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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02

Trunks, Valices, Hand Bags
in great variety at
COULTER BROS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02
TO THE PRIZE WINNERS.

Mr. w. o. Brandon will take pleasure in presenting
the Gold Dollars to the children who
to win these prizes. Thanking the children for The in
teest taken in this contest, and Messrs. Derafenfed
and Brandon for the impartial in which they
have discharged their work, remain
Very respectfully, -
M. A. STRATTON.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02

Examine our stock of Ladies
Misses and Childrea's Hose.
We have all grades at from SC
a pair to $500, all styles. We
have some grand bargains in
Hosiery in broken lots and sizes.
Call and see them.
COULTER BROS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02

One voice all over the.land goes up
from mothers, that says, My daughters
are so feeble and sad, with no strength.
all out OF breath and life at the least
exertion. What can we do for them 2"
The answer is simple and full of hope.
One 10 tour weeks use Of Hop Bitters
will make them healthy, rosy, sprighta
" and cheerful.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02

Go to Coulter Bros. and buy
12 yards "A Bleach Domestic
for $1.00. 1t is just the goods
for ladies' skirts.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02
Fleeing Before Cod Winters sIosE

The hotel Keepers OF New Orleans
IN common with their brethefen In
all the leading Southern cities. nre
prepared for an unlimited invasion
OF Norihern inyalids and health,
seekers. Those about to seek the
sunny land should remember that
ON Feb. 18th, exactly two weeks
aniicipatOry Of the gay festive seas
on OF Mardi Gras, the next Grand
Monthly Drawing OF The LOuisla-
ma State Lottery viii take place,
about which M. A. Dauplin, New
Orleans, La, will tell you ON apIlli-
cation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02

Genuine bargains in Table
Linens, Towels, Napkins. Table
Damask worth $500 a yard for
$2.25; Table Linen worth $500
a yard for $1.50, &C.. at
COULTER BROS. !
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02

Mr.. JOHN WRIGHT, OF Hopkins
vile has succeeded IN eating one
bird every day Tor thirty cnnsecn-
five day- aud won 500 by the feat.
The South Kentuckian says this has
been Accomplished but Once before.
\ iIan named Walpole performing
it in New York last year.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02

Best assorted stock of staple
goods in the city. Every lady
sh@ald see that yard wide Bleach
Bften at SIC at v@l,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02
EXPOSITION

For sale, 80 pairs of fine
White, Red and Grey Blankets
many of which are made by,B
r. Coulter, of Los Angeles, Cal
We are sole agents for his goods
call and see them.
COULTER BROS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02

Why do you pay 7ac a yard
for Calico when you can go to
Coulter Bros. and buy them at
64c?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02

Do you want Cloak, Dolman
or Jacket? If SO, don't fail to
look at ours before buying.
COULTER BROS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-02

Just received a new supply Of
Ladies Linen Collars, Handker-
chiefs, both IN linen and silk,
which every lady should exam
inc before buying elsewhere
COULTER mos. {
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04
CULTIvAT0R AND HERDSMAN.

The Arkansas valley has now anoth-
er paper devoted to the two great
leading interests of the southwest.
The CultivatOr and Herdsman, a six
teen page paper published at Garden
City, edited aud published by l.. ID.
Bailey is before us. Judge Bailey, long
prominent politician, citizen and
farmer of this state, it seems has con-
cluded to settle down and pass his de-
clining years in giving the results of
his experience and observations TO the
men engaged in what he himself al
ways took great delight. The judge,
although educated in the law and for
a long time one of the supreme judges
of this state, nevertheless wields a
gracefully fluent faber that never fails
to be entertaining. A poetic and an
ideal vein runs through his compost
tons, and those elements have colored
and softened his whole life. His paper
is but 81 90 per year, and is a monthly
which would be welcomed in any
home, especially the homes of farmers
and stockholders.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04
ARTHUR IS PRESIDENT.

