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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-29
The Pulpit and the Stage.

In his sermon at the funeral of Mrs.
Conway, the actress, the Rev. DIR. Nye,
addressing the members of the dramatic
profession present, said;
1T is not my desire or purpose to
address, at any length at least, the
large and intelligent class Of women
and men represented here, identified
with the profession to- which she be-
longed. They come in honor to her
memory, come as her friends, and the
friends Of the family, to condole with
these afflicted ones and to aid in these
funeral rites. For my own part, Isee
no necessary antag0nism between the
stage and the pulpit, between the drama
and the church. This human life is
not for work only, but for play, and
there will be, ought to be, music, art,
mirth, pleasure, while the world shall
stand. In your view, the world needs
the drama, the stage. Well, is it not
fitting in me to ask you here to-day to
remember this good woman andher bus
band, who stroye to redeem and elevate
the stage. and beg that you will strive
by your presence and united influence
to make il what purity and temperance
and morality and religion demand2
And one other thought. II the
world needs the stage, does NOS the
world and the stage need the church
need the Christ whom the good God
has sent to heal and love the world?
We must all meet temptations Duties
are pressing on US every hour and
don't we need faith in invisible and
eternal things? We must all meet
death, and can we meet sorrow and
death-you and I-without faith in
God and without hope in the immortal
life? May we all 50 live that when
our human work and play are over, and
we come to the shore Of the river which
lies between us and the eternal home,
We may beable calmly to say, Thanks,
Amen"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-29


Nothing, nothing. 1 believe | am
dreaming" J..
We'll, Willis, | do not intend that
you shall sit up tonight. If you will
not care for yourself, some one must
care for you. Your nerves are fear
fully wrought up, and only quiet and
rest will do you any good
The clock ticked regularly on and
marked an hour before another word
was spoken. They sat in the same
position. She with her eyes fixed on
the CRATE, and his fastened upon her
face. All in after years, when many
waters rolled between them, they sigh
ed for such an hour. He seemed pic
turing her image on his heart, so earn
! estly and ,fondly did he gaze upon her
She placed her hand to her head with
swift motion, as ifstruck with sudden
pain. 1s. ue a
Does your head ache, Willis z he
quickly inquired. ..itasc
Slightly, was her laconical reply
He walked to the desk, and IN few
moments prepared powder, and re
turning he laid it upon the table say
ing. That will relieve you temper
rarily." .1fis.f7..ii 4."
1T will soon pass, / think and save
me the trouble of taking it," she ans
] vered eyasiyely.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-29
TnE CHOLERA OF 1873.
DR.. McClelIan's History Of the EpI.
demic.

DR.. Ely Mcclellan, Assistan, Sur.
geon United States Army, reached his
home in this city on Saturday. sfferan
absence of four and half months.
which were spent in Washington City,
supervising the publication of his
History of the Cholera Epidemic of
1873 in the United States."' a' a r
This work ispublished under a ioint
resolution of Congress. approved
March %. 1874, authorizing the Sec
retary of War to detail medical off.
Ger OF the army to visit the localities
where cholera prevailed in 1873. col
lect all the facts of importance with
reference to the epidemic, and reportto
the President, to be submitted to Con-
gress, on or before Jan. /, 1875. The
choice of the Secretary Of War very
properly fell upon DIR. Ely Mcclellan,
then Surgeon of the post of Lebanon.
whose opportunities for observing the
progress Of the epidemic in Kentucky
had been unusually good, and whose
researches had already accumulated a
large and extremely valuable mass of
materials bearing upOa -tie subject.
The report, embracing nearly 500 pages
and constituting the main body Of the
work, contains an account of the prev
aience of the disease at two hundred
and slxty-four localities in eighteen
States and territories, and gives a de-
tailed and accurate history, generally
derived from the medical men in at
tendance, of almost every case which
occurred in the United States drTinq
that year. Itrequires but little kDowl-
edge of the subject to enable one to
perceive the wonderful value and i'm
portance TO medical science of such
collation. of facts carefully collected
and recorded by trained professional
observers. We have, indeed, in this
volume ample material for the most
extended induction and the broadcast
generalisations.
The more important general conclu-
sions as to the causes Of the epidemic,
at which DIR. Mcclellan has arrived,
after a careful survey of the whole
field, may be briefly summarized:
i. That Asiatic cholera is an infec-
tious disease.
2. That the active agents In the
spread of cholera are the discharges of
persons suffering from the disease.
3. That the infection may be trans
mitted by n cans of clothing, bedding,
furniture, &c.
4. That the specific poison which
prouces cholera originates alone in
India, and is thence carried to all
parts Of the world.
5. That cholera is frequently COM
to individuals through the
atmosphere Of infected localities, and
by the use of water contaminated with
the poison.
q. That the violence Of u cholera
outbreak at any point is influenced by
the hygienie condition Of the place.
z. That one attack of cholera is no
protection TO the individual from u
similar attack IN future.
As to the epidemic of 1S7a, DR.. M.
says that the history of it shows that
it was originally imported into the
United States by means Of infected
fabrics, and that during the summer it
received reinforcements BY the same.
Ky, Herald.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-29
HATS! HATS! HATS! HATS!

