Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-06-12


young man he has excellent tleas OF
what Is necesessaty for the attainment
81 that end NJ which we ell aim In our
respective spheres Of life. "The true key
10 succoss," he said "is labor and IL can
DO turned only by energy" After a
logical and sensible consideration OF his
subject he summed up in conclusion
that perseverance,, energy snd pa
tience" are the prime essentials Of q
successful career.
"The Ailadins lamp. the Fortunatrs purse
That opea the treasures OF the unives Sc"
Mr.. Daniels speech was on the whole
very sensible and q creditable produc-
tion.
Mr.. J. X. HERNDoN
spoke on the Relations of Int llectual
and Moral Culture" A good portion
Of the speech wss directed to driving q
parallel between what he termed "true
philosophy and materialism.'' Mr..
Herndon Is evidently young nan OIL
deep religious instincts, and his feelings
rebel against the hardening ten iencies
Of the age. "Man," he said "ii mate
terial but he is more" He quoted q
very pretty alIegory from one .. Mum
sey's sermons, and told of the "a death
bed OF a great German philosopher
who had devoted his life to matt realistic
thought.
Z. NJ. HICKS
was the next speaker to occupy the ros
trum. His subject was OF an i,lteroga.
tory character, and he attempted 30
luton of that rather ancient, but still
mystifying conundrum. "Whithey are
we Drifting" The subject recalled 6
"Reminiscences in the life of this wri5er.
When he first mounted the tripod, a very
young man, he wrote an editorial on
this self same subject which he expect.
ed to electrify the world. Next day
alter the paper came out an unkind
metropolitan contemporary said: "Tht
Sumerville Falcon enquiries whittier
drift we, chrome for aa an,
swer." Mr.. Hicks speech was mainly
devoted to consideration of the dan
gers that beset popular government il
America and prophecy that our re
public will remain steadfast. HI
is very graceful speaker, and in tn
manner of his delivery was decided,
ahead OF any of his competitors.
R. Y. HICKS
chose for his subject "The Present thu
Index of the Future" The thread OIL
the discourse was pretty much what tn
subject would indicate, and it was cloth
ed in very howery language with con
siderable indulgence in metaphor. Mr.
Hicks appears to be quite young ant
the speech was very good on. for hi
first public effort.
II. NJ. JOHNSON.
His subject was "Disrseli," and h
treated the audience to q very Interest,
ing character sketch of the great British
Statesman. His Grafton evinced a yer,
careful study of the subject and
thorough knowledge of contempora
ry English history. He regarde,
"Disr@li as true patriot and repudiat
ed the theory that he was magnifcen
charlatan. Mr.. Johnson had a goo
subject and treated it sensibly. He il
lacking in the physical qualifications c
an orator having adecidedly wes k voice
N. B. MATEEs'
subject was Genius His speed
promised to be very good one. but hi
seemed to have an exceedingly treach
erous memory and he was unable t
finish what he had begun so well.
I. NJ. SLEEPER
discoursed on "a Resurected Past.
He said ''the further we recet!e iron
the ancient civilizations the m ore W
know Of Them" He proceeded to shov
the great discoveries of archseologist
and anteqharies and their bene:itto tn
modern. world. ..-s..s. -.
=. 7. 7. TRIMBLE
made the last speech, and, we thinE
the best one. He, chooses for his subj eC
i'The Abuse of the Press, and treate
, it in manner both interesting and il
structive. He knows what a good news
: paper ought to be and should take VI
I journalism as a profession. With n
disrespect to the other orators we wi
, say that Mr.. Trimble's speech was tn
only one delivered that would make
very readible article in print
contained some rich humor and man
serious points well put.
MR.. J, H. PATTON al,
1 Elucidated the rather paradoxica