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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

THE Sorrow OF THE WoRLD--It comes
upon every impenitent man sooner or la
ter. 1t is the sorrow Of unsatisRed desire
the hateful sorrow-the FIRE which does
not melt, but hardens. The good which
the man seeks and obtsins not, troubles
him he good which he obtsins, satisfies
not. There is some way an ingredient in
the cup Of life which embtters all his bliss
All the fruit is specked or rotten at the
core. The world grows great deal Of
comfort for worldly men. But the sorrowl
1t comes as an es-thquake shock or as the
lightning's fash, or in fever's burning
blood, consumption's wasting hand, ambi-
tion's guilty gain, or sensual debasement,
or in having nothing for the other world.
In all wasted lives remorse beats into bill
lowy griefs' the memories of the soul. FL
cry billovs, indeedl And they are here,
they are there, they are everywhere /
Springing from within, the growth Of our
own hearts-the sorrow Of the world which
worketh DEATH Shun the PATH
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16
The Tomb Of Rachel.

The Hon. james Brooks, the senior ed
itcr of the New York Express, writes to
that journal from the Holy Land:
Upon my return to Bethlehem, rode
by the tomb of Rachel small building
with a whitened dome, and having within
it high, obloug monument, built Of brick
aud stuccoed over. The spot is wild and
solitary, and not tree spreads its shade
where rests the mother of Israel Chris
tian, jew and Moslem all agree that this
is just the spot whore Rachel was buried,
and all unite in honoring it. The Turks
are anxious that their ashes may rest near
hers, and hence their bodies have been
strewn under the tombs all around the
simple grave of Rachel. The sweet do
mestic virtues Of the good wife have won
their love and admiration, as the tomb of
Absolem, near the brook of Kedron, their
detestation. Upon the latter they throw
a stone to mark their horror of the disobe-
dent, while around the former they wish,
when they die, their bodies may be inter-
red. Nor is this wonderful. The wife,
worth fourteen years as a shepherd, must
have been worth having. The whole life
of Rachel is, indeed, one of the most
touching in biblical history The sweet
shepherdess has left her mark upon the
memory of every man as we'll as her tomb.
The tribute to her is the tribute to a good
wife, and infdsl and Jew, and Christian,
all combine to pay it. The great women
of the earth-the Zenobias and the Cleo
patras, have died, been buried, and their
very place of burial been forgotten-but
to this day stands over the grave Of Ra-
chel, not the pillar Jacob set up, but a
modern monument in its place, around
which pilgrims from every land under the
sun gather in respect and reverence for the
faithful wife and good mother Of Israel.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

One OF NAPoLEoN's SoLDIERs.--In the
town of Ludlow, Mass, there is living 9
soldier of Napoleon, past eighty years of
age, named Geo. Hynes. He entered the
Drench army in 1875, then not quite ff-
teen, continued soldier till near the Rus
sian campaign. He was repeatedly woun-
ded. He fought at Austerlitz, Leipsic,
Marengo and Borodino. He was present
as cavalry soldier at the terrible crossing
Of the bridge of Lodi--was wounded in
the engagement, and three of his brothers
slain. He attended Napoleon in his expe-
dition to Egypt, and with painful interest
recalls the seigc of Acre--the forced march
across the burning sands Of the desert
the thirst and hunger experienced, and
the skrmishing with the Mamelukes that
ever harassed their flank and rear, He
was with the French army upon its en-
trance into Moscow, but disheartened, end
seeing nothing but disaster before him,
with thirty y-fve others left the service, aud
finally arrived in this country.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16
How a Lady Preserved Webster's
Reply to Hayne.

