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Year: 1871

Grant and Bcaure9ard met OH a
railway train on the Doth near
Lcavenworth. The meeting was
apparently cordial, but Grants
littlcncss was Illustrated when he
said he would ''not have taken
that train If he had known that
Bcauregard was on board" The
people in fact manifested greater
cagernesS to sec the Confederate
hero than the manager of the
national gift enterprise lottery.
Brute force covers in the pres
cncc Of cultured genius.
Year: 1871

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE ANCIENT FEN
IANs.-T To enter the ancient Fenian Order,
"eyery soldier must swear that, without re-
gard to fortune, he would choose wife for her
virtue, her courtesy. and her good manners;
that he would never offer violence to woman;
that SO far as he could, he would relieve the
poor; and that he would not refuse to fight
nine men of any other nation. Every soldier
must be well acquainted with twelve books of
poetry, and be able to compose verses. He
must run well, and defend himself when in
fight. To try his activity, he was made to
run through wood having a trees breadth,
and the whole of the Fenians pursuing him; il
he was overtaken or wounded in the wood, he
was refused rs too sluggish and unskillful to
fight with honor among such valiant troops.


"He must be so swift and light Of foot as not
to break rotten stick by standing on it able
also to leap over tree us high as his forehead,
and stoop under tree that was lower than bis
knees. Without stopping orlessening his speed,
he must be able to draw thorn ou: of his foot.
Finally, he must take an oath Of fidelity
Scribaer's Monthly. lsah
Year: 1871

lie here at rest in my chamber,
And look through window again,
With eyes that are changed since the old time,
And the sting of an exquisite pain
'Tis not much that see for picture,
Through bows which are green with the


spring,
An old barn with its roof gray and mossy,
And above it bird on the wing.
Or, lifting my head a thought higher,
Some hills and village know,
And over it all the blue heaven,


With a white cloud floating below
In the old days the roof seemed prison,
My mind and the sky were free.
My thoughts with the birds went flying,
And my hopes were heaven to me
Now come from the limitless distance
Where followed my youth IS wild will,
Where they press the wine of delusion
That you drink and are thirsty still:
And l know Why the bird with the Spring


time


To the guarded old tree comes back
He has tried the South and the Summer,
He has felt what the sweet things lack.
So I come with sad contentment,
With eyes that are changed see
The roof means peace, not prison,
And heaven smiles down on me.
Year: 1871

AN old topper who had attended scien-
tific lecture, where the learned professor
caused several explosions to take place from
the gases produced by water, said; You
don't catch me putting water in my liquor
after this, | had no idea before that water
was so dangerous, though l never liked to
take too much of it.
Year: 1871

A YOUNG lady recently married to a farm
er, one day visited the COW houses, when
she thus interrogated her milk maid by
the by, Mary, which of these cows is it that
gives the butter milk p
Year: 1871

the calaboose, cell being assigned her
near that occupied by her father and
brothers. This afternoon the unhappy
young woman, through the efforts of her
counsel, was admitted to bail in the sum of
SO 800.


Owing to the exhausted condition of Mr..
Clark, the examination of the prisoners
could not be held to-day, They are, there
fore, still in durance vile, the justice declin-
ing to fix the amount of bail in their several
cases until he has heard all the evidence in
the case.


Before Miss Turner was released from the
calaboose she made statement which will
prove most damaging to her fathers and
and brothers cause, and which stamps their
attack upon Clark's life as most


DIABOLICALLY PLANNED AND cow


ARDLY MURDER.


Alarmed at the extent of Mr.. Clark's III
juries, and stung by the keenest remorse
for her participation in the fatal affray, Miss
Turner has confessed that she wrote the
note to Clark at the demand of her BROTH
ers, who, she alleges, have for some months
harbored bitter enmity against Clark,
threatening repeatedly that they would
"yet drive him off the railroad" that
when she received Clark's reply to the
note, appointing Walton street as the
place Of their meeting, it was planned
by her two brothers and her father that
she should walk with her dupe up Walton
street and past a certain designated house,
behind which they were to await conceal
ed; that upon her approach with Clark
they were to spring out and attack him, she
flying out of danger at given signal from
them.


