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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-23
WEBSTER'S
UNABRIDGED
ANCIENT EDITION.


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Dictionary" is being offered to the public
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from A to z, is a cheap reprint, page for
page, Of the edition of la47, which was in
its day, a valuable book, but in the pro-
gress OF language for over FORTY YEARS,
has been completely superseded. Il is
now reproduced, broken type, errors and
all, by to-lith0graph 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 tho great superiority
of the latter. These reprints are as out
Of date as a last years almanac. No hon
Orable dealer win allow the buyer Of such
to suppose that he is getting the Webster
which to-day Is accepted as the Standard
and THE BEST, every copy Of which
bears our imprint as given below.
rag 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 tho
seller is punished as he deserves.
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rheumatism.

RElNG dne to the presence of uric
- acid in the blood, is most efIecmally
cured by the use Of Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla. BE sure yon get Ayers and no
other, and take it till the poisonous
acid is thoroughly expelled from the
system. We challenge attention to this
testimony -
about two years ago, after suffering
for nearly two years from rheumatic
govt, being able TO walk only y it'll great
discomfort, and having tried various
remedies, including mineral waters,
without relief, l saw by an advertise
ment in Chicago paper that a man had
been relieved of this Distressing com
plant, after long suffering, by taking
Ayers Sarsaparilla. | then decided to
make trial of this medicine, and took
it regularly for eight months, and am
pleased TO state that it has effected a
complete cnre. l have since had no re-
turn Of the disease. - Mrs. r. Irving
Dodge, ITO West 125th ST., New York.
cone year ago / was taken III witch
infamInatory rheumatism, being con-
fined to my house six months, | came
out of the sickness very much debili-
tated, with no appetite, and my system
disOrdcred in every way. | commenced
using Ayers Sarsaparilla and began 10
improve at once, gaining in strength
and soon recovering my usual health
4 cannot say too much in praise of this
wcll-known medicine " - Mrs. l.. A.
Stark, Nashua, N II.
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IN MEMoRIAM.

WHEREAS. II has seemed good to
our Allwise Father to call up higher
our beloved cO-workcr in cur Sab
bath school. 1T Poplar Grove, LIZZIE
BARRETT EDWARDS.
Resolved, That we must bow To a
lofticr decree we still mourn the
loss Of one so amiable, so lovely, So
fitted for the duties ofwiie, mother,
sister, friend.
2d. That we extend to the sor-
rowing husband, infant son. sisters.
brothers a Il relatives our deep and
tcnd'r symplthics.
3d. That we ask the Port Gibson
Rcveil e, Fayettc Chronicle and
Southern Baptist Record to publish
these resolutions, and that n copy
be sent the family. also spread upon
the records of our Sabbath school.
MRs. y. q. THOMPSON,
{" +. q. MARBLE,
Committee.
POPLAR GROVE :. 5 Sept. llth.
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Judge Chrisman is by far the
ablest speaker in the convention.
He is bold and aggressive. striking
right nut from the shoulder in a
way that bcwil,lcrs the ordinary
timc-serving politician, who meas
urcs the effect uf every sentence and
strikes nut every sentiment that he
thinks calculated to lose him Il
vote. Judge Chrisman has none
ot the elements of dcmagoguc.
He is plain, ,unprctentious and unas-
Stunning, yet with sturdy common
sense profound thought and impress
sivc delivery 6f solid kings En-
gliSh. he is MiSsis>ippis greatest
.rator-mapproached and map-
proachablc = TdithdH ndrdeM.
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ny O. PIERRE.

