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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05

building also 100 feet long but 10 feet v7.;;::s
and 10 feet high. It's two sloping roofs
were also covered with a dense layer Of
prickly shrubs Fifteen feet beyond this
strange building came row Of huts. The
whole was In imitation of a fortified town,
the storming Of which would cost many
lives.
Tho Amazons, with their bare feet, were
TO scale the rampant three times, descend
into the empty space which stood for the
fosse, climb up the building which repre-
sented Il bristling citadel, and take the
town counterfelted by the huts. Twice
driven back by the enemy, theyw at the
third assault TO be victorious. and as a
proof Of their success, to drag their prison
ers with them and throw them at their
monarchs feet The first one to surmount
all the obstacles was to receive the reward
Of her bravery from the kings own hands;
for" he said to me, military prowess is,
with us, the chief Of virtues"
The missionary then proceeds to relate
how these lion hearted women hurled
themselves with incredible fury against
the cactus rampant, surmounted it, leaped
onto the thorn covered building, jumped
down again as If thrust back by an oppos-
ing force, and returned three times to the
charge, all with such precipitation that the
eye could scarcely follow their movements.
Cor Boston Transcript.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05
CONGRESS.


The senate amended the general def
Cienc appropriation bill and returned it to
the hous. The conference REPORTS on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
and sundiy civil bills were agreed to-
The senate refused TO concur in tie con-
ference reports ON the pension appropria-
ton and copyright bills, and new confer
ences were ordered. The bill for Ma
tional conservatory of music WAS passed.
The finance committee was instructed 10
examine and report the eil,o to the
tariff on imports aud exports trade and
wages. The senate took up the bill for
transfer of the revenue cutter service
from the treasury to the navy depart
ment. The conference report on the
Indian. pension, agricultural and post
Office appropriation bills and the copy
right bill were agrtel
The house agreed 10 the conference re-
port on increasing the number Of mem
bers of the board OF managers of the Ma
tional home for disabled veterans. James
Barnett was agreed upon Tor ohio. The
senate amendments TO tie agricultural ap-
preparation bill were non coucurred IN.
The conference reports on the postotiiee
and pension appropriation bills were
agreed to. The bill for a commission OF
Eve 20 investigate the alcoholic liquor
traffic was taken up and defeated.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05

1t is popularity supposed that poetry does
not pay. AS II matter of fact the supply
of verse is greatly in excess of the demand,
and in'very many cases poetry is not paid
for at all. There are, of course, Il few sue
cessful poets who make tolerably large in
comes by their pen, but the number of
minor poets whose books are brought out
at a loss is considerable.
Even Tennyson had to wait for ten years
before the public demanded second edi-
ton Of his first volume, and it was many
years before the public took to Robert
Browning's books the author having, in
the meantime, to bring them out at his
own expense Wordsworth declared that
for nearly twenty years his poems had not
paid for his shoestrings, and Mrs. Brown
ing, after long experience, wrote, "In Eng
land no one lives by verse that lives"
Far and away the most successful poet,
in a pecuniary sense, is Lord Tennyson,
who is said to derive between $1,000 and
81, OOOa year from his works. From Messrs
Moxon & Co., his first publishers, he re-
ceived, on an average, 81 500 year in roy
allies Later, Messrs. Strahan e. Co. paid
him $4,000 for his works already in print,
which were to be published on commits
sion; and during the five years of the con-
tract they paid him over 83l 900. His next
publishers were Messrs. King g. Co., whose
engagement was to pay $4,000 year, with
n separate account for new works. Now
the laureate is in the hands of Messrs Mac.
milan & Co., who are reported to have
paid him goo for his Jubilee Ode. LON
don Yit-Iits
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HUNTERS OF HUMAN LEADS.
Cannibalism sim Prevails Among Ma
tives of the solomon Islands.

