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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
now STAMINA Arc Sold.

Now, TO sell them, they make up pack
ages Of all sorts Of stamps, a greater or less
number in each package, at prices running
all the way from ten cents to $3.50 perhaps
seventy-ipe cent package, maybe, will
contain sixty foreign stamps Of different
countries, and will be an attractive invest
ment for a person Just beginning to coll
lect. In fact, these packages are INTENDED
chiefly for beginners, because collectors Of
long standing would get too many dupli
Gates by purchasing them. The dealer ad
vertises the packages and other stock on
hand, particularly rare specimens, III the
stamp magazines and elsewhere
Likewise he issues catalogues and price
lists Approval sheets he always has ready
to send out These are sheets of paper ON
which a certain number of select stamps
of the rarer sort are stuck. An application
for approval sheets reaches the dealer from
collector and, If he has reason to enter
tain confidence in the applicant, he sends
several of the sheets to him by registered
mail.
The collector looks over the sheets and
detaches from them such of the stamps as
he wants to buy, sending the rest back to
the dealer, together with the money for
those taken off, the price of each stamp be.
ing marked on the sheet alongside of it. 1t
often happens that collectors whose en-.
thusiasm is greater than their honesty
don't send back the sheets at all or money
for them, and the dealer has to bring suit
to recover his property. Washington Star.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
Another story of Bismarck.

The following curious Bismarck story
is current in political and social circles in
Berlin. 1t will be remembered that Gen
Won Stosch was removed from his post as
chief Of the German admiralty after Prince
Bismarck had accused him, before the
emperor, William l, of intriguing with the
Radical Liberal party against the chancel
lor of being an intimate friend of the
Crown Prince Frederick, of specializing
upon the old emperor's death, and of as
piring to the post of tmperial chancellor
The charges were pressed by Prince Bis
marck with a vindictiveness which to the
general public seemed inexplicable. Now
it is explained that it was due to supersti
ton. When Prince Bismarck, then plain
count, was at st. Petersburg, one of sew
eral clairyoyants who were then the rage
in the Russian capital told him, profess
eddy without being aware of his identity,
that he would one day be the mightiest
man In great empire, but would eventu-
ally be supplanted "by II man connected
with seafaring." Suspecting Gen. Won
Stosch Of being his rival, Bismarck fore
stalled him. only to be supplanted by an
other chief Of the admiralty, Gen, Won
Caprivi. Neither friends nor enemies of
Bismarck consider the story Incredible
Galignani's Messenger.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
Legal Impertinence,

Honest witnesses anxious to tell the
truth the whole truth and nothing but
the truth, do not receive from the bench
the protection to which they are entitled
They are badgered, browbeaten and some
times made to commit involuntary perjury
by smart" lawyers, "the court" smiling
the while and seeming to enjoy the over
bearing insolence of the bar. 1t is dis
grace to the dignity of justice that such
things are permitted and even tacitly en-
couraged.
Why should respectable citizen be
brought into court TO be made butt for
the stale wit and libelous innuendoes OF 30
called professional gentlemen Why do
judges allow the ordinary courtesies of
life to be violated every day In the tri
bunals, where, If anywhere, the rules of
decency and decorum should be rigidly en-
forcedS Why should a pert attorney be
permitted to imply by his mode of exami-
nation that a gentleman and man of
honor, whom he knows to be such, has ap-
peared ON the witness stand for the express
purpose of perjuring himself, and is, upon
the whole, a suspicious character?
Is it not enough that an honest man
should be taken from his business without
compensation to testify in case in which
he has no personal interest, but he must
also have his reputation assailed and his
feelings wrung by lawyer who Is paid
for the job?-New York Ledger.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
Thaclsernx ON the Romerx.

