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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-06-26

Two hundred car load,f 6ne
watermelons have been shid from
Florida 10 Nashville. this sen.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-06-26
Greatest
Bargains
Yet I!
CALL AT
Coulter's

and see the largest and best
assorted stock of Carpetings
in the city, ranging in price
from 20 cents to 81 %.
Call at Coulter's, and buy
a pair of Ladies good Cot
ton Hose at 10 cents.
Call at Coulter's and see
those beautiful Cashmere
Suits, all wool, at from $15
to $22.
Coulter has a large lot of
goods on the Bargain Coun-
ter, which you will do well
to see before making your
purchases elsewhere. Call
and see them.
Coulter has a large lot of
Irish Linens on the Bargain
Counter, VERY CHEAP.
Coulter keeps the A Col
lar, the best and cheapest
collar in the market.
Coulter has Paper Collars
at 10 cents per box.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-06-26

Ma. w. s. MeREYNoLDs repair
ing the spire Of the Metho9hurch.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-06-26

LoTs, of improvement g on in
and around the city.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-06-26

MCCORMAc has made arrangements
ia retouch all negatives made for pat
rons hereafter WITHOUT extra charge.
So wrinkles, freckles, or crows feet
won't detract from the beauty of the
finished picture, and he hopes oplease
all. meh. 20-tf.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-06-26

III. wESTENBERGER, the Popular
Boot and shoe Maker, has removed from
his old shop, at head of square, to his new
one on First Cross Street, under rear end OF
V. l.. Williams Boot and Shoe Store. where
he is prepared to supply the public with
the best Homemade Boots and Shoes IN
Ladies' and Gents wear, and at the Lowest
Living Prices. His goods in Mt and wear
are surpassed by none and equafed by few.
Remember the place and give him trial.
Repairing for Ladies' and Gents done with
Neatness and Dispatch. May 1. 75-lm
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-06-26
CHARLEY'S
SALOON and RESTAURANT.

CHARLES LEHMAN has perfected arrange
ments to be supplied regularly with Fresh
Oysters and all kinds OF seasOnable game.
which will be served TO the public ia the
most approved style of culinary art.
Fine Wines, "Old RobertsoR," Old Bour-
bon, Cigars, ETC., will be found at the Bar.
and all who practice In this departments
may rest assured that what they call for
will be pure and uasatable. Oct. 374-tf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-06-26

T. P. BURKE, Sec'y.
, 1875-07-10

PRESENCE OF MIND.-Prof. Wilder, OF
Cornell University, gives these short rules
for action IN case Of accident: For dust IN
the eyes, avoid rubbing-dash wafer into
them remove cirderS, etc, with the round
pint of ., lead pencil. Remove insects from
the ear by lepid water; never put hard III
strument into the ear. If any artery i cnt,
compress above the wound If a vein Is cut,
compress below ii chuked, get upon all
funrs and cough. For light burns, dip the
part in cold water; if the skin is destroyed.
cover with vrrni-h- Smp her fire with caT-
pais. etc; water viii often spread burning
oil, and Increase danger. Before passing
through smoke axe a full breath, and then
stoop low, but If carbon Is suspected, walk
erect Suck poison wounds unless your
mouth is sore. Enlarge the wound, or, bet
ter. cut ont the part without delay Hold
the wounded part as long as ean be brine TO
H. cual or end Of cigar. In case of poiS-
oDing, excite vomiting by tickling the throat,
or by water au1 mustard. For acil polsons,
give acids: white Of egg Is good in mos
cases il, case of opium poisoning, give strong
coffee and keep moving. If III water, float
on the back. with the nose and mouth pro-
jscting For apoplexy, raise the head and
BODY; for fsinting, lay the person Hat.
, 1875-07-10

