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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-22
North British
& Mercantile
Insurance Co.
Of London and Edinburg,

OF London and Edinburg,
commends itself to all thoughtful property
holders for reliability and promptness TO
meet its losses.
A great fire occurred in GAINESVILLE, April
Is, 1873, destroying q vast amount OF prop
erty. This compony had eight stock policies
and one building policy upon the burnt
property, covering Sl3,963 so. The fire oc-
Cured on Saturday night and Sunday
morning, and on Monday morning the adj
juster was promptly in the city, and by
Saturday night every loss was satisfactorily
adjusted and paid, Notwithstanding the
inability OF some of the insured to show
their losses by books and papers.
All people should be on the safe side by
being insured in a prompt, reliable com
pany. Property not worth insuring is not
worth having. Apply to
SAM. JOHNSON, Agent,
May IL, 1S7S-3m GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-22
JOHN YOUNG.

P. ST. desire to return my grateful ac-
acknowledgements to one and all for kind
assistance rendered me on the night of the
fire. JOHN YOUNG.
A pril q, 1S7S-3m
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-22
STUDEBAKER FARM WAGON,

viii run lighter, last longer, and is war
ranted for two years.
Avery's Steel and Cast Plows, Points, etc.
GAINESVILLE Steel and Cast PlOws, Points,
etc, etc.
Meikels Steel and Cast Plows, can work
either cast or steel points.
South Bend Chill Plows, etc.
Diamond Iron Chill Flows, etc.
Iron Double Shovel Flows, all kinds and
make.
Superior Grain Drills, with and without
fertilizing attachment.
Hooking Valley Corn Shelters.
Farm, Bells, Baby Buggies, Webster's new
Amalgam Pens, Whips of all kinds, Tools Of
all kinds, Locks, Hinges, Nails, Builders
Hardware OF all kinds, Gum Betting, Pack
ing, Leather, etc.
Call and examine before purchasing else
where, as you win be waited on politely by
ED. TURNKEY, j. S. ELDER,
FRED NAYLOR, j. II. TURNKEY.
March 2, IS7S-tf
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Harness, Saddles, Brides, Col
lars, Whips, Trunks, &C.,

made of the best material, and will be sold
at prices to suit the times.
To my friends and the public generally j
return my thanks for the liberal patronage
heretofore extended, and trust shall receive
q continuance of the same.
RpSpectfuIlV,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-22
BrOadhurst
INSTITUTE
1913.
SADDLES and HARNESS.
OLD RELIABLE, TIME TRIED AND
FIRE TESTED.

Having passed through the ordeal and
emerged from the ruins of the great fire,
am now located or the west side of the Pub
lie Square, adjoining the bank building,
where l will continue to keep general
assortment of
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-22
W. S. Dick vs.. John Bradley.
Polk G.. johnson, Admir- and Receiver,
VS.. John X. Martin and Nj. j.
Martin.

In pursuance of decree in this cause, at
the February Term, 1873, of the Chancery
Court, at GAINESVILLE, l viii sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder, at the old
Court House door in ClarlxsYille. on
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-22

Agents wanted. Bust
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-13
economy have planted their feet and
reared their standards.--Ioa0a State Req
What is ssracklng :"

