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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-27
A Mexican Plant of Great Value.
Mexico Two Republics,

The espinosilla, or thorn plant, says
Marchial Orope,s, well-known Mexi-
can naturalist, is native to Mexico, and
abounds in various parts Of the repub-
lies principally near this capital, at San
Angel, TeAcoco, Santa Fe, etc. 1t is
one of those beautiful wild plants which
adorn the plains of Mexico, and is
found particularly in cold, dry spots
1t has been thus christened because on
touching it sensation is felt similar to
that which plant covered with thorns
would produce.
The Aztecs lacking soap-so necessary
to their health and happiness--found its
substitute in the espinosilla They agi-
tated a bough in water and it
produced lather, with which
they washed, using the plant as
scrub-brush. Even to-day it
is used by women as hair preserva-
tive, having extraordinary powers in
that direction. But its most useful APP
plication is as a medicinal agent to
fight fevers as it is an excellent dia-
phoretic.
Its ancient name is beautiful. Holt
;itzilxochitl, compound word. Holtz-
it il - humming- bird, and xochitl,
flower; thus translated being flower of
the humming bird.
1t is a perennial plant, of variable
height, but never more than three feet
in height; of pivotal root, rather
flexible, of white surface, corrugated,
from which spring secondary roots,
thin and separated.
In general the plant is rough and
tborny, moro so as its age increases.
The taste is bitter, especially of the
leaves, but the root has two tastes
when first tasted being sweet, after
which it is bitter.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-27
A Child Who Would Not See.
ATLANTA Const tuition.


A few years ago there lived in At
lanta three persons who in early life
stood in the presence of the first Napo-
leon. Cne saw the great conqueror
after Waterloo, when be was prisoner
on British vessel. An other saw him
in Paris during his imperial reign. The
third did not see him at all. He was a
Prussian, and when the French entered
Berlin in triumph his father held him
up in his arms too look upon the victor
at the head of his troops. With an OBJ
stinate pre- udice almost Incredible, the
child shut his eyes to avoid seeing his
country's enemy. of these three old
people two boosted to their dying day
that they had seen Napoleon, and the
third boosted with equal pride that he
had not seen him.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-27
Tobacco as a Disin fectant.
Commercial Advertis ar,

1t has been q grave question among
smokers whether or not tobacco is a
medium of infection. 1t has been pop
ularly believed that the aromatic quail.
ties of the leaf destroy the germs OF dis.
ease much after the manner that the
simple odor of carbolic acid is supposed
to prevent the spread of contagion. In
Cuba, during the cholera epidemic
twenty years ago, tobacco leaves were
burned in chahug- dishes in the sick
room, and usually caused the death
of the patient by suffocation. A room
treated in this way was supposed to be
cleansed from any danger of infection.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-27
Baked ELEPHANTS Feet.
Brooklyn Eagle.

A French traveller is Dud in the praise
of baked elephants trunk and feet.
The cooking of these is described as fol-
lows: A pit is dug, stones are heated
in it, and when all is ready, two men
shoulder a foot and dump it in. When
the hole is full the four feet and a few
slices of the trunk fill a good sized pitt,
the heated stones are put on the mass,
leaves are placed over the stones, earth
over the leaves, and the hungry hunter
impatiently awaits the unearthing Of
his sayory mess
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-27

One Tuesday evening, the wife was
taking an evening walk in the little vii
lage of Curepipe, while the colored nurse
followed with the little boy. Passing by
cab she Suddenly heard q sound of
passionate weeping; she was brave and
went in. Sad sight! Lying on q miser-
able bed was young girl of Is,
with eyes staring wildly into
vacancy, nostrils dilated, teeth clenched,
all motionless and Icy cold. Beside the
bed knelt an old woman, crying aloud
and wringing her hands in despair. 1t
seemed they had both been rash enough
to visit Port louis Tie evening before,
and the little one must have caught the
fever there-she Was going to die. "Ah,
God all, God oh! kind God! have pity
on us"
Courageously the lady visitor put her
hand in her pocket; the five packages of
ouinine were still there. She took out
two. Some one in Heaven saw her do
it. She poured some water into an old
broken cup that the aged woman gave
her: she forced open the teeth of the
diving child and made her drink.
When she came back after dinner the
Young girl was perspiring and sleeping
Comfortably. Wednesday and Thurs
day the lady brought two more pack
AGES of ouinine. Her husband was tC
come on Sunday, and he never Travelled
without quinine.
put in the night she heard her little
nov begin TO moan. The cradle la,
within arms reach; she put out ne
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-27
An Air Balloon Railway.
chicago Herald

Tho Gaisburg, near Salzburg, is to be
made a great attraction for curious
travellers by an air balloon railway.
which will lift visitors to spot from
which they can view the beautiful en-
virons of the town. The balloon, which
will have grooved wheels on one side OF
its car, will ascend a perpendicular line
of rails, constructed on the principle of
the wire rope railway invented years
ago for the Righi, Tut never reali ed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-27
Eat Del berately.
THE Lancet.

