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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03
Mark Twain Onoting Scripture,

While the inimitable Mark Twain
Twain was in London, he made draft
upon certain parties here which was to
be paid in Elmira. The parties failed
before the draft reached this country,
and as natural consequence, il was pro-
tested. A copy ofthe protest was sent to
Twain at thecity of Hartford, which he
found upon hisarrival. He returned the
protest to Elmira, saying that, in the
almost biblical language of the doeu-
ment before me, the holders look to me
for payment thereof Thereof is ia good
word, thereof is always a good word.
There is no objection in looking to me,
and no offense-nOne in the world. So
/ will only say, as the Canaanites said
to Joshua when he came to look at
their land, . 1t is harmless thing, look
and be id. "
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

tor woman who, in the midst of
splendid luxury, will turn her heart
against the innocent children of her
own brother, who suffered and died in
the street Come, children, let US go,
and thank God that this ia not the only
representative of the woman Of His
creation
He hurried from the room but as
he paused for a moment at the hall
door to call up his carriage. the porter
ran forward, saying:
Miss Ethel begs you will leave your
address. She says you don't under
stand her.
Jack found card, seribbled his
hotel address on the back, and with
the children hurried away.
Well, Miss Halliday came, and
when Jack told her the whole story,
she took the children home; and
though half of New York was sighing
at her feet, she turned them all away,
and fell in love with jack She says
! admired him when he stood up
and so fearlessly passed my sentence of
eternal punishment: but / was so
frightened that / felt sure that / could
never revoke the sentence unless |
made him fall in love with me; and
while | was doing so, | fell in love
myself, and | am now quite at rest,
feeling sure that Jack S merits will help
me through
So they were married, and Jack has
the handsomest wife at the capital, and
a fortune into the bargain and Ethel
Chickering values the love of her ugly,
honest husband more than the adora-
tion of every Adonis in the world
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

Iris a no less fatal erroi to despise
labor when regulated by intellect than
to value it for its sake. We are al
ways, in these days, trying to separate
the two; we want one man to be al
ways thinking and another to be al
ways working; and We call one a gen.
tleman and the other an operative,
whereas the working man ought to al
ways be thinking and the thinker to be
always; working and both should be
gentlemen iu the bestsense. As it is, we
make both ungentle, the one envyiny,
the other despising his brother; and the
mass of society is made up of morbid
thinkers and miserable workers. Now,
it is only by labor that thought can be
made healthy, and only by. thought
that labor can be made happy, and the
two cannot be separated without I'M
punity. All professions should be lib
eral, and there should be less pride felt
in peculiarity of employment, and more
in excellence Of achievement.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03
Mission Of the Democratic Party.

The following article is clipped from
the Benton County Democrat, pub
lished in Oregon. We commend it to
our readers, and hope that, be they of
whatever party they may, they will give
it careful and unbiased reading:
Events of the past twelve years
have clearly shown that the party in
power during this period cannot and
will not preserve those principles of
honest, just and constitutional govern
ment upon which the American Union
was founded. Every year and every
returning victory of that party has
brought the country nearer TO bank
ruptcy and ruin, and but tended to the
subyersioD of every yestige of those
ideas of free government enunciated
BY the founders of the republic and
trainers of the great magma charta. the
bulwark of safety to the people of the
union. That party, during all these
years, has been stealthily and covertly
striving to break down state rights,
and subyert the entire framework of
liberty and even handed justice in the
country. They have been striving for
consolidation and empire, which once
accomplished, the step to despOtism is
but short and inevitable. To prevent
this it is not the mission of Demoera-
cy to assail any one individual but
the whole principles and measures of
the party, Just as was done seventy
three years ago, when Thomas Jeffer-
son triumphatly assumed the chief
magistraey of the nation. The propO-
sition to elect Grant TO third term Is
denounced as Csesarism; but truly
says A. H. Stephens, of Georgia, enc
of the wisest statesmen of the nation,
las long as he violates no law, the as
saults of those who would preserve the
liberties of this country should be
aimed at the authors of bad laws, and
wicked measures, as well as the princi-
pies and policies on which they are
based; and not against the officers,
high or low, who executed them. The
salvation and preservation of the free
institutions of the country depends
upon the Democracy. This is their
high mission, and they will fulfill 1t by
strictly adhering to and persistently
maintaining the principles of the con-
stitution, and not in following the lead
of the malcontent Republicans who
have fallen out with Gen. Grant. 7
Here we have the plain issue before
the people. The true mission Of De-
mocracy is to save the country from
utter ruin and anarchy by strict ad-
herence to. and unfinching, fearless
advocacy of, the cardinal and vital
principles which gave it birth and con-
Quoted it through eighty years of ad
vancement and prosperity. Then let
Democrats everywhere unite, nail the
flag of constitutional liberty to the
masthead of the ship of state, and
battle for its honor and supremacy. If
defeat cannot be averted, let the truth
full historian inscribe upon our tomb
stone, as the Spartans did upon the
simple monument at Thermopyla that
I'VE died in obedience to her sacred
laws"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03
A Romantic German Legend.

