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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-26
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state OF ~ ew Y Ork.
Fha Insurance Commissioner 10 The
legislature

"Ihe Etna Insurance Company, Of Hartford
enc Of the most successful Fire Iusuraud Comps-
MICS Of this or any other country"
Connecticut companies follow the rules an
practices Of the Alma almost as carefully as If
they we're embodied in statute Law"
Again, pointing 10 errors Of practice in New
York companies, the Atuas successful manage
ment aud solid rules are called to their attention
thus:
II still remains more matter Of wonder nan
imitation in the insurance world"
"By what subtle alchemy has this corporation
boon enabled to turn its full paid capital INFO the
philosophers stonc2 ?"
"The eEtrsordiuary events which have diSttng-
uished its unparalleled financial history"
The average losse. per diem In the United States.
at this period Of the year are about $3.50, 900
The telegraph daily sounds startling
notes Of warning t. all prudent
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-26
1ADI1s,
II you require a reliable rcuody, use tho bo't!
Dr. Zarvey's Female PILLS,
-. Igarvev,s 0oIden Rills,

have no equal. They are safe and sure in ord
ipsyy gnsya prlos One Dollar UeT Box.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
Chanccry sales.

Merritt and Fort, adm'rs. w. Howard Heirs
and others.
BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE MADE AT
the October term, 1858, of the Chancery
Court at Clarksviilc, will offer for sale, at
public auction, NJ the Courthouse In tho
city OF GAINESVILLE on
Saturday l3th day February, 1850,
A Farm lying on the south-side of Cum
berland River, known as the Nelson FarRi,
and containing about 10 Acres.
Also, n House and lot, on Commerce ST.,
lying between Bakers Carriage Factory lot
and Hitter street. On this lot there IN, bs-
sides the dwelling, n blacksmith shop.
Also, Oss saturday, the goth Of Reb-
auary, 1850, Will sell ON the premises,
tho House and about ~ acres of land npar
Clarksyillr, being the portion OF the hsnso
place of Fisher A. Hannum, which has not
l.ere!ofore been sold. This tract will bo
divided Into lots.
Will sell lot No. 2, In plat No. 4, contain
Ing acres, and lot No, 7, same plat, con :
tanning ~ acres. Also, lots Nos. Al, q ana
u In plat No. !, and lots Nos. 1 and In
plat No. 3, the purchasers OF these lots hay-
Ing failed 10 comply with the terms Of for
mcr sale.
Terms on sALE--On all this property cx-
cept lot No. !, In plat No. 3, 10 per cent. cash,
the balance on i and 2 years, Notes With
good security required and lien retained.
W. T.. SHAcKELFORD, q. a NJ.
jan. y, lsdo-iw pc, fec ~ 90.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
Time to Sow Blue Grass,

Blue grass should be sown in Feb
ruary or March. IF there is a slight
fall of snow all the better. The tim
othy and clover can be sown at the
same time. A bushel of blue grass
seed in the chaff, or even one-fourth
OF that amount will do, depending
somewhat on the quantity of other
seed. -Four quarts of timothy and
four of clover make good stand,
providing the land is in good filth /; if
not, more seed must be put on, for
some will be lost on account of the
bad condition of the soil. The blue
grass is delicate at first, but will soon
spread, if pastured; not so in the
meadow where the taller grasses
smother it out.
IL We sow clover for meadow, il
should have at least a peck to the
acre, so that the plants do not grow
rank but We must bear in mind that
much depends on the condition of the
soil, for there is material difference
IN the stand of plants from the same
quantity of seed. When the land is
in fine condition, we would prefe,
four to eight quarts of timothy seed
to the acre.
Soon as the surface is sufficiently
dry and settled to roll, the role,
should be passed over SO as to pres,
the soil on the seed that the spring
rains will cover sufficiently deep tC
aid termination, but they should mo-
be harro we'd, for this would cover tn,
seed too deeply. We prefer to scec
without any other spring crop; win
ter rye and wheat arc to be tolerated
in this respect, but oats never
Prairc Farmer.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
THE CHRONICLE.
PHILOSOPHY OF UNDERTAKING..

