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Year: 1873

WHEREAS, When again resuming our work,
after the long and painful recess just over, we
find that our Heavenly Father has seen fit
to make vacant the place of our late loved
associate, Miss ELLA MCMAHON, for two
years one of our most earnest cOlaborers in
the cause of education; lie 1t


Resolved, That we deeply lament the loss of
a life, whose usefulness has been so suddenly
terminated, and whose career as an impaIter
of light to the youthful mind has been cut
her death, lose a teacher who, though still
young, had already attained high rank in
her chosen profession. A graduate OF the Fe-
male High School, class of 1871, she was be-
loved by both teachers and classmates; unit
ing gentle, amiable disposition TO great force
OF character aud an ardent love Of knOwl-
edge, and when entering upon the teachers
life, evincing ready tact and a patient zeal,
which gave her an unusual degree of success
for one SO young in years. That we deeply
sympathize with her bereaved mother and
sisters, whose grief, all inconsolable as it is,
must be temper ed with the remem Drance OF
the promise of the reunion of the blest, In
that bright port of eternal rest, that blessed
Heaven upon whose green shores the angel of
death never wanderS, the flowers never fade
nor loved ones pass away, but where the sun
shine of glory eternally reigns; and be 1t
further


ReSolued, That these resolutions be spread
upon the minutes of this Association, and q
copy be sent TO the bereaved family OF the
deceased.


MARY KUNKLE,


l.. l.. FLACk,
Year: 1873

By vote Of one hundred and thirty TO


seven the House yesterday decided to open


the doors Of the credit mobIlier investigating


committee, and to make public the testimony


that has already been taken. We arc thus


enabled TO present very full synopsis Of the


evidence thus far In our Issue this morning,


which, we are certain, 1t will be quite unne-


cessary to ask our readers TO peruse.


The passage Of tho resolution Is itself one


OF the most signal triumphs Of public opinion


and OF the press that has taken place In some


time. From every portion OF the country the


demand went up that the doors should be un-


locked, and that the staT-chamber inquisition


should come To an end. 1t is matter for


regret that the House, or, rather, certain gen.
ilemen In the House, did not have the good
sense to yield little more gracefully and not
make the show Of opposition that they did. |
Mr.. PolandS defence Of the committee was
unnecessary and he might well have left |
unsaid much that be did say. The debate
was unpleasantly suspicious, and will give |
The country an uniavorable impression OF the |
whole investigation. II was heroic in the
gentleman from Vermont to throw himself
Into the breach In defence Of musty prece-
uoht huu mofluNu ltNNllCAulltt; but the Or
dinary reading public will not, we fear, see 1t
In the same light, and will be apt to attribute
TO him motives which We prefer to believe
have no existence In fact. Mr.. Nlblack, too,
was extremely gingerly on the point, and ere.
ated the impression that there was something
that he wished to shuttle out Of sight Mr..
Cox made short, sharp and decisive speech,
which will do him no harm, but, on the con.
rary, great deal Of good. While the
discussion lasted the appeal to precedent
nd 80 forth was very strong, and Il
eemed at one time as II the party who
ayored, or were supposed to favor, Il secret y
would prevail, but the call for =
he yeas and nays turned the tide with the re-
alt above given. ItwAs certainly strange that -
o one on the ioor Of the House should have ,,
that four Of the most memorable
Ivestigations In our modern legislative his II
,ry-ths French arms investigation In the
ouse and In the Senate, tho New York Gus ~ y
investigation, and the Navy De- "
'rtment Inquiry, all OF them occurring no
Year: 1873

Cornwall.