1t was claimed by Arthur's friends
previous to the Chicago convention,
and practically endorsed by all the
Republican state conventions, and
even not denied by the Democratic
party, that Chester A. Arthur, al
though assuming the chief executive
ship under the most trying and embar-
RAISING circumstances, had not made
single mistake as president of the
United States. 1t was very certain
that the Republican party owed him
much, but now they owe him more.
From his surroundings we feared he
would not veto the Fitz John Porter
bill, but he did-did it manfully and
squarely. The martyr and kind
hearted Lincoln, who knew all the
circumstances of the case, said that
Porter deserved death at the time.
He escaped that desert, but the man
who disobeyed an order on the field
will never be reinstatea and rewarded
for such high handed treachery while
the government remains in the hands
of the party that saved and perpetu-
ated il.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04
THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION

In thinking of that instrument, one
is apt 10 call up before him an august
assemblage gravely seated around a
upon il. and each member of the con
tinental congress in turn taking up Il
pen and with great dignity aflixing to il
his name. Nothing, however, can be
further from that which actually took
plane. Very few Of the delegates, II
indeed any signed the original docu-
ment on the 4th, and none signed The
present one now III independence hail
for The very good reason that IL was
not then in existence.
On July ~, congress voted that the
declaration be engl ossed on pareh-
ment. Jefferson, however, says thai
New York signed ON July ID. Con-
sequently New York must have sign
ed the original copy OF the declara-
ton before 1t had gone INTO the hands
OF The engrosser. On what day the
work was done by the copyist Is not
known. All that Is certainly known
is that on the I'd OF August
congress had the document
In existence now III indie
pendence Hall. u is on parchmeni.or
something that the trade calls parch-
ment. On that day august y 1t was
signed by all the members present.
The Original declaration Is lost, or
rather was purposely destroyed by
congress. All the SIGNATURES were
made anew. When the business OF
signing was ended is not known. One
Matthew Thornton, from New
Hampshire, signed IT III Novem-
Der, when he became mem
Der for the first time; and
Thomas Mexican, rom Delaware, as
says himself did not return TIL Janu-
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04
NEW ROADS,.

On day before Yesterday was filed
with the secretary of state at Topeka
the new charter of the Harper &
Western railroad company Ii is in
tended TO build and operate a stand
ard gauge railroad from Harper, in
Harper county, To "A point near Dodge
City, in Ford county. running through
the counties of Harper, kingman.
Barber, Pratt. Comanche. Edwards
and Ford {: also branch from point
on the main line twelve or fifteen miles
west Of Harper southwesterly TO a
point in Barber county on the boundary
line between Kansas and the Indian
territory; thence westerly through
the counties of Barber, Comanche,
Ford, Seward, Finncy and Hamilton,
ina the state of Kansas, or through
such OF those counties as NAV be
found 10 be upon the most practica-
BILE route from the starting point in
Barber county 10 the west line OF the
State of Kansas. The estimated
length of said road and branch is
about 400 miles. The amount of cap
ital stock is SS,oO0.0o0 divided into
shares of 500 each. The business
is to be transacted at Topeka aud
such cities, towns, etc. along
tlfe line of said road as may be deemed
advisable. The directors of the first
year are: w. b. Strong, Boston, Mass;
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04

tune at different times in his life to en-
terrain at his house and table some Of
these reformers-men who are essen-
italy spies by nature and only know a
gentleman for the purpose of report
ing something against him.
Harper's Weekly has become of late
the instrument of Mr.. Curtis, man
whose political success has borne no
proportion to his political pretensions
His avoidance of personality has mod
flied the views of many writers to-
ward him. hut he has only
two results that l can see pro-
vided that he be successful. and
it must be dismal prospect to him Ia
succeed in either. He may assist TO
defeat The Republican party. lie GER
tainlv will destroy the civil service re-
form theory. The Republicans will
care nothing on this subject hereafter
when the arch prophet of il has be-
come a renegade to his own party. -
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04
GATH" ON TINE BOILERS.

