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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
THE PROXY SAINT.

Each for himself must do his Masters ,Sog =,
or at hiS peril leave il ali Uudone;
Witness the fate OF one who sought 20 shirk
The sanctuary service YET would shun
The penalty. A man Of earthly aims
SO ruRg the apologue), whose Fious
spouse
Would OF remind him of the church's
claims,
Still answered thus: Go thou aud pay
uFFOws
For thee and me.'' Now, when at Peters
gate
2 he twain together had arrived a. last,
lie let the woman in; then 10 her mate,
shutting the door, Thou hast already
passed
By prexy," said the saInt-"Just in The
wsy
That thou on earth was won't to fast and
pTsT." j. o. .Sa<s-
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14

LITHoGRAPHIC STONE IN VIR-
GINIA.-The Baltimore American
says a company has been formed in
that city 90 work a mine of litho-
graphic stone in Rockbridge coun-
ty, Va, and will, within fortnight,
throw open their project to the pub
lie. The only other mine of this
kind known in the world is in Ba-
varia, and the reason given for the
recent advance of the price of litho-
graphic stone is that the Bavarian
mine is giving out. Some idea of
the Importance of this bridge
county mine may be had from the
fact that small lithographic stones
from Bavaria sell at 26 cts q pound,
and the price of larger pieces in
creases in geOmetrical proportion,
thousands of tons of large-size
stones of uniform, and very superb
or quality, can be got from the Vir-
ginia mine.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
rive LittIe OnIies

Only a stray sunbeam! Yet per-
chance, it has cherished some strick-
en- heart or its golden light has
found its way throuhg the leafy
branches of some tree and kissed
the moss covered banks where the
tiny violets grow, and shades of
beauty to adorn its lovely form.
Only a gentle breeze! But how
many aching brows hath il famed,
how mSny hearts been cherished
bv its gentle touch?
Only q frown! But it left sad,
dreary void in the child's heart, and
quivreing lip and fearful eyes told
how keenly he felt il.
Only a smilei But ah, il cheered
the broken heart, engendered a ray
of hope, and cast a light around the
unhappy patien,; made the bed-rid-
den one forget his present agony for
a moment ia the warmth of the sun
shine.
Only a word of encouragement
a single word II gives 10 the drOO }.
ing spirit new life, and the steps
press on 10 vistory.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
Country Newspapers.

The following is what the Cincin-
natl Trade List thinks of those
characters who complain of their
county paper, and instead of help
ing to support it, send off for large
city papers and thus help to sustain
them:
"a gentleman writes to us that
his county paper is so poor he has
stopped taking it, therefore sends
three dollars for the Trade List
We repeat that we don't want sub
scribers ON those terms. A mans
county paper is worth more to him
than any other paper in the world,
or if it is not, il is his own fault If
the county paper is properly en-
couraged, it may be relied upon for
information of more value to the
people in whose interest il is issued,
than can be found in all the city pa
pers in the United States. No man
can afford TO stop the paper that
publishes the official advertisements
of his county, the public sales, mar
ket, court news and other local in
teliigence. If the paper is poor the
people are more at fault than the
publishers, for liberal patronage
will always make a good paper.
However poor the county paper may
be it is always worth more than it
costs to those interested in the af-
fairs of its locality"
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
THE TWO GATES.

Two gales unto the road Of lie there are,
And TO the happy youth both seem afar,
Both seem afar, 50 far the past one seems,
The gate Of birth, made dim vita mSny
drsans.
Bright with remembered hopes, be'et with
flowers;
So FAR il seems he cannot count the hours
That to this midway psth have led him on. g..
Whose every JOY OF life now seemeth won
So FAR, he thinks not OF the other gate,
Within whose shsde the ghosts OF dead
hopes wait
Ts call upon him Ss he draws anear,
Despoiled, alone, and dull with msny q iesr,
Where is thy werkT How little thou hazt
done.
Where are nv friends: Why art thou %
alonefv
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
Read An Hour a Day.

