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The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-07
ST. LOUIS.
TO C PIT Ats T s
AND MANUFACTURERS SEEKING
SAFE INVESTMENTS.
We call y0mr attention 10 the lille,
simple article ofa Broom. known as
POWERS PaTENT PERPETUAL BROOF.

Every one knows the unlimited demand
for this useful article, and if you once under
stand its merits. and the advantages of Sc
curing its monopoly in the manufacturing
and sale, there is scarcely one man in thou
sand that would rot, after due inyestiga-
ton, give it hearty support. We speak from
experience and practical knowledge when
We say that this Broom is superceding all
Others, and is fast coming into general use;
and we defy capitalists TO find field of Ia
Dor that viii pay as large a per centage as
Powers Patent Broom.
n T. true. we sell the right TO manufac-
ture and sell this article, and some narrow
minded persons might doubt how and when
they would see their money coming back,
bat as general thing capitalists are salts
ned 10 loan their money at 10 per cent but
if We cannot satisfy the most incredulous
that Powers Patent Perpetual Broom will
guarantee 100 per cent. on all capital IN
vested. then we say, in all canaoT, don't in
vest your money with Us in the Broom. and.
on tie other hand, if. after investigation,
you find we have moderated instead Of over
rated the advantages, then give il your sup
port. We feel confident that we can con-
vince any sober, sane and reasonable man that
the Broom is all We claim for it, and if We
can't show this if you come from distance,
we viii pay youT expenses both ways and
bills while IN the city. Remember this If
You please.
If you are not satisfied that it is even a
greater success than We represent it, we are
making them here where any one can see the
process and you can do the same 1t does not
require that a man should spend a number
Of years to learn what child can do in a
minute, and herein lies the great success of
POWERS PATENT PERPETUAL BROOM
For terms and circulars, address, with
stamp,
DE WITT s. PIPER,
so! Olive Street. Office, Room No ;,
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-07

and drawing the twist into the goods TINS .ocnre,
IiStenlng every stitch so that the seam viii 49, ely
Ge cut al frequent intervals and in that easa ~
ali i - warranted not to rip in wear and under
an Hcumstanees to survive the washtub = NA''e
patented device prevents the possibility of +b
balance Wheel run N the wrong direction or the
DS another ingenious Patent improvement
The Needle Cannot be Set wrerp.
nus avoiding the great trouble of other nacbi,as
IN inns IT Is 50 easy that child NAV set If in TBS
''-N WIN uneFtihg correctness every time
No Breaking of Needles.
The blade of the needle is less than tb-as .r-...
81 an inch long and is straight It Is less 49, n
Ine length OF other machine needles many of b ,il
49, therefore more easily bent or broken
great source OF annoyance, expense and fronb1e
IRE HEMMER AND TELLER CAN
NEVER BE PUT ON WRONG.
ANY on one may adjust them in the dark The hem
IKE this 1t turns the hem on fbe -;b. ~ ieLLe5 Is
side, as YOU want it 14snt OF under
II WILL NOT DROP Stitches
as tns neeale Is always set right the blade short
ana straight 1t does not vbraEe like Iopger one
WILCOX & GIBBS SEWING MACHINE |
{ run by steam at ooo stitches per minute-otber
'naSnnes only at 400 to l 800 with safety O'ler
1hey are manufactured with
NJ athematica1 Precision
49, a,t, eaeh part Is interchangeable and can h
e''Aiiy replaced in case of accident -" &c
THEY WILL NOT GET OUT OF ORDER
nave known it intimately for several vaars 80
IA aS we Know, not one in family use hos $50
:, ~ uIIhe 20 repair been ont Of or5. 81
u 1hey VIII last a generation if proreri,- 80 -
nv other. " PSispaona TO use
slLLCoA q GIBBS SEWING MACHINE
orks az an lnstant's notice and never stoos - |
'9ntaey Not one operator in ten on the T;iInn
uID1s VIII break needle or drop sitter i i
~, ms Machine in the hands Of any ona - -
7 sIps drops jumps misses The ro1.5 .o"s
ei1eSs' durability and beauty of its stitch
WERE NEVER EQUALED
It's raplpfty. absolute stiffness ease ~ -.
Irowness and neatness of its hem and fan r aon,
Ut NJ at prosehed by any other machine "ere 4
Inc Press universally pronouDee tI;s -. - '
nily sewing machine in the world eHe Oest =
AGENTS WANTED l
Agents for other frst-class machines ~.
3 one IN addition to theirs, make our MOS 49,
SUI and best Agents. Try it SUI sc
efu1s 70 agents descriptive circular and 49,, th
Us VI work, sent free by mail on recent of 49, W
N W. LEET, General GENT snip
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SsEeS@ Feb ld3m Fri
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-07
Ahe Glasses IhnI engage i'm IL, and .g,cj,.
Reasons for doing So

