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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25
For Children.

Chatter-box, Nursery, Wide
awake, Tig-Tag Journeys, Pictures
to Paint, and a host of other good
books.
dec. list OWEN & MOORE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

OUR streets and the roads leading
to the city are in most desperate
condition.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

THE best coal-oil in the world is
sold by Owen & Moore at the same
price that others charge for ali infe-
rior article.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25
Divine Service.

There will be the usual Christmas
service at Trinity church this morn
ing at ii O'Clock. The seats are free
and all are cordially invited.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

Dinner Sets, Tea Sets, Chamber
Sets, Toilet Sets, Bureau Sets, Co
logne Sets, at Cookies. dec. lift
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

Our stock is large and complete in everything Clover
Timothy, Herds grass Hungarian orchard grass blue
grass etc.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

THE Hon. John NJ. Driver, editor
and proprietor of the Journal, pub
he'd at Waverly, Tenn, has sold
interest in that paper; but he
to state to whom he sold.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

And most complete line of fancy
goods, suitable as presents for all
ages, can be found at Owen &
MOOre'S,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

THE sun has almost become q
stranger in this vicinity. We would
be glad to see his face once more.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25
DIED.

BuNNELL-In this city on the I'D inst,
after brief Illness, Mrs. SUSAN BUNNELL,
aged O. years. Her remains were depos-
tied in Greenwood Cemetery.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

JOSH BEAsLEY, colOred, was
lnrested on Monday morning last
for forging orders on McCOmb,
Hurst & Co. He had succeeded in
getting goods on three orders, but
ke fourth time he was apprehend-
|ed, and now awaits his trial in the
county boarding house until the
Abnvening of the criminal court.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25
Elephant Warehouse

TURNKEY, ELY & KENNEDY, of the Ele
plant Warehouse, sold December %, 1880,
hhds. as follows:
hhds. new leaf, 81 90, 7 90, 6 90, 600, 525.
hhds. new Tugs, s. 90, 20, 4 90.
! hhd. new trash, So 80.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

DON'T hesitate if your Kidneys
trouble you for Days Kidney Pad
will surely cure.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

4 CAPT. Ham. THROOP has passed
brewer away, and is now numbered
kmong the forgotten things. De-
erted by his wife, neglected by his
talatives, and uncared-fOr by his
'fi-time friends, this ancient mario
1ier of the wild Suwanee recently
n ied a pauper in the United States
h nspital at Evansville. TdnitdS,
4 d7HdflfBly
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

With great we have bought from reliable packers
of this years CATCH and supply friends with
thing desirable
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

When in need of a nicely-fftting
shoe or fancy slipper, go to Bowling
& Wilson's.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

Our r. E. F. G. cannot be surpassed and guarantee
every Dbl to give perfect satisfaction We have a full
stock and supply any grade desired in any quantities.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

For the children, for the girls and
boys, books for the old folks. The
largest stock ever brought to Clarks-
vile, at Owen & Moore's.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

WE have received Vick's Floral
Guide for 1881. 1t is highly embel-
lished and every lover of flowers
should have il.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

For a splendid pair of Boots, go
to Kicks and supply yOurselfA He
has first class stock.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25
Centrally warehouse.

KENDRICK, PETTUs & Co, of the Central
Warehouse, sold Dec. ., hhds., as follows:
2hhds. new common Tugs, So 50, 3 so.
hhds old Tugs, S. 10, 3 40.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

For choice Moyune Tea, call at
Warfield's drugstore,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25
That Lovely BRIDE.

The voting by which the possess
sion of the bridal doll was determ-
ined at the ladies' bazaar was as
exciting as a presidential election,
the previous canvassing having been
carried On with wonderful eager.
ness. The whole number of votes
given was 1,S17, the principal COM
petitOrs having obtained the follow
ing numbers:
Miss Laura Smith. ,OO5
Z" Lollie Plummer. ............. 3251
4" Grace Williams.......... 259
: BERTHE McCombs............... 2152
The little girl who won knew
nothing of anyone's intention to
vote for her until it was announced
that the much-coveted prize was
hers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

An elegant line OF fancy Straw
Goods at Bowling 4 Wilson's. All
the novelties in Felt and StiR Hats.
Call and see them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25
CIarksViIIe Tobacco Market.
OFFICE OF THE CHRONICLE,

GAINESVILLE, Dec. "a, 1880. {
Unfavorable weather still keeps down re-
ceipts, which still consists mainly of rem
nants of the old crop. Our sales for the week
were 25 hhds, the market was firm and un-
changed and prices satisfactory as there was
only one rejection. The seaboard markets
continue exceedingly dull, only few hhds.
changing hands weekly. The Spanish buy
er looks around the market but demands a
decline We uuota
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25
Railroad Gulde.

