Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-06
What Our Exchanges Say,


sive young farmers. His crop of red
clover yielded him, this season, twenty
bushels OF seed to the acre.
Great Isaac Waltonl what a fisher
man that man Crawford would make!
II ever Crawford sows Oats "Carter"
had as well haul in bis programme.
That editor don't mind lying, because
Crawford shows his how.
Obion Democrat ALBERT Roberts,
Dick Bullock, Ii. M. Doak and Gus
Enloe are "A few of the Tennessee editors
who have turned into pie-eaters to say
nothing Of the several country editors
who are now enabled to write P. M.
after their names. It seems that the
press not only shapes the policy of the
Government butts furnishing men to
run it. This administration in bound
TO be a success.
Hickman (Ky.,) Courier:-With one
new railroad certain, another in rea-
sonable prospects, Il new college, and a
Government appropriation TO build our
harbor, Hickman ought to enjoy a
boom that is a real boom.
Obion Democrat I'VE stop our
hand-press long enough to state an i'm
portant fact which we came forgetting.
The Nashvill Union has again printed
the Blair Bill.
Shoot him!
States Democrat Only seven OF the
Presidential" Post-ofiices in the State
of Tennessee, now remain to be filled
by Democrats. OF the 1000 fourth-class
offices in the State, about 1900 are now
filled by Democrats. Among the first
named is thatof Brownsville, still held
by Republican.
The Atlanta Dispatch says that prohi-
bition in Georgia Is a grim burlesque.
1t seems that the vioators OF the State
Law are afraid OF the Federal Govern
ment and pay all the license demanded
from it. This paper says: "The Unit-
ed States issued 22S8 retail liquor IL
censes in Georgia during the last fiscal
year and the records in the collector :
office at Atlanta show the facts" 1t
further states that a large per cent. oil
these are in prohibition counties.
States Democrat The Obion DEM
ocrat'S kindly appreciation OF the public
services and true patriotism of Col.
John II. Savage will find responsive
echo in every real Democratic bosom.
The States Democrat has often seen
proper to differ with Col. Savage on
matters Of public policy, but never to
doubt his sturdy Democracy or his
loyalty or his value as public man.
John Savage may often have been
wrong, but he is always honest, sincere
and true.
Ashland Reporter flames A. Will
liams, our candidate for tiotorial repre-
sentative from this county, Houston and
Montgomery made fine speech at the
Courthouse the first day of our circuit
court. He possesses intelligence, in
formation, and happy conception OF
constitutional obligation and limit.
Fayetteville Express The biggest
Gus two-meal system now in vogue in
Fayetteville. This custom of long in
tervals between meals is prevalent
among the South Sea Island savages
who take sufficient food at one time to
satiate their hunger for three days.
We are and will forever be in violent
opposition to this mode OF gorging like
a boa-constrictor and relapsing into a
state of beasly lethargy. The fellow
that suggested this paragraph, and who
now proposes to dictate to the good
housewives of Fayetteville in the man.
agement OF their domestic affairs, is
about % years old. His highest am
bition is to eat all within reach. He
never paid enough board in his life to
buy peck of meal or make fire for
his good mother to prepare his meals.
Carthage Mirror Two babies al
one household on last Monday has ere
ated an immense excitement in family
circles in our town, and generour en-
ulation and determination OF our good
people. We suggest in the language o
"protection robbers" that over produc-
ton may be financial blunder-thi:
suggestion however is not scriptural.
You believe then, Brer Mirror, thai
in Carthage your infant industries
need no tariff protection. Over pro
duction is generally modified by suppl,
and demand,
Carthage Mirror We are passing
through one of the dryest spells eve
had in the fall OF the year. 1t has it
advantages and its disadvantages
Among the former may he mentionat
that scientists sBy that dry fall mean
a proportionably light winter, the rea
son assigned is that the less the evap
Grafton the greater is the amount O
heat retained in the earth.
] Home Journal The weather is dis
tressingly dry IN our section, and tn
waters running low as politics.
Our people are up with the work.
Corn crops are "short," and almost
failure, therefore much stock will be
put upon the market.
Glover hulling is the late order OF tn
day. Osburn Bros. have hulled OF
I about $50 bushels.