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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

THE Spirit of the Farm, that ex-
cellent agricultural journal that is
always alive to the interest of the
farmer, suggests that a duty on
eggs would be good thing. Eggs
are now on the free list and large
quantities of them are imported to
supply the American demand. 1t
took $4,000, 900 dozen eggs to supply
New York city, alone, last year,
which she paid at least 81, O0O, 900 to
get. 1t is an easy calculation to see
what profitable industry egg cul-
ture would be to the American
farmer if the product of those pau
per hens of Europe was cut off.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
BROOKS CANAL.

Editor Brooks, OF the West Ten
nessee Wing, is still harping on his
proposed canal which is TO connect
the Tennessee and the Forked Deer
rivers. The Memphis Avalanche
came to his rescue in the movement
and inspired him to rush once more
to the breach with redoubled cour-
age. He has also consulted some
able engineers on the subject and
they seem to consider the scheme
entirely feasible. We have hereto
fore expressed our doubts as to the
practieability of the project, but if
il is ever carried out successfully,
we will be among the first to APP
plaud Brother Brooks, both for
having originated the scheme and
for the pluck with which he has
stood by 1t. The benefits to be de-
rived from building the canal. as
cited by the Avalanche and the
Wing, are that coal, marble and
other East Tennessee products, can
be brought to Jackson and Mem
phis much cheaper than heretofore.
This suggests to us plan by which
GAINESVILLE may be similarly bene-
fitted. II there is any water left in
the Tennessee after Brother Brooks
gets through with it, another canal
should be dug turning 1t into the
Cumberland. We are not trying
to rob Brother Brooks of any Of his
laurels In originating canal schemes
but only standing the egg on its
end after he has shown us how il
can be done.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

ONE of the Iowa excursiOnists
who visited GAINESVILLE has written
a letter to Hon. VIM. NJ. Daniel
since his return home. He says
one of the greatest impediments to
Northern immigration to Tennessee
is lack of good schools in the ru-
raj districts. These people are ac-
customed to good public schools at
home and don't like to move to
country where they will be depriv-
ed of such benefits. The prospects
are, however, that they are coming
and coming in considerable force.
We hope that one of the first les
sons they will teach our people will
be that better public school sys-
tenn is necessary.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
THE Raglan BILL.

We are inclined to think that the
Raglan bill to regulate commerce
between the States If enacted into a
law would be good thing. We
are not among the demagogues who
seek to array the people against the
railroads, but we recognize the fact
that the immense railroad system of
this country, with the important
bearing that it has come to have on
all the business interests OF the
country, should be subjected to
Governmental supervision. The
private interests of the big corpora
tions that control the railroads, I'M
dOubtedly leads them to the COM
mission of acts detrimental to other
private interests, and that should
not be allowed in a well regulated
country. State railroad commits
siOns are necessarily ineffective, be-
cause their jurisdiction is so limited.
They frequently work an injustice
to roads that have competing lines
in another state out of the control
of the commission, and interfere
with the successful working of those
that lie only partially in the State
where the commission exists. The
matter is one that naturally comes
under the jurisdiction of the FEEDER
al Government. The constitution
gives Congress the power to regu-
late commerce between the States
and there is nothing more needed
than a law that will keep railroad
tariffs properly regulated and not
allow them to be affected by the
animosities of rival corporations.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

THEI /. A. & Il. railroad has an
advertisement in this issue OF the
CHRONICLE calling for 100, 900 cross
ties, to which we direct the atten.
ton of the timber owners who live
along the line of the road. While
speaking of the railroad, we are
glad to remark that the work Is
progressing in a very satisfactory
manner, considering the long con-
tinued bad weather. About twelve
miles of road bed have been
graded and a large number of cars
have been purchased. A force of
seventy-five hands was sent to
Jones creek, which is up the river
above Harpeth, Tuesday, to get out
cross-ties. The back water from
the river makes that local lily very
accessible just now.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
CHICKEN CHOLERA,