When Thackeray first visited this coun-
try he said 1t was the height of his ambi-
tion TO swallow an American oyster and to
see Bowery boy. Both wishes were graft
fled. He was taken down into basement
on the Bowery and plate of enormous BIZ
valves was placed before him. Taking one
of the giants on his fork, he shut his eyes,
opened his mouth and determinedly swal-
lowed 1t.
'How do you feel nowp" inquired his
guide.
"As If had swallowed a baby!" was the
reply Of the great hearted satirist
Coming up into daylight again u speci-
men of the "b'hoy," such as has been de
scribed, was pointed out to him, The big
Englishnan walked up to the monarch Of
the street and remarked inquiringly;
IF yon please, would like to go to
Broome street"
Without removing the cigar from be-
tween his teeth the American sovereign re-
torted benignly: -..
We'll say, sonny, why don't you go9"
Another Englishman had been van
quished by a Yankee, New York News.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19

DR.. Koenig of Paris, who has been EN-
ployed for considerable time in making
Investigations into the composition OF
musical sounds and the theory Of timbre,
and who has embodied his experience in a
paper which he read before the Physical
Society of London, England, has collected
a number Of wave sirens and other expen.
sive and elaborate apparatus for the fur
Their demonstration of the points of his TO
search. Among the apparatus are some
special appliances for producing audible
beat topes by the interference Of two notes,
each Of which is too shrill to DO separately
heard. Musicians, as Is well known, have
never taken cordially to the current theo.
ries of Helmholtz respecting overtones and
their relation to the eonsonance or disso-
nance OF intervals and chords As DR.
koenig's Investigations have carried mat
tiers to point beyond the speculations of
HelmhOltZ, and not altogether in accord
ance with them, scientists are anticipating
with considerable interest fun exposition
of the new theories. -Exehange
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19

After all, the disciples of George Fox and
Robert Barclay are not dying out So, at
least, we are assured. 1t is admitted that
during the first half of this century the
decline in numbers Of the Society of Friends
was very rapid but then for good many
years past the aGcessions by convince
ment" have been every year SO greatly In
excess of tho secessons tllat notwith-
standing very low marriage rate and
very low birth rate and some emigration,
there is yearly II steady though slight in
crease in their numbers in Great Britain.
In Ireland che great majority of the Quak-
ersare said 20 be Unionists, and the soci-
ETY. is dwindliag through emigration to
England and America IN the United
States, ON the other hand, the Quakers, we
are told, are increasing in number some
what rapidly, especially in the south and
west, and mainly through accessions from
other religious bodies - London Standard
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
One of Shakespeare's Aphorisms,

No one has contributed more to the aph-
orstic treasures of his country than
Shakespeare In at least one instance he
has supplied Il saying upon what, though
noticed elsewhere, had never received due
notice in English The saying occurs in
Romeo and Juliet" where we are told
that "He tests at scars who never felt a
wound" This goes to the very foundation
Of human sympathy MS described by Aris
totie. showing that it is only those who
have suffered who can really feel for the
suffering of others Our countrymen, as q
race, have not been of sufficiently tender
mood to trouble themselves over this ques-
ton enough to make it into proverb; 1t
was left for gentle Shakespeare to find
them household word on sympathy and
its true source. Maclnillan' Magazine.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
Rending His Title.

If stranger will go into store in
Franklin, N. H., any Saturday evening he
will hear u story about how Daniel Web
ster won theeverlasting gratitude ofan old
farmer by the name of Read. Deacon Read
was very religious and musical withal
His favorite tune was the doxology, and
whether at home or away at work or mus
ing by the ilreside, he could be heard sing
ing;
Praise Cod from whom all blessings how
Praise him all creatures here below.
As time went on the deacon prospered,
and snapped his small farm for one much
larger After the exchange had been made
the good man found out that there was a
flaw In the deed to his new place and he
applied to Webster, then a rising young
lawyer, to make things straight. 1t was "a
hard struggle and IL costly one, but Web
ster at last won, aud from that time on the
deacon quit "dOXology" and sang:
When can Read my title clear
Boston Globe.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
Senator Browns sc, 900, 900,

