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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
A BAD APPOINTMENT.
Zach Montgomery, of California
to BE Assistant Attorney Cen
eral.

w DO hsShStoht AttVIuCy oCu-
eral.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-'.Zach'
Montgomery, Of California, has
been selected as the successor of
Judge McCammon, of Pennsylvania,
assistant attorney general for the
Interior Department. His appoint
ment will be Officially" announced
some time before May "a, the day
upon which Judge McCammon' S
resignation takes effect. Mr.. Monts
gomery Was recommended by At>
torney>general Garland, who was
his scboolmale and is his warm
personal friend.
The appointment is the worst
that has Yet been made by the pres
sent Administration. Mr.. Mont
gomery, besides being a rebel of the
most unconstructed type. is also a
bitter opponent of the public-school
system Of the United States. He is
said to be a good lawyer, but has
never held any public office in his
state, and is known to the p.ople
there only through his vicious at
tacks on the public schools. His
masterpiece in this line was a
pamphlet which he issued some
time ago, i'll which he Denounced
the system as an abominable insti-
tuition and assailed the private
character of the teachers, both male
and female. He printed statistics
by which he attempted to show
that more immortality and crime
existed where the public schools
hourished, in proportion to the pc.
pulation, than where they were not
known, and charged it to lessons in
Crime implanted in the minds Of the
young of both sexes during their
attendance at school.
The appointment Of Mr.. Monts
somery was made in 1.-The face of
strong opposition from prominent
Californians, and the dxcuse of
ifinorance of the mans character
cannot be urged, as the phamphlet
referred to was in the Presidents
hands, and both he and MIR. Gar.
land were aware of Montgomery
frequent and virulent attacks on
the pnblic schools, and of the OPP
position to his appointm ent.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
False Teeth With a History,

Peck's Sun: A little boy living
in New York city was playing with
his mammals false teeth the other
day. While amusing himself with
the aforesaid grinders large
Newfoundland dog belonging to
the family walked into the room.
All at once it struck the little boy
that it would look funny to see the
dog with a set of false teeth in his
mouth. He opened the dogs
mouth and inserted the teeth, and
then closed it up again. Not noticS
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
Save the Fruit Crop,

Knoxville Journal: What we
make is, after all, what we save.
We have an opportunity, now to
save thousands upon thousands of
dollars in our fruit crop, Let us
take it into consideration and act
it will be money in our pockets.
Let our merchants in our cities and
in the country talk this question
up, and let the farmers and fruits
growers talk it, and be sure that it
does not end in talk. 1t is a mats
ter Of the most vital Importance to
East Tennessee, Western North
Carolina, South Western Virginia
and North Geogia.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
Wasted Corn.

Philadelphia Press: In some
parts of the country corn stalks
are never stacked or taken into ac>
count. Ia few places yet the corn
itself is never husked or harvested,
but left standing, while cattle and
hogs are turned into the fields in
winter to help themselves. In Vir.
ginia 10 per cent of the crop, or
nearly3, 100000 bushels, was left last
year; in Tennessee, 5 per cent or
3, 2S6,O00 bushels. Kentucky and
Ohio had each nearly 100000
bushels, while Illinois left I7,11S,-
600 bushels unharvested. Thrifty
Kansas left 23 per cent of her
crop, Or 21, 9O5,OO bushels ungath>
cred, while in the whole United
States p110,S11,O 900 bushels were
left to the mercy Of winter weather
under this primitive form Of hus>
bandry.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
A Sea Story.