From the Reno LNev,) Gazette. Ss}
A bothered 1Oeing citizen came Into
the Gazette office yesterday afternoon and
respectfully asked to be let look at the
directory. He sat down and rather anx-
iously thumbed Webster awhile.
"What word are you looking for2''
asked reporter, seeing that the stranger
had failqito strike the trail.
"Well, W'said the man. in a-burst of con-
fidcnce, ''you see I've only been married
"a short time, and my Wife's gone up to
Tuckee on visit, and she's written to
me to look IN the bottom of her trunk
for lot OF 'tucking' and, send it to her.
Now, what I wantto know what in blazes
Is 'tucking9' It amt in the dictionary"
"Tucking9" said the reporter, briskly,
why, tucking2 is the the stuff the girls
make by poking sort of short turned
fiash-hook through hole and catching
the thread and drawing it back again"
= Then the editor spoke up contentious
ly,and said that man who so ignorant as
that ought TO hold his tongue. What.the
reporter had described was crocheting.
Everybody ought to know what tucking
was. The ladies in making it used lit
tie continuance shaped like a mussel
with thread wound up inside of it.
Tucking could be purchased, he believed
for ten or fifteen cents a yard, and why
intelligent Girls should waste whole
day in,making what they could get for a
short bit was more than he could under
stand In answer to a question from the
admitting reporter, the eaitor said he had
been told that tucking was used in
trimming the undergarments of the, fair
sex, but why things should be ornament
ed which fellow would get licked for
trying to look at-or perhaps shot-was
beyond the comprehension.
The married stranger said the editor
was Mistaken that the article he men
toned was notstucking--it was tatting.
THIS he knew for fact. ,,,s.,. s,..3 !
The editor observed that when a man
came to tho Gazette Office for information
the editor, when he gave it, didn't like
to be told he lied. # the stranger want
ed to avoid trouble he had better get out
and 60 to the devil, As the editor had
grown red il the face and his eyes were
blazing, the married stranger coughed
feebly and skunk d ,wn stirs.
In the meantime what Ss tucking2"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-13
In the Yosemite Valley.

Just before shutdown we found our
selves on the brink of an awful chasm.
1t seemed as if the earth had sunk across
our pathway. We were on Prospect
Point, looking down into the wonderful
Yosemite Valley: Now, while the guide
is arranging cur saddles for the descent,
come close to the edge of the. cliff, and,
if your brain be steady enough, look
down into the yawning gulf. Stand still
and ~let the scene penetrate you. You are
looking into grand and beautiful can
yon, seven miles long and from half a
mile to mile wide, the two sides formed
by vast perpendicular granite walls, from
5000 to 5000 feet high. Above and
around this tremendous abyss are the
ina ;cessable peaks and domes Of the loft
lest mountains in North America. The
Rio de la MERGED driver Of Mercy, sew
enty feet wide, rclls through the valley.
but it looks from this dizzy standpoint
Like q narrow silver libbon. 1T drops into
the valley at its east end and leaves it at
its west through q canyon so deep, mar
row, and precipitous as to be absolutely
inaccessible. The boz tom of the valley
IS nearly level, and is filed with green
meadows, fields of wild flowers and
groves of grand old pines, oak and pop.
lars. But those great trees, with an alti-
tude Of 200 feet, look like little green
shrubs from where we stand. Another
grand view Of Yosemite is from Inspir-
alton point. There you stand on, the verge
of the terrible precipice, with the whole
grand panorama Of the valley stretching
away in matchless ublimity before you.
But from Glacier Point you have the
grandest view of all. Here you creep up
to the verge of the awful chasm, and with
your head projecting over the rocky
edge Of the precipice, you look straight
down the tremendous cliff 5000 feet. -
Cor. Troy IN. ~ Ismes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-13
One Day.

Wild wind, which on my mood ne on Lutte
Playest sad airs and passionate melody,
And will not let one string OF me be mute.
Shifting like niaster, fierce and absolute
One dayton day shall be feed from thee.
Bright sun, upon whose binding, monday
Fall the dim shadowing Of human care. zi
WEAKNESS, discomfort and suffering
One day, my eyes made strong to see and
I shall stand up in your full light and sing.
Visions that dawned and staid not, glories
Whose swift evanishment proyokes my
grief s. Is SCI
Which vainly stretch after to detain,
q One day, one day they shall be mine again
Garnered and bound in an immortal sheaf.
Sorrows which blessed and suffering blent
with balms.
i Love with battling thorn to mar It's flower
Hindrance that helped me, storm-enfolded
Gains,
One day shall come, renewed to life and
troop y gracious shape, upDearing palms.
All things which work together for, my woo
." And wake the mortal heart-ache now shall
st.s.F, be. sfs...I aat7lt55 Nh 7nE .y
TRANSFORMED into beauty's brightest glow
One day, and Through happy tears shall
.. . see
The loneliness was too blind to know.
.a ...3 Susan Coalld0e IN N. Y. INDEPENDENT
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-13
The Doctor in Spain. !

