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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
The nonorI,. OF walking.

Walking briskly, with an exciting
object or pleasurablc interest ahead,
is the most healthful of all forms of
exercise. except that of encourage
ingly remunerativc, steady labor ia
the open air; and yet mulitudes in
the city, whose health urgently re-
quiFes exercise, seldom walk when
they can ride, if the distance is 4
mile or more. 1t is worse in the
country, especially with the we'll
to-lo; horse or carriage must he
brought TO the door even If less dis
tance has TO be passed. Under the
conditions first named walking is "A
bliss; il gives animation TO the mind,
it Viyifies the circulation, il paints
tile chesk and speFlslos the eye. aud
wakes up the whole being, physical,
mental and moral. We eknow fam
lily of children in this city who, from
the age of seven, had TO walk near
ly two miles TO school, winter and
summer; whether slcct, or storm, or
rain, or burning sun, they made IL
an ambition never 10 stay away
from school on account OF the
weather, and never TO be "latc;"
and ono OF them was heard TO boast
that in seven years il had never been
necessary to give an "excuse" for
being one minute behind time, even
although in winter it was necessary
to dress by gas-light. They did not
average two days sickness in year,
and later they thought nothing Of
walking twelve miles at time in
the Swiss mountains. Sometimes
they would be caught in drenching
rains, and get wet 10 the skin; on
such occasions they made il point
TO do one thing, ict il rain, and
trudged on more vigorously until
every thread was dry before they
reached home.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
Praise children.

There is an old superstition that
| praise Is too good a thing TO be Civ
en- 10 children; that it is too rich for
| their mental and moral Digestion
| Some parents are 50 afraid that a
child Will grow proud that they
never praise him, and this course is
often disastrous. 1t is apt TO pro-
duce either too much self-assertion
for sclf-assertiOu Is a legitimate
| oUtgroWth of the Withholding of
| commentator to which one is cnti-
| tied-Or to cngcndCr = 5Clf-distrust
or melancholy hopcIcssness of dis
position.
Praise is sunshine to a child, and
| there is no child that does not need
IL. 1t is the high reward of ones
lstrugglc tO-dO right. ThOs. Hughes
5aVs that you can never get a mans
best ont OF him without praise
You certainly can never get a chiId's
| best out of him, without praise
Many a sensitive child, we believe,
! dies of hunger for kind commcn-
dation. Many child starving for
| the praise that parent should give,
runs otfcagcrly after the designing
ilattCry of others.
To withhold praise where il is
due is dishonest, and in the case of
a child such course often leaves a
stinging sense of injustice. Mo-
tivcs of common justice as well as a
regard for the future of the child
should influence the parent to give
generous praise for all that deserves
it. OF course there is a difference
in the constitution of children
Some can not bear so much praise
rs others, and sOne.need a great
deal.
1t should never be indiscriminate.
We remember n wonderful woman
who taught school in one village
until she had educated a part Of
three generations. She was one Of
the most successful of teachers
But her success lay in her gift of
praising with discrimination. a
bad boy who was a good scholar
got praise of his brilliancy and
switched between her admOnitiOns
for his bad behavior, and so was
won to better life, and we recall a
good girl who had no gift of learn
ing rapidly, but who was saved from
utter despair by the praise she got
for her untiring industry. Into the
discouraged hearts of the children
the praises of the teacher came like
sunlight. And the virtues like 9th
or good fruits, can only ripcn in the
suRshine.-HeGrth and Home.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
Make the Most OF Homo.

Let the front part Of the house be
thrown open and the most cOnvc-
nient, agreeable and pleasant
room in it be selected rs the family
room. Let its doors hc ever open,
and when the work ui the kitchen
is completed, let mother and daugh-
ter be found there, vi II their ap-
propriatc work. Let il hc cOnsecrat-
ed TO the neatncs s,purity, and truth.
Let no hat ever be seen uu the head
of its owner; let no coatlcS~ indiVid-
ual be permitted To enter it. If ia
thcr's head is bald-and there are
i'm that prcdicamcut-h his daughter
will be proud TO see his temples
covered by the neat aud graceful
silkcn cap that her hands have fash
iOned for him. 1t the coat he wears
by day is too heavy for the evening,
calicoes arc cheap and so is cotton
wadding. a few shillings put into
that daughters hand will insure
him the most comfortable wrapper
in the world; and if his boots are
hard and the nails cut mothers car
pet. bushcl of wheat once in three
years will keep him in slippers of
the easiest kind. Let that table
which has always stood under the
loOkiHg-glass against the wall, be
wheeled into the room, its leaves
raised, and plenty of useful-not or
namental-bOOks and periodicals
be laid upon it. When evening
comes, bring on the lights, aud plen-
ty of them, for SONS and daughters,
all who viii come and be most will
ing students. They Will read, they
will learn, they will discuss the sub
jects Of their studies with each 9TH
er, and parents viii often be quite
as much instructed as their children.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
The Cincinnati Convention.