The masquerade at llcrmanvillc on
the evening of the 18th was not largely
attended; but through the management
of Mr.. and sirs. Willard Gordon quite
an agreeable surprise was realized
for the benefit of the Sunday school
mt that place.
We regret to hear Of the death OF
Mr.. Phil Lcggett of IIcrmanville, who
has been engaged in iclegraply on the
l.. y. o.. 4 4. n. ". lie reached
home in time to be with his parents TO
sOothe him in his last illness. and To-
imprint The farewell Kiss. They have
the sympathy of the entire coInmu-
nv. it
Mr. Tom Jones of st. Elmo is of on
a prospecting tour to birmingham,
Atlanta and other cities, with view
to investing In some enterprise.
Miss Rena Montgomery of Jefferson
county, well known in this cOmmuni-
~, will be married on the cath to Mr..
Gaines, rising lawyer of Texas.
Some Ofthe friends Of Mcssrs LObdcll
aud Parkinson, learn through the
Memphis -ippeal. of their success in
winning first prize aud. gold medal
offered for best shooting and riding at
Greenvllle, during gala week.
Coiron picking will be Of short
duration this winter, therefore the
farming community should consult
immigration agents about hands to
get them settled before severe wcaih
er.
The L. y. q. < I. n. II. will give
special rates all along the line. also on
the Little j." Those parties who Sc
cured labor from North Carolina and
other eastern states seem greatly
pleased with their bargains. Draw on
your merchants, and deposit''wiih your
raiload agent, and you will get
hands at your door.
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As result Of the magnificent ItErN-
Iox Of the Blue and Gray, We had ev-
cry right to expect your population TO
be doubled. You must have another
reunion Of the Blue and Gray. and get
the scafred veteran from WISCONSIN to
coinc down and consult with his
friend, the scared veteran Of Port Glib
son, and see what's TO be done. The
home managers of the great reunion
should be called in to mingle their
cOunsel-and tears with the man from
WISCONSIN. something's got 60 be did.
| am preparing for "A crop of early
vegetables. "A. j. j.
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six, who. realizing the good to he
accomplished. are in to stay. The
benefit certificates OF membership
aggregate the sum OF s63. 900; II
mount of assc sments paid into
supreme treasury SGO5I, 80; this
amount was increased, as b,fnrc
stated, by a,ccssions who only stay
cd in lodge a short time, raying in
h-ir pro raia.
The lodge has received and paid
ont to bcncfciarics on death notices
the sum OF 5000, thus bringing back
nearly $1,000, more than las been
sent off, not only bcnciitting the
widows, and orphans but the whole
community.
ANY one who will take the trouble
to compare tho tai L. fasscssm, mtg,
with other rates will find the X. IL
l.. of III. the ,h apcst if not the
est, for It is the only Ord,r that
takes risks TN "a lies, who have been
found TO be mrci better than men.
80 far as cost is to bc considered,
there is no one who is not able to
pay the moltl ~ assessments. More
than sufficient for that purpose is
weekly, if not daily slent where only
Il Temporary qualification is derived,
GhcrcIs fit was placed in assess
mcnis, (heavy INTEREST," son day it
will be returned in an amonnt that
will be Il great benefit to those who
will be in need probal ~.
Respectfully,
]. G.. JOKES. Sec'v.
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LEXINGTON. Va, Sept % Il
distressing tragedy occurred this
afternoon at the Virginia Military
Institute. in which cadet Warren
Talliii,rru. lad OF fifteen years,
and member of one of the fore
most families of y rfnlk. lost his
life as result of an encounter with
cadet Frank McConnico, aged TWEEN.
ty. Of Bryan, Tex.
Shortly before IL O'Clock the two
young men eng gid in dispute and
mi nds proposed th It The IN liter be-
settled by prize fighting. The prin-
tipals and their friends repaired to
a room. stripped To the waist and
started the bltt,e. Thirteen dcsper-
ate rounds were fought.
Af'er the encounter young Tallia-
feru retired to his room and appar-
emily w,nt To sleep. Two hours
later, when some one attempted Ia
awaken him, he was found to bs
dead.
Upon hearing of the death of his
adversary, young McCOnnico at
tempted suicide, but was prevented
by friends. He was arrested and
placed in iail.
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wild Hog. in Florida

