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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03

dot vas your coffin anyway since
you order him und leaf the meas
nre," promptly responded Mr..
Humbarger.
''The price of the coffin was
agreed upon, it was paid for, aud
the farmer took 1t away in his
wagon. Jacob related the circum-
stances to his wife, who said mis-
chievously:
al told you, Chacob, dot no vone
woke you up of der hide. You haf
been haunted"
"Humbarger, however, insisted
that he had been called out OF his
house during the night and that he
readily recognized the man who
subsequently got the coffin and pre-
tended that he had not ordered it.
"Of course the story soon circuia-
ted throughout the village, and the
gOSsipS added to il. A month later
Humbarger had another nocturnal
visit, and a child's coffin was Or
dered, to be finished in the after
noon. Later in the day a farmer
living few miles west of town
called on Humbarger to secure his
services, one OF his children having
died.
"Oh, yes; / know dot. You
come of der hide und told me, and
mark der size on dis work bench"
1.-THE farmer protested otherwise,
but as the coffin Was of the exact
measurement desired, he took il
home. Then Mr.. Hamburger began
to have an indefinable fear that he
was haunted.
The thing was of regular receur-
renee, and almost every one who
came to Humbarger for coffin
found it ready made to order. The
villagers began to fear the coffin
maker, and the cOffin-maker avoid
ed the villagers as much as posi-
BILE. The women and children, and
not a few of the men, believed he
was in league with Satan, and he
suffered "A great deal i'm his trade.
"TO those of his neighbOrs with
whom he conversed on this subject
and among them was my father
he said that the orders were deiiv-
cred i'm the night by persons whom
he immediately recognized when
they called for the collins. and that
when they were ordered he found
the exact dimensions in chalk
marks on his work. bench the next
morning. His wife no longer chaff-
ed him on the subject of the ghostly
orders.
Zone morning he said to his wife
that coffin had been ordered dur
ing the night, but that the man had
concealed his face,and he feared that
he would not recognize him. He
proceeded, however, to make the
coffin in accordance with the meas
urement on his workbench, and at
last finished it to his satisfaction.
81 was on pleasant terms with
Uncle Jake, az we called him, and
happened in the shop just as he was
finishing it.
"Dot man vOs somepoddy who
will be buried NIT dis coffin" he re-
marked. 81 not see who he vas dot
order him, but l know it vOs for
some big man or somepOddy, so 1
make him OF der finest Wild cherry
und line him of silk und satin. Wy,
my poy, 1 would not pc ashamed to
pc buried of dot coffin myself"
"a sudden pallor Overspread
Humbarger's face, he stretched out
his hands and fell dead across the
coffin he had just finished.
HE was buried in it, and the
story of Jacob Hamburger was more
than a nine days wonder here in
Lancaster fifty-fOur years ago."
The writer was fain to acknOwl-
edge that the story of Jacob Hum
barger largely discounted the gen.
eral run of ghost stories.
w. A. Il.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
Cure for a Cold.

THE following prescription, by DIR
Ferrier, appeared in the London
Lancet about ten years ago. We
have used il repeatedly, and can
attest to Its efficacy. One-third the
quantity stated below will be am
pie:
Trisnttrate of bismuth, 6 drachms.
Pulverized gum Arabic, 2
drachms.
Hydrorhlorate of morphia, 2
grains.
To be used as a snuff. Creates no
pain, and causes disappearance of
the cold in few hours. The Bud
geH.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03

The Boston Advertiser says
"The vote cast by the State of Texas
in the late election showed a total
Of 318,395. OF this number, Mr..
Cleveland received 223, 20S, giving
him the enormous plurality of 1884,
855 and clear majority of rs, 02l,
which is, with one exception. the
largest majority ever given Presi-
Dental ticket in a single State. In
1872 Pennsylvania gave Gen. Grant
1898 majority over Mr.. Greeley,
and this year ii gave $SI, 0I9 plural
ity over Mr.. Cleveland. Texas cast
only 1921 votes for Butler, but gave
st. John 3,511. The increase in the
vote of Texas since 1880 is So, 298,
which TALES with the remarkable
advance OF the State in wealth and
business activity. 1t is indeed the
Empire State of the South"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
Eclectic Magazine
Foreign Literature, Science and Art.
18S5-41st YEAR,

