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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
ITEMS ABOUT THE Sen.

The women of Ohio demand that they
shall be allowed to vote on the new con-
stitution.
The New Sweden mail is carried from
Carbon, Me-, distance of eight miles by
a woman.
Mrs. Blanche Lee Child has written in
the Bevue Duck Mondes a sketch of her
uncle General r. Z. Lee.
A San Francisco Miss used up her
parasol on a young man who winked at
her. He will probably keep shady here
after.
The gushing young Virginia lawyer
who wanted to look into Kate Stoddard' S
mild blue eyes and defend her has black
ewes now. His wife has been operating
on them.
Miss III. Chamberlain has been elected
principal of the Newark, Del Academy
in place of Professor Porter, resigned,
and co-education has been put into the
platform.
The great-grandfather, grandfather
and uncle of Miss Jennie Burnham, who
was drowned in Grand Bay, at Newman
ket N. H., were drowned in the same
bay, within a mile of where her body was
found.
The Joliet, H.. NJ F. conference has
voted to license Mrs. Jennie F Willing,
late of Rockford, to preach the gospel.
Mrs Willing is the wife of the presiding
elder of the Methodist Church of that
district.
The woman's rights movement has
reached the aborigines An Indian fam
ilv appeared in Saginaw. Mich, recently,
the husband carrying the papoose and
the sIuaw carrying nothing. 1t is the
first instance of the kind on record.
Mrs. DIR. Moody, of Greensburg, Indi-
ana, has recently been appointed deputy
collector 4th district, Indiana. 1t is be
lieved this is the first woman ever ap-
pointed to fill an Office OF this character
In the country.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
YELLOW FEVER.
The Story of the Stricken City of
Shreveport.
From the st. Louis Globe.
WHAT DOCTORS SAY.

From the st. Louis Globe.
WHAT DOCTORS SAY.
The sickness of the Inflated town is of
the most malignant type, and exceedingly
fatal. Up TO the time the Era left but one
person who had been attacked by it was
known to have recovered. His name is
Lucien E. Dodez, Il barkeeper. All Others
had died. AS far as could be ascertained,
persons stricken with the disease seldom
survived longer than three days. and large
numbers sank under it in less than forty
eight hours. Many cases were reported of
persons on whom the fever was broken
after the first day, when they would get
up and almost instantly relapse and eX
pire in from twelve to twenty four hours
Physicians of Shreveport pronounced the
disease to be Mexican vomitO, and it was
believed to have been brought there by a
strolling circus company called the Trans
Atlantic Circus, from Vera Cruz. Several
members of that company died at Shreve-
port of the disease. When the circus left
there some of its members remained in the
city. They all died of the vomito.
ALL CLASSES SUFFERING.
When the disease made its first appear
ance in the town it attacked chiefly the
poorer classes, whose lives were most ex-
posed but afterwards it became general,
and ali classes of people were stricken with
it, and sometimes whole families were hur-
ried off Notwithstanding they received the
utmost care and attention. The suffering
among all classes, and especially among
the poor. is very great.
Ali citizens OF Shreveport are thoroughly
convinced that the pestilenee-for such it
seems to be-had its origin in the Trans
Atlantic Circus, and in the generally un-
healthy condition resulting from the re-
moval of the Red river raft, and the foul
and infected air arising from the dead
cattle of the sunken steamboat Ruby, which
lies Just at the lower limits of the city.
The first case of vomito was that of Mrs.
Stoner, who was taken sick on the Both of
! August and died. Among others who at
tended and nurSed her was Mr.. Craig, of the
firm of Craig q Ridley; soon after her
death he was attacked with the same dis
ease and also died. The next cases were
three men who had been I'm ployed in the
work of removing the raft in Red river.
Immediately on their arrival they were
stricken with the VomitO. and all three
died. This caused general alarm among
the people, aud Immediately thereafter the
disease broke ont like fire and spread
| with great rapidity-
APPEARANCE OF TIRE CITY.
The streets were deserted, and every
| thing wore a funeral appearance. Day or
| night scarcely any one could be Seen,eNcept
| around the main office of the Howard AsSo-
| citation. So many had left that there were
! scarcely enough left to dig the graves re-
auirea In many cases the bodies taken to
| the graveyartls had to remain there for
/ hours in the hot September sun, until their
| graves were dug. The old men were chiefly
| employed in graVe-digging.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
ADVERrIsING AGENTS.
THE WINDS.

