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Year: 1872

The fear that want will overtake us or
our children is wearing out the ma
chinery of life, and bringing thousands
annually to an untimely grave. What
we want is free; social intercommuni-
cation of the sexes, without the con-
straint imposed BY long tongues and
vinegar-faced fools-iD fine, the full
and unrestrained enjoyment of all the
social and institutional pleasures of the
present in way that it was intended
rational people should act and live.
Down with all casks of acid, and up
with the glorious honey of fife made
sweet and sunny by vigor and limo.
cence!
Year: 1872

In teaching a young horse to drive
well, do not hurry to see how fast he
can trot. Keep each pace clear and
distinct from the other that is walk
ing, make him walk and do not allow
him to trot. While trotting, be equally
careful that he keeps steady at his
pace, and do not allow him to slacken
into o walk the rains, while driving;
should he kept snug, and when pushed
to the top of his speed, keep him well In
hand, that he may learn to bear upon
the bit. so that when going at high
rate of speed, he can be held at his
mace. but do not allow him to pull too
hard. for it is not only unpleasant, but
makes it difficult to manage him.
Year: 1872

Self-control and presence of mind
are doubtless, in some measure, natur-
al gifts; but they may be greatly
strengthened and increased by culture.
Young folks may learn valuable les
son from the heroic conduct of little
Annie Lamb, girl of twelve years.
She had taken passage with her mother
on the propeller I" Fountain City, "
from Chicago to Buffalo. The day
after the departure of the boat the
little girl, going into the kitchen, re-
marked that the stove smoked, to
which the cook replied she was mis-
taken. The child had heard her
mother often say that she dreaded GO
ing OH boat for fear of fire. With
this in her mind, and, taking another
look at the place where the smoke
seemed to come from, she saw that it
did issue from the stove. Going on
deck she discovered the woodwork
around the smoke-stack OH fire, and
the flames just eating their way into
the cabin. Without giving any gen.
eral alarm, she went to the steward,
and told him the boat was on fire. He
informed the captain, who called the
deck hands aft, and they extinguished
the fire without one of the passengers
being aware that anything of the
kind had occurred. There were TWEEN.
ty.two ladies sitting on deck, on the
bow of the boat-among them the
mother of Annie-when this was GO
ing on.


After the work had been done Annie
went to her mother, and said ''Don't
be frightened, mother; the boat has
been on fire, but it is all out now"


The captain was so greatly pleased
with the cool, calm ana quiet manner
in which the child performed her part,
that he refused the passage money OF
both and offered to take them back to
Chicago free of charge. Had little
Annie screamed "Fire ~ as most chill
dren and the majority of grown people
would have done, a panic would doubt.
less have occurred among the passen-
gers, and disastrous consequences en-.
onod
Year: 1872

Reflect that sound mind and body are the
baupiness, Indeed, without these the journey


through life becomes y weary pilgrmaags, the


prospect hourly darkens to the view, the minj
becomes .hadowed wit despair, and filled with
the me esncholy reflection that the happiness Of
snnLll. is blighted with our own.
Year: 1872




The Richmond (va) Enquirer has
been the head Of the opposition in thst
State to the hasty acceptance Of the
Cincinnati plan In its issue OF the
oath it gracefully and even joyously
SAYS:


| We could not reason with that impul-
sive multitude-moved by spirit which
could be felt but which no words may
defne--and they swept on and over US,
and bore US down as with the fierce rage
of a mountain torrent. Nor we're We
disheartened at our own discontinue, for
we recognize in that same wild untamed
and untamable spiIs. Of the people, the
presage of a ce,aing victory-grand and
| glorious--in which We all should be equal
partakers OF the rich fruit 1t was like
the light from above, shed upon the
blinded Paul-so it shone to us, and
pointed out the true pathway to our po.
litical salvation IL was the God Of our
deliverence speaking through the voice
of the people, and when he speaks their
voice it is never wrong. We recognize
the meaning Of the mystery. The hour
has come--and the man.


