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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19
Hing In hts Boot.

They had terrible time, says the San
Francisco Post, at wedding up at Petal
una, CAL, the other day, and only goes
to show the smallest drawback will some
times take the stiffening out of the swell
est occasion.
1t seems that the ceremony was a very
grand affair, indeed. There were eight
bridesmaids, and the Church was crowded
from pit to dome, as the dramatic critics
would say. But when they got to The
proper place in the ceremony, and the
groom began feeling about for the ring,
he discovered that the ring wasn't on
hand. After the minister had scowled at
The miserable wretch for q while the lat
ter detected that the magic circlet had
slipped throug hole in lis pocket and
worked down to his boot. He communi-
cat d the terrible fact in whisper to the
bride, who turned deadly pale, and was
only prevented from fainting by the re
Election that they would inevitably cut the
strings of her satin corset in case she did.
"Why don't you produce the ring ?"
whispered the brides big brother, hoarse
ly, and feeling for his pistol, under she
impression that the miserable man was
about to back out.
81 can't. It's in my boot" explained
groom under his cath his very hal !,
meanwhile, tn ming red with notification
Try and fish it out somehow-hurry
upt' mumbled the minister behind his
book.
"Tl. try" gasped the victim, who was
rather stout, and he put foot on the
chancel rail pulled up his trousers legs,
and began making spasmodic jabs for the
ring with his forefnger. The minister
motioned to the organist to squeeze GU a
fe " notes to fill the time, while rumor
rapidly went through the congregation to
the effect that a dispatch had just arrived
proving that the groom had four wives
living in the East already.
ell can't reach it groaned the half
marriet man, in agony. g 1t won't come
Sit down and take your boot off, you
fool " Kissed the BRIDES mother, while the
bride herself moaned piteously. and wrung
her powdered hands.
There was nothing left, so the sufferer
sat down on the floor and began to wres-
tie With hith his boot, which was naturally
new and tight, while fresh rnmor got
under way that the groom was tight. and
tuslsteu OH pdliluS HIS Coihs.
GAS the boot came finally off its crushed
wearer endeavored, unsuccessfully, to hide
trade dollar hole in the heel of his
stocking, noticing which, the parssn said,
5rimly:
"You seem to be getting married just
in time, my young FRIEND" And the
ceremony proceeded with the party # the
first p -rt standing on one leg. trying to
hide his well ventilated foot under the
tail of his coat.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19
A" Fillibastering Mouse.
Columbus Democrat.

A man in Eureka. New, has a curiosity
at his store in the shape of whisky
tippling mouse, that comes up as regular
for his liquor IS the most veritable old
toddy tippler in the town. It appears that
his mosseship has acquired taste for the
ardent by tapping the stray drops that fall
from the faucets of the long row of barrels
in the store, and. like a real human, has
been led into whirlpool of an overween-
ing Indulgence by the practice OF occasion"
al "nipping." When under the influence
the long stalled topper cuts up the most
curious antics. He rolls around on the
floor in perfect spirit of drunken reck-
lessness, stands on his head and plays reg
ular high jinks" among the barrels and
bottles. As with mankind, whisky seems
to make him sociable, and when on one of
his jam borees he cuts around through the
stol 9 and Office without the least apparent
fear, and 1t is familiar and friendly with
the boys as can be, even running up their
legs and allowing them to handle him.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19
An Accom- m O dating Railroad,

Several days ago stranger made his
appearance at the Union depot and asked
Officer Button how long it would be be>
fore Grand River Valley train would go
out.
Gin about five minutes" was the reply
''Then III haqe time to get drink
won't l ?'
"You will"
"That's good. always prefer to tray
ell on stiff horn OF whisky
He returnt d 10 five minutes. wind his
mouth on the back of his hand and asked:
"Hss any train gone yet?'
No 81 ; you still have fourteen min
utes to spare"
That good, and guess I'll go back
| for little brandy"
When he again returned he felt in good
spirits, and ascertainins that be still had
six minutes to spare. he said
"Now. that 8 what [ call liberal, and
I'll lay in one more ink"
The last one proved to be more than he
| could bear up under, and he was not seen
again for three hours. Then he came
around with n webble in his gait and an
| uncertain look in his eyes and asked:
"Shay, what time does the Gran River
| Valley train 60 out?'
g In about four hours.n
"Fo' hours? Why. that'll Civ me time
to get drunk again. Most 'commodation
railroad ever saw, eh?''
yes"
"Shay, I doan't want to be mean"
| Con tell Ter superintendent he needn't
wait for me any longer. cause't may delay
| others. He's ztlentleman he is, and I'm
| a zhentleman. l am, but when zhentle-
man holdf train for me mos halfa day,
l can't impose on him any longer. Shay
do you ever cry when you get zhrunk? 1
| do, and if you've no jeckshuns I'll cry
now"
No OBJ ections being made, he cried.-
GDetroit Free Press.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19

