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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24
A Montana Mans Vengeance.

Not long ago, in Helena, Mon. there was
poor chap ut work on IA mining claim. He
had little money, and after it went the
tradesmen of the locality refused to trust
him. He had wretched time after that.
He struck rich ore, however and sold out
for three-quarters of II million dollars and
quarter interest in the company. Later
still he sold that quarter interest for
four million dollars, Before he left
that place he invited to the best dinner,
at the best hotel, all the men who
had refused to trust him. The spread
was magnificent. When all were assembled,
he arose from his place at the head of the
table, and remarking, ITS NIL on me; en-
joy yourselves" he left the room. That
was his revenge. The others had no more
pride than to sit out the meal eating aud
drinking all that was brought to them. -
Chatter
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24

Ernest, what docs amen moan?" said
Philip to his older brother, who had
reached the wise age Of six.
at means mustn't touch it, Philip" was
the unhcsitating reply.
Ernest" exclaimed the boys mother
who had overheard the question and
answer, why do you tell your little
brother that"
"You told me so, mamma" answered
Ernest.
"Why, no; think what you are saying.
| could not have told you that" urged the
astonishcl mother
but you did, mamma asked you,
and you said, Amen means mustn't touch
it," returned the little boy, very posi-.
lively.
His mother was greatly puzzled until
she remembered that she had said. amen
means so let it be-"
Little Ernest, in his raids on the work
basket, the books and the bric-a-brac, had
learned past doubt that "let it be" meant
mustn't touch it-Youth's Companion.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24

It must have been constant study of the
preachers gloomy utterances which made
laughter so unpopular among the monks
of the desert and some of the early fathers.
St. BASIL for instance, will have nothing
to do with it, No person, he says, of well
ordered mind can ever bring himself to in
dulge in II good laugh, or, in the quaint
patrstic language, "in immanes cachinnos
prorumpere ct corpore sussultare." a lit
tie further on, thinking, perhaps, that he
has not spoken with decision enough, he
takes occasion to improve the text, "Woe
unto you that laugh nowW 1t is perfectly
plain, he adds, that there is no room what
ever for laughter in the life Of the faithful
Plato, II good many centuries earlier, in
constructing his ideal state, expressly
warned his readers that laughter loving
persons were ineligible AS guardians He
even forbade that worthy men should be
represented, on the stage or elsewhere, ms
overcome by their sense of the ridiculous.
lie does not condemn laughter in itself,
however; this was reserved for other and
less genial systems of philosophy Gentle
mans Magazine.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24

They pepper the house and the senate.
You find them ON every street corner in
Washington, and after they leave public
life they settle down here to practice. OF
the 412 members of this congress 2S8 are
lawyers. The speaker is a lawyer. All of
the leaders of the house are lawyers, and
more than three-fOurths of the men who
hold down those soft 81, 900 cushions in the
senate are or were limbs of the law. 1t
has been SO since the beginning of the gov
eminent.
The law is "A stepping stone to politics
Clay, Webster and Calhoun were all law
yers. jefferson was making 5000 a yeal
at the law when he married Madison and
Monroe had each studied law before they
got into politics. Tom Benton practiced
in the Tennessee courts before he went To
Missouri. Presidents Arthur, Hayes, John
son and Lincoln practiced law, and 50 did
Pierce, Tyler, Fillmore, Martin Van Buren,,
Andrew jackson and James Buchanan.
Buchanan made 1898 the first year he prac.
ticed, and ten years later he had run his
fees up to $ll 900 year. He dropped the
law when he got into politics, and this is
the case with some of the public men of to
day.-Cor. Philadelphia Press
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24
lNcoMPLE LIKENESS.

wond.. II ever q song was sung but tle Ginger's
liza heat SAM, sNestl., d sGs49il u al
!. wonder ifessF9 rhyme was rung ibnt the thought
surpassed tbe meter, y.,isis h1-e,f..t =
I wondsr If ever a sculptor Wrought III the cold
Stone ecloed his ardent thoaghg!
Or, If ever ainter with light and shatie The
dream of lis inncst heart portrayed!
wonder If ever a rose was found and there might
not be fairer.
Or, if ever clittering gem was ground and we
dreamed not OF IA rarerl
All, never on earth do we find the best, but it
waits for us in the land Of Rest!
And perfect thing shall never behold till we
pass the portals of shining gold
James Clarence Harvey In New York World.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24
rnocts of Small Bore Bullets.

