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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-03-30
ATE OF MISSISSIPPI, scr.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, fScT.
I. HENRY MUs0RovE. Auditor Of Pub
certify that the foregoing Statementof the q
ny is truly and correctly copied from the oril
Given under my hand and Official
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-03-30
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-03-30

Assets held in this Country, December
31st, 1870:
Cash on hand, in Bank, and in hands
9" agents. 2O4 A
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

Az ODD CusBAcIH "A ia,c issue 0f the
Providence (R. - Press mentions ihe recent
death, IN that State, Of cue Addison. known
from ;he endless patching Of his atfire, as '' the
Dar1ed Msa." OF the quiet life and uuheralled
death Of TINS strange pefsoraEe, says the Press.
but little cen not be known. l! TIE history of
his youth Was important il is irreclaimably lost
Those wlo are aged themselves tel US he was
not less tnaa ninety years cli, and from the
ecanty details Of their gossip we learn what We
know Of his singular lie When q young man
he waf engaged to he married, and on hi. we'd
dug day he had atJiTed himself for the cere-
monies when word came to him that his iiilnced
hai been suddenly taken away by death. The
blow vas too much for a sensitive organization :;
his miud was dsorieTed and he began those
singular wsBderiugs, which were cnly terminal
ed hy death. But be wore his wedding suit ever
alterward. Starting from the western part 0f
the Stste Of New York, he included in MS regu-
Jar rouie certain roads across the northern part
Of this State, and parties along the line Of his
chosen path we're accustomed twice a year, st
the same seasons, 20 expect his tall and slender
form, habited ever in the came suit Of gray.
Constant exposure 10 the elements and his unre-
mittirg travel wore out the fabric Of his mar
risge ,uit AID lie would stop and ask Of those
who treated him kindly for the articles which he
ever begged-thread and yarn-tO mend his
clothes, vhen be would sit doxn in the house,
take off his coat and proceed to darn the woin-
out garment with his trembling fingers. As
years passed on, the repairs TO which his gar
ments were subjected SO altered aud covered up
the original that no one could tell ef Whist color
they had once teen. The life he led wss harm
less one. and children never ran from him in
fear. True to the object of his carly affection,
after tine had whitenod his hsif and shrivelled
his once handsome form, as in that hopeful hour
Of promise he patiently travelled his weary
round, whieh eaded, we trust, where the weary
are at rest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

AMERICAN AND ENGLISH CHEEsE MAKIxG-
At late meeting of the Society Of Arts in Lon
don, paper On Cheese Making wos read by
Mr.. II. u. Jenkins His object was to contrast
the English and American moles Of making
cheese, and to show the superiority of the latter
for the purpose Of Cooperative farming. HGv-
lug described the English mode Of making
cheese, Mr. jenkins argued that il could only
be carried GU; by individual exertion, and was,
therefore, unless in cooperative farming. The
Americans, on the other hand, had established
cheese factories in every agricultural district,
and the advantages of these factories were, be
oontended. economy Of production and superb
Ority Of produce. The same labor, he said,
would do for 50 cows or 500 500 COVE tended
in the English manner would require ten dairy
maids and as many assistants. whereas in Amer
lean cheese Masking oue dairymad and three or
four assistants would do for 500 cows. An in
teresting history of the rise and rapid develop
ment Of American cheese farming followed,
bringing it down to 1866, when the milk Of
200, 900 cows was being made into cheese in 200
factories in one State alone.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