l. Broom Makers, Because when they see
~ they know 1t will supercede all other
orooihs' and they conceive it to their in
terest TO BUY the right, rather than have it
to 90 into the hands of any other Derson
z Capitalists, Because they know if is q
success, and they cannot invest their money
III a safer or Eore paying business.
=, Returned Soldiers, Because they want
TO engage in profitable business. that can
De taken up and dropped at any time, with
out loss or hazard 'i'
.. Every man, that is out of business be-
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-07
SOME OLE LIS MERITS

Among the many advantages which we
claim Tor this broom, the principal are its
durability and the cheapness, ease and dis
patch with which it may. at any time, be re-
heWed, and therefore is practical economy.
ANY man or woman, and almost any child
OF ten years, can make perfect broom with
out any machinery in ten minutes. and re-
new 1t as often as it wears out Farmers
can raise few hills of broom corn each wear
and having purchased one broom for s. co
can make their own without the expense Of
a shilling or penny. And in cities peonIc
may renew their brooms at pleasure. for the
simple price of the corn, now not more than
hVe or eight cents, instead of paying as they
now do, fifty cents for broom that will not
wear half so long. We know of no reason
why handle and fixtures may not last a
life time.
Whenever a demand is created for any
artlcie the country produces, some one
stands ready to respond. For instance-in
the spring we want some delicacies that the
season does not afford, but they have been
preserved Tor us. In the summer we want
vegetables that we could not raise, and we
hin that some one in the outskirts of the
city mas anticipated our wants and brouobt
them to our door. And may we not beIieve
that these same men will bring us corn for
our brooms, as soon as we create a demand
for it
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-08-07
no Stietss 6Sutaion 5gtalrs arkets, nassnents, &c.
WooDsFIELD MONROE COUNTY. OHIO AUGUST T. 1866
"Madam, you certainly do not intend.

To-
care you ready?" she interrupted, i'm
patiently holding the handkerchief to
my eyes. The thought flashed across my
mind that she intended to push me into
the vault, and bury me and my secret to-
rgether. She seemed to read the suspi-
cion, and continued, "Do not be alarm
ed. You are not the man!''
Icould not mistake the truth, or the
fearful meaning of the remark, and I
shuddered as bent my head to the hand
kerchiaf. My eyes were carefully ban
daged as before, and I was led to the cab,
and thence driven home by more cir
cuitous route, if possible, than the one by
which we came. Arrivingin front Of nay
house, the handkerchief was removed and
[ stepped from the vehicle. A purse Of
five hundred dollars was placed in my
hand, and in moment the cab and its
mysterious occupant had turned the cor
ner and were cut of sight. I entered the
shop and the purse of gold was the only
evidence I could summon in my bewil-
derment that all I had just done and wit
messed was not dream. A month after
that, saw the lady and the gentleman
taken from the vault, walking leisurely
along Montgomery street. / do not know
but | believe the sleeping husband awoke
within the vault, and his bones are there
to-day! The wife is still resident of
San Francisco.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-08-07
The Moral Market.