to the voiceless tomb? Are they or
any of them in honor living and in
luxury and power reveling? III so,
curse upon the vile wretches. who
stood trembling and coward-like
white their victim was hounded-ns
he should have been, perhaps-into
the depths of misery, into the ST.
lent gloom of death, raising no
hand to help, uttering no word to
mitigate. Marsh Folks crime was
black, but his character is white as
snow beside the ebon blackness of
those heartless Williams who used,
robbed and ruined him. But he
is gone with all his faults, and his
friend who pens this rejoices that
the end came, not. too soon. Peace
to his ashes, and may an avengiDg
Nemesis with her scorpion whip
pursue and overtake the wretches
who wrought his undoing and to-
day enjoy the fruit OF his great
crime.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
TERMS: $500 I'M ADVANCE.

WE favor tariff for re--nue Einsited
TO the necessities Of the Government eco
n0nically administered, and so adjusted
an its application as to prevent unequal
burdens, to encourage productive indus
tries at home, afford a just compensation
to labor, but mot to create or foster naonop-
olies.-Ohio Democratic Platform, June
Virginia Democratic platform,
JGy 25th.-SubstGntiaAy, RnnsylUania
Democratic platform, Aug. 1st
We favor a tariff for revenue, limited
to the necessary expenditures Of the gov-
eTnnse1st, and so adjusted as to giUe pro
lection and encouragement to home
production, industry and labor, ,cithOest
producing or fostering monopOlies.
NeW Jersey Democratic platform, Sept
13tk.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

WE were pleased to find the fol-
lowing in the Florida Herald pub
ished at Jacksonville, Fla:
Mr.. Ed. G. Campbell, a capale
and popular journalist, formerly
editor of the Pensacola Advance.
Gazette, and prominently connec-
ted with other leading journals at
different times, will assume charge
of the city department of the Her
aid to-day. We commend Mr..
Campbell to our friends and pat
rons and the people generally, as a
thorough and accomplished gentle
man, worthy of the last degree O.
onfidence. T
Mr.. Campbell's many friends in
this place will be glad to know that
the Herald is a handsome daily,
and one of the leading papers in
Florida. We congratulate him on
securing the place.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

THE Covington (Tenn.) Call &C.
cuses the CHRONICLE of occupying
a selfish attitude on the tariff issue
because it is published in a region
where tobacco is grown. Now this
accusation is somewhat suggestive
of Satan reprOving sin. The gener-
Gus and self-sacrificing editor of the
Call thinks that crop raised by a
small portion of the farmers in the
Union, should bear a large portion
of the tax burden in order to relieve
the people of other sections where
that crop is not grown. There
is a guilelessness about that idea
that is really refreshing. 1t is
"child like and bland" The able
editor must be posing for a picture
of innocence. The fact is, he needs
and ought to learn to
look beyond what is purely local.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

Mr.. w. II. CHERRY don't seem
to have been much affected by the
charges of fraud and corruption so
boldly and frequently brought
against him of late, but when he
reads the following from the Milan
Exchange. he will lie down and
die. The Exchange says: 1.-THE
Nashville Banner is becoming over
nice. 1t takes several bites at a
Cherry" A pun like that would
kill a rhinoceros.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

To the Chronicle:
The condition of our public
schools, (Which 1 believe IS better
at present than few months since;
but which is bad enough nOw,) the
education of a majority of the chill
dren of Montgomery county, and
also the education of many of the
teachers of our county schools, de-
mand the attention of our County
Court, our Directors, our Superin-
tendent and our taX-paying popu-
lance. 1t is true that the subject of
taxation to support the public
schools can be carried too far, but
in the present instance think there
need be no fear as to that being the
case. 1 feel assured that our Court
will do that which is right, and
will give us justice, provided they
give the matter sufficient fore
thought. Take into consideration
the number of children in various
parts of the county that are arriving
at the years of maturity, and can
scarcely read and write which have
been reared in idleness and ignO-
rance for want of money to pay
good teachers to teach good schools;
take into consideration the major
ity of our taxpayers that are scarce
ly able to instruct their own little
a-b-c-darians. Take these things
into consideration, honorable court,
and think you if weshouldn't have
a better school tax. The public
schools of Montgomery county are
as part of her government; part
to which she might point with
pride If she would give them the
means of sustenance by which they
might become institutions OF end
less worth to her entire population,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

