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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11
A Woman Fools The Devil.

If you want to know how the natu-
raj bridge was built across the My
mach river in Wales, this is the true
story.
Once upon time an old woman had
a cow that fed on the Crom Toider
mountain, and came home night and
morning to be MIXED. One evening
she did not come, and the old lady,
much troubled, went to fetch her.
When she came to where the Mynach
flows between to high rocks, she saw
the COW on the other side.
Then she set up loud lamentation,
for she saw the COW could not come to
her, and she could not go to the COW
for the river could not be crossed, aud
it was days journey to go round.
In this straight the devil appeared.
so so you've lost your COW, old lady,
have you? Never mind, I'll build you
a bridge, and you shall go fetch her.
'Thankee kindly, Sir; I'll be much
obliged to you if you WILL and she
curtsied low and with much humility.
To be sure | will ; and he east a
look at her out of the corner of his
eve. But the COW is worth something
4 must have tell; keep that dog quiet
can't you?-for the old woman had a
cur dog that Kept On growing and
grumbling.
'Harkee, old lady-if 1 build you
the bridge, I'll have the first that
crosses it. Is it a bargain?
She was sorely troubled. If she
went over for the COW, she had sold
herself to the devil; aud if the COW
came to her, she lost her COW.
Bridge or no bridge, said the devil.
Build the bridge, sir, if you please.
'Ay, ay,' said the devil, it's very
easy to say build the bridge, but do
you agree TO the tolI?'
Yes; sure, sir, replied the woman.
With that the devil put both his fore
fingers to his mouth, and gave shrill
whistle, and there was the bridge su; e
enough, and the devil sitting on the
middle of it, smiling away like clock
work, rocking himself to and fro, and
switching his tail with great satifac-
ton.
The old woman shook like an aspen
leaf, but she took a crust of bread
from her pocket, and showing it to the
dog, threw it over the bridge and past
the devil where he sat in the middle.
Whip that dog, said the devil for
he was cut to the quick at being out
witted by the old woman; but he did
not want the dog, and he did not try to
stop him, and the bridge Was crossed,
and the spell broken. He was morti-
fed and angry, but, being gentleman,
he arose and doffed his hat TO the old
lady-for the keen respect the keen
and having done so he hung his tail,
much humbled, and walked away.
And the old chronicler who records
this fact coments thus on the incident.
1t must be acknowledged that Satan
behaved very honorably and kept his
word-which is more than men always
do
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11
The Next Legislature.

The next Legislature will probably
exceed any preceding one in interest
to the people of Tennessee. 1t be.
hooves every county to send to the
next General Assembly its very best
man. A United States Senator will
be elected by it; our State finances
have to be protected and provided for,
and many other great questions affect
ing the interests of every citizen in
the State will have to be passed upon.
We have before, argued that the peo-
Die themselves didn't take enough in
terest in political matters, and that
they should see to it that none but the
best men be sent to the Capital to rep
resent them. We renew our appeals
In the same direction. We have heard,
with qualification, which is encourag-
ing, that many of the largest counties
IN Middle Tennessee have determined
to meet in Convention and demand of
their very ablest and wisest men to
represent their counties. This is just
as it should be. Whenever a citizen
is called upon by his people to accept
any Office they may wish him to I'LL he
can not and dare not decline. The
best men in the State must come to its
rescue. 1t is no time for small men to
push themselves into position. We
need legislature composed of men
who know the interests of the people
aud how to protect them. We have
such men all over the State and if the
people themselves will push the small
fry out of the way and nominate them
they will accept and we can have Ten
nessee again wisely controlled and its
citizens protected in all of their rights.
We would like to see such men,
whenever they can be found, as Judge
Wright, of Shelby; Judge
Robert l.. Caruthers, of Wilson and
Judge Robert j. Mckinney, of Knox,
'ent to the next legislature 1t may
De said it would be no honor to them
'r, that to go would lessen their digni-
y. Such men are too great for such a
question to arise in their minds. Their
is on higher plane The
question they would make, would be,
re their services required, and could
hey do good by going. There seems
o be rush for the paying Offices, but
We need patriotism to bring out our
'est men for those places which will
'e most advantageous to our people.
No party, or clique should interfere
nth our purpose to have the best Gen.
raj Assembly that ever sat in the
tate next winter. If we will only do
his prosperity will attend our future
nd we will at once start out on the
highway of the most thrifty States of
be Union.-Gailatin Examiner.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11
When to Cnt Clover.