 The weather has been so severe for a week that news in Cornwall is not very flush. It has been so cold that the ther- mometers have all frozen, aad would have been colder if they had been longer, but notwithstanding the extreme cold, sleigh rides are the order of the day. On Friday last the grammar schools under the tuition of Miss Hattie N. Johnson and Harlow P Ives resolved to relieve the monotony of school teaching by taking a trip to the school of MT. J. s. Ives, in Lime Rock, taking their scholars along to give them an insight into the ways and mysteries of the Celtic language. It all passed off in grand style, and on reachiug home and calling the roll but one team was missing. ..... Sun day evening, Feb. 2d. Rev. N. l.. Prince gave lecture on the subject of missions, also some magic lantern views of the dwellings and costumes of the people of Turkey that were of a very superior order. The weather being so cold but few were present...... Wedding parties are of frequent occurance, so much so that the people of this quiet burg made up their minds that something had got to be did. Accordingly at a meeting of the church few weeks since two additional deacons were appoint ed. Whether this will stop them or not remains to be seen. It IS hoped so, as wood is six dollars cord and swinging on the gate is played out in this weather.

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Year: 1873

THE NARROW ESCAPE OF A HARTFORD GRL--A Hartford girl of respectable fam fly has just had 8 narrow escape from life of shame, and her story reveals the manner in which many ambitious girls are ruined. Filled with strange fever she was led to reply to the advertisement in New York paper of an alleged professor of the dramatic art. A speedy reply was received, purporting to be from the private secretary of the manager, who professed himself we'll pleased with her letter, and desired to know her age and condition, particularly, ,inquiring whether his proposed victim had father or guardian. A friend in whom the girl fortunately confded, per suaded her to continue the investigation by sending her picture. This evidently did the business, for the manager replied this time in person-although both letters were in the same handwriting-addressing her by her Christian name, and desiring her to come to New York at once, where she was to register herself at given hotel under fictitious name, the villain not for getting to direct her to bring what ready money she could command. Particular instructions were given that she should confide in no one. Keep your business entirely to yourself until you have seen me and until you areAhre whether you are go- ing to succeed on the stage or not. Be your own confdante and have 100 0ther. Just .pack up quietly and come along Time enough to explain when you have something to explain" The net seems transparent enough. yet this is actually the way many poor dupes of girls are ruined the confidence of the Hartford girl in her friend being apparently all that saved her from falling into the trap.
Year: 1873

EXTRA PosTAeE.-It is understood that during recent interview between the Post Master General and Representative Earns worth, chairman of the committee on post offices and post roaGs, the former intimated that he would revoke his order requiring double postage in cases where partial post age had been paid, provided it should be sustained by the Attorney General. If the postmaster General should not do SO the committee will accomplish the object by the passage of the bill heretofore agreed upon.
Year: 1873

A hop in your walk is halt, but dance upon nothing is halter. One finger by itself may be a-numb, but ten fingers are a number. A dealer in gold may be a plumb but a dealer in lead is a plumber. You may sometimes put sauce into a cup, but you should always put a cup into a saucer. You are fool if you are walker in a pond, you are philosopher if you ponder in your walk. A cough makes you wheezy in the chest, but you can easy make chest a coffer A steel is what makes blade sharp, but blade that makes a sharper is stealer.
Year: 1873

Some individual, not resident of tine village, it appears by your last issue, NIr.

 Editor, has taken the liberty of indu9ing iu certain disparaging remarks about the young ladies of Winsted not being sufii- cicntly beautiful to admit of their appear ing at the Calico Ball dressed ill calico, tSc

 This may seem exceedingly profound to the writer of it, but is it common decpncy for a man 10 tell the girls he has just been dancing with that they have no beau ty themselves only what is borrowed from their plumes, when in reality they are as good looking as the young ladies of any town in this county, and they very cor rcctly think the fellow who wrote that communication q poor, low-bred specimen of humanity, not supplied with brains Eenough to be called half-wittcd. Farther on the same individual speaks of "A pool fellow, calling himself Grant, creating a disturbance in the village. frightening women and children" This is anything but polite way of speaking of man who was allowed to preach in the Methodist Church every evening for nearly two weeks. But I have taken more notice Of the fellow than he is entitled to. His whole communication smacks so strongly of poor whiskey and stale tobacco smoke as not to be worth referring to, only wish

 it understood that your correspondent hero did not write the vile thing. ..... News fol this week is very scarce. There have beer no fires, no accidents of any kind to report and all business is running in steady cours
Year: 1873

