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WHOLE NO. 1898.
Woman's Nerve.
TALL LADY PROVES HER COURAGE TO 4 SMALL
REPORTER.

a tall lady with a saturinc countcnanca
came into tho Hro,,Ie office to-day and
demanded Of one Of the reporters if
Flrglnla offered good field for series or
dozen lectures on woman suffrage
don't think the Comstockers have
thought much about female suffrage, ="
replied the reporter frankly.
sharply.
Why not2" asked the reporter, in
innocent surprise.
" Because, sir, a term that is used to
describe sex IN animals should not be
applied to woman"
Ike reporter admitted, in great humiia-
tIoh, that the point was well taken, and
looked up IN some alarm at the severe
ceuntenanca of the lady, who was head
laIer than himself and manifestly able To
thrash him in the interest Of progress, if SO
disposed. The stern countenance softened
somewhat at these signs of confessed
lnferiority, however and the lady con
tinuod:
"The cause Of woman is the cause Of
humanity. The cause OF humanity en-
braces all progress. Why, then, should
the people Of Virginia lie Indifferent to
woman?i
They're not + cried the small reporter
hastily. Far from it. Woman Is tho boss
IN this camp. Everything she wants she
gets, and not one in hundred HIS to do u
lick of work.
" Mere toys said the tall one, with deep
Scorn. "PIaythings for an idle hour. You
would cover woman with silks and gauds
and sink her soul to nsigniicanco by
clrcumscrblng her sphere and allowing her
no mission In life"
Well" admitted the small reporter,
" that's about the way we look at it m
here, that's fact Women haven't cot the
nerve to rustic for themselves like men.
" Ner-rr-ve! = She uttered this word IN a
terrible tone, so terrific that the small
reporter half rose from his chair.
" Nerve What is there requiring nerve
that yon do that am incapable OFF,
No Oifense, madam, 10 oifcnse. |
meant nothing personal, assure YOU
Am | no. stronger than you?" she
demanded, scorning the apology. Am |
not gifted with as great "A brain? Why do
you despise my sex? We can bear more
pam, and are therefore your superors in
courage"
The small reporter was gazing fxedly at
dark corner Of the room and made no
answer.
Nerve indeed y continued the tall lady,
why women have infinitely more nerve
than men. Only yesterday l saw woman
-"
"That's the biggest rat l ever saw in the
office, said the small reporter, staring
intenty at the dark conner.
The scream that rent the air brought in
all the printers and several citizens from the
street. When they arrived the Tai One
was standing on chair with one hand
covering her eyes and the other coayul.
sivsly clutching at her skirts as she
gathered them around her.
The small reporter wisely took advantage
of the crowd to slip out, and he telegraphed
from Gold Hill that he was going Gown to
Carson to work up a big Item 'r.:qit
New Chronicle
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11
SMYRNA, Feb. LIST, 1880.

AS lsng as trade dollars continue to cir
oulate in such large numbers as at present,
the efforts to give them the character of
money, or to provide for their redemption,
or to do ssmsthing with them, will not be
abandoned. Senator Wallace's bill, making
trade dollars exchangsabls for subsidiary
coinage, is as good as anything that has
been proposed. The holders would in this
way get money that would be of use to
them, aud the government would recsivs
more bullion than it paid out. This is
better than making the trade dollars sx-
changeable for standard dollars, which
have the practical effect simply of further
increasing the gathering food of that un-
desirable coin.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

There is at least one shrswd negro in
Georgia. A gentleman, in riding through
the country recently, came upon log cabin
surrounded by patch of ground, which a
negro woman was blowing with team of
girls. Near by the husband and father was
feeding stout and healthy mule. Upon
being asked why he did not hitch his mule
to the pillow instead of his daughters, he re-
piled: +" Boss, dis mule is mine, do ole
oman is mine and de gals is miRs; nobody
is gwins to fetch dem away, but if de
naorgum on dis mule amt raised dis Fall do
white man will ssnd do Sheriff and take de
mule and all Use get. So, thought I'd
keep dc mule fat, and let the gals and ole
oman work, and save dis hoss-fesh as rauoh
as l can, fur if de wust comes l can ride. off
on dc mule, and 60 somewhars else to work.
OATS it, boss; de work wont hurt do gals. !"
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

