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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-10-06
ALFRED BELANGER,
Tx-Chief Engineer Fire Department

SHIP REFUGE. NEW ORLEANS, July l. 1888.
r. Fassnonn Esq Orleans Cotton Press:
SIR: In January last received from your Press Ios9
bales of cotton. of which about 1000 9srs recon
pressed and bound with your new Iron lie
can safely affirm that the cotton 50 bound was re-
ceived in better order than generally comes from
the Presses that it slowed better, and enapeo the
ship TO carry more than on any previous voyage
Liverpool was in better ortier than the repe bound
cotton; it Is highly preferable for ground ter as
dampness from the ballast has effect upon IT, for
il is well known by praet cal men that dampness VIII
rot tho rope bound. I can confidently recommend
your Iron Tie" as took this lot for an experiment
and carefully watched it both IN loading and dis
charging
I am Sir Yours Respectfully,
JOHN HOWARD, Master.
CHAMBERS ss- TATFEHG-
Cotton Factors Agents for Fassmann > IIon Aies
and Dealers in Tagging Rope and TEvtns,
e,, iv19dsv' NEW ORLEANS.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-10-06

AMOS Il. JOHNSTON. FRANK JOHNSTON.
JOHNSTON 81 JOHNSTON,
A TTORNEYS AT LAW. JACKSON Miss
IN will attend in all the State, Federal and
City Courts at jackson, and elsewhere in the
State in special causes. They will regularly
attend the Circuit and Probate Courts of Kinds
County, at Raymond. Attention given to the
collection, compromise and adjustment of all
claims.
Office opposite the Capitol, up stairs, in n.
East corner of Angeles building.
,. w. CONVICTION,
& TTORNEY AT LAW. Raymond, Miss
OFFICE-Pr Professional Row, No. /. au22dtf
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-10-06
H. B. VANS & SON.
- DONNFI.,

ID ECEIVING G., FORWARDING, AND
IA General Commission Merchant, and Deal
in GROCERIES and PROVISIONS,
Marble Yard Building, State ST., Jackson, Miss.
II Cotton stored, Weighed and Shipped. II
Ample Facilities for storing all kinds Of
freight.
All kinds of Goods solicited on Consignment
mV5-IV
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
WEST VIRGINIA.

The position Of the Radicals upon the sub
iect of the status OK the State OF Virginia, fur
nishes complete non-se9uit,T against the te-
intimacy of West Virginia as State The 3d
section of the 4th article of the Constitution of
the United States provides: /" No nc,o Skafe
shall be formed or erected tcithia ne jurisdic-
ton of any other State nor any State be form
cd by the junction Of two or more States, or
parts OF States without the consent OF the Legs
iatures of the States concerned, as well as of
Congress"
Recusant Virginians, largely aided 10y citizens
of other States and countries floating within
the territory Of the northwestern part of the
State, during the war organized government
at Wheeling, out of danger, in the Panhandle,
and had pretended Legislature Of some thirty
of such men. This they called " the restored
government Of Virginia" 1t was this Legisla-
ture that consented to the formation of West
Virginia.
The Radicals in Congress and out of Con-
gress. now assert that Virginia and other South
ern States actually went out of the Union in
1861. and are still out. a certain Arthur Bore
man. who calls himself Governor, Wiley and
others, have placed thenselvcssquarely on this
platform. They go to the white and blacl. con-
vention at Philadelphia, and endorse this posi-
ton of the Radicals. We deem it proper to
stick a pin here You, Mr.. Boreman, may be
called upon to sustain the legitimacy OF tho
State of West Virginia. Mr. Wise said, several
years since, it was the bastard Of political rape.
You may, by unconstitutional restraints, Mr.
Boreman, keep the people from voting for con-
stables, shcriffs, governors, and the like but
YOU cannot avoid he legal consequences Of your
position, touching the legality of your State.--
If the State Of Virginia was out, and is still out,
how could you legally consent g--Riesmond
Enquirer.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01

