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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-21
MARKET REPORTS.
wholesale Grain and Produce narke
CHRONICLE OFFloR.
KNoYyTTIa TENN Dec 16 1879 [


CHRONICLE OPEloR.
KNoxvlLLs. TENN. Dec. 16, 1879.
The price of wheat advanced steadily
for some days past. See quotations for
prices to-day. Corn and oats sell readily
at quotations. Since the favorable change
of weather, hogs find ready sale at $3.50 to
81 10.gross.
Field seeds, Timothy So 25a35O per
bushel Herd grass, 81. 10a125; Blue grass,
$1.25; Orchard grass, $2.OOa2.25. Clover,
500.
Lard, new country, buying at 73a8c !;
selling at 81; city;rendered, 84a9c.
WHEAr-Active; buying at $l.30a1. 35 for
white and Lanca ter; Fultz $l.25al. 80 per
bushel.
OoRN-New 42a43c, loose; in car loads,
52a55c. sEes HsE sra
SoRaHUM-In better demand; Is to Bic
OATs-New crop; Buying, loose, 33a35
| selling, 45c.
PoTAToEs-Loose, scarce. 5oa60c:
HAT-Loose, $l.l5a1.25 per 100. lbt;
DRIED FRUIT-Apples firm Al to SC
| per pound: Peaches; halves, &c. Black
| berries, 74a8c. -s-
FLoUs-Nominal; country extra, buy
ing, S. 75a3 CO. selling, $3.00a3 SO: family
buying So 25a3. so; selling, s3 75s4t 0 per
sack.
FEATHERs-Prime. 42a44c: mixad. S0c.
BUTTER-Active, medium. 15al6e good
to prime, 10al5c.
Eaas-Buying dull, 16a17c.
ward tendency.
aAas-Cotton, HAZE.
BB SswAx-22c per pound
aINsENe-Spring, S1.10a125
SENEKA SNAKE-50
YELLOW RooT-6;.
PINK RooT-35c.
MAY APPLE RooT-2c.
HIDEs-Dry 15a16o.; green, Tao.
TALLow-6c.
FLAX SEED-Per bushel, 90.
BRAss-8c.; Copper, 1Oc.
WooL-Per pound. 30a4O.
APPLEs-Green, 75a$1. 90 per bushez.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-21
Chattanooga Market.

a4 Chattanooga Commercial Dec. Is.
CoRN-In demand, 50!a51.
WHEAT-IncIease receipts, 140a1. 401.
MEAL-50 cents per bushel
MEATs---Bulk meats, long clear sides, &c.
BACoN-N None offered.
LARDA-1n tierces, Sc; cans, Sc.
OATs-Per bushel, 42a cents.
HAY-85 per cwt. 5r sea-:
PoTAroEs-Irish,. EOa60c.; sweet, 60c
FLoUR-Extra, $500; family. $3.50;
extra family, 1878; fancy, $500.
PoULTRY-Chickens, frying. 12a15c.
EGas-Per dozen, Ice.
BUTTER-Per pound, 15a20c.
GINsENa-Per pound, $110
BEEswAx-Per pound, 19c.
HIDEs-Green, &c; sailed, Sc; dry
sailed, 12a16c.
FEATHERS Choice, 40a424c.
TALLow-Dull. per pound. 54c.
LIVE SToCK-Beef, haze gross; sheep,
13c, lambs, haze; hogs, BIC gross.
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Sptoea
Gan mAss a00fss
live Ss0eE NarEaE.

live Ss0eE MarHaE.
Reported for the CHRONICLE By Jeces ! Lss
Butchers. Market Square.
Kaoa1s9se. Dec. 16.
-.-... REVIEW.
The Hog market for the past week has
been unsettled, with an advancing ten.
dency. Sheep in moderate demand. Cat
tie active
BEEF CATTLE.
Small fat cattle Hal &c; 6O0a800 pounds
do. l4a13c; best &c. Old cows and poor
steers low and plenty.
G. HOGS.
200 pounds and upwards, 3Ia4c. Less
than 200 pounds &c. Net hogs 4a41.
SHEEP
No. /, haze; common, $1.O0a1.25.
VEALS.
81. so to 50. so, according TO quality
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Tax Aeeregases.