Conrad, the Emperor ofGermany, was
remarkable for the unspa-ing punish
ment of all who crossed his purpose
A quaint but true legend recites that a
certain Count Lupold, who was one of
those fearing death, fed into a remote
forest and lived in hut with his wife.
| happened that the Emperor, while
hunting, came to the spot, and passed
the night with them. That night the
Counts wife became the mother of
son, and the Emperor dreamt that the
child then born would be his heir. As
the same dream returned thrice, he was
greatly. troubled, and the next morning
be commanded two of his servants to
kill the child. They took it away; but,
being moved to compassion by its
smiles, they placed it under tree, and
brought backa hare's heart to the En-
peror. A certain duke, passing bysoOn
after, found the child, and took it home
to his wife, and adopted it as his own.
Afterward, the Emperor being with
this duke, and hearing him relate, as a
forest adventure, the history Of this
boy, who was then present, began to
suspect that the victim had escaped.
Being confirmed in the opinion, took
him into his service as page, aud then
sent him to the Empress, in which he
charged her, upon pain of his displeas-
ure, to have the bearer put 10 death.
The youth set out, and ater seven days
came to certain priests house, who
received him with great hospitality.
The priest was struck by his eomely
air, and by his travelling sofar. While
he slept he looked at his letter, and
discovered the horrible fate thatawait-
ed him so erasing the writing, he sub
stituted these words:
This is the youth whom / have
chosen as the husband of our daugh-
ter. l charge you to give her to him
quickly.
Next morning the lad awoke refresh
ed, and said
" Adieu, dear host.
The priest said
Remember me when you are En-
peror."
The boy only laughed esteeming it a
Jest; so he parted Aix-la-Chapelle
he delivered his letters and so well did
the strategem succeed, that when the
Emperor wrote, soon after, to ask if
his orders were obeyed, the Empress
assured him the nuptials had been
celebrated with great celebrity, as he
had desired. The Emperor hardly be-
lieved his eyes when he read her letter.
Mounting his horse, he rode off imme-
diately and with great speed to Aix-la-
Chapelle On his arrival the Empress
presented their daughter and son-in-
law. For long time the Emperor
seemed lost in astoniskment and un-
certain what to do. At length nature
prevailed, and he exclaimed:
1.-The will of Heaven cannot be resisted -
Then he compelled the squirss to res
veal what they had done, and the
Count to come from the Black Forest
and receive back his son, with peace
from the Emperor, who left him as
heir, and who succeeded him as Henry
III. On the spot in the forest where
the child was born was erected after
ward the noble monastry of Hirschau.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03
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One of Grants Mistakes.

