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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17

Mr., :. =. Davidson viii accept our achnowl-
odein.uls Tor a mess Of line, large and nlily ripe
tomatoes -rown in the garden adjoining her
home in ahc city They were the first OF the
season. a. ar a, our table was concerned. and
were appr ,ciatcd all the mere on that account.
Thank yol
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17

rotal lrci4ll aud passenger. sl-o,50o o.
,uAs. MARSH. Agent
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17
Correspondence Of the Eagle.

Caldwell, July 18th. 1879.
EDITOR EAGLE: Since my last report. June
I'D, the following herd, arrived AT Caldwell.
and registered for Wichita. Viz:
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17

In pursuance Of an ordinance the mayor
closed up all places of business last Sunday, ill.,
Guiding all places Of resort, etc. In front OF
Dagner's is a town pump which Is kept locked.
\ thirsty long-horn genius who had been try
ing al the saloon doors in the i,inity. just
struck the above pump handle sunday morn
ing a we happened along, when he propound-
ed the following unanswerabe conundrum
SAY, mister. by the eternal and mythological
deity Joye, has this town become 50 ALFRED
heightened that they even lock up the pumps
on sunday :,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17
Buy your groceries of Messy 4 son. 14-at

Take your hides to c. NJ. Garrison. the old
est hide buyer in Wichita. 2i-f
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17

New. fresh stock al tie Fort scott wholesale
avenue. Wichita. han>as- Al goods At Feas-
aualle prices for cash. and warranted = rep
reSeiIteti. II q ". Fox. Agent.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17

werropose to keep frs; class farmers store.
VIII deliver goods to any part Of the city on
short notice. H-u
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17

H. Nichol, ~ Co.. heavy stock commission
merchants. represented by L. Il. Dunbar. in
Wichita. have an advertisement in this weeks
paper. Mr.. Dunbar wa, large buyer through
ont last season.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17

Charley Hill still keeps the little iron "B'
cigar. which is said to be the finest domestic
cigar in the Wichita market His imported
cigars are superb. 29-tf
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17

There is invested in hotels, restaurants and
boarding HOUSES in Wichita $50 geo, not count
ING The new $4,000 Metropolitan on Second
street. which is now above the second story.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17

The Wichita savings bank publishes its
quarterly Statement; this week, which If perus-
cd with understanding is a bigger pufI Of it,
>olidity aud business than we could put IN
mere words
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17

In connection with the following list
we have for sale several tracts of land,
ranging from TO 20 acres. adjacent to
the city. suitable for suburban resi-
dences. and choice residence lots III all
parts of the city. We also have the eN-
elusive agency of several OF the best
business lots in the business center OF
the city. Call at our office for infor-
nation a. TO price and location.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17

of republican central committee
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
A Curious Case in Litigation,

The former home of Thomas JEFF
ferson, located on the Monticello
Mountain, near Charlottesville, AL
bemarle county, Virginia, is in liti-
CATION at present, before the Supreme
Court OF Virginia. 1t is well known
that Mr.. Jefferson expended large
fortune in lavish hospitality, and
died poor. Monticello, his estate, was
sold, and purchased by Commodore
Levy, of the United States Navy.
Commodore Levy devised the estate,
at his death, to the United States, as
trustee, for the purpose of establish
ing an Agricultural Farm, on which
to educate TO agricultural pursuitschil
dren of the warrant officers of the ma
Wv whose parents were dead. In aid
of this scheme he also devised three
hundred thousand dollars worth OF
property in New York. In the event
of the United States not accepting
the trust, he provided that the State
of Virginia should act as the trustee
for the purpose named, and in the
event Of the State of Virginia not
accepting the trust he devised the
property to the Portuguese Hebrew
congregations of New York, phiia-
delphia and Baltimore, for the bene-
fit of the children whose fathers were
dead. His legal heirs brought suit
in New York to set aside these pro-
visions of the will. The Court in
New York declared the charity too
indefinite, and that the United States
could not take the property as trus-
tee. Virginia, not being q party to
that suit, instituted suit for Its re-
covery, as secondary trustee. The
case is at present being exhanstively
argued in the Supreme Court of Vir.
einia, now in session at Richmond.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25

