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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-04-13
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

There are those who claim that the
lost Donaldson is in England.
The family of ex. Senator Nye are said
to be in destitute circumstances.
The Hartford Conn Assessors put
down Mark Twain's taxable wealth at
$4,000.
Mr.. Horatio G. King has become the
publisher of the Christian Union, Mr..
Cleveland having retired on account of
ill-health.
Susan B. Anthony has just paid off
the $4,000 that she owed by reason of the
failure OF her woman's paper, the Repolu-
t'on. This payment leaves her out ofdebt.
but penniless in purse-just ready to be-
gin life again.
Harriet Hosmer says that she doesn't
want her works exhibited at the Centen-
NAL alongside the mems productions in
the regular art gallery, but in the Wom-
ans Pavilion all alone by themselves"
and, OF course, she will have her way.
Sharon, the silver mine Senator, is
described as very small in stature, slim
OF build, and what little hair he has on the
sides OF his almost bald head is in color q
mixture between dun and a gray. His
eye is bright, and he speaks nervously
and quick. His wealth is variously csti
mated at from 81, 100000 to SEC, 1000, OO0
The Cooperstown IN. W Freeman's
Journal says that when the late Samuel
Nelson, Of the United States Supreme
Court, was on the bench, he uniformly re-
fused all the railroad and steamboat
passes sent to him. He always paid his
fare, as he said that there was an impro-
priety in doing otherwise
Mrs. Myra Clarke Gaines and her
friends regard the recent decision of the
United States Supreme Court transferring
her case from the State courts of Louisiana
to the United States Circuit Court as very
favorable to her interests. The State
courts have usually decided against her,
and litigation will now begin again, with
| better prospect of success for Mrs.
Gaines than ever before.
Uncle Danl Drew was obliged one
day, in consequence of sickness, to give
his clerk the combination of his safe lock.
The word was "Door." The clerk tried
it in vain, and returned to MIR. Drcw's
house for better instructions. Remem-
bering that Mr.. Drew was eccentric in
some things, he asked: Chow do you
spell it, sir?" "Such ignorance! D-o-a-r-e,
of course" The safe was opened.
| MIR. Shillaber, the &C. Mrs. Partington''
of common fame, has been visited by a
San Francisco reporter, who found in him
an old gentleman with white hair seven.
ty-seven years of age. "In the interview
he stated that he began writing Mrs. Par.
tington's sayings by accident. Being en-
gagged on a newspaper in 1S47 he hap.
pened to insert a quizzical remark, at
tributing it TO Mrs. Partington, the title
being borrowed from Sydney Smiths
character of that name. He said that when
his sayings were co!lated and published
he had no idea of the great success that
the book would meet with, and was sur.
prised at the avidity with which it was
taken. The boy Ike he stated to be q
veritable character-in fact his own son. -
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-04-13
An Unsuccessful Experiment.

Mr.. Butterwick, of Roxborough, had a
fit of sleeplessness one night lately, and
after vainly trying to lose himself in
slumber he happened to remember that he
once read in an almanac that man could
put himself to sleep by imagining that he
saw flock of sheep jumping over fence,
and by counting them as they jumped.
He determined to try the experiment. and
closing his eyes he tancied the sheep
jumping, and began to count. He had
reached his one hundred and fortieth
sheep, and was beginning to doze off,
when Mrs. Butterwick suddenly said:
"Josephr'
80 what?"
wants to SET"
20 don't bother me with such non-
sense as that now. Do keep quiet and 60
to Sleep"
Then Butterwick started his sheep again
and commenced to count. He got up to
one hundred and twenty, and was feeling
as if he would drop off at any moment,
when, just as his one hundred and twenty
rirst sheep was about to take that fence one
of the twins began to cry.
Hang that child" he shouted at Mrs.
Butterwick; "why don't you tend to it,
and put it to sleep? Hush up, you little
imp, or I'll spank your'
When Mrs. Butterwick had quieted it,
Butterwick, although little nervous and
excited, concluded to try it again. Turn
ing on the imaginary mutton, he began.
Only sixty -four sheep had slid over the
fence when Butterwick's mother-in-law
knocked at the door and sskedif he was
awake. When she learned that he was,
she said she believed he had forgotten to
close the back shutters, and she thought
she heard burglars in the yard.
Then Butterwick arose in wrath, and
went down to see about it. He ascer-
tanned that the shutters were closed as
usual, and as he returned to bed he re-
solved that Mrs. Butterwick's mother
would leave the house for good in the
morning, or he would. However, he
thought he might as we'll give the almanac
plan another trial, and setting the sheep
In motion he began to count. This time
he reached two hundred and forty, and
would probably have got to sleep before
the three hundredth sheep jumped, had
not Mix's new dog in the next yard sud-
denly become homesick, and begun to ex-
press his feelings in Q series Of prolonged
and exasperating bowls.
ButterWick was indignant. Neglectiug
the sheep, be leaped from bed and began
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-04-13
P0p,sld- Beer in Gals
ton. gallons. drank
COUNTRIES.
Cinnamon and Cloves.

