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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-18

WITHOUT notes: A city mission
airy was asked the cause of his prov
erty. principally" said he, with
the twinkle of the eye, because /
have preached so much without
nntnS2l
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-18

THE tobacco plants have grown
SO fast that the bugs and other pests
could not keep up with them, and
as a consequence, are now so far adj
vanced as to be out Of the way OF
any serious damage from this cause,
and unless something untoWard
happens, an exceedingly large crop
will be planted. The year promises
to be an unusually good one, not
only for the growing crop, but for
the, sale of the 1880 crop at very
good prices Gin. TOD. Journal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-18
InsoIvent Notice,

Having suggested tpe Insolvency OF fbe
estate 81 u. 8. Johnson, deceased, notice Ia
perepY given toali parties owing said estate
persons holding claims against said
estate will file them with the clerk OF fhe
county court properly authenticated on ~
before the 10th Of June next, or thew viii ~
barred. JNO. i. WEST, Admir-
apl 10 Sl-lw.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-18

IT is a time-honored custom in
Quincy, Fla, to salute a newly
married couple by firing a cannon.
This is to remind those present that
the battle of life is fairly begun.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-18
7. A. THOMAS,
Fire & Life Insurance Agent
GAINESVILLE, TENN.

Desiring TO build mp a permanent Insur
0nce business and make ClnrksVille my IA
ture home, very respectfully request my
old friends and the community generally 10
call ON me and give me n reasonable share
companies. For Life Insurance, Offer one
OF the best In the world and permanent ms
the Bank OF England. Policies indisputahlo
and nonJforfeiting,. THE EQUIfABLE
LIFE of the U. y. ONCE Mt Hay 4 HYMN 5
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-18

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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-18

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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-18
Fire-Proof Paint |!

desire to cali the attention of the citizens
of GAINESVILLE and surrounding country to
the fact that am prepared to apply strict
~ fire-proof paint to all roofs, frame-build-
The paint is free from all coal-tar and acid
and will preserve wood or iron, and not des-
troy it. / can apply this paint as cheap or
cheaper than any other paint now in the
market, and win warrant it TO do all
claim for it. All ! ask is O fair trial, and
KNOW satisfaction is certain. There is moth
way X. b. TARPLEY,
ay15-4tClarksville, Tenn
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-18
Nasty IN EUROPE.
Nasty Portrait Free.

Every subscriber to the BLADE, during the
publication of MIR. Locke's European letters,
for either three or six months, will receive
free of charge a splendid
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-18

the men to halt and put new tassels
on their sword hilts2 There never
was so critical time in the history
of the Church since Christ was born
and this revision comes in to shake
the faith of thousands. The time is
close at hand when there will be &
storm of indignant protest against
this book on both sides of the ocean
Next, if these revisers have theil
way, we will have revisions Of rr
visions, until at last the good G.,
book will all be revised and alter
perhaps, except that one phr"ol
Coed Lord, deliver US. hay
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-18

"Jesus wept." Why, those words
should stand out alone, where they
would be sure to strike the eye
The throwing out of the headings
that told the subjects treated of in
the chapters was also Il foolish
thing. Altogether, the work IS a
most amazing triViality. You
must have a better control of your
sense of the ludicrous than L have
of mine if you can read some parts
of the book without laughing. New
wine i'm old bottleS-ior bottles
read 'wine-skins.' Wouldn't it be
lust rs easy to explain the bottles
as the skins. SHOW me "A penny
said Christ. once. What do the re-
Visers make him say? Why,
SHOW me a-denarius = The
beasts of Revelation are changed
into living creatures Would it
be any harder to explain one of
these terms than the other? Simon
girt his coat about him, for he was
naked, > says the old Book, but the
reviseEs change the words, 'he WAS
naked into 'he had his unCergar-
ments only" Where is the neces-
sity Tor such a change?
HThen there come the highly inn
pOrfant changes as to the use of the
definite and indefinite articles.
Christ did not go up into q noun
tain. but into he mountain, and il
Is now TO be 'hse good fight, instead
of ia good fight
aIt look thirty-eight men ten
x,aars to accomplish this sublime
york and this L. only u foretaste
Of what we are to expect three
"a hence. II they aud their En-
s,Siah brethren had only preached
me adj Gospel for these ten Sears
how much good they m ~ MI ny ny
donel The Church waits ~ eais - -,
not critics; not men who knock lle
No. Dnx SI out Of the Lords Prayer,
never never will drop Il while my
: slthS lasts. The revision isinop-
D ,on-snne at this time. Now that the
army Of the Church j. IS a art Is aa II
arrls against its foes are we 70 ASK
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-11-26
Anecdote Of Baron Rothschild.
New York Tribnne.1


