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, 1868-11-27

FArTENING CATTLE.-Fattening animals
of all kinds lay on flesh very rapidly as the
weather grows cooler. Keep beeves and
sheep in pasture as long as the feed is good,
but yard them at night, and feed twice a day
with grain, if fhey are to be marketed soon;
otherwise simply feed SO as to be sure they
are constantly gaining. Pigs should have
cooked food and plenty of it. Push forward
their iattening as rapidly as possible, for at
no season will they gain faster. Keep them
clean and give them warm sheltered nests.
Poultry also gain very rapidly, and it is best
to fatten them on scalded meal with corn,
wheat screenings, aud other food in addition,
at daylight in the morning and late in the
afternoon.
, 1868-11-27

The LIGHT>HEARTED PEoPLE-There
are people who tabituaily make the best OF
things, not from a sense of duty, not from a
dislike of sympathy, not from any shrinking
from pain on their own account or for 9TH
ers, but simply from a natural and uncon-
querabe lightness of hearts. These people
supply the oxygen of the moral atmosphere,
and should be maintained at the public ex-
pense to keep it sweet and pure Even if
instead of boing, as they generally are, ac
tive and otherwise estimabe members of
society, they did nothing but enjoy life, they
would still be worth cultivating for the sake
of the, light and heat which they kiudle
The only difficulty is how to regulate them.
They are SO irresistbly impelled to sing
songs that, in a world where heavy hearts
are uu fortunately common, it is difficult al
ways to keep the vinegar and nitre apart.
1t is unreasonable to expect any great con-
sidera ton for the susceptibilties of melanr
choly people from the constitutionally y
cheerful. because the very fact of their
being so implies certain degree of insensi.
tility, which involves corresponding
amount of blindness to other peoples sensi>
bility. A genuinely cheerful person makes
the best of your troubles because they really
do not appear to him very distressing, and
it is for you to decide whether such a view
will act on your mind as tonic or an irri-
tant.
, 1868-11-27

All in the arms of Autumn lyingi
Fading flowers round her signing,
Summer sick and sad is dying.
Now no more shall she be seen,
In the evenings deep serene,
Weaving garands white and green.
Fold her in a winding sheet,
Woven OF all blossoms meet,
For the shroud of maiden sweet.
Crimson rose and lily white
All she had of best and bright,
Long have vanished from the light
Gather Autumn's palest flowers,
Dauk with Autumn's S softest Showers
Bring them to her leafleSs bowers.
There though Winters icy gloom,
She shall rest as in a tomb
Sheeted snow shall shroud her bloom
Shroud her bloom, but not forever
Mortals die, but seasons never,
When the chains of Winter sever,
Spring shall wake her up again,
Lead ber forth to hill aud plain,
Over willing hearts to reign.
, 1868-11-27

A PRETTY good story is told of a man,
who, stopping iu Boston for day, bought a
cigar and sauntered out for a walk. Soon a
policeman notified him that he had incurred
fine of two dollars for smoking in the street.
The stranger paid the penalty. Shortly after
child, who hadn't had any breakfast or
dinner, moved his generosity, and he bestow-
ed a remnant Vi gingerbread upon the hungry
one. Thereupon second officer informed
bin that he had Violated another ordinance
Of the city, with two dollar fine. The Off
Ger presented him the change. He shook his
head; Keep the whOle--I want to whistle
PRESENTLY
, 1868-11-27

A QUAKEREss at Bloomington, Indiana,
jealous of her husband, watched his move
ments, aud actually one morning discovered
the truant hugging aud kissing the servant
srl. Broadbrim was not long in discover
Ing the face of his wife, as she peeped
through the half.open door, and rising, with
all the GOODNESS of general officer, thus ad-
dressed her; Betsy, thee had better quit
Peeping, or thee will cause disturbance in
the family
, 1868-11-27

ORANGES AND FLAvoRING.-When oran.
ges are cheap they may be economically used
in place of preserves. Even common Sicily
fruit. when peeled, divided and covered with
sugar two or three hours, makes dish supe-
rior, to our taste, aud more healthful, than
the rich confections of plnms, peaches, etc.,
found upon many tables. The peel, packed
in jar with layers of white sugar aud GOV.
cred with brandy, will give an excellent arli.
Gle for favoriDg puddings, sauces, cakes, ETC.
, 1868-11-27