About mermalds," said the caps
tain as he stood upon the unfnish-
ed end of the seawall and surveyed
the landlubber with an expression
of pitiful condescension, "why, Eye
seed the most wonderful things in
that line. Well, we were well over
in the China Sea. One night just
after we'd passed the Formosa
group, | was reused out of my bunk
by the mate, who sings out, 'Mer>
maids aboard! Out | jumps and
gets on deck in the turn of a helm.
You can splice my malns'l if there
wasn't bout twenty of the biggest
mermaids a-hoppin' around the
deck | ever seed. Two of 'em he'd
got the fellows on watch cornered
was a-kissin' 'em. The mate had
took to the riggin' after hailm' ME.
| was leetle s'prised, though | had
seen mermaids afore, but never
more'n one at a time. Ladies', says
|, make yourselves at home says |,
and you bet Your hawsers they did.
They quit tloppin' and all got on
the rail, side by side, n holdin' their
tails in their hans, and commenced
to sing, and | jest tell you they
whooped things up. They skipped
through the Sweet By and BY, and
took several reefs in the Red, White
and Blue and slowed to port on a
Life on the Ocean Waye' in beaus
tiful style Didn't see them again,
did you?" asked landlubber,
"Wal], yes. The next day we was
becalmed. There wasn't any
breeze, and whistlin' for it didn't do
any good. | was madder'n a stuck
whale, for | wanted to make quick
passage. Suddenly | sees a commo-
tion iu the water, and shiver my
binnacle lights If them mermaids
warn't swimmin' around US. One
of 'em boarded us as slick as could
be, and says, Civ us a rope Well
| throwed 'em one, and I'll lay to
on lee shore if they didn'c tow us
till we struck a breeze. Got the
rope right in their mouths-about
fifty Of 'em-and pulled us along.
was so 'bleeged to 'em that
throwed EN- a mess O lookin-glas-
ses, clocks, and shoe blackin' out of
the cargo. Next day we struck an
other calm and I 'spected the mer~
maids would pull us out again.
They were all a-donnin' their
mornin' uniform in the glasses.
Hey! says |, 'tow us along, will
you' Well, no sooner had ! hailed
them than everyone of 'em looked
at the clocks which they had slung
around their necks, "Scuse US, cap
they sed, we see it's just time to
keep our appointment at the bots
tom,' and cuss me if they didn't all
disappear
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
Crop Report of the Agricultural
Department.

The May report of the depart,
ment of agriculture relates to the
progress of the spring blowing and
cotton planting, and to the condi-
ton of the winter grain, meadows
and pastures. Cotton planting,
though comparatively late, is well
ad, anced, fully four-fifths of the
proposed area having been planted.
The usual proportion seeded on the
first of May is probably FIVE per
cent. greater. Last year but two>
thirds of the area was in germina>
ton at this date. The rains IN Tex
as have delayed the work in plants
ing everywhere. It begun late,
but progress has at most points
been unusually rapld.-Plants have
been slow in termination in dry
areas and have notyet made their ap.
pearance at many points. Spring
plowlng in preparation for planting
is everywhere late. Last year at
this date it was estimated to be two>
thirds done. This Year it is scar.
cely sixStenths. The estimated
average Of cerials Of the year ex>
ceed seven-tenths. Less than half
of this work was done III the east,
ern states-in New York, Ohio and
Michigan. A much larger propors
tion is finished in the northwest,
where corn, potatoes and other late
planted crops are grown in smaller
proportion.
The injury to the winter wheat
crop was greater than appearances
Indicated on'the LIST Of April. The
roots were killed III the centeral
belt even worse than Was supposed.
In New York the snow protection
was ample, except in spots, and in
Michigan no material injury occur
red, but in the Ohio Valley and
Missouri reports Of the condition
are much reduced. In the south a
slight improvement in the prospect
has occurred. The general average
is 10, instead Of 70 in april, q re-
duction of nine per cent. reducing
the indicated production ef winter
wheat to about two hundred and
forty million bushels.
The condition of rye is also lower
than reported in April, yet much
better than the wheat average, be
ing Sc. The average condition of
winter barley is 92.
Moving lands promise nearly an
average crop Of hay, the average
condition being 90. The pastures
look nearly as well; condition 80.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
A Braced-up Pig Story.

A Sullivan county man while
telling trees happened to fall upon
"a sow. Her back was injured, but
IN order that she might live long
enough to fatten, her owner put a
set Of trucks underneath her in
such way as to support her back.
In course of time she became the
mother of ten healthy pigs, and
strange but true to say, each pig
had trucks attached to it the same
as those under the mother.-Mid>
dleton Argus,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21

