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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27
New Hebrides Hair nro a., , =

The inhabitants OF Tanna have NOR
OF the negro cast of countenance tba,
rapuan tribes usually have, but ther
are good-looking men and women amone
tnem' They paint their faces with rad
earth' which they get from the neigh.
boring islands of Aneiteum and Fro.
mango. They frizzle their hair. and tbo
men especially carry hair dressing into
a tine art. DR.. Turner says he counted
no FEWER than 700 separate curls on the
mead OF one young exquisite! A similar
practice prevails on the other islands Of
Anelteum, Nina and Futuna. and Dr
Livingstone has noted a somewhat sim,
liar practice of twisting the hair into in.
Vulnerable n small spiral curls among the
Danyal OF central Africa. The peonIe Of
Ianna are fond of ornaments. but not
Oh very much clothing. They do NOT
tattoo, but they wear fearful and won.
leriul tortoise-shell arrangements in
their ears.-All the Year Round
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27
Consecrated to wagner. ,,.n,,.

"A "Crown-room' exists in the Festiva
theatre at Bayreuth, consecrated TO tbs
n OF Richard Wagner. Dimly
nghted and arranged as species d
chapei, the room is filed with wreatbs
crowns and garlands of every Linz
cTso,mmemorating the composer, while
Wagnerian relics are being carefuIIy
gathered together for museum. Amons
tnese, the most precious is small blacI
tablet bearing few words scrubbed in
wnite chalk, Tomorrow, general ra-
nearsai-Wagner," said to be the last
words written by Wagner in his theatre
Frank Leslie's. '''ie'
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27

In The Archives do Pediatr;os n.
warner remarks that in every attemn
70 control brain action in children Or =
aid its action, two factors are needed
nutrition, and forces acting upon tbs
Drain directing that nutrition: ! less 90
oroinated, steady uniform kind of action
may DC desired--that Is, the child NAV
Ie neaithy, but stupid, fat and yery
SLOW, strong, but inert-in which case
'own.life and more stimulating food
may De needed. AS to articles Of diet
Dr. Warner says that meat. broth and
oeel Tea appear to produce a stimulating
erect upon the nerve-system of children
increasing the quantity and brain-stin,
uiating quality Of the blood; it NAV he
specially useful In some cases OF dplI.
nrained children. But farinaceous foods
N contrast to meat, offer the choice ~
uletary OF great importance, being Less
more quieting, less suitable
y excite brain evolution. more adapted
'or cases OF nervous excitability. espsc- |
any II combined with fats-in such cases
'ydrocarbonaceous rather than nitro-
'eneous diets being needed. Dr. WA.
Ter further states that arsenic. admins.
erec 70 children with their food has
iten appeared to him to be a great aid
nerve growth. Chicago Tribune.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27

Ths kidd Of food ,issd a. -.
present day 4 much improv.d =. y - 8.
- formerly. Not 30 much rsllanes
/ = placed on sait prtyiaions. Cannsd
meats and vegetables are mora sr,'s,s.
Used Tho quantity .s abundant 49,.
me cooking. while perhaps not slv.-.
calculated to agree with seasiok re,-
s on. y usually quite good. except the
eau which. Tor some reason or other
rarely good at sea. The cofFee i M.
improved ~ being carried the long die
lance from the galley 10 tho after-bouss
otali, there are some things that -.
Always excellent. II you want 70 know
wna' really good pea or bean SCUM h
you WIN have to go TO sea for Il. Though
seaiaF1ng men, a. a rule, are prettv
.arge eaters, but little time Is spent a.
me table. About fifteen minntes -,
each meal would be about the avaraae
Inc captain, mate, and the canaan
wi,e and family, II they are ON board
ana the passengers, IL any, eat at the
.is. 'aple. and are waited ON by the
seward and cabin boy. The second
mate and carpenter, and on most ah;s.
.ne third mate and boatswain, eat at the
, ECO, The sailors take their food
~ !. 'ne galley into the forecastle and
.. IL there The water on these LONG
soyases Is usually allowanced--a nec.
' 'ssary precaution-the quantity being !
,Dout gallon a day per man. althono5 4
.,s Is not alwaysstrictly adhered to. for \
'asnlng purposes, and also for cooking h
L na drinking. II the water in the tanks '
mould run shors, they depend almost | !,
n1lreiy upon rainwater. which at times !,
specially Oil the equator, Is caught n Il
IMMENSE quantities, the tops Of all the
being arranged with lodges
!. ~ spouts to run the water into casks
3 fainfais are at times something W
onuerfui, and when they occur in an
nm and the vessel is standing mn d,
laight the quantity of water that can OF
connected is very large.-Cor. Balti- I'd
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27
New Use for EIectricitv.