On and afterJune p, 1850, passenger trains
viii leave GAINESVILLE as follows:
Going North-T82 a N, and AT p m.
Going South-s20 IN, and 7.2S p m.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25

Sales Reported Since Our Last Issue.
Grange Warehouse.
T. HERNDoN, Sup't., of the GRANGE
WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION, sold for the
week ending Dec. D. IL hhds. as follows:
7hhds. new leaf, SO IS, 95, 5 IS, 80, 80,
4 -, 4 80.
hhds. new Tugs, 81 80, 3 %, $50.
| hid. trash, 81 so.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-25
SALT, SALT

The old reliable Kanawha and Liverpool salts from one
Dbl sack to five hundred.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-08
The ArrapahOe Buffalo Hunt.

In approaching the buffalo range a
dance ensues. The tribe assemblies
about an open space, ia the middle of
which are squatting many of the young
men of the village, hideously painted
and almost naked. A m~onotonous
chant, accompanied by a regular beat
ng upon "tom-toms," is begun. The
shrill treble of the squaws mingles not
discordantly with the cultural tones of
the bucks; and to this wild refrain the
central group begin a rude and saw
age dance, hopping upon n foot and
then upon the other, and yelling horri-
bly, the while. Those who join in this
g~rotesque sport thus enroll themselves
as a sort of citizen soldiery," the chief
purpose of which is the prevention of
any interference with the buffaloes
until, by a concerted action of the vii
layers a "big surround" and great
slaughter can be effected.
A buffalo hunt by Indians has been
often described. The buffaloes are gen.
orally approached from such direction
that, in the chase that ensues, they will
run toward camp, and by this means
facilitate the transportation of their own
flesh. Hundreds are killed, and the
meat, cut into thin slices, is hung upon
poles outside the lodge TO dry in the
sun Cured by this process, it is said
to be "jerked." Nothing pertaining to
the animal is thrown away. Tie en-
trails, and especially the tripe, indiffer-
emily cleaned, are eaten raw, or thrown
upon live Goals, where they shrivel and
broil into fragrant crispness. The
skull is cracked, and the squaws insert
their slender fingers into its crevices,
and geedily devour the bloody and I'M
cooked brains.
The days that succeed a successful
hunt, after the hides are in process of
tanning, are passed in general idleness.
All hands have eaten their fill, and with
an Indian a full stomach means q glad
but slothful heart.-Lieut. II. r. Lem,y,
u S. A., IN Harper.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-08
Ingenious Chicken Thieves.

The Rev. o. G. Wheeler, of San Fran
cisco, has delivered a fiery lecture
against the Chinese. He has discovered
some peculiar traits in the Chinese mode
of robbing hen roosts. One morning
about two o'clock-it was very dark-a
policeman passing along | street in the
Chinese settlement heard, as he thought,
arooster crow on the oofofah house. The
place attracted his attention, and he
cautiously reconnoitered. He Dol dis
covered n Chinaman standing up against
a chimney on the top of a house, and
watched him. 1t was not long before
the Chinaman, peeTing into the dark in
various directions, and finding, as he
supposed, the "coast clear" stepped
slightly away from the chimney, slap
ped his arms against his sides, and
crowed so very like a cock that the head
of a flock in a neighboring roost an
swered with a real crow. Then another,
further of, hearing him, responded, and
others, more distant still, took up the
refrain, until every gallant chanticleer
for miles around had given oral testi-
mony to the elegance of his
The thieves knew the neighborhood,
even the premises, where the chickens
were kept, but did not know the par
ticular spot where the owner had Sc
creted him. The programme was this.
A dozen or two of them, more or less,
went, each with a dark lantern, sta
toned in different portions of the town,
in neighborhoods where chickens are
known to be kept. The cocks that "fell
in to the chorus, whose keynote was
given by the Chinaman on the house
top, unwittingly disclosed TO the watch
ing thieves the exact places where they
and their families had been secreted for
the night, and thus enabled the thieves
to easily ecure and carry them to China
town to give cheer to empty stomachs.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-08
Words Of Wisdom,

