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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-03-14

New York World: According to
our Washington correspondence, there
are fewer office-seekers in the Capital
now than there was in the correspond
ing period fourEears ago. The acces-
sion of Mr.. Garfield to the Presidency
did not mean a party revolution, and
vet he was overwhelmed and besieged
by Office beggars. He was finally as
sassinated by one of the most import
innate. That the crowd of expectsnts
is less now than it was four years. ago
must shame the Republican organs
who have all along predicted barbarOus
things of the fierce hordes of "hungry
Democrats"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-03-14
MATTERS AND THINGS.

Charles = FairchIld, of New York,
has been made first assistant Secretary
of the Treasury. sEsa'sl-asa-ssa--saH.aa,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30
THE OKLAHOMA TITLE.

An opinion has been rendered 10y i
United States Judge on the Oklahoma
district matter. On Monday was
rendered au opinion by Judge Parker.
of the federal court for the western
district OF Arkansas, in which l. IL
VOWED not only the jurisdiction of the
court, but the lille to the disputed
Oklahoma lands. Ii was in the case OF
Connell Rogers, indicted in the federal
court at Wichita, Kan, for burning
some of the shanlies of the Oklahoma
boomers at Rockfall. nj Ihc time OF
Pavne's last removal and arrest by the
marshal of the district. An order for
the removal of the defendant to the
Wichita court tor trial was asked, but
Rogers filed petition for n writ of
habcas corpus on the ground that the
Kansas court has no jurisdiction. In
it, opinion Yesterday the cour' held
that the territory in which the ofiensc
was committed. is in the Cherokee
nation, and the federal court at Wichi-
Ia has no jurisdiction in the case. the
land having been patented 10 the
Cherokecs the thirty-tirst day of De-
ceinbcr. 1888. by the government.
This not only settles the question, but
also the title to 5000. coo acres OF land.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30

any ape-who has lived TO read the
Judgment of impartial history con-
corning his career aud achievements.
The receptions given him, the great
honors paid him by princes, poten-
tates and people in every civilized
country during his voyage around the
world. voiced the verdict. not alone
of the present. but of the future con-
corning Ulysses s. Grant. What the
historian who writes a hundred years
since NAV say of Thomas, or Sherl-
dan, or Sherman or Meade we cannot
guess: but what he will say of GrrEt
is determined already by the unlycr-
sal assent of the civilized world.
have. now and thea, heard the
cynical sneer: There is nothing 80
successful n success" applied 10 the
achievements of Gen. Grant. 1t was
fashionabl in some quarters, few
wears ago. refer To him as IAN acct
dent of Il war" But believe that
| to act wit common sense AT all times
and under all circumstances Is the very
highest a" grandest development OF
human Mus. And This is what
Grant, as soldier, always did. Read
| his dispat mes, his order. his dircc-
tons to III -ubordinaies, and through
them all, 1T a strong anil steady cur
rent. rrIn- the force of an iDflexiblc,
well balap ed purpose of lofty drvo-
ton TO duty, of unconqucrable cour-
age. of unselfish patriotism, of dignity
without arrogance, of patience, conf
dence and conviction. If this Is not
greatness, where has there been Il
clearer development of the result oI
greatness:
II j. fl ting and appropriate, there
fore. iha, This great American ciiiZen
should receive. during his life, such
honor- aud inch kindly remembrance
az the celebrations that are taking
place to-day throughout the length
and br, al h OF the land, give expires
sion to. He has outlived deirartion
and survived partisan malice and sec
tional hate For week the who'll
| counrrv ha, watched with moistening
ewes. The bulletins from his sick room
And now. when a CLEAN OF hope sur
wives. and there seems to be q chance
hat the great soldier may ike for
wears. his couutrymcn gather by
thousand. III every hamlet, town and
CITY throughout the land, and the uni
vcrsal hope and PRAYER that goes al
from their hearts j, Long live lEs
Sos :. Grant
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30
A GREAT RAILROAD PROJECT

