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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-25

The fastest running thus far done by any
amateur for 100 yards from u standstill is
ten seconds, and if one may believe the
best authorities in the way of sporting
journals, amateur runners have been com
ing up to this limit occasionally ever since
1868, but not one has passed it. In that
tWenty-odd years some eight American
amateurs and an equal number of English
men have dashed down the track in the
even time of ten seconds, while hundreds
have run the course in the next fraction of
second. This record was made first in
London in 1865, and last in Detroit in 1889
Walter Camp, in Century.
A prominent ct. Paul attorney tcl.s d,
remarkable story of the recovery of IA
stolen pockeibook rs follows: Tho wife of
the lawyer in question and her sister were
riding down town on Selby avenue cable
train. when the sister dropped her pocket
book, which contained considerable
amount of money. After leaving the
train the two went to the attor.
ney's office, and it was some time
before the loss was discovered. The at
torney, after learning the facts so far as
known, gave it rs his opinion that there
was no use in trying to find the money.
His wife, however, persisted in the belief
that she could recover it, and in spite of
her husbands skepticism started with her
sister to hunt for the stolen property. They
concluded that the purse was lost on the
car Taking their position on "A street cor
ner, they closely scanned the conductor of
every train that passed. and finally recog-
nized the one with whom they had made
the trip down town.
Boarding his train they questioned him
and discovered that he remembered their
riding down with him, and he also remem-
bered that the only other person in the car
was man that he knew, and he told the
ladies his name and boarding place. They
proceeded Mt once to the house and found
the man, who was rather surprised to see
them. They had too much good Judgment
to accuse the man with theft, but stated
that they had lost a pocketbook on the car,
giving the time of day when the loss oc-
Cured and asking him politely il he had
seen anything of the lost article. After "A
moments hesitation he drew forth from
his pocket the missing pocketbook, which
was found to still contain all the money
Altogether ii was a marvelously fortunate
series of events by which the property was
recovered, and probably would not end the
same way again in ten Thousand cases.-
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-25

"You have heard the saying, Tn one car
and out the other,'" said young Boston
specialist. OF course the adage was fam
liar, and without waiting for IA reply the
doctor continued. "Pve seen many strange
things in my practice, but the most
startling was practical demonstration of
that ancient saw.
"About two years ago boy came to me
for treatment for a disease of the head All
the openings in his head were of unusual
size. His mouth and eyes were large, he
had big nose, with wide nostrils, and his
ears were in proportion. performed the
necessary operation and cleared out the air
cavity With strong blast from my air
pump over there l blew powder into his
left ear. He interrupted me In this by say
ing that tho medicine seemed to be coming
out on the other side. | smiled indulgent-
ly at what told him was his Imagination,
and at first paid no further attention to the
matter. lie persisted in his assertion,
however, and to satisfy him that he was
wrong examined his right ear lie was
right There was no doubt of it. The
powder was going clear through his head
1t was going in one car and out the other.
"What Is the explanation? 1t is simple
enough. The large openings in the boys
head permitted the powder, driven by the
powerful blast, to traverse the channel
from his left ear to the upper part of his
nose, through his nose, and thence by the
corresponding channel on the right side of
his ear. All the powder did not get through,
but considerable portion of it did,
Boston Herald.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-25

A popular man is one whose clothes are
always in good style and look we'll but
are not Extensively fashionable or aggres-
sively new.
A popular man is the one who shakes
hands with the inquirer after the family of
the waiter, who buys an apple from the
woman on the corner and pays her five
cents more than she charges for it.
A popular man is the one that doesn't
forget that you have pretty wife, and
when he is talking about women and
speaking about somebody who is good
looking, says: But she doesn't compare
with your wife, John"
A popular man is one who will listen to
u tale of woe from woman As years of
age, not mind her crying, pat her on the
shoulder and advise her to be "a good
girl"
A popular man is one who sends your
baby a birthday present, who remembers
you when he has couple of theatre
tickets he doesn't want and who speaks to
you no matter how shabby you look, or
who he may be with.
A popular man is the concentrated es
sence of sympathy. He has smile for
everybody's joy and words of coincidence
for everybody's sorrow.
Feel it? 1t doesn't matter whether he
feels it or not, my ffiend; it's manners
make the man and, more than any other,
the popular man.-New York Letter.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-25
White and Deaf.

