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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

ter power at extraordinarily low rates
or delightful climate with health Civ,
ing waters, or any Of the many thing:
that mike a country attractive and
render its lands valuable. But b.
these features what they may, it /.
only by well organised and thorough,
systematised efforts that they oan be
made known. 1t is only through such
efforts that the actual condition of the
State industry can be asccrtained
And until it is known what is doint
and with what means, and what are
inc natural capacities of the State, il
is Impossible to say what needs 10 bs
done, or what means are wanted. Ir
short, until this work is done there car
be no intelligent or we'll directed etForl
at general Improvement of the State
and we shall alumbcr on, "a we have in
the past, totally ignorant of our owu
material wealth, and, incapacitated BY
reason of that ignorance, from making
1t conductive to the prosperity and
greatness of the State. To day Ten.
nessee should. on account of her natu.
raj advantages, stand in the front rank
for wealth; but Massachusetts, with
only one-sixth of the territory anc
with no mineral resources, can bu,
three such States. We, therefore, con.
fdently appeal to your Society to aic
Us in the great work we have under
taken knowing that in the end ths
State shall reap an abundant reward
w. II JACKSON, Pres't,
j. b. KILLEBREw, Sec'y,
HUNTER NICHOLSON.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

JOAQUIN MILLER, THE POET OF THE
STERRAs AT HoME-A correspondent
of the Washington Star sends the fol-
lowing from Oregon. (It increases our
respect for the poet):
Joaquin Miller is & lion in Europe
sort oftavorite n the Eastern State ;,
but at home, by the Sierras, he is be-
low par. The people here do not tn nix
he was just fable in deserting loving
W fe to cult vite his genius and they
remember that he was an enemy of h 6
country during the rebellion. At a
dinner at Mr.. Ei.worth's at Eugene
G ty, where Mr.. NJ Her WIS ch Of lion
our well-known citizen, Mr. Jesse A :
plegatc, was one of the guests. Not
paying His Genius much attention,
the host introduced Mr.. Miller to him
as the Poet of the $ erras, who after
winning llurels in Europe, hid return
ell TO Oregon to grace his pre- ence, etc
Mr.. Appleg te bowed, saying: II
h We known Mr.. Miller before; he ell
tied secesh paper during the war,
which was suppressed by the govern
ment for its rebel principles. The
Poet of the S,erras has not been lion
! lied much at Eugene since that.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
THK NEGROES DEMAND A PLACE IN

THK NEGROES DEMAND A PLACE IN
THE CABINET.-In the negro conven-
ton which assembled in Columbis, s.
c., short time since to appoint dele
gates to the Radical Negro Conven-
ton, to be held in New Orleans to day,
to consider the affairs of the nation,
the speakers were rampant in demand
ing for their race equal rights and
privileges. A correspondent of the
Charleston Courier says a prominent
delegate by the name of "Byas pitched
into the Administration for not doing
justice to his race--and very de ervedly
too. He said that he hoped the Con
vention would demand that the right
Of race be granted; a race numbering
in the United Ctates nearly five milli r
souls. He hoped the demand would be
m de to put colored man in the Cab
met of the United States; that there
was no other race-Irish or Dutch
numbering 80 many, who were not
there represented. "-.Saranah Neus
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

SoME ANCIENT DISCOVERIES "A
Jewish rabbi in Richmond writes to
the Dispatch thit the lightning rod Of
our times was known in the thirteenth
century, and quotes from work ex-
tant in 1901 the following; Ii you
want to preventive thunders from deS-
troying your castle, thea put on the
roof of metal wire, and il will be
saved" But more remlrkablo is this
about the telegraph, Wh ch Jewish
exile from Spain in 1892 wrote I'VE
have a good proof(for an Invisible con.
noction) in the magnet stone. If
you break this stone into two parts
positive and negative), and you lay
one part on one side and the other on
the other side, even that they are sep
arated thousand, of miles, butconnec-
ted by "a wire of iron then every
movement which you make on one side
will be visible on the other in the
same moment"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

EXPAND THE LUNGS There arc
many people who hardly FL their lung.
once in a year as full as they can hold
with pure air. In consequence they
become liable, Ike any other half-ex,
erciscd organ, to contract disease
This may be prevented by the follow
ing simple exercise: On rising from
bed in the morning, stand up straight
throw the head back, and inhale al
he ar you can; now breathe slowly
out, throwing your arms beh nd you
Repeat these long breaths few times
every morning, and you Will much d
minish your chance of having con
sumption.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
A Request from the PostoMce De.
pnrtment.