The remedy for corpulence is in the
method of eating and drinking. If we
only ate more deliberately we should
find half of our accustomed quantity OF
food sufficient to satisfy the most eager
cravings of hunger. Let men of all
classes who lead healthy lives resolve to
rat and drink slowly.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-27

Rev. Sam Jones; What's culture
worth If it's nothing but whitewash
on a rascal
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
II coRwlN
A 0ucer-ShaPed Jar That Contained Over
Six Hundred Spanish Dollars.

SN tSt"hi5A
IN. Y. SUM-
The Corwin family of New Windsor have
in their possession a curious relic in the
shape of an egg-shaped, brown earthen jar,
evidently of ancient Mexican manufacture.
1t was unearthed some years ago by Silas
Corwin on the grounds of the old Ellison
mansion, which was once the headquarters
of General Washington. The strange-look-
ing jar was found four feet beneath the
surface. Its open end was downward, and
rested on a flat stone. 1t contained $50
Spanish dollars, nearly all of them bright
and showing little use, although some bore
date as early as 1921. There was one En-
glish crown among the lot of the date of
176S. The latest date on n coin was 1913.
A French coin of 1884 was also among the
contents of the jar, n a gold medal which
had been struck in honor of some Spaniard,
and bore date 1854. 1t is supposed that the
treasure had belonged to some one who fled
from the locality on the approach of the
American troops and had been buried to
keep it from them. Most of the coins were
sold for large prices, the family, retaining
some as curiosities.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
An Elephant Paints the Town.
TSnn Francisco Call

The elephant connected with the Califor-
mia theater broke away from its keeper last
night, about nine O'Clock, and entered a sa-
loon across the street from the theater,
where, after causing the barkeeper n the
visitors to beat a hasty retreat under tho
counter and beneath the tables, he pro-
ceeded to help himself to the lunch, q bot
tie Of whisky and several glasses of beer.
Not satisfied with this luxury, the strange
caller walked over to the pool table and
began putting the balls in the pockets. The
astonished barkeeper was beginning to
think that the next thing the cheeky visitor
might do would be to challenge him to a
game, when, to his immense reJicf, the ele-
plants keeper rushedin, and after catching
his breath paid the score and left with his
charge.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
Duck-GuNN,Ne.
The Remarkable Feats Performed by
Maryland Hunters.

Marylad10 hunters.
lHavre de Grace tMd.J Special.l
The total number of ducks killed during.
a season in these waters is from 25,OOO to;
10000 and has gone as high as 81, 1000. About.
GU men In all are engaged in the business,
and the majority of these are the gunners.
On a clear, cold day, when the wind is blow
ing hard outside, the scene on the long ex-
panse OF flats is interesting and at times
very exciting. Numbers of blinds and
hidden behind clumps of cedars or
pine branches, can be seen along the shore
and a short distance out in the shallow wa
ter. Floating gracefully about the blinds
that are located in the water are hundreds
of decoy ducks, which Outlines fool the
green sportsmen more than they do the
willy canvasbacks. The gunners who shoot
for a living have a hard life of it. They
stand in these damp, chilly blinds or boxes
for at a time in the coolest weather.
They are hardy and healthy, however, and
do not appear to mind the exposure. On
some days, however, the gunners kill from
a dozen to a hundred or more ducks, each
man. Many of them make considerable
money during the season, but they general
ly spend it as fast as they make it and in
summer time have nothing but what they
earn at the less lucrative occupation of
fishing.
The records of some of these old gunners
are remarkable. 1t is a noteworthy fact
chat William Dobson, the oldest and most
successful gunner in Havre de Grace, about
six years ago killed $40 ducks in one day.
The wonderful record made by the old gun
ner, William Dobson, was on the opening
day of the seasoa, when the game is most
plentiful. He kept two men busy picking
up the dead ducks. In the early part of the
day he exploded one Of the two guns he was
using. Continuing with the one gun he
found it at times too hot to load. Dob
sons knowledge Of the habits and move
ments Of ducks is wonderful. On this par
ocular day he was on the very spot where
the ducks had been feeding tho night be-
fore. The necessary noise in putting out
the 400 decoys used, though the morning
was yet dark, disturbed the ducks. At the
first dawn of day everything was ready,
and theducks, anxious to get on their feed.
ing ground, piled in on him in flocks of fifty
and one hundred at a time. knowing just
when to shoot, from seven to ten ducks
dropped down at every discharge of mis-
guns. This is the best shooting on record.
The next Oldest and best shot is Captain
John Poplar, who has also scored up in the
hundreds and returned several times to
shore during a days shooting with his row
boat loaded down with ducks. To shoot 1(
ducks is considered a big days work.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
FRYING FOOD.
Why Perfect Frying Can Be Considered
the Perfection of Cooking.


