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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
A Light Sentence.

New YORK, Aug. 10-Probably the
lightest sentence ever given by judge
in general sessions court was that pro
nounced Friday against Henry King, of
$40 Third avenue. King jumped into
North river while suffering from alco-
holism. He was fished out and arrested
for attempted suicide Judge Cowing
sentenced him to Sing Sing for one day.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
The nnItImore Not for Sale.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10.-The Exam
iner states that Balmaceda, through
Minister Egan, has offered the United
States 81. .OOO, 900 for the cruiser Balti-
more. The offer was refused. Admiral
Brown has taken the Baltimore for his
flagship and is now in sole command In
the south Pacific. II is expected the
Charleston win leave for Honolulu in
about three weeks as another revol 1tion
% feared.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
IInhnnIr1ra senlsLins-

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 10.-The sealer
Triumph has arrived here from Behring
sea with 173 skins aboard. The Triumph
reports having been ordered away from
Behring sea by her majestys steamship
Pheasant, and that she was the eighth
vessel that sl...., ordered off.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
THE LOTTERY
Seems to Overshadow All Other Issues In
LOuisiana.

Seems to OvefshadOW All Other Issues In
Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10. The confer
ence between the Farmers Alliance and
the anti-lottery Democrats at Lafayette
has resulted in an agreement by which u
joint ticket will be nominated. The
Farmers Alliance will name the gov
ernor, treasurer and superintendent of
public education, and the Anti-Lottery
league the lieutenant governor, au.
ditor, attorney general and secretary Of
state.
These nominations are to be made by
convention elected by all the white
voters who are opposed to the lottery,
and afterward submitted to the Demo.
cratic state convention. The Alliance
indorsed this agreement, and at once
nominated Thomas s. Adams, its presi-
dent and state commissioner Of agri-
culture for governor The campaign
will be almost altogether on the lottery
iSRne
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
SHOT HIS BROTHER
And MOrtally Wounded His Wife-Sad
Tragedy Near willis, 1T

NEHBUWy NtHE VI1IIbI H II
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.-John Huff, an ex
tensive planter, who lives three miles
north of Willis, shot and instantly killed
his crazy brother, who lived with him
and mortally wounded his own wife
The insane man attacked Huff with a
knife and John, in self-defense, shot him
three times with Winchester, one OF
the bullets passing through the heart
The three bullets passed through the
mans body and struck Huff's wife with
the above result.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
More Natural Gas in Canada.

BUFFALO, Aug. 10.-Another big nat.
ural gas strike has been made in the On.
tario gas field, just across the river.
The well is said to be good for 10000.
600 cubic feet a day and its depth is 81.
feet. Another strike is expected IL
about week from well that is being
mt down near this one.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
ROYALTY AT THE WORLDS FAIR
The German Emperor May visit America
in 1893.

IN 1898,
LONDON, Aug. 10.-If the presence of
royal persons can insure the success of
the worlds fair in Chicago, its success
now seems to be assured. 1t is certSl,
that several members of the English
royal family are showing such an inter
est in the progress of the preparations as
indicates an intention on their part to
visit the fair, and communications have
reached London from Berlin which leave
little doubt that if Europe is at peace at
the the time of the fair the German en-
peror will indulge himself in the great
est voyage of his life-in seeing
America. The keen and growing in
terest taken in London in the fair
renders it probable that an invitation
from the mayor of Chicago to the lord
mayor of London asking him to inspect
the site and prepaI ations for the fair this
year would find acceptance. The ques-
tion is discussed among members of the
common council whether the lord mayor
could take protracted leave of absence
from Office to go in state to America.
Precedents for visits of lord mayors
abroad, found in the archives, support
the proposal. If the pending arrange
ments result favorably the lord mayor
will be enabled to see Chicago next
spring, probably in semi private capac-
ity, and his visit will be prelude to the
presence in state of his successor in
1893.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
A nat,ie Monument Attached.