The New York Times, recognized
Grant organ has this to say in its is
sue of Dec. IL
The nomination of Attorney Gen
eral Williams for the post of Chief
Justice was re-committed to the Judi
ciary Committee on Monday, fact
which seems to indicate that there is
great opposition in the Senate to his
appointment. This is one of those
cases in which serious responsibility
is thrown upon the Senate, and which
it cannot evade without doing itself
great injury. Very little is knewn by
the general public about the Attorney
General, but it cannot be denied that
his fitness for the high Office of Chief
Justice has been impugned, on grounds
which are apparently very strong
The Senate must have in Its possess
ion full information in regard to his
character and abilities, and if that in
formation is unfavorable to Mr.. Viii
liams his nomination ought to be re-
iected. The Bar in this State is op-
posed. almost to man, to Mr.. Wilt
ans. The Bar of every other State
seems to be of the same mind. The
President, there can be no doubt. has
acted in perfect good faith, but he may
have been mistaken in his selection oi
this particular man. If so, he will
doubtless find it out, and we trust he
will then make another nomination
which will prove more acceptable tc
the Bar and TO the country"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

WE find the following in an ex-
change. 1t is so replete with beauty
and tenderness we want all to read it :;
"If it were asked, of all the books
that have ever been written which is
the greatest. there could be but one
answer, The BIBLE. If it were asked,
of all that is in the Bible what is most
admired, most loved, and in everyday
life is of most worth to man, we sup
nose the corret answer would be, The
LORDS PRAYER. How simple in its
language, how giznd in the lessons it
teaches. how tenit in the love which
it reveals, how precious IN the confl-
dence which it inspires. Like a beau
tiful picture, we like to look upon 1T
again and again. Like a delightful
song. our ears love to hear it repeated,
over, and over.
When weary and tired, discouraged,
seemingly friendless, as each of us
sometimes feels, how precious the
words, Our FATHER. When the world
seems gloomy and dark, sin ruling, and
sorrow the inheritance of men, how
cheering to think of, In HEAVEN.
When we think of the good things we
have from Our Fathers hand, His mer-
cy, His love, His kindly care, the words
leap to our lips, HALLOwED BE Thy
NAME. Then as His love dwells with
in us, and we feel and know the light
and Joy of the life He gives, looking
about us upon the wickedness and woe
of so many of our fellows, how natur-
ally we pray, sTHY KINGDOM CONE.
When poverty threatens, and want
seems near, plans fail, and our labor
Yields no fruit, we think of the prayer
He taught us. and confidently ask,
GIVE Us THIS DAY Our DAILY
BREAD.
When we have disobeyed the COM
mands of God, forgotten duty, and IN
weakness or folly have done that which
is wrong, with trembling lips We pray,
FoRGIvE Us Our TREsPAssEs. When
others do us wrong, and thoughts OF
the injury rankle in our minds, with
what force are we reminded of our
duty. by the words, AS We FORGIVE
Those, Who TREsPAss AGAINST Us.
When trying to do right, and yet in our
weakness falling into error and sin.
with anxious tones we ask that He will
LEAD Us Nor INTo TEMPTATION.
When danger threatens, and that
which we fear comes upon us, we re-
member that He taught us to pray,
DELIVER Us FROM EVIL, and know
that He will do it. Looking abroad
upon our whole lives, and upon that
of the world, recognizing His power,
His ever-present Providence. with re-
verence we acknowledge, THINE Is
The KINGDOM. THE POWER AND
THE GLORY.
How precious, indeed, the prayer
our Saviour has taught us. Infant
lips have lisped it, their little cares
have grown lighter, and growing up
under its influence, their lives have
become holy, happy and useful; Strong
men, in the battle of life have beentoo
weak to stand without its aid, but with
it have achieved victories that only
eternity can measure the grandeur of.
Death and the gloomy grave have no
terrors, when the light of this life
grows dim, to those who can truly,
lovingly say, Our FATHER,-THY
WILL BE DONE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

ANanecdote on "Titles in the United
States" which Mr. Jefferson used to
tell in relation to the subject, which is
authentic, is too good to be lost. The
aneedote has been repeated by one
who has heard Mr.. Jefferson mention
it. In the convention for forming the
constitution of the United States, it
was proposed that titles should be given
to high officers Of the government,
and the proposition met with favor.
The discussion of the subject had
gone on for some time, when Mr..
Franklin arose, and with apparent
gravity remarked; That as this mat
ter seemed to be seriously entertained,
and might be carried. he had to sug-
gest one title which would be new and
apprOpriate-it was a title for vice
president and it was, His most super
fiuous highnessr There was not
much more said about titles after this
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03
PLAYING SCHOOL.