The following from the New Eng
land Farmer will help to illustrate
the great importance Of underdrain-
ing, and will show why it is SO much
insisted on by intelligent and scion
tific agriculturists
When soil is wet the heat of the
sun which is intended to warm the
soil is expended in evaporating the
water from the surface, and thus the
warmth which is necessary to the
growth of plants does not reach their
roots. When soil is dry it often
becomes 20 or 30 degrees warmer
than the atmosphere, above it, but
a soil filed with water is cooler than
the atmosphere. When soil is too
wet the plant food which it contains is
so much diluted that a greater quanti-
ty Of fluid must be taken up by the
roots, or it will not receive due nour-
ishment.
The vessels of the plant will be
gorged with so much water that the
plant Itself will BIO kept at low tenn
perature in consequence of the in
creased evaporation from the stem
and leaves. When clay soils are wet
they become compact and adhesive
and prevent the air from reaching
the roots of plants. When the water
is removed they become open and
mellow, admit the air freely, and are
more easily worked.
Drainage not only removes the
water, but makes room for the air
which will by the force of natural
laws take its place, and penetrate to
every point from which the water is
drawn off. Vegetable matter miners.
cd in water decomposes slowly and
yields but little food to plants, and
that not always of wholesome char
acter. But when the air has free &C
cess to it, it decomposes rapidly and
yields carbonic acid and other ele
!nents Of nutrition.
Manures containing organic mat
ter 60 much further on a dry sol
than on wet one. If sandy sol
lies upon a wet clay sub-soil, the wa
ter constantly rises towards the sur
face, and the roots and organic matte
Ill the soil will have the benefit of it
presence.
On some soils plants are liable t,
be parched up in drouth. This i
often because the roots cannot pene
trate the subsoil which is filed will
stagnant or unwholsome water. Re
move this stagnant water by drail
and the subsoil will become melloy
and sweet, and the roots will peae
trate deeply into it, and thus be abb
to endure drouth that drains tn
surface.
Sometimes it does very little goo,
to break up hard, rampant subsoi
with the plough. 1t soon become
again hard and impenetrable. Blu
if the soil is drained below the har
pan, the rains penetrate through
and soften it, and remove any noxiou
properties it may contain, and a dee
root bed is made the plants by whic
they will be sustained even in YER
dry seasons. 1t is where hard subsoii
lie near the surface that crops suffc
most from drouth.
Thus drainage warns and deepen
and sweetens the soil, and renders
more productive, and enables til
growing crops the better to endur
the effects of wet or dry season
The roots of corn and some othe
crops penetrate mellow soil frol
three to four feet deep. Drainin.
then, to be effectual, should take O
the water to depth somewhat belo
that to which the roots penetrate.
This should always be done whel
the fall is sufficient to allow it.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
DR.. LIMERICK's
@ HILL CURE.y
A Wonderful Discovery In MedicInei
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL REMEDY ron
FEVER kNDAGUE EVER KNOWN.
THOUSANDS WHO HAxE USED IT
TESTIFY 70 ITS MERITS.
Contains No Quinine or Arsenic, nor
Any other Deleterious Substance
Whatever.
The Chill Once Broken Does Not
Return.
Cannot Possibly LVure the Most
Delicate Rufienfs.

All who have had chills and fever, and
taken. quinine or arsenic (Which are the
principal ingredients of most of the medi-
cines now In usel, are aware that the RENE
dies onen leave the system In an unhealthy
condition, making IL more difficult TO re-
lieve IL of their effects than of the original
disease. Limerick's Chill Cure leaves the
system In O perfectly healthy condition,
with no bad effects TO be worked or
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
Read Certificates Of We1-known'
Citizens.

heuu CeTt!HcuteS o. Weu-kn0Un
Citizens.
We call special attention to the ccrtihca;s
Of w. N. Haldeman, editor Of tho Louis
VILE Courier;
OFfIcE OF THE LOUISVILLE CouRIER,l
LOUIsvILLE, March 4, 1888.
DIR. LIMERICK-DEARS iR--l waive a. rule
have observed for many years--thc value
Of your remedy prompting me 10 suysShati
1 know of your Chin Cure. The private
assurances of Its efficacy i had from Mr.,
John I. Morris, gentleman have known
intimately for more than ten years, and for
whose worth and reliability cheerfully
yOuch, and the good results of It's effects
had Observed on Mr.. II. W. Meredith. who,
for more than fifteen years, has been fore.
my family. The results have been entirely
satisfactory. The first case was Of two
years standing, In which believe every
known remedy had been tried with Tempo
rary relief-the chills returning periodical
ly, and seemingly with increased severity.
Your cure broke them Mt once, and there
has been no recurrence of them for more
than six months. The other case was of n
milder form, and yielded more readily to
other remedies, but the chill would return
ut intervals until your medicine was used.
since which time, now several months,
they have entirely dish ppeared. From tho
opportunity have had 10 Judge, do not
hesitate to express my belief that your
Chiu Cure IL valuable specific, and per-
forms all you promise for II,
Very respectfully,
w. n. HALDEMAN.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
NOTICE.

