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HINTS TO ELhCKGUkRDS.
A Ecsv Suggestions to tho Chicago
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X'lHseas
From the III. Ln,tfa Ntn,otrat.
The rccont efforts Of tho personal journalists
aro charactortzed by al efiuHlvo tlatulonco, or n
Aatulnnt cxclnsivonoss, as tho Chicago Times
would say.
A splrlsod diecusnlon between tho Dnngtown
Banner md tho Weekly 1Taslt4tb ii reproduced
in our columns thin molnins, as smother "awful
example " Of pcrsoual journalism.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11

The Pail Mall Gazette doubts IL one of
Mr.. Joaquin Miller's Indian acquaintan-
ces gave utterance to such inflated rhetoric
as 1.-The whites were as strong as the
ocean, the red men like sand, helpless,
silent, run upon, and swallow up" But
this sort of grandiIoquence is familiar to
Americans who have lived on the frontier
of an Indian country. When the lawyers
puzzled old Red Jacket about intricate
questions of law in relation to land claims,
he walked out in front of the Judge, and
with a piece of chalk drew two concentric
circles on the floor of the Court House
Passing his walking club slowly around
the outer circle, he said: "Within that
bound is the white mans knowledge" and
then describing the smaller one he
said; "Within that bound is the Indians
knowledge" and, resting a moment on
his club, he he wound up his argument
by saying: And beyond these two bounds
the Indian knows as much as the white
man."
Indian morality is often of strange or
der. A certain officer of United States
dragons was robbed and murdered many
years ago by the Potawatomies. A trial
at cival tribunal failed to bring the of
tenders to justice, though every circum-
stance pointed to their Chief, Dowagiac,
as the principal offender. At last bright
young lawyer hit on a stratagem to get at
the truth of the matter. Dowagiac was
sitting gazing at the Judge counsel, and
jury, by turns, in the most stolid manner,
when Mr.. W., of Detroit, sprang in an
excited manner up to the Chief, and asked
in loud imperative voice, "DOwagiac,
did you kill Capt. Jefferson? eyes, said
he solemly, ''Dowaic did kill Capt, JEFF
ferson, but Dowaic a0ont lie.
Indians can brag, too. Tipsy old Big
Kettle, in the streets of Buffalo, once de-
fed the rabble in this way: "Me's a great
fighter; mes big Indian; Lake Erie my
farm, big Buffalo Creek my father, Gen.
Porter my aunt! White man can't fight
Big Kettle; too much Sqtalc; too much
ddrsent"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11
A Christmas Pie.

An eminent preacher of the present day,
when a boy, committed some offence, for
which his father decreed as punishment,
that he should be excluded from the family
table on Christmas-day. When the young
delinquent saw the vast culinary prepare
tions made for the feast from which he was
debarred, he was moved less with envy than
with a contempt for the sort of punishment
which had been imposed on him but mix
ing IN his dispospition a good deal of the
satiric with the serious, he resolved not to
be without his joke on the occasion He
contriyed to obtain secret access to a veal
pastry on which the cook had exhausted all
her skill, and carefully taking off the cover
so as to avoid any mark of fracture or dis
turbance, he took ont the greater part of the
meat, and filling up the dish with a quanti-
ty of grass, replaced the cover as it was.
The company met, and the dish was serv-
ed up to them in this state; it fell to the
lot of the young wag's father to break up
the pie, and his surprise on doing SO may be
more easily conceived than described
Stirring the grass in fit of rising indigna-
tiony his fork encountered small slip of
paper. on taking out of which he read on it
these words: :. All flesh is grass"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11
Selling N Wife.

