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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-12-24

Yourselves by making mon
ey when q golden chance is
offered, thereby always keep
ing poverty from your door.
"TT DThose who always take ad-
HELl vantage of the good chances
for making money that are
offered, generally become
wealthy, while those who
do not improve such chances
remain in poverty. We want many men, wo-
men. boys and girls to work for us right in
their own localities. The business will pay
more than ten times ordinary woges. Wefur-
nish an expensive outfit and all that you need
free. No one who engages fails to make mon
ey very rapidly. You can devote your whole
time to the work. or only your spare moments.
Full information and everything that Is need
ed sent free. Address sTINsoS l. Co., Portland,
Maine.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03
4 WorthY Tribute.

We, the members of the Fourth
Quarterly Conference of the Port
Royal circuit, having been faith
fully and efficiently served for the
last four years, by our beloved pre-
siding elder, Rev. Wellborn Moon
ey, therefore be it
Resolved, That we recognize in
him a faithful, able and earnest
minister, one who has fully dis
eharsod all his duties during his
stay i'll our midst, having so far as
our knowledge extends never miss
ed Quarterly Conference.
Resolved, That we earnestly re-
commend him rs an efficient officer,
faithful and devoted minister to
any people whom he may hereafter
serve.
Resolved, That we tender him
and his affectionate. devoted wife,
and pleasant family, our prayers
for the same success and usefulness
i'll their labOrs, that attended them
in our midst.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be published i'll the GAINESVILLE
CHRONICLE, Springfield Record,
GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf and Nash
vile Advocate.
J. G. GUYNN,
b. b. BATS,
j. III. PATRICK.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03
CAVE NOTES.

The barbecue at the cave ON Tues
day, was a grand success. Hun
dreds of pretty girls and gallant
boys, good music, perfect order and
plenty to eat of the very best.
Every man, woman and child ut
the barbecue seemed to be very
happy, hut we believe old man Josh
Rice was the happiest. Josh can't
dance the raquette but enjoys seeing
it. John can rack-it enough for the
whole family.
Will Dunlop gave a whole flock
of sheep for the barbecue. lie new
er does things by halves.
Why any neighborhood within
fifteen miles of the cave, should
think of having Il picnic or barbe-
cue in the summer, anywhere else,
is more than we can comprehend.
They have one of the best cooks in
the State, grounds already prcpar-
ed, good seats provided, water of
the very best, and any atmosphere
you wish from 540 up. You can
dance all day and not wilt a paper
collar.
VIII Pardue has gotten himself
into Il scrape. In all future barbe-
cues he will have to serve on the
finance committee.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03
SYMPATHETIC INSANITY.

AS a remarkable evidence of the
intense and universal sympathy
which the recent national calamity
has awakened in the hearts Of the
people of the United States, the
statement of a distinguished New
York physician who has charge of
a lunatic asylum, that there has
been a very pereeptible increase in
insanity throughout the country at
large during the last few weeks,
growing out of the shooting of the
President, is perhaps the sad
dest. He states that a care
full inquiry into the immediate
cause of the mental unbalancing of
these unfortunate people is nearly
always more or less related to the
CO of President Garfield, to Gut
teau's attack upon him, to his long
and painful illness and the brave
struggle between life and death
which he has so long maintained.
The papers of the country daily con-
tain accounts of persons with Cliseas-
cd minds going awry and becoming
fit inmates for an insane asylum, or
committing suicide, who gave I'M
questionable evidence of having be-
come crazy from dwelling too much
and too excitedly uDOn the enOrmi-
ty Of the crime and the sad conditi-
on OF our suffering President. This
is truly sad evidence of the deep
respect and devotion in which the
Chief Executive of our patriotic re-
public is held by its citizens, with
out regard to locality or party. And
this sincere affection and esteem, as
demonstrated in every conceivable
form and manner of late, cannot be
attributed alone to Garfield person.
ally although every one fOresaw in
him the evidences of a great and
useful president, bat simply to the
fact that he is by law and in fact,
the president of the United States,
and they recognized in the bastard
ly act of Guiteau, a menace to the
fundamental laws and good order of
the country and the establishment
of a most foul and hideous prece-
dent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03