THE Taunton Massachusetts, Gazette
Incorporates the following interesting rem
iniscence in notice of the article on "Thc
National Intelligencer and its Editsrs, in
the last Atlantic Monthly:
1t will be seen, from this interesting mar
rative, that there was time when Joseph
Gales stood alone among Congressional re-
porters and, to still further illustrate his
position in that line, we call to mind what
we owed to him and his wife with regard to
the celebrated reply to Mr.. Hayne. Meet
ing the Massachusetts Senator as he was go
ing to the Capitol on that morning, Mr.
Gales inquired of him how long he intend
ed to speak. "About half an hour" was
the reply. The editors duties at that time
we're pressing, but he ventured to take so
much time from them. Mr.. Webster, how
ever, directly after met Judge Story, who
said that he thought the time had come to
give to the country his views on the con-
stitution. To this proposition he assented
Mr.. Gales took up his pencil, unaware Of
the new arrangement, and alike unconscious
of the lapse of time under the enchant-
ment of the orator; and consequently he
wrote on until the close of the spell. Some
days passing away, and the "proof' of the
speech not appearing Mr.. Webster called
on the reporter and made inquiry. II have
the notes, said Mr., Gales, "and they are
at your service, as shall never find time
to write them out" This led to some re-
monstrance and persuasion, but the over
tasked editor stood firm. Then Mrs. Gales
came to his rescue, by saying that she
thought she could decipher her husbands 8
shorthand, as she had formerly occasion
ally done so. Mr.. Gales doubted, seeing
it was fifteen years since she had tried it.
But she had heard the speech; and as the
resistless sweep of its argument and the
gorgeous and massive magnifcence of its
imagery were yet vivid in her mind, she
persisted in undertaking the difficult work.
In due time thereafter, the fair manuscript
came to Mr.. Webster's hand for final cor
rection. Scarcely a word needed to be
changed; and soon a set of diamonds, cost
ing thousand dollars, accompanied the
rich thanks of the eloquent statesman
Thus was saved to literature the most MEM
orable Grafton of the American Senate
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

TAKING CODA 'cold" is not necess-
arially, says the Scientific American, tho
result of low or high temperature. A per-
son may go directly from hot bath into
cold one, or into snow even, aud not
take cold. On the contrary, he may take
cold by pouring couple of tablespoonfuls
of water upon some part Of his dress, or
by standing in door, or other opening,
where one part of the body is colder than
another. Let it be kept in mind that un-
iformity of temperature over the whole
body is the unequal heat upon the differ
ent parts of the body that produces cold,
by disturbing the uniform circulation of
of some part.
If you must keep a partially wet gar
ment on, it would be as we'll, perhaps, to
wet the whole of it uniformly. The feet
are great source of colds, on account Of
the variable temperature they are subject
ed to. Keep these always dry and warm,
and avoid drafts of air, hot or cold, wet
spots on the garments, and other direct
causesaof unequal temperature, and keep
tic syftem braced up by plenty of sleep
and the eschewing Of dibilitating food and
drinks, and you will be proof against
cold and its results.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

The NUMBER OF LANGUAGEs.-The
least learned are aware that there are ma
ny languages in the world, but the actual
number is probably beyond the dreams of
ordinary people. The geographer, Babi,
enumerates eight hundred and sixty,which
are entitled to be considered as distinct
languages, and five thousand which may
be regarded as dialects. Adelung, anoth-
er modern writer on this subject, reckons
up three thousand and sixty four langua-
ges and dialects existing, and which have
existed. Even after we have allowed Ell
ther of these as the number of languages,
we must acknowledge the existence of al
most infinite minor diversities for almost
every province has a tongue more or less
peculiar, and this we may we'll believe to
be the case throughout the world at large.
1t is said that there are little islands, lying
close together in the South Sea, the inhab-
itants Of which do not understand each
other. Ofthe eight hundred and sixty dis
tinct languages enumerated by Babi fifty
three belong to Europe, one hundred and
fourteen to Africa, one hundred and TWEEN
ty three to Asia, four hundred and seven
teen to America, one hundred and seven
teen to Oceanica, by which term he dis
tinguishes the vast number of islands
stretching between Hindoston and South
America.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16
SOCRATES To HIS FRIENDS BEFORE DRINK
ING THE HEMLOCK.
EY ERAsTUs W. ELLSWORTH.