We are glad to see that the Louis
vile Commercial is opposed to lotter-
les We extract the following from a
long and able editorial in that paper of
recent date, and in doing so endorse
every word that it contains;
The State has always discovered that
only the most severe and stringent
laws keep lottery managers from prac-
ticing the most outrageous frauds upon
the people They have to be hedged
in and watched like thieves or high
way robbers to prevent them from
preying upon the public. After time
the State when it finds all its efforts
are idle to make right what is eternally
wrong, to change the character of
theft and robbery by legalizing them,
bodily declares lottery dealers to be
robbers and makesthem amenable to
law as guilty criminals, dangerous to
public morals, and destructive of the
public good. This, in general, is the
history Of Iatteries in their relation to
the State.
Sometimes, indeed, the States joins
with the lottery dealers, and shares in
their spoils and thus becomes directly
interested in their maintenance. In
such countries there are always a low
condition of public morals and a la
mentable state of civilization. We
are not afraid to say that, just as ma
tiOns advance in civilization and moral
and intellectual enlightenment. and
governments begin to make laws for
the good and protection of the people,
they begin to rank the lottery as a
g, >%eies Of fraud OF systematized rob-
berv and to east it ous as . pois Onous
exryese, 'ee and an intolerable abomi-
nation
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
The Bottom of the Atlantic.

The soundings which were made
between Ireland and Newfoundland
before laying the Atlantic cable have
made the bottom of the Atlantic al
most as well known as the surface of
Europe and America. 1t is covered
with a fine mud, the remains of
microscopic insects, which will one
day doubtless harden into chalk. OF
the inequalities of this ocean bot
tom, Prof. Huxley says:
at is a prodigious plain-one of
the widest and most prodigious plains
in the world. If the sea were drain
ed of, you might drive q wagon all
the way. From Valsntia, on the
west coast of Ireland, to Trinity Bay
in Newfoundland, and except one
sharp incline, about 200 miles from
Valentia, / am not quite sure that it
would ever be necessary to put the
skid on, so gentle are the ascents and
descents upon that long route. From
Valentia the road would lie down
hill for about two hundred miles, to
the point at which the bottom is now
covered by 100 fathoms of sea wa
ter. Then would come the central
plain, more than ], 900 miles wide, the
inequalities of the surface of which
would be hardly perceptible. Be
yOnd this the ascent on the Ameri-
can side commences, and gradually
leads for about 200 miles to the New
fOundland shore.n
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
KENTUCKY ITEMS.

TRTdG COONTY is reported to be out
of debt.
The tobacco crop of Mclean cOun-
ty has been nearly all sold, bringing
Sc to 50 round.
Henderson is to have water works
similar to those at Bowling Green.
The stock of the Henderson Nation
al Bank is quoted at 1925, with none on
the market.
Paducah rejoices in the prospect Of
having street railways in operation be-
fore the end of the next week.
Two PRISONERS escaped from the
Jail in Mayfeld not long since. They
had been imprisoned on a charge Of
stealing.
NJ. H. CLARK & Bro, of Clarks-
vile, have established a branch Of
their business in Paducah. The firm
is represented there by Mr.. I. III. Pur-
year.
THE PADUCAH Citizens Associa
ton are working energetieally to ad
vance the commercial and manufac
turing interests of that city.
The Order of Knights of Pythiai
has been established in Bowling Green
and is making considerable progress
The State debt of Kentucky at th'
close of the fiscal year, on the 10th o
October, 1872, was s966,394. Thi
speaks well for the State and for tn
Democratic party.
Caldwell county mas a " faith doc
tor" in the person of Simeon Smith
May he inspire the people of tha
county with sufficient faith to help u
build the Princeton railroad. By faltl
mountains can be removed, you know
and why not build a railroad by fait
- and little money
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
WOmen as Journalists.

