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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02
Wonders OF Science.

OF all modern wonders, none have
produced greater results, nor given
more benefit to man, than the sue
ceSsful application of electricity to
the human system AS cure for dis
ease. Its effects are simply mar
veiOus and ii has caused complete
revolution in medical treatment, as
from its simple mode of application
the weakest and most debilitated
can receive = without the slightest
pain, and az il does away with the
necessity of using drugs almost al
tOgether,i is an inestimable boon to
the afflicted.
The oldest and best known cleo
trical institution in the world, the
American Galvanic Company, have
now established a permanent depot
for the South in ST. Louis, having
offices at No. 3l2 n. Sixth street,
where they have on exhibition and
sale medical, electric and magnetic
appliances of the latest and best de-
signs and for any part of the human
body. This company has on its list
of cures and referencesuch names as
Gov. Evans, of Colorado, Edwin
Booth, the actor, General l.. A.
Dodd, Chicago, Hon. F. HI. Adams,
paymaster Great Northwestern II.
r. and host Of Others equally prom
inent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02
An Awkward Question.
Burdette's Life of william Penn.

Burdette's Life of William Penn.
"And now, in conclusions" said
William Penn, 'for time flies and
money is twelve per cent, I'll tell
thee what I'll do with thee. We
didn't come here to rob thee, but If
thee has any land thee wants to sell
I'll make thee an offer as square as
a horse trade. / don't care to buy,
anyhow, and / don't want to beat
thee out of foot of ground, but if
thee is anxious to sell II give right
here, cash and goods right down
on the counter, $500 for the State of
Pennsylvania. with all the dips,
spurs, angles, sinuOsities, stock,
goodwill, fixtures, subscription and
maiiing-lists, and all the appurten-
anees thereuntO appertaining, be
the same more or less, and you can
take il or leave it,"
"They want YOU" the interpre-
ter explained, "tO make it five hun
dred and half" -..|
Couldn't do It," replied Penn.
81 won't make a dollar out of it at
$500. I've paid Gl6,0OO for it al
ready to man who never owned a
foot OF it, and / can't put much
more money into it,"
"He wants to know, Onas," the
interpreter said, when a native del
egate ceased to speak (Onas was the
nearest the Indians conld get to a
for PENIS name, "Onas"
meaning quill although why it
wasn't just as easy to: say Penn,
even with two ms, no one but an
Indian could telD; she wants to
know, Onas, If you paid $4,000 for
the State to a land-grabber who
couldn't and can't give yon u deed,
if you think it is Il square deal to Of
fer the rightful owners only $500 to
quiet title"'
And the silence that fell on the
assembly was so profound you
might have heared a gum drop.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02

Mr.. f. +. BARNARD, of Nash
Vile, contributes to this months
number of the Sideral Messenger
an article on meteor trains. The
observation of these trains, he writ
es, by naked eye is common, but
the study of them by the aid of the
telescope, which would render them
visible for a much longer time, is
almost wholly neglected although
such work might yield valuable
results. The following paragraph
from the article will give pretty
good idea of the subject, which Is
discussed at length:
"The meteor strikes our atmOS-
phere with "A great velOcity-forty
or fifty miles n second. Passing
our hand through the air, we feel
but little or no resistance, and GER
tainly no sensible increase Of heat,
but when that motion Is increased
a hundred thousand fold, as in the
case of the meteor, the resistance
encountered Is great, so that the
moving body is at once converted
into an incandescenr mass of light.
Thus the meteor, hurrying swiftly
through space, suddenly rushes in
to our atmosphere. acts like an al
most impenetrable shield, check
ing its velocity, which is quickly
converted into intense heat, many
times greater than that of the hot
test furnace. AS the meteor is be-
ing consumed IL leaves train of
luminous gas or smoke, which can
but float along with the current of
air in The same manner that smoke
from our chimneys moves through
the atmosphere, and, like 1t indi-
eating the direction OF the wind or
air currents. By frequent obser-
vations OF these drifting gas trains,
a general idea could be formed as
IN the existance and direction OF
hose upper currents. So far, my
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02
for Suffering WOm-
ant Something new Under
The &nmi

