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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-10-15
singular Coincidence.

A most singular incident, in connection
with the death of Bishop Lee, Of Iowa.
has come to light. A private letter
from Davenport, Iowa, contains the toll
/ lowing:
I'VE have been very anxious the
last two weeks over the illness OF Bishop
Lee, which terminated in lis death Sat
urday morning. The whole community
are saddened by the event Some two
months ago he got up in the night and
took BATH, and on returning - his room
he made mistake and stApped Of long
hght Of stairs, and landed at the foot
with a tremendous crash. q he was very
heavy, weighing cover two hundred pounds.
1t aroused lhe whole FIRMLY, and Mrs.
Lee and Carrie spraug from Their beds,
and, lighting elch candle, went 10 see
what had happened, and found the Bishop
lying ON the floor of the entry. lie got
up, however. without aid, and seemed to
have received TO injury except a few
slight bruises, though his right hand was
little famed
"Atr Ii. ana myself called on him two
days after, and while telling US the circum-
stances Of the fall, he mentioned this coin
cidence:
''He had a letter in his hand, which
he had just received from his son Henry,
living at Kansas City. His son wrote,
Are you well; for last night | had
dream that troubles me. | heard a crash,
and standing up, stid 10 my wife, Did
you hear that crash | dreamed that
father had fall and was dead / got
up and looked at my watch, and it was 2
O'clock. [ could not sleep again, so vivid
was the dream, and it made him anxious
to hear from home
"The Bishop said he was not supersti-
tious, but he thought il remarkable that
Henry should have had the dream at the /
very hour Of tn same night that the /
accident occurred. The difference in the (
time there and here Is just fifteen minutes, /
and it was 2:l5 by his watch, making it +
at the same moment Ii was as il he had .
actually heard the fall And the fall +
finally caused the Bishops death. His f.
hand became intensely painful, and gan ,
greene set in, which, after two weeks Of .
suffering, terminated his life We are
none of us SpiriEuaists, as You know, hut
surely facts like this must 60 TAR to make
Us reaiize that there is basis of truth for
their hypothesis OF spiritual faculties resi-
dent in man. How did Henry Lee become
cognizant OF the accident to his Nther?"-
Washington Chronicle.
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attend the Fairs.

Upon this subject the Ohio Farmer
gives the following sensible advice:
Although the farm affords work enough
tor every season and every month OF the
year, yet it is not profitable for us to
make machines of ourselves. We ought
to think, talk and observe, and the agri-
cultural fair is a good place to do it.
When l was a small boy used to read
'all work and no play makes Jack dull
bov"-and we know this to be true wheth-
er applied to boys or men. Go to the
fairs and take the children along. After
little rest we will feel as though our
strength had been renewed, and we can
work with a will. Go to the fairs and
take the best that the farm affords, ex-
change ideas with your friends and ac-
quaintances, and make it time thus spent
well employed.
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3zarrin&e Services.

1t is a little singular to reflect upon,
that there should not be in existence n
fully appropriate marriage service for the
uses Of either the Church or the world
The Episcopal service, one most haliowed
by churchly associations and most ful Of
excellencies, has yet egregjous faults
Bad taste, bad grammar and perjury may
have their places, but a marriage service
would not seem to be the place for them.
II take thee to he my welded wife (or
husband) Ito have and to hold" is an
awl.wardness for which only long, iucul-
Gated reverence could feel 50 much rhet-
orical respect as not to mar a matrimonial
ecstasy. 9TH death Us Do part" Is a
disl0cation in which the most deyout
church woman must feel Il pang. Tie
inquiry, ''Wh no giveth this woman to be
married to this MANI" Is, to say the least
OF it, an anarchism. 81 pronounce you
man and wife" favors somewhat Of the
tenement-house pltois, as Of a couple
heDceforth to say, My man Is abroad
to-day" or, "My woman Is getting DIM
ner." "With all my worldly goods /
thee endow, Is a fiction so stupendous a.
to he more amusing than impressive
DO You promise TO obey him and serve
him." Tie woman shall say, Il will.
Herein we have the spectacle II n priest
at the altar Offering the most solemn and
binding Of vows - "A woman who has not
the least intention Of keeping il; who viii
not keep it, If she has, and who ought
not to keep it, whether she has or not.
The church service vas written in a by
gone age, for a by-gone type OF society.
Its real beauties cannot save it intact to
the future The marriage 70 be will
demand pledge for which this is neither
speech nor language. Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps in Woman's Journal
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An Abiding Principle of the
Grunge.