How successful this hellish plan has been
carried out has been seen. Now it remains
for the authorities to do their duty and
bring the four conspiring murderers to
speedy, just and severe retribution.
Year: 1871

The Weekly Journal. take pride in
the weekly issue of our paper. Its by all
odds the handsomest and best filled sheet
in the State. The edition for this week was
issued this morning, and mailed to our nu-
merous patrons. Wesend specimen copies
to any address free of charge, and we adj
wise all who have not seen it to send their
address and get a copy. al


We shall issue semi-weekly edition of
the JOURNAL shortly, which will accom-
modate a large class of friends who want
paper oftener than once week and whose
mail facilities will not admit of their taking
daily.


We thank our friends all over the State
for the interest they take in the JOURNAL,
and ask them to continue their efforts in its
behalf
Year: 1871

One More Sinner Called to Repentance
We are in receipt of letter from far-of
Patrick county, asking us to send number
of our papers to his address. He says he
has been devoted admirer and constant
reader Of the Wing for many years, but
that the Wing has so departed from its old
and time-honored standpoint, he now de-
sres to make change, and prefers ours to
any other paper in Richmond. We are glad
the gentleman has at last come to his senses
and has exhibited such good taste and judg-
ment. We promise him and all those who
subscribe to our WEEKLY to make it all
that is desirable to an appreciative reading
public, except, perhaps, to a few old sore
head Democrats like the one who abused
the Virginia people for erecting a statue of
the immortal Clay in Capitol Square. We
can hardly expect such as he to. like it, and
to be plain, we don't care if they don't, as
such friendship is not desirable. I'D


Let the gentleman from Patrick give US a
fair hearing, and we are satisfied he willnot
be disappointed in our WEEKLY. ltrgLie
Year: 1871

Defacing HandbiUs. The practice of de-
facing handbills stuck up around town for
public information, has become so common
that we have been asked to call the atten-
ton of the police to the matter. The other
evening we counted ten bills on one fence,
all of which were so mutilated that they
could not be read, and they had been up
but few hours. '-..


Persons who desire to advertise their
business, or any other proper matter in
this way, have perfect right to do it, and
are entitled to protection in the full benefit
of such advertisements. We hope the po-
lice will make one example of the first boy,
or man either, caught in the act of tearing
or defacing these bills.
Year: 1871

with their sister, whom, it was believed by
them, he had seduced from the paths of
rectitude and virtue, and that they had been
waiting to fix the crime upon him, that they
might award him the summary punish
ment they felt he deserved. That the day
preceding their attack ON Clark they had
intercepted letter from him to their sis
ter, appointing an assignation, whereupon
they determined to take the matter in their
own hands and to deal with the offender as
they choose. To this end they planned the
ambush on Walton street. - F 3,as
Year: 1871

On Tuesday afternoon, about o'clock, the
down freight train stopped two miles east OF
Greeneville, to wood, when two youths.one
named Byrd, IA years old, and another, whose
name We did net learn, II years oldacgot on the
engine to have dead-head ride to Greenevllle
The engineer told them it was against the rules
ott6e Company to permit them to ride, and
made them get Off @


When the train started they climed up and
hung on to the brake staff, but the train getting
up speed OF about twenty y-fve miles per hour
they were Jared off and fell on the track, the
elder one being killed instantly las was then
supposed) by having his neck broken.


There being another train approaching close
in the rear brakeman named Williams jump
ed off and carried the body of the Young man
off of the track just as the other train came up
and left both in care of some citizens.