THE alarm of fire last Monday
night was caused by the bursting of
a coal oil lamp in thearmory of the
colOred military company on Straw
berry Alley. We understand the
lamp did not explode, however, on
account of the defective nature of
the oil, but from being turned up
too high A considerable blaze, mt
first was the occasion for the ring
ing of the fire bell, but, it was soon
extinguished and the engine did not
turn out. And here it is but justice
to say that we have not heard of II
single explosion from the inferior
nature of coal oil since Mr.. Jas. T..
Wood has been inspector for this
city.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03

After the days amusement was
over ut the cave last Tuesday, Prof.
Tate engaged the band for the even
ing and took it over to Idaho
Springs, where a number of the
young ladies and gentlemen adj
journed TO and enjoyed Il most
agreeable dance. The amusement
was kept up until near midnight.
The ballroom at Idaho is smooth
and roOmy and is Il fine place in
which To while away an evening
amidst the merry macs of the
dance. Prof. Tate is always indie
fatigable in his efforts to make his
guests have a good time, which
they always do.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03


We are to nave a circus here next
Monday the 9Th, and another on the
oath, and inasmuch as it is stated
that the gang of thieves and sharp
ers now following shows is much
greater than that of former years,
we think it would be well for the
"greenies" and even those who
think themselves too smart to be en-
trapped by the glib tongued, light
fingered gentry, to beware lest the
old adage, "a fool and his money
are soon parted" be applicable to
them. Proprietors of shows, Of
course, are not responsible for the
presence of these crooks" but on
the contrary they do everything in
their power to have them brought
to Justice, BUT it is a hard task To en-
trap them and they are seldom run
in. II is said by the Dramatic News
that the gang OF thieves shadowing
the different circuses now OH the
road IS composed of some Of the
slickest of the iIk in the country,
and they can appropriate the loose
change of the unsophisticated rural
rooster or thesmart aleck of the city
with equal ease and grace. "For
ways that are dark and tricks that
are not vain, they are indeed pecu-
liar" and it is well to be always on
your guard. Among the many lit
tie ways of these robbers may b.
mentioned the slide-boX trick, the
sand bag or counterfeit money swim
die, lotteries, snide jewelry, finding
a lost pocket book, bunko, picking
pockets in crowds, and a thousand
other devices. These swindlers
have a living to make and they
neglect no way to get money, often
even resorting to the robbery Of
stores and private houses. So lie!
everybody be careful about how
they leave their premises unguard.
ed, and let the unwary young man
from the country, while he watches
"the elephant eat hay with his tail, y
keep his hand on his pOckct-boOk
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03

GEN. WILLIAM g. WICKHAAI, of
Virginia, has taken the only true
and honorable course that was left
for him, by refusing to ally himself
with his repudiating republican
brethren, and declaring that he will
support Daniel and the democratic
ticket. In refusing to vote for the re-
pudiatiOn of the obligations of his
state, he honOrs himself and com
mands the respect of all good citi-
zens. Ii IS stated that MahOneism
daily grows weaker in Virginia,
and the Democratic Daniel bids fair
to prevail against his enemies and
TO pass through tine Readjuster lions
den triumphant and unscathed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03
A $4,000 Fire.

There was fifteen thousand dol
lar fire in the new courthouse on
last Saturday, but it was only in the
CRATE of Judge Tyler,s office, and
consisted in the simple burning of
fifteen thousand dollars worth of
paid up and retired coupons OF
Montgomery county bonds. The
committee appointed by the County
court, consisting of Esquire w. G.
Patrick, IL. II. Mockbee ami l. w.
Watson, to examine into the pay
ment and cancellation of these cOu-
pons was present with the Judge,
and after discharging their duty,
took hand in the cremation. This
was the amOuntof county bond cOu-
pOns which have been retired by
Judge Tyler since the first day OF
January, this year.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03