the Perfection of Cooking.
Grease of every description is capable
of being heated to a very much higher
temperature than water; in fact, it can
be made almost three times as hot rs
boiling water. When fat is at its boil
ing point it is SO hot that any article of
food brought in contact with it is
actually burned, and this is precisely
the reason why, for purposes of frying,
fat should always be boiling hot. For
any article of food, a doughnut, for
example, dipped into boiling fat, is
Immediately covered all owe by a thin
crust of burned dough, which prevents
the fat from penetrating further in and
enables the rest of the doughnut to be
exposed to u greater degree of heat
than can be applied to it by any other
process. without coming in contact
with the fat, and the natural chemical
processes 20 on inside with a greater
degree Of perfection than can
be obtained by any other method.
Perfect frying is the perfection of
cooking, but so soon as the fat is not
sufficiently hot to create the burned
crusts around the article fried, the fat
penetrates it and absolutely prevents
cooking from taking place at all. Ii
the fat is not boiling, bubbling hot, the
process that takes place is not cooking,
but simply drenching the food with a
tepid fat and rendering it totally lndl-
gestible. 1t makes no difference how
hot the fat is afterward, the mischief Is
done the moment the fat penetrates tile
inside.
All perfectly fried food has a thin
crisp, brown outside crust (Which has
in itself a relishing taste) and is per-
fectly free from the suspicion OF tat IN
side, except what was Intentionally put
there by the cook. All housekeepers
know that to fry well their fat should
be hot. But :hey do not attend to 1t as
scrupulously as they would if they. un-
derstood the true philosophy OF 1t.
Boiling, bubbling fat can not penetrate
anything, and cooks to perfection;
tepid fat penetrates everywhere ana
does not cook at all, but actually pre-
vents cooking. Any housekeeper VINO
reads this and chooses to proht oy IT,
need never put any greasy, fried hall-
cooked and indigestible food upon her
table. The whole secret consists IN
having the fat boiling hot before Tue
things are put in.-Housekeeper.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
A Quiet Affair Throughout.

[Phlladelph1a TlmcS.l
"Will you be kind enough to direct me to
the ticket ofiice?" said a lady, addressing
the inanimate b~lue-coated figure that stands
guard in the vestibule of the Temple thea
ter. The figure remained silent and mo-
t%ionless. Again the lady spoke, and still
the statue was mute and rigid. Then she
gently touched the silent man on the arm.
This was enough. She glanced furtively
around to see if any one had witnessed her
quandary and then quietly withdrew. She
had been talking to a wax policeman.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
The Snake Had Taken a jackpot.
Pittsburgh Dis patch.1


John Shanahan, a workman employed on
the Carson street main: is responsible for
the following story. Said Mr.. Shanahan
81 was digging in the main down near Tenn
peranceville when pulled out what took
up by the side of the coal fire we have to
thaw out the surface, and in a little while I
saw the roots ~a-wiggling around like fish
worms. l got up out Of the trench and ex-
not roots, butsnakes. Yes, sir, there were
five of them, four little ones and one big
gray fellow at least two feet long when he
got stretched out. Along about the middle
Of the snake was a big bunch, u place that
kind o. bulged put. That struck me as
rather queer, an I cut him in two with my
shovel. Well, sir, what do you suppose I
found! Well, there were three white poker
checks and two blue ones. That's q fact
sir. know what a poker check is, and the
reptile had five of lem in him, am l car
show 'em to you yet"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

Baltimore and Philadelphia hospital ply
sicians are prescribing the new proprietary
medicine, Red Star Cough Cure. 1t contains
neither morphia, opium, norany other inju-
riousingredients. The price is only IS scents.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

I HAVE been selling A%thlophoros about
n year. The sales have been very fair,
and in every instance the medicine has
proved satisfactory to the purchaser in
cases of rheumatism and neuralgia. Sam
uel Hastings, Il druggist of Mendoza, III.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
+ CAUTIOUS JUDGE.