An English paper tells of a lad
who at fourteen was apprenticed to
q soap boiler. One of his resoIu-
tions was, to read an hour a day, or
at least at that rate, and he had an
old silver watch, left him by his un-
Gle, by which he timed his reading.
He stayed seyen years with his mas
ter, and said when he was twenty
one he knew as much as the young
squire did. Now let us see how
much time he had to read in seven
years, at the rate Of an heur each
day: 1t would be 2555 hours, which,
at the rate of eight reading hours
per day, would be fOrty-fiVe weeks,
equal to twelve months-nearly a
years reading. That time spent in
trea US oWledpe.
would 7 cry l.. Jre. Sure
ly it is W, wing Try what
you can do. begin 'nw. In after
! years you will look l;s-k upon the
task as the most pleasant and prof.
table you ever performed.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
The Hattsr of SIzo.

If q greyhound were as large as
an elephant, and had the power and
stride would correspond with his
size, he would kill himself in run
ming q mile. The material of his
frame could not stand the strain.
The draught-horse is never a race
horse. Beyond q certain weight,
the loss of the power of fleetness
begins. Nature puts her materials
into the best forms for securing her
objects. The swallow is swifter
than the swan. Ship-builders have
found, to their sorrowful and disas-
tFous cost, that above a certain size
a ship is profitless. Taking into
consideration the material of which
ships are made, the modes of hand
ling them, and the needs of COM
meree, two ships, possessing the ag-
gregate capacity of the Great Eas-
tern, are worth twice as much as
she. The statement will doubtless
be good for all time. There is
limit, fixed by nature, in this mat
ter Of size, on all the instrumental
ties of human commerce of every
sort, beyond which results are I'M
satisfactory. There will never be a
railroad with a twenty-five feet
guage; there will never be another
Great Eastern and there will never
be a. - stoi 3, of the
magniJL thai closed it's
performa the + -.th of July.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
The wife.


In comparison with the loss Of a
wife all other bereavements are tri-
ues. The wife, she who fills so large
a space IN the domestic heaven; she
who IS so busted, so unwearied-
bitter IS the tear that falls on her
clay. You stand beside her grave
and think Of the past; il seems an
amber-cOlOred pathway, where the
sun shOne upon flowers, or the stars
hung glittering overhead. Fain
would the soul linger there. No
thorns are remembered above that
sweet clay, save those your own
hand may have unwillingiy planted.
Her noble, tender heart lies open 70
your inmOst sight. You think Of
her as all geRtleness, all beauty and
purity. But abe is dead. The dear
head that so often laid upon your
bosom now rests upon q pillow Of
clay. The hands that miuistered so
untiringly are folded, white and
cold, beneath the gloomy portals.
The heart, whose every beat meas
ured an eternity of love, lies under
your feet. And there is no arm
over your shoulder now: no speak
ing face TO look up into the eve Of
love; no trembling lips to murmur,
"Oh, II IS sad.' There is so strange
hush in every room. No smile to
greet you at uightfall. And the
clock ticks and strikes and ticks
II was sweet music when she could
hear 1t. Now IL seems to knell only
the hours through which you watch
ed the shadows Of death gathering
upon her sweet face. But many a
tale it telleth of joys past, sorrows
shared, and beautlfuf words and
deeds registered above. r0u feel
that the grave caunot keep her
You know that she is in a happier
world, bat feel that she is often by
your side, an angel presence.
Cherish these emotions; they will
make you happier. Let her holy
presence be as a charm to keep you
from evil. In all new and pleasant
connections, give her place in your
heart. Never forget what she has
been TO yOu-that she has loved you.
BE tender 10 her memory.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
SMALLPOX.
a Remedy---Cut il Out..


The following smallpox remedy
was given to the public by a CORES
pondent of the Stockton (Cal.) Her
aid who says:
81 herewith append a recipe which
has been used 10 my knowledge in
hundreds of cases. 1t will prevent
or cure smallpox, though the pit
tings are filling. When Jenner dis
covered coW-pox in England, the
world Of science hurled an avalanche
of fame upon his head, but when
the most scientific school of medi-
cine in the world-that of Paris
published this remedy as q panacea
for smallpox, il passed unheeded.-
1t is as unfailing as fate and con-
quers in every instance. Itis harm
less when taken by a well person.
1t will also cure scarlet fever. Here
Is the recipe as / have used it 10
cure scarlet fever; here it is as ! have
used il TO cure the smallpox. When
learned physicians said the patient
must die, it cured. Sulphate of
zinc, one grain; fOx-glove (digitalis),
one grain; half a teaspOonful of su-
gar, mix with two tablespOOnfuls OF
water. WheR thoroughly mixed,
add four ounces of water. Take q
spoonful every hour. Either dis
ease will disappear in twelve hours.
For a child, smaller doses according
to their age. If counties would
compel their physicians to use this,
there would be no need of pest
houses. If you value advice and
experience, use this for that terri
ble disease"
The present is 4 good time to as
certain the value of the above rem.
pdy.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
GOOD Wen SIake Good Horses.