BoNyETs, BooTs AND GIorE.-We clip
the following from an article on "a The Fash
ions, in the Home Journal.
And now We come to bonnets-th0se dear
little bits of head-ge2r, OF hair breadth cs-
capes known as bonnets. The 9. Gypsy
" Empress" Nillson, 50 Paragon" and
" Queen, are some Of the names, but the
first mentioned appears to be the most fash
ionable. The size is small and the share
peculiar. but who dares to deny that they
are pretty? Bonnets are trimmed with
feathers, lace and Jet ornaments. The
" strings are Of ribbon. crussed over the
crown of the bonnet, and tied under the chin.
We have seen a black velvet gypsy (bonnet,
We mean } ornamented with a tea rosebud
and small leaves. \ garland of curled black
feathers decoIates the edge, and lace veil
falls at the back. The strings are Of black
gr0s-graiH, fastened and arranged IA mode.
The form Of a violet bonnet we have
seen Is rather peculiar. The sides turned up
like rcUers. The foundation is covered with
violet velvet, and is trimmed. both at the
front and back, with box x-plaiting of velvet,
edged with lace. A handsome feather. of
lighter shade, decorates the front. and is held
in position by a Jet ornament. Loops Cf
violet ribbed ribbon fall over the braids Of
back hair, the strings corresponding with
the loops. Elderly ladies have in some in
stances adopted the coal scuitle bonnet worn
by our grandmother. If they can wear
them, and disregard Dame Fashion and the
ridiculc Of her fashionable daughters, well
and good. In round or iocky hats there is
not much variety. The trimming and orna-
ments are placed high on the crown, and
more at the sides and back than formerly.
For shopping, travelling, or early promenade,
the style is both pretty and appropriate for
young ladies', but at any time an old girl "
in jockey hat is painful sight.
Boots and shoes are worn high. and the
preference appears TO be for those that bcttcn
at the side White stitching is out of date.
and substituted by insertions Of patent leather
lin kid shoes), in the shape Of leaves and
flowers The effect Is pretty. If your fash
ionable bellies were sensible they would adopt
the English plan Of wearing stout soled shoes
for the promenade. Metallic heels are now
worn by all the stylish ladies'. Ii is the only
way to prevent the high Louis Quinzs heels
from running down at the sides. The manner
in which the denoiseHes clatter and clank
along the pavement Is quite suggestive Of
- swell cavalry officer off duty.
Sheepskin and undressed kid gloves are
largely patronized by ladies since the advance
in the price OF the best kind, and many wear
thick beaver" or wooden glove when
carrying a muif Three buttoned gloves,
without stitching or Wristlets, are the most
elegant and fashionable for the opera, party
or ball, while one or two butte rs are allowable
for the street or visiting. In collars there
are no recent styles save the 8 Nilsson" "
which has rounded ends and is cut small,
with cuff to match. High London % cut
throat - collars are worn by many ladies',
together with yacht tie or bow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

ALLIGATOR SKINS AND ALuGArEa Boors-
The skin CT tie alligator, when properly tanned,
makes an exceedingly tough and elastic quality
of leather, said to be almost imper7ious to water.
The first sttempt made TO utilize the hides Of the
reptile by making them into leather for boots,
dates back about fifteen years, and was under
taken by two French brothers, who, in the en-
deavor 10 hasten the process, used hot liquors
and viiriol, producing an inferior article Of
leather thst vas soon condemned by the trade.
Their tennery was located at New Orleans, and
shared the fate Of many similar industries in the
South during the war, being abandoned hv Us
bankrupt pIopTis;ors and baried out of sight
for the time. When the war was over the tan
merry and appurtensuces, including the
alligator branch Of the business. was
soli to Schayer Bros, OF Boston, vino
transplanted the entire establishment TO Rox-
bury (Boston Highlands Green hides Of the
alligator are purchasei at New Orleans and
along the coast of Florida, all of which find
their way to the RoxUury tsnuery, where they
undergo long and expensive tanning process.
requiring eight months for its complexion, dur
ing which ;bey are handed regularly every
week
The skins of the young animals, only, are
available, as. after maturity, the hide becomes
horny snd valueless TO the tanner Finished
skins sell ST frcm Sc so to $50, according to
size. A number Of custom makers use the
leather in tine manufacture of heavy boots,
valued at SlS, $50 aud S25 per pair. The
boots are made with double upper. the inner
vamp CT calf, the outer one OF alligator skin,
cut in the opera style. with thick double sole
These are Just the boots needed by seafaring
men, and are especially sdapied to tine cavalry
service of the army. Their irregular and con-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

Queer SrosY " MlsER.-A correspondent
writing from Knoxville, H., describes the peca-
liar death o. miser, in that town, who was re-
puted to be worth $4,000. lie hal q nephew,
a very worthy yonng man, who vas going out
West to seek his fortune. \ few days before ne
wss ready to leave, be wtnt to his old uncle to
sell him some notes Of hand which he held The
Cd miser would not touch them, but said,
'' You have always been a z Cd boy, but only
little too extrayagsnt ; l will make y1u little
present before you leave lie drew check
on the bank for S5. as he supposed, but, owing
10 his bad eyesght and worse penmsuship, il
proved to he $500. This unaccountable act Of
benevolence soon became noised about town and,
Of course, soon came TO the ears Of the miser lie
rushed TO the bank, and. under much excite
ment, asked one of the bank officials what the
amount Of the cheek he had given his nephew
was " : 500" said the clerk. " hat ?'' said
the miser $780," said the clerk, Producing
the check After reading, and trembling in
every muscle, he gave one long-drawn Sigh, and
exclaimed, " My God am ruined man,"
then sank down and died.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

