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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-31

Stores, TnlCGre, Etc.
PHILLIPS, BUTTORFF & CO., I'm. College St
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-31
PROFESSEONA
G. Cracking,
GYNECMlGNI And SURGEON,

WHO HAS FOR MANY YEARS MADE
the Diseases and Affections which are Pc
culiar 10 Women, ScTOfulOus and other Chronic
Affections. his special study and practice, has
achieved the most successful and signal victO-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-31

Retail Dry Goods.
THOMPSON BROS q KELLY, Il N. Summer st
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-31

House and Sign Painters,
BEASLEY & RUTH, SON. Cor. Public Square.
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KntehmnLers and Lerrelers.

Trunk Manufacturer.
WIN. DUSSTEAD, 81 n. College street.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-31

Contractors and Builders.
SIMMONS & PHILLIPS, Broad St, near Vaux-
hall.
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Music and Musical Instruments.
r. DORHAy 4 co., 50 Church street.
]. A. MCCLURE & BRO, = North Cherry St
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Paints, Oils and Glass.
CHAS. n. GAUTHIER, Is N. College street.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-12-11
How They Played II on DOughsrty.

One day last week four or Eve De-
troiters went into Macomb county 10
shoot squirrels and kick their shina
against logs and fence rails, They had
just eaten n cold lunch in the woods one
noon, when one Of the party a young
man named Dougherty, stretched out on
his back, pulled his hat over his eyes,
and gave his mind up to the work Of as
sisting his body to catch a little rest.
The remainder of the party having an
understanding before, quietly withdrew,
one bv one. One Of them passed around
to a bush, near Dougherty's feet, and
took a tin rattle-box from his pocket.
Another stood close to the young mans
legs, and, in a suppressed voice, when the
signal was given, whispered:
"For Heavens sake, DoUgherty, don't
move as much as 6n6erI A big rattle
snake is right under your leg T
. Dougherty was fiat on his back, eyes
covered, arms sprawled out, and his
voice trembling as he replied
"My God what shall do7"
"Keep perfectly quiet It is your only
hope If you ever raise finger he will
dart his fangs into you p
The man with the rattle-box gave it
shake, and reached out and laid club
across Dougherty's legs, while the other
man moved of about twenty feet and ex-
claimed
Heavens what can we do7 II we
shoot we may kill Dougherty !"
The club rolled of on the ground and
the victim whisPeredl"
"For mercy sake kill itp
The club was rolled over his legs again
the box shaken, and the man whispered
back;
"Be quiet or it's instant death
think the snake wants to get asleep, and
if you will keep still you will be all
right"
The box was shaken, the club moved
around, and finally the SNAKE" seemed
to Dongherty TO settle down on his
breast. He dared not whisper for fear
of rousinR It, but one Of the men called
out:
"There it is asleep Wen move away
and wait for il to glide of'p
The whole crowd movod over behind
bank and laughed and rolled and tore
up the dirt until they were exhausted
while poor Dougherty lay there like a
log, not even daring TO draw an ordinary
breath. The sweat ran down his face,
and started out from his body until his
shirt was wringing and wet. The fell
ows took their guns and tramped away
leaving him thus, and were gone an
hour and half, When they returned
Dougherty was sitting up, having dis
covered ike joke about Eve minutes pre-
viously. He didn't have q word 20 say
but there was a whole unabridged die
tionary in his eye. They spoke 70 him,
but for an answer he rose up, shouldered
his gun, and made bee line for the
highway, and none Of the party have
met him sinee.-[ Detroit Free Press.
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How THEY Cor HM.-The other
day Bishop Haven took an unfair ad-
vantage Of gushing youth At Marys-
VILE, in Marion county, Iowa. The
Bishop was dedioAting a Methodist
church and soliciting subscriptions for
IL, and a certain young man Whispered
that il certain young lady in the con
gregation would marry him he would
give $500 to the church. And the Bish-
op blurted il right out in meeting, and
the young lady, like Barkis, announced
that she was willing. And now that
young man is exceedingly aofFowful.
Not because his possessions are great,
but the reverse. lie might call his
bride his life, and all that a man hath
will he give m exchange for hia lifsi
but he can't give more than he has got.
And 90 neither for his bride nor the
church can that yOungutoF Eaias dtho
Of the tin that I'm the exuberant fondneas
Of his heart he 90 idly promised. No
recourse lie leh him but the cold grave,
or 10 cut and run from the costly happi-
ness ha craved, Burlington Uowal
Hawkeye.
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Max Adeier's Bear Story.

