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Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
Baby Wit and Wisdom.

Reading the smart sayings of the
smart children in yourpaper, of which
| am regular reader, | thought !
might contribute Il few Of the smart
sayings of our Buckeye" youngsters
of which | have personal knowledge.
One of my friends teaches in one OF
theinfant rooms She asked the def
milton of the word tiger" They all
yelled in chorus: "A wild beast. She
then asked: What is Il tigress" But
one boy venturcd to hold up his hand
His answer was: He looks like q
tiger, but he's. his wife" A few Sun
days ago the word 'mothcr-in-law"
was in the Sunday school lesson. The
infant class teacher asked if any one
knew what the word meant. Little
Frank at once answered: YES. A
cross old woman" One of our neigh
bors was II years old Christmas day.
He had sixty gentlemen friends to din
ner. One Of the party WAS speaking
of it to q party Of friends in my pres
ence, when Little Nell. eyed I. said:
Papa, he might have anl.cd you; he
was at our fuacrgl. hc1 I,.!, brother
having recently Eccn Lv'@l iuct
eye Girl in Chica~c i'r-4
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
Faithful


The negro in the English West India
regiments is remarkable for his ODE
dience to orders, especially when 9
sentry. Lord Wolseley tells an anus
ing story of a governor of Cape Coast
Castle, who was prevented from going
out of bis own house by negro sen
try.
The governor had discovered that
his servants were daily robbing him
by carrying away bundles of things
from his kitchen. He therefore had
orders given to the sentry before his
door that no one was to be allowed to
go out carrying any parcel with him.
Shortly afterward the governor, in
hurry to consult the chief justice,
put some papers into dispatch box to
take with him to the judges house,
On attempting to go out, he was
stopped by the sentry, who, with
bayonet at the charge, refused to let
him pass with the box.
The governor demonstrated He
urged that he himself had given the
order But the negro, instead of heed
ing him, replied that his 'corpral''
had told him not to allow any one
with a bundle to pass, and the cor
pral's" order was his law. Youths
Companion.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

Recent developments in bacteri
ology, according to DIR, Austin Flint,
give increasing promise of results OF
the greatest Importance to the whole
human race. A revolution in the
science and practice of medicine is
being slowly but surely wrought, and
a better acquaintance with bacteria
must in time make preventable or
easily durable large class of now
formidable ailments. Among the dis
eases in which the presence of bacteria
has already been surely traced, and
their influence lessened or destroyed,
to the relief or cure of the patient, are
consumption, diphtheria, typhoid
fever, yellow fever, relapsing fever,
the malarial fevers, certain catarrhs,
tetanus and nearly all contagious and
skin diseases.-New York Telegram.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

Blakely Hall says that he once saw
David Belasco in the throes of com.
position, and that 1T was an odd sight
to people who have preconceived no
tons concerning play writing. Mr..
Belascos hair was tousled over his
brow He was gnawing his neither Lip
with an air of intense absorption, his
cravat was loosened his coat cast aside
and his legs were wound around his
chair with nervous sinuosity. had
run in on him unawares and did not
know he was at work. A large table at
which he sat was Uttered with all sorts
of curious odds and ends. There was
a huge sheet of paper before him GOV.
cred with cabalistic signs and marks,
and he held blue pencil tightly
clenched in his right hand. Ink wells,
match stands, calendars, pens, books,
newspaper clippings and half q dozen
other small objects were arrayed on
opposing sides of the table. These,
Mr.. Belasco explained, represented
characters ~ the play, and that he
was trying to group them SO as to
make an effective tableau for the close
of the third act. The idea was subse-
quently utilized in The Wife. "-Cur
rent Literature.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
HER BEAUTIFUL HANDS.

The roses arc gweet and the lilies ore fair,
as they bend meath the dews from above;
They are splendid and fair-but they cannot com.
pare
With the beautiful hands of my love.
No jewels Gdorn them-no glittering bands
They arc just as God made them, these sweet,
sweet hands
And not for the world with its Gplendor and gold,
Nor tho pearls iro.l the depths of the sea;
Nor the queens CT the land, with their beautiful
hands,
Should these dear hands be taken from me!
What exquisite bissc5 await their commands!
They were made for my kisses-these dear, sweet
hands!
Aye, made for my kisses And when, some day,
My life shall be robbed of It's trust,
And the lips that are colder shall kiss them away,
And hide them in daisies and dust,
/ will kncc in the dark where the angel stands
And my Hiss shall be last on these dear sweet
hands! -Smithve News
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
SINGULAR SOCIETIES.
Annual Dinners Where the Empty Chairs
Increase and the Diners Decrease.


