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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25
How is this for poetry >
Eternity.

EfcrWHy.-Eternity has no gray
hairs. The flowers fade, the heart
withers, man dies but time writes
no wrinkles on the brow of eternity.
Eternity! Stupenduous thought
Tho ever-prescnt, undecaying, and
undying, the endless chain composing
the life of God-the golden thread
entwininS the destinies of the Uni
verse,
Earth has its beauties, but time
shrouds them for the grave; its hon
0rs, they are but the sunshine of an
hour; its palaces they are but as the
gildc,l scpulchers its possessions,
they are toys of changing fortunes /;
its pleasures, they are bat bursting
bubbles.
Not so IN the untried bourne. In
the dwelling of The Almighty can
come no foot steps of decay. Its day
will know no darkeuing- eternal
splendors fOrbids the approach of
night. Its fountains will never fail !;
they are fresh from the eternal
throne. Its glory will never wane,
for there is the ever present God. Its
harmonies will never cease; exhaus.-
less love supplies the song.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25
THE MONEYLESS MAN.
ny II. t. STANTON.

BY II. T. STANTON.
Is there no secret place ON the fscc Of the
Where charity dwelleth, where virtue hath
birth?
Whose bosoms in mercy and kindness will
heaNe,
And the poor and the wretched shall task
and receiver"
Is there no place on earth where u knock
from the poor
VIII bring a kind angel to open the door?
All search the wide world wherever you
can,
There is no open door for moneyless man.
Go bnck in your halls, where the chonde-
lieI's light,
Drives out with its splendor the darkness
of night,
Where the rich hanging velvet in shadowy
fold
Sweeps gracefully down with its shadow of
gold.
And the mirrors OF silver take on ana re-
new,
In long lighted vistns the wildering view:
Go there, ia yOur patches and find, If you
A welcoming smile for n moneyless man.
Go look in yon church of the cloud-reach-
ing spire
Which gives back to the sun the same look
Where the arches and columns are are gor-
gpouS within, ..rH
Ana tire wnllsseem as pure as q 80 III wlth-
out Sii
Go down tile long aislc--see the rich ana
the grent -~a-ft D. = .
In the poinp and the pride of their worldly
estate;
Walk down in your patches and find, If
you can,
Who opens pew for n moneylcss man!
Go look to yon Judge in his dark flowing
With ihescalrs wherein law wcighcth cqui-
~ down,
Where he tlOwnS on the weak, ana smiles
on the strong,
And Furnishes right while hs justiiics wrong
Where Jurors their lips on tie Bible have
TO renirr verdict they've already made {:
\ law Tor the cause of moneylcss man.
Go, look in the banks, where Mammon has
His hundreds and thousands of silver and
gold;
lies pile upon pile of the glttcring ore;
Walk uptu th, cuuntrr-ah, there you may
Till your limbs grow old and your hair
And you'll find ut the banks no one of the
elan
Then go to your hovrl; no raven has fed
The wife who has suffered too long FOR her
bread,
Knccl down by ner pallet and kiss the
denth-fruSt
From the lips of the angel your poverty
lost,
Then turn in your agony upward to God,
And bless while IL SmiteS, you, the chusten-
ing rod:
And you'll ind nj the close of your life's
liitlcspnn,
There's welcome above for n moncylesS
man,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25
PANDEMONIUMI.ETL LOOSE.
An Eye Witness Of n Negro LcgIsIa
turc Break-up.

An eyewitness to the closing hour
of the late Louisiana Legislature
gives the following account of the
scene:
a concert of wolves, or the
caterwauling of troop of angry
mousers, would most aptly typify the
the scene.
One gentleman becoming more ex-
cited than seemed necessary, the
Speaker very politely requested him
"not to tear his brecches."
Mr.. Carter, n quiet young man
from Cameron Parish, stood putting
his fragrant Havana, and beating
the devils tattoo on the table before
him. He seemed fully aware of the
important provisions of all the bills
proposed, and whenever the ayes and
noes were called he invariably decided
that the needed provisions was car
ried. Sometimes the noes were loud
er and more obstreperous than the
ayes; but Carter knew u thing or
two and always decided, the ayes
have It,"
The Speaker at one time remarked,
"The noise is SO great | can't hear"
and with II pleasant eqojUOque CON
tinued: 81 am partly deaf, and
have but one ear, but it would
take forty ears to hear all your mo-
tions." About half after ten O'Clock
many of the members and goodly
crowd of the lobbyists had punished
their regular quart OF bcnzine, and
the yelling become intensified.
HOwls, whoops, screeches and cat
calls swc.led up the agitated air rs il
Il thousand devils had been let loose,
and each WED with the other in keep.
ing up the hideous chorus. The pro-
longcd and dealening cries of calls for
the yeas and nays We're absolutely
stunning. The thing ended in u
riot-several negroes got into n scuiile
on the Speakers stand. They grasp
ell one another with that lraternal
and awkward hug peculiar to the bear
tribe, chairs and tables were 0vcrturn-
ell, inkstaldS rolled and ratified across
the floor, and tables and papers were
strewn about the hall in most admir-
ell confusion.
In the midst of this n shiill, piping
voice announced somewhere In the
scrimmage that the Senate had adj
journed sine die, which announce
ment was received with derisive wells
and cries of, You know how it is
yourself" How are poor feet" "Bul-
ly boy with IA glass eye" etc.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25