Some experiments upon the nutri-
tive value of clover hay, are reported
by Wagner, a German. In a field OF
red clover, three contiguous parcels OF
equal size were measured of. From
one the clover was cut May y, just be-
fore the beginning of the blossom
from the second, June 13, in the full
blossom and from the third, July 1,
toward the end of the blossom. The
amounts of hay obtained were So, ia
and 12S pounds respectively. The hay
was analyzed, and its nutritive value
thus estimated. 1t appeared that the
amounts of nitrogenous substances
were about the same in all, and that
the older hay contained also much
larger per centage of crude fibre, and
that its ingredients were so much less
digestible, that its nutritive value was
less than that of the smaller but
younger crop. The author recon-
mends, therefore, that clover be cut
either in full blossom, or even before
the beginning of the blossom.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11

ALI ye blaekguards that isn't law
years, lave the eourt," yelled Hiber-
nian crier.
Clara" asked Tom, what snimaI
dropped from the elouds? Tbs
rain, dear, was the reply.
CONE" said fop to a mechanic.
"let US meet on a level Have to
blow my brains out to do that, was
the reply.
An Eastern paper intimates that
Treasurer Spinner acquired his habit
of profanity while learning to read his
own writing.
WHAT kind Of sausages is them? ?"
queried an old lady Of the young man
Of literature and peanuts, as he passed
through the train, selling bananas.
A young lady told a young man who
called to see her that he was very fat,
to which he responded that that was
the reason he wished to be around Ter.
An Oakland young lady entered a
drug store lately and wanted to see the
papers for a week back, and the intel
ligent clerk showed her a roll ofstick-
ing plaster.
Sam, why don't you talk to your
master, and tell him to lay up treasures
in heaven" What's de use of him
laying up treasures dare? He never
see um again.
What are you doing there, you ras-
eal?" Merely taking cold, sir. 1T
looks to me as ifyou were stealingice."
well, yes, perhaps it will bear that
construction.
A young man of this city, who was
engaged to be married, saw one of his
stockings floating from .
clothes-line the other day, and conclu-
ded he wouldn't.
The June races have opened in Bur
lington. Last evening a pedler was
seen making time on square trot down
Eighth street with red-headed wo-
man and eistern pole good second.
ELDER sister-"Mamma, do come
here and see to Alfred. He's got the
urn off the mantel, and spilled some Of
grandmama on the rug, and is mix
ing the rest of her up with ink"
A WESTERN editor thinks that the
habit of carrying tobacco in the pistol
pocket is bad one. To meet a man
On lonely road and see him reach for
his tobacco box suggests unpleasant
THERE is something very sensible in
the impromptu remark Of a pretty
girl: If our Maker thought it wrong
for Adam to live single when there
was not a woman on earth, how erimi-
lally are the old bachelors, with the
world full of pretty girls
dad, if 1 were to see a duck on
he wing, and were to shoot it, would
1ou lick me-" D, no, my son: it
would show that you were 4 good
and | would be proud Of
you." Well, then, Dad, 1 peppered
1ur old Muscovy duck as he was flying
over the fence to-day, and it would
have done you good to see him Drop"
"Our boy Fred, ;" says a correspond
mt, has fine lot of hens, and takes
,reat care of the eggs. One night on
coming from school he found the cook
lad rIhed every nest of its contents,
wen to the nest eggs. Fred was in q
errible state of mind, and sobbed out,
And oh, father, # you'll believe it,
Bridget even cooked up the hens pat
erns, and they won't be able to lay
rood shaped egg this summer"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11

