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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-07-27
LEONARD'S COLUMN!
REAL ESTATE AGENT
s Md saf
AUCTION ZEE r |!

Thankful for the generous patronage bestowed
for ths last thirteen yenrs solicita continuance Of
the same, aud shall do all In my power As usual to
make Il tue interest Of the people TO pot their bush
ness in my hands 70 do feel confident, from ny
losg experience, that am better prepared TO sub
serve your interest than ever, nom the fact that
am better known and better posted W regard 10 the
wants Of the people wiz give s.flet attention
70 the selling Of Real Estate either private or pub
lie, and shall make il my study 70 knOw the wants
of the community; so that Il man has property %
aHy kind to sell, by putting !, in my bands he viii
find buyer, IL there is in the country, py bis
article. ! win also give my attention u Che rent
ing of city property, to the selling or hiring Of ser
wants and in fact to the selling Of ell kinds Of
property, either public or private.
hare an AuctioR license for the city Of New
Providence, also, and viii be happy at all times to
serve them.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-07-27

neA- ~ YOU are indebted 10 the Chronicle Of
nee please come forw ard and PAY rP!-6n
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-07-27
r. D. LEONARD,

Real Estate Agt and Aucticneer.
nsN- Office, 2nd floor, under Chronicle Office,
Nov H. Soft
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-07-27
june, JULY & AUGUST.

Il affords us much pleasure TO annoaase " the
citizens Of GAINESVILLE and surrounding eoaptry,
that by recent large additions Of
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-07-27

July 9 Is6c.-tds.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
Rearing Children.

l. Children should not go to schooI
until six years old
2. Should not learn at home during
that time more than the alphabet, relig
ious teacoing excepted.
8. Should be fed with plain substan.
tial food, at regular intervals of not les,
than four hours.
4. Should not be allowed to eat any.
thing within two hours of bedtime.
S. Should have nothing for supper but a
single cup of warm drink, such as very
weak tea of some kind, or cambric tea, OF
warm milk and water, with one slice OF
cold bread and butter-nothing else.
6. Should sleep in separate beds, on
hair mattresses, without caps, feet first
well warmed by the fire, or rubbed with
the hands until perfectly dry; extra cover
ing on the lower limbs, but little on the
body.
7. Should be compelled to be ont of
doors for the greater part of daylight,
from after breakfast till half an hour be-
fore sundown, unless in damp, raw wealth
er, when they should not be allowed to go
outside OF the door.
8. Never limit healthy child as to
eating or sleeping, except at supper; bnt
compel regularity as to both; it is of great
importance.
9. Never compel a child to sit still,
nor interfere with it's enjoyment, as long
as it is not actually injurious to person
or to property, or against good morals.
TO- Never threaten a child; it is crnel
unjust and dangerous. What you have
to do, do it, and be done with it
IL. Never speak harshly or angrily,
but mildly, kindly. and when really need.
ed, frmly-no more.
12. BY all means, arrange it so that
the last words between you and your
children at bedtime. especially the youn-
ger ones, shall be words of unmixed low
Ingness and affection n.-HaPs Journal eJ
Health.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
Japanese LitfIc-FOIks.

During more than q half years resi-
dence in Japan, have never seen a omar.
rel among young or old. / have never
seen a blow struck, scarcely an angry
face. | have seen the children at their
sports, flying their kites on the hills, and
no amount OF intertangled strings or kites
lodged In the trees provoked angry word.
OF impatience. | have seen them intent
on their games Of jackstones aud marble,
under the shaded gatewavs of the TEMPLES
but have never seen an approach to q
quarrel among them. They are taught
implicit obedience to their parents, but
haveanever seen one of them chaStised, -
Respect and reverence to the aged is uni
versal. A crying child is a rarity seldom
heard or seen. We have nothing to teach
them in this respect ont of our abundant
civilization. | speak what | know of the
little folks of Japan, for more than any
other foreigner have | been among them.
Ofall that Japan holds there is moth
ing L like half SO well as the happy chill
dren. | shall always remem Der their
sloe-black eyes and rnddy brown faces
with pleasure. Ihave played battle-door
with the little maidens in the streets, and
flown kites in the fields with as happy a
set of boys as one could wish to see
They have been my guides in my ram
bles, shown me where all the streams and
the ponds were, where the flowers lay hid
in the thicket, where the berries were
ripening on the hills; they have brought
me shells from the ocean and blossoms
from the field. presenting them with all
the modesty and less bashful grace than
young American boy wonld do We
have hunted the fox holes together. and
looked for the green and golden ducks
among the hedge, They have laughed
at my broken Japanese. and taught me
better, and for happy, good natured set
of children, will turn out my little Jap
anese friends against the world. God
bless the boys and gi,ls of Niphon!-
Correspondence of the Home journal.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
Household Items.