have Hats for old mddleaged and
this OF all think we have pler
cheaper anybody but only ask to the rest
Hats and judge for yourself above statement not true
had
them Straw Hats Ventilated Straw Hats Broad Bn
Hats Straw Hats Of all kinds for boys and Prime good
above goods
mine always remembering show goods with pleasure whether buy
the hard times will take in exchange
for goods Country Produce Butter Eggs Chickens Dried
Talow all kinds Skins desire
willing do all can to assist and all my
inducements good goods lowest
and then produce payment highest market My soreroom
Franklin look for handsome Banner across the
street and Mammoth side of Store Wishing all
L remain, very respectfully
.nr,,, ,s,.t u Ia. Williams.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-11

retail trade in liquids suitable for wetting
hats is increasing. A fellow who won't
wet an election hat is penurious, left
handed curmudgeon, you know; and now
it costs me ten dollars 20 go down street.
l am not bloated bond holder, as my
clothes-barring my hat-will show; I
am not bank cashier, am not trustee
for an orphan family-in short, am not
a suitable person to win election hats.
The fellow who lost the hat got off by
paying just nine dollars; and it has cost
me upward of forty dollars to win that
hat. At the present rate l shall become a
bankrupt Friday NOON"
The victim of the election hat remained
silent ard thoughtful. The mystery of his
tragic rehearsal at the beginning of his call
remained unsolved. His attention was
called to the matter.
"Oh, yes" he exclaimed; "you see that
was put-up job. could get sent to Jail
easy enough, but thought it would per-
haps be more appropriate to be sent to the
asylum. I'm an honest man, but I'm
going to do my best to get sent to the crazy
house for few weeks, where l shall not
be asked to wet that hat and where l
can think over what a unanimous fool
was not to bet on the losing side. but
here comes the boy with the policeman.
Now is the winter of our discomfort
Made glorious summer by the cold that went;
And all the clouds that lowered upon our
house
Have fed before the warning, nix cum rouse!
Now are our brows bound with victorious
wreaths,
Our bruised arms"
The stern officer Of the law laid his
hand, firmly but gently, over the mouth
of poor Jones, and, under his protecting
wing. solemnly marched the detected man
who won, and partially wet, an " election
hat. ''-Detroft Free Press.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-11
A Peep Into the Locomotive Works.

1T is only about fifty years since the first
locomotive pulled along the first railway,
dragging the first clumsy passenger-car.
During each of those fifty years more than
1000 miles of rails have been laid and, in
England and the United States, every day
of those fifty years has seen the compile
ton of one locomotive and two passenger
cars. Immense workshops are kept busy
building locomotives and cars. They are
generally near the principal depots of the
great railway lines, and 1 know of no
more interesting place where one can
spend a part of his day in the depot. Each
and every part of locomotive must be
made with the greatest precision and del
icacy, and great machines are employed
for hammering and cutting and punching
and planning the iron into shape. You
will find in these railway works, as the
English say, or 6 locomotive works. as
they are called in America, immense
machines, possessing almost resistless
power, yet driving only a little, steel-point-
ed instrument, like chisel, not bigger
than ones little finger. 1t seems almost
waste of power to use such a giant to
drive SO slight tool. But this
by little through the hardest of cold
iron or steel, and planes it as
smooth as ever the carpenters plane trims
wood, and it produces, too, shavings of
iron as delicate as those of soft pine. Lit
tie shears, hardly bigger than those of a
tailor's, cut through iron as easily as
through paper; and delicate steel punches
drive their way through iron plates. In
most of these works you will see also the
Nasmyth steam hammer, mighty giant
in power, but as docile as lamb under
the touch of master hand. It is an i'm
mense shaft of iron, sliding up and down
IN a great wooden frame, and regulated in
its movements so that it can strike a hard
or soft, quick or slow blow, as the engi-
neer who directs 1t may wish. A heated
SHAFT of iron foot thick can be crushed.
or tack may be driven by its blows.
About twenty years ago the Prime Minis
ter of England, Lord John Russell, visit
ing the railway works at Manchester, was
invited to eat a boiled egg for luncheon.
Before giving him the egg the master of
the works put it in a small wine glass and
placed both under the great steam ham,
mer. The engineer set the giant at work;
down rushed the shaft with the rapidity
of lightning fash and struck the egg,
but SO perfectly was the hammer regulated
that the blow merely Clipped the shell,
crushing neither glass nor egg.-St Ntch-
olds for December.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-11
SPECIMENS of a new bogus postal card

