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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07
A walking Skeleton.

Mr.. E. Springer, of Mechanics
burg, Pa, writes II was afflicted
with lung fever and abscess on
lungs, and reduced to q aCdlking
Skeleton. Got free trial bottle of
DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, which did me so
much good that l bought a dollar
bottle. After using three bottles
found myself once more a man,
completely restored to health, with
a hearty appetite and gain in
flesh of 4S lbs"
Call at Owen & MOore's Drug
Store and get free trial bottle of
this certain cure for all lung Dis
eases. Large bottles $1.00.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07

AN Arkansas woman, whose hus-
band was recently sent to the. pen
itentiary, wrote the following letter
to her loved one: 81 don't like to
shake you now that you. are in
trouble, but under the circumstan-
ces it is the best thing l can do.
The man you stole the hog from
has proposed to me, and / have
consented to marry him. 1 am
getting tired of the neighbOrs
throwing it up to me that my hus-
band is in the pen. l am going to
marry this fellow quietly, an when
they come around an say your
husbands in the pen,' l can call
'em liar, an have 'em arrested
for SANDER"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07

HARRISON, the boy lecturer on
temperance, seems to be getting
plenty of encouragement from the
Western newspapers. A sample OF
it is contained in the following
headlines over the announcement
of his arrival in Evansville, Ind,
as printed in the local papers :
"HALLELUJAH!! !-Brother Har-
risOn Gets Here in Fine Feather for
the Fray-Satan Trying to Find a
Hole in the Ground That He Can
Crawl into and Pullin After Him
But He Will not be Allowed to get
Away with an Unabbreviated Tail
.-Beelzebub to Be Laid Out Too
Dead to Skin in No Time-The
Racket to Begin at Once"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07

Of the state for the past five years
has been 3 1884 200 bushels.
West Virginia reports the eondi-
ton OF winter wheat Inn n number OF
counties. The acreage ID slightly
Increased; condition very fine, and
the outlook good for heavy crop.
GeOgia reports the condition lof
winter wheat IN a few counties.
There is slight increase in acreage !;
easnditian good; outlook hattering.
There il no old wheat lett In farm
er's hands,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07

THE Mississippi River Commiss-
ion say that twelve million dollars
will build leevee, on both sides of
the river, from Cairo to New Or
leans, two-and-a-half feet above the
highest water, and all the members
of the Commission except one, rec
ommend Congress to make the
appropriation. ia
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07

At certain seasons of the year
every person suffers to greater or
less extent from impurIty of the
blood, billiOusness, &C., &c. This
should be remedied as soon as dis
covered, otherwise serious results
may follow. Sherman's "PRICKLY
ASH BITTERs" will effectuaIly re-
move all faint Of disease and restore
YOU TO health.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07
Read vvhat They say

We believe after reading testimonials
below and after examining your Furnace,
that if universally adopted, many thous-
ands of dollars would be saved every year
in the curing of Tobacco, and that they will
repay the Planter, in one or two crops If he
only uses them to finish curing his crop
after II has become dangerous with open
fire and in keeping it dry and free from
mold in wet weather. Tobacco well cured,
leaf and stem, and kept dry, will weigh
10 10 per cent. more and will bring ON the
market one to two dollars more per hundred
lbs. T. HERNDON,F sf
j. C.KENDRICKy
JOHN HI. PETTUiS,
b. A. SPICER.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07
BuckIen's Arnica SaIve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt
Rhuem, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, ChIlblains, Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. II
is guaranteed TO give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. For sale by Owen
q Moore,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07

Carter's Little Liver Pills are free
from all crude and Irritating matter.
Concentrated medicine only; very
small; very easy to take; no pain (;
no gripping no purging.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07

Mr.. w. F. Coulter, GAINESVILLE, Tenn =
The furnace 1 bought of you last fall for
curing tobacco has given perfect satisfac-
ton; so much SO that expect to buy two
more the coming year. My barn is so by 60
feet, and had no trouble in giving my to-
bacco just as much heat as it needed, after
using open fires two days, and without any
fear of fire. The fires l left burning all
night, and next morning there was no
trouble to start. 1t is not only good for
curing tobacco, but one of the best for dry
ing In damp weather and also for stripping
by. Respectfully,
w. B. DUNLOP.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07
BUT FOR THE BLACK CAMEL.


