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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-11
NASHVILLE.
The State Capital Threatened
With Another Flood.
The Cumberland River Very High
and Rising Rapidly.
'peciai Dispatch to the Chronicle.

Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE, March, 9, 1882.
At six o'clock p. M, the river
marked 431 feet on the gauge, and
rising three inches per hour. The
indications are that the present rise
will come close to that of January.
The horses had to be removed from
the race course to-day, it being par
TALLY covered. Families are again
moving out from the lower depres-
sions of the city.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-11

THE Nashville Banner does not go
with the reunited and harmonized
Democracy, of which the Memphis
meeting is type.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-11
Permit No Substitution.

Insist upon obtaining Floreston Cologne.
1t is pre-eminently superior in permansnce
and rich deicacy of fragrance.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-11

THE Nashville American will walk
behind the World in the procession
Of united and harmonized Democrats
in the campaign of this year.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-11
FOREIGN NEWS.

WINDSOR, Mai ch 10.-MacLean,
the Queens assaiIant, was committed
for trial ON the charge of high treas
SON
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23
The Inroads Of Civilization.

A very graphic and pathetic descrip-
ton of the inroads soon to be made by
civilization is given by an old man in
Tennessee : "But this hyur country's
all a goin' to change. It's a goin' to be
most everlastin'ly improved, you see.
I shan't never be improved; Pm too
old. But the old ways is coming to an
end. They's men buyin' up thousan's
of acres of this land. They'll be rail-
roads built directly, hither an yam,
more'nW do anybody any good. They'll
Gu! off the woods for fuel an lumber,
an they'll be mines an quarries up
hyur, they say. An they'll be mean,
dirty little towns laid out, all about.
Then, instid O people drinkin' a little
healthy whisky, as we've always done,
they'll be forty times as much miser'-
BILE pison stuff sold an drunk, an who
ever drinks it'll begin to steal an lie.
I reckon they'll be ONE mighty fine
houses built som'eres along this river,
an they'll put big scientific locks on to
their doors, an thieves II come up from
Cincinnater and Chat'noog', an break
into 'em. They amt never been a lock
on to a door n these mountains. But
they's goin' to be the a~ll-fredest i'm
provements about hyur, an I s'pose our
peoplen rarn to steal too; hat to to
keep up an live. An they'll be some
O them city ONE hyur, I reckon,
from them big places, with their fine
feathers, an their dresses a draggin' on
to the ground, an they'll be the devil
to pay among our young men. That's
what they call ciU'lyzation, amt it,
stranger? I tell ye this country Il soon
be improvin' like hell, but I shan't live
to see much of it, I reckon"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23
wei, rndor.ea ,, Our Own citizen,

No matter how useful anything may
be in itself, good Endorsements seem to
increase its usefulness greatly by insur-
ing a wider field for the display of its
special merits. We were thus impressed
in view of the following statements re-
ceived by one of our representatives from
the leading individuals connected with
some of the largest enterprises in our
midst. Among others whose testimony
was freely given was ". b. Stearns,
ESQ.,, Master Mechanic of the Conn.
River Railroad, residing at No % Boyl-
ston street, who observed st. Jacobs
Oil has had remarkable effect among the
men employedhere One of them jammed
his arm very badly, and by the use Of
st. Jacobs Oil was greatly benefited, and
the arm was healed. Another used it for
severe rheumatic pains in the knee, and
pronounced the Oil a complete success as
he was cured by its use. MI. A. B. Taylor,
of the cray & Taylor Manufacturing Co."
was pleased to say: "My aunt, Mrs.
Pillsbury, of Mount Clair, N. J., while
visiting at our house tried st. Jacobs
Oil for rheumatism and neuralgia, and
found immediate relief every time. She
pronounced it the best thing she had
ever tried for the trouble. Mr.. J. B.
Weston, As Greenwood street, Supt. Car
Works. Boston & Albany Railroad, thus
addressed our reporter: 81 am n more
of the fortunates who have had the good
luck to hear of that wonderful remedy,
st. Jacobs Oil. I had rheumatism in
the shoulder severely and could find no
relief until I used the Oil. I applied ii
and must confess I was surprised at the
results. I am almost well and expect to
be entirely SO in a few days."-Spring.
field (Mass.) Union.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23
Home Without a Woman.

