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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27
VIII be Showed Under.

The Savage organs set up 10 be
the simon pure Democrats. The
leading tenet Ia true Democracy Is
free discussion OF public matters.
There are tens OF thousands OF pei
pie in Tennessee who believe that
the Railroad Commission is a curse
to the State, aid they say SO. They
believe that the Democratic party
made Il big blunder in arraying H.
self against railroad construction.
The courts have act aside tile pres
ent law as unconstitutional. Aud
yet these sweet papers have mo end
for their abuse OF all who don't be-
lieve in their absurd, illegel com
mission. And they don't intend To
allow the railroads TO open their
mouths to show our people their
side Of the question, while their
great interests are asstiled, and.
Savage and his ignorant assistants
are trying to get hold OF them and
manage them, when-they know n0
more about running railroad than
three sucking pigs. Roads must
shut up, say nothing, print moth
ing, but quietly submit. With
them it is all right TO do all this,
but no free prper shall be allowed to
appeal to the people--tO the voters
to interfere with their sovereign
power, and put an end to this viO-
iation of all rights which they, by
their representatives, granted them.
Thank God, this is u year that tine
press of Tennessee will show the
politicians their power when ad-
dressing the reason OF the people.
King Caucus, has heretofore done
many great things. and the people
have submitted, but II has gone too
far once, and the commission will
be showed under so deep that IL
will be heard OF for the last time.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27
The Railroad Commission.
Winchester Home Journal.

The Home Journal opposed this
ridiculous infringement OF law and
common sense at its incipiency, but
was powerless to prevent the cleo
tion OF three men, at salary OF
81 900 each, to fill offices which, II
seems, ware created tC crafty ignor-
ant clamor. Very soon we " Ill be
expected to vote on this question,
and we have heretofore advised
that il would be well 10 not vote at
all-that Is, scratch" the names Of
Messrs. Savage, Gordon and Turley.
Col. Savage has said he intends to
keep up the war on the railroads
until he makes them do right.
This is very significant, coming as
1t does from one who Is Judge in
the matter as wei as juryman. But
is Ii not one Of the most ridiculous
things ever embodied In platform
this Railroad Commission Big
Three? Why, sirs, the people ought
to get up en- nidsse at the next elec-
tion and show their disapproval Of
1t, and show that they know more
Of constitutional rights than did the
fools who voted to make II n law.
1t has been declared unconstitution-
al by the courts, and we do not see
how, in justice, the three COmmis-
sioners can continue to do nothing,
as they have done, and yet demand
pay. They cannot act, aud why
should they be paid? Andif they
could act, what can they do? SO
long as the railroads do not violate
their charters they ought not to be
with. And itthey should
be guilty of such violation, then II
becomes a matter for the courts TO
decide. As ID is, the roads are Cur
rying passengers and freight at
much less than they are entitled 10
charge under their vested rights,
and we thiuk that nothing but
Ii. at the bottom, OF this
warfare upon them. r
We wish we had more railroads.
They would develop our country,
give employment To more eonduo-
tors engineers and brakernen, and
make rates still cheaper. And II
we should have drought In our
section we could import grain from
some section where there was no
drought. ..ar,,r u.
We hope to see the voter scratch
from his ticket the names OF the
for Railroad ComIniss-
ioners. 1t would rebound To the
general good II we were TO vote for
the Radical nominees and elect
them, and the next Democratic
would wips out the
law forever.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27
WHOLE NO. 2, ,542.
A Word to Our Farmers.

