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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
THE CHRONICLE FOR THE CAM.
PAIGN.

In view of the approaching presi-
dental campaign, it is to be anticipa-
ted that an increased demand will
arise for prompt and accurate politi-
cal intelligence. With a view Of sup
plying this demand, we desire to say
that we shall always in future, as in
the past, endeavor to keep up with
the exigences of the times; all infor-
nation in regard to both the presi-
dental campaign and the county cam
vass will be given with promrtitude
and accuracy to the utmost eff our
ability, and the comments which we
may feel called upon to make On the
events which may arise will be dicta
ted by the same principles which have
hitherto been our guide. These are
the vigorous advocacy of REFoI,M and
Incorporating hostility to eorrup-
ton in Federal affairs, maintaining
our adhesion to the cause of Tilden
and Hendricks, who were our choice
as candidates for the Presidency long
before the convention at St. Louis
and in State politics the conscientious
maintenance of the credit of the State
Our subscription list is at this time
larger and more lucrative than it has
been since our journal was first offered
to the public in 1888, aud to adverti-
sers we may say without presumption,
that no better medium of publicity
can be procured throughout this re-
gion of country.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30

A TRADITION OF SARATOGA LAKE.
There is an Indian superstition at
tached to this lake which possibly has
its source in its remarkable loneliness
and tranquility. The Mohawks be-
lieved that its stiffness was sacred to
the Great Spirit, and that if the hu-
man voice uttered a sound upon its
waters, the canoe of the offender would
instantly sink. A story is told of an
English woman, in the early days of
the first settlers, who had occasion to
cross this lake with party of Indians,
who, before embarking. warned her
most impressively of the spell. 1t was
a silent, breathless day, and the canoe
shot over the surface of the lake like
an arrow. About half mile from the
shore, near the centre Of the lake, the
woman, wishing to convince the In
dams of the eTrOneOusness of their su-
perstitiOn, uttered a loud cry. The
countenances of the Indians fell in
instantly to the deepest gloom. After
minute pause, however, they re-
doubled their exertions, and in frown-
ing silence drove the light bark swiftly
over the waters. They reached the
shore in safety and drew up the canoe
when the woman rallied the chief on
his credulity. 1.-The Great Spirit IS
mereiful, answered the scornfuI Mo-
hawk he knows that a white woman
cannot hold her tongue"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
EDUCATIONAL.
Points to Which Educators and School
Officers May apply Their Studying
T0nG


Caps.
The State Superintendent has the
following to say with reference to the
erection of school houses
STATE SUPERINTENDENT's OFFICE,
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept, 1S.-Mr. l..
Donaldson, Tiptonville, Lake county
Dear Sir: If you can possibly get
the people 10 the various school dis
tricts to raise part of the amounts
with which to build school houses it
will very much facilitate the progress
of your schools. Can you not get some
assistanee-if not in money, then in
the site, in labor, in lumber, etc, ?
They are doing this in many other
portions of the State, and wherever
they feel a proper interest in free
schools they will do it. Try this plan
first before expanding all your money
in houses. The deeds should be made
to the several school districts or the
directors and their successors in office.
An absolute deed ia fee simple should
be made. No deed should be made to
joint parties. Parties who consolidate
with the schools can be allowed the
use of the buildings during consolida-
ton by contract, but should have no
ownership. The ordinary form of
deed IN fee should be used. Yours
truly, LEON TRoUsDALE.
State Sup't.
In response to a letter from Thomas
r. Russell, Superintendent of McMinn
county, relative to the changing of dis
trict lines, Col. Trousdale says
The school law of 1873 does not
make any provision for changing the
lines of districts, and | doubt whether
any change would be legal, certainly
not without the Intervention of county
courts. The only provision with re-
gard to school districts is section p,
which provides that school districts
shall be as they now are, or as they
may be hereafter under the provisions
of this act" And the act nowhere
makes any provision for establishing
them. This presents case for amend
ment, which | hope will be done by
our next Legislature.
In response to citizen of Ruther-
ford, Col. TrOusdale says:
The children should be enumerated
in the district in which they reside,
bnt they may attend school in an ad-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
Sixth Division of Che Chancery Court