Speaking Of the wild, hogs. Of Florida. .
correspondent of the Providence Journal
says: The hogs are the fercest creatures
In the wilds OF Florida, and when assailed
boldly attack any thing from cougar TO en-
alligator. They display noae OF the fear OF
the saurian which their domestic con-
geners do. and. though they avoid his
cavernous mouth as much as possible, yet
they win not hesitate a moment to charge
him on dry land. and the probability Is that
not a shred OF him, except the hide and
slxull, is visible half an hour afterward.
They are by far the most dangerous foe .
hunter can encounter an the wilderness,
because, II he takes 10 a tree, they are sure
TO range themselves around its baso and re-
main there for hours, or until compelled By
hunger TO start In search Of pabulam.
Even then the old tuskers seem loath 10
leave, and grunt their rage aud champ
their foaming jaws at the fugitive while
their malicious little eyes fairly snap with
expressiOns OF ferOctv
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y AMMONIA, flaf, Sept. ~, iS~.
Editor Rcycille:
II IL some time since have written
TO you, because first have been busy.
and SECOND have had nothing TO say.
But lNiore proceed must correct
an error which ! saw In my last conf
municufion which says that there are
% acres Of unoccupicd land in this
neighborhood for which the owner re-
fused twcmy.four dollars per acre.
Il should have been tro haaired dol
lars per acre. There is no land here
abouis for the former price; 300 is
the minimum price, aud very little to
be had Mt that.
The pineapple season Is about ended
and the orange season Is about to com
mencc. Isuycrs OF the latter fruit are
already on the ground and Si75 per
thousand OH the trees Is demanded.
There Is promise OF ilnc yield, which
cannot but be profitable from the fact
that the Louisiana crop is short aud
the northern fruit crop has been a
failure. -..-... e,--
but ] started TO tell your readers
something about pineapple culture
and its profits. II takes some money
10 begin. Take one acre as the
basis of calculation;
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Mr.. Wbnrlon:

Mr.. Wbarion:
Will you kindly publish this
statement of ". G.. Harrington
Lodge No sos X. IL l.. Of H.?
The Lodge was organized ut the
old Pattona Hall March 3d, 1882.
il now located at HermanviIIc ON
n. J. x &. X. II. At its organization
there were thirty-lour charter MEM
bers with many additions shortly
afterwards. Like Other institutions,
many Joined ouL OF curiosity who
soon dropped out, which caused the
amount hereafter nam,d paid in
assessments to be as high as repre-
sentcd.
The membership is now twenty
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From Sarepta.

ssRErrA. Claiborne Co.. Sept ~ 1870
The weather continues threatening
and prospects for a good cup Of cotton
diminish every day. Cotton is rot.
ting badly and we think a half crvp will
be a fair estimate Of the yield here; and
part Of that will be badly damaged.
Picking has almost ceased this
week ON account of rain. Sugar cane
and potatoes seem to he doing well.
The long talked Of and much dreaded
screw worms have made their appear
ance here. Horses, cows, hogs and
dogs have been their victims. Thyme
crcsol and chlorOform are the remedies
we use.
Magee and AIillsaps arc receiving
their fall and winter goods. Mr.. Reu-
ben Wright. from near Browns Wells.
is their new salesman.
Mr.. Elliot Magecis quite sick. Drs.
Bailey and Jones are the attending ply
sicians.
Il. L. Rush and little Kegon Martin
were ON the sick list again last week.
but both are improving.
The remains of Philip Leggett. who
died at lIerlnanyille last week. passed
through here on the way to Rehoboth.
where they were in erred Also the re-
mains Of Frank Bufkin. who died in
Natchez, we're brought up and passed
through here Sunday night ON the way
10 Antioch, where they. were burr. d
Monday.
Mrs. A. c. Goza returned few DAYS
age from a pleasant visit to her son, {.
G.. GOza.
Miss Matte Goza and Master Pres
tom left for school last week, the former
to Columbus and the latter to Stark
vile.
Mrs. /. Houston is visiting hcrdaugh-
tor. Mrs. Wardon, in Jackson.
Davis Boren had the misfortune to
lose his horse last week.
Several Of the young people expect
TO call at Mrs. Aliens Friday night to
say good-by to Miss Jennie. who expects
to leave for school Saturday.
REPORTER.
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@Nci profit 49,. Si99 6C
N"w this j. trum the llrsi planting
OF one acre. The third year the vSlu,
of the crop will I,e the same $3.50 and
and the expense will be-: for work sa,
s5O.and for fcriilizcr- about $40. Ieav.
ing net profit of $3.50. and tins on a,
many acres as are put in cultivation.
I have given you the lowest price
that the fruit has ever sold for. The
past season the average was CENTS
indeed some new aud choice varieties
brought as high ~ 25 cents each.
Capt. n. r.. Richards, of Eden
tho pioneer pineapple grower, and
who has been twelve years in the bus
incss. informed me that he realized
fourteen hundred dollars from two
acres the past season.
The quality of the fruit has been
greatly improved by the introduction
of severa' new. and superior varieties
They arc the Sugar Loaf Trinidad,
Egyptian Queen and several others,
They are very large aud sweet, and
bring high price.
Two hundred aud fiffy pounds OF
lint cotton aud seventeen bushels OF
corn per acre each Is Claibornc's aver
age crop, The gross valuo OF which is
twenty-five dollars on cotton, aud sew
on dollars on c0rns ami when the deed
Of trust has, a Iortiql payment en-
lorsed. thca Hcl profit Is ml, nix
naught, H#t
a man with fivc acres ofland on In-
dian river, " he scOrks, Is surcr of a
good living tlan one with a hundred
In Claiborne With her present meth
HodS The fact lsahat people down here
don't run from new idea rs IL the
devil or the clsolcrs was afler them
They really believe that there are new
things under The sun, and that the
world Is wiser than 1t was when I.o-
rcnzo Dow held forth on Bakers
creek. Therefore they thrive.
While IL Is true that land ON lndian
river commands n fabulous price. vel
Immediately back from the river the
Florida Land aud Navigation Colnpa-
ny Is selling land 90 actual settlers al
$3.50 per acre. Their terms are actual
settlement, 10 per cent cash down aud
the balance -ln-twe years Sesuc OF
this lRHd Is scarcely half mile FROM
fbe liver. But the prospect Is that a
railroad will run through before many
years. xfii8u<l r4E ~
regret 10 see that the census emu
mcrators have bccn so unjust to old
CIaIbornc, and cut ssvwu her popula-
tion several thousand. | was never
more surprised than was ON reading
the figures. Why, Twas looking for q
population of at least twenty thousand
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On an average, every family of
Iivc persons pay sl5 n year To sup
port the pensioners of the u. :.
government, many of whom are
ruling in wealth. The people pay
this tax in the increased d price which
the tariff adds to everything they
cat, drink and wear, except water,
and to the price ot the In ket and
dipper from which the water is
drunk.
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Deer Killed by a Train.

