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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-10-10

Owen (Ky.) Democrat: Tobacco grow
ers represent the condition of the growing
stapleof Owen county to be phenominai
Nothing like 1t has ever been seen for years
While the acreage is below that of last year.
the crop will fully equal or exceed it in
quantity, while in quality, according to its
present appearance, Ii will far surpass 1t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-10-10

Henderson (Ky.) Journal, Sept 25: Tie
way tobacco has been slain this week is
his hat and weep. The crop is big one,
and Henderson county will walk up to the
front. Henderson stands at the head of the
class, and won't go to the foot. In some in
stances the weed may be cut green, but in
general Jack Frost may laugh over n first
class ripe growth that he failed to catch.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-10-10

Alexandria iVa.) Gazette: Under a new
rule just issued by the Commissioner of In
ternaI Revenue, the fee of tobacco inspec-
tors has been reduced from ten TO seven
cents ON export tobacco. This reduction
does not diminish the receipts of the Gov
erenment one cent, but saves the tobacco
manufacturers hundreds of thousands of
dollars
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19
A Dog for Supper.
Fort Keogh Letter in Pittsburg Commercial
Gazette.

Fort Keogh Letter in Pittsburg Commercial
Gazette.
>. Once let Cheyenne Indian get hold
of dog for cooking purposes, and he is
fixed for q week. I took a peep into
the lodge of Iron Shirt. and there lay a
fine dog before the Goals. nice and brown
to turn, all ready for supper. 1t Is
curious and strange fact that the North
American Indian of all tribes will turn
away from the beef, venison or buffalo
hump, if he can be sure of getting dog
instead; and many of the tribes raise
colonies of dogs for the same purpose
as we do beeves. As there were no
dogs in camp I inquired of Rowland
how it happened that Iron Shirt was so
fortunate in securing one. Rowland
questioned that brave on the subject
and I learned that party of English
tourists had paid visit to the camp a
few days previous, out of curiosity, and
that the dog was theirs. From the
moment the doomed canine entered the
Indian village Iron Shirt had kept his
covetous eyes glued upon the animal
until watching his chance he secured
the prize and spirited it out of sight
until the Englishmen had taken their
departure. The dog was Gordon set
ter and had been brought along by the
tourists for hunting purposes. Iron
Shirt did not consider his action in the
case wrong or improper, as stealing is
looked upon as o virtue rather than q
crime by all red men, and that is why
the Cheyennes happened to have dog
for supper on this particular evening.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

The revised version of the Old Testa-
ment is in print in England, and both
the Old and New Testament will be is
sued Immediately after Easter. The
book is to be published in various sizes,
on the Same day, and the sale is certain
to be enormous. A London letter says
it is clear that the revised version of the
New Testament has made way. It Is
used in many schools. It is used in
most families. Seldom does one of the
younger clergy give a text from the
pulpit but he tells what is the render
ing of the Revised Version. Some of
the more advanced clergy use the Re-
vised Version always in the pulpit. But
this is not the case in the United States.
The revised edition may be found in the
hands of any clergyman and in public
and private Libraries, but is totally un-
known to the great masses. Even those
processing Christianity, and are Chris
tian workers in Sunday schools, etc.,
know no more of the revised scriptures
than of the Koran.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

Mr.. Carlisle, the speaker Of the ma
tional House of Representatives, made
an address at the close of the session in
which he urged that q general law
should be enacted which would author
ize the Executive Departments and the
courts of justice to hear and determine,
under rules that would amply protect
the Government, large part Of the To-
cal and private matters that now engage
the attention of Congress. Mr.. Carlisle
said farther that From the organize
/. ton of the Government TO the close Of
the Twenty-fifth Congress- period Of
fifty years-there were introduced into
the House, as shown by the records, g.
TT bills, while during the present con-
gress there have been introduced 8, $50,
almost as many as during that half CEN
tury. At present each one of our gen.
sral appropriation bills embrace as
much money a the whole amount Of
the net ordinary expenditures Of the
government during the first nine or ten
years of its existence, and the specific
obiests to be investigated and provided
for in those bills have 90 greatly in
creased that it has become . very con-
siderable task sven 70 enpmsrate them,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19
While Washington's Monument
Has Been Building.
From the New York Graphic


