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MALE MUsIC-TEACHER.

WANTED at this Instituticp MALE TEACHER
vocal and instrumental music, including piano,
band and orchestral instruments. Salary $500,
without board for session Of forty weeks. Appoint
ment to be made October ~, 1873.
-. = No (. - z. H. II. GILkESON,
Secretary of Board of Regents.
RoNSEY. w. VA, ~ au 5-2aWtOc1
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TOR PHILADELPHIA, FALL <NsEF6
4 RIVER, PROVIDENCE, AND BOS- s:x $1,000
TON.-Steamer NORFOLK. Captain TGNNILI,
will receive freight for the above ports until TUES
DAY the eth instant at 10 o'clock A. III.
. - ~ s.,1|. 's-.@ j. W. McUARRICk.
au 26.2t ... General Southern Agent.
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WANTS.

WANTED, "A WOMAN TO COOK,
w WASH and IRON for a small family. Re
Communications must be satisfactory: Apply at 709
west Grace street. -.,...:l Is. -t.t an 26.1tk
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-26

TOR RENT, BRICK DWELLINGm
II corner 'bionroe and Grace streets nine Ell
rooms, Kitchen, & c.; gas and water $500 per year.
an 24.3t..,J f..tIa u ROBERT b. LYME. :
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FOR RENT.

TORRENT, THE LARGE, DESE A.
T. RABLE AND ELL-CONSTRUCTEDA I
BRICK DWELLING on southeast corner or E1ghtn
OF -four rooms stable, and all modern improve
menis. Possession at once, aud rent to suit The
an 24.sti ,.'i-, l5i.ttt ROBERT b. LYME.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-26
DOR RENT, THAT LARGE BRICK Gza
tl il,n rltn HOUSE Ea:l

:TOR RENT, THAT aDEsIRABLEAs
TtBRICE DWELLING g. ever the store OIL
street, between Broad and Grace Streets containing
eight rooms, with alf Medern Improvements. This
property is welt suitedlfor afrs-cass millinery or
dress-maktng establishment. Apply 10 -r.,-.5.sF
-:.ts ~ l...t JAMES Ne TAYLOR & SON.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04
PeriIs of the PhonOgraph.

1t happened that Mrs. BarSting-
low was going down to Keokuk for
a few DAYS, and Mr.. BarStinglOW
was inconsolable. At one time he
protested that she should not go, he
could not endure the lonesome house
during her absence And then
again, he declared that if she must
go, he would neglect his office, and
let his business go to the bOwwOWs,
and he would go with her. At
length, however, she persuaded him
to be reasonable, and on her repeated
assurance that she would not remain
away any longer than three days,
he consented to let her go. He even
bought her ticket, and ordered the
carriage and paid for it two days
ahead, lest his resolution should for
bid her going from him. And from
that time till the morning of her de
parture Mr.. BarstinglOw spoke in
subdued tones, and moved about
with the air of a man whose heart
was buried under mountains of
grief.
Before she left the house, Mrs.
BarstinglOw set the photograph in
the sitting-rOOm behind tie clock.
Then she kissed her diSconsOlate
husband, and begged him to pre-
serve his precious life for her sake
while she was away, and then she
was gone.
Every day, during her three DAYS
visit in the Gate City, she received
a letter from her mourning husband.
begging her to come back and tell
ing her how lonesome he was with
out her, and how like a grave the
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.

The events of the week have been
the gathering of the "NatiOnal
Academy of Sciences" at the Smith
sonian Institution, and the arrival
of Mr.. Edison, the famous inventor,
with his Photograph, which he eX-
hibited yesterday at the capitol to
an admiring throng of Senators and
members. Mr.. Edison received an
invitation, by telegraph, to attend
the meeting at the Smithsonian,
and brought with him his marvel
Gus instrument, which is, sure
enough, a wonderful invention.
When he took it up to the capitol
some of the more skeptical among
our SOlons shook their heads doubt
ingly and predicted that if such
things as claimed for the PhOnO-
graph were possible then the world
would certainly not stand long; but
others, with more faith in the posi-
bilities of the nineteenth century,
elbOwed the thrOng to get near
enough to the instrument and get a
chance to test it. Mr.. Edison first
explained the principles upon
which the Phonograph operates, and
then went through a number of
practical tests, such as whistling,
singing, growing, talking different
sentences, &C., all of which the
monograph repeated with wonder
full accuracy. The only two in
stances in which it failed to repeat
distinctly the questions put to it
was when Senator Howe said some
thing into the mouth-piece, to which
the only answer which came back
was "BOw wOwr' but then perhaps
the Senator had only been barking.
The other failure was when in reply
to a whisper by Gen. Butler into
the machine the single word
'Espoons :" rand out clear and dis
tinct from the little black cylinder,
with a metallic sound that had
something significant in it.
AS possibly many of my readers
now hear of the Photograph for the
first time will endeavor to describe
this wonderful machine in few
words. 1t is composed of a cylinder,
on which appear spiral grooves, and
which is connected with crank by
which it may be turned, and dia-
phragm over the cylinder, showing
on the outer side a mOuth-pieee,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04