This is no delusion. tits graad up.
rising Of the people. They are in revolt.
They arc marching forth in their might.
conquering and to conquer They will
not listen, but will work. They do not
pause for counsel Timidity must give
way to boldness, fear to hope, and argu.
ment to action. They are not to be stay
cd in their onward march, and we have
no disposition to stay them. Let them
go on. They are charging the enemv's
works assaultng in columns Of forlorn
hope. Let no indscrect bugle sound the
recall. Let no timid martinez regret that
the citadel was not taken by military
rule, By parallels and the slow approach
es Of the siege II the boys choose to
90 ahead and carry the worxs at once, so
much the better--and so much the great
er the glory Of the achievement
We know that there are thousands Of
the friends and patrons of the Enquirer
who would still hold back and wait for
better signs of this promised victory.
They would have {" In hoe sigao uiacss"
radiantly displayed in the heavens. show
ing all the flaming colors OF the rainbow
or the aurora; but we tell them it is
needless to tarry longer We have signs
enough. In every sky there is a bright
aud shining orl0amme. We have the
banner, and faith must be our gonsral.
The signs aud tokens that have come
from the North in the last few days,
since tho certainty OF the action to be
had at Baltimore has treasured the pee.
there, are enough to. convince the most
doubling who intend to take the side OF
the people in this contest, that the lists
are closed, The battle Is to be between
Greeley and Grant--between the people
thrice armed in the righteousness oftheir
cause, and the paid ard pampered msr.
csnaries Of loathsome and detcsted dss.
potism.
Year: 1872




Ey- The return Of DR.. Livingstone
from Africa--the unexplored interior
where he has been for some ycars--may
well be considered an extraordinary
event. lie will bring us news OF coun
try Of which we are really as ignorant as
mankind was of America before it was
discovered by Christopher Columbus in
1902. This really completes our geo,
graphical and historical knowledge oil
the globe. Almost every student OF &c
ography knows that upon map OK Al
rica embracing a large portion OF Its cen
trail and southern divisions there was
marked an immense area as "unexplored
and unknown Through the wonder
ful energy and vigor OF Dr. Livingstone
this country for the first time is to be
opened up to the light Of Christian
knowledge and observation. For years
he has been supposed to be dead we
ourselves had little more hope of his re
appearance than we had Of the discovery
OF Sir John Franklin in the northern re.
gion OF this continent. His first voyage
of discovery, as We may call 1t, into AT
rica-which was but tithe of what he
has since vcntured upon-was romantic
in the highest degree We shall all be
on the qui cive to see the accounts OF his
adventures during the long years in which
he has been bnricd out of sight OF civil
ization. 1t is not without some nation
al pride that we reflect that the questions
that have bailled all the sarants OF Eu-



rope and of the world as to the wherea'
abouts Of Or. Livingstone, if, indeed, he
was in existence, were solved by an
American, and by representative OF the
American press, which, in spirit OF en-
tcrprise, however sneered at or stigma
tized has accomplished the undertaking
CHM EHguirer
Year: 1872

"a peculiar privilege, the value OF
which Englishmen liable to serve on ju-
ries will appreciate. is in danger Of being
lost to American citizens. Hitherto tho
law has directed that no man shall bs
sworn on jury who has formed or ex.
pressed an opinion upon the case he Is
called upon to try. Previously to being
sworn, the question Is put to him. and
If he is able to say he has formed an
opinion, he is at once relieved from at
tendance. and the list is gone through
till number OF opinionless men sutll.
cient to compose a jury has been found
Regarding the system from the most IA
vorablc point Of view. and supposing
that it does not do more than simply ef-
feet its purpose and bar the jury box
against men who have actually formed
an opinion on the matter at issue, il 10
evident that the cmpannelling Of q jury
to try case which like that Of the mur-
dur Of Fisk. for example, has forcibly
attracted public attention, must be work
Of time. 1t ia further open to consider
alton, when after dilligent search, twelve
men are found who have not formed IN
opinion upon topic engrossing the at
teniion Of the intelligent portion Of the
public, whether their opinion will be
worth having when it is formed. But
there is still more obvious objections to
the practice that il requires only that q
man should either form an opinion upon
a case, or assert that he has formed such
opinion, in order to his being practically
relieved from the unpopular duty Of
serving on ju:ies.
Year: 1872