The Foreign Magazines embody the most
scholarly, vigorous and searching thought of
the age. Through the medium of these pc
riOdicals the best work of the great authors
of Europe passes, as a rule, before it is final
ly put into book-fOrm. 1t is the aim of the
Eclectic Magazine to select and reprint all
the representative articles thus given to the
world.
The plan of the Eclectic includes Science,
Essays, Reviews, Biographical Sketches,
Historical Papers, Art Criticism, Travels,
Poetry and Short Stories.
Its Editorial Departments comprise Liter
airy Notices, dealing with current home
books, Foreign Literary Notes, Science and
Art, summarizing briefly the new discover
les and achievements in this field, and con-
sisting of choice extracts from new books
and foreign Journals. The subjoined lists
exhibit the principal sources whence the
material is drawn, and the names of some
of the leading authors whose articles may
be expected to appear:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
Good Advice.

The State of Tennessee should set
an example of fair and buSiness-like
dealing with its creditors and then
go abroadin her corporate capacity
to reform the financial and business
policies ofStIie railroads. The fell
low who conceals or by brute force
withholds assets twenty times
equal to his liabilities, and forces
his creditors to accept, principal and
interest, half their admitted dues,
is not impressive as a preacher
against others "eXtortion. Let
US get through with the 50-3 bust
ness and give the world a few years
10 forget about it, before embarking
n a crusade against railroad abus-
OIL
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
FOUND
FOR LADIES ONLY.

A REMEDY endorsed by the best Physi-
clans and Druggists at it's home.
"A REMEDY that Mr.. c.. w. .O'Neil, Good
water, Ala, says raised his wife from an
invaAd's bed, and he believes saved her
REMEDY of which prominent Atlanta
merchant said: 81 would have given $500
as soon as l would nickle for what two
bottles Of your medicine did for my daugh-
A REMEDY in regard to which, s. j. Cas-
sells NJ: D., Druggist, Ga, says: 81 can
recall instances in which it afforded relief
after all the usual remedies had failed
A remedy about which DIR. r. b. Terrell,
LaGrsNEge, Ga, writes Il have used for
the iasttwenty years the medicine which
you are printing up and consider it the
best combination ever gotten together for
the disease for which it is recommended
REMEDY about which Dr.. Joel Branham
Atlanta. said: II have examined the rec
lpe, and have no hesitation in advising its
use, and Confidently recommend it,"
REMEDY which the Rev. H. b. johnson,
near Marietta, Ga, says he has used in his
family with the utmost satisfaction" and
recommended it to three families "who
found y TO be just what is recommended"
A REMEDY of which Pemberton, Iverson
1t for many wears with constaDfiT inctaaSss
ing sales. The article is a staple with us,
and onaot absolute merit" 49,
Lamar = sayc I'VE V7en soid haF 50 s apsn in
four months, and never sold it in any
place but ghatiit was wanted again."
A REMEDY by Which DIR. Baugh of La
Grange, Ga.,ssayss: 81 cured one of the
most obstinate cases of VICAR4QUs MEN
! SnRUATIoN that ever came Within my
knowledge, with a few bottles.n
A REMEDY Of which DR.. J. c. Huss, Nota-
sulga, Ala, says: 81 am fully convinced
that 1t is unrivaled for that class of disea-
SEES which itclaims 10 cure."v
A REMEDY about which Maj. John c.
Whitner, of Atlanta, well and favorably
known all over the United States as a |
General 1nsGranoe' Agent, says :-"I used |
this remedy before the war, on large |
plantation bn a great mum Der of cases. al |
ways with absolute success"
A REMEDY about which Mr.. j. w. Strange,
OF CartersyiHe, Ca, certifies that one bot |
tie cured two members of his family of /
menstruSF irregularity of many years |
standing. -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
These are Solid Facts.