We have chronicled the history Of
nine political administrations, witnessed
the birth and death of political parties,
and passed through terrible civil war
and four financial strains, and establish
ed the best banking system in the world.
The great republic in the meantime has
grown from $4,000, 900 to $4,000, 900
people. and in material wealth from 81,
lOO, 900 900, or $500 per inhabitant, to
b57, 900, 600 900, or about 1000 per
inhabitant. When the great National
Monument was begun Great Britain
possessed five times the wealth owned
BY the United States, and while the
wealth Of the former country has only
doubled within the past four decades,
that Of the latter has increased twelve
fold. As to the constituent factors of
American progress in their aggregate
in the four decades they are sufficient
TO buy up the whole Austrian Empire
several times over, or pay for the ag-
gregate value Of the 'effete" monarchies
Of Italy. Holland and Belgium almost
three times over during that period.
Our titled ACREAGE has increased from
SO. 1000, 900 to O,OOO, 900 acres, the
crops have increased in value from $415,.
OO0, 900 to 81. 300, 600, 600, and the cat
tie have increased in value from $3.50, :
DOC, 900 to $1,84O. 100000. Our i'm
ports have increased from $178, OOO. 900
to $66S, 600, 600, and our exports from
t162, 000. 900 to $886. COX. 900,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19
AN ABLE STORY TELLER.
The Most "Judgmatic" and ''Imitattous"
Creature that Ever Lived.

The Most '1Judgmatic" and Limitations"
Creature that Ever Lived.
Washington Republican.
Mr.. Luke Prior, of Alabama, is noted
for his great natural sense and his orig
inal English. II see," said he to a
group OF fellow members, "that Senator
Hampton has been telling about a COW
he owns that can talk, and Senator Vest
tells about dog that can black boots
and initiate Methodist exhorter. Now
I have mule on my farm near Opelika
which is certainly judgmatic creature.
He is an onery looking cuss, but, as
said, very judgmatic. must say he is
the most limitations animal I ever
see. He is even more limitations than the
monkey. That mules favorite amuse-
ment is to go in swimming with the
boys, and-and would you believe it p
he can swim on his back and dive head
foremost like fish. Yes, sir; he has
dived at least thirty feet and come up
with his head all over mud. This
mule is so limitations that he can coun-
terfeit almost any wind instrument.
There's ferryman near my place who
has shot at him several times. The fer
ryman has horn on the opposite side
of the river for travellers to blow as q
signal when they want to come over
The mule got onto this racket, and
whenever he gets a chance he goes down
to the ferry and brays just like q horn
BLOWN. On foggy days the ferryman
can't see across the river, and he don't
know whether it's the mule or travel
er. He told me the other day that last
year he had pulled his boat over sixty
times to answer that id long cared
mule, as he put it. On my farm Ihave
large bell, with rope attached, to ring
up the hands at daybreak. An old col
ored man used to attend to this
duty, but one night about two
years ago he suddenly died. Next
morning everybody was astonished
to hear the bell ringing at the usual
hour. I went out to see who was ring
ing it, and, gentlemen, I hope Imay
never get back to Alabama if it wasn't
that mule! Yes. sir; and that mule
has been ringing that bell ever since at
daybreak every morning. Not only
this, but he cahters down between the
negro cabins. just as the old man used
to do, to see that everybody gets out on
time. The old man had way of kick
ing on the door of hand who did not
move out brisk, and one morning the
mule followed his example. In a GER
tain cabin there were very lazy color
ed family that never stirred until every
body else was at work. just at day
break the mule backed up to the front
door and gave kick with both feet
that sent the whole family through the
back window. The mule didn't know
it, however. and he kept on kicking.
The next day it took four carpenters tc
put that cabin together again. Gentle
men rs remarked before, that mules
the most judgmatic and limitations ami
NAL ever see"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

