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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04
Why She couldn,t swim.

Just the funniest thing that has hap
pened among our fashionable girls for
u decade, surely, was at one Of the sew
eraI fashionable bathing establishments
which are patronized now by wealth
and leisure. This is the time for
learning to swim, too, if one means to
astonish the beach gazers at Newport
or Long Branch next summer. Judg-
ing by the number OF pupils in these
schools of swimming, there will be
more of feminine expertness. in the
surfy, BRINE during the coming season
than ever before.
But know of one girl who has re-
linduished all ambition in that line,
and.it is about her that set out to
write. She was !; stranger In town un-
til few months ago, when she was in
Iroduced into our best society by a
family whose backing is all powerful.
She was quite pretty and a heap stylish,
but she had Il queerly limping gait, as
though one OF her feet were somewhat
incapable. And yet she danced with
ilinbleness and grace, rode on horse
back, played lawn tennis, and never
alluded ever SO remotely to any pedal
disablement. Well, was in the nata-
torium when she was one of merry
party OF girls. We all wore stockings,
belted blOuses and loose trousers, with
natty oil-skin caps drawn tightly over
uur heads to save the hair from wet
ting. 80
Il expect to make an exceedingly
fine swimmer" s;nd this giddy crea-
ture to me in a tone of quiet but per-
feet confidence. gssr
And why are you so sure OF it?"
ventured to ask.
aOh, don't exactly know" she muir
INJURED, except that feel shall be
more buoyant in the water than most
Of you, / have never tried it, but you
shall see how | will distance you in
the art of swimming
Well, the teacher ranged us in row
and commanded us to plunge from the
brink OF the artificial pond into the
water. The depth was not to the chin
Of the shortest pupil, as he explained,
and SO there was no danger. II we
did not hoit-;ls most of us wouldn't,
being novlces ali we had to do was to
stand on our feet and our heads would
come above the surface. q
:One, two, three-dive!"' he com
nlanded. -
Thirteen heads splashed into the wa
Ter, 26 feet flickered in the air for ;,n
instant, and then the basin became a
troubled pool, indeed, for everybody
scrambled to an upright posture save
one. Twelve heads reappeared above
the water, and in their. midst one leg
was extended into the air. Tile girl
to whom it belonged was struggling
and splashing underneath. The pro
fessor saw that something curious was
the matter. He leaped in and brought
her to the platform. She was the girl
who had Dragged TO me of her natural
ability to become swimmer. The
reason at once OF her high expectation
and her low failure was exposed. The
leg with which we mad seen her habit
ullly limp was cork.-Cara Bel IN
Cincinnati Inquirer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

. Memphis Avalanche.


The Nashville American has discov-
cred something in Tennessee politics
it,calls the independent and party it
calls the independent party Is the
American clean daft and seeing things2
Is it jimjams? l. it possible that the
American should be eonfounding the
independent Avalanche with the phan-
tasmagoria in its own brain which it
takes Tor torclilight procession OF in
dependents? wfat faE ni sit ~
The Avalanche is not aware OF the
existence OF any such thing as the in
ileprndent~. l. knows uf nothing but
lle.,nnru., and fepublicans. 1t Ger
tainiy coatempates no allrer existing
thlng ll,:ih llr'Se TWO political organI-
zItlols. independent newspapers are
necessary To hive the truth told. The
organs will not for tire honor Of renI
nessee journalism, lie by expression,
but they will lie most egregiVusly by
suppression. They exercise Ivy FAR too
much their un,loubted right to print
only wiiit they please ''''
Disliking independent and outspo-
ken newspapers which wall not mis-
NPt NHrSAhsNf lNNAASNt't - lOAAsrt ~. iAA''
the party better or worse, the Anieri
can hats created a thing it calls indie
pendents. There is no such thing in
Tennessee. wu
There is no independent party OF
faction. There are, we are glad TO
know, w,.independeut gentlemen who do
their own thinking and do not allow
the organs TO do it for them, But
these form no independent party or
faction. They are simply independent
menbers of the democratic party.
The other party has Eever had sense
enough to develop an Independent.
It's condition is that OF u hopeless case,
The democratic party, we are glad to
know, has many independent mem-
bers But there is no such creature as
the independents as q party or lactlon.I
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