Much has been said for and against
Spanish practitioners. I take leave to
mention that they are in no way behind
those of France and England; of late
years they have, as body, made gigan-
tic strides in learning, and the newest
Partisan books are found on their shelves.
Of course, in the old fashioned country
villages the doctor is somewhat of a
butcher; he is forever having recourse to
bleeding, an operation which he never
performs himself; he merely writes on a
paper-papeltto number Of ounces
OF blood to be taken. from, the subject,
and the bleeder who performs the opera
ton IS the barber in the nearest street.
Bleeding in this country is, if not an alb
solute necessity, at any rate q very great
relief; and !. for one, look kindly upon
it. In this country strong English rem
edies com letely fail to have any good
effect. Mercury is downright poison;
rhubarb has no, effect at ali for good;
magnesia and sal de guerra, quinine,
and decoctions of soothing herbs, with
abundance Of fruit (he frutad del tiempo)
are the chief remedies. The doctor is
paid by the poor, two reals Is pence) per
visit; by the rich, 10 pence-s.Gc., The sill
yer franc, or peseta. il He writes the pre-
scription, and your servant takes it to the
bot5ca, Or apothecary's shop, with a tum-
bier or cup; and tine mixture comes back.
without label or written receipt, the SER
want merely putting the tumbler down
by your bedside, with the words, you
are to take this in three doses, and the
apOthecarv sends his nest wishes that Won
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-13
Eccentricitles.
Danbury News.

Danbury News. .....
There are men who can face stuffed
lion without the culver of an eyelid or
thought OF fear; who have been, known to
walk boldly up to the Cardiff giant and
touch his forbidding limbs with the free
dom of a child toying with flower.
And yet these same men cannot hear q
little woman at home speak to them
without their knees giving wav and a
cold chill running, down their back.
What is the e. planatlen of this?
It's all very we'll in these times OF
financial pressure, weighed in the balance
with which the tightness of a new boot,
or even the toothache, is nothing to tell a
man to look jolly and to affect a fortune
if ne have it not, but when his bed room
his last refuge from unreasoning credi-
tors-is invaded by the maid. of all-work,
bowling tor the three months Wages
which he is in arrears, that she may get
married-there is no comfort for such a
man, not even in the traditional flowing
bowl to which desperation drives so many.
,AeTommy won't tie any more tinwarc to
amy more dogs tails. thinking to have
some fun with which to regale his com
panions the other afternoon; rhe borrowed
his mothers new tea-kettle quite ;unbe-
known to her. A neighbours Scotch ter
rier furnished the motive power, and for
a while the boys had a good laugh as the
dog ran round and round in vain at
tempt % keep the object. appended to his
narrative at a respectable distance. Itwas
comical to be sure, and the boys slap
ped their knees and fairly Rugged them
selves with delight, but when 'Tommy's
mother and the owner Of the dog appear
ed on the scene, coming in opposite di-
rections and unexpectedly; seized him,
the one BY the. left ear, ~ and the other by
the right, and attempted to lead him of
by different ways, the fun was over at
least for Tom, and the subsequent pro
ceedings of the dog interested him. nc
more ~.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-13
1.-THE Nation, Ind

Tie CtpAef Bs1AaessE..Eet ne Look sgt
Your cerespondenee:"
Ms 1.-THE Nation, Ind.
s What has really happened is that one of
two suitors in an impo rtant cause, ! in which
Judgment has been gwen against him, has
been accused of trying to bride the court,
and it is shown in the body of the accusation
that the court really was bribeable, and did
offer its decision for sale, whereupon th
successful aitigant- mot, be it Remarked,
burglar, somewhere in Europe" but the
other party in the cause turns to the publia
and says; s'See what rascal my adversary
isl Why, he actually tried to influence the
court with money; here is the proof in the
shape OF his correspondence" Very prop
erly the public is not taken IN by this
appearance of virtue, and refuses to
consider 7ssZach," and "Bill'' Chandler
and days. Gould mere burglars in Central
Asia. 4 Il says, on the. contrary: My fine
fellows, your virtuous' indignation is very
pleasant to witness, but am not entirely
satisfied about it. It appears clearly that
the court was corrupt, and that the plaintiff
there tried to buy its Judgment; but it ap-
pears also that it was you, after all, who got
Judgment. Now, how did you get it from
this confessedly corrupt tribunal? do not
wish to- be- over inquisitive, but would you
mind letting me look at your correspondence
before make up my mind which of you is
honest? To be frank with you, ean not
well see why such acourt as the one ypu
sdescribe should have Esefusd TMen's gdbd
money and given yau 4he offae fof -
Whereupon Zach. and Bill and Jay Gould
humble out that anyhow none of their tele-
grams went to Hayes house, and that one
criminal is enough to try at time, and that
.theresisp gsasip getting excited about ,any
frauds except those that have been bun:1
out, and that anyhow they must hurry home
to attend the Wednesday evening prayer
meeting.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-13
The Princeton Union.
r. c. DUNN, Publishe,
Terms-$l 80 per year in advance.
Appeal.