a STRANGE STORY.-A curious incident
Is related in he Eastern papers. About ten
years ago Il Jew in straitened circumstances
left Transylva for America TO improve
his position in the New World He left d
wife and several children behind, and prom
iSed that rs soon as II WAS within his means
he would send them some money from AmerI-
ca There fortune smiled on him, and when he
had amassed sum of 1000 tiorins he re-
solved 70 return home ana surprise his family
vi h his wealth lie started without apprIs-
ing his family of his intended return, and on
his way home he arrived at Hamburg, where
he WAS seized with So dangerous an illness
that ne made will bequeathing all his
property to his wife. lie recovered, how
ever, only to find that during his illness his
money had been stolen from him by a man
who nursed him. 4 few benevolent persons,
sympathizIng with his misturtunes, collected
about one hundred forms, ~herewith the
unfortunate jew resolved to return 10 Ameri-
ca TO retrieve his fortune. In the meantime
the nurse had deeanped with his booty to
America, where shortly after his arrival he
died suddenly The American authorities
sent the coffia, with the $1,000 forins, 10
Transy ylvania, and the will was also found
IN he coaia be authorities at The same time
acquainted the relatives with the death of
the tes,ator. After the usual period of mourn
ing the WIFE contracted a second marriage
The first husband had again, however, saved
a considerable sun of money, and eventually
returned to his native country 10 find hls
wife married TO another man. The event
has caused great sensation IN the neighbOr-
hood, and it Is stated that conference OF
rabbis are about 10 be held 10 determine to
which of The two husbands the woman be-
longs.-Je,eisA World
, 1875-07-10

GENERAL. REDINGTON LAST WORDS -
The act Of physical dissolution used to be
associated with ideas OF mystery and awe
that caused The Z" last words" " of eminent
meu to be treasured up as precious utterances.
John Quincy Adams, lying on his deathbed.
murmured " This is the last of earth, " and
turned 10 the wall and died Daniel Web
ster, as he breathed his last, feebly articulated,
d" still live" Napoleon the First passed
away with a military order upon his lips.
General Redington died n few days since at
the age OF seventy-three years The attend
ing physician had warned the sorrowiul
friends gathered At his bedside that the -u-
preme moment was AT hand Among these
friends was one with whom the dying man
had had some Transactions In Consolidated
Virginia. Rousing himself from the lerhargy
and syupOr with which kind nature deadrns
ths parting pang, the General turned his
darkening gaze upon his friend and slowly
euuncia ed the words d" Il is a good thing
TO hold. Cyrus; keep your margins good. "
Such were the last words of man whose
life had been devoted TO business, but with
no misery y or selfish aim. Like Longfellow :
" Village Blacksmith, he had wrought
ldllhlu4i9 III MS sNbcdtlpis anu like MIN ne
could 'lcok the whole world In tn face, Tor
he owed not any man" Ii his thoughts at
the solemn moment when he was passing
into the unknown world sill dwelt upou
earthly things, and had III them no color of
sentiment or religions feeling, he neverthe-
less died n good man, and one whose long
life showed a larger record OF helpful and
generous acts than stand to the credit of
many whose last words were more pious and
saiutly-S T. Chronicle.
, 1875-07-10

McKIREY, the pilfering salesman of y. I.
Stewart, who mas Just died, left behind him
a wardrobe of magnificent proportions 1t
comprised garments Of the finest materials
and most fashionable pattern His stock Of
pantaloons numbered IA pairs. OF his vests
eighteen wer- sold, while three silk dressing
gowns, elaborately trimmed, and d yellow
smoking jIckeJ, went for much less rhan the
original cost. Several heavily embroidered
smoking caps. TWO OF three dozrn boots and
shoes, six paUs Of slippers, six evening dress
suits, eighteen walking coats, 100 necktIes
aud two OvercoaIs were also among his effects
aud found ready buyers. Two hundred and
fifty pieces of hose, n9dershir,s and drawers,
more than 100 chair Tides, and 4 large col
lection of plllow-cases and sheets, bearing
the McKirby monogram, having been dis
posed Of. the auctioneer Offered MchIrby 8
library for sale. II consisted of $50 volumes.
and having found purchaser, siIty-seven
boxes of nOte paper with the McKirby crest,
fell under the hammer MckIrby's dis-
monds and silI Ierware were not sold His
salary A. 4. L. Ste Wart & Co.'S was $4,000 g
Calei,saati Ga-stts-
, 1875-07-10