and on the inner side a fine steel
point. The cylinder is covered
with tin-foil and set in motion. If
no words had been spoken, the steel
point would merely have pressed
the tin-foil into the grooves Of the
cyIinderand framed a regular inden-
ton. But the words spoken into
the mouth-piece caused vibration
in the steel point as il indented the
tin-foil. When the machine was
reversed and the steel point placed
where it commenced its journey, as
the cylinder again revolved, the
same vibrations were produced in
the steel which originally caused
the intentions, and were translated
into sound-waves and spoken from
the mouth-piece. When words
were uttered in the mouth-piece,
the sound-waves caused vibration
in the needle or steel point and in
dentions in the tin-foil. When the
steel point was again passed over
the indented tin-foil, precisely the
original vibrations were produced,
which by reverse process were con-
verted into sound-waves and issued
from the mouth-piece as speech.
Into the mouth-piece of the instru-
Inent Mr.. Edison's assistant sung
and shouted and whistled and
crOwed, and in few minutes the
same sounds flOated out upon the
air, faint but distinct. 81 declare, u
said one who had heard it before,
sit sounds more like the devil every
time ~ There was something
weird and uncanny about the little
machine as it expressed itself in
articulaSe language and more than
one little girl in the audience crept
up closer to her protector as the
awful hush that preceded the Pho
nOgraphs remarks was broken by
its far off utterances. Senator Ran,
som seemed particularly delighted
and asked Mr.. Edison whether he
could invent a machine that would
pick cotton automatically. "I be.
lieve l COULD" Mr.. Edison replied
and in answer to a question by Sen.
atOr Conkling he said that he had
taken out 158 patents and S6caveats
on different inventions.
April 20. 1878.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04

wherever it has been used, and the
most profitable manure which can
be used by planters. The first
planters of Virginia and North Car
DINA have freely given their testi-
mony as to its great value, not only
producing large yield per acre,
but tobacco of the finest kind. With
its use even the poor lands of Vir-
ginia have produced from 1000 to
1900 lbs. of cured tobacco of fine
quality per acre. Our people are
now trying to dispose of a large
tobacco crop of poor quality which
is bringing prices much below their
hopes last fall. If the crop had
been fine it would now be moving
off at prices which would content
every grower, for the world, not
withstanding the large stocks, could
now use a large GAINESVILLE crop, if
of fine quality, at full prices. 1t,
therefore, behooves our people to
use every means in their power
which will improve the quality of
their tobacco crop, and we point to
the "Anchor Brand Tobacco
Fertilizer" as one of those means.
1t will also be found useful in slim
ulating the growth of their young
plants and protecting them against
the ravageS of the fly. We have
not recommended this fertilizer
without a careful examination of
the numerous certificates as to its
great value, from prominent plant
ers and tobacco men of Virginia and
North Carolina, many of whom are
known to us by reputation. The
company who are known by us per-
sonally to be heightened, honorable
gentlemen, act fairly, and while
they give the certificates of its al
most universal success in all that is
claimed for it, they also give the
statements of the few failures made,
which have been general from lack
of proper application of the fertilizer
| (Which has had a trial of ten years
in Virginia. a full trial, believing
that it will improve the quality OF
our tobacco crop and add to the
wealth of our section.
We are truly your friends,
NJ. II. CLARK & Bro.
April 10, 1878-4w.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04

Among tie antccedents of disease are in
ertness in the circulation of the blood, an
unnaturally attCnuated condition Of the
physique, indicating that the life current is
deficient in nutritive properties, a wan, hag-
gard look, inability to digest the food, loss OF
appetite sleep and strength, and a sensation
of unnatural langor. All these may be re-
garded as among the inGicia of approaching
disease, which will eventually attack the
system and overwhelm it, if it is not built
up and fortified in advance. 1nvigorate,
then, without loss of time, making choice of
the greatest vitalizing agent eXtant, Hostel
ter's stomach Bitters, an elixir which has
sick and debilitated, which is avOuched by
physicians and analysts TO be pure as
well as effective, which is immensely pop
ular in this country, and extensively used
one of the leading medicinal staples OF
America
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04
SundrieS.