=
The following report Of matters in the
moral market has been made. We hope
it is not entirely correct:
Honor-Scarce. Old stock exhausted,
and the new will be complete failure.
Yirtue-Old growth nearly consumed.
Young growth-prospects very unprom-
ising.
Honesty-None in market. J
Patriotism-Flrst quality scarce; none
to be disposed of. Second quality easily
bought on speculation at 1G0 per cent.
discount.
Prudencc-All in the hands Of old
stock holders.
Modesty-Stock badly damaged. None
for sale,
Vice-Market overstocked.
Pride-Market glutted.
Politeness-Cheap. Holders unwilling
to dispose Of stock at present rates.
Scandal-None at wholesale. Dealt in
chiefly by hawkers and peddlers at re-
tail.
Religion-None genuine on hand
Stock generally adulterated. Very few
investments.
Loye-Nono offered except for green
backs.
Talent-Scarce article. Sold cxclu-
sively for cash.
/ Consisteney-Out of fashion.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-08-07
One OF Coughs Stories.

At a political meeting the speaker and
audience were very much disturbed by a
man who constantly called out for Mr..
Henry. Whenever new speaker came
on this man bawled out, "Mr. Henry
Henryl Henryl I call for Mr.. Henryl'
After several Interruptions of this kind
at each speech, young man assembled to
the platform, and was soon airing his ell
oquence in magniloquent style, striking
|out powerfully in his gestures, when the
old cry was heard for Mr.. Henry.
Putting his hand to his mouth like a
speaking trumpet, this man was bawllng
out at the top Of his voice, "Mr. Henry
Henryl Henryl I call for Mr.. Henry
The chairman now rose, and remarked
that it would oblige the audience if the
Pgsntleman would refrain from any fur
ther calling for Mr.. Henry, as that gem
tleman was now speaking.
"Is that Mr.. Henry?" said the distur-
Der of the meeting. "Thunderl that can't
be Mr.. Henryl Why that's the little
cuss that told me to hollerp'
Mr.. Cough adds, that in telling this
story to man who could never be made
to see the s'point" of joke, after study.
| ing for some minutes the man asked him
leWell, Mr.. Cough, what did he tell hin
to holler for?"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-08-07
Touching Incident.

We are informed, says the Norvaik
(O.) Register, that gentleman recently
travelling from the West in sleeping car,
witnessed the following scene: In the
same car with him was gentleman try
ing to still a crying child by carrying it
to and fro in the coach, and which finally
irritated man in one of the berths to
such degree that he could endure it no
longer, and cried out profanely, sWhat
in is the matter with that young
one?' And soon again, "Where is the
mother Of that child that she is not here
to pacify it?" At this the poor gentle
man in charge of the child stepped up to
the berth and said: s'Sir, the mother of
this child is in her coffin in the baggage
carl Our informant says the gruff
grumbler Immediately arose, compelled
tho afflicted father to retireto his berth,
and from that time until morning took
the little orphan under his own care.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-08-07
OUR HOPE.
There is a hope that fiieth
Ere morning fully dawn;

-.
There Is hope that fiieth
Ere morning fully dawn;
There is faith that fadeth
Ere evening shades come on.
Those we have fondly cherished
Clasped to our bosoms tight,
And mourned as they have perished
And vanished from our sight.
But oh! hope much sdrer
Now lights our weary way;
And there's a faith still purer,
That points to endless day.
What though this life be clouded
And sorrows tempest comet
With God there's rest and comfort,
And He'll soon call us home.
Whatthough the weak flesh shiveri
Beneath His ohastening rod9
What though our poor hearts CULVER,
Since He is now our Gedi
Our hope is pointing upward
"Press on: Oh, rest not here;'
Our Faith cries, guiding heavenward,
"Press oni your God is therel''
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-08-07

THE PopE.-it is announced that for
some time past the health Of the Pope
has appeared to be failing, and bis con-
dition causes no little anxiety to his Car
dinals, with whom he speaks frequently
of approaching death. Plus *, the
present Pope, was born in May, 1792, and
is seventy-feur years old. He assembled
the Papal throne in 1916, and has occu-
pied it twenty years. A correspondent
writes to usthat there is a general feeling
in Rome that no Pope will hold his Office
longer than did st. Peter, who is said to
have governed the church for twenty-five
years. Adrian I. was Pope nearly twen-
ty-four years; Plus VI. twenty -four years,
six months and fourteen days; Plus VII.
twenty three years, five months and six
days, whilst several other Popes govern
ed the church for twenty-one years. Il
I is generally agreed that the whole number
of Popes was two hundred and ffty-nine.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-08-07