The best blood purifier and sys-
tenn regulator ever placed within
the reach of suffering humanity,
truly is Electric Bitters.. Inactivity
of the Liver, Billiousness, Jaundice,
Constipation, Weak Kidneys, or any
disease of the urinary organs, or
whoever requires an appetizer, ton
ic or mild stimulant, Will always
find Electric Bitters the best and
only certain cure known. They act
surely and quickly, every bottle
guaranteed 10 give entire satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Sold at
fifty cents a bottle by Owen &
Moore.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
CIarksViNe Wholesale Market
CORRECTED BY CRUsMAN & HOWARD

sUGAR-Cut Loaf, Crushed, Powdered and
Granulated, 79l0c; Clarified, 6@7 cts !;
MOLASSEs- Orleans, 50 To Coo sor-
ghum. 20 to 20.
SYRUP-2Sc to 60c.
COFFEE-We quote Rio, ll1a to 10 Java,
2215 to Soc,
sALT--Kanawha, bushel bbls,, 81 IS; by
FLoUR-saperfine, So 50 to 8 70; Extra,
81 90 to so; Choice or Fancy, "a so to %;
Patent Process, So so TO o 90,
STAR CANDLES-l5 to &c.,
WHlSKH-Common country, 81 0O9l 20;
beStbrandS Robertson county, 81 25 to 2 90.
RICE-CarOlina, 6 to SC.
SOAP-Bar, 41597c.
OILS-COal oil, l3c; lard oil, SO@9Oc; lin
TpRPENTINE-Spiri SEC.
RH1AA1RaES<tsHt=paPal, u co. Japan, soc.
GLAsS-Window, sxIO, 50 % per box; lOx
PoWDER-Ride, "a OO@s4 50 per keg;
lead, &c per pound.
sARDtNEs-American, 81 90 per dozen
French, 81 IS per doz.
kits, NoS.i, 2 and 8, st 90 tasl59.
NAIIS-s2 40. Steel 81 90.
IRON-Kentucky, &c; Tennessee, sc.
TRACEsEs5 90 to 1900 per dozen.
COLLARS-s5 50 to u 90 per dozen.
AXEs-sI0 90 to u 90 per dozen.
ORCHARD GRASS-Sl 25 10 81 so.
BLUE GRASS-Sl % to 81 so.
TIMOTHY SEED-SI 90 to 81 rs.
CLOVER SEED-S6 90 to s. %.
RED T0P-90 TO R5G,
SHOT-S1 10 q s..
CAPS-40950c per 1000
0HSTERS-l and Id, cans. 81 i59l 10.
CHEEsE-Prime factory, l09l5,
The following are the prices paid here at
this date for country produce:
PORK-none.
BACON-Ilc round.
LARD-.SG9.
TALLOW-6 cts.
PEANUTS-@75 90 per bushel.
GINSENG-Sl 25 to 40.
BEESWAX-l5 to lSc.
FEATHERS-new. 30 to 40c.
PEAN6-NaYy T0p9l 20 per bu.
fEAS-10o to 81 A0
EGGs-Retailing 20 to 92SSc per doz. FROM
wagon Is to 1Sc per. dozen.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
A Remarkable Escape.