= 9Allafin Examiner. N9s
Fo Wheat at B5cents, and no demand
ut that. We suppose that every
iarner la summer ilas found this
out before. - ~ Effa - >.HEl
There is d, remedy for everything,
IL we c.in onlyeflnd' out wiiht'it IL.
lgo We shuve raised our 5O0,O00, 600
bushels wheat, and that Is ten BUSH
els Tor every man, woman. and
child in the country, besides a boun-
tiful outcome in other food articles
We can neither sell it or eat IL.
The balance OF the world have as
much as they can eat. Our market
Is FIAT, and our farmers granarIes
are stored with grain. There IL but
one remedy, and that Is diversified
industries. We have too many far
mers and too few in nanufactury
pursuits. We need a greater home
market. Ii we all or larger por-
ton farm, we have few to sell TO.
Farmers can't and don't sell their
wheat and other produce to each
other, because all have a plenty for
their own use. Staticians tells us
that in less than twenty-five years
our population will from natural
increase, be over one hundred MIL
lions, and, If the same want OF di-
versified Industries continues, il
will grow worse than worse for the
farmer His produce will 90 still
lower and never rise again unless
some extraordinary demand by
great wars or famine abroad should
temporarily create 1t. Already
wheat growing is extending, with
modern machinery In the vast
fields OF India and Australia, and
their grain is laid down in Europe
at low figures. Our Western boun-.
Diary OF civilization and culture is
enlarging at a rapid rate in steady
strides. And still there are thous-
ands oil. our farmers who cling to
old Bourbon, fOSsilized ideas on
tariff protection, senselessly cry out
that they are oppressed and ground,
down when never in their lives
have they purchased what they
need at such low rates. II they
really wish to ruin themselves ef-
fectuallys they have only to con-
tinue their wars upon manufacture.
and diversified labor, and upon
the great carriers and ex-
tensors OF civilization, and broaden
and widen their farms, and raise 4
more grain than they can consume
or sell, ana they will reach a depth
OF poverty sure enough. Their pres
ent political ideas will bring their
wheat down to twenty-five cents
bushel or nothing. They should
abjure the false teachings OF their |
political leaders and think for them.
selves for a few years. Let Presi- |
dent making and Governor making |
alone and rely upon themselves for |
4 season.
What we really need now Is few
ar farmers, more manufacturers,
more railroads. and, as a certain re-
suit, a bigger home market for what
we raise. ~ /
We are M prophet OF evil In CIV
ng our opinion that the farmers OF
America have received the last dol
ar per bushel that they ever will
get. That day has passed never to
'eturn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27
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All Ina the Line OF Natur..

There is nothing in the line OF
magic or mystery about that won
derful and popular medicine, Par
ker's Tonic. 1t ia simply the best
and most scientific combination
possible of the essential principles
of those vegetable cnratives which
act powerfully and directly on the
st0mach, liver, kidneys and blood.
But there neither is, nor will be,
any sUccessfnl imitation oft. II is
all tine time euring those who had
Hdespaired of ever getting well.
For yourself, your wife and chill.
dren.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27
WHEN THE MIsTs HAVE CLEARED
AWAY.

When the mists have rolled In splendor
From the beauty of the hills,
And the sunshine, warm aud tender,
Fails In kisses ON the riils,
We may read loves shining letter
In the rainbow of the spray
We shall know each other better
When the mists have cleared away.
8@ We shall know as we are known,
Never more to walk alone,
In the dawning of the morning,
When the mists have cleared away.
II we err in human blindness,
And forget that we are dust,
II we miss khe law of kindness,
u When we struggle to be just.
Snowy wings OF peace shall cover
All the pain that clouds our day,
WI hen the weary watch is over,
And the mists have cleared away,
We shall Know as we are KNOWN
Never more to walk alone,
In the dawnfng of the morning. st
f.. .qWhenths mfRts have cleared away.
When the sifxery mists have yelled us
From the faces OF our own,
on we deem our love has failed US,
And we tread our path alone;
We should see them near and truly,
We should trust them day by day,
Neither blame nor love unduly,
1t the mistS We're cleared away,
We shall know as we are known
Never more to walk alone.
In hedawning OF the morning,
When the mists have cleared away.
When the mistslsav risen above AS,
As our Father knows his own,
Face to face with those who love us,
We shall know as we are known;
Love beyond the orient meadows,
Floats the golden fringe of day,
Heart to heart we bide the shadows,
TfIl the mists have cleared away.
# We shall know as We are known.
i Never more to walk alone, lI
When the day of light Is dawning,
Z And the inists have cleared away.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27
when the swallows Homeward ylv.