MUsIc.-Let taste and skill in this beau
tiful art be spread among us, and every
family will have anew resource. Home
will gain new attraction. Social inter-
course will be more cheerful, and an in
nocent public amusement will be supplied
to the community;--publio amusement
bringing multitudes together to kindle
one emotion, to share the same innocent
JOY, having humanizing influence; and
among these bonds Of society perhaps nc
one produces SO much unmixed good a.
music. What fullness of enjoyment has
our Creator placed within our reach, by
surrounding US with an atmosphere which
may be shaped into sweet soundsl And
! yet this goodness is almost lest upor
us through want Of culture of the organ
by which this provision is tobe enjoyed
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-08-07
Hot weather ON the Pacific.

A three chevroned veteran, with a Ho-
merle wave of the hand, imposed silence.
Gall were attentive to the yarlike man
When rising from his couch he thus began"
aBoys, did any Of you ever hear Of
Fort Yuma?''
Not one of them.
"Well, Fort Yuma is clear over beyond
Arizona, near the Gulf of California,
where nothing grows, nor flies, nor runs.
It's the hottest post, not only in the Uni
ted States, but in creation, and TIL prove
it to you.
"Yeu see I was ordered there six years
ago, and hadn't been there two weeks in
the month of August when two corpo-
rails died. They had been there ever
since the post was a post-in old Hoff-
mans time. Well, they both died, and
where do you think they went?"
No one possibly could imagine.
"Why, I'll tell you; they both went
straight to h-ll!''
Profound astonishment in the audito-
ry.
eyes, but they hadn't been gone forty
eight hours-hardly time to have theil
descriptive lists examined and put On fa-
tigue duty down below-when one night
the hospital steward was walked up in q
hurry, and there be saw the two corpo-
rails.
"'What do you want2' says he. You
know them hospital stewards are always
surprised at soldiers ever wanting any
thing. what do you want?' says he.
"tWe want our blankets, says they.
aAfter that you needn't talk to mt
about any post being as hot as Fort Yu
ma. y
| The auditory separated in silence.
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A NatIlral Enough scrupIe.

The following, related by a legal gem
tleman, deserves to be recorded: A man,
tried in Dumfries, Scotland, before the
Sheriff and jury, accused of the theft
of some garments from farm -steading,
was defended by local practitioner with
SO much success that the jury returned a
verdict Of mot proven" ]" To the sur
prise Of his agent, the prisoner seemed
by no means in hurry to quit the dock
after the verdict was rendered. The man
of law went up to him, Informed him that
he had been acquitted, and was at liberty
to go away, but still the fellow kept his
seat. A second time he was reminded
that he was no longer prisoner, but he
remained immovable. At length as the
court room was nearly empticd of the
people who had been present during the
trial, including the witnesses in the case
the prisoner whispered to his counsel
"The fact is, man, ] burst ma gang sooner
| have onsthe pair Of trowsers that wa'
stolen" The prisoner had been placed
in the dock wearing the clothes, in whicl
he had been apprehended, to enable ths
witnesses more readilyto to identify him.
Il :. issss5,s
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-08-07
Force of imagination.

T. .
Many years ago, celebrated CONT
mental physician, author of an excellent
work on the force of imagination, being
desirous to to add experimental to his
theoretical knowledge, made application
to the Minister Of Justice to be allowed
an opportunity Of proving what he asser-
ted, by an experiment on criminal con-
demned to death. The minister complied
with his request, and delivered to him an
assassin, a man who had been born of
distinguished parents. The physician
told him that several persons, who had ta-
ken an interest in the family had obtain
ed leave of the minister that he should
suffer death in some other way than on
the scafold, to avoid the disgrace of a
public execution, and that the easiest
death he could die would be by blood
letting. The criminal agreed to the pro-
posal, and counted himself happy in be-
ing freed from .he painful exposure to
which he would otherwise have to be sub.
jected, and rejoiced at being thus enabled
to save the feelings of his friends and
family. at the time appointed, the ply
sician repaired to the prison, and the pa
tient having been extended on a table, his
eyes bound, and every thing being ready
he was slightly pricked with the point Of
a pin near the principal veins of his legs
and arms. At the four corners of the
table were two little fountains filled with
water, from which issued small streams
falling into basins placed there to receive
them. The patient, thinking that it was
his blood that trinkled into the basins, be
came weaker and weaker by degrees; ths
remarks of the medical men in attend
ance, in reference to the quality and ap
pearance Of the blood (made with that in
ltention,) strengthened the delusion, ant
he spoke more and more family, until hii
voice was atlength scarcely audible. Th,
profound silence which reigned in th,
apartment, and the constant dropping o
the fountain, had so extraordinary an eff
feet on the brain of the poor patient, ,tha
all vital energy was soon gone, and, al
though before very strong man, he dice
without having lost a single drop 0
blood. Imagination has always bee
found a powerful agent in the production
or aggrayation of disease. Indeed, th
fact has passed into proyerb.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-08-07
4oetr y.
A WORKnfAN's WOOING.


