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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
ONLY A BOY.

Only boy, with his noise and fun,
The veriest mystery under the sun;
As ever = human frame can be,
And as hard to manage-whst? ah me!
'Tis hard to tell,
Yet we love him well
Only boy, with his fearful tread,
Who cannot be driven, bat must be led;
Who troubles the neighbors' dogs and cstI,
And tears more clothes, and polls more hats,
Loses more kites, and tops, and bats,
Than would stock a store
For year or more.
Only a boy; with his wild strange ways,
With his idle hours or his busy Iys;
With his queer remarks and his odd replies,
Sometimes foolish and sometimes wise,
Often brilliant for one his size,
AS q meteor hurled
From the planet WORLD.
Only boy, who will be msn,
II nature goes on with her first great plan;
If intempersnce or some fatal snare,
COuspire not to rob us OF this our heir,
Our blessing, our trouble, our rest, our care,
o torment, our joy!
"ODly boy"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
FHg UNION AND AMERICAN.
SEARCHING FOa LIGHT.

rue BIZ ALICE CARY.
The roses were red a. the window,
And sweet with the mid May weather,
And close to the bloom, inside Of the room,
Sat nassth er and child together:
ANA the mother was rocking her babe on her heart
And they both wers rocking together.
And soft through the curtain Of roses
Which the oses uld not smother
beam Of light, all golden white,
Game TO the child and the mother
oar1s tenderly in through the tender leave7,
4 kissing the child and the mother.
And the child was rs fair as picture
That is painted in fairy story;
AND he opened HE eyes ia glad surprise,
Aseeing the wonderful glory
Opened his baby and beautiful eyes,
A-seeing the wonderful glory!
" It's wing OF gold in the roses,"
Thought he-'ft can be no other;
And with hand so wtite he caught at the light;
Then held II wide to its mother;
And the tears said plain as tears could say,
"Ah! where is It gone, my motner9"
And the May times came and faded,
One May time after the other,
And q stalwart man, all brown and tan,
And far rom the lap Of his mother
Was he thst had wept for the vanished light
In the rosy Juse with his mother.
he had sailed and sailed the ocean.
And he had roamed the world for treasure.
And with main and might he Rd sought tn,
light
The light Of unfsding pleasureS
And now he was old, and he said to his heSrt,
Il have gos me no sure pleasure
For still it had iuttered before him,
As still ii had striven to gather,n
Both sea and land, the light In hisha1d;
And the cry was now, my Father!
1t is all with Thee, beyond LIES Sea
1t is ali with Thee, my Father
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
q. Natchez and wait for the Henry Clay,

a. Natchez and wait for Che Henry Clay,
which we did.
The Clay came along early in the NOM
ing. We hailed her and went aboard. 1t
was like getting out of the kitchen into
the parlor. She was one of the mail line,
and remarkable for her beauty and sped
at that time. In the afternoon we passed
the Constitution after several attempts, she
veering about to retard our passage; when
threat from our Commander, "that if
the thing was repeated, he would run her
down with the Clay" she did not at
tempt it again, but when we passed her
could have stepped from one boat to the
other. At this time there was much ri
vslry between the mail line boats and 9TH
ers that had any pretensions to speed.
CThose were boats navigating ths Ohio and
Mississippi RiveIs.) The next morning
we overlook the steamer Michigan, a fine
boat, bound for one of the upper forts,
with two hundred soldiers on board. It
seemed as if by tacit consent, the two
boats Immediately engaged in trial of
speed, which for hours appeared to be
equal-the Michigan having the advan-
tage in her facility for wOoding. The
soldiers would file out to the. wood yard
and return with wood, and she would de-
part forwith, while the Clay would con-
sumo two hours in wooding. The rassen-
gers at first protested against racing, but
finding the Michigan would leave us
without some extra exertion, and
the excitement becoming infectious,
soon found us all at the wood pile,
and among the fremen, encouraging
them, even with large pitchers of whis-
ky toddy. This struggle continued until
the third morning about day light
when they both run on bar and stuck,
about fifty yards apart, the Michigan
high up on the bar in six foot water, the
Clay on the bluff edge of the bar. Neither
boat was able to extricate itself. Two
large boats, the ''Kentucklan" and the
''Walk in the Water" came down very
soon, and were signalled by the Clay.
They came over to us, and it took the
combined power of both to move the
Clay. They relieved US and we went on
our way rejoicing The last l heard of
the Michigan she was about quarter of a
mile from water. The river fell and left
her high and dry. l have never encour-
aged boat raciLg since.
We proceeded on our way without any
thing Of material interts3 till we arrived
at Snli.hland, at the mouth of the Cum
berland liver, where we diselubarked with
rather gloomy prospect Of obtaining a
bot for Nashville, there being no shoal
water BEATS in the trade. We waited
about two days, and found that we were
In dilemma. 1t was either take the
stage, over common roads, two hundred
miles, or wait an indefinite time for q
boat, pay high price for bad fare, and
run the risk of losing all we had ty the
lght-ingered gentry that thronged this
cut-thrCat village. We decided TO take
the stage from there TO Nashville, where
we srTiyed in good order, with the excep-
ton Of the effects Of little the toughest
road We ever experienced. Your readers
will recollect that this was near forty
years since. E. A. r.
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THE SINGERS.