In Journalism it cannot be denied
that women have as fair a chance as
the men. They are widely employed
in all capacities, and at the highest
prices. Mary Clemmer Aimes, Wash
ingtOn correspondent of the Indepen-
dent, receives s., 900 per annum. Har-
riet Prescott SpoAord, the story writer,
received last year $3,000 as a special
contributor to Frank Leslie's Weekly
OLIVIA" (Mrs Boggs), the Washing
ton correspondent Of. the Philadelphia
Press, is bright, sparkling writer and
a very fascinating woman. Mrs. Mary
l.. Booth, of the Bazaar, receives
"a 900 year, and Mrs. Mary K. Dodge,
of the Hearth and Home, has salary
of $1,000. Mrs. Crowley, wife of the
managing editor of the New York
World, receives no stipulated salary,
but contributes to the columns of a
dozen or more magazines, periodicals
and newspapers, over the nom de plume
of Jennie June" 1t is said she real
izes from the various agencies an ag-
gregate bordering upon $4,000 per an
mum. The late Mrs. Parton, Fanny
Fern" of the New York Ledger, re-
eeiyed $40 per week, for writing little
essays that really amounted to nothing
when you came to analyze them. Miss
Dyott owns and edits a bright little
paper at New Rochelle, New York,
called the Pioneer She is only twenty
years years Of age, and besides being
editor, is publisher, compositor and
foreman, book keeper, pressman and
cashier. Miss Swisshelm and Mrs.
Mcdowell have both gained reputa-
ton as editors. Two-thirds Of the
contributors to Harper's Magazine are
women. and they receive as good prices
as men. There are many ladies in
Baltimore who write for the press, but
we regret to state that prices are not
very remunerative here. The Balti-
more papers are not purely literary,
and do not enjoy those immense circu-
lations widely diffused through the
United States, like the New York
Weekly, Star Journal, Ledger, and
Philadelphia Saturday Night The
most sprightIy female correspondent
now writing for the press is the lady
who furnishes those gossipy letters to
the st. Louis Republican. She writes
purely con am0re Her fortune Is said
to be large, and therefore, money is no
( object.-BGltiBsOreaa.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
The Bowling Green Democrat denies

4
The Bowling Green Democrat deniel
that there is any small pox in tha
place, and says that the town was
never in more healthy condition
than at present
The REPRESENTATIVE from Chris
tian county, Hon. Walter Evans, has
introduced bill into the Kentucky
Legislature to define the ofense Of
petit larceny, and to fix its punishment
1t limits the offense to the theft of ar
ticles of the value Of thirty dollars
and under, and gives magistrates juris-
diction in that class of cases.
The young people of Paducah, not
long ago, had good time on board
the Tyrone, while 64 that port
Dancing was kept up until about l
o'clock, when fine oyster supper was
disposed Of The guests of the Tyrone
all join in the wish that Captain Har-
mon 6 may live long and prosper"
The Henderson Reporter says, tina
at the old cemetery, adjoining the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, in
that town, and Immediately upon one
of the thoroughfares, is a coffin ex-
exposed to sight, which contains the
remains of one of the early inhabi-
tants of that place. The Reporter
pleads eloquently, for humanity's sake,
to have it buried out of sight.
TRIGG COUNTY ToBACco.-We have
seen and conversed with large num-
Der of tobacco planters of this county
recently, and we learn that it is their
determination to put their crops on the
market at Clarksville or Hopkinsville
These points, and Louisville, are the
best markets for the article known as
"Clarksyille Tobacco" " which is raised
in this county, and the tobacco grow
ing region IN Southern kentucky, and
the counties surrounding Clarksyille,
Tenn. There are, we understand, no
foreign or domestic buyers in Padu-
cab, with orders for "Clarksville
Tobacco" as is the case in Hopkins
vile and Clarksville, and if a stray
hogshead of that class ever reaches
the Paducah market, it is treated as
nondescript article, and has to run
the gauntlet between class of buyers
who do not want it, and who are only
willing to take it at a sacrifice. Our
planters are fully advised Of these
things; and are therefore determined
to patronize the Clarksyille and Hop
kinsville markets.-Trigg Co. Demo-
cr1t.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
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Now move the paper slo,eiy toward
the eye. which must be kept fixed ON
the cross. At a certain distance the
other figure-the letter O-will sud
denly disappear but, if you bring the
paper nearer, it will come into view
again You may not succeed IN the
experiment on the first trial, but with
a little patience you can hardly fail ;
and the suddenness with which the
black spot yanishes and reappears is
very striking. Now, examination has
shown that, when it disappears, its I'M
age falls exactly on the spot where the
optic nerve enters the eye, thus prov
ing that spot to be blind.-,Scienee o
! Health.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
B. Il. COULTER.