The following request has recently
been issued from the Postoffice De.
partment at Washington:
Owing to the rapid increase in the
mails and the establ shment of many
new Postofiices throughout the coun.
try, this Department finds it necessary
in order to facilitate the distributor
and to secure speedy tran mission o.
the heavy mails now passing, particu
larry over the trunk lines OF railroads
to request Of the public, that in al
cases the name of the county, as wei
AS the postofice and State, be super
scribed upon letters, circulars, news
papers, and other matter to be for
warded by mail.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
Henry County Tobacco In tho CIarks
HillS MRriKaf.

We are pleased to inform our farm
ers, that IN one day, there was sold, OF
Henry county tobacco, in Clarksville,
fourteen hogsheads Of leaf; IL hogs
heads ranging from sl025 to $l2.75.
Henry lugs sold the same day from
$50 to IS 40. Where can you find a
better market for your tobacco?
One of our farmers said in our Office
a few days since that he shipped two
hogheads TO Clar lsville, a short time
since, for which he did not expect TO
receive more than $40, and he got
$ll.75. He is, Of course, well pleased.
Paris Inteifgencer.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
Radical S,orrunfian

Hon. james Beck, in the progress
Of his speech in Congress, a few d ys
ago, exposing the fact, tn IT, Sl05 900,
600, realized from the sale of the vast
supplies of war materials rendered
use .ess to the government by the close
of the war, had been stolen, said =
"All / say is that this money h. 8 gone
in ways that Congress knows not of.
| say further, that to-day no measure,
however just, can pass Congress, no
claim however honest can be settled
and paid by any department of the
Government until the claimant has
subsidized and paid tribute to the
swarm Of vampires who hang around
and pollute every approach to power
Rings and lobbies, almost exclusively
of the extra loyal persuasion, have
their emissares everywhere, magnify
ing their influence overthe authorities
here, demanding and obtaining from
one half TO three fourths of every
claim, generally on the scandalous
pretense that they have to subsidize,
or, in plain English, bribe and buy
members of Congress and hcads OF
departments and bureaus before any
claim can be paid. High officials re-
sign their places and obtain enormous
fees to obtain payment often of claims
they have themselves stopped until
they can extort the portion demanded.
| need not specify the cases; they are
but too we'll known. The letter from
Giles A. Smith, late Assistant Post
master General, to the railroad mana
gers, demanding the advance of one
million dollars to buy Congress, which
the Senator from Maine read in the
Senate the other day, sufficiently Illus
trates the way in which the nefarious
business is carried on"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
THE CHRONICLE.
TERMS, % 90 IN ADVANCE.
sATURDAY,....... MAY Z. is
RSmEmBER THY MOTHER.

Lead thy mother tenderiy
Down LIES steep decline;
Once her arm VIVA thy support,
Now she leans on thine.
See upon her loving face
Those deep lines OF carr;
Think-it WAS hcr toll for thee
Left that record there.
Se'er forget her tireloss watch
Kept by day and night,
Taking from her step The grace,
FROM her eye the light.
Cherish well her faithful heart,
Which, through weary years,
Echoed, with its sympathy,
All thy smiles and tears.
Thank God for thy m others love;
Guard the priceless boon;
For the bitter parting hour
Cometh all too soon,
When thy grateful tenderness
Loses power to save,
Earth Will hold no dearcr spot
Than thy mothers grave.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
WHOLE NO. s,ele.
Fer ths Chronicle
ANsw4R TO TIVE BROoR's rsEs
SAGE