Cannibalism sim Prevails Among Ma
tives of the solomon Islands.
Among the passengers that arrived by
the steamer Mariposa Saturday was gen
tlcman named Watson, Mr.. Watson has
been for many years engaged in trading
among the South Sea islands for Copra
pearl shells and other commodities. He
told some strange stories to n reporter
about head hunting and cannibalism that
still prevail in the Solomon islands:
81 first went to the Solomon group as a
trader for a Sydney firm, and having filled
the positions of storekeeper and land
owner for seven years.. know these natives
well. My first visit was to the island of
Tango. Soon after we anchored some ma
tives came off and warned as that the peo-
pie on shore wanted to kill the first white
man they could, Upon being questioned
they stated that some years ago a trader
had been killed 10y them, and a man-of-war
had appeared, eXacting a heavy fine Of
pigs aud other things. The war vessel had
been piloted by white man, and the ma
tiyes had resolved to kill the pilot, and
failing to kill him they intended to take
the life Of the first white man on whom
they could lay their hands. | found out
that the natives were well armed and left
the place.
AT the island of Rubihna similar con
ditions prevail. While we were at BAN.
bsttAn we had naWsw ssssps. AneRg
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05

the natives who came on board were two
chiefs. They finished trading, and | no
tced that they kept close to the rudder
trunk of the vessel. l discovered canoe
under the stern with natives passing up
axes, and as there were over seventy ma
tives on board the ship they fully intended
TO capture us.
Our crew soon got out their arms, and
the scoundrels seeing that we We're deter
mined left the vessel Treachery is rife,
and no white mans life is safe among
them, their utmost desire being to secure
heads. On Bagga island they killed, roast
ed and ate man named Childe, who lived
there. think he was a runaway from
some American whaler, and had lived on
the island for over twenty years"
AT Banietta Mr.. Watson was present
when the captain of the war ship Diamond
visited the islands. Six persons landed,
and there were over fifty natives in am
bush all armed with guns, ready to mas
sacre the white men if the opportunity of
fered
Relative to the practice of head hunting
he stated that the natives go from island
to island in search for the prizes, watching
their chances. The heads are used at the
death of a chief or at a canoe launching
AS many as five heads planted around the
grave of chief is supposed to appease the
evil spirit that caused the death, while at
a canoe launching the measure of luck that
is in store for the craft is according to the
number of heads that adorn the vessel as
it enters the water.
Mr.. Watson is of the opinion that no one
ought to land on these islands without be-
ing armed The custom of the British
warships to destroy villages, blow up ca
noes and fire shells over the houses is of
no use, as it only embitters the natives
against the whites.-San Francisco Chron-
iclp
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05
Itnlian Occmpations.

Wax matches, quite as good as the i'm
ported ones, are now made in large quanti-
ties by Italian immigrants in New York
and Brooklyn In New York the Italians
also prepare macaroni, vermicclli bologna
and other sausages, and cream cheese. The
trlliug sum which they earn in boot black
ing and by the sale of fruits and candies or
10y organ grinding seems very large in their
eyes, ana their poor friends at home are
fascinated by what they hear of the riches
to be had in America, and so emigrate in
large numbers. One of the most prosper
Gus restaurants on Union square is owned
by an Italian who gained a small fortune
with his hand organ and invested it profit.
ably in this way.-New York Ledger.
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In His New Quarters.

B. Friedman has completed NOV
ing his stock Of goods to the Click
house, number 90, Franklin street,
and invites the public to call on him
in his new quarters.
His stock of drygoods, boots,
shoes, hats and clothing is complete,
and is presided over by polite, at
tentive statesmen who will take pleas
ure in showing customers through
the house. Be sure to call on him
when in need of anything in his
line. 2,1Sd,tf
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05

Persons troubled with rheumatism
should read the following from Mrs.
n. M. Peters, of East Des Moines,
Iowa. She says: l had suffered with
rheumatism the greater part of the
time for nearly seven years. At times
was almost helpless. l doctored a
great deal for it with physicians and
tried electric belts, patent medicines
and almost everything that is recon-
mended for rheumatism. Finally a
neighbor advised me to try { hamber-
lain's Pain Balm and was so sure that
it would help me that l procured a
bottle. 1t did help me, right from the
start but it took five so cent bottles
to cure me, so you can guess how bad
was, as one or two bottles will cure
any ordinary case" For sale by
Owen IL Moore.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05

Mrs. Rcmsen-CHu you leave me a little
change this morning, James2
Mr. Remsen-No; have adopted n mot
night
Mrs Remsen-And what is that?
Mr. Remseu-Oh, you all said, 1--WE don't
give change and think l can work that
dodge too. -Munsey's Weekly.
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A Tale Which Rivals That Of
the Siberian COnyicts.
How Bohenians Are Treated in
a Virginia Coal Mine.

