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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-06-07
A Cure for HydrOphObia.

A correspondent Of the Chicago 7rb.
une states that the poison from bite Of
a mad dog can be eliminated from the
system by vapor baths. He quotes from
an article printed in Paris medical
journal by DR.. Buisson, celebrated
French surgeon, who says "if the dis.
order has declared itself, prescri be a
single bath, and leave the patient in
until cure is effected. Hydrophobia
may last three days. Experience has
proved to me that cure is certain on
the first day of the outbreak; on the
second day, doubtful and on the third,
hopeless, on account of the difficulty Of
conveying the patient to the bath and
keeping him in. And as hydrophobia
never breaks out before the seventh
day, there is time to perform a long
journey to obtain bath.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-06-07

"No, Harold, II was not that. was
only going to say that IL we are killed
mean even If we are killed-we shall
be killed togetheri"
Harold embraced his intrepid and
desperate fancee and the plan was re.
solved on. A few whispered words con.
veyed the whole to the stout hearted
Polly, who had a romantic heart, and
would have gone with these lovers any.
where-leaped with them out of an ex.
press train rather than desert them.
The moments went by; the tunnel was
near; the two young barristers had
long since been fast asleep in good
rerlity; Harold swiftly opened the door
and stood close to it with Alice in his
arms the faithful Polly loaded herself
with such of her mistress cloaks and
shawls and things as she could attempt
to carry; the train already began TO
slacken its speed they were at the
mouth OF the tunnel; Harold said in a
whisper, "Now love I" and Alice shut
her eyes, and pressed her face against
his shoulder.
The train ratified and crashed through
the schoing tunnel. The hollow, hide
GUS reverberations aroused our sleeping
barristers. Sargent started up and rub.
bed his eyes.
Halo, Rossmore, this is the Edge.
hill Tunnel? We shall be in Liverpool
in moment. Shake yourself up, old
boyr',
"All right" replied Rossmore, yawn.
ing. "Glad we're in. But | say; Sar.
gent, look here-why-did we stop any.
where
"Of course not. Why do you ask p
"Then where are our fellow travel.
ers? forgot all about them. But
they were here-that's certain; and we
stopped at no station, and now they are
gone!"
"Confound it, never knew anything
like that! That man, Harold, whoever
he was, came in mysteriously and spir.
tied away the two women along with
him ~
=" say, Rossmore, how if our sugees-
ton of this evening should have turned
out prediction? Have we had ghosts
in our railway trains?"
Both laughed-both were incredu-
lous; and the train rushed into the
crowded, bustling, blazing station at
Live pool. Our friends spoke to the
guard of the train, who was much
at first to hear of the disap.
pearance of the three passengers but
he seemed to think that, in the case of
so audacious lover as Harold Rivers,
was possible-and then there
was the momentary stoppage in the
tunnel.
So the barristers made no further in. |
luiries, but took it for granted that all |
vas right somehow, and went to their
lotel.
They heard the end of the story,
however, even before they returned to
london, for they met Harold Rivers
nd his young wife in Liverpool ten
lays after. The pair had just returned
rom Scotland, where they were mar.
led. They had, of course, written at
nee to Alice's mother, announcing
heir marriage. and they we're in good
ope that she would soon accept the
ituation. They could afford to wait a
tile, for they we're married and
Apply, and Harold had made up his
hind that he wouli not 20 the West
ndies.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-12