There is opposition to Mr. Blaine,
you will perceive, among the self-wor-
shippers. Ii will amount to nothing in
the long run. Most of the Republic
cans are heartily glad to see the hith-
erto respectable renegades and apos-
tates step out and show their backs.
No injury can happen to upright Re-
publicans from defeat at the
polls. The persons who will be
wiped out will be these renegades,
with whom gentlemen hereafte: will
be afraid TO consort. Politics is the
next thing TO war. When man is
iDtrusted with n political part to play,
he has been given an honor which he
should be rs careful about as if his
daughter or wife were concerned.
Sent TO a convention 10 do the august
work of nominating a ruler of the
country, the man who re-
serves the idea that he can put
the knife To the nomination
is an assassin. Ii makes no difference
what his past record has been, how
loudly he cried for freedom from the
rear and staid there during the con-
flict. The gentleness of his editorials
and lectures cannot obscure the fact
that in all the elements of patience.
obedience and loyalty he is failure
and fraud.
Several years ago trained with re-
formers, and more cold-hcarted pack
ofscoundrels never knew. They were
of character, and that i, why they |
preferred 10 be reformers rather than |
upright partisans. Some little kink or
scruple or insect seemed TO them big
ger than the great question in hand. |
they had not been con-
suited. At other times they had done |
some frighifnl violence to human ns-
ture. and could not support the
because they were
of their own ill., /
1t matters nothing 10
the young men who have acted with
the Republican party if Blsiue is
beaten; they can fall in behind their
chief magistrate, whatever be his par
ty relations. But assassinating Mr..
Blaine will be an evil To civil service
reform pretensions in this country.
Ii this respecting of persons is
to demolish our convention pop
ular system. let the esoIists /
fall into the ditch they have dug.
Blaine is too much of . man to please
any eunuch. 1t has been his misfor-
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04

The Prof. VIM. G.. sumner. of Yale,
who announces himself a. against
Blaine, was formerly n Episcopal
clergyman, but being opposed to al
the teachings Of Jesus Oh 1t, hc had
the consistency TO leave the Christitn
ministry. He is the author of the
most brutal and rhal VIOLENT book
II has ever been our disgusting for
tune TO read, being Il treatise, full of
gall, on the relations of the
higher to the slower orders" in
American society. ia which he sets
forth thai there ~ no obligation on
the part of The wcil-fo-do and ciuca-
ted TO provide for the poor and unfor-
tunate, a view OF the case i'm which
Mr.. Sumner has the misfortune to
differ from his former master, Christ.
He is one of the worst of the thin
Tipped and bitter-hcartcd gang, of
which the Republican party is. very
fortunately, to be relieved. Cham
pion.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04
CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY.

The following is the order in which
the original thirteen states adopted
the constitution of the United States.
According TO IA provision in the con-
stitution. it became binding on the
states ratiiying il when adopted by
nine states. New Hampshire was the
important ninth state:
/. Delaware, December z, 1887.
2. Pennsylvania, December IL, 1897.
8. New jersey, December is. 1887.
4. Georgia, January 2, 1888.
5. Connecticut, Jan. 9, 1888.
6. Massachusetts,, Feb. z, 1888.
Z. Maryland, April 2S, 1885,
8. South Carolina, May %, 1888.
9. New Hampshire, June 81, 1888.
10. Virginia, June %, 1888.
IL. New York, July 26, 1888.
IL. North Carolina, Nov. =, 1889.
Is. Rhode Island, May 20, 1890.
The convention of Delaware met,
adopted the constitution unanimously,
and adjourned in a single day.
The convention of PENNSYLVANIA
adopted the constitution by a vote of
46 yeas TO % NAYS.
The convention of New jersey
adopted the constitution unanimously.
The convention of Massachusetts
was composed of about $50 members,
and when il met it was opposed to
adopting the constitution. The ma
jority for its ratification was only
nineteen votes.
When the convention OF New York
met, the opponents of the constitution
were about two-thirds of the whole
body. Alexander Hamilton's logic
and cloquence secured a majority for
it.
North Carolina remained out of the
Union for more than eight months
after the new government went into
operation. The convention met and
adopted resolutions that a bill of
rights and certain amendments ought
to be laid before congress, and the
convention tibet might be called for
amending The constitution previous to
its ratification by the state of North
Carolina and the convention was
then dissolved.
Rhode Island remained out of the
Union for upward of thirteen months.
The general assembly, instead of call
ing Il convention to consider the con-
stitution. referred that instrument to
Il direct vote of the people at their
town meetings. Only 232 voted for
the adoption of the constitution. and
2,70S voted against II.
Subsequently the legislature called a
convention, the governor giving the
casting vote for SO doing in the small
est branch of the legislature. The con-
vcntion adopted the constitution by a
of only two votes, the yeas
being "a, and the nays -.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04

A. E. Touzalin, Boston, Mass; A. A.
Robinson, Topeka, Kan; f. Wilder,
Topeka, Kan: j. F. Goddard, Topeka
Kan; James Hagerman, Topeka, Kan;
George Hagerman, Topeka, Kan. The
following persons signed as incorpora-
tors, viz: George B. Harris, J. l.
Barnes, James Hagerman, George W.
McCoury and II. &. Clements.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04

