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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-09-05
A sLANDEa REpUrED.

The Nashville American recent
contained characteristics editorls
full Of naIevolence and perso onal abus
charging that the Hon. Holmes Cum
minis, attorney for the Chesapeal
Ohio & 5. w. railroad had purchase,
a controlling interest in the Ayalanch,
and was iniuncing its opinions. Tn,
following deniaIs appeared in the Ava
lanche OF List Saturday
TO the Editor of the Avalanche:
have just read an editorial in the
Nashville American of this date say,
ing IN substance that / was reputed
to be the owner or controller of some
interest in the Memphis Avalanche.
This Is untrue. 1 have never directly
or indirectly owned an interest in the
Avalanche or the stock of that COM
pany. HOLMES CUMMINs.
The Avalanche publishes in another
column an editorial reply OF the
American in answer TO the Avalanche's
denial of any financial transaction be-
tween the Avalanche and railroad
attorney. At the time the Avalancle's
editorial was written it had no idea
that such transaction was reputed
or even discussed.
The Avalanche hopes to recover the
entire ground of the rumor when IL
says that neither Mr.. Holmes Cummins
nor any one connected either remotely
or otherwise with railroad has at
tempted to buy any interest in the
Avalanche. The entire stock Of the
Avalanche is owned by men actively
engaged on the paper and not single
one owning single share of the stock
has sold or attempted to sell or even
discussed selling any interest whatso-
ever to any one whatsoever. After
reading the Americans editorial the
Avalanche set Its entire staff to work
to try to discover the basis upon which
il Was founded. Yesterday Il reporter
OF the Avalanche was told by gentle
man employed in the court house of
the Holmes Cummins rumor. The
Avalanche believes that the rumor was
set atioat by the malice of enemies at
this end of the line. That the Ameri-
can should have fallen into the un-
worthy trap and have given It's sane
tion to rumor that was both without |
Il shadow of foundation and ingeni- !
ously devised TO inJure the Avalanche |
was matter of surprise and indigna-
ton. 1t is not difficult to imagine that |
the American was perfectly willing TO
believe what it wanted to believe.
The Avalanche now requests the |
American to give its iniormants. The |
falsehood, the Avalanche be-
lieves, was deliberately concocted by |
men who have the courage to stab in
the back but not the manhood to open
ly face an enemy.
In conclusion, the Avalanche merely
wishes to say in reply to the sopho-
lnoric sarcasm of the American, that
gentlemen in charge of that paper
certainly know the difference between
the legitimate resources of debate and
an undermined slur on the hon.
esty of people. There was a time
when the American would have
shrunk with as much fear from foul
as it would have energeti.
cally repelled one. The Avalanche
having made it apparent that it is at
least its own master. and that the
American has allowed itself to be
made the cat's-paw of contemplate
and cowardly slanderers, will leave the
rest to the decision OF the fair-minded
md the unprejudiced.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-09-05


EVERY sensible colored man in this
and every other State knows that,
what is called the race issue must adj
just ITSELF Legislation on this subject
will do no good. Those who are SO
rampant in pushing the negro into the
social circle reap nothing but the
wind, You may appoint commission
ers, enact laws on this subject, but
they never will, and never can be en-
forced. Time alone can adjust
this matter. Wherever the freedmen
learn to adjust themselves to the situa-
ton by honest and faithful work, they
will infuse respect and will be honored
accordingly. But this thing of overi-
ding the conventional rules OF society
and desiring superior positions fer a
race, or any man that is not entitled
to it will be a failure. The South will
always combat the idea OF negro
equality with the whites. At the same
time they will be faithful in according
to his race all that the law accords to
the white man. Nothing more can be
done, nothing more will be dome
R1ldtka Fla.) Herald.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-09-05
HOMAGE 10 BEAUTY.
oroaor D. paasrIcr.