I.ndon railway station-depart-
l9,Igrsuts for LIVERPOOL - ~
A., mark ye well the anguish OF the parting:
az That cry ofsaonei"A : ~
r. vruns from hearts through which nerce
pain is darling, sess @se,szessssse
llhope wikhdrawn: 1s-ss s
Chs souls of men and of children smarths
While life drags on.
cbi,d,es.,-bus NOT through heavens divine
sndiction, ~ >sskssssze-1,<ssaS
And husbandlessl-oh! sorrow 0eyoho h''
ton,
Words cannot gaugei
1.+har,ass,-where lies the benediction
That can assuage,
sn.ak net to them. The words OF consola-
ton No help reveal, ~
Within an hour of awful separation
Think how they feel.
Bearing the pain with iowly resignation,
That gold might heal.
Their lips are dumb. The instinct Of express
They know it not.
TO bear the woes that fall In quick success
sion
Is all their lot;
They form no scheme that leads Thorn towards
redression, .,sr-
While tears fall hot.
Then gaze with GOODNESS on their voiceiess
wailing, -
Ay! If you can; .s..- -.
Think of the warderer on the ocean sailing;
Thou richer mani
CouId'st thou not bear his anguish without
quailing?
Then hnd some plan.
Such misery is not of heavens sending.
For gold can cure;
The sorrows that are not beyond earth's
mending
Let none endure.
"With you" cries one in clouds of light as
+, cending,
81 leave my poor!"
l-Harper's Weekly.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19
Haunted Me.

A workingman says: debt, poverty
and suffering haunted me for years, caused
by sick family and large bills for doctor
ing, which did no good. I was completely
discouraged, until one year ago. by the adj
vice of my pastor, 1 procured Hop Bitters
and commenced their use, and in one month
we were all well, and none of us have been
sick day since and I want to say to all
poor men, you can keep your family well a
year with Hop Bitters for less than one
doctors visit will cost. "-Christian Advocate.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19
Two Section Men Hurt.

Loudon Journal: Two men on this Sec
ton of the railroad were seriously hurt near
Lenoir's on Thursday of last week, while
unloading car loaded with telegraph poles.
The poles suddenly rolled off, throwing both
Landreth and Boyd to the ground and roll
ing over them both. Mr.. Boyd is badly
hurt, and is now at home in a critical con-
dition. He was caught between two logs
and had his stomach and bowels mashed up
seriously, but is thought to be ON the mend
ut present. Mr.. Landreth had one leg
bruised considerably, but is able to be about
on his clutches, and doing well.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19
Wonderful Power.

When medicine performs such cures as
Kidney Wort is constantly doing, it may
truly be said to have wonderful power. A
carpenter at Montgomery, Vt, had suffered
for eight years from the worst of kidney
diseases, and had been wholly incapacita-
ted for work. He says, "One box made a
new man of me, and I sincerely believe it
will restore to health all that are similarly
affected" 1t is now sold in both liquid and
dry form. -D0nbury News.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19
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&AsA1&HhL
From the Hub.

There is perhaps no tonic offered to the
people that possesses as much real intrinsic
value as the Hop Bitters. Just at this sea-
son of the year, when the stomach needs
an appetizer, or the blood needs purifying
the cheapest and best remedy is Hop Bit
tiers. An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure Don't wait until you are
Frustrated by disease that may take
months for you to recover in.-Boston
Globe.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19
BlOunt County Prisoners,

Blount County Democrat Sheriff A. M
Rule returned last Sunday evening from the
pursuit of Rogers and Lewis, who broke jail
on the night of the 14th inst. = The Sheriff
followed them to the North Carolina line.
He heard of the escaped prisoners, and left
their capture in the hands of parties who
will have them arrested.
LATER.-Since writing the above Sheriff
Rule and Deputy Sheriff Edmondson have
recaptured Marion Rogers, and he now is in
jail again. Rogers was caught in Sewer
county, about twenty miles from Maryville.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19
BURNETT'S COCAINE