Horace Greeley, printer, editor.
politician and philosopher, has, as
our readers are aware, been Domi-
mated by the Liberal Republicans at
Cincinnati as a candidate for Presi-
dent of the United States. Wcmust
confess that we were somewhat sur
priscd at the result, but more at the
singular unanimity with which all
the planks in the platform were a
dopted. We thought perhaps the
tariff question might put all the
good sense of the Convention TO
the test, but this was quietly dis
posed of, and, as we conceive, in all
admirable manner. The platform
is unexccptionable in all respects.
The next question is, What will
the Democrats do? Should they
nominate IA candidate il is evident
that Grant would be reelected,
whereas, should they nominate no
one-or recommend Grccley-thCrc
is little doubt but that the Chappa-
qua farmer would be the next Pres
ident
We note in our exchanges the
warm endorsement which Mr.. Gree
ley's nomination evokcs. Our
brethren of the press are giving
him, in many unlOoked-for places, a
hearty support. and the fact cannot
be disguised that the Tribune phi
losopher and great editor is very
strong among the masses. Whatev-
er may be his faults or cccentrici-
ties, all agree, with hardly an excep-
ton, that he is both an able and
honest man.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
How Judge Davls became Rich.

Judge Davis, of Illinois, is a rich
man. The public may not know
how he became wealthy. About IS
years ago, when Judge Davis was q
praCticing lawyer III the West, he
was employed by Connecticut man
to collect $500. Davis went to the
place where the debtor lived, and
found him TO be rich in landed pos
sessions, but without a spare dollar
III money. He finally settled the
bill by giving a deed for the tract of
land-a fiat, moist and undesirable
piece of land in appearance, lying
close by q sheet of wafer, and COLI
sisting perhaps of sixty acres. Da-
Wis subsequently met his Conuecti-
cut client in st. Louis, when the lat
ter (whO seems not to have possess
ed usual Connecticut shrewdness)
fell to and gave him a Irregular
blowing up' for taking the $500 in
cash; he didn't want any of your
Western land, and hc told Davis
that having accepted il in payment
for the debt, he had better keep it
himself, and pay over the money out
of his own pocket. To this Davis
agreed. Stepping into 4 friends
place of business he borrowed $500,
took the Connecticut mans receipt
for the land, and held the land for Il
rise That piece of land now forms
part of one of the suburbs of Chi
cago. Judge Davis has sold two or
three hundred thousand dollars
worth of it, and has nearly mill
ion dollars worth of il left. 1t Is q
striking example of what the pos
session OF Western property has
done for Its holders; and a the story
has never before bccu printed. we
thought 1t would be interesting
enough 10 publish ChuylcStOVH
Commercial.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
he rruc TO Your Convictions.

No man has any right to expect
or even ask for 4 clearer light on his
path when he is not walking by the
light which he has.
Thousands of christians are At a
stand in their christian life because
they do not live according to the
light which they have. They ha-
bitually disregard clear convictions
of duty, either allowing themselves
i'm some habit or feeling, which con-
science condemns, or ncglecting
some duty 10 which conscience calls
them. The ship may float in deep
water. vet not advance even though
the wind and tide favor, if its anchor
be cast The one little sinful habit
allowed, may hinder q child of God
aud stop all progress; while il he
would he true to his own couvic-
tiou~, he would speed onward to
the heaven Of his desires.
= person who has no convictions
10 guide and steady him i a mere
floating hulk, driven by every wind,
driftcd by every current
BE not such q 4 Que. BE true to
your convictions in everything. If
YOU are sure Of a course. follow il: ii
not, forsakC il at once.
Such decision in one case pre-
parcs YOU for deciding more easily
and promptly in another. Begin
with the first sin you discover in
yourself, and hcw il to pieces.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
SATURDAY NIGHT.