Cherry-blossoms nestled,
Sweet the thrushes sing,
ThTushes freckle-breasted-
Lifting heart and wing
For JOY Of cherry-blossoms evermore they sing
Comes the time of berries,
They will sing no more,
Feeding under cherries,
Bappy In their store,
IN the time Of cherries thrushes sing no more.
Thus, poet, singing,
In thine Own delight,
Ecstaoy unspringing
Tunes thy lips Alright,
Fvermo ore to music shaping thy delight.
Even while thou stRrvest
All thy hesrt is song,
After C mes the harvest,
Comes thy fame ere long,
But the hours Of fulness are not hours OF song.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04

WHITTIER thus forcibly embodies in {
few lines the response which the DemOc
racy have just made to President Grant!
menace OF military power:
We have q weapon surer yet,
And bettr tina the bayonet-
weapon that comes down as still
As snow fakes upon the sod,
And executes O frseman's will
As lightning does the will of God
and from its force, nor doors, nor locks
Can shield you-',is the ballot box.
A COQUETTE.
Face Of an angel,
Heart of a stone,
Fo n Of rare beauty
AL, all her own.
None artificial
No borrowed grace;
Almost perfection
In form aud face.
Like rare statue
OF Grecian art,
Famous for beauty,
Yet stone at heart.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04

THE Astor House, from and after the
first of December is to be conducted on
the European plan. The change marks
an epoch ia the growth of the city in
the absorption of all down town by bust.
ness houses and transient business visitors,
and in the movement up town of family
hotes, boarding houses, retail stores and
places of amusement As We have been
going for the last twenty years, before
the end of the next twenty our fsshiOns,
bic retail stores will be all around Central
Park, and our finest theaters will be in
Harlem and Manhattanvi4e. = ". Y
Herald.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
Does 1t Pay to Advertise Z?

If you have any doubts about it, the only
way to find out is TO give it fair trial, and as
certain whether it does or not
From every section of the country come tes-
timonials of the advantages derived from a
well regulated system of advertising. A sureF
or safer investment for business men cannot
well be imagined. It puts them before the
public in beneficial light; "they become
known and read Of all men," and reap an
abundant harvest from the seed thus sown.
There can be no doubt of the fact; patrons de-
clare it; newspapers assert it, and experience
cOnclusively proves il. Here are few cases
gathered from various sources illustrating this
point:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
union And AMERICAN
Is the Paper.


To thOse who wish to communicate with the
thousands Of intelligent and enterprising Mer-
chants, Manufacturers, Business Men, Me-
chsnics and Farmers throughout Tennessee
and the South generally, the WEEKLT UNION
AND AMERICAN. with Its large circulation, pre-
sents most desirable medium.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04

The oft-quoted exprt ssion in reference
to the immortal Washington, "First in
war; first in peace, first in the hearts of
his cnuutrymsn," was uttered By Light
Horse Harry Lee, father of the late Gen.
r +. Lee, to whom the same language
has been applied.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
GETTING MARRIED.

LNBbA1S FUK IUUNG MIN On SOCIAL
q Evils, and the propriety or Improperly OF
getting Married. with sanitary help for those
who feel untitled for matrimonial happiness.
Sent tree, in 1led envelopes. Address, HOW.
ARD ASSOCIATION, Box P, Philadelphia. Pa
RRnAQ-dhY3m -
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
Advertising and its Results.