an honor to her as a county and a
recommendation to her officers.
The public schools are not monop-
Giles which are conducive to one
mans, or set of mems interest, but
are highly beneficial to the people,
the county. the State and the Ma
ton. Hence, they need the consid-
Grafton and assistance of our law
makers and of an intelligent pub
lie. Study the interest of public
well-being and see what we have.
LIST, our children have good En-
disqualification. End, If we wish to
draw emigration here, can we do so
by suffering what children we have
to grow up in ignorance? Would a
man of common sense suppose for
AN instant that emigrants from the
North, the East, or foreign coun-
tries, or anywhere else where their
children receive an education at the
expense of the public, would be
DESTROYS of location among us.
Sd, Will capitalists be eager to in
vest among US when they find that
a majority of the population has
not education enough to appreciate
that which is most necessary to
their welfare and comfort? 4th,
Would it not be absurd for the in
situations of learning of GAINESVILLE
to expect any means OF. support
from the country people where they
do not support their home schools !?
Most assuredIy it would, for man
of half sense must know that ed
ucation like charity, begins at home.
Then we do ask our next court to
give us a better school tax, and
therein conjunction and co-Opera-
ton with the schools and colleges OF
GAINESVILLE, we feel that Montgom-
cry county will become LIST. the
coadjutrix, if not the leader, of her
sister counties in the onward work
to fame aud distinction End. a de-
SRA le location for einigrants and
capitalists, and last but not least,
would render the city OF Clarks-
vile modern Athens. These
feeble arguments [ submit to the
court, and hope they too will think
we need a better school tax.
A SCHOOL Man.
Ringgold, Tenn, March s, 's4.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
ciam0ring TOR Better Schools.
Nashville Banner.

The weekly papers of the State
are making efforts to arouse the peo-
pie to a sense of their duty regard
ing public schools. The people
themselves are becoming aroused.
They are tired of paying taxes for
the support of many ignorant
teachers, and are willing to increase
the tax in order to secure compe-
tent teachers and longer school
terms. A gentleman from Ham
ilton county, now in the city, says
the people are taking hold OF this
subject, and he expects revolution
in school matters in his section of
the State at no distant day.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

THERE is one prediction that can
be safely made in regard to the
next Governor OF Tennessee, who
ever that individual may be. If he
don't continue Commissioner Nc
Whittier In Office, the howl that will
come from all parts of the State will
be a bigger racket than his ex-
cellency can stand.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

THE causes of the increasing fire.
quency and violence of floods in
American rivers, and the measures
that ought to be taken for protec-
ton against them will be discussed
by DR.. Oswald in the April number
of the North American Review.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

THERE is II tradition to the effect
that fools can learn something at
the school OF experience when all
other plans Of instruction have fall
ed TO benefit them. There are ex-
ceptions to this rule, however. The
Greenback party is going to put
another Presidential ticket In the
field.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

A COUPLE were married in the
Jail at Russellville last week. The
Herald Enterprise says they didn't
take tour, as the groom is wanted
at the coming term of the Circuit
Court to answer a charge of grand
larceny.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
FOR SALE.

A. room brick cottage, fronting 100 feet OF,
College street and 200 feet III depth, near 9til
street. This property ~ ~ nrst- class order,
and must be sold cheap 1or casn on account
-s ' q. BURGHEIM q SON.
Franklin ST., opposite Owen & Moore.
rnch IL I4Aa
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

1, b. w. Macrae, Cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank, GAINESVILLE, do solemniy swear
that the above statement is true to the best
OF my knowledge and belief.
b. w. MACRAE, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, the
l4th day of March, 1884. G. II. BAILEY,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
4. b. ELY,
w. +. TAYLOR,
March Is I8S4-If
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
BUT TRUE
Memphis Appeal.

