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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-11
Old Prices and Economy.

New York hotel proprletors and
hackmen are complaining that West
ern people are beating down their
prices. It is about time. War rates
after long peace panic ought to be
cut down to common sense standard.
That our people are sensible enough to
consider their expenses at all, IS a
healthy sign. 1t shows that while they
have mouey TO spend in proper en-
ployment, they have reached the point
of calculative reasoning to do so with
just economy.
For ten years Americans spent the
money they made by the war with a
reckless abandon that was, perhaps,
never euuaied. This extravaganza
broke down the natural division of So
eiety and ruined hundreds of thou
sands. 1t did far worse. 1t corrupted
the public morals. Men and women
lived for the appearance OF grades to
which they had not been. born, oT
raised. or educated, and In the ridlcu-
lous effort to sustain themselves, be-
came irretrievably bankrupted in name
and pocket. 1t is a grand knowledge
| to possess that our people are prohtlng
by the past. 1t has been hard and
bitter lesson to learn, but it is a lesson
which will last one generation at least
The small feather which has beer
blown to US from the East of our Cen
tennial pleasure hunters seeking to Gu
down hotel and hack rates to an ante
war standard, is not the least happ!
omen of returning good times. 1t is
capital old proverb which says that !
we look after the pennies the pound
will look after themselves.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-11
SCALING THE BONDS.
What a Millionaire Holder in New
York Prefers.

The following letter was received
from a prominent financial man IN
New York by State Treasurer Morrow /:
NEW York, Oct. 29. 1876-To the
Treasurer of Tennessee--Slr: 4 hold
some of your State bonds, together
with the unpaid coupons, and feeling
confident that your State will Obliged
TO scale its debt to relieve its oppres-
sion. as many of the Southern States
have already done, l will here take
the liberty of saying that l would
rather stand the deep scaling that the
State of South Carolina gave her bon
ded debt. than the scaling which Ala
bama gave hers. South Carolina re-
duced the principal of her debt to an
amount that she could safely and
promptly manage at six per cent
The State OF Alabama reduced the
rate of interest upon her debt and lei
the principal remain, which will ever
have a depressing effect on her bonds
| contend that the scaling of the prin'
cipal is better tor both parties thar
the scaling of the rate of interest. a
deep shave will be as favorably re-
ceiyed as a shallow one. am, very
truly, JNo. JACOB AsToR.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-11

THE MoTHER.-A father may turn
his back on his child brothers aud
sisters may become inyeterate enemiesi
husbands may desert their wives, wives
their husbands; but a mothers love
endures through ALL In good repnte
in bad repute; in the face of the world s
condemnation a mother still lives on'
and still hopes that her child may turn
from his evil ways and repent; still
she remembers the infant smiles, the
merry laugh, the joyful shoat Of has
childhood, the opening premise OF his
youth and she can never be brought
10 think him all unworthy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-11

PRINCE GoRTscHAKoFF, the Rus
sian Premier, is noted for his abste-
mious habits. He never drinks wine
and never smokes. He drinks q cup
of coffee in bed before rising, and eats
but two meals a day. Retiring very
early in the evening, he sleeps Ten OF
twelve hours. His regular haolts
have kept his frame in such excellent
condition that he does not feel the IN
6rmities Of old age at all. He was
horn IN 1792. entered upon his diplo-
nat;c career under Count Nesselrode,
and became the Foreign Minister OF
Russia at the Close of the CFimea1
] campaign.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-11
j. Josenh Patterson has beer

Mr. Joseph Jefferson has been de-
voting himselfas far as his dramatic
engagements will permit. to oil-palnt-
Ing. and his talent is bearing fruit An
enthusiastic English admirer says ne
bids fair to become as famous in one
department Of art as Ia another
Some of the greatest painters have
nassed high encomium upon his works
IL shoald be understood that his stud
les in oil have hcen Of comparatively
recent origin, although be has long had
reputation for skill With the pencil.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-11
Help.

