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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine.

For September opens with profuse-
ly illustrated article on "The Bible In
English" tracing the history of the
English versions from Wyclif's to the
latest versions. Accompanying this
article are portraits of thirty OF the
Old Testament Revision Company, and
Tyndale, besides other illustrations.
Illustrative papers on Madagascar"
picture que Bits of Jamaica" WAR
wick and its Neighborhood," and
Scenes at Chautaqua Lake" will in
terest the geographical student. Bern
hard Klein, Auguste Panseron, Johann
Simon Mayer and Samuel Parkman
Tuckerman are sketched in the Sacred
Musicians series; THE Prodigal Son"
with two illustrations, is the subject of
the Parable, and sThe Rival Kingdom
of Judah and Israeli the subjects of
the Bible History article. This last
has seven fine illustrations Advent
ure is provided in Elephant Trapping
in Ceylon," "The Aggageers, or Sword
hunters, on the Nile" and @The Prison
ers' Adventure" DIR. Talmage's SER
mon on aThe Boy Home" and his edi-
torial comments treat ON fresh and
timely topics. The two serial stories
increase in interest, and there are sew
eral good short stories and poems, be-
sides an attractive and abundant mis-
cellany. Published by Mrs. Frank
Leslie, 50, 50, and 81 Park Place, New
York City, at % cents number, or
$3.50 year, passage paid.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
LANCE AND SPEAR.

The Tobacco Leaf kindly informs
us that "a lance is spear and spear
is lance" and thinks we should OPP
pose no captious objection to the term
inology it employs. Our most esteemed
contemporary can call the moon a
green cheese or swear that Ceur de
Lion was pig sticker, if such asser-
tons suit its pleasure. This is free
country i'll which every man and
newspaper has a right to make an ex-
hibit in any manner and as often as he
or it pleases.
The Leaf has, no doubt, been con-
sulting Websters dictionary and found
therein these two words given as def
nitions of one another. But in spite
of the learned photographer, we insist
that the terms are by no means inter
changeable.
The knights of old carried the lance.
The common foot soldiers were main.
ly archers or spearmen. To say that
Roland at Roncevalles WAS armed with
a spear would be to degrade the dig
nifty of that renowned hero, and the
gallant knights, who are to contest at
the cave on the 18th, would suffer a
like detraction by having their weap-
ons so designated.
The intelligent reader will please re-
member that all this is stated for the
benefit OF the Tobacco Leaf. Our con-
temporary should keep on hand some
good work on English synonyms, and
refer to 1t before it puts too much
faith in "your Uncle Noah Webster's"
definitions.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
STILL HARpING ON THE RACE ISSUE.

It was hoped that after the Nashville
American had been soseyerely rebuked
by the country press for agitating the
race issue, that il would let 80 trouble
some question rest, but in its Tues
days edition it came out with another.
long editorial in which it .'insists on
the railroads being compelled TO carry
out the plain provisions of the Tennes-
see law in favor of separate cars and
equally good accommodations for black
and white.n
In its usual style the American pro-
ceeds to apply abusive epithets to those
who disagree With it on this subject
and says: "A fluent Ounce or an ambi-
tious amateur occupying an Independ-
emit editorial chair in Tennessee may
affect to sneer at the bad effect upon
both races of disregarding the law"
The Americans separate car idea is
impractical, and then the negroes say
they would not accept such discrim-
mating segregation. The separate car
plan could not be applied to sleepers
where the contact of races would be
closest and most disagreeable, and the
principle involved must necessarily go
beyond railroad trains and reach into
hotels and theatres
The question was at rest in Tennes-
see and would have continued so but
for the Americans unimely agitation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
CAVE NOTES.

To the Chronicle.
We are more convinced every day
of the virtue of the Cave air, every
one is benefited who goes. The yard
is about filled with camps, but every
lady with sick child shall have a
lodging if we have to divide off the
ten-pin alley into rooms. Dick Cald-
well, Carter Broaddus, Elijah Black
man and David Rudolph are roosting
IN the alley, it is really the best place
to sleep about the Cave
Judge Tyler bought a lot Monday
and commenced building right away.
Good crowds every day; about
twenty lots have been spoken for.
J. NJ. RICE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
Our streets.

