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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-28
A HUMoRisT's VIEW.
The Decline of the Train-Robblng Industry
Calmly Discussed.

1 ~~~~~~~@-~'
Mr.. Opie p. Read, of the Arkansas
Traveller, unburdens his soul as follows
in an alleged confidential letter to the
Texas Siftings:
Times are getting to be harder and
harder in Arkansaw Robbing railroad
trains is no longer profitable. In fact,
unless man simultaneously follows
some other business, such as gam
bling or holding some Office he cannot
make an honest living. He can't
make both ends meet. Why, few
years ago, we thought nothing of stop
ping train long enough to collect
fifty or n hundred dollars. Now we
do we'll if we collect an old bulls eye
watch, which the de jure owner tries
to beg away from you under the plea
that it is an old family relic. / re-
member not long ago taking that kind
of time piece from an aged clergy
man who actually cried, and | became
so much affected that we mingled our
tears, but l didn't give him the watch.
You see he rather overdid it. He
went on to tell how long it had been
in the family, and he traced that watch
back to period previous to the inven-
ton of watches, and then | hardened
my heart, and explored him for more
assets, but all l got was a postal card.
Our last attempt was almost fail
ure. Some of the boys failed to get
anything. Only one of them managed
to get away. A more opportune time
could not have been chosen. Among
the passengers were some twenty cas-
tern capitalists, who had come to Ar
kansaw to buy hundred or two hum
dred thousand acres of land. On one
of them was discovered bill OF fare
OF twenty-five cent restaurant. The
others bore no evidence of the great
wealth they represented. They Should
have been arrested for deceiying the
public by fale pretences.
The outlook for the future is not
bright. / don't think change of ad
ministration is going to do us any
good. There is not enough money in
circulation. That's what the country !
is suffering from.
Occasionally, when there is a de- |
tachment of State militia on the train |
we get a large number of guns and |
lots of ammunition, but what good |
does that do us when we need clothes,
and whisky, and spending money? A
man can't pull on a doubIe-barreled
shot gun as if it was pair of dove.
colored pants. Powder doesn't fatten
a man, and lead is the naost iudigesti-
BILE food 1 know Of There is my
friend Ambrose Grukins, who persua
ded the engineer to slow up. He ate
two ounces of lead for supper and died
before morning.
However, recklessness is the order
of the day. There is no telling what
a man will not do nowadays to make
money. Worse crimes than robbing
trains are committed every day with
see that Walt Whitman
has written another poem-something
about bird that sang a cold song
while Lieutenant Greedy and his men
were starving to death. Generous
selfsacrifcing bird with
frozen craw. There is no doubt about
il. Whitman can write poem. He
may forget to put in the poetry, but
he can write poem.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-28
wa.ned-Out Hair.

There is a sort of pallid, chalky
complexion which the novelists call a
@washed-out complexion" IL is ghast.
ly enough, and no mistake; Washed
out, faded, diseo.oped, or parti.color.
cd halls is almost as repulsive and mel
6ncholy. Parker's Hair Balsam will
restore your hair toSits original color,
whatever it was; brown, auburn or
black. Why wear moss on your head
when you may easily have lively, shi.
ming hair.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-28
Jones-"It is too bad. l believe

Jones-"It is too bad. I believe l
was born on an unlucky day."
Smith-"Why so?"
@Here I am q mere nobody, aHd yet
tle man that | made slts to-day in the
halls OF Congress, and he don't ac-
knowledge his debt, either"
That's strange. To whom are you
referringY ?"
@To Col. Blank"
"But he owes all his political sue
cess TO his brilliant war record"
=Yes;. but il il had Mt been tor me
he would not have had any war rec
ord"
"How so ~
Il was drafted, and i sent him to
he war as my substitute
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-28
THINGS THAT NEVER DIE.