One of the most beautiful features in
the grange is the fellowship and brotherlv
feeling that it developos among its mem
bers.
1t strengthens the bond of friendship.
and brings neighbors and farmers gen
orally into close bonds of union, which
results in mutual profit and Improvement.
Anything that tends to foster charity and
sympathetic kindness, ana brighten the
mystic chains shat bind heart to heart, is
a blessing.
Prominent among the objects of the
Patrons Of Husbandry is the develop
ment and cultivation of fraternal har-
mony. Its platform inculcates the doc
trine of charity, in these words: 1t shall
be an abiding principle with us to relieve
any OF our oppressed and suffering broth
erhood, by any means at our command.
The grange, while cultiysting the viz
tues, disp ensing charity. aud strengthen
ing the bonds Of good fellowship among
its members, wages no wafare against
any other interest whatever, but, on the
contrary, as declared at St Louis, all IFS
acts and its efforts, as far as bust
ness is concerned, are not only for the
benefit OF producers and consumers, but,
talso for other interests that tend to
bring these parties into speedy ard eco
nomical contact"
Let the Patrons of Hu bandry abide
by all the great principles enunciated at
St. Louis, and the order will continue
to grow until it spreads over the whole
country and takes in every farmer-Ob-
server.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-10-15

The story of the young English girl
who were accused Of assisting in the
escape of Marshal Bazaine was thus OK
planned by Col. Villette during his re-
cent trial in Paris: "Our constant occu-
patton, said the Colonel, "when We first
went to the Isle, was watching the small
boats on the sea. We soon distinguished
one which was approaching the Isle. il
contained girls If fourteen or fifteen years
of age, who evinced their sympathy for
us. We were touched by it. These
girls sent the Marshal sweetmeats for his
little child. Afterwards they sent flow
ers. thought it my duty 10 thank them
bv testifying my respect for them. The
Youngest Of them was Miss Charlotte
Campbell, the daughter Of an English
Colonel. She apprised us one day Of
her departure, by means of leaves Of an
album, on which she had written these
words: Il start on Monday.' Some sig
mails we're also made TO US. All that hiss
no importance. 1t is what l call my
prison romance"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-10-15

Among those from distance who were
expected at the Fitch-Sherman wedding
on Thursday, was Miss Fannie Meiggs Of
Lima, who, on account of the great wealth
of her father, Henry Meiggs, Esq, is not
unfrequently called the "Heiress of
Peru" although her prospect in this
regard are by no means her greatest
attractions in the eyes of those who enjoy
her personal acquaintance. Like the
true American she il, however, she pre-
ferred patriotic duty to personal pleasure.
Her stay in the country being limited,
and never having been in Washington
before, she chose to spend the day in
visiting Mount Vernon rather than attend
the wedding, great - was the temptation
% domM
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-10-15

THERE'S religious sect called Winrehren-
narians, and they have a society in Pitts
burg. Washing the feet they regard as a
sacrament, and at their Sunday services
a large number Of persons take part in
this rite On a recent service there were
about thirty of them. The pastor fills
two basins with water, and man and
woman, each wearing an apron. in imita-
ton of the girdle worn by Christ, washes
one by one the feet Of those Of their own
sex, the shoes and stockings having been
previously removed. Both feet are placed
in the basin, and after having been washed
and wiped with the apron worn By the
washer, they shake hands and kiss each
other. During the performance of
this ceremony the congregation sings a
hymn:
This is the way long have sought,
And mourned because / found it not.
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STr. and Mrs. Fitch in New Work.