Fun bloom are the royal roses,
Aud ripe are the grapes on the vines
For the Sum In his high pavilion
The sultan 0f Summer shlnesE
The world Is the garden of Irem,
Or would be with one thing more
The absence OF Deaths black camel
That is kneeling at every door.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07
TO STOCK BREEDERS

The "Great West" has become an agricul-
tural country and Its thousands OF colored
laborers have created a western demand for
mules. Operators of mines have also learn
ed that mules are better adapted TO their
work than horses besides this, the South
Is now greater than the supply, and Will
continue so for many years to come. Recog-
become breeders, not only OF mules, but of !.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07
FOR RENE.

A nice Cottage with rooms, situated
about half way between the Cave and Idaho
Springs, with tue privilege of springs and
cave for the summer season. This is known
as the Waller place. For terms apply to
j. w. Rice, or
5,24-tf u M, RICE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07
MARRIAGE GUIDE.

16O Pages Illustrated ia cloth and gilt binding 800
money or postage, same paper covers &c. Ihis BOOK
to know large editions each, sold every few mos
Health, Beauty, Happiness, areprnmoted ~ It's ao-
vice-Who may marry who not. why Med1cai ana Wnen
necessary brought home to you. Sent sealed ~ DE-
WHITTIER. st. Louis, Mo-, the great speciansss
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07

/ used two of your furnaces in curing my
crop last fall. My barn is 40x46 feet. 1 as
shnt on onen cnred twV V c gy sspen
didly with the two. My tobacco is bright
and clean of ashes. 1 think they will do
all you claim, and much more if assisted
the first two. days with open fires. They
are a.perfect surety from burning and very
valuable for keeping tobacco dry during
wet weather and stripping by in cold,
damp weather. 1 cheerfully recommend
them to planters, and wish you much sue
cess. Respectfully,
S. M. WILKINSON.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07


Z ONCE of w. +. Coulter, Jan. 1st 1884,
GAINESVILLE. TennEDEAR SIR: take pleas.
ure in stating thai used your Patent To-
bacco Curing Furnaces all through the past
season. / am well satisfied with the result,
and am Convinced that your Furnaces are
superior to anything ever invented for cur
ing tobacco without danger of burning.
lst. They are easily adjusted and worked.
End. They save vast amount of anxiety
while firing.
3D. One Insufficient for % to "A foot barn,
or two to four for Sc by 40 or 40 by 80 feet.
4th. If assisted with open fires until the
leaf is half cured, then shut off open fires, it
will take fewer furnaces. e :. 81 =
5th. They are very valuable for keeping
tobacco dry during along wet spell, and for
stripping by in cold weather. IL
9Th. They furnish perfect safety from
blaze ana sparks, need never let fires go
out at night, and yet need not stay in barn
at night, and be perfectly easy about burn
ing for believe with proper care it is i'm
possible to burn barn with them- l think
they will last lifetime if kept from rust,
and would recommend them to all plan
tiers. If they all will adopt them, many
Thousands of dollars will be saved that are
lost yearly, curing the old way with open
fires. Wishing you much success, / am
Yours very truly,
E. B. ROSS.
P.S.-They are very useful for drying out
cured tobacco when preparing it for pricing
Sometimes we have to wait q long time for
q drying spell. - isA2za t "a e. b. Il.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07
ssAvFIlg's ysNAiE aEEVtATu
SUFFERING WOMANl

is strictly a vegetable compound, and is the
product of medical science and practical
experience directed towards tie benefit of
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07

take pleasure in stating that used the
Furnace bought of you in curing my crop.
last fall, to my entire satisfaction, and do
fully endorse what Mr.. Ross has said about
Them. They will do all you claim, and with
perfect surety. bought the first one you
sold, and would not be without it for any
consideration, wish you all the success
you SO richly deserve. s. -1ats -9b
Respectfully,
P.CoCKE.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, April 7, 1884.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07
WOMAN'S BEST FRIEND,
PRECIOUS BOON OF HEALTH.

1t will relieve you of nearly all the conn
plants peculiar to your sex Rely upon 1t
as your safeguard for health, happiness and
long life. &.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07

w. F. Coulter Il used the furnace you
sent me after my crop was cured-in keep
ing it dry during the wet weather until
was ready to strip. Also used them to strip
by, and know them to be perfectly safe
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07
MONTHLY SICKNESS.