The cinnamon of commerce is the inner
bark of tree closely resembling the
laurel, or sweet bay, a native originally
Of Ceylon, but which is now grown in the
other parts of the East Indies, and also in
Jamaica and other West India islands.
The trees are left to grow unmolested IN.
til they are nine years old, At which time
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-04-13
Beer Drinking.

A statistical paper of Paris gives the
following table of the quantity of beer
made and the quantity drank per year by
each individual in the following coun-
tries, the figures being principally derived
from a compilation made by NJ. G.. No
back, an eminent scientist:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-04-13
WEST AND SOUTH.

The Ohio Republican State Convention
was held at Columbus on the Goth, and the
following State Ncket VA pouipated; For
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-04-13

WHEN is love deformed: When it is
oil on ono side,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-04-13

the young shoots or branches that are
about three years old are Topped off. The
bark is then lit on one side and removed
from the branch, tied up in bundles until
the next day, when it is loosened, and the
skin or outer bark scraped off. 1t is then
dried or rolled up into quilts or pipes,
about three feet long. which have slit
down one side, where the bark was cut.
The smallest quilts are rolled up inside
the larger; the whole then tied up in bun
dies OF eighty or ninety pounds weight,
and wrapped up in cloths, when they are
ready for expectation. 1t has an astrin-
gent and highly aromatic and warm flavor,
and yields by distillation an extremely
fragrant and pungent volatile oil, kept for
pharmaceutical use under the name of oil
of cinnamon.
The articles known in commerce as
cloves are the unopened flowers of a
small evergreen that resembles in appear
ance the laurel or the bay. 1t is native
of the MOlucca or Spice Islands, but has
been carried to all the warmer parts OF
the world, and is largely cultivated in
the tropical regions Of America. The
flowers are small in size, and grow in
large numbers in clusters at the very ends
of the branches. The cloves we use are
the flowers gathered before they are
opened, and while they are still green.
After being gathered, they are smoked by
a wood fire, and then dried in the sun:
Each Glove consists of two parts, a round
head (Which is the four petals or leaves
OF the flower rolled up, inclosing num-
Der of small stalks or filamcnts), the other
part of the Glove being terminated with
four points; it is, in fact, the flower cup
and the unripe seed vessel. All these
parts may be distinctly shown if few
cloves are soaked for short time in hot
water, when the leaves of the flowers
soften and readily unroll. The smell of
cloves is very strong and aromatic. Their
taste is pungent, acrid and lasting. Both
the taste and smell depend on the quality
of oil they contain. Sometimes the oil is
separated from the cloves before they are
sold, and the color and taste in conse-
quence are much weakened by this pro.
ceeding. american.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01
The State Debt.

