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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-07-24

An extension Of one yesr has been
granted TO pre-emptors who have been
forced to-leaye their lands on account
ofthe ravages Of grzsshoppers, orwkose
crops have been destroyed from the
same cause.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-07-24

The whole number of students in
Cumberland University, at Lebanos,
Tenn. was three hundred and ninety
one during the past collegiate year.
The whole number Of graduates for
the wear was one hundred and five.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-07-24
JOSH BILLINGS says. If you kant
ret sI,ews and a good eddicashun, get

And he might have added, For the best
bargains in 'Shews, go to Y. L. WILL
LIAMS, who is now offering them at
prices to suit the people He now has
a large and elegant stock Of Boots,
Shoes, Hats, &c., &C., which he is Of
fering at such prices as to defy compe-
tition. He only asks the public to ex-
anime goods and prices at other places,
then examine his and be their own
iudges if he doesn't offer better goods
and at less money than any house in
Clarksville. We show our goods with
pleasure, whether you buy or not. Our
store room is No. % Franklin street.
corner First Cross. Look Tor our
handsome banner across street and
mammoth sign on side of store. Re-
member the place, and give us call.
Very Respectfully,
". Is Williams.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-07-24

Aye, Horace Hays truthfully be-
lieved that his world of right woald be
revealed. He labored for an end, de-
manding no success until the harvest
was ripe. 1t was not his to wear a
show of wit or science. but like the
ocean depths the pearls were hidden
and fathomless. 'Hefts, like ivy on
the ruin, make the riffs they scent to
shade" He understood well that
mammoth deeds were not completed
in a moment, and with a resolution
deathless he armed himself for the
combat. He strove for imperishable
guerdons, something perpetual. At
last be arose and walked to the open
easement. A midnight moon waa
peeping over the distant hill tops,
spreading . cold and silvery light over
the deepening chasms of the woods.
A sterner monarch than fancy spoke
to his heart and pointed with cold,
gid finger to the past, adown whose
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-07-24
For the CnRosIcLE.
WILLIS WATERS.
CHAPTER. XIV.

might. sable goddess. from her ebon
throne,
in rayless majesty, now stretches forth
Her ieaden sceptre o 'er siumbering " orld;
Silence how dead, and darkness how pro-
found -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-07-24

"Anchor in no stagnant shallow,
Trust the wide and wondrous sea,
Where the tides are fresh forever,
And the mighty currents freei
There, perchance, OH young Colutno'
Your new world of truth may De.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-07-24

Yes. follow me and will lead you
hither." Tossing him a kiss from her
rich, ripe lips, she turned and tripped
away down the garden walk in the
direction of the river, which rushed
and foamed short distance below.
Ludolph picked up tho dainty little
bonnet and followed more leisurely.
What did you bring that for p she
asked, turning suddenly round from
unmooring her light boat.
For you to wear, mad-cap."
well, you can just take the trouble
to walk back with it, for / certainly
shall not wear it. Now if l was old
bald and grayheaded, Imight consider
the necessity, but see this" She ran
her fingers through the long, brown
waves of hair that fell in luxuriancC
below her waist.
But, llagar. the sun will blind you, !
he repeated persistently.
mot if l sit with my back to it,
she said archly. Nov l am going tC
hang this bonnet here on the topmost
bough of this juniper and III wage1
the next steamer that passes will make
an accommodating halt. Then | viii
charge it to you, and the Captain will
seekrevenge by frst-class Aogging,
and with her usual needless manner she
threw the white bonnet high on the
green juniper.
She stepped into the light boat anC
! Ludolph followed. A frail, rocking
boat that she managed as skillfully al
she touched her guitar strings. Sh'
grasped the oars and the boat wen
lightly off. Ludolph sat before he
with the brim of his straw hat draw
closely over his face to proteetit from
the suns rays. The tall, manly fgur
The true northerner., 1875-05-21
The Brain.