Is Renowned as Pure and Effective
Hair Dressing in Every Quarter
of the World.
For thirty years it has been favorite
With the people and leader with the trade.
The name "CocoA1NE" has become valua-
Die property. Burnett & Co. have estab-
their sole right to its use in several suits at
iaw, thus protecting the public and them
selv s from imposition.
The superiority of BURNETT's FLAvoR1Na
EXTRACTS consists in their perfect purity
and great strength.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19
The New American school, OF Wood
Engraving.

Austin Dobson, the well-known English
poet, in chapter on illustrated books in
The Library" the latest volume of
uacmillsn's " Art at Home,' says:
ITO close the account ofmodern wood
engraving, some brief reference must be
made to what IS styled the new Ameri-
IN school as exhibited for the most
part in Scribner's, and other TRANSATLANTIC
magazines. Authorities, it is reported,
shake their heads over these performan-
ces. But to the outsider it would
certainly seem as if the chief ground of
complaint is that the new corners do not
play the game according to the old rules.
and that this (alledged) irregular mode of
procedure tends to lessen the status of the
engraver as an artist. False or true this.
it may fairly be advanced; has nothing
whatever to do with the matter, as far, at
least as the public are concerned. For
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19

AS rule the plain, unvsrnished truth is
not agreeable. Speaking it is not always
virtue. Concealing it is often jadicious. 1t
is only when duty calls upon you to reveal
the truth that it is commendsble. A tale
teller may be a truth teller, but every one
dlslikes the character of person who goes
from one house to anor her and intercom.
municates all he sees or hears.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19
For the NORTH AND WEST
Do not fall to see that your ticket reads by
NASHVILLE,
70 CHATTANOOGA
and ST. LOUIS
r a I L Il o Il d. -!

For speed safety and comfort, you will find
this line to be unrivalled. For the eele brated
Springs and Summer Resorts, Round Trip Tick
cts can be purchased at all the prime pal Offices
Emigrants wi hing to go West, either TO locate
or as proSpeetors, will find it to their advantage
to go by this route. Round Trip Emigrant tickets
on sale to Texas points. By this line you have
no tiresome delays. Through coaches are run
from Chattanooga to Columbus W thout change.
Sleeping coaches on all night trains. Good
coaches o0nd road and nIlick time
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19
Knoxville and Augusta Railroa
HENDERS0N'S SPRINGS.
A FINE SUMMER RESORT FOR
Health and Pleasure.

county near Pigeon river, five miles south of Sc
viervllie and thirty miles east of Knoxville.
Their excellent cha ybeata Wa3er. their beautiful
and healthul situation their romantic surround
inss and their present management afford eat
facilities both for health and pleasure.
They will be managed during the season of 1881
by an old and experient ed hotel man, j. H.
WALKER, who will spare no pains or expense to
accommodate and please his guests. Guests, who
desire can find Accommodations at his hotel In
Sevierville, and horses and cOnneyances at any
me from his Stahles there.
The Springs will be opened on june LIST,
1851. Daily m Ill and conveyance by Hack from
Knoxville. Trip easily made in one day.
Rates shall be exceedingly reasonable and sat-
isfactory to every guest.
RATES OF HOARD.-Per day, 81 90; per
week, $3.50; per month, SIC. Children under 10
years old, half price. Arrangements for emil, e
fam ties reasonable reduction. For further par
ticua address J, II. WALKER,
v15d2mos Severville, Tennessee.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19

Where time Is not given trains do not stop.
Meal stations.
~ Connects with all roads centering at Cincin-
natl, for North, East and West. ~ Connects
River Bridge a. Connects with s. ". r. r. for
Harrodsburg. t5) Connects with L. & G. s. R. r.
(6 Connects with all divergng lines for all points
In the Souih. Southeast and Southwest
Night Express run daily; other trains daily
except Sundays ..
E. P. WILSON, Gen'l Passeng' Agent
REAU CAMPBELL, Gen1 Northern Agent,
3. WOODWARD, Superintendent.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19