In the goodness of our hearts can we
not pity the occupants of a home with
out a womanP Such a home, how ray
less, sad and lonely As bereft of
charms as the rosebush without its GRIM
son roses! Desolate as the desert with
out its CHEEKY restful oasis Free of
loves sweetest fragrance as the garden
without its darling flowers A home
without a woman! AS well might day
be without its blazing sun, or night
without its lunar and diadem of dazzling
stars! Truly, are they to be pitied who
live in earth's isolated retreats away
from woman's loving charms. Thrice
blessed is he who daily basks in the sun
shiny smiles of mother, wife, or sister.
His home should be an earthly paradise,
a fit emblem of the habitation beyond
the skies. Fair readers, let your hearts
go out in purest sympathy for those
poor, lone beings who have not a
mothers loving counsel, a wife's holy
wooing, or a sisters twining affection.
Their homes are upon earth's desert
waste, or along the rock-bound shores.
Blot woman from existence and the
world would be in midnight darkness.
She is the light of the world, mans
brightest flower, the poets grandest
theme. Where woman dwells not, the
home is without its charms and angel of
peace. o man, be notlacking in woman's
praise ; her sweet influences are as vast
as the ocean and as high as the heavens.
Let her name be inscribed upon the
scroll of fame and every home on earth
enjoy her benighted charms. So mote
it be.-Amaicus in Cincinnati Farming
W0rI6
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23
AmOs's Ok.Keeper

We asked Amos how his boy was get
ting on at school.
"Pleg take dat boy I dun tuck him
way from dat school !"
"Why, what for? ?"
"Uh, oh he wuz gittin' mos too
smart down dar wild dat book larnin'.
'Twon't do fer some niggers to be too
edgikatid."
"Why not, Amos ?"
"Well sab, jess take dat boy, FIRM
stance. I put dat boy to keep books for
me bout de sellin' oh de garden truck.
Well, sab, he jess writ down charges dar
in de book fer all de truck dat I tuck out
de gardin, an charges fer all dat we eat
in de house, an den credit hisself wild de
little mounts dat I let him hab long at
odd 'casions, an den he go an add dem
all up, and struck er balance, he say p
"And how did you come out?"
"Come out? Fore de good Master,
I didn't come out at all! Dat boy stuck
me fer bout thutty-fve dollars, sides
his wages as de book-keeper-now dat's
what de fggers sed."
"Well, what did you do ?"
81 jess burn up dat book right dar,
an den 'scharged de book-keepah, 'and
hire him ober again ter say wood for his
board and close ?"
"You did,"
eyes sab, I did dat Why boss, if
dat boy had kept dat book on till now
he'd done own dat hous' an gyardin
patch an bin chargin' me and his ole
nanny for bed an bred 1 tell yer dis
hyar book-larnin' is ruinin' dis young
breed OBJ niggers-'tis, shore Atlanta
Constitution,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23

PUMPKIN PM.-For one pie, take a
generous half pint of rich milk and
heaping tablespoonful of pumpkin. One
egg beaten separately. Half t~easpoonful
flour. Sugar to suit taste, ginger, nut.
meg, cinnamon, just a suspicion of each.
Beat all we'll together, adding the whip
ped white of egg last, which should
be stirred in quickly but thoroughly.
Bake fifteen or twenty minutes in a brisk
oven.
HIoKoRY-NUT CAKE.-Take two coffee
cups of granulated sugar, beat to a
cream, with three-quarters of a cup of
butter, the yolks of five eggs, almond fla
voring, a little salt, half a cup of cream,
and two ~teaspoonfuls of yeast powder
put into three cups of -four. The batter
should be very stiff when mixed; and
then add a pint of blanched hickory-nut
meats, split, and lastly, the beaten whites
of the eggs. Bake two hours.
WHITE MOUNTAIN ASH CAKE.-One
One pound white sugar. n teacup OF
butter, half cup sweet milk, the well
beaten whites of ten eggs added last,
one-half t~easpoonful soda, one teaspoon
full of cream of tartar, three cups -four /;
flavor with almond; bake on jelly cake
tins, with icing between. For icing use :
One pound white sugar and the we'll
beaten whites of three eggs. The flavor
of a grated cocoanut is also very nice
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23