The south wind sings of happy springs,
And summers Fastening on their way
The south wind smells OF cowslip bells,
And blossoms pangied meads OF May;
Bat -a exeter her red, red mouth
Ia4a alI the Kisses of the South.
The Wet ind breaths Of iusset heath>,
ui yellow pride OF wood, grown OLD;
Tine Wet IS iud tie from autumn skies,
And -un-rIoud- Overldid with gold
But tine golden locks / love the Lest
Jutshiur the g!Dries OF The west
The North wind sweeps from cry stall deeps,
And Arctic halls OF endless night;
The North wind blows DER driIted SHOWS,
And mountains rObed in virgin white;
But puTrr lar the maiden's soul
Than aII the SHOWS that shroud the Pole.
TIE East wind -hrills DER desert hills
And dretTy coasts Of barren sand;
The East wind means of SEA- bldnched
bones,
And .hips that sink in sight of land;
But the cold, cold East may rave aud moan,
For her ,olJ warm heart is all my own.
Chambers journal.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
the SPiriGuaIiSIic Creed.
From Chicago. Tribun

From Chicago. Tribune.
As the peculiar tenets of the Chicago
-pirituaIsts have not yet been made pub
lie, the following resolution, declaring
their creed, are published:
owe maintain as true |. That man,
IN his nature immortal, capable, and de-
sirous Of endless growth and happiness,
continues to live after the death of the
body, as spirit in spirit world, with
objective and objective realities I'M
changed and Interchangeable.
-. That the spirit world is near and
around US f; that the spirits, (the angels"
If past ages exhibit themselves to, and
commune with US, giving demonstrations
IA manifold ways, IN degree proportions
ate TO their power, our conditions to re-
ceive, and our present needs; but sufficient
10 satisfy and convince the candid inquirer
that they can and will give aid and coun-
sci IN any department of this life, and
especially will and do instruct as to the
reality and conditions of the life that is
to be
%. That, according to our intuition,
our reason, and the revelations made, the
spirit world is natural; that the religious
and moral elements of man, in constitu-
ton and action, are as natural as his in
tellectual that the observance of the
true, the right and the good, and their
non-obscrvance virtue and vice, righteous
ness and sim, inevitably, by fixed law,
produce their natural etfect-a higher or
a lower state of happiness, and capacity
to enjoy; and hence all that will produce
a better condition should be constantly
sought for, and all else carefully avoided.
II That the Divine Spirit, the Great
First Cause, though above our thought
and expression, Is supreme in love, power,
wisdom and justice; that all mankind
are our brethren; that it is our chief duty,
as it should be our greatest pleasure, to
show toward each other the attributes of
our common father, and thereby advance
the right, repress the wrong, and pass
onward and upward TO better conditions
and a higher life.
IS. That the soul, the intellect, and
the conscience should be free to determine
what is truth; that all sources of knowl-
edge should be open to critical investiga-
ton; that the learning of all the past.
teachings of the wise of all ages, upon
either plane Of being, mortal or angelic,
including all the sacred books, Brahminic,
Buddhistic, Pdrseean, Sybiline, Jewish,
Christian, Mohammedan, Swedenborgian,
and Spiriritualistic, though they may be
profitable for instruction and doctrine.
should not be received as unauestion-
ed authority, but only as they, by intrinsic
merits, produce to the unbiased Judgment
a conviction of truth; and that Individual
oct;n,, oleO obOuIJ no fraa on far
inconsistent with the public good.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

The following racy examination of can
didates for admission to the bar is taken
from the Western Law journal. The ex-
animation commenced with:
DO you smoke:"
II do, sir
''Have you a spare cigar =
Yes, sir" Extends short six
Nov. sir what is the first duty of a
lawyer"
TO collect fees"
fright. What is the second =
To increase the mum Der OF clients"
"When does the position towards clients
changer
When making out a bill Of costs"
Explain -
I'VE then occupy the antagonistic posi-
ton. become the plaintiff and he becomes
the defendant"
"A suit decided, how do you stand with
the lawyer on the other side 2"
Cheek. by jowl."
Enough, sir. You promise To become AN
ornament 10 your profession, and wish you
success. Now, are you aware OF the duty
you owe me :"
Perfectly"
"Describe it?
ut is to invite you TO drink"
But suppose decline:"
Candidate scratches his head.
There Is no instance OF the kind on
record in the books. / cannot answer the
question"
You are right. And the confidence with
which you make the assertion shows con-
clusively that you read the law attentively.
Let's take a drink, and 1 will sign your GER
titicate at once -
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

