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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-20

A SWEET TEMpER.-No trait oil
character Is more valuable I'm wo-
man than the possession Of a sweet
temper. Home can never he made
happy without 1t. 1t is like the flow
ers thai spring up in our pathway,
reviving and cheering Us. Let a man
go home at night wcaried by the tolls
OF the day, and how soothing Is a
word dictated by good disposition
1t Is sunshine falling on his heart.
He Is happy and the cares of life are
fargotten. A sweet temper has n
soothing influence over the minds of a
whole family. Where 1t Is found in
the wife and mother, you observe
kindness and love predominating
over the natural feelings of u bad
heart, smiles, kind words and looks
characterize the children, and peace
and love have their dwelling there,
A sweet temper il more valuable than
gold; II captivates more than beauty,
and to the close of life 1t retains all
freshness and power.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-20

Has always on hand complete stock Of DRUGS and MEDICINES
PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS, CHEMICALS, PATENT
MEDICINES, OILS aud DYESrUFFS, PAINTS PUTTY GLASS
% Be- which he sells the figures. Physicians prescriptions
aud "trS "m physicians in the country viii have and careful
attention at this huic Feb - S7l-y
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-20

A correspondent thus refers tn the
railroad depot at Columbia, South
Carolina 1.-THE depot Is gorgeous
structure; its roof, the sky; It's walls,
freight cars; its floor, mud; its res
taurant, an occasional vender Of de-
cayed apples, and its tout ensemble,
discouraging, dispiriting, disagreea-
Bile. disgraceful. 1t is not place to
loaf in, and that is its redeeming
feature. it
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-20


Dear old unite,
dot DOR letter; ~
My old nanny eaF az
She ditten better. "A
She every day ~
Little bit stronger. ,t
Don't mean 10 be sick
Very much longer.
Daddy so fat
Can't hardly stagger,
Nanny says he links
Too much lager! ,ssh
Denr little baby
Had u bad collie,
Had to take tree drops
Massey parag0lic!
loot q dose of tittnip,
Felt worse than ever,
Shan't tate no more HEfr
Tatnip neverl .s
Wind on stomit,
Felt pooty bad;
Worse Mt OF Stiffness is.t..t.
s'E Ever had. tHN
Ever had bell y-ate,
Old Unite Hill?
Tain't no fun now,
Say what 90 will.
used to sleep all day
And cry all night
Don't do so now,
Cause faint yightf -
But Pm growing,
Getting pOoty fat;
Gam most Two pounds.
Only tink o. vat!
Little flannel blankets,
Was too big before,
Nurse can't pin me
In 'em no more. rt
Skirts so small,
Baby SO stout,
Had 10 let the plaits
In 'em all ont.
Got head OF hair
jess rs black MS night,
And big boo eyes
Vat look very bright;
My NANNY says
Never did see
Any ozzer baby
Half assweet as Inc. ..ff.
Granma cOnitS often,
Aunt SARAH, too;
Baby loves zeiD,
Baby loves 200.
Baby sends n poorly kiss
To his untlcs all.
Aunties and cousins,
Big folks and small,
Cant yite no more,
so good bye.
jolly old unite,
With n glass eye.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-20

SOME wheatfields in the 9th dis
trict ure not looking very well. Oats
are very fine. There Is considerable
complaint about clover. 1t looks
thrifty, hut IL Is blooming white,
when II should he red. The people
are gradually giving up cotton, aud
turning their attention 10 stock and
fruit Columbia Hgrdid.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-20

JOHN SMITH was recently on trial
at Richmond, for the crime Of murd-
er. We have been anticipating for
the last two hundred years that John
would Ultimately get into trouble.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-20

'''''''s'''si EN0TV' THl, Nv
MY DEAR PAUL: | have stolen oil
Ia my room this morning to write
you the promised letter. know very
well that ynu will expect To hear from
me, aud ! would not disappoint YOU
for ANYTHING in the world. This Is
the third day since you left, and you
remember, Il was an that day prom
ised to write. Oh Paul You don't
know how sad | feel. think of you
every minute in the day, and ut
night, pray Heaven To send some
beautiful spirit to watch over you,
and protect You. Nou know the
morning you started. Well, louise
came hack aud said that she had
given you the package, and you gave
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-20

For the past six months the Lon
don daily Telegraph printed daily an
average Of 100, S55 papers. Il
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18
The Editor,s Good Angel.