The appro ich Of the summer sgiason
revives public interest in the theory
that tho increase ian kidney complaints
is due TO the free use of ice and ice-wa-
ter. II is claimed that kidney DISEASES
were almost unknown 30 years ago
when people drank water from the
spring and well without using ice.
The habit Of suddenly cooling the in
ternal organs during the hottest season
Of the year with huge drafts of iceswa-
ter is doubtless injuricus, and u may,
us alleged, result in kidney Disorders.
We are told that our grandlathers who
drank from the old oaken bucket new
er suspected that they had kidneys.
The introduction Of the hydrant, conl-
er and refrigerator hts been followed
by Brights disease. Possibly this isa
mistaken assumption, but the. rlvages
OF kidney disease are exciting general
alarm. Naturally we try 10 hunt iip
the cause, and il ice water is not olip
of the causes il must be admitted that
there is a strong array Of evidence
against IL.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

DR.. Quinlansnf Dablin. read before
I The international Medical Congress at
Copenhagen last year ~ interesting
l paper on tho nedlclnAI qualities OF
the niuleln. IL lisk attracted wide
spread Nattsndsm, and among the moro
rsrentfartieles conhrmatoDrfof DR..
Quinlans statements Is one by DIR. 2
\ Wlltert, ui Cincinnati, which appears
IN the hast Number Of the Lancet and
Clinic OF Ghat city From the results
obtained in ~ cases of pulmonary +
consumption. treated by DIR. Qninlan
with MULLEN alone, he draws The fol.
lowing conclusions, which are con.
densed froni'edsl original article, viz.;i
L. In the earlier and pretuberculer
stage Of pulmonary consumption null
lein h,ls a weight,incrcasin and cura-
tive power greater than that Of cod
liver oil, and equal to that Of Russian
kouiniss -aEf' 4a ~ h' nNi in,a rssI
q In. cases where tuberclcs are we'll
established OF. cavities exist, the mul'
lein has great power in relieving cough
Ia great boon 10 consumptives, whose.
weak st0machs too frequently cannot
tolerate the usual cough remedies
8. Ph,hisical diarrhoea is completely
obyiated by the mullen.
4. Mullein has no power or effect on
the night sweals OF conHumpliol,
which should be combatcd by atropm
sulphate.
The method Of using mullen, which
originated among the Irish peasantry,
and was adopted by DR.. Quinlan. just
as he found ii, is rs follows: Three
ounces OF the fresh green leaves, or
about ten times that much Of the dried,
are boiled in pint OF fresh cows
milk. After boiling Il moment the in
fusion is allowed 10 stand aud "sipe'
for ten minutes, when 10 is strained,
sweetened and drunk while warm.
This quantity is taken twice to three
times day. II is generally much rel
ished by the patients who regard itas
a pleasant article OF diet rather than
AS medicine. The smoke OF the null
lein leaves inhaled into the respiratory
passages relieves Irritation and spas
modic cough
DR. Willert states that be has follow
ed DIR Quinlan's method in twenty
cases Of undoubted pulmonary phthi-
sis, all OF them more or less advanced,
and all improved during the adminis-
tration OF mullen, no other drugs. be-
ing used. These results are certainly
very encouraging, and should be iol-
lowed up.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