The thriving town of Workington was
honored the other day with visit by a
young man from Whitehaven, in charge
of pony and cart, the latter containing
a quantity of apples, which he offered
for sale. During his wandering through
the town he fell in with a laborer and
his wife, and, after some conversation,
the laborer offered to sell his ''missus" to
the apple dealer for two shillings. The
offer was accepted, and, as the woman
made no objection to the arrangement, a
bargain was struck, the money was paid,
and the lady set out with her new lord
and master on his travels, and did her
best to assist him in disposing of his stock
of apples. Her husband, by way Of con-
selling himself for the great loss he had
sustained, spent his wife's purchase mon
ey in beer. After the money was gone,
the desolate man began to examine the
situation, and arrived at the determin-
alton to have his wife back again. With
this view he set out in search of the APP
ple-dealing pair, and, having found them,
| explained TO ''the young man from
Whitehaven" that he had repented of
| his bargain, and that it was his inten-
/ llOH W tdkS Tue pdIlACT VI MS JOYS anu
SORROWS to his heart and home again.
The appel,dealer intimated that before
anything of the kind would be done the
purchase money would have to be re-
| funded. To comply with this demand
was impossible, as far as the distracted
husband was concerned, for he had swal-
lowed the price Of his wife. A bitter
wrangle ensued the husband wanted his
wife; the appel-dealer was firmly resolv-
ed to have either the woman or his mon
ey; the lady--alas for her sex-took
part with the apple1dealer against her
legal lord, and at length took refuge in a
house in King street. A crowd assem-.
bled to witness the fray, and one of the
number told the husband that his wife
had fed down the street. Away in the di-
rectioa indicated sped the frantic man and
the moment he did 80 the woman came out
of the house, got into the cart which was
standing at the door, the apple-dealer
took his seat beside her, and the pony sci
of with the pair at a rattling pace in
the direction Of Whitehayen. The hus-
band running down the street, heard the
] sound Of wheels, and the truth flashed
across his mind. With 4 cry of rage
land dispair he turned round and start
led inspursuit of the runaWaya. His
4 efforts to overtake them, however, Were
in vain his two legs were no match fol
| the four legs Of the white pony, and ii
/ q short time he was compelled to turI
back, q Mifeless and melahcholy man. :.
Carlisle Eng. journal, ms 4sa..s.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11
Praise the Children.

For every child who receives an access OF
praise or commendation from its parents
there are ten, at least, who are oftentimes
thoughtlessly, but none the less selfishly and
cruelty, defrauded of that which is due
them in this respect. Children love praise
they crave it, and will do much to win it.
But, mother, when your little girl has put
her whole baby heart into some little of
fee she is striving to perform for you; when
she has been unusually sweet-tempered and
good throughout the trying day, whisper
approving words In the little eager ear; tell
her in encouraging phrases-on the tip of
every mothers tongue-what treasure she
Is. Such praise will not be wasted. As
Summers dew upon the rose words like
these viii fall upon the child heart, making
1t richer with the fragrant incense of duty
and love.
Father, if your boy has learned his lesson
right well if the daily task he is set to do
have been performed more thoroughly and
faithfully than usual if in little ways he
has been more thoughtful of your comfort
than is his wont,-notice these things! Not
silently, but by word of mouth, generously
and cordially approving his conduct. Let
him feel that his endeavors are fully appre-
ciated, that no good or noble action on his
part passes by you unnotieed. Thus will
you incite in him desire to merit always
your appreciation, and the resolve to make
himself more worthy each day of such a
fathers love.
Withhold not praise from your children
when they can claim it as their right. Used
wisely, it is healthy stimulant that can
not injure, but, on the contrary, is produc-
tive of results good and lasting.
See, in the hurry and worry of the flying
days, that you forget it not, lest there be,
through your forgetfulness, small heart
aches now, and great ones hereafter
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11