The brain is by far tho largest mass of
nerve substance contained in the body
OF any animal possessing brain-in-
deed, it far exceeds in bulk and weight
all the rest of the nervous system to-
gether. The researches of European
observers give 49, ounces as the weight
of the average brain of the white inhab-
liant of Europe, the maximum that of
Cuvier, being 64l ounces, and the
maximum consistent with fair degree
of intelligence "a ounces. Webster's
brain-allowance being made for disease
which existed-weighed 63a ounces; DIR.
Abercombie's, 63 ounces, and Sperz-
helms, 55 1-16 ounces. The average of
"a American brains accurately weighed
by DR.. Ira Russell was 52.06 ounces; the
same observer found the average full
negro brain as determined from lat
specimens to be only 1926 ounces. The
capacity of Webster's Uranium was the
largest on record, being 122 cubic inches;
that of the Teutonic family, including
English, Germans and Americans, is 92
cubic inches. In the native African
negro it is SO cubic inches, and in the
Australian and Hottentot only 70. The
brain of the idiot seldom weighs over %
ounces, and it is often much less than
this. In one instance coming under my
own observation the weight of the ma
ture brain was only IA ounces. Mr..
Gore has related in the Anthropological
ReyieU the particulars of case of mi
crouphaly, in which the brain weighed
only 10 ounces and grains. The sub
ject, a female, though AZ years of age,
had an intellect which is described as in-
fantile. She could say few words, suclr
as "good child" morning." with
tolerable distinctness, but without con-
nection or clear meaning, and was quite
incapable of anything like conversation.
Her habits were decent and cleanly, but
she could not feed herself, at least with
any degree of method or precision. She
was fond of carrying and nursing doll.
In q case described in subsequent num-
Der of the same journll by Prof. Mar
shall, the weight of the entire brain was
only 81 ounces. The subject was a boy
II years of age. Nothing is said relative
to the intelligence manifested. DR..
William 4. Hammond.
The true northerner., 1875-05-21
A Man Of Family.
lFrom the Inter-ocean.

John Hepner, a German, now resi-
dent of Reading, Pa, has lived to be
called the father of more children than
probably any other man in the country.
He is 60 years old and has had three
wives. He was first married in Germa-
nv in 1910, and his wife died in 1S4S.
In that short time she bore him seven
teen children-two pairs of twins, four
sets of triplets, and one at single birth.
Mr.. Hepner married again in less than a
wear. He was married in the latter part
of June, 1S49, and in February another
child was born to him, followed by a
second on the following Christmas.
After that his wife bore him twins five
consecutive times, and three children at
single birth, making fifteen children in
nine years, ut the end of which time his
second wife died. His two marriages
covered period of seventeen years, and
yielded him thirty-two children. He had
come to this country three years before
the death of his second wife. He was
married again shortly afterward, this
time to a widow with one child. This
wife is still living, and has borne Hepner
nine children. OF the first set of chill
dren none are now living, and only
two of the second and three of the third.
The true northerner., 1875-05-21

CONE, AND LET Us REASON TOGETHER.
To the afflicted in body we offer few
words of plain, practical reasoning. No
matter under what form of sickness you
labor there is one great truth you should
ever keep in mind, viz: All disease
originates in an impure condition of the
blood. Purify that, and the disease must
depart, for it has nothing to feed on; but
you cannot purify the blood by the use
of poisonous drugs and exhaustive sdmu-
lants; the relief which these afford is
temporary and deceptive, leaving you
worse off at every interval. The best
Blood Purifier ever discovered is DR..
WALKERS FAMoSs VINEGAR BTTTERs,
compounded of simple herbs. No mat
ter how hopeless your case may seem,
try the VINEGAR BITTERs, and few
draughts will convince you of their vir-
tue. DR.. Walker, the discoverer of this
priceless remedy, had been given up to
die by the physicians, and is now sound
and healthy man from their use. 36
The true northerner., 1875-05-21
Wonderful Escape.

Who ever heard, or expected to hear,
that mans legs could be run over by
the cars, and not be crushed2 And yet
the thing has actually happened. We
clip the following from the Boston 4d-
Uertiser:
l.. Averill, of Wells River, VT, a
freight conductor, fell under the cars on
Monday, April II, and the wheels of the
forward truck of freight car, weighing
13, 800 pounds, ran over his legs, but,
strange to say, did not break the bones,
and scarcely tore the skin. Two jack
knives in his pocket were bent nearly
double, and it is thought that the fange
struck them first, thus avoiding the
shearing effect of the fange upon the
rail. This is probably the only case on
record where car has run over a man S
legs leaving the bones unharmed.
The true northerner., 1875-05-21
Simnle Rules tor Interest.

