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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

THE man who walks twenty-four
hours on a stretch is a hero, but no
one has kind word for the baby
that yells straight ahead for seven
teen hours,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

IF you haven't tried Byerss Va
nilla and Lemon, do so. They are
the cheapest and best you can buy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

that you suffer with Corns, when
fifty cents will buy a remedy guar
anteed to cure? Remember, no
cure no pay. For sale by
mch25-tf OWEN d MOORE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

WATER-AIELONS are abundant in
our market. We hope TO be able to
buy one soon.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

E. T. PORTER is a candidate for
Constable in the 18th Dist. Elec-
ton August 18th.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

WINDOW Glass, Paint, Oils and
Varnishes at Warfield q REYNOLDS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

SHEET Music for sale by War
field q Reynolds. We can order
any musical instrument and furnish
it as cheap as it can be bought any
where, on short notice. If
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

Frank Phillips, Jr., has been APP
pointed agent for the Nashville Ece3l-
ing Banner at this place, and will
deliver the paper promptly, on the
arrival of the 1855 p. m. train, every
evening. Parties wanting papers
will be supplied by giving him no
tice, or leaving orders at the Tele-
graph Office. june l4-tf.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

IF you want superior Wines and
Liquors for medicinal purposes go
to Byers'. At
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09
Grange warehouse.

T. HERNDoN, Sup't., of the GRANGE
WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION, sold for the
week ending Thursday, August G, 1879, 1857
hhds. as followsi
GAG hhds. leaf from $40 90 to 5 Is.
III hhds. Tugs from SO 50 TO 8 90.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

In Clothing and Gents Furnish
ing Goods we can't be undersold.
June 28-2m f. CLICK.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

THE Warren county fair will be
held at Bowling Green, KY, on the
4th, jth and 9th Of next month.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09
BATES OF ADVERTISING.
NO. SQUARE. 1 NO NO 3 MO NO Il MO

Announcement OF marriages and deaths
free-tributes OF respect and obituaries half
price.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

IF you want to get your money
back, try Byers' new varieties of
Cigars, just received. At
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

PURE Wines and Liquors for
medicinal purposes at WaFAeld d
RaYnOlds.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09
Dress Goods,
Custom Made BOOTS and SHOES

Clothing, Hats, Trunks, etc. If you want
IA good Carpet, some stylish Mating or
Oil Cloth, you will find it at our store at
the lowest possible price.
Notwithstanding the recent advance in
Cotton and Wooden Goods, we can offer
large stock at or near old prices having
made our selections at the right time.
To Country Merchants we offer the
largest stock in town at wholesale rates.
BLOCH BROS.
Three Shade Trees before Double Store.
uni %, 1872 II and franklin street
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09
STOCK ON HAND
Sales Reported Since Our Last Issue,


TURNKEY, ELY d KENNEDY, of the Ele.
plant Warehouse, sold for the week end
ing Thursday, Aug. 7, 1879, 1872 hhds. as fol-
lows:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

THE watermelon trade in our
city is booming.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

CHOICE Domestic and Imported
Cigars and besO Virginia Tobacco at
Byers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

Two hundred numbers of Frank
lin Square and of Sea Side Library
just received at Byers'.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

Augusta, Ga, was laid out in 1885,
and named In honor of an English
Princess,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

PAINTS, Oil and Glass for sale
low at Byers'.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09
CIarksViIIG Tobacco Market,
OFFICE or THE CHRONICLE,
= 4 y lAl-n

OFFICE OF THE CHRONICLE,
CLARKsvILLE, Aug. 8, 1879. (
Our receipts are full, and our sales are
large for the week, probably between 200
and 800 hogsheads. The market was very
active and strong for all useful grades of
leaf and Tugs, with good general demand for
all kinds. The seaboard markets continue
very dull, with but very little doing except
in home-trade tobaccos. We hope our plan
tiers are using their best efforts to make
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09
crop this year. We quote !;

The following table shows the receipts,
sales and stocks of tobacco for the seven
months of this year, as compared with the
same months in 1877 and 1878:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09
Latest NEWS.

