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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-25

1me GrO00O neg no FOeG
The ground hog slept In his coxey hole
Till he thought that the spring had sprung.
And then from his hiding place he stole
To expand his congested lung.
But he saw his shadow and Ned
In fright TO his dark, damp den;
And when other lonesome weeks bad sped
He crept TO the light again.
But winter sat I'm the lap of spring
And the ground hog sadly sighed.
For he heard not single robin sing;
So he laid him down and died
For the ground hog write this epitsph;
o, blest be his memory!
That he never tried 20 create laugh,
And he never wrote poetry,
-dblsun6ss (Ohlo) DsQsssA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-25
JEROME BuRNHTU.


The correspondent of the London Times, writ
ing from the advance post OF the British army
in the Soudan says: ''The Arabs seem to be
more like wild beasts than human beings.
Even women and children fight in their ranks,
ana when our men sought TO afford aid TO some
OF the enemy who could not walk the latter
crawled toward them with their spears between
Inelr teeth, striving even yet TO slay kaffir.
These traits somewhat diminish the sympathy
which we should otherwise feel for such brave
antagonists. Were their ferocity shown In the
heat of battle it would be excusable, but these
wretches hours after were animated by q fiend-
;sh desire TO injure those who sought TO relieve
their sufferings. Even the nobler animals
have some idea OF gratitude, and Arabs must
henceforth be regarded in the light Of the
most savage OF the worst description Of beasts Of
prey. The fact is they are maddened into
brutality by fanaticisJn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-25

A Promising Activity for the Begin
ming of the Season-Costly Private
Residences and Moderate Priced
Houses Going Up i'm all Parts of the
City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-25

COMPLETE PROGRAM OF THE FOUR DAYS SPORT
EXPECTED IN MAY-SOME OF THE FLYERS
THAT WILL APPEAR, AND THEIR ACHIEv-
MENTS ON THE TURF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-25

team tney surpass them In their pluck
in the face of defeat, and play with redoubled
energy. The immense crowds that have col
test the popularity Of base bali with WASH ash'in no.
tonians when there is good playing to be seen.
The nine is strong in pitchers having four good
doubtedly leads them, and in effectiveness
ranks well with any ball twirlers in the coun.
ba nfy ARE has To- IN Full
hind the bat thus far. Baker Is q splendid
catcher, but he is needed ut first base. Knowles
batting has improved rapidly. He PLAYS with
excellent judgment. Morrisey at third r. doing
is
makes an error at short, and he throws to frst
with phenomenal accuracy. 1t would be hard
Hoover and Powell No doubt the nine could
be materially strengthened, but just where TO
ton.
There is good deal Of fun In the betting cor
ner at Capitol park when ball is batted over
boy who gets the ball. and who Is admitted to
the grounds as reward, is white or colored.
Considerable has been said about the kind Of
base ball the Nationals play with. It generally
heavy New York batters could knock the cover
Faimes can't catch o SsTy and l. 4. bon.a no
will soon have relief It Is lucky that the
Nationals sI have such an earnest and plucky
Nobody wants to see Phil Baker taken awav
from first base. He Is not as large a. most first
basemen, but none Of them can give him ODDS.
and none can touch runner who II on his haae,
quickly as he can.
Barr uses his head in pitching a. much e. his
right arm. =. -
A pitcher on both the Boston ana New
York clubs, which were here this week pitched
according TO the new league rules keeping both
would soon wear man out, a. the whole body
Is wrenched. -
The following 10 the record Of the American
Association clubs In the race TINS fur 6nr tho
championship: 50
Won. LOStlI Won To~<
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-09
CHA PIER XXXIII.
A MESSAGE.