The following rules for obtaining IN
terest are simple and accurate:
Six Per Cent. Multiply any given
number of dollars by the number of days
of interest desired, separate the right
hand figure and divide by six; the result
is the true interest on such sum for such
number of days at six per cent.
Eight Per Cent-Multiply any given
amount by the number of days upon
which it is desired to ascertain the in
terest, and divide by forty-fve, and the
result will be the interest Of such sum for
the time required, at eight per cent.
Ten Per Cent.-Multiply the same as
above, and divide by thirty-six, and the
result will be the amount of interest al
ten per cent.
The true northerner., 1875-05-21
Let the People Speak.
MANuAr.rLN KAN


r. V. PIERCE Buffalo, n. Y,
Dear Si,-Your Favorite Prescription has
done my wife world OF good. She has taken
nearly two bottles and has felt better the past
two weeks than at any time in the past two
years. No more periodical pains none of that
aching back or dragging sensation in her stom-
ach she has been accustomed to for several
years. / have 80 much confidence in it that i
would be perfectly willing to warrant to certain
customers of ours who would be glad to get
hold of relief at any expense. i have tried
many Patent Medicines, but never had any oc-
casion to extol one before.
Very trrly yours. Gro. B. WHITING.
Mrs. 4. II. DAILY, Metropolis, ILL.,, writes:
"Dr. r. V. Pierce-My sister is using the
Favorte Prescription with great benefit"
MARY ANN FRIsBIE, Lehman, Pa, writes
"Dr. II. V. Pierce-What L have taken OF
your medicine has been of more benefit to me
than all others and hundreds Of doctors bills. y
DIR. Piercos Favorite Prescription is sold by
dealers in medicine generally.
The true northerner., 1875-05-21

and you can save ii in buying sewing ma
chine, and get one Of the best and most perfect
machines in existence. The Wilson shuttle
sewing machine has reached point OF excellence
and perfectness equaled by no machine in use,
and tho constantly and rapidly increasing de-
featuring capacity to supply, is convincing ev-
idence that the merits of this machine are
appreciated Machines will be delivered at
any railroad station in this county free OF
transportation charges, If ordered through the
company's branch house, at 1877 State street,
Chicago. They send an elegant catalogue and
chrome circular free ON application. This
company want few more agents.
The true northerner., 1875-05-21

JAVA is an interesting place for mar
ried ladies. A chief of the country gave
orders recently that on his decease his
two youngest wives should be killed in
order to accompany him to the next
world. The two women became
aware of the fate awaiting them and fled
to the English fort on the border, where
they put themselves under the protection
of the English flag. But women always
were contrary.
The true northerner., 1875-05-21
THE GREAT FAMILY MEDIcINr.--l

THE GREAT FAMILY MEDIcNE.--Dr.
Wilhoft's Anti-Periodic or Fever and Ague
Tonic No case of incurable Chills has yet
presented itself, where this scientific and safe
medicine has been employed. No case has
been found 80 obstinate TO resist its prompt
and mastery action. No man has been so re-
duced by malarial influences, but with its use
has come up perfectly reconstructed. No
pills or purgatiye required with this medicine.
WHEELocK, FISLAr & Co., Proprietors, New
Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGIsTs.
The true northerner., 1875-05-21

Corn and -four are staple articles; but
not more so than Johnsons AnOdy1e LinimeIa,
where known. 1t is good for children or adults,
for any internal soreness of the chest or bowels,
and the best Liniment prepared, under whatever
name.
The true northerner., 1875-05-21

The all-gone feeling which people
sometimes speak of, is caused by want OF proper
action of tho liver and heart. These may be
assisted, and the bowels regulated, by Parsons
Purgatiue Pills i'm small doses.
The true northerner., 1875-05-21

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-05-28
An Affecting Case.

The many freaks Of physical infirlnjty
show nothing stranger than instant neon.
blindness or deafness. or their immediste
cure. But cases OF the kind are well Nm.
thenticated. The following is told IN 4
Nashville paper:
'Werecentiy heard a remarkable and
touching story OF little boy, the son az =
gentlemen In an adjoining county. MI.
age Is twelve or thirteen. He is an inter.
esring and promising lad. One day dur
ing the past winter he failed 60 rise in The
morning a. early rs usual. At length
his father went into the room where he
lay, and asked him why ne did not yet mn.
He said il seemed dark yet and he Va.
waiting for daylight His father Retired
but the boy not making his appearano
for some time, he returned and said a s,-
end time
My son, why don't YOU get up:r
" Father. Is II daylight he asked
= Yes, long ago.
= Then. father, the little fellow said.
Z" an blind"
And so il was His sight was gone.
In short time his fathe$ took hin ID
Nashville, To get the benefit OF the mei'-
cal profession there; but none Of the phT-
sicians could do any thing for him. ana
happily made no experiments on his eyes
Some ladies' in family OF his father. az.
quaintance sought 10 cheer him in hi. -.
Fiction, and one night proposed 70 take
him 10 the opera. that he might hear d.
music and singing. He Went and VS.,
delighted.
In the course of the performance all 81
once he lesped up. threw his arms around
his fathers neck, and screamed with
ecstacy-
= o father. can see.''
His sight had instantly returned. Ars
since then he has retained il in full yig0r.
except that under excitement there (
sometimes ransient dimness OF vision
The case is one OF remarkable and singulr
character.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-05-28