Fire Insurance Company
OF BALTIMORE.
No. 81 SourH STREET, OVER THIRD NATIONAL BANK.
TE,HIS Company insures Buildings, Merchandise,
Personal Property generally, Vessels in Port,
&C., against Loss or Damage by Fire, on the most
favorable terms.
Alllosses will be immediately adjusted and prompt
ly paid.
DIRECTORS.
THOMAS Y. CANDY, of Candy, Gilpin Co..
WM WHITEL0CK, Pres't of Sd National Bank.
o. A. PARKER, of Z. l.. Parker Co.
w. II. CRAWFORD, of w. II. Crawford Co.
p. S. CHAPPELL, Manufacturing Chemist
G. II. REESE, OfG. II. Reese Bros.
J. ID. MASON, of j. ID. Mason Co.
J. TONE. President of the Cecil Bank.
]. s. BEACHAM, of J. S. Beacham Bro.
J.F. DIX, of Dix 4 Steiner.
]. LEARY, of J. Leary Co.
A. A. PERRY, Commission Merchant.
II. C. SMITH, of Tucker & Smith.
r. NJ SPILLER, of Spiller Alcock.
f. KIMBERLY, of KimberlvB $.
j. HARTMAN, South Gar t'eet.
$. p. TOWNSEND, of WIr. Chestnut Ce.
B. F. PARLET1, ofB. I. Parlett Co.
J. s. FORBES. Builder.
C, w. HUMRICH0USE, of C. W. Humrichouss
Co. TH0S. \. CANDY, Prest.
FRAYcIS ]. McGISNIss, Sec'y.
E.. AIScUITH, Agent at Charlcstown.
Nov. ., 1865.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
NO.
Drunkenness.

When this vice has taken fast hold Of a man.
farewell industry, farewell emulation, farewell
attention TO things worthy ofattcntion, farewell
love of vrtuous society farewell deccncy of man
ners. and farewell too, every deccncy of person.:
everything is sunk by this predominant and
brutal appetite. In how many instances do
we see men who have begun life with the bright
est prospects before then, ,and who have closed
il without one ray of comfort or consolation!
Young men, with good fortunes, good talents,
good tcrnpers, good hearts and sound constitu-
tions. only by being drawn into the vortex OF
the dr,ukard, have become by degrees the
most loathsome aud ,lespicable Of mankind.
In the house of the drunkard there is no hap
piness for any one Al is uncertainty and
anxiety. He is not the same man for any one
das at time. No one knows of his outgongs
or his mornings When he will rise, and
when he will lie down to rest, is wholly mat
ter of chance That which he swallows for what
he calls pleasure brings pain, as surely as the
night brings morning. Poverty and misery
are in the train. To avoid these results, we
are called upon to make no sacrifice. Absti-
nence requires no aid to accomplish it. Our
own Will is all that is requisite; and II We
have not the will TO avoid contempt, disgrace,
aud misery, we deserve neither relief nor COM
passion. l1..ifl sG aaa s1s"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
Purity OF Character

Over the beauty of the plum and apricot
there grows bloom and beauty more cxquls-
ite than the fruit itself-a soft delicious flush,
that oversprcads its blushing cheek. Now, ii
you strike your hand over that, and it is once
gone, it is gone forever, for it never grows but
once. The flower that hangs III the morning
impeared with dew-arrayed as 10 queenly
woman ever was arrayed with jewels-oncc
shake it, so that the beads roll of, and you may
sprinkle water over it as you please yet it can
never be made again what it was when the dew
fell silently upon it from heavenl On frosty
morning YOU may see the panes of glass cover
ed with landscapes, mountains, lakes and trees
blending in beautiful, fantastic picture.
Now lay your hand upon the glass, and by the
scratch of your finger, or the warmth OF the
palm, all the delicate tracery will be oblitcra-
ted. So there is in youth beauty and purity
of character which, when once touched and de-
filed. can never be restored; fringe more deli
cate than frostwork, and which, when torn and
broken, will never be re-embroidered. A mau
who has spotted and soiled his garments in
youth, though he may seek to make them
white again, eau never wholly lott, even were
he to wash them with his tears. When young
man leaves his fathers house, with the blessing
Of mothers tears still wet upon his forehead,
if he once loses that early purity of character
il is loss that he can never make whole again
Such is the consequence of crime. Its eiiect'
cannot be eradicated--it can only be forgiven
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
Coughing Horses.