At the approach Of autumn 1t Is
the proper caper 10 considerer ones
finances and to resolve to mole
closely observe the dates appointed
for and to be constantly represented
more or less in every grand month";
ly drawing OF The Louisiana State
Lottery, which next. (the I73d) will
take place October 18th, Of which
all information can be had of NJ. "A.
Dauphin, New Orleans, La, on APP
plication. -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27
Manufactures and Railroads for the South.
Jackson Dispatch.

Manufactures and Railroads for the South.
Jackson Dispatch.
There is at the present time MOTH
ing that will tend to develop and
advance the interests of the South
and increase her material wealth
like the building Of manufactures
and railroads. The one is the nee
essary outgrowth of the other. The
North and East have grown veal
thy with their manufacturing inter-
esls, ut the expense Of the South.
Year after year our merchants leave
for the eastern cities to eXpend the
money they have taken in trade
from our people for goods manufac.
tured there. Our machinists, our
Jewelers., our furniture men, our
buggy, carriage and wagon manu-
facturerS have also gone East and
North for their wares. There Is no
necessity for this. We have here in
our own southland the raw material
in the mines, in the forests, or can
produce it from the soil, and why
not then have our own manufactor.
les here and keep our money at
prise In Il community Is blessing.
1t requires laborRrs to run il, they
must eat, and the farmer has de-
nand for his products, and the M
crease in value between the raw ma,
terial and the manufactured article,
instead Of leaving the community,
Is kept at home.
Everywhere i'm the South that
cotton mill is built there grows up
about it cOntented laborers, whose
steady employment gives them
competent living. Every city or
section, too, that has extensively
gone into manufacturing at the
South is building up rapidly:
Chattanooga in our State, Birming-
ham, in Alabama, and Atlanta in
Georgia are examples Uf what they
will do to develop cities.
Close upon the manufactures fol-
lows railroad building, for they are
needed to carry the fuel for the
manufactures, and in the case Of
iron manufactures they are indis-
pensible TO the moving Of the raw
material before ii IL ever manufac-
tured into the various articles OF
common use. #
We are glad to see spirit TO de-
velop manufactures in entirely new
fields and new industries springing
up at the South. Several most inn
pOrtant railroad lines are already
projected, connecting our Southern.
systems with those of the North,
and which when built. will give US
in time, in prices OF
freight and travel. Do nOt let us do
that will keep back the
prosperity that the building OF man
ufactories and railroads will bring
TO our section OF the Union.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27

q. "WR expect" says the Pittsburg
Telegraph, "the recording angel TO
take cagnizancem mof the nickle we
give a blind man. and forget all
about the Ten dollars we give on a
spree,v 4t At
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27

1 Ministers, Lawyers, Teachers and
others whose occupation gives them
but little exercise, should use Car
ter's Little Liver Pills for torpid
liver aud biIIIonsnets, One Is n
doaa f
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27
Uncle Abe and the Postum.

Uncle Abe was Virginia negro.
He was fond Of 'possum. Having
caught one in a persimmon tree, he
got his wife, DiIiah, to cook it for
him. Abe having no appetite for it
when It was "done brown" reques-
ted that il he placed in the cupboard
until morning. The favor was grant
ed, and Uncle Abe laid down be-
fore a log fire and went to sleep.
HIS son, Nose. coming in late got
the 'possum and ale il, laid the bones
down at Uncle Abe's head, smeared
the old mans face and hands with
grease and went TO bed. The fol-
lowing morning Uncle Abe awoke
and asked Dinah: "Wha's dat pos.
sum ?'
"In de cupboard" which she ex-
plOred and found il missing.
Returning. Dinah Inquired "Abe,
when did you eat dat 'possum :?
bars de bones at your head. yer face
smells of 'ppssum. and yer hands
are greasy
MAY did eat dat 'possunpbut
If did, it did me less good dan any
'pnssufR eber ct"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27

; WHEN Tennessee man has moth
ing In particular 10 do, says the
New Orleans Picayune, he goes out
and discovers a cave. ste
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-06
Delmonico's Queer Freaks.

