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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
EdiIor Perry,s wounds.


Twenty-nine years ago John. M /.
Perry, the managing editor of the
North American, OF this city, was
shot in almost precisely the same
manner as President Garfield was
wounded. He was in st. Louis,
ard the assassin fired at him with
a five-shooter. The ball, thirty
two caliber, entered his lett side,
passed through his liver, and then
became lost. He was removed to
the hospital, and the doctors prob
ed the wound to the depth Of seven
inches. Then they concluded the
ball had rested against the spine,
and informed, Mr.. Perry that he
could expect to be among the an
gels in not more than three days.
The lower part of his body became
numb and his case was considered
hopeless. He defied all laws of
science, and persisted in living
over three days. Then the doctors
coolly informed Perry that in nine
days he would be food for fishes,
which was very assuring to him.
But, like the President, he contin-
ued to hang on until he spent six
weeks in the hospital, when he
arose from his bed and was allowed
to leave.
"Now, young man." said the
doctor, when he departed, ''if you
take good care of yourself, you may
live for year, but not much
more"
Since that time Mr.. Perry has
been engaged in a herculean effort
to take care of himself. He has
succeeded so far as to retain a hold
on life for twenty-nine years, and
the bullet has never passed from
his body. In cloudy or damp
weather he feels some inconven-
ience and pain, but nothing seri-
Gus.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23

"Only a brakeman killed !" lisp
ed a needless and heartless creature
at the depot the other day, when
the news came in that poor fell
low had fallen under the monster
iron wheels on the hard ribs of iron
and his poor body literally torn in
to shreds, strewing the rail with
the flesh and bones of a man who a
moment before was i'm the very
vigor of health and life. Tired and
sleepy from oyerwork and loss Of
proper rest, he sat down on the
brake at the rear end of the car,
and while drifting into n semi-stu-
por, the cars in passing over
rough place in the track had Jos
tied him off whirling him under
the ponderOus wheels, crushing tho
life spark with their monstrous
weight.
"Only brakeman killed 70
Yes he was no prince or king or
cZar. Only a poor brakeman But.
the life-current flowed Just as warm
in his bosom as in the breast Of the
lordliest potentate. He was no
railroad magnate, or he would not
have been sitting, worn and weary,
on that brake when that fatal mo-
ment came. But he had ready
hand for honest toll, and In its
palm carried his life as n thing To
be sacrificed without a moments
warning while filling an humble
and yet honorable station In life.
Every hard laborer fills an impor-
tant station. Gold is not to be
compared with the work perform
ed by these humble individuals in
moving the monstrOus commerce Of
a mighty nation.
"Only a brakeman killed ~
And yet some poor mother or
sister is this Saturday night wait
ing in some far land for tidings
from the young man who left home
for the great west with bright hopes
of accumulating something to make
that mothers decling years com
Portable and happy. There will be
a household bathcd in tears when
the news of his hard and sudden
death reaches that home and those
tears will be just as bitter as though
shed by people clad in fine purple
and linen in gilded palace surroun-
ded by and glittering with all tho
gorgeous pomp and regal splendOr
that wealth can buy,'Over bier of
some diamond-de"ked monarch:
"Only brakeman killed :"
But over his mangled remains
the sun will shine just as brightly,
the birds will sing as sweetly, the
dew and grass will res; as lightly,
and his sleep will be just is long
and sweet, as though his Was The
grave of a Gould or Vanderbilt
links in Courier Chronicle.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
"A Rapslst nible! rhreatenea.