Look not on me my gentle ffi4nds
As If you thought that must die;
Believe, when mortal being ends,
The spirits immortality;
Or II you doubt, despond and fear,
And dread in death a dismal sleep
Deem not the soul encumbered here,
Whose silence you, perhaps, may weep.
This body, wrought with curious skill,
ls but the temple Of the mind,
The friend and servant Of a will,
AS subtle as the sightless wind.
Ny body is not Socrates;
II is as dull and lifeless now,
As when its throbbing pulse shall cease,
And death-damps settle on its brow.
This ! to Athens now resign,
BY her unjustly stern decree;
But though she seizes what is mine,
She has no might to injure me.
Though Tyranny in robes of power
And pomp of cruel state be found,
Soon comes the guilt-ayenging hour,
And hurls him headlong to the ground;
But Goodness, in her sackcloth vest
Knows that the soon-retrieving years
Shall see her wounded soul redressed
On earth or in the starry spheres.
And whether death be endless rest
Or be, of life, the second birth,
The soul can meet the stern behest,
Secure in her untarnished worth.
If, in good thoughts and deeds of love
Her swiftly-turning years go by,
What evil power can rise above,
Or crush her lofty destiny2
Monochrome; she calmly sees the wave
OF Lethe DER her being roll,
Or finds herself beyond the grave,
A living and immortal soul.
My toll has been, through all my years.
To ks,op, and then to do the right;
And death brings now no restless fears,
No more than welcome sleep at night.
Why should l fear, if Natures plan
have each day with thought pursued,
That death which she ordans to man
May bring me anything but good
Nay, nay, my friends, these tears give DER
Our years Of doubt are quickly run;
And then Elysiums halcyon shore
Marres the friendship here begun.
There, too, those men whose souls sublime
Once walked, as we, in mortal mould,
The great and good of ancient time,
We shall, in living fronts, behold
Oh then, in those celestial bowers,
How deep the daily joy to trace
Their virtues and their lofty powers
In each revered, majestic face.
Nay, thou who Dearest the fatal cup,
Turn not thy faithful eyes away;
As do freely lift it up
As on merry festal day.
Serve thou, thro blessing and thro' ban,
Thy friends thy conscience, and the state;
Then wilt thou be, indeed, a MAN,
Not good aud true, alone, but GREAT.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

A GARRULous AND WrrTY WOMAN
A very loquacious lady offered to bet her
husband $50 that she would not speak
word for week "Done," cried the de-
lighted husband, instantly tabling the
money, which the lady as soon grabbed
aud put in her pocket, observing very
naively that size would secure il until the
bet was decided. "Why!' said the hug.
band, II have won il already" and re.
quired her to fork over. "Not at all, 4"
said the lady, "you are mistaken in the
time--I mean the week after | am bur
led" The lady went shopping that
same afteruoon,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

PEAoE.-Peace is better than joy. Joy
is an uneasy guest, and always on tiptoe to
depart. 1t tires and wears us out, and yet
keeps us ever fearing that the next mo-
ment it will be gone Peace is not so-it
comes more quietly, it stays more content
ly, and it never exhausts our strength, or
gives us one anxious forecastiDg thought.
Therefore, let us pray for peace. 1t is tho
true gift of God-promised to oil His
children and if we have it in our hearts,
we shall not pine for joy, though its bright
wings never touch US while we tarry in the
world.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

TOBACCO FOR BoYs.-A strong and sens
ible writer administers wholesome dose
for boys who use tobacco in any form, as
suring them that tobacco has utterly spell
ed and utterly ruined thousands of boys,
inducing dangerous precocity, develop
ing, softening and weakening of the bones
and greatly injuring the spinal marrow,
the brain, and the whole nervous fluid
A boy who early and frequently smokes, OF
in any way uses large quantities of tobacco
never is known to make man of much
energy of character, and generally lacks
physical and muscular, as we'll as mental
energy. We would particularly warn boys
who want to be any body in the world, to
shun tobacco as most baneful poison.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16
NUMBER 81
Strange Medical Remedy,

DR.. D. had long been the attending
physician of lady considerably above hes
teens and affected with certain disorders
incident to the want of occupation and the
care of family. She sends for the dog
tor 10 season and out of season he rush-
es at two forty pace, and inds his patient
physically well, but sad and lonely, ond of
course afflicted with the blues. All that
he can do is to administer few drops of
peppermint, and the patient is we'll for
day.
On one occasion--a cold and blusterous
night-the doctor had just turned in with
the hope Of quiet sleep, when loud rap
aroused him.
"Who is sick2" inquired the doctor.
"Miss Sally Strickland, sir she is most
dead-expect she will die before you can
get there"
"I'll be along" says the doctor, exclaim-
ing to himself, that Miss Sally I'll try to
cure her this time
The doctor plods along through mud and
mire, cold and rain, studying his applica-
ton. When he arrives at the dwelling Of
Miss Sally, he finds her, as usual, in rath.'
er depressed state of mind.
doctor, she said, feebly, "l expect to
die every moment am very low--can
you do anything for me?'
The doctor feels her pulse nothing the
matter-merely wanted company.
"hliss Sally, l was having terrible
dream when your servant awoke me-"
"What was it2" she eagerly inquired
81 dreamed was dead" continued the
doctor, "and descended into the lower re-
gion, where l met odd Scratch, who invi-
ted me to view his dominions. The in-
mates were engaged in different occupa-
tions some playing cards, others swind-
ling their neighbors--in short, all the pur-
suits they followed during their life they
continued there. When Satan got through
showing me round, he exclaimed to the
four quarters of his kingdom that they
would all go to bed-'for, said he, Sally
Strickland will be here directly, and there
will be no sleep in my regions for month";
Z The doctors speedy departure was in
creased to fight by the sight of a broom
stick Aourishing actively in his rear bus
the remedy was effectual
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

