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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
Repentance.
Galveston News.

Last Saturday night some sinner
stole two chickens from the coop of
Rev. Amidab Bledsce, of the Gal
weston Colored Blue-Light Taber-
nacle, and the next day the rever-
emf gentleman preached a most
powerful sermon against the sin of
stealing chickens and promising ev-
erlasting torment to the man who
stole his two chickens. Early Mon
day morning Jim Webster called
at the PASTORS residence with a
scared face and some poultry. He
said: "Parson Bledsoe, dat ar SER
mon most scared me to def. l
cOulden't sleep a wink, so | fOched
vel chickens back" ~ don't keer
for all de fowls, Jeems, but hit
pleases me nightly to know dat /
am an tumble instrument in de hans
OBJ de Almighty to bring sinners ter
repentance and to cause dem to
lead a new life. But, look heah
Jeems, desc chickens amt de same
yer stole from me-" 81 knows it.
Your chickens am done eat up, but
yer sermon opened my eyes to de
sinfulness OBJ stealing your chickens
and / felt so bad about it dat de fust
thing l did when church was out
was to climb ober into Col. Jones'
yard and cabbage two OBJ his latest
pullets to replace de chickens you
missed"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
Grains of

Lamentation without effort be
trays weakness and Wickedness.
The heart has reasons that reason
does not understand.-BOSSuet.
Means are always in u power
ends very seldom sO.-FTelding.
The greatest glory is not in never
falling, but in rising every time we
fall.
Sow good services; sweet remem,
brances will grow from them
Nine. de StdeI.
What prevents us from being nat.
ural is the desire to appear sO.-LC
ROchefOucduLd.
Family life has its charms and its
happy influences but we must not
ask of it greatness, for it dissipates
thought and cOOlS enthusiasm,
without which a life is never heroic.
POlitenesS is to goodness what
words are to thought. 1t tells not
only on the manners but on the
mind and heart; it renders the feel
ings, the opinions, the words, mod
crate and gentfe.-JOU6ert.
Action, work or labor: 1t is the
law imposed upon all, and from
which none escape. Very few
know how to act. Happy are they
who work. The vulgar labor.
Then, the task finished, each one
sleeps the same sleep.
1t is not ease but effort-nOt facul-
ty but difficulty, that makes men,
There is no station in life in which
difficulties have not to be encOunt-
cred and overcome before any de-
cided measure of success can be
achieved.-&. Smiles.
Among the best of men are diver
stiles of opinions; which are nc
more, in true reason, to breed
hatred, than one that loves black
should be angry with him that is
clothed in white; for thoughts are
the very apparel of the mind.-Si7
Philip Sidney.
y certain amOdnt of opposition is
a great help to nan Kites rise
against and not with the wind
Even a head wind il better than
none. No man ever worked his
passage anywhere in a dead calm,
Let no man wax pale, therefore, be-
cause of oppOsitiOn.-JOha Neal.
| have long sought to understand
what is meant in society by g
friend, and | have made this dis,
cOvery A friend is a man who be.
lieves that he has the right on all
occasions to tell you a truth thai
wounds you, to give you useless adj
vice, and to borrow your money
without returning it to you.-COnl'
| tesse u AgOuH.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
Had a Shock.

Burlington Hawkeye: "Yes,'i
Mr.. Messenger replied, in answer
to the young lady's remark, she
was rather fond of bathing, very
fond of it, in fact, but he received a
terrible shock a few summers age
while in the water, and he has new
er recovered from it,"
My" she exclaimed, "did q
snake bite him? Oh ! dreadful !"
NO" MI. Messenger said, ''it
wasn't that"
Ibid he come near drowning,
then ?" she wanted to know.
mo" he said sit wasn't that,
but just as he was about ready tC
come out of the river he saw a
tramp going up over the hill, about
a quarter of a mile away, with his
hat, his pocket book, his vest, his
watch, his handkerchief, his stock
ings, his cigar-case, his shoes, his
gloves, his collar, his hectic, his
shirt-stud and cOllar-buttOn, his
$ s-suspenders, his cane, and, well
intact, his trousers. And there was
a Sunday-schOOl picnic only half a
mile down the river, gradually COM
ing near and he lOunged around
among the willows all that day,
and walked home alone in the
starlight. And the fact was he
had never been able to enjoy a
swim very much since that day.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
selling Liquor 10 Minors.