ward-Leave Strasburg 400 a. m. Riverton
1880 a. IN. Arrive Alexandria $40 a. m. wash
lngton S:45 a. IN. Leave Strasburg $50 a. m
Riverton b:3o a. IN. Arrive Alexandria 25O
p. IN. washington 1880 p. IN.
WARRENTON BRANCH.
Trains Nos. 80, 81, 81 and 55 connect daily at
Warrenton Junction going to Warrenton.
Returning from warrenton trains Nos. 80 and
81 connect daily, Nos. 81 and 81 daily except
Sunday going and returning from warren
ton.
franklin Division-Daily except Sunday.
Leave Rocky Mt. 500 q. IN. Arrive Franklin
Junction S:21 a. m. Leave Franklin Junction
6l5 p. m. Arrive Rocky Mount 9:i5 D. m.
CONNECTIONS.
At Orange with p F & railway for Fred
ericksburg. At Gordonsville and Charlottes-
Vile with Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. for
Richmond Old Point Staunton, and point
East and West and Virginia Springs At
Lynchburg with Norfolk and Western II. r.
for Southwest Virginia, and Bristol, Chat
tanooga and Memphis, Nashville and Knox
Vile, and with Richmond and Allegheny r.
X. for Lexington and Natural Bridge. At
Danville with Richmond and Danville, for
all points In the Carolinas, Florida Georgia
and the South. At Riverton with Shenan-
doah valley X. X. for Luray and Points in the
Page Valley. At Strasburg with the Balti-
more aud Ohio for Harrisonburg Winchester
and points In the Shenandoah Valley.
All trains make close connections at Wash
ington with through trains to and from the
North and West.
Through tickets at lowest prices to all i'm
portant points In the United States. This is
the best line for points In Texas and Califor-
MIA.
For all information, tickets and sleeping
Car reservations apply to agents of this com
pany. =
JS.B THOMPSON,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Alexandria, Virginia.
ROBERT ANDREWS. Eng. and Supt.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
A Dccp Mining Shaft.

The deepest mining shaft in the
world is said to be one sunk rs a
coal mine near Namuv, in the
Netherlands, which is said to be O.
400 feet deep. The tin mines of
Cornwall extend over many miles
of surface but are not very deep, the
tin j. one of the metals which lie
comparatively near the surface of
the earth. The Cornwall copper
mines are much deeper, one de-
scending to the depth of I,S00 feet
below the surface. The Comstock
silver mine in Nevada was 1000
feet deep.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
Pick out the LATEST, poores

Pick out the LATEST, poorest
man in your town, and you will
hear him grumbling about luck.
When he comes to explain his
career, you will see that he planted
his potatoes and waited for luck to
hoe them while he sat on the
grocery steps and talked politics.
The i'll luck he growls about came
through shlftles,uess and bad man.
agement and from no other cause
Diligence makes luck. 1t is toe
late in the day to make people be-
lieve that some folks were born tc
be rich and others to be poor. l,
rests solely with the boy and the
man.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
How TO Treat Rats.

A w,iter in the Scientific Ameri.
can says; 1--WE clear our premises
OF the detestable vermin, rats, by
making whitewasn yellow with cop-
peras and covering the stones and
rafters with it. In every crevice in
which II rat may go we put the cry
stalls of the copperas, and scatter in
corners of the floor. The result was
perfect stampede Of rats and mice.
Since that time not football of
either rats or mice has been heard
around the house. Every spring a
coat Of yellow>wash is given the
cellar, as rat exterminator, and no
typhoid, dysentery or fever attacks
the family. Many persons deliher-
ately attract all the rats in the
neighborhood by leaving the fruits
and vegetables uncovered in the
cellar, and sometimes the soap
is left ocen for their regalement.
Cover up every thing eatable in
the cellar and pantry, and you will
soon starve them out. These pres
cautiors joined to the service of a
good cat, will prove as good a rat
exterminator as the chemist can
provide. We never allow rats to be
poisoned in our dwelling. They
are ant TO die between the walls and
produce much ANNOYANCE.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
Sale Of Negroes in Kentucky,

The Philadelphia Times, a leads
ing Democratic paper, says that on
Tuesday last at Richmond, KY.
there was "a public sale of negroes
One man brought SSS for twelve
months service, and one woman
brought 2j cents for twelve months
seryice,-This was done under the
vagrant laws of Kentucky.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21

Skating rink circles in Brook
lyn we're stirred to their bottom
one day last week by a stout wo-
man with a cowhide, who appeared
on the floor of a leading establish
ment and whipped pretty and
neatly dressed girl 1t turned out
to be a Mrs. King, who was punish>
ing her 10 .yearold daughter for go~
ing to the rink instead Of to school.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
The Seventeen>year Locust.

This is the year for the appear
ance of the seyenteen-year locusts
and they will issue from the earth
within the next fortnight, Farmers
engaged in ploughing haye already
unearthed myriads Of the embryo
insects, which promise to be unusu>
ally numerous. Fruit trees and
nursery stock have in consequence
been less salable than in former
seasons.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21

The text of the treaty Of peace
between France and China has been
made public, and shows how we'll
the former has taken care Of her.
self in the matter. The signing of
this treaty marks the end Of a con-
flict which has overthrown a minis-
try in Paris, given to Fran,e the
vast province of Tonquin and
brought the Chinese Empire to the
verge Of war.
The U. s. Supreme Court has
refused the application for a new
hearing in the Virginia coupon
case. This drives the last funder
nail into the coffin Of Virginia.
Justice Field the Democratic MEM
Der Of the court is one Of the five
who made the decision Of the
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21

1t is curious fact that by the
burning Of the woods In the Spott-
sylvania wilderness, vast numbers Of
the shells left there 81 years ago,
were recently exploded.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
Apple Jack the New Jersey Demo
Gratis Tender Spot.