Electricity has been put to a new TO.
IN france Gen. Boulanger has recently
ordered the trial of method of induc,
ing vicious and restless horses to stand
quietly while being shod. The metbod
y que TO the knowledge and ingenuity
OF NJ lie Capitaine Place, and is said 70
nave proved eminently successful. The
arrangement merely consists of an in
auction col, dry battery and an ar.
rangement for giving "a shock of Grad.
uated intensity" to the animal nndor
The most vicious horses
'oh, could be found in the cavalry
scnool at saumur subsidized into Quiet.
ness upon application of this device ~
New York Evening Post.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27
Heat Holidays for schools.

Inc Basle government has lust issred
: new regulation for the Hitzferien II
.ne Basic schools. When the tempera.
cure rises to 20 degrees, Reamur( in tbe
shade at 10 o'clock in the morning boli.
day is to be proclaimed to the sebo IL -
until The afternoon. Two such HOLIDAYS
were proclaimed during the heat Of t5e
summer, to the no small delight of the
boys and girls, whose jubilapt orear;no
Oh The announcement could be heard
from the open windows of the Gvnna
sum- Foreign Letter. Lila
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27

The well-known oculist. DR.. Earr,.,
conn., OF breslau, objects strongly to tia
slate ordinarily used by school cbiIdrsn
ana proposes the use of white stone slabs
". STEFAN IN recent number Of The
Saonatsschrlft fur Augenheikunde
shares DR.. COINS objections to the slate
pu. recommends white enameled timed
, iron as the best material for writing tab.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27

AC1auds Lorraine yeeast,J 80 N,
series Of adventures n pay;s "a, nv. ~
= 80 Z. narrative ! Y. BE- true, 20 to chow that
AppreeiHtion Of choice work n ~ \.
not widespread in the Francb ss..a;
WITH Al its institutes. fine All. ~ ~ I@' !
prizes Of Rome and salons The ,ia,,..,
in Question was stolen from Z , rSsals
~; ssz,a : ~ = bold fellow who i cred.
80 SoI chargeD on tho police booLs
T ,,'. ia4 successful burRiaries. accom-,
pushed BY h.:l without any aoco,r ,,el ~.
AFTER long search the sfences WI Az
covered In the person OF a dealer Il, sa s
ond hand furniture. AT first ba dan ,s
~ knowledge Of the affair. but beins
p.eSseo hard, admitted that he ha9
,ougnt Il for 0 francsi Not susnect Ia,
nat ne had in hand work vaIusd g
'o'VOo francs, he sold 1t to a neiobhnr ~
ne same business, and equally ienorant
n art matters. for 8 frances u Pr ''"'
me second buyer set 1t out in frone =,
" snop, surrounded by the usual broken
Aoed and dilapidated bits OF cabina,
,ork and upholstery that drift into snch
faces, and scratched over ii n cbalL
as q lr aaNcs After fortnight's ex
O .s there to the sun and the rain Il
,.lacted the attention OF paaser. nv
no Fought 1t and carried It home. His
'niiy' having as little KNOWLEDGE of H.
o, ,1 as the thief or the second. hand
as ne, either, as the seo,,eI
osed-so pestered him with their tests
-, 10 :. slowed it away In an clubhouse,
| .ele - y was at last found by the detect.
oincer who had been ordered to
'ce us Journey since it was taken from
r'gnttnl owner. Boston Transcript
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27