The withdrawal of Judge Scion ..
Thatcher from the gubernatorial cam
vass surprised but few. Ii was evil
dent months ago that the Republicans
Of Kansas had determined 10 right n
wrong, and Col. Martin would have
secured the nomination had he never
spoken word or written line. This
was evident TO many from the first,
bat as soon rs the county conventions
commenced to meet everybody saw it.
Judge 1hacher is one of Kansas
greatest men. so recognized 10y all, but
on the other hand his claims on the
party and state are not of the weight
or character which would Justify the
party in ignoring so faithful and 20
competent man as John 4. Martin
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04
AMERICA.

My country, It's Of thee,
Sweet land of liberty.
of the ] sing.
Land where my fathers died.
Land OF the Pilgrims pride,
From every mountain side,
Let Freedom ring.
MY native country! thee,
Land OF the noble free,
Thy name l love;
love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and tempted hills;
My heart with rapture thrills,
Like that above.
Let music swell the breeze
And ring from all the trees
Sweet Freedoms song,
Let mortal tongues awake:
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.
God bless our native land.
Firm may she ever stand,
through storn anu hlsnt.
When the wild tempest raves,
Ruler of wind and wave.
DO Thou our country save,
by thy great might!
For her our prayer shall rise,
To God above the skies;
On him we wait,
Lord, hear out nations cry:
BE Thou for ever nigh,
May Freedom never die;
God save the state
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04
The New York sun saws Ben Butte

The New York sun says Ben Butler
can carry Kansas. Well, Click did it
and maybe Ben might Kansas has
been SO turned upside down political
~ that the governor has already re-
solved himself into n supreme court,
full bench. and eN-union soldiers have
taken 10 voting for copperheads. Kan
sas Just now is in an abnormal state.
politically, religionsly and morally
nothing is big enough or good enough.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04

A square look for the Emporia Re-
publican candidate for governor does
not reveal SO much rs a grease spot or
vacuum where he was supposed to
have posed. Gone a glimmerins COM
missioncrship:
Twas ever thus from chiidhOod's hour.
I've seen my fondest hopes decay;
1 never reached out for a little power
But darn that outfit over the way.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04

The Democratic papers of the coun-
Try have got Blaine's religion mixed
up worse than they have their own
party on the question of tariff. Now
this is the exact truth, and contradic-
ton is challenged on its correctness.
Mr.. Blaine comes of a family of Scotch
Presbytcrians, and is now and has
been for years Il Congregationalist.
His father lived and died Presbyter-
ian. His mother was a Catholic, re-
spected 10y all who knew her. His
brothers and sisters were Protestants.
His wife's family were and are Pres
bvterians.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04

The biggest drunk Of recorded time
will come of next week at Chicago.
II will be fully week after the con-
vention adjourns before the average
delegate To the Democratic national
convention will be able to tell the
result, in words that can be under
stood.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04

Booming Ben. Butler begins bull
doing the bourbons before breakfast
about next Tuesday morning. At least
thousand lightning rod candidates
are winding up their "Now lay me,
etc, i" with an earnest petition that
providence i'm His inscrutiblc wisdom
may take the old cock-cyed meddler
home TO Himself ere things are precip-
isotal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04

Wouldn't Thurman's red bandana be
a big attraction at the Dodge City bull
fight to-day though? But it will be a
bigger thing at.the Chicago circus next
Tuesday.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04

The party that accepted Horace
Greeley as leader, are capable of rel
egating the spoon cry and voting for
the cvclop of Democratic destinv.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04

An anti-pie society has been formed
in California, and the legislature has
been petiiioned to prohibit the manu-
facturc and sale Of pies as unhealthy.
Fix.
There il is again. Here is a state of
one million theoretical prohibitionists
and we have gone sailing along with
ont ever catching on TO this pie rack
ct. We have talked of tackling to-
bacco and making it cold for coffee
next, but never thought of the infa-
nous and indigestible pie. In this
new reform movement the EAGLE
goes to the front bearing aloft the
black flag. Pie must go, new consti-
tuition or no new constitution.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04