The following is a synopsis of the
''act to prevent the sale, giving or
delivery of liquors to Minors"
which is now a law in this state. 1t
is unlawful for any person engaged
in the sale of any s%pirituOus vinous,
malt or mixed liquor, their en-
ployes or agents to sell, give, fur
nish to, or procure for any person
under the age of twenty-une years,
without written consent of parents
or guardians, or the written consent
of principal or person in charge of
any school attended by said minor.
Persons violating this act are guilty
of a misdemeanOr, punishable by a
fine of not less than ten or more
than one hundred dollars. In all
prosecutions under the act ii shall
be proved that offending persons
did so knowingly. The additional
penalty for violating the first sec
ton of this act, is the forfeiture of
license and disqualified from pro-
curing a license in this state for
twelve months. For the second of
tense, a perpetual disqualification
from obtaining a license in this
state. The judges of courts having
criminal Jurisdiction shall give the
act in charge to grand jurors.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
The Nashville American!

This faithful n unwavering advocate of
Democratic principles, views the result of
the late National and State elections, as
only an additional incentive to every sim
cere lover of his country and its institu-
tions, to look more closely than ever into
the administration of public affairs by the
peoples 1t will be the province of
The American to approve right and de-
nOunce error as heretofore, and to give the
people such information as Will lead them
10 correct conclusions The facts it will give
will be without bias, upon which its read
ers can form their own opinions. Time and
the recurrence of popular elections, show
that a very large portion of the voters of the
Union act from the impulse of moment,
rather than from settled convictions in re-
gard to correct principles of government.
Hence the greater necessity for the use of
public journals to obtain juster and more
settled views on governmental questions.
This, The American will endeavor with the
utmost pains, to supply.
The American will continue the we'll
known and highly appreciated extensive
volume of general news, State and National,
and will strive to deserve what it already
enjoys, the name of being the best news
paper south of the Ohio river, regardless of
politics or location.
THE WEEKLY AMERICAN,
Will be furnished in future, at the exceed
ingly low price IF Sl.00 per annum; six
months 10 cents; three months 40 cents. h
S~emi-weekly by mail 1920 and the Daily
SO so per annum. Postage paid. No paper
sent by mail unless paid for in advance.
Address THE AMERICAN,
jams 81 Nashville, Tenn
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
The winter Wheat Crop.

The recent great storms prevail
ing in the wheat-grOWing region of
the country have caused cOnsidera-
BILE anxiety about the winter wheat
crop. The Bureau of Agriculture
is in receipt of numerous inquiries
for information on the subject, but
have none to give, for the reason
that the reports received at the Bu-
reau up to the present time were
made out previous to the recent
storms. The Bureau will not issue
a report till April 10. That report
will show the acreage and condition
up to and including the 1st of April.
The reports received up to date are
| generally favorable, and, if the re-
| cent storms have not seriously in
| iuried the crop, the yield will no
doubt fully equal that of last year.
OF course there can be no COM
| parisOn between the condition OF
the crop on the first of April last
| year, and its condition to be report
ed on the first proXimO, but it is
thought that the present condition
of the crop is fully as favorable as
that of 1879 on April l. The re-
ports received by the Bureau of Ag-
riculture during the month of De-
cember regarding the area and con-
dition of winter sOwn wheat show
ed an increase in acreage since that
of last fall amounting to nearly
four per cent. The largest increase
was in Kansas, which was reported
as being thirteen per cent. UnOtfi-
cially it may be stated that the pre-
vailing opinion among those who
keep a strict watch on the crop re-
ports is that the prevailing snow in
the winter wheat belt has served as
q protection to the crop.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
THE NASHVILLE N

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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09

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Virginia Medical Society.
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Very beneficial in strengthening and inn
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Beckwith, Bishop of Ga.
Invaluable as a nervous tonic.-Hon / G
Fowler, Tenn.
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Relieves headache, promptly, both sick
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Sample sent free to every physician desir-
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address
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~ Main st., Ly%nchburg, Va.
Sold by Owen & Moore.
June l9-SO-6m
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
low q woman ldentifled.