Baron James dc Rothschild, one
day at dinner, perceived that the
artist Delacroix who was his guest,
was looking at him in a peculiarly
searching manner. The Baron
asked the reason, and DelacrOix
responded that having for some
time been vainly searching for q
head such as he would like to copy
for a prominent beggar in his new
picture, h9 was suddenly struck
with the idea that his host would
make a splendid model. The Ba-
ron, who was fond of art, grace
fully consented to sit, and next
morning appeared in the studio of
the painter, who dressed him in
rags, placed a tall staff in his hand,
and put him into u mendicant's
posture. In this attitude he was
discovered by young friend and
pupil of the painters, who alone
had the privilege of being admit.
ted to the studio at all times. Sur.
prised at the excellence of the
model, he congratulated his master
at last exactly what he wanted.
Not for moment doubling that
the model had just been begging
at the porch of some church or at
the corner of a bridge, and much
struck by his features, the young
man espying a moment when the
artists eyes were averted, slipped
a twenty-franc piece into the mod.
cps hand. Rothschild kept the
money, thanking the giver by q
look, and the young man went hit
way. lie was, as the banker soon
found out from Delacroix, without
fortune, and obliged to give les
sons in order to eke out his liv.
ing. Some time later the youth
received letter mentioning that
charity bears interest, and that the
accumulated interest on twenty
francs, which he, prompted by a
generous impulse, had given to
man in appearance beggar, was
lying at his disposal in Rothschild's
Office, to the amount of ten thous.
and francs, having borne FIVE hun
dred fold like the seed in the par.
ahlp.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-11-26
Shooting at Cuiteau.

Washington, Nov. I9.-Late this
afternoon, while Guiteau was being
taken to Jail, and when about half
way between the Capitol and Jail,
q white man riding sorrel horse
rode up near the prisoners van,
and before any of the guards could
interfere he fred o shot into the
van, and then rode of, the guards
pursuing him. Guiteau received
flesh wound in the right forearm.
The guards were afraid to leave
the van, and so they took 1t with
them in their pursuit. This made
their gait necessarily slow, and the
assailant, who was well mounted,
gained on them. After following
some distance the guard and police
abandoned the pursuit, and he es-
capped. Guiteau was very badly
frightened. When he got to the
Jail he said to the officers in charge
of the guard: Tell detective Voss
and marshal Williams that | want
% double guard sent down to the
Jail to take me up to court Monday
Many express regret
that the shot was not fatal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-11-26
A Sad Accident.
Fulton (Miss.) Courier |

| haNBt A%fH'''rf
A truly painful and fatal accident
occurred ON Saturday last, six
miles north of this place. Two
young men, j. w. Chilcote and X.
I. Senter, neighbors and close
friends, were out turkey hunting,
neither knowing of the others
whereabouts. Mr.. Chilc0te had
killed a turkey but hearing as he
supposed another yslping began
to call, at the same time standing
behind a fence and placing the
turkey he had on top of the fence.
Mr.. Scnter supposed the "call J"
to be a turkey, approached care
fully to within shooting distance,
and seeing the turkey on the fence
fred. 1t fell, and he ran to get it,
but to his horror when he reached
the place he saw that he had not
only hit the turkey, but the ball
had passed through the body of
the game and struck the head of
his friend who was lying there
dead. Both young men are of good
families. No one attaches any
blame to Senter, as we learn from
Mr.. w. II. Rouse, brother-in law
of tho deceased.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-11-26
An Ec Witness Testiiies.