As we travel over thecountry, we every
where witness the wonderful influence
which the oranges are producing Farm
ers who have before been comparatively
isolated from their brothers. a. soon ~
they join the grange, become different
men-have higher ASPIRATIONS. They
seem 70 feel that they have somebody 3D.
sides themselves to live for. They give
each other a warm grasp of the hand.
and salute one another more cordially.
They bury the partisan, sectarinn and
other prejudices that have heretofore
made them strangers, and almost enc
mics. They meet ne another as friends
and brothers, and talk over their matters,
their prospects aud hopes, In the most
confidential manner. They talk more
than formerly, read more, think more.
They learn that it is as necessary 20 cul-
tivate their brains MS their crops They
feel that what is for the interest of one
farmer is for the interest of another
and that il is only by mutual co-opem-
ton that they can protect and advance
their own interests. Knowing they have
the controlling numbers in their county,
state and nation, they feel that they are
masters Of the situation, ii they act with
wisdom. They turn out in large uum-
bers 70 listen 10 speeches upon questions
in which their interests are involved
not TO believe and swallow all that may
be uttered, but b carefully weigh and
consider it, rejecting what may be false
and holding fast that which is true.
They regularly attend their oranges, and
enjoy these fraternnl visits. They feel
that by every such attendance they
are benefited socially, morally and in-
tellectually. They take their wives and
daughters with them 10 these meetings.
that they may listen 20 the lessons set
before them, hear discussions Of interest.
and thus derive the same advantages
that they do themselves
We wish we had competent lecturers
to visit every grange in the State, 90 dis
cuss topics in which farmers are most
deeply interested, and hope the time IA
coming when such lecturers can Dee cm-
ployed. There is a waking up among
the farmers, which Weare glad to witness.
The oranges are magnetic batteries.
which are throwing out AIN electrical cure
rent of light and heat, which will affect
every farmer in the land. Such batteries
are wanted in every neighborho0d We
want them positive batteries, and so fully
charged that they will overcome all tho
negatives they may reach.
Nothing has ever been developed thut
is doing so much good for the farming
community as the grange They bring
into activity all the latcnt powers of tho
farm. He has been asleep. lie is now
awake, resolute, strong and firm for thc
right aHd true, wherever 10 may Doe
found. Coleman Rural World.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11

To persons unaecustomed 10 observc
the blind there are in the case of many
some curious features. 1t is their uni
versal practice to speak of seeing persons
and things and of reading of events as
though they had sight. To nearly all OF
them the expression of pity comes an in
dignity or insult; and idle questioning
as 20 the causes and duration of their
blindness gives them pain, and is justly
considered by them as vulgar and imper-
tinent. With one outlet of nervous force
cut of the other four senses are cores
Fondingly. acute; and hearing, smelling,
and feeling convey to them sensations of
which others are unconscious. The re-
verberations of the air give them ideas of
the nature of the objects they pass, the
size of the rooms they are in the positions
of the openings in a wall or street, and
the direction and distance of various OBJ
jects.
1t is related that Saunderson, being en-.
gagged in making some astronomical OBJ
servations at Cambridge, after the teles-
cope was adjusted and every thing in read
mess TO commence the observation, re-
quested his assistant to wait moment un-
til cloud which had Obscured the sun
had passed over. But similar instances
of acuteness of perception must be famil-
lar to all who have been acquaint-
ed with any blind person; and my
purpose is not to relate instances of the
remarkable performances OF the blind,
which indeed could be made to fill vol
umes, but rather to show what a new
system of education has been developed
to meet the needs of the blind of Ameri-
ca.
Much has been done already, but to
one who sees the possibilities of the fu-
ture only the foundations have been
laid. There has been much necessary
pioneer work done. and in some of the
states the schools for the blind are still
little better than asylums, where more is
done for the bodily comfort of the pupils
than for their intellectual advancement
The position of Kentucky is among the
foremost. Her legislature has always
been generous to the blind, and the school
has been singulariy fortunate in the
character of trustees that have had charge
Of it,-From December "Home and
School" Louisville, Ky.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11
NAZARETH ACADEMY

TINE Nazareth Academy is three and a half
i miles from Bardstown, and one mile from
the Louisville and Bardstown Turnpike, The
site is beautiful, pleasant and healthy The
buildings are spacious, and erected in hand
some style, and peculiarly we'll arranged for
the purpose of extensive boarding school
for young ladies. The yard and ground for
recreation and promenade are neat, spacious
and in the summer pleasantly shaded with
forest and grove frees.
z. The Institution was chartered by the
Legislature of kentucky in 1879, and 1T has
been conducted principles which have
given general satisfaction to the public. 1t
is under the protection and superintendent
of the Right Reverend Bishop of Kentucky
and a Board of Trustees.
g. Every attention is given to the neatness,
politeness, health aud comfort of the pupils.
The sick are nursed with mateTn nal tendernt IS
and the pupils receive in every respect, pa
rental care and attention.
A. No solicitation is used to change the Re-
Ii1ious Principles or Greed of The pupils
3. Nazareth has been a public boarding
since which time il has received an extensive
patronage from Kentucky, the Southern, and
several of the Western States. Zach year
has added to the com orts and cenvenlenees of
the Institution, while experience hos in
creased the qualifications and abilities of the
cond uctors and tutoresses.
g. Nazareth is open for the reception of pu-
pills at any time of the year. The cars run
daily from Louisville to Rardstown, passing
by Nazareth.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11