The pure, the bright, the beautiful,
That stirred our hearts in youth,
The impulses of q wordless prayer,
The dream of love and truth,
The longing after something lost,
The spirits yearning cry,
The striving after better hopes
These things shall never die.
The tamid hand stretched forth to aid
A brother In his need,
That kindly word In grief's dark hour
That proves a friend indeed;
The plea for mercy, softly breathed,
When justice threatens nigh;
The Borrowings of a contrite heart
These things shall never die.
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Must find some work to do
Lose no chance to waken love;
Be flrm. just and true;
So shall q light that cannot fade
Beam on thee from on high,
And angel voices say TO thee,
"These things can never die"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-28
The New Orleans Exposition.
The Exposition management have
made the following announcement:

The Exposition management have
made the following announcements:
The installations being now suhstan7
TALLY complete, the park, lis grounds,
huildlnga, ATTRACTIONS and convenien.
ces in good order, exhibits all that
have been promised to the public, and
pleasant spring weather having sue
ceeded the rainy season, which has
been unusually protracted and disa-
greeable, the management now appeal
to the press of the country to lend
the enterprise their aid for its sue
cess, that the honor of the natian and
interest of eRhihiteFs may be protect
pd and the educational value of the
Exposition be secured to the people by
Iicfeased attendance during the res
nlainder OF the season, Publishers OF
newspapers are invited to come or
send their agents and correspondents
TO visit the Exposition anew, and re-
port its attractions as they find them
now. On their arrival they will re-
ceive cordial courtesies of the manage
ment, a
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-28
No Danger of Manufacturing Being Over
done in the South.
Baltimore Manufacturersi Record.

If any one has imaginged that there
is any danger OF the manufacturing
business of the South being overdone
within the next few years, even should
the rate of progress be as rapid as at
present, he is greatly mistaken. The
extent of the dependence of the South
upon other sections for manufactured
goods is hardly appreciated by those
who have never investigated the sub
ject. Notwithstanding the rapid ad-
vance OF late years in industrial
growth, the South still buys from 9th
er sections, except to Il very limited
extent. its funiture, good and common,
axe handles, hoe-handle, &c, despite
it's boundless timber resources; rail-
road rolling stock, agricultural imple-
ments, cotton and woolen mill machin-
cry, flour and saw mill machinery,
iron and steel rails, nails, hardware of
all kinds, boots and shoes, clothing,
and other things too numerous to
mention used in the South, are mainly
the product of manufactures of other
sections. Many years must elspse
ere the South can manufacture these
goods in sufficient quantities to meet
her own wants, even If her population
should remain stationary, but there
are signs that prove beyond q doubt
that the aauth's population will be
largely increased by immigration dur
ing the next ten years, and, added to
the increased wants due to larger
population, will also be the greater de-
mand for goods of all kinds due to the
steadily improving financial condition
of the Southern States. Thus it will
require very important steady growth
of manufactures merely to keep up
with the increased demand, and it will
take many years for manufactures to
so gain on consunnptive requirements
that the bulk of manufactured goods
needed in the South can be made
there.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-28
The Mardl erss Carnival at New Orleans

On Tuesday last, February 10Th, the
scene of the Carnival festivities was
unprecedented for gayety. Thous-
ands from all portions OF the world
thronged the streets, after witnessing
the ceremony of the drawing, and gave
loud-spoken approval of the honesty
of the l77th Grand Monthly Drawing
of the Louisiana State LOTTERY, under
the exclusive management of Genlis
G, 7. AaauFegaPd, of La, and Jubal A.
Early, of Va, and some $252,500 was
scattered about. 1t will all go over
again ON March 10th, OF whi ch M. A..
Dauphin, New Orleans, La, will in
form you on application to him,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-28

L. III. Bailey remaSlSs Ia the Coun-
try Gentleman that because all fruit
growers ship their products TO large
cities tAese markets become over
ataokod. Country produce is often
cheaper in large towns than IL is in
the locality from which il was shipped.
The moral is, do not neglect good or
fairly remunerativo home-market fov
an unccrtaip one NJ Il distance.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-03-20
TIE Forests o. Alaska.
Aln.kn fore.l. conlain enouch tln

Alaska forests contain enough timber
to supply The world, The f,rcs's Of pine
spruce fir and henIock cover every is
land Of TIE archipelago aud a goollv
portion Of the mainland. The trees are
straight ani It'll aud grow close together
The only >aE-mill az present 10 operation
is at Douglas Island and so far there
bl, not been cori Of timber cut for
shipment The trees, as rule, 10 not
have large dimensions and will not al
ways 'ut up INTO gooi slza boar s. r
FIR fuel however. the wood Is excellent
and mnaa d It available for bu'lding
purposes There Is little decorative wood
although the yellow nel' richly colored
anil might be u.od to 'ivantag3 Ia M
terror work Alaska spruce is an ex-
cc.leut variety and often measures f e
feet 20 diameter II + considered the
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-03-20