FlOgged Until Black and Blue When
Too Sick 60 work-Tood Insufficient.
Brutal Punishment Of a Russian jew
and Pole Who Attempted to Escape.
Letters From the Unfortunatas.
NEW York, March Seven Bohe-
mians who were sent from an employ
ment agency in Greenwich street to
labor ON the railroad near the Pocahon-
tas coal mines, m West Virginia have
written letter to a bohemian newspaper
in this q y that is like a chapter from
the blacklist records Of slavery. They
arrived with immigrants of several other
nationalities at Elkhorn, W. Va, in the
latter part Of November, under the inn
preston tina they We're to receive 81 20
a day and an ALLOW ance Of s. month
for board, They signed a paper which
was not red to them, but which bound
them, they afterwards found out, to
servitude.
The letter says;
We were put on a train at Norfolk after
our arrival from New York, and taken to
Pocahontas. After leaving the train we
were told that we would have to travel
one day on foot, and that we would have
to leave our trunks behind. Instead of
travelling one day we Travelled three. The
cold was severe, and most Of our shoes
gave way, so we were almost barefooted.
At Pocahontas we were Joined by two
young men tho rode on mules and were
heavily ann, I'd. The agent carried pistol
in his hand. They compelled us, at the
point of their weapons, to wade through
icy waters. Those who objected were hit
on the head. What happened to us after
we reached our destination is 50 dreadful
that 1t may seem incredible to you We
are helpless here, ~ we are watched and
guarded like prisoners. We did not get
our trunks until month after we got
here, and our bodies were covered with
Vermin.
The food is always the same-bitter
black coffee and bacon three times day.
Whether man is i'll or not it makes no
difference to our masters. He must go to
work, and when he is not able to work he
is logged until he is black and blue, and
told that he has signed the contract and
must abide by it, We have received no
money, and when we ask for it we are told
that we owe Sl5 for railroad fare and $1l
for board. At the store we are charged
double for what we get so that some of
us have debts amounting to S35 Our
labor is in vain, hard as il is; we are
hungry, and our nights are sleepless be-
cause of the cod and dirt We eat break
fast at 5 in the morning and go immedi-
ately to our work, which goes far into the
night.
Two men tried 20 escape on Jan Is.
One was Russian jew and the other a
Pole They were plupIt and brouubt
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05

CHICAGO, March ga gigantic min
ing deal has Just been consummated,
those interested being seven English and
five American capitalists, These gem
tlemen have purchased three silver
mines in Port Al thur, Ont the Porcu-
pine, the badger, ard. the West End.
The amount involved is said to be about
50 600, 600. The three mines are report
ed as being among Che richest in the
xUprlI
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05

Nervousness and
Nervous Prostitution,
Nervous Headache and
Sick Headache,
Female Weakness,
All Diseases of Women,
Nervous Chills,
Paralysis,
Nervous Paru.. ysms and
Nervous Choking
Hot Flashes,
PalpioatIOn of the Heart,
Mental Dependency, /
Sleeplessness,
St. Vitus's Dance,
Nervousness of Females,
Nervousness of Old Age,
Neuralgia,
Pains in the Heart,
Pains in the Back,
Failing Health.
All these and many other &C
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05
New York Frenchmen.

The French quarter Of this city shows
one surprising popularity 1t is this: At
least three out of every five Frenchmen
wear side whisllers. The general idea of
Frenchmau, with most people who have
not crossed the water is that he is slim
built, pale faced man, with black waxed
mustache and goatee or pointed beard.
A census of the French quarter will not
produce half dozen Of the type. A large
majority of the men are full faced, rudy
fellows, with the prevailing style, as | said
above of clean, close shaver faces except.
ing little patch of bushy whskers in
front of each ear.
asked the proprietor Of Blocker street
restaurant, who himself looks more like
the comic paper pictures of beef eating
John Bull than the accepted Jean Crapaud
about this fact To most people outside of
France, he said, Paris stood for France,
and the customs and characteristics Of
Paris were taken as representative of all
France, which is far from being the truth.
Most of the Frenchmen in New York come
from the rural districts, with a sprinltling
from the cities Of southern France, and to
one who knows can be readily distin-
guished from the dapper gentlemen who
hail from gay Paris.-New York Star.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05