The following comes from q New York paper:
The changes going on In society make II necessary
for business man to keep before the people. II
he expects to succeed in trade fair statement Of
what he is doing, and viii do is necessary for him.
self and those dealing with him. BE must make
this statement and does do it In some way II he
ssils anything. People are quite apt to go where
their attention Il called and II they find things as
represented they will purchase there in preference
to spending their time in seeking elsewhere Those
whose patronage and influence are Of the greatest
value never spend too much time in looking up 8
thing. They have learned that time is money, and
that without time In this world money is worthless
1t is conclusive that there Is merit well profit
in advertising honestly and fairly in telling people
what and how you will do, and thea doing it. Those
who willing to trade strictly upon principle
circulate an advertisement throughout an entire
community, and it will have just as much force as
though they spoke to each individual by word, or
each visited their establishment and examined for
himself. This advertising only amounts to the
same as telling yoHF patron when he calls on you
how you viii sell 10 him. Il Is just TO sl con-
oerned to advertise conscientiousy, and those who
do 1t win md advertising Of the utmost tmpOr-
lance
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
Blsckwood's Edinburgh Magazine.

THESE PERIODICALS ARE THE MEDIUM
1 through which the greatest minds, not only Of
Great Britain and Ireland, but also of Continents
Europe, are constantly brought into more or Less
intimate comm unication with the world of read
ers. History, Biography, Science, Philosophy
Art, Religion, he great political questions OF the
past ana OF to-day, are treited in their pages 8
wo1ld keep pace with the times can afford to a
without these periodicals.
Of all the mOnthies, Blackwood holds the fore
most place.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
What a Bostonian Thinks.

The Adams IN. Y, VisitoT speaks Of an emf
nent BostOnian who regarded an advT ise-
ment in newspaper as personal inv1--i lion
to call and said: "While / sometimes hesitate
about entering store the proprietors OF which
have not thus sent their cards to my residence,
always feel certain of cordial welcome
from the members of an advertising firm"
The same paper adds: There is in this re-
mark an assurance of one of the many results
of advertising. The trader and his calling be-
come identified, and the name Of the man is in
separately connected in the mind of the public
with his merchandise. 1t may not be the very
day an advertisement appears that it bears its
fruit; weeks or months may elapse, and then,
when the want arises, the r,iele to be OBJ
tanned Immediately suggests the advertiser
This is the effect of general advertising when
persistently followed. A special class of adj
vcrtisements, where some novelty is announced
Is more immediate. shrewd business man
once advertised trihiDg article in a manner
which could scarcely prove remunerative. His
neighbors expressed their regret at his folly
but he appeared contented. Though his gross
sales of the article did not cover the cost of his
advertising, he attracted q new class of people
to his store and his shrewdness paid him in q
very short time, for new eyes saw what he had
to offer in addition TO the speciality advertised,
and new purses came under contribution 70
him.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
How an Illinois Merchant Made iG


The Indianola OILY Visitor relates this incidents
"In 1851, young man was employed in this place
as a clerk in a house, st the moderate sum Of four
dollars per week. In the fall Of 1852 he went into
a small business on his own hook. In 1863 he
formed copartnership with his brother. When
the senior Of this firm threw his little bark On the
sea Of public trade, we suggested to him how to
advertise He took our advice-foIl0Wed It strictly
to the letter-using more printers ink than all the
business firms of Indianola combined. The result
Of our advice, together with the honesty integrity
and go-ahesdativeness Of this firm, has given them
competency and foothold among the people Of
Warren that viii tell big in after years.n
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
f O IF II e N T,
TINE "HADLEY PLACE.

two and one half miles west of the city. good
residence with seven eight rooms and all neces-
ssry outbuildings, with from 90 to $50 acres OF
land. BROWNS & OHEATHAM, ARhs,
nOvI6H ga North Cherry street.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
Passengers GOing East,