THERE was deal ofpith and point
In the comment of the African preach
er on the text, alt is more blessed To
'give than TO receive" Said he: 81
have never known church to die
cause 1t gave too much. Dey don't
die dat way. Brederrn, has any one
of you knowed a church To die cause
it gave too much? II you do just let
me know, and, I'll climb by the soft
light of the moon to its moss covered
roof and I'll stand and liz my hands
10 heaven and say, "Blessed am de
dead dat die in dc Lord"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25
HOLE In THE POCKET.

"Charlie," said little Mrs. Danforth
as they sat beside their cOzy parlor
fire, one evening, 81 want to do lit
tie shopping tomorrow. Can't you
let me have some money!"
Why yes, my dear, | guess ! cam
said Mr.. Dantorth, slowly drawing
out his pocket book. How much do
you want"
How much can you spare@ asked
Mrs. Dnnforth, smiling.
well, I think ! can do pretty well
for you to night. VIII twenty-five
dollars answer"
YES replied the lady, so cheerful
Ily. Upon which Mr.. Danforth set
tied himself easily in his chair, and
began laying the bills from his purse
across his knee to count them. Pres
entity he sat up and counted the bills
again, and then he looked about him
with u perplrxed air.
NNhv, Sullie,' he said, Il thought
! had more money than ! have. |
surely did have more when we closed
the store to night
How much have YOU now" asked
Mrs. Dnnforth, with slight change
in the cheerful accent of her voice.
why, I've only got twenty-five
dollars altogether
And how much did you thiuk you
hndm Il thought | had thirty, for ]
remember of putting II in my pocket
book. Where can that extra five
have gone"
Perhaps You spent some on the
way homem observed Mrs. Danforth.
40, that is not much only triilc.
| met Willis and Parker in Eighth
street, and we d,opped into Brooks
and took dish of oysters
'And cigar or two,' suggested
Mrs. Danforth.
'Oh, of course; hut that was moth
ing, you know
And glass of wine to wash the
oysters DOWN? suggested Mrs. Dan
forth
We'll, YES, glass or two. But
that didn't cost five dCllars, you
know
Now Mrs. Danforth did not know,
and she did have her suspicious; but
like "A wise little wife, she kept silent
and let Mr., Charles go on.
where can the money have got hid
away? I'm sure | had it, and I've.
ransacked every pocket in vain
Perhaps there !-perhnps there
is!-eagerly cried Charles, beginning
to turn his pockets wrong side out.
'Yes-iust as expected. Here is II
hole, aud that hill must have slipped
ont of my pocket and got here
Look, Sallip, shall have to get you
to sew it up
SaIlic 0hrdiently looked, and could
hardly restrain "A smile as she saw
Charles, with such an innocent face,
hold nuf the pocket in which indeed
there was "A hole, but so exceedingly
small one, that, hy no manner of
means, could tive-cent scrip have
made its way through, much loss
large hill.
Il don't see how ii could ret through
such small hole she could not help
saying.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25

y comic story is told of Dean Stan
ley's parrot, which was "A great pet of
the family. One day Polly managed
to open her cage, and get away to the
conslarnation of the whole house
hold. After a great search some one
found Polly in the garden on the top
of an apple tree. The welcome news
was communicated to the Dean, who
with the whole of the inmates, rushed
out at once, accompanied by DIR.
Vaughn, who with some friends, was
then on visit to the Dean. Polly was
found swinging herself ina topmost
branch but when she discovered the
large audience below her, she looked
gravely down Oh them and said !:
" Let Us pray"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25
STEPHEN ALIENS POCK ET-pIECE

