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Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-01-18
SHOCKING CHURCH SCANDAL

The Wesleyan Methodist Church in
Canada once might have had a sort of
Beecher scandal, but it didat. A vener-
able clergyman was riding to the district
conference in the eastern township some
where near Stanstead his companion in
the buggy being a young, Jealous and
indiscreet minister, not long stationed in
that part OF the country. AS they logged
past cross road tavern the old gentleman
indicated 1t with his whip and said
"Many and many day I've been at that
tavern years ago" Yes" said his
companion with indifference. Yes,
and mighty handsome wife the tavern
keeper had too" All ~ said the
younger brother with surprise. "Yes,"
continued the elder, "she was one Of the
handsomest women ever saw young,
pretty, plump, fine color and such arms
Many and many kiss have given her
when We were sitting in big haircloth
chair in the little private sitting room off
the bar. Well, well, time aies'-snd
The good old man gazed at his companion
whose ewes were as large "a soup plates
then busting of deep beet red he said
with some confusion: "Bless me, what
nave been saying? OF course, brother,
you will not breathe word of this |
cannot imagine how | came to say any
thing about it, but thea tho tongue is,n
etc. The young clergyman gave the re-
quired pledge, anG repeated it at the
end Of the drive rs the man besough; him
earnestly to remember and not breathe
a word Of the matter. But during the
afternoon the young minister rose, and
declaring that his conscience would not
longer allow him to bear the burden he
had imposed upon it, and that he must
tell the truth no matter how terrible the
consequences, informed tho astonished
brethren that Brother - had that day
admitted that he had been guilty of inn
proper and unehristian conduct toward- y
married woman-nay more, had recited
his sin with an unctian which showed
that it h0d never been sincerely repented
cf Ii is needless to say that everybody
first stared st the speaker and then Mt the
accused minister, who, for hundred
miles around mad won an enviable repu.
tation for upugbtness and purity. The
accused buried his face in his hands and
the chairman desired the young brother
to repeat his startling accusation with dc
tails. The young Clergyman did so, aud
when he announced that the other mem
Der OF the guilty pair" was woman
whose name he did not know, bat whose
husband kept Il tavern ut --- Corners, he
was electrified to hear the chairman
bawl, "Ha ha ha - and every mem
Der Of the conference go of in paroxSsms
of laughter. "Can you-is it possible
YOU can smile at sach revelstien?" said
the dumbfouuded young minister, and as
soon as the chairman had sufficiently
mastered his emotion to speak, he said,
My dear young brother, before Brother
-- was converted and entered the min
istry he kept that tavern !" Thereafter
the young minister was no less Jealous
and infinitely more discreet.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-01-18

No OLD MAIDs.-There are very few
old maids in Russia, because the RG,sians
ARE a marry ing people and dispose of
their children early. In tho middle or
lower classes men marry al 20, when net
drafted by the conscription; in the high.
er arlstocmcy a young san goes the
grand tour before settling down, but
he is often betrothed before starting 10 a
young lady not yet out OF the school
room, and he weds her Immediately upon
his return. The great ridicuIe attached
to the title ,piui,ter, when not borne by Il
nun, has possibly something to do with
the unWIiinguess Of Indies to sport it,.
W ben u girl has reoched the age Of
twenty five without finding a mate, she
generally gets out on what she calls II
pilgrimage, it poor on round OF tray
els, il rich; and in either case she returns
some years later as widow Widows
are a. plentiful as old spinster, are scarce,
and widows whose husbands were never
seen are more numerous thtn tho rest.
Etiquette fo,bids any aIlusion to "a lady's
dead husband 10 her presence, and this is,
perhaps, sonnet mes convenient.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-01-18
YOU NAUGHTY MEN.

