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Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04
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CAMP DOUGLAS ny THE LAKE.
pY SIDNEY HAanlssros.


They are scattered, widely scattered, ?
For the world is now their home,
And they drift upon life's pillows ~
Like the tempest-driven foam;
Every sky looks down upon them,
y. Where their restless spirits take
All those Thousand hearts that wrestled
~ In Camp Douglas, by the Lake. l
We uieetthem at each turning,
As the currents eddy past
And we feel in every greeting
That perchance It is the last.
OIL the hand Is like q brothers.,
Twas brothers kindness spake
IN the deeds that drew the heart strings
In Camp Douglas, BY the Lake.
Dark was the hour of meeting, ~. 4,
And the midnight long and drear;
Zen sweet hopes expiring glimmsr .'
Robbed the bursting heart Of cheer;
But he shared our fortune bravs,y,
With a ready hand to break -
The scant crust we halyed between US,
In Camp Douglas, by the Lake. '.it
How like dream the shadows =
"'H oe'rthe disc of memory sweep;
Now We jest upon tho trials
..I That once rankled-oh, how deepl
But the smile is for the comrade
Whose hard, honest hand we shake
We rode Morgan's mule together s.
ln Camp Douglas, by the Lake. r,
When three, by chance united, rty
Pledge the faith right amply tried, ,ns,
TITS so rare-that mystic number
Three full bumpers side by side;
But we breathe the sigh as softly
Ger the foaming cup we take,
As we damned the men that ground US
In Camp Douglas, by the Lake.
Here's a pledge to every comrade, i,
Who deserves the comrades name, rI
We are scattered, but the staunch heart
Aye and aye will throb the same.
Here we bless the fearless spirits
Which were bruised but would not break
And we brand the hand that crushed them
In Camp Douglass, by the Lake..
Franklin Co., No., Dec. 1866. =
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

A very valuable pocket-knife was once
dropped into well twenty feet deep half
full of water. How shall we get II out2-
Shall we have to draw the water from. the
well? The writer proposed 10 use a strQng
horseshoe magnet, near by, suspended by a
cord, But We can't see where To lower the
magnet so as TO touch the knife. Throw the
Suns rays to the bottom Of the well with .
looking glass, was the second answer. II
was done, the knife rendered visible from the
top of the well, the magnet came into con-
tact, and the knife brought up--all being
accomplished In minute Of time.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

A NoHLE REPLy.--The Poole-I Holden bill
10 degrade North Carolina, introduced
into the House Of Representatives by
Thad. Stevens, "at the request Of several
gentlemen iro,s North Carolina as he ex.
plained II, Was offered early in the session
Of that day, in time to reach Raleigh before
the vote was taken on the Constitutional
Amendment iis object on that day was to
lniimidaie the Legislature, as il was well
known 10 Holden that the Constitutional
amendment was the special order for Thurs
day, Tho answer W the menace was the
vote on the amendment--one hundred ana
1i1teea 10 eievea.- .Y.pbsrn. " C., CONNER
cidI, Dee. 10,
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Determined to DIE.

In the little town Of Dover, which Is st.
uated on the Cumberland river, in Middle
Tennessee, there lived, some years ago, an
eccentric and intemperate old bachelor by
the name OF Kingston. On one occasion,
when prostrated on his bed by excess, and
suffering acutely from those stings and hor-
rors peculiar to his situation, he sent for one
of his old boon companions 70 come 'and visit
him. Shyrack, for that was the other s
name, came duly to Kingston's room.
"Whats the matter, Kingston 2" 2i
"Shyack, shut the door," -.
"Yes, my dear fellow"
"Lock it." 70 1923 fsF'
"Eh2n .1 fet.
"Lock the door"
Certainly, my dear fellow"
!" Shyrack, am going to kill myself"
;"My dear fellow, let nae entreat you not
To do It,"
al Twill" Er iajr b.
"No, no Oblige me and don't"
"Must do H." ~
Don't it'll be the death of you" ir}.
Shyrack was quite cool aud jocose little
dreaming that so terrible an event was ac-
tually going to take place. lDTl ni 3b
Kingston had, as the last eccentric act of
his l:fe, taken chisel and malIet to bed
with him and now, with desperate resolve,
he seized the extraordinary tools of death,
and in an instant drove the blade Of the
chisel into his breast.
b The hair rose upon Shyrack's head, and
fright spread like sheet Of snow over his
face.
livingston Kingston my dear fellow
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

