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Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15
An Earl as an Engineer.

Baron de Winton, of Shropshire,
England, was forced to fee his native
land on account of heavy obligations
he had contracted in gambling and
on the turf. While ON the continent
he lost over $3.50, 900, and his financial
affairs being greatly mixed up, he
came to this country to escape the dis
agreeable task of settling and meeting
his father. For a while he managed
to live quite elegantly in Brooklyn,
but after long spree found himself
penniless. Then he accepted posi-
ton as engine driver on the Jersey
City road. Here he worked for some
time, became very popular with his
comrades, and by very virtuous life
managed to save enough money to
pay his passage home.-New York
Press,
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15

Iron cross ties have been tried ON
the Pennsylvania railroad and found
less desirable than those OF good, hon
est white oak. This will be unplees-
ant news for tree lovers. Tho most
relentless consumers Of tho forest
trees ere the men that must have trees
for cross ties, and nice, straight young
trees for telegraph poles. Two thou
send ties for every mile of steel rails
laid means a fearful gap in some fair
forest, and mile Of telegraph poles
means G goodly grove cut down. Net
until railroads can ind n substitute
for oak ties, and can lay their At
tendant wires underground, sill tie
forests Of this country stand any
chance against the woodmen's AK
PittSburr Bulletin.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15
A Wonderful Diamond.

Aremarkable precious stone has been
discovered recently. Il was diamond
Of fine white color, weighing about
four carats and handsomely cut, which
had cracked into two equal parts, re-
vealing in its center another diamond
The interior stone was pentahedron,
with facets upon it as regular and per-
feet as if they had been cut by skill
full lapidary. So perfectly did this
little diamond fit into its matrix that
it was invisible when the three parts
of the combination were put together.
The impossibiIity of putting two
diamonds together in such way by
art is beyond question. 1t was the
work Of nature, but what natural law,
or perversion of law, had such an
amazing effect was far beyond even
the theorizing of those who inspected
the stone.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15
A Grave curlously Historic.

There is little hillock, overgrown
with grass and weeds, in the cemetery
here which has curious history.
Georgia voted for William Henry
Harrison in 1S40 This state was one
of the most closely contested battle
grounds in that campaign. The peo-
pie of Laurens county were ardently
for Harrison. When the president
died in 1841 caslet was inferred in
the cemetery in honor Of William
Henry Harrison, ana for many years
it was visited annually and decorated
by the ladies Of the place. Since the
war the grave has been neglected, but
the election of the grandson to the
presidency has revived interest in the
little mound.-Dublin (Ga.) Cor. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15
REMEMBER.


Swift the fioeking clouds are flying
AS the night shades sullen grow,
And the day leans family dying
In the western sunset glow,
1t is desolate Decemberl
Spring was prophet of completeness,
Full Of promise and Of light,
Kin Of summer days. whose sweetness
Thrilled within the winters night.
Owe were glad then you remember)
Summer blooms were shy and fragrant,
rs you gathered them, you know,
Yet the briars we're bold and vagrant
When the mowers came to NOV;
Owe were sad then you remember)
When the mowers scythes went swinging
All the flowers we're hushed TO DEATH
Now no birds are joyous singing,
And the winter withereth
In the desolate December.
With steadfast light and night 80 blended
The haunted winter day is passed;
The blithesome blossom time has ended,
The summer cannot always last,
Nor the desolate December;
Remember this, dear, ah remember!
Harriet Maxwell Converse in Home Journal
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15
Ono Cent Saved His Life.

A one cent piece saved NJ. j. Ho-
gan's life night before last. He was
called TO his door by drunken dis
charged cmployc, John Hopkins, and
on refusing to pay the wages due the
man on lis drunken demand, Hop
kins fired q shot which struck q copper
penny in IIogan's vest pocket, and
glanced aside, Justice White heard
the case yesterday, and held Hopkins
in bonds Of $1,000 to answer to tho
criminal court on the charge of assault
with intent to commit murder. Chi
cago Tribune,
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15
1889.
Harper's Young People.
An illustrated Weekly.