A pious farmer named Cheaney has been
in the habit of going to a meeting house on
Green River, Kentucky, every Monday
morning, and putting it in condition for
the next Sunday. Last Monday week, as
usual, he went to the church, but did not
return to his home. His wife and family
concluded he had Como to Curdsvills and
felt little unsasinsss. Night came and
passed and he had net appeared. His wife
was greatly alarmed, and several meSsen-
gers started out. Net trace Of the miss
ing man could be discovered, and the farm
ers of the Hsighberhood turned out to
make a thorough search. Late Tuesday
night it occurred to some of the ss&rchsrs
to lsSk in the church. The door was
opened, aHd on the floor near it they dis
covered Cheansy, paralyzsd in his right side
and utterly helpless. He had gone into the
church early, and while sweeping the Aoer
had been suddenly attacked with paralytic
stroke. He had managed during the two
days to drag himself up to the door, but
had been unable to open it, and was expect
Tag to die of starvation when his friends
discovered him. He had been without
food for thirty-six hours.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

His Own EXPRRIENCE.-Ayo young man and
his girl sat near the front, at Burdettes
lecture in Memphis. The young man
carried his head on enc side, it being forced
into that position by the weight of half a
very tender moustaehe which was composed
OF seven hairs upon ore side and eleven
upon the ether side of his nose. When the
Hal0keye man had just finished cenvulsng
his hearers with an account of youth 5
first shaving encounter with barber, the
young man leaned over to his girl, and
whispered:
That's true to life, can tell your"
Hsw can you tell p inquired his girl.
GLOW? ?" he repeated, in a whisper.
"Why, by experience. That's Just the
way felt when first get shaved"
when was that ?" she asked.
"Oh! before raised my moustache," he
returned
What moustache?" she querisd, little
surprised.
"What moustachs do you suppose ?" he
rstortsd, turning red.
Why, Charlis!' whispered the girl, 81
never saw any noustache. Do you mean
-
"RSver mind what mean !" Kissed the
young man between his clsnchsd teeth.
And he stared very hard at the lecturer all
the rest Of the evening; but somehow he
couldn't see anything to laugh at. Sunday
night he went to see new girl.
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A shrewd retort:

This February will be an odd month in
several respects. 1t will have in the first
place an odd number Of days, owing to its
leap-ysar distinction. 1t will have an odd
number Of s-fve-which is very
odd for the shortest months of the YEAR
and one of the Sundays will be Washing.
tons birthday. 1t began on Sunday and
will end on Sunday, which is alsc odd.
The five Sundays correspond in date with
the five Sundays in the following August,
which is odd again. 1t is said that no one
now living will ever see another February
so odd nor will their children, nor their
children's childreH-sufficient in itself to
make the month interesting. MANY old
superstitions are associated with the month.
which originally had 20 days among the
Romans is an ordinary year. When the
Roman Senate, however, decreed that the
eighth month should be named after tho
Emperor Augustus, one day was taken
from February and bestowed on August,
giving it 81 days, in order that it might not
be inferior to July, called after Julius
Cnsar.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

The way to make children disagresable,
both in and out of school, is to encourage
them in their petty complaints against the
teacher. The school is very much like the
family in the matter of government, and
every parent knows how unpleasant it
would be if some one should encourage a
child in rebellion against parental authority.
We remember distinctly boy of onr
acquaintance who used to carry his scheoT
grievances to his mother and complain of.
the hardships of the school room by reason
of neglected lessons, who not only got a
whipping from his teacher, but was
usually chastised by his parent for having
deserved the punishment. As a logeius
at school was generally followed bT
one at home, he resolved within him.
salt that he would never carry homo anV
more complaints against his teacher. but
would try, by improved department and
study, not to merit the first, SO that the
second would not follow. Suppose parents
try this PLAZA on their children for = willis
as an experiment. 1t can do no harm.
and may result in much good.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11
How the " Pioneers " Fell Out.

An old pioneer sat in Michigan avenue
grocery yesterday, stroking his white beard
and telling the group around the stove that
he had seen a dozen just such Winters as
this, when in came a second old pioneer
who had seen just as many wolves and
bears in eldsn days, and who felt his
importance just as much. The two eyed
each other askance, and directly the first
observed:
"Sssms to me you are looking poorly for
man only - years old"
Poorly II snapped the other, why l
sawed quarter of cord of wood this
morning, and l went to market twice. |
never felt better in my life, but it seems to
me that you have weak eyes"
"Weak eyes Why can read any print
without lasses; my eyes were never keener
than now"
Lets see which has the best eyes"
remarked the grocer's clerk as he took q
card from bis pocket, and the two old pio
n0srs cheerfully agreed.
The card was red on one side and blue
on the other, and the clerk held it so that
only one could see it at time. The
first pioneer teOk a squirt and called out:
blue as a milestone Can't fool my
eyes on that"
The req SIDE was turned as the other
leoks ed and he called out:
Guess this is your blue day If that
card isn't red thon I'll never pitch any
more hayW
The other looked again, saw the blue side,
and snssringly remarked:
aid hate to have your eyes That card
is no more red than blue bird"
"Do you mean to insult me?'' demanded
the ether. 81 won't stand no such talk
from any man. ] say it's red y
"Aad l say it's blue ! Don't try to bull
doze me, sir y
who's a buldozing you?"
While one sat down in a basket of
clothes pins the other burned his elbow on
the steve Both made a rush for the door,
to seek a Justice and warrant, and there
they collided and sat down on the floor.
The one who got cut first hurried up the
street and the other down, and each was
saying to himself:
"I'll see whether man who fit Iniuns
ON the site of Detroit can be assaulted and
battered in this way".-Detroit Free Press
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