GEORGE D. PRENTICE.
Beautiful girl have wandered tar
Toward the rising sun and this evening stai
have roaned 'mid the northern wastes Q
And strayed where the soft magnolias blow
| But gagged not on O face so bright
As thine, sweet spirit OF youn delight
Beautiful girl thou art bright and fair
As an angel-shape in the moonlight air;
save thst Of S ihy tn trasses ss roopine % II low
Loves own dear light is wandering oft
Ger thy gentle lips of carmine soft;
Thy lovely cheek, where the rich, red glow
OF the warm blood melts through the vfigi
So sweetly blending in one bright dye
stS Tne w9yen ne11 Or earth s aud SKY
Deep in thy dark eyes, shaded wells;
And fancies wild from their clear depths
gleam,
Like shadows of stars from trembling
And thy thoughts sre dream of Eden's
bowers,
And thy words are garlands of flowers,
bright flowers.
Beautiful girl ! have seen thee move,
floating creature of joy and love;
As light as the mist on the sunrise gale,
Or the buoyant sway of the bridal veil,
TIL almost look ed to see thee rise,
Like q soaring thought, to the free blue
Or melt away in the thin blue air,
Like a vision of fancy painted there.
Thy low, sweet voice, as it thrills around,
Seems less sound than a dream of sound;
Softly and mildly its clear notes swell,
Like the spirit-tones of silver bell,
And the lip whence the fairy music flows,
Is to fancy's eyes like spreading rose.
Beautiful, beautiful girl thou art
A vision of Joy to q throbbing heart,
A star sent down from the world OF bliss,
And all undimmed by the shades of this;
A rainbow pictured by Loves own sun
On the clouds of being, beautiful one
Beautiful girl tits weary year
Since thy voice fell on mo revisited ear;
'Tis long, long year of ligh9 and gloom
Since gazed on thy young cheeks lovely
bloom.
Yet thy gentle tones of music still
the holiest depths OF memory thrill
Like tones of fount, or breeze, or bird,
In the long-gone years of childhood heard,
And oft in my dark and lonely moods,
When demon wing over my spirit broods,
Thine image seems on my soul to break
Like the sweet, young morn DER gloomy
lake,
Filling its depths as the shadows flee
With beauty and love and melody.
Beautiful girl thou are far away,
And know not where thy steps now stray,
But oh tits sweet, it is very sweet
For the fairy realms of dreams to greet
Thy cheek of rose, thy brow OF pearl,
And thy voice of music. beautiful girl
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-09-05
Net a single Gray Hair.

"You may laugh and think me vain
thing writes Mr.. J. r. c., of San
Francisco, to friend In this city, Abut
/ have not gray hair in my head, and
yet (sad TO say) am fifty and a day.
Recently my hair was not only quite
gray but quite thin, too. Parker 3
Hair Balsam-made in New York, ]
think-did wonders for me. Try it il
You have occasion. It really does
what | say, and restors the color also ,
Not dye, not greasy, highly perfumed.
Only reliable SOC. dressing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-09-05
A WAXING sIseIe,s.. ,

Mr.. f. Springer, of Mechanicsburg,
Pa, writes: "I was afflicted with luSg
fever and absoess on lungs, and re-
duced to a aOdlking skeleton. Got a
free trial bottle of DIR. Kings New Dis
coyery for Consumption, which did
me so much good that / bought dol
lar bottle. After using three bottles,
found myself once more man, COM
pletely restored to health, with hear
ty appetite, and a gain in flesh Of 4S
lbs" Call at Owen & Moores Drug
Store and get a free trial bottle OF this
certain cure for all Lung Diseases.
Large bottles Sl.00
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-09-05

Salvation Oil, the greatest cure on
earth for pain, has made q, most brill
iant debut. All druggists and dealers
in medicine sell it ut rs cents bottle.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-09-05

The Confederate coionists who went
to Brazil in 1865. fearing that life i'm
their native land would be made un-
endurable for them are thriving in a
most encouraging manner,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-09-05
COULTER BROS.
WHAT AN Old SMOKER SAYS.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. %, 1884.
Mr. w. s. JONES' City: - 1es
The sample of Smoking Tobacco received of you labeled
"PIPE PEACE is the BEST Smoking Tobacco have
had in ten years. 1t is deciousy favored, is plenty
strong and doesn't bite the tongue. shall smoke
other long get hls and want 10 lbs to lay
away for rainy day. Your friend, GEO. Z, PURVIs.
Manufactured by E. B. ROSS ,Rossvew, Tenn. and
put up in attractive style Orders from obbers and whole
sale dealers solicited. E-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-18

STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS AND Il. T. MEG-
RIcK.-A writer in the Chicago Ncigs says
When Stephen 4. Douglas returned to
this city from Washington, after having
given in his adhesion to Mr.. Lincoln's ad-
ministradon and its war policy and pro-
gramme, he sent a message to Mr.. Merrick
TO the effect that he desired to see him in
his room at the fremont House. When
the latter presented himself he was very
cordially received by the Senator, who en-
tered into conversation with him on the
condition OF The country closing with an
offer 10 the young lawyer-whO had COM
manded q company in the Mexican war
of Brieadier-Generaiship in the Union
army Mr.. Merrick however, refused the
offer. saving that he could not fight against
his State-Maryl the South. Unon
his continued persistence in his refusal,
Senator Douglas rose from his seat and,
striking the table with his clenched hand,
while his CouptenanCe presented the aspect
of uncomfortable bate and determination,
said Mr. Merrick, | am to have high
command in the Union army, and with it
such power as will enable me to put both
YOU Secessionists and the AbOlitiOnists to
to the sword | am determined, sir. TO ex-
ercise this power to the fullest extent at the
proper opportunity MIR. MerrickS theory
was that Douglas intended to play the part
of Napoleon in the war. and, after one or
two great battles unite the more moderate
men Of both sections in an attempt to re-
store The Union through a compromise on
the slavery question.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-18
BEING L WOMAN.
Some OF the Trial, and TribuIations Of
the Etir SIX.


1t is dreadful p''Ict 70 'e d woman AZ
ana 90 Iie business up J" 1oo'i sii"!,c ,, III
tie hrst place you We got 10 IopA VEL OF
else you re hpD"uy, man 1l'G, =. I'el
SO honlely ana sun De poPtti"l' W nl?HT ~
/ cover up me most Vi MS l@Ce' aux. u 1'I
mas Il DE- NOUN HopoGF rs .s'' 49, ~ az
II ne Goes Wrinkle Oh" Oh ms loi eI4J"t ~
I l1ehds SPEAK OF ms many caiG9 anu vi MS
thouShu"I u4spoSi'ioii' ana leli can oliitt
that his wink Is are iIheS Oh 'ho"Snit;;
Lines OF thought, indeed WhGh IN an
prubabiiuF MS loFehedH Is "ilhhlcu ~ 'he
| bad hadn't he has got OF sco"lhS az Dis WIG
wheI the coffee lSli strong enough:
Y woman must always De III good oFaer;
Her Aalr must always DC HlHEe" ahu
! banged as fashion demands anu SAe must
! powder u. She has SHINING sAlh ana she
must manage 70 look sweet, no matter how
sour she may feel her dfesS must hanS
Just so, and her ooot buttons Always III
place, ana her niger mans c!e4h ana 'heH
! she muslh whistle, nor Gimp ieHCtS' nor
stone cats. nor scold when she lhad.
! She can 60 on alone because iG0leS
must be protected; she can 50 any whefe
when ii rains, because tier halr won stay
frizzled, and she ii get mud ON her peiueoats
and things she can be FREE Mason, De
/ cause she would tell their secrets and
/ everybody Would Iho" al "pON uic 500
! and gridiron; she can smoke, because mat
would be Untcminlnc: she can go court
ing, because that would De uhWolhahi y
/ But she must get married before She Is .,
. OF everybody Will feel Wronged. People Will
/ sigh over her and wonder why It IS That
men don seem to take; and all the oId
maids and widows smile and keep quiet;
Oh, these smiles and these significant looks
! hey are ten times worse than open SIAN
! ders.
! 1t IS terrible thing TO be an old maid.
/ Everybody knows II IS, and the women
who are married TO drunken husbands, and
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-18

4 BUSINESS EDUcATIoN FOR FAEMERs.-
1t is enormously supposed by some that q
business education IS not necessary to a
farmer and that it is useful only to mer-
chants, bankers and commercial men. A
good business education, however, is very
necessary to every farmer. His occupation
is as varied as most men Of other classes,
and to achieve success requires as much
skill US in any other line Of work, The
farmer buys and sells, gives and receives
notes, and handles other business papers,
and should be familiar with their Construc-
lion and import He makes contracts, and
should understand the laws governing
them. Ii may be said he will learn this by
experience. Very likely he will, unless he
learns it another and better way. Expert
ence is apt to be a very expensive teacher,
and the man who has lost the indorsers on
a $500 note because ne did not understand
the formalities of demand and notice, is
not in a condition to properly appreciate
the real value of his lesson in experience.
Exchange.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-18

