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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-20
Sherifs Sales
For City Taxes.

By virtue Of four venditioni exponas 70
me directed by the honorable Circolt Court
of Montgomery county, al the Januarv
term, 1880. will sell at public auction, for
cash, at the Court House door I'm Clarksville,
Tenn, on
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-20
Dr. w. Nv. Hart.

Having pernanently loaslhd II clarkeefilo.
respectfully tenders his services 10 me nah-
lic. once on Franklin street, near ne rcEl-
fej Tim.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-20

The plan of these collectors was
to go first to the head of the De-
partment, who of course subscribed,
and then the subordinates were
afforded an opportunity to "vOlun-
tarily" follow the example of their
chief. They seem, with singular
unanimity, to have reposed conf
dence in his judgment as to what
would be a profitable investment.
Mr.. Gorham gives the following
account of the amount collected un-
der this beautiful civil-service-re-
form proceeding, projected by him
and his committee, with the finish
ing touch given to it by the Presi-
dent himself:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-20

w men the people nave approved a policy
at national election, confidence on the
part of the officers they have selected, and
of the advisers who, in accordance with our
political institutions, should be consulted
in the policy which it is their duty to carry
into effect, is indispensable. 1t is eminently
proper that they should explain it before the
people, as well as illustrate its spirit In the
performance of their official duties.
Now, it is a notorious fact that
members of Mr.. Hayes7s cabinet
and Mr.. Hayes himself during the
last election in Ohio went to that
State and made political speeches
in order that the influence of their
might be thrown in aid of Fosters
election and in securing the State
to the Republican party. These
campaign speeches are called eX-
planning the policy of the admins
tratiOn to the people, in order that
they may have confidence in those
they have selected to carry that pol
icy out. This, Mr.. Hayes says, is
eminently proper. Why a heated
political campaign is chosen as the
time and occasion for explaining
this policy to the people and invok-
ing their confidence does not appear
very clear to any one, except, per-
hapS, 10 Mr.. Hayes himself.
would suggest to him that if he and
his cabinet wish to make public
speeches in order to explain their
policy to the people, it would be
better not to select the noise and
confusion of a fierce party conflict
in the midst of which to make their
explanations. When a close and
doubtful contest is raging between
their party and their antagonists.
the President and his cabinet, in 90 |
ing to a State where such contest is |
raging to make their speeches.
might be suspected more of a desire
tohelp their party than to explain
their policy to the people. They
obtain the confidence of the
people under false preteasos.. But
there is one portion of this cil il ser
vice order that promised to be very
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-20

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. %, 1875.
SIR: We have carefully considered the
arguments advanced by you in our inter
view. Your assurance that we shall be talk
en- care OF Is scarcely specific enough. In
case we pursue the course suggested by you
we would be Obliged to leave the state.
VIII you, therefore, state in writing who
we shall look TO for the fulhllment OF those
promises Respectfully,
ID. A. WEBER,
JAMES L. ANDERSON,
Hon. JOHN SHERMAN.
To this letter the following was
received by Anderson and Weber
in reply:
NKw ORLEANS, Nov. 20, 1876.
GEsTLENEN; Your note OF even date has
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-20

SEC 6. That all executive officers and en-
pIoyes of the United States not appointed
by the President, with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate, are prohibited from re-
queSting, giving TO. or receiving from any
other officer or employe of the Government
any money or property or other thing of
value for political purposes; and any such
officer or employee who shall offend against
the provisions of this section shall be at once
discharged from the service of the United
States and he shall also be deemed guilty
of mtsdemeanor, and on conviction there
of shall be fined in a sum not exceeding $500.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-20

GOrham first wrote 1t, voluntary
contributions would be approved by
the executive department" This
was putting it rather strongly and
pointedIy to the author of the civil
Service order, and so Mr.. Hayes
seems to have thought, and there
fore he concluded to couch his
enascuIation and virtual ahrogatiOn
of his civil-service order in this
Tanouaoe: "There will be no 0bjec-
ton in any official quarter to such
Voluntary contribution" If he
meant to do the fair thing by the
moor employees of the Government,
whv did he not also add: "Nor will
there he any objection in any Off
cioI onarter to a refusal to make
ench contributions" He knew
when he thus, with his own hand,
nuIIified his own order, that he
thereby turned loose upon the de-
partnents and the employees of the
Government a set of political con-
stables who would fleece them OF
their earnings. He knew when ne
said that he and those under him
had no objection to such contrlDu-
lions, it would be construed as equiv
alent to SAYING they would ike 10 !
see the contributions made. He
knew that a partisan committee
asked him to do this with a view to
raising a campaign fund in aid of
the Republican party. He knew
in thus resembling his order against
assessments for political purposes,
he was tearing down the only de-
tense that the hard-worked en-
ploves had against the political vul-
5ures that lowered over their sala-
lies: "Such contributions In money
IS you may feel willing to give,
looping that ii may not be Tess than |
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-20

