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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12
The Three Looks.

A Christian was once asked how h
could keep so calm amid all the care
of life. He answered:
"In this way: / train my eyes; fol
all evil, as well as ell good, comes from
the mind to the heart. Every morn
ing before | enter upon my daily work
among men, | fix my eye thoughtfully
on three things:
First, | raise them toward heaven
and remember that life and all its
struggles will be over there.
Secondly, look toward earth, and
reflect how small portion of it shall
need when am laid ia my grave.
Thirdly, and finally, / look upon
the surging crowds Of mankind, aud
think how much sadder many of their
lives are than mine. In this way ! con-
sole myself for all sorrow, and live
amid the cares of life, satisfied in God.
From tAe German.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12
Be Manly.

Never try to keep out of a mans
way when you are owing him anything,
unless it is thrashing or a scolding. II
is bad enough in all conscience to be in
debt, but do not make your condition
worse by growing meaner under its
pressure. When you absolutely can
not pay up at the appointed time, dom
make him think you are sick. Don
skulk about in any way-street to avoid
meeting your creditor; don't sneak
around the first corner when you catch
sight of him before he has seen you,
Such conduct is unmanly. No doubt
you're adverse to standing face to face
with a man to whom you are debtor,
pay day past and you are debtor still
it is mortifying, very, but it is only
one of the natural consequences OF
borrowing, and as you have incurred
the penalty, why meet it like a man,
Face your creditor, let him know that
you neither forgot the debt or under
rate his patience with you. Say frank
ly that you are very sorry to sec him
out Of his money and that you will pay
him up as fast and as soon as.you can,
and then make an effort to pay him.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12
To Subordinate Oranges.
From Rural sun.

We find many oranges failed to elect
their officers at the December meeting.
The usage had obtained that the mas.
ter of the State-Grange might, on ap-
plication, grant special dlspensation
for the election to be held at any time
thereafter, suiting the graHge We
have public notice to that effect, and
following that notice we have had sew
eral applications, and have granted
the privilege or given our dispensation
for the election to be held.
We now have an official ruling from
the w. NJ. Of the National Grange
j. L. Jones, relieving us of much la
Dor on that subject, and also relieving
oranges that failed to hold elections in
December, of the delay attending ma
king the application for a dispense.
ton. He rules a dispensation fo,
this purpose is not required" He
says under the constitution of the
National Grange subordinate oranges
may hold their elections at the regu-
lar meeting in December, or as soon
thereafter as practicable.
Therefore, those that have held
their elections since the time of the
regular meeting in December, or those
that may hereafter hold them, will be
recognized as legal elections.
This is sent through the papers as
authority to any and all subordinate
oranges in the State that have moi
held their election for. officers for the
present year, to hold their elections al
such time as may suit the grange. and
the same will be recognized as legal.
W. maxwell,
Master Tennessee Grange.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12
A RETROSPECT.

This is the American Centennial
year, and it is natural to go heavily
into the retrospecting business and to
post the worlds books up to date.
Some one facilitated this by preparing
the following list of historical happen
ings:
100 wears ago; American Independ-
ence.
200 years ago; King Phillip (the In
dian) defeated and slain; Habeas Cor
pus in England.
300 years ago; Massacre of st. Bar
tholmew; Spanish Armada preparing.
400 years ago; Printing invented; Is
abella the coming queen.
500 years ago; The days of Tanner
lane the Turk, and Chaucer the Eng
lish poet.
500 years ago; Baliol and Bruce;
Richard Bacon, st. Thomas Aquinas;
House of Hapsburg founded.
200 years ago; Richard Ceur de Leon
and Saladin, sultan of Egypt, measur-
ing swords in Palestine.
800 years ago; William the Conquer
or of England.
900 years ago; Hugh Capet the
Frenchman.
1000 years ago Alfred the Great.
HOO years ago; Charlemagne and
Haroun Al Raschid.
1900 years ago, Mohametanism es-
tablished and making lively work in
Constantinople and other places.
1900 years ago; Old Chosroes the
Persian lives ~ murder, and the Pope
is made secular Judge among kings.
140O years ago; The Saxons make
lively work in Britain; Clovis estab-
fishes the French monarchy and the
Visigoths conquer Spain.
1900 years ago; The Roman Empire
having legislated many years in favor
of capital and against labor, divides
and begins to fall to pieces.
1000 years ago; The world had moth
ing better to do than to broach and
denounce heresies and get up religious
prosecutions.
100 years ago Marcus Aurelius,
Tacitus and Plutarch made smart
trio of philosophers.
1900 years ago; Jerusalem was de-
troyed and Herculaneum and Pompeii
buried in the ashes of Vesuvius.
1S76years ago; All the world was at
peace and Christ was born.
5000 years ago; Adam, only COM
mon clod, rose to the dignity of large
real estate owner, but by poor manage
ment was driven into involuntary bank
ruptcy.-C Chicago Journal of Com
neerce.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12