How FAR CAN WE SEE?-A discussion IS
going on among European savants concern
ing the distance at which large objects on
the earth's surface may be visible. Emil
Metzger mentions that he once saw, with
some difficulty, Keizerspick in Sumatra
when distant 10 English miles; and he has
almost made out Gug Merapi in Java when
$50 miles distant. From the Piz Muraun,
near Dis5cntis. L. Hill has seen Mont Blanc,
the intervening space measuring about ITO
miles. J. Starkie Gardner states that Mont
Blanc is visible from the Piz Lanyard,
though distant about three degrees. In
Greenland Mr.. Whymper beheld a mount
ain from which he was separated by 100
miles, and from Marseilles Zach saw Mount
Canigan at distance of 15S miles. The
whole range of the Swiss Alps has been
looked upon by Hippisley when 200 miles
away, while Sir W Jones has affirmed that
the HimalayaS have appeared to view at
the great distance of pa miles.
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Where do | campo he inquired, and
was shown to the lower berth, next to me.
That's my pigeon-hole, is il? alright
old son. Just watch my motion while I
file myself away
Az this junctuue ne was desired to turn
over his revolver 10 the porter, which he
declined to do in very spirited manner.
old dad (his revolver and me always
sleep together and we don't want no di-
vorce, he explained.
The conductor demonstrated but was adj
yised not to try to braid this mules tail -
This here's & sleeping car, AIM it, be
at length inquired.
Yes"
Well, why in - don't you let people
sleep then, when they've paid and gone
into your game? II you re aiming to keep
people awake and want company, just
dance into the next car; there's lots of
folks there don't want to sleep, no how,
and Il be glad to see you.
The conductor withdrew, and my friend
pulled off his boots and stretched himself,
with many comments il an uhdertone on
the poverty of his surroundings.
In about ten minutes this cratic. person
had his head out in the aisle
Say, you boy, to the porter.
Well, sab.
Come a runnin'.
Tie porter drew near, and was handed 4
pillow about as big as pincushiou.
Take that goose ha'r thing away, COM
manded the cowboy.
Don't you want pillow, Sah ?' asked
the porter.
That ain't no pillow. and don't want
it nOhow I'm afraid ii Il get in my ear.
I After this, silence, and for short time
IL. 10.
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! tons of the family sewed on so that they
| will never come off while in use, and she
| must keep the family hosiery so that no.
| body would ever mistrust there were toes
in the stockings while they We're on. She
must.h0ld herself in constant readiness to
, find everything her husband has lost-a
| man never knows where to find anything.
! He will put his boots carefully away on
/ the parlOr sofa, and when ne has hunted
COR them half an hour he will suddenly APP
pear to his wife with continuance like an
ayenging angel and demand, What in
thunder has she done with his boots"
She must shut all the doors after her lord
and master, and likewise the bureau draw
| ers, for married man was never known to
shut drawer. II would be as unnatural
for hen to so in swimming for recreation.
She must go TO bed first III cold weather,
so as to get the bed warm Her husband,
If he be wise man, never asks her to do
this. Oh, no. but he sits to lust finish
this piece i'll the paper and waits till she
has got the sheets 10 a comfortable temper
allure. All, there are a great many tricks
in the trade Of living together, a woman
is expected to take care Of the baby even
after the first mfantile wonder has multi
piled into round half-dozen And if he
doubles up with the collie or trials of
cutting teeth or the necessary evil Of
humps or measles, or whooping cough
and scarlet fever and rash and throat dis
temper and short sleeves and bare legs.
and pins sticking into him, and too much
candy, and bad temper, why her hus-
band tells her that he docs wish she
would try and quiet the baby, and saws it,
too Dis il he thought she alone was respon-
sible for its existence, and as if she was
considerably to blame for it, too.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-18
4 Hard Hit.

one OF the Baptist preachers Of this city
preached not long ago 4 very pithv and
pungent sermon from the text, Will q
Man Rob God =" The question was an
swered in the affirmative, as regards some
men, judging both by past history and
present examples. This was illustrated
BIZ an anecdote. very feIicitously told We
shall aim only to give the point. 1t was so
sharp it could not well escape the listener
a man asks another, Are you believer in
the Christian religion oh certainly.
" You are 4 member of some church, then,
| suppose Member of a church? No,
indeed Why should be 4 member Of a
church? 1t IS quite unnecessary. The
dying thief wasn't q member of q church.
and he went TO heaven. " But, of course.
youy been baptized You know the
command" Been baptized? Oh. no.
That's another needless ceremony. am
as safe as the dying thief was and heneyer
was baptized But, surely, since you
will not join church or be baptized, you
do something in acknowledgment of your
faith? You give of your means-yOu help
the cause in some way - No, sir. | do
nothing of the kind. The dying thief
" Let me remark, my friend, before you 90
any farther, that you seem 10 be on pretty
intimate terms with the dying thief You
seem to derive a great deal Of consolation
from his career but, mind you, there is one
important difference between you and him.
He was dying thief-and you are 4 living
one. = Michigan Herald.
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PERSEVERANCE.