six in a row on the doorsfeps there,
Nice little school ma am, prim and fair,
Funniest noses, dim pied ehins--
Listen awhile! the school begins.
Glasses In 'rifhmetic. come this way,
Why were you absent, Mary Day?
Vow. Miss Susan, what's twice fonPs
Maybe It's lsven-meybe more.
Johnny, don't hlowi In your brothers ear
stop IL or must interfere
Say your tables-now begin;
+" Trustees might come dropping In.
What would they ever say 10 IA,
Find school In such q fusSs
Baby Jennie. how is that
ID o q. dear, don't spell cat!
Terrible boy your face Is red
Why will you stand upon your head
Class in spelling, that will do;
Here's certificates for you.
Faces as pure as the morning sun.
Voices that ring with harmless fun:
Sweet is the lesson you impart!
Sweet land learn 10 all by heart.
Six in a row on the doorstep there,
Nice little school ma am, prim and fair
Free of this world and all Its pain,
Would could join your school again.
4 Fe'o York MoE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

"S-A-A-Y, Bill, what is this ere
Spanish business, anyhow? Darn my
eyes if | understand 'um," says Joe.
Then Bill says Well, yer see, this
ere is all about it. Now thar
is that thar dinner pail O. your n.
Well / goes and captures that thar
pail and drags out the wittles, and
a goes to eatin' of them. Bime- by yer
hears in some sing'lar way about the
outrage, and then your comes to git
satisfaction. As yer don't feel like
payin' no doctors bills, yer eOncloOdes
not ter fght-so we talks it over atween
us as gentlemen. Well, we talk along,
and along until bime-by we don't come
to ne 'greement. Then yer says to me,
says yer, see here, Bill, l don't want
no fuss with yer, cause / likes yer
style, so if you'll just give me back my
pail and whatever dinner you amt eat
Outen it, and will have the kindness to
go and saloot my sister, causeshe feels
hurt about it, we'll call itsquare.' All
right, says l.. and that's all there is
about it.-C2eUeLaRd Banner.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

You should not only be religious and
love religion you should make relig-
ion attractive, useful, and agreeable to
every one around. The sick will like
your religion if it leads you to tend
them, your family will be attracted to
1t If they see you more careful in your
duties, more patient, more gentle in
finding fault. If your husband sees
that, as you become more devout, you
are also more afieetiOnate to him, more
tenderly submissive, he will be won to
your religion. In word, let your re-
ligion be as winning to others as pos
sible.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

A LOVER of peculiarly practical
turn of mind has been discovered. In
one Of his letters to his sweetheart he
wrote Il wish. my dear, that you
would not write such long letters to
me. If you were to bring an action
for breach of promise against me, the
lawyers would have to copy the CORES
pOndence between us, and charge four
pence for every folio of seyenty-two
words. The shorter the letters the
more we shall save from the lawyers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

SOME people can never repeat joke
without losing the point. A gentle
man not long since heard the conun-
drum: " What makes more noise than
pig under a gate?' the answer being
two pigs. He attempted to perpetrate
it, and inquired of his friends, What
makes more noise than one pig under a
gateY When every one said, Two pigs,
Of course, he thought they must have
heard the eOnundrum before.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

20, MARY, my heart is breaking =
said an Aberdeenslover to his High
land Mary. Is it, indeed? So much
the better for you, was her quiet re-
ply, Why, my idol?" Because Mr..
Mac-Smith, when it is broken out and
out, you can sell the pieces for gun
fiints.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03
Carrier's Address.