There are few better lawyers in the coun-
try today than old Senator Joe Brown, of
Georgia Brown is a self made man from
the ground up He drove pair of steers
to the South Carolina academy where he
was educated and got the master to take
the steers in payment for his board and
tuition. 1t was here that he got the rudi-
ments that enabled him to begin the study
OF the law and he taught school after this
and studied law at the same time. He Dor
rowed enough money to give him year at
the Yale Law school and improved his
time SO we'll that he was able to make IL 200
during the first year of his practice. He
pushed his earnings steadily up until they
reached 80 600, and he invested all his saw
ings we'll The first $3.50 he made went
into piece of land with q copper mine on
it and he sold the half interest for this
later ON for $4,000 which he invested in
farms and which formed the basis of the
immense fortune which he now owns. He
ID worth 5000 900, Frank q, Carpenters
Letter
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19

Have you ever heard of our blue-faced
Gnzerat monkeys committing highway
robbery Well, have and much to my
surprise ] confess. was walking one
morning when heard screams behind me,
and on turning round to see what it was,
l saw n huge male monkey trying to dis
possess lad who must have been about
IL years Old of brinjals which he was car
rying In both his hands to his house for
breakfast. Before could be Of any assist
ance to the lad policeman close by rap
with his baton to drive away tho intruder
but the monkey was far too clever for the
bobby He succeeded in getting two bria-
jals ont of the boys hand and commenced
eating them in right earnest ON top of the
bobby's roof. | have never known mon
keys to be No daring before. Had the
policeman not run up in time | fancy the
poor lad would have lost MI his brinjals,--
Ahmenabad Letter.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
TIE couR1shlP oE ANANlAa.


Twas just outside the city gate,
When evening shades were falling,
That Ananias fingered late
His VOWS Of love recalling.
He'd tried with oil his might aud main
With pity to inspire her.
Yet Ahanias all ia vain
~ Had wooed the sweet Sapphire.
IAN frultlessly my suit I've piled,
My natures traits Disgusting;
When truths own compliments tried
Your coldness was surprising.
Come, bend your wrinkled Vlsage old.
And list 10 your admirer,''
Twas thus that Ananias boil
Spoke unto sweet Sapphifa,
Your eyes are dun as those Of fish;
Your mouths yawning chasm
Your face Is like some senseess dish;
Your brain It's protoplasm;
Your form suggests texcnse me) bones;
OF fear you're an inspirer;"
Twas thus that he in tender tones
Made love to sweet Sapphira
mo longer sigh, she quickly cried,
Il will return your passion.
Twill do me proud to be your bride,
You lie fR dexterous fashion.
To lose you now would break my heart,
No sorrow could be drer
tx And SO by his mendacious art
He won the sweet Sapphire.
-~Philander Johnson.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19

a Pittsburg journal prints the following
list of persons and estates in that city,
with the reputed wealth of each in mill
ions: Mrs, Mary Schcnley flor forty years
al resident of England), 50; Andrew Car
ncgie. % v \. Mccullough, 10; Henry
Phipps, Jr., 3; George Westinghouse, Jr,,
10, Hostetter estate, o. Shaw estate, 8; J..
j. Vandergrift. 3; Charles j. Clarke, 8;
Mrs T. NJ Howe, 4; {. G. Hussey, 5; Den
ny estate, 10; Shoenberger estate, Il. In nd
dition to these are given the names of sixty
individuals, each one estimated to be worth
from 81, OO0. 900 to IS, 100000.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
oh. tho Monsterl

An old bachelor was looking at little
baby. and was expected to admire it, of
course.
We'll, Mr. Blifkins," said the proud
young mother. eXpeetantsy, lis it not very
lovely?"
YES er-that is to say-er-um-Gbou
how old must such baby be. Mrs. Temp
kins. before it begins to look like human
being p'--Chatter.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
A Remarkable Family.