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 3,-The meeting OF
BlantOn Duncan's Convention showed about
a half filled court room this morning.
There was much confusion and disorder
caused by the reading of Charles O'ConOr's
sealed letter of withdrawal, which acted as
a wet blanket upon what was to be found
i'm the assembly.
The whole affair is openly regarded as a
Grant movement. Money and men are
here, and are used freely by the party i'm
power in its purpose of making tue move
ment a success.
The speech of Judge Lyons, the perma-
nenL chairman of the Convention, Is held rs
further proof Of the pro-Grant character OF
the movement. Judge Lyons caustically
and bitterly denounced Horace Greeley as
hyena and "A monster, and classed him AS a
beast, and used other epithets of opprobri-
unI.
Caucusing and the manufacture of dele
gates for unrepresented States are active
this morning.
The ubiquitous Train Is here, holding a
levee at the Gait House. He has creden-
tials as delegate from six States, and will
attempt to enter the Convention. Trains
attitude creates excitement.
The Labor Reformers who are strongly
represented here, made demand this alter
noon upon the Convention for recognition,
but were vehemently opposed. This refusal
produced a scene OF great confusion, amid
which the Convention adjourned.
The fight will be renewed tomorrow
1t is understood that Train is leading them,
though lac remains away
Nothing has been done yet. Even perma-
nent organization has not been completed
The card is now TO nominate Charles
O'Connor, in spite of his refusal to accept,
and place j. Q. Adams second on the ticket.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 4.-The morning Is
fine and the Convention quite full. IT, Is
generally understood that OCOnnors nom
ination is determined upon, with his own
letter and record as the only platform OF
principles
The members say they are holding him
bound to permit the use of his name to give
political force to their protest against the
Baltimore coalition, and the surrender of
Democratic principles.
Later-Charles O'COnnor was nominated
by reclamation.
George Francis Train attempted to speak
but was thrust out of the Convention by the
Sergeant-at-A Arms. He is fully accredited
as a delegate. His expulsion was attended
by yelling and disorder.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 5.-O'COnnOr has de-
cIined. Convention will probably nominate
Charles Francis Adams. Fitch, of Indiana
working hard for the nomination.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-12

President Porter, of Yale, gave the
lollowing advice to the students of that
institution the other day: Young
men, You are the architects of your own
ortunos. Rely upon your own strength
Of body and soul. Take for your star
set-reliance. Subscribe on your BAN
1er, Luck is a fool, Pluck is hero.
Don't take too much advice-keep at
your helm and steer your own ship, and
remember that the greatart of command
ng is TO take fair share of the work.
Think well of yourself. Strike out.
Assameyour own position. Put potatoes
cart, over rough road, and the
small ones go the bottom. Rise above
the envious and jealous. Fire above the
mark YOU intend to hit Energy, irwin
aoIe determination, with right motive,
are the levers that move the world.
Don't drink. Don't chew. Don't
smoke. Don't swear. Don't deceive.
Don't read novels. Don't marry until
you can support wife. Be in earnest.
be seIi-reliant. BE generous. Be civil.
head the papers. Advertise your bust
ness. Make money, and DO good with
t. Love your God and fellow-men.
Love truth and virtue. Love your coun-
Try and obey its laws"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-12

The first point in this summary which
will attract the readers attention is the fact
that the names of the Southern States all
appear very near the head of the list. Texas
is the seventeeth on the list, and Florida the
fifteenth; Arkansas staRds the eleventh,
and all the others precede it. New York,
with population, according to the last cen
sus, of 4.3S2, 100, has debt of less than $685.
,000, 600, or almost SO per capita, while Lou
isiana, with population of only I26,915,
and the twenty-fifth State in the Union as
regards the number of Inhabitants, has
and stands second on the list. The same
thing is true of other Southern States when
compared with their Northern sisters
North Carolina, third OH the list, has pop
ulation of 1,07l.36l, and a debt OF $50 $685.,
645, being $2S per capita in Massachusetts,
the fourth State, the same figures are, re-
sDectiveiy, 1 457, 351, $29, 560,664 and $22.
Between Pennsylvania and Alabama the
discrepancy is more marked. The former
State has, population, 3, 52l ,951; debt, SIS,
COG, SIC; per capita, So; the Latter, 996, 992 !;
So, ISL 1857 and $25. In Missouri and GeOr-
gia the per capita amounts are $12 and $15 !;
in South Carolina and Maryland, $22 and
| SIG; in Arkansas and Ohio, $23 end Sd, and
| finally. in Connecticut and Florida, $40 and
$2S. Proceeding in the same manner but
coupling those States which are nearest
alike in population, we obtain the follow
ing results In Louisiana and MARYLAND the
per capita amounts are, as given above. Sal
| and $15, or, in comparison with Maine, Sal
and Sill. Comparing North Carolina and
Wisconsin, we have $2S and 81 respectively !;
| Alabama and Wisconsin again, $25 and 81 I;
Georgia and Michigan, where the variation
| is only 30 inhabitants. $l5 and 81; South
| Carolina and Maine, $22 and $1l; Arkan-
sas and Connecticut, $33 and $40; Florida
and Rhode Island, S2S and $l2.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-12
A Terrible Addiction.