1t is Il notorious fact that some timer
ant circus companys pay very poorly,
and that the man who does not get his
money from them in advance is not
very likely to get it at all. Colonel
Bangs, of the Argus, has suffered good
deal from these concerns, and when "The
Great Metropolitan Caravan" tried to
slip off without settling its advertising
bill he called upon the Sheriff and got
him to attach the Rocky Mountain bear
for the debt. The bear was brought in
its cage and placed in the composing
room, where it consumed SIS worth Of
meat in two days (the Colonel's bill was
only S12) and scratched one trousers
leg off the reporter, who was in front of
the cage, giving the foreman a lecture
in zoology. On the third day the bot
tom fell out of the cage, and as the
to roam around and inquire into things,
the whole force of compositors all at
once felt as if they ought to go sudden
ly down stairs and give the animal a
chance. With that mysterious instinct
which distinguishes dumb animals, and
which goes far to prove that they have
souls, the bear went at once for the door
OF Bangs sanctum, and it broke in just
as the Colonel was in the middle of a
tearing editorial upon "The Third Term
and Our Tendencies Toward Casarism."
The Colonel, however. did not hesitate
to knock of. He stopped at once and
emerged with fine airy grace through
the window, bringing the sash with him,
and then he climbed up the water-spout
to the roof, where he sat until hook
and ladder company came and took him
of. When they entered the Office they
found that the animal had upset all the
type, and had soaked himself in ink and
then rolled over nearly every square
inch of the floor; while the Coloners
leader on the "Third Term" was satur-
ated with water and perforated with
shot holes. After this, circus advertise
ments in the Argus will be paid in ad-
yaOce
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Judging by Appearances-A Harvard
Graduates Evening in the Old
City Tavern I'm Boston.

When Maine was a district Of Mass
achusetts, Ezekiel Whitman was chosen
to represent the district in the Massach-
usetts Legislature. He was an eccen-
trio man, and one of the best lawyers of
his time He owned farm, and did
much work on his land and when the
time came for him to set out for Boston,
his best suit of clothes was a suit
of homespun. His wife objected to his
going in that garb, but he did not care.
at will get nice fashionable suit
made as soon as reach Boston," he
said.
Reaching his destination, Whitman
found rest at Doolittle's City Tavern.
Let it be understood that he was grad
uate of Harvard, and at this tavern he
was at home. As he entered the parlor
Of the house he found several ladies and
gentlemen assembled, and he heard
remark from one of them, "Ah, here
comes a countryman of the real home
spun genus. Here's fun" Whitman
stared at the company, and then sat
down.
"Say, my friend, you are from the
man.
"Ya-as," answered Ezekiel, with
ludicrous twist of the face.
The ladies Uttered.
"And what do you think of our city?"
"It's pooty thick settled place. any
how. It's got a sweepin' sight of
hous'n in il"
"And good many people. too"
"Ya-as, l should guess So"
"Many people where you come from?"
oval, some"
"Plenty of ladies, I suppose ?"
"Ya-as, fair sprinklin' :"
"And / don't doubt that you are quite
a beau among them"
"Ya-as, l beaus' EN- home-tew meet
in and singin' schewl."
"Perhaps the gentleman from the
country will take glass of wine ?'
"Thank-ee. Don't keer If do"
The wine was brought.
"You must drink toast"
"Oh, git eout eat toast-never
heard O. sich thing as drinking it. But
kin give ye sentiment"
The ladies clapped their hands but
what was their surprise when the stran-
ger, rising, spoke calmly and clearly as
follows
"Ladies and gentlemen, permit me to
wish you health and happiness, with
every blessing earth csn afford and
may you grow better and wiser with ad-
vancing years, bearing ever in mind that
outward appearances are often deceitful.
You mistook me, from my dress, for a
country BOBBY, while I, from the same
superficial cause, thought you were Ia
dies and gentlemen, The mistake has
been mutual"
He had just spoken when Caleb Strong
the Governor of the State, entered and
inquired for Mr.. Whitman.
"Ah, here l am, Governor. Glad to
see you" Then turning to the dumb
founded company:
81 wish you a very good evening"
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two partitions in it which made three
rooms-a kitchen, dining-room and a
very long bedroom, which was to be cut
up into parlor, study, spare-room, etc,
as soon as circumstances should allow,
or my salary should be raised. Origi-
nally, all the doors and windows were
in the roof, so TO speak, but our land
lord allowed us to make as many win
dows to the side of the boat as We
pleased, provided we gave him the wood
We cut out 1t saved him trouble, he
said, but l did not understand him at
the time. Accordingly, the carpenter
made several windows for us, and put in
sashes, which opened on hinges like the
hasp of a trunk. Our furniture did not
amount to much, at first. The very
thought of living in this independent,
romantic way was SO delightful, Euphe-
mia said, that furniture seemed a mere
secondary matter.
CONCLUDED IN THE NEXT ISSUE
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-12-11

