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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09
DefacInr Counterfeit Money.
indianapolis sentinel.

The Secretary of the Treasury has
issued a circular to the officers Of
national banks, calling their attention
to the fact that they arc empowered to
deface counterfeit national bank or
treasury notes as follows:
Sec. 5. Thatall United States officers
charged with the receipt or disburse-
ment Of public moneys, and all officers
Of national banks shall stamp or write
in plain letter the word counterfeit, I"
altered" or worthless" upon all
fraudulent notes issued ia the form Of
and intended TO circulate as money
which shall be presented at their
places Of business and il such officers
shall wrongfully stamp any genuine
note of the United States or Of the
national banks, they shall, upon pre-
sentatiOn, redeem such notes at the
face value thereof.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09

THE people elected the "Confeder-
ate" Congress certainly have no cause
to regret their venture. It's good work
is receiving the praise of all the blind
est partisans. The Nation says
''Itis the first House since the war
which has shown the slightest appreci-
alton of the demand of the country
for retrenehment in the extravagant
expenditures of the Government, and
the first Congress for long time that
has brought its labors to a close de-
Gently and in order, without the usual
log-rolling choas. An enormous a.
mount of abuse has been poured out
upon the Democratic majority because
they have made some discreditable ap-
pointments and because they have
shown a disposition to initiate the cur
rency. But this criticism, coming from
the party which is responsible for all
the currency shams Of the past ten
years, or from advocates of the silver
swindle, many of whom are Republi-
cans in good and regular standing, is
rather nauseating. Considering the
iexperience of the members and the
financial ignorance so plentifully dis
tributed throughout both parties, the
session has been, on the whole, honest
and creditable."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09
Newspapers as Educators.
New England Educational Journal.

Most of our secular and religious
papers seek to give their readers the
best selections from the literature of
the present day. The magazines and
weeklies publish abstracts from the
latest books, while the newspapers Gull
the choicest bits from all departments
of current literature. A newspaper is
generally of little value after tits read,
and is carelessly thrown aside for
waste paper. Scrap books have ever
been popular means to save selections
for future use. Like many others, we
have several of these books, and they
serve an admirable purpose.
In teaching we have continually
used these scrap books to illustrate
various topics, but we found them to
be awkward affairs to carry into the
schoolroom. We hit upon the follow
ing plan, and found it much superior
to bulky volume. We bought a
number of large, stout, official envel-
opes, cut out capital letters or printed
them in one corner; also prepared a
number Of envelopes with the words
chemistry, history, language, poetry.
etc., written on them. These envel-
opes were then arranged in alphabet
cal order, put in a box of the right
size, and put on our table or book
shelf for use.
The usefulness Of this arrangement
consists In the fact that scrap can be
cut and put on file without bottle of
mucilage, and whenever an article is
needed for use in the recitatiOn-room
it could be found in q moment and
carried in the pocket without the
bother of a ponderous scrap-book.
One will be surprised at the number
of choice bits which can be culled
from almost every newspaper. The
Escurial was burned a few years ago.
All the newspapers had condensed and
published interesting accounts of this
wonderful building. This is clipped,
fled and ready for our history class.
One Of our best descriptions Of prai-
rie fire was written by Senator Ingalls,,
of Kansas, for a leading magazine.
The newspaper selection of this article
is ready for our geography class.
Last month we read full abstracts
from the English papers Of the daring
explorations Of Lieut.. Cameron in the
wiids of Africa. This took place only
a year ago, is fresh, interesting, and up
to the times. The geography class
will reach Africa during june. The
latest and best poems by Longfellow,
Whittier, ETC., are reprinted in almost
every paper. Take these live, fresh
items, choice bits of history, latest po-
ems, literary anecdotes, etc., into the
classroom. Call attention to this and
that point; suggest reading and more
research in this direction. recommend
such extracts from last weeks oration
for next weeks declamations, and it
will serve to quicken the diligent and
stimulate the indolent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09
WHERE DOES TIE MONEY COZ