Its proprietor claims for it no other medical
property, and to doubt the fact that this
medicine does positively possess such con-
trolling and regulating powers is simply to
discredit the voluntary testimony of thous-
ands of living witnesses who are to-day ex-
ulting in their restoration to health and
3
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07
Observation-Disclosures

The sales OF Blackwell's Bull Durham Smoking
Tobacco far exceed those OF any other brand in
the world simply because it has been, is, and Will
be- the best that can be made. All dealers have IL
Look for trademark of the Bull on every package
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-18
The Best in the world.

Mr.. Lewis w. Lee, we'll known
citizen of Terrell county, Ga, who
has suffered for a long time with
letter, testifes as follows of the
merit of Swift's Specific:
/ suffered with tetter for eleven
years. 1t was on my face and body
and gave me untold trouble and
pain. | tried the virtue of many
remedies and was treated by some
of the best physicians in the coun-
ty, but found no relief. [ had al
most despaired of my life. l was
induced to try S. S. S. as a last
resort. After taking six bottles,
this terrible disease was removed
and my skin smoothed and | feel
as well as and look like anewman.
Swift's Specific is undoubtedly the
best blood purifier In the world,
and can most cheerfully com
mend it to suffering humanity
everywhere. L. w. LEE.
Dawson, Aug. 80, 1884.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-18
DRAWING THE LINE.
A Negro Postmaster Asked to Get Ne
gro BOndsmen and Clerks.

A few days ago republican man.
ayers of the party in Georgia
served notice upon Madison Davis
the colored postmaster at Athens
that he must get rid Of his demo
cratic bondsmen, who have con.
trolled the patronage of the office,
and substitute for them securities
of his own political faith or the
president would be asked to re-
move him. The party demanded
that the white clerks in the Office
should be given an immediate
bounce, and their places be sup
piled by republican negroes. Da-
Wis white friends, without any
movement on his part, went to
work and secured him new bond.
signed by four of the wealthiest
negroes in Georgia, and the white
securities, viz: Ex-senator Bar
row, r. L. Bloomfield, James M.
Smith and r. L. Moss, were re-
leased from further. responsibility.
The new bond has been accepted
by the post Office department.
Messrs. Bense and Reynolds are
white democrats now in the Of
flee, and it is presumed that they
will be shortly discharged and ne
groes will take their places. Da-
Wis has one of his sons in the of
flee. Mr.. Bense has charge of
the money order department.
Clerks will have to be imported,
as there are no republicans COM
petent in Athens. Madison Da-
Wis was the slave of the Hon. B.
H. Hill before the war. When
first appointed postmaster it was
through the influence of Mr.. Hill,
then Senator, that he was con-
frmed, and his first bond was
made up through Mr.. Hills infu-
ence.
1t was a letter addressed to Da-
Wis as "My Dear Matt" by Hon.
Emory Speer, and which fell into
the hands of some democrats,
which subsequently contributed
to the defeat of that young states
man.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-18
UNREQUITED LOVE.
A Young Man Becomes Abusive and
Vows Vengeance.

A rather curious courtship was
brought to close in police court
here this afternoon, says a New
York special to the Philadelphia
Press, when Matthew Henning, a
young German, aged twenty-one,
was sentenced to three months
imprisonment because of his an
noying and persistent attentions
to Miss Annie Kurtz. Henning
had been an ardent admirer of
Miss Kurtz during the past two
years, and it was generally sup
posed that the young lady favored
his suit. Later, however, her pa
rents have objected to her keep
ing company with him, and she
has refused to disobey them.
Yesterday morning Henning
called on her, and during their
interview proposed marriage. The
young lady declined his offer,
whereupon he became very abu-
siVe and vowed vengeance. With
great difficulty, and only after a
war of words, the persistent lover
was forced from Miss Kurtz' S room
by her mother, who came to the
young lady's aid with a broom
stick. Notwithstanding this de-
feat, Henning lounged about the
front of the house all day, waiting
for the appearance of his lost love.
When her father returned home
in the evening Miss Kurtz inform
ed him of the State of affairs, and
said she was afraid to leave the
house. She had promised to meet
a lady and requested her father to
accompany her, AS they were
on their way to their friends
house, Henning suddenly sprang
from a doorway, and throwing his
arms around her neck, kissed her
repeatedly before her astonished
father could interfere, and again
renewed his demand to marry him.
Mr.. Kurtz caught Henning by the
coat collar and shouted for an Of
fcer, upon whose arrival the
young man was given in custody.
At Essex market police court
this morning he refused to make
any defense, save that he loved
the girl and intended to marry
her. He stated that he still had
hope, and when he was sentenced
to three months Imprisonment re-
marked that he would renew his
suit as soon as he gained his free
dom.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-18
AS a Tonic.