Germans wao ncY'r KNOW rHAr AHEsIcASs
SrEAE ESGLIsH.-Ev5Ty Gcrm4n soldier (says
an English psper), is supposed 10 be a wonder
in the way Of luoeledee and critical in ELI
gsnoe. y correspondent Of the TIma, in an
account of tie recent fsafiug en- the Leire,
relates the following iuc.l leat " At the close Of
one Of the battles, German soldier glsncing at
the peculiar conriguction " rife he held in
bis hand. turned TO me, with a smile, snd said,
= iou had better tske this oEe ; it belongs to
yol.' supposi1g it 20 be Of English manufacture
He was quite surprised to find tha; the letters
Y. y. U. 5. A. proved II to have 4 different
origin. and that England WAS lot the only
country which exported arms to France " These
German soldiers have during the campaign
picked up an immense number Of rifles besring
English names, or marks which proclaim an orr
gin among sn English speaking race That has
been quite enough FOR them. Ii never seems TO
have occurred 70 them that English is the Ian
guage Of the United States aud thus il mas
come to pass, as the Times correspondent tell
US, that - there is no idea more firmly rooted in
the mind Of the German private soldier thsn
that England is a bitter enemy 70 Germany be-
cause it = the only country that exports arms TO
France
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27
The LUMBER Business IN THE NORTH

The LUMBER Business IN THE NORTHWEST.
The Eau Claire (Wisconsin) Free Press
gives some interesting statistics in regard to
the lumber business Of that region. 1t says:
A synopsis of the manufacturing industries Of
the valley shows the Chippewa river to be the
largest producer Of lumber Of any Of the tribu-
taries OF Mississippi river. The season which
opened fat and unfavorable to our msnufac-
lures improved somewhat in strength, both rs
to demand and price The general impression
has been that the amount put on the market
would fall short Of last year, but the figures
which we append show a small increase Of RATED
lumber over 1869 The stock Of logs banked in
the winter of lS69-70 was largely short Of the
previous year, and at present nearly every boom
on the river is empty, with bat very few old logs
back-less than for five years past. Nearly the
whole amount has found market below, at pri-
ces ranging from Sl4 to Sl7 afost. The fact
of so large amount being placed, coupled with
the fact that stocks at all distributing points are
considerably less than last fall, shows how large
is the demand. which is continually increasing
in nearly ali the States, and in an inverse ratio
to the ability Of our depicting timber lands to
supply it. The mills on the Chippewa river and
its tributaries produced lst year 222, ,400,O 900
feet, which st sn average price of SIS per thou
sand, would amount TO nearly $500 900 To
this must be added the product of logs, lstb,
shingles, ETC.. which would swell the grand total
to over five and ole-half million dollars. This
is good sccount for a valley that only ten years
ago (lSG0) produced but 22,0O0, 900 feet, or
cay S450,OOO all told. Our loggers are in the
pineFies again this winter, but as yet have bank
ed but few logs, there being no snow to work on.
The season is most unusually late aud unprapi-
tious
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

NARRtslEn 10 TAKE orr THE kIyKs.-The
Dubuque (iowa) Telegraph of the 9th says
About dve o'clock yesterday afternoon chsp
who supported g gold wsfch aud chain and any
quantity Of mousJache, was seen 90 pat down q
dry goods box az the corner Of Main and First
streeis. tie did il with such an air CT dignity
and business that everybody wondered what his
object wss, in consequence OF which large
crowd assembled. and among them a number Of
negroes. lie Of the m0ustsche and chain noun
ted the box, and Immediately produced from
satche a number Of bottles. which contained
peculiar looking liquid. This, BE ss;d. was the
greatest invention Of the age. and vas gotten up
by philauthropist whose only object was 20 en-
hance the happiness Of the African race. This
great boon was bestowed for the trfinc price Of
one dollar per bottle, and was nothing more nor
.ess than an article 20 take the kinks out Of
nigyer's irocL This announcement was le-
Ceiyed with evident manifestations Of delight by
the colorei people present, who invested LIBERAL
ly in the vendors bottles, 50 that before an
hour had elapsed, no less than sixty bottles
we're disposed OF. The seller Of this iucompara-
bic stuff having disposed OF rs much Of j. as be
could, picked up his traps and left.
Now comes the sad part Of the story. The
purchasers assembled together ald resolved 70
" iut Auecls OF one OF the Oottlee on the mead
of a dminutive specimen Of their race whose
loss, should the kink be deathdealing, would
not create much Of a gap in the community
African. So the application was made, and,
this morning, an inquisitiye Caucasian went 10
the residence Of the youth operated on to take
note Of effects. lie raped st the door, and
it was opened by the sable and miniature
specimen be was in quest Of But wha; sight
met his gaze As the nesroes say the child
was entirely barelootsd on the top Of the head
There wasn't even a single thread Of wool left 20
indicate that that LITTLE black patch Of flesh sud
bone had ever been 3 soil adapted to the growth
Of curls not exactly Hyperion. Not only thst,
but the flesh was decorated with little red spots
here and there, which clearly proved tha; the
me licine not only took out the kinks Of the
wool, but had tendency to convert y sable in
dividual's skin 10 the color OF that OF Indians
We hear of several Fifteenth amendments'
who have bottles for sale
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