Passengers GOing East,
WA LOUISVILLE on CAIR
a SHOULD PURCHASE TICKETS BE- TIE
Eie & Atlantic & Great Western BY,
fotcaing the best and most comfortable Line 10
NsR York, Boston, and Northern and Atlantic
Cities, with magnificent Palace Combined Day and
Eight Coaches, through TO New York without
change
2 Lightning Express Trains Dany
This Ia the only line from Cincinnati 20 goz
York under one management; the opis line from
Cincinnati to New York without brssz of gusgs'
the only line whose trains rUn through to New
York without change; the only line ruIing coaches
through without using Compromise Wheels; the
only line running Palace Broad Guage Coaches
through without change.
~ you desire prompt time and certain con
rections, finest scenery on the Continent, most
comfortable Cars in the world, most msgnihcent
dining halls and simple time for meals, and the
safest, best and most comfortable route-go 70
New York by the ERIE & ATLANTIC 4 GREAT
WESTERN RAILWAY.
Tickets by this Line for sale Ct al Ticket Ones
through the South.
WI r. BARR,
". B. sHATTUO, Gent Pass. Agent, NJ
Gent southn Ag't, Cincinnati, o. iun9S-1Y
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
THE BRIDAL CHAMBER.

H.ssdT9 TUT AUu1B NIGH Oh Treat
Social Evils and Abuses,
Which Interfere with MARRIAGE, with sure
means OF relief for the Erring and Unfortunate
diseased and debilitated
Sent In sealed letter envelopes, free Of charge.
! Address, HOWARD SANITARY AID AsSOcTA.
TIoN, No. south Ninth ST., PhIladelphia, Pa
noV8-lm
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
Terms of Advertising.

Our rates for advertising, are in ell cases ONE
DOLLAR PER SoUARK OF TEN LINES (eight words TO
the ne, for each insertion, cash Invariably IN ad-
UG7lcG.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
" AlLR - n ID.

TRAINS BUN TO AND FRCz6 NASHVILLE AZ
Il follow:
LKAvL Nov 20, 1S7Osl ARaTVE
$40 l. n. S:15 A ~
9:l0 ?. IL $50 p. -
81 Trains connect at Louisville for 81. Louis
and all points North, East and West
- Mail boats leaving Louisville 1t 10 A. u. and
?. arrive ct Cincinnati IN time to connect With
early trains fo- the Esss.
- Passengers from GsllElu szd points South
arriving at Nashville 1t 9:I5 A z have until $40
p. Z. II which to Sstsnd 70 business before re-
turning.
- For LhEo1Sn ticksts, bAsgsgs onscks aud IN
formation - to Sleeping Cars through connections
etc, etc, apply at ONCE Nashville City TrAnEfsR
Co., under Maxwell House, and a. depot Louisville
End HashvfIle Railroad In Nashville.
ALBERT EIEH,
i1lZ+Iy asnerzl S1psrinssndect.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
Do You Believe Advertising Paysp

Ask Helmbold, who takes 6 whole page of
four or five New York dailies and fills them
with advertisements Of his Buchu. These cost
him in the neighborhood of q thousand dollars
each for one day. Think of this, merchants,
mechanics and manufacturers, while you sit in
your offices and wonder that your more enter
prising neighbors are enlargtng their business.
building palatial residences. andiguiding spank
ingiteams along our roughfares. They make
their money by telling the people, through our
columns CT q newspaper, that they are In bJsi-
ness, and would be glad 10 wait on them. Yes
Won had better believe advertising PAYS.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
A PICTURE OF EUROPE.

"A EHOhU u 10 Il UF EUhUFEs
The WiU o the Wisp, an English
paper, sstiricsl and conservative, has thi:
picture of Europe:
Russia covets,
Turkey fears;
Austria p1nders,
Italia cheers.
Belg1um-Hollznd,
Wait in dread,
DenmArks aIsied,
Spain is dead.
France lies bleeding,
Prussia soar3;
Brita MIA shuts her eyes
And-SlOres
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
IT Il R Nj y.
CETTRS

Single numbers Of a Review, 81; single num-
bers Of Blackwood, thirty-five cents. Postage two
"a q mn
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04
NOTICE.
For Rent for 1871.