There are thousands Of persons
to-day taking Swift's Specific as an
antidote for malarial poisons and
general debility, Among the hun
dreds of certificates as to its merits
in cases of this class, Mr.. w. G..
Wall, well known citizen of Daw-
son, Ga, bears the following testi-
mony:
My wife has been suffering for a
long time with general debility
and the breaking down of the ner-
vous system. We have tried vari-
Gus remedies, but nothing brought
relief. | finally concluded to try
Swift's Specific, and the very first
bottle had a most happy effect, and
the second has restored her wanted
strength, and to-day she is feeling
better than for many months. As
tonic there can be nothing better
than S. S. S. w. G. WALL.
Dawson, Aug. 80, 1884.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-18
A Blessing To All Mankind.

In these times when our newspa-
pers are flooded with patent medi-
cine advertisements, it is gratifying
to know what to procure that will
certainly cure you. If you are Bill
lious, blood out Of order, LIVER mac
tive, or generally debilitated, there is
nothing in the world that will cure
you SO quickly as Electric Bitters.
They are blessing to all mankind,
and can be had for only SO cents a
bottle of Crouch Bros. r2w
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-18
A scientist saws the reason that

A scientist says the reason that
kissing is SO pleasant, is because
the teeth, jaw-bones and lips are
full of nerves, and when the lips
meet an electric current is gener-
ated. He should explain why it
is the electric current does not
work when he kisses his mother
in-law to please his wife. Science
cannot upset our religious notions
apout kissing.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-18
1t Wasn't Cats.


New York Star.
"If 1 can find my gun l bet I'll
settle them cats" said Mulberry
the other night at a late hour,
as he slid out of bed and went
cropping around the room in the
dark. Come back to bed, you
old fool" pleaded the gentle voice
of Mrs. Mulberry. "That isn't
cats, it's Emeline's new beau down
in the parlor singing Some Day. -
Emeline's new beau will not warb-
lie any more when he visits Eme-
line. Emeline has told him that
papa is very easily disturbed af-
ter he retires."
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-18
The Georgia Snake.
Walton News.

Walton News.
On Monday, the first day of this
month, Mr. James fowler was
down in his bottoms by the creek
sitting on the ground eating a
musk melon that he had cut open
and placed between his legs. He
had finished one slice, and when
he looked down to cut another to
his horror he found a large water
moccasin, four feet long and at
least two inches in diameter, living
across one of his legs, and actual
ly diving, as it were, into the deli
cious melon. Mr.. Towler's hair
stood up perfectly straight and
raised his hat entirely off his head,
his blood ran cold, and, jumping
about four feet in the air, he struck
a bee line for his house, yelling
snake every jump. Fortunately
a friend heard him, and coming
to his rescue the two returned
and killed the snake.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-18


Cholera still prevails in various
places in Europe. A dispatch
from Rome says a veritable panic
prevails among the populace in
some of the districts afflicted with
cholera. In many instances the
physicians, in attempting to minis
Ter to cholera patients, have been
maltreated and in some cases
wounded with knives. The per-
sons making these assaults believe
mat the doctors are engaged in
poisoning the people.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-18
THE R0MANCES OF BANDITTI.
A R0bcer Whose Daughter was at
School in Europe-A DaShing
Amazon.