A ROCHESTER PHTsIoIAN's EXPERIENCE.
r. Cauklins, NJ. D., of Rochester, N. Y,
csrtifies Oct. 9th, 1879, that he has used
the Safe Kidney and Liver Cure in his
practice for disease of the kidneys and
liver, and the result has been satisfactory
in the extreme, He says; al would now
prescribe the same remedy to all similarly
afflicted, and you are at liberty to so state
in your testimonials" dec 81 3m
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

State legislatures are beginning to meet,
and tho political chemists on the various
newspapers, are analyzing the bodies to see
how they will mix with politics, SO as to pre-.
duce certain rssult.--Dooley.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

A Yankee has notion thaths can make
an ocean furnish power for all the factories
In the country by utilizing the force Of the
neIes. In that case ths tides in the affairs
OF men would certainly lead en- to fortune.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

There is man in town whom we do not
think would lie, but If truth ran the only
bakery this map would starve to DEATH.
Meriden Recorder
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

lfyour son has no brains, don't send him
to college. You cannot make palace out
of shanty by putting a French roof on it.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

When a man becomes the father of six.
teSr year old daughter. commences the
period Of bis life when the toes of his boots
wears out before the hssl becomes italicissd.
-Osscego Record.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

WriteSa who, complain that their ink
Won& "run,n may find consolation in thu
fact that they could not write at all if thsy
did not have their ink.stand,
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11
They came, a generous multitude:
Undaunted by doubt, nor fear:
With sugar, sOap-I won't be rude,
And tell the story here.

The poorer the tea the better the chrome.
--fNck. If the rule works the other way
also, there must be some almighty good tea
IN this oOuntry.-OH Republican.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

Some people have turned over a whole
ledger OF new leaves. 1t seems law Of
nature that the more man turns over, the
fewer he keeps clean.--Ne,o York Mail.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

Season.abls inscription for the Adam
monument; " Adams Fall was followed bY
the Winter of discomfort"
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

Thsre not much in name. Cincinnati
smokes mere hams in day than Hamburg
does In o year.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

The dentist lives from hand to mouth.
Edscards.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

on;s wise man says: He who would &C.
spr ns 3 ZANE must not show himself of cen
mnst And he who would acquire wealth
p1at; - 'S nang on to every cent, sure.-C'ncia-
'''''' saturday Niqht.
Smyrna times., 1880-02-11
BY THOMAS J. BOWDITCm.

Some Of the sharpest satirrS haze been
conveyed through III" agency Of IN cpl
gram. Martial. Latin epiGrammatist,
who was born 10 a. D. in the present Arngon
in Spain, wrote loo. Some OF them
abound with indelicacies, which were
omitted in the Delphine edition of 1880.
lie pithiiy defined an epigram as follows ::
An cpigram is like bee--a thing
or little size, with honey and Il sting.
The Roman emperor Traian has been
credited with an cpicram, entitled . A new
use of a human face" which has been par
APPRAISED:
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sTOCKHOLDERs MEETING.
0FFTCE on

OFFICE OF
EAST TENN, VIRGINIA & GEORGIA r. R. Co., :
Knoxville, Tenn, Oct 8, 1880 J
To THE STOCKHOLDERS The regular annual
meeting Of the stockholders Of the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, will be held
at the Company's Office, in the City of Knoxville
Tenn,
At I2 O'Clock, Wednesday, the Tenth
Day OF November, 1850.
Stockholders wishing to attend said meeting Will
be passed on the road In accordance with resolu-
ton Of the stockholders, passed September 2nd
1874, as follows:
"Resolved, That the bona ide stockholders OF
this com pany, with their wives and children llVing
with Them shall be entitled to pass over this rodu
to and from the meeting of the stockholders nee
of charge said pass to be limited to one day before
the meeting an / two days after upon preSentauon
of the certificate of stock properly authenticate
tothe conductor"
JAS. G.. MITCHELL
oct1 Otdm Secretary and Treasurer
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PENCELETTES.