VIM Jricl Esq lleraID Fairfax
Go va says be used Powell, prepar-
Cd Chemicals mixed as directed BOO lbs.
to the acre ~ cora with GLOWING re-
suit: lie used o.hyr high Fired d fer
dl'zers, same quantity, ,io by side
aud the chemicals gave Inn Le:t e,op
at less th7n half The cost. H. fake.
pleasure IN recommending hem as GOOD
aud cheap fertilizers. address Brogr
ca.n'eaI 81 Baltimore M
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-03-20

tye.'s Hair Nigor stimulates the hair
cells 10 healthy action and promotes
vigorous growth 1t eontair' all that
can be supplied to make the natura
hair beautiful aud abundant; keeps TIC
s.alp free from dandruf. prevents td'
hair from becoming dry and marsh, anc
makes /, a,x.Lc aul glossy
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-03-20

Th- number Of O4mecrats is increas
ing SO rapidly throughout the country
and even in the apartments at
Washington, that it is slfe to sIy il 4
'o'e were to be taken today fer Presi.
dent Mr. Clcycanl election would be
well nigh unanimous.
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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-03-20

Tie appointment, IF Eug,ae Higgins
t. an Important position IN the Treasury
department has .rut up howl fom
among the better c'., Of politician, from
all part, Of the sat.
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LAnoRIs rlnopr

= ,,d r'sl.o document. Il no. general,
mos, a.i ei'ert'iniag;bqt bari.y 'h'
. "9s, ''relass rea'ler could pass without
, r~ D D. ,1P p,%e1Ie' recently .'i '}
: =, u son.a'ar reports regarding u.
s.''e Of labor in Europe + .Ie. ds
u'qs as to the size file arois. aflator
ana Their composition. as uas. AMI fe-
''''4'' adults and children. rg.se.tla
hours Of toll, and rate. oe w.. with
'''' o. I'''ng Ittels of me b.br u
W. working oIa''e. d lat,. organize
''"'' aud Of the relation. friendly Or
Otherwise between employee. and cru.
PIoyed 1t gives some ile, ., 10 h.v far
the t0l'ers have reason to B. c5a..aDI
with their lot, and whetba ,oy r,g. OF
nope relieve present gloom. surely
here is a mine 70 i. vl ,t4 .ay
cli,t as well a. tbe .,I l.,.mr
economy Ift he tn T..
acuriosity to know roo..1.........l
Dor, private affair, d7o.....r...,....,.
est ia "a volume which .l.,,..
Of half a continent Al - ,f.o
in 'geutcel" circles ON t...r
position" only By FRANK; uit
an unpleasant fa.sip,,;on s.,..
economies Of the l,l,or.
for the anxieties in III. t......,... nr
existence make the wb,l. .....[lt.a
The rate Of WAGES :, r.......
smaller then ipou ownI5
ems ana n..on. ~ C,,;o.
three times nl,st.ror.,
and CARPENTERS t,,;c.
don wLiIa an Tho c..a...",
ings are st.II smaller Tn...'.......,.;..
in Europe since 1873 vhn, ,-.yi.
Gus report. were made A.r. 49, t..o
m advance IN fbe n,y ori.l..
compared with cost Of liv;no h. IAN
NO like the advance t,or, H. b
Mi. country N,r :. d
Europe the cost Of LIVING :. aa..,.b les.
% offset these lower w,,,o. rl m,rt
ng classes in the Tinted s.,,.. cam
purchase more and better f,o5,f,r tsn
anne price than M l,boror. A.o..,nr.
r,ofF ,rone ~, No..
isid phinass. The Anin!S l5 4
nan does not wclc wo5'tesn kS5cs ~,
'i'I the kitchen bellies Of
onteut themselves with limitE
y
Wages being 50 low the IN On
ct live on the earning of taF'basban.i
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-03-20
PRICES REDUCED.
JOHN II. JENk!NS.
CABINET MAKER and UNDERTAKEN
PORT TOBACCO. Md.

NOULD inform the public that ha, ing re-
W pleuished his SIC, k he is prepared 10
furnish anything in the Undertaking line. from
the plaincst COFFlNS, 70 the most cosilrasd
elegant CASKETS at prices not TO be surtas-
Sed either in City or Country.
He will attend personally on all funeral.
when not physically prevented from dom. So.
Furniture repaired promptly and Al lowest
prices. y lG-u
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THE DAILY AMERICAN.
Terms b. mail, postage prepaid.
THE WEEKLY AMERICAN.
The Cheapest and Best FamiI,
Newspaper Published.
Only 81 year. Six months,
Sixty cents.
Established lT73.