Some three weeks since Col. Il. s. Lay ton,
of Meridian, bro ught his family, consisting
of his wife and five children. 10 the resi-
dence of his father-in-law, DIR. VIM. Reber,
who lives mile east of Brandon. with his
widowed daughter, Mrs. Annie K. Bourne.
About week alter their arrival, and ia the
absence of Col. Layton, his wife, four of his
children, and four children of Mrs. Bourne,
two daughters of Mrs. Britt, and negro
girl. were all taken with Dyptheria. Col,
Layton little daughter, Mabel, died on tile
both of August, Annie Bourne on the oath,
Pierre Soule Layton, on the 18th, Willie
Bourne on the 18th, Eula Bourne on the
30th, and Fannie Bourne on the 1st Of sep
tember-six lovely aud interesting children,
all under the same roof in the short space
of eleven days, and four of these cOmpo-
sing the entire family of recently widow
ed mother. The very best Of medical aid
was promptly summoned, but all human
efforts failed to relieve the little sufferers.
1t was feared that the disease would spread,
but up to this time it has not done so. Two
persons who waited upon the sick and dy-
ing have had a slight touch of the disease,
but they have entirely recovered, and the
fears of its spreading have all vanished.
The bereayed families have the heartfelt
sympathies of our whole community
brandon Republican.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-12
AFatner'~ Advice 10 "a Bride.

Said a young husband, whose business
4aculations we're unsuccessful, "My
atss silver tea-set, the bridal gift of a
aa uncle, doomed me to financial ruin.
L involved a hundred unexpected ex-
passes, which, in trying to meet, have
made me the bankrupt [ am" His
aPerionce is the experience of many
ters, who, less wise, do not know the
goblin Of the house, working its destruc-
ia. A sagacious father of great wealth
Exceedingly mortified his daughter by
Gdering it to be printed on her wedding
cards, No presents except those adapted
anireome of 81 900" said he, F'You
must not expect to begin life i'll the style,
lam able, by many years of labor, to
indulge; and | know of nothing which
viii tempt you to try it more than the
FsIl-intentioned but pernicious gifts of
Hch friends. Such advice to daughter
vas timely. If other parents would
bIIow the same plan, many young men
would be spared years of incessant toll
and anxiety they would not find them
RIves on the downward road, because
their wives had worn all of their salary,
g expended it on the appointments of
he house The fate of the poor man
EBo found linch-pin, and felt himself
obliged to make'a carriage to fit it, is the
iate Of the husband who finds his bride
IN possession Of gold and silver valuables,
and no large income to support the
@ner's gold and silver style.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-12


one-fourth Of the fund. They sat long and
travelled much One can but admire the
thoughtful wisdom of the temptation held
out 10 travel. otherwise these men would
die of sedenIary habits Think of this for
= moment Here is fund paid by an inn
poverished people to educate the poo.,
doubly sacred BY its origin aud its object
consumes in this manner. 1t is quite prob
able tfad Horace Greeley would come down
heavily on this, II he could.
COURSE OF Mr.. GREELEY on SETTLED CUES
TIoSs NOT NO TO INFLUENCE Us.
Having explained the grounds on which
Mr.. Greeley ought to be supported, here and
everywhere, | think it needless TO give a
thought to his antecedents- So far as these
concern Us they connect themselves with
measures of the past controversies which
can never arise again. Starting from a new
epoch in our history, and our duties con-
Meeting US with the future, we find that
there viii be that agreement of views which
will enable us to act with him eonseien-
tiOusly as patriots. For myself, can recon-
Gle my support of him to my-duty just at
this day as a citizen of the United States
with the issues of the time before me, and
my antecedents may take care of themselves.
Is there man here who since the war, and
under the pressure of the severest trial to
Which human society was ever subjected,
has felt himself impelled to do anything on
account of party? We have suffered our
debt to party to grow SO large that we
might well 90 into a sort of bankruptcy
on it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-12