Mr.. Harrison Weir, president of the Ma
tional Cat club, England, says in his book
Our Cats" that white cat of the long or
short haired breed is likely to be deaf
Should it have blue eyes, the fancy color.
it is almost certain to be deaf.
Mr.. Weir, mt u cat show, purchased a
white cat, IL beauty, loving and gentle, for
the low price of two guineas. When he
got it home, the cat proved to be "stone
deaf"
Then the trouble began If shut out of
the dining room, its cry for admission could
be heard all over the house, for, being deaf,
it did not know the noise it made, though
its owner often wished that it could hear
its own cry. When it called out as it sat
on his lap. it called with ten cat power, and
its commanding voice caused it to be named
the Colonel"
One day n friend saw the beauty" and
admired it So much as to accept it us gift,
even after being told that it was "stone
deaf A few days after Mr. Weir received
a letter from the friend, offering to return
the loud voiced cat.
Give it to any one you please, but don't
return it to us, was the reply.
The Colonel was given to deaf old
lady, and both were happy,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-25

At present the Russian stamps are the
most beautiful in the world, being printed
in water colors, but they will not wash
Here is n set of Egyptian stamps, most Of
which are circular, as you observe, with
representations of the Pyramid and the
SphynX. This Victoria stamp for 910 ster
ling is the highest denomination used fol-
postal service in the world 1t carried gold
dust from Melbourne to Paris. The West
Australian stamps have "a swan as Their
prevailing design, you perceive. The round
hole punched through that one in the cor
ner of the page means that the letter it was
attached to was mailed by convict.
That is the way in which all the stamps
on convicts letters are Cancelled in that
part of the world These pretty stamps
with the design of dragon in a fit are
Shanghai. Heligoland is the only country
that prints the denominations on its stamps
in two languages-English and German.
Most East Indian states use the British
government stamp, printing the name of
the state over each one Cashmere prints
its stamps in water colors-from iyory-and
you observe that the tints run pretty bad
ly. Japan covers her stamps with compli.
Gated geometrical designs, while Guate-
mala employs II green parrot uniformly
for I'm emblem. Interview in Washington
Star
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-25

The French possessions on The alavc coast
have an ocean frontage of about $50 kilo.
meters, and are bounded westward by the
German settlement Of Togo and eastward
by the English one of Lagos. Having ao-
Vuirod "A protcctoratu over some inland
tribes, the French expect TO find outlets
for their commerce toward the middle
course of the Niger. The entire coast is
but low sand bank, broken by nothing
taller than some COCO palms and by the
low tower of the Church of Agoue. Be
tween this sand bank and the mainland is
a series of lagoons, the chief of which are
those of Agoue and Grand Pope, both en-
tering the sea at the Bouche du Roi and
those of Porto Noyo and Lake Denham,
which enter the sea by the kotonou chan
mel The Oueme, or Wheni forms the
boun larry between Porte Novo and Daho-
mey. New York Inde9endent
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-25
DREAMS or MY CHILDHOOD.

Oh, why am gloomy tonight
While dreaming Of days that are gone;
0fGAildhooJ so happy and bright
And joys that forever are flown?
I'm dreaming of hopes that are dead
Hopes gone with the fast tleetiRg years;
And pillow my weary head
70 weep bitter heart burning tears.
Dear mother, I'm thinking of thee
And those happy days without care.
As morning and eve at thy knee
l would offer my simple prayer
They have laid her away to rest
Where the long weeping willows wave
And my hopes and joys which were best
Lie buried within her lone grave
The child is no longer child,
Though the seasons seem still the same
And tonight, with heart passion wild.
yearn for my childhood again
Then give me, oh, give me tonight,
II only dream of those years
Which promised future so briAit-
A future find full of tears.
Chicago Saturday Herald.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-25
Catarrh