"Good morning, Sir, Mr. Editor, how is the
 folks to-day2
 owe you for next years paper, thought I'd
 come in and pay. ... And Jones is goin' to take it, and this is his money, here: .-... .g U.-
 him to try it a year. '. And here is few little items that happened
 last week in our town;
 I thought they'd lock good for the paper, and so I just jottS6 'em down. l..- ...l- And here is basket of cherries my wife picked
 expressly for you;
 And small bunch of flowers from Jennie-she
 thought she must send somethin', too. You're doin the politics bully, as all Of our
 family agree; ..... IL Just keep your old goose-quill Tapping and
 give 'em 0 good one for me. ..- -I t.f And now you are chuck full of business, and I
 won't be takin' your time; I've things of my own I must tend to-good
 day, sir, b'lieve will climb" The Editor sat in his sanctum and brought
 down his fist with thump; "God bless that old farmer" he muttered,
 "he's a regular jolly old trump" ... And tis thus with our noble profession, and thus it will ever be still -l 'N There are some who appreciate it's labor, and
 some who perhaps never will. But in the great time that is coming, when
 Gabriel's trumpet shall sound, ..-4. And they who have labored and rested shall
 come from the quivering ground: When they who have strven and suffered to
 teach and ennoble the race, Shall march at the front of the column, each
 one in his God-given place, As they march through the gates of The City with proud and victorious tread, s;r...s The editor, printer, and devil, will travel not far from the head.
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18
Perils of London Streets.

The London Duly Ne,cs says: The battle of the streets rages on from year to year with scarcely varying fortune. In the conflict between unarmed foot passengers and the doubly armed driv- CTS, the weaker combatants are ridden down without mercy. Counting up the losses in killed and wounded last year in the streets which lie outside the city, we arrive at the terrible aggregate of 2,043. This is an average of +thirty-nine deaths every week, or six persons day for the six busy days of the week and three for each Sunday Of these 2,O43 victims, 124 were killed, and l, ,919 wounded. As to the engines of warfare by which their destruction was accomplished. the return published by the Chief Commissioner of Police gives some statistics which carry out the impression which Londoners de- rive from observation. The cabs do a good deal of damage, but they are not the worst offenders. They killed II peo- pie and wounded 429 during last year The omnibuses killed IF and hurt 85 :; while carriages and broughams killed 2 and injured 243. Heavy carts, wagons and vans killed 63 and wounded 462 But the worst offenders of all are the light carts driven by tradesmen's boys and shopmen. These carts ran over 636 people during the year, of whom 27 were killed. Nearly one-third of the so-called accidents in the streets are, therefore, due to these carts.
 These terrible figures do not include the most densely crowded parts of Lon don. The city has it's own catalogue of accidents, which do something to swell the aggregate, though the city is per haps the safest part of London. It is surely. time that something was done to stop this fearful havoc. If two thousand people fall every year in riot and insur- rection the whole world would be horri- fed but more than two thousand fall in the chronic strife of overbearing driv- CTS with weak, or feeble, or careless walkers, and we take it as thing of course. Suppose the Russian plan were introduced, and cart which injured a foot-passenger was forfeited, would the figures of street accidents long tell so terrible story?
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18
With a Deceased Wife's Sister.