The public debt on the 1st Of July
1866, was in round numbers $2,755,-
100000 On the 1st of July, 1872, il
was 81. $50 600, ,OO0-being a reduction
of 1926, 100000, in six years an an
nual average of $87 100000.
On the 1st of July, 1876, if we may
now believe the thoroughly diseredited
reports of the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, this debt has further been re-
duced to $2,100, 100000 reduction
in four years of $3.50, 100000; an aver
age of $37, 800, 900 year.
1t will thus be seen that the annual
average reduction has been reduced
$50,000,00 Under the ratio from
1866 to 1872, the entire debt would be
paid off in twenty-four years under
the ratio of the last four years it would
take fifty-six years to pay off the debt.
The increase in public expenditures
has corresponded with the decrease In
the payments upon the public debt.
If the Republican party had kept
down the expenses as it promised to do
in 1872, it could have applied $780,
O00. 900 more toward the paymentof the
public debt in the past four years. And
this could have been done by simply
maintaining the rate of expenditure
where it assured the country it could
be maintained when President Grant
was elected the second time.
Two classes of debt were before the
Republican party. 1t could have con-
tinued to pay off the interest bearing
debt, in violation of law, "or it could
have used this $120,000,000 as a fund
from which to redeem the non-interest
bearing debt. That is, it could have
resumed specie payments long before
this; for this extra expenditure of
$120, 100000, added to the coin in the
treasury, would have more than suficed |
for the purpose of redemption.
The Republican party has done |
neither of these things. It has neith-
er purchased bonds and thus saved the
interest, nor has it resumed specie pay |
ments, and thus removed the fearful
evils of an irredeemable currency. In
stead, it has recklessly squandered the
public moneys, leaving the debt to OPP
press us, and violating its promise to
provide specie based currency.
Even this is not all. 1t demanded |
heavier appropriations for next year
than have ever been called for before.
| tscry is ever, "Givel Give /! Give IT.
1t cannot be satisfied. 1t cares neither
for the burdens of debt, nor the con-
sequences of deprecated currency,
nor the weight of taxation.
It might have further reduced the
lebt; or it might have resumed specie
payments; or it might have reduced
,axation. These three alternatives
we're before it. II took neither F; but
added millions to the expenditures.
1t is time the profigate and reckless
oarty was hurled from power.-AlbGny
4rgus.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09
pIsGUsTED WIFH THE GAME.
Redfleld on the Republican FiascO In
Tennessee.

H. r. "" devotes q letter in the
Cincinnati Commercial to expressing
what was done-or rather what was
not done-by the State Republican
Convention at Nashville. He says
The Tennessee Republicans, in all
the years of their existence in Tennes-
see, never made such geese of them
selves as in Thursdays State Conven-
ton at Nashville. One cannot read
their proceedings without feeling Of
humiliation. Their platform is no
improvement upon that of the Demo-
Gratis, and In one particular is very
much worse. The Democrats deny
that they favor reputation, but op-
pose an increase of taxation. They
propose to keep the tax at four mills,
which will perhaps pay the current
expenses of the Government and one
fourth of the interest on the State
debt as it falls due. While this is not
reputation, 1t is so near it that
thought certainly the Republicans
would take the bull by the horns aud
adopt clear-ringing, straigthout, hon
eSb pldHks uCCfdEluB ln IbNOr OF Au iu-
crease of taxation sufficient to pay all
the interest on the State debt. But
instead Of this, 10 catch the votes Of
those who care nothing for the plighted
honor of the State, they adopt lot of
shilly-shally resolutions, some with
double meaning and some with no
meaning at all, and reafirm the May
platform, without a hint as to what
the May platform was. In short, their
platform bears evidence of having
been built in a great hurry, aud is
simply disgrace to the party that
it. i
The excuse which leading Republi-
cans give for the demagoguery Of their
proceedings at Nashville, is that We
want to catch enough of the repudia-
ton and anti-dog law vote to secure
the Legislature. We will sell out the
Governorship, honor, credit, the ma
terial interests of the State, and turn
the sheep over to the dogs, and the
whole concern to the devil-anything
to get the Legislature next winter and
elect two Republicans to the United
States Senate.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09

ALTHOUGH the crops ofall kinds Of
cereals promise to be bounteous, in
suring low range of values, yet TAX
ing into consideration the low prices
of all, or nearly all, the necesssries OF
life, the exchangeable value to the
producer will, as a rule, be as great az
heretofore. A bushel Of wheat at 80
cents will buy as many yards Of calico
at "a cents per yard as it would three
years ago with wheat at $l.50 and cal
leo at I23c. The profit to each pro-
ducer may be less, but the exchange
able value to each is the same. This
same principle runs through the whole
course of trade. The manufacturer
aud the merchant make less money,
but the farmer gets as much IN ex-
change for his products as hitherto
american.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09
Cant. Frank II. Duffy,

We met him in Nashville attending
the Democratic State Convention. He
is the same jealous, outspoken man
that he was when in 1874 he placed
the names of Tilden and Hendricks at
the head of his paper, the Franklin,
KY, Patriot ,as the Democratic candi-
dates for President and Vice President.
1t has, we believe, been customary
for the fortunate candidate to compli-
ment the man who first nominated
him with an appointment to some post
of honor. In this instance Mr.. Til
den could do nothing more grateful to
the feelings of thousands of good men
in Tennessee than to confer an honor
able position, as worthy compliment,
upon Capt. Duffy who has so long
welded the editorial pen in advocacy
of the principles of democracy
Springfield Record.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09