Ma Timetables and all information In
ri gard to this route, call on or address,
A. B. WRENNF.
Travelling Agent. Atlanta, Ga.
VIM. T. ROGERS,
Passenger Agent, Chattanooga. Tenn.
Or, ..E w. L. DANLEY,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Nasty lie. Tenn.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-19

"He loved me, madam, and ne mar
riad me-" she answered, with u gentle
dignity. sEE85 u -.
"He loved you?" the other repeated,
cruelty. "You do not know, then,
that he married you from the veriest
pity. He had quarrel with the wo-
man who was to have become bis
wife, when Fate threw you in his
path. You betrayed your secret, and
he reckless of his life, gave it to you.
All, you schemed well; but 1 am no
hypocrite. Your pretty face does not
deceive mew .-.-s.sz .ea.
"Madam~ and The young voice
rang out in its outraged entreaty like
the sharp lash of o whip cutting the
| air
Il have said nothing cannot prove,s
she heartlessly pursued. s'Remember
l am his mother, and must look on tc
see the sacrifice he has made of his
life. He might have welded, qirl. the
highest in the land, and he married
| you!" emphasizing the last word with
cruel contempt. a@ 81
Fay opene her lips to answer, but
only low moan broke from them al
she fell senseless on the floor.
Without trace Of pity in her hard
face, the elder woman summoned hel
maid but consciousness brought nc
return to reason, and, when Harry
jameson, hastily sent for, reached hii
home, his young wife's life was de.
SPARED of. sog - as.s ~.rtts.
II said it would kill me, ? she NUT.
tered in her delirium, "oniy to SHARE
your love! Oh, Harry, have you nont
to give me? Had she taken it all from
me before I ever saw your My hus.
bandit my fove5 Ali, my life-athe life
that was yours, and, without you
faded and died r ---------
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
Received & Sharp Retort.

Two young ladies, very genteellY
dressed, were lately riding in bus.
One of them, whose features were more
remarkable for IN excessive promin-
ence of nose that any thing else, ex-
hibited to the other likeness of her
self, which she said had just been
taken. and they were engaged in dis
cussing its merits, whetr an elderly
lady got into the bus. She was evil
IDENTITY one of those inquisitive yet
good-natured souls who take a deal of
innocent liberty in the world without
thinking any HARM After riding a
short distance, she held out her hand,
and said TO the lady with the picture:
s'Please let me look at it.
Her modest request was met with an
indignant frown. and the reply. rs
the case was returned to the lady's
pocket:
Its none of your businessr'
The old lady settled back in her seat
very comp lacently, when the compan-
ion of the one with the picture asked:
'What do you wish to do with it?'
30. nothing" replied the old lady;
81 only wanted to see how successfully
the artist had put 50 large nose on SO
small plate"
The lady with the likeness covered
her face and dropped her veil during
the remainder of tie ride.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
Witehcraft in Mining.

1--WE are such stuff rs dreams are
made of, and dreams are the groteque
records of vagrant associations. break
ing away without meaning or reason
into all kinds of whimsiealities, and
connecting us with the straw and chat
instead of the real, practical, everyday
existence of life. Dreams piece to-
gether the odds and ends, the ragtags
and bobtails of experience, in the most
absurd and grotesgue manner possible,
introducing us neither to the spiritual
nor physical world, but to a disordered
conglomerate of both. These are facts
which no man in his sane moments will
for a moment think of denying. How
surprising, therefore, is it to see men.
who in all the business of life, except
mining. conduct themselves in such q
way as to gain the confidence of their
friends in their business capacity.
No sooner, however, has their atten-
ton been directed to mining than all
the actual precautions and business
tact which they were said to posses Is
thrown 10 the wind, and the man with
the hazel stick, or spirit medium who
claims to be controlled by recently
transported Sioux. Comanche or Arap-
ahoe Indian, is called in to point out
the resting-p1ace of vast mineral bod
les. The man with the forked wand is
equally credited with the ability to
point out the spot where water, coal,
iron, lead, silver and gold may be sue
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
Darn117a.