Further news came yesterday saving that
both were alive, but, twas thoug ght that the one
which was most severely hurt would die. about
gallon of bloom having been thrown off of his
lungs. A blood vessel had been broken.
Year: 1871

1t may not be generally known that we have
one of the very best Job Offices in East Tennes-
see. We are prepared to do all kinds of book
and Job work on short notice, in the latest
style and on reasonable terms.
Year: 1871

WILL in from one to twenty minutes afford ease and
comfort, and this medicine rapid in stopping pain


can be purchased for fifty cents per bottle at almost
every druggists and country merchants store on this
continent and within one hours distance of almost
Year: 1871

Not one hour after reading this advertisement need


any one suffer with pain
RADWAY'S READY RELIEF
Is sure cure. It the first and is the Only Pain
Remedy that instantly stops the most


softv, rr,oins
Year: 1871

The London Mechanics MagGEine de-
scribes a new motor, known by the some~
what romantic title Of the Nv bite Cloud"
engine, and embracing a novel method Of
combining air and steam in the evolution Of
power Tbe air forced INTO the apparatus
by series of pumps-in the first to press
sure Of three atmospheres, in the second TO
six; in the third to twelve and in the
fourth to twenty~four In its transfer from
one pump to another the air is pass d
through water, and at each stage absorbs .
quantity of maisture. From the fourth
pump the air passes to receiving chamber,
from whence, il a thoroughly saturated
condition. il goes to a coil provided IN .
heating chamber the seriform mass form
iDg the white cloud from which the engine
i fancfuly named. The passage Of the
cloud from the heating coil results in the
conversion Of the water into steam From
the heating coil the mingled air and steam
are conducted TO the cylinder Of the engine.


The small engine used in testing this
novel method OF combining air and steam
IN the production Of motive power gave an
effective power equal TO that Of four horses,
with an expenditure Of two and one-half
pounds Of uel per horse power per hour.
IL q nder has diameter Of four and
hree-eighths inches, and piston stroke OK
SIX inches. Whether large machine will
yield results propOrtiOnally advantageous
remains to be seen, but the cOmpaclness OF
the apparatus and the dispensing with
boiler properly 50 called ar certainly PoIn's
in its favor. The united use OF air and
steam seems to excite much interest among
mechanical engineers, and We trust that the
system Of pressing the two for combined
use first proposed, we believe. by w.
Mt. Storm, Of New York, score Of years
ago-may yet, under some conditions al
least, result 10 the production Of motor in
which the more Objectionable features Of the


steam eugine may be avoided
Year: 1871

The great want Of this State is farmers
-tilers of the sol-men Of muscle, who
sweat by the brow rather than by the
brain. Men who live by their wits are not
specially needed or required. We are not
advertising for sucn. The State has full
supply.


Kansas is pre-eminenily an agricultural
State. It's wealth lies Just beneath the
rich prairie grass that waves in luxuriance,
and is gathered into great, lusty stacks Of
bay at such slight expense to the stock
growers.


II is the most western agricultural State,
and in many respects is the peer Of them
all, and is nearest the mineral State Of the
Rocky Mountain range. The miners Of
that vast region must be fed BY Kansas
but if the demand from that quarter should
not be equal to the supply, we can, with
Year: 1871

Sheer not at old clothes. They are Of
ten m lde holv hy long sacrifices. by careful
folding away, that they may last until the
dear ones are provided for. IF many an
old coat could speak what tales it would
tell Of the noble heart beating underneath


Yonder rusty garment would repeat the
struggles of a devoted father whose son is
earning lsurels At the college hard BY. How
he counted the farthlngs and choked down
bis pride, that his boy, his noble, beloved
boy might yet DO him honor.