Clear and brilliant in their blue and
white are these nOthern skies and the
winds That come blowing over the moor
land are honey scented from the heather
and the Nrae waters OF the loch are all of
ruined auV shmmering silver, with a
l bays H5i I 1vs sSps tnf that s" eomss
out IRON l1cottage and comes down TO
the road, rfh perhaps less of the wild
rose tint her checks than used to be
there anVless of the ready light of glad
ness tina, used to leap into her blue gray
eyes, but sun with that constant gentle
ness OF expression that seems to bring her
into accord with all the beautiful things
In the landscape around her And indeed,
on TINS particular morning she is cheerful
enough WalhlnB bflskly: chatting TO the
ancient teir'er that is trotting at her side
and equally regarding, now the velvet
soil shadow that steer along the sun-lit
slopes Of CleDrig, and now the wheeling
anu cllclln9 oil some peewits that have
been startled from their marshy haunts
by the side OF the stream.
Ana who Knows Uul that there may be
message or bit of news for us this
morning r" she says to the faithful Harry.
For ondert ONES the mail. And indeed
it's well lor you, my good little chap, that
you can understand how far away Glas-
gov is; suppose You expect TO see your
master at any minute, at every turn OF the
road. And II he should send you mes
sage-or Maggie either-how am ! to tell
you :"
The pretty Nelly is at the door of the inn
scattering food TO the fowls.
ITS peautiful morning, Miss Doug
las, she says.
And here is Mr.. Murray, and his occultly
humorous air
And are you come along for your
letters, Miss Meenie ;" he says. LAY, ay,
it is not an unusual thing for young
Teddy to be anxious about letter; IL is not
an unusual thing at ahl."
And now the mail-car comes swinging
up TO the door; the one or Two passengers
alight, glad to stretch their legs the
letter bags are hauled down, and Miss
Douglas follows them indoors. Mrs.
Murray, who acts as postmstress, is not
long in sorting out the contents,
1.-TWO for me 2" says Meenie. "And
both from Glasgow? Well, now, that does
not often happen"
But of course she could not further in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-09
CHAPTER XXXIV.
IN GLASGOW TOWN.

1t was rs late as half past ten o'clock,
and on SUI tlciently gray and dull and
cherries morning, that Ronald's land
lady, surprised not to have heard him
stirring. knocked at his room. There
was no answer. Then she knocked again.
opened the door an inch or two, and
dropped a letter on the floor.
Are we no up yet? ?"
The sound of her voice aroused him.
"ln minute, woman" he said, sleepi-
ly; and being thus satisfied, the landlady
went off. shutting the door BEND her.
He rose in the bed, and looked around
him in dazed fashion. He was already
partially dressed. for he had been up two
hours before, but had thrown himself
down on the bed again. oyerfatigued half
stupefied, and altogether discontinued.
The fact is, he had come home the night
before in a reckless mood, and had sat
on through hour after hour until it was
nearly dawn, harrasslng himself with idle
dreams and idler regrets, drinking to
drown care, smoking necessarily, some
times scrawling half-scornfnl rhymes.
There were all the evidences now on the
table before nina whiSkey bottle, a
tumbler, wooden pipe and plenty of
ashes, a sheet of paper scrawled over in
an uncertain hand. He took up that
King Death came stridng along the road,
And he laughed aloud to see
How every rich mans mothers son
Would take to his heels and flee
Duke. lord, or merchant, off they skipped,
Whenever that he drew near;
And they dropped their guineas as Wild they
ran,
And their faces were white with fear.
But the poor folk laboring in the fields
Watched him as he passed by;
And they took to their spades and mattOckS
again,
And turned to their work with a sigh.
Then further along the road he saw
An old man sitting alone;
His head lay heavy upon his hands,
And sorrowtul was his moan.
Old age had shrivelled and bent his frame;
Ago ana hard work together
Had scattered his locks, and b,eared his eyes
Age and the winter weather.
"Old man." said Death, do you tremble to
That now you are near the end? ?"
The old man looked You arc Death" said
he,
And at last I've found friend"
1t was strange kind of mood for a
young fellow to have fallen into; but he
did not seem to think So AS he contem-
plated the scrawled lines-with rather an
absent aud preOCCupied air-this was what
he was saying to himself:
"If the old gentleman would only come
striding along the Port Dundas Road, |
know one that would he glad enough to
go out and meet him and shake hands
with him. this very minute
CTO BE Continued
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-09