BY reason of her peculiar relations,
and her peculiar ailments, woman has
been compelled to suffer, not only her
own ills, but those arising from the
want of knowledge, or of consideration
on the part of those with whom she
stands connected in the social organi-
zation. The frequent and distressing
irregularities peculiar to her sex have
thus been aggravated to a degree
which no language can express. In
the mansions of the rich and the hOvel
of the poor alike, women has been the
patient victim of ills unknown to man;
and which none but she could endure
and without remedy. But now
the hour of her redemption has come.
She need not suffer longer, when she
can find relief in Dr. j. Brad6eld's
Female Regulator, "Woman's Best
Friend" Prepared by DIR. J. Brad
field, Atlanta, Ga. Price: trial size,
75c; large size, Sl.50. For sale by all
druggists.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02

POSTMASTER General Howe CON-
templates recommending in his
next annual report, change in the
postal laws which will be, to the
mass of people, practical reduc.
ton of letter postage TO two cents.
He says: The great bulk of letters
that come to the Dead Letter Office
Is made up of letters which are Ell
Their not stamped at all or upon
which a full rate has not been paid.
OF course it would not be possible
to have such a class if only stamped
envelopes were used, and the eX-
pense of returning such matter to
the Dead Letter Office and its SUBJ
sequent handling, is an item of mag
nitude. The plan is to sell the stan-
ped envelopes at the present price
of adhesive stamps, which would
practically amount to a reduction
of one cent to the class of people
who most need it. Figures that
l have by me show that the cost
of manufacture would decrease the
revenues of the department by
about ~ 900, 900, whereas the reduc-
ton of the rate TO two cents would
mean a decrease of $4,000, 900. l
am not certain either that the saw
ing from the reduction of expense
in the Dead Letter Office will not
about balance the account.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02
THE MEANING or 1T.

The New York Sun commenting
on the recent election, says: ~
Would you know the meaning OF
the political revolution which struck
its first blow In Ohio in October, and
swept through Pennsylvania, New
York, Massachusetts, and Colorado
on Tuesday last.
1t means these four things:
1. Reduce the expense of every
branch of the federal government
to a basis of simplicity, economy
and honesty!
II. Abolish the internal revenue
abomination
Ill. Make the tariff simple ard
rational, and just sufficient to pro-
vide for the wants of an honest and
economical administration in time
of peace!
". No subsidies, no jobs, and,
above all, no stealing, either by the
administration and its agents, or by
Congress and its employees.
This is the meaning and the pur-
pose OF this mighty oVeFturn.
Is the Democracy wise enough
and high-minded enough to execute
this peremptory mandate with fidel-
ity and courage? We shall see.
The occasion is great. And we are
happy to add the future is hopeful.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02

observations indicate the existance
of an easterly current, or currents OF
possibly long duration. All the
trains observed were drifting east
erly, either directly east orsnorth,
or southeast, some in the direction
opposite to the meteor flight. If
there were no currents where the
meteor passed, we would naturally
expect the train from inertia TO
move slowly in the direction the
meteor went; but it is seen that the
train oyercomes that and assumes
the motion that depends undoubt-
edly on that of a regular current in
our atmosphere"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02
DIE H6sT.

III die FIRST, dear love,
Ny moul nful soul, made FREE,
Shall sit in heavens high portal,
To walt and watch for thee
To wait and watch for thee, love,
And through the deep, dark space,
To peer with human longings,
For thy beloved face.
Mid al the stars OF heaven. s
One only shall / see,
The earth-star of my passion.
Half heaven for holding thee
All heaven for holding thee, love;
And brightest of the spheres,
And thy dear smile illumined,
Or hallow'd by thy tears.
II die first, dear love,
feel that this shall be,
For heaven will not be heaven,
Until it's shared with thee.
Until it's shared with thee, love,
iii Iinger at the gate,
Or be thy guardien angel,
To teach thee how to walt
And when thine hour shall come,
And through the yielding night
/ see thy happy spirit
Upsoaring, robed In light,
Mine shall 90 forth to meet thee,
And through tn eternal door.
Pass In with thee rejoicing,
Made one forever more
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02
WON an-Procfam - Freedom
for Women.