HARTFORD. Aug. 10.-The Benning-
ton (Vt.) battle monument has been at
tached for 81, COO by a security company
of Hartford. which advanced that sum
TO make up the amount necessary TO
raise funds Tor its erection to the neces-
sary figure.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
All Out for Blaine,

NEW YoR;:, Aug. 10.-The Suns Pitts
burg special says the newspaper press of
this city witn noteworthy unanimity has
Joined the Blaine boom. The Dispatch,
Commercial Gazette, Times. Chronicle,
Telegraph, Leader and Press have all
pronounced iur Blaine.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
A Fatal Prize Flight.

MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 10.-
Viii e two local pugilists were fighting
one Of them struck the other blow on
the bead which caused him to fall dead.
The men were of little note. The mHs
dsrer has been arrested.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
GOES UP FOR LIFE.
w. j. Elliott, the Murderer of A. G.
Osborn, at Columbus.

COLUMBUS, o., Aug, 10,--Judge Pugh
overruled the motion for stay of exc.
cution in the Elliott murder case and
sentenced the prisoner to the penitenJi
ary for life. He spoke in very PLAIN
terms of the murder of Osborn. When
Elliott arose to be sentenced he claimed
the shooting was done in self-defense and
for protection of his family honor. lie
called on God 10 witness his innocence.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
The NORTHWESTERN Leads Them All.

the
." pohoy In "a well managed Co.
sTs Harrison Dotch Agents Mutual Coz 0ak
issued
m o
P0 ~ O FO
L. LIGON
q,
nly
G. A
HARRISON g. DORTCH,
REAL ESTATE, FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE AGENTS.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10

Millions of Acres Reclaimed by
the Aid of Artesian Wells
In Portions of Algeria Under
French Rule.

Since 1857 Over 5000 Wells Have Been
Bored, Water Being Found at Depths
Raging from seventy-Five to 400 Feet,
About One-FOurth of the Wells Bored
by the French Government.
PARIS, Aug. 10.-The most remarka-
BILE example of reclamation by means of
artesian well water is found in the des.
ert provinces or departments of Algeria,
under French rule. The area, officially
given, of French Algeria, is 1874, ,465
square miles The outlying portion is
put at 1876, 900 square miles. In this
total of over 399,415 square miles one
half belongs to the Sahara, or desert
The European population in 1887 was
about $780, the natives and natural
lied were S,32S,549, making a total Of
3,57S, ,549. Cultivation by the means of
flowing we'll waters has been sedulously
fostered by the French colonial govern
ment for both political and economic
reasons. Such wells as means of re.
clamation began Systematically to be
bored in 1857, the French engineer, NJ.
JUS, having demonstrated in 1865 that
the desert was supplied with large sup
plies of underground water.
Thousands Of Wells.
The total number of wells that have
been bored since that date in the depart
ments of Algiers, Oran and Constantine
is stated at 1895. These wells range
from seventy-five to 400 feet in depth.
and the low pressure common to the
majority Of them forces the water over
the small bored castings to distance of
about two feet above the ground. The
waters are then collected in small ditch
es, which convey them to the vineyards,
date trees and fields of durra, millet,
wheat, etc, which comprise the chief
products. In all about Il, 600, 900 acres
have been reclaimed in this way. The
government bores are at least 1-10 of the
whole number.
AS an illustration of the reclamation
brought about by the well-irrigation
the following figures from u report
made in 1885 will be of value, but they
relate solely to the cultivation of the
grape for wine-making purposes. In the
province of Algeria there are 60,323
acres, in Constantine 95,021 acres, in
Oran 26,
Under this species of cultivation AL
geria is becoming great wine growing
country. 1t sent to France during elev-
en- months of 1886, 10,513,960 gallons of
wine, and of cider in the same year,
219,277, l24 gallons were made. The
date palm is the largest product of tie
desert oases proper. The total area uN-
der colonization or settled occupation in
1887 is given at 40, 400, 900 acres; under
cultivation by irrigation in wheat, bar
etc, at 17,0i1, 1888. The forest planta-
tions cover 10000 acres.
1t might be said in connection with
the above item that Frank Melbourne,
the Australian alleged rain king now at
Canton, O., says that if the United
States government does not treat him
he VIII remove his wonderful
machine to the Sahara desert and make
% lnt rf A c,,so
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
Head Cut on.