81 bought two bottle Browns Sarsapari'a
for my wife and mother. Have since bought
four more. They both had poor blood and The
medicine acted like Il charm, You can say |
consider Browns Sarsaparilla the spring uled-
icine. W. ii. Warren, Manager Bangor Wood
Co."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-09
the sweet fOrget-mc-nOts,
That grow for happy lovers;

all had become dark around her and the
giant grasp of Glasgow had taken him
away from her, and dragged him down,
and blotted out forever the visions of a
not impossible future with which she had
been wont to beguile the solitary hours.
Drinking himself to death. IN the lOlOest
Of tOlO COHpdnp': could this be Ronald,
that but q few months ago had been the
gayest OF any, with audHcious talk of
what he was going to try for, with health
and happiness radiant in his eyes And
ii seen ed to her that her sister Agatha
had been proud of writing these words,
aud proud of the underlning of them,
and that there was n kind of vengeance
IN them and the girls mouth was shut
hard; and she WAS making vague and
fierce resolutions of showing to all of them
far and near-that she was not ashamed
of her regard for Ronald Strange game
keeper or no gamekeeper, if ever the
chance should serve. Ashamed He had
been for her the very king of men,-in his
generosity, his courage, his gentlcness.
his manliness, his modesty, and his
staunch and unfaltering fealty to his
friends. And was he to fall away from
that ideal; and to become wreck, n
waif, an outcast and she to stand by
and not stretch out hand to save
But What could she do All the day
she pondered, all the evening, and through
the long, silent, and wakeful night And
when, Mt last, as the gray of the dawn
showed in the small window, she had
selected one Of these hundred bewldered
plans and schemes IL seemed fantastic
thing that she was about to do. She
would send him piece of white heather.
lie would know it came from her-he
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-29
senator Jackson's views,

Senator Howell 4. Jackson was in
Chattanooga few days ago and was
interviewed by n reporter Of the Times.
In reply TO question concerning
state politics the senator said:
1--WE must lay aside the old issues
that have disrupted our party; let us
cleanse ourselves Of all worn out Ques-
tions and present IN unbroken and
united front in the coming contest. Ii
is Il remarkable Tact that in the eight
years between 1876 and 1884 the demo-
cratic vote in Tennessee gained only
45, while the republican gam reaches
almost To 10000. This wide discIepen-
cy is due to the unfortunate divisions
and factional fights in the party, and
they ought to be healed"
What do you recommend as ronle-
dyY
my remedy is very simple. When
the next state. convention assemblies,
nominate good man for governor,
pass a resolution reafiirming the Chica-
90 platform, remit all local issues TO
the legislature and endorse Cleveland's
administration. This is platform
enough for the next state campaign,
and Will give democrats II victory with
10000 majority"
"Can you make any predictions 10
garding the nominee 2,
"Oh, no; suppose some good man
from East Tennessee will receive The
nomination"
What are your views ON the propo-
sition OF holding the convention TO
nominate governor and supreme Judges
at the same time !"
81 an strongly opposed 70 the propo-
sition and think II contrary To the
spirit Of our constitution. IL cam only
produce serious complications and
impugn the character OF the bench 10
bring hesupreme iudgea into politics" /"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-29
Cadiz and the /, A, 4 T, Railway
Cadis Telephone.

Col w. s. Gordon, Vice President
of the /. A. & T. Railway, will be in
the city to-day, Saturday or Monday,
when be will make definite PROPOSE
tion to our people to build Il branch
on the nearest and best route from
that road to Cadiz. II his proposition
should be accepted the company will
guarantee the work to begin within
thirty days after agreements are made.
They will also guarantee the compile
ton OF the branch to Bryants station,
or wherever it connects, by tue time
the main road is completed TO that
point. The charter of their road au-
thorIzes the building Of branch road
to Cadiz The |. A. d I. is now COM
pleted % miles from Clarksville and
trains are running daily, 1t is graded
as far as Little River and they have on
hand, steel rails and ties to complete it
to that point, and large force is now
at work putting them down. They
have 3 locomotives, passenger cars and
130 freight cars.
The most expensive portion OF this
road has been completed and the COM
pany thinks now that it will reach
Princeton by the latter part OF next
fall. Parties are now going over the
line with Col. Gordon with the view Of
taking contract TO grade the road
from its present terminus to Princeton.
1t will be changed to standard gauge
sometime during theapproaching SUN.
mer. The grading, trestling and bridg-
ing has all the time been for stand
ard, same as that OF the @. o, & s. w.
and nearly all the roads north of the
Ohio river. The company basneyer
intended that the road should stop at
Princeton. IL will be built TO the
Ohio river, and will extend south to
Sheffield, Ala where connection will
be made with road direct to Brm-
ingham. Ala.
We gathered the above facts from
the Messrs. Gordon while in Clarks-
vile last Mohdayi and taking them
into consideration it does seem to US
that the prospects are certainly good
for Cadiz to get railroad. and that
very soon; one that will give our peO-
pie a connection with Chrksyilie,
Pranceton and finally with Hopkins
willie
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-29
LETTER FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.