Increase and the Diners Decrease.
There was an informal organization
formed about half a century ago by
seven gentlemen of st. Louis, who
agreed to have Il social dinner once a
year while any of the members lived
each mans chair was to be at the
table, empty, after his departure from
earth; all the survivors We're to attend
the obsequies of each dead member,
and the last survivor was to drink a
bottle of wine, duly preserved, after
the death of all the rest. The idea is
not new, and the narrative of a similar
agreement, some years older than this,
has been more impressively told.
A larger number of hale young Bos-
tonians dozen or so, were dining to-
gether when suddenly some one be-
thought him of the incongruous Won
der what they would all be doing one
hundred years from then; and another
preached proposal that they all form
club on the spot for an annual din
ner, which should take place on the
anniversary of that day as long as any
member survived Somewhat warmed
as they were with wine the proposal
was adopted with instant reclamation,
and the final bottle of wine, to be I'M
corked and drank on a distant occa-
sion, which seemed to them all hardly
a thing to be realized, was put away
Immediately.
The dinner was followed by pleas
ure party on the Charles river, and
presently the subject of their agree
ment, an hour earlier drifted again
before their minds; one of the liveliest
joked his nearest comrade about the
infirmities of age, and playfully gave
him thump on the back. Both were
standing in the boat. The sudden
stroke caused the person addressed to
lose his balance; he went overheard
and was beyond recall before the
stricken party could recover their
senses.
One by one the first gap in their
number widened until more chairs
were empty than occupied, and the
dinner grew more and more somber as
the heads became fewer and winter
The last survivor, faithful to the com
pact, sat YEARLY down to the last an
niversary dinner, surveying eleven
empty chairs, and brought out the
memorial bottle of wine from its dusty
hiding. He broke the seal, drew the
cork, decanted the contents, and paused
in an empowering rush of emotion.
The eleven chairs seemed occupied by
shadowy forms; the past years rolled
back before him; he lived his life
anew; his eyes brimmed over and min
gled tears with the wine which he
tremblingly held up.
Then faithful attendant who had
grown old in his service, and now
stood behind Mr.. As chair, heard
to his amazement his master pledging
by name every one of the vanished
friends who used TO fill those chairs.
He bowed his head in token of recog-
milton to each name, and concluding
with the words, "Well soon meet
again, friends" drained his glass to the
dregs, and then sank back motionless
in his attendants arms. The last man
had joined his comrades. This Incl
dent of real life has formed the sub
ject of many narrative, and became
especially popularized by the affecting
little drama entitled 1.-THE Last Man.
Unknown.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

twenty year, an IN that tifhe 1 naint
seed a single day o discomfort. We're
got as likely set O. chil'ren as the
gineral run, an we are thankful for
what the Lord has allowed us.
"She wasn't the sort that's ketched
easy. Til my dyin' day I'll alays
feel sartin twas peert management,
an onderstandin' of the female giner-
alton, that fetched her. VIII N.
Harden in Atlanta Constitution.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
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Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
Goethe's Digestive Capacity.

According to the bills of fare pre-
served in the city archives at jena
Goethe was in the habit of dining ex-
ceedingly we'll He also liked COM
pany at dinner, for during the period
covered by the bills when he had not
one guest with him, he had three. He
always had four courses, and some
times more, the dishes-,s2f his choice
being such as roast beef and roast pork
on the same day; soups with dump
lings, and a sirloin with anchovy
sauce, with roasted pigeons and roast
mutton to follow, the dinner rather of a
glutton than of poet. For week and
more he dined in this fashion, the bill
only coming to little more than 93.
1t is satisfactory to know that this
really great man could dine well, and
was not dysPeptic wreck, though it
is not SO pleasant to know that the
poet squabbled with the landlord over
the items, and even went to law with
him on the subject. London Life.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
1889.
Weekly.
ILL A{STRATE =.

Harper's Weekly has q we'l-establishe
place as the leading illustrated newspaper in
America. The fairness OF It's editorial COM
ments on current politics has earned for it
'he respect and confidence of all impartial
readers, and the variety and excellence of its
literary contents, which include serial and
short stories by the best and most popular
writers, fit it for the perusal of people of the
widest range of tastes and pursuits. Supple
mentS are frequently provided, and no eX-
artistic ability TO bear upon the illustration
OF the changeiul phases of home and foreign
history. A new work of fiction from the pen
of William Dean HOwells, and one by Capt.
Charles King, will be among the leading fea-
lures of the Weekly for 1889.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
In Sumatra fig bearing trees have
branches producing figs either en-
Grely or partially under ground.