A horse is never vicious or intrac-
table without a direct cause. If a
horse is restiye or timorous, you
may be sure that these faults arise
from defect in his education. He has
been treated either awkwardly or
brutally. Commence the education
of a horse at his birth; accustom
him to the presence, voice and sight
of msn; speak and act gently; caress
him, and do not startle him. AL
chastisement or cruelty cOnfuses the
animal and makes him wild. They
are good men who make good
horses.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14

What can place in a clearer point
of view at once the value of reE-
gion, and the pOrtentous and shock
ing combinations Of folly and pre-
sumption exhibited in the character
and conduct of those who count that
unworthy of occupying the chief, or
indeed any place their minds and
pursuits, which has been one grand
object in the divine counsel and op-
erations, from the beginning ages of
eternity to the preset hour.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
THE OLD LOVE.

Imet her, she was thin and cid;
She stopped and trod with tottering feet;
Her locks were gray that once were gold,
Her voice was harsh that once was sweet,
Her cheeks were sunken and her eyes,
Robbed Of their girlish light of Joy,
Were Gin, felt a-strange surprise
That I had loved her when boy.
But vet a something in her air
Restored me to my youthful prime;
Aiy heart grew young and seemed TO wear
The impress of that long-lost time;
took her wilted hand in mine,
It's touch awoks world OF JOY;
[ kissed her with reverend sigh,
For | had loved her when a boy!
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14

4 number of English and German
emigrants arrived at this city on
Sunday morning last. Some of
them cast their lot in Knoxville,
while the majority went on, intend
ing to locate at DucktOwn, East
Tennessee, and in Middle Tennessee.
They arrived at-NOrfolk, Va, last
Thursday, on the steamship Peruvi-
an, of the Allan Line. The Peruvi-
an landed 10 passengers-1S cabin
and 90 steerage. OF these SO were
English and Al Gernan,--hnOrvillc
Press and HeTQLd.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
BEAUTY.


Not on the earth
Hath beauty bloom, hath beauty power;
Tai. IS alone H. natal bour-
The chamber OF its birth;
Here the germ dweiis,
And prone 10 silence and tonight.
II burns 20 love and life and light
As daisies In our dell.
Bus not on earth
Auth beauty growth beyond the flower
Tue lac that, IN = day OF hour.
Goes 90 another birth:
And al we see
Ot beauty 8 glimmcr bTixht-
l. tut the promise Of night
The glory that's % D.
when iu -he skies.
The spirit doth unfold avI Gul
Lie, hopes grown ptllsc- % She misc
For beauty th,u IL sIghS
And beauty there
Compares with beauty here below.
A. mornings golden -kiss aglow
With murkie,t clouds ocmpsre.
The forms We love
And cherish for each faultless line,
But shadows are Of those divine
That We shall know above;
So let Us live
In love CT Nature, not Of art,
That each may then with reyersut heart.
Fit homage have 70 give.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
WHAT Is LIFE!

A little crib beside the bed,
A little face above the spread,
A little frock behind the door,
n little shoe upon the floor
A little lad with dark brown hair,
A little blue eyed face ana fair,
A little lane that leads TO school,
a little pencil, slate and rule
A little blithesome, winsome maid,
A little hand within his iaia;
A little cottage, acres four,
a little old-tima fashioned store.
A little family gathering round;
A little eturfheRped, tear-dewed mound
A little added TO his soil,
a little rest from hardest toll.
i little silver in his hair;
4 little stool, ard easy chair,
= little night Of earth-lit gloom;
4 little cortege to the tomb.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14