1t is striking the chains from the
limbs of men whose circumstances
place them in the power of a party
and enabling them to give to their
families the full benefits of their
hard-earned salaries. Does any man
with sense enough to put two ideas
together believe that the 800, 900
which Gorham and his confederateS
collected in 1878 from employees OF
the Government were the free-wiH
offerings of those hardworked men,
many of whom are barely able to
support themselves and families on
the compensation they receive? /
do not expect the Republicans to
this bill. 1t would, per-
haps, be making too large draft |
on their patriotism to require them |
to support a measure which de- |
prives their party of the money
with which they control elections.
Their anxiety lest it would pass
during the extra session was but
poorly concealed. Elections were
coming off in Ohio, New York, and
Maine, and if the source from which
hey derived their campaign money
should be cut off, they feared the
ate that awaited their party in
hose States with unbought ballots
% control the result. Hence. day
lfter day, they made dilatory mo-
ions to prevent vote on the bill.
t was pending in the morning
lour; and, as is well known, two
lilatory motions with a yea-and-
lay vote will consume the hour.
they at first pretended that they !
bjected to its being considered in ]
he morning hour, and wished am !
lie time to debate it in Committee
f the Whole. The gentleman who
ad charge of the bill proposed to j
It it be considered in Committee of i
be Whole, with the amplest oppor-
unity for debate, if the Republicans
vould pledge themselves not to re- /
0Tt to dilatory motions to prevent
s coming to a vote. This they I
efused to do. They wanted the !
loney from the employees Of the I
overnment to run their campaigns s
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04
Topics for the Household.

HORsE-RADIsH root cut lengthwise
and placed on top of pickles, viii! impart
a pleasant taste, and also prevent mold.
SULPHURIc acid rubbed on the edges
of bureau drawers will prevent their
swelling in damp weather.
CANDY. Three teacups of white
sugar, one and half cups of sweet milk,
to dissolve it; boil till done and flavor
with vanilla; stir until hard-splendid.
LEMON PIE.-TAe Juice of one lemon,
one teacup of white sugar, one tea-cup
of water, one egg, one teaspoonful of
-four, two crusts, make one pie.
NUT CAKE.-One aud one-half cups
sugar, one-half cup butter, three cups
-four, one-half cup sweet milk, three
eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der, one cup Of hickory nuts (chopped) },
one teaspoonful vanilla.
The economical aud decorative tastes
of the time, which 60 hand in hand,
may take to themselves the approval OF
the same kindly philosopher: "Nothing
would tend more to prevent destructive
luxury among the industrious class than
a taste for Mt atness and true elegance
| in all the inferior details of domestic
| life"
Do not remove the coverings from
plants that have been protected during
the winter when the first warm day.
come. The most dangerous time is dur
ing the alternate freezing and thawinf
of the early spring. Let the covering
remain on until all danger from cold II
past.
CAN sny one point to more worth,
ambition in life, more benignantly ex
pressed, than this sentence, found il
one of Count Rumford's essays: "Wha
wish is that each class of society ma,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04
Pell'S Process.

The New York correspondent of the
Utica Herald writes: As l never before
heard of " sweating apples," will men
tion few details which Pell gave me.
1 observed on his place stone building
with long windows, which looked like
a church. This he said "was one of his
apple houses" The fruit when picked
was placed on the floor to depth of
three feet and was left in this condi
ton for at least ten days. During this
time the excess of moisture drew to the
surface and was evaporated by a cur
rent of air passing through the window.
This process did much to prevent de-
cay and gave his fruit distinctive fea-
ture. Another point in his culture was
the method of pruning. 1t is well
known that orchards have a bearing
year." but Pell learned that by proper
use of the knife and saw he could con.
troll his trees, and he thus had certain
number bearing" in alternate years.
This method gave him steady crop.
Pell studied the apple because it
brought wealth, but he was in other re.
spects an admirable farmer, and has
left his heirs one of the most productive
estates on the banks of the Hudson. II
will require, however, taste and a de
gree of skill lik, his own to maintain its
high order of success.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04
SOMEBODY'S GRANDPA.