The Baptists of Philadelphia are
talking strongly of printing a re-
yised version of the New Testa-
ment OF their own. Some Of their
learned men have been working
f0r. years upon a translation or
adaptation, or both, and they think,
now that the question of Scripture
rendition has been opened, it
would be good time to put in the
Baptist claim. They don't like the
Canterbury revised version at all,
and characterize it as entirely too
EpiscopaliaD. Those English theo-
logians, they say, had to attend to
the interests of the Established
Church, whether or not they found
those interests stlbServed in the
original Greek. The Baptists par
ticularly object tO the translation
Baptized with the river Jordan, .
instead of Baptized in the river
Jordan" rs the King James YER
sion has it. Baptizing in the river
is the Baptist rite of immersion,
while baptizing with a river throws
cold water on the Baptists' idea,
and favors sprinkling. The Bap-
fists suggest that several other pas
sages have been tampered with
and reInodeled to favor EpiscOpaIi-
anism and tell against the Presby-
terians, Baptists, Methodists and
other dissenting religious denomi-
nations. The Philadelphia Bap-
fists particularly find fault with the
treatment received by the Ameri-
can members of the revisory COM
in placing their suggestions
in an appendix at the back of the
book; whereas they ought all to
have been adopted in the text. And
the Baptist do not exactly know
whether TO print and pablish their
own edition of the Testament for
Baptists salvation, or to take the
revised version and incorporate the
suggestions in the text,
and put the English variations in |
an appendix. They are resolved to |
do something in the way of Bible |
and depend upon the Gu
riosity that will attach to it to pay |
the expenses. They think that the !
Baptist Publication Society could |
dispose of at least 100000 copies of |
i Baptist Bible, and that would
pay.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
Hardwood.
Dur couatry, Union city.

Some four years since our towns
man DIR. T. j. Edwards, purchased
at sale i'm Middle Tennessee "A
yearling colt paying for him the
sum of 1925. HardwoOd's sire Is
BlackwOod Jr. Hardwood was
trained and put upon the track by
Mr.. j. NJ. johnson of this place,
who had charge of him up To the
close of last season, beating his
sire in race at Jackson Miss, last
fall. At the close OF the seaigOn he
was placed i'm the hands of Mr.. A.
j. M0Kimmon, who took him to
Nashville and has had charge OF
him SINCE that time. He is enter
ed In several of the races which be-
gin at Chicago on the 18th inst,
where he is n great favorite in the
pools. DIR. Edwards showed us n
letter from his trainer yesterday,
stating that he had sold Hard wood
for the magnificent sum uf ten
thousand dollars, this.with the sum
Of three thousand dollars whissh tho
Doctor has realized heretofore from
his services makes handsome re-
turn for his investment Of 1926, and
should encourage our farmers TO
give more Of their attention to rails
ing fine stock. Hardwood was
sold to w. A. Forth, Of Chicago.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23

THE habit of sending away from
home for gooas is a freak that
should be discountenanced by ev-
cry citizen who has the least regard
for his own heart. In some instan-
ces the matter is compulsory. But
when it comes to sending away for
goods that are kept in abundance
right in our midst, it is too much
like throwing corn in another
mans pig-pen. In dry goods, in
clothing, and even in groceries
Brownsville frequently gives to
others what indisputably belongs
to herself. We should realize the
fact that every dollar passed beyond
our borders in this matter is gone
forever; and we should also real
ize the fact that every dollar spent
with the merchants at our elbow
will Indirectly come back TO u.s.
Brownsville Democrat.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
WHOLE NO. 2,38I..

CONGRESS cannot legally be called
in extra session, except by the pres
ident. When the offices Of preal-
dent and vice-president both be-
come vacant, the statutes thus pro-
vide for filling the vacarcles by
election
Section 147. Whenever the Office
of president and vice president both
become vacant, the secretary Of
state shall forthwith cause a nOtifi-
cation thereof to be made to the ex-
ecutive OF every state, and shall also
cause the same to be published in
at least one Of the newspapers print
ed in each state.
Sec 148. The notification shall
specify that electors Of president
and vice-president of the United
States shall be appointed or chosen
in the several states, as follows:
First-If there shall be the space of
two months yet to ensue between
the date of such notification ard the
first Wednesday in December then
next ensuing, such notification shall
specify that the electors shall be APP
pointed or chosen within thirty-fOur
days preceding such first Wednes-
day in December. Sec0nd--If thecc
shall not be the space of two months
between the date of such noliiica-
ton and the FIRST Wednesday In De-
cember, and if the term for which
the president and vice-president
last in Office were elected will not
expire on the 3d day Of March next
ensuing, the notification shall spec
ify that the electors .hall be APP
pointed or chosen within thirty
four days preceding the first We'd
nesday in December in the next
year ensuing. But If there shall
not be the space Of two months be-
tween the date of such notification
and the first Wednesday in Decem-
Der then next ensuing, and If tho
term for which the president and
yice-president last in Office were
elected shall expire on tho Sd day
of March next ensuing, the notiflca-
tion shall not specify that electors
are to be appointed or chOsen.
Sec. 100. The provisions Of this
title relating to the quadrennial
election of president and vice-presi-
dent shall apply with respect to any
election to fiji vacancies in the off
ces of president and vice-president
held upon notification given when
both Offices become vacant.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
stop scowIlng.