Mrs. Mary A. Daley, of Tunk-
hammock, Pa, was afflicted for six
years with Asthma and Bronchitis,
during which time the best physi-
clans could give no relief. Her life
was despaired of, until i'm last Octo-
Der she procured a bottle of Dr.
Kings New Discovery, when i'm
mediate relief was felt, and by con
tinuing its use for a short time she
was completely cured, gaining in
flesh so lbs. in a few months.
Free trial bottles of this certain
cure OF all Throat and Lung Dis
eases at Owen & Moore's Drug store.
Large bottles $l.00.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
RuckIen,s ArnIea saIve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rhuem, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chllblains, Corns, and
all Skin EFuptiOns, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed TO give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. For sale by Owen
q Moore.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03

Woman Is like the iVy-the more
you are ruined the closer she olings
TO you. The ivy is like woman
the closer it clings TO you, the more
you are ruined. 1t is poor rule
that won't work both ways.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03

AN Arizona offices ecker stoutly
prOclaims: "We don't want the
pOst-offi, e, but we are in the hands
of our friends; and by the Eternal
they'll see that we get it whether
we want it or not"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03

Three Irishmen had four guineaS
to be equally divided between
them. After several unsuccessful
efforts by two of them, the third
settled the business thus: "There
are two for you two, and here are
two for me, tOo."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03

Although il was the composition
who substituted an h for in the
editors item about a "cOmely"
young lady, it was the editor who
was at the druggists next day in
quiring the price of hair restorer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03

An Irish soldier, on hearing that
his widowed mother had been mar
ried since he quilted Ireland, eK-
claimed "Murther / hope she
won't have son older than me; If
she does i shalt lose the estate!"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03

The majority of ths Ills Of ii., ...-.tla,s
body arise from C der0A1eNeAt'Of the
Liver, affecting both THE stomach aud
bOtCeIs. In order to effect &C cure, Gf is
ssecessory TO remove tho cause. Iyre0n-
Tar aud Sluggish pctiOss Of the Botcels,
Headache, Sickness at the Stomach, Paii,
IN the Back and LOials, etc., indicate that
the LfUes- to at fault, c3tS that Gttr.e re-
Qut1eS assistance to enable this or0uss to
throsc off impurities.
PriCIkly Ash Bitters are especially
compounded for this purpose. They are
mild In their action and efectsee as q
cure; are pleasant to the taste and taken
easily by both children and adults. To-
Ken according to directions, they are q
safe and pheasant cure forDyspepsfa,
General Debility, EHabituaI Con.
sfipafiOn, Diseased Kidneys,
etc., etc. rs a BLOOD Purifier then
are superior to any other medicine;
cleansing the system thoroHghIy, ana
fDiparti,iO saesc life and energy to the sss-
valid. 1T 70 a medicine and NOT Gn
Intoxicating beverage.
ASK rous DRUGGIST fps psleklY ASH sIrrEss.
anu taxs no othex. PRICE. 800 per Bottle.
PaiCkLf ASH BlTTERs co. SOLE PRoPRIET0RS
st. Louis and Kansas City. Mo.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03

"Will you have salt in your eggs"
asked the hotel waiter of the guest.
"Oh, no thanks. They are not at all
fresh" Then the waiter went out
to consult the landlord to see if the
hotel had been insulted.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
How Frank Duffy, an Eight-Year Boy Gets
x5 600

How Frank Duffy, an Eight-Year Boy Gets
$1,000.
Frank X. Duffy, an eight-year-
old son OF Thos. Duffy, dealer in
gents furnishing goods, purchased
one-tifth ticket in the November
drawing of The Louisiana State
Lottery Company, and received an
express package containing $1,000
In cash. The number of the win
ming ticket was Ii, 1923 aud the whole
prize was $4,000. A Times re-
porter has verified the case of this
Hartford boy,-HqrtJord, Conn.,
Times, Nov. 20.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
.GoDEY's LADY's BOOK