In the pocket book of the Hon.
Stephen Allen, who was drowned
from on board the III. Clay, Was found
Il printed slip, apparently cut from a
newspaper, of which the following is
copy. 1t is worthy to he put In
every newspaper, and engraved OH
every young mans heart:
Make few promises.
Always speak the truth.
Keep good company or none.
Never speak evil of any one.
1--we up 10 your engagements.
lie Just before you are generous.
Never play at any game of chance.
Drink no kind of Intoxicating liq-
uors.
Good character is above all things
else.
Keep your own secrets, if you have
any.
Never borrow IL you can possibly
help it.
Do not marry until you are able to
support wife.
Keep yourself innocent if you would
be happy.
When you speak to person look
him in the face.
Make no haste to be rich, if YOU
would prosper.
Ever live misfortune expected)
within your income.
Save when you are yoting, To SPEND
when YOU are old.
Avoid temptation, through fear YOU
NAV not withstand II.
Never run into debt unless you see
a way to get out again.
Small and steady gains give COM
potency, with a tranquil mind.
Good company and good conversa-
tion are the sinews of virtue.
Your character can not he essential
ly injured except ny your own acts.
1T any one speaks evil of you, let
your life be so that none will believe
him.
When you retire TO bed, think over
what you have been doing during the
day.
Never be idle; IL your hands can't
he employed uscfully, attend to the
cultivation of your mind.
Read over the above maXims, care
fully and thoughtfully, ut least once
every week.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25

\ young man was tried on the
charge of having murdered both his
father and mother. The crime was
fully proven, and the judge, before
passing sentence, asked the criminal
If he had anything to say. "Noth-
ing" he answered, Except to beg
your honor to remember that | am
AN urDhan.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25

loU can't eat enough in week to
last n whole year. and you can't ad-
vertise on that plan either.
\ LARGE advertisement once, and
thcu discontinued, creates the i'm
preston that the man fizZled.
lNJUDICICUS advertising is like
fishing where there j. no fish in the
right place,
\ CONSTANT dripping will wear n
rock, Keep dropping your advertise
mente on the public, and they Will
Soon iny4 uuAsrtl i.l.y IJuk salt.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25
From the Southland Weekly.
Few Mode of PIautiu 81 u ~ cot rsofatocs

"A writer from Texas gives the Coun-
try gentleman new mode of plant
ing the sweet potato, which he says
lis worth twenty times the subscrip-
ton price of the paper, to those living
In the sweet potato region. He di-
reefs that only the largest potatoes
should he selected for seed, instead of
the smallest, as Is the usual practice.
AT the time of bedding out the pota-
toes, procure barrel or box, that will
hold water. Fill this with corn cobs,
and add liquid manure till the cobs
are entirely submerged. Let these
stand till the potato plants are ready
for transplanting, by which time the
cobs will he rotten, though still hold
ing together. Draw the plants and
wrap each one around a cob, which
bury In the ridge previously prepar-
ed, leaving the end of the vine out
The philosophy of the proposition
Is apparent. The decayed cob-itself
a first rate fertilizer-.is thoroughly
saturated with the liquid manure,
and the two elements combined fur
nish an ample supply of plant food
70 sustain and perfect the potato, re-
gnrdless of the character of the soil.
There Is another advantage. BY
treating the plants in the manner
snfrected, the farmer need not await
rain for transplanting, as the saturat-
ed cob would furnish sufficient mois-
thre to its entwining plant, even in
the driest season. We do not hesitate
to commend the plan especially to
those cultivating thin soils; as worthy
of trial; and we invite report Of
results from those of our planting
friends who test the matter the COM
ing season.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25
DafiuitiOus Of bible Terms.

A days journey was thirty-thgce
and one-filtls miles.
y Sabbath days journey was about
an English mile.
Ezekiel's reed was eleven feet
nearly.
y cupid is Twenty-Five inches near
ly.
\ hands breadth is equal to three
and five eighth inches.
y shellel of gold was IS %.
y talent of silver was S:53S 32.
\ talent of gold was Sl3,SO9.
y piece OF silver, or II penny, was
thirteen cents.
y farthing was three cents.
a garah was cent.
y mite was II cent.
An cpha, or bath, contains seven
gallons and five pints.
y bin was one gallon and two pints.
y iirkin was seven pints.
An omrr was six pints.
y cab WAS three pints.
How is this for poetry?
TIs midnight, aud the setting sun
Is rising in the wilde, wide west
The rapid rivers slowly run,
The frog Is on his dOwny nest
The pcnSive goat and SportiVe cow
Hilarious hop from bOugh to bough."
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25

"SlSTER, are you happy ."
YVES, Deacon, | feel as though l
was in l}eel2ebuhS bnsom."
Not in BeelZebub's~
" Well, some one Of the old patri-
arch's, | don't care which,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25

AN old merchant of Memphis Is
wearing a vest this season that he
has had for twenty eight years. He
says that it comes in style every sew
eu years.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25

WHAT is bull? The best dcffini-
tion we heard is: When you see
twelve COWS all lying down on the
grass, and one of them standing up,
that's bull.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25
WHOLE NO. 2,15S.
LOVE us AT HOME.