To the Chronicle:
Thinking that few lines from
South Carolina might be of some in
terest to at least some of your readers,
l will try to get them off this sultry
afternoon in the best shape possible.
The present year has been the most
favorable for our farming interest of
any since 1882. Until the middle OF
July the seasons were all that we could
have wished for corn and cotton; since
that time, the northern section of the
state, has been dry and crops are suffer-
ing for rain, which, if we can get it
soon, will make us fair crops of cotton
and corn. Take it all in all, our state
has been steadily progressing since the
Democratic party came into power in
1876, in all material things. With
good government came hope to our
people and repair to the ruin wrought
by the war, until now everything be-
tokens happy and prosperous people.
With others, your humble scribe has
done fairly we'll and shared in the gen.
eral good that has come to us all. !
frequently meet with others here from
Tennessee, most of them, like myself,
having been drawn hither by circum-
stances connected with the war. In
fact, all OF them have seen were con-
federate soldiers; and to their credit
be it SAID that all have conducted them
selves SO as to win the confidence and
esteem of those among whom their lot
has been cast here, and reflect credit
upon the dear old mother state.
Among those that have located here
l will mention: Joe III. Wilson, of
Company A, 14th Tennessee Regiment.
He is living at McConnellsyille, s. c.,
engaged in teaching. and, / am in
formed, has fine school. I also learn
that Joe has been improving the shin
ing hours" OF his summer vacation by
going over into our neighbor state of
Georgia and taking lnte himself a
wife. / know all the old 14th Regi-
ment will join me in wishing the happy
pair long and pleasant life.
And just here let me tell the sur
viving members of the old 14th Regi-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-29
WIN, wiz snra,r nal.

Ones hair begins to fall out from
many causes. The important ques-
ton iss What is sure to make il
grow in againr According to the
testimony Of thousands, Parker's Hair
Balsam will do it. 1t quickly covers
bald spots, restores the original color
wheu the hair is gray or faded, eradi-
Gates drandrun, and oauses the scalp
TO feel cool aud well. II is mott dye,
not greasy, highly perfumed, safe.
Never disappoints those who require q
nice, reliable dressing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-29

reaching there at ten o'clock Friday
night. After pleasant nights rest at
the hotel, had the pleasure of seeing
the handsome and familiar form and
face of General William McComb, for
merly Colonel of the old 14th Regi-
ment, and the last Brigadier General
commanding Archer's old Tennessee
Brigade in the army of Northern Vir-
glnia. found the General hale and
hearty, looking much the same as he
did on the morning of April 2, 1865,
where, SO calamity mounted on his
"white charger" he led the old brigade
in the last endeavor to retake our bro
ken lines to the right OF Petersburg.
The only appreciable difference is that
he has grown much stouter and now
weighs nearly two hundred pounds
His eye is as bright and his voice as
cheerful as when he led the old COM
mand to battle more than twenty years
ago.
After drive OF three and one-half
miles in the early morning, we halted
at the Generals beautiful home, where
Imet his family, consisting OF his wife
and four lovely children and Mrs.
Quarles, the Generals estimable moth
er-in-law. / found domiciIed with
them for the time, Ed. Bringhurst and
daughter, of Nashville, formerly of
your city. and one of my comrades OF
the old 14th Regiment
will leave it for our old comrades
to imagine how pleasantly the time
was passed. thus surrounded and in
such agreeable company. The Gener-
al lives Just where we rested for sever
al days after the BEETLES around Rich
mond, from which place we marched
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-29
WHOLE NO. $3.50.

to the battle oi Cedar Run, the twenty
third anniversary Of which / spent
with the General and his family.
On Monday, August 90, bade fare
well to the dear good friends. and
turned my face homeward to the sun
ny hills of old Carolina, where wife
and daughters waited to greet me and
hear of my pleasant pilgrimage to old
Virginia.
With kind regards and best wishes
to all my old friends, / am, as ever,
Yours Truly,
r. I. NJ.
Cornwell, S. c.. Aug. u. 1885.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-29
WHAT AN old SMOKER SAYS.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. %, 1873