Li..:o brock. through evening shadow
glhrriog,
On thy wavns the voioa n Lowell aear
IN accents gentle. now trembling, dancing
Nov gliding DOR thy vateis ;i,u! Ia 'rinp
near.
whence con2est thous o toll no idle tale
v hisper softly u thy constant 'riendt
both my love'n the far OF mountain vnic
A message 20 nio ssnd7
blush
Where thy wsveicts kiss the pOob,ed
shore,
In tho silence. ana the m myKtic hasS
OF eve depnrtiug with her treAAurs>d Hto-p
On Thy tosoln hear thy music low;
Tell me Ettle brook. thou knoweet we'll
shall 20 my love in tho Iaountains rp /!
Thou alone irust tell!
'Iis an echo svcet trat my ben r. doth u =
hue,
II am loneiy-but, still patient dear,
AWAITING thoe, my love forever true, u
little brook along Thy winding side.
I small wander tn my darling traeJ
where 70 my heart III prcss my loving
btile--
Thou knowest who.
CLARKsvtLLE, April, 1877.
"A little poem which appeared IN ou,
paper or week before last.Ep. CHRONICLE
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
Col. J. II Killebrew 10 Address the
Farmers.

Col. j. B. Killebrew, Secretary Of
the Agricultural Bureau, will address
the farmers at the following times and
places:
Tullahoma, Saturday, May 4.
Lebanon Monday, May 6.
Barnett's School House, Stewart
county, Saturday, May Is.
Dover, Monday, May 20.
Winchester, Monday, june 3.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

THE case of the In on Bank Of
Tennessee against Charles Jones and
Others, was decided by the Supreme
Court on the 10Th inst. The point in
the case was the liability of indorsers
on notes held by the bank, but which
were not protested for non-payment
until after the close Of the war The
notes mitured during the existence OF
hostility, and We protested when pea e
was restored The Supreme Cou {
held that the indorsers, for want OF
legal notice, were not liable. 1t is
said the amount involved is at least a
quarter of a million dollare
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

The crack compositor of South Bend,
Ind, il Que Mrs. Au u.ta A. Miller.
She learned 10 ret type in her father .
Office at the tender age Of thirteen, and
not long ago a proof OF hers, Of 5000
ems, had but two typographical erroEs.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

Answer Pack them in shavings in
-four barrels. have found this noa;
and perfect protection. know Of no
in,ect which can or will stand this
scent
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

THE Vicksburg Herald vouches for
this, il true, certainly very re-
markable fact: In the blooming,
beautiful, balmy May of 1863, one OF
those dreadful battle-stained years,
never to be forgotten, General I lgh
man fell, shot dead at the battle OF
hampton Hill, glnllantly struggling
in defence Of his cherished prime pies.
II noble life ebbed away on the spot
where he fell, and the sad earth drank
his blood with greedy hrstiness. But
upon that immediate spot grew pc ch
tree thst had relchel maturity, VIII le
its rootssteeped them ,c,vos IN he mar.
tyr's blood. Singular to relate, the
leaves and fru t of his tree are blood
red color, The tree was transp!anted,
and is now in the orch ,rd of D.. j. l.,
Hebron, Of this county. The propa-
gat ons from the tree are of the same
peculiar color There is some,h ng
very peculiar about this. We h I'VE
seen the leaves, and must Confess tn I
they do look and even Ito us) smell
| Ike blood. The f,ct can be witnessed
by those taking the trouble"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

On good authority il is promulgated
abroad that two drops of turpentine
ell in little milk is complete anti
dote to phosphorus poison. Children
not unfrequently bite OF the ch rTsd
end Of phospor.c n 'ches and swallow
them II is sts,el "a { girl was ro-
gently sgyed IN Englsnd who had &C.
tuSlly eight Of them IN her stomach
IL thir nn.gIv l-.eo.- ~ -ncleAY
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
Quick Sa!es 4 Short Profits

Our stock consis,s Of Wardrones. Bec p
stoads, bureaus, Washstands. Rattan, Can /,
Comm on Split and Wood Soat hairs Of
sizes, Book Cases, Hat Racks, What.No,s.
Lounges, Side Boards. Hair, Cotton 4, p
and shucl Mattresses, also tho best ma o
Of spring Mattresses, nasnlnevnt Ghaino
Oak OF tho latest and bost styles, also Pan .
lor he:s. Bed Room set e., Dining Hoom SETS
Lounges. Foot Stools, and tho latest etyl'
Patent spiitoon. and Spring Blats oI All
n,ent OF Fall Leaf and shipping Desks, and
also tho latest and most improved styles OF
Bevel Fall and Sitting Desks. DO certain
10 call and 500 them.
A full stock Of Extension Dining, Break
| fast and ONCE fables.
These goods were bought exclusively for
this market, and we will take great plone
ure in showing and pricing 10 ono and oil.
We feoi confident that our prices wiz sat
isfy all. Cill aud nxamtne our stock before
purchasing eiss"hsr",
We ar1 also Special Agsr:s i3E iho
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

For Pure Drugs, Chemicals
Patent Medicines, Painte,
Oils, varnishes, Windov'
Glass, Pure Wines, Brandy,
Whisky, Fine Tea and spicea
call on OWEN g. MOORE.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

Tue New York correspondent of
the Cincinnati Enquirer explains why
Vanderbilt favors Grant as follows, in
his letter of Apr ! Is:
Cornelius Vanderbilt was among
the Vice Presidents Of last nights
Grant meeting, and has been working
for Or Mt ever since the President,
through Commissioner Pleasanton in
,erterred to delay the collection Of over
q million dollars of Government tax
upon the New York Central Railroad S
watered stock. The tax has not yet
been collected"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
THE STATE CONVENTION.
No Postponement--Le from Hon
n n rhounaa

JoHNsoNvlLIg, Tenn, April 26
1872.-Please announce that msjorit,
Of the State Executive Committee ar,
opposed to postponing the Democrat,
Convention called to meet on the 9tl
of May. The Convention will there
fore be held in accordance with tn,
original call. D. B. THOMAS,
Chm'n Dem. State Ex. Com.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

How TO KEEP HAMs.--A Lawrence
county correspondent asked for the
best and most practical way ofkeepiug g
hams through the SUMMER"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
T K II NJ s.
"a. -. NIcI< ~ v.
MILLRfGuT AND ESGISkRR,
(InsaesiIIs. renneet.ot .

NNFNHEsi FE"'FN'F'F'
NytLi%, ~ afl Aes,fiplIons, crrct"g sDi
MI rHpairs1 MN Machinery ~ tAa latest
IinfiroVor,sn. ordered. s4ge me rsirhrate.l
nuirh hnch3g Noting 'ioN.s flrpiShso
rsAay rasla 'iN' 80 81 .'1a-'f Z
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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

Don't use water that has stocA 10
gavanissd iron, if YOU would avoid
Sincpesing,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
EVERYTHING NEW & COMPLETE

There Is net az article in our house that
Is not fresh and newly purchased at the far
tories OF first hands at the Lowest Cash
Pricos Tho stock was selected by q. w
Hillman and T. J. Avorett. Mr.. Avcrott
Ia a practical workman having tho expert
cree OF the business for over Nineteen
Years. Our motto shall DO
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
WAKEFIELD
EARTH CLOSET,

isev invention. Agoot stoc& G!waya on
hand.
march 10, 7a-ly.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

An Intense c1c.nt Of electricity IL Re
commena~ffor nenralagia.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

PAT was asked ths other Gay if he
uudentocd Hreneh. We, - honor,
B.. Z IN, ,-oi CO, = Tr',t 80
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

a stric. tc:..o,mi't -, ~ -.
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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04

q. ~. BYERS
Always keeps on hand q com.
plate stock of Drugs, Patent
Medicines, Paints, Oils, Toilet
Articles, Perfumery, Brushes
etc. Call and examine before
purchasing elsewhere.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04
CI.ARIxSvILLE
FEMALE ACADEMY

VVHE HIArH ANIMAL SESSION or
j this institution begins on tho iIh Of
September nezt
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-05-04


"A little poem which appeared IN oui
aperof week before last.-ED. CHRONICLE
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-07-23
Henri Wilson'S BOyh0Od.