tabular statement showing the in
crease and decrease of assessments in
the various counties of. the State for
1879, compared with 1878. The totals
are: For 1879. s2ls,1l7,6so; for 1873
$223, PIP 1853; decrease in 1879, $1,000
473
The figures for East Tennessee are Z:
For 1879, SAG, 568 .032; for 1873, $5l, $685.
O96; decrease in 1879, 81 ,495 ,064.
BY counties it is as follows in East
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For Maps, Timetables and all informa-
ton in regard to this route call on, or adj
dress.
A. e. EENE.
Travelling Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
WIN. Z. ROGERS,
Passenger Agent, Chattanooga, Tenn
Or w. L.. EsANLEY,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Nashville Tenn
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Another Fire at Blountvilse.

On Tuesday, the 10th inst, about 8
O'Clock, p. M, the barn of the widow
Elizabeth Horn was consumed by fire.
with all of her winters supply of
provender for stock. We have not
learned the loss in dollars, but it is q
serious one TO her. The origin of the
fire is not known. but as the barn was
some two hundred yards from the
house it is believed TO have been set on
ire=IentroL Star
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DoN'T BE TOO Whatever
you do, never set up for critic. We
do not mean newspaper critic, but one
in private life, in the domestic circle, in
society. 1t will not DO any one good
and it will do you very great harm, if
You mind being called lsagrceablc. If
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People are not all made to suit one taste.
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John, did you go round and ask how
Old Mrs. Jones is this morning, as told
you TO last night?' Eyes, sir?'' "Well
what's the RESULT" "She said that SEQ.
ing as bow you'd had the impudence to
send to ask how old she was, she'd no
objection TO telling you that she's seven.
ty-four"
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A LITTLE HELP WORTH A GREAT
DEAL OF PITY.

nave seen blind man walking
Along the busy street;
| have heard the people talking
As they watched his shambling feet
/ have marked their words of pity
As they saw him pass along
Through the ovcrcrowded city,
Mid the ever-busy throng;
And I've seen the bright-eyed school-boy
Leave his brothers at their play
To help the sight!ess stranger
Across the busy way.
All the pity was not worthless,
Though it lent no kindly hand,
But that little help outvalued
All the pity in the land.
have seen the little orphan
Left without mothers care,
l have heard tho words OF sorrow
That the neighbors had to spare;
have known them say, The poorhouse
ls Just meant for such as she -
And (though very sorry for herr
well, she has no claim on me-
And I've seen the toiling widow
With children half n score
Take the little lonely orphan
To her hospitable door.
There were fifty folks who pitied,
There was only one to aid,
But the one excelled the fifty
As the sun exccls the shade.
l have heard the school-boy signing
Ger his lessons home from school,
have seen him vainly trying
To master some new rule,
l have marked the words Of pity
That his brothers lips supplied,
And I've seen the dewy tcardrop
That yet remained undried.
Then I've seen his mother gently
Take his blunder covered slate
And with loving effort help him
Make his crooked answers straight.
That pity though brothers
Was forgotten in day.
But that loving help Of mothers
Will never pass away.
| have seen little two-year-old
Stand crying by brook,
And I've marked country maiden
Deep buried in a book;
L have known her rise up quickly,
Lay the treasured work aside,
Lift the little fellow gently
Ger the water clear and wide;
And I've seen the merry sunshine
Light mp his face at last.
Which il she had Onlg piLicd
Would have still been overcast.
Oh let pity lead TO action,
For the world is full OF need;
There are many eyes that water,
There are many hearts tina. bleed.
There are wounds that all want binding
There are feet that go astray,
There are tears oil hot ard binding
That our hands can wipe away,
For the blind man on the causeway,
The orphan with its fears,
The school-boy in his troubles,
And the baby in its tears.
Are all like thousand others
Whom to help, II we but try.
We shall Scatter seeds of kindness
For the rcaping by and by
Let us ever act as brothers,
Ne'er with pity be content,
Always doing good 20 Others
Both in action and intent.
Though the pity may be useful,
It's but little if It's all,
And tho smallest piece OF needed help
Is better than it all.
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WIT AND IKU NOR