There are certain ants that sho.
wonderful intelligence, and the adr;vo,
anus not only build boats. but ,snnct
mem, too; only, these boats are formed
., !neir own bodies. They are oailed
drivers because Of their faroc;tw
Sosning can stand before the attach ~
these little creatures. Lar. nv,hor -
nave been killed by them IN s;ror1s
ngnt, while chickens, lizards, and other
:. IN western Africa flee from them
y. n terror. To protect themselves from
inc neat, they erect arches, under which
numerous armies of them pass IN safatv
sometimes the arch is made of grass ana
earth gummed together by some sacra-
s,cn; and again it is formed by the bodies
VI sne larger ants, which hold them
serves together by their strong nippers
"nile the workers pass under them
AT certain times of the wear frasbats
overflow the country inhabited bv ,ha
ur,vers, and 1t is then that these ants |
go 70 sea. The rain comes suddenIv
Aiu the walls Of their houses ara broksn
"a !, oy the flood, but instead of coming ~
me surface in scattered hundreds enS
,elng swept off to destruction ont ~
: ne runs raises a black ball, that rides |
- sle s on the water and drifts away. At
iie ilrst warning of danger the little
ieasures rush together and form a solid
"a OF ants, the weaker in the center.
i'en tnis bali is larger than a common
aSe ball, and In this ,un. 1lr--l,Nn
on1 mt! they lodge lodge against some tree
pom tne branches of which they are e
ION safe and sound.-St. Nicholas
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27
Buttoning the Co,Iar

A clerk in a mems furnishing store
says that the man who buttons the left
side OF his collar first makes a mistaLa
Tor he uses his right hand for thar and
then uses his left for the more difficnIt
TASK OF buttoning the other side. He
should reverse the process.-New York
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27
Story Of a French Bishop.

Mrs. Fremont, in her sketch of tbelifo
OF her fatner-Senator Benton-tells the
following of the French bishop at St
Louis at the time of the purchase oi
louisiana. 1t was a point of honor
among the older French not to learn
English; but the bishop needed 10 az.
quIre fluent English for all uses and for
use from the pulpit especially. To force
himself into familiar practice. the bisbon
secluded himself for awhile with the
family OF an American farmer. where
ne would hear no French. Soon he had
gained enough to announce sermon IN
Engilsh. Senator Benton was present
ana ms feelings can be imagined when
tne polished, refined bishop said. INV
friends, am right-down glad To ses
such smart chance of folks bera -
day. The Argonaut. y
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27
Painting Bridees Re,,

can see no reason in the world WHY
people should persist in the very com
mon practice of painting bridges red
Sne redder the better, they seem to think
variety in colors is as essential on =
bridge as on bonnet. -pioneer prsss
Listener. n t01ieer rreSs
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27

A car called the "spotter" now goes
over the Central road at given ,or; g.
IL is provided with tank of colored
uuid, and when the wheels roll over q
rougn place in the track the fiuid is
spllled on the spot 1t is SO arranged
that the track superintendent can, while
seated on the inside of the car, view tbe
track and thus detect any flaws that
may exlst.-Mohawk Valley Democrat
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27
Expected In a New p,..

human doing and suffering, not mems
ana women's notions of deeds and on.
ourance' are what we look for and like
"nen tne curtain goes up on new plav
New York Mail and Express
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27
For Infants and Old peel.

Women's milk is sold on the straet. =
some chinese cities Cor the sustenance of
infants and old people, il being believed
oeeullarly nourishing to aged persona
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27
NONRESIDENT NOTICE,
Al Clrcuit Court of Montgomery copn,,. g..
OF Tennessee. ~ahle

court OF Montgomery County STATE
OF Tennessee. -aa.e
VS. snSS asna,i Alabama sa 4 Texas Railroad On
Clara Stacker and Pauline sta"iasser'
retn npp,eaaring from the process issuea o.s
Mrs. J. u. Stacker and PanIine saieiendants
y, Of the State OF Tenneses. are
,,rs y therefore, ordered that said deseraa..
appear befors f and psuline Stalker shall
sry county In the Stateof Ter, r,ess y
I'm % be held at the =. US
next Issl s oS ne ,s rst Monday ID Jannarv
q ueInnr 10 the petition flied in this ansWer
I'VE same VIII be taken for conIesse6 ~ or
s ~ nes,sine 81 Parte. Aud that cSpv ~ ,,,s
he ciarxsviI.e cHRoSIcLY. ~ weeks In
This November i7ih, ise y n ALLEY cierk.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27

Do not handle the family Bible when
9ut visiting, as II is at present s,,ll - ~
autumn leaves. -New Haven News
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-27

Has attained n sfanda,s, ~ cxoS,,,.. - n.
admits OF no superior. oAocnonoo which
eenins a1l,,, every Improvement that invaat,vo
so'A'us' Skill and money can PRODUCE Y 1.-Two
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-05-01
A HOPEFUL INVENTION.