1t is well known that feeding horses on clo-
yer hay often makes them cough, but the why
and wherefore may not be SO generally known.
From observation | have become satisfied that
the manner of feeding hay to horses is the cause.
The usual custom is to let them draw it through
a rack, thus stripping off the fine dust which
adheres to the stalk, which, being drawn into
the lungs in respiration, produces the cough.
The cure consists in removing the cause-that
is, the racks-and allowing the animals to take
their food in their natural way. have re-
moved all of mine, and now feed my horses on
the barn floor, having brcastwork sufficiently
high for them to eat over. In this way they
can be fed hay with out raising dust, they get
none under their feet, and the labor of cleaning
out managers is saved. Whatever is left is
easily pushed out with rake into the yard for
the cattle The dust on the hay will do the
horses no harm if taken into the stomach
Since making the Improvement above mention
ed in my feeding apparatus, | am not troubled
with coughing horses. There is no patent on
my invention my brethren can use it freely.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
REPRESENTATION ON VOTERS.

The Radicals, who age anxious 70 bascrcpre-
sentation upon voters, complain much that, as
tdings now stand in the South, the negroes are
counted as a part Of the population II he repre-
sented, yet are not allowed 70 vote. There IL
a very easy mode Of relief in this case. Let
the negro worsbippcrs extend cordial invita-
ton b the oppressed freedmen Of the South 10
ernicrate North and be counted there. There
will not he the slightest objection 10 the tran s.
fsr with all It's advantages. Let Sumner take
the lead in this philantbropic movement, and
let the freedmen iest the sincerity Of their new
friends. IL viii take but few months to make
the transfer The South, we are sure, will
readily agree 10 be shorn Of representation to
the extent of the negro population. There
need be no trouble on that score. Let the Nor-
thern philanthropists make the experiment
But as complaint exists as to counting the
negroes in the matter Of representation South,
whilst denied suffrage. why is it that the lovers
Of universal freedom have no concern for the
thousands ef foreign enigrants who arc emu
merated in the ccnsus, and whose numbers
swell Northern representation? These emil
grants must wait five years before allowed 10
vote vet the Radicals insist on giving tie me-
grocs instant suffragei What sort tf equality
is this? What kind Of justice Is it9 Is 1t not
a direct effort 10 put the negro a6ove the white
emigTart? Lit this be considered.
Wa,kisy,oa Sssdoy Herald.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
Experiment in Grass culture.

An English farmer writes to the Mark Lane
Express an account of an accidental experiment
in grass culture, which occurred on his farm a
few years ago. He says that his ploughman
mistook orders, and ploughed half an acre in
one Of his grass fields before the mistake was
discovered. This was in the fall, and the land
lay with the roots OF the grass turned up to the
weather during the winter. In spring the sods
were turned down carefully and the land rolled.
The result was that the grass grew richer and
higher in the ploughed part than in any other
portion of the field, so much so, that the differ
cnce could be noticed from considerable dis
tance. The improvement in the grass Of the
ploughcd part has been permanent.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
Fun at Home.

Don't be afraid Of little fun at home. Don't
shut your house, lest the sun should fade your
carpets and your hearts, lest hearty laugh
shake down some Of the musty old cobwebs
thercl II you want to ruin your sons, let them
think that all mirth and social enjoyment must
be left on the threshold without, when they
come home at night. When once hume IS
regarded as place to eat, drink and sleep IN,
the work is begun that ends in gambling houses
and degradation. Young people must have iun
and relaxation somewhere; if they do not find
il at their own hcarthstoncs it will be sought at
other and less profitable places. Therefore, lei
the fire burn brightly at night, and make the
homestead delightful with all those little arts
that parents so perfectly understand. Don'i
reprees the buoyant spirit of your children
half an hours merriment round the lamp and
freight of home blots out the rencn. brance:
Of many care and annoyance during the day
and the best safeguardthey can take with then
into the world is the influence Of a bnghtlittl'
J domestic sanctun.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
observation-disclosures.

On most farms there are portions of meadow
land whose product of hay is very small com
pared with others in the vicinity. These sec
tons can be much improved, without breaking
up the sward, by liberal top-dressing of lime
and salt. These will invigorate the growth OF
the aftermath, and if repeated the ensuing
spring, will render the poor spots equal in pro-
ductivencss to those by which they aresurround-
ed The experiment is worth trying, unless it
is deemed dcrirable to break up the whole mea-
dow for the purpose of rc-sccding at future
day. Nearly the same results can be produced
by an application of leachcd wood ashes as
top-dressing, where the material is attainable
for that purpose.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
Planting Apple and pear seeds.