The Weekly American is published every
Saturday morning, with the news of the
week 10 compact shape. 1t also contains in
teresting special correspondence, entertaining
romsuces good poetry, local matter of geneG-
Al interest and fresh miscellany, suitable for
the home circle carefully edited Agricul-
tural Department and full and reliable Finan-
cial and Market Reports are special features.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-03-20

THIS will be the last winter season IN my
old place Of Uusucss. No 4ln, Seventh
Street, whore have been for the past twenty
years When the building now in course Of
erection on the corner Of seventh Street ana
Market Space sh M have been completed, the
Nessrs Saks and myself propose 10 effect an
unon there Further information on this
subject later W. present purpose is to al.
wise Won that in Consequence OF the proposed
change my present stock must be sold, aud
that means
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-03-20

together for team he V \ IoTIlnl
,on,ue. AMI She with ben, foSn-drng-
sin, the heaviest loads in all sorts Of
weather The children, also, even tht
smaller ones, must labor.
The labor question is one of the fore
most problems of our day. The labor
systems Of the present era are creating
wealth as never before; and now tn ques
ton is whether THIS wcuOth is distributed
on proper principles All mformatieoou
This point should be carefully considered
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-18
The Shah Of Persia in Public.

lAtbcIdh NoTs Lonuon NoIlu
Although the king Of Persia has larger
collection OF jewels than any other monarch,
save on state occasions, such as the public
salaam Of the new year, he very seldom dis
plays any Of them. He Is strikingly plain
in dress. The fullskirted frock coat Of
black cloth, or at times OF finest cashmere
shawl, which in winter time IL lined and
trimmed with priceless fur, il his usual
wear but the colors are generally dark
In the capital the shah may be frequently
seen on horseback, and, like all Persian gem
tlemen, he rides well; his horses, with long
AMI uncut tails, dyed crimson for some six
inches at their tips tine jealousy guarded
privilege Of the king and his sons, sre
distinguished 10y their value and beauty.
Here, too, the shah's quiet taste is apparent
IN the somber materials of his saddlery,
though of course each spirited charger ha 5
it, pure gold or jeweled necklet and trap
pings, and these barbaric ornaments GER
tainly do not detract from its appearance.
Riding alone, his eyes generally un the
ground, his maj ssty 5 till maintains a stati
Of some dozen royal running footmen, VINO
clad IN his state livery Of scarlet and gold
wearing the tuIrstel hats Of other days.
WIN tuSii bIhhhouNSt NdCu
armed with his silver staff OF Office. hover
round the shah, while one remains at his
stirrup 10 indicate the royal pleasure. Be-
hind come one or two OF the ministers, the n
pell-mell the thrung Of mounted courtiers,
sscretarie,. official, and their hangers-Un,
while the royal 10 ly quart Il irregulars,
each with his gun sung in n scarlet cloth
ca across his back, mix prJmIauouslg
am ng the miscellaneous crowd ~ iyJ OF 2Jl
horseGlen, without whom the shah Is narIly
ever seen.
The royal carriage most In vogue with hi
mai sly bears suspicious likeness to one oI
our sheriif's vehicle; eight horses are har,
messed u 1t, the pairs Icing ridden by foul
positions in scarlet A. a rule the king i
alone. the only exception being when &C
companisd by one Of his son, or the prime
minister, or perhapssoms religious magnate.
ErraJic as he is in his movements, passin.
from one suburban palace % another, the
royal route may generally be ascertained by
Observing the water carriers who carefully
spunkls the road the king will Use.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-18
THE eooMsRANeELuNe
The Pale, sad Man Of the wag1erian Or
ehestra and His sIx 'Boohoops."