LII PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
N against the estate OF Hester J. Dogard,
deed, are hereby notified to file the sumo
with the Clerk OF the County Court OF
Stewart county, state Of Tennessee, ON or
before the Goth day OF March, 1859, legally
authentioated, In order that the same may
Of The LEGISLATURE ~ the State aforesaid,
relatiye 70 insolvont estates. This the lTtli
day Of December, 1908
W. ]. BooARp, Admir-.
Dan. 2O-iwe.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
OHIO VALLEY WHITE LEAD
WORKS.
LEWIS, sCHOONMAKER 4 co., Props,
louisville, Ky.

L erection uf the largest ana most CONF
ploio Lead Factory In the western country,
we arr prepared To MI orders promptly for
guRE WHITE LfAD, Putty, tolors, div and
IN oil, sc, 80, ~ III lowest manufacturers
LMl.-. LLL-. M MlLH---nl -m ALllL-LlLmn.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05

HAsHED BEEF OR MuTroN.-Slicc
aud brown one large onion with a
small piece of butter in mn iron sauce
pan then add one teaspoonful of
moist sugar, which also brown we'll.
Mix in small cup a desert spoonful
of aour with a little water. Pour
this into the saucepan, Mix wen
aud add a brsakfast cupful of good
plain beef or veal gravy, stirring oc-
sasionaliy. Cut your cold beef or
mutton into thin slices, pepper it,
and put into the sauce pan with a
bunch of sage. Let the whole stew
until !. boils Serve zap garuishcd
With pieces of toast, MS is the English
custom.
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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
GET YOUR
Fire, Marine and Life In
surance Policies of

g. III. JONES.
General Insurance Agent,
GAINESVILLE, Tenn. If you
do, in the day of calamity
YOU will not regret it.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05

ruC present hOudad debt Il ST
! pui ..l3 mn hHl
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05

Testimony Of DR.. A. f. Gcohegdn,
Proprietor Of GcOhegdn's HYDRO
piper.
DIR. Gcohegan. has had moro experience,
perhaps In the treatment Of fever and aguo
than any other physician In Kentucky
RIVER VIEW, KY, Sept. 10, 1868.
DIR. LIMERICK: For over one year wo
had been suffering from chills and fever.
Quinine, arsenic, and many Of the patent
medicines failed to give but temporary re-
lief-the chill returning In seven and fif-
teen days. At the suggestion OF DIR. A. =.
GeOhegan we tried your chill remedy. IL
cured US; and though II has now been eight
or ten months since, we have had no return.
JOHN BROWN.
q. \. HILSON.
/ certify the above to be true, and say l
consider Limerick's Chill Cure a complete
success. Have seen permanent cures eficc-
ted by II after quinine and the usual rcme-,
dies had failed.
A. Z. GEoHEGAN, NJ. d.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05

Notwithstanding the political state Of
the country. we are receiving and opening
the largest stock of
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
BLANKS

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, NEATLY
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
Testimony Of a sceu.kaown Physician


The following letter Is from q physician
of large practice In this city, and whose ex-
perience with chills has been unusually ex-
tenslve. IT. is rarely any medicine has the
merit to induce such Testimonial as this
In behalf Of Limerick's Chill Cure:
I.OUIsvILLE, KY, June 20, 1908.
DIR. LIMERICk-DEARS IR--I was called on
to visit patient who Ind been suffering
with chills and fever for upwards of two
years, and could get no relief for more than
two weeks Mt a time, although she hud EN-
ployed some OF the best physicians In tho
city, and had taken every patent medicine
she could hear Of When Isaw her she was
very low, suffering with Irritable stomach,
diarrhea, swelling of the limbs, and n bad
cough. i prescribed your excellent medi-
cine, In half doses for four days, which, to
my astonishmcnt, performed perma nent
cure. She has not had chill nor sign OF
one since, and is now stout and well. /
recommend IL most cheerfully to all aflilc-
ted with that aggrnvating discase-tho
chills-as "a SAFE and sure cure.
Yours truly, q. \. WIIIPPIE, NJ. ID.
L. 81 have used Il n number Of cases
since, and IL has invariably performed n
permanent cure. l have never seen any
thing equal IL, although have been pre-
scribing for chills for ~ years. q. =. W.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
In the Bakery Department

promise to take the shine Off of every
other concern of the kind I'm Clarxsville,
both in the superiority of my Bread and
Cakes and their prompt delivery in the
highest style of art, both as to condition
and transportation, at the doors OF my Gus
toners Parties and Weddings can be sup
piled ON the shortest notice.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05