Since something extraordinary hap
pened in CmrksviIle in the fish hue,
other places seem 10 be trying 10 got
up stories 10 beat it, We found tho
following in the N. ". World:a .-le
A letter from Shanpus Lake, now
going the rounds, narrates with mar
vellous accuracy the existence .pi an
air fish in that mythical but popular
piece OF water which can initiate itself
toany extent There are, says the nc
counf, great. many American herons
attracted TO this lake by the air fish,
which comes to the surface and fiOats-
They greedily seize the fish and swal-
low it, and then sail up into the air 70
enjoy their digestion. The moment
they do SO, the lish that is swallowed
begins to expand and, continuing, TO
intllte itself, the bird finally explodes
with a loud report and kflls in frag-
mehts 10 the water, where other fish
Immediately feed upon it. So oddly
attractive is this explosive amusement
on summer nights that hundreds OF
visitors are drawn TO the shores ot Lake
Shampus. tfHA N
This, however, Is not halfas wonder
full as the exploits of party OF sharp.
shooters who have this year taken pos
session OF the shores OF Lake Seaman
tla, where the wild swan is known to
frequent. These subtle sportsmen put
large, baskets ahoat in the lake, The
baskets have a round handle nom end
TO end, and the wild swans settle upon
it as they would upon a roost The
sportsmen then split the handle with
a bullet, the legs Of the swan are ecaught
in the handle aud extending their
wings they drag the large baskist. hike
a seine through the water 20 the shore,
where il is found to be filled with
trout, pickcrel and perch.
II is proper 10 say that this sport is
so ianiqne and beautiful that extra
traius are to be ram To, the Scanlnnda
Lake.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04
The NEWSPAPER.

Zone theory of the newspaper" says
Charles Dudley Warner, the editor OF
The Hartford Courant, @is that it is
very much what tile people want it
and make it, and we beiieve that AS Il
rule. the tone of newspaper is higher
than that of a majority Of its readers.
The editor feels inevitably the respon-
sibility of the position, and, no doubt
would often like to make a better
newspaper than he does make. But
editors (and especially, publishers) are
human, and many Of them have u no.
ton that they must live somehow, and
that little lowering Of tone is proiita-
bfe."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

Many persons especially parents
object TO many quack nostfunis as ike
ly 10 engender or encourage q love Tor
strong drink. They are right. Bet
sefadiei OF disease thiln drunkenness.
The ense OF Parkers Tonic deesi n',,s
involve thisdanger. ltnot only builds
m tbe system. curing All ailnlents 81
ttll,e sls,n,arh liver ma IkNinssvs. Unt Z.
sfies,l,ses w,fhsass fntoxhatihg and
absolutely cures theaaaetiie for kqueg
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

Last year ClarksvilIe handled about
25,OO0 liogsheads Of tobacco, and they
say they will make as much this gear.
Before the war Maury and Williamson
made large crops Of tobacco, but from
some cause they have almost Hhin-
doned the trade. Itis certainly strange
they shonld slo SO when ID y we'll
known there is no other crop raised in
this section that equals il IN its yalho
per acre. With AFT the advantage tl,ls
market can afford, it speaks but silly
for our iarmers.s Glar<sViile received
l,lst year $3.500O0O for this crop alone.
-Spira cftlse Ftlrni.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04
Bad on the Legislature.
Tribune aud sun.

When young man first comes TO
manhood the road Mat leads 20 the
Legislators looks to him like IL is up
hill and he fsels like trayelingit. When
he has travelled the road he finds it
like the city of Newt orleansI such a
dead level that he eannot see that any
direction leads up from it. Later in
life he looks at the Way and decides
that it leads down hin, and has no in
aliuatlon 20 travel ita,kaitl afssa =
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04
A cnlorsa Mans lrestInony.