DULuTm. Mimi, Sept. 26.-Last
evening near Mansfield, while the
limited train was running fifty miles
an hour, large herd Of deer dash
cd across the track at the entrance
to a cut. Itwas too late To stop and
the train struck the h,rL. killing a
great number. The train passed
through the herd, throwing them
right and left, but did not stop.
The engineer estimates the herd at
over one hundred.
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Tennyson, now past 81. has recovered
surprisingly from his recent illness.
He takes fair amount OF exercise. Is
interested in current events and contin-
ucs to write.
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
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The fact is worth bearing ia mind that
Washington, after having been disappoint-
cd In two love affairs, married widow and
found the experiment complete success
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DIR. R. G. WHARTON

Offers his nrnfessinnal services 90 the
people af puit GllIsun abd vicinity. Of
lice next door to his icsiiruce.
pogr GIBSON. Feb. 10. lSSS. fif
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Never Awakened.

POPLAR GROVE :. 5, Sept. nth.
Smyrna times., 1890-02-19
The Jasper IndustrH.

Within two years the jasper industry
has been developed, and there are now
four quarries, employing nearly 1000
men, in operation about Sioux Falls.
The market extends from Chicago to
Kansas City. Sioux Falls streets are
paved with jasper, and her four story
buildings are constructed of it, The
stone is susceptible Of high degree Of
polish, and when finished looks much like
the red granite Of Missouri. The pioneer
in the jasper industry discovered not long
ago that the dust Of the jasper, which
Is half as hard as diamonds. would
polish the famous petrified wood Of Ari-
zona, and make of it table tops and or
naments more beautiful than agate or
onyx. The petrified wood is now brought
from Arizona to Sioux Falls by the car
load, and polished in a variety Of forms.
To the jasper industry, the city has added
the manufacture Of chalcedony. There
is q scientific mystery about this so called
jasper. Practically it is all right. It's
utility has been established, but geologi-
cally there is no little uncertainty about
it. Those who know the most are the
least positive in discussing its character:
Some Of the scientific men who have
looked at it cali 1t red quartzite. Pro-
fessor Winchell says it is the hardest
stone in the United States that has been
used for building purposes. The grain
is very close. The only element to which
1t succumbs is fire. 1t viii stand good
degree, but crumbles like sandstone or
limestone under too intense heat.-New
York Telegram.
Smyrna times., 1890-02-19
ConcerninE Porl Chons.