All yes, we can bear the days burden and
heat,
The dust and rude jostlings we find IA the
street,
And censurlng whispers that float till they
meet,
The ears they were never intended tn greet.
II they love us sincerely ut home.
We can bear by the crowd to be hurried
-trodden, supplanted. and oppressed
by the strong.
We can bear everlasting and unprovoked
wrong,
If our hearts, through II all can chant
truly the song,
Oh !they love us IN ost dearly at home.
We can n, bears wild storm, be 1t snow, hail
Heavy losses instead of the long looked for
gain;
rpbraidings and shadows that creep round
our name,
And threaten its brightness 20 hide or to
stain,
II they love us sincerely at home.
oh love us at home For this treasure we
plead,
With an else, this withheld, we are poor
indeed!
Take nll., but leave this, and with voices
agreed,
We will sing with glad hearts, whatever
our need,
"They still love us-thcy love us at homer
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25

4 MAS of wit once asked n peasant
what parb he performed in the great
drama ~ life. ~ mind my own bu-
sluus-,' va, the reply. ID
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25
Averages Better than the Rest of Us
After All.

a womani in Ieighborhood is only
exceeded by another woman. She
can love truer or hate worse than the
men If ordinary calibre.
She can make n home little Heav-
en- or little hell, and less capital
than any other business can be car
ried on with.
She can make a ten or hundred
dollar bill go up, o ! so quick
She can drive man out of n house,
IL her tongue be working all right,
quicker than Beast Butler could get
away with a set of spoons.
She is better than pine or stone coal
to keep n neighborhood boiling hot
and home more uncomfortable than a
burn on your thumb joint, all the
time making You think she is a pack.
age of refined innocence, a saint, II
nvorite angelic advertising agent or
Gabriel.
! She can kiss another woman sweet
er and then talk about her worse than
one of those Reform Republicans can
talk about the President.
She knows more 10y intuition fall
the affairs of the neighborhood than
Grant knows about his relations or
the post-oilice presents he receives, or
is willing to.
/ She can he nicer to woman she
hates than carpet-bag politician is
to negro before he has voted.
She can walk further to display n
new dress than n loyal or diSloyal
tcontraband could travel for chickens
in the night.
And God love her, if she loves n
man she will stick to him longer than
the Dent family to the immortal
speech-maker, Ulysses.
Like dollars, good women are hard
to get, hard to keep, bothersome to
look after; but here is II conundrum :
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25

ON the occasion of n tax collector
making his appearance, Hook imme-
diatcly SAID:
" Here comes Mr.. Wyntcr, surveyor of
taxes;
advise you to give him whatever he axes,
And that too, without any nonsense or
nummcryi
For though his names Wyntcr, his actions
~" summary"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25
To Advertisers,

M.c.rtvNAS,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25

It appeared to he little memoran-
DUN, or something OF that sort, and
smoothing out its crunbled folds,
Mrs. Danforth read it:
G. II. Danforth,
To Brooks & Co., DIR.
For oysters, self and friends, 81 90
cigars, 00
wine " 2 90
fatal ca OO
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-25

En. ". LEWIS.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-10-06
How to Do 1t.

The most difficult thing I'm the
worlds for a--womsa~lo do is to get
ready to 60 anywhere. And there IL
nothing a woman will resent quick
er or more fiercely than an intima-
ton that she may possibly miss the
train. Our friends B~rayfogle gives
us an instance Of this. Mr.. Bray.
was supposed to takeithe ten o'clock
train on the Bee Line, to visit some
relatives in an adjoining town.
Having suffered on previous occas
sions for injudicious suggestions,
Bray. thought that for once he would
let things take their natural course.
30 he slipped his coffee and eat his
eggs on toast, while Madame curled
and powdered, and danced attend
ance on the looking glass, and tied
bark on the back of her head. Then
Bray sat by the stove an hour and
read the morning paper, while the
Madame stiIl continued to get ready.
At last, just as lie had reached the
final paragraph of reading matter,
and was beginning ON the ADVERTISE
ments, Madame tied her bonnet
strings under her: chin. took one
long. lingering, loving look at the
image reflected in the glass, and
sweetly announecd sfafa
, We'll, my dear, I'm ready. ppawoq,
Ready. for sQhat asked Brays in
weli-affected establishments -ag8r
saro go to the depot TO be sure"
said Mrs. Brayfogle, tartly. sgAsg
| nOh! ~ said Bray, I'D forgotten
"Well, Madame" continued he,
looking at hts watchs, that train has
bbeensgone tlsirtsen minutes. just
keep on your things, and you will
he ready for the train Tomorrow
uiorning. 4ffsN q $50
We draw d ven over what followed
We are assured, however, that the
next morning Mrs. b. was ready an
hour ahead or time.-Er. s8s3a
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-10-06
A Benton County Orchard and Farm