His life in Wall street is full of Gu
riOus incidents, and his peculiar say
ings and actions caused a great deal of
comment, At one time he was walk
ing up town with q friend and he made
a number of bets on the most common
place things he saw. One of those
bets was that a Broadway car contain
ed more passengers at o'clock at
Twenty-third street than q Sixth ave-
nue. car. He lost q bottle of wine on
this wager. On another occasion he
went away duck shooting on Long Is
land, and remained three days with
nothing but q grips&c5 and a gun.
He returned as suddenly as he de-
parted.
Of the many strange things. he is
said to have frequently sat in his par
Tor window and drank q glass of wine
to every doctors carriage that passed.
He drank fourteen glasses of wine in
one hour in this way. At.another time
he smoked cigarette to every pretty
girl that passed in three hours. AS the
pretty girls were numerous he demol-
ished two packages of cigarettes. 1t
is also said that he once learned of q
poor broker in Wall street, and he
went down five days in succession and
bought wildcat shares in order to give
the broker q commission.
Many stories are told Of Mr. DeImon-
ico's charity. He had great aversion
70 having beggars solicit aims before
he windows of his restaurant. This
was not because he begrudged them
money, but he said it was so
much like the stories of the poor
at the windows of the rich and
receiving nothing. For this reason
he frequently astonished the beggars
with gifts of So and SO and requested
them to go away. This caused some
of the professional FOUNDERS to take adj
vantage of Mr.. Delmonico's generosity
and to appear repeatedly before his
windows in various DISCUSSES.
Mr. Delmonico was lavish with his
money, and he frequently purchased
truck-loads of merchandise for which
he had no earthly use.-N Y World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-06
A Good Time to Paint Houses.

There is no better time to paint
buildings than during the pleasant
days in winter. Paint spread in cold
weather makes better covering for
the wood than if laid on when the wood
is hot, and excessively dry, so that the
oil is Immediately absorbed, leaving the
lead or other material used as a chaIky
substance on the surface, ready in few
months to rub off or be washed off by
rains. 1t will require little more
paint at a single coat in cold than in
warm weather, as the oil will be thick
ened little by the cold, but then it
will stay where it is put, and a second
coat will be less needed. One advan-
tage in painting now is the absence of
flies and other small insects which in
warm weather often make freshly-laid
paint look anything but attractive. Ii
there is snow on the ground to cover
the earth and prevent dust and leaves
from being blown into the paint, all the
better. In the very coolest weather it
may be well to keep the materials in
warm room, as the paint will spread
more easily than if cold enough to
freeze water. 1t is good plan, too,
as far as may be, to keep on the sunny
side of buildings, painting the east
sides in the morning and the west in
the afternoon. The north sides may
be painted in the middle of pleasant
days, and the south side when it would
be too cold to work anywhere else
NetO ENGLAND Farmer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-06
Melody of Musical Maidens.