The newly-wedded couple who entered
the world Of matrim0ny at Washington
on Thursday last under such magnificent
circumstances, took the $50 o'clock train
from Baltimore for New / ork yesterday
morning. This train starts from Wash
ington at 9: 20, and Is limited especial, 3"
composed entirely OF drawing room cars.
Quite a number Of those prominent in the
wedding ceremonies were passengers from
Washington for New York so there was
q general Misunderstanding and renewal Of
congratulations when the train stopped at
the depot outside Baltimore. and the
carriag@ containing MIR. AMI Mrs Fitch
was made up with the train. Among
those who welcomed the bride were one of
her bridesmaids, Miss Marcy, daughter
Of General Marcy, two Of tae gr0omspen,
Mr. George ". Calvin, OF Boston, and
Lieutenant H. c. Hunter, United States
Navy. With the latter were his father,
Mayor Hunter, Of Brooklyn, and his
sister, Miss Hunter, all OF whom formed
IA group around the pair, and beguiled
the journey OF It's tedium with pleasant
Of the events Of the day
b fore. The Hon. William NJ Evarts,
who entered the train at Trenton, upon
learning that the bridal party was on
board, lost 30 time in paying his respects
to General Shermau's daughter. Upon
the arrival of the train nj jersey City,
Mr., and Mrs Fitch crossed 50 NV York
by the Desbrc ssps street ferry, AMI were
driven to. the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where
they remained secluded during the even
ing, the fitigue resulting from the last
weeks exciting events demanding an
interval OF repo-e. This afternoon they
will visit their friends in Brooklyn. and
ON Sunday morning will attend Grand
High VI 4ss in ST. Bridgets church, in
this city, where GrafulIas band Will play
the orchestra portion of MozIrt's Twelfth
Mass. N. Y. H4rala. 3D.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-10-15

The United States man.ofwar Wachu-
sett, from the South Atlantic squadron
at Key West, passed the bar early Mon
day morning arriving before the city
about Monday noon. The Warhu-ett
Immediately sailed up stream aud took
up her place at the foot of jackson street,
20 as ~ command The Fourth District
The Wachuseit DOW makes the filth man-
ot-war hcrc-the Canandaigua, I rs guns
Shawmut 4 guns; Colorado, 46 guns
WOrchester 20, guns, aud Wachusett. 9
guns Total, vessels and 10 guns
Beside these there are the three mon
itors. each mounting 2 guns.-Picayuue
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Jennie June got n hat that turned up
on one side and her husband criticised 10
SO severely that she wore her old bonnet
when she went 70 zee The "Sphinx. and
lo it was the only one there. Every
BODY had on q new hat, and everybody
had Il turned up high ON the side Said
her husband, Good heavens have an
the women gone crazy?' Eyes, replied
she meekly, "and why can't % crazy
too2" my dear" said he, you may; 10
would be ridiculous 10 be The only sonsi-
bic woman in the world" So hereafter
she Is going to wear her gray felt, turned
up on one side, in peace.
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= Hint to soursg Mem.

pl,sa ,''e mas been a notable change taken
-, says the Kingston Freemen. within
n, ! ears IN respect to the age at which
'@a Go business best. Youno men
S7 -''ly ol them under thirfv-are now
:T-,s ! Ph'omInent and responsible positions
d \ 1i We happened to see Mr..
81 r. Aooott' general passenger agent of
NJ a railway, few DAYS since, and
80. sqIFprised to find him a Young man
q IOu younger than we expected--he
!, 'i9ly have passed his thirtieth
! ,rao. ana yet the position he fills calls
ri In, executive ability and foresight,
i, M practical knowledge of men and
4, business is too intense now-a-
Gtss" NJ Oh men, they cannot stand the
btsr ',ous pressure the times bring to
iou,B,eF en them. The elasticity and
at97, IsS OF youth are required, and is
Iiain e ar TO what an extent the supple
|aO coa young men in responsible posi-
eee 'pensate the want Of long expert
sn - = man must now do his work before
>ifbo' or get in the line of doing it
ata o eis 10 make his mark at all. Church,
eita $nu secular concern or all classes,
sesr;,, me demand for young men Of
sbf ! and talent to fill the best and
d k1lulous places in their gift. Will
To-. vs. take this hint? Don't waste
aqd9 le that succeeds must begin to
y! In his cradle.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-10-15

What constitutes a Saratoga belle ?
"Nine gallons of Inflated panier, 176
yards of muslin in trailing underskirtz,
s4S worth of wig, one q inch fan, s36
worth of dangling smelling bottles, card
cases and straps, 1876 yards Of gros grain
silk, some cotton, pearl powder, s72 worth
Of gutta percha, six button gloves nam
moth umbrella, copy of Edmund Yates
book-and all hanging on the arm Of
something intended to represent a man
a sort of amateur gentleman"
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LEGAL NOTICES.