Gladstone's mind is reported to be
giving way under the severe mental
strain to which he has lately been sub
jected. He has fallen INTO the habit,
it is said, of visiting secondhand book.
stores and purchasing sham antiquities,
and his eccentricities led him so far
quite recently that he purchased 100
hats in single day. His physical col
lapse has been predicted for some time
by prominent medical practitioners,
and to prevent such an unfortunate end
ing Of his great career his most inti-
mate friends have advised him to resign.
but he stolidly refuses and proposes to
die in the harness if the Commons will
permit him.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

Germany's growth as naval power
of Importance dates solely within the
fast ten years. During the Danish
campaign Germany could only COM
mand seven war vessels and fifteen gun
boats; yet, though reorganization was
warmly discussed, little was actually
done in the matter until the Reichstag
voted the necessary funds in 1878: Now
the German war-fee musters fourteen
fine ironclads, twenty-one corvettes.
fourteen armored and ten ordinary gun.
boats, sixteen torpedo vessels, eight
dispatch boats and seven steam and
four sailing transports. Further, thirty
five vessels, ranging from monitors to
torpedoes, are on the stocks. The
The chief naval port. Wilhelmshaven.
has sprung up in an equally recent
period. Thirty years since Wilhelms-
haven was tiny hamlet, containing
few farms, in the midst of barren
tract of ground, and even now the diff
ferent quarters of the town are SO scat
tered as to seem small separate settle
ments. There is only one street con-
tanning building OF any pretension, the
Adalbert Strasse, where the govern
ment and naval officers i've. The naval
workshops are outside the town.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

It is autographed from Washington
that there will be again little or no debt
reduction for the month, and the ex>
PLANTATION is not entirely ingenious. We
are told it is by reason of large pay
ments, but the real cause is the falling
off in government receipts rather than
special and extraordinary disbursements
that accounts for the small balance
from month to month in favor of the
Treasury. The government is feeling
the prevailing dulness in trade which
AFFECTS business men generally. If peo-
pie buy less imported goods, there is,
of course, falling off in customs, and
if they economic in Injuries of home
production, the effect appears in small
er returns to the internal revenue
bureau,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

Nearly all city papers at the east are
sounding cholera alarm and urging .
general cleaning. They think cholera
is sure to come this year. Perhaps it
will, but whether it does or not, clean
ing up will do much to prevent this dis
ease. But cleaning should not be con-
fined to cities. There is scarcely =
home in America that may not ee made
more healthy by we'll directed spring
cleaning. There are other fatal diseas-
es besides Cholera and these prevail in
almost every locality.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

The French newspapers think Gran
ville's explanation of England's attitude
In the Bismarck controversy was an act
of humiliation unworthy q great ma
ton, and the sentiment in England is
that Bismarck completely hoodwinked
and outwitted the Gladstone ministry.
The foreign policy Of the present ad-
ministratica has been its weakest point
throughout, and has brought England
into such disrepute abroad that years
of able management will be required to
enable her to regain her influence in
the councils of nations.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19
A Cure for Endearm ents.