lfyou have your ground prepared, and it is
dry or well drained, you can sew your seed this
fall. Some however prefer to pack such seed
in sand and keep it cool and moist until spring,
and then plant it as early as it can be got in
the ground. Plant an inch deep. The seeds
of stone fruits, such cherry, peach, &C.. should
be planted this fall, or SO exposed that they will
freeze during winter Plant three or four times
the diameter of the seed in depth. A light,
rich loan, is good soil in which to grow trees,
if you haveit. A well drained soil is necessary.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
VIRGINIA FREE PRESS.
TERMS.

r3- The FREE Pass is published weekly at TisO
Dollar, aad Ftfly Csn,s per aanHna IN GdrUHee
T-s- Oae Dollar and Fifty CsHts for sis months.
Cs-The terms Of advertising are, for square,
(ten lincs) or less, One DaLlar and Fty Ce'ts for
three insertions-larger ones in the same proper
tion Each continuance FhirtyJfce Cenis
11S-No advertisement to be considered by the
month or year unless specified on the Manuscript,
or previously agreed upon between the parties
10 An advertisement not marked on the copy
for specified number insertions viii be continued
sutl ordered out and payment exaeted accordingly.
zsO~REGULAR ADvERTISENESTS.-TO avoid any
misunderstanding on the part Of the Annual Adver
tiscrs, it is proper to state distinctly that their pr
,i,z-, only extends to their immediate business
Real E,ate Legal and all other advertisements sent
by them 70 be an additional charge, and no varia-
tion.
~ Obituary Notices of more than fvelines will
be charged for.
JOB WORK--Posters, Sale Bills, Circulars,
Cards, &c, executed promptly, neatly, and at tair
prices.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
The Poetry OF Farming.

Agriculture has field of poetry as well as of
practical culture The pastoral landscape !"
is here-all that the ancents have said about
1.-THE harvest fed sung about and beloved
by everybody the tanned haycock; )" scent
of new-made hay at evening; the fields with
their garniture of green, embracing the whole
practical world of nature, the great source of
the poets inspiration. There are the fruits
ripe golden apples, blushing and fragrant !;
peaches, vclvety watcry peaches; pears, plums,
The strawberry and the seedy glistening black
berry, with their field of poetry And then
the maze-in the field in the barn, yellow and
glistening on mild October days, when the sun
also is yellow, and earth is teeming like a wine
press with plenty and good cheer. What hope,
what prospect in store for the bright winter
evenings. The vineyard itself is one of the
greatest of poems. How the ancients dotted
upon it and sang its praise, and now it is flow-
ing in streams and hanging its purple clusters
in bursting profusion.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
POETICAL.
Sweets Of Woman's Life.

A babe at rest on a mothers breast,
Too young to smile or weep,
Conscious Of nought but mothers love- =
So sweet is infants Sleep
A child at play in meadows green,
Plucking the fragrant flowers,
Chasing the bright-wing'd butterfiies,-
SO sweet arc childhoods hours.
maiden fair as early dawn,
Radiant with every grace,
Glsdd'ning the eye that looks on her,
So sweet is beauty's face.
A softly blushing, downcast look,
Murmur of startled dove,
Answering another's tender words
So sweet is maiden's love.
white-robed virgin kneeling low,
Before Gods altar bows,
For ever join'd two hearts and hands
So sweet are marriage vows.
A youthful mother bending DER
Her first-born beauteous boy,
For ever hers till death shall part,
So sweet mothers JOY.
A matron in lfe's autumn-time,
With young life clustered DER,
Her children's children clasp her knees,
SO rich is autumn's store.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
NOTICE.

Tobacco. SegarS, &c.
2CO, 900 Imported and Domestic SegarS, from
SIS to $l2O per 1000.
200 Boxes Manufactured Tobacco,
so Boxes Scotch Snuff,
55 Cases Smoking Tobacco,
10 Barrels .
200 Reams Wrapping Paper,
$4,000 Paper Pockets, from to II lbs,
so Reams Zap, Letter and Note Paper,
10000 Envelopes, assorted,
40 Dozen Maynard & Noyes Ink,
% Gross Pens and Pen Holders,
5000 Blank Cards, assorted,
co Boxes Pipes,
Barrels %
80 Kegs and boxes Scotch, Rappce, Con-
gress and Maccabau Snuff,
40 Gross Matches,
80 Dozen Backing,
10 Dozen Brushes,
80 Gross fne-cut Chewing Tobacco,
10 Half barrels
10 Gross Tobacco and Snuff Boxes,
u Gross assorted Pipe Bowls,
5000 Pipe Stems, assorted.
All of which will be sold on the hest terms,
nv LLOYD LOGAN.
NIB. Rags bought and received in ex-
change Cor goods.
Winchester, Nov. ., '65-tf
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
Extraordinary Answers.