Paint made with turpcntinc is bet
ter protector for iron work than when
mixed with linseed oil.
y New York young man went to
o ball the other evening, and before
doing SO invested in black silk stock
inga. Unfortunately one Of them
ripped just above the top Of orc dane
ing pump, His best girl had given
him a little silver monogram case of
court plaster. 1t dangled from lis
watch chain. He grasped it eagerly.
In q tricc the hole was effaced. A
neat black patch ctfectually concealed
the bad break in that stocking. On
his return home he could onIy get the
stocking off after tearing some flesh
with it. Now he limps \ young
miss who heard this tale Of woe OBJ
ser,ed: ANY girl would have known
better than thatl At school VIC use
blacl. crayon, which washes right off. {"
New Haven Palladium.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

The spread of leprosy in India has
convinced the natives that the disease
is contagious. India has about 1885,.
900 of the sufferers, and the list is
swelling at tremendous rate.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
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An Illustrated Weekly.

Harper's Young People begins its tenth
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During the year 1t Will contain hVe serial
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Munroe; "Ihe Red Mustang" by W. ..
Sto lizard and "a Day in Waxland, by r. X.
Munkittrlek "Ncls Thurlow'S Trial" by J.
4. rrowbridge; The Three Wishes" by F.
Anstey and Brander Matthews; series of
fairy tales written and illustrated by Howard
Pyle; clone Studies liz Natura! History" by
Dr. Felix l.. oswald; Little Experiments,
Ii. from Dickens" by Margaret +. Sang>ter;
articles ON various sports and paStimeS, short
stories Ivy the best writers, and humorous pa
pers and poems, with many hundreds of il
Illustrations of excellent quality. Every line
in the paper is subjected 10 the most rigid ed
itorial scrutiny, in order That nothing harm
full may enter It's columns.
An epitome of everything that is attractive
and desirable in Juvenile literature.-B Boston
Courier.
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Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

The body of a boy drowned in pond
WINS found by submerging an mean
descent light secured to the end of a
pole.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

Postage Free to all subscribers in the
United States, Canada, or Mexico.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

The Russellville Ledger adyertisei
that II will give away $1,000 in pres
ents to its subscribers on the first Of
February. This plan of having an
nual drawings was tried by the KEN
TUoKIAN for number Of years and
found to be failure. People who
want paper are going to take 1t fol
its merits and not for any lottery at
tachment that It may have to recon-
mend It to the public. There 10 nc
good reason why subscribers should
be given premiums, when advertis
ers and other patrons are offered nc
such inducements, and besides some o.
the patrons Of paper must pay fol
these princely donations made L
others. Better put down your rates Il
the lowest notch aud, then use "snrplu
profits" to make your paper so goo'
that the people can't do without II,
That is the KESTuoKIAN's plan, ant
it has proven decided success.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05
THE DAKOTAS LET IN.

The following dispatch was sent
from the Executive Mansion Satur-
day afternoon by Secretary Blaine
ITO Governors Mellette and Miller
of North and South Dakota, Bis
mark, N. OAK: The last act in the
admission of the two Dakotas as
States In the Union was completed
this afternoon at the Executive Man
sion at 3 40 O'Clock, by the. President
signing at that moment the procla-
nations required by the law for the
admission of the two States. The
article on prohibition, submitted
separately in each State, was adopted
In both. The article providing for
minority representation in South
Dakota was rejected by the people.
This Is the first instance In the his
tory of the National Government OF
twin States, North and South Dako-
Ia, entering the union at the same
moment.
(Slgned) JAMES G. BLAINE"
The Presidents two proclamations
admitting the Dakotas recite the
enabling acts under which they be.
came States, and go into great de.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.
The Presidents Proclamation Setting
Apart Thursday, Nov. %.

The Presidents Proclamation Setting
Apart Thursday, Nov. %.
By The President Of the United
States-a message: A highly favored
people, mindful Of their dependence
on the bounty of Divine Providence,
should seek fitting occasion to testify
gratitude and ascribe praise to Him
who is the author of their many
blessings. 1t behooves, then, to look
back with thankful hearts over the
last year and bless God for His in-
finite mercy in vouchsaflng to our
land enduring peace, to our people
freedom from pestilence and famine,
to our husbandmen abundant hsr-
vests, and to them that labor u rec
ompense of their toll.
"Now, therefore, 1, Benjamin Har-
rison, president of the United States
of America, do earnestly recommend
that Thursday, the 2Sth day of this
present month Of November, be set
apart as a day OF national thanks
giving and prayer, and that the peo-
pie of our country, ceasing from the
cares and labors of their working
day, shall assemble in their respect
i've places of worship and give thanks
to God, who has prospered us on our
way and made our paths the paths Of
peace, beseeching Him TO bless the
day to our, future good, making II
truly one of thanksgiving, for each
re united home circle, as for the ma
ton at large.
"In witness whereof 1 have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed.
"Done at the city of Washington
this lst day of November, in The year
of our Lord one thousand eight hun
bred and eighty-niue, and Of the in
dependence Of the United States the
one hundred and fourteenth.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
"By the President:
"JAMEs G. BLAINE, Sect'y of Sta te >
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05
tail as 70 boundaries. etc.

