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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-12-21
/, rIsIT Fnom sT. NICHOLAS.

Twas the night before Christmas when all
through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even
The stockings were hung by the chimney
In hopes s' that st. Nicholas soon would be
The children were all nestled snug in their
beds,
While visions ofsugar-pl ums danced in their
And Manu- in her kerchief andI in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winters
When out on the lawn there rose such a
I spran is' from my bed to see what was the
Away 10 the window flew like a fash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the
The NOON noon on the breast of the new-fallen
Gave a Iusire of midday to objects below;
When, what TO my wondering eyes should
But Miniature sleigh, and eight tiny rein
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
] knew in a moment il must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they
And he 'Shhistled, and shouted, and called
them by name
Now, Dasner! now, Dancer now francef
ont Comet, oni Cupid, on Dunder and
To the iop Of the porch. to the top Of the
Now, dash away, dash away, dash away all -
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to
So, up to the house-top the coursers they
With a sleigh full Of toys-and st. Nicholas
And then In twinkling heard ON the
The Prancing and paving of each little hoofi
AS drew in my head, and was turning
Down the chimney st. Nicholas came with
He was dressed all in fur from his head to
Aud his clothes were all furnished with
ashes and SCOT;
a bundle of toys he had hung on his back
And he looked like pedlar Just opening his
His eyes how they twinkled I his diInples
now merry
His cheeks we're like roses, his nose like q
His droII little mouth was drawn up like q
And the beard on his chin was as white as
the snow
The stump OF pipe he held tight in his
And the smoke. it encircled his head like .
He had a broad face and little round belly
That shook when he laughed, like bow
He was chubby and plump-a right jolly
And / laughed when saw him in spite o
myself.
A wink OF his eye, and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me TO know had nothing tc
dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight L
his work,
And nlied all the stockings; then turned
with jerk,
And laying mis- finger aside or his nose,
And giving "a nod, up the chimney he rose
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave 1
whistle
And away they all flew like the down of {
thistle;
But heard him exclain, ere he drove. on
OF sight,
Merry Christmas TO all, and to all a gooC
night"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-12-21
81 am dying, Egypt, dying,
Ebbs the crimson Iife-blood fast. "

"My eyes filed with tears as he
read. He said not aword as he con-
Guided, but placed the manuscript
in his pocket and lay down to sleep.
Before dawn came the call to
arms. When | next saw poor
Lytle he was cold in death among
the heaps of slain. thought of the
poem, and searching the pocket
where L had seen him put it, drew
itfnrIh. and it was forwarded among
other things to his friends"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-12-21
II SAW-HURRAH s-OLD SAN "a
CLAUS.,
MADaE E1LIor.

There was a bJy-there is a boy,
Who, sent one Christmas Evs- to bed
At nine, that he might go to sleep,
Stayed wide aw Ike ill twelve instead
An this is what he said next day
1t may and ii may not be true;
AS it was told TO me, my deaTS,
So /, my dears, tel IL to you:
" Hurrah Hurrah l saw saw
He'd suits, and books, and sweets, and toys
His face was red, his beard was Wlaite,-
/ saw-hurrah !-old Santa Claus!
Halo, Old chap,-look here, says r.
Give me lot of things, BECAUSE
Tam the very brst of boys
Bully for yeui' said santa Claus
Now on that Christmas Eve that boy
Did see, perhaps, the books, and toys,
And suits, and sweets, and santa Claus
But that he made the slightest noise, =.
Much less called ont Z" T1alloo! old chap"
really can't believe is true.
Think he snuggled down and peeped,
Still as a mouse, my dears. Don't you!
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-12-21

In the Forty-seccnd Congress
there were nine negroes; in the
Forty-third, seven; in the Forty
fourth, four; in the forty-fifth, three,
and in the Forty-sixth there Will be
none, unless O'Hara, of North Caro-
lima, gets certificate, which is
doubtful.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-12-21
Friday, January Srd, 1879.