The legend of Corvallis sur
render to Washington, as told by
an old Virginia colored man, and re-
ported in a Fredericksburg paper
a few years since, differs some
what from the accepted historical
accounts of that event, to which
he claimed to be an eyewitness:
81 see General Washington 7
Yes, sah-wby, | was here all de
time. See do Britishi See Corn.
wallis TO be sho'--wasn't | here
right here-all de time iSuttonly,
l see 'em all Now, | tell you,
massa--I see General Washington
and he was settin' ON his hoss an
eatin' of peach; and Cornwallis
he come out, o slippin' round to
git away, and he start out down to-
wardsde creek, and he start to run
but General Washington he see
him directly, an he started arter
him, an General Washington he
didn't want to take no advantage
of him. SO he jump off his horse
and run after him. And General
Washington was a big man, and he
run well-and pretty soon he catch
CORVALLIS, and he catch him by de
neck and say, you id scoundrel,
I got vol" And Cornwillis, he
turn round, and handed his soard,
an General Washington, he jess
took it and cut his head off
See it 7 to be shO' | see it-I was
right here all de time, massa. How
gwine help see II Jess as tell
Washington was
settin' on his hoss, an eatin' of a
peach" etc.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-11-26

1t is curious that some people
can think of only one thing at a
time, and are entirely lacking in
that versatility which makes life
so delightful. Two gamblers met
by chance on the street the other
day, and after the usual courtesies,
and a few necessary remarks about
the weather, one Of them said in
doleful tones, any dear fellow, !
am suffering great deal to-day.
Do you know / lost my wife last
night" "No, you don't mean
SO ~ was the sympathetic reply.
"By Jove, but Pm awfully sorry
for you. But tell me, how did you
lose heri Was it poker or seven
upin
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-11-26
PHILADELPHIA Times. |

Mosby was seldom defeated and
never outwitted to my knowledge
but once. lie had crossed the
mountains with few men into
Clark county when he was inform
ed that Federal officer with a
squad of calvary men was in the
vicinity. The officer had stopped
at "Clay Hill," the residence of
Mr.. Whiting. and Mosby made up
his mind to capture officer and
men. His action was prompt, as
usual. He went to Clay Hill,
captured the Federal officer while
seated at supper and carried him
off prisoner to Upperville, east
of the Blue Ridge. There had
been nothing at all unpleasant
abaut the whole affair. Mosby and
his prisoner were on the most
friendly terms. The partisan had
ridden his favorite gray mare on
the scout, and at Upperville was
standing beside her ready to
mount when the Federal officer
said; 'gThat's a superb animal,
coloneli"
"Yes," was the gratified reply of
the partisan as he patted the
mares neck. The officer saunter-
ed closer.
"a very fine ANIMAL" he repeat
cd. "I'll try her paces!" And
throwing himself into the saddle
he disappeared at full speed, aud
Colonel Mosby never again saw
his favorite gray mare or his pris-
oner.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-11-26

The New York Tribune publish.
ed statement In which the names
of Arthur's Cabinet were given,
coupled with the assertion that
they were selected because they
were among the ardent followers
of Gen. Grant, and that his espec.
ial representative in the Govern
ment will be Mr.. Chaffee, whose
daughter married General Grants
son, and with whom the General
has intimate financial relations.
On Grants attention being called
to this he fell into furious pas.
sion, declared it to be "a lie from
beginning to end, and denounced
Blaine as the author of it, saying
that he was glad that "bad mar" "
was going out of the Cabinet. He
also said: "During the past six
weeks certain friends of the Tri-
bune have been to me repeatedly
to ask my good Offices to intercede
for them with President Arthur.
These gentlemen said that the Tri'
bune people desired to place them
selves in harmony with the Presi.
dent, as they had been with Mr..
Garfield. In case this could be
done, they are ready to desert the
Half.breed flag, and to give the
Administration their most cordial
and hearty support. 1t was a COM
plete Observation-Disclosures jim
deed. All they wanted was to be
recognized at Washington-that
and share of the loaves and fish
es, i suppose. The details of this
matter, if published, would be any.
thing but agreeable to the paper
that has lent its columns for Mr..
Blaine's assault upon the Presi-
dent and myself, and If the attack
is repeated they are likely to be
given to the public"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-11-26
Sleeping ifler Eating.
n. Y. Journal of Commerce.