l will mover more deceive you, or of happi-
ness bereave you,
But III die maid to gueve you, oh you
naughty, naughty mon;
You may talk of love, and sighing, say for
us you're nearly dying
All the while yod know you're trying to
deceive, you naughty, naughty men.
When you want a kiss or favor, you put on
your best behavior,
And your looks of kindness SAVIOR, oh! you
naughty, naughty men;
Oflove you set as dreaming, and when with
hope we're teeming,
We find you are but scheming. you naughty.
naughty men.
If fortune we inherit, you see in us every
merit.
And declare we're girls of spirit, oh you
naughty, naughty men,
But too often matrimony isa mere matter
of money,
We get bitters stead of honey, from you
naughty, naughty men.
And when married how you treat us, and OF
each fond wish defeat us,
And somo will even beat us, oh you
naughty, naughty mon;
You take us from our mothers, from our
sisters and our brothers.
Whom you get us, hirt with others. oh you
cruel, wicked mon.
But with all your faults we cleary love you
wicked fellows dearly
Yes, we dote upon you dearly, oh you
naughty, naughty mon;
We've no use to distress you, we'd sooner far
careSs you,
And when kind wen say oh bless you,
oh you naughty, dear, delightful men,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-01-18

A MODEST AUTHOR. Herbert Spea-
Ger was recently witness in a copyright
case in London. Speaking OF his works,
he said that tor twenty years theiiS sale
had been so small that be had lost mon
ey. on the goods. His examiner then
asked him il reduction OF the price
would not increase the demand. Spencer
replied that his works were like cod liver
OIL Those who really want his books
would not stop at the price. That class
of people was limited. The consumer Of
cod liver oil took the oil from necessity,
and wound hays IL at say prica. The
reduction Of the price OF the oil would in
duce no one to take it because it was
cheap. The author then frankly admit
ted that the majority Of people, if they
had the alternative of tuking an ounce Of
cod liver oil day or rending a chapter
OF his works, wou ID probably accept the
oil as the most desirable horn Of the di-
lemma. Such modosty and frankGess in
an author has never been chropicled on
this side of the ocean.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-01-18

THE London Spectator saws: The
world has discovered that it can have too
much of Manchester goods. Lancaschire
must discover newer tune for Europe
and Asia to dance than sized cotton. 1t
it desires to make reasonable interest
on its growing capital, it must use a lit
tie inventiveness and vary its note. :"
American inventive gea ius has begun to
touch England on a tender point-hnance
The .uperior rkmanship OF American
good renders them superior to all others
in the market. This is the work of edu
cation. Every American mechanic has
the strongest InducsmeHt held out o him
to improve his workmanship and ma
chinery; and every American is progress
sive by education; hence Americans are
a race Of inventors by education,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-01-18

A THOUGRTFUL CHINEE.-I once took
China boy who had recently been em-
ployed in a boarding house. One of his
duties was to attend the door-the same as
he had done in his former place. As he
spoke English lairly / had no doubt he
could do it properly AT the end Of the
month"; when the regular bills for the house
become due, none Of them came in. |
waited from dsy 10 day aud wondered
what could cause such delay among
people who were always s@, prompt to
collect One day | had been out, and US
| opened the door on my return, | found
in nay hall delinquent notice from the
water company, saying If the dues were
not paid mt once the water would be dis
continued. Full of wrath | hestened to
tho Spring Valley Office on California
street to inquire into the meaning OF what
| con-ldertd Il very strange proceeding.
| told them | teIt aggrisved that they
should serve me with such notice when
the bill was never presented. The col
lector just then came in and said he had
been there so many times and was always
met with tho same trivial excuse by tho
China boy that he had no other resource.
| went home and interviewed Johnny,
and succeeded in getting the whole story.
He began taking bills from all sorts of
Improbable places until all the missing
papers were found, End as he told them
off one after another, he explained thus
Him l!kee money me telee you gone
out. Him likeS money me tellee him
you welly sick, no can see. Him ikee
money me tellee him you move," and
SO On to the end OF the list. "Oh / too
smart for him." said John who seemed
delighted with his own sagacily in avoid
ing payment and seemed much crestlaf
len at my anger. He said; me thukee
you alice samee Missy Jones. You
catchee money, you keepee."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-01-18

