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Year: 1867




Some time ago wealthy gentleman of this
city (who had once followed the river for a
profession, but had retired from active life on
his wealth and his laureIs,( employed some
carpenters to repair his palatial residence
He has Cor rather had, for she now isn't his'n,
beautiful and accomplished daughter She
saw one of the hands, who is model of man
ly beauty. She looked upon him and loved
him. There is a species of electricity be-
tween two young hearts. When the attraction
begins it is neither centrifugal or centripetal.
but both, and good deal of EACH She saw
that he was too modest to make the first ad-
vance, and so she broke the ice by inviting
him into the dining room to partake of re-
treshments. She drew him into conversation
aud became satisfied he was no fool. Indeed
he possessed graccs of person, mind and char
acter that might well have been cnvied by
many scion of aristocracy who would be of
Tended ifa mechanic passed between them
and their nobility. She knew that her lover
Lfor he acknowledged that he returned her
passion) would not be allowed to enter the
parental residence, and so, when she met him
on the street she not only recognized him.
but actually made appointments for him to
meet her on the street and accompany her to
certain fashionable church, of which she
was member and constant attendant Thus
1t went on, in stolen interviews. until last
Tuesday night, when she left her fathers roof
and eloped with her mechanic lover. They.
were traced to Jeftersonville next morning,
but too late to arrest their fight. They have
gone to Cincinnati or some other point East,
and ere this have been joined in the holy
bonds of wedlock. OfiRourse there was a
good deal of excitement and good deal of
modification in the family but we advise her
parents to make the best of that which caunat
be helped. We have taken some pains to
inquire into the young mans character and
we assure them that they hare secured one
of natures noblemen for son.in-law, even if
he is a machanic-L Louisville .Eovrno7
Year: 1867

CANTELoPE.-Fhe ground for this fruit
should haze a warm exposure and be frisble
cay mould not being adapted. The hills
should be dug but six inches aud filed with
well-rotted manure and rich soil. Five or
six seed should be put at equal distances
about an inch in depth, and the hill should be
even with the other soil The hills should be
about six feet apart each way, and the plants
when they have passed all danger should be
thinnea out to about three in hill. The
bed must be kept clear of all weeds ana
grass and when the vines commence running
they should not be disturbed, or the Tootlets
connected with the vines by which it is large
ly supplied with nonrishment, will be broken.
The ground as the vines begin to extend,
should be gone over with an iron rake, espe..
cially after a heavy shower, to loosen it and
give these rootlets a chance to take hold
They should be planted at the time of corn
planting. = GernGnto'oH Telegraph.
Year: 1867

We have probably all OF US met with in
stances in which word heedlessly spoken
against the reputation of female has been
maSnitied by malicious minds until the cloud
has been dark enough to oyershadow her
whole existence. To those who are accus.
toned, not necessarily from bad motives, but
from thoughtlessness-to speak lightly of la
dies, we recommend these "hints'' as worthy
>of consideration:


Never use a lady's name in an improper
place, at an improper time, or in mixed com
pany.


Never make assertions about her that YOU
think untrue, or illusions that you feel she
would blush to hear.


When you meet with men who do not scru>
pie to make use of womau's name in aeeck-
less and unprincipled manner, shun them for
they are the very worst members Of the COM
munlty-meD lost to every sense of honor,
every feeling of humanity.


Many good and worthy woman's character
has been forever ruined and heart broken bv
lie manufactured by some villain, and re-
peated where it should not have been, aud in
the presence of those whose little Judgment
could not deter them from circulating the
foul and Dragging report


A SANDER is soon propagated, and the
smallest thing derogatory to a woman's char
acter will fly on the wings of the wind, and
magnify as it circulates until its monstrous
weight crushes the poor unconcious victim


Respect the name of woman, for your mo-
ther and sisters are women and as you would
have their fair name untarnished, and their
lives unembittered by the slanderer's biting
tongue, heed the i'll that your own words may
bring upon the mother, the sister, or the wife
of some felloV creature
Year: 1867