How TO CURE DRUNKEyNEss.-It is general
ly understood that young persons, when first
employed as pastry cocks, are permitted to sur
felt themselves to their hearts contents en- pies
and sweetmeats the result being that in very
short time they become perfectly callous to the
charms tf the counter. We lesrn from valu-
able little book. recently published in London,
called /" The Home Nurse that in the Aug
TRAN army method On a similar principle is
adopted as a remedy for drunkenness; and Ineii-
cay reports state that out of one hundred and
thir'y-nine cases. one hundred and twenty-eight
cures Of confirmed drunksrds have been effect
ed: The plan is as follows:
The soldier taken in state of intoxicstion, or
purposely inebriated, is confined to his room,
where his diet is carefully and amply supplied
TO him, according to his choice. For drink, be
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

The day i' done. sa1 dartn-ss
flts ir1a TIE wings OF Ni<h-
" a 10 isno- Wef,e1 cOwnza
Prem - eSz'o 10 Ais H. HI
I see the lights of tae v l.gs
Clean ihrolzh the rain a - mist
Arr ieeiin< Of sadne-, cvHes DER Gss
Taat ny =Jul cl-rot fesist
fsslios 4 sainess and lousius,
That Is rot akin TO pain.
And resembles sorrow only
As 'he mist resembles the rain.
Come read to me some poem.
Some simple and heartfelt lay,
That shall 500 he this restless feeling,
And eanish the thoughts Of day.
Not from the grand old masters,
Not from the bards sublime,
Whose distant footsteps echo
Through the corridors Of time.
For like strains Of martial music.
Their mi shty thoughts suggest
Lies endless toll and endeavor.
And tonight l long to rest.
Pc ID from some humber poet,
Whose songs gushed from his heart
as showers from The clouds Of summer,
Or tears from the eyelids start
such songs have power to quiet
The restless pulse Of care
and cCme ike the benel iction
That follows after prayer.
Then read fiom the treasured volume,
The poem Of thy choice
And lend 20 the rhymes Of the poet
The beauty Of thy voice.
And the night shall be filed with musl-,
And the cares that iniegt the Gay,
shall fold III ir tents Ike the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
T. HgfelOg.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

TIE THNGs THAT MAKE MES-IJ il not the
best things-that is, the things which we call
best-that make men it is not the calm exper-
fences Of life it is lifes rugged experiences, its
tempests, it, trials The discipline Of life is
here good and there evil, here trouble ami there
joy, here rudeness and there tmoothness, one
working with the other, and the alterations Of
the one and the other, which necessitste sdapts-
tions, constitute part Of that education which
makes man man, in distinction from an ami
NAL which has no education. The successful
maa invariably beam on his brow the marks of
the struggles which he has had 10 undergo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

The incident tcolunn oithe Louisville Coarier-
J04raal for one Gay contains these bits Of Ken
lucky life Henry Martin cat sud instantly kill
ed by john Fry ia Lewis county; a family rev
in Mclean county, WIKI Milton Tanner yictori-
Gus over his hther-ir-,aE AMI bro;her-in-law,
killing the latter two Shackle,ts, Of a rzoe os
notorious criminals. fatally shot respectable Ben
Nhi:aksr, i1s,eal Of another msn they had a
grudge sy4inst MAysyitie be.hc9se. with negro
rows. iuceulaIisms. aud three attempted mur-
ders young OVERLY shot Laid dead in Bal
lard county for worsting tie parental Overby in
a tght, some hours before a rio; a, the polls in
Frankfort, begun by white man shooting at
the crowd ot negroes, aui resulting in the dan
ger0us w9undin- os one man nogay connected in
il, sni several serious injuries 10 others, both
white and black For all these deeds Of violence
but one srr,st is reported, that Of John Fry
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27
Rest in Work.