AN AUTHOR TURNED SwINDLER.-
Considerable of a sensation has been
created in literary circles of the east, be-
cause James r. Gilmore, known in liter
ature as Edmund Kirke," author of the
Life of Jesus" "Among the Pines,"
and other works, has been convicted on
a charge of swindling and as there are
other like accusations pending, it is ex-
pected that the penalty will be made Sc
we're. Several years ago, Gilmore mar
ried Mrs. Burnet, the wealthy widow of
a merchant. The management of her
property subsequently occupied his at
tention, to the exclusion of literary work,
and he has occupied an Office on Broad
street. 1t is alleged that lately he has
been given to drunkenness, his transac-
tions in real estate became untrustwor-
thy, and he is understood to have lost
largely. He was accused of selling n
piece of mortgaged land, representing it
as sunencumbered For this he was con-
victed on the 9th of November, and was
kept prisoner for several days, being
unable to procure acceptable bail. On
the 18th he was tried on a charge of in
ducing Mr.. Tichenor to take mortgages
on four tracts of land, by falsely repre-
senting them as unencumbered; but in
this case he was acquitted. A third case
in which he entered a plea of uninten-
tional fraud, is not disposed Of
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A Queer Duel-Fighting in the
Dark.

From the Courier Journal.
A rather mysterious affair occurred a
few nights ago in the Louisville Medi-
cal College building, corner of Fifth
and Green streets. Two of the students
have been paying attention to the same
young lady, who lives but a stones
throw from the Medical College, and
they got into quarrel with each other
about her. 1t was at last proposed that
each take a pistol and fight a duel in a
dark room in the college building. So
the pistols were selected, seconds chosen
and the party, when no one was in the
house at night, entered a room and,
locking the door behind them prepared
for the encounter.
The light vase extinguished, and, at q
proper distance from each other, at the
word each fred. The gas was lit. and
an investigation only proved that the
powder and ball had been wasted. The
light was again extinguished, and again
at the word the pistols were again dis
charged.
This time one of the .duellista was
found slightly wounded in the left arm
The honor of the medical gentlemen
having been thus satisfied, the two be
came friendly again and shook handl
with each other.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-12-11

There is a man in this State who sells
fruit in this city and probably in Gin
cinnati also, who can dispose of his
peaches and apples without the least
difficulty when other people find no sale.
The secret of it is that he has learned
the trick of honesty. Very likely he is
an honest man at heart. But whether
he is or not, he finds that the most rigid
adherence to honor in his business pays.
In box of his peaches or barrel of
his apples, as you go down through to
the bottom, they are certain to turn out
as we'll all the way as they appear on
the outside. There is no trying to cell
an inferior article by putting it out of
sight, to be found by the customer after
he has made the purchase. Those ac-
quainted with his brand don't care to
inspect before buying. The order is /:
Send me a box of Mr.. So and-so's peach
es, or a barrel of apples. And they re-
fuse sometimes to take any other, even
when another article may happen to be
equally good. No, it is his, or none.
There is wisdom here for those whose
heads are long enough to see it.
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He Didn't Want Any.