Up in the higher Alps the snow is
sometimes piled so high, and is so even
" balanced, the crack of whip or
the shout of loud voice may give suf-
fcient vibration to the air to bring
down the whole mass upon the travel
ers below. So in our moral world,
there are souls just lowering over the
abyss of ruin word, or even a look
from us may cause them to plunge
down into the depths from which there
is no return; or helping hand stretched
ont to them In the moment of peril,
NAV lead them back to the safe paths.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-11

IN the collection Of Bibles in the
Centennial Exhibition is copy of
Cromwell's Bible, so called because
he published an edition of such SIZE
that each soldier could carry II 10 bis
knapsack. A soldier was found dead
at Naseby in whose knepsack copy
was found penetrated BY. bullet
which reached that verse IN Eeciesl-
astes. Remember now Thy Creator III
the DAYS Of thy youth
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-11
CLARKsvILLE, TENN

desire to call YOUR attention to my large stock Of
waoons iue@ies Wheat Drills Hay Rakes Bells, PIows
Of all kinds Sorghum Mills Cider Mills Pumps and d. Tub
ing, Double Shoves, Thomas Smoothing Harrows, Wneas
Seats and Breaks for Farm Wagons, Sporting and Spring
Wagons all kinds Steam Engines and separatprs Keap
ers and Mowers Cutting Boxes Single and Double Irees
Grass and Timothy Seeds, Winter Oats, Feeding Oats
Bran Corn Flour and Lime, Etc Orders promptly hled
- To- nwost Prices Call and examine All goods are war
ranted Very Respectfully
T. ID. BURKE
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
Schenck,s Sen Weed Tonic.

In the atmosphere experienced here during the
summer months the lethargy produced by the heat
takes away the desire for wholesome food, and FIRE
quent preparations reduce bodily energy. particu-
arly those suffering from the effects of facilitating
diseases. In order to keep natural healthful activ
ity of the system must resort to artificial
means For this purpose Schenck's Sea Weed
Tonic is very efectual. few doses will create
an appetite and give fresh vigor to the enervated
body. For dyspepsia 1t is invaluable. Many emf
nent physicians have doubted whether dyspepsia
can be permanently cured by the drugs which are
generally employed for that purpose. The Sea
Weed Tonic in its nature, Is totally different from
such drugs. 1t contains corrosive minerals or
acids; in fact it assists the regular operations OF
nature and supplies her deficiencies. The Tonic in
Its nature SO much resembles the gastric juice that
1t Ia almost identical with that fluid The gastric
juice il the natural solvent which, in a healthy
condition of the body, causes the food to be di-
gested; and when this juice is not excreted in suf
dcent quantities, indigestion, with all its distress
ing symptoms, follows. The Sea Weed Tonic per
forms the duty of the gastric juice when the latter
y deficient. Schenck Sea Weed Tonic sold by
NJ Druggists.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

seven glove and thought his hand was
equal to the task.
They broke open the newsboy's chest
and rifled it of the edibles and prize
packages and then
WENT FOR THE MAIL BAGS.
After scattering the letters far and
near, they failed to find any thing valu-
able in them. They then tackled the
express freight car but found nothing
of any use to any one but the owners.
A gallant little newsboy, in order to
be revenged upon the thieves for rifling
his box, fired several shots out of a
little six shooter, but is certain he did
not kill any body as they laughed to
scorn his little pellets.
THE MASKS OF TIE ROBBERS
were composed of colored handker-
chiefs, with holes left for the eyes,
mouth and nose. One of the parties
wore no mask, and seemed to be the
leader of the gang. They all worked
as if they were professionals and had
accomplished similar jobs before. Ger
tain it is, the thing was most success
fully planned and aptly carried out.
The passengers were not molested
though a proposition was made to that
effect. Having completed the job they
shouldered their booty and were soon
OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY.
The amount which they got away
with is variously estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000, though it may ex-
coed the latter figure.
As soon as the train reached the next
telegraph station messages were sent in
every direction, and at last accounts
large parties were in hot pursuit, the
principal one being under command Of
Gen. Bacon Montgomery. Their cap
ture is only matter of time.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