1t is the babbling stream which fows
gently, the rivulet which runs along
day aud night by the farm house that
is useful, rather than the swollen
food or winding cataract. Niagara
excites our wonder, and we stand
amazed at the power and greatness Of
the creator. But one Niagara is enough
for the world, while the same world
requires thousands and ten of thOus-
ands Of silver fountains aud gently
flowing rivulets, that water every farm
aud meadow and every garden, aud that
shall flow on every day and night with
their gentle quiet beauty. So with the
acts Of our lives. 1t is not by great
deeds, like those Of the martyrs, that
good is to be done. 1t is by the daily
and quiet virtues Of life--the Christian
temper. the meek forbearnoe, the spir-
it Of forgiveness in the husband, the
wife, the father, the mother, the broth
er, the sister, the friend, the neighbor,
that the thing is TO be done.-Er.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12

Not many years since certain miners
working far under ground, came upon
the body Of a poor young man who had
perished in the suffocating pit forty
years before. Some chemical agent 70
which the body has been snbjected--an
agent prepared in the laboratory OF
nature-had effectually arrested the
progress Of decay. They brought it
up to the surface, and for a while, till
thoroughly exposed to the atmosphere,
il lay--the image of a fine young man.
No convulsion had passed over the face
in death-the features were tranquil;
the hair black as jet. No one recog.
nized the face, generation had grown
up since the miner went down into the
shaft for the last time.
But tottering old woman who had
hurried from her cottage at hearing
the news, came up and she knew the
face, which, through all these long
years, she had not forgotten. The mi
ner was to have been her husband the
morning after that on which he died.
There were no dry eyes when the gray
headed old pilgrim cast herself npon
the youthful corpse, aud poured into
his deaf ear many words Of endear-
ment unused for forty years. IL was
touching contrast-the one so old and
the other SO young. They had both
been young these long years ago. but
time had gone on with the living and
stood still with the dead.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12
For the Chronicle.
TO MISS TOMMIE GOLD.

think of thee when early morn is break
ing,
For thou art the day star of my life;
Thou art my first sweet thought upon
awaking
From dreams wherein thine image pass
eth by.
think of thee whene'er the bright sun
bringeth
Days busy hour and tolls unceasing
strife;
Then like bird to thee my spirit wingeth-
For thou art the sunshine of my life.
1 think of thee, when twilight dews are
stealing,
When the dim stars-scaree light the soft
ened air,
Then, then my shadowy thoughts thy form
revealing
Like those dim stars, thou hadst been
hidden there.
1 think of thee when silent midnight
seemeth
AS if it moved not on times noiseless
way,
Till worn with thought my busy fancy
dreameth,
That thou art smiling at my uneouth lay.
I think of thee forever, ever praying
That but one glance of thine may beam
onme;
Ny truant thoughts are ever to thee stray
ing
Dost thou not feel that live but for thee?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12
A Victorious South.

The truth is, the entire South is
growing rapidly in population. There
has been no great rush of immigration,
but constant trickling into various
healthy and fertile sections of our fair
Southland, of Northern and Western
families who seek refuge from the in.
clemeney of their colder climate. In
South Carolina, Florida and Arkansas
and North Louisiana this influx of
population has been very marked.
while in Texas, there has been an abb
solute tide of new peoples from all
quarters of the world. Here in Ala
bama we have witnessed current of
immigration of no Insignificant kind.
Along the Tennessee river, through.
out the valleys of North Alabama, we
find everywhere strange names and
faces. A dozen villages have sprung
up around iron furnaces which are
owned by men lately from the North,
There is no question that the South
is asserting her birthright. The gen.
tie light of the Southern cross is at
tracing the gaze ofrnillions, and when
the census of 1880 is taken, it will be
found that the Confederate struggle
which forced the emancipation OF the
slaves has resulted, under the mystic
workings of Providence, in inscribing
ultimate victory upon the banner OF
the South. .--hfObiEe Register.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12
Real Value Of Newspapers,