GRERNcAsmE, Ind, Aug, 10.-Abner
Bowman, "a Greencastle boy, climbed
upon freight train at the junction,
and, falling beneath the wheels, his
head was severed completely from the
body.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
Lynching Reported.

WAPoKoNETA, o., Aug. 1O.-Word
has reached here by telephone that the
Columbus Grove bank robber was over
taken in the woods and shot to death.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10

NNAANf NAAtA
doIy offcered and
manned by Cap
tain Andrews, ar
rived at Coverack,
near Lizard Point,
on the Engl ish
channel at half past
9 "Wednesday morn
ing. His recital of
the incidents of the
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10
A LONELY VOYAGE.
Captain Lawler's Sea Serpent Defeat
Andrews Mermaid.

LONDON, Aug. 1O.-Captain Lawler,
on board the American dory Sea Ser
pent, which started from Boston on an
ocean race with the Mermaid, another
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10

CAPTAIN LAwLER AND THE SEA SERPENT.
trip shows many narrow escapes from
death.
The Mermaid had not arrived up to
Saturday.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-10

1t might be said in connection with
the above item that Frank Melbourne,
the Australian alleged rain king, now at
Canton, O., says that if the United
States government does not treat him
properly he VIII remove his wonderful
machine to the Sahara desert and make
a swamp of that portion of Africa.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-30
The burglar Stole a K,.u.

The house of Thomas Owens, well to
do farmer at Valley station, was entered
Friday night by masked burglar. who
secured about thirty dollars in money
and several articles of clothing. The
door of the family bedroom had not been
locked, and the burglar entered without
difficulty. He carried dark lantern.
In leaving the room he looked at the
sleeping ones, and saw the innocent face
of Mr.. Owens little daughter. He sud
denly bent over and kissed her on the
cheek. She awoke and uttered loud
scream This aroused her father, who,
springing up, spied the burglar He was
not quick enough, however, and was
knocked senseless by a powerful blow or
the head with the lantern the burglar
carried Commercial
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-30
Cash Girls.

While talking with James Miller, who
has been floor walker in one of New
Yorks big emporiums, but has set up a
Store in a neighboring town for himself,
he said to me: ''The newspaper which
will take up the cause of the immature
children who are engaged as cash girls
in the large stores of New York will be
doing great work for humanity. l have
NO means of knowing how many cash
girls there are in New York, but should
say about 10000. Fully one-half of them
are under fourteen years of age, and
many even under twelve. They are not
governed by the factory laws of the
states which prohibit the employment of
children below certain ages in factory
work, and they are subjected to drudgery
that is sometimes terrible.
''If was obliged to make a choice for
my own children of such ages, between
q factory and one of the big stores,
should choose the factory, where their
labor would be of such character as to
keep them busy all the time. In the
stores they have e moments, when
they learn all sorts of wickedness.-New
York Press
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-30
A wealthy Priest.

Rev. James McMahon, of New York
city, who recently gave $500,0O0 worth
of real estate to the Roman Catholic uni
versity at Washington. is perhaps the
richest priest in this country. his wealth
being the result of judicious investments
in real estate. He is an accomplished
Biblical and Hebrew scholar, and once
published his version of the New Testa
ment. OF late years he has given much
attention to the perfection of church
organs, making many improvements
Harper's Weekly.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-30

During the rebellion which occurred
in Ireland in 1898. or it may be in 1908,
Kilkenny was garrisoned by troop of
Hessian soldiers. who amused themselves
in barracks by tying two cats together
by their tails and throwing them across
a clothes line to fight. The officers,
hearing of this cruel practice. resolved
to stop it. AS he entered the room one
of the troopers, seizing a sword, cut the
tails in two as the animals hung across
the line. The two cats escaped, minus
their tails, through the open window.
and when the officer inquired the mean
ing OF the two bleeding tails being left
in the room. he was coolly told that two
cats had been fighting. and had devoured
each other all but the tails Notes and
Queries
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-30
The Wfldes.