The prayer which Socrates taught his
disciple AlcibiSdes deserves a place IN the
devotioDs of every Christian That he
should beseech the supreme God 10 give
him what was good for him, thoug b be should
not ask it. and to withhold from him what
ever would be hurtful, though he should be
so foolish as to pray for it,
, 1868-11-27

RUsKIN says that peoples eyes are so in
tensely fixed on the immediate operation oi
money as it changes hands that they hardly
ever reflect on its first origin or financial dis
appearance. They are always considering
how to get it from somebody else, but never
how to get it where that somebody else got
it. Whereas, the real national question is
not who is losing or gaining money, but who
is making and who destroying it.
, 1868-11-27

A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston AdUer-
tiser, writing from Martha's Vineyard, says
'As | sat on the beach to-day, watching the
gambols of hundred bathists, l inquired oil
an old pilot if there was not danger to be
feared from sharks. Not mite he replied
mot mite never's been shark seen here
Sir, since them 4creeturs,' pointing to The
ladies, 'took to the waterZscared them all
t'other side of Gay Head
, 1868-11-27

IT is said the library shelves of the Brit
ish Museum, if placed in continuous line,
would extend no less than twenty FIVE miles.
The accession of books keeps growing at the
rate about twenty thousand a year, or be>
tween fifty and sixty a day
, 1868-11-27

BYZANTINE CARRIER, leading DENT
monde of Paris, received as birthday gift
from her "protector,'' rich English Lord
pearl collar worth 100, ,OOOf, pearl brooch
worth 100000, and pearl ear-drOPs worth
80, ,OOOf. This is believed to be the most
costly present ever given to one Of these RAJ
nocions women
, 1868-11-27

WHEN the good and the lovely die, the
memory of their good deeds, like the moon
beams on the stormy sea, lights up our dark
eued hearts and lends to the surrounding
gloom beauty so sad and SO sweet that we
would not, if we could, disPel the darkness
that environs it.
, 1868-11-27

TOAST PUDDING.-Mix one quart of milk,
three eggs and little salt, as for custard.
Cut small loaf of bread (bakers' bread is
the best) into slices half an inch thick, and
lay them separately on platters. Pour the
mixture over them and let them stand two
hours, or until all the milk is soaked up I;
then fry brown on griddle and serve with
sauce
, 1868-11-27

AN editor down South says be would as
soon try to go to sea upon shingle, make a
ladder of fog, chase streak of lightning
through crab apple orchard, swim up the
rapids of Niagara river, raise the dead, stop
the tongue Of an old maid, or set Lake Erie
on fire with vet match, as to stop lovers
getting married when they take it into their
heads to do SO.
, 1868-11-27

My DEAR said husband to bis wife, ARE
you comfortable 10 the corner there ? oh,
yes, snug Don't you feel cold 2 Not in
the least Does your window shut close ?
Yes, very, thank YOU 'Well, come, let us
swap seats"
, 1868-11-27

MARRIAGE is like a flaming candle light
placed in the window of summer night,
inviting all the insects of the air to come
and SINCE their pretty ringlets there. Those
that are out butt heads against the pane !;
those that are in butt to get out again.
, 1868-11-27

A DANDY, with cigar in his mouth, en-
tered a menagerie, when the proprietor re-
quested him to take the weed from bis mouth
lest he should learn the other monkeys baC
habits
, 1868-11-27

AN undertaken in Utica had to bury one
of his debtors. He got him snugly into the
grave, bnt refused to fill in the earth until
the weeping family settled the claim, which
they did.
, 1868-11-27

The ex-Kng of Naples has offered to
France, in case be may be restored by the
Emperor, the use of bis feet against Prussia,
aud his army to check Northern Italy; and
be will accept one third of the Italian debt.
, 1868-11-27

TO be insensible to the charms, of piety,
aud the beauty of holiness, is to~be entirely
wanting in the besr sense and taste man
can have. Whatever is excellent aud desir-
sirable in the universe of God concentres in
holiness. Holiness is the ultirhatum of hu-
man hopes and happiness.
, 1868-11-27

AN ill.natured woman at Saratoga says
that some women dress to please each other;
some to please men, but the most dressy
women don't dress to please anybody; they
dress to WORRY women.
, 1868-11-27
Tn City Snhscribers.