w Ohn aNA--H~E EGe0O&n
for Women.
What is the right of the ballot to
women compared with her privilege
of enjoying health and happiness in
the charmed circle of her social and
domestic relations? Among the many
discoveries tending to promote the
happiness and advancement of the
human race, nothing is so intimately
connected with the health and happi-
ness of women-the centre and source
Of our highest earthly enjoyments-
the discovery OF remedy which
meets her peculiar wants, and fits her
for the enjoyment OF life, and for min
istering to the happiness of those with
whom she is associated IN the tender
relations of sister, wife and mother.
This remedy is found in DR.. ]. Brad
fields Female Regulator, women S
Best Friend" By it woman is eman-
cipated from the ills peculiar to her
sex. Before its magic power all
irregularities of the womb vanish. 1t
cures whites suppression of the men,
ses, and removes uterine distractions.
1t cures constipation and strengthens
the system, braces the nerves and pu-
rifles the blood, and thus doing, it does
more for her, and through her, for
the whole human family than any
discovery OF modern times 1t never
fails, as thousands of women will testi-
fly. Prepared by DIR. J. Bradfeld,
Atlanta, Ga Price: trial size, 75c;
large size, $3.50. For sale by all drug
giStS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02
How Waiting was Once Regarded England
st James Gazette

How Waiting was Once Regarded IN England
st James Gazette
Since the peace of 1915, from
which period, OF, indeed, from a
few years earlier, Miss Mitford's
correspondence dates, remarkable
changes have indeed taken place
IN English society. One of her
most intimate friends, Sir w Ell
ford, ndd undertaken Il crusade
against waltzing, which he was sure,
would never be tolerated in this
country, unless the moral feeling
of the country had undergone 81
change.
While Byron attacked it in IA
nous poem, Sir W. Elford wrote,
in prose, satirical history OF it's
origin, Everybody condemned it,
and Miss Milford, OF course, among
the rest. 1t danced itself into FASH
ion all the same, and that very rap
idly. Ii was the first innovation in
troduced into England from the con-
tinent after the great peace, and there
WAS Significance, no doubt, in the
welcome it met with, as foreshad-
owing the acceptance OF others from
the same quarter.
One of the best of the pOetical
diatribes directed against the waltz
was from the pen of Sir w. Chords
friend, Sir I'll. Englefield. 1t is sup
posed to be addressed to a man who
has been surprised waltzing with
the poets mistresS-to the man,
that is to say, and his guilty part
ner, conformity, and it concludes as
follows:
What the balm of her breath shall another
What pressed in the dance by another
mans knee7
Whati painting recline on another than me2
Sir, she's yours you have pressed from the
grape its fine bluei
From the rosebud you've shaken the tFenas
ulous dew;
What you've touched you may take. Pref
ty WALTER, adieGl
1t seemed as improbable in those
days that the waltz would ever be-
come a favorite and even a popular
dance in England, AS that the sys-
tenn of ranking letters would go
out, or that America would come to
be looked upon as Il country which
well bred English people could Wis.,
1t without fear of being shocked
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02
COMMITTEE on ReYIsIon.


DIR. II. l.. G. White returned this
morning, from Baltimore, where he
has been for ten days, attending a
meeting of the committee on the re-
vision of the ritual of the knights
of Pythias, of which he is member.
The committee, at this meeting,
completed the final revision of the
ritual, and it is now in the hands of
the printer, and will be ready for
delivery to the subordinate lodges
by the first of January. The ritual,
as now revised, is believed to be eq-
ual to that of any secret fraternity
in existence. 1t will no doubt be
received with general satisfaction
by the order, which now has one
hundred and twenty-five thousand
members in the United States.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02

Chow does yer like yer new
place ?" asked one dressed up ne
gro woman to another, rs they met
on Il corner of Austin avenue. 81
hain't got no manner OBJ use for de
folks, but has done sabed up 81 20
Outen de market money, and /
hasn't draWed cent Oh my wages
yit." "Ef l was you l would make
'em pay me my wages every week
in advance. Dey mOut keep some
oh hit back when you comes to set
tie up wild 'em. White folks am
mighty unreliable heah in AUSTIN"
"Dare's no danger; me and de
white folks I'se working for has puff
fec confidence in. each udder."-
TEXAS SIftiagS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02
d. ], srsifslis Female Regulator.