Uarpcr's Young People begins its tenth
voiumn with the first Number in November;
During the year 1t viii contain BVs serial
stories, including "Dorymates,' by kirk
Munroe; "The Red Mustang by, w; O.
Studd ard ard ~ Day in Waxland, by H. X.
Muukittriek "NeiS ThGrlow's Trial, by j.
#, Irowbridgp; The Three Wishes" by +;
NnStey and Brander Matthews; series OF
fairy tales written and illustrated by Howard
a. Felix l.. Oswald; Little Experiments,
Av sophia Il. Herrick; "GllmpScS, OF Child
r from Dickens" by Margaret y. SangSter;
stories by che best writer's, and humorous pm
perS and poems, with many hundreds OF IL
Illustrations of excellent quality. Every Inc
an the paper is subjected 10 the most rigid ed
ltorial scrutiny, in order that nothing harm
{ul may enter It's columns,
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15

There are about six thousand differ
cnt descriptions of postage siam; in
existence. Tho museum Of the Derlin
post office alone contains between four
and five thousand specimens, Of which
half are from Europe, and the re-
maindcr divided between Asia, Africa,
America and Australia.
a New Hampshire woman has set
out - count the kernels Of corn on
$4,000 full sized cobs and at last re-
ports she had got through with 5000
cObs and WAS rot DISCOURAGED.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15

Iron and steel are now usually distin.
guished by the use of aqua FORTS, which,
when applied to a surface of steel, pro-
duces a black spot On iron it has nc
effect, leaving the metal perfectly clean.
BY this test the slightest vein of ircn in
stool can rnadily be lntncInli.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15

Tho hooking birds in Orange, Cal,
feed on the berries that grow in the
Chinese umbrella tree, aiAs this sort
of food makes them tipsy.N They act
very foolishly just after heavy meal
and stagger about badly intoxicated.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15
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1889.
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Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15

| read with some amusement re.
Gently a letter in The Pail Mall
Gazette. headed "What We May EX-
pect," which took for its text para
graph which announced that rail
way is to be run through the pass of
Glencoe. The writer of the letter sar-
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states and rendered somewhat present
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Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15

Apropos of almanacs, to which we
referred yesterday, full Breton cal
ender may be found in the "Alma-
mach DIES Traditions Populaires, issued
annually. Here we learn that the
18th of June is still the longest day
with that primitive people; while each
of tho first twelve days of the year in
fallibly foreshows the weather of each
of its twelve months. If the weather
goes wrong there are many saints to
apply to for remedy. St. Valentin
and st. Marina replace Neptune, and
order about the winds; Mizail gives fine
days; Million preserves from hale and
drought Norma and Perm give rain;
and Sylvester-generally connected IN
Germany with red noses-prcvents
white frOsts, while Kler and Barba act
as lightning conductors. No fewer
than seventy-six saints divide the
duties of Esculapius; among them
Mark, who Is supposed to pay special
attention to snake and musquito bites;
Ceres is represented by eight, and Lu-
Gina is the prototype of four. Pie
crust rises at the bidding of Rival; An
ton and Kristina fatten pigs, and Jill
cures them when they are i'll; mad
dogs iice before tho names of Tujen
and Bienzi; Isidoro destroys moles,
and Hervo is tho declared enemy Of
wolves. Things must get mislaid O
a good deal in Brittany, for three
saints-Goneri, Pergat and jam
Diarc hem-havo nothing else to do
but look out for them. NiMoc makes
children grow fast; Older and Glaoda
teach them 10 speak, and Libouban,
Tujen and Lijer SEQ that they wall.
carly. The last is saint Iegcr) who
makes horses run in England. Per
haps ont of tho whole calendar St
Per- (Peter) has his hands fullest; for
he has to fill all the hives with honey
and all tho nets with fish, besides Civ
ing full broods of chickens to the
hens, and in his odd moments charm
ing away rheumatics and lumbago.
Tho 'AlmanGch" also contains a col
lection of Normandy beggars' chants,
with music; fairy tales, popular rid
dies, and the addresses Of all rocog-
niged tfolkloristes" throughout tho
world. -Galignani,s Messenger.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15

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II is wonderful in its wealth of pictures, In
formation. and interest. -yhriStlan Advocate,
n. Y.
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-18
TURTLES IN A TUG OF WAR.
A Novel Contest That Affords Amusement
to New York Brokers.