SPECIMENS of a new bogus postal card
have been detected in the New York Post
office. They are made in imitation of the
old-style card, but are not technically
counterfeits, because the words I" this is
not lawful" are printed over the words
Omitted States Postal Card, )" and in place
of the usual direction to write the address
only on one side, the message on the
other, are the words: You may write the
address and message anywhere you like
and send it."
IT is rather a startling statement the
Postmaster General is said to have made,
that it costs the Government more to send
mail matter from New York to Chicago
than it does to St. Petersburg. Some
change should be made. Some money
might be saved during the season of lake
navigation, for instance, by sending the
Chicago mail by schooner up the st. Law
renee River and around the lakes. 1t
would seem slow at first, but Chicago
would soon get used to it.-Detr0it Free
Press.
WHAT kind of juries are impaneled un-
der a provision of law which makes in
eligible those who read the newspapers
murder case on trial in New York. A
juror was asked if he had conscientious
scruples against capital punishment. He
answered that he hadn't read a word about
it, and when the question was repeated he
said he was sick at the time and did not
read the papers. This seemed to enlighten
the questioner, who then asked the man if
he knew what capital punishment was,
and the answer was in the negative.
THE Government in suing at Philailel-
phia James w. Schaumburg, a paymaster
Of some twenty five years ago, to recover
$306, alleged to be due upon his account,
is met by a queer defense in the shape OF
| a set-off. Schaumburg claims that about
twenty five years ago he offered his resig
nation, and at the time went from the post
where he was stationed to New Orleans
to attend his dying father. His name was
dropped from the army register, but his
resignation was never accepted. He there
fore claims that he was never lawfully put
out of the army and has always held him
self ready for duty, and that therefore the
Government owes him regular pay as
Lieutenant for twenty-five years, aggre-
eating something over $68, 900.
Two YOUNG ladies of Rochester, N. Y,
who move in high social circles, endeav-
ored to play joke on two of their gentle
men friends the other evening. They
proposed to the aforesaid young men that
| the quartet attend certain entertainment
1t was agreed to, and at the appointed
time the boys called for the young ladies'
They were shown into the parlor while
the dear creatures arrayed themselves in
preparation for the event. 1t was the in
tention of the young ladies to steal out at
the side-doOr and let the boys wait in the
parlor until they got tired out and made
inquiries into the matter. But the boys
had in some way got wind of the joke
and turned the tables. The girls arrived
at the entertainment, and after being
seated heard a giggle, looked around and
oh, horrors There sat the boys with
two other girls.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-11

bag of meal on the back then make some
mice of apple-seeds by running brown
thread through, leaving two knots at one
end for the ears, and a respectable length
of cotton at the other for a tail. You will
be surprised at the very natural appear
ance of the whole affair.
have known children to discard the
finest Paris doll for a comical old lady
prepared from a walnut And as for
paper-dolls, they are an infinite source of
pleasure to little girls; you can make and
dress whole army of them in an after
noon.
Thus you see how easily you can have
the pleasure of giving as well as receiv-
ing. truly hope you will enjoy the
merry, merry Christmas the better for it.
-Adelaide 8. Hill, in Chritian linton.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-11
Then he leaned back in his chair,

Then he leaned back in his chair.
"Take the cover off the little dish, pa, )"
cried Lizzie.
"Why, what is in the little dish?"
asked Hiram. why do you all look
so?"
And Sara reached across and lifted the
lid; and Hiram knew.
Everything was safe-the coupon
bonds, the money, the receipts-that of
the wicked creditor included. In contrast
with his state yesterday Hiram felt HIM
self rich man, and he had the opportu-
nifty of starting fair and even with the
world again at least.
Sara was not the only one down whose
cheeks tears ran that day-tears of joy
and thankfulness.
And it all came about, says Hiram to-
day, because my Sara kept up her heart
so well; was thankful to Heaven for all
its mercies and made the best she could
of our one pumpkin.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-11
SLsffsd Misre1a'W
CHRIsTNAs COMING.