There is but little grumbling. it
is said, IN New Jersey against the
Administration. This is probably
true. New Jersey Democrats never
complain, except when the apple
crop is short Brooklyn Eagle
Democrat.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
CONNECTIONS,

CONNECTIONS.
At Roanoke No. connects with Sy
X. east. Pullman Sleepers to New York
Without change via v railroad and Harris
burg on both trains.
At Lynchburg No. 4 connects with tn o
NJ II II for Washington and the East.
Trains leave Lynchburg l Sc p m daily.
AZ hynchburg X 4 leaves Lyncburgh
at 10 q m. 100 and o 40 p m, arriving AT Rich
mond 1000 . m and p m, and 700 . IN.
No. makes connection via Petersburg for
Richmond, arriving At Richmond ~ IS D m,
except Sunday. Az Norfolk No. 2arrives Us
p IN. connecting with Bay Line Steamer,
leaving Norfolk daily except Sunday for Bal.
timors ate % and with Old Dominion for N.
York on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Saturday.
New River Division.
EASTWARD. DAILY WESTWARD
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
CAPITAL PRIZE. 100000

I've do hereby certify That we supervise The
arrangements tor all the Monthly and Semi
annual Drd0tngSof The Louisiana State Lot
XIV Company, ana IN person manage and con-
trotthe Drdl0ings heBlSeiuSs, and Md, The same
are conducted 'oith honesty. fairness and ia
goou /dth tol0drdS all parties, and ,ce author
t2e ihe company 10 use his certificate, l0ith fac
simHes 9f our signature attached in is ddrer-
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
ISIT A LIE?

Some one said that Potash was poison:
Who makes the assertion except those who
desire to mislead and hun,bug you? II who
denounces other remedies as frauds, Is quiet
ly Offering vile compound of his own. Be-
ware OF II such.
Ask your physician or your druggist II Pot
ash produces oil the horrors claimed for 1T by
those who are compelled to ira ice other
prepa ations in order to appear respectable
themselves.
We claim tnat p tash properly combined
with other remedies makes the grandest
blood remedy ever KIN wn to man, and we
claim that B. B. B. is that remedy.
II afflicted with any form of blood poison,
Scrofula, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Old Ulcers
and Sores, Kidney Complaint, Female Dis
eases, etc., the Is. b. b will cure you at once.
Send to Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Co., for u
copy Of their book free
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21

CONNECTIONS.
Leave Norfolk 10 00 q M, and $40 p. m. Ar
rive at Richmond l.50and 8 SIS p. IN.
Leave Richmond via r 4 r r at IL l.SO o m,
daily; connecting with No. 5. at Petersburg
for all points on line OF N a. w r X, aud with
Ne. ., arriving at Norfolk $40, p. m.
Leave Richmond daily except Sunday via
kA A RRS0a m. $50, 800 p m, arriving at
connecting with trains on Western Division
No. l has Pullman Sleeper Philadelphia to
Chattanooga via Roanoke, without change.
No. has Pullman Sleeper from Washington
via B a o railroad, Roanoke and Calera TO
New Orleans without change, and from New
York to Atlanta via Harrisburg and Roanoke
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
TINE.
EASTWARD.
*Daily. tDaily except Sunday.

NoTE.-Freight train No. 8 leaving Lynch
burg at 3, 10 am, arriving Central at 3,25 p m,
and Freight train No. IL, leaving Central nj
5,D and arriving Lynchburg at 3,25 p, m. will
have O. passenger coach attached for accom-.
mediation OF passengers.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-21
PULLMAN SERVICE,

tv PULLMAN SERVICE,
Trains Nos. so and 81, pullman Buffet and
leeping Cars, between Washington and
New Orleans without change. Pullman Buff
nt and Sleeping Cars between Now York and
Atlanta without charge. u VI G~PVT
Trains Nos. 50 and 50, Pullman Palace
gnsta Without chango.,; 1o - -, "rrt
Trains Nos. 81 and S65, Pullman Sleeping
Cars, between Washington, and, I,0uisyilIe
Without phange. Pullman sleeping oars be-
tween Charlottesville and Cinplnnatf with
,M BRANCHES,
Manassas Division--Daily except Sunday.
Westward-Leave Washington 3:i0 q, M, All.
oxandria. 9:35, O. m. Arrive River on SOS D,
%. Strasburg. 800 p. m. Leave washington
oS :Ssm Alexandria, 4:i0 p. m. Arrive Riv-
ripp. M. Strasburg 300 pm. East :
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