A WORD TO THE R-sENsrTrvE.-A.
strikes me with sword and inficts .
wound. Suppose, instead of binding up
the wound. am showing it to everybody;
and after l has been bound up, am ta-
king of the bandage continually, and ex.
amining the depth Of the wound, is there
person who would not call me fool2-
Now such fool is he who, by dwelling
upon little injuries and insults, or provo
cations, causes them to agitate or inflame
the mind. How much better were il TO
put a bandage over the wound, and never
look at IL sgaiu.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

feeling of relief turned away. Laura
babe me sing. I complied and
sang ballad after ballad. Finally rose
and Mr.. Everett took the vacant seat
Soon the deep, rich tones of his voice
floated on the air.
know not why, but,I could not-strive
as might-preserve my usual decorous
composure. Bitter, scalding tears would
rise till fearful of exposure, l stole 10
the conservatory, and while listening to
the refrain
'Morn noon, and night where'er may be,
Fondly I'm dreaming ever of thee
deep, heavy sobs struggled for utterance
Resolutely kept back the tide of emotion
that threatened to overwhelm me; and,
turning to the open window, sought the
fresh cool air that famed my temples. A
voice at my side startled me.
at is indeed lovely night, Miss Ben
ton. | am not surprised at your prefer
ence for this cool retreat"
stammered some reply about the heat.
"Why," said Mr.. Everett, (for he it was)
care you ILL., Miss Benton?"
'No, not i'll, but not very we'll" And
turning | would have left him.
'Don,t 60 in yet, l entreat of you. l
come out to talk to you--in fact, l have
something l would like to say"
Swift as lightning came the thought: =
Yes, am to be consulted about Laural
He continued, nervously plucking jes-
samine that stood near:
"Miss Benton, you must have seen, and
know the reason for my long continued
visits here; my evident preference-nay,
my DEVOTION
/ interrupted eyes, have seen
| could say no more.
"Well, said he, earnestly and eagerly,
"have you nothing to say to memo word
Of encouragement"
"Certainly, Mr. Everett, you have my
best wishes for your happiness.
"Nay," said he, "Laura has already Civ
en- me that May / not, dare l not ask for
more from you?"
Sick and faint with agony, I mechani-
cally repeated
81 promise you, Mr.. Everett, will use
what little influence 1 possess"
"Infuence you possess" repeated he,
slowly; then suddenly: "Did you think
l referred to Laura?"
i l bowed-for utterance was denied me.
He gave me keen, searching glance
then with a quick movement he seized my
hand, and these were the words that fell
upon my ear
"Lucy, it is you whom I mean. You are
the one and only one 1 have ever loved.
l am wearying, longing for you, my own,
my darling. May not call you SOP
May not claim you for mine from hence.
forth, and forevermoreP"
All, faithless, repining heart, is this thy
reward2
My head fell upon that dear breast, and
as I felt that strong, true, manly heart
throbbing against mine, knew that from
henceforth it beat for me, and me alone.
With a happiness too deep for words,
did l enter my chamber when the guests
had gone. And as l again looked forth
upon the quiet lawn and star-lit night, my
heart went up in unutterable thankfulness
to the giver of all good for the exceeding
great joy vouchsafed to me as my "BIRTH.
DAY GIFT"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

