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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

ARTIFICIAL DIAMoNDs.-M. Ca
liste SaiX, in communication to the
French Academy, describes method
of forming diamonds which he Is con-
fident can not fail. A stream of chlo-
rine gas is passed over fused cast-iron,
forming perchloride Of iron. This
volatllizes, and the carbon of the
metal remains intact. The carbon
then, the author insists, must crys-
talize and form diamonds. One kilo-
gramme OF iron will produce sixty
grammes Of jewels, the raw material
costing ~ francs, and the diamonds
producing 10000 francs!
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

Dean Swift was one time solicited
to prcacA = 4ermon for the benefit OF
the poor. When the preliminary SER
vices were gone through, he artse and
selected the text: "He thas givcth 10
the poor lendcth to the Lord" "Now,
said the witty pastor, abruptly closing
the book, "if you like the security,
down with the dust"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

To KILL FLENs.--Placc the Zero
cious animal on smooth board aud
pen him In with II hclge Of Harvey
Maury's shoe wax. Then rs soon ~
he becomes quiet, commence reading
the doings Of Brownlow and the Leg
islature, and he will burst with indig-
nation,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

TIE Farmers Union, Of Minncap-
oils, Minnesota, says of the wheat
crop of that State: "rhe probable
yield of wheat pcr ncre In this State
this year will not In far from twenty
bushels. Sonae fields go over forty
bushels, others as low as fifteen. 1t
Is not safe to estimate the total crop
at over fifteen million bushels, though
possibly 1t may reach sixteen mil
lions; we don't think it will full be-
low fifteen. Tho wheat crop of tho
State will bc worth in the neighbour
hood of twenty nillions of dollars,
which viii do very well for n state
only ten years old. The corn AMI
other crops will be worth five millions
morc.n
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

APPROPRIATE TEXT FOR Ben
BUTLRRs FUNERAL SERAoN.--Be-
low will be found what is deemed u
proper text from which TO preach tho
funeral sermon of Ben Butler:
From jeremiah III, 10; "And the
basins, and the tirepans, and the
bowls, and the cauldrons, and the cam
dlestlcks and the SPOONS, and the
cups: that which was gold, in gold,
aud that which was of silver, in sill
Yer, the Captain OF the Guard took
away
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

OF all the financial institutions of our
times, Life Insurance Companies have the
most intimate and far-reachiug, IL not the
most extensive, relations with human
hopes and happiness, and the most need
successful and safe management. The above
speaks for itself in behalf of the Company.
G. l.. RIDDELL, Agent.
Office ON Franklin Street.
Oct. o. 'GS-3m.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

An Irishman, noticing woman
passing along the streets, spied two
ripsdcpcnding from under the lady's
cloak. Not knowing that these We're
styled sashcs, and were hanging In
the right place, he exclaimed; Faith,
ma'am, your gallases are united"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

a Detroit man thought he did
slrcwd thing when Inc put all his
property In his wifc's name. But ho
Is OF different opinion since his wife
died, leaving will which makes him
penniless unless he marries his servant
girl.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

GARDEsINo FOR LADIES Make
up your beds early in the morning;
sew buttons on your husbands shirts;
do not rake up any grievances; pro-
tect the young and tender branches
of your family; plant smile OF good
temper in your face, aud carefully
root out all angry fcelings-ani q
moot r ,s srft. ~ o.. rtr.tssraa
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23
@o. SQUARES. ! NO NO ; NO NO u NO
To Advertisers.

mo- Parties advertising by contract, for q
given time, will be confined to their legiti-
mate buginess; anything outside Oh TINS
will be charged for separately.
no Advertisers, for specineu tiinc, cx-
ceedlng three months, win have the privi-
lege OF removing their advertisements
qtinrtcrly; all extra changes VIII be
me- SDoubie-column advertisements will
he charged one-ihird more than regular
rates for single columns.
P5- Funeral Notices, Obituaries, or any
will be charged for.
ns- Notices in local and special colums
are matters of special contract.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