A few days ago a man called at q
house on Fort street east and asked
for a bite to eat. He was refused.
and shortly after he left a cloak was
missing from the hall-tree. The
police were notified, and the other
day when they arrested a man on
suspicion. they sent for the woman
to come down TO the city hall and
identify him. When She was asked
If she was certain that she could
identify the man who had called,
she somewhat Indignantly replied !:
"Identify him Why, I could pick
him out among ten ~thcusand."
She was then confronted With the
prisoner. She gave him Il good
looking over and called out
"Oh! you can't tool me! you've
had your hair dyed from black to
red since you asked for cold pau
cakes, but I'd know you If [ saw
you in Texas ."
The captain here observed that he
never heard of black hair being
dyed red, and after a brief exami-
nation he asserted that the prison
er's hair had not been dyed at all.
"Well, / may possibly be mis-
taken about his hair" said the
woman, shut I'll swear to that
~overcoat. / took a good look at il
as he went off the steps, and know
it's the coat and the man. I partic-
ularly noticed that the third button
from the top was missing"
The captain informed her that il
was an OVercOat he had borrowed
within the hour and asked the pris-
Oner to slip on. The woman
wouldn't give in for some time, but
finally said:
"WeII, / might have been mis-.
taken, but l looked square into his
eyes, and [ know this is the man,
"What color did you say his eyes
were ?"
"Blue, sir, light blue"
but this mans eyes r black
coal black !"
So they we're. The woman was
dumb with establishment for a
time, but finally rallied and said:
"Didn't this man wear a SLOUGH
hat when arrested ?"
"No, ma'am-he wore a cap"
"And don't you think he is the
MANI"
81 don't think anything about it,
az / never saw him until an hour
ago."
"Is it positively necessary that
identify him as the man ?"
"NO, ma'am."
"Then / guess / won't. The fact
is, ! was a little Hurried that morn
ing, and l don't think 1 got a fail
sight of the fellow. Besides that, ]
think the cloak was stolen the day
before l missed it, by an old woman
who was selling notions"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09

THE paramount idea of the late
canvass was settlement. That was
the idea emphasized by the demo-
cratic party when it suffered divis-
ion and defeat to attain it. The Gu
pom feature was of secondary mo-
ment, and was only adopted as a
concession to keep the boilers from
withdrawing from the convention.
They rejected that as they have re-
jected every effort at Cancellation,
and to-day are responsible for the
position of the democracy as a mi
nOrity party in the legislature with
out power to make such terms of
settlement as they hoped to obtain.
The democrat who votes for the
pending settlement discharges his
duty to his party aud to the state,
in giving effect to the paramount
idea of the platform at the sacrifice
of a detail of the settlement.-Nash-
rifle american.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
Quack'a Success.

A medical writer tells this story
of a celebrated English quack: He
was once visited by an old acquain-
lance from the country, who address
sed him as Gam"
'"I'm glad to see Incest got on so
vinely, Zam," >aid the rustic, "but
how is't, manY Thee knowst, thee
never had no more brains nor a
pumpkin"
Taking him to a window, the
quack babe him count the passers
by. "How many have passed ?"
asked the quack, after a few min
utes.
MONTY, or mayhap a hundred"
"And how many wise men do you
suppose were among this hundred??''
"Mayhap one"
"Well, all the rest are mine"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
A POEM.
BY BARTON HILL.

Agnes,-sweet lamb ofinnocence,
Ethel,-etherial dove,
Sent for the worship of mankind
From the bright realms above.
Borne on an angels wing to earth
And then to "Alba" given,
To show how pure and white a soul
Can chrystalize in heaven.
God would not let thee hear the woes
That desolate our land,
Nor suffer thee to speak with man,
Lest thou should'st understand.
How poor, how weak we mortals are,
How we abuse our powers,
What miseries our crimes inf1ict
On this sad earth of ours.
Only to angels given,
And LEFT two senses as a pledge
Ofthy return to heaven
Lips that refuse to speak on earth
The languages of the saints,
And ears that must not listen 10
Morfal1ty.s complaints.
When thy poor mission is fulfilled,
And thou returns't above,
To nestle at the Savior's feet
Thou minister oflove.
surrey lnc WnOAe
With melody shall ring,
For thou shall speak with angels then.
And hear the seraph's sing.
Enough for us to see thine eyes,
Tina make h planets pale.
To hear the ripping, joyous laugh
That thy poor thoughts exhale.
To watch thy waving golden hair
Hinged with the setting sun,
And note how true a heart can sneak
Taught by the only Onel
Dumb? When thy very soul, inspired
Beyond h power of speech,
a utter the prayer in tones
That language annot reaehl
Dumb? When thy little hands are elaspeC
In eloquence of prayer,
And every glance ascends to heaven,
Entreating for us there!
Dumb? When those fingers can expires
Forgive" "Thy kingdom Gomez;
Thou hast thy aculties in full,
And WE are deaf and dumb.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
Military Notes.
Nashville American.