emily upon the stores of food in the soil.
This is partly owing to the structure of the
roots, and partly to II difference in the leaves.
1t is the roots that take up the mineral mat
ters and there is II great difference in roots.
We may divide them, in Il general way, into
shallow on spreading roots. and decp-grow-
ing or tap-roots. The former is well illus
trated in the roots of wheat and other grains.
us well us the true grasses, while the red
clover is an example of tap rooted plant
The length and abundance of roots depend
upon the character and richness of the soil
but whatever the changes in these the pc
culiarities of their growth remain the same
The growth of roots has not yet been thor
oughly studied. 1t is n very difficult task to
follow the entire growth of n root, to trace
out all its branches and follow it down in
the soil. No man has yet been found to do
this completely and Systematically; yet what
is known of them is most valuable. The
development of roots depends greatly upon
the soil If fine and deep. but poor. they 90
far. In rich soil they are more compact,
and also nearer the surface Nine-tenths of
the roots of grain in such soil are within
six inches of the surface Therefore If VIC
undertake to compare the growth of roots
we must be careful to do so in similar cir
cumstances. Roots differ greatly in quantity
and weight, rs is shown in the following ta-
Bile, which exhibit the actual amount in
pounds of the roots and stubble of various
plants grown on an acre of ground. taken to
the depth of ten inches and thoroughly dried.
1t also shows the quantity of their various
mineral ingredients in pounds.
Year: 1872

This table is the work of u careful German
experimenter, and il makes some very sur
prising and important revelations. Thus
you see that the weight of the stubble and
roots of clover on given quantity of land is
double that of rye on the same area, and yet
going ten inches deep does not take up more
than one-half the clover roots while it in
cludes nearly all those of the rye. The pro-
portion is the same in regard to the mineral
constituents, and is still greater when clover
is compared with other plants in the list.
Thus you see the great value of clover us II
fertilizer is accounted for in the vigor with
which it appropriates food both from the soil
and the atmosphere. 1t brings up, by its
deep-growing roots the mineral wealth of
the sub-soil, and leaves it in II place and
condition to be easily reached by the roots of
succeeding crops. The explanation of many
other important problems in agriculture may
he found in studying the table attentvely,
and much help in selecting the best rotations
Year: 1872

may be derived from it,


Besides drawing soluble matter necessary
for their growth from the soil. the roots of
plants actually exert II solvent action upon
the soil itself. This is Il fact that has been
recently denied, but ii is one that cannot be
disposed of by mere denial. The question
has been carefully studied in GERMANY Ex-
pcriments were made ut twenty different
experimental stations. Equal quantities of
II soil made by mixing pulverized sandstone
and basalt, first thoroughly washed to extract
all soluble matter. were placed in boxes
lined with zinc. Seeds of different plants
We're sown in these boxes, the soil being
carefully protected from dust, and watered
with pure water. One box was left unplant-
ed, for comparison. The plants grew, and
when they had reached the fullest develop
ment the circumstances admitted of, they
were taken up, burned, and the ashes anayz-
ed In every case it was found that there
was great increase of soluble matter which
had been made so by the action of the roots
upon the soil. 1t was also found that some
plants made twice us much soluble matter
as others. And although all Tho pots were
treated alike, with the exception of not sow
ing seed in the one reserved for comparison,
was found that the boxes containing plants that
acted least upon the soil presented double
the soluble matter of the implanted box. This
latter contained some soluble matter, the CON
sequence of the action of the air during the
time the experiment lasted. The surface of
the soil in all the boxes was kept carefully
covered with carded cotton.