l would inform my friends and acquaint-
ances that shall remain the present year
with Mr.. b. F. Coulter, and II they will
call for me will make IL to their interest
by giving the lowest prices and best selec-
tions in the stock. 1t will be to my inter-
est, rs we'll as that OF the house, and
therefore urge my friends to trade with
me. assuring them that their fayors viii be
highly appreciated.
Respectfully,
NJ. C. NORTHINGTON.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25

ANDREW JOHNSON was introduced
during the late canvass, to an audi
ence in Nashville, 'as Tennessee:
greatest living statesman" For q
long time we thought this entirely toe
high compliment, and were half an
CRY with the distinguished editor who
used those words. But more mature
consideration has caused us to regard
them as conveying terrible, though
unintentional, reproach. To have
been leading public man in Tennes-
see, almost ones whole life, and then
to reflect that the State is, and always
has been, nearly destitute of public
schools, without passable roads, and
with all her material resources unde,
yeloped, must be remorseful refec-
ton. Craftsmanship that overlooks
the comfort, convenience and welfare
Of the people, is entirely too great
1t is to be hoped that we will have nc
more of it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
THE PROXY SAINT.

Each for himselfm1st do his Masters work,
Or at his peril leave Il all undone;
Witness the fate of one who sought TO shirk
The sanctuary service yet would shun
The penalty. A man of earthly aims
$50 rung the apologue), whose pious
spouse W T1G 1
Would Oft remind him of the church's
claims,
Still answered thus "Go thou and pay
our vows
For thee and mel" Now, when az Peters
gate
The twain together had arrived at last.
He let the woman in; then 10 her mate,
Shutting the door, "Thou hast already
passed
BY proxy said the saint-"Just In the way
That thou on earth vast won't TO fast and
pray"
J.G. SAKE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25

IN THE LINE OF PROM0TIoN-A A
London correspondent of the Boston
Globe states that it is not at all unlikely
that Mr.. Benjamin, ex-Confederate
Attorney-General, will be elevated to
4 judgeship, sooner or later. lie Is at
this moment one of the most success
full advocates at the English bar, with
AN enormous and growing practice
The appointment of a barrister Of for
eign descent to so high an Office would
be very unusual, if not unprecedented
In Great Britain.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
C0ULTER's COLUMN.
70 be Sold
Ii January, 1871

A Large and Choice stock Of
Bleaehed Domesties, Irish Linens,
Bleached and Brown sheetings ~
4 and i'll, Sea- Island Shirtings,
Canton F1anneIs, Pillow
Case Cettons and other Domestic
Goods. All the above at Lew Prices
By
B. f. COULTER.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25

THERE are in Austria twelve prisons
for men and six for women. The num-
Der Of prisoners at the end oflast year
was e. .422 Of both sexes. The number
of persons who died in prison during
the year was 552. Every prisoner is
obliged TO attend school regularly, and
popular lectures are delivered to The
prisoners on Sundays and holidays.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25

THE PEOPLE OF TENNESSEE remind
one of the man who owned large
tract of fertile land, rich in minerals,
and almost entirely covered with fine
timber, and yet contented himself with
an imperfect cultivation of only a few
acres of it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
B. F. COULTER'S.

READER, Buy your shoes OF
Of me this Year. Buy Jour Boots
also, i keep the best. / sell at low
prices no one can do better, very
few can do as well. 1 am giving
my Customers every advantage
can. 1 want to increase my busi-
ness. TO do this, ] shall keep very
large Stocks and sell at uniformly
LOW PRICES Be sure to
call at No. rs, Franklin Street.
B. 4. COULTER.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
For Sale in Jan. ard Feb.
1879.