Is blood disease. Until the poison Is
expelled from the system, there can
be no cure for this loathsome and
dangerous malady. Therefore, the only
effective treatment is a thorough course
of Ayers Sarsaparilla = the best of all
blood purifiers. The sooner you begin
the better delay is dangerous.
al was troubled with catarrh for over
two years. / tried various remedies.
and was treated by a number of physi-
clans, but received no benefit until I
began to take Ayers Sarsaparilla. A
few bottles of this medicine cured me of
this troublesome complaint and COM
pletely restored my health. Jesse M.
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 BEN
eft, had no faith that anything would
cure me. became emaciated from loss
of appetite and impaired digestion. I
had nearly lost the sense of smell, and
my system was badly deranged. / was
about discouraged, when friend urged
me to try Ayers Sarsaparilla, and re-
ferred me to persons whom it had cured
of catarrh. After taking half a dozen
bottles of this medicine, am convinced
that the only sure way of treating this
obstinate disease is through the blood"
Charles III. Maloney, 113 River St,
Lowell, Mass.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-25
EBSTER'S
UNABRIDGED
ANCIENT EDITION.

A sO-CalIed Webster's Unabridged
Dictionary" ia being offered TO the public
atavery low price. The body Of the book.
from A to z, Is cheap reprint, paue Tor
page, of the edition Of le&7, which was In
Its day, a valuable book, ont in the pro-
gress Of language for over FORTY YEARS.
has been completely superseded. II ID
now reproduced, broken type, errors and
all, by photo Autograph process, is printed
on cheap paper and flimsily bound. A
brief comparison, page by page, between
the reprint and the latest and ENLARGED
edition, will show the great superiority
Of the latter. These reprints are as out
Of date as last years almanac. No hon.
0rable dealer will allow the buyer of such
to suppose that he is getting tho Webster
which to-day is accepted as the Standard
and THE BEST, every copy OF which
bears our imprint as given below.
D@ II persons who have been induced 10
purchase the "Ancient Edition" by any
misrepresentation will advise us Of the
facts, we will undertake TO see that the
seller Is punished as no deserves.
G.. 81 G. MERRIAM s. co.
SPRINGFIELD. MASS.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-25
Metcalf Fertilizer.

McGehee Bros. are the sole agents
here for this well known brand Of fer
lizer. Send them your orders.
Apr3d.tf.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-22
POISON In THE SOUP.

william Stewart Identified ms the Boy Who
Purchased the Rough on Rats-Another
of the Children Very Ill and Likely to
Die.
The inquest in the Stewart poisoning case
at McKeesport was continued yesterday by
Deputy Coroner Berry. DR.. W. B. Taylor,
who held post mortem, testified that he e1-
amined the stomach and lntestines of the
dead boy, and found them greatly congested
and infamed. The stomach and some of the
soup will be analyzed by Messrs. Hunt and
Clapp.
Druggist John d. Edie positively identified
William Stewart, Hyear-old boy, and a
brother of the deceased, as the purchaser of a
box of rough on rats on Friday morning, and
produced his poison record in substantiation of
his evidence
Mrs. Jeanette Stewart, the mother of the
dead child. and of William and Agnes Stewart,
who are held by the Coroner on suspicion of be-
she left home on Friday morning to go to
work. She left William, who works at
night in bed, and found him there on her re-
turn about 2:30P p. M. Mrs. Stewart is herself
suffering severely from the effects of the poison.
Peter Stewart, a younger son, is in very criti
cal condition, and his death is likely to occur at
any time. His 9-year-old sister is recovering.
but the bodies of both are covered with fiery
red blotches.
The inquest was adjourned until Thursday to
allow the chemists TO make their analyses of
the soup and the stomach of the dead child,
and in the meantime William and Agnes Stew
art were committed to jail. No m otive for the
crime has yet been discovered.
A peculiar feature of the case is the remark
able mortality among the chickens and dogs of
the neighborhood. 1t is supposed that some of
the soup was thrown out into a vacant lot.
where the chickens and dogs found and ate it.
Weise Brothers the butchers who furnished
the meat for the soup did but little business
yesterday. many of their customers imagining
that they were in some way to blame for the
fatality.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-22
THE BRADD0CK AHEAD,