The subjoined incident is related by a
Virginia negro. If it is true, the parrot
was certainly a remarkable bird
you see" said he, "dis parrot be
longed to baker in Richmond. Now,
each baker is lowed to make certain
numbered loaves cherry day, and no more,
'cordin' to how many customers he got ;
cause if dey bake too much, dey will be
servin' out stale bread to de customers.
Well, dis baker had baked more'n his
share one day, and hid de rest OBJ um
under de counter. De parrot was hang
in in his cage, and see it ALL
"Bimeby, in comes de inspector and
finds de bread all right, and is goin' out
again satisfied, when de parrot cocks his
eye at him, and sings out: 'Dere's more
bread under de COUNTER So de inspec-
tor grabs it, 'cordin' to law, and carries
it off. Well, den de baker goes to de
parrot, VERY mad, and takes him by the
head and fotches him twist or two, and
filings him into de gutter for dead, long
side of pig just dead of de measles.
Bime-by, de parrot begins to crawl about,
his feathers a-stickin' out, and his head
Topped on one side, and den he stops and
looks at de pig, very pitiful, and says
he: Did you say anything about de
bread p"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

Bashfulness is a charming and engaging
quality, but it is apt to be an occasionally
uncomfortable one rs the possessor thereof,
Witness the case of an excellent and fastid-
ious young gentlemen of San Francisco,
who lately made formal call upon fami-
ly of his acquaintance. Having entertained
the said family with unusual brilliancy of
conversation, and quite fascinated its young
lady members he prepared to depart. This
is always the trying moment for bashful
man. This particular one made his final
bow and gracefully retired. facing his
friends. to what he fondly imagined was the
right door ofexit. Alas. it led to an empty
china closet, and he was inside and shut the
door before he quite realized his agonizlng
blunder. But even that might have been
borne were it not that the family watch
dog had secretly crept in there to deze-
The intrusion hurt his feelings, and he nat
urally and promptly resented Il. Inc soul
and the garments-of that young man are
bitterly rent. So much for bashfnlness.-
New York Tribune.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
"Reminiscences Of the clarion.
From The Entcrpfisc Courier.

From the Enterprise Courier.
TERRY, MISS, sept. 10. 1873.
| w. ). ADAMs. EsQ 49, NJ Dsur Str.-N Your
note OF the 18th inst. iu which sou propose
10 com pllment me with your paper wss rc-
/ eept The courie-, aud read Co.. I hope. V .l
| as much satisfaction aud prout a- 1 used O.
| read the Eastern Clarion when Fl ,yHe under
the editorial aud business management OH
! your honored father. may mention some
facts connected with the early history OF
the Clarion which have no doubt passed
from tue memory OF most OF the OLD people
OF East Mississippi aud can only Doe known
10 you by tradition
The Clarion was established az PauldIug
about 1881. and. | think, hy The bate Cow
ernor McRae. AT all events. 10 went down
10 1889. Ia January, lstO 4 was nominated
Tor Inogress. Early in the spring Of thar
year your mther visited me at my then
home IN Gullatin. bearing a letter from
John J. McRae, Ga which / was Informed
that the material aud good will OF the ClA-
ron Office was for sale az the round sum al
three thousand dollars. ca credit OF one.
TWO and three year., and that the hearer
proposed 10 become the purchaser. / WAS
informed further. that certain parties at
NatchtA were iu negotiation Tor the paper,
ana proposed to revive be- boo the interest Of
the mig party. IL WAS thv only chance
Tor an organ east of Pearl river. 10 W0uIl
not do TO let IL pass into the haGds OF IHg
Nhigs. 10 your father and went to work
10 arrange matters. The notes were drawn
IN due form, signed >. h, Adams aud iu-
dorsed a. G. Brown. McEae transferred
the Office. good Will aud ALL 90 your father
with neatly written address, most corr
daily recommending him 90 the public
Now comes the shining part OF your iatI-
cr's character. lie had NOT 30 dollar ou earth
that he could call his own. lie had cried 90
conduct State Rights paper boo Che iu-
teustly Wing county Of AaLlu. aud had
JAILED. When Endorsed his notes for thTrr
Thousand dollars. l Supposed / would have
most, " not all, che money "a pay. Iu my
surprise aud qualification was mover Callpf
on TO pay one dollar. The notes were nod
only met at maturity, but at thr eul OF thrge
years your father had o .urpluu Zoo money
aud the most influential newspaper Boz tO.
state, excepting. perhaps, the old Al-si-slp-
pan. Then under the management nt lurr
and Fall.
The Clarion continued Go expand Zoo -Ilr
aud grow iu tone, power aud influence. uu-
az it became one of the most influential
newspapers iu the South. o. your father
could have lived, hc would Hs "a Newspaper
man have been as remarkable fpr -usgD-- Iu
Mississippi as James Gordon Bennett ur
Horace Greeley were in New York
Truly, your friend,
A.G. Blows
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
The Deadly Effects Of Ab-Inthe.