4 FEMALE FIEND.-The woman whose
nature is 50 nearly firndish il Is possible
conceive of lives at Bastrop, Lpuisiana Her
name Is Lima McRea, and she Is now in
prison upon the charge Of numbering a small
child. At her preliminary examination he
testimony indicated that she had taken
diabolicaI pleasure in killing the child by
inches, aud after the accomplishment of the
deed TO have felt no compunctious or any of
the ordinary dislike of Il murderer 10 having
the body of the victim IN any place to serve
as a reminder The woman's own son, Il
little boy of twelve, was the principal wit
ness against her. She made this mere child
dia, up and remove the body of her victim
two or three times within the space of
week. She first buried the murdered child
in a garden, aud when it disappeared and
excited comment and caused the institution
of a search. she attracted the attention of
the officers 10 another point, she herself ac-
companying them, frs telling her Ii tie son
TO dig up the body in her absence and hide it
in the chimney The boy performed this
task. and at night he was made to carry the
BODY 10 a Gotten pen and subsequently to 4
tbicket, where it was finally discovered.
During the course of the tri"l, with her own
son giving such testimony Of her atroci'y.
the woman evinced little feeling of any kind
p,ssinr through the entire ordeal with an
unruffied demeanUr.
, 1875-07-10

Why SHE HADN I WRrrTEN.-Within
the last few days old beggar woman. hav-
ing been admitted into the Kitchea of one of
our most prominent citizens, was mournfully
relating to the lady Of the house the mis-
fortunes Of her life. She said her husband
went TO California TO dig gold great many
wears ago, bat had never been sbls TO find
more han enough to keep himself alive. 20,
of course. he had never cent her any; that,
uaril a few Years, they had continually writ
ten each o,Ler letters full OF love and sym
parhv. At this point the fiOOd-gates of her
grief burst open she sputtered and sighed at
a terrible rate and finally. after several in
eff-crnal efforts, calculated that she had not
heard from, or even writteG TO her darling in
long lime. The old WOMEN drew long
breath. and was about TO continue, when me
lady of the house asked her why she had
not written 70 her Husband. AN mum I"
she sighed, latter l lost my irOnr teeth, 1
couldn't pronounce very good SO ! had 70
give up wrirting.-Tola5o BLade.
, 1875-07-10
THE AMBITIOUS VINE.

a vine that stood beside thriving oak
Grew weary of the labor
Ot ssi-support, and thus she plainly spoke
Unto her stronger neighbur
Prithee bend your handsome trunk 70 me,
My noble forest brother;
That, mutually embracing, we may be
supporters Of each other"
Nay, said the tree, '' vas not made TO bend;
I'm strong and self-relant
As oaks are wOnt-but you, my pretty friend,
Are twenty times as plant
" SO clasp your slender arms around me, dear,
And we Will grow together,
High "a yon azgre cloud, nor ever fear
The Toughtst wind or weather I"
Nay, nay" replied the foolish vine, " hate
To seem 50 much your debtor;
You do the twining. now, and u be straight,
I'd like IL vastly better!"
Nature wills otherwise" the oak replied,
" However you may gTumbei
The moment such silly plan were tried,
Together We should tumJ!e!"
"Come you to me and taking Natures course,
We Il keep our proper places
TO the tawin will give my manly force,
And your maiden grsices
g But Il, perverse, you try to live alone,
With none 70 hold and cherish
Your slender form. before you re fairly grown,
You Certainly viii perish.
cor if instead of fondly clinging fast
10 one who would protect you,
You frt with others all the trees az last
VIII seorntully reject you"
"I see-I see" exclaimed the musing vine,
" The weaker must he nOurishyd -
She claspel the oak with many graceful twine,
And 50 they grew and fourIshed = Saze.
, 1875-07-10
STARRED HIS sIsTER-IN-LAw