The leaves of plants are important organs
of nutrition Leaves differ much in their
characteristics Some are narrow, and offer
but little surfnce to the air, us in grains and
grasses; while others, like clover and the
various root crops have broad and numerous
leaves which absorb much from the air
They also differ much in the duration of
their leaves. The leaves of small grains. and
many grasses die early in the summer, while
those of the broad lcavcd plants continue
active through the season. AS much as
ninety-five per cent. of the entire dry weight
of some plants is taken from the atmosphere
by their leaves. OF 60 pounds of wheat So
pounds came from the atmosphere through
the leaves, and two pounds from the soil
through the roots. Plants take up carbon,
their principal constituent from the mir in
the form of carbonic acid. But although
large proportion OF the mir consists Of nitro
gen, and nitrogen is essential to plant growth,
they arc unable to take it from the air. The
nitrogen must be in combination, not pure,
as in the air, before plants can assimilate it.
When in the form Of ammonia, nitric acid,
or nitrate of notush and of Soda nitroUpu tan
be taken by the plant. The nitrates of potash
and soda (potash and soda saltpeters) are
formed in the soils, sometimes very rapidly,
(as was explained in the lecture on Exhaus-
ton of SQjls.) Some plants, rs clover, do
not seem to require nitrogenous manures,
although MS the table shows, they contain so
much. They have the power of taking it
Year: 1872

A POLICEMAN shot ut a mad poodle
the other day and killed four pigs and
two geese that were dreaming Tue
happy hours away in the jimSen weeds
unconscious OF danger, while the dog
escaped unhurt, aud ran under lat
woman who had just bought water
melon, causing her to yell and drop
the melon, which was smashed.
Year: 1872

The departure of the Duke Alexis for
South Africa is the latest intelligence of in
terest from Rio Janeiro. He will debark at
Zanzibar with sufficient force of men to
night his way to Lake Tanganyika, where he
hopes to take up the trail of Livingstone
where Stanley dropped it, and recover that
lonely wanderer or perish in the attempt.
Year: 1872

A benevolent scientist suggests that re-
porter of the New York Herald be sent to
the arctic regions, to discover, if possible,
the whereabouts of Sir John Franklin.
Don't do tive know all about it as well as
if we had been there. Sir John would be
found TRANQUILITY sitting on the top of the
North pole, with the air of profound medi-
tation of his Darwinian brethren. The re-
porter would meet with a cool reception.
Sir John would make a frigid bow, offer him
a fan and glass of icewater and advise him
to run right home, like good boy, and tell
the Herald what he knows about the ther-
mometer ..f.
Year: 1872

The death warrants read to culprits on the
gallows in New Jersey cover eleven pages,
and the performance usually takes place in
the hottest part of the day. As the sheriffs
have to "spell out" all the hard words, the
operation is rather tedious to the gentleman
waiting to be hanged.
Year: 1872

The long, talked-of scheme of putting
third rail on the Erie railroad so as to have
the common gauge of four feet, eight and a
half inches, is to be carried out by the new
managers. The broad gauge will be contin-
ued for the present rolling stock until it Is
worn out, but all new cars and locomotives
will be built of the narrow gauge.
Year: 1872

The Borderer of Las Cruces, New Mexico, had tho following, while friend Howard was learning the art of treaty making from the sons of the forest:

 The MINER, as usual, comes to us brim full of Arizona items. By the way, while look ing over it's handsome pages, we are remind ed that the citizens of different localities in Arizona seem to take more interest in giving their editors local items than our friends in New Mexico to their own home press 4 large and suggestive batch of Indian depre- dations comes with the last number. It is perhaps strange, but it seems the Apachcs don't show proper respect to Gen. Howard and hold still while he is soourning in that Territory. They keep right on about their business, as if the U. $. Government had not special representative among them. Min ing seems to be of special interest in our neighborng Territory, and many new and rich mines are being located and worked.
Year: 1872

We are no admirer of Jefferson Davis, ex- President of the Southern Confederacy; on the contrary, we rather dislike the man tor various reasons best known to ourself, yet we cannot help but pity the spiteful little men of Congress who recently passed an amnesty bill excluding Mir. Davis from its otherwise sweeping forgiveness"
Year: 1872

This firm has a fine stock of goods of every de scrption which they selling very cheap Owing tC the absence of Col Head and the arrival of their goods Mfr Marks the junior partner, has not had time make up advertisement but he wishes to 10 the people that his firm motto is to sell cheap