SAUcEs.-Sauces require constant at
entirn while preparing, as they must be
tarefully stirred, (unless cooked over
steam, to prevent burning.
EGG SAucE.-Boil three eggs hard; cut
them in small squares and mix them in
good butter sauce, make it very hot, and
squeeze in some lemon juice before you
serve it.
PoTAToEs ROASTED UNDER MEAT
Half boil large potatoes; drain the water;
put them into an earthen dish, or small
tin pan, under meat roasting before the
fire; paste them with the dipping Turn
them to brown on all sides; send up in a
separate dish.
A PLAIN CUsTAnp.-Boil pint Of new
milk, keeping little back to mix with
tablespoonful Of -four. thicken the milk
with the -four: let it cool little, then add
one egg well beaten; sweeten to taste; set
it on the fire again, and stir until the egg
turns, but do not let it boil. A little
lemon o: almond may be added.
JoNNY CAKE.-The true ionny cake is
made of finely sifted meal, salted, and
shortened with lsrd-or ham dripping.
which gives pleasant favor-and made
up, either with milk or warm water, to
consistency to prevent its falling from the
board. Spread it equally. and place
slanting before the FIRE till Drowned on
both sides. Bread baked in this way kas
very sweet taste.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
BE Prepared.

1t is bad thing to be too happy; il
makes the mind grow fat and lazy. Griet
is capital spring medicine for keeping
the brain healthy and brisk. If misfortune
could be made, like locomotive, to blow
a whistle before it rushes upon us, and
give us time to clear the rails, then We
might sleep securely ly on our rose leaves
But the sour-faced jade sneaks at our heels
pcuncing upon us as we trot along. sing
ing. Sheis a policeman in plain clothes,
with an UMBRELLA in his hand, but the
rattle and staff in his pocket. Fortify
yourselves VITA course of mild precau-
tions; train for the great combat, that
when the pummeling begins. you may
suffer with pleasant smile and engaging
manner. Accept accommodation bills,
and be sued on them; and on the day the
bank breaks the shock will be consider,
ably eased. The man who has roared witt
the gout, thinks groaning with rheuma
tism an agreeable change of pain.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
wOterloo the Day Aftcr the Bat

On surface Of two square miles. IL
was ascertained that fifty thousand men
and horses were lying. The luxurious
crop Of ripe grain which had covered the
field Of battle, was reduced to particles,
and beaten into the earth; and the surface
trodded down by the cavalry and furrow-
ed deeply by the cannon wheels strewed
with many a relic of the fight. Helmets
and cuirasscs, shattered fire arms and
broken swords; all the variety Of Military
ornaments, lancer caps and Highland
bonnets; uniforms Of every color, plume
and pennon, musical instruments, the ap-
paratus of artillery. drums, bugles-but,
good God! why dwell on the narrowing
picture of foughten field?-each and
every rninous display bore mute testimony
to the misery Of the battle. Could
the melancholy appearance Of this scene
of death be heightened, it would be by
seeing the researches of the living amid
its desolation, for the objects of their love.
Mothers and wives, and children for days
were occupied in that mournful duty; and
confusion of the corpses-friend and foe
intermingled, as they were-often render
ed the attempt at recognizing individuals
difficult, and in some cases impossible
In many places the dead lay
four deep upon each other, the spot some
British square had occupied, exposed four
| yours to the murderous fire of French
battery. Outside, lancer and cuirasser
were scattered thickly on the earth. Mad
ly attempting to force the serried bayonets
of the British, they had fallen in boot
less essay by the musketry Of the inner
files. Farther on, you trace the spot
where the cavalry of France and England
had encountered; chasseur and hassar were
intermingled, and the heavy Norman
horses Of the imperial Guard were inter-
spersed with the gray chargers which had
carried Albion's chivalry. Here the High.
lander and traleur lay, side by side, to.
gether; and the heavy dragoon, with green
Erin's badge upon his helmet, was grap-
ping in death with the Polish lancer.
On the summit of q ridge,
where the ground was numbered with the
dead, and trodden fetlock- deep in mud
and gore by the frequent rush of rival
cavalry, the thichstrewn corpses of the
Imperial Guard pointed out the spot
where Napoleon had been defeated
Here, in column, that favored corps, on
whom his last chances rested, has been
annihilated; and the advance and repulse
of the Guard was traceable by mass Of
fallen Frenchmen. In the hollow below,
the last struggle Of France had been vain
ly made; for there the Old Guard attempt
ed to meet the British, and afford time to
their disorganized companions to rally.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
AN ORIGINAL couRTsHIp.