The Chattanooga Commercial (Rad-
ical in an article after theState Repub-
lican Convention at Nashville closes
with the following paragraph:
Zone thing we desire to say and
now for ourselves. We will not sup
port Dorsey b. Thomas for governor,
or any other demagogue who presents
himself to the voters Of Tennessee as
the advocate or apologist of Tepudia-
tiOn. When we make up our mind to
turn thief, we will prosecute higher
and braver branch of the art OF rob-
berry than that of swindling men who
had faith ia the truth and honesty OF
the people of Tennessee.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09
Ii, TENN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 0. 1876.
cided by the great struggle ended, I
trust and believe, forever.

cided by the great struggle ended,
trust and believe, forever.
When elected | believe that he will
enter upon the duties of his high Office
with the single purpose of serving his
country faithfully, and with no low
er ambition than that of devoting
every faculty to the glorious task
Of rendering the nation prosper
Gus at home, honored and respected
abroad. / would like to appeal to
those who in civil life have honored
me with their friendship and support,
and especially and most earnestly to
those men to whom | have never ap-
pealed in vain-my comrades of the
war-and to ask them to stand once
mere with me in our country's cause,
in civil contest now, as formerly in a
deadlier struggle, and support to the
uttermost the election of Mr.. Tilden
to the Presidency.
/ believe that the issues now atstake
are similar to those for which we
fought-the honor and well-being of
the nation.
am very truly yours,
GEO. B. MCCLELLAN.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09
A True Lady.

Beauty and style are not the purest
passports to respectabllity-some OF
the noblest specimens of womanhood
that the world has ever seen have pre-
sented the plainest and most unpre-
nossessing appearance. A woman s
worth is to be estimated by the real
goodness of her heart, the greatness Of
her soul, and the purity and sweetness
of her character and woman with a
kindly disposition and well balanced
mind and temper is lovely and attrac-
tive, be her face ever SO plain and her
figure ever so homely; she makes the
best of wives and the truest of moth
ers. She has higher purpose in life
than the beautiful, yet vain and super
cilious woman, who has no higher am
bition than to faunt her fpery in the
streets, or to crafty her inordinate
vanity by extracting fiattery and praise
from a society whose compliments are
as hollow as they are insincere.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09
Beauty.

The fairest face in the world is the
one which beams with loving kindness,
The most beautiful eyes are those
which are bright with joyous love-
The sweetest mouth is one that sayS
civil things pleasantly. The prettiesi
hands are those which are constantly
engaged in performing deeds Of charity
and love. The dearest little feet ID
the world are those that walk in paths
of modest rectitude. I..8.e
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09

MARK THE CONTRAsrl lit is wOr-
thy Of notice that all the "Outrages"
upon negroes az the South, are 10 the
Republican States, where the Govern
ors, Judges, prosecuting Attorneys,
and the rest Of the Osiee-h0lders, are
Republicans. In the Democratic
States there is good order and good
government, and negroes aud white
people are alike protected.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09

The New York Herald very sugges-
lively remarks "As tho canvass now
looks, New York will be the keystone
State OF the Presidential contest. IL
is possible for Hayes to be elected in
spite Of New York, but that conting-
ency Is 90 remote that Nlo may assume
that as New York goes so viii 60 the
Union,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09

AT Shelbyville, Ind. a Tilden and
Hendricks flag floats from pole 20
feet high, to the great disgust Of many
members of the other party, who pre-
dicted that pole of that length could
not be raised.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09

Mr.. A. s. ABELL, proprietor of the
Baltimore Sun, attained his SEVENTEEN
birthday on Wednesday. He is worth
$40 OOO, 600, and is supposed to be the
richest Journalist in the world.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09
LADIES' ANN GENTLEMEN,S UNDER.
WEAR,
PATTERNS J! PATTERNS !
Executors Notice.

All persons indebted to the estate of 3.
o. Keesee, decd either by note or account,
are hereby notified that~they must make
settlement with me within thirty days from
this date, or they will after that time hnd
them in the hands of the officers ofthe law
JONES ID. NEBLETT,
Executor of b. o. Keesee, decd.
Augl9, lS76-4w
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09
=, M. RILEY
ATTORNEY AT La w
CLARKSVILLE, TENN.

VIII practice in the Courts of Montgom-
ery stewart and Houston Counties.
Otfice upstairs, south side strawberry 81
March b, IS76-ly.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09

Murfreesboro, Tenn. has a popula-
ton of 3,525.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09
DIR. D.F. WRIGHT,

Having accepted 8 position In the office OF
the CHSoNTCIE wishes to state that he will
still Dractice in his profession. and that
when not at his own office may be sought
at that of the CHRONICLE.
Nav G. IS76-ff.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-09
Stock Complete. Prices Low.