Our young and middle-aged villagers had social gathering at the residence of Mrs. w. c. Wadhams on Thursday even ing of last week. They had "a very enjoy able time. About the only thing that the gossips can get hold of nowadays to satis fly their cravings is discussion of the ques- tion as to where Simmonds is going and what he is going to do. He has been gone three days and they don't know where he went or what was his business. and as a consequence are seriously distressed about
Year: 1873

"AaoNY" ADVERTISEMENTS second column of the first sheet of the London Tunes is devoted to what is known in England as agony" advertisements, viz., advertisements of very sensational import. The following is group which appeared in that paper recently at hand: "Poor Kitt's heart is broken. He will die if you do not write with your own hand by post to him. He has written often and fully to you, and told you much no one else likes to tell you

 He held up till he got hint the whole might be hoax. Then he laid down all hope and life. Never a word from dear cruel!" ''Fidele g Mort, January 25th, October 18th. God bless and preserve you. 1 can bear all as long as you keep we'll

 We may yet have need of all our strength and trust in each other. Should years go by you will find my love for you truer and truer. My life's happiness is in your hands and I feel happier for any sacrifice can make for you. Every day shal! be spent in trying to be better for your sake, and in doing what you ask of me. Whatever happens you are sure of my being yours forever. K" My ever dearest Ellen |: still do the fond children ever cry for man. ma. Will you not cherish them in your heart of hearts7 Oh think of your dear little babe-of them all. For Gods sake return. All is forgiven. No recrimina- tions. Once again for the sake of past remembrances, come and make happy our you were. promise to make the reduc- tion in my establishment that you wish. Consider how long we have been together. Ever affectionately yours P. P. F."
Year: 1873

This is specimen of the delicate and pungent style of the West: ''Ten million dollars is the sum that $. N. Pike was un- able to take with him. We have not heard whether any evidence of insanity exists in the shape of will
Year: 1873

next July, so if there should chance to be another team passing that way they could have some prospect of getting through alive; but they are resting at peace and want to be let alone till spring, when they will come out of their burroughs like wood chucks. After emptying the snow out of our boots and hitching our horses in Land lord Miller's hen roost (the best he could do with them he said), we repaired to the Town Hall and were we'll paid for all our trouble. The piece was splendidly played and gives much credit to the company, who understand all reside in the village of Sheffield. Each part was too we'll perform ed to be criticised, and one lady, Mrs. Dr. Grover, was fully equal to any of the best artists to be found in our large cities. At the close of the performance we returned to the hotel and requested Mine Host to furnish us with something to refresh the inner man. Being from cold water village of course we did not expect to imbibe, 50 you will understand my meaning. The cloth was soon laid and after disposing of a dish of oysters and cup of coffee, which

 were furnished us for the moderate sum of

 one dollar eGch, we detached our team from the hen roost, very much refreshed, and were soon on our way to the Nutmeg State, which we reached in due time, with the loss to the party of an ear, part of a nose, and one thumb. That was all. If we had known the mercury was 31o be- low zero we should have all frozen to death, surely. x. M. T.
Year: 1873

ANOTHER OCEAN TRAGEDY Loss ota Bark
With AL on Board "A special dispatch to
the New York Times from Newport, r. l.,
announces the wreck of bark and the loss of
all on board, save one, who was picked up by a
Block Island fishing boat The dispatch says:


The vessel was the Italian bark Emile CosteL
Marie, Captain San Antonio Coccorale, with
an assorted cargo of merchandise for New
York. She sank on Wednesday night, about
fifty miles from land. The survivor could not
tell either the latitude or longitude, as he was
but common sailor The bark had sprung
aleak. 1t did not alarm the captain, however,
and he with the rest of the crew, went below
for the night. About five hours afterward tho
man at the wheel noticed she was sinking
rapidly, and Immediately sang out, "Come
this way or you'll be lost" Unfortunately
there were but two others on deck, and through
fright or cowardice they neglected to call the
captain and the rest of the crew. They lowered
the boat but had scarcely done so when the
vessel sank, carrying with her all on board.
The survivor also reports that he believes the
other two who were on deck were picked up by
another Block Island boat but up to this hour
no tidings have been heard from them.
Year: 1873