He Comes with the Greatest snow
on Earth-A brilliant PA
gsans aHd Costly Ar
raw az sralen4

ray of Talent.
We are pleased to announce the
prospective arrival hereo the great
Forepaugh show which is billed to
exhibit here Saturday, September
ii, 1881.
This show, always one of the best
on the road, has been greatly en-
iarged and enhanced in attraction
by the addition of number of now
cities and startling specialties that
are presented by no other manage
ment. Mr.. Forepaugh has been
before the public for the past IL
years continuously, and during
that time has earned a reputation
for enterprise and reliability that is
as enviable as it is rare. One Of
the most praiseworthy features of
Mr.. Fofepaugh's show has always
been the absolute order and deco
rum, and total absence of anything
whatever that could offend the
most sensitive taste. In all cities
where they exhibit, the clergy will
be found among the most jealous
patrons, laughing at the humorisms
of the comedians and heartily
applauding the specialities, partic-
ularly the trained animals i'll their
almost human performance.
The Geological department is by
far the most extensive and varied
that ever was controlled by any
manager. Mr.. Forepaugh has
spared no expense in securing the
most valuable and rare animals to
be procured, and as Il result he is
enabled to carry from city to city a
host of beasts of the field and jun
gle, birds OF prey, songsters, and
those of gorgeous plumage, and de-
fies competition and rivals in inter-
est and extent the famed geological
gardens of the Old World. He eX-
hibits number of trained animals
in tricks and evolutions that seem
incredible in print, introduces &c
trained elephants, and p educated
horses and ponies, and mimicking
monkeys, dancing bears, racing
giraffes, trained horses, educated
mules, performing ponies, trained
tigers, learned seals, disciplined re
bras, and "happy family" of ac-
robatic apes, cats, dogs, badgers,
beavers, birds, porcupines and 9TH
er animals.
The specially artists are all from
the foremost ranks of the profession,
none but stars being engaged.
On the morning of the exhibition
here there will be a grand spectacu-
lar street parade, from the magni-
tude and splendor of which some
slight idea may be gained of what
is to be seen under the mammoth
canvass.
This is the only tented SHOW
which ever has existed IL years
under one name and management.
While other managers are falling
every year Notwithstanding their
flaming advertisements and preten-
tions of exhibitions that never were
or will be seen, Mr.. Forepaugh
held his own, increasing year by
year the variety and number of his
attractions, and invariably living
up to the promises extended in his
advertisements until to-day sees
/ him controlling the largest and
/ most successful combination of cir
Gus and menagerie in the world,
and giving, for the same price OF
admission charged by minor shows.
1 an entertainment that supasses any,
/ thing ever before known to the
world of sawdust and canvass.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03
NOTES FROM mcALIsrERs CROSS
ROADS.
FDTT0R or CHR0NTc,T,r IF


EDITOR OF CHRONICLE :--If per-
mitted the space in your most vaIu-
able paper, I will write you few
notes from this section of the coun-
ty. Crops, what of the crops, is the
all-absorhing topic. Well, about
half corn crop will be raised in
the creek bottoms, but it is hard to
tell what will be raised out on the
ridges. Tobacco, about half crop
in the bottoms, and hardly any on
the hills.
My better half and myself, accom-
panied by my son and his wife,
took a trip, last week, over to the
Cave Mills, Dickson county. The
mills ire owned by Messrs. Rogers
a. Norris. 1t is quite fIourishing
business place, there is Touring
aud grist mill, carding machine,
cotton gin, blacksmith shop, store
and post Office.
We struck Tom Rogers at the
right time. A protracted meeting
was going on under the leadership
of Rev. Tom Nesbitt, the circuit
rider, assisted by the Revs. Messrs.
Scott and Moore, from Dickson
county. Two other ministers en-
route for Waverly, stopped over and
assisted brother Nesbitt. There
were thirteen mourners at the alter,
among whom, noticed, Tom Rog-
ers and Tom Ellis, there was only
one profession up to the time I
left.
The crops, in Dickson, away from
the creeks, look like starvation,
those on Yellow Creek, however,
look much better than they do in
this neighbornood, and think will
make more than enough TO do the
farmers there.
Isee that the road law is going in
to effect over in Dickson. We got
on newly made road and found it
delightful to ride on and it did not
seem to worry our horses to travel
it. 1t made me feel proud of our
Legislature for the passageof the road
law. You show me good roads,
good churches, good schools, and L
will show you thrifty people.
Miss Louisa Batson, from Waiver
ly, is at McAlisters Cross Roads,
visiting her relatives in this county.
She is the daughter of Col. Dick
Batson. She says she has no rela-
tives in Waverly, and having got
up here and found so many relatives
she cannot get around to see them
all this year, and therefore will
make arrangements to stop at the
most central and accessible point
and send out for her kin to come
and see her.
Don't be alarmed and think we
will starve from what l have writ
ten about the crops. The people
can live on what they would other
wise throw away and waste. Be
of good cheer, for / have heard
some people say they intend to
read your paper next year if it took
the last gobler and old hen that
they had. Yes, they intend 10
/ srhScriho and next wear candidates
will be out and they will also have
their cards stuck in the paper.
Any man who is too stingy to an
nounce himself in the papers can't
get my vote, even if its myself
Who knows but what may make
as good a sheriff as anybody, any
how? Yours truly,
| IT r.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03
rorcpnush the Renowned,