/ know that my hands may be hard and rough
That my cheeks may be wan and pale,
But my heart is made of good, sound stuff,
That never will falter or fail.
And though in the world with my mates ]
stand
To share in the battle of life.
/ take thee, my girl, by thy dainty hand,
AS my own, my sweet, bonny wife.
Though never jeweled wreath may span
The curls on thy beautiful brow,
I'll pledge thee my troth and heart as man
And love thee forever as now;
And though the bright dreams of Loves sun
ny prime
Too often the future belle,
The steep hills of life together wen climb,
And conquer our fate-thou and /.
Ny coat may be poor, my words be but few,
Yet there's never an ermined king
Can offer his queen a present more true
Than mine of heart and ring;
That tiny gold link with which we may bind
Our fortunes in one common bond,
And rear us home where happiness shrined
May dwell with affection most fond.
What more would you seeks What more
would we havei
What more can fair nature bestow,
If, of all her gifts we ventured to Gravel
The richest that mortals may know9
For aye, dearest girl, shall our welded love
Flash, star-like, shall our welded life,
And never win a base traitor prove
To my heart, my home, or my wife.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-08-07

BENEFITS OF ADVERSELY "A smooth
sea never made skillful mariner; nei-
ther do uninterrupted prosperity ana suc-
cess qualify for usefulness or happiness.
The storms of adversity, like the storms
of the ocean arouse the faculties, excite
the invention, prudence, skill and forti-
tude Of the voyager The martyrs and
confessors Of ancient times in bracing
their minds, to outward calamity, ac-
quired a leftiness ofpurpose, neral he
roism, that was worth life of softness
and security.
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sea Ruskins' style is sharp. He saw

sA- -Ruskins' style is sharp. He says
in one Of his most recent essays: You
women Of England are all now shrieking
with one yoice-you and your clerggmen
together-because you hear Of your BIZ
bles being attacked. IF you choose to
obey your Bibles.you will never care who
attacks them. It is just because you new
er fulfill single downright precept Of
the book that you are so careful of its
credit. The Bible tells you to dress
plainly, and you are mad sop finsry;7 tho
Bible tells you to have pity ON the poer,
aud you crush them under your carriage
wheels; the Bible tells, you to de judg-
ment and justice, and you do net care to
know SO much as what the Bible word
justice mean"
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p9- Rev. DR.. Parish, of Bayfield,, Mass,
once prayed fervently for rain during
severe droutb, which began to fall in tor
rents just as the services closed, when
two farmers walking home together were
getting awfully wet, and one remarked to
the other, "The Doctor does pray with a
good unction." eYes,n replied the 9TH
er, @but he lacks Judgment.
If you should ever meet with an accii-
dent at the table, endeavor TO be COM
posed. A gentleman carving a tough
goose had the misfortune to send it en-
tirely out of the dish into the lap of a
young lady who sat next to him on which
he looked her full in the face, and said
with the utmost GOODNESS: Madam, |
will thank you for that goose.
A California editor, participating in q
debate as to the best method of building
certain bridge, objected to "a Golfer dam
for making the pier Hessid he early
formed a prejudice against the thing, his
uncle once had COW choked with a tur-
nip, and for long time it was thought
she would co6er dan. head off 9 e
Bashfulness is more frequently connect;
ed with good sense than We End assur-
lance; and impudcnce.. on the other. hand
is often the effect Of downright stupid
lity.