The importance of railroads in the develop
ment of the resources Of the country may be
estimated from the fact that the cost of trans
porting Indian corn or wheat over an ordinary
highway is about twenty eeRts per ton per mile,
while those cereals may be moved upon rail-
roads at one and one. fourth cents per ton per
mile.
Year: 1873

Sewing machine agents do not seem to dc
well in japan yet, owing to the people not
being educated up to the standard of patience
required to endure the insults of this class.
Recently the body of an agent was found IN
four pieces nailed to trees with his sample
machine converted into kindling- wood near by.
Year: 1873

Did you ever know a good man or a pure
woman utterly ruined by outside attacks upon
their reputation? never did. The abuse fans
the fire of their own furnace and gives them
tie greater hcadway. No true man was ever
put down and kept down while he was true to
destroyed, it is even murder; it is suicide
lLlnLer
Year: 1873

Prominent colored persons in Washington
are arranging for an inaugurating ball. on
March 9th. They profess satisfaction at the
admission of their right to attend the white
ball on March 4th, but think it would be better
to have festivity of their own.
Year: 1873

A good story is told of the students Of an
institute which is located in the New England
States A year or two since just before Lent,
the principal of the school lectured the boys
upon the propriety of abstsining from some
accustomed article of diet during Lent, and
desired each one to write the name of the
article upon slip of paper and hand them to
him the next morning at the opening of the
school, The papers were handed in, and upon
every one was written the significant word
- Hash "
Year: 1873

1t is poor economy-or rather, no economy at
ALTO purchase inferior fabrics because they
are cheap. Persons in limited circumstances
often commit this error. If calico at ten
cents yard looks about as well as one at
twelve or fifteen cents, the prudent purchaser
will often think it economy to choose the low
priced goods. As it is low priced, she may in.
dulge in yard or two more for ruffe!s or bias
folds, fattering herself that cheap ornamental
ton is an equivalent for fine quality. This
mistake may be seen permeating the entire
wardrobe of many sensible people. This re-
suit is simply this: They never have anything
of really good quality, are always shabby, and
always buying. None but rich people can
afford to buy poor goods This rule applies to
all sorts of gOods-muSlins, cloths, carpets and
table linen. We grudge the time we see
women spend in making up muslins of low
grade for under clothing There's so many
stitches in a shirt And when it lasts one yea


instead of two, as it should, there is just twice


as much work done as need be. Better make


three shirts of fine quality muslin than six of


lower grade Of muslin. just so in fannels 4


fifty cent all wool Shaker flannel will wear tw


or three times as long as your himsy cotton an,


wool stuff few pennies cheaper EspecIall


in family of children, fabrics should


chosen for service that when made up the


may descend from one child to another thu
saving the mother time to stitch into her brai
little embroidery of thought and culture.
: few rules with regard to shopping itself may
in place. First: Have list of articles to
purchased made out in black and white. B
S this means you will be saved from sudde
temptation to buy what is not really necessar.
and forget nothing that you require. SeconC
t Deal only with merchants in whose buSine
: integrity you can confide. Third: In the lor
$ run one always does better to buy at one ar
c the same place than run about for the purpO
/ of hunting up bargains. A regular custom


can often get favOrs denied to an occasion
It purchaser. Fourth: Never buy what "
t don't want simply because it is cheap.
Year: 1873

A Pennsylvania clergyman introduced
the following into one of his prayers: 30
Lord, bless and enlighten the young man
IN the pink necktie and the maiden in the
blue bonnet and gray shawl, who are pro-
fanlng the sanctuary by kissing one another
In pew number sixty eight" The prayer
was answered, for the young people remem-
bered the place and the occasion, and en-
gagged in worship with something more
gesuineiy devotional than mere lip service.
Year: 1873

RAILROAD AccIpEsT.-The eastward-bound
mail train on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road ran into wagon and team, which was
driven by gentleman, crossing the track,
about five miles from the city, yesterday
evening. The horse was thrown by the
engine over into the meadow adjoining, and
the wagon completely demolished. The in
i,rcd man was brought to the city last night.
Year: 1873

KINGSTON, Tenn, March II, 1878.