We are asked xhatean farmers accom-
pllsh by co-operation We answer that
they can, as organized clubs, ascertain
what implements each member needs,
and can afford to send to the mannfactu-
rer and buy them at first cost, saving the
heavy per centage now paid TO middlemen.
They can, bya moderate monthly contri-
button, soon raise the means to build a
shop for stocking plows, repairing wagons
and, ultimately, for the manufacture of
the implements they need. They can
manage their district schools and roads,
procure the best works on agriculture,
establish libraries, improve their minds
as well as their lands, and mske their
influence felt in legislative halls and be-
come the controlling power In politics
and commerce. With a majority of votes
and enlightened views of free govern
ment and their own right under it, what
is to hinder them from becoming the
power in the land, provided they act in
concert, as the various rings which OPP
press them. Are not these aims high
enough to stimulate their ambition and
nerve them with resolution to attain
them? Have they not been the worlds
drudges long enough TO have learned
their wrongs and the means of redress
If they prefer to prolong their servitude,
they are in fair way tofrealize that wish
if they do not, it is time they were taking
active steps to enforce Etheir rights and
establish their independence. To do
this without unity of purpose and concert
of action, is simply impossible. -Clarks-
vile Chronicle.
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CITATION Notice.
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Supreme Court, October term, A. D. 1873.
Bank Of Mississippi
stepber. Dancan and Levin r. Marshall. -
0NN reading and fling affidavit of W. Il.
" Gugsnt, Solicitor for the comp nant,
and, ii appearing to the satisfaction Of the
Court therefrornS that Stephen Duncan, Henry
p. Duncan and Samuel Davis, Executorg OF the
last will and testament Of Stephen Duncan
deceased, are nom presidents of this State. and
that their place of residence and post-oface adj
dress is New York, in the State OF New York
IL ID thereforR ordered, that the said Steph-
en- Duncan, Henry p. Duncan and Samuel
Davis enter their appearance herein on or be-
fore the arst day of fheinext term OF this Court
to DO holden pf jackson. in the Staheof Missis-
sippi, ON the third Monday of April next and
show cause, III any they can, why this cause
should not be revived against them, or Judg-
ment Of rsHiv0rSs1Fil1 be Suffered sthere0n &C
cordiag to the prayer Of the appellant "a
s And il In further ordered that O copy Of
this order he published In the VBnKLT CE.A-
MON, public newspaper Of this State pub
1fshed in the city OF Jackson, for four weeks
forVS arded to the said Executors respectlse-
ly. at th6ir p0et-c3i 60 add fess designated IN
the nfaanvit herein. III lhssss wQlf 90
And Il ia fnrther ordered, that an eIIAs
seize fatfas herein 1Bsue against the Ba1a kx--
ecuiors I'd the She FITS Of the counties Of Aa-
anna md InsaQaaHAAe r9tnima1la ~ the ApxAhi
~ es 1Spy S stos Tic ninutsg geo .'s'
Afll'nf[ 20 sssz1ts u 3 k1sz szlzzE = .ssts
UnAEl :. = !. 49, s ~ 49,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11