MUFFNs. Take two eggs, separate
the whites from the volks. beat both
very lightly, add two cups Of buttermilk
to the yolks and stir in sufficient sifted
-four to make a stiff batter. then two Ia
blespoonfuls of boiling hot lard, one-half
t~easpoonful soda dissolved in a table
spoonful of warm water and a little salt.
Make ready the tins, grease them well,
but be careful that they are not hot
enough to smoke when creased; next
stir in one-half teacup of sweet milk, one
half teaspoonful baking powder, mixed
in a tablespoonful of flour, and lastly the
whites of the eggs. Bake in a quick
oven.
BREAKFAST ToAsr.-Cut slices of a
uniform thickness, of half an inch; move
around over a brisk fire, to have all parts
toasted alike; keep only so near the Goals
that the pieces will be heated through
when both sides are well Drowned. If
the slightest points blackened or charred,
scrape it of, or it will spoil the flavor OF
the whole. If covered with an earthen
bowl it will keep both warm and moist.
A clean towel or napkin will answer if it
is to go at once to the table. Stale bread
may be used for milk toast; sour bread
may be improved by toasting it through,
but sweet, light bread, only a day old or
less, makes the best toast.
MUTTON OUTLETS, TOMATO SAUCE
Take half a can. of tomatoes Selecting
the most solid part) and stew them
twenty minutes with a little parsley, two
cloves, pepper and salt. Put a teaspoon
full of butter in a clean saucepan over the
fire, and when it reaches the bubbling
point add a large t~easpoonful of -four.
Mix this smoothly, and when thoroughly
cooked add the tomato. which must first
have been passed through a sieve; stir
the sauce well. Broil quickly over a hot
fire half a dozen trimmed mutton outlets,
arrange them on a hot platter and pour
the tomato sauce around them. This
dish should be served smoking hot to be
naad
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23
Lemon Culture in Florida.

Florida lemons have not generally
found favor in Eastern markets, owing
to their large, thick skins and inferior
flavor. A few individuals, however,
who believed the soil OF Florida adapted
for the culture of that fruit as well as
oranges, have been experimenting with
lemon seedlings imported from Sicily
and Messina, and planted them, it is
claimed, with perfect success. A writer
from Lake Poinsett says
"The lemon produced had much
of the size of the old Florida fruit, but
was thin-skinned, of bright golden color,
and juicy beyond comparison. They at
once took rank in market as the best
lemons that were offered, and commanded
a premium. Sales are reported for GER
tain months of last season at 49, 5 q
box of 160 lemons. A peculiar fact of
lemon culture is that the imported lemon
can not be raised in Florida from the
seed. Any seed will do for the stump,
but to produce the perfect fruit the
stump must be budded from the i'm
ported tree. The advantages of lemons
over oranges are that the trees bear
sooner; they bear larger crops, the
fruit ripening continually for eight
months, instead of few months as is the
case with the orange. Another advan-
tage is that the season is longer than the
orange, and the opportunity for market
ing at good figures better.
"Since the culture of the lemon has
become general the F1oridians have
learned the method of preparing the
fruit for the market. The evenness of
size SO notable in a box of foreign
lemons is secured by the use of airing
or 'sizer.' On the Mediterranean lemons
are never left on the tree until they get
their color. An attendant goes to each
tree, passes a ring owe each lemon, and
when it fits the ring it is clipped and
put in a packing house, where the bright
yellow color is given them by ~subjecting
them to fumes of sulphur. A packing
house of this sort has been established
by a Mr.. Bean, at Jacksonville. He
buys the lemons when green at about q
cent and a half each, gives them the
artificial coloring, and sells them for 8
! handsome advance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23
Negro superstitions.