he struggled TO kiss her. She struggled the sam
Toprevent him. 80 bold and IN ndaunted;
But, smtten by lightning, he heard her sIelam.
"Avaunt sir p aud of be avaunted.
But when he returned with the fendishest laugh.
Showing clearly that he was affion,ed.
And threatened by main force To carry her of.
She cried don't" and the poor fellow dontsd
When he meekly approached, and got down a, hor
feet,
Praying loud. rs before he had ranted.
That she would forgive him. and try 10 be sweet,
And said, cant you the dear girl recanted.
Then softly he whispered. How could you do 90
certainly thought was Tilted;
But come thou with me-to the parsons ven 90
Say, wiltthpu. my dear7" and she wilted
Then gayly he took ber to SEQ his new home,
shanty by no means enchanted;
See here we can five with no longing To roam,
He said. "shan't we, my dear ?" 50 they shantied
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
DOings i'm Kansas.

A lady correspondent of the Mobil,
Advertiser, writing from Kansas, relate,
the following eggstraordinary proceeding
After breakfast, I was surprised to see
my landlady go out, and catching hel
hens, tie each ones legs together, and
then throw them upon the ground, with,
"There, be good"
"What did you do that for?" ! asked
"To make 'em lay" she answered.
make 'em lay; will that do it?" l en-
quired.
LA, yes." she said, didn't You ever
hearn tell of that before?"
confessed that had not. In an hour
she went out again, aud picking up the
hens, sure enough, some had laid, those
she let go. and they ran off, not even cack-
ling theil. gratitude. But those hens
which seemed disposed to be contrary, she
struck on the back saying: YOU'D bet
ter lay.-you'd better lay. for You won't
go until you do" and in a little while,
they, too, had recompensed their mistress
for feeding them SO bountiiully. She
says she does so every morning, and the
hens know we'll enough that "they have
got to lay"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
The Right H,isad of C0urtinC.

"Git eout! yeou nasty puppy-let mi
alone. I'll tell yeour mammy!' crieo
out Sally to her lover Jake, who sa,
about ten feet from her, pulling dirt from
the chimney and snapping it at her.
IL amt tochin' on yer, SAL" said Jake
"Wall. p'haps yer don't mean to,
nuther-deu yer?"
No, l ldon't?"
Cause yeourc ten tarnal scarry, yeou
long-legged, lantern -jawed, goggle-eyed,
slab sided, pigeon toed, knock-kneed owl,
yeou--yeou hain't got a tarnal bit oil
sense-get along hum with you."
Meow. Sal, l love yeou, an yeou
can't help it, an ef you don't let me court
yer, my daddy will sue your'n for that
cow he sold him tother day. By jingo,
he said he'd do it."
"Well, look here, Jake-efyeo want
to court me you'd better do it as white
man does that thing-not set orf thar as
though you thought I'd bite
"Heow on airth's that. Sail"
"Why, slide right up here, and hug
and kiss me as OF yeou had some of thel
bone and sinew of man about yer. Do
yeou s'pose a woman's only made ter
look at, yeou muggin; yoou? No, they'r
made for practical results, as Kossuth
says--teu hug, and kiss. and-I don't
like to tell, yeou know what"
"Well," said Jake, drawing a long
breath, "ef must ] must, for l do love
yeou SAL"
And SO Jake commenced sliding up to
her like rooster arter hen. Laying
his arm upon her shoulder, she was heard
to exclaiiu
THAT'S the way ten do it, old boss;
that's acting like a white man orter.''
"Oh! Jerusalem and pancakes!' ex-
claimed Jake, "ef this amt better'n any
applesass ever marm made, a darned
sight! Chrack-e-e-e! buckwheat, slap
jacks and lasses aint no whar long side
O. yeou, Sal. Oh! heow l den love yer.
Hele their lips came together. and the
report that followed was like pulling a
horses foot out Of the mire.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
Jake Willard and the Blind
HOrsea-A LaughabIe story.