Prosperity is a great teacher; adver-
sity is a greater. Possession pampers
the mind; privation trains and strength
ems it.
Temperance and labor are the two
best physicians of man; labor sharpcns
the appetite, and temperance prevents
him from INDUCING to excess.
1t is only in that freshness of our
youth hat the choice is possible which
gives unity to life, and makes the mem
DRY a temple where all relics and all
votive offerings, worship and joy, are
an unbroken history, sancti6ed by one
religion.
We all love pleasure and abhor sor-
row. No one will choose a cloudy sky
and a rough path; but these evils have
their good parts, and those who really
long for peace and happiness will try to
find out and extract them. instead Of
hurrying along resentfully or with
forced gayety.
Our habitual life is like a wall hung
with pictures, which has been shone on
by the suns of many years; take one of
the pictures away and 1t leaves a definite
blank space, to which our eyes can
never turn without a sensation of dis
comfort. Nay, the involuntary loss of
any familiar object almost always brings
a chill as if from az evil omen; it seems
to be the first finger shadow ofapproach-
ing death.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-08
Hours and Minutes.

Why is one hour divided into sixty
minutesP and each minute again into
sixty seconds? Why not divide oul
time IS we do our money, by tens, count.
ing ten, or fifty, or 100 minutes to the
hourP This question was asked by an
intelligent boy q few days since; and
the answer given him may both inter.
est and instruct other young people.
The answer is this
We have sixty divisions on the dials
Of our clocks and watches, because the
old Greek astronomer, Hipparchus, who
lived in the second century before Christ,
accepted the B~abylonian system ofreck-
oning time, hat system being sexigesi.
NAL. The Babylonians were acquainted
with the decimal system; but for COM
MOI and practical purposes they counted
by SOSSi and Sari, the SoSSoS, represent.
ing sixty, and the SdroS, sixty times
sixty, is 5000. From Hipparchus, that
mode of reckoning found its way into
the works of Ptolemy, about $50 A. D.,
and thence was carried down the stream
of science and civilization, and found
its way to the dial plates of our clocks
and watches. -PreSbyteridn.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-08
"Cheek" Never PAYS.

The race is not always to the awift,
nor the battle TO the strong, nor is it the
man with the largest mouth who gets
the most favors in the world. Yester-
day forenoon a very quiet stranger en-
tered a real estate Office on Griswold
street and softly asked if he could usc
a blotting-pnd for a moment. One was
handed him and he sat down to a table,
looked around, and said:
"Ahl thanks; but have you pen and
ink?"
They we're furnished him. He trieo
the pen on the pad, shook the ink
around and modestly continued:
"If you could spare q sheet of paperP"
A sheet was handed him. He wrote
a brief letter, folded it up, and whis-
pered:
II shall have to beg an envelope of
you"
An envelope was passed over, and
when he had directed it he looked all
over the table, under the table, up to
the ceiling, and inquired:
"You couldn't lend me a stamp, could
your"
A 3-center was handed out, and when
it had been licked on, the stranger rose
and started out, saying:
"As you have no ofice-boy, l suppose
I shall have to take this letter to the
office myself."-Deroit Free Press,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-08
The Mystery OF the Sters.