One-half of said land is in cultivation, and
the balance in timber, consisting principally
of black jack, red aud white oak. This land
will be sold at a great bargain as whole,
or, IL desirable, may bO divided into two OK
three parts. There are two Improvements
on the place, consisting OF double and single
log houses five tobacco barns, stables, cribs,
clear pond for stock and fish; on the place Is
young apple orchard in full bearing, also
peaches. Terms easy, say one-thtrd cash,
balance in one and two years at six per cent.
interest. If not sold privately before Friday,
January Sd. 1879, we will sell said lands pub
licly on that day; and If not sold, will be
rented for the year 1873. Reason for selling:
declining health and old age. COL. IL. O..
Davis, at Woodlawn, or myself, will take
pleasure in showing the place at any time.
T. ID. LEONARD, Real Estate Agent.
August "A, lS7S-tds
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-12-21
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Time, Labor and Material.
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richness.
humbug pracced The closest investigation
asked Any desiring to do may procure ana furnish all
materials used in the operation
Private be had by special arrangement with the
to Every warranted
money represented Every family should order
advertised For further particulars
information inquire of or address
up Rooms and Z, Chicago, ILL.,
Franklin House j.
Tapscott witnessed the churn work novl6-3m
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-12-21
A Romance OF the war.

A gentleman we'll acquainted
with Colonel Realf, and an ardent
admirer of his poetry, relates q story
told by him while the two spent a
night in conversation, criticism and
recollections so dear to men of his
kind, over Il cosy fire and warm de-
cOctions. He spoke of the night
before the battle at which General
w. l.. Lyle fell. The two (Realf
and Lytle) lay together in the Gen
erals tent. They were both given
to writing poetry al such times,
and each had an unfinished poem
on hand, and they read and criticised
each others efforts humerously for
some time, when said Lytles
"Realf, shall never live to finish
that poem"
"'Nonsense, ," said I, you will
live to write volumes of such stuff. ,
"a feeling has suddenly come
over me-" continued the General,
solemnly, (which is more startling
than a prophecy, that l shall be
killed in to-mOrrOw's fight. AS l
spoke to you l saw the green hills
Of Ohio as if / stood among them.
They began to recede from me in a
weird way, and as they disappeared
the conviction flashed through me
like a lightening's shock that /
would never see them again."
81 rallied him for his superstition,
but the belief had become strangely
impressed upon his mind, and he
succeeded in so far thrilling me
with his own unnatural fear that I
begged him to finish his poem be-
fore he slept, that such fine works
might not be lost to the world.
"In the small hours the Gener-
eral awakened me from a slumber
into which l had fallen, to read to
me that beautiful poem, which
must live as long as onr literature
survives, beginning:"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-12-21
LAND FOR SALE.

The Col. II. q. Davis farm, containing 40
acres as fine tobacco, wheat and corn land
as any in Tennessee, located upon the edge
OF Stewart county, one-half mile from the
Montgomery and one mile from the Christ
ian county line, eighteen miles from New
Providence and ten miles from the old Cum
berland Rolling Mill, Will be offered for sale
on
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25
A Curious Trial in India.