CUsTARD PIE.-Beat together the
yelks of 8 eggs, 2 tablespoonfuls of
sugar, 1 of flour, and cupfuls of milk
flavor and bake. Beat the whites of
the eggs to a stiff froth, add table
spoonfuls of sugar, and flavor. When
the pie is done spread evenly over the
top, set in the oven and slightly brown.
FRIED CAKEs.-3 eggs, cup sugar,
1 pint of new milk, salt, nutmeg, and
flour enough to permit the spoon to
stand upright in the mixture; add 2
teaspoonfuls baking-powder, and beat
until very light. Drop by the des IT.
spoonful into boiling lard. These will
not absorb a bit of fat, and are the
least pernicious of the doughnut fam
lily.
brown sugar, II TBS flour, II TBS butter,
Al TBS raisins, Ii lbs currants, Ii lbs
citron, ! ID almonds, OF each of mace,
nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon, II wine
glasses each of brandy and wine, II
cupfulsmolasses, II teaspoonfuls cream
tartar, teaspoonful soda, ~ eggs.
Blanch and chop the almonds, seed the
raisins, and scerch the flour.
WHEATEN GRIDDLE CAKEs-Excel-
lent flour pancakes can be made with
out eggs by crumbling up stale bread
at night and soaking in sufficient sweet
milk to soften them; in the morning
add, say pint of bread soaked in a
pint of milk, teacupful of buttermilk,
Tablespoonful of salt, and a full
one of soda; thicken with wheat flour.
often add a well beaten egg, but they
are better without it than any other
way 1 have ever made wheat pancakes.
OMELETs.-Take 1 egg for each per-
son, beat 2 minutes, add salt the size
of pea, and 1 tablespoonful of milk
for each egg; beat 1 minute, and turn
into hot, well buttered frying-pan;
cover it, cook slowly till nearly all is
thick; raise the edges and put under a
little butter or lard, to prevent stick
ing, and turn one half over on to the
other half, and serve Immediately. Or
you can bake it in the oven in a pie
dish, and serve in the same. Use about
spoonfuls of melted grease, set it on
the stove to heat, and fill; bake till all
is thick, which will be in from 5 to 10
minutes. Do not turn if baked.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
THE MARKETS.

ST. LOUIS. July 10. 1876.
BEEvEs6Choice. .. $50 5;Ie; Good to Prime.
HOGs-shipping. a6: $50 6.s7H.
FLOUR! hoice Country. s55Os6.25; XXX
wasaT|aed. No. 2. s1ss 9 1.s7; Nc. 5.
CokssNo mixed. 4ss AK.
OATs-No. 9, Z9929kc.
RYE-No. 2. 62964Hc.
TIMOTHY SEED-S2. 0092.50.
,.ToBAcco--Planters' Lags, st.ass5.75; Me-
dun Hnr snPnjRs T Tm6tSy 81 90
BUrTEK1Choice Dairy. 14elsc.
Posk-standard Mess. sso. a5eao5o.
WooLTnb- washed. Choice. s5s $50; Un-
~e coTdo SG%siasi NE 49, iSac.
saEHr@common s'f so choice
FLoGR-Good TO Choice. s5.ose5.ae.
WHEAT-No. Chicago, el.osg LILO.
CORN-Western Mixed, "a 5Sc.
OArs-western Mixed. 32e 400.
PoRK-Mess. $40. 200 %. Is.
CorroN-Middling. l1Xc.
BEEvAs-Common to Choice. $3.50 o SEQ.
Hs hoes 1Ss 70 - Choice' s6.i'eo'o"'
FLoUR-Cholce Winter Extra, e7.25o7.75
spring Supernne, $5.uU8 4O.
WHEAT-Spring No. 2. e1.c00 .001; Spring.
No. 8, S6Z Q SIC.
CORN-No. 9, 46e46hc.
OATs-No. 2, % 29kc.
RYE-No. 2. 6366ic.
PoRK-Mess, 419. 700 1915
LARD-Per cWt., . IL .l0o IL .12X.
KANSAS CITY.
BEEvES-Native Steers, &3.7504.45; Nasiv"
Cows. $2.75e3.50.
HOGs-S4.50e5 so.
SHEEP-Common to Extra, $2.2563.75.
MEMPHIS.
FLoUR-Choice, $6.50G7 90.
CoRN-No. 9 White, SsG Coo.
OATS-4S4 SOC.
COMMUNICATING, l0Zc.
NEW ORLEANS.
FLOUR-Choice to Family, 81 SOC $50,
CORN-White, GIG Csc.
OATS-379 Csc.
HAY-Choice, $40. 00622 90.
PoRK-New Mess, S21. 5oc % 90.
BACON-lex o12Hc.
SUGAR-Far to Prime, 8 9Hc.
'x,r,ress- INV Asifss.in. 'uLf
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
The Empty Place.