During the session Of the Medical Con-
gre-s at Lyons, one day was set apart for
the study OF alcoholic stimulants. on that
occasion the physician OF the ST. Anne Asy-
lum. DIR. Magnan, com pairing the chemical
action Of alcohol and absinthe on men, drew
the conclusion that the former acts more
slowly. gradually provoking delirium aud
digestive arrangement, while absinthe rap
idly results in epilepsy. Then, producing "A
couple Of dogs, he treated one with essence
OF absinthe, this latter being the active
principle of the absinthe liquor which
IS commonly drunk. The alcoholized
brute could not stand up, became sleepy and
stupid. and, when set on his legs, trembled
ia an inert mass; the other dog experienced
at once frightful attacks OF epilepsy. An
alogous effects are produced In mankind.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

Missouri now claims to rank second in the
farmers movement, as regards the number
Of Oranges and their influence. Fifty agents
of the State Grange are busy organizing
new Oranges at the rate of fifty week, and
it is believed that when the movement is
two years older it will mum Der no less than
2000 Oranges. Meetings are held almost
daily in the State, with an average attend
ance ranging from 5000 to l00O0.-Chicago
Iribune.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
CODE OF MISSISSIPPI.

An advertiser who rejoices in the various
occupation Of doctor, lawyer, justice OF the
peace and dry goods merchant, adds the fol-
lowing to his list Of pursuits and qualities
an. B.-Auctioneering Of the loudest kind,
iHterwoVen with ventriloquism.'
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

Gen. Gabriel J. Rains, of the Confed-
crate service, is entitled to the honor of
having perfected the torpedo system now
adopted and used by all maritime ma
tons.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

CAKE WITHOUT EGGs.-Two cups of
sugar, one cup of butter, one small cup
of cold water, one teaspoonful of soda,
spiced to the taste, mix stiff, roll thin,
and bake crisp.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

A student who had been afflicted witch "a
sermon one hour and "a half long grumb-
lingly saws that these professors study -u
much about eternity that they have nu cone
ceDtiOn Of time.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

fashionable woman, reading that the
Hoosac tunnel cost nine hundred dollars
yard, declared, with emphasis that she'd
have a dress pattern OF that piece 10 the
old man dldn'tlay up cent for the next
two years"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

A Canadian editor announced that be had
ga keen napier, to prick all fools and
knaVes." His contemporary over the way
said he hoped his friends would take Ne
away from him, for he might commit SUE
eide
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

California Rrape-growers have found out
that Ii pays TO dry their fruit. One hum
dred pounds OF fresh grapes are worth fl g
when dried they are reduced % twenty
pounds, ard are worth 81 so.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
FrauduIenIy Packed Cotton.

In view of the unusually large proportion
OF falsely packed cotton OF the crop of 1872,
aud the losses and annoyances which fac
tors and buyers have suffered therefrom,
we publish for the information of producers
the annexed extract from the laws Of Mis-
sissippi, showing the penalty for fraudu-
lently packed cotton:
CODE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Page 5S4. Sec. y, Art. 66, under the head
OF crimes aud misdemeanors: Ii any person
shall fraudulently pack or bale any cotton,
he shall on conviction thereof be fined not
more than i've hundred dollars. and impris-
oned not more than six months, at the dis
erection of the court.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

II Is an interesting fact chat the import
OF dry goods Of New York during fhr
month Of August which ended yesterday
have been million and bali less boo value
than In s72 and four millions and quAT.
ter less than IN 1871. our total import
since the beginning OF the year are uIgr.
teen millions less than the year before lH.'.
We are not running ina debt abroad BAL o. '
as we were.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