PIaciug the little hats all in a row,
Ready for church on the morrow you
know;
Washing wee faces and little black fi,ts,
Getting them ready and 10 70 b. kissed;
Putting them into clcsn garments and
white;
That is what mothers are doing tonight.
Spying out holes ia the little worn hose,
Laying 10y shoes that are worn thTo' the
toes.
Looking Ger garments 40 faded and thin;
who but mother knows where TO bee,lny
Changing a button TO make IL look right.
That is what mothers are doing tonight
Calling the little ones all round the chair,
Hear,uS them lisp forth their soft evening
prayer,
Telling them stories OF Jesus OF old,
Who loves % gather the sheep to his fold;
Watching, they listen with childish de-
light
That is what mothers are doing tonight.
Creeping 50 softly 10 take a last PeeP,
Ancr the little oHes are all asleep;
Anxious % know IL the children are
warm,
Tuoking the blankets round each little
form
Kissing each little face, rosy and bright;
That is what mothers are doin- tonight.
KncclinS down gently beside the white
bed,
LowIy and mcckly she bowed down her
head,
Praying as only mother r1u pray,
.'God guide and Arcp them from going
astray."
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
Marriage ana Death Notices.

There are two classes of news in
newspaper that should be eX-
actly correct in every particular
These are marriages and deaths. A
good many hundred OF each occur
every year in this county. Some
times we print them and often we
don't, and just as sure as We don't,
we get a blowing up-or some one
of the family looks cross at us-and,
we heave heard that we were talked
about Grossly. And yet itneyer oc-
ours to the offended parties that the
whole fault is chargeable to them,
and not 10 us. We can't be present
to know the exact names of all the
people who die-Or got married-or
what parson or squire married them,
or who said prayer over their
graves. Some one of the family or
friends ought to send or give it to
us exactly correct in every respect,
and we will print all such matter
willingly and without charge to
them and at our cost. We think
this is fair, and it is the only just
rule to have about such a matter. 1t
should be remembered that the
event of 4 wedding or death, how
ever important and well known in
each family is not always known to
every one else and then often incor-
rect in point of names and tines
Galatin Examiner.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
A Georgia pain, wine.

While passing through the State,
not long since, we were shown at
the store of Mossrs. Donning Bros.
Augusta, specimens Of pure burnt
umber, taken from q very extensive
bed Of this valuable mineral paiat
the vein being upwards OF fifteen
feet thick. The mine is on the Geor-
9ia Railroad and sixteen miles from
Augusta, on lands owned by w. Nj.
Reid and his sister Miss Lucy j..
Reid. Eminent chemists pronounce
IL equal if not superior TO the best
Turkish umber. We were inforIIf-
ed that several stores in Augusta
had been painted with il and it was
almost impossible 20 tell the differ
ence between it and the best chenl-
cal paint. Mai. George 4. Jackson,
Of the Georgia Railroad, and the
Messrs. Denning, are actively en-
gagged in opening this wonderful
mine, and in short time Georgia
will be sending abroad more cvi-
dence Of her great mineral resour-
ces and wealth. IL is expected this
article can be put upon the New
York market at $50 per ton, and II
that be the case, and il is equal 20
Turkish umber il will find ready
sale. IL seems already burnt by
some volcanic heat, thus lesscnin%
the expense of preparing for mar
kct.-N- Y. South.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22

George William Curtis paints the
following pathetic picture. which
every one could wish were less true
TO nature: Il think OF many a. sad
eyed woman l have known i'm soIi-
tary country homes who seemed
never to have smiled, who struggled
with hard hands through melting
heat and pinching cold u hold back
poverty and want that hOvcrcd like
wolves about an ever increasing
flock of children. How il was scoUr
in the morning aud scrub ut night
and scold all day long! How care
/ blurred the window like a cloud.
hiding the lovely landscape! How
anxiety snarled at her heels. dog
ging her like cur, How little she
knew or cared that OOboIinks.
drunk with blithe idIencss, tumbled
and sang in the meadows belew,
that the earth was telling the time
of year with flowers in the woods
above. As think Of these things.
of this solitary inccssant drudgery,
of the tacituTn husband coming in
heavy with sleep, too weary 10 read.
to talk, to think, and ! do rot Won
der that mad houses are so richly
recruited from the farmhOuscs as
the statistics show"
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22