No MAN-unless he is q man mill
ner-can comprehend the niceties Of
a bonnet, although he may talk es-
thetic nonsense about it by the hour.
He sees in it only something to be
paid for. In conYersing with a lady,
it is the face, and not the bonnet
that he regards. The face he may
treasure up In his memory-if it is
a pretty one-but of the bonnet.
whether it is pretty or not, he does
not carry away the remotest idea
The lady may meet him with three
new bonnets on the same day, and
he not know them apart. But no
new bonnet ever comes before a Ia
dY's eyes unchaIlenged and uncriti-
ciSed. When ladies converse with
esch other it is not the face that
each studies, bat the bonnet. Her
glance sweeps over the cunning
work of flowers, feathers, lace and
ribbons, which rise in q graceful
arch above the head of her friend.
Nothing escapes this survey, at top
or bottom, back or front. She has
resolved the bonnet into its original
elements. Her memory retains eV-
cry item, even the minutest, of
which it is composed. At any
subsequent period of her life she
could draw upon her recollection,
and have perfect duplicate of her
friend's bonnet made if she desired
it. This feat, which is incompre-
hsnsible to a man, is a natural gift
to the bonneted sex.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14

Woman invites maD with bliss In ber smile.
To cease from his toll and be happy awhile;
whispering wooingly come TO my bower,
Go net in search Of the phantoms OF power;
Honor and wealth are illusory, come,
Happiness dweIls in the temples OF home.
Woman eontented in silent TepOse,
Enjoys in its beauty lifs's flower as it blows;
And waters and tends 1t win innocent
heart,
Far richer than man with his treasures Of
art,
And wiser. by far, in the circles confined,
Than he with his silence and lights Of the
mind.
She, like the harp, that instinctively rings,
AS the night breathing -ephyrs soft sighs
en- the string,
Responds to each impulse with steady re-
ply,
Whether sorrow or pleasure her sympathy
try, .r .. .... -.-....
And tear-drops and smiles on her counte-
nance play
Like sunshine and shower Of morning in
May
Woman, content with modest control,
Rules by enchantm5nt the realms OF the
soul.
As she glances around in the light Of her
smiles
The war of the passion is hushed for a
while,
And discord, content from his fury TO cease,
Reposes entraneed on the pillows Of peace.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
Notice to Creditors.

In Chancery at Purdy, McNairy
County, Tenn.
II. b. Wade. Adn'r. VS.. Nick Smith, ct al.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons
~ having claims against the firm Of smith
4 Anderson, TO file their claims, properly
authenticated. with the Clerk and Master.
on or before Rule day in January next, and
make themselves parties TO this bill, or their
claims will be forever barred.
THOMAS r. BECK,
V3O-lt C. Il NJ.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14

Never lose an opportunity of see
ing anything beautiful. Beauty is
Gods handwriting-a way-side sa-
crament, welcome in every face,
every fair sky, every flower; and
thank Him Tor it, the fountain OF
loveliness, and drink it in simply
and earnestly with your eyes; it is
a charmed draught, cup of bless.
ing.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
s.sam vEagons On common noaa..

There was a steam wagon for COM
mon roads exhibited at the Augusta,
Ca, fair. The Constitutionalist
says:
"Two large wagons and three
cartloaded with bricks were first
attached TO the steamer. This load
she pulled round the grounds with
perfect ease, travelling as fast as
when unicumbered. A stiIl further
test, two wagons, filed with men
and boys, were added to the already
long train, and as before, the steam
er moved of and went around the
grounds apparently without diff
Guilty. These tests demonstrated
beyond a doubt that these Steamers
can be used with great advantage
on ordinary roads, to haul loads.
These steamers are not made for
speed, but simply for strength.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
Under the Firm and style OF
ADVERTISING RATES

= One inch space constitutes squaIt-
Where advertisements are ordered 70 be
unusually displayed they will be- charged
foraceording to thespaee they occupy; one
inch to constitute square.
Sheriff.. Clerks and Rangers who eend
Us their patronage will recsivs the " hig
without charge.
hTCASDIDATEsE-For announcing can
didates for County Offices and the Legisla-
tire. $40; for Congress s2n: for Municipal
and civil district offices. S5-all IN advance,
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
soft Pillow.