Tell Diotrephes, the foreigner,
that Ichabod is not yet inscribed
on the escutcheOn of this pastoral
charge. The changes in the bound
airy lines that have occurred in the
past few years have been made by
the proper authorities, and have not
destroyed the prestige of the circuit.
Having visited about two hundred
families since Conference / claim to
have some understanding of the
things whereof / speak, and / state
in sober sincerity that 1 have never
been honored with an appointment
which contained more good material
than this does. That we need to
rally at some points we confess, but
that we are going to do so we feel
very sure. These people are very
dear to me, Diotrephes, and if I am
equally so to them we will dwell to-
gether until the appointing power
divides US on its own notion.
That COW again Don'tyou think
she was out and heading for her old
range on Barton'S Creek, when 1
Returned from the District Con-
ference! Now l had just as soon
have a COW in Alaska as in that re-
giOn. Having tied bundle of ropes
behind my saddle struck out pro-
miscuously in search of her. Did
you ever go cow hunting? Luckily
l came up with the amiable quad
ruped at Bill Majors, and fastening
long rope to her horns and the
heart of board cut to her neck, I
soon delivered her to the proper
authorities at home. If you want
to make a successful COW driver
supply yourself with ropes and
board cuts.
Place it to my credit that new
enterprise has been introduced
into this community-a subter-
ranean milk house. Since mine
was finished Jim Pace has had one
made, and hear of other families
who are contemplating doing like
wise. Don't your mouth water for
the good milk and butter, and fresh
meat, and watermelOns that we
are going to have this summer ?
Well, come to see us, and we will
divide with you.
Buck EdmondsOn recently made
raid into this favored region,
riding a mule and carrying bundle
of red sticks by his side, which
proved to be a tobacco elevator for
hanging green tobacco in barns. 1t
is said to be very valuable instru-
ment, which is likely to come into
general use.
Southside was well represented at
the District Conference by this
same EdmOndson and his younger
brother" j. T. Richardson and It.
b. Pruett. The pastor being absent
Elder Mooney gave a glowing ac-
count of the flouTishing condition
of my successor and my old charge.
This l already knew, and have
always believed that CullOm would
be one of the best cared for men in
the District. That he would be
"starved out" l never dreamed.
l greatly enjoyed meeting with
the Cedar Hill man at Tobacco Port.
His heart is in the right place, and
l am not surprised that he is beloved
by all the people whom he serves,
or has served. He must visit his
old charge several times before this
conference year closes. AsBURY.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04
FROM DICKSON COUNTY.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: We have
had much rain of late, and the
creeks are so full that they have
stopped the mails.
The trees are dressed in livid green,
The rain drops glisten on their leaves,
Clouds are below the silver sheen,
And rain is pattering from the caves.
The sun is playing hide and seek
With this wondrous earth of ours;
'Tis now and then we see him peep
From behind his shady bowers.
Water bubbles dewn the steep
And hurries on TO oceans beds;
Grass and flowers awake from sleep,
Above the earth they show their heads;
The western wind does softly blow,
The sun bursts out in glorious light,
"Methinks hear the grasses grow"
And rain we viii have again tonight.
Excuse this poetical effusion, as
tits April, the most pOetical of
months, when natures scenes are so
multitudinOus and changeable that
it skips the prosaical.
A great deal of our fencing has
been washed away by the late rains,
and the roads have become almost
impossible. Mark Twain should,
before he finished his sketch book,
have pictured some of us Dickson
ties travelling under difficulties. I'M
aglne a young gentleman and lady
twenty miles from home, in side
spring buggy. 'Tis Sunday, and
they move on merrily on their
journey. Scarcely two miles have
passed before a spring breaks be-
meath the lady and the seat is at an
angle Of fOrty-five degrees. They
change sides, but, alas, tits the same /;
both want to sit in the same place.
After five or six miles have been
travelled, they reach a shop. The
smith is called to stake the OK out
of the ditch" and he does so grace
fully, after pressing the young gen.
tleman to blow and strike for him,
thereby sOiling his ego to meeting"
clothes. Such was my experience
last Sunday on our bottomless roads,
and such will be the experience of
many unless the roads are put in
better order.
Wheat is badly injured by the
rust throughout the countryand not
more than a half crop is expected.
The further south we go, the worse
it is. 1t is all heading out and har-
vesting will commence much sooner
than heretofore. Red clover is in
bloom almost a month earlier than
it was last year.
Cumberland Furnace will blow in,
in a few days, although Theron trade
is much depressed.
a fire visited Charlotte not long
since and burned the Jail. AS luck
would have it there was no one in
it but a crazy negro, and he was
saved. The loss is about 1000; no
insurance. Contracts are already
out for rebuilding it. A nice church
is being erected there by the Meth
Odists, and with new church and
new Jail, the appearance of Char
lOtte will be much improved. Much
sympathy is felt by the people of
Dickson for Clarksville's disaster,
for GAINESVILLE is our neighbor and
her interests are almost ours.
The Rev. c. J. Henley, minister
of the Episcopal Church, from
Maryland, has located here as pastor
of st. James Church, and we have
services three times a week; there
fore many have become ciuiIized.
A good boarding school has been
opened here, with Mr.. Henly as
Principal. AU reUOir,
ALPHA.
Cumberland Furnace, April 26th,
1878.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04
ACCIDENTALLY INNOCENT.