Savage African beliefs, or supersti-
tions, as to the interference of super
natural power in the affairs of human
life, prevail everywhere among the
negroes of the South to an extent which
Northern people would scarcely imagine
without special study of the subject.
This is not to be wondered at when we
observe how largely prehistoric forms OF
thought survive even in cultivated North
ern communities. I think there are no
negroes, perhaps, except the few edu-
Gated young men, who are free from the
influences of the general belief in signs,
charms, dreams, spells and magical in
carnations. Nearly7every neighborhood
has an old man or women who possesses
unearthly powers, and who is constantly
consulted and appealed to for assistance
in connection with the love affairs and
the quarrels of the colored people, and
in cases of protracted or mysterious sick
ness. The belief in the power of the
evil eye is nearly universal, as in the
notion hat persons, domestic animals,
wells, and particular places can be
"tricked"-that is, have a curse or
malign spell put upon them-by any
body who knows the "charm," or
method of procedure which will produce
such a result. A nail driven into the
ground, with certain magical prelimin-
aries and Accomplishments, is a potent
means of dire injuries and revenges. In
matters of love, courtship and marriage
the negroes are usually extremely leal-
GUS and suspicious, and magical arts are
commonly invoked to ecure affection, to
ALLEVIATE those who are already attached
to each other, and to protect aggressors
from detection Oh punishment. There
are various spells Of formul@ for such
purposes. They usually include the
use of q scrar of some article Of clothing
which has been worn by the person who
is to be tricked, or a shred of his hair, q
piece of a finger-nail or toe-nail, or even
some dust from his shoes. A volume
might be written on the beliefs of the
colored people regarding the super
natural, and on this department of theil
folklore, and the subject would probably
as well repay attention as the ideas ant
race characteristics of savage tribes II
distant parts of the world.-Atlanti'
Monthly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23
Winter Life in Holland.

In Holland the fun of winter life takes
many forms; and winter facilitates loco
motion, as the highways of summer avail
able for trek-schults become the best
thoroughfares for those who skate. In
this way directly the ice bears, visits are
made and distances travelled which IAN
not be done in summer; and, instead of
going round and round, as we do here,
on a small confined space, the Dutch
make up a party and pay q visit to some
neighboring town or village. A bright
winters morning is always celebrating,
especially to those whose red particles
are doing their work satisfactorily; how
much more SO when cheerful company,
free exercise, variety of character, and
constant change of scene all tend to
mark the day as a red-letter one; and, to
crown all, comes the pleasant sensation
of feeling deservedly tired, with a nights
rest we'll earned. Should the frost be
sufficiently severe, a river is most inter
esting, being on a large scale and par
taking more of the character of a fair,
which is the case, for instance, on the
Mas, at Rotterdam. This is very well
pictured in some of the old Dutch en-
cravings; one particularly gives an ad-
mirable idea of the whole thing, show
ing sledges; ice-boats, stalls, booths.
Now, the freezing of the Mas is most
uncertain; while other waters are frozen
hard, the Rotterdamerss still remain land
bound. The Mas run very strongly,
and the difficulty is for the first coating
of ice to form. When a severe frost
catches the still water during the night,
then ''once begun, soon done," and the
crews, who turn their births at night,
wake up in tine morning to find them
selves frozen in. The canals naturally
soon freeze over, and the trek-schult
traffic is supplanted by baggage-sledges,
large and small. Near dwelling houses
are seen the little box sledges for the
children. These are precisely the same
as the seventeenth century cont1ivances;
the child sits with just room for its feet,
and, with stick in each hand, pushes
astern and propels itself ahead. The
adult sledges are in some cases simply
gorgeous, as the opportunity affords
great latitude for form, great scope for
variety of gear, harness and trappings,
They are generally rather of the swan
outline, the ''sleighers" sitting in the
body, the driver perched at the back, as
on the tail, the sweeping-irons following
the curve of the swans neck; over these
run the reins. One horse generally cor
~stitutes the team, but in an old engrav
ing three horses in single file are shown
drawing a sledge de luTe. = Coco
Words.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23
A woman,s Heart.