ALL kinds of Lubricating Oils for
sale cheap by Warfield & Reynolds.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09
NOS. II AND I2 FRANKLIN STREET.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS

Wishing to dispose of our Summer Stock
we have concluded to give special bargains
for the next sixty days, and would respect
fully call the attention of the trade to our
offering. If you want to save money call
on us for
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

LUBRICATING Oils for sale at low
figures at Byers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09

For choice Teas go to Warfeld &
Reynolds.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09
Gracey House.

SHELBY, HART & o'BRTEN, Of the Graeey
House, sold for the week ending Aug. Z,
1870, 0S hogsheads as follows:
10 hhds. good to medium leaf. Sc 50 to $50.
40 hhds. low leaf, So 90 to 6 So
80 hhds common TO good Tugs, 81 80 to j 95
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-09
Railroad Guide.

On and after June y, trains will arrive
and DEPART as follows:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24

He stepped into a green grocer's
yesterday morning with vacant,
weary, careworn lock on his face.
"Do you want some potatoes 7"
al never eat them. l can't remem-
Der exactly what came for"
Perhaps you want some coffee Z"
"Ain't it funny | can't remember
remarked the stranger, as be scratch
ed his chin with the back of his hand
and scanned everything behind the
counter in wild but Intellectual ef
fort to brush up his memory.
'Do you want milk ?n
"No ?n
as it macearoni, mustard, choT-
chow, soup or wine jelly"
"None of them, sir.r
Possibly you want small meas
nre of beets Z"
Indeed, | DO not.r Then his
eyes sparkled and be said
81 have it now. | remember what
/ came in for; it all comes back to
me Like dream OF love"
what do you wantl"
"Well, now, it is as plain as day.
Wasn't it funny I didn't think Of it
before Yr
'It was rather strange bat what
viii you have ?"
"You wont get mad, will you ?"
"No, sir.n
"WeIl then, III tell you. l just
stepped in here 70 ask If you'll
scratch by back q little for me; /
have prickly heat"
lie wasn't scratched. bGt had it
not been for his activity he would
have been kicked.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24
A Husbands Revenge.

A strange method of retaliation as
practiced by gentleman who had
been despoiled Of bis wife's affection,
is told by 0 private detective:
A couple years ago well known
vocalist ran away with an equally
prominent artists wife, and for time
the guilty couple could not be found.
Finally the husband came to me, and,
by aid of my books, traced the wife
and her paramour to a street not far
from the Albany depot. From there
they fed to Chicago, and now the
husband keeps track Of that singer,
and wherever be has an engagement
he writes to the manager detailing
the facts in the case. This usually
terminates the voealist's engagement,
and to-day be can hardly get chance
to sing in any irst-class concert.
The artist is not altogether vindictive
in this manner, for be has notified
the destroyer Of bis home that "when
be will leave the woman, return to
his own deserted wife, aud make 3
written acknowledgment of the wrong
be has done. be will cease his perse-
cutiors.' This story is undoubtedly
true in its essential details and is now
given to the public for the first time.
All the parties are wellknown in
Boston, and one Of them has stood
very high in public favor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24

We sum up briefly eight essential
points in bread making. as gathered
from recent contributions to an agri-
cultural journal of prominence. and
formed from the inner editorial con-
sciousness, viz:
|. Good wheat flour. Some vari-
eties of wheat, such IS are deficient
in gluten, will not make good wheat
-four.
2. A good miller to grind the
wheat. The bread maker should be
sure to fnd the good miller.
5. The wheat should not be ground
when dry. Choose "wet spell" for
the grinding.
4. The -four should DO sifsed kc-
fore usirg TO separate the particles.
). Good yeas; This is made from
new hops. Stale hops will not, with
certainty, make lively yeast.
6. Thorough kneadipg. After il
has bad enough, kneac it while
longer.
I. Do not let the dough raise too
much. Nine out Of every ten bread
makers in this country let their bread
raise until its sweetness has been de
stroyed.
s. The oven can be too hot as
well as too cool. The "hsppy medi-
um" must be determined upon and
selected.
There are three Ainds of bread,
viz:
Sweet bread, bread, and sour
bread Some housewives make sour
bread. great many make bread, but
very few make sweet bread Sweet
ness in bread is a positive quality
that not many makers have yet dis
covered
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24