Will be here with his mammoth
circus and menagerie on Saturday,
September, the 9th, AMI it is only
necessary to make the announce
ment to insure a grand gala day for
GAINESVILLE and the surrounding
country. The name, Forepaugh, is
within itselfa SYNONYM for a first
class show, and when it is stated
that this is Forepaugh's own and
Ouly genuine circus and menagerie,
we can rest assured that the mere
announcement will call forth the
largest crowd seen in this city for
many years.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03
A Meritod compliment.

We clip with pleasure, the follow
ing very complimentary notice of
the Rev. JAS. d. Barbee, from the
GAINESVILLE correspondent Layman)
of the Nashville Advocate:
We are now nearing the close of
the second year of Rev. j. ID. Bar
bees ministration as preacher in
charge of this station. He is a very
able mana good preacher-a good
man. We all like him. We want
him for a third term, and for fourth
one also. We would regard it as
calamity to lose brother Barbee, es-
pecially at this time while we are
struggling to build a new church.
l give it as my humble opinion that
if his sermons be taken from the
first of the year to its close, they
will eqnal those of any man in the
Tennessee Conference. He works
not only in the pulpit, but in the
Sunday-schOol, with the members
of his church, and in every place
where duty calls him. We ear
nestly desire his return to Clarks-
vile station.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03


The Public Schools began last
Monday, as previously advertised.
Iu the Howell School there have
been enrolled to date. (Sept. y 273
pupils; in the colored school 800 !;
total, Cos. BY grades, considering
both schools, the enrolment is as
follows: First grade, PSI second
grade, 10; third grade, 80 fourth
grade, 81; fifth grade. 48; sixth
grade, 36 ; seventh grade, %; eighth
grade, u; total, 663. This is about
the number Of last year at the cor
responding time.
The organic ttion of these schools
is superior to that of any other pre-
yious term. Pupils have been care
fully graded teachers are instruct
ing III special branches college
plan J rules and regulations are
wei understood and observed by
all subordinate teachers and pupils.
The spirit in which school duties
are performed is most c0nmenda-
BILE, it being that of cheerfulness
rather than forced Obedience. No
case of corporal punishment so far,
nor scarcely any occasion for reproof
in the Howell school No matter
which school, or what department
of either school is examined, the
most thorough system is found to
prevail, while that system is ear
ried out in the most orderly man
ner. 1t is certainly an impressive
sight to see the children in their
marches to and from class-rooms,
to and from recess grounds and at
dismission.
Prof. Moseley's successor, II. G.
Weber, A. NJ, has undoubtedly
captured the affections of his pu-
pills. lie has proven to be a fine
manager i'm the best sense of that
word. He is a graduate of the
Oiii NCAoitT vi Tit FoOuliI III lItUlllc-
MATES, geology, chimistry aud min
eralogy, and is here direct from
Harvard University, where he has
been spending a few months in a
special course in chemistry with
Prof. Mayberry. AS a teacher, he
has had an experience of about three
years, having been assistant chem
list at his alma mater, and after
wards principal of study hall in
the Nashville schools. He is a
pleasant gentleman and will be cor
daily received by the citizens Of
GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Array this year added to
the corps of eolored teachers, was
educated in the public schools of
Cincinnati has taught seven years,
five of them in the Fisk Universe ty
Nashville. She is succeeding well.
All in all, our public schools would
be an ornament to any city in the
Union.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03
Mr.. Ed. II. williams, Leg nroken.