Mr.. Dennis Gleeson of Chicago, was
married to Miss Mary Ellen Parlin Of
this city in the Catholic church, Tues
Gay morning
The ceremony was performed with
high solemn mass and was impressive
in high degree. Father Gleesen was
assisted by three other priests and
Bishop Rademacher was also in the
chancil.
Father Veal of Memphis acted as
director, Father Walsh of the same
city as sub-director and Father O'Brien
of Chicago, as master of ceremonies.
Bishop Rademacher delivered. a
lecture on the sacrament of marriage
as considered by the Roman church.
Mr.. Joseph Boilin and Mr.. Florence
Abbott were ushers. The attendants
were Mr.. James Parlin and Miss Mag
gle Kerley.
The wedding party took breakfast at
the residence of the brides father, Mr..
Mark Parlin, on Franklin street and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gleason left Immediately
for their future home in Chicago. The
CHRONICLE extends the young couple
its congratulations and best wishes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
ClarksYille Wins.

Mr.. r. F. Craig representing the
Washington Irving society OF the
S. w. p. University, received the
medal awarded the best speaker at the
recent State intercollegiate contest in
Nashville. The students of the Uni
versity were very enthusiastic over his
success and the people of GAINESVILLE
generally, took a pride in his triumph.
On his return to this city, he was
met at the depot by his. fellow stu
dents in tull force who had employed
a brass band for the occasion. They
brought him up town in an open hack
decorated with flags and drawn by
Gills spanking team of grays. A re-
ception was held at the court house
where NJ. Savage Esq, was called on
to preside. Speeches of welcome were
made by Messrs. w. c.. Fits and w.
NJ Anderson, representing respect-
lively the Stuart and Washington Irving
societies. Mr.. Craig responded in a
short and well timed speech. MessrS.
G. NJ Bell, Harry Johnson, Lee Rich
ardson, ]. III. Patton. II. Haley, c. P.
Colmery, Z. NJ Hicks, ID. Martin, and
Henry Price made congratulatory
speeches.
We understand that some of the de-
feated contestants for the medal were
much older men than Mr.. Craig. A
gentleman from California who repre-
sented one OF the Vanderbilt socie-
ties, was a postgraduate of that insti-
tute. Mr.. Graig's home is in Crockett
county in this State. q
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
Southwestern Presbyterian University
Clarksyille. Tenn.
commencement Program


l. Board of Directors meet ON Sat
urday, May 30th at 9 a. m.
q Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev.
DIR. King, Waco, Tex, ON Sunday May
31st, at 1880 a. m. = i''t- = 1851
g. Sermon before Y. NJ, c. A, Sun
day May 81, at p m. by Rev. DR.. Bry-
son, Huntsville, Ala, f{t.3IGilt
- Anniversary of Literary Socie-
ties, Monday, June /, at S p m.
a. sOratorical contest for Speakers
medal, Tuesday, June 2, at p. m. az
6. Commeneemet Exercises, begin
ming at 10 a. M, "Wednesday, June 8.
will consist Of delivery OF diplomas for
departments, for schools and for De-
grees, delivery of the Mack Biblical
medal, Spencer gold medal for Greek
scholarship, and the medal for excel
lence in, elocution and composition.
The annual Grafton before the Alum
nj will be delivered by VIM. n. Cox,
Esq, Of Mississippi. 1t is expected
that the Inauguration of Rev. Dr.L. r.
Wilson. as Professor of Theology. will
close the exercises of the day.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the friends of the University, and to
the public generally, to be present on,
the OCCASION. gE-'
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

The Farmers & Merchants Nation
al Bank, of this city, has an advertise
ment in this issue of the CHRONICLE to
which the attention of the public is
respectfully invited. This bank has
been in successful operation now for
several months, and though one of the
youngest financial institutions of this
city, takes a front rank in the amount
of business it transacts and it's COM
mercial standing. 1t has an ample
capital and is differed by some of the
best and most substantial citizens of
GAINESVILLE. Mr.. John w. Faxon, the
Cashier, has long been known in con-
nection with GAINESVILLE banks, and
his genial and popular manners make
him general favorite.