The SHOWS Of eighty years had shed,
Their whitest fakes on his aged head
Homele@ and friendle.s, he was weary q NE
OF is sorrows and burdens. and endless strife
Little cared he for rain or SNOW
He had no friend, he knew no foe.
Brightest Of sunbeam, beautsous her face,
Lightne-s Of motion, girlish her grace-
Like cloud DER the sun, when brilliant in light,
sorrow crept into her face, Just 20 bright
Tears bedimmed her bonnis blue eyes,
Iers5 him ,as ,g,.ss ssS srseay ssa Know
why don't you 20 home, out Of the snow7
I have grandpa, and be sits 70 bis chair,
Nnd my sra9eps, s TOO, % s's se PIN, sase sHs
And hug and kiss him, like this you see. E"
As toward the child, the old man bent,
She seemed 10 him, an angel sent-
Around his neck. her arms she threw,
And sweetly smiled tho eyes of blue
kiss after kiss, on his lips were pressed
As tightly he clasped her 70 his breast
The tears roll down hissunken cheeks.
In broken and husky voice, he speaks-
" Iis long years ance kiss I've know,
Why did you kiss me, little onew
N you ou are are s3 poor. su3 Out IL IL mow-
And some little giri would be happy to-day,
n she knew had tisssd you, Old and gray
You looked 20 lonely, and sick and sad-
OH tell me. have been very badf
That you cry 30 hard, aud turn away,
Don't you know mef I'm Little May7
They hey don't DO i all i, have little giris like me-
To love and kiss them every day,
Here's one more kis from little May
The sunbeam is gone, but IT'S brightness is shed,
On the care-worn face, and snow-white head
There IA Joy In his heart though tears In his eyes
That he brushes away, an he eagerly criesi
Methougbt men had ceased 70 love each other,
Nor still regard each as his brother;
That Kindness from the earth had fed,
And left only bitterness in its stead.
But, to-day have learned that kindness Is gwen
As the sweetest gift TO man rom heaven
Unsulied, unselish, and sweet at Its birth,
Hut suliied becomes from Its contact with earth
In childhood, the flower Of kindness Is fair,
In manhood, tits marred By the whirlwinds Of care
How tenderly then, should We shield this Mower
In prosperity Is sunshine, or adversity's shower.
Ohi scatter the seeds Of kindness to-day
A bountiful harvest will surely repay.
Modern Arc0.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04
Historic Bald Heads.

A correspondent of the Pail Mall Ga
sette, descanting on badness, cites some
eminent examples, as follows:
I" If one may judge from the excep-
tional case of Elisha, badness seems to
have been considered disgrace among
the Jews in remote ages, still a di'grace
with which it was not permitted TO re-
proach an honorable man. The punish
ment inflicted by divine interposition,
and at the express solicitation of the
prophet, upon forty unfortunate child
rem, seems to persons in the present day
even, it may be added, to those who
have lost their hair-rather severe.
Lovers of analogies, condolences and
contrasts may be invited to remark that
the grease of the wild beasts employed
as instruments of vengeance against the
little ones who had taunted the good old
prophet with his badness was in later
centuries to be employed as capillary
res orative. The strength of Samson
and the beauty of AbsOlom lay in their
hair, and there is a significance, no
doubt, in the fact that through their
hair both of them came to grief.
Among the Greeks. the two most
famous bald men were E chvlus and
Ulysses. The badness of E,chylus is
known to have been the cause of his
death, an eagle carrying a tortoise in
its claws having dropped its prey with
the view of breaking the shell upon
what it took to be a rock, but which
was in fact the shining skull of greas
tragic poet. The badness of Ulysses it
commemorated in the ode sey,' and the
f4a Eel ko1r h.
ors of Penelope seems to have been in
a great measure due to the pleasantries
in which one OF them INDUCED ,ncern-
ing the glittering aspect presented by
her husbands crabium. Badness, how.
ever, was no more admired in those
days, than in our own; and when Ulys-
ses was restored to youth, stress is laid
upon the fact that locks OF the most
luxuriant kind was given back tc
him.
Julius Caesar was notorious for hi,
badness, and the Joke made on this sub
| ject by his soldiers on the occasion o.
one of his triumphal entries into Rom.
are only too we'll known. Nor need tn,
story De repeated of the pleasure h,
took in wearing a wreath which covered
his denuded tenn pies and which, accord
ing to one Roman historian, was hi
chief reason for valuing it. 1t may b.
remarked, however, that the life-lik
bust of Julius Cesar in the British
Museum is not that of man who in tn
present day would be considered bald
The hair is not thick, and is brushe,
forward in style which indicates de
sire 70 make up for a certain want O
hair in the region of the forehead an
about the temples. Something, how
ever, mus. be allowed for the compli
mentary disposition of the sculptor n
producing the head of an all-powerfu
commander and ruler who was know
not to be without personal vanity.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04
An Historical Conveyance.