THAT man who is scrupulodsly polite
and respectful TO all women in public,
but habitually coarse and vulgar to his
his own wife and daughters is no gentle
man. lie is an impester. The young man
who oils his hair, puts swe ct edOrs upon
his handkerchief, bows with charming
elegance to his lady, friends, goes home
to treat his mother with fam iliar dis
courtesy, ia only piachbeck imitation
'ot a gentleman. Genuine good manners
and gentle bresdiag bgin at homo.
When a man opens the front door radiant
with pleasure, aud hears the shout from
the eager children, Papa is coming ~
II i, safe 10 believe him an hsAest man.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-01-18

DIsGRAcED. ~ John S. Morton, OF
Philadelphia was man who stood high
in the estimation ef his fellow citizens.
lie was Pres ident of the Centennial Ex
hibiton. His great grandfather was a
signer Of the Declaration OF Independ-
ence, and Mr.. Morton himself considered
prominent as a candidate for Governor Of
Pennsylvania. He was also President Of
the Philadelphia Market Street Railway
Company. But all these boHocs dill not
prevent him from yielding to temptation.
ill., forged stock certificates 10 ths amount
ofa ~ ilion Of dollars on that company,
was detected 90 the crime, convicted Of
it, and goes to the State Prison for ten
years as = punishment for the offence,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-01-18

The members of an old New England
family, while in s:raitened circumstances
were approached by zich man Of some
note in TIE business and political world
Of a neighboring Commonwealth, who
wished 10 buy the family portraits of
WORTHLESS Of the Colonial aad Revolutions
airy DAYS. Tho prosperous man Was Of
the same name, bot not OF tEe blood
Apparently he felt the need Of family
behind him. a claim Of long descent
would advaace his social stand ing, if not
his political ambition. However that
may be, the portraits were bought and
hung in bis halls, and thoaeai he point
I'd 10 hem with ptide ~. Tie pictured
resembiances of his tOFeiaihers-men ot
note in the Cd Commonwealth.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-01-18

A VERY fat man sent an order TO the
Office for two seats 10 the coach for him
self. The clerk engaged one sest outside
and the other inside.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13
lake NOTICE..

have removed my place OF business from
First street, TO my old residence, corner OF
MAIN and SEVENTH streets, where / ana
prepared 10 renOvate Buggies and Carriages
on as LOW TERMS ns any modest man
would have it done. ! respectfully solicit
the patronage of my old friends and the
public. w, II. BRINGHJRST, Sr.
march p, iS70-tf.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13

WE don't believe in reputation.
The best thing to be done in all
cases where it is possible is to pay
debts at one hundred cents on the
dollar. But in the history of States
and municipalities there come times
when bad management, and a series
of disasters, render it impossible to
liquidatea all obligations on the above
named basis. The honest thing for
such debtors to do is Just what an
honest business man does i'm n SINH
lar situation-caii on the creditors
to compromise. 1t is bad all around.
1t Injuries State and municipal
credit, and it doesn't help the ma
tional credit. But a compromise is
better than trying to do the impos-
sible and going from bad to worse.
We notice that some Northern
States that haven't a clean record in
this regard, States that bit off a
good deal more than they could
chew thirty or forty years ago, and
had to get out of trouble by COM
promising with their creditors, APP
pear to have forgotten all about
those events in their history, and
we find their newspapers flinging Il
good many ugly epithets at South
ern States that are now in the deep
waters of financial affection. 1t is
unkind and uncalled-fOr. There is
no section that has mOnopoliZed
this compromise business Hash
iRgtOH Post.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13
a Southern view OF IL?
Raleigh N. c. Observer.


care you armed, sir?" and Conk.
ling replied, No, I'm not. y
''Then," said EX-Gov. Sprague, 81
will give you five minutes to get of
these premises, and if you are not
away | will fire at you" And the
daughter of Chief-Justice Chase
stood between her husband, the eX-
millionaire and Ex-Governor OF
Rhode Island, on the one side, and
her friend, the leader of the Repub-
lican party and the fierce bPter OF
Southern responsibility, on the
other, and then ordered her chill
dren and her trunks to be sent to
her at the hotel. And now we say,
had this thing happened at the
South and among Southern people,
there would be no end of gratuitOus
insults heaped upon us by such
cold-bIooded fellows as Senator
Conkling and abettors, and we had
been told by a million of Northern
voices to mend our plantation man
nerS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13
Dissolution Notice.
Administrator Notice.