Last day of October.
l. US rest t)~day.
Tuesday Is election day.
It continues arm and sultry.
Only one more working day till the
great political con test is ended
Tomorrow and tomorrow hignI
will be the occasion of the nhai raiilee
all along the line.
All trains leaving Knoxville on the
r. T., V, & Gs. railroad yesterday
were loaded down with parties returns
Ing home from the great republican
demons tratiOD.
The fine horse present ed 10 Hon. A 1.
A. TayIor by the republicans of midA
die Tennessee, passed through Knox
vile by freight yesterday. being
shipped to his home.
The clerks of election in Knoxville
and contiguous precincts are respect
fully rogue. t d t. bring or send their
figures 10 the CHRONICLE office as
soon as tue count is ascertained.
The mother and sister of one of the
employees at the Tribune Office was de-
MED the privilege Friday night of oc~
cupyiDg 9 position in one of their
windows to view the republican pro-
cession, for the reason they couldn't
allow grettugs orsigns OF apprecia-
ton Issuing from their quarters. The
aides were republicans.
One Of our democratic cotempora-
ries down t1e street published that
there were from 1900 to 1000 in line
in the democratic procession Wednes-
day night. The man who gets up
the locals said in the presence OF
several gentlemen afterwards he
thought there were about 900 OF them
as an hone, Opinion. The other sheet
put 1t at 2 600 to $500. One of Its
editors eaid The next day he thought
there were about 1900. Now, who
lied?
Mr. Fritz Staub, he clever and ener-
getic young manager. has made ar
raUgements to have the election re-
turns received aud read. at frequent
Intervals, from the stage st the Opers
house Tuesday night, during the per
formance Of the Ada Gray-Watkini
combIbst on. This will be a grea
convenience to all who will be in at
tendance. as every one will want tt
here 1t And Mr.. Stub deserves the
thanks of the amusement goers for hiG
effoIt in their interest
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PerS email.


CAPT. M. K. Benson and wife, OF
Sweetwater, who have been visiting
at the residences of DR.. b. T. Boynton
and Mrs. E. A. Brownlow, returned
home on yesterdays train.
DR.. D. T. Boynton and wife went
down to Cleveland yet terdsy for q
brief stay.
Miss M. Niles, OF Nashville, who
has been visiting the Misses McGhee
for several dsys, left vest erday return
ing home.
Misses Anna and Emma McFarlt nd,
OF Morristown, daughters of Hon.
Judge Mcfarland, came down on
yesterdays train, and are guests OF
| Mrs. G. W.DePue.
Chief Justice J. w. Deaderick and
associate Robert Mcfarland, of the SUI
preme bench, vent up to their homes,
Jonesboro and Morristown yesterday
and will remain over Sunday and till
next Wednesday.
MIR. Jno. F. Davis and wife, who
have been visiting In Knoxville and
vicinity for some time, left yesterday,
accompanied by Miss Mamie Davis,
for RAea Springs.
Col. 8. M. Henderson, Of Athens,
who has been up taking in the great
republican parade, went down home
yesterday.
Rev. Jno. M. Walters, of the Baptist
church, came down vest srday from
spending few days st his fathers,
near McMillan's, and stopped over on
his return to his charge at McMlnn-
| vile.
Maj. Thomas O'Conner arrived in
the city yesterday evening from Nash.
Vile.
Mr.. c. N. Simmons returned home
yesterday evening from trip of sew.
eral weeks, north.
Miss Ella Carson, who has been WIS.,
iting her brother, Mr.. J. Harvey Car
son, for two weeks, left yesterday
morning for her home in Jefferson
county.
Mr.. HUI L. McClung, Jr.. accompa.
MED by his brother Charles, arrived
yesterday evening from Abbey vile,
8. g.
Hon. N. Hacker, of Jonesboro, was
among the many distinguished WISH
tors to the city yesterday.
| Mr.. w. s. Upton, our iovial and
clever friend of the Cleveland Herald,
came up yesterday evening to take a
peep at the great parade.
Mr.. Morgan L.ewellyn, of tae post
Office department., Washington, is In
the city circulating among friends.
| Our young friend Willie Hornsby,
of Athens, was among Knoxville's
numerous visitors yesterday.
Miss Kate Donaldson, of JoDesboro,
came down to Knoxville on purpose
to take part In the republican rejoic'
inge. II her patriotism Is specimen
of that OF the first district Pettibone
will surely be elected, for she repre-
sents everI thing that ia loyal, true and
beautiful.
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oG1Otdrn
Thirty Years Experience OF an Ola
Nurse.