At Mycrsdale, Somerset county, Pa, Is a
family hard to match. Edward Deal the
father, is ~ years old, reads without glasses
and labors at his trade-that OF miller
The mother is several years his junior,
reads without glasses and can pass any of
her girls on the road. The children were
all born aud reared on farm ia Somerset
caSnf& The sons have all mastered the
trade ~ ilr father, and four Of them are
engaged in milling The eldest member OF
the family was Is years VI age when the
yuungest WAS bora, so at that tune there
we're eighteen places 1t the table daily
kithout company Exchange,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19

A man at Sidney, Australia, issued a
challenge to any man in the world To jump
with him Seven men living within two
miles Of him came forward, and six beat
him ~ badly that he sat down and cried In
his sorrew There are but few worlds
champions who can't be laid out right Ia
their own ward Detroit Free Press
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19

A western paper says the German Ian
guaGe is fast giving way to English in
parts of the west largely settled by Ger
mans, because the baseball reports cannot
be understood in the German language,
which has no equivalents for the technical
terms used in describing the games.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
Did His Best.

Miss Diana Taylormayde-Tom, you are
entirely too effeminate. Do try to act and
dress in n more manly way.
Brother Tom-Cawnt do any bettah
Don't get myself to look as much like
you as pawsible3- Pittsburg Bulletin
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
Jugs Wanted,

Stanley says that If he could get 5,0O(
two gallon jugs into the heart of Africa
they would buy him 10000, 600 acres of land
and 500 wives. Jewitakep-gee! but thu
man who throws awey an old jug after
this ought to be sent up for thirty days
Save 'em all up until they get railroad
into the interior of Africa. Detroit Free
Press.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19

Recorder Smyth is one of the best paid
officers in New York. He is said to be in
receipt of salaries aggregating sl9,0OO a
year, including ali allowance of 5000 for
Office rent His salary AS judge is $1,000.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19

Ambrose Hill, a farmer living near Co
iumbia, Pa, turned up stone with his
hands and found updsr il four full grown
eoppeIheads and three blacksuakLs, all Of
which he killed after lively fight
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
The Point of View.

Miss C.-Didn't that young lady have
pretty face'
Miss II, i do not know; but she had a
pretty bat on.--Wes; Shore.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19

A London firm received an order for two
dozen collars measuring twenty -three and
one-half inches-much larger than many
belts worn by ladies.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
Metcalf Fertilizer.

p Me0ehee Bros. are the sole agents
here for this well known brand Of FER
tilizer Send them your orders.
ApT3d-tf.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
Hence the Merriu,.nt,

Little Johnnie-Why did every body
laugh when that man fell OFT the car.
Brown-They laughed. my boy, because
he was the conductor. ESoch.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
FROM THE OCEANS BED.
WONDERFUL CATCH or A SMACK
NEAR BLOCK ISLAND.

Beautiful Fauna and Flora, Quahaugs,
Goldfish and a Remarkable White Floun-
der-other Curious Specimens Taken
from the Bottom OF the Briny Deep.
The fauna and fora Of the miles of fish,
ing banks spread out to the south and east
of Block Island, under blanket of salt
water twenty fathoms deep, was never be-
fore brought ashore in larger quantities, in
finer condition, nor as carly in the season
as in 1890
Not until the invention of the trawl gear
for fishing did man begin to form a correct
idea Of what the surface of the great fish
ing banks of the ocean was like Tho
hand line, jerkcd from a vessels deck,
brought scant traces of its beauties to the
surface, But a codfshing trawl 500 or 600
fathoms long, with hooks fastened to it few
feet apart by short lines, and dropped over
one of these submarine gardens, insinuates
itself among the rank foliage, among rocks
and shells, down into caverns, and over
forests of green. There it lies for hours.
When pulled to the top of the water it is
usually found to be loaded with cart loads
of rare and beautiful specimens of sub
marine fauna and fora and with abundant
evidences that beneath the tons of heaving
waters or these favored spots there exist
gardens of a verdure as luXuriant, and
peopled with animals as strange and
curious, as can be found in any tropical
iuupla ".... t.4t...# ..." "H
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
WEBSTER'S
UNABRI DCED
---~4s.-s-s4aza@As.m~aaaaas
ANCIENT EDITION.