Is the Oldest family magsz zine in America
and is conceded by the press and public to
be the leading Fashion Magazine, especially
so, as it's circulation probably covers the
its patrons being found in every civilized
country under the sun. 1885 will mark the
fifty-fifth year of the magazine, and it is
proposed that 1t shall not only exceed in ex-
cellence in every department anything in
its previous history, but surpaSs in attract
tveness, quality and quantity any other
magazine published for tbs same price. The
Magazine, during 1885, will contain =;
1000 pages of reading, consisting of Sto-
ries, Novels, Romances, Sketches, Poetry,
History, Biographies, by the best magazine
writers also, Art and Current notes, Cha
rades, Dialogues, Lessons ON DreSSmaking
and Cooking.
200 Practical Recipes: besides descrip-
tions of Fashions, domestic and foreign.
$50 pages illustrating Fashions in colors,
and black and white,
90 pages illustrating Fancy Work in col
orS, and black and white. h..
"a pages of Select Music. -E
8 Beautiful Engravings.
IL illustrations OF Architectural Designs;
besides Illustrations of Household Interiors
and Stories.
Each subscriber will be allowed to malxea
selection each month of q "Fuu Size Cut
Paper Pattern" OF any design illustrated in
the Magazine without extra cost; the pat
terms are worth more than the price of the
Magazine. We will also present to every
of Perault's celebrated picture A'Sleeping
zine.
AS Godey's Lady's Book has faithfully OBJ
served its promises with the public for fifty
four years, there need be no doubt about
the above offer being fulfilled to the letter.
Subscription price $500 a year. Sample cop
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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
Vick's Floral Guide

For 1885 is an Elegant Book of $50 Pages, q
CoIored Plate of Flowers, and more than 1000
Illustrations of the choicest Flowers, Plants
and Vegetables and Directions for Growing.
1t is handsome enough for the centre table
or a Holiday Present. Send on your name
and post-office address, with 10 cents, and
not quarter of its cost. It Is printed in
both English and German. II you after
wards order seeds deduct the 10 cents.
VICK'S SEEDS ARE THE BEST IN THE
WORLDS The Floral Guide will tell how
to get and grow them.
Vick'S Flower and Vegetable Garden, 2I0
pages, 6 Colored Plates, 500 engravings. 81. rs
in elegant cloth covers.
Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine, 50
pages of reading matter, a COlored Plate in
every number, and many fine engraYings.
Price, sl.25 a year; Five copies for So Specf-
men numbers 10 cts; trial copies % cents.
We viii send to one address Nicks Maga-
zine and any one of the following publica-
tions at the prices named below: Century
$3.50; ,Harper's Monthly, $500; st. Nicholas,
$50 Good Cheer, Ai25i OF Wide Awake,
JAMES WICK, Rochester, n, Y.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
MARIANA, ARK. July /, 1854


Mr.. I. q. Bishop, Druggist, Washington
ID. C.-Dear Sir: We the undersigned, hav-
ing suffered for several months from the
poisonous effects Of malaria, chilling every
few days, and having tried various so-called
remedies without relief, were induced to
buy box OF your celebrated Fever and Ague
Pits: We took them according 10 directions,
and having been cured by the use OF these
Pills, we do not hesitate 20 recommend them
as sure and permanent cure for Chills and
other MalaPial Diseases. We believe that
they will cure amy case Of Chiils that can
be found, and advise all who are suffering
in this way 10 buy box OF bishops Fever
and Ague Pills at once. Try them for they
w'll cure you sound and well, and thus save
you money, time and much OF the meanest
Suffering that falls TO human beings. Hon
ing that yopr Pills may have the large sale
that their merits deserve, we are, most re-
spectfuIly and truly,
PROF. @. G. WOODSON,
Prin. Mariana College.
a. Y. YARBOROUGH,
FRED. BECKER,
MRS. M. KOHN.
Price, 81 per box, or six boxes for S. For
sale by Druggists, or sent by mail, postage
paid, on receipt OF price, TO -
l.. q. BISHOP, Druggist,
Manufacturer and Proprietor,
Cor. Ninth and II Streets, ~. w,
Sept. o. lS84-6m Washington, ID. q.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
BradfleLfs Female Regulator,

Send for Treatise on the Health and Hap
piness of Woman; mailed free. ~
RRApFIE+p REG pLAFoR Co, Atlanta, Ga.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
CERTIFICATES.