A Chicago Cavalry Company will
enter for the competitive drill, to
occur during military week in May,
The Nashville Light Dragons will
eudeavor to secure horses for them,
and, in the event they fail in this,
they will allow the Chicago Compa-
ny to use their horses during the
drill. No better courtesy could be
desired.
The Rock City Guards met in the
armory of the Nashville Light ORA
goOns, last night, and will occupy il
hereafter, jointly, with this compa-
ny.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
RumseIIer's Advice.
The Morning.

a rumseller in Grafton had a son,
a bright, promising boy, whom he
regarded with pride and affection.
For a long time the father kept his
son away from the bar. But at
length, in the pressure of business,
love and prudence gave way to
~avariee, and the son was made bar
tender. The father took the son be-
hind the bar, and pointing to long
row of bottles, said "DO you see
those bottles ?'' EYES," said the
son. swell, there's poison in every
one! There is poison ia eUery me !
Don't you 4 e drink a drOp-nOt a
drop"
But the influence of the bar
proved too strong for the fathers
counsel. Example is mightier than
precept. The son drank, and went
down. through descending steps OF
sin and shame, till he died asmiser'
able drunkard. Thus it is tAat the
crime of the rumseller recoils upon
his whole family, and his iniqulty
is visited upon his own children.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09

AT a lunch given by the Seventy
first New York Regiment upon the
arrival at home of their comrades
who visited the Mardi Gras at New
Orleans, Col, Nose, in responding
to a toast, said that their reception
i'm the South had been as whole
souled and hearty as it would have
been in any part of the country"
that the people they met were as
firm Union men as could be found
in the North, and that should the
country be involved in another
war, the Seventy-first Regiment
of Louisiana, the Seventy-tirst of
Tennessee and the seventy-first
New York would fight shoulder to
shoulder, no matter who the COM
mon enemy might be.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09

WHEN Senator Johnston, of Vir-
ginia, was making a speech, Mrs.
Johnston occupied a seat in the
gallery, and near her stood two
Virginia R~eadjusters. When the
Senator bore down heavily on Gen.
Malone and MIR. Riddleburger, one
of them said Listen to the old
liar! He says he is a Democrat,
when he was an old Wing and
KnOw-nothing." Mrs. Johnston at
once turned to him and said: ''You
are mistaken, sir. He was born a
Democrat, reared a Democrat and
will die a Democrat. | ought to
know, as / am his wife" There
was a speedy retreat of this couple"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
REMEMBER rHYmOTHER

Lead thy mother tenderly
Down life's steep decline
Once her arm was thy support,
Now she leans on thine.
See upon her loving face
Those deep lines OF care;
Thinkfi 1t was hertoil forthee
Left that record there.
Meier forget her tireless watch
Kept by day and night;
Taking from her step the grace,
From her eye, the light.
Cherish well her faithful heart,
Which though weary years
Echoed with Its sympathy
All thy smiles and tears.
Thank God for thy mothers love,
Guard the priceless boon ;
For the bitter parting hour
Cometh all too o
When thy graceful tenderness
Loses power to save,
Earth will hold no dearer spot
Than thy mothers grave.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09

Great i'm immigration.
The arrivals of immigrants at the
port of New York during the past
month numbered 1873, which is far
beyond anything on record at this
season of the year. A comparison
of the arrivals for the present year
with those of 1880, which was the
largest year ever known, up to and
including the gath instant, shows
an increase during 1881 of 10,S98.
The increase in January was 2,405;
in February, 1,S49, and in March,
6.644. The arrivals during the first
twenty-four days of March were
1883.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09

"MAD!" exclaimed a South End
girl. 81 guess l am as mad as a
hornet. There pve been playing a
certain jolly tune on the piano
every Sunday for the last ten years,
it's such fun to be a little wicked.
you know, and nov come to find
out it's a little psalm tune Was
e anything more agegrivating "'