William Milton, Esq, n native of FARM
ington. gives the following interesting
incident in Gen. Wilson's history. II is
known that at dozen years of age he
was put 10 service with close fsted
farmer u mile from Pennington village,
receiving Mt his majority yoke of oxen
including some schooling. When David
Barker. Jr.. OF Rochester. who WAS
strong John Quincy Adams man, was in
Congress in 1927. he was accused by his
political opponents of having been con-
vcrtcd to Federalism by reading Chief
Justice Marshall's Lite OF Washington, Q
work in five large volumes. Young vii.
son being then about thirteen years old
and having attended the district school in
the winter, read what the Jackson
papers said, and was anxious to dip into
the volumes. He went to Hon. Nehemiah
Eastman. of Pennington, who was Bar
ker's successor, in 1928, and sought the
books Of Mr.. Eastman, whose daughter,
now the wife of Rev. Corban Curtis, was
Il schoolmate of Wilson's, the two being
the best schol; IS in school, was much in.
terested in Wilson and gave him letter
TO Barker, who had the work. Wilson
started one night in April, barefooted, it
it is said. after having finished his days
labor. went 10 Rochester, seven miles dis
tant. procured the FIVE volumes and re-
turned with them under his arm the same
night. Those books laid the foundation
of Gen. Wilson's political ideas and ca.
reer. The incident shows spirit that
commands aud deserves success on what.
ever field.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-07-23
OATMEAL.

Wnen the writer was in Edinburgh,
the celebrated Dr. Guthrie called his at
tontion to the size OF Scotch people, and
to the fact that the average size of their
heads was greater than thst Of any 9th.
er nation in the world. not excepting the
English; and when asked how he ac-
counted for this. he replied ho thought it
WAS owing largely to their universal de"
votion - oatmeal.
Indeed, the writer obsel 'ed that the
national dish was found upon the table
at almost every meal, in the house of the
rich as we'll as the poor. In the morn.
ing came the mush. and in the evening
the traditional cake. about the size of
The crown of hat, and a little harder
than q sun.dried brick.
For further confirmation on this i'm.
portant question, let the writer add that
he has found great advantage to follow
the daily use of (hoaest) brown bread
and oatmeal in his family. A child
whose first teeth came through in q
starved condition. so that they began to
decay at once and cause much suffering,
is now blessed with fine set of second
cutters as any one could ask, while tho
general health of all is improved. In
fact, we all vote that we must daily
have our brown bread and its twjn.sister
dish of oatmeal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-07-23
Il Word to Fathers.

We have read story of q little boy
who when he wanted O new suit of
clothes. begged his mother to ask his
father If he might have it. The mother
suggested that the boy might ask for
himself. II would" said the boy. "but
don't feel well enough acquainted with
him." There is sharp reproof to the
father in the reply Of his son. Many
father keeps his children so at distance
from him that they never feel confiden-
TALLY acquainted with him. They feel
that he is sort OF monarch in the family.
They feel no familiarity with him. They
fear him and respect him. and even love
him some, for children cannot help loving
some everybody about them; but they
seldom get near enough to him to feel
intimate with him. They seldom go to
him with their little wants and trials
They approach him through the mother.
They have highway to her heart on
which they 60 in and out with perfect
freedom. In This keeping off plan. fathers
arc to Lame. Children should not be
held of. Let them come near. Let them
be as intimate with the father as with the
mother. Let their little hearts be freely
opened. II is wicked to freeze up tho
love fountains in the little ones hearts,
Fathers do them an injury by living with
them as strangers. This drives many
child away from home for the sympathy
his heat Graves, and often into improper
society. 1t nurses discomfort and mis-
trust, which many u child does not out
grow in lifetime. Open your hearts
and your arms, oh, fathers; be free with
your children; ask for their wants aud
rials; play with them; be fathers to
them truly, and they will not need a me-
diator between themselves and you.