A careful investigation into the effects
of small bore bullets on the human'body
has been made by Professor Paul Bruins,
of Tubingen The conclusions arrived at
must be considered in all respects salts
factory from a humane point OF view. 1t
is found that the hydraulic pressure in the
wound is much diminished, partly ON nc
count If the smaller diameter OF the bullet
and partly on account Of the spring action
of the thin steel coating which surrounds
the soft lc,h core uf the new projectiir, ~
that the extensive tearing Of the soft
Tissues uf the body, which tn" old lead
bullets used iu cause and which often gave
rise 10 Tie erroneous idea that explosive
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24
,niiets were a0nloyqd. viii NOT occur.

bullets were employed, viii not occur
n The new rojec tie used Wits the Eefgian
Mahser riAe-passes-at lQ0metersAthfolgh
foiir. or five limbs. sSsnasncs tLsFee thigh
bones, placed one behind the other, and
makes "A small cylindrical opening in the
flesh. The entrance Of the wound is gen
orally If less diameter than the bullet it
self. The exit is slit OF "A star shaped
opening, with torn edges, about quarter
of an inch wide. At longer ranges-40O to
100 yards-the bones are not shattered,
but bored through in clean hole or chan
mel. According to DIR. Bruins, the chances
of healing bullet wounds will, nOtwith
standing the much greater efficiency of the
new rife, be much more favorable thaA in
the case of the larger bores.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24

DIR. Iapham, in his history of Rumford,
tells an anecdote of one Stephen Putnam,
who once had mill on SWANS brook in
that town, Mr. Putnam was at work by
the side of the road when caravan passed
by, and in advance was an elephant. This
was the first animal Of the kind that had
ever entered the town, and the first one
that Mr.. Putnam had ever seen. To say
that he was frightened as the huge pachy-
derm waddled by would be putting It very
mildly. SHRINKING away TO give the mon
ster wide berth. he exclaimed; MY God,
what toadi''
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24
Hair Cutting.

1t is not known why II barber in cutting
hair will, after each clip at the hair, con
time to snap the shears IN his customers
ear from six to ten times before making
the next cut The practice is not a very
pleasant one to nervous persons but | sup
pose it goes with the trade We will put
up with it rather than return to the old
style of hair cutting IA practiced on chill
dren, usually by their parents, which was
by placing II bowl over the head and then
cutting all the hair that extended below
the edge of it.-Washington Star
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24

The length of a degree of longitude at the
equator is 60 l-l6 statute miles. At the
Both deg of latitude it is 63 l-3 miles. At
the 5Oth deg, of latitude it is Az miles At
the 18th deg it Is hardly Is miles. At the
SD deg of latitude it lacks ~ Of a mile of
being 10 miles. At the S9th deg. 1t is but
is miles, and gradually draws to point
rs the line nears the pole.-St. Louis Re
publiQ.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24

The electric headlight, which has been
tested on railway engines, is declared n
perfect success. 1t throws the light from
half to three-quarters Of mile ahead-faI
enough to stop train running sixty miles
an hour in time to prevent AN accident.
Another advantage the light has is that it
is thrown directly in front of the locomo-
tive, and does not illuminate the side OF
the track to any eXtent.-New Orleans
picnVuup
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24

Red nose, face or hands usually betray a
need of purgatiyCs or the free use of whole
meal bread. which Is in growing demand
all over the Union. The most skillful and
best informed toilet specialists Of the cities
make the coarse whole meal food ~ ipdis-
pensable part of their diet, rs it aids the
work Of beauty so etfectually, 1t makes
fine flesh, it feeds the nerve, and teeth that
have begun to crumble and decay renew
themselves on this food with sound bone
and enamel.-Sh irleY DAre.F
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24

a remarkable record of production and
preservation of life is reported at Globe
Village. The couple are many years under
GO, yet are the parents Of thirteen children,
ranging from N years Of age to babyhood
Moreover, they have never spent dollar
for medical attendance for their children,
nor employed a surgeon but once in their
behalf. Their case is vivid reminder OF
the days when New England was sprinkled
with equally large aud vigorous house
holds Fall River News
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24

Helen (dreamily)-Howf fitting that lovely
flowers should have a language of their
ownl They seem created to silently voice
the sweetest fancies. Is it not sos
Harry (cruelly)-Yes. But to me they
silently voice solid, frozen facts. Five dol
lars for a small bouquet and cash with the
order. lsuppose this is the language Of
the thorns Pittsburg Bulletin.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24
where Women Have Organized.

In the city of New Orleans there are
more than sixty associated bodies of wom-
TN. with rolls recording from seventy five
10 800 nnmcs-it would I've safe to say n
force representing at the least calculation
Ia,OOO women good women, true women
from every rank Of life banded together
for pure hclpfulncss: and this outside of
any church work, OF every denomination,
working in harmony. Rams Horn.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24
A YnODhple,

De Jinks-Have you any money!
Merritt-Arc you brokef
1--WE only twcnty-one cents
oh you want four cents TO make UP n
quarter. Here you are. New York sun.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24
WEBSTER'S
UNABRIDGED
ANCIENT EDITION.