mockingly as / stretched ont my
yearning arms toward II.
'1t has come at fast-fOr thie, thank
God, 1t IL meant that i should dicupon
the anuivcrsoryof the night when
whcr-
"God iiaverhercy uFnnwc!: Come
closer to me, James, Sios,r.-cioser. =
How palc you arc, ard y0ur hands
are icy cold. II was q horrible story,
wasn'tit? A Cain at tt4f years ofaSe.
| have guarded MY 'sccrct wtil-tliif-
ty-five years--thirty-fi vtf ycars--"
The servant shuddercii and drew
back from the dying clutch OF Ev--
rold's fingers -..
al will ring tho bell,p he said in a
fearful, husky voice, '''ana send some
ore for Doctor -"
Ere the physicians named pissed
his lips, the death rattle sounded in
his masters throat; the head fell back
upon its pillow, and "A wield, flicker
ing smile curved the pallid lips--thc
guilty man was dead--and the old
servant, with cry of suppressed fear,
fed away from the still, ghastly
presence which bore upon its white,
uptumcd face, tho impress Of a lost
soul.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23
Tho Grn,rcs OF iiumboldt ana Me-
spsttcr.

Eight miles from Berlin is Tcgcl, q,
quiet pl,icc in the forest, with only n
modest castle and its appcndagcs.
Fromyhe castle by n winding foot
path, s.t first through an over-arcting
jungly of lilatS, and then through ma
tive woodlands, one Is leda long dis
tan .e till he is unexpectedly brought
to little dell with an in,1osurc OF
graves covcrcd'with ivy. One of the
slaepers in this place of quiet beauty
is Frederick Henry Alexander Non
Hunbold,; who was born 1869, and
died at the age OF ninety years. AT
the head of the inclosurc Is n neat
monument Of redgranite surlnounted
by beautiful figure of "Hopc,' i'm
white marble. Long arIiis of oak,'
reathikg out horizontally to the Sleep
ers, some of thcm.fifty feot long and
ever green.with the ifibss OF rany
years, give to the secluded spot ven.
cradle surrounding. The April breeze.
whispering through the bOughs OF
spruce and cedar, told the visitor to-
speak low and walk softly, and my
feelings were in q mood readily to
hear and heed the gentle monitor.
In one of the church cemeteries rot
half n mile from ny1odeings in Brlint,
I'm retired corner, are the remains OF
Augustus Neandcr, eminent Church
historian. A plain hold-stonc has
sculptured on il n side view of his at
tractive face. Under the work Of the
sculptor Is this inscription: IA sister
to an unforgottcn brother" Profess
sor Tholuck, spoke to me yesterday
of his traits and great excellence and
said, "If 1t were tile custom now To
have saints, Neander would surely DO
canonized," / love often to step i'm
and take fresh look Mt tho serene
face of Neander. Not old, hut ripe,
he died at sixty one, and evidently
worthy of the laurel in his depart
menxof lifc's work.--1he Aopunce..
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23
THE SIT. LOUIS
MUTUAL
life INSURANCE COMPANY!

V,IIIS COMPANY, so EXTENSIVELY
i patronized throughout the West and
South, has proved their friend In need and
Established Its claims 10 their esteem and
confidence.
Its semi-annual report and statement to
the ist of July, ISIS, shows an increase
highly satisfactory to Its officers and policy
holders and also TO the Hon. Elizur Wright,
the highest authority on Life Insurance in
tho United states. After valuing It's poll
briefly of this company: ain q perfectly
sound, and indeed highly prosperous con-
dition."
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

On the occasion ofan eclipse In Vir-
ginia, II colorcd individual became
greatly elated. "IIrcss dc Lord |"
said lie, "niggcrs time hab come mt
last, and now we's gwinc 10 had II
black SUM-
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

Why should q sallor always know
what O'clock II IS: Because hc Il al
ways going TO sea.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

Tho world owes much Of its refine
mcnt to two very different things
the Bible and the looking-glass.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

"Sambo, did you ever sec the Cat
skill Mountains" mo, Glen; but
I've seen cats Kill mice"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

When Adam and Eve partooll OF
the tree Of knowledge did they study
the higher branches?
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

Sugar went up'so high lately that II
causel slight Increase in the price
Of sand.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

How In the world can a floating
debt be paid oat OF sinking fund
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

II Is said the pen Is mlghtler than
the sword. Neither ~ them h II
II ~ ~ Il ii I-.L- -. .. ~.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23
MiIAT,IT COsTN. {.