WE HAVE FOE RENT FOR TIE YEAR 1871,
w a large number Of Stores, Residences and
Cottages in the city, number Of Dwellings in
Edgefeld, and several Farms in Davidson county.
Some few Of the dwellings and stores may be bad
now.
ARLINGTON, FARRAR & wEAKLEY, ARTs,
nov1S-H 81 North College street.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04

We viii pay the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE foz
WOOL of all grades. McCREA & co.
oct28 cody
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-08
Rirhmond 1ispatth.
SATURDAY..... .JANuAh1 ., lo'o-
9ucry.
richmond DisDdtCh :

Editors Of the Richmond Dispatch:
Messrs. Editors,-Can tho phrases al
the Morrill, sat the South" now almost
universal in America, be defended as COR
rect?
The South" in this connection, means
country comprising many States; and rs
it would be uncquivocally wrong to say, :"
live at South Carolina" is not the cxpres-
sion fortiCri incorrect if for South Caro-
lima we substitute the name of the region
OF which it forms part?
If. rs your correspondent thinks, the OBJ
nnx;ous proposition ought to be discarded in
favor Of "Ix." the public will look to you,
as the purcSt Of the Virginia press, to inau'
"urate the reform.
COUNTRY PEDAGoGUE.
The lawyers always write, "dt the county
aforesaid" &c. Not "i." when stating
the locus in quo. Nevertheless, we think
our correspondents criticism is just. What
saws the Educational Journal The writing
of i;sncmc reminds Us that that Journal has
already condemned the phrases in question
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-08

A ROMANTIC HIsToRY.-The history Of
the present representatives of the Duke Of
Gallcse of Italy is romantic, and may no,
be unintcresting. When the French be-
sicged and took Rome, in lS49, there was a
very good-looking crgeant-major OF dra-
Soons, named lIardonin, who commanded n
wicket near the Aliens Palace. The old
Duchess Of Gallese, who lived there, was
ehi!ilcss, toothlcss, and sympathetic. She
saw the handsome Frenchman, and pro-
posed marriage. Ha,donin, u sharp Nor
yuen peasant by birth, saw the advantage
'- in .s.asspcetve, jumped at the offer, and
cspoused the dowagcr, the Pope having first
authorized him to assume the name and tho
title Of the Gallese, which would other
wise have become extinct. After ten years
Of welded bliss the old Duchess was
gathered to her fathers, leaving everything
she possessed 10 her husband, who had
always been attentive, kind, and devoted
ia her. Tho Duke mourned the proper
sanabar 0, months, and then took another
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-08
EgRSlEsiHE,. NC
RNIT l. + AND MATTRESS

u u RNIT URE AND MATTRESS
Il WAkEHOUMS.--Up s:airs. opposite the
post>Chice, Main street, you will find III two o.;
those iron trout buildings The largest aud most
varied assortment of PARLoR, CHA 3lBEH, and
DISlhG-ROOM FURNITURE iu the state. of
every variety of style and Gnlsu. Also, Mattresses
and Spring Beds made TO order In any style de
sired Our stock of Chamber Furniture being
very large complete suits csG be purchased IL our
establishment from SIS 10 SJJe. We have reduced
the prices Of all our goods, and we are now selling
about as low rs We did fifteen years ago.
We Invite all III want OF good, substantial! Fur
Eiture to examine our assortment before buy ing.
We have goods 10 suit all naries-.tts rich or the
poor. HARDWOOD & RITTER,
a.. opposite tllc hest'cttiss, Main strset,
asM 8sshrea1, ".
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-08
Ey Richardson & Co.,
Auctioneers and Real Estate Agents,
Liz Min sfrnet.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A NEAT
u FRAME DWELLING AND LOT, ON THE
WEST SIDE OF TWESTY-SEgENTH BE-
TWEEN II AND STREETS. CHURCH
IT'LL, AT AGCTIoN.--By virtuc Of decree Of
Inc circuit court Of the city Of Richmond entered
case of Roper, guardian, Us. Roper ct ats. the I'M
dcrslencd. rs spc ial commissioner. will sell at
public auction, on the premises, on WEDSEs-
nbY the l2th instant nt O'Clock Z. NJ. tho
REAL, ESTATE Of which james Roper died
teIzed consisting Of LoT fronting a by !2sree'
GTot,Y FRAME DWELLING. containing I've
rooms, and the usual out-horses; all in good re-
pair. ..,-., ..o, oro ,,,., ~
c-nhit nf ak months: and the residue on credit
of twolye months taking from the purchaser ne
o,tialIlc notes. With irtcrcs. ADDED, Tor inc de-
f.rrcd nayucnts and he title to be retained until
the purchase money Is paid. ,or,
SDcclai Commissioner.