1T MARY B. DODGE
FKArHERY fakes are dancing, dancing,
In the gray morn's frosty CLEAN;
Heralds they Of reindeer prancing
From the gardens Of our dream
From the bright land Of the Ell King,
Where the bon-bons gayly grow,
Just like sweets Of summer gardens
When the tulips smile in row.
Feathery fakes are falling, falling,
From the slies In softest way,
And between are voices Calling
Soon Il scju b. CAristnsas- Day"
Don't you know how In the Spring time
Wintry SHOWS are scattered wide,
Ere the lovely purple blossoms
Dare to peep from where they hide?
Festhsry fakes are sitting, sitting,
Thro1gh TIE chill December air
Here and there, and yonder drifting,
Making everything more fair;
Laying whittier folds than linen
On the houses and the trees,
Sofler than The richest damAsk
0rread our dainty guests to please.
Soon the boa-bons win be falling,
A. The fakes have fallen to-day;
And the children win be calling
To their Patrons Saint 90 gay:
Ali We knew, when came the suow-hakes
You would come, dear Santa Claus;
For We always (you remember)
Know the winds way BY the straws."
Boon the trees, - fair - any
That the e1ves have wreathed with snow
WIN b plaxtsd-ohi so many
In our many homes-and loi
Something better far than snowflake
Shall be hung about their green
Candies. toys end fairy tapers
Lighting up the merry scene.
And the children, dancing, dancing,
TN ali tired their little feet,
Shall, with halfshut eyes upgiancing,
Wondcr, " Why y life 20 sWeetr
And some tender voice shall whisper
Flakc-lfkc falling from above
Christnas u % sweet, my darling,
just because its King II Love-"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-11
Winter Amusements.

Iris an easy thing to establish, either in
country or city neighborhoods, the read
ing club. Twenty-Five young men and
women of congenial tastes, habits and So
cial belongings can easily meet in one
anOther's houses once during every week,
through five or six months of the year.
With small fund they can buy good
books, and, over these, read aloud by one
and another of their number, they can
spend an hour and half most pleasantly
and profitably. They will find in these
books topics of conversation for the re-
mainder of the time they spend together.
If they can illuminate the evening with
music, all the better. Whatever accom-
plishments may be in the possession OF
different members of the club may be
drawn upon to give variety to the interest
of the occasion. This is entirely practi-
cable, everywhere. 1t is more profitable
than amateur theatricals, and less ex-
haust.ve of time and energy. 1t can be
united with almost any literary object.
The q Shakespeare Club" is nothing but
a reading club. devoted to the study of a
single author; and Shakespeare may well
engage club for single winter. Such
club would cultivate the art of good
reading, which is one of the best and
most useful of all accomplishments. 1t
would cultivate thought, Imagination,
taste. In brief the whole tendency of the
reading club is toward culture-the one
thing, Notwithstanding all our education
al advantages, the most deplorably lack
ing in the average American man and
woman. - Dr. Holland, IN Scrt6ner's
MOnthlu
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-11

MIR. JAMES O'DoNNELL, of Madison,
Ind, has accomplished the marvellous feat
of eating thirty quails in thirty consecu-
tive days. Much anxiety was ex-
pressed for him when he reached
quail No. 2S, as it was observed that the
bones did not disappear until near mid
night, but the patient rallied successfully
and came out triumphant. 1t must be OK
planned, for the benefit of the ignorant,
that quail is very good eating when taken
occasionally, but quail every day is
nauseating. -Chicdg0 Tribune.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-30
The German Press.