EDITORS CHRONICLE I know not
what would be the excuse I would render
were required to give one for this intrusion
upon your time and space in the columns of
your paper. After long, cold winter,
spring has at last made its appearance down
here in Roane county. I believe that we
are week or ten days behind other
portions of East Tennessee, but we con-
gratulate ourselves that we are not in the
still frezen North. The last few days have
been improved by the tillers of the soil,
sowing of oats, turning of ground for corn
and such other work has been doneas could
only be during pleasant weather.


We have been watching the proceedings
of our Legislature, hoping that, among
other bills introduced and passed, we might
find one touching upon our roads (high-
ways.) 1t appears that there might be,
with proper laws, the best of roads here in
Tennessee, bringing, too, no oppression to
the poor man or injury to the rich. Under
the present system it is a query with all
intelligent minds how the roads are as
good as what they are. Let the Legisla-
ture give us good and wholesome law !;
levy tax upon all real estate for the work.
ing and maintenance of the highway, i'm
posing upon non-holders of land above 81
years of age one poll, or one days work
upon the highway, law fixing the amount
of the poll, giving all an opportunity to
work out their tax and the overseer au-
thority in cases of delinquences of work.
ing out the tax and turning the taxes of
all who failed to work over to the collec-
tor to be collected with the other taxes and
he to receive pay for all such work done
and we will have the best of roads, roads
that will be to the credit of the State, and
will advance real estate 25 per cent. Add
to this the amount saved from having good
roads in the wear and tear of stock and We
hicles upon poor ones, and we see that the
holder of landed property is greatly bene-
fitted. Can not something be done for the
people in this way? YANKEE SMITH.
Year: 1873

How TO Boil CoRNED BEEF.-The Bos-
ton Journal of Chemistry says: The rule
has l. Hibernian sound: don't boil it, for
corned beef should never be boiled. 1t
should only simmer, being placed on a
part of the range or stove where this pro-
cess may go on uninterrupted from four to
six hours, according to thesiz Of the piece.
If it is to be served cold, let the meat re-
main in the liquor until cold. Tough meat
can be made tender by letting it remain in
the liquor until the next day, and then
bringing it to the boiling point just before
Year: 1873

might as well try to do business without
advertising as without capital. This is
the season for merchants and traders to in
form the public as to what they have for
sale and how they propose to sell it.


The important thing in advertising is to
select the right medium. An advertise
ment in paper without circulation is like
sign in an alley where nobody passes.
We guarantee to advertisers in the
CHRONICLE much largerdaily and week
ly circulation than any other paper pub
lished in East Tennessee. We want this
understood. for we fix our prices and terms
accordingly.
Year: 1873

1t is said of the late Rufus Choate that
when he bought a book for himself he
also bought one for his minister. Now
that the newspaper takes so largely the
place of the book, it may be equally
thoughtful and generous in one to give his
minister a good paper. 1t is one of our
rules to furnish the CHRONICLE to minis
ters at reduced rates. Friends of the min
good paper without serious tax to them
selves.
Year: 1873

BEST TINE FOR PAINTING HoUsEs-The
pest time for painting sho exterior of buildings
Is late IN autumn or during the winter. Paint
then applied will endure twice as long as when
applied in early summer or in hot weather.
In the former 1t dries slowly and becomes hard.
like glazed surface, not easily affected after
wards by the weather, or worn off by the
beating storms. But in very hot weather the
OIL IN the paints sOaks into the wood at once,
as into sponge, leaving the lead nearly dry
nearly ready to crumble off This last difficult.
ty, however, might in a measure he guarded
against, though at an increased expense, hy
Arst going over the surface with raw oil. Ry
P4l4Qng IN the cold weather, one annoyance
mlght certainly he escaped. namely, the col
1SchRolcgiSt. ..t".
Year: 1873

An editor announces the marriage of
tne Jolly hrutheFhOod Of bachlOrs. sold his
single breasted lounge, pached his baggage
and checked 1t for glory, walked the gang
plAnk Of cOuEtshipt to the vessel Of matrimony,
ana y now steaming down the stream Of bliss
by TIE light Of the honeymoon. %