Whitfield and a pious companion
were much annoyed one night at a
public house by set OF gamblers in
the room adjoing where they slept.
Their noisy ciamor and horrid BIAS
phemy so excited WAitfeld's alb
hOrrence and pious sympathy that
he could not rest.
81 viii 90 to them and reprove
their wickedness," he said. His
companion demonstrated in vain.
He went. His words of reproof fell
apparently harmless upon them
Returning, he laid down to sleep.
His companion asked him rather
sharply:
"What did you gain by it?'
" A soft pillow" he said patiently
and soon sell asleep.
Yes, q soft pillow is the reward of
fidelity, the companion of a clear
conscience.
1t is a sufficient remuneration for
doing right in the absence of all
other reward. And none know
more truly the value of a soft pill
low than those parents whose ankle
ty for WayWard childrenis enhanced
y q AOA41NA0nsA4E1a VI nGEAENA-
Those who faithfully rebuke and
properly restrain them by their
christian department and religious
counsels can sleep quietly in the day
of trial.
Parents, do your duty now, in the
fear of God, and when old age comes
on, you may lie down on a soft pill
low. "Train up a child in the way
he should go, and when he is old he
will not depart from it. t."-E1chGnge.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14

WORTH THINKING OFT is a
curious fact that less than one-third
of the States have the power OF
electiug 4 President at present. The
following named eleven States can
do it: New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee,
Michigan, Massachusetts, Wisconsin,
Iowa and North Carolina.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14

David, in surveying the firma-
ment. broke forth into this consid-
Grafton. when l consider the
heavens, the work of thy fingers,
the moon and the stars which thou
hast ordained; what is man that
thou art mindful of him, or the son
of man that thou visitest him?'
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
Nnn.ReSidenf Notice.
Sherif's Sale.

DY virtue OF writ of 4 ia to me directed
ID by the Hon. Circuit Court of Madi-
son county, Tenn, at its September Term,
1872, viii sell at public sale, to the high
est bidder, for cash, at the COurt-Heuse
door in the city Of Jackson, on
Saturday. December 21st, Is72,
The following described property. levied
on as the property OF Cullen Lane, being a
part of his original tract, and bounded as
| follows, tO-wit; Beginning at the south
| east corner Of said tract, where II touches
| w NJ Tidwell's line. thence with the Spring
| Greek road, north 2I1S degrees east, 55 poles
| to the corner of the Old Fenner tract: thence
north with the said Fenner's line 81 poles
| TO q stake; thence west lis poles to a stake;
| thence east 9S 4 poles 10 the beginning, in
| cluding the dwelling, out houses, stables,
| gin houses. &C., levied on rs the property OF
! Cullen Lane, TO satisfy debt and cost
which B. A. Havs recovered against said
Lare r. Nj, MAY,
| noV26-4t Sheriff
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14
TIE woRrH OF woMAN.

Honored be xorsa'! be hesms on the sight
Graeeful and fair like being of light.
Scattering around her wherever he strayS
Roses Of bliss on our thorn covered wy;
Roses Of Paradise sent from above
To be gathered ana twined in garland Of
love
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14

''Wife, where is my rifle?" inquir-
ed a Western settler who was about
making q short journey. "NeVer
mind your rifle" said the wife, "for
if your time TO die has come il will
do you no good" every true" re-
piled the husband, "but suppose l
should meet a big Indian, and his
time had come, and 1 didn't have
my rifle, what them" The wife, o
course Yielded to his logic.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-14

A MOTHERS INFLUENCE ON THE
CHILD.-The sehoolmaster sees the
mothers face daguerreotyped in the
conduct and character of each little
boy and girl. Nay, chance visitor,
with quick eye, sees very plainly
which child is daily baptized in the
tranquil waters of a blessed home,
and which is Graded in violence, and
suckled at the bosom of a storm.
Did you ever look at little pond
in a sour, dark day in March? How
sullen the swampy water looked !
The shore pouted at the pond, and
the pond made mouths at the land /;
and how the scraggy trees, cold, and
bare-armed, scOwled over the edge !!
But look at it on a bright day in
June, when great rounding clouds,
all golden with sunlight, checker
the heavens, and seem like 8 great
flock of sheep which the good God
is tending in that upland pasture of
the sky, and then how different looks
the pond-the shores all green, the
heavens all gay, and the pond laughs
right out and blesscs God. AS the
heavens over the water, so a mother
broods over the family, March or
June, just as she will.-TheodOre
Parker.