CURE or coLIc IN HoRsEs-The follow
ing is a certain ctre for collie in horses We
have seen it tried dozens of times, and aIgays
with success. We are sure it willsav any horse
flour directions are followed dissolve one
pint of salt in a pint of hot water, then add a
quart Of good vinegar, and pour haif the mix
ture down the horses throat. IF the horse is
not well in half an hour give him the rcmain-
der, and you will find him all right
Year: 1867

IF sheep are kept in the same lot with
cows-or fat cattle, no dog will disturb them.
As soon as the dogs approach the sheep they
run to the cattle who drive off the dogs.


f imer for thirty years, inShelby, By 'ot ting
this plan, never lost a sheep by dogs, ALTHOUGH,
in the same neighbourhood the dogs killed
sheep on the farms north aud south of b:,a.
Year: 1867

THE STYLE orBoNNET.-A slip of white
pasteboard trimmed with green ribbon, with
seven bows and and small>sized greenhouse
on top, waterfall underneath, carried around
by freak of human nature,
Year: 1867

THE MAScHEsrEs FAIR.-We yesterday re-
ceiyed from the ladies Of the Manchester Me
thodist Fair q liberal assortment OF the deli
cious coed things with which their beautitu
tables are loaded, and our visit TO theiF tair,
room last night confirmed all that we had
heard of the attractions OF the ladies, and the
pretty goods they had on sale. We wish them
great success in their pious work
Year: 1867

NOVEL IMPRovEMESr.-Somed days ago a GER
tain well known wood merchant on the west.
ern side of our city, who lost II leg in the Con.
federate service near Petersburg, became in.
yolved in a difficulty with one OF his drivers
about twice his size, which terminated III a
rough and tumble, in which however, the
one. legged man came out - first best" We
understand that the victor says that he is 4
better man with one lee than he ever was with
two.
Year: 1867

Every department of business has an imme-
diste interest in the markets Of the country, and
in its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fasls to keep himself properly ad-
vised as TO the rise and fall Of the markets, as
controlled by the laws of demand and supply.
and the relative condition Of the currency. is
exposed 10 constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprIsins
neishbors. In order to make our paper valuable
as well as interesting, We shall continue 70
make this SPECIAL FEATURE. Our pally
Market Reports, domestic and foreign. by teie-
graph. and our City Reports gotten M at heavy
expense have challenged the commentator OF
cur best business men; while our current fiaan-
cial Reports from all the leading u.oney centre
of the country are fuller than have ever


published by any other journal In Tennessee.
Year: 1867

And for the special pleasure and profit Of the
Young. each week we will give general literary
and religious miscellany. Nothing shall hnd
i;s way into our columns unfit for the perusal
the mothers and daughters Of the land. Depre-
eating the demoraliIing sensRtionalism OF many
contemporary journals. we shall eschew that
character: striving to give the reader substantial
matter, preferring to be useful rather than


ensstinanl.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reliant, and shall do what we
NAV be able to induce the establishment OF
manufactures in our midst for our home pro
aucts. To this end we will pay special attention
10 the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
ana exert ourselves to encourage the divers'h-
,asion of Southern industries and the develop
usnt Of Southern resources De-.
Year: 1867

My DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS:


In my last letter 1 wrote about cour-
age; in this one | will say something
about TRUTH. l suppose there is no
sin which you are otteuer tempted to
commit than that Of telling what is
not true. | once saw little box of
tools 1t had chisels, augers, avis,
and ever so many things in it, but not
one Of them had a handle. Upon ex-
amining it, found that the box itself
was the handle which fit every one
Now some one has said, Sin has many
tools, but a lie is the handle that will
fit them all You scarcely ever do
anything wrong that you are not tempt
ed to tell lie in order to hide it
When your father, or mother, or teach,
er, says, John, did you do that p or,
MARY, was that your the first words
ready to drop from your tongue are
No, sir, or No, ma'am.' To tell lie
of this kind is very wrong, But to
deny the truth is not the only kind of
lying that is wrong.