I was confined u my bed with riicu-
natism for lolg time. could not
move nor suller anyone else 10 move
a limb, 50 great was the pain. | had
severil eminent physicians 70 treat
me, Tut I found no permanent relief
from their efforts. | Was advised at
last to use Swilts Specific, which i
did. After taking the third bottle /
WAS able TO get up by myself. ! con
tinue.l 10 Improve. I gained several
pounds in five weeks, and my general
health is better than il has been fOr
many years. II it had not been for
Swiffs Specific / verify believe rheu-
matism would have left mea cripple
for life, rs my Joints were already stiff.
| feel very grateful for what this medi-
cine has done Tor me. put 10 iinst
and foremost OF all the blood puri-
iiess before the public.
sss II Rev. JAMS T. HILsoS.
CaItcrsyilIc. Ga, Feb. 40, 1855.
MIR, ID. w. Curry, prominent drug
gist Of Gainesville, says. 4Itcv. james
Hilson II 4 eolored preacher and
stands fair in the community rs far as
know. lie has considerable inAu-
enee with hls race. lIe has uaed >. :.
s.. for I halye sold him several bottles"
Treaties on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed freest artltl a1l W
oslH ~ THE SWIFT sPE'IElG eqy
.teis. s--..-s- -4+@-~+~-+-----s~
Key wess is shippine lO0C'Da asl,nen
u.neaupl..s every week, +,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

New Orleans, La, JuncF l5.--The
Judges ON Printing apd Printing Alil-
terial of the Worlds Industrial Expo-
sition have awarded the only two iirst
premiums (gold medals) Tor printing
presses TO Messrs. g. B. Cottrell a Sons,
OF New York. One of these premiuma
was ON their new Front Delivery, Two
Revolution, and the other for their Air
Spring Codntry Press.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

AWhen your father and your mother
forsake you, Johnny, doyou know who
will take YOU up?"~"Yes, sir" said he.
"And whof" said the friend. @The
police" was Johnny'sanswer. Parents
win do well TO, e,eeusider the truth there
Is in this, rcpIys The parent who is
too much engaged, or too selfish, to
laek after the training OF his child,
need not be surprised 10 see the child
come to serious harm. y.a ~
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04
WHAT AN Old SMOKER SAYS.

sd. y,rg 81 sr-s NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. s2S, 1884. u
Mr. w. S. Jones' City:
The sample Smoking Tobacco received of you labeled
PIPE OF PEACE" is the Smek ing Tobacco have
had In ten years 1t is delieiousy favored, plenty
strong ana doesn't bitethe tongue. shall smoke none
other as long as can get ls and want 10 lbs to lay
awayfora rainy day. Your friend, GEO. E. PURvIs.
Nfanufact,red by E. b. ROSS Rossvew, Tenn, and
put up attractive style. Orders from obbers and whole
sale dealers solicited.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04
w EVE GOT EN-.
!. s.. s w tt ET A Z

lst The largest and most complete line
in Carksvle IN all sizes widths shapes grades
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

The following excuse was written to
a Soukhbridge school teacher: Tonne
staid hoha cuz he had no close and
thatsse exnuznennffa god nose. Furnie was
exenseds ms ~ $40 s eaas
IIurrah for the fourth of July.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

Ind Everything think of Ladies' Cdrea
Opera slippers Newport Ties three
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

3d. Our Mems Fine Shoes Hand Machine sew in
hpes and widths American and
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

9TH In Gents Furnishing Goods
latest Novelties coored Shirts
oring unlaundrd shirts the
Peited Collars quality,
prices French BHbrggmi - n i s
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

4 new lot Of shatohs $500
the Shapes This
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-04

"a Key Wess Is .hinpine l0oGDasl'nen
pineapplss every week, 3,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Confusion.

There was good deal Of fun and con-
siderable excitement at Moline last even>
ing, resulting from the attaching of Get.
temy's grocery store by the sheriff. 1t
appears Sheriff Retickr, after going to
Moline with the writs in his possession,
decided to keep quiet his mission as long
as possible, in order to make peaceful en-
trance. So he waited about outside until
about 10 o'clock, when, on peeping
through the windows, he saw those in
side-E. E. Hood, j. A. Gettemy, David
Pringle and W. J. Entrikin-preparing,
as he thought, to letGettemy out by an
entrance in the rear. Rushing around to
door, he made at attempt TO slide in when
it was open. But he failed to get in, as
Gettemy did to get out. E. E. Hood
grabbed whom he supposed to be the
sheriff and threw him head over heels ms
to the muddy alley, but the person turned
out to be Dave Pringle. A struggle en-
sued in which Reticker was at one time
the undermost of several tiers of men on
top Of each other. Finally quiet was re-
stored, however, and the sheriff attached
the goods.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
RASMUSSEN'S CARD,