That faded shawl folded tightly over
spare shoulders Year after year bas the
mother cleansed and men1en, and laid it
carefully away, (as she called It'd good as
new, that her blue-eyed daughter might
have an education And the mother smiles
over the dim, dusky patterned ribbon and
prim old merino, that were cleaned up to
enable her I. buy Bessie a pretty bonnet
aud dress such as she deserved


Oh! that blessed self-denial of aspiring
poverty Halowcd Ne Old bonnets, Old
cloaks. aye, and OLD shoes, when such love
points 10 them ~ It's monuments


More than one bright and shining light
let us tell you, owes it, brilliancy to old
clothes; more than one star in literature
philosopLv and science
Year: 1871

true Of china and glass is true also Of I'M;


tated jewelry. Metallic oxides form the


basis Of all vitri6abIe colors fer example


the puce-colored and red oxides of lead and


the yellow oxide Of gold. These enamels,


brought into such favor by fashion, what


what are theyt They are glass made opaque


by the oxide Of tin, and made fusibIe bv


the oxide Of lead Exactly the same pro-


cess. varied only in its order, will give us


gem, aud similar magic-since this is the


true magic of the only alchemy credible
gives US apparent gold and silver, good
enough, ID all truth, for any other than the
tests of the Royal Mint. What for in
stance, is sham ruby, except q bit Of


luStre ware" concentrated and intensi-
ned Still. the ordinary diamond paste of
trade is composed of different amalgam,
the object being to obtain at once an equal
lty OF brllliance and weight The Murano
oeads-a most profitable knack in work
manshlP, easily acquired-are made OF
common ~ simply tinted. though the
manipulation requires to be tender. And.
rsvertIng for a moment to false pearls. in
order to conclude with moral and suggest
how costly all falsehoOd is, we must remem-
Der a fact The fish whose scales are put
TO this use are about lin. in length. They
are found 10 great abundance il some riy-
ers, and, being exceedingly voracious, suf
fer themselves to be taken without much
difficulty. The scales furnished by $50 Of
them will not weigh more than an ounce,
and this will not yield more than a fourth
Of that quantity Of the pearly powder ap
plIcable to the preparation Of beads; so
that $4,000 fish are necessary in order to
obtain only one pound Of the essence Of
pearl. After this, it may be understood
why the manufacture Of artificial ewelry is
an art which it took the French 50 long to
earn, but which, once acquired, has been
o them, and to the Parsians especially,
source of 50 much wealth, affording en-
Dloyment to thousands of their best artisans.
-EaghM Mechanic.
Year: 1871

"Do you sec this lock of hair? said
an old man to me.


"Ycs, but what Of it? 1t is, sup
pose, Q curl from the head OF dear
child, long since gone to Cod"


at is not. 1t is q lock Of my own
hair and it is now seventy years since
it was cut of from this head"


"But why do you prize lock of your
hair so much ?"


ut has story belonging to it, and a
strange one. l keep it thus with care,
because it speaks to me more OF God and
His special care than anything else l
possess.


II was a little child. four years old,
with long curly locks, which, IN sun, or
rain, or wind, hung down my cheeks un
covered. One day my father went into
the woods to cut up q log, aud went
with him. was standing q little way
bohiud him, or rather at his side, watch
ing with interest the stroke Of the heavy
axe, as it went up and down upon the
wood, sending off spliuters with every
stroke in all directions. Some Of the
spliuters fell at my feet, and eagerly
stopped to pick them up. In doing SO
stumbled forward, and in . moment my
curly head lay upon the log. l hat
fallen Just the moment when the axe va
coming down with all ito force. 1t VA
too late to stop the blow. Down osm'
the axe. I screamed, and my father fol
to the ground in terror. He could NO
stay The stroke; and in the blindnes
which the sudden horror caused b.
thought ho had killed his boy.


1--WE soon recovered l from my frigh
and he from his terror. He caught M
in his arms and looked at me from hea'
to foot, 10 6nd out the deadly woun'
which he yves sure he had inflicted No
. drop Of blood nor scar could be seen
He knelt upon the grsss and gave thank
to . gracious Gcd. Having done 80 b
took up his axe and found few hair
! upon its edge. He turned to the log h
had been splitting, and there was singl
curl of his boys hair, sharply cut thrt
and laid upon the wood. How great va
the escapcl 1t was as If IN angel ha


turned aside the odge At the momel
when il was descending on my head
With renewed thanks upon his lips
| took up the curl and went home with u
in his arms.