The other days well-dressed stranger,
carrying hand valise, called into life
insurance office and inquired if the agent
was in The agent came forward, rub
bing his hands, and the stranger asked:
"Do you take life insurance risks here?'
"Yes, sir. glad to see you, sir-sit
down, sir" replied the agent.
"What do you think of life insurance,
any way?" inquired the stranger, as he
sat down and took off his hat.
ats national blessing-an institution
which is looked upon with sovereign ia
vor by every enlightened man aud wo-
man in America"
That's what I've always thought"
answered the man. "Does your compa-
ny pay its losses promptly"
"Yes, sir; yes. sir. If you were insur-
ed with me, and you should die tonight
L hand your wife check within week"
Couldn't ask for anything better than
that"
"No, sir-no, sir. The motto of our
company is: Prompt pay and honorable
dealing"
"How much will S., 900 policy cost?"
inquired the stranger, after long pause.
"You are, let's see, say thirty-five. A
policy on you would cost S110 the first
year"
"That's reasonable enough
Eyes, that's what we call low, but ours
is strong company, does safe business,
and invests in only irst-class securities.
IF you are thinking of taking out pol
icy let me tell you that ours is the best
and the safest, and even the agents of ri
val companies will admit the truth of
what say"
"And when I die my wife will get her
money without any trouble?"
"I'll guarantee that, my dear sir"
"And III get dividend every year"
eyes, this is a mutual company, and
part of the profits come back to the poll
icy holders"
"And it won't cost me but $110 for
policy of S., ,000?"
"That's the figure, and it's as low as
you can get safe insurance anywhere. Let
me write you out a policy. You'll never
regret it."
"Them's the blanks, I 'spose?" said the
stranger, pointing to the desk.
"Yes," replied the agent as he hauled
one up to him and took up his pen,
"What do you say-shall FIJI out an
application"
"No, guess won't take any to-day"
replied the stranger, as he unlocked his
valise, "but if you want something that
will take that wart off your nose inside
of week, I've got it right here! It's
good for corns, bunyons, the toothache,
earache, sprains-"@.
He was placing his little bottle on the
table, when the agent reached over and
by the shoulder and hoarsely whispered:
"Mister man, if you don't want to be-
come a corpse you won't be two minutes
getting out of herer' And he wasn't
Detroit Free Press.
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The Romance and Reality OF Rail.
reading.

To the young man leaving his ances-
trail farm for the first time for a trip to
"the big city" or TO the young damsol Of
the rural village who goes 10 the depot
Of n summer afternoon 10 "see the train
come in" there Is a romantic and unde-
fined charm about the life Of the steam
railroad employe. The youth thinks
nothing could be 30 desirable as 10 be
forever whizzIng from place TO place at
express speed, seeing the city and the
country every day, or twice a day, and
passing life Of adventure with a sufi-
cient spice Of danger TO make il exciting.
The rustic maiden takes many q sly
glance at the athletic form and the
bronzed face of the brakeman who 70
dexterously brings the train TO a stand
still at the long platform, and at the
brawny baggage-master who 80 lightly
whiris and tosses out the huge "Sarato-
gas" from their place Of temporary con-
inement, and doubtless after a time
grows sufficiently bold to exchange frst
mods, then kindly greetings with the
knights Of the rail, whose visits 20 agree
ably break the monotony Of her quiet
existence. To both, the conductor is
superior being, to be looked up to and
admired at distance, and his gold-laced
cap and authoritative "All aboard" are
seen and heard with something akin TO
awe. The youngster feels that his high
est ambition would Se Rratifed could he
secure place "on The line," with fair
prospect of becoming sometime a con-
ductor, and the damsel dreams, perhaps
of some day being the wife Of that no
blest creation Of civilization, a railroad
man. But the experienced traveller, who
finds in his own business journeyinga 20
and fro wearness and veKatiOn of spirit
is apt to feel that nothing could be more
tedious than to be compelled to assist IN
running a train, and the wife Of the con-
ductor or brakeman finds in the lonely
hours when her husband is on the road
and in the constant anxiety for his safe
~, little of the romance she anticipated,
and looks forward to the day when he
may get into some business which will
enable him to spend his meal times and
his nights at home and which will not
40 constantly imperil his life And yet
to the railroad man, himself, there al
most always remains sufficient Of the
fascination Of the employment TO make
him loath to quit it and often to induce
him to return to it after trial or other
occupations.
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Bricks from Babylon.
From a communication to the Cleveland Her
aid by Colonel w. r. Fogg.l