A girl who works in paper-box
factory in Delaware became engaged to
marry ayoung workman in the same
factory. Both were young and rosy
she luscious nineteen and very pretty
and pleasant to look upon. For some
reason that dosen't matter she broke off
the engagement and told HIM to go his
way and let her go hers. Then she
had him arrested and taken before a
Justice, charged with annoying her.
She told the judge her grievances was
that whenever the young man met her
he put his arms around her, although
she kept telling him that it was all over
between them now and she didn't want
his kisses any more: The young man
said in defence that he had kissed her
thousand times day for two or three
years, and that he had got in such a
habit of it that he couldn't help it. He
had tried to restrain himself, but he
couldn't The Judge said: "Young
man, you must stop it." He replied:
81 can't Judge. I would if I could. I'll
try again" The kindly judge, full of
fellow feeling for young and ardent
humanity, discharged the likely-looking
young man from custody, and the pref
ty pair of them'left the courtroom and
strolled down the street together. In
few minutes the girl came back, peeped
in and said demurely: Judge, he has
kissed me again, right out in the street. "
The amused man of Justice said: "Well,
can't stop it. The best thing you can
do is to marry him, and that'l cure him.
And the couple stepped into the court
room and the Judge married them then
and there. It was case of kissing to
conquer.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19
The Saltpeter Beds of Nevada.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The saltpeter beds of Nevada are far
better situated for the development of
their deposits than the inter region of
South America, which is desert entire
Iy devoid of water and all vegetable
life, and where the development can be
accomplished only by surmounting many
difficulties; the provisions of the miners
have to be transported from long dis
tances; the water supply for all purpos-
es is condensed from the ocean water
and carried to the inter fields. while flu
ell has to be procured from the noun
tains in the south of Chill. In Nevada,
we are told, the saltpeter deposits are
in the vicinity of a rich farming country,
with an abundant supply of water and
wood close at hand, and the inter can
he furnished at prices considerably
cheaper than that for which the South
American article can be obtained.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

The large number Of ridiculous blum
aers in the legislation of each session is
aisgraceful to all concerned. and justi-
ies the remark of a cynical member
that it was fortunate SO few people saw
how laws were made, otherwise there
would be still less respect for law than
now-and that is not saying great
1eal for the law.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

The Lord Chief Justice OF England
in recent charge to the grand jury at
Lewes, said: cit is satisfactory to
find out, from returns that cannot de-
ceive, and which include the whole Of
the prisoners in England and Wales,
that there has been steady diminution
of crime during the past ten or twelve
years." Tho official reports recently
published show that while the popular
ton of these countries has increased in
that time about five millions, the number
of criminals in prison has diminished
from II, 900 to 9,942.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

Washington Special:-Mr. Blaine made = fof.
NAL call on President cleveland at the White
House last Friday afternoon at o'clock He
was received in the library by the president
No one else was present during the interview.
They were together some twenty Ave minutes
or half an hour But little detail VI the con-
versation Is known save mat 1t was on general
and not leading Rpics Mr. Blaine said there
was nothing whatever to tell; that he had SIM
ply paid his respects as a private citizen to the
chief magistrate of the nation, and had been
very courteously and kindly received BY him.
Beyond that there was really nothing to say.
Mr.. Blaine called through an arrangement Mr..
Blaine's visit II The White House caused quite
. cessation among the attendants at the door,
y only the president and Col. Lamont knew OF
his coming. President Cleveland did not care
to say anything beyond the fact that the call
was pleasant one. The sharp. fight OF the
campaign had evidently left no heartburnings
behind with the two who had the greatest stake
in it
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19
The petrifed wood. which is so

The petriied wood, which is SO
abundant in the United States Territor-
les of Arizona. Wyoming and the Rocky
Mountain regions is rapidly becoming
utilized by the practical American. In
San Francisco there is now factory for
cutting and polishing these petrifications
into mantel-pieces tiles, tablets and
other architectural parts for which
marble OF slate is commonly used.
Petrified wood is said to be susceptible
of finer polish than marble, or even
onyx, the latter of which it is driving
from the market. The raw material
employed comes mostly from the forests
of petrified wood along the line OF the
Atlantic and Pacific Railway. Several
other companies have also been formed
to obtain concessions of different portions
of these forests Biologists will regret
the destruction of such interesting
primeval remains, and some steps ought
to be taken to preserve certain tracts in
their original state
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19
SUMMARY OF NEWS OF THE WEEK. wi