TIE mornings faint blush now heralds the day.
And tnts the east with rose where 1t fingers:
aurora doth come from realms far away,
And scatters her flowers with rosy-tipped fingers.
The merry Christmas greets us with its smiles,
As 1t enters thelgates of the orient sky;
And with the winged Hours and Love. beguiles
The weary spirit, and the tear-lit eye.
B6ye alljoyous on the natal morn;
II Forget the past where shadows DER it lie:
Cherish the hopes which are heaven-born,
Coming TO thee from their home on high.
Het our song be asi was long ago,
In the merry times of childhood'sdays;
Where the sweetest joys our hearts could know,
shone ont like sunlight in our childish ways.
Who of us but loved some bright little face,
Z, With golden curls and eyes of azure hue
fairy-like form, where we could trace
Our own ideal of the lovely andtrue.
well we remember those thrice-happy hours,
I'VE often have spent with one that was dear:
The kiss that we stole when under the flowers
Taken-not given, when no one was near.
- Gave us a box for our impudent play:
1Adhow we left; like bee that doth sip
) Its I'LL of honey-then hies him away.
Sach thoughts as these, in memory wakes
Emotions that thrill our soul with delight:
niumines the heart, as the sheen that oft breaks
Through opening Clouds illumlnes the night.
These happy times hope all have enjoyed:
Gladstone they were with no returning fears
For they were innocent, and unaloyed
With the grosser pleasures of lnaturer years.
These Christmas times, when words unspoken,
rs Glanced from loving eyes each loving heart:
"A vow then made meier to be broken
No fate could weaken, no fortune could part.
And may it be thus on this happy day:
Danish dull care-letlove only reign:
Join hand in hand in the gladstone play,
And the joys of the past act over again.
The New Year will come and rosy wreathed lie
:. Meath bowers of roses decked by the fair;
And babbling brooks be merry running by
l. Their sweetest music embling in the air.
Then down the wales in deep portentous tone
A voice will come, filling earth and air:
Tis the old year Notwithstanding alone,
Except at his side is Death and Despair.
The gate will be opened to the spirit sphere,
Where other Old Years have entered before:
Then, on in its depths he will disappear,
Lost to the light of the world evermore.
And now, kind patrons, in the coming year,
= Let fight bravely we have in the past
Enter the strife of duty without fear,
s.And do and dare what is rightto the last.
Our noblest ambition should ever be
To tie for Truth: lean to virtues side
Wheresoe'er we are on land or sea-
This be our aim, our glory and pride.
+ With these closing thoughts MY carol is ended
The promise fulfilled made one year ago:
Should have since in any way offended,
You must pardon which you will do know.
: UnfE another year shall have passed away
I'll bid you adieu as have before:
And pray that Heaven may bless you to-day.
In health in peace and in fortune more
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

A WITTY clergyman accosted by an
old acquaintance by the name of Cobb,
replied: | don't know you, sir. My
name is Cobb, rejoined the man, who
was half seas over. "Ah, sir. replied
the clergyman, you have SO much corn
on you that did not see the cob"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

ONCE upon time, a man met an old
woman in an English town driving sew
eral asses. Adieu, mother of asses,
said he. 'Adieu, my son was the old
woman's reply. The fellow went on
his way, feeling for his ears.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

a NEAR-sIGHTED hen that ate saw
dust, suppOsing it TO becornmeal. then
went and laid nest full of bureau
knobs, set on them three weeks and
Matched out complete set Of parlOr
furniture, was pretty fair average
hen.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

A STUDENT at veterinary college
being asked, "If a broken-winded
horse was brought to you to cure, what
would you advise" promptly replied,
q To sell him as soon as possible. "
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

WHEN two loving hearts are torn as
under, it is a shade better to be the one
that is driven away into action, than
the bereaved twin that petrifes at
home. Charles Reade.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

AN Irishmanwho was found guilty of
stealing a lot of coffee, was asked by
the magistrate what he did with it
Made tay with it, was the Hiberni-
ans reply.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-03

no nev-fapgled, untried, or experimental
company. but one time tried and tested
and ever found worthy. Undoubted in
demnity at the
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09
HAPPIEsT RELIEF

Ono UTS AND BRUISES, the action
Of COSNOLINE is almost magical If
promptly applied, it prevents soreness.
and the wounds heal very rapidly,
FOR PILES it has proved to be an
unequalled remedy, and many a sufferer
has blessed thedaY of its introduction
FOR SKIN DISEASES we can recon-
mend it with the greatest confidence, es
pecially for Salt Rheum, Tett0r, Eczema
etc.. and Teething humourS.
We might go on enumerating the many
other conditions Tor which is is une-
qualled, but will only add that wherever
there is inflammation from any cause, cos
MOLINE brings rapid and happy relief,
and will be the