One day last week we took a look
into the orchard of Mr.. Il, b. Wright,
who lives a mile north Of Belle
PLANE, near Buckeye Grove. Mr..
w, was gathering some OF his fruit
at the time. It was worth looking at
by those who think you can't raise
fruit in Iowa. His orchard is eight
wears old this season. IL Is not q
large one,-just a good family orchard,
but Mr. w. will have. he thinks,
some $50 bushels of nice fruit from il
this wear. Several Of his trees bear
Is to % bushels EACH. And such
large nice apples care mot excelled
anywhere. Quite q number of his
trees are of a variety which Is known
here as the English Jennitou. They
are very handsome apples, of large
size, and equal In flavor to tile best.
Resides tliese. Mr. .W.shas tire Wine.
san and ssparaI other varieties, which
we d. no not now reInsmber. His
orchard is, of course, the most prof
.talle acre on hi. farm. ~ "A
: Mr.. w came here IT'S years ago,
when Belle PLANE was not, and
whensthere was not aclaim taken
between his present farm aud Irving:
IHellad little but his hands and good
pluck to start on. but he has nowa
valuable quarter section, with good
ballAings salta6ther improvements.
He is building, this season, an ex-
tensive addition to his house. The
location s~helteredsas tits, from the
winds by native groves, Is one of the
pleasantest hereabouts.-BeHe Plain
Union.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-10-06

ST. LouIs, Sept. p.
Some 5000 people, including a
large number of ladies, witnessed
the contest between Goldsmith Maid
and Lucy, at the track of the st.
Louis Trottipg Park Association
this afternoon, The weather was
unfavorable for very fast time. The
wind was high, and immense clouds
Of dust constantly swept over q large
portion of the track, besides, the
track itself was heavyslqaN
In the first heat the mafes got a
good send off, Lucy slightly In the
lead. At the quarter POLE the Maid
shot ahead, and, and trottcd steadily
home in 2:2i1, Lucy about two
lengths behind,
In the second heat the mares cross
ed the string nose and nose, but the
Maid immediately teok the lead,
and reached the quarter pole In thir-
ty-four seconds, and flew down the
back stretch like the wind. In
rounding the lower turn both horses
were entirely enveloped in dust
Coming down the home stretch the
Maid gave oneo of her magnificent
bursts of speed, leaving Lucy far in
the rear, and crossed the string in
2:19, amidst the tremendous cheers
of the crowd. Tnty was about six
lengths behind. The heat was made
without a skip. aIsp |
The third heat was much like the
first. Both mares trotted steadily,
and came home in 2:23l, Lucy lar.
ping the Maid gz8 ~
&sDoble says TINT, considering an
500 mile railroad trip, leaving Mime
apolis on Monday, the heayiness of
the track, and Che immense quauti-
ties of dust, he regards the second
heat as the best the Maid ever trotted
The watches stood at 1s4, 10 and 19f.
The mares will leave on Monday for
st. Joseph, Western Girl and Hot
spur will trot to- morrow. R alHi
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-10-06

removing q Lady's Jaw

One of the most difficult operations
known N surgery was performed IN
this city, the other afternoon, Sbysa
@CtHt weli2known surgeon, assisted by Pro.
.]fessors Wood and Hutchinson. OF
I'M New York, and Drs. Ward, Southland
~ssza and DeHart, of Newark. The pa
sesa stientswas asIadyswho, for sonlatlne,
40 - has been suffering with d cancerous
aFtumor on the face, which had grown
so largesthat Its removal " as deemed
'mnSsa DecessaFy to save her life. The tu-
NOR extended back to the base OF
the skull and implicated the upper
law, which had to be removed with
the tumor. Although most Of the
operation. had to be performed with-
sonttbe use OF chlero form, il Yves sue
> ! d 1cessfnlIy Accomplished .andithe lady
ia doing well.-NeWark Journal. @d