fsass 1SsxaIn England ana Russia.
IN the house of commons Friday afternoon
Gladstone announced that an agreement had
been arrived at between Russia and England
by the terms of which neieher the Russian nor
Afghan forces would advance any. further on
either side the frontier Sir Stafford North
cote asked whether this agreement was per
manent or, temporary arrangement Glad
stone replied that the agreement was without
any specific limit The best description he
could give was that the agreement
was to last as long ss there was
any occasion for it Laughter
This agreement provides against a rupture
Of the friendly relations between the two
governments in the event Of . collision be-
tween the Afghan and Russian outposts, which
might possibly occur while instructions were
being conveyed to the opposing commanders.
The car said, during an informal talk with
several diplomats Of an imperial levee in St
Petersburg: cannot conceive that any but
the widest dreamer could think would de-
clare war against England Our ends can be
attained, and will be attained, but will be bS
the gradual power Of civilization, and hot BY
force,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

The advent OF warm weather will
bring activity in the Northwest, but no.
body looks FOR anything like the boom
that vilted more than q year ago. The
industrious and economical, however,
will make the best Of everything that
eomes and will profit thereby.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

An Arkansas literary society recently
discussed the question, Resolved, That
a circus is superior to district school
as civilizing agent" The circus pack
ed the convention from the start.
Only one orator got up to speak for the
district school. He was teacher, and
the president fined him twice and then
made him sit down.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

Canada has 1905 Indian children a.
tending school. This country has 6,606
Indian children in boarding school, and
5, 1875 in day schools; total Of nearly
$4,000,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

Prof. Clarence Martin, principal of one Of
the leading public city schools of Louisville,
resigned and has left the city for parts un-
known 1t is charged that he took salaries Of
his teachers to the amount Of u, Coz and lost il
at faro
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

Total for Rochester hospital. 80. $5S, 700
The item of $40, 900 for reconstructing the
center building at Rochester is disapproved
for the same reason as the disapprovsa nor
NAL school items which follow below, the
governor adding:
The increased capacity Of the insane hospitals
to accommodate the probable growth of popula-
ton of this class for the next three years Is pro-
construction Of that part Of the hospital for
which this appropriation is made, although very
desirable; Is not an imperative necessity, and.
therefore; can be deferred.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19

Specific purpose gives us all our well estab-
lished breeds. Look at the contrast The
general purpose COW yields Is, goo pounds cheese
year or > milk flow Of 5, 600 pounds about $50
pounds of butter year. The best specifically
bred COW in the world yields 800 pounds Of
butter in 303 days, Of 36 pounds in week.
Leavitt read paper on the improved cattle
for dairy purposes. He said
Not more than three-fourths Of the COWS in
the country to- day pay for their keeping. The
ton are the Jersey and Holstein. The
former is q good little COW, but will
not stand the cold winters as well As
the other breed. 1t is not good ctw for
beef nor cheese; simply for butter The dol
stein is carefully bred cow of over thousand
years. 1t has boen introduced in this country
recently and is becoming very popular. The
Holstein stands the winters well, and is the
best mich COW in the world 1t is also good
butter and cheese cow and good meat COW:
Prof. d. r. MGinnis of Mortified read
Ia for stock and said:
Minnesota is the most fertile country in the
world and most favored in atmospheric precir.
itation. The annual amount of rainfall is
from twenty to thirty inches, and the temper
ature evaporates fast enough for the needs of
fertility There can be found no more favored
country for man, beast and plants.
Where the field is best there will the cattle
be best, and Minnesota can produce the best
cattle in the world, and Minnesota soon will
take rank as tho foremost dairy state in the
world.
Col r. p McGlincy delivered an address en-
titled "Gleanings by the Wayside:"
He spoke of the triumphs scored by Mime
sofa dairies at New Orleans in the past Min
nesota has also cleaned wonderfully well ct .
national fair ut New York, when, almost I'M
known as state, Minnesota took the first prize
for Q, namental butter.
Make good butter and you need fear no COM
petition in any market in the last four years
have noticed more Improvement in butter in
this state than anywhere else III the Union.
This because OF tho noce sslty Of Minnesotians
turning from wheat to the COW, and there is
nothing on earth that will raise . mortgage
from ths farm like VIE COW. i costs not