SIM Another Enrmy OF Cotton.
This morning Mr.. VIM. HI. Crane, Of
this place, brought into our Office num-
Der of specimens of bug or beetle which
is working great destruction to the cot
ton on his farm. The bug is black. with
dimly colored spots upon its back, is
about the size of half grown June-bug
and very much the same shape. 1t is
even more destructive to the cotton boll
than the much dreaded boll-worm. The
bOlls are poisoned to death by the touch
of the bug even before it begins to bore
into them. We find in Wales Agricul-
ture and Geology of Mississippi-First
Report, 1854-the following. which is
description of the causes of rot in cotton,
and referes to a beetle which we pre-
sumo is the same above spoken of:
The most received opinion. and that best
supported is. that it is occasioned by the
Larvae of small beetle or bug which is
Matched from the egg deposited in It I'm
some unknown manner, at AN early stage of
its growth, and which, feeding on the sue
culent and pulpy seed in their early stage
Immediately destroying the bOll, which not
unfrequently is only partially damaged,
aud continues to grow nearly to its mature
size, but In the end becoming externally
black and hard: the decayed state OF the
interior of the boil presenting an analogy to
the peach or plum, which, though often
presenting even fair and perfect exterior,
is found, upon opening, to have been long
preyed upon by the curculio, or peach
worm.
It's certain that the diseased and black
ened boil, when broken open, reveals va
riety of small insects, sometimes in the diff
ferent stages or conditions of their meta
morphoses. Which of these is the real enc
my can only be determined by the close
and continued observation of the practised
entomOlOgist.
This disease made its appearance as early
as 1910, and prevailed more or less for more
than ten years, and occasionally to such an
extent as almost TO cause the abandonment
of the cotton culture-a contingency pre-
vented by the introduction OF the Tennes-
see green seed variety, which was exempt
from the disease, or much less affected by
it than the naked black-seed variety first
cultivated.
Its temperance in 1882, and during the
late season, has, however, on many planta-
tons. been attended with considerable
damage.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-12

If we may judge by ~ number OF I'M
qulrles received at this office, the interest
IN fruit culture has never been more ac-
tive than at the present time Many
persons are asking whether II il better tO
transplant in fall or wait til spring.
This question has always been and seems
likely TO continue an unsettled one. even
among the most intelligent and eNpericn-
ced men. With large fruits, including
pears, apples and peaches, much more
depends upon the condition and prepar-
alton Of the ground than upon the sea-
son at which the transplanting takes place.
AT different times and under different
treatment, we have instituted expert
ments, the results of which we hoped
might serve rs a guide, but as yet moth
ing definite on this point has been deter
mined. On four or five occasions, in
putting out lots of 200 10 800 pear trees,
half would be planted in the fall and the
other half in the spring. Twice there
was very noticeable difference in the
growth of the trees for year or two, but
invariably this difference would disappear
so that at the end of five years one could
not positively distinguish between them.
With tall and weak trees there is serious
objection to fall planting The wiutor
and early spring winds will, unless the
trees are staked, sway them backward
and forward to such an extent as To- seri-
ously dist irb and displace the roots.
This is especially true of spindling apple
trees. When this evil is guarded against.
then fall has some decided advantages
over spring planting. For instance, Boo
the fall there is less pressing work to Dee
done, and therefore more time can be
given in the transplanting TO details thut
are important to the welfare of the trees.
Again the ground is ausully during Au-
tumn in better order for longer period
so that there is no necessity Of hurryiug
forward the work, as is frequently tho
case in the spring. For these reasons we
have on different occasions recommended
fall planting Of apples, pears, peaches
and grapes, nor do we see any good rco-
SOIL 10 change our opinion IN this respect.
There is no doubt, however, that, all
things being equal, the spring is decided
ly the best season in which 10 do the work.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-12
.leMInILaN-

Jealousy, says Arthur Helps, the well
known English essayist, IL at once the
meanest and the most unaccountabIe of
vices. What belongs 10 us we shall have
inevitably, and what we want and have
not we shall never win by unreason. If
we are lovely we shall be loved, mo- mat
ter whether any one takes the place Or
not. Jealousy Of the wealth, on the hap
piness of others, is alike unaccouniable
and absurd Your house is not lowlicr
because your ncighboTs is four stories
high and brown stone. If he should fail
and have 10 give up his carriage, it would
only crowd the horse cars a little more,
and by no means provide you wsth chaise
or buggy. What is in human nature that
makes our poor fare seem poorer because
our neighbOr is eating roast duck and
drinking champagne! To envy the love
seems to be equally idle. Hearts keep
their accounts, usually with very tolera-
bic fairness. We shall receive that Of
which we are worthy, no more and that
what is our own by virtue of our desert
no fate can take away.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-12
Letter from ADr. G. NM. Walden ON
the Crop Prospect.
Walden, Mss, Sept. 2, 1872.