1t is just as wicked to tell white
lies, as they arc called, to hide part
Of the truth. A gentleman had in his
garden u dwarf pear tree; on which
hung six or eight fine pears One day,
when he was going away, be called
his two boys to him, and told them
they must not pick any of the pears.
When he came back he missed one
from the tree. Calling the boys he
Year: 1867

A MIXIN' OF BABIEs.-An exchange
gets off the following funny row
among the babies and their mothers:
Some time ago there was a dancing
party given up "North; most of the
ladies present had little babies, whose
noisy perversity required too much
attention to permit the mothers to en-
iov the dance. A number of gallant
Young men volunteered to watch the
young ones while the parents INDUCED
in "break down." No sooner had
the women left the babies in charge
of the mischievouS imps than they
stripped the infants, changed their
clothes, giving the apparel of one to
another The dance over, it was
time to go home, and the mothers hur-
riedly took each dress of her own,
and started some to their homes, ten
or fifteen miles off and were far on
their way before daylight. But the
day following there was tremendous
row in the settlement; mothers dis
covered that a single night had chang
ed the sex of their babies-obserya-
ton disclosed physical phenomena-
and then commenced some of the tall
est female pedestrianism. Living
miles apart, it required two days to
unmix the babies, and as many months
to restore the women to their sweet
dispositions. To this day it is un-
safe for any of the baby mixers to
venture into the territory.
Year: 1867

MORAL SENTIMENTAL is easier to
turn the course of a mighty river at
the fountain where the water, in a lit
tie stream, is trickling from the mossy
rocks than near the mouth where it
bears on its broad bosom the ships of
commerce. Our work in the temper
ance movement to be successful must
begin with the cause of the evil, at
the beginning, and our work to-day
Is not so much with the traffic itself
as with the power that upholds and
demands it.


True reformation must begin in the
hearts of the people, when they are
right the moral sentiment will not toll
crate an evil and it dies for want of
support. Nothing is ever settled that
is not settled right. A tyrant may
rule with a rod of iron and armed
men may enforce his laws but when
the force IS removed the laws are
dead.


If every saloon and distillery in our
land was closed and barred to-day
and sentinel posted at every door, it
would not change or radically modify
the moral condition Of our people
The evil is not removed but only pent
up to break out stronger in. some 9th
er direction. All the laws that have
been made to suppress anything Of the
kind have only called out greater in
genuity on the part of those oppressed
and the demand was satisfied through
another channel. Many combat the
distillers and the liquor dealers, and
call the saloon keepers by bad names.
They are only tools supplying the de-
mand, and are authorized so to do.
We should be considered foolish if we
demurred against the action Of a COM
mon soldier on duty without word
to those in authority. So in this work
if we use our force on the servant
while the master stands unnoticed.-
Laws are useless without support.


When the voice of the people cry
out against oppression Of any kind, TO
the evil it cries out against, it is the
voice Of God, and it must be removed.
The evil that fills our land from one
end to the other and covers it as the
night covers the earth, is supported,
sanctioned and upheld by the influence
and Indifference of the people, and
against these only must our main eff
forts be directed before we can hope
for success.
Year: 1867

ABOUT HOTELs.-Proprietors of a
hotel doing a very large business,
and requiring a book-keeper, employ
ed one who came we'll recommended
TO them for competency. After filling
the place nearly a month, one Of the
proprietors came to him one day, say
ing, "Mr. - we are well pleased
with the manner in which you dis
charge your duties, except in one re-
spect-one very important and essen
tial particular. Now, we can see
that you would never do to keep a
hotel-you would become bankrupt
in a very short time. And if you
continue as you are going on, you will
bankrupt us" "Why-how so ?" ex-
claimed the book-keeper in surprise.
II will tell you. When a guest calls
for his bill, don't make it out at once,
but delay it till just before he is obliged
to leave, and then add about twenty
per cent, to it. The guest will not
have time to even dispute the bill
much less to have it corrected" "Oh
all II see, " responded the book-keep-
er. About a month afterwards, the
proprietors had their attention called
to the manner Of life their book-keep-
er was liying-spending money at the
rate of at least $4,000 per year, when
his salary was only about $1,000
Knowing he had no reserve means
they at once came to the conclusion
that all was not right, and questioned
him concerning the matter. The book
keeper reminded them of the twenty
per cent, suggestion they had made tc