~ H. JouAudl VI NNtumCINts
Man is the only animal that can |
he taught to sleep quietly on an
empty stomach. The brute crea- |
tion resent all efforts to coax them |
TO such Il violation of the laws of
nature. The lion roars in the for |
est until he has found his prey,
and when he has devoured it he
sleeps over until he needs another
meal. The horse win paw all night
in the stable, and the pig will
squeal in the pen, refusing all rest
of sleep until they are fed. The
animals which chew the cud have
their own provision for late meal
just before dropping OF to their
nightly slumbers.
Man can train himself to the
habit of sleeping without a preee-
ding meal, but only after long
years of paactice. AS he comes
into the world nature is too strong
for him, and he must be fed be.
fore he can sleep. A ehild's sto.
mach is small, and when perfectly
filed, if no sickness disturbs it,
sleep follows naturally and imevita.
bly,. AS digestion goes on the
stomach begins to empty. A sin.
gle fold in 1t will make the little
sleeper restless; two will waken il;
and If it is hushcd again to repose
the nap is short, and three folds
puts an end TO the slumber. Para.
goric or other narcotic may close
its eyes again, but without either
food or some supplying drug ii
will not sleep, no matter how
healthy il may be. Not even an
angel who learned the art of min.
strelsy in a celestial choir can sing
a babe to sleep on an empty stom'
ach.
We use the oft.quoted lllustra
tion, sleeping as sweetly as an
infant,n because this slumber Of 8
child follows Immediately after it,
stomach is completely filed with
wholesome food. The sleep whicl
comes to adults long hours after
partaking of food, and when Tho
stomach is nearly or quite empty
is not after the type of..infantile re
pose. There is all the difference
in the world between the sleep O
rcfreshment and the sleep of ex
haustion.'
TO sleep well the blood tha
swells the veins in. the head du
ring our busy hours must flow bacl
leaving a greatly diminished vol
ume behind the brow that latel,
throbbed with such vchemence
!
To digest well this blood is needed
at the stomach and nearer th,
fountain of life. 1t lisa fact estab
lished beyond the possibility o
contradiction that sleep aids di
gestion, and that the process o
digestion is conducive to refresh
ing sleep. ltneeds no argument tC
convince lis Of this mutual rela
tion. The drowsiness which nj
ways follows the well-Orderet
meal is itself testimony of ma
ture to this ter.dependence,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-11-26

A splendidly gilt dining room,
with almost nothing to eat, was
the popularity of q Boston miser.
A wag was invited to dinner on q
certain occasion, and the host ask
cd him If be didn't think the room
elegantf ayes" was the reply,
"but it is not quite according to
my taste.' "And what change
would you makein asked the host.
" WE'LL" he answered, "if this
were my house, you know, l would
have" looking at the ceiling, ''less
gliding and here he glanced fur
lively at the dining table, "and
more carving.'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-11-26
The Marquis Of LOrne.