MIR. Gates Wire Company Wins Another
Decision Against Washburn & Moen-
How the Local Firms Dealers Are
Harnssed-Iis Own Gas Line.
Mr.. J. W. Gates, of the Braddock Wire
Company, was happy man yesterday. His
firm had just knocked out the Wasburn-
Moen monopoly in the United States Court
of Oregon. The Washburn people had asked
the Court to enjoin Knapp, Burren & Co.,
agents of the Braddock Wire Company. from
selling their products on the ground that the
Glidden patents were infringed. The Court
refused to grant the injunction, as have
1sas2 shs courts The of ws ws and RaS Mss841 3
Company and the Braddock people
have all along refused to pay the royalty, and
here is where the hitch occurs. The Wash
burn-Moen Company has attempted at various
times to hamper the Braddock and st. Louis
companies, but 50 far their work has been in
vain.
Mr.. John R. Bennett, the New York
patent lawyer who fought the suit for the
Braddock people. made a long statement the
other day which Mr.. Gates indorses. Mr.. Ben
nett said: THE Washburn & Moen combina.
tion. instead of bringing suit against the man
ufacturers at Pittsburg and St. Louis have
seen fit to proceed against dealers and agents
IN remote parts of the country, but they have
failed so far. believe that Judge Deady's de-
Braddock Company will always save harmless
any of its customers and dealers, and eventually
will compel the Washburn Company to make
all its complaints before the United States
Supreme Court.
''The case on appeal from Judge Shiras' de-
cisIon in Iowa will come up for adjudication
before the Supreme Court in 1S9l, when all
these points will be definitely settled. 1 can
only view the course taken by the compliments
as disreputable in the extreme. and one which
should receive the condemnation OF every
reputable dealer"
The Braddock Wire Mill is now engaged
building gas line of four miles to tap the
Equitable Company's line near the Allegheny
river. The wire mill was closed down often last
winter on account of scarcity of gas.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-22
WORKING BOTH WAYS.
MT. Washington Citizens Attacked In Front
and Renr-One Way to Get Living-A

MT. Washington Citizens Attacked In Front
and Rear-One Way to Get a Living-A
Funny Incident With a Still Funnler Sc.
QueI.
A quartet of italian musicians are said to
be working Mt. Washington, and the resi-
dents of that vicinity have suffered slight
losses in the way of household articles and
trinkets.
The musicians appeared on the hill about
a weak ago. Three of them ground out can
ME Rooney" "Where Did You Get That
Hat?' "Listen to My Tale of Woe" and
other national classical compositions, while
the fourth man, occupying a modest posi-
tion in the rear of the houses ground out Sc
lections of bric-a-brac, tr1nkets and other por-
table articles as the residents were in front lis
tening to the alleged music. The robber car
ried large bag with him. He ostensibly went
into the back yards for the purpose of collect
ing the pennies of lyric patrons. and when not
finding the people in the rear of the house he
helped himself to what he could pick up.
A short time ago a son of Italy with a hand
organ and monkey accompaniment appeared
on the mount. The Italian stopped in front Of
the house of well-known citizen who had
been out with the boys the night before. 1t
was aboTt o'clock when the organ began to
roll out Johnny get your CUR" " and the afore
said citizen, with visions of that last whisky
sour, turned over in bed. The Italians mon
key. with his cap in hand, climbed up the
water-spout into the room of the aforesaid
citizen. The monk seated himself at the foot
OF the bed and began to chatter. The noise of
the organ and the monk combined was enough
to awaken the man. and he opened his eyes.
The first thing to meet his gaze was the mon
key at the foot of the bed, and his first impress
sion was that he had em." 1t was hard to
make himself understand that he did
not have the tremens, and as soon
as he discovered this fact he was mad.
He reached under the bed for boot and his
warlike attitude caused the monkey to scamper
to the window. As the animal reached the
ledge, the awakened sleeper SHE'D the boot at
him and knocked him to the ground. There
was an early flower bed below the window, into
which the monkey fell, and this was probably
the only thing that saved his life.
1t was good as circus to see the italian.
He hoped around and swore in the worst En-
glish and choicest Volapuk heard in this
country, that he would kill the man who hurt
his monkey The citizen who SHE'D the boot
appeared at the window in his night robes. and
the sight was worse than a clean towel to the
Italian. The latter cooled down sufficiently to
ask why the monkey was SO treated.
tassel on his night cap pointed straight to the
ground. and the building shook as he roared:
Come up here and I'll knock you out ?' The
italian did not accept the invitation, and tax
ing the monk under his arm, he sneaked away.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-22
ONE MORE G0BBLED.
PittSburg Swallows the Louisville
Street Railway System.
M'KEE, WERNER AND CLARK In 1T
Room for Decided Improvements, and They
Will be Made at Once.
OTHER BIG DEALS ON THE STRING