One of the School Board Iuspec-
tors asked q small pupil OF what the
surface Of the earth consists, and vas
promptly answered.
"Land and water
He varied the question slightly
that the fact might be impressed on
the boys mind, and asked
"What, then, do land aud water
make zn To which came the immsdi-
ate response
Mud
s1s there any ore distinctive trait
or function possessed by man exclu-
sively ?n asked Professor X. of the
members of the Sophomore class.
"Yes /; be talks"
$50 does the parrot"
"He walks erect" quickly respond
ed another member.
$50 do the chimpanzse and kanga-
roo"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24
a PnIiosophic Friend

i should Ike to sell you gimlet,'
said a careworn looking map, as be
entered the Office the 0tner day.
we have 10 use for one,' replied
the other.
But you should always look into
the misty fature,' went on the friend
demurely; next winter you will want
to make holes in your boot heels, so
you can get your skates on
I use club skstes--no straps re-
quired.'
You may want 10 screw some
boards together some time. This old
fashioned method of driving the
screws il with hammer, is pernie-
ious. as it deteriorates the tsnaci.y
of the fangs of the screw, as it
were.'
Nothing to-day, SIR
This gimlet acts as c1rk-
screw
Il don't want it,
1t may also be used as tack
hammer, q cigar-holder, and q tooth
brush
i don't wan. it,
1t has an eraser, pen. an ink
stand, table for compound interest,
and a lunch box attached
4 can't help that; don't wish TO
buyiit.'
4 know you don't; you're one of
those mean fellows that won't buy
gimlet unless it has q restaurant aud
trip through Eu,ope and en- Italian
Opera Company attached. You're
the kind of man who would live
near an electric light to save gas
bill
And the peddler left with bis men
tai plumage on the perpendicular.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24
He was a milkmau. working

He was a milkmau, working up
new customers.
He removed his hat at the door,
asked the lady if she was Mrs. Blank
and stated that be bad often been
struck with the artistic..skill displayed
around her home.
He never drove by the house with
out thinking how happy its inmates
must be.
He had observed that the children
were always dressed with due regard
to harmony OF colors, the curtains
had the hang of an artists hand, and
there was nothing gaudy about the
color of the front steps.
I'VE do not care for any more
pictures or statuary," replied the
lady.
Pictures He would as soon
think of trying to sell her cofiins as
pictures.
No. He had called to see if the
family were pleased with their milk
man. If so, be would say farewell at
once. If not"
1--WE have no particular fault to
End" interrupted the lady.
Bot be asked her to stop and con-
slider. Her milkman was q fair sort
of man, but no credit to house like
that.
He had never been known to say
any outside word in favor of the par
lor curtains or the kitchen range, and
be drove horse sixteen years old
and o wagon unpainted since the
panic. His old horse crawled up,
the driver shuided around the back
door with his can, and that was the
end Of it.
He never went home and wished
to his wife that they could have q
lavender colored veranda or blue
lamberquins. and never halted other
drivers TO say that Mrs. Blank was
going to Sarstogs for six weeks.
The lady wavered.
His wagon was new, had . land
scape on the cover, and bis horse
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24

The lsp is unonestiopably q most
useful and admirable organ. When
expanded the Ian will admirably
hold fifteen quarts of cbestnuts
peaches apples or other desirable
fruit. and there have been women
whose laps would hold the entire
suuply of hairpins required for their
back hair though. of course laps of
these enormous dimensions ere
somewhat rare. 1t is. however. at
nicnics and tea parties that the splen-
did capabilities of the female Ian are
especially displayed. It is an easy
matter fora lady. while engaged on
Ie .picuic. Ia hold "a plate of Said.
another of picked oysters. q third Of
ice cream and fourth of cake, togeth-
er with q cup of coffee, on her lap at
one and the same time. In feats of
this kind the female lap is uuiuue.
The Young man who undertakes to
mold ANYTHING on his knees come to
grief The utmost be can hope to
do is to balance. for a brief period
plate of salad on the ridge OF his
legs from which it sooner or later
sims with the most painful conse-
ouences As for holding a teaeup
or coffee cup on his knees. be reogniz.
ca the utter impossibility of the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24
Very seclable.