4
- PURSUANCE Of the provisions Of a
D-stof Ilu-t execu cd by Mary L. Smith
= Marsha n J Smith. her husband, on the
a.yo. January. 4. b 1872. for the Dur-
If securing 10 james jennings McC0mb,
..T5vsrteaL Eaglaut. the pa ymeut OF a prom
~. Mise or six thousand dollars, drawn by
.ti Harv T. Smith and MARSHALL j. Smith
tair lrf rand t- them iud0rsed, dated at
EF OF ans on the day ana year above
led sud ysy bla on the . h Of March, A. d.
gf with interest after maturity at s per
.-. p.r aunum. and duly recorded IN deep
SO b. pp. So and 81. The undersigned
--srae named in said deed. and 70 whom The
gp.rly is conveyed, VIII, on Monday. the
Nineteenth Day Of 0cOiber, A. D. 1874,
.-aat Of the City Hail. in the city of Jack
M Mississippi end between The hours pre-
m si BIZ law ioT ez cutiou sales, expose at
75Hlc sale 70 tie highest bidder for Cash, the
- ISIS tpata ia Kinds County. in TINS state,
17syed by said deed and designated as fol-
The southwest quarter. west half Of south
a.t quarter auj tie south half OF the north
ae>tQHlreroi ion enty-ufuc; the south
a.i quarter and ,1e south half of the north
ss quarter OF -ecfIon thirty; the north half
Fl tae ,rth-f8s st quarter of section thirty-one:
aeaartl-e3s quarter northwest quarter Of
ae,aa bIr y-turee. and the north half of the
iiri-aest qU4lEerof section thirty-fwo, all in
aEast.p No. three. range No. one west, ex-
t.pr taertgh OF way granted through the same
bottle W = ID an Jackson and Great North
m Railroad Company. The title Is believed
20 BE- good, but / viii on = convey snch title as
I 4u authorized - pass by So dee.i-
ROBERT WALKER RAYNE.
Trustee.
". l. NrGEST Attorney.
Aug U.s. ici4-GO d
htho Circuit Court Of the United States South
cen d trict of Mississippi.
In the Matter Of
CABEJLL HOY & Co. T. F,-;.--
VS.. -
s NJ. Ellis, 1T Al.
Df y lAf I u OF "a decree OF the Circuit Court
ID Of 'bg Juijcl States, District aforesaid,
alersd GA the 50h day Of Ma, A. d. 1874,
DE- uuders sued Comm ssioDer appointed in
aid cause, viii proceed 70 sell to the highest
CIDER l5r cash, ~ pubic oHtcry, in front OF
e Cts ia IN the CIV Of jackson. State and
9sHct si5resa1d. on Monday, the 9th day OF
{. 'sr 4. =. 1874 within tue II urs prescribed
Ehwt the following described lands n med
@t decree and for the purposes therein
2 4toa 4 said lands belonging to the estate
Of Osctr Hamilton, deceased. viz:
west hatl =. southeast quarter section Il,
N-lg I9t 40. D ui s4EH sect ION. township 6,
a1ge east west tolf Of Southwest quarter,
asuou T. township 3 range east. nor, beast
4ttjttr ri Gorfg nal Of south west quarter
lal west talt 81 u.b-east quarter and west
.i'. OF ca ht.i OF son t-cast quarter section
The east half Of est hell Of southeast
iftcf, sect ou .. ibeuor,h-west quarter and
a5jh-Wtst quarter northeast quarter src-
ans. Tia" northwest quarter $ elton s. The
'si hali OF north t&sl quarter section 10. The
i'i-Wtsi quarter 81 rul,u-yF, st quarter and /
Il mali = northeast quarter section II, all
township s. rauge east Also no,-th-.yes 81
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From the Rural World.
a &nE,fera for Discussion.