To which we invite the attention of the
public generally. Families and parties
supplied, ut short notice, with everything
needed. n. q T.
Dec. is, lSGS-tf
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
ST. LOUIS MUTUAL
Life Insurance Company

Life Insurance Company.
HAVING accepted the Local Agency OF
the above Company, take this method OF
informing my friends and acquaintance gen.
orally that will give especial attention to
the takng Of risks and otherwise represent
ing the interests Of the abJve well known
Company
1t is nm undenable fact that it is the duty
of every man TO make some
PROVISION FOR HIS FAMILY
land especially his "liltle ones''), in even:
Of his death.
Fully convinced of cAe stability of this
Company, and their liberal aud equitable
manner of doing business, | cheerfully rec
0mmend an investigation of its different
plans before insuring elsewhere
j. l., YATES, Local Agent.
Examining Physicians; DrS. W. NJ. Fin
ley, +. Il. Walton, n. l.. Thomas.
Z. l.. RlDDELL, Gen. Ag't for Kentucky
and Tennessee.
Chrkwais Rctreuces
Quarles K Rice, Attorneys at Law.
II. q. Merit,
d. o, Reese, Pres't Montgomery Savings
Institute.
s. b. Seat
W. =. Hume, Cashier First National Bank.
Helms 4 johnson, Merchants.
Jan. ~, lS6S-tf.
, 1869-09-10
in favour Of the interests of the United
States and the rights of Cuba.

DllllafuS OHefS unuenldDle advantages; and
nowadays no suburban house can be con-
sidered properly appointed unless a room
is set apart for the wielder of the cue.
"Persons of quality" do not drink to ex-
cess after dinner as they were wont in the
old days it is rude to sleep and snore,
besides being unwholesome but the gen
tie exercise attendant on a visit to the
bilIiardroom assists the digestion. A do
zen or more persons may be accommodated
at the table ;; and as the game, whether
SkiIful or awkward players be practising,
will always bear looking at, large numbers
of bystanders may be interested. In con-
t|inental countries the billiardrOom takes
precedence of all others and from an
article on the estate of England and
France" published nearly half a century
back, we CLEAN the following remarkable
statistics bat no book ever degradeS
the siIken luxury of the French salon
very rarely IS IA room set apart for such
guests in the metropolis, and in the
country the billiard-table is the usual oc-
cupant of the apartment which in Eng
land is reserved for the library. We
kR0W a village situated just twelve and a
half miles from Paris, containing six ia
miles, whose early incomes would aver
age about 42 500, equivalent to $4,000
IN England, and $50 meaner inhabitants.
In all the wealthy houses taken altogether,
1000 volumes could not be mustered ;
but in each of them is a billiard-table,
and there are, moreover, five public bill
liard-tabIes in the village for the amuse-
ment of the $50 poorer inhabitants. In a
radius of three miles are six or eight
more villages; and in all these the ratio
of books and biIliard-tables is nearly the
same. AS we recede from Paris the ratio
of books diminishes in a much more rapid
progression than that of biliiard-tables.
And In the village alluded to there is one
biIlIard-tabIe to about 1872 volumes. We
are afraid to aver that the average of en-
tire France would be one billiard-table to
100 volumes" A recent American re-
view of billiards states that in 1910 there
were 40 tables in Paris. Two centuries
later this number had been augmented TO
1900, while the latest statistics show
that there are 27,71I, exclusive of 5000
in club-rooms. LIE Figaro computes that
the aggregate receipts from public tables
alone are G12, 900 daily. The physical
benefits to be derived from the game are
immense; and it may be said to combine
all the facilities offered by a gymnasium.
Ambition to excel, too, produces interest,
and skill cannot but exhilarate, while
the chances are so many and various, that
even the temporary depression produced
by q succession of i'll luck is compensated
by one happy break, and a timely .Ruke
has often the effect Of producing instant
good humour. An odd word is fuke, and
, 1869-09-10