entire family then remained in the t,,.,
bedroom mn Daylight, before going a .si
TO give the alarm. Two shots wer,. f w.,
as he was jcrked out Of the house. r nie1
The door the track looks as tbone,' vni
had been .jerked several feet. A. nv
passed from the kitchen door they ~
diately turned south. went through ~
front gate. In front Of the south dcSr a's
Then turned west. Shortly after na,' ~
through the front gate signs of draggins
were visible then Tor short distanc.. ~
signs disappeared, and then for abon, ~
last half Of the distance he Was drs,aa .ns
over the entire ground. Ii appears 49,.
Just after falling the last time he was dra''
gcd against and over a stump. after viii,
no signs of struggling were visible. e,,
places along the route blood was yisible
The tree that he was hung upon was abon,
iour inches In diameter. The limb oyas
which the rope WAS drawn was only shor,
one inch Ina diameter. The bark ~
nearly worn through by the Fiction M ~
rope. The limb was six feet HIGH NJ
kirkmsn was drawn up with his hsct
against the tree, his legs crossed. ana .tiI
resting on the ground. The place NH
he was hung was hardly twenty feet from
the place where he was taken last whit,
by mob of about eight or ten. and thr,s,
ened 10 h. hung. To follow so near ~
same old track. Ii looks as thouoh ~
parties had been over the ground befor.
The inquest adjourned, 20 meet AT som.
future time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-05-28

cent session at Ocmulgee. by vote of 80 10
al, decided 10 reject the majority report of
the committee In favor OF territorial form
OF government. Subsequently, however.
the vote was reeonsidered, and a committee
appointed 10 meet In June Ia dram consti-
tuition 10 lay before the September Council.
General sheridan has ordered the release
of the members of the Wharton-A ndrews
Black Hills party who were captured while
trespassing on the Sioux reservation, and
taken to Fort Randall. All the men except
two signed written pledge not 10 attempt 10
reach the Hills again until opened for settle
ment, and their property was restored 10
them. The two who declined TO give such a
parole were placed in confinement to await
further orders.
The Grand Jury OF Story County, Iowa.
have returned bills Of indictment against
twelve persons engaged in the kirkman
lynching affair. They were all neighbors OF
the murdered man, and among them are one
of Kirkman's sons, and two sons-in-lsw.
Two men were killed. and two Others seri-
ously wounded, by the falling ola warehouse
elevator in which they were ascending, in st.
Louis, on the 18th.
Near Columbus, Neb., on the night Of the
10th, three young children of Mr.. McPher-
son were burned to death by the house burn
ing down. The parents were absent at the
time.
Five Chicago distillers were arrested on
the 18th, on a charge Of having defrauded the
Government. and were bound over in sums
varying from 5000 TO $l0. 900 each.
The Cheyenne chief Wachita, who, with
seventy-four other Indians, was being con-
veyed to Florida for Imprisonment, while on
the cars near Nashville, Tenn, on the 18th,
managed to secure a knife, with which he
stabbed two of his guards and then stabbed
himself Corporal Allen, one Of the guards.
is supposed 10 be fatally wounded, and
Wachita's wounds are also severe. The In
dian begged for some one 10 shoot him or cut
his throat.
The wife Of the late President Lincoln has
been adjudged insane by the Cook County
Ill.) Court. and she has been sent 10 a
private asylum at Batavia. Ill. Her friends
had been for long time conscious OF her
mental alterations, and judged it prudent 10
have her isolated from society, in hope OF
her condition being bettered thereby.
A destructive fire occurred at W AGO, Tex
a., on the 10th. Among the buildings burn
ed were the Sawyer House, the Examiner
office, and several business houses. Loss,
about 1925, 600; insurance, $4,000.
There is trouble among the Winnebago In
dians, and the sgent mas fed for his life, and
seeks protection from the military at Sioux
CITY The disnafehes inform us that the cans o
of the warlike attitude is because The Indians
children are kept in the Industrial school
against their parents wishes.