HAPPY EVERY DAY. = Sydney
Smith, il is said, cut the following from
a newspaper and preserved it for him.
self: When you rise in the morning,
form a resolution to make the day a
happy one to your fellow-creatures.
1t is easily done; left-off garment to
the man who needs it, a kind word to
the sorrOwful, and encouraging ex-
preston to the striving-trifes in
themselves light as air-will do it, at
least for the twenty-four hours. And
if you are young, depend upon it, it
will tell when you are old, rest assured
it will send you gently and happily
down the stream of time to eternity
By the most simple arithmetical sum
at the result. If you send one person,
only one, happily through each day,
that Is three hundred and sixty-fve in
the course af the year; and supposing
you live forty years only after you
commence that course of medicine,
you have made over fourteen thous-
and beings happy-at sll events, for a
time.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11
MANURE FOR CAHRAGE.-On tn

MANURE FOR CABBAGR.-On the
subject OF cabbage plants, we may note
that to have large, solid heads, such as
will make a genuine old-fashioDed
sourkrout maker dance, It is essential
to have a soil very rich in what are
called by the learned ones nitrogenous
manures. As rule one might say,
that all those things that smell very
badly are full Of this element and will
thus be just the thing for cabbage
growing. Strong stable manure is cap
ital for cabbage. Old soap suds, or
anv fatty material, are also excellent
cabbage manures.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11

TIE editor of the Chicago Times
offers a reward Of 81 900 for the detec-
ton Of the person or persons who in
vented the outrageous story published
in the Times concerning the daughter
of Lieutenant Governor Early aud
Mr.. Crawford, of Rockford. Citizens
of Rockford have subscribed large
sum in addition. and it is probable
that the authorship of the libel viii
soon be discovered.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11

"MY dear boy" said fond aunt to
a very fast-living nephew, don't you
know that In leading this irregular
life you are shortening your days p
1T is quite possible that | may be
shotening my days, but then look how
lengthen my nights" was the cool
reply.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11

Depot for all Patent Medi-
cines-Simmons' Liver Reg
ulator, Vinegar Bitters, Hos
letters Bitters, Rangum
Root Liniment, Danforth's S
Sanative Dentifrice, etc. We
sell ALL PATENT MEDICINES,
WHOLESALE OR RETAIL, at
manufacturers prices.
OWEN & MOORE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11
A coRREspoNpENr wants to know

A CORRESPONDENT wants to know if
it is true that the human body has
seven million pores. The Brooklyn
Argus, after poring over the question,
says: 1.-The last time we counted them
there were seven million and nine; but
we have always had an idea that those
nine we're nothing but extras, spon-
taneously generated for the purpose of
misleading US"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11
ONLY 100 TICKETS!

After the donation (which the fund.- of 81
the there will remain 800 which the
according the following simple Each
donating So will ticket admitting gentleman and
the Concert three each of which will ente the
number printed said
the free $500 which will be db
uted by selected by the donors
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11
A sEEpY person applied to a wealth

A sEEDY person applied to wealthy
citizen for help, and received the small
sum of FIVE cents. The giver remark
ed as he handed him the pitanee,
Take it, you are welcome; our ears
are always open to the distressed. Fl"
THAT may be, P" replied the recipient,
"but never before in my life have /
seen SO small an opening for large
ears"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11

THE Paducah Kentuckian, of the
9th ult., has the following in regard
to crop prospects;
The reports from all sections of the
country are worse and worse in regard
to the tobacco crop. We had an in
terview with both Judge bigger and
Marshall who have been canvassing in
all the counties in Jackson Purchase
and they agree that it will be impossi-
BILE to ke fourth of a crop of to-
bacco. This is also true of the five
counties in this District above the
rivers. AS yet the corn crop is look
ing we'll. In some neighborhoods
there is complaint of the chinch bug,
but altogether, with seasonahle rains
in time, the corn crop will be very
fine one. Oats have been cut short by
the extreme dry weather; many of the
fields were not worth harvesting.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11

JOSH BILLINGS philosophically re-
marks that We laff at sheep becauze
when one of them leads the way, all
the restfollow, however ridikilis It may
be; and suppose the sheep laff when
they see US do the very same thing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11

The ages of the "A soldiers of the
War of 1872, who met in Paris, Ken
tueky, aggregate 3 5S3 years, and their
average age is eighty-one and half
years. Had Leslie Coombs been there
the average would have been inflated
TO about the even hundred.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11

A New England philosopher has
discovered that the dull times are a
blessing in disguise, because there is
probably no other way of checking the
feverish intensity of American busi-
ness life, and compelling the busy
workers to take it easy"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11
AN EVENING OF PLEASURE !!