EDITORS CLARION -
Three weeks ago our prospects for the
largest cotton crop ever made in this section
were truly bright. Many regarded it mis-
fortune, for in an excess, the price must di-
finnish. The short space has added more
disasters to the crop than ever afflicted it in
five years before. The army worm, rust,
blight, and a general disease, destroying the
vitality of the stalks, pervade every neigh
borhoOd l have heard from. Our old cotton
gives tolerably fair bottom and middle
crop with the top crop fully destroyed. The
young cotton which came up in June, being
young and tender, is swept over by the
worm with the rapidity of Chicago fire,
leaving the fruit half matured to perish
from lack of nutrition, and exposure to the
hot sun. Our old cotton is nearly or quite
half open, and will lie forwarded TO market
before the cotton world becomes convinced
of our failure.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-12

OLD You've GRLs-Many Il sensitive
girl owes oyer-strung nerves and couge.tive
brains to the stimulus of school triiuiug.
In childhood the little creature will uatu-
rally run and play So much out of doom.
that she will generally preserve pretty good
health. AT this age the studies. chiefly cN-
ercise the memory, and do not demand great
mental effort, but as the girl is approaching
hfeeen, her lessons require severe brain
labor, their numbers are multiplied. home
duties are eXacted OF her. musical practice
must be kept up, not 10 mention the others
OF her accomplishments. She ul-n begins tO
go into g society" the mtricacic- off m-h-
ionable dress claim a portion of her time aud
strength; young beauN begin attentions
and her relatives worry her about who may
and who may not be- encouraged i" -hp
has no time for the iuvigorating walks and
romantic musings, which naturally go her
now take the place of childish sports: over
stimulus Of brain, the depressing effects of
worry" and combined with these ain uu-
substantial diet, exhaust the girl just no thc
time when she needs rest from ovcrwork of
any kind, bat especially mental, perfect
freedom from all care and responsibility,
and generous diet-Mrs Uudiry
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-12
HERNANpo. Miss. Sept. ,,


EDITORS CLARION believing that you
would be pleased to know what is trans
piring in this part of our mis-governed
State, [ will take occasion to tell you what
occurred here on Saturday last. Notice
having been given that there would be a
Radical meeting, at this place. numbers of
our colored fellow-citizens assembled here
at an early hour. At IL o'clock, a colored
orator from Holly Springs, Jones, mounted
the rostrum and spoke for about an hour in
the interest of Grant and Wilson.
The crowd then adjourned until O'clock
when they were to reassemble, to listen to
the time-Worn and vulgar anecdotes of that
miserable old apostate. b. D. Nabors-who
to our very great astonishment, consented
to divide time with our former fellOw-citi-
Chalmers, he having, to our infinite delight.
arrived here on the o'clock train from
Memphis.
Mr.. Majors led off in a speech of one
hours length replete with vulgar illustra-
tions and the usual silly arguments of Radi-
was to answer him, induced a very respect
able number of white gentlemen, TO endure
with patience, his hideOus facial distortions
aud the wonderfully fearful writings of
his ungainly person.
At the conclusion of his harangue, Gen.
Chalmers spoke for one hour and a half, in
a forcible and eloquent manner. He gave
us most interesting history of Mr.. Nabor'S
career from his circuit-riding days to the
present time. The Gen. literally demol-
ished the miserable old sinner, but really
he never WINGED under it. the besotted old
wretch having long since lost all sense of
shame.
Having no real arguments to answer, and
the white portion of the audience, with but
very few exceptions, heartily agreeing
with him, he addressed himself mainly to
the colored portion of the audience. From
the marked attention and frequent applause
given by many of them, we have reason to
believe he did not speak in vain.
Greeley Clubs ara being organized
throughout this county, and the most siren
Greeley and Brown. Z. d.