The Chancery Court for this, the Sixth
Division, Hon. H. H. LURToN, presiding, is
held at the following times and places:
HARTsvILLE, Trousdale county, LIST Mon
days of February and August.
CLARKSvILLE, Montgomery county, 4th
vember.
GALLATIN, Sumner county, I'd Monday oil
June and 4th Monday of December.
LEBANON, Wilson county. End Monday
SPRINGFIELD, Robertson county, 4th
Monday March and 3rd Monday in Septem-
Der.
DOVER. Stewart county, End Monday in
February and 4th Monday in October.
ASHLAND CITY, Cheatham county, 3rd
Monday in January and End Monday in
August.
ARLINGTON, Houston county, 4th Mon.
day in February and 4th Monday in August
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
coLoRED CHURCHES.

M. e. Church-Franklin street, Rev.
J. L. Bowman, Pastor. Service every Sun
day, morning and night. Sunday-school
every Sabbath morning. Prayer meeting
Monday night.
M. K. Church-Franklin street. Rev J. H.
Ridley, Pastor. Service every Sunday,
morning and night. Sunday-School every
Sabbath morning. Prayer-pleeting Friday
night. CIass-meeting LIST and 2nd Tuesdays
in each month.
First Baptist ChuTch-Main street. Rev.
d. Jones, Pastor. Regular Service every
Sabbath. Sunday every Sabbath
morning. Experimenting every Friday
night.
Second Baptist Church-Rev. J. II. Bell,
Pastor Service every Sabbath morn
ing and night. Sunday-SchOol every Sab
bath morning. Prayer-meeting every Fri
day night.
Old School Presbyterian Church-No
Pastor. A large and flourishing Sunday
school meets there every Sunday evening.
Prof. Dinwiddie. Superintendent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
Clubbing Rates :

The Courier ournal and Chronicle,
at So 40.
The Nashville American and Chron-
icle, at So rs.
The Nashville Banner and Chroni-
Gle, at So %.
The Rural Sun and Chronicle, at
81 1e.
Godey's Ladies Book and Chronicle,
and the beautiful chrome, Morning
Call, "$4 so.
Demorest's Magazine and Chronicle,
with choice of four elegant chromos,
Home, Sweet Home" "Old Oaken
Bucket" After the Storm" and
Captive Child" at 81 so.
Subscribers living out of this county
will have to pay Is cents in addition to
above prices to pay the postage.
Persons wishing to subscribe for the
Chronicle alone, during the present
exciting political canvass, can secure
it, at any Office designated, three
months for 80 cents, or 6 months for
81 90, in advance.
Address
NEBLETT & GRANT,
Clarkville, Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
Tenth Judicial Circuit.

The Circuit Court of this, the 10th Judi
cial Circuit. Hon. ]. E. RICE presiding, are
held at the following times and places:
GAINESVILLE, Montgomery county, on
Ist Mondays in January, May and Septem-
Der. c. d. Bailey, clerk.
SPRINGFIELD, Robertson county, the LIST
Mondays in February, June and October
John Y. Hutchings, clerk.
ASHLAND CITY. Cheatham county the
Bird Mondays in February, June and Octo-
ber w. b. Nichols, clerk.
CHARLOTTE. Dickson county. the 3rd
Mondays in March. July and November
J. A. Dodson, clerk.
WAvERLY, Humphreys county, the 4th
Mondays in March, July and November.
H. NJ. Little, clerk.
DOVER, Stewart county, End Mondays in
April, August and December. w. j. Hag-
Ter. clerk
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30

The Grange movements is securing
the attention of Germany. America
still continues to teach the Old World
new ideas. Meetings have been held
in Berlin and other places in Germany
TO consider the practicability of organ
izing an Agricultural Order in Ger
many similar to the Patrons of Hus-
bandryin the United States.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
FORTY YEARS BEFORE THE PUBLIC.
DIR. c. MCLANE'S
CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS,
FOR TIE CURE OF
Hepatitis or Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HEADACHE.

Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
DAM in the right side, under the
edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure sometimes the pain is III the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side sometimes the pain
is felt under the shoulder-blade, and
it frequently extends to the top of
the shoulder, and is sometimes mis-
taken for a rheumatism III he arm.
The stomach is affected with loss of
appetite and Sickness the bowels in
general are costive, sometimes alter
native with lax; the head is troubled
with pain, accompanied with dull,
heavy sensation in the back part.
There is generally considerable loss
ofmemory accompanied with pain
full sensation Of having left undone
something which ought to have been
done. A slight, dry cough is some
times an attendant. The patient
complains WEAKNESS and debility;
he is easily startled, his feet are cold
or burning, and he complains of
prickly sensation of the skin; his
spirits are low; and although he is
satisfied that exercise would be bene-
fetal to him, yet he can scarcely
summon up foltitudc enough to try
it. In fact, he distrusts every rem
edy. Several of the above symp-
toms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few Of them ex-
listed, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively derangeC
AGUE AND FEVER.
DR.. c. McLANE's LIVER Pills,
IN CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, arc productive
of the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory
to, or after taking Quininc. We
would advise all who are afflicted
with this disease to give them
FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements, and
as a simple purgative, they are I'M
SIudICtlr
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine DR.. {. mcLANE'S
LIVER Pills are never sugar coated.
Every box has a red wax seal on
the lid, with the impression DR..
McLANE's LIVER PILLS.
The genuine McLANE's LIVER
Pills bear the signatures of c.
McLANE and FLEMING Bros. on the
wrappers.
Bag- Insist on your druggist or
storekeeper giving you the genuine
DR.. c. McLANE'S LIVER Pills, pre-
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally.
To those wishing to give DR. C. McLAHE's
LIVER Pills trial, win mail post paid any
part Of the United States, one box Of Pills for
twenty-five cents
FLEMING BROS. Tfttsb,,rr,,. Pa
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30

To the People ofthe Si:cth COMPRESSION
al District:
FELLOW CITIzENs:-I hereby an
nounce myself as a candidate for re-
election to Congress. This announce
ment is made, of course, subject to the
decision of a Convention. Returning
to you my profound thanks for your
generous support in the past, l can
only promise that if I should be again
honored with your confidence, shall
endeavor not to forfeit or abuse it.
JOHN F. HOUSE.
Washington, July II, 1876.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30

Look at the old Bay State, 2 scream
ed red nosed stump speakerat a Car
olina barbecue, as he gesticulated with
one hand and munched a chunk of
beef in the other. "Yis. indadel" sung
out Disguised Irishman, pointing to
the speaker. See the ould haste ate!"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
Masonic.

GAINESVILLE Lodge, No. SO, meets first
Monday night in every month.
GAINESVILLE Chapter meets first Thursday
after first Monday.
GAINESVILLE Council, meets second Thurs
day after first Monday.
The Commandery meets third Monday.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
Arrival and Departure Of Mails.

CLOSE.
For Louisville and beyond, 500 A. NJ. and
500 P. NJ.
For Nashville, 800 P. II.
between GAINESVILLE and louisville, 500 P.
NJ. and 90 < NJ.
southeastern Railway, l:l0 p. NJ.
Southern, 500 p. NJ.
Dover, Wednesdays and Saturdays, TOO A.
NJ,
New Providence, Peacher's Mill and Hop
kinsville, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1880
A. NJ
McAllister's X Roads, Wednesdays and
Saturdays, IL A M
Woodford and Rossview. Fridays, II A. NJ
ARRIVE.
louisville and Northern cities, 7:S0 A. NJ.
and sis Z. NJ.
Nashville andsoutheastern, 6:l5 P. M. and
1850 A NJ
Between GAINESVILLE and Louisville, 7:5C
NJ.
Southern. S:4S P. N.
New Providence, Pm
Dover, Tuesdays and Fridays, 7P.M.
Hopkinsville, Wednesdays and Saturdays
6 Pm.
McAllister's x Roads, Wednesdays and
Saturdays, 10 A. NJ.
Woodford and Rossview, Fridays, leA. NJ
Ohice hours, daily, from Z A. NJ. to P. NJ
Sundays, s to 81 A. M.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
Montgomery County Criminal Court

will De held on 4th Mondays of January
and April, and End Monday of November ,
by Judge C. w. Tyler, B. ID. Johnson At
tCrney General.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

PYTHAGoRAs LODGE, No. %, meets every
Monday night.
YOUNG ENCAMPMENT meets First and
Third Thursday in each month.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
INSOLyENT NOTICE.