"Lemme see," said the old man mus
ing with his chin on the top OF his cane
and speaking in the shrill falsetto voice
of age, cit must be forty-seven years
since Anna Maria died, yet I can remem-
Der the very gown she wore and the
color of the long curls that hung down
over hen shoulder and the red on her
cheeks that was like a winter applet
Dear me! she's never faded a mite in all
them years, but just sits there a lookin'
at me, as she did when / brought her
home. You see there was q kind OF
romance tew it, and I've often and often
thought that if Ihad the power and could
rite it out it would read beautifuller than
a novel; the fact was Anna Maria had
another beau, but that amt no wonder
for she was the smartest and prettiest
and best girl in the hull country side,
but what I mean, she had favored him
ever SO little, afore I come around and
began keepin' her company. Folks kind
of coupled their names together, and
some of 'em, to bother me, limited that
she cared a heap for him. Why, you'd
orter tew hev seen him! He was slim
and fine as q lady, and wore gaiter shoes,
and had holler eyes es if he'd never had
| quite enuff to eat. Ann Maria care for
him?' why, the girl had sense and knew
the difference atween a Teller as straight
as a sapling with a color like new
mahogany, and such q melancholy look
ing specimen as that. Besides, I he'd q
mortgage on the old homested, and Ann
Maria's father owed me money, but ]
did right by them. I told her eff she
married me I'd deed the whole thing
back to her, and I did. Well, we was
married, and we made as purity a couple
as you ever saw in your life. Ann Maria
had a settin' out of china and linen, and
I provided the house, and folks said ]
had the best wife a man ever had in the
world, and I'd got everything just as ]
wanted it, and s'posed it would always
be SO; but from the day we were married
my wife failed in health and spirits, ant
in six months I buried her-folks said /
was consumption, but it didn't run il
the family. Twas blind and full of prid'
then-but I've thought since" here tn
old man lowered his voice, "that mebb
all the time she loved that white-face'
chap rs I despised; a woman's hear
Eve found out, is a queer thing, an
Love goes where it is sent, but it sh
did and married me from a mistakene
sense of duty why all I've go to say j
I've been punished, too, for I loved her
Perhaps I never felt it as much as 1 di
when I saw her lying white and peacefr
in her chintz gown, with the violet on il
and something round her neck that
never see before-a little cheap locke
with some hair in that wasn't mine.
"Then I mistrusted that her heal
had broke and I said solemnly as
kissed her good by: my dear, T
never have a wife but you if I live tt
four score year and tent and I nevt
have, and I think mebbe she will 81
that I loved her truly, and forgive me
last. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23
THE