1t is difficult, when we look at the
%star-lit heavens, suggestive as they are
of solemn peace, to conceive the stu
pendous energy, the fierce uproar and
tumult, of which even the faintest visi-
BILE star in reality tells us. Pythagoras
spoke of the harmony of the celestial
spheres, which we are only prevented
from hearing by its continuity. There's
not the smallest orb which thou behold
est" said the science of the middle ages,
"But in his motion like an angel sings,
Still curing to the young.eyed Cherubim."
The science of our own time tells us a
still stranger story. There's not the
smallest orb which thou beholdest, she
says, but in his motion throbs a mighty
heart, still pulsating lie to the worlds
which circle round it. But while our
powers OF vision are limited TO the mar
row range OF our present telescopes, we
cannot watch the action of these great
centers of energy. The crash Of the
thunderbolt, the believing of the VOL
caro-, the awful %groaning of the earth
quake, the roar of the hurricane, the re-
~verberating peals Of the loudcst thun
der-any Of these, or all combined, are
MS nothing compared with the tumult
raging over every square mile, every
square yard of the surface Of each one
among the stars. -PTOctor.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-08
Bathing.

It needs a great deal OF careful study
TO know how to apply it rightly.
Ihave watched the effect of cold bath.
ing upon people of different organiza.
tions, and feel assured for a person
nervously organized to jump out Of bed
and take a cold bath is positively iniuri-
GUS. 1t stimulates the nerves to greater
activity, and for a time the person feels
invigorated, but there is always a reac'
tion. Nervous organization do not
need stimulating-they need soothing
and quieting, something to make them
work slower instead Of faster. But these
are the very kind Of people who when
they get an idea OF the healthful inlu-
ence water has on the human system,
battle, battle, battle, until they wash al
the magnetic and electrical fluids out of
them, and then they grow 80 sensitive
that they cannot come in contact with
dirty people, i. Q, people who do not
take a full bath more than twice a week
in winterl-Dr. Foote'S Health Monthly.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-08
The Engine.

Into the gloom Of thedeep, dark night,
With painting breath and a startled scream.
Swift as a bid in sudden flight
Darts this creature Of steel aud steam.
Awful dangers are lurking nigh,
Rocks and chAsms are near the track,
Bat straight by the light 81 its great white eye
IL speeds thTo' theshsdoWs, dente and black
Terrible thoughts and fierce desires
Trouble its mad heart many al hour,
Where burn and shoulder the hidden fires,
Coupled ever with might and poWor.
1t hates, as the wild horse hates the rein,
Tho narrow track by vale aud hill;
And shrieEs with a cry Of startled pain,
Aud longs to follow Its own Wild will.
Oh, villa. am l but an engine shod
With muscle and flesh by the hand Of God
Speeding en- thro' the dense, dark night,
Guided alone by the souls white light'
Often and often my mad heart tries,
And hates its way with a bitter hste,
And longs to follow its own desires,
And leave the end in the hands Of fate.
o, pondrous engine Of steel and stesm;
o, human engine OF flesh and bone
Follow the white lights certain beam
There lies safety, and there alone.
The narrow track CT fearless truth,
Lit By the souls great eye OF light,
o, passionate heart Of restless youth,
Alone will carry you thro' the night.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-08
A Strange Painting.

Not 100 miles below Nashville is a Gu
rious spectacle known rs the Sun and
Moon" 1t consists of q painting upon
an immense rock which rises to an alti-
tude of several hundred feet. AS to
who painted it is a mystery which was
never unraveled. Many think it was
the work of the red brother centuries
ago, perhaps. But there the sun and
moo shine out in all the freshness OF
new paint. They are located midway
the cliff, and stand out in bold relief.
As to how any human being ever
reached the spot is a question which
has never been solved. 1t is supposed
that in those days they had no giant
ladders, and could not easily have
reached the point from below. The
only natural rope of that time was a
wild grape vine. of which Tennessee is
so prolific, and some Indian might have
been by this means let down over the
dizzy cliff, and when he had finished
his work had again been let down OF
pulled up. At any rate these pictures
arc there on the everlasting rock, and
are likely to remain for future ages.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-08
A Romantic Story,