Don't scowl; it spoils faces. Be
fore you know it your forehead will
resemble a small railroad map.
There is grand trunk line now
from your cowlick to the edge OF
your nose, intersected by parallel
lines running east and west, with
curves arching your eyebrows and
oh, how much older you look for it.
Scowling is habit that steals upon
us unaWares. We frown when the
light is too strong, and when it is
too weak. We tie our brow into a
knot when we are thinking, and
knit them even more tightly when
we can not think. There is no de-
nying that there are plenty of
things to scowl about. The baby
in the cradle frowns when some
thing fails TO suit. The little tod
dIer who has sugar on his bread
and butter tells his troubles in the
same way when you leave off the
sugar. Gross" we say about the
children, and "worried to death"
about the old folks, and as for our
selves, we can't help it. But we
must. It's reflex influence makes
others unhappy for face answereth
unto face in life as we'll as in water.
1t bellies our religion. We should
possess our souls in such peace that
it will reflect itself in placid coun-
tenances. If your forehead is
ridged with rinkles before forty,
what will it be at seventy? There
is one consoling thought about
these marks of time and trouble
the death angel always erases them.
Even the extremely aged in death
often wear a smooth and peaceful
brow, thus leaving our last memo
ries of them calm and tranquil.
But our business is with life.
is Il kind of silent scould-
ing. For PHYS sake let us take a
sad iron or glad iron, or some
tool of some sort, and
these creases out Of our
faces before they become indelibly
upon our visage.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
stewed Cucumbers.

Three large cucumbers cut length
wise the size of the dish they are
intended to be served in; empty
them of the seeds, and Put them in
to boiling water with little salt,
and let them simmer for five min
utes, then place them in another
stewpan with half pint of good
brown gravy, and let them boil
over a brisk fire until the cucum-
bers are tender. Should they be
bitter add a lump of sugar; careful
ly dish them, skim the sauce,
pour over the cucumbers and
serve. atfe Y7auH i9Hg eF
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
HonoreA nnd bIest.

When board Of eminent physi-
clans and chemists announced the
discovery that by combining some
well known valuable remedies, the
most wonderful medicine was pro-
duced, which would cure such a
wide range of diseases that most all
other remedies could be dispensed
with, many were skeptical but
proof of its merits by actual trial
has dispelled all doubt, and to-day
the discoveries of that great medi-
cine, Hop Bitters, are honored and
blessed by all as benefactors.-DeDa-
Ocrdt..
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
RUNS.rROKE.
Timely suggestions as 10 the Treat
mont of Persons Over
come by Heat.

COhhAc 4DY AActhbsr
/. Carry the patient carefully but
promptly to the nearest shade.
2. Secure for him as much circu-
lation of wholesome air as may be
possibly obtained.
3. If the skin is hot, sponge with
cold water or ice.
4. If the head is very hot and the
arteries of the neck pulsate violent
ly apply ice.
.. Give two teaspoonfuls of good
brandy or whisky every len or fif-
teen minutes. The addition of two
or three drops of laudanum to each
dose of the stimulant prevents
vomiting or purging, which is LA
bic to occur and often to prove fa-
tai.
6. Don't give large draughts of
cold water or any other fluid, even
if the patient is able to swallow
them.
Z. Don't allow the patient TO be
moved or raised from recumbent
position until sufficiently recovered
to render it safe to do so. This sell
dom occurs for hours, and often not
for days after the attack.
s! Send at once for a doctor, not
for halfa dozen. Otherwise valua-
BILE time may be lost by differences
in opinion as to whether the case is
one of congestion or exhaustion.
1t is always safe for non-profess-
ional prescribers, and generally
for doctors, to pursue methods of
treatment calculated to relieve
more or less profound exhaustion
of vital powers
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
rhe Book OF tho Age.