To the Chronicle.
It seems in bad taste to critlclse any
attempt on the part OF the board OF
Aldermen To improve the condition
OF our streets, now that they have just
begun to work little on them, when
for so long time they have been in
such bad condition and no effort at
all made to improve them; but it is
not only the opinion of one or two,
but of many men with whom I have
talked that the mud, sand and rocks
they are now putting on the streets il
very poor material, and ID money
thrown away. Now If they would
put down gravel they could not dc
better but to pay for gravel and have
one half sand and the other half clay
and rocks is very poor economy, and
the mystery is why do they not use
the gravel rather than the stuff they
are now handling, 1t may be true
gravel would cost a little more, but in
the end would be twice as cheap.
C. S.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15

On the fourth page OF our kangaroo
contemporary, IN line to itself, will
be found the letters "B. N. u" These
cabalistic initials stand for Baltimore
Newspaper Union" the name of the
concern that gets up the patent out
side. The name of the very smart
editor is found at the head of the first
column on the I'd page. The name of
@the STAFF does not appear. We insist
that "the staff be given a showing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
Total ..... 29,965.70 2O,645

In four wears Maryland has increased
her railroad mileage only AZ miles;
Virginia shows an increase OF nearly
800 miles; North Carolina, 400 miles;
South Carolina, 140 miles; Georgia, 42o
miles; Florida, $50 miles; Alabama,
$50 miles; Mississippi, $50 miles; Lou
isiana, ego miles; Tennessee, $40 miles;
Texas, 1850 miles; Arkansas, 900 miles;
Kentucky, $50 miles, and West Virgin
Ia, $50 miles.
The increase of nearly 10000 miles
in the railroad mileage of the South
between 1SS0and 1885 represents about
$3O00O0,O00, or over, expended in the
building of new roads, and not lnclud-
ing immense sums expended IN the
improvement of old roads. Southern
railroads, in sympathy with all others,
and with general business, have felt
the depressing influence OF dull times,
but the outlook is now very favorable
for heavy freight and passenger. traf-
fic during the coming fall and winter.
The cotton crop, the handling OF which
forms so large part OF all Southern
business, will probably be much the
largest ever produced. The yield OF
corn will also quite certainly surpass
any former yield, while the produc-
ton of fruits and vegetables has been
unusually large. Added to this album
dance OF agricultural products, which
will furnish an immense amount OF
freight 10 the railroads, will be the
steady increase in manufactures and
the ever charging volume OF passenger
traffic between the South and the
North. The outlook for business Tor
Southern transportation lines is thus
very encouraging. There are also in
dications that capitalists are beginning
to appreciate more fully than hereto
fore the opportunities for the profita-
BILE investment of money in Southern
railroads, and especially in the con-
struction of roads designed to open up
vast mineral and timber resources.
With the return of activity in trade
and financial circles, and the gathering
of the corn and cotton crops, 1t is quite
probable that there will be decided
increase in railroad construction
throughout the South. For whatever
may be true of other sections, railroad
building has not been overdone In the
South. In many parts of the South
there is great lack of adequate trans
portation facilities, and until these are
Supplied by the building of new roads,
many naturally rich sections OF coun-'
try must remain undeveloped.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
Principally About Ourselves.