with it six times successively. Sill this
really heroic woman played her Difficult part.
Not a cry did she utter, nor give any sign OF
life-not even WHEN her brother in-law put
his hand to her heart and said to Vague,
'sSLe Is dead" The ruffiaus hen enveloped
thSr victim in I'll the linen they could find,
and hurriedly left the house. By miracle
not one of the knife-thruSts had touched =
vital part, though they were all aimed
through the covering at the heart. The poor
woman. faint and bleeding. managed by
means of her teeth To free herself from the
linen, the wooden cloak and the cord, and
crawlel TO her bed, where her screams
brought no assistance, for the room did not
open upon the street. Her agony that night
mus have be n awful. At last in the morning.
assistance arrived, the alarm was given, and
the assas>ins We're arrested ut Montpelier. At
the trial Mime. Slncho gave her eTidence IN
the clearest way, and described the minufest
details of the terrible scene which she had
undergone. Her appearance in Court natu-
rally excited the greatest sympathy. NJ.
Millet, doctor, deposed thar Mmo Sancho
had only escaped by what I have already
called II above, a miracle The jury found
both prisoners guilty with-why, it seems
hard TO decide-ex'euuatiagc circumstances IN
favor of Vague. Francisco Sancho Was there
fore coudrmned to death aud Vague 10 penal
servirnda for life. No one who reads these
lines will asSuredly wish that either OF the
sentences should b- commu,ed-
, 1875-07-10

PREPARING To PLAY.-Oliver Wendell
Holmes says this is the way woman prepare
TO play on the piano: " 1t Was a young wo-
man, with as many white hUunces round her
as the planet Saturn has rings, that did i.
She gave the music stool twirl or two, and
fufftd down on it like a twirl Of sonpsuds Ia
u hand basin Then she pushed up her cuffs
as If she was going 10 fight for the champion
belt. Then she worked hrr wrists and hands
to Timber EN-, suppose, and spread ont hen
fingers till they looked AS though 'hry could
pretty much cover the key board, from the
growling END down 70 the little squeaky one
Then these two hands of hers made jump
at the k-ys. as if they were a couple of tigers
coming down upon flock Of black and
white sheep. and the piano gave great
howl. as if it, tail had been trUd on. Dead
stop So still you could hear your hair grow
ing. Then another howl. as If the piano
bad two tails, and you had trod on both OF
them at once, and then q grand CHATTER aud
scramble and string OF jumps, back and for
ward. one hand over the other, like STAN
p+de of rats and mice more than any hing l
call music.
, 1875-07-10

NOVELTY II SCRvEYING.-The delicate
chemical balance hs~ been added 20 the list
Of surveyors instruments. By the aid OF
this instrument, the number OF acres in an
irregularly shaped surface may be accurately
computed The method by which this is
applied Is simple enough. The plan of the
desired territory having bsen hrst measured
and reduced by scale to paper, is then cut O1t
and carefully weighed. A portion Of the
same psper-that Is. paper OF the same weight
and thickuess-is then cut TO q size that Will
represent one acre, and its weight recorded
By dividing the weight OF the paper which
represents. in outline. the whole section sur
veyed by the weight OF that which represents
ous acre, the quo'ient represents the number
of acres and frac ions Of an acre in the Rhcle-
This way OF measuring surface gives less
trouble, less calculation, and less liability 20
error, than spT gthsr ssFJ method.
, 1875-07-10

COEvTSCED-IJ is now said that Secre-
tarv Bristow is convinced that hight " ~hl-k7y
tax insures Z large revenue, and that heavy
tax leads to light revenue llilcl' dls'l 'liiin9'
and innurnerable devices to detfaud the Gov
erpm.nt. We trust that the recent discover
les of whiskey frauds were not needed to con-
vince Secretary Bristow that sufficient ID
du1pmypt in the way Of tax would make an
evasion Of hat tax a profitable business In
a community IN which one man IN hundred
is a rogue, the only question as TO ~hs'her r
Government impost will b def-atod Is the
nrofts resulting from success. The roguss
rsD .lways be I IN /, and without going 20
nrisou after them. All experiment teaches
tba. at certain point heavy tax begins to
oDerste against the Government The 'rne
policy is TO fx the tax as high az possible,
and yet keep-i it below the point at which
fraud becomes profitable On the average The
business of swindling the Government will
not be carried on long, after the Government,
by reducing the results Of swindiing, make-
il improbable.
, 1875-07-10