ch. tell re some secluded p'aee.
she.e, weary with shis l,;a' rsee.
These rec labs awhi nay ret
csc ire eyes with llrsp f.a hisf
ti--' aeh u.- heart bo .rre Ia c,rs
i"ti 90 y-" lti-l- = $50 d ,riair-
40 .'a'a o. heir U cE 5 ssai aca
q i-l lie ia -rA c. sa. Ute talrl
et j % 1a n0. wise tole4
lf cs.is tli- fassf0r 30 ed sac zs.t
'r shine the dsids vita hlrr., / a.ite
'nat gua- 6e garaersd ere the night,
.ig cel sAall run, my inds sinai toll.
se s'Ehs ior rest my purpose fol
70 GO the work aaa do il vel.
20 irlends 50 fair CT foes 90 fell
sh ~ win or fright me from the task.
NcF lesse-ing o. the work pli ask.
ID hea- manly part inlie
Nor ifet or ia ter n the strife;
and, spirit crushed or heart depressed
rel iutl Of hope, alive with zest,
Frotract outh's joys far irto age.
yak royalty on pilgrimage:
ne met x, but not dolt nor slave,
Patent II doIc In Danger b ave-
ana ,.1 hlossoned white with griefor ioy,
Receive my bliss without alloy.
Bat tell ne some sweet resting place.
tlat nay better run the race:
4 respite give while lrOm pain
mat tic grief may hear again.
Yet p this DO n be still oeaisd.
uh lhon % whom none frui'lsss cried
uiant lie 90 least Ole SWEET relief.
Alace there are ever sons Of grief,
eralt ne 70 he p them bear the load
Ano teach 10 tread tbs paths ! trod;
"a sympathy with those uh0 weep
rs p % from my slrr1Ts reap.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

TAB sc0RSrvL SosE-
'Eis ve-vt-1,. o maiden fair,
You're l.l4sart 90 The sight,
l-ifl E1u.ug Jocks Of golden hair
Ana ewes sr ll-ailE ll= hts
raIa r.ur cLees he ItA loves 10 train
'Tl-ii s. aud the rose,
su.4a1lthiuE makes your beauty vain
Thal dVells upon your nose
gdttlst tla lovely uo-e could fnd,
Upon @ lavelior face,
y % al. llU I wlr5 u Wouar Kind
s more tei-tug p ace.
tut tlcre curl upon its tiy.
L1li comic half severe,
j. cso. collision with the lip
Ill. sas4fs 0l a sns er.
so. hclat- bright ifycu would wed,
hIcl lCF9r- @ me 60 Wun,
o1Earl lle tossing oi the head,
I-e -la-ce Jhat l.oks asksE.
tirr O. kf.ri love and not llr wit
Ilat scorclss where lt gIovs,
ha. p. not head. you ought 20 : it,
Llcull Jour s-0rufll n0ssl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

VALUABLE ISFoRMATIoS.-Chie Maloy's Of
fee was invaded yesterday afternoon about four
O'Clock by hungry-looking Teuton, who said
he had valuable information to impsrt concern
ing the missing Filkins. Teuton then stated
that he was in Burlington, Vt on Saturday and
met Filkins on the road about five miles from the
town, trudging along on his road to Canada, and
that he was sure it was him, as he had been ac-
quainted with him for the past five years. The
Chief asked Teu;on if he would be able to tell
Filkins by his photograph. st the same time
handing him picture of Dolan, the Troy incen-
diary, who broke Jail in that city rome time
since. Teuton scanned the photograph careful
ly, and was positive it was the same Filkins he
had seen at Burlington, knew it BY the chin
whiskers being shaved off. Well,' says the
Chief, putting back the picture, " that's not
Flkins' Without word, apd head down,
Teuton SUNK cut of the office and building like
a whipped cur, evidently imoress ed with the
idea that his information didn't amount TO much
after ALL This is but oae Of fifty cases of the
kind.--fibgny Journal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-27

The New York RerGid's Washington CORES
roadent writes thst in Executive session the
Senate unbends from i's digni6ed gravity. and
:" ibs Senators frequently quarrel. wrangle.
backbi:s and saarl to degree far exceeding the
extreme violence displayed occasionally in the
House of Representatives aud if the latter body
be justly chsrssterized as bear garden the
Senate in secret session is certainly sn entire
mensgerie and circus, with vsst preponderanee
Of the motley clowns over all other performers -