The charter was filed last night with
the Secretary of State. Of the Kansas
Western hallway company. with a
capital stock OF Sl0.O00,eO. The OBJ
ieci of the COMPANY is TO build a line
of railroad rom iiiawaiha running 4
westerly IL cotton through the coun-
ties of Brown, Nemaha, Marshall.
Washingjo'- Republic, Jewell. Smith,
Phillips. Norton. Decatur, Rawlins
and Cheyenne, TO The western line
of the state. tlking in the
county stats of the organized
counties: Also line from Junction
CITY running in a northwe>terly di-
rcciion through the counties OF Davis.
Ottawa. Lincoln and Osborne bs way
of Alton. Bulls City) Through Rocks.
Graham and Sheridau counties. con-
Meeting it'll the line from fiisw ,thr.
The incorporation. are Jay Gould.
Il. ). Hayes, II. NJ. uoxie. u. : IL.
Smith and W W. Pagan
The survey of the line from Bull
CITY west will be commenced on Mon
day next. Superintendent Pagan will
go weei TO Ball City to-day
Ghamnion
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30
GOV. MARTINS ADDRESS

Business was suspended in Topeka
on Monday in honor Of Gen. Grant,
birthday and a really line celebration
was had. Governor Martin opened
the exercises of the day IN the follow
ing speech which is worthy Of record
and preservation:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CITI-
ZENs:-The felicitous occurrence OF
the birthday of great American sol
der and great American civic So
cietv M the same date, have, perhaps
for The first time been generally noted
within the past week or SO. But here
after, and especially in the distant tu-
ture. il will afford a happy opportun-
ity for the happy blending of military
and civil celebrations.
The very general and spontaneous
celebration OF the birthday of living
man-of man, too, who occupies no
high office, but is simply of IS, 00o, zoo
American citizens,is something unique
and remarkable in this country.
if. indeed, it is not in the civilized
world.
But everything in the career of
ULYSSES ;. Grant has been phenome-
nal. For wears during the war, thous-
spds doubted whether he had any mil
iiarv genius. Yet in every position in
which he was placed, he succeeded
where others hac failed. From Don
elsou TO Vicksburg. from Nicksburg
TO Chattanooga, from Chattanooga TO
the Potomac, and from the Potomac
TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS this
grave. silent, selt-controlled man went
he inspired confidence and organized
victory.
He is the only man Of our day and
generation-perbaps the only man OF
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30

James Redpath lately had an inier-
view with hartmann, iormer Rus
sian nihilist. now living in New 1 OK
Hartmann said, and lie may be right:
s.The Russian government to-day /,
in nearly the same position that the
government Of Napoleon the Third
was in 1870. Then, Napoleon went TO
war with Germany, not 10 advance
the interests, but because il was his
last chance to establish his reputation
aud retain his family Oh the throne.
So in Russia, this is the last chance TO
divert the minds of the people from
internal discussions and discussions.
The car supposes that he will raise
the prestige of his dynasty by military
victories. and then he thinks he " III be
able To a;tr.id. with great ease, to in
'ternal disorders He thinks that the
reputation of the government, gained
bv the war. would ruin the reputation
of the uihili>tS"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30
CLEVELAND'S RELIGION

To delegation of African Method
lists who were holding a session of ron-
, ference at Washington the other day,
President Cleveland expressed himself
as follows:
As religious teachers your mission
is very important one aud which
cannot be ignored and which should
not be underestimate by the chief
magistrate of the nation or any other
person of off cial place. In church and
in Sunday school are taught religion
good morals. honesty, and a proper re-
gard for established authority, all of
which are exceedingly necessary To
good citizenship. Ion have seen fit
TO refer 20 the Democratic party, 10
which belong. My conception OF
Democratic principles embraces equal
rights and privileges 10 all who are
citizen. of the United States, and am
glad TO know that in the endeavor 10
force such principle shall have your
confidence and support. am pleased
10 greet you all and take you by the
hand
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30

There may be something in the way
of general political interest TRANSPORTING
in Kansas. but if there i we have far
ed TO note il. For week or Nv" i'hsi
we have even been denied rehash of
the lick-Martin tussle. Ii somebody
don't soon bolt one party or the other
Krohn and Griffin might as well take
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30