FRAID HE WAS a GIRL jim
Guppins was a very clever, nice
good disposition, thick-headcd sort
Of fellow, and was the butt of the
girls in his neighborhood. The
most brilliant thing he ever said
was when some of the fair tcasers
questioned him one day in regard
TO his power Of memory:
GLOW far back in your lifetime
can you remember, Jim?"
"Oh, l can remember the day !
was born, was his reply.
The day you were bOrnp cxclaim-
ed one of the young ladies of the
party.
Why, Jim, what can you remen-
Der of that dayP
ooh, l remember very distinctly
that on the day / was born | set
on a little stool in the corner of the
fireplace and cried, for fear l was a
girl.i
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
BEAUTY.

That beauty j. not, is fond men misdecui,
An outward show Of things, that only
seem;
But that fair lamp, from whose celestial
ray
That light proceeds which kindleth loves
fire,
Shall never be distinguished nor decay,
But when the vital spirits do expire,
Unto her native planet shall retire,
For it is heavenly born and cannot die,
Being a parcel Of the purost sky.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
From the Washington Capital
XVE,EkE ALL FOR HORACE.

BY GEO. ALFRED TOWNSEND.
ri, honest Horace Greeley,
With his old white coat and 5tan!
The politicians laugh in fear,
I'm joy the people laugh;
A laugh comes O'cr the Paddy face,
And DER the nCgro's mouth;
And first, since all these bloody year,
Laughs, too, the wounded South.
With laughter like to summer,
LET us have peace indeed,
Aud not the frosty soldier peace,
Whose words broken reed,
But with this grand old ncighbur'- rulC
And times of golden law,
Old hatrcds shall DC turned to Loves,
And laughter 70 huzza.
The camp fire burns for Grecly,
But not on fields Of arms;
They burn by thinking ootters' hcarths,
And wink from prairie farms,
Where good old couples rub their palms
And say: Praise God 'tis sol
Since ruled SO long by men who hill
To vote for one we kuowr'
Put by thy lamp, friend Horace!
Thy kindly, busy quill.
When we have made thee President
Theu shalt thou have thy will:
For thirty years of earnest work
Deserve 4 rulers wish,
That .'when he secs the country safe
He'd like to so and fsh-''
All better had these captains
Who laugh TO their dismay,
Said half the wise things in their reign
Thou sayest every day
And better had they fished like thee,
Or farmed as bad dear sage,
Than iished for rich mems company,
And farmed out patronageI
some wise men fear thy kindness,
Thy crotchet some distress;
Some fear thy study temperance,
And some thy simple dress;
These only feel their private wish,
When they could Greely scan,
But all the mighty people feel
An earnest fellow mani
Stand up aud shout, ye laushcrs!
The laughing sun comes out;
Together let the Northern Yank
And Southern Johnny shout;
For Brown and Greeley break the night,
And lead the era in:
They'll teach us how TO laugh and farm,
Wen teach them how to win!
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22

1t is not ignoble to feel that the
fuller life which a sad experience
has brought us is worth our own
personal share Of pain; surely it is
not possible to feel otherwise, any
more than it would be possible for
a man with cat aTact to forget the
painful process by which his dim
blurred sight of men as trees walk
ing had been exchanged for clear
outline and efiulgent day. The
growth Of higher feeling within US
is like the growth of faculty, bring
ing with ii a sense ofadded strength;
we can no more wish to return To a
narrower sympathy than painter
or musician can wish to return to
his cruder manner, or a philosopher
TO his less complete formula IGeO.
Eliot.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
The Crime of Inaction.

lnactiUn now II crime. The old earth reels
lne5rIate with guilt; and vice, grown bold
Laughs innocence to scoTB- The thirst foI
gold
Hath made men demons, til the heart that
feels
The impulse Of impartial love. nor kneel.
In worship foul 10 mammon, l. coutemned
he who hath kept his purer faith, and
stemmed
Corruption's tide, and from the ruhi1n heels
OF impious trampiers rescued partial right,
Is called fanatic, and with SCOTS and jcers
Maliciously assailcd.-TH II. BurIsigh.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22