A Large Lot of Choice GOODS and
SHOES, For Hen, Boys and Child.
rem. Full Stock Of zIEGLER'S Cele-
brated SHOES and other Choies
Goods, at The Lowest Market PrI-
ees at
B. r. COUlTER'S.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25

SYDNEY SMITH seeing a wretched
looking man by the wayside, asked
him: IF you are in want, why don't
you beg?"
The poor Irishman replied, Don't
you see my skin begin through my
gags. and my bones begin through
by skin? It's begin / am with a
thousand tongues y
Go is Tennessee begging with thous-
and I, 'ugues, for the employment of
every pa, *iele of her peoples enter
nr;sa o.n;,., end labor to develop her
r.s, mineral we. 'th. to construct prop
er country roads am u put ~ opera
ton an efficient systeL. VI conllioh
schools.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
An Outi, al Curiosity.

Here is simple little experiment,
through which we can Prove the exist.
ence of blind spot in our eyes. Ghut
your left eye, and. with the r,&nt' iooH
steadily at the cross below, hHialhg
the paper ten or twelve inches rom
the eye.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25

PIrY the poor teacher. Teacher !:
"And what are the fourquarters Of the
world?" First pupil: Please, teach
er. air, earth, FIRE and water" Second
pupil eagerly: "No, teacher. Mat
thew. Mark, Luke and John"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25

THE married ladies of Hannibal,
Missouri. have formed Come Home
Husband Club" 1t is about four feet
long and has brush on the end of 1t.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25

'Shall I have your hand?" said an
exquisite to belle. as the dance was
about to commence. With all my
heart, was the soft response.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25

l have just received a new supply
OF BLACK ALPACAS
and Pure BI'I1 DIohafrs.
| confidently claim to keep the
best line OF these Goods, and TO sell
them on better terms. All ask
for you TO call and examine them.
They excel In color. They excel In
Cheapness. S0me Of the brands I
have sold for years, and I know
theL are choice and desirable.
Ii will be my aim to keep choice
line OF plain and fancy Dress Goods
at all times.
In BLACK SILKS, Real Bargains
offered.
B. L. COULTER.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
Readers Of the Chronicle,

There are many reasons why you
should regula rly visit my store. The
main one is, YOU will generally find
the best selec. ton of goods in the
market, and twnys at reasonable
prices. Iwant Y our custom this year.
i shall do my ut most to show you
that it Is your in. crest to buy regu,,
larly at my house. l expect TO do all
in my power to pl, ase every one
When Won want an ,Uticle be sure to
call. keep large Ii ne of goods not
advertised.
Yours truly, -
Clarksville, Jan. 4, 1873.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
| 0TTER EXTRA RlRGlNS IN
MAURICE STRATTON

Wishes his numerous friends to know that
he Is still at his old stand, in the well
known house OF y. T. COULTER, where he
Is readyto furnish them with dry goods at
the very lowest rates- Call. and he will
take pleasure in showing you through the
stock.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
TO CLOSE OUT

Certain lots OF Goods In Jan. and
Feb, / shall offer THEM WITHOUT
REGARD 70 COST. Don't fall to look
at them. These may be the very
goods you want. The fact is many
pcrsons mIss Decided BARGAINS by
not calling at my Store.
My Stock Must BE Sold
lin order TO make room for Spring
purehases) and therefore In Jana-
AIRY and February, 1873, those who
honor me by visiting mJ store, may
reap very decided benefits.
ONE THING Is CERTAIN,
you risk nothing, and are sure not
to lose by doing so. No house can
underseIl me. You can always feel
confident Of getting the best general
Stock to select from, and at prices
low as the lowest, and In the Old
Lots and Jobs, yeu are sure
to get GO0DS BELOW THEIR COSF,
some even at HALF their value.
Reader try my House this Year,
my customers prosper. lfyOu dent
believe Il. TRY NE. Money saved Is
money made, Time saved helps 10
save money. You save time By flnd-
sng the foods needed.
Wishing all happy and prosper
Gus New Year,
Yours Truly,
B. f. COULTER.
Jan. 4, 1S7S-sf.