"Thst look ho kept al his days. as
, memorial of Gods care and love. I'll
'iock be left to me on bis dssta bed"
Year: 1871

FOREVER.
Along the silvery summer sea
We saw the white sails drifting,
And sunset giories silently
Their golden nights were lifting;
My love sang low, as sank the glow
Across the homeward river,
"The day may die, but you and
Will live and love forever"


Forever and forever,


Where the shadows falleth never
The song may die, but you and I
Shall live and love forsveri
Sweet day that sank in sunset light
Sweet song that failed for sweetness,
Sweet soul that rose beyond my sight
To bathc in heavens completeness
The song rings still hear it thrill
Across Deaths solemn river:
"The day may die, but you and
Shall live and love forever"


Feiever and forever,


Where the shadows fa!leth never;
The song may die, but you and
Shall live and love forever
Year: 1871

1t is astonishing how small sum will
square individual accounts, if it can only
be set in motion. BY some means or
other it happened in one Of our business
Offices that tho Office boy owed one Of the
clerks three cent, and the CLERK azed
the cashier two cents, and the cashier
owed the Office boy two cents. One day
last week the Office boy having q cent in
his pocket, concluded to diminish bis
debt, and therefore handed the nickel
over to the CLERK, who, 10 turn paid half
of his debt by giving the coin to the
cashier. The latter handed the cent
back to tho Office boy, remarking, snow
I only owo you one cent" The office
boy sgain passed the cent to the clerk,
who passed II to the cashier, who passed
It back to the Office boy, and the lattes
individual squared oil accounts, paying II
to the clerk, thereby dischsrgiug bis en-
tire debt. Thus it may be seen how
great the benefit derived from even
small payment. s.aot.ss I-
Year: 1871

collision with every phase of greatness
greatness of soul, of intellect, and Of
station conscious inferiority Inundated
him, and in such mind envy grew in
proportion to humiliation. The growth
of egotism was a natural sequence to
that Of the other passions. Although
still believer in the abolition of capital
punishment--for this strange being never
forsook a principle once formed--that
principle was dwarfed into insignifcance
beside the mightier ones that now burned
within his mind, filling him with a wild
fanaticsm, fixing his eye afar off upon
the future, binding him to the present,
hurrying him on with the resistless fury
OF demoniac. Sweep away King,
sweep away Queen, mobiles, every enemy,
every rival of Macmillan Robespierrel
Let every stone of Paris stream with
blood pile up corpses until they crim-
son the face of heaven; decimate the
world, so that the great Ego may tri-
umph. Then for the millennium, the
reign of peace, equality, liberty, frater-
nifty, eternal love and good-tellowship
no more hunger, no more crime, no
more blood-spilling!


But this gigantic programme grew in
his mind only by degrees. The coward
ice of his nature would have SHRINK ap-
palled, even on the very eve of its reali-
zation, at the vision of the Peign of
Terror. With the short.sightedness of
all great criminals, he thought he could
stay his hand at any moment. The
King removed, the mobiles swept away
and the bloody work was done. How
small sacrifice for so grand an end
But it was the old fable of the Hydra,
in this case multiplied hundred-fold !;
for every head cut off, two sprang up in
its place, which doubled and quadrupled
until the victims had to be condemned
in patches of fifty and sixty at time,
until canals of blood ran through the
streets, until he was heard to cry in his
solitude, Nothing but blood-how
much more-when will it end?" But
it was not the cry of humauity-of that
he possessed not a particle; human suf-
fering touched him not at ALTO that
he was utterly callous. Amid all the
frightful butchery he lived through. he
never once raised his voice to save one
human life. There is an anecdote told Of
him which will better exemplify his ma
ture than pages of description.


A friend with whom he was most inti-
mate, and who was sincerely attached to
him, begged him to save the life OF a GER
tain prisoner who was ordered for execu-
ton. cat what hour is he to suffer p
asked Robespierre. "At eight" was the
reply. 81 would most willingly oblige
you, but never rise till nine. 1t is i'm
possible" answered the despot. The
man was marble Temple Bar.