Bright faces come and go, fair shapes
Dance up and down the wall;
A presence in the crowded room
Takes precedence of all.
We see it night and day, howe'er
BY shine or shadow crost-
A little vacant spot, wherefrom
One little face is lost.
The sound of music swells and falls,
And laughter fills our cars
A silence, followed out of life,
Is all our spirit hears
That silence, like a hush of prayer.
Can drown the loudest speech,
And, piercing sharp through laugh and song,
Our Utmost sense can reach
No thunder of the outer world,
No burning rage of pain,
No passion storms of love or grief
That beat on heart and brain,
Beat down with such constraining sti myth
The vital forces there,
AS that dull, soundless ache of loss
Which lonely mourners bear.
o little garments in the drawer,
With such precision spread
o little chair against the WALL
o little cradle-bed
Uncurtained, in the silent room,
And pillowless and coIdi
o mothers arms and tender hands.
That have no babe to holdi
We know full well the worth and wealth
OF which we are bereft;
But where are words wherewith to tell
The emptiness that's left
Wherewith to span that shoreless void,
Sound its unfathomed deeps,
And picture to the common sense
The sacred thing it keeps?
Sunday Magazine.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

When the physca, energies droop, revive
them with that safest and most active Of
tonics, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. By a
timely use of this salutary and aS.eeable
medicine you will save yourself from posi-
tive disease; for, be assured that the laaguor
and loss of strength and appetite which
troubles you is in fact the precursor OF some
petite, tranquility of the nervous system,
and pristine vigor, will assuredly be restored
if the Bitters are used systematically, and
the alimentary disturbance, which in nine
cases out of ten gives rise to debility and
nervousness, be entirely removed. Eegu-
larity OF the bowels, active hillary secretion,
the expulsion of impurities from the blood
through the kidneys, are also among the
b. ,atic. mt effects Of this admirable restora-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
wHyDo PHYSICIANS D1FFER7

When person has a dull pain and dfzzi-
ness in the head, bad taste in the mouth,
frequent sick headaches, splitting up OF food,
with sour stomach, pains in back and sides,
with scanty, high colored urine, faint,
distressed feeling at the pit of the stomach
that food will not satisfy, general weak
ness, tired feeling, which sleep does not
remove, skin cold and clammy at times, and
at others hot and burning, having dark,
dirty appearance, eyes sunken and tinged
with yellow, appetite variable, breath foul,
followed after time with dry, backing
cough-he consults one doctor, who tells him
he has liver complaint, another tells him his
kidneys are diseased, another that his dis
ease is dyspepsia, and still another says he
is in the first, stages of consumption. But
none of them afford him any relief. Some
of these physicians must be mistaken. The
fact is, they are all right and all wrong; for
the patients suffering in this manner have
combination of all these diseases, and the
only way to treat such cases successfully Is
to give remedy that will act upon all of
these organs at once. The best article for
this is the SHAKER EXTRACT OF ROOTS.
Hundreds of cases that resisted the skill of
the best medical men have found relief after
using it. The country is full OF just such
cases in some of its forms. The article re-
ferred to is sold by A. j. White, 319 Pearl
Street, N. Y. Agents wanted.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

In answer to Alphabetical" in your last
issue, for a remedy for consumption In its
first stages, can recommend !.r. Picrce's
cording to directions, for it has been thor
oughly tried in my family. and the results
were glorious. Alphabetical" must not
expect one bottle to do the work-my wife
took three bottles before she could discover
any change, but after the third bottle every
dose seemed to strengthen the lungs, ana
now she is well and hearty. If Alphabet
zeal" will write to me will get Witnesses
to the above.
HENRY II. NJ. PATTON.
Lawrence Marion County, Ind.
-Cincipndti Times, FEB. a. 1875.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
The CatGChiSm Of the Locomotive

is elementary treatise the Locomotive, written
in the form Of questions and The book
tans GOO pages and $50 engrayings, including Is full
page plates Of different styles Of locomotives.
No popular treatfee locomotive in the English
language gives clear. simple and complete a de-
scrption of the and working OF the loco
motive engine and no work OF kind ho viewer
tensfvc. gives full account Of modern American
in locomotive construction aud of the
operation of the locomotive especially those relating
combustion, heat ETC., all Of which the author has
endeavored to make plain to those who have
the rudiInents of q scientific education.
The principles OF operating and details Of construc
ton clearly explained to enable any intell-
gent person to thoroughly understand them. The
book written without the of technical terms
mathematical calculations, and is intended
for all classes Of readers.
Address THE RAILROAD GAZETTE,
70 Jackson Street, Chicago.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