while we were engaged in farming,
which was many years, iB the Western
States, we always took several papers;
and we could safely say, each year, that
there was some item or article III each
number that was clearly as much value
to US, and in tangible form, as the cost
of the paper for the whole year. Aud
we have heard many other reading,
farmers say the same. They learned
something in every number by which
they were considerable gamers; aud
without which they would have been
losers 10 much more than cost Of the
paper. Yet, how many farmers say
they cant afford 10 pay one or two
dollars for a paper" So says tho edi-
tor Of the Baltimore Farmer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12

| l. A man has no right to indorse
when tue failure OF the frst party 70
meet this obligation will render the
creditors liable to lose ia consequence
of such Endorsements.
2. He has no right TO indorse for an :
other man unless he makes provisions
for such obligation, independent OF and
after providing for all other oblign-
tions.
3. He has no right 10 indorse anless
he fully Intends to pay what be prom
ises to, promptly, in case the fret par
ty fails to do SO. Few indorsers pre-
pare for this
A. His relation to his family demands
that he shall not obligate himself 70
another, simply at the risk Of deiraud-
ing or depriving them of what belongs
to them.
5. He should never indorse or be-
come responsible for any sum Of money
without security is furnished by the
FIRST party. It should be made q busi-
ness ransaction-rarely q matter Of
friendship. Ii is equivalent 70 loan
of capital to the amount Of the obliga-
tion, and the same precaution should
be taken TO secure il.
6. A man has no more right to expect
another 20 indorse his note, without re-
compense, than to expect an Insurance
company to insure his house gratuit-
ously.
z. IL is not good business policy for
one to ask another TO indorse his note.
promising to accommodate him in the
same manner. The exchange Of sig
natures may have, and usually does
have, a very equal value. IL is better
to secure him the amount, and exact a
like security for the amount Of re-
sponsibility incurred.
1t is better to do business that will
involve no necessity for asking or
granting such favors, or making such
1t is always safe to do 80.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12
THE HIRE OF MONEY.
Rates of Interest Allowed in the Va
riOus States and Territories.


The Philadelphia Ledger has COM
piled the following statement of the in
terest allowed by the laws of the sew
eral States and Territories of the
United States:
Alabama-Eight per cent. On usu-
rious contracts the principal only can
be recovered.
Arkansas-Six per cent, but parties
may contract for any rate not exceed
ing ten. Usury forfeits both princi-
pal and interest.
California-Ten per cent. after a
debt becomes due, but parties may
agree upon any rate of interest what
ever, simple or compound.
Colorado Territory-Ten per cent.
on money loaned.
Connecticut-Seven per cent. Usu-
ry forfeits interest taken in excess OF
legal rate.
Dakota-Seven per cent. Parties
may contract for rate not exceeding
twelve. Usury forfeits all the inter-
est taken.
DeIaware-Six per cent. Penalty
for forfeits and sum equal to the money
lent
District of Columbia-Six per cent.
Parties may stipulate in writing for
ten. Usuay forteits all the interest.
Florida-Eight per cent. Usury laws
repealed. Money may be loaned at any
rate.
Georgia a--Seven PER cent. Parties
ID G. A
rate than twelve forfeits interest and
excess.
Idaho Territory--Tcn per cent. Par
ties may agree in writing for any rate
not exceeding two per cent. per month.
Penalty for greater rate is three times
the amount paid, fine of $500 or six
months Imprisonment, or both.
Illinois-Six per cent, but parties
may agree in writing for ten. Penalty
for usury forfeits the entire interest.
Indiana-Six per cent. Parties may
agree in writing for any rate not ex-
ceeding ten. Beyond that rate is ille-
gal as to excess only.
Iowa-Six per cent. Parties may
agree in writing for ten. A higher rate
works forfeit of ten per cent.
ha0SdS-DCVSu pei NOuI" dA tlCS
may agree for twelve. Usury forfeits
the excess.
Kentucky.-Six per cent, but con-
tracts may be made in writing for ten,
Usury forfeits the whole interest
charged.
Louisiana.-Five per cent; eight pei
cent may be stipulated for ifembOdied
| in the face of the obligation, but no
higher than eight per cent.
Maine-Six per cent. Parties may
agree in writing to any rate.
Maryland.-Six per cent. Usuriou:
contracts cannot be enforced for the
excess above the legal rate.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Six per cent Any rate may be agreed
upon.
Michigan.-Seven per cent. Parties
may contract any rate not exceeding
ten.
Minnesota.-SeYen per cent. Par
ties may contract to pay as high al
twelve in writing. but contract TO
higher rate is void to the excess.
Mississppi.--Six per cent. Partie
may contractin writingfor ten. Wher
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12
The Tallest Man in Tennessee.
Somerville Falcon.