The street railway syndicate which is
composed of 81. Sellers Mckee, of Pittsburg;
Murray Werner, of Buffalo, and E. II.
Clark, of Drexel, Morgan & Co.'s Philadel-
phia banking house, has purchased for ST.
10000 the entire street railway system of
Louisville, KY.
The street railroads of Louisville are
antique in the extreme, and with the ex-
ception of those on the downtown streets,
are operated on the switch system.
The suburban branches do not ex-
tend as far as they could with
profit The Broadway line and the Sixth
avenue line have been great money makers,
and the prosperity of the latter dates back to
the esta blishment of the Exposition at its
terminus. Several years since the lines all
over the city were consolidated, and the
equipment was somewhat improved, but
rapid transit was apparently unthought of
until Messrs. Mckee and Werner took in
the situation and its possibilities. Negotia-
tions were commenced two weeks ago, and
the transfer has just taken place.
MANY SINGLE TRACKS.
Nearly the entire city has been covered
of Louisville having had due respect fol- the
demands OF the driving public. The avenues
are long and straight, and the general idea
seemed to be that cars should run out on one
street and back on another. The Sixth avenue
line is double as are also the Market and
Broadway streets. Some concessions in the
way of double track rights will probably be
asked for by the new management.
The Thomson-Houston system will be 1mme-
diately introduced, and the Sixth Avenue line
will probably be equipped first, Inasmuch as it
does an immense business to the baseball park.
The company will be reorganized, and bonds
hoated to meet the cost of re-eQuipping the
road This method has been followed with
great success IN Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse
syndicate has operated. In Pittsburg 81, ,500,
600 worth of their bonds, issued by the Bir-
mingham line, are now on the market.
LOOKING FOR OTHER FIELDS.
Other cities are being looked up by the syndi-
cate. Columbus, O., was offered tor sale, but
the Elkins- Widener syndicate got in first, and
now owns the system. indianapolis was also
considered, but since Mr.. Harrison went to
Washington to live the bottom dropped out of
things in the Hoosier capital, and everybody
walks to save money. Tom" Lowry. the street
railway magnate of Minneapolis and st. Paul,
wanted to sell out recently, but the gossip in
railway circles was that Mr.. Lowry was SO
addicted to water that outsiders stood in danger
OF drowning
as negotiator and appraiser, became member
of the syndicate in the Louisville deal. Pitts
burg will soon have all the available systems of
the country In the hands of her citizens. An
enormous deal is now pending which will be as
big as all the rest of the deals put together.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-22
LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED.
Incidents Of a Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.

Incidents OF a Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.
JERRY MCDoNoUGH, son of ex-Constable
McDonough and sub in the fire department..
was arrested yesterday, charged with misusing
a boy. The lad is Thomas Wilkinson, and he
claims McDonough compelled him to follow
him to Squirrel Hill at the point of a revolver
ALLEGHENY CITY's new police official
Captain James W. Bell took his seat last night
after being politely introduced to the force by
the retiring officer. Captain Wilson. Captain
Wilson for the present will have charge of
the first police district acting as lieutenant
THE Pension League met last evening in
Allegheny. Messrs. Barbour, Long, Grifiths
and Moorhead made speeches favoring the per
diem pension bill. The dependent bill does not
seem to strike the veterans very tavorably.
LOUIS SUPPEs was committed to Jail yester-
day by Squire Douglass of Boston, on
charge of arson preferred by Augusta Suppes.
PETER BoULTRA and Anthony Costello,
Italians were arrested last night for fighting
on Webster avenue. Both had revolvers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-22
Safeens! Snteens!

20-cent goods to 90 at 111R cents.
KNABLE & SHUSTER, 30 Fifth ave.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-22
Not n Good Precedent.

There is no probability of a new Central
police station being built this year. no provision
having been made for it in the annual appro-
priation. Controller Morrow is doubtful
whether it would be legal to erect it on the
Monongahela wharf. as suggested. The fact
that the Baltimore and Ohio has built its depot
on the wharf does not afford precedent, as
railroads possess right of eminent domain
not accorded to any other individual or cor
poration.