No lawyer likes going into court
with a thoroughly bad case, yet how
is he to help it sometimes?
/ should have more patience with
the question, "Do you ever think ii
right to defend a man whom you
believe to be guilty?" were it less
frequently put by the people who
spend six days of the week seeking
to get the upper hand of their neigh
bOrs, and the seventh in trying to
circumvent their Maker. To the
honest inquirer, commend the an
swer DIR. johnson once gave to Bos-
well, ''Sir, the lawyer is not the
Judge"
Was it my place, when George
Gilbert'S little SOrrOW-WOrn wife
came, with tears glistening in her
eyes, to beSeech me to do what
could for her imprisoned husband,
VirtuOuSly to turn my back, and
leave her tired, struggling heart to
break or not, as it might? l was
neither a priest nor a Levite to find
n ready excuse for passing by on
the other side. Yet what could /
do? George Gilbert had been sent
on a collecting tour, and had gam
bled away money received for his
employers. 1t was a plain case of
embezzlement, and the penalty was
term of years in the State prison,
" | am sure he never meant to be
dishonest" pleaded the loyal little
woman; she was tempted by
crafty and designing man, but, in
stead of running away, as others
would have done, he came back and
confessed his fault, offering to let
his whole salary go toward making
up the lost money till every cent
should be paid. Mr.. Meek, the jul
Nor partner, was willing to be mer-
ciful, but Mr.. Mangle, the head of
the house, who had returned just
after years absence, insisted that
the law must take its course"
l gave her what poor consolation
1 could, for lawyers, like doctors,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04
To Pl2nEer&.

We beg leave to call your atten-
ton to the Tobacco Fertilizer,
"Anchor Brand" manufactured
by the Southern Fertilizing Com
yany of Richmond, Va. This fer
tilizer is now for sale by Messrs
Walter McComb & Co., who are the
company's agents. This fertilizer
has been prepared, after careful
study Of the peculiar chemical con-
stituents of the plant food needed
by our great staple tobacco, and it
has proved a wonderful success
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04
..This L did For Thee-What DOest
Thou For Me?"

I gave my life for thee,
My precious blood shed,
That thou migh'st ransomed be,
And qufckened from the dead,
1 gave my life for thee;
What hast thou given for me?
1 spent long years for thee
In WEAKNESS and woe,
That one eternity
Ofjoy thou migh'st know.
Ispent long years for thee
Hast thou spent one for me?
Ny Fathers house Of light,
Ny rainbow-circled throne,
I left for earthly night,
For wanderings sad and lone.
/ left IL all for thee;
Hast thou left aught for me2
I suffered much for thee,
More than thy tongue can tell,
OF bitterest agony,
To rescue thee from hell.
j suffered much for thee.
What dOSt thou bear for me?
And I brought down to thee,
Down from my home above,
Salvation full and free,
My pardon and my love.
Great gifts / brought to thee;
What last thou brought tome?
o, let thy life be given,
Thy years for me be spent,
World letters all be riven,
And joy with surfing blent.
Give thou thy self to me,
And / will welcome thee.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04
In Circuit COurtat Clarksville-State
Of Tennessee.
OFFICE or CIRCUIT CoURT CLERK
April u, 1873. !