Mexican brigands are waking
up to the fact that their occupa-
patton is gone. Rapid travel
lays bare lives and methods that
distance and inaccessibility have
hitherto enveloped in veil of ro-
nance. Yet the old atmosphere
still fingers protectingly about a
few, which accounts for the fact
that Churchorel Poto, the notori-
Gus bandit, who was captured at
Querotaro the other day, was made
prisoner, while the less famous
ruflians were all shot. He has as
many friends in Mexico as th2
James boys Missouri, and has es-
capped the clutches of the law and
baffled pursuit, until he won the
title of ''The Mysterious Man,"
has been imprisoned in the past
and made daring escapes, as he
will probably do in the future.
One OF the secrets of his popu-
larity is that his code of honor al
lows no Mexican to suffer at his
hands; while he has robbed fort
unes from unfortunate travellers,
he has always spared his own
countrymen and has especially de-
lighted in preying upon Spaniards.
His methods have often been
original and fearless, yet he has
often played the common role of
garroter and burglar. The one
tender pulsation in the black
heart of this ruthless robber beats
unwavering faithfulness and idola-
trous love for his daughter, a
beautiful girl eighteen years of
age, whom he is educating in
Brussels, who is ignorant of the
true character Of her bandit father
and upon whom he lavishes al
most all the money that comes
into his hands by this system of
forced foans.'
More romantic than Churchorel
Poto is the little I can gather
about a gang of wreckers who
were pursued and shot less than a
month ago i'll the State of Duran
go. The leader of the band was
well known to the Mexican public
by sight and through the record
of daring deeds and bloody crimes.
Young and boyish in appearance,
handsome, dashing, and so below
ed by the entire clan Of eighteen
brigands that the indentity of
this chief was never betrayed nor
expected. The other day the rurals
Tracked them down, and sent eight
bullets through the captains heart
and destroyed the whole band,
not leaving one to tell the story,
which all will long to hear, as I
learned that the handsome bandit
boy was only bit Of successful
masquerading, for when the rid
died sombrero was removed and
the bullet-burnt blanket thrown
aside, shapely form was revealed
and the astonished soldiers learn
ed that the leader Of their foe had
been a woman.-Mexico Letter in
S. f. Chronicle.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-18
MAKING A HUMAN FACE.
Thomas Colts Thirteen Years of Ex-
perience Under the Surgeons.
New York Sun.

81
New York Sun.
In 1871 Thomas Colt, then Il
years old, was taken to Bellvue
Hospital suffering from a disease
which had destroyed his nose and
lips and had begun to affect his
eyes. He was taken in charge by
DIR. Gustavus Sabine, and since
that time has been under treat
ment with a view to replacing the
lost part of the face.
After the course Of the disease
had been checked the process of
building up was begun by cutting
away the flesh where the orifce
had been. Then the inside
of the large finger of the
right hand was fayed, and the
fresh cut wound was fitted where
the nose should be. The hand
was held in place by bandages
and plasters of paris until the fin
ger had grown fast to the forehead
and cheeks of the patient. In the
mean time the mouth was covered
by the hand, and silver tube was
inserted into the lads throat,
through which he was fed and
through which he also breathed.
When the grating Of the finger
to the face was completed, and
circulation established, the finger
was amputated near the knuckle.
leaving too and a half joints at
tached to the face. The opera
tlons so far had required about a
year, but the process was only be-
gun. The next step was was to
trim down the finger in the shape
Of a nose by removing the bone
and gradually building up the
flesh on each side and drawing
the skin from the cheeks and fore
head over it. In course Of time
the result sought was obtained,
except there were as yet no nos
trils.
The eyes of the unfortunate
boy had both been drawn out of
position somewhat, and these were
Strengthened by clipping nerves in
the manner usually adopted by
occulists i'll treating cross-eyed
people. The eyebrows were also
patched up at the inner ends.
The next step was to give the
boy new pair of lips. This was
done gradually by taking pieces
of flesh from the cheeks and glaft-
ing them in place bit by bit.
Yesterday, after thirteen years
of experience under the surgeons 5
knife, having meantime under
gone and recovered from thirty
different operations, the patient,
now a young man, left the hospi-
tai. His face was smooth, and to
the casual observer bore no traces
Of what he had gone through.
The case is extraordinary for the
extent Of the work done and the
perfect result obtained. Not less
extraordinary was the fortitude of
the patient, who never murmured
under the necessary painful oper-
ations, and who, in walking the
floor because of his suffering, was
want to cheer up the other pa
tients in the ward by telling droll
stories, of which he had large
supply.