taii as 10 pounuhriee, etc.
Each proclamation concludes al
follows:
Nov, therefore, I, Benjamin Har'
risoD, President of the United States
of America, do, IN accordance with
the provisions Of the act Of Congress
aforesaid. declare and proclaim the
fact that the conditions imposed by
Congress have been ratified and
accepted, and that the admission Of
the said State into the Union is now
complete. In testimony whereof ]
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal Of the United States
TO be affixed.
"Done at the City of Washington,
this 2nd day of November, In thu
year of our Lord 1889 and of the
independence of the United States o.
America the Hath.
Seal "BENJAMIN HARRISON"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

The marriage Of. Miss Caldwell
u Prince Murat, of France, has
been declared Off The prospective
bride seems to have hadan eye to bust
ness and refused to pay more than
$4,000 francs per annum for foreign
title. This so Disguised the royal
fortune hunter that he declared all
negotiations at an end.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05
PUBLIC SALE.
On Wednesday, November 10, 1889,
ON THE FIELDS FARM,

will sell to the highest bidder all the erson-
oil property OF Mack Brame, decd, consisting
OF fine work mules, l buggy horse, buggy
and harness, Is fatted hogs, fne lot OF stock
hogs, farming implements OF every kind, en-
gine thresher and Kicker, hay pres, binders,
mowers, wagons, wheat drills, corn drill,
plows, &c., hay corn. and AZ out 20, 900 lbs. to-
bacco. An household and kitchen furniture
tables, chairs, queensware. &C., cooking stove
and vessels, and many other articles. ] ear
penter's chest and tools. cross cut saw, &C.
TEkMS.--All sums OF ten dollars and under
cash. On all sums exceeding ten dollars,
credit OF six months, without Interest, will be
giyen1proylded The note lspaid promptly At
day Of maturity, May 18th, 1900, then that note
shall bear legal interest from tho day OF sale,
November 18Th, 1889, till paid Approved So
curity Will DO required on every nota.
j. II. GARNE1T,
Oct. 70, 1850. Admir- Mack Brame, decd.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

The wall of an adjoining building
fell upon carpet factory 10 Glas-
gov, Scotland, Friday and so female
employees were buried under the de-
bris, all of them being killed. Many
others of the 300 factory hands had
narrow escapes. The property loss
aggregated $4,000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

The Cronin trial at Chicago is
dragging Its weary length along.
The witnesses already examined have
clearly established the guilt of Pat
rick O'Sullivan and Martin Bourk.
There is scarcely missing link in
tho chain of evidence connecting
them with the crime. There is hard
ly q doubt of their conviction.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

Judge Lewis and posse made an
other attack upon the Howard gang
In Harlan county Friday, killing
six Of them and woundiDg twice as
many. None of the attacking party
were hurt. Wills Howard aud his
lieutenant, Jennings, both escaped
unhurt into Virginia and the rest Of
the survivors were scattered.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

The late Sam1 j. Tilden used to
say that he got rich by buying
things when they were cheap and
selling them when they were high.
If fortunes are still to be made that
way, this is the time to buy tobacco.
The weed is now lower than at any
time for many years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

State elections will be held il
about a dozen states to-day. The
only contests that are attracting at
tention are In Ohio, Virginia and
New York, where red.hot campaigns
have been conducted. Foraker lie
badly scared In Ohio, If indeed he lie
not in actual danger Malone will
be showed under in Virginia and
New York will, unless the signs are
misleading, go Democratic by from
10000 to 10000. y le
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

The Courier Journals leading ed.
itorial Saturday was printed in
Spanish and was q very readable
and appropriate welcome to the Wis
iting strangers. Some of the head
lines were also translated into the
came language. .stN ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

The Democratic State Central
Committee will meet this week 10
call state convention to nominate
an appellate clerk. Let 1t be not ear
lier than May.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

FOB CLERK OF COURT OF APPEALs.
We are authorized to announce GEoEGE ii
MADDEN as candidate for Clerk OF the Court
OF Appeals, subject to the action Of the Demo-
cratic nominating primary or convention.
We are authorized TO announce GAIT.
JAMES b. MARTIN, OF Barren county, as a
OF Appeals Of Kentucky, subject to tho action
Of the Democratic party
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

President Harrison has issued bis
first thanksgiving proclamation. II
is signed by Mr.. Blaine and seems
to have been prepared without the
assistance of Col. Bill Snort.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

The Tunnel precinct in Montana
has been counted and the baffied
Republicans who wanted to throw 1t
out will find the tunnel convenient
hole to crawl into.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-05

Apantry girl in q Cincinnati no.
tel was bitten by tarantula con-
cealed in a bunch of bananas. 1t
seems the peeling is not the only
deadly weapon attached 10 the ba-