Oscar Wilde, since he is a pere de
famille, is no doubt wiser and sadder
man; he has cut his hair, and no longer
wears garments la Disraeh; he has left
on turn down collars and short wasted
coats and fobs. etc. Oscar has grown
very stout. His conversation is still
brilliant-rather too epigrammatic and
wanting in simplicity.
Mrs. Wilde is young and pretty; very
quiet. almost demure. She is as silent
MS Oscar as loquacious. Lady Wilde
Oscars mother) is striking old lady
very accomplished. She can speak sever
languages, and though she has suffered
terribly from the state of Irish affairs
she bears her many troubles bravely
Her nom de plume is sSperanza.-Londor
Star
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-30
Strong Writer.

Uncle Stephen, an old negro, had come
to cut the grass in the front yard, and as
Colonel Winter started out to his office
he stopped to greet the old man. We'll.
Stephen" said the colonel. Il hear that
you intend to give your son an educap
ton.
Oats what fdoes, sab. knows what
tbs ter struggle erlong widout larnin
an l is 'termined dat my son sha'nt
trabble bar'foot ober de same hard road
dat did
"A noble resolution. Stephen. wish
all fathers felt as you do Is your boy
learning rapidly"
''Ez fast ez er boss ken ltrot, sab.
Why, last week he wrote letter to his
aunt dat Ibis mo- dan twenty mile from
yere. an after while he gwine ter
write ter his udder aunt dat Ibis fifty
mile away.
why doesn't he write to her nowY
''Oh, he kaint write SO fur, yit He
ken write twenty mile fustrate, but
tole him not ter try ter write fifty mile
| till he got stronger wild his pen. But
he's gwine ter git dar, tell You. Won't
be more'n er year. fo' dat boy ken set
down at one eend Fob de gumbronment
an write er letter cl'ar ter de uddel
! eend. Exchange.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-30
ARe woMsN EYER MEAN,

An Enssnncs which shows That There
Are Some who Are Very Cruel.
.Meanr' exclaimed Sparkins. as he
lighted the last cigarette in the fourth
bunch since morning why. the mean
ness of women toward each other is CO.
lossal"
II was generally conceded at the club
that young Sparkins was an authority
on the female question.
you chaps may not know" said he.
''that a woman is always worried that
something may be wrong with the back
of her dress Well, that's feminine char
acteristic. inst as the habit of sitting on
the floor when they put on their stock
ings is. A woman ON the streets is never
perfectly at peace in regard to her ap-
pearance from the rear. She can look
up and down the front all right. but unr
less she has a girl friend to advise her
she is never sure about her back
Now, yon can imagine how easy it
would be to upset the peace of mind of a
nervorisly constructed woman by max
ing her fancy that some displacement of
attire at her back is attracting the atten-
tion of people to her Well, now, what
do you suppose have found out? Why
Jhietb bilSES . Oil VI dA4AAOa OoAo ia yOu'A3
female fiends who devote themselves at
odd times to the business of breaking
women up on the street by conveying to
them the impression that their garments
are making guys of them. The plan is
to look straight at certain point of the
victims skirt just as she Is passing, and
then to turn and cast up the eyes to the
victims face with look in which pity
and ridicule are equally blended.
What do these imps do but go out ON
to the avenue of an afternoon, distribute
I themselves at equal distances in pairs
and proceed Systematically to frighten
every well dressed woman that comes
along by their staring. And they gloat
over the discontinue they produce when
they get together afterward. They were
delighted the other day when they drove
q lady back to her house, about ten
blocks away, after convincing her that
her white underslzirt was in full view.
Now, what are you going to do with q
sex that's so mean as all thatY
Nothing" replied one of the listening
group. What are you going to do?'
"Wen. I've got to take couple of EN-
out to supper tonight" said young
Sparkins
"After the theater?" some one asked.
'.Oh. of course" he replied. ''Thest
are theater ladies. s."-New York Letter
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-30
THREE STREETS.