Mrs WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP is the prescnp-
ton OF one of theI best Female Physicians anu
Nurses In the United States, and has been uSeu
for thirty years with neverfailing safety and sue
cess, by millions of mothers and children HVnl
the feeble infant OF one week Old to the aduh
coErects acidity of the stomach relieves Wino conc
regulates the bowels and gives rest neailn anu
comfort to mother and child. We believe IL Is the
pec, and snrest remedy in the World. in all cases
of DYsENTERY and DIARRHGA IN CHILDREN
vheber II arises from teething or any other cause
Tun directions for using will accompany each bot
tie. None Genuine unless the fac-simile OF CUE,
tbs Il PERKINS is on the outside wrapper. Solo
nv all medicine dealers. % cents bottle.
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REMOVAL.
Mrs. Kate Dallas Titus to Gay stree

Mrs. Kate Dallas Titus to Gay street.
Mrs. Kate Dallas Titus his removed her entire
stock of Millinery Goods to the Store Room formerly
occupied by Mrs. Mahoney, In front Of the Baptist
Churh where she VIII be glad TO wait on her old
customers, and many new ones, and expects to
keep full line Of such Millinery Goods as will
please her customers.
THE DRESS-MAKING DEPARTMENT
will be continued and conducted In the future on
larger scale than ever before, having none but the
Best workmen, and, giving her personal attention
to this, as well as the Mi linery Department she
feels confident she can give satisfaction.
aucS diff .-f
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Cbeaper than Physicians Bills.

"a THING OF BEAUTY IS JOY FoRE'EA
what is itp Something prepared for woman oh!'
and used by them exclusively. 1t Is adapted esq
cially to cases where the womb is disoldsreu an
viii cure all irregularities Of the "menses
monthly courses" by restoring the oiS0n'''N'
whether acute or chronic. In every instance ue.t
B Bradnelds Female Regulator, mo ls ,y.nta,
Friend" is prepared by Dr. j. sfaune so,ssaIs BY
Ca, price $3.50 per bottle. Sold .. TnoSyiie.
sanford, Chamberlain & Alders' hn0A
Tennessee.
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StockhoIders, Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stockholders Of the
Knoxville and Ohio Railroad Company will be held
in the Company's Office, in Knoxville on Tuesday,
the 9th day Of NovembeF, 1880. .~--r
Stockholders, on presentation OF their stock
certificates, WILL with their families. be allowed to
pass without charge everthe road-to Knoxville
November 9Th and 9th from Knoxvills Noyena-
Der 9th and 10th. JNo. L. MOSES. Sec.
tufl
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W. W. Woodruff d 90.

Are Sole Agents for
Dupont's Rife and Blasting Powder,
Disston Circular Mill Saws,
Rubber and Leather, Betting,
Hay and Cattle Scales,
Oliver Chilled Flows,
Halls Fire and Burglar Proof
Safes.
Stock on hand at factory prices.
w. W. WOODRUFF & Co.
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Combs, Hair Brushes, Cloth Brushes,
Tooth Brushes, Nail Brushes, Bath
Brushes, Dressing Cases, Cologne Sets,
Hand Mirrors, etc., at Lyons & Mo
Campbell's.
Show Casee-Nickel Silver.
A. D. DUNBAR,
Wholesale Agent.
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A Card.

To ell who are suffering from the errors and
-ndiscretdons Of youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss OF manhood etc., viii send recipe
that win cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered BY missionary In South
America. Send selfaddressed envelope to the
REV. JOSEPH T. IxMAE. Station D., New York ci0.
ianldeod-Wly
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-31

The East Tennessee Coal Com
pany Sells the best Coal Creek
Coal. Leave orders ut the down
town office, with John M. Brooks,
Agent. aug3ldSros
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MilIinerYI

We are receiving fresh. new goods
every week, In this Popular Departs
ment Of our house. Our stock ia by
far the most desirable to be found in
Knoxville. Ladies, call and see
YOUNG & DYER.
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Pnhlic speaking.

Judge L. G. Houk will address the
citizens OF New Market, Monday
night. IS
r. w. Austin, Ed, will speak at
Messy Greek at P. %. Newman'a
Rchool house Monday night.
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Butt DePue & &c. have In stock the
most com plete assortment of Cooking
and Heating Stoves ever seen in this
market. They have a full line OF
Wrought Iron Ranges. Call and zee
them.