In calling attention the that have fted edecor m
Studio making only the most complete but decidedly
in this vicinity We also wish to call attention fine
Photographic all recently produced and containing novel and
pleasing positions and effects of light and shadow varying from
16x20 inches We have been cmn
tent critics that by far the finest display made in this Our
artistic largely the fact that make greater effort
excel than underse and bring aid
gathered from II of continuous service avng begun
graphic 1867, which lost six
months either sickness vacaton long experience enables
the importance of scenic effects in Photo hence
fitted with accessories consisting bal
utads and rustic bridges and fences boat rocks pond containing
lilies staways and variety of grounds posing
chairs table statues what the Chicago Photo Bureau
equaled any gallery in this vicinity butW plainly say and
easily demonstate that gallery in this contains
Instruments don't boast that they bought
sale and used by predecessors for 25 On CONTRARY
the latest improved makes containing
Vonder Enyscope and Dalmeyer instantaneous Lenses THESE
LENSES
pleased the best advertisement
advertisement by the excellence of work. In order better
satisfactory results given show of three four
different positions and all of proofs shown should
improvements themselves resing will gladly be
charge Gallery 18th and end Rock Island
du1v
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
A Captains Surprise.


Edwin /. Cameron, captain of Compa,
ny B, of Davenport, returned home on
the Southwestern passenger train at 900
o'clock last night from attendance at the
Mobile military enca mpment and the New
Orleans exposition, and was rendered a
reception at the Rock Island depot by
Company B, who were headed by an ex-
cellent juvenile band. After the exchange
of congratulations upon his return, Capt.
Cameron was escorted to Turner hall,
where he was rendered an appropriate
though slightly informal reception. Sup
per was served. at the conclusion of
which Capt. Cameron was presented with
aa elegant and costly dress sword by
Company B as company. In his ac-
ceptance of the appropriate and generous
gift Capt. Cameron acknowledged he had
been compl etely taken by surprise, re,
marking that he had had an inkling that
he was to be rendered reception but he
ex pected nothing in the way of pres
ent. He told OF some of his experiences
at the encampment and complimented
Company B by stating that during his
absence he saw no company containing
better material than the Davenport COM
pany, and there was no reason why i
should not become the best in the west
The captain then distributed some medal
lion like souvenirs of the Mobile prize
drill among the members of the company
For en- hour or more genera. good time
was had when the company dispanded.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
An Aged Periodical

In rumaging through the old files in
the ARGUS Office we find copy of the
Rock Island Advertiser, bearing date of
March 10th, 1858. Perhaps many old
residents living here now will call to mind
that paper printed weekly in Rock Island
By F. r. Bennst, thirty years ago.
Among other interesting matter contained
in the number is the full text of President
Franklin Pierce's inaugural address, an
article on the Rock Island County Agri-
cultural society in which A. K. Phil,
leo and George Mixter are men,
toned as secretaries. besides sew.
eral other interesting items in which
William Bracket, G. B. Waite and Bailey
Davenport are prominently mentioned.
The paper is seven column folio, filled
with the news of the day, ably edited,
and withal typographical beauty.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-29
Women and Flowers.

When Whit OF fragrance floats up
the stony, dusty street, and we thereupon
meet girl under shady parasol, with
big bunch of violets at her throat, a
sense of daintiness. of sweetness, of pleas
ure fingers with US, that is not always
suggested by far more costly attire, and
is not even dependent upon personal
beauty in the wearer. A woman who sets
cluster of marguerities or pale pink
roses, freshly gathered, against the waist
of her blue gingham dress, in the carly
morning hours, shows that she has an eye
for the refnements Of life, and knows
how to invest the soberest thoughts and
things with a certain grace.