Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-14
WHAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT.

Ihere are about fifteen candidate
for aldermen, and they are all goinl
to be elected, at least every one O
them says so now. If it would in
crease the value of real estate, max,
money more plentiful, put news
paper subscriptions ap or make PEG
pie better, the LEAF CHRONICLE
would say elect every one and buy
some more desks and chairs for tn,
city hail. Ten, however, are all tina
have been provided for at present
and it would b. better for the "deal
people" to pay their poll tax and JUS
let ali but that number slide. Ir
this connection "a well known river
character pops into the writer:
mind. He was a gambler and one
of those ''cold deck" fellows. He
boarded a steamboat and soon had
up game of poker. He sprung his
cold deck and drew four aces. He
very complacently looked at the
money on the table, threw his cards
Cd the board face down, squared
himself hack with a come to-stay air
and let his mind, and eyes too, wan
der at random. The fellow on his
right in the meantime deftly swap
ped hands with him. The game
was called, and with a look of victo-
ry all over his face, he picked up his
cards-two skies and a four and five
He lost and charged the others with
cheating. He was beaten at his own
game.
Moral-"The time to be careful is
when you have handful of
trumps.' If you are beaten, how
ever, take deIeat gracefully, and if
you have tried to head your OPP
ponent off by a little wire working,
don't kick if he illustrates your plans
and takes the pot.
Nv
"What is the Grip? Assuredly,
the College of Physicians or the Col
lege of Surgeons, or some college or
other ought to be able to tell us what
the Grip means. Here is a chance
for a rising American medical man
to distinguish himself! Here is the
opening for young "sawbones ~
An infallible cure for the Grip means
the biggest bonanza in the world.
Let the American doctor now step
forth and dismount this fell horse
man who rides in our midst"
Seeing the above in Once A Week
brings to mind old Laws Clardy, the
of AL G. Field, the
man, when AL is dressed in
stage costume. Laws was seen the
other day walking down FRANKLIN
street chewing on something that
very large, red apple.
AS he passed the reporter the de
lightful odor of onions tloated out
on the breeze, for that was what he
was eating. He was devouring the
skin and all, with decide
relish. When questioned in regard
to it, he said it was the best grip
in the world. He had tried
It on various "cullud pussons" and
t had never failed. Perhaps if the
editor of Once A Week would try
he remedy it would cure him. Re
that the onion must be a
arge and strong one and that all of
t must be eaten, without trimmings. |
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There is no telling how much fur |
he small boys of GAINESVILLE had |
and still having to-day
casting. Every hillside in the city !
nd suburbs has been crowded with
hem and they never seem to tire
They are at it from morning until
light, and seem 10th to give up their
port, even when darkness compel
hem to desist. To an outsider il
GEMS that "half the fun consists in
'ulling the sled up the hill"
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Capt. Sam Rexinger, of Athens
Ma, while here visiting friends
ONE days ago, gave the LEAF
reporter some interesting
acts concerning the new and novel
quor law OF his town, for the con-
rol of the liquor. traffic. Said he:
Athens is a prohibition town; we
ave had local option there for some
ears, but it was only partial sue
ess. 1t brought hot contests, bitter
ceilings and the expenditure OF much
honey in ev,ry election, aud then,
l spite of all, IA good deal of whisky
'as sold and the illicit traffic became
cry demOraliZing and corrupt. The
aiding anti's and pros got together
nd formulated whisky law called
he "Dispensatory" or "Dispensary"
ystem, which they agreed to and
Of special act passed by the Legis
ture. The law provides for open
'g liquor dispensary by the city
lthorities, from which any one q
anting whisky can buy it, in any
lantitv from quart to five gallons.
he city elects commissioners and
to manara IL MOI