A Novel Contest That Affords Amusement
to New York Brokers.
New York Star.I
DR.. S. A. Brown, who keeps that old drug
store near Fulton Market, has invented a
new method of amusement for the crowd OF
Metal Exchange men and brokers, who are
always running in and out of his Office. The
new scheme may be run up to any
extent as a gambling game, % may be used
purely for the amusement of the
spectators. DR.. Brown goes down to
the market and gets a couple of turtles
about four inches square; little ones.
Then he takes piece of chalk and marks
off about ten feet of space on the floor of
his store, and puts the turtles with their
four feet resting on the marks and their
backs to each other. Then he takes a piece
of carefully measured string and attaches
one end to each turtle. Then the fun be-
gins. Bets are laid even or at preadjudged
odds as to which turtle will haul the other
over line in the center.
1t has been said that a fshman down in
the market has turtle that for its size, is
the strongest so far discovered and can haul
any turtle of equal weight ten feet without
stopping. 1t is very amusing tug OF war,
and, as in great many other similar
schemes, depends great deal upon which
turtle starts first. DR.. Brown has discovered
that the turtle that makes the first move is
bound to win,. as the other one, owing
to its backward progress. cannot get sufi-
cient grip on the floor to Withstand the
efforts of the other. A halfdozen members
of the Metal Exchange took a couple of
turtles up into the new Fulton Market Club
rooms the other day, and had unlimited fun
and no small quantity of wine at the ex-
pense of the losers. The game is creating
considerable interest, and before long no
one need be surprised to see the turtle tug
of-war in full swing around Wall street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-18

the circulation. Upon this base the Chi
nese constructed gymnastie theory.
Impediments to the circulation Of the
fluids depending on their own weight were
removed by diverse positions and attitudes
The horizontal position was imagined most
favorable to the circulation, and the up
right posture was supposed to act retardlng.
By the change Of positions means was ac-
quired to direct the fluids and to correct
their motions. Accumulation of fluid in
certain locality of the organism was sure to
cause corresponding diminution or les
sened motion in other parts. In spite Of
this rudimentary insight into physics and
physiology their method of gymnastics was
eminently applicable to diseases depending
upon an arrested, sluggish or abnormally
increased circulation. Missionaries among
the Chinese corroborate this fact, and N.
Daily has made extensive observations
thereon, related in his work, "Cinesiologie
ou Science du Movement" 1t is quite In
accordance with the ancient and high state
of Chinese culture that gymnastics should
be employed by this people as a means OF
preserving health, of developing and per-
fecting warriors and of coping with disease.
When Metzger, some % years ago,
AsToNIsHED EUROPE
with his successful use of massage very few
were familiar with the fact that thousands
OF wears before the Christian era the Chinese
had no other remedy for anchyloses, contrac-
tion of muscles, neuralgia and rheumatism
than kneading, rolling, stroking, hacking,
chapping and such like dexterous knick-
knacks, in modern times simplified and
perfected.
The Chinese system of gymnastics has
been developed without influence from
abroad, has sprung up from its own
soil and has never been transplanted to the
benefit of other nations. The Greek ath-
letics and games were not formed after the
Chinese model, at least history tells US
nothing about 1t. From p. H. Ling, the
founder of the Swedish system, down to the
present day, no author or practitioner has
ever quoted any practical experience, loan
or research from the Chinese gymnastics.
The human faculties of one nation do not
differ from those of another nation. Inyen-
tions and institutions of one people may
therefore resemble those of another people,
although having been conceived and de-
veloped independently Of each other. Mod
ern gymnastics are conceivable without
those of China. but their present use and
mood of practice are founded upon the
ground of modern science, compared to
which the Chinese culture was obviously
an inferior article. The nature of physical
training establishes numerous resemblances,
be it in different quarters of the world or
thousands of years between; but that is no
proof OF the assertion that modern gymnas-
tics are merely loan from the original
idea of the Chinese.
AXEL G. HALLBECK.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-18

building is the great salon in the center. 1t
is chaste and serene now, there are no rugs
on the dark floor, and life-size picture of
the Pope with uplifted hands holds eternal
court. But once, when England was trem-
bling at the threatened onslaught of France,
Napoleon held many ball in this salon,
and the brilliant and beautiful women of
the Haute-ville sped over the polished floor
in the embrace of the brave French soldiers.
I often feel tempted at midnight to steal
down the spiral staircase from my room, tip
toe fearfully down the long corridor and
peer into the great silent salon with its
calm virgin and commanding emblem of the
InfAllible. Perhaps a ghostly throng would
fit in mirthful echo beneath the arches. and
vague, vibrating strains of music impris-
oned eternally in the waves Of air, would
wander back and inspire those dim. trip
ping feet. Perchance might see, stalking
through his guests, with head bent, or
pausing to pay some rouged and rounded
dame curt and doubtful compliment, the
pale image of the greatest man that ever
lived. verify believe that would try it
if were not the greatest coward on earth!
GERTRUDE FRANKLIN ATHERToN.