1t il not ''cure all" but q remedy for
one class of diseases, all OF which pertain TO
the WOMB.
Amy sufferer from the tlisease mentioned
can take this remedy, and thus relieve her
self without revealing her condition 20 any
one, and without subjecting her womanly
modesty to the shock of an examination by
a physician.
To bring health and happiness tn the
homes of suffering women Is mission be-
fore which royal favor sinks into insignih-
canoe. W hat earthly benefaction can COM
pare with one which protects from
"That dire disease whose ruthless power
Withers beautys transient iower%
which gives ease for pain, joy for sorrow,
pallor of disease, the light, elastic step for
dragging wearyness, nights Of soft repose
for heavy hours of tossing restlessness,
bounding vigor for languishing dullness, the
sweet lines of full-grown beauty for the
sharp and withered form of cancellation, a
mestic enjoyments for Jet0 sad days Of pain
and gloom, ending I'm an early grave7 Such
is the mission, such are the results Of
DIR. J. BRADFIELD's FEMALE REGULATOR,
which is hence truly and appropriately
styled "Womans Best Friend" tiT
whites" and all those Irregularities of
the womb so destructive 10 the health, hap
piness and beauty of women, disappear like
magic before a single bottle OF this wonder
All who suffer from any Of these diseases
are most earnestly invited TO give this great
remedy trial. II has cured thousands, and
will cure you. Don't fail TO try it.
Price, small size, 70 cents. Large size
Manufactured by
j. BRADFIELD, Atlanta, Ga.
For sale by Owen d Moore.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02
Improvement for wind and Body.

There is more strength-restoring
power in bottle of Parker's Ginger
Tonic than in a bushel of malt or a
gallon of milk. As an appetizer,
blood purifier and kidney corrector,
there is nothing like it, and invalids
consequently find it a wonderful in
vigorant for mind and body-Con,-
naercidl
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02

Spare my child! spare my child p'
cries the mother, when too late. One
box of DR.. Moffett's Teethina (Teeth-
ing Powders) would have saved her
darling.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02

BROwN-Did you say, sir, that /
could lie as fast as q horse could
trot ?" Frog-"No, sir, / simply
said that few horses could trot as
fast as you can lie." Brown
"Oh ~ -...
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02

Ayers Pills promote digestion, i'm
prove the appetite, restore healthy ac-
ton and regulate the secretive func-
tons of the body, thus producing
condition of perfect health.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02
DR.. BRADFIELD'S
FEMALE REGULATORY
lT MOMAN,S REST FRIRNn

!. 1t is well known to physicians, and alas I
too well known to suffering women them
selves, that they are subject 10 numerous
diseases peculiar TO their sex, such as sup
Menstruation, Congestion, liberation and
Falling of the Womb, attended with an end
less train ofsympathetic and constitutional
disorders, which embitters the whole life,
and which have long been considered as al
most incurabie. But at last the remedy has
been found in ..f -...t e-al T .f
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02

For children living IN tenement
houses and crowded cities, where they
cannot get the benefit of pure, exilira-
ting, health-giving country air and
travel, DR.. Moffett's Teethina (Teeth-
ing PowdersG is invaluable.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02
Don't Waste Money

On trashy extracts when you can buy
lasting perfume 50 delightfully."- fra
grant and refreshing as Floreston
Cologne.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02

FRUIT eaten at night is bane-
full" This is one of those wise ak
IONS proved to be true by Adam.
His trouble was caused by eating
an apple after Eve.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02

GEN. Rice A. Pierce's majority
over Lyle for Congress in this dis
trict is 5342 with one precinct in
Weakley county to hear from.
which will raise it to over $780,
Brownsville Democrat.
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An agreeable dressing for the hair,
that will stop its falling, has been long
sought for. Parker's Hair Balsam,
distinguished for its purity, fully sup
plies this want.
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and with a hope that all who read
this may take timely warning, /
make this open statement freely
and for the good of my fellow men.
Sincerely.
rev E. d. HOPKINS.
East Richford, VT, Nov. Z, 1882.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-02

DR.. Moffett is daily receiving the
thanks of parents whose children have
been saved by Teethina (Teething
POWders.)
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United States 29l persons who were
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flag.
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/ am, yours truly,
T. DRApEp


OCEAN1CA, N. j., NOV. z. 1882.
NY DEAR FRIEND Replying to
your letter | would say, have been
acquainted with my highly valued
friend, the Rev. ). d. Hopkins
about eighteen months, and very
intimately acquainted for about six
months past. For a little more
than five months he was an inmate
of my house, and we enjoyed con-
slant intercourse with each other.
When he came in April he was
almost a perfect wreck in point of
/ thought he had come to
us but to die. Soon afterwards he
began the use of some of III. w.
Warner & Co.'s remedies, namely:
the Safe Kidney and Liver Cure,
Safe Nervine and Safe Pills. From
almost the time he began their use
his improvement was very marked
and wonderful, and when he left
us, after having taken some two
dozen bottles, he was like a new
man. The change was the most re-
markable ever witnessed.
SAMUEL MILLER,
Pastor of the Presbyterian Church.s
In view, therefore, of the fact