Having suggested the insolvency of the
estate OF James Tally, deco, All persons
notified to file the same duly authentica-
ted with the Clerk of the County Court, on
or before the 10th OF March IS17.
Sept2 '76-4t" Admtx.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
. 9 9 9 9 SSsES


To the Working CIass.--Wo can furn-
ish you employment nc which you can
make very large pny, in your own local.
tiles, without being away from homo over
night. Agents wanted in every town and
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United Siates--l9 pages, 90 columns Ele-
gantiy Illustrated Terms only 81 per year.
The Record Is devoted 20 Whatever b. 81 In
terest connected with the Centennial year.
The Great Exhibition nc Philadelphia Is
fully illustrated In detail. Everybody
wants IL. The whole people feel grcnt In
terest in their COuntry's Centennial Births
day, and want 10 know all about 10. An
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picture IN presented Tree 10 each subscriber.
IL Is entitled, SIN rcmom bcrancc ofthe ono
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Inches ANY one can become a successful
agent for bat show the paper ana picture
and hundreds OF subscribers are easily OBJ
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don't delay. Remember n costs nothing to
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the very best Of agents. Address,
THE CENTENNIAL RECORD,
June II, '76- Portland, Maine.
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Mch IL. 76-
DIR. D. f. WRIGHT,

Having accepted a position in the office Of
the CHNoNICLE, wishes to state that he VIII
still practice in his profession, and that
when not at his own office may be sought
THAT of the CHRONICLE.
Nav G. IS76-tf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
knights of Pythfas.
United Friends of Temperance.

Cumberland Lodge, No. II, meets every
Tuesday night, at Castle Hall, over Barker
e. Courts.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
}. saUAans. lno ano sHo snoI ~ NO

Announcement of marriages and deaths
rea-tributes OF respect and Obituaries
half price. ,IaH$
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30

Devotion Encampment No. 5, Indepen-
dent Champions of the Red Cross, meet the
lst Saturday night in each month.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
Champions of the Red Cross

GAINESVILLE Council, No. 375, meets the
irst and Third Saturday nights in each
lOnth, at Hook and Ladder Hall.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
Knights of Honor,

GAINESVILLE Lodge, meets Second and
Fourth Thursday in each month.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-13
4 LNTENILE SELCIDE.

Those who read the newspapers know That
suicides by very young persons are not infre-
oucnt. I'm this city on Sunday night mere
lad of 16 years William Mcdowell, shot him
self He was employed in a downtOw bank
ing house but the family refused to give
even the reason which they copjectured for
the deed. The coroner's investigation may
throw light upon it. The almost inevitable
conclusion, in considering such cases, seems
to be that they result from morbid
and probably congenital propensity. We
can understand how an adult worn OUT
by misfortune, harassed by want, and
with nothing but the gloomest prospects, may
shuttle off this mortal coil in pseudo phio-
sophical way. 1t Is difficult, however, to COM
prehend how an experience OF Only sixteen
years can make life utterly distasteful; for 1t
can hardly have been very tragical, and scarcely
such as to preclude the prospect of relief and
of n change of fortune. If we remember,
too, how children of even seven or eight
years have done the same deed OF SELF
slaughter, we shall better comprehend that
natural propensity may have impellcd the IRE
sponsble youth To an act the nature OF which
was not fully comprehended.
The moral of such tragedy is not far to
seek. 1t complexities the problem of edrca-
tion. and shows the necessity of specially
allowing for individual tempcraments. Many
a boy has been ruined for life by a miSunder-
standing of his idiosyncrasies on the part of
hose TO whom his culture was coniided. III he
has naturally bad temper, or is continually
desponding, or if there is an abnormal
development Of his imagination or of his
curiosity, he may, whenever sufficiently and
peculiarly excited, seek qualification or relief
through resource about which he does not
stop to reason. This may specially be the
ease with children of an cpileptic diathcsis.
1t is for parents carefully to watch their
charges, and fully to comprehend, if possible,
their peculiarties, adapting culture and dis
cpline to each particular case.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-13
TRAINED NURSES.