The GAINESVILLE Chronicle has en-
tered the 53rd year of its existence.
The Chronicle is, perhaps the oldest
paper in the State, and is certainly one
of the best.-Jacksoq1 Wing.
The venerable GAINESVILLE Chronicle
has entered upon its fifty-third year,
and claims to be the oldest paper In
the state. Like wine, it improves
with age. 1t is one of our best ex-
changes, and we heartily congratulate
its publishers on its vigorous useful
ness and popularity Milan Exchange.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle has just
completed its SIND year. 1t was: es-
tablished in 1909, and Is, we have no
doubt, the oldest paper in Tennessee
It has always received liberal sup
port from the public, and to-day has Il
more remunerative and ardent con-
sstency than ever. Papers without
merit are apt to die early or change
proprietors often, because the people
won't support them. The Chronicle
is one of the best of our exchanges.
and the people of Montgomery county
advertise their own intelligence and
appreciation of a good thing when they
sustain that excellent paper--Fhyette-
UiHe Observer.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle, with last
weeks issue, enters upon It's 53rd vol
ume. 1t has been published for fifty
three years without interruptions. The
paper first appeared in 1909, but there
were some irregularities in its publ
cation up to the time its present num-
bering OF volumes began. The Chron-
icle claims to be, and we expect the
claim is just, the oldest paper in Ten
nessee. During all of this long life
this most excellent paper has never
lacked good support, and it claims
to be more vigorous and in better
fix to-day than ever before in its long
history. 1t is straightforward Dem
ocrstic paper, with no subserviency
to bosses, rings or machines. "-Mur-
frees6oro NeWs.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
The Railroad Meeting.
Princeton Banner, Aug. 18th

In pursuance OF call, quite num-
Der of bond subscribers of the Clarks-
vile and Princeton Railroad met in
Princeton yesterday at 10 o'clock.
Judge Darby was called to the chair,
and explained the object of the meet
ing. Capt Allen made a few remarks,
urging the subscribers to pay up. Col.
w. S. Gordon followed, pledging that
the road would come to Princeton,
that it would not turn to any other
point that the grading from Cerulian
to Princeton would be completed as
soon as 1t was possible to do 50, and if
all due calls should be paid up at once.
Major Mckee said he was ready to
begin the grading from Cerulean to
Princeton if past due calls are paid.
Here Messrs Gordon and Mckee said
that if all past due calls are paid right
away, the work of grading the balance
of the road from Cerulean to Prince
ton should begin within "a very short
time at Princeton, and be prosecuted
to Cerulean. The vote was taken and
the proposition accepted unanimo usly
with cheers, etc.
Col. Gordon returned thanks for the
good spirit shown, and the meeting
adjourned.
Every man to the collector No
delay. The road is assured.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
FARMERS REUNION AND STOCK SHOW.
Special Notice.

Special Notice.
To the Chronicle:
For the benefit of visitors who wish
to avoid the usual rush at the gates,
tickets will be placed on sale at the
following places as early as Monday
Aug. 9th: At Crusman & Towards
grocery, GAINESVILLE, with Mrs. Collier,
Keeper of upper Red River bridge
and at ST. Bethlehem
Every person wishing to enter the
Cave grounds must have tickets, as the
gate keepers will have positive orders
to admit none without them.
Season tickets to the Cave will not
be recognized on the two days of the
Stock Show, as the association has
purchased exclusive rights to the en-
tire grounds during this time.
Persons who may from any cause
be at the Cave, or within the grounds
before the gate keepers are stationed,
should supply themselves with tickets,
or money to purchase, as they will be
called upon by the Police guards be-
fore the gates are opened to the pub
lie, and will be required to pay, or
leave the grounds. This applies to all
classes, those sojourning at the Cave,
owners of privileges, stock men, and
others.
Since our expenses will necessarily
be very heavy, probably from $500 to
$1,000 including premiums and since
this large amount must be made by
admission fees, or paid out of the
pockets of few individuals who have
united to inaugurate the reunion and
show solely for the public good, and
the general enjoyment of all. We
know that no honorable person will
wrongly seek to avoid payment of the
small admission fee others will be
prevented from doing so if possible.
Old, or enfeebled persons, either male
or female, who are unable to work
and desire to attend, but who are too
poor to purchase tickets, will be fur
nished them free on proper applica-
ton, others should not object to pay
ing.
While the usual price of all other fairs
is Scots for adults and 25cts for chill
dren, ours with double the amount of
attractions is only % and 10cts the
latter being the price paid daily by
visitors to the Cave when there are no
other attractions. Please remember this,
and oblige Yours truly.
G. III. SLAUGHTER.
Chain Executive Committee.
Aug. Is, 1885.
Tobacco Leaf and Democrat please
copy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
THERE was fine rain through the
center of district No. 16, Monday.
Death of Judge Garland.