Hume, Gibbon and Macaulay arc
justly regarded as the great hislori-
ans of the old world not alone be-
cause they presented the facts of
history, but because they dealt In a
mastery manner with the great
questions Of the governments Of tho
East, but Jefferson Davis has given
the best exposition of the theory
and practice OF the greatest govern
ment of the West and Of the world.
The doctrine of American polity
has not hitherto been so ably pre-
sented. nor that Of State sovereignty
so fully vindicateted by Mr. Davis
in his Rise and Fall of the COnied-
crate Government.--McMil.lS lS6Dl-
da1,d.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23

On the 1st of July there were
over As, 900 Postoflices in the coun-
try, and the total number of Of1i-
GERS, agents and employees will be
about 65, 900. There are upward of
5000 clerks in PostOffices. The
city carriers numbered more than
1000, and there are nearly 1900
clerks constantly employed on rail-
roads, and as many more of route
agents.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
It's Just Awful.


A terrible epidemic is sweeping
over Louisville, (which il in the
state of Kentucky and unless it is
soon got under control may be at
tended with the most deplorable re-
suits. One-half the girls of that
city are stage struck stark, staring
stage struck Hundreds Of the res
licences have been converted into
amateur play houses, where would
be female stars tear their hair, and
rave, and split the air with their
arms and stalk majestically across
imaginary stages to the imaginary
music of imaginary orchestrasanid
bursts of imaginary applause and
showers of imaginary bouquets. In
the 'dry-goods stores young ladies
rush up to the counters with inspi-
ration dropping from the eyes in
great chunks and in hollow tones
command the affrighted clerk to:
"Haste thee, eringing vassal; pr-r-
PRODUCE an br-f-r~ing into our pr-r-
-esence thy 6j cents hose ~
In the ice cream saloons, maidens
shovel the cooling cream into love-
ly mouths and sWeetly murmur to
their escorts, :e.s,fe,,dq bat ..,aa.
"Now, be me faith, Orlando, but
is't not nectar fit for the gods ?
Speak, me beloved, is't not 3 dainty
dish that graces our festal board ?''
and practical Orlando replies:
~ bet you!''
On the street car the maiden
stalks forward toward the driver
and howls
"What no! there, charioteer, give
me, / pray thee, diminutive coin
for this one dollar bond, an / will
upon the instant requite thee for
thy services upon this journey"
When one Of them catches Il flea
she holds her victim farms length
and roars
"Ha-a-ai / have thee at last, vile
craven For many nights thy visi-
tations to me chamber have br-r-r-
r-Ought unrest. Now at la-a-a-st
thou art in me clutches and will
shower vengeance upon thy thr-rice
accursed head. Die, vile ingr-r-rate,
and may the seething fires of perdi-
tion engulf thy quivering soul for
evermor-r-re ~
Then she opens her fingers little
to get a good squeeze at him and
the flea hops out and goes home to
tell its folks about il.
They have got it bad, and none
of the old established methods of
treatment seem to avail.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
DUNBAR'S CAVE

Is now open for the reception of visitors.
Entrance to Cave Grounds lOcts; entrance
to Cave with guide Scots, with liberal dis
counts to large parties.
Liberal terms TO picnic parties. Barbecues
prepared when desired,
Sulphur water kept at Cave much cooler
and better than at the spring.
Bridge tickets to Cave to be had of ]. NJ.
Rice at half price. ]. NJ. RICE,
juneItf For Cave Company.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23

A CHICAGO young man broke into
the room of the girl he loved, TO
carry her away, as she refused to
marry him. She was absent, but
left the bulldog asleep ON her bed.
The room was dark. The dog
didn't bark, but worked. In about
seven minutes the remains OF the
young man came out and said that
he wouldn't marry that girl fer
$4,000.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23