him, and frankly told them he had


done as they told him to-putting of


course, the twenty per cent. into his


own pocket, as he believed they woulC
mot want anything to do with his steal


ings-otherwise known as perqui
sites. A scene followed, but the book


keeper coolly informed them that if


they wished to expose the matter they
, might do so. For himself he intended
to keep very still-so long as he wa


permitted to secure his perquisite
! without molestation. Another wa
/ the case Of a guest finding vim
charges in his bill, when he had NJ


wine at all. He called for the card
ordering the wine. They were pro


duced when he pointed out the fac
:, that his name, signed to the card, wa
e spelled wrong. He insisted upo
paying the bill, but demanded tn


cards, as they were worth to him te
= times the amount Of the bill. A con
promise, however, made it all right
Year: 1867

Come where the bright waters in soft murmur


roll,
Drink health to your body and peace to you


soul.
Take the cup of Thanksgiving and praise ye thu
hand
Which hath scattered this blessing broadcast o'el


the land.
Come and welcome, ye thirsty, the fountain is


free,
Nor money, nor price, need hinderance be.
There is water enough, yes, water enough,
Ye need not go thirsty, there's water enough.
1t springs from the foot of a rock by the way,
And laughs in the sunshine that kisses its spray
Now it bubbles and sparkles in yon messy dell,
Now it drips from the bucket that hangs in the


WELL"
1t descends from the clouds in the soft summer


rain,
And winds through the meadow its silvery chain
There is water enough, yes water enough,
Ye need not drink poison, there's water enough.
Why weepeth that wife by her comfortless hearth
While the wide world is teeming with beauty and


mirth?
o, where is her staff, where the strong manly


arm,
Which vowed at the altar to shield her from


harm?
Alas, so degraded, so low he's become,
Despising his birthright he sold it for rum!
There is water enough, yes, water enough,
He need not have sold it, there's water enough.
Why wander those children through cold, storm


and seet,
Their garments in tatters, no shoes to their feet
Nor shelter, nor food on their coming await,
o, what can have wrought them this pitiful fate
Homes tender endearments, where, where have


they fed:
Down the merciless throat of the drunkard they


sped.


There is water enough, yes, water enough,
He need not have drunk these, there's water


enough.
How wretched the drunkard, how lost, o, how


lost,
Lite's blessings all squandered, how fearful the


cost,
The joys of the hearthside, the gifts OF the mind
Health, wisdom and honor and all that's refined.
Each bright hope of Heaven that buoys up the


SOUL
Destroyed by the demon that turks in the bowl.
There is water enough, yes, water enough
None need to be drunkards, there's water


enough.
Ifso low sinks the drunkard, how low must he


sink
Who giyeth his brother Destruction for drink
o, what in defence of the wretch can be said,
Who takes from the mouths Of poor children


their bread;
Will the rocks aud the mountains a covert be


found,
When the blood of these lnnocents cries from the


ground?


There is water enough, yes, water enough,
No excuse can he render, there's water enough
How long shall the bread of POOR children be sold
To heap up the dramselIer's Golfers with gold
How long must Affection in sackcOth and pain
Weep over the victims by Alcohol slain
Why will men be foolish and quaff from the bowl,
That is death TO the body, despair to the soul?
There is water enough, yes, water enough,
These things need not be so, there's water


enough.
Ho, come all ye people, both aged and youth,
Quaff the health. giving fountain, the emblem OF


truth;
Take the cup ofThanksgiving and p raise ye the


Hand,
Which hath scattered this blessing broadcast


DER the land
Come and welcome, ye thirsty, the fountain is


free,
Nor money, nor price need a hInderance be.
There is water enough, yes, water enough,
Ye eneed not drink poison, there's water enough
Year: 1867