Appeal.
Fly, little swallow,
Fit and fly over ~.
The fields Of brown clover
And hid my one lover
Come quickly to me.
I'm weary with waiting,
Some wind is belating
That blows on the sea.
Fly quickly, O. swallow. ,,.rs ,-ss...
Iwould l could follow, .s
-.. Aud tell my late conner
He knows not the summer
Was never so fair. s,'~
He knows not. my rover,
How all the days over h..
only am lonely, fa. A.' +.
only despair. a.a.1.
Why liugerest, swallow, rls.
When suns are rs mellow!
Till sweet days are sweeter,
And fleet winds are tleeter
Than these on the sea? .,- D..
0, wait not, I need him;
Bid swift winds to speed him, ,...
Delay not, I pray not, eng
But BRING him to me.
- -. ....s 3
O, tardy brown winger,
0, slothful news bringer, ,Jl
Ere you can discover ,..
And call my one lover,
He smiles at the door,
No more the drear waiting,
Though winds are belating, ST..
He's safe on the shore.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-13

i'll; he, to save money, actually sent per
post tohis brother, physician in prac-
stice ataMalaga, I'M account of his ailment,
and waited four days for tho ceipt of
the prescription. It came at last. But
beforesit came my friend had had fit,
and hiss hostess prescribed "lemon.j uice
and coffee she said it was "bisiouness.,s'
--1enaple Barr. 3s
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-11-01
THE YELLOW FEyER.
How the Present Epidemic Originated
Necessity for Rigid Quarantine.

DIR. Luke p Blackburn, who has done
so much intelligent and jealous work
in the plague stricken Southwest, be-
lieves that the disease invariably has its
starting point in infection, and that it
can be with certainty fought off by
means of rigid quarantine observances.
A dispatch in the Chicago TRIBUNE
quotes him as saying that the yellow
fever is distinctly traced to the steamer
Russia, which came into New Orleans
from Havana on the 9th of June with
1000 boxes Of sugar. The disease
spread from this source 1t has been
carried to Memphis, Grenada and
Brownsville, and did not originate at
any Of these places. The fever at Hick-
man, Kentucky, was directly traceable
to apple-boys, who went on an infected
steamer and were taken with the black
vomit. The two men who nursed them
died with it. Their house adjoined that
of the Miller family, which was deci-
mated, and so it continued to spread,
like smallpox. A woman from Mem
phis died from it near Fathers House,
on the highest elevation in Chattanooga,
and infected that neighborhood. The
BARRIERS wife, who washed the woman's
clothing in another part of the town,
died of it there, and infected that por-
ton. The theory of elevations and
malaria had been completely dispelled.
There is but one way to keep yellow
fever out of this country, and that is
through the passage of law by Con
gress establishing and enforcing the
most rigid quarantine on the Gulf and
Atlantic Coasts. Union City, Tenn,
had demonstrated the utility of rigid
quarantine. It was between Hickman
and Martins, andsurroundedby swamps
It had enforced strict quarantine, and
no case had appeared there.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-11-01

the French newspaper subscriber may
differ in particulars from his brother,
he is identical with him in general. lie
is an aboane first and a citizen after.
wards. IIo has a fearful temper.
There is no end to his complaints. Jio
knows his rights and insists on having
them. let there not he the slightest
mistake about Mat. Ho may be arro.
CANT, cxigent and captious; but II is
worth while. on the proprietors part,
TO eeneiliato and 20 defer 10 him, since
tll6 bnne is the very backbone and
inaiSsiAy to tho circulation of French
newspaper. Sometimes, whom be takes
ofTensc, he is implacable. Then hc be-
comes dcs abonne, and there is wall.
ing for him ns for u lamb thathas stray.
ed from the fold G. A. s.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-11-01
A DESCRIPTION OF HE'LL.