On and after thi. date, the STATESMAN will be
served to City subscribers at 50 cents month, pay
able to the carrier Those who have paid in advance
will have their papers continued until the time ex-
preS.
, 1868-11-27

THE most amusing man in the world is a
Frenchman in passion. by gar, you call
my wife woman three several once more
and will call de vatch-house and blow of
your brain like candle
, 1868-11-27

Why do ofhce-seekers like to have stu
pid man for President? So that whenever
they apply for situation to the head of the
nation, they'll be sure to find a vacancy.
, 1868-11-27

My dear, said rural wife to her hus-
band, on his return from town, What was
the sweetest thing you saw in bOnnets in the
city 2 The ladies' faces, my love- That
must have happened years ago.
, 1868-11-27

IT is said that portion of raw onion,
eaten just before retiring to rest, will insure
sleep to persons suffering with
lungs OAerburdened with oppressive and irri-
tatinO matter.
, 1868-11-27

THE French and Prussian armies are near
" equal in strength. France has one mil
lion three hundred thousand men organized
and ready for service at short notice Prus-
sia has an army of one million one hundred
and forty thousand soldiers in the same state
of efficiency.
, 1868-11-27

If a man has any religion worth having,
he will do his duty and not make fuss
about it. 1t is the empty kettle that rattles.
, 1868-11-27

IT is a curious fact in the grammar fpol.
itics that when statesmen get into place, they
often get oblivious to their antecedents, but
are seldom fargetful Of their relatives.
, 1868-11-27

A LADY asked minister whether person
might not be fond of dress aud ornaments
Without being proud: Madam said the
minister, when you see fox's tail peeping
Within
, 1868-11-27

KNowLEDGE, even of Gospel truth, is
emptiness, unless love, practically exercised
toward God and man, accompany it.
, 1868-11-27

Do NOT undertake to kiss a furious woman.
Risk not a smack in a storm.
, 1868-11-27

TIE drying up of single tear has more Oi
honest fame than shedding seas of gore.
, 1868-11-27

RooT PRUNING TREEs.-A correspondent
Of the Florist and Ponsologist says that ar
tizan gardeners who generally have their
plots of ground in frst-rate condition, find
that their pear and apple trees make great
quantity of wood 10 the shape of strong,
luxuriaut shoots their trees are the picture
of good health. but they have not much
fruit. If they buy a tree, say three years
old, the shoots are usually very much short
ened, when planted and under ordinary
circumstances it will put out vigorous bran
ches the ensuing summer. II, on the other
hand, the head of the rec has not been cut
it will be very probable that instead Of, max
ing shoots, fower>buds will be formed the
first year. The owner may prune aud prune
again his vigorous trees by cutting out branch>
es in the autumn, but this only increases the
evil. More roots have been formed during
the summer, and these will enable the shoots
to push with double vigor next year. Let
him observe that the tree which he bought
had its roots cut or mutiated in the taking
then let him cut through the roots of his
strong growing tree, stopping the channels
through which the nutriment is supplied to
the branches, and he will find that instead
of leaves he will get fruit, aud in lieu of a
large, straggliug head, which overshadows
his garden, and interferes sadly with his
vegetables and flowers, he will have a cons
pact tree full of fruit.bearing spurs, and
highly prolific. In fact man need not let
his tree. get beyond a certain size, for by
regularly pruning the roots at stated periods
its much greater enlargement will be pre-
vented Let any person try an experiment
in October by removing the soil three feet
from The tree to be operated on, yard in
depth, and with sharp spade cutting
through the roots.
, 1868-11-27

IT is as great mercy to be preserved in
health as to be delivered from sickness.
, 1868-11-27

ToMasToNE-The stamp on deaths lite
tie bill.
, 1868-11-27

ICD NJ A-'U ~ VI o'ot t uO9oi ' iP'1Oi o. ~ W f
ny Of the following articles will be promptly filed:
BOOKS, BLANK CHECKS,
PAMPHLETS, NOTES OF HAND,
HASDBILLS, ORDER BOOKS,
BALL TICKETS, STEAMBOAT BILLS,
CIRCULARS, STEAMBOAT CARDS,
Invitations, Bills of Lading,
BUSINESS CARDS, CERTIFICATES,
BILLHEApS,' SHOW BILLS,
CuNCERT BILLS, CHECK BOOKs
PROGRAMMES. BL X RECEIPTS,
ADDRESS CARDS, DRAFTS,
BLANKS or ALL KINDS.
~ Soh Work must be paid for before being taken
from the Office.
, 1868-11-27

right good article, TOO. He asks a heavy
price for 'em; but if you are willing to give
it, we'll and good and bark ye, my girl,
whatever bargain you. make your old father
will ratify.'
As Mr.. Blifkins said this he considerably
stepped out of the room, and we will follow
bis example But the kind Of bargain the
young people made can readily be cOujecturcd
by the speedy wedding that followed.
Luke. Jordan every year, on the aDuiver-
sary of his marriage, delights bis father-inS
law by some specimen of the handicraft BY
which he won what he declares to be the
best and dearest wife in the world
, 1868-11-27
sWalla agjalla Statesman.