The following extracts are from letter addressed by the Rev. MT. Prlnshon to member of the Synod of Toronto, who at its late session opposed a resolution deprecating marriage with deceased wife's sister : ..
 When I married in 1868, my deceased wife's sister, did so advisedly, from no impulse of passion, but from a de- iberate, well-considered prayerful con viction of duty. .7,.. -...
 l thought out the whole Scriptural argument on the question as long ago as 1858, when had no idea that it could ever apply to myself, and became then firmly persuaded that such marriages were as Scripturally lawful as they are in many cases socially expedient.
 This is prohibition of bigamy, as the margin reads, Gone wife to another. !" I submit this cannot be, because we know for fact that bigamy was prac- ticed to much later period by those who were bound by the Levitical laws and also in Deuteronomy, chapter twenty-o -one, fifteenth verse-part of the second giving of the law-and therefore later bigamy is recognized as existing, and for certain contingency growing out of it, and surely that would not be actually legislated for which, had been but short time before positively for bidden. .,... =.
 Then, it is said, that in the eighteenth chapter of Leviticus and sixteenth verse, marriage with brothers wife is forbid den, and by 'sparity of reasoning" Ia wonderful phrase) the same relationship is included on the other side.
 Tl,o1, T ,,o+ coo 4bo J;1oY,,,oo s, xr1,. .o1, this places them. In the twentieth chapter of Leviticus and twenty first verse, the penalty is denounced against the taking of the brothers wife, v1z., childlessness. If the prohibition ap- plies, the penalty must apply also. Need do more than remind you of instances within your own knowledge (say < x x and also < where such pen atty followed. Either then Scripture is broken and its threatenings a dead-letter, or the prohibition does not apply.
 Again, take the Apostles words in Ro- mans, sixth chapter, and second verse, which appears to me significant "She is freed from the law of her husband not from her husband-but from all the obligations of the relationship into which her relationship with him brought her. It appears, and always has ap- peared to me, that the doctrine of this passage is that the relationship of affin- ity, created by law, ceases when the law ceases. See where the converse of this would land you. If death has no effect to abrogate the Claw of the husband if my wife's sister is still my wife's sister, then logically my wife is still my wife. and so far from restricting my lib erty to marry her own relations, her death, as it does not alter my relations to her-does not leave me at liberty to marry at all.
 Yours very truly,
 w. MORLEY FUNSTON.
 ToJ. c. Hodgkins, Esq, LL.D., | Toronto
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18
Watering-Place Miseries.

Popkins, who has been staying at @ seaside watering-place, was asked the other day, says Boston paper, by 8 friend who thought he looked rather crusty, if anything was amiss at the hotel.
 "Yes, about everything is a Miss at this confounded trap," said F., mop ping his face. .. ....9y .... .a
 ''Everything amiss! How o?"
 "Well, in the first place the accom- modations are mis-represented the ser wants are mis-governed; a man is mis- led in coming here, and mistaken in thinking to enjoy himself his time is mis-spent his confidence in the land lords, beds, butter and rooms misplaced; a man has his mis-givings the first day after his arrival the servant mis-lays his hair-brush, boot-jack, slippers, and contributes to his mis-comfort the com pany is miscellaneous; several old Misses are mischief making and mis-constru- ing your polite courtesy into mis-con- duct, and, to crown the whole, the waiter mis-pronounces my name, and the bar keeper always makes mis-count in making change"
 "Good gracious Any more misses ?"
 "Yes, plenty of 'em-mis-quetos."
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18
A Massacre of Butchers in India.

A Lahore paper reports shocking outbreak of fanaticism at Umritsur, in the Puniaub. For some time the Hindoos have been agitating against the butchers of Umritsur to obtain 8 de- cree forbidding the slaughter of cattle and the sale of beef in the city. Their efforts failed chiefly through the firm ness of the Commissioner and the strength of the English and Mussulman party in the Committee. Early one morning, about one or two o'clock, 8 party of armed Hindoos assembled and made descent upon Umritsur slaugh- ter-house and attacked the butchers sleeping outside. The murderers were armed with. swords and broad-axes, and the butchers being unarmed and asleep, were unable to save themselves. Four butchers were literally hacked to pieces, and two others were so fearfully cut up that one has since died and the others life is despaired of. The night was a very dark one, and it will be difficult to recognize the murderers. Accounts vary as to the sect they belonged to. From some indications found on the scene of the massacre, it is suspected that the murderers belong to the Nibung sect. But another account states that the Akalies were suspected The Aka lies are sort of fanatic Sikhs, semi sacerdotal class attached to the temples. They are the trucculent-looking fellows who wear conical caps about yard high covered with small weapons, and those steel chuckers or sharp rings which they can hurl with such terrible precision and effect. They are respected and consid- erably feared. The Nihungs, again, are associated with all that is reckless and Bohemian. Their name, indeed, is a common expression in the Punjaub to represent these qualities. The affair, as may be anticipated, has caused some ex- citement, as 1t is expected that the mat ter will not end here. Bad passions on both sides have been aroused, and the natives are already whispering that other members of the butcher fraternity have been marked out for destruction.
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18
A Chinese Letter.