W. L. Fox, the great oil producer of
Foxbury, Pa, owns sleigh which has
an interesting history. 1t is a clumsy,
heavy sleigh, and, although more than
one hundred years old, is in excellent
repair. and is used by Mr.. Fox when
ever there is sleighing. 1t was built to
order for Robert Morris, the financier OF
the Revolution, during the early years
of that war. While it was his property
it was used by George Washington and
his wife, Benedict Arnold, General Lee,
and many other distinguished people of
that day, while guests of Mr.. Morris.
1t passed from the Morris family when
misfortune overlook the fnancier, and
had been in the possession of an old
Philadelphia family for many years,
until recently, when Mr.. Fox was placed
in possession of it and its history.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04
The Markets.

CINCINN ATI-Flour-w Winter family, Sc 100
Is; fancy, se 35@6 z5 patentse 1895 springs s. IS
81 5o@5 90 per barrel. GRAIN.-Wheat--Choice red
and for No amber 81 70. Corn-Mixed shelled 42c.
Rye.-No. is held in elevator at Sec Oats.-Fair to
prime mixed are selling at IS Nc Barley No2 isquoted
at Soc extra No at 55g77c Choice spring ing sa sola
I6 so per ton Mess pork s12 25@I2 s711a Lard prime
% NEw iSs YoRK.@Floursaperhne tTo s State and West
ern $ oo@5 80; common to good ex ira Western and
State s. @5 IS; good to choice Western and state,
extra, S. S5@6 25; common to good Ohio extra
family, IS 1901 so. GRAIN-wheat- -Ungraded spring,
ern, 81 So@I 81; No. winter red Western. 81 SIG
52 Rye-No Western and State. s5c Bar
N western stern, eSe
Lard prime steam, 7.75c Cotton-The market
isquiet; middling uplands, 10 1-16c,; middlng Or
BALTIMORE Flour. Western suPerfne, q %
@5 @; Western extra, IS 5o@6 90; Western fam
2SS So Western so winter ats tsd
Pennsylvania, 4s@49c. Rye Good to prime 1896
Rye dour, IS Is. Grafn:--Whea., No ? Western red.
SIC; yellow Western, on track, , ';. Ssc Oats. Mss,-
| LOUISv1LLE.-Flour- 81 so; extra family,
IS 5o No. Sc; fancy, 81 70; patent, Sc 50@7 so,
GrainW heat, new red and amber, inferior to choice
| 81 90 Corn-white and yellow, 45@46c. mixed, 42c.
Oats-white 4ic.; mixed. SOC. Rye-new, sic,
Hay--common to choice, sl6@17 per ton. Pork, is
| firm at Si2.5o. Lard, choice prime steam TIC
| choice in kegs, SH@lS5kc. Cotton, 12skc
| INDIANAPOLIS.--Gr --Grain-W heat-1s steady; No.
red 81 2s@I 80. Corn-Is firm at s71a@ssc.
Oats-Are weak at 331aQ0361dc
STOCK MARKETS
| CINCINNATI.--Beef Cattle--Common 2@250
| fai IN D. choice butcher
grades s75@4.5oc fair to good shippers, 425@A 7sc
| common to good oxen, 31a4413c.; fair 10 good
stockers, 2.50@3.50c. Hogs--Common, 3.25@4 loc.
fair to good light, 43 465c. fair to good packing
grades 42O14 .55c and selected butchers qualities
l.6504 75c; Sheep-Common to fair, s5094.5 O., and
| gooi to choice, 4.75@55tc.
| NEW YORK.---Beef Cattle--Dressed beef Gla@
72sc.; Texas sides, 71a@sc. Sheep and Lambs-Mar
ket rmer At 75et6 75c per H. for Sheep and 6.S9@
7.G0c. lambs. Hogs-live, 81 S5a5 20.
EAST LIBERTY. PA..Beef cat,le.Extra cattle
ut S5@5 n per 100 lbs. Sales made of fair TO good
cattle at "a OOCa4 s0 common, S3(G3 60 per 100 lbs
Hogs-Sales made Of Workers at 81 5o@4 70 per l0t
lbs. Philadelphia hogs, si.9o@5.0o. Sheep selling Al
! o. 00@5 so per 100 lbs
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04
Heels and Eyes-Tight Shoes.
Boston Correspondence Of the Providence Journal.