.,esE fabl~ for UnthInkinr ann
%'n"o'erate Prisoners.
W usa' OF the State OF Michigan
n;aaeFed q Whole Family, and
F,''c'ed by due Process Of Law
to Imprisonment for
#. 'eaFs' thus Appealed to
,h,' 'or, l was in Jail one year,
b. '.'a conviction. That time
alSAen from nv Sentence"
"n os @2resd to this, and the
contlnIca: ~
n,ed this crime Sixteen Years
pn .'cs 9, demands that nv term
, n'.' that much"
>,;a also agreed to, and the
d. y"' :. leaves me eight years to
n" l can gain u year and a
kuoro ana, as my Friends are
biish Il lor a Pardon, it would
|pf Sa !" 60 to the Expense and
non ot thln me to jackson"
not me Judge became Indie-
(al t g. only refused to Abate
NOT nnt but stated that
ardon. e 10 the fetl-
Re " Rii. a Murderer seen, to
shout" than an Innocent
ration i exercise Judgment
free Press. AtAsoner's Box.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

Do AS you please when you please to do
thing in taking Bigelow's Positive Cure for
coughs, colds n all throat and lung trou-
bles. Pleasant to take and cure speedy. SO
cents and 81.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

ones whole future. Dr.. Jones' Red Glover
Tonic is the proper move when you nave
dyspepsia, bad bre ath, piles, pimples, ague,
malaria, low spirits, headache, or any stom-
ach or liver troubles. SO cents.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

LOVE is a little confidence game, in which
both parties are taken in~by the clergy
man.-Detyoit Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

P1KE'sT oorHACHE DnOps cure in l minute, 25c
Glenn's Sulphur SOdpheals and beautifies. 25c.
EhHAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns & Bunions.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

The lawyers advertisement-Give me q
trial.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

PREFERRED creditors-Those who will not
dun.-Inc Rambler.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

CINDER-ELLA-The girl who shakes our
ashes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson'sE Eye Water. Druggists sell it. Csc.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

WHAT is a buttonl-A small event that is
always coming of.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

A LAME excuse-The apology Of a one
legged man.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

THE latest thing in balloons-Gas.-Siouz
FnUx Leader.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

Ayers Cherry Pectoral, in thousands of
cases, has cured Q cough in q few days.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

Fon MISUNDERSTANDING and the
growth of thehair, use Halls Hair Remover.
A sNow-PLow is like a bad habit-A
good thing to cut adrift.-Boston Bulletin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

FIREMEN, as we'll as other people, like to
talk of their old flames.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

bar Irs,an wei well being sunk at
ruck NJ q. ~ a sound cedar
So f ~ a depth of 1853 feet.
'eet another was en- en-.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
In the Hospitals.

Ah SAAo AAOSl1AChlSs
Baltimore and Philadelphia hospital ply
sicians are prescribing the new proprietary
medicine, Red Star Cough Cure. 1t contains
neither morphia, opium, norany other inju-
riousingredients. The price is only 25 cents.
LOVE is a little confidence game. in which
both parties are taken in~by the clergy
- Free Press.
Do AS you please when you please to do
right; and you will always do the proper
thing in taking Bigelow's Positive Cure for
coughs, colds and all throat and lung trou-
bles. Pleasant to take and cure speedy. SO
cents and 81.
C1NpER-rLLA-The girl who shakes our
l HAVE been selling Athlophoros about
one year. The sales have been very fair.
and in every instance the medicine has
proved satisfactory to the purchaser in
cases of rheumatism and neuralgia. Sam
uel Hastings, a druggist of Mendoza, III.
PREFERRED creditors-Those who willnot
dun.-Inc Rambler.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral, in thousands OF
cases. has cured a cough in a few days.
THE lawyers advertisement-Give me a
trial.
ONE word: one step may make or mar
ones whole future. DR.. Jones' Red Glover
Tonic is the proper move when you have
| dyspepsia, bad breath, piles, pimples, e
malaria, low spirits, headache, or any stom-
ach or liver troubles SO cents.
A LAME excuse-The apology of a one
legged man.
P1KE'sTOOTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, Csc
CLIENTS Sulphur Soap heals and beautifies. 25c.
GERMAN CORN REMOvER kills Corns & Bunions.
THE latest thing in balloons-Gas.-Siou1
Falls Leader.
If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson'sEye Water. Druggists sell it. Csc.
FIREMEH, as we'll as other people, like to
talk of their old flames.
BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses Of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
WHAT is a button2-A small event that is
always coming of.
For removingdandruff and promotingt the
growth of chair, use Halls Hair Reviewer.
A sNow-PLow is like a bad habit-A
good thing to cut adrift.-Boston Bulletin.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-18

nuisance in general. They were by no
means goody-goody boys, they were
not angels; they loved, and had, their
fun; they had games, but they were
loving and kind to their parents, and
truthful and honest and wcll-behaved
everywhere; and although thus nick
named, many Of them were strong
enough to withstand the temptations
of tho camp and 10 endure severe hard
ships, and brave enough to fall on the
field of battle with the face to the foe.
Others of them have been able to keep
themselves pure, and to make for
themselves good record in the midst
of the tests and struggles OF life. In
the meantime, as l have had oppor-
tunity to learn, the sad news comes to
me OF the moral wreck of one after
another of those who preferred a street
education. or who hated and rebelled
against every thing like wholesome
restraint, and who considered them
selves manly.-Rer. W. W. 1otheroh.