The Virginia City Enterprise tells
this story: Two men hailed each
other from the opposite banks Of q
stream and exchanging greetings,
many friendly questisns were put
and answered. The men were evil
dently delighted to meet each other,
and their only regret appeared to be
that they encountered one another
in O place where it was impossible
for them to clasp and shake HANDS,
the river not being fordable on ac-
count of its swiftness and the rocky
and treacherous nature OF its chan
nels, while the nearest bridge was
FIVE miles above. Both men lament
ed these unfortunate circumstances
very much, but at length way of
getting over the difficulty suggested
itself TO one OF them, whose pet
name was 'Broncho BILL
I say, Sam ? cried Broncho, it's
q little rough for old friends and
neighbors to meet away out here,
thousands Of miles from home, and
then have to- part this way. Got
yer pistol with yer p
II hev!' cried Sam, 'allers carry
her,
Good! That's some comfort: if
we cant get across this var stream to
shake hands, why, thar's nothin to
prevent us from takin' shot at each
other. Jist ride up to your left thar
rod or two. Thar, now, jist one
good old neighborly home shotl'
The men rode aside, and bang J
bangl went their pistols.
Yer smashed the pummel of my
snddle,' creid Broncho: yer see the
horse SHE'D a little jiat as yer turned
loose, or yer might pumped me
good
You done better Bill; you got in
to the flesh of my left arm bout
half an inch. Good morning to yer,
safe journey to yer, and tell the
folks ct home we met and had 8
good, sociable time togetherp
Thank yer, and the same to you
bet I'll give 'em a good account of
you.'
Sam then turned to our friend, and
with tears in his eyes. said: God
bless him! 1t is great comfort to
meet an old friend and neighbor like
him away out here in this wilder
ness place. A kinder, more accom-
nodative and agreeable gentleman
never lived. ] wouldn't missed see-
in bin for $50!'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24
WHOLE NO. l472.

cost him three acres Of land out in
Brownstown.
When he drove up the children
stood in awe, and if there were any
people passing be took care to say 10
the boy on the seat
"Give me the very richest cream
now, for Mrs. Blark is born lady,
and rich enough 10 have the best Of
everything"
That was his way Of doing busi-
ness, and il MS patrons numbered all
the leading governors, judges and
colonels in the city be wouldn't be
blamed. She must see
She saw She said he could begin
the very next day, and that she had
been thinking of 3 change for the last
six months.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24
A BANK NorE IN rwo HALVES.

Wet and dreary. II is midwinter;
the scene is KirklingtoD, on the Lon
don AID Northwestern; the time, a
quarter 10 eleven, just after the night
mail has flashed through without
stopping-bound for Liverpool and
the North. The railway officials
pointsmen, signalmen, porters, plate
Ilayers-are collecting preparatory to
going eff duty for the night
where's DAM" asks one of The
crowd upon the platform.
81 saw him in the hut jast after
the quarter TO eleven went through.
Can't have ceme to any harm, sure
ly."
"No; he said he'd seen something
drop from the train, and he went
down the line to pick it up"
And Dan had picked up something.
IL was q basket, o common white
wicker basket, with lid fastened
down by a string. What did it con.
tain? Refreshments ? Dirty clothes ?
What?
A baby-a child half q dozen
weeks old, no more. A pink and
white piece OF human china as fragile
as Dresden, and as delicately fashion
ed and tinted as q biscuit OF Rose
Pompadour.
"Where did you come across il ?''
asked one.
Lying on the lire, just where it
fell. Perhaps it didn't fall, perhaps
it was chucked cut What matter
I've got it. and got to look after it
that's enough for me- Some day
maybe I'll come across them as owns
it, aud then they shall pay me and
take il back"
is there nothing about him? Turn
him oyer.n
The little mites lineD was white
and of fine material, but be lay upon
an old shawl and a few bits of dirty
flannel All they found was dilap.
idated purse, common snap-lock
bag purse of faded brown leather.
Inside was brass thimble, q pawn
ticket, and the half of Bank of Eng
land note for fl00.
What goods half a bank note TO
you?n
"Half a loafs better than no
bread"
Eyes, but you can eat one, but you
can't the other. Won't you catch it
from your wife How'll you face
her, Dan? Whatll she say %
She'll say done quite right" re-
piled Dan, stoutly. "She's a good
sort, G0d bless her."
so are you. Dan. that's a fact.
God bless you, too" said more than
one rough voice in softened accents.
Perhaps tie bret'll bring you luck
after all"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24