A SLIGHT MIsTAKE.-A capital story Is told
of young fellow who one Sunday strolled
into village church, and during the service
was electrified and graf ifed by the sparkling
of pair of eyes which were riveted upon
his face. After the service the possessor of
the shining orbs, left the church alone aud
emboldened by her glances,i he ventured
to follw her.. his heart aching with rapture.
He saw her look behind, and fancied she
evinced s,me emotion on recognising him.
He then quickened his pace, and she actually
slackened hers, as il to let him come up with
hcr---but we will permit the young gentle
man TO tell the rest in his own way.
'"Noble young creatoreln thought L.
"Her artless and warm heart is superior to
the bond of custom. had reached within a
stones throw Of her. She suddenly halted
and turned her face towards me. My heart
swelled to bursting. | reached the spot
where she stood, she began TO speak, and
took off my hat as If doing reverence to an
angel. nt'' tt tlA a au
"Are you peddler?" nor ai d f
"No, my dear girl, that is not my occupa-
SION" avaa- = w
"well, I don't know p continued she, not
very bashhlly, and ewing me very sternly,
~ thought when saw you In the meetin'
house, that you looked like peddler who
passed of pewter half dollar on me three
weeks ago, and so determined to keep an
eyeon you. Brother John has got home now,
and says If he catches the fellow he will
wiring his neck for him and ! amt sure
but you are the ood-for-nothing rascal after
all.n
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

PLAYING CARps.--Cards were invented in
1891, by Jacquemin Grungehmour to amuse
King Henry VI, Of France, who at that
time was mad.---Erehange. 4ta4
The writer might have added that "King
Henry the Sixth of France, inherited in
sanity from his grandfather, King Lear, who
was the son of Louis the Fourteenth, by his
wife Cleopatra, Queen of Sheba. This Gle
opatra, died in ft of deiirhm Een,ens,
brought on by too frequent indulgence in
Robinson county whisky. A cotempornry
writer who was Son OF Temperance, spoke
in igurative language of the death of the
Queen, attributing It to the bite of the .wo,m
of the STILL" Hence the vulgar error thar
she stung herself to death with a venemous
reptile. Insanity was hereditary in the fam
ily, from that time until it was cured in the
person Of Henry the Sixth, by the invention
OF playing cards--as above stated. 81
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"Ths one great element of American er

"The one great element of American en-
terprise--can never, at least for many gen.
erations, be impaired TO India. II Is impos-
sible to expect Of fIindoos all that Is achiev-
ed by citizens Of the States. During the
experiments TO which we have alluded, an
English plow was introduced into one Of the
provinces. and the natives were taught ia
superiority over their own clumsey machine.
ry. They were at first astonished and de.
lighted at its effects, bntas soon as the agents
back was turned, they took IT, painted II red
set it up on end and worshiped It'd.
Boy's RNsue. fIir .Jt
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

I New, YORK JoURsALsN-A Washington
correspondent pays the following well merit
ed compliment TO New York journalism
We here are sometimes amused and some
times provoked at what we read in sensation
journals, showing such profound ignorance,
or such barefaced lying; that I can only ac-
count for such statements by believing that
the articles are written in New York and
manufactured without any regard to the
truth. This no doubt is also the fact with
nearly, or quite all Of tour Berlin CORES.
poudence -" our Madrid correspondence;
sour Pekin correspondence !" tour Tim.
buctoo correspondence" &c. In this kind Of
correspondence we are gravely told what
took place at an interview between the Rus
sian Emperor and his prime minister, what
was the, decision at council of war at the
Prussian headquarters, during the late Ger
man campaign, what Napoleon had declared
at Cabinet council of his intentions in case
of such or such an event occurring-and the
GOODNESS with which details are given, might
lead TO the inference that the writer instead
u having prepared the letter 10 New York,
had actually been present with the Gar and
his prime minister, or had formed one Of the
Prussian council Of wal, or WIS the intimate
bosom friend of Napoleon, and to whom the
latter had unbosomed himself With the ig.
norant reader, perhaps. some of this kind ol
stuff may be swallowed but the intelligen,
and we'll Informed regard these journals il
the light of common liars, who, though they
sometimes speak the truth, are never believ
ed
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

Gov. Parton AND SESAToR'PARsoss Dis
PATCH.-There have been so many wrong inn
pressions, says theMontgomery Ad0vtiser. Of
the lstn, concersing the dispatch Of Sena-
tor Parsons to Governor Patton, urging the
selection OF the Constitutional Amendment,
that VIC have asked tor, and have been far
.nished with a copy. II is in these words
WAsHisoroH, --pec. e.-Goyernor Patton
Yours is received. Amendment should be
rejected before Legislature adjourns. Leg.
islature should meet again in January, =
Urge this earnestly. -s-.
E,A, PARsoSs.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

FEMALE IsFLUEScR.--lt is our mothers aud
sisters that mould nations and impresscom-
munities. II Is the nursery song. the i'm
pressing of infantile years, the instructions
Of the fresides, are to guide and influence.
We hear little Of the fathers OF great men.
II is the mother and sisters Of Moses that iu-
terest US. We almost forget that such men
as the father Of Moses lived His very name
Is withheld from the history that records the
birth of his son. II Is the mother OF Sam
uel and Timothy who have the high distinc-
ton of being approved by God. Il is the
mother of Luther, Napoleon, and of Wash
ington, to whom their sons asgibe their
greatness and power. ...i
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