II is hard to beIieve that the diamond
flashing With light can be any relation
to the piece of black. grimy charcoal
with which you build your fire. In all
the world there are not two things
more unlike. But, strange TO say.
they are precisely the same. The char
coal is carbon. and so is the diamond
carbon crystallized. What is it that
makes the diamond so valuable when
the charcoal is so cheape Is it the
capitalization? Well, not altogether.
In 1921 a Frenchman named Latour
really succeeded, as he thought, in
manufacturing diamonds. That is, he
succeeded in crystallizing carbon. But
he could not make the crystal scintil-
late light 1t was hard enough to
scratch glass and steel, and could not
be scratched itself by other stones. 1t
was crystallized carbon; there was no
doubt about that. But it had no fire;
it she'd no rays. and people did not
want it. 1t is this power of refraction
that distinguishes the diamond from all
its limitations and from all other forms
of carbon. and gives it its great value.
that makes the Koh-i-noor worth mill
lion of dollars when you can buy a
pailful of charcoal for ten cents. This
great diamond reposes in glass cage,
strongly protected with iron bars, in q
stone-walled room of the tower of Lon
don, and is guarded by several soldiers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
a. Horse Attacked BY a Weasel.

A remarkable incident occurred re-
Gently upon farm in Scotland. A
farmer was blowing in one of his fields,
which was nearly completed. and was
passing to within foot or two of the
fence wall, when suddenly and to the
surprise of the farmer, one of the
horses became FESTIVE and wild, and
refused to proceed in his work. This
was an unusual circumstance, and the
farmer was puzzled to make out the
cause of it. Selling the reins in his
hands, he walked toward the horse 5
head, when, to his astonishment, he
found that large weasel had attacked
the horse by springing upon it and
fastening its teeth in the frightened an
mails neck. It was o moment OF excite
ment and alarm, but the farmer was
equal to the emergency. With we'll
directed stroke of the reins the weasel
was disiodged and killed. The horse
soon recovered from his fright. and in
due course blowing was resumed. The
cause of the daring attack upon the
horse was explained upon the return
journey, with the pillow q breadth near
er the wall, where at the place of az
tack the stock turned over a nest OF
young weasels, the object of anxious
solicitude to the parent weasel. It was
the well-grounded fear of harm to her
young that had inspired the heart OF
the parent weasel to perform an act OF
daring that one could almost regret
should have been so disastrous to itself
and progeny.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
The Prince and the Merchant.

During the Vienna exhibition an
amiable Hungarian merchant happened
to meet in a railway carriage gentle
man with whom he proceeded to hold
pleasant conversation. I'm going
to Vienna" said the merchant, 'sto see
my daughter, who is we'll married
there. My son-in-law deals in paper
and fancy leather-work, and has a
good trade. He is very prosperous. 7"
II also" said the good-natured stran-
and son-in-1aw. "Ah! Is your son-in-
law we'll offp'' asked the merchant.
Pretty well; but as he has to carry on
some" '.Is your daughter richp"
''She likes 10 spend good deal on her
toilet?n mo; but she would like to
give great deal in charity .'She' s
a good woman" said the merchant,
heartily; Its to be hoped that your
son-in-law's business will improve.
Goodbye, sir, come to see us, and
bring your daughter; we shall be hap
ply to make her acquaintance" The
train arrived at the station ut that mo-
ment and the traveller whose son-in-
laws business was only pretty goodn
was Immediately surrounded by grand
personages in uniform. After having
politely saluted the amazed merchant
he stepped into the carriage of the En-
pcror of Austria The good father-in-
law of the dealer in paper and fancy
leather goods had been travelling with
the Prince Max, of Bavaria, father of
the Empress Elizabeth.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
Bachelor Life in New York.

New York is the paradise of bache-
lors in these enlightened days. Up to
a few years ago they had to make out
with hotels and boarding-houses, or
accommodate to the furnished room
plan. Now they can do better. Homes
for bachelors are among the ''institu-
tons" of to-day. The unmarried man
need no longer wander disconsolate
about hotel, or poke himself away in
q musty room in boarding or lodging
house. If his purse affords it he can
set up bachelors quarters in good style
in house especially designed for his
class. Four or five handsome houses
of this kind have been built within a
few years, and they seem to pay very
WELL They are called apartment
houses for bachelors, and they are ar
ranged very much like French flats,
the chief difference being that the num-
Der of rooms is less. In some cases
the bachelors apartment consists of
two rooms, in others of three, and in
no case of moro than four. The cost
of living in this way is considerable,
but the life Itself is pleasant, conforta-
BILE and free from care. The demand
for such houses Is consequently large.