swallow in the spring
Came to our granary, and meath the caves
Essayed to make Il nest, and there did bring
Wet straw and earth and leaves.
Day after day she toiled
With patient art but ere her work was crowned.
Some sad mishap the tiny fabric spoiled
And dashed il to the ground
She found the ruin wrought.
But not cast down, forth from the place she few.
And with her mate fresh earth and grasses
brought
And built her nest anew.
But scarcely had she placed
The last soft feather on its-anlple floor,
When wicked hand or chance. ag in laid waste
And wrought the rain DER.
But still her heart she kept
And toiied agaiG-and last night, hearing calls,
l iOOked-and 10 three little swallows slept
Within the earth made walls.
- What truth is here, 0 nan
Hath hope been smitten in its early dawn
Have clouds o'ercast thy purpose, trust or plan
Have faith. ana struggle on
--R. s s. Andres.
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OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
SUPPOSE.


Suppose. my little lady.
Your doll SLould break her head,
Could you make it whole by crying
Till your eyes and nose are red
And wouldn't it be p easanteT
To treat il as i joke;
And say you re glad Twas DollyS
And not your head that broke?'
Suppose you're dressed for walking,
and the rain comes pouring down,
VIII it clear of any sooner
Because YOU ScOld and frOwD?
And wouldn't it be nicer
For YOU to smile than pout,
And so make sunshine in the house
Where there is none without?
Suppose your task, my little man.
Is very hard to get.
VIII il make II any easer
For you to sit ana et'
And wouldn't it be wiser
Than waiting like Ounce,
To go TO work In earnest
And learn the thing RI once?
Suppose that some boys have horse
And some y coach and pair,
VIII it tire you less while walking
To say, q" II isn't fair ~
And wouldn't it be nobler
To keep your temper sweet,
And in your heart be thankful
lou can walk upon your feet?
And suppose the world don't please you,
Nor the way some people de-
DO yCu think the whole creation
VIII be altered Just Tor YOU
And isn't it, my boy or girl,
The wisest, braveSt plan.
whatever comes. or doesn't come,
To do The best you can:
Phoebe Cary
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-18
BEDTIME.


When the lamps were lit in the evening,
And the shutters were fastened tight,
And the room where the household gathere
Was cosy. and warm and bright,
When the hustle OF work was over,
And the children were tired OF play,
II seemed 70 Us that our bedtime
Was the pleaSantest part of the day.
For grandmother had her knitting;
Click click would the needles so;
The baby was snug in the cradle
And mother had time TO sew:
And we III our little night-goWns,
Would Chamber on fathers knee,
And sheltered within his loving arms
Were hag by as we could be.
He could not sing; but he whistlcd
y tune that was sure TO keep
The little ones very quiet
And put the baby 10 sleep:
And whenever want Il lullaby,
The sweetest e'cT shall know
i the one that my father always used
In the beautiful long ago
Sometimes there were apples roasted,
And then there were nuts TO crack
And Jokes 10 be told, and stories
That had delicious smack
And the longer we fingered, the harder
We found II to get away,
For to US the ehildrens bedtime
Seemed the sweetest hour Of the day
But at last the word was spoken;
come, come The mother SAID,
In her quieteSt tones il is really time
That little folks went to bed"
And we who We're wide awake Is owls,
AID ready for any lark,
With mournful step moved slowly out
And into the j0yleS> dark,
And long after we were folded
In slumber'S serene embrace,
And with the angels OF dreamland
Were floating through fairy space
Dear father would come to our bedside.
And tuck us in. OH, so tight
Wed sleep as warm as birds in nest
All through the livelong night.
And when my bedtime cometh.
And the last GOOd-nightS' aIe said,
And with the rest of the children
go to my narrow bed,
Nv sleep will be the sWeeter
For the touch OF q loving hand
And a Fathers smile VIII greet ne
As l enter the morning land.
Josephine Pollard
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-18

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