A sO-caIled "Wobster's Unabridged
Dictionary" Is being offered to the pubic
at avery low price. The body Of the book,
from A to z, Is q cheap reprint, page for
page, Of tho edition Of l847, which was in
Its day, a valuable book, but In tho pro-
uress Of language for over FORTY YEARS,
has been completely superseded. Il Is
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 ont
Of date as last years almanac. No hon
0rable dealer will allow the buyer Of such
to suppose that he is getting the Webster
which to-day is accepted az the Standard
and THE BEST, every copy Of which
bears our imprint as given below.
~ 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 he deserves.
G. q G. MERRIAM & co.
SPRINGFIELD. MASS.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24
Metcalf Fertilizer

McGehee Bros. are the sole agents
here for this we'll known brand of fer.
lizer. Send them your orders.
ApT3d-tf
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24
eHkasEssiysHHH MARKET:
RETAIL PRICES FROM STORE,
IS Corrected dahylbyaJ.J. OFnsmRn.

HAO0N. 9Vgd 390li.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31

one he has rightly earned. When he be-
comes denizen of one of the great centers
of population he ls known as a bum" and
conducts himself in q w;lv to fairly eptitle
him to the rather vulgar but suggestive
appellation.
Although the city life OF the tramp varies
greatly from his normal state OF existence.
still there is one rule of his life from which
he never departs-under no circumstances
does he seek any regular employment, AS
cover for begging or petty thieving, he
may tearfully ask for work, but with no in
tention OF performing it if afforded an op-
portunity. Sometimes he is seen clearing
away the snow from steps and sidewalks,
and occasionally actually carrying in a ton
of coal. But to be brought to this he must
be in pressing need OF money. or. hat is
more likely. lacking in professional self-re
spect which draws the line at all forms of
manual labor.
Please give me ten cents to get lodg-
This is the stereotyped appeal most fire.
quently made. 1t is the one most likely to
develop sympathy. especially on a cold or
stormy evening. and. besides. lodging
place is tn Q one great necessity of his OK
istence. He can beg plenty OF food and
clothing, and find numerous places to warm
himself during the day. but when night
comes on he must find place to sleep. and
that which for half year has been as free
as the boundless air and the water in purl-
ing brooks. becomes the one anxiety Of his
otherwise light. hearted existence.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
sleep in underground lodging

LraupS Sleop III uiuoi6houAAN AouSAu6
houses.
The basement or cellar OF a building on
one of tho poorer but central streets Is gen.
orally utilized for this purpose. The
guest" enters tho front portico. OF which a
square space. perhaps twenty feet each
way. is set apart as the common room. and
dignifled by the name OF office"
Here he pays his dime. frequently in tie
form Of pennies. and receives u CHI Y
which entities him to II bunk and the free
dom of the place. This preliminary once
dispatched. and the relation OF landlord
and guest established. q visible change
takes place in the manner and bearing Of
the latter. He is an outcast and vagrant
no longer. The fire that burns in the huge
salamander stove and raises the tempera-
ture OF the place to a point where blankets
or covering of any kind would be burden.
is his very own. and the rude lamps on the
wall are burning for him. Though dressed
in rags he swaggers about with tho airs of
aidude and the hauteur of one OF Gothams
famous -four hundred"
Having secured a chair and tilted it back
against the wall at the desired angle. he
produces pipe. generally a corn-cob one.
as reminder OF the country, and having
loaded it," the ammunition being often II
discarded cigar stub. OF which he provided
himself with a supply during the day. adds
a volume of sitting smoke to the already
foul atmosphere of the place.
Next. he ordinarily brings forth Il soiled
and crumpled newspaper and proceeds to
entertain and enlehten himself with the
news Of the day. 1t may appear strange.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
ACurious Optical Illusion.

A very striking optical llluslot
Cured to an author while engagI
writing. He was seated at
with two candles before him. |
upon directing his eyes to them, hd
surprised to observe, apparently al
his hair, and nearly straight aboV
head, but far without the range O
ion, a distinct image of one of the
dies. The image was as perfect
it had been formed by reflection fl
piece Of mirror glass; but where
rejecting surface was he could Il
first discover. He examined his
brows and eyelashes, but in vain.
length a lady tried her skill, and
a careful search she perceived, bet
two eyelashes, a very minute s1
which, on being removed, turned
to be chip of red wax, highly
ished, which was the real mirror q
occasion. and which had pro
started into his eye when he was 81
ing the seal of a letter, only a
time before he observed the phe1
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
BE Wary Of Choosing, Girls,