The late king of Duhamvy, Gelcie, in
vited missionary to wjyngs, display
given by the Ama1ons on the military pa
rade ground to show their bravery,
About hundred people were already as
sembled round the king, unde" fine tent,
when ! arrived The prince rose at once
and came to meet me, and made me sit for
a short time at his side. Then, taking my
hand, he led me In person 20 examine the
military preparations. In place set apart
for the maneuvers a rampant had been
erected, not of earth, but of bundles ot
prickly thorns. 40 yards long by IS feet
broad and feet high,
Forty PAGES beyond the rampant and
parallel to 1t rose the trsssverk 81
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05
The DIRECT LAX BILL

Receives the Approval of the President
and is Now Law.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The direct
tax bill is now law, the president hay
ing given it his approval Tuesday even
ing.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05

DENVER, March GA News special
from Yuma SAYS the reports of loss of
life was untrue 1t is possible, how
ever, that some of the indians below
Yuma have been drowned.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05
NERVOUS DISEASES.

AS for every of Nervous Diseases remedy has been able
with the Nervno Tonic which isyey pleasant and harmless
its effects the youngest child the Oldest and delicate ndvd
ua Nneents of all the ailments to which the human family heir
dependent exhaustion and impaired digestion When there
sufficient supply food in the blood general debility
the bn spinal and is the result Starved like
ved muscles become strong when the kind of food supplied and
thousand weaknesses and ailments disappear the As the
system must supply all the power by which the vital forces of the
body carried on is the first to suffer for of perfect nutrition
Ordinary food does contain sufficient quantity Of the Kind Of numen
repair the present mode of living and labor imposes
the For this becomes that food be
supplied This production of South American Continent has been
found analysis contain the essential elements out of which tissue
formed This accounts for its magic all forms of
derangements
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05
The Cause OF Poor Health

Is often found in the neglect OF ones
own self. A light cold or slight head
ache is treated as not requiring much
attention; the assumption being that
they will soon pass off, and it is only
when a case of full-fedged sickness de-
velops Itself that the consequences OF
that neglect are fully realized. AS a
preventive and positive cure for Conghs,
Colds, Hoarseness, Splitting OF blood,
Asthma, Pains in the Chest and first
stages of consumption, use Eilert's Ex-
tract of Tar and Wild Cherry, and for
sick Headache, Torpid Liver, Dys-
pepsia, Nervousness and all Bilious
Complaints, use Eilert's Daylight Liver
Pills. Both are guaranteed.
For sale, wholesale and retail, by
Lockert & Reynolds, druggists.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05
THE GREAT SOUTH AMERTCAN
AND

This wonderful Nvne Tonic has only recently introduced into
this country by the Great South American Medicine Company and yet
curative agent has long
nts South America Who rely wholly upon great
powers every form of disease by which they overake.
This and valuable South American medicine possesses powers
qualities hitherto unknown the medical profession This medicine
completely solved the problem of the Of Indigestion Dyspepsia Liver
Complaint and diseases the general Nervous System
forms of falling health from whatever It performs this by the Great
Nervne Tonic qualities which and by its curative powers
upon the digestive the stomach liver and the bowels
compares with this wonderfully valuable Nervn Tonic builder and
sreger of the life forces Of the human body and
broken down constitution also of more real value the
diseases
edes used this continent 1t marvellous for
of females Of all Ladies who approaching the critical period known
constantly for the space Of two three years 1t will carry them safely
danger This great strenghner and curative
aged n its great enegng properties will
give hold M viii add fifteen years lives
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05
CUR 9 S

Broken Constitution,
Debility of Old Age,
Indigestion and Dyspepsia,
Heartburn and Sour Stomach,
Weight and Tenderness in Stomach,
Loss of Appetite,
Frightful Dreams,
Dizziness and Ringing in the Ears,
Weakness of Extremities and
Painting,
impure ana Impoverished Blood,
Boils and Carbuncles,
Scrofula,
Scrofulous Swelling and Ulcers,
Consumption of the Lungs,
Catarrh of the Lungs,
Bronchitis and Chronic Cough,
Liver Complaint,
Chronic Diarrhna,
Delicate and Scrofulous Children,
Summer Complaint of Infants.
seured bv this wonderful Nervine Tonic
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CRAwFoRDsv1LLE, IND, Aug. 20, 's6.