Tsought the new, unknown to meet,
And found a gay and favored street
Where fashion walked sith fitting fest:
And as watched, golden gieain
Pierced swiftly through tho summer air
And darted DER the human stream;
Then nestled midst some dusIy hair.
u gazed upon the hairs dark grace,
The tender frame to woman's face,
That pictured all its charms so sweet.
Then as I looked met her eyes,
Deep as the blue of southern skies,
And from them glanced a baby smile
Ny own poor treasure to beguile;
Through every vein, throughout my frame.
There swept a dry, an ardent hames
Loves passioni
erwas in the time of Loves defeat
I wandered through busy street,
And paced to where four crossways meet.
And as gazed, the thronging crowd.
Pressed onward, without reck or heed.
with hasty feet, too anxious browed
To cast n glance upon my need.
The chill neglect. the biting blast
That o'er my heart as ice wind passed.
And turned to bitter all the sweet.
Brought from its frozen realms gift,
The love of self a careful thrift
To guard its treasure and to guide
The current df its burning tide
Through every vein, through every pore,
An angry summons at my doori
Ambitioni
1 wandered for a dim retreat,
/ found quiet moss grown street,
And trod its length with tired feet;
And as passed, a door i'll kept
And battered with the strife of years
Enclosed. and forth a figure stepped
And met me with q face of tears
A figure that had beauty's mien,
A face that in mood serene,
Unmarried by grief, had been more sweet
Than aught that painters art had'trace'.
Or chiseled marble coldly graced.
And as I gazed with anxious will
There came a glow, silent thrill
Through every vein, through every part,
The swift borne message to my heart,
Life's missionl -
H. Boyd Carpenter in Good Words.
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She Had Read About It.

The trombone player was fitting a
mouthpiece to his instrument with q
good deal of care. and a young woman
was heard to ask. Mamma what can
that man be doingr
IL don't know. my dear" answered
the mother, as she leveled her glass
upon the musician in question, unless
he is winding his horn. You often read
of players doing. that. you know."-Bos-
ton Post
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A Woman,s REASON.

/. He-Darling. why are you such a
tease?
She-Because I'm educated up to it.
suppose.
He-I don't understand you.
She-Well, wore my tea gown near
IL all day, then went to a tea in T cart.
and afterward to a choir rehearsal,
where we practiced a TIE Deum for two
hours.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
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The depth at which some of the Bel
gian coal mines are worked is something
prodigious. In pit at Flenu the work
Is now done at 3,700 feet; in pit at
Fremerin at $500 feet, and in the st.
Andre pit, at Montigny-sur-Sambre at
5000 feet.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-30

The return which the education de-
partment presented to the two houses of
parliament shows that there are 4,714
board schools, II .922 schools maintained
by the Church of England, SOL by the
Wesleyans, 946 by the Roman Catholics.
and the undenominational schools num-
ber 1855.
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An Acre of Isananas.

An acre of bananas will support TWEEN
ty-five times as many persons as an acre
OF wheat; 1000 square feet of land, grow
ing bananas, will produce 1000 pounds
of nutritious substances. the same space
devoted to wheat or potatoes will pro-
duce only thirty-three pounds of wheat
or ninety-nine pounds of potatoes
rent Literature.
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A New shoe BlaclxInr.

A patented shoe blacking, which con-
tains no acid, is made in Germany by
dissolving casein in solution of borax
or soda and adding resinate of iron. be-
sides the usual boneblack. grease and
sugar. A brilliant luster is impaired by
casein, and the resinate of iron gives a
deep black color.-New York Telegram
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Anaiysis of individual beets indica

Analysis of individual beets indicate
that maturity, more than size,. deter
mines the sugar contents of the beet. A
high weight of leaves, as compared with
the roots, was no evidence of higher
sugar contents, but rather the reverse.
From the Hindoos the Egyptians and
the Persians learned to use cotton for
clothing, but the Persians at first en-
ployed it only in the yestments of priests.