Having qualified as Administrator of
the estate of j. w. Ussery, decd, all persons
having claims against said estate will pre-
sent them Immediately for settlement, and
all who are indebted to said estate will save
cost by paying at once.
b. w. USSERY,
August %, lS70-4t Administrator.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13

We therefore say to the afflicted
Try this Remedy fairly, Il will not
harm you, you l1aVo nothing to
lose, butWi3l surely gain a yigo-
rOuS Body, Pure Blood, Strong
nerves and q Cheerful Mind.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13
COAL! COAL!

bushel
st. Bernard CouI per yyapon load II cents
per bushel.
Pittsburg Coal per car load, IS cents per
Pittsburg Coal per wagon load % cents per
-. =: r. GRACEY BRO.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13
The RevtvnI Of business.
New York World +.

When the spring trade was open
ing we set forth in our news coll
umns carefully prepared and collect
ed information from all sections of
the Union as to the revival of finan-
cial confidence and the prospects of
business. The predictions which
we then founded upon our reports
have been more than fulfilled. This
il evident from the statements
which we print elsewhere this
morning of a number of representa-
tive business men of this city who
have been visited and cOnversed
with on the subject i'm behalf of the
World. The autumnal outlook for
business in this country is actually
clearer and brighter than the out
look was in the spring. Hard times
like fevers have their periodicities
and crises. The period of panic
ended in 1874. Then ensued the
period of shrinkage and the crisis of
bankruptcy. About year ago be-
gan the period of positive reeupera-
ton. With this autumn we are I'M
doubtedly entering the period of
prosperity. After severe feVers the
constitutions of patients are some
times radically changed for the bet
ter. Let us hope that the national
body polite may have gained
fibre and stamina in passing through
these hard times. The generation
which was taught reckless extrava-
gance by the loose expenditure, the
commercial fallacies and the head
long fiuanciering of war-times ought
to have and we trust has been re-
formed by disaster, and a later gen
Grafton has been growing up for the
last six years under the discipline
OF economy, to recognize the fact
that a fluctuating currency is the
deadlieSt foe of commercial, indus
trial and agricultural prosperity.
This new generation ought to have
been better educated in the true
principles of political economy than
any preceding one since 1860.
Young men who came of age in
1873, when, according to official
tables, nearly $3.50, 200, 900 worth of
textile fabrics were imported, will
see that such imports had fallen
last year to about $50, 900, 900 worth.
They will also see that last year in
tIit IlCIC Vi DlNslNolOitos anu
on the top of this decrease in import
atoms, there was an increase of
nearly $l13, 000,000 in our output
over that of the year of their major
ity. All classes of the community
those whom disaster has made eau
tious and those who have been edu-
Gated to practice prudence-ought
to be able now to maintain and de-
velop the returning prosperity
which has come to us with our re-
turn to common sense and sound
principles III the conduct of our
affairs. Let every man lay to
heart the moral of the striking re-
mark made by one of the business
men who have obliged the World
with their views to-day, that an in
crease Of only one dollar in theyear-
ly income and outgo of every man,
woman and child in the United
States means Il difference of nearly
a hundred millions of dollars in the
yearly trade movement of the
country.
SENATOR VOORHEES, makes eight
speeches in Ohio, beginning at Ham
ilton the 18th of September.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13

SENATOR VOORHEES, makes eight
speeches in Ohio, beginning at Ham
iltOn the 10Th of September.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13

We offer for sale, privately, the late resi-
dence of Thos. J. Munford on Greenwood
avenue. For terms apply to
June z. 1S79-tf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13
InsoLyent Notice.