At the recent meeting in Philadelphia OF
the National Social Science Association an
important paper was read by DR.. John Pack
ard on the training of nurses. The first Insti
tuition for this purpose, and probably the most
complete in its system and working in the
country, is that under Quaker rule in Phila-
delDlia. 1t is self-sustaining so far as the
nurses are concerned, while the charity is
large md widely extended toward patients.
The woman is helped at minimum cost to
means of earning her livelihood, and then
placed in the way of earning it, So much the
world owes to all its citizens, however much
political economists may question whether it
owes any more.
Ii is now proposed that there shall be gen
cral association for the training of nurses in
every large city, and n central bureau of adj
ministration In New-York and Boston two
years. study is required; in New Haven, fifteen
months; in Philadelphia, one year. lnstruc-
ton is given in the management of vcntlla-
ton, lighting temperature, the handling OF
the patient, administration of food, medicine,
etc, besides the treatment of obstetrlcal cases,
and to certain extent of especial diseases.
All this by old fashioned people was held to
come by nature to most women with families,
while the fact was it seldom came mt all.
Anybody who has had the bad luck to be i'll
in Il country neighborhood, where his pains
and symptoms furnished pleasant stimulus to
the drowsy tone of society, and has been
tended by jury of matrOns, each urging her
favorte pOsset and personal experience i'll sim
liar ailments, will know how short a way
good feeling and good intentions with vague
knowledge go in the presence of pain and dan
ger. Another popular notion is that a disap-
pointmcnt in love or q melancholy turn of
mind prominently fits woman for the giving
of ipecac, or for night watches. The heroine of
the popular novel from Evangcline down invari-
ably soothes her woes by nursing in hospital.
where she as inevitably meets her long lost
lover in dying condition, probably indeed
because the nurses are all herolnes.
In old times women were skillful doctors.
The Guineveres and Rosamunds had little
else to do than to learn how to physic Lance
lot and his squire when they came home
hacked and bleeding. Tho skilleds aursing of
women, except among the religious sisterhoods,
came into disrepute for many years until Miss
Nightingale with her corps of lady aids dis
placed the male nurses. 1t is largely owing to
that lady's sound English sense that study and
practice are now urged as requisites for the
female nurse, instead of purely sentimental re-
quirements. The present scheme goes beyond
Miss Nightingale's plans, and if carried into
effect will provide efficient helps to the physi-
clan, in family life as well as In the camp or
hospital The properly trained nurse is only
and always the adjunct to the physician. The
New-York tribune., 1876-06-13

not ne cessary that this should be iohoWeo
everywhere: the scenery, the associations, the
original nationality of the inhabitants OF each
nloce are elements which may be allowed 10
modify the features Of the celebration. Olu
traditions may in many instances be conmeh-
Grated; detached scenes of history may 10 re-
enacted on the spots where they occurred;
emblematic devices, tableaus, and PROFESSIONS
NAV be readily designed. Wherever possible
some patriotic song or hymn should be sung
by the whole assembled people.
The three weeks which still remain allow
ample time for preparation, but no community
patriotic enough to desire its own speclal ceie-
bration should delay longer. No matter now
few and simple may be the commemorative
features of the day, they cannot fail TO give
glad expression to the popular feeling; anu
they will be most successful and most CRATE
fully remembered, in proportion as they MAKE
the people participants. When the lI'ooo
voters of Appenzell, in Switzerland, meet 10
deliberate on the affairs of their CANTON they
repeat aloud before their adjournment, SEN
fence by sentence, an oath of fidelity to the
Constitution; and this is described by those
who have seen it az one OF the most
solemn and impressive spectacles IN the
world Tho moral power of multitude
expressing collectively any lofty faith or pur-
pose is something incalculable. We should be
sorry to see some feature of this kind absent
from the local celebrations of our Centennial
Day. Our people are slow to accept unfamil-
lar forms of expression; but there is certainly
no community in the land where at least some
verses of the hymn "America" could not be
sung by all. 1t would give a sublime conse-
Grafton to the anniversary if at MONDAY the
people of every city, town, and village, irom
Maine to Texas, from Virginia to Oregon,
should be assembled together in the same
spirit of solemn rejoicing.