FAREWELL TO GREEoE.-Bayard Tay-
lor, in his last letter from Athens, thus
bids tender farewell to the land Of colossal
heroes and mighty memories:
Let me not loose the pensive sweetness
and sadness of Athens. The sun is rapid
ly sinkingin in the clear saffron light beyond
the pass of the Dephne, and purple fash
plays along the barren sides of Hymettus.
Before me rises the Acropolis with its
crowns of beauty; Parthenon, on whose
snowy front the sunset of thousand years
have left their stain. In the distance is
the musical Bgean, dancing with the
whispering waves to fill the rock -hewn
sarcophagus of Themistoclcs. Plato's OIL
ives send silver simmer through the
dusk that is creeping over the Attic plain.
Many an evening have I contemplated the
illustrious landscape, but it never was so
lovely as now, when look upon it For the
last time. Every melodious wave in the
long outline of mountains-every sacred
marble in the august pile of ruin-every
blooded anemone along the banks Of the
Illisus, and every asphodel that blossoms
on the hill of Collonus--I know them and
they know me. Not as a curious stranger
do leave Athens; not as traveller, ca
ger for new scenes-but with the regret Of
one who knows and loves the sacred soil
to whom it has been a sanctuary and q
home.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

Old Parson Peters, who was good deal
Of a wag, once married Mr.. Partridge to
Miss Brace. The parents of the bride
requested that he would wind up the GER.
smony with short prayer, which he did
in the following words "God bless this
brace Of partridges'
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

NATURAL WEAKNESS "bumptious'
traveller, overtaking an old Presbyterian
minister, whose nag was much iatigued,
quizzed the old gentleman upon his turn
out" A nice horse, yours, doctor very
valuable beast that-but what makes
him wag his tail so, doctor2' "Why, as
you have asked me, will tell you. II is
for the same reason that your tongue Esgs
so--a sort Of natural weakness,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

nA- Several nice young gentlemen went
to the residence of young damsel to give
her serenade. After some time, the SER
want stepped out, and walking up to one
of them exclaimed "My friend the folks
are all abed you can't get cent here to-
night"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16
How TO TEST THE QUALITY OF WOOL

A Texas paper says:
Take lock of wool from the sleeps
back and place it upon an inch rule. If
you can count from thirty to thirty three
Of the spirals or folds in the space of an
inch, it equals in quality the finest electo-
raj of Saxony wool grown.
OF course when the number Of spirals
to the inch diminishes, the quality of the
wool becomes relatively inferior.
Many tests have been tried, but this is
considered the simplest and best.
Cotswold wool and some other inferior
wools do not measure nine spirals to the
inch.
With this test, every farmer has in his
possession knowledge which will enable
him to form correct judgment of the
quality Of all kinds of wool There are
some coarse woods which experienced wool
growers do not rank as wool, but as hair,
on account of the hardness and straight
ness of the fibre.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

REMEDY FOR DEoAYED -TEETu.-An
exchange gives the following Mix chalk,
powdered fine, with enough salt to give il
a decided saline taste. Use once or twice
a day as tooth powder, with no water,
but applied with tOlerably stiff tooth
brush.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

NEW CONFERENCE.-The is countefeit
note in circulation in this city which we
have not seen noticed-a five on Plan
ters' Bank of Tennessee. The engraving
is course and lily calculated to deceive a
good judge of money. A shopkeeper on
Jefferson street, near Clay took one of the
notes yesterday.-LouisviIe journal.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

The JERSEY SCHOLARSHIPS ABROAD.
The following is an exactcopy of print
ed notice which is at. present posted in a
Jersey stage :-"Lost-a calf red. He
had white spot on one of his behind legs.
He was a she calf will give three dol
lars to everybody what will bring him
home"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

ras- The red, white and blue-the red
cheeks, the white teeth, and blue eyes of a
lovely girl, are as good Aagas the young
soldiers in the battle of life need fight un-
der.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

Pleasentest part of mans life is gen
orally that which passes ia courtship, pro.
vided his passion be sincere, and the par
ty beloved kind with diseretioB. Love,
desire, hope, all the pleasing emotions Of
the soul, riss IN the pursuit
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

Woman is like ivy--the more you are
ruined the closer she clings to you. An
old bachelor adds "Iyy is like woman,
the closer she clings to you the more you
are ruined"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

We get at tho outlines, Of thugs from
what we read aud hear, but the filling up
must be through our own experience.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

nea- The entire population Of Richmond
Va, by the new census, is 1888, an in
crease Of 1O,39S since 1850.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-11-16

A cotemporary asks if we can throw any
light upon kissing. We don't want to
the thing is done just as we'll in the dark.