The c. H and L. Boys desiring sufficient to OF the
their building have determined to give
neither expense
enjoyable given in
the order will be gentlemen
confidence of the community and provision will be
throughout the entertainment
order be much crowded they have decided
issue
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11

Two years went swiftly by. A baby
slept in the cradle and Martha-no-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11
WHOLE NO. a,sal.
HUMOROUS.

ALL ye blaekguards that isn't law
years, lave the court" yelled Hiber-
nian crier.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11
CLARKSvHLE. TENNESSEE.

Having on hand a very large stock
of gentlemen's Nice and Stylish
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-02
IDLENEsS AND CRIME.

1t is 4 noteworthy fact, that, IN times
of depression of business, when there is
great lack of employment, crime
ALWAYS increases. This is particularly
true in large cities, and already in New
York the papers are tecming with re-
ports of all kinds of criminal offences
The reason is obvious, for nothing Is
more simple than the transition from ii
lie of idlencSs to one OK crime. ldlencSs
bcgcts poverty; poverty, hunger; hunger,
desperation, and desperation, crime. A
man who is alone in the world,
vet goadcd on by want and priva-
ton, very soon reaches the condition
OF stopping at nothing to appcase his era
wings, and more quickly will he arrive
ut this condition, when added to his own,
are the sutfcrings Of dependent family.
Yet. in times as depressing as the pres
cnt, we find men, strangely enough,
willing to jeopardisc their places of en-
ployment, and run the risk of being re-
duced to desperate straits, with all their
attendant evil consequences. The Long
shorcmens strike in New York, has
thrown about 1000 men out Of employ
mcnt. They are encouraged in their fol-
w by a promise from their union of
$4,000 or $4,000. But this must be soon
expended, and then will come the suffer-
ing. The anticipated shutting up of the
Pittsburgh mills will throw out of work
about 5000 men there tor an indefinite
time. The mere statement of this fact is
sufficient to call attention to its serious
ness. As yet the disaster has not occurred,
and there is faint hope that it may be
aycrtrd. 1t remains to be seen whether
the parties interested will posses wisdom,
or whether they will have to be taught
il by bitter experience.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-02
LETTER FROM BARBOUR.
The Political observation-disclosures
ing Accidents-The Circuit Court
clerk of the House Of DeIegates-
- q
PHILIPPI, WEST VA,
November 25th, 1874.

PHILIPPI, w EST VA.
November 18th, 1874.
Editors OF the Register:
Scarcely had l recovered from the
rood feelings incident to our own State
election, than l was completely dunn
founded with the glorious news of DEM
ocratic gains everywhere and victories
in most places. There was 50 much Of
it that | couldn't rejoice. was muz-
zled by its astounding multiplicity. |
was almost SPECIFICS and spoke with
hated breath onquiring what ii all meant,
while the Radicals trcmblingly knocked
their knees together. One poor soul
held on to the "keystonc State until all
holts broke, when something drapped.
He frequently during his delirium was
heard to quote from Shakespeare: "AS
goes the Keystone So goes the Union.
He denies it now, and says he referred
to Providence or Rhode Island.
| heard one poor unfortunate Rad who
sees "the handwriting on the wall
mumbling to himself about as follows:
| fear our light Affections here are not
blessings in disguise, for the people in all
this quarter are singing, Rise up Billy
Allen, arise!'
l could have thrown up my hat at the
defeat of old "Spoony,' but 10 see the
government, the third term, and all the
thieves present and prospective, Squelch-
ed by dead Democracy is thing not
easily realized by All ordinary mind, but
if l have time III take in the situation.
A distressing and fatal accident occur
red in Gilmer county last week,
to former citizen OF this county,
Mr.. Chaplin Glascock He left here
last wear, and settled at filings Mill,
Gilmer county, where he was engaged in
a mercantile business. \ short time
before the said occurrence he had some
goods stolen, and to prevent any further
robbery aud to punish the thief, he had
fixed a loaded gun near the door of his
counter. with the muzzle elevated to
about the level of the counter, and a
string attached to the trigger and cross
ing the entrance Of the counter. He SO
left it the night before his death. In the
morning he went to the store, and for
getting the dangerous but faithful senti-
mel, attempted to pass behing the counter
and catching the string the contents Of
the gun were in an instant emptied into
his breast and side. He lived sowe four
hours. His friends in the vicinity
were dispatched for, who went after
his remains, which arrived at Hopewell,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-02
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION CON
VENTION.