Carter Harrison, under whose adj
nini.tratioa the baliOt-bOX frauds
were committed in Chicago, aud who
was a candidate for mayor again this
spring aud Claims TO have been elect
ed. has sued the Inter Ocean for $780,
600 on criminal libel. The Inter Ocean
made fight for decencv, morality
and the law and against gamblers, po-
Htical things and Carter lIarri-on and
hi- geng generally That paper VIII
never be called upon t" pay the $500
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30

The EAGLES cabinet officer. Mr..
whitney. secretary of the navy. has
put his foot in il on the Panama trou-
BILE, and unnecessarily lumilia' ed the
government. whose navy he directs.
1t is diff ult to make statesman OF
coal oil johnny in the brief Period Ola
fortnight
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30

Talrnage. having disposed OF the
roller skating rink question by giving
il a quasi endorsement, on SUNDAY
last. turned his batteries on the club
room. He drew up fearful indIc'-
ment against the club room life OF
America. aud there is II" doubt but
he told many undeniable truths.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30

The Wichita Eagle. replying TO the
Troy Chief. ssyS the Republicans of
that city aud COUNTY were not delud-
ed: that they voted tor reSubmissiou
and a constitutional convention. and
elected members instructed for ana IA
yorahle TO the same. The Chiefs re-
marks. il strikes Us. were not meant 20
be applied locally. else il would have
been charging iha, the people of the
Doniphan senatorial district were dis
appointed in Sol. MiIler's election, and
we cannot believe that thai is the case.
I-Lcavenworth Times.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30

Poor old Missouri, she has got little
Colman in rs commissioner OF agrl-
culture-think of n Missourisn know
ing anything about agriculture but
GOV. 0glesby of Illinois and GOV.
Martin OF Kansas have both quaran-
tined against her cattle, which cattle
H. everybody knows, are but grade
OF the Cherokee LONG horR.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30
Two Essential Qualities

The man that I marry, said Cla-A,
.nus. be hlnisone, rich. brave. clever, and
good-tempe,ed7
-Ba. how viii you discover that he pcs
~sssS.> all those qaalisiesF
Il can -Se for myself II be . handsome.
ani can easily ascertain IL be 8 rich
3oa't nina - much about sSc others
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30

Gladstone appears TO be loaded for
bear but he seems afraid to pull the
fr;guer
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30

Ii aas beea discovered that crows have ne
less than tseuty-even different crses, each
distinctly referahls 20 8. Different action
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30
Arstriiied Biyalve-



While digging n well III Rome. Ga, .
workman founl al the depth Of sixty-four
feet down in the bowel, x the earth. pet
riiel oyster \ legend exists 70 the effect
taat church supper held in Rome twenty
five ago VA, slm1st failure on accoun. 81
it, oyster escaping from back window and
taking - the woods II * supposed that
this petrifiei bivalye Is the ths miss
Ing oyster We suspect it was reooynisrd
by mole between its shoulder-hlaiss, The
oyster must have been terribly frightened
to burrow - deep into the earth.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-05-16
"vANlTY OF vANITIEs."

t'Vanity of Vanities:'' the world is full of sin,
The pot of evil boiling all the time;
The big man and the little man in breathless
haste to win
His eagle or his dollar or his dime;
And yet, though Ger this desert waste the
winds of evil blow,
There's many cheerful glimmer shining out
above the snow.
a thousand traps and pitfalls lie about us
Temptations and decisions by the score;
The nabob in his selhshness rolls By us on the
way,
The poor man often bangs his cottage door;
And yet there's compensation. Every clumsy
mortal whines
Who grasps hornet by its sting or hedgehog
By its spines.
Amid the selfish thousands there are hundreds
true and kind,
With many noble features that redeem; .
The toughest ore has value If it be but well
refined,
And men are mostly better than they seem;
If looking out for brambles you are sure TO
Perhaps you'll be as iuckyif you closely look
for hearts
For after all is uttered, we but find that which
The searcher after weaknesses will find;
Go listen, and you'll wonder at the kind words
nOrtalS speak,
No beauties have message for the blind;
The world is but mirror, and within our
n89ghDOFS face
We see our soul reflected in its ugliness or
grace.
'fvanity of vanities,'' the world is full Of sin,
But also. full o. sunshine and of flowers;
The man who works for happiness its smile
viii surely win,
The man who seeks shall find his sunny
hours;
So thrust the little barriers of its selashness
aside,
And find the hidden blessings lying under al
its pride;
The sun is always somewhere, and the good
old world is wide.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-05-16