The Mobile Register is responsible for
the following mirth provoking incident:
for twenty-three years, old Jake viii.
lard has cultivated the soil of Baldwin
county, and drawn therefrom a support
for himself and wife. He is childless.-
Not long ago, Jake left the house in
search Of a missing COW. His route led
him through an old worn ont patch o
clay land, Of about six acres in extent. ir
the center OF which was well, twenty.
five or thirty feet deep that at some time,
probably, had furnished the inmates of q
dilapidated house near by with water
In passing by this spot. an i'll wind lifted
Jakes "tile" from his head, and malic-
iously waited it to the edge of the we'll,
and in it tumbled.
Now Jake had always practiced the
virtue Of economy, and he Immediately
sat about recovering the lost hat. He
ran to the well, and finding it was dry at
the bottom, he uncoiled the rope which
he had brought for the purpose of captur-
ing the truant COW, and after several at
tempts to catch the hat with a moose, he
concluded to save time by going down
into the well himself. To accomplish
this, he made fast one end of the rope to
stump hard by, and was quickly on his
way down the WELL
1t is fact, of which Jake was no less
obvious than the reader hereof, that Ned
Wells was in the dilapidated building
aforesaid and that an old blind horse,
with a bell on his neck, who had been
turned ont to die, was lazily grazing
within short distance of the well.
The devil himself or some other wick
ed spirit put it into Ned's Uranium to
have little fun. so he quietly slipped up
to the horse, and unbuckled the bell-strap
approaching with slow, measured ting
a-ling" to the edge of the well.
Cd dang that old blind horse!"-
said Jake, "he's a-comin' this way sure!
and amt got no more sense than to fall
in here. Whoa Ball"
But the continued approach of the ting
a-ling' said Just as plainly as words that
BALI wouldn't whoa. Besides Jake was
at the bottom, resting. before trying to
shin it up the rope.
Great jerusalem" said he, "the old
cuss will he top of me before can say
Jack Robinson. Whoa! Cd dang you,
whoa."
Just then, Ned drew up to the edge of
the well, and with his foot kicked little
dirt into it.
"Oh, Lord!" exclaimed Jake, falling
upon his knees at the bottom. "I'm
gone up now, whoa. Now l lay me
down to sleep-w-h-o-a, Ball-Ipray the
Lord my soul to-w-h-o-a, now. OH
Lord, have mercy upon me.
Ned could hold in no longer, and fear
full Jake might suffer from his fright, he
revealed himself
Probably Ned didn't make tracks with
his heels from that well. Maybe Jake
wasn't up to the top of it in short order,
and you might think he didn't try every
night for two weeks to get shot with his
rife at Ned, maybe not. | don't know.
But l do know that if Jake finds ont who
sent you this, il will be be the last squib
you'll get.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
The Angel on Earth---A Touch
ing scene.

Come to Inc. darlingj papa's cross to-
night" said a young mother as she ex-
tended her arms affcctionately to little
girl of three years, who had left her toys
and playthings to climb upon her fathers s
knee. The child hazarded puzzled look at
that dark, stern countenancc, and without
glance Of reinsurance, stole softly to
his side. Not word was spoken, and
the gloomy man sat sad and sullen, his
mind wholly absorbed with the busy
worlds excitements. Although hus-
band and father, he was evidently in no
humor to participate in the pleasures Of a
"home circle" The child, not at all
discouraged by the forbidding look of her
parent, crept gently upon his knees, and
placing one tiny arm about his neck, the
other gided affectionately over the oppo-
site cheek, while her innocent lips pressed
gently the troubled brow. In a subdued
breath she whispered "Nellie loves papa
so much" and she drew her little soft
hands caressingly down either side Of that
care-worn face, until they met beneath
the havily bearded chin. Observe the ef-
feet; twas electrical; the stern features re-
laxed. the sullen gloom disappeared, and
the whole countenance assumed lively,
animated expression. The scene was
most touching. Words fail to express
the exquisite beauty of such picture
As the transformed parent drew the little
girl to his bosom, and pressed kiss upon
that innocent, upturned face, the finer
feelings of his manly nature were in his
voice as he said, mo, my child, pa could
never be cross with such lovely daugh-
ter to calm the heart the world has tortur-
ed into despair"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
Lawsuits and their l. LiaiaEs--A m
Expensive Yoke ofOxen.