There are, says the Indiarapoli
Sentinel, i'm round numbers 100000
negro voters in the "reconstructe,lv
States i'm the South. Since the Close
of the war, there have, in round
numbers, been 81 500, ,O00 V00 collected
of and paid by the people to the Geni
eral Government in the way of taxes
and duties. Divide 700, ,000-the num-
Der of negro voters in the South--into
this amount, and you have the cost of
each negro voter to-wit: Two thous-
and one hundred and forty-two dol
lars and eighty-fve cents! Isn't that
paying dear for the whistle? Don't
you you feel like being taxed for end
less years to keep up this GLORIOUS
luxury" of negro suffrage? Isn't
Sambo costly "critter?' Freed
mems Bureaus to clothe and feed
him-school marms, paid at the ex-
pense of the Government, TO educate
him-tranportation furnished when
he wants to go on q pleasant trip-the
whole machinery of State govern
ment RECONSTRUCTED" at vast expen.
pense, for his special benefit, and
placed I'm his hands--five Satraps and
a large standing army kept, "regard-
less of expense" to perpetuate his
rule. Isn't it lovely, and don't that
goose hang high?' But then it
only costs trifle over two thousand
dollars to be treated to such delight
full luxury! Nobody but traitor, a
rebel, or copperhead, of course,
would object to the expense in view
of the great "moral lesson" Of perfect
and complete equality" it Teaches
''Let us have peace"
The National Hteiligenccr forcibly
remarks, "the farmer is told that
times are not so bad when he can
command, two dollars bushel for
wheat and one dollar and twenty
cents for corn, and other things in
proportion. But the question for the
farmer Is not so much what is the
nomical price ofhis produce but what
Is its purchasing power. He cannot
buy as much with his two dollars as
he could formerly with one, and he
finds himself at the close of the year
with less money in fact, though, per-
haps, more in name than he did be-
fore the era Of greenbaclSs. The paper
dollar, which Is q legal tender and
nominally dollar, has disturbed all
the values of the country, and the
brickmaker, who earns five dollars a
day finds il harder work to feed and
clothe his family than he did when
his wages were not quite so high
sounding, but more real"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

[From the National lntelligcnccr Oct. Sth. !
The following special dispatch to
the Philadelphia Age tells the story
in regard to Delaware. The large
and uniform Democratic gains show
a overwhelming popular current in
favor of Seymour and Blair. When
we consider the vicinity of this State
to Pennsylvania, that the Radicals
this State, and that not long ago they
arrogantly claimed a change in their
favor, We cannot but draw from this
election a most gratifying augury as
to the great contest which is to take
place in Pennsylvania on Tuesday,
All honor to the Democracy of Della
ware for the noble stand in defense of
the Constitution:
"WILNINGToN, Oct. I've have
met the enemy in the Diamond State,
and they are ours. We have given
them second Maryland defeat, and
have carried every hundred except
six. In New Castalc county, which
includes the city of Wilmington, we
have S05 majority, with three hun
dred to hear from. You may set us
down for good 600 in this county, in
November, for Seymour and Blair
Kent and Sussex counties are almost
unanimously Democratic. The fol-
lowing instance will show how nobly
the Democrats have fought the fight:
Christiana hundred gives 33 Radical
majority; Democratic gain of 9l.-
Wilmington, 8 Radical majority; a
Democratic gain of 305 in one month.
New Castle, 199 Democratic majority.
gain of 81. Brandywine and st.
Georges hundreds have been cap
tured by us, the former giving %
Democratic majority; gain of SO;
and thelatter Democratic by So, gain
of 73. The same proportion holds
good throughout the entire State, and
you can set Little Deleware, as ever,
on the side of the Constitution and
the Union in the coming battle"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23
"One only wish she uttered
While life was ehbing fnst;
Sleep 10y nay side, dear mother,
And rise with me at last"

II the saints in light are never to
renew the friendshlhs and acquain-
tances formed on earth, from whence
comes the universal desire and long
iugs for reunion 10 the departed?
Though some profess TO doubt its
truth, the doctrine of the heavenly
recognition has been, aud ever will he,
an almost universal belief. Even the
poor Indian, with his "untutored
mind, looks beyond the hills that
skirt the horizon, and in Imagination
beholds the forest, and fields of hiss,
where he expects 10 renew the chase,
and rcJoin his chieitains and kindred;
qnd also that "his faithful dog shall
bear him company" Tn India the
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23

40 weep not for the dead!
Rather, d rather give the tear
TO those who darlSly lingcr here
When all besides are fled.
Weep for the spirit withering
In Its cold, cherries sorrowing;
Weep for the young and lovely one
That ruin darkly revels on;
But never be teardrop shed
Forthem, the pure en- franchised dead!
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-04-17