CoMPENsATIos FOR ENLISTED SLAvu.---Thc
Commission on Compensation for Enlisted
Slaves have issued the following instructions
for the benefit Of applicants for compensation
Tor slaves who enlisted in the United States
army: asapN i0i
l. No'claim will be entertaind unless Il 4
shown that the slave enlisted, or was drafted :.
in the State for which the Commission was
appointed eiei oig Hfra
q. No claim will be entertained when the
ownership or title TO the services Of the par
ty enlisted is based upon o sale or transfer
made subsequent to the drafting or enl.ssing
of the slave.
3. Executors, guardians and trustees must
file with claims made in behalf of the par,
ties they represent satisfactory evidence that
they have been legally invested with author
| ity 10 net for such parties. ..as. NJ.
| 4. Claimants will be required TO Designate
the regiment and company In which The bol-
dier for whom they claim compensation ssrv-
ed. II will be useless TO forward any claims.
for evidence Of enlistment unless tho regi-
ment is designated by the claimant. III
D. Parties claiming compensation for
more than one servant, or slave, enlisted or
drafted as soldier, must file separate and
distinct claim for compensation in each case.
6. The claimants valid title to the slaves
must be established In proof of which tho
claimant must set forth that he did not ac-
quire said slave subsequent TO the enlistment,
but had a valid title to his services at the
date of said enlistment and previous thereto.
Z. The claimants active loyalty during
the war must be established. Besides the
oath Of the applicant ION prescribed form)
the oath Of two loyal men is required as to
the active loyalty Of claimant. Said loyal
men should be men Of known loyalty, and, II
possible, known TO some member Of thv
Board Of Commissioners. II ssf
9. In case Of heirs, when the heiis ere
above fourteen years Of age, the oath and
proof Of loyalty Of each are requirsd. e1s
If the father or mother has died sines tlze
commencement of the war, aud the heirs arp
minors, the guardian must depose that tha
deceased up to the time of his or her DEATH
was actively loyal to the United States, aud
prove the same by two loyal witnesses. ''fF
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

task to assist in carrying him Off the field to
a place of safety. Ny command was form
ing in line Of battle, and although my heart
failed, and my right arm felt nerveless al
the thought Of charging the enemy unaided
by his presence, stern duty called me 70 the
front. Kneeling to take one last silent look
at his pale heroic face, spied the stars on
the collar of his overcoat, which was hung
loosely over the litter. Quick as thought
took out this knife and cutting one away, I
hastened to the battle field, and no sword
did better service that day than mine. Here
1t is; will you not keep It for the safe Of one
who dying among strangers and enemies,
has had his last moments soothed by your
carcf Completely overcome by grief, took
the precious gift and murmured my thanks
Then holding out the paper, be asked me to
enclose II In the one to his mother. "Tell
her It is the last leave of absence ever re-
ceived from General jackson, signed by bis
own hand-a happy fnrlough spent at home.
shall soon have another, endorsed by a
greater Captain than he, and 60 to q DWELL
ing where pleasures are endless"
Exhausted by the effort of speaking, he
sank back motionless, while smoothed the
damp curls, and moistened the dry, cold lips.
Riveted to the spot by my affection and
sympathy for the poor sufferer, two hours
passed away, and watched with sickening
dread the death film dimming the beautiful
eyes, and bent to catch the first faint breath.
Suddenly glorious light shone in his face
partly rising and pointing upwards, he ex-
claimed, III see 1.-THE star, the star; Gen.
eral, ] am here |" and heaving one farewell
sigh for earth and friends the young hero
rejoined his beloved commander. ,F'46 9.
a Her voice faltered and she ceased speak.
ing, while was too much moved to make
any.commenI. Regainiug her selfpossession
she said; "Can you wonder now, Mr.. w.,
that should prefer wearing this gem, hal
lowed by so many sacred memories, to the
costly jewels that lie In my casket up
stairs D" ~, sr, g.-iiI5.l. ,.r-n
"Indeed, | do not said I, "and I hope II
may be beacon light on your pathway
threigh life, and then, when translated to
realms above, the owner may sparkle as the
centre star in the victor,s Crown"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

A schoolmaster tells the following good
one; ~ was teaching In quiet country
village. The secoud morning Of my session
| had time to survey my surroundings and
among the scanty furniture, espod q three
legged stool. Is this the Ounce block 2 ~
! asked a little girl Of FIVE. The dark eyes
sparkled, the curls nodded assent, add The
lips rppled out, guess soi the teacher al
ways sits on It, The stool was unOccupIed
that term" Ip
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