The following dispatch from Lynch
burg, Va, tells of the death in that city
of Judge Jas. Garland He was the
father of the late Hudson Garland, a
well-known member of the GAINESVILLE
bar in years gone by, and the grand
father of Miss Bette Garland OF this
city:
LYNCHBURG, VA, Aug. 9.-Judge Jas.
Garland, probably the oldest judge in
the world, and, it is believed, the oldest
member of the Masonic fraternity in
the United States, died at his home in
this city last night, in the 95th year OF
his age. He served as volunteer in
the war of 1912, and was twice elected
to Congress. During Jackson's adj
ministration he was warm friend OF
the President, and made a notable
speech in defense of the latter in the
House, for which jackson thanked
him, both In person and by letter. He
was prosecuting attorney of Lynchburg
for nearly twenty years, and Judge of
the Corporation Court for fifteen years,
and has been altogether at the bar and
Oh luc OcIlcH SeNeHty-IuTec years, ustN-
ing only retired in 1888, when in his
ninety second year, and after he had be-
come totally blind. In-all his official
life he never had but two of his decis-
ions reversed. He became Mason in
1872 He voted for James Madison for
president, and for every nominee of the
Democratic party since, having gone to
the polls in carriage last November
and cast his ballot for Cleveland and
Hendricks. The bells of the city are
tolling to-day out of respect for him.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15

1T was the very smart editor who
got off that washer-woman production
in last weeks Democrat. 1t didn't APP
pear in the Baltimore attachment, and
we couldn't credit it to "the staff" 1t
was the able editor all over. When
ever anything in that style appears in
our kangaroo contemporary, you may
safely set it down as coming from the
editor
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
PLEASE EXPLAIN.


The Democrat seems to insinuate
something more than it says in its allie
cations that the CHRONICLE truckled
TO the Hon. Frank Wilson. We
have been trying 70 get it to say
plainly what it means and again ask
it TO do so.
AS for the alleged fawning we did
at the feet of Mr.. Wilson a re-state-
ment of what passed between that
gentlemen and this paper will show.
The CHRONICLE asserted that pa
triot Frank Wilson's friends are
grooming him for race for Supreme
Judge Mr.. Wilson published Il
denial that he was candidate for the
place, saying Il have made this state
ment. to gentlemen within easy reach
of the GAINESVILLE editor" To this the
CHRONICLE replied, @We are not in
the habit CT inquiring of every man
we meet the purport of his last con-
versation with the distinguished gentle
man from Sumner" This was not
intended for fiattery and we don't
suppose any body so understood it.
The Democrat will please state what
purpose it supposes we had, or what
policy it thinks we served, in the
alleged change of front to Mr.. Wilson.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15

The favorite pose of the Nashville
American is that of the subservient
organ with no opinions of its own but
pomulgating those principles the
party has put forth. The following is
an extract from one of its recent edi-
tOrials:
Lett be distinctly understood once,
for all, that the political opinions of
the American are the POLITICAL opinions
OF the Tennessee Democracy, as fairly
enunciated in party conventions.
There are few Democrats in Ten
nessee who would admit that party
convention had ever declared for e
civil rights railroad commission. Yet
this is the way the American inter-
prets the commission clause in the
last platform, and that is what the
above paragraph has reference to.
The American serves the machine,
not the party.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15

The American and the National Re-
view are both mad with the State pa
pers for opposing an agitation of the
race issue. The Review howls through
two or three columns because little
paper down in West Tennessee said
the darkies smell bad, and the Ameri-
can says that the editors who don't
agree with it ON the race question are
amateurs" and fluent ounces"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15

THE Kentucky Sunday School Con-
vention OF the Cumberland Presbyter-
ian church, meets at Mayfeld, Aug,
18th and continues three days. Re-
duced rates have been secured on re-
turn tickets. A good programme is
arranged. Speakers from other States
are expected. All schools are earnestly
requested to send delegates, two or
more, if desired from each school,
Send names of delegates to G. t. Webb
of Mayfeld, KY, and he will select
lodgings for them. Delegates should
bring Bible and Gospel Hymns.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
Killed by a Saw Log.