The FRUfT CRoP. In view OF
the flattering promises for heavy
yield of fruit this year the Favettc-
Vile Observer throws out some
hints to the people OF Lincoln couu-
~ which we would urge also upon
the people of this section. The OBJ
server says:
There will be a market for all of
the dried apples, peaches, aud ber-
riss that may be nicely prepared aud
offered. Small items when aggre-
gated make n large showing. Tho
fruit now promises q large yield,
and il would be we'll enough, per-
haps, TO save a two years supply.
Two good fruit years do not always
come in succession, aud if next year
should fail, an ample supply propar-
ell this summer and fall will carry
us safely over. a few sassafras
bOughs mixed with dried fruit will
keep worms aud bugs away from
them. There were more peaches
put in can in this count last year
for home consumption than was ey-
er before known, aud, rs conse-
qucnce, our food was more whole
some, aud our tables presented "A
greater aud more pllatable variety
than usual. We hope for repeti-
ton. Less animal food and more
vegetable, physicians say, would be
conducive to health.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22

ANECDoTE OF WEsLEY.-W Wesley
and Bradburn often used to timer
ate together. On one occasion they
had some difference, and the cOnten-
ton was so strong that Bradburn
said they must part. Ii was like
Paul and Barnabas parting. Next
morning Wesley asked Bradburn If
lie was in the same mind. eyes. -
said Bradburn, ''it will be better for
both of us" "Wel," said Wesley.
.it must be so, except You beg nv
pardon II won't" said Brad
burn. "Then l viii beg your par
don. Sam" BradbUrn burst int
tears, and the two eyangelists loved
each other more than ever.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
ADVERTISING RATES.

fLiI one inch -ptCC r0n-IltuI'- a 5IuaI'.
Where advertisements are ordered 10 he
unusually di+pIayed they will be charged
foraccording TO tbc-Pace they occupy; one
inch to constitute a square.
Shcrias. Clerks aud Iiangcrs- who srnd
~ their patronage viii rCcglve the WING
without charge.
ri 'CANDIDATEs-For annuuhcinS t5H-
Iidatcs for County Offices and the LeEis'a-
ture, $40; for Congress $40; for Municipal
and civil district offices, $j-all IN advance
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22

II is not at all wholesome to be in
a hurry. Locomotives have been
reported TO have been moved a mile
in ] minute for a short distance
But locomotives have often come to
grief by such great rapidity. Null
titudes, in their haste TO get rich.
are ruined every year. The men
who do things maturely, slowly. de-
liberately, are the men who often
est succeed in life. People aa are
habituaily in hurry geIer. ave
to do things twice over. ~
tOise beats the hare
men seldom knock
against q post.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
st. Louis, Memphis. Nashville
and Chattanooga R.R. Limo.
Central Short Route.
MCKENZIE TO NASHVILLE

MChENLIE To NASHVILLE,
AND FONTS IN MIDDLE TENN.
UNHE best and only direct route from
Il West Tennessee TO Nashville. and via.
Nashville to Louisville, indianapolis, Gin
ciunati, sc.
Double Daily Trains pass iumbOlt going
East, with Sleeping Car 10 Nashville on
night trains, and through passenger ears on
day trains. The only route b. which pas
sengers are not compelled to change ears
between Humboldt and Nashville.
Through cars on day trains, and sleeping
ears on night trains run through betwCe
Memphis and Nashville, only by this
route.
j. " THOMAS, Gen. Supt.
w. h. DANLEY, e.. p. & +. A.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22
Democratic Executive Committee

There will be a meeting of the
Democratic StG1e Executive Com
mittee in this city, at eleven O'Clock
in the morning of Wednesday, June
18th. Every member of the commit
tee Is requested to be present.
JOHN Q. BURCH, Chairman.
Nashville June :, 1872.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22

THE People are the true leaders
Those who gain credit for directing
public sentiment are able TO give
their reasons for doing it, The peo-
pie, considered as unit, solve .
problem of the public interest at
clean Jump. The statesman, lag
ging in the rear, picks up the pro-
cess by which the conclusion was
reached and explains il to those
whose minds are already made up.
Ho gets a reputation for foresight,
while all that ho possesses is after
thought.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-22

The Columbus, Miss, IRdez, thus
alludes to the Press Association
which met there:
Be kind for once, oh, "unmercl-
full Disaster" and stay thy all-dc-
structive arm to-day aud to-mor-
row. The cumulated wisdom,
beauty, Indulgence and borrowed
shirts OF Mississippi arrive in our
city within the next tWenty-four
hours, and a smash-up on the train
would be a calamity indeed.