The Chinese are gradually making progress, and will in time, no doubt, overcome the complicated difficulties of the English language. Choy Awah is a promising pupil in a Sunday school at Washington, and has lately exercised his talents by making a translation of we'll known parable, to be found in the twen- ty-ffth chapter of Matthew. The story is Englished after the following fashion :
 ''The kingdom like ten girls ; never marry they bring some lanterns come out till some new married man come that way. Have got five wise and five foolish. Five hold lanterns with no oil. Smart five all have oil inside. The new mar ried man come late ; they sleep. By and by they all say, New married man come All go out to him. Five makey nice lanterns. Five foolish say, You give my oil my lamp no oil, you give my some The smart say, I no give you Inot enough; you go market buy. Foolish go market to buy. The new married man come All come in to din- ner Shut the door. By and by the foolish come and say Boss. Boss, open door, He say, I no likey you ; you nc my Must be smart, no understand the day."
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18
How they Telegraph Chinese.

The managers of the China Submarine Telegraph Company have solved the somewhat difficult problem of how to transmit telegraphic messages in Chi nese. At first sight the difficulty of tele- graphing in language which is destitute of an alphabet, and is made up of about fifty thousand distinct characters, ap- pears almost insurmountable, but the obstacle has been overcome, and A-fat at Hong Kong encounters no more difficult ty in communicating by telegraph with A-chum at Shanghai than does Brown and Jones under similar circumstances. The plan adopted is this: Some few thousand of the more common Chinese characters are cut on wooden blocks after the manner of type, and on the reverse end of each is number cut in the same way. Now A-fat having handed in his message written in Chinese, the native clerk selects in order the corresponding blocks from the case and prints off the numbers on their reverse. This he hands to his English colleague, who telegraphs the numbers to the destination desired. Here the reverse process is gone through, and the numbers, having been taken from the cases the characters are stamp ed on paper, and thus A-chum is put in possession of the cherished wishes of A-fat through the medium of his native language.
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18

HINTS TO LAD1Es.-Buyefs for the wholesale houses, having returned from Europe, speak with authority of next seasons styles. Neutral tints, quiet and distinguished look, and the dark cloth colors that are scarcely removed from black will prevail. Black will be more worn than ever, as half Paris and Der lin are in mourning. Three shades of 8 single color will appear in many cos tunes. The preference for soft flexible fabrics has melted manufacturers to bring out new goods that will drape gracefully, and prominent among these is faille cashmere, a combination of silk and very fine wool made as soft as twilled cashmere, but richly repped like velours. This is for over-dresses, man ties and trimming. Stripes are not so popular abroad as bold checks and blocks, especially of black and white together. Solid colors are preferred above every thing ,. .,..
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18

GERMAN SHREwDNEss.- correspon- dent of the London Neaos was told by a German naval officer, with whom he was 1unching in Berlin restaurant not long ago, some inpalatable news. "Upon my word,' remarked the Teuton, '' I know the ships of your fleet better than your own young officers" After stating that every German ship was provided with accurate charts of the naval ports of the world, the officer remarked = "L'Orient is a very difficult port to make I would not like to try that with out a pilot. Plymouth there is not a a ie4tenant in the German army who could not take ship into Plymouth in the night time" The correspondent learned further, much to his astonishment, that |" every ship in the German service, even the smallest gunboat, is provided with detailed drawings and sections of every foreign war ship. Its weak points are specifically stated, and details given as to the spots to be aimed at with most likelihood of disabling the machinery"
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18