Its Incalculable Value for Manufacturing
 and Transportation Purposes.
 It is a remarkable fact that while al- most every month new uses are discov- cred for electricity, yet, as a matter of fact, for sixty years there has been no new means invented to produce the electrical current itself We have to depend upon the zinc plate immersed in bath of acid chemicals, or on friction for which a steam-engine must be used. But the destruction of the zinc in the one case, and the use of the steam in the other, involves a waste of power which in all, save a few particulars, makes electricity too costly to use either as an illuminant or a motive power An electrical light is very powerful, but gas or oil is very much cheaper A train of cars was run by electricity thirty years ago, and cost four times as much as steam. But now comes to the front Henry B. Ford, who claims to have dis covered the secret of the cheap produc- ton of electricity. If he has succeeded, 1t will make the greatest revolution known to the history of industry. This new process discards the steam engine, zinc and the acids, and relies upon carbon in its cheapest and most accessible forms. MT. Ford claims that with distillery slops, the debris of gas house, the muck from swamp, he can produce an electric current sufficiently powerful to replace steam and produce light. Common salt or ocean water is all he needs with the waste carbonized materials, to induce the current If his invention is what he claims for it, steamship can go to sea with some waste carbon, one-tenth the volume cs the coal which is now indispensable, 51.d a motive power can be developed which will cost but a tritie, and yet will be powerful enough to propel the heaviest steamers from continent to continent. If there is any thing in this invention, its possibilities are simply incalculable. -DenoreSt'S s M0Rtblu
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-05-01
HOME AND FARM.

Rice Fritters: A good way to use cold rice: One large teacup of boiled rice, two cups of milk, one egg, flour to make a stiff batter, one teaspoon baking powder. Fry on hot griddle; eat with sugar and butter. Toledo BlaGe.
 The best food for young pigs is something which will not ferment, such as dry, unground oats. The thorough mastication needed wonderfully inn proves digestion. Little pigs will eat a great deal of grass, and this is natures own best medicine. e.-Troy Tunes.
 Let ewes and lambs have clean, well-ventilated apartments. When the weather is mild and warm turn them out into the yard. If it is not convenient to let the ewes out, arrange partitions and pens so that the lambs may enjoy the outside air and sunlight Toronto Mail.
 A sieve is very necessary article about poultry yard. The pail of ashes may seem to be fine enough to please the daintiest hen, but sift them and you will be surprised to see how many sharp cinders you will obtain-enough to en- courage the aforesaid hen in her at tempts to use the dust-box. Western Rural.
 Coffee Jelly: One teacupful of very strong coffee. Dissolve in it one ounce packet of gelatine. Put on the fire one pint of milk and six ounces of sugar; when nearly on the boil pour in the coffee and gelatine. Let all boil to- gether for ten minutes; pour into a wetted mold, and keep in cool place till stiff.-BOstOn Globe.
 Away from the large cities, if mo- where else, every one who has any ground to cultivate should have straw berry bed large enough to supply the family. Two hundred plants would give enough, with a surplus to put by for winter; while every one hundred plants in full vigor, would afford dish nearly every day during the season. Albany Journal.
 -Escolloped Meats: Chop the meat rather coarse, season high with salt and pepper. For pint of meat use half cupful of gravy and heaping cupful of bread crumbs. Put layer of meat in a baking dish, then layer of crumbs, then gravy, continue this until the dish is full. The top layer must be of crumbs. Cook in hot oven until well Drowned. Mutton or veal is best, as beef is too dry.-The Caterer
 The comparative idleness of winter makes the horses shoulders tender, and unless they are hardened, blowing will soon make them sore. The best harden CT is strong, pure brine. Apply it with rag tied around the end of corn cob. During the work season, soon as the collar is removed, wash the shoul- ders and apply the salt water. It toughers the flesh, and also cools the shoulder, allaying all irritation and in flammation.-ErchGnge.
 Farmers Cake: One-half pound of clear pork, one-half pint of hot water, one-half pint of molasses, one cup of sugar, one large cupful of chopped raisins, two eggs, Cor sometimes use but one and spoonful of sweet cream), one large teaspoon of soda, little salt and all kinds of spice. The pork to be chopped fine and the hot water poured over it. Put in four enough to make good thick batter. It requires more flour than when more eggs are used.- Boston Bulletin.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-05-01
POINTS FOR LADIES.

 Useful Hints for Those Desirous of Keep
 ing Abreast of the Times.
 Bracelets are much worn.
 Queen chains continue in style.
 Brooches increase in popularity.
 Tucks are revived for spring dresses.
 Bordered stuffs are to be worn again. French cashmeres will be much worn.
 New hats and bonnets are high a, ever.
 Bourette ginghams are shown with new wash goods.
 Striped cheviots come in new shades and colors.
 Blue striped seersuckers have made their appearance.
 Among the newest of art occupations is painting on leather
 Little girls dresses are made with round waists and full skirts.
 Belts of silver are costly novelties to wear with summer dresses.
 Almost any style of arranging the hair is fashionable now, including wigs.
 All colors are worn; any shade from white to black is to be seen in the new goods.
 The great Morgan sale has given the bric-a-brac and porcelain collection craze fresh start.
 Faille is one of the most popular of silk fabrics, and is brought out in black and all colors.
 If you can not buy gold jewelry that is at least fourteen carats fine wear none, or else select silver jewelry.
 In selecting silver-plated ware, be sure and buy that which bears the trade mark of trustworthy manufacturer. There is as much difference in silver plated goods as in fine all-wool cloth and shoddy, and there is a great deal that is worthless on the market as well as much that is excellent
 For ladies who do not like to wear a stiff hustle or tournure the best substi- tute is a cambric petticoat with founces all the way from the waist-line to the bottom on the back breadth, which the laundress should be instructed to starch very stiff and smooth with her hand, but not iron, so as to retain all the starch.- ~. r. World.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-05-01
puNisHINe A BRUTE.
How P1ucky Little Fellow Taught a Les
 son to a Cruel Teamster.

I A number of passengers were waiting at 1 the railway station in Monmouth for a train for Chicago, when their attention was attracted by an unusual noise in the street near by. A teamster was beating
 his horse with one of the heavy stakes from his dray, and doing it brutally-no, hu- manly-and without mercy. The bystand- CTS were filled with indignation, and began | looking about for policeman. Of course none was in sight. The drayman was a | large man, muscular and fierce looking l Everybody wanted to interfere in the poor | horses behalf, but nobody did. Embold- ened by the silence of the spectators, and l perhaps glad of an opportunity to thus ex- hibit his depravity, the burly teamster laid on the blows with renewed energy. Just then little man, about four feet ten inches high and weighing one hundred pounds or so, stepped out of the depot paused in astonishment at the spec- tacle before him, and then, without a moments hesitation, started on a run toward the middle of the street With a bound he leaped up against the teamster much as a terrier leaps at a bull, and, planting his fist upon the big mans nose with all of the impetus of his motion and all of the strength of his small arm, sent the horse-beateI rolling into the mud through which his faithful animal had been unable to pull the heavy load behind him. The y-standers expected to see the little man run and the big man take after him. But not SO. When the big man picked himself up he found the little man by his side, and in belligerent attitude. Moreover, he called the teamster all the appropriate names he could think of, and threatened him with much more punish ment than he could ever hope to inflict if the offender did not instantly take off a portion of the load and cease beating his unhappy steed. Slowly and sullenIy the big teamster obeyed this command, ant the little man returned to the station plat form, where he was met with many con. gratulations and a unanimous vote of thanks.
 "You must be very brave," said an ola gentleman. flor I never before saw such a small man you tackle big fellow like that"
 "Oh, mo-" replied the modest hero, "I am not brave. In fact, am one of the biggest towards on earth. But I was not afraid to hit that man because I am a student of human nature. After diagnosing the case l felt perfectly safe."
 "How was that?"
 "Well, have had enough experience in this world to know that any man who abuses a horse is a rank coward, and whenever l get a chance to distinguish myself by jumping on such chap do it with both feet. 1t is as harmless an amusement as one can engage in"
 A story need not be true in order to carry moral, but this story has both moral and truth in it's favor. Its incidenh occurred last autumn, and Chicago com mercial traveller was its hero