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING, BY
WILLIAM H N EWEL1,
EDITOR AND Proprietor.
, 1868-11-27

U. s. Omoial Paper for the Territory.
, 1868-11-27

Office Statesman Building, Third Street.
, 1868-11-27

~rERMs INVARIABLY IN ADvANoE1s
, 1868-11-27

RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION:
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-03-27

Hon. George w. MoRaAN, member OF
Congress from Ohio, delivered an excellent
speech on impeachment on the 29ti ultimo.
We quote the following pithy and incisive
paragraph. Every sentence is a center shot:
Prefer articles of impeachment against the
Chief Magistrate Of the Republic, and for
what Has he arrested and imprisoned citi-
zens without trial and without defense2 II
be has, then will vote for the articles Of
impeachment. Has he struck down the lib-
erty of the press2 If he has thea l will
vote for the articles Of impeachment. Ha.
rightful representation in Cougressf III be
has, then be is guilty of fragrant violation
Of the Constitution, and should be arraigned
and published, and will vote for the articles
Of Impeachment Has he established abso
lutte military despotisms over the States Of
the South on the pretext Of confcrring upon
them republican forms OF govarnment2 Foi
II he has, then no is not only ruthless vic.
lator OF the Constitution, but tyrant and
he deserves to be impeached, and will vote
for his impeachment. Has he disfrancbised
majority OF the white race IN the South IN
order to establish negro despotisn over white
men, women and children, loyal and dsloya
alike For If he has, then be has not only
tmmpled upon the Constitution, but commit.
ted a crime against nature by reducing tht
highest race in the world 10 the servitude oi
the lowest, and thereby sought to barbariz'
and utterly destroy nearly one-third OF thu
entire Union; for, if guilty Of so great
crime, he deserves to be impeached, and
will vote for the articles of impeachment.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-03-27
A Beautiful Passage.

The following is from the "Reveries Of a
Bachelor" by TX Marvel,
IA poor man without some sort Of relig-
ion, is, at best, poor reprobate, the football
Of destiny, with no tie linking him to infin-
ity and the wonderous eternity and is even
worse, a flame without heat, a rainbowNith-
out color, n flower without perfume. A man
may, in some sort tie his hopes and honors
to tins weak, shifting ground tackle, 10 his
business, or the world but woman with
out the anchor called faith, is a drift and a
wreck A man may clumsily continue sort
of moral responsibility, out OF relation to
mankind but woman in her comparatively
isolated sphere, where affection and no, mo
tive Is the controlling motive, can find no
basis In any other system or right action but
that of faith. A man may craze his brain,
OF his thoughts, TO truthfulness, in snch poor
harborage as fame aud reputation may stretch
before him but a woman-where can she
put her hopes In storms, IL not in heaven 7
And the sweet truthfulness-that abiding
love-that enduring hope mellowing every
page and scene Of life, tightening them With
pleasant radiance, when the worlds storms
break like an army with oannoa7 Who can
bestow its all but holy soul, tied TO what is
stronger than an army with cannonf Who
has enjoyed the love of a christian mother
but will echo the thought with energy, and
hAllew II with teNl
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-03-27
THE PROFOUNDEST SPEECH OF THE
..t4 AGE.

At racent meeting in New Grenada
South America, a gentleman, sometime resi-
dent in the United States expressed the hope
that the adoption Of American institutions
would place Columbia on level with the
great Republic of North America. lie was
himself summarily levelled by the following
speech from fully reconstructed Columbian
We quote from the Panama Star;
Mr.. President; In proposing that we
should adopt North American institutions in
order that we may rank amongst the most
civilized nations OF the world, our friend ID
merely repeating vulgarism against which
] do most solemnly protest. We are repre-
sentcd as an uncivilzed people, but, sir IL to
do what the Americans have done, Is TO be
civililzed, then, we are civilized; II TO have
done ii before them Is to be ahead OF them,
then we are at the head OF civilization. For
what ddthe Americans boast or They have
but recently abolished slavery We have
ABOLISHED slavery long ago. They have just
proclaimed the equality OF races, and are try
ing to hold up the negro; we have proclaimed
that equality and bed mp the negro long ago.
They have only flushed their FIRST civil war,
rendered money scare, and made a paper
dollar not worth a dollar We have had
dozens OF civii wars have rendered money
scarce, and made paper dollars mon worth a
dollar long ago. They are beginning TO tear
up their Constitution, impeach their Presi-
dent. set up dictators, We have done all that
long ago. They are at last going TO the
devil as fast as they eau We have gone tc
' tue devil lopg aso.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-03-27
A Big Gun from California.