TO the Great South American Medicine Co.:
DEAR GENTS Il desire to say to you that
have suffered for many years with a very seri-
Gus disease of the stomach and nerves. tried
every medicine l could hear of but nothing
done me any appreciate good until was adj
Vised to try your Great South American Rervine
Tonic and Stomach and Liver Cure, and since
using several bottles Of it must say that am
surprised at its wonderful powers to cure the
stomach and general nervous system. If every
one knew the value of this remedy as do, you
would not be able to supply the demand,
J. A. HABDEE
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05

CRAwFoRDsvILLE, IND, May 10, 1886.
Ny daughter, twelve years old, had been Of
flicted for several months with Chorea or st.
Vitus's Dance. She was reduced to a skeleton,
could not walk, could not talk. could not swal-
low anything but milk. / had to handle her
like an infant. Doctor and neighbors gave her
up. commenced giving her the South Amcri-
can Nerviue Tonic; the effects were very sur
prising, In three days she was rid of the uer-
Yousness, and rapidly improved. Four bottles
cured her completely. / think the South
American Nervine the grandest remedy ever
discovered, and would recommend it to every.
one. Mrs. w. s. ENsMINGER.
State of Indiana, lee.
Montgomery County, J'''
Subscribed and sworn to before me this May
-, 1857. CHAs. M. TRAVIS, Notary Public.
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Our address is Elkhorn, McDowel
county w Va, care OF J. Bowell Pur
cells camp No, 2
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Mr.. Solomon Bond, member of the Society
of Friends, of Darlington, Ind, says: al have
used twelve bottles OF The Great South Ameri-
can Nervine Tonic and Stomach and Liver Cure,
and | consider that every bottle did for me one
hundred dollars worth of good, because havo
not had good nights sleep for twenty years
on account OF irritation, pain, horrible dreams,
and general nervous prostration, which has
pepsia of the stomach and by a broken down
condition of my nervous system. But now can
lie down and sleepall night as Sweetly as baby,
and feel like sound man. do not think
there has ever been q medicine introduced into
this country which will at all compare with
this Marvin ne Tnnic as q cl1rn for tho sfnnacI, -
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05
A SWORN CURE FOR ST. VTTUs'S DANCE OR CHOREA.

CRAwFoRDsvmLE, IND, June %, 1887.
Ny daughter, eleven years old, was severely
afflicted with st. Vitus's Dance or Chorea. We
gave her three and one-hah bottles of South
American Ncrvne and she is completely re.
stored. believe it will cure every case of St.
Vitus's Dance. have kept it in my family for
edy in the world for Indigestion and Dyspep-
STA, all forms of Nervous Disorders and Failing
Health from whatever cause.
JOHN T. MIsH.
State Of Indiana, L..
Montgomery County, 90
Subscribed and sworn to before me this June
q, 1881 CHAs. W, WRIGHT,
Notary Public.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-05
INDIGESTION AND DYSPEPSIA.
The Great South American Nervine Tonic

Mrs. Ella A. Bratton, OF New Ross, Ind,
says: 81 can not express how much owe
to tue Nervine Tonic. My system was com.
pletely shattered, appetite gone, was
coughing and splitting up blood; am sure l
was in the first stages of consumption, an
$her lance handed down through several
tnic and continued its use for about six
konths, and am entirely cured. It Is the
Eandest remedy for nerves, stomach and
lungs i have over seem"
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Ed j. Brown, Druggist, OF Edna, NO.,
writes: "My health bad been very poor for
years, was coughing severely. / weighed
only no pounds when l comlnenced using
bottle and now weigh 100 pounds, and am
much vtronger and better than have been
for five years. Am sure i would not have
lived through the winter had not secured
this remedy. My customers see what it has
done for me and buy it eagerly. 1t gives
great satisfaction"