IN THE MATTER OF
J. F. BURT & CO,
AGAINST WHOM 4 PETI- In BANKRUPTCY.
TIoN FOR ApJUDIC ALTON No 1869
mas BEEN FILED.
ON THE CROSS PETITION of Campbell s
Strong ct al, vs. j. F. Burt Sarah f. Howett
and E. L. Howett, it appearing to the satisfac-
ton of the Court from the affidavit of William
L. Nugent, Esq, Solicitor for the said petition
ers that j Frank Burt has removed himself
out of this State and is a resident of the State
ofNIissouri domiciled and having his postOfice
address at Buffalo Creek, Dallas county, Mis-
souri, and that Sarah +. Howett and +. L.
Howett have removed themselves out of this
State and are domiciled and have their resi-
dence and postofice address at Flora, IN the
town of Illinois: 1t is therefore ordered, adj
Judged. and decreed that the said j. Frank
husband enter their appearance herein on or
before the I'D day of January neat and show
cause why the prayer of the petitioners, camp
bell 4 Strong should not be granted, and
thev be declared AND adjudicated to be
bankrupts under and according to the
act of Congress in that behalf entitled An
act to establish uniform system of bankrupt
cy throughout the United States, approved
March %, 1867 And it is further ordered that
a copy of this order be published for six weeks
successfully, at least once in each week. IN
The Weekly Clarion, public newspaper OF
this State published in the city of Jackson,
and transmitted to each of said parties by the
Clerk of this Court, postage prepaid, to their
Ordered adjudged and decreed this 9th Mo-
yemher, 1873. r. A. HILL, Judge.
Teste G. T. SWAMI, Clerk
Dee 3D. lS-3-6w
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The cheese is nitier than the pen.
When is a lawyer most like mule ?
When he draws up a conveyance.
Why is this continent like milk? Be
cause it's ours.
A favorite exclamation-Al lass!
A shoe-dealer advertises: "Woman's
rights and let's. N
Mrs. Darlington saysshe gets up every
morning at the shrill carrion of the chan
delier.
An excellent cure for dyspepsia is this !:
Give a hungry dog a piece Of meat and
chase him till he drops it.
A man VINO is eulogized as an "ener-
getic citizen" was run over by a funeral
in Providence, f. l.. last week.
What is the difference between temp
tation and eternity? One is vile Of
the devil and the other is a devil of a
while
On week days you buy your music by
the Sheet on Sundays you have it by
the choir for nothing.
The surest way to have fish at supper
in the country is to just drop them line
beforehand
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The Gallant Capt Fry's last Let
Ter 40 his wife.

The following letter of Capt. Fry of
the Inflated Virginius, contained his
last earthly message. 1t was to his wife.
On BOARD THE SPANISH MAN-oF-WAR
La Tornado, ST.. JAGo DE CUBA,
Nov. 6, 1873.
DEAR, DEAR, DITA.-When left you
l had no idea that we should never meet
again in this world, but it seems strange
to me that | should tonight, and on
Annie's birthday, be calmly seated, on
beautiful moonlight night, in most beau
tiful bay in Cuba, to take my last leave
of you, my own dear, sweet wife, and
with the thought of your bitter anguish
my only regret at leaving.
| have been tried to-day and the Presi-
dent of the Court-martial asked the favor
Of embracing me at parting, and clasped
me to his heart. L have shaken hands with
each of my judges; and the Secretary Of
the Court and interpreter have promised
me as special favor to attend my execu-
ton, which will, / am told, be in a very
few hours after my sentence is pronOun-
cep. / am told my death will be pain
less; in short, | have had very cheer
full and pleasant chat about my funeral,
to which ! shall go in a few hours from
now. How soon cannot yet say. 1t
is curious to see how / make friends.
Poor Bambetta pronounced me a gentle
man, and he was the brightest and
bravest creature l ever saw.
The priest who gave me communion
on board this morning put a double soap
ular about my neck, and medal which
he intends to wear himself. A young
officer brought me a bright new silk
badge with the Blessed Virgin stamped
upon it to wear it to to my execution
for him, and handsome cross i'm some
fair lady's handiwork. These are to be
kept as relics of me. He embraced me
aifectionately in my room with tears in
Dear sweetheart, you will be able to
bear it for my sake, for l will be with
you if God permits it. Although / know
my hours are short and few, l am not sad.
l feel l shall always be with you right
soon s3, dear, Dita and you will not be
Pray for / me- and N l will i pray with you.
There is to be a fearful sacrifice Of
life from the Virginius, and, as | think,
needless one, as the poor people are un-
conscious of crime, and even of their fate
up to now. / hope God will forgive if
am to blame for it.
If you write to President Grant he
will probably order my pay due when
resigned paid to you after my death.
People will be kinder to you now, dear
Dita, at least hope so. Do not dread
death when it comes to you; it will be as
Gods angel of rest. Remember this. 4
hope my children will forget their
fathers harshness and remember his love
and anxiety for them. May they prac-
tice regularly their religion, and pray for
him always. \
Tell that the last act of my life will be
public profession of my faith and hope
in Him ofwhom we need not be ashamed,
and It is not honest to withhold that pub
lie acknowledgement from any false mod
esty or timidity. May God bless and save
us all. X X
Sweet, dear, dear Dita, we will soon
meet again. Till then, adieu, for the last
time Your devoted husband, JOSEPH
Fey.