The Volksfrcund is now completely
ready to support General Sam. f. Cary.
The General has visited the editor and
there declared that he has entirely dis
carded his former temperance ideas. that
he is now an anti-temperarfee man, and
that he can not only stand upon the anti.
temperance plank OF the Democratic
party, but also lie and even roll himself
upon 1t. Whether the General ana the
editor finally, as a sign of reconciliation,
have taken "schnapps," we do not know
so much, however, is certain, that the
editor has been thoroughly cured of his
inclination towards opposition, and is
now again "for the whole hog or none."
Our Chief Of Police, snelbaker, is in
dicted by the Grand Jury for embezzle.
ment, and Mayor Johnston has not yet
dismissed him. 1t is an extremely pleas
ant sensation for the city to have, as a
Superintendent of Police, man who
has already one foot in the-Jdu. Why
does not the Mayor discharge such a
person? Does the Mayor think, perhaps,
that he can do whatever pleases him,
and that he can kick the citizens as he
desiresP He may here, however, over
reach himself. Possible, also, that the
Mayor can not dismiss our sample Pc:
lice Chief Snelbaker,' because he, in his
anger, could give too. much Information
Of the Mayors connection in the Water
works windle, remembering the words
from Julius Cesar: "He knows too
much; such men are dangerous"
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-30

Capt. Churchill, Lieutenant Arnold
and Patrolmep CASTILLO and Smith, last
night about 1920 O'clock made suo-
cessful raid on the Keno game conduct
ed above the Sun saloon, on Fifth street
near Vine, by the Davis firm. CASTILLO
and Smith effected an easy entrance,
and sounded the shrill notes of the fog
horn. whereupon the Captain and Lieu
tenant came to their assistance.
Cha rles Davis, 9. A. Alexander, cash.
Ter, Albert Sanderlin, game-keeper, and
s. 3. Pointz, the colored manipulation of
the goose, were the arrested parties.
The goose, desk, cards, dial, pegging
board, in fine the whole gaming parapher.
MALTA, were carried off and brought to
the Hammopd-stfeet Station. Soon af-
ter the pulling, Captain Churchill was
assaulted by Jim Davis, the old man,
>yho was also taken In on the charge OF
dNorderiy conduct. During the melee
tba e. ptain was pushed into a window,
and aYsrge piece Of glass lodged In his
1houlderN TIE o1ses OF the above par
lies were lied up in the Police Court
this morning, I'd by request Of their
I. u. oanpbell, continued till
morning. Nhey all gave bonds
Tor thelr appearance. -
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-30
NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD.
FROM JAPAN.

YOKOHAMA, June 18.-Kido, member OF
the Imperial Council, is appointed the
head of the Assembly Of Officers from
the various Provinces, which meets, for
the first time, June 20, Sin Jeddo. This
is distinct body from the recently es.
tablished deliberative House, called
Genroin, which is not yet organized.
OkubO YOSEMITE, appointed President
of the Commission to the Philadelphia
Centennial, will not be able to leave
Japan.
saxbon Fusimi, the adopted son OF the
grandfather Of the present Emperor, was
degraded In 1868 for having intrigued
with the rebels in the war Of that year.
In the last month he was pardoned and
restored to his former rank.
A valuable slate quarry was disc0v-
cred in the Province of Tikupen.
Several officers were dispatched last
month to the interior of China on oonfi-
dental missions. One party was sent
to the scene of the murder Of the English
explorer, Margery. A trignometrical
survey is ordered Of the eight provinces
surrounding Yedd0.
A crab was captured eleven feet six
inches long, on the island in Yeddo Bay,
and is on exhibition in Yokohama.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
PRAGUE, June 30.--Ex-Emperor Ferdi-
nand the First died yesterday of lung
disease, aged eighty-two.
MADRID, June 30.--A royal ordinance
has been issued, commanding that mem-
bers of the Car1ist Juntas and all fami.
lies of which any members are in the
Carlist service shall be expelled from
Spain, and directing that the property
Of the Carlists be confiscated and devo-
ted to indemnifying communities suffer-
ing from Carlist acquisitions.
LONDON, June 8O.-The Standards spe.
cial dispatch from Pesth reports that the
loss Of life from the tempest Of yesterday
exceeded the first report. One hundred
and twenty dead bodies have been found
in the Danube, and many more must
have been carried away by the current.
PARIS, June 30.-The damage to prop
erty by the inundation In the cities of
Toulouse and Agen alone exceeds $4,-
000,0 200. The heaviest losses are In the
Departments of Haute Garonne and Lot
ct aaronne. Contributions for the relief
Of the sufferers are pouring in from all
parts Of France, Switzerland and Bel
GUM.