her to the hill where the ooys and girls
were making the air ring with their
| shouting and laughter. The only
drawback to this particular coast was
that it crossed, at the foot of the hill, a
| road on which there was a good deal of
driving Mrs. Linton had objected to
Clemmy's going there, but as no acci-
dents happened-and as Clemmy went
anyWay-she had let the subject drop.
| She had just reached the top of the
hill. when a backward glance showed
her that an il-driven colt was rearing
and plunging in the cross road. At the
same instant, Clemmy was taking a
run to get good start downwards. He
saw his mother, and laughingly called
to her to see how well he could do it.
''Stop! Wait! don't go! Clemmy"
cried the mother, wildly waving her
muff over her head.
| ''All right. Good-byen'
"Clemmy! Stop!'' But he had sped
away. 1t was all in q second of time
not half the time it takes to tell it.
| Impelled by an insane impulse to
overtake the arrowy sled, the mother
started to run down the CLASSY side,
and fell-fell as terrified cry from the
children echoed piercing scream far
down the hill.
When the mother returned to con-.
seriousness, she was lying in her bed, a
terrible pain in her arm that was
broken, and in her head that was Sc
verely deutschland still deeper pain
i at heart.
'tClanmy!'' was her first word,
where's Clemmy?''
Gle is in his bed, and the doctor is
taking the best care in the world of
him, said Cousin Angelica, soothingly.
''Thank God, you are both spared, :"
said Mr.. Linton, in a broken voice. Il
must go to Clemmy." The mother
tried to rise, but sank back on her pill
low. ''Tell me- she said, chow he is
hurt?''
..He will live, the doctor is sure he
will live,' said Mr.. Linton.
IF I had made him mind, / could
have saved him." moaned the suffering
mother.
Mr.. Linton left the room to hide his
misery. Angelica in her divided pity
followed him, though she found no
word of comfort.
s'Would to Heaven I had done my
duty to my child, groaned the father.
II thought l did it, when / worked
early and late for his body, never think
ing of his soul. How will she brave
knowing that our boy is blind. If Ihad
only taught him to obeyr'
The strong man bowed his head and
sobbed.
Pitiful sounds reached Angelica from
the room where two doctors were min
istering to Clemmy.
..Oh!'' was the refrain of the child $
feverish raving. If / had only
minded"
.'Alas,'' sighed Cousin Angelica,
from the bottom of her aching heart,
eff IN Y Examiner.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-05-16
KIND HEARTED.
General Grant Declared to Have a Heart
as Tender as a Woman's.

General Grant Declared to Have a Heart
as Tender as Woman's.
ssHe was very kind of heart, and it
always panied him deeply to be charged
with unfeelingness. They call me a
butcher he said to me once, but do
you know / sometimes could hardly
bring myself to give an order Of battle?
When / contemplated the death and
misery that were sure to follow. Istood
appalled, 1t was only devotion to duty
that enabled him to overcome his natu-
raj tenderness of heart. His love for
the comrades who stood with him in
battle was deep and far-reaching. He
used to receive hundreds of letters from
old soldiers asking for aid, and none of
them were ever sighted. Soldiers wor-
SHIPPED him.
As to this latter point, Samuel j.
Randall, who managed the Grant Re-
tirement bill so skilIfully, said day or
| two ago: Nothing touched me so much
in connection with that matter as the
thousands of letters | received from
manned soldiers in all parts of the coun-
try, South as well as North, thanking
me for my part in the work. F"
III As to the matter of the old soldiers
horror of war, Colonel William B. Mann,
who in his day was great political
power in Pennsylvania, said to me: 81
| had a long talk with Grant one after
noon during the interval between his
first election as President and his in
auguration. He told me that he
had not voted for Lincoln in 1860
because he foresaw that Lincoln cleo
| ton would end in civil strife. He would
not vote for Breckenridge, because
Breckenridge was an extremist He
compromised by casting his ballot for
Douglas. He had no thought then of
ever becoming public man, or of TAX
ing part in politics. He was content
with his position in the army. All things
that had happened to him, he said,
seemed to come of themselves -natu-
rally. And he thought that was SO even
of his military operations. The mis-
sion of our Nation, he said, | well re-
member: is peace, and war should be
averted whenever it is possible to avertit
without sacrifice of the National honor.
On the question of the Alabama
claims he said that Englands course
during the rebellion would have justi-
fed a declaration of war against her.
But as war was not declared then it
would not be judicious to begin it after
ward for the old cause. England how
ever, he added, was bound to make a
recompense for what she had done, and
If she refused that might be cause
for war. Personally, he strongly adj
vocated the avoidance of war, and said
that while President he would do every
thing in his power to impress that view
upon others. PbttG1elplsi Letter.
The southern part of Africa has
20, 900 tame ostriches, producing 3d.
600, 600. worth of feathers annually.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-05-16