ehestra and His six "Boohoops."
Eugene Field in Chicago News.
Down among the orchestra PEG 10 sat
pale, sad man. His apparent lonesomene 5
interested Us deeply We could not imagine
what be was there for. Every once In a
while be would get up and leave the orches-
ira and dive down under the stage and APP
pear behind the scenes, where we could catch
glimpses of him practicing with pair Of
thirty-pound dumb-bells and testing a splr-
ometer Then he would come back and re-
occupy his old seat among the orchestra. and
look paler and sadder than ever. What
strange. mysterious being was hel Why did
he fnflict his pale, sad presence upon that
galaxy of tuneful reyelersi What cunning
master the great Herr Wagner isl For what
emergency does he not provided
It was 1889 when the third act began.
Die Walkuren had assembled in the dis NAL
dell-all but the den Walkure, Brunnhilde.
wotan is approaching On appalling storm
clouds composed Of painted mOsquito-bars
and blue lights The sheet-irou thunder
crashes and the orchestra is engaged in an
other mortal combat with that revolutionary
mugwump, the small reed instrument that
persists IN reforming the tune OF the opera.
Then the pale, sad man produces large
brass horn-big enough at the business end
for a COW 10 walk into. IL is a fearful, pom
derous instrument manufactured especially
for die Walkure" at the krupp gun fac
tory in Essen. IL has an appropriate name;
the master himself christened it the boomer
angelungen. II Is the monarch, the jumbo
Of all musical dinguses. The cuspidor end
Of it protrudes into me Of the prosceniunl
boxes The fair occupants OF the box are
frightened. and timidly shrink tack.
Wotan is at hand. He comss u bon 700
yards Of white tarletan and fourteen pounds
Of Kissing, blazing lycopodiuml The pale,
sad man at the other end Of the boomer
angelungen explains his wherefore He ap.
plies bis lips TO the brazen monster. His
eyeballs hang out upon his cheeks, the veins
rise on his neck, and the lumpy cords and
muscles stand out on his arms and hands.
BOohoop, Loohoop-yes, six times boohooU
does that brazer megatherium blare out,
vivid and distinct above all the other sixty
instruments in the orchestra. Then the
white tarletan clouds vanish, the blazing
lycopodium goes out and Wotan stand, b.
fore the excited spectator Then tie pale,
sad nah LAYS down the boOmerangelun en-
and goes home.
That is all he has 10 do; the six sonoroui
boohoops announcing the presence of WotaI
is all that is demanded of the boomerange-
lungen But it Is enough; it is marvellous,
appalling, prodigious. Whose genius but
Herr Wagner's could have found employ.
ment for the bOomerangelungenl We hear
talk Of the sword motive, the love motive.
the Walhalla motive, and this motive and
that-but they all shrink into nothingnes-
when compared with the motive OF the
boomerangelungsn
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-18
Paying n SEQ nndr-I.


Alexander Dumas contributes 10 The
Curieux an nnecdote told him by the late
Henri Didisr, who was a deputy under the
second empire. Didier's father was score
tary TO the minister Of the interior at the
time when the duchess de Berri was arres ell
at Nantes at the end Of her attempt TO raise
the country against LOUIS Philippe and in
favor OF her son, ths Count de- Chambord
The traitor Deutz agreed n sell the govern.
ment the secret u her hiding place for 500
600 francs, and it was the elder Didier's duty
IN pay tie scoundrel for his dirty work. He
took his sUn Henri into the office, and said,
"Look well now at what passes, and never
forget II. You will learn what luche Is,
and the method o. paying him."
Deutz wa then brought into the room
where NJ. Dijier was standing behind his
de K, on which were placei two packets,
each Of which. contained 10000 francs A.
Deutz nearT the de,k, NJ Didier made a
sign q him to stop; thsn, taking pair Of
tongs, he extended the packet, one after the
other into the hands open 70 receive them.
Not word was spoken, and when the trans.
fer was effected NJ Didier pointed 10 The
dor
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-18
Varieties OF "Phobia. /"
lExchange1

The descriptive terms used for neurological
conditions are rapidly increasing In number,
and bid fair TO make an interesting vocabu.
larry Some Of the comparatively recent
terms are used by DR. c. H. Hughes In The
Sc Louis Medical Journal, where he de-
scribos patient who 1has anthrophobia,
being afraid b. meet any one about the
house and polyphobia, afraid Of every
thing. sometimes;" he has also phobophobia
being "afraid something Is going 10 happen
b. brighten him.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-18
A Much Neednd Comma.

ARichelieu" Robinson relates an amusing
Incident In which be was the chief actor.
More than forty years ago he took out bis
first paper, Of citizenship The clerk re
pested tue usual formula, which required
tbe applicant ~ renounce allegiance 20 all
pfber goyerumsnts, and concluded, without
sser making pause, "but especially TO the
pnsen OF Great Britain and Ireland 30 help
you God give me a dollarIv Pardon me,
ar" Mr. Robinson said, shut shouldn't you
hare put comma between God and the
dcllarW