An English clergyman, the Rev. j.
s. Furnis-suggestiv name-has en-
lightened the world rs to the wherea-
bouts and horrors Of hell, but his OBJ
joct in this remarkable mission is, he
explains, "for tho instruction of the
young" He tells them in about the
following: "Hell is situated 1000 miles
from here at the middle of the earth,
and is tenanted by millions and millions
Of tormented creatures, mad with fury,
who dwell in tho midst of screams,
groans, yells, cries, shouts, shrieks,
roarings, hissings, howlings, wailings,
fearful blasphemies and thunder, not to
mention the sounds Of oceans Of tears
running down from millions of eyes
with great splash on the floors of hell
The roof is red-hot; the walls are red
hot the floor is thick sheet of red
hot iron. See, on the middle of tho
red-hot floor stands girl. She looks
to be about sixteen years of age. She
has neither shoes nor stockings on her
feet. The door of this room has never
been opened since she first set her feet
on this red-hot floor. Now she sees it
opening. She rushes forward. She
has gone down on her knees on the red
hot floor. Listen, she speaks. She
says: Il have been standing with nay
bare feet on this red-hot floor for years
Day and night my only standing place
has been on this red-hot floor. Sleep
never came on ma for a moment. that /
might forget this horrible burning floor,
Look ut my burned and bleeding feet.
Lot me 60 of this burning floor for one
moment, only for short moment. OH
that in this endless eternity of years l
might forget the pain only for one sin
glo moment The devil answers her
question. DO you ask for moment
for one moment to forget your pain
No, not for one single moment during
the never ending eternity of years shall
you leave this red-hot floor
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-11-01
pEuoLD. THEY ARE rIEssED.

Blessed,is the man whoshallsuhscribe
for his home paper, and pay therefor.
His feet shall not stand on slippery
places; he shall not be prosecuted by
his enemies, nor shall his children be
caught begging,
Blessed is he that walketh to the
house of the printer, yea, even goeth in
to the sanctnm and payeth for twelve
months subscription in advance. Selah!
He shall learn wisdom day by day
and be exalted among his fellows.
He shall talk knowingly upon all
subjects, and his neighbors shall be as
tonished at the muchness Of his learn
ing.
He shall not contract bad debts nor
lose good bargains.
He shall not pay an additional per
cent. on his taxes, for his eyes shall be-
hold the notice of the collector, and will
take warning thereby.
Verify, he shall bring his product to
the market when the prices are exceed
ingly good, and withhold them when
the prices descend.
He shall not lay hold Of reel-hot poz
kers, for his knowledge Of melallnrgJ'
will teach him that red-hot iron burns.
His children shall not vex him, nor
his wife get the Grecian bend.
He shall live to a good old ago, and
when his dying hour IS at band, e
need not fear the devil
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-11-01
RIR TICKLERs

The only advantage which the Texas
steers possess is, as far as we know, this:
their flesh, when their bones are taken
out, can be snugly packed away in their
horns.
It's little queer, though fact new
ertheless, that in the present day we
earn our living, but in the olden time
they strq.ed their dead We are indebt-
cd to Snodgrass for this.
Smithers'a wife weighs over two hun
dred and fifty pounds. When he asks
her: @Shall | help you over the fence,
my dear2' She replies demurely ;
"No; help the fence.
One little grain of sand in mince
pie may cause a statesman to abandon
the best drawn theory of finance for
the time being, and to use language
more forcible than polite.
Horne Tooke was asked how much
treason man could be guilty of and
not be hanged. Tooke replied that he
could not inform him just yet, but that
he was trying to find out for himself
They were at a picnic. On the
grounds was a small stand for the sale
of watch charms. Oh Charles, shl
said, tsbuy me a charm" e Sarah,
said he, ssyou have too many eharm
lalreadyI"