The following story has come 10 the
hearing of the Atlanta (Ga.) COnStitu-
ton: Many years ago there was a young
fellow named Bigelow sent by his father
to Yale college. The father was very
rich, and the youngster lived in grand
style at the university. Suddenly the
old gentleman broke up and had to with
draw his son from college. The boy,
however, felt the necessity of an educa-
ton, and determined to have one any
how. He therefore went to work and
learned q trade as a machinist. While
he was at work his old associates cut
him and refused to have anything to do
withhim. Theyoung ladies with whom
he had been a great favorite failed to
recognize him when they met him. One
day when going from his work he met
a wealthy young lady who had been his
friend. He had his tin dinner bucket
over his arm, and supposed she would
cut him as all the rest had done. She
smiled pleasantly, addressing him as
TON" and insisted that he should call
and see her as he had always done. She
said, "There is no change in you as far
as l am concerned" The years rolled
on. The young work-boy became inn
mensely wealthy. and is now the mayor
of New Haven, with an income of $780,
600 a year, and owner of a factory in
which 1900 men and women are en-
ployed. Thoyoung girl grew to woman
hood and married. Her husband Dor
rowed a large sum of money from Mr..
Bigclow, and died before he had paid it,
leaving his family with but little prop
erty. Mr.. Bigelow sent her, with his
coincidence, a reccipted note for her hus-
bands indebtedness and now the son
of Bigelow, the millionaire, is going to
marry the daughter of the ore woman
who was faithful and true to the young
work-boy at college.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-08
somnambnIlsm and Ahsence Of Mind.

1t has been maintained that somnam-
bulism is a condition closely allied to
reverie or absence Of mind. When we
are strongly pre.occupied with any sub
ject, the objects around US make no inn
preston on our senses or on our mind.
Archimedes, while meditating on a dis
covery, was an entire stranger to ali that
was going on around him. On one oc-
casion while so engaged Syracuse was
taken by the enemy, but he was not
diverted from his thought either by the
chant of victory Of tue conqueror, or by
the cries and groans OF the wounded and
dying. A person intently engaged in
reading will often answer questions
without suffering his train Of thoughtto
be interrupted. When he has ceased
his study, he is surprised when told that
he mas been conversing. When we are
walking in the street and thinking Of
some engrossing circumstance, we turn
the right corners and find ourselves
where we intended to 60 without being
able TO recall any events connected with
the act of getting there. During n state
Of reverie the mind pursues a train Of
reasoning often of the most fanciful
character, but still so abstract and in
tense. that though actions may be per-
formed by the body, they have no rela-
ton with the current of thought, but
are essentially automatic. Thus a per-
son in this condition will answer ques.
tion, obey commands involving a good
deal of muscular exercise, and perform
other complex actions without disturb.
ing the connection of his ideas. When
the state of mental p~re-occupation has
DISAPPEARED there may be no recollection
of the acts that have been performed.
In the case of a person playing the piano
and at the same time carrying on a con
versation W. have a striking illustra-
ton of the simultaneous performance of
a mental and an automatic act. The
mind is engaged with ideas, and the
spinal cord directs the ma%nipulationE
necessary to the proper rendering of the
musical composition. A person who is
not proficient in the use of the instru-
ment cannot Mt the same time play and
converse with else, because the spinal
cord has not acquired a sufficient degree
of automatism, and the mind cannot be
divided in its action. Darwin has re-
corded a striking example of the indie
pe~ndentaction ofthe brain andthe spinal
cord. A young lady was playing on the
piano a very difficult musical compost
ton, which she performed with great
skill and care, though she was observed
to be agitated and pre-occupied. When
she had finished it she burst into tears.
She had been intently watching the
death. struggles of a favorite bird.
Though her brain was thus absorbed,
the spinal cord had not been diverted
from the Office of carrying on the mus
cular and automatic actions required
for her musical performance.-PhiAdeL
phjG Times.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-08
The Proposed New Route TO Havana.

In regard to the Louisville and Nash
vile r rilroad combinations proposed
line to Havana, Vice President New
comb, of that road, says: WE shall have
that in operation in a very few days, and
it must be of great interest to the gen
eral public. We will run a special
Havana train from New York that will
leave that city on Slturday-sly after
dinner-and land the passengers in Pen.
sacola Monday morning. They will then
e taken in fast steamers and put in
Havana in two days, making the entire
trip in four days or less, and avoiding
the long and dangerous sea voyage. We
are having freight cars made with pas.
senger trucks, for the purpose OF carry
ing tropical fruits imported at Pensacola
to the T. lstern and Northwestern mark.
cts. We can put this fruit in Chicago
and st. Louis four or five day. after it is
delivered to us ut Havara.