKEN.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-02

The Detroit Tribune says, the st. Louis Re
publican, the leading Democratic organ of
Missouri in the past, is utterly disguised with
the representative Of its party in the Forty
second Congress. when" 1t says, ''the peo-
pie remember that fifty Democrats voted for
the back-salary robbery, and that the minority
went hand-in-g'ove with the majority in the
scquittal OF the bribed and bribing members.
they feel that the party which those Democrats
represent has no claim to be the rallying point
OF a reformatory movement" II then pro-
ceeds to apply the whip with vigor, as follows
The Democratic minority did not posssss
that small degree Of virtuous self denial And
endurance which sustains a!pugilist through his
training ordeal. The pugilst forces himself
into temporary life OF sobriety, virtue and
manly exercise to gain transient victory over
his antagonist in the prize ring. But the DEM
ocratic members Of the late Congress- were NOT
capable OF even the momentary display of self
denial that their position called for. and that
the country was ready to accept at ten times
more than 1t might have been worth. Ihe
country demanded a contrast to the repulsiveIv
corrupt and unpatriotic conduct of the major
lty but the minority were unable to furnish il.
They we're not even equal to the instinctva
duty Of taking advantage of their opponents'
fault 30 far from 1t, they were guilty. OF tho
inexcusabie blunder Of initiating those faults
and inviting share OF the penalty. Win
faulty that Is unaccountable, they seem 20
have labored to prove that they were no better
than the corrupt majority, and that the conn.
try could gam nothing by exchanging RennLI,-
can rule Tor Democratic rule
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-02

DRY FooD PoR HoRsEs.-We never have be-
heved and never shall believe that chopped
hay and corn meal, saturated with water, is
proper for working horse a. general diet.
We firmly believe that the food Of working
horse, who cannot be pastured. should be
good, sound oats and sweet hay for at least
tive days week. Look at the South, where
the common run OF working horses are fed on
corn. What is found there Why, the big-head,
terrible and almost incurable complaint We
also think that wet corn meal is the very worst
way OF feeding corn to horse that ever was
practised. And the chopped wet hay is not half
50 good as fine bright timothy from the NOW.
We like to hear the horse grinding up his good
timothy hay like grist-mill, after he has
finished his oats. A nice mash once in a while
Is good, and very different thing from almost
constant soft diet.-Spirit OF the Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-02

PLANT OFrEI.-One OF the best rules the
farmer or gardener can follow to insure sue
cess in getting good stand Of tender crops
is to plant often. Take, for exrmple, melons,
squasbes, cucumbers, Lima beans, and such
other products as may be desirable to start
early, and which often fail when planted early,
and apply the rule at the head Of this article.
and success would be certain. Fit your
ground earlv; mako broad, rich, fat hills,
slightly GROWING, to insure dryness and gam
warmth. Then plant early in the season, and
one week later put down few more seeds in
the bills with the thumb and fingers; week
later repeat the planting, and If the season be
particularly cold and backward and the first
paintings do not appear. a fourth may be nee
essary. By this method success is rendered
certain. But little time is lost, for the later
paintings will grow 30 fast as to overtake the
hrst. At the proper time thinning must be
done, and the crop is then handsomely started
on Its journey.-Rural Home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-02

The latest demonstration Of virtue by the
Congressman who have drawn their share OF
the salary steal, and now seek to purchase
little popularity with 1t by distributing it
among their constituents, was made by James
K. Mccormick, Democratic ex-Congressman
from Missouri who turned over his S5 900 to
Arcadia College" Iron county, Missouri. The
other side OF the transaction is revealed when
We discover that tins institution OF learning
was in debt to the honorable gentleman for
precisely this amount, and that there was no
possibility of collecting the debt. Mr.. McCor-
mick therefore pockets the money and donates
his uncolectable debt to the college, thereby at
once making 5000, and claiming the credit of
being among the Congressman who have re-
fused the back salary steal TIE action of
Mccormick illustrates forcbly the mock virtue
Of those members OF Congress who, after hav-
ing drawn their back pay, have sought to gain
local popularity by distributing it among
their own constituents. Detroit Tribune