Rev. Mr.. Wilson, the Iowa clergyman
who not long ago was arrested for breaking
into his church. has been acquitted b. Wa.
shown that the trustees had locked iur
doors 10 prevent service, that his cuugfr.
CATION u ere outside waiting tO hear Hfu
preach, and that being determined tu preach
lac did preach.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

The force OF habit b. fully illustrated D..
the case OF n retired mlkmau, who says Ne
never sees can Of water without having
an almost Irresistible desire tu put some
milk into IL.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

SPICED ToMAToEs.-To four pounds
Of large red tomatoes take two pounds Of
good brown sugar, pint Of cider vine
gar, half an ounce of cloves, and half
an ounce Of stick cinnamon. Stew all
together in a preserving kettle over a
slow fire until the tomatoes are nearly
cooked. Take them out and put them
on dishes to cool, letting the syrup 60 on
simmering slowly. When the tomatoes
are cold return them to the syrup and
finish the cooking. Let them become
cold before putting them into the jars
The syrup must be boiled down until thick
as molasses and poured cold over the to-
matoes, Tie them down with bladder or
waxed paper,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

The following are the reasons why -HIU
is called she They are useless without em-
plOyment, they bring news from abroad,
they wear caps and bOnncts, they are pul
in stays, they are often painted, and "a m au
never knows the expense ill he gets one.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

THE onion AS FoOD.-It Is stated
that the onion forms one Of the common
and universal supports of life in Spain
and Portugal. Authority shows, accord
ing to analysis, the dried onion contains
from twenty-five to thirty per cent. Of
gluten, and ranks in this respect with the
nutritious pea and the grains. 1T Is
not merely as a relish that the wayfaring
Spaniard eats his onion with his humble
crust of bread as he sits by the refreshing
spring; but it is because experience has
long proved that, like the cheese Of the
English laborer, it helps to sustain his
strength also, and adds, beyond what its
bulk would suggest, to the amount of
nourishment which his simple meal sup
plies"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

A neat clean, fresh aired sweet cheer.
ful, well-arrangcd house cXerts moral iu
iluence over It's inmates. and makes tuD
members Of family peaceabis aud cousII.
crate Of each others feelings and happiue...
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

A minister had negro iu his family.
One sunday, when lac wis preaching. Hr
happened 20 look 10 the pew where me me-
gro was, and could hardly contain himself
as he saw the negro, who could neither
read nor write word, scribblug away
most iudustriOu-ly. After meeting Dee .Iu
10 him, Tom. what were you doing iu 'nr
church ~ "Takiu' notes. massut aIl dr
gemmen takes notes. Bring your uufpa
here aud let me see them Tom brought
his notes, which looked more like Chinese
than English. why, Tom thi- b. uII uUH-
sense Il thought SO, ma.-u, all tho l.ms
you was preachin IT,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

gentleman In Indiana. when u-hcI WhN
he didn't marry and settle down trlIIugIE
replied that lac thought more, seriously U.
getting divorced aud settling up.
They are talking about Introducing f..
English sparrow into san FuuCi-Cu. we
introduced the same little CI-s into IDuI
Vile "A coupl" OF year, ago. ami to-day m Fl.
difficult 10 toll who rule. the ropst here. tn.
people or the aterpIllar-.- Louisville tuu-
rier-Journal.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

The bronze statue Of Thomas Jefferson.
which has stood ~ front OF the uAHrurfr
mansion at Washington tor these many
years, has been removed 90 plat uu tIr
east side Of the house, aud Gent Blhe0oh I-
going 20 have "a handsome louuIuiIou rr.Ot-
ed where 10 formerly stood.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

An Evansville spooney was the victim
of a heartless joke recently. His com
panions counterfeited a letter from a
young heiress, which said that his manly
bearing had captivated her heart, and
hoped he reciprocated He threw away
his tools, invested his money in new
clothes, and presented himself to the
lady, who Indignantly told him that she
didn't want a husband who looked like
squash, and if he didn't
leave she'd remove his hair. He retired.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

Il had more money than hc had tD curry
on the suit, said "a very mean individual
who had just won lawsuit over poor
ncighDor, land that's where ] hul the ADJ
vantage 81 him. Then ! had much better
counsel than he. and there had the adyuut-
age Of him. Aud his family were sick while
TO II, and there had the advantage OF hIm
again. But then, Brown b. very decent
sort of "A man after an eyes" said DIS
listener, "and there's where Dee has thc uI-
vantage Of YOU