Yesterday was the time appointed for
n grand cheap transportation convention
TO assemble in Richmond. Va. Delegates
from nearly all the Southern and West
ern States will be IN attendance; but it
is not understood how they will work to-
pether harmoniouslv. In the further
South, they have project of their own
in the Atlantic and Great Western Canal.
In Virginia, the great scheme Is the
James River and kanawha; while
in the West, they are anxious to procure
the construction of ship canal between
Lake Michigan and the Mississippi river.
OF course the great Virginia water line
will naturally, have the pre-eminence in
a Richmond Convention. This will
demand such an outlay of means, that If
help is granted it, the others will neces-
sarilv have to wait before their time will
come. 1t will require in its construc-
ton. nine mile tunnel through the
Allegheny mountains, and for this alone,
no mean appropriation will be needed
1t will be a great day for Old Virginia,
and West Virginia too, when the canal
j, finished; but it is great pity that
the States themselves should be SO i'm
poverished rs to have to ask for
Governmental aid. It's said, that the
Convention will work vigorously to press
their claims this winter as they have but
but little hope of Democratic Congress
being favorable to their views.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-02

his fathers residence; and on Sunday
they were escorted by q large number OF
friends to this place and buried. MT.
Glascock was highly respected, both
here and at his new home, in Gilmer.
He leaves wife and three small chill
dren. who have the sympathy OF the
entire community in this bereavement.
The deceased was about 80 years old.
Quite serious accident happened to
Shelton L. Roger, son of Major A. U.
Roger last week. He was hauling
load of hay, and in going down
hill the horse became unman-
aceable, and upset the load,
throwing Shelf. to the ground, and in the
fall he received cut in the eye, which
has proved fatal to the sight. Shelton
will be remembered by many as one OF
the pages of the Senate during the last
Legislature.
Our Circuit Court is over and the Judge
Is gone. a considerable amount of busl-
ness was dispatched but the backbone
of the term was broken by the trial OF
w. ii. Ramsey for murder, which took
up an cntlfc week. ne WIS a'luittOu'
Messrs. Woods, Martin and Ice defend
inc. and States Attorney Brown, prose-
cutting 1t is thought by great many
since Judge Woods made his speech, that
| if Bill Coonts, who was Il rebel citizen,
had not have been killed, the Southern
Confederacy would have been establish
ed. If that's fact, though | doubt 1t,
Ramsay ought to be given an interest IN
the Grafton cemetery during good be-
havior.
| hail the nomination OF }. w. Wotfln :
den. of the Weston Democrat, by so
MANY editors and writers for Clerk OF
| the House of Delegates, with much
pleasure and great rejoicing, and second
! the nomination unanimously. Won. Will
make an excellent clerk; II good penman,
quick and intelligent. The Democrat
did woman service in the late canvass,
and its editor deserves some recognition
| for his unrewarded services.
JOS. DARTER.
p. S.-Hon. Billy Ice has just sold his
last COW to get money to pay postage on
the letters he has received from aspiring
Senators. He says if they keep on COM
ing he don't know what the h-ll he'll do.
He has the sympathy of all brokers:
j. ID.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-02

SENATOR HENRY G. DAVIS left yes
terday for Washington to attend the
meeting of the Committee on Appropri-
ations, of which he is member, and
which was to assemble, according to APP
pointment. on the lst inst. The Senator
will now reside in that city until the adj
iournment of Congress.