A respondent of the London Times,
tclegraphing from Calcutta, says:
A special High Court Bench, consist
ing of the Chief Justice and two Puisne
Judges, will sit to- morrow to hear an APP
peal in the case of the Rajah of Pooree.
The Advocate General, on behalf of the
Government, will support the conviction.
No case since the famous Baroda trial
has excited so much interest. The Rljah
is the hereditary guardian of the Temple
of Jugcernaut, his special duty in that
capacity being to sweep the space in
front of the throne when the god leaves
the temple for the Julgernaut car. He
is also the secular head Of the Hiudoo re-
li.ion in Orissa, and is worsnipped b.
the o lyah people as the visible incarna-
ton of Vishnu, being regarded MS the
ineal descendant of the old Hinduo
Kings of Orissa, whose dominions are
said to have extended from the Gauges
to Godavery. The murdered man, a
Iindoo ascetic of great sancity, njnyed
a special reputation for curing diseases.
The salient facts of the case, as given in
the judgment of the District Court, are
shortly these: The victim of the murder
was discovered by the police in front of
the Lion Gate of the Juggernaut Temple,
covered with burns and other marks OF
indescribabe torture. He lived fifteen
day. in agony. His statement was that
two servants of the Rajah had come to
his house and told him that their master
wanted him. He was accordingly con-
Quoted into the gymnasium of the palace,
where the Rsjab, with ten or twelve ser
wants, was present. He was shen thrown
down and overpewered, and after being
tortured for three hours was thrust out
through small back door. After crawl
ing some distance he was eventually dis
covered by the police. The motive for
the crime is mystery. The murdered
man was unconscious of having offended
the Rsjah, but stated that the Dowager
Rance had consulted him regarding the
state of the Rajah's mind, aud he had
given directions for his cure. He had
only once visited the palace. 1t was
possible that the Rsish was induced to
believe that he wa employed by the
Dowager Rance in the work of incauta-
ton against him, or that there was some
intrigue between them. The trial, which
lasted considerable time, created a pro
found sensation in Orissa, in consequence
of the special sanctity both of the &C
cused and the murdered man. The As.
SCISSORS were for acquitting the Raj,h,
but the Judge convicted him, though Gu
riously enough he sentenced him only to
trans portation for life.
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MOrrisSey and Wood.

The death of John Morrissey and the
failure of Ben Wood recall the celebrated
bout between these two gamblers, when
the latter won $l24, 900 from the former.
The New York correspondent of the
Buffalo Courier describes the occasion.
Ben was in the habit of dropping into
Morrissey's place occasionally for a little
recreation. and one night, about ten years
ago, he sauntered in as usual and fell
afoul of the bank. Morrissey was there
and many men about town, all of whom
knew Woods pluck and hang on alive
ness, and the party settled down for
| some lively work. Wood had about
50 900 in his pocket, and as the betting
was heavy he managed to GET to the
bottom in about an hour. In fact he
was cleaned out. But his blood was up
that night, and, as his reputation for
pluck was at stake among the boys, he
decided that once for all it should make
or break. His ready cash was gone, but
he owned valuable property on Tyron
row, where the Stats Zeltung building
now stands, and he proposed to hypothe-
cate the property TO Morrissey against
whatever sum, up to its value, he should
ioSC. AHC tHSi was uSCtDtCu, anu TUG
great night began. 1t lasted all night
and up to 0 o'clock next morning, and,
when truce was finally called, Ben had
won back the $4,000 he started with and
scored about $4,000 ahead besides.
With the money that Morrissey hal ad-
vanced him on the hypothetical prop
erty, he turned around and gave John
the worst whaling he ever received at
the card table. Not sign of wincing
was shown on either side till physical ex-
haustion forced n cessation of hostiities.
Both men were true grit to the last and
neither showed the least ill-temper from
beginning to end. 1t was on that occa-
sion that Ben performed the extraordi-
nary feat of smoking 500 worth of cigars
in one night. Morrissey. had special
brand of cigars at 81 each for his flush
customers, and Wood, who is tsemen-
dous smoker Tor chewer, rather, for he
merely chews furiously at q cigar, and
then filings it away managed to spoil
ninety of them while the fight lasted.
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Roasting Places.

Far less attention Is paid to providing
suitable roosting places for fowls and
chicks than is given to host of other and
poultry and poultry houses. We have
seen neat, tasty poultry houses, which
appeared from an outside view to be the
most comfortable places fowls could wish
for. yet an inspection of the inside re-
vealed the roosts from five to six feet
high, far too high for heavy fowls. In
I'VE olden times" when light bodiei
fowls were the go, i. did we'll enough to
let them roost high, especially as the hen
house WAS not carefully closed at night
to prevent the visits of predatory rats,
weasels and other animals with a natural
relish for chickens in the rough. Now We
have heavier fowls, are more particular in
regard 10 the condition of the plunge.
and take more pains with them, SO these
erial roosting places can readily be dis
pensed with, substitute being readily
found In the now popular BOOSTING
benches, which can be made but with n
small outlay Of time, labor and money,
and are movable, permitting the fancier
to move them wherever necessary. These
benches can be made from twelve to six.
teen inches high and of 2x1 inch stats
There is no regular length for these
benches, from five TO six feet being very
convenient size, though if the compsrt
ment be not too wide, they can be made
to conform TO the width of the house,
being careful to make them set true on
The door, with wide spread legs we'll
fastened on.-Poultry Journal.
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The NestOr of American Science.