lBoston correspondence OF the Provldence Journal.
There has been little fresh impetus
given to the small social tea parties of
which spoke some time ago-a sort of
making up for the little dullness which
the cessation of the big fairs and the
dearth of big things generally had
caused; and added to these, as a sort of
postscript to the same parties, there have
been brought forward some of the old
fashioned games, not the childish games
of romps, but something of the sort as
What is Your Thought Like" and
Consequences" though of an older
origin. There have been some minute
parties also, where pretty girls put
themselves into the prettiest new fash
ioned old-fashioned clothes they could
muster, and moved through the stately
old dance, with what comfort they
could, on their torturing little high
heels SET in the middle of their feet. By
the way, now l am on the subject of
these wicked heels, want to tell a story
that ought to scare every one of these
pretty little sinners out of their insane
fancy. The story was told to me by
one of these girls, who had foot small
enough not to be tempted into French
heel folly. One of her companions,
however, not so wise, went one day to
an oculist with trouble with her eyes
that threatened all manner of frightful
results. She was already in a state
where reading was out of the question,
and other entertainment was fast becom-
ing torment. II can walk, and ride,
and drive, and do anything with my
strength; il it vast that my eyes are in
such condition 1 could enjoy 30 much,
and now can enjoy nothing" was her
woeful complaint. The oculist looked at
her with his professional wisdom, asked
her various questions, and then sud
denly amazed her by asking her to put
most extraordinary request. Had the
something of this kind, the foot in its
smart kid boot with the wicked tall little
heel, the young lady was 81 proud Of
was thrust forth. The doctor eyed it q
moment with stolid face then" &c
home," he said, "take off those heels
keep them off for a month, and ther
, come to me again, and we'll see how the
eyes arep In a month the eyes were
well, and the young lady learned by hel
experience and little wise talk how neal
she had come to having no eyes at all
1t may not follow that all young womer
equally devoted to wicked heels will b'
affected in like manner, but 1t serves
to show that there is the possibility, ant
/ always the certainty, that with that in
strument of torture constantly at worl
: in the centre of the foot, where all thos
delicate nerves and tendons lie that ar,
r 80 intimately connected with all tn,
, other delicate nerves of the body, ther
. must presently come some disarrange
ment and disease that may work fata
3 mischief with the health, and, conse
0 quently, with the enjoyment and goo'
looks, Of the wearer
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04
Beats the Snake Stories Two to On,

A genuine case of full time fasting is
described by correspondent of the St.
Louis Republican, Mrs. Mary Campbell,
of Columbus, Mo-, is a monomanic on
the subject of religion. She has been
in constant prayer for five years, and
every once in while she says the Lord
commands her not to eat, and she desists
for short time. Now on the 1st day
of January Mrs. Campbell had COIN
mand from the Lord that she was not to
eat for forty days. Her time was up
on st. Valentines Day, Sundays being
excluded. All she ate was small
piece of apple and that did not stay on
her stomach. At times she was almost
in dying condition, and her friends
often thought her past all help, but she
would rouse up again and appear as
stout as ever. She says the devil
tempted her often to eat and break the
command of the Lord, but she would
resist him with powerful will when
death stared her in the face. She said
all the time that when the forty days
were out she would have big turkey
roast and invite her neighbors and eat
as hearty meal as any we'll person.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04

DIR. G. E. SHOEMAKER, of Reading, Pa, is tho
only aural surgeon in the United States who
devotes all his time to the treatment of deaf
ness and diseases of the ear and catarrh; es-
pecially running ear. Nearly twenty years ex-
perience. Thousands testify to his skill. Con-
sult him bv mail or otherwise. Pamphlet free.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04
- = - >
Is It Possible

That a remedy made of such common,
simple plants as Hops, Buchu, Mandrake,
Dandelion, ETC., make 50 many and such
marvellous and wonderful cures as Hop
Bitters do7 1t must be, for when old and
young, rich and poor, pastor and doctor,
lawyer and editor, all testify to having
been cured by them, we must believe
and doubt no longer. See other column
Post.
KIDNEY-WoRT effectively acts at the
same time on kidneys. liver and bowels.