The labor question on the farm in many
portions of our country, particularly in
the Southern States, is one Of the utmost
importance. Labor, to be valuable to
the employer, must be reliable. Skilled
labor, in the long run, is the cheapest.-
1t is true, that rs the lah0rer becomes
better educated, his wants increase, and
as natural sequence he demands, and
must necessarily have, increased wages.
But something more than this is needed
even when granted, to induce the laborer
to continue in the services OF his employ
e, So that he viii not leave when offered
better pay.
Is there no plan by which the laborer
can be allowed fair wages, proportional
to his skill and intelligence, and share
Of the profits resulting from it? Cannot
some system that will be just and equit-
able TO both employer be adopted, that
will cause the labofer to take an interest
in successful prosecution of the various
departments of farm labor?
We know that division OF the profits
of the net earnings OF a manufacturing
establishment with the laborers in it,
works in a most satisfactory manner, Sc
curing as it does to the manufacturers q
steady supply of skilled labor, and infuses
into the minds of the laborer sense of
responsibility. If we would abolish the
transient labor system, that Is so often
fraught with loss both to the workman
and employer, a plan similar to that liu-
ded to, or to say the least. that Is cooper
alive in charater, must be adopted.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-10-15

The Indiana man who worked three
DAYS in harvest field and received there
for litter of pups, has come to the con-
elusion that it is not more currency We
need but better currency.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-10-15

psepina manager of a country theatre,
acs =, through the curtain between the
sqptg = surprised by q glimpse of the
i'd i "enches. "Why, good gracious!"
! tie ~, .5arnIng to the prompter, "where
. get auaienee| 'tHe just stepped out
NJ. mug of beer" was the brief re-
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This is the way long have sought,
And mourned because found It not.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-11-26
M MASSACHUSETTS,.

Holliston, November 20. Michael Dren.
nan stabbed John Mehan last night. He had
previously twice attempted to shoot him. The
wound was in the leg above the knee, and
was one inch wide and four deep. Drennen
and VIM. Foley were fighting, and Mehan
while attempting to separate them received
the wound.
Lowell, November %. Ahis afternoon a
Frenchman, named Mitchell Richards, aged
% years, while painting building on Broad
way, fell upon a barrel and broke his head -
He was taken to the st. Johns Hospital where
at s o'clock he still lay unconscious.
Richard Monohan and John Moran this af-
ternoon paid a visit to John II. Shield a pris-
oner at the Lowell Jail. They were detected
in supplying him with bottle of whiskey,
which he pocketed. Sheriff Kimball arrested
the visitors and they were lodged at the sta.
ton. The punishment for such an fence is
fine not exceeding $50, or imprisonment
not exceeding two months.
Boston, November 25. In response to a
telegram from Tuscumbia given to the public
yesterday, Mayor Cobb to-day has received
a number of contributions for the sufferers,
which will be forwarded at once. The nu.
merous accounts of suffering in the south
and west have ELECTED very general express.
ion of sympathy hereabouts.
Two accidents on the Eastern Il. r. to.
night. b. Il. Harris, aged 25, jumped from
train, was run over and instantly killed.
John Sugden, aged 49, was struck by an en-
glne and will probably die.
Worcester, November 20. A man supposed
to be William Norwood, was killed on the
Boston & Albany Road near East Brookfeld
this afternoon.
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A Lewiston clergyman, few days since,
was left by his wife in care of the baby that
belongs in the household. While the wife
was gone young fellow and his betrothed
came TO light the nuptial torch. 1t was rath-
er awkward, but with babe in arms the minis
ter proceeded to the marriage service and tied
the knot firmly.
j. r. Nelson and A. C. Carr, have purchas.
ed of the Winthrop Cheese Factory Compa-
ny the remainder of the cheese which was
not disposed Of, amounting to about i've tons.
The quality Of this cheese is excellent, a.
would be supposed, as it was made from the
milk Of the Jersey.
The Press says that the house and barn
belonging to Alfred Bradford in Pennington,
were burned yesterday with fifteen tons of
hay, sixty-fve bushels of oats, seventy ave
of potatoes. A part of the furniture was
saved. Loss, $1,000; no insurance. The
IRE caught from funnell which run out Of
the roof.
The dwelling house in Side City, Bridgton,
known as the Bisbee hous, was destroyed by
fire on Thursday night. The family of James
Warren who occupied the house, was reused
from sleep by the cracking flames, and bare.
ly escaped.