Sound said the schoolmsster,
'is what you hear. For instance,
you cannot feel q sound"
"Oh, yes. you can !" said smart
boy.
"John Wilkins" retorted the peda-
gogue, "how do you make that out !?
What sound can you feel?"
"A sound thrasninR,n quickly re-
piled the smart boy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24

Winter-tide again six years later,
but this season is wet and slushy.
Once more we are at Kirklington, q
long struggling village, which might
have slumbered on in obscarity for
ever, had not the Northwestern line
been carried close by it, to give it q
place in Bradshaw and certain i'm.
portsnce as junction and centre for
goods traffic.
But the activity was all about the
station.
All the permanent officials had
houses and cottages there in the
village lived only the field laborers
who worked at the neigbboring es-
tate, or sometimes lent their hand
for a job Of nayvying on the line
These poor folks had a gruesome life
of it, a hand-to-mouth struggle for
bare existence against perpetual pri-
walton, accompanied by unremittiDg
toll.
a new parson, Harold Treiiry, had
come lately to Kirklington.
He was an earnest, energetic
young man, who bad won his spurs
in an East Fad parish, and had now
accepted this country living because
it seemed to open up q new field Of
usefulness. He had plunged brave
ly iDto the midst of his work; be was
forever going up and down among
bis parishioners, solacing and COM
forting, preaching manful endurance
and trustfulness to all.
He is now paying round of paro-
chial visits, accompanied by an old
college chum, who is spending Christ
mas with him.
"YoDder," said Trsffry, pointing to
a thin thread of smoke which rose
from some gaunt trees into the sullen
wintry cir, wonder is the house-if,
indeed. it deserves SO grand name
the hovel rather, of one whose case
is the hardest of all the hard ones in
my unhappy cure. This man is Q
mere hedger and ditcber. one who
works for any master, most often for
the railway, but who is never certain
Of job all the year round. He has
q swarm of young children. and be
has just lost bis wife. He is abso-
lutely prostrated-aghast probably
at the future before him, and his utter
incapacity TO do bis duty by his
motherless little ones Jack ~ said
the parson, stopping short suddenly,
and looking straight into bis compsn.
lone face, Il wonder whether you
could rouse him? ? II you could only
get him to make sign; to cry or
laugh, or take the smallest interest in
common affairs. Jack. believe you
are the very man. You might get
at him through the children-tbat
marvellous hshky.par Ky of you're
those surprising tricks--a child takes
to you naturally at once. Try and
make friends with these. Perhaps
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-24
sEPrEMBEK.

The golden rod is yellow:
The corn is turning brown:
The trees In apple orchards
With fruit are bending down.
The gentian's bluest fringes
Are curling in the sun;
In dusty pots the riiikwecd
Its hidden silk hks spun
The sedges Haunt taelr harvest.
In every msadcw nook
And as.ers by the brook-side
Make assers In the brook.
From dewy lanes at morning
The grapes sweet odors rise;
AT noon the roads all fiutter
With yellow butterflies.
BY all these lovely tokens
Sepiember's days are here.
With summers best OF weather.
And autumn's best OF cheer.
Bat none of all this beauty
Which floods the earth and air,
Is unto me the secret
Which makes September fair
lis thing which ] remember;
To name 1t thrills me yet
One day CT one September
never can forget.
-ScribneT for SfPfemb.