HEALTHY CHILDREN raise healthy children give them an abundance of out door exercise, fun and frOlic make them regular in their habits, and feed them on plain, nourishing food. But keep them overtasked in school, confined closely to the house the rest of the time, drowning down every attempt at play feed them upon rich or high seasoned food, can- dies, nuts, &c., allow them to eat be- tween meals and late in the evening, and you need not expect them to be healthy. Don't cram them with food when they don't want, or have no appetite for it such course is slow murder. If they have no appetites, encourage, and, if need be, command them to take exercise in the open air. Do not allow them to study too much, and especially keep them from reading the exciting light lit
 erature which so much abounds in our book stores and circulating libraries.
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18
be, and all Carleton Mansion knew it by

be, and all Carleton Mansion knew it by luncheon time.
 Aunt Bonwick laughed at first, and then got very angry. She called me an idiotic cub, and was very rude to Clara. The. next day had to go home to my guardian, who was very satirical; and all this scold- ing and ssneering made me stick up for Clara the more heartily. But was glad when the time came for me to go back to my private tutor, and escape from the per petual unpleasantness. l have only seen Clara once since, at the Royal Academy; but she writes to me every week, and I answer her letters, though not quite regu- larly, I am afraid. I thought she looked rather older when I saw her at the Acade- my not that that has anything to do with it, butt am only nineteen now, and it seems so absurd, you know.
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18

A SUDDEN SHocK.-An Illinois man has been in the Jacksonville Insane Asylum for about two years under treat ment, but few days ago he was pro- nounced hopelessly incurable, and sent home. On arriving, he spoke to his girls and said, "Well, girls, you are keeping house alone, are you ?" When his wife entered the room, he started as if from 8 dream, throwing both hands to his head pressing it, exclaiming, My God, Jane, I thought you were dead :; is it indeed you?" and seemed completely overcome by his emotions. The shock did more for him than medical aid could do. He recovered his reason entirely and thus far retains it.
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18

A CORNER. of Police Savage, of Boston, invited the proprietors of all the noted gambling-houses in the city to call at his office, few days ago. When they assembled he told them that he doubted the expediency of breaking into their establishments and seizing and destroying property :; that he want ed to treat them fairly, and that he re- quested them to close their places and give up the business. Finally, he as- sured them that he would use all means at his command to aid them in the ac- compishment of an object so much to be desired. It it asserted that on, the following evening there was not a gam bling house open in the city.
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18
HEALING PROPERTY OF EaGs.-Under

HEALING PROPERTY OF Eaes.-Under the name of oil of eggs preparation is prescribed in some parts of England and on the continent of Europe as an emol- lient for sore nipples and excoriations, and it is sometimes called for in this country. It may be prepared by gently heating yolks of eggs until they coagu- late and the moisture evaporates; then breaking into fragments, digesting in boiling alcohol, Altering while hot, and evaporating. A dozen eggs yield about an ounce. Itis in general use among colo nists of South Russia as means of cur ing cuts, bruises and scratches. The white of an egg has proved of late most efficacious in curing burns. Seven or eight applications of this substance soothes pain and effectually excludes the air from the burn. This simple remedy seems preferable to collodion.
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18

A MoRA1.-A Syrian convert to Chris tianity, as the story goes, was urged by his employer to work on Sunday, but he. declined. But," says the master, "does not your bible say that if man, has an OK or an ass that falls into a pit on the Sabbath day he may pull him out ?" "Yes," answered Hanyon ]; 'tbut if the ass has habit of falling into the same pit every Sunday, then the man should either fill mp that pit or sell that ass" The story has sort of "moral" which will fit great many disputed points in these days.
Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18

A STRONG LAw.-According to the De troit Tribune, the liquor law of Michi- gan is the most stringent state law on that subject which has yet been enacted. The Tribune says s' It should be borne in mind, by those who drink, that under the amended iquor-law of the state, now in force, any person who is found drink ing in any saloon, tavern or public place, or in the streets, is liable to fine of $5 and costs, or imprisonment for not more than twenty days"