g sss7 IS family, $ Soc IS g. Rye Sour, $ %
GRA1N-Wheat-No. . winter red, 81 so@1 81; No.
9 red, 81 25@l %; choice. by sample, 81 32@1 "a.
Corn-No. 2 white, CSC. No. 2 mixed, 61T@62Ac.;
Rye-No: 2, s4ss5c. Barley-No. 2 fall, GOOSE.
to choice timothy, s14 5o@15 SO:
Hogs1Common,. IS 5o@6 IS; heavy packing, IS go
IoSs-Mess pork, SIS Oo@1s25. Lard, 1o.65c. Tai
low, I@7Hc; WHISKY ii oyy, g Is; FRUIT 4SD VEG
Early Rose, 81 s5si So Ga and bburbanis, 81 50 per
bush. Cabbage, 81 5O@S 90.
NEW YoRKLcotton 115Sc. F~lour-Common
to good extra State and Western, 81 1895 so; good
to choice, 50 6098 70. Grain Wheat - No. 2
sPfdin e l. 81 g SCI s9t ri a Dsw No 81 2 red, 81 as7Gal So
2, 6sTsesTe.; No. 2 white, ssI@s7c oats@Mixed
Western, H13@4sHc. Mess pork, ST 75@1s 90.
CHICAGo.-Flour : Western spring .wheats,
wheats, IS 3597 so. wheat-No. 2 Chicago spring,
GG1nSN9; = missd, ssszss5Ae: Sass rs: 2
seed, Il aoa1 G IS. dressed I h ogs,n 81 IS IS per 100 Obs ibs.
Mess pork, ST. 60. Whisky, 81 10.
fam 41Uls ~ LIE a. Cotton, 1l7se. F1oS5, extra
fancy, s. ooSs 90. Wheat, Il s. 50. ''G Corn A., f MOO. 3
white, &c.; No. Q mixed, 6lNc. Oats-No. 2
Mess pork, SIS Is. Lard Prime steam is &c.
Whisky, 81 II.
8 LoUIs-Flour-Family, s. 1895 90; choice
to fancy, S. o596 so. Wheat-No. 2 red fall, 81 So
fall, 81 Ia. COrn-No. 2 mixed, S4h@5451c. Oats
No. 2 mixed, 41s1@42c. Rye, 90c. Barley
Prime TO choice 75o.ssi 90. Whisky, 81 is.
BALT1MoRE.-Flour = Western extra, IS oo@
winter red, 81 2sN:" CornSWestern mixed, Sc.
0ats-White Western, 4SG5Oe. Rye, e4a96c. Hay,
sie SS@ls g co. Mess pork, SIS 5o@1s rs. Whisky,
NEW Observation-Disclosures, IS Is
GO 5Oi treble-e1tras, Sc OO@6 %. Corn-Mixed,
7Sc.; choice yellow, 76c. Oats Prime, 53@54c.
Mess pork, $40 90. Lard, 115sc.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2 red, 81 3GsI@
l S2H. Corn-High-mixed yellow, CSC, on track;
steamer, on track, Csc.
ToDEDO.-Wheat-No. 2 red Wabash, 81 2sL.
Corn-High-miIed, 6oNc. Dressed hogs, 81 60 per
LNDIANAPoLIs-wheat, 81 2sh@1 %. Corn,
$4,000. Oats, 44@46c.
LIVE srOCK.
CINCINNATI.-CATTLE- Quotations range as
follows Common, 81 25@S so; fair to medium,
5 90; good to choice cows and heiferss, 81 5oa5 IS
fair to good shippers, IS OO95 so; good to choice
do, IS 65@6 Is; common to fair oxen, So 5O@4 90;
4 Is. Hoas-Selected butchers and heavy ship.
pers, " 1901 so; fair to good packing grades
Sc 5o@7 90; fair to good light, IS 6O@7 %, and
some of less weight and lower qualities, Sc 25d
6 So common, S. 5oa6 20; culls, 81 5O95 so, and
stock hogs, 81 1896 so.
EAST LIBERTY, PA.-Cattle Best grades
and common grades, 81 SOFAS 90. H~ogs-Philadel
phias, 81 4oa7 60 per 100 lbs. fair to good York.
as 25 per 100 lbs.
CHICAGo.-Hogs - Common to good mixed
packing, Us oo@6 so; choice to heavy shipping
and packing, S. 60656 30; Philadelphia and lare
hogs, IS s5@7 rs. Cattle-Good to choice shipping
steers, S. 4o@S 90; common to fair, 81 50@5 90.
NEW YoRK.-Dressed Beef Western dressed
native sides, 7xc. Sheep and Lambs-Common Il
prime, IS o0@6 so per 100 lbs. common to prim,
lambs, s o0@s 90. Hogs-Corn-fed, live, Sc 25@
Is Dez 100 lbA