Few men in the present century will
leave a more permanent impression upon
American science than the late Professor
Henry. As discoverer, he stood in the
front rank. His name will be indissolu-
bly, connected with the invention of the
electric telegraph, with the system of
daily weather reports, with the use of the
fog signals in our lighthouses. But i'm
portant as were these researches, they
were not more valuable to science and to
the world at large than the plans and sys
tens of which he was the author and
organizer, that ha for their object the
interchange and extension of knowledge.
The Smithsonian Institution owes its
method and its usefulness chiefly to Pro-
lessor Henry. 1t is the scientific ex-
change of the world, and serves as a
clearing house by which the investigators
in each line of research may be informed
OF what advances are made, what dis
coveries indicated, all over the globe.
Besides this, the Smithsonian employs
its funds in publishing the abstruse but
valuable works of specialists; works that
would not find a popular demand suf1i-
cient to pay for the proof-reading, but
having the possibility Of priceless worth
to science. As the President of the Ma
tional Academy of Sciences, Professor
Henry was also the leader in aiding
special researches by means of his funds.
In all these matters he took the large
view of the value of knowledge; never
permitting the question, "What use is
it2' to interfere with aid to a method of
study that promised new results.
Although at the opposite extremes of
the scientific field, the one being devoted
to physical and the other to natural his
tory inquiries, Professor Louis Agassiz
and Joseph Henry had many points of
similarity. Both made their greatest
discoveries in their earlier years. Both
when they grew older laid broad plans
for the future of science in this country,
and paved the way for their success.
Both lived long enough to earn the title
of venerable, and in his advanced years
Professor Henry was justly called "the
Nestor OF American Science" Both
surrounded themselves with circle of
younger men of like pursuit, bound to
them alike by gratitude and admiration;
and both were beloved. Each left be-
hind him an unfinished work, but with
the foundations so well laid and the plan
so clearly outlined that other hands can
it. Each by his energy and
wnoie souled devotion has given ma
Ierial impulse to scientific discovery in
This country, and helped to place the
United States in the foremost rank of
nations engaged in the quest of knowl-
sdge.-N. Y. Tribune.
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bottom of neighboring lake; that both
they and their fathers were familiar with
these sounds made by two species of shell
fish. They call them ''crying Shells"
So Sir j. E. Tendent took a boat and went
out on the lake, one moonlight night,
and thus describes the sound he heard
"They came up from the water like the
gentle thrills of musical cord, or the
faint vibrations of wine-glass when it's
rim is rubbed by moistened finger. 1t
was not one sustained note, but a multi
tude of tiny sounds, each clear and dis
tinct in ITSELF the sweetest treble
mingled with the lowest bass. On ap-
plying the ear to the wood work of the
boat, the vibration was greatly increased
in volume" The sounds varied consid-
erably at different points, and they did
not hear them on all parts of the lake.
Did you ever rub the edge of a thin COB
let round and round, after dipping your
finger in watera If not, ask your mother
to let you try it some time after dinner,
that you may know how fishes music
sounds.
A party of five intelligent persons
heard music in the harbor of Bombay,
described as ''lke the protracted boom
ing of a distant bell, the dying cadence
OF an Il )lian harp, the note of pitch
pipe or tuning fork, or any other long
drawn out musical note" The fish that
was said TO produce these sounds closely
resembled in size and shape the fresh
water perch. The sounds rose from the
surface of the water all around the boat.
Singing fish seem to me almost as
wonderful as mermaids, but l assure you
on the authority of M. Dafosse, an emf
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SIZE had invited him to stop to sup
per, and he was trying to appear easy
and unconcerned, while she was on her
prettiest behavior. Have you used the
sugar, joint" inquired the mother in
winning manner. John don't want no
sugY," calculated the young heir, alb
ruPWy. why mott" inquired the father,
curiously, while John, in his surprise,
swallowed a bit of toasted crust, and
nearly cut his throat open. Zoos he
DON'T" explained the heir, in artful man
ner. ~ heard him tell Mary last night"
you keep STILL" interrupted Mary in an
hysterical manner, while the young man
caught his breath in dismay. III heard
him say" persisted the heir, with dread
iul eagerncss, that she was so sweet that
he shouldn't never use no more sugar no
more-an' then he kissed her, an said
I'd tell, an" The young heir was
lifted out Of the room on his ear, aud the
supper was finished in moody silence.
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Smile Whenever You Can.

