The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-11

It's one thing TO be tempted; another
thing 70 fall.
The journey of high honor lies not In
smooth ways
GIycerine and-lime Juice Is said TO be bet
ter for the hair than oils or pomade-
An invoice of fifty factory girls, imported
from Scotland, arrived at Norwich, Conn,
on Feb. 9th
have buttons on both sides, and are without
stitching
1t costs three and half cents TO get your
hair cut and one and q half cents 10 get
shaved. in Germany.
From a custom of swearing men easily
slide into perjury; therefore, if THOU
wouldst not be perjured, swear not at all.
Ohio is about 10 decide that the maxi
mum value of a mans life is $4,000, when
il has to be paid for by a railroad company.
Knoxville, Tenn is so healthy that the
undertakers go about the streets and des-
pairingly ask those whom they meet, ~Ain't
you dead yet?'
If misery loves company, this country
may be glad TO know that only England
and Germany are specie paying countries.
All others are reduced to rags.
In the Elgin watch factories three hun
girls who earn from ten To twenty dollars
week, and do the more delicate part OF the
work more skillfully than men.
Smith and Jones were at the menagerie.
and the conversation turned on Darwin's
theory: IL 0ok at that monkey" said Smith !:
''think Ofits being an undeveloped human !"
Human said Jones, contemptuously.
ats no more human than L am."
Old lady to her neice: '4Good gracious,
Matilda, but it's cold. My teeth are actu-
ally chattering.'
Loving neice: 'Wen, don't let them chat
ter too much. or they may tell where you
bought 'em."-New York star.
A young lady entered a store in Wayne
county. New York, recently, and asked for
'long hose" The obliging clerk was absent
up stairs tor some time, and returned with
"A couple of long handled corn hoes, and in
sisted upon selling them to her.
..Do be frank said young Mr.. Smith to
Miss Frances, who had been quizzing him
for an hour. "But, Edward, | have been
Frank twenty-five years, and l should like
to try some other name just for change"
was the arch reply.
Several ladies ofTrcy, married and single,
are talking a out getting up society to
oppose the organization of any more
lodges of any kind in that city. They
claim there are too many attractions at the
IOuStS every ulSul III Tic "SCA W suit
them.
The Pennsylvania railrod men, finding
that the free pass system has been greatly
abused by members of the Legislature,
now compel each member to sit for his
photograph, which is fastened to the ticket
before it is issued, and the transfer dodge
can be played no longer.
A Chicago widow, of clearinghouse ed
ucation. acquired no less than $4,000 of the
relief funds by appearing under various
guises. and having several different places
of abode. She had gathered seven stoves in
one locality, and in another an immense
mum Der of blankets. And yet the old fogies
talk about the incapacity of women to do
business, take care of themselves and vote.
Reverend Mother Mary Rose Gauthreaux,
Superior Vicar of the Order of the Sacred
Heart, died at the convent in Chicago, Oh
the Goth inst, aged forty-seven years. She
has been a TeIigieuse for thirty-five years,
and held important positions in the order in
Louisiana, Missouri, Ontario. New York,
Michigan and Illinois. She was much es-
for her gentleAess of character and
executive ability. i
The Teutonic tailor of a Pennsylvania
village having married second wife indie
Gently soon after the funeral of the first, the
young men of the place notified their dis
approval by tin-horn serenade during the
progress of the wedding feast. The vulgar
fraction of a man eXpostulated in the fol-
lowing style: Il say, poys, you ought 20 be
of yourselfs to be making all dis
noise when dere vas a funeral here so soon."