You kindly invited to call and see large and
well assorted stock of Boots Shoes Hats &C. Our goods
of GOOD MATERIAL MADE, and the CHEAPEST IN
TOWN We fully alive to the wants of the people, and
appreciate the fact that in protecting their interest
hance own. Hence will not be UNDERsOLD ANY
BODY, allow any to give you THAN WE
See goods and prices and prove what say.
Respectfully,
". II. WILLIAMS.
May 27, 1851
The New York herald., 1876-09-20

L0OH SALE OR 10 LET-A TWO STORY BRICK
II Stable. large in West 18th 9th nv. six
stalls anu two box stalls; all In perfect o,dsr.
LOUIS MESIER. "A Cedar
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-18
For the vrnHoSr FAnnnR.
A Sad Case Of Drowning.

Somewhere on the broad earth evsnts are
daily taking place that remind us more fore.
IDLY than circumstances Of everyday occur.
renee Of the truth Of the too oiton forgotten
saying, "In the midst Of life we are in
DEATH" One OF these events occurred 10
Lincoln, which not only served to impress
all minds with tho uncertainty Of life, but 90
sad was IL that II shocked the entire commu.
nifty aud awakened the sympathy Of all for
the families 30 suddenly called 70 mourn.
On Wednesday, the 10th inst, two little
boys, Wallace, aged thirteen, Oldest son Of
Isaac Briggs, aud james, aged Eve years
and eight months, youngest child OF George
Garland, were drowned in the river under
the following circumstances. The older boy
had that day been absent from school, though
part Of the time remaining about The school
house, and a few minutes before the noon
intermlssion, when little Jimmy was allowed
to 90 out for rest after his lessons were
done he ioInd Wallace at the door, aud 10
company with another little boy, was per.
suaded TO cross the river TO see white rab.
Bit Though naturally afraid Of the water
aud very cautious, the promised pleasure
appears to have been too strong a tempta-
ton. t
The boys attempted to cross on the Toe
just above o. Butter6elds mill pond where
a swift current prevents the form alton of Ice
10 n narrow channel, but blocks Of ice hoat.
ing from above had lodged in this channel
aud lay hesped and crowded together, and
here, by some strange fatality, the boys
thought to cross, though ten feet further
down the ice was sound and might have been
crossed with perfect safety. The third boy
mentioned crossed the channel, but the
weight of the others partially capSized the
block Of ice on which they stood, aud Wal
lace was thrown into the river. At this
moment Mr. john Clark, passing along the
road at the rivers edge, saw the peril Of the
boys and rushed to their rescue. The boy
on the opposite side Of the channel had
grasped Jimmys hand and attempted to
pull him ON to the solid ice, but Wallace,
with that desperation which impes drowning
men to catch at straws, clasped both arms
around Jimmy and in another moment he
too was struggling 10 the cold river. With all
possible speed Mr. Clark hastened toward
them, but when within Ave feet of the fatal
spot block OF ice swept against them car
ryiug both boys under the ice aud all hope
Of rescue was vain.
A search for the bodies was Immediately
commenced, and that of the Briggs boy was
found after few hours but from Que to
two hundred men worked all that afternoon
cutting and floating away the ice, and al
night watch was kept with lanterns, lest the
body might float over the dam Iu the
morning search was resumed and it was moi
until nearly noon that the little body wal
found and restored to the agonizng family
The mourning families have the heartfelt
sympathy Of the entire community.
Lincoln, January 81 1876. Il. A. J.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-18
CENTAUR
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co nearly perfect are the receipts Of these wonder
- nnl pain-soothlng and healing centaur Llnlmsnts
that VIC can confidently saJ they will alleviate any
palm arising from flesh, bone muscle arrangements
We do not pretend they will mend broken leg or
sxterminate bolts. but even In such cases thcy will
reduce the Inflammation and stop the pain. Nor can
We guarantee the proper results where the body Is
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The white Contaur Lniment Is particularly adapted
10 all Of rheumatism, luinbargo, neuralgia, cry
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posons scalds scatica weak back pains In the side
wounds, weeping sinews, burns frosted feet, palsy.
earache tohache headache ulcers. old sores broken
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a sample Of thousand similar testimonials,
"ASrrocH, Ill.,, Dec I. 1878.
My vile has for long time been terrible sufferer
from rheumatism. She has tried many physicians and
many remedies. The ouly thing which has given her
reisfis COntaur Linment. am rejoiced to say this
VIII. RING, Postmaster"
II s an undisputable fact that the Centaur Lint
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any preparation IN existence like Chronic Rheuma-
tism Of thirty years standing, Strengthening fingers
and joints which had bseu stf for six years, taking
the soreness from burns, etc. ..t. 80
One dollar or even Any cents, invested in Centaui
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and will do more good than any amount OF money paid
for medical attendance When physicians are called
they frequently use the Lniment and Of course charge
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