The following are the resolutions adopted
recently BY the California Legislature, and
telegraphed to the President by their direc-
ton, 'l.u b., .If.
Resolvsd BY TIE General Assembly Of ns
State Of Cdiif.rsid, That the people OF this
State will now, as they have in the past bear
true faith and feilty to tile Government Of
our fathers; that by all legal and just means
they will sustain the President Of the United
States, In the name Of our people, the fee
men Of the State of California, in the name
and in behalf Of the cause Of Constitutional
liberty TO be firm and unbendiug in the main
tensnce of the Executive department of ths
Government, aud to that end we pledge him
our undivided support. Clr
ResoiOed, That the Radical majority in the
Congress OF the United States have tramplcd
upon aud disregarded the great interests Of
the people, and instead of legislating TO re-
lieve the people from the burdens Of taxa
ton under which the entire industry OF Tho
country Is suffering, are bending their united
efforts to involve the country in the vortex
of civil war, and in the opinion Of the As.
sembly OF California have proved themselves
unworthy alike of the high position they
now occupy, aud the confidence Of tho
people.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-03-27
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

We publish this week some brief "Letters
from the People," 10 show the spirit Of the
masses, and how clearly they grasp the fear
full dangers impending over the country. AS
the Day-Book has SO long and' earnestly
shown, the country Ii In the hands, not OF
Radicals or fanatics, but of lunatics, stark,
staring, absolute lunatics, who believe that
they can transform four millions of subordi.
nate negroes into free and equal American
citizens and to reach this unnatural and for
ever impossible result, they keep standing
army in the South, and are rapidly running a,
well as enslaving eight millions of their own
race, and il the monstrous and accursed mad
ness is not understood grappled with and ex.
ploded by the reason and common sense o
the country, II must finally react on th,
North, and plunge the whole land into chaos
blood and horror unparalleled in the history
Of the world. There is no help for ii, II
safety, no possible salvation for the Ameri.
can people, save in the Union asst was mad,
by Washington, and as this, in the nature o
things, Is impossible until the Abolition mad
ness is exploded, or the Abolition madmer
are exterminated, every man that assents Il
the Abolition doctrine, In the abstracts, Il
blindly and stupidity bringing upon himself
this last terrible necessity. To 'free" foul
mil lions Of negroes, they must enslave th'
eight millions of white people in the Sonth
and to accomplish the latter, sooner or late
they must strike down liberty in the North
and therefore, we repeat every Democrat
journalist stump speaker, or member OF Con
gress that assenls TO Mongrelism, or 10 thu
so called freedom of negroes, must 6nall,
fight for his own freedom, and TO save hi
country from absolute destruction But the
Day Book and the Radical Democracy would
explode the Abolition madness by appeals Il
the reason and common sense of the county
and thus save II from the dread necessity o
exterminating the Abolition madmeni and I
the true and earnest men OF the land will
come TO IDS aid, aud grapple with ths mon
ster on its own ground, the work eau be
easily done, and the grand old Union peace
ably restored again.--New fork Dag BOOK.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-03-27
Negro Suffrage In Pennsylvania.

A proposition was, few days ago before
the State Senate Of Pennsylvania TO amend
the Constitution Of that Commonwealth SC
as to allow negroes 10 vote. IL was voted
down. Only fourteen Senators voted Tor II,
while sixty-iou vajed against IL. The SEN
ate Is Radical body, aud for lie conduct Ia
this matter Is thus noticed by the New York
Independent Rad
"The Republican majority acted 10 base
and cowardy manner, bringing disgrace up
on themselves aud their party. Shame ou
themi"
The Radicals have no objection TO forcing
negro Suffrage on other communities thar
those 10 which they belong. it q goVd
thing at a distance, very offensive 81 home
ensbmaii ki'2.Sef!