NASHVILLE Tenn. Oct. %, 1884.
Mr. w. S. JONES' City: So
The sample Smoking Tobacco received of you labeled
"PIpE OF PEACE" is the Smoking Tobacco have
had in ten years 1t delicousy favored, is plenty
strong and doesn't bite the tongue shall smoke none
other as long as get this and IwaHt 10 lbs to lay
away for a rainy day. Your friend, GEO e. PuRvIs.
Manufactured by E. B. ROSS, Rossview, Tenn, and
put up in attractive style Orders from obbers and whole
sale dealers solicited.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-29

Giant Strong Drink is extensively
advertised under false names. Beware
of the Ogre thus disguised. II sick.
put your trust in the yanquisher OF all
diseases, DIR. Richmond's Nervine.
$l.60, at Druggists
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-05
The Home of yellow Fever.

From Vera Cruz (keeico) Letter.
That the fever is no longer an occasional
visitor in Vera Cruz, but has taken up its
perpetual abode here, Is not the fault of
the authorities or the citizens, as has been
alleged OF some sections OF our own South.
Even the Holland villages are not cleaner
than Vera Cruz. Twice. in every "a
hours its streets are swept as tidy as a
parlor floor. Through It's cutters, which
are dug along both sides and down the
middle OF every street, water runs con-
tlnuaIly from the Jamapa river, and
every night they are thoroughly
washed and cleansed of all impurI-
ties, while those excellent scavengers,
the z0pit0tts buzzards) are carefully pro-
tected by law. Though these huge birds
swarm in countless numbers, like Yul-
lures upon a field of battle, blackening
the towers and utteriDg diseOrdant cries
as they tumble clumslly about the house.
tops, line of SO is imposed for killing one
OF them. Here, as elsewhere on the cOnti-
nent, yellow fever is the direct result of
the slave traffic, the dread scOuTge having
been unknown In America till brought
here by the trade. The African disease.
intensified by the filthy habits Of human
cargoes, came first 10 this part with a
slave ship IN 1893, ana in like manner WAS
transferred TO all the West Indies. In
vera Cruz, whenever an old wall Is taken
down, or a street dug into. the fever is
sure TO break out with redOubled force in
That locality, thus showing tOat the germs
are always present, though sometimes
dormant until disturbed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-05
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL,

LONDON, Aug. 4. noon.-Consols, 90 1916.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4, noon.-Stocks duh but
firm Money easy at lGlA, per cent Exchange
long, 81 S5sz short. 81 S6A. State bonds dull
and unchanged. Government bonds un-
changed.
$500 D. m.-Exchange, "a ssI5. Money closed
at l(Gl15 per cent. Sub-Treasury balances
Gold $3.50, j5l 900; currency, 81. gSi, 900 Gov
eminent bonds dun but steady; four per cents
1929; three per cents, 1925. State bonds very
dull.
The stock market has again been very duh
to- day. There were four stocks-OregOn
TranscOntinenta Lake shore, 81. Paul and
Union Paclhc-ln each Of which the transact
tiOns were between 10000 and $4,000 shares.
Western Unions sales amounted to a. 600
shares. With these exceptions the total sales
IN no case amounted to more than 10 shares
The total days business foots up 1866 500
shares. The feature of the day has been the
development of the fact that most of the room
traders who have been operating on the bull
side for some time have turned bears. The
belief is daily growing more general that the
market must have a decided reaction before
active business with advancing quotations
can be expected. Prices at the opening to-
day were strong, and in the early dealings
there was fractional advance, which car
red quotations to the highest figures realized
during the day. In the afternoon the marke.
was comparatively steady until near the
close, when some of the more active stocks
rallied fraction, and closed firm, with net
gains OF sos per cent, the greatest ad-
Vances beng Western Union and Denver and
Rio Grande each u per cent, and New Jersey
Central and Reading each -. Others were
for smaller amounts. New York Central
Union Pacific and Pacific Mail were I'M
changed. Union Pacific closed q per cent
lower. The market closed at the following
quotations.: