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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
OUR CONVICT LABOR.

1t Is becoming a serious question in
our State as to what will be the ul-
innate result IL our convict labor is
allowed to compete with our
mechanics and artisans in the pro.
duction ofthe various articles of COM
merce.
AS the case now stands mechanic
whose services are worth and who
should get from $3.50 to IS per day,
according to skill, is obliged to COM
pete with labor that costs only about
30 to so cents per day. AS conse-
quence their products can be put on
the market, and sold at a better profit
and lower figure than the honest
mechanic who has a family to sup
port, can possibly do.
The statement has been made that
work done by the convicts is sighted,
that they do not do good work and
in consequence their products are not
worth as much. Such is not the case
however. The convicts are overseen
by competent men, who understand
their business, and work they send
out is just as good as any in the
market.
The question naturally arises,
"what shall we do with our convicts?"
Well, We shan't attempt to answer
that question. 1t is enough for us to
know that our working men are
suffering in consequence of the COM
petition that arises from the placing
of staple goods on the market that is
made by convicts.
We can suggest plan of action for
the laboring men however. Let the
mechanics of GAINESVILLE hold meet
ing. Invite good speakers; talk on
the question themselves; insist that
some other disposal be made of the
convict ; agitate the question i; instruct
your State representatives to take
action on the subject, and in the end
you will win and will merit the APP
prevail of every mechanic in the
State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08

Father Japes complimented the
GAINESVILLE press In his sermon yes
terday for the interest they have
taken in the bazaar to be held on the
18th of this month. We can assure
him that our columns are always
open to boom all worthy objects.
At the Presbyterian church last
evening, large audience were in
attendance. The singing was good
and the sermon interesting. The
pastor announced that next Sunday
would be communion.
A party of young men went out
after persimmons yesterday. They
walked nearly eight miles, and re-
turned footsore and weary, but nary
a persim did they get.
Mr.. Hick Brunson, who lives at
Steele's Spring, is quite sick with
fever, but was thought to be little
better yesterday evening.
Mr.. G. j. Darden and Mr.. Adams,
of the Port Royal neighborhood,
were among the visitors in the city
to-day.
b. +. Hardin & Co. have just COM
pleted fine new delivery wagon for
Reese q Northington. She's daisy
Miss Kitty Edmondson, of the
South Side, is visiting Miss Jennie
Swift on Franklin street.
Miss Maud and Eloise Ussery, OF
the Thirteenth District, were at the
NorthingtOn House today.
Elisha Galine is being tried before
the Criminal court to-day for petit
larceny.
Misses Mary and Sallie Wyatt, of
the Southside, are in town to-day
shopping.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
POSTAL CARDS,
How the 100000 Used Annually
Are Made.

The people of the United States use
annually about 40O,O0O,0OO postal
cards, or seven cards for every man
woman and child. There is OILY one
alSs, lapqh. .syhan thar ~ {.
~. -cusT pus slIngI Ino ma
large paper mill. On course the ma
terial of which the cards are COM
posed, start out, or rather in, as rags,
and come out the Whitley brown card
board, which is soon -transposed into
postal cards and sent all over the
United States. The enormous mum.
Der that are used are printed, cut
apart, counted and wrapped up in
packages of twenty five by machinery
that would easily stand in a small
bedroom, and that requires no assist
ance or attention other than to be
we'll supplied with paper, ink and
paste. There is a never-ending con-
troversy as to whether postal cards
should be used outside of the business
world, but while the matter hangs
fire the cards still remain in favor
and are enc of the greatest conven
fences provided by Uncle Sam.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
What Does it Mean.

We have just examined a policy of
Life Insurance issued by the Equit-
able Life Insurance society of New
York. 1t is the only company that
gives an Incontestable policy. This is
most important feature and abso-
lutely prohibits the company from
contesting death losses: If you think
of insuring your life be sure to get an
incontestable policy. Mr.. Bristow,
special agent for the Equitable is now
in GAINESVILLE. 1t will pay you to see
h'm before insuring. s,t.,d.,w.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
Smart Boy.

One of our citizens has son who,
although the pride of the family,
sometimes causes anxiety by his
tendency to smartness. His father
bought him sketching chart some
time ago, and yesterday the boy went
to the chart and printed the word
"G-O D" "What's that for?" said
the pious father pointing to the words
on horror.
"That means dog
"But my dear boy the letters should
read the other way, thus, DOG"
II know, papa but this dog isn't
looking that way"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
A Man After His Own Heart.

Farmer Cat country school)-"Be
you the teacher"'
eyes, SIR"
$50 it was you that thumped the
tar outen my boy Tom last night?"
81 did punish an unruly Scholar"
"Punish ! Well, should say so.
You stamped on him, an slugged
him, an ended by kickin' him clear
across the school-yard. - Is that
correct?"
"Pretty near"
"Let me shake hands with you. l
have to admire a man who can knock
out my son Tom, for I'll be hanged
if can do it.'-LincOln Journal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
TIE New York Graphic. which il

THE New York Graphic, which is
itself picture paper and which may
account for whatever exaggeration
there may be in the opinion. says
that the persistence of Judge in
picturing to the workingmen of this
country the falsehood as to the hor-
rors of free trade, had a greater in
fuence upon the unthinking masses
than can readily be imagined; and
that many observant, thinking
politicians who have been brought in
contact with the lower classes say
that Judges tariff pictures turned the
scale against Cleveland.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
A Safe Investment.

Is one which is guaranteed to bring
you satisfactory results, or in case OF
failure return OF purchase price. On
this safe plan you can buy from our ad-
vertlsed Druggist a bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. It's
guaranteed to bring relief in every case,
when used for any affection of Throat,
Lungs or chest, such as Consumption,
Inflammation of Lungs, Bronchitis,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
The Philadelphia Press has q, na,i

THE Philadelphia Press he's n edi
t-a-'c' r. i,-- = "a II sRM Vt
party, in which it says tfias IA tat
party is to continue in power it must
place itself on high plane. In its
administration and its policy, it says
the party must appeal to the best i'm
pulses and aspirations of the people.
This is good patriotic advice to give
any party, and we hope it will be
accepted by Gen. Harrison's admins.
tratiOn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08

DIR. HAGooD, of Georgia, says that
a white boy with an umbrella boss
ing a black boy blowing a mule
bought on credit cannot make farm
ing pay, especially if the white boy
wants to mortgage possible crop to
buy a cheap Ohio buggy for his
pleasure rides.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08

THE Republicans of West Tennes-
see, who have been lying low and say
ing nothing for the past four years,
are beginning to come out of their
holes and look around for soft places
since Harrison S election.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08

JOHNSON, Third Party candidate
for Governor, received G,SS3 votes.-
j. +. BELL has Just received a
large stock of Gents fine $500 shoes
The best in the market. if,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08

LOcKERT & REYNOLDS are prepared
to fill all orders for Shcrwln Williams
paints. All parties having painting TO
do are urged to try this brand. 1t is
proven the best and cheapest paint
ever sold in GAINESVILLE.
Respectfully,
LoCKERT & REYNOLDS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08

Before you buy youc cloaks or jack
cts see the beautiful seal plush wraps
and childrens cloaks correct styles, at
Hodgson & Maguire.'s oct21tf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08

TAKE your prescriptions to Lock.
ert & Reynolds. If
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08

Dresses made to order at Howerton
& Macrae. If.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08

M. l.. Rudolph, Dentist, Clarks-
vile, Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08

SHERwIN u WILLIAMS paint
covers noe surface than any other
paint sold, and last longer. Try il
Lockert & Reynolds. If.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
Our New Press.

We take pleasure in announcing to
the public in general that we are
about to place in our press room, a
new Adams Book and Job Press.
This press is one of the best, if not
the best press for fine book and Job
work that is made to-day, and we
shall be prepared better than ever
before to serve our customers. 1t
will double our capacity for turning
out work, and will enable us to do
work second to none in the country.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08

H ERWIN & WILLIAMS paint,
tested, tried, and proven best at
Lockert & Reynolds Ii
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08

For Club Rates, or any further Information
apply to the undersigned. Your handwriting
must be distinct and signature plain. More
rapid return mail delivery will be assured by
your enclosing an Envelope bearing your
full address.
Send POSTAL NOTES, Express Money
Orders or New York Exchange in ordinary
letter. Currency by Express lat our expense)
addressed to AE
M. A. DAUPHIN, Ill
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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
CAPITAL PRIZE 100000

100000 Tickets at Forty Dollars each.
Halves $50; Quarters, $40; Eighths, So;
Twentieths, $2 Fortieths, 81.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
Dast All Precedent!
: OVER TWO MILLIONS DISTRIBUTED
[E!:l ~ !! =!
Louisiana State Lottery Go

Incorporated by the legislature In 1868, for
Educational and Charitable purposes, and Its
franchise made part OF the present State
Constitution, in 1879, by an overwhelming
popular vote.
IHGS take place Sami-Aunually, dune and
December), and Its GRAND SINGLE NUM-
Der DRAWINGS take place on each Of the
other ten months in the year, and are all
drawn IN public. at the Academy OF Music,
New Orleans, La.
"We do hereby certify that we supervise
the arrangements for all the Monthly
and Semi-Annual Drawings OF the Louis
lana State Lottery Company, and In per-
son manage and control the Drawings
themselves, and that the same are
conducted with honesty, fairness, and in
lie the Company to use this certificate, with
fac-fimiles OF our signatures attached, In It's
advertisements
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-03-30
A LEAPsYEAR PARTY.

The ladies Of Ritzville and vicinity gave
a leap year party one evening last week.
Each lady had instructed her partner to
bring lunch. This somewhat abashed the
fair young gents, but they could not deny
the Propriety Of the Idea, and consequently
did the best they could under the eircum-
stances. When supper was served, the
ladies were very much surprised on dis
covering that the pie which had delicious
outward appearance, was filed with wool ;
the cake, elegantly frosted and decorated
with candy, was flied with cotton rags
canned corn seasoned with red pepper was
served for sauce the coffee was secretly
sweetened with salt. The walters had so
arranged that the ladies were served con-
temporaneousiy. Several tried the corn,
thea, to cool off their lips, they tried the
coffee. A tableau followed, ,aad now moth
Ing under the sun could induce those la.
dies to give another leap year party. We
can only say that such actions are too aw.
fully mean for anything.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-03-30

The Sunday Meyea,y, y,spsakIng Of candi.
dates for Congress, says: aThere Il no
good reason why Oregon should not be
represented by men Of recognized ability
en- both tickets At the forthcoming state
election. II Is conceded. of course, that the
nomination for Congressman will go to
some resident Of Eastern Oregon, but the
Mercury proprletorS arc earnest In the wish
land they are republicans, lIkewise,) that
none but the best timber be put forward.
II the republican nominee Is to be beaten
at the polls, as the prophets now predict,
let Il be by man Of such energy aad abil.
ity that We shall feel an honest pride In
him as citizens OF the same state"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-03-30

The democratic state convention Of
Rhode Island, held March soeh, passed a
resolution demanding cieveland's rensm-
ination, II favors a reduction Of taxation
upon necessities TO the whole people .desIg.
nailag wool. lumber and ceal as among
the most important Of raw material upon
which the duty should be remedIed TO rro-
tect and foster the industries OF Rhode
Island. II also iavors the granting Of pea.
sious to disabled soldiers and sailors of the
civil war npon liberal scale avoiding. how.
ever, any legislation which may have the
appearance OF treating them as paupers,
and progressive reform By an intelligent
Legislation Of civil service to the end that
the appointments therein may be based
upon merit rather than political opinion.
George Davis has been renominsted for
Governor.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-03-30

Iowa's republican House Of Representa-.
tives has adopted resolution favoring a
continuance ofthe present high protective
tariff. When the high weol tariff went In.
to operation In 1867, Icwa's sheep were
valued at S7,os4476 and her hsgs at ST.
4S3,74s. Now, after twenty years of pro-
lection, her sheep are assessed at a value
OF S277,4So, or only about one-eighth oi
their yslue twenty years ago. In the same
years her unprotected hogs have increas.
ed in value to $7,Ss2,s3o, or about double
their former value. In 1870, three years
after she began to feel the effects Of the
wool tariff, she had eighty-6ve woslen
factories, and In 1886 the number had
dwindled to thirty four.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-03-30

SAN FRANcrsco. March ao.--By some
persons II Is thought the Southern Pacific
Company's plan for the construction OF a
railroad from Montague on the California &
Oregon line, into Nevada, and through to
Kelton, Utah, where 1t will connect with
the Central Pacific, is for the purpose oi
discouraging the Chicago & Northwestern
In It's efforts to reach this city, and also tc
cut off the Union Pacific railroad from Sc.
curing the extensive stock shipments which
It obtains from that part of its territory. The
construction Of such a line would assure the
Southern Pacific Company OF a share o
Oregon and Washington Territory trade
now going by the Oregon Short Line ane
the Northern Pacific.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-03-30
Constitutional Catarrh,

No single disease has sntAilcd I,nore suffering or
hastoned the breaking ap 0f the Constitution than
Ca,arTh The tenss Of smell. oi taste. Of sight. o
hearing. the human voice. the mind. d.-ons or more.
and sometimes ali. yield 10 lie dsatFuctiYs influence.
Tho poison s distributes throughout the sysssm Az
lacks every vital force and breaks up the most robs o.
Of constitutions ignored bseAuss but little unesr
stood. by most physicians. lmpoientiy asRileG By
quAeks and ehAslatana. those saHsrag from !, have
little hope 10 relieved oi Il this side Of the grave
II II time then, that the popular treatment " this
terrible disease hy remedies within tbs reach el Al
passed Into hands AZ campAtent aud Trustworthy
Tue rev and hitherto untTed mslhci adopted BY Df.
Sanford IN the preparation u his Rade1 Cure has
the hearty approval % Thousands. II IL lnstaa
IN Aaonng relief In eli head eclaa aneczing
snufhlng and ohstructsd breathing aud rapidly ~.
moves tho most oppressive symptoms. clearing the
head sweatsning the breath. restoring the sstss Of
smell. taste and hearing asd ncutFAilxsng the con-
sstutlonAi tendency Of The disease towards The iun o.
liver and kidneys.
Sanords Radical Cure consists Of one bottie Of III
Radical Cure one box oi Catarrhal Solvent ans IN.
haler prioe 81.
Potter Drug and cheGlsai 60 Boston.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-03-30
JOHN sHERMAN's RECORD ONTHE w IlIH.
KEY AND TOBACCO TAXES

The withdrawal OF Mr.. blaine. as a can.
didate for the republican, Presidential
nomination increases the Interest IN Sen.
ator Sherman,s who ls believed by hls I'D.
herents to have the reverslon Of the poiIs.
leal estate Of the Maine Statesman. This
record Is not produced In order to convict
the Ohio psllticlan Of Inconsistency, The
"hebgcblin oiiIttle minds," but 10 show
how closely he has followed the reaetlon-
AIRY tendencies OF his own party, and hew
well fitted he is,therefore,to carry is atand-
ard in the impending Presidential conflict.
In discussing questions OF revenue and
taxation In 1867 Senator Sherman said
"The luxuriss are mostly contained In
the item spirits, wine and tobacco. These
are undoubtedly the first objects that should
be taxed"
Senator Sherman's entire party at ihst
time entertained similar views ef revenue
policy, and II must be confessed that the
great majority IT tho demscrata wers then
insisting upon repeal OF the entire later.
nal reveaue system. In 1879 he declared,
with the full appreciation Of his party
"And these two taxes on spirits and to.
baeco--together with the tax on fermcated
liquors, over $6.ooo,ooo- paid without
complaint In every part Of the United
States"
As late as 1884 Senator sherman, still
speaking for HE party as well ~ for aim
self, saId
"Thess taxes ought 70 be left as a part
of eur permanent syStena Of taxatIoa as
long As any ether taxes, internal or sxter-
nal, more oppressive remain on the statute
books"
Thls Is what the friends Of ReveAue
Reform say now. Again,in vehementiy
opposing the reduction OF the tobacco tar,
MF. Sherman declared
II do not hesitate to say that there IL q
general desire among ali classes Of eur
people, without regard to party, that the
remnants Of the internal revenue system
shall be swept away except on whiskey'
tobacco and beer"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-03-30
FACTS ron FARMERS.

Do you get high prices for your crops
How much money do you make in year
Is your farm out Of debt
| Fertwenty y-fiye years rs,the"protectionists
have kept yon down under high tariff
They pirate about "a home market" ant
"dlyersifying Interests" to help the farmer
What are the facts
Does your next door neighbor pay you
any more for wheat In the "home market
than the shippers for Liverpool Does the
manufacturers pay you higher price thar
the shippers for Liverpool Does the
manufacturers pay you a higher price
than the grain dealer
The farmers are not protected" They
pay war tariff taxes on everything they
buy,and they get no more for what they
sell.
More than half Of the workers OF this
country are farmers and farm -laborcrs. The
farmer Is the strong horse who has to bear
the burden OF taxes, while the wool Is pull.
cd over his eyes.
You get for your wheat the price at
Liverpool, less the cost Of getting'ii there.
The enormous duty on steel rails and on
iron has increased by un told millions the
cost Of the railways that carry II, and 50
Increased your freight and lowered your
profit.
Every hoe and pIow and tn-pan and
stove costs you more because :of the,:ariff
taxes. Your houses and your fences cost
you mere. Your clothes cost you more.
WHAT DO YoU GET FOR IT ALL
The duty on wcol-do you say
Well, only S7ooooooo worth of wool
(Priee paid farmers) Is grown in this eoun-
try-to S6oo.ooo.ooocorn S Ssoooooooo hay,
S7soooooooo cotton, SToo,oso,ooo hens
eggs. Not thiriieth Of our farm pro.
ducts IL wool. Il Is hard 10 tax % mea
for one.
But the wool tariff hurts the wool grow
ers. Wky' Because the woolen manu-
facturers have TO buy imported woois 20
mix with domestic woods, and the duty
makes the price 50 high a. TO prevent their
F@yt1A - y k~SA pa ASt AhVttt@ 9<A1WA WS~fs
Thus the farmer pays more for his
blankets and gets less for his woe. England
sold to foreign countries In 1855 ,SIIs,ooo.-
600 worth of woOlen goods. s.where we sold
under sI.oooooo /! The price of wooden
and Of all farm products averaged higher
In the free trade than In tine protection
period.
The tariff affects none OF the farmers
predacts in faysr of the farmer. The
tariff on wheat, etc, Is entirely sham, be-
cause We export grain and do not import
IL.
II we were really to shut ourselves up
to sthe home market, "the gIut of produce
would ruin our farmers. The more freely
Europe buys, the better off are American
farmers.
Give our workingmen work all the year
round, by help of free raw materials and
more foreign trade, and they will have
more money TO spend at home.
THINK ABOUT TuEsE TnfNos
When you vote for congressmen, don't
mind party names, but find out If the can.
didate believes In Revenue Reform and
lower taxes.
"Protection" doesn't protect. The farm
er needs freer trade as his true protection.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-03-30

Seatco viii "a ksp. at tho far@ Of CT.
Crawford, near LowsOn. ou Marrow ,sNcgs
r. r and viii be allowed 20 serve limited
number of mares AZ so tolnsnre ia toal but no
responsibility for accidents He is rich.
dark bay, without white. will be three years
old June 10Th. 1855 Was sired by Oneco,
three year old record ? Al, son of Altamont.
wagon record 2 262 in eighth heat.
First dam Laura d. by Edward Eyerette.
Second dam D,cy Marsh, tine road mare OF
tried endurance. 0neco's dam is Bell Price,
by Dohle, two year old record 2-40A. the fast
est ia the world for 4 years. He afterwards
obtained record Of 2-2S when entirely blind.
Doble by Ericsson (siro Of the Grand Dam OF
Phalas the fastest living stallion, 2.l39l four
year old record 3OA. which stood as the
fastest for IA years.
Oneco was the JGvenile King Of the North
Pacific. successiyely lowering and holding
the and year old records, proving IN the
golden crucible Of actual performance that he
Is well worthy Of his grand lineage. Price
mont his full brother now holds the year
old record, 2-49A.