A BRIDGEPoRT woman slipped
down ona banana skin, the only
case on record, we believe. In the
fall she dragged man down with
her, which has occurred before
DdJl6ta.y NelCS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
SPRING AND SUMNER l.!
LADIES, DON'T FAIL TO CALL AT
Nrs. ROsenyietd's

and see the most elegant Bon
nets and Hats We ever brought
on. We can suit the most faS-
tidiOuS taste, and our variety
is endless i'm Tuscan Lace,
Straw, Steel and Mixed BOnnetS
and Hats. We also have on
hand rPady-trimmed Hats at
from S1.25 to $3.50, I'm the very
latest style. Come and see for
Yourself. As for Flowers and
Feathers, words can't express
the variety, In our Notion
and Novelty Department, we
have q full line Of Serge, Sat-
I'm, Pasamenty Buttons, Cords
and TaSSeIS, G. P. COrSetS, FleX-
ibIe COrsetS and other brands,
Null and Fancy Ties i'm great
variety, Fans, ParaSOlS, Ladies
Underwear. Our old standby,
Lupin's Kid Gloves. Foster and
other makes, SILK MittS Of the
Latest Shades. We are also
agent Tor ChiIdPen'S DR.. Gray'S
Shoulder Brace. Call and GX-
anime for YOURSELF. tY
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
MACHINERY FOR SALE.

l have a good Engine, Boiler and
Corn Mill, together with everything
complete, ready for running, that l
wish to sell to make room for larger
machinery. w. "A. SETTLE.
Nav 90. 1881,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
Nr. Beecher ON Political COrrup p
liOn.
New York world, July 10.

new 1OrK WOrlu, July lO.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's
discourse yesterday in Plymouth
Church was upon political cerrup-
ton, but he made no allusion to the
assassination. He said that there
was probably less corruption than
in years gone by, yet there was still
too much of it. There appeared to
be latent impression that men
who had great gifts ought to be
permitted to have more fruits than
others. People usually said when
man in high place went aside
from strict personal morality, sob,
we'll, we can't expect such men to
act like common men" and invari-
ably the man was excused. He be-
lieved that men who had been ele-
waited to high positions by the peO-
pie should be more circunSpect
than others. But it was Il gratify-
ing fact that in all history no line
of kings ever stood higher for NOR
ality than the American Presidents
since Washington first took the
oath of office. Mr.. Beecher said
that many of the men who had
DeeH ralSeu 10 nlSn places were OF
mushroom character. They came
up and went down in two or three
days leaving no name behind them.
He likened some of our Legislators
to the grape vine. When at home
on trellis they were all right,
but take them away from it and
they sprawled in the mud. The
great vice of politics was living and
Whiskey. Some of the greatest
statesmen of New York and New
England died drunkards. If the
lures which were spread for our
Legislators were known to the pub
lie they would make the cheeks of
every virtuous household blush for
shame. The foundations of moral
ity were shaken in order that gam
blcrs in politics might succeed, for
if WAS oOuSidprnd 6iSCraonfIll fO fall
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23

He who tells lie Is not sensible
how great 4 task he undertakes
for he must be foRced to invest
twenty more TO maintain that one.
Pope.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23

81 DON'T so much mind,o said
Mr.. Henpeck, al don't SO much
mind a woman's having a mind of
her own, except that in such case
she usually takes charge of her hus-
bands ALSO"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23

SOONER or later the people will
turn to the Democratic party as
the hope of the nation. The prin-
ciples Of the party are as old as the
government, and will live forever.
AS long as the government exists
as republic, the Democratic par
ty will rally for the maintenance of
free government-tor honesty in
the administration of public affairs,
and for the preservation of the
Union of the States, as the only
government known to the consti-
tuition. 1t is the party which
means the greatest number, which
believes in the constitution us the
supreme law of the land, in pre-
serving a Republican form of gov
ernment, and in oheying the will
of the people when legally and
freely expressed at the ballot boxes.
The people may falter, be deceived,
bribed or betrayed, but i'm the end
they will return to the fold from
which they have strayed, unless
they be enslaved. -BfOlOJlsUille
Democrat.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-23
Corner StraWberry and Second SIS,
CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE
April 16, lss1-tf

Buggies, Hacks, Driving and Saddle Hor-
ses always ready. Careful drivers furnished
when desired. Horses and Mules bought
and sold, Bus and Hacks to meet all trains
and boats. Nice parlor for ladies visiting
the city.