 June g. 1872,
Year: 1872

An Unmeant compliment


While Owens was recently acting Scion Shinge
at the Grand Opera House, Baltimore, he CHANGED
to breakfast with small party from the rural
shores OF the Chesapeake al Barnum's Hotel. Un-
known to the parties. he was made to listen to a
criticism upon his 'search for his apple Sass" The
old grandmother OF the family was asked what was
her Impression In regard to the recent nights per-
theatre and the actors very much, and felt sure
all the time that the young man wouldn't be
guilty OF stealing watch; but she did think
to keep that old man nom interfering with The
actors; he ought to have been forced to go look
after his cattle and leave the actors to finish their
play uninterrupted
Year: 1872

The monOtonOus quiet Of our little town was
somewhat disturbed this morning by a sharp
little fight between two Of our sherif'S board
ers at the county hotel. They were occupying
with two others, nice cage which our sheriff
had fixed up for their especial acCOmmOda-
ton. They had dispute about some trivial
matter, and after passing some hard cOmpli-
ments concerning their birth and beauty went
for each other dog fashion, the best man on
top at least half the time. After making II
young slaughter pen out of their cage and
cutting and bruising each other to their own
satisfaction they recommended their discus
sion, when the sheriff. Mr. VIM. Walker, and
his deputy, Mr.. Andrew Webb, arrived and
politely requested the young men to take up
their quarters in separate cages All quiet at
last accounts.


The cambridge Swimming Club organized
sometime ago, with Ben. G. Owen as Presi-
dent of the awkward squad. The club meets
at the river each evening, at five o'clock, with
n good attendance of the members. Any one
knowing of the whereabouts of Ben, will
please tell him to come home and take charge
of his squad.


Our streets were enlivened for a day or two
with the smiling cOuntenanCes of Tom Oldham
and Joe Atkins, on Il prospecting tour among
our merchants. May they come again, and
their shadow never be less


Ed. r. Hall, our Deputy County Court Clerk,
has on exhibition (free) for few days only, the
marriage bond OF David Crockett, with the
genuine signature of Davy 1t will be framed
in a few days and presented to the State Library
at Nashville.


Candidates for Sheriff are as thick as black
berries. New ones Matching out every day or
so. If any Of them wish to be elected, they
had better announce their name in the CHRoN-
ICLE, as the people read that paper here.


The Star Base Ball Club, of Dandridge, had
a game yesterday and another this evening
rather warm work. Yours,


o. 2. DLDoCK,


June 1879 Dondridrp
Year: 1872

EDITORS CHRONICLE: As you were pleased
to make note Of the fact that there was to be a
picnic at Philadelphia, perhaps you would like
to know how it passed off; so ! send you few
hasty notes from the scene of action,


Precisely at the appointed hour, the Baptist
Sunday School, numbering nearly one hundred,
moved off in procession from the Baptist Church
to the grove, distant about one mile from town
The other schools, five in number, did not
march. but were pretty we'll represented on the
ground. 1t was estimated that there were not
much less than Il thousand persons present.


The dinner was truly a Sumptuous one, would
have served for twice the number of people
After dinner DR.. Breaker delivered deeply in
teresting address to the congregation seated on
the grass. The balance of the day was spent in
various sports, and as the sun went down be-
hind the Western hills the last Of the party re-
turned to their homes.


Every one pronounced the picnic perfect
success 1t was certainly the grandest affair Of
the kind ever had here. We are delighted with
Dr. Breaker, and with the picnic, and in good
humor generally. a.
Year: 1872

Yesterday morning Mr.. Charles McClung
was seized with fainting and fell to the ground,
cutting his face and bruising his head. He was
standing on the platform at Mr.. Hollis ware
house. near the depot, and had just fnished
conversing with Mr.. Atwell and that gentle
man had not gone more than twenty steps
when Mr.. McClung was seen to fall from the
platform to the ground Mr.. Holt and Mr.. At
well at once ran to his relief and after bathing
his head and neck he was carried into the
house, where he remained until a conveyance
could be procured when he was taken home.
The attack seemed to be species of vertigo or
prostration of the nervous system.