rents from our nandS, ever tnOugn some
of our citizens have paid the penalty
of death as murdererS instead of soldiers,
and though the Cuban cause, like every
struggle for independence, appeals strong
ly to American sympathies-under these
circumstances, we say, any proposition or
suggestion made TO Spain will doubtless
receive friendly and respectful hearing.
And there is another consideration to be
thought of. In virtue of the commanding
position of the United States on this con-
tinent, in virtue of our national theory
call it by the name Of Monroe doctrine,
manifest destiny, or what you will-We
cannot be Indifferent TO the political con-
ditions or prospects Of any people or terri
torlal possession. 1t would be a very
honorable part for the United States TO
playa role she will probably soon assume
of arbiter or umpire for the hemisphere.
Nor does this necessarily mean annexa-
ton. Our interference forced France and
Austria from Mexico. But we did not
annex Mexico. Should we tender our
friendly Offices in the Cuban affair, much
less could the action be interpreted in
that light. Cuba for the Cubans'' was
the cry wherewIlh the banner of CeSpedes
was raised, and in that motto it should
conquer. The substantial relief of Cuba
from its grievances, it's actual or practical
independence, and not lis acquisition 10
US by fllbustering force or fraud, is what
our people mainly have looked to see &C
complished. That Cuba will one day
come into the Union is quite probable
not more probable, however, than that
Canada will come. Meanwhile, it would
be very desirable to place her in the posi-
ton of Canada-that is to say, where she
can come if she likes. The London Times
asserted the other day that if the people
of the Dominion Of Canada really wished
annexation to the United States, Great
Britain would not lift a finger to oppose
them. In the same way, the movement
towards turning Cuba to a Spanish Cana
da, having its own Cortes, would be the
natural and proper step towards eventual
and pacific annexation to the Union.
(MontreaI Weekly Herald, July 24.)
The late statements in the New York
papers respecting Cuba are to the effect
that yellow fever and cholera are rife, and
are destroying a large number of the COM
batants on both sides. Cholera is very
impartial in the mischief which it works.
Yellow fever, on the other hand, is chiefly
dangerous TO the Peninsulags, as the Span
iards are now called the Cubans being
acclimatized and being better acquainted
with the way of living in the country.
They also state that Spanish advices re-
ceived in Havana by the rampant pro-
Spanish party represented chiefly by the
volunteers affirm that the Spanish Gov
eminent is thoroughly aware of the i'm
, 1869-09-10

IL Eau NC 81 OHIg upon LeluIS VI COuueC-
ton such as those which prevail between
England and her colonies, which of course
cuts off all idea of revenue derived from
the island, or Of opportunities of making
places there for Spanish officials. The
adviceS, however, also speak of a very
natural state of feeling on the part of
a considerable number Of the Spanish
people. These persons have in one way
or another had a large pecuniary interest
In Cuba, under the old order of things, as
they or their relations enjoyed the saIa-
rieS which were paid to Government Of
fci ais, of whom none could be a native
Cuban. 1t is not wonderful that these
persons should lea. towards the hopes of
a Bourbon reaction, and it is represented
that they express an expectation Of the
restoration of the Queens Government, in
which case, if Cuba can only be retained
till then, everything might be restored by
force to be old condition of things. All
these indications of Spanish opinion in It's
several phases are very natural, and may,
therefore, be accepted as very truthful.
(New York Herald, July 2O)
The remnant of the Cuban fiIibustering
expedition-one hundred and tWenty-four
in number-surrendered on Saturday to
the deputies of Marshal Barlow, and were
conveyed from Gardeners Island TO Fort
Lafayette, TO await instructions from
Washington as to what was 10 be done
with them. This abrupt and disagreeable
ending of their ambitious projects in du-
rance vile, albeit but temporary, in dun
geons described as more loathsome than
Libby prison or Ludlow-street Jail, is i'll
calculated to sustain the enthusiasm of
the Cuban patriots. They doubtless,
however, set out on their expedition with
hearts prepared for any fate. Perhaps
their bad luck will convince them hat
for the present, at least, they must bide
their time for a more favourable oppor-
tunity. Some Of them might find their
way singly or in small squads to Cuba,
and thus gradually swell the ranks of the
revolutionists but, on the whole, we
would advise them to wait patiently for
the interesting and important news which
may ere long be expected, giving the re-
suits of the Slckles mission to Spain.
The United States Government has mani
festly done all it could do to concillate
the new Spanish Government and TO en-
able General Sickles to present himself
at Madrid with a clean record. But the
Administration must have Interior and
higher purposes than merely to enforce
the neutrality laws, otherwise it would
place itself just where the Administration
of Andy Johnson was placed in reference
to the Fenians in Canada. Neutrality
was in that case fully maintained, bat we
u+ no +L,nkc for - from ENGLAND Tho