AS sure AZ, the sun shines, DIR. TUFTS LIS will
cure Fe, err and que, If taken by directions-a bold
a sertion, but true In any case, where dtrec-
lions followed, that they fail, Agents will refund
the money.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

A wEATHERwIsE resident of North
Adams, Massachusetts, is jealous of the
Government weather prophets, and
takes private notes every day, just to
prove how often they miss the mark.
He says they use such general terms
that it is almost impossible to nail them
to any thing, but that for the past
three months three-quarters of the rain
has come from the direction just oppo-
site to that from which they prophesied
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

WHY suffer with Ague when Shallenber.
gers Pills will cure you for one dollar
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

Mrs. SAMUEL H. HOOVER, a resident
woman of Rochester, Ind, is the hap
piest woman in America. She has just
learned that $50, 900 and interest awaits
her in Germany, where it was left by a
dying relative twelve years ago.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

TIP-TOP CAKE.-1 egg, II teacup-
fuls of white sugar, 1 teaspoonful of
melted butter, 1 of soda, and 2 of
cream-tartar; flavor as preferred,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

W1LHorT's Tonic is not a panacea-is not
a cure for everything, but is a catholicon
for malarioQs diseases, and day by day adds
fresh laureN to its crown of glorious sue
cess. Engorged Livers and Spleens, along
the shady banks of our lakes and rivers, are
restored to their healthy and normal Sc
cretions. Health and vigor follow its use,
and ChiIls have taken their departure from
every household where Wilhoft's Anti
Periodic is kept and taken. Don't fail to
try it. G. r. FINLAY s. Co., Proprietors, New
Orleans.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

PHILOSOPHY triumphs easily oven
past evils and evils to come, but present
evils triumph over philosophy Roche
foalcauld.
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Cranbourne looked at his broken
arm; 'sI've seen him." said he.
The next afternoon she went again to
see her wounded lover, but he had
gone.
"Packed up bag and baggage just
arter you left yesterday, and skedad-
died this morning." said Mr.. Holmes.
Margaret's face paled in spite of her,
but her clear, sweet voice betrayed no
change.
"On the stage P" she asked.
"Yes!" said Matte; ssOhi Margaret,
1 think he's an awful man; I just hate
him."
"Don't, Mattel" she answered with
little shudder.
As she went out 'sgreaser" passed
the door; she knew him, not very
favorably, as friend of Gomez.
He looked in her face, and went in an
opposite direction; five minutes after
she met him again.
'tf you want to hear about him, -
pointing over his shoulder toward Mr..
Holmes house, Ego up to Wainwright's
tomorrow"
Then, as if to avoid questioning, he
took rapid departure.
Margaret had peculiar and invinci-
BILE dislike toward Mr.. Wainwright, but
his wife was one of those placid, good
enough women who would live peacea-
bly, with either saint or a demon.
Margaret would have gone, however,
almost anywhere to have seen or heard
from Cranbourne; perhaps letter was
there. perhaps he was there; what
hopes, dreams, and wishes crept
through her heart, pen could hardly
tell.
They breakfasted early, earlier even
than usual, and Margaret shook the pill
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

key to the rapacious cormorants, and
the way
THEY WENT THROUGH THAT SAFE
would have made Boss Tweed Hide his
head in shame. The engineer and fire.
man were Gagged in the baggage car,
and were protected" by two of the
ruffians SO that they could render no
assistance to the messenger, who was
at the mercy of the robbers. They first
opened the Adams Express safe, of
which they had the key, and the con-
tents were tumbled promiscuously into
a sack. 1t was ascertained that none
of the keys fitted the United States
Company's safe, and so one of the party
ran forward to the engine and soon re-
turned with the coal pick, with which
he mauled away at the side of the safe,
but without effect. Another, a most
powerful ruffian, with an arm like a
beef, took the implement from
the hands of the smaller and more
delicate thief, and with few well
directed blows, effected an entrance to
the safe. Such was his haste to get at
the valuables, that he chucked his hand
through the small aperture, and like
the monkey in the fable, found it i'm
possible to draw his hand out again
while it contained any thing in its
brawny grip, and so was compelled to
withdraw his hand minus the booty,
and at the same time leaving goodly
portion of the flesh of his hand clinging
to the sides of the jagged edges of the
hole. The little man tried it and was
more successful, and soon had the safe
emptied of its contents, at the same
time remarking that he wore number
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