We are glad that the indebtedness
of our State is being agitated by the
people through the press, as we'll as by
journalists of the same. There seems
to be as many plans for the liquidation
of the debt as there are agitators. We
offer no plan-for the simple reason
that we know of none that would be
acceptable. The only way, however,
as we conceive. for the State of Ten
nessee to pay her indebtedness is by
the levying of q sufficient tax upon the
property of her citizens to do so; and
while we are not to be considered as
champions of high tax, we would far
prefer it to that of Reputation. We
are aware of the fact that the element
of reputation is fast gaining adhe-
rents; and we very much regret it, and
are satisfied that it is doing so from a
lack of thoughtfulness.
We have no quarrel or harsh words
for any one who may favor reputation,
but We would admonish all who are in
the least tainted with the proposition,
to pause and reflect. Ask yourself the
question as to what disgrace it would
entail upon our State, not only for the
present, but for all time to come,
Would it not produce demoralizing
effect that would be worse, by far, than
we have ever felt? Neighbor would
lose confidence in neighbor; people
who heretofore had entertained the
highest opinions for those with whom
they had had dealings would feel dis
trust that would, 9th wise. never have
been felt. 1t will not do for the great
State of Tennessee to set such q pre-
cedent for her subjects. Let her show
willingness to do what is right and
then she will not only be respected by
her own people but by the whole world
We do not propose to say what the
tax should be. We are not, at present,
prepared to make calculation, and if
We were, we do not know that it would,
materially, be of advantage. One
thing we do know is. that If our State
can-and we have 10 doubts as to her
ability to do so-pay her Indebtedness,
without impoverishing her citizens, she
ought to do so by all means; and the
sooner it is done the better. The re-
suit need not be receunted by US. Our
State resources would be developed.
A new impetus would be felt in every
avenue of trade, art and profession.
Mechanics and artisans who are now
idle would find steady employment. The
valleys would blossom like the rose,
and peace and plenty rule supremely.
On the other hand, if we repudiate
what will be the consequence We
will throw the mantle of disgrace n, t
only upon our own shoulders but its
debasing influence will be felt by those |
yet unborn, who will rise up and curse
the day they were born. Some of oil r
best friends favor reputation to some |
extent, and we have the greatest res
pect for them-and can look at them |
only as erring brothers-but we ad-
monish them in the name of high |
heaven to repudiate the notion of State |
reputation, and they will live happy |
and die with the blessed consciousness |
that they have done nothing that will |
be i reproach to stultify and retard the
progress OF those who must, in few
feeting years. take ourplaees in church |
and State.-SpriaQfeId Record.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01
Concealed Weapons.

: Judge Guild of Gallati1, Tenn, in a
recent charge to the Grand Jury. has
this to say about the greatest nuisance
Of the country:
/ come now to charge you upon a
high misdemeanOr " ich Is too common
in the land, and which it is now your
high duty to notice, and bring the Of
tenders to justice. whatsoever they may
be. i allude to the vicious habit of
earring about the person coEcealed
weapons. More than half the homi-
cides which occur grow out of this
debased practice. When | was a boy,
the "bullies of one creek would meet
those of anosher creek upon the mus
ter ground. q ring would be formed,
and fair fight was had. no concealed
weapon was drawn and lo ritizen slain;
all their muscles were brought into
play, which ended in a ock-down
and an occasional bite-no one slain.
But now, the desperate with his pis-
tolls buckled around him, seeks his
victims, insults an unarmed man sem
sitive of his honor, and if he makes an
effort to repel the insult, the pistol is
drawn. a new grave is made and help
less widow and orphans are left to
mourn the loss of husband and father.
This evil practice is one of the off
shoots of laziness, an indispOsltlon to
pursue some vlrtuous and laudabie
employment which will always secure
a reasonable living and bring home to
a young man an honest reputation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01
Woods. Yeatman & Co.

A meeting of the creditors of the
company met at Nashville Wednesday,
and at which amicable arrangements
we're made, by which the works will
continue, the northern creditors agree
ing not to embarrass the Trustee by
law suits, but let him continue the
works. A committee of three were
appointed from the creditors to super
wise aud guard the interest of all par
ties, and to whom the Trustee will re-
port at stated periods the condition OF
affairs under his management. Mr.. j :.
III. Gatlin, who has been to Nashville,
hands us a statement given him by Mr..
Woods. which shows the Indebtedness
to be $250,000, with assets amounting
to $75, 900 personally, and sixty thous-
and acres of lands. The above liabili-
ties include the mortage debts, which
money was raised during the building
of Bear Spring Furnace.
The arrangements arrived at qulets
all fears of any trouble at present, and
should times improve the probability
is that all will be paid, which, other
wise, they would not, if the property Of
the company was forced upon the mark
ct. The result arrived at by the cred
itors we hope may prove, under the
watchful care of DIR. Steiger, cOndu-
Give to their interest ere long.-DOcer
Record, Murch "a.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01
CLUBBING RATES.