From Hon. Ja0. H. House. Of Tennessee.
WAsHINGToE, d. c., May o.
i was troubled for about six months with
periodical returns of Chills and Fever, fol-
lowing an attack of Malarial Fever I'm Sep
TENDER last. / was finally induced by a
Il lend to try Bishops Ague Antidote, and
have had no return Of Chills since / used his
pills. regard them as "a certain cure.
JNO. r. HOUSE, NJ. @.
To l.. q. Bishop, Druggist, Washington.
WAsHIHGToN, ID. G., Feb. O.
Mr.. l.. q. Bishop-Dear Sir: / take great
pleasure In recommending 10 the public the
Ague Pills sold by you. used them In my
family, and they gave relief ana enecled
cure of Chills where ali other
had failed. they certainly act like
a charm, and anyone using them will find
a sure specihc. Respectfully,
NELL 3. BROWN, JR.,
Reading Clerk House of Represent atives.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
BISHOPS
VEGETABLE FEVER AND AHVE PILLS,
A Specific for the Cure OF
Intermittent and Remittent Fevers,
Fever and Ague, DC.
An Invaluable :n!idoss iss Malaria

These Pills are "a specific for the cure OF
Chllls and Fever ofevery form, Dumb Ague,
Malarial Fever, and all Bilious Diseases afis-
Ing lromImiasmatic causes. They have been
used with the greatest success and car be-
recommended rs a certain aud
speedy cure.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03

PERIODICALS. AUTHORS.
| Quarterly Review. Hon w 4 Gladstone
Brit Quar- Review. Alfred Tennyson.
Edinburgh Review. ! Prof Huxley.
Westminster Rev. Prof Tyndall.
Contemporary Rev. Rich A Proctor, B. A.
Fortnightly Rev. Nor Lockyer f. RS
The 10th Century. Or w B Carpenter.
Science Miscellany. Z B TylQr.
BlackWoodfs Mag. Prof Max Muller.
Cornhill Magazine. Prof Owen.
Macmillan'S Mag. Matthew Arnold.
LOngman's Mag. E A Freeman, L.
New Quar-. Magazine. Jas Anthony Froude
Temple Bar Thomas Hughes. '
Relgravia. AC Swinburne,
Good Words. William Black.
London Society. Mrs Oliphant.
Saturday Review. Cardinal Newman.
The Spectator, Cardinal Manning.
The Academy. Miss Thackeray.
The AthenRum. Thos. Hardy.
Nature. Rober Buchanan,
ect., etc, eJe., eet.
The aim of the Eclectic is to be instructive
and not sensational, ard it commends itself
particularly to all intelligent and thought
full readers who desire instruction as well
AZ entertainment
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The Eclectic comprises each year two
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these volumes contains u fine steel engraY-
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% Bond Street, New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-02
Senators Lamar and Harris.

Washington Letter.
About two weeks before the Inauguration Of
Cleveland Lamar called Harris to one side in
the Senate Chamber and confdentially asked his
advice respecting the propriety of his (Lamar's)
acceptance of place in the forthcoming Cabinet
Harris said, in reply:
''Well, Lamar, l think it quite doubtful
matter. You are in the Senate. You suit this
place. and you might make big mistake to
leave it for the Cabinet. If, however you can
be made Secretary of State. you might safely
take the office You have qualifications for the
glittering generalities of the State Department.
But" said Lamar, suppose / can't get thatl'
''Well replied Harris, after a moments re-
Election, what department can you get9"
What said Lamar, ''do you think of me for
the IGterior2"
"O,n replied Harris, "youd better let that
alone You amt fit for it. There are too many
details, too many vexatious questions too much
hard work in that department for you, and you
had better stay where you are"
Mr.. Lamar seemed mortified at this reply,
and, with a laborious effort at smile, he said to
Harris Look here, will you please to go to
help
To which Harris replied "Well, perhaps I
will, Lamar. when make up my mind to follow
you in your present aspirations