Uncivilized and barbarous as it
may appear there are. people in Ten
nessee who prefer miserable,
NANCY, yellow, ash-hole dog to a
flock of sheep. And what is worse,
there are politicians who prefer to
encourage the man Of the yellow
dog rather than the farmer who de-
sires to increase the wealth and
products of the State by raising
mutton and wool.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
NOTICE
To Stockholders OF the
CITIZENS
Building & Loan Association

At a meeting of the Directors OF the Citl-
zens' Building and Loan Association, held
March 18th, 1884, II was ordered that thu
following notices be given 20 the stock
holders:
LIST. The stock of non-borrowers In the
First Series will be cashed by the Secretary
Of the Association ON the 10Th day of April
next. The April payment Will not be re-
quired OF stockholders In this Series.
, I'd. Stockholders OF all Series are hereby
notified that arrears OF calls and interest
now due the Association, must be paid be-
fore the LIST day of April next, or their
mortgages will be foreclo8ed and their stock
sold to the highest bidder.
3D.. Books VIII be opened at the 0&ce OF
the Secretary on the 10th day of ApTN next
for subscriptions to a Fifth Series of stock.
Said subscriptions will be limited to persons
who may wish 10 become borrowers,
X. Il. MCCULLOUGH,
Secretary.
March Is, lSS4-5t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
NO TIME FOR FOOLISHNESS.
Bristol Courier.

The Democracy Of Tennessee will
have no child's play in the next
canvass. The Republicans are or
ganizing; they will be in the field
early, ready for the fray. The De-
mocracy should select strong man
the strongest on the hastings to be
found in the State. For one we are
for success we will talk about sec
tions and offices afterwards.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
A GOOD COON DOG.
Brownsville Democrat.

King David David A. Nunn),
leader of the coon element in this
portion of the State in politics, is
spoken of as candidate for Govern
or uf Tennessee. He Is at present
Secretary of State, and is, we pre-
sumo, (having been elected 10 that
position by Democratic legisla-
ture), the strongest man the Repub-
licans could put in the field.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
MORE FOOL THAN KNAVE.
Athens Post.

The Nashville Banner disclaims
all intention to charge members of
the Legislature of 1928 with brib-
cry and corruption, but is laboring
mighty hard to prove that the
whole body was a "conglOmera-
ted amalgamation of natural born
durn phools." Which is little
hefty on the most representative
deliberative body ever assembled at
the capital Of the State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
CURRENT OPINIONS ON GENERAL
TOPICS.

ONE EXCEPTION.
aa Russelyiales tKys,) erald-Enterprise.u
Bismark's contemptfor the Amer
lean hog does not embrace the
grounding. He must respect him
wheather he wants to or not.
GLAD YOU THINK SO.
Henderson, (Ky .)Journai.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle repro
duced the Journals sketch of the
battle of Fort Donelson. II is II
pleasure to say the Chronicle isOne
OF the very best papers published In
our sister State, Tennessee.
HOW FIRM x FOUNDATION.
q Fayetteville Observer
We stand squarely on the Ohio
platform on the question of the tar
iff. That platform is an embOdi-
ment of the ideas of Washington,
Jefferson and Polk on this question
and on 1T we are willing to stand or
fall. M
WAS 1T PEARCE OR TAYLORs
Union City Our Country.
A certain congressman from West
Tennessee, said 10 a friend few
days since: "a congressman is q
big thing down home, but is a very
small potato up here, especially I
he happens to be new member y
There are two new members from
West Tennessee.
FACTORIES VS.. wHISKEY.
Meals Gazette.
Those towns and cities in The
South where factories have been
built, are prospecting, as though
touched by the hand of nagician
When Dyersburg chops the nun
Der of her saloons in two, then she
may hope to feel the hand OF the
magician-butn not before.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
HE HAS TRIED IT.
SeQuachee Advance.

Dip the Atlantic ocean dry with
a teaspoon, twist your heel into the
toe of your boot, send up fishing
hooks with a balloon and fish for
stars, get astride gossaner and
chase the comet, choke mosquito
with an anvil-in short, prove all
things heretofore considered impOs-
sible but never, never attempt to
please everybody when you edit
paper.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
First National Bank,

GAINESVILLE, TENN,
1t the close of business on the It'll day OF
March, 1884.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
WE TOLD YOU so.
Galletin Examiner.