A so-cailOd !" webster's TJnahridued
Dictionary" Ii belnQ offered 20 ths public
al very low priee. The body ,of the book,
from A 70 3, Ia q cheap reprint, maze for
page, Of the edition of 'I047. which was An
lts day, q valuable book, but I'm the pro-
gress Of language for over RORTY YEARS,
has been completely aupersedad. II AZ
now reproduced, broken type, errors and
ell, by photo autograph pr0GeGss is printed
on cheap paper and flimslIy bound. A
brief comparison, page by page, between
tho reprint and the latest and enlarged
edition, will show the great superiority
Of tho Latter. These reprints are 90 ont
Of date an a last years almanac. No hon
Orahls dealer will allow the buyer OF such
% suppose that he "a getting tho Webster
which To-day 10 accepted as Che Standard
and TME BEST every copy OF which
bears our imprint az given below.
WT II persons who have been induced 10
purchase ihe Ancient Edition +" by any
Interpretations win advise mn Of the
facts, We will undertake TO see that the
seller 10 punished as no deserves.
G. a. G. MERRIAM & co.
'f SPRINGFIELD. MASS. az ,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19
Catarrh

rs blood disease. Until the poison Ia
4 expelled from the system, there can
be no cure for this loatlIsome and
dangerous malady. Therefore, the only
effective treatment is thorough course
OF Ayers Sarsaparilla the best of all
blood purifiers. The sooner you begin
the better delay is dangerous.
81 was troubled with catarrh for over
two years. l tried various remedies,
and was treated by number of physi-
clans, but received no benefit until
began to take Ayers Sarsaparilla. A
few bottles of this medicine cured me OF
this troublesome complaint and com.
pletely restored my health. Jesse NJ.
BogGs, Holman s Mills, N. G.
"When Ayers Sarsaparilla was rec
commended TO me for catarrh. / was in
clined to doubt its efficacy. Having
tried SO many remedies, with little benz
eft, had no faith that anything would
cure me. became emaciated from loss
OF appetite and impaired digestion. 1
had nearly lost the sense OF smell, and
my system was badly deranged. was
about discouraged, when q friend urged
me to try Ayers Sarsaparilla, and re- !.
ferred me to persons whom it had cured
of catarrh. After taking half dozen
bottles Of this medicine, am convinced
that the only sure way of treating this
obstinate disease is through the blood. !" 9
Charles III. Maloney, 113 River st.,
Lowell, Mass. F
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-19

BY far the largest proportion of the curl
asities on the travis consisted of sea roses
or "Chris Connors," as the codmen know
them. Hundreds of them sucked in the
trawl bats with their beautiful pink
petals, and many Block Island dame to-
day has pail of them blossoming out I'M
der salt water in her back yard. They
make pretty flower bed. The sea rose is
n leathery looking object, which attaches
itself to Il stone at the bottom of the sea In
its infancy and which ultimately attains
size of about three inches in length by one
and half in breadth. When quiet and
feeding under water its top opens and bios
SONS into n large pink rose, with petals
fully an inch long, Really handsome OBJ
ject. As soon rs 1t IL disturbed, however,
it shuts itself resolutely into its leather
pod
The sea cabbage and peas are terms ap-
piled to vegetable growths, always found
in abundance on Coxswain's Ledge. The
peas do not grow in pod, but are sepa-
rate, greenish objects found on certain sea
weeds
BY far the greatest curiosity to fisher
men, however in the whole CATCH was the
white founder This was t. flat fish of the
usual type, as white on the back rs 1t was
on the belly. 1t was about twenty inches
long aud weighed about two pounds
There was not brown spot upon it, and
the poor fsh's back was literally SCARED
where it had escaped the teeth of larger
fish, its lack of color on the back evidently
falling to protect it from the sight Of its
tormentors The white founder Is regard
ed purely as freak of nature. It's like
was never seen before ON the old Indian
isle of Manissees New York Times.