AS an additional inducement to sub
scribers to the CHRONICLE, we have
made arrangements with several news
papers and periodicals by which we
can furnish them to new subscribers
Cor old ones paying all arrearages and
one year in a6Vance) at a reduced
price. We give below the names of
the publications and the price at which
each can be obtained in connection
with tie CHRONICLE:
The Courier-J ournal and Chronicle,
with share in the Courier-J ournal
drawing, at $40,
The Nashville American and Chron-
icle, at$375
Godey's Ladies Book and the
Chronicle. and the beautiful chrome,
the " Morning Call, at 81 30.
Demorest's Magazine and the Chron-
iele, with choice of four elegant chro-
mos, " Home, Sweet Home" "Old
Oaken Bucket" =" After the Storm"
and The Captive Child" at$450.
Subscribers living out of Montgom-
cry county will have to pay fifteen cents
in addition to the above prices.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01
Crooked i'm Stewart.

On Thursday of last week Major w
+. Green, Deputy Revenue Collector,
and Deputy u. s. Marshal, J. w
Tut, arrived in town, and rumor had il
that crooked whisky was in view, any,
how the above named gentlemen left
town at sun down, returning shortly
after dinner next day with q man by
the name of Dick Phillips under ar
rest. The officials, with the aid of an
other party, ran up, about 8 o'clock in
the morning. with crooked concern
on Panther Greek, Phillips being the
only oneain charge or having any
thing to do with the concern. Major
Green rode up to the door and halloed.
out came Phillips, who upon being
asked his name, said it was McLane:
upon being told he was a prisoner. he
asked the Major to let him get his coat
the latter having got between him
and the dOoT-this was not permitted.
Marshal Tut took him in charge.
Had Phillips got to the door he would
have made it warm for the party, for
over the door ledge was a couple #
army revolvers and blundsrbuss of a
concern, which no doubt he would
have got before his coat, had the priv
ilege been given him to 20 in. In the
house was found ten mash tubs. lint
the still had been removed the evening
before, fearing a raid on them, there
was about fifteen or twenty gallons .f
whisky on the place besides a quart
apiece in the pockets of couple of
young men who had just purchased il,
The party left Saturday morning with
their prisoner for Nashville. Phillips
Is from Henry county, and we are in
formed knows well how to make crook
ed, having followed it for some ii me.
Ihe law abiding people on Panther
preek-and they are all that-reioice
at the result of Fridays work, not
wishing their peighborhoOd to be stig-
matised by such dOings- pouer Record
March 24th. WV -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01

A correspondent of the Boston
Globe offers remedy for very dis
tressing complaint as set forth below.
1t is given for what it is worth: VIII
you please insert for the benefit of
those who suffer from dyspepsia or in
digestion, that four tablespoonfuls of
lime-water, mixed with glass of COW S
milk, will cure the worst form of the
above distressing disease in few days.
I know by experience, being a sufferer
for three years. The first dose acted
like magic, and have felt like new
born man ever since, which is some
weeks ago. / saw the recipe in the
Scientific American, issueda few weeks
ago. If you knew the terrible suffer-
iDgs of this disease you would not hes
itate to insert it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01

John Adams had sound ideas on a
good many matters besides war. His
administration was u model of repub-
lican plainness. This is a remark he
made on one occasion:
But let Us take warning and give it
to our children. Whenever vanity and
gaiyety, love Of pomp'and dress, fur
niture, equipage, buildings, great COM
pany, expensive diversions and elegant
entertainments get the better Of prin-
ciples and judgments of men or wo-
men, there is no knowing where they
will stop, nor into what evils, natural,
moral or political they will lead us.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01

For money the statesman sold the
State, says the historian of the cor
rupt and rotten age Of the Second Ro-
man Triumyirate. heburgess his free
dom. The post of the officer and the
vote of the juryman were to be had for
money. Falsifying CT documents and
psrjuries had become so common tina
an oath was called the plaster for debts.
Men had forgotten what honesty was,
and one who refused bride was re-
garded, not as an upright man, but as
a personal foe" But for all this the
surface of the rotten society was
smooth and glittering." Every one
who reads the daily papers OF our times
must recognize the striking similarity
of things now and then. 1t is, indeed,
true, or fast becoming SO, that poverty
these days is not merely regarded as
a crime, but great crime. San
Francisco Post.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01