Mr.. Gladstone writes thus on the sinh.
ject of pork chops in Nineteenth Cen.
tury; Although the question respecting
the keeping of swine and the use of porll
is by no means disposed of, either by the
authorities quoted in the text or by Will
klnson, venture at this stage to offer
the following conjectures as somewhat
probable in themselves and not inconsis-
tent with the evidence as e whole.
That in the warm climates of Egvpt and
Phoenicia the use Of pork was, on sani-
tary grounds, repressed by prohibitions
or restricted to particular occasions Q.
mat the great thrift resulting from the
rearing and consumption of the animal
may have kept the practice extensively
allVe, notwithstanding restrictive laws.
especially among the classes to whom
thrift was an important object 8. That
as the pig is useless to man during life.
it Is very difficult to account for its being
bred and kept, as it evidently was. ex.
cept upon the supposition that it was
wanted for food. 4. That if the animal
as domesticated was brought into Greece
by Phoenician ships, its consumption for
food may have spread there, in a cooler
climate and society free from sumptu-
airy restraints, and yet in Homer's day
may not have wholly ceased to be a dis
tinct mark of southeastern origin and
associations. 8. That the siaIos the
carefully and delicately fatted pig, was
served as a luxury at the tables of the
rich, while the use of cOmn,oy, rOrl, ,,.,
reserved, as in the cottage of Eumaios.
for the poorer class. Such is the evi.
dence of the "Odyssev."
Smyrna times., 1890-02-19
Seen ina DRAM.

In 1858, Lizzie NJ. Trask, of Vienna.
Me-, was dressmaking in Lewiston. She
came into possession of geld TWENTY-FIVE
cent piece with hole in It. This she
showed as a curiosity to her friends. At
that time she had little niece Q years
old, daughter of Jonathan P. Trask, now
the wife Of Leman Butler, trader in Mt.
Vernon. The little coin Lizzie once
showed to her niece Addie when she was
very small girl, telling her that she
would give it to her when she was old
enough to take care Of it. Lizzie died
twelve years ago. In her possession was
lady's wallet with several compart-
ments. This wallet her mother used until
her death, seven years ago.
Then James, brother Of Lizzie. had
it, and it has been in constant use almost
daily ever since, either by him or his
wife. The little gold coin was never seen
after Lizzie's death or before for several
years by her friends, and its whereabouts
was not known, and, in fact, itsexistence
had passed from their memory. A few
days ago Mrs. Butler made her parents a
visit, stopping with them several nights.
While there she dreamed that she saw
her Aunt Lizzie's wallet, and that it was
faced with green, and in certain COM
partment she found the little gold coin
which she saw so many years ago. On
telling her mother her dream she was in
formed that Lizzie did have a wallet
which answered her description. and
that her Uncle James had it. The wallet
Addie had never seen. She then visited
her uncle and told her dream to her
aunt, who laughed at the idea Of any,
thing being in it other than what she
and her husband had placed there. But
at Adde'S earnest solicitation she pro-
duced it, and as soon as Addie saw it she
exclaimed: "That is the same wallet
that l saw in my dreamr' and pointed
out the compartment that held the treas
ure. She then took a needle, and. rum
ming it to the bottom, she drew forth a
newspaper, and in it was, indeed, a gold
quarter with hole in it, wrapped, no
doubt, by the hand of her aunt at least
twelve years before, where it had lain
all this time, without the knowledge of
any one, until Adde'S dream caused il
to be brought forth.-Augusta (Me.) Age.
Smyrna times., 1890-02-19
Why He Went Ont.

A good housewife at the Highlands
wished to surprise her husband by Civ
ing him some of particular kind Of
cake Of which he was very fond. She
took great pains with the mixture, meas
uring out each ingredient with the ut
most care, for she was determined to
produce the best loaf she ever made.
When the good man came in to tea and
saw the handsome loaf, his heart went
out towards his wife in renewed affec-
ton. The cake was finally cut, but the
first mouthful he took made him look
puzzled, and soon he left the table. The
wife was curious to know why he went
out, and noticing that he had left his
cake almost untasted she broke off a
little piece and put it in her mouth.
"Horrorsl cayenne pepperi where did
get thatr and she made bolt for the
kitchen. Going into the pantry she
looked at the box where she got her Gin
namOn to put in the cake. There stood
the box, but the word Pepper" was so
big that there was no mistaking the con-
tents. She says the next time she makes
loaf Of cake sine will taste Of everything
before she puts 1t in, and her husband
says he doesn't know but she'd better
Springfield Homestead.