The experience OF Hon. Mr.. Elmore In
lawsuits was given. in a speech ION the
abolition Of laws for the collection OF
debts" before the Wisconsin Legislature.
He had but little experience in the law
and that was rich. Laughter. He
would give history of it. The speaker
then related how be had purchased yoke
OF oxen, about fifteen years ago--paid
fifty dollars for them. A few days after,
the son Of the man Of whom he bought
the oxen came to him and said the oxen
were his He insisted upon having pay
over again, and commenced suit before
q justice. The jury didn't agree. Final
ly, through the blunders Of the Bushwood
Justice of the Peace, the case went against
him, He appealed to the Circuit Court
Of Milwaukee. There I lost again, and
said to my lawyer: Il will give you ten
dollars to quote Pennsylvania law to
Judge Miller, and have new trial order
ed" Great laughter.] He took the ten
dollars and performed the duty. A new
trial was then granted, and venue changed
to Walworth county. Judge Irwin was
then the Judge. Any man who wanted
to gain a case in his Court, had either to
go hunting with him, and let the Judge
claim all the game that was shot, or else
pat his dog. Well, patted the dog
Laughter. The case was decided in my
favor. When / heard the decision, j
thought to myself the dog had followed
me long enough-I turned round and
gave him a kick. Laughter. The yelp
of the dog had dardly subsided ere heard
the Judge say: "Mr. Clerk, this judgment
is set aside and new trial granted. -
Great laughter. Mr.. Speaker, that kick
cost me two hundred dollars. [Convul-
sive laughter.l
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
Certain Cure for Bronchitis.

A lady writes to the London Post that
the following is an unfailing remedy
"The prevalence of the above and 9th .
er severe diseases of the throat and chest,
induce me to acquaint you with certain
cure of the simplest kind, with which, if
had been aware of the illness of the late
Emperor of Russia. and that of the late
Lady Stratheden, their lives might have
been saved by telegram or post-letter.
"Only last Monday l saw a widow la
dy who had lost her voice for three
months, and was in the depths of despair
under the apprehension not only that her
voice would never return, bu. that she
was near leaving her six children orphans
and unprotected. On recommending this
remedy, she did not reject it upon the
consolation that's was under the doc.
tors hands, but Immediately sent the lit
tie girl with half-penny to procure the
article.
81 saw her again on Wednesday morn
ing, when she told me in her natural
voice. and with raptures of Joy, that she
was cured! On the same day l sent a
recommendation of the same remedy to
another lady, who with her daughter,
were then laid up, and had lost a rela-
tive only fortnight before, with the
same complaint. l had the pleasure to
hear the next morning that they had not
had before for several nights.
81 never knew this remedy to fail with
young or old; but as it is so very cheap
and innocent, l think it supernuous to
refer to more cases, and will therefore
only name the article, which is comm on
salt petre, and one half-penny's worth is
sufficient to cure any individual. The
way to take it is to suck ia small lump
at the time-and swallow it as it dis
solves.'
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08

A WoRD OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO Poor
BoYs.-At the recent examination of can.
didates for admission into the Naval Ac.
ademy at Annapolis, a promising little
fellow, only Is years of age bore off the
palm. The lad was from Texas, and had
been for three years setting type in a
newspaper office, during which time he
had made himself proficient in Mathemat-
les by reading of nights in his little garret,
By the light of his tallow dip he hal, at
an early age, mastered Arithmetic, A &c.
bra and Geometry, besides being well read
in general literature. He vas clad in the
poorest clothes and Travelled to Annapolis
like German hand worker, paying ex.
penses by few days work in different
newspaper offices upon the route. If not
admitted he expected to work his way
home again in the same manner Brave
little fellow, he deserves some day to be
President. If life and health is given
him we shall have to record further of this
interesting youth.--Colum5us { Go, San.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
4oetrp.
THE INDEPENDENT FARMER

Let sailors sing the windy deep,
Let soldiers praise their armor,
But in my heart this toast I'll keep,
The Independent Farmer.
When first the rose. in robe OF green,
Unfolds its crimson lining,
And round his cottage porch is seen
The honeysuckle twining.
Whom banks of bloom their sweetness yield
To the bees that gather honey,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08

A wRETcHED editor who hasn't any
wife to take care of him, went the other
night to a ladies fair. He says he saw
there "an article" which he fain would
own bnt it was not for sale. He declares
that since that night. he is "wrapturous.
ly wretched." AS the article was bound
in hoops, the reader is lef. to infer that il
was either girl or keg Of whiskey.-
They are both calculated to make &
wretch "wrspturous,