Mary said mother to her little
eni' III was a little girl like you, I
should pick up all those chips" "wel,
mamma, answered Mary, ARE not you
glad you are not little girl p
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They bounced him literally and fgu.
rativcly, starting him down two flights
Of stairs. We'll" murmured he, resign.
eddy, "p'raps its just rs we'll. 1cus go.
in down, anyway"
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A lady travelling in q sleeping coach
in Germany cried out IN the night that
she was being stabbed with sharp instru.
ments in different parts Of the body.
She refused to submit to an examina-
ton, and was supposed to be out Of her
mind, when gentleman passenger roar.
ed out in pain that he too was suffering
from the same canse, and investigation
developed halfa dozen large leeches fas-
tened OH his hips. 1t appears one Of
the travellers was carrying Il number Of
the blooi.suckers in an ill-coyered jar
and they hal escaped and spread them.
selves over the car.
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Boots & Shoes,
Low FOIs CASH.

Al wanting articles in my line are urgently
invited TO call. They will not be disnppoint, d
III the quality or price OF my goods
&V~I have also on hand lot of nice Candies
Feiiumeries, &c, &c, for sale very cheap
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Never keep your mouth open at night
when sleeping in summer boarding
house, lest mice that are hunting their
places Of abode in the bedtick mistake
the orifce. This would compel you to
perform the painful duty of shutting
down on them, which would be bad for
the mice, and it might spoil your appc-
tile for breakfast
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Stick to your hanncls until they stick
TO YOU
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i wish | were you about :wo hours,
she said. with great tenderness. And
why. my dear?' he asked. with consid-
cradle interest. because" she said,
toying afrectionately with his watch
chain-"because then would buy my
wife new bonnet"
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Give me five cents, misterY queried
corpulent woman, day or two ago
You don't seem 10 be much in need re-.
piled the party solicited. You are q
pretty well-dressed, healthy. looking wo.
man, and you have large basketful Of
groceries. Yes, she responded, blu.
want five cents want to hire boy to
carry my basket for me
Could you tell me. sir, which is the
other side Of tic street,? On be.
ing told it was across the way, the drum
ken man said: That's what said ;
but fellow over there sent me over
herc'
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George, she said 70 tho porspiriug
young man, q love you jus, tho same,
but as our city relatives are coming next
week, mother thinks you'd better stay
away because your long hair and froc-
Killed. face might mako them think our
acquaintance weu very hiLh.toned'
The young man is staying
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n eoIored gemman applied for mar.
rage license the other dav, and WAS in.
terrogated as to whether the woman was
white or black. He replied:
"Fore God, massa, dere amt a white
woman top dis green earf, dis nigga d
marry"
What do you mean, sir?" indignant.
ly asked the clerk.
Il don't mean dat sab not dat dey is
not good enuf but, sab, dey isn't got
de propah odah, sab p
The Sort OF PLACE He WANTED.
tramp applied for food at the house of a
suburban agriculturist recently and while
he was eating the rations that had been
furnished at his solicitation he was asked
why do YOU not go to work
Il have looked long FOR place that
would suit me-" he replied, "but have
never found it :"
lis there not plenty of work at farm
aug = asked the interrogation.
"Oh, yes" said the tramp, ''plenty of
1t; but you SEQ, sir, I want to find a
vineyard where the man who goes in at
the eleventh hour is the first to come
out and to draw Il full days wages. In
the olden time they dealt fairly by u man.
That Is New Testament treatment, and
that is what am looking for"
AT the close of his meal he started a.
gain in pursuit of that coveted agricul-
tural opportunity.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-06

Thackeray used to tell of an Irish wo-
man begging aims from him, who, when
she saw him put his hands in his pocket,
cried out, May the blessings of God
follow you all your life - but when he
Only pulled out his snuff box, immediate.
iy added, "and never overtake ye."
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-06

An easy fitting shoe is blessing to
any one-but very few of our ladies' would
be willing to accept Horace Grceley's
method of testing an easy fit. He would
not buy q sAitcr tAat he could not, when
it was on, slip his hand down into and
arrange the top of his stocking and his
hand wasn't small. either