The EFFEcT.-An Eastern paper quotes
from the rep1rt Of the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad to show that any material reduction
in fares i sue to be followed by large in
crease in travel. The report states that
about the middle Of May last the passenger
rates on the road were largely reduced, and
although the accounts FOR the month are not
vet made up. an examination shows that the
travelling public 50 appreciated the change as
TO make the passenger receipts between Wash
ing,on aud Baltimore three times as large tho
first week OF the reduction az they were the
week preceding.
, 1875-07-10
AllGHTnING.ROD PEDDIER.
His CONQUEST Of Mrs. GfikeBs--yeni, Yidi,
Nfrl.

From the Madison Ind! Courier.I
He drove his team close up TO the fence,
go down and raped on the door. The
widow Gllkens opened il, when he said {:
" Mrs. Gllkens, | am Cognizant Of the cir
cumstanceS By which you are at present sur
rounded, left as You are TO tredSe down the
Journey of life through cold and hesrtless
world-no longer sustained and encouraged
by the noble one TO whom you gave the treas
urers of vuur hearts affection, and bowed
down by the manifold cares and respOusibili-
ties incidental to the rearing Of eight small
children on forty acres OF subcarbonifer0us
limestone land yet. Mrs. Gilkens. you are
aware that the season Is now approaching
when dark. dismal, dangerous clouds at fire.
quent intervals span the canopy Of heaven,
and when ZigZag streaks OF electricity dart
promiscuousiy hither and thither, rendering :
the inhabitatiCn unsafe for yourself and
those dear little oues: hence, therefore, let
me sell You copPer-wire, silver tipped and
highly magnetic hghtning-rO
The woman staggered back a few PAGES
and yelled "Narcis, nnTssten old Cronchl"
In another instant a savage bulldog came
dartiug around the corner of the house, with
" AT'ltS Ebs 'AA4Ttl AOA sOAC- nc u 4iaA
already maagled a machine agent and q
patent soap man, and was held IL grraJ e.
TEEN by the better class Of citizens for his
courage and service but when his eye met
the hard, penetrating gaze of Mr.. Parson,
his chops fell and he skunk off and hid IN the
currant bushes. Then the man said: "M My
dear lady, You seem 10 be a little excited.
Now ii yUu will allow me to explain the
probable ines'imable-"
"Dern ye, I know something that will
start ye, said Mrs. Gilkens, as she reached
under some bed clothing and brought forth
horse-pistol; but owing TO the shattered
condi ion Of her nerves, her aim was un-
steady and the charge of buekshot missed,
save where a few scattered ones struck his
cheek and bounced off A hard, metallic
smile spread over his coun 'enance as he leaned
his shoulder against the doOr-frame aud again
commenced My dear madame, such spas
modic manifestations OF your disinclInation
10 make judIcious investment of q few pal
try dollars
" Hi col" shrieked the widow, and col
lapsed into kind Of jerking swoon, and
before she had recovered II highly magnetic
lightning-rod decorated her humble domIcle,
and ParsOn had the blank note filled out all
ready for her signature.
, 1875-07-10

"WEL.,. nay son, - said a Detroit father
to his eiyht-year-old son the other night
- what have you done to-day that may b
set down Us d good deedf' Gave a poor
boy five cents" replied the hoP-ful- +" All .
an that was charity, and charity Is alway-
right. He was an orphan boy, was he :
~ didn't stop to ask, " replied the boy " l
gave him the money for licking boy who
upset my dinner basket"
, 1875-07-10