We have protested against the lu-
macy that has taken hold of mary free
trade democrats who are pushing
the party to declare in convention
against protection to home industry
and cautioned them that they are
running into another defeat. And
now comes the New York Herald,
itself free trade advocate and tells
US that careful enquiry at Rich
mond, has developed the fact that
the old Virginia democracy are for
moderate protection.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15
TENNESSEE TALK.

L. ID. Caldwell and others are
erecting as15, 900 theater building in
Union CITY,.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

II is well-known fact that most OF the z
try IL worthless; that Sheridan's Condition
Powderi IL absolutely pure and veryvaluable.
Nothing ON Earth viii make hens
lay like Sheridan's Condition Pow
der. Dose, one teaspoonful to each pint OF =
food. II VIII also positively prevent and I
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

/
weeks that this weather boss leads
a secluded life. Well, if Mr.. s. is
correct, thank fortune that week
or ten days more will end the
grounding business, and then we
will have-but let's wait and see.
Tribune and Sun: Excursions
from various parts of the North
will be made to the battle field of
Shiloh, arriving on the field April
9th, the ed anniversary of that
great conflict .of arms. Parties
from Nashville and other points in
Tennessee, both ex-Federal and ex-
Confederate, will join the excursion
lists from the North. The people of
Savannah and Hardin county are
making preparations to properly
receive the visitors and there will
be good attendance from jackson
and vicinity, and If parties in
MeNairy county will arrange to
carry people out from Bethel, it
might pay them, and secure good
crowd from this direction.
Dickson Press: Mr.. VIM. Mel
son, of Green Co., Wis.,, who came
to this State with the Jackson ex-
cursionists, and who has been pros
pectiDg around Dickson for several |
days past, started for home yester-
day. He is highly pleased with
the different sections of Tennessee
in which he has been, and particu- |
larly so with Dickson county. He
intends to return here in the near
future with his family and make
his home in our midst. Mr.. Mel
son was former resident OF Mer-
Ger Co., Pa, but left there 80 years
ago and settled in the wilderness OF
Wisconsin. Upon arriving here ne
was agreeably surprised to find that
quite a number of our citizens
were former residents of Mercer
county, and many of them old &C
quaintances and friends. 80
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-01
PROFESSIONAL.

A BROWN, PHYSICIAN AND SUR
"A. geou, Office corner of Fourth and Hous-
ton streets; residence 90 South Main street,
corner Daggett avenue. Residence telephone,
No. q: Office telephone, No. 2S.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-01
DIAMOND CHIPS.

The Nicholsons defeated the Man.
etts yesterday by score of9 to O.
The Spikers defeated the Anchors
yesterday by score of l6 to IL.
Observation-Disclosures pitched in the
games against the Athletics on June
20 and 2S.
The veteran Lip. Pike is playing
center field for an amateur club ON
Long Island.
The Hickory Reds defeated the
Hickory Reds Reserves by a score OF
10 to IA yesterday.
The Western have recognized and
will play the O'Leary Combination
next Sunday at the Mutua's park,
sixteenth and o 'Fallon streets.
The Comets defeated the Modocs
Yesterday by a score of is to Ii. me
features Of the game were the triple
and double plays made by the Comets.
The Lindell Stars will play any
nine under eighteen years OF age.
Send challenges to III. Barth's gro
cery store, northeast corner Tenth
and Cass avenue.
The Argyle Standards would like TO
hear from the Kenneth's. whose
nlayers are from ten to twelve years OF
age. Address all challenges to H..
Heade, 5i3 Argy lie avenue.
Manning of the Philadelphia club
has been cautioned to show more life
in right field. While on the last East
ern trip he missed several chances by
his sleepiness +
Streuve and Goldsby have been re-
.l..t.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-01

I LARksvILLE. CRY HOTEL. 10.
east cosra rear OF Dick & Barry's store, south.
beds s. ner OF Public Square. Good table and
very comfort. +. M. White, proprietor