1t was excellent advice I saw |
given to young ladies urging til,
marry only gentlemen or not mai
all. A true gentleman is gen
and nnselfsh. He regards ano)
happiness and welfare as we'll d
own. You will see the trait rul|
through all his actions. A man vi
a bear at home among his. sistera
discourteous to his mother is jus
man to avoid when you come ID
great question which is to be ansV
yes Or no. You need not die old IN
But wait until the prince passel
No harm in delay.
You will not be apt to find HI
the ballroom. Nor is he chan
billiard player. He has not had
to become a Champion" for h
had too much honest, earnest VIC
do in the world. 1 have Away
served that these Champions"
seldom good for much else.
BE wary in choosing, girls, VIII
much is at stake. Do not mists
passing fancy for undying love.
rying in haste rarely ends well.
not resent too much the interfel
of your parents. You will travel
and far in this world before YOU
find any one who has your true
est at heart more than your father
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31

but not only Can most tramps read. but
many OF them are men OF considerable edu-
ment in business or love has driven to
drink. from which the transition to Il tramp
is frequently a swift and easy one.
Here. too, are carried on many discussions
OF which the newspapers make no report
though they are often filled with less enter
ject. AS between tho two leading parties
the honors are about even; the socialists
are good third. while, to the credit of the
party be it said the Prohibitionists are
trade. grinding monopolies." the merits
OF candidates. and the acts and policy Of
the Government. are discussed without
reserve. and often as Understandings as
In the political club-houses above ground.
Religion is another fruitful theme. and ali
orthodoxy. are expressed.
Some men actually earn money in these
ten-cent lodging houses. One gray haired,
long bearded old tramp is known in most
times. as Bunny Gump." Bunny is a
phrenologist. and when the office" is most
crowded often appears with a huge chart
and human skull. He hangs the one on
the wall and posing the other in his hand
cans tia Tor subjects; His charges vary with
penny to dime. the latter being high
water mark. Tramps. like other people,
love amusements. and are curious as to the
character OF their associates, and "Bumpy
Gump' often makes as much as dollar in
q single evening. though he may have to
buy check" at two or three different
lodging houses to accomplish it.
By midnight most of the guests are Sleep
Ing as soundly as the vermin and sitting
ar viii permit. The sanitary police often
some form of ventilation. Fresh air, how
ever. means q loss of heat. which in turn
represents useless consumption of coal.
and the openings are generally closed upon
the departure Of the officers. ~f~A1
The sleeping accommodations consist az
hunks ranged against the walls from the
floor to the ceiling. Some are sunnliad
with a rude apology Tor II mattress, but for
the m most i.,l part they consist Of the bare
head. much after the fashion OF the steer o
age OF a great ocean steamship.
Included with lodging, some "snoozino
places. as they are sometimes callsd, give,
o oy way got OF o. breakfast "duffer" Of bread
name OF coffee, but manufactured from
burnt rye and the grounds procured f,om
hotels and restaurants. on4
The absolute equality of mon has never
Deen any place long maintained. and even
OF society. Not long since the writer WIS u.i,
messed street meeting between i've
tramps which illustrates the poiut. TWO
Hello, Jem!" said one. as he shifted y
huge guild OF tobacco across his moth anu d
Hello, yourself!" responded The othor
HOWE you done to- day." A' o'ner'
Pretty good. Igot three square meals
1cold meat. worcestershire sauce and Ma
spot cash. That amt dom so bad b ven.s
Bad, bah! Its flendish. bad enonnbs =
settle the personal devil controversv 10
What are you givin me?"
Nothing. and wish no one else wo,,a
You're lacking in self-respect!" '''0 would
Did you do better?"
Did do better? II didn't I'd ston ~
and obliterate myself Two shjrtsI '' ka IN
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31

is no more an indication that the pleasant
days of autumn are ended. than is the
tramp's arrival in the great cities.
Once there he undergoes a decided
change. His wardrobe is usually improved,
for city people discard their clothing at an
earlier stage than do their country cousins.
but the great transformation is in his man
ner and mode Of life. Not only is he sur
rounded by the police. whose watchful
eyes restrain him from many of the acts Of
lawlessness in which he has freely in
dulged during the long merry summer
months" but the narrow confines to which
whom he comes in daily Contact. and the
radically different life he is compelled to
adopt. deprive him Of the light-hearted.
a coxnaTv MIN
mands meal from the good housewife in
u tone that would we'll become general
demanding the eapitulation OF fortress.
his identity as to pose under another name.
and that still lower in the scale than the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31

In some cities there are lodglng-housess
where a bed. or rather board. is supplied
on basis of work to be performed IN me
m 1he Professional tramp: but 70 see them at
their task, saving the stint" OF wood as
signed them. or breaking stones for paving.
is an amusing if not all inspiring sight.
All large cities abound in cheap lodging,
basis of ten cents for the cheapest accom-
modatIons. Sometimes large and respect
able-looking building is devoted to the
business, which boasts of many grades OF
prices and corresponding comforts, rising
to the dignity OF a private room.with sheets
on the bed. But the greater number OF