I'll sing you a song of six musical maidens,
Whose lives have been long with a cruel de-
cadence.
The first, too frisky, bold girl, christened
Once 1irted her skirts scat least, they as
sert So
She aneered her nervous old chum, Aggie
TatO,
First cousin, though weaker, to strong Annie
Mato.
And then there's lovely fair maid. Airy
Oso,
Ann Dante, sedate, and imposing Mae Stoso.
Now I tell tale of six lachrymose lovers;
A languishing love in their hearts there still
hovers.
The first is a soft-hearted lad, Cob Amore,
A very good friend to the sad Con DolOre,
Precise and exact is the prim Ben Marcato,
And then there's a snappish old boy, Pizzie
Cato.
Another is gentle, retiring Cal Ando,
Just like his first cousin, the mid Allen
Tando.
Alas for these lovers! Confding affection
Was doomed to a direful and jeering rejec-
ton.
With notes that were sweet, and in measure
alluring,
The lovers asserted affection enduring.
With slurs cast upon them, they firmly per-
sisted
In pressing their SUITS but the girls still re-
No one of them eer could be more than a
brother,
For one was too lively, too dull was another.
So endless distress to musicians they're Civ
Though still they're together in harmony liv-
Boston Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-06
No Banjo on the Plantation.

The banjo may be the typical instru-
ment of the plantation negroes, but
have never seen plantation negro
play it. [ have heard them make
sweet music with the quills-Pan's
pipes; have heard them play passably
well on the fiddle, the fife, and the
flute; and | have heard them blow tin
trumpet with surprising skill; but l
have never seen banjo or tambour-
inc, or pair of bones in the hands of
plantation negro. This statement,
however, should not be misunderstood.
1t covers an experience which was linn
tied to plantations in the counties of
Putnam, Jasper, Morgan, Greene, Han
cock, and Jones, in middle Georgia.
The banjo may have been greatly in
vogue on other plantations, and in 9TH
er parts of the south; but, if on other
plantations, why not in middle Geor-
ga? In the counties | have named
there were hundreds of Virginia ne
groes-negroes of every stripe and
kind If the banjo had been favorite
instrument among the negroes of any
part of the country, surely it would
have been in vogue in middle Georgia;
surely it would have been played on
some of the Putnam plantations on the
Oconee. l have seen the negro at work
and [ have seen him at play; have at
tended his corn-shuckings, his dances,
and his frolics, have heard him give
the wonderful malody of his songs to
the winds; have heard him fit barbar-
ic airs to the quilts; l have seen him
scrape jubilantly on the fiddle; l have
seen him blow wildly upon the bugle,
and beat enthusiastically on the TRAN
ole: but [ have never heard him play on
banjo.-AtlantG (Ga.) Constitution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-06
Mackey's Romantic Marriage.

There is romantic story connected
with the cOurtship and marriage to his
octoroon wife of Congressman Mackey,
of South Carolina. who died in Wash
ington recently. Mrs. Mackey's father
was white man-one of the celebrated
Sumter family, of South Carolina-and
her mother, a quadroon, was Cecilia
Preston, q sister of William Preston,
turnkey at the Ninteenth district po-
lice station in this city. Congressman
Mackey first met his future wife,
Mickey Sumter, when she was a girl of
II years and he man of %. At that
time she was child of great beauty
but without any education. Mr.. Mackey
fell in love with her at first sight and
determined to marry her. He obtained
the mothers consent and sent her to
Oberlin college to be educated. She
spent five years at Oberlin, diligently
pursuing her studies and correspond
ing with Mr.. Mackey, but never seeing
him until the day before she was to be
graduated. Her vacations had been
spent in Philadelphia with her uncle,
William Preston, with whom her
mother and younger sister resided. In
the spring of 1874, when she was to be
graduated, Mr.. Mackey came on from
Charleston and took Miss Sumter S
mother to Oberlin to witness the COM
mencement exercises, and to bring
Miss Mickey home. When Mr.. Mackey
met her there after the five years sepa-
ration, she had grown, if possible,
more beautiful. She was highly ac-
complished, and received her diploma
with honors, after which Mr. Mackey,
the young lady, and her mother, came
to this city and stopped at the CONT
mental hotel. That evening Bishop
Simpson was sent for, and the couple
were married in the parlor. The only
witnesses were the brides mother, her
young sister, Rosalie, and William
Preston her uncle. Mrs. Mackey has
children who, like herself, are blondes.
-PhiLddeI9)hia Letter.