j. Z. r &c II M O N D
HAS REMOVED HIS
w A G q n 5 III 9 =
To South Market ST., OPP. City Stables.
ALL KINDS OF WORK.
Light Work Specially.
go CAL and erdmiae prices 30
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
TERRY Il DUMONT,
Architects and Superintcnden,s. Onice in
Roys' block, Wichita, kbnsas. eff
u. W. SMITH,
DENTIST. Eagle building, Douglas avenue.
Wichita Kansas.
HARRIS Il HARRIS & FIREBAUGH,
Attorneys at Law, Commercial block wich-
lti, Kansas.
j. NJ. 8ALDERSTOS,
ArroRSEY AT LAW Wichita, Sedgwick county
Kansas Office In Centennial Block
STANLEY x WALL.
Attorneys at Law, Wichita, Kansas Once
over Citizens bank
T. B RENTZ,
Physician and Surgeon Office over Fuller &
Sons grocery.
W. +. WALKER,
Attorney Mt Law. Office over Kansas Ma
iional bank
l.. r. SHERWOOD,
Dentist, once In Ferrsil Binding opposite
postof,ce, Main street Wichita. kansas
Teeth extracted without pain by nitros oxide
gas
J. j. CRiST,
Architect aud Superintendent. oGicc Fmii
Werner block. Douglas avenue, between To-
peka svenue and Lawrence St, Wichita. Nan
). d. nousroN. Wv BENTLEY
HOUSTON 4 BENTLEY,
Attorneys ~ Law Office over Kansas M /!
ional hank. Wichita, Kan.
SLOWER BACHrEL,
Contractors aud builders, on First street. west
If County building
J. r. LAUCK,
Attorney AT Law, Wichita, kansas
+. C. RUGGLEs,
Aiternsy- st-law: Office over No. q. Main
street. Wichita. Kansas. 81
o, II KIRK,
Attorney ri Lsw-Room No :. L = Land |
flee building, Wichita kansas
J. {. HERRING
Civil Engineer and Real Estate Agent Tenn
lie block near rostoffiee, wichits. Kansas
DIR J { DEAN,
DRNTGsr. Rooms in Field building, Main
ireet, opposite Harding Fishers. l2-5i-
Or. " l.. DOYLE,
DENTIST. Office over Barnes & sons drug
tore, Centennial block, Wichita. Al
!. ". CoLLISGs, RoUr N PiArr
Ceilings 4 PIATT,
Attorneys ut f.sw. VIII practice in both stat.
nj Federal e0nrts. Office In Temple block
lsin street, second stairway north of Post
rce, Wichita. ksnss-.
ROGERS.
The Photographer Pictures in all sizes and
yles. He also carries the finest assortment
picture Frames in the city. Give him a
iendly call snd examine sbmples d-s-u
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-04
FIGHT & Drescher,
& Builders.

~ Opposite the German Grocery, near cor
ner OF Market street EFT
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-06-14
ssI'arheel's'' Effort;

A friend of mine had occasion to stop
over night at little village in Michi-
gan. The night was dark and stormy,
and, having nothing else to do, he took
his night-cap and went to bed. For .
long time the howling storm kept him
awake. The big feather bed seemed
determined to climb up over his head
and smother him, and he meditated 60.
ing down-st irs after nightrshirt since
he could not sleep with q cap: At this
moment his meditations were interrupt
cd by frigh full row in the room over
head.
"A horse! horse! my kingdom for q
ho-r-s-e!"
"Oh! dry up; gimme that dagger, III
show you how to kill him!"
My friend began to sweat.
Say" continued the roar, you must
let me go over there to die; I can't die
in this position. And when I fall ]
won't roll into the light SOS my face can
be seen."
"Ob, yes! you want to get into my
streak, SOS the passionate workings Of
my face will bE hid when I cut your
bcastly throat" =.
My friends hair rose right up like
spikes, and he grasped the pillow con-
vulsively.
"That's the worst moon I ever saw to
light the woods; I tell you it must b<
brighter tomorrow night, as I won1
have time to do my murder before the
blasted thing has bumped into the
sun"
"Whah! whoopl wahl Base villain,
look upon innocent b-l-u-dl"
My friend here grabbed the whole
feather bed and rushed down stairs in
his robe de mutt upon the astonished
landlord and q bar-room full Of men.
my God" said he, there's . mur<
der being done up there in tho room
over mel"
There was no place to hide my friend
except in the feather bed when he was
informed that snap theatrical compa-
ny from Chicago was rehearsing ur
there; but as friend I forfeited my
fzz to do it, for am always ready to
help q friend.-T0ledo Saturday
american,