A Yokohama letter says the Jap
anese are an excessively polite people,
and at the same time extremely IN
quisitive. They salute one upon the
knees, shutting half up like well
oiled jack knife, delivering the word
"Ohiop in their most seductive tones.
They will mount your porch and peer
steadfastly through your parlor win
dows until they are discovered, when
instead of being abashed, they smile
with singular sweetness and look
again.
Year: 1867

Bishop Burnett once preaching be-
fore Charles Ii, was much warmed by
his subject, and uttering religious
truth in a very earnest manner, with
great vehemence struck his fist upon
the table and cried out in loud voice,
.Who dare deny this p "Faith, OBJ
served the king in key not quite so
loud as the preacher, snobody that is
within the reach Of that great fist of
yours"
Year: 1867

to foreign countries. What difference
does it make to the Western farmer or
the Southern planter where the money
goes with which he purchases his neces-
sary supplies, whether to Boston or to
Londoni His interest is to buy as low
as possible, and if he is enabled, which
he would be, to buy more at low prices
than he would buy at high prices, his
comfort and that of his family is to that
extent increased.


The Chicago Tribune, which, though
Radical organ, sometimes takes a
sensible view of things, thus sums up
the argument against any increase of
the tariff:


/. How can money be given to one
man by act of Congress, without taking
it from another?


=. What is the difference between a
tariff levied for protection" and an ap-
preparation of public money to the pro-
tected classes?


3. If the process of appropriating
public money to particular classes is
wise. national economy, would it not be
wise and just to extend it to all classes'


4. If the aforesaid process enables the
iron manufacturer to buy more of the
farmers grain, would it not also enable
the farmer to buy more of the other
mans irOni


3. Why would it not be wise national
economy then to appropriate an equal
portion of the public funds to the farm
ers end all other persons, so as to enable
them to buy large quantities of ironi


6. If cheap foreign iron is an injury to
this country, would not iron costing
nothing be still greater injury:
AThere is no dodging these conclusions.
They are entirely legitimate and cannot
be evaded. The interests of the Great
West have too long been sacrificed to
the interests of New England; and her
representatives, from this time forward,
who are faithless to this regard, will be
displaced by men who have the sagaci-
ty to see, and the firmness to demand,
equal Justice fer every industrial in
terest
Year: 1867

As there is constantly an increasing
demand for broom corn, it has become
one of the staple ofproduce in this coun-
try, and most profitable crop to raise
in certain sections, by those who under
stand il, for In this, as In anything else,
You must understand what is to be done
and how to do it. Soil that will grow
Indian corn will also produce good


broom corn. Never prepare soil for the
culture of broom corn that produces
door Indian corn, if you do not wish to
reap the same results in return. The
soil shontld not be pl0wed long before
planting, aud it may be prepared in the
same manner as for Indian corn, while
care is taken to have the ground thor
oughlly narrowed. In selecting the
seed great care shonld be exercised in
purchasing the very best that can be
procured, as it is crop that deterior-
ates rapidly and the seed should he
changed often.


Some advocate changing the seed
as often as every other year, In order
to secure a COOP crop of hne brush.
To be certain that the seed is perfect


" good, it is always best 10 test some OF
il 6y sprouting before planting; many
failure Of securing good crop has
arisen in consequence of neglecting to
test the seed; too much caution, there
fore, cannot be exercised in this respect.
From the 10th Of May to the loth OF
June is the usual time for planting; but
generally it is best to put In seed abouI
the 25th of May. In planting by hand
mark off the field in rows three feet
apart, anddrop eight or ten seeds in Q
hill, the hills being about eighteen
inches apart, and cover with o noe
about an inch deep with fine moist
earth. Where large fields are planted
planter can be used to great advantage
Year: 1867

A few days since, beautiful lady
dressed in mourning, while waiting her
turn at the sub.treasnry in Boston, en-
tered into conversation with Colonel
Hatch, who said something TO her about
her youthful appearance, when shein =
formed him that she was forty years of
age: that at thirty she had been the
mother Of twelve children, when her
husband died: that she had lost thres
sons in the war: had then come to draw
their pension, and that since the death
of her husband, who had left her desti-
tute, she had supported herself aud the
younger member of her family By her
own toll. -