A dispatch from Howell Station to
the Courier-J Journal gives the follow
ing account OF horrible accident that
happened near Garrettsburg last Fri
day:
HOWELL, Ky, Aug. "a horrible
accident occurred few miles from
this place on Friday, by which Mr.. G..
w. Brame, prominent farmer, near
Garrettsburg lost his life. Mr.. Brame
and negro were loading large saw
log on a wagon by means of couple
of skids and team of mules, and just
as it was nearly on level with the
wagon the chain, by which the mules
were hitched to the log, broke, thus
letting the log slip. As it rolled back
it knocked Mr.. Brame down and rolled
over his entire body and head, crush
ing him to death. He lived about ten
minutes, but never spoke after his fall.
The negro made narrow escape, as
the log in falling grazed his leg. The
deceased was heightened, honorable
gentleman, a consistent member of the
Methodist church, and enjoyed the es-
TEEN and confidence of all who knew
him. He leaves wife and seven chill
dren, most of them small, in rather
straitened circumstances.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15

A SOFT voice is an excellent thing
in woman, but a loud pitched nasal
accent from one of the fair sex is
worse than hand organ. II is en-
trancing to listen to we'll attuned fem
mime tones no matter if they express
soft nothings." But those cackling
creatures that squeak out nonsense
in faulty syntax and murderous
orthOepy-They give a fore-taste OF
sheol to the man of refined nerves
who is forced to listen to them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15

THE Chronicle shows too much bad
temper of late, which indicates that
the Greenwood prayer meeting is out
of order.-DeROcrdt
Bad temperl Why bless your soul,
the CHRONICLE was never in a more
,2acific mood than it has been for the
past few weeks. We are in a good
humor with all the world including
our dear kangaroo contemporary. The
Greenwood prayer meeting is all right
and will consider the case of the smart
editor of the Democrat. The CHRoN-
IcLE is authorized to invite him and
his staff to attend.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15

A prominent citizen of Jones county
Miss, who stood high in the church,
made visit To Meridian recently, and
upon his return told his neighbors he
had seen ice manufactured in that
town with the thermometer standing
at $50. 1t soon became a settled fact
in the minds of the members of the
church that Brother Blank had degen-
Grated into an able liar. Charges were
preferred against him, and a commit
tee of church members was appointed
to visit Meridian and convict the err
ring brother of lying. They went,
saw the ice manufactured, and return
ing home so reported to a meeting of
all the church members. A look of
establishment on the faces OF the assem-
bled brethren soon gave way to one of
indignation and Brother Blank and
the entire committee were incontinent-
ly expelled from the church, Times
Democrat.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15
d. A. Pangburn Twice Laid Out as Dead,
Both Times Returning co Life
Courier-Journal.


On last Wednesday Mr.. D. A. Pang.
burn, living in Oregon township, about
four miles north of Charlestown, Ind.
was taken very i'll of pneumonia. He
grew worse, and on Thursday morning
Drs. Sanderson and Carr were called
in. At o'clock on that evening he
was pronounced dead, and laid out for
the grave. About an hour afterward
those in attendance were astonished to
hear the supposed corpse ask Tor a
drink of water. The water WAS given
him, and in short time he breathed
freely, although he still seemed in a
dying condition. He grew worse,
however, during the night and was
again laid out for dead.
His brother, Mr.. S. G. Pangburn, OF
Jacksonville, was sent for to attend
the funeral and started on the early
train Friday morning. He arrived
Just in time to see his brother return
to life and consciousness the second
time
This case is pronounced one of the
most singular known to the medical
profession. Mr. Pang burn, though
still very i'll, is alive, and may entirely
recover. He has for some time past
been affected with Al cold, and the
phlegm lodging in his throat caused a
suspension OF his breathing During
the whole time, however, he WAS dimly
conscious of all that PASSED around
him, but WAS powerless 10 move or
speak
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-15

THE Democrat would have told more
about It's proprietorship if it had stated
who now holds those notes that were
given for its purchase and how they
are secured. OF course this is none of
our business or the public's business,
but the Democrat had so much to say
about the causes that led to a change
ofeditors of the CHR0NIcLE, it ought
to be willing to tell the whole truth
about what led to similar changes in
the Democrat and who are the real ed
itors and owners of that paper.