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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-21

take pleasure in stating that used the
Furnace bought of you i'll curing my crop.
last fall, to my entire satisfaction, and do
fully endorse what Mr.. Ross has said about
them. They viii do all you claim and with
perfect surety. bought the first one you
sold, and would not be without 1t for any
consideration. wish you all the success
you so richly deserve.
Respectfully,
p. COCKE.
Clarksville, Tenn, April Z, 1884. la
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-21
sunday-school Conferences.

The CiarksvIlIe District Sunday-school
Conferce will convene in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, at Cedar Hill, Tenn,
Wednesday. July 2, 1884.
FIRST SESSION, > -
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EOiIed.

l see by the papers that ten thousand
people in this country have been poisoned
by eating ice cream, " observed George to
Angelina the other evening as they started
out to walk.
''ls that so?'
Eyes, and that is not the worst of it.
The Asiatic cholera was caused by eat
ing ice cream. "
"For mercy's sake"
Eyes indeed, " continued George, more
hopefully than before. "And the lead
ing medical journals agree that it is sure
death to eat the stuff. One might as
well take arsenic. 1t is suicide to taste
it"
"Oh George, you make me feel so
badly" she replied, as she steered him
across the street toward the Brunswick
restaurant. you can't imagine how sad
l feel"
"What can do for youl" he inquired.
with alarm. 'Do you want a doctor9
Let me take you homel"
''No, no. Not home. Lets go in here.
/ want to die. .''-NsD York GrapAie.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-09-10
Two Views.

Colonel Clepmore, editor of the DaiLy
Blue Wing, went fishing one Sunday and
broke his leg. Th. Rev. Mr.. Gidfelt
heard of the accident, and, in his Sun
day sermon, said:
Here we have a striking example of
the retributon following the violation of
the Sabbath. If Colonel ClepmSre had
been at church, he would not have
broken his leg"
The following Sunday, as the Rev.
Mr.. Gidfelt was ascending the steps of
the pulpit he stepped on piece of
orange peel, dropped by child of the
Sunday-school, slipped, fell and broke
his leg. The next issue of the Blue
Wing contained the following
Here we have a striking example of
the retribution following self-appointed
censorship. If the Rev. Mr.. Gidfelt had
been fishing, he would not have broken
his leg. "-ArbaaSaU Trageler.
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bent his haggard eyes questioningly upon
me, l added: "Wait here few mo-
ments."
A little dark eyed fellow stood shyly
eyeing the man had left but few mo-
ments before, then laying his hand upon
the mans arm he asked:
Are you my big, brave Uncle Joe2
Cause if you are, mamma sent me to fetch
you"
Child! what is your name2" ex-
claimed the man eagerly.
g Joe Mason, answered the little one,
adding: "but mamma calls me Little
Joe, then glancing up he continued
naively: "Uncle Joe, mamma said you'd
be glad to see me, are your
"Glad!" and as Joe Fuller uttered
that one word like unto sob he clasped
the little fellow in his arms, while /,
closing the door, crept softly away, con-
vinced the child had won the day.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-09-10
Poisonous Plants and Flowers.

There are many plants whose leaves,
flowers and seeds contain virulent pois
ons, which every one should know, so az
to avoid them and keep children from
| them.
Buttercups possess a poisonous prop
erty, which disappears when the flowers
are dried in hay; no COW will feed upon
them while they are in blossom. So
caustic are the petals that they will some
times infame the skin of tender fingers.
Every child should be cautioned against
eating them; indeed, it is desirable to
caution children about tasting the petals
of any flowers, or putting leaves into
their mouths, except those known to be
harmless
The oleander contains deadly poison
in its leaves and flowers, and is said to
be dangerous plant for the parlor or
dining-room. The flower and berries of
the wild bryony possess a powerful pur-
gative, and the red berries, which attract
children, have proved fatal. The seeds
of the laburnum and catalpa tree should
be kept from children, as there is a pois-
onous property in their bark. The seeds
of the yellow and of the rough podded
vetches will produce nausea and severe
headache.
FOOLS parsley has tuberous roots, which
have been mistaken for turnips, and pro-
duced fatal effect an hour after they
were eaten.
Meadow hemlock is said to be the
hemlock which Socrates drank; it kills
by its intense action on the nerves, pro-
ducing complete insensibility and palsy
of the arms and legs, and is a most
dangerous drug, except in skilled hands.
In August it is found in every field by
the seashore, and near mountain tops,
in full bloom, and ladies and children
gather its large clusters of tiny white
flowers in quantities, without the least
idea of their poisonous qualities. The
water hemlock, or cow-bane, resembles
parsnips, and has been eaten for them
with deadly effect
The water dropwort resembles celery
when not in flower, and its roots are
similar to those of the parsnip, but they
contain virulent poison, producing coU-
vulsions, which end in death in a short
time. The fine-leaved water dropwors
and the common dropwort are also
dangerous weeds.
The bulbs of the daffodils were once
mistaken for leeks and boiled in soup
with very disastrous effects, making the
whole household intensely nauseated, and
the children did not recover from their
effects for several days. Drugmaa.
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Maintains very high standing The
thermometer.
Times money!" growled the disap-
prosecuted debtor, "haven't 1 always
said I'd pay you in me?"-LVs.
Chow do you like it9" asked yachts
man of young lady, as the boat went
up and down in the trough of the waves.
"Oh, Lifts too awfully SWELL" was
the distressed reply.
Gas we journey through life, let US
live by the weigh" sang the happy
grocer as he put up fourteen ounces OF
coffee and put it on the customers book
as pound. Merchant TrdUeler..
"He is great artist" "IndeedG
never knew he used his pencil at all.
"Oh, yes, he's fine. Come down some
day and see him draw his salary It's
the best thing he does. Boston Budget.
Bella writes: "What is the independ.
ent party2" 1t is the party who don't
owe cent and can get money at bank
whenever he wants it. He is the kind
of an old party that most of us would
like to be.-E'0ansoiHe argus.
As they reached the other end of the
bridge he said: "You must pay your
toll, Miss Edith" ''What is thatY she
innocently asked. Then he kissed her.
A few moments she remarked: 81 don't
like this side of town; let's go back"
"There is this difference between u.s."
said the needy tramp, looking the editor
full in the eye; you fill a long felt want,
and want along felt ELL" The editor
wept, and, with many a muffied blow,
hewed off a fragment of a wedding cake
that had been sent in with the notice,
and handed it to the wanderer. "Fill
up on that he said, "and you will feel
it long after all trivial fond records have
been wiped away from the subtraction
table of your memory. "-BurIiRgtOa
H1loIeUe
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-09-10
Odd Traces of Lost Money.

Almost any one could collect and tell
a good many incidents about lost money
that has been found if he would try, but
these cases came under my own observa-
ton, and can vouch for the truth.
A farmer in Kinnickinnick valley was
paid 81, 600 while he was loading hay.
He put it in his vest pocket, and after he
had unloaded the hay he discovered that
he had lost it, and no doubt had pitched
the whole load into the NOW on top of it.
He went TO work and pitched it all out,
a handful at time, upon the barn floor,
and when the hired mans fork tine came
up with a 1, 600 bill on it knew that he
struck a lead. He got it all.
A young man one spring plowed
pocketbook and $50 in greenbacks under,
and, by a singular coincidence, the next
spring it was plowed out, and, though
rotten clear through, was sent to the
treasury, where it was discovered that
the bills were on Michigan national
bank, whittier they were sent and re-
deemed
I lost a roll of 500 in the spring of
1882, and hunted my house and the Of
flee through in search of it in vain. /
went over the road between the office and
the house twenty times, but it was use,
less. | then advertised the loss of money,
giving the different denominations Of
bills, aud stating, as was the case. that
there was an elastic band around the roll
when lost. The paper had not been issued
more than an hour before | got my money,
every dollar o. H. II was in the pocket
of my other vest This should teach US,
first the value Of advertising, and sec
ondly, the utter folly Of two vestO Vt the
sAme tilna Mn Iolk Mercnl.L
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-09-10
Jay Gould's Country Home.

Goulds establishment at Irvington hau
very peculiar associations. The original
building is by no means new, but its
grandeur is such that it holds distinction
even in these days of progress. Many
years ago William Paulding was law
yer in this city and made a large for
tune. attaining also the dignity of mayor.
Much of hls wealth was in real estate on
the Hudson, and his two sons, Frederick
and Philip, became, on his death, promi-
nent as rich young men. But they died
early, and their wealth has been scat
tered. The former was the grandfather
of the play-actor, Frederick Paulding,
who is now the sole representative of the
family. He has retired from the stage
on account of i'll health, and now lives in
this city. Philip Paulding had an am
bition to build the finest dwelling in
America. He selected a river front of
extended view, and in due time mar
bic palace attracted the admiration of
tourists. Its chief feature was an oriel
window of rare beauty. which is still
justly admired. Paulding. however
soon sickened of his grand house, which
In fact he never completely finished, and
the admiring tourists would have been
surprised, had they visited the spot, to
find the owner a disappointed man liv-
ing in seclusion in one corner of the
building. After his death the estate
went into the hands of an executor, who
embezzled it, and the heirs are now poor.
Gould bought the place, which he en-
larged and improved at an immense cost,
and on his hands it became Lyndhurst,
the grandest establishment on the banks
of the Hudson. 49, Utica Herald.
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He Took the Hint.

"My darling, you never have kissed
me yet, " he said.
Haven't II" she answered, with a
gurgling laugh.
Never" he repeated; ''and wish you
would now. Will you9'
She did.
"Ahl' he sighed chow sweet it is to
feel the pressure of your warm lips on
my cheek"
''Do you know why my lips are so
warm2" she said.
'Because-because, ~ he stammered
Because" she broke in, "no ice
cream has passed them for ever so long. 4"
He took the ehint.-SonergiLLe Journal.
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AParty That VIII support Him,

(Which candidate will you support2'
asked Farmer Fdrow of bachelor
boarder.
"That's nice question to ask man
who is candidate hlmself," replied the
single man, with a mysterious air.
"What!' exclaimed the granger; "arc
you a candidate?"
eyes, sir; I'm candidate, and expect
to be supported in magnificent man
ner"
(Which party7"
',Oh, party that is rich, intelligent
and powerful" "
Explain yourself, please"
"Why you obtuse old fellow I'm
going to marry wealthy widowr- Meto
York. Journal.
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REGRET.

PAD known oh, loyal heart,
nen, hand to hand, we said farewell
eN Tor all dime our paths would part,
Hhat shadow DER our friendship fell,
mould have clnsped your hand so close
q The warm pressure OF my own,
Y memory still would keep its grasp
II had known.
" had known. when far and wide.
we loitered through the summer land,
y nat Presence wandered by our side,
And DER You stretched its awful hand,
! snould have hushed my careless speech,
q 10 listen, dear, to every tone
Ahat from your lips fell low and sweet
If had known.
4 had known when your kind ewes
Net mino in parting, true and sad
eyes gravely tender, gently wise,
'afnest, rather more than glad
sen the lids would lie above,
a and white as sculptured stone,
have treasured every glance
II had known.
Rad known how, from the strife
VI Tears, hopes, passions, here below,
pnso purer, higher life
That you were called, oh, friend, to go.
should have stayed my foolish tears
And hushed each idle sigh and moan
to PHI you last, long God speed
II l had known.
pad known to what strange place,
nat mystic, distant, silent shore,
fhlmly turned your steaIfast face.
time your footsteps lett my door,
"a have forged a golden link
Hnd the hearts so constant grown,
ept It constant ever there
II had known.
had known that until Death
+ nall with his finger touch my brow,
n still the quickening of the breath
nat stirs with life's full meaning now,
'Qng my feet must tread the way
81 our accustomed paths alone,
aQuld have priced your presence more
II had known.
pad known how soon for you
7feW near the ending of the fight,
'flN on your vision, fair and now,
Nsfrnal peace dawned into sight,
'''eilu have begged, as loves last gift,
tpab you, before Gods great white throne
= Qrld pray for your poor friend on earth
II had known.
'f,'asttdn Reid. in The Sheltering arms.
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Well Qualified for the Business

ESQ you would like to become black
smith, would you2" he said to little
barefoot boy, as he stopped blowing the
bellows for moment.
Yes, sir" the boy replied, "I would
like to learn the trade"
care you strong and healthy9"
Yes, sir"
"And quick7 wouldn't have a boy
around who wasn't quick"
Here the boy stepped his bare foot
on a hot horseshoe, and the blacksmith
remarked:
"Well, guess I'll give you trial.
You seem to be one of the quickest little
boys / ever saw. ."-Me,o Yorb Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-09-10
A Novel Experiment.

The advantages of the electric light
over candles or gas in ballroom were
pleasantly demonstrated at large dan
cling party given the other day at the
house of Sir George Grove, at Lower
Sydenham, England. The rooms were
kept at comfortably cool temperature,
and the illumination was in every way
perfect. One of the young ladies, says
the Philadelphia Telegram, had small
lamp imbedded inside some real flowers,
the current being supplied by an accu-
mulator in the pocket of her dress, and
the effect is described as exceedingly
pretty.
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Still Solid.

A man rushed into Wall street
brokers' office the other day and rubbed
his face hard.
''How is Northern Pacifc2" he in
quired.
''Down," replied the broker.
"Then / can't 60 by rail, " he gasped.
elbows Westeea Union"
Down." answered the broker.
''Then l can't send dispatch. How's
government bonds"
STEADY"
''Then I'll send letter, by gosh
How much margin do you want for a
two-cent stampP''
But the broker knocked his brains out
with pile of Grant 8 Ward government
contracts. .-Drake's TrauelerS' Magaziae.
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| COMICAL MISCELLANY.
HUMOROUS STORIES BY THE HEws-
PAPER wAGs

Got a Turn Out-IEe Took the Hint
Well Qualified for the Business-
StilI Solid, Etc, Etc.
''Been out riding, lately2" asked Fitz-
goobeT of Plunkett.
"Oh, yes," answered Plunkett.
"haven't you heard of my late turn
out2"
''No have not"
81 tell you it was an elegant affair;
executed by order and done up in
style"
"What was it2 Didn't know you
were able to have fine turnouts."
"You see," replied Plunkett, gravely,
81 called on my girl last night and
stayed rather late; and her pa gave the
oldest son orders to turn me out of
doors, which he did in splendid
style"
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The CLOWNS STORY.
nY FLORENCE REVERE PENDAR.

It was at one of New England's pretty
owls that Nina Walters first Joined oul
tHHow, with her fellow performer, Louis
Hason, and Joe Fuller, appreuticed like
5mseh to old Pa Dryer, who was won
W boast that the children he took to
aln were as well cared for in every re.
Ffet as his own. which statement have
HFer had any reason 20 doubt: and NAV
! have more than once witnessed the
'ict impartiality with which he admin
tfated corporal punishment to his pro
ny and apprentices if they failed to
feme up to the mark in their respective
aaties. Many time have | seen him in
fhe ring, his full, red face beaming with
aial smiles as he put child through
Ne pad-act with:
Now, Maudie, dear, one, two. three.
HAD. Ohl-can'tY Want little helpY''
Ack went the whips lash around the
e girls slender ankles, and with:
3h please don't, | WILL" over the
ar the frightened child jumped.
Qr bless you," would this veteran
trainer observe. you've got to
M some on EN- into it. It's all for
Eood. just look at the youngsters
nrned out, earning their hundred
Hsfy and two hundred a week now, 4"
which speech Pa Dryer would beam
aplacently upon his listeners. But
digressing,
Aina Walters and her fellow perform
- were trapeZe artists, wonderfully
tlever in their line, and consequently
nigh in favor with Pa Dryer. They were
down in the bills as ''The Fays.h Pa
Dryer had picked Nina up out of the
Etreets l believe, when she was about
even years of age, but the two boys had
peen legally apprenticed to him by their
fespectiye parents,
Before many weeks Nina's dusky eyes
and pretty ways had captivated us all
and we were her willing slaves, from Ned
our colored tentman up. 1t was evident
from the first, however, that Louis and
4oe were deeply in love with Nina, but
q far as | could see, she showed prefer
&c to neither; treating each as frankly
q sister might brother, which was
Lural enough, as they had grown up
gether during some ten years, having
ae0me apprentices of Pa DRYERS near
Nt~ SUM- tihlCs LOUIS, WllO was Oh an
open, frank disposition, with friendly
~ord for every one, had just turned
twenty when they joined us, thus max
ing him three months the senior of Joe;
bis very opposite, being quick to take
offence and of singularly jealous ma
ture. The only thing they possessed in
common was their good looks, both
being undeniably handsome
None evening after they had been with
sls some six months, as | stood waiting
behind the curtain that shut out the ring
ntrance-by the way, have not yet in
oduced myself. Not that it is at all
cessary, only perhaps some of my read
might like to know what manner of
Ron is relating these facts. l am of
er retiring disposition, although
foeatlon of clown rather bellies this
of mine. Outside of the ring ! am
tarly known as Still Done" earn
hat title, believe, by my fondness
quiet life, the moment have shaken
aw dust from of my heels. How /
came to write of this terrible
N that crossed my path, l am not
Clear. Perhaps the desire to
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-09-10
THE BLUE BOTTLE FLY.

Buzzing and gay in the early dawn,
Fresh from a nap on the parlor wall,
Outfor fight over garden and lawn,
Fearing no tumble and dreading no fall;
Came fly:
A lively, frolicsome blue-bottle fly;
And his feet
Were as neat
And his style
As complete
As his brain
Was replete
With the mischief that laughed in his eyel
What glorious fun I'll have to-day,
When the baby's asleep and the nurse away;
When Rover lies by the kitchen door;
I'll waken them both and make them roarl
Oh, what larksT"
Cried the rolicking, restless blue-bottle fly;
"What a cry"
Said the fly,
"There will be
Afterme
When I've done
With my funi"
And he wickedly winl1ed his wee eyeI
" Then I'll go and dance on grandpa's head,
While he struggles to push me away:
And tickle his ear till he'll wish l was deadi
And over the table at dinner I'll play
Back and forth,
And feast on crumbs from newly baked piel
And I'll sip
From the lip
OF each glass
That may pass
All sweet things
Dinner brings
Quoth this riotous blue-bottle fly.
But, alas for the plans he had laidl
And alas for the day just beguni
For this fly soon lit in the grateful shade
And to dream
or the sights that should soon greet his eyes;
When unseen,
From the green
OF a limb
Above him,
On his head,
By a thread,
Fell a spider,
Who coolly devoured that blue-bottle hy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-09-10

The first American petroleum was ex-
ported in 1862 from Pittsburgh to
Europe at loss of So, 600 on 500, 600
gallons. In 1888 400, 900 gallons we're
exported, for which S60, 600, 900 were
returned to this country.
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Colorado has to buy So, 600, 600 worth
of grain every year for cattle feed.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-21

The iron sidewheel steamer Emma A
Ford, built by the Harlan 81 Hollines
worth Company,Swasl launched yester
day, under the superintendence Of Cap.
tain N. Il. Benson and foreman Geo
Young. The Harlan & Hollingsworth
Company contracted on the second O,
juno to build the boar, to take the
place of the steamer B. S. Ford, which
was burned at her wharf In Chester
town, Md, on the fourth of last Nav,
The new boat is 180 feet long, 80 feet
beam and 0 feet hold, and is almost a
counterpart Of the burned steamer
which was also built by the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Company, and made her
fret trip between Baltimore and Ches-
tertown July 4tb, 1877. Tho Emma A.
Ford is propelled by a surface condens-
ing working beam engine, with cylin-
ders 40 inches in diameter, and 10 feet
stroke OF piston.
In addition to She officers of the
Harlan IL Hollingsworth Company,
there were number of guests present
from thls city, and also Captain George
Wartield, President OF the Chester
River Steamboat Company, Captain p.
5. McConnor, who formerly command
ell the burned steamer, and who will
now take charge of the new boat, Mrs.
Emma A. Ford, after whom the now
boat Is named, engineer William Bush,
and number of others.
As the new boat touched the water,
Miss Helena A. Thorn son, the los ear old
daughter OF Captain willard Thomson,
OF the Eastern Shore Railroad e. Steam
boat Company, broke the customary
bottle of wine over the bow, and gave
the boat her name.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-21
The Crime n ecOrd.

A dispatch from Casselton, Dakota,
says eight tramps took possession OF the
place on Monday, and drove families
out of their homes and committed other
excesses. -Four of the tramps were
captured by the Sheriff. The others es-
capped.
James Henderson was dangerously
shot by policeman in New York on
Tuesday morning while robbing q
drunken man.
Albert Plumb, a streetcar driver IN
Toledo, Ohio, was shot and killed on
Monday night by robber intent on 80
curing the money box. The murderer
escaped.
Henry Parks and wife were murder.
ed on Monday, at their residence, on
Big creek, Indian Territory. Their
skulls were crushed " it'll blunt instru.
ment. The murderer entered the house
while they were asleep, and 1t Is
thought robbery was the object.
Sarah Heubert. colored, quarrelsd
with Mr.. Lowell, white, in St. Louis, OF
Monday night, and cut his throat, kill.
him Instantly.