To what city in Europe is man going
when he marries?
Answer by happy pair-Tle's going 70
Louvsin. tf|
Young lady-0hl It's Nioe.
Old mad---Its Hamburg.
Solid Bologna.
lmpudent fellow--To Brest.
Brdget-To Dublin. sure.
P,aetlcsi paren.-Hs's going to ,issrs.
Snaiiing old bachelor--Hss going 10
Rouen.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

"Look out there What are you kicking
my dog forY' am kicking him because
he's full Of aeas and don't want TO get them
on my good clothesl" Fleas, The devil,
Why that dog sleeps with me-" Yes, darn
You, know IL; and that's where ho gsu
them"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04

AoooRDIso to the South Carolina AMI
Georgia newspapers the cropof Sea Island
cotton Is estimated, for this year, Al fons
fifteen thousand to twenty thousand bales.
The largest crop ever raised was about 40 -
thousand bales
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-04
Curtain Lecture.

! Been out all night again. I'd like 10 know
who're you keep yourself till this time Ia tho
morning, it's not ten miuutes since I heard
the clock strike four. You d,d' MT hear IL b.
No Of course you didn't You wouldn't
hear the last trump--the noise would have
TO travel through an acre or two of beer be-
lore II would get to your hearing. Had 10
90 d'aory your friendsl Had 10 10 ia
IKE to know how YOU had to ss.l;s ssss;sns
Ioiks are very willing TO had to go.-,-
Yes, Know it's coming on election times
thatsa a good excuse TO get away from your
family and home. wish there was no elec-
ton in the whole country-it would DO
much better of IL we hldu't any. Who did
you electY What did You see7 Thea
tire aud dance. Now turn over here. oh.
Lord am ] in hop yard or distillery, or
where am Z What have you got outside
of you u Didn't drink nlchs You must
have got into a beer barrel, then, for its
coming out all over you, and how Ii smells
You danced, eh2 You must have cut
pretty fgure---guess Il was a large reel. Do
yon think Ill stand this going of to dance
all night? Who did you dance withf I'll
bet she was as homely Us q pumpkin with
two holes in II. Look here you need mt
pretend to sleep; want to have little do
Inestlc conversation with you. am your
better half and your better half proposes 70 |,
discuss matters little. Late I? How do
you know its late2 lts early enough To
give you a piece of a womsn's lopgus.--
Tpngueys Yes am Tonguey-thafs part
OF a woman's prercgative, and 7 am going to
ose some Of it on you. Let you sisne f---s
Did you say that to the girl you danced
WITH Oh, mol nothing Of the sort; Il was
Miss, shall l have the pleasure Of yopr
beautiful person for the next cotillion? 4
wish l could see her-Pd take the beautiful
out Of her at jerk. Can get no peace D.
Yes you can get plenty of it--go to ths
theatre; go electioneering; dance with the
girls till morning, and come home and Ill
give you peace by the long measure--pll
give you a piece Of my mind. Come back
here. where are you going? Ga into an.
othv bedf Not exactly; this bed has been
large enough heretofore, and ha. not grown
any smaller lately. You dancsd lid YOU a.
I'd like to see You dance with me. Pm too
old suppose. amt too OLD 20 give YOU
tits, you can bet your life on that, old el-
low. II you don't conduct yourself properly
hereafter.
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Fttection IN AIexandir.t,.

There was a municipal election in Alex
-andrias Virginia, on the, 18th, The Negroes
Yoted3- by themselves, the commissioners
ofelection refusing to receive their votes,
whereupon. polls were opened specially 1or
their benefit. Mr.. LATHAM was reelected
Mayor by sixty-three majority. The Rad
ical White vote was only 56. No wonder
they wanted the Negroes to help them to a
majority. The Negroes polled about 1,2OO
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WINE, IREeREAT. AT.lMPoHTEp TONIc

Used by the best families throughout Europe;
Approved by the Imperial School of Medicine.
Paris W. E'ifs 1Fi'."t.'-'f II
ican Medical Association, at their Conventions held
in Baltimore, May 1st 1866. Contains Spirits of
any kind, and therefore .' ~''-' q"
1t is prepared in Paris from pure Sherry. and ad-
mits I'M IS composition only toSetc, aromatic and
Je6Tifugs substances 7s;--f .siff I'D -..,..rffgfT
LADIES will find it adelicous substitute for the
various tonlcs which have an alcoholic body. -
MUSCAT PERLE is q rare wine of most delight
full flavor. 1t is the pare juice Of detic3ons
grape. 1t surpasses in excellence any table wine in
the country. Used in Europe for sacramental pur-
poses. Church people invited Co inquire into it.
These wines are sold by all druggists, and by Z.
JONES 4 SON and HOUSTON & GARDNER CO.
- ALLEN & co.,
-. Cincinnati, Agents for Ohio.