There is now living in Perry county
Tennessee. a wonderful cusiosity in
the person of James Horner, the Ten
nessee Giant. He is one Of family
of eight children, none of the rest OF
whom have exhibited any unusual
traits. At eighteen years he was a
we'll grown man, six feet high, and
weighed one hundred and eighty
pounds. At twenty-one he was six
inches taller, and weighed two hun
dred and ten pounds. ANY growth
after that was not noticed, until he
was twenty-four years old, and then
only by the smaliness Of his clothes,
and he then measured in his stockings
six feet nine inches. Since then-he
is thirty-one years of age-he has at
tanned the hight of seven feet nine
inches, and is still growing, this being
an increase of about two inches annu-
ally. Some years he grows more aud
some less, but this is his average
While he ought to weigh at least 300
pounds, he only weighs 233. He is
excessively lank and gawky, and only
possesses one quality in large degree,
and that is his ability to walk. He
thinks nothing of walking from home
to Linden, the county seat, twelve
miles distant, and back to dinner.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12

The proud are always most provoked
by pride.-Young.
Common sense is natures gift, but
reason is an art.-Beattie.
He who has lost confidence can lose
nothing more.-Boisle.
Man, man is thy brother, and thy
father is God.-Lamartine.
God the FIRST garden made, aud the
first city Caiu.-Cowley.
Who bravely dares must sometimes
risk fall.--Smollett.
God has commanded time to console
the unhappy.--Joubert.
Getting into debt is getting into
tanglesome net-Franklin.
Children have more need Of models
than of critics.--Joubert.
The great hope Of society is individ-
ual misunderstanding.
A learned man is tank; wise man
is spriDg.-W. X. Alger.
Be charitable aud indulgent 10 every
one but yourself-Joubert.
That which God writes on thy fore
head thou wilt come to.--Korans
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12
For the Chronicle.
ONLY A DREAM.

Wrapt in ebon midnight all nature slept,
Ere into nay snowy couch had crept;
But yielding to Somnus. sweet god of rest
1 soon lost, in slumber, thoughts that were
guests
or my young heart on that bright happy
day,
When my life was full Of loves pleasures
gay.
On the wings of fancy Morpheus few
Unto me, with fearful phantoms that grew
Yet more frighttul still as they nearer tread,
Till seizing my unbridled spirits fed
Thither to dreamland's less tranquil abode;
There my heart and brain with sorrow to
load.
trembled! Ishuddered! for deaths dark
pail
Was there and beneath, they said. 1 should
fall.
For mercy cried invain; twas my fate
Smiling Lachesis whispered it's too late,
And firmly holding the thread of my life
The cruel goddess bade me still all strife.
1 yielded thought struck the tickle god,
Which was that my heart beneath the cold
sod,
Severed from me, should lie ever alone,
While L, wanderer, be freed but to roam
Through life, heartless wreck, wretch
of VICE.
Knowing not whittier or where should go.
But another god in golden array,
Sprang up from darkness and proclaimed
the day.
Wildly sprung from cruel fancy's grave
Wildly, yes madly, shouted, my God, save.
Oh, save me from such a dark death In
life
Prepare me to meet heworld's bitter strife.
In vain tried cheerful companions to cheer
My dropping heart. full of fdoubt and of fear;
Twas restless, troubled. with only what
seemed
A broken relic of something dreamed
Something that drew me to the very ground
Where the gods, while slept. made my
first wound.
Led by my heart, without reason or truth,
1 sought the place and there found bold
youth.
Whose mien and manner bore traces of sin,
Yet OF truth, honor, and a heart to win,
But fed from him, to. forget my tears,
And smiled as thought, he knows not my
fears.
In vain Aed In vain new to the world;
Maddened, he soon the black banner un-
furled,
And Sought but revenge and-oh, God
knows why
To crush me /! to kill me to see me die!
Tho had sinned not butto cross his path,
He would cruelty crush me with bitter
wrath.
reason,
Resolved to meet this cold, cruel treason,
But an angel of beauty from above
Filled his heart with remorse and whisper
ed love;
Then flew to me. Twas mercy from heaven;
His prayer L heard and answered, "for-
given"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12
more than ten is taken the excess can