TIE lat. Mrs. Faulston, OF England, may
BE- credited with Incorporating in her will
doubtless iunocently-s rather neat stroke Of
bumor, she having made provision for an
annual income OF about Sll 800 for rednc-
ton Of the English debt This Will lessen
taxpayers burdens by abons tNelvs-thon-
sandth
, 1875-07-10

TWELVE parsons stopped at hotel over
nigbt On asking the bill the next day they
found il 20 be $l3 The old men paid 81
each. the old women paid 81 each, the young
men paid 50 cents each, and the young
women paid % cents each. How many old
men. how many old women. how many young
men, and how many young women Wero
travelling in the crowd?
, 1875-07-10
HOME.

Cling to thy home. II but the meanest shed
Yields thee a hearth, or shelter for thy head,
And some poor plat ". ia vegetable stored,
BE all that heaven all u the for Thy board
Cnsavnry b. cad, and herbs that scattered grow
VIII on the river brink OF mountain br W
Get cen this che srless manson shall provide
More hearts repOse than all the world beside.
, 1875-07-10

A JEALOUS OcToGESARIAN--Slsnor -
eph Beretta, of Pavia, s. years Old Is s.isnI -
is.lous Of his wife Signora Clomen'
wears old. Of late he beat her 80 uH
with an Iron rod that the Judges hso Isa, F
tsf,rs them for the administering OF . 'a0"0'
bath TO his green-eyed malady-
, 1875-07-10

ACCEPTED HIS HASD.-"I offered her my
hand yes erday, and she accepted it. How6
The belle Of the seasou-impossible WheIeF
Tell us all about il" eagerly exclaimed the
excited gentlemen. Il: was Just as she was
getting out Of her carriage" was the qnis'
raplv
, 1875-07-10

SOD FENCES. the increasing cost Gf
fencing material, it becomes question to
the farmer, how can | economically build
new and repair old fencesI A western man
suggests the Use Of sods. and writes: II
England and Ireland they have the "s0d
fences" ! have seen it IN tais country Occs-
sionally, but ! think ii oar farmers know its
practical merits We should see it Ottener.
Only dig two bitches four feet apart. three
feet wide and four feet deep; throw the dirt
from the di'ches on the space between; beat
1t dcvu ill it has some hardness, and give It
enough slant 10 prevent - caying," and you
have fence for lifetime. In most cases
here We need no turf or whin-bushes aI
hey do, for in year the bank will be covered
by luxuriant growth of blackberry bushes,
answering every purpose Even where tim
Der Is plenty. we can make this fence cheaper
than almost any Other
, 1875-07-10

THERE i an isolated monastery in Turkey
inhabited by twenty-three monks, who have
not seen a woman since infancy One Of
Them is described by visitor as follows ::
:. He had never seen a woman, nor had he
any idea what sort of things women were,
nor how they looked. He asked me whether
thew resembled The pictures OF PsnagiA Che
boly virgin which hung in eTery church.
He listened with greal interest while L told
him that all women were not exactly like the
,;o,urss he had seen, and that they differed
considerably one from another In appearance,
manners. and unders'anding.
, 1875-07-10

NEWSPAPER CoKRECTIoSs.-Them man who
drops d poker because the handle is warm.
and then csrelessly picks il up again by the
end that Is red hot, generally gets about as
much sympathy as the man who rushes TO
the newspaper Office to have an explanation
unbii~h-d and finds when the correction comes
out that it's ten times as bad Es the original
, 1875-07-10

Tyr 1.,s.. addition 10 the umbrella
pane of glass inserted in 'hs non
ibronrh which the holder can 80 MS
, 1875-07-10
orc Madrid Ga-ate uses the followil

THE Madrid Ga-ate uses the following
language u inform the country that Alfonso
ga his sister are well. It shows that all
the snobbery ism I con fined to America: His
Majesty the King twhOm God preserve) and
bsr Royal H,ghness the Infants Donna Iss-
hi continue in this coart without novelty IN
,beir important hsslth."