a tract of land in Montgomery county,
bound ed on the east by the lands of Mar
tina A. ]. Williams. on the south by the
lands of Henry Williams, on the west by
the lands of John Majors and Mary Will
son aud on the north by the lands of Joseph
WheleSS and Mary Wilson, containing
about 200 acres, being same land conveyed
by Taylor to L. l.. Williams by deed of
trust in 1860.
TERMS-l2 and IS months credit with
interest. Notes with good security and a
lien retained. No REDEEM ption.
POLK q. JOHNSON,
G e. II. and Commissioner.
March IL, lS7G-tds pr fee 50 co
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01
Friday, April IA, 1876,

a tract of land just across Red River near
the Orphan Asylum, containing Al acres
and bounded as follows: Begins at the
Southeast corner OF the Asylum tract, on
Red River, and runs thence along the line
of said tract south $50 poles, thence west 81
poles to Manning's southeast corner,
thence along his line south l0o east 75 poles
to IL stake, thence up said stream with its
meanders rs poles to the beginning.
TERMS-.Cash enough to pay costs. Bal
lance on credit of &l2, months with inter
est Notes with good security and a lien
retained. No redemption.
POLK &. JOHNSON,
G. & NJ and Commissioner.
march IL. 1876 tds-prf 50 90.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01

After two Arkansas farmers had
squandered 81, 12O on lawyers in trying
to find who owned an old cart, they
commenced shooting. and five cents
worth of ammunition brought salts
factory decision. It's your cart, we're
the last words of the plaintiff.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01

To STRENGTHEN THE HAIR.-Sweet
olive oil, three ounces; oil of lavender,
one drachm. Apply morning and
evening to those parts where the hair
is thin, in consequence of deficiency
Of moisture in the skin.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-04-01

took up his child to examine his
wounds. Perhaps, after all, he is not.
Beverley wounded. He tore off the
blouse; he staunched the blood on the
tender white chest. No hOpe-only
few minutes now. With cry like a
wild animal, he took up his child, and
as he stepped forward, stumbled over
the corpse of the little negro, who had
died instantly.
"a glorious shotl" he yelled and
still raging, still mad, with one arm he
caught up little Edmond, fastened his
body by the strings to the back of his
saddle, and, still holding his child,
vaulted IN his seat.
o, fearful ride. through the dark
forest, with those pitifuI, sobbing
means tearing his heart and Grazing
his brain
Once the boy spoke, but that faint,
catching breath, those feeble words,
surely are not merry JacQuesl Is he
not in horrible dream and will he
not Waken from il and fnd the loving
arms around his neck, and the loud,
clear voice calling Papa, papa p
Yes, faint, huttering arms are feebly
raised to his neck, and the miserable
man bows his head.
You didn't mean to hurt me, poor
papa. Tell mamma, tell her that.
One sigh, and poor mamma will new
er hear the sweet voice Of her child
again.
She mad waited and waited. Two OF
three times the sough of the wind seem
ed to bring her the refrain:
$50 gay, so gay"
but at last the well-known gallop OF
Pierre's horse smote upon herear. One
push at the fire, which blazed up, Que
glance at the smoking gumbo, and she
fastened to the door to welcome them.
What is Pierre staggering in with
his deer for? He is in the door. He
lays his burden on the bed, and sinks
down in a merciful swoon.
Days and days passed before he re-
covered full CONSEQUENCES. The moth
er had fought her agony alone and un-
supported, had guessed the terrible
truth of the chlldren's death, and
faced it with all the fortitude of a
strong nature; but still the man lay on
his bed, at times raving, at others un-
conscious.
When he recovered, there was veil
over his mind. He knew he had killed
his child, but it seemed the deed had
been done years before. In telling the
story-I heard it from his own lips
he would pause and try to remember,
though it has not been two years since
the tragedy occurred.
Pierre Estrin did not profit by the
teachings of his misfortunes. He had
always been gloomy man, but he now
became a.morose and desperate char
acter. His hand was Redeemed BY
more than one murder, and about q
fortnight ago he was himself assassi.
mated.
The young readers of the Companion
may think this story incredible, but
have confined myself strictly to the
facts of case known throughout this
parish of Sc. IIandry.-Mdrie B. WI.
Jams, IN Youths Companion.