Upon the brick brought by the writer
from Babylon is the standard inscrip-
tion of Nebuchadnezzar. 1t gives his
name and titles, describes the wonders
of the great city, and invokes the gods
to grant duration to the temples and
other great edifces which he had built.
The inscriptions on the Babylonian
bricks are uniformly inclosed in a small
square, and are formed with considera-
BILE care and nicely. They appear to
have bsen impressed with a stamp, upon
which the entire inscription, not isola-
ted letters, was cut in relief. This art,
SO nearly approaching the modern in
vention of printing, is proved to have
been known to the Egyptians and
Chinese at very remote period. The
Pharoahs stamped their names on bricks,
the stamps used being of wood, and sew
eral are preserved in European collec-
tions. But all the impressions on Egyp-
tian bricks, unlike those of Assyria, are
in relief.
The Babylonian bricks are of uniform
size, about fifteen inches squares by
three inches thick. They are made of
a very tenacious clay mixed with chop.
ped straw, and burnt hard in a kiln.
They were always laid face downward
in cement of bitumen so hard as to
make it almost impossible to remove one
entire.
The brick from Nineveh is also rect
angular, but somewhat thicker than the
Babylonian. The inscriptions on these
Assyrian bricks appear to have been
made in single cuneiform letters, and
sometimes the workmen may have been
careless in stamping them. On this
specimen the parallel columns are some
what in irregular, but the impressions
are quite distinct. I am unable to give
literal translation of the inscription,
but presume 1t is of the same general
character as on the one from Baby
Ion, giving the name and title of the
monarch reigning at Nineveh, perhaps
three thousand years ago.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-12-11

MEANING OF RECENT ELEcTIoNs.-
Col. John w. Forney, who has been in
Europe for some six months, writing
from London, gives his Interpretation Of
the meaning of the recent elections. He
thinks the leading cause of the Repub-
lican defeat is to be found in the ad-
journment of Congress without supply
ing more currency to the country. He
saws
"The American people have declared
that they want the means by which to
live, and this can be furnished by the
simple process of stopping the reduction
Of public debt, increasing the circulating
medium, and building our transcontin-
entail railroads. / am writing not in the
interest of any party, although believe
these will be the means Of putting the
Republicans in fighting trim for 1876.
What suggest cannot be safely opposed
by any political organization, and must
at last be adopted even by the Demo-
crats, with all their tendencies to free
trade and hard money. The Republi-
cans are in an overwhelming majority in
the two houses Of Congress which meet
on the first Monday in December, 1874,
and adjourns on the 4th Of March, 1875.
Let them move to the good work at once
and throw themsetess upon the country,
and they will be yindicated at the polls
Let them do this in defiance of protests
from whatever quarter, and they will be
rewarded not only by prosperity at home
but by revival Of the confidence oi
foreign nations, 30 rudely shocked by
the results of that suicidal contraction,
fruitful alone in bankruptcies and de
falcations; and still crushing us to the
earth"
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Ways to Success.

Over fifty years ago, youth working
on a farm, asked his father to give him
money enough to buy agun. The old
man could not spare it, but the boy,
nothing daunted, found an old piece of
iron about the place, and in the course
of time contrived to make a gun barrel
ont of it, with the very meager facili-
ties afforded by a country blacksmith's
shop. He had not the materials to
make lock and stock, so walked to the
nearest town and "traded" for the neces-
sary attachments, and was encouraged
by the blacksmith for having made SO
good shooter. This gave him the am
bition to make another, so he went to
cutting out grindstones from the native
rock to raise the money for gun mater
ials, In short time there was con-
siderable demand for guns of his make.
During the French war with Prussia he
was called upon to furnish guns for the
army, and in less than eight months he
made and delivered to the government
of France rifles of a particular pattern,
costing five millions of dollars, which
amount was duly paid. The man furn-
ishes rifles now for the Unites States,
South America, Rome, Spain, Egypt
and Japan. The farmers boy who
wanted gun is now Eliphalet Reming-
ton, of Ilion, New York. His manu-
factury covers four acres of ground, and
he employs twelve hundred men. Not
satisfied with his achievement, he has re-
Gently completed a sewing machine,
which is reported to present the latest
and most perfect advance in the i'm
provements of this important adjunct OF
domestic economy. This is the type OF
a boy who, when there was not a way,
makes a way for himself.