Lord Lorne, during his visit to /
the distant British possessions,
met with several adventures. |
Nye's Boomerang describes one
event with delightful accuracy, as
follows:
Would you like to buy that
Harper's Magazine ~ asked the
soft.voieed and timid peanutter ON
the East-bound Union Pacific train
the other day to a middle-aged
passenger who was looking over
the October Harper and reading
Judge Goodwin's article ON the
Mormon situation.
"No,r said the middle-aged par.
ty. at is my own magazine, and
therefore | do not care to buy it.N
Excuse me,n said the poor lit.
tie frightened peanutter, while the
tears came into his eyes. =" Il fear
you want to cheat a poor orphan
boy ont of his books. Please pay
me, sir, or let me have the maga-
zine back again. All, sir, you
would not rob me of my goods"
"No,r said the stern stranger,
al do not wish to rob you of your
book, my boy, hut | bought this on
the Utah Northern Road and paid
for il. When | went into the eat
ing house for breakfast the train
butcher took il out of my seat ant
sold it to me again in the after
noon.
"I was in the middle of an article
when we mot the dinner station
so | turned down the leaf and lief
il again in my seat. | had to bu,
il once more. Now the magazine
has cost me 81, and you want M
to give it to you so that you cal
sell IL again through Nebraska NJ
doubt. No, my poor little orphal
lad, you may go and soak your hea'
for IN hour or two, and bathe you
tear.bedimmed eyes, but | canno
give up my two.dollar magazine.
"Peddle out your bead moccs
sins, made by the hostile Indian
of Chicago. Sell your stock
niscating apples at s27 per barre
with two prize worms in each an
every apple, but do not disturb IN
while | read my expensive per
, odicals.
: al will not bother you while yo
sell your fancy mixed candies tina
have been running back since 70!
I will not interfere with you Will
you sell your Indian curiositie
: made in Connecticut. Go ahea
and make all the money you cal
but give me a chance to perus
: this article without the regula
l assessment
The hurt and grieved orphan bo
went to the sleeping-car conductc
! and asked who that sarcastic ol
cuss over yonder might be, an
the conductor said IL was the Ma
quis of Lorne.
And SO il was.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-11-26
Brudder Johnson on Electricity.

Some people is specially 'dapt-
ed TO handle it but don't long to
dat class. kin preach an show
dc sinner de bottomless pit till he
smells de brimstome all ober de
church, but wen ii comes to chain
lightnin, jest cotched am rmnin'
loose widout any halter on, well,
all | can say is dat I'd rather be /
scused, eos | has a large family, 7
an dey needs me Il little longer on .
de yearth.
"De odder day Mr.. Edison, he
says, Brudder Johnson, | show
you de feet ob dis current on one
oh de lower orders oh de creation
You see dat eat yander' says,
yes, Mr.. Edison, certainly sees
cat dere an u beautiful Moltese it is
too. | went up an stroked dat
pore eat in a 'fectionate sort oh
way, till at lass Mr.. Edison say
he were ready. He put bowl oh
milk down on de floor, an den he
put one wire in de milk and left de
odder on de floor where de eat be
sure to tread ON it, you see' Dat
: Moltcse preached dat milk slow
like, ez though she 'spicioned dat
Mr.. Edison wasn't a man to be
, 'tirely trusted. At lass, just
though she come to dc 'clusion dat
no mortal man could he mean nufl
: to play trick on u pore eat, SHE
began to lap dat milk. You know
. wat happeni You ebber see sucl
/, a ting as dat iWcll, my sympathie'
! was wild dc cat, but c0uldn' dc
Y nothm'. De'speriment was In de in
G terest OBJ de science oh dc nine
0 teenth century, an | rather de ca
n take de dose dan me. De mimi
0 dc tongue tetch dat milk about ,
n hundred thunderbolts went rit,
d through dat cat. | nebber was =,
7 scarf for few seconds IN all m,
I life. | heard a meaow dat sound
cd like an anvil chorus oh all d'
!. Moltese east in dc universe. Wi,
s ebbery hair standin' on end, wi,
IT her back all humpted up like |
], camel, wild her tail es large es d,
d brush oh II fox, dat, Moltese was il
Q dc air way up 'boye our heads
l. Wen she struck de groun she con
.tinued de concert an broke for d,
u door as though she had no hop
It of life so long ez she stayed II
D. dat buildin.' You see dati say
e Mr.. Edison. Well, | says,
- thought | seed somefn in dc ai
d for a mint. Iguess dat cat is con
D, vineed that homeopathy is d.
70 only way to take Electricity. VII
IT she cbber come back, do you think
Nebber, says Mr.. Edison, nebbeI
y Den, says I, de man wat says da
'r cat amt q reasonable human bein
d don't know what he's talkin' bout
d An Of de cat knows nuf not to tr.
r dat ting a second time, do yol
tink / know less dan she does
shall foller dat an let lightnin
alone for de futur' an keep m.
rheumatic"