Having suggested the insolvency of the
estate of Sam Rogers, decd, all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate must present
them, duly authenticated, to the Clerk of
the County Court of Montgomery county,
by LIST of September 1879, for settlement, or
they viii be forever barred. All persons
owing said estate, will save cost by making
immediate settlement.
b. w. USSERY,
August %. Ig7q-4t Administrator.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13
Hickory Wild
CIafkSyiIIe Female Academy

Is one ofthe leading schools of the South.
FiIst-class Teachers, handsome Buildings
and Grounds, complete in all its appoints
men;s, Artistic, Nocel and instrumental
Music in charge of German Professor emf
nent as q Composer and Teacher. All mod
ern appliances used. VIII begin its 3ath
Annual Session Sept. l. For new Catalogue
send to
REV. J. r. PLUAfNIER, A. NJ, Pres't.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, June Is. julyl9-tf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13
GAINESVILLE MALE ACADEMY

This school will begin on the THIRD
MONDAY (the 18th day. OF AUGUST, 1879.
The Principal can take four or five board
+ : in his own family.
For information, us to terms, address the
Principal, d. NJ. QUARLES,
June p lS79-tf GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13

II you would relish your food,
labor for it; if you would enjoy
your raiment, pay for it before you
wear it; if you would sleep soundly,
settle your newspaper dues and take
a clear conscience to bed with YOU.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-13
To the Public.
Fine Residence and Grounds

FOR SALE
Daily globe., 1879-02-15
GRAND JURY lBOLISHOTFNT.

The lower house of the legislature yester-
day, in committee of the whole, resolved to
indefinitely postpone the bill offered some
time ago by Mr.. j. P. West for a constitu-
tional amendment abolishing grand juries.
We are constrained to heartily approve this
action, for such aninnoyation might possibly
be fraught with the gravest consequences to
the personal liberty of the citizen. It should
not, therefore, be adopted without careful
consideration of the question in all of it's
bearings.
1t is undoubtedly true that the grand Jury
system is sometimes liable to abuse, and has
worked injustice in few instances. Such
must necessarily be the case, considering that
the inquiries conducted by it are wholly en-
parte. It is true, also, that some malicious
persons have been guilty of preferring COM
plants before that body against innocent
persons with view to gratifying their
malice. But considering the number of
cases heard by grand juries, the proportion
of instances in which wrong has been done
is very small. On the other hand, the in-
auiries made by these bodies often show the
groundlessness of charges preferred, and
save the accused innocents from being open
ly dragged before court of justice charged
with crime. Any person who has ever been
O member of a grand jury knows that not
one fourth of the persons accused of misde-
,neanors or felonies are ever indicted, and
the records of the courts show that few are
90 indicted against whom there is not suf-
Daily globe., 1879-02-15

CLEAR majority of the House seems to
be in favor of the abolition of the Office of
railroad commissioner. That official seems
to lag superfuous on the stage. He is sim
ply clerk of the railroad companies to pre-
sent to the legislature in condensed form the
reports prepared by the companies. While
it is currently believed that the law requires
him to inspect the several railroads of the
State with view to ascertaining their con-
dition, it is very we'll known that no such in
spection has ever been made, unless occa-
sional pleasure trips in first class car can
be called an inspection. The railroad COM
panies have sufficient self-ioterest to induce
them to take every possible precaution to
assure the safety of their lines, and any such
inspection especially as it never has been
and never will be made-is entirely super
fiuous. The office ought to be, and we be-
lieve will be- abolished.
Daily globe., 1879-02-15

DoNNELLY unearthed ano ther clear case of
bribery yesterday at Sauk Centre. Tollif
G. Fladeland, o merchant of that city, swore
that he was supporting neither Washburn or
Donnelly last fall, just before election, when
he was called upon by D. B. Searle, of st.
Cloud, who had just returned from an in
terview with Washburn in Minneapolis, and
by J. Cooper, of St. Cloud, chairman of the
Republican county committee of Stearns
county. They paid Fladeland 800 10 make
canvass of three towns with Washbprn
tickets. He spent two days with his own
team, working for Washburn, and his ex-
penses were only one dollar. So that this
disinterested merchant pocketed $40 for two
days support of Washburn. And yet Bill |
Kings paper says Donnelly is not making
out case.