/ more than ten rs taken the excess can
not be recovered.
Missoari.-Slx per cent. Contracts
in writing may be made for ten. Ths
penalty for usury is forfeiture Of the
interest at ten per cent.
Montana.-Parties may stipulate for
any rate OF interest.
Nebraska-Ten per cent, or any
than twelve. Usury prohibits the re-
covery of any interest on the principal.
Nevada.-Ten per cent. Contracts
in writing may be made for the pay
ment of any other rate.
New Hampshire.-Six per cent. A
higher rate forfeits three times the ex-
cess to the persons aggrieved suing
therefor
New Jersey.-Seven per cent. Usu-
ry forfeits all interest and costs.
New Mexico Territory.-Six per
cent. but parties may agree upon any
rate.
New York.-Seven per cent. Uusury
is misdemeanor, punished by fine
of 81 900 or six months Imprisonment,
Or both, and forfeits the principal,
even in the hands of third parties.
North Carolina-Six per cent.
Eight may be stipulated for when
money is borrowed. Penalty for usu-
ry is double the amount lent and in
dicted for misdemeanor.
Ohio.-Six per cent. Contract in writ
ing may be made for eight. No penalty
attached for violation of law. If con-
tract is for higher rate than eight it
is void as to interest, and recovery is
limited to principal and six per cent.
Oregon.-Ten per cent. Parties may
agree on twelve.
Pennsylyania.-Sixp per cent. Usu-
rious interest cannot be collected. IF
paid it may be recovered by suit there
for within six months.
South Carolina.--Seven per cent.
Usury laws are abolished, and parties
may contract without limit. Con-
tracts must be in writing.
Tennessee may contract In
writing for any rate not exceeding ten
per cent.
Texas.-Eight per cent. All usury
laws abolished by the Constitution.
Utah Territory.-Ten per cent. No
usury laws. Any rate may be agreed to-
Vermont.-Six per cent. Usury
forfeits only the excess.
Virginia. per cent. Lenders
forfeit all interest in case of usury.
Washington Territory.-Ten per
cent Any rate agreed upon in writ
ing is valid.
West Virginia.-Six per cent. Ex-
cess of interest cannot be recovered if
usury is pleaded.
Wisconsin.-Seven per cent. Par
ties may contract in writing for ten.
No interest can be computed on inter-
est. Usury forfeits all the interest
paid.
Wyoming Territory-Twelve per
cent, but any rate may be agreed upon
in writing.
The currency act of Congress limits
national banks to rate of six per
cent In the district of Columbia |
Congress allows rate of ten per cent. |
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12

THE Nation in its last issue is some
what severe on Senator Morton, as
sume sum there is nobody iU the country %
who now has the smallest belief in
Mr.. Morton's honesty as a politician
or suppOses that there is any sincerity
in anything he says. He makes speech
es, everybody knows, ON whichever
side of any question he supposes mosi
likely to be popular, and he has nc
hesitation in fatty and publicly con
tradicting in January what he sid il
July. Nobody. in fact, credits hin
with any convictions of his own. Ii
a pure and healthy state Of politicl
and of public opinion he would be
living in a close retirement and takinl
his exercise after dark"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12

By the Pennsylvania Legislature:
Whereas, tho ground-hog has been
making and experimenting the wealth
er ever since the discovery Of America;
and whereas, there has never boen ac-
corded him any appropriation ofmOney
for his arduous and responsible ser
vices; therefore resolved, that the
thanks Of this Senate be and are here
by rendered him, and that he be re-
quested TO forecast the weather until
Old Probabilities can afford to dispense
with his services. Resolved, that
grOund-hog day be declared legal hol-
iday."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12

RECENTLY an old merchant of o
cross and crabid disposition sold out
his stock of goods to some young men,
When the transaction was completed
the old merchant said to one of them
in somewhat pompous tone, Mr.,
| have sold you my goods, and you
paid me for them, but I have not sold
you my business reputation or good
name" mo, sir," answered young
America. Il only bought what
thought valuable"