When things don't so to suit you,
And the world seems upside down,
Don't waste your time in fretting,
But drive away that frown;
ince life is oft perplexing,
Ills much the wisest plan
To bear all trials bravely,
And smile wheneer you can.
Why should you dread tomorrow,
And thus despoil to-day?
For when you borrow trouble,
You always have to pay.
1t is good old maxim,
Which should be often preached
Don't cross the bridge before you
Until the bridge is reached.
You might be spared much signing.
If you would keep in mind
The thought that good and evil
Are always here combined.
There must be something wanting
And though you roll in wealth.
You may miss from your casket
That precious jewel-health.
And though you're strong and sturdy,
You may have an empty purse,
IAN earth has many trials
Which | consider worse;
But whether joy or sorrow
Fill up your mortal span,
Twill make your pathway brighter
To smile whene 'er you can.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

To CLEAN THE HAIR. - Ammonia
should not be used on the hair; it Injuries
the gloss and softness, causing the hair
to become harsh and dry. The best way
to cleanse the hair and keep the scalp
healthy is to beat up fresh egg and rub
it we'll into the hair, or, if more conven.
tent, rub it into the hair without beating.
Rub the egg in until lather is formed
occasionally wet the hands in warm wa
ter, so.tened with borux; by the time Il
ia,her is lo,med the scalp is clean then
rinse the egg all out in basin of warm
water, containing Tablespoonful of pow
dereh borax; after that rinse in one clear,
warm water.
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Scorer CAKE. - One pound brown
sugar, one pound fl ,ur, one half pound
butter, two eggs, one teaspoonful CHINA
mon; roll very tain and bake.
SUsrE's CAKE One cup of butter, two
Of sugar, three of f,ur (heaping), and
four eggs. Sift one tablespoonful of
cream of tartar and half teaspoonful of
soda in the fl 'ur.
CRAB APPLE SWEET CIDEH-Heat a
pint of vinegar and pound of sugar,
mace, and cloves together, and pour over
the crab-appes for six mornings. Plums,
cherries, and peaches make delightful
pickle done in that way.
To USE Up COLD MEATs.-Prepare
your meat as for hash; fill deep dish
with boiled maccaroni; on top Of that
place the hash; cover it with tomatoes,
over which sprinkle bread crumbs, with
little butter; bake until nicely Drowned.
BUrTERMTLK MUFFINs. quart but
termilk, two eggs, butter the size of an
egg, two fiat spoonfuls soda mixed in a
hule water, or one spoonful saleratus,
two teaspoonfuls salt, -four to make a
thick batter. Bake in rings in q quick
oven.
CRUMPErs. - Three cupfus raised
dough, work into it one half cupful soft
ened butter, three eggs, and mix suffi.
cient to make a stiff batter; turn into
battered pans and let it remain fifteen
minutes before baking; bake one half an
nuur.
BEEF TEA.-One pound lean beef,
chopped fue; put in clean vessel with
c"ver; add one pint cold water, and four
irops of muristic acid stand on back OF
range one hour; then simmer two hours;
strain and add four cloves and one tea
-poonful salt.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

In the moral as 10 the physical world,
the violent is never the lasting; the tree
forced to unnatural luxurisnce Of bloom
bears Ii and dies.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

ALWAYS tell the truth; you will find
It easier than lying.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-25

A BALTIMORE mao has been arrested
for play Ing ghost by dancing around n,
night on the tops of houses in his
night shirt, his object being to depreciate
property in his neighborhood 50 that he
could buy il cheap.