The southern part of Africa has
10000 tame ostriches, producing 3d.
600, 600. worth Of feathers annually.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-10
Uncle Sam and Brother Jonathan.

The origin of the terms "Uncle Sam, y
applied to the United States Government,
and "Brother Jonathan applied in the
first instance, to the people of New England,
and sometimes to the people of the whole
country, or, rather, to the representative
American, often proves puzzle. The
question how the terms arose is often asked
The following seems a correct answer.
After Washington was appointed COM
mander of the patriot army in the Revolu-
ton he had great trouble in obtaining
supplies. On one occasion, when no way
could be devised by him and his officers to
supply the wants of the army, Washington
wound up the conference with the remark,
ave must consult Brother Jonathan, u
He referred to Jonathan Trumbull, then
governor of Connecticut, in whose judg-
ment he had confidence Gov. Trumbull
helped the general out of his difficulties,
and afterward the expression used by Wash
ington became popular byword in the
army and eventually nickname for the
nation.
The name "Uncle Sam" as applied to
the United States, is said to have originated
in the war of 1872. An inspector of army
provisions at Troy, named Samuel Wilson,
was called by his workmen "Uncle Sam. :"
One day somebody asked one of his work
men what the letters "U. S. printed on a
cask meant. The workman replied that he
supposed it must mean Uncle Sam. The
joke was afterwards spread in the army,
and this, according to the historian Frost /,
was the origin of the sobriquet.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-10
A Delicate Instrument.

The Post Office Department at Washing
ton recently cancelled q contract with an
envelope manufacturing firm for not fur
nishing the precise article in matter of
weight contracted for, and according to one
of our contemporaries, curious little ma
chine in the office of the Chief of the Stamp
Bureau was the cause of the cancellation
of the contract 1t is queer looking con-
trivance, cross between set of butchers
scales and an ordinary grocer's or rather
combination of the two. There is a large
dial, like the face of clock, with little
hand that flies around the face pointing to
the figures at the side, which are arranged
like the figures on the clock face, with lit
tie dots between ''You see three dots,
said the gentleman in charge, inquiringly.
"Well, the space between those indicates
one-sixteen thousandth of an inch. Get
ting it down pretty fine, isn't it? You see
this movable piece of iron here, which
comes down with smooth surface upon
this other solid surface? Well, the raising
or lowering of that moves the pointer
which runs around the dial. To test the
thickness of sheet of paper we simply
place it between this movable piece and the
solid surface below, and when the movable
piece of IRON comes down upon the paper
the hand registers the true thickness of the
paper Delicate instrument? Well, |
should think SO. Just give me a hair
from your head, will you?' Then he took
hair and slipped it deftly between the
movable pieces. The hand on the dial
followed the motions of the screw until it
stopped at the figure 20. "Just twenty
sixteen-thousandths of an inch in diameter" "
he said ''Now, let me try hair from
your moustache. They are generally much
larger, especially if you have been in the
habit of shaving" He took up pair of
scissors and clipped off hair from the
moustache and placed it in position. The
hand stopped at so. Fifty sixteen-thou-
sandths Of an inch thick, he said. "That
shows the effect of shaving | measured a
hair from the hand of gentleman a few
minutes ago which was forty sixteen-thou-
sandths thick, but those in his moustache
were precisely the same thickness, the rea-
son being that he had never shaved. Yes,
that is the machine that proved that the
firm making our envelopes was not fulfill
ing its contract" he said, as he fell back
admiringly.