OFFICE OF CIRCUIT CoURT CLERK,
April ~, 1873.
Edmond Gritty, Complt., vs.. Harriet Gritty
Deft.
1t appearing from affidavit filed I'm this
cause, that the Defendant, Harriet Griiiey,
is q non resident Of the State Of Tennessee
II is therefore ordered that she enter her
appearance, herein, before or within the
first three days OF the next term Of the Cir
cult Court, to be held at GAINESVILLE, on the
first Monday i'm May next, 1873, and plead,
answer on demur To COmplainant's BILL or
the same Will be taken for confessed as 10
her and set for hearing ex parte; and that "a
copy Of this order be published for four con-
seeutive weeks In the GAINESVILLE CHRoNi-
Gle. &. ID. BAILEY, Clerk,
BY g. II. Bailey, ID. q.
II. G. BATS, Sol'r for COmplt.
April IL, lS7S-4t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04
In Circuit Court at Clarksville-State
of Tennessee.

OFFICE OF CIRCUIT CoUUT CLERK,
April 18th, 1873
Samuel Davis Compl't, VS.. Francis Davis,
Deft
It appearing from affidavit filed In this
cause, that the defendant, Francis Davis, is
n nonresident Of the State of Tennessee:
IL is therefore ordered that she enter her
appearance, herein, before or within the first
three days of the next term of the Circuit
Court, to be held at GAINESVILLE, on the LIST
Monday in May next, 1873, and plead, answer
or demur 20 COmplainants BILL or the same
will be taken for confessed as 10 her and set
for hearing eX parte; ana that q copy Of this
order be published for four consecutive weeks
in the GAINESVILLE Chronicle.
e. ID. BAILEY, Clerk
BY G. II. Bailey, ID. &. e.
II. G. BATS, Sol'r for Comp"t.
April 49, 1S7S-ft
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04
A Good Chance for a Poor
Man to Buy and Pay
for a Farm.

A tract of land in Humphreys county,
Tennessee, containing go acres, is offered
for sale on a credit of eight years. There is
no better farming land in the State of Ten
nessee. Here is a chance for a poor man to
buy and pay for farm. No cash payments
required. Call on or address
a. G. GOODLETT,
Office in Franklin Bank, GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
April 49, IS7S-4t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04
Ia Chaneery at CIarksYllle-State
or Tennessee.
CLERK AND MAsTER's OFFICE,
prfl IN IsTg

NUIII W I0Ios
w. ID, Taylor ct al, Compliments, vs.. Eliza
beth PoindcXter's heirs, Defendants.
II appearing from the Sherln's return Of
process issued in this cause that the Defend
ants, Mary &. PoindeXter and Bette Poin-
Eessee:
II is therefore ordered that they enter
their appearance, herein, before or within
the first three days Of the next term Of the
Chancery Court, 10 be held at GAINESVILLE,
on the first Monday In July next, 1873,
and plead, answer or demur 10 Complain
ants Bill or the same viii be taken for
confessed ms TO them and set fonhearing ex
parte and that copy Of this order be pub
fished for four consecutive weeks I'm the
GAINESVILLE CHRONICLE.
POLK q. JOHNSON,
Clerk ard Master.
c. q. SMITH & W. NJ. DANIEL, Sol'rs for
Comp'ts.
April l3, lS7S-itprfsj 90
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-04
II Chancery at State Of
Tennessee.
CLERK AND MASTERS oFFTcn,l
A ,.,sk1 IA 49,

OI4I+IIIA M MS Us , VfFLNEF
April TO- 1873
James Rust, Complainant, VS.. Eliza Rust
Defendant.
1t appearing from affidavit filed In this
cause that the Defendant Eliza Rust Is a
nonresident of the State of Tennessee:
1t is therefore ordered that she enter her
appearance, herein, before or within the
first three days OF the next term OF the,
Chancery Court, TO be held at Ciarkgvflle
on the first Monday in July next, 1873, and
plead, answer or demur to COmplainanfHs
Bill or the same will be taken for eonfesssd
as to her, and set for hearing ex parte and
that a copy of this order be published FOL
Chronicle. POLK G.JOiNsCIN,
April ID, 1S7s-4tprfs5 90