A pupil of Able Sicord gave the following
extraordinary answers:
"What is gratitude?' "
Gratitude is the memory of the heart"
"What is hope? ?" t fgf,.o
"Hope is the blossom Of happiness
"What is the difference between hope and
desre?" m
''Desire is a tree in leaf, hope is tree in
flower, and enjoyment is tree in fruit"
"What is etcrnity?'
"a day without yesterday or tomorrow
line that has no end" tlfJ
"What is God p
"The necessary being, the sun of eternity, the
merchant of nature, the eye of justice, the
matchmaker Of the universe, the soul oil the
world" 3 ~ ob
'Does God reason 2?
''Man reaons; because lie doubts hc deliber-
ates-he decides God is omniscicnt. lie new
or doubts-he therefore never reasons.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
Jefferson Female Institute

TJNHE next Session of my School for Young La
dies will commence on Wednesday, Septen'-
Der II, 1856. -l,slG sl
Being provided with competent Assistants, every
advantage for thorough course in English, Music,
and the Languages will DC afforded. The course OF
study embraces Latin. ...ls.
Particular attention viii be paid to Music, and
Pupils will be REQUIRED TO play at the Musical Sol
rces which will be given once in two months, when
the friends of the Pupils can have an opportunity
to Judge of their progress.
Address
MRS. A. NJ. FORREST,
Charlestown, Jefferson Co., Va, July 5, 1866.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
LIVERY STABLE.
J III. HAINES,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER

in Tobacco, Snuffs and Cigars,
A LSO, will keep constantly on hand fine as.
Y sortment Of Che,einy Tobacco, Pipes and
Stems.
inst received, and for sale, fine lot of the gen
nine old Gravely Brand, CHEWING TOBACCO.
Also. a lot of the choicest brands of VIRGINIA
SMOKING TOBACCO.
Persons dealing in our line will find it to their
advantage 10 call and examine stock before pur-
chasing elsewhere. lzS- WAolesaie and Retaii.
Te- Merit door 70 Aisquith DC Bro. ~tEG
Charlestown, Va, Oct 26, 1865.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01
Manure for Eyergreens.

Tho Rorticulturalist says that although it is
said that animal manures are injurious to ever
greens, it has been recently proved that old,
,ceQ-rotted barnyard manure may be applied
to them with the best possible results. Trees
and shrubs manured with this compost grow
vigorously, put on a deeper, brighter green,
while Kalmias and Rhodoendrons flower more
abundantly thaD in the old practice Of leaf-mold
nanuriDg.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01

The Texture OF Wool Influenced b
Feed

Sheep prefer upland pastures, and great
rariety. 1t has been proved that pasture has
a greater influence than climate. on the finencss
of wool Fat sheep yield heavier and coarser
feeces The fine focks Of Western Pennsyl-
vania, when taken to the praries Of Illinois, in
the same latitude, will in few years change
character. The quantity of fleece and size Of
the sheep will increase, but the fneness will
not be retained. Upland herbage is best for
fine wool r'
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-01

FINDER the care of the undersigned will be re-
I sumed on Monday the 10th day OF September
next ... ais -...t.
COURSE or STUDIES, AND TERMS;
PnINARY CLAss.-Spelling, Reading, Wri-
ting, Primary Arithmetic, Geography and NJ
History, per session, w
JuSroR cLAss-Reading, Definitions, Arith-
metic, Geography and Atlas, Common
School History, Grammar, Composition, 90
and Writing, w
SENIOR CLAss.-Arithmetc, Reading, Wri-
ting, Grammar, Composition, Ancient and
Modern Geography and History, Univer-
sal History, Natural Philosophy, Astrono-
my, Chemistry, Mythology, Mental Phi
losophy History Of English Literature, 90
Evidences of Christianity, ,................s2o w
The course embraces Latin,
French Observation-Disclosures. IS W
Music on the Piano.
An extra charge for fuel for each session of 20
Boarding will be provided on application to the
subscriber. Payment one half in advance.
The second session will commence February lst,
1867, and close the last Friday in June.
ROBERT 7. BROWN.
Charlestown, July II, 1866.