Mr. Ed. II. williams Leg Broken.
Mr.. Ed. b. Williams, well
known, and highly esteemed Y Dung
gentleman of this city, who is now
Il travelling salesman for the extern
sive wholesale dry goods house of
Messrs. Thomas, Dibrell, Morgan d
Co., of Nashville, met with a very
serious accident near St. Elmo,
Christian county, KY, last Tues
day afternoon He had hired
jersy wagon in which he was trav-
cling and carrying several large
sized sample trunks weighing sew
eral hundred pounds apiece. From
some cause or other his team became
frightened and ran away, running
against Il tree on the side of the road,
pverturning the wagon, throwing
him out and also the large heavy
trunks, one of which fell upon his
leg above the knee, causing a severe
fracture of the thigh. Fortunately he
was accompanied by Mr.. Geo. Cross,
also representing Nashville firm,
who escaped uninjured. The acct
dent happened near the residence of
DIR. Joe. p. Thomas, who upon be-
ing notified, had Mr.. Williams car
ried to his house and gave him the
proper medical attention. His
family in this city were notified
and several of them went up to see
him, carrying a conveyance with
the intention of bringing him home
but were advised by DIR. Thomas
not to remove him for several weeks
yet. He was doing well at last ac-
counts, but his injury, although not
necessarily very dangerous, is very
serious and painful one and will
confine him for a long time. His
many friends in this city very sim
cerely regret to hear of his misfor-
tune and wish him Il speedy recOv-
| cry.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03
The Dance and barbecue at Dun
bars.


bars.
The brandance and barbecue at
Dunbar's cave last Tuesday was Il
grand success, being very largely
attended and everything passing
off in the smOOthest and most pleas
ant style. The managers of the af-
fair had left nothing undone to
makei it agreeable and pleasant
providing the greatest abundance
of fine barbecued meat and nice
bread for the comfort of the inner
man, while Jim SheltOu's string
band furnished good music for the
light fantasticers. Five or six 81 t.
were kept going all day, interspers-
ed now and then with the delight
full and bewitching "fauncy daun-
ces." 1t was estimated that there
were present during the day, ut
least seven hundred people, COM
posed of the very best citizens of this
city and the surrounding country,
as well as quite number of young
ladies and gentlemen from dis
lance. Everybody present express
ed themselves as passing n day of
much enjoyment, and were loud in
their praises of the very decOrous
and orderly manner in which the
whole affair was conducted. Two
or three affairs of the same kind be-
fore the season closes would be
much enjoyed and largely attended
by those who love to attend this de-
lightfully cool resort.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03

The latest advices from the bed
side of the President state that he
is still slowly improving, that he
slept well during the night and his
pulse is below 100. There is a move
ment on foot to have him removed
from the White House at the earli-
est possible moment his condition
eanstandit. This morning, Saturday
ushers in what has always, since he
was shot, been his worst day, and
if ne passes through it with even
the slightest continued improvement
his recovery may be counted on.
DR.. Hamilton, during the past week
for the first time during his sick
ness, states that he believes he is
going 20 get well.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03

THE meeting of the Society of
the Army of the Cumberland, at
Chattanooga, on the Dist, and 22d,
of this month, bids fair to be one of
the largest meetings ever held by
the society, and is remarkable in
the fact that it is the first meeting
ever held in the South. The ex-
confederate soldiers Of Tennessee,
headed by Gen. Frank Chatham,
will be there i'm full force TO give
them hearty greeting. 1t will be
a memorable and pleasant COM
mingling for the boys of 'the blue
and the gray"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03
Home Enterprise.

The ladies of the University and
City Park Association have engage
ed Mr.. Rosenplaenter to do the pro-
posed work OH the College Campus.
We understand that he has beau
tiful plan and ii is expected that
the work will be begun at no dis
tant day. The Association was or
ganized June 10th, and this is a
tangible token of its success.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03

THERE were twenty or thirty al
ligators discovered i'm the Cumber-
land river at Nashville last Satur-
day. The largest was about fifteen
feet long. The people are little
puzzled how to account for the pres
ence Of these tropical monsters so
far from their usual haunts.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-09-03

IT is stated that Governor Eos
ter of Ohio sis making his canvass
for reelection with beer glass in
one hand and lot of cloves i'm the
other" He offers his dear constit-
uents either the foaming lager or
whisky straight, with a Glove.