Step out into the puIest air you
can find stand perfectly erect, with
head and shoulders back, and then
fixing the lips as if you were going
to whistle, draw the air through the
lips in to the lungs. When the chest
is about half full, raise the arms,
keeping them extended with the
palms of the hands down as you
suck in the air, SO as to bring them
over the head just as the lungs are
quite full. Then drop the thumbs
inward, and after gently forcing the
arms backward and the chest open
reverse the process by which you
draw your breath until the lungs
are empty. This process should b'
repeated Immediately after bathing
and also several times through th'
day. 1t is impossible to describe L
one who has never tried it. the gle
rious sense of vigor which follow
this exercise. 1t is the best expet
torant in the world. We know
gentleman the measure Of who's
chest has been increased by tbI
means some three or four incht
during as many months.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-04-17
What Shall we Read.

TO a reading people like ourselves,
the above inquiry is of prime i'm.
pOrtance far more so than those
other anxious questions, tehat shall
zee eat, and tchdt shall ace drink, and
tchereuithdl shall ace be cl0thed-that
have engaged SO much Of human
attention from the time of the Mas.
ter until now. And if we we've not
the sweetest tempered chap in tall
these parts," our Indignation would
not unfrequently be at the boiling
point in witnessing the utter waste
of time and of mental pOwer-the
reckless disregard of aesthetic cul-
ture. and of moral purity, in the
reading of the community.
car and the Iash,unaYle- Itlacesoi
res ort, but in the elegant homes of
New England do we meet with
works of highest merit in the liter
ature of the age-and too often are
we doomed to endure the stencil of
works, Of which the best thing to
be said of them would be that they
arc "yellOw-covered." They are Of
ten the merest trash in literary
point of view, while morally, in
Russell Lowelrs queer phrase they
may be likened to
"A peach that got the yallers
With the meanness Dustin OUT"
There is less excuse for this on the
part of the reading public, since our
language is so full Of all choice
treasures of literature-yes, treas.
ures, in every department. of let.
ters! In the preparation and re.
ceptiOn Of food, a wise community
has regard to the fact that the out.
growth, strength, beauty and per.
manent health of the physical sys-
TEN are the interests involved, and
will act accordingly. Surely the in
terests of the mental and moral ma
ture transcend those of the bOdy.-
Surely there is a higher question
than whether a man shall stand,
with well developed frame, six
feet in his stockings. Shall he be a
man in the higher sensef Shall his
mind dominate the body, determin.
ing it's energies and skill to worthy
ends Of being-and shall his heart
control and perfect both 2 Very
much depends in the settlement OF
those questions upon the inquiry,
what shall we read' We do moi
raise it so much for the sake of an
swering il, as to turn the attention
of the reading public to it practical
, ly. We would impress the question
upon the thought, especially OF tn
: young. Life is before them. Thei
!: reading will throw broad infiueDc
over it for good or evil-bathing
in golden hues, or dimming 1t
, brightness, as the case may be. LIE
them each and all carry with then
this question, 4" what shall 1 read Z
And let them work out a true an
. swer by such courses of reading Al
shall conserve all manliness and VIC
) marliness of character-enlarginl
y the powers of the mind-elevatinl
4 all the aims Of life-and purifying
8 the affections Of the sOul.-Er.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-04-17

A PORTLAND QUAKER.-The
Portland Star has lively article Of
the last century. 1t speaks thus OF
one Friend H:
Up to the close of his protracted
life he was true to the principles he
professed. We believe he was about
the last in town who wore through
out the peculiar garb of his people.
He was stOutly built man, with
the strength of giant. For many
wears he was whariinger of Union
wharf, and often in the performance
of his duty his patience was severe.
" tried. AT one time it was neces.
sary that a ship at the eastern sidc
of the wharf should be moved, that
another vessel might take her berth.
The captain, who was on board, was
requested to start ahead or drop
asteri but he paid no attention to the
request.
After it had been reported mum.
her of times, he was told the ship
must yield her berth; at which he
flew into a passion, cxclaiming, III
be id if she shall be mOved.'-
With all the GOODNESS in the world,
Friend IL lifted the hawser over
, the pile and cast the ship off, saving
in tones of determination, "Thee
may be ID, friend, but thy vessel
shall be moved!" Aud she was
. moved. A strong southwest wind
j. prevailed, and almost before the
u rate captain was aware Of the TACT,
'e his craft was humping against Wild.
- - gery's wharf opposite:
IS While our hand Is in we may as
well mention another incident. Our
honest Quaker was one day wneei'
, ing a barrow Of stones rom one
~ :. mart of the wharf to another. They
J. were taken we believe, from q pile
y of ballast belonging to Capt. NJ
y A. any rate he demonstrated against
:, their removal, of which Friend
:, IL took no notice.
|. In the moment of irritation, Capt
If NJ, who was an old friend Of the
d whar6nger, tipped over tho wheel
% barrow. This aroused Friend H.
Ebenezer. Selling the captain b!
the shoulders IN his powerful grasp
said, "I will not strike thee, Al
r. thur!n and he gave him Q squees
m like the hug Of q bear. " Nay, IL
,e not be alarmed, Arthur Will no
#. strike thee ~ whereup0n followe'
"a. another squeeze that made the yer:
III. bones crack, after which he release.
he his victim, an humber thousa
Oorcr men.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-04-17

A COOP SENTINEL.-Hugh
Mac, a son Of the Emerald Isle,
who had volunteered from Fairfield
District, s. G., in the sixteenth reg
iment of infantry was stationed on
the beach of Sullivan's Island with
strict orders to walk between two
points, and let no one pass without
the countersign, and that to be de-
livered in a whisper. Two hours
afterward, the corporal with the re.
lief discovered, by moonlight, Hugh,
up to his waist in water, the tide
having set in since he had been
posted.
"who goes there 7" Hugh shout
ed.
Relief"
"Halt, relief; advance corporal
and give the couDtersign.'
COrporal-Pm not going in there
to be drowned come out here ant
let me relieve you.
Hugh-Divil bit Of it; the lef
tenant told me not to leave the post
Corporal-Well, then, I'll leav'
you in the water all night. (GoinI
: away as he spoke.
Hugh-Halt! I'll put a hole i
[. . We il We pass without the counter
sign. Them's me orders from tn
:, lcftenant. Cooking and levelin
y his gum
COrpOral-Confound you, every
. !. body will hear it il l bawl out
: you.
II Hugh-Yes, me darlin', and II
;, !, leftenant said it must be given in
:, = whisper. In wild We, me fingers 9
. the trigger, and me gun may 60 o.
. The corporal had to yield to Il
. force of the argument aud wade |
=, u to the faithful sentinel, who rejoin'
' 10 The dirty tide has almost drown,
!, me-"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-04-17

GEN. GRANTS HABITs.-Mr.
Charles A. Dana, who is we'll ac-
quainted with General Grant, and
was long time with him in the
Southwest during the war, says Of
his personal habits:
Gen. Grant has been accused oi
intemperance. The Copperheads
fight him with talk about this al
legged bad habit, just as the rebels
fought him with powder and ball in
the war; but the case is set right in
a little speech which the Hon. w.
4. Dodge made on Thursday even
ing. Mr.. Dodge said that he had
just been in Washington, and had
had a long interview with Gen.
Grant, and, continued he, 81 left
him with the conviction that neither
we nor the friends Of temperance
have any cause for anxiety in this
respect" MIR. Dodge is President of
the National Temperance Society,
and no one can be more hostile to
everything approaching intemperate
habits in a public man. The truth
is that the practice of Gen. Grant is
total abstinence. In camp he--al
most alone, among all the prominent
officers of the army--never tOlerat
ed liquor or wine either at his tabl'
or about his tent. Fatiguing march
es and the excitement and exhaus
ton of battles did not make hin
break over his rule, not to touch o
taste anything alcoholic. Agai
and again we have seen wine Offere
him at public and private dinners
only to be steadily refused. w
are assured that now, III the time
! peace, and in the society of Wasl
+ ington, he still maintains the SAN
custom. His enemies must invel
!. some other story. The people wi
q never believe that Gen. Grant is
!. drunkard; and il from not perso
!, ally knowing Grant, they are n
sure of the facts, they will answ
r as President Lincoln did, "Let II
= know what kind OF whisky Gra
! drinks, and ( will send barrel
, every one Of our generals"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-04-17

Before that large assembly, all
standing, and with few dry eyes,
the marriage ceremony was perform
ed, that gave the speaker and Alice
to each other. As the minister, an
aged man, with thin white locks,
completed the marriage rite, he laid
his hand upon the heads of the two
he had joined in the holy bonds, and
lifting